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Fortress Prepping $4.7B Bid for Stuy Town
The New York-based private equity firm is seeking equity partners for a deal valued around $4.7 billion. Read More
The New York-based private equity firm is seeking equity partners for a deal valued around $4.7 billion. Read More
The financial musical chairs at Citigroup's Tribeca offices continue. The multinational financial services firm signed a contract in December to occupy and possibly buy two buildings, 388 and 390 Greenwich Street, which it already occupies. Now, the bank is also lending a whopping $1.45 billion to the current landlord, SL Green Realty, according to a report from Bloomberg News today.
That loan–which reportedly includes bundled funds from Barclays Plc, Wells Fargo and Bank of China—will be packaged into bonds set to hit the market next month. Read More
Novus Partners has signed a sublease from British bank Barclays at the MetLife Building at 200 Park Avenue, Commercial Observer has learned.
The financial data analytics business signed a short-term deal for an 18,375-square-foot portion of the 27th floor. The company will relocate from 130 East 59th Street on a deal through May 2017. Read More
Barclays, the British banking and financial services company, has put about 500,000 square feet on the market for sublease at two of its Manhattan offices, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
7 West 57th Street Realty Co., a real estate company controlled by Sheldon Solow, filed a lawsuit in federal court yesterday against Citibank, Bank of America, Barclays, JPMorgan and a number of other banks for allegedly conspiring to manipulate the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor).
The complaint alleges the defendant banks' conspiracy to manipulate Libor resulted in the seizure of Mr. Solow's $450 million bond portfolio by Citibank. The portfolio was pledged as collateral for Libor denominated loans, the complaint says, and was comprised largely of high-grade municipal bonds. Subsequently, Solow was obligated to pay a $100 million judgment. Read More
Glenn Markman first began to pay attention to Brooklyn long before there was a Barclays Center to crystallize the borough's rise.
Like so many success stories in real estate, buying in early was key.
Having done deals in Brooklyn for 20 years, Mr. Markman by now is known as an expert in office leasing in the borough, though he is also prolific in Manhattan. From his résumé, there's no mistaking his prominence as a Brooklyn dealmaker.
In 2008, he represented Spike Lee in finding a Dumbo office for the film director's advertising company, Spike DDB.
Earlier this year, when the Brooklyn Nets decided to relocate the team's executive offices from New Jersey to be closer to the new Barclays arena, Mr. Markman, who is a leasing executive at Cushman & Wakefield, led a C&W team that brought the Nets into 35,000 square feet at 15 MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn. Read More
Since February Madison Realty Capital has completed over $25 million of financing and note purchases, fueled in part by many banks' increasing ability to take write-downs on existing debt. The transactions are spread over five note purchases and financing for properties located in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan according to the firm.
"Those $25 million of deals are a combination of new loans that we've made, bridge loans, and also we've bought a number of debt positions," MRC co-founder and managing member Joshua Zegen told The Mortgage Observer. Read More
When in 2006 the real estate investor Joseph Moinian bought the office building 475 Fifth Avenue in partnership with the firm Westbrook Partners, the Eurasia Group—a tenant in the building—saw it as an opportunity. The company had years left on its lease, but word quickly spread among tenants that Mr. Moinian was going to offer handsome buyouts to empty the building so he could gut renovate the skyscraper and re-lease it at sky-high rents.
Mr. Moinian's strategy hardly seemed audacious at the time. The economy was hot, Manhattan rents were rising by the month and prime office space was in strong demand. Read More


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Belize pledges it continued support to the aspirations of the 23 million people of Taiwan to be full participants in all organs and agencies of the international community.Said Musa
At that moment Mr. Clifford, quite unconscious that he and his most personal feelings and aspirations were subjects of discussion, was turning from the main road into the lower road.Joseph C. Lincoln
As a result of the World War and of a peace whose imperfections and risks are no longer denied by anyone, are we not even further away from the great aspirations and hopes for peace and fraternity than we were one or two decades ago?Hjalmar Branting
And no book gives a deeper insight into the inner life of the Negro, his struggles and his aspirations, than, The Souls of Black Folk.Ray Stannard Baker
America is not just a democracy, it represents a certain culture of competitive mobility and personality aspirations, politics is not merely a clash of interests, but a clash of dreams.David Brooks
To desire is to obtain; to aspire is to, achieve. Shall man\'s basest desires receive the fullest measure of gratification, and his purest aspirations starve for lack of sustenance? Such is not the Law: such a condition of things can never obtain: \"ask and receive.\" Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your Vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your Ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.James Allen
Human beings are divided into mind and body. The mind embraces all the nobler aspirations, like poetry and philosophy, but the body has all the fun.Woody Allen
Our Thanksgiving Day, becoming the focus, as it were, of the private life and virtues of the people, should be hallowed and exalted, and made the day of generous deeds and innocent enjoyments, of noble aspirations and heavenly hopes.Sarah J. Hale
Life is rich, always changing, always challenging, and we architects have the task of transmitting into wood, concrete, glass and steel, of transforming human aspirations into habitable and meaningful space.Arthur Erickson
We shall never achieve harmony with land, any more than we shall achieve absolute justice or liberty for people. In these higher aspirations, the important thing is not to achieve but to striveAldo Leopold
�Am I going home to idleness? No, no. My feet and hands may be still, not so the mind--that has its aspirations yet, and it will work, for it has a law unto itself. Idleness is one thing, doing is another.�Lew Wallace
America has been a land of dreams. A land where the aspirations of people from countries cluttered with rich, cumbersome, aristocratic, ideological pasts can reach for what once seemed unattainable. Here they have tried to make dreams come true. Yet now... we are threatened by a new and particularly American menace. It is not the menace of class war, of ideology, of poverty, of disease, of illiteracy, or demagoguery, or of tyranny, though these now plague most of the world. It is the menace of unrealityDaniel J. Boorstin
The most terrible thing about materialism, even more terrible than its proneness to violence, is its boredom, from which sex, alcohol, drugs, all devices for putting out the accusing light of reason and suppressing the unrealizable aspirations of love, offer a prospect of deliverance.Malcolm Muggeridge
Our aspirations are our possibilities.Samuel Johnson
The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened.Hector Hugh Munro
I have just accepted the invitation of Her Majesty The Queen to form a Government. This will be a new Government with new priorities and I have been privileged to have been granted the great opportunity to serve my country and at all times I will be strong in purpose, steadfast in will, resolute in action in the service of what matters to the British people, meeting the concerns and aspirations of our whole country.James Gordon Brown
The acceptance of partition does not commit us to renounce Transjordan: one does not demand from anybody to give up his vision. We shall accept a state in the boundaries fixed today, but the boundaries of Zionist aspirations are the concern of the Jewish people and no external factor will be able to limit them.David Ben Gurion
All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.Albert Einstein
Ideally, advertising aims at the goal of a programmed harmony among all human impulses and aspirations and endeavors. Using handicraft methods, it stretches out toward the ultimate electronic goal of a collective consciousness.Marshall McLuhan
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.Louisa May Alcott
Every man, through fear, mugs his aspirations a dozen times a day.Brendan Francis
For a mother the project of raising a boy is the most fulfilling project she can hope for. She can watch him, as a child, play the games she was not allowed to play; she can invest in him her ideas, aspirations, ambitions, and values -- or whatever she has left of them; she can watch her son, who came from her flesh and whose life was sustained by her work and devotion, embody her in the world. So while the project of raising a boy is fraught with ambivalence and leads inevitably to bitterness, it is the only project that allows a woman to be -- to be through her son, to live through her son.Andrea Dworkin
I want for our country enough laws to restrain me from injuring others, so that these laws will also restrain others from injuring me. I want enough government, with enough constitutional safeguards, so that this necessary minimum of laws will be applied equitably to everybody, and will be binding on the rulers as well as those ruled. Beyond that I want neither laws nor government to be imposed on our people as a means or with the excuse of protecting us from catching cold, or of seeing that we raise the right kind of crops, or of forcing us to live in the right kind of houses or neighborhoods, or of compelling us to save money or to spend it, or of telling us when or whether we can pray. I do not want government or laws designed for any other form of welfarism or paternalism, based on the premise that government knows best and can run our lives better than we can run them ourselves. And my concept of freedom, and of its overwhelming importance, is implicit in these aspirations and idealsRobert Welch
What is a vow, but an intention spoken out before the world so that the world, in hearing, might take part in aspirations of the willing heart? In our coming here today to join and bless the joy of your becoming wed, may we enter in the truth of the words you've said, "I do."Maureen Tolman Flannery

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The Chronicle's live breaking news blog brings you regular updates, pictures, video, tweets and comments covering the latest Newcastle and North East traffic, travel, weather, crime and council news for Monday, 18 August 2014.
