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Anyone with guts?
In your article about third-party candidates, "Autumn of their contentment" (Oct. 10), you state that the Clinton scandal has united conservatives under the Republican banner because Republicans have far more in common with each other than with Democrats. Elsewhere in the same issue Joel Belz bemoans the fact that we seem not even to have a Congress ready to remove Bill Clinton from office, as he so richly deserves. The House Republicans should easily impeach. With the help of the few Democrats that have denounced the president, the Senate Republicans would stand a fighting chance of conviction. Yet the Republicans show no sign of the courage that it takes to do the right thing. They may yet impeach, but I doubt it. The Clinton scandal and the Republican response have deepened my commitment to the American Heritage Party. - Paul Douglas Franklin, Yakima, Wash.
Proud to be third party
As I flipped open this week's issue of WORLD I was thrilled to see Peg Luksik's picture as part of the feature article, "Autumn of their contentment." Mrs. Luksik has become well known in our state among educators, congressmen, and pro-life people as a serious Independent running for governor this November. Thousands of people around our state are proud to support a third-party candidate, feeling that this is the time to say no to the Republican (and Democratic) party agenda. You cannot imagine my dismay upon reading your article. Your evaluation brought discredit to all those would-be Independent party candidates who have the guts to say no to the two parties that do not represent the majority of people in the United States. - Pam Shryock, Brookhaven, Pa.
Don't split the party
Helping to split the Republican base for any reason is the same as voting for the Democratic party. Only a strong, united Republican party will be able to defeat the liberals in November. No political party is perfect and none will ever be, but why give votes to those who are consistently and flagrantly anti-Christian? - Roger A. Schwind, Arcadia, Calif.
Dirty little secret
Your two most recent cover stories, "Endangered species" (Oct. 3) and "The good war" (Oct. 10), point to the dirty little secret of too many pro-life groups: Party loyalty takes precedence over pro-life principles. My pro-life activism over the last 10 years has shown me that Republicans aren't necessarily pro-life, nor Democrats pro-choice; and a vote for a third-party candidate is never wasted if all that can be said of the better of the major party candidates is that he or she is "the lesser of two evils." - Karen Swallow Prior, Buffalo, N.Y.
Trust God for survival
A comment in "A tough call" (Oct. 10) disturbed me. You said,"We don't want to raise the price any higher and the key to holding the line is gaining advertising revenue, which means accepting some ads we do not necessarily like." I would hope that you would have enough faith that God wants your magazine to continue that you would not accept ads that you do not like. - Mandi Beaman (18), Indianapolis, Ind.
Disappointed in ad policy
In response to "A tough call," I must say I am disappointed with the decision regarding what ads your magazine will accept. I would like to be able to recommend WORLD to my congregation. What do I say to the "babes in Christ"? Read the articles but don't read the ads? - Rick Young, Albion, Maine
Haven't crossed the line
Regarding "A tough call," I just want to say right on. As a matter of fact, I may have to subscribe now to make up for someone you may have lost due to your philosophy. Media such as this are rare and much needed in our society, where truth has been replaced by agendas at the cost of common sense and reason. - Michael Roberts, Memphis, Tenn.
Please cancel-Not!
I seriously object to your Remarkable Providences editorial (Oct. 10) and request you cancel my subscription-Not! Although most of the World staff espouse the seriously flawed Reformed theology, you still produce the absolutely best weekly magazine in the market today. Your biblical worldview cannot be met by any other magazine, and I truly appreciate it. - Larry Reagan, Lusby, Md.
Glad for drivel-free magazine
I will not cancel my subscription. Might probably renew for two years next time or perhaps for eternity. The tone, style, content, and focus is truly superb after the infantile drivel from Time, Newsweek, and U.S. News and World Report and the postmodern pietism of other "Christian" magazines. WORLD gives me a lift every time I read it, and even if you advertised Christian mud wrestling or Christian body piercing, I would continue to support you and the magazine. - German T. Cruz, Atlanta, Ga.
Greetings in the Lord from Australia. I have a confession to make: Out of nowhere my wife and I started to receive WORLD magazine. Upon opening the envelope that contained the first issue my initial reaction was to sigh and say to my wife "not another one of these so-called Christian magazines," you know the ones that purport to be biblically based but end up supporting gay and lesbian rights or the New Age movement, or subtly pushing secular ideologies. Hesitantly, I began to skim the pages, then found to my surprise that your magazine is so encouraging and informative. I praise the Lord for your mission statement. - David & Tina Bambrick, Tasmania, Australia
Bash and bait
I thought we were signing up for a news magazine from a Christian perspective. Didn't expect to receive a Democrat-bashing, Bill Clinton-baiting political rag. - Mr. & Mrs. Joe Anderson, Bloomington, Ind.
The price is right
Marvin Olasky's editorial made me consider the cost of the countless blessings we enjoy in this country. I have been guilty of taking too much for granted. The most frightening aspect of such neglect is the risk of loss. I really look forward to each issue of WORLD. I appreciate the wit and wisdom, the appeals to reason, and the refreshment of hearing the truth. I would hate to lose your valuable perspective on current events. If the cost includes having to endure advertising that may be unappealing, it seems a trivial price. After all, anyone with enough intelligence to subscribe to WORLD certainly possesses the acumen to differentiate between editorial and advertisement. - Chuck Wood, Seneca, S.C.
Should be required
John Piper's piece, "A biblical impeachment," is the most lucid, cogent argument I've read yet on why Mr. Clinton should leave office. This gem should be must reading in the Senate and House of Representatives. - John A. Pummell, Alexandria, Va.
Legalize sex lies
Mr. Piper has summed up the biblical, moral, and social gravity of the situation very thoroughly. Assuming that the House Judiciary Committee confirms substantial evidence of perjury and other crimes, I have a suggestion for anyone in Congress who cannot vote with such a finding: Sponsor legislation that would exempt everyone, not just Mr. Clinton, from charges of perjury when their lies under oath are "just about sex." - David A. Wells, Huntington, W.Va.
Wrong passage and conclusion
Proponents of Jubilee 2000 make two mistakes in pointing to Deuteronomy 15:1-2 as biblical justification for their insistence on Third World debt relief ("Jubilee politics," Oct. 10). First, the passage relates to the sabbatical year (every seventh year), not to the Jubilee year (the year following every seventh sabbatical year). The passage on the Jubilee year is Leviticus 25, not Deuteronomy 15. Second, "cancel" is a bad translation (New International Version) of the Hebrew verb in Deuteronomy 15:1-2. The verb, shamat, means to "let drop," and it does not necessitate permanence. Its use in another sabbatical law context, Exodus 23:10-11 ("Six years you shall sow your land and gather in its produce, but the seventh year you shall let it rest (shamat) and lie fallow....") certainly cannot support a permanent dropping (after all, the Israelites were to begin farming the land again the following year). Other uses of shamat (and its noun form, shemittah) throughout the Old Testament better support temporary than permanent dropping. The parallel with Exodus 23:10-11, therefore, supports translating Deuteronomy 15:1-2 as, "At the end of every seven years you must suspend debts. This is how it is to be done. Every creditor shall suspend the loan he has made...." Then of course there's the problem of how to apply such a command, specifically crafted for God's chosen nation under his special laws in his special land, to other nations not so privileged-not to mention the problem of applying this law for individual debts to national debts. The one-year suspension of personal debts during a sabbatical year (when no one was supposed to be working) made sense, and it was consistent with the biblical requirement that debts be repaid (Romans 13:8). - E. Calvin Beisner, Lookout Mountain, Tenn.


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WASHINGTON President Barack Obama rarely equivocates when he promises that his health care plan will let people keep the coverage they have. His vow sounds reassuring and gets applause, but no president could guarantee such a pledge.
