#jen shipman

[lottiesboy]

my fictional cgs list!

i have so many eeekk :3 will be adding more when i get new hyperfixations!!!

mamas!!

- lottie matthews (adult) (shown)

- agatha harkness (shown)

- melissa schemmenti (shown)

- doris gardner

- camila dunne

- hayley (outlaws 2017)

- delta simmons

- brit stevenson

- elle driver

mommies!!

- shauna shipman (adult)

- jennifer jareau (shown)

- skyler white (shown)

- daphne kluger

- lisa cuddy

- jen harding (shown)

- jane foster

- victoria neuman

dadas!!

- marvin milk

- nat scatorccio (adult)

- derek morgan

[palmviewfm]

mw female counterparts?

i'd  love  to  see  the  following  being  used  for  counterparts  !  if  you'd  like  anymore  suggestions,  then  feel  free  to  send  in  another  message  !  counterparts: marissa  cooper,  aria  montgomery,  spencer  hastings,  emily  fields,  alison dilaurentis, maya st germain, mona vanderwaal, prue  halliwell,  paige  matthews,  phoebe  halliwell,  claire  standish,  allison  reynolds,  sloane  peterson,  mia  thermopolis,  sam  montgomery,  lindsay  weir,  paris  geller,  lane  kim,  allie  hamilton,  sabrina  spellman,  angela  chase,  betty  cooper,  cheryl  blossom,  toni  topaz,  josie  mccoy,  torrance  shipman,  missy  pantone,  andie  walsh,  kat  stratford,  joey potter, jen lindley, carrie bradshaw, miranda hobbs, jade  west,  addison  montgomery,  lexie  grey,  arizona  robbins,  mary  jane  watson,  elena  gilbert,  katherine  pierce,  anna stern, cat valentine, brenda walsh, kelly taylor, belly conklin, sarah cameron, kiara carerra, cleo anderson, donna martin, caroline  forbes,  jenna rink, bonnie  bennett,  hayley  marshall,  buffy  summers,  willow rosenberg, faith  lehane,  cordelia  chase,  daphne  bridgerton,  lorelai  gilmore,  heather  chandler,  veronica  sawyer,  regina  george,  blair  waldorf,  cora hale, allison argent, malia tate, siobhan roy, fiona gallagher, veronica fisher, serena  van  der  woodsen,  georgina  sparks,  brooke  davis,  peyton  sawyer,  haley  james  scott,  tashi duncan, quinn  james,  alex  dupre,  rachel  gatina,  rosalie  hale,  alice  cullen,  esme  cullen,  jane  volturi,  daphne  blake,  dionne  davenport,  aimee gibbs, amber  mariens,  samantha  baker,  sandy olson, olivia baker, layla keating, betty rizzo, marcia  brady,  lyla garrity, jackie burkhart, donna pinciotti, and  monica  geller  !

[theultimatefan]

‘Scooby-Doo,’ ‘My Hero Academia,’ ‘Halo’ Among Franchise Voices at FAN EXPO Philadelphia

Fans of animation, anime and gaming can meet the voices behind characters from their favorite franchises when an array of actors from hits like “Scooby-Doo,” “My Hero Academia,” “Halo,” “The Simpsons,” “SpongeBob SquarePants,” “Legend of Zelda,” “Chainsaw Man,” “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and scores of others gather at FAN EXPO Philadelphia, set for May 3-5 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. With the variety of stars and properties represented, the voice acting section of the celebrity area is sure to again be one of the most visited on the entire convention floor.

The majority of the more than 25 voice actors attending perform in multiple areas and genres. From the Anime world, FAN EXPO Philadelphia welcomes Christopher Sabat (“One Piece”, “My Hero Academia”), Ryan Colt Levy (“Chainsaw Man,” “My Hero Academia”), Sarah Wiedenheft (“Chainsaw Man,” “Dragon Ball Super”), Justin Briner (“My Hero Academia,” “Black Clover”), Zach Aguilar (“Demon Slayer,” “Tatty and Misifu”), Megan Shipman (“Spy x Family,” “Black Clover”), Alex Organ (“Loid Forger,” “Spy x Family”), Natalie Van Sistine (“Spy x Family,” “Love Live! Superstar”), Adam McArthur (“Jujutsu Kaisen,” “Tokyo Revengers”) and Johnny Yong Bosch (“Bleach,” “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”).

Animation guests include Ashley Eckstein (“Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” “LEGO DC Super Hero Girls”), Dee Bradley Baker (“Star Wars: The Bad Batch,” “SpongeBob SquarePants”), Richard Horvitz (“Helluva Boss,” “The Loud House”), Brandon Rogers (“Helluva Boss,” “Magic Funhouse”) and Grey DeLisle (“Scooby Doo,” “The Simpsons”).

