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HOUSTON -- First baseman Mark Teixeira does not expect his surgically repaired right wrist to ever feel the way it once did, but he believes he will still be a productive big league slugger.
"I'm never going to be the way I was out of the womb," Teixeira said. "People are like, 'You had surgery, so now you're normal.' It's like, no, that's exactly why you're not normal. You have to adjust. I've had to adjust to an ankle surgery, I've had to adjust to a knee surgery.
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The federal government will investigate how Caltrans allowed more than 2,300 suspect steel rods to be installed on the new Bay Bridge eastern span and will review the agency's $10 million fix of more than two dozen that have already failed, officials said Monday.
The probe will be conducted by the Federal Highway Administration, which agreed to come in at the request of a state-local panel overseeing the $6.4 billion eastern span. The panel, which represents both Caltrans and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, sought an "arm's length" review of the problems with high-strength, galvanized threaded rods installed on the bridge since 2007.
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The tower rods were made of high-strength steel and galvanized in molten zinc, a combination that Caltrans has banned for bridge construction and has been subject to warnings by federal highway officials for decades. The agency made an exception to the ban for the new bridge, citing the single-tower suspension span as an unusual design calling for unusual measures.
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A briefing paper prepared by the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee's staff in advance of Tuesday's hearing concludes that it "is becoming increasingly difficult for the Legislature and the public to simply believe in Caltrans' reassurances when problems continue to arise and the experts who designed and constructed the bridge give the 'all clear.'
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The tussle over the unfinished Landmark Hotel entered a new chapter Wednesday, as lawyers for developer Lee Danielson and owner Halsey Minor sparred before Judge Edward Hogshire, who ended up pushing some of the battle into arbitration.
"It won't obviate what's left of the suit completely," said the judge, "but a lot of these issues will be resolved with arbitration."
The last time these two titans clashed was late November when Judge Hogshire threw out Minor's fraud claims–- but also let Minor refile the suit. And refile he did, making the same basic allegations that Danielson intentionally "sabotaged" the project to force Minor out.
In court on February 17, Judge Hogshire heard Danielson's attorney Connor Crook slam the December 11 refiling as an attempt to evade the judge's last ruling in which Danielson, who is also suing Minor, was treated not as an individual but as the head of a company called Hotel Charlottesville LLC.
"Since the court has already thrown out these allegations against Hotel Charlottesville," said Crook, "plaintiffs say, 'Now we're gonna blame Lee Danielson.'"
Indeed they did. Minor's lawyer Betty Shumener, who flew in from Los Angeles, where both men live, told the court that Danielson was the sole decision-maker in the company and that the 101-room hotel was erected on an over-optimistic budget that amounted to fraud against her client.
"He wanted to get this hotel built," Shumener told the judge. "He was looking for a deep pocket."
In recent months, the depths of Minor's pockets–- which once held a fortune estimated at approximately $355 million thanks to visionary investments in GoogleVoice and Salesforce.com, plus the founding of Cnet–- have come into question.
Two creditor lawsuits allege that shopping sprees on art have led Minor–- who has also found himelf dealing with divorce, racehorses, and multiple mansions–- into financial ruin. However, Minor disputes such allegations; and he vows, even while successfully fighting off two foreclosure actions on his 205-acre Fox Ridge Farm, that he'll bring down the company that caused his liquidity crisis.
"I am tireless in pursuit of my dreams," Minor says in an email. "I may actually own Merrill Lynch when this one is done."
Merrill Lynch was once an icon of Wall Street and a place where a young Minor once worked, but the financial firm became the bane of Minor's existence in late 2008 when it suddenly slapped a billion-dollar freeze on his accounts. Minor alleges that Merrill's freeze was part of a pattern of illegality that arose from prettying its books in anticipation of its merger with Bank of America.
Indeed, Bank of America agreed February 2 to pay the Securities and Exchange Commission $150 million to settle federal charges that it hid the depths Merrill's financial losses from shareholders; two days later, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed new claims against the company that accepted billions in bailout money from American taxpayers. (Minor, however, recently lost Merrill's $21.6 million suit against him, saw his counterclaim thrown out as made in "bad faith," and agreed one month ago to abandon his appeal.)
Back at the Charlottesville Circuit Courthouse, an attorney from McGuire Woods told the judge that there are 15 liens from unpaid contractors eager to see the lawsuits resolved. Also present was an Atlanta lawyer representing the project's lender, Specialty finance Group, which Minor sees as a co-conspirator with Danielson. The lender, waging a separate default claim against Minor in Georgia, denies the allegation.
After the hearing, Danielson, who helped reinvigorate downtown in the mid-1990s by developing the Charlottesville Ice Park and Regal Downtown theater, expressed relief that key issues in the case were moving toward arbitration, something his side has sought from the start.
"There is no dispute," Danielson said in the court hallway. "He owes me the money."
Minor, who was not present, seemed to take equal pleasure in the judge's decision to move the case forward.
"Glad it will go fast," he said in an afternoon email.
The two sides were given just two weeks to choose a mutually agreeable arbitrator.
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Charlottesville is not laying off teachers...
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He is going to "own" Merrill Lynch like to was going to "own" Hialeah, Pimlico and Laurel race tracks????? Wasn't he going to take "down" Sotheby's and Christie's too??? Most likely he needs to have his nose redone...he just doesn't get "it"....
Jimi, it's on the table. How many teachers get laid off, if any, depends on the exact amount of state funding the school system loses this coming year.
I was PROMISED a rooftop bar. I DEMAND my rooftop bar.
Sigh. Maybe someday.
show ne thw money....
THEN I will think that it is NOT about the money.
So Minor agreed to fund this project based on Danielson's over-optimistic budget, but never ran the numbers himself? Talk about a failure to do your due diligence, especially when we're talking about 30+ mil. I'd be embarrassed to admit that in court.
Where is the city on this whole thing? Please, please Hook people ask the city officials why they didn't require a completion bond on a project of this magnitude. A bond company would have taken an unbiased view on this project, which would have stopped it in its tracks. Before the hole and the steel and the tattered Tyvek.
And **** is right. Everyone should have been going over the the projections. There constructions costs seem to have been a fantasy, and I'll bet their income assumptions are just as far off.
I'm with Goshen. At this point I'd be happy to have Water St. cleared up. The Empire State Building was built in less time. In 1930.
Minor sounds slightly paranoid in his public statements. Sure, he could just be a jerk, but I am beginning to wonder if mental health issues are a factor.
