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The Cards struggled with long-range shooting Saturday, continuing a troubling trend seen in the Bellarmine exhibition. Louisville caught plenty of iron and not enough net in the first half, shooting 8 for 22 from behind the arc despite decent ball rotation and solid looks.
Mack said he wants the Cards to get better at recognizing when to opt for a paint bucket if outside shots aren't falling.
"Hey, we missed four or five 3’s and maybe that one eight seconds into the shot clock is open, but let’s get the ball swung around in the paint and maybe we can draw a foul, get to the free-throw line and now you feel a little bit more comfortable about the ball going in," he said. "Our team’s still learning. I don’t want to be just dependent on jump shots, that’s for sure."
Louisville scored 47 percent of its points in the paint, relying heavily on Enoch and Malik Williams (12 points, 6-of-8 shooting). But Louisville's reserve guards started lighting it up from deep as the Cards' lead expanded and Mack experimented with different rotations. Ryan McMahon (11 points) and Khwan Fore (11 points) combined to shoot 7 of 13 from 3-point range and Louisville finished with a 32-percent clip.
Even after King led Louisville in scoring with 19 points against Bellarmine, Mack critiqued his co-captain's decision making. King showed Saturday that he hasn't found solid ground yet, going 1 for 5 in the first half and 3 of 8 overall. Four of his 10 points came at the foul line.
"I don't really force shots, I just take what the defense is giving me," King said. "But even if I'm not shooting the ball that well I need to find other ways to impact the game: rebounding and playing defense, getting other guys the ball."
Despite King's struggles, Mack seems determined to let him figure it out on the floor rather than take him out of the game. King played 25 minutes with no turnovers, a noted improvement from four turnovers in 28 minutes against Bellarmine.
In a short time this season, Enoch has quickly established himself as Louisville's most consistent player. The 6-foot-10, 260-pound center was comfortable using his size on both ends of the floor to wall up on defense and to score over opponents.
"He's been more aggressive like we need him to be," Fore said. "I feel like he's a monster on the glass and that's going to be big for us."
Enoch continued to demonstrate patience and confidence in his shot selection. The redshirt junior shot 6 of 7 from the field, including two dunks. He was also whistled for just two fouls as the Cards as a whole only sent the Falcons to the free-throw line for 18 shots.
"You just got to be a couple steps ahead of the game," Enoch said. "You've got to know the rotation of the game, when you can get the ball, and that's what we did tonight."
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by investors that accused nine large banks, including six from Canada, of conspiring to manipulate a Canadian rate benchmark to improve profits from derivatives trading.
U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres rejected racketeering and antitrust claims by the lead plaintiff, the Fire & Police Pension Association of Colorado, against Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Nova Scotia and other banks.
Lawyers for the plaintiff did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The proposed class action concerned the alleged suppression from August 2007 to June 2014 of the Canadian Dealer Offered Rate (CDOR), a rate at which banks would lend to corporate clients using bankers’ acceptances, a short-term credit instrument.
CDOR, now called the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate, is calculated daily by Thomson Reuters based on rate submissions from banks.
The plaintiff accused banks of manipulating CDOR to reduce interest owed to investors on CDOR-based derivatives transactions in the United States, including swaps and Canadian dollar futures contracts, and boost profit.
But the judge said the alleged wrongful conduct occurred in Canada, which is not covered by the U.S. anti-racketeering law known as RICO, and the plaintiff failed to show that any rigging left it worse off.
Torres also found no proof of a common profit motive among banks to suppress CDOR because they held more CDOR-based derivative contracts, under which they made interest payments, than CDOR-based loans, on which they received interest payments.
Other defendants included Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, National Bank of Canada, Bank of America Corp, Deutsche Bank AG and HSBC Holdings Plc.
Canadian regulators updated the CDOR-setting process after the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada in January 2013 identified “potential” for manipulation.
The case is Fire & Police Pension Association of Colorado v Bank of Montreal et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 18-00342.
This front porch invites you to sit and stay a while in this Woodhaven Cottage. In this open floor plan your eyes will be drawn to the crisp bright Kitchen with a large center island that opens to the Great Room creating the perfect back drop for entertaining family and guests. Private and spacious Owner's retreat has tray ceiling and a large bath with quartz counters, tiled wall glass shower and huge walk-in closet. Miles of walking/jogging paths, exercise facilities, racquet courts, playground, community firepit, pools, 15 acre park, 24hr fitness and yoga facility makes it feel like a vacation. Harmony has designed a lifestyle community for every age and stage of life. Being active, social, and having fun is easier than ever in Harmony!
The man who was found dead in a building at Colorado Mesa University allegedly broke into the building and damaged the water system, causing flooding on multiple floors, officials said.
The man was not a student or staff member of the Grand Junction university. So far, he does not appear to be connected to the school in any way, university spokesman David Ludlam said Wednesday morning.
