Albany, NY Rebuild NY Now, a broad-based coalition seeking to raise public awareness about the issues impacting New York State’s infrastructure, continued it campaign and call for parity today in Albany with local elected officials, members of organized labor, and private local businesses. This diverse coalition stood together at a press conference at the Albany County Executive Office Building to call on the Legislature and the Governor to include funding parity between the capital plans of the Metropolitan Transit Authority and the New York State Department of Transportation in the 2016-17 Executive Budget.
Mike Elmendorf, President and CEO of Rebuild New York Now said, “A coalition unprecedented in its breadth and diversity has come together around this issue. Everyone from Labor to Chambers of Commerce and Elected Officials from across Upstate New York have come together in our state’s capital today because our crumbling roads and bridges are in serious need of attention and, more importantly, are in serious need of a multibillion dollar capital commitment from the State. Renewing a commitment to the historic parity agreement between roads and bridges and transit will not only create jobs and save New Yorkers money – but it will ensure the safety and well-being of Capital District families who every day ride on roads and bridges that are in a state of disrepair.”
Albany County Executive Daniel P. McCoy said, “Capital Region drivers and their families deserve safe and reliable roads and bridges just as New York City commuters deserve a transit system that is second to none. Many commute every day on roads and bridges that need to be fixed. We must restore parity to New York’s millions of drivers who are pay billions only to travel on unsafe roads and bridges.”
Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan said, “Much like New York City, many people who work in Albany are commuters. Unlike New York City, however, most people drive to work in the Capital Region, causing traffic to swell on our roads and bridges, which are already in a terrible state of disrepair. Restoring funding parity between mass transit and our roads and bridges will help ensure that upstate New Yorkers have a safe and efficient commute to work. The State Legislature and Governor must make a commitment to address the woeful state of disrepair of Albany’s bridges and roads.”
Senator Hugh T. Farley (R, C, I – Niskayuna) said, “I represent the second largest Senate district by land in New York State, and our communities rely on an extensive network of roads and bridges. Unfortunately, many of the roads and bridges throughout Upstate New York are in great need of repair and improvement. For the health of our local economies, as well as the safety of motorists, it is essential that we make the necessary infrastructure improvements to maintain and improve our transportation system. It is also essential, and a matter of fairness, that any transportation investments occur throughout the entire State, not just in one region.”
“It is critical that we make smart investments in our infrastructure throughout Upstate New York, where everyday commuters and families are traveling on roads and bridges that are in desperate need of improvements. We must advance a strong capital plan in this year’s budget and renew the parity that used to exist between upstate roads and bridges and the mass transit systems downstate. Investing in our infrastructure will create jobs, protect taxpayer dollars, and improve the safety of our communities,” said Senator George Amedore.
“It is critical to families throughout the Capital District and upstate New York that we renew our commitment and make sure that our roads and bridges are in good repair,” said Senator Neil Breslin. “A safe and well-maintained infrastructure is a critical component to a thriving economy. Increasing this investment will not only create jobs but will save New Yorkers money as well.”
“Long overdue Investments in infrastructure make good economic sense in local communities in addition to addressing critical public safety needs. These investments also create jobs in the community, which in turn help to stimulate local economies. It is essential that there be a clear prioritizing of needs, such as in public transportation, along with the highest return on investments for jobs and for environmental sustainability at both local and state levels. Infrastructure investments will provide critical economic benefits throughout our state,” said Assemblymember Patricia Fahy.
“As mayor of a city that is home to six bridges and the second busiest traffic corridor in the Capital Region, I am acutely aware of the critically important role our transit system plays in the lives of our residents,” said Troy Mayor Lou Rosamilia. “We need to commit to improving the condition of our regions’ roads and bridges while ensuring that investment in our aging infrastructure will benefit all New Yorkers across the state.”
“The New York State Conference of Operating Engineers strongly supports fair and full infrastructure funding throughout the entire state. NYS roads and bridges are in desperate need of repair,” said Marina O’Donnell. “We need to rebuild our battered roads and failing bridges to make New Yorkers safer and create good local jobs here in the Capital District and throughout the state.”
Greg Biryla, Executive Director of Unshackle Upstate said, “As the leading voice for Upstate taxpayers and employers, we’re proud to join Rebuild NY Now’s call for fair transportation investment. The Upstate economy and its quality of life are reliant upon safe and dependable infrastructure yet in almost every Upstate community from Buffalo to Binghamton, costly water main breaks and road closures have become all too common. All New Yorkers should have confidence in their local infrastructure and Upstate projects deserve adequate funding.”


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McKnight, a 6-foot-6, 245-pound forward from Lancaster, Ohio, attends Lancaster High. McKnight averaged 12 points and six rebounds in leading Lancaster HS to a 25-2 record last season. He has been named as the fourth-best wing/forward in the state by PrepSpotlight.
Steward, a 5-foot-10, 170-pound guard from Columbus, Ohio, attends Eastmoor Academy. He averaged 18 points and six assists last season, and is on pace to be the first player at Eastmoor to score 1,000 career points. Last season he earned honorable mention all-state recognition and is a two-time first-team all-city pick and was twice named to the second-team all-district squad. Steward is the No. 2-ranked point guard in the state according to PrepSpotlight.
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Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition - Heats : Round 1 - Concert 3
- Date: Sunday, 1 July 2018, 7:30pm
- Venue: Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) — South Melbourne Town Hall, 210 Bank St, South Melbourne, VIC
- Series: This event is part of the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition 2018 series
- Tickets: Full: $35 | Concession: $28 | Under 30: $28 (booking fees may apply) — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on (03) 9699 3333
This July, Melbourne becomes the most exciting place in the world for chamber music. Sixteen brilliant young ensembles from around the world arrive to compete for more than $150,000 in cash and prizes and the chance to launch their international career.
Melbourne Recital Centre and the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) play host for a week of your favourite repertoire, and the world premieres of two specially commissioned works by Australian composers Holly Harrison and Paul Stanhope.
HEATS ROUND ONE
Eight String Quartets and eight Piano Trios each perform an 18th century Classical work and a 20th century work across five concerts in Round One of the Competition.
