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Juliana Lyles, DVM
Like many veterinarians, I knew I wanted to be an “animal doctor” from the time I was very young. Even though I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago with its abundance of domestic pets, there was never a shortage of injured wild animals, such as rabbits, baby birds, and even a field mouse or two whose tiny little eyes had not even opened yet, which needed my loving care.
I continued working towards my goal of becoming a veterinarian by receiving my bachelor’s degree in Zoology and Genetics from Iowa State University and my veterinary degree from Mississippi State University, where I also met my husband, William. We later added a furry member to our family, our adorable cat Trika.
Throughout my veterinary career I have had the pleasure of working with a wide variety of medical disciplines. I interned at an exotic animals only practice, cared for working Clydesdales and even studied animals at the Lincoln Park Zoo and Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. When my husband joined the army in 2010, we were relocated to Fayetteville, NC, where I concurrently worked at a small animal practice. After my husband completed his military contract, we moved back to my hometown of Chicagoland, where we plan to stay indefinitely.
I have always respected the bond between pets and their care givers, including the end of life care they receive. While I was still a young pre-veterinary student, I had to euthanize my beloved 11 year old ferret, and I realized how peaceful and comforting a process this can be when it’s done with the utmost respect and care . As a veterinarian, I hope to pass that reassurance on to all clients with whom I have the privilege of working.
Elizabeth Roy, DVM
I am one of those animal-loving people who always wanted to be a veterinarian, ever since I was a kid. After completing my undergraduate studies, I attended the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine where I received my Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 2010. Following my graduation from veterinary school, I completed a year-long rotating internship in small animal emergency medicine at Ocean State Veterinary Specialists in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.
I spent the following years enjoying the challenging and fast-paced environment of emergency veterinary medicine, until I decided it was time for a change of pace and joined Lap of Love. I have always felt that end of life care is an extremely important aspect of veterinary medicine. When I had to euthanize my own German Shepherd, Sophie, in 2016, I called a Lap of Love veterinarian to my home in Philadelphia. It was such a peaceful experience, and I knew right away that I never wanted to say goodbye to my pets any other way. That is when I began to realize that this field would suit me well professionally.
When I am not busy caring for animals, I enjoy staying active by running, strength training and traveling. I also love spending time with my adorable pets: a cute little terrier mix named Bernie, and three perfect cats - Buddy, Rangus, and The Senator Aaron Purr.
Kristina Kalivoda, DVM
I grew up in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in a family that has always valued pets as members of the family. I wasn’t entirely certain I wanted to be a veterinarian, ironically because I wasn’t sure I could handle euthanasia. I received my degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois and then took a year off to work full time in a veterinary clinic as an assistant. We had only ever had dogs growing up, and I didn’t “understand” cats at all, but it was at that clinic that the hospital cat decided to attach himself to me and show me the way.
I attended vet school at the University of Illinois the next year, graduating at the top of my class. While in vet school, I discovered a passion for working with exotic animals, and completed an internship in zoological medicine at Texas A&M University, followed by a residency in avian and exotic animal medicine at Cornell University. I did miss working with dogs and especially cats, and have spent the last few years in practice working with all species.
Along the way, I collected several cats, including my long-haired orange guy Apollo. After moving back to the Chicagoland area, Apollo started to lose weight, vomit, and drink a large amount of water. He was already in severe kidney failure at the age of five. I kept him stable and happy for almost twelve months with intensive hospice care at home. He let me do everything I needed there, but he hated the hospital, so when it came time to say goodbye to him, I decided to let him pass at home. I was so surprised by how peaceful it was for him. I am so honored now to help other families say goodbye to their beloved pets peacefully and with dignity in the comfort of their own homes.
I currently live in the northwest suburbs. I most recently said goodbye to my best buddy Oscar, an amazing brown tabby who saw me through all my schooling. I have a three-legged leopard gecko named Achilles, a cockatiel named Percival (Percy), and my little black cat Imp.
Karen Gadberry, DVM
I grew up in the Chicago suburbs in a pet loving family. Throughout my life, I have spent countless hours loving and caring for many creatures. I always knew I wanted to give back to animals, and decided to turn my love of animals and science into a veterinary career. I graduated from veterinary school at the University of Illinois, and have worked as a general practice veterinarian in the Chicago suburbs for over 15 years. I also have a Masters in Public Health, with a focus on the spread of animal disease. Recently, I volunteered for the Village of Skokie Animal Control to develop a euthanasia program that helped minimize stress on sick and injured wildlife.
During my time in general practice, I found that one of my most important responsibilities is helping owners at the end of their pet’s life. When it was time to euthanize my Sheltie, Gwen, who had been with me since early on in veterinary school, I helped her pass peacefully in our home. I realized how comforting it was for both her and I to allow her to drift away sleeping in her favorite spot. I hope to be able to give that same comfort to other pets and their families by helping provide comfortable end of life care and a peaceful passing in their home.

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Communication breakdowns leave Thailand vulnerable to second virus wave
When it comes to staying safe from COVID-19, knowledge is power.
However, Thais seeking clear guidance on the crisis were hit by yet another communication breakdown this week, as government messages added to the confusion spread by fake news.
The confusion broke loose at the start of 2021, when government figures delivered contradictory messages – despite the existence of the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) and its previously acclaimed spokesman Dr Taweesin Visanuyothin.
Faced with the second wave of COVID-19, Thais suffered a repeat of the communications crisis during the first wave last year, before the creation of CCSA.
Communications nightmare: Episode 2
Thais spent their New Year holiday under a shadow, aware that the second wave of COVID-19 was looming as daily cases surged from the domestic outbreak in mid-December. They were thus keen to hear what the government had to say.
On January 3, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha announced eight measures to control the fresh contagion. They included closing schools and authorising provincial governors to close down public venues and activities.
When Bangkok authorities promptly declared restaurant dining was banned in the capital after 7pm, Prayut quickly intervened. In response to a complaint from the Thai Restaurant Association, the government has decided to let dine-in services continue till 9pm, the PM declared on January 4.
That same night, Deputy Public Health Minister Dr Satit Pitutecha thanked Prayut and the CCSA on social media for listening to his and the Public Health Ministry’s recommendation to lock down five provinces, namely Samut Sakhon, Chonburi, Rayong, Chanthaburi and Trat.
“We understand that all sectors will be affected … by restrictions on travel and daily life,” wrote Satit. “But this measure will only cause short-term impacts. If we allow COVID-19 to spread to every province, the impacts will be long term, and all will face difficulties, even chaos, in the long run.”
Just as the public was preparing for a regional lockdown, Prayut spoke up again. There will be no lockdown in the five provinces – only strict controls. “We will not force people to stay at home all day,” he said.
That left people who live and work in the five provinces scrambling for information on exactly what the authorities meant and what types of documents they would need, to go about their daily life.
The last straw came on January 7, when Taweesin announced that anyone failing to download the MorChana contact-tracing app would face legal action if they tested positive for COVID-19.
MorChana uses GPS technology to keeps track of users’ location timeline. It also alerts users if they enter COVID-19 hotspots, and enables them to evaluate their risk status.
Taweesin’s announcement whipped up a storm of criticism. Critics said the government had no right to make MorChana mandatory given privacy concerns and the fact that many lower-income Thais do not own smartphones.
Once again, Prayut and other government figures were quick to contradict the official message. Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said authorities were only asking for cooperation in downloading the MorChana app, which would allow faster control of COVID-19.
“If you do not have a smartphone for the app, you can keep a record of your movements in writing,” Anucha said. “It’s just that, if you do not have the app as solid proof, officials will question you more about where you have been.”
Anucha also apologised for “poor communication” that has caused misunderstandings.
What happened in Episode 1?
To the public, it seems the government has failed to learn from its communications faux-pas during the first wave of COVID-19.
On March 11 last year, Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda announced the closure of quarantine centres – only to say the next day that he was mistaken.
