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20th Century Fox has released a new photo from X-Men: First Class, which debuted last week in Entertainment Weekly. This photo is from one of the coolest scenes in the trailer. This film looks awesome, I can't wait to see it when it arrives in theaters this summer.
Here's the film's Synopsis:
X-Men: First Class charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop Armageddon. In the process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men.
This photo is not the best one we've seen that is for sure. It is stil cool to see photos from the film. I woudl love to another trailer or TV spot. Be sure to check out two other new photos released recently from the film HERE. For all of our coverage on X-Men: First Class click HERE.
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Newsnight presenter and chief correspondent Laura Kuenssberg has been confirmed as the BBC’s first female political editor.
Kuenssberg, who was one of the favourites to land the role, succeeds Nick Robinson, who is joining the presenting team on Radio 4’s Today programme.
Tony Hall, the BBC’s director general, described Kuenssberg as “an exceptional journalist”.
Hall said: “Her knowledge of Westminster politics is second to none, but she also has a real flair for asking the questions the audience want answering.”
James Harding, the BBC’s director of news, said: “Her intelligence and curiosity, judgment and passion stood out in a field of extremely strong candidates.”
Formerly the BBC’s chief political correspondent, Kuenssberg was seen as the leading contender to replace Robinson. She first joined the corporation in 2000 and such was her ubiquitousness on the small screen over subsequent years that one journalist coined the phrase “Kuenssbergovision”.
She switched channels in 2011 to become business editor for ITV News, before returning at the beginning of last year to join BBC2’s Newsnight.
The BBC was said to be keen to appoint a woman to the role to give its political coverage more gender balance.
Robinson’s switch to the Today programme was announced earlier this month. It followed the announcement that the programme’s second-longest serving presenter, James Naughtie, will be standing down in the new year.
Kuenssberg began her career on the BBC’s north-east and Cumbria programmes and won a Royal Television Society award as home affairs correspondent.
She later joined The Daily Politics as a reporter in 2003 and has worked on Radio 4’s Today programme and BBC1’s Breakfast as well as Newsnight.
News of Kuenssberg’s appointment was tweeted by a senior BBC news executive shortly before her new job was confirmed by the corporation on Wednesday afternoon.
The BBC’s head of newsgathering, Jonathan Munro, announced the “breaking media news” that she was the corporation’s new political editor through his personal Twitter account.
His post was hastily deleted, but not before it had caught the attention of numerous Twitter users.
Kuenssberg is understood not to have been contacted by BBC management before the tweet went out.
After her appointment was officially announced, Kuenssberg said: “I’m completely delighted and I recognise the responsibility on my shoulders. It’s an honour for me to follow Nick Robinson who has been such an outstanding political editor.”
According to the Daily Telegraph, BBC News’s special correspondent Lucy Manning, Kuenssberg’s Newsnight colleague Allegra Stratton and Channel 4 News’s Cathy Newman were the frontrunners in the race to replace Robinson.
The paper reported that both Joey Jones, Sky News’s deputy political editor, and Robinson’s deputy James Landale were also thought to be in contention after the announcement that Robinson would be standing down.
Previous BBC political editors include Andrew Marr, who held the post for five years before Robinson was appointed in 2005; Robin Oakley, who was in the job for eight years from 1992; and John Cole, who preceded Oakley and was appointed in 1981.
Before them were John Simpson, who had the job from 1980 until Cole’s appointment; David Holmes, who held the post from 1975 to 1980; and Peter Hardiman Scott, who was in the job for the five years previous to that.


Holochain is a framework for writing fully distributed peer-to-peer applications. It is not based on blockchain technology. Nor is Holochain a single platform like Ethereum. It is rather like a decentralized Ruby on Rails, a toolkit that produces stand-alone programs but for serverless high-profile applications. Different from blockchain alternatives and as shown in this benchmark (based on the Holochain prototype), it actually works and performs better than Ethereum by several orders of magnitude.
Although it is technically correct to call the things you create with Holochain applications, it seems to limit the imagination of people starting to apply Holochain because this term comes with baggage. I see a possible near-term future for the upcoming Holochain ecosystem, and I would like to share my vision with you and invite your participation and feedback!
But before I start I want to clarify some things and introduce the philosophy behind the somewhat unique Holochain approach, as downloaded by the bright minds of Arthur Brock and Eric Harris-Braun. I don’t intend to deliver a full explanation of Holochain in this post and rather refer to our whitepaper for an in-depth and formal discussion and to already working examples like Clutter, our fully distributed Twitter clone.
Edit: For a quick (8min) explanation of Holochain, I’ve just uploaded this video:
But I do want to focus on the main paradigmatic shift that it represents and the benefits I see if we apply this new approach not only to the underlying architecture of the network itself and the means of providing a distributed data-integrity layer but also to building applications and UIs that fit the same model.
TL;DR: Holochain introduces a paradigm-shift concerning the architecture of distributed applications. This is a long section and the central and rather pragmatic message of this post comes after. But if you haven’t grokked yet what we mean by agent-centric computing and you’re wary about our scalability claims and keep comparing Holochain to blockchain, this philosophical ex-course is for you.
So the shift we are talking about is going from a data-centric to an agent-centric architecture. What does that mean?
The common approach when modelling any kind of complex system through software is to implicitly assume some kind of omniscient perspective. The machine that runs the software is supposed to model facts. When data gets fed into the system we assume to know how something really is. Object oriented programming also carries the notion of being objective.
As long as software runs only on one machine operated by one user, that makes perfect sense. You don’t want the machine to have its own perspective on things— let alone a perspective different from yours. You want the machine’s state to represent facts — correctly.
Now, if we add other users to the mix — think multi-user mainframe computer with many terminals — the machine’s objective perspective naturally serves as a surrogate for the objective physical reality we are used to. It is a space. If I put something in this space it stays there for you to find it. We can exchange data by writing to files located somewhere in the filesystem and could build applications based on this very principle of having a shared (cyber-) space that holds data. We assume the existence of data independent from our own existence as a user. In this scenario, data is the primitive thing that sits at the root of our ontology. If needed for certain use-cases, the concept of a user gets mapped onto this by having data represent users, i.e. a /etc/passwd file or a Users table.
If we then add multiple machines to the scene it gets really interesting. Every computer creates its own virtual reality in which facts are modeled. Without further complexity or added means of communication, these realities do not magically mirror each other. They are intrinsically monadic. There is no objective layer that forces every computer’s memory to be the same. Which actually makes it difficult to create distributed applications — software that runs on several machines and maintains its integrity and coherence of all parts in order to achieve its purpose.
This, by the way, is a problem that does not get introduced by software nor computer networks. Everything I’ve said above could have been said in almost the same way about how our human mind works. In order to enable us to interact with our environment in a meaningful and intelligent way, we have to model reality. We are taking in inputs as empirical experience and creating mental models that guide our actions. These (more or less) true hallucinations are what we (implicitly, unconsciously) use to construct the reality that we experience within the monadic space of our consciousness. We do not have a direct access to reality as it is. Nor are we able to experience the construct of somebody else’s mind directly. Although this is an insight that has been around for a while (described two millennia ago by Plato’s allegory of the cave) and was included into academic psychology under the term Constructivism, and comes up in every spiritual teaching that deserves this label, it remains quite counter-intuitive to the naive, unreflected mind. There is this quality of is-ness to our experience of the world. We think we know what is true since we’ve seen it. It takes a good deal of personal development to transcend this positivistic level of consciousness that is ignorant to the fact that one’s own experience is partial and biased by a world of previous partial experiences that act as the base-vectors with which we triangulate (interpolate) this new data-set. In other words, the experience that constitute our human lives is determined by us, the observer, the subject, more than it is by the object — and this is so in a radical sense. We become the self-fulfilling prophecy of our unreflected beliefs.
