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Redistricting -- Just when you thought it was all settled... part one, Harris
Next Tuesday, oral arguments in Harris v Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission will be heard by the Supreme Court of the United States.
First filed in federal district court in Phoenix in 2012, a bench trial before a three-judge panel was held in March 2013. The trial court took a year to issue its ruling, which was appealed to the Supreme Court in a timely manner.
Now, after stipulated delay (both sides agreed) pending the outcome of Arizona Legislature v Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, oral arguments are a week away.
Several amicus briefs were filed earlier this month in support of the AIRC position in the case.
Today's news (or rather last week's) is that SCOTUS granted motions for Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich to take 10 of the allotted 30 minutes to argue against the AIRC on behalf of the extremely and improperly partisan Secretary of State Michele Reagan; and for the Department of Justice to take 10 of the 30 minutes allotted to the AIRC to argue in support of the current legislative district map.
Further, reply briefs were filed by Harris' counsel and Reagan's counsel. I haven't taken the time to study those briefs, but Reagan's may provide a hint as to what unique perspective she claims to have and whether it might be pursuasive.
Lastly, when reviewing documents from today's AG press conference about Bitter Smith, I noticed that one of Brnovich's assistant AGs is Beau Roysden. Roysden previously worked as an associate with Joe Kanefield at Ballard Spahr, including on AIRC litigation. Currently, I'm not familiar with whether any ethics rules would prevent Roysden from working on the Harris case against the AIRC. But it is intriguing that he does now work for the AG.
When I reviewed amicus briefs supporting the AIRC position, they looked persuasive to me. But I have an obvious bias in favor of the commission's position. While I will not be traveling to DC to sit in on the OA, I expect to review and report on the transcript when it's posted, presumably Tuesday afternoon.
Susan Bitter Smith won't go down without a fight!
At ten o'clock this morning, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced that he had filed a Special Action in the state Supreme Court seeking removal of Susan Bitter Smith*, currently chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission, from office as a result of longstanding conflicts of interest.
Chandler attorney and longtime citizen activist Tom Ryan, in early September, on his own behalf, submitted a complaint to Brnovich's office with documentation of an extensive investigation Ryan conducted to demonstrate the willfully brazen disregard Bitter Smith has shown for Arizona law.
Arizona Revised Statutes § 40-101 is clear in its applicability to this situation. Case law developed when Tony West was removed from office a decade and a half ago further emphasizes the clear cut and emphatic nature of the statute to protect Arizona citizens and ratepayers.
Rather than recount today's press conference (I wasn't there anyway), here are links to coverage by Stephen Lemons, Ryan Randazzo, and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez. The Yellow Sheet Report also had three pages on the Bitter Smith situation.
Notable, however, former House Republican spokesman and former ACC paid spin doctor Barrett Marson, at barely a minute after 10 am, took to Twitter to mischaracterize the situation as the solar industry attacking its best supporter.
In their scorched earth tactics, solar advocates target one of their only supporters on the Az Corp Comm.
— barrett marson (@barrettmarson) November 30, 2015
He then proceeded to quibble about the difference between "pushing" and mentioning it to an interested reporter (Kristena Hansen). From Hansen's August 24 story,
Checks and Balances raised conflict questions about Bitter Smith to KJZZ, which then conducted independent research and reporting that included a review of various public documents, tax records and interviews with Bitter Smith, former commissioners, a former attorney general and various ethics and Constitutional law experts and attorneys.
Responding to Marson, current House Spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham tweeted,
@AzEagletarian @barrettmarson He's actually being 100% accurate w way it went down...they pushed it hard. #BullyJournalism at its finest.
— Stephanie (@OMGrisham) November 30, 2015
Bitter Smith's characterization in the closed to the press speech she gave earlier this month at the AZ Energy at the Crossroads conference, said she was being harassed. Grisham (speaking for Speaker David Gowan) calls it #BullyJournalism.
Accountability is a bitch, isn't it ladies (Bitter Smith and Grisham)?
Anyway, in response to today's developments Checks and Balances Project, Scott Peterson, wondering about what C&BP really wants Brnovich to do, said this,
"Brnovich the defender of ethics in government showed up today — and that's a good thing for Arizonans who're tired of commission corruption. But there hasn't been sighting of ethics-focused Mark Brnovich for months when it comes to Bob Stump's conduct and other cases of potential corruption on the commission.
"The AG himself said it's 'important that we have regulators who are beyond reproach and who can be fair and impartial.'
"When you become Attorney General with substantial help by APS, it's one thing to go after a commissioner who has opposed APS. The real test of your ethical compass will be to apply the standards and energy to commissioners APS helped install on the commission."
On another note, well maybe it's the same note, Lee Poole, the whistleblower in the Tony West case at the turn of the century, had this to say reflecting on Bitter Smith's dilemma,
I guess she intends to fight it at the Sup. Ct., which is not surprising (I say that "legally", not "personally")--but I suspect her argument will be a tough sell. The fundamental questions were already asked & answered in Jennings v. Woods/West, and by entertaining a re-visitation of those issues, or by inviting SBS' attorneys to essentially parse the otherwise crystal clear language and intent of that decision, the Ct. would essentially be inviting future messes for itself.
Like, what degree of "employment" triggers the law's application; what degree of "regulation" triggers it, etc. Why go down that road, when the "right" road was already pretty frickin' crystal clear?
I'm kinda wonderin' what the "back story" might be on her original decision to wear two hats at once; did she invite commentary from her attys in advance (and did they tell her what she wanted to hear, instead of what she needed to hear...), or did she plow ahead on her own w/out any advice in advance? If she loses (which seems likely), does she file a claim w/her attys. for malpractice?
The bottom line, as I see it, is that in today's Post Truth media environment, hacks like Marson and Grisham validate the gross corruption that has Arizona labeled as the most corrupt state in the country.
Brnovich today took one step in the right direction. He's got a long way to go to prove himself, however.
* Two pdf files with upwards of 850 pages of exhibits attached to Brnovich's petition today are also available for review.
Happy Thanksgiving -- and More about Trash Burner Bob Stump's Text Messages
In the wake of a court ruling in the lawsuit brought by Checks and Balances Project to compel disclosure of Corporation Commissioner Bob Stump's text messages, Stump reportedly still insists he did nothing wrong. At issue is the question of whether Stump improperly communicated with independent expenditure funders as well as officials of Arizona Public Service during the 2014 election for two seats on the Corporation Commission.
On Wednesday, Scott Peterson (C&BP exec. director) told the Arizona Eagletarian,
"Bob Stump has forgotten what the metadata disclosed. He's essentially betting his career that the text messages will disprove what metadata has shown."
On Wednesday, Capitol Media Services (Howie Fischer) reported that Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Randall Warner ordered review of Stump's text messages -- which Checks and Balances Project has been demanding be disclosed since last winter -- by former Judge David Cole.
Judge Randall Warner named former judge David Cole to review what was recovered from an examination of the utility regulator's state-issued phone by the Attorney General's Office. Cole is now free to review what the prosecutor's office was able to reconstruct of long-deleted messages.
That list of messages includes communications with Republican candidates, the head of an organization that spent more than $300,000 from unnamed sources to get them nominated, and the executive of a utility that may have helped fund that effort.
But it has yet to be determined how many of the messages Cole determines are public will see the light of day.
"If corporation commissioner Stump has any claim that they're privileged or that they're somehow private, or something like that, they would assert that," said Dan Barr. He is the attorney for the Checks and Balances Project which filed suit for the texts earlier this year.
At that point, it would be up to Warner to decide who is correct.
Because the phone and the messages are currently in the custody of the Arizona Attorney General's office, the report says the timing of said review is still up in the air. The bottom line, for the moment, is that the court has thus far granted what C&BP proposed months ago, as far as an independent review by a retired judge.
An intriguing aside, on Fischer's story, posted at the Arizona Capitol Times website, the following comment is attached,
"And Stump insisted there was no way to retrieve the texts as he had discarded the state-issued phone he was using at the time, a move he has since admitted was a mistake."
Get it straight, Howard Fischer. It was not just a "mistake" as Stump contends, nor was it a simple "discard" as you contend. Stump destroyed State property. And so far there has been absolutely NO consequences to Stump for his action.
Who else among us gets to destroy State property with impunity? I have repeatedly asked our sleeping AG for a list of State property that I and others may destroy with impunity. So far, I have not gotten a response.
The name on the comment is Warren Woodward, who the Arizona Republic calls a frequent critic of the commission.
By the way, even though Checks and Balances Project has functioned as a de facto investigative journalism organization in the Stump situation, Stump and ACC chair Susan Bitter Smith both have taken to claiming that the Project is "a dark money organization." In stark contrast, Peterson insists that C&BP does not engage in any form of electioneering and in every blog post to its website states,
Checks and Balances Project is "a national watchdog blog that seeks to hold government officials, lobbyists, and corporate management accountable to the public. Funding for C&BP comes from pro-clean energy philanthropies and donors."
Is it any wonder that crony capitalists in the most corrupt state government in the country claim that C&BP harasses them? Holding government officials accountable is such a wonderful thing, isn't it?
Arizona Energy at the Crossroads -- Part II
One of the most interesting panel discussions of the day, on Saturday, featured Debbie Dooley, founder of Conservatives for Energy Freedom and state Rep. Rusty Bowers, a Mesa Republican who serves on the House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources committee. From the Yale Environment 360 newsletter,
Debbie Dooley's conservative credentials are impeccable. She was one of the founding members of the Tea Party movement and continues to sit on the board of the Tea Party Patriots. She also serves as chairperson of the Atlanta Tea Party.
But on the issue of solar power, Dooley breaks the mold. To the consternation of some of her fellow conservatives, she has teamed up with the Sierra Club and other environmental organizations, first in Georgia and now in Florida, to form the Green Tea Coalition. It's an unlikely mix of conservative, environmental and other groups whose focus includes campaigning against the maintenance fees that utility companies charge solar customers. In Florida, the group is working to get an initiative on the ballot that would allow individuals and businesses to sell power directly to consumers.
Dooley's straight talking perspective was refreshing and enlightening. She is not an academic. Many of the other speakers at the conference were. Nevertheless, she made clear points that were readily communicated and absorbed. Okay, maybe I'm just not smart enough to appreciate the academics.
One of her first points, perhaps the most salient of the day by any speaker, is that Distributed Generation (DG) is a matter of national security concern.