Meanwhile Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul frequently posted updates on COVID-19 via social media, only to delete them later – a pattern that has continued this year.
The first wave also saw Prayut cancel visa-on-arrival and visa exemption for nationals of some countries, only to be quickly contradicted by the Foreign Ministry.
Taweesin loses credibility
After the CCSA was established on March 26 last year, the situation improved as Taweesin earned praise for his efficient and reassuring communications.
However, the praise has now given way to questions about his performance. People are asking why, for example, Taweesin deliberately avoided using the term “second wave” to describe a fresh outbreak that has spawned record daily infections.
Taweesin’s quickly-dismissed announcement on MorChana is a clear example that even the legendary CCSA spokesman is not always right about the government’s COVID-19 situation management.
Lessons to be learnt
The CCSA met with media representatives on Thursday afternoon to ask for their advice on how to improve its public communications.
“The COVID-19 situation is the biggest challenge of my 37-year career,” confessed General Natthapon Nakpanich, who heads both the CCSA and the National Security Council.
Ending the virus crisis would need not just an efficient public-health system, but also public understanding and management of public sentiment, he said.
“We know the importance of communicating with the public,” he added. “We will take media representatives’ advice and improve our efforts.”
Media figures at the meeting offered two core pieces of advice to the CCSA: Construct timelines for every COVID-19 patient and efficiently control information from authorities.
Information should only come from the CCSA, they said. “However, if there is too much information for Taweesin to present in his daily briefing, the CCSA can involve relevant authorities for each aspect.”
By Thai PBS World’s General Desk


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BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The commissioner of Louisiana's Division of Administration is resting at home after being hospitalized over the weekend for a heart attack.
Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne said he woke up Saturday morning feeling pressure in his chest and was taken to Our Lady of the Lake by his wife, Cathy. Doctors found some blockages and were able to determine that Dardenne had suffered a mild heart attack.
Dardenne was discharged Monday morning and released a statement shortly after that said, in part, "I've been treated and remain alert and very thankful. I am heeding my doctors' advice regarding rest but look forward to returning to work as soon as I'm cleared."
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When Marvel’s Midnight Suns was announced at last year’s Gamescom, the release date was set for March 2022. After two delays, the game is now arriving December 2, nine months after it was originally planned to come out. Creative director Jake Solomon and producer Garth DeAngelis say that the extended delay was necessary because the game is such a massive undertaking, not because they needed to fix any kind of problem in the core design of the game. “The design and narrative of the game have been pretty much done since last December. We were pretty solid,” Solomon tells me. DeAngelis adds that it was mostly a matter of polish. “This is an enormous title. We want to make sure we have our best foot forward and we’re as polished as absolutely possible. It’s an enormous amount of bug fixing and polishing the corners of the game. This is the largest game Firaxis has ever made by far and it’s in a genre we haven’t done before.”
The scope of Marvel’s Midnight Suns really is staggering. Solomon estimates a single playthrough will take nearly 60 hours, and even then, players will have only seen a specific version of the story based on their choices, and will only be able to unlock two or three characters’ most powerful abilities, AKA their Midnight Sun power. To see all the different story permutations and experience everything that all 13 characters can do – including your customizable original character The Hunter, who has triple the amount of available powers than every other hero – you’ll need to play through Midnight Suns multiple times. DeAngelis says that narrowing the experience a player can have in a single playthrough is an important part of any role-playing game.
“I love playing through RPGs,” DeAngelis says. “You play through the story and you’re like, ‘Well, I want to go through it again and play with party members E, F, and G. I want to play with Blade more because I didn’t do that in my first playthrough, what does he do when you unlock his Midnight Sun ability?’ I think that’s part of the required scope of the game. You need a reason to be called back to this world.”
Beyond their individual playstyles, which are expressed through a customizable deck of cards you use to activate abilities in combat, each character can also build their own relationships with you in the non-combat, life sim-esque part of the game that happens in between battles in a hub zone called the Abbey. As you spend time with each superhero getting to know them and doing side missions for them, you’ll unlock even more upgrades and abilities. “You can spread the love in terms of [hanging out with everyone] but you cannot upgrade every hero's abilities,” Solomon says. “It’s gonna be impossible. You really do have to pick an A team and a B team.” DeAngelis says if a character you like ends up falling behind or decide you really want to change your main team, there are some catch-up mechanics. “There’s a lot of mechanisms [to] have some fun and rapidly build up [characters].” There are optional side missions where players can grind, as well as an upgrade for the Abbey called the Threat Room where you can focus on building one specific character.
Firaxis has been releasing weekly character deep dive videos on its YouTube page that show off the unique play styles of each hero, as well as the general flow of combat. Unlike the XCOM games, you aren’t exploring a large map or moving a squad from Point A to Point B. Instead, missions are all skirmish battles that take place on small, contained maps, like a street intersection or back alley. DeAngelis says there’s a ton of variety in those combat scenarios though, even beyond what the deck building system has to offer. “We have a lot of objectives in the game, it's not all just go in and beat ‘em up,” he explains. “You can go in and you have to protect a vehicle, or you have to destroy a Hydra device, there’s over 20 objectives.” Completing those objectives may reward objective cards that go right into your deck to help you with the rest of the mission. Other missions will have modifier cards that get shuffled into your deck right at the start, sometimes they’ll help you, and sometimes they’ll make the missions much harder.
Solomon gives a couple of examples, like injury cards that weaken your characters get added to your deck if you bring an injured hero with you, a powerful card you earn by taking down a strong enemy, or an Abbey upgrade that gives you the ability to use interrogation cards on fallen enemies. “They won’t fully fall over [when you defeat them], they’ll fall down to their knees,” he says. “If you really want to spend a card play, which is difficult to do, then you’ll interrogate them and get [some] high quality extra resources.”
The complexity and variety in Midnight Suns just doesn’t end. Back at the Abbey, you can spend earned resources to craft new cards and modify existing cards. Once you’ve started to build your collection, Blade can add random perks to your cards that, according to Solomon, can take average abilities and make them extraordinary. “It’s a complete game changer,” he says. “You have this okay card and you take it to Blade to modify and you’re like ‘Oh my God. I will now rebuild my entire hero deck around this one card.”
Each hero also has unique passive abilities, like Spider-Man who can take free actions to attack multiple targets and use the environment to his advantage. There are status effects you unlock by building your friendship, a demon dog named Charlie you can summon in battle, and yes, Solomon reveals, a cat you can find at the Abbey. “Agatha Harkness has a cat called Ebony in the comics,” he says. “Ebony is actually in the Abbey. She’s really hard to find. If you’re exploring the grounds you can find her, but she moves. You can pet the cat too.”
If all of that wasn’t enough, Firaxis has a season pass of expansion content planned for post-launch. “We have some really strong DLC that we’re excited about,” DeAngelis says. “We want to give players more of what makes the core title great: heroes, narrative, and of course, a ton more gameplay.” The season pass will include four new heroes, each with their own unique story missions. Those characters can be “seamlessly integrated” into the campaign so players don’t have to start over to use them. There will be an in-game marketplace where players can purchase new skins for the heroes, but there won’t be any cards of power upgrades that can be purchased with real money.
The full launch roster will include 13 heroes, The Hunter, Iron Man, Captain America, Magik, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Blade, Nico Minoru, Ghost Rider, Scarlet Witch, Wolverine, Captain Marvel, and a secret 13th character who won’t be revealed until launch, which Solomon says is being held back for narrative reasons. It’s been a longer wait for Midnight Suns than expected, but it sounds like Marvel fans are going to have a very long and deep RPG to sink their teeth into this December.