From the gaming universe come standouts such as Neil Newbon (“Baldur’s Gate 3,” “Final Fantasy XVI”), Cameron Monaghan (“Star Wars Jedi”), Roger Craig Smith (“Sonic the Hedgehog,” “Assassin’s Creed”), Steve Downes (“Halo” series), Jen Taylor (“Halo” series), Kellen Goff (“Five Nights at Freddy’s,” “League of Legends”) and Patricia Summersett (“Legend of Zelda,” “Star Wars: Squadrons”).

They join a stellar FAN EXPO Philadelphia celebrity roster that is headed by Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny, The Wrestler), Adam Savage (“MythBusters”), Danny Trejo (Machete, The Book of Boba Fett), Alan Tudyk (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, “Firefly”), Felicia Day (“The Guild,” “Dragon Age: Redemption”), Mario Lopez (“Saved by the Bell,” “Access Hollywood”), Emily Swallow (“The Mandalorian,” “Supernatural”), Joonas Suotamo (Star Wars), Holly Marie Combs (“Charmed,” “Picket Fences”, Ben McKenzie (“Gotham,” “The O.C.”), and many more.

Single-Day Tickets, Three-Day Passes, Ultimate Fan and VIP Packages for FAN EXPO Philadelphia are available now. Advance pricing is available until April 18. More guest news will be released in the following weeks, including line-up reveals for additional headline celebrities, comic creator guests, voice actors and cosplayers.

Philadelphia is the eighth event on the 2024 FAN EXPO HQ calendar; the full schedule is available at fanexpohq.com/home/events/.

[smindersonfan]

Imagine if WIT and Cloverworks actually did a Spy x Family crossover with WB. And JENS is Bruce. It'd be even cooler considering Megan Shipman's from Dallas and so's Jens.

Anya Forger and Damien Wayne would be best friends

If they were the same age

Now I want to write a spy x family and batman crossover where Damien has to go to Eden Academy for some reason and he and Anya become friends...

[rini-anointed]

YGO ARC-V is an adventurous journey of dimension hopping where the protagonist, Yuya Sakaki, had undergone some soul searching to develop his dueltaining other than to find his friend, Zuzu Boyle, who'd gotten sent adrift, to bring her back home. The depth of Yuya's character is intriguing along with the connection between him and his counterparts in the other dimensions, which is also tied to Zuzu and her dimensional counterparts. Yuya's association with his archrival, Declan Akaba, initiates the progression towards developing his dueltaining skills. Their Action Duels have an entertaining aspect to them for keeping viewers on the edge of their seats. “Can You Feel The Power” is a great catchy, upbeat opening theme to emphasize on the entertainment presented in their duels. Michael Liscio Jr impresses with his varied voice characterizations of Yuya, his energy and emotional tone at times, and the other Yu-boys. Emily Jenness is good with her vocal delivery on making Zuzu and her counterparts distinctive from each other. Daniel J Edwards is effective in portraying the entertaining quality of Dennis McField, especially with his singsong voice while demonstrating his showmanship, and voicing a dark tone when he's serious. The pacing for its first two seasons is good with the second season paying homage to the 5D's series well. However, there's a noticeable drop in the quality somewhere in its final season where it became rushed with the Zexal and GX series' homages being short-ended.

[lokiiago]

Married to a Murderer

Married (before/during) Murders:

Aileen Wuornos - married to 69 year old Lewis Gratz Fell, annulled after nine weeks

Albert DeSalvo - married to Irmgard Beck in Frankfurt, had two children, one disabled

Dennis Rader - married to Paula Dietz (1971-2005), had two kids, later divorced

John Wayne Gacy - a closet homosexual, married to Carole Hoff (1972-1976)

H H Holmes - bigamously married three times; Clara Lovering (1876-96), Myrta Belknap (1887-96) and Georgiana Yoke (1894-96), until his execution on 7th May 1896

Albert Fish - paedophile, child rapist & murderer, married to Estella Wilcox (1898-1917) and together had six children: Albert, Anna, Gertrude, Eugene, John and Henry Fish.

Janie Lou Gibbs - poisoned her husband Charles Gibbs, their three sons and grandson

Judy Buenoano - murdered husband James Goodyear and her son Michael, attempted to murder of her fiancé John Gentry and murdered her boyfriend Bobby Joe Morris

Kristen Gilbert - married to Glenn Gilbert (1988-95) with two sons

Dorothea Puente - married to soldier Fred McFaul (1945-48), Swede Axel Johanson (1952-66), Roberto Puente (1966-68) and Pedro Montalvo (1976)

Velma Barfield - married to Thomas Burke (1949-69) until his death and Jennings Barfield (1970-71) until his death, both committed by Velma Barfield

Gary Ridgway - married three times; Claudia Kraig Barrows (1970-72), Marcia Lorene Brown (1973-81) and Judith Lorraine Lynch (1988-2002), only Lynch was married to Ridgway during his 16 year killing spree

Randall Woodfield - married three times, once whilst in prison to Jennifer Lyn Coria

Donald Henry Gaskins - married five times, one who was 13 years old, has two children

