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Platform 2018 considers the cultural, dance, and architectural histories of the many peoples who’ve inhabited downtown NYC and beyond. Each week the Platform will feature a commissioned walking tour led by an artist or scholar.
Brenda Dixon-Gottschild is an award-winning author, dance historian, and Professor Emerita of dance studies at Temple University. Dixon-Gottschild hosts The Book of Sugar Hill According to Brenda – A Harlem Memory Stroll, a tour of New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, where she grew up. With Wilson’s Platform interests in mind, and with the unique perspective as someone who grew up in New York City and danced here in the 1960s, she’ll share personal memories of the neighborhood, her childhood home, the church she attended, in an afternoon where history meets memory.
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7 Tips to Help with Anxious Feelings
Since March 2020 it seems that we have been living in an alternate reality. What first felt like an extended snow day slowly turned into a global pandemic with serious racial injustices happening around our nation.
As summer comes to an end and we are preparing to begin a new academic year, children and parents face new worries as they make tough decisions to have their child learn remotely from home or follow a hybrid model within their school buildings.
Here are 7 tips to help with anxious feelings, for kids (and adults!).
1. Know what the feeling looks like and feels like. Anxiety in children can show up as anger, lack of focus, defiance and difficulty sleeping. It is important to understand what takes place in one’s body when feeling anxious so it is easily identifiable the next time.
2. Practice Coping Skills. Practicing various mindfulness strategies and coping skills when kids are not feeling anxious helps them develop the tools for when they need to use these skills. Free to Be Mindful’s Mindfulness Classes for Kids help with this. Weekly classes are FREE and virtual for everyone’s convenience.
3. Positive Mindset. Practicing gratitude and initial positive thinking every day helps children notice the good things that are happening - and not just their anxious thoughts. Read more about implementing mindful gratitude here.
4. Visualization. Help your child picture positive settings and take steps on how they can be successful in the situation. Role-playing situations that seem challenging can also be beneficial.
5. Positive Affirmations. Help your child identify positive statements they can repeat to themselves every day. These statements can increase their confidence to try things which may challenge them. Some examples can include, “I am smart and kind.” “I can do hard things.”
6. Face Fears. Avoiding situations that don’t feel good reinforces avoidance as a coping mechanism. This can be a challenge when a child is school avoidant, for example, but it is necessary to face fears. Provide your child with emotional support as you try tough situations together. When necessary, elicit the support of school and mental health professionals as well.
7. Feel Success. Help your child identify and experience success in areas they enjoy. Building confidence in some areas can help with others. Also, celebrate the small wins as children take baby steps toward success in the area which challenges them.
When speaking about big emotions to children, it can always be more impactful to tie in literature. I personally love New Jersey native, author, illustrator and creator of The Worry Woos, Andi Green. Her book Don’t Feed The WorryBug is relatable to children of all ages. The main character, Wince, faces many worries, and notices that “The WorryBug” keeps growing the more he worries. This continues until he figures out what works and takes a firm stand against The WorryBug. The story helps kids create a strong mindset so they too can conquer their worries.
The Worry Woos are a perfect addition to any home and classroom library, and they are also a great resource for therapists to use with children. I personally highly recommend them! Check them out at https://www.worrywoos.com/.
We - adults and children alike - can all learn from Wince and The Worry Woos as we face a new academic year with new routines and experiences. Experiencing anxious feelings can be very overwhelming. However, working on mindset and practicing coping skills can help a ton for many “big feelings.” Of course, if anxious feelings get in the way of living a life of ease, seeking help from a licensed mental health professional would be beneficial.
Vanessa De Jesus Guzman is an Educator and a Board Certified Licensed Professional Counselor who has worked with children and families for two decades. Vanessa is the owner and CEO of Free to Be Mindful - a private practice located in Ridgefield, New Jersey.
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Host of the Free to Be Mindful Podcast which provides bite-sized tips and guided meditations to anyone working with kids
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Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Dawn A. Tiffin, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.
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- Ascension's big deal highlights a burst of new issuance. Albano, Christine // Bond Buyer;10/11/99, Vol. 330 Issue 30744, p3A
Reports on the plan of Ascension Health to issue 2.4 billion bonds. Merger of Daughters of Charity National Health System and the Sisters of Saint Joseph Health System; Structure of the bonds.
- Ascension's $1.3 billion deal. Carlson, Joe // Modern Healthcare;3/15/2010, Vol. 40 Issue 11, p0012
The article focuses on the plan of Ascension Health to close and consolidate its operations in Southern Michigan. It states that the bonds offered to Connecticut, Michigan, Wisconsin, Rutherford County in Tennessee, and Tarrant County in Texas received a 4.825% interest on 670 million U.S....
- Innovative Ascension. Hanson, Matthew; Posner, Matthew // Bond Buyer;11/15/2006, Vol. 358 Issue 32509, p1
The article reports that Ascension Health, a nonprofit health care company, will close on over $912 million debts it priced on November 2, 2006. According to the company, it is prepared to sell either fixed-rate or variable-rate bonds. The company will sell $917.9 million of fixed-rate debt and...
- MIDWEST Bond-Watch. Shields, Yvette; Wisniewski, Mary // Bond Buyer;12/13/2000, Vol. 334 Issue 31036, p29
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- Leading the way. Benko, Laura B. // Modern Healthcare;1/17/2005, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p14
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- In wake of ascension: Too many choices, too little cash. Ryst, Sonja // Bond Buyer;10/18/99, Vol. 330 Issue 30749, p9
Focuses on the increasing bond issuance activities in the United States. Total financing for Ascension Health; California Health Facilities' bond deal underwritten by Goldman Sachs & Co.; Liquidity of a deal underwritten by PaineWebber Inc.; Ratings received by Massachusetts Water Pollution...
- St. Louis' Ascension Health Insists IRS Probe Won't Hurt Tax-Exempts' Status. Shields, Yvette // Bond Buyer;05/15/2000, Vol. 332 Issue 30891, p44
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Failed FTX executive was promoting regulation of the crypto market
On terms favorable to his firm, of course.
As recently as last month, Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of FTX, was promoting a bill in the U.S. Senate that would place new restrictions on the largely unregulated cryptocurrency industry.
His firms, FTX and Alameda Research, failed spectacularly last week, wiping out his reported multi-billion-dollar fortune.
Outside of the crypto industry, Bankman-Fried was best known as a top political donor, ranking behind financier George Soros as the second-largest donor to the Democratic party.
Much of his targeted political giving was in support of his regulatory efforts.
He wrote a thread on Twitter less than a month ago,
He’s referring to the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022. It was introduced by Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) and John Boozman (R-Arkansas). They are the chair and ranking member, respectively, of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
That’s the committee where commodities regulation bills originate. A hearing was held on the bill (S.4760) on September 15.
There are 22 members of the Senate Agriculture Committee. With the U.S. Senate evenly divided 50/50, the committee membership is evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans.
In 2021-22, Bankman-Fried made direct donations to 7 members of the Committee including both Stabenow and Boozman. Of the seven recipients, five were Democrats and two were Republicans. Included in the seven was Minnesota’s Tina Smith (D).
A few highlights from his other donations:
He donated $50,000 to the Heartland Resurgence PAC, which worked to support Sen. Boozman’s re-election effort this year in both the general election and the Republican primary.
Bankman-Fried donated $400,000 to the Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund. This fund donates money to state-level Democrat-party units. The Minnesota DFL received $142,500 from the group.
He donated $105,000 to the Alabama Conservatives Fund, who spent more than $3.3 million supporting the election of Republican Katie Britt to the U.S. Senate this year.
The bulk of the money that he donated to Democrats ($27 million out of his $40 million total) this cycle went to an entity called the Protect Our Future PAC. The group states its mission as follows,
Protect Our Future is an organization designed to help elect candidates who will be champions for pandemic prevention – candidates who, when elected, will have their eyes on the future.
