The main stem of Rancocas Creek between Interstate 295 and the Delaware River viewed from the air in November 2011.
Rancocas Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. The creek's main stem is 8.3 miles (13.4 km) long, with a North Branch of 28.3 miles (45.5 km) and a South Branch flowing 21.7 miles (34.9 km). The creek system drains a rural agricultural and forested area on the western edge of the Pinelands north and northeast of Camden and the New Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia.
Rancocas Creek rises as two main branches in the Pinelands National Reserve. The North Branch rises in northern Burlington County, in Mirror Lake, just south of Fort Dix. It flows west-northwest past Mount Holly.
The South Branch rises in central Burlington County near Chatsworth and flows generally northwest. It receives the 13.8-mile-long (22.2 km) Southwest Branch from the south approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of Mount Holly. The North and South branches join near Rancocas State Park, approximately 3 miles (5 km) west of Mount Holly, near the crossing of the New Jersey Turnpike and Interstate 295. A few hundred yards downstream of the Interstate 295 and New Jersey Turnpike bridges, Burlington County Route 635 passes over the Creek on a bridge built less than 4 feet (1.2 m) over the average water level. This bridge has the capability for the center section of the bridge to swivel from the perpendicular to the river to parallel, to allow small boat traffic through. After rehabilitation of the bridge in the 1980s, the powered mechanism was removed due to the near-lack of creek barge traffic and expense of maintenance. The bridge may be opened in case of emergency, but requires manual labor to be swiveled open.
It is navigable for approximately 10 miles (16 km) upstream from its mouth on the Delaware. However, the CR 635 bridge effectively places a barrier to boat traffic 7.6 miles (12.2 km) upstream from the Delaware.
On April 23, 1853, the engineer of Camden & Amboy's 2 p.m. train out of Philadelphia missed stop signals and ran his train off an open drawspan between modern-day Riverside and Delanco on Rancocas Creek. There were no fatalities.
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A police cordon stops counter-protesters marching against a rally by the British off-shoot of the Germany-based PEGIDA movement on Whitehall in central London on April 4, 2015. PEGIDA stands for the Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West. An estimated 150 counter-protesters outnumbered the PEGIDA protest opposite Downing Street with a heavy police presence keeping the two groups apart. Minor scuffles between police and counter-protesters did not result in any arrests, according to the police. AFP PHOTO / NIKLAS HALLE'N (Photo credit should read NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Images) Political correctness and fear of accusations of racism at the local level is preventing Islamic extremism being reported, a British government advisor has admitted.
As has been the case with the scourges of grooming rape gangs and modern day slavery, Islamic extremism is being pushed under the rug by local councils in the UK out of concern of being branded as racist, the government's independent adviser for social cohesion Dame Sara Khan has said.
Prevent, the government's anti-extremism programme, Khan said, is being hampered by local authorities bending to "political correctness".
"They felt that somehow they were going to be offending Muslims, somehow it was being racist and Islamaphobic," Dame Sara told the BBC's Political Thinking podcast.
"I thought, you're not doing a service to Muslims in this country if you think that. Not talking about the threat of Islamist extremism is totally unacceptable.
"You're actually discriminating against Muslims because you're more concerned about political correctness and the fear of being labelled racist [than] actually helping Muslims," she added. MI5: Number of Far Right Terror Cases 'Absolutely Dwarfed by the Number of Islamist Cases' https://t.co/eikJsWpwjg — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) March 21, 2019 The Prevent programme, which seeks to stop the radicalisation of would be extremists in Britain, has previously been accused of placing a […]
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Fractional Postage Rates Introduced (April 15): the rate for circulars was raised from 1¢ per oz. to 1½¢ per oz.
Although the Postal Service Act of Feb. 28, 1925 provided for a new "Private Contract Rate" of not less than 10¢ per oz., this service did not begin until 1926.
Over 3 billion of the above stamps were issued. Records of printings for the individual varieties were not kept by the Bureau, but it is certain that fewer of the perf 10 stamps were saved by collectors than of the perf 11 or the perf 10 sidewise coil.
The one and one half cent Harding stamp was the first U.S. postage stamp issued in a fractional denomination; the one half cent Nathan Hale was issued about a month later. The 1½¢ value was issued to meet the new third class mail rate that went into effect April 15, 1925, while the ½¢ stamp was to be used with the ordinary one cent stamp to meet this rate. Both the 1½¢ and the ½¢ stamps were released early to provide ample distribution time to meet the new rates. Anticipating a great need, the Post Office rushed to print as many stamps of the new 1½¢ stamps as possible, issuing it in five philatelically important formats (see above). On the other hand, it was felt that the flat plate printings of the ½¢ stamp would meet demand and no other formats of that stamp were printed in the first year. In fact, the rotary press issues of the ½¢ stamp were not issued until 1929, four years later, and the imperforate and coil half cent stamps were never issued at all.
Partially in a rush to get this stamp into production and partially due to conflicts the engravers had with the designing of the Lexington Concord and Norse American commemoratives in the spring of 1925, it was suggested that the 2¢ black Harding Memorial commemorative design be used for the 1½¢ stamp, by changing the denomination from 2¢ to 1½¢, removing the "memorial" dates in the upper corners and changing the color from the "memorial" black. This is exactly what was done.
Both the half cent and the one and one-half cent stamp present something of an anachronism to the collector. They are both listed in the catalog well before the 2¢ black Harding memorial stamp, (Number 551 and 553 as opposed to the two cents Number lists as 610-612). In reality, they were issued more than a year and a half later and, as pointed out, the design of the 1½¢ stamp was taken directly from the 2¢ memorial stamp of 1923.
It's funny how time gives new faces to historical events. Woodrow Wilson, the war-time president who preceded Harding, died only about six months after Harding. The reader may remember that the Harding Memorial stamp was rushed into production within a month after Harding's death. At the time, Harding was a much more popular president than Wilson had been, and of course the Harding Memorial stamp had been well received by the public. Now it was Wilson's turn to be so remembered, but politics prevailed and the Wilson "memorial" stamp was put on hold, that is until the Harding Memorial stamp was altered to make the new 1½¢ stamp (see above). When this change was made, Democrats placed further pressure on the Post Office Department to issue a stamp memorializing Wilson. As it turns out a compromise of sorts was made. Wilson was not to be placed on a "memorial" stamp, but rather on a regularly issued definitive stamp. Since the rate to send a letter registered had been raised from 10¢ to 15¢, and combined with the letter rate of 2¢, 17¢ was now needed to send a registered letter. Wilson was placed on this seventeen cent stamp, and in further compromise the stamp was printed in the "memorial" black. However, the dates of the birth and death of Wilson were not included in the upper corners as had been done on the Harding Memorial stamp, in the tradition of other U.S. commemorative stamps.
