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Aftermath is a creative top-down shooter with one goal in mind; survive the onslaught of zombies. For some reason, killing zombies never gets old and this game is no exception.
The unique part of this app is the use of lighting effects. The game is very dark and you can only shoot at zombies when your flashlight is pointed at them. Also, your weapon auto fires, so all you have to worry about are your movements and aiming. The left thumb stick controls movement and your right thumb stick controls aim. The right thumb stick only controls left/right direction changes. The camera is fixed in a top-down orientation, so you can't really change your vertical viewpoint. It's very difficult to get used to and will take some time to practice. The entire control scheme can be very frustrating at first, but does become comfortable after a while.
There is actually a goal for each level. Most of the time, you'll need to simply get to a destination without dying. The game is covered with obstacles that you have to weave around while shooting at zombies and trying not to lose health. Most of the zombies don't move faster than you, so you can basically run around the entire map with a mob of zombies chasing after you, but never actually catching you. At first, you start off with only a pistol, but as the game progresses, you will obtain other weapons, such as machine guns, shotguns and sniper rifles. The weapons fire well and, combined with sound and animation, you really get a sense that you are causing damage to a zombie.
I do have some concerns with the controls for pausing the game, changing a weapon and throwing a grenade. First of all, for some reason, the pause button is simply difficult to hit. It's so faded in the upper left hand corner that you can barely see it, and the only way I actually found it was common sense. Also, even when you think you're hitting it, sometimes it just doesn't function properly. This pause button also happens to bring up the map interface, which you'll need to find your way around. It is very difficult to check the map and get back into the game without taking some zombie damage. There just has to be a better way. Next is my weapon change complaint. To change a weapon, you need to tap and hold on the current weapon symbol in the upper right corner and slide down to the weapon you'd like to use. If you're paying attention to the game, it is sometimes difficult to select a weapon. You actually have to take a look at what you're doing and take your eyes off the game, most likely resulting in death. It should be a simple tap to change a weapon. Or, another option could be to pause the game with the weapon selection symbol is tapped. Throwing grenades is another confusing task, at first. If you missed the text pop-up early in the game, you'll be clueless as to how to use grenades. All you have to do is tap on an enemy to launch a grenade at them. It's not hard, but besides that one little text hint, there are no directions in this game at all to explain that. Lastly, each of these controls should have some sort of clicking sound to help confirm that you've made a selection.
The graphics are nothing special in this game. But, it really doesn't take away from the gameplay at all. The lighting effects, sound and unique shooting element are what really make this game fun. However, the game is very short. There are only a few levels to play through and they are all pretty easy except for the last couple. The final level is survival mode, and we all know what a zombie survival mode is like. The OpenFeint feature definitely supports some replay value, but I'd still like to see more content in a future update. Overall, it's a fun title that offers a little twist to the mundane shooters we've been seeing in the app store. I would absolutely recommend checking this one out.
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|Averett University
|Averett University's IDEAL (Individually Designed Education for Adult Learners) Program provides an alternative for students who are unable to attend classes in a structured environment. Through semester-based independent study courses, students may earn a B.S. degree in Business Administration: Management Science; Computer Information Systems; Criminal Justice; P.E.: Sport Management; or Sociology. A Bachelor of Applied Science (A.A.S. degree required) is also available. Averett's GPS Program offers an accelerated cohort-based program for working adults who want to earn a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Classes meet 1 night per week at regional sites throughout Virginia.
|Bluefield College
|Accelerated Degrees Available: Three degree completion options are available: Behavioral Science, Criminal Justice, and Management & Leadership. With the appropriate number and type of credits transferred to Bluefield College, a student may complete a bachelor's degree in about 13 months.
|Eastern Mennonite University
|This is an accelerated, cohort-based program for working adults. Cohorts are formed four times a year and attend one-night-a-week evening classes together, one course at a time. We offer two majors: Management and Organizational Development (16 months) and Nursing (for RNs only, 18 months). The program is designed for completion of a Bachelor's Degree and students must have 60 semester hours of credit in order to enroll. Credit for life learning (Portfolio) is an option for many students.
|George Mason University
|Mason's Bachelor of Individualized Study (BIS) program is a degree completion program for adult learners. BIS students create an interdisciplinary major that integrates other college-level learning, including professional, military or personal experiences. Eligibility Requirements are completion of high school (or equivalent) at least seven years before admission; prior accumulation of at least 30 semester hours of college credit (15 must be from conventional classroom instruction); and cumulative GPA of 2.5 in previous coursework.
|Hollins University
|Hollins offers the Horizon Program , an adult baccalaureate degree program for adult women interested in completing a B.A., B.S .or B.A/B.F.A in dance. Hollins is a liberal arts university offering 27 majors, as well as certificate programs in leadership studies and arts management. Women who have never attended college as well as those with transfer credits may apply. Adult students take the same classes, have the same academic opportunities and resources and earn the same degree as traditional-aged students. In addition, they are offered additional services, such at specialized advising, orientation, networking events, and counseling specific to needs of adult learners.
|James Madison University
|The Adult Degree Program at JMU in Harrisonburg serves adult students 25 and older who have earned at least 30 college credits. Students create a program of study, drawing on University resources, that meet their educational and career goals. Classes are offered on campus during the day and some classes are offered online and in the evening. Currently, ADP is not an online degree program. ADP students also have the opportunity for independent study and earning credit for prior learning experience (portfolio). Students can earn a BIS, BA, or BS in Individualized Study through the program.
|James Madison University at New College Institute
|The Adult Degree Program provides adults over 25 years old with the opportunity to continue their education in a program that addresses individualized needs, goals, and time schedules. The program recognizes that traditional, highly structured four-year degree programs do not always accommodate the educational needs or lifestyles of adults. Physical, cultural, family, or job-related factors and commitments can make a return to school difficult even for the most intellectually motivated or qualified adults. An Associate's degree, or the equivalent, is preferred for admission to the Adult Degree Program. However, each adult student comes to the program with differing amounts of transferring credits, experiences, and the time available to take courses. A total of 120 semester hours is needed to graduate from James Madison University. A minimum of 30 hours must be taken at the university.
|Liberty University Online
|With over 40 degrees, Liberty University Online offers quality, affordable, 100% online, Christian education. Liberty offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Accounting, Business, Criminal Justice, Education, Information Systems, Psychology, Religion, and Multidisciplinary Studies. The Multidisciplinary Studies degree is designed for students with a significant amount of transfer credit, enabling them to complete their degree faster. This program is especially beneficial for military or public service personnel with previous college credit or life experience.
|Mary Baldwin College
|Mary Baldwin's coeducational Adult Degree Program offers the flexible learning options you need, combined with the individual attention you deserve to achieve your goals. Whether you're earning your bachelor's degree, pursuing teacher licensure, completing a certificate program, or taking courses for personal growth, ADP embodies the academic excellence that has made Mary Baldwin a leader in the liberal arts and career preparation for over 150 years.
|Norfolk State University
|Norfolk State's degree completion program is called the "Reclamation Project". It is designed to assist former NSU students in returning to the university to complete their degrees. To be eligible the student must a former NSU student over the age of 24 who has been away from the university for more than five years. The modes of delivery are online, weekend and evening, as well as daily classes. Any current undergraduate degree may be completed.