John Allen Muhammad - married and divorced twice, once to Mildred Muhammad

Arthur Shawcross - married four times; to Sarah Chatterton with one son, Linda Neary, Penny Sherbino and had an affair with Clara D. Neal

Glen Edward Rogers - married Deborah Ann Nix aged 14 years old (1978-83)

Charles Manson - married and divorced twice to Rosalie Willis (1955-58) and Leona Stevens (1959-63)

John Reginald Christie - married to Ethel Simpson (1920-52), who he murdered

John George Haigh - married to Beatrice 'Betty' Hamer (1934), annulled, with one child who was given up for adoption

Donald Neilson - married to Irene Tate with one daughter Kathryn, jailed as an accessory

Fred West - married to Catherine “Rena” Costello (1962-71)

Harold Shipman - married to Primrose Shipman (1966-2004, his death)

Peter Sutcliffe - married to Sonia Szurma in 1974, separated in 1982, divorced in 1994

Anthony Hardy - married to Judith Dwight (1972-86) with four kids, all prior to murders

Colin Ireland - married twice to paraplegic athlete Virginia Zammit (1982-87) and Janet Young (1989-91) but claimed he "pretended to be gay" to lure his homosexual victims in

Levi Bellfield - unmarried but fathered five children with three women, the final three children with Emma Mills (1995-2004)

Raymond Morris - married twice, second wife was called Carol Morris

George Joseph Smith - married bigamously seven times between 1908 and 1914; Caroline Beatrice Thornhill, Florence Wilson, Edith Peglar, Sarah Freeman, Bessie Munday, Alice Burnham and Alice Reid, two of whom he murdered... to name but a few

Peter Tobin - married and divorced three times; Margaret Mountney / MacKintosh (1969-71), Sylvia Jefferies (1973-76) and Cathy Wilson (1989-93)

Steve Wright - married Angela O'Donovan (1978-87) and Diane Cassell/Cole (1987-88)

Married (after) Murders/Crimes

Richard Ramirez - married in prison to Doreen Lioy, up to his death (1996-2013)

Ted Bundy - engaged to Diane Edwards known as Stephanie Brooks in 1973, and later married Carole Ann Boone whilst on trial and had a daughter with him

Arthur Shawcross - Clara D. Neal who he later married whilst in prison for murder

Henry Lee Lucas  - married Betty Crawford after his conviction for kidnapping three girls

Charles Manson - engaged in prison to Afton Elaine "Star" Burton, never married

Myra Hindley - engaged to Ronnie Sinclair on her 17th birthday for six months

Killers Couples

Ray & Faye Copeland - the killer couple of Missouri (1940-93)

Paul Bernardo & Karla Homolka - "The Ken & Barbie Killers"

Ray Fernandez & Martha Beck - "The Lonely Hearts Killers"

Carol M. Bundy & Doug Clark - "The Sunset Strip Killers"

Cynthia Coffman & James Gregory Marlow - another killer couple

David Ray Parker "The ToyBox Killer" & his girlfriend / accomplice Cindy Lee Hendy

Ian Brady & Myra Hindley - "The Moors Murderers"

David and Catherine Birnie – “The Moorhouse Murderers”

Fred West & Rose West - "The Gloucester Killers"​

Single / Dated Only: (or unmarried owing to a lack of equal rights for gay couples)

Dennis NIlsen - single, homosexual, lived with David "Twinkle" Gallichan

David Berkowitz - single, no wives or known girlfriends

Edmund Kemper - single, troubled upbringing, unable to maintain a normal relationship, but was briefly engaged to a 16-year-old Turlock High School student

Jeffrey Dahmer - single, a homosexual loner, one brief relationship with a boy at school

Joel Rifkin - single, with learning difficulties, no known girlfriends

Ed Gein - single, no girlfriends, his only true love was his mother

Ted Kaczynski - single, but "dated" Joy Richards whilst in prison (1998-2006)

Rodney Alcala - dated Beth Kelleher for a few months before his arrest in 1979

Robert Pickton - habitual user/murderer of prostitutes, he once dated Connie Anderson

Ronald Dominique - single, homosexual serial killer, no known boyfriends or partners

Larry Eyler - single, homosexual serial killer, no known boyfriends or partners

Dean Arnold Corll - a homosexual "relationship" with 12 year old David Brooks

Lee Boyd Malvo - single, a few girlfriends, once was referred in the press as "Kaitlin"

Orville Lynn Majors - unmarried, single

Herbert Mullin - had a steady girlfriend but expressed worries to her that he was gay

Richard Chase - single, hospitalised, no known girlfriends

Graham Young - single, no known girlfriends, convicted / hospitalised

Michael Lupo - homosexual, claimed to have had over 3000 lovers

Patrick MacKay - single, institutionalised from his early teens

Robert Maudsley - single, rent-boy / drug-addict, sexually-abused and incarcerated