The seventeen cent Wilson stamp is also something of an anachronism, in that it was issued before the thirteen cent stamp. Number lists the two stamps in denominational rather than chronological order, that is the thirteen cent Number 622 was issued after the seventeen cent Number 623.
Time has not been kind to Harding's legacy, linking his presidency to scandals that he may or may not have been aware of. Harding is often listed at or near the bottom of the list of U.S. Presidents. On the other hand, Wilson's status has only improved through the years and is now regarded by many as one of our nobler presidents.


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https://www.slab.org.uk/solicitors/quality-assurance-scheme/childrens-qa/
Children's quality assurance
The Children's Quality Assurance Scheme (CQAS) seeks to maintain and improve the quality of service and legal work provided by solicitors using legal aid. It has powers to remove firms from the children's register if necessary.
All registered solicitors who carry out children's legal assistance work will be reviewed every six years.
Full details on how the scheme operates are available below.
Please contact Tracy Brown, Children's Assurance Coordinator, on 0131 240 1945 or by email if you would like any further information about the scheme.
Children's peer review
All solicitors registered to provide children's legal assistance are subject to peer review.
The peer review process is administered by our Children's Quality Assurance Committee (CHQAC), under section 25c of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986.
The Committee comprises three members appointed by us, three members appointed by the Law Society of Scotland and three independent or lay members appointed by us in consultation with the Society.
The Committee members' role is to:
Instruct and receive reports from peer reviewers.
To approve the reports and marks given by Peer Reviewers.
Recommend any further reviews or actions to be taken as a result of reports received, if appropriate.
Peer reviewers are appointed by the CHQAC. They are currently practising and registered children's solicitors who are experienced in this field.
Purpose of reviews: The purpose of the review is to examine the quality of the work carried out on behalf of client based on the evidence contained within the case file.
Review criteria: Files are assessed against set peer review criteria for advice and assistance, assistance by way of representation(ABWOR), Automatic Legal Aid for duty scheme work and legal aid for Sheriff Court proceedings and Appeals to the Sheriff Appeal Court and/or Court of Session.
The criteria cover issues including:
Initial client contact
Explaining legal options to the client
Hearing preparation and attendance
Communication of the outcomes
Legal aid matters
This criteria were developed in consultation with the Law Society of Scotland and peer reviewers.
Deregistration The children's scheme allows us to take action against both the individual solicitor and the firm.
The firm would be deregistered where all solicitors within that firm have failed the children's peer review process.
However, the whole process is designed to provide assistance so that the end result, where possible, is not deregistration but to assist solicitors and firms in improving their standards.
A compliance partner may not always be directly affected, however they would still be collectively affected if action was taken against the firm.
Routine children's reviews
Frequency of reviews: The CHQAC decides which solicitors are to be reviewed at regular intervals. All registered solicitors who carry out children's legal assistance work will be reviewed every six years.
Cost of review: We meets the cost of carrying out routine reviews.
The Review Process
The Children's Quality Assurance Team (CQAT) will contact a firm's Compliance Partner, providing a list of files selected for review and the names of the allocated reviewer(s). The firm will then send these to the reviewer within a set timescale.
Reviewer allocation: Our Children's Quality Assurance Team (CQAT) will allocate reviewers from the panel to carry out the review. Reviewers will not be asked to review solicitors in their own area where possible.
Reviewers must also disclose any reason (such as conflict of interest or involvement in a case) why they should not carry out a review of any particular children's solicitor or file held by a firm.
Suitability of reviewer: You can make representations by email to Tracy Brown, Children's Quality Assurance Co-ordinator, at browntr@slab.org.uk if you have any concerns about the suitability of the reviewer selected. Please do this within one week of the date when the files are due to be delivered to the reviewer. If this is accepted, the files will be allocated to another reviewer.
Location of review: Routine reviews will normally be undertaken out with firms' premises. A firm may ask for the review to be carried out "on-site". The firm will have to pay the additional costs of this. Firms should contact Tracy Brown, Children's Quality Assurance Co-Ordinator, by email at browntr@slab.org.uk if they require an on site visit.
Legal aid types reviewed: Files selected for review will, where possible, consist of all types of children's legal assistance. These are advice and assistance , assistance by way of representation (ABWOR), automatic legal aid for duty scheme work, and legal aid for sheriff court proceedings and appeals to the Sheriff Appeal Court and/or Court of Session.
Selection of files for reviews: The CHQAC randomly selects files for each solicitor within that firm providing children's legal aid. Up to 10 files can be selected.
Files will be identified and selected firstly by firm, then by practitioner and then by children's legal assistance type.
In general only "dead" files, that is files for which accounts have already been submitted or paid, will be reviewed at this stage.
If any file selected for review is not available (for example, because it is needed for a court appearance or where the file may be needed for a taxation) and we accept that a valid reason is given for the non-availability we may select a substitute file or files in its place.
We will provide appropriate packaging to send the chosen files and we will arrange to uplift them via courier. We will return them via courier as soon as is practicable once the review has been completed.
How files are reviewed: The peer reviewers will review files in accordance with the peer review criteria and marking scheme approved by the CHQAC. If more than one reviewer is involved, each will work independently of the other.
A proportion of files (25%) will be "double marked", that is marked by two reviewers independently. This is designed as a check on consistency and accuracy of marking between individual peer reviewers.
The standard to be applied in carrying out the reviews is that of the reasonable competence to be expected of a solicitor of ordinary skills. This is sometimes known as the Hunter v Hanley test, or the IPS (inadequate professional services) standard.
Outcome of the review: After the review, we will return the files to the firm as soon as practicable and put the results of the reviews before the CHQAC for discussion and approval.
Where the CHQAC decides a firm has passed the routine review, we will tell the Compliance Partner in writing and note the decision in the firm's compliance records.
