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It's holiday season, but that doesn't have to mean waiting in long lines for big sales to buy the hottest toy or newest game system. Whether you're a parent, relative, teacher, librarian or just a friend to a young person, consider a book that you can enjoy together. PRESCHOOL 'I Like Your Chutzpah And Other Yiddish Words You'll Like' Written and illustrated by Suzy Ultman “I Like Your Chutzpah and Other Yiddish Words You’ll Like," written and illustrated by Suzy Ultman Penguin Young Readers; Rise x Penguin Workshop Sweet, funny and infinitely readable, this board book contains 12 Yiddish words and their meanings, each accompanied by a simple, colorful illustration that will inspire fun reading voices. Recommended ages: 1 to 3. $9.99, RISE x Penguin Workshop ___ 'The 13 Days of Swiftness: A Christmas Celebration' People are also reading... Written by Tiffany Garland, illustrated by Brooke O'Neill "The 13 Days of Swiftness: A Christmas Celebration," written by Tiffany Garland, illustrated by Brooke O’Neill Little, Brown Books for Young Readers For the littlest Swifties, a play on the classic Christmas song — except instead of 12 days there are 13. Each page has bright illustrations and lots of Easter eggs for the fandom. Recommended ages: 3 and up. $10.99, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers EARLY ELMENTARY 'Into the Uncut Grass' Written by Trevor Noah, illustrated by Sabina Hahn "Into the Uncut Grass" by Trevor Noah and illustrated by Sabina Hahn One World / Penguin Random House Trevor Noah tells a story of a boy and his teddy bear who venture into the uncut grass, picking up bits of wisdom along the way. Long and quotable, with humor and gentle watercolor illustrations. Per the intro, "it's a picture book, but it's not a children's book. Rather, it is a book for kids to share with parents and for parents to share with kids." All ages. $26, One World ___ 'Proper Badger Would Never' Written by Lauren Glattly, illustrated by Rob Sayegh "Proper Badger Would Never" by Lauren Glattly and illustrated by Rob Sayegh Penguin Young Readers; Flamingo Books Badger was determined to be a perfectly proper guest at his first party, but his instincts may have gotten the better of him. Shred the gift wrapping paper? Never. Dig into the cake before it's served? Of course not. A colorful, texture-rich picture book that leans into joyful chaos. Recommended ages: 4 to 8. $18.99, Flamingo Books ___ 'Attack of the Scones' Written by Josh Funk, illustrated by Brendan Kearney "Attack of the Scones: Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast" by Josh Funk and illustrated by Brendan Kearney Union Square In the sixth installment of the series, Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast take on an alien invasion with the help of their fridge friends. Told in rhyming couplets with whimsical, expressive full-page illustrations. Recommended ages: 5 to 8. $8.99 paperback, $18.99 hardcover; Union Square Kids __ 'Bog Myrtle' Written and illustrated by Sid Sharp "Bog Myrtle" by Sid Sharp Annick Press One sister loves the forest and its splendors; the other is more interested in money. Sharp uses literary devices from irony to alliteration to puns, taking on topics like worker rights and environmental sustainability. "This graphic novel is perfect for the quirky, goofy child in your life who loves deadpan humor and 'The Skull' by Jon Klassen," says Sarah Bradley, lead bookseller at Powell's Books. Recommended ages: 6 to 11. $22.99, Annick Press ___ 'My UnderSlumberBumbleBeast' Written by Zoje Stage and illustrated by J.E. Larson "My UnderSlumberBumbleBeast" by Zoje Stage and pictures by J. E. Larson Bad Hand Books Stage's book reimagines the monster under the bed as something far cuter and weirder. One day while cleaning her room, Pru finds a shy little creature called an UnderSlumberBumbleBeast. Includes crosshatch drawings and a glossary of the trickier vocabulary. Recommended ages: 7 to 10. $15.99, Bad Hand Books LATE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE 'Otto Normal's Monsterton: The Disappearance of White Pine Beach' Written by Danielle McKechnie, illustrated by Simon Estrada Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts "Otto Normal's Monsterton: The Disappearance of White Pine Beach" Andrews McMeel Publishing Otto moves with his mom from his normal California town to Monsterton, where they're the only humans among zombies, ghosts and sirens. Otto soon finds himself on a quick-paced adventure. With chunks of text broken up by beautiful digital color illustrations, blurring the line between chapter book and graphic novel, this glossy volume feels special to hold. Recommended ages: 8 to 12. $22.99, Simon & Schuster ___ 'The Wild Robot' Written and illustrated by Peter Brown "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Roz the robot is the sole survivor of a shipment gone overboard and has to adapt to the wild. She becomes