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The Joe Louis fist bears a wristband reading "Live United" as the United Way torch burns in the background Friday. / Photos by Tim Galloway/Special to the Free Press
Sergio Marchionne, from left, Michael Brennan, Yolanda Washington and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing attend the ceremony.
A flame lit by Chrysler Chairman and CEO Sergio Marchionne is burning in downtown Detroit as United Way for Southeastern Michigan reignited its fund-raising campaign Friday.
The torch was lit during the kickoff of the organization's $35-million community giving campaign that runs through the end of the year.
The torch was dark for five years during the economic downturn. Now, it reflects rebounds in the region's economy and the auto industry. It also signifies a rededication to the area's poor and needy people.
The 75-foot-high metal sculpture sits on a traffic island between Larned, Jefferson and the "Spirit of Detroit." The torch was dedicated in 1969 with the words "a symbol of the concern and generosity of the people of this community."
"We are well aware that southeastern Michigan faces very many challenges," said Marchionne, chairman of the United Way campaign. "The torch lighting is all about looking forward and coming together with hope. Life is made of turning points. Our hope today is that this is one of those moments that forever changes our community and our way of looking at the future."
The campaign set a goal of making metro Detroit one of the top five places in the country to live and work by 2030, the year when children born in 2012 will graduate from high school.
Chrysler employees are targeting childhood hunger and poverty this year, donating money to the United Way and volunteering at nonprofits, Marchionne said.
"It seems natural considering how much Chrysler owes to the city and its people," he said.
From a tent set up at Hart Plaza, Mayor Dave Bing joined Marchionne and United Way President and CEO Michael Brennan in a countdown to relight the torch.
Yolanda Washington, 42, of Grosse Ile asked for donations, explaining how a call to United Way's helpline 211 at 2 a.m. helped her when she was out of work in 2008 and unable to feed her two sons, now 21 and 16.
"I was following the dream and the dream stopped for a while," said Washington, now employed at Eaton Corp. "I want to say to that single mother in West Bloomfield, Novi or Romeo who has never asked for help ... call 211 if they need help. It definitely changed my life."
The torch will remain lit during the campaign.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Inexpensive food, such as hamburgers and fried chicken, prepared and served quickly.
- n. A type of meal that is often standardized, pre-prepared, and served quickly.
- n. A type of food that is quickly made, but of low nutritional value; junk food.
- n. Anything standardized, quickly available, and inexpensive, often, of low value.
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- n. inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly
"So if you place a moratorium on drive-throughs, you will make fast food a whole lot less convenient and will take away the spontaneity that leaves you "supersized.""
"The Quadrangle at U of D was jammed, a thousand-plus kids sharing tables, studying, batting the breeze, sipping Starbucks, or scarfing fast food from the booths that ringed the room."
"Ian turned north, the tram-lines and the sea wall to the left, the endless string of cheap hotels, amusement arcades, gifte shoppes, pubs, and fast food outlets to their right."
"To hold on to streamline-minded customers, some of the better known fast food brands invested billions of dollars in a market that even ten years ago was already deemed mature."
"Buck Barnes had run two-thirds of the way across the street when he decided that he needed to cut back on fast food and start making use of the workout facilities down at the station."
"No more fast food resturants are needed at 646 & I45."
"Do we want to just isolate them and have some gas stations, fast food restaurants down here, or do we want to — and we were thinking about this both with the strategic plan as well as with HandMade — how about making [State Route] 213 from the interchange of I-26 coming into Mars Hill, how about making that the gateway to Madison County?"
"There are numerous apparent reasons for this condition: 1. The easy availability of tasty, high-fat, and high-caloric foods and beverages 2. The massive advertising of fast food restaurants 3. The relative lack of exercise fostered by watching television, surfing the net, and playing extraordinarily realistic computer games 4. The stress and accompanying depression that we experience living in times of serious economic and environmental uncertainty"
"These superfrequent customers account for 80 percent of all fast food revenues."
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Sarasota, Florida -- The results are in.
Mayor Suzanne Atwell and Susan Chapman have been elected to the Sarasota City Commission.
Sarasota, Florida -- Congressman Vern Buchanan will hold a listening session on jobs, spending and the economy in Holmes Beach.
The session will take place on May 11 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Holmes Beach City Hall chambers, 5801 Marina Drives.
To RSVP contact the Congressman's District Office at 941-747-9081.
Sarasota, Florida -- Voters in the May 14, 2013 City of Sarasota Second (runoff) Election who choose to vote by mail (absentee) may track their ballots online from the time they request the ballot until the voted ballot safely reaches the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections' office.
Sarasota, Florida --Congressman Vern Buchanan announced today that he will hold a listening session on jobs, spending and the economy in Englewood on April 20.
It will be an Englewood listentnig session at the Englewood Sports Complex Conference Room at 1300 South River Road.
To RSVP, please contact the Congressman's District Office at 941-951-6643.
Sarasota, Florida -- Congressman Vern Buchanan will host a women business owners panel on jobs and the economy this Friday, April 19th.
Over the past 16 years, the number of women-owned firms has grown 1½ times the national average, according to the 2013 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report. Nationally, Florida ranks as the fourth most populous state for women-owned businesses.
Sarasota, Florida -- Congressman Vern Buchanan announced today that he will hold a forum on tax reform.
The meeting takes place on March 29, at 11: a.m. It will be held at New College of Florida's Mildred Sainer Pavilion, 5313 Bay Shore Road.
During the forum, panelists will discuss the various proposals for tax reform. The panel includes:
Sarasota, Florida -- Interest in the Sarasota 2013 municipal commissioners-at-large race is heating up already for the May run-off. The primary left Susan Chapman, Suzanne Atwell, and Richard Dorfman as the top vote-getters. Now they are in competition for the two open seats.
