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Crime analyst sues Fort Collins police, city over alleged gender, age discrimination
Crime analyst sues Fort Collins, police officials for gender, age discrimination. City denies all allegations.
Crime analyst sues Fort Collins police, city over alleged gender, age discrimination Crime analyst sues Fort Collins, police officials for gender, age discrimination. City denies all allegations. Check out this story on coloradoan.com: https://www.coloradoan.com/story/money/2019/03/04/fort-collins-police-and-city-government-face-lawsuit-alleging-gender-discrimination/2990444002/
Pat Ferrier, Fort Collins Coloradoan Published 7:01 p.m. MT March 3, 2019
A longtime crime analyst with Fort Collins Police Services is suing the city, its former interim police chief and former deputy chief of police in U.S. District Court for alleged gender and age discrimination.
Lori Frank, 51, filed the civil lawsuit in Denver on Dec. 14 claiming the city, former Interim Police Chief Terence Jones and former Deputy Chief of Police Jerry Schiager discriminated against her after she complained about unfair and inequitable treatment of women in the department.
Through their lawyers, the city, Schiager and Jones have denied any wrongdoing and have filed motions to dismiss the charges, claiming they are unsubstantiated and outside the two-year statute of limitations for civil lawsuits.
City Human Resources Director Teresa Roche declined further comment, citing concerns over privacy and potentially inhibiting employees from coming forward with complaints.
Frank, a 20-year Fort Collins Police Services employee, says in her lawsuit "the pathway to equal opportunity, professional success and pay equity has been fraught with women who fell victim to a systemic culture at FCPS that marginalized the work efforts and contributions of its female employees."
Problems between Frank and Schiager allegedly began in 2011 — prior to him becoming her supervisor — when he tried to take credit for a monthly management report that she wrote that was "instrumental in certain discussions and decisions related to Fort Collins Police Services," according to the lawsuit.
After she spoke up about his behavior, Schiager "began treating Frank with disdain," the lawsuit states. "Although he was not Frank's supervisor at the time he was in a position of authority at FCPS and his demeanor toward Frank grew 'distant' and 'cool.'"
When Schiager's behavior continued, Frank said in the lawsuit, she complained to then Police Chief John Hutto, who formally reprimanded Schiager for his treatment of Frank.
A year later, when Schiager became her supervisor, she again complained to Hutto that Schiager had already marginalized her position and as her supervisor would have the authority and latitude to make her position "arduous, hostile and unpleasant."
Retaliation allegations
The lawsuit alleges that after Frank received 14 years of above-average performance reviews under 14 different supervisors, Schiager began giving her subpar job evaluations, excluded her from department meetings, hired a man 20 years Frank's junior, paid him more to assume some of her responsibilities and eventually put her on a performance improvement plan as retaliation for her complaints about Schiager's treatment of women in the department.
"Prior to becoming her direct supervisor, Schiager participated in and/or condoned conduct that was demeaning and disrespectful toward women," the lawsuit states. "Such conduct devalued and minimized the work women performed and marginalized their efforts."
Difficulties faced by women and minorities within FCPS came to a head in August 2016 "and could no longer be ignored," the lawsuit states.
Months earlier, two police officers had filed a lawsuit alleging years of racial discrimination and retaliatory practices in the department.
After Frank complained about her situation, Hutto emailed the entire workforce acknowledging "there might be people within the department who had experienced discrimination, retaliation, or been targeted in some way and those those actions have had an adverse effect on their careers."
Hutto encouraged employees to find a way to make their voice heard and promised their concerns would be taken seriously and addressed.
Departmental discrimination
As a result, 14 separate complaints were lodged about the conduct of 12 employees. More than 60 allegations were made about violations of 17 departmental policies.
Many of those complaints were made by women in FCPS against male supervisors, complaining of a culture of intimidation, marginalization, disrespect, bullying, disparate disciplinary actions and pay, as well as highly subjective performance evaluations based on gender, according to the lawsuit.
The city, in its Jan. 31 response to the lawsuit, acknowledges the allegations but said of the 62 complaints, only five were sustained and involved two individuals.
Hutto resigned in 2017 after the department was embroiled in cases involving allegations of racial discrimination and excessive force. Jones was brought in as interim chief before Jeff Swoboda was hired in June 2018.
More: Fort Collins pays $425K settlement in discrimination lawsuit
As part of the racial discrimination investigation, Schiager and Sgt. Gary Shaklee were placed on paid leave for six months beginning in February 2017, although Schiager was not named in a subsequent racial discrimination lawsuit. He returned to work in June 2017 as a lieutenant in the patrol division rather than as assistant chief.
The city settled the racial discrimination suits for $425,000, admitted no wrongdoing, and Jones said Schiager's reassignment was not for disciplinary reasons.
According to the city, Fort Collins Police Services has 313 employees — 34 percent, or 105, are women; 17 percent of sworn officers are women, and 15 percent of ranking officers are women.
Citywide effort reclassifies jobs
As Frank's supervisor, Schiager halted a process to reclassify her job that would have given her more responsibilities and pay, the lawsuit alleges. Later, as part of a citywide reclassification, the department classified the crime analyst job as an administrative rather than professional position, a change that capped her pay at a lower rate.
The man who had assumed some of Frank's responsibilities was reclassified as "professional" with a higher pay range.
The city claims the man was a financial analyst with different skills than a crime analyst leading to the professional designation.
Of FCPS's 313 employees, five are classified as professional and 45 are classified as administrative.
After Frank's complaints, an investigator working for the city's human resources department began an investigation and cleared Schiager of wrongdoing. A Nov. 21, 2016 report said Frank was not retaliated against based on her gender.
As part of its response to the lawsuit, the city said Schiager provided constructive criticism to help Frank improve the quality and accuracy of her work as a crime analyst.
"Schiager observed that Ms. Frank's work 'did not represent good analysis' and noted 'room for improvement.'"
According to the city's response, Schiager's observations of poor work quality continued through November 2016, when Frank was placed on a performance improvement plan. Instead of working to improve, Frank filed a lawsuit, the response states.
In December 2017, Frank filed a discrimination case with the Colorado Civil Rights Division and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC, complaining of discrimination based on gender and retaliation for engaging in protected activity.
That same month, according to the lawsuit, Jones acknowledged longstanding problems within the department and indicated data from a previous assessment highlighted gaps in communication and process.
"We have diligently attempted to bridge those gaps with better agencywide communication following major incidents," Jones wrote.
"Culture takes time to shift, but I believe we have turned in the right direction and are headed on a much healthier path."
The EEOC issued Frank a "right to sue" letter, which led to this lawsuit.
Frank is seeking a jury trial, back pay, attorney fees and punitive damages for pain and suffering. She remains employed as a crime analyst with Fort Collins Police Services.
The city and Jones are being represented by Jenny Lopez Filkins, senior assistant city attorney; and Wells, Anderson & Race LLC of Denver. Schiager is being represented by David DeMuro of Vaughan & DeMuro of Denver.
Frank is represented by Jennifer Robinson of Denver.
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Persephone Miel (Berkman, Harvard) spread the word today that Media Re:public has published their various reports today. They are here. I'll read and comment later. The April conference in LA was very interesting, and I'm looking forward to exploring the material.


