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The shooting happened just two blocks away from where a teenage boy was shot less than a week ago. Although the two deadly shootings happened in the same neighborhood, San Bernardino police said they do not believe that they are connected.
Police arrived on scene of the latest shooting on the 1400 block of North Sepulveda Avenue at about 9:14 p.m. Wednesday. Roberto Elizarraraz Jr., 19, and Angel Xavier Perez, 22, were shot and killed after an argument with suspects. The context of the argument remains unknown.
"There was some form of a gathering at that location. During that gathering, an argument ensued and gunfire erupted," said San Bernardino Police Department Lt. Paul Williams.
Adrian Nelson said his son was outside during the time of the shooting and almost became a victim.
"They ran through here and laid my 16-year-old son down, and my son begged for his life," said Nelson. "When he did one, two clicks- you could hear the clicks- and they didn't have no more shells in the gun...they didn't want to leave no witnesses, that's what I'm getting at."
Witnesses said two suspects were seen running from the location, but there were no more details regarding their descriptions. Police canvassed the area to gather more information, but no arrests were made.
The neighborhood has grown accustomed to the sound of gunshots. Residents said things seem to be getting worse day by day and she's thinking of moving.
"It's really been bad. It's like a shooting every week," said Arana Cleveland, a mother of two who manages an apartment building down the street from the location of the double murder. "I don't let my kids come out and play. I don't. They stay in the house."
"It makes me feel unsafe," said resident Anthony Miller. "Me and my mother were talking about moving out of here. We've been here for like four years, and it's been a mess the whole time."
One of the victims was a known gang member, but investigators are not sure if the shooting itself is gang related.
Last Friday night, 15-year-old Steven Guzman was shot in the head on the 1500 block of North Belle Street.
Police stepped up patrols in the area after the drive-by shooting. Authorities don't know a motive behind the shooting, and the suspects in that case are still on the loose.
Police are looking for witnesses who can come forward with tips regarding both of the shootings. If you have any information, you're urged to contact the San Bernardino Police Department at (909) 384-5663.


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Seeking an Image Utility allowing backup files to be split into chunks
I was hoping to split up the System Images I am making on my Win7 Home Premium PC into 25GB chunks of files so I can burn them to Bluray discs. But I see the file layout inside a System Image folder puts most of the data in a single file, for me far more than 50GB in size. So I am looking for either a way to break it into pieces, burn it to discs, and still be able to reassemble it again (using a boot disc if necessary) or looking for a different imaging utility which has this file splitting ability built in. Can anyone suggest a solution?
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|05 Feb 2011
GSplit will split files and join them back again; any size you want.
Another option would be to use third-party backup software, either free or commercial; they all allow setting output file sizes.
GSplit can be found here: GSplit - File Splitter - Split Any File - Split Text and Log Files
I use Acronis: Backup software for data backup and disaster recovery in Windows and Linux - Acronis
Then there's Macrium Reflect, EASUS Todo, and a wealth of other free backup solutions.
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|05 Feb 2011
Thanks for the suggestions! One of the things that crossed my mind is the added risk of having to transfer huge files such as these to the PC I use for burning discs, which is where I had mounted my new Bluray drive. That PC runs WinXP and Nero 8. So I have decided to put the Bluray drive into the Win7 PC, and am currently running a System Image directly to the Bluray drive discs. The data being imaged is 79GB, so with a little luck the compression System Image uses will make the total fit on three 25GB bluray discs. I can live with that. Unfortunately it is much slower to make the backup having to write it to disc on the fly, but I guess we can't have 'everything' now can we? :) The first disc took about 45 minutes to write and verify before it asked for the next disc.
I'll take a look at G-split. As far as Acronis goes, I know many people like it but I do not. I tried it last year and had nothing but problems. It gave all appearances of making a correct image backup to discs, but when the chips were down and I needed to use the backup it had created to fix a corrupt system, it failed to restore. A friend of mine was also trying it and had similar failure to restore his system as well. So I decided not to buy it.
Back in the day, I used Drive Image for several versions over many years, and swore by it. But when a certain yellow company whom I won't mention bought it up and killed it off to promote their own spectre in its place, that was the end of that.
Drive Image used to give me some problems with XP now and then, but in the earlier Windows versions it saved my skin many times over and turned what had been countless precious weekend hours spent reinstalling windows 95 and 98 into a simple 15 minute restore session. I miss the days when a C: drive image fit on a single CD. :)
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|05 Feb 2011
Drive Image used to give me some problems with XP now and then, but in the earlier Windows versions it saved my skin many times over and turned what had been countless precious weekend hours spent reinstalling windows 95 and 98 into a simple 15 minute restore session. I miss the days when a C: drive image fit on a single CD. :)
I don't install programs to that drive, nor do I allow programs to send their data to that drive. I don't put games, music, pictures, or anything else there. So it all fits neatly on 1-2 DVD/RW and takes about 20 minutes to backup (slow 2x DVDs).
FYI: C: = 40GB; I'm using ~20GB; my images are roughly 4-5GB
The beauty of this is that if my system drive gets messed up due to a bad driver, or update, or any other reason, I don't have to recover all the extraneous data, too (ie, programs, music, etc). It takes less than 10 minutes and I'm good to go.
PS: I used to use Drive Image as well and I miss it, too.
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|06 Feb 2011
You mean like this? (attached) :)
I used to follow the same partitioning scheme myself, but I dropped my guard when the editors at Maximum PC Magazine (who also used to think this way) started promoting installing "everything" on the C drive, claiming with today's PCs the performance was better that way. But recently they have swung back to recommending the same isolation as before. I only read that after I had allowed the Win7 C drive to get very plump, as you can see. When I next rebuild the PC I will keep all but necessary files off C again.
I ran a Win7 System Image backup to Bluray discs today just to see how it would work. It took 2 25GB discs to hold the compressed 79GB of backup. Each disc was written and then verified in about 45 minutes time, so the whole process took less than 2 hours. If I consider how long it would take to make the actual System Image to a HD, then add how long it would take to try to split the files down and squeeze them onto Bluray discs, I think that 2 hours is quite reasonable for ending up with the files on disc.
Putting the C drive back on a diet would seriously shorten the process and it would easily fit on one disc per backup. Heck, I know for a fact there are over 2 GB of "temp" files under my user account on the C drive without even looking any further. I meant to delete them but did not remember to do so before the backup. As to why MS would find it necessary to amass 2GB of temporary files I have no clue. I never use the "My xxx" folders in Windows to store things, so the only stuff getting put in user file subfolders is stuff Windows 7 insists on putting there. But I initially had some big apps on C, like Flight Simulator X, until I decided to move them to another drive. I would not be surprised if much of what is in my user file subfolders has to do with leftovers from removing those apps and relocating them. I like to rebuild from scratch at least yearly, and prefer every 6 months, so I won't worry about it. When I format and rebuild I'll try to avoid letting the drive get so crowded next time.