CONCERT 3 - 7.30pm
MOZART Quartet in C major no 19 K465 ‘Dissonance’
BARTOK String Quartet, sz 85 nr 3
HAYDN Piano Trio in E minor Hob XV 12
TCHEREPIN Piano Trio op. 35
STANHOPE Dolcissimo Uscignolo
Featured non-Australian music: Mozart, Bartok, Clozel, Haydn, Tcherepin
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JENNIFER LITTLE, an Individual, ) JAMES MINOR III, an Individual, ) CHARLES CUTHBERT, an Individual, ) JANE VAN OSTERN, an Individual, ) JOHN BRUCE BEAVERS, an Individual,) and CHRISTINA LEE, an Individual, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) VIRGINIA STATE BOARD OF ) ELECTIONS, CHARLES JUDD, ) Chairman, KIMBERLY BOWERS, Vice- ) Chairwoman, DON PALMER, Secretary, ) ROBERT F. McDONNELL, Governor of ) Virginia, BILL BOLLING, Lieutenant ) Governor of Virginia, KENNETH T. ) CUCCINELLI II, Attorney General of ) Virginia, ) ) Defendants. ) )
Case No.: CL11-5253
OPINION AND ORDER I. BACKGROUND The Plaintiffs filed suit against the Defendants on November 18, 2011 and requested the Court, inter alia, (1) to declare, pursuant to Code § 8.01-184, that Virginia’s currently enacted congressional reapportionment plan, id. § 24.2-302.1, is unconstitutional, (2) to enjoin, pursuant to Code § 8.01-620, the Defendants from “calling, holding, supervising, or certifying any further elections” under this plan, and (3) to order into effect a new plan in time for the 2012 congressional elections. Compl. at 7-8. On January 12, 2012, the parties appeared by counsel for argument on the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss and Plea in Bar of Sovereign Immunity,
which the Court denied and overruled, respectively, in its January 24, 2012 Opinion and Order. Little v. Va. State Bd. of Elections, No. CL11-5253, slip op. at 25 (Va. Cir. Ct. Jan. 24, 2012). The Defendants subsequently filed a Petition for a Writ of Prohibition to this Court, a Petition for Appeal, an Application for Expedited Review, and an Emergency Motion for Stay with the Supreme Court of Virginia on January 26, 2012. The Supreme Court denied the Defendants’ requested relief in two unpublished Orders issued on January 31, 2012, and the matter returned to this Court for argument on the Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment and the Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment. II. ANALYSIS a. The legal standard for summary judgment The Supreme Court of Virginia has repeatedly held that summary judgment is a harsh remedy that a trial court may appropriately grant in cases in which no material facts are legitimately in dispute. Stockbridge v. Gemini Air Cargo, Inc., 269 Va. 609, 618, 611 S.E.2d 600, 604 (2005); Thurmond v. Prince William Prof’l Baseball Club, Inc., 265 Va. 59, 64, 574 S.E.2d 246, 250 (2003); Majorana v. Crown Cent. Petroleum Corp., 260 Va. 521, 525, 539 S.E.2d 426, 428 (2000); Smith v. Smith, 254 Va. 99, 103, 487 S.E.2d 212, 215 (1997); Slone v. Gen. Motors Corp., 249 Va. 520, 522, 457 S.E.2d 51, 52 (1995); Turner v. Lotts, 244 Va. 554, 556, 422 S.E.2d 765, 766 (1992). “Thus, if the evidence is conflicting on a material point or if reasonable persons may draw different conclusions from the evidence, summary judgment is not appropriate.” Fultz v. Delhaize Am., Inc., 278 Va. 84, 88, 677 S.E.2d 272, 274 (2009) (citation omitted). In considering a motion for summary judgment, “a trial court must adopt … those inferences from the facts that are most favorable to the nonmoving party, unless the inferences are forced, strained, or contrary to reason.” Id. (citations omitted). If after reviewing the
pleadings and the admissions thereto the Court determines “that the moving party is entitled to judgment, the [C]ourt shall enter judgment in that party’s favor.” VA. SUP. CT. R. 3:20. Here, the parties agree that there are no facts in dispute and that the question of whether the General Assembly’s failure to reapportion Virginia’s congressional districts in 2011, the year following the federal decennial census, is a bar to its doing so in 2012 is purely a legal one of first impression1 that is ripe for judgment. b. The Plaintiffs continue to have standing to bring this action, and this matter is still ripe for decision and is not moot. The Defendants maintain that “[n]ow that an act with equal lines has passed, Plaintiffs lack standing to challenge the enactment because they have not been injured by the failure to redistrict in 2011 in any way that sets them apart from the interest of the general public in seeing that the laws are enforced.” Defs.’ Supplemental Resp. at 2 (citations omitted). Moreover, they assert that “[b]ecause Va. Code Ann. § 24.2-302.1 has been repealed, no live controversy exists over its constitutionality.” Id. at 4. In its January 24, 2012 Opinion and Order, the Court found that the Plaintiffs have standing to bring this action and that this matter is ripe for decision and is not moot. These dispositions have not changed because the General Assembly enacted and the Governor signed legislation to reapportion Virginia’s congressional districts. As the Plaintiffs correctly note, “[U]nless and until Virginia receives Section 5 preclearance of its purported new redistricting plan from the Attorney General or the federal court in Washington D.C., Virginia’s currently malapportioned districts remain in effect.” Pls.’ Resp. to Amici Curiae’s Br. in Supp. of Defs.’ Cross-Mot. for Summ. J. at 3 n.1. Thus, any injury or hardship to the Plaintiffs will not be cured
Since the Constitution of Virginia’s recent revision in 1971, the General Assembly, until 2011, has never failed to reapportion Virginia’s electoral districts in the year following the federal decennial census, even if some of these plans subsequently failed constitutional muster.
until and unless the appropriate authorities preclear this plan. Likewise, because the Plaintiffs are residents of and qualified voters in the congressional districts alleged to be unconstitutionally apportioned, they have standing to bring this action. And given that the question to be resolved by the Court is whether the General Assembly forfeited its authority to reapportion Virginia’s congressional districts by its failure to do so in 2011, this matter is not rendered moot even if the plan is precleared. See Defs.’ Cross-Mot. for Summ. J. at ¶ 3 (“This moots Plaintiffs’ claims unless this Court rules that the General Assembly has been divested of power to redistrict in 2012.”). c. The word, “shall,” in Article II, Section 6, of the Constitution of Virginia speaks in mandatory, not directory, terms, and an Opinion of the Attorney General issued not more than nine months ago affirms and is consistent with this finding. The Court found in its January 24, 2012 Opinion and Order that the word “shall” in Article II, Section 6, of the Constitution of Virginia speaks in mandatory, not directory, terms. See 1 A.E. DICK HOWARD, COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA 417 (Univ. Press of Va. ed., 1974) (“Should the Assembly fail to reapportion itself in 1981, it will have violated the constitutional mandate”) (emphasis added) (footnote omitted). Since that time, the Court has become aware of an Opinion issued by the Attorney General in 2011 that speaks to precisely this issue. See Op. Va. Att’y Gen., 2011 Va. AG LEXIS 36 (June 22, 2011). In that Opinion, the County Attorney of Wise County inquired of the Attorney General “as to the status of voting districts in [the] County in light of the fact that the Wise County Board of Supervisors has not adopted a reapportionment plan following the 2010 decennial census.” Id. at *1. The Attorney General responded “that Article VII, § 5 of the Virginia Constitution … mandate[s] that the Board take affirmative action to reapportion the magisterial districts for Wise County in this tenth year since the last reapportionment using the most recent decennial
population figures.” Id. (emphasis added). Article VII, Section 5, provides, in relevant part: “[T]he governing body of any county, city, or town … shall in 1971 and every ten years thereafter … reapportion the representation in the governing body among the districts in a manner provided by law.” VA. CONST. art. VII, § 5 (emphasis added). In interpreting this constitutional provision, the Attorney General determined that “[t]he use of the word ‘shall’ in the Constitution … generally indicates that the procedures are intended to be mandatory, rather than permissive or directive.” Op. Va. Att’y Gen., 2011 Va. AG LEXIS 36, at *4 (June 22, 2011) (emphasis added) (footnote omitted). Furthermore, the Attorney General opined that [t]he language in Article VII, § 5 plainly and unambiguously mandates that the governing body of any county, city or town whose members are elected by district “shall in 1971 and every ten years thereafter … reapportion the representation in the governing body among the districts in a manner provided by law.” Id. (emphasis added). The language contained in Article VII, Section 5, of the Constitution is strikingly similar to that used in Article II, Section 6: “The General Assembly shall reapportion the Commonwealth into electoral districts … in the year 2011 and every ten years thereafter.” VA. CONST. art. II, § 6 (emphasis added). Both constitutional provisions employ the word “shall,” both mandate that reapportionment legislation be enacted in the year following the federal decennial census, and both mandate that this be accomplished by a governing body. Yet, despite these parallels, the Attorney General, in his pleadings and at argument in this case, has consistently asserted that the word “shall” in Article II, Section 6, speaks in directory, not mandatory, terms. See, e.g., Defs.’ Br. in Supp. of Mot. to Dismiss ¶ 6; Defs.’ Supplemental Br. in Supp. of Mot. to Dismiss at 4-6; Defs.’ Supplemental Resp. at 5-6.
