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The Case for Voluntary Assisted Dying
Dr Peter G. Beahan June 5, 2018
Guest Opinion & Editorial6 min read
Throughout history, many have suffered a slow, painful and undignified death. Some have taken their own lives in lonely, often violent circumstances. Sadly, this is still all too common. It is only in the past 50 years that medical attention has been focused on this last stage of life.
Despite much progress, some patients still suffer a 'bad death'. Figures from the University of Wollongong's Palliative Care Outcomes Survey suggest that over 5% of palliative care patients fall into this category.1
Strategies for such patients have included avoiding futile intervention and the withdrawal of life-supporting treatment. In addition, the 'doctrine of double effect' allows for medication that, while relieving suffering, may hasten death.
Dr Peter G. Beahan
Terminal sedation (TS) stems from this. While it may be defensible in the courts, TS is a form of assisted dying not exempt from a charge of murder under the Criminal Code.
Another type of assisted dying is Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD), where the physician provides the necessary means, as specifically requested by the patient. This previously taboo subject has undergone reappraisal, driven by:
Diagnostic and prognostic certainty of a high degree.
Management options able to prolong life without necessarily including its enjoyment.
Medications that can provide a painless dying process.
Community demand that has reached a critical point.
Attitudes that have moved in a more kindly, less judgmental and less patronising direction.
The case for VAD is based on the right of individuals to autonomy and dignity with respect to their personal lives. The World Medical Association's Declaration of Geneva was recently updated to include: I WILL RESPECT the autonomy and dignity of my patient.
The difference between TS and VAD is contrived rather than real.
The fine line between intention to relieve suffering and intention to end life is so fine as to be apparent only in the mind of the physician. It is not measurable, transparent or accountable.
In application, there are differences:
With TS, timing is prolonged and uncertain. The patient may linger in a semi-comatose state, dehydrated and deteriorating.
With VAD, the process is quick and certain. The patient makes a personal decision while dignity and purpose are intact. This is both a rational and a mentally healthy choice.
With TS, documentation is cryptic and statistical information difficult to collect. There is no regulatory framework.
With VAD, documentation is clear, frank and open to scrutiny.
With TS, death can be a trial for all concerned, and remembered with guilt and horror.
With VAD, death is remembered with reverence and thankfulness – a fitting end that rounds off a special life.
With TS, the decision is made by the physician.
With VAD, the decision is made by the patient.
Most opposition to VAD stems from faith-based beliefs. Such beliefs are often subliminal, undisclosed and unacknowledged. Even the double effect doctrine (itself a religious concept) rests uncomfortably with some, and is not always applied.
The bulk of the population prefers government to follow a path based not on dogma, but on reason, evidence, science and fairness. Over 70% of those who identify as Catholics and of those who identify as Anglicans, support VAD.2
The word "suffering" suffices to cover the whole gamut of what motivates a patient to seek VAD, including existential considerations. Pain is not at the top of the list of motivating factors.3 More common concerns are those of losing independence and autonomy, of losing dignity, of being unable to carry out usual activity and of being a burden on others.
There are other benefits of VAD:
Giving a patient the option of VAD can greatly relieve anxiety. Over a third of patients granted access to Nembutal never actually use it.4
Giving patients control over the timing of death can make parting with loved ones easier to organise and to cope with.
Retaining consciousness up to the point of death allows for communication that can have an easing effect on the process of 'letting go'.
Among points of opposition to VAD are:
That better funding for palliative care is the answer.
But funding cannot be expected to reduce the residual proportion of 'bad deaths' that occur even in the best-run centres. Funding can help access problems, and should be suppported.3 We see VAD not as an alternative to palliative care; rather, it is a natural, fitting and complementary part of the spectrum of service that should be available to the dying patient.
That pressure may be applied to the patient by family members, or other interests.
In his study of overseas jurisdictions, Andrew Denton came to the conclusion that this was a near impossibility. Nevertheless, we recommend monitoring, and case review, as occurs overseas.
That of a 'slippery slope' and of 'normalisation'.
These are largely unsubstantiated fears. Increasing uptake may just reflect the unmet need.
That VAD will ruin the doctor-patient relationship.
On the contrary, the empathy and consideration given is much appreciated by the patient and loved ones.
Support for VAD in the WA community runs at 88%.5 Support among other doctors is also strong, running at about 60%.
Once VAD is legalised, it is likely that a greater number of doctors would be willing to support it publicly. There is every reason to believe that VAD would be seamlessly embraced. Those who do not wish to participate would be fully respected.
Dr Peter G. Beahan, in collaboration with Doctors for Assisted Dying Choice (WA) – Dr Alida Lancée, Prof Max Kamien, Dr Richard Lugg, Dr Roger Paterson and Dr Ian Catto
Connolly A. et al. (2017) Patients Outcomes in Palliative Care: Results for Western Australia, July-December 2016 Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration, University of Wollongong
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ABC News 3 Dec, 2017 Euthanasia: it's not just about unbearable pain, it's about self-determination, expert says
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Jack Black Nailed Chris Hemsworth's Workout
Jack Black Nailing Chris Hemsworth's Workout Shows He's Ready to Be the Next Thor
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By Philip Ellis Published: Feb 27, 2019
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If Chris Hemsworth decides to hang up his hammer after Avengers: Endgame, there's a new and somewhat surprising choice of actor who could step up to replace him in the next phase of the MCU. Comedian Jack Black just proved he has what it takes to lead his own superhero movie, sharing a video in which he mirrors (or attempts to mirror) the intense workout routine that Hemsworth posted to social media a few weeks back.
Geo-tagging his location on Instagram as "Asgard", the School of Rock star also mimicked the caption in Hemsworth's original post: "Mixing it up. Get creative. Keep moving. Variety is key!", tagging Hemsworth and adding the question: "Who did it better?"
Turns out, the God of Thunder was suitably impressed, commenting: "haha you legend". He then reposted the video onto his own Instagram feed, with the caption: "the student has become the master."
It's no surprise that Hemsworth is so happy with Black's video; the Thor star recently launched his own personal fitness app, Centr, which empowers people to manage their own workouts without the need for expensive trainers or equipment. The app includes video workouts, meal plans, meditation techniques and expert advice.
"The whole thing was about not becoming stagnant," Hemsworth said in the March issue of Men's Health. "That's when your emotional and physical problems occur, I think. I wanted to create some-thing that embodied the three main elements of healthy living—the movement, the nutrition, and the mindfulness—and present it in a way that's entertaining, functional, and also accessible."
Black's video is a fun reminder that working out doesn't have to be a boring slog. Fans can see him exercise his comedy and action muscles in the upcoming Jumanji sequel, which is slated for a December 13 release. Meanwhile, Hemsworth will be holding onto the mantle of Thor for a little longer in Avengers: Endgame, which will premiere on April 26.
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Face masks mandatory for Ontario students starting in Grade 4
By Kristin RushowyQueen's Park Bureau
Thu., July 30, 2020timer5 min. read
Ontario is the first province to require students from Grades 4 to 12 wear face masks all day when they return to school this fall, with younger students encouraged to do so to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Children in all elementary grades will return to class full-time this September, as will secondary students in some smaller boards, Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced Thursday.