This may seem like a philosophical digression, but it is actually crucial to Holochain and distributed applications because: communication forms the fabric of our society. We, as a species, are so much more capable because we coordinate. Many act as if they were one. And the basis for that is communication. Exchange of thoughts. Telepathy through small mouth-noises. Language, written words, radio, television. The internet is not just a network of computers, it is the latest and most efficient way for achieving mainstream telepathy. Without it, you could not read my thoughts as you do right now. But, the way we used it up until now is data-centric. Even blockchain is stuck in that same old paradigm. We pretend to use websites and applications as places where something is the case. We imply objectivity where actually everything we see in our Facebook stream is what Facebook’s servers (and thus the company Facebook) communicates to the client software that runs on our phones. It feels like an open, public space — while it actually is Mark Zuckerberg’s living room in which we meet. A room that has this strange property that every time there is an interesting conversation going on between some folks, messages from advertisers are magically modulated over the sound waves traveling through the air and holographic images appear between people. Magic that is possible only because what we mistake for an open space actually is content communicated from Facebook to us. Facebook is saying something and we are listening. And even worse, Facebook is whispering something different into each of our ears — a fact that can and is exploited with severe consequences.
Mistaking one agent, one perspective, for the truth™ is a common correlate of an oversimplifying data-centric architecture and something that implies or promotes centralization of power.
The web, as it was introduced by Tim Berners-Lee a quarter of a century ago, was meant to be different. Sitting on top of a fully decentralized Internet, the web constituted of HTML and HTTP was implicitly agent-centric back then. The idea was that every scientist (which was the main target audience) would run their own HTTP server to distribute their written thoughts and research results to everyone who wanted to read them. Nobody else but the author has the power (read: the ability) to change/insert/censor their words. The space in which this happens is URLs/domain names or as a fallback even IP addresses. Because these addresses are what identifies a person and their machine, right? Err, well.. This assumption is actually part of the reason why this model could not reach mainstream adoption as those Web 2.0 services like Facebook (starting with MySpace and many others) did a decade later. Not everybody was a scientist and thus not everybody a) had a constant internet connection (at least not until recently) as universities did early on and b) was able to set up their own web server and code up their own app. So all these Myspaces, Facebooks, eBays and Airbnb’s could deliver on a need that most of those days’ Internet users had (and still have) by creating a space in which people could upload their data in order for others to be able to retrieve it — without the need to run a server farm with expensive always-on connection nor learn how to code a rich and easy-to-use UI. Of course this came with the cost of the aforementioned centralization and power imbalance. But pragmatically speaking, it is what had to happen.
In an agent-centric world, agents — users, humans with their machines — constitute the basic root layer of the ontology. Data, then, is correctly represented by something an agent either perceives as input or creates (says) as output. There is no absolute, nor objective truth — as in true outside of the context of an agent claiming or believing or denying the validity of an expression. Objectivity could be approached by inter-subjectivity — when and where needed — not as a central aspect of the architecture like with blockchains. Every agent is free to act as they deem useful and is sovereign to make sense of the world (=everything everybody else is saying and doing) as it makes sense for their unique perspective and use-case. If that entails trusting other parties’ output in the process it is a conscious decision and not implied by the architecture.
To go from data-centrism to agent-centrism means to understand that data intrinsically always is contextual. It inverts the ontological dependency between agents and data. Instead of modelling users as a certain kind of data, all data is an output of some agent. There is no data without at least one agent that acts as the source.
Truly Agent-Centric Applications
The UI of Holochain apps is loosely coupled in that the Holochain run-time after reading the application’s DNA and spawning a node just serves a directory containing a web UI. The application’s DNA defines certain functions that are made accessible to the UI.
Now this is fine and dandy and in conjunction with distributed hosting via Holo on an army of HoloPorts, we could basically rebuild every centralized Facebook or Amazon application in a distributed fashion and have the same UX as we do now. Because of the agent-centric architecture of Holochain that is working under the hood (and thus eliminating the need for either a centralized server or a huge blockchain that forces everybody to store, sync, run and validate everything) these distributed apps could actually scale to Facebook size while running a full client on a mobile device. That in itself is already a huge step forward. (Again, if this huge claim renders you doubtful please have a look at our whitepaper and benchmarks and try out Clutter now — and then give us feedback.)
But what really deeply excites me is to elevate this agent-centric paradigm-shift into high-level user interface semantics. Because here’s the thing:
The whole point of the Internet is to have agents/humans communicate with agents/humans.
See, those 2 billion Facebook users are not visiting facebook.com because they want to learn more about the company Facebook — they want to connect to their friends. Right now, you point your browser to medium.com to read this post of mine. It does look very different if you get my messages through Slack or WhatsApp, and I have to search many places for that link somebody sent me last week. Interoperability isn’t always compatible with business models of the big 4. But the intention for us to use these tools is the same. The Internet’s implicit central use case is telepathy — exchange of thoughts between humans. It is the technological embodiment of culture. And human culture is human-centric, not word- or book- or site- or app-centric.
Besides censorship, privacy and power concerns, the problem with monolithic, data-centric and centralized applications is that they are silos. Not only data but also user interface silos. One does not simply rip out Facebook’s timeline to show updates from friends merged with those coming in through Twitter, Google+, WhatsApp and email in one view. Even if you would have access to all data via APIs then you would need to write the UI from scratch and resembling the native UI would be hard work. And what if, after you did that, all your friends switch to Snapchat?
The way we think about Holochain apps is that they should be microservices, small units, modules with a clear purpose, inputs and outputs. Similar to text-based Unix/Linux command line apps that are combined in shell scripts or steered from a GUI to cater for a certain use-case.
With Holochain apps already being decoupled from their UI and using bridging, you could write an app that talks to all other apps running on the same device under the same agency (basically authorizing apps to access the same functions exposed to the UI) and presents you with an aggregated interface. But if every native app UI is its own standalone front-end (one built with React, the other with Angular, another one with native iOS widgets…), reusing UI components is almost impossible.
I would like to see the Holochain app ecosystem be smarter and make use of one quite significant fact:
Since Holochain is a space of distributed, agent-centric apps, it intrinsically is a human/social network.
Instead of reiterating the misplaced ontology of documents, websites and monolithic applications, why don’t we invert that dependency and put agents/users/humans at the center of how the Holochain app ecosystem works? Not only under the hood but consistently throughout all layers, including the user interface?
To be explicit, I propose to:
- build a general-purpose UI for Holochain apps, implying certain protocols that app developer could choose to follow. I am talking about a browser for the Holochain app ecosystem that is not opening HTML documents but instead is facilitating communication between the user and other users, groups, teams, organizations and the network as a whole. Think: decentralized WeChat. Basically a very generalized address book/team chat/social network/collaboration UI with no specialized functionality as that is to be filled-in by those many apps which are meant to work together as micro-services. It is an agent-centric UI in that it represents other agents and the relationships/teams/threads/social spaces the user is part of. And it is of course a container of Holochain instances. It displays entries of all Holochain apps using the new entry type semantics we are about to introduce with the next Holochain DNA iteration to automatically create a more fitting UI widget. Ultimately, it sports a UI component system that enables app developers and users to customize how entries are rendered. Qt’s QML is a super elegant UI component language that I see as the perfect fit for this. The native version of this browser could use native Qt. For Holo’s pure web based access to Holochain apps we could use this QML web port.
- define a human-centric/social API (the protocols/interface functions) this browser uses to query apps for entries. Besides UI, every Holochain app consists of a set of entry types it defines, their validation functions and semantics, and zome functions that are UI facing (see documentation). In order to support the browser’s ontology, an app needs to provide, for instance, a way to retrieve all entries that should be displayed when a user’s/agent’s profile is visited or rendered: get_entries_per_agent(visited_agent).
Or when displaying all entries within a social context (like a private message thread or a team collaboration space): get_entries_in_context(thread).