Bowers, on the other hand, is a pompous creep. His claim to credibility at the conference, other than being vice-chair of the House committee, is that his ranch is six miles from the nearest point that he could connect to the electrical grid. Therefore, the ranch, at which he practices his art (as a sculptor), is completely energy independent and hence, off-the-grid. That's where his common ground with anyone at the conference seemed to begin and end.
To respond to Dooley on the national security concern, he asked who in the audience were national security experts. Not surprisingly, nobody raised their hands. He then proceeded to, dismissively and condescendingly, simply not even acknowledge that DG could make Arizonans far less vulnerable to terrorist attack.
From an undated paper (apparently written not long after a widespread August 2003 blackout) posted to the Clean Energy Group website,
Disruption of electricity has been a weapon of war in Iraq. Throughout the past summer, following the cessation of active combat operations by the United States, looters or saboteurs in Baghdad destroyed long distance power lines, stole valuable parts of the electrical system, and destroyed dozens of 100-foot electric towers.
Residents suffered in heat up to 120 degrees, huge backups of sewage resulted because of the failure of electric pumps, and damage to local electrical lines made it impossible for farmers to irrigate their fields, with tensions at a fever pitch.1 During the recent blackouts in the U.S. and Canada, many Iraqis gloated, making statements like: "Let them feel our suffering" after their months of life without electricity.2
Imagine that happening in desert cities and rural areas in Arizona. Go ahead, imagine it.
Dooley also cited the problems of crony capitalism as rationale for her teaming up with Sierra Club to start the Green Tea Coalition. She's right on the mark on that issue.
But Bowers apparently doesn't care whether it happens to you or me. He's in the legislature to represent lobbyists including utility lobbyists, not for enhancing security of Arizona citizens. Bowers also dismissively thumbed his nose (figuratively, not literally) at Dooley's suggestion to "follow the money." Which is ironic because I vividly remember Bowers, during his previous legislative service, arguing the merits of lobbyist gifts (dining and entertainment in particular) and saying that rather than ban gifts outright, just have enhanced reporting of those items lobbyists spend on lawmakers to influence them. In the 1990s, Rusty was all for allowing people to follow the money... because that's better than keeping our representatives from enjoying the bounty of their labors in selling influence.
Of course, we now know, from the research of Robert Cialdini, that the web of control that attaches to candidates who whore themselves out to lobbyists like Bowers does, is very real and absolutely tangible. It seems the acclaimed sculptor didn't realize there was scientific documentation of how those gifts work.
The bottom line with Bowers is that he was there to make a stand politically, for his puppetmasters, even though it seemed conference organizers had hoped for an intellectual discussion of actual issues related to the future of energy infrastructure and use in Arizona.
The bottom line with Dooley is that she's embarked on the strategy outlined in Unstoppable: the Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State. As long as she stays focused, eventually she (and we) will succeed.
In its November 9 issue, Yellow Sheet Reporters validated what I posted on Saturday evening about Susan Bitter Smith demanding that NO MEDIA be allowed to listen to her keynote speech that morning.
One source who attended the conference said Bitter Smith cited Corp Comm rules in kicking the media out. Meanwhile, citing a source in attendance, Muratore wrote that Bitter Smith mentioned that, as a commissioner, she acts as judge and is therefore not allowed to speak in such forums with reporters present. She also warned the attendees not to talk to the media about her remarks, Muratore's source said.
Bitter Smith did not answer a call from our reporter, but Corp Comm spokeswoman Angie Holdsworth said what occurred is being "twisted up" by the anonymous sources. She said Bitter Smith did not cite any commission rule and it was not the commissioner, but the forum's organizers, who kept the media out. However, she acknowledged that Bitter Smith wanted to keep reporters from hearing what she had to say on the advice of her counsel. "There was no citing of commission [rules]… She did not kick anybody out because of any commission rule," Holdsworth said. She said Bitter Smith had spoken with Holohan before her speech and expressed her desire, based on legal advice, not to have reporters present. "She said she wanted to have a candid conversation and felt it was probably better not to have the media there, but it was Mark [Holohan]… who was the one who did not let this Steve [Muratore] in and kept the media out from there," Holdsworth said.
Bitter Smith alluded to her counsel's advice in the first part of her speech, a source confirmed this afternoon. "She got up and said, 'I've been advised by my attorneys that I can't give this talk with media in the room' or something like that," the source said
It seems to me that former journalist and now FLACK Angie Holdsworth is the one who was doing the twisting. Might she be uncomfortable with her first gig as a paid public relations minion?
According to the YS, Bitter Smith DID tell the AriSeia president that she didn't want any media people in the room, but then she (or her mouthpiece) denied that she was responsible for it. In another absurd development, YS reported,
Later this afternoon, Holdsworth also said Bitter Smith preferred no reporters be present because she didn't want the context of her speech to be "overshadowed or sandblasted." Also, she probably wouldn't have a problem with Muratore listening to her speech. "But that was the organizers' call who decided who was media and who wasn't, basically," Holdsworth said.
Translated into English, Bitter Smith reconsidered and now says it would have been fine for me to hear her speech. I find that statement superbly disingenuous.
Obviously, I stirred up a hornet's nest with the Saturday evening (blog) post. Bitter Smith now is trying to suggest she doesn't know who I am? Really?
I appreciate that Yellow Sheet staff did some digging and asked some good questions. However, they still use language that gives the plutocrats the benefit of the doubt, but this was good for keeping the issue on the front burner. The fight for integrity in Arizona government continues, especially related to the problem of corruption in utility oversight.
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LD26 Beer Summit and Bake Off this Saturday!
One of the most fun parties LD26 Democrats throw all year is the annual Beer Summit. This year, it's Saturday November 14 at 2pm.
Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick, Democratic candidate for US Senate
Join LD26 for our annual Beer Summit. This year we'll be pairing the summit with a candidate bake-off, so come out to sample beer and vote for the candidate with the best baked goods.
We will also have a large variety of beer to sample and enjoy!
General admission is $26, Young Democrats can attend for a reduced rate of $10, and kids will receive free entry. We can't wait to see you all.
Admission includes 1 free drink (beer, soda, water), 1 free beer sampling (a variety of local beers), a brat (veggie too) and eating & voting for the best dessert!
Plus a raffle to win a personal meal prepared by none other than Tempe City Councilmember Corey Woods.
*Additional drinks and food will be available upon purchase.
Barnes House
1104 S Ash
Samantha Pstross · d26dems@gmail.com
NOTE: Democratic Presidential Debate scheduled for Saturday will start at 7 pm, Mountain Standard Time, so the Beer Summit does not conflict.
AZ Energy at the Crossroads -- the Good, the Bad and the Ugly!
What did the chairwoman of the Arizona Corporation Commission have to hide this morning when she addressed the 30 or so people in attendance at a conference put on by the Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association?
Of course, I wondered about it while I sat outside the meeting hall and texted key individuals to let them know I was removed from the room before I could even start to take notes (and I didn't even mouth my favorite word while making eye contact with her). Corporation Commission chairwoman Susan Bitter Smith apparently demanded that NO MEDIA be allowed to hear what she had to say.
Outrageous, you say? Well, hell yeah!
Even though panel moderators later in the day would include Brahm Resnik from 12News, Jim Small from the Arizona Capitol Times and Herman Trabish, who writes for Utility Dive, (each of whom arrived after Bitter Smith was done) nobody else who writes for publication to my knowledge was present during the keynote.
One attendee, a person who does NOT work for or is in any way (other than attending the conference, having paid the fee to attend) connected to AriSeia or APS reported the following to me about Bitter Smith's remarks.
I did not know that you were ushered out Steve. Sorry to hear that. That is highly inappropriate in my opinion as it is repression of a free and independent press.
To encapsulate, Mrs. Bitter Smith complained at length about Checks & Balances being an "out of state, dark money group" who she felt was misrepresenting AriSEIA and other pro-solar folks at today's event.
She spoke of someone online who said she was imminently under the threat of arrest. She mocked this person while speaking of it.
She also spoke angrily about Checks & Balances accusing a fellow commissioner of being incapable of writing his own opinions, an obvious reference to Doug Little's recent release of documents.
She tried to encourage all present to turn against Checks & Balances and reject what she represented as harassment. She also said Checks & Balances was harassing regulators across the country.
No mention of ALEC, 60 Plus, Americans for Prosperity & all the others who have worked on behalf of pro utility commissioners including Bitter Smith. During the Q&A these groups did come up.
My overall impression was her talk was the manifestation of an embattled chairwoman who went on the offensive at the wrong venue.
According to that attendee, Bitter Smith claimed in her talk that because she is a judge (or functions in the capacity of a judge, in her role as a Corporation Commissioner), she's not allowed to speak in situations like that with journalists present. Further, she warned her audience against speaking to the press about the content of her remarks this morning.
Given her power to retaliate against specific interests or companies represented at the conference, it comes as no surprise that nobody really wanted to talk with me much today at the event.
That claim on her part, of course, is complete and total bullshit. It also reeks of intimidation and at least borders on improper exercise of authority by an elected official. That she demanded exclusion of anyone who would possibly publish her remarks, is (in my humble opinion) very ugly.
Later in the day, I asked one of the conference organizers if Bitter Smith's speech was recorded. He told me that it was not.
There certainly seems to be a HUGE amount of irony involved when an elected Corporation Commissioner complains about checks and balances. Does she even realize why the concept was written into the Constitutions of the United States and of Arizona?
Doesn't the mere fact that she complains about it tell you something is amiss?
Well maybe in another post tomorrow I'll hit the positive highlights of conference. There were some.
Arizona Energy at the Crossroads Conference
Saturday, November 7, 2015 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (MST)
For the first time in Arizona's history, proposals for changes to utility rate plans will have a great impact on the future of power generation with ramifications on cost, water use, pollution, jobs and individual choice. Join national and local experts in an open and honest discussion of the issues that will drive Arizona's energy future. Topics to be discussed include:
Electricity Supply in Arizona: Today and Tomorrow
Impact of Customer Generated Energy
Why Rates Matter: Case Studies of Effect of Energy Rates on Users
Solar Energy: Free Market Choice or Bad for Other Ratepayers?
Rate Design Trends and Emerging Technology Response
Debbie Dooley, one of the original founders of the Tea Party Patriots, will be discussing solar energy and whether it is a free market choice or bad for ratepayers with House Energy Committee Chairman Rep. Frank Pratt. The panel will be moderated by 12 News' Brahm Resnik, so it should be a very lively discussion. You won't want to miss it! See the agenda below for information on all of the panel topics, panelists and moderators.