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Del. Norton hosting roundtable on bicycle and pedestrian funding tonight
Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton is hosting a round table discussion tonight on "How New Federal Funds Can Help Residents Bike and Walk with Less Risk and More Pleasure"
The roundtable will hear from local bike and pedestrian leaders and D.C. residents on the best ways to use new federal funding for bike and pedestrian projects that she got included in the new surface transportation bill. Norton was one of the "Big Four" House Transportation leaders who wrote the FAST Act. As Ranking Member of the House Highways and Transit Subcommittee, Norton developed a strategy to overcome Republican resistance to bike and pedestrian funding in the FAST Act that they wanted devoted solely to roads. Norton has invited officials from the District Department of Transportation Office and the National Park Service (NPS) to sit on a panel with her to hear testimony from the D.C. bicycle and pedestrian community.
WABA appears to be approaching this differently. Instead a discussion about how to spend money, they're calling for a discussion of bicycle and pedestrian issues in relation to the federal government. That discussion is probably more useful, since a discussion of how to best spend money is a bit wonky when it works, and contentious when it doesn't. The issues they list are
How are National Park Police, Secret Service, Capitol Police and other federal policing agencies interacting with bicyclists around Washington DC?
How are Federal agencies headquartered in the District helping or hindering the District's goal of Vision Zero?
How is NPS managing trails on national park land that serve as significant transportation corridors for bicyclists?
I'd even add some to that. Not only asking how are federal agencies hindering Vision Zero, but hindering efforts to make biking better. Things like allowing CaBi docks on the Capital grounds, reopening E Street south of the White House to cyclists, allowing bike commuters to use Arlington Cemetery, expanding the bicycle commuter benefit and allowing its use to pay for bikeshare fees, allowing a cash-out option for federal employees who currently get free parking, etc..will make biking better, even if maybe they don't help with Vision Zero.
Invited panelists:
Leif Dormsjo, Director, District Department of Transportation
Bob Vogel, Regional Director, National Park Service
Greg Billing, Executive Director, WABA
Representatives from the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Councils
Audience members will have a chance to participate by asking questions of the panel.
Date: Thursday October 27, 2016
Location: 2167 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515
October 27, 2016 in Advocacy, Federal Enclaves, Federal Transportation Funding, National Park Service | Permalink | Comments (7)
Arlington's NFATC's Master Plan update is a chance to make it less of a barrier
The National Foreign Affairs Training Center in Arlington wants to update their Master Plan so that they can expand and enhance 6 buildings, add a new parking structure and improve some of the security features (most importantly the fence). GSA has started the scoping process for an Environmental Assessment they intend to prepare for the Master Plan. Comments are due in August 19th and there won't be another opportunity to comment until the EA is completed.
The facility currently has a bike trail from S. Utah Street to S. Quincy with a spur to 1st Place. Arlington County maintains the 12-foot wide trail west of George Mason (the West Parcel) and the State Department maintains the 10-foot wide trail, east of George Mason (the East Parcel).
I used to bike George Mason Drive through here several times a week, but haven't been out there in a few years, nor did I have much of an opinion about the site at the time, but looking at it I have two suggestion.
The trail currently passes underneath George Mason through a tunnel (though it involves dismounting and climbing down and then back up stairs). Nonetheless, you can't get to the trail from George Mason because there is fencing separating the street from that area. This seems a bit silly since the area on the other side of the fence is not secure - you can bike or walk right up to it. They should remove this unnecessary fencing and create connections from the trail to George Mason on both sides of the road.
Since the perimeter fencing is likely to be removed anyway, why not push it back about 12 feet from S. Quincy to 3rd Street South and extend the trail to there (red line on image below). Those sides of the facility are all parking lots anyway (so not much of a security threat, I suspect) and it would create a complete trail connection to S. Glebe Road.
What else am I missing? If you ride around there and have a suggestion (biking through the facility?) leave a comment here and send a comment in.
August 12, 2016 in Arlington Boulevard Trail, Arlington County, Federal Enclaves | Permalink | Comments (3)
Army proposes banning almost all biking in Arlington National Cemetery
In May, the US Army proposed new rules on the development, operation, maintenance, and administration of the Army National Cemeteries, which includes Arlington National Cemetery. Currently, Arlington Cemetery allows limited access to bicycles in an eastbound (downhill) direction only. Identification and a helmet are required. In addition, I believe that anyone visiting a grave may ride their bike to it.
Newly proposed rules would change that. The new regulations would allow no one to
Ride a bicycle or similar conveyance in an Army National Military Cemetery, except with a proper pass issued by the Executive Director to visit a gravesite or niche. An individual visiting a relative's gravesite or niche may be issued a temporary pass by the Executive Director to proceed directly to and from the gravesite or niche on a bicycle or similar vehicle or conveyance.
This would put an end to the eastbound bicycle commuter traffic. In addition it appears that people visiting the Cemetery by bicycle will have to get a temporary pass each time they visit. This contrasts with those visiting by car who can be issued a permanent visitor pass (I have to one to visit my dad's grave, but I've not tried to bike in with it). The section on permanent passes mentions "vehicles" and a bicycle is vehicle, so maybe I'm wrong about that (I don' know how, or if, they define vehicle in the regulations).
(2) Only the following categories of vehicles may be permitted access to Arlington National Cemetery roadways and issued a permanent or temporary pass from the Executive Director:
(i) Official Government vehicles being used on official Government business.
(ii) Vehicles carrying persons on official Cemetery business.
(iii) Vehicles forming part of an authorized funeral procession and authorized to be part of that procession.
(iv) Vehicles carrying persons visiting the Arlington National Cemetery gravesites, niches, or memorial areas of relatives or loved ones interred, inurned, or memorialized within Arlington National Cemetery.
(v) Arlington National Cemetery and National Park Service maintenance vehicles.
(vi) Vehicles of contractors who are authorized to perform work within Arlington National Cemetery.
(vii) Concessionaire tour buses authorized by the Executive Director to operate in Arlington National Cemetery.
(viii) Vehicles of employees of ANMC as authorized by the Executive Director.
This is, of course, the exact opposite of what I called for in 2011 when the Wright Gate was temporarily closed.
Update: The Arlington County Board submitted a comment in which they only opposed this change. [And all the other comments are in opposition of this rule change too]
We respectfully disagree, however, that the proposed limitations on the use of bicycles (as provided in Section 553.33(c)(8)) within the cemetery are necessary to accomplish that goal.
The Proposed Rulemaking seeks to regulate behavior to ensure that only conduct that comports with "proper standards of decorum and decency while in an Army National Military Cemetery" are exhibited there. WE BELIEVE there is nothing inherent in the use of a bicycle that conflicts with this objective. The proposed rules do not limit the movement of pedestrians across the cemetery. While we understand and accept the proposal in Section 553.33(c)(7), to limit "recreational activities", there is no need for an additional prohibition on a bicyclist who is riding their bicycle in a measured, respectful way, as a means of transportation, traversing one point outside the cemetery, to another point, outside the cemetery. Bicyclists should be able to traverse the cemetery the same way as pedestrians who can transit the cemetery grounds moving from one point outside the cemetery to another outside.
In addition, visitors to the area will often use bicycles as a mode of transportation to get around and visit important sites. To limit their access to Arlington National Cemetery by bicycle is to restrict their experience of this important monument to those who died in the military. Arlington National Cemetery should be experienced not only as a place where we ennoble our most prestigious military honorees, but as a place that speaks to the vastness of the dedication of human life to the ideals on which our country was founded. The vastness cannot be fully appreciated without taking in large sections of the cemetery in a way that can only be accomplished in a vehicle. IT SEEMS CLEAR TO US THAT a few bicycles are no more offensive than the "[c]oncessionaire tour buses" that would be authorized by the Proposed Rulemaking. WE WOULD LIKE TO NOTE the results of a recent survey of 467 service members, military spouses and retirees who live, work or utilize services provided on the adjacent Joint Base Myer/Henderson Hall. Those users were dissatisfied with the availability of parking at Joint Base and a majority expressed support for re-opening Henry Gate to pedestrian access. Almost half of the survey respondents expressed an interest in the Capital Bikeshare program. Their transportation options are reflective of many visitors to Arlington Cemetery, as well. We request that Section 553.33(c)(8) be struck from the Proposed Rulemaking. Thank you for considering our comments. Libby Garvey Chair, Arlington County Board