the de facto mother of Brightbill the gosling, and the forest animals that shunned her otherness begin to form a community around her. Short chapters are punctuated by black-and-white illustrations. The trilogy saw a theatrical adaptation this year, and a special edition of the first volume features full-color inserts from the movie. Recommended ages: 8 to 12. $8.99 single paperback, $54 box set, Hatchette Book Group ___ 'The Young Green Witch's Guide to Plant Magic' Written by Robin Rose Bennett, illustrated by Rachel Grant "The Young Green Witch’s Guide to Plant Magic: Rituals and Recipes from Nature" by Robin Rose Bennett and illustrated by Rachel Grant Hachette Book Group This herbalist's chapter book with watercolor illustrations imparts how to use different plants, along with lessons of appreciation and self-acceptance and breathing meditations. There are also recipes for handy concoctions kids can make with minimal adult supervision, such as oatmeal scrub, lavender honey and dandelion pesto. Recommended ages: 8 to 12. $16.99, Running Press Kids ___ 'The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science' Written by Kate McKinnon, illustrated by Alfredo Cáceres "The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science" by Kate McKinnon Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Kate McKinnon of "Saturday Night Live" and "Barbie" fame tells the story of three adopted sisters who, having zero interest in perfecting the 85 ways to properly sit on a velvet fainting couch, find themselves expelled from etiquette school. Their new, extremely uncouth school puts them at the heart of a mystery in which the town is at stake. With fun fonts and the occasional illustration, the novel is a wildly imaginative celebration of strangeness with humor a la Lemony Snicket. Recommended ages: 8 to 12. $17.99, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ___ 'Plain Jane and the Mermaid' Written and illustrated by Vera Brosgol "Plain Jane and the Mermaid" by Vera Brosgol First Second The recently orphaned Jane has a week to get married and get her dowry before she'll be kicked to the streets. Handsome Peter might have accepted Jane's proposal if he hadn't been kidnapped by a mermaid. This full-color graphic novel challenges gender roles and beauty standards through an underwater adventure full of snark and hilarious characters, rivaling Jeff Smith's "Bone." Recommended ages: 10 to 14. $14.99, First Second YOUNG ADULT 'A Good Girl's Guide to Murder' A trilogy by Holly Jackson "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder" by Holly Jackson Delacorte Press Pip investigates a murder that she thinks another student was wrongly accused of. It's an ambitious project for a high school capstone, but Pip's an ambitious student. A TV adaptation of this true-crime-style story was produced by the BBC and released on Netflix over the summer. . Recommended ages: 14 and up. $14.99 single paperback, $47.97 box set, Ember ___ 'The Calculation of You and Me' By Serena Kaylor “The Calculation of You and Me" by Serena Kaylor St. Martin's Publishing Group Marlowe has great grades and a loving family, two best friends who understand her and all her autistic quirks, and a romantic boyfriend — until he breaks up with her, sending her perfectly categorized world into a tailspin. This sweet, funny, page-turning novel celebrates romance as an act and a genre. Recommended ages: 13 and up. $14 paperback, $24 hardcover, Wednesday Books ___ 'Lunar New Year Love Story' Written by Gene Luen Yang, illustrated by LeUyen Pham "Lunar New Year Love Story" by Gene Luen Yang and Leuyen Pham First Second Valentina has one year to prove she doesn't share her family's fate of all romances ending in misery. If she doesn't find lasting love by then, she will give her heart to Saint Valentine and be forever protected from heartbreak. The graphic novel celebrates Asian culture alongside the ups and downs of love. Recommended ages: 14 and up. $17.99 paperback, $25.99 hardcover, First Second Small, luxury foods are great as stocking stuffers or other gifts. Ideas for under $50 Game-changing holiday gifts for building fires, printing photos, watching birds and more More consumers hope to cut out self-gifting this year. They may be making a mistake. More consumers hope to cut out self-gifting this year. They may be making a mistake. Americans are heading into the first holiday season in years where buying less may be the first thing on their minds. And this year, gift lists may exclude one important person: you.Stacker dug into Deloitte's 2024 holiday retail survey to explore the psychology behind Americans' reluctance to self-gift this year.In the modern era, holiday gifting includes a practice that may seem rooted in consumerism—giving ourselves gifts. However, "self-gifting," psychologists say, carries its own importance. It's one consumers intend to cut back on or eliminate entirely this holiday shopping season, according to Deloitte's 2024 