8:00AM Registration Opens
9:00 – 9:10 Pledge of Allegiance, Introductions & Opening Remarks – Mark Holohan, AriSEIA
9:10 – 09:40 Opening Keynote – Arizona Corporation Commission Chairman Susan Bitter Smith
9:45 - 10:45 Electricity Supply In Arizona: Today & Tomorrow
Barbara Lockwood, APS
SRP (speaker TBD)
Moderator: Mark Holohan, AriSEIA
10:50 – 11:35 Impact of Customer Generated Energy
Dr. David Wells, ASU "Who's Installing Solar: An Analysis of Arizona Goes Solar"
Thomas J Williams, Scottsdale Community College
Dr. Stan Reynolds, The University of Arizona, "Renewables & the Arizona Energy Market"
Moderator: Jim Small, Arizona Capitol Times
11:35 – 12:30 Lunch – Keynote Karl Rabago, "Rethinking the Investor Owned Utility Model"
12:30 – 1:15 Why Rates Matter: Case Studies of Effect of Energy Rates on Users
CR Herro, VP, Environmental Affairs, Meritage Homes
Dr. Paul Tighe, Superintendent, Mingus Union High School District
Ken Hicks, CFO, Peoria Unified School District/ASBO
Moderator: Sue Pierce: Pierce Energy Institute
1:20 – 2:15 Rate Design Trends
Leland Snook, APS
Karl Rabago, Executive Director, Pace Energy and Climate Center
Moderator: Herman Trabish, Utility Dive
Afternoon Break – Take as needed, please try not to be disruptive
2:20 – 3:10 Solar Energy: Free Market Choice or Bad For Other Ratepayers?
Debbie Dooley, Co-founder of the Tea Party & Green Tea Coalition
Hon. Frank Pratt (R-8), AZ House of Representatives, Energy Committee Chair
Moderator: Brahm Resnik, 12 News
3:15 – 4:00 Emerging Technology Response Self-Use vs. Net Metering (Battery Storage)
Lon Huber: Strategen
Farid Dibachi, CEO, JLM Energy
Admission $35 (includes morning coffee, lunch and afternoon snack)
University of Arizona and MCCCD students with ID - Free ($15 w/lunch)
Only 200 seats available - Preregistration required
Additional information, info@ariseia.org
Rio Salado Conference Center
My skeptical ear, along with a notebook, pen and smartphone for live Tweets, will attend. I'll also let you know what I think afterward. But if you can make it, please do.
The New LD26 State Senator is Andrew Sherwood!
Congratulations to LD26, and thanks are due to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors especially Denny Barney for the selection of Rep. Andrew Sherwood to fill the vacancy left when Ed Ableser took a job in Nevada.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday to appoint Sherwood, 35, a marketing director, to fill the seat until January 2017. Ableser resigned Sept. 30, after nearly a decade in the Legislature, to take a job with the Nevada Department of Education.
Ableser had faced criticism in recent years for his number of absences during legislative sessions.
"I work hard at my job. I don't think I've ever missed a vote or a day of work," Sherwood said, with his wife, Amber Gell, by his side. "I"m going to take that work ethic with me."
He said next session he will work with fellow senators to boost school funding, as well as on increasing jobs. Known for his friendly fighting with Republican Rep. Eddie Farnsworth, Sherwood said he looks forward to similar debates with outspoken Republican senators John Kavanagh and Don Shooter.
This appointment, which I view as the best possible outcome as a result of the three names voted on by my fellow LD26 precinct committeepersons nearly a month ago now, sets the ball in motion for filling the new vacancy LD26 now has in the House of Representatives.
Tentatively, the LD26 PCs will meet during the week of November 16 to select three new names which will be submitted to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors for the next selection.
Thus far, Samantha Pstross and Michael Martinez have affirmatively indicated they plan to seek the appointment. David Lucier, who was nominated but did not make the senate short list, has indicated to me that he is giving serious thought to seeking it. Jana Lynn Granillo, who also was nominated but didn't make the senate short list, has not gotten back to me yet, but it is possible she will also again seek the position.
Lastly, I will make a decision in the next day or so as to whether I will put my name in the hat this time. Over the last month, I've pondered the possibility of serving in the legislature.
There is precedent for someone with my perspective representing citizens in the lawmaking process. I can make things happen, but in a different way than somebody like Sen. Andrew Sherwood. I'm not going to pretend to be what I am not. I will elaborate more on that point when I make my decision.
Redistricting -- Motions and Amicus Briefs in Harris case
Two intriguing motions were filed on Friday to divvy up oral argument time in the upcoming hearing on December 8 before SCOTUS.
The Department of Justice requested (and the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission agreed to a grant of) 10 minutes of the Appellees' allotted 30 minutes of the hearing.
The brief argues that appellants [Harris, et. al.] failed to carry their initial burden of producing evidence sufficient to infer that the deviations in Arizona's plan resulted from invidious partisan discrimination. Appellants' minimal showing of political influence in the design of the map did not negate the presumption that the population disparities were the byproduct of legitimate districting criteria. In similar circumstances, this Court has recognized that federal courts should not conduct an intrusive judicial inquiry into the justification for the disparities.
The 49-page DOJ brief further states,
1. Drawing legislative districts is a quintessential state sovereign function. Miller v. Johnson, 515 U.S. 900, 915 (1995). States therefore have considerable discretion to engage in the balancing and compromises inherent in the districting process—subject to the requirements of the Constitution and federal law. Ibid.
As relevant here, the Equal Protection Clause requires States to draw legislative districts that are substantially equal in population. Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533, 568 (1964). The VRA imposes additional obligations...
Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan, on the other hand, also requested (and counsel for Harris agreed to a grant of) 10 minutes of the Appellants' allotted 30 minutes of the hearing claiming that she has a distinct approach to present to show how the legislative maps are unconstitutional. That, of course, is a claim she hopes to be able to argue... but I can't see how she can do so persuasively.
On the surface, Reagan's position as Secretary of State, which should be a neutral position overseeing elections in Arizona, is nothing more than a ploy to exacerbate the one-party dominant political structure.
Additional amicus briefs were filed.
The Navajo Nation brief summarized its argument thus,
Amici agree with Appellee Independent Redistricting Commission ("Commission") that the population deviations in Arizona's 2012 legislative map ("Legislative Plan") are permissible under this Court's jurisprudence and that Shelby County v. Holder, 133 S. Ct. 2612 (2013) is not applicable here. Moreover, Amici are concerned that if the Court grants relief that the framework for legislative redistricting will change, negatively impacting many Indian voters who only recently secured the right to vote.
Seven former DOJ officials who had responsibility for enforcing the Voting Rights Act also filed a brief. Their interests are specified,
Collectively, they served in both Democratic and Republican administrations, and oversaw the preclearance of redistricting plans following the last five Censuses.
Amici have a unique and valuable perspective on the breadth of preclearance requests made prior to this Court's decision in Shelby County v. Holder, 133 S. Ct. 2612 (2013) and the practical effects should this Court decide that the goal of achieving preclearance prior to Shelby County was not a "legitimate" or "rational" interest. Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533, 579 (1964). Each amici also has intimate knowledge of the preclearance procedures and protocols for submissions under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act prior to this Court's decision in Shelby County.
They summarize their arguments, in part, thus,
Appellants urge this Court to hold that achieving Section 5 preclearance approval was not a legitimate or rational justification for the minor population deviations. Appellants' arguments are misguided and the repercussions of the holding they request would be significant.
The Commission's goal of complying with Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act's non-retrogression standard and achieving preclearance on the first attempt was a reasonable policy goal with the practical benefits of conserving resources and protecting its sovereign control over the vital function of redistricting. It was both "legitimate" and "rational" and easily justified the minor population deviations in the redistricting plan. Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533, 579 (1964). Indeed, avoiding retrogression, quite apart from preclearance,is a reasonable and legitimate goal. [...]
The holding Appellants urge the Court to adopt is incorrect, unnecessary, and would disrupt political stability across the country. [...]
Therefore, if this Court were to hold that compliance with Section 5 was not a rational or legitimate consideration, over a thousand redistricting plans would be open to legal challenges, creating massive instability in the political process in States throughout the nation. Put differently, if Shelby County is given the effect that Appellants seek, over a thousand redistricting plans potentially would be open to constitutional equal apportionment challenges (notwithstanding the inclusion of only minor population deviations in the plans). The potential impact of Appellants' suggested rule cannot be understated. [...]
The Commission therefore acted reasonably by selecting a map that both satisfied Section 5 and the one-person, one-vote principle under this Court's precedent. The Court should affirm the district court's sound decision.
This brief seems to blow Reagan's position clean out of the water.
Then there's the brief submitted by Princeton University professor Samuel Wang. Dr. Wang,
...operates the Princeton Election Consortium blog, which since 2004 has been devoted to statistical analysis of election processes and predictions (see http://election.princeton.edu/).
and summarizes his argument thus,
This brief proposes that gerrymandering claims like the one in this case should be analyzed by looking at the statewide effect of a redistricting plan, and it offers a method for doing so that is simple, elegant, and well-suited to the task. The method is to compare each party's vote in the median district with each party's average (mean) vote across all districts. A large spread between these two percentages shows that one party's voters have been packed into some districts, signaling a gerrymandered advantage for the other party. In this case there is no such spread, and in fact Republicans, who are claimed to have been victimized by gerrymandering, are shown to be the modest beneficiaries of the redistricting plan. (emphasis mine)
Wang concludes,
In sum, because the results of Arizona's elections are inconsistent with the existence of an effective anti-Republican partisan gerrymander, this Court should reject appellants' argument insofar as it relies on any such intention by the Commission to disadvantage Republicans.
By the way, I do not plan to attend the oral arguments hearing this time.
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Earlier this month, Matt Smith, Modmacro CEO, and author of the recently published book Kill the Noise, was a guest of honor at a Books & Brews event sponsored by the book's publisher, Maven Publishing USA. The event also featured AVPA President Matthew Grisafe and his book, Our Code.
The event was held at Iron Fist Brewing Company, a family owned craft brewery located in the San Diego area. Attendees of the Books & Brews event were able to pick up a copy of Kill the Noise and Our Code and have them signed by their respective authors. Jessica Dawson, CEO of Maven Publishing, was also on hand to answer questions about the process of turning a business owner into a published author, and why a business owner might want to consider becoming one.
We'd like to thank all of Modmacro's clients and friends who came out for the Books & Brews event. It was a fun night, with great beer and conversation. It was also a great night to connect with clients, celebrate the completion of the book project, and thank everyone who helped make it possible.
Learn more about Kill the Noise, now available from all major online retailers.
We're excited to formally announce that we have begun work on our next book project! Earlier this year we entered into an agreement with Maven Publishing, a boutique publisher of non-fiction, to publish Kill the Noise, which will be written by Modmacro CEO Matt Smith.