Employers sponsor coverage for most families, and Obama's plan still leaves companies free to change their health plans in ways that workers may not like. Employers can even drop insurance altogether.
"No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people," Obama said Monday, addressing the American Medical Association. "If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what."
He didn't let up.
"If you like what you're getting, keep it," Obama said. "Nobody is forcing you to shift."
Yet the legislation the Obama administration is working on with the Democratic-controlled Congress would make major changes in how Americans pay for health care. The goal is to slow cost increases and bring in nearly 50 million uninsured, and the consequences are bound to affect how employers design benefit plans.
Americans could be headed for a frugal era in which doctors order fewer tests and procedures and insurers monitor medical decisions more closely.
Few are predicting a stampede by employers — especially major companies — to drop coverage. But some just might, to avoid the hassle of dealing with insurance companies, and take advantage of the fact that workers could find coverage now with government help.
Earlier this week, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that 10 million people would have to seek new insurance under a Democratic plan that a Senate committee is working on, because their employers would no longer offer coverage. Those workers and their families would shop for a plan through new insurance purchasing pools called exchanges.
Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., said the budget office analysis shows the legislation "fails to deliver" on Obama's promise.
Dallas Salisbury, head of the Employee Benefit Research Institute, called Obama's promise "an aspirational statement."
"If he was a king, he would deliver that, but he's not king," said Salisbury. His group is a nonpartisan information clearinghouse on health and pension benefits.
White House officials suggest the president's rhetoric shouldn't be taken literally: What Obama really means is that government isn't about to barge in and force people to change insurance.
That very issue became a huge political problem for former President Bill Clinton in the 1990s. His proposal would have required many employees to change how they got insurance, by joining new purchasing co-ops. Opponents branded it a big-government power grab.
The last thing Obama wants is a groundswell of opposition, driven by Americans' fears of being forced to change their insurance or losing it.
"The president is committed to enacting reform that will lower costs, protect choice of doctors and plans, and assure quality and affordable health care for all Americans," said Linda Douglass, a spokeswoman for the White House health reform office. "He has made it clear that we would not support a reform plan that would require people to leave their current insurance plans."
The coverage pledge is not Obama's promise to make, especially at this early stage, said Republican health policy expert Gail Wilensky, a former Medicare director.
"Until we see details, we can't say how likely it is that the plan you have now will be around going forward," added Wilensky, now a senior fellow with the Project Hope health care philanthropy. "They may not force you to leave in any direct sense, but they could put rules and procedures in place that make it impossible to continue what you have now."
MIT's Jonathan Gruber, a leading health economist, said Obama's promise shouldn't be taken as a sign that Americans will be able to keep indefinitely the same coverage they have now.
"With or without reform, that won't be true," said Gruber. "His point is that the government is not going to force you to give up what you have, but that's not to say other circumstances won't make that happen."
Gruber predicts only a small share of employers will drop coverage, and they will use the money they would have spent on premiums to give raises to their workers.
But Salisbury said he thinks it's unlikely workers will get back every dollar that had been going to premiums. While economists see health insurance as part of compensation, Salisbury said employers don't necessarily make the same link.

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Secretary of State Jason Kander on Thursday, Aug. 29, marked the sixth anniversary of Safe at Home, an address confidentiality program for survivors of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault and stalking. The successful program, a part of Kander's office, has served 1,884 Missourians in its six years, and currently maintains address confidentiality for 974 Missourians.
"Over the last six years, Safe at Home has played a tremendous role in supporting Missouri crime victims as they move forward with their lives," Kander said. "The large impact it has had is a testament both to its importance and the tireless dedication of the program staff."
Safe at Home helps keep participants safe by providing them with a substitute address to use when creating new public records such as court documents. Using the substitute address allows survivors to keep their true location out of publicly accessible information and, consequently, the hands of their assailants.
Over 350 Application Assistants are located throughout the state to help potential participants join the program.
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PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona House has approved a bill that aims to make it easier to prosecute people who help someone commit suicide.
Republican Rep. Justin Pierce of Mesa says his bill will make it easier for attorneys to prosecute people for manslaughter for assisting in suicide by more clearly defining what it means to "assist."
House Bill 2565 defines assisting in suicide as offering and providing the physical means used to commit suicide, such as a gun. Current state statute does not clearly define what it means to "assist."
The proposal was prompted by a difficult prosecution stemming from a 2007 assisted suicide in Maricopa County.
The House approved the bill by a 41-18. It will now move to the Senate.


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Toronto's FantasyCourt Wants Your Personal Network to Crowdsource Solutions to Your Problems
A new internet startup went live today.
Toronto-born FantasyCourt is an online platform that lets users take their disputes to their personal networks to crowdsource resolutions. Described as "a new breed of justice for the new generation," FC has both sides of a party lay out their case for their personal community to play the role of judge and jury on.
"Whether consciously or not, people, especially younger generations are turning to their networks for information and advice—where to go on Saturday night, what to wear, who to support," said CEO Rob Crnkovic. "And it makes sense they turn to those same people to help resolve their dispute."
Also involved in FantasyCourt is Reed Bracken, a third-year business student at Wilfrid Laurier University. "Feedback has been great," he says. He notes that FC is targeting the post-secondary student demographic. "I don't think you ever have more disputes then when living with a bunch of people at college. There is no end to what we can take to the court. It's pretty compelling when the people you hang out with everyday vote out a verdict."
Whether it's a bet that was never resolved or a dispute over who's turn it is to host dinner, FantasyCourt believes its "social justice" platform can resolve the issue.


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The Freedom Schooner Amistad is an inspiring symbol for Connecticut and a unique way to teach students about the struggle for human rights. What it has not been, to date, is financially sustainable.
The ship and its finances have been poorly managed by its nonprofit owner, and state oversight over the millions of taxpayer dollars invested in it has been lax. It nearly went under, metaphorically if not physically.
But thanks to intervention by state Attorney General George Jepsen, who got the ship put into receivership last year, and bond money from the state approved this past week, Connecticut's flagship will sail again.
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In the summer, I am a salad phenom. But come the cold months, that salad spinner enjoys an off-season and I enjoy roasted vegetables on an almost daily basis. This dish is just one variation on a very-adaptable theme: toss vegetables in extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle with some salt, and roast at 425 degrees until they are done to your liking. Of course, you can add herbs or garlic to add complexity, but the simple flavors of roasted-to-perfection vegetables and olive oil are wonderful and rich enough for me!
The three vegetables in this colorful dish pack some potent nutritional benefits.
Brussels Sprouts are rich in antioxidant vitamin C and packed with vitamin K, which helps with proper blood clotting. They provide a lot of belly-filling, cholesterol removing fiber, too. Compounds extracted from Brussels sprouts have been shown to prevent oxidative DNA damage (1,2,3). Brussels sprouts contain a glucosinolate known as sinigrin. Sinigrin and it's metabolite, allyl isthiocyanate (AITC) have been highly studied phytochemicals for their anti-cancer potential. AITC reduces proliferation of human cancer cells, and helps block cancer metastasis by inhibiting of cell adhesion, migration and invasion (4). Specific research has shown that AITC causes both androgen-independent and androge-dependent prostate cancer cells to die (5). A downstream metabolite of AITC also has been shown recently to decrease bladder cancer growth by 40%, making these compounds interesting as potential future therapeutics for bladder cancer patients (6).
I could go on and on with the fascinating (to me anyway) research on isothiocyanates… but before I lose you, I'll stop. Safe to say Brussels sprouts are really really good for you. Eat em.
Butternut Squash, like most other bright orange vegetables is a Vitamin A powerhouse. It also harbors ample amounts of vitamin C, potassium, manganese and as we learned in the last article, calcium (without too much oxalate). I've bet you've heard of beta-carotene, that bright orange pigment that also gives hue to sweet potatoes and pumpkins, which is converted in the body to retinol, or active Vitamin A.