The fund raised $28.5 million this cycle, almost entirely provided by Bankman-Fried ($27 million) with another $1 million added by his FTX colleague, Nishad Singh.
The fund spent this money supporting a couple of dozen House candidates this fall.
Bankman-Fried’s most recent campaign contributions are listed as occurring on October 19, less than a month ago.
His political efforts weren’t always well received within the crypto community. In FTX’s final days, the company was doing battle with its frenemy Binance. The CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, posted this on Twitter last week, in reference to FTX’s inhouse currency FTT,
For their part, Senate leaders are said to be still moving forward with their bill. As drafted, the bill favors centralized exchanges (like FTX) over their decentralized competitors.


FOURTH STREET — Nearly a year since 23 ficus trees were uprooted in a controversial streetscape improvement project, some hard feelings clearly remain.
In a gathering that was billed as a cooperation building workshop between tree activists and city officials about matters related to the urban forest, the discussion on more than one occasion went back to those group of ficuses that created a firestorm in 2007 when City Hall decided to move forward with a Downtown beautification project that included their removal.
The trees eventually came down in May of last year after a series of injunctions and court appeals that eventually sided with City Hall.
“I don’t know who thought of it … but to me, it’s a very sick feeling for me to walk down Second and Fourth (streets) and see our beautiful ficus trees gone,” said Sally Silverstein, who along with her husband, Herb, held a nightly vigil in honor of the ficuses at Palisades Park.
Hosted by the Santa Monica Treesavers, which formed in response to the ficus tree controversy, the meeting featured a presentation and question and answer session with a panel of city officials, including Joan Akins, the community maintenance director, Randy Little, the public landscape manager, and Walt Warriner, the community forester.
Jerry Rubin, one of the co-founders of the Treesavers, said he felt a cooperation building meeting between residents and city officials was an appropriate next step following the City Council’s decision earlier this month to create a task force that will advise city staff on the creation of an Urban Forest Master Plan.
“I think that is the thing everyone would want to do,” Rubin said about the two sides working collegially. “It goes without saying that people in Santa Monica, the residents and the business community, would say it’s better to work cooperatively than adversarial.”
Standing next to Rubin during the meeting was a white board on which a greeting was written in green marker — “Treesavers ‘cooperation building’ meeting. Welcome!”
A peace sign was drawn into the “O” in welcome.
But the meeting wasn’t so peaceful at times as several residents criticized the recent colored lighting of the ficus trees on Second and Fourth streets, some arguing that the bolts fastened into the trees were hurting the leafy specimens. Some Treesavers grumbled and shook their heads as they listened to city officials, others whispering to each other.
“It’s like New Orleans; carnival time,” Silverstein said of the new lighting scheme. “I am really heartsick that this has happened to our trees.”
Warriner explained that when placed in an urban environment, the trees, much like other living things, learn to adapt to all the elements that come with it, including underground utilities and sidewalks. He said that different trees respond to excavation, root pruning and attachments to certain ways, calling the ficus “resilient.”
“By putting a bolt into the tree, the tree will compartmentalize that wound and it doesn’t inhibit the trees’ growth,” he said. “It doesn’t create a wound it can’t tolerate.”
He likened it to how the human body reacts to an ear piercing, to which one Treesaver responded by shouting it was a “terrible analogy.”
“No, it’s not,” Warriner said.
Before the question and answer session started, city officials updated residents on the formation of the task force, which could take about four weeks.
The master plan is expected to act as a guide for City Hall when it comes to maintaining and replacing trees in Santa Monica.
“This master plan we hope will develop in it the care of trees, the maintenance of them and the programs and polices and goals and objectives that will last approximately 50 years,” Akins said.
Little said the plan will also include coordinates for every planted tree and vacancy in town.
Officials said they expect a permanent tree commission will be recommended to help enforce the master plan.
Warriner encouraged residents to attend community meetings to have their voices heard, noting that it was one way to build cooperation between City Hall and the public.
“It’s not going to be just us talking to you, it’s you talking to us,” he said.
Warriner added that there was a very low turnout during the community meetings several years ago when the Downtown streetscape plan was presented.
“We would have much rather heard that (input) at the design process,” Warriner said. “We would’ve taken it into consideration.”
Several Treesavers said they were grateful for the city officials appearance at the meeting, hoping that everyone would be able to move on from disagreements in the past.
“I have gone through the emotional negativity and difficulty in this process,” Marissa Rubin, who is married to Jerry Rubin, said. “I want us to be flexible now to say we’re in a different place historically.”
Lily Helbig, a Santa Monica resident, said after the meeting that she felt Akins, Little and Warriner were caught in the middle of the controversy.
“This was the council’s baby,” Helbig said of the beautification plan. “I like all those (council) people personally, but they blew it. They just blew it.”
Susan Hartley, a City Council candidate last year who also co-founded the Treesavers, said she believes the cooperation needs to come more from City Hall with the residents than vice versa.
“Whenever there was a focus on residents cooperating with the city, the city was doing what the residents didn’t want,” she said.
Hartley said she has seen hints of City Hall working with residents.
“I think there could be cooperation but I still think that the Treesavers’ role is to be vigilant and to be vigilantes when they see things are being done to harm the trees,” she said.


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Just as the American Revolution became the momentous break with the divine right of kings and the true birth of government instituted to protect the rights of the governed and led to an affirmation of individual sovereignty and the rights of man, the recent British exit from the European Union promises to re-establish the rights of the English, re-establishing their sovereignty over all matters social, political, and economic within the realm while condemning the vices of EU autocratic bureaucracy.
While our revolution may have taught the British a lesson in the incongruity between absolute monarchy and liberty, the Brexit is teaching Americans a lesson in the incongruity between the modern equivalent of absolute monarchy, i.e., autocratic bureaucracy, and liberty.
Most Americans are unaware of the authoritarian nature of European Union governance. Once touted as a means to ensure free trade within all of Europe and to protect the economic interests of a united Europe against the outside world, the European Union has evolved into an enormous, costly autocratic bureaucracy, based in Belgium. The twenty-eight member states of the EU (soon to be twenty-seven) cede their sovereign constitutional and legislative powers to the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament to enact laws pursuant to treaty, most notably the Maastricht Treaty of 1992. The EU Council and Parliament have seen fit to enact a large number of broad laws and to enforce those laws through various “authorities” that are un-elected bureaucratic institutions having jurisdiction over all manner of commerce, including foods, food supplements, drugs, industry, labor, and contract. In effect, just as in the United States almost all federal law is the product of unelected officials who rule the bureaucratic agencies rather than elected officials, so too in Europe, almost all law affecting every EU member state is the product of unelected officials who run the various departments and authorities.
Derived from the power vested in it by treaty, the EU operates under a supremacy principle whereby its laws are deemed sovereign and superior to all conflicting laws of the member states, meaning that any member state law in conflict with EU law is deemed void, even if that law is the constitutional law of a member state.
The effect of this usurpation of power by the EU has been hard on the citizenry of individual countries who deeply resent it. The power grab has imposed one continuous and increasing loss in individual rights within the member states. For example, private contractual disputes, local economies long protected by domestic laws, and environmental law has become the province of the EU, running roughshod over political and economic liberties long enjoyed by the citizens of the member states. A few instances will suffice to prove the point. The EU governs food safety regulation in Europe. So, for centuries in England medicinal herbs have been popular and in the last half century herbal food supplements have been popular. Despite that fact, the European Food Safety Authority has seen fit to ban medicinal herbs and virtually all herbal food supplements, causing the people of England to watch as their consumer choices disappear in deference to laws imposed from outside the country. In addition, environmental directives have imposed huge costs on the British public, passed on by affected industries, even when popular desire for retention of jobs in those industries has been greater than the desire to hasten environmental compliance. Perhaps the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back in Britain was the threat of imminent EU climate change regulation that would have banned the electric tea kettle. For a very long time indeed the English have relied on electric tea kettles to obtain their fix of Earl Gray tea in the morning.