holiday retail survey of over 4,000 U.S. consumers.We've all done it. With hard-to-resist Black Friday deals and hypertargeted advertising, it can be difficult to resist shopping for yourself when doing so for others. Meanwhile, the cost of goods and services has risen faster than usual every year since 2021, when post-COVID-19 pandemic inflation took root in the U.S. economy and altered how we consume.Even so, Americans expect to spend more on gifts this holiday than in the previous five years. Deloitte found that the average person anticipates spending $1,778 this year, a 19% increase from 2019, when the average expected spend was $1,496. Baked into that figure are consumers' expectations of higher prices this season, according to Deloitte.In response, some Americans are signaling they may do less for themselves. About 1 in 3 consumers intend to self-gift this year, down from almost half of all consumers last year, Deloitte found. At least 2 in 5 (43%) won't spend on themselves at all, up from 25% last year.Today, the appeal of giving gifts around winter holidays is nearly universal. The holidays have long been an occasion to show our love for others in the exchange of gifts. Though giving gifts may have emerged from the biblical story of the three wise men, Christmas celebrations were among the first to lean into a commercialized version of the winter holidays. Other religious traditions like the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah have evolved to include gifting as a part of its observance over the winter holiday. Even workplace culture has adopted gifting as a way to foster connections and lift moods with traditions like Secret Santa.This holiday season, though, our modern treat-yourself-culture could be on pause for many Americans.You may also like: How to increase your credit limit and keep a good credit score Ground Picture // Shutterstock More Americans prepared to remove themselves from holiday gift lists Dr. Steve Westberg, a professor of marketing and consumer psychology at the University of Southern California, suggests that the uptick in surveyed adults who say they hope to scale back self-gifting this year may be due to consumer pessimism and financial concern.Faced with more limited options during the pandemic years, Americans bestowed themselves with material goods—some out of practical necessity, others not. Over the 2020 and 2021 holiday seasons, Americans hunkered down at home to avoid catching or spreading the latest COVID-19 variant. They bought lots of furniture, electronics, and other items in lieu of spending on travel, outings, and live events.In 2022 and 2023, consumers embarked on so-called "revenge travel" to catch up on international and domestic trips. They attended the live music and sporting events they had missed out on.Today, there are signs that all of that spending is beginning to cause stress for the typical American consumer as prices remain painfully high. Americans' total amount of credit card debt is at an all-time high, and default rates for vehicle loans and credit cards are rising. In almost every major poll leading up to the 2024 presidential election, the economy and inflation were consistently the top issues driving voters to the polls.However, as consumers pull back, there's evidence that self-gifting can positively impact personal well-being. Jacqueline Rifkin, an assistant marketing and management communications professor at Cornell University, describes the practice as a way to self-regulate emotions.Self-gifting can express positive emotions in a way we may recognize as a celebration."You just got a promotion, or you won some big award, you're feeling good, and you want to extend or amplify those good feelings. You can use self-gifting to achieve that," Rifkin told Stacker.Self-gifting can also be a way to deal with negative emotions. Rifkin published research in the Journal of Consumer Research on self-gifting, which revealed that people were least likely to gift things to themselves when under stress or feeling constrained—even though self-gifting can help us regulate during stressful moments."If you're going through a rough time ... you can use self-gifting to pick yourself back up. One of the colloquial ways we think about this is 'retail therapy,'" Rifkin said.Can self-gifting and retail therapy veer into wasteful self-indulgence? Potentially, according to Westberg, who says the reasons we self-gift are similar to those that drive compulsive shopping habits. The act generates a positive emotional response. There's an important distinction, however, that experts draw between the two.Westberg and Rifkin agree that self-gifting stands out from other forms of shopping in that it incorporates intentionality. "You could define self-gifting as being a little more thoughtful in your choice," Westberg explained.Consumer advocates suggest that shoppers looking to cut back on spending create guardrails to help them shop more intentionally. Removing credit card