Robert Black - single, occasional girlfriends, nothing long-term

Kenneth Erskine - unknown

Steven Grieveson - unknown

Stephen Griffiths - dated Kathy Hancock for 12 months, stalked her for 10 years

Trevor Hardy - his partner Sheilagh Farrow provided his alibi, which meant he was released from prison, and went on to murder Sharon Mosoph

Stephen Port - homosexual, numerous former boyfriends but names unknown

Robert Napper - Single, sexually-abused, unknown of any long-term relationships​

Beverley Allitt - boyfriend Stephen Biggs, the only real love in her life

Source Michael J Buchanan-Dunne

[heroicadventurists]

Galaxycon - Online Celebrity Experiences

If you’re looking for a con experience, check out Galaxycon’s online celebrity streams for FREE July 9-Aug 8 schedule Sign up online

July 9th: Star Trek Klingon Live Experience 6pm ET

Join Klingons Martok (JG Hertzler) and Gowron (Robert O’Reilly) for an exclusive GalaxyCon Live interview on Thursday, July 9th at 6 pm ET. One-on-One Video Chats, Autographs, and Video Shout Outs are also available.

July 10th: Achievement Hunter Live Experience 7:30pm ET

Join up with the crew from Achievement Hunter! Ryan Haywood, Jeremy Dooley, Michael Jones and Lindsay Jones unite for an exclusive GalaxyCon Live interview on Friday, July 10th at 7:30pm ET. One-on-Group Video Chats, One-on-One Video Chats, Autographs, and Video Shout Outs are also available.

July 11th: Star Wars Droids Live Experience 10:30 am ET

Meet the men behind your favorite droids as Brian Herring and Dave Chapman (BB 8) along with Lee Towersey and Hassan Taj (R2-D2) for an exclusive GalaxyCon Live interview on Saturday, July 11th at 10:30 am ET. One-on-Group Video Chats, One-on-One Video Chats, Autographs, and Video Shout Outs also available.

July 11th: William Shatner Live Experience 12 pm ET

Pop Culture Icon and the original Captain James T. Kirk, William Shatner joins us for an exclusive GalaxyCon Live interview on Saturday, July 11th at 12pm ET. One-on-One Video Chats, Video Shout Outs and Autographs are also available

July 11th: My Hero Academia Live Experience 3:30pm ET

Go Plus Ultra with the cast from My Hero Academia! Deku (Justin Briner), Tsuyu Asui (Monica Rial), Mezo Shoji (Ian Sinclair) Tenya Iida (J. Michael Tatum), and Sir Nighteye (Brandon McInnis) unite for an exclusive GalaxyCon Live interview on Saturday, July 11th at 3:30pm ET. One-on-Group Video Chats, One-on-One Video Chats, Autographs, and Video Shout Outs are also available.

July 12th: Jason David Frank Live Experience 12pm ET

The Green Power Ranger himself, Jason David Frank joins us for an exclusive GalaxyCon Live interview on Sunday, July 12th at 12pm ET. One-on-One Video Chats, Autographs, and Video Shout Outs are also available.

July 12th: Smallville Live Experience 2 pm ET

Join the cast from Smallville as Tom Welling (Clark Kent), Erica Durance (Lois Lane), and Laura Vandervoort (Kara / Supergirl) unite for an exclusive GalaxyCon Live interview on Sunday, July 12th at 2:00pm ET. One-on-Group Video Chats, One-on-One Video Chats, Autographs, and Video Shout Outs are also available.

July 16th: My Hero Academia Live Experience 6pm ET

Go Plus Ultra with the cast from My Hero Academia! Shoto Todoroki (David Matranga), Minoru Mineta (Brina Palencia), Mei Hatsume (Alexis Tipton), Mirio Togata (Megan Shipman), and Bubble Girl (Kara Edwards) unite for an exclusive GalaxyCon Live interview on Thursday, July 16th at 6pm ET. One-on-Group Video Chats, One-on-One Video Chats, Autographs, and Video Shout Outs are also available.

July 19th: Fairy Tail Live Experience 4pm ET

Join the cast of Fairy Tail, Ezra Scarlet (Colleen Clinkenbeard), Wendy Marvell (Brittney Karbowski), Carla (Jad Saxton), Happy (Tia Ballard), and Cana Alberona (Jamie Marchi) unite for an exclusive GalaxyCon Live interview on Sunday, July 19th at 4pm ET. One-on-Group Video Chats, One-on-One Video Chats, Autographs, and Video Shout Outs are also available.

August 8th: Team JNPR Live Experience 5:30 pm ET

Join up with Team JNPR! Jaune Arc (Miles Luna), Nora Valkyrie (Samantha Ireland), Pyrrha Nikos (Jen Brown), Lie Ren (Neath Oum), and Professor Ozpin (Shannon McCormick) unite for an exclusive GalaxyCon Live interview on Saturday, August 8th at 5:30 pm ET.One-on-Group Video Chats, One-on-One Video Chats, Autographs, and Video Shout Ots also available.