The man has been identified, but Mesa County Coroner Dean Havlik said he is not releasing the man’s name until his family can be contacted. Havlik also declined to state the man’s cause of death, though police previously said they don’t believe anybody else was involved in the fatality.
“Maybe once we locate family they can help us understand why he was there,” Havlik said in an email.
Investigators believe the man entered Confluence Hall after breaking a glass pane in a door. He broke a pipe in the building and caused damage to a bathroom, Ludlam said.
The damage caused flooding on multiple floors, but university staff were able to clean up the water Tuesday evening. Students returned to class in the building on Wednesday, Ludlam said.
“It wasn’t so significant we couldn’t remediate it,” he said.
The university closed the engineering building Tuesday due to the death investigation. The man was discovered about 7:43 a.m. Tuesday on the third floor of the hall.
A WOMAN was found to have unwittingly swallowed a pill packet in the middle of the night — which was then perilously lodged there for days.
The patient, who is in her 40s and has not been named, went to hospital the following morning complaining of discomfort and difficulty swallowing the powerful painkiller Tramadol.
The packet of the painkiller Tramadol was finally detected in November after four visits to Craigavon Area Hospital in Co Armagh, and the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
After her initial visit to the Emergency Department she was described as "fit and well".
Her ears, nose and throat team observed she was tolerating fluids, had no airway difficulties and could mobilise her neck, according to a report in the BMJ Journals.
The pill packet did not show up in X-rays and was not detected at this stage.
Doctors told her to come back if there was no improvement.
The woman was back in hospital three days later.
She was treated with steroids and painkillers for 48 hours until her symptoms improved and was then discharged.
Five days later, a barium swallow scan was carried out at a hospital, but returned normal results.
It was during a later outpatients appointment that the pill packet was detected during an oesophago-gastroduodenoscopy (OGD) scan.
It was safely removed some 17 days after ingestion.
The patient was quoted as saying: "I had no idea I swallowed this.
"It was a very frightening three weeks and I couldn't believe when I saw the picture."
David McCrory, writing about the extraordinary case for BMJ Journals, said: "She had swallowed her Tramadol tablets whole in the original foil packet which was lodged in the upper oesophagus.
"She underwent rigid oesophagoscopy and removal of foreign body uneventfully (17 days after ingestion of her tablets) and she was discharged after a period of observation."
Michael Thompson stands by the NE 65th St. exit from I-5 with a sign asking for help. He suggests providing food, warm clothing, and work to panhandlers.
Ultimately, giving money to people on the street is an individual decision. We talked to a priest, a rabbi, and a homelessness expert to help you decide.
KUOW listener Alyssa always passes by the same man asking for money near Interstate 5 at Northeast 130th Street — he’s young and always has a book. She has seen him for years. In fact, that spot is so popular, panhandlers show up in Google Maps street view.
KUOW's SoundQs team reporter, Anna Boiko-Weyrauch, asked a priest, a rabbi, and a homelessness advocate to chew on this one.
Father Brad Hagelin is pastor of St. Luke Parish in Shoreline and vicar for Catholic Charities.
Rex Hohlbein is the founder of Facing Homelessness.
Father Hagelin: Every single person that you come into contact with has a great dignity. It's really important to treat them not as a nuisance, not as an eyesore, but as a child of God; as someone who has immense dignity.
And so if it's a homeless person that you are able to have more than one encounter with, someone that you maybe you see every day. I would say the most important thing is to know their name. Begin a conversation with them, maybe even get to know their story a little bit.
Anna Boiko-Weyrauch: Once you go beyond that, how do you know what will actually truly help them?
Father Hagelin: Well hopefully have the opportunity for them to tell you. If you're able to put them in touch with resources that might be able to get them off the street, or in a good direction. Those resources are out there, and so educating yourself to know them.
Boiko-Weyrauch: Rabbi, when you hear this how do you respond to it? Does this resonate for you? How do you answer this question?
Rabbi Berkovitz: It resonates a lot. You have to see the humanity in the person. It is easier and easier to just walk past and come up with the justifications for why we're not going to help. They're going to use the money to buy alcohol, whatever that is. Those are all our own self justifications to stop doing the thing that we’re called to do what we’re meant to do. We can't walk by. We can't not act.
Boiko-Weyrauch: People feel uncomfortable because sometimes there's drug and alcohol use involved and, well, I don't want my money to go to fuel somebody else's addiction. How do we grapple with that, Rex?
Hohlbein: I would like to start by saying a gift is a gift. So, we get caught up in the responsibility of the use of that gift.
When that exchange is made, it’s no longer ours. It doesn't mean that I think everyone should give money. I think when your heart asks you to give, you should give right.
I think we get good at what we do a lot of. So if we get good at shutting down our compassionate voice, we perfect that and we can bring it to other parts of our life.
I'll add just quickly, this is not a homelessness crisis. This is a community crisis and that's a profound difference. Because when we talk about a homelessness crisis we talk about “those people over there.” But when we say “community crisis” we include ourselves.
If there was one thing I would say that every single person should engage in, it is to show love and connection.
Boiko-Weyrauch: What if I'm just not personally comfortable with engaging with the person outside the window or taking that step?