Voting commences for the first Rotherham Titans player of the month on Sunday (1 October).
In a new initiative, the club will provide a short list of 4 players who have stood out in September.
Supporters will then have the opportunity to vote via Twitter from Sunday and at next week's Titans Tuesday.
The player chosen will then be presented with a glass tankard that has been specially commissioned and provided by one of our loyal supporters.
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package com.intellij.ide.browsers;

import com.intellij.icons.AllIcons;
import com.intellij.ide.IdeBundle;
import com.intellij.openapi.util.Comparing;
import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
import com.intellij.util.PathUtil;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;

import javax.swing.*;
import java.util.UUID;

final class ConfigurableWebBrowser extends WebBrowser {
  private final UUID id;
  @NotNull private BrowserFamily family;
  @NotNull private String name;
  private boolean active;
  private String path;

  private BrowserSpecificSettings specificSettings;

  @SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
  public ConfigurableWebBrowser() {
    this(UUID.randomUUID(), BrowserFamily.CHROME);
  }

  public ConfigurableWebBrowser(@NotNull UUID id, @NotNull BrowserFamily family) {
    this(id, family, family.getName(), family.getExecutionPath(), true, family.createBrowserSpecificSettings());
  }

  public ConfigurableWebBrowser(@NotNull UUID id,
                                @NotNull BrowserFamily family,
                                @NotNull String name,
                                @Nullable String path,
                                boolean active,
                                @Nullable BrowserSpecificSettings specificSettings) {
    this.id = id;
    this.family = family;
    this.name = name;

    this.path = StringUtil.nullize(path);
    this.active = active;
    this.specificSettings = specificSettings;
  }

  public void setName(@NotNull String value) {
    name = value;
  }

  public void setFamily(@NotNull BrowserFamily value) {
    family = value;
  }

  @NotNull
  @Override
  public Icon getIcon() {
    if (family == BrowserFamily.CHROME) {
      if (WebBrowserManager.isYandexBrowser(this)) {
        return AllIcons.Xml.Browsers.Yandex16;
      }
      else if (checkNameAndPath("Dartium") || checkNameAndPath("Chromium")) {
        return AllIcons.Xml.Browsers.Chromium16;
      }
      else if (checkNameAndPath("Canary")) {
        return AllIcons.Xml.Browsers.Canary16;
      }
      else if (checkNameAndPath("Opera")) {
        return AllIcons.Xml.Browsers.Opera16;
      }
      else if (checkNameAndPath("node-webkit") || checkNameAndPath("nw") || checkNameAndPath("nwjs")) {
        return AllIcons.Xml.Browsers.Nwjs16;
      }
    }
    return family.getIcon();
  }

  private boolean checkNameAndPath(@NotNull String what) {
    return WebBrowserManager.checkNameAndPath(what, this);
  }

  @Nullable
  @Override
  public String getPath() {
    return path;
  }

  public void setPath(@Nullable String value) {
    path = PathUtil.toSystemIndependentName(StringUtil.nullize(value));
  }

  @Override
  @Nullable
  public BrowserSpecificSettings getSpecificSettings() {
    return specificSettings;
  }

  public void setSpecificSettings(@Nullable BrowserSpecificSettings value) {
    specificSettings = value;
  }

  public boolean isActive() {
    return active;
  }

  public void setActive(boolean value) {
    active = value;
  }

  @Override
  public boolean equals(Object o) {
    if (this == o) {
      return true;
    }
    if (!(o instanceof ConfigurableWebBrowser)) {
      return false;
    }

    ConfigurableWebBrowser browser = (ConfigurableWebBrowser)o;
    return getId().equals(browser.getId()) &&
           family.equals(browser.family) &&
           active == browser.active &&
           Comparing.strEqual(name, browser.name) &&
           Comparing.equal(path, browser.path) &&
           Comparing.equal(specificSettings, browser.specificSettings);
  }

  @Override
  public int hashCode() {
    return getId().hashCode();
  }

  @Override
  @NotNull
  public String getName() {
    return name;
  }

  @Override
  @NotNull
  public final UUID getId() {
    return id;
  }

  @Override
  @NotNull
  public BrowserFamily getFamily() {
    return family;
  }

  @Override
  @NotNull
  public String getBrowserNotFoundMessage() {
    return IdeBundle.message("error.0.browser.path.not.specified", getName());
  }

  @Override
  public String toString() {
    return getName() + " (" + getPath() + ")";
  }
}

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$:.unshift File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "lib")

require 'test/unit'
require 'clusterer'

class TestSimilarity < Test::Unit::TestCase
  include Clusterer::Tokenizer
  def test_simple_tokenizer
    x = []
    simple_tokenizer("good! morrow!! the AB called") {|w| x << w}
    assert_equal 3, x.size
    assert_equal "morrow".stem, x[1]
    assert_equal "call", x[2]
  end

  def test_simple_tokenizer_with_no_stemming
    x = []
    simple_tokenizer("good! morrow!! the AB called", :no_stem => true) {|w| x << w}
    assert_equal 3, x.size
    assert_equal "morrow", x[1]
    assert_equal "called", x[2]
  end

  def test_simple_ngram_tokenizer_1
    x = []
    simple_ngram_tokenizer("Good! morrow!! the AB", :ngram => 1) {|w| x << w}
    assert_equal 2, x.size
    assert_equal "morrow".stem, x[1]
  end

  def test_simple_ngram_tokenizer
    x = []
    simple_ngram_tokenizer("The cow is a cool holy animal.",:ngram => 1) {|w| x << w}
    assert_equal 4, x.size
    x = []
    simple_ngram_tokenizer("The cow is a cool holy animal.",:ngram => 2) {|w| x << w}
    assert_equal 6, x.size
    assert x.include?(["holy".stem, "animal".stem].join(" "))
    x = []
    simple_ngram_tokenizer("The cow is a cool holy animal.",:ngram => 3) {|w| x << w}
    assert_equal 7, x.size
    assert x.include?(["holy".stem, "animal".stem].join(" "))
    assert x.include?(["cool".stem, "holy".stem, "animal".stem].join(" "))
    x = []
    simple_ngram_tokenizer("Ruby on Rails is cool.") {|w| x << w}
    assert_equal 5, x.size
    assert x.include?(["ruby".stem, "on".stem, "rails".stem].join(" "))
    assert x.include?(["rails".stem, "is".stem, "cool".stem].join(" "))
  end
end