Imagine how an American would feel if he sued for breach of contract in a local court only to discover that the law to govern the matter was not the precedent of the local jurisdiction, but law imposed by a foreign bureaucracy. Americans would be incredulous to see their courts taken over by foreign powers, causing their rights to be dependent on the interpretations of bureaucrats who are entirely unaccountable to them. Indeed, we fought the American Revolution in no small part because we opposed laws imposed on us by the Crown without colonial representation in Parliament.
The Brexit is thus a momentous victory for individual liberty. It has sent a wave of freedom out from the British Isles to all nations of the earth. It sets the proper course for all of Europe, reasserting the notion that local government representative of the interests of indigenous peoples against unrepresentative bureaucracy, is indispensable to the protection of individual rights and to individual sovereignty.
The lesson we can learn from Brexit is that bureaucracy is not indispensable, that the rule of law depends on representative democracy, and that inextricably intertwined with the administrative state is authoritarian rule. We would do well to reject the administrative state and reassert law making by those we elect, who are thus accountable to us for their abuses, unlike the unelected heads of the bureaucratic agencies. If we were to eliminate federal bureaucratic agencies in favor of direct legislation, we would not only ensure restoration of individual sovereignty where the state is our servant rather than our master, we would also re-establish the separation of powers, a constitutional barrier to abuse of power long since lost as the federal courts have condoned the rise of the administrative state since the New Deal.
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Met Office forecast wet weather in southern Sindh districts
KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast hot and humid weather in most districts of Sindh, while likely rainfall in southern parts of the province, ARY News reported on Monday.
The PMD predicted likely rainfall with thunderstorm in Karachi, Badin, Tharparkar, Nagarparkar, Umerkot, Mithi and Mirpur Khas today.
The met office has also predicted rainfall in Karachi, Mirpur Khas and Thatta districts on Tuesday (tomorrow).
Maximum temperature in Karachi is expected between 33 to 35 degree Celsius. The southwestern winds presently blowing in the port city with 15 kilometers per hour wind speed.
Yesterday, 17 milimetre rainfall recorded at Mithi, 04mm in Chhor and one mm in Badin.
The met office has forecast a hot and humid weather in most of parts of the country while rainfall with thunderstorm and strong winds in Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northeastern Punjab, Islamabad and Kashmir.
The fifth spell of monsoon in Karachi and other parts of southern Sindh, predicted by the weather office from August 14 to 16, was weakened and brought light rainfall and drizzle in the city.
In the previous monsoon spell, 21 people were killed in three days of rain in the metropolis.
The fourth spell of monsoon in Karachi and other parts of Sindh had left a trail of havoc.
At least 39 people died from electrocution in the city during four monsoon rain spells in last 35 days, according to a report by Edhi Foundation.


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US Patent No. 7,057,165. Probe for mass spectrometry. Inventors: Jens-Oliver Koopman, Jonathan Blackburn. Assignee: Sense Proteomic.
This invention relates to the development of a probe for the production of a protein microarray that can be interrogated by means of laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry, particularly MALDI mass spectrometry. It also relates to methods of analyzing the protein microarray.
US Patent No. 7,052,916. Polypeptide analyses using stable isotope labeling. Inventor: Richard Johnson. Assingee: Immunex.
This invention discloses methods for incorporating a stable isotope into a protein or peptide fragment. The methods include providing isolated isotope-labeled protein or peptide fragments and analyzing the labeled fragments. Methods for quantitatively comparing peptides in two protein or peptide fragment mixtures are provided.
US Patent No. 7,052,915. Selective labeling and isolation of phosphopeptides and applications to proteome analysis. Inventors: Ruedi Aebersold, Huilin Zhou. Assignee: University of Washington.
A method for selective labeling of phosphate groups in natural and synthetic oligomers and polymers in the presence of chemically related groups such as carboxylic acid groups is disclosed. The method is specifically applicable to biological oligomers and polymers, including phosphopeptides, phosphoproteins and phospholipids. The phosphate label can be a colorimetric label, a radiolabel, a fluorescent or phosphorescent label, an affinity label, or a linker group carrying a reactive, or latent reactive group. The method can be combined with mass spectrometry to detect and identify phophopeptides and phosphoproteins.
US Patent No. RE39,099. Spectrometer provided with pulsed ion source and transmission device to damp ion motion and method of use. Inventors: Andrew Krutchinsky, Alexandre Loboda, Victor Spicer, Werner Ens, Kenneth Standing. Assignee: University of Manitoba.
A method and apparatus are described for providing an ion-transmission device or interface between an ion source and a spectrometer. The ion-transmission device can include a multi-pole rod set and includes a damping gas to damp spatial and energy spreads of ions generated by a pulsed ion source. This invention has particular application to MALDI ion sources that produce a substantially non-directional jet of matrix molecules and ions, resulting in a wide range of energy spreads.
US Patent NO. 7,046,357. Apparatus for microfluidic processing and reading of biochip arrays. Inventors: Scot Weinberger, Louis Hlousek. Assignee: Ciphergen Biosystems.
This invention provides a method and device for detecting an analyte. The device is comprised of a biochip with removable microfluidic elements. The fluidic system has a removable portion. Removal of that portion renders a region directly interrogatable by a surface-based analytical tool.
US Patent No. 7,053,366. Desalting plate for MALDI mass spectrometry. Inventors: Edouard Bouvier, Bruce Compton, Dominic Gostick, Jeffery Mark Brown. Assignee: Waters Investments.
In this invention, a novel MALDI desalting sample support plate is described. Methods for making and using the sample support plate in conventional and automated MALDI-MS are also described.
US Patent No. 7,052,843. Transcription-based assay for identification of post-translational modification and its application in proteomics. Inventors: Dangsheng Li, James Yopp, Jr., Herbert Samuels. Assingee: New York University.
The invention relates to a method for detecting post-translational modifications of a target protein; a method for screening a candidate protein for E3 ligase activity; a method of screening a test compound for the ability to regulate the post-translational modification of a target protein; and a method for the large-scale detection of candidate target proteins of post-translational modification.
US Patent No. 7,045,296. Process for analyzing protein samples. Inventors: Kenneth Parker, Timothy Nadler, George Vella, Yulin Huang, Rudolf Aebersold, Marcus Smolka. Assignees: Applera; Institute for Systems Biology.
The patent describes methods that use gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry for the rapid, quantitative analysis of proteins or protein function in protein mixtures derived from two or more samples.


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Markets and Pundits Have a Data-Point Fixation
It’s better to think of the latest economics number or poll as part of a film rather than as a snapshot.
Bloomberg, September 16, 2016
Data is the raw material we use as the basis for analysis.
Investors demand it. Baseball fans love it. Quants live for it. Pollsters depend on it. Data is the difference between anecdote and evidence, between opinion and facts, between life and death (ask a surgeon or airline pilot).
Data drives the economic world around us. It is how we understand complex, abstract things. You look at it to see how well your portfolio is doing (pretty good!), or to understand the state of the economy (better than expected!). Businesses use data to understand where they are growing. Investors use it to figure out if something is worth owning. It is how we judge athletic performance, measure academic achievement, evaluate companies, compare technologies and evaluate scientific progress.
Yet people often seem to overlook the weaknesses in data. I see this often in the financial community and the use of data series, whether it’s the jobs numbers, housing prices or the consumer price index.
The key here is the word “series” and how we perceive time. People tend to experience time as here and now, rather than as a continuum. The future is some distant, far-off event; the past is ancient history. Neither perspective is the correct way to give context to data in a time series.