This assertion entirely contradicts the Attorney General’s Opinion, issued mere months before, that “[t]he use of the word ‘shall’ in the Constitution” “plainly and unambiguously mandates that the governing body … ‘shall in 1971 and every ten years thereafter … reapportion the representation in the governing body.’” Op. Va. Att’y Gen., 2011 Va. AG LEXIS 36, at *4 (June 22, 2011) (emphasis added). The Court acknowledges that Article II, Section 6, speaks to the reapportionment of state and federal electoral districts by the General Assembly and that Article VII, Section 5, speaks to the reapportionment of local electoral districts by a local governing body. This disparity is purely technical because, clearly, the Constitution does not speak one way about a local governing body and another way about the General Assembly. The substance remains the same: the word “shall” in Article II, Section 6, and Article VII, Section 5, speaks in mandatory, not directory, terms. The Court found as such in its January 24, 2012 Opinion and Order, and the Attorney General did as well in his June 22, 2011 Opinion. d. Article II, Section 6, of the Constitution of Virginia mandates that the General Assembly enact decennial reapportionment legislation in 2011, but does not foreclose it from enacting such legislation in 2012. The Plaintiffs aver that because the word, “shall,” in Article II, Section 6, of the Constitution of Virginia speaks in mandatory, not directory, terms, “the General Assembly was constitutionally required to reapportion Virginia into new electoral districts ‘in the year 2011,’ and it has no authority to reapportion in 2012.” Pls.’ Br. in Supp. of Mot. for Partial Summ. J. at 4. Furthermore, as to the 2004 amendments to Article II, Section 6, the Plaintiffs maintain that “by replacing ‘1971’ with ‘2011,’ … the General Assembly was required to enact new electoral districts in 2011 and cannot enact them in 2012.” Id. at 5. They also argue that “[b]y including ‘decennial’ multiple times in the  amendments …, the Virginia voters and the General
Assembly again made it clear that the General Assembly’s authority to enact electoral districts is limited to ‘2011 and every ten years thereafter.’” Id. at 6. The Defendants, however, assert that “the General Assembly had and has the power to redistrict in 2012,” Defs.’ Supplemental Resp. at 6, and that these amendments did not foreclose the Assembly from enacting decennial reapportionment legislation in 2012; rather, for example, “[t]he added word[, ‘decennial,’] can have no purpose or effect except to make only decennial[, not mid-decade,] redistricting effective immediately,” id. at 8 (emphasis added). The Constitution of Virginia dictates that “[t]he authority of the General Assembly shall extend to all subjects of legislation not herein forbidden or restricted; and a specific grant of authority in this Constitution upon a subject shall not work a restriction of its authority upon the same or any other subject.” VA. CONST. art. IV, § 14. The Plaintiffs’ claim that the General Assembly “has exceeded its powers and that a statute is unconstitutional always presents a question for serious consideration.” Harrison v. Day, 201 Va. 386, 396, 111 S.E.2d 504, 511 (1959). Unlike the U.S. Constitution, the Constitution of Virginia “is not a grant of legislative powers to the General Assembly, but is a restraining instrument only, and … the legislative powers of the General Assembly are without limit.” Id.; see Strawberry Hill Land Corp. v. Starbuck, 124 Va. 71, 77, 97 S.E. 362, 364 (1918) (“[T]he State Constitution is not a grant of power, but only the restriction of powers otherwise practically unlimited, that, except so far as restrained by the Constitution, the legislature has plenary power, and that every fair doubt must be resolved in favor of the constitutionality of an act of the General Assembly.”) (citations omitted). Every presumption, therefore, is to be made in favor of the constitutionality of a statute, and it will never be declared to be unconstitutional unless it is plainly and clearly so. If any reasonable doubt exists as to its constitutionality, the act will be upheld. To doubt is to affirm. The mere passage of a statute is an affirmance by
the General Assembly of its constitutional power to adopt it, and the case must be plain indeed before a court will declare a statute null and void. Harrison, 201 Va. at 396-97, 111 S.E.2d at 511. The Supreme Court of Virginia has “repeatedly announced” “[t]hese principles … from a very early date.” Id. (citations omitted). Among the powers of the General Assembly expressly recognized by the U.S. and Virginia Constitutions is the authority to reapportion Virginia’s electoral districts. U.S. CONST. art. I, § 4, cl. 1 (“The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for … Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof”); VA. CONST. art. II, § 4 (“The General Assembly shall … regulate the time, place, manner, conduct, and administration of primary, general, and special elections”); id. art. II, § 6 (“Members of the House of Representatives of the United States … shall be elected from electoral districts established by the General Assembly.”). The Court is unable construe Article II, Section 6, as cabining the General Assembly’s authority to enact decennial reapportionment legislation to 2011 and foreclosing the enactment of such legislation in 2012. Moreover, the 2004 amendments to this provision, specifically the addition of the word, “decennial,” and the replacement of the date in a section containing two-hundred-fifty-one words, do not support a finding that these revisions divested the General Assembly of its authority to enact decennial reapportionment legislation in 2012 after it failed to do so in 2011. The Defendants correctly argue, for example, that the word, “decennial,” that was inserted in the second paragraph of Article II, Section 6, underscores the immediate effect of decennial, not mid-decade, reapportionment legislation.2 Supplemental Resp. at 8. Defs.’
Compare VA. CONST. art. II, § 6 (“Any such decennial
reapportionment law shall take effect immediately and not be subject to the limitations contained
Although the Court distinguishes decennial and mid-decade reapportionment legislation, as only the former is at issue here, the Court does not decide whether the General Assembly may constitutionally enact the latter. Therefore, it is of no note that “[a]s a matter of historical practice, the General Assembly can and has redistricted in non-decennial years.” Defs.’ Supplemental Resp. at 6.