We will draw any issues arising from the review to your attention in writing, through the Compliance Partner. We will also give the firm the opportunity to respond and to identify what steps are needed to address matters.
We will bring these concerns to the attention of the reviewer(s) at the next routine review to ensure the firm has taken those steps.
If a firm fails a routine review, it will become the subject of an extended review. We will inform the Compliance Partner of this in writing.
Deferring extended review: In some cases, we will defer the extended review to allow a firm to address concerns raised by the Committee.
The Committee will generally allow six months for such issues to be resolved, after which arrangements will be made for the extended review to be carried out as soon as practicable.
In other cases we will carry out the extended review without deferral.
Your firm will have the opportunity to comment whether the review is deferred or not.
Reviewer allocation: A firm will be told the names of at least two reviewers who will be allocated to carry out an extended review. They will not have been involved in the initial routine review.
Suitability of reviewer: As with routine reviews, any concerns about the suitability of the reviewer selected can be raised with us.
Location of review: Extended reviews will be carried out at the firm's premises. The reviewers at an extended review may look at both dead and new files. They will apply the same criteria and marking scheme as with routine reviews.
Cost of review: Extended reviews will be carried out at our expense.
Outcome of the review: If the CHQAC agrees your firm has passed the extended review, we will inform the Compliance Partner in writing and note this on the firm's compliance record.
You will not normally be the subject of further review until the next peer review cycle. As with routine reviews, we may take up any issues arising from the extended review with the firm and follow up at the next routine review.
We will inform the Compliance Partner in writing if we are considering failing a firm after extended review. We will give the firm the opportunity to make written representations to the CHQAC for further consideration.
If the CHQAC decides your firm has failed an extended review, we will note this on the firm's compliance record and you will then undergo a final review.
Final reviews
A final review must be carried out not less than six and not more than twelve months from the date your firm was notified by us that a final review is to take place.
In the period before the final review, we will make support and guidance available to the firm to help them address the issues and problems arising from the routine and extended reviews.
Location of review: The final review will be carried out at the premises of the firm.
Cost of review: Final reviews will be carried out at the firm's expense.
Reviewer allocation: Two or more reviewers will carry out the review on any children's legal assistance file(s) opened since the extended review. Reviewers will not have been involved in the routine or extended review.
How files are reviewed: Reviewers will look for signs of progress and steps taken to remedy deficiencies previously identified.
Outcome of the review: Once completed, the reviewers will report to the CHQAC. The CHQAC will decide whether the firm has passed or failed.
If the firm has failed, then the CHQAC will make a recommendation to us for possible de-registration. Any consideration of de-registration will be taken by us under our existing powers in the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986.
This could involve the possible de-registration of the firm or an individual solicitor as appropriate.
If, after either an extended or final review, the failure leads to deregistration, the firm or individual solicitor is entitled under section 31 of the Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 to appeal to the Court of Session. This should be done within 21 days of the intimation of the decision to deregister.
Special reviews
In exceptional circumstances, the CHQAC may instruct a special review be carried out at any time. For example, this may come from a complaint being investigated by the Law Society, or may follow on from issues identified by an onsite compliance audit.
A special review will be undertaken at our expense at the firm's premises and will follow the procedure of an extended or final review.
If the firm passes a special review it will not be subject to another routine review until the next cycle. However it may be the subject of another special review at any time in exceptional circumstances.
If a special review is to be held, the reviewers allocated for this review will not have taken part in any previous review carried out on the firm in the current cycle.
If a firm fails a special review it will be subject to either an extended review or a final review depending on the stage reached in the process. It may, pending final review, be subject to further special review.
Marking scale
Each file will be marked against 19 criteria. Not all criteria will apply to every case.
Section A: The legal aid application
1. Did the solicitor apply for or grant the appropriate form of legal assistance and give accurate and appropriate advice to the client regarding the client's eligibility?
2. Did the solicitor obtain verification of the applicant's financial eligibility, where appropriate?
3. Did the solicitor obtain and retain a complete, signed Legal Aid Online Declaration for the advice and assistance, ABWOR or legal aid application?
4. Where appropriate, has the solicitor applied for sanction and/or increase(s) in authorised expenditure in accordance with the guidelines, and if granted, instructed and obtained the appropriate experts or counsel or work?
Section B: The advice given to the client
5. If the client is a child under 12 years old, is there evidence on the file that the solicitor satisfied themselves that the child was capable of giving instructions?
6. If the client is a child, were communications with the child at an appropriate level and in a form they would understand? This will include files, notes of meetings, letters etc.
7. At the initial meeting and throughout the case, did the solicitor give accurate and appropriate legal advice to the client?
8. Is there evidence of a note of action to be taken, agreed with the client?
9. If appropriate given the timescales of work, did the solicitor issue a "Terms of Engagement" letter appropriate to the level of understanding of the client?
10. How effective were the solicitor's fact and information gathering skills, including the identification of any investigation or any additional information required and the taking of steps necessary to obtain it? This could include obtaining relevant hearing/court documents.
11. Did the solicitor take appropriate steps to inform the client as to the date, time and place of children's hearings or court hearings or court hearings and provide advice and take instructions in good time, where possible?
12. Did the solicitor keep the client informed on progress?
Section C: The children's hearing or court proceedings
13. Is there evidence of adequate preparation for each children's hearing/court appearance, to include (as appropriate) evidence that hearing papers have been considered, preparation of the list of witnesses, productions and list of authorities as appropriate to the facts of the case?
14. Where timescales allowed and were appropriate, did the solicitor attempt to make contact with SCRA to discuss case prior to each children's hearing/court appearance?
15. Where possible, did the solicitor attempt to take steps to take instructions from the client in a reasonable timescale prior to each children's hearing/court appearance?
16. Is there evidence that the solicitor took appropriate steps to assist the client to effectively participate at the children's hearing?
17. Did the solicitor take steps identified/agreed with the client, advise on the outcome and, if appropriate, an appeal?
Section D: Consideration of account
18. Has the account been submitted to the Scottish Legal Aid Board in accordance with guidelines and, if asked for further information, has this been provided?
Section E: Equality and diversity
19. Has the solicitor taken all reasonable steps to address any issues relating to age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief and sexual orientation which arose in the course of the case?