Rabbi Berkovitz: Life is not comfortable, right?
But, if especially if you have kids in the car. You know, we always keep a box of granola bars because if you don't want to give money, you don't have to give money. But there's something in the act of the acknowledgment and just offering. How you respond when you see that person is absolutely critical.
And he goes, “Don't forget to see what Margaret needs.” In my mind I'm like, “Who’s Margaret?” I couldn't think of who Margaret was.
Thompson is actually not homeless, he said, but lives in housing for formerly homeless veterans like himself. People in passing cars give him around $10-$40 a day he says, which helps him with rent and bills. But for him, it’s about more about socializing, Thompson said.
Thompson receives about $1,000 a month in veterans benefits and picks up gigs in construction, carpentry, and landscaping. He also cuts hair, and in front of him is a camo-print backpack filled with barber tools.
Thompson answers the listener’s question: if the person asking for money is homeless, give them food or warm clothing like gloves. If they’re not homeless, give them work.
“I never turn work down,” Thompson said.
King County routes people with emergency housing needs through a centralized system, called Coordinated Entry for All, which can be accessed by dialing 211 or walking into a specially designated resource center.
The organization, Crisis Connections, also maintains a comprehensive online directory of housing and other resources for people in need across Washington state, as well as a 24-hour crisis line at 866-427-4747.
Mary’s Place has family drop-in centers, night shelters, and specialists that work with families to find the right housing and services. Families looking for shelter tonight can call (206) 245-1026.
The organization also has a new online form you can fill out when you see families experiencing homelessness. The organization’s outreach workers may follow up with the family, have a conversation, and connect them with services.
“Sometimes it’s an easy solution,” Mitchell said, like providing first and last month’s rent.
“If there is a family with children and they’re homeless, we want to know,” Mitchell said.
YWCA is another organization that works in Seattle, and King and Snohomish counties. The group has services for emergency shelter, and transitional and affordable housing for low-income women and families.
Information on their programs is available through their website or 211.
Social service organization Hopelink has short-term shelters in Kenmore and Redmond for families with children under 18. Anyone seeking housing through the organization has be screened through the Coordinated Entry for All system by dialing 211 or visiting a resource center.
For people experiencing domestic violence, emergency housing may be available through YWCA and organizations LifeWire (call their 24-hour hotline 425-746-1940 or 800-827-8840) and Dawn ( 425-656-7867 or toll-free at 877-465-7234).
Sen. David Vitter is pictured.
Louisiana Democrats are seizing on Republican Sen. David Vitter’s repeated refusals during a debate to say whether he broke the law in connection with a prostitution ring in Washington, D.C.
The state Democratic Party on Friday launched a Web video highlighting Vitter dodging the issue at Thursday night’s debate. The video is part of Democrats’ “Forgotten Crimes” website, which focuses solely on 2007 revelations that Vitter’s phone number appeared in the infamous D.C. Madam’s phone book.
“Did you violate the law? Yes or no, sir,” Meriwether interrupted.
Recent polls show Vitter has a comfortable lead over Melancon. During the campaign, the senator has carefully avoided discussing the matter with reporters.
Melancon’s campaign spokesman, Bradley Beychok, e-mailed a news release Friday blasting Vitter for evading moderators’ questions about the scandal.
While food is important, location also matters, and Didi's Downtown aims to have it both. This new restaurant is opening in mid-December in the heart of historic downtown Frisco at 7210 W. Main St., in one of the oldest homes in the city.
Didi's will serve scratch-made food, with an emphasis on hospitality, family-friendly environment, live music, and a dedication to its hometown Frisco.
Owner Scott Hoffner is a chef with a long and impressive resume, ranging from a golf resort in Montana to serving as private chef for celebrities such as Tyson Chandler. He's worked at notable restaurants such as TJ's Seafood and J Macklin's Grill in Coppell, and also helped restaurateur Ed Bailey launch his Bailey's Prime Plus steakhouse chain, now closed.
Currently residing with his family in Frisco, Hoffner wanted to open a neighborhood place.
"I opened a creperie in 2011 and it has remained my dream to have my own place," he says. "I'm one mile away from the restaurant. I can ride my bike there. My kids' schools are close by. It just seemed like a great opportunity."
He's going into what used to be a bar-restaurant called Stan's Main Street, which left the space in late August.
"It's the third oldest house in Frisco, it was built in 1912," Hoffner says. "It's a cool, funky joint and there's no other patio like it around. It also has its own parking lot which customers love, right in the heart of the Rail District, which is rare."
To honor that, he commissioned a quirky mural on the side of the building featuring a 36-foot-long train. But the mural is a double-take, because it looks as if a dad and his two kids are painting the train, when they are actually part of the mural.
The menu will have a little bit of everything, from blackened tuna to salads to smothered cheese fries.
Texican chicken sounds good: It's a fried chicken breast topped with salsa verde and pickled jalapenos served with elote and sourdough bread. There are half a dozen burgers and another half-dozen sandwiches, including a patty melt and a Philly cheesesteak.
"We're doing dishes that I know people love: hummus, catfish, burgers, and tacos, with more creative nightly specials," Hoffner says.