Up until 1978, biking was allowed on all the roads in Arlington. But "whistle blowing gangs of youth", reportedly, were riding around disturbing visitors so they put an end to it. They did allow for bike commuting along a northern route to allow the ~50 bike commuters who were using it then to continue to do so. A group called the "Federal Bicycle Council", which represented federal bike commuters, protested but to no avail. The route the Army left open was more hilly than other options.
Martin Stutsman, a Food and Drug Administration employee and bike commuter recently tried to pass out notices of the cemetery's bike plans to other bicycle commuters, but said he was stopped by cemetery police.
One of Arlington's major bicycle commuter routes on bike paths along Rte. 50 (Arlington Boulevard) now dead ends at Fort Myer, which partially surrounds the cemetery. Cyclists are forced onto major high-speed commuter roads during hours when they cannot go through the fort and cemetery.
However, Arlington is expected to build a bypass bike route around the northern edge of the fort and cemetery this fall. The $81,000 bike path already has been funded and now is awaiting state Highway Department approval.
I guess that is the old path along the north side of Arlington Blvd.
The country also has long-range plans for a southern cemetery bypass bike trail and already has funds for a bicycle-pedestrian bridge over the George Washington Memorial Parkway connecting Rosslyn streets with Roosevelt Island and Roosevelt Bridge, according to the country's chief public works planner Kenneth Hook.
The Park Service is expected to approve the bridge and has plans of its own to extend the George Washington Memorial Parkway bike path from Memorial Bridge to Roosevelt Island. But no changes are expected between Roosevelt Bridge and Spout Run until a highway study of that area is done this year or next, according to Park Service spokeswoman Sandra Alley.
Huh, the trail used to end at Memorial Bridge, who knew. BTW, that trail around the south is only now being built.
July 28, 2016 in Arlington County, Federal Enclaves, Mount Vernon Trail (MVT), Washington Blvd Trail | Permalink | Comments (4)
Bikepartisan support for the study to add CaBi to the Capital Grounds
Rep. Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced an amendment to require the Architect of the Capitol to study the feasibility of adding Capital Bikeshare stations to the Capitol grounds and to provide $100k to pay for that study. Rep Tom Graves (R-GA) and Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) from just across the Potomac supported the bill and there was no opposition. CaBi was spoken of it such glowing terms It must've been blushing.
June 13, 2016 in Capital Bikeshare, Congress, Federal Enclaves | Permalink | Comments (3)
Architect of the Capitol, one of two new Bicycle Friendly Businesses in DC area
The League of American Bicyclists released the 2015 Bicycle Friendly Businesses list and two local "businesses" made the list: The Architect of the Capitol and Kevin H Posey, The Biking Realtor Coldwell Banker Residential of Alexandria. [Also A-1 Cycling in Manassas, but that's pretty far out]. All of these businesses are now bronze.
It's kind of odd to award the AOC a designation since the Capitol itself is somewhat not bicycle friendly, though that may be due to the Capitol Police or the Sergeant-At-Arms. For example, there still isn't a CaBi station anywhere on Capitol grounds, even though there were plans to add one near the Capitol South Metro as far back as 2012.
There is one at Penn and 3rd, but that's outside the Capitol grounds.
In addition, barriers erected after 9-11 have made the Capitol grounds less bike friendly, and many of those impacts have not been addressed.
September 03, 2015 in Advocacy, Federal Enclaves | Permalink | Comments (5)
DOI need not ban cycling on Rock Creek Parkway
While most people focussed on the substantial cuts to bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, the new Transportation Bill also contained a provision that could potentially reduce cyclists right to the road on federal lands.
(d) BICYCLE SAFETY.—The Secretary of the appropriate Federal land management agency shall prohibit the use of bicycles on each federally owned road that has a speed limit of 30 miles per hour or greater and an adjacent paved path for use by bicycles within 100 yards of the road unless the Secretary determines that the bicycle level of service on that roadway is rated B or higher.
At first glance, that sounds like Rock Creek Parkway.
When the US Senate first started considering this provision, cycling advocates pointed out that its language tracked the mandatory sidepath rules that have been gradually eliminated from state laws since the 1970s, because they do not promote safety. John S. Allen worried suggested that "it would ban bicycles on a road even if the path is unusable."
The provision survived in the final bill. There is no evidence that Congress even considered the possiblity that banning bikes on roads with trails would make cyclists less safe, and that's a good thing. Here's why.
The Secretary of Interior (and other land management agencies) have a lot more discretion than the typical police officer or district court judge to decide what a statute like this means, especially if there is no clear legislative intent. This statute does not even ban bikes from certain roads, but rather directs the Secretary to do so. So it's up to the Secretary to decide what that law should mean.
We've heard rumors that legislative staffers were mad at cyclists holding up traffic on Rock Creek Parkway, and that they did not care whether the bill would compromise safety; they just wanted bikes off the road. But rumors about what staffers wanted do not equal statutory intent. The Secretary has the duty to determine what the statute means, and move forward on that basis.
Because the heading of the provision says "Bicycle Safety", the Secretary should conclude that the entire intent of Congress was to increase bicycle safety. The exclusion for especially safe roads (level service of B) further shows that the intent was safety. The bill says nothing about holding up traffic. So that objective has no place in the Secretary's evaluation of what Congress intended.
Therefore, the Secretary need only ban bicycling on roads where doing so enhances safety. Requiring cyclists to ride on narrow paths or paths with sharp turns or poor pavement would clearly not help safety. Nor would requiring cyclists to ride on paths with heavy pedestrian use. If pedestrian use is extremely high (e.g. Rock Creek Trail), then the path is not really a "paved path for use by bicycles" but rather a pedestrian walkway, or perhaps a hiker-biker trail. Conversely, a path designed for the exclusive use of cyclists would be a paved path for use by bicycles. The Secretary would also have the discretion to decide that if a path does not meet AASHTO standards for safety at the prevailing (85-percentile) speed of cyclists, that it is not a "paved path for use by bicycles"
Summarizing: When this "mandatory sidepath" provision was under consideration, cycling activists worried, reasonably enough, that the provision could force cyclists off many federal roads and onto poorly designed and maintained sidepaths. But now that the bill has passed, we need to stop suggesting that this was what Congress actully did, and instead push for a safety-based policy by the Department of Interior (DOI), which would hopefully be adopted by other agencies).
A district court construing a state law might not have the ability to read the word "safe" into "paved path for use by bicycles." Had the federal statute simply banned bikes rather than direct the Secretary to do so, there might be little discretion, But here we have a Congressional charge to an agency head to prohibit cycling from certain roadways, which inherently vests the Secretary with more discretion, as long as the Secretary is being reasobable. And who would argue that optimizing safety on federal lands is not reasonable?
Individual park superintendants are generally not lawyers, and they may read the statute narrowly without being aware of the context in which provisions like this apply. So let's hope that DOI or National Park Service headquarters provides guidance to the parks, to avoid unnecessarily cramped interpretations of the new law.
I have not had occasion to ride the trail along Rock Creek Parkway between Massachusetts and Virginia avenues in several years. What do you think? Would banning bikes on that part of the parkway create a safety problem on weekends?
(Jim Titus represents Prince Georges County on Maryland's Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (MBAPC) and is on WABA's board of directors. The opinions here do not reflect the official views of either WABA or MBPAC.)
July 17, 2012 in Federal Enclaves, Legal and Courts, Rock Creek Park Trail, Share the Road, US Congress | Permalink | Comments (32)
Friday Morning Commute - Juno
Check out the Juno launch today at 11:34am
The Office of Planning recently presented draft recommendations to rebuild Maryland avenue from 4th Street to 12th Street, SW. This includes decking over the railroad tracks from 7th to 12th. Though the extended road for Maryland Ave doesn't appear to have any bike facilities, it does appear to have a lot of cyclists on it.
ANC 5C postponed its R Street bike lane vote until DDOT has time to meet with neighborhood groups.
The base commander for JBAB commutes to work by bike and he would like to start a bike fleet for on-base transportation (though funding restrictions make it difficult). That only makes it more confusing as to why they don't reopen the base to bike commuters who wish to pass through or allow the public to access the waterfront trail much as they do at the Navy Yard.
Arlington's CaBi expansion is slipping back in the calendar a little bit "This appears to be primarily a function of release dates for grant funds and the order process. The manufacturer of CaBi bikes doesn't keep any inventory, so there's a significant lag time between order placement and actual delivery. "
MDOT and SHA expect to draft guidelines for "Bicycles May Use Full Lane" signs and ask for input from cycling activists, residents and others by the end of this fall.
Germantown bike thieves caught on tape. Now, they need to be caught for real.
August 05, 2011 in Bike Lanes, Capital Bikeshare, Commuting, Federal Enclaves, Signage, Theft | Permalink | Comments (6)