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|06 Feb 2011
Ya! LOL! That's what I do. I have ~15 'drives' set up right now. And I like it!
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|07 Feb 2011
I began doing this to make using Drive Image easier years ago, and to keep my data separated from the OS. As optical media grew larger, I made each partition 640, 800MB, then 4GB when DVDs came out. I suppose now I could go 25 or 50GB now that I have Bluray. :) I like the idea of an entire "drive" contents fitting on a single disc without requiring any sort of compression or proprietary backup program. I simply burn the whole thing to a disc and move on. It also gets me many copies of the data that way over time, so if I do lose a disc (some do go bad sometimes) I always have all the other ones before and after it to prevent total data loss. I use CD Library storage devices, ( Dacal and Ziotek) so each disc is cataloged when it gets entered into the system, making it fairly easy to find what I am looking for later.
I did briefly go with the "all things on C" operations when it became recommended, as I mentioned before, but I really don't like that. For one thing, if your physical drive fails, and we know they all do eventually, you lose everything. And trying to make backups to disc is exponentially harder that way. Glad to know I am not the only one who sees the logic in our method.
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Perl::Critic::Pulp - some add-on perlcritic policies
This is a collection of add-on policies for
They're under a "pulp" theme plus other themes according to their purpose (see "POLICY THEMES" in Perl::Critic).
Avoid newline before
=> not quoting.
} if () { perhaps meant to be
Check keyword arguments to
Don't quote a version requirement like
use Foo '1.5'
$VERSION plain number for comparisons and checking.
Avoid problems with
Avoid problems with
$x == $y
@array=[1,2,3] array/arrayref assignments.
Duplicate literal keys
%h = (xyz=>123,
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__PACKAGE__ etc special words not expanding.
Version requirement for hash style multi-constants.
Version requirement for constants with leading underscore.
Gtk2 module version requirement for some constants.
Perl version declared against features used.
Perl version declared against POD features used.
File::Spec->devnull over /dev/null.
__END__ before POD at end of file.
Locale::TextDomain imported but not used.
Don't import the whole of
Comma "," at the end of list, if at a newline.
; on the last statement of a subroutine or block.
Stray consecutive commas
Stray semicolons
\z etc escapes in strings.
Double-colon barewords
#! interpreter line in .pm files.
Unbalanced or mismatched ( ) parens, brackets and braces.
Put commas or some text between adjacent
L<> links.
Don't duplicate
=head headings.
Don't duplicate
L<> links in SEE ALSO sections.
C<> in NAME section,
bad for man's "apropos" output.
Markup /foo filenames.
L<> link to the document itself.
Don't end paragraph with "," comma.
Don't end paragraph with ".." (stray extra dot).
Verbatim paragraphs not expanding
C<> etc markup.
Have a
=cut at end of file.
L<> markup on URLs.
You can always enable or disable the policies you do or don't want (see "CONFIGURATION" in Perl::Critic). You may have already realized that there's a wide range of builtin and add-on perlcritic policies ranging from buggy practice to deliberately restrictive or even quite bizarre. You're not meant to pass everything. Some policies may even be mutually contradictory.
The restrictive policies are meant as building blocks for a limited house style.
For example
ProhibitBarewordDoubleColon here,
or something like
They're usually a matter of personal preference,
and "non de gustibus disputandum" as they say in the classics.
Trying to follow all of them would give away big parts of the language and quite likely result in very un-typical code.
Some of the restrictive policies are geared towards beginners.
ProhibitUnknownBackslash here or
RequireInitializationForLocalVars are along those lines.
There might for instance be good backslashing which the prohibition doesn't recognise,
or local variable initializers make no sense for output variables like
once you get to the level of knowing to use
local to preserve such globals.
In general the POD of each policy is supposed to explain the motivation so you can see whether you want it or not. If you're not turning off or drastically customizing at least half of all policies then you're either not trying or you're much too easily lead!
In most of the perlcritic documentation,
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In Emacs try
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ffap-perl-module.el for the same to go to the source.
In perlcritic's output you can ask for
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perldoc or copy or follow etc.
Here's a good output format you can put in your .perlcriticrc.
The file:line:column: part is a style Emacs will recognise.
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% escapes.
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You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine. Titus 2:1.
As Ministers of the Gospel we are not under the constraints of the Old Covenant. Being a Gentile or non Levite would have precluded us from the glorious privilege of ministry. Nevertheless some excellent principles can be garnered from Yahweh's call to the priests. From Malachi some great insights come to nourish our hearts and minds.
Malachi 2:5 is such a challenge. 'My covenant was with him (Levi)…and he revered me and stood in awe of my name.' It's easy to be familiar with the divine revelation of God in Christ and lose the sense of awe. Once we trembled at His word but have we now taken it for granted? Has the awe faded and reverence (or fear) been lost? May the Holy Spirit constantly arrest our hearts with the glory of our Lord and Saviour. Then what Malachi wrote will also apply to us.
Malachi 2:6 makes three comments about the life of Levi because of his appreciation of Yahweh. 'True instruction was in his mouth and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many from sin.' These three expressions of a relationship with the Eternal can also be found in our ministries.
One deals with having true instruction in his mouth because the Truth was stored in his heart! Are we convinced that Jesus has the words of eternal life and is the Holy One of God (John 6:68–69)? How is our desire to remain loyal to Him regardless of the cost? Do we still have a passion which motivates us to let others hear about Him? Remember the heart feeds the mouth. Many passages can be found dealing with the importance of the lips.
The second comment declared that Levi walked with the Lord. Can two walk together unless they agree? (Amos 3:3) The apostle John placed that principle in more graphic terms. We can only have fellowship with our Lord and each other when we walk in the Light. This unity requires constant maintenance and cleansing by His poured out life. There is no way we can maintain our walk with Jesus Christ if we insist on teaching our prejudices or wisdom. Yes He does give us room to move in a number of areas of daily life and experiences. That doesn't apply to His unchanging commands and doctrines. Over and over again in ministry the hardest thing to say is, 'Not my will but yours be done!' Without it there isn't any hope of being in step with the Lord Jesus Christ.