information from our web browser's autofill function or delaying the impulse to "buy now" and creating a wish list instead can elongate the purchase process. Putting space between the initial urge to buy and the purchase can be revealing, too: It clarifies what's really meaningful and worthy enough to justify buying.For others, like Westberg, shopping satisfaction is derived from researching items to self-gift in the future. Westberg's initial inclination when it comes to self-gifting, like many of us, is to reward himself with some kind of "big ticket" item."On the other hand, I don't know that I'll ever actually do that because once I have it, the anticipation aspect is going to go away," Westberg said. "So while I do think about self-gifting myself a car ... I get a lot of enjoyment [from] doing the research. ... [It's] the thoughtfulness that I can put into it rather than having the physical thing."According to Rifkin, our reluctance to give ourselves gifts isn't always born of financial constraints but also a belief that giving ourselves something won't actually make us feel better, even though it can. She advises consumers to remember that gifts can take on different forms this holiday season, and many of them don't cost a thing."It's this intentional behavior that we engage in. It's something you do, you do it on purpose, and you do it for yourself," Rifkin said. "Could it be going for a walk around the block? Absolutely. Could it be dusting off a book that you hadn't read in a while and spending an hour reading it? Yes."Story editing by Alizah Salario. Copy editing by Paris Close. Photo selection by Kristen Wegrzyn. Dom DiFurio The business news you needThe biotech industry has lagged the broader market so far in 2024. The SPDR S&P Biotech ETF , an industry benchmark, is up 9% this year compared to 28% for the S&P 500 . Will that trend continue in 2025? It's hard to say, but many individual biotech stocks still look like solid long-term picks. That includes CRISPR Therapeutics ( CRSP 5.70% ) and Exelixis ( EXEL -0.61% ) . The former is well in the red for the year, while the latter has crushed the broader market this year. Despite moving in opposite directions in 2024, CRISPR Therapeutics and Exelixis have strong prospects. Read on to learn more. XBI Total Return Level data by YCharts 1. CRISPR Therapeutics CRISPR Therapeutics is a gene-editing specialist with a major claim to fame: It created Casgevy, the first approved medicine that uses the Nobel prize-winning CRISPR technique. The company developed this therapy with the help of Vertex Pharmaceuticals . Casgevy's first approval came down in November 2023, but CRISPR Therapeutics' shares have underperformed the market since. What gives? First, Casgevy has yet to contribute a single dollar in sales to the biotech due to the complexity of administering gene editing therapies. Second, CRISPR Therapeutics remains unprofitable. That's not unusual for a biotech company of this size, but investors have been less forgiving of unprofitable companies in recent years. Despite these issues, CRISPR Therapeutics looks like an attractive stock. Consider Casgevy's potential. The medicine treats two rare blood-related disorders: transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia (TDT) and sickle cell disease (SCD). There are few treatment options for either. CRISPR Therapeutics has little competition to speak of in the U.S. and virtually none in other regions such as Europe, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain. Their target market is about 58,000 patients. Assuming they can treat 20,000 patients at an average price of $1.5 million, it could be a $30 billion opportunity. Casgevy will cost $2.2 million in the U.S., but we don't know its price tag in other countries. At any rate, the medicine has massive potential even before we consider potential label expansions. And it could just be the beginning for CRISPR Therapeutics. Despite Casgevy's slow uptake, the biotech isn't lacking in funds, thanks to its partnership with Vertex Pharmaceuticals. CRISPR Therapeutics ended the third quarter with $1.9 billion in cash and equivalents and several exciting phase 1 and phase 2 gene editing candidates. It won't happen overnight, but between Casgevy's contributions and CRISPR Therapeutics' innovative abilities and exciting pipeline, which will almost certainly land clinical wins in the coming years, the company can rebound from its terrible performance this year. That's why CRISPR Therapeutics is worth investing in now. 2. Exelixis There is one major reason behind Exelixis' strong performance this year. The company earned an important regulatory win that will keep generic competition for its cancer medicine Cabometyx off the market until 2030. Cabometyx, which treats forms of liver and kidney disease, is Exelixis' most important product. The treatment has proven to be a pipeline in a drug, constantly grinding out new indications while remaining the top-prescribed