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Vacation Overview
For those who have done Europe and want a new travel challenge or anyone who enjoys getting off the beaten track, a tour of Scandinavia is a great remedy for the travel bug.
Vacation Itinerary
Vacation Day 1 - Arrive Berlin
Check-in to the hostel from 2pm and the rest of the day is yours to enjoy Berlin. Tomorrow you'll meet up with tour 18-35 Year Old team & travel buddies at 7.30am to make your way to Copenhagen. Hostel
Vacation Day 2 - Berlin to Copenhagen
This morning we make our way from Berlin to Denmark's harbor-side capital, Copenhagen. Get to know the group over dinner and head out into Copenhagen's diverse nightlife – with live jazz, pumping clubs and chilled-out bars, there's heaps of choice. Hostel (D)
Vacation Day 3 - Copenhagen
Full of history, Copenhagen is a compact city with a really festive feel. Jump start your travels with a look into Denmark's culture on our city tour, as your Tour Manager tells you the story behind the Little Mermaid statue, the Resistance Museum and the Royal Palace. Later, use your free time to explore the waterways and streets of Copenhagen, where the major sites are all within walking distance. Put your feet up, treat yourself and order some Danish pastries, cake and coffee. If you're feeling up for something different, opt for a tour of the Carlsberg Brewery for a look in at how they make this famous brew. Later, maybe find a spot waterside & indulge in some typical Danish food or kick back with a beer & do a bit of people watching.. Hostel (B)
Vacation Day 4 - Copenhagen to Oslo
Say farewell to the stylish capital of Denmark as we make ourway to Oslo for a taste of how the Norwegians do it! Oslo is a cute little city with loads of character. From castles on the hill, to modern Opera Houses, great shopping & delicious seafood, there's something for everyone here. On arrival your Tour Manager will introduce you to one of Oslo's most famous spaces, the Vigeland Sculpture Park in Frogner Park. Packed with over 200 sculptures and bronzes, this outdoor gallery serves up heaps of local art and gorgeous greenery. Hotel (D), (B)
Vacation Day 5 - Oslo
As Scandinavia's oldest capital, Oslo is an easy-going city oozes culture and has some amazing museums to visit. This morning your Tour Manager will get you in the know on Oslo with an orientation tour of the city to get your bearings for a day of exploring. With free time, get inspired at Aker Brygge, Oslo's cultural hub and central gathering spot for locals. Once an old ship yard, it's now a popular shopping area with a sea-front promenade, galleries, cinemas and food stalls. Otherwise, find out about a fellow adventurer, Thor Heyerdahl at the Kon-Tiki Museum (no, it's not ours! Kon-Tiki was the raft Heyerdahl used to cross the South Pacific) or explore the medieval dungeons, banquet halls and crypts of Akershus Castle. Tonight you could head out & meet some locals along the stunning new district around the Oslo Opera House. Hostel (B)
Vacation Day 6 - Oslo to Voss
Cruise through Norway's famous Telemark region and across the Hardangervidda, Europe's largest mountain plateau. If you're lucky, you might spot some wild animals. Then we journey onwards to the small town of Voss, Norway's adventure capital. Hostel (B)
Vacation Day 7 - Voss to Geiranger Fjord
Travel 25km (15.3 miles) through the impressive man-made marvel, the Laerdal Tunnel, which is the longest road tunnel in the world – and it cuts though 3 caves. Get back to nature on our journey through Norway's rugged wilderness and take in the spectacular Boyabreen glacier, as well as the 200km long Sognefjord.Hostel (B),(D)
Vacation Day 8 - Geiranger Fjord to Gjovik
For awe-inspiring views, jump on board our included cruise and get out on the water of Geiranger Fjord. The picture perfect scenes keep coming, complete with dramatic waterfalls pouring down the sides of massive sheer rock walls. Cruise past old farms and unspoilt wilderness to the alpine ski resort of Lillehammer, home of the 1994 Olympics and the impressive 136 metre ski jump! If you're up for a bit of Olympic action yourself, have a go at bob-sledding in an adrenalin-pumping optional activity. We pull into small-town Gjovik, which is set on Norway's largest lake, for an overnight stop. Walk around the picturesque town and get a feel for traditional Norwegian village life. Hotel (B)(D)
Vacation Day 9 - Gjovik to Stockholm
Into Sweden today, we pass the massive Lake Vanern and cruise through woodlands, lakes and gorgeous natural surrounds. With down time on the coach, chat to your new friends and keep your camera handy for photo ops of bears, moose and wolves. Get ready for the dramatic scenery of Sweden's cosmopolitan capital, Stockholm. Surrounded by forests, deep blue waters and 24,000 islands, this cutting-edge city is one of Europe's hot, creative capitals. Enjoy a night out with the group and head to the modern and lively district of Norrmalm, for a more up-beat vibe. Hotel (B)
Vacation Day 10 - Stockholm
This morning, there's an option to visit to Stockholm's stunning town hall, where the Nobel Peace Prize banquet is held. Learn about its unique architecture with our Local Guide. With its 8 million red bricks and 19 million gold mosaic tiles, this place will make your jaw drop. Then, your Tour Manager gets you right to pretty Gamla Stan's (the old town) core spots, as the group explores the quarter's quaint medieval streets. You'll see the Royal Palace and perhaps the changing of the guard – a tradition dating back to the 16th century. The old town is a great place to pull up a seat and try out classic Swedish food like salmon, herring or game as you take in the atmosphere. Free time means a chance to explore the many trendy boutiques, galleries, and cool vintage stores of the hip island of Södermalm or window-shop the big label and design stores of grand Drottningatan. Hotel (B) (D)
Vacation Day 11 - Stockholm & sail to Helsinki
Free time this morning in the city to grab your last dose of Swedish cool then live the high life this afternoon as we board our luxurious cruise to Helsinki. Kick back with a drink on the deck and watch the sun set over the Baltic Sea, check out the shops of the promenade deck or maybe try your luck at the casino tonight. Overnight Cruise (B)
Vacation Day 12 - Helsinki
A blend of Finnish and Russian influences, Helsinki is a 21st century city with a lot of quirky aspects. Your Tour Manager will take you to check out Temppeliaukio, a church cut out of solid rock, and to see the famous Sibelius Monument, a gravity-defying sculpture made out of 600 steel pipes. Round off your Helsinki introduction with a drive past the Olympic Stadium and the historical heart of Senate Square. Helsinki is all about location, so with free time on your hands, head harbour side to soak up the great views and mingle with the locals at South Harbour Market. Rummage through stalls selling flowers and local foods, handicrafts, fresh fish and tasty baked goods. You could visit Suomenlinna, the fantastic and impressive sea fortress where Swedes and Russians once fought. Hotel (B)
Vacation Day 13 - Depart Helsinki
The tour ends after breakfast so it's time to swap addresses & say farewell to your new friends. (B)
Vacation Prices
Starts Berlin/ Ends Helsinki
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|01 Aug 2018
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All of this & more, included as standard on your trip.