|Old Dominion University
|Old Dominion University, a public doctoral research institution with its main campus in Norfolk, Va., is a national leader in distance learning. ODU has been a pioneer in technology delivered distance learning since the mid-1980s. Our current distance learning network consists of nearly 50 locations throughout Virginia and as far as Arizona and Washington State, as well as on U.S. Navy ships deployed around the globe. This doesn't count the many students taking online courses that let them learn when and where they choose. Choose from over 50 programs online or at an extended campus site. Programs are available in business, communication & writing, computer sciences, education, engineering, health sciences & nursing, and social sciences at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
|Saint Leo University
|A proven leader in adult education, Saint Leo University has what you need for where you're going. For more than 35 years, the University has offered undergraduate and graduate degree programs to adult learners in today's most sought after fields: Highly personalized attention – a focus on individual student needs; Affordable academic excellence; Flexible – on-ground, blended and online courses leading to degree completion; Convenient weekend and evening on-ground classes; Outstanding and caring faculty working in the their teaching field; A solid foundation for personal fulfillment and career advancement. Claim your future at Saint Leo University
|Troy University
|Founded in 1887, Troy University offers accredited undergraduate and graduate degree programs that are designed for busy adults who want to complete their education while balancing job and family responsibilities. Today, TROY's Global Campus operates more than 60 sites in 17 U.S. states and 11 nations. Through its distance learning division, called eTROY, Troy University offers 12 online bachelor's programs and 15 online Graduate programs in an accelerated format - 9 week courses / 5 terms a year. College is about giving yourself options, and no one is better at that than TROY.
|University of Mary Washington
|The University of Mary Washington offers two adult degree completion programs—the Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS) and the Bachelor of Professional Studies (BPS)—which are available in a variety of disciplines. BLS classes are generally offered during the day, and BPS classes are offered in evening, weekend, and online formats. Transfer students have a minimum of 30 credits upon entering these programs, and are required to complete at least 30 UMW credits toward their bachelor's degree. Both programs offer opportunities for full- and part-time study.
|University of Virginia
|The Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (BIS) meets the needs of adult students by offering part-time study with evening classes. Students planning to apply to the BIS program complete 60 transferable hours including core and prerequisite requirements, and then transfer to finish their degree at the University of Virginia. Classes are offered year-round on University Grounds in Charlottesville and at Tidewater Community College as well as Northern Virginia Community College. Applicants for either off-Grounds program need to have earned at least fifteen (15) transferable credits from the host community college.
|University of Virginia at Wise
|UVA-Wise offers bachelor's degrees at the Southwest Higher Education Center in Abingdon, Virginia. Students may enroll in courses leading to degrees in one of four majors currently available: Accounting, Business Administration, Management Information Systems and Psychology. Classes are scheduled in the evening, on-line and/or on weekends to accommodate working adults. Students primarily transfer to the program after having completed their lower-division courses at a community college or another four-year college or university.
|Virginia State University
|Virginia State University offers the Bachelor of Individualized Studies (BIS) degree specifically for adult students. The BIS allows returning adults the opportunity to complete a college degree through a combination of traditional earned college credit as well as credit by examination, credit for educational experiences in the Armed Forces, and credit for work/life learning as documented by a personal portfolio. All BIS students must have a specialization, and may choose from a wide range of disciplines.
|Virginia Wesleyan College
|Virginia Wesleyan's Adult Studies Program features degree programs including Business Management, Education, Interdivisional, Social Sciences, Social Studies and Social Studies Education, and the Alternative Certification for Teachers (ACT) Program. You receive a high level of personal attention from faculty, staff and advisers – and we are military friendly. With class sizes averaging fewer than 15, the program fosters close relationships among students and with professors. Classes are scheduled evenings and weekends with traditional, accelerated and modified distance learning options.


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Music performance opportunities at Ferris State University are designed to supplement and enrich the lives of students by assisting them in making the transition from the high school musical setting to the world of adult amateur musical ensembles. FSU students can continue to develop their musical skills and be prepared for a rewarding musical "life after college" by participating in Ferris musical ensembles that include both university students and members of the community - the format of the majority of community ensembles throughout the country. In this way, we aspire to inspire all FSU students to continue to enrich their lives and the lives of others as active performers of music - for life!
Spring Band & Orchestra Concert
Sunday, April 17th -- FREE
G. Mennen Williams Auditorium
The FSU Symphony Band
The FSU West Central Concert Band
The FSU West Central Chamber Orchestra
Dr. Richard Scott Cohen, Musical Director & Conductor
Dr. Dale E. Skornia, Guest Conductor
Dr. Donna Smith, Announcer
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Hebrew University study reveals global Jewish population reached 13.75 million in past year; about 43% of world's Jewish community lives in Israel
Anav Silverman, Tazpit
Published: 10.15.12, 08:20 / Israel Jewish Scene
Anav Silverman, Tazpit
According to the study, one out of every 514 people in the world is Jewish, less than 0.2% of mankind.
About 43% of the world's Jewish community lives in Israel,
making Israel the country with the largest Jewish population.
The Central Bureau of Statistics reported
on the eve of Rosh Hashana,
the Jewish New Year 5773, that the total population of Israel in 2012 grew to nearly 8 million. About 73% of the population is native born.
The Central Bureau of Statistics also found that 40% of Israel's population lives in the center of the country, with Tel Aviv as Israel's densest region, while 17 % lives in the north, 14% in the south, 12% in Jerusalem and Haifa, and 4% in Judea and Samaria.
The world's principal religious populations divide as follows according to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 2012: Christians at 33% or 2.1 billion, Muslims at 24% or 1.65 billion, Hindus at 14% or 900 million, and Buddhists at 6% or 350 million. At least one billion people in the world do not ascribe to any religion at all.
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BoneGames Home Page
BoneGames offers inexpensive non-computer games, including several that are free! To play any of the free games just download the file, print it out, and go!
Queen Victoria's Navy now available at Boards & Bits
After almost 10 years of selling Queen Victoria's Navy directly we have run out of copies, but it turns out that Boards & Bits has a bunch of them left to sell. Starting immediately we will no longer be taking orders for QVN or hex maps via this site, and instead am asking folks to purchase them from Boards & Bits. Find QVN at Boards & Bits.
BoneGames starts a Blog about Gaming
Many years ago we posted a variety of articles to this site (that can still be found in the Designer's Notes section of the site), and now we are starting it up again. This time, however, we are using the latest fancy Internet stuff available to us, and will be blogging the articles instead of hosting them here. Feel free to visit it at Games I Play; comments are welcome.
New Game in Public Playtest – Marathon
We are presenting our newest print and play PDF game: Marathon. We are making available a playtest version of the game, hoping for player feedback to help us make any final tweaks before calling it finished. As with many of our games, Marathon will be a freely available game – download, print it out, cut out the cards and pieces, and play!
Marathon is a race game where player's are the gods, influencing the competitors in subtle ways. Players must try to help their heroes to the finish line first, without being too obvious or other players will know which heroes to foil! It's a simple card driven boardgame that should be learned and played in an hour.
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Kenya : Kevin Omondi and Paul Were recalled back to Kampala
International players Kevin Omondi and Paul Were arrived back in Kampala safely on Tuesday night after being pardoned and recalled by the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) to help Harambee Stars in their quest of ending their title drought in the regional tournament currently taking place in Uganda.
Stars coach at the Cecafa Tusker Cup tournament James Nandwa had requested to have back the two players who were sent home last Wednesday for indiscipline if they qualify for semi-finals and his wishes were granted after his side beat Malawi 1-0 to reach the last four.
"Having considered the fact that we are in the semi-finals of the ongoing Tusker Cecafa Cup and the coach does not have many options on the bench, we have decided to recall the two players to the national team," said FKF Chairman Sam Nyamweya.
He added: "Having named the two in a list of 20 players before the tournament, there is no way we can't replace them according to the tournament rules and with selected injuries in the team, they would certainly be a boost to the side. They had apologized to the entire for their mistakes and will be keen to steer the national team to glory."
The duo who had to be rushed to the Nairobi airport to board the next available flight to Entebe after it emerged that Stars were in the semi-finals, arrived in the team's hotel in Kireka at around midnight and will be part of the team's training on Wednesday morning at the Kyambogo University grounds as Stars prepare to face Zanzibar in the tournament's semi-final.
Nyamweya has also awarded the team Ush3 million (Ksh100, 000) for reaching the semi-final. He congratulated the boys and tipped them to go all the way to the final and win the title they last won in 2002.


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|Czeladź / Czeladź (before 1939)
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|Chelodz [jidysz]; צ'לדז [j. hebrajski]; Czeladź [j. niemiecki]
Czeladź is a town located in Będzin County, in Silesia. The town lies in the Silesian Upland, upon the Brynica River.
