It is highly probable that the west pediment of The Parthenon is a Roman reproduction of the original Greek Classical work. The seminar will be led by Nigel Konstam who published his discovery of two industrial sized chimneys used by Phidias for melting bronze in The Oxford Journal of Archaeology in 2002. One chimney is on the Acropolis rock only 150m down-wind from The Parthenon. Konstam believes that this chimney was the source of the prolonged pollution that invaded The Parthenon long before the damage caused by the Venetian bombardment of 1687; that pollution would have been short lived. The black is deeply embedded in the stone and is still very evident on the east pediment but not on the west. Yet the west pediment should have received more damage being closest to the chimney; hence the need for a seminar. The soot is still obvious today after many attempts to clean the sculptures.
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Coronavirus Made Defense Base Act Commutations Much More Expensive
Written by Jon Robinson, March 5, 2020 , Commutation, Defense Base Act
Defense Base Act claims for foreign nationals are often resolved by settlement. The settlement is calculated by reference to the claim's "commutation value." Coronavirus has caused market changes and prompted interest rate cuts. As of March 4, 2020, the one year constant maturity rate was 0.59%, down from 1.98% just nine months earlier. Because "commutation value" is dependent on the interest rate, the recent market change has a huge effect on the Defense Base Act industry. The lower the one year constant maturity interest rate, the more expensive the "commutation value."
As such, it might be necessary to reconsider outstanding settlement demands because the DBA claim's value has likely changed.
What is Commutation?
In the Defense Base Act context, "commutation" is a remedy whereby insurance carriers can reduced their liability for indemnity benefits by one-half. The relevant statute, 42 U.S.C. 1652(b), states:
Compensation for permanent total or permanent partial disability under section 8(c)(21) of the [Longshore Act] . . . shall be in the same amount as provided for [United States] residents . . . except that the Secretary of Labor may, at his option or upon the application of the insurance carrier shall, commute all future installments of compensation to be paid to such aliens or non nationals of the United States by paying or causing to be paid to them one-half of the commuted amount of such future installments of compensation . . . ."
Commutation only applies after the claimant reaches maximum medical improvement. Also, it only applies to permanent total disability, unscheduled permanent partial disability, and death claims.
For this post, we are focusing only on unscheduled permanent partial disability because the vast majority of foreign national DBA claims fall in this camp.
Calculating Commutation Value:
It's actually pretty easy to calculate exposure value if you have a copy of the Department of Labor's commutation calculator. The commutation calculator is an Excel spreadsheet. The user fills in claim-specific information, applies an interest rate, and then the calculator provides the commutation sum.
The necessary information includes:
The claimant's name
OWCP case number
Country of residence (to establish life expectancy)
Date of injury
Date of maximum medical improvement
Disability type (permanent partial vs. permanent total)
Date of commutation calculation
Weekly benefit rate
Interest rate for a one year constant maturity
The Importance of Interest Rates:
The interest rate that must be applied to the commutation calculation is the one year constant maturity rate for the date when the commutation is calculated. Interest rates change daily. The Department of Labor's commutation calculator provides a link to the Federal Rerserve help the user find the most recent maturity rate.
For this post, I want to focus on the interest rate for a one year constant maturity on three specific dates: July 5, 2019, February 6, 2020, and March 4, 2020.
On July 5, 2019, the one year constant maturity interest rate was 1.98%.
On February 26, 2020, the one year constant maturity interest rate was 1.26%.
On March 4, 2020, the one year constant maturity interest rate was 0.59%.
Next, I want to apply those interest rates to a hypothetical claimant, John Doe. Mr. Doe's weekly compensation rate is $800.00. He has a 29-year life expectancy. How does the change in interest rates affect Mr. Doe?
As of July 5, 2019, when the interest rate was 1.98%, the commutation value of Mr. Doe's claim was $457,090.60.
Later, on February 26, 2020–after coronavirus had affected the market–the one year constant maturity rate fell to 1.26%. The commutation value of Mr. Doe's claim rose to $501,719.14.
Finally, as of March 4, 2020, when the interest rate fell to 0.59%, the commutation value of Mr. Doe's claim became $549,153.98. Mr. Doe's commutation value is $92,063.38 higher than it was nine months ago simply because of the decrease in the applicable interest rate.
The lower the interest rate, the higher the commutation value. The value of foreign national claims may have increased sharply over the last nine months. This passage of time is very important because some insurance carriers (or their attorneys) ignore settlement demands for months on end–even when they requested the demand.
A settlement demand that was current when it was given may not be current now because of changes in the one year constant maturity interest rate. Consult your attorney to determine whether a prior settlement demand should be retracted in favor of an up-to-date settlement demand.
On one final note, it will be interesting to see how the Department of Labor and the Office of Administrative Law Judges responds to the increased commutation value. At the end of the day, the government must assure that a settlement is monetarily "reasonable."
Finally, for frame of reference, here is a screenshot of a completed commutation using the Department of Labor's commutation calculator. This screen shot shows the commutation value of a foreign national claimant with an $800 weekly compensation rate and a 29-year life expectancy–our John Doe mentioned above.
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Explore today's Belleville with this convivial winebar crawl. The quarter's long history with wine has evolved into one of the most dynamic neighbourhoods for natural wines and real food, served simply and with flare. This tour takes you on an insider's journey to some of the best winebars in the city, tantalizing your tastebuds and awakening all your senses.
Evening and afternoons only. Includes tastings in 3 wine shops / bars with seasonal nibbles. Minimum 6 participants
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Starting at one of the city's hidden wine-producing vineyards, the once prolific vines of Belleville have been reduced to a small plot in the Parc de Belleville as a reminder of this quarters dynamic wine history. Planted to Pinot Meunier from Champagne and Chardonnay from Burgundy in a little corner at the top of the park, the slopes of the Parc de Belleville provide one of the best views of the city.
From there it's one great winebar after another, each spot featuring wines selected for their vibrancy and charm. Small shared dishes created with the best seasonal ingredients, at times by top chefs, complement each tasting.
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The past wine history of Lutèce dates back to the Carolingians. The 'clos' or enclosed vineyards maintained by the monks covered the "plateau de Savies", currently Belleville (20th arrondissement). They produced a wine of great quality. In the 14th century, innkeepers and tavern-keepers settled in the village and installed trade with an abundant amount of wine, but a mediocre type of wine perpetuated until the Revolution. All of Paris came to loosen up, dance, and drink 'guinguet', a young sparkling wine which eventually gave its name to the guinguettes, or wine taverns. Little by little, the vineyard disappeared and now all that remains is a small 500 m² plot, planted in 1992.
In the Middle Ages, numerous religious communities acquired plots of land on the hill. They cleared fields, planted grape vines, and tapped numerous springs. Taverns and guinguettes competed for places there from the fourteenth to the eighteenth century.
In the mid-eighteenth century, the celebrated publican Ramponneau's tavern "Au Tambour Royal" served a young, slightly effervescent wine made from the Belleville grapes called Piquette. Over time this use has changed and the name now refers to a drink made from pomace and water, and is figuratively used to refer to a bad wine.
The opening of a gypsum quarry in the nineteenth century attracted a population of seasonal workers (often stonemasons), who worked on Baron Haussmann's construction projects during the winter and returned home in the summer to tend their fields. The area was deemed insalubrious, which didn't improve with the closing of the quarry.
In the 19th century, the cottages which at the time stood on both sides of the steps leading up to the present-day park gave the hill an appearance similar to that of Montmartre. They belonged to Julien Lacroix, one of the most important landowners of the hill of Belleville, and a street which runs alongside the park now bears his name. At this time, a grand party was organized each year on the hill for Mardi Gras. On the last day of the carnival, Mardi Gras, all of Paris came en masse to witness the "descente de la Courtille", one of the three major Mardi Gras processions named after the cheap restaurants that lined the rue de Belleville. Among them, "Le coq Hardi" (The Hardy Rooster) and "La carotte filandreuse" (The Coriaceous Carrot), were well known for the drinking binges of their patrons.