[authoratmidnight]

Hmm, so I���m trying to figure out who voices Grace, Gloria and Sayaka, as we don’ have vas for them yet. So I decided to go through the actors listed in the credits and find the odd man(or woman) out.

So this is the cast given in ep 108′s credits-

Cast - Characters

Christopher C Adams- Crow

Sam Black-???

Michael Crouch- Sylvio Sawatari

Darren Dunstan- Jean-Michel Roget

Daniel J Edwards- Dennis Macfield

Laurie Hymes-???

Emily Jenness- Yuzu/Rin/Ruri/Selena

Ted Lewis- Jack Atlas

Michael Liscio Jr.- Yu4

Saskia Maarleveld- Yoko Sakaki

Anna Morrow-Alexis

Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld- Allie, Riley Akaba, Amanda

Matt Shipman- Shay

Eileen Stevens- Sora

Devon Talbott- Allen

Billy Bob Thompson- Reiji/Gong

Pete Zarustica- Aster Phoenix

Oddly there are six listed here that do not appear in the episode(at least as the main character they voice, they could be doing background characters/monsters) and two that I cannot find any Arc V credits on period(Sam Black* and Laurie Hymes). A bit surprised that Kaito’s dub va wasn’t listed though.

On Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld‘s wiki page(plain old regular wikipedia) lists her voicing Gloria and Grace as well but, I can’t find a source so idk if it‘s legit.

I suspect Laurie Hymes might be doing Sayaka (she did Sera in DSOD), and Sam Black might be doing Noro as they’re the only unaccounted for characters but, idk.

*I literally could not find ANYTHING for Sam Black, the only person that came up was a Samuel Lord Black, who did a voice in Monsters Inc. So it’s probs not him.

[greatmats]

Jennifer Shipman-Jordan - 2017 Cheerleading Coach of the Year Nominee

I have been cheering for 2 years now at BHS, and Jen has never failed to put a smile on the team's face. She is always positive about everything and always knows how to cheer the squad up when something doesn't go right. She is an amazing coach and is always there to help. Not only is she a great coach, she's an amazing friend outside of school and practice. If I ever have a problem or am feeling down, she knows just how to cheer me up. She is one of the best coaches I've ever met and will forever be in my heart.

https://www.greatmats.com/cheerleading-mats/jennifer-shipman-jordan-2017-cheerleading-coach-of-the-year-nominee.php

Nominate a cheer coach before November 1, 2017!

[punalavaflow]

Speak out about county government: Charter Commission schedules public hearings

What’s your opinion about four-year council terms? How about a 1 percent disaster fund? The power of council members to discipline one of their own? Should the Police Commission and Fire Commission be authorized to discipline their respective chiefs?

These questions and more are being considered for the Nov. 3, 2020, general election ballot. And now it’s the public’s turn.

Members of the public will have a once-in-a-decade opportunity to sound off on changes being contemplated for the county’s fundamental government document — or even to suggest a few changes of their own — as the Charter Commission takes to the road over the next two weeks for a series of public hearings.

The commission has approved 11 charter amendments on first reading, but the public isn’t limited to those amendments when it addresses the commission during public hearings in Puna, Ka‘u, Kona, Kohala, Hamakua and Hilo.

“This is the opportunity for the public to let us know what they think about their charter,” said Charter Commission Chairman Douglass Shipman Adams. “This is the county charter, the people’s charter. We are their representatives and we want to hear from them.”

The successful measures go to the County Council, which can’t veto or change the amendments, but can offer alternatives to be placed on the ballot along with the Charter Commission measures. The Charter Commission also plans to discuss additional measures at its next regular meeting in April.

Probably the most controversial issue the commission has handled this year was a push to reduce the 2 percent land fund, devoted to the Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission for land acquisition. That was defeated after dozens of members of the public came out in opposition in earlier meetings.

Mayor Harry Kim and Council Chairman Aaron Chung had favored the reduction of the PONC fund from mandatory levels, saying it would give the county flexibility to buy land when money is available while freeing up some of the fund during emergencies or when budgets are tight.

An amendment (CA-9) still moving forward will allow money in the PONC fund to be used to pay for dedicated staff for the program. The charter currently doesn’t allow the money, which comes from a 2 percent earmark off the top of property tax revenues, to be used for salaries and wages.

Debbie Hecht, campaign coordinator for citizen efforts to get the land fund in the charter, has pushed for dedicated staff. She and other supporters point to the balances in the PONC 2 percent acquisition and 0.25 percent maintenance funds as symptomatic of a lack of attention by county administration.

As of Feb. 28, the acquisition fund, which receives about $6 million annually, had a balance of $19.9 million and the maintenance fund, which receives a little more than $500,000 annually, had $2.9 million. Only 14 of 180 proposed lands have been purchased over the past 14 years, advocates said.

“We believe the reason why the money is being stockpiled is that there is nobody on board to pay attention, to work to administer the program,” Hecht said.