therapy of its kind in some of its markets. This formula, it seems, will continue to work. Exelixis is awaiting more label expansions for its crown jewel, including treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET). Cabometyx performed so well in a phase 3 study in pNET patients that, following an interim analysis, an independent monitoring board recommended that the trial be stopped early. It looks very likely that the medicine will earn yet another key label expansion. Meanwhile, Exelixis' financial results remain strong. The company's third-quarter revenue increased by 14% year over year to $539.5 million. Exelixis' adjusted earnings per share of $0.47 was much higher than the $0.10 reported in the year-ago period. Cabometyx should continue driving steady top-line growth for a while. Further, Exelixis is developing other cancer medicines. It is running several phase 3 studies for zanzalintinib, a product it hopes will follow in the footsteps of Cabometyx. Exelixis has several early-stage programs, too. The company's shares might have soared this year, but there is still plenty of upside potential for investors who invest in it today, sit tight, and hold onto the stock for a while.

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Stephen Curry gets real about Warriors being ‘mediocre team’ after NBA cup lossSyria’s besieged Assad makes overtures to US in bid to surviveVanda Murray doesn't think she would have made it to every night and weekly weightlifting. or signup to continue reading She is just weeks away from her 103 birthday and is the oldest gym goer at Burnie's Healthglo Fitness and Leisure Centre, in Tasmania. Ms Murray said she made the decision to start going to the gym almost two decades ago while living in Western Australia. "I knew someone who went to the gym and she was ," Ms Murray said. "I was so pleased because everyone at the gym was enjoying it and it kept them happy. "And that's the main thing isn't it? Happiness?" After moving to Tasmania eight months ago, Ms Murray started attending the Park Grove's gym Living Longer Living Stronger class, which is designed to inspire the older generation to keep strong and fit. Although she is unable to stand up on her own, the 102-year-old does all the exercises while sitting in her walker. She said the class helps her stay social and active. "I just have a chat and a giggle with the other people," Ms Murray said. "They're just happy people and they make me feel happy." Ms Murray's love for the gym is also paired with her other life pleasure; champagne. She has a glass before bed every night, and is famous among her friends and family for making boozy chocolate and cakes. Ninty-three-year-old Graeme Wheeler only stepped foot in the gym for the first time five years ago. He also attends the living longer class. Mr Wheeler, who still lives independently and prides himself on his vegetable garden, said he joined the classes after a failed double knee replacement that left him unable to bend his legs. "I kept falling over and broke a wrist one time so I was recommended to do balance exercises," Mr Wheeler said "At my age, I don't want to have any more falls." Mr Wheeler, who celebrated his 155 day of exercise last month, said going to the gym has helped his mind, motivation, balance and physical health. "They tell me if you don't use it, you lose it," he said. "The classes have activated my mind more and I have to keep my eye on where my feet are at all times." For Mr Wheeler, who spent his working life as a carpenter, he said the secret to a long life is to keep moving. "The only thing I can say is be active, don't sit around watching TV all day," he said. Tess Kelly is a journalist at The Advocate. Story tips and goss can be sent to tess.kelly@austcommunitymedia.com.au Tess Kelly is a journalist at The Advocate. Story tips and goss can be sent to tess.kelly@austcommunitymedia.com.au Advertisement Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. We care about the protection of your data. Read our . Advertisement

Indexes closed lower on Thursday, dragged by tech stocks after the latest inflation report came in warmer than expected. Nvidia shares lost more than 1%, while Adobe stock fell almost 14% on a worse-than-expected revenue outlook. Tesla shares dropped 1.5% and climbing to record highs in the previous session. Google-parent Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon also ended lower. The Nasdaq retreated from its record above 20,000 set on Wednesday, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 230 points. The drop on Thursday comes as bond yields edged up after the latest producer price index report. The 10-year Treasury bond jumped six basis points to 4.332%. PPI showed wholesale prices rose 0.4% last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday. The data came in higher than consensus estimates of 0.2%. On an annual basis, wholesale inflation came in at 3%. Core PPI, which excludes food and energy prices, rose