Sarasota Council Of Neighborhood Associations (CONA) has invited the three candidates surviving the March primary to a forum held as their regular meeting in April.
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The House Armed Services Committee yesterday approved an amended version of the National Defense Authorization Act that removes language requiring presidential authorization for military offensive operations in cyberspace to defend the country.
Congressional sources working with House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard "Buck" McKeon said the move did not grant the secretary of defense any additional powers and dismissed fears as unwarranted.
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Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:44:53 -0800 The San Diego Chargers signed free-agent LB Phillip Dillard (Panthers) to the practice squad.
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:30:11 -0800 The Carolina Panthers have signed TE Greg Smith, OG Roger Allen, LB Phillip Dillard and CB Reggie Sullivan to future contracts. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed.
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:29:05 -0800 The Carolina Panthers released DL Lawrence Wilson Tuesday, Nov. 8, after he was cited for speeding and possession of marijuana during the team's bye week. The Panthers also activated CB Brandon Hogan (undisclosed) from the Physically Unable to Perform list, signed free-agent DL Thomas Keiser, LB Phillip Dillard and DL Jason Shirley, and released DL Ronald Fields. LB Thomas Williams (neck) was placed on the Injured Reserve with a neck injury.
Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:32:27 -0700 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers worked out free-agent LB Phillip Dillard (Giants), CB Joshua Moore (Bears) and SS Chris Horton (Redskins) this week.
Sat, 03 Sep 2011 17:12:32 -0700 The New York Giants terminated the contract of WR Michael Clayton, and waived LB Phillip Dillard, QB Ryan Perrilloux, OT Jamon Meredith, DL Dwayne Hendricks and CB Joe Burnett Saturday, Sept. 3.
Sun, 01 May 2011 12:27:50 -0700 New York Giants LB Phillip Dillard could compete for the starting middle linebacker job during training camp.
Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:30:02 -0700 New York Giants general manager Jerry Reese said he wants to see more from LBs Clint Sintim, Phillip Dillard and Adrian Tracy next season, reports Ohm Youngmisuk, of ESPNNewYork.com.
Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:59:33 -0800 The New York Giants have declared RB Darius Reynaud, WR Duke Calhoun, OT Jamon Meredith, DL Linval Joseph, CB Michael Coe, LB Phillip Dillard, C Shaun O'Hara, OT Shawn Andrews inactive for Week 14.
Sun, 28 Nov 2010 08:52:05 -0800 The New York Giants have declared OT David Diehl, WR Devin Thomas, WR Hakeem Nicks, LB Phillip Dillard, C Shaun O'Hara, OT Shawn Andrews, WR Steve E. Smith, CB Will Blackmon inactive for Week 12.
Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:14:57 -0700 The New York Giants have declared CB D.J. Johnson, OT Jamon Meredith, DL Linval Joseph, FB Madison Hedgecock, DL Mathias Kiwanuka, OG Mitch Petrus, LB Phillip Dillard, OT William Beatty inactive for Week 7.
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"A chromosome is a sequence of DNA that gets passed on as a block from generation to generation, instead of being reshuffled like most other genes."
Chromosomes are not a type of gene!
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That increase was in line with the seasonally adjusted statewide increase in unemployment, which rose to 8.6 percent in August from 8.5 percent in July.
National unemployment was 8.1 percent in August.
A year ago in August, the county's jobless rate was 8.4 percent.
The county, meanwhile, shed 200 jobs in the July-August period, pulled lower as a result of those seasonal education cuts, regional economist Jim Vleming said Tuesday.
But the increase in the county's jobless rate could be short-lived because seasonal hiring is under way for the new school year, and some local retailers are hiring.
Here are some other factors that might lower the county's jobless rate once September's unemployment results are released next month. Those are expected Oct. 23.
TJ Maxx: The retailer opens its first Olympia store Sunday at Westfield Capital mall. The store has hired 50 people for the store and 30 others for the grand opening, operations manager Ty Hardwick said.
Capital mall: Eight mall retailers took part in a two-day hiring event last week, attracting 60 job seekers the first day.
Although some job seekers said they have struggled to find work, Alonzo Baggett, 25, of Olympia, said last week that he remains optimistic about his search.
He said he planned to apply for four mall retailer jobs, and he encouraged other job seekers to remain upbeat. There are plenty of jobs, but some job seekers don't do a good job selling themselves or are too proud to take certain jobs, Baggett said.


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Met a very nice waitress (Sweden) who told us the great places to visit while we were in the area. Enjoyed a nice caesar salad and clam chowder.
Met a very nice waitress (Sweden) who told us the great places to visit while we were in the area. Enjoyed a nice caesar salad and clam chowder.
Just driving around and found this place. Across the street from the beach area. Good cocktail specials. Had a fantastic lunch of the grilled pork tacos. Island atmosphere, friendly and outgoing staff. Stopped in for lunch, and is probably a great dinner place. Downstairs they have a deli that will make up sandwiches, etc to take to the beach. Worth... More
My husband and I both had fresh grilled fish and they were prepared perfect. The portion weren't that big, but with the desert in my stomach I was fine. The views over the beach and ocean are great. The staff was very attentive, friendly, quick, and accommodating. I had wine, he had beers and we liked our drinks. My husband... More
We ate at their deli on the street level several times. They had great custom sandwiches at a reasonable price, available for take-away. The restaurant upstairs was a solid choice with excellent views and friendly service. This is the kind of place that you visit to have a casual meal that's much cheaper than the nearby resorts. The food was... More
Ate at Brenneckes Restaurant in Poipu, Kauai for supper while on vacation. This restaurant is on the second floor facing the ocean, it is across the street from Poipu Beach. It has a commanding view of the ocean. Service was prompt & staff was very friendly. I had the mhi mhi, while my wife had the shrimp pasta. Food was... More
The fish and chips were delish. Also the Ty-Chi Mytai was very good.I counted 4 different rums being put into this drink. It hit the spot! The view is very nice and the service was fast and sweet.