When entries can be read from social contexts they also need to be posted:
I’m just naming a few examples here to communicate the idea in principle. Maybe what we need is just all CRUD operations on all levels of the social holarchy — i.e. for agents, message threads, teams, organizations, …
- establish an inter-app URL schema to have fully qualified entry references. Within the context of a Holochain app, an entry’s address is just its SHA-256 hash which is used to do a DHT lookup within the network that is this app to retrieve the content (remember, each Holochain app is its own p2p network). In order to fully address content from an inter-app context, any link needs to include the app that is the space in which this entry lives. Luckily, every Holochain app is uniquely identified by its DNA. The current alpha version is already using the DNA’s SHA-256 as the unique identifier of that app when looking for and connecting to peers running the same app. Protocol Labs’ IPLD is built for the very use-case of linking entries across applications/networks/blockchains. Can we have every Holochain be an IPLD protocol specifier?
/<App DNA Hash>/<Entry Hash>
One central aspect here is these social contexts. Following the notion of Holochain apps being micro-services, like Unix commands, that can be aggregated within the context of an agent to implement more complex tasks, there should be a Holochain app for these social contexts that is:
- storing a list of friends in each agent’s local source chain
- introducing social context entries that are publicly shared in the DHT and that link to their members (think teams)
- allowing for cascading/fractal social contexts, so we can have teams of teams, i.e. organizations etc.
Social contexts is what the browser displays as locations. And there are implicit, transient locations like for instance all friends that are online right now:
This example shows entries from three different apps (Clutter, Holochess and HoloChat, and maybe even another app for the avatar: HoloVault). The red puzzle-piece shows that this is an entry of an app that is not installed locally. We are not part of that network so we can’t retrieve its contents, but since the browser knows which app it is (because it was referenced via the intra-app schema) it can offer an install button, which in-turn would use the Holochain of Holochains (HCHC), the distributed “app store” to download and install that app. This way of discovering new apps through the interaction with other users already using the app is an aspect that seems trivial but my feeling is that it would make a tremendous difference for the adaptability of this ecosystem. Especially since apps, in this alternative universe, are really a superposition of full-fledged application and plug-in.
Take my favorite example: a dislike button. If I want to dislike Philip’s Clutter post up there, I could just write my own new Holochain app that is basically just storing dislikes, with every dislike consisting of just one inter-app link. I could now dislike any entry of any Holochain app (or even any IPFS object, git commit, etc…). Now, with either a custom (QML) UI component or (even better) a few more traits in our social API, the browser could show those dislikes on every entry that has one. If we choose the latter implementation, adding functions to the inter-app API that know about inter-app links, those dislikes could now be shown to everybody as an entry from an uninstalled app, just as the HoloChat example above. Which means this functionality can spread through the ecosystem easily if users choose to install the app. And that would work without having to change the code of Clutter itself, and without having to get the whole community to fork into a different “consensus”. New ideas could easily be tried and if they prove useful they could be adapted by the ecosystem in large. Just as sub-cultures invent their own jargon which then sometimes becomes mainstream.
Now, if we zoom out of this online list, we would see several different social contexts that the user is part of:
For each of these, the browser receives lists of entries from all installed apps which are being rendered inside those areas respectively. Depending on the apps installed and used by the members of a context (and maybe the access rules of that group), a social context is like the power set of a chat room, a mailing list, a YouTube channel, a shared Google Drive directory, a ticket system, a git repository, a video chat or any real-time collaboration tool, and many more.
The point here is that being able to add any new functionality with just a click but maintaining the social structure in which the need for this new functionality arose makes a lot of sense for the user experience. This is how we think right now anyway when we cross app boundaries and build the stack we need to collaborate.
Social context, now as a general term, is the main thing we as social beings rely on to make sense of what is going on. It is what is always there for us to contextualize information, experiences and decisions — mostly implicitly. I believe it is crucial to build communication tools that make social contexts explicit.
And remember, since every Holochain app is its own sub-network, it is totally possible to spawn a cloned app instance (of say HoloChat) for each team, also with just the press of a button. It would create a fully distributed, encrypted by default, and, as described above, customizable virtual space that emerges just between the machines of the members of this team, no central servers, no miners, no peers that can’t cross the app’s membrane.
What I’m proposing here is actually reaching out of the scope of Holochain core itself. Though, it is true that these ideas could inform certain implementation details as we go through the next iterations of Holochain. But in order to create a thriving and synergistic ecosystem, it needs many agents working in coherence.
And the seeds for this are already planted.
Our anders.aamodt expressed very similar concepts for interoperability in his Wrex paper some weeks ago, which our Philip Beadle started prototyping on the current Holochain alpha version already, laying out an idea about Social DNA, a inter-app identity management called HoloVault, and details about one very central Holochain core app: DPKI (distributed public key infrastructure).
What I am describing here is touching and integrating the work of my dear friends and colleagues at Noomap in many ways. This Holochain browser feels like a light version of H4OME — the brainchild and big vision of Chris Larcombe and myself — but infused with the agent-centric paradigm-shift. I had many co-creative sessions with Andrea Harding about social architecture and social holarchies that prepared several of these ideas. Tan, I’m sure Synergy Space would benefit so much from this architecture. And I’d definitely love to see Chris coming up with a fractal, Noomap-like UI for this Holochain browser!
I am engaged in ongoing conversations with Harlan T Wood on this matter. We actually came up with a name for this browser: HoloScope! My feeling is that Harlan’s Trust Graph is also a very interesting candidate for one of the Holochain core apps. It could be used by HoloScope to represent these social contexts.
I know that Adam Apollo is also deeply involved in next-gen, decentralized Internet projects with extraterrestrial UI and surely would have some interesting thoughts on this. :)
I also want to reach out to Malek Jaber! Malek, long-time no see but I remember very well how our first half-night long conversation evolved around socially inspired, global software architecture. :) I think we need to talk again!
An interesting project that has many similarities to the Holochain approach and especially the social piece I am talking about here is Secure Scuttlebutt. I would love to get into touch with Dominic Tarr or mix irving and start thinking about an implementation of SSB on Holochain using the node-to-node communication capability as some middle-way between private source chains and public DHTs.
My gut feeling is that this thing wants to be co-created among several experienced architects, developers and designers. With this post I’m inviting discourse and participation across organizational boundaries, not only from those mentioned above but everybody who has feedback to share!
Next steps: hearing and incorporating your feedback and creating a more formally detailed spec.


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The plaintiff's failure to comply with the method of review prescribed by this section deprived the circuit court of jurisdiction to hear the plaintiff's original action regarding election irregularities. Kuechmann v. School District, 170 Wis. 2d 218
, 487 N.W.2d 639
(Ct. App. 1992).
Compliance with federal Help America Vote Act. 5.061(1)(1)
Whenever any person believes that a violation of Title III of P.L. 107-252
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, the ward shall, if possible, be combined with an adjoining ward, or the underpopulated ward and one adjoining ward shall be combined and together subdivided into 2 or more wards in compliance with sub. (2)
Except as authorized in sub. (2) (a)
, within 60 days after the receipt of a tentative supervisory district plan and written statement, if any, from the county board of each county in which a municipality is located, the governing body of the municipality shall adjust its wards according to the schedule shown in sub. (2)
. All territory contained within the municipality, and only the territory so contained, on April 1 of the year of the federal decennial census shall be contained within a ward established under the division ordinance or resolution. Except as authorized in sub. (2)
, each ward shall consist of whole blocks, as utilized by the U.S. bureau of the census in the most recent federal decennial census. To suit the convenience of the voters residing therein each ward shall, as far as practicable, be kept compact and observe the community of interest of existing neighborhoods and other settlements. All territory within a ward shall be contiguous, except for island territory as defined in sub. (2) (f) 3.
Enactment or adoption of a division ordinance or resolution requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the governing body.