in Article IV, Section 13, of this Constitution.”) (emphasis added), with id. art. IV, § 13 (“All laws enacted at a regular session … shall take effect on the first day of July following the adjournment of the session of the General Assembly at which it has been enacted.”) (emphasis added). Furthermore, Article IV, Section 14, “Powers of General Assembly; limitations,” contains twenty cases curbing the General Assembly’s authority to enact legislation, specifically, “any local, special, or private law.” Id. art. IV, § 14 (“The General Assembly shall not enact …”). Likewise, Article I, Section 16, prohibits the General Assembly from prescrib[ing] any religious test whatever, or confer[ring] any peculiar privileges or advantages on any sect or denomination, or pass[ing] any law requiring or authorizing any religious society, or the people of any district within this Commonwealth, to levy on themselves or others, any tax for the erection or repair of any house of public worship, or for the support of any church or ministry. Id. art. I, § 16 (“And the General Assembly shall not prescribe …,  confer …, or pass …”). Similar phrasing is found in Article I, Sections 9, 11, and 12, Article IV, Section 16, and Article VII, Section 10(b). Although the Court is not inclined to routinely find that the General
Assembly’s authority to enact legislation is not cabined where such language is not present, the fact that seven constitutional provisions include this language weighs against a finding that Article II, Section 6, which lacks this phrasing, is restrictive. If the ratifiers and the framers of the Constitution explicitly intended to foreclose the General Assembly from enacting decennial reapportionment legislation in 2012, then they would have included language to this effect. See Pine v. Commonwealth, 121 Va. 812, 827, 93 S.E. 652, 656 (1917) (“If the [constitutional] convention had desired to restrain the legislature in this matter, … we are satisfied it would have done so in express terms. Certainly we are unwilling to imply such restraint. Generally, when the convention has desired to place a restraint upon the legislature, it has done so expressly, as by
providing that the General Assembly shall not charter a church, pass a bill of attainder, ex post facto law, law impairing the obligation of a contract, applying a religious test, authorizing a lottery or the like.”) (emphasis added). Because they did not, the Court is constrained to adhere to the plain meaning of Article II, Section 6, which, although establishing the mandate that the General Assembly may not abstain from reapportioning Virginia’s electoral districts, does not bar the Assembly from enacting decennial reapportionment legislation in 2012. See Dean v. Paolicelli, 194 Va. 219, 226, 72 S.E.2d 506, 511 (1952) (“The constitution must be viewed and construed as a whole, and every section, phrase and word given effect and harmonized if possible.”) (citations omitted). Consequently, the Court rejects both parties’ contention that because it found that the word, “shall,” in Article II, Section 6, speaks in mandatory, not directory, terms, then it necessarily also determined that the General Assembly forfeited its constitutional responsibility to reapportion Virginia’s congressional districts. In fact, until this writing, the Court expressly refrained from deciding this question, in part, because, unlike other provisions in the Constitution, Article II, Section 6, does not speak to the consequences of the General Assembly’s failure to reapportion at the constitutionally designated time. Cf. VA. CONST. art. V, § 6(b) (“During a regular or special session, the Governor shall have seven days in which to act on the bill after it is presented to him and to exercise one of the three options set out below. If the Governor does not act on the bill, it shall become law without his signature.”). There are two mandates in Article II, Section 6. They are, respectively, to reapportion and to do so “in the year 2011 and every ten years thereafter.” Id. art. II, § 6. The Court must, therefore, ascertain “the implied intendment in respect of the first mandate in the event, uncontemplated by the framers [and the ratifiers], that the [General Assembly] does not act at the
constitutionally specified time.” Lamson v. Sec’y of the Commonwealth, 341 Mass. 264, 269, 168 N.E.2d 480, 483 (1960). The Court finds that the first mandate is fundamental; it is devised to secure a Virginian’s constitutional right to the equal apportionment of the Commonwealth’s electoral districts, “and the implication is that the duty and the power to act under [this mandate] continue, pending a succeeding enumeration, until the power is exercised and discharged.” Id. (citations omitted); see also Selzer v. Synhorst, 253 Iowa 936, 952, 113 N.W.2d 724, 733 (1962) (“A failure to act does not bar subsequent legislatures from acting. The power is a continuing one until the duty is performed.”); Harris v. Shanahan, 192 Kan. 183, 213, 387 P.2d 771, 795 (1963) (“[T]he duty to properly apportion legislative districts is a continuing one, imposed by constitutional mandate upon the legislature, not withstanding the failure of any previous session to make such a lawful apportionment”); State v. Weatherill, 125 Minn. 336, 340-41, 147 N.W. 105, 106 (1914) (“The purpose and object in view is the same, namely, to secure such rearrangement of legislative districts as will extend equal representation to all parts of the state. And the theory that the Constitution imposes that as a duty and not as a mere prohibition against reapportionment at some time other than at the first session after a census, seems most consistent with the manifest purpose to be attained.”); Opinion to the Governor, 95 R.I. 109, 121, 185 A.2d 111, 117 (1962) (“[W]e agree with those courts which have held that legislative inaction as to the correction of malapportionment casts the continuing burden upon successive legislatures to accomplish such a correction of the malapportionment.”). The patent purpose of Article II, Section 6, is for the General Assembly’s prompt reapportionment of Virginia’s electoral districts following the federal decennial census so as to be in force for impending elections. This purpose would be thwarted by a construction that would permit only one session of the General Assembly to enact decennial reapportionment
legislation and foreclose the next session from enacting such legislation. However, this purpose would also be thwarted by a construction that would permit, without judicial intervention, the General Assembly to reapportion at the time of its choosing. The Court is unable to affirm such a cavalier approach to reapportionment, especially when doing so would contravene a constitutional mandate and jeopardize a Virginian’s constitutional right to equal apportionment. Rather, in order to effectuate the purpose of Article II, Section 6, the present session of the General Assembly has an affirmative and continuing obligation to timely correct the constitutional failings of the preceding session and to enact decennial reapportionment legislation. See 1 HOWARD, supra, at 417 (“Assuming no reapportionment and no suit to correct the situation, the next Assembly would have the duty of rearranging districts thrust upon it.”) (footnote omitted). Simply put, there comes a time when a constitutional mandate is not
promptly discharged; when the General Assembly has waited too long to act and when the Court must compel it to do so.3 Because the General Assembly has already acted, the possible remedy issued by the Court will have no effect. If the Court imposes its own reapportionment plan after one was enacted by the General Assembly, signed into law by the Governor, and submitted to the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for preclearance, then the Plaintiffs would be substantially prejudiced. Specifically, they would be precluded from “exercis[ing] their rights to participate in the election of their congressional representatives,” Pls.’ Resp. to Defs.’ CrossBecause the Court has found that the General Assembly is not foreclosed from enacting decennial reapportionment legislation in 2012, whether a Virginia state court may constitutionally reapportion Virginia’s electoral districts in light of the Assembly’s failure to timely do so is not decided here. In fact, Virginia jurisprudence suggests that the appropriate remedy is an Order directing the General Assembly to act. See, e.g., West v. Gilmore, No. CL01-84, 2002 Va. Cir. LEXIS 37, at *80 (Cir. Ct. Mar. 10, 2002) (“It is further ADJUDGED, ORDERED, AND DECREED that Defendants … are enjoined from conducting any election of any persons as a representative from any presently enacted electoral district to serve as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates or the Senate of Virginia until the General Assembly of Virginia enacts and the Governor signs new redistricting statutes for the House of Delegates and the Senate Districts that abide by all of the requirements of the Constitution of the United States and Constitution of Virginia … and the other laws of the Commonwealth.”).
Mot. for Summ. J. at 11, because a reapportionment plan fashioned by the Court is subject to the same preclearance review as the plan enacted by the General Assembly, Branch v. Smith, 538 U.S. 254, 262 (2003). In fact, given that the General Assembly’s plan has been submitted for preclearance and will be approved, if at all, prior to the submission of the Court’s plan, intervention by the Court at this time will only have the effect of prolonging the electoral vacuity within which the Plaintiffs find themselves. III. CONCLUSION For the reasons previously stated, the Court GRANTS the Defendants’ Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment, DENIES the Plaintiffs’ Motion for Partial Summary Judgment,4 and DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE the Plaintiffs’ Complaint. The Court waives the parties’ endorsement of this Order pursuant to Rule 1:13 of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The Clerk is directed to forward a certified copy of this Order to the parties. IT IS SO ORDERED. ENTERED:___/___/___ _________________________________ Richard D. Taylor, Jr., Judge
The Plaintiffs also maintain that “[t]he General Assembly waived its authority, and ignored its constitutional obligations, when it failed to complete—and affirmatively abandoned—redistricting before the new year.” Pls.’ Resp. to Defs.’ Cross-Mot. for Summ. J. at 14 (citation omitted). Because waiver may not “be raised to bar the government from exercising its governmental functions,” Brunty v. Smith, 22 Va. App. 191, 196 n.5, 468 S.E.2d 161, 164 n.4 (Ct. App. 1996), the Court rejects the Plaintiffs’ argument.
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TMD Creative, an international marketing and design firm, announced the company has been honored by several award competitions for their work with companies in the fresh food and agriculture industries, including Ocean Mist Farms, Taylor Farms, the California Agriculture Leadership Foundation, Del Rey Avocado, Berry People, and Olinday Farms.
The following marketing, digital, and communication award competitions recognized TMD for excellence: MarCom Awards, Davey Awards, Summit International Awards, Visual Media Alliance Showcase, and Vega Digital Awards.
“We are incredibly proud to be one of the few firms in the country to represent the agriculture community, and showcase their hard work in providing quality products that feed the world,” says Nick Pasculli, president and CEO of TMD Creative. “TMD has always been rooted in agriculture, and always will be.”
Marc Metzer, a third-generation farmer of Metzer Farms, approached TMD with the idea of starting a new company that would focus on providing duck eggs to the foodservice and retail markets.