But did you know that butternut squash also supplies the carotenoid lutein? Unlike most other carotenoids, lutein is not converted to Vitamin A. Lutein has been investigated for it's neuroprotective effects, specifically it's ability to prevent age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy (read: healthy eyes) (7). In fact, large human trials have shown that the more lutein in your diet, the less likely you are to get cataracts (8).
Asparagus is technically a spring vegetable, but is available in late winter as well. New research indicates that asparagus may have some capacity to improve blood glucose levels in type-2 diabetes by improving insulin secretion and pancreatic cell function (9). Asparagus is also noteworthy as a source of the prebiotic fiber inulin, which promotes the growth of beneficial bacteria which assist our digestive systems.
Roasted Butternut, Brussels Sprouts, and AsparagusButternut squash, peeled (I used 1/3 of a large one)
Brussels Sprouts (about a dozen)
Asparagus Spears (about 1/2 a bunch)
1 tablespoon olive oil Salt (coarse kosher salt if you've got it)
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil.
2. Peel, scrape out seeds, and chop the squash. Quarter the sprouts. Cut asparagus stalks into 4-inch lengths or so. Combine everything in a large bowl and drizzle with olive oil, stirring to coat. Transfer to baking sheet and sprinkle as liberally or lightly with salt as you prefer.
3. Roast for 20 minutes, then stir vegetables around with a spatula and return to oven for about 10 minutes more, or until vegetables reach desired brownness. Enjoy!


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Artist: Dr. Dre Feat. Mary J. Blige
Album: Miscellaneous
Genre: Hip Hop/Rap
This one is for my brother, Tyree, R.I.P.
A message to God
Since you finishin' 'em early, what possessed you to start him?
We made a vow, later we'll regret 'til death do us part
Lord, I thought we was made for each other
You shouldn't connect those made to be taken away from each other
Now what I'm supposed to do? I'm only half the man that I was
I'll never last 'cause my better half is up there with you
You knew what you was doin' when you made us, so with all due respect
You coulda forgave him, you didn't have to take him
He can take the game with him 'cause he defines the word
The one who puts the G in it, who you think put me in it?
I'm feelin' like my whole world is blinded, wonderin' why
Cryin', pourin' out my heart, pourin' out liquor behind it
We fought like brothers, somethin' we never should do
We coulda used time spent arguin', tellin' the truth
He had talent too, I had plans on watchin' him grow
Don't know what hurts more, seein' him leave or watchin' him go
Listen listen listen, listen listen
Listen listen listen, better listen
Listen listen listen
If you wanna know why
(Why I live my life)
The way that I do
('Cause I got to get this money)
So don't worry about me
('Cause I know my way around)
'Cause I'm just hustlin' every day
Runnin' this race, makin' this paper
You's a soldier, you're probably packin' heat up there
Met up with homies from the street and got deep up there
If you only knew the way I felt before they ruined the crew
I thought I learned from Eazy, now I'm goin' through it with you
We lost a thug, a son and a father
I spoke to your son, the other day and told him Uncle Dre got him
The Lord must be accidentally pulling your file
'Cause I'm still paging you, 911, straight in denial
Prayin' you get it but no man can choose the card he was dealt
You either quit or you gon' play 'em like you get it
I done been through all emotions, from in shock, to keepin' a poker face
To straight breakin' down and showin' all emotions
From anxious to believin' real G's don't cry
If that's the truth, then I'm realizin' I ain't no gangsta
It's just not me but you know I'ma always ride wit you
I miss you, sometimes I wish I just died wit you
Listen listen listen, listen listen
Listen listen listen
Listen listen listen
If you wanna know why
(Why I live my life)
The way that I do
('Cause I got to get this money)
So don't worry about me
(Don't worry, don't worry, worry)
'Cause I'm just hustlin' every day
Runnin' this race, makin' this paper
Listen, baby you don't know why
You betta listen up right now
Listen, listen, listen, listen
Listen, listen
Listen, children listen
I'm tryin' to tell you somethin' good
Don't get caught up in the hood
If you don't know why
You gotta find out the reason why
Brother, brother
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There is a school of thought that this is largely down to planning restrictions around the most densely populated and/or desirable parts of California and New York, which in turn are the first and third most populous/popular states.
How much evidence is there for this (and how indeed do you measure the restrictiveness of planning and zoning laws?)..?
Let's download the stats from here and get crunching!
1. House prices vs earnings
As we see, there is a good correlation between average local earnings and house prices for the 714 counties (excl California and New York) for which we have data. The coefficient of correlation is 0.80, if you factor in the property taxes, the coefficient is even higher at 0.84.
A lot of California (red dots) and some parts of New York (green dots) are well above the trend line; most parts of New York are in the middle of the pack. The green dot in the top right corner is Manhattan 'island', of course.
2. House price-to earnings ratios vs earnings
Their evidence to show that housing is particularly expensive in those two states is that house prices are a high multiple of local average earnings, so let's do another chart:
As we see, the ratio of house prices-to-earnings is not a constant. In low wage areas ($40,000) the ratio is only 2.5; in high wage areas ($120,000) the ratio is 4.8, but the coefficient of correlation is quite low, only 0.46.
That's because this is a false comparison. You get a much more sensible figure if you use the first chart and compare house prices with the excess of earnings above the basic minimum household expenditure of (say) $20,000 - the trend line is now house price = [earnings - $20,000] x 4.2.
3. The coastal effect - California
We know that in the UK, there is a large premium attached to areas with a sea view. It's also nice being within driving distance of the coast, and because of the size and shape of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, three-quarters of it is within 25 miles of the nearest bit of coast or estuary and just about all of it is within 50 miles thereof.
Not so for the 48 main states! Only a per cent or two of the area is within 25 miles or even 50 miles of the coast. So we would expect the premium for being near a beach or even near the coast to be higher.
We can easily split Californian counties into 16 "coastal" counties and 24 "inland" counties and compare the two:
And we observe that having controlled for earnings, people are prepared to pay about $100,000 more to be nearer the sea, i.e. they are prepared to pay an extra $6,000 a year to for the benefit of coastal walks, surfing, sailing, fishing, sun bathing etc. If somebody inland spends an extra $6,000 a year on his inland hobbies, or extra gasoline for getting to the coast, then we would not count that as housing costs, would we? So I'm not sure that the extra $100,000 along the coast truly counts as housing costs either
4. The coastal effect - New York
New York state is triangular and has hardly any coastline whatsoever, just a few miles of beach, river and estuary at the southern tip (around Manhattan).
So I separated out the eight counties at the southern tip and contrasted them with the other 30 counties:
As we see here, the premium for a home in those areas is $150,000 to $200,000, much higher than in California because of the additional scarcity - less than a fifth of New York counties are 'coastal' as against over a third in California. And New York City is a huge economic and cultural draw as well, of course.
5. Strip out the coastal effect, and prices in California and New York are no different to anywhere else
Finally, I reworked the first chart comparing the rest of the USA with inland counties in California and New York, as we can see, there are only half a dozen outliers and the rest of them are slap bang in the middle of the pack:
Sunday, 5 January 2014
Why house prices in California and New York are so high.
There is a school of thought that this is largely down to planning restrictions around the most densely populated and/or desirable parts of California and New York, which in turn are the first and third most populous/popular states.
My latest blogpost: Why house prices in California and New York are so high.Tweet this! Posted by Mark Wadsworth at 10:30
Labels: California, House prices, New York, Planning regulations
14 comments:
- DBC Reed said...
Pretty convincing.Somebody should do some number crunching on high property tax Texas.
- 5 January 2014 at 11:20
- Mark Wadsworth said...