But teens in large urban boards — including all public and Catholic schools in Greater Toronto — will be in classes half-time and learning online from home the rest, Lecce said.
The recommendations are based in part on advice from experts — and actually go even further by mandating masks for older kids — who say research shows younger children don't transmit the COVID-19 virus as easily as teens and adults.
However, the province came under considerable fire for not implementing recommendations contained in a report released Wednesday by Sick Kids hospital, which said smaller classes and physical distancing are critical.
In elementary schools, classes will be "cohorted" and kept separate from others, but sizes will remain as is with 20 students from Grades 1 to 3, and an average of about 25 in Grades 4 through 8 — though given that's an average, some classes are much larger than that.
High school students will be in groups of 15 teens when they are in school, on alternate days or otherwise modified schedules.
"I was really surprised when I read the Sick Kids report, and then as a parent of a child in elementary school under Grade 4 — I don't see any of those things reflected in the plans for my kid," said Toronto mother Eloise Tan, whose 5-year-old son is going into senior kindergarten.
Sick Kids recommended one-metre apart for elementary students, she noted, and "there are over 30 kids to begin with in his class. It's fine that they are going to be cohorting them, but there is no move to reduce the class size."
The government's announcement for reopening schools for Ontario's two million elementary and high school students comes as other provinces release details of their decisions to also send kids back full-time. Nova Scotia is the only other province to mandate mask wearing, but only for high school students in hallways and on buses.
The province will now wait to hear from school boards by Aug. 4 about how they will implement fall reopening plans, in particular for high school students in class half-time.
Schools — all of which were shut down after March Break — will be allowed to restart extracurricular sports and clubs, as long as physical distancing can be maintained.
NDP Education Critic Marit Stiles said the province's $309 million for personal protective equipment, staffing, cleaning supplies and other measures falls far short of what's needed.
"It's clear that the Ford government has put together the lowest cost, bargain-basement scheme that they could come up with, and it is going to put both our kids health and their academic success at risk," said Stiles, saying more teachers and custodians need to be hired so kids can return to "smaller, safer classes."
"Classrooms were already overcrowded, and the Ford government is sending kids right back into those packed classrooms."
Harvey Bischof, head of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, said while he welcomed the news on face masks, he called the province's announcement a "half-baked scheme weeks before the reopening of school."
"The savings they achieve now — in the long run, they will pay for in students who fall behind in their education," he said.
Ford acknowledged Thursday that the school shutdown has "been hard on families to balance work and child care, while kids have been separated from friends and other kids their own age. We want to get our kids back to school, but it has to be done safely."
The province said it will spend $60 million for PPE for educators, $80 million for additional staffing and $25 million for cleaning supplies. It is also spending $50 million to bring in 500 additional public health nurses to work in schools, in part to help with targeted COVID-19 testing of asymptomatic students.
Lecce said about 1,300 new caretakers will also be hired in the next month.
"The aim is to preserve one-metre of distancing in conjunction with masking," he said. "(With that), in addition to increased hand hygiene, in addition to the screening protocols, the testing, the embedding of public health nurses and likewise the use of masking, we believe this will be safe for both elementary and for high schools in Ontario."
The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents 55,000 support staff in Ontario schools, said the province needs to spend $272 million alone to hire one extra caretaker per school to ensure proper cleaning. The Ontario Liberals had estimated $3.2 billion in one-time spending for teachers, caretakers and additional space for classes of 15.
But Lecce said Ontario is spending more than double what British Columbia is, per capita and that what "we've also signalled though, is we're going to be responsive to the risk," he said. "And we're going to be there for our students, for our school boards, our educators — we're not going to let them down."
All four teachers' unions issued a statement saying the government is "jeopardizing the safety of students, educators and all Ontarians by severely underfunding" the reopening.
Sam Hammond, president of the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario, said "two-metre physical distancing and mask wearing have been required for indoor activities across the province. COVID-19 does not distinguish between a grocery store and a classroom, between a coffee shop or school hallways."
Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious diseases specialist with the University of Toronto, said while he approves of the flexibility the province has provided — families can opt to keep their kids learning at home — and other measures, "if you are looking for wrinkles in the plan, (physical distancing) is going to be one of them."
"I think the key thing here is implementation," he said. "How well is this going to be implemented in a real-world setting, and to what extent can kids adhere to physical distancing?"
He said schools will have to start looking for spaces within the buildings or elsewhere to keep classes smaller, or have teachers head outdoors with their students. "I expect to see a lot of creative solutions for keeping kids (apart)," he said.
Kristin Rushowy is a Toronto-based reporter covering Ontario politics for the Star. Follow her on Twitter: @krushowy
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I am a Professor of Law who specialises in both competition law and criminal law. I am the Deputy Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, which is based in the School of Law.
I hold both a Degree in Law and French and a Master of Laws from Trinity College Dublin. During my primary degree, I spent a university year studying French law at the Université de Poitiers, France. I came first overall in my class in my Senior Freshman year at Trinity. I also hold a PhD in Law from St John's College, University of Cambridge. I am a US Attorney-at-Law and a registered member of the New York State Bar.
I have published widely in specialist competition law journals (in the US and in Europe) as well as in generalist law journals (including Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Cambridge Law Journal and Modern Law Review). To date my research has been cited in over 350 publications. For my work on antitrust criminalisation, I won the 'Reddy Charlton McKnight Prize for Legal Scholarship', which was awarded by the Trinity College Law Review. I have been nominated twice for an 'Antitrust Writing Award' (in 2014 and 2019), which is co-organised annually by Concurrences Review and George Washington University Law School Competition Law Center.
My research has been cited in European and South American judgments. My work on antitrust criminalisation was quoted with approval by Mr Justice McKechnie in the Central Criminal Court (High Court) in Dublin in the leading Irish criminal cartel case of DPP v. Duffy and Duffy Motors (Newbridge) Ltd  IEHC 208. In December 2017, my book on cartel criminalisation was relied upon and cited in a judgment rendered by the Competition Tribunal of Chile: Judgment No. 160/2017. My work on hub-and-spoke cartels was quoted in a reply submitted to the Competition Tribunal of Chile by counsel for Walmart Chile in the case Requerimiento de la Fiscalía Nacional Económica en contra de Cencosud S.A. y otras, Rol C-304-2016. My work on selective distribution has also been cited in an antitrust decision of the Swiss Competition Commission: Online-Handels, 11 July 2011. My research has also been referenced in soft law (official guidelines) in Africa: Discriminatory Conduct Guidelines, Competition Authority of Botswana, December 2014. In October 2018, my work on cartel criminalisation was quoted and expressly endorsed in the New Zealand Parliament during the Second Reading of their Commerce (Criminalisation of Cartels) Amendment Bill.