The Cards struggled with long-range shooting Saturday, continuing a troubling trend seen in the Bellarmine exhibition. Louisville caught plenty of iron and not enough net in the first half, shooting 8 for 22 from behind the arc despite decent ball rotation and solid looks.

Mack said he wants the Cards to get better at recognizing when to opt for a paint bucket if outside shots aren't falling.

"Hey, we missed four or five 3’s and maybe that one eight seconds into the shot clock is open, but let’s get the ball swung around in the paint and maybe we can draw a foul, get to the free-throw line and now you feel a little bit more comfortable about the ball going in," he said. "Our team’s still learning. I don’t want to be just dependent on jump shots, that’s for sure."

Louisville scored 47 percent of its points in the paint, relying heavily on Enoch and Malik Williams (12 points, 6-of-8 shooting). But Louisville's reserve guards started lighting it up from deep as the Cards' lead expanded and Mack experimented with different rotations. Ryan McMahon (11 points) and Khwan Fore (11 points) combined to shoot 7 of 13 from 3-point range and Louisville finished with a 32-percent clip.

Even after King led Louisville in scoring with 19 points against Bellarmine, Mack critiqued his co-captain's decision making. King showed Saturday that he hasn't found solid ground yet, going 1 for 5 in the first half and 3 of 8 overall. Four of his 10 points came at the foul line.

"I don't really force shots, I just take what the defense is giving me," King said. "But even if I'm not shooting the ball that well I need to find other ways to impact the game: rebounding and playing defense, getting other guys the ball."

Despite King's struggles, Mack seems determined to let him figure it out on the floor rather than take him out of the game. King played 25 minutes with no turnovers, a noted improvement from four turnovers in 28 minutes against Bellarmine.

In a short time this season, Enoch has quickly established himself as Louisville's most consistent player. The 6-foot-10, 260-pound center was comfortable using his size on both ends of the floor to wall up on defense and to score over opponents.

"He's been more aggressive like we need him to be," Fore said. "I feel like he's a monster on the glass and that's going to be big for us."

Enoch continued to demonstrate patience and confidence in his shot selection. The redshirt junior shot 6 of 7 from the field, including two dunks. He was also whistled for just two fouls as the Cards as a whole only sent the Falcons to the free-throw line for 18 shots.