This great restaurant is on the second floor facing the ocean. The restaurant is open to the outside and the weather was great! Service was very friendly and the pupu platter and muscles dishes were amazing! Good shaved ice downstairs that they sell as well!
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Google Earth (Street View), look it up and get yourself informed. Your house is in the public eye and there is nothing to prevent others from photographing it including the "government". You don't like it, that's just tough; get yourself a great big cloak of invisibility, knock yourself out dude.
Now, as for what's INSIDE your house, that is an ENTIRELY different story.
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Reddit 'gaymer' group fights back against trademark
A group claims a registered trademark for the term threatens users' free speech
IDG News Service - A group of Reddit users are arguing in a petition filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that the use of the term "gaymer" to identify their community on the site should remain in the public domain.
The petition was spurred by the video game blog Gaymer.org, created by blogger Chris Vizzini. Vizzini filed to register the trademark "gaymer" in 2007 after creating the site. Last August, the blogger sent a cease-and-desist letter to Reddit directed at the subreddit group "r/gaymers," claiming that the forum infringed his trademark rights for his own site.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital civil liberties group, along with the law firm Perkins Coie, filed the Jan. 23 petition suit on the Reddit users' behalf. The groups are asking the USPTO to cancel the registration for the term, which they say dates back to the early 1990s.
Gaymers, the Reddit group explains, are members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community who have an active interest in video games. But the term's registration as a trademark, the petitioners claim, threatens the community's free speech. Cancelling the registration, they say, would allow the community to continue to use the word without interference.
The petition claims the term gaymer is merely descriptive, and that numerous third parties have used it as a generic term since before Vizzini used or sought registration for it.
"This is important because we believe that the ways that people choose to self-identify need to be free from encumbrance," said Zack Karlsson, who represents the moderators of the gaymer subreddit group. To Reddit users, and the more than 1 million gaymers in the United States alone, to have the name for their identity co-opted by an individual is unacceptable, he said.
"It's pretty obvious this is a common term," said EFF intellectual property director Corynne McSherry. "It should not have been registered in the first place." She adds that many others in the gaymer community are offended, and for good reason, that someone else would claim ownership of the term.
But the petition also holds larger significance given the changing social media landscape, McSherry said. Before the Internet, if a trademark registration was granted, the fallout would not be all that dramatic, she said.
But in the world of social media, it's all too easy to send a cease-and-desist letter to intermediaries such as Reddit, who often don't want to be in the middle of a trademark dispute, said McSherry. "Bogus" trademarks, therefore, stand to become a more serious problem than they were previously, she argues.
In Reddit's case, however, the site has not shut down the r/gaymers community as of yet, though threats from Vizzini persist, EFF said.
Vizzini could not be immediately reached for comment. It is not clear whether the LGBT community inspired or is connected in any way to his site, although the blogger sounds off on the gay community in a recent post.
The Reddit gaymer group frequently coordinates multi-player video games as well as voice and video chats for its 21,000 members. EFF says it could be several months before the petition is resolved.
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When small things go wrongI went flying with a friend of mine last weekend. It was a beautifully day with only a few clouds and light winds. Visibility was fantastic. You could see for miles and miles. One couldn't have asked for a better day to fly. What could go wrong?
As it turned out, things could go wrong. First we had booked a C 172 for our flight. The plan was that my friend would fly to our destination and I would fly the return. Every thing was prepared. NOTAMS checked, weight and balance done, PPR completed, paperwork completed. Just as we were about to walk out the door, the CFI asks my friend if he had completed his checkout on the 172? No? Well, it didn't matter that he had 16 hours on type as they were not as P1. And no, we couldn't take the 172. Ok, fair enough. But being the nice folks that they are, they moved the schedule around a little bit and offered us a PA-28, which my friend was ok to fly. the aircraft would become available in 30 mins. Fantastic! But now we quickly had to do the paperwork again. Our destination had to be advised, recalculate the W & B, check fuel, etc. My friend, a fairly new PPL was feeling under pressure. I told home to relax and to take his time. He was getting the figures wrong whilst doing his calcs. I asked him to take his time and not worry too much a bout being a little late. Better to arrive late than not arrive at all. Finally he calmed down, worked his numbers and we proceeded with our flight. He soon admitted to me that he felt relaxed about being in a familiar plane rather than flying a type he had not flown recently. I thought later that perhaps he might have been uncomfortable with the C172 but was not admitting it. In any case, first proper decision (by default) of the day - Do not fly anything you are not comfortable with. The flight to our destination went smoothly and we both enjoyed it immensely. I was in the RHS, quietly monitoring the flight. Gently reminding about checks along the way and helping with the frequencies enroute. We reached our destination without any mishap and had a quick bite to eat. We were aviators and really enjoying our flying privileges. On the return flight I was P1. This is when the second "incident" happened. Although I had completed the pre departure checks, we may have missed a smallish one. The door became unlatched in the first five minutes of our flight. For those who may be unfamiliar, the PA 28 has two latches: one on the side and the second on the top of the door. It was the second one that had not closed properly and was now letting in a lot of air and was making the cabin uncomfortably noisy. Although the door being slightly ajar did not affect the flight dynamics of the plane, it was not possible to close it in flight. it was time to make a decision. I asked for an immediate return to the airport, explaining the minor problem. I was immediately given a downwind join instead of the usual overhead and we landed without mishap. Second good decision of the day - Recognise and deal with issues before they become a real problem. On our return leg, one of our turning points was overhead a gliding field. This was the third and most disturbing event of the day. Despite being in radio contact with the field and keeping a good look out, I was taken by surprise at the number of gliders that popped out of nowhere around us. We remained well clear of the gliders, but I had never been around so many of them. Is this something that glider pilots get used to? In any case we were soon clear of the zone and I decided that never again will I fly directly overhead a gliding site. One of my biggest fear about flying is the risk of mid-air collision and I had, like a complete novice, put myself in a risky situation. What was I thinking? Major lesson learned from the day was that small things going wrong can potentially lead to larger errors. I should have anticipated that there would be loads of gliders on such a lovely day, but I didn't. The field could easily have been avoided and I felt most embarrassed not to have avoided it. We soon landed safely at our home airfield. Whilst reviewing the day, we both decided that we had been lucky that day. It doesn't take much for small issues to get out of control and become big problems. A few things to keep in mind for next time. Always- Safety first. Perhaps it isn't all that obvious! Confucius Say: Live each day as if it were your last because one day it will be.