The wards established by municipal governing bodies in a division ordinance or resolution enacted or adopted under this section shall govern the adjustment of supervisory districts under s. 59.10 (2) (a)
and (3) (b)
and of aldermanic districts under s. 62.08 (1)
for the purpose of local elections beginning on January 1 of the 2nd year commencing after the year of the census until revised under this section on the basis of the results of the next decennial census of population unless adjusted under sub. (2) (f) 4.
, (6) (a)
, or (7)
, or unless a division is required to effect an act of the legislature redistricting legislative districts under article IV, section 3
, of the constitution or redistricting congressional districts. The populations of wards under each decennial ward division shall be determined on the basis of the federal decennial census and any official corrections to the census issued on or before the date of adoption of the division ordinance or resolution to reflect the correct populations of the municipality and the blocks within the municipality on April 1 of the year of the census.
Every ward shall be wholly contained within a single county.
Except as required by par. (d)
, no city electing its common council at large in which the total population is less than 1,000, and no village or town in which the total population is less than 1,000 is required to be divided into wards under this section, but any such city, village or town may divide itself into wards if the creation of wards facilitates the administration of elections. No village or town located in a county having only one town is required to be divided into wards under this section.
Except for wards created to effect an act of the legislature redistricting legislative districts under article IV, section 3
, of the constitution or redistricting congressional districts and except as authorized under pars. (bm)
, and (f)
and sub. (7)
, wards shall contain the following numbers of inhabitants:
In any city in which the population is at least 150,000, each ward shall contain not less than 1,000 nor more than 4,000 inhabitants.
In any city in which the population is at least 39,000 but less than 150,000, each ward shall contain not less than 800 nor more than 3,200 inhabitants.
In any city, village or town in which the population is at least 10,000 but less than 39,000, each ward shall contain not less than 600 nor more than 2,100 inhabitants.
In any city, village or town in which the population is less than 10,000, each ward shall contain not less than 300 nor more than 1,000 inhabitants.
Every city electing the members of its common council from aldermanic districts shall assemble the blocks wholly or partially contained within the city into wards that will enable the creation of aldermanic districts that are substantially equal in population. If a block is partly contained within the city, the city shall divide the block to form a ward containing the portion of the block that lies within the city.
If the population of a block exceeds the maximum population for a ward otherwise specified in this subsection, such block shall be constituted a ward by itself, except that if the population of a block substantially exceeds the population of proposed aldermanic districts in a city so that, if the block were to constitute an aldermanic district, the populations of the aldermanic districts in the city would not be substantially equal, the city shall divide the block to permit assembly into wards that will enable creation of aldermanic districts that are substantially equal in population.
Any division of blocks under this section shall be based on the best evidence available. In this paragraph, “best evidence" includes, but is not limited to, the population of the block and other information received from the U.S. bureau of the census and such data as number of housing units, utility connections and vehicle registrations or a special census conducted locally. For each ward so established, the population estimate shall be correlated with the results of the most recent federal decennial census, so that the total population reported for all wards in the municipality agrees with the census results.
Every municipality shall make a good faith effort to accommodate the tentative plan submitted by the county or counties in which it is located under s. 59.10 (2) (a)
or (3) (b) 1.
, and shall divide itself into wards in such a manner that will permit the creation of county supervisory districts in accordance with the population requirements for the plan specified in s. 59.10 (2) (a)
or (3) (b) 1.
If territory is detached from a city, village or town after April 1 of the year of the federal decennial census, and the remaining portion of the ward to which it was attached falls below the prescribed minimum population for the applicable range, the remaining portion of the population may be constituted a ward by itself.
Any city, village or town may establish a ward below the prescribed minimum population for the applicable range whenever the proposed ward is established under par. (a)
or whenever the proposed ward contains solely:
That part of a city or village situated in a county other than the county in which the major part of the municipality is located.
That part of a city, village or town belonging to a school district other than the school district to which the major part of the municipality belongs.
Island territory containing a resident population. In this subdivision, “island territory" means territory surrounded by water, or noncontiguous territory which is separated by the territory of another municipality or by water, or both, from the major part of the municipality to which it belongs.
New territory which becomes a part of a city, village or town after April 1 of the year of the federal decennial census.
Territory that lies between an actual municipal boundary that existed on April 1 of the year of a federal decennial census and an intersecting municipal boundary that deviates from the actual municipal boundary on that date if the deviating boundary was used by the U.S. bureau of the census to enumerate the population of the municipality in that census.
If a block is affected by an annexation or detachment which establishes a municipal boundary that subdivides the block, the municipalities in which the block is contained shall incorporate only the portion of the block contained within their boundaries in their division ordinances or resolutions.
Except as provided in par. (c)
, the division ordinance or resolution shall number all wards in the municipality with unique whole numbers in consecutive order, beginning with the number one, shall designate the polling place for each ward, and shall describe the boundaries of each ward consistent with the conventions set forth in s. 4.003
. The ordinance or resolution shall be accompanied by a list of the block numbers used by the U.S. bureau of the census that are wholly or partly contained within each ward, with any block numbers partly contained within a ward identified, and a map of the municipality which illustrates the revised ward boundaries. If the legislature, in an act redistricting legislative districts under article IV, section 3
, of the constitution, or in redistricting congressional districts, establishes a district boundary within a municipality that does not coincide with the boundary of a ward established under the ordinance or resolution of the municipality, the municipal governing body shall, no later than April 10 of the 2nd year following the year of the federal decennial census on which the act is based, amend the ordinance or resolution to the extent required to effect the act. The amended ordinance or resolution shall designate the polling place for any ward that is created to effect the legislative act. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to compel a county or city to alter or redraw supervisory or aldermanic districts.
Within 5 days after adoption or enactment of an ordinance or resolution under this section or any amendment thereto, the municipal clerk shall transmit one copy of the ordinance or resolution or the amendment to the county clerk of each county in which the municipality is contained, accompanied by the list and map specified in par. (a)
, together with a report confirming the boundaries of the municipality and of all wards in the municipality. Within 5 days after notice to the municipal clerk of a judgment that has the effect of changing the municipal boundaries, the clerk shall file the same report. The municipal clerk shall ensure that each copy of the ordinance or resolution or amendment and each accompanying report identify the name of the municipality and the county or counties in which it is located.
No later than October 15 of each year following the year of a federal decennial census, each municipal clerk shall file a report with the county clerk of each county in which the municipality is contained confirming the boundaries of the municipality and of all wards in the municipality. The report shall be accompanied by a map of the municipality and a list of the block numbers of which the municipality and each ward within the municipality are comprised. Each report filed under this paragraph shall identify the name of the municipality and the county or counties in which it is located.
Except as provided in subd. 2.
, no later than January 15 and July 15 of each year, the county clerk shall transmit to the legislative technology services bureau a report confirming the boundaries of each municipality, ward, and supervisory district in the county together with a map of the county, in an electronic format approved by the legislative technology services bureau. Each report shall be current to the nearest January 1 or July 1 preceding the date of the report.
In each year following the year of a federal decennial census, the July report shall instead be transmitted no later than November 1 and shall be current to the date of the report. The November 1 report shall be accompanied by a list of the block numbers of which the county and each municipality and ward within the county are comprised.
Wards that are created to effect an act of the legislature redistricting legislative districts or congressional districts and wards authorized under sub. (2) (bm)
, or (f)
may be numbered with a combination of whole numbers and letters.