In November 2012, I presented oral evidence to the Commerce Committee of the New Zealand Parliament on Clause 18 of their Commerce (Cartels and Other Matters) Amendment Bill. In the spring of 2013, I was a Visiting Professor at the Institute of International Trade and Law in Moscow, Russia. In 2013, I was appointed as an International Expert by the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) and in that position wrote a report advising the Finnish Ministry of Justice on the desirability of introducing criminal cartel sanctions in Finland. In Bucharest in 2014, I provided training in EU competition law to judges at various levels of the Romanian judiciary. Since 2016 I have been a Non-Governmental Advisor to the International Competition Network, which comprises over 130 of the world's competition authorities. In 2018 at the Supreme Court of Latvia, I participated in a roundtable discussion with the Chief Justice of Latvia and a number of senior judges which focused on my research on cartel enforcement. In April 2018, in Santiago, I delivered lectures on my research at both the National Economic Prosecutor's Office of Chile and the Competition Tribunal of Chile. In 2018 I gave oral evidence to the New Zealand Parliament for the second time, on that occasion to the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee concerning the Commerce (Criminalisation of Cartels) Amendment Bill. In Delhi in January 2019, I also gave oral evidence to the Competition Law Review Committee, which was set up by the Indian Government to review and propose amendments on its competition law regime.
I am an Associate Member of the Centre for Competition Policy and am a peer-reviewer of grant applications under the Newton Fund of the British Council. I am a member of the peer-review colleges of the Irish Research Council, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, and the Australian Research Council. In 2018 I was appointed as a Member of the Outer International Assessment Board for the Government of Ireland's Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme. I have also acted as an external reviewer of grant applications for the National Science Centre, one of Poland's main research councils. In Oslo in September 2018, I acted as a member of an international peer-review panel for the Research Council of Norway.
I am the Managing Editor of Oxford Competition Law, an innovative online national competition law case-reporting service operated by Oxford University Press. I also sit on the Editorial Boards of five journals: World Competition; Journal of Antitrust Enforcement; New Journal of European Criminal Law; Romanian Competition Journal; and Journal of Financial Crime. I am also a reporter on European competition law developments for Competition Policy International.
I have presented my research on six continents and in almost thirty countries. For example, I have delivered guest lectures at the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, University College London, Queen's University Belfast, Strathclyde University, City University, Hong Kong University, the Institute of International Trade and Law (Russia), the University of Melbourne (Australia), Istanbul Bilgi University (Turkey), the University of Bergen (Norway), Tel Aviv University (Israel), the University of Warsaw (Poland), Pázmány Péter Catholic University (Budapest, Hungary), the Latvian Law Institute (Riga, Latvia), NALSAR (Hyderabad, India), Christ University (Bangalore, India) and the National Law School of India University. I have also presented papers at a number of prestigious conferences, including in Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Romania, South Africa, Spain, the United States, and at the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London. I have participated at the by-invite only annual symposium on antitrust enforcement held in Washington DC, which is organised by the Journal of Antitrust Enforcement. I have presented my research at both the Annual Conference and the Annual Cartel Workshop of the International Competition Network. I have also delivered keynote addresses at competition law conferences in the Netherlands and Chile, at the Competition Authority of Kenya in Nairobi, and at the Peruvian competition authority in Lima.
I was recently a co-investigator on the project 'EU Social and Labour Rights under Internal Market Law', which was funded by the European Parliament to the tune of €118,000 (Reference: IP/A/EMPL/ST/2014-02). I have also worked on competition law projects for DG Sanco (European Commission), Consumers International, British Telecom, the Competition Committee of the OECD, and the British Brands Group.
To date, my research has been relied upon by the Australian Senate (in an official report), the Finnish Competition Authority, the International Competition Network, researchers at the Dutch Competition Authority, the (then) Chairman of the UK Competition Commission (in two policy speeches), the Chairman of the New Zealand Commerce Commission (in a report for the American Bar Association), the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (in a submission to Parliament), the Federation of German Consumer Organisations (in a submission to the European Commission), the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (in a submission to the OECD), the Western Australian Independent Grocers Association (in a submission to Australia's Competition Policy Review Panel), the UK Cabinet Office (in a commissioned report), the Korean Consumer Agency (in a commissioned report), the Competition Authority of El Salvador (in a submission to the OECD), UNCTAD, legal counsel at the Competition Commission of South Africa, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment in New Zealand, the Research Office of the Danish Ministry of Justice, the Competition Committee of the OECD and researchers in the Competition Commission of India and the Ministry of Economic Development in New Zealand.
I have been the subject of a feature in the 'Academic Life' section of Latvia's main legal periodical (Jurista Vards) and have been interviewed and cited by a number of international journalists (including for Russia Today TV; MLex Magazine; the Policy and Regulatory Report; the Verge).
I am an elected member of the Council of the Society of Legal Scholars ('SLS'). I also sit on the Research Grants Committee of the SLS. I am also a Member of the Academic Society for Competition Law.
I am a member of the Peer Review College of the White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities, where from 2019-2022, I will act as a Member of its Thought Cluster Committee.
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In previous years I was a member of: the Examinations Group of the University's Graduate Board (2015-2017); the ESSL Faculty Board (2015-2018); the ESSL Graduate School Committee (2015-2017); the School Management Team, School of Law (2015-2017); and the Research Committee, School of Law (2014-2017).
Prior to my coming to Leeds in 2013, I was a Senior Lecturer in Law at the UEA Law School, University of East Anglia and was a Faculty Member of the ESRC Centre for Competition Policy. Before moving to UEA, I was the Research Fellow in Competition Law at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) in London. In addition to conducting competition law research for BIICL, I also provided training in EU competition law to various consumer organisations across 14 EU Member States. I was also a Research Assistant (to Professor Sciarra) at the University of Cambridge and was the Managing Editor of the Cambridge Student Law Review. Before starting my academic career, I worked in New York City and in the People's Republic of China.
My main research interests lie in criminal law and in EU, US and UK competition law. I am particularly interested in all aspects of competition law enforcement, anticompetitive agreements, cartel criminalisation, parental liability in competition law, international cooperation in competition law and the objectives of competition law.
I have written a leading monograph on the topic of cartel criminalisation (published by Oxford University Press). I am currently writing a monograph on parental liability in EU competition law; it will be published in due course by Oxford University Press.
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In previous years I have also taught Tort Law, Contract Law, EU Law, US Law, Legal Skills, and Understanding Crime. I also supervise undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations in various areas of law. I have also judged numerous moots involving undergraduate students.
I hold a Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education Practice, which was awarded by the University of East Anglia.
From 2012 until 2016, I acted as an external examiner for seven law modules on the LLB and LLM programmes at Newcastle Law School, the University of Newcastle.
In 2017, I was appointed to the Judging Panel of the Undergraduate Awards, the world's largest international academic awards programme that acknowledges the brightest and most innovative undergraduate students.
I am happy to supervise PhD students in areas of my expertise, especially in competition law.