- 11 nights accommodation: 7 nights in hostels quad-share, 3 nights in hotel upgrade, 1 night Baltic cruise quad-share
- Modern, air-conditioned coach with powerpoints for charging
- Overnight cruise
- Hotel tips, local taxes & service charges
- Ferry crossings
- An experienced & professional Trip Manager & Driver team
- Sightseeing tours of all major cities plus orientations in all other destinations
- 11 breakfasts
- 5 dinners
- 1 World Heritage Site visited
- See the Little Mermaid, the Resistance Museum and the Royal Palace.
- Visit Frogner Park to see the Vigeland sculptures
- See the City Hall and Parliament
- Visit Europe's largest mountain plateau
- See Sognefjord, the longest & most spectacular fjord in Norway
- See the incredible Boyabreen glacier near Skei
- Take in breathtaking views as you cruise the stunning Geiranger Fjord
- Visit the home of the 1994 Winter Olympics
- See one of the few remaining original medieval stave churches in Norway
- Scenic drive through unspoilt forests & lakes, known for bears, moose & wolves
- See Gamla Stan (the old town) & see the changing of the guard at the Royal Palace
- See the Sibelius Monument, the Olympic Stadium and Senate Square
- Visit the 'Church of the Rock'
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Since its debut as a tennis shoe, the Stan Smith has made its way from the tennis court to the street, becoming adidas' best-selling shoe of all time, with over 40 million pairs sold. American tennis icon Stan Smith began wearing what was the world's first ever leather tennis shoe in 1971, when he won the US Open on grass and the Davis Cup on clay with the American team. In 1972 he won Wimbledon wearing the classic adidas shoe.
Originally introduced and developed for the French tennis player Robert Haillet in the mid-1960s, the name of Stan Smith was added to the tennis shoe, alongside Haillet's, at the start of the 70s, before it was designated as the signature sneaker of the American sporting icon in 1972.
One of the most culturally iconic and commercially successful tennis silhouettes of all time, the Stan Smith will re-affirm its place at the pinnacle of the market with the launch of 2 new premium collections in FW13. This will be exclusively available at adidas Consortium stores, before the full range of new Stan Smiths are rolled out from January 2014 with a second drop in April 2014.
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He is being looked at as a specialst Test batsman, but young Cheteshwar Pujara feels that his sterling performances in the four-Test series against England has given him enough confidence to excel in the other two versions of the game -- ODIs and T20s.
"I too want to excel in all three forms of cricket and all cricketers have to change their technique accordingly. I am confident of doing well in shorter versions of the game because I have already done well in the Challenger series apart from the tours of Australia and New Zealand," Pujara said.
Pujara, whose return to the side has bolstered the Saurashtra's batting line-up ahead of their Group A Ranji Trophy tie against two-time defending champions Rajasthan here, said that scoring a double century and a hundred against the quality England bowling attack has given him confidence to face challenges in the upcoming rubbers.
"The England team consisted of world class bowling attack given the likes of Graeme Swann, who is considered to be the best spinner in the world, Monty Panesar and pacer James Anderson, who can reverse the ball.
"To be able to hit a double century and a hundred and also the fact that I could spend much time at the crease has given me the confidence that I have the technique to do so. I wish to make more improvements and carry on with the same form in the future also," said the right-handed batsman.
Pujara was the top run-scorer for India against England with 438 runs under his belt at an impressive average of 87.60, with 206 not out in the Ahmedabad Test being his best.
Pujara attributed the 1-2 series loss against England to lack of partnerships and revealed that the issue was discussed in one of the team meetings.
"We lost the series because we lacked big partnerships. You need to have at least one 100-plus partnership to post a big total. The point was discussed too but unfortunately it did not happen. Our bowling too was reasonably good as we could keep them down to a modest total on day one in Nagpur Test but the wicket did not assist the spinners. However, Ishant Sharma did bowl well," he said.
Though, the ever-modest Pujara felt that it was not right to compare him with Rahul Dravid, who retired from international cricket in March this year, the Saurashtra batsman conceded that he likes when people talk about him as a possible replacement for the legendary Dravid.
"I feel the comparison is not right. He has amassed more than 10,000 runs in Tests and ODIs and I have just started my career. I am in his touch and often talk to him. I haven't discussed with him on how to prolong my career.
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So it's commonly stated that free oxygen is unstable in an atmosphere and will react with things. I wonder if it is possible to have everything already reacted with oxygen such that free oxygen remains stable because there's nothing to react.
eg. what might happen in the long term if free oxygen was continually provided without reductive processes. The scenario is something like this:
> Earth-like planet within liquid water zone, no life arose
> By magic, ROB or aliens, the atmosphere is constantly transmuted to have at least 25% O2, converting other molecules to oxygen on a mass-equivalent basis
> If the atmosphere is <1 atm in pressure, O2 is added until it has 1 atm, material from the core will be transmuted to oxygen on a mass-equivalent basis
> All other processes, like geology and oceans, proceed as normal
Forward a couple of million years and everything that can be oxidized will have been oxidized. If the O2 maintenance is removed, will the oxygen then disappear?