When a town is divided into wards, the annual town meeting shall be held in a location authorized under s. 60.11 (3) (a)
Following any municipality-wide special federal census of population, the governing body of the municipality in which the special census was held may, by ordinance or resolution, adjust the ward boundaries, but no ward line adjustment may cross the boundary of a congressional, assembly, or supervisory district. The municipal clerk shall transmit copies of the ordinance or resolution in compliance with sub. (4) (b)
No later than 30 days before each election, the governing body of any municipality may by resolution combine 2 or more wards for voting purposes to facilitate using a common polling place. Whenever wards are so combined, the original ward numbers shall continue to be utilized for all official purposes. Except as otherwise authorized under this paragraph, every municipality having a population of 35,000 or more shall maintain separate returns for each ward so combined. In municipalities having a population of 35,000 or more, the governing body may provide in a resolution that returns for any ward having a population of 20 or less be combined with returns for any adjacent ward, if the total population of the combined wards does not exceed the applicable population range under sub. (2) (b)
for wards in that municipality. In municipalities having a population of less than 35,000, the governing body may provide in the resolution that returns shall be maintained only for each group of combined wards at any election. Whenever a governing body provides that returns shall be maintained only for combined wards under this paragraph, the municipality shall report separate results for each separate ballot required under ss. 5.58
. The municipal clerk shall transmit a copy of the resolution to the county clerk of each county in which the municipality is contained. In municipalities having a population of less than 35,000, the resolution shall remain in effect for each election until modified or rescinded, or until a new division is made under this section. Whenever needed for purposes of this paragraph, the municipal clerk shall determine the population of each ward in his or her municipality. If the population of a ward cannot be determined from census results, the clerk shall determine the population of the smallest unit encompassing the entire ward that can be determined from census results. The clerk shall then divide the land area of the ward by the land area of that unit. The clerk shall then multiply that result by the population of the unit to determine the population of the ward for purposes of this paragraph.
If a new municipality is created or if part of a municipality is annexed to a city or village during a decennial period after April 1 of the year of the federal decennial census, the governing body of any municipality to which territory is attached or from which territory is detached, without regard to the time provisions of sub. (1) (b)
, may, by ordinance or resolution, create new wards or adjust the existing wards in that municipality to the extent required to reflect the change. If a municipality is consolidated with another municipality during a decennial period after April 1 of the year of the federal decennial census, the governing body of the consolidated municipality, without regard to the time provisions under sub. (1) (b)
, may, by ordinance or resolution, create new wards or adjust the existing wards of the municipality to the extent required to reflect the change. No ward line adjustment under this subsection may cross the boundary of a congressional, assembly, or supervisory district. Within 5 days after adoption of the ordinance or resolution, the municipal clerk shall transmit copies of the ordinance or resolution making the adjustment to the county clerk in compliance with sub. (4) (b)
Until divided, all elections are held in the established wards.
History: 1971 c. 304
, 29 (2)
; 1977 c. 26
; 1979 c. 260
; 1981 c. 4
; 1981 c. 314
; 1983 a. 29
; 1983 a. 484
; 1983 a. 538
; 1985 a. 304
; 1987 a. 391
; 1991 a. 5
; 1993 a. 213
; 1995 a. 201
; 1999 a. 182
; 2005 a. 149
; 2011 a. 39
; 2013 a. 155
; 2015 a. 55
; 2017 a. 360
Judicial relief is available if a county fails to follow the statutory requirements for redistricting. City of Janesville v. County of Rock, 107 Wis. 2d 187
, 319 N.W.2d 891
(Ct. App. 1982).
The court properly voided the city's plan and adopted the county's plan, even though the county did not adopt the plan within 60 days of receiving census data. County of La Crosse v. City of La Crosse, 108 Wis. 2d 560
, 322 N.W.2d 531
(Ct. App. 1982).
Enforcement of division requirement.
If any municipality fails to comply with s. 5.15
, the county in which the municipality is located or any elector of the municipality may submit to the circuit court for any county in which the municipality is located within 14 days from the expiration of the 60-day period under s. 5.15 (1) (b)
a proposed plan for the division of the municipality into wards in compliance with this section. If the circuit court finds that the existing division of the municipality into wards fails to comply with s. 5.15
, it shall review the plan submitted by the petitioner and after reasonable notice to the municipality may promulgate the plan, or any other plan in compliance with s. 5.15
, as a temporary ward plan for the municipality to remain in effect until superseded by a ward plan enacted or adopted by the governing body in compliance with s. 5.15
History: 1985 a. 304
; 2011 a. 39
Polling places. 5.25(1)(1)
All elections under chs. 5
shall be held at the polling places provided in this section. The places chosen shall be public buildings, unless the use of a public building for this purpose is impracticable or the use of a nonpublic building better serves the needs of the electorate, as determined by the authority charged with the responsibility for establishing polling places under sub. (2)
In cities over 500,000 population, polling shall be at the places established by the board of election commissioners. In all other cities and in villages and towns, polling shall be at the places established by the governing body.
Polling places shall be established for each election at least 30 days before the election.
Each polling place shall be accessible to all individuals with disabilities. The commission shall ensure that the voting system used at each polling place will permit all individuals with disabilities to vote without the need for assistance and with the same degree of privacy that is accorded to nondisabled electors voting at the same polling place. This paragraph does not apply to any individual who is disqualified from voting under s. 6.03 (1) (a)
In any jurisdiction that is subject to the requirement under 42 USC 1973aa-1a
to provide voting materials in any language other than English, the commission shall ensure that the voting system used at each polling place in that jurisdiction is in compliance with 42 USC 1973aa-1a
No later than June 30 of each odd-numbered year, the commission shall submit a report on impediments to voting faced by elderly and handicapped individuals to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3)
. In preparing its report under this paragraph, the commission shall consult with appropriate advocacy groups representing the elderly and handicapped populations.
Except as authorized in par. (b)
, all electors within a ward shall vote at the same polling place.
The municipal clerk or board of election commissioners of a municipality in which an elderly or handicapped elector resides may reassign the elector to a polling place within the municipality other than the polling place serving the elector's residence in order to permit the elector to utilize a polling place that is accessible to elderly or handicapped individuals.
The electors of more than one ward in the same municipality may vote at a single polling place.
Polling place requirements. 5.35(1)(1)
On election days, every polling place shall properly display the national flag during all hours the polls are open.
There shall be one voting booth for every 200 electors who voted at the last general election. The booths shall have a surface on which to write or work and be sufficiently enclosed to assure privacy for the elector and anyone lawfully assisting the elector while marking the elector's ballot.
Where the voting procedure makes it necessary, there shall be a separate ballot box for each form of ballot at each polling place. There shall be a suitable lock and key for each, and an opening no larger than is sufficient to receive a single ballot or a single folded ballot if the box is used for deposit of paper ballots. If the electors of more than one ward use the same polling place, there shall be separate ballot boxes provided for the electors of each ward, unless combined ballot boxes are authorized in accordance with s. 5.15 (6) (b)
All voting booths and machines shall be placed apart from other activities in the polling place, with their exteriors in full view of the election officials. Only the proper election officials, persons observing the proceedings under s. 7.41
, persons assisting voters under s. 6.82 (2)
and electors receiving, preparing or depositing their ballots or casting their votes on the machines are permitted in the voting area. Except where assistance is authorized, only one elector at a time is permitted in a voting booth or machine.
No polling place may be situated so as to interfere with or distract election officials from carrying out their duties. The municipal clerk and election inspectors shall prevent interference with and distraction of electors at polling places.
At each polling place in the state, the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall post the following materials, positioned so that they may be readily observed by electors entering the polling place or waiting in line to vote:
The relevant portions of the voting instructions in the type B notice for the election as specified in s. 10.02 (3)
and, for each referendum on the ballot, the text of the type C notice specified in s. 10.01 (2) (c)
A copy of the election fraud laws provided in s. 12.13 (1)
and (3) (intro)
, and (x)
, together with the applicable penalties provided in s. 12.60 (1)
General information prescribed by the commission on federal laws relating to election fraud and misrepresentation in federal elections.


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Spacefaring researchers disturb an ancient horror. An enchanted object curses a grieving widow. A haunted reel torments a film student. A murder trial hinges on a chilling testimony.