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In the thirteenth century Czeladź was granted the de non tolerandis Iudeaeis privilege, which made it impossible for Jews to settle there. During the years 1443-1792 Czeladź was part of the Duchy of Siewierz (Księstwo Siewierskie) that was under the rule of Kraków bishops, and Jewish settlement on this territory was virtually impossible. The Jews were then living in Będzin, 4 km away. This situation did not change until the Second Partition of Poland (1793), as a result of which Czeladź fell under the reign of Prussia. Even though Frederick William III of Prussia allowed Jews to trade in the town, he prohibited them from settling there. In 1800 he issued the Regulation concerning the arrangement of Jewry in the Pilica and Siewierz District (Polish: Przepis względem urządzenia żydostwa w cyrkule pilickim i siewierskim), in which he ordered the expulsion of Jews who did not have a permanent place of residence, the listing of all local Jews, to issue passports to them and to give surnames to those Jews who until then had only used their name and the patronymic they had received during their circumcision. Because of these restrictions, until the mid-19th century there had been no reference to the Jewish presence in Czeladź.
In 1815, Czeladź became part of the Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland), which was subjected to the Russian Empire. Tsarist regulations required that Jews should have a special settlement permit in the border zone and at that time Czeladź was situated in the direct neighbourhood of the Prussian border. Nevertheless, the possibility of trading at the border of Upper Silesia attracted Jewish merchants and peddlers, who would visit borderland villages, selling their merchandise.
Legend names the Szwajger Family as the first Jewish family in Czeladź. They had permission to keep a shop but could not settle in the town. Other sources however say that the first Jewish citizen of Czeladź was Nachum Alter from Wolbrom, known as Nachum Alter Czeladzer or simply the Old Chołtyk (he lived in 6 Rynek Street). In the next years the following families arrived in the town: the Fromers, Szwajcers, Klajners, Bermans, Rechnics, Sztrochlics, and Fiszmans. The first confirmed mention of Jews in Czeladź stems from the year 1835 – a note in the records of the Registry Office of Będzin from 5 May 1835, which confir
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Czeladź is the oldest town in the Dąbrowa Basin. The first historical reference to the settlement called Czeladź is from 1228. The limits of the settlement were defined and the most important sites, such as ponds, the bridge over the Brynica River and an inn were all mentioned in a preserved document issued by Kazimierz Opolski. The Tatars burnt down the settlement in 1241. Czeladź was granted town privileges in 1262.
In 1318 the town belonged to the Duchy of Cieszyn and in 1443 along with the entire Duchy of Siewierz it was incorporated into the estates owned by the Kraków bishops. At the beginning of the 16th century, along the preexisting hereditary position of the head of the town (Polish: wójt), a new form of authority appeared and it was the Town Council which was headed by a mayor. A few guilds operated in the town but most of the people made their living by trading and farming. Czeladź was surrounded by fortified walls whose fragments have been preserved to the present day. The Market Place with the building of the Town Hall that towered over the site was the center of the town.]. Czeladź was the center of the Arian movement. On March 9, 1589 in the Town Hall of Czeladź a treaty was signed between Jan Zamoysky and Wilhelm von Rosenberg by virtue of which Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (in 1588 he was defeated by Jan Zamoyski's troops in the fight of Byczyna) renounced his claim to the Polish throne. On September 6, 1589 the Archduke signed the agreement on the bridge in Czeladź.
In 1655 the Swedes destroyed the town. In 1790 the Duchy of Siewierz was incorporated and, by the same token, Czeladź was annexed to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Two years later, King Stanisław August Poniatowski made Czeladź a free town with a new coat of arms. From 1795 onwards, as a result of the third partition of Poland, the town found itself in the Prussian annexed territory, and from 1807 in the Duchy of Warsaw.
In 1815, following the sessions of the Congress of Vienna, the town was annexed to the Kingdom of Poland under the rule of Czarist Russia. In 1870, the Czarist authorities deprived Czeladź of its town privileges. Hard coal deposits were discovered in the second half of the 19th century and their extraction started in 1879.
During World War One, in 1915, Czeladź was seized by the German troops and it regained its town privile
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Are you saying that you know for a fact that they are all wild caught? And this is the reason they will end up melting at around 3 months? I can grasp the thought behind wild caught zoas not being compatible with the params and flow of a home aquarium. There sure would be a lot of loss then if we were to buy wild caught zoas from other vendors as well. I can name quite a few vendors who distribute wild caught zoas, and the ones that I have, are still doing pretty good. That includes Mr Coral.
There are TONS of these zoas/palys hitting the market lately. Mr Coral has had a boatload of these lately. They areall wild caught and these will end up melting on you around the 3 month mark.
You would think there is. But these palys over time just wither away. One day they look good then they start opening less and eventually they are gone. Most zoas or palys get a fungus then they slowly die. I have had these before and have done different dips to keep them with no luck.
There is always a reason when something dies.
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The price tag for Southwest Valley municipalities' contributions toward the pensions of their police officers and firefighters has more than quadrupled, as taxpayers have been forced to prop up the retirement system in the past decade.
Avondale, Goodyear and Buckeye are spending more money every year to bankroll the retirements of employees in the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS), which has been damaged by crushing investment losses, guaranteed cost-of-living increases and fewer employees paying into the system, according to interviews and records obtained by The Arizona Republic.
The high pension payments have made it harder for cities to balance budgets as revenues plummeted in the Great Recession. To make ends meet, cities and towns have resorted to slashing public services, raising taxes and cutting back or not hiring employees including police officers and firefighters.
Despite legislative efforts to reform the system, taxpayers have been on the hook year after year to pump additional money into the retirement system, which is underfunded by $4.27 billion.
"When we see the costs go up, we get concerned, of course," said Avondale Mayor Marie Lopez Rogers, who said the city hasn't made direct budget cuts yet to cover the growing tab.
Avondale and other cities are predicting higher pension costs every year based on past trends and projections, with no definitive end in sight.
Meanwhile, some cities are in a catch-22 of sorts as budget constraints exacerbated by pension costs have prevented them from hiring as many police officers and firefighters as they need. More officers and firefighters could pay into the system and help shoulder the ever-increasing costs.
Avondale, Goodyear and Buckeye have not hired as many employees and the number of police officers and firefighters has remained relatively flat since the recession took hold, records show.
Reforms stymied
Public-safety representatives note that police officers and firefighters also contribute toward their pensions and are not at fault for the market losses that played a major role in the decline of PSPRS since the early 2000s.
The Arizona Legislature has tried to change PSPRS by requiring public-safety officers to pay slightly more for their pensions and to temporarily stop cost-of-living increases for retirees in July 2012, among other changes.
A group of current and retired police officers has sued the state, saying they want the cost-of-living increases restored and they shouldn't have to pay more.
Legislators who have supported public-pension reform say there is little political resolve to make additional changes until after those lawsuits are resolved.
Meanwhile, the costs for cities paying into the system continue to rise significantly. Records obtained by The Republic show that, from fiscal 2003 to 2012, the PSPRS contributions from 12 major Valley cities — not including Phoenix — increased an average of 350 percent, often by millions of dollars.
Avondale, Goodyear and Buckeye contributed approximately $5.1 million toward their public-safety pensions in fiscal 2011-12, up from roughly $1.7 million in 2002-03.
Larry Price, Buckeye finance director, said that since 2002-03, Buckeye pension costs have increased at least 620 percent and 420 percent for fire and police, respectively.
Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord, in a statement to The Republic, said that the issues with the public-safety pension system are "best handled by the governor and legislators."
"I trust that our state leaders are doing all they can to make sure our pension system remains solvent," Lord said.
Statewide, the average pension benefit is $49,480, according to PSPRS.
Benefits have increased because the average salaries for public-safety employees, which determines retirement benefits, have risen every year except one and retirees received cost-of-living increases that have far outpaced inflation.
'DROP' adds to costs
In addition, records show hundreds of local police and fire employees have received lump-sum payouts in excess of $100,000 from the Deferred Retirement Option Plan.