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A management model for the control of groundwater flow for the purpose of dewatering an excavation site is presented. It predicts the optimum number of wells, their locations, and the rates of pumping needed to maintain the groundwater levels below specified elevations at the excavation site. The management model combines a groundwater simulation model with an optimization model. In the coupling of the two models, the response matrix approach is used. For the generation of the response matrix an external simulation model, MODFLOW of USGS is used. The optimal pumping strategy is formulated by minimizing either the total discharge or the global costs, subject to a set of possible constraints. The optimization model uses either a simple linear programming (LP) or mixed integer linear programming (MILP). The objective function in the first optimization model was defined as minimizing the total withdrawal rate, and in the second one as minimizing the total cost consisting of initial and operational cost of pumping. The advantage in this management model is that it uses available software and requires only a small amount of computer coding. The proposed methodology was applied to a hypothetical excavation site. The case study demonstrated that the combined use of a numerical finite difference simulation model with an optimization linear programming procedure was a useful tool in the analysis and design of a dewatering scheme. It provides the designer with objective criteria for the implementation of an operative scheme, which best satisfy the needs for a technically sound and economically valuable solution.
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The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into a charity associated with the Jamia Mohi Ul Islam Siddiqui Mosque in Oldham, as a result of regulatory concerns that there may have been misconduct or mismanagement in the administration of the charity.
The Alauddin Siddiqui Trust was registered with the commission in 2014, with objects to advance the Islamic religion, however the trustees have told the commission that its main activities in recent years have involved sending £60,000 to Bangladesh in connection with the Rohingyan crisis and £47,000 to Pakistan in connection with Qurbani expenditure.
An apparent split has also led to the charity no longer providing a place of worship.
According to the Charity Commission, the Oldham-based mosque appears to potentially be an asset of the charity, however Land Registry records show that the mosque is not currently registered as such, leading to concern about the potential loss of charitable assets.
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WorkCover agrees to fund alternative medicinal cannabis treatment for chronic pain patientPublished on Posted on
Please note that this post was written for Victorian audiences and the information within may not apply to other regions.
New or emerging alternative treatments and services, like medicinal cannabis, can be paid under Victorian workers’ compensation legislation in exceptional circumstances, as long as you can prove the safety and efficacy of the treatment.
Zaparas Lawyers were recently successful in helping our client, who suffered debilitating and life-changing injuries at work, have her medicinal cannabis chronic pain treatment funded by WorkCover – something that’s difficult to do for conditions not approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, like chronic pain.
In 2015, our client Mel K (surname withheld), a personal care worker at an aged care facility, suffered serious injuries to her lower back, neck and shoulder while helping an elderly resident.
She subsequently developed a chronic pain syndrome and psychological injuries. Her life unravelled and she had to stop working due to the significant pain and restrictions she experienced.
After almost four years and numerous treatments including physical therapy, nerve blocks, surgeries, and high doses of medication with unwelcome side effects, Mel’s general practitioner turned to alternative medicine and sought funding from her WorkCover agent, Xchanging, for a trial of medicinal cannabis.
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Most medicinal cannabis products, however, are not currently approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration – meaning they have not been assessed for safety, quality or effectiveness – and therefore are not accepted by WorkCover in certain circumstances, as was the case for Mel.
Xchanging stated that medicinal cannabis was not appropriate or necessary for her injury and the costs were unreasonable. A medical advisor on the case detailed that cannabis products are only registered with the TGA for spasticity, cancer pain and epilepsy in children – not for chronic pain sufferers.
The advisor noted that there had been some research on using cannabis for chronic non-cancer-related pain, but not enough for them to be satisfied it works and should be covered by WorkCover for chronic pain.
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“It allowed me to wean off opioids and other pain relief, avoid further surgeries, increase my ability to exercise, my strength and my mental health,” she said.
Mel said it also helped her get some of her independence back. This year she was able to finally return to full-time pre-injury employment with another employer.
But Xchanging continued to reject her pleas to fund the treatment after a second attempt, despite the clear improvements it’s allowed her to make since starting on it.
They continued to argue that medicinal cannabis oil was unsuitable and of no benefit to her, and that the type of treatment was not approved by WorkSafe under the Act, nor was there any objective conclusive evidence that medicinal cannabis oil is safe and effective.
Zaparas Lawyers solicitor Kehela Vandenberg said the fact Xchanging failed to take into account the transformational impact the medication had on Mel, gave her a stronger basis to take the claim to court.
Thanks to the help of Zaparas Lawyers, Mel’s matter was resolved before needing to go to court, and Xchanging agreed to reimburse her the thousands of dollars she was out of pocket and fund the medicinal cannabis treatment going forward.
Mel, who so passionately and determinately fought to have her medicinal cannabis prescriptions funded, knowing the extraordinarily positive impact it has had in assisting her recovery, was overwhelmed by the outcome.
She hopes that others who are going through a similar situation can find relief in trialling medicinal cannabis, and for those on WorkCover to fight for it to be funded.
“It was a long and difficult legal battle but very worth it in the end. I could not have done it without Zaparas supporting and guiding me,” she said.
While it isn’t the first time non-established, new or emerging treatments or services were successfully funded by Victoria’s workers’ compensation scheme, it’s an opportune reminder for other general practitioners and injured workers that it is possible to have alternative treatments funded if traditional mainstream medicine isn’t helping.
“There are always developments in treatments and it’s not uncommon for such requests to be rejected,” solicitor Ms Vandenberg said.
“But where there is strong clinical evidence of the positive effects of the sought treatment or service, workers shouldn’t be dismayed by a (WorkCover) agent’s decision and should consider disputing.
“If successful, it could not only save you thousands of dollars if you’ve been self-funding but allow you to undergo the treatment that you know works to increase your chances of returning to work or at least improve your day to day functioning and welfare.”
Up to March 31, 2022, the TGA had approved over 230,000 Special Access Scheme Category B applications for unapproved medicinal cannabis products. The Administration has approved applications with respect to medicinal cannabis, including the following indications:
- Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
- Refractory paediatric epilepsy
- Palliative care indications
- Cancer pain
- Neuropathic pain
- Spasticity from neurological conditions
- Anorexia and wasting associated with chronic illness (such as cancer)
About Zaparas Lawyers
Zaparas Lawyers was established by the Zaparas family in 1981 and are experts in personal injury law. Specialising in WorkCover, TAC, occupational disease, public liability and superannuation-related claims, Zaparas Lawyers operates from seven locations throughout Victoria, and two in Queensland. We have a team of lawyers who specialize in helping people submit and pursue claims under the WorkCover system including helping fight rejected treatment and funding requests.

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text: sports These Rockets might really be the Warriors’ biggest threat yet written by BenYuvqvbysz February 27, 2018 What makes the Rockets better than Golden State’s previous challengers? Kevin Pelton examines why Houston might be a problem. See original here: These Rockets might really be the Warriors’ biggest threat yet Related PostsWarriors not keying on Rockets as lone threatFollow live: Rockets host West-leading WarriorsHow these Cavs can defy extremely long odds against the WarriorsLowe: How big a problem will the Rockets be for Golden State?NBA Power Rankings: First-place Rockets, rolling Raps and all that JazzFollow live: Rockets, Warriors aim to grab 2-1 advantage in West finals These Rockets might really be the Warriors’ biggest threat yet was last modified: February 27th, 2018 by BenYuvqvbysz examines-whygoldengolden-statehoustonkevin-peltonmakes-the-rocketspeltonrockets 0 comment 0 Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest BenYuvqvbysz previous post Barnwell: Why did the Jaguars pay up for Blake Bortles? next post TheBIGRnBShow – Maximum Niceness R&B Pull Up – 26th Feb 2018 (No Adverts) You may also like Wentz humbled by inability to play in... April 17, 2018 Why one Super Bowl win has Eagles... February 8, 2018 Lions to be minus two O-line starters... December 14, 2017 Austin Rivers has heard it all, and... January 18, 2018 Barnwell: How all 12 NFL playoff teams... January 24, 2018 There’s no question Cowboys are Dak Prescott’s... May 24, 2018 Schedule alert! Every game tired teams should... December 30, 2017 Check out all the photos in the... June 25, 2018 Shaquem Griffin draws praise from J.J. Watt,... March 4, 2018 2018 QB situations for all 32 NFL... March 5, 2018 Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.