in line with economists' expectations, rising 0.2%. The report marks the latest warm inflation reading after the release of the consumer price index on Wednesday, which showed consumer prices rose 2.7% year-over-year in November. That's slightly higher than October's 2.6% rise. While the latest inflation updates showed price growth re-accelerating slightly, it wasn't enough to derail expectations for a rate cut at next week's Federal Reserve meeting. Investors see another cut as basically a given, though the outlook for further easing becomes less clear in January and beyond. If inflation stays hot, it could prevent the Fed's ability to continue its easing cycle. Jobless claims on Thursday showed 242,000 people applied for unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department said on Thursday. That number comes in above forecasts of 220,000 and marks the highest level since early October. Read the original article onSyria’s government has been forced to deny rumours that president Bashar Assad had fled the country following a march by insurgents across the country to the edge of Damascus. The rebels' moves around the capital came after the Syrian army withdrew from much of the southern part of the country, leaving more areas, including several provincial capitals, under the control of opposition fighters. The advances in the past week were among the largest in recent years by opposition factions, led by a group that has its origins in al-Qaida and is considered a terrorist organisation by the US and the United Nations. As they have advanced, the insurgents, led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, or HTS, have met little resistance from the Syrian army. For the first time in the country's long-running civil war , the government now has control of only four of 14 provincial capitals: Damascus, Homs, Latakia and Tartus. The UN's special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, on Saturday called for urgent talks in Geneva to ensure an "orderly political transition”. Speaking to reporters at the annual Doha Forum in Qatar, he said the situation in Syria was changing by the minute. Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, whose country is Mr Assad's chief international backer, said he feels "sorry for the Syrian people”. It was the first time that opposition forces reached the outskirts of Damascus since 2018, when Syrian troops recaptured the area following a yearslong siege. Amid the developments, Syria's state media denied social media rumors that Assad left the country, saying he is performing his duties in Damascus. US president-elect Donald Trump, meanwhile, posted on social media that the United States should avoid engaging militarily in Syria. Mr Pedersen said a date for talks in Geneva on the implementation of UN Resolution 2254 would be announced later. The resolution, adopted in 2015, called for a Syrian-led political process, starting with the establishment of a transitional governing body, followed by the drafting of a new constitution and ending with UN-supervised elections.Acuity Brands to Announce Fiscal 2025 First-Quarter Results on January 9, 2025

As has been the case so often lately, Joel Farabee had the puck on his stick with only the opposing goaltender between him and the back of the net. But Jeremy Swayman stopped Farabee’s breakaway attempt with three minutes to go in overtime Saturday afternoon at TD Garden. The Boston Bruins went the other way, and less than a minute later Pavel Zacha ’s marker on a feed from David Pastrnak secured Boston a 4-3 win in which it erased a 3-1 third-period deficit. It’s been a frustrating few days for Farabee, now 12 games without a goal and with only two assists over that span. Joel Farabee had the game on his stick and couldn't finish. #Flyers pic.twitter.com/wlqdmjxFFu — Flyers Nation (@FlyersNation) December 7, 2024 Thursday, Farabee cross-checked the Florida Panthers’ Sam Bennett half a second after Bennett ran Travis Sanheim into the wall in a home game, ultimately leaving them short-handed. It was retaliatory, of course — and sticking up for teammates is part of the Philadelphia Flyers’ DNA — but it came at an inopportune time, with the teams tied 5-5 and less than three minutes to go in regulation. Sam Reinhart ’s goal on the ensuing power play probably cost the Flyers at least 1 point, and maybe 2, in their eventual 7-5 defeat. Advertisement Farabee acknowledged Friday it was “a really dumb penalty by me. I’ll be the first to admit that. But at the same time, I think Bennett throws a vicious elbow at ( Travis Konecny ) earlier in the game, and then he cross-checks Sanny from behind. I get slashed right before that. I don’t want to get into what the refs do and don’t do, but I think if you have some feel, that gets evened out and you keep playing.” Coach John Tortorella said Friday the Bennett hit on Sanheim was more of “a shove,” and Farabee should have showed “a little bit more patience” in that type