I'm sure that after two years of below average winters, with the moisture that building's skeleton has absorbed between the cracks and the freeze thaw cycle, that building may already not pass some levels of inspection and is ready for the scrap pile. I wish all these greedy jerks would just leave Charlottesville and play with their money somewhere else.
William, What I like is the ugly facade and how the powers that be literally fought to "preserve" it. Meanwhile, the victory shoe store is another victory for the preservationists. What a pretty hole in the wall!
At least we have new bricks under our feet.
Halsey still thinks he has a chance in arbitration. Why is he looking forward to it? He is going to obstruct any attempt to settle the claims without a judge present to force his hand. The man is broke, alone and losing lawsuits faster than Democratic Senate seats. Just settle them all, pay off your debts and go hide in your newly reacquired farm. He should have just finished the hotel, taken the money and forgot about all his other problems. Don't worry little man, you wont own ML when its all said and done. No idiot in their right mind would give you a cent from SFG, ML, SAH, HC (or LD whomever you claim was involved in that fruad) or any of your other frivolous lawsuits. Try running for Gov. of Virginia see how far your skeletons take you in that fight. Halsey is a crazy coward. Cut your losses my man.
Said well when you figure Halsey has blamed everyone else for anything that didn't go his way. I don't know all the particulars but I do know business. This guy Minor has lost every lawsuit he has initiated and has a track record that speaks for itself. Who has come to his defense that has ever done business with him? He will unlikely EVER do business again with anyone. He believes his "hometown" roots are going to save him. He doesn't give two cents about anyone other than HM. What a waste of time. If he was so pleased about going to arbitration then why did he stall for sooooooooooooooooooo long? Can his family do an intervention and save what may be left?
Can't they just get rid of this thing? Dismantle it?? Implode it with TNT?? Something???? :D This thing is such a blight on the Mall. It never should have been built in the first place. Even if it had been completed it would have been a blight. The Tower of Blight.
Yepper. Taken a look at those bricks lately? They're separating from one another just like the old ones did. A Pro Se attorney can make $$$ off of these boobs. I like the implosion idea, too. That way the "Perpetual Pipeline Project" next to the "Boy's Tower" can be buried as well.
quote: "At least we have new bricks under our feet."
Yeah, $7+ million dollars in bricks. And now we have to lay off teachers. Bricks before education, makes sense to me!
We should have saved that $7+ million for a rainy day.
All I know is I am sick to death of the fouled-up traffic on Water St. caused by this fiasco.
GoshenLover, it actually serves the same purpose as a speed bump! :)
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One wonders that if Minor loses his arbitration to Danielson whether he will really pay or just do the same old thing. I just wonder if he can ever be man enough to accept responsibility. So far no but maybe he can change..I must be stoned tonight???? Of course he won't do the "right" thing. Never has; never will.


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TORONTO -- The Blue Jays newest reliever Ramon Ortiz didn't take long to make his impact on the Toronto community.
Ortiz was called up on Monday to fill the team's long-relief role, and only two days later, the veteran right-hander and Blue Jays mascot Ace arrived at Westmount Junior School in Toronto to help promote healthy and active lifestyles on Wednesday.
"It's so hard to be a professional baseball player. You have to work so hard and you have to have good discipline, and that's what I tried to teach today to the young kids," Ortiz said.
The 39-year-old Dominican Republic native's message was heard in front of a crowd of 32 students between grades 3-5 in the cozy Westmount gym, and the students took his lessons to heart.
"I learned that if you don't warm up before any sport, you could pull a muscle and really injure yourself," said Khali Abdi, one of the students taking part in the afternoon's festivities.
But before Ortiz was introduced to the young crowd, it was Ace who first arrived, getting a lesson of his own. The Blue Jays mascot pumped up the crowd with a round of high-fives for everyone before being taught by the kids how to jump rope and dance.
Shortly thereafter, a chant of "Go Jays" broke out among the students who broke into applause once Ortiz stepped through the gym doors in his Blue Jays home uniform.
Ortiz, who made his big league debut in 1999 with the Angels, taught the students the warm-up drills he uses before every game and explained how important stretching is before being active. Afterward, everyone was treated to some water and orange slices.
"The program itself was fantastic," said Westmount principal Michelle Lawrence. "And then having the healthy treat at the end and the water, so you're having a piece of fruit and not having a Timbit when you're done playing, it was all very well done."
It was all part of a program by the Blue Jays to encourage active and healthy lifestyles for kids. And although it was educational, the best part for the kids -- besides meeting a professional baseball player and the team's mascot -- was slinging dodgeballs at both of them in a friendly game.
"It was fun throwing the balls at Ace," Leonita Ramadani said of her most memorable experience.
It was an afternoon that the kids will never forget, and neither will Ortiz.
"It's very important for me. We love the little kids, because when I was a little kid, I didn't have everything that I have right now," Ortiz said. "I'm so happy [to be here], man."
"I came here a couple days ago and ... I [am] having fun already. It's unbelievable. I like talking to the kids and interacting with them."
Before it was all over, there was a brief question-and-answer period with the Blue Jays' long-relief man.
"In class talking to a little kid today, he asked what he had to do to be good," Ortiz said. "To be a good student, you have to work hard. You want to be a professional baseball player, you have to work hard. That's what I let the kids know today -- how hard you have to work to be good in your life."
In the end, it was a memorable afternoon at Westmount Junior School. The students got to meet a player, ask him questions, play dodgeball with both him and Ace and learn about leading healthy lifestyles.
"It's one of those opportunities that some kids will never have anything that tops it," Lawrence said.


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The Drought Disaster declaration has given livestock producers options for deferring income from livestock sales in 2012.
There are two opportunities for livestock producers to defer income due to livestock sales in 2012. The first is a one-year deferral of income from cattle sold in 2012 and not report that income until 2013. This opportunity is an option for all kinds of livestock; however, there are some requirements to be able to use this option. First a producer must report income on a cash basis and, secondly, it must have been a normal business practice to sell livestock in the following year. For example, a producer would normally sell calves in January, but due to drought conditions, sold 2012 born calves in October; after having sold 2011 born calves in January of 2012. The income from the number of head of cattle sold in 2012 that would be eligible for deferral to 2013 would be based on the difference between the number of head that they have sold in 2012 and the three year average of the number of cattle sold in 2011, 2010 and 2009.