Ten years on, Steven Spielberg's (War Horse) 2002 biography movie, Catch Me If You Can, has its high-definition debut on Blu-ray.
The second film pairing Spielberg with Tom Hanks (Road to Perdition), Catch Me If You Can tells the true life story of Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio, Titanic), a young con man who passed himself off as a pilot, a lawyer and a doctor all before his 21st birthday. Hanks plays the FBI agent who tracks Frank across the globe.
Christopher Walken (Kill the Irishman) plays DiCaprio's father in the movie, which also stars Martin Sheen (Seeking a Friend For the End of the World), Amy Adams (The Fighter), James Brolin (Burlesque) and Jennifer Garner (The Odd Life of Timothy Green). The script was written by Jeff Nathanson (Tower Heist), based on the book by the real Frank Abagnale Jr. and Stan Redding.
The PG-13 film, which grossed $164 million in theaters, was nominated for two Oscars, for Walken as Best Supporting Actor and for John Williams' original score.


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These pumpkin muffins are delightfully spicy and fluffy. They are definitely scrumptious! The chocolate chips are the perfect sweet addition to the lovely fall treat.
Be sure not to over bake and eat within a couple days so that they don't get too dry. If it does happen simply heat them up in a microwave for a few seconds.
Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a large bowl.
In another bowl. Whisk the oil, eggs, brown sugar, pumpkin, and vanilla extract together until combined.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and use a whisk to stir until completely combined. Batter will be thick. Fold in chocolate chips.
Spoon the batter into your prepared muffin tin. Fill about 2/3 full to avoid spilling over the sides. Bake for 20-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.