This is especially true for traders, who experience time in a tick-by-tick change in their profit and loss position. Why long-term economic data is so important to them is in the short-term shifts in volatility, not the actual data. This is a revealing dichotomy.
Consider how often the average trader, economist, investor or analyst tends to see any data as a single event. They forget the series, the continuum mentioned above. Economic releases, earnings, valuations are best thought of as a film, not a photograph.
Our language reveals that we don’t usually think about it that way. We refer to a “data point,” we think about an “economic snapshot,” we get an earnings “report.” The better way to understand the ebb and flow of the data is to recognize these are released as part of an ongoing stream.
And yet we succumb to what I call the “recency effect,” or the tendency to overemphasize the most recent information and underemphasize the longer-term series.
Consider the payroll report. It is a very noisy bit of near real-time analysis, filled with normal inaccuracies and a huge margin of error. It is subject to large revisions. It is even more challenging in a post-credit crisis recovery. Any one report can be an outlier, and if you ignore the context of the series, you run the risk of overemphasizing statistical noise.
Recall the May jobs report, a negative surprise that led to handwringing, predictions of an imminent recession and many forecasts that the Federal Reserve would keep rates lower for longer. All of which was promptly forgotten when the next month was a positive surprise. (Don’t say you weren’t warned).
I have noticed the same sort of approach to the presidential elections. The daily news cycle requires a narrative, and each and every poll delivers one, regardless of its accuracy. Back when Republican Donald Trump was trailing by a significant margin in the polls, pundits were calling his campaign a “dumpster fire,” he was heading for a landslide loss, the Democrats were going to retake the Senate AND the House. This story line was confirmed by a terrible August for him.
Then the race began tightening in September amid a series of missteps by Democrat Hillary Clinton. This terrified establishment Republicans and the #NeverTrump wing of the party, and reignited speculation on the fringes that Democrats were about to call for Vice President Joe Biden to step in as Clinton’s replacement.
The data series paints a very different picture: In a nation with an electoral college, the national polls matter less than the aggregation of state polls and how they add up to the 270 electoral college votes needed to win the presidential race. The Democratic candidate starts out with an advantage because of geography and demographics, while the Republican candidate has tapped into anger and unhappiness.
We still haven’t had any debates between the candidates yet. In a politically divided nation the election can easily go one way or another. Yet the media, and partisans on both sides of the aisle, alternatively gloat and panic over data noise. Is the emphasis on the latest outlier poll any different than the market’s monthly spasm in reaction to the jobs report? It is the same cognitive errors that drive both.
For a baseball hitter in a slump, the longer-term data series is more meaningful that any single at-bat. The same is true in politics, economic data, finance and markets. Investors too should pay more attention to the movie, and not any one snapshot.
Originally: Markets and Pundits Have a Data-Point Fixation
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Siemens Enterprise Communications said last week that it planned to announce a VAR agreement this week with Shared Technologies. The five-year agreement will enable Shared Technologies to sell the Siemens OpenScape platform on a seat license basis. The company’s move will no doubt boost its channel penetration in the United States and allow it to access a lot of the Nortel base, given that Shared Technologies brought Avaya on as a vendor soon after Nortel’s bankruptcy declaration.
Although Siemens plans to continue to grow its North American business, more large channel partnerships, those the likes of the Shared Technologies deal, are not on the immediate horizon, according to a company spokesperson.
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Acquired: Breeder (non-professional, hobby breeder),
Bred bird myself,
Posted Apr 19, 2016
I bought these little colorful birdies six years ago and found them very friendly and easy to adjust in the different environment without any big hassle, so I personally pronounced these as hardcore species not just only adjustable but also easy to care.
Basically, these birdies are Australians but now easily available around the globe. I purchased and still am nurturing these birds because of their beautiful colors as well as fast breeding abilities. I personally found these Budgerigars are not only cost effective but also the probable source of flawless earnings if you just only feed them and clean their cages or aviaries properly.
When I bought the pairs, I got different information from experienced birdie lovers and found that effective and informative such as these tiny birds are highly sensitive for breeding. They stop their breeding and start breaking their eggs or expel them from the nest if they encounter any irritating activities or issues. Although, it is hard to explore the whole list of causes of irritations but as per the experience & info, I can jot down some of the common causes here, such as:
• If you keep watching or checking their nests with purpose or without any purpose
• If they see some mice or rats
• If they encounter with cats or any other type of disturbing animal
• If you don’t pay attention on cleaning
• If you don’t provide proper feeding and drinking water
• If you keep pouring seeds and water into filthy pots
Therefore, if you want to see these birdies in good health, chirping and playing; so you need to pay strict attentions on the above-provided issues to ensure best results.
Besides, during my journey of bird loving, I noticed that people pronounce these birds with different names such as “parakeets” although the word parakeets for Budgerigar may arise some questions but that term usually refers to those tiny parrots that have trails with the long feather. Besides, there are other names or synonym of Budgerigar that I came across i.e. canary parrot, lovebird, zebra parrot, budgrie, shell parakeet, etc. But remember in United States Budgerigar are pronounced as parakeets, simple is that!
Initially, I put these birdies in small cages but my experience was unfruitful because I didn’t get any egg or breeding, as far as I noticed or remember but now I have the big cage, equipped with proper nesting and feeding arrangements resulting a reasonable growth in population. Another aspect that I learned is, these birdies are very flexible in eating, what you give them as a food, they take. I consider, these birds know very well that how to adjust themselves, according to the circumstances. But it is not good practice to treat these tiny creatures in such as way. You must provide them their beloved foods.
In my big cage, these birdies are easy to fly; it should be noted that they keep stretching themselves, periodically. And these activities are the symbol of good health and active behaviors, so you should arrange big space for them. After having the versatile experiences and different info, I would like to categorize that bird as a social animal; therefore, please always buy and keep them in pairs to ensure their activeness and happiness inside the cages. But you should heed on proper pairing not just pairing because if you put several females with fewer males, you will get trouble because of lethal fights among them. Plus point is that you can train them but with limitations during the captivity.
There are lots of health issues that budgerigars may encounter in your captivity such as “splay legs,” that is considered as one of the common health concern. This issue usually happens due to the slick floor, when you don’t pay attention to proper bedding in next boxes. To ensure proper bedding, you just need to put some tweaks, cottons or leaves inside the cage; rest will be done by these birdies on do-it-yourself (DIY) basis, sound crazy! But it happens, just try. Besides, there are also several types of health concerns that you may experience such as Scaly Face and Scaly Legs, Tumor, Psittacosis, Goiter and Bumblefoot, etc. but I will not give any tips or trick to tackle these sensitive health issues here, because the causes of these issues could be vary, so you should consult with animal doctor on urgent basis, it is the only suggestion that I can give here.
To ensure good health, super breeding and active playing I would like to suggest healthy diet because a healthy and nutritious diet not only ensure good health but also strengthen the immune system. You can give vegetables, grains, nuts and Legumes but I will prefer to give them some extra such as mineral block and seashell powder, etc.
Please never give any type of food that contains lactose. You should always avoid to give them sprouts, chocolate, grapefruits, garlic and potatoes, etc. otherwise you birdies health could be in jeopardy. Please always talk with professionals and experience holder to get updated and useful information.
Please note, if you want to add something new or show your difference here, please add your info and concerns, you are welcome here.


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Being color blind can be challenging for children, especially when they start school. Color is often used as a learning tool in early education, and children with color blindness may struggle to keep up with their peers. They may also face difficulties outside the classroom, such as interpreting traffic light signals or differentiating between colored markers.
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From here on out you shall be participating in the Arena Of The Gods!
Here is the rules for Character Generation.
Here is the Paizo Messageboard thread for it.
“May the odds be ever in your favor” – The Hunger Games Trilogy
Can you create a character under the Characters tab?