The second opportunity is for a deferral for breeding livestock. To utilize this opportunity, producers would need to calculate the normal or average number of sales of breeding livestock that they had over the past three years. Breeding livestock sold in 2012 in excess of the average of this number would be eligible for a four-year deferral during which the producer could purchase back like kind breeding livestock to replace those sold in 2012 due to the drought. If the drought continues and a producer is not able to buy back like livestock at the end of those four years, a producer could also use that money to buy equipment or other assets that would be used in the operation. Property such as land or real estate is not eligible as a buy back option.
Before taking either of the deferral options, you should visit with your accountant to see if utilizing either is to your advantage in 2012 or in future years. Since raised breeding livestock is currently taxed at capital gain rates of 0% or 15% depending upon your tax bracket, deferring gain on these sales for replacement with like breeding livestock will reduce the depreciable basis on them and also be reducing the amount of depreciation available to offset future self-employment income tax. It is likely capital gains tax rates are never going to be lower than they are now.
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New York City is no hotbed of evangelical Christianity. Both in geography, and in God-fearing, the Big Apple is a long, long way from the Bible Belt. For example, the city's sole evangelical Christian college — The King's College — takes up just two floors in the Empire State Building.
But thanks to the trade that will bring Tim Tebow to the Jets, New York will soon receive a religion lesson. At the beginning of February, New Yorkers had no good reason to mix religion and sports. The arrival of Tebow, and sudden emergence of devout New York Knicks point-guard sensation Jeremy Lin, makes the Big Apple home to two of the most high-profile evangelicals in the world. "It's incredibly exciting," says Sean McNamara, vice president of field ministry in New York and New England for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. "It's awesome."
Evangelical leaders hope that Tebow and Lin can help their message stand out in a religious melting pot. "We're ready for Tebow to be a bigger voice for what we are doing in New York," says Woody Woodfin, an outreach coordinator for Athletes in Action, a sports ministry group in the New York metro area. At the same time, Woodfin says he's also "a little fearful" for Tebow. "In New York, there are vices that can be a trap for a young guy like that," says Woodfin, who also founded Street 2 Street, a series of urban basketball tournaments that mix competition and Christian ministry. "It's easy to get caught up in the New York scene. And if a high-profile guy like Tebow does something out of character, something unbecoming of a Christian, we're going to hear about it."
(MORE: Saints Coach Suspended, Tebow To Jets: Good And Evil In The NFL)
At the same time, Woodfin notes, if Tebow can resist the temptations of New York and continue living out his faith, he'll be an even bigger role model for evangelicals. Which would be amazing, given the incredible influence he already has.
Evangelical leaders hope Tebow and Lin join forces to help spread their word. The pair have apparently joined a mutual admiration society. "He's a good guy and very humble," Tebow said of Lin back in February. "There are a lot of exciting things happening for him. We talk a lot on the phone, because I know what he's going through, and I've been giving him some advice. He's handling it pretty well and staying focused."
Lin says he looks up to Tebow. "I think the things he says in interviews, his approach to the game is just unbelievable and I respect him so much," Lin said in a February radio interview. "I want to be able to do some of the things that he does in terms of the amount of charity work and the nonprofit work, and the way he impacts people off the field. I think that is what is most inspiring to me about him." Maybe Lin can teach Tebow, who graduated from the University of Florida with a 3.66 GPA, the "Christian Nerd High-Five."
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NOM: Marriage Equality Could Lead to Acceptance of Pedophilia
The National Organization for Marriage has smeared gay and lesbian families once more with a blog post written by the homophobic group's president, Brian Brown, who suggested that one consequence of allowing committed same-sex life partners to formalize their relationship with civil marriage might be the court-sanctioned approval of pedophilia.
Brown attempted to build his argument around a nonexistent connection between gays and sexual predators that target children. An Aug. 19 Favstocks posting reported on the Brown-authored blog, noting that it started off talking about a publicity tour to promote the restriction of marriage to heterosexual couples only.
The blog then referenced NOM's "marriage pledge," to which several GOP contenders for the Republican nomination in next year's presidential election have signed on. Among them are anti-gay pols Michele Bachmann, and Mitt Romney, a Mormon. NOM has strong connections to the Mormon Church, and was a pivotal player in the deeply divisive 2008 campaign to pass Proposition 8 in California. The Mormon Church funneled an unprecedented amount of money and manpower into the state in support of the anti-gay measure, which yanked then-existing marriage rights out of the hands of gays and lesbians. The measure passed by a razor-thin margin, but was then found to be unconstitutional in federal court. That finding is now under appeal.
The marriage pledge in question asks candidates to promise to undertake a number of anti-gay actions if they should be elected to the presidency. Among them is an investigation into claims of intimidation and harassment by the GLBT community. The anti-gay right has made repeated claims that gays have targeted donors to ballot initiatives like Proposition 8 for retaliation and harassment. But similar conduct on the part of individuals acting out of anti-gay animus, as well as violent street crime targeting gays, has not been similarly addressed by fringe right anti-GLBT groups.
Brown's blog then turns to a conference of mental health experts on the theme of "Pedophilia: Minor-Attracted Persons and the DSM: Issues and Controversies." The conference took place in Baltimore on Aug. 17.
"The DSM is the diagnostic manual that defines mental illness," Brown's blog noted. "You probably recall that a key moment in the gay rights campaign was the 1973 decision by the American Psychiatric Association, the organization that produces the DSM, to remove homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses."
Having made that observation in lieu of determining any rational connection between the subjects of pedophilia and gays, Brown then made a leap of logic, going on to write, "Enquiring people want to know: Will pedophiles become 'minor-attracted persons' in our culture? Will courts which endorse orientation as a protected class decide down the road that therefore laws which discriminate against 'minor-attracted persons' must be narrowly tailored to a compelling government interest?"
Attempts to portray homosexuality as intrinsically entwined with pedophilia have been a favored tool of the anti-gay right since at least the 1950s, and gained a peak of prominence in 1977, when Anita Bryant launched the infamous "Save Our Children" crusade in response to an ordinance in Dade County, Florida that sought to protect GLBTs from discriminatory treatment.
However, the overwhelming majority of pedophiles self-identify as heterosexual. Moreover, pedophilia does not entail a sexual attraction based on gender, but rather on a prepubescent stage of physical development. Gays and lesbians, on the other hand, are sexually and romantically attracted to adult members of their own gender.