The third comment made is that Levi turned many from sin. To be God's instrument in reclaiming a person from sin's grip is an incomparable joy. To have the privilege of seeing them transformed into trophies of His grace is wonderful. How is it possible for this to take place? 1Timothy 4:16: 'Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.' It isn't emotionalism: it isn't 'Christian entertainment': it isn't soft pedalling God's Word. It is however living the Truth: teaching the Truth: feeding on the Truth and allowing the Spirit of Truth to strike another's heart through speaking the Truth.
Malachi 2:7 explains the reason. A man or woman of God is His messenger! They are not delivery boys or girls of the latest religious theory or fashion. Messengers of The Most High have knowledge of Him to publish abroad. They have personalised God's instruction through experience and devotion so as to show its relevance. Where does he or she receive all this? From the Holy Spirit making His Word alive and active to the Messenger! Then with burning heart and quivering lips the minister makes it known to all with ears to hear.
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In 2013, Fernandez hiked along El Camino de Santiago — an ancient, spiritual trail that attracts "pilgrims" from around the world — with a pledge for each mile that led to more than $5 million for a children's hospital. The experience was challenging and rigorous and provided him with a unique opportunity to reflect and embrace his life in a deep, meaningful way.
Humbled by the Journey is part self-portrait, part adventure story, and shuttles readers back and forth between Fernandez's 508-mile pilgrimage along El Camino and his journey through a life touched by kindness and prosperity, as well as pain and hardship. The book shines a light on the lessons he learned over a lifetime of working tirelessly and overcoming obstacles.
In 1964, Fernandez fled his native Cuba with his parents and sister and made a new home in New York City. He was 12 and lumbered through school while working as a floor cleaner and delivery boy to help pay for his private schooling.
During those early years, Fernandez learned values and principles from those around him, including his father and a Jesuit priest who led the school he attended.
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40. Right.
(Ms Bell) In so far as that asset price
was feeding into aggregate demand then clearly you have to take
it into account and if there was a concern of disorderly unwinding
then that is obviously something that has to be monitored but
rather, as was my answer on the exchange rate, I am not sure it
is anything that can be prejudged. I did say in my response, I
think, that although the MPC has one instrument and one target,
in that particular situation of asset prices if you did want to
prick the bubble you would be moving policy in the same direction
as you would if you were concerned that those asset prices were
feeding into inflation, so there is not an inconsistency. There
might be an inconsistency in the degree of movement.
41. I hear what you are saying and note what
you say about a possible effect on aggregate demand but let us
just take the example of the UK housing market at the moment.
You will have seen at least one view in the newspapers today from
the RICS where they talk about their assessment of what could
be a disorderly correction, to use your words. Just to return
to this, finally, what do you think the probability is of a disorderly
market occurring in the UK housing market, all things being equal
so far as monetary policy is concerned?
(Ms Bell) I think at the moment the chances
of disorderly correction are probably quite slim but there could
be a situation if unemployment were to rise rapidly or interest
rates were to rise rapidly where it would become more of a consideration.
42. Could you quantify that? Obviously interest
rates going up could contribute to a disorderly market in the
UK housing sector, which is what the RICS said today. You said
"rise rapidly". Is there any way you would care to quantify
the scale of the interest rate increase which could potentially
trigger a disorderly market in the UK housing sector?
(Ms Bell) I am afraid I do not have the
information here and now to do that. I would just point out that
the charts that you can find, for instance, in the Bank of England's
Inflation Report on debt servicing in relation to income suggest
that the rise would need to be fairly marked.
43. If I understood correctly an answer you
gave to my colleague, the Member for Yeovil, who was asking you
about the exchange rate, you seemed to be of the view that the
appropriate moment to be concerned about the level of the exchange
rate was after a successful referendum decision to join. Did I
understand that correctly?
(Ms Bell) I think I was noting that you do not need
to make the decision now and we do not know where exchange rates
will be at the point the decision has to be made. I think there
are two things that can happen in the interim. One is that the
nominal exchange rate can change and also competitiveness can
change in other ways through prices, so a considered decision
could be made at a later date with more information.
44. So you are confirming that your view is
that you could take a decision about the exchange rate after a
referendum decision to join?
(Ms Bell) I am afraid I am not clear about the answer
to that. I think in principle, yes, but in practice the level
might be relevant to the decision so perhaps it ought to be made
45. Finally, could I just ask you your views
on the global economy. Do you think it is now on a firm road to
recovery or are there still risks that the US economy in particular
may falter? With regard to the UK economy, in your answer to us
in question 12 you stated that "the UK . . . does not appear
to have enjoyed the productivity improvement consequent on the
utilisation of . . . ICT", so in the global economy what
is your view for the future of the UK economy regarding your pessimistic
views of productivity?
(Ms Bell) On the global economy I think my view is
that what we have seen is a rapid turn around in the US but so
far it has been driven primarily by stocks. There is some evidence
of an improvement in more underlying demand but I think that needs
to become more concrete to be sure of a recovery. My forecast
would be that is likely to happen but I think month by month the
data needs to be monitored. In relation to the UK and productivity,
the commonly accepted view for some time was that the UK had not
enjoyed the same sort of productivity improvements from ICT technology
that the US had because the aggregate numbers, the overall productivity
numbers, had not improved. I think closer examination by the IMF
and also the Bank recently has suggested that, in fact, those
improvements have shown through but they have been offset elsewhere
and they have not improved the total productivity numbers. I would
therefore be reasonably optimistic since the ICT productivity
improvements are now more generalised globally than had previously
been thought where it was just the US and Australia that seemed
to have benefited. I think now we know there are more widespread
gains, that it is a more global phenomenon, I would be cautiously
optimistic that the UK could also enjoy those improvements.
Chairman: Any final questions, colleagues?
If not, can I thank you for your attendance. We note from your
"Real World MPC" decisions that you are completely symmetrical
in your decision making, three up and three down. We look forward
to you maybe being a middle of the road member of the MPC. Can
I thank you very much and wish you every success for your time
at the MPC. Thank you very much.


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Troian Bellisario On Eating Disorder: My Family & Friends Saved My Life
Troian may play a perfectionist on 'Pretty Little Liars,' but her attempts to be perfect in real life came with real consequences. Find out what Troian revealed to 'Good Morning America' about her battle with an eating disorder when she appeared on the show on Jan. 7.
Troian Bellisario, 28, is pretty on the outside but what has the little liar been hiding? Troian opened up on Good Morning America on Jan. 7 about her struggle with an eating disorder. She said: "What I was dealing with was still trying to fit into the mold that I thought everyone else wanted me to be. I went down a dangerous path and I honestly don't think I would be here if it wasn't for a few incredible people – my friends and family."