How do I become a member of this fine group?

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Snooker fans have been left baffled by an "outrageous fluke" from Kyren Wilson that is somehow legal.
The Warrior potted the black in bizarre fashion during his last 16 match against world number nine Mark Allen at the UK Championship on Wednesday. Attempting to sink the black into the bottom right pocket, Wilson saw the ball ricochet off the pocket and up onto the edge of the table before it rolled along the cloth and dropped into the middle pocket.
Despite both players barely reacting to the incident by keeping calm expressions on their faces, the commentary team were shocked by what they had seen.
One of the commentators scoffed: “Well, that is one for the showreel at the end of the season isn’t it," before going on to add: “Unorthodox but effective and perfectly legal.”
However, snooker fans were less convinced that Wilson had meant the shot, with one tweeting: “Outrageous fluke you mean.”
Another added: “Couldn’t do that again if he tried.” Meanwhile, a third was unsure if the shot was legal, writing: “Does that actually count?”
What is the craziest snooker shot you have ever seen? Let us know in the comments section below.
One more viewer was impressed, though, as they commented: “Take a good look at the slow motion seen from above, it’s incredible.”
The unique shot proved to be in vain for Wilson, though, as he went on to lose 6-3 to Allen in their best of 11 frames contest at the York Barbican. As a reward for overcoming Wilson, the Pistol will now take on Sam Craigie in the quarter-finals.
Two-time finalist Allen has made his own headlines already at the tournament, which began on Saturday and will conclude this coming Sunday.
Earlier in the week, the Northern Irishman took a brutal swipe at fellow player Shaun Murphy following his rant at current world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan.
After Murphy had complained about neck and shoulder pain on social media, Allen delivered a sly put down as he responded: "Must be that chip on your shoulder doing the damage."


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TNA Slammiversary XII took place on Sunday 15th June at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas. How will the TNA landscape look after this event? Let's take a look.
The first match is a ladder match for the X-Division Championship as Sanada faces the challenge of Tigre Uno, Manik, Crazzy Steve, Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards. We get to see a lot of aerial moves such as Tigre Uno doing a corkscrew springboard splash to all the competitors outside. Crazzy Steve comes very close to grabbing the belt but Sanada comes in and stops that. Later on, Manik seems to brutally murder Davey Richards with a sunset flip powerbomb onto the ladder and Sanada manages to climb up and grab the belt to win the match. I really enjoyed this match and it was a great way to open the Pay-Per-View.
Predictions: 0 for 1
We now get the first qualifying match for the main event as Bobby Lashley faces Samoa Joe. Highlights of the match include: a suicide dive by Joe; and a spinning neck breaker by Lashley. The end comes when Lashley hits a spear to win the match. There wasn't that much that stood out. However, I thought it was a pretty decent match.
Winner: Bobby Lashley
Predictions: 1 for 2
Magnus (with Bram) takes on Willow (with Abyss) next. This was a decent match although both guys didn't do anything that stood out, although Willow did do a reverse splash to Magnus and Bram on the outside which was pretty cool. In the end, Magnus bounces Willow's head off the turnbuckle then hits a back suplex side slam to get the win.
Predictions: 1 for 3
Next was a segment in which Kurt Angle announced the next inductee into the TNA Hall of Fame. That turned out to be Team 3D. I think this is a really good choice. Team 3D, otherwise known as the Dudley Boyz, were one of the top tag teams at the turn of the millennium, winning 23 tag team championships in ECW, WWE and TNA; and were involved in some of the greatest tag team matches in history. I still find it weird that the TNA Hall of Fame involves wrestlers that are still active. But anyway, a good choice.
We now get the second qualifier for the main event as Kenny King takes on Austin Aries. The match goes back and forth and we can to see King being cocky when he is dominating Aries. However, that comes back to haunt him as Aries makes his comeback and gets the win with a top rope brainbuster. It was a really enjoyable match and it looked like that anyone could win it.
Winner: Austin Aries
Predictions: 2 for 4
We now get The Von Erichs take on the team of Jesse and DJ Z. Jesse and DJ Z work over Marshall and later on, Ross before he gets the hot tag to Marshall. The Von Erichs look to have the match won but Jesse comes in and hits Ross with a steel chair to get disqualified. Afterwards, Kevin Von Erich comes in and applies the Von Erich claw on DJ Z. I thought the Von Erichs did pretty well in this match. However, I think it would have been better if they won the match cleanly.
Winners: The Von Erichs
The Knockouts Championship is on the line as Gail Kim challenges Angelina Love with Velvet Sky. Kim tries a springboard hurracarrana but Love counters it into a powerbomb. Later on, Velvet Sky sprays hairspray into Kim's face right in front of the referee Brian Stiffler and Angelina Love hits the Botox Injection for a 2 count. Senioe Referee Earl Hebner comes in, ejects Sky and Stiffler and referees the match himself. Kim does make a comeback. Kim dropkicks Hebner and looks like she twice has the match won. However, Stiffler is busy tending to Hebner. Love counters a roll up into a roll up and Stiffler slides in and counts the 3 count to get the win. I thought it was a good match and I wonder what the repercussions for Stiffler's actions will be.
Winner: Angelina Love
Predictions: 3 for 5
Next is a Texas Death Match between Ethan Carter III and Bully Ray. There was a brutal bit where Bully kicks a steel chair into EC3's face. Overvthe course of the match, they both use chairs, tables, a cheese grater, a Dallas Cowboy trash can containing shards of glass, and a rope connected to a cowbell. Bully exposes the ring boards and tries to powerbomb EC3 onto them. Rockstar Spud comes in to save him but he gets destroyed with a kendo stick. EC3 hits the one percenter, driving Ray onto the boards for a 9 count. Dixie Carter runs in and is chased by Bully. She runs into EC3 that somehow knocks her out. Bully tries to send Dixie through the table. However, EC3 hits him with a kendo stick and Rockstar Spud pulls Dixie off the table just before Bully falls through them. The referee counts to ten and EC3 wins the match. I quite enjoyed this match, although I didn't really like the ending.
Winner: Ethan Carter III
Predictions: 4 for 6
Predictions: 4 for 6
The penultimate match is between Mr Anderson and James Storm. Storm injures Anderson's knee early on and Storm focuses his attack there. The end comes when Storm spits beer into the face of one of the Dallas Cowboys watching the show. A couple of minutes later, Cowboys player George Selvie comes to the ring and distracts Storm long enough for Anderson to hit the mic check and get the win. Whilst I thought it was a bit short, I quite enjoyed this match and I can see them having some more matches in the foreseeable future.
Winner: Mr Anderson
Predictions: 4 for 7
The main event is a steel cage for the TNA World Championship. Eric Young will face the challenge of Austin Aries and Bobby Lashley. Aries and Young team up briefly to take down Lashley before they start to fight each other. Highlights of the match also include: Aries doing a powerbomb pin on Young for 2 followed by a running dropkick on Lashley; Young doing an AA type move on both Lashley and Aries; Young doing an elbow drop on Lashely from on top of the cage; and Aries doing a brainbuster for 2. Lashley misses a spear and goes flying out of the cage and Young gets the win after reversing a brainbuster into a piledriver. I really enjoyed this main event, although it was quite short. I'm still finding it a bit weird Young being the Champion. However, that doesn't matter as Lashley wins it on the following Impact.
Winner: Eric Young
Predictions: 5 for 8
I quite enjoyed Slammiversary. I thought most of the matches were good, although a couple seem to be a bit short. Despite that, I'm sure TNA are starting to head in a good direction. They probably won't be but there's no harm in being optimistic.


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Niht spent the rest of the day with Avalyn. She had a story for everything.
Later that night, he snuck back into the communal room and slipped into his bed.
*Iarann asked where you were.* Airoh said in his mind.