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Re: Stable free oxygen on non-life planet
Yes, and you don't need to make it that extreme. It is hypothetically possible for reducing chemicals on the surface to be limiting rather than atmospheric oxygen. Because the density of air is so low and the thickness of any plausible atmosphere so much thinner than the thickness of the crust, this might be unlikely. But on a planetary body with a thick atmosphere but no crustal movement, it might be possible, especially if UV rays in the upper atmosphere continually produce O2 and H2 from H2O. It will run out of free oxygen *eventually*, but that eventuality can be delayed for an extremely long time.
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Is this very different from our world? I am not sure, but was under the impression that all oxygen sinks have been oxygenated for a long time, and the current situation is basically a closed biological cycle of drawing oxygen from carbon and attaching it again. If the production of oxygen stopped, all stored biomass carbon would eventually react to CO2, but there's far more oxygen in the atmosphere than that.
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It's not just biomass carbon that you have to consider, it's the billions of years of buried and weathered carbon. Prior to the Siderian period of the Paleoproterozoic era, there was no free oxygen in the atmosphere. The early atmosphere was also far denser than the atmosphere today. Oxygen is still weathering into fresh rock that is exposed by crustal movement, which is why I said you would want to avoid that. You would also want to avoid digging up carbon veins and burning them the way we tend to do. But the fact that such veins exist demonstrates the idea that the oxygen isn't really free from its carbon nemesis forever, and it is certainly not the case that "all oxygen sinks have been oxygenated for a long time."
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One instance where you might get the stable free oxygen is on a water world with oceans deep enough the bottom would consist of high-pressure ices. That would prevent or at least greatly inhibit any interaction between the atmosphere and rocky crust. Not only would it act as a barrier, but, I've also seen it suggested that the pressure from such a deep ocean would prevent magma formation, which would suggest no volcanism or plate tectonics to renew the crust.
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Please be aware, as these items are natural stone, they are both heavy and vary on exact colours. - We recommend a 2 man lift and most items come with Kerbside Delivery.
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Sprint Reports Significant Progress in Deployment of Network Upgrades in 2012: 49 Markets Covered To
Sprint Reports Significant Progress in Deployment of Network Upgrades in 2012: 49 Markets Covered To Date With 4G LTE; 3G Network Upgrades Proceed Nationwide
Customers enjoy blazing speeds of Sprint 4G LTE; in the coming months, nearly 150 more markets, including 36 announced today, will enjoy 4G LTE
Customers in more than 70 markets coast-to-coast are beginning to enjoy the improved coverage, call quality and data speeds of improved 3G
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- This year Sprint (NYS: S) has made a significant investment in its wireless network to better meet the needs of its wireless customers. From the rollout of 4G LTE to the upgrade of thousands of 3G sites across the country to thousands of voice and data capacity additions, Sprint has focused resources and funds to improve its overall network quality and performance. Sprint has hit a deployment stride and is making measurable progress on its goal to bring Network Vision to customers nationwide.
Sprint has launched 4G LTE in 49 markets - including Dallas, Houston, Atlanta and Baltimore - and sites are on-air and implementation is under way in hundreds more. In fact, Sprint has announced nearly 150 markets that should see an official LTE launch in the coming months, including 36 markets that have been added today.* Sprint also has implemented 3G service improvements in more than 70 markets, from Asheville, N.C., to Philadelphia and from Hudson, N.Y., to Santa Barbara, Calif.
Through Network Vision, voice quality is enhanced and Sprint customers in upgraded areas are seeing better performance on their smartphones, mobile broadband connection cards and mobile hotspots when using the Sprint 4G LTE and 3G networks. Customers can expect to experience the following performance improvements:
- Faster data speeds that enable instant Web access for news updates, HD viewing and game-playing, quicker video downloads and clear video chats.
- Better signal strength when making a call or using the Web.
- Fewer dropped calls for peace of mind when talking to friends, family or colleagues.
- Improved voice quality and less static or background noise when making phone calls.
"With the network investments we made in 2012 and as the only national wireless carrier to offer truly unlimited 4G LTE data plans, we continue to offer better value than our competitors," said Bob Azzi, senior vice president-Network, Sprint. "But our commitment to an exceptional wireless experience doesn't stop there. We are an aggressive path to complete the rollout of Network Vision, and we expect to accelerate this momentum in 2013."
Sprint introduced its all-new 4G LTE network in July 2012 and now offers service in 49 marketsi. For the most up-to-date details on Sprint's 4G LTE portfolio and rollout, please visit www.sprint.com/4GLTE. For detailed 4G LTE maps, providing coverage information right down to the address, please visit www.sprint.com/coverage. Customers are encouraged to check back often, as the maps will be updated when coverage in these markets is enhanced.
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|Lawton, Okla.
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|Searcy, Ark.
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As President Barack Obama's legislative director, Schiliro helped get the Affordable Care Act through Congress. Now, he's back as the fixer.
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Even with the website now working, many Democrats have run out of patience with an administration that has failed to anticipate and address problems before they become political disasters. Every day seems to bring a fresh challenge for the White House, from worries that new insurance policies wouldn't work on Jan. 1 to Justice Sonia Sotomayor's New Year's Eve stay of a limited portion of the contraception mandate.
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Shortly after his unexpected return last month, Schiliro met with more than a dozen Democratic senators to convince them the White House gets it. His message, according to a Senate aide present: I understand your frustration, and that's why I'm here — to streamline coordination with the Hill, fix problems, deal with issues before they blow up. He told the senators to reach out whenever they needed him — morning, noon or night, on his mobile phone, at home, by email or any other means necessary.
Senators have heard the call-me line before, from White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other officials . They just didn't always think anyone was listening on the other end of the line .
Schiliro's allies say this time is different — or, more important, this guy is different. His sole focus, unlike McDonough, is to run point on the politics and policy of the Obamacare implementation. It's the mirror to the tech-side troubleshooting job filled first by Jeff Zients and now by Kurt DelBene. Before Schiliro, there was no single person at his level tasked with thinking strategically across the board and managing all the moving parts — from the Hill to the federal agencies to the White House, administration officials said.