At the end of the 20th century, the cottages disappeared, giving way to more modern buildings and the Parc de Belleville. A vineyard growing Pinot Meunier vines from Champagne and Chardonnay vines from Burgundy still flourishes at the top of the park as a reminder of the area's viticultural history.
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Teaching Philosophy with Atlas Shrugged: Francisco vs. Hume on Reason and Emotion
April 2, 2016 July 26, 2018 / By Ben Bayer
Pike's Peak, Colorado Springs. Photo by the author.
It's been a while since I last blogged about my class based on Atlas Shrugged. We are now nearly done with two thirds of the semester. This has probably been my most enjoyable teaching experience to date, and not just because I am sympathetic with the philosophy we are discussing. I've fallen in love with the idea of teaching philosophy through fiction. Students are much more intensely drawn into discussing the ideas of a novel whose characters they come to know, even when they do not necessarily agree with the ideas. It is a pity that so few philosophers chose to dramatize their ideas in literary form.
Rather than saying more about my experience with the course (which is still in progress), I'd like to share another example of how I used another chapter (Part I, Chapter 6: "The Non-Commercial") to discuss an important philosophical theme and relevant figures. I'm sure that when I first read this chapter more than 20 years ago, I would have realized the role of the chapter in heightening the drama between Rearden, Dagny, and Lillian. Who could forget the scene in which Dagny trades her diamond bracelet for Lillian's bracelet made of Rearden metal? But I'm also sure, like many readers, I did not pay enough attention to the psychological undercurrent of the chapter, which touches on an important issue in moral psychology.
Chapter 6 opens with Hank Rearden, steel industrialist, agonizing over attending his anniversary party. Looking into a mirror, he recalls his wife's efforts at inducing guilt over his love for his work, which he likens to membership in a "dark religion" (123). Rearden says to himself that he has a duty to serve his wife and to attend the party, but even still he can find no motivation to attend and he cannot feel the guilt his wife wants him to feel. This perplexes Rearden, because "throughout his life, whenever he became convinced that a course of action was right, the desire to follow it had come automatically" (126).
Why, if this generalization is true, does Rearden still does not feel any motivation to attend? My students suggest that perhaps he does not really think he has that duty. Perhaps they're on to something. This opening scene sounds the first notes of a leitmotif that will arise numerous times throughout the chapter. Though I note that the chapter deals with a number of other important philosophical issues, it is very interesting to notice this chapter's treatment of the relationship between reason and emotion.
In spite of his anxiety, Rearden forces himself to attend the party and after dodging a number of guests, he finds refuge at a window looking out over the countryside:
He stood, looking out. Far in the distance, the red glow of Rearden Steel moved in the sky. He watched it for a moment's relief.
He turned to look at the drawing room. He had never liked his house; it had been Lillian's choice. But tonight, the shifting colors of the evening dresses drowned out the appearance of the room and gave it an air of brilliant gaiety. He liked to see people being gay, even though he did not understand this particular manner of enjoyment.
He looked at the flowers, at the sparks of light on the crystal glasses, at the naked arms and shoulders of women. There was a cold wind outside, sweeping empty stretches of land. He saw the thin branches of a tree being twisted, like arms waving in an appeal for help. The tree stood against the glow of the mills.
He could not name his sudden emotion. He had no words to state its cause, its quality, its meaning. Some part of it was joy, but it was solemn like the act of baring one's head—he did not know to whom (131).
Soon Rearden meets Francisco d'Anconia (for the first time), and Francisco proposes what Rearden has just been thinking:
"It's a terrible night for any animal caught unprotected on that plain," said Francisco d'Anconia. "This is when one should appreciate the meaning of being a man."
"Funny. . . […] You told me what I was thinking just a while ago […] only I didn't have the words for it."
"Shall I tell you the rest of the words? […] You stood here and watched the storm with the greatest pride one can ever feel—because you are able to have summer flowers and half-naked women in your house on a night like this, in demonstration of your victory over that storm. And if it weren't for you, most of those who are here would be left helpless at the mercy of that wind in the middle of some such plain" (140-141).
Francisco draws attention to the fact that Rearden's feeling is not an accident. He's been standing at a window, comparing the gay interior of his home to the stormy scene outside (which stands in further contrast to the warm glow of his mills). I mention to my students that Rearden is not the first to have felt such a feeling. Many poets and philosophers have experienced a variation on this feeling, often calling it "the sublime." One famous theorist about the sublime, Edmund Burke, described it in 1757: "When danger or pain press too nearly, they are incapable of giving any delight, and are simply terrible; but at certain distances, and with certain modifications, they may be, and they are, delightful, as we every day experience."
Travelers often feel a kind of aesthetic pleasure when gaping at a vast desert or towering mountain. The Romantic poets confused it with a mystical, religious experience. But Burke is right that the pleasure is a function of distance, of one's removal from the threat posed by natural forces. When the threat is still real, it is difficult to experience the pleasure. Puritan settlers in New England saw the wilderness as devilish. An early visitor to Pike's Peak, now celebrated for its natural beauty, described it as "dreary" and "desolate." What made Burke's distance on such terrible things possible? The Romantic poets did not come to revere the terrible in nature as beautiful until after the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Often they were themselves city dwellers who could appreciate the contrast between civilization and nature. Rearden's version of this feeling is especially pronounced: unlike the ordinary city dweller who would take comfort in being separated by the window from the storm, Rearden has built the mills that made his house and this party possible. Francisco's explanation suggests that the quasi-religious emotion Rearden is feeling does not involve baring his head to God or to nature, but to himself.
By having Francisco offer an explanation for Rearden's feeling by reference to his thoughts, Rand is expressing a key point of her moral psychology, her view that emotions are "the automatic results of man's value judgments integrated by his subconscious" (VOS, pg. 27). This view will come to play a key role in Rand's views on mind-body integration, an even more central theme in Atlas Shrugged. But it is a view that stands in stark contrast to the views expressed by the intellectuals in attendance at Rearden's party. Dr. Pritchett gives the standard romantic explanation of the feeling of the sublime, that man is "of no importance whatever in the vast scheme of the universe" (127). He says that reason is a "superstition" while instinct is our only guide to living (128).
Borrowing again from Greg Salmieri's syllabus, I had also asked my students to read a selection from David Hume's Treatise of Human Nature. They notice that there is some similarity between Pritchett's views of reason and Hume's: for Hume, passion is an "original existence," neither to be evaluated nor influenced by reason, and reason is (infamously) "the slave of the passions." Reason can only discover means to the ends that are determined by raw passion. It cannot evaluate the ends: it cannot derive an "ought" from an "is."
Appropriately, "The Non-Commercial" illustrates the consequences of taking Hume's idea seriously, not just on a personal level but interpersonally: it shows the variety of ways in which Rearden's reason is being made the slave of the unevaluated passions of others. Rearden's thought and effort is shown as having made possible this house for his family and this party for the irrationalist intellectuals who swallow canapes as they bite the hand that feeds them. Even the remnant of the melody of Richard Halley's Fourth Concerto has been exploited to give form to Mort Liddy's's pop score for Heaven's In Your Backyard.
Francisco has drawn attention to how Rearden is carrying the burden of his family, whom Rearden himself describes as "miserable children." He says he has approached Rearden "to give [him] the words [he] needs, for the time when [he'll] need them," just as he's given Rearden the words to explain his feeling about the storm (141-142). Indeed, as we discovered at the beginning of the chapter, Rearden needs to understand the words behind his dedication to his work, and his inability to feel guilty about the same.