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Manny has been such a great addition to our Latinos at Tesla employee resource group (ERG) and DEI space - his optimism, initiative and leadership have not gone unnoticed. — Yared Oliveros, Senior Diversity Inclusion Partner, Recruiting @ Tesla
Manny has always proven to be a competent leader. Always willing to lead the pack from the front and push for the best in himself and others. — Eric Ritchey, Staff Engineer, Design Systems @ Tesla
Manny is one of the most hard-working, dedicated and loyal members of the team who embodied the Tesla spirit more than anyone I have known. He has gone above and beyond the call of duty more times than I can count, working with his team in North America, Europe and other regions to successfully deliver on impossibly tight deadlines yet always managing to keep a positive attitude despite the relentless pressure. It was due to this attitude, his interpersonal skills, and consistent, high-quality output that Manny was promoted through the ranks to eventually manage the Company's flagship Configurator team and digital application where he served as a liaison with the business, including executives, to plan mission critical, company-wide projects, gather requirements and set schedules. — Victor Barclay, Sr. Manager, Web & Digital Products @ Tesla
Manny has been an excellent engineering partner. His tenacity and constant positivity has had an incredible impact to the product and the team. Manny consistently goes above and beyond the requests made of him. He's dedicated to his work. I would gladly have him on any team that I work on. — Henry Lee, VP of Technology @ Space Needle
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I have worked with Manny for several years now and he quickly became our go-to in product & engineering for all Financial Services web projects because of his speed, in-depth business understanding, and creative solutions. Manny delivers beyond expectations under seemingly impossible tight timelines again and again. He is the most reliable person I have worked with at Tesla—delivering high quality results with speed. Manny is an exceptional communicator and he keeps all business partners and developers on the same page with proper expectations. Manny is adaptable and a leader. This combination enables him to effectively navigate his team and business partners through evolving business requirements. — Morgan Chatley, Sr. Partner Manager, Financial Services @ Tesla
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Manny has played a key role in developing financial solution tools for Tesla's online experience over the last year, taking requests to turn complex, customizable calculators and credit applications and developing them into simple user-interfaces with the Tesla look and feel. He is extremely efficient with his time and I trusted him as my "go-to" whenever I needed advice on developing a new finance tool. — Annie Wechter, Sr. Partner Manager, Financial Services of North America @ Tesla
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I have worked with and known Manny for more than five years, and have found him to be honest, reliable and intelligent. Manny worked with an age and ethnically diverse team to plan and execute the first-ever Great Basin Water Tour. Thanks to his mastery of logistics and ability to work with others under pressure and against a deadlines, the tour was a complete success. Manny also managed a team of staff, interns and volunteers to align them on an array of issue campaigns around environmental justice in Nevada in a skillful and highly professional way. Thanks to Manny's work, PLAN is much better suited to the challenges of organizational growth in a sometimes hostile issue environment. — Bob Fulkerson, State Director, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada
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Character development is present throughout the foundation of Kiddie Academy. The teachers and staff emphasizes character development through daily activities where children have the opportunity to make good choices. Teachers are specifically trained to empower learning in every child, and encourage them to succeed at their own pace. "Our job is to educate children and we take that very seriously. We strive to offer the very best care to every single child. We have found that learning through play is the most effective way to enhance knowledge." added Bhatia.
Kiddie Academy's Life Essentials curriculum is based on best practices and experiences. It includes an emphasis on learning skills in reading, writing, math and science, plus offers development in language arts, creative movement/drama, technology & computers, and health & fitness. As children grow they take what they've learned and apply their knowledge to the next level. The levels of care at Kiddie Academy range from 6 weeks to 12-years-old (before and after school program). Operating hours will run Monday through Friday from 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM. Family style dining meals are provided, along with an offering of healthy snacks. Busing is also available to most schools in the Seneca Valley School District.
Kiddie Academy features ten age-appropriate classrooms, a kitchen for an on-site meal service, three outdoor playgrounds, and a soccer field. Kiddie Academy employs a substantial number of degreed professionals who are highly trained and are continuous required to participate in professional development programs. As a result, Kiddie Academy offers so much more than just ABC's and 123's – it's Cranberry Township's newest child care facility with wisdom.
The Bhatia Family also owns and operates Kiddie Academy of Wexford that recently achieved NAEYC accreditation. NAEYC standards and criteria describe specific quality practices and explain procedures that programs use to measure their quality. It provides children and their families a higher level of quality care. Kiddie Academy of Cranberry Township maintains the same policies and practices to uphold the same level of quality as Kiddie Academy of Wexford.
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Business Networking Groups in Bristol
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Part 1: Local and Regional Business Networking Groups
Women Mean Biz
Women Mean Biz is a regional business networking group for women in the South West, with groups currently available in Bristol, Bath, Cheltenham, Somerset and Wiltshire. It was founded and continues to be directed by Philippa Constable, and offers regular structured lunchtime business-focused meetings.
Fixed membership costs for the first year range upwards from £296 + VAT for start-ups, students and charities, with the most common option, Pro Membership, priced at £374 + VAT (£448.80 inc. VAT). In-person meetings cost an extra £25 per month on top of these figures – equivalent to £300 per year if twelve monthly lunches are attended.
An online-only membership is now offered at £29.50 + VAT per month plus a one-off £29.50 start-up fee, equivalent to £383.50 exc. VAT or £460.20 inc. VAT for the first year. The benefits of this include a dedicated member profile page on the Women Mean Biz website, membership of select 'power groups' themed around different sectors of industry (e.g. creative), membership of an exclusive Facebook group, and attendance at two half-day workshops to tune your networking skills.
womenmeanbiz.co.uk
We Mean Biz
We Mean Biz was launched as an offshoot of Women Mean Biz, and has a similar range of fees and membership options to Women Mean Biz. The difference is that men are welcome in We Mean Biz, making it a mixed business networking group.
In practice, quite a few members of Women Mean Biz have also joined We Mean Biz to expand their business networking while retaining the familiar format. Discounted We Mean Biz membership rates are offered to paid-up members of Women Mean Biz.
We Mean Biz groups are currently active at Bath, Clifton, Central Bristol, Keynsham, Somerset and North Somerset. Online meetings covering the whole of the UK are also available.
GWS Media have found We Mean Biz to be an excellent networking group with a supportive community of small business members.
wemeanbiz.co.uk
Avon Business Club (ABC)
avonbusinessclub.co.uk
Avon Business Club is a group of business people who have typically been in other networking groups and have come together to create a networking group to suit those members.
We have found this group to be an excellent source of advice and business support, and is well worth visiting if you have a business based in or around Bristol.
Interactive Business Club (IBC)
ibc-bristol.co.uk
The Interactive Business Club was founded in 2011 by a small group of networkers who had been part of other groups like BNI and recognised that the way they were doing business networking needed to change and be less formal and less regimented, with meetings held in the middle of the day rather than early in the morning, and fortnightly rather than weekly. They were also looking to reduce the number of rules and regulations that most networking groups enforce.
The venue had to be central, with good food and great ambience. The group thrived and grew, with a waiting list for membership before COVID-19. It has continued with online meetings since then.
Membership costs only £60 per year, plus £16 fortnightly for meals once face-to-face meetings resume, making it one of the least expensive groups in Bristol.
We have found this group has been an excellent source of referrals and business connections, and recommend it to businesses based in Bristol.
Evolution Business Networking
Founded just recently in 2015, and designed to meet the needs of its members, Evolution Business Networking, commonly known as EVO for short, is a regional business community located in South-West England and Wales, with ten local groups currently active. The cost of membership is £738 + VAT in the first year, falling to £588 + VAT in all subsequent years. This includes access to fortnightly online meetings and quarterly face-to-face ones.
Members are further invited to visit one of the other groups per month as a guest, increasing the geographical networking reach for each member.
High-profile guest business speakers are invited to speak at selected EVO meetings.