You can contribute to the live blog by posting your comment below, and you can also tweet us @EveningChron to share breaking news stories, pictures and opinions.
Our Newcastle breaking news live blog begins at 06:30am every weekday and is updated throughout the day until 10.00pm.
Good morning early risers, Michael Marsh here bringing you this morning's live blog.
It's a bit colder (and darker) this morning but it looks as though the rain will hold off until later this evening.
On the roads, traffic is moving well over the Tyne Bridge at the moment and everywhere else seems to be pretty clear too.
If you know of anything, give me a call on 0191-2016455
TRAVEL: There doesn't appear to be any problems on the Metro system either.
If you're making a glamorous trip to the Netherlands by boat, DFDS Seaways ferries are running between Newcastle and Ijmuiden (Amsterdam).
PAPERS: Let's take a look at today's Chronicle...
Today's @EveningChron front page #nufc pic.twitter.com/ix5aH50WFg— Michael Marsh (@MJ_Marsh) August 18, 2014
SPORT: We have a lot of reaction to Newcastle United's opening game defeat to Manchester City on Sunday.
The champions ran out 2-0 winners at St James' Park thanks to goals from David Silva and Sergio Aguero, despite a valiant effort from the Magpies.
Miss any of the action? Read Lee Ryder's report and view our gallery from the game.
PAPERS: The back page of today's Chronicle features Toon boss Alan Pardew, who is calling for ten games to show fans what his side can do...
And the back of the @EveningChron #nufc pic.twitter.com/OfG4W7ttNL— Michael Marsh (@MJ_Marsh) August 18, 2014
A few people have reported hearing a helicopter over the Gosforth area of Newcastle in the early hours. I'm trying to find out more but please call me on 0191-2016455 with any information.
NEWS: Do you remember the glory days of partying on the iconic Tuxedo Royale when it was on the Quayside?
Well, currently the most read news story on ChronicleLive focuses on a bold plan to bring the boat back to life... but not as we know it.
Businessman Terry Owens is spearheading a campaign to refurbish the vessel, which is currently berthed on the River Tees, and transform it into a training centre.
TRAVEL: Relief! Traffic is lighter than normal on the A1 (M) northbound between junction 64 and A195 (Washington) and the A1.
Traffic is also moving well on the A1231 St Michaels Way in Sunderland, by the University of Sunderland campus and Metro station.
TRAVEL: Any of you luck souls jetting off on holiday? You're in luck...
There are no significant problems being reported at Newcastle International Airport.
Somebody pick me up on the way?
TRAVEL: The Tyne Bridge is busying up as usual on a weekday morning.
Commuters should expect some slow traffic on their way in and out of Newcastle city centre.
TRAVEL: A road which closed due to high winds has reopened.
A section of the B6317 Stella Bank in Ryton, Gateshead, shut on Sunday after trees were damaged on the roadside, putting them in danger of falling into the road.
Things seem to be a bit calmer out there today and the road is open again.
NEWS: Vandals damaged a parked car in South Tyneside.
They threw a rock at window, bent the driver's door back and released the handbrake, causing the vehicle to roll down the street where it was found by its owner the next morning.
The incident happened between midnight and 1.45am, on Wednesday, August 16 in Sycamore Avenue, South Shields.
Enquiries into the incident are ongoing and police are keen to speak to any witnesses.
Anybody who saw any suspicious behaviour should call 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
NEWS: A young mum who lost the love of her life in a freak sunbed accident has given birth to their baby daughter.
Sharna Gardner, 15, gave birth to her "princess" Rhkiya-Mae at South Tyneside District Hospital on Friday, two month's after her boyfriend - and Rhkiya-Mae's father Grant Adams - died in a freak accident.
Grant's jugular was pierced by a glass tube in a fall at his home in South Shields in June.
TRAVEL: There's a lot of traffic on the road now as people head into work for another fun-filled week.
Roads currently experiencing congestion include:
- The Coast Road inbound by the People's Theatre
- B1311 Gallowgate
- A186 Mosley Street
It's also busy on the Swing Bridge (outbound) and the Redheugh Bridge (inbound), but both are moving.
NEWS: Supermarket giant Morrisons has apologised for advertising low price offers on the iconic Angel of the North.
The company has apologised to sculptor Antony Gormley and made a donation to a charity of his choice after admitting they got it wrong when they projected the image of a baguette onto the artwork.
Bosses accept they damaged the integrity of the Angel after the artist complained they had trivialised his work.
The incident happened in May when Morrisons used the image to draw attention to their cut-price offers in the wake of competition from Aldi and Lidl.
TRAVEL: A broken down lorry is causing problems on the A1 northbound by the Metrocentre.
One lane is blocked and there is slow traffic due to the incident.
There are also reports of a broken down vehicle on the A19 southbound between A1231 Wessington Way and A183.
TRAVEL: Barras Bridge is busy inbound but is moving at St Mary's Place.
There is also heavy traffic on the A167 Ponteland Road.