Troian Bellisario's Eating Disorder — Opens Up
Her character Spencer Hastings is constantly trying to meet the expectations of her parents. It turns out that the actress was dealing with the same struggle. Is she playing a character that hits too close to home?
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Troian said: "For the first time, I got to sit across from my parents and say, 'I'm angry and I have a blackness inside of me, a darkness inside of me. I'm raging right now and I can't handle this.'"
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When she was asked if she is comfortable in your own skin, she replied, "No way. One day at a time."
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The Weser Tower marks the 'gateway' to the Überseestadt district.
Bremen's old port area has been transformed into a new quarter, the Überseestadt. It starts at the Weser Tower, designed by architect Helmut Jahn, which is located on an extension of the Schlachte Embankment.
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David C Peifer, Jr.
1982 - 2017
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Final Resting Place
Obituary of David Peifer, Jr.
David C Peifer, Jr., age 35, of Wallingford, PA, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. David was a graduate of Strath Haven High School and Widener University. David enjoyed fishing, exercising, and football. He was devoted to his family and had a strong respect for his Italian culture. He was an avid history buff and loved discussing historical facts with anyone who would listen. David was also deeply religious as his faith was an important part of his life.
Grandson of the late Lester C. and Glenna R. Peifer.
Mother: Linda R. Paolella Peifer
Father: David C. (Kathleen) Peifer, Sr.
Brothers: Chris (Mary) Peifer and Matthew (Samantha) Peifer
Step-Brothers: Nicholas (Alicia) Tenuto and Daniel Tenuto
Niece: Heidi Peifer
Grandparents: Marion and Sal Paolella
Also survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Visitations: Friday, September 29th from 6:00-8:00PM at the Minshall Shropshire-Bleyler Funeral Home, Ltd., Middletown (Rte. #352) & Knowlton Rds., Middletown Twp., Media, PA 19063, and Saturday, September 30th after 9:00AM at St. Dorothy's Parish, Drexel Hill, PA.
Funeral Mass: Saturday, September 30th at 10:00AM at St. Dorothy's Parish, 4910 Township Line Rd, Drexel Hill, PA 19026.
Interment: SS. Peter & Paul Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: First Steps Treatment Center, 1 Medical Center Blvd., Chester, PA 19013.


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Sterling Firm Exports To Nigeria And Beyond
6/20/2007 - Sterling, VA
Sterling Firm Exports To Nigeria And Beyond
By Megan Kuhn from Leesburg Today
The international transaction between a Sterling and Nigerian company began with an e-mail inquiry.
Kayode Thomas, the Nigeria- and UK-based CEO and managing director of Bell Oil & Gas, contacted Inovex Industries about distributing its Virginia-made products in the oil-rich west African nation. Thomas found Inovex online and wanted to distribute its tire sealants first in Nigeria, and then in other African nations, he wrote in an e-mail.
Inovex executives were initially hesitant about Thomas' inquiry.
"Of the 200 countries in the world, Nigeria is in the last 20 countries we'd go to. Why deal with that headache?" Inovex Vice President Hormoz "Harry" Farkhan said in an interview.
But after meeting Thomas in person and reviewing his references and business plan, the tire sealant and tire pump manufacturer began exporting its Ride-On TPS products to Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt in February.
"Don't be afraid of international markets," Farkhan said.
While top trading partners for Virginia exporters in 2006 were dominated by established markets in Canada, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom, commonwealth companies were also exporting to emerging markets, including Nigeria, Brazil, Russia, India and China, which is Virginia's third largest trading partner, according to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. The Richmond-based partnership helps Virginia's service providers and manufacturers, including Inovex, export their products.
Nigeria was the first African market for Inovex, but not the company's first emerging market.
But "when we first looked at Nigeria, I said, 'You've got to be kidding,'" Inovex CFO Andrew McCabe said. "'Why don't we expand in the United Kingdom, France and safer markets before we go into Nigeria?'" Besides the concern about stability in the region, Nigeria was a question mark because of the notoriety of online fraud schemes purportedly originating from the country. "Everyone's gotten that e-mail. I was nervous at first but we met him and checked his references," he said.
Thomas acknowledged the "bad reputation that Nigeria has in many parts of the world," but he cautioned against stereotyping.
"Treat each with deserved respect and openness of mind. There are very credible individuals and businesses/potential partners all over the world," he wrote in an e-mail.
Thomas alleviated McCabe's concerns with his detailed answers to an Inovex questionnaire and with his experience: Thomas used the same U.S. suppliers as Inovex and had a thorough Web site and references. He also called and flew to Dulles Airport to meet Inovex executives within two weeks of sending the initial e-mail.
Also bolstering his cause was Nigeria's substantial reduction in external debt and GDP growth. Coupled with April's general election, it suggests there is a lot of economic potential in the country, McCabe said, adding that Chinese companies have recognized the potential and entered African markets earlier than American counterparts.
"Don't be afraid of expanding your horizon beyond the U.S.," McCabe said. "There are a lot of lucrative opportunities if you structure it correctly.
"[It is] surprising how many medium-size businesses don't take advantage of resources available to help you get going internationally. Virginia is helpful in that respect, and I'm from Maryland."
Proper structuring includes background checks and calling references. "Make sure you understand with whom you're doing business," McCabe said.
Thomas' advice for Loudoun companies considering international partners includes looking for a company or individual with a clear vision and ability to follow through. In addition to face-to-face meetings, Thomas said in an e-mail that he recommends visiting the country before or soon after an agreement is signed.
For companies determining where to send exports, Terri Noll, client services manager for VEDP's Division of International Trade, recommends against embargoed countries or countries with excessive tariffs. She also suggests looking for countries with similar cultures and values as the United States.
But if a company insists upon entering an emerging market, Noll said VEDP can help principals with finding in-country consultants. Would-be exporters can use up to $5,000 for in-country research per fiscal year through the VEDP, she said.
Noll stressed the importance of going beyond research.
"You need to have a face to face with these companies. You need to understand the local side of things. If you think, 'This is how we do things in the U.S., they'll do it there,' you run [a] risk of committing an egregious error," she said.
An international query resulted in the startup Inovex Industries. Farkhan and his brother, Mehrdad "Mark," started the company in Vienna after a friend in South Africa asked if they knew about tire sealants. It was 1995 and post-apartheid South Africa was opening to international trade. The Farkhans' friend wanted to introduce competition to the existing tire sealant market.
Out of curiosity, the Farkhans began testing existing products and found that many sealants did not work well for high-speed use or had corrosion problems. The brothers spent two years working on research and development to create a preventative product rather than something to be used after a tire becomes flat.