The reviewer will score each file either:
1 = below requirements
2 = meets requirements
3 = exceeds requirements
In addition to the three point scale, two other marks are available for particular criteria:
C Cannot assess/not enough information
N/A Not applicable
The Reviewer will then award an overall competency mark of the review of between 1 & 5:
1 = non-performance
2 = inadequate professional service
3 = competent
4 = competent plus
5 = excellent
A score of 3 or more is a pass.
The CHQAC members will consider the peer review reports and recommended marks and then either approve the mark or, where appropriate, change the mark.
When a mark is changed, an explanation of why this was done will be provided in the review outcome letter to the Compliance Partner.
Nominated solicitors
Files will be identified using the nominated solicitor subject to the peer review in question.
We recognise that more than one solicitor can have input to a particular case and that agency solicitors can also be used. However the nominated solicitor has the overall responsibility for the management of the case including whether work on the case should be delegated to other solicitors. When work has been delegated to another solicitor then the peer reviewer will assess this work as if it had been conducted by the nominated solicitor.
Advice and assistance/ ABWOR – the solicitor and applicant Declaration Form
You have to complete and retain on file the advice and assistance declaration form when advice and assistance (including ABWOR) is being given under the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011.
This declaration form (previously referred to as 'the Mandate'):
Captures of your client's personal details. You need these to grant advice and assistance and to intimate such a grant to us and thereafter make any increase in authorised expenditure (including ABWOR) requests to us
Gives your client's permission to make the application and authority to us to make any necessary financial enquiries to verify their stated financial position.
Gives your client's permission for their details to be disclosed for the purposes of quality assurance checking.
The declaration form will enable you to record key information and capture your client's and your own signatures. All declaration forms must therefore be:
Signed and dated by your client – see guidance below.
Signed and dated by the nominated solicitor.
Completed in full, including details of the type of ABWOR granted or sought, where applicable.
You do not have to send us a copy of the declaration form but, as part of our audits and quality checks, we will randomly verify that they have been completed and signed appropriately.
The declaration form must be completed and present in all files where your clients are seeking legal assistance from public funds. If this is not done or the form is incomplete you may not be paid for any work you carry out.
Where the applicant is a child:
A grant of advice and assistance (including ABWOR) for a child can only be made when:
You consider that the child is old enough to directly instruct you to act as their solicitor.
They want you to provide them with legal advice and assistance.
The child must sign the declaration form if they are making the application.
A safeguarder or other representative (social worker, unit manager etc) can only sign the declaration form when advice and assistance is being applied for on behalf of a child by a relevant person.
You can never sign a declaration form on behalf of the child unless you are acting in a representative or fiduciary capacity, such as a Safeguarder. It is important to note that if you are acting as a solicitor, on the direct instructions of the child, you are not acting in a "representative or fiduciary capacity". You are acting directly as that child's solicitor and therefore require the child's signature on the declaration form itself.
If the child cannot write, leave the signature blank and you should note in the file that the contents of the declaration form have been fully explained to the child.
The declaration form should only be signed by the child once it has been fully completed. When the child instructing the nominated solicitor to act on their behalf is not present when the declaration form is being completed it should be then sent to the child for signing. The advice and assistance grant should not be submitted on Legal Aid Online until the signature of the child, or their representative where appropriate, has been obtained on the declaration form.
The child, or their representative where appropriate, should never be asked to sign a blank or incomplete declaration form.
The nominated solicitor must always sign the solicitor's section of the declaration form when acting as the child's solicitor.
Where the applicant is an adult:
A grant of advice and assistance (including ABWOR) for an adult (usually a relevant person or person seeking that status) can only be made if you consider that the adult is capable of directly instructing you to act as their solicitor and they want you to provide them with advice and assistance.
They must always sign the declaration form if they are making the application.
A solicitor can never sign a declaration form on behalf of the applicant unless that solicitor is acting in a representative or fiduciary capacity, such as the adult's curator ad litem. It is important to note that if you are acting as a solicitor on the direct instructions of the applicant you are not acting in a "representative or fiduciary capacity" unless you are appointed in some other capacity, such as a curator ad litem. You are acting directly as that applicant's solicitor and therefore require their signature on the declaration form itself.
If the applicant cannot write, leave the signature blank and you should note in the file that the contents of the declaration form have been fully explained to the applicant.
If the applicant has someone acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity for them, such as a curator ad litem, then that person can sign the declaration form for them.
The declaration form should only be signed by the applicant once it has been fully completed.
The declaration form should be sent to the applicant for signing if they are not present when it is being completed and signed by you. You need to do this if they are instructing you as the nominated solicitor to act directly on their behalf. This could occur in situations where they live in England or are in prison and you have taken instructions over the telephone. The advice and assistance grant should not be submitted on Legal Aid Online until the signature of the applicant, or their representative where appropriate, has been obtained.
The applicant, or their representative where appropriate, should never be asked to sign a blank or incomplete declaration form.
Print the completed Legal Aid Online application – Advice & Assistance only
You can print the successfully completed A&A online application using the option to print the application before you submit it to us. You can do this instead of completing the paper declaration form and then using it to obtain your client's signature. This is the simplest and most efficient way to obtain your client's signature if you are completing the application through Legal Aid Online when the client is in your presence.
At the bottom of the printout, there is a space for the client's signature. Ensure that both you and your client sign and date this and that you keep it in the client's file.
You do not have to send us a copy of the declaration form. However we will randomly verify that declaration forms have been completed and signed appropriately as part of our accounts, audits and quality checks and in term of the Children's Peer Review Quality Assurance Scheme. If it has not you may not be paid for the work you carry out and/or we may seek to recoup from you any monies already paid out from the Fund.
Children's legal aid – the solicitor and applicant declaration form
You must always complete and retain the children's legal aid declaration form when applying in relation to:
A sheriff court proceeding under the 2011 Act most commonly a S101 proof or S154 appeal against a panel hearing's decision).
An onward appeal from the sheriff to the Sheriff Appeal Court or Court of Session.
A S48 Application to the sheriff for variation or termination of a Child Protection Order.
Special Urgency legal aid associated with any of the above applications.
Representation of a child at certain specified hearings by the Duty solicitor providing automatic legal aid.
This declaration form (previously referred to as 'the Mandate')
Captures all of your client's personal details that you need to make an application for legal aid.