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With a foreword by GRADY HENDRIX, this anthology unveils the horror writers of tomorrow with spine-tingling stories from:
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M. David Clarkson
Joseph Andre Thomas

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Creek Theatre Co.: “The builders are building”
Oak Creek Theatre Co.
Producing Artistic Director
the back of the Old Marketplace, behind Bonni’s Fashions
for Touchstone, there is a banner that says “Future Home of
Oak Creek Theatre Company.” That banner has been over a year
in making its appearance, but it is finally and joyously in
place. The papers are signed, the engineers are engineering,
the designer is designing, the builders are building.
We expect the official
opening of the space to be in mid-to-late February with a
special opening party and a weekend of both paid and free
events including classes, a children’s show, and sneak previews
of some of the upcoming events on our calendar.
There will be a
lot of changes happening at Oak Creek Theatre Company over
the next months. Aaron F. Ditlefsen is joining our staff
as associate producer.
Ditlefsen was born and raised in Oakland, California.
After toying briefly with the idea of becoming an entertainer
of some type, he moved to Flagstaff and completed his undergraduate
studies in Broadcast Production and Journalism at Northern
When he graduated, he stayed at NAU to work in building
and venue management. I met Ditlefsen last summer while directing
at NAU. Those of you renting from us will be working closely
with him. His expertise will help OCTC considerably as we
expand our current programming and explore new ways to serve
The other changes we have planned deal with the performance
side of the equation. For the past three years, OCTC has run
a main stage season of four shows. The main stage will continue
to be central to our programming, but many of our audience
members would like us to expand into drama, new play work
and more challenging material. In response to these comments,
we are planning the Splinter Series, three plays each year
that will feature playwrights such as Tom Stoppard, David
Mamet and Yasmina Reza. We are also planning a series devoted
to the gamut of performing arts from music to dance to one-person
shows to poetry to chamber opera.
Children’s Classic Caravan will continue its tradition
of touring productions, but will add a season of plays at
the Old Marketplace, geared towards ages six to twelve.
And then there’s surprise actors in surprise roles in
a Sedona Soap Opera, live at the Old Marketplace. We’ll invite
you to bring your lunch or pick up something to eat or drink
at Sommelier de Sedona or New Frontiers, and forget your problems
for an hour while we remind you of everyone else’s.
Canyon Moon Academy will begin classes this winter.
With its focus on the performing arts, the academy will include
traditional classes such as acting and technical theatre work,
and nontraditional classes in magic and clowning. We are planning
a summer theatre course for young people during the month
of July that will culminate in a production.
A Canyon Moon Theatre Company gift certificate is the
perfect way to help someone you care about enjoy our activities
and it’s the ideal solution for the person who has everything.
Gift certificates are good towards performances by Oak Creek
Theatre Company or Canyon Moon as well as towards classes
at the Academy. They are always the right size, always the
right color, always the right style!
This month also marked our First Annual Donor Campaign.
Regional theatres rely on two sources of income, earned and
unearned. Our earned income comes from ticket sales, program
ads, tuition at the academy and miscellaneous other sources
throughout the year. Unearned income is the result of grant
applications and donations. This year, the Arizona Commission
on the Arts, the Yavapai Community Foundation and the Sedona
Community Foundation have shown their support for both OCTC
and Children’s Classic Caravan. Their support, as we have
become an independent non-profit, has been invaluable. It
has allowed us to continue our programming for the people
of this community as we have found a home and planned the
rest of this season.
But support from granting institutions is not enough.
This is an opportunity for people who believe that northern
Arizona should have professional theatre for young people
and for adults to turn that belief into action. You do it
each time you buy a ticket, each time you recommend to a friend
that they come see a show, and now you have the opportunity
to do it with a donation. The initial response to our first
mailing has been strong, however, buying equipment and building
risers costs money.
When Children’s Classic Caravan and OCTC merged, they
named the nonprofit entity Canyon Moon Theatre Company so
that neither company would lose its identity at such a critical
time. Canyon Moon Theatre Company is a nonprofit 501(c) (3),
so your contributions are tax deductible to the full extent
allowed by law. Each gift can be designated to support either
Oak Creek Theatre Company or Children’s Classic Caravan.
Looking for a Few Good. . .
Other ways to help: We are looking for lumber, tools,
a stainless steel utility sink, plain paper fax, paper shredder,
file cabinets, dressing room chairs and full-length mirrors,
a copier, a small refrigerator, a television set and a VCR.
We promised our audiences that we would have better
parking, rest rooms in the same building, and comfortable
seating with a good view of the stage. In the Old Marketplace,
all of those things will happen. Our commitment to this community
and to high-quality theatre remains the same as it has been
since we began. Your good wishes have buoyed the artists,
technicians and staff of OCTC during our quest for a new home.
Without our audiences there would be no point to what we do
- thank you for your support and advice. We look forward to
seeing you in our new home.
Visit the Old Marketplace and peak through the windows
to see where we are in construction - the banner marks the
spot. Or stay at home with a cup of tea and travel to our
Web site (www.oakcreektheatre.org).
For more information about the theatre or to purchase
a gift certificate, call me at (928) 527-8036.


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A few ideas of places to visit just beyond Florence's city walls
In Castello, not far from Florence going towards Sesto Fiorentino, are two Medici Villas called Villa di Castello and Villa della Petraia. Villa di Castello was restored for Cosimo 1st de' Medici who commissioned Tribolo to design the beautiful Italian Gardens. The interior of the Villa, headquarters of the Accademia della Crusca, is not open to the public. Just a short distance away is the Villa della Petraia. The Medici ordered Buontalenti to remodel it in the 16th century. The villa, frescoed by Cosimo Daddi (1591-94) and Volterrano (1636-48), was the residence of Vittorio Emanuele II, King of Italy. The villa has a large Italian garden and a huge romantic park behind it.
Settignano is a small village that grew up on the hillside north east of Florence. It can be reached after a panoramic drive through the hills from Fiesole. Gabriele D'Annunzio lived here in the Villa La Capponcina. Not far is the well-known Villa Gamberaia and its gardens which are considered among the loveliest in Europe – from here there are unforgettable views of Florence. Just 2kms south of Florence rises the austere, fortress-like Certosa del Galluzzo. Founded by Niccolò Acciaiuoli in the 14th century to host young Florentines wanting to study the liberal arts, today it is inhabited by a community of Cistercian Benedectine monks. It contains several important artworks including five lunettes with ‘Scenes from the Passion’ frescoed by Pontormo (1523-25).
On the Via Bolognese, in a place called Pratolino, is the Villa Demidoff Park. Little remains of the splendid villa that Buontalenti built for Francesco I de' Medici in 1575. The park, that has been completely restored, is opened from April to October and is a wonderful place to visit outside the city. Giambologna's monumental statue of the ‘Appennines’ (1579-89) is an outstanding example of Florentine Mannerism. Very near the city but with a character all of its own is Fiesole, high on the hill overlooking Florence and with a wonderful panoramic view.
Unlike Florence, Fiesole was founded by the Etruscans and preserves both Etruscan and Roman remains in its huge Archaeological Area. Also of great historical interest are the Romanesque cathedral of San Romolo, with its typical tower-shaped campanile, the Palazzo Vescovile (Bishops’ Palace) founded in the 11th century and reconstructed in the 17th, and the very ancient church of Santa Maria Primerana, built on Etruscan foundations. A classic walk to take is to the ancient acropolis. En route you will find the Basilica of Sant’Alessandro, which now houses exhibitions, together with its church and monastery, and the Missionary Museum of San Francesco. The natural beauty of its surroundings make Fiesole the starting point for excursions on foot towards Monte Ceceri or the Caldine hills.


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Past regional spats over Tempe developments and their impact on Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport could have been an impetus for controversial proposed Federal Aviation Administration rules that would restrict building heights on flight approaches near major U.S. airports.