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Copper Mountain, CO – July 18, 2011 – As host to three noteworthy charitable events this summer, Copper Mountain encourages cyclists, hikers, and volunteers to join them in raising much needed funding for the Children’s Hospital of Denver, the National MS Society, and the Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson’s disease research.
The first event opportunity of the summer is the Courage Classic, held July 23-25. This is a 157-mile bike race through scenic towns and mountain passes of the Colorado Mountains. This event is catered towards serious cyclists, but families and not-as-intense riders are invited to participate in the 35-mile short course or the 100-mile century ride on Sunday. Last year there were over 2000 cyclists, and the race raised 2.3 million for The Children’s Hospital of Denver! Register here!
The Next event is the Hike MS and benefit concert with the Freddy Jones Band, held on July 30. This is a day of hiking where families may enjoy a leisurely 2-mile hike on the Green Route, while experienced hikers can choose the more advanced 5 mile Blue Route or take on the challenge of the 10 mile Black Route. A BBQ lunch, entertainment, and live music will be provided, making this a perfect day to enjoy the outdoors and support The National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Colorado-Wyoming Chapter . Last year this raised over $30,000 with 400 participants, and event planners are looking to double the amount of people this year! Register here!
The last event is the Copper Triangle, on August 6, which is a 78-mile bike course through the mountains. After completing the course, riders and onlookers will enjoy the Alpine Celebration with live music, a first-class lunch, prize drawings and cycle expo. Last year, The Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkison’s disease research accepted a contribution of $125,000 to support the research of curative therapies for Parkinson’s patients and investigations into the cause of the disease! Register here!
With three unique events to choose from, Copper Mountain encourages families and friends to stay active this summer while supporting a noble cause. Visit www.coppercolorado.com/events for more information on participating in these events!

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This week, Ira Sternberg spoke with Norm Johnson.
Veteran Las Vegas journalist Norm Johnson has covered the Las Vegas scene for several decades.
In this 30-minute episode of Talk About Las Vegas, Johnson talks about his long entertainment, publicity and event career in Las Vegas; how he arrived here after working as a journalist in Los Angeles, including accidently covering the Watts Riots; working with some of the top entertainers in show business; starting The Mint 400; bemoaning the lack of creativity in casinos today; what he sees as the future of the city.
Born in Burbank, California, Johnson grew up in Hollywood. His mother was Max Factor’s right hand for movie makeup, and owned three beauty salons in Los Angeles and Hollywood.
When he turned 17, in 1950, Johnson enlisted in the United States Air Force. He eventually became an investigator in the Air Police (now referred to as APIS), and was sent to Japan in April, 1952. Upon arrival in Japan, he immediately signed up to continue his studying (which he had begun as a youngster in San Diego) in the Martial Arts at the Kodakan Institute in Tokyo, where he became a third degree black belt. As an investigator he worked on numerous cases involving narcotics, illegal trade of script (used by armed forces as money), and the printing of phony script.
He was discharged in San Francisco in 1953, and returned to live with his family in San Diego. Johnson would go back and forth to Hollywood to enter dance contests. In 1955 he met James Dean while racing a Porsche for a sponsor in Palm Springs, and the two racers became good friends. Whenever he was in Hollywood, Johnson would stay at his place just above Hollywood Blvd. He met Elvis on the set of Jailhouse Rock in 1957, when he was selected to be one of the dancers in the Jailhouse scene.
In 1959, Johnson was hired to handle public relations for former Heavyweight Champion of the World, Joe Louis. That was his first of many Las Vegas connections.


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COVID-19 cases are surging across the U.S. ahead of Christmas, sparking the cancellation of sporting events and a growing list of hospitals postponing nonessential surgeries — both a reminder of last year’s holiday surge and a sign that the next several weeks will determine the pandemic’s trajectory for the rest of the winter months.
Nationwide, the daily average for new cases was more than 133,000 on Dec. 18, a 21 percent jump over the last two weeks, according to data compiled by The New York Times.
Health officials have warned the omicron variant — which appears to cause less severe illness, though is more transmissible — could exacerbate the ongoing delta-fueled surge and overwhelm the healthcare system.
“I think we’re really just about to experience a viral blizzard,” Michael Osterholm, PhD, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, told CNN during a Dec. 17 interview. “I think in the next three to eight weeks, we’re going to see millions of Americans are going to be infected with this virus, and that will be overlaid on top of delta, and we’re not yet sure exactly how that’s going to work out.”
New York — where omicron accounts for at least 13 percent of new cases — for two consecutive days set a record for the daily number of new cases reported. Health officials reported more than 21,000 new cases on Dec.17 and 21,908 on Dec. 18. Three Midwestern states and Vermont also set COVID-19 records last week, including Ohio, which reported nearly 12,000 new cases Dec. 16.
While early data suggests omicron is tied to less severe illness than the original strain, health officials have warned against underestimating the virus. The outgoing National Institutes of Health director, Francis Collins, MD, PhD, offered a grim projection during a Dec. 19 interview with NPR.
“Even if it has somewhat lower risk of severity, we could be having a million cases a day if we’re not really attentive to all of those mitigation strategies,” Dr. Collins said.
Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said areas with low vaccination coverage will likely be especially hard hit across the coming weeks.
“We are going to see significant stress in some regions of the country on the hospital system, particularly in those areas where you have a low level of vaccination, which is one of the reasons why we continue to stress the importance of getting those unvaccinated people vaccinated,” he told CNN Dec. 19, adding that in some regions of the U.S., omicron accounts for 50 percent of new infections, “which means it’s going to take over.”
“This virus is extraordinary. It has a doubling time of anywhere from two to three days,” Dr. Fauci said.
The daily average for U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations was more than 69,000 as of Dec. 19, marking a 16 percent rise across the last two weeks; and while omicron may be associated with lower disease severity, a significant surge would inevitably lead to more hospitalizations and deaths, health officials say. Connecticut, Washington, D.C., and Rhode Island have seen the highest percent increase in hospitalization rates over the last two weeks.
As the holidays and planned celebrations near, Dr. Fauci emphasized the importance of booster doses in combating the surge. He urged against holiday gatherings and travel among people who have not been fully vaccinated or received their boosters. Given a rise in breakthrough cases, he also suggested people take a rapid test before attending a gathering.
“If you do these things … I do believe that you can feel quite comfortable with a family setting, the dinners and the gatherings that you have around the holiday season,” Dr. Fauci told ABC News Dec. 19. “Nothing is 100 percent risk-free, but I think if you do the things that I just mentioned, you’d actually mitigate that risk enough to feel comfortable about being able to enjoy the holiday.”
Moderna said Dec. 20 that a booster dose of its vaccine increased antibody levels against omicron 37-fold. Laboratory findings from Pfizer also indicate its booster offers significant protection against the strain.
CDC data showed 61.4 percent of the nation’s population had been fully vaccinated as of Dec. 19. Nearly 30 percent of the fully vaccinated population had received their booster dose.


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This is a parallelogram design like the Cane Creek Thudbuster, but less expensive. I bought from Rose bikes and the price is now around £52, https://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/suntour-sp12-ncx-suspension-seat-post/aid:614120
I wanted to fit this to my Spa Tourer but the required seat tube to saddle rail distance is 110mm which meant the saddle was slightly too high. So I've fitted it to my Thorn Audax. It does a great job of smoothing the ride. I have no experience of other suspension seat posts to compare it to but I'm impressed. There is quite a lot of seat set back resulting from the linkage which might be a good thing if you use a saddle with short rails such as a Brooks. The seat to handlebar distance increased slightly. In operation the saddle moves down and back with this seat post which probably helps to keep a more constant distance to the BB. Getting into and out of the saddle is not an issue for me with this seat post either. It's made my 28mm 80 psi Durano feel like a 50mm 40 psi Big Apple in terms of comfort without affecting performance.