DBC, that's the strange thing.
I'm delighted that the BBC launched this myth, but even though property taxes vary widely in the US (between 0.1% and 10% of average incomes), this only has a marginal impact on house prices - probably because this is compensated for by lower payroll and sales taxes, so it cancels itself out.
The main factors are local average earnings and the coastal premium, which apply in Texas as in anywhere (their 'coastal premium' is zilch because it's not a very nice coast).
Or… if you believe the New Classical Economists, it's largely down to planning restrictions, although they have no evidence apart from circular logic to support this ("If prices are high that means that demand is not being met; the only reason for demand not being met must be restrictive planning; therefore high prices must be the result of restrictive planning").
- 5 January 2014 at 17:06
- The Stigler said...
Top analysis there.
So, Lex, when do we launch our plan to make Wiltshire coastal?
- 5 January 2014 at 21:54
- Dinero said...
Talking of circular logic a skeptic would claim ( "of course high earners live in expensive areas - who else can afford it.")
The combination of the two graphs , the second being the graph of price to earnings Vs earnings is very illustrative of earnings effect on prices.
- 6 January 2014 at 09:24
- Mark Wadsworth said...
TS, D, thanks for back up.
Sad thing is, I emailed him this and a previous link and he flatly refuses to even contemplate this as being an explanation.
He prefers circular logic. He seems to say that high prices cause higher earnings etc.
- 6 January 2014 at 09:55
- DBC Reed said...
@MW Are you sure Rick Perry's "Texas Miracle" is all a myth got up by the BBC? The Washington Post's "Breaking down Rick Perry's Texas Miracle" (on Net)does attribute some of Texas's growth to lower house prices consequent on high property taxes.
Would have thought Perry was behind the myth-making ,if myth it is.Googling Rick Perry Texas Miracle racks up a lot of responses showing plenty of local political PR in play.
- 6 January 2014 at 10:52
- Mark Wadsworth said...
DBC, Texas is a low tax state (as are all states which rely on land or property taxes, they are in-your-face taxes), it has no state income or sales taxes, in absolute $ terms, their property taxes are not that high either. And it has oil and liberal planning laws.
Houses are cheaper than these economic factors would dictate - Texas house prices are the lowest multiple of incomes at all income levels.
I suspect that's because the landsape is very dull and Texas is basically in the middle of nowhere.
But whatever the reason for low house prices, it is indisputable that Texas is a relative success story.
- 6 January 2014 at 11:02
- Bayard said...
"He prefers circular logic."
Presumably because it gives him the answer he's looking for.
- 6 January 2014 at 12:02
- DBC Reed said...
@MW In abslute dollar terms Texan property taxes may not be that high but as a percentage of median house prices Texas is the third highest state in the Union at 1.81%: the lowest Louisiana is 0.18%.
Perry is a Republican and an all_American political dope (see his hapless run for President last time out) but I can't see why we land taxers don't use his campaign points to squish British right wing buffoons who insist low property taxes are the key to prosperity.
- 6 January 2014 at 14:16
- Mark Wadsworth said...
B, yes, he had the temerity to send me a link to an article which he said explained what I observed properly, only that article says much the same as what I have been saying for ages and supports my case. Maybe he didn't read it himself?
DBC, yes their tax as a % age is high, but that is because the $ tax amount is pretty much in the middle of the pack and $ house prices are low.
So the Faux Libs will say that Texas' success is purely down to low income and sales taxes, in which they would be half correct, and they will just ignore the bit about property taxes.
The point is that there are other states and counties with incredibly high property taxes and people seem to pay them happily enough and nothing terrible happens (in fact, good things happen).
- 6 January 2014 at 14:25
- Kj said...
MW: who is "he", Allister Heath?
Maybe the thing about Texas is that it´s remarkably successful because of all the other factors *and* that it´s not desirable enough to command higher house prices/rents than anywhere else. A very large industrial estate of sorts where disposable incomes as the difference between income/rents are high.
- 6 January 2014 at 18:37
- Mark Wadsworth said...
Kj, Heath certainly does not reply to my emails any more, it is not him.
Whoever I'm talking about did at least respond to my emails, so far enough, he is entitled to anonymity.
- 6 January 2014 at 20:32
- Kj said...
Fair enough, I thought it was someone you were supposed to have mentioned or I had failed to pick up who/what this was in reference to.
- 6 January 2014 at 20:45
- George Carty said...
I wonder how much low property prices in heartland America are down to the dominance of wooden (rather than masonry) construction there? And how much are Texan house prices lowered by the use of cheap illegal immigrant labour for construction?
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After 10 years in Iraq and Afghanistan, our troops are coming home from war to a difficult economy, staggering foreclosure rates and high unemployment. Now, if Washington gets its way, they'll also face their lowest pay raise in decades. Nice. So as investment bankers get hefty bonuses on Wall Street, a Marine Corps Sergeant in Fallujah would get a minimal pay increase, or in the worst circumstances, a pay freeze.
According to new reports, the President is expected to propose a 1.4% raise for the military in 2011 - the lowest pay raise for service members since 1962, when no raise was given. His proposal comes as the White House is seeking ways to reduce the growing U.S. deficit and pull the economy out of the worst recession we've seen in decades.
In the last three years, active duty pay has increased between 3.4 percent and 3.9 percent. As the largest new veterans organization and as a member of The Military Coalition (TMC), we at IAVA know that in the midst of two wars, military pay is not a place to start freezing or cutting to pull us out of the recession.
Every single servicemember deserves a pay increase. That's why IAVA and TMC advocate for across-the-board increases and support the Houses's 1.9 percent pay raise. The objective of Congress should be to close the private sector-military pay gap, not make it larger. For comparison, the average pay of a Private is just over $19,000 a year, as opposed to $29,000 for workers in the fast food industry.
The debt commission must abandon recommending freezing military pay increases altogether. If it doesn't, it will set an unacceptable precedent for our troops and their families - who have already given so much. If anyone understands the need for shared sacrifice during tough times, it's the military. And they've been sacrificing for 10 years now. Washington, don't make us sacrifice our already paltry pay too.
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Simple Sundays | Sugar & Spice Popcorn
So, I heard somewhere that there's a game today. And it's kinda like a big deal?
If Beyonce is performing, it must be sort of important, right?
My brother would disown me if he read this. (If you're reading, dear brother, forgive me).
Alright, I'm not completely daft, but I'm sure you won't be surprised to know that I'm not exactly a football fan. I admit to finding it completely boring; as a spectator, the game is slow moving, and I lose interest very quickly. I think I've mentioned before that I really only look forward to the commercials on Super Bowl Sunday.
But the city is abuzz with Niner fever. Everywhere you go, San Franciscans have donned the red and gold, local businesses promise free drinks if the 49ers win, city buses scroll "Go 49ers!!!" on their marquees.
Chances are, I'll catch some of the game. Maybe this would be a good time to use that picture in picture feature on the television and settle down with a good movie, the game, and a big bowl of popcorn.
I always favor something a little something sweet and spicy when I flavor my popcorn, and this bowl of Sugar & Spice Popcorn is full of crunchy bites of brown sugar and hot cayenne pepper. A little bit of sweet and a whole lot of savory. And hey, the spices are red and gold. Maybe I'm rooting for the home team after all :)
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Sugar & Spice Popcorn
Yield: 4-6 servings.
Prep Time: 3 min
Cook Time: 7 min
Total Time: 10 min
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 cup popcorn kernels
1-2 tablespoons melted butter
Stir the brown sugar, salt, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl. Set aside.
Coat a large pot with canola oil, place 2-3 popcorn kernels and cover. Place over medium high heat. When you hear the kernels pop, add all the remaining kernels to the pot, replace the lid, and shake over the heat until all the corn is popped. When you no longer hear popping, remove from heat and transfer to a large bowl. Toss in the sugar-salt-spice mixture and butter (optional) and mix well. Enjoy while toasty!