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"It is a consuming project that involves really complicated policy, difficult politics and lot of stakeholders from pharmacies to hospitals to insurers as well as elected officials," said Jennifer Palmieri, the White House communications director who has spent most of her time in recent months managing Obamacare. "He is the one guy here at the White House making sure that it all gets done and is moving on track and each task has 100 percent completion."
Schiliro, who thought he escaped the White House for good in 2011, wasn't necessarily eager to come back. But it's a good match of a person to a problem, current and former White House officials say, because Schiliro, 57, is particularly adept at creating new strategies on the fly. As a former longtime aide to Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), he knows the policy and understands the mind-set of members of Congress. He grew up in a big Italian family on Long Island, where his professors at Hofstra University recall a student who came up with offbeat answers to questions.
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Since the White House announced his return Dec. 6, Schiliro has quickly become the public face of Obamacare. He mingled with lawmakers at the White House holiday parties. He called congressional leadership staff to the White House for a meeting, and sat down separately with senators and House leaders. This week, he spoke with governors Monday, appeared on television, posted a blog to the White House website and jumped on a conference call late Thursday night to discuss the administration's response to Sotomayor's order.
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Violinists Jennifer Koh & Jaime Laredo to perform Two X Four in New York, Philadelphia and Washington DC in March
The relationship between teacher and student can be life-long and rewarding and has frequently been portrayed on film and on stage. Now this bond will be celebrated in the concert hall with Two x Four, a project created by violinist Jennifer Koh that she performs with her former teacher Jaime Laredo. Named for four works for two violins, the program includes Bach's Concerto for two violins, strings, and continuo in D Minor, BWV 1043, Philip Glass's Echorus, and two new double concertos commissioned for the project: David Ludwig's Seasons Lost and Anna Clyne's Prince of Clouds.
Two x Four concerts will be performed with the Curtis Chamber Orchestra and take place in Philadelphia at the Kimmel Center on Monday, March 11 at 8:00 p.m. presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, in New York at Miller Theatre at Columbia University on Wednesday, March 13 at 8:00 p.m. and in Washington, DC at the Kennedy Center on Thursday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. presented by Fortas Chamber Music Concerts. The Curtis Chamber Orchestra will also play Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48.
Ms. Koh studied with Mr. Laredo at Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music and the two have subsequently become friends and musical colleagues. Ms. Koh said the inspiration for the Two x Four project came from playing the Bach Double Concerto with Mr. Laredo when she was a student: "The idea that would become Two x Four began to take shape after that initial experience because the Bach became a conversation between two different generations of violinists. We were speaking the same language because Jaime was my teacher and mentor, but there was also the sense of transformation from one generation to the next. Two x Four is also about continuing the thread of musical conversation between different generations of composers and expanding that idea of time through this process. So basically Two x Four is about mentorship but also it is about transcending time through music."
Ms. Koh and Mr. Laredo performed the world premiere of David Ludwig's concerto, Seasons Lost with the Delaware Symphony in May 2012. Anna Clyne's concerto, Prince of Clouds received its premiere in Memphis with the IRIS Orchestra in November 2012, and was also performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, marking Ms. Koh's CSO subscription debut, in December 2012.
In Philadelphia, New York City and Washington, D.C. Ms. Koh and Mr. Laredo will perform with the Curtis Chamber Orchestra which is comprised of current Curtis students. Both Ms. Koh and Mr. Laredo are graduates of Curtis and Mr. Laredo served on the faculty for 35 years. Mr. Ludwig is also a Curtis graduate.
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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES and
1. An employee of the State of Kansas is eligible to receive longevity pay upon completion of 120 months of state service and shall be paid by the Department of Administration on the employee's next regular pay warrant. K.S.A. 75-5541.
2. An employee of the State of Kansas cannot be denied payment of a longevity bonus because of administrative changes in the anniversary date of when the employee will be paid the bonus or by changes in the payroll period.
3. The State of Kansas has one fiscal year established by statute which commences on the 1st day of July in each year and closes on the 30th day of June the next succeeding year. K.S.A. 75-3002.
4. The Secretary of Administration has authority to set payroll beginning and ending dates under K.S.A. 75-5515, but cannot change the state's fiscal year.
5. Equity regards substance rather than form.
6. Once an employee of an agency of the State of Kansas has met the requirements for the longevity bonus and funds have been appropriated to pay the bonus, it is a wage for the purpose of K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 44-324(c).
Appeal from Sedgwick District Court; DAVID W. KENNEDY, judge. Opinion filed July 14, 2000. Affirmed as modified.
John L. Yeary, of Kansas Department of Human Resources, for the appellant/cross-appellee Department of Human Resources.
Lisa J. Lewis and Mark S. Braun, of Kansas Department of Administration, for the appellant/cross-appellee Department of Administration.
Heather O. Shelley, of Wichita, appellee/cross-appellant pro se.
Before KNUDSON, P.J., GREEN, J., and BUCHELE, S.J.
BUCHELE, S.J.: This is an appeal from the district court's reversal of a final order of the Secretary of the Kansas Department of Human Resources (KDHR) which denied payment of a longevity bonus to Heather O. Shelley. The Kansas Department of Administration (KDA) appears in support of KDHR. We affirm and remand with directions.
The facts of this case are not in dispute. The primary issue to be decided in this appeal is whether KDHR and KDA erroneously interpreted K.S.A. 75-5541. This is a question of law over which this court has unlimited review. See Wasson v. United Dominion Industries, 266 Kan. 1012, 1018, 974 P.2d 578 (1999).
Shelley first worked for the State of Kansas as a law clerk from June 1980, until August 12, 1980, for the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS). On June 1, 1983, she began working for SRS as an Attorney I and held this position until July 12, 1994. On July 18, 1994, Shelley began working for KDHR as an Attorney II and continues in that position. After 10 years of service, Shelley began to receive annually the State's longevity bonus of $40 for each year of service.