The declaration form allows you to record key information and capture you and your client's signatures. All declaration forms must be:
Signed and dated by your client – see guidance below
Signed and dated by you
Completed in full.
You do not have to send us a copy of the declaration form. However we will randomly verify that declarations have been completed and signed appropriately as part of our audits and quality checks.
The declaration form must be completed and present in all files where clients are seeking legal assistance from public funds. If this is not done or the form is incomplete you may not be paid for any work you carry out.
An application can only be made when you consider that the child is old enough to directly instruct you to act as their solicitor and they want you to apply for legal aid on their behalf.
The child they must sign the declaration form when they are making the application.
A Safeguarder or other representative (a social worker, unit manager etc) can only sign the declaration form when legal aid is being applied for on behalf of the child.
A solicitor can never sign a declaration form on behalf of the child unless that solicitor is acting in a representative or fiduciary capacity, such as a Safeguarder. It is important to note that if you are acting as a solicitor, on the direct instructions of the child, you are not acting in a "representative or fiduciary capacity". You are acting directly as that child's solicitor and therefore always require the child's signature on the declaration form itself.
If the child cannot write, leave the signature blank and you should note in the file that the contents of the declaration form have been fully explained to them.
The declaration form should only be signed by the child once it has been fully completed. If the child is instructing the nominated solicitor to act on their behalf and they are not present when the declaration form is being completed, it should be sent to the child for signing. The application not be submitted on Legal Aid Online until the signature of the child, or their representative where appropriate, has been obtained.
The nominated solicitor must also and always sign the declaration form when it is completed as the child's solicitor. You can never sign the declaration form on behalf of the child in addition to it as their solicitor. We do not therefore expect to see a solicitor's signature where the child's signature is asked for unless they are acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity for the child in addition to acting as their solicitor. This will not often happen as a solicitor cannot act as a child's solicitor and safeguarder at the same time.
An application for an adult (usually a relevant person or person seeking that status) can only be made when you consider that they are capable of directly instructing you to act as their solicitor and they want you to apply for legal aid on their behalf.
They must always sign the declaration form when making an application.
You can never sign a declaration form on behalf of the applicant unless you are acting in a representative or fiduciary capacity, such as the adult's curator ad litem. It is important to note that if you are acting as a solicitor on the direct instructions of the applicant you are not acting in a "representative or fiduciary capacity" unless you are appointed in some other capacity, such as a curator ad litem. You are acting directly as that applicant's solicitor and therefore require the applicant's signature on the declaration form itself.
Leave the signature section blank if the applicant cannot write. You should note in the file that the contents of the declaration form have been fully explained to the applicant.
The declaration form should be sent to the applicant for signing if they are not present when it is being completed and signed by you. You need to do this if they are instructing you as the nominated solicitor to act directly on their behalf. This could occur in situations where they live in England or are in prison and you have taken instructions over the telephone. The application should not be submitted on Legal Aid Online until the signature of the applicant, or their representative where appropriate, has been obtained.
The nominated solicitor must also and always sign the declaration form when it is completed as the applicant's solicitor. A solicitor can never sign an application form on behalf of the applicant in addition to signing it as their solicitor. We do not therefore expect to see your signature where the applicant's signature is asked for unless you are acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity for them in addition to acting as their solicitor. We can only envisage this happening where you are acting as the applicant's solicitor and curator ad litem in the proceedings.
Members of the Children's Quality Assurance Committee
The current members of the Children's Quality Assurance Committee are:
Marie-Louise Fox (SLAB member and chair person)
Elizabeth Cushieri (SLAB member)
Alison Reid, Clan Childlaw Ltd (SLAB member)
Fiona Carey, Brophy Carey & Co (LSS representative)
Lucy Millard, mill and Millard (LSS representative)
Jane Dickers, Gray & Gray (LSS representative)
Dozie Azubike (Lay member)
Colin Speight (Lay Member)
Dr Martin Toye (Lay Member)
Professor Alan Paterson (Advisor)
The current peer reviewers for the children's quality assurance scheme are:
Anne Brophy, Brophy Carey & Co
Billy Warden, Finlay, MacRae, Gilmartin, Warden
Eva Comrie, Comrie Law
Fiona Cook, Cook Stevenson & Co
Gail Wiggins, The Grant Smith Law Practice
Gerry McClure, McClure Collins
Gordon Ghee, Nellany & Co
Lesley Dowdalls, Mackintosh & Wylie
Lynne Collingham, T C Young
Margaret Carlin, Linda George Family Law
Mark Thorley, Thorley Stephenson Ltd
Rick Mill, Mill and Millard
Equalities and diversity
We have a statutory responsibility as a public body to ensure that we do not discriminate unlawfully in the delivery of our functions and to promote positive equality and to tackle discrimination of any form.
By monitoring whether you are asking clients the questions on the equalities card, the quality assurance scheme should contribute to efforts to ensure that clients who are supported by children's legal assistance are not being disadvantaged in any way.
Peer review checklist
We have prepared a peer review checklist to help solicitors ensure they have all of the information peer reviewers need to see when reviewing a file. The Checklist is not mandatory but we believe if it is used, it will greatly assist solicitors in overcoming some of the common issues identified during reviews.


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Eagle Investment Systems Corp. Bank of New York Mellon
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Eagle Investment Systems management shake-up sees return of Maiuri as CEO
Source: Mellon Financial
Mellon Financial Corporation (NYSE: MEL) today announced the formation of a new management team for its Eagle Investment Systems subsidiary that includes Lou Maiuri, a senior executive in the investment technology industry, rejoining the organization as its new chief executive officer.
In addition, David Palten, current chief executive officer, will become chairman when Maiuri rejoins the organization in October. Also, effective immediately, John Lehner is promoted to president of Eagle, a global provider of financial services technology.
"We have tremendous confidence in Eagle's new management team. Under their leadership, Eagle is better positioned to grow its market share and be a key component to the growth strategy of Mellon's asset servicing businesses," said John L. Klinck Jr., Mellon vice chairman. "Lou has a proven track record of being a key contributor to the growth and success of several organizations. In rejoining Eagle, he will work with Dave and John to integrate the strategic vision, gain competitive advantages through new technology-based products and services, and sustain marketplace differentiation.