Sounds like you had a good learning day out!
I don't go near gliding sites any more if there's a chance they may be active I know they all fly round happily in gaggles, and circle in the same clouds and all that, but I'm a nervous type. And then, there's the thought of that cable coming up to slice my wings off... Keef
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Re: When small things go wrongThere is a procedure for closing a PA28 door in flight. I should know! But it has never worked.
CPL IMC FI (A) and registering 9 on the bolometer.
The door in our Arrow used to pop open on occasion (been rectified now). There is a proceedure in the manual. In sort, close all the air vents, slow the aircraft down and use rudder to put the door directly into the windstream. It works a charm and easy enough to do single pliot, but the air vents being closed are important. Slow out of balance flight probably while trying to close the door isn't recommonded for a new PPL though I suppose.
That's useful to know, happened to me on 2nd solo cross country, I carried on with the radio turned up. Probably best I didn't know the procedure at that stage though. Frequently misunderstood
Eek! Bloke in pub has death wish. You will find out your door is open very shortly after take off and you will be distracted by it. The last thing you want to do is have the stall Warner blaring at 1000ft while reaching over to recluse the door. There is a procedure in the POH but it doesn't always work as in some cases the top latch gets stuck in the closed position in which case you should either carry on noisily or land for a cup of tea and a squizz at the checklist. CPL IMC FI (A) and registering 9 on the bolometer.
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I don't think this is a one person procedure!
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Baby speech and language development newborn to 3 months
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She is the daughter of actress Catherine Belkhodja, who ushered her into the entertainment industry at a young age, an experience later chronicled by Le Besco in her one-woman shows "Le Pois Chiche" and "I'm an Actress". Maïwenn Le Besco starred in several films as a child and teenage actress, notably as "Elle as a child" (the child version of the lead role played by Isabelle Adjani) in the hit film L'été meurtrier (One Deadly Summer, 1983). In 1991, due to her difficult relationship with her parents, she decided to use only her given name professionally.
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West Virginia public pensions
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West Virginia public pensions include the pension system the West Virginia Consolidated Public Retirement System. West Virginia faces a long-term funding shortfall in its retiree health care system that actuaries have placed at $7.4 billion, one of the biggest in the nation on a per-capita basis.[1]
West Virginia has 47,613 total public employees as of 2010.[2] In Fiscal Year 2010, the state has a total of 91,887 active and inactive pension fund members, with 51,733 receiving periodic benefit payments. [3]
A recent study by economists Joshua Rauh of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and Robert Novy-Marx of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business concluded that the West Virginia pension fund will run out of money in 2019.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the state has 40 locally-administered pension systems.[5]
Public Pensions
Plan | Value | Unfunded liabilities | Percentage funded | Active members | Avg. Salary |
Teachers Retirement System [6] | $5.07 billion | $4.7 billion | 46.5 percent | 67,786 active members | $xx |
Public Employees Retirement System[6] | $4.54 billion | $1.3 billion | 74.6 percent | 72,339 active members | $xx |
Deputy Sheriff Retirement System[6] | $113 million | $46 mllion | 66.4 percent | 1,354 active members | $xx |
Emergency Medical Services Retirement System[6] | $32 million | $7.8 billion | 75.1 percent | 583 active members | $xx |
Public Safety Death, Disability, and Retirement Fund[6] | $482 million | $186 million | 68.5 percent | 839 active members | $xx |
State Police Retirement System[6] | $70 million | $16 million | 76.2 percent | 587 active members | $xx |
Judges Retirement System[6] | $124 million | N/A | 107 percent | 132 active members | $xx |
Teachers Retirement System
The Teachers' Retirement System was established on July 1, 1941 to provide retirement benefits for teachers and school service personnel. TRS is a defined benefit plan that currently has approximately 35,701 active members and 29,245 retired members. An active member contributes 6 percent of his or her gross monthly salary into the retirement plan. If you were a member prior to July 1, 1991, the employer contributes an additional 15 percent of the member's gross monthly salary into the plan. For member's hired for the first time on or after July 1, 2005 or for member's who transferred from the Teachers' Defined Contribution System, the employer contributes an additional 7.5 percent of the member's gross monthly salary into the plan.
Public Safety Death, Disability and Retirement System
PSDDRS is a single employer defined benefit public employee retirement system covering all West Virginia State Police (State Police) hired on or before March 11, 1994. This plan is closed to new entrants. A member is eligible for normal retirement at age 50 after 20 years of contributory service, or at any age upon completion of 25 years of service. There is no vesting in the State's contributions prior to ten years of service. Benefits payable to members retiring prior to age 50 are deferred until the normal retirement date. The annual retirement benefit is 5.5% of the members' aggregate salary, but not less than $6,000 per year.