*What did you tell him*
*That you needed some time to yourself.*
The next morning, Niht woke up early and picked one of the crystal basins from the shelf of oracles. He lit and candle and watched the patterns of light in the water while practicing his meditations.
When he woke up, Iarann joined him in the center of the room. “Where have you been hiding?”
“From myself.” Niht chuckled. “I just needed some time to get out of my own head.”
“That’s what I am here for.” Iarann said.
“And you shouldn’t hide from me either.” Amhran said. “Our fate’s are intwined whether you believe it or not.”
“What matters is that you do.” Niht nodded apologetically.
“So,” Iarann said, “You can scry?”
“Not yet, but I am learning.”
The three of them joined hands and did their morning meditations. Iarann pulled out a pack of cards he’d become partial to, and he and Niht tried to read Amhran. Since she had premonitions, she didn’t have much to practice other than the meditations.
This became a regular morning ritual for them.
Iarann was first to make a prediction that didn’t sound like a coincidence, when he pronounced the number, species, and genders of the next group of pilgrims to visit as well as the day and time of their arrival.
Niht teased him that he found a copy of the ships manifest, but he knew that was unlikely.
The three of them were virtually inseparable. Besides, he’d seen the vague shape of pilgrims in the basin, and while he was right about the count, that is all he knew.
The next morning, when he woke up, there was a bowl made of opalescent suudana wood next to him. Even though it was empty, light rippled in bright lines like the sun shone through water.
“What’s that?” Iarann asked.
Niht picked it up and noticed a small slip of paper that read, “This will help. Avalyn.”
“A gift.” Niht put the paper in his pocket and stared into the bowl.
“Who is Avalyn?” Iarann asked.
“A Phersu who is having visions about me.” Niht closed his eyes and sighed. “That’s not a good thing, is it?”
“It is what it is.” Amhran said. “If you are going to be a part of this order, you will have to get used to things like this.”
Niht nodded. Fate was the excuse we use to justify where we are. It was an odd attitude for someone in an order that served the goddesses of fate.
Running his fingers in the bottom of the oddly smooth bowl, vibrations permeated him as he strummed each luminous line. Something in the wood spoke to him, a distant echo of a lost life where he lived free and without fear.
He ran up the hills and leapt into the air. Airoh would catch him and carry him away.
*I miss those days.*
*Me too. Maybe this is what we needed to remind us of who we used to be.*
Airoh landed on the bed next to Niht and nuzzled into his side. *Don’t worry. We will get through this. With a Raewyn helping us, how can we not.*
After morning meditation, Niht set the bowl before him and poured water into it.
A chill flickered through him. He lost his breath and body. The shimmering light on the surface of the water stole his vision. His eyes watered.
“What do you think you are doing here?” A deep voice said behind him. “You weren’t invited.” The speaker’s breath forced the hairs on Niht’s neck to stand on end. “Dearest Niht, I can call you Niht can’t I? You have made a bit of a mistake.”
“No, I haven’t.” He said, but didn’t hear his own voice. “Her hand guides me.”
The speaker laughed. “My sister guides no one. She moves her pieces on the board to positions most advantageous to her, but that is not the same thing.”
Sister? “Rath? Why are you here?”
“I got bored, and you looked like a fun time to toy with.”
Niht spun around.
Gnarled trees grew amid tufts of purple grass. A young sen man lay in their boughes dressed in black. “Poor child, lost in time and space, you have come to me to meet your end.”
“You are no god of death.” Niht said, noticing Airoh’s profound absence.
“True, but you are not a prophet, a saint, or a sage. You are a coward running from your own shadow.”
Disgust covered Niht’s face.
“You don’t have to be though. I can help you, if you were only to ask.”
“I may not be the brightest student here, but even I know whatever you’re offering comes at a cost.”
Rath clapped his hands slowly, and cocked his head to look mockingly at Niht. “Yes, yes, nothing is free, and you have yet to pay for your salvation from that army invading your home.” Rath laughed.
“You think the suffering of my people is funny?”
“Not at all. I think it is funny you thought they were invading. Only puerile fools invade other planets, the cost is too great and the reward too small. They were raiding you, foolish boy, taking what they wanted and leaving your leaders to learn from their mistakes.”
“How was I supposed to know that?”
“You weren’t. You panicked. That was the purpose of the exercise. Your people wouldn’t sell well on the galactic market, and your planet’s resources aren’t ample enough to justify the cost of occupation.”
“Why are you telling me this now?”
Rath shrugged. “Just thought you should know. It wouldn’t be so entertaining if you hadn’t committed your life to a path your are unsuited for.”
“So, you are saying that I am going to die?”
“If you want to, I mean, I can help you, but like you said, it wouldn’t be for free.”
“What could you possibly want from me?”
“From you?” Rath laughed so hard he rolled off the branch and onto the ground. He leaned against the silver gray trunk to steady himself. “No, no, I don’t want anything from you. I want you to do things for me.”
“Cultivate yourself into a sword of truth. Let me whisper into your ear from time to time, and ensure that my order is maintained.”
“And what is your idea of order?”
Rath grinned. “Nothing too extreme, nothing that would embarrass you. You are familiar with the stories about me, aren’t you? I mean, I’m not Phara-un.”
Zosia’s words floated through Niht’s mind, “Never trust a vision, it always tells you what you want to hear.”
“Look, kid. I am bored, and looking for something to occupy my time. Let me make this easier for you. I promise to help you get out of here alive and all you have to do is listen to me and follow my advice.”
“I won’t hurt anyone.”
Rath laughed. “You are in the wrong universe kid. No, I will not make you hurt or kill anyone. I mean it. I want to play my sister’s little game and win it.”
Niht sighed. “It isn’t wise of me to get between family in circumstances like these.”
“It’s not cheating.” Rath walked toward him. “It is a game we play. I am not the only one picking a champion. Tiur, Aminth, Calu, Laran, and Nethuns have already chosen theirs. I picked you.”
Niht winced as the deity rested his hand on his shoulder. Not because it hurt, but because he feared contact.
“What do you say? Partners?”
“I have to think about it.”
“Sure, no rush, I wouldn’t want you to feel like I pressured you into anything. When you make your decision, call my name.”

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To celebrate our 85th Anniversary, our kitchen hit the archives for a taste of the headline-making trends from the past 85 years. Inspired, we whipped, flipped and remixed our faves. For this Then and Now remake, we turned a salmon and pea soufflé from 1963 into sinfully delicious, personal soufflés boasting luscious smoked salmon, a warm cheese sauce and hidden nuggets of chèvre.
Goat cheese soufflé with smoked salmon and dilled cheese sauce
- 5 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp fine bread crumbs
- 113-g log plain goat cheese, sliced into 6 rounds
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp lemon zest
- 2 tbsp chopped chives
- 1/2 cup cubes cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh dill
- 6 slices smoked salmon
- PREHEAT oven to 400F. Coat the bottom and sides of 6 1/2-cup ramekins with 1 tbsp butter, then dust with bread crumbs. Tap sides to evenly coat. Arrange on a large baking sheet. Drop a goat cheese round into each ramekin. Set aside.
- MELT remaining 4 tbsp in a medium saucepan over medium. Whisk in flour. Gradually add 1 cup milk, then Dijon, whisking constantly, until a smooth, thick paste forms. Continue cooking, whisking constantly for 2 min. Remove from heat. Whisk in egg yolks.
- BEAT egg whites with salt in a medium bowl, using an electric mixer on high, until soft peaks form when beaters are lifted, 2 to 3 min. Gently fold whites into milk mixture along with lemon zest and chives until no white streaks remain. Spoon mixture into prepared ramekins.
- BAKE in centre of oven until soufflés have risen and are golden, 18 to 20 min.