"You just got to be a couple steps ahead of the game," Enoch said. "You've got to know the rotation of the game, when you can get the ball, and that's what we did tonight."

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by investors that accused nine large banks, including six from Canada, of conspiring to manipulate a Canadian rate benchmark to improve profits from derivatives trading.

U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres rejected racketeering and antitrust claims by the lead plaintiff, the Fire & Police Pension Association of Colorado, against Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Nova Scotia and other banks.

Lawyers for the plaintiff did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The proposed class action concerned the alleged suppression from August 2007 to June 2014 of the Canadian Dealer Offered Rate (CDOR), a rate at which banks would lend to corporate clients using bankers’ acceptances, a short-term credit instrument.

CDOR, now called the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate, is calculated daily by Thomson Reuters based on rate submissions from banks.

The plaintiff accused banks of manipulating CDOR to reduce interest owed to investors on CDOR-based derivatives transactions in the United States, including swaps and Canadian dollar futures contracts, and boost profit.

But the judge said the alleged wrongful conduct occurred in Canada, which is not covered by the U.S. anti-racketeering law known as RICO, and the plaintiff failed to show that any rigging left it worse off.

Torres also found no proof of a common profit motive among banks to suppress CDOR because they held more CDOR-based derivative contracts, under which they made interest payments, than CDOR-based loans, on which they received interest payments.

Other defendants included Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, National Bank of Canada, Bank of America Corp, Deutsche Bank AG and HSBC Holdings Plc.

Canadian regulators updated the CDOR-setting process after the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada in January 2013 identified “potential” for manipulation.

The case is Fire & Police Pension Association of Colorado v Bank of Montreal et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 18-00342.

This front porch invites you to sit and stay a while in this Woodhaven Cottage. In this open floor plan your eyes will be drawn to the crisp bright Kitchen with a large center island that opens to the Great Room creating the perfect back drop for entertaining family and guests. Private and spacious Owner's retreat has tray ceiling and a large bath with quartz counters, tiled wall glass shower and huge walk-in closet. Miles of walking/jogging paths, exercise facilities, racquet courts, playground, community firepit, pools, 15 acre park, 24hr fitness and yoga facility makes it feel like a vacation. Harmony has designed a lifestyle community for every age and stage of life. Being active, social, and having fun is easier than ever in Harmony!

The man who was found dead in a building at Colorado Mesa University allegedly broke into the building and damaged the water system, causing flooding on multiple floors, officials said.

The man was not a student or staff member of the Grand Junction university. So far, he does not appear to be connected to the school in any way, university spokesman David Ludlam said Wednesday morning.

The man has been identified, but Mesa County Coroner Dean Havlik said he is not releasing the man’s name until his family can be contacted. Havlik also declined to state the man’s cause of death, though police previously said they don’t believe anybody else was involved in the fatality.

“Maybe once we locate family they can help us understand why he was there,” Havlik said in an email.

Investigators believe the man entered Confluence Hall after breaking a glass pane in a door. He broke a pipe in the building and caused damage to a bathroom, Ludlam said.

The damage caused flooding on multiple floors, but university staff were able to clean up the water Tuesday evening. Students returned to class in the building on Wednesday, Ludlam said.

“It wasn’t so significant we couldn’t remediate it,” he said.

The university closed the engineering building Tuesday due to the death investigation. The man was discovered about 7:43 a.m. Tuesday on the third floor of the hall.

A WOMAN was found to have unwittingly swallowed a pill packet in the middle of the night — which was then perilously lodged there for days.

The patient, who is in her 40s and has not been named, went to hospital the following morning complaining of discomfort and difficulty swallowing the powerful painkiller Tramadol.

The packet of the painkiller Tramadol was finally detected in November after four visits to Craigavon Area Hospital in Co Armagh, and the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.

After her initial visit to the Emergency Department she was described as "fit and well".

Her ears, nose and throat team observed she was tolerating fluids, had no airway difficulties and could mobilise her neck, according to a report in the BMJ Journals.

The pill packet did not show up in X-rays and was not detected at this stage.

Doctors told her to come back if there was no improvement.

The woman was back in hospital three days later.

She was treated with steroids and painkillers for 48 hours until her symptoms improved and was then discharged.