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Baylor Proud
'The College Tour' highlights the unique, invigorating Baylor experience
Baylor Proud | November 17, 2021
Earlier this month, The College Tour premiered its second season on Amazon Prime — a season that includes our beloved Baylor — and we could not be more thrilled!
Hosted and produced by Amazing Race winner Alex Boylan, The College Tour is a powerful series created to empower high school students to virtually travel across America for an inside look at colleges and universities. Each episode features a college or university through the eyes of its students, faculty and alumni, providing future students with an intimate look at life on campus beyond what is written in brochures or websites.
The College Tour, Season Two promo
Baylor's episode is no exception:
Trey Thomas, a 2021 health science studies graduate from Plano, gives an overview of Baylor's most cherished traditions, from the Baylor Line and Homecoming to Diadeloso and Dr Pepper Hour.
Lindsey Purdham, a junior corporate communications major from Colorado Springs, provides an insider's view of Baylor's hometown of Waco and why Waco is one of the top tourist destinations in the country.
Aidan Dougherty, a junior human resource management and Spanish major from Waco, takes viewers behind-the-scenes of the Williams Bear Habitat where Baylor's live bear mascots, Judge Joy and Judge Lady, greet visitors and students daily.
Adan De La Garza, a graduate student in strategic management from Weslaco, Texas, provides a glimpse of what it's like to cheer on the Bears on a national stage and how to get involved with club sports on campus.
Mike Nakaoka, a junior history and English major from Honolulu, shows some of the ways students can stay active outdoors on campus and in Waco, from trail running and hiking, to biking and watersports.
McKenna Louth, a junior neuroscience/pre-med major from Lakewood, Colo., shares about the academic rigor, faculty mentorship and opportunities for research that are preparing her for the future.
Gabby Swinton, a senior choral music education major from Tomball, Texas, showcases some of the many student organizations and activities that connect Baylor students with friends and create a vibrant campus life.
Jack Gebele, a junior marketing/finance major from Hermosa Beach, Calif., shows how Baylor's care for the whole person — physically, emotionally and spiritually — supports Baylor students and helps them thrive.
In addition to hearing from our students, we also hear from Dr. Jonathan Tran, a Baylor religion professor, on how BU faculty invest in students, and from President Linda Livingstone on what faith means at Baylor.
"What stands out at Baylor, besides the fact that you get this amazing Christian education on a beautiful campus in a fantastic location, is the traditions," Boylan says. "Some of the oldest, not only in the state of Texas but in the country. When you see what Baylor does for Christmas and for Homecoming, I don't know if there's a better story out there — how every new class gets to be a part of those traditions, and how special that is."
The video above is just a teaser; the entire episode (and each of the individual segments) are available at baylor.edu/tour. We're so excited to be able to showcase our great school on this international platform.
Sic 'em, Bears!

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EventsLifestylesMusic
Photos: MTSU's own Ryan Cluff debuts new EP at The Laundry Room
Ryan Cluff excitedly announces his EP at the Laundry Room Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. (Makayla Boling / MTSU Sidelines)
Photos and Story by Makayla Boling / Contributing Writer
MTSU student Ryan Cluff debuted his EP, entitled "Life/Sleep," at The Laundry Room, a local music venue, Saturday.
Cluff was accompanied by fellow musicians Henry Paul MacAfee and Alyse Morgan. MacAfee opened the show with a smooth, moody performance of both original and cover songs, while Morgan provided a light and romantic performance fitting for the upcoming Valentine's holiday. She was accompanied by boyfriend Jake Smith on keys and harmonies. The two opening artists set the mood for Cluff to debut all the tracks off his new EP, along with a few well-known singles.
"Life/Sleep" is Cluff's debut EP, including a mix of different styles all enhanced by Cluff's contagious and quirky personality. The first track, "Sara," opens the album on a groovy note. The song is about being sick of someone, a feeling most people can relate to. The guitar rhythm is one that keeps the audience guessing where it's gonna go next, and then it transitions suddenly to a repeating breakdown of "My baby loves me, my baby don't care, well … " This encouraged audience participation, and The Laundry Room crowd delivered.
The next track Cluff performed off the EP is entitled "SLC (Happier Than Me)" and is a song about his hometown. The song is sarcastic and resentful but with the perfect amount of cheer thrown in. It calls out people we all know: the social media queen, the guy who turned his life around and will make sure everyone knows and the successful show-off who won't hesitate to tell you about his promotion whether you asked him or not. This track had the audience bursting into waves of laughter, the energy around the room spreading to everyone there.
The title track of the EP, "Life/Sleep," is "an exploration into what it means to be alive." This one is a break from the fun and delves into topics that are meant to resonate with the audience. It's about doing anything to feel something, even if that takes abusing a substance just to be happy. At the end, Cluff captivated the audience with an emotional yell, asking, "Shouldn't life be more than breathing?"
After doing what he does best and making the audience all think about the meaning of life, Cluff built the mood back up again with "Red Lights." This is arguably his most positive song, with a quick guitar melody to accompany the message. Work hard, love your neighbor even if they hate you and keep going even though your tired. This song is a fun mix of whistling, woohoos, mouth trumpet and rhythmic clapping from the audience.
In another heavy track, "Dandelions," Cluff discusses "the process of being diagnosed with something and learning how to deal with that." The song lists ways to cope, such as exercise or eating fruit but how those things don't always work for everyone. This tied into the next track, "Glad I Still Breathe," which is not on the EP. It's a song for suicide awareness, providing a glimpse into the mind of someone who has attempted or thought about committing suicide: "I pulled the trigger, but I'm glad I still breathe."
The last track on the EP is a positive sounding song but with a heavier message. "A Prayer (Obsessed)" is about struggling with addiction, whether that addiction is a substance, a significant other or even a cell phone. It's about how people will go to such lengths, even injuring themselves, to get a taste of what they need, even if it isn't good for them.
Cluff showcases his talent and way with words on his new EP, "Life/Sleep." The EP deals with everything from love, to breakups, to addiction and suicide. As a performer, Cluff can effectively read his audience and turn even the saddest songs into a good time. He is an act that will make you think deeply while dancing and clapping your Saturday night away.
Ryan Cluff ends the show with his signature move at the Laundry Room Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. (Makayla Boling / MTSU Sidelines)
Ryan Cluff debuts his EP at the Laundry Room Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. (Makayla Boling / MTSU Sidelines)
Ryan Cluff watches as Henry Paul MacAfee performs at the Laundry Room Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. (Makayla Boling / MTSU Sidelines)
Alyse Morgan performs at the Laundry Room Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. (Makayla Boling / MTSU Sidelines)
Alyse Morgan opens for Ryan Cluff at the Laundry Room Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. (Makayla Boling / MTSU Sidelines)
Henry Paul MacAfee performing at the Laundry Room Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. (Makayla Boling / MTSU Sidelines)
Ryan Cluff at the Laundry Room Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. (Makayla Boling / MTSU Sidelines)
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Answered by Cathy Jordan
The Tropic of Cancer is the circle marking the latitude 23.5 degrees north, where the sun is directly overhead at noon on June 21, the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere. The Tropic of Capricorn is the circle marking the latitude 23.5 degrees south where the sun is directly overhead at noon on December 21, the beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere. When the lines were named 2000 years ago, the Sun was in the constellation of Capricorn during the winter solstice and Cancer during the summer solstice (hence the names). Now due to the precession of the equinoxes the Sun is no longer in these constellations during these times, but the names remain.
The equator is the circle where the Sun is directly overhead at noon on the equinoxes.
The Arctic and Antarctic Circles are located at ±66.5 degrees latitude. Note that 66.5 + 23.5 equals 90 degrees. This means that on December 21, when the Sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn at noon, it will not be visible from the Arctic Circle. So above the Arctic Circle, there is a period during the winter when the sun remains below the horizon. The same is true of the Antarctic Circle during Southern Hemisphere winter. On June 21st, when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer at noon, it is not visible from below the Antarctic Circle.
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Cathy got her Bachelors degree from Cornell in May 2003 and her Masters of Education in May 2005. She did research studying the wind patterns on Jupiter while at Cornell. She is now an 8th grade Earth Sciences teacher in Natick, MA.


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The Amps
Hustling For Days
Saturated
Álbum Branco (Indie Version)
Club Beryl, Vol. 1 - EP
About The Amps
Like it or not, Kim Deal didn't simply give the Breeders a new name when she put together the Amps, as this band is most certainly its own entity. Granted, it's got Deal's stamp all over it: rudimentary riffs that charge ahead, a certain off-kilter sense of song construction that she shares with former bandmate Black Francis, and an undeniable energy and enthusiastic love of rock that's always catching. But where the Breeders created slinky, accessible grooves that fit right into the public's consciousness (think Indie anthem "Cannonball"), the Amps instead go for a much more in-your-face approach, a more stripped-down and abrasive sound that's not exactly radio-ready. If she borrows from herself at all, it's from the Breeders' first and far less commercially successful album Pod. Regardless, the Amps truly rock. Take "Empty Glasses": like a bull in a china shop, Deal's surprisingly throaty, gritty vocal delivery (she sounds tougher than Kim Gordon) perfectly complements the rollicking, out-of-control riffs. Expert drumming and just the right amount of reckless abandon make the song a wild and worthwhile two-and-a-half minutes. Will Lerner
Kim Deal, Pavement, Pixies, Sonic Youth, The Breeders
Like it or not, Kim Deal didn't simply give the Breeders a new name when she put together the Amps, as this band is most certainly its own entity. Granted, it's got Deal's stamp all over it: rudimentary riffs that charge ahead, a certain off-kilter sense of song construction that she shares with former bandmate Black Francis, and an undeniable energy and enthusiastic love of rock that's always catching. But where the Breeders created slinky, accessible grooves that fit right into the public's consciousness (think Indie anthem "Cannonball"), the Amps instead go for a much more in-your-face approach, a more stripped-down and abrasive sound that's not exactly radio-ready. If she borrows from herself at all, it's from the Breeders' first and far less commercially successful album Pod. Regardless, the Amps truly rock. Take "Empty Glasses": like a bull in a china shop, Deal's surprisingly throaty, gritty vocal delivery (she sounds tougher than Kim Gordon) perfectly complements the rollicking, out-of-control riffs. Expert drumming and just the right amount of reckless abandon make the song a wild and worthwhile two-and-a-half minutes.
Will Lerner
One Man
Album Branco Indie, Vol. 2 (A Beatles '68 Tribute)
Facing the Wrong Way
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Clearly the first & second method are the best one as in the third query we are hitting the table twice and there is a conversion warning also @ the beginning of the third query.