Creating a fund similar to the PONC fund that would be devoted to spending on disasters and emergencies is the object of CA-17. The measure would devote 1 percent of property taxes every year until and as long as the fund reaches $20 million.

“Where else can you have hurricane, tsunami, earthquake, lava flow and the other things like wildfires, that you have got to respond to?” Charter Commissioner Bobby Jean Leithead Todd said at a Feb. 8 initial reading of the proposal.

Finance Director Deanna Sako worried that if budget limitations continue to be added to the charter, there will be very little money left for expenses required for other priorities and mandated by state laws.

“I am more against setting a precedent that everything will be allocated out in our budget and there will be nothing left for the things we also have to do,” Sako said.

Extending council terms from two to four years (CA-8) is another controversial measure that’s passed first reading. Hawaii County Council members currently are limited to four two-year terms before they have to sit out at least a term. The charter amendment would change that to two four-year terms.

Proponents said the learning curve for being a council member is so great, it takes the first two years just to get a good grasp of the issues. Council members are just getting their feet on the ground when it’s time to go out and campaign, they said.

Opponents point out that members of the state and U.S. House have two-year terms. Council members may be more responsive to their constituents and the requirements of their districts if they know they’ll soon be up for re-election, opponents said.

Another council-related issue (CA-12) would allow the County Council to suspend without pay for up to a month a council member who behaves in a “disorderly or contemptuous manner” in its presence or fails to attend three or more regularly scheduled council meetings without being excused from attendance by the council chairman.

Current council rules allow the council to censure members for repeated absences, but Leithead Todd’s amendment would add teeth to it.

Former Council Chairwoman Valerie Poindexter asked the commission last year to consider the issue, after former Puna Councilwoman Jen Ruggles declined to vote on or sponsor legislative actions because of her concerns about committing war crimes against the Hawaiian Kingdom.

Ruggles missed three months of meetings while continuing to collect her $70,000 annual pay.

Email Nancy Cook Lauer at ncook-lauer@westhawaiitoday.com.

Proposals that have passed First Reading:

CA- 1 Draft 3: Relating to Rephrasing District Residency Language

A housekeeping measure, changing “One member shall be elected from each of nine districts,” to “There shall be nine council districts, each of which shall be represented by a resident elected from that district,” for the County Council and a variety of boards and commissions.

CA-2 Draft 2: Relating to Holding an Equal Amount of Council Meetings in East and West Hawaii

This would require the County Council to hold an equal number of meetings in East and West Hawaii. Currently, the charter requires the council to meet at least twice monthly, with at least one of those meetings each quarter in North or South Kona. The council has been voluntarily holding one of its twice-monthly meetings in Kona; this would require it.

CA-4 Draft 2: Relating to Powers, Duties, and Functions of the Director of Research and Development

Clarifies the role of the Department of Research and Development and expands its duties to include “environmental, cultural, community, and economics sustainability and resilience” issues, rather than the current issues of “economic, social and cultural” proposals.

CA-5: Relating to Changing Name of the Legislative Auditor to County Auditor

Changes the name of the legislative auditor to county auditor.

CA-6: Relating to Disciplinary Actions for the Police Chief and Fire Chief

Allows the Police Commission to discipline the police chief and the Fire Commission to discipline the fire chief in addition to their current authority to hire and fire them.

CA-8: Relating to Terms of Office for Council Members

Changes the terms for County Council members from two to four years. Allows two four-year terms instead of four two-year terms and provides for the transition of council members’ terms.

CA-9 Draft 3: Relating to Staff to Administer the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund and Maintenance Fund

Allows money from the 2 percent land acquisition fund to be spent for salaries, wages and benefits of dedicated staff for the program.

CA-12: Relating to Disciplinary Actions for Council Members

Would allow the County Council, by a two-thirds vote, to suspend a council member without pay if he or she behaves in a “disorderly or contemptuous manner” in its presence or fails to attend three or more regularly scheduled council meetings without being excused from attendance by the council chairman.

CA-14: Relating to Updating Language for the Department of Research and Development

Changes the five years’ experience requirement for the director of Information Technology from “electronic data processing, telecommunications” to “information technology, communications” and updates other language in the director’s responsibilities.

CA-15: Relating to Powers, Duties, and Functions of the Director of Information Technology

Removes the county prosecuting attorney and police departments from the computer systems overseen by the IT director.

CA-17: Relating to Establishing a Disaster and Emergency Fund

Requires the county devote 1 percent of property taxes every year for a disaster and emergency fund until the fund reaches $20 million.

The money could be used for disaster response, repairs, purchase of property to mitigate future disasters and paying operational expenses of the county if there’s a drastic drop in tax revenues because of loss of property valuations, among other specified uses.

Public hearing schedule (all hearings begin at 5 p.m.)