- WHISK remaining 1/2 cup milk with cream cheese in small saucepan over medium until smooth, about 5 min. Stir in dill.
- TRANSFER soufflés to a rack to cool slightly, about 3 min. Run a small knife around inside edge of ramekins, then invert onto appetizer plates. Drizzle with cheese sauce and top each with a slice of salmon. Serve immediately.

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Detectives investigate second murder case
Homicide detectives are investigating their second suspected murder case in as many days after the discovery of two bodies in a Yokine home yesterday.
A man and a woman, believed to be a couple, could not be revived by St John Ambulance paramedics when they arrived at the Ranger Road house about midday.
Police were called shortly after and spent the afternoon at the scene. Distressed family members were at the home when major crime detectives arrived, though it is not known if the family members found the bodies.
Property records show the battleaxe property is co-owned by Ross Anthony Hogan.
Mr Hogan is understood to have retired from WA Police in the past 12 months. His father Alfred, who owns the house in front of the battleaxe home with his wife Elsie, died in May.
Neighbour Leila How said Mr Hogan had always been pleasant and the deaths were disturbing.
Police refused to comment on whether a third party appeared to have been involved or if officers were searching for anyone.
Yesterday's deaths came after detectives charged a Woodvale man with the murder of his 68-year-old neighbour on Saturday.
Jason Stefanski is alleged to have become involved in a violent confrontation with his 69-year-old father Rainer at their Justicia Close home on Saturday afternoon.
A neighbour, Bill Butler, was killed when it is believed he tried to break up the fight.
Mr Butler's wife of more than 40 years is understood to have watched on in horror as emergency services tried desperately to revive her husband, lying lifeless on his neighbour's front path.
Mr Butler's family visited the scene yesterday and spoke of his kind and generous nature. "He was a loving brother who was devoted to his wife," they said.
Mr Stefanski, 23, was charged with murder and was yesterday receiving treatment at Royal Perth Hospital. His father is in the same hospital in a critical condition. Mr Stefanski was remanded in custody to face Stirling Gardens Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
Police are appealing for information about the incident and want to speak to a woman who was driving on Justicia Close and stopped to help Mr Butler.
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The Goodnight Middle School Dancing Stars with trophies and plaques. Photo by Valerie Schweers.
The HTEDance competition held at Akins High School in Austin found the Goodnight Middle School Dancing Stars bringing home a few trophies and a lot of pride in their accomplishments.
” I am truly proud of all the Dancing Stars,” said Dancing Stars program director Amy Wolf. ” They have worked so hard over the last couple of months, and it shows. They performed beyond any expectations. I had so many compliments throughout the day from other directors telling me they looked like a high school team. The Dancing Stars are grand champions, in my eyes.”
The Goodnight dancers garnered trophies in several categories. They were team modern and jazz champions and ranked first runner-up for their lyrical and pom routine. The officers on the team earned a trophy for officer modern championship and were first runners-up for officer jazz.
The Dancing Stars won a sweepstakes trophy for getting 86 or higher on their scores for both officer and team dances.
Plaques were awarded to the team for presentation, showmanship and choreography.
Some team members also received awards for solo and duet presentations including Katie Obst and Sarah Swan who placed first in the duet division, and Elizabeth Hayes, who placed second in the solo division. Lauren Schweers earned a second place and a fourth place ranking for categories in the solo division.
Duet winners Katie Obst (left) and Sarah Swann. Photo by Valerie Schweers.
Second Place Soloist Elizabeth Hayes. Photo by Valerie Schweers.
Lauren Schweers earned both a 2nd place and 4th place ranking in the Soloist Division. Photo by Valerie Schweers.Email | Print


For Price of a Single Subway Ride, New Ferry Service Will Connect More Than Half a Million New Yorkers With 21 Neighborhoods.
Citywide Ferry Service Will Create at Least 155 New, Good-Paying Jobs in New York Harbor
NEW YORK, NY—New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today released renderings of the ferry landings being fabricated as part of Citywide Ferry Service. In total, 10 ferry landings are being fabricated for the launch of service in 2017, which will carry an estimated 4.6 million trips per year across six routes, providing new transportation to communities where housing and jobs are growing fast. The new service, operated by Hornblower will fully integrate the East River Ferry, resulting in lower fares for its 4,000 daily riders. The barges for the ferry landings are being fabricated by Skanska at May Ship Repair on Staten Island. The ferry landings are being designed by McLaren Engineering Group.
“Citywide Ferry is going to connect New Yorkers in 21 neighborhoods around the city with new opportunities for jobs and recreation – all for the price of a subway ride,” said NYCEDC President Maria Torres-Springer. “Building the landings is another huge step as we work toward launching this exciting service in 2017.”
Ferry landings will be 35 feet wide and 90 feet long, providing ample space for passengers to queue while waiting to board a vessel. When fully complete, the landings will be equipped with canopies and wind screens to provide shelter from inclement weather. Ticket machines and waiting areas will also be located on the barges, allowing for minimal upland impact at the landing sites.
All ferry landings are being designed by marine engineers to best fit specific site conditions for each location around the city. Landing designs are currently under final review by the City’s Public Design Commission.
More Details on Citywide Ferry Service
- At least 155 new jobs in the New York Harbor
- Crew will earn wages above $15 per hour, along with a comprehensive benefits package.
- Hornblower has a strong history as a strong unionized employer
- Hornblower will participate in the City’s HireNYC program, which matches qualified applicants from neighborhood-based WorkForce1 training centers.
- Rockaway, South Brooklyn and Astoria routes scheduled to launch in 2017.
- Rockaway route will connect to the Brooklyn Army Terminal and Wall Street.
- Astoria route will connect to Astoria, Roosevelt Island (Cornell Tech), Long Island City, East 34th Street and Wall Street.
- South Brooklyn route will connect Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Army Terminal, Red Hook, Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 1 and Pier 6, and Wall Street, with an optional link to Governors Island.
- Soundview and Lower East Side routes to launch in 2018.
- Routes from Coney Island and Stapleton on Staten Island are in planning stages for future expansion.
- Combined routes will cover over 60 miles of waterway.
- Over half a million New Yorkers live within a half-mile of one of the 21 Citywide Ferry landings, including 15,000 families living in NYCHA developments.
- Rockaway to Wall Street (1 stop): Approximately 1 hour
- Astoria to E 34th Street (2 stops): Approximately 22 minutes
- Astoria to Wall Street (3 stops): Approximately 38 minutes
- Soundview to Wall Street (2 stops): Approximately 43 minutes
- Bay Ridge to Wall Street (4 stops): Approximately 48 minutes
- Cost per ride will equal that of a single subway ride
- 4,000 daily East River Ferry customers will see fares reduced from $4 to the cost of a single subway ride
- Fare will allow for free transfers to any other ferry route within the system, including the East River Ferry.
- Both paper and smartphone ticketing will be available, with payments accepted via cash, credit, or debit card. Discounts will be available for seniors, children and New Yorkers with disabilities.
- Passengers will be allowed to bring bicycles on board for a $1 fee.
- Each boat will be able to carry at least 149 passengers.
- All boats will be equipped with WiFi.
- Boats will be fully accessible to New Yorkers with disabilities, and will comply with the requirements of both the Americans with Disabilities Act and New York City Local Law 68 of 2005.
- New boats will be equipped with the most modern engine design available to reduce emissions and noise, as well as an efficient hull design that will limit wakes and maximize fuel economy.
- City contract with Hornblower allows the company to charter vessels if necessary to meet the implementation timeline.
- City is investing $55 million in infrastructure upgrades, including building 10 new ferry landings. Barge construction is currently underway at a facility on Staten Island.
- City is providing $30 million in operating support per year, over a period of six years. Based on a projection of 4.6 million annual trips, the per-trip subsidy for Citywide Ferry Service will be $6.60, lower than the nearly $8 per trip subsidy on the Long Island Railroad or the nearly $15 per trip subsidy for express buses. City is providing $10 million for additional startup costs, such as vessel upgrades and ticketing machines.