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I love your hint of sugar and spice, a perfect snack! (I'm with you, just looking forward to the new Downton Abbey episode this evening :))
Laura, can you believe I haven't seen Downtown Abbey yet? But I know it's just the type of show I can totally get into! Maybe one day, I'll play catch up on last season :)
If I were watching the game (which I'm not… Well, maybe just for Beyonce) I'd want a big bowl of this in front of me. Along with a tall cold beer, of course
A beer would go nicely, wouldn't it, Brian? And I'm not even a beer drinker!
I can just imagine the cray- cray- craziness there in the Bay Area! Go 49ers! I'm cheering for them just because so many of you, my blogger buddies, are from the area! Woo-hoo! Popcorn, anymore? Yes, please and thank you!!!
The city was definitely excited! The game didn't bode in the fans' favor, but I will say, even I got sucked into the last moments of the game – so exciting and very hard fought. (And I did have my popcorn at the ready!)
I am also watching the game with friends but am spending most of my time near the buffet (but I can't help wishing the table had some of your fantastic popcorn on it)!
Ha ha, yes, for me, aside from the commercials, I am all on board with the food when it comes to the Super Bowl! Hope you had fun and lots of good eats, I sure hope that softened the sad ending.
Happy to know that I am not the only person who would rather be doing something else (like eating your popcorn!) than watching the Super Bowl :)
This popcorn sounds great. I love mixing sugar and spice (and eveything nice) together. :-) Wish I had some during the game.
Yummmmm…. this recipe looks so warm and tasty. It reminds me of a snack that my mom used to make us when we were little (similar spices, but not with popcorn). I can't wait to make this!


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Redondo BeachDon't miss: Riviera Village at the south end of town. The collection of shops and restaurants is marred by a couple of strip malls - imagine Gilbert trying to mimic Old Town Scottsdale - but it's a pleasant break from the sand and surf.
Walk this way: Enjoy the wide sidewalk along the Esplanade, a street along the bluffs that offers a lovely view of the beach.
Hidden charm: The Coffee Cartel in Riviera Village (Elena and Catalina avenues) is a cozy hideaway filled with sofas, overstuffed chairs and coffee tables. After ordering a coffee and pastry, borrow one of the hundreds of used tomes that line the bookshelves, find a quiet nook and enjoy.
Blend with the locals: The Redondo Beach Brewing Co. in Riviera Village (1-310-316-8477) offers up to eight styles of beer brewed on the premises. Those arriving after 6 p.m. can expect a wait, though you may be able to grab a stool at the small bar upstairs.
Best people-watching: Rise early and head south on the beach about a half-mile, where sand gives way to rocks. This is a surfing hot spot, appreciated by those who like large, consistent waves. Take a seat on one of the boulders and relax.
For the kids: Fun Factory Arcade at the Redondo Beach Pier (1-310-379-8510) features dozens of video and ticket games as well as bumper cars and a Tilt-a-Whirl ride. Parents can stroll the pier as youngsters whip through their allotment of vacation cash.
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TBS announced earlier today that Thursday night would be the final episode of Lopez Tonight after two years on the air. While the show struggled with ratings and always felt a bit out of place in the competitive late-night television landscape (it was never as sharp or relevant as its time slot rival, the firing-on-all-cylinders Late Night with Jimmy Fallon), the series still had some stand-out moments during its run.
Before George Lopez and his gabfest bow out, we wanted to take a look back at five of our favorite moments from Lopez Tonight.
Lopez definitely earned the respect of Team Coco when he welcomed Conan O'Brien to the TBS family with open arms. Both hosts appeared on each others respective shows, but we got the biggest kick out of when O'Brien pulled off a surprise visit and spoke in his "native tongue" to Lopez.
Steve Carell got to kill the Backstreet Boy of his choosing (except AJ!) While we don't know which member of BSB he offed, we definitely know which side of the this debate he falls on.
There may be no talk show guest more dependably bizarre or entertaining than William Shatner, and it was certainly no exception whenever he stopped by Lopez Tonight. Shatner performed two spectacularly weird musical numbers, including a duet of "Total Eclipse of the Heart", but we give the slight nod to his rendition of Cee Lo Green's ubiquitous "F— You". Eat your heart out, Gwyneth!
Lopez handed over hosting duties twice, once to Jennifer Lopez and once to Ashton Kutcher. While both are pretty busy with their day jobs, it's nice to know they could just as easily have a future in late night. Check out Kutcher's killer monologue.
And last, but certainly not least, the funniest bit from Lopez Tonight. After Brendan Fraser did that baffling – albeit endlessly re-watchable – Golden Globes clap the actor had a good sense of humor about the whole thing and came by to plug "Brendan Fraser's Wii Clap for Nintendo." We still applaud this hilarious skit.
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Another weekend, another brunch. This time I travelled to the Westside to eat Vitor's "Unforgettable French Toast". It's my second favorite french toast in the city (Virgil's is my number one) but I don't get to visit that often because, well the Westside is far away.
Normally I go for the standard Unforgettable French Toast (texas toast, rolled in Frosted Flakes cereal and topped with creme brûlée pastry cream, bananas, and whipped cream), but on this visit I went with the second version, Mocha Unforgettable French Toast. It's the same French toast but with cocoa added to the pastry cream. Wonderfully crispy on the outside but fluffy on the inside, and not overpoweringly sweet.
Vitor's brunch is served Saturdays and Sundays and there's plenty of seating inside and on the patio area outside.
Can you think of any other good West Side restaurants? I'm pretty sure Vitor's is the only one I've visited, and I'd like to try all the great Cincinnati restaurants before I graduate.
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The political impasse in the US Congress over budget showed no signs of easing as the first meeting between President Barack Obama and lawmakers since a budget deadlock shutdown wide swaths of the federal government failed to yield any result forcing him to slam the Republican Party for its recalcitrance.
Barack Obama told lawmakers that he is not going to negotiate over the need for Congress to act to reopen the government or to raise the debt limit to pay the bills Congress has already incurred, the White House said after the meeting.
Barack Obama reinforced his view that the House should put the clean government funding bill that has been passed by the Senate up for a vote.
"The House could act today to reopen the government and stop the harm this shutdown is causing to the economy and families across the country," the White House said.
In a TV interview, Barack Obama said he was "exasperated" by the sequence of events that led to shutdown of his government and warned the Wall Street that they should also be concerned with this development.
"I think it's fair to say that during the course of my presidency I have bent over backwards to work with the Republican Party and have purposely kept my rhetoric down. I think I'm pretty well known for being a calm guy. Sometimes people think I'm too calm. And am I exasperated? Absolutely I'm exasperated, because this is entirely unnecessary," Obama told the CBS news in an interview.
Barack Obama warned that investors should be worried.
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"When you have a situation in which a faction is willing potentially to default on US government obligations, then we are in trouble," he said.
House of Representative Speaker John Boehner told reporters that Barack Obama during the meeting reiterated one more time that he will not negotiate.
"We sent four different proposals over to our Democrat colleagues in the Senate. They rejected all of them. We've asked to go to conference, to sit down and try to resolve our differences. They don't want to -- they will not negotiate," he told reporters inside the White House after the meeting with Obama.
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When it comes to being happy at work, it seems that it doesn't matter as much how much we get paid. The important thing is that we make as much (or more!) than our coworkers.
For managers hoping to influence their workers to do more, however, paying folks less than their coworkers might be the (mean) answer. The study found that people who made less than their colleagues worked harder. (Although, we assume they did so with less enthusiasm and joy.)