Founder Jamie Breese is a film director, auctioneer and television presenter, and one of the best-connected people in Bristol. You will meet people at EVO who might never have attended any other networking group. There is a particularly wide range of companies.
evo-networking.com
Business West
Business West (formerly the Chambers of Commerce) is a regional membership organisation for businesses in Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. Membership is charged to organisations, not individuals, and priced by the number of employees, those with no more than nine employees paying only £250 + VAT per year, rising to £650 + VAT for those with 100 or more employees, via £450 + VAT for those with 10 to 99.
Benefits include access to a host of curated educational business documentation and access to monthly breakfast networking events, formerly known as Chamber Breakfasts, which are held from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at a venue either in one of the regional centres for the organisation (such as central Bristol) or at Business West's headquarters near Abbots Leigh.
A separate charge per employee is made for every breakfast attended. This was around £25 + VAT before lockdown suspended these events.
Business West is not a traditional business networking group, but it does offer networking events to members and non-members. It has various benefits to membership that may be of interest, even if you don't do business networking.
businesswest.co.uk/chambers/networking-events
Working Breakfast (WB)
Working Breakfast is a relatively young business networking organisation founded by Rodger Scott serving the greater Bristol area, currently with four groups based at Ashton Gate, North Bristol, Thornbury and Portishead.
Each group meets fortnightly for a structured business breakfast. Brief seminars and occasional social evenings and networking training workshops are also offered.
The cost of membership is currently £598 per annum if paid in advance, with monthly contracts at £54 per month available to new start-ups only to help spread the cost.
working-breakfast.com
Bristol Small Business Network
The Bristol Small Business Network began life in September 2018 as a Facebook group run by business coach and inspirational speaker Jo Richings. Centred online, it has rapidly expanded to 3,000 members, and runs regular group discussions on themed business topics.
There is no reference to fees on the group's page, and it would appear possible that the group is run free of charge pro bono, while also helping to raise the profile of its founder's coaching services.
jorichings.com/bristol-small-business-network.html
Sterling Network Groups
Sterling Network Groups is a regional organisation that currently runs networking groups only in Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Bristol, Bath, Oxfordshire and parts of Wiltshire.
Like BNI (see below), it does not allow more than one member per group in each industry sector, to prevent internal competition within groups.
Membership is only available to applicants who are vetted and approved both at the central headquarters and by the leadership of the regional group where membership is desired. It costs £359 per year plus £15.60 per meeting attended, to cover the cost of food and premises hire.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, meetings have instead been held online, but the intention is for this situation to be only temporary until restrictions have been eased.
sterlingnetworks.co.uk/bristol-breakfast
Bristol Business Network / Business Network South West
Bristol Business Network, formerly known as Business Network South West, was a monthly business networking lunch meeting that was hosted by Sean Humby for over 20 years from the late 1990s until 2021. During lockdown, meetings were held online over Zoom free of charge. In October 2021, Sean announced the discontinuation of the group.
Before lockdown, the group met once a month on a weekday at a rotating selection of three hotels located in or near central Bristol, and there was an attendance fee for each lunch that also includes access to a business enlightenment seminar beforehand. Good two-course meals and a choice of red and white wine and soft drinks were typically served at every meeting. After lunch, a member of the group gave a ten-minute presentation on a previously agreed theme.
We found Sean's networking group to be an excellent addition to our own networking. It was attended by a wide variety of businesses of different sizes. Sean went out of his way to be really helpful to regulars as well as new visitors, and the group will be missed by those of us who attended it regularly over the years.
business-networksw.org
Part 2: National Business Networking Groups
Business Networking International (BNI)
BNI describes itself as 'the world's leading business networking and referral organisation'.
It is organised into local groups called Chapters, in which members are assigned an exclusive area of business activity to promote within their group. Each Chapter controls its own admissions process and will vet prospective members for desirability before they are accepted. The maximum allowed size of a Chapter is 40 members. Numerous chapters exist up and down the country, including at least five in Bristol.
The cost of membership for one year is £894 including VAT, discounted to £600 per year for a prepaid two-year commitment.
It is certainly not one of the cheaper groups, but for those who value the structure and respond to the pressure put on members to look for work for each other, it can be a great way to grow your business and improve your presentational skills.
bni-bas.co.uk/en-GB/index
Institute of Directors (IoD)
The Institute of Directors is geared specifically to company directors, but that includes directors of the smallest companies as well as very large ones. It offers two levels of membership, with Full Membership being oriented towards executive directors, and Associate Membership admitting 'aspiring directors' as well as 'new directors' and former directors.
The cost of Full Membership is £415 per year. Associate Membership costs £199 per year.
The IoD currently claims 25,000 members, and is based at 18 locations nationwide.
Full membership entitles one to attend up to 52 meetings at these pear year. Additionally, members have access to online training courses, and to the use of a Business Information Service, a Policy Unit, a Directors' Advisory Service, and helplines related to tax and legal issues.
We have benefitted from IoD membership for many years, with regular networking meetings in Bristol every fortnight. These are now less frequent, but if you want to meet interesting high-powered consultants and business advisors, the IoD is one of the best places to find them.
iod.com
Federation of Small Business (FSB)
The FSB is a not-for-profit organisation that acts as a trade union for businesses in general. Members are businesses rather than individuals. They are offered advice and support, and also an influential voice in government.
The cost of FSB membership varies with the size of the company. For the first year, this ranges from £229 for a business with 1-4 employees to £1010 for a business with 101-150 employees, further increasing by £5 per employee for every employee greater than 150, so for example a business with 450 employees would pay £2510 in that first year. In subsequent years, the cost is reduced by a fixed sum of £30 from the first-year costs.
The FSB also runs business networking events under the banner of FSB Connect. These are organised in different regional centres and are subject to additional fees per meeting attended, typically about £10.
The FSB is most often home to smaller businesses, and we enjoyed its networking meetings very much.
fsb.org.uk
4 Networking is a national site that claims to be the UK's 'largest joined up business network' [sic].
It provides to its members frequent online business networking meetings and the use of a Facebook group open only to members.
In-person meetings are also offered in selected locations, mainly in the south of England, the Midlands, Yorkshire and Manchester.
Membership costs £240 + VAT (£288) per year. Online speed networking sessions are also available to non-members at a separate cost of £20 + VAT each.
We have visited 4N and believe it to be an excellent support and social network for smaller businesses and sole traders.
4nonline.biz
Trust Local
Trust Local is a local business directory website that has branched out into holding business networking meetings, attendance at which is free of charge to members of the public wanting to consume business services, but they are not allowed to use them to advertise their own business.
Only businesses paying to advertise their services on the directory are entitled to represent themselves in the networking meetings. The cost of a business listing is £150 per year.
trust-local.co.uk/networking
Women's Business Club
Women's Business Club is an international business network that was founded relatively recently, in 2013. Membership is available only to women.
Membership within the UK currently costs £684 per year, and includes access to educational events themed around different areas of business processes and skills throughout the year, as well as to live events held monthly, which are variously themed as coffee mornings, business lunches and evening networking meetings, at no extra cost.
womensbusiness.club/uk/bristol


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Q: Can a variable holds multiple records in user defined functions in MySQL? I have a user defined function.
In that function I declared a variable of type datetime.