Even though pedophilia and homosexuality have no direct or causal link to one another, the anti-gay right has made a career of hammering on the insinuation that gays prey on children. Another common motif is the claim that gays "recruit" children into their ranks, although no scientific evidence exists to suggest that heterosexuals can be "turned" gay. Indeed, a growing body of evidence suggests that homosexuality is an innate and congenital aspect of gays and lesbians, and cannot be "cured" because it is not a pathological condition. Rather, a sexual orientation toward one's own gender seems to be part of the natural variation in human sexuality.
But the distinct issue of gays and lesbians seeking to marry same-sex partners in a civil ceremony and receive the plethora of rights that marriage bestows has been perpetually muddied by claims that civil marriage violates religious tenets, even when the individuals marrying belong to a different, or to no, faith tradition.
Moreover, anti-gay groups have issued an array of bizarre and unproven assertions about marriage equality. In addition to attempting to link homosexuality and pedophilia, anti-gay groups have posited that marriage equality would lead to legalization of group marriages, the marrying of close relatives, and weddings in which one "spouse" might be an animal or inanimate object.
Such claims involve an enormous simplification of the legal terms and definitions in play, and ignore the fact that marriage equality for gay and lesbian families is an entity in its own right, with no relation whatever to other marriage issues. But Brown's blog entry glossed all of that over with glib generalizations about Biblical morality.
"When you knock over a core pillar of society like marriage, and then try to redefine Biblical views of marriage as bigotry, there will be consequences," Brown's blog posting declared. "Will one of the consequences be a serious push to normalize pedophilia?"
The Favstocks article pointed out that material for "the conference NOM is referencing does not mention the word 'marriage' even once. It doesn't mention anything about the government recognizing particular relationships. The event has literally nothing at all to do with the push for marriage equality," an observation that dovetails with the fact that pedophilia has literally nothing to do with homosexuality.
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He�s only 31 years old, and already Joseph Gordon-Levitt has proven he can pretty much do everything. From action blockbusters and crowd-pleasing romantic comedies to quirky indies and small, searing dramas, he always makes interesting, eclectic choices and brings an authenticity and watchability to every role.
With the time-travel drama �Looper� opened, so here�s a look at Gordon-Levitt�s five best performances. They�re in alphabetical order because he�s so good in all of these movies, I couldn�t decide on an order of preference.
�50/50� (2011): Gordon-Levitt was in such a tough spot here. It�s a comedy ... about cancer. But as the young man who receives the diagnosis that he only has a 50-percent chance of surviving a rare, spinal form of the disease, Gordon-Levitt never creates a mawkish portrait of martyrdom. His character, Adam, goes through all the requisite stages of denial, frustration, fear and eventually acceptance, but he does so with such believable imperfection, he never feels like a saint. He�s not always gracious in the face of adversity; he can be a little surly and smug and emotionally closed-off. Gordon-Levitt has the range and subtlety to make all of that work.
�(500) Days of Summer� (2009): At the other end of the spectrum from �50/50� is a performance that�s bursting with joy at the center of Marc Webb�s sweet, clever film. As an aspiring Los Angeles architect, Gordon-Levitt recalls the blissful, all-consuming romance he shared with the seemingly perfect girl, Summer (Zooey Deschanel). Through every moment of jubilation and anxiety, Gordon-Levitt makes us feel for him; he�s still so appealing even when he�s miserable, you almost don�t want to see him succeed. I was already a fan of his, but the spontaneous production number he leads with a bunch of strangers to Hall & Oates� peppy �You Make My Dreams� is so infectious, it made me adore him.
�Brick� (2006): I like the movie itself � a verbally stylish film noir set in a contemporary Southern California high school � better in retrospect than I did in the moment. Back when I saw it, I admired the ambition of writer-director Rian Johnson�s debut but thought the specificity of the language was too self-conscious and kept the audience at arm�s length. But I always liked Gordon-Levitt�s performance here as a teenage sleuth � think Humphrey Bogart in a gray hoodie � digging for the dangerous truth about the murder of the pretty, blonde classmate he loved. He handles the patter of the dialogue and repeated punches to the face with equal aplomb. It�s easy to see why Johnson would write �Looper� with Gordon-Levitt in mind, even naming the lead character Joe.
�The Lookout� (2007): Not a lot of people saw the directing debut from longtime screenwriter Scott Frank, and that is a shame. It�s a character drama tucked inside a heist caper, with building tension and beautifully drawn characters. Gordon-Levitt stars as a once-promising high school athlete who suffers a head injury in a serious car crash that leaves him with short-term memory loss. Several years later, he makes some dangerous new friends at a bar who eventually ask him to help them rob the bank where he works as a night janitor � to serve as the lookout. Gordon-Levitt�s everyman accessibility puts us right there in the middle of the crime, and his sense of loneliness makes us understand why he�d want to be buddies with these people who are using him.
�Mysterious Skin� (2005): This was the first film that signaled the kind of risky roles Gordon-Levitt was interested in playing � an indication of the intriguing career he�d go on to carve out for himself. In writer-director Gregg Araki�s low-budget drama, Gordon-Levitt co-stars as a small-town teenage hustler named Neil: a young man whose repeated molestation at the hands of his little-league coach starting at age 8 set him on a wayward path of danger and self-destruction. He�s a narcissistic, blas� character whose bravado hides years of damage, and Gordon-Levitt portrays him with both bravery and sympathy. Clearly, this was no longer the cute kid from the TV sitcom �3rd Rock From the Sun.�


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I feel at present a bit like a locked-up princess in a castle, because the pavement in my street has been dug up in order to lay cables. The result is that for two days I've had a very small opening through which to exit, and heaven help me if I'd suddenly put on weight. As for a shopping trolley, forget it. There also does seem to be a serious shortage of local princes on white horses...
My film project has gone quiet at present, partly because I unexpectedly had to undergo surgery due to a medical error. Because of a totally benign mark which might, or might not have been (it wasn't), I was scheduled for a 'needle' biopsy - a very minor procedure, except that in my case I was given, in error, a 'core' biopsy under a local anaesthetic which damaged an existing breast implant, so fairly swift surgery, due to possible infection, was vital, and my implant, which had been in place for almost seventeen years, had to be removed, to be replaced in around three months. Apologies and horror all round except from the female whose error it was - from her department I received a routine repeat appointment. Unsurprisingly, I've filed a serious complaint.