"The most likely explanation lies in social comparisons, although it could also be due to the idea that if those around me earn more than I do, it might indicate that if I work hard I will end up earning as much as they do," said the study's author Pérez Asenjo, a professor in the Economics Department at Universidad Carlos III in Madrid, and an employee at the National Bank of Spain.
So which is it? Should companies pay their employees more, or less? Well, it all depends on what their goal is.
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You might imagine that Spirit by Soundcraft would be the last company on earth to go into monitor design, unless you know a little about the parent company, Harman. In recent years, Harman seem to have done their best to buy out as many audio companies as possible; their current portfolio includes not only Soundcraft but also the French loudspeaker manufacturer, Audax. Audax are well known in the audio world for their OEM loudspeakers (ie. drivers that end up in other people's products), so it's hardly surprising that the Absolute 2s are fitted with specially-designed Audax drivers. Spirit's aim is obviously to produce low-cost monitors to rival Yamaha's NS10s, but the Absolute 2s are not NS10 soundalikes, as you'll already know if, like me, you always read the conclusion first!
Constructionally, these new monitors are pretty conventional, using the same kind of 'folded' box construction adopted by most mid-market hi-fi speakers. The sculpted MDF baffle gives the speakers a distinctive appearance, and unlike most hi-fi designs, there's no grille cloth.
The top end is reproduced by means of a 1-inch, ferrofluid-cooled, soft-dome tweeter, and the low and mid frequencies are handled by a 6-inch driver powered by a 30mm edge-wound voice coil. Unlike some studio monitors, which use fairly heavy, rigid cones, the Absolute 2's diaphragm assembly feels quite light, and is very free to move, thanks to its roll-rubber surround. Cabinet tuning is achived by means of the familiar port, but this has a neat, flared profile, which may also help reduce turbulence at the port mouth.
Dual rear terminals are provided for bi-wiring, but jumper links are fitted so that the speakers can be used conventionally straight out of the box. Both banana plugs or bare-ended wires can be connected, and the chunky gold-plated terminals inspire confidence. No details are given concerning the passive crossover, but the overall frequency response of the monitors is quoted as 45Hz-20kHz (+2dB/-3dB). Unfortunately, no graph is provided, so I can't say where the bumps and dips are or how serious they are, but listening tests indicate that nothing too untoward is going on.
The speakers are rated for amplifier powers of 100W RMS with typical music signals, though higher amp powers may be used as long as the amp isn't driven into clipping or the speakers driven into audible distortion. Similarly, highly compressed material puts a greater strain on speakers, because of the higher average energy level, so it's important that monitoring levels are set sensibly.
Monitors are only as good as their sound, and given their price range, these little speakers fare very well. Like most nearfield monitors, they don't push out a lot of bass, but what there is is cleanly handled, and not 'over-tuned' to hype it up. What's more, even quite deep bass sounds are reproduced reasonably evenly (though at a lower level than you'd expect from full-range monitors). Once you wind the monitoring level up to a 50W peak or so, the bass starts to happen, but at modest listening levels, you should have no trouble retaining your lunch.
It's particularly important that a studio monitor presents mid-range and high-frequency detail accurately, though there is some leeway on tonality, as different engineers have different preferences. Most engineers seem to favour subtle 'forward' voicing -- ie, a little extra top end to enhance detail. Going purely on subjective listening tests, I'd say that the Absolute 2s are just slightly bright. Having said that, the use of soft-dome tweeters prevents the sound from becoming too splashy or fatiguing, and the overall sense of stereo image and detail is very good.
Compared with other speakers in their price range, these new Spirit contenders stand up very well, and though they have shortcomings when compared with really serious, top-end nearfield monitors, they are still capable of delivering a nominally clean, detailed performance that will allow you to make the necessary qualitative judgements while mixing. As with any monitor, you have to get used to them by playing known material through them before you get down to any serious work, but when you consider that most monitors in this price range are really just consumer hi-fi speakers in disguise, the Absolute 2s deserve serious consideration.
Power Handling: 100W RMS
Frequency Response: 45Hz-20kHz, (+2dB/-3dB)
Impedance: 8(omega) nominal
Sensitivity: 90dB for 2.83V at 1m
Dimensions: 395 x 235 x 297mm
Weight: 7kg each (approx)
Open, detailed sound.
Slight brightness could be tiring on the ears when used for long periods.
An ideal budget nearfield monitor for both home studio and low-power professional applications.
£ Absolute 2 Monitors £258.50 per pair inc VAT.
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|Lady Broncos open season with two wins
|Written by Wauneta Breeze
|Thursday, 12 September 2013 15:50
Brianna Einspahr (14) moves into position as Abbie Fanning (7) and Sydnee Harchelroad (2) watch Einspahr's serve clear the net against Wallace Thursday. W-P won the match 25-20, 25-23, 25-21. (Diane Stamm | The Wauneta Breeze)
By Diane Stamm
The Wauneta Breeze
The Wauneta-Palisade volleyball season got under way Thursday with a three-set sweep of Wallace, 25-20, 25-23, 25-21.
The Lady Broncos defeated Minatare, 25-9, 25-5, 25-13 on Homecoming Friday.
After an early 5-5 tie, W-P controlled much of set one in the season opener. The Broncos led by six, before winning by five, 25-20.
Brooklyn Nordhausen, Abbie Fanning and Lesley Towery each had two kills in the opening set. Towery had four ace serves.
Tied at one all in the second set, Fanning reeled off four straight points. Wallace nibbled away at the W-P lead and eventually pulled ahead 18-15. The Broncos came back to tie the game, but Wallace took a 23-19 lead.
Following a Tailor Lee block, libero Brianna Einspahr finished the set off from the service line, ending the set with an ace.
Fanning had three more kills and Towery two.
Tied at four in the third set, the Broncos took an 18-11 lead and held on to win 25-21.
Lee had three kills in the set. Nordhausen and Fanning added two kills.
Coach Michelle Harchelroad said she was pleased with the first game.
"There were some nerves and it showed," she said. "We were still working out some rotations and responsibilities the day before, so I thought they responded as well as could be expected."
Fanning, Nordhausen and Towery each finished with six kills. Lee added five.
Leiauna Alberts and Sydnee Harchelroad shared setting duties. Alberts had 10 assists and Harchelroad nine.
Einspahr led the team with 18 digs. Sydnee Harchelroad had 17 and Towery also finished in double figures with 12 digs.
Towery had five service aces. Nordhausen had three blocks.
Minatare never stood a chance against the Broncos Friday.
In set one Minatare stayed close at 6-4. From there the Broncos outscored the Indians 19-5.
In set two the Broncos pulled ahead 14-1 before winning 25-5.
With its starters coming in off the bench to start the third set, the Broncos fell behind 2-5. From there W-P went on to a 25-13 win.
Throughout the match, Minatare had no answer for the Broncos' serves. W-P had 26 service aces in the match.
Towery had six aces, Fanning, five and B. Nordhausen and Harchelroad each had four aces.
With the lopsided win, coach Michelle Harchelroad had plenty of opportunities to get younger players into the game. Sixteen of the team's 17 players saw action.
Sydnee Harchelroad led W-P with five kills. T. Lee, B. Nordhausen and Towery each had three kills.
The team hit 0.419 in the match.
The Broncos will host St. Francis, Kan., Thursday night and travel to the Hitchcock County Invitational Saturday.
Harchelroad said she would like to see a solid effort against St. Francis.
"Consistent play is a priority," she said.


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Many companies think they have a data collection process. But an old process may not stand up to the new compliance challenge of documenting every interaction with a doctor in an accurate, complete, and timely way. Companies will stumble upon some challenges along the way. The task of integrating data from a large number of internal and external sources, and merging it into a single version of the "truth," can be especially daunting.While most companies know how to conduct at least basic customer relationship management (CRM), this requires an unprecedented level of information sharing across the enterprise. This, of course, is not something the typical pharmaceutical company—throughout its many therapeutic areas and other silos—is designed to accommodate. Given the high volume of interactions, companies must work toward achieving a fully integrated system that collects data across the entire enterprise.