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I've now done a couple of weeks commuting and have been chucking the bike around with gay abandon. The seat post is proving to be one of the best cycle purchases I have made. The ride is much much better than having BA tyres. It's given the bike a new lease of life. I've been wanting to sell the Thorn Audax on a number of occasions but this upgrade addresses the comfort issue of only being able to run tyres of up to 28mm width.


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23. The problem of reconciling an individual defendant's right to a fair trial with such secrecy as is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security or the prevention or investigation of crime is inevitably difficult to resolve in a liberal society governed by the rule of law. It is not surprising that complaints of violation have been made against member states including the United Kingdom, some of which have exposed flaws in or malfunctioning of our domestic procedures. The European Court has however long accepted that some operations must be conducted secretly if they are to be conducted effectively: Klass v Federal Republic of Germany (1978) 2 EHRR 214, 232, paragraph 48.
24. In Edwards v United Kingdom (1992) 15 EHRR 417 there was a prosecution failure to disclose relevant information, but no PII issue had been raised. The omission was held to have been rectified by the appeal process. The applicant in Bendenoun v France (1994) 18 EHRR 54 similarly complained of non-disclosure by the prosecution: his application failed because (paragraph 52) the undisclosed material had not been relied on by the prosecution and he had given no sufficiently specific reasons for requesting the material in question.
25. Chahal v United Kingdom (1996) 23 EHRR 413 arose from protracted immigration proceedings and did not involve a complaint under article 6. But the case has proved very influential, since in it the Court held (paragraph 144) that the expedient of appointing security-cleared counsel, instructed by the court, who would cross-examine the witnesses and generally assist the court to test the strength of the State's case, served to illustrate (paragraph 131)
In Tinnelly & Sons Ltd and McElduff v United Kingdom (1998) 27 EHRR 249 the Court again recognised (paragraphs 52, 78) that the appointment of a special advocate in a discrimination case raising security issues in Northern Ireland might
Both Chahal and Tinnelly arose in fields where provision for the appointment of a special advocate has now been made by statute (see paragraph 21 above).
26. The appellants placed reliance on the decision of the Court in Van Mechelen v Netherlands (1997) 25 EHRR 647, in particular for two statements of principle. The first (paragraph 54) is that handicaps placed on the defence in criminal proceedings should be sufficiently counterbalanced by the procedures allowed by the judicial authorities. The second is in paragraph 58:
27. Rowe and Davis v United Kingdom (2000) 30 EHRR 1 arose from the proceedings in which an important ruling had been given by the Court of Appeal in England (paragraph 20 above). Having reviewed the facts of the case and the development of English practice, the Court found that the applicants' rights under article 6 had been violated. In doing so, the Court recognised it (paragraph 60) as a
This, as noted above (paragraph 15) had been the domestic law under the Attorney General's 1981 Guidelines, but had ceased to be so in 1996. The Court continued:
28. The Court's judgment in Jasper v United Kingdom (2000) 30 EHRR 441 was delivered on the same day and by the same judges as that in Rowe and Davis. Although by a bare majority, there was held to be no violation of article 6. The distinguishing feature of this case was that the defence had been informed that a PII application was to be made by the prosecution (although not of the category into which the material withheld had been said to fall) and had had the opportunity to make submissions and participate in the decision-making process so far as was possible without revealing to them the material which the prosecution sought to keep secret on public interest grounds: paragraphs 54-55. Appointment of a special advocate was not necessary in this case: paragraph 55. Judgment was also given by the same judges on the same date in Fitt v United Kingdom (2000) 30 EHRR 480, and again (by a bare majority) no violation was found, on grounds very similar to those in Jasper: paragraphs 47-48.
29. In PG and JH v United Kingdom (4 September 2001, unreported, appn no 44787/98) the prosecution had sought to withhold on public interest grounds certain information relating to the installation of a listening device. A police officer declined to answer questions put to him in cross-examination by defence counsel because his answers might reveal sensitive material. The judge then, with the consent of the defence, put questions to the officer in the absence of the defendants and their lawyers and concluded that the benefit of the answers to the defence was slight, if any, while the damage to the public interest if the answers were made public would be great. The judge refused to exclude the evidence derived from the device. It was unanimously held, partly on the same grounds as in Jasper and Fitt (paragraph 71), that the withholding of the officer's report and the procedure adopted to examine him had not violated article 6. The Court held (paragraph 71):
30. In both Atlan v United Kingdom (2001) 34 EHRR 833 and Dowsett v United Kingdom (24 June 2003, unreported, appn no 39482/98) unanimous findings of violation of article 6(1) were made. In the first of these cases (paragraphs 44-45) the prosecution had repeatedly denied the existence of undisclosed material and had failed to inform the judge of the true position, when it appeared that there had been undisclosed material directly bearing on the defence advanced at trial. In the second case it was held that the prosecution's failure to disclose material at the trial, although partly cured in the Court of Appeal (paragraph 46), had not been wholly cured (paragraphs 47-49).
31. Much argument was devoted before the House to the facts and the ratio of the decision of the Fourth Section of the Court in Edwards and Lewis v United Kingdom (22 July 2003, unreported, appn nos 39647/98 and 40461/98), on which the appellants placed very strong reliance. The House is mindful that that decision is to be reviewed by a Grand Chamber, and also that it is not hearing an appeal from the Fourth Section. It should not seek to usurp the function of the Court. But it must address the appellants' submissions on the effect of the decision and the interpretation put on it by the trial judge in this case.
32. The appellants contended that, taken at its narrowest, the principle established by Edwards and Lewis is that it is incompatible with article 6 for a judge to rule on a claim to PII in the absence of adversarial argument on behalf of the accused where the material which the prosecution is seeking to withhold is, or may be, relevant to a disputed issue of fact which the judge has to decide in order to rule on an application which will effectively determine the outcome of the proceedings. It was argued that the Edwards and Lewis principle applies wherever the defence rely on entrapment to stay the proceedings or exclude evidence, but does not apply to entrapment only and is not confined to determinative rulings. It was however acknowledged that there is no absolute rule which requires the appointment of special counsel in any particular kind of case.
33. These submissions, in our opinion, seek to place the trial judge in a straitjacket. The consistent practice of the Court, in this and other fields, has been to declare principles, and apply those principles on a case-by-case basis according to the particular facts of the case before it, but to avoid laying down rigid or inflexible rules. There is no doubt as to the principles to be applied - the more important have been identified in earlier paragraphs of this opinion - and there is no dissonance between the principles of domestic law and those recognised in the Convention jurisprudence. It is entirely contrary to the trend of Strasbourg decision-making to hold that in a certain class of case or when a certain kind of decision has to be made a prescribed procedure must always be followed. The overriding requirement is that the guiding principles should be respected and observed, in the infinitely diverse situations with which trial judges have to deal, in all of which the touchstone is to ascertain what justice requires in the circumstances of the particular case.
34. It would be unduly complacent to suggest that the guiding principles are now uniformly applied as they should be. R v Early  EWCA Crim 1904,  1 Cr App R 288 is disturbing evidence to the contrary, although the miscarriage in that case was promptly rectified on appeal. It is encouraging that, of the cases which have reached the Court and led to a finding of violation, there has been only one (Lewis) in which the first instance criminal trial (as opposed to any appeal) took place after the domestic disclosure régime was put on a statutory footing by the 1996 Act. Recent reports by various investigators have however highlighted the need for very great care in handling the whole process of disclosure.