The legislature amended K.S.A. 75-5541 effective December 17, 1995, to provide that an employee would become eligible to receive a longevity bonus on his or her "accrual date," the date that an employee had actually completed 120 months of service. Prior to December 17, 1995, an employee became eligible for a longevity bonus on his or her "enter-on-duty" date, which was the anniversary of the first date the employee ever worked for the State. This change was made in conjunction with the State's conversion from a monthly payroll period (KIPPS) to a biweekly payroll period (SHaRP). The change from an enter-on duty date to an accrual date for payment of the longevity bonus had no effect on employees with continuous service. The change did affect those state employees with a break in service, because it changed the date for receiving the longevity bonus payment from the date of first service with the state, to the anniversary date of the employee's 120 months of service.
Shelley accrued 120 months of service on April 6, 1993. Under the old KIPPS payroll plan, she was eligible to receive her longevity bonus as of her enter-on-duty date of June 19. Under the new SHaRP payroll plan, she became entitled to receive the longevity bonus annually on the accrual date of April 6. One reason for changing the date for payment of the longevity bonus was to benefit employees with a break in service by recognizing that employees should receive the longevity bonus nearer to their date of eligibility.
Shelley was paid a $480 longevity bonus on August 1, 1995. This amount was for her 12 years of service. Under the KIPPS payroll plan, she was eligible to receive the bonus on June 19, 1995, her enter-on-duty date. The following year under the SHaRP payroll plan, Shelly became eligible for her longevity bonus on her accrual date of April 6, 1996. KDHA denied the payment because it would result in Shelley receiving 2 bonus checks in the 1996 fiscal year, contrary to the policy of KDA. The effect of KDHR's ruling was that Shelley would not be paid another longevity bonus until April 6, 1997, the date she would be eligible for her 14-year bonus. Instead, KDHR offered Shelley $40 (the amount earned for 1 year of service) in lieu of $520 for her 13-year longevity bonus, which she refused. As a result of this decision, Shelley was denied her 13-year longevity bonus.
Statutory History
Since KDHR's decision that the "clear language of K.S.A. 75-5541 limits" payment of longevity bonuses to one per fiscal year was reversed by the district court, we begin our review of the history of this statute to determine which interpretation is correct.
In 1989, K.S.A. 75-5541 was enacted. It provided that employees should receive "additional compensation" which was entitled "longevity pay." K.S.A. 75-5541(a) (Ensley 1989). An employee was entitled to this additional compensation "upon completion of 120 months of satisfactory service." K.S.A. 75-5541(b).
For the purpose of determining when an employee reached the 120-month mark, part-time employment was converted to a full-time equivalent according to the "policies adopted for the administration" of the new statute. K.S.A. 75-5541(b) (Ensley 1989). These policies were promulgated in K.A.R. 1-5-29 (1990 Supp.) and K.A.R. 1-2-46 (1987 Supp.)
The number of years of service was determined "as of the service anniversary date within such fiscal year." K.S.A. 75-5541(c) (Ensley 1989). The service anniversary date was the date "which such officer or employee began employment under the Kansas civil service act . . . adjusted . . . for any periods during which such officer or employee was engaged in part-time employment under the Kansas civil service act." K.S.A. 75-5541(d)(Ensley 1989).
The statute was to be liberally construed "to maximize benefits to those" who provided faithful service and was intended to encourage employees to remain employees of the State of Kansas. The new statute was to apply to "fiscal years commencing after June 30, 1989." K.S.A. 75-5541(f) (Ensley 1989).
This statute was amended in 1994. L. 1994, ch. 352, § 4. The words "additional compensation" were changed to "bonus" and the words "longevity pay" were changed to "longevity bonus." The "a" prior to the words "bonus" and "longevity bonus" was added for grammatical purposes. The statute still provided that an employee was eligible for the longevity bonus upon completion of 120 months of "state service." The section discussing the conversion of part-time employment to full-time employment was deleted and replaced with the sentence: "Length of service and service anniversary dates shall be determined pursuant to rules and regulations or policies adopted by the secretary of administration." L. 1994, ch. 352, § 4(b). The section defining the service anniversary date was deleted. L. 1994, ch. 352, § 4(d). The liberal construction language was also deleted and replaced with: "The purpose of longevity pay is to recognize permanent employees who have provided experience and faithful long-term service." L. 1994, ch. 352, § 4(f).
K.S.A. 75-5541 was amended again in 1995. The amendments became effective December 17, 1995. L. 1995, ch. 132, § 6. K.A.R. 1-5-29 was also amended. The only significant changes made in 1995 were to the date an employee would be paid his or her longevity bonus and the requirement that the bonus be included in the employee's regular paycheck and not paid in a separate check. L. 1995, ch. 132, § 6(d).
Fiscal Year
The 1989 version of the statute required payment of $40 for each full year of service "rendered by such officer or employee as of the service anniversary date within such fiscal year." (Emphasis added.) K.S.A. 75-5541(c)(Ensley 1989). In its answer to Shelley's claim, KDA argues that prior to the "implementation of SHaRP, the [fiscal year] for payroll purposes, [was] June 18th of one year to June 17th of the next year." Reference to the payroll period as a fiscal year is incorrect. The terms "payroll period" and "fiscal year" are not interchangeable. K.S.A. 75-3002 requires: "The fiscal year in this state shall commence on the first day of July in each year, and close on the thirtieth day of June next succeeding." K.S.A. 75-5541 (Ensley 1989) required the new statute to apply to "fiscal years commencing after June 30, 1989." (Emphasis added.) L. 1989, ch. 260, § 3(f). Clearly, the legislature intended that the longevity bonus schedule follow the fiscal year calendar as outlined in K.S.A. 75-3002. The payroll period is established separately from the fiscal year and does not necessarily run concurrent with the fiscal year. The State of Kansas has but one fiscal year which commences on the 1st day of July in each year and closes on the 30th day of June the following year.
Although K.S.A. 75-5515 authorizes the Secretary of Administration to set the payroll beginning and ending dates and payment dates, it does not grant the Secretary authority to create a different fiscal year. K.S.A. 75-5541 provides that the Secretary may adopt regulations implementing the statute, but neither statute authorizes the State to deny a longevity bonus to an employee who is eligible to receive a bonus.