To encourage veteran police officers and firefighters to stay on the job longer, public-safety employees can work an extra five years before retiring.
Upon entering "DROP," employees no longer accrue credits for their years of service.
At the end of the five years, participants typically receive a large, six-figure lump sum when they finally begin collecting their pensions.
In Arizona, the average DROP payment is $238,048.
DROP has caused significant costs to the retirement system, according to Jim Hacking, PSPRS administrator.
Approximately 10,000 individuals, including surviving spouses and children of deceased officers, receive PSPRS benefits.
Each city and town within the system is responsible for the pension liabilities of their current and retired employees and has its own contribution rate. The rate is applied to an employee's wages, and the amount is sent to PSPRS.
Statewide, the average contribution rate is 27.18 percent. An employee earning $50,000, then, would pay an amount equal to 9.55 percent or $4,755, while the employer's contribution would be 27.18 percent, or $13,590. Starting July 1, the average employer rate will rise to 30.44 percent.
The rates in Avondale are below average, at 14.74 percent and 16.58 percent for fire and police, respectively.
"We've been certainly careful about the consideration and the analysis on how it impacts the budget," Rogers said of the pension cost. "At this point in time, it hasn't been an issue."
Avondale officials expect there will be some pension cost increases in the future, but they are difficult to predict, said Pier Simeri, the city's community-relations director.
Buckeye Mayor Jackie Meck said the town's growth spurt partially accounts for its share of PSPRS costs.
"This resulted in significant demand for public-safety services," Meck said.
Until 2000, Buckeye's Fire Department was all volunteer, Meck noted. The town's Police Department had 44 pension-eligible police personnel in 2005, compared with nearly 78 in 2012, he said.
Other spending affected
Records indicate that many Valley municipalities have laid off or stopped hiring as many police officers in recent years, leading to fewer firefighters and officers patrolling the streets and leaving some cities vulnerable.
Other than filling vacancies, Avondale has not hired additional public-safety employees in recent years. "However, this is not directly related to pension costs," Simeri said.
Despite fewer officers, records show that most municipalities have not experienced an increase in reported crimes. Many reported a noticeable decrease, which Jim Mann, executive director of the Fraternal Order of Police Arizona Labor Council, said could be due to technological advances and fewer responding officers.
As many departments cut back their police forces through attrition, officers have been forced to take on higher workloads and put in longer hours, police officials said. As a result, morale has taken a hit statewide, said Levi Bolton, executive director of the Arizona Police Association.
Bolton said the stress and continued criticism of the public-pension system has taken a toll on officers, who he said are also suffering from the poor investments and are unfairly blamed for the financial troubles in the PSPRS trust.
Without additional efforts to curb expenses and improve the system, public-safety officials estimate that it could be 10 to 15 years or longer before PSPRS reaches a healthy funding level and taxpayers aren't on the hook to pour increasingly larger amounts of money into the system every year.
Bryan Jeffries, a Mesa fire captain, said positive changes have already been made, including diversifying the system's investment portfolio. For that reason, he argued that PSPRS "is absolutely sustainable."
"Unfortunately, when you're talking about a plan this size, a battleship can't turn in a bathtub," Jeffries said. "If there is any silver lining, we have learned never again will we allow employers to pay nothing. And we will never allow the fund to be so overweight in high-risk investments again."
Arizona's Constitution, which requires the funding of public retirement systems, has a provision that other states don't have that says pensions cannot be diminished or impaired. Kavanagh, a state legislator since 2007, wants voters to amend the Constitution, which he said would open the door for pension systems to raise contributions or reduce benefits to ensure their financial sustainability.
Voters would have to approve the measure, which would provide fewer legal protections for public pensions.
Rogers, Avondale mayor and president of the National League of Cities, said any movement by the Legislature to enact changes would go through the League of Arizona Cities and Towns, a prominent lobbying and service organization that represents collective interests of Arizona cities and towns at the state Capitol.
"There still has to be some research done and some analysis of what that would mean for cities and their employees," Rogers said.


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National | UPDATE: Austin, Texas, Planned Parenthood boycott crumbles after a concrete supplier reverses course; pro-life executive resigns after his company poured the foundation for a 9,000-square-foot abortion business
"Concrete realities" Continued...
When Mark Hamilton on Jan. 28 checked in at his office at Rainbow Materials, Inc., the company's credit manager greeted him with a flurry of questions: "What's going on at 201 East Ben White?" the manager asked, mildly perturbed. "There's no job set up in the system. What's going on?"
Mr. Hamilton, then Rainbow's vice president for sales, knew the address. It was the site of the "Choice Project," a 25,000-square-foot Planned Parenthood health complex and abortion business under construction near low-income neighborhoods in Austin, Texas. The project had for months been the target of a successful construction boycott organized by Texas Contractors and Suppliers for Life (TCSL), a tiny band of grassroots pro-life activists.
Rainbow Materials, Inc., had since October been among 18 Austin concrete suppliers and other firms that snubbed the project, bringing construction on the 1.9-acre site to a halt in November 2003. But in early January, Rainbow owner Ramon Carrasquillo suddenly reversed course and said he would supply the concrete after all.
Still, Mr. Hamilton, a staunchly pro-life Catholic who had helped organize the TCSL boycott, didn't consider that the end of the matter. He prayed that his boss would change his mind again. And when Mr. Hamilton left his office on the evening of Jan. 27, that outcome still looked possible: The Planned Parenthood job did not appear on Rainbow's tracking board, and as far as he knew, no date had been set for the foundation to be poured.
That's why the credit manager's next-morning questions about East Ben White puzzled him: "What do you mean, 'What's going on?'" Mr. Hamilton asked.
The manager gave him an odd look and replied, "They poured the foundation last night."
Mr. Hamilton resigned on the spot. "They were trying to hide the job from me," he told WORLD that day. "I talked to one of the dispatchers. He told me, 'We weren't supposed to let you know.'"
The pouring of the Choice Project's foundation marked a major victory for Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region. The group last September broke ground on the $6.2 million complex, which will include a 9,000-square-foot abortion and medical clinic and space for training pro-abortion activists. Planned Parenthood proclaimed on its website that the new facility was a step toward fulfilling the group's new role as a "guarantor" of women's access to abortion.
That role seemed in jeopardy for nearly four months as TCSL waged war with letters, e-mails, and face-to-face sit-downs with Austin construction firms. The pro-life group informed contractors that a list of those who participated in the Choice Project would be circulated among area church building committees-committees that were unlikely to do future business with companies that helped build an "abortion chamber." By November 2003, at least 40 contractors, including every concrete supplier within 60 miles of Austin, had refused to supply labor or materials to build the new clinic.
No concrete meant no foundation. No foundation meant no further construction. General contractor Browning Construction in November bowed out of the project, bringing construction to an abrupt halt.
But in early January, the seemingly solid wall of opposition cracked. Dallas-based firm CD Henderson stepped in to replace Browning as the Choice Project's general contractor. Then, a trickle of workmen-at least one who covered the company logo on his truck with black tape-began puttering around the site, which for two months had sat largely deserted. Finally, the foundation was poured.
And Rainbow lost a valued executive. With a wife, two kids in school (including one headed for college next year), and a mortgage to pay, Mr. Hamilton needed the job. He had only been with Rainbow since the summer of 2003, after 23 years with another construction firm in Austin. He left that job after a management shake-up: In line for the company presidency, Mr. Hamilton was passed over when the firm's board gave the job to another man. The board did not feel Mr. Hamilton would be able to get over the snub and let him go.
"That really shook me to the bone," Mr. Hamilton said. "But over the last couple of years on my faith journey, I've grown to see that the Lord is going to provide." After resigning from Rainbow, he said as much to his daughter Andrea, 17, a high-school junior. As a 47-year-old out-of-work executive looking for a job in an Austin industry polarized by a boycott he helped organize, Mr. Hamilton told his daughter, "Don't worry. With God's help, we'll get through this."
"You know what, Dad?" Andrea replied. "I'm not worried."