WEATHER: Can whoever is picking me up to take me to Newcastle Airport please hurry up?
Here's what the weather across the #NE will look like today. That wind just won't go away. http://t.co/y7TVLDu48y pic.twitter.com/AUH5yOsOD1— The Chronicle (@EveningChron) August 18, 2014
NEWS: Here's a nice heartwarming story for a Monday morning...
A generous businessman dug deep to help a schoolboy whose bike was stolen just as he was getting better from cancer.
Declan Munro, 14, was devastated when his bike was stolen as he played in a park near his home in Byker, Newcastle.
Now Anthony McAllister, 50, who owns TJ Taxis in Byker, has bought the young lad a new Cube bike at the cost of £550.
NEWS: More on earlier reports of a helicopter circling the Gosforth area...
Two men have been arrested following a break-in at a newsagents in Gosforth, Newcastle.
The store on Park Avenue, just off the Great North Road, was targeted at around 3.50am today.
A helictoper searched the area and Northumbria Police say two men, aged 20 and 36, are currently in custody on suspicion of burglary.
NEWS: A man has been charged after a robbery at a Newcastle bookmakers.
The incident happened just after 12.10pm, on Saturday, August 16, at Ladbrokes, on Kirkwood Drive, in Kenton.
Paul Forster, 22, of Walnut Place in Newcastle, has been charged with robbery and is due to appear before North Tyneside Magstrates' Court this morning.
As reported at ChronicleLive, a man walked into the bookies and produced a note to the cashier saying he had a gun and demanding cash.
An undisclosed amount of money was handed over and the man fled the scene in a vehicle.
The cashier was left shaken but unharmed following the robbery.
TRAVEL: An earlier broken down vehicle on the A19 southbound has been removed.
Traffic is returning to normal but is still slow on the A1 northbound near the Metrocentre, where a lane was closed due to a broken down lorry.
NEWS: A batch of veterinary medication has been stolen from a car in Newcastle.
Drugs belonging to a vet were taken from a Skoda parked in Princes Meadow, Gosforth. Police believe the incident happened overnight Sunday into Monday.
Medication including a bottle of Pentoject, small injectable bottles of Sedator, and a small bottle of Alvegesic were stolen.
If injected the medication could be fatal and if consumed could make people extremely ill, police are warning.
Anybody with information should contact 101.
TRAVEL: Thankfully traffic is easing on many roads now.
Barras Bridge, the Coast Road, Mosley Street, Redheugh Bridge and the Swing Bridge are all clear.
SPORT: Seeing as we've all been Premier League starved over the summer, let me fill you with some football...
Ex-Sunderland midfielder Jack Colback has thanked Newcastle fans after making his top flight debut for the Toon during the defeat to Manchester City.
Colback, a summer recruit, admitted the switch from Wearside to Tyneside was "controversial" but said he has had a "fantastic" welcome.
TRAVEL: Good news for those using the A1 northbound.
The earlier incident involving a broken down lorry by the Metrocentre has cleared.
NEWS: Britain's Got Talent winners Collabro will meet dozens of adorning fans during a trip to Gateshead today.
The musical theatre group will be signing copies of their first album Stars at HMV from 5pm, where they will be greeted by 'Collaborators'.
It is the lads' second visit to the North East this month after visiting ChronicleLive HQ to perform.
SPORT: Back to football now and, in the interest of fairness, some transfer news coming out of Sunderland.
Black Cats boss Gus Poyet remains hopeful of signing Liverpool forward Fabio Borini after a successful loan spell last season.
He is also confident strikers Steven Fletcher and Connor Wickham will stay at the Stadium of Light.
NEWS: A new base for police officers in a part of North Tyneside has opened its doors.
The White Swan Centre Neighbourhood Police Office in Killingworth opens to the public today.
It is the new base for the Killingworth policing team but response, or 24/7, officers will also use the White Swan Centre office, as well as the North Tyneside Area Command HQ at Middle Engine Lane.
The move supports a promise made by Chief Constable Sue Sim, which was backed by Northumbria's Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird, to keep officers in the neighbourhoods they serve.
Vera Baird said: "I'm delighted Killingworth's Neighbourhood Policing Team is remaining in the centre of their community where they are both visible and accessible."
⚠ Broken Down Vehicle: A194 Leam Lane @ A1300 John Reid Road #Simonside moved onto the roundabout itself. pic.twitter.com/0hPokL5PDn— Tyne and Wear UTMC (@TyneWearTravel) August 18, 2014
NEWS: A man was taken to hospital after he was beaten by a gang wielding baseball bats.
The attack happened shortly before 11.30pm on Saturday in Bathgate Avenue, Town End Farm, Sunderland.
Police say the 44-year-old victim was found with head injuries after being assaulted by three men with bats. He was taken to Sunderland Royal Hospital for treatment but his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
Anybody with information should contact police on 101.
NEWS: Officers are also investigating a case of car vandalism in the Byker area of Newcastle.
Police say a Vauxhall Zafira parked at Salisbury House, just off Byker Bank, was kicked, causing damage to the driver's door.
The incident happened between 3pm on July 8 and 9.30am on July 9 but details have only just been released.
Anybody with information should call police on 101.
NEWS: Veterinary medication stolen from a car in Gosforth earlier today has been recovered in nearby woods, police say.
TRAVEL: Traffic is now moving well on the Tyne Bridge between Newcastle and Gateshead.
All lanes have re-opened on the A1 Western Bypass northbound between A69/A186 West Road and A167 Stamfordham Road.
Another broken down lorry was causing delays earlier... maybe lorries don't like Mondays?
NEWS: Barry Sweeney is praying that the body of MH17 victim John Alder is identified before he lays his son to rest.
Loved ones of Liam Sweeney will say their last goodbyes at a funeral on Thursday, which will be attended by John's family.
John's body has still not been identified following last month's disaster.
SPORT: The latest in the Loic Remy transfer saga has shot to the most read story on our website.
According to Harry Redknapp, the QPR striker has turned down a move to Newcastle United.
Find out why, here...
Right folks, I'm handing over to my colleague Sarah Jeffery who'll take you right through to 10pm.
It looks as though nobody's offered to take me on holiday with them so I guess that means I'll see you tomorrow morning. Adios.
Good afternoon. I'm Sarah Jeffery and I'm here to bring you all the latest traffic, travel, news and weather through the afternoon rush hour until 10pm.
I hope you are all having a good day whether you're at work or out and about. It is getting rather dull and cloudy here in Newcastle city centre even though the sun was shining on my way into work.
As always, if you're out and about and see something, get in touch and let us know - comment on the live blog, tweet us (@EveningChron), email us at firstname.lastname@example.com or call us on 0191 201 6344.
NEWS: The pair were charged with dangerous driving after the alleged race on the Redheugh Bridge over the River Tyne
These suspected boy racers were in the dock after allegedly speeding at more than 100mph on a bridge over the Tyne.