Shelley earned a 13-year longevity bonus as of April 6, 1996, during fiscal year 1996. She is entitled to receive it notwithstanding the fact that she was not paid her 12-year longevity bonus (earned as of June 19, 1995) until August 1995, which happens to fall within fiscal year 1996. There is no support that the legislature intended to deny certain employees a longevity bonus when the SHaRP system was implemented. Ergo, the legislative change to pay employees their longevity bonuses on their accrual date had the effect of accelerating the payment date for many employees.
Statutory Construction.
Since its inception in 1989, the longevity bonus was intended to create good will and loyalty among employees who have provided service to the state for a substantial number of years. The statutory language of K.S.A. 75-5541 that "each classified employee . . . shall be eligible to receive a longevity bonus . . . upon completion of 120 months of state service," clearly indicates employees are to be paid a yearly bonus. Because of the unique situation created by the implementation of the SHaRP system, the statute has become ambiguous and it is necessary to reconcile and harmonize the concept of one payment per fiscal year with the requirement that employees must receive an annual bonus. See KPERS v. Reimer & Koger Assocs., Inc., 262 Kan. 635, 643, 941 P.2d 1321 (1997).
Such reconciliation requires examination of each section of the statute. The statute begins with "[e]ach classified employee . . . shall receive a bonus." K.S.A. 75-5541(a). The employee becomes eligible for the bonus "upon completion of 120 months of state service." K.S.A. 75-5541(b). "The amount of each longevity bonus payment shall be computed by multiplying $40 by the number of full years of state service, not to exceed 25 years, rendered by such officer or employee as of the service anniversary date within such fiscal year." (Emphasis added.) K.S.A. 75-5541(c). Finally, the bonus is subject to deductions "notwithstanding the fact that payments are made annually." K.S.A. 75-5541(e). By this language, the legislature clearly intended a yearly payment.
The KDA is responsible for ensuring implementation of the statute; however, to follow its interpretation of this statute under the facts presented here is contrary to the statute and common sense. The KDA, while correct in stating that Shelley received "one bonus every fiscal year," ignores the fact that Shelley was eligible for a bonus, pursuant to statute, when she completed her 13th year of service. When an employee is eligible, the employee "shall" be paid a bonus on their regular pay warrant. Shelley should have received a check for $520 on April 19, 1996, her next regular payday following her accrual date.
A well-established legal maxim is "equity regards substance rather than form." This maxim pertains to equitable remedies "by which equitable rights are established or given but dispenses with the pure formalities which would otherwise defeat equity." Home Owners' Loan Corp. v. Oakson, 161 Kan. 755, 766, 173 P.2d 257 (1946).
While statutory interpretation is not a "mere technicality," the KDA is using a technical interpretation of the statute to infringe upon the clearly defined rights of a state employee to a longevity bonus. The KDA's denial that Shelley "accrued" another year of service in 1996 flies in the face of both the statute and logic. It is implausible that in 1995 Shelley had served 12 years and in 1997, she had served 14 years, but in 1996, she did not "accrue" her 13th year of service. Further, the KDA argues that it is barred by statute from making more than one longevity bonus per fiscal year, yet they offered Shelly $40 for the 13th year. This inconsistent position further illuminates that whether Shelly should be paid her 13-year longevity bonus is a dilemma of the KDA's own making.
Additionally, KDA's characterization that K.A.R. 1-5-29 "simply provides that 'upon completion of 10 years of length of service,' employees may be eligible for longevity bonus pay, " is totally incorrect. (Emphasis added.) K.A.R. 1996 Supp. 1-5-29 provides: "Upon completion of 10 years of length of service, each classified employee, excluding any temporary employee, shall be eligible for longevity bonus pay." (Emphasis added.)
Eligibility Date
KDA claims that under the 1995 amendments to K.A.R. 1-5-29 and K.S.A. 75-5541, employees were now "eligible for longevity bonus payments on their 'accrual' date, i.e., the date they first accrued 10 or more years of service." (Emphasis added.) KDA claims the 1995 amendments to K.S.A. 75-5541 required new procedures for "conversion from using the 'enter on duty' date to the 'accrual' date for purposes of eligibility for longevity bonuses." This is only partially correct.
Since 1989, the statute has mandated that "upon completion of 120 months of state service," an employee is eligible for a longevity bonus. The change in 1995 from an "enter on duty date" to an "accrual" date had no effect on an employee's eligibility for longevity pay on the date they complete 120 months of service. The 1995 change related to the payroll period, e.g., when the employee actually would receive the pay. The 1995 amendment requires payment to be made in the employee's regular paycheck "upon completion of 120 months of state service" instead of on their "service anniversary date." L. 1995, ch. 132, § 6(b) and (d). None of these changes affect the right of an employee to receive a longevity bonus annually after 120 months of service.
KDA's characterization that the employee's eligibility date shifted on December 17, 1995, is a totally incorrect assertion. Eligibility for a longevity bonus has always been tied to the date the employee reaches 120 months of service. The only variable is the payroll period in which the employee will be paid. The KDA's assertion that the eligibility date shifted, combined with its incorrect use of the term "fiscal year," resulted in an outcome that was both arbitrary and contrary to law. The district court was correct in reversing the KDHR decision denying Shelley's longevity pay.
Attorney Fees
Shelley argues that she is entitled to attorney fees under K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 44-324. We disagree.
K.S.A. 44-313(a) defines an employer as "the state of Kansas or any department, agency or authority of the state, . . . employing any person." K.S.A. 44-313(b) defines an employee as "any person allowed or permitted to work by an employer." Finally, K.S.A. 44-313(c) defines wages as "compensation for labor or services rendered by an employee, whether the amount is determined on a time, task, piece, commission or other basis less authorized withholding and deductions." (Emphasis added.)
K.A.R. 49-20-1(d) (1997) provides:
"'Or other basis,' within the meaning of K.S.A. 44-313(c), shall include all agreed compensation for services for which the conditions required for entitlement, eligibility, accrual or earning have been met by the employee. Such compensation may include, but is not limited to, profit sharing, fringe benefits, or compensation due as a result of services performed under an employment contract that has a wage rate required or implied by state of federal law. Conditions subsequent to such entitlement, eligibility, accrual or earning resulting in a forfeiture or loss of such earned wage shall be ineffective and unenforceable."