Mr. Hamilton chokes up at the memory of the conversation: Her faith was innocent and strong, he remembers, "but I still had that little creep of doubt that nags at you."
"When I went in and told [managers] I had to turn in my resignation, it was a sad day and there are good people at Rainbow," he said. "But if I had stayed, I feel like I'd have been turning my back on the Lord." He and his wife Paulette agreed that the biblical case against abortion outweighed any threat of financial hardship.
It may have been financial hardship that ultimately led Ramon Carrasquillo to change his mind about supplying concrete for the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic. "He told me there was pressure being put on him to supply the concrete," Mr. Hamilton said. Mr. Carrasquillo said the same to Chris Danze, the contractor who led the boycott. Mr. Carrasquillo did not return seven phone calls from WORLD.
The potential for pressure was great: Since 2001, Rainbow has struggled with legal and financial troubles. A Cornell Ph.D. recipient and former University of Texas adjunct professor of engineering, Ramon Carrasquillo in 1995 opened Rainbow Materials, Inc. He quickly accumulated a pile of contracts, but also a pile of debt.
In 2001, environmental agencies slammed the company following the discovery of an illegal dumpsite where, over a six-year period, Rainbow drivers had dumped excess concrete down a landfill hillside into the Colorado River. Mr. Carrasquillo said the landfill owner had agreed to the dumping, and that neither he nor others at Rainbow knew they needed a permit. Still, environmental agencies cited Rainbow on five land-development violations. The firm pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor, paid a $25,000 fine, and was forced to withdraw a pending request to build a new plant.
Mr. Carrasquillo then began working with engineers to create a river cleanup plan, and the furor over the dumpsite seemed to melt away. But financial troubles didn't. By December 2002, Rainbow sagged under $17 million in debt, according to Curtis Bruner, a financial adviser who joined the company that month to help Mr. Carrasquillo straighten out his finances. The firm's bank account was empty and suppliers had already cut Rainbow off.
Mr. Bruner, who helped Mr. Carrasquillo restructure Rainbow's debt into a three-year term, said the river spill was a "nonissue" when he joined the company. But in February 2003, under pressure from six different environmental agencies, "it came to life very, very fast," with the potential for accumulated fines of up to $750,000 and up to 15 years in jail for Mr. Carrasquillo.
Mr. Bruner and an attorney for Rainbow brokered another deal under which the firm paid a $4,500 fine and furnished a spill cleanup plan, which Mr. Bruner estimates would cost about $600,000-a sizable chunk of change for a firm on the financial brink. Since February 2003, Rainbow has clamored for the permits necessary to begin cleaning the site, but bureaucratic inertia and interagency infighting have mired their requests.
Then came a phone call. According to Mr. Bruner, someone called Mr. Carrasquillo in late December 2003 or early January 2004 and told him: We can make these problems go away, but we want you to give us the concrete for the Choice Project.
Mr. Carrasquillo readily agreed, according to Mr. Bruner, and said, "We don't have a choice."
It is still unclear who called Mr. Carrasquillo. But with the concrete foundation now in place, Planned Parenthood's flagship facility is slowly taking shape. Until now, the group had referred about 2,000 Austin women each year to other abortionists. Presumably, Planned Parenthood will now keep that business for itself, killing those children at 201 East Ben White.
Mr. Bruner defends Mr. Carrasquillo's turnabout on the Choice Project: "Abortion is legal. I wish it wasn't; I don't like it. But this is a business decision." Mr. Bruner believes abortion is morally wrong, but a more immediate moral decision for Mr. Carrasquillo, he said, was to keep 100 employees working and providing for their families.
Only days after his resignation Mark Hamilton went back to work. Shortly after resigning from Rainbow, he received a call from Capitol Aggregates, another Austin construction firm. Capitol offered Mr. Hamilton a job as a "ready mix" sales representative at a salary comparable to what Rainbow had paid him.
As far as Mr. Hamilton knows, his new employer is unaware of exactly why he left Rainbow. What does he make of the astonishing timeliness of Capitol's job offer? "You could call it a coincidence if you wanted to," Mr. Hamilton said. "But from our perspective, it's absolutely the Lord working."


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Two questions loomed as the first noble strains of the recently reinstalled Kuhn pipe organ rang out in Alice Tully Hall's Starr Theater on Tuesday after a four-year hiatus, one in which its return seemed uncertain at times. How would the restored organ sound in the renovated auditorium, which reopened in 2009? And how often will the instrument—the only pipe organ in a major New York City concert hall—be used for nonstudent events in the future?
The Lincoln Center event attracted a sell-out crowd, eager to hear virtuoso Paul Jacobs give a rare, complete performance of Bach's "Clavier-Übung III," the third volume in an awesome collection of so-called keyboard exercises. In Mr. Jacobs's hands, the 4,192-pipe organ sounded richer and more robust than before, revitalized by its long- overdue $1 million cleaning, repair and updates.
A gift of patron Alice Tully, the instrument was built in 1974 by Kuhn Orgelbau AG of Männedorf, Switzerland (which also handled most of the refurbishing). But for decades, it suffered from several deficiencies. The organ sounded thin and shrill, partly because it lacked sufficient ranks, or sets, of large, low pipes, and partly because of the 1,100-seat auditorium's clear but dry acoustic.
Changes to the shape of the ceiling and wall surfaces recommended by JaffeHolden Acoustics prior to Starr Theater's renovation have lent more impact to the overall sound, improving the organ's projection. While the sound still decayed quickly in the auditorium, final organ tones in the lower registers lingered pleasingly in the room—more than any other instrument this writer has heard there. More acoustical legermain, or might that relate to the addition of two digital stops to the pedal, which contribute greater heft to the bass? Advocated by the 33-year-old Mr. Jacobs, who heads the organ department at The Juilliard School, these digital voices are discreetly projected through two speakers. Purists may cringe, but there is reportedly not enough room for two large pipes on stage. Yet the Kuhn organ retains its mechanical key action, favored by aficionados over various electric equivalents.
Mr. Jacobs's illuminating concert was the penultimate offering in Lincoln Center's impressive new White Light Festival on spirituality in the arts. Those who missed his performance can hear the restored instrument on Nov. 22; Michael Hey, one of his students, will play a Handel organ concerto with the Juilliard Orchestra under Nicholas McGegan.
But while concert presenters often showcase new or restored organs, capitalizing on media attention surrounding their installation, the Kuhn instrument will not be heard in any other nonstudent events this season. Moreover, there are no organ virtuoso recitals currently scheduled for future Lincoln Center "Great Performers" series. "I think that would be more challenging to sell," said Jane Moss, vice president of programming for Lincoln Center, during a recent phone interview. "But we would certainly think of the organ for future White Light Festivals . . . or Mostly Mozart. . . . The organ is a complicated instrument that occupies a curious niche."
To be sure, the "king of instruments" can be a tough sell. The Cleveland Orchestra discontinued its organ recital series in 2006, largely because of insufficient attendance. Still, at least half a dozen concert halls in the U.S. not only present organ concerts, but have found imaginative ways to cultivate audiences for them. The Kimmel Center in Philadelphia has used its Dobson instrument to accompany silent films. The Pacific Symphony at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, Calif., has commissioned four new works for its Fisk organ, three of which have received their premieres; last year's holiday organ concert sold out the 1,600 available seats.
The best argument for pipe-organ programming is the opportunity to hear substantial works like "Clavier-Übung III." It consists of 21 chorale preludes and four two-part keyboard etudes, flanked by a stately prelude and a five-voice, triple fugue that is a towering edifice of contrapuntal invention. Many of the chorales are based on simple hymns developed during the Reformation to convey key tenets of Lutheran faith and worship. "It was the responsibility of organists to improvise around the hymns," said Mr. Jacobs during an interview at a restaurant near Lincoln Center, "and to introduce them for congregational singing."