Wiqas Khan and Saief Rehman appeared in court after the suspected race over the Redheugh Bridge, in Newcastle.
The pair entered not guilty pleas to one charge each of dangerous driving.
Newcastle Magistrates' Court heard the alleged offence happened at 11.20pm on December 1 last year when the Khan, 24, was driving a Volkswagen Golf and Rehman, 21, a BMW.
NEWS: Shaun Banks was left with a chunk of flesh ripped from his arm and bite marks after being attacked by a dog in a Gateshead park
He went for a walk with his girlfriend and her pooch and ended up being savaged by a crazed dog.
Shaun Banks was left with a chunk of flesh ripped from his arm and bite marks after being attacked by a large dog, believed to be a bull mastiff.
The 21-year-old from High Spen, Gateshead, was walking with his girlfriend at nearby Derwent Haugh Park when the ferocious dog set upon the couple's Cocker Spaniel cross poodle, Alfie.
Shaun was immediately taken to hospital and has had to undergo plastic surgery to repair the damage to his arm. He has also been left with suspected nerve damage and lacerations to his stomach.
SPORT: Scott Sinclair, one of Alan Pardew's favourite players, has been made available to sign by champions Manchester City
Newcastle United could be offered the chance to sign Scott Sinclair from champions Manchester City before the transfer window closes.
Alan Pardew is a fan of the 25-year-old after working with him during his time at Charlton Athletic.
The ex-Swansea City and Chelsea winger is available to leave Man City.
NEWS: Actor and presenter Robson Green is preparing for the second series of his Tales from Northumberland show
Television favourite Robson Green took the plunge as part of preparations for his latest on-screen adventures.
Robson joined members of the Tyneside branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club ahead of filming for the second series of the ITV hit Tales from Northumberland, which will air early next year.
As part of the latest series Robson will visit a number of shipwrecks off the Northumberland coast set to reveal hidden history, pinpointed by club experts.
TRAVEL: For those of you planning on leaving work shortly or if you're already on your way home, here is the latest traffic and travel round-up
- The A1058 Jesmond Road outbound is busy but moving at B1307 Sandyford Road (Punch Bowl traffic lights).
- Traffic is flowing freely on A167 outbound from A189 Grandstand Road (Cow Hill Junction) to A167 Ponteland Road / B1305 Two Ball Lonnen (Cowgate Roundabout).
- Traffic is moving well on A167 Tyne Bridge between Gateshead and Newcastle.
- The A690 Durham Road is clear between A183 The Royalty and B1405 Queen Alexandra Road (Barnes Park gyratory).
- The A1231 Queen Alexandra Bridge is busy but moving between B1405 Pallion New Road and A1290 Queens Road.
- Traffic is moving well on A1231 St Michaels Way between A183 Livingstone Road roundabout and Stockton Road / A690 New Durham Road Roundabout.
- The A690 Alexandria Crescent / Sutton Street Northbound is busy but moving between North Road Roundabout and Crossgate traffic lights.
Public Transport
- Jet2 Flight LS528 from Corfu was due at 15:30, now expected at 16:50
- No problems to report on DFDS Seaways between Newcastle and Ijmuiden (Amsterdam).
- No problems to report on Shields Ferry between North Shields and South Shields.
- There are no reported problems with bus, train or metro services.
NEWS: North Tyneside teens make video about conditions that effect thousands of young people
While most young people spend their summer chilling out enjoying the sun, these Tyneside teenagers have given up their break to help those suffering from mental health problems.
A group of students from North Tyneside have given up part of their holidays making a video to raise awareness of a number of conditions that effect thousands of people their age every year.
And the teens have also taken time out to help give a local art studio which helps people with mental health problems a makeover.
SPORT: The Black Cats opened their campaign with a draw at West Brom, and goalscorer Lee Cattermole says that has given them a platform on which to build
Lee Cattermole insists Sunderland will grow into the new Premier League campaign after kicking off their season with a point at West Brom.
Cattermole scored with a stunning 25-yard strike inside five minutes at the The Hawthorns.
However, goals either side of half-time from Saido Berahino - the first a controversial penalty - left the Black Cats needing Seb Larsson's late leveller to come away with a share of the spoils. Cattermole said: "I think we are going to get stronger and stronger as the season goes on.
TRAFFIC: Plessey Road in Blyth is closed in both directions due to an accident involving a bus between B1523 Newcastle Road / Delaval Street and Middle Street.
The accident has happened near to the level crossings and the golf club.
TRAFFIC: Here is more information regarding the incident on Plessey Road in Blyth.
Police have confirmed that a bus has not been involved in an accident, but at 3.05pm a bus caught its fuel tank on the crossing on Plessey Road in Blyth.
The fuel tank was dislodged and has leaked all over the road - hence the road is closed. Police and firefighters attended, but there's no other damage or injuries.
A street sweeper is currently on the road trying to clean up the fuel.
NEWS: Cycling campaigners in Newcastle have warned that a council plan to make Gosforth's Great North Road safer for all road-users is flawed.
Newcycling has urged Newcastle City Council to look again at proposals for cycle lanes between the Hollywood Avenue junction and Broadway roundabout, amid claims the authority has rushed into action.
The council has vowed to develop a cycling culture in which 20 per cent of journeys under five miles are taken by bike by 2021, and after £6 million of Government funding, work began in June on the Great North Road to create the first of seven strategic cycle routes into the city centre.
NEWS: Labour MP Ian Mearns blames "free schools" for dramatic increase in North East primary pupils in oversize classes
The Government's decision to spend £1.5bn building new "free schools" is condemning hundreds of pupils to oversized classes, a North East MP has warned.
Gateshead MP Ian Mearns attacked Ministers for diverting funds away from existing schools as Labour's Shadow Education Secretary, Tristram Hunt, said the party would end the free schools programme.
Official figures show that the number of primary school pupils taught in classes larger than 30 pupils has more than doubled in the North East in the past four years.
WHAT'S ON: Things to do in Newcastle tonight – whether you like gigs, art or comedy, we've got it covered. We've picked out five of the best including: Jeffrey Lewis & The Jrams at The Cluny, Newcastle; Funky Fundraiser (Morocco) at The Cluny 2, Newcastle; The Rover at the Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle.
You can read our full guide here. If something takes your fancy, simply click on the heading to get times, prices and to book tickets.
TRAFFIC: One lane is closed on the A1058 Benton Bank Eastbound between Jesmond Park West and Newton Road / Heaton Road (Corner House Traffic Lights) due to broken down lorry
The clutch has got stuck on the lorry and has broken down on the incline. The lorry is too heavy to tow up the hill so recovery may take longer than usual.