Shelley is an employee of an agency of the State of Kansas and has met the necessary requirements to become eligible for a longevity bonus. Once funds were appropriated by the legislature to pay the longevity bonus, it becomes an entitlement and is compensation for an employee's faithful service to the State of Kansas. See Schmitt v. State of Kan., 844 F.Supp. 1449, 1453 (D. Kan. 1994). Based on the definition under K.A.R. 49-20-1(d), the longevity bonus is a wage. See K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 44-324(c).
Shelly did not file her claim pursuant to the Wage Payment Act. K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 44-324(c). Although this statute provides for assessment of reasonable attorney fees against an employer, when the Secretary of Human Resources prevails on behalf of an employee, the statute further provides that the amount recovered is to be placed into the wage claims fee fund. The statute makes no provision for attorney fees for a private cause of action and, therefore, does not provide for recovery of attorney fees by Shelley in this case.
Finally, Shelley claims that pursuant to K.S.A. 44-315(b), she is entitled to a penalty payment because of the KDA's interpretation of the statute which resulted in the withholding of a bonus check. K.S.A. 44-315(b) is restricted to employees who have been terminated or have separated from their employer. This statute is inapplicable to Shelley as she is still employed by the State.
The district court awarded interest on its judgment beginning with August 1, 1996. The record does not reflect how or why this date was selected. It is undisputed that Shelley was entitled to her longevity bonus on April 6, 1996, and that it was payable on her next payday, April 19, 1996. The judgment of the district court is affirmed and modified to provide that interest shall run from April 19, 1996, until paid.
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SAN JOSE — The pension reforms that San Jose voters overwhelmingly approved just more than a year ago come to a key test with a trial starting Monday before a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge.
No one expects the weeklong hearing to be dramatic. There won't be celebrity defendants or star witnesses, nor the courtroom suspense of a whodunit, nor even a jury for lawyers to sway with theatrical performances. After bureaucrats and actuaries dissect fund figures and lawyers parse nuances of the city charter and case law, it could be months before the judge issues a ruling. And then there will be appeals.
But much is riding on the outcome. San Jose's current budget already relies on $20 million from parts of the Measure B pension reforms. A city win could add $48 million in yearly savings. Workers, though, want to keep the city from grabbing even more of their paychecks to pay for their pensions. More broadly, the judge's ruling will affect similar debates over government pensions throughout the state and across the country.
"There are a lot of eyes on this case," said Arthur Hartinger, the lead lawyer representing the city. "The stakes are high."
Added Gregg Adam, a lawyer representing the San Jose Police Officers' Association, one of several unions suing to block the measure: "It's the opening round, but opening rounds are important."
The core arguments remain unchanged from even before the city took its pension reforms to the ballot.
City employee unions say that under a "vested rights" doctrine, established through a series of court decisions dating back more than half a century, government employers cannot cut employees' pension benefits. They insist pension rates are protected both for work already rendered and for the rest of their careers.
The city is challenging that doctrine, arguing it has been stretched to extremes that voters never intended. City lawyers point to San Jose's charter language and argue it reserves the right of voters and their elected officials to make future changes to retirement plans.
San Jose's pension troubled are rooted in benefit increases, flawed assumptions and market losses for the city's pension fund. As a result, the annual cost to the city more than tripled in a decade, consuming more than a fifth of its general operating fund. City officials cut everything from police and fire department staffing to library and community center hours to cover growing costs. And with the retirement funds still $2.9 billion short of promised benefit costs, the bill continues to rise.
"At the time these benefits were enacted, did voters think they'd face this $2 billion-plus exposure and there's nothing we can do about it?" Hartinger asked. "We don't think that's right."
The stakes are huge for Mayor Chuck Reed, who championed the measure, and the City Council members who supported him. He and many of his council allies complete their last term in office next year, and a loss in court could sap political support for the controversial reforms as well as upend the budget.
"If we lose," Reed said, "we'll have to go right back into cutting services."
The case is being argued before Superior Court Judge Patricia M. Lucas. Before former Gov. Gray Davis appointed her to the court in 2003, Lucas specialized in litigating high-stakes intellectual property cases and headed the litigation department for Fenwick & West.
Lucas already has some familiarity with the Measure B case. Before it went to a vote, she ruled that a ballot argument against the measure slightly overstated concession offers from police and firefighters. But she dismissed a host of other complaints about the opponents' argument.
Measure B reduces pensions for new hires and makes current employees contribute up to 16 percent more of their pay toward their pensions unless they switch to a lesser benefit. Retirees could see annual 3-percent "cost-of-living" raises on their pensions suspended if the city declares a "fiscal emergency."
San Jose was one of two major California cities where voters overwhelmingly approved pension reforms in June 2012. San Diego's Proposition B called for replacing pensions for all new hires except police with 401(k)-type retirement savings accounts, and a five-year freeze on current employees' pay that would count toward their pensions. San Diego has since negotiated the five-year pay freeze and put new hires on 401(k)-type plans after defeating unfair labor-practice challenges.
San Jose's legal road is longer because the city is taking direct aim at the "vested rights" doctrine. Said Jack Dean, vice president of California Pension Reform: "all of the state's pension reform activists are watching this case with great interest."
Contact John Woolfolk at 408-975-9346. Follow him at Twitter.com/johnwoolfolk1.


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Humanitarian and Human Rights law."
Masri was hoping to join his children in neighboring Jordan. "Now I
hear not everyone is released ... I don't know what to expect," he
said late on Wednesday.
"If they ask why I took up arms, I'll tell them that four of my
brothers were martyred before I did so."
As men from Homs, some with blankets draped over their soldiers,
waited to be sent off for questioning, the city's governor Talal
al-Barazi addressed them over loud speakers, saying they had nothing
to fear.
"Be patient with us for a couple of days until this process is over.