Monday, March 25, Old Kohala Courthouse

Friday, March 29, Naalehu Community Center

Monday, April 1, Pahoa Community Center

Tuesday, April 2, Honokaa Complex, Multi-Purpose Room

Wednesday, April 3, West Hawaii Civic Center, Council Chambers

Thursday, April 4, Hilo Council Chambers from Hawaii News – Hawaii Tribune-Herald https://ift.tt/2OoK8FY

[democratsunited-blog]

Amid “Me Too” allegations, constituents want Del. Curt Anderson to resign

https://uniteddemocrats.net/?p=7142

Amid “Me Too” allegations, constituents want Del. Curt Anderson to resign

Shortly before the Democratic Party primary last month, veteran state legislator Curt Anderson confirmed that he was under investigation by the Maryland General Assembly’s ethics committee for sexual harassment and misconduct.

Since then, residents of North Baltimore’s 43rd District have pressed legislative leaders to ask Anderson, who has denied the allegations, to step down.

With this letter, sent to Maryland Democratic Party Chairman Kathleen Matthews, 94 district residents are demanding that party leaders ask Anderson to resign on August 14 if he has not been cleared of charges by the ethics committee.

At issue, say the letter writers, is the prospect of Anderson’s name remaining on the ballot in the November 6th general election with the investigation still pending and voters left “wondering whether we are voting for a serial abuser.”

Here is the text of the letter:

Dear Chair Matthews,

We are 94 women and genderqueer people who live in Maryland’s 43rd legislative district. Many of us have experienced workplace sexual harassment and its consequences, including public and private humiliation, diminished self-esteem, reduced productivity, and loss of opportunity for professional advancement.

We are deeply concerned by reports that Delegate Curt Anderson – who represents our district and chairs the Baltimore City Delegation – has, for decades, sexually harassed and even assaulted his colleagues and subordinates in Annapolis.

Last month, after early voting in the Maryland primary was already underway, The Baltimore Sun reported that the General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics has been investigating Delegate Anderson for months. The Committee has been looking into numerous credible reports of sexual misconduct by Delegate Anderson, including allegations that he forced oral sex on a former staffer and harassed fellow legislators on the House floor. We believe the stories shared by these women.

When the Sun broke this story on June 15, Delegate Anderson was one of eight Democratic candidates running for three Delegate seats in the 43rd District. The unfortunate timing of the report ensured that thousands of voters cast ballots – many of them for Delegate Anderson – entirely unaware that he was under investigation for multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.

We believe the stories shared by these women.

And because the Committee has yet to conclude its work or issue a public report, every single one of us voted without access to critical information about whether Delegate Anderson engaged in conduct that, in our view, would disqualify him from office.

Nevertheless, the results of June’s primary strongly suggest that voters were troubled by accounts of Delegate Anderson’s misconduct. During early voting, which began before the Sun revealed the General Assembly’s investigation, Delegate Anderson received the second highest number of votes for Delegate, over 1,000 more than the fourth-place finisher.

During Election Day voting, nearly two weeks after the Sun’s report, three candidates received more votes than Delegate Anderson, but the sizable lead he amassed during early voting proved insurmountable, and he finished in third place overall. Had voters been informed of the allegations against Delegate Anderson just a few days earlier, the outcome of the election might have been different.

As of now, Delegate Anderson is expected to accept his party’s nomination and appear as a Democratic candidate for Delegate in the 43rd district on November’s general election ballot. Unless he is definitively cleared of the current allegations, his candidacy will be a significant liability for the Democratic Party.

Without action by elected or Party officials, the investigation may remain pending on August 28, the last day when Delegate Anderson can remove his name from the ballot.

How can Maryland Democrats claim to value gender equity while throwing their support behind a candidate accused of demeaning and preying on women? How can Baltimore City Democrats credibly advocate for victims of sexual assault with an alleged harasser as their leader?

We have called on General Assembly leadership to complete and release the results of its investigation as expeditiously as possible but have received no clear commitments or timelines. Without action by elected or Party officials, the investigation may remain pending on August 28, the last day when Delegate Anderson can remove his name from the ballot and be replaced by the Democratic Central Committee.

If Delegate Anderson remains on the ballot after August, only to have the Ethics Committee or the police substantiate the accusations against him in the fall, it would humiliate the Democratic Party and all of us who are members and could very well lead to general election losses.

How can Baltimore City Democrats credibly advocate for victims of sexual assault with an alleged harasser as their leader?

Chair Matthews, we ask you to immediately announce that you will call on Delegate Anderson to resign and decline the Democratic Party’s nomination unless the ethics investigation clears him of wrongdoing by August 14. This investigation has been in progress for many months. If Delegate Anderson cannot be cleared of wrongdoing before August 14, he does not deserve the Democratic Party’s support or our votes.

In the Me Too era, it is tempting to imagine a future in which powerful men are swiftly brought to justice for their abuses. This November, we would settle for an opportunity to cast our ballots for the Democratic ticket without wondering whether we are voting for a serial abuser.

– Organizers say a version of this letter with 80 signatories was sent to Chair Matthews yesterday. Since then, a dozen more women and non-binary residents of the 43rd district have signed on.