35. If material does not weaken the prosecution case or strengthen that of the defendant, there is no requirement to disclose it. For this purpose the parties' respective cases should not be restrictively analysed. But they must be carefully analysed, to ascertain the specific facts the prosecution seek to establish and the specific grounds on which the charges are resisted. The trial process is not well served if the defence are permitted to make general and unspecified allegations and then seek far-reaching disclosure in the hope that material may turn up to make them good. Neutral material or material damaging to the defendant need not be disclosed and should not be brought to the attention of the court. Only in truly borderline cases should the prosecution seek a judicial ruling on the disclosability of material in its hands. If the material contains information which the prosecution would prefer that the defendant did not have, on forensic as opposed to public interest grounds, that will suggest that the material is disclosable. If the disclosure test is faithfully applied, the occasions on which a judge will be obliged to recuse himself because he has been privately shown material damning to the defendant will, as the Court of Appeal envisaged (paragraphs 31 and 33(v)), be very exceptional indeed.
36. When any issue of derogation from the golden rule of full disclosure comes before it, the court must address a series of questions:
(1) What is the material which the prosecution seek to withhold? This must be considered by the court in detail.
(2) Is the material such as may weaken the prosecution case or strengthen that of the defence? If No, disclosure should not be ordered. If Yes, full disclosure should (subject to (3), (4) and (5) below be ordered.
(3) Is there a real risk of serious prejudice to an important public interest (and, if so, what) if full disclosure of the material is ordered? If No, full disclosure should be ordered.
(4) If the answer to (2) and (3) is Yes, can the defendant's interest be protected without disclosure or disclosure be ordered to an extent or in a way which will give adequate protection to the public interest in question and also afford adequate protection to the interests of the defence?
This question requires the court to consider, with specific reference to the material which the prosecution seek to withhold and the facts of the case and the defence as disclosed, whether the prosecution should formally admit what the defence seek to establish or whether disclosure short of full disclosure may be ordered. This may be done in appropriate cases by the preparation of summaries or extracts of evidence, or the provision of documents in an edited or anonymised form, provided the documents supplied are in each instance approved by the judge. In appropriate cases the appointment of special counsel may be a necessary step to ensure that the contentions of the prosecution are tested and the interests of the defendant protected (see paragraph 22 above). In cases of exceptional difficulty the court may require the appointment of special counsel to ensure a correct answer to questions (2) and (3) as well as (4).
(5) Do the measures proposed in answer to (4) represent the minimum derogation necessary to protect the public interest in question? If No, the court should order such greater disclosure as will represent the minimum derogation from the golden rule of full disclosure.
(6) If limited disclosure is ordered pursuant to (4) or (5), may the effect be to render the trial process, viewed as a whole, unfair to the defendant? If Yes, then fuller disclosure should be ordered even if this leads or may lead the prosecution to discontinue the proceedings so as to avoid having to make disclosure.
(7) If the answer to (6) when first given is No, does that remain the correct answer as the trial unfolds, evidence is adduced and the defence advanced?
It is important that the answer to (6) should not be treated as a final, once-and-for-all, answer but as a provisional answer which the court must keep under review.
37. Throughout his or her consideration of any disclosure issue the trial judge must bear constantly in mind the overriding principles referred to in this opinion. In applying them, the judge should involve the defence to the maximum extent possible without disclosing that which the general interest requires to be protected but taking full account of the specific defence which is relied on. There will be very few cases indeed in which some measure of disclosure to the defence will not be possible, even if this is confined to the fact that an ex parte application is to be made. If even that information is withheld and if the material to be withheld is of significant help to the defendant, there must be a very serious question whether the prosecution should proceed, since special counsel, even if appointed, cannot then receive any instructions from the defence at all.
38. In the present case the judge did not address the first of the questions listed in paragraph 36 above. The Court of Appeal was accordingly right to hold that his decision to seek the appointment of special counsel was premature. Whether he will ever reach that stage must depend on the answers to the succeeding questions, to be answered with particular reference to the material which the prosecution seek to withhold and the specific facts the defence seek to establish. The appeals must be dismissed.
39. The answers to the certified questions must be gathered from a reading of the whole of this judgment. Provided the existing procedures for dealing with claims for public interest immunity made on behalf of the prosecution in criminal proceedings are operated with scrupulous attention to the governing principles referred to and continuing regard to the proper interests of the defendant, there should be no violation of article 6 of the Convention.
40. There remain three matters on which submissions were made, and on which the House should express an opinion.
R v Smith (Joe)
41. Argument was directed to the correctness of the Court of Appeal decision in R v Smith (Joe)  1 WLR 1031. In that case the defendant was arrested on suspicion of burglary and a non-intimate sample was taken without his consent. The DNA profile obtained from the sample matched blood at the scene of the burglary, and this match was the bedrock of the prosecution case. At the outset of the trial prosecuting counsel applied to the judge ex parte to withhold disclosure of certain material. The defence were, it seems, notified of the making of the application but not of the category into which the material was said to fall. The judge ruled that the material should not be disclosed and the defence were so informed. The defence then submitted to the judge that the DNA evidence derived from the non-intimate sample should be excluded under section 78 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 on the ground that the police had had no reasonable grounds for suspecting the defendant of committing the burglary, and had not therefore been entitled to arrest him or take the sample. There was no evidence before the jury to show that the police had had reasonable cause to suspect the defendant of the burglary but the judge, relying on information communicated to him by the prosecution during the PII hearing, ruled that the police had had reasonable grounds for suspicion and declined to exclude the DNA evidence. The defendant was convicted. On appeal it was argued on his behalf that the judge had not been entitled to rely on evidence communicated to him at the PII hearing and unknown to the defence, but this argument was rejected and the appeal was dismissed.
42. The report of the case does not of course disclose the effect of the sensitive material withheld pursuant to the PII application, nor is it clear that this was material which either weakened the prosecution or strengthened the defence. It is perhaps unlikely that it did. When the submission on reasonable cause was made, however, the appropriate course was to hold a voir dire. An appropriate police witness would then have testified that he had reasonably suspected the defendant of committing the burglary. When asked the grounds of his suspicion, it may be inferred that he would have declined to answer on PII grounds (assuming there were no grounds for his suspicion to which PII did not apply). The judge would then have had to consider how, fairly to the defendant, the problem could be handled. By analogy with the course adopted in PG and JH v United Kingdom, the judge could have ascertained the questions the defence wished to put to the witness, and himself put the questions to the witness in chambers. That would have enabled him to reach a conclusion whether the police had had reasonable grounds for suspicion or not. It may be that the judge could, by inviting submissions from prosecution and defence, have devised a better procedure. In any event, it was incumbent upon him to involve and inform the defence to the maximum extent possible and to ensure that disclosure was made to the extent that it could be made without unjustified damage to the public interest. As it was, the main plank of the defence was destroyed by evidence given to the judge privately which the defence never had the opportunity to meet in any way. Such a procedure does not meet the minimum standards required by the Convention, and the Court of Appeal erred in holding otherwise. Had it been referred (which it was not) to the Court of Appeal's judgment in civil proceedings in Lamothe v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (25 October 1999, unreported), it would perhaps have reached a different conclusion. R v Smith (Joe) should no longer be treated as good law.
Proceedings in magistrates' courts
43. The appellants raised the question whether special counsel should routinely be appointed on the rare occasions when PII applications fall to be made in magistrates' courts. In this context attention was drawn to two authorities: R v Stipendiary Magistrate for Norfolk, Ex p Taylor (1997) 161 JP 773, and R (Director of Public Prosecutions) v Acton Youth Court  EWHC Admin 402,  1 WLR 1828.