The screen play is growing, changing and developing - we now have horses (well you can't do a period drama without horses, can you?) And a relationship has now flowered, a relationship which was always there but much more in the background. This has become co-writing - something I'd never imagined myself doing as I'm a very private writer - but it's interesting, and I'm not complaining (well, not much). The professional screenwriter's input comes out of all the technical stuff involved in film-making, and some of my opening scenes have been switched around and changed, which does grab the viewer's attention. A 'nightmare' scene has been cut. It was one of my 'darlings' and I will ask for it to be reinstated, but may well be over-ridden (not, I hope, by the horses!)
Persuaded by my daughter, I submitted a curious adult novel to Unbound, and had it accepted for crowd-funding. The deal is that I have to raise £4000 in 'pledges' - this for an eventual ebook plus paperback which in theory I could do myself for nowt. They offer editing, typesetting, marketing and an authors 'den' in which I can interact with readers. Unbound does tick my requirement for a respectable publishing 'umbrella' - one of their books was shortlisted for the Booker, and they have also won production prizes. My agent has a client who's gone that way, seemingly successfully. When I posted this to colleagues on Facebook, there was an instant no-no, but what do you think? Have you looked at their site? Have any of you ever considered going that way?
Fourth Estate has just published a serious book on Time Travel, by James Gleick, and I've been reading its Times review. I didn't know that Stephen King had written a novel: THE DEAD ZONE, based on the concept of someone going back in time and killing Hitler - I must read that. And THE IRON DREAM, by Norman Spinrad, in which Hitler doesn't make it politically in Germany, so emigrates to America where he becomes a third-rate fantasy writer with novels based on the triumph of the Nazi Party.
Time Travel might be loosely related to reincarnation, only in the latter, some kind of god is involved. Me, I've always fantasised about returning as a bird, but I'd still want to retain my human knowledge of the fact that once I'd been earth-bound, and now I could fly - otherwise I'd just be a bird and nothing else. I'd like to reincarnate backwards in time, and have fun with being Cleopatra for a while, but then might her personality be distorted by my interference? Probably yes, and I'd certainly avoid the asp, thus almost certainly changing the course of history.


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No matter how many times you've been through it, expecting, having, and raising a baby are truly some of life's biggest challenges. Making that adventure a little less stressful is what The Lytle Center for Pregnancy & Newborns at Swedish First Hill is all about.
At The Lytle Center, you can get help with lactation, and take advantage of a new-mom and well-baby exam a few days after birth to make sure everything's going just right.
It's a wonderful place. And it definitely adds to the reasons to have a baby at Swedish.
Jane Uhlir, M.D. walks you through the great features of The Lytle Center for Pregnancy & Newborns at Swedish First Hill while moms (and dads) who recently delivered at Swedish share their advice for families about to have a baby.
The Lytle Center for Pregnancy & Newborns is funded 100 percent by philanthropy. Learn more about how you can help get families off to the best possible start.
The funny thing about moms and dads who are expecting, especially for the first time, is that they don't know what to expect. So we've invited women who have just delivered a baby at Swedish to talk with moms about to deliver a baby at Swedish. They're meeting at the perfect place for families going through the wonder of becoming parents, the new Lytle Center for Pregnancy & Newborns at Swedish First Hill.
The Lytle Center is two things. Number one, it's a clinic where moms and babies are going to come soon after childbirth to make sure they're doing okay. And second of all, it's a resource center, an educational center, a retail center, so that we can address the needs parents are going to have before childbirth and afterwards.
We have the Charles and Lisa Simoni Living Room here. I'm very proud of this space because it's a place where people can come and talk and rest and feel comfortable. It doesn't feel like a hospital at all and that's what I like best about it.
So many of the questions that expectant moms and dads have can be answered at the Lytle Center. For those of you that are breastfeeding or have breastfed, did you have any troubles with that or did it come naturally?
For me it came pretty naturally. The first two weeks were a little tough. I'd say it's been a process and right away, right after she was born, she latched on and I was like "Yay, hooray!" and I thought the pain was just part of what was to be. And then with the help of lactation consultants and the hospital we were told no it shouldn't be hurting that hard. We had a consultation here at the Lytle Center yesterday and it was an amazing, amazing consultation and completely just overnight changed the way that we are breastfeeding now and we both got good night's sleep last night. Julia is very well fed now and it just really made a huge difference.
To support all of our moms who are breastfeeding, and especially for those moms who are having problems, we have breastfeeding experts that you can see here in the Lytle Center, whether you deliver at Swedish or you deliver someplace else.
We're also really proud of our retail area. It's a beautiful space. It offers lovely gifts but it also offers all those things that moms really need to have. And as a grandmother I was sent all over the city trying to buy these things and I'm so happy now that we have one-stop shopping for the really important things you need for pregnancy and also for some of the frills.
So this question is a little bit more personal, I was just wondering if any of you have experienced postpartum depression or know anybody that has and how you dealt with that? I definitely had something but it took, like I was saying all those people asking you "How are you doing?" and you put on that happy face like I'm so happy about my baby but I was ...a little crazy. I didn't know what end was up at that moment. So one of the things that's great here about the Lytle Center is they have help for you and all the information you need to help you get through that and help steer you in the right direction.
Postpartum depression is not something that people want to talk about. You're supposed to have a baby. You're supposed to be happy. Research shows that if you don't treat postpartum depression it has huge ramifications for not only the mom, but the entire family and really the baby. And so we are very excited about this extensive program we are developing for offering services to the whole community. We're gonna help moms with this problem.
One of my favorite parts about this whole place is the playground. There is no place on this whole campus where you can let a little kid run around. We have a beautiful playground here. We have an outdoor area where adults can sit, have a cup of coffee, be comfortable, be outside which again is very important when you're stuck inside a hospital all the time, and have a little bit of fresh air.
One of the things that's really fun in the Lytle Center is we have a baby changing station. Now that might not sound very fun, but as soon as a baby comes on that and is getting its diaper changed everyone in the Lytle Center starts oohing and googling over this baby. We have that right here. Anybody can walk in, change their baby, weigh their baby and believe me they're gonna have a big audience when they do.
The Lytle Center isn't just for families having their babies at First Hill. It's for all the families in the Swedish system but it's also for any family in the area who would like to have our services.
I have heard that you don't ever really know how much you can love a person until you've had a baby. Is that what your experience has been? There's nothing you wouldn't do. It is really like being so far gone in love. There's just nothing you wouldn't do for the cause. I think when they say you've never felt love like that before, it's a different kind of love. You would do anything and give her anything. Yeah, it's so overwhelming. I can't answer that. You just would do anything for your kid.