The Farkhans moved their manufacturing operation into a 3,000-square-foot space in Sterling in 1998 and now are looking for space in the 9,000- to 12,000-square-foot range.
While Harry Farkhan said he was confident that Inovex offered a breakthrough product, there was a lot of consumer mistrust of tire sealants because so many other tire sealants did not work.
"Our impetus was to legitimize this line of business," Harry Farkhan said. McCabe agreed, saying, "It's worse than being first. We're in a burned-out market."
The company used demonstrations to win over skeptics, including John Liberkowski, director of purchasing for the Westhampton, NJ-based New Century Transportation. Liberkowski said he understands why there is "a lot of skepticism about [the] product" in his industry because many had experienced tire sealants that did not work. Another challenge is that some repair shops won't repair a tire filled with sealant because it is messy, Liberkowski said, but he still recommends the product. New Century has doubled its fleet size, but the number of breakdowns or road problems has not increased since the commercial trucking company began using Inovex tire sealants in 2003, Liberkowski said.
"Tire maintenance in the trucking industry will break a person, will cripple a company," he said. New Century budgets $1 million yearly for tire repair because the average cost to repair a tire is between $400 and $500 and there are roughly 12,000 tires in the company's fleet. About 80 percent of New Century's 800 plus vehicles have tires filled with Inovex tire sealant.
Overcoming consumer skepticism has helped the company grow its customer base. Today, Inovex products are sold through distributors to waste haulers, recyclers and businesses that provide mining and oil field services in the United States and at least six foreign countries. Commercial fleets and motorcyclists in Brazil, Colombia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates use the company's tire sealants and pumps. Expansion plans call for Inovex executives to enter the Mexican market within the year, and Farkhan said he is in negotiations with companies in 10 to 12 countries.
While the company began because of an international query, foreign markets have not always been a priority. Inovex has exported products to foreign markets since the late '90s, but Farkhan said international opportunities were not a focus until 2004. Initially, "we weren't attracting the right companies. [We were] just selling to whomever came through the door," Farkhan said.
As more international distributors contacted the company through its Web site, Inovex executives said they realized they needed to be more deliberate about finding the right company to distribute their products in foreign markets.
For example, the company receives several inquiries weekly from individuals or businesses based in Nigeria-so much so that Inovex executives do not have the time or will to respond.
"We've kissed a lot of frogs," Harry Farkhan said. "We don't like to say no to anyone, but right now thank God we're busy enough to go after the cream of the crop, not yesterday's leftovers."
He prefers to work with an established or experienced distributor abroad rather than a startup.
"Nothing against the new guys starting a company ... but a lot of the times, they're not realistic about what they want to do," Farkhan said, noting the irony because his company was also once a startup.
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In just two short weeks, the gallery will be closing its doors. We began handing work back to the artists in mid-December. With nearly two hundred artists represented in the flat file archive, this is proving to be as monumental a task as coordinating The Blogger Show.
Several people have lent their time and energy to the gallery in significant ways over the last two years that I have worked at the gallery. Jean McClung has been a tireless advocate, closely involved with gallery operations. Larry Swiech has, without fail, been available to assist with his presence when we needed an extra hand. When he was still living in Pittsburgh, Robert Franklin made himself available in a number of ways. There are many other people that have played a part in keeping the gallery alive, too many to catalog here. But please know that all of you have my gratitude for your kindness.
And so, we come to the end. But also to the beginning of this fine madness: John Morris.
Dear John,
Your tireless advocacy of Pittsburgh artists on their home ground is very much appreciated by a significant number of the gallery artists. Your vision cast light on a different path for many of them, encouraging many, and especially me, to consider other avenues. Your generosity in supporting and championing the visual arts is humbling.
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Just like the state of the economy depicted above, the Public Enterprises were very inefficient and unable to generate enough resources internally to finance their operations. In particular, they were drawing investment and operating capital from Government thus increasing pressure on the budget, raising the level of public debt and accounting for a growing level of direct and indirect subsidies. At the time of formulating the Economic Recovery Program, specific measures were proposed aimed at restoring stability and efficiency of operations in this sector.
In line with the overall Economic Recovery Program, the Public enterprises sector policy noted that in the short run, the recovery of industrial output depends to a considerable extent, on how quickly the public industrial enterprises can improve their extremely low capacity utilization. It was further observed that, in the medium to longer-term, restructuring and rehabilitation of the public enterprise sector is essential for sustained industrial growth, including the divestiture of a large number of undertakings. The public industrial enterprise sector contained about 56 companies, most of which were operating below 20 percent capacity and two-thirds were making losses for an extended period of time. In addition to input shortages and deteriorated physical plant conditions, this poor performance reflected excessive political interference, lack of financial discipline, and deteriorated management quality and staff morale.
Below are some examples to demonstrate the state of affairs obtaining within the Public enterprises sector at the time the Policy was formulated.
a) Increasing Subsidies to the PE sector
At the time of formulating the Economic Recovery Program, government was also concerned with the growing level of direct and indirect subsidies that were going it this sector putting undue pressure on the constrained rehabilitation resource envelop and was intent on controlling and if possible eliminating subsidy flows to commercially oriented Public Enterprises.
Direct subsidies represent resources that are extended to the Public Enterprises Sector by government through the National budget with authorisation of the relevant organs (example the Diary Corporation inflows above). Indirect subsidies on the other hand represent resources that are enjoyed by the sector without open approval and usually by the sector failing to either remit such resources to the relevant organs or paying a price that is below market price (examples are NSSF deductions not remitted and or taxes not paid).
In 1994 for instance, the PE sector net subsidies amounted to UGX 150 Billion[1] representing 8% of GDP compared to PE sector contribution to GDP of 5%. The Public Enterprises that had an estimated annual installed capacity of USD 1.2 Billion; had an output of only USD 0.4 Billion and a debt stock of approximately USD 1 Billion (out of a national debt stock of USD 3.5 Billion)
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Apolo Hotel which was established in 1969 by an Act of Parliament to provide first class tourism services in the country. At its initial stage the Hotel operated well until early 80 when its performance begun to decline due to poor management. Consequently, the Hotel recorded a turnover of Ugx. 2.9 million against a total asset base of Ugx.18.9 million as at end December 1986. Government had to raise funds for the hotel rehabilitation and working capital to the tune of Ugx. 2.17 billion in 1987 [2]. At the time of its divestiture, the hotel had accumulated losses of Ugx. 23.8 million reducing government's equity to Ugx.18.9 million only.