- Potential sponsorships would offset operating costs.
- City negotiated an option to acquire at least 18 state-of-the-art, highly efficient passenger ferry vessels, allowing for greater operational flexibility and providing significant savings to taxpayers over the life of the service (roughly up to $5 million per year).
- City will receive a portion of fare-box revenue if ridership exceeds 5.6 million passengers.
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A series of videoconferences on Thursday gave Congress and the country a preview of coming attractions for the September report on progress in Iraq, and it's clear both Democrats and Republicans are in for several months of frustration. Here's some of the vocabulary that will drive the debate in the days ahead:
“AT LEAST UNTIL NOVEMBER” -- New York Times:
“The top commanders in Iraq and the American ambassador to Baghdad appealed for more time beyond their mid-September assessment to more fully judge if the new strategy was making gains. Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, the No. 2 commander in Iraq, told Pentagon reporters that while he would provide the mid-September assessment of the new military strategy that Congress has required, it would take ‘at least until November’ to judge with confidence whether the strategy was working.”
“MOVING THE GOALPOSTS” – L.A. Times:
“Thursday's message was greeted skeptically on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers questioning the U.S. ambassador to Iraq said the administration was 'moving the goalposts' on progress in the war effort.”
"FEAR" -- Associated Press:
"'If there is one word, I would use to sum up the atmosphere in Iraq — on the streets, in the countryside, in the neighborhoods and at the national level — that word would be "fear,"' Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. ... 'I'm not optimistic,' Sen. Susan Collins ( R-Maine) said of the September assessment. She spoke after attending a classified briefing at the Pentagon by Crocker and Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq."
ALSO -- THE PENTAGON PUSHES BACK -- AP, "Pentagon criticizes Hillary Clinton for raising questions on Iraq, says she boosts enemy," By Devlin Barrett:
"The Pentagon told Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton that her questions about how the U.S. plans to eventually withdraw from Iraq boosts enemy propaganda. In a stinging rebuke to a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Undersecretary of Defense Eric Edelman responded to questions Clinton raised in May in which she urged the Pentagon to start planning now for the withdrawal of American forces. A copy of Edelman's response, dated July 16, was obtained Thursday by The Associated Press. 'Premature and public discussion of the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq reinforces enemy propaganda that the United States will abandon its allies in Iraq, much as we are perceived to have done in Vietnam, Lebanon and Somalia,' Edelman wrote. He added that 'such talk understandably unnerves the very same Iraqi allies we are asking to assume enormous personal risks.'"
P.S. Petraeus tells Hugh Hewitt:
“Our best operators in America and in the world are here in the largest number of anywhere in the world by several multiples, and conducting a very, very high operational tempo, and doing extraordinary operations. When I think back to the operations that we did, for example, going after war criminals in Bosnia, or something like that, you know, and one of those would be a big deal, and you’d dine off that for the next several months. On a nightly basis here, you know, ten or twelve serious operations are going down by those forces.”
P.P.S. Bloomberg, “Iraq War Costs Approach $567 Billion, Congressional Report Says”:
“The cost of the war in Iraq will exceed the half-trillion dollar mark once Congress completes its work on a defense measure for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, the Congressional Research Service said in a report.
ALSO FOR YOUR RADAR SCREEN:
1) STOKKE TO SUCCEED HASTERT? Robert D. Novak plans to report this weekend in his always-delicious tidbits column (which doesn’t run in The Washington Post, but is usually in Saturday’s New York Post):
“Former House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert has indicated to a close former aide that it is likely he will not run for a 12th term from his northern Illinois district and may even resign from Congress before his present term concludes. That runs counter to widespread speculation on Capitol Hill that Hastert will continue in the House for another two years as a private member with no leadership responsibilities. Since last year's Democratic takeover of Congress moved him out of the speaker's office, he has enjoyed returning to his former specialty of energy issues as a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. A footnote: If Hastert does not run, a leading candidate will be his chief of staff, Mike Stokke. Before going on Hastert's staff, Stokke was an aide for both the Illinois state legislature and the governor's office in Springfield.”
P.S. Among the luminaries Novak drew last night for his “Prince of Darkness” book party at the Army and Navy Club: Vice President Cheney, Lynne Cheney, Josh Bolten, John Bolton, Chris Wallace, Juleanna Glover Weiss, Al Hunt, Betsy Fischer, Tammy Haddad and Trey Ditto. Former Vice President Gore and his wife Tipper were having a competing party at a Capitol Hill hotel for their daughter Kristin Gore’s “Sammy’s Hill: A Novel.” The crowd included A-list Democratic operatives like Bobby Watson and Michael Feldman.
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Last month Lawrence Yun, the chief economist for the National Association of REALTORS®, delivered his state of the union address to the members of the association at the annual meeting in Anaheim, CA. During the presentation Yun shared the myriad of data that he uses to analyze the housing market across the US. After more than thirty slides of charts and graphs depicting various trends and aspects of the market, Yun summarized by stating that current record low interest rates in conjunction with the very high affordability of residential property has created a once-in-a-generation opportunity to buy property throughout the real estate spectrum.
This year buyers in the luxury home segments across the country responded to these real estate opportunities by recording an impressive number of notable sales many of which were recently completed. New York City was particular noteworthy with over 25 sales in excess of $10 million dollars during 2011. Included among these residences was this month’s closing of the record-breaking sale of a Central Park West condominium of 6,744 square feet for $88 million. Two other residences sold for $48 million apiece earlier this year in Manhattan. Further up the coast, Boston enjoyed a remarkable November as 25 residences in excess of $1 million were sold and a further 20 were put under contract. In the Hamptons a modest waterfront property on 2.5 acres recently sold in for $23 million.
The West Coast also enjoyed exceptional activity in the luxury market. In the last three months, San Francisco reported that four homes sold for over $20 million each. The Los Angeles market produced 30 sales over $7 million in November alone. Just outside Atherton The Levi Strauss estate sold for $53 million in September. But perhaps the most impressive sale was a 25,000 square foot compound in Silicon Valley that commanded $100 million.
Outside the Northeast and the West Coast, other states saw luxury segments rack up many significant sales. South Florida, one of the hardest hit states during the downturn, recently completed a transaction for the highest price per square foot ever paid for a condo in that market. In Palm Beach more than a dozen homes sold this year with price tags of over $30 million and Miami had four sales in excess of $20 million in 2011. There are similar reports from Chicago, Dallas, Houston and other large metropolitan areas.
Communities outside of the largest metropolitan areas also saw notable sales of their luxury home segment. One of the largest resort sales occurred this year in Maui when an oceanfront home on 1.7 acres sold for $27 million. Closer to home in Aspen there were 19 sales over $10 million in 2011 – more such sales than in any previous year. Vail and Jackson Hole also saw very significant transactions in the luxury residential market.
Telluride joined in the flurry of luxury property sales with 30 residential properties selling for over $2 million this year including a $7.25 million home in Aldasoro. Of particular interest is that a nearby 1,134 acre ranch parcel with an asking price of $18.8 million has recently gone under contract. Additionally, there are recent reports of buyers bidding on properties with asking prices in excess of $10 million.
This year’s activity in the luxury real estate market has been widely noted in preeminent national publications but perhaps Barron’s captured it best by noting that “Two years after the worst of the financial crisis, the rich have dusted themselves off and resumed some serious discretionary spending. Both sales volume and prices are clearly on the rise for luxury vacation homes. One of the greatest indulgences of all.”
Telluride Association of REALTORS®.
Other Sources: Wall Street Journal, Forbes, National Association of Realtors, Sotheby’s International Realty, Bloomberg Businessweek, Telluride MLS.