I am assigning the result of a query into this variable. And I am returning this assigned value. It looks like
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drop function if exists getQEDate$$
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When accessing this function I am getting an exception like "returns more than a row...".
So I am thinking this error occurred while returning the result. That means the variable qedate can hold more than one row.
Is the above analysis makes sense ?

A: It's probably that  your query is returning more than 1 row and it can't store that into a variable. If you're only expecting 1 row you should check your where clause or add LIMIT 1 to the end of the query in the function.
I'm guessing since I can't see your data or your where clause :)

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Traditional Chinese Medicine Gains Accreditation in Australia...
Traditional Chinese medicine was accepted into Australia's National registration and accreditation scheme for health professionals as from the 1st of July 2012.
The CEO of the Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA) says the process has taken a long time, but being a part of the mainstream health system is the end result.
[Judy James, Chief Executive Officer, AACMA]:
"Our organization is absolutely delighted that nationally registration has commenced. We've been working towards this for over 20 years.
One main benefit for clients is the protection gained from national registration.
"The greatest benefit is for the public so that they can identify who is qualified, who is registered, and also so that there's a mechanism for handling complaints against registered practitioners.
A Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner from Melbourne says there's an amazing depth of knowledge in China's history.
[Mychelle Whitewood, Chinese Medicine Practitioner]:
"With over 5,000 years of developing their system, Chinese Medicine is a very sophisticated treatment for the human body and can be used as a primary health care system and works really well alongside Western Medicine."
Traditional Chinese Medicine is all about achieving balance in the body.
I guess what I really like about Chinese Medicine, and I find that I'm drawn to study on a daily basis even when its not conscious, is that it's fascinating. The culture fascinates me, the history of the different philosophies, there's many stems and branches of Chinese Medicine. Whether its the Qi Gong, or the medicine, the diet therapy, the acupuncture, and the bodywork all work in unison.
AACMA's president says the recognition of Chinese medicine is something to be proud of.
[Richard Li, President, AACMA]:
"… Australia becomes the first Western country to have national registration and accreditation system for Chinese medicine… we all feel proud and excited about our future."
Traditional Chinese Medicine has stood the test of time. It's been around for over 5,000 years and is still going strong.
Tags: acupuncture traditional chinese medicine AACMA health professionals
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Justice Breyer's concern that the Court's June 2007 ruling in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District. No. 1 "is a decision the Court and nation will come to regret" is not well founded. Far from limiting the constitutionally permissible use of race in education from its present restriction to higher education, the case may allow governmental entities to consider race as a factor to achieve diversity in grades K-12. In Parents Involved, which the Court decided with its companion case, McFarland v. Jefferson County Public Schools four justices concluded that school boards may never consider race when …
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The Cost Of Good Intentions: Why The Supreme Court's Decision Upholding Affirmative Action Admission Programs Is Detrimental To The Cause, Leslie Yalof Garfield Jan 2006
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The Debate Over War Powers, Mark R. Shulman Jan 2003
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Two Sides Of A "Sargasso Sea": Successive Prosecution For The "Same Offence" In The United States And The United Kingdom, Lissa Griffin
This article analyzes the U. S. constitutional law interpreting the concept of "same offence." Included is a survey of the Supreme Court's attempts to interpret constitutional text in order to provide adequate protection for the underlying double jeopardy interest against vexatious reprosecutions, which have frequently produced inconsistent and illogical results. Part III of this article analyzes U.K. law relating to the concept of "same offence," where the same narrow double jeopardy protection adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court is supplemented with a broad discretion to prevent unfair successive prosecution that constitutes an abuse of process. Part IV draws lessons from …
The Legality And Constitutionality Of The President's Authority To Initiate An Invasion Of Iraq, Mark R. Shulman Jan 2002
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The South Won't Rise Again But It's Time To Study The Defunct Confederacy's Constitution, Ralph Michael Stein Jan 2001
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The premise of this essay is not to espouse that the Southern ideological and constitutional theorists were correct. I propose, however, that an understanding of the historical basis of constitutional law, and a recognition of evolving doctrinal issues of Federalism, will enhance law school curriculum. Presentation of these topics dictates the introduction of the Confederate Constitution into the curriculum of required courses and electives. This effort, I propose, would be a prudent step, to be amply repaid in terms of higher understanding and scholarly benefit.
The Supreme Court 2000 Term--Leading Cases, Good News Club V. Milford Central School, 121 S. Ct. 2093 (2001), Emily Gold Waldman Jan 2001
The Supreme Court 2000 Term--Leading Cases, Good News Club V. Milford Central School, 121 S. Ct. 2093 (2001), Emily Gold Waldman
After the Supreme Court held in Widmar v. Vincent that state universities could not constitutionally deny religious groups access to facilities generally available to student groups, a number of school districts authored access policies that were designed to create "limited public forums." These policies delineated the categories of activities for which school property could be used, and indicated that religious activities were not among them. In Lamb's Chapel v. Center Moriches Union Free School District, however, the Supreme Court struck a blow to the notion that school districts could employ the limited public forum approach to exclude religious activities from …
The Correction Of Wrongful Convictions: A Comparative Perspective, Lissa Griffin Jan 2001
The Correction Of Wrongful Convictions: A Comparative Perspective, Lissa Griffin
This Article analyzes the different modes in which two facially similar adversarial systems remedy wrongful convictions. Part I briefly examines the origins of wrongful convictions in both England and the United States. Part II describes the appellate processes in the two countries for correcting wrongful convictions. Part III addresses the processes for correcting wrongful convictions after the appellate processes have been completed. Part IV critiques the English process and examines whether aspects of that process may be carried over to the United States.
Burdening Constitutional Rights: The Supreme Court's License To Prosecutors, Bennett L. Gershman Jul 2000
Burdening Constitutional Rights: The Supreme Court's License To Prosecutors, Bennett L. Gershman
The prosecutorial tactic of burdening a defendant's exercise of constitutional rights has appeared in a variety of contexts. Prosecutors have asked juries to infer guilt based on a defendant's decision not to testify, not to call witnesses, to remain silent after being given Miranda warnings, to go to trial, to secure the assistance of counsel, to refuse to consent to a warrantless search, and to testify. In all of these instances, courts have found the prosecutor's remarks to constitute misconduct.