c) Heavy operating expenditures
Dairy Corporation for instance, was set up by the Diary Industry Act of 1967 with the principal objects to spearhead dairy development and quality enhancement, operate as a licensing and regulatory body on behalf of Government and to play the commercial roles of collecting, processing and marketing milk and its by-products in the country. The mandate was executed with great success up to 1972 when milk collection countrywide peaked 19 million litres. Thereafter, the sector suffered decline like the rest of the economy. By 1977, the country was a net importer of milk and dairy products. Earlier attempts to rehabilitate the sector in early 1980's were also rendered infective as the rehabilitated infrastructure was destroyed during the 1980 – 1985 war. In terms of production, by 1986, Dairy Corporation was producing 12 million litres of milk but milk collection was only 198,000 litres (1%). The bulk of the production (99%) was reconstituted milk from milk powder and butter oil provided by World Food Program.[3]
Financial performance reports thereof indicate that Dairy Corporation recorded net operating losses for the period 1998 – 2003. However, at different dates during the same period, government had injected a total of Shs.21.7 billion in form of loans and grants but the contribution value had been watered down to only Shs.7.1 billion due to accumulated losses (see Table 1 below).
[1] Source: Parastatal Monitoring Unit Subsidy Reports & Table 3 Provision of Subsidies by the State.
[2] Apollo Hotel Corporation, Directors' Report and Accounts 31st December 1987.
[3] Dairy Corporation, Loans – Impact and Status October 1999.


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You may have read our story yesterday about Uwe Boll putting a video rant online, in which he claims to be the only genius working in film and excoriates the likes of Michael Bay and Eli Roth following a petition to have Boll quit making films.
Well, now Bay and Roth have both responded, which Roth commenting that it's "the greatest compliment ever." And Bay… Well, he seems less pleased. Though he claims he doesn't care, he still took the time to blog about it, saying, among other things, "He is obviously a sad being." Ooh! Them's fightin' words where we come from.
Head on over to JoBlo for the full comment from Bay. And don't forget to keep signing that Boll petition…
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Zombies have overtaken the city, but that was a long time ago since the situation is under control now. The city has since become a tourist attraction where the rich could hunt zombies. Of course, they would be in their truck and they would keep on shooting. The ammo would be unlimited since that is part of the fee that you are paying the admin of the safari. This is one of the best attraction nowadays since it could give you the scare of your life as zombies would come rushing to you to eat you. Of course, the danger is still there as some people do get eaten because they are overwhelmed by the zombies. If you manage to escape the safari alive then you have a bragging rights. The idea in this game is escape the city as hordes of zombies are coming after you. You don't need to kill all of the zombies as you only need to last till your truck reach the stop. Each kill would earn you money and you can use the money to upgrade or buy weapons. Beware though, as the weapon won't be permanent, so you need to carefully choose when you want to use it.


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Every Friday we feature one of the garments from the magazine in a post about styling. We suggest different ways to wear the garment in question using mock-ups from Polyvore. We encourage readers to tell us what they think about these outfits via our Facebook page or Twitter, and if folks want to make their own outfits, please tweet them at us with the hashtag #twiststyle. You can find all of the Style Friday posts here.
Hello all! Carly here, back for another installment of sartorial musings and awesome knitwear. I'm currently in Montreal, the city where I first met Kate, and started working with Twist. It's sure nice to be back and see old friends. Relatedly, I think you should probably all knit this sweater, because it will be like an old friend; it will always be there for you, looking wonderful and familar and comfortable. A sweater like this never goes out of style.
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Understanding the healthcare value dossier. How to accelerate revenues and expand markets. Virtual or corporate onsite training for MSLs, MA professionals and Medical Writers. Nascent Medical LLC to offer a Six-week Course on Health Economics and the Health Outcome Liaisons on April 20th. The course will be led by Jennifer Williams PhD, JD, MBA, RN, MS a veteran leader in the field of Medical Science Liaison and Market Access. Corporate onsite training available. more info at http://nascentmc.com/blog/2017/01/11/msl-market-access-course/#more-3419 Six-Week Course on Health Economics and the Health Outcome Liaisons Course content includes: The role of the MSL and Health Economics Liaison Review Managed Care Models Review Value Development Plans (VDP) Review the components of a Value Dossier and Develop an individualized Dossier HEOR impact on Licensing and R&D Review Market Access Strategies to include pricing, research plans, and sales strategy Identify tactical outcomes research and economic models to demonstrate the clinical and economic elements Define the communication strategy and tactics for the diverse audience to include Government and Lobbyist, Health Plans, IDNs, Advocacy Groups, and KOLs Address price strategy and reimbursement Review new technologies to enable communication in the form of field tools such as calculators and dashboards What is a Value Dossier? A Value Dossier presents a summary of the clinical, economic, and humanistic value and supporting evidence (studies) for a new product in a disease area as well as background information on that disease. This includes the burden of illness and epidemiology The dossier development process involves the creation of value messages, an evaluation of the evidence supporting each of the messages, and identification of evidence GAPs The dossier can be instrumental as a guide the development of future research studies, publication strategies, and other evidence generation activities. What information is in the Value Dossier? Disease Description Global Epidemiology and Global Burden of IllnessRead more »


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The Childrens Act 2004 places duties on a range of organisations to ensure they safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015, Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) and the Children Act 2004, place duties on a range of organisations to ensure they have regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. This includes the need for appropriate safeguarding training, as employers are responsible for ensuring staff are competent to carry out their responsibilities towards the safeguarding of children and young people. This qualification can be used to support the training of employees.
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6 awkward K-Drama girls who could seriously be our soul sisters
Perfect girls are so passé! We love our role models with a pinch of flaw. For starters, girls who aren't afraid to goof up, make mistake, and overall just be their awesome selves, are much more relatable. While K-dramas are filled with perfect leading ladies, we decided we had to pay tribute to the real girls who make being goof balls look totally adorable!
Pyo Na Ri from Jealousy Incarnate
This DramaFever exclusive may have recently come to an end, but Gong Hyo Jin's portrayal of the awkward and lovable Pyo Na Ri will live on in our memories forever! She's the girl who had a crush on her colleague for over three years and wasn't afraid to flaunt it, she makes a fool of herself publicly to get what she wants, and she's happy to make herself look weaker to the world to protect the one she loves! Seriously, Pyo Na Ri, can we be besties?
Jealousy Incarnate
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Ji Eun Tak from Goblin
Agreed the drama isn't out yet, and its unfair to make assumptions about Kim Go Eun's character, but from what we can tell, her character is awkward in the most adorable way. She can apparently see spirits, she's overly enthusiastic (remember in the teaser when she goes to ask for a job in the chicken shop), and she really just wants a boyfriend! Oh Kim Go Eun, you seriously are all of us! Can't wait to see more of her on December 2.