The reason I really really am proud of having the Lytle Center here is because it offers a little extra to parents. This is a hospital and yet at this place we can offer the extras that a hospital doesn't necessarily have.
I'm very very proud that we can offer this softer side, the lovely side and that we can combine it with our complex medical care. We think we have things to offer you and we'd love to see you here.


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Daily Postcard from Kourou
25 February 2002
Dear all, chers tous,
The tension is growing now. Especially since a great number of people have joined the team, either on their own initiative or on ESA mission, to attend the launch. And they gather in the corridors with problems of cars, computers, telephones, return flights or simply to have a chat. The daily duration of work also increased considerably, well above 12 hours, and covers the nights!
The countdown rehearsal, in which the launcher, the satellite and the base played their parts, ended at 16:00 with a nominal and successful launch. Let's hope that this is a favourable prediction for the real launch on Thursday!
Today, there were thus no physical activities on the satellite. On the launcher side, the nitrogen peroxide tanks of the second stage were filled.
I forgot to tell you yesterday: The Intelsat launch took place on time and was a complete success. It was very good news for us all, since a launch postponed to the day after would have constrained the reconfiguration of the base for our launch.
Best regards et meilleures salutations,
Gilles Labruyère
24 February 2002
Yesterday, on Saturday, there were no activities on the satellite. On the launcher side, the hydrazine tanks of the second stage and of the attitude control system of Ariane were filled.
Today, there were no activities on the launcher, or almost. Everyone his turn! On the satellite side, the countdown rehearsal started at 15:00 and the night shift started at 20:30. We had no significant anomalies.
The (simulated) countdown progresses nominally. With the proximity of the launch, the atmosphere at work became more tense and more intense.
22 February 2002
The two most significant events of the day were:
1) The second Red and Green Tag Items session was completed this morning between 1:00 and 7:00. The protections of the optics of GOMOS, MERIS, MIPAS, Laser Retro-Reflector, AATSR and of the star tracker were removed. The tent around the solar array and the nitrogen purge of the solar array were removed. It was the very last occasion, and the best, to see Envisat as a whole on the ground.
2) The fairing was slowly dropped around Envisat, then put on and fixed to the launcher. The activity is called encapsulation in our jargon. Temperature control, particle filtering, humidity control around Envisat continue under the fairing. In short, we are exactly where we should be for the launch on February 28!
Tonight, around 4 o'clock in the morning, Intelsat 904 will be launched. Do not count on me to take a photo of the launch. After a night of work, what I need is a night of sleep!
21 February 2002
L-7, launch in just a week!
The date took place! Envisat is now on the top of the launcher. This morning, the door of the payload container was open. Envisat was extracted from it and lifted 46 m above the ground, at the level of the launcher interface, then put on and attached to the launcher. Umbilicals were connected. At the time, the first session of red and green tag items is in progress. Sciamachy and ASAR are totally ready for flight. The brackets to lift Envisat were removed (we hope not to have to move Envisat anymore) and exposed surfaces on the structure were covered with thermal blankets. The three baffles of the star tracker are also in place.


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For my contribution to the Sepia Saturday scrapbook this week, I have delved into my collection of specimens from Derbyshire's longest lived studio, that of W.W. Winter. This group of wedding photos - slavishly following Alan's matrimonial photo prompt - was a recent purchase on eBay and is probably the most recent example that I have from this studio.
Unidentified wedding group, c.1950s
Paper print (156 x 114mm) by W.W. Winter, Derby
The listing naturally caught my eye, or rather eBay's search tool, because of the studio's location, but it also turned out to be an interesting research problem. On the face of it, the wedding portraits offered relatively few clues as to the identities of the subjects. The bride could be in her mid- to late thirties, the groom - with an incipient receding hairline - perhaps a little older, and he is wearing a cassock and dog collar, so presumably an Anglican priest.
Photographic "Wedding" card folder
W.W. Winter Ltd. Midland Road Derby
The series of three 6⅛" x 4½" prints, one showing the wedding party standing outside the church in landscape format, the other two of the bride in portrait format, have their corners inserted in diagonal slits in pre-printed and embossed pale blue card folders (177 x 133mm or 7" x 5¼") with white decorated edging.
Reverse of paper print
Negative number "59165 A," surname "Edwards"
The prints have the standard W.W. Winter signature logo blind stamped in the bottom right, while a negative number and the surname "Edwards" are written in pencil on the reverse.
Reverse of card folder
Inscribed with negative number "59165 A" & surname "Edwards"
The same negative number and surname are inscribed in pencil, albeit apparently a different hand, on the back of the blue card folder.
Unidentified bride, c.1950s
Paper print (114 x 156mm) by W.W. Winter, Derby
The portraits of the bride show her holding the bouquet in a similar position outside the church.
Photographic "Wedding" card folder
Inscribed with surname "Edwards" & Negative number "59167B"
W.W. Winter Ltd. Derby
One of the folders has the pre-printed studio name in a different font, although it is otherwise identical.
Unidentified bride, c.1950s
Paper print (114 x 156mm) by W.W. Winter, Derby
Unidentified bride, possibly "Dordy," c. 2 February 1959
Paper print in embossed card folder
W.W. Winter, Derby
But it is an inscription on the inside cover of the folder housing the third portrait which provided the only clue left by the presumed original owners.
To LilyI can't be absolutely sure about the name "Dordy," but that's my best guess, based on a comparison with the remainder of the text, e.g. see how the "o" is written in the word "Love."
with Love
Dordy +
If I were to have any chance of identifying the subjects, it was clear that I would have to make some deductions, assume they were correct, and test the theory by seeing where that led. So perhaps ...
- the wedding took place on 2 February 1959,
- since it was captured by W.W. Winter, it was most likely taken somewhere near Derby
- "Dordy" was the bride, Peter the groom,
- their married name was Edwards,
- "Dordy" was a pet name, perhaps short for Dorothy or Doreen, and
- she gave the wedding photos to a close friend or relation named Lily.
Unidentified wedding group, c.1950s
Paper print (167 x 119mm) by unknown photographer
The last of these seemed plausible since accompanying the W.W. Winter wedding portraits in the same eBay lot were three further wedding portraits, similar in size and shape, but in plain card folders (with no photographer shown) and obviously a different wedding. However, the bride in these three portraits (above and below) is clearly the same woman who appeared as a bridesmaid in Dordy's group wedding photo.