The Standing Of Citizens To Enforce Against Violations Of Environmental Statutes In The United States, Jeffrey G. Miller Jan 2000
The Standing Of Citizens To Enforce Against Violations Of Environmental Statutes In The United States, Jeffrey G. Miller
Judicial actions by private citizens have played a critical role in the development and enforcement of federal environmental law in the United States over several decades. The courts' general receptivity to the standing of private environmental plaintiffs has made that role possible. A troika of Supreme Court decisions on standing in environmental cases authored by Scalia J over the last decade had eroded that general receptivity, casting doubt on the continued vitality of private actions in developing and implementing environmental law. The Court's recent decision in Friends of the Earth Inc v Laidlaw Environmental Services halts this erosion. To explain …
Suspended Over The Abyss: A City's Quest For Local Autonomy In Institutional Reform Litigation, Michelle S. Simon Jan 1996
Suspended Over The Abyss: A City's Quest For Local Autonomy In Institutional Reform Litigation, Michelle S. Simon
This Article examines the conflict between preserving local autonomy and remedying constitutional violations in the context of school desegregation. Part I articulates the problem by exploring the role of the city and its part in institutional reform. The first section explains what is meant by local autonomy. The second section examines what constitutes institutional reform. The third section discusses an example of the clash between local autonomy and institutional reform in the context of the ongoing struggle in Kansas City, Missouri. Part II examines how the Supreme Court has viewed the relationship between the remedial powers of district courts and …
The Term Limits Case, Bennett L. Gershman Jan 1996
The Term Limits Case, Bennett L. Gershman
In U.S. Term Limits, the Court reviewed an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution, adopted in 1992, that made a candidate for the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives ineligible to have his or her name placed on the ballot for national election if that person had previously been elected to three or more terms as a member of the House, or two or more terms as a member of the Senate. Following a taxpayer's complaint seeking declaratory relief, the state circuit court held that this amendment violated the Qualifications Clauses in Article I, sections 2 and 3, of the U.S. …
The Promise Of State Constitutionalism: Can It Be Fulfilled In Shef V. O'Neill?, Gayl S. Westerman Jan 1996
The Promise Of State Constitutionalism: Can It Be Fulfilled In Shef V. O'Neill?, Gayl S. Westerman
This Article reflects on the anomaly of the superior court's decision in Sheff in light of this recent history and recommends that the Connecticut Supreme Court use an alternative, analytical framework based on the Connecticut Constitution to decide the Sheff appeal. This independent approach is equally available to all state courts seeking to resolve fundamental issues under their own constitutions. Only by speaking in a clear, state voice can state courts balance the constitutional vision of the federal courts and fulfill the promise of the state constitutional law movement.
Defensively Invoking Treaties In American Courts--Jurisdictional Challenges Under The U.N. Drug Trafficking Convention By Foreign Defendants Kidnapped Abroad By U.S. Agents, Thomas Michael Mcdonnell Jan 1996
Defensively Invoking Treaties In American Courts--Jurisdictional Challenges Under The U.N. Drug Trafficking Convention By Foreign Defendants Kidnapped Abroad By U.S. Agents, Thomas Michael Mcdonnell
This Article unravels the non-self-executing treaty doctrine, examines the invocation of a treaty as a defense to governmental action, and develops a test for when an individual (rather than a government) may assert a treaty defensively in state or federal courts. Lastly, this Article applies this test to state-sponsored kidnapping and the U.N. Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. The parties to this treaty, which was sponsored by the United States, barred one country's law enforcement agents from operating without permission on another country's soil and rejected a provision requiring a country to extradite its own …
The Gate Is Open But The Door Is Locked - Habeas Corpus And Harmless Error, Bennett L. Gershman Jan 1994
The Gate Is Open But The Door Is Locked - Habeas Corpus And Harmless Error, Bennett L. Gershman
Brecht is a paradigm of the Rehnquist Court's result-oriented approach to habeas corpus and harmless error. The decision purports to be a principled application of the policies of finality, federalism, and judicial economy that underlay the Court's new habeas and harmless error jurisprudence. It is, in fact, an unwarranted and unprincipled extension of those policies. Depending on how the lower federal courts interpret and implement the decision, Brecht could have a devastating impact on the way state prosecutors and judges administer criminal justice, as well as the ability of state prisoners to redress constitutional violations.
The Right To Effective Assistance Of Appellate Counsel, Lissa Griffin Jan 1994
The Right To Effective Assistance Of Appellate Counsel, Lissa Griffin
This article closely examines the Supreme Court's decision in Strickland v. Washington, as it applies to effective assistance of trial counsel. Part III analyzes the constitutional origin and current status of the right to effective assistance of counsel on appeal. Part IV discusses the functional differences between trial and appellate counsel, the differences in the two forums, and the different effect that a finding of ineffectiveness of counsel at trial or on appeal has on finality. Part V formulates a standard to govern ineffectiveness of appellate counsel claims that incorporates Strickland's "reasonable competence" standard, but applies that standard differently with …


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Yuri-filled and Girl-filled Anime Shows to Kick-Off 2018!
A week to go and it's Christmas time! As days move forward, we are also just a few more weeks until 2018– and its seems that next year will be pretty interesting to yuri fans and those who are looking for different kinds of anime shows to watch.
In 2018 alone there's going to be a couple of good yuri series that will be airing. Some are from yuri manga while some are in the borderlines of the genre due to the undertones. So anyways, here are some yuri-filled shows and girl-filled ones to look forward to in 2018!
Airing Date: Jan 6, 2018
The popular yuri manga series Citrus is the perfect kick-off for the new year. The anime series is confirmed to be covering until Volume 4 of the popular manga series. Completed with an all-star voice cast including two popular group in the Japanese music industry to sing the opening and ending songs, lots of fans have waited years for this manga series to have its own anime. Finally, the wish came true.
Just a day before Citrus, we will have Toji no Miko or Sword-Weilding Shrine Maidens.
Just to give you an idea on what the anime is about, it centers on a group of shrine maiden that wear school uniforms and wield swords as their main weapons and they call themselves as "Toji". They act like a sort of police force to eliminate the "aratama". Aside from this huge responsibility, the government required them to blend in with other people like attending the same school together.
Aside from the upcoming anime series, Toji no Miko also has a manga adaptation which was first launched last October 26.
Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san is a manga series created in 2013 by Naru Narumi. It had a live-action adaptation back in 2015. As of March 2017, over 840,000 copies of the manga was sold in Japan alone.
The series is about a girl named Koizumi which is super attractive yet very mysterious. Behind this fame and looks, she actually a ramen master going through highs and lows to look for the best ramen restaurants. Best of all, she can finish even the largest of ramen bowls! If love food (especially ramen), this is definitely for you.
Mitsuboshi Colors
The series is about Yui, Kotoha, and Sacchan who formed an organization called "Colors". Their mission? To perform some errands and good deeds to protect the peace in their own cute.
Yurucamp
Yurucamp is a manga series created by Afro in 2015. The series begins on two girls who met at Mt. Fuji forming a new friendship and embracing new adventures as they camp out together.
Airing Date: Jan 12, 2018
The anime will take you to a world of gods and tiny people as you follow the cute adventures of tiny girls Hakumei and Mikochi.
Airing Date: Jan 2018
Hana Ichinose is a 16-year-old high school student. She may look ordinary but there is something that she is hiding from other people: the fact that the is enrolled in high school a year late. Her classmate are unaware of this and it's up to her to catch up on things.
Märchen Mädchen
Based on the Japanese light novel series of the same name by Tomohiro Matsu and StoryWorks (with art by Kantoku). After getting lost among the bookcases of the library, Hazuki Kagimura gets transported to a magic school called mädchen where she meets Shizuka Tsuchimikado. Hazuki is said to be chosen by the "book of Cinderella". Together with Shizuka, her journey to become a true magician begins!
Nanatsu no Bitoku
The anime series is focused on the angelic counterparts to the demons from the Sin: Nanatsu no Taizai series.
So which ones are you going to follow next month? Leave it in the comments!
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DeSoto County is on track to have some major improvements to its road system finished next year, according to Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) Northern District Commissioner Mike Tagert.