Rearden is probably the most psychologically complex character in Atlas Shrugged. We learn more at the end of this chapter about his view about his own sexual psychology. After encounters with women who accepted sex as only a "casual pleasure," he had come to hate his sexual desire, thinking that it was "wholly physical, a desire, not of consciousness, but of matter […] [a] choice impervious to the will of his mind" (152). Rearden unwittingly shares Hume's (and Plato's) theory of the emotions: they are nothing but blind animal instincts to which he the rational man is nothing but a "slave."
How, then, does the end of the chapter help challenge Rearden's (and Hume's) theory of the emotions? Rearden himself, at the beginning of the chapter, has noticed that he is usually motivated to do what he thinks is right. And then standing at the window, Francisco explains his feeling about the storm. The chapter even portrays one important way in which Rearden's feelings change as his thinking changes. Students remember the end of the chapter, where he is once again standing at a window, wondering why Lillian had married him. He remembers that his desire for Lillian had died in the first week of their marriage, when he learned that she is not the woman she represented herself to be, someone who made his own feeling for his work visible to him (152-153). And after he has seen Dagny take the bracelet from Lillian at the party, his sexual psychology is refocused: until now he had still come to Lillian for sex, but now he is free of the desire completely and feels only revulsion for her (153).
As I've mentioned, there's much more going on in this chapter. The chapter title ("The Non-Commercial") casts light on the contrast between the allegedly non-spiritual commercialists (Rearden and Dagny) and the allegedly spiritual intellectuals and artists at the party. Paradoxically, the chapter presents the commercialists as having deep emotional lives, while the "non-commercialists" are superficial. Rearden views his work in religious terms (though he still sees it as a "dark" religion), he experiences quasi-religious emotions about his material success, and his sexual feelings become refocused on Dagny, who is able to appreciate, in a way Lillian cannot, the sentimental value of a Rearden metal bracelet, which is, as Onkar Ghate puts it, "a material symbol of a supreme spiritual accomplishment." Of course everyone, whether a commercialist or a "non-commercialist," has emotions. One thing that may distinguish the ones in this chapter is the extent to which they are willing to evaluate their emotions, a possibility this chapter helps us to examine.


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Fear of higher costs, through higher interest rates, higher wages and higher raw material costs, has now become a major preoccupation for investors. But strong revenue growth, if it continues, may offset concerns that higher costs will erode profit margins.
We're just getting started with earnings season, but the early signs are looking even better than the bulls were anticipating.
Tuesday's big movers, including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Comerica, UnitedHealth and Johnson & Johnson, all beat by wide margins. All these stocks are trading up.
With just 41 companies in the S&P 500 reporting so far (8 percent), 88 percent have beat on earnings, far above the roughly 65 percent that typically beat, with earnings growth of 25.4 percent, according to Earnings Scout. That would uphold a string of 20 percent or greater earnings growth that began in the first quarter and is expected to extend through the end of the year.
But the key to the market's upward momentum may be in a related statistic: Revenue growth. It is what is needed to offset the potentially higher costs corporate America now faces.
Chief among those higher costs are higher interest rates, which will drive up funding costs. Last week's market action clearly telegraphed that traders and fund managers are worried about a sudden spurt up in interest rates. Indeed, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch's monthly report on fund managers' biggest fears shows concern about the Fed tightening faster than expected is moving up on the list of the biggest fears. It is now almost tied with a trade war as the biggest threat to the market.
Higher costs without higher revenue can lead to margin erosion, and that can be a rally-killer.
This growth comes after several years of sub-par growth. Revenue growth was negative in 2016 and part of 2015.
"Companies are really good at maintaining profit growth in a near zero revenue environment. With revenue growth like this, it makes a company's job much easier," Raich told CNBC.
That's because with revenue growth in the 7 percent to 8 percent range, an increase in costs of, say, 2 percent can be absorbed without killing margins.
Of course, if you have 1 percent revenue growth with a 2 percent increase in costs, then you have problems. But that is not what we are facing.
"Staying above-trend on revenues means economic growth remains strong and tax cuts are working," Raich said.


God brings His fulfillment into my life by calling me His friend.
"Fulfillment" – To contain everything that is essential. To bring to wholeness. To bring to completion.
When God tells me I am His friend, what qualities of friendship come to my mind?
I really don't like having to admit this but for many years I was a lousy friend. If you had some big catastrophe in your life, I'd be there for you – but for those daily thoughtful gestures – a caring phone call, a lunch together, a card to tell you I was thinking of you – I failed miserably.
This may be why God asked us to "taste and see" what His friendship is like. For He knows that His friendship will nourish our souls just as bread nourishes our bodies.
In the book of Zephaniah, only a small three chapter book hidden among the minor prophets in the Old Testament, the prophet, a great grandson to King Hezekiah in Israel, while calling the wayward people back to God, also reminded them of the great blessing and joy that would be theirs in the company and friendship of their Heavenly Father. "God is present among you. He is there to protect you. He rejoices over you with joy. He won't mention or recall any of your past sins. He will be filled with an intense feeling of joy as He elevates your status (exalts you)" (Zephaniah 3:17, The Amplified Bible, The Message).
1) I am present with you. "I will not leave you as orphans, comfortless, desolate, bereaved, forlorn, helpless. I will come back to you" (John 14:18, The Amplified Bible).
2) I will protect you. "The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him" (Psalm 34:7, New International Version). "God's angel sets up a circle of protection around us" (Psalm 34:7, The Message).
3) I will rejoice in you. "The Lord rejoices in His works" (Psalm 104:31, New International Version).
4) I will not hold anything against you. I won't remember your past failings. "He will again have compassion on us. He will tread under our 'failings.' You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea" (Micah 7:19, The Amplified Bible).
5) I will be thrilled at your success. "Your God rejoices over you" (Isaiah 62:5, The Amplified).
Not only is this a perfect recipe for the fulfillment I have in God's friendship with me, it is also a beautiful blueprint for the kind of friend I can be. I am present when my friends need me. I will loyally protect my friends. I will rejoice with them. I will not hold their faults against them. And I will be thrilled at their success.
Originally published June 28, 2012.


It has been a while since the last book review but this book, The Moolala Guide to Rockin your RRSP by Bruce Sellery, is one I would like to share. The first instalment by Mr. Sellery, Moolala, was reviewed in 2011 with high regard and focused on achieving your financial goals. This book has the same feel as the first book, but with a focus on mastering your retirement.
Bruce Sellery is a business journalist and professional speaker. As one of the founding members of BNN, he has anchored thousands of hours of programing from Toronto to New York.
More recently, Bruce founded Moolala, a personal finance training company focused on inspiring people to get a handle on their money so that they can live the life that they want.
This book, like the first, is broken out into steps to give the reader a step by step guide to understanding and achieving a financially comfortable retirement. I would say that while all levels of personal finance enthusiasts could benefit from this book, it is geared towards the person in the beginner stages.
Step ONE: Lay the Foundation – Similar to step one in Moolala, this step puts into context why smart people do dumb things with their money. Determines what your money is for. Addressing the consequences. Determining the right level of complexity for you and your money.
Step TWO: Determining How Much You Need – Calculating how much is enough.
Step THREE: Develop the Plan – Coming up with a plan. Summarizing the when, why and how much. Understanding TFSAs, Group RRSPs, and spousal RRSPs. Determining how much to contribute.
Step FOUR: Take Action – Conquering your comfort zone. Opening an RRSP. Diversifying your retirement savings.