To aid the audience in recognizing these largely unfamiliar hymns, which Bach fragments, inverts, augments or otherwise cleverly disguises, Mr. Jacobs asked the superb Clarion Choir to perform them a capella before each organ setting. Skillfully led by Steven Fox, the choristers sang with purity of tone and ensemble precision. It was highly instructive, yet ultimately intrusive, breaking up the momentum of the work.
The stylistic variety of "Clavier-Übung III" is astonishing, encompassing Renaissance-style motets and French Baroque dance forms. This is the Bach who later wrote "The Art of the Fugue," not the Bach of the "Brandenburg Concertos." Adding to the work's formidable technical challenges, Mr. Jacobs played it entirely from memory. These pieces require mental clarity, stamina and virtuosity, qualities Mr. Jacobs has in abundance.
He has been a tireless advocate for the pipe organ since he came to national attention with marathons of music by Bach and Messiaen. But Mr. Jacobs was particularly concerned about the fate of the organ at Tully Hall. It had fallen into disuse before its removal in 2006, in preparation for Tully's vibrant $159 million makeover. Lincoln Center's original contract with Kuhn Orgelbau called for the organ's reinstallation by October 2008. When Tully reopened in February 2009 without the instrument, the company still had not received official notice to start the restoration, provoking fears that its return might be delayed indefinitely. Three months after Mr. Jacobs voiced his concerns in an April 2009 New York Times article, Lincoln Center announced the date of the organ's reinstallation.
Work on a small number of organ components began at Kuhn's Swiss workshop last winter, with the bulk of the refurbishing taking place last spring at a storage facility in Argyle, N.Y., or on site. A visitor to Starr Theater last June saw myriad organ parts carefully labeled and laid out on stage with Swiss precision. Knuckle-busting stiffness in the key action when the main keyboard was coupled with another was reportedly alleviated. Computer memory levels were vastly increased, enabling organists to store larger numbers of preset registrations, mixing "stops" like an artist blending paint on a palette. Each of the original pipes was painstakingly checked and, if needed, revoiced for the now brighter acoustic of Starr Theater.
While it will take repeated hearings to assess fully the restored organ's capabilities, the Tully organ finally has the potential to become a more vital part of the city's musical life. Time will tell how creatively and how often Lincoln Center uses it.
Ms. Jepson writes about classical music for the Journal.


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The country has the potential to capture the global construction
market and international exposure is necessary to compete with other
countries, Chief Executive Officer/Secretary General, Chamber of
Construction Industry Dakshitha Thalgodapitiya told Daily News Business.
"What our construction industrialists lack is the experience in
handling mega scale global construction projects. They should be
encouraged to secure sub-contracts to gain experience to become the main
contractors", he said.
The Chamber pioneered the first trade delegation to Qatar in 2007
followed by another delegation to the UAE in 2008. There are many
opportunities for Sri Lankan construction industry professionals in the
fields of architecture, quantity surveying and engineering. There are
several local professionals working in Dubai, Qatar and Oman at present,
he said.
The Chamber's efforts to promote the country's construction industry
internationally should be supported by the Government together with
private sector participation. To meet international demand, careful
planning and reasonable time is necessary to establish linkages, he
There is a drop in the demand in the Gulf region due to the global
recession. We need to wait till the Gulf economy picks up. There would
be a positive impact on the local construction industry with the
recession slowing down and we could expect a demand for our
industrialists in the near future, he said.
Excon 2009 - Exposition for the Construction Industry will be the
first international construction exhibition with over 300 trade stalls
to be held from October 30 - November 1 at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike
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Industry. "Over 60 foreign industrialists have confirmed participation.
The exhibition would focus on property developers to resurrect
abandoned properties and development projects to facilitate the sale of
completed apartments. It also intends to attract direct foreign
investors, local financial institutions and potential buyers under one
roof", he said.
The accredited representative of the domestic construction industry
has designed "Excon 2009", the sixth in the series of trade fairs
presented by the Chamber to enhance the capabilities and competitiveness
of construction industrialists.
The exhibition will showcase and introduce cost effective,
environment friendly and alternative construction technologies and
materials, building linkages between the SME sector and regional
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Short pastoral poem originally written by Virgil who was imitating the idylls of Theocritus. Eclogues may also express religious or ethical themes. A modern example of the form is Eclogue from Iceland by Louis MacNeice. The eclogue is sometimes known as the bucolic.
Term coined by John Keats to describe (what he saw as) Wordsworth's self-aggrandising style.
Welsh bardic festival where poets and musicians competed for prizes. See Welsh forms.
An Ekphrasis (Ecphrasis) is a poem written about another form of art. Ecphrasis has been considered generally to be a rhetorical device in which one medium of art tries to relate to another medium by defining and describing its essence and form, and in doing so, relate more directly to "you", the audience through its illuminative liveliness. A descriptive work of prose or one of poetry, a film, or even a photograph may thus highlight through its rhetorical vividness what is happening, or what is shown in, say, any of the visual arts, and in doing so, may enhance the original art and so take on a life of its own through its brilliant description. One example is a painting of a sculpture: the painting is "telling the story of" the sculpture, and so becoming a storyteller, as well as a story (work of art) itself. Virtually any type of artistic media may be the actor of, or subject of Ecphrasis, with some exceptions. One cannot make an accurate sculpture of a book to enhance the artistic impact of the book itself. One could, however, describe a sculpture in a book with successful synergy.
A quatrain written in iambic pentameters and rhyming a-b-a-b.
Classical Greek verse form composed of alternating lines of dactylic hexameter and dactylic pentameter. See also distich.
The suppression of a vowel or syllable for metrical purposes. E.g. 'The sedge has wither'd from the lake' from La Belle Dame Sans Merci by Keats. The elision, in this case, ensures that the line remains octosyllabic. Modern poets no longer use elision. See also synalepha.
Group of poets including Shakespeare, Sir Walter Ralegh, Sir Philip Sidney and Ben Jonson who were writing during the reign of Elizabeth I (1558-1603).
Refers to any omitted part of speech that is understood; i.e. the omission is intentional. Analogously, in printing and writing, the term refers to the row of three dots (...) or asterisks (* * *) indicating such an intentional omission.
"Four years later…,"
Language which is charged with emotion e.g. love, hate, fear etc. Sometimes associated with inferior poetry - especially that produced by angst-ridden teenagers.
Poems written to praise or glorify people, objects or abstract ideas e.g. Wordsworth's Ode to Duty.
A rhyme that occurs at the ends of lines.
A line of verse which ends with a grammatical break such as a coma, colon, semi-colon or full stop etc. Compare this with enjambment - see below.
Poem of Welsh Celtic origin. There are 8 separate englyn forms including the cyrch, the milwr, the unodl union, the unodl crwc, the proest dalgon, the lleddfbroest, the proest gadwynog and the penfyr. The example below is a 30 syllable englyn arranged in lines of 10, 6, 7 and 7 - where the rhyme scheme is announced by the sixth syllable of the first line:
Enjambment (also spelled "enjambement") is the breaking of a syntactic unit (a phrase, clause, or sentence) by the end of a line or between two verses. Its opposite is end-stopping, where each linguistic unit corresponds with a single line. The term is directly borrowed from the French enjambement, meaning "straddling" or "bestriding".
The following lines from Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale (c. 1611) are heavily enjambed:
I am not prone to weeping, as our sex
Commonly are; the want of which vain dew
Perchance shall dry your pities; but I have
That honourable grief lodged here which burns
Worse than tears drown.
A short stanza at the end of a poem used either to address an imagined or actual person or to comment on the preceding body of the poem.
Extended or elaborate simile; sometimes known as the Homeric simile. See simile.
The concluding section of a poem or literary work e.g. Epilogue to Asolando by Robert Browning. See also prologue.
Poem written in the form of a letter e.g. Epistle To Dr Arbuthnot by Pope.
Adjective expressing quality or attribute. Homer frequently linked adjectives and nouns to create epithets e.g. 'swift-footed Achilles' or 'rosy-fingered dawn'.
Greek metrical foot containing one short/unstressed syllable and three long/stressed syllables. Variations include: first, second, third or fourth epitrites, depending on the position of the unstressed syllable.