BUS TRAVEL: Arriva North East are still having to divert Service X11 via Newsham Road in Blyth as Plessey Road is still shut after a fuel spillage
SERVICE UPDATE: X11 Blyth - Plessey Road between east and west rail crossings is closed. We are expecting... http://t.co/r6g5PsgCEL— Arriva North East (@arrivanortheast) August 18, 2014
NEWS: More than 15 robbers are still being hunted after frightening raids over the last few months in shops and businesses on Tyneside
Caught on camera carrying out their terrifying raids, these are the shop robbers that remain on the run.
Since the start of 2014, dozens of stores, banks, bookies and businesses on Tyneside have been hit by violent thieves who threaten staff for cash.
And while several suspects have been arrested, today 15 robberies remain unsolved and the raiders remain on the run.
TRAFFIC: Plessey Road in Blyth has now re-opened in both directions after the earlier broken down bus has been removed between B1523 Newcastle Road / Delaval Street and Middle Street.
Traffic has now returned to normal, so hopefully you won't be delayed on your way home from work.
NEWS: Police Commissioner Vera Baird has hit out at justice officials for their handling of cell closures at Newcastle Magistrates Court
The North East's leading police commissioner has condemned justice officials for failing to find a solution to the closure of cells at Newcastle Magistrates' Court.
Vera Baird, commissioner at Northumbria Police, said the provision of cells for courts is the responsibility of Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS).
The cells at Pilgrim Street were declared "unfit for purpose" by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) back in 2010 and despite repeated efforts - says Mrs Baird - to work with NHCTS no solution has been presented.
NEWS: A teenage girl has been raped in an alleyway between Cullercoats and Whitley Bay after being targeted by two men.
Police found the 14-year-old victim in what they have described as a 'distressed state' near to the Queen's Head pub in Cullercoats, during the early hours of Saturday.
When she spoke to officers, at around 12.40am she said she had been raped after being approached by two men in the street.
Officers are now appealing for help to find the attackers.
SPORT: United's top scorer says "life is too short" as his derby feud with the former Newcastle manager is forgotten 15 years on
Alan Shearer has opened up on working alongside Ruud Gullit in the Match of the Day studio - 15 years after one of the most famous bust-ups in Newcastle United's history.
The legendary number 9 was dropped by the Dutch manager back in 1999 ahead of the Tyne-Wear derby.
That night Gullit also left out Duncan Ferguson and fielded rookies Jamie McClen and Paul Robinson.
WHAT'S ON: Nostalgic North East revellers say they will be sad to see an iconic floating nightclub turned into a training centre for young engineers.
In its heyday the Tuxedo Royale, and its sister ship the Tuxedo Princess, welcomed thousands of Tyneside and Teesside party-goers to their famous revolving dance floors.
And with the news that plans have been put forward to spend £14m bringing the Royale – which is rotting on the River Tees – back into use, hundreds have had their say and shared their memories of the party boats via The Chronicle's Facebook page.
TRAFFIC: We're hearing reports of one lane blocked and slow traffic due to an accident involving three vehicles involved on A1 Western Bypass Southbound at Hollinside Road (Metro Centre). Lane one (of two) is blocked.
NEWS: Neil Dalton and Aidan Brunger were killed after a night out while on placement at hospital in Borneo
The inquest into the deaths of two Newcastle University students stabbed to death in Borneo has been opened.
Neil Dalton and Aidan Brunger, both 22, were killed on August 6 after a night out while on the last week of placement at a hospital in Kuching.
Derby and South Derbyshire Coroner's Court heard both students were stabbed following an incident at a cafe or bistro in Kuching.
The inquest was adjourned to September 30.
TRAFFIC: All lanes are now open and traffic is easing after the earlier broken down lorry has been removed on A1058 Benton Bank Eastbound between Jesmond Park West and Newton Road / Heaton Road (Corner House Traffic Lights).
TRAFFIC: All lanes have re-opened and traffic returned to normal after the earlier accident has cleared on A1 Western Bypass Southbound at Hollinside Road (Metro Centre).
NEWS: People at New Hartley say plans for 286 new homes will spoil the atmosphere at a memorial garden which was created to the village's pit disaster
Allowing hundreds of new homes to be built close to where victims of a pit disaster are remembered would effect the reflective ambience of the site, objectors say.
Developer Barratt is proposing to build 286 homes at a site at New Hartley.
Yet the proximity to a memorial garden created following the village pit disaster which took more than 200 lives in the 19th century has sparked concerns, with claims the construction and presence of the houses would effect's people ability to reflect peacefully at the site.
NEWS: Little Brooklyn died in July after being born with a hole in his heart - now his family are raising cash for the hospital which cared for him
He had a smile that could light up a room, and now Brooklyn Crone's mum hopes she can build a lasting legacy for her little boy.
Kayleigh Southern was left heartbroken when her 16-month-old son Brooklyn died tragically in July after being born with a hole in his heart.
The youngster had been in and out of hospital all his short life, but 24-year-old Kayleigh said his death was very unexpected.
NEWS: Alison Fairbairn Brown has paid a moving tribute to her fiancee, ten years after he was killed in a car crash
A fiancée has paid a moving tribute to her partner whose legacy has saved countless lives since his death ten years ago.
Taxi driver Gwyn Price, 29, from Stakeford, near Ashington, was killed after being involved in a collision with a vehicle which had been racing another car at speeds of up to 80 miles per hour on Newcastle's Central Motorway on August 18, 2004.
Mr Price left widow Alison and the couple's three children, Hollie, Grace and Adam.
WHAT'S ON: Some of the best street entertainers from opposite sides of the globe will be entertaining in Durham this weekend
Durham's historic city centre streets will be full of surprises this bank holiday weekend as top entertainers roll up to amuse locals and visitors alike.
With the annual miners' gala behind it, the Durham Streets Summer Festival is another chance for the city – famous for its university and its cathedral – to show its fun side.
The attractions include a mini theatre in a caravan, blindfold knife juggling and extreme hairstyling while unicycling.
Street clown Pedro will be stirring up mischief while performing a tale of immortal love with heroes, villains and balloon sculpting.
SPORT: Welcome to the very first episode of Everything is Black & White.
In this episode Neil Cameron sits down with Andrew Fowler and Lee Ryder to give you all the latest from the transfer window as well as dissect Newcastle United's 2-0 defeat to Barclays Premier League Champions, Manchester City.
NOSTALGIA: Memories of the iconic Tyneside nightclub that hosted the biggest names in music - and much more
What have Pink Floyd, Queen, U2, Led Zeppelin, The Who, David Bowie, AC/DC, The Police, Nirvana, oh, and Kylie Minogue got in common?
You guessed it - they all played at the sorely-missed venue that was Newcastle Mayfair.
Opened in 1961, the Newgate Street nightclub fell victim to the bulldozers of change in 1999 when it was demolished to make way for the shiny, new Gate leisure complex.
NEWS: Fans queued for hours in Gateshead's MetroCentre for a chance to meet their opera singing pop idols Collabro.