“From day one, TMD has been integral in establishing a strategy for the launch of Olinday Farms, allowing me to focus my time on developing relationships with my own customers,” says Marc Metzer, president of Olinday Farms. “From our company name and logo design, to retail packaging and video production, the TMD team has brought nothing but positive attention to Olinday Farms and the values we stand for.”
In addition, TMD said it received an award from the Visual Media Alliance for their work with the California Agriculture Leadership Foundation, bringing attention to their annual report.


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As one of the premier independent festivals in the UK, Lakefest has bloomed beautifully from its modest roots more than a decade ago. Nestled within the serene valley of the Malvern Hills and spread over the picturesque estate of Eastnor Castle, its location is nothing short of breathtaking. Lakefest radiates a distinct charm and resonates with a strong sense of unity, lively enjoyment, and laid-back ambiance. It stands out as one of the rare festivals that genuinely embraces a ‘family-and-friends’ spirit, ensuring a welcoming and safe environment for all attendees.
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The Twang: Country-Rock Revivalists with a Modern Edge
Based in Birmingham, England, The Twang emerged in the late 1990s, pioneering a country-rock revival that fused the rootsy sounds of Americana with the raw energy of rock and roll. Their unique blend of gritty guitars, twangy melodies, and heartfelt lyrics resonated with audiences worldwide, establishing them as one of the most influential bands of their generation.
Formative Years and Breakout Success
The band’s origins can be traced back to 1997 when Phil Etheridge, a charismatic singer and songwriter, and bassist Jon Watkin met while studying music technology at Kidderminster College. Their shared passion for country-rock music, inspired by legendary artists like Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, and Neil Young, ignited a creative spark, leading to the formation of The Twang.
In 2007, The Twang signed to independent record label B-Unique, releasing their debut album, “Love It When I Feel Like This.” The album showcased their electrifying live sound and Etheridge’s powerful vocals, capturing the attention of music critics and fans alike. Songs like “If I Was a Carpenter” and “Drinking in America” became instant hits, establishing The Twang as a rising force in the music scene.
Refined Sound and Critical Acclaim
The Twang’s subsequent albums, including “Jewellery Quarter” (2009) and “Guapa EP” (2011), further solidified their reputation as a band with a unique and evolving sound. They incorporated elements of folk, blues, and even psychedelic rock into their music, while retaining their signature country-rock roots.
Their 2014 album, “Neon Twang,” marked a critical turning point, showcasing a more mature and refined sound. The album was met with critical acclaim, earning them nominations for the Mercury Prize and the Brit Award for Best British Breakthrough Act.
Enduring Legacy and Continuous Evolution
The Twang’s impact on the music industry is undeniable. They were one of the leading bands of the country-rock revival movement, helping to revitalize the genre and introduce it to a new generation of listeners. Their music has influenced countless artists, inspiring them to explore the boundaries of country music and blend it with other genres.
Beyond their musical contributions, The Twang has also been praised for their energetic live performances and their ability to connect with audiences on a personal level. Their shows are known for their infectious energy, captivating stage presence, and Etheridge’s heartfelt interactions with the crowd.
The Twang Today: A Force to Be Reckoned With
Despite a brief hiatus in the late 2010s, The Twang has returned with renewed vigor. In 2019, they released their seventh studio album, “If Confronted Just Go Mad,” which showcased their continued evolution and willingness to experiment with new sounds. The album was met with positive reviews, reaffirming their status as a force to be reckoned with in the music industry.
The Twang continues to tour extensively, performing at major festivals and clubs worldwide. Their fan base remains as devoted as ever, spanning generations of music lovers drawn to their unique blend of country-rock grit, soulful melodies, and heartfelt lyrics.
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Released seven studio albums, all met with critical acclaim
Gained a devoted international fan base
Influenced countless artists across genres
Known for their energetic live performances and ability to connect with audiences
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The Twang will be performing on Thursday at Lakefest 07-11th August 2024. Don’t miss out and get tickets now!

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Apple Strudel is comfort food at its best and this vegan strudel with organic dried figs is to die for.
This warming apple strudel is vegan comfort food at its best. If you love pastry and fruit together then this served warm is probably going to become a firm favourite.
If you can make your own vegan pastry then add this into the recipe or for a convenient and fast option use shop bought sheets.
The walnuts and sunflower seeds add a nutritional kick and protein hit to each portion so you don’t have to be riddled with guilt after each slice.
Just one 28g serving of walnuts is high in essential fatty acids, manganese and copper. Sunflower Seeds are high in Thiamin (B1), Folate, Vitamin E, Copper and a source of Niacin (B3), Vitamin (B6), Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Zinc and Selenium (per 30g serving)
This recipe is perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon.
- 1 Roll of vegan puff pastry
- 4 Medium apples
- 4 Forest Whole Food’s Organic Dried Figs
- 1 tbsp Agave syrup
- ½ tbsp Dark brown sugar
- 2 tbsp Toasted pine nuts
- 2 tbsp Forest Whole Food’s Organic Walnuts and Organic Sunflower Seeds
- 1 tsp Forest Whole Food’s Organic Ceylon Cinnamon
- ½ Lemon, juiced
- 1 slice of bread
- ¼ Cup oat milk (to soak the bread)
- 1 Tbsp icing sugar
- Preheat the oven to 200 C.
- Peel, core and thinly slice the apples, then move them into a medium-sized bowl
- Soak the figs in hot water for a couple of minutes. Remove them from the water, chop them into small pieces and move them into the bowl.
- Soak 1 slice of bread in the oat milk. Chop it into small pieces and move into the bowl.
- Add the juice and the zest of 1/2 lemon. Add the pine nuts, the seeds, the cinnamon, the agave syrup and the brown sugar. Mix everything until well combined.
- Arrange the apple filling into a pile along the length of the pastry. Fold the pastry lengthwise around the filling in order to enclose it. Seal the edges of pastry using your fingers and brush with some agave syrup.
- Bake for 30/40 minutes until golden. Remove from the oven, sprinkle with icing sugar and serve.

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Hello friends and welcome to the penultimate episode of the Vauxhall Motors Football Manager 2011 season! After the wildest transfer window ever I was quite curios to see the new players in action and also to watch them perform in the new 4-3-3 tactic. I felt no pressure at all at the start of the season to be honest, I have already won everything with the Motormen, but I really don’t like to lose so I was hoping to make this last season a success.
Things started quite brightly as the first match of the season, the Community Shield against Tottenham, was won by a comfortable margin. The lads seemed to be enjoying the new tactic and there was one player in particular who took advantage of the new formation: World Cup hero Lucas Cuello. He bagged a hat-trick while employed as a trequartista and that gave me hope for a few more goals from him throughout the season. The only downside was that the Spurs enjoyed better possession than us, I’m not really used to that :) (click here to watch the highlights)
So, we grabbed our third consecutive Community Shield and fifth overall, I guess this trophy really has our name on it!
Our League Cup campaign started with an unfortunate draw as we were pitched against Tottenham in the very first round but fortunately we put four goals past them again! Then we dispatched Northampton and Exeter by the same margin and now we can prepare for an epic battle against Man City in the semi finals.
The Champions League group stage rarely caused us any problems and this season was not different at all. We went through the group unbeaten even though I rested most of my stars in these games. The first knock-out round will see us taking on Spanish side Sevilla, we should be able to win that tie.