44. The first of these cases must now be read subject to two qualifications: first, that the test for disclosure is now that laid down in the 1996 Act and not the earlier test of relevance on which the judgment was based (see p 777G); and secondly that the test of apparent bias laid down in R v Gough  AC 646 has now been restated by the House in Porter v Magill  UKHL 67,  2 AC 357, 494, paragraphs 102-103. In the second case the relevant principles were correctly applied. If PII applications are confined, as they should be, to material which undermines the prosecution case or strengthens that of the defence, the bench will not be alerted to material damaging to the defendant. If it is, the principles which should govern the court's decision whether to recuse itself are the same as in the case of any other tribunal of fact, but the court's duty of continuing review ordinarily militates in favour of continuing the proceedings before the court which determines the PII application. If a case raises complex and contentious PII issues, and the court has discretion to send the case to the crown court for trial, the magistrates' court should carefully consider whether those issues are best resolved in the crown court. The occasions on which it will be appropriate to appoint special counsel in the magistrates' court will be even rarer than in the crown court.
The appointment of special counsel
45. The Director of Public Prosecutions, the head of the Crown Prosecution Service, is appointed by and subject to the superintendence of the Attorney General: Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, sections 1(1)(a), 2(1) and 3(1). It was doubtless these functions of the Attorney General which led the trial judge (in paragraph 29 of his judgment) and the Court of Appeal (paragraph 33(v)) to question the suitability of the Attorney General to be the officer responsible for the appointment of special counsel in cases where the necessity for such appointment arises.
46. In our opinion such doubt is misplaced. It is very well-established that when exercising a range of functions the Attorney General acts not as a minister of the Crown (although he is of course such) and not as the public officer with overall responsibility for the conduct of prosecutions, but as an independent, unpartisan guardian of the public interest in the administration of justice: see Halsbury's Laws of England, 4th ed (1995), vol 44(1), para 1344; Edwards, The Law Officers of the Crown, 1964, pp ix, 286, 301-302.) It is in that capacity alone that he approves the list of counsel judged suitable to act as special advocates or, now, special counsel, as when, at the invitation of a court, he appoints an amicus curiae. Counsel roundly acknowledged the complete integrity shown by successive holders of the office in exercising this role, and no plausible alternative procedure was suggested. It would perhaps allay any conceivable ground of doubt, however ill-founded, if the Attorney General were to seek external approval of his list of eligible advocates by an appropriate professional body or bodies, but such approval is not in current circumstances essential to the acceptability of the procedure.
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Appellate CommitteesTwo Appellate Committees were appointed pursuant to Standing Order.
Regina v. H (Appellant) (2003) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))The appeal of H was presented and ordered to be prosecuted subject to the procedures applicable thereto.
Regina v. C (Appellant) (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))The appeal of C was presented and ordered to be prosecuted subject to the procedures applicable thereto.

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text: Alcohol is probably the best invention of mankind. In moderation it makes you happy and high. In excess it makes you forget your pains. There is not one problem that cannot be solved by alcohol unless of course drinking is your problem. Alcohol has been used and abused by people from everywhere. As such there are a lot of notions people have about alcohol which recent studies have started to question. Here is a summary of the top ten myths commonly associated with alcohol.

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February monthly reviews include: Royal Thunder, Crystal Fairy, Dimmu Borgir, Floex, Long Distance Calling, Michael Oakley, Emphasis, Norah Jones, Nirvana, The Thrash Blues, Fox Territory. …Where are all those sunny summer festivals?!
Royal Thunder – WICK
Royal Thunder’s new album is coming out in early April, but I have been enjoying this piece for few weeks already. To be honest, it made my day when I saw an email with a press download. I really like the band, since their debut album CVI (2012), but I absolutely fell in love with them, with Crooked Doors (2015), which was on the top of my 2015’s best of list. No bullshit: Royal Thunder are one of the best bands out there! As soon as it comes out, look for these two songs: Plans & Turnaround.
Interview coming up asap
Dimmu Borgir – Forces of the Northern Night (Live DVD)
I have been watching press stream of Dimmu Borgir’s upcoming DVD and I spoke to Silenoz. It resulted in two complete surprises: Quality of a stream from Nuclear Blast was a nightmare and video was stopping every three seconds on various devices. On the other hand, Silenoz was really cool and we even spoke about country (Devin Townsend’s Casualties Of Cool side project) and reggae music (Bob Marley’s kid’s projects).
Interview coming up in May
Floex – Samorost 3
Work of Czech music genius Tomáš Dvořák will always mean a lot to me. I got together with live of my life Anna, after his late-night-open-air summer show in Prague. Next to that, I was amazed, when Keshav Dhar, from one of my most favorite bands Skyharbor from India, told me he loves his work, whether it was Tomáš’s work with Floex or soundtracks for games as Machinarium. I really love these international connection and I must also say, I love Tomáš’s work and I really enjoyed playing Machinarium, including it’s well respected soundtrack. Same respect goes to latest game Samorost 3 and once again amazing soundtrack.
Crystal Fairy – Crystal Fairy
Usual question: Do you want great rock album? You just need to look at this list of members:
Members of the Melvins (Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover), At The Drive-In (Omar Rodriguez-Lopez) and Le Butcherettes (Teri Gender Bender) Enjoy!
Interview is coming up in May
Long Distance Calling – Satellite Bay
LDC are one of my most favorite post rock bands and they prove one general music point: “If you get to like some band – get their earlier albums too!” I remember discovering them with The Flood Inside (2013) and listening to that piece in my car for months. Even now, I love to get back to it, same as all their releases after it and shortly before. But I never went back to their first albums. Due to latest re-releases, I got a chance.
Interview coming up asap
Running Music of the month:
Michael Oakley – Rabbit In The Headlights
You know that feeling, when you discover a song, you could play 50 times in a row? Well that’s happening to me with a song Rabbit In The Headlights from Michael Oakley. It’s one of the three songs he has released so far, but it fits perfectly to my wildest 80’s pop tastes. Another example would be The Black Queen – Ice To Never. It’s so goddamn catchy soundtrack of a city night and I feel like in the movie, when I’m running with this song in my ears.
Emphasis – Black Mother Earth
With my half ex-Yugo origin, I always love to check and support bands from ex-Yugoslavia region. Emphasis grabbed my attention, not only because they are Croatian, but also playing post rock. There are some truly interesting storytelling guitar moves, but adding harsh vocals to post rock is nothing for me. Why does Converge (vocals) and Neurosis (light version of their sound) comes to my head? Never mind, I wish them bright future anyway.
Direct music messages
In this section, I would like to give space to bands and musicians who write me directly and their music is worth checking:
The Thrash Blues – Wicked Man (Dirty bluesy fun – Oh my god, check that album cover ;D)
Fox Territory – Calm Fragrance (prog/math rock, jazz fusion with from Czech Republic. Nicely mature, tasty arrangements and non-pushy vocals on top)
Respect the elders:
As Norah Jones is coming this year to my hometown festival Colours Of Ostrava, I did enjoy her latest album Day Breaks.
Next to that, as we “celebrate” 50 years from the day Kurt Cobain was born, I spent few hours with Nirvana’s legendary live album Live in Reading.


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A video spot-shadows a suspect in the June 8 shooting that took place at Fremont Street Experience. (Source: YouTube/LVMPD)
The suspect in the dark colored shirt is seen firing shots following a fight on the tourist strip. (Source: YouTube/LVMPD)
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Las Vegas Metro police released video Thursday of a fight and shooting that happened June 8 at the Fremont Street Experience, hoping the dramatic pictures would help them identify a gunman who wounded two people.
According to police, a black male suspect removed a gun from his waistband and shot at a person involved in an altercation at the downtown tourist attraction.
The shooting resulted in two bystanders being hit by gunfire. Police said the victims were treated at University Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
Just before the shooting, a fight involving several people broke out. In the video, which was posted on Metro's YouTube channel, at least one person was seen getting struck to the upper body and knocked to the ground.
The video was obtained from a surveillance camera belonging to The D Las Vegas.
Police described the gunman as being 17 to 22 years old, about 5'8" with a medium build and short dark hair.
Police have not made an arrest in the incident.