The quintet - South Shields' Jamie Lambert, plus bandmates Michael Auger, Richard Hadfield, Matthew Pagan and Thomas J Redgrave - won Britain's Got Talent (BGT) earlier in the year.
And scores of fans - known as "Collaborators" - turned out to have the musical theatre group sign copies of their debut album Stars at the shopping centre's HMV store.
NEWS: Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was shot in a broad daylight drive-by shooting.
The victim was hit by several bullets while he stood in the garden of his County Durham home.
The attack happened just after 2.30pm on Tuesday afternoon, when vehicles pulled up outside a house on Brackendale Court in Wingate, fired shots and then fled.
A 56-year-old man was taken to hospital with multiple gunshot injuries, though a spokesman for Durham Police said that his injuries are believed to be non-life threatening.
Right everybody, that's it for today.
Thanks for joining us, make sure you check back tomorrow at 06:30am when reporter Michael Marsh will be back to bring you all the latest news, travel and weather from around the region.
If you're staying in then why not check out our most read story of the day - Manchester City make one of Alan Pardew's favourite players available to sign
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Shira Efron is the former editor of Middle East Bulletin. She is currently representing The Institute for Inclusive Security in Israel. She is also a board member of Blue White Future, a non-governmental organization which sets out to remove the major obstacles to a two-state solution. Shira will become a doctoral fellow with the Pardee Graduate School at the RAND Corporation in the fall.
By Dan Rothem and Shira Efron
In his May 19 speech on the Middle East, President Obama said that "[the United States] believe[s] the borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps, so that secure and recognized borders are established for both states." In his speech at AIPAC's Policy Conference three days later, he further underscored that the border would be different than the one that existed on June 4, 1967 in that it would allow the parties to take into account the changes that have taken place over the last 44 years. Nevertheless, the actual use of the term "1967" reportedly took Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's office by surprise. In Netanyahu's own speeches to AIPAC on May 23 and Congress on May 24, he responded by saying that "Israel cannot return to the indefensible 1967 lines."
In this backgrounder, Middle East Progress breaks down the allegedly divisive part of Obama's speech and provides useful historical info that sheds light on the controversies it stirred.
What are the 1967 lines?
The 1967 lines are the common phrase used to describe the separating lines that existed between Israel and its Arab neighbors on the eve of the 1967 War, also known as the Six-Day War. In the Israeli-Palestinian arena, the 1967 lines are actually the armistice lines that ended the 1948-1949 war.
On the Gaza front, the Israel-Egypt Armistice Agreement was signed on February 24, 1949, but its line was finalized only a year later in February 1950, under what is known as the Israeli-Egyptian 'Modus Vivendi.' On the West Bank front, the Israel-Jordan Armistice Agreement was signed on April 3, 1949, but its original line was modified over the following months and ended in 1951 in a process called the 'generals agreements' in which Israeli and Jordanian security officials demarcated the line on the ground and resolved outstanding issues emanating from the relatively low resolution of the original map.
So why are they called the '1967 lines' and not the '1949 lines'?
There is not really a good reason (President George W. Bush actually referred to them as the 1949 Armistice Lines), except that the defining moment in the evolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict was in 1967 (when Israel occupied the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights). The relevant United Nations Security Council resolution—UNSCR 242—introduced the 'land for peace' formula, which has served as the basis for Arab-Israeli peace processes ever since.
Aren't the 1967 lines borders?
No. The 1967 lines are the 1949 armistice lines, hence not borders. For practical purposes, only treaties—usually peace treaties—between consenting countries can define borders. Referring to the 1967 lines as the '1967 borders' is an unfortunate but common mistake. President Obama was correct in referring to them as "lines."
For decades, the international community has considered the 1967 lines as Israel's de facto borders, with Israeli action on the Israeli side of them legal and legitimate and Israeli action beyond them—most notably settlement activity—illegitimate and in many instances illegal.
What are land swaps?
To better understand the concept of land swaps, there is a need to go back to the basic approach of each side to the question of permanent borders. Both sides fundamentally view the entirety of the land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River as their historic homeland. The Palestinians perceive their acceptance of a Palestinian state along the 1967 lines as a historic compromise, since they are now willing to be satisfied with only 22 percent of their homeland, with the other 78 percent remaining Israel. Israel, on the other hand, does not attribute much importance to the 1967 lines. From the Israeli government's perspective, development on the ground—first and foremost the Israeli population that resides in settlements—should consider heavily in the demarcation of borders. In its view, asking Israel to evacuate roughly 500,000 Israelis that reside beyond the 1967 lines is morally unjust as Jews trace their heritage to the Biblical places in Judea and Samaria, and politically unrealistic. For example, look at what Prime Minister Sharon had to go through when he evacuated merely 8,000 Israelis from the Gaza Strip in 2005.
Land swaps are simply the mechanism that would be used to bridge the gap between the two views: they would introduce slight modifications to the 1967 baseline (somewhere around 3 percent from the territories in question), while including the majority of the settlers that live there. The truth is that around three-quarters of the settlers reside in relative close proximity to the 1967 lines.
What feasible options exist for land swaps?
For the most part, when people think about land swaps, they imagine swaps that are equal in size, also referred to as 1:1 swaps. In practical terms, this means that for every square kilometer that Israel annexes from the West Bank or East Jerusalem, the Palestinians get a square kilometer from within Israel proper. The short answer is that land swaps of around 2-3 percent from the Palestinian territories in question should be feasible.
The longer answer is that there are two fundamental approaches to land swaps: for the Palestinians, lands swaps are an additional compromise on top of their historic compromise, and therefore should be equal in size and in quality, as well as minimal in extent; for the Israelis, land swaps are not a given right by any means, could be symbolic in nature (indeed, in the 2000 Camp David summit Israeli then Prime Minister Ehud Barak offered swaps in a 9:1 ratio), and Israeli annexation of land in the West Bank could be offset by Palestinian use of Israeli infrastructure, such as the Gaza-West Bank link or use of Israeli airports and seaports.
For these reasons, past negotiations—primarily the 2008 Annapolis Process'—saw remaining gaps. Israel wanted to change the 1967 lines by annexing roughly 6 percent in a way that would maintain 430,000 Israelis in its final borders and would require the evacuation of roughly 70,000 settlers. The swap proposed by Israel fell short of 1:1, as Palestine was to receive Israeli land equivalent to roughly 5.2 percent. The Palestinian map showed swaps in a 1:1 ratio of around 1.6 percent, with roughly 310,000 Israelis in Israel's final borders and roughly 190,000 of them needing to evacuate.
What are the new demographic realities that have shaped over the last 44 years?
The new demographic realities which Presidents Bush and Obama referred to are a code phrase for the Israeli settlement enterprise in the West Bank and in East Jerusalem. Generally speaking, there are more than 300,000 Israelis in West Bank settlements and nearly 200,000 Israelis in Jewish settlements/neighborhoods in East Jerusalem. More specifically, the new realities that would figure into final borders are some of the large settlement blocs.