The third stanza of a Pindaric ode. See ode.
Epopee, ep'o-pe, Epopœia, ep-o-pe'ya, n. epic poetry: an epic poem. [Formed from Gr. epopoiia—epos, a word, an epic poem, poiein, to make.]
Epos, ep'os, n. the elementary stage of epic poetry: an epic poem: a series of events such as are treated in epic poetry. [L.,—Gr. epos, a word.]
In quantitative verse, the rule that two short syllables equal one long syllable. See mora.
Erato, er'a-to, n. the Muse of lyric poetry.
Explicit poetry dealing with sex or sexual love e.g. the work of Sappho or Anacreon, Venus and Adonis by Shakespeare or Rossetti's collection The House of Life. Love poetry, by contrast, deals with the more spiritual side of love.
One of the three modes of persuasion in rhetoric (along with Pathos and logos). Ethos is appeal based on the character of the speaker. An ethos-driven poem relies on the reputation of the author.
Harmony or beauty of sound which provides a pleasing effect to the ear, usually sought-for in poetry for effect. It is achieved not only by the selection of individual word-sounds, but also by their arrangement in the repetition, proximity, and flow of sound patterns. The consonants considered most pleasing in sound are l, m, n, r, v, and w. The harsher consonants in euphonious texts become less jarring when in the proximity of softer sounds. Vowel sounds are generally more euphonious than the consonants, so a line with a higher ratio of vowel sounds will produce a more agreeable effect; also, the long vowels in words are more melodious than the short vowels.
A close study of a poem to understand how poetic devices contribute to meaning and effect.
An improvised poem e.g. Extempore Effusion upon the Death of James Hogg by Wordsworth. See also impromptu.
A similarity in spelling between words that are pronounced differently and hence, not an auditory rhyme.
slaughter : laughter.
sew : blew
brow : crow
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Poet and musician Earl Ray Keener of Bethany is starting off the new year on a happy note.
Keener has won first prize in the Ito En Tea Co.'s international haiku contest. He related that the prize was three cases of tea, international distribution of the haiku on tea bottles, and a Mont Blanc ballpoint pen, along with "bragging rights," as he quipped.
The Bethany poet explained that the contest was sponsored by the Ito En Tea Co. of New York. Ito En is Japan's largest distributor of bottled green tea.
The contest ran for six months and Keener was a finalist each month. A grand prize was awarded in the Japanese division as well another first prize. Keener received the first prize in the English division.
Keener submitted six haiku in the competition. His prize-winning entry was this one:
"a tattered rainbow
in the spider's web -
Indian summer"
The area poet also placed first in Haiku Canada (Betty Drevniok Award) for this selection:
"folding sheets -
the weight of a flag
still in my arms"
Regarding the honors, Keener commented, "I normally do not yawp at all as I find self-promotion unseemly ... Yet I want to wave my little battle flag as a guidon for the creative life. Language doesn't make all the difference in the world but it continues to make the difference in me," he remarked.
As noted in the Grapevine a couple of weeks ago, former Glen Dale resident Molly Hughes designed some of the sets for Steven Spielberg's hit new film, "War Horse." A Wheeling friend related that when she saw "War Horse" recently, the audience in the local movie theater applauded when Hughes' name appeared in the credits at the end of the film.
Speaking of applause, I applaud and say "bravo" to Alan Gilbert, music director of the New York Philharmonic, who stopped the orchestra until the incessant ringing of a cell phone was silenced during a crucial moment in the final movement of Gustav Mahler's Ninth Symphony at a performance last week.
After an audience member finally turned off the phone, the musicians resumed playing and finished the piece.
Unfortunately, I think we all know how distracting and annoying it is when someone's cell phone rings during a concert, a play, a movie, a lecture or in church. A couple of months ago, I even heard one person's phone ringing on two occasions during a funeral.
The second time around, I figured it was the deceased woman "calling" her friend and telling her to knock it off!
In addition to being a display of rude behavior, the errant ringing can be costly, as it was in the case of the New York Philharmonic's concert. Reportedly, the orchestra had to give the musicians overtime pay because the concert ran over its scheduled time as a result of the delay.
Author C. Robert Barnett, who grew up in Newell, gave a lecture at the West Virginia Archives and History Library in Charleston earlier this month on the use of autobiography and memoir to illustrate social history.
The title of Barnett's presentation was "Memoirs as History: Small Town Life in West Virginia in the 1950s."
Barnett's most recent publication was a 2010 memoir, "Growing Up in the Last Small Town: A West Virginia Memoir," which chonricled life in Newell in the 1950s. His next book will concern the history of sports in West Virginia.
Barnett is a professor emeritus at Marshall University, where he taught sports history for 35 years. He has written numerous articles, reviews and academic papers.
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Broadchurch – Recap: Fifteen
Recap and review of Broadchurch – Season 1 Episode 5:
In any murder investigation, the press can sometimes be just as much of a villain as the perpetrator. Well, okay, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but the fact remains that the media can occasionally become invasive to the point of harassment — and when that harassment results in the death of an otherwise innocent man, who is the real villain?
Broadchurch is often compelling because it depicts the full breadth of human complication: more often than not, the problems faced by these characters are problems of their own making, whether it's Mark Latimer (Andrew Buchan) getting outed for his affair with Becca Fisher (Simone McAullay), Jack Marshall (David Bradley) receiving an underage sex conviction in his past because he simply couldn't wait one more month for his girlfriend/pupil to come of age, or whether it's Karen (Vicky McClure) and Olly (Jonathan Bailey) having their story about Jack Marshall repurposed for attention-grabbing, mob-rousing ends. This latter development, in particular, shows the double-edged sword represented by the media. No matter how noble their intentions, Karen and Olly had to suspect, at some level, that their words could be twisted, given the very delicate nature of the story they were writing. But there's a lack of foresight involved when ambitious journalists are chasing a potentially career-making story. And it's this representation of the media, simultaneously well-meaning and careless, that colors tonight's episode. Even in the best of times, the press can do considerable harm, because the press often elides what prevents tragedy from happening — context.
The town of Broadchurch misconstrued Jack Marshall's underage sex conviction as evidence that he was into little boys. From there, the town was all-too-willing to jump to the conclusion that Jack must have murdered Danny Latimer. And even if he didn't, well, he must be a bad guy if he wants to piddle little boys, right? Except, as usual, the mob mentality found a way to override the better judgment of otherwise reasonable people, leading to the public persecution of a man suffering from past traumas of his own. As we learn, Jack Marshall's conviction wasn't for sleeping with an underaged boy, but instead with an underaged girl, a former pupil of his who was 15 and 11 months at the time of their affair. Had he simply waited one more month before giving in to his passions, they would have been perfectly clear under the law. But this wasn't the case. Jack was tried and convicted for sex with a minor, and spent a year in jail for his crime. However, upon his release, he married the girl and fathered a son by her, managing to build a happy life in the process. But tragedy would soon strike when an automobile accident killed Jack's wife and young son, leaving him a sad, broken man. He didn't move to Broadchurch so much as he escaped there, opting to start a new life away from the persecution and tragedy that plagued him in his former stomping grounds.
Of course, the press doesn't really care about that. Karen tries to fight the good fight when she rails against her editor for punching up her story to make for a more salacious headline. But it's a lost cause, and when the papers hit the stoop to Jack's store, he sees the front page — a family portrait of Jack with his wife and young son, accompanying the headline "Child Bride of Broadchurch" — and decides this isn't a world he wants to be a part of anymore. The police discover his body at the bottom of the cliff where Danny Latimer's body was found, the old man having committed suicide rather than endure further emotional torture, about which the police will continue to do nothing. It's the most poignant, moving episode since the pilot thanks to this central storyline, which also serves as a stern indictment of law enforcement practices, since Hardy (David Tennant) and Ellie (Olivia Colman) don't do a whole lot to stop this from happening, but mostly because there wasn't a whole lot they could have done, given how the law protects the press.