Now, the Phoenix area could be a new and intense battleground over an FAA proposal that has real estate and economic developers worried about future construction near Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Tempe and down- town Phoenix.
The new rule also could make it difficult for developers to get local approvals as well as insurance and financing. In addition, FAA policies adverse to development could lower property values of impacted areas.
An official familiar with the issue said the FAA looked at situations in Phoenix and other markets as it mapped out the policy change. Phoenix, Tempe and the FAA have had past skirmishes over building heights.
Recently, the 30- and 22-story West Sixth apartment towers near Mill Avenue were cause for consternation between the two cities as well as the FAA.
FAA regional spokesman Ian Gregor did not know whether past Tempe, Phoenix and FAA spats were an impe- tus for the new policies.
Gregor contends there is misinformation about the FAA having uniform and nationwide prohibitions on any building of 160 feet or more — approximately 8 stories — near airport runways.
“We review every proposed structure individually,” Gregor said.
The FAA cannot directly stop development, but a number of cities — including Phoenix — have zoning ordinances that nix projects the agency opposes or deems hazardous. Tempe, Mesa and Queen Creek do not have FAA hazard ordinances.
Airlines could also terminate flight routes or not enter a market if there are
tricky flight paths or FAA rules require lighter passenger and cargo loads.
The Scottsdale company is one of the largest developers in the Phoenix mar- ket, having built the Eastmark devel- opment on the former General Motors Proving Ground in Mesa, among others. Eastmark is near Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport.
Taylor believes Eastmark won’t be adversely impacted by FAA rules.
FAA restrictions could also impact ASU development efforts in Tempe and near Mesa Gateway.
Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell said his city is still working through the impact of new FAA rules and he’s been work- ing on better relations with Sky Harbor, which is owned by the city of Phoenix.
Nick Wood, a leading Phoenix-area land-use attorney with law firm Snell & Wilmer LLP, said height restrictions could discourage redevelopment or new developments near the airport and at the southern end of downtown Phoenix.
Officials at Phoenix Mark Sky Harbor International Airport referred questions to major airlines, such as American Airlines.
An American Airlines spokesman referred questions to an industry association.
The FAA has extended its comment period for new building rules from the end of June to the end of July. The rule looks at airplanes’ ability to maneuver if they have engine failure or troubles upon landing or after take off.
Still, Tim Lawless, president of the NAIOP-AZ real estate industry group worries FAA restrictions will discourage development and put Phoenix at a disadvantage versus cities where there has already been plenty of build-out near airports.
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THE BEST (RED) SNAPCHATS FROM THE 2018 MET GALA
Last night at the 2018 Met Gala, (RED) and Balmain kicked off a special collaboration to raise money and awareness for the fight to end AIDS.
Olivier Rousteing’s custom Balmain designs from the 2018 Met Gala made their debut on the Met Gala 2018 red carpet last night. Worn by Jennifer Lopez & Alex Rodriguez, Natalia Vodianova, Trevor Noah, Natasha Poly, Juliette Binoche and Julia Stegner, each of the designs are available for auction at IfOnly.com/REDwith proceeds going to (RED)’s fight against AIDS.
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The return of the sparrowhawk
The sparrowhawk is a fairly common sight in Jersey. However, modern farming techniques nearly killed them off. BBC Jersey found out more.
If you visit St Ouen regularly then you will be no doubt be familiar with the sparrowhawk.
The dynamic bird of prey is a favourite among twitchers, and is a fairly common sight these days.
However, the sparrowhawk disappeared from the island for about twenty years.
BBC Jersey spoke to naturalist Pete Double about the bird’s demise, and subsequent comeback.
Pete Double explains how the use of insecticides contributed to the decline of the sparrowhawk.
Pete said: “In the fifties Jersey needed to grow a lot of crops and food to feed the people coming home from the war.
“In order to do that, they turned to the use of insecticides, DDT in particular. They put this on the fields to encourage growth.
“But they didn’t realise the damage it was doing to the ecology, especially birds.
“A greenfinch feeding on the seed, which is covered in DDT, does not encounter problems because he absorbs it into his body over a period of years.
“However, when a sparrowhawk eats that greenfinch it absorbs all that DDT in one go.”
Sparrowhawk photo by: Chester Zoo
This results in the bird becoming infertile or its eggs becoming very soft and heavy, according to Pete.
“It is these circumstances, which caused the sparrowhawk to disappear completely. When we stopped using dieldrine the birds gradually came back.” Pete said.
To hunt, the sparrowhawk relies on a combination of stealth and cunning to catch its prey.
Pete said: “The bird relies on ambush. They hide behind hedges where they know finches are feeding and suddenly nip over the top and attack.
Pete describes how he once inadvertently chased a migrating Wheatear into the talons of a hungry sparrowhawk.
Pete said: “I saw a sparrowhawk sitting upright in a field near St Ouen’s pond, while I was talking to a crowd of 25 people.
“I decided to try to move the bird so the people could see it fly.
“I went off around the side of the field and stumbled across a dell with crowded with wheatears hiding from the sparrowhawk.
“They knew the sparrowhawk was there, but they didn’t know I was coming. Suddenly the whole lot lifted up.
“One of the wheatears flew towards the crowd of people and that was bird the sparrowhawk decided to hit, right in front of an audience.
“I felt terrible. This bird had travelled from Capetown, across the Sahara, up through Europe, was on its way to Greenland and I was indirectly responsible for its demise.
“But it was the most wonderfully natural thing and really showed what sparrowhawks are all about.”
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We stayed during very hot weather at the beginning of July 2020. I wanted to visit Potter Park Zoo so we choose to stay at Sleepy Hollow for a few days. Our site backed up to trees and I can't recall seeing our neighbors to the left or right. Because we didn't get any shade from the nearby trees we had to run the ac which is unusual for us in Michigan. We were in the midst of a heat-wave though and it was much appreciated. The park needs to upgrade the electrical system as this was putting a strain on their electrical equipment. We did go for a short paddle on (C) Ovid Lake, but again, no shade and HOT. I can't recall why we didn't go swimming?? Overall the campground was nice and I would stay again.
Although it's been a couple of years, I've lost track of how many times we visited the National Lake Shore and camped at Platte River. It has been a family favorite because the campground is good and being near the lake and the Platte River makes summer visits great. We have always found the campground to be well-maintained, clean, and available to many kinds of campers. There are rustic sites, pull-through sites, and walk-in sites. We really love kayaking or tubing on the river and icecream cones are only a short drive or bike ride away at the livery. The area is very popular for good reason so expect steep competition for camping and parking during the summer.
We stayed at the end of August in 2020. It was our first visit. Most of the time it was fine although nothing stands out to me. On our last night, we had trouble with very bad neighbors, and seemingly no one but myself could point it out to them at 1 am. There were some campers who brought along their speed boats. The sister campground at South Higgins looked to be dominated by boaters and even has special parking for boat trailers inside the campground. Our site was adequate and we used the shore power provided. There are bathhouses, but only my husband used them so I can't directly comment on them. The highlight of our stay was kayaking the nearby Mason Tract and getting out at Smith Bridge. I certainly want to do that again, but will opt for a quieter campground. (Don't expect to make phone calls, the cell service (AT&T) was very spotty.)
We stayed for a week at Young State Park in September of 2020. Our site was at the end of a row and we enjoyed a decent amount of space for a truck and trailer, 30 amp service, and AT&t cell service. (I ended up needing to use Teledoc :( and my husband was able to turn on the hotspot and laptop and use the web.) The site is dirt but was level.
Some sites were not in use because of high lake levels and park water problems. Leaking pipe? The small dune area leading up to Lake Charlevoix makes you feel like you are at Lake Michigan. We saw some beautiful sunsets from the edge of the water. There are a walkway and observation platform. There is some hiking, a place to walk your dog, swimming, and bathhouses. We used the campground as a base to explore surrounding towns like Boyne City and Charlevoix, but mostly for kayaking. It was very quiet during the week and was packed on Friday and Saturday nights. The fall color was building toward a peak and the scattered maple trees mixed with cedar made it very pretty. We would stay again in the offseason.