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Q: I need to show the user specific data to the particular user after log in by that user it should show the its own information I have created login page of groceryList  after login by particular user I need to display its own added grocery Item instead of added by other user I have used Angular js for front end ,Nodejs for handling the mongoose connection with mongodb .
Mongodb is having one collection with two document  1>users  2>groceries.
1>users  :contains user information means username,password.
2>groceries:Contains  groceries added by user
now my question is I need to show the added grocery by user1 it should not visible to user2 if he has not added . on which way I can implement this
data should be user specific please help me on this .
Thanks in Advance!!

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Peel's Brightest Minds Recognised at ESTEAM Award
On Friday 21st June curious minds of all ages gathered to recognise Peel's best and brightest at the second annual Peel ESTEAM Awards Ceremony. The ceremony was held at John Tonkin College in Mandurah and attended by 120 community members and special guests. It featured music and inspiring speeches from Mayor Rhys Williams (City of Mandurah) and keynote speaker Professor Lyn Beazley.
The Peel ESTEAM Awards celebrate the best of achievements in the Peel region in Entrepreneurship, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (ESTEAM) – all areas that are critical to make sure we thrive in the future world and workforce. Finalists included young entrepreneurs, excellent educators, citizen scientists and science communicators.
There were five awards categories that recognise achievements in ESTEAM education, science communication, citizen science, as well as an overall 'Young ESTEAM champion' and 'ESTEAM Champion' to award educators, mentors, volunteers, artists and entrepreneurs who inspire curiosity and lifelong learning in others.
GP down south were delighted to be a Gold Sponsor for the years' awards and we wish all winners the best for the year ahead.


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Accepting that War-Sustaining Objects are 'Legitimate Targets' under IHL is a Terrible Idea
Date March 2, 2017
Posted by ebm29
Written by Iulia E. Padeanu
In a recent article, Professor Ryan Goodman puts forth a controversial argument: "war sustaining" objects in non-international armed conflicts,[1] used to generate revenue for an enemy's armed forces, should be targetable under international humanitarian law. In office, former president Barack Obama embraced a similar view, condoning strikes against "tanker trucks, wells and refineries," as well as "storage sites where ISIL holds its cash."[2] This broad view of targetable objects is, at best, unworkable and, at worst, truly dangerous.
Donald Trump's rhetoric has been even more concerning. He campaigned on a promise to "bomb the s— out of" ISIL. In the now famous sound-bite, he went on to say that he would also "blow up the pipes" and, generally, "blow up every single inch." And, so far, President Trump and his Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, have kept Trump's promise. In his first official day on the job, Secretary Mattis oversaw a total of 31 airstrikes against ISIL in Syria and Iraq.
Targeting "war sustaining" activities, even in the context of the fight against ISIS, sets a dangerous precedent and violates the established rules of International Humanitarian Law ("IHL"). Fighting ISIL is truly "one of the most complex [challenges] the world has seen in recent times," and it should be done in a smart and decisive way. However, the claim that states should be allowed to target those activities that only contribute to sustaining the war effort of non-state groups is untenable and not the right approach. This complex and desperate fight should not be used by those in power to expand the boundaries of acceptable in-war behavior beyond what is currently permissible.
This would not be the first time President Trump alluded to violating international law. He has previously maintained that, had the U.S. "taken the oil" when it withdrew from Iraq, ISIL would not exist today. Not only is there nothing to suggest that ISIS is dependent solely on Iraqi oil, but what President Trump suggested would have been a violation of the IHL rule against pillage.
Professor Goodman's argument, if adopted by the administration, would allow President Trump an even wider range of targets in the Middle East, likely resulting in a breach of several other IHL rules. Under Article 52 of the Additional Protocol I ("API") of the Geneva Convention, the class of objects that can be lawfully targeted are those that "make an effective contribution to military action." Under this definition, most states agree that only targets that make a direct contribution to military action are targetable. As Oona Hathaway writes, "[t]he weight of scholarly opinion has long maintained that [war sustaining] objects are not legitimate military targets." Although some states have taken a broad view of targetable objects in the current fight against ISIL, many states reject the view that purely "war sustaining" objects can be targetable. Several academics have similarly rejected this view of targetable objects.[3]
One of the biggest weaknesses of Professor Goodman's argument is the lack of clear limiting principles. If Professor Goodman and President Obama are correct in suggesting it is legal and reasonable to target oil refineries because they generate revenue for ISIL, where do we draw the line? When taken to its logical conclusion, Professor Goodman's argument could eventually be used to support notions of scorched earth and leave virtually nothing untouchable in war. Professor Goodman does suggests a few limiting principles: the targetable object must provide "definite military advantage," and economic contributions that can be traced through strong connections to military action. However, even when taken together, these limiting principles cannot prevent future strikes against other objects (such as agricultural fields and factories) that might provide substantial revenue to ISIL, but that may be civilian in nature and only loosely connected to ISIL's war activities.
An additional challenge to Goodman's analysis, hinted at by Marty Lederman, is the complex organizational structure of non-state groups, the wide range of activities they depend on for financial survival, and the civilian nature of these activities.[4] This poses two related issues Goodman does not anticipate.
First, if a non-state group's sole mission is to wage war, it is easier to conclude that any and all revenue generated supports its sole function as a military group. As such, targeting activities that directly support its military actions would fall within the limitations set by Art. 52 of API. Many non-state groups that engage in war and terrorist activities, however, also operate as political bodies, engage in non-military undertakings, and may even take on governance functions. Even ISIL, a particularly vicious group engaged in truly horrific activities, has hopes of governing and growing into a formal political entity. When a non-state group is actively engaged in war, but also in the collection of revenue and taxes for the purpose of running schools, building hospitals, and providing services to a population, it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish which revenue-generating operations support military action and what revenue is for political, civilian purposes. Research has shown that ISIL has gone "from being a purely military force to building a system that can provide basic services, such as making sure that gas and food are available, to its new citizens." Over time, ISIL will likely evolve into "a government whose political decision-making cannot be separated from its military capabilities." This weakens the direct connection between much of the revenue and the direct military advantage it provides. It further complicates the link between the finances and the military action, in effect rendering Professor Goodman's limiting principles meaningless.
Secondly, even if ISIL continues its brutal regime without providing much in the way of services, the reality is that its revenues depend as much, if not more, on taxing the population it controls as they do on oil revenues. If Goodman's argument holds, are the thousands of people ISIL is currently taxing also legitimate military targets? They provide a distinct advantage to ISIL's military capabilities by providing the group with significant revenue. In a recent Foreign Affairs article, researcher Mara Revkin describes the story of Ahmed, an employee in an advertising agency working in Deir ez-Zor, who was forced to pay 2.5% of his income to ISIL's bayt al-mal (the financial institution responsible for the collection of money). Ahmed's relatively small contribution may not compare to the millions of dollars ISIL gains from oil sales, but the collective contributions of civilians (from their personal wages and businesses) can provide the organization with significant financial support. The connection between the taxes and the military advantage may be looser than that between oil revenues and the military, but ultimately, money is money, and if oil revenues can be sufficiently linked to providing ISIL a "definite military advantage," then why shouldn't taxes? If taxes can be traced to supporting military action, then can civilians and civilian objects be targeted as "war sustaining" activities and objects? If civilian objects and activities contribute just as much and just as directly to ISIL war activities, how can we argue these are not also legitimate "war sustaining" activities? The dangerous connection between taxing a population and their activities and their "war sustaining" capabilities leads us down a road we do not want to go.
Proponents of Professor Goodman's theory, and perhaps Professor Goodman himself, might argue that it is not civilians like Ahmed who should or will be targeted, but rather the bayt-al-mal. Even if this may be the case, the argument remains problematic. First, this proposition raises the same issue of unclear links between the revenue and the war activities. If there is proof that all the revenue collected is indeed used to support ISIL's military campaign, attacks on the financial institution may be permissible under Art. 52 of API. However, the revenue collected could very possibly be used for entirely civilian purposes: building schools, roads, and hospitals. If this is the case, we are back to the same problem discussed above. Secondly, pushing the boundaries of acceptable targets in war will likely create a precedent for targeting clearly civilian activities and objects. Ahmed as an individual may not yet be considered a target, despite the tax revenue he provides to ISIL, but a group of civilians, or a business run primarily for civilians and civilian purposes, could fall under the broader category of targetable objects Professor Goodman proposes.
It is easy to be sympathetic to Professor Goodman's argument. Proposing a way to weaken one of the most terrifying groups we have ever encountered is an important endeavor. The complications raised by the ISIL example, however, illustrate the dangerous logical end to this argument. If ISIL depends on revenues from taxes and civilian activities just as much as it does from oil revenues, the United States runs the risk of creating a precedent where civilian objects and actions are also considered "war sustaining" and thus targetable. Defeating ISIL should be a priority for any government, but it should not be done at the cost of risking civilian lives and it should not serve as the basis for setting such a dangerous precedent.
[1] The categorization and definition of types of armed conflict is complex and beyond the scope of this paper. For more on this, see ICRC Opinion Paper, How is the Term "Armed Conflict" Defined in International Humanitarian Law?.
[2] For the purposes of this piece I will be referring to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant as ISIL. The group is also often referred to as ISIS and IS.
[3] See, e.g., HPCR Manual on International Law Applicable to Air and Missile Warfare (2002) (arguing that the connection between revenues generated from oil exports and armed conflict is "too remote" and thus rejecting the "war sustaining" argument); Tallinn Manual on the International Law Applicable to Cyber Warfare (2013) (stating that it would be unlawful to launch cyber-attacks on a state's oil export industry even if the war effort depended on revenues from oil sales).
[4] "Because ISIL, unlike al Qaeda, is not exclusively a military organization—it holds territory and engages in at least some 'civilian' governance functions—the targeting of these facilities and stockpiles raises important issues under the laws of armed conflict."


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Wezwanie (polonès La crida) és una pel·lícula de drama psicològic polonesa dirigida per Wojciech Solarz que mostra el procés de desintegració dels llaços tradicionals en la família d'un noi.