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Geum Jan Di from Boys Over Flowers
The quintessential awkward girls who showed us that good girls may finish last, but they always get the man of their dreams. She wasn't cool, rich or popular, but Gu Hye Sun's portrayal of Jan Di was truly inspirational for all of us who struggle to fit in! Pssst...she also made t-shirts acceptable swimwear and showed us that you can look cute even while drowning!
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Hong Seol in Cheese in the Trap
Girls, learn to love your hair even if it looks like a lion's mane! Kim Go Eun makes the cut a second time with her adorable acting of a not-so-privileged girl who is just seriously sucking at life-ing! She's goofy, strange and terribly lovable. Unleash you inner Hong Seol ladies, and you never apologize for that unruly mane!
Kim Sam Soon in My Lovely Sam Soon
Meet the Korean Bridget Jones, who seriously gave us all hope! Kim Sun Ah's portrayal of Sam Soon taught us that even if you're overweight, unmarried and stuck with an embarrassingly old-fashioned name - in the end, everything works out. Oh and you will end up with the man of your dreams ;)
Tae Gong Sil in The Master's Sun
Another Gong Hyo Jin mention on our list! WHAT. Well, we clearly love her. After all, she is one of the most real K-drama actresses, who always takes on off-beat dramas that are relatable and a pleasure to watch. In The Master's Sun particularly, her portrayal of a reticent insomniac who is burdened with the ability to see ghosts is pretty fabulous. But what's even better is her relationship with So Ji Sub, which is just plain awkward, yet all kinds of adorable!
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"Someday, little friend, I will tell you about the very first Kickstarter." Dear Laughing Squid readers and cephalopods: This is my 7,240th post as Senior Contributing Writer for this esteemed web publication. It is also, I am sad to say, my last. I am leaving the mollusk media to embark on new projects and adventures….
'E-Book Backup', A Photocopied Hardbound Edition of a Kindle E-Book
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'The Key in the Hand', An Immersive Installation Featuring 50,000 Suspended Keys
More than 50,000 keys are suspended from a ceiling in the immersive art installation The Key in the Hand by Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota. The keys, each suspended by red thread, were provided by donors from all over the world. The Key in the Hand is on display through November 22, 2015 at the Japan…
Ikawa Home Roaster, A Digital Microroaster for Roasting Coffee at Home
The Ikawa Home Roaster is a countertop coffee roaster that lets home users roast their own coffee. The roaster's digital interface allows users choose predefined roast recipes or program their own. Green coffee beans can be roasted in three to ten minutes. The Ikawa Home Roaster is available for pre-order on Kickstarter and is expected…
'Clownville', A Nightmarish Photo Series Featuring Menacing Clowns
In his nightmarish photo series Clownville, photographer Eolo Perfido has created a most disturbing portrait collection of menacing clowns. Note that some of the clowns are nude–menacingly nude, if that's possible. The series was created in collaboration with makeup artist Valeria Orlando. photos by Eolo Perfido via Feature Shoot, Bored Panda
The Grocery Store Project, An Interactive Photo Visualization of Pedestrians in Copenhagen
In The Grocery Store Project, Danish photographer Simon Hoegsberg meticulously documented the pedestrians near a Copenhagen supermarket over the course of 20 months and 97,000 photographs. After concluding shooting in December 2011, Hoegsberg began crafting a photographic visualization of the pedestrians with the aid of the facial recognition feature in Picasa. The software identified 11,000…
The Arch Wall House, Two Homes Cleverly Connected by a Shared Archway
Two separate homes are united by a shared archway in the clever Arch Wall House created by architect Akio Nakasa of Naf Architect & Design. Located in the outskirts of Tokyo, the twin structures house three generations of a family. A couple and their child live in the larger home, while the smaller home is…
Ping Pong Door, A Custom Door That Pivots Down Into a Ping Pong Table
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The pension crisis is over
Oklahoma's seven public pension systems have a combined unfunded liability of $11.6 billion as of June 30, 2012. This large number alone is often put forward to make the case for doing away with traditional defined benefit pensions for state workers. Others point to the fiscal crisis in cities like Detroit and Stockton, California, or to the size and growth of the federal debt, and draw the conclusion that a major pension overhaul is needed in Oklahoma. The alarming rhetoric obscures the real progress that Oklahoma policymakers have made in recent years to put our public pensions on sound footing.
Without question, Oklahoma's pension systems have faced serious challenges for a long time. Over several decades, lawmakers allowed problems to build by offering current and future retired workers more generous benefits than what was adequately paid for. In 2006, the Oklahoma Pension Oversight Commission issued a report titled "Crisis in the Oklahoma State Pension Systems", declaring that "a crisis state has been reached," and warning that "without definitive action in the near future, the eventual cost of restoring the systems to financial health may be prohibitively expensive." As recently as 2010, the total unfunded liability of the pensions systems totaled $16.1 billion, and the systems had a combined funded ratio of just 56 percent, third worst in the nation. The state's largest pension plan, the Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System (OTRS), by itself accounted for $10.4 billion of this total liability. Its funded ratio was just 47.9 percent and its funding period – the length of time it would take to be fully funded – was nearly fifty years.
Yet over the last decade, legislators have awakened to the state's pension problems and have enacted strong reform measures. These include:
- In 2003, the legislature began increasing employer contributions to the Oklahoma Public Employee Retirement Systems (OPERS). The state contribution rose from 10 percent of salary in 2004 to 16.5 percent in 2011;
- In 2006, the legislature passed SB 1894, the Actuarial Analysis Act, requiring an actuarial determination that any future increase in retirement benefits is fully funded and imposing constraints on how retirement bills can be enacted;
- In 2011, the legislature approved a series of reforms that included raising the retirement age for new teachers and state employees, and prohibited the granting of future retiree COLAs (cost-of-living-adjustments) without full funding.
- In 2013, the legislature approved HB 2078 to shore up the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement Systems, including increased employer and employee contributions, additional dedicated tax revenue, and stricter eligibility requirements for benefits.
- Also in 2013, the legislature passed SB 847, which provides that future revenue surpluses above the cap on the Rainy Day Fund will be allocated to a new Pension Stabilization Fund to address unfunded pension liabilities.
None of these reforms represents a magic bullet. But together they are bearing fruit, stabilizing the systems and putting them on a course toward long-term solvency..
- Total unfunded liability of the seven systems has dropped from $16.1 billion in 2010 to $11.6 billion in 2012 and the funded ratio has increased from 56 to 65 percent.