You've inherited your old uncle's coin collection, or you picked up a few coins at a flea market that looked valuable. Now you want to sell them, but you have no idea how to go about it. Coins are a valued collectable throughout the world. Without proper knowledge, buyers can dupe or cheat you when selling coins for the first time. Here are some tips for an amateur coin seller to come away with a reasonable profit.
Avoid selling your coins on platforms like Craigslist. Since you're an amateur, those with more knowledge of coins may take advantage of you. Fair, professional coin buyers aren't circulating on Craigslist. Instead, seek out professional coin shops or buyers who have good reputations. Professionals are less likely to take advantage of you at risk of reputation damage.
It's tempting to make an item for sale bright and shiny, but part of a coin's value can be in the tarnish. Any expert worth selling to can quote through the tarnish to identify if its value or subtracts it. Yet, in most cases, tarnish does add value and cleaning a coin can ruin its value.
A coin is worth more than the metal it's made of. The right buyer considers age, condition, and the amount in circulation when quoting. Avoid buyers who only pay for the metal or face value, and feel free to ask a potential buyer to outline the thought process behind their quote.
Trying to move a quick sale yields worse offers from buyers. You may want to sell the coins as fast as possible for a quick buck, but taking your time yields more money. Most coin buyers offer a free quote, so take the time to compare quotes for the best offer. If you're looking to sell coins in Chicago or any other city, there are many buyers around to quote between.
If you're looking for a reputable place to sell coins in Chicago, contact Chicago Gold Gallery. Find them online at www.ChicagoGoldGallery.com.


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<tool id="cuffnorm" name="Cuffnorm" version="@VERSION@.2">
    <description>Create normalized expression levels</description>
    <macros>
      <import>cuff_macros.xml</import>
    </macros>
    <expand macro="requirements" />
    <version_command>cuffnorm 2>&1 | head -n 1</version_command>
    <command detect_errors="aggressive">
        cuffnorm
            --no-update-check
            --num-threads="\${GALAXY_SLOTS:-4}"
            --library-norm-method=$library_norm_method
            --output-format=$output_format

            @CONDITION_LABELS@

            ## Set advanced parameters for cufflinks
            #if $advanced_settings.sAdvanced == "Yes":
                #if str($advanced_settings.library_type) != 'auto':
                        --library-type=$advanced_settings.library_type
                #end if
                $advanced_settings.hits_norm
            #end if
            ## Inputs.
            $gtf_input

            @CONDITION_SAMPLES@
    </command>
    <inputs>
        <param format="gtf,gff3" name="gtf_input" type="data" label="Transcripts" help="A transcript GFF3 or GTF file produced by cufflinks, cuffcompare, or other source."/>
        <expand macro="condition_inputs" />
        <param name="library_norm_method" type="select" label="Library normalization method">
            <option value="geometric" selected="True">geometric</option>
            <option value="classic-fpkm">classic-fpkm</option>
            <option value="quartile">quartile</option>
        </param>

        <param name="include_read_group_files" type="select" label="Include Read_Group/Attribute Datasets"
            help="Read group/attribute datasets provide information on replicates. One of both is provided, depending on the output format.">
            <option value="No" selected="true">No</option>
            <option value="Yes">Yes</option>
        </param>

        <param name="output_format" type="select" label="Output format"
            help="By default, Cuffnorm reports expression levels in the 'simple-table' tab-delimted text files. The program also reports information about your samples and about the genes, transcripts, TSS groups, and CDS groups as tab delimited text files. Note that these files have a different format than the files used by Cuffdiff. However, you can direct Cuffnorm to report its output in the same format as used by Cuffdiff if you wish" >
                <option value="simple-table" selected="True">Simple Table</option>
                <option value="cuffdiff">Cuffdiff format</option>
        </param>

        <conditional name="advanced_settings">
                <param name="sAdvanced" type="select" label="Set Advanced Cuffnorm parameters? ">
                    <option value="No" selected="True">No</option>
                    <option value="Yes">Yes</option>
                </param>
                <when value="No"></when>
                <when value="Yes">
                    <param type="select" name="library_type" label="Library prep used for input reads" help="">
                        <option value="auto" selected="True">Auto Detect</option>
                        <option value="ff-firststrand">ff-firststrand</option>
                        <option value="ff-secondstrand">ff-secondstrand</option>
                        <option value="ff-unstranded">ff-unstranded</option>
                        <option value="fr-firststrand">fr-firststrand</option>
                        <option value="fr-secondstrand">fr-secondstrand</option>
                        <option value="fr-unstranded" >fr-unstranded</option>
                        <option value="transfrags">transfrags</option>
                    </param>
                    <param name="hits_norm" type="select" label="Hits included in normalization" help="All Hits: With this option, Cufflinks counts all fragments, including those not compatible with any reference transcript, towards the number of mapped fragments used in the FPKM denominator. Compatible Hits: With this option, Cufflinks counts only those fragments compatible with some reference transcript towards the number of mapped fragments used in the FPKM denominator. Using this mode is generally recommended in Cuffdiff to reduce certain types of bias caused by differential amounts of ribosomal reads which can create the impression of falsely differentially expressed genes. It is active by default." >
                            <option value="--compatible-hits-norm" selected="True">Compatible Hits</option>
                            <option value="--total-hits-norm">All Hits</option>
                    </param>
                </when>
        </conditional>
    </inputs>

    <outputs>
        <!-- Optional read group / attr datasets. -->
        <!-- cuffdif format -->
        <data format="tabular" name="isoforms_read_group" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: isoforms read group tracking" from_work_dir="isoforms.read_group_tracking" >
            <filter>(include_read_group_files == 'Yes')</filter>
            <filter>(output_format == 'cuffdiff')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="genes_read_group" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: genes read group tracking" from_work_dir="genes.read_group_tracking" >
            <filter>(include_read_group_files == 'Yes')</filter>
            <filter>(output_format == 'cuffdiff')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="cds_read_group" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: CDs read group tracking" from_work_dir="cds.read_group_tracking" >
            <filter>(include_read_group_files == 'Yes')</filter>
            <filter>(output_format == 'cuffdiff')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="tss_groups_read_group" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: TSS groups read group tracking" from_work_dir="tss_groups.read_group_tracking" >
            <filter>(include_read_group_files == 'Yes')</filter>
            <filter>(output_format == 'cuffdiff')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="txt" name="read_groups_info" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: Read Groups" from_work_dir="read_groups.info" >
            <filter>(include_read_group_files == 'Yes')</filter>
            <filter>(output_format == 'cuffdiff')</filter>
        </data>
        <!-- simple-table format-->
         <data format="tabular" name="isoforms_attr" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: isoforms read group tracking" from_work_dir="isoforms.attr_table" >
            <filter>(include_read_group_files == 'Yes')</filter>
            <filter>(output_format == 'simple-table')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="genes_read_group" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: genes read group tracking" from_work_dir="genes.attr_table" >
            <filter>(include_read_group_files == 'Yes')</filter>
            <filter>(output_format == 'simple-table')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="cds_read_group" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: CDs read group tracking" from_work_dir="cds.attr_table" >
            <filter>(include_read_group_files == 'Yes')</filter>
            <filter>(output_format == 'simple-table')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="tss_groups_read_group" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: TSS groups read group tracking" from_work_dir="tss_groups.attr_table" >
            <filter>(include_read_group_files == 'Yes')</filter>
            <filter>(output_format == 'simple-table')</filter>
        </data>