"For the past 15 years, Dave has helped direct Eagle to its position as a leading provider of investment software solutions. We are grateful that he is continuing to provide his guidance in his new challenging role within the organization. We also recognize John for his many contributions. Under his guidance, Eagle products continue to have high customer satisfaction and consistent revenue growth in the marketplace," Klinck added.
Maiuri, 41, who has some 20 years of experience building, delivering and servicing investment management technology products to the global market, originally joined Eagle in 1996 as a partner. During his prior tenure at Eagle, he was responsible for the development of the Eagle PACE product, including overseeing the build-out of its performance measurement and attribution capabilities. Maiuri also led the professional services group to substantial growth and success. He had been promoted to chief operating officer in 2002. After graduating from American International College, Maiuri was employed at Computer Partners and State Street Bank. He most recently was with Fidelity.
Palten, 51, an Eagle co-founder, was named chief executive officer in August 2003. In his new role, he will continue to report to Klinck and develop corporate strategies that focus on expanding Eagle's global business.
In addition to his current responsibilities which include, global sales and marketing, Lehner, 40, will now be responsible for international operations, product management and its services teams, including Eagle Access, Eagle's ASP business, client relations, training and global professional services. He has nearly 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and joined Eagle in 2000 to head up global sales and marketing. During that time, Eagle's client base has more than doubled and Lehner was instrumental in growing Eagle's international business, which included establishing Canadian and European offices. He will report to Maiuri in his new position.
"Eagle's strong growth has created more opportunities for positions at all levels. We have never been in a better financial position, and we intend to capitalize on our momentum by aggressively increasing the penetration in our target markets," Palten said. "With these announcements, we have a strong product- and client-focused team in place to maintain our growth levels and achieve global dominance in the financial technology solutions space. The entire organization is excited about Lou's return and John's promotion. Their business savvy and passion for Eagle will make this an easy transition."
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Welcome to Cedarbrook Financial Hidden Treasure?
CLEVELAND, OH, September 2, 2010 – Cedar Brook Financial Partners LLC (www.cedarbrookfinancial.com), the seventh largest independent wealth management firm in Northeast OH, has announced its first Life Insurance Roadshow will be held October 4-8 at its offices in Cleveland, OH.
"At Cedar Brook we're always trying to find ways to help our clients achieve financial independence so they can live the retirement life they've dreamed of," said Tom Goodman, Partner and Co-Creator of the Life Insurance Roadshow. "That's why we want to offer clients the opportunity to have their 'antique' life insurance policies appraised and receive recommendations on how to maximize their value. We came up with this idea after evaluating many clients. policies. The benefits of an appraisal may include lower premiums, increased death benefits, or added long-term care coverage. There are many ways to maximize the value of a life insurance policy, but if you don't dust off that old policy and get it appraised, you'll never know."
Goodman and Co-Creator of the Life Insurance Roadshow, Ted Lorenzen, will evaluate life insurance policies at Cedar Brook's offices during the week of October 4th. People 60 years and older with term or permanent life insurance policies valued at $250,000 or more are eligible to receive a free appraisal. Interested, qualified individuals should call Cheri Hall at (440) 683-9200 to schedule their appraisal.


You will have the opportunity to work with a world-class trading company with a dominant global presence, and learn from some of the professionals in the financial industry. Based in Sydney CBD, you will be managed by very experienced industry professionals in a supportive and professional work environment. For experienced sales associates, you will enjoy a full-degree of autonomy while utilising company's tools to become successful.
As a FX/CFD Sales Associate, you will have the understanding of the financial industry and able to keep track and inform the clients. You will be responsible for different tasks including building healthy relationships with interested stakeholders, develop new opportunities with existing client base, and discuss financial markets and major factors that move them. You will also need to work towards KPIs in a fast-paced working environment.


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Chartered in 1940, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) is one of five graduate schools of the College of William and Mary. The tripartite mission of VIMS is to provide research, education, and advisory service in marine science is mandated in the Code of Virginia. The main campus is located in Gloucester Point, VA, at the mouth of the York River, a major tributary and passageway to the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean. The Eastern Shore Laboratory, in Wachapreague, VA, offers access to embayments, salt marshes, and barrier beaches. A third campus, the Kauffman Aquaculture Center on the Rappahannock River, provides access to a low-salinity environment. The Institute focuses much, but not all, of its research on coastal and estuarine systems. Approximately 500 faculty, staff, and students are engaged in marine science activities at the Institute.
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Hospital emergency departments are notoriously known as malpractice magnets. A doctor's greatest fear is being sued as a result of attempting to provide care for a patient; residents also face this fear. Emergency Medical Residents are not exempt from medical malpractice and they have been sued for it.
We have seen in recent cases that residents may be held to the same standards as the attending in their field. Often, when the resident is sued for medical malpractice, the attending is also sued because he or she is ultimately responsible for the supervision of the resident. The primary responsibility of caring for the patient, typically, falls on the attending. In some cases, the patient will even sue the residency program or medical school for improper training. The resident might also attempt to divert the blame as insufficient training.
Many malpractice claims are actually caused by non-emergency medicine groups as a result of incorrect diagnosis and delay of admission, consultation and/or treatment. According to "An Epidemiologic Study of Closed Emergency Department Malpractice Claims in a National Database of Physician Malpractice Insurers", only 19% of malpractice claims were caused by emergency medicine physicians.
While no physician wants to be sued for medical malpractice, a majority of these claims are withdrawn, dropped, or dismissed without payment because the doctor was not found negligent. In one study, only 1% of medical malpractice claims found a verdict for the plaintiff and only 29% were settled with some form of payment. The majority of emergency medicine malpractice claims do not go to trial and most do not require payment to the patient.
It all begins with consent. When a patient signs a consent form which states that they have been adequately informed of the risks of a procedure by the physician, the physician may not be liable for negligence should there be a negative outcome to the procedure.
After that, contributory negligence is a common defense. If the patient fails to follow the physicians medical advice, does not follow the discharge instructions, withholds information or fails to follow-up and suffers as a result, the physician may be found not liable due to contributory negligence and the patient will not receive payment.
All physicians and residents should stay updated with current practice guidelines and care for their patients to the best of their abilities. Any tests that are ordered in the emergency department should always be followed up on even after the patient leaves the department. The patient and their primary physician should be informed of any incidental findings in any test and the physician should document that all parties were informed. Make sure that a consent form is completed before all procedures and that you have thoroughly explained the benefits and risks of the procedure to the patient.