Unidentified wedding group, c.1950s
Paper print (167 x 119mm) by unknown photographer
In order to find a suitable marriage record for Dordy I turned to FreeBMD, which has to be one of the most useful, and used, free UK genealogical research tools currently available on the net. Although this unofficial database of the GRO Birth, Marriage and Death Index, compiled by voluntary indexers, is not yet complete, the coverage for the 19th Century and first half of the 20th Century is very good, and growing. A quick check of the graphs (or charts if you prefer) for marriages shows that both transcription and validation for 1959 are estimated as complete, which will give us a good degree of confidence that we are likely to be searching a full set of records.
The basic FreeBMD search page has a very simple, and versatile, interface where I inserted the following details of the presumed wedding:
Type: Marriage
(Groom's) Surname: Edwards
(Groom's) First name: Peter
Spouse's First name: Do
Date range: Mar (Qtr) 1959 - Mar (Qtr) 1959
Counties: Derbyshire
N.B. Since I wasn't sure about the bride's first name, I decided to specify only the first two letters. This search engine matches all first names in the database with start with these letters and fit the other specified criteria, i.e. a wildcard after the specified letters is assumed. All other details were left blank.
Searching using these parameters produced a single hit, a marriage entry for one Peter A. Edwards, spouse's surname Sewell, in the Shardlow Registration District (near Derby).
Clicking the GRO Reference Page number gave a list of all the names listed on that page of the register, including that of Peter's bride Doreen N. Sewell.
I then used the FeeBMD Index of birth registrations to look for a Doreen N. Sewell born somewhere in Derbyshire between 1910 and 1930 (assuming that she was in her 30s or early 40s at the time of her marriage. Finding one whose birth was registered in the Belper R.D. in the September Quarter of 1919 (Dordy would have been thirty-nine years old when whe was married), and whose mother's maiden name was NEALE, I was able to search for potential siblings. Indeed there were at least five Sewell sisters (shown above) including, conveniently, the youngest named Lily V.
Unfortunately, searching the FreeBMD marriage index for marriages for a Lily V. Sewell, even without any constraining dates or location, produced not a single hit. However, bearing in mind that her wedding would probably also have taken place in the 1950s (or thereabouts), we already known the coverage for that decade is patchy (we hit lucky with 1959).
I therefore turned to the comprehensive subscriber-only Ancestry database, which was far more successful, turning up a marriage for Lily V. Sewell and Albert H. Young in the Woolwich R.D. (Kent) from the September Quarter of 1952. Lily was apparently married six or seven years earlier than her older sister, when she was thirty-two years old.
The photograph of the happy couple signing the register was of fairly decent quality, so I tried some digital manipulation of a detailed scan (click image above for a more detailed version), in an attempt to decipher the handwriting in the register. Unfortunately, while I think I can make out the name, Lily Victoria Sewell, that's about the extent of it. I sadly haven't been able to determine the name of the parish church, but it is likely to be in one of the parishes of Charlton, Kidbrooke, Plumstead or Woolwich.
So, you might well ask, we've had the two weddings, but where is the funeral? When I was trying to identify as many people as possible who appeared in both wedding parties - can you see Dordy and her husband to be, Peter, in Lily's wedding photo? - there was one man who, although he appears to have taken the place often reserved for the father of the bride, looks too young for that role. Perhaps he's an uncle, or other member of the family? There is an older woman, also present on both occasions, who looks old enough to be Dordy and Lily's mother.
For more weddings, and possibly a funeral or two, try Sepia Saturday's other offerings this week - I can guarantee you'll not be disappointed.


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Back-to-back wins secured in very different ways have the Dynamo feeling upbeat as they head into Sunday's testing home game against Real Salt Lake (6 p.m. CT; TICKETS).
As in the opening fixtures of the year against the New England Revolution and the Montreal Impact, the Dynamo followed up a flamboyant four-goal win with a hard-fought 1-0 success.
Last weekend the team showcased its flair in a 4-1 crushing of Chivas USA that saw the Dynamo surge into a commanding lead before halftime. On Wednesday night against the Columbus Crew, Houston had to be patient, seize an opportunity then preserve their slender advantage with some stout defense.
Columbus had more shots and more possession, but Houston grabbed all the points—and tussling hard against a talented opponent, keeping a clean sheet and coming out on top is the kind of experience that can be as valuable and morale-boosting as a goal-laden victory. With many MLS sides closely-matched, grind is as important as glamor and mastering the art of the narrow victory is essential for teams with playoff ambitions.
"Different type of win today and I think a game like today when you're battling, everyone was exhausted and they kept going and going and going and we were rewarded with three points, you put this one in the memory banks," Tally Hall told reporters after the match. "All right, we can do this, we can fight, we can battle, and at the same time we can win."
The goalkeeper made several outstanding saves to deny Columbus and maintain a lead gained through a Will Bruin header in the 50th minute. "I thought defensively against a very difficult team we did an amazing job staying organized, closing down spaces so there was not too many times that they were able to turn and go at us," said Hall.
The victory propelled Houston above Columbus and towards the top of the condensed Eastern Conference as one of four teams on 14 points. It was the perfect way for the Dynamo to embark on a trio of fixtures at BBVA Compass Stadium.
Next up are two sides also likely to provide a stern examination: two of the most storied clubs in the Western Conference. After RSL visit on Sunday, the Dynamo host the Los Angeles Galaxy on May 17.
"There's a lot of confidence in and around the squad at the moment and we're trying to keep the train rolling," said forward Giles Barnes.
"I thought the guys put in a great effort all around to get the goal and protect the lead," said head coach Dominic Kinnear. "Columbus made it tough. It's a good team that passes the ball around really well and really challenges you but we were up to the challenge."
As in the previous match at BBVA Compass Stadium, last month's 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers, the Dynamo found the net when Bruin connected with a Brad Davis delivery from the left. Davis now has four assists and a goal in seven starts in 2014, placing him joint-second in the MLS individual assists chart behind Obafemi Martins of the Seattle Sounders.
Barnes hopes that Davis's contributions earn him a spot on Jurgen Klinsmann's U.S. World Cup roster. "It'd be great recognition for everything he's done for us over the years. He's been a consistent performer, he's got as good a left foot as I've seen and from not just his delivery but his overall work rate he's our leader, our captain," he said. "He's a great guy as well, he's always talking to us on and off the field. For him to go would be brilliant."