Premier League Results August and September 2023
Our Premier League campaign got off to a good start, we clinched five wins in a row and conceded just two goals in the process. But then we suffered a severe setback, Man City beat us 3-0 and that defeat really hurt. It’s not only the result that was painful but the whole performance, the game was quite even and Man City made the difference through much better finishing. An even game is not what I’m used to though, we always used to dominate our opponents in the past few seasons regardless of the results…
Premier League Results October and November 2023
We failed to get back to winning ways in the next game as Arsenal held us to a draw at home but this time we had an excuse as one of our players got sent off after just 13 minutes of play. Then we bounced back and won the next four games while keeping a clean sheet throughout but then we were held to a couple of shameful draws by Ipswich and Huddersfield. It seemed that my strikers were totally out of confidence, they were missing the net from the very best possible positions…
Premier League Results December 2023
I admit that I was a bit worried at that point but the last month of the year really eased my fears. The lads turned on the style and managed to win all six games while scoring an impressive 22 goals in the process. The sweetest win was against Manchester United as the Red Devils were top of the table at the time, we scored four and they got back with two but only after the three points were already safely in our hands. (click here to watch the highlights)
So, we are top of the table at the end of the year but that is only because Man United have a game in hand. They are really putting up a good fight this season and it seems like we’re going to have a two-horse race for the title.
The new tactics seems to have benefited Lucas Cuello, now he has a place in the starting eleven alongside Zé Carlos and Parana and the Argentine striker is surely making the most of it. My top three strikers bagged 51 goals between them, that’s not so bad, but the most pleasing fact is that almost every player in the 23-man squad got on the score sheet in the first half of the season.
That’s about it for now folks, I guess the first half of the season went fairly well considering that we switched to a new tactic and that we have a few new players that have to blend in. Thanks a lot for reading, see you in the comments box ;)
P.S.: Ciaran Harper kindly asked me for the current save game so I’m putting it up here for anyone to download and enjoy ;) (the file is zipped so you will have to unpack the archive before using it).
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Denver billionaire Phil Anschutz's The O2 venue in London, which is the redevelopment of the troubled Millennium Dome, may be the victim of a new wrinkle in the curse of King Tut.
Zahi Hawass, secretary-general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, doesn't want his country's "King Tut and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" exhibit to show at The O2 starting next year, if the venue has a casino, according to British and Middle Eastern press reports.
The Peninsula, an English-language newspaper in Qatar, recently quoted Hawass as saying, "If there is a casino in the dome, I will not send the exhibits to London. ... It's insulting. The Egyptian [artifacts] have dignity, and therefore we should keep this dignity."
Hawass further suggested The O2, if it does build a casino, could open the gaming establishment after the Tut exhibit's run in London. The Tut exhibit is currently scheduled to show at The O2 for six months, starting in the fall of 2007 and running into '08.
The $1.1 billion O2 is competing with several other British sites for a new, Las Vegas-type "supercasino." The British government is expected to grant a single license for such a casino in January.
Anschutz's Los Angeles-based Anschutz Entertainment Group LP (AEG) is developing and will own The O2. AEG's gaming partner, Kerzner International Ltd. of the Bahamas, has applied for the casino license, and would own and operate the gaming establishment if it gets the license. Preliminary construction has already started on The O2 casino site.
AEG has threatened to withhold the $350 million it plans to invest in the dome's redevelopment as a live-entertainment venue, if the project doesn't get the casino license. The O2 has long been the front-runner with a British government advisory committee for the license, according to British press reports.
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RPG enthusiasts (that's you!) have XSEED to thank for the upcoming English releases of several quality games over the next year, from the long-awaited Ys SEVEN
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trilogy. While these titles are slated to be released on UMD in North America, their fate in the European market has been uncertain. XSEED assuaged fans' concerns yesterday via the company's Facebook page
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Air conditioning (AC) Technician Job is a necessity in the UAE due to the high temperatures present throughout the year, this is why a high demand for air conditioner (AC) technician exists in the UAE, creating many job openings in this area. This article will give an overview of the role of an AC technician in the UAE. It will cover the requirements, duties and advantages of the job. It will also explain how to become an AC technician in this region.
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If there was one game that surprised me at this year's GamesCom, it has to be Square Enix's upcoming third-person shooter, Mindjack. On the surface it probably looks like any other generic shooter, but once you delve a little deeper, you realise this couldn't be further from the truth.
The game is set in 2031 A.D., so the developers have a bit of creative licence with regards to the technology featured in the game. And this has enabled them to come up with the 'Mindjacking' concept. In a nutshell, there's a big corporation that has a monopoly over the world's technology. They have created a headset which unbeknownst to the general public, has the ability to take over their brain, hence Mindjack. However, much to the dislike of the big corporation, they aren't the only people who can manipulate the technology for their own desires.
So this is where the first interesting concept comes into play, the ability to create Mind Slaves. As you play through the game, you're able to control the minds of various civilians or enemy soliders. You can take over two at a time and they will then fight by your side - rather handy really. You can also choose to leave your "host body" and Mind Jack someone else entirely, creating another AI character in the process.
As interesting as this probably sounds, it becomes a lot more interesting when introducing the game's other main element, the multiplayer. Initially when the whole multiplayer element was explained to me, I was a bit sceptical - it does sound a bit crazy.
The game has a co-operative system whereby other players can (at any time) join your team. These other players can also control up to two other AI characters, and those in control of the two main characters can also Mind Jack other people to create another two AI characters. This means that what starts off as a single-player game, can rapidly grow into a game which has four player-controlled characters, and all of their AI counterparts. You can create a mini-army!
It was at this point, that I was introduced to the concept of Anti Co-op. The game allows allies to join the main character, so why shouldn't it allow people to join as enemies? That was the mindset of the developers at least. My initial query was, why would anyone want to do this? But then I thought about how competitive gamers are - of course they'd want to try and impede the progress of others. There's also the fact that they can Mind Jack any of the units the opposition has at that time, including boss characters.
Up to four people can join on the opposing side, so you can see that what starts off as a single-player game can very quickly evolve into an all out mutliplayer affair, just by playing through the game. It's all integrated seamlessly, and it's very impressive.
My only slight reservations come with the lack of any dedicated multiplayer mode, but when other characters join, the game tries to make it seem like one as much as possible. After each section, the two sides are given scores and EXP is obtained to unlock new items.
For me, the concepts that Mindjack plays around with are extremely interesting. I can't wait to see how this PS3/Xbox 360 develops and it'll definitely be on my radar as it nears its release.


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Tina Bergmann, hammered dulcimer, was hailed by Pete Seeger as “the best hammered dulcimer player I’ve heard in my life.” A fourth-generation musician, Ms. Bergmann began playing music at age eight, learning the mountain dulcimer from her mother in the aural tradition and learning the hammered dulcimer at the knee of West Virginia-native builder and performer Loy Swiger. Demonstrating gifts for both performance and teaching, she has been a featured performer across the United States, performing solo; as a duo with her husband, bassist Bryan Thomas; with her stringband Hu$hmoney; and as a featured soloist with Apollo’s Fire and Canadian early music group, La Nef.
Ashlee Foreman, soprano, has been hailed as “a real discovery… an important new singer. Her voice has a tremendous range and is deployed with theatrical assurance” (Seen & Heard International, UK). Her solo debut with Apollo’s Fire in 2020 was called “a tour-de-force” by Cleveland.com. She has also appeared as soloist with Apollo’s Fire on tour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London, the Heideberg International Spring Festival (Germany), and in Chicago and San Francisco.
Ashlee received her Bachelor’s in music from Cleveland State University and her high school diploma from the Cleveland School of the Arts. While an undergrad, she served as Apollo’s Fire’s first Artistic Outreach Intern, singing in school workshops and Family Concerts. In 2020 she joined AF’s professional chorus, Apollo’s Singers. She has also performed with the Akron Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Opera, Spire Chamber Ensemble (Kansas), and she sang the lead in Menotti’s opera The Telephone at the University of Akron.