- The funded ratio for OPERS (public employees) has improved from 72.0 percent in 2005 to 80.2 percent in 2012. In 2013, dedicated revenues to OPERS slightly exceeded the system's "actuarial required contribution', or the amount of contributions needed to pay for benefits accruing and pay off its unfunded liability over the next twenty-five years.
- For OTRS (teachers), the funded ratio has risen from 49.5 percent in 2005 to 54.8 percent in 2012. More significantly, employer and employee contributions and dedicated revenues are now within 1.2 percentage points of the system's actuarial required contribution. The system's funding period – the length of time the actuaries project it will take to be fully funded – has fallen to 22 years.
- The unfunded liability for OFPRS (firefighters) declined from $1.5 billion in 2010 to $1.1 billion in 2012. Passage of this year's landmark reform bill "will make the firefighters' pension system more stable and assure future firefighters will have a pension they can count on receiving ", according to Speaker T.W. Shannon.
It should now be time to officially declare the "Crisis in the Oklahoma State Pension Systems" to be over. The reforms enacted in recent years have substantially increased funding to the state's pension systems, while preventing future imbalances caused by approval of unfunded benefits. Continued discipline will certainly be needed to ensure that these gains are preserved, along with continued legislative tweaks to ensure that funding is adequate to meet obligations.
Despite the success of these pragmatic fixes, lawmakers have begun discussing a much more radical change. A push is underway to eliminate defined benefit pension plans for future public employees, and replace it with a type of plan that could create more risk for public employees. Whether such a policy shift would be in the best interest of the state and its employees is a debate worth having, and one that we intend to explore in future blogs posts. But we should not proceed hastily due to a crisis mentality. Thanks to sound actions of Oklahoma's elected officials over the past decade, the crisis has been addressed and Oklahoma's pension systems are now on a stable and sustainable path.
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Come on David….55% funded at OTRS and meeting the ARC once in a generation is sustainable? With tremendous competition for limited resources, the state will never be able to pay teachers and public workers fairly on the front end if we do not make reasonable changes on the back end.
Oklahoma has had a "great compromise" with its teachers. If you dedicate your service and expertise as people with college degrees to Oklahoma's children and accept compensation that is not always competitive with private sector employment, you can be assured of a state backed pension upon your retirement.
Zealots now in our state government are wanting to renege on this compromise by changing the OTRS from an defined benefit retirement system to a defined contribution retirement system. This abdicates the state's responsibility to its teachers and places the burden of retirement savings back on poorly compensated teachers. This smells eerily like more political pandering as I'm sure securities companies would love to have the business this creates with individual teachers while absolving the state of a financial burden it owes, but simply doesn't want to pay!
Ken, don't create something due to out of state interests and their influence. Wait for the majority of Oklahoma constituents to ask for it before creating a need that is being fixed as noted above.
One cannot have a contract with someone not yet employed. All retirement changes being considered would affect only FUTURE employees.
Besides, I am not in favor of reducing the share of state dollars going to teacher compensation, but allocating those dollars more effectively on the front end for CURRENT teachers! Which is why I believe that the OEA is actually working against the best interest of their declining membership by fighting changes. The playbook of the OEA is as predictable as it is unfortunate. When one cannot attack the merits of a proposal, attack individuals and motives. "Securities companies" already make too much money off Oklahoma pension assets, which is why we are trying to reduce their fees under a unified system…hardly pandering.
Do you really feel the majority of Oklahomans would not favor a DC-style plan for taxpayer-funded retirements when they themselves have an employer-sponsored DC plan, if they are lucky? And other than the interest groups, and those that pander to them, the feedback on a shared governance service model has been all positive…perhaps because it is just common sense.
Personally, I would be happy to see the question on the ballot to let our constituents decide directly. After the runaway failure of SQ 744, I doubt the OEA would want to take that chance.
Once again, our argument in support of DC plans is that you have something I do not have therefore you shouldn't have it? One has only to read the horror stories in the aftermath of the 2008 mortgage scandal to see how DC plans provide for a secure retirement (sic). I have a better idea for our elected officials, why don't you pass laws that prohibit a corrupt banking sector, wall street brokers, and dishonest insurance executives from operating in this state, and empower our AG to go after the crooks. Instead your answer is to force new employees to give their hard earned money to brokers at fees 3-4 times that of institutional investing. Perhaps we need to get GASB standards that factor in the occasional corruption/scandal. P.S. There is no proof that consolidating all pension funds will reduce investor costs. There is only speculation. There is proof however that DC plans do not provide a secure retirement, and only enrich the private investors that have no skin in the game.
Just for the record, the David who responded to Ken's comment was a different David than the one (David Blatt) who wrote the blog post
The fact is that pensions are a better form of retirement for workers. So long as their employers (be it public or private) make the required annual payments into the system, and don't use those accounts as their own personal bank accounts when they face bankruptcy.
Pension plans even perform better typically as an investment than 401ks. http://www.forbes.com/sites/mitchelltuchman/2013/06/04/pension-plans-beat-401k-savers-silly-heres-why/
So lets be real about what we are really talking about trying to do with reforming public (or private sector) employee retirement benefits.
Thanks for this article. I look forward to your information on what would happen if the defined benefit pension plan is eliminated for new teachers.
I am trying to keep my pention plan and I was told to go online to set up credit or debit card payments. where do I go on this website?
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ABC - Anything But Chardonnay - no longer applies
The heady days of bubble skirts, spiked Mohawks, bleu eyeshadow and daggy dancing are mostly behind us, but still the relics of the 1980s come back to haunt us. While we at WineMarket can't claim to be very good at dancing, we can claim that the Anything But Chardonnay (ABC) club is well and truly behind us.
The Chardonnays or Australia's past turned a lot of people off the variety. Big, flabby, blousey, broad styled Chardonnay that readily got coined 'sunshine in a glass' looked pretty good for about 5 minutes, but as with all fashions, had to change. In those days it was all about using lots of oak, getting the grapes super ripe and making sure the fruit character was all bold and in-your-face (or nose).
But things do change. The modern face of Australian Chardonnay making has seen a turn to leaner, purer, cleaner and more refreshing styles. Less oak, cooler vineyards and fresher acidity have given us Chardonnay that feels as summery and readily drinkable as the crispiest whites we can find. Chardonnay drinkers need not fear being blown away by massive warm fruit styled wines, the general wine making agenda is turned fully around to come back to these crackling, clean styles.
It's time to revisit Australian Chardonnay and remove the past prejudices. Though we're always glad to reminisce over a bit of nostalgia, let's move forward and embrace our new frontier of Australian wines.