As for Bruin, his six goals in ten appearances place him joint-third in the early MLS golden boot race behind Seattle's Clint Dempsey and Erick Torres of Chivas. His strike on Wednesday appeared to bump off his shoulder before it looped into the far corner of the net. But for Kinnear, that moment exemplified the 24-year-old's desire and his goalscoring instincts. If there was a hint of luck involved, Bruin made his own good fortune.
"You see the way he attacked the ball, he was the only one in that pile [of players] that was rising up and attacking it well. You saw in the tempo of the first half there wasn't going to be a ton of chances tonight, maybe off a mistake or off a set piece. That's what we tell the guys, it could come down to a free kick or a corner, so let's be clued in. And I think Will was definitely hungry enough to be the one who scored," he said.
Bruin was substituted after 74 relentlessly energetic minutes on a hot and humid night. As well as his goalscoring, Hall believes that every time Bruin steps on the field he contributes a range of intangibles that make him a symbol of the Dynamo's strong work ethic and team-first attitude.
"What he does off the ball, the way he works, the way he battles, the way he fights, he does a lot of things for this team that a box score, a stat sheet is never going to show, and that's why he's been a key player for us because he's had that mentality since day one. There's a reason he's always there, because the team needs what he can give," he said.
Mark Sherrod came off the bench as Bruin's replacement to make his sixth MLS appearance. Sherrod and his fellow rookie AJ Cochran—starting at center back for the injured Jermaine Taylor—offered youthful enthusiasm but also mature performances that belied their inexperience.
In his first start at BBVA Compass Stadium, Cochran helped the back line keep the Crew's tricky attackers at bay. Though eagerly chasing his first MLS goal, Sherrod prioritized holding up the ball and keeping possession as the Dynamo sought to close out the match in the final minutes. In stoppage time he drove past defender Giancarlo Gonzalez and astutely set up Andrew Driver for a chance rather than shoot himself from an acute angle.
'We didn't know that Jermaine wasn't going to play until after practice yesterday," said Kinnear. "I pulled AJ aside and said 'hey, you're starting tomorrow'—he just said one word. He goes, 'awesome'. It's nice to see that kid in somebody.
"He competes, he plays well and then with Mark you know exactly what you're going to get. He's probably playing more minutes than we thought he was going to when we drafted him but when he came on, fighting for balls, making sure there was no easy entry off of Tally's clearances and whatever else and then obviously the hold-off play at the end, fighting that guy off, it's priceless when you can have a guy that comes on and just does whatever he can for the team and has the awareness to work hard to get you a chance."
Tom Dart is a contributing writer to HoustonDynamo.com and HoustonDashSoccer.com. Former editor and reporter for The Times of London and reporter for SI.com, Dart currently freelances for The Guardian.


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5-year Variable Mortgage Rates
- Mortgage rate fluctuates with the market interest rate, known as the prime lending rate or simple prime rate
- Typically stated as prime plus or minus a percentage
- 66% of Canadians have 5-year mortgage terms
- 5-year mortgage rates are driven by 5-year government bond yields
Historical Prime Lending Rates From 1935 - Today
5-year variable mortgage rate defined
A variable mortgage rate fluctuates with the market interest rate, known as the 'prime rate', and is usually stated as prime plus or minus a percentage amount. For example, a variable rate could be quoted as prime - 0.8%. So, when the prime rate is, say, 5%, you would pay 4.2% (5% - 0.8%) interest.
The term, which is five years in the case of a 5-year variable mortgage, is the length of time you are committed to a variable type rate and, sometimes, the mortgage payments. With a variable rate, your mortgage payments can be set up one of two ways: a set payment, with the interest portion fluctuating; or, a fixed sum applied to the principal with the fluctuating interest portion changing the overall mortgage payment. For example, in the case of the former, if interest rates go down, more of the mortgage payment is applied to reduce the principal, but the total outlay remains the same.
The term of the mortgage should not be confused with the amortization period, which is the amount of time it takes to pay off your mortgage. So, in the example above, if the principal is reduced more quickly when interest rates fall, then the amortization period is reduced as well.
Popularity of 5-year variable mortgage rates
Although fixed rate mortgages are more popular (66%), 29% of mortgages, a significant minority, have variable and adjustable rates. Fixed rates are also slightly more common for the youngest age groups, while older age groups are more likely to opt for variable rates.
The 5-year term, conversely, is the most common duration. This is logical given that five years is the median between the available term lengths between one and ten years.
|Mortgage Type
|Age Group
|All Ages
|Fixed rate mortgage
|Variable or adjusted rate mortgage
Comparing 5-year variable mortgage rates
Variable mortgage rates expose you to changes in interest rates and, thus, in your mortgage payments. If market rates fluctuate, you will be charged the difference in interest applied to your mortgage principal. Further, if your mortgage payments are structured so you pay a fixed amount every month – with rate changes altering the interest and principal portions – then your mortgage payment schedule may also be affected.
On the other hand, variable mortgage rates have proven to be less expensive compared to fixed rates when examined historically, and they particularly make sense in falling interest rate environments.
The 3-year term is sensible if you foresee breaking your mortgage within a few years – like, if you were to upgrade your home, for instance. Opting for a 3-year term over, say, a 5-year term could save you a considerable amount in penalty costs.
Another point to consider is a variable rate's relationship to prime: if you believe discounts to prime will become more favourable in the short-term, committing to a 3-year over a 5-year mortgage rate is also a sound strategy.
What drives changes in 5-year variable mortgage rates?
As previously mentioned, the 5-year variable mortgage rate will fluctuate with any movements in the prime lending rate, which is the rate at which banks lend to their best and most credit-worthy customers. The variable mortgage rate is typically stated as prime plus/minus a percentage discount/premium.
Historical Adjustment to Prime Rate From 2006 - Today
Canada's prime rate is influenced primarily by economic conditions. The Bank of Canada adjusts it depending on the state of the economy, determined by various factors in employment, manufacturing and exports. Together, these shape the inflation rate. When inflation is high, the Bank of Canada must act to avert an over-stimulated economy. They will increase the prime rate to make the act of borrowing money more expensive.
Conversely, in cases where inflation is low, the Bank of Canada will decrease the prime rate to stimulate the economy and improve the attractiveness of borrowing. The discount/premium on the prime rate applied to the variable mortgage rate is set by the banks, based on their competition, strategy, and desired market share.
References and Notes
- Annual state of the Residential Mortgage Market in Canada, CAAMP, 2010


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