State Police Retirement System
SPRS is a single employer defined benefit public employee retirement system that was established for all State Police hired on or after March 12, 1994. SPRS provides retirement, death, and disability benefits. A member is eligible for normal retirement at age 50 with 25 years of service or age 52 with 20 years of credited service. A member is eligible for a reduced benefit with 20 years of credited service and retiring before age 52. The annual regular retirement benefit, paid monthly, is equal to 2.75 percent of the final average salary multiplied by the years of service. Final average salary is the average of the five highest calendar years of earnings during the last ten years of earnings.
Deputy Sheriff Retirement System
DSRS, a multiple employer defined benefit cost sharing public employee retirement system, was established for all deputy sheriffs hired by all 55 county governments on July 1, 1998. The annual regular retirement benefit is equal to 2.25 percent of a member's final average salary multiplied by the member's years of credited service. Final average salary refers to the average of the highest annual compensation received for covered employment by the member during any five consecutive plan years within the member's last ten years of service.
Judges Retirement System
JRS is a single employer defined benefit public employee retirement system covering State judges and justices who elect to participate. JRS provides retirement as well as death and disability benefits. A member who was appointed or elected to the bench prior to July 2, 2005 is eligible for normal retirement upon the attainment of 24 years of service of which at least 12 years is as a sitting judge or justice, 16 years of service at age 65 of which at least 12 years is as a sitting judge or justice, or 8 full years of service after age 65.
The annual benefit paid to judges and justices on the bench prior to July 2, 2005 is 75 percent of the current annual salary of the office from which the participant retires, with surviving spouse and dependent child benefits. This benefit is proportionally increased upon increase in salary for active sitting judges and justices.
Emergency Medical Services Retirement System
The EMSRS Act was passed by the Legislature in March 2007. Final Average Salary is the average of the highest annual compensation received by the member during covered employment for any 5 consecutive plan years within the last 10 years of service.
Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System
The MPFRS Act was passed in November 2009. The MPFRS had two participating employers as of June 30, 2010. If there are fewer than 100 members on January 1, 2014, all members will be merged into the Emergency Medical Services Retirement System.
Active employees with five or more years of contributing service , are eligible for full retirement benefits at age 60, OR whether employed or not when the employee's age plus years of contributing service are equal to or greater than 80, with a minimum age of 55.[7]
Contribution Rates
Each employee contributes 4.5% of salary to the retirement system (tax-deferred).[7]
Retiree Health Care
In West Virginia, the 36,000 state employee or public school teacher retirees receive a monthly subsidy paid primarily by the state intended to help cover the costs of their health insurance premiums. The average monthly subsidy is $333 per retiree. The state will not offer the benefit to employees hired after July 1, 2010.[1] However, the American Federation of Teachers of West Virginia and the West Virginia Education Association have filed lawsuits opposing the reform.[8]
Funding levels
The state's pension liabilities can be calculated in a variety of ways, which yield different numbers. Below are the numbers as calculated by to the Pew Center on the States,[8] the American Enterprise Institute[9] and Professors Robert Novy-Marx of the University of Chicago and Joshua Rauh of Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management.[10]
PEW (2008) | AEI (2008) | Kellogg (2009) |
$4,968,709 | $14,378,914 | $11,100,000 |
Other information from the Pew Center on the States Feb. 2010 publication "The Trillion Dollar Gap":
Latest liability | Latest unfunded liability | Annual required contribution | Latest actual contribution |
$13,642,584 | $4,968,709 | $481,703 | $510,258 |
Latest liability | Latest unfunded liability | Annual required contribution | Latest actual contribution |
$6,362,640 | $6,108,398 | $174,842 | $143,582 |
Number of pension plans | Pension assets ($bn) | Stated liabilities ($bn) | Funding status (% of tax revenue) |
2 | $6.6 | $12.3 | -270% |
This data is based on projected data from 2008 census data.[11] In 2008, $1.94 trillion was set aside for pensions, but it is estimated that states have $5.17 trillion in unfunded liabilities.
Rate of Return
West Virginia presumes a 7.50% return rate on its pension investments.[8]
In FY2010, West Virginia's pension funds saw a return of 16 percent. In FY2011, the state's invested assets produced a 20.7 percent. In FY2009 and the year prior, however, saw the funds suffer significant losses.[12]
Local public pensions
- Main article: Local government public pensions
According to the United States Census Bureau, the state has 40 locally-administered pension systems.[5]
- Main articles: Public pension disclosure and Governmental Accounting Standards Board
Data availability
Data included annual financial audits and summary data of each plan performance is posted.[13]
Pension recipients and the amounts paid to each recipient are not posted.
Fund performance data
Information on fund investments is not posted on the CPRB website, but is included in annual financial reports.[13]
Rate of return
The assumed rate of return is not posted on the CPRB website, but is included in the annual financial reports.[13]
Unfunded liabilities
Unfunded liabilities are not posted on the website, but are included in the annual financial reports and the annual data summary sheet.[13]
West Virgina addresses pay-to-play abuse by limiting campaign contributions during the negotiation and performance of the contract. [14]
The Consolidated Public Retirement Board provides oversight for the state pension plans. Audits are performed by a contracted CPA firm.