Step FIVE: Stay Engaged – Develop solid habits. Automating retirement savings. Saving more. Bringing it all together with a checklist.
I enjoy Mr. Sellery's writing style as it is easy to understand with a dash of humour. The section that I enjoyed the most was the section of how much you actually need to retire with examples of various retirement lifestyles.
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One of my goals for 2014 is to increase my TFSA by 20%. I entered the market in March and so far my TFSA value is at $33000 from $31000, hopefully I can do it.
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My Goal is to open an RRSP for myself and a RESP for each of my children. I am in need of all the info and hints for saving money I can get!
My goals include making max contributions to RDSP and RESP, as well as greatly increasing contributions to RRSPs and TFSA. Slowly plugging away with automated contributions and I am on track so far.
Goal is to get latest daughter's RESP going this year and get 20% return on RRSP I just transferred out to invest myself.
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My goal is to put $5000 towards my RRSP before the end of Dec 2014.
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To complete tracking our annual spending in this first year of early retirement in order to set up appropriate sized buckets for future years. Top up the TFSA's by the end of this month.
My goal this year is to pay off my line of credit, and continuing to make my RESP, and RRSP contributions.
One of my financial goals is to move some investments out of mutual funds into a self-directed brokerage account with lower fees.
My investing goal in 2014, is to try and get my 40-something self employed kids to listen to me when I tell them they need to start getting a retirement plan in place. Like a lot of young people, they have put this off and without CPP, minimal RRPS and other savings I am concerned about them.
Goal is to max out RRSP and TFSA, which will be more of a challenge than in other years due to the need to finish some expensive projects around the house this summer.
My goal is to attain a positive cash flow for my business and to start to move forward instead of backward. I have a plan in place with very attainable objectives.
My goal for 2014 is to find a new alternative income stream (new business venture?).
Our goal for 2014 is to convert our savings/investments into a stable income flow to supplement my pension when my wife retires this year.
I set a goal for this year to keep my saving rate above 50% of my take home pay. Which in turn would mean I can max out my TFSA.
My goal for 2014 is to continue saving 20% of income in the TFSA and 2% of income in my child's RESP, even when my wife is off work for the summer months. Furthermore, I will help my recently divorced mother leave her high-cost broker and set-up her own low-cost online trading platform with a ETF-based dividend payment portfolio.
My goal is to add an additional $10k to my TSFA by the end of 2014. I'm diverting $400 per pay towards it so well on my way!
So now it's time to try and share some wealth.
My goal is getting back on track after being out of work for over a year. I have no savings left as of right now and need to start over at age 47.
Having recently graduated, I'm saving up for a down payment to put towards a house or condo.
Make a lump sum payment to our mortgage.
My goal is to keep growing my net asset.
Goals include: Max TFSA, 10K into RRSP and 10K into non-reg Canadian divy stocks.
My goal this year is to get my son (age 23) interested in saving & investing now, to take advantage of compounding.
I started my investment portfolio in 2012. My goal for this year is to make rules for each account so that I spent not more than 1-2 hours every month instead of tracking them each week and mixing emotions with investment objectives.
My goal for 2014 is to increase my overall net worth by 20%. To achieve this I will have to save aggressively and hope the stock market gods are on my side ;).
One of my goals for 2014 is to build my emergency fund consisting of 3 months of gross salary. $3,000 of my emergency fund will be in my scotia one account to waive the $12.95/month a month fee (will accomplish this by the end of May). The remaining amount will be kept in a peoples trust TFSA at 3%.
Save for a down payment on a home. Thanks for the great giveaway!
My goal is to open a TFSA and RRSP through an online brokerage so I can invest in dividend paying and high growth companies, and take control of my financial future….instead of having the bank and fee-sucking mutual funds do it for me.
I'm already retired and (try to) manage my own portfolio. A few tips would be invaluable in maintaining my buying power. Does your book provide that? If so, I'm very much interested for the know-how. Thanks!
My goal for 2014 is to earn 4,000$ in dividend income frim all my accounts.
2014 Goal : Reach "minimum safe distance" in net worth so that I can start easing into semi-retirement.
My goal is for my wife and I to consolidate our debt and have it payed off asap.
My goal for 2014 is to max out both my wife and my TFSA as I think it is the best retirement plan ever introduced by the governmet.
Currently we have $108,000 between us and my goal is to have $500,000 by the time I retire in 12 to 15 years.
I am willing to sacrifice short term RRSP refund for a tax free fund when I retire.
Avoid consumer debt (not easy with kids and a mortgage and a car that's slowly rusting out from under me).
My goals for the year are to be ready in january to max out my tfsa while building up a bigger buffer. I started investing when the markets clearly had a lot of growth in them (2009) and I need to take a step back and get some easily accessible savings banked away.
My goal for this year is to pay off my personal line of credit and to finally pay off my undergraduate student line of credit!
Last year I cleared up my Visa debt and opened my TFSA and a second RRSP (the other was locked in) This year I am trying to max out my TFSA allowance for the year and clear up a Student Line of Credit opened for my son. I feel like I have knocked the "monkey off my back" (Visa) and won't do that again. Now it is time to save and invest.
My goal is to reduce my gift and clothes spending by 5% and use the savings to start my rrsp.
Continuing my monthly RRSP and TFSA (both indexed) contribution of $400 each.
Re-establish my emergency fund to a limit of $3000.
one of my 2014 financial goals is to contribute 18% of my gross income for 2014 to rrsps.
My goal for 2014 is to pay off my student debt (done!), hit 65% saving rate, make 100K plus gross income, and max out my TFSA and RRSP.
2014 financial goals- Pay an extra 15k on my mortgage, while balancing home renovation costs, and meeting the needs of my wife and 3 boys.
My 2014 financial goal is to "lay the foundation" for my MMDJ (multimillion dollar journey).
A big financial goal for me is to figure out how much I will need saved before I go on maternity leave (planning to start a family in 2015) so I can still manage my finances while on EI. Especially with the possibility of buying a new home in 2015 as well!
My biggest goal for 2014 is to max out my wife's TFSA. Maxing mine out was last year's goal and I made it just in time for Christmas. I'm excited to plan out my next goal using my work's RRSP plans.
My goal for 2014 is to max out TFSAs (both my wife's and mine). Both have 10k in them from last year. RRSPs are already maxed for the year. Going to be tuff, but hopefully I can do it.
My financial Goal for this year is to contribute at least $9000 to my TFSA.
My goal is to max out my rrsp and use whatever I have left to invest in my non registered account instead of putting only in a regular savings account.
My financial goal is to max out my TFSA and get at least $5,000 in dividends.
2014 goal: max tfsa. About half way there now!
What is the "actually need" range Mr. Sellery recommends for retirement?
My financial goal for this year is to pay down $18,000 in student loans.
My goal for this year is to pay down $18 000 in student loans.
One of our financial goals (wife and I are a team!) Is to pay down our mortgage by 20% which we've already achieved by deciding to postpone purchasing a new car for another year and redirecting the funds towards our home.
My goal is to cash out our mutual funds, and take over the management of both my husbands and my own RRSP. Another goal is to open an investment TFSA, and to grow my dividend income – my first goal level is $50 a month.
My goal for 2014 is to maximize my RRSP contribution for the first time.
My main goal is to be debt free, that is totally debt free including my house.
I am currently employing the Smith Maeuver. I have recently purchased a rental property. My goal for 2014 is to rapidly reduce mymortgage by utilizing the Cash Flow Dam.
My goal is to get some diversification into my TFSA and RRSP. At present it is all in either GICs or cash. I want to get some dividend paying stocks into the mix.
My goal is to pay down my mortgage/pay up my Smith Manouevre by $5000.