The primary source of this data comes from sales reps and other field-based personnel. Reps have daily interactions with doctors, and as a result, play a key role in meeting compliance requirements. Today, reps use multiple methods to input information, such as supplier Web sites and T&E systems, to meet these requirements. This can cause confusion, inefficiencies, and delays, which can lead to noncompliance.
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Some companies have found a way to make complete reporting and documenting a standard procedure for their sales forces. They have implemented software-based systems that enable reps to document all of their interactions, and gives sales managers the ability to oversee reps' activities. The software enables data exchanges from existing systems to a centralized repository, allowing companies to gain a complete picture of its interactions with healthcare professionals. The repository can do more than just gather and hold data—it can control, deploy, and manage all healthcare professional interactions. The system can use the collected data to determine which doctors are eligible to participate in company-sponsored activities or events, based on compliance or other business rules.
To truly embrace a culture of compliance, companies need to continuously monitor all interactions. Some-times reps exceed the specific spending requirements without knowing it. A system that enables sales managers to oversee reps' activities can help companies determine if state limits on promotional healthcare spending have been exceeded.
Customizable technology can also be programmed to set alerts and warn sales reps and other field-based personnel when they are nearing pre-determined company limits. In this case, companies can limit use, notify supervisors, or require approval to interact with a particular healthcare professional. Companies can also require reps to pre-register more of their activities to ensure compliance or enforce stricter reporting procedures and consequences for failing to comply.
Sales managers should also remind reps that they are accountable for their actions. Reps should report attendance, provide receipts, and record every interaction with healthcare professionals. Additionally, they must avoid delays in reporting their data. Companies must either demand improved data reporting from their reps, or investigate alternative methods to ensure the immediate gathering of this information.
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Family Fun Land closing in Germantown
Family Fun Land, a children's play and party venue in Germantown, will close July 2, according to an announcement the business sent to customers.
Operator Becky Buzdum said in her email: "As hard as we tried the 19 months we were open, we just did not have the support of the local community we thought we would have."
Family Fun Land, at W189 N 11161 Kleinmann Dr., offers food, games and inflatables for planned family parties or spontaneous visits. The venue doesn't serve alcohol, and Buzdum said in her announcement that she believes she lost business to competing venues with bars.
The Family Fun Land news follows an announcement last winter of financial trouble at Just4Fun in Grafton, a combination funland and daycare business. The facility was in danger of closing, but has remained open under new ownership. Janet Fussell, who owns the Range Line Pre-school in Mequon bought the Just4Fun. She plans to expand the capacity of the daycare and continues to run the playland too.
Meanwhile, Stonefire Pizza, a huge family dining and play venue with bar service in New Berlin, has filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy code.
Menomonee Falls boys track wins sectional, sends 8 entries to state
When his Menomonee Falls boys 4x400 meter relay fell to sixth after the second leg at Thursday's WIAA sectional track meet in Watertown Thursday night, Indian junior Matt Nienow had just one thought in mind:
"We just weren't going to lose!," he yelled after his blistering 48.9 400 split vaulted the Falls group sixth to first in the space of 200 meters, paved the way to a state qualifying runner-up finish in the race, and led to his being mobbed by the rest of the team.
"This group was put together not too long ago and we've really come together," he said. "We know when to have a good time and when we have to get to work and go."
It also displayed something about the team as a whole, said coach Bobby Regent-Smith.
"That race showed how much of a competitor he was, how much he really cares," said Regent-Smith.» Read Full Article
Menomonee Falls boys basketball coach Ben Farley to step down
A day after he accepted the head football coaching job at his alma mater Brookfield East, it was announced that Ben Farley will be stepping down as boys basketball coach at Menomonee Falls.
Farley, a guidance counselor at Falls, had served as Brookfield East's defensive coordinator for the last four years and will take over from Hall of Fame coach Tom Swittel, who resigned recently after leading East to a 48-17 record over the last six seasons.
Farley has recorded a 33-36 record in the last three years as Falls' head basketball coach including a fine 14-9 mark this past winter.
Falls Athletic Director Ryan Anderson was sad to see Farley go but understood the almost impossible constraints of trying to run both varsity football and basketball teams seeing as the seasons run back-to-back with each other.
Anderson said the Falls basketball job will be posted ASAP on the official posting site WECAN and all interested applicants are asked to send their resumes there.» Read Full Article
County Line Elementary evacuated due to bomb threat
Germantown — County Line Elementary has been evacuated due to a bomb threat the morning of May 25 according to the Germantown School District.
In a message to parents, Superintendent Jeff Holmes said a "complete bomb sweep" was initiated with emergency management officials. Students were sent to Crossway Church, W156n10041 Pilgrim Rd., and are being sent home.
The school has contacted Riteway to begin sending children home at 11:45 a.m. An adult will be on each bus to verify someone is home before children are left.
"If no one is home, the child will return to Crossway Church and can be picked up there," Holmes said in the message.
Holmes said the school district will be working with law enforcement to "catch the individual or group responsible" and to prosecute to the "greatest extent possible."» Read Full Article
Initial Reaction: Talking with star Waukesha soccer players Dani Rhodes, Emily Cervantes
JP sits down with top girls soccer players Dani Rhodes of Waukesha West and Emily Cervantes of Catholic Memorial. JP also begrudgingly talks about the decision facing Wisconsin forward Nigel Hayes, and the guys talk about Cubs-hate in the Milwaukee market and look at a number of WIAA spring sports storylines. Each week, Lake Country/Now sports director JR Radcliffe and Time Warner Cable Sports Channel's JP Cadorin chat about the Wisconsin sports scene, with an emphasis on Milwaukee-area preps. Find the podcast on Stitcher and iTunes.
Mentally tough Menomonee Falls softball team wins sixth GMC title
Menomonee Falls Now All-Suburban softball outfielder Stephanie Cole looked around at the beginning of the season and wondered where all her friends were.
Fellow All-Suburban stars including pitcher Kelly Berglund, third baseman Brittany Robinson and catcher Justine Ertl, among others, had all taken their considerable skills and moved on the college and Cole and the few other holdovers (only three seniors total) were left thinking how were the Indians going to continue their decade-long string of success.
By relying on the new kids, who fueled a powerful 7-1 dispatching of dangerous Brookfield Central on May 17 and a n 18-0 rout of West Allis Central on May 20 to clinch a tie for their sixth straight Greater Metro Conference title in a row.
"We were really unsure of how things were going to go," said the four-year letterwinning Cole, who will play softball at UW-La Crosse next year, "but these younger kids stepped up and took control of their positions. Everyone worked together so well."
And that included Cole and the remaining returnees making the newcomers like speedy leadoff hitter Lou Sciortino were welcome. All told the 17-person roster includes six sophomores and four freshmen.» Read Full Article
Germantown softball team gets help en route to sixth NSC crown
The Germantown girls softball team didn't know it at the time of its 16-3 six-inning rout of Milwaukee Lutheran on May 19, but the road to its sixth straight North Shore Conference title got a little help along the way.
Whitefish Bay upset Grafton, 9-8, in eight innings on May 19, knocking the Black Hawks (11-3 in league games) out of a share of the championship and lifting the Warhawks (12-2 in NSC play) to the top of the podium all by themselves. Grafton had given Germantown both of its NSC losses.
Before they heard the news of the Bay upset, the Warhawks were just pleased to put a happy ending on this portion of the regular season.
"We took a roundabout way to get a share of the conference title," said co-coach Kurt Raguse. "We would have liked to have won it outright but Grafton played two very good games against us."