See also
External links
- West Virginia Consolidated Public Retirement System
- West Virginia State Pension Fund Management - State Integrity Investigation
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stateline.org "In graying West Virginia, a mountain of retiree health bills" July 13, 2010
- ↑ 2010 Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll, Census 2010
- ↑ 2010 Annual Survey of Public Employment and Payroll--Membership by State, Census 2010
- ↑ New Mexico, Study: NM state pension plan will run out of money in 13 years, Sept. 9, 2010
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Public Employee Retirement Systems State- and Locally-Administered Pensions Summary Report: 2010", United States Census Bureau, April 30, 2012
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Benefits
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "State Pensions and Retiree Healthcare Benefits: The Trillion Dollar Gap," Pew Center on the States, accessed January 4, 2011
- ↑ Biggs, Andrew, "The Market Value of Public-Sector Pension Deficits," AEI Outlook Series, no. 1 (2010)
- ↑ Novy-Marx, Robert and Joshua Rauh, 2010, "Public Pension Promises: How Big Are They and What Are They Worth," Journal of Finance (forthcoming)
- ↑ Northwestern University, The Liabilities and Risks of State-Sponsored Pension Plans, May 2010
- ↑ MSNBC.com "W.Va.'s 1-year return on Wall St nearly 21 percent " Sept. 7, 2011
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 CPRB Publications
- ↑ WV Pay to Play Law
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Lets Treat Our Seniors With Dignity
One of the things I always promised to my Mother was that she would never have to live in a seniors residence. Fortunately it was promise I was able to keep. Here in Ontario and I'm sure in a lot of other places, unless you have a lot of money and hire private caregivers, the standard of care is pretty poor. One of the very first things they do is put these poor people in diapers, even if they are not incontinent. The reason for this to save time and money. It takes older people longer to negotiate themselves and their walkers and canes to the loo and generally they need assistance to get there. Diapers are easier.
The problem is this; they do not change them very frequently, in fact the standard is that the diaper has to have a minimum of 2000 ml of liquid to qualify for a change. The new ones come with a little blue strip that shows how much liquid has been absorbed. This is friggin bizarre.
This is not only done in nursing homes, it is also as I discovered pretty standard practice in hospitals with senior patients and they did the very same thing to my Mother over my objections. My Mother was not incontinent prior to her what was to be her last hospital stay. When I asked to have her changed and cleaned up I was told she'd have to wait they were busy. They expected her to eat her meals in that condition.
So George Smitherman, the Minister of Health for Ontario is considering wearing one of these diapers and testing them himself to see how uncomfortable they are. I would suggest that he fill them up with water first and see how easy it is to walk around in one without it falling down. I mean, that becomes a pretty heavy diaper. He is making a mockery of this horrible problem and he's been forced to apologize. Doesn't solve the problem though.
He should be doing a lot more than testing diapers, he should be ensuring that our most vulnerable citizens receive proper care and personal support. No one, absolutely no one in our society should be sitting eating their dinner in a dirty diaper. That's not my Ontario and not my Canada.
A very good friend of mine always tells me that when she gets to be that old, she'll just go play in the traffic. Almost seems preferable to a nursing home somehow...


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Does anyone else line-up their yet-to-be-tried-new-tea-packages like lil soldier/men? Well, apparently that is what I'm doing these last few days! LOTS and LOTS of tea to be tasted! Woot!
This one smells REALLY nice! Festive, even! A Combo of vanilla, almond, apple, orange, spice, and more! Ahhhhh!
It gives off a lovely color a bolder orange-brown.
As for the taste I can first pick out the apple and mellow spices followed by the citrus and it ends with the welcoming spec of vanilla. I really enjoy the end sip finishing with this vanilla – it's a nice creamy segue to the aftertaste of that and the almond.
The flavors in this tea aren't over-the-top which make is all work well and worth while. I like it!
At the beginning of this cup I was listening to the Rolling Stones and now I am listening to…The Beatles.


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Damn Bram your guys travel really far in comparison to what everyone else can pull off :O
Also I don't think there's an ash storm, it's just really heavy clouds and wind, which make it crazy hot in the centre of the cauldron.
Damn Bram your guys travel really far in comparison to what everyone else can pull off :O
Also I don't think there's an ash storm, it's just really heavy clouds and wind, which make it crazy hot in the centre of the cauldron.
...They started out of the badlands colony and two people that are like trained to scout go faster than a caravan. Also a Yarlians snakelike body has more grip on rough terrain than a normal human they don't sink away in the sands so easily
They also trekked trough the dessert all the way to the cauldron on foot and wagon.... that has to count for something?...he ill spend a heroic effort if you feel that is ballanced
Edited the post to make more sense, There isn't a bloody storm going on, i am a dolt
((Totally not wanting to get to the other snakeman before you do. ))
Last edited by Bramzter; 08-10-2012 at 05:06 PM.
I really should see about getting a new signature.
No worries! i am just playing up some silly colonial rivalry sthick with palamedes for fun and my amusement
Duh. You can bro, Action/Reaction things are the best.
Maybe you can give the runaway a reason to leave the city, as that is probably one of the questions that are going to be asked when they spot (Finally) each other
Bram I uh
Might have beaten you to the punch there already :3
I mean yeah I haven't talked to them or anything (doubt I could even if I wanted to due to language issues) but I know about them and they know about me. Hell, I even had the Ocalus fly right over their village to say hello. chimeric didn't wave back.
... you did?
My apologies, but i have only read enough to know the general situation of everyone else since i left. i have been busy. i am still busy for a few more days in fact. I assume the Ocalus is the airship which i caught mention of?
It is probably just as well i did not notice that since odds are they would've tried to shoot you down. They dont like outsiders.
I really should see about getting a new signature.
Viry notices the Yralian trade caravan, and motions to Zuvir.
"Look, they're here to trade. Let's show them some of the new cloth we've made."
"Okay, let me grab some from the storages!"
They head down to the caravan together.
"Greetings, we see that you have come to trade. What wares do you bring?"