One of our goals for the year is reach $2K in annual dividend payouts. Right now, we are at $637 (with 2/3 of the year left) so we'll need to continue adding some capital.
Continue to save and contribute to investments, and sticking to my planned portfolio mix.
Bruce is awesome, I found the chapter on unconventional ways to fund your retirement to be hilarious. It's not meant to be real advice but more of well if you didn't save enough this is what you're going to have to do.
I've had him on my show before and he's a great person to talk to.
My goal for 2014 is to track the fam's net worth, continue to reduce expenses at our rental property and decide if money should be put in RRSPs or save for another rental property.
My goal for 2014 is to actually follow the budget my husband & I have taken the time to set up, so that we finally see progress towards our financial goals!!!
To be 100% out of high mer mutual funds.
My goal is to manage the non-registered account buying e-series MF by myself, to obtain 20% return in 2014, so far it's 6% after 3 months. I also managed to increase my weekly mortgage payment by 30%.
My financial goal is to have a net worth of $300,000 before my 30th birthday (Dec 2014).
My goal is to review my finances and put together my retirement financial plan, particularly my LIRAs.
My goal is to review my finances and put together my retirement plan, particularly a plan for my LIRAs.
My goal is to have enough money saved in cash to pay for my son's final year of university. My RESP has finally ran out it was a gods send.
My goal is to rebalance my investments across my registered and non registered accounts to increase tax efficiency.
One of my financial goals for 2014 is to maximize my TFSA. I have TFSA contribution room that I've been unable to utilize in past years.
My Goal was to stop paying monthly banking fees at TD (yearly $240 with Overdraft) and switch to Tangerine and get into the habit of savings. So far i saved 3K into various savings accounts since i switched 2 months back . Looking to empower my investing skills and make money work for me instead of traditional 1.3 % TFSA return.
Having retired and no earned income (in spite of having RRSP room), I am focusing on my TFSA growth. Will have to figure out on using RRIFs, annuities and other income to get a comfortable cash flow in the near future.
My goal is to get a line of credit on the house to invest. Never used leverage and it is time I do!
My goal is to eliminate my LOC so that I am able to use the funds to invest in dividend paying stocks.
My goal is to retire when iam 55 ……. Financial freedom !!!
One of my financial goals for 2014 is to achieve a dividend income of $1,000 per month.
My financial goal for this year is to continue to save, save and save some more into my TFSA! This year I should be able to maximize the fund and have no more contribution left.
As a newcomer to Canada, my goal this year is to open a TFSA account and a RRSP account.
I'm hoping to master the art of saving in a form I can sustain and manage by stopping the relation of money to having things.
For 2014 I want to focus on getting a sizeable additional chunk of money into my TSFA – I have a defined benefits work pension and put money into an RRSP, but have not maxed my TFSA. This year the focus will be more funds allocated there.


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Lottery Commission Adds Mega Millions
Karen Clark
Lottery players in North Carolina should soon be able to play for up to four big jackpots a week instead of just two.
The North Carolina Education Lottery Commission voted Monday to begin selling tickets for the Mega Millions multi-state drawing that's currently in 12 states. Powerball tickets already are sold in North Carolina and 32 other jurisdictions.
The consortium behind Mega Millions and the Urbandale, Iowa-based Multi-State Lottery Association, which runs Powerball, have agreed in principle to cross-sell tickets for both games beginning next year, officials said. The groups see the deal as a way to boost lottery revenues for states.
North Carolina lottery executive director Tom Shaheen said there are still details to work out, but Mega Millions could be sold in North Carolina by Jan. 31.


Faced with economic volatility, ever-increasing customer demands and a necessity to do more for less, wholesale and distribution businesses are in for a rough ride. The most successful players in the wholesale and distribution sector find that margins and customer service come together to create business excellence.
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One of our customers, Bell Lighting, a leading manufacturer and supplier of light sources and fixtures to the electrical wholesale industry, invested in a new warehousing system to sit alongside their Opera 3 platform. By implementing a barcoding solution to enhance picking and packing across the warehouse, Bell Lighting increased efficiencies and boosted order fulfilment across the board. The barcoding system automates the entire picking process, from PO creation through to labelling and dispatch, showing what's being picked, at what time and by whom. This increased level of visibility led to vastly improved inventory levels and reduced the number of missed deliveries to zero, which for a business with 1200 different SKUs, which processes approximately 300 POs each day, is no mean feat.
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While I'm getting myself back into the swing of things, I wanted to share a few pictures from our trip.
The first thing we did was attend a graduation party for one of my husband's younger brothers (in pic above).
He's headed to med school this fall! We didn't tell anyone but my husband's mom we were coming, so it was a fun surprise!
Then of course we celebrated Mother's Day with both sides of the family.
Took the little one to the aquarium.
And played some golf in grandpa's back yard.
It was fun and I'm glad we were able to make it up there. I look forward to going back again this summer.
The golf photo makes me chuckle!!
how fun! the smiles are precious and priceless.
It looks like you had a lovely time. 🙂 I love the shot of the grandparents making the heart on her face. cute.
You are so blessed to have family to visit and hug. Glad to see you enjoying your visit. If you are ever near Ohio, you better stop by!
What a beautiful pictures! That aquarium one is so cool.


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Hearing Loss After Head Injury: Filing a Personal Injury Claim
Injury to the temporal or parietal lobes of the brain, as well as damage to the actual mechanisms of the inner ear, can cause hearing loss. If the traumatic brain injury (TBI) or head injury was caused by someone else's negligence — such as in a car accident — then the injured victim may have the right to claim compensation for their pain and medical expenses.
The CDC estimates that up to half of all TBIs involve hearing loss or sudden-onset tinnitus. Many concussion victims also report hyperacusis (extreme sensitivity to sound) and balance issues and disorientation due to damage to the inner ear's vestibular system.
Most cases of hearing loss that result from a TBI resolve after a few months with the proper treatment. It takes time for the brain's auditory processing regions to recover. If the inner ear has been damaged, surgery can usually fix the issue.
We'll cover the causes of hearing loss after a head injury, ear anatomy, types of hearing problems, hearing loss treatment, and how an experienced personal injury lawyer can help protect your rights.
Causes of Hearing Loss After a Severe Head Injury
There are two main types of damage that can cause hearing problems to arise after a head injury: neurological damage and mechanical damage.
Damage to the brain — classified as either a concussion or TBI depending on the severity — can disrupt neural connections that process auditory information from the ear. Even if the ear itself is completely healthy and unharmed, the damaged area of the brain struggles to interpret the sensory signals it is receiving from the organ. Note that the head does not have to strike an object to suffer harm; lurching forward or backward in a car accident is enough to cause a brain injury.
When the inner ear itself is damaged, this is known as acoustic trauma. A direct blow to the head or an explosion can disrupt the mechanical process the organs use to transmit vibrations to the brain. This is the second-most common cause of hearing problems due to injury after TBIs.
Ear Anatomy: How Hearing Works
To understand how hearing problems happen after an ear injury or concussion, it helps to understand how the ear functions. The ear consists of three parts: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear.
The Outer Ear - This is the visible part of the ear. It is made up of the ear lobe and ear canal. The ear lobes help direct sound waves into the ear canal.
The Middle Ear - Within here you'll find the eardrum (tympanic membrane), a highly-sensitive thin layer of tissue that vibrates as soundwaves bounce against it. It transmits the vibrations to three tiny bones (ossicle bones), which then transmit the vibrations to the fluid of the inner ear.
The Inner Ear - In the deepest part of the ear there is a special fluid and spiral structure (cochlea). The cochlea senses the vibrations passing into the fluid and converts this movement into electrical signals for the auditory nerve.