What are the settlement blocs?
Settlement blocs are the areas that are home to the majority of Israeli settlers in the West Bank (and East Jerusalem) and reside in relative close proximity to the 1967 lines. In some cases, like the Ezion Bloc or the Modi'in Illit bloc — it's easy to see why they are called blocs: the settlements there are geographically close, without Palestinian villages amongst them. In other cases, the Israeli definition of the bloc tends to get a little more elusive, like the Ariel bloc, which actually stretches more than 20 kilometers into the West Bank, is not geographically cohesive, and includes many Palestinian villages and towns within it. In areas like the latter, border proposals used innovative and sometimes awkward methods to include settlements in Israel's final borders such as long, thin territorial fingers of Israeli sovereignty that would reach such places, as well as special status and special transportation arrangements for Palestinians left on the Israeli side of the border.
What was the basic framework for negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians thus far?
The two rounds of serious final status negotiations—first in 2000-1 and second in 2008—fundamentally revolved around the modification to the 1967 lines. Despite Israeli reluctance to formally accept the latter as the baseline, for all intents and purposes they served as such. The major differences were the scope of the swaps and their ratio. Israel traditionally asked for somewhere between 6-12 percent to be annexed, including all the large settlement blocs, with swaps moving toward, yet falling short of , 1:1. The Palestinian maps showed Israeli annexation of 1-2 percent, with equal swaps.
What was new about President Obama's proposal?
Not much. Here's what President Clinton had to say about the matter in 2000:
Based on what I heard, I believe that the solution should be in the mid-90%'s, between 94-96% of the West Bank territory of the Palestinian State. The land annexed by Israel should be compensated by a land swap of 1-3% in addition to territorial arrangements such as a permanent safe passage. The Parties also should consider the swap of leased land to meet their respective needs. There are creative ways of doing this that should address Palestinian and Israeli needs and concerns. The Parties should develop a map consistent with the following criteria: 80% of settlers in blocks; contiguity; minimize annexed areas; Minimize the number of Palestinian affected.
Here's what President Bush had to say about the matter in 2004:
… As part of a final peace settlement, Israel must have secure and recognized borders, which should emerge from negotiations between the parties in accordance with UNSC Resolutions 242 and 338. In light of new realities on the ground, including already existing major Israeli populations centers, it is unrealistic to expect that the outcome of final status negotiations will be a full and complete return to the armistice lines of 1949 [read: 1967 lines], and all previous efforts to negotiate a two-state solution have reached the same conclusion. It is realistic to expect that any final status agreement will only be achieved on the basis of mutually agreed changes that reflect these realities.
Here's what President Obama said in 2009:
… [T]he goal is clear: Two states living side by side in peace and security — a Jewish state of Israel, with true security for all Israelis; and a viable, independent Palestinian state with contiguous territory that ends the occupation that began in 1967, and realizes the potential of the Palestinian people.
Here's what Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had to say about the matter in 2010:
We believe that through good faith negotiations, the parties can mutually agree on an outcome which ends the conflict and reconciles the Palestinian goal of an independent and viable state based on the 1967 lines, with agreed swaps, and the Israeli goal of a Jewish state with secure and recognized borders that reflect subsequent developments and meet Israeli security requirements.
Thus, when Obama said at AIPAC that what he did "was to say publicly what has long been acknowledged privately," it was actually inaccurate. In fact, he simply reiterated what he himself, his secretary of State and previous two presidents had already said out loud before.
What has been the Israeli position on the 1967 lines with swaps formula?
The most explicit reference to 1967 lines with swaps was given by Ehud Olmert in November 2008: "We must give up Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem and return to the core of the territory that is the State of Israel prior to 1967, with minor corrections dictated by the reality created since then."
Prime Minister Netanyahu's most relevant statement regarding the territorial issue was given in May 16, 2011, to the Knesset, in which he said Israel needs to maintain "… long-term IDF presence along the Jordan River … [and maintain] the settlement blocs. There is widespread agreement that the settlement blocs must remain within the State of Israel." A lot of hoopla was made in Israel about interpreting his statement as a willingness to 'let go' of the isolated settlements, including those on the Jordan Valley, that are not in the big blocs. Sure enough, however, after President Obama's May 19 speech, Netanyahu — misrepresenting Obama's statement –responded by saying he was seeking reassurance of commitments relating to "Israel not having to withdraw to the 1967 lines which are both indefensible and which would leave major Israeli population centers in Judea and Samaria beyond those lines."
This document demonstrates that the so-called "controversy" over President Obama's statement about the 1967 lines is largely a fabricated one: all parties have recognized (sometimes implicitly, sometimes explicitly) a 1967 baseline for negotiations, along with the need for modifications, or swaps. Far from being any sort of radical departure from past U.S. policy, the Obama administration's approach is notable mainly for its clarity on this point.
Dan Rothem is a Senior Research Consultant for the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace. Based in Tel Aviv,Dan has overseen the development of an extensive map database relating to the Israeli-Arab conflict, and regularly briefs top officials in the Israeli and U.S. governments and security establishments.He is also a member of the Council for Peace and Security, an Israeli NGO dealing with security and diplomatic issues.


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Who's up for the Best Picture Oscar
It wasn't supposed to happen this way. Some of December's anticipated Oscar contenders should have been exposed as empty hype when they opened. Instead, everything that was supposed to be good was.
Surprisingly, the surest nominee doesn't have a single major critics' group win yet: CHICAGO. Riding a wave of excellent notices to great initial grosses, the movie will win the vote of anyone rooting for the resurgence of movie musicals. Last year, the less accessible ''Moulin Rouge'' snagged seven nods, a total Rob Marshall's film should beat. Another likely finalist is THE HOURS, a prestige literary adaptation (which never hurts) that's also a tearjerker (never hurts either) and an acting showcase (the trifecta!). A best-picture win from the National Board of Review put Stephen Daldry's film on the map early, and there it remains.
GANGS OF NEW YORK is trickier. Daniel Day-Lewis' performance has kept the film in the mix, but even its admirers point to flaws. However, respect for ''Gangs''' accomplished production (expect lots of technical nods) and for Martin Scorsese's endurance through a tough shoot and a tense postproduction should secure a nomination. As for THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS, it's gotten better reviews and done bigger business than the first, which landed 13 nods, so where's the love? While some voters may feel director Peter Jackson got his due last year, enough should be willing to reward his sustained achievement to put ''Towers'' in contention (otherwise, how will they give ''The Return of the King'' the big prize next year?).