Kefri and Osha continue to hunt, and store food for the people to come join them later. They also use the spare cloth they brought with them to start making some tents for the others. Kefri went out to forage more plants for cloth and food, while Osha set up the tents.
Tavi and Anara continued teaching the tribe their skills, and the whole tribe can now steer a glider with more control, and closer to the wind, again, with some variants. Yuri, however, can fly into the wind, even at high speeds, and has amazing control over the winds, nearing the skill of Tavi and Anara.
Work on the mine continues, and it now resembles 3 wagon wheels stacked on top of each other, with one being at the base of the mesa, one a little below the surface of the mesa, and one deeper, with the whole thing properly supported and lit. The spokes are also alternated per layer, as to not make the mine too unsturdy. A tunnel to the surface is made, just big enough for one person to climb down, and a pulley system and rope is lowered into it, for easy access from the top of the mine, to any of the floors below it, and vice versa.
(PS: Not sure who, but someone used the wrong map, cuz I had to redraw Osha's and Kefri's camp again. I fixed all changed I noticed though.)
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And Pal, I travel pretty far too. I made it from my main village to my outpost in a day's trip. Not even. Course I can fly, soo.....
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With the heat rising, the Archanae bunker down and take shelter wherever they can. Hunters in the field digsmall burrows under the hot ash to the cooler ground underneath, taking what little prey they have with them. The Archanae at the southern boarder are lucky enough to escape the ashlands greater heat. They spot a Yralian caravan and aproach it, hoping to take shade with their people. Using what little of the language they know, the hunters speak their peaceful intent.
I think I really just need to up how far my people can move per turn more then anything :P
In other news, i wont be home for both today and tomorrow, so the most i can give is a very brief response to anything, really.
I really should see about getting a new signature.
Turn Thirty Eight
Thunder roars across the land and the storm unleashes its might.
The entire storm is one big no-fly-zone.
chimericWilder: All seems lost, darkness covers the skies, clouds hiding the sun... But then, a ray of light pierces the shadow all the way from the heavens to the earth, bathing the entire temple in the sun's warmth and shielding it from the fury of the storm.
Something descends from above... is it the sun...? No, it is an orb, burning bright as the mighty star it came from. The orb gently settles on a pedestal in the middle of the temple, lighting the entire building. The Tamarath are enthralled by the sphere and yearn to touch it...
AUTOPILOT - Renidab: Everybody gets inside and saves their strength for later.
Work on the mine is continued, and some of the stuff they have heard described as "metal" is found. Having no way to use it, it is put in storage for the time when they learn how to wield it. The mine is expanded downwards more, another layer. Some of the more valuable items that the storm may ruin are moved into the mine, and storage rooms are carved out.
Viry, noticing the storm, motions to the caravan.
"This way!" he shouted, and led them without waiting to the nearest tent, big enough for all of them and the wagon inside.
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((Lazy turn))
...it was rain. RAIN! ..not some accursed ash or sand storm! Just a rainstorm..
Revitalized by the cool rain the Yarlian cities sprung alive with people going about their daily tasks
The Yarlian traders were welcomed at both tribes, Trading their goods (Whatever Raziel and Vancho find handy to get) for cloth and local resources like herbs and wood work, The Traders in the Arie-sen village noticed the metal that the tribe has gathered. One of the traders calls one of the tribesmen forward hand shows him his sword.
'*Unintelligible hiss* You got quite the stock of metal over there friend but a experienced eye can see that you do not know how to use it. *Unintelligible hiss* Here let me show you what you can make from these rocks.'
The trader showed off his sword, Demonstrating that is was more sturdy than the wood or stone tools that the tribe used.
'We know how to make this, *Unintelligible hiss* We can teach you it but we would like something in return for that'
The trader put away his sword again, waiting for the tribesman to answer
'What say you? Do we have a deal?'
The Expedition halted as two of spiderlings approached, They are surprised that they some basic sounds of the Yarlian language, The only one that had met them was the Elder that had residence in the village, They figured that these spiderlings has some kind of connection to eachother and they should watch their words carefully. They however agreed to have them hide out the storm with them, Even tho the Expedition members themselves had no hindrance form it. They even enjoyed it.
'You can stay here for the storm *Unintelligible hiss* But we leave soon. One of you already *Unintelligible hiss* in city, You can visit.. go west *Unintelligible hiss* Swamp lands are located'
The out-runners however ran trough the storm determent to scout ahead into the unknown, The Snakemen would be around here somewhere.. But they did not know where
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Last edited by Bramzter; 08-11-2012 at 01:30 PM.
Bluh bluh important shit today so I cant make a proper update.
(Also my temple of fire got nabbed by the GM. ASDF should I just make mine an earth temple or something?)
The Archanae show no suprise to the news of their lost elderling. "The Grand Elder always knows where her children are. She may suppress her spirit but we will always know. We lack the means to bring her home, but when favor is on our side, we will take her back where she belongs. Thus is the way of Archanae Royalty."
Royalty was a bit exaggerated, but in terms of the cultures of other nations more fitting. The Archanae have no upper class; they have workers and leaders. As the heir to their people, however, she was as high in their society as a princess.
Viry examines the sword, and then brings forward the cloth he and Zuvir had woven.
"We will trade you this cloth of ours, which we use in our gliders and tents, for this knowledge. It is as light as a feather, yet strong. It is called Wind silk. Will that be sufficient?"
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Turn Thirty Nine
The storm continues. It's starting to flood in places.
The winds are lessening, flight is still risky though. The deluge is causing a lot of saplings to sprout.
What with religion popping up everywhere, some folks have gained interest in investigating something called MYSTICISM, so that they might better understand the supernatural powers that be... and so it is time to unravel one of the cauldrons great mysteries...