The auditory nerve transmits these signals to the brain. All of this information is passed along and interpreted in a fraction of a second.
Damage to any part of this process — a ruptured eardrum, dislocated ossicles, or severed neurons in the brain — can result in hearing loss after a head injury or concussion.
Types of Hearing Loss After a Head Injury
There are several types of hearing problems that can develop depending on what part of the ear or brain was damaged. Regardless of what type of hearing loss is present, all are considered a disability under personal injury law.
This type of hearing problem occurs when sound cannot transfer from the inner ear to the brain. There are three ways this can happen.
The most common cause of conductive hearing loss is when the ossicle bones are damaged or dislocated. This prevents sound from traveling through the chain to the cochlea.
A less common cause is otosclerosis. This occurs when the three small bones become fused together until they become so tight that they cannot vibrate, making it difficult for sound to pass through. A brain injury can sometimes trigger abnormal bone growth throughout the body. This growth can occur inside the ear and lead to hearing loss.
If a person's head is struck along the area directly over the ear, the force of the impact can tear the eardrum. When this happens, blood may accumulate in the middle ear (hemotympanum) and create sound conduction problems.
Symptoms: Muffled hearing, ears feel full or stuffy, inability to hear quiet sounds, dizziness, gradual loss of hearing, ear aches, fluid drainage from the ear
Within the inner ear are delicate hair-like cells (cilia) whose purpose is to transfer sound to the auditory nerve. Damage to these cilia is the most common reason for hearing loss. However, it is rare for an injury to the cilia to cause complete hearing loss.
Most of the time, it is the clarity or loudness of sounds that are affected. In some cases, a person becomes more sensitive to sound. Loud noises that once weren't too bothersome suddenly become excruciating.
Symptoms: Muffled hearing, trouble understanding speech (particularly children or female voices), difficulty hearing high-pitched sounds, trouble hearing when there's background noise, gradual loss of hearing, dizziness, balance problems
Labyrinthine Concussion
A labyrinthine concussion occurs when a sudden, traumatic injury damages the structures of the inner ear. The most common causes include explosions and airbags. The sudden impact or blast severely damages or destroys the cochlea. Symptoms may appear immediately or be delayed by several days.
Symptoms: Tinnitus (persistent ringing in the ears), vertigo, dizziness, balance issues, nausea, vomiting
Meniere's Syndrome/Hydrops
Excess pressure on the fluid of the inner ear chambers causes the fluid to shift, impairing hearing and balance. While there is no cure, steroids and other medications are available to help manage symptoms.
Symptoms: Vertigo, balance issues, nausea, vomiting, ringing/buzzing/roaring in the ears, sudden drop in hearing, loss of ability to hear low frequencies
Central Hearing Loss
Direct injury to the parts of the brain that process sound, such as the temporal lobe or hearing pathways in the brain stem, can cause what's known as central hearing loss. Hearing loss due to damaged hearing pathways is rare, however, because they are bilateral. This means that even if one pathway is injured, the other can still receive and transfer signals to the brain. An injury would have to damage both hearing pathways to cause hearing loss.
Symptoms: Aphasia, pure word deafness, auditory agnosia, cortical deafness, auditory hallucinations
Auditory Verbal Agnosia
Also known as "pure word deafness," this condition is caused by injury to the regions of the brain that process language. A person with auditory verbal agnosia will often describe hearing spoken words as gibberish. Unlike the disorder aphasia, the injured victim retains their ability to read and write and also recognize other sounds. This is less of a hearing disorder and more of a language disorder.
Symptoms: Loss of ability to comprehend speech
Hearing Loss Diagnosis and Treatment
A head injury after a traumatic accident should be taken seriously from the start. If you notice problems with your hearing, whether sudden or gradual, you should get a referral to see a hearing specialist.
The specialist, known as an audiologist, will perform a physical exam of the ear and skull to detect any structural damage like bone fractures. They may conduct a whisper test (covering one ear and testing the other using different volumes of sound), a tuning fork test, and an audiometer test.
If an injury to the brain is involved, an MRI or CT scan will likely be ordered to check for brain bleeds and other issues. Note that such scans often fail to detect evidence of concussions. A concussion specialist and neurologist need to be a part of your treatment team to make a proper evaluation and ensure you make a full recovery.
Treatment begins once your doctor determines what type of hearing loss has been suffered. They may recommend a variety of hearing loss treatments, including:
Rehabilitation - Neurological hearing issues can be treated through training programs such as auditory discrimination and interhemispheric transfer to activate neural plasticity in the brain and teach it how to process sounds again.
Surgery - Surgical procedures may be needed to remove extra bone growth or repair the eardrum.
Hearing Aids - People with profound hearing loss benefit from high-powered hearing aids or bone-anchored hearing devices.
Cochlear Implants - If a hearing aid provides only a small improvement in hearing, cochlear implants bypass the damage to the inner ear and directly stimulate the auditory nerve.
Can You File a Personal Injury Claim for Hearing Loss?
If your hearing loss was caused by a motor vehicle accident that wasn't your fault, an injury at work, or other traumatic circumstances beyond your control, you may have a personal injury case.
It's vital you speak with a knowledgeable injury attorney as soon as possible. Hearing loss represents a significant disability that may impact you for the rest of your life.
Our personal injury lawyers can help ensure you make as full a recovery as possible. Gary Martin Hays & Associates work to ensure injured victims receive top-tier care without paying a cent out of pocket.
Not only do we fight for all medical bills to be paid by the insurance company, but also for additional compensation for the time missed from work and any future financial needs created due to your hearing injury.
Our Atlanta personal injury lawyers help victims of hearing loss due to accidents. Contact our legal team for a free consultation regarding your personal injury claim today.
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My blog is a place for my own personal branding, well this post is the "personal" in personal branding. I rarely write like this but here goes anyways.
On my 30th birthday, just a few days before it, someone came into my life and she shook the living world out of me. Caught me off guard and boy The Guy Above knows what each of us need in His own perfect timing.
It didn't go as smooth or as planned or even close to perfect the first time around which is 2 months ago but at the second try, she makes thing happen for us. She showed me that we're both stupid when it comes about love cos none of us really know what the four letter word means. BUT, it'll be so much amazing to experience everything together.
Thanks for knowing me more than me.
Let's spend the better part of our lives as one. You're amazing!


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/..The best theology is a spiritual exercise, akin to poetry. Religion is not an exact science but a kind of art form that, like music or painting, introduces us to a mode of knowledge that is different from the purely rational and which cannot easily be put into words.
An interesting debate in the WSJ that I would recommend you read... Karen Armstrong makes a compelling case against certainty and towards wonder. Makes for interesting reading.


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Killjoy Post Office bosses ban Royal Wedding flags
Royal Mail bosses have been blasted after banning staff from flying the Union Jack to celebrate the Royal wedding.
Killjoy Post Office chiefs fear the flag could spark sectarian trouble, because of its link to Glasgow Rangers FC.
Now, with tensions between rival Celtic and Rangers fans reaching boiling point, staff have been told they can't fly the flag.
Bunting and a Union Flag were ordered to be taken down at Glasgow's Springburn mail centre on Tuesday.
An insider at the site said: "This is just madness.
"There are going to be thousands of families across Scotland waving Union Jacks on Friday, eating from Union Jack paper plates and so on.
"Some may be Rangers fans but I'm guessing that's a minority. Royal Mail seems to be saying the Union Jack is bigoted."
The long, bitter rivalry between Glasgow's two football sides has taken a sinister turn over the past few weeks.
Since a bad-tempered derby between the sides relations have been at an all-time low.
Then Celtic manager Neil Lennon was sent a letter bomb, along with other high profile Celtic fans.