Brian Kay, vocals & plucked instruments, is a modern-day troubadour. He is the first Artistic Leadership Fellow of Apollo’s Fire and in 2019, won a Grammy® Award for his work on the CD Songs of Orpheus. He has performed throughout the world at venues such as the National Concert Hall of Dublin, Belfast Castle (Ireland), Carnegie Hall, and the Kennedy Center. His live radio appearances include NPR, WYPR and 98ROCK (Baltimore), WGBH (Boston), and WCLV (Cleveland). He has recorded for AVIE and Sono Luminus labels, and has been heard on more than ten album releases. He is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, arranger, traditional and historical music specialist, poet, and painter.
Anna O’Connell is a soprano and harpist who works to recreate the lost traditions of the harpist troubadours. Her love of Celtic music was cemented by a visit to Ireland at a young age, where the fascinating mix of concerts (in a castle and in the streets of Dublin), monuments, and museums led her lifelong fascination with harps. She has researched the history of self-accompaniment with harps ranging from medieval to modern folk instruments. Her self-accompanied repertoire includes medieval, renaissance, and early baroque songs from Italy, Germany, and the British Isles. She is currently completing doctoral studies in Historical Performance Practice at Case Western Reserve University.
Anna has sung as soloist with the Hong Kong Early Music Society and the Maui Chamber Orchestra. In Cleveland, she sings with the Trinity Cathedral Chamber Singers and the Cleveland Chamber Choir. She holds degrees from the University of Southern California and Providence College. She studies voice with Ellen Hargis and Dina Kuznetsova, and historical harps with Maxine Eilander. Her Ithaca-based duo, Gothic Fire, specializes in Medieval and Renaissance music performed on rebec and harp.
Cellist and gambist Rebecca Landell’s “luminous” (Cleveland.com) and “notable” (The New York Times) sound elicits a range of expression “from classically evocative to Hitchcock horrifying” (Washingtonian). She enjoys a varied performing career as a soloist and chamber musician with groups like Apollo’s Fire and Three Notch’d Road, as well as collaborating with a variety of artists creating experimental programs.
During her undergraduate work at Oberlin Conservatory, Rebecca was classically trained on cello with Darrett Adkins and explored historical performance practice on Baroque cello and viola da gamba with Catherina Meints. Inspired to broaden her expressive range, she incorporated classes in acting and education while completing her master’s degree with Norman Fischer at Rice University. She later moved to Holland to work with Steuart Pincombe, creating innovative programs in unusual performance venues.
Rebecca pursues a varied professional career, such as performing and acting in Studio Theatre’s An Iliad, working with composer Eric Shimelonis on the NPR children’s show Circle Round, developing educational programs with the Crumhorn Collective, and creating unique artistic combinations with artists like filmmaker Mathias Reed and poet Derek Gromadzki. Her solo appearances on cello and viola da gamba include performances with Apollo’s Fire, Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Three Notch’d Road, and Batzdorfer Hofkapelle. She can be heard on recordings with Three Notch’d Road and Apollo’s Fire, including the 2019 GRAMMY® Award winning recording Songs of Orpheus. Rebecca is currently based in Oberlin, Ohio, where she teaches cello and viola da gamba and performs regularly with Apollo’s Fire, Akron Symphony, and Ashland Symphony.


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If you haven’t heard of Ally’s Bar this is your wake-up call. They are a seriously delicious bar made with real food, yes REAL food, like sweet potatoes, nuts, and apples. The owner of Ally’s Bar (Ally) is an inspiration — she’s an incredibly talented athlete, on-the-rise entrepreneur, and dear friend. I recently contacted Ally and asked if I could photograph her bars and a box of bars arrived a few days later. Here’s a sneak peak at some of the shots I took for Ally’s Bar. Hope you like them!
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The agricultural trade fair Země Živitelka in České Budějovice culminated with a traditional harvest festival at the weekend, attracting thousands of visitors.
Farmers from around the country took part in the traditional harvest parade that included majorettes, horse riders and falconers, as well as a live badger.
Agriculture Minister Miroslav Toman thanked farmers for their good work and for being increasingly friendly to the environment. He said that despite problems with drought the agricultural sector was in good shape.
The trade fair, the largest domestic show of agricultural equipment, products and animals, attracts over 100,000 visitors every year. It closes on Monday.
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Colombia Nestor Lasso Espresso
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Nestor Lasso lives with his family in the municipality of San Agustin, Huila.
He has been growing coffee on his farm El Diviso for the last 12 years and started planting Tabi and pink Bourbon 5 years ago. His farm produces approximately 8.5 tonne of coffee of which 60% of that is Tabi varietal.
At Nestor’s farm, coffee is picked following a very strict ripeness criteria, where only the best cherries are used for his microlots. Coffee is then de-pulped and placed in tanks for 36 hours where they undergo a dry fermentation. Later, these are quickly washed and passed onto raised beds where they reach ideal moisture content.
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PADRE COFFEE'S dedicated roasting team put all of their time and energy into the curation of a diverse, accessible and ever-changing range of premium single origin and blended coffee beans, which we’re proud to source from traders and farmers all around the world that know the value of quality and believe - as we do - in ethical and sustainable production.
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Iowa college student Kelsi Wolever attended the Growth and Opportunity Party in Des Moines last weekend, where she dared to ask New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie if free enterprise can solve climate change.
“Yes!” Christie enthusiastically responded.
“I don’t believe government regulation is the right way to go,” Christie said when asked to elaborate. He cited advances the state of New Jersey has made in transitioning into use of more nuclear and renewable energy sources.


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Many businesses have tried to provide their workers, customers and clients with affordable transportation services by having a “reservation system”. However, the problem with reserving cars, buses and shuttles is that they take away from your time. Instead of being able to use your time for productive work, the time you give to parking lot attendants, shuttle drivers, etc., you are just wasting it. You can avoid this by using a reservation system when it comes to car services. With a reservation system, you get affordable transportation services, and you only pay for the services you need, when you need them.
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Judge denies Strong Lakeland's request for injunction against petition discussion
LAKELAND — A circuit judge denied a request by Committee for a Strong Lakeland to temporarily block a planned meeting of the City Commission to discuss the group's strong mayor petition.
Strong Lakeland "failed to demonstrate a 'likelihood of irreparable harm' and 'substantial likelihood of success on the merits'" to warrant an emergency action by the court, Circuit Judge Larry Helms wrote in his order Wednesday.
Committee for a Strong Lakeland, a group seeking to change the city's government from a commissioner-manager form to a strong mayor-commission form, filed for the emergency injunction Friday claiming the meeting would cause irreparable harm to its cause.
The commission is set to be briefed on its role and responsibilities throughout the ballot- and election-setting process Monday by City Attorney Tim McCausland.
Strong Lakeland has contended that the commission has no discretion in the matter beyond the "ministerial" duties required by law and considers discussions of the clarity or validity of the proposed charter amendment to exceed the commission's duty.
If the commission meets and discusses the issue as planned, it would be overstepping its authority, the topic of the group's earlier request for clarity from the court, attorney Ben Hill III wrote. Hill, with the Tampa-based firm Hill, Ward and Henderson, represents the group of petitioners.
"The City Commission plans to take the very action which the Committee claims it does not have the authority to do by law, and which is the ultimate issue for the final hearing in this action," Hill wrote.
Strong Lakeland requested, instead, that the commission discuss the issue after the court determines the City Commission's role in placing the city charter amendment on the ballot.
In its response, the city said an injunction against the meeting would not only be "draconian," but would effectively prevent the City Commission from performing its duties as outlined in state and local law.
"Such an injunction would prevent the City Commission, in a duly noticed public meeting, from carrying out its duties under state law and local ordinances, which is contrary to the public interest and yet another reason why its motion should be denied," wrote Mark Miller, the GrayRobinson attorney representing the city in this matter.
Hill filed another request Monday asking for fast action on its earlier request for a declaratory judgment on the commission's roles and responsibilities on the petition.
Strong Lakeland requested the court move up the final hearing to May or June this year to give enough time ahead of the Nov. 7 municipal election where the strong mayor matter may be settled.