At Gutglass, Erickson, Bonville & Larson, we understand the challenges of dealing with medical malpractice claims and we are here to help. Give us a call and we will be happy to answer all your questions. Call us today at (414) 273-1144.
$320 billion was spent on prescription drugs in the United States for 2011. During 2012, US spending on traditional drugs dropped for the first time in 20 years. Among the commercially insured community we saw total spending drop 1.5%. However, this was offset by an increase in spending on speciality medications by 18.4%. When the Affordable Care Act is fully phased in, some experts predict that the amount of spending on prescription drugs will double over the next decade.
A risk for physicians, pharmacists, and nurses in all areas of practice is the potential liability for malpractice or negligence in prescribing or administering drugs. As we watch the use of pharmaceuticals rise, we can expect to see the risk of lawsuits related to their use increase.
Errors in medication can lead to illness and death, which makes determining who is at fault a very delicate situation. In some cases, the physician might have prescribed the wrong medication or an incorrect amount of the right medication. Other times the mistake was made by the pharmacist or it was a result of the nurse not following the directions when administering the medication.
As a physician, you are responsible when an error is made in choosing which prescription drug to give the patient. When a prescription is not correctly filled at the pharmacy or mislabeled, the pharmacist becomes liable. The nurse who is attending the patient can be negligent for the improper administration of the medication. In any of these situations, a medical malpractice has taken place and a medical malpractice claim can be made if the patient has suffered in any way, as a result of the incident.
The role of the medical malpractice attorney is to first find out who made the mistake by tracing the prescribed medication through the entire chain and back to the original point of error.
Unfortunately, medical practice is not perfect. And recent surveys have shown that between 75 and 99 percent of practicing doctors will be hit with a medical malpractice suit in their careers. And in those cases where medical malpractice takes place, there really are no winners.
Beyond monetary implications, multiple medical malpractice lawsuits can mean revoked medical licenses, ruining your chance of making a living. So, when you are required to defend yourself, you will need the right lawyer. An experienced law firm with the right knowledge and expertise can make the difference in a medical malpractice case.
Even in cases where a mistake was made, it isn't guaranteed that a lawsuit is won or lost. They must be able to prove damages to win. If they can prove damages, they can claim for present and future medical expenses, lost wages, reduced quality of life, and pain/suffering. More often than not, the amounts awarded for pain and suffering and other psychological damages will actually exceed damages rewarded for physical damages.
Most cases are settled out of court and it is important to get the right information beforehand to help educate yourself in the future against an unexpected malpractice lawsuit.
Our law firm is recognized across Wisconsin for our aggressive and innovative representation of health care professionals and organizations. Our expertise is sought by risk managers, attorneys, judges, health care professionals and organizations alike for our in-depth knowledge of Wisconsin's unique medical malpractice laws. We've defended medical malpractice in a variety of settings, including positive handling of constitutional challenges before the Supreme Court, so we can back up our knowledge with success.
We want to offer you our medical malpractice expertise so you can continue providing quality health care to the people in our community who need it. At Gutglass, Erickson, Bonville & Larson S.C. our experienced attorneys will defend you in medical malpractice cases that include misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose, surgical procedures, medication errors, post-operative complications, pathological interpretation, and any other medical malpractice related litigation you may be faced with.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published the Proposed Rule: Use of Certain Symbols in Labeling in which it is proposing that the medical device and biological product labeling regulations be revised to explicitly allow internationally recognized stand-alone symbols that are explained in an accompanying symbols glossary.
This symbols glossary would include a list of each symbol, which is used in the medical device labeling, and an explanation of its meaning. The authorized symbols would be those recognized by a standards development organization such as the American National Standards Institute and the International Organization for Standardization.
Currently, stand-alone symbols are generally not allowed to be placed on medical device labeling here in the United States. Under FDA regulations any graphics or symbols in medical device labeling must be accompanied by its explanatory text next to the symbol. The FDA believe that this proposed change would help harmonize the European and U.S. regulatory requirements which currently force manufacturers to provide different labels for each market.
The Food and Drug Administration has also proposed that its prescription medical device labeling regulations also be revised to permit the use of the symbol "Rx only" without the inclusion of explanatory text on the labeling of prescription devices.
Under these new regulations, the FDA would expressly allow but not require the use of stand-alone symbols contained in a standard that the FDA recognizes under its authority under section 514(c) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Devices on which stand-alone symbols are used would have to be accompanied by a symbols glossary which lists each symbol used in the labeling of the device as well as the meaning for the symbol.
The FDA expects to evaluate standardized symbols over time and maintain a current list of recognized symbols on its Web site. The FDA is also encouraging comments on the proposed rule to be made no later than June 18.
In our current economy, it's common for people to have questions regarding their financial savings and to obtain the comfort of being reassured that their money is protected. Beginning in 2013, the FDIC has made some changes. We wanted to take a moment to explain exactly what the FDIC does and what recent changes have been made.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is an independent agency of the federal government. The FDIC was created in 1933 as a result of the thousands of banks which failed during the 1920s and early 1930s. Their mission is to promote and maintain the publics confidence in the United States financial system. They do this by insuring deposits in banks and thrift institutions up to and including $250,000. Not one depositor has lost a single penny of their insured funds, as a result of a failure, since the FDIC insurance began on January 1, 1934.
The FDIC does not receive any Congressional appropriations and is solely funded by premiums that banks and thrift institutions pay for deposit insurance coverage and from earnings on investments in United States Treasury securities. Currently, the FDIC insures approximately $9 trillion of deposits in virtually every bank and thrift across the country.
Unless there is a change in federal law, beginning January 1, 2013, funds deposited in "non-interest bearing transaction accounts" no longer will receive unlimited deposit insurance coverage by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Beginning January 1, 2013, all of a depositor's accounts, including all "non-interest bearing transaction accounts", will be insured by the FDIC up to the standard maximum deposit insurance amount ($250,000), for each deposit insurance ownership category.
The term "noninterest-bearing transaction account" includes a traditional checking account or demand deposit account on which the insured depository institution pays no interest. It also includes Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTAs). It does not include other accounts such as traditional checking or demand deposit accounts that may earn interest, NOW accounts and money-market deposit accounts.