The Union Jack is traditionally flown by Rangers supporters. However, this is causing problems in the run up to the Royal wedding.
A Royal Mail spokeswoman said: "We do not wish to dampen festivities.
"But in light of recent sensitivities we cannot agree to any material that can be construed as having partisan connections.
"We're happy for staff to display memorabilia of the royal couple. But we don't want anything that's just Union Jacks. That can be misconstrued."
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The Forth to Farne Way is a new Pilgrim Route which which was officially launched in October 2017 and makes use of existing core paths and sections of long distance walking routes with optional branches to places of spiritual, natural heritage and cultural importance.
We hope that walking this Way will bring a sense of achievement and the opportunity to reflect on life's journey.
The Pilgrim Way's full distance is 70 miles, that can be enjoyed in 11 stages.
The inspiration, development and promotion of this pilgrimage way has all been achieved through the work of the Forth to Farne Steering Group which is a totally voluntary grouping. It has relied on the voluntary time and enthusiasm of a core group of individuals, support from the Scottish Pilgrim Routes Forum and some very kind donations to assist with printing and promotional leaflets.
Should anyone feel that they would like to financially support the ongoing work of the steering group in its many facits be it waymarking, interpretation or booklets such as "A Pilgrimage in Words and Pictures" this can be done using the secure donate button below.
Donations however large or small will be acknowledge. The donation will be made to SPRF's restricted fund dedicated to the sole use of the Forth to Farne Way Steering Group.
The website is currently undergoing further development to provide enhanced section by section information and walking instructions. There will also be enlargement of the sections that tell the story of the walk be it the religious, historical, natural history or environmental elements of the route.
It is the hope that the website will also develop a comprehensive services section where accommodation, shops, restaurants and tearooms will be listed along with other supporting information such as transport links etc.
Alongside this work there is current publishing activity to produce a comprehensive walker's Guidebook.
This guidebook is produced by Rucksack Readers and will contain all the walker will need to navigate and enjoy this coastal trail and to learn and enjoy the heritage and natural history along the route.
Click on the guidebook cover page image to download advance information on this forthcoming publication.
While this site is in its development stage, any information or comments should be made by e-mailing to info@walkingsupport.co.uk.
The Terms, Conditions & Walker's Responsibilities associated with this website can be accessed by clicking here.
This website is sponsored by Walking Support
Walking Support is a business that plans and books walking holidays on many long distance walking routes in Northern Britain.
For more information link to www.walkingsupport.co.uk.
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There are so many opportunities for direct sales and so many companies looking for more people all the time. Look at Digital Attitude, Tecacademic or somewhere like Forever Living. If you have the gift of the gab and enjoy sales, then this could be perfect for you. You have the potential to build a good customer base and make a real go of your business.
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Ohio was awarded the opportunity to participate in the National Community of Practice (CoP) for Supporting Families and will join other states in a multi-year effort to develop systems of support for families throughout the lifespan of their family member with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). This CoP is unique in Ohio because it focuses on all families with a member with a disability, not just those who receive formal supports. Sign up to receive Ohio CoP news in your inbox!
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OAK RIDGE, Tenn.—ORAU has named Angie Lester as director of its Project Management Office. In this position, Lester will establish and manage the strategic direction of the office, provide expertise in the project management discipline and oversee implementation of project management methodologies across ORAU.
Lester has more than 13 years of management experience at ORAU, with more than eight of those years spent managing specialized technology projects. In her previous position as the technology project manager, Lester maintained and coordinated several of ORAU's technology portfolios including long-term and complex projects such as the creation of an alternating processing site, which ensures that ORAU has a backup computing center for mission critical work in the event of a disaster.
Lester holds a bachelor's degree in organizational management, is a certified professional project manager and is a member of the local and national chapters of the Project Management Institute.


While transit-oriented development (TOD) projects are being encouraged throughout the nation, limited financial resources are available to catalyze their development. The Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing Fund (TOAH Fund) is an innovative $50 million public-private financing resource that provides up-front funding to catalyze the development of affordable housing, valuable community services, and other neighborhood assets near transit lines throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
The TOAH Fund was created by a collaboration of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), its partner regional planning agency (ABAG), and a dedicated core of nonprofit organizations. MTC has been at the forefront of promoting TOD in the Bay Area, and it provided the initial $10 million in seed capital that serves as the first of five components in the capital stack. According to a Fund Sponsor, "Convening a diversity of players in the affordable housing community and having partners with a high level of trust, competency and a shared understanding of goals and the need to distribute investments regionally was critical in the Fund's formation." To date, the Fund has awarded financing to four projects: Eddy and Taylor Family Housing (San Francisco), 5th and Howard (San Francisco), Leigh Avenue Senior Apartments (San Jose), and West Grand Development (Oakland).
The TOAH Fund, with LISC, retained Seifel and ICF International to provide program evaluation and implementation consulting services for the TOAH Fund. Their analysis is available here.
More on the TOAH fund and its mission can be found here.


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Devil In The Details
The New Jersey Devils announced today that they have hired Jacques Lemaire as their new head coach. This is going to be something, as the Devils are going through a transition period and have a stellar new goalie coming up by the name of Martin Brodeur. Something tells me this kid will make a name for himself soon, boy howdy.
Huh?? Oh, I'm sorry, I thought this was 1993 when this sort of thing happened the first time. But alas, it's 16 years later and 11 years after Lemaire ended his first reign with the Devils after the '97-'98 season.
One of the questions in this move is whether or not this is a smart decision. You have to wonder why the Devils bring in a guy who hasn't been the most successful in his coaching career. Sure, his technique and tactics are that of legends, but when you look closer at his history behind the bench, you soon realize that for a team that has had issues in the playoffs the past two seasons, Lemaire could be a step backwards for this organization. Though in his 15 seasons, Lemaire has gone 538-415-176 and one Stanley Cup with the Devils to show-- he has missed the playoffs in six seasons (three times in the last five seasons) and has only gotten out of the first round in six seasons, most early in his coaching tenure.
The fact that Lemaire is more defensive minded and has missed the playoffs in three of the last five seasons, it could be a telling sign that time and the game has passed him by. Especially for a team like the Devils who have had their share of issues when it comes to the playoffs recently-- you wonder why they make this decision over making longtime assistant John MacLean head coach with the big club, aside from putting him down on the farm in Lowell. While putting MacLean in Lowell is a start, you'd have to think he was a top contender considering his time he's put in as an assistant and how well he knows what's successful and what's not with this group of players.
But it's not something that will be new territory with this team. Aside from Zach Parise (and maybe Patrik Elias), there's not that much offensive swagger for the Devils to exploit anymore. This way, you have to figure that there's not going to be too much of an issue with the Devils going more defensive or there's going to be that much of a shake-up going from one style of play to another. Parise's numbers will probably suffer, sure, but if the Devils are going to rack up wins, I think the personal stats will be put aside for the time being....until the style wears out its welcome and changes are made mid-season.
Obviously, only time will tell how much the Devils will change and how the response will be from players and fans alike. The one thing I would have suggested is leaving the past in the past. Sure, Lemaire has a legacy and changed a lot of thing in the coaching game when defensive hockey was the order of the day, but when will people see that bringing back the past often creates more problems than solutions. Even though a coach has a ring from the past, it doesn't automatically mean they will be successful in the present day-- right Mike Keenan??
All the best to Lemaire in his new venture with the Devils, but for the fans out there-- you may want to hope that somewhere between Minnesota and New Jersey that Jacques picked up some high-tempo scoring techniques or realized that maybe offensive isn't that much of a bad thing in the end.
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Ex-California Gov. Pete Wilson on Tookie Williams Case
This is a partial transcript from "Hannity & Colmes," December 2, 2005, that has been edited for clarity.