The plight of Jack Marshall makes for a fitting parallel with Chloe (Charlotte Beaumont), the Latimers' 15-year-old daughter who is in a law-breaking relationship with an older boy. Mark discovers the existence of this relationship, and is implicitly forced to confront the moral grey area presented by Jack's situation. This, without even mentioning the fact that Mark first got together with Beth when she was fifteen, and has been with her for fifteen years (the number fifteen is a bit of a recurring symbol in this episode, representative of a sort of bridge between innocence and adulthood). It isn't simply that these issues force the townspeople to turn the magnifying glass on each other, but that they also force citizens to look inward at their own prejudices. Mark is able to dissuade the crowd from practically lynching Jack on the spot in his name. He shows empathy with Jack and suggests that he leave Broadchurch for his own good, but it's advice that comes too late to do any good. Jack has made up his mind, not unlike the townspeople, or the scandal-obsessed press that drives him to suicide.
But the tragedy with Jack isn't the only significant development this week. Beth (Jodie Whittaker), feeling as if she lacks agency in her own life, takes matters into her own hands and goes on a rampage, tearing Becca's hotel bar apart and threatening her. Beth tells the adulteress that she won't allow her to ruin fifteen years of love and family. It's a wonderful scene that signifies the outpouring of Beth's long-restrained anger and grief about the gradual implosion of her family. The cathartic outburst allows Beth to open herself to hearing Mark out. He calls for a truce between them, for at least one night. This results in a beautiful scene, in which the couple finally cleans out Danny's room, combing through artifacts of their late son and reminiscing, happily and tearfully, about their boy. It's one of those naturalistic scenes that illustrates the changeable nature of grief, the conflict between wanting to remember the happy times, but not wanting to do disservice to the deceased by not paying proper vigilance to their memory. Beth is very much defined by her grief, at least among the townspeople. But she's more than Danny Latimer's mother, even if his death isn't something she's ready to move past just yet.
But there are other points of concern this week, namely the latest developments in the investigation. It turns out that the boat found burning last week is a boat used by the community at large. However, the vessel itself belongs to Olly's father — Ellie's brother-in-law. Making things more complicated is Ellie's shiftless sister, who claims to have information about something she witnessed on the night of Danny's murder, but refuses to tell her until Ellie pays her. This is all bad enough, but Ellie's own son has become the latest point of interest for Susan Wright (Pauline Quirke), who makes a point of inviting him over to her house any time he wants to walk her dog, an innocent enough offer, but delivered with all the creepiness of a murder suspect. Susan becomes even more of a suspicious character when Nigel (Joe Sims) arrives at her doorstep with a £500 bribe for her to leave town. Of course, £500 is the exact amount that was found taped under Danny's bed. Coincidence? I suppose we'll find out soon enough, but as it stands now, things aren't looking good for Susan. The police determine that she is likely the source for four high-tar cigarette butts found on the beach where Danny's body was discovered. Is she in the business of using her dog to lure young boys to their doom? Tom (Adam Wilson) could become a victim — assuming he isn't a perpetrator. This week, we see that his paranoia is only getting worse, as he continually asks his dad, Joe (Matthew Gravelle), about what the police know about Danny's murder. Of course, his edginess could easily be the result of having participated in the crime scene reenactment, as I can't imagine that acting as an eerie mirror for your dead best friend could be good for one's psychological well-being.
We also get some interesting character developments on the romantic front: on the one hand, Olly and Karen hookup, which leads to some humorous post-coital banter, in which Olly shows just how needy he is when it comes to reassurance; on the other hand, we see a spectacularly awkward scene in which Hardy tries to ask Becca out, but strikes out. I'm not sure either development is needed at this point, but it helps to flesh out the characters to a certain degree, especially Hardy, who is facing doubts from the community about his ability to close the case. Worse, these doubts are even coming from Ellie, who boldly asks about his ability to catch the killer after what happened in Sanbrooke. She asks him to elaborate on what happened, but he refuses to say anything more about the long-dead case beyond "A mistake was made." As time continues to pass with no killer in custody, Broadchurch's faith in the police will continue to erode, which can only mean greater peril for the physically-taxed Hardy, who seems intent on solving this case, or dying in the effort.
Broadchurch continues to be one of TV's best, serving up an engrossing mystery wrapped in a deeply-involving character study. David Bradley delivers one of the best supporting performances this year despite a relative lack of screentime prior to the last two weeks. It speaks to the depth of talent, both onscreen and behind the camera, that these characters feel so fully realized and lived-in. With only three episodes left, the mystery is poised to begin wrapping up, and whether or not the answer is as satisfying as the preceding episodes, it's extremely unlikely that Broadchurch will ultimately feel like wasted time.


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Good post Swingin !
You are so right with the statement that there are so many types of jabs...thrown in a huge variety of styles and ways.......as to overcommitting with the jab...it is essential that you never do.... and one's decision making is often the self talk of "yes" "no" to the umdy-dozen-thousands per second. But at the same time, great confidence is gained by throwing that block buster of a left jab; chin behind the shoulder, right glove rigidly protecting the chin, back foot moving up and near to the heel of the front foot, ready to lever that punch through to the back of an opponents head.....timing must be perfect....the jab must be thrown at faster than lightening speed......the feet must be set in place for that beez **** of a second. It is not a case of closing your eyes and hoping you hit either, it is a calculated, farking hard block buster, not a token flick out that can be brushed aside, or anticipated and right countered....... The practise also requires rapid thinking, and close waiting, waiting, waiting, till the moment is right, it is thrown so hard and fast that it hits your opponent before any counters can hit you. Sounds like I am skyting, but seriously, this is tested in this fashion when sparring,and any flaws are picked up there. The spars are intense and savage also.
I used to spar Mattioli, and I picked up on his left block-buster skill.....Ambrose never taught me the 'science' of Mattioli's left jab, it was just so farking obvious that Rockys left jabs were never able to be brushed aside, and caused an immense amount of pain and bother when they hit home.. It made me study his left jab with intensity, watching his timing, his movement, all the power efficiently going to where it was finally needed, as he rapidly entered the punch zone and launched those jabs so savagely. Pure and utter violence, but done so sweetly. I think a large part of Mattioli's skill was his waiting/calculation.....he'd give you a half a beez **** of movement, then beat you to the punch by his rapid hand skill.....
Speed, pace, power, prediction, precise timing, protective strategies can be easily read about, but to flower, need a lot of development, practise and directed practise, over a long and disciplined time.
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I have just read something: "By 2020, depression will be one of the 2nd leading cause of death and disability."
It seems there is an increasing trend. Isn't it odd that the comfort level of living increases in general, but we are getting more unhappy.
That can be explained in many ways I'm sure. But one thing is sure, mankind failed in his challenge to God. And now living his own curse.
Today, more than twelve million people worldwide are enslaved. An estimated two million children are bought and sold in the global commercial sex trade. The sex slavery industry has become an increasingly important revenue source for organized crime because each young girl can earn hundreds of thousands of dollars each year for her pimp.
While this is a problem in many countries, many Americans don't realize that it happens here at home as well. Thousands of children are forced into domestic sex slavery each year and that the average age of entry is 13 years old.[3] The majority of American victims of commercial sexual exploitation tend to be runaway youth who live on the street, often who have left homes where they were abused or abandoned. Pimps prey on their vulnerability. These girls are our neighbors, our friends, our sisters and our daughters.
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Hi. I know I'm going to sound like a walking advertisement, but whatever.
I checked out the Bike Rides website from one of the banner ads here. Yes, weird, I never knew people actually clicked on them. It's a pretty cool site where you can record your ride dates, lengths, time, etc... I'm pretty sure there's other services and such out there, but I haven't been doing the biking thing for more than a week.
I started walking and such, but it's hard to get motivated to do that, so I moved on to biking since I've had this big some what expensive mountain bike hanging in a garage for the past year that was never used beyond the first ride after purchase.
Any ways, it also has a map with a route around the US that calculates where you'd be for how long you've ridden. Pretty cool.
Are there any other sites/software out there like this?