Abby Becker Abby Markoe Aimee Harmon-Darrow Alexandra Neuhaus-Follini Alisa Williams Amanda Olmstead Amanda White Amber L. Beitelshees Betty G. Robinson Brianna Giarratano Bridget Dumais Caitlin Anderson Caralyn Rose-Stevens Carly Wais Carol Rice Carolyn Anewich Catherine Kelly Chauna Brocht Claire Schreiber Deirdre Danklin Edit Barry Elaine Crawford Eleanor Andrews Elizabeth Engleman Elizabeth H. Hill Elizabeth Tipson Emilie Pichot Erica L. Brown Erin Schoeneman Gabrielle Ellenberger Grace Shipman Hannah M. Rowley Helen Langa Ida Kenna J.Stephen Cleghorn Jackie Warfield Jane Sundius Jean Zachariasiewicz Jen Kirby Jenna Werner Jenny Egan Jessie Weber Jevne Diaz Jodie Zisow-McClean Julia Hammid Karen McGill Lawson Kate Hardwicke Kathy Sacco Katie Leonard Kenna Forsyth Kenne Dibner Kiara Eldred Kimberly Wiman Kris Misage Laura Yoder Lindsay Kahn Lisa Simeone Lisa Zeimer Liz Zogby Lorie Benning Lucia Perfetti-Clark M. Wiessner Maggi Gaines Maria W. Merritt Martha Oster-Beal Mary Kambic Mary Jo Kirschman Mary T. Matheny Mary Sydnor Maura Dwyer Melina Turtle Meredith Chaiken Michelle Green Clark Monisha Cherayil Nadine Finigan-Carr Nancy Eddy Nicole McCann Rebecca Mark Rebecca C. Starr Rianna M. Eckel Robi Rawl Salli Ward Sara Zisow-McClean Sarah Templin Senowa Mize-Fox Shana Bocsak Sue Fothergill Sue Hilger Susan Oppenheimer Susan Talbott Tamar Mendelson Taylor Smith-Hams Tracy LaBonte Vanessa Lubiner

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How to Improve Your Photography of Your Pets

By Jessica Shipman

I’ve always been passionate about photography. Growing up I attended every single event with a disposable camera in tow. I just loved being able to capture funny or special moments and enjoy them just as much later on. My friends fell victim to the candid photo far too many times. And then I got my first digital camera—the first kid in my class (thanks Dad!)—and my budding interest in technology and photography just exploded. The camera ran on 4 AA batteries. The resolution wasn’t great, and it definitely was NOT quick, but I suddenly fell into a completely new world—photo editing. Hello Paint!

You may not share my ridiculous passion and interest for photography, but I bet as a pet parent you LOVE seeing and taking pictures of your pets. So, I also bet that you wouldn’t mind being able to take slightly better photos to seal those already unforgettable moments in color.

Feed Them Well

This is Luna’s most important tip! Pets shouldn’t work for free. Sitting and waiting isn’t fun for anyone, so if your pet does a great job be sure to let them know through praise and a tasty treat. My go-to treats are small, smelly, and low calorie because Ralph & Luna get a ton during every photo shoot. Bonus if you find small treats that you can tear into even smaller pieces!

Keep it Positive

Think of a photo shoot with your pet as a subset of their regular training. Keep everything positive and work through any difficulties you face together. After numerous tries, if something still isn’t clicking then don’t push it. Maybe today just isn’t the day. No matter what end your session on a positive note even if it’s just a simple photo of them sitting.

Get Down On Their Level

Yes, get down on the ground! Pets can range drastically in their sizes and heights, but it is so important to actually get down on their level when you take photos. You’re going to be able to capture so much more emotion and details in their faces than if you were to stand overhead. You are also more immersed in what they see, so it will be easier to predict and get the better shots.

It’s Okay to Edit

Editing is a whole other ballgame, but it can drastically improve the quality of your photos. There are so many photo editing software options out there than can take years to fully master. My favorites right now are the web based options PicMonkey and Canva for creating graphics or basic edits. I also regularly use Adobe Lightroom for bulk editing and adding my watermark. Because of my budget, I also use Paint.NET in place of Adobe Photoshop.

Many experts scoff at using the “automatic” editors in these programs. While the auto adjustments are probably not as good as when an expert does the editing, it is a great starting point for beginners. Go ahead and click auto and then see how things change when you update the settings. Hands-on experience is the best!

Please head over to Beagles & Bargains to read Jen’s full article, “How to Improve Your Photography of Your Pets.”

Jessica Shipman is a bargain hunter, food lover, and software engineer figuring out how to be a pet parent for the first time. She shares her journey with her two dogs Ralph and Luna on her blog Beagles & Bargains. After getting an Ivy League degree and hands on experience on a corporate web development team, Jessica has decided to change things up. She launched jessicashipman.com to make web technology easy and more accessible to bloggers and small business owners. Stop by for free tips or to learn more about her web development consulting.

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