        <!-- Cuffdiff format datasets. -->
        <data format="tabular" name="cds_fpkm_tracking" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: CDS FPKM tracking" from_work_dir="cds.fpkm_tracking" >
            <filter>(output_format == 'cuffdiff')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="cds_count_tracking" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: CDS count tracking" from_work_dir="cds.count_tracking" >
            <filter>(output_format == 'cuffdiff')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="tss_groups_fpkm_tracking" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: TSS groups FPKM tracking" from_work_dir="tss_groups.fpkm_tracking" >
            <filter>(output_format == 'cuffdiff')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="tss_groups_count_tracking" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: TSS groups count tracking" from_work_dir="tss_groups.count_tracking" >
            <filter>(output_format == 'cuffdiff')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="genes_fpkm_tracking" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: gene FPKM tracking" from_work_dir="genes.fpkm_tracking" >
            <filter>(output_format == 'cuffdiff')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="genes_count_tracking" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: gene count tracking" from_work_dir="genes.count_tracking" >
            <filter>(output_format == 'cuffdiff')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="isoforms_fpkm_tracking" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: transcript FPKM tracking" from_work_dir="isoforms.fpkm_tracking" >
            <filter>(output_format == 'cuffdiff')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="isoforms_count_tracking" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: transcript count tracking" from_work_dir="isoforms.count_tracking" >
            <filter>(output_format == 'cuffdiff')</filter>
        </data>
        <!-- Simple-table format datasets. -->
        <data format="tabular" name="cds_fpkm_table" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: CDS FPKM table" from_work_dir="cds.fpkm_table" >
            <filter>(output_format == 'simple-table')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="cds_count_table" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: CDS count table" from_work_dir="cds.count_table" >
            <filter>(output_format == 'simple-table')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="tss_groups_fpkm_table" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: TSS groups FPKM table" from_work_dir="tss_groups.fpkm_table" >
            <filter>(output_format == 'simple-table')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="tss_groups_count_table" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: TSS groups count table" from_work_dir="tss_groups.count_table" >
            <filter>(output_format == 'simple-table')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="genes_fpkm_table" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: gene FPKM table" from_work_dir="genes.fpkm_table" >
            <filter>(output_format == 'simple-table')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="genes_count_table" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: gene count table" from_work_dir="genes.count_table" >
            <filter>(output_format == 'simple-table')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="isoforms_fpkm_table" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: transcript FPKM table" from_work_dir="isoforms.fpkm_table" >
            <filter>(output_format == 'simple-table')</filter>
        </data>
        <data format="tabular" name="isoforms_count_table" label="${tool.name} on ${on_string}: transcript count table" from_work_dir="isoforms.count_table" >
            <filter>(output_format == 'simple-table')</filter>
        </data>
    </outputs>
    <tests>
        <!--
        <test>
                NOTE: as of version 0.0.6 of the wrapper, tests cannot be run because multiple inputs to a repeat
                element are not supported.
        </test>
        -->
    </tests>

    <help>
**Cuffnorm Overview**

Cuffnorm is part of Cufflinks_. Running Cuffnorm is very similar to running Cuffdiff. Cuffnorm takes a GTF2/GFF3 file of transcripts as input, along with two or more SAM, BAM, or CXB files for two or more samples. It produces a number of output files that contain expression levels and normalized fragment counts at the level of transcripts, primary transcripts, and genes. It also tracks changes in the relative abundance of transcripts sharing a common transcription start site, and in the relative abundances of the primary transcripts of each gene. Tracking the former allows one to see changes in splicing, and the latter lets one see changes in relative promoter use within a gene.. Please cite: Trapnell C, Williams BA, Pertea G, Mortazavi AM, Kwan G, van Baren MJ, Salzberg SL, Wold B, Pachter L. Transcript assembly and abundance estimation from RNA-Seq reveals thousands of new transcripts and switching among isoforms. Nature Biotechnology doi:10.1038/nbt.1621

.. _Cufflinks: http://cole-trapnell-lab.github.io/cufflinks/

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**Know what you are doing**

.. class:: warningmark

There is no such thing (yet) as an automated gearshift in expression analysis. It is all like stick-shift driving in San Francisco. In other words, running this tool with default parameters will probably not give you meaningful results. A way to deal with this is to **understand** the parameters by carefully reading the `documentation`__ and experimenting. Fortunately, Galaxy makes experimenting easy.

.. __: http://cole-trapnell-lab.github.io/cufflinks/cuffnorm/

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**Input format**

Cuffdiff takes Cufflinks or Cuffcompare GTF files as input along with two SAM files containing the fragment alignments for two or more samples.

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**Outputs**

Cuffnorm outputs a set of files containing normalized expression levels for each gene, transcript, TSS group, and CDS group in the experiment. It does not perform differential expression analysis. To assess the significance of changes in expression for genes and transcripts between conditions, use Cuffdiff. Cuffnorm's output files are useful when you have many samples and you simply want to cluster them or plot expression levels of genes important in your study.
By default, Cuffnorm reports expression levels in the "simple-table" tab-delimted text files. The program also reports information about your samples and about the genes, transcripts, TSS groups, and CDS groups as tab delimited text files. Note that these files have a different format than the files used by Cuffdiff. However, you can direct Cuffnorm to report its output in the same format as used by Cuffdiff if you wish. Simply supply the option --output-format cuffdiff at the command line.
Cuffnorm will report both FPKM values and normalized, estimates for the number of fragments that originate from each gene, transcript, TSS group, and CDS group. Note that because these counts are already normalized to account for differences in library size, they should not be used with downstream differential expression tools that require raw counts as input.
To see the details of the simple table format used by Cuffnorm, refer to the simple table expression format, simple table sample attribute format, and simple table feature (e.g. gene) attribute format sections below.

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**Settings**

All of the options have a default value. You can change any of them. Most of the options in Cuffdiff have been implemented here.