(So essentially the god we get is random? What if my people have begun the efforts to construct a temple to the lava gods, does that card get flipped? It would kindof such for me to get Forest in the middle of a volcano...)
(You only get a free card flip if you actively worship and receive blessings from the given deity.
You don't have to worship any gods you flip, you can wait until another chance to flip, you may ask other civs which card[s] they have flipped, you can even ask the flipped deity for directions to another [preferred] deity, but otherwise yes it's a stab in the dark.
That said, there is no forest god/flammable materials god so don't worry too much. Every deity can find you a useful blessing or power, regardless of location. I designed them with versatility in mind.
Oh and your mystics will tell you what they feel from a given card so that cards ill-suited to your civ will give you a warning before you confirm the flip and likewise for cards that you seek or would mesh well with.)
Basic process:
[1st turn] Train mystics.
[2nd turn] Pick a card. Get a forecast on that card.
[3rd turn] Confirm the flip or pick a different card. Flipped deity is revealed.
Last edited by Cetus Amicus; 08-12-2012 at 04:03 AM.
Is the whole mysticism thing only for natives? I'm assuming it is but if it's not what's the penalty for not having a god at this point?
Apprehensive, the marath gather within the temple, trying to comprehend the lustrous gift they had been granted. Finally, the High Priest slithers forward as the first to receive his blessing. Touching the orb lightly, Char feels a radiant warmth bloom within him, as though he had been lying in the sun for hours. He only stopped to marvel at this for a moment, however, before turning to his people.
"On this day, we have been granted a blessing unequalled - a kindness we have been long without. We shall guard this temple from here on, for new times are coming to our people. Truly, we can once again call ourselves Fate's children. Now, come forward, and feel the blessed light of the sun!"
And so, one by one, each marathi came forward to receive their blessing. Perhaps halfway through the ceremony, Jared would remark to Char, "I hardly thought to live to the end of this project. But now... I think, perhaps, that most of my age came from weariness and doubts. There are still things to do, i should think."
The rest of the day was spent in part celebration, part prayer, though both were done quietly. Some stayed in the temple, while others eagerly braved the storm outside, in order to access the food stores for a fine feast, held in several of the shelters.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 review
Joannes Truyens November 19, 2012 - 11:00 amReview: It's Treyarch's turn at the wheel again, and CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 2 introduces some changes to a venerable formula that's being accused of stagnation. Will it silence the detractors or does it play by the numbers?
The Call of Duty singleplayer campaigns are generally obsessed with making sure you don't miss anything. If there's a building collapsing down the road, it's a fair bet you'll have control wrested from you so you see the whole thing coming down, from the initial explosion to the final dust cloud. No content is optional because it all seems so expensive, and damn it if you're going to be looking the other way or blindly running past it.
While Black Ops 2 is still an egregious offender at times, Treyarch have gone to some lengths to do things a little differently. For starters, the traditional shoot-all-the-things gameplay is augmented with a set of Strike Force missions. These separate and optional scenarios give you rudimentary control over the battlefield, assigning troops to defend or attack objectives from an RTS-like bird's-eye view.
You can take control of any combat participant at any time, which proves necessary given the downright unresponsive AI. You're better left brute forcing the missions yourself by ironically playing them as the shooter they're trying to differentiate themselves from.
But the point is that these missions are entirely optional (one even becomes available only if you miss an objective in the main campaign). Failing them or forgoing them altogether even affects the game's ending, which is another way in which Treyarch's design tries its hand at something fresh (with the standard Call of Duty campaign as a touchstone anyway).
There's other choices peppered throughout the game which determine the ultimate outcome, with some of them clearly telegraphed while others don't appear like choices until their consequences are felt later on. It all adds up to a degree of latitude that makes multiple playthroughs a more enticing prospect, even though the meat and bones of it all is still getting to a place and doing a thing while shooting lots of dudes on the way there.
Everything is tightly scripted as usual, which becomes very noticeable when it fails or you do something the game didn't anticipate. When I was on horseback in Afghanistan, my steed would regularly clip halfway into the ground and refuse to budge, forcing me to start the level over. Quicktime events are all but gone, but that just means Black Ops 2 has done away with the semblance of interactivity that such sequences provide. Now you sit back and watch while your character does a lot of things until your gun comes back up.
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The storyline is firmly centred around villain Raul Menendez; his actions drive the plot forward. One of Black Ops 2′s selling points has been the involvement of writer David S. Goyer, who's probably best known for his work on The Dark Knight trilogy. Just like Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, Menendez wears the label of a self-proclaimed "champion of the 99%" to shroud his ulterior motives.
Past Call of Duty villains have often suffered from sparse characterisation. You see them drowning a puppy and you instantly know they're evil, which is all they're good for. Conversely, Menendez is almost too developed as a character. Over half the missions are meant to highlight the succession of tragedies that befell him and fostered his hatred of American interventionism and economic inequality, as well as his personal grudge against some of the protagonists.
In a comedy, Menendez' status as a butt monkey would be played up for laughs, but in the overwrought gravitas of Black Ops 2′s plot, it comes off as needlessly provocative and in-your-face (I think they were shooting for sympathetic).
The same goes for the game's focus on violence. Before the first mission is over, you'll have already watched a man burn to death and partaken in a bout of ethnic cleansing. It must be said that this gratuitous violence finds an interesting contrast by virtue of the two time periods that the story visits.
Combat back in the eighties is visceral and personal, while the near-future world of 2025 is marked by the use of drones, which comes off as a distant and clinical means of warfare. It's no longer about pulling a trigger when facing the enemy, but pushing a button from halfway around the world. While its musings on the nature of warfare are not without a message, it all comes across as something out of a Metal Gear Solid game. "War has changed", indeed.
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