Five days later, a barium swallow scan was carried out at a hospital, but returned normal results.

It was during a later outpatients appointment that the pill packet was detected during an oesophago-gastroduodenoscopy (OGD) scan.

It was safely removed some 17 days after ingestion.

The patient was quoted as saying: "I had no idea I swallowed this.

"It was a very frightening three weeks and I couldn't believe when I saw the picture."

David McCrory, writing about the extraordinary case for BMJ Journals, said: "She had swallowed her Tramadol tablets whole in the original foil packet which was lodged in the upper oesophagus.

"She underwent rigid oesophagoscopy and removal of foreign body uneventfully (17 days after ingestion of her tablets) and she was discharged after a period of observation."

Michael Thompson stands by the NE 65th St. exit from I-5 with a sign asking for help. He suggests providing food, warm clothing, and work to panhandlers.

Ultimately, giving money to people on the street is an individual decision. We talked to a priest, a rabbi, and a homelessness expert to help you decide.

KUOW listener Alyssa always passes by the same man asking for money near Interstate 5 at Northeast 130th Street — he’s young and always has a book. She has seen him for years. In fact, that spot is so popular, panhandlers show up in Google Maps street view.

KUOW's SoundQs team reporter, Anna Boiko-Weyrauch, asked a priest, a rabbi, and a homelessness advocate to chew on this one.

Father Brad Hagelin is pastor of St. Luke Parish in Shoreline and vicar for Catholic Charities.

Rex Hohlbein is the founder of Facing Homelessness.

Father Hagelin: Every single person that you come into contact with has a great dignity. It's really important to treat them not as a nuisance, not as an eyesore, but as a child of God; as someone who has immense dignity.

And so if it's a homeless person that you are able to have more than one encounter with, someone that you maybe you see every day. I would say the most important thing is to know their name. Begin a conversation with them, maybe even get to know their story a little bit.

Anna Boiko-Weyrauch: Once you go beyond that, how do you know what will actually truly help them?

Father Hagelin: Well hopefully have the opportunity for them to tell you. If you're able to put them in touch with resources that might be able to get them off the street, or in a good direction. Those resources are out there, and so educating yourself to know them.

Boiko-Weyrauch: Rabbi, when you hear this how do you respond to it? Does this resonate for you? How do you answer this question?

Rabbi Berkovitz: It resonates a lot. You have to see the humanity in the person. It is easier and easier to just walk past and come up with the justifications for why we're not going to help. They're going to use the money to buy alcohol, whatever that is. Those are all our own self justifications to stop doing the thing that we’re called to do what we’re meant to do. We can't walk by. We can't not act.

Boiko-Weyrauch: People feel uncomfortable because sometimes there's drug and alcohol use involved and, well, I don't want my money to go to fuel somebody else's addiction. How do we grapple with that, Rex?

Hohlbein: I would like to start by saying a gift is a gift. So, we get caught up in the responsibility of the use of that gift.

When that exchange is made, it’s no longer ours. It doesn't mean that I think everyone should give money. I think when your heart asks you to give, you should give right.

I think we get good at what we do a lot of. So if we get good at shutting down our compassionate voice, we perfect that and we can bring it to other parts of our life.

I'll add just quickly, this is not a homelessness crisis. This is a community crisis and that's a profound difference. Because when we talk about a homelessness crisis we talk about “those people over there.” But when we say “community crisis” we include ourselves.

If there was one thing I would say that every single person should engage in, it is to show love and connection.

Boiko-Weyrauch: What if I'm just not personally comfortable with engaging with the person outside the window or taking that step?

Rabbi Berkovitz: Life is not comfortable, right?

But, if especially if you have kids in the car. You know, we always keep a box of granola bars because if you don't want to give money, you don't have to give money. But there's something in the act of the acknowledgment and just offering. How you respond when you see that person is absolutely critical.

And he goes, “Don't forget to see what Margaret needs.” In my mind I'm like, “Who’s Margaret?” I couldn't think of who Margaret was.

Thompson is actually not homeless, he said, but lives in housing for formerly homeless veterans like himself. People in passing cars give him around $10-$40 a day he says, which helps him with rent and bills. But for him, it’s about more about socializing, Thompson said.

Thompson receives about $1,000 a month in veterans benefits and picks up gigs in construction, carpentry, and landscaping. He also cuts hair, and in front of him is a camo-print backpack filled with barber tools.