Raguse later sent copious thanks to Bay coach Jess Middendorf.» Read Full Article
McMurtry's two wins lead Menomonee Falls boys track team to second in GMC outdoor
The Menomonee Falls boys track team is not going to worry about who is eligible or who is not, or who is hurt or who is not because the list of who isn't around is unfortunately long this season.
The Indians are just going to celebrate who's there and who's doing great, like senior hurdler and long jumper Bryce McMurtry, who won both the 110-meter high hurdles in a state-best time and took the 300 intermediate hurdles in a personal-best time to lead Falls to a strong second-place finish in the Greater Metro Conference outdoor at home on May 17.
"He had a good meet, a heck of a meet," said Indian coach Bobby Regent-Smith, also noting that McMurtry finished second in the long jump with a personal-best effort. "We're really starting to see his full potential, what he's capable of. He's been a three-sport athlete all four years (football and basketball too), and now he's reaping the rewards."
It also makes McMurtry a strong candidate for Greater Metro Conference track athlete of the year, an honor that will be awarded at a later date, Regent-Smith said. Counting the outdoor, relay and indoor meets this season, McMurtry has won seven GMC titles and had four runner-up finishes.
The strong finish for Falls puts the Indians in good position to advance many to the WIAA state meet in La Crosse, June 3 and 4. They hosted a regional meet Monday, May 23, and will send qualifiers from there to the WIAA sectional at Watertown on Thursday, May 26, with field events starting at 4 p.m. and running events at 4:45 p.m.» Read Full Article
Street festival to mark Memorial Day in Menomonee Falls
For the first time ever, Main Street in Menomonee Falls will close for its first street festival.
The festivities will be held from May 28-30.
On May 28, visitors can enjoy Art on the Walk. The juried art show will feature art of all mediums. The show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mill Pond Plaza on the east side of the river. A limited number of entry spaces are still available for artists who are interested in participating.
A car show will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Main Street between Appleton Avenue and Mill Street. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and is $10 per car. Participants are asked to enter from Mill Street.
Always a hit is the Knights of Columbus Lucky Duck Derby. Watch hundreds of yellow duckies race their way down the river. The race begins at 11 a.m. at Mill Pond Park. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Knights of Columbus Clubhouse or the Village Centre office, or at the park the day of the race. Tickets are $3 each or two for $5.» Read Full Article
Germantown girls second, boys fourth in NSC track outdoor
With tired legs and complicated schedules, the Germantown track teams readied themselves for the upcoming WIAA series of meets as the girls tied for second and the boys finished a competitive fourth in the North Shore Conference outdoor meet on May 17 at Nicolet.
"The kids were juggling so many other things, especially the girls," said program coach Greg Siegert, "but they are ready for the next stage. I never question the girls intentions. They do so well in other things, they find it hard to say 'no' to anyone."
But the Warhawks will hopefully be saying "yes" to several WIAA state meet berths this week. They hosted a regional meet on Monday, May 23, and sent qualifiers to the sectional at Watertown at 4 p.m. Thursday, May 26.
From there, the top three finishers in all events plus all those whose efforts are among the eight best out of all sectionals statewide will advance to the WIAA State Meet in La Crosse, June 3 and 4.
The Germantown girls will rely heavily on their strong sprint relays, while state place-winning jumper Shon Pratcher Jr. will pace the boys' efforts.» Read Full Article
Menomonee Falls and Germantown Sports Shorts: May 26
The Indians got a win from the 4x100-meter relay team en route to a fifth-place finish in the Greater Metro Conference outdoor meet on May 17.
Falls hosted a WIAA regional meet on Monday, May 23 and now will send qualifiers to the sectional meet at Watertown starting at 4 p.m. Thursday, May 26.
The top three in each event from sectional, will advance to the state meet in La Crosse, June 3 and 4.
Falls scored 63 points for its spot in the GMC meet as Brookfield East won with 179.» Read Full Article
Menomonee Falls North Middle School seventh-grader to compete at National Spelling Bee
North Middle School seventh-grader Veronica Goveas, 13, has had a love of words ever since she started reading when she was 3 years old.
That love grew when she watched the Scripps National Spelling Bee as a young child, and then when she followed her teachers' encouragement to join the school spelling bee in fifth grade.
Goveas said about the national bee, "I really just want to see how it is and experience it."
Her dream of experiencing the national bee is coming true next week as, after winning the Badger State Spelling Bee in March, she and two other Wisconsin spellers will travel to Maryland to compete among 285 of the best young spellers from across the country.
The national bee will take place over three days, starting with a multiple choice preliminary test on May 24, and then preliminary oral spelling rounds on May 25. The finalists from preliminaries will compete on May 26 to determine a national champion.» Read Full Article
Threat 'not credible'; Kennedy Middle School in Germantown is open today
Germantown's Kennedy Middle School is open Friday, May 20, despite a threat by a student at the school on Thursday, May 19.
According to a letter posted on Facebook by Superintendent Jeff Holmes, the threat was not credible.
Holmes added that he wanted to "assure you that your children will be safe and secure tomorrow and beyond at KMS, as the school and law enforcement have worked closely in resolving the ... matter."
Holmes reported that a physical altercation took place at about 12:50 p.m. May 19 outside, during commons. During the altercation, one of the students made a threat, which was reported to school administrators.
School officials notified the Germantown Police Department, which, after an investigation, determined the threat was not credible.» Read Full Article
With some help, Germantown wins North Shore girls softball title
The Germantown girls softball team didn't know it at the time of its 16-3 six-inning rout of Milwaukee Lutheran Thursday afternoon, but the road to its sixth straight North Shore Conference title got a little help along the way.
Whitefish Bay upset Grafton, 9-8, in eight innings Thursday, knocking the Black Hawks (11-3 in league games) out of a share of the championship and lifting the Warhawks (12-2 in NSC play) to the top of the podium all by themselves. Grafton had given Germantown both of its NSC losses.
Before they heard the news of the Bay upset, the Warhawks were just pleased to put a happy ending on this portion of the regular season.
"We took a roundabout way to get a share of the conference title," said co-coach Kurt Raguse. "We would have liked to have won it outright but Grafton played two very good games against us."
As Bay did against Grafton today.» Read Full Article
Overnight closure of Highway 45 at I-41/US 45 split
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is scheduled to perform paving work at the I-41/US 45 split in Washington County. To facilitate this work, a full closure of US 45, but not I-41, will be required.
The closure of US 45 is scheduled to take place on Sunday, May 22 from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. If weather conditions prohibit this work, the contingency date is Sunday, June 5.
For northbound US 45 traffic: Continue north on I-41, past the spilt, to exit at eastbound WIS 145. Continue east on WIS 145 to connect with the entrance ramp for northbound US 45.
For southbound US 45 traffic: Exit at westbound WIS 145. Continue west on WIS 145 to connect with the entrance ramp for southbound I-41. Interstate 41 will merge with US 45 at the split.» Read Full Article
"TJ Walkers" bid farewell to Thomas Jefferson as their winter walking destination
Menomonee Falls — The floors may creak and the ceilings may leak, but that hasn't stopped a group of dedicated walkers from making their way through the halls of Thomas Jefferson Middle School for the past several winters.
The affectionately self-nicknamed "TJ Walkers" took their final laps around the school late last month, as the season drew to its close.
The admittedly rundown building, which has stood vacant for several years, will be torn down in mid-July as a result of the passed facilities referendum.
The walking program began in October 2012 and generally welcomed as many as 35 walkers a day from 9 to 11 a.m. weekdays in October through April each year. There used to also be a night walking time as well.
Supervised through the older adult and volunteer portion of the Community Education and Recreation Department, it is estimated that there were more than 8,900 walkers of the TJ's halls through the years.» Read Full Article