You're in the embrace of the state. You're all our children," he
"Are you afraid of anything? Did the police scare you?" he asked.
"No" the men answered in unison, while their facial expressions
suggested otherwise.
Barazi said the ceasefire had been extended on Thursday for three
more days to let out more civilians. It was unclear how much longer
it would last; a second round of peace talks entered their final day
on Friday with clear signs of deadlock between the United States,
which backs the opposition, and Assad's leading ally Russia.
Homs is one of the Syrian cities where the uprising against Assad
first turned into an armed insurgency and has faced near-daily
bombardment by his forces since then.
Some soldiers swore at men getting off a bus that had ferried them
out of the Old City, convinced that they were part of the rebel
Some of the soldiers tried to take the men's pictures with mobile
phones, drawing a rebuke from Barazi who told them to stop.
The governor told Reuters on Thursday that 220 of 1,400 people
evacuated in the last week were still being held for security
checks. Seventy had been cleared for release on Thursday after 111
were released earlier in the week, he said.
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Those released first salute the Syrian flag and then pledge
allegiance to the state.
As they waited to be sent off for questioning, many of the Homs
evacuees asked anyone nearby what would happen next. Ranging from
very haggard to reasonably well turned out, some were yawning and
appeared listless.
"Oh come on, you really think they are going to let us get away with
it?" one evacuee said to another. "You think they're going to just
let us be and forget about it?"
The man next to him said: "No of course not. We all know that."
U.S. State Department spokesman Edgar Vasquez said the government
had pledged to release men after they had been screened. "We expect
them to keep that pledge," he said.
"Given the regime's past actions, the international community cannot
take this for granted and needs to monitor the fate of these men,"
he added in a statement late on Wednesday.
According to evacuees speaking on Wednesday, about 1,500 rebels
remained inside the besieged area of Old Homs, along with about a
thousand civilians.
One evacuee, a man in his early 20s, described tension between
fighters and civilians who decided to stay behind and others who had
decided to leave. "On our way out they shouted at us, saying:
'You've sold out Homs!'", he said.
Another blamed the rebels for the fact he hadn't left sooner, saying
they had told him he'd be killed by the army if he did. He also
accused the rebels of hoarding food.
Apart from Masri, none of those waiting for questioning admitted to
being fighters.
Barazi, the governor, told them: "Those who have broken the law will
answer to the law. But if you come to the state and say 'I've made a
mistake, I was wrong', then that is it. It'll be over. Don't worry."
Speaking quietly, one man said: "We really hope these words are
The Syrian authorities term the screening process as "situation
settlement", or normalization. The stated aim of the process is the
rehabilitation or prosecution of rebels by the state.
One soldier, asked whether he could forgive rebel combatants, pulled
out his cell phone to show a photo of a young man. "See this guy? He
was my friend. They killed him. A bullet through the head," he said.
"It was them. One of them," he said, pointing to the evacuees.
"But if normalization means we put down our weapons and go back to
the way things were, then I'm good with that."
Asked the same question, a senior officer gave a less clear cut
answer: "Come back in a couple of months and see for yourself."
(Additional reporting by Laila Bassam in Beirut and Stephanie
Nebehay in Geneva; writing by Tom Perry in Beirut; editing by
Philippa Fletcher)
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The cornerstone items were hermetically sealed in a copper box prepared for the purpose and after it was soldered shut the ceremonies commenced. The items placed within included: a copy of The Morning Democrat, May 16, 1901; a copy of the Lexington Leader, same date; a copy of the Morning Herald same date; a souvenir of the fifth-fourth annual conclave, Lexington; a copy of the bylaws of Webb Commandery; a copy of the bylaws of Lexington Lodge no. 1; a copy of the bylaws of Devotion Lodge no. 160; a list of the members of Lexington Lodge; a list of the members of Devotion Lodge; a list of the officers of the Grand Lodge; a paper ten cent piece of Federal currency; names of college literary societies; names of members of Greek letter societies; experimental station bulletins; football souvenir; souvenir edition of The Kentuckian; copies of the State College Record; copy of "Brief Announcements"; copy of "Views of the college:' photographs of the faculty and others; postage stamps of the denominations of one cent, two cents, three cents, four cents, five cents, six cents, eight cents and ten cents; coin silver dollar, 1897; half dollar, 1809; quarter dollar, 1900; ten cent piece, 1900; five cent piece, 1900; one cent piece, 1900; bound volume of the publication of the chemical department of State College of Kentucky during the past ten years entitled, "Researches in Chemistry," college catalogues; and reports of Board of Trustees.
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Sophomore men's gym class, 1908
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Women's Gym Class in Buell Hall, 1906
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I've seen two ways of beating time, and I'm not sure if there's a clear better choice. One way is for the ictus to always be in the same spot in front of you, with a followthrough to prepare for the next beat. The other is for the ictus to be at the bottom of each beat, widely separated. Do people have preferences here, or just "whatever the heck we can actually follow"? :-)
When someone is following a conductor, the location of the ictus is not so important as the direction of movement of the tip. This is going to seem counterintuitive, but the direction of movement is consistent with both methods, and I've known conductors to switch back and forth with the ensemble only noticing when inspecting the video afterwards. Think about this: the location of the ictus is a single point in time, and no one experiences anything in terms of single points of time, music especially. We experience music and time in motion.
What you are referring to is known as "Focal Point Conducting". There's an article you should read by Stewart Ross in the July 1996 issue of The Instrumentalist--"[Conductor's Clinic] The Conducting Focal Point: A Lesson from John Paynter".
When I am following a conductor, I want to know which beat the conductor is beating, so a clearly-defined style with each ictus decently [not, perhaps, widely] spaced is crucial. If it's possible to misread which beat of the bar the conductor has reached (because each ictus is in the same place physically), it's possible to be beautifully on-the-beat on the wrong beat!
When I conduct, I conduct in the manner I like to follow, because I want to make everything easy for my singers.
As a long time member of a professional orchestra, I doubt you would find any member of a large ensemble, be it orchestral, band, vocal or anything else, that would endorse a conducting method wherein all beats look the same.


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