Thompson answers the listener’s question: if the person asking for money is homeless, give them food or warm clothing like gloves. If they’re not homeless, give them work.

“I never turn work down,” Thompson said.

King County routes people with emergency housing needs through a centralized system, called Coordinated Entry for All, which can be accessed by dialing 211 or walking into a specially designated resource center.

The organization, Crisis Connections, also maintains a comprehensive online directory of housing and other resources for people in need across Washington state, as well as a 24-hour crisis line at 866-427-4747.

Mary’s Place has family drop-in centers, night shelters, and specialists that work with families to find the right housing and services. Families looking for shelter tonight can call (206) 245-1026.

The organization also has a new online form you can fill out when you see families experiencing homelessness. The organization’s outreach workers may follow up with the family, have a conversation, and connect them with services.

“Sometimes it’s an easy solution,” Mitchell said, like providing first and last month’s rent.

“If there is a family with children and they’re homeless, we want to know,” Mitchell said.

YWCA is another organization that works in Seattle, and King and Snohomish counties. The group has services for emergency shelter, and transitional and affordable housing for low-income women and families.

Information on their programs is available through their website or 211.

Social service organization Hopelink has short-term shelters in Kenmore and Redmond for families with children under 18. Anyone seeking housing through the organization has be screened through the Coordinated Entry for All system by dialing 211 or visiting a resource center.

For people experiencing domestic violence, emergency housing may be available through YWCA and organizations LifeWire (call their 24-hour hotline 425-746-1940 or 800-827-8840) and Dawn ( 425-656-7867 or toll-free at 877-465-7234).

Sen. David Vitter is pictured.

Louisiana Democrats are seizing on Republican Sen. David Vitter’s repeated refusals during a debate to say whether he broke the law in connection with a prostitution ring in Washington, D.C.

The state Democratic Party on Friday launched a Web video highlighting Vitter dodging the issue at Thursday night’s debate. The video is part of Democrats’ “Forgotten Crimes” website, which focuses solely on 2007 revelations that Vitter’s phone number appeared in the infamous D.C. Madam’s phone book.

“Did you violate the law? Yes or no, sir,” Meriwether interrupted.

Recent polls show Vitter has a comfortable lead over Melancon. During the campaign, the senator has carefully avoided discussing the matter with reporters.

Melancon’s campaign spokesman, Bradley Beychok, e-mailed a news release Friday blasting Vitter for evading moderators’ questions about the scandal.

While food is important, location also matters, and Didi's Downtown aims to have it both. This new restaurant is opening in mid-December in the heart of historic downtown Frisco at 7210 W. Main St., in one of the oldest homes in the city.

Didi's will serve scratch-made food, with an emphasis on hospitality, family-friendly environment, live music, and a dedication to its hometown Frisco.

Owner Scott Hoffner is a chef with a long and impressive resume, ranging from a golf resort in Montana to serving as private chef for celebrities such as Tyson Chandler. He's worked at notable restaurants such as TJ's Seafood and J Macklin's Grill in Coppell, and also helped restaurateur Ed Bailey launch his Bailey's Prime Plus steakhouse chain, now closed.

Currently residing with his family in Frisco, Hoffner wanted to open a neighborhood place.

"I opened a creperie in 2011 and it has remained my dream to have my own place," he says. "I'm one mile away from the restaurant. I can ride my bike there. My kids' schools are close by. It just seemed like a great opportunity."

He's going into what used to be a bar-restaurant called Stan's Main Street, which left the space in late August.

"It's the third oldest house in Frisco, it was built in 1912," Hoffner says. "It's a cool, funky joint and there's no other patio like it around. It also has its own parking lot which customers love, right in the heart of the Rail District, which is rare."

To honor that, he commissioned a quirky mural on the side of the building featuring a 36-foot-long train. But the mural is a double-take, because it looks as if a dad and his two kids are painting the train, when they are actually part of the mural.

The menu will have a little bit of everything, from blackened tuna to salads to smothered cheese fries.

Texican chicken sounds good: It's a fried chicken breast topped with salsa verde and pickled jalapenos served with elote and sourdough bread. There are half a dozen burgers and another half-dozen sandwiches, including a patty melt and a Philly cheesesteak.

"We're doing dishes that I know people love: hummus, catfish, burgers, and tacos, with more creative nightly specials," Hoffner says.