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**Cuffdiff parameter list**

This is a list of implemented Cuffdiff options::

  --library-norm-method          Library Normalization method : Geometric (default), classic-fpkm, quartile
  --library-type                 ff-firststrand,ff-secondstrand,ff-unstranded,fr-firstrand,fr-secondstrand,fr-unstranded,transfrags
  --compatible-hits-norm         With this option, Cufflinks counts only those fragments compatible with some reference transcript towards the number of mapped fragments used in the FPKM denominator. Using this mode is generally recommended in Cuffdiff to reduce certain types of bias caused by differential amounts of ribosomal reads which can create the impression of falsely differentially expressed genes.
  --total-hits-norm              With this option, Cufflinks counts all fragments, including those not compatible with any reference transcript, towards the number of mapped fragments used in the FPKM denominator
    </help>
    <citations>
        <citation type="doi">10.1038/nbt.1621</citation>
    </citations>
</tool>

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Q: Partial differential equation in Lagrange form. Solve the pde.
$$(my(x+y)-nz^2)p-(lx(x+y)-nz^2)q=(lx-my)z$$
Using method of multipliers$(1,1,(x+y)/z)$ I got one of the solutions
$$(x+y)z=c_1$$
I can't figure out what the other solution might be.
PS: $p$ and $q$ are pde wrt to x and y.

A: $$(my(x+y)-nz^2)p-(lx(x+y)-nz^2)q=(lx-my)z$$
$$\frac{dx}{my(x+y)-nz^2}=\frac{dy}{-lx(x+y)+nz^2}=\frac{dz}{(lx-my)z}=$$
$$=\frac{dx+dy+\frac{x+y}{z}}{my(x+y)-nz^2-lx(x+y)+nz^2+\frac{x+y}{z}(lx-my)z}=\frac{dx+dy+\frac{x+y}{z}dz}{0}$$
$$\frac{dx+dy}{x+y}+\frac{dz}{z}=0$$
$$\ln|x+y|+\ln|z|=\text{constant}$$
$$(x+y)z=c_1$$
I agree with your first characteristic equation.
Second characteristic equation, with multipliers $(lx,my,0)$ :
$$\frac{lxdx+mydy}{lxmy(x+y)-lxnz^2-mylx(x+y)+mynz^2}=\frac{lxdx+mydy}{-(lx-my)z^2}
=\frac{dz}{(lx-my)z}$$
$$lxdx+mydy+zdz=0$$
$$lx^2+my^2+z^2=c_2$$

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Carolus Henricus Joannes
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As tenth generation owner and current day head of the Nolet family, Carolus fell deeply in love with the art of distilling. He introduced Ketel One® Vodka to America in 1983 and set up a sales and marketing operation there, though unlike his grandfather, he decided to remain in Schiedam. His passion for spirits is evident in the forty years it took him to craft a brand so close to his heart, NOLET'S Finest Gins.
Paulus Maria Antonius
Despite the shifting economic markets and the misfortune that Holland suffered during World War II, the Nolet Distillery survived under Paulus' leadership. Of the 40 distillers in Schiedam that were still up and running after the war, only four remained – and Nolet Distillery was one of them. Like his predecessors, Paulus was able to pass on his family business to his son, Carolus.
Joannes Albertus Jacobus
With Nolet's specially prepared and aged distillates known around the world, Joannes decided to set up a distillery on the shores of Baltimore, Maryland USA, to best serve his American customers. Unfortunately, the Prohibition disrupted the success of the distillery and forced it to close, at which point Joannes returned to Schiedam.
Jacobus Joannes Gerardus
In a time of increasing industrialization, Jacobus kept his family's business rooted in artisanship by staying true to traditional distilling methods. He did, however, reap the benefits that industrialization brought by investing heavily in steam-powered equipment that simplified production at the distillery.
Joannes is credited with purchasing the land on which the current day Nolet Distillery is situated. It was a profitable move, as was his decision to buy several more shares in Schiedam windmills to ensure the centuries-old trade would safely grow.
Jacobus Janszoon
The authoritative, dedicated Jacobus kept the Nolet brand moving forward despite the trials of the French Revolution. Like his father, Jacobus proved his versatility by growing the company while also admirably serving the townspeople as a doctor.
Joannes Jacobszoon
Not only did fourth generation Joannes Nolet carry on the tradition of distiller, but he also became the Mayor of Schiedam. The company continued to thrive under his leadership and barrels of Nolet spirits left the city daily.
Nolet Distillery gained even more acclaim under the leadership of third generation owner Joannes Nolet. His efforts to further expand the business included renovating the distillery to make room for additional equipment and improving the distillery's infrastructure to ensure better access to water needed for distillation.
Inheriting Nolet Distillery from his father Joannes, Jacobus expanded the business to serve its increasingly loyal clientele. By purchasing a flourmill in 1735, the hardworking Jacobus ensured that the distillery always had wheat at its disposal for distillation.
Jan Lucasse (Joannes)
As founder of Nolet Distillery in Schiedam, Holland, Joannes was a visionary responsible for launching a remarkable family business and for passing his skills onto his son, in turn establishing what would become a rich family legacy.
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Gotta love those fingersnaps. Fun song.
been a little while, ehhhh!?
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Reason: Chiefs WRs are hot garbage, and Jaguars need some rebuilding.
Reason for this trade: Chiefs have very little WR talent on there roster and Jags have a surplus and are also rebuilding.
I'm gonna decline. Robinson is worth a 3rd in my opinion. Tall, fast, and OVR 75 as a rookie. This is a stud WR.
decline as well I would like to see a 3rd rounder for him.
Thank you for fixing the format, I decline as well.


The New York International Auto Show returns to NYC this Friday. New Yorkers and plenty of tri-state autophiles will pack the Javits Center to admire new cars, trucks and concept vehicles.
While many take to the auto show for inspiration on what next car to purchase, New Yorkers may not be seeing themselves behind the wheel of a 2016 Camp Jeep.
If you're looking at your dream car and fantasizing about speeding down Fifth Ave. in shiny new wheels, take a few moments to remember why New Yorkers are some of the lucky few who don't need to rely on cars.
While most Americans rely on cars to take them between work, school, home and pretty much everywhere else they need to go, New Yorkers have one of the best transportation systems in the world. Sure, we're grumbling about the 30-day Metrocard increase to $116.50, but a car payment that low seems pretty impossible. Plus, we don't have to insure our Metrocards nor do we have to take them in for an oil change.
2. Think of all the money you're saving on gas!
All that Seamless your Midwestern friends are judging you for Instagramming? Remind them the last time you swiped your credit card at a gas station: never.
And don't forget all the money you're saving on tolls! Going from borough to borough for a $2.75 MTA ride sounds a lot better than a $14 one-way bridge toll.
New Yorkers are known busybodies, but sometimes it's just nice to sit back in your tiny apartment and relax. Sorry you can't pick up your brother from the airport, drive car pool or help a friend move -- no car! Plus, it only makes sense to rely on grocery, laundry and pretty much any other type of delivery that makes life a little easier.
4. Did we mention no car pools?
While NYC parents have enough to put up with, packing other parents' kids into your car for weekly rides isn't part of that.
5. And no designated drivers!
Can you imagine making someone stay 100% sober all night so he or she can drive you home at the end of a crazy night on the Lower East Side? While we know not all members of the party need to get drunk for a good time, having alternative methods of getting home safely without relying on a D.D. is a huge plus.
6. With fewer cars on the road, there's more room for Mr. Softee!
You're probably already handling an outside door key or two, an apartment key and a mailbox key, along with plenty of the other random keys New York apartment dwellers need on a daily basis -- do you really want to carry a set of bulky car keys as well? We'll keep our pockets slim with a single Metrocard, thanks.
If you've driven in NYC, you probably know how impossible it is to find street side parking, avoid meters and be on top of street cleaning schedules. And when you finally do find that spot, cross your fingers that your car will be fine. Private garages and parking spaces cost small fortunes, more than many NYC apartments. While we're not going to deny a car makes a great extra closet, lack of space itself in New York is reason enough to not splurge for the SUV. Next time you're tempted to purchase a new set of wheels, take a walk around and look for where you'd park your shiny new car... Yeah, we thought so.
Everyone has that friend of a friend with an elusive New York City car. Beyond that, there are plenty of car share programs like Zipcar and Car2Go for when you're ready for a road trip... or a quick visit to IKEA.