Police urged anyone with information on the case to contact Metro's Gang Crimes Section at 702-828-3309 or Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
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The Henderson Police Department on Thursday announced two men already in custody in the Henderson Detention Center have been charged in connection with six additional burglaries, spanning two weeks.More >
The Henderson Police Department on Thursday announced two men already in custody in the Henderson Detention Center have been charged in connection with six additional burglaries, spanning two weeks. More >


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Having a flooded basement is not really a pleasant or healthy experience. Not only is it a nuisance to step in the water like that, but it is also a health hazard. And you can become diseased from that dirty water. Since the weather is getting more and more severe with each year, you are at the risk of having water in your basement, crawl spaces or house overall more and more. To mitigate that problem, you should consider making a sump basin and then buying a sump pump for your basement to drain that water from your house. That is where Little Giant Pumps comes in.
It can be perfect for heavy rainfall, snow melting, or for flooding, and the model in this little giant sump pump review is also good for continuous work, therefore, it can be used for other things – things like underground water drainage and for lawn sprinklers as well in dry areas. In short, Little giant pumps brand review is here to help you make an in-depth view of the device so that you can make the best decision amongst other top-rated sump pump brands
Little Giant Pumps GIDDS-521252 1/3 Horsepower Submersible Sump Pump Review
Firstly, The Little Giant pumps 6-CIA model is designed to work submerged and it has 1/3 Hp to drain water from your sump basin. Since it is a submersible pump, it requires less maintenance – it needs to be designed that way since taking the pump out of the sump basin is difficult. Even though it is designed to be underwater, it has a lower lifespan than a pump that is supposed to be above the water level.
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In order to stop water from getting into the electric wiring, it has an epoxy coated cast iron housing.
The pump is able to move large volumes of water, and it has a diaphragm pressure switch which engages the pump at 7 inches to 10 inches water level and turns it off at 1 inch to 4 inches. The 1/3 Hp motor is designed to be durable, and it can be used continuously. This model is one of the stronger ones, and you should take note of the needs that you have so, you do not overspend.
The pump can be used for a variety of things – it can transfer or recirculate water in industrial, commercial and home environments. As we stated previously, one of such applications would be a lawn sprinkler since it makes enough pressure to power it. The discharge port is 1 1/4 inch FNPT, however, it does not come with a reducer for a garden hose. You need to use a simple bushing with male NPT 1 1/4 inch X 3/4 inch female NPT and insert a 3/4 inch all thread bushing NPT then install an adaptor 3/4 inch NPT female X 3/4 inch garden hose male thread, then add 3/4 inch garden hose. Most importantly, you should take note of the fact that it is designed to work only when it is fully submersible. So, you cannot use it for example to drain your flooded yard.
In addition, to the specifications what we’ve pointed above,
|Dimensions||10.3 x 10.3 x 9.7 inches|
|Switch Type||Tethered Integral Diaphragm/Piggyback Mechanical Float|
|Warranty||1 year – limited|
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One of the few drawbacks of this device is the fact that some people have complained that it produces too much noise during work. Kind of buzzing, for instance, water hammer sound or water gurgling. However, that is a subjective matter, and it might not bother you at all. After all, It depends on where you place them and how you install the sump pump. You also need to consider the fact that even though it requires less maintenance than the pump on a platform, you will occasionally need to pull it out of the basin and clean it out since the sludge can clog up the intake hose and make it much less efficient. However, the process is not complex, and it can be done with relative ease.
In addition, there have also been some complaints about its efficiency dropping significantly just months after purchase or for example after using it to drain a pool of water. Since it has only 1 year of limited warranty, that could become a problem if it fails after that time.
- Considerably Silent when you think about water hammer or water gurgling kind of noises
- Cheap Sump Pump price
- Sump pump installation is easy
- Can be used as a utility pump as well
- UL listed, CSA certified and 1-year limited warranty
- You need to check whether the hose adapter fits
- Reported problems with float switch – it can stop working prematurely
Buying a sump pump for your home or for your place of work is a long-term decision so, you should do as much research as it is possible to make sure that you get the right device for your needs. If you have a basement floor that is constantly getting flooded and you need something that will work full-time to keep it dry (And maybe a little home improvement too), then this Little Giant pumps review has hopefully made the decision easier for you.
You should always pay attention to the strength of the device and make sure that you do not buy something that is too weak to do its job or too powerful so you are wasting its capacity. And like we always want you to consider as the best option, buying a battery backup sump pump system or combination sump pump backup system with high battery power which will be here for you during power outages would be better for your basement and crawl spaces, furnitures, and the whole house. This is a durable model and with a few exceptions, But, it will last you a long time. In conclusion, you would get a good value for money if you chose to buy this sump pump device.


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Our recommendations for the American Place is to get parents and teens engaged outside of classroom. Engagement is not limited to parents attending every school event, rather it is about getting the student and the parent involved in each others lives.
After reviewing our survey, the top five activities included:
- The parents teach their adolescent how to cook a meal from their home country and the child shares their experience with the class. At the end of this assignment, the class will create a cookbook.
- The adolescent interviews the parents about what the parent’s wanted when they were young.
- The parents interview the adolescent about the child’s hopes and dreams.
- The parent interviews the adolescent about the child’s favorite memory.
- The adolescent interviews the parents about the parent’s favorite childhood memory.
The engagement strategy of cooking a meal received the highest level of interest. In this scenario, the American Place would give the students the assignment of cooking a cultural meal with their family. Part the process would include learning the recipe, cooking the meal together, and sharing it with the class. We believe this assignment would not only engage the parents in the child’s schoolwork, but also teach the child English vocabulary in a fun, non-classroom setting. At the conclusion of the assignment and presentations, the Hartford Public Library could create a cookbook of all the different recipes and give them to each of the students.
Our second recommendation is to incorporate one of the interview assignments into the curriculum. This would mean that the child would interview the parent or vise versa, and then the child would have the option of presenting his or her findings to the class or write a paper. This would be an interesting project to incorporate because it engages the parent and student by facilitating a conversation about a personal topic they may otherwise not talk about. This would also help with the student’s language learning as they have to report their findings in English.
We have recommended these engagement strategies because they are cost and time efficient, and every parent and student can participate regardless of work schedule. Our team wants to stress that engagement takes many forms, and the strategies we have found to have the most interest involve activities that can be done in house.


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One of the problems to be solved before photonic crystal based photonic integrated circuits can become useful devices is the interface to the outside world. Efficient coupling of light between a fiber and a photonic crystal waveguide is a challenge because of the small dimensions of the photonic crystal waveguides. To obtain a good efficiency and alignment sensitivity, some kind of spot-size converter between the photonic crystal waveguide and the fiber is required. Our work is focussed on coupling to 2-D photonic crystal waveguides etched in a semiconductor slab. We use a grating and a lateral taper as spot-size converter. The grating couples light from an out-of-plane fiber into a planar ridge waveguide. This waveguide is tapered into a narrow waveguide that can be connected to a photonic crystal waveguide. We use a grating of only 10um x 10um and a high vertical-index-contrast slab structure (SOI or GaAs/AlOx). Compared to a traditional grating coupler, our grating is very short (approximately 20 periods). This allows butt-coupling of the fiber and results in a larger bandwidth. Also a 10um wide waveguide can be adiabatically tapered into a narrow waveguide over a relatively short (few 100um) distance. We have designed and optimized the grating using 2D-simulations. For a simple 2nd order grating (grating period = wavelength) the coupling efficiency to fiber is limited to approximately 20%. By using a bottom reflector (2 pair DBR) this can be increased to 40%. More complicated gratings result in 75% calculated efficiency, but the fabrication tolerances become very critical. Experimentally, we have demonstrated 20% coupling efficiency from a standard single-mode fiber to a planar GaAs/AlOx waveguide (with bottom reflector). This coupling efficiency is comparable to the maximum efficiency achievable using edge coupling with tapered lensed fibers. But the alignment tolerances of the out-of-plane coupler are much better.
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