The group's ultimate aim is to change Lakeland's government to one similar to St. Petersburg and Tampa, where an elected official, the mayor, would be the city's chief executive officer responsible for its day-to-day operations. The commission would become a more purely legislative body responsible for passing ordinances, levying taxes and setting the budget.
In the current form of government, the mayor is a member of the seven-member City Commission that hires a city manager to lead the government's operations, propose a budget and administer personnel decisions.
— Christopher Guinn can be reached at email@example.com or 863-802-7592. Follow him on Twitter @CGuinnNews.


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Joni Mitchell thrilled fans at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival in Newport, Rhode Island on Sunday when she made a surprise appearance at the event, marking her first performance at the fest since 1969.
Mitchell, who has rarely performed in public since suffering a brain aneurysm in 2015, was the guest of honor at “Joni Jam” — a Brandi Carlile-led event that featured accompaniment and guest appearances from a variety of musicians and singers, including Wynonna Judd, Marcus Mumford of Mumford and Sons, Dawes‘ Taylor Goldsmith, Lucius, Allison Russell and Shooter Jennings.
Sitting in a plush throne-like chair, Mitchell sang along with Brandi for most of the 13-song set and delivered lead vocals on several songs, including her classics “Both Sides Now” and “The Circle Game.” Joni even played some guitar during a rendition of her 1974 tune “Just Like a Train.”
The last time Mitchell performed a full set of songs was in 2000. Her official website has gathered together links to fan-shot videos of all 13 performances.
In related news, Paul Simon also made a surprise appearance at the Newport Folk Festival over the weekend. On Saturday, July 23, Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats curated a set of Simon’s songs that featured various guest performers, including Paul, who joined in for the last four songs — “Graceland,” “American Tune,” “The Boxer” and “The Sound of Silence.”
“What an absolute pleasure to work with Nathaniel Rateliff and his incredible band,” Simon wrote on his Facebook page Sunday. “[Nathaniel’s] curation of my music and all of the artists he selected to participate was overwhelming.”
Here’s the full set list of Joni’s performance:
“Come In from the Cold”
“A Case of You”
“Big Yellow Taxi”
“Just Like This Train”
“Why Do Fools Fall In Love”
“Love Potion #9”
“Both Sides Now”
“The Circle Game”
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Calling all pirates o’er the land and sea, I’ve got a party full of loot and treasure for thee!
Styled by Louise Sanders of Sunshine Parties, out of Hillcrest, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa; this Classic Pirate Birthday Party is full of ARR-mazing details to pillage!
So grab your sword and come aboard and be sure to check out these favorite elements, which lie in store:
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Following undergraduate studies at UC-Irvine and graduate school at California Polytechnic University, Dr. Mar earned her DVM at Colorado State University in 2000. She completed her internship at Cornell University Hospital for Animals in 2001 and her residency at Eye Care for Animals in 2004.
Dr. Mar specializes in the medical and surgical management of eye diseases. She is particularly interested in determining the underlying cause or causes of eye conditions and treating patients through the integration of medical, surgical, nutritional, and supportive therapies. She works closely with other specialists and is dedicated to improving the quality of pets’ lives through the maintenance of ocular health.
Dr. Mar also performs pre-breeding eye examinations for dogs.

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It is late August and I am finally having a small vacation at the beach. This time of year is usually a bit melancholy for me. One season is grinding to a halt and the other is about to begin. So in a few weeks time I will be happy again, looking forward to Autumn, while right now I begin to mourn the end of Summer. Silly isn’t it? But it is who I am and that’s just how it is!
I have had a very nice and fun filled summer. I have spent lots of quality time with my grandchildren and have been busy knitting for babies that have not yet made their appearance. I am also currently busy knitting sweaters for cool Autumn days and crotcheting blankets for little ones to snuggle under on cold Winter nights. I think I may try my hand at knitting a shawl as well if I have time. I like a shawl round my shoulder of a cool evening.
How about you? What have you been doing all summer?
My borrowed words of wisdom for this month are :
Use what talents you possess;
the woods would be very silent if no birds sang
except those that sang best…Henry Van Dyke
Never try to be someone or something you aren’t. You are you! You were made to be special and unique so use the talents you possess and leave the world a little better for it. It doesn’t seem like anything gargantuan at the time, but trust me, any small thing you do and do well, makes a much larger ripple in the pond of life than you think.
Below, is a photo of a small sweater and booties I have knitted for the daughter of a friend of mine who is about to bring her son into the world. It was a lot of fun to knit and I am anxiously awaiting a picture of him wearing it.
Now I am working on a sweater for my two youngest grandchildren. Busy, busy, busy!!
I hope this finds you well…


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CovetED Magazine is delighted to bring you our Top 100 Interior Designers! We have selected the top designers from each...
The Hottest Colours to Use For Your 2017 Design ProjectsFriday 17 March 2017
In this article, you will be able to discover the hottest colours of 2017 that are bound to make an everlasting statement for your upcoming interior design projects. Inspired by Pantone’s report of gleaming and trendy colours, Covet House has developed a colour report brimming with enticing and natural colours that would be perfect for the green and sunny weather that is upon us. With the arrival of Spring season, it is befitting to make a few alterations in your interiors in order to match that much-desired earthy mood, so here you can find four colour trends and a wide variety of luxurious furniture pieces that follow that colour scheme.
“A red-based orange, Flame, is gregarious and fun loving. Flamboyant and vivacious, this wonderfully theatrical shade adds fiery heat to the spring 2017 palette.”
“Conveying, even more, energy is Lapis Blue. Strong and confident, this intense blue shade is imbued with an inner radiance.”
“Continuing the tranquil mood, Pale Dogwood is a quiet and peaceful pink shade that engenders an aura of innocence and purity. The unobtrusive Pale Dogwood is a subtle pink whose soft touch infuses a healthy glow.”
“Tropical and festive, Pink Yarrow is a whimsical, unignorable hue that tempts and tantalises. Bold, attention getting and tempestuous, the lively Pink Yarrow is a captivating and stimulating colour that lifts spirits and gets the adrenaline going.”
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Leura, Blue Mountains, Australia
"The Dairy offers a fresh alternative to the traditionally fusty Blue Mountains weekend getaway from Sydney, with six cottages - some original, some added - dotted among rambling gardens. Each cottage is unique, with antique furnishings; slow-combustion stoves, organic breakfasts and fresh flowers add to the bucolic air.
Who goes: Hikers and Sydneysiders seeking fresh mountain air. Top tip: The Jewel in the Dairy's crown is the Straw Bale House (sleeps 11), made from around 80 per cent recycled material. Must-do: Gawp at (the really very blue) Jamison Valley. Downside: It's a short drive from the area's best restaurants and vistas (but that means no tourist buses - perhaps no bad thing)."
"A five-minute drive from the attractive town of Leura, near the famous Three Sisters rocks, this former dairy is now home to six beautiful, characterful cottages of various shapes and sizes. Some are converted from the old dairy buildings, others made from scratch, to create a wonderfully atmospheric mix of luxury, comfort and individual style.
Rooms range from one-bed studio to the five-bed Straw Bale House. Everything is fun and original - a spa made from the old milk bath, the shelves upended crates, a milk pail turned into a sink - but done with some attention to detail (log fires, terraces, plenty of books, DVD/CD players and great kitchens).
There's no restaurant but each cottage comes with gourmet mueslis, fresh bread, fruit and all the basics you need to make yourself a wonderful breakfast. Plus there are plenty of great restaurants on the doorstep.
We like the beauty and unique character, the relaxed and friendly atmosphere and real home-from-home feel. However, some rooms have attic bedrooms - romantic until you need the loo in the night. And there are no facilities (no spa or gym) and no views of the mountains."
Reviews are only from people who have stayed there and booked through i-escape.

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