Among other competitors, MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING has clicked with older voters, but we can't believe the Academy is going to mistake this underdog for one of the five best films of the year. ABOUT SCHMIDT and ADAPTATION, two critical darlings, seem to be suffering from mild backlash, the former over whether it's too condescending to its corn-belt ensemble, the latter over whether that last half hour is a letdown. Both will score in other categories, but perhaps not here. Last summer's ROAD TO PERDITION didn't get the sustained support necessary to survive a competitive winter, and ANTWONE FISHER, which needed Academy word of mouth to carry it past muted reviews, should have hit more theaters sooner. (Why didn't Fox give it the plum wide-release date that went to ''Drumline''?) Instead, we think the fifth nomination will go to freshman indie Focus Features, either for Todd Haynes' FAR FROM HEAVEN (the New York Film Critics Circle best picture) or for Roman Polanski's Holocaust portrait THE PIANIST (surging with a best-picture win from the National Society of Film Critics). Our call: ''The Pianist'' by a hair.


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Missing Indianapolis girl Tatyana Staten has been found alive
Girl had been missing since Friday afternoon
INDIANAPOLIS - A 10-year-old girl who had been missing since Friday was found Sunday morning, Indianapolis police said.
Police said a neighbor found Staten walking outside a Kroger store near the 6200 block of 46th Street and Arlington Avenue just after 10 a.m., a media release said.
The neighbor told police the girl was walking toward them, wearing the same clothing she wore Friday.
Staten told police she had been laying down in a grassy area near the Kroger store for quite some time.
Police are speaking with all parties involved to figure out where the girl has been and what she has been doing since Friday.
"Our detectives right now are taking with her to try to ascertain where exactly she was. It's very cold out here and its very hard for out detectives to understand how she would have survived from Friday all the way to Sunday being outside," said Indianapolis police spokesman Kendale Adams.
Detectives had been looking for Staten since Friday afternoon when investigators believed she ran away from home after she was suspended from school earlier in the day, Adams said.
"IMPD missing persons detectives were actually getting ready to deploy along with IFD Urban Search and Rescue to do a second search when we got the call that she had been found," said Adams.
Staten had been last seen just before 2 p.m. in the 4300 block of Elizabeth Street, near Shadeland Avenue and 42nd Street.
Crews staged and searched the nearby area again Saturday night, looking for the girl in sheds, garages and other structures.
Staten is at Community East Hospital and is being treated for minor hypothermia, but police said otherwise she is in good condition, the release said.
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CHICAGO, July 19, 2013 — Baseball is back today! The last two days columns have looked at players who may be poised to have better or worse second halves but baseball is a team sport, so which teams can look to improve or fall off their current pace?
At it's most basic level baseball is about scoring more runs than the other team. Bill James developed a formula for seeing what a team's win/loss record should be call a Pythagorean expectation. While the formula is not a 100% number that every team hits on the nose, there are currently only eight teams that vary three or more games from their Pythagorean expectation.
SEE RELATED: MLB's second half bounce-back candidates
Teams performing over their Pythagorean expectations
Philadelphia Phillies Five wins over expectations. This is one reason that many Phillies fans do not believe their team should be buyers at the trade deadline. They are the largest outlier currently from Pythagorean expectations and in recent years have emptied out their farm system trading for pricey veterans. It may be time to start trading pieces like Cliff Lee and Jonathan Papelbon to restock the farm system.
New York Yankees Four wins over expectations. The first half has played out as well as any Yankee fan could have hoped as they outperformed expectations based on their run differential and now they are poised to have Curtis Granderson, Derek Jeter, and Alex Rodriguez rejoin the team in the second half which may allow them to improve their second half run differential with more wins than they likely expected already banked.
Texas Rangers Four wins over expectations. The Rangers have been hit with injury after injury to their starting pitching which has likely impacted their runs allowed. As their staff gets healthy these numbers should improve. In addition they are considered a front-runner to acquire Matt Garza from the Cubs. Acquiring new players can help the team going forward in preventing a full regression.
SEE RELATED: MLB players may be headed for second half regression
Pittsburgh Pirates Three wins over expectations. Many have doubted the Pirates over the course of the year, but they continue to stay near the top of the NL Central. Even if the Pirates were at their Pythagorean expectation they would have a 5 game lead for the second NL Wild Card spot and stand a great chance of finishing over .500 for the first time since 1992.
Baltimore Orioles Two wins over expectations. The Orioles are on this list solely to point out the possibility of outliers as in 2012 they rode a 29-9 record in one run games to exceed their Pythagorean expectation by 11 games.
Teams underperforming their Pythagorean expectations
Detroit Tigers Five wins below expectations. Many would attribute this to the Detroit bullpen, and some of that shows up in their 9-12 record in one run games. Fortunately for the Tigers, bullpen arms are one of the cheapest assets to acquire at the trade deadline and adding a piece or two to the bullpen and continued hitting from their dangerous lineup could allow the Tigers to run away with the AL Central.
Cardinals Four wins below expectations. This is scary as the Cardinals had the best record in baseball in the first half. They have had amazing success hitting with runners in scoring position, which has led to the team scoring the third most runs in baseball. Even if the team stops hitting so well in these situations, they may continue their torrid pace if this number increases towards the Pythagorean expectation.
Braves Three wins below expectations. Here is another division leader who may not be catching all of the breaks. The Braves have allowed the third fewest runs in the majors in the first half and if their vaunted outfield starts to hit as expected, they could run away with the division.
Cubs Three wins below expectations. Entering the year many expected the Cubs to be awful. A quick look at the standings only reinforces that, but a deeper look shows terrible results in one run games as they have an 11-20 record. It is possible that the Cubs sell off a lot of players as Matt Garza, Alfonso Soriano and Kevin Gregg could all be moved which would make it more difficult for the Cubs to catch up to their Pythagorean expectations.
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This year's Tune Junkie Weekend will be February14th, 15th & 16th 2014.
Friday & Saturday's events will be held at the High Places Community Church/The Grove Theater in Oak Ridge TN. The Sunday Farewell sessions will be held at Boyd's Jig and Reel Pub in Knoxville, TN
So what is the Tune Junkie Weekend?
The Tune Junkie weekend is an annual event sponsored by local organizations & businesses in Knoxville and Oak Ridge TN to promote Traditional Irish Music.
More specifically it is an excuse for traditional musicians to get together and see our friends and play loads of tunes, imbibe on a responsible amount of adult beverages and have some killer craic!!
How did the the Tune Junkie Weekend start?
In a way it is a spinoff of the Swannannoa Gathering's Celtic Week in Black Mountain NC. Every year in July traditional musicians gather to play loads of tunes, imbibe on responsible amounts of adult beverages and have some killer craic. During one summer's events two musicians Chad Beauchaine & Keith Carr realized "we don't want to have to wait a WHOLE YEAR to to THIS again" So, in short…….They didn't
Jason Herrera immediately saw the potential (by potential I mean the copious amounts of fun that would be had) of this event. With his efforts and the generous support of the High Places Community Church we had a venue! Thus the Tune Junkie Weekend was born and this year's event will be the 5th Annual TJW!!
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