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Clair plans to climb up the Gherkin for the NSPCC's Childline
Published: 3:00 PM November 25, 2009 Updated: 8:15 AM October 14, 2020
CHILDLINE counsellor Claire Arnott is in training to climb her way up a giant gherkin. She's accepted a challenge to take 1,000 steps up the City's iconic Gherkin office block to raise money to expand the NSPCC's national call centre where she volunteers
CHILDLINE counsellor Claire Arnott is in training to climb her way up a giant gherkin.
She's accepted a challenge to take 1,000 steps up the City's iconic Gherkin office block near Aldgate, to raise money to expand the NSPCC's national call centre at Spitalfields where she volunteers.
"I've seen the difference projects make to children's lives," explained the 28-year-old development manager. "I talk regularly to children and young people who are desperate and feel they have nowhere else to turn."
The charity aims to raise �125,000 for its Child's Voice appeal and has been given exclusive access to the gherkin-shape tower block at St Mary Axe for teams and individuals to run up 38 flights to reach the bar at the top for a glass of champagne.
The charity is looking for more volunteers to take the challenge on February 7 to register online
For the Step Change, phone 020-7650 3426 or drop an email here.


Comedian and former talk show host Rosie O'Donnell can now look at Palm Beach from her backyard loggia.
Through a trust, the former Miami resident and host of The View has paid a recorded $4.975 million for a renovated 1957 house at 3100 N. Flagler Drive on the Intracoastal Waterway in West Palm Beach.
O'Donnell's brother, Timothy, acted as trustee of a revocable living trust in her name, according to the deed recorded July 30. The house and an adjacent vacant lot changed hands together in the transaction, the deed shows.
In all, the property measures about a half-acre with 180 feet of waterfront. It lies about a mile and a half north of the Flagler Memorial Bridge.
The house and guesthouse have a total of six bedrooms and 7,592 square feet of living space, inside and out, according to property records.
The house was sold by a Florida limited liability company named 3100 N Flagler LLC, which is controlled by New York City real estate investment firm associated with Scott Solomon and Edward Ackerman, records show.
After the company bought it for about $3 million in March 2014, work crews carried out an extensive update that included a partial reconstruction, said listing agent Steve Davis of Douglas Elliman's Palm Beach office.
Davis said he doesn't expect O'Donnell to tear down the house, at least not in the short term.
"I think this client loved the house. It came furnished, and she was comfortable in it," Davis said. "She could buy anywhere. Money was not an issue.
"A Miami real estate firm represented O'Donnell in the sale, he said.
Davis, who has now sold the house four times, had it priced at just under $4 million. The adjacent lot was not listed for sale, and its value was negotiated as part of the deal.
Davis' listing, which expired the day after the sale closed last week, mentioned the house's three-car garage, two fireplaces, heated pool and whirlpool spa, and two loggias, one with a summer kitchen. The house also included a first-floor master suite, double vanities with built-in televisions and a massage room. The listing also offered details of the "chef's kitchen" with a wine cooler.
After O'Donnell sold her longtime home on Miami's Star Island in 2013, she reportedly had her eye on singer Olivia Newton-John's home on Jupiter Island. But that deal never came to fruition. She instead bought and later sold a home in Sarasota, according to published reports.
Davis said the sale points to the value of properties in West Palm Beach as compared to those in other areas, including Palm Beach.
"That property on Palm Beach would be in the $20s," he said, referring to millions of dollars.
The property has a "total market value" of $2.026 million, according to the most recent valuation assigned by the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser's office.


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Morrison's Slogan Roadtest And We Listen To The Voices Of Kooyong
It's increasingly obvious the Prime Minister is using the final stages of this Parliament to roadtest a number of different election slogans. Last week it was 'Australians taking back their lives', followed by 'Australians have had a gutful of being told what to do', interspersed with 'cost of living' and 'can-do capitalism'. This week it was 'moving forward'. But where are we moving forward to? What's the destination? What happens at this destination? Who's going to be there when we get there?
All of this is real-life mass focus group testing, to feed back into Liberal Party qualitative research, almost as blasé as the Colgate-Palmolive marketing division testing slogans for soap powder advertisements. That's what politics has become for Scott Morrison: a marketing exercise and Parliament reduced to a forum to create political slogans and campaign marketing.
It might not be politics as we know it, but it looks more like a Prime Minister at the last chance saloon: rolling two dice to try and reach 18, when we all know the maximum is 12. Also known as desperation. Of course, this may end up in an election victory for the Liberal–National Coalition, but it's becoming increasingly unlikely.
And in the psychological battle between the two leaders, Anthony Albanese laid a super-size bear trap for Scott Morrison, and he fell right into it. A normal leader would avoid a return to the scene of their biggest humiliation – in Morrison's case, the holiday trip to Hawaii during the peak of the bushfire catastrophe in 2019 – but Morrison is no normal leader, and he has to win every single battle, even the ones not worth winning. He lied about providing the destination of his holiday to Albanese – easily refuted – when he should have just apologised (again), said that he will never do that again and he learned his lesson. And we all would have moved on.
But it became the news of the day and magnified the issue Labor wanted to focus on: Morrison is a pathological liar and untrustworthy.
Independents are likely to have a big influence in the 2022 election, and we speak with Hayden O'Connor from the Voices of Kooyong, a campaign which wants to unseat the Treasurer and current member for Kooyong, Josh Frydenberg. It's a tough ask, but they have the determination to consign Frydenberg to the dustbin of history.
And wouldn't that be a sweet victory.
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