The new construction of I-269 from the Tennessee state border to its connection with I-69 north of Hernando and the completion of the Coldwater River bridge south of Hernando on U.S. Highway 51 are both on schedule to be finished in 2018.
MDOT is also working forward on the widening to eight lanes of I-55 between Hernando and Southaven, although Tagert, in Olive Branch Tuesday to speak to the local Rotary Club, said it is moving slowly.
As with many other projects, Tagert noted that paying for the project remains an issue with limited funding.
Tagert did say DeSoto County drivers should be able to travel the finished portion of I-269 by the fall of 2018.
The Northern District Commissioner didn't speculate on how much of that project could be finished this year, saying the paving progress is at the discretion of the contractor.
Meanwhile, motorists between Hernando and Senatobia will still have to detour on I-55 for the time being, instead of taking a direct Highway 51 route, with the construction of a new bridge over the Coldwater River.
The road is currently closed at that point as a replacement to an aging bridge left unsafe after flooding in March 2016 left a four-inch crack is being constructed.
Tagert said it is an expensive effort brought about more quickly than expected because of the damage to the bridge.
Tagert pointed out a bridge project had already been planned for that location, but the damage caused those plans to be moved up ahead of what the Commission had hoped.
In speaking to the Olive Branch Rotarians, Tagert said the signalization of State Highway 302, commonly known as Goodman Road, was about halfway to completion. Synchronization of the traffic signals is being done countywide to allow traffic to flow more smoothly on the busy roadway.
What won't be seen on Goodman Road anytime soon is the placement of medians to replace what are commonly called "suicide lanes." The plan had been floated by MDOT to replace the middle turning lanes due to safety concerns, but Tagert said it is not a "doable" option because too many businesses along the highway would be adversely affected.
Given the current network of roads in Mississippi and a tight budget, the Northern District Commissioner said MDOT has been forced to become more of a "Department of Maintenance," doing its best to maintain current roads and bridges in the state. Thus, the current construction in DeSoto County may be the last new construction Mississippi will see for awhile.


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5903 ZC was, and still may well be but it hasn't been seen in a long time, a 1302LS that was built in Belgium and brought in by MDL in January 1972 as a fully built Beetle. It was sent to Larkin & Matthews in Swords where it was sold in April of that year. This was top of the range in the Beetle lineup with its 1600cc engine, brake warning light on the dashboard, reverse lights, radio, disc brakes up front and metallic paint which in this case was Gemini Blue Metallic (L96E) and impact strips on the bumpers.
At some point in the late 1980s or early 1990s it was restored, painted metallic green and the most dramatic change happened, the roof was removed. Although not a very popular modification to do to any Beetle, this conversion to a soft top Beetle was done quite well and by keeping it stock, other than the colour, it didn't initially look like a homemade cabrio.
The photo was taken in Limerick in June 1990 after this 1302LS was valeted. .It was owned by a collector who bought it after he retired from the bank and it was his pride and joy. Despite having not been a factory cabrio there was very little in the way of scuttle shudder which was thanks to the extra bracing welded in during the conversion.
The Marathon Beetle wheels, highback seats, spotlights and extra chrome trim were just some of the extras seen on this Beetle. I wonder where it is now as it hasn't been seen since the mid 1990s?


Casey Camp is an artist, writer, and all-around fine gentleman. He loves to work at the intersection of poetry and visual art, typically within the bounds of sequential narrative art. Some people would just call this "comics." When not crafting art, he can typically be found getting his fix in any matter of competition that he can find nearby. No contest is too big or too small. He lives near Atlanta, Georgia with his wonderful wife, Emily, and daughter, Lennon.
We went Behind the Sestina with Camp to talk about his poem, "A Poem on the Severe Awesomeness of John Zorn," featured in The Incredible Sestina Anthology.
I first discovered it while doing some research. I was working on translating some longer-form poems to comic form and I wanted to do something where I wrote the poem instead of finding one. I wanted it to be interesting on a structural level to see how it translated to sequential panels. After looking around online I found sestinas and that was that. It was too interesting of a format to say no to.
I wrote a few before this one just to get a feel for how it works. They weren't anything great, but I made plenty of mistakes and eventually figured some things out. Since then I've done some bigger comic sestinas that were set into an installation-type art piece. They were kind of meta-sestinas, if there is such a thing. Bigger pieces with shelves that held sestinas on them which, overall, created a larger pseudo-sestina. Once I get into a form, it's hard to let go. They started showing up almost inadvertently in my art, even things that weren't supposed to be poems.
"A Poem on the Severe Awesomeness of John Zorn" is a comics sestina. Can you tell us a bit about putting this graphic poem together?
Usually, these sort of things would start out with the poem first, or even me coming up with a few lines of a poem, then going from there. This one, however, happened to start with a doodle before anything else. I had been playing around with putting a graphic poem together using visual cues as the last word of the lines (meaning it would have no words) and wanted to use a little figure. Well, after a little drawing this figure wound up with a clarinet. The words just kind of naturally came out after I'd figured out the big picture.
Putting it together was different just because on some pages I'd have an idea for a few panels, but the wording structure is so specific that on a very local level while working on a page the words are already set, so sometimes the challenge was to arrange the panels in a way that progressed the story how it was moving while still maintaining the flow and structure of the poem. It sounds like a challenge, but it's the most fun kind you can imagine.
Like I'd said earlier, I was really enamored with the form. It has a lot of repetition, so I feel like once you have a general idea the next logical place to go would be to figure out what words you will be repeating since they're such an important part of the piece. In this case you can definitely say that the form impacted what I was going to do – I specifically wanted to write a sestina and specifically one about John Zorn.
In terms of the specifics of writing this I was already listening to Naked City, one of Zorn's bands. For the entire duration of it's creation I listened to different Zorn albums (specifically his solo work Chimeras, Cobra by Cobra, and several different Masada albums) and I'm not entirely sure what kind of influence they had on the final piece In terms of creation, after the initial idea, the poem was written with the words and art being made one page at a time. Basically I would do the words and a sketch for each panel, then finish the page before moving to the next. I'd be willing to bet that as the piece progresses I was listening to heavier and noisier music of his which is what gives his figure this transformation from a timid kind of fellow to some sort of evil world conqueror.
Where did you first hear of Zorn? Why do you think he's awesome?
I had a space in an art studio and there was a communal CD player that everyone just had stacks of CDs sitting next to. A friend of mine at the studio brought in the Naked City album and got me to listen to it, saying it was some crazy experimental super group and it had the Batman theme song. I had listened to Bill Frisell a good bit during college, so that's how he convinced me to give it a whirl.
From then on I was hooked and started checking out a lot of the different people in the band to see what kind of music they made. Once I started the John Zorn rabbit hole, nothing was ever the same.
The first sestinas were always dedicated to someone—who would you dedicate your sestina to? Would it be Zorn?
I feel like it would be in bad taste to dedicate it to anyone else! I do not know Mr. Zorn, but I guess it's okay to dedicate a poem to someone you've never met. Especially when it's someone so … awesome?! I mean, those people bowing down at him in the end … that's not exaggeration. I just want to be on his good side so that when he takes over the world maybe I can be like 123rd in command or something.
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