Sinopsi
Un noi de granja passa els seus dies somiant i fent escultures de fusta. El seu germà és un investigador: estudia enginyeria agrícola, torna amb el diploma per casar-se amb la veïna bonica. El somiador posa les seves escultures al voltant, invocant la ira del seu pare i el ridícul dels camperols que el troben inútil. Durant les noces del germà, li clava els tòtems. S'insinua a la seva nova cunyada, però torna a les seves pròpies reverències. Al final, sent una trucada per treure un registre dels pantans, però durant la fugida s'enfonsa a la bassa.

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 Hanna Skarzanka 	... 	Jadwiga Zawadowa
 Boleslaw Plotnicki... 	Wojciech Zawada
 Olgierd Lukaszewicz... 	Stefek Zawada
 Irena Karel 	... 	Zoska, esposa de Staszek
 Zygmunt Malanowicz... 	Staszek Zawada
 Wojciech Pilarski 	... 	Julian
 Ryszard Kotys ... Edward

Recepció
Fou exhibida com a part de la selecció oficial al Festival Internacional de Cinema de Sant Sebastià 1971.

Referències

Enllaços externs
 Wezwanie a la Fototeka

Pel·lícules del 1971
Pel·lícules en polonès
Pel·lícules en blanc i negre
Pel·lícules dramàtiques de Polònia

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It's no surprise that when parents read to their kids, it helps them succeed in school.
Three separate systematic reviews of what educators call dialogic reading—essentially engaging in a conversation with young children as you read to them—found positive effects including improved language skills, literacy, and school readiness.
Now a new body of research is finding even more benefits of reading to children—for both the kids and the parents. A systematic review published last month in the journal Pediatrics looks at broader benefits of intervention programs designed to encourage parents to read to their children.
The reviewers found 18 studies of interventions that included more than 3,200 families. The interventions provided structured training to show parents the best ways to read with their children, and then followed up with the children and parents. The shortest duration was one month and the longest was 48 months.
Eleven of the interventions focused on parents with low levels of education and 13 focused on families with a low socioeconomic status.
The reviewers found, on the whole, that these reading intervention programs had a significant positive impact on both child and parent psychosocial functioning. Specifically, children showed improvements in social-emotional skills and their interest in reading and reported improve quality of life. And parents experienced better attitudes toward reading, improved relationships with their children and improved parenting skills.
The benefits extend to babies and toddlers, as well as children up to age 6 and apply equally to boys and girls.
While it's clear that reading is great for kids, the evidence also shows that some parents need guidance in engaging with kids and books. The Reading Rockets project, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, provides some practical tips. Among them, use fun voices for different characters, ask your child questions about the story as you go, and connect what you are reading to real-life experiences whenever possible.
If there are any small children in your life, sit down with them for a regular story time. The evidence shows it's great for kids, and might just benefit you as well!