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The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.
Welcome to the most beautiful part of the blog, where people around the world talk about their travel stories. I have met many people along my travels and I strongly believe that the stories that they can tell to you are better than I can tell.
Here you will find videos or letters from people who shared with me, however brief, time and adventures. I also will tell personal stories.
Of course, who wants to collaborate telling his story, even if not happened with me, is welcome, since travel writing chapters of our life and always are nice to read.

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Growing Up ... Matthew Dellavedova
Anyone who watched Matthew Dellavedova in the backcourt for Cleveland during Summer League knows that the Australian import is born leader.
On Thursday afternoon, Coach Brown shared a story about the 6-4, 190-pounder from pre-Draft workouts. Brought in to Cleveland with five other potential draftees, Dellavedova’s teams won three or four straight 3-on-3 games. Brown “traded” Dellavedova to the other team and that team proceeded to win the next three games.
“The leadership stuff, the intangible stuff – that’s hard to find,” said Brown. “And (Dellavedova)’s really, really good with that, as well as being an intelligent player and a capable player. But his leadership skills and presence and all the things you need to have on your ballclub to help you become a winning/championship-level ballclub – he brings that to the table.”
The native of Maryborough, Australia averaged 14.2 points, 5.6 assists and 3.4 boards after playing all four years at St. Mary’s College in California. He was Honorable Mention All-America in both of his final seasons – being named the WCC Player of the Year as a junior and a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award as a senior.
In four seasons at St. Mary’s, Dellavedova never averaged less than 12.1 points or less than 35 minutes per game.
With All-Star Kyrie Irving entrenched as the starting 1 and veteran Jarrett Jack in the fold, the rookie everyone calls “Delly” is attempting to win the third point guard spot with the Wine and Gold.
In today’s installment of Growing Up, Delly sits down with cavs.com to talk about his athletic family, his influential coaches and a basketball life in the Land Down Under …
My parents were … both good athletes. My mom was a good netballer and track athlete and my dad played Australian football, basketball and tennis.
I have two younger … sisters and they both play basketball and netball.
Netball is kind of like … basketball, except you can’t dribble and it’s just a ring – it doesn’t have a backboard. It’s more of a female sport.
Australian football … is probably the country’s most popular sport, definitely in the southern states and over in Perth. Rugby league would probably be next.
Basketball is definitely … a growing sport in Australia. In junior participation, it’s right up there. There’s a lot of juniors that play in the national leagues, and it’s definitely growing over there as well.
I’ve been playing basketball … since I was four years old.
But I grew up playing … everything pretty much. Australian football, soccer, tennis, a tiny bit of cricket, a bit of field hockey. It was a small country town and everybody plays everything. It’s really good fun.
We didn’t have … high school basketball, like in the States. You just play locally just for a club team and then you play for your town against other towns. Then it goes to state after that.
I thought I might have a chance …to play at the level when I was around 16.
You always dream of … playing at the Olympics and the NBA, but when I was 16, I moved to the Institute of Sport – (which is like an eight-hour drive from my house) – to live most of the year, go to school and just play basketball all the time.
I always took basketball seriously … before then, but that’s when I guess it became more realistic that I’d have the chance to carry on.
I’ve been really lucky … because I’ve had some great coaches along the way. My dad coached me, obviously, growing up. And my mom and dad drove me around everywhere to basketball camps. Dave Flynn was a great coach when I was younger. Then, Marty Clark when I was at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.
I think I first … dunked when I was 16 at a camp once, just while training. The rims might have been just a little bit low, I’m not sure.
My first dunk … in a game was, like, a a tip-jam. It was in the nationals, top-age, and we were playing against South Australia. And the ball sat up there just perfect and I got the jam. So I was pretty happy about that. I was pretty old – I was like 18 or 19.
I was really …pretty excited. And I definitely got a copy of the tape as proof.


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Olivia Rodrigo awoke shiny and early to rejoice her new album GUTS with a stay efficiency on TODAY Friday (September eighth). Together with the file’s lead single “vampire” (which we named Music of the Week), the singer debuted her new track “get him again!” and dusted off her 2021 tunes “drivers license” and “good 4 u.”
It would’ve been an early morning, however no one on the TODAY Plaza regarded drained — and even when Rodrigo had gotten slightly too sleepy on stage, it sounds just like the viewers members would’ve gladly crammed within the phrases for her alongside her all-female band.
Rodrigo additionally chatted with hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb about taking a poetry class to beef up her songwriting and the strain of following up her debut album SOUR. Watch clips of the episode beneath.
GUTS is offered to stream now. Rodrigo additionally lately revealed how Jack White, Kathleen Hanna, and St. Vincent all mentored her within the making of the album.
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An individual from Braybrook was charged with charges of firearm and drug trafficking as part of an operation with the aim of disrupting and deterring the use of illicit firearms.
On Wednesday 15 February, a total of 16 searches were executed across Point Cook, Truganina, Werribee, Hoppers Crossing, Altona Meadows, Braybrook, Kingsville, Newport, Maribyrnong, Seddon, and Williamstown of people who were under Firearm Prohibition Orders.
During the searches, two sawn–off shotguns, assorted drugs including methyl amphetamine, cocaine, and cannabis plants, as well as stolen registration plates were taken.
The 32–year–old man from Braybrook was charged with offenses such as possessing a firearm in defiance of a Firearm Prohibition Order, prohibited person possess a firearm, possess ammunition without a license, trafficking methyl amphetamine, drug possession, handle stolen goods, and dealing with the profits of crime.
He was presented to the Sunshine Magistrates’ Court on the following day. He was bailed and will appear in court on the 10th of May.
The police from the western suburbs will continue to investigate and disrupt those engaging in criminal activities to prevent serious and violent crime, and guarantee that those in the community comply with Firearm Prohibition Orders.
Anybody with knowledge about criminal activity is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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Originally Posted by Dave Ramshead
Thanks for the course & hospitality guys, enjoyed the round & getting pumped by the wind
Well worth the trip
Great to shoot around with you Dave, pleasure to see you and a couple of the other guys from up North. You are welcome anytime.
PS: Remember what I said about holding a HFT event. Neil.
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Bills starting DT Kyle Williams did not even dress for Saturday night’s game against the Bengals. Head coach Chan Gailey explained why.
“We just protected him,” said Gailey. “He had a little injury and we thought it was smarter not to play him in that ball game, let him fully recover and play this week.”
Williams is expected to start on Thursday night, but the length of time he’s going to play is not expected to be significant as is usually the case for starters in the preseason finale.
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Flash From The Past
“It wouldn’t be paradise without my Joanne.”
Forty years ago Duke McQueen landed on the far off world of Tantalus. His herorics saved the world and made him their champion. And even though they bestowed great honor upon him, he couldn’t stay. He needed to go home to his Joanne.
Now its the one year anniversary of his wife’s passing. Duke has two sons who are too busy to be with him and he is left alone with his memories. Then a space ship uncloaks in his backyard and he is needed again.
Starlight #1 is a pulp sci-fi style comic book with Duke McQueen as hero very much in the mold of Flash Gordon and Buck Rodgers. Glimpses of Duke’s space adventures are shown in flashbacks throughout the issue. While in the present Duke deals with the loss of his wife and his family leaving him to be alone.
Mark Millar writes a fantastic first issue. From the scenes of space adventure, to the moments of Duke’s more mundane life, Starlight #1 is a captivating and endearing story. Artist Goran Parlov, colorist Ive Svorcina, and letterer Marko Sunjic create a wonderful comic. The artwork from this group is amazing. Starlight #1 is a must read comic book.

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