of situation. At the same time, Farabee’s reaction was “a very important part of who we are,” Tortorella said. In other words, Farabee’s going after Bennett was only a function of what the coach and others in positions of authority have been preaching in terms of building a culture. Farabee is one of the more intriguing players on the Flyers’ roster for a few reasons. Firstly, his drought hasn’t landed him in Tortorella’s dog house or in the press box as a healthy scratch. In fact, Saturday’s game was the sixth straight that he started on the Flyers’ top line with Konecny and Sean Couturier . And, again, he’s getting plenty of chances to score. Since Farabee’s scoring woes began on Nov. 11, he actually leads the Flyers in shots (30), and individual scoring chances at five-on-five (also 30), according to Natural Stat Trick. That includes 17 high-danger chances, tops on the team over that span. He set up some teammates for prime chances on Saturday, too. He found Sanheim for a dangerous shot from the slot in the second period, and spotted Couturier stationed in front of the net in the third. Swayman made impressive stops on both. “Joel’s played very well this year. He just can’t score,” Tortorella said on Friday. “He’s ending up with chances, he’s made some really good plays.” Advertisement And even though Thursday’s decision to hammer Bennett backfired, it was still evidence that Farabee hasn’t let his scoring woes detract from his team-first attitude. He also has a fight this season, coming in the third game against a similar player to Bennett, the Edmonton Oilers’ Corey Perry , who no doubt did something to irk the Flyers at some point that night. Farabee is still just 24 years old, too, and considering his NHL experience, some younger players on a decidedly young team look up to him. “He’s just been a good guy, a guy that pretty much everyone in the locker room is comfortable with,” Bobby Brink said. “He’s always kind of there for guys and he’s always around the boys. I think guys appreciate that. He’s been around for a while and is still a young guy, so definitely a guy that knows the ropes and you can kind of follow.” That the Flyers value that kind of off-ice influence has been reinforced many times, most glaringly by their decision to retain alternate captain Scott Laughton at last season’s trade deadline. Does that mean Farabee, signed for three more seasons at a $5 million salary cap hit, is firmly a part of the future? That’s still hazy. Remember, Farabee didn’t finish last season on a high note, either. He started six of the final seven games on the fourth line, and posted just one goal and one assist in his final 14 games. Farabee led the Flyers in even-strength points on Jan. 25 with 34 in 49 games — one more than Konecny. But after Feb. 8, he managed just five goals and nine total points in his final 31 games. After the season, general manager Daniel Briere lumped Farabee and Noah Cates together in labeling them as players who “maybe didn’t develop quite as much as I would have hoped for. ... I think there’s more there.” Whether Farabee’s abundance of checks not cashed lately counts as “more” is something that only Briere can decide. Advertisement Something else that keeps Farabee in the spotlight is that he’s a player who could generate some interest in the trade market. One pro scout reached for comment via text figured that “multiple teams would take a shot at him,” but was skeptical that the return would be all that high if it were for Farabee alone. As part of a package, though, perhaps for a much-needed center ... maybe. There does seem to be some smoke around the Flyers lately, too, after a few puzzling roster developments. Samuel Ersson , who has been practicing for the team for a week and was declared an option to start on Thursday by Tortorella, was still on injured reserve for Saturday’s game. Tortorella said on Friday that he misspoke. Further, the Flyers somewhat strangely don’t have any healthy spare forwards on the roster. Nic Deslauriers, who hasn’t played since Nov. 9 but has been practicing with the team, was suddenly declared to have an upper-body injury on Friday and placed on injured reserve retroactive to that date. No one was recalled. Jamie Drysdale , also still on injured reserve, has been skating with the team for some time now, too. Maybe there’s nothing to it. Or, maybe Briere is doing some sort of roster gymnastics because something is coming. In the meantime, Farabee is just one of a number of Flyers forwards who will have to start getting on the scoresheet on a much more regular basis, chances or not, in order to remain with the club during its wilderness years. “He leads by example. I think he’s had a good year,” Tortorella said. “His numbers don’t prove it, but he’s been doing a lot of good things for us.” (Photo: Fred Kfoury III / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)The first man to experience jet streams

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