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Foot Orgasm Syndrome. Yup, It's A Thing.
"The foot is an erotic symbol, variably appreciated by different people," write the researchers.
By Seriously ScienceJun 26, 2013 5:00 PM
(Credit: mickeysucks/flickr)
We don't even need to write an intro here, as this gem of a paper did it better than we ever could:
"In general, people are attracted to nice legs and feet. The foot is an erotic symbol, variably appreciated by different people [1]. Erotic thoughts and feelings about feet may become intentionally accentuated by fashion and the wearing of shoes with high heels, providing a position of the foot that resembles its position during (female) orgasm when feet and toes may automatically go into plantar flexion resulting in arching of the foot and curling of the toes [1, 2]. …
In society, special attention is paid to the physical relation between foot and pleasant or even sexual feelings by different forms of foot massage. Currently, the association of feet with sexual attraction and eroticism has been explained in terms of psychology and sociology [1]. However, an underlying neurobiological theory of a possible foot–genital relationship has so far not been formulated." You're welcome.
Foot Orgasm Syndrome: A Case Report in a Woman
"INTRODUCTION: Spontaneous orgasm triggered from inside the foot has so far not been reported in medical literature.
AIMS: The study aims to report orgasmic feelings in the left foot of a woman.
METHODS: A woman presented with complaints of undesired orgasmic sensations originating in her left foot. In-depth interview, physical examination, sensory testing, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI-scan), electromyography (EMG), transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and blockade of the left S1 dorsal root ganglion were performed.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURED: The main outcomes are description of this clinical syndrome, results of TENS application, and S1 dorsal root ganglion blockade.
RESULTS: Subtle attenuation of sensory amplitudes of the left suralis, and the left medial and lateral plantar nerve tracts was found at EMG. MRI-scan disclosed no foot abnormalities. TENS at the left metatarso-phalangeal joint-III of the left foot elicited an instant orgasmic sensation that radiated from plantar toward the vagina. TENS applied to the left side of the vagina elicited an orgasm that radiated to the left foot. Diagnostic blockade of the left S1 dorsal root ganglion with 0.8 mL bupivacaine 0.25 mg attenuated the frequency and intensity of orgasmic sensation in the left foot with 50% and 80%, respectively. Additional therapeutic blockade of the same ganglion with 0.8 mL bupivacaine 0.50 mg combined with pulsed radio-frequency treatment resulted in a complete disappearance of the foot-induced orgasmic sensations.
CONCLUSION: Foot orgasm syndrome (FOS) is described in a woman. Blockade of the left S1 dorsal root ganglion alleviated FOS. It is hypothesized that FOS, occurring 1.5 years after an intensive care emergency, was caused by partial nerve regeneration (axonotmesis), after which afferent (C-fiber) information from a small reinnervated skin area of the left foot and afferent somatic and autonomous (visceral) information from the vagina on at least S1 spinal level is misinterpreted by the brain as being solely information originating from the vagina."
Bonus quote from the full text:
"Compared with a vaginally/clitorally induced orgasm, this left foot-induced orgasm had the following characteristics:
(i) the spontaneously induced foot orgasms occurred in the absence of any sexual desire or sexual arousal;
(ii) the vaginally/clitorally induced foot orgasms occurred during sexual desire and sexual arousal;
(iii) the occurrence of (spontaneous) foot orgasm is very sudden without any preorgasmic built up or latency time as compared with a normal orgasm experience;
(iv) the duration is extremely short, around 5–6 seconds, with a rather abrupt end, uncharacteristic for female orgasm in general;
(v) the foot-induced orgasm is perceived unilaterally in the body;
(vi) the orgasmic sensations are mainly felt in the left foot, back under the knee and vagina;
(vii) there is a daily frequency of about five to six times a day;
(viii) although we have not checked or examined it, Mrs A. reported that the foot-induced orgasms are often accompanied by vaginal lubrication and loss of urine."
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Eltham Arts in 2016
Since last year's successful Winter Festival, the Eltham Arts committee has been busy planning its activity for 2016.
Winter Song CD
Some of you may remember we organised a Winter Song Competition as part of the festival, in which songwriters performed their songs at the finale at The White Hart on Eltham High Street, on 22 November. We're pleased to let you know that we are planning to record a CD of the 10 Winter Festival songs, which will be available to buy in due course.
Winter Festival 2016
We're also delighted to announce that the second Eltham Arts Winter Festival will take place between 29 October-20 November 2016.
We're working on the format now, so if you have any creative ideas, or would like to be involved, do let us know.
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Eltham Arts Winter Festival hailed a great success
The Eltham Arts Winter Festival, which ran from 31 October to 22 November, created a first-ever platform for local creative talent – existing, emerging and new, to showcase the rich artistic and cultural life of this part of the Royal Greenwich borough.
The 23-day arts fest offered more than 120 events from art exhibitions, music competitions, crafting, literary and historical tours, beer festivals and theatre. The diversity of venues reflected the community with events taking place in community halls, local pubs and retailers as well as established arts and historical venues. The offerings also included a first-time Art Trail including over 18 different venues around the SE9 area. The varied programme also featured a tour of the Avery Hill Mansion House as well as various healthy walks with Greenwich Get Walking.
The Eltham Arts Committee out in force at the festival's opening event on 31 October
The Festival was organised by Eltham Arts, a voluntary community organisation, who responded to a suggestion by its network of individual artists and artistic groups. Taking up the call several months ago, the Eltham Arts Committee started busily putting together the eclectic programme of events and the Art Trail. An array of artistic talent was unearthed of existing arts practitioners, of emerging artists but the call also sparked creativity in those needing a bit of encouragement and confidence.
The celebratory opening event on 31 October in Eltham's Passey Place, set the tone with its playful poetry, mellow music and children's crafty fun, the latter in conjunction with nearby Eltham GPO pub. The costumed cast of Wizard of Oz, a regal town crier and some friendly visiting local police added to the fun.
Local MP Clive Efford at the Festival's closing event
At the closing event on 22 November at the White Hart on Eltham High Street, local MP Clive Efford agreed on the important role of the Festival and said: "Too often we don't recognise the talent which exists in our community and events like the Eltham Arts Winter Festival have an important role in this. Not only has it led to a wider appreciation of existing artistic venues such as the Bob Hope Theatre but it has highlighted the contribution of local pubs, a longstanding fine tradition in British life."
Meanwhile as the umbrella of the Festival closes for this year, the artistic and cultural life of Eltham continues with plenty of ongoing artistic happenings.
Eltham Arts has so far organised many creative events in the local area including a short story, poetry and postcard competitions, live music events, talks, tweetups, conferences and quizzes.
Follow @ElthamArts on Twitter and www.facebook.com/ElthamArt on Facebook to find out about Eltham Arts' future activities.
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Eltham Winter Festival: More information about our Art Trail
October 25, 2015 Eltham, Eltham ArtsEltham Winter Festivalduffinamy
Need more information on the Eltham Arts Winter Festival Art Trail?
Download a document outlining details here: Eltham Art Trail venues handout.
DOWNLOAD: Eltham Arts Winter Festival programme, 31 October – 22 November
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The Eltham Arts Winter Festival is currently taking place in Eltham, and comprises a huge selection of arts-related events for the whole community to attend.
DOWNLOAD > Eltham Arts Winter Festival programme
If you simply wish to see a list of events taking place during the festival, you can do so here.
The Eltham Arts Winter Festival programme runs from until 22 November, where it will conclude with a closing event at the White Hart pub on Eltham High Street.
Printed copies of the programme are available in various local businesses in October's edition of The Greenwich Visitor.
If you have any questions about the programme, please contact us.
For further ideas on things to see and do in Eltham, visit the Visit Greenwich website.
Announcement: Eltham Arts Winter Festival
We are delighted to formally announce that we'll be organising the Eltham Arts Winter Festival between 31 October – 22 November 2015.
Please save the dates now!
The festival will consist of a variety of events over the course of three weeks, and a full programme will be available here soon.
The idea for the Eltham Arts Winter Festival was born out of last year's Eltham Arts conference, where we came up with five big ideas for the future of the arts in Eltham.
If you'd like to get involved or want to organise an event during the Eltham Arts Winter Festival, contact us.
Keep checking this website, follow us on Twitter and Like us on Facebook to stay-up-to-date with developments.
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Eltham Arts postcard competition a success
April 28, 2015 ElthamArts, Eltham, Eltham Arts, Eltham SE9, Greenwich, London, postcards, Royal Borough of Greenwichduffinamy
More the 300 Eltham locals displayed their creative talents for Eltham Arts' latest competition – 'A postcard from Eltham', and winners were announced at a celebratory event on 23 April.
Local community group Eltham Arts was delighted with the number and standard of entries for its latest 'A Postcard from Eltham' competition, which challenged locals to design a postcard showing the town as an attractive and creative place to live, work or visit.
Two rigorous rounds of judging were carried out and on 23 April, the competition culminated in an awards ceremony at the Eltham Centre Library, where prizes were awarded in various categories:
Adult winners
Emily Tyrrell – If you go down to the woods…
Himani Weir – Where shall we go today?
David Kelly – Eltham Hostelries
Peter Roper – Eltham Views
Sylvia Currey – Tudor Barn Reflexions
Pauline Cahill – The Eltham Crossword
12 – 18 age group winners
Gemma Pellegrinetti – All Aboard the Eltham Bus
Natalia Drake-Perello – Memories from Eltham
Prize Siobhan Samuel
7-11 age group winners
Cameron Wren – The Eltham Centre
Annie Gadd – My Castle
Oliver Jackson – Greetings from Eltham
Ayesha Faquiri – Eltham
Under 7 age group winners
Seth Jayawardhena – Severndroog Castle
Jay Kumar – Arts in my school
Lola Weir – A Windy Day at Severndroog
Commenting on the competition, Gaynor Wingham, chair of Eltham Arts, said: "We were delighted with the response from adults and children to the challenge to design a Postcard from Eltham. The entries were really diverse celebrating Eltham today but showing a love of our fantastic Eltham heritage. With well over 300 entries the judges had quite a task and this is reflected in how many awards were given. Eltham now has some great postcards. We would like to thank everyone who has been involved in making this competition and community event such a success."
The postcards will very soon be exhibited and on sale locally to showcase the local talent and creativity.
Eltham Arts has so far run a series of initiatives to celebrate the creativity in Eltham, including short story contest 'Tales of Eltham' and 'Eltham in Verse', which challenged locals to write poetry. Visit www.elthamarts.org and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for details on these initiatives and more.
A postcard from Eltham
Enter Eltham Arts' latest competition!
The next creative challenge from Eltham Arts is a competition to design a postcard that shows Eltham as an attractive and creative place to live, work or visit.
You don't have to be an expert artist to enter. Be a part of creative Eltham – it's your community!
Prizes and awards for all age groups and special prizes. This competition is organised by Eltham Arts.
For more information contact elthamarts@aol.co.uk or call 020 8859 4678. You can also follow us on twitter @elthamarts.
1. Entry is free and all ages can enter. Up to 3 entries are allowed per person. You must write on the back of each entry in pencil, your name, age [if under 18], email address/ telephone number and the title for your postcard.
2. If you are under 18 your parent/guardian must give permission by signing the back of each entry and giving their name and contact details.
3. Entries must be placed in an envelope. Envelopes must be clearly marked A POSTCARD FROM ELTHAM. Multiple entries from schools can be placed in one envelope. Entries can be posted or delivered by hand to either of the following addresses. • Eltham Arts c/o 17 Greenholm Road, Eltham, London SE9 1UQ • Eltham Library, The Eltham Centre, 2 Archery Road, Eltham SE9 1HA
4. The closing date for entry is Sunday 1st March 2015. After this date no further entries will be accepted. Your entry will not be returned.
5. There will be prizes and awards in two categories, under 18 and over 18, and some special prizes. Winning entries may be turned into postcards and used to promote and celebrate Eltham.
6. Each entry must be on A5 size stiff paper or thin card. Your design must be original, not infringe any copyright and must contain or have the words 'a Postcard from Eltham' on it. This can be small but must be readable. You can also give your work a title if you choose
7. You may use any medium. For example, water colour, charcoal, pen and ink or acrylic or mixed media such as collage. Your design can be abstract or realistic and can use letters as part of the design.
8. Winners will be chosen by a panel of judges. The judges will be looking for original design and an imaginative use of colour and form as well as technical skill in the use of the medium you have chosen. Above all the judges will be looking for entries that show Eltham as a great place where people will want to visit or live.
9. The judge's decision in all matters to do with the competition will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
10. There will be a celebratory event on World Book Night 23rd April 2015 when the winners will be announced.
11. There will be an exhibition and maybe a sale of the original artwork. Selected designs will be printed as postcards and sold. All profits will be donated to local groups and charities.
12. In entering the competition you agree to the use of your entry in any publicity material or publication in relation to or designated by Eltham Arts. The copyright remains with the artist
13. By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions and has read and accepts all the rules for the contest.
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Conference attendees discussing creativity in Eltham
More than 70 locals met on 18 October for 'Creative Eltham – Developing the Arts' – a conference designed to showcase the creativity and passion for the arts in Eltham.
Organised by Eltham Arts, the conference was held at The Friendship Centre in Glenure Road, and featured an afternoon of arts-related discussion and activity. The event began with three keynote speakers, the first of which was Miranda Williams, cabinet member for Culture and Creative Industries, Royal Greenwich Council. Williams said that Eltham has a "thriving arts community, which the council is keen to support".
She detailed arts activity supported and undertaken by the council in Eltham so far this year, which included the summer music festival at Passey Place, organised in association with Eltham Arts. Williams agreed that activity such as this "helps to animate our town centres and provides opportunities for artists and audiences to come together and promote community events." Williams concluded by encouraging local arts organisations to apply for the council's Community Arts Fund. "The fund encourages partnerships between established organisations and the community, and I encourage you to apply," she said. She also recommended listing arts events and organisations on the council's directory.
Apply for Greenwich Council's Arts Fund.
Dr Heather Lilley, senior lecturer drama, University of Greenwich, then took the stage to discuss reminiscence theatre – a technique that involves producing pieces of theatre from memories. In 2012, the university acquired an archive of reminiscence theatre productions created between 1983 and 2005, and have been using them with their students ever since. The material is used to create theatre from memories with the elderly in mind, which inspires audiences to link back to a time when their lives were perhaps fuller and involved new experiences. This type of theatre also encourages interaction between young and old people.
As a result of the work undertaken, the university has toured nine care homes in Greenwich and Woolwich, and hopes to extend this initiative. "It's purely a positive experience for both groups," said Lilley. "The performers and audience chat afterwards, and have a meaningful conversation prompted by particular subjects in performance, not just stories, real memories, real lives. There is a real responsibility to students to express the memories as authentically and as truthfully as possible." Lilley encouraged attendees to visit the (free to access) archive and use the material. "There's no reason why reminiscence theatre cannot be brought to Eltham," she said.
The final speaker of the afternoon was Amy Ash, learning and participation curator at the Gerald Moore Gallery. Ash explained that although the gallery operates in collaboration with the school, it's also a service to the community. She detailed several projects that have been undertaken by the gallery this year, which included a weekly arts outreach programme facilitated by Eltham College's sixth form students, where local primary schools were visited. "We've already seen a difference in engagement here," said Ash. The gallery also facilitated a series of talks which culminated in an exhibition, and are working with local organiastions (including Eltham Arts) to create other new opportunities for the community.
After some networking, attendees broke into groups to discuss several areas affecting the arts: health and wellbeing; business and regeneration; funding and development; publicity and marketing and arts for all. The discussions were then summaried and fed back to the whole group, and will form a blueprint for Eltham Arts' activity going forward.
View photos from the Eltham Arts Conference.
The next Eltham Arts event will be the launch of our Tales of Eltham book after the successful short story competition earlier this year. The launch will take place on 1 November 2014 from 2.30pm at Eltham Library. For more details, contact us.
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Eltham Arts activity, August 2014
Over the last year, Eltham Arts really has established itself as a hub for creatives in Eltham.
One of the organisation's committee members, Amy Duffin, has written about how far we've come in such a short space of time – check it out to get an idea of the kinds of activities we've organised and supported over the last year.
Follow Eltham Arts on Twitter and like us on Facebook to keep up to date with latest developments and more importantly, contact us if you have any ideas or would like to be involved.
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Каля́зинская улица — улица в Выборгском районе Санкт-Петербурга. Проходит от проспекта Энгельса до Удельного проспекта.

История
Название Калязинская улица известно с 1887 года, дано по городу Калязину Тверской области в ряду близлежащих улиц, наименованных по старинным малым городам России.

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 детский сад № 3 (дом 6)

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