SEAN HANNITY, CO-HOST: Now, all that stands between Tookie Williams and his execution is the possibility that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will commute his sentence to life in prison. But allegations have emerged that Williams is still involved with the gang that he founded, the Crips, and law enforcement and victims have urged the governor to deny Williams any mercy.
Governor Schwarzenegger will hold a private clemency hearing in just six days. So what should the governor do?
Joining us now, former California Governor Pete Wilson. I know you're friends with the governor. What do you think he'll do, Governor?
PETE WILSON (R), FORMER CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR: Well, I don't know what he'll do. What he should do, having decided to hold a clemency hearing, is listen to the arguments. But you have to understand that, when you do that as governor — and I did it — you're really being asked to second-guess a unanimous verdict by a jury that had to make a finding that special circumstances existed. And they have to find unanimously that the facts or the circumstances presented by the prosecution in aggravation outweigh those presented by the defense in mitigation.
That's a pretty difficult bar to clear. And, in my years as governor, I never did grant clemency because I was not persuaded that the arguments that were made by counsel on behalf of the accused were sufficient or anywhere close, frankly, to sufficient to overcome that unanimous verdict by the jury.
HANNITY: Governor, I have on my Web site, Robert Alton Harris when I gave my first clemency hearing. And, from the record that I see here, I don't think this comes close to being warranted.
But I would also have to say this. When you take a life, you have to understand that, if you had done this in cold blood, that if you've done it, as in California, where the death penalty requires special circumstances, typically the commission of the murder during the commission of a felony, like rape or robbery, where the facts in aggravation outweigh those in mitigation...
COLMES: If you have a chance to kill somebody...
WILSON: ... it's very difficult.
COLMES: .. or look at their deeds and see that they've actually done good things and actually have worked with gang people or grant mercy, what's really the better choice?
WILSON: Well, I think that you have to ask yourself: What is the impact of a decision, where you're essentially saying, if, having done these brutal crimes, and if there's no dispute about the facts, and I really don't think there is much in this instance...
HANNITY: All right, Governor...
WILSON: ... that you've got to be very careful that you're not setting a precedent for people to behave well after they've done a terrible act and taken a life.
HANNITY: Good to see you, Governor, as always. Thanks for being with us. Appreciate it.
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Fairfax Harrison Papers
Identifier: 01/Mss. 65 H25
Scope and Contents Papers, 1736-1945, of and collected by Fairfax Harrison. Papers collected include colonial era documents, deeds, surveys, the diary of Sally Fairfax (1771-1772), legal papers, a copy of the Dettingen Parish (Prince William County, Va.) vestry book which contains minutes, indentures, and other (1745-1802), and photostat copy of the letterbook (1801) of Col. John Tayloe of Mount Airy, Va. Fairfax Harrison's papers include his correspondence with individuals and institutions concerning his...
King William III Letter to Sir Edmund Andros
Identifier: SC 00080
Scope and Contents Letter written to Andros, noting that as a result of the Royal Charter establishing the College, the Crown grants Francis Nicholson "and others named in our said charter" the sum of 1,985 pounds 14 shillings and 10 pence "out of such Money Received for our Revenue of Quit Rents in our said Colony as is remaining in the hands of our Trusty and Welbeloved [sic] William Byrd." The letter further dictates the dissimenation of funds to other individuals, including the estate of Nathaniel Bacon.
Scope and Contents Letter written to Andros requiring that he and others give their support to the College of William & Mary.
Office of the President. James Blair Records
Identifier: UA 2.01
Scope and Contents Acc. 1980.128 contains papers of and relating to James Blair, first president of the College of William and Mary. The collection contains two original manuscripts: a funeral bill by Blair dated 1701, and a sermon erroneously attributed to Blair dated 1747. The bulk of the collection consists of copies collected for research purposes, mostly in 1940-1941. Includes biographical material; extracts and copies from official records; copies of correspondence; sermons; notes on paintings of Blair...
Royal Court of Guernsey Contracts
Scope and Contents Royal Court of Guernsey contracts by Sir Edmund Andros or representative, both written in French. May 20, 1675 rent and inheritance of third party contract signed by Charles Andros, Lieut. of Edmund Andros, Lt. Gov. of New York and Bailiff of Guernsey and Lord of Sausmares, written on vellum with attached seal. Contract of third parties, addressed to Eleazar Le Marchant, Lieut of Edmund Andros, Lord of Sausmares, Lieut. Governor and Bailiff of Guernsey for Queen Anne, dated October 18, 1706,...
William Cole Collection of Colonial-Era Documents, Prints, and Coats of Arms
Identifier: MS 00196
Content Description Documents, prints, and heraldry pertaining to Virginia governors from the 17th and 18th centuries. Includes letters and documents signed by John Murray, Robert Brooke, James Wood, Beverly Randolph, Patrick Henry, Edmund Andros, Jeffrey Amherst, Norborne Berkeley, Robert Hunter, Francis Fauquier, Earl De La Warr, James Blair, and Robert Dinwiddie among others. Also included in the collection are prints, coats of arms, and commemorative coins.
King William III and Queen Mary II Papers
Identifier: 01/Mss. 75s W67
Scope and Contents This collection contains items relating to King William III of England (1650-1702) and his wife Queen Mary II (1662-1694) spanning 1689 to 1710. There is also research material, dated 1986-1988, relating to King William III and Queen Mary II. The collection consists of three letters of appointment to office, a commission (written in Latin), a warrant for payment of services, and a manuscript volume of public revenues and expenditures during the reigns of William III, Mary II, and Queen Anne...
Names: Andros, Edmund, Sir, 1637-1714 X
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Account books 1
American diaries--Women authors 1
Debt, Imprisonment for--Virginia 1
Finances 1
Great Britain--History 1
Guernsey 1
History of the College 1
Horses--Virginia 1
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Parishes--Virginia 1
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Prince William County (Va.)--History--18th century 1
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Virginia--Governors 1
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Basic Needs for All: Engineering for the Developing World - Focuses on the ways a growing world population increases the need for engineering technologies and civil engineers in developing countries through the delivery of basic needs like clean water, waste disposal, shelter and transportation.
How Electrical Engineering Has Transformed Communication - NJIT - Explains the evolution of communication through electrical engineering with some insight into the importance of our current communication channels what future communication technologies will look like.
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Samsung Solve for Tomorrow - The contest challenges students in grades 6-12 to show how STEAM can be applied to help improve their local communities.
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind - site of William Kamkwamba, who, as a boy with limited resources and education in Malawi, Africa, built a windmill that changed the lives of the people in his village. Use the videos on this site and/or the book to inspire your students.
The Future of Driving - The Future of Driving is an overview of autonomous vehicles as the technology for self-driving cars becomes more advanced and the demand for this technology grows. This looks at driverless cars features that are already in use to future technologies that will impact driving in our society.
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Q: Let user push only to his own branch Does anyone know how one can restrict push to some git repository branch based on "pusher's" public key? Example: Alice wants to push changes to branch named "Bob" but push is refused on the server because her private key does not correspond to the public key stored in branch "Bob". Only Bob has the corresponding private key and thus can push to "Bob" branch.

A: Have a look at Gitolite which allows this fine level of control.
Personally - I think that if you need this level of control in your repository, you're perhaps doing it wrong, but I suppose you have your reasons.
If you want to have branches that are read only to everyone but the pusher, why not just let Alice and Bob have their own public repositories that only they can push to - if you want to see what is on their branch then pull from their repo.
The difference here is that rather than have one repo with lots of private branches - everyone has their own repo to push to but you can all pull from each other. Git is a distributed system, after all.