Changes are coming to the way college police interact with students.
Starting Aug. 21, UNLV Police Services officers will begin wearing body cameras. They are a little different than other law enforcement body cameras.
The cameras will start being used at Nevada State College, then come to UNLV soon after. Much like your cell phone camera they record audio and video, and there's a screen so you can see what it sees.
Whether perched on an officer's shoulder, chest or helmet, they stay on for the entire 12-hour shift, but it's up to the officer to hit record. That will take some getting used to.
"As I'm walking around with it more, I'm actually reminding myself that I have the camera on my shoulder," said Detective Sgt. Paul Velez with UNLV police.
All the police cameras have a front-facing LED screen so you can see yourself interacting with officers and that is on purpose.
"We're hoping that it will perhaps calm them down. People tend to be on their best behavior when they know that they're being recorded," said Ryan Doyle, the information technology manager for UNLV police.
You won't notice a tuition hike because they budgeted for the cameras, but you can almost spot the difference from a mile away. It can spot you too with a moveable camera head.
This could help the entire department improve. They will use the footage during training as real world examples. Of course, it will also speed up and strengthen court cases.
"When you have something on camera, on film with audio, that's your evidence right there. It's fact," said Velez.
The department now has 35 cameras, enough for every on-duty officer to wear one. They check them in and out each day and download the video at the end of every shift.


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5. Dave Canales
Dave Canales does not have any direct ties to Brandon Staley and does not come from a prominent coaching tree like the Shanahan coaching tree. However, Canales has worked under Shane Waldron, who was on the 2020 LA Rams staff with Brandon Staley, over the last two seasons.
Canales still has a solid resume and having that connection to Waldron will certainly put him on Staley's radar. This would be a dream situation for Canales as well as he grew up a Los Angeles native.
After one year with the USC Trojans in 2009, Canales followed Pete Carroll to the Seattle Seahawks, which is where he has been ever since. Canales spent seven years as the wide receivers coach for Seattle, coaching some of the best names in the sport in that time frame.
Canales then transitioned to the quarterbacks coach in 2018 and 2019. After two years of being the passing game coordinator, Canales transitioned back to being the quarterbacks coach in 2022 to work with Geno Smith.
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Smith was the most surprising quarterback of the season and that absolutely increased Canales' stock in the coaching world. Not only was Smith great under the guidance of Waldron and Canales, but the Seahawks continuously aired the football out, something that the Chargers need to do more of.


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Sensitivity to frequency-pattern violation - evidence for perceptual informational masking
Barascud N, Chait M
International Conference on Auditory Cortex
In this study, we use psychophysics and MEG functional brain imaging in order to assess listeners' ability to automatically 'learn' rapidly presented frequency patterns. Pattern learning is assessed by briefly exposing listeners to frequency-based sound patterns and measuring behavioural/brain responses to pattern violation. Specifically, our stimulus set consists of transitions between regularly alternating sequences of three short (60ms) tones (ABCABC...; new frequencies on each trial; duration between 1260 and 1440ms overall, i.e. the pattern is repeated 7 times before the transition) and a long (540ms) constant frequency tone. In the 'expected' (EXP) condition, the post transition frequency is expected based on the on-going frequency pattern. In this case, the change is a 'duration deviant', detectable from one pip-duration (60ms) after the transition. In the 'unexpected' condition (UN-EXP), the transition is to an unexpected frequency (always the frequency following the one that is expected: e.g. ...ABCB...). If the system is sensitive to frequency pattern violation, the change should be detectable once the post-transition frequency is extracted. Otherwise both kinds of transitions should be detected simultaneously. Importantly, in both conditions the transition was to a frequency that appeared equally often in the preceding pattern, such that the detection of pattern violation could not be based on adaptation. In the first magnetoencephalography (MEG) experiment (N=16), naïve subjects listened to EXP and UN-EXP stimuli while performing an unrelated decoy task. We demonstrate that brain responses to both stimuli are characterized by identical dynamics, except that the UN-EXP response occurs slightly earlier (~10ms). Albeit small, this latency difference is robust and withstands both average and single-trial based analyses, suggesting that the auditory cortex is sensitive to frequency pattern violations and that these are detected rapidly and automatically. On the behavioural side however, early pilot experiments indicated that listeners have difficulty in discriminating between EXP and UN-EXP (unable to indicate whether the post-transition, long pure-tone constituted a violation of the preceding frequency pattern) . Why are listeners unable to access this information' We hypothesized that this is due to perceptual masking: information about violation of frequency expectation is available briefly, but is subsequently perceptually masked by the second violation (change in tone duration). To test this hypothesis, we compared (with separate MEG and behavioural experiments) the original stimuli (termed 'LONG') with two other variants: one where the last tone was shortened to 60ms ('SHORT'), the other where the deviant tone was directly followed by a regular sequence ('CONTINUOUS': ...ABCBABC...). In the behavioural study listeners (N=22) had to determine whether the last tone was expected based on the on-going REG sequence (EXP) or violated the regularity pattern (UN-EXP) by pressing one of two keyboard keys (or in the CONTINUOUS case, whether they could detect a 'missing' tone in the sequence). The CONTINUOUS condition contains only a single violation and was hypothesized to be significantly more detectable. The SHORT condition contains two violations (frequency, and the subsequent cessation of the sequence) but since offset events are known to be less attention grabbing than onset events we hypothesized better performance on this condition relative to LONG. As expected, performance on CONTINUOUS was at ceiling. However, many participants could not perform either SHORT or LONG tasks. Importantly, those who could do the task (d'>0.5; 14 listeners) showed significantly better performance for SHORT than for LONG (p=0.01). 11/14 listeners presented this effect. Overall, our data support the 'perceptual masking' hypothesis. The auditory cortex can detect violations in frequency patterns rapidly and automatically. Information about the violation is available in Planum Temporale at about 200ms post violation. However, in certain cases such violations do not reach perceptual awareness due to 'perceptual masking' by other events which occur within the same sound stream but appear to be perceptually prioritized by the auditory system.


I have never felt I more fully embodied the role of "cultural tourist" than when I visited the 11th Havana Biennial for its opening week. This year's theme, "Artist Practices and Social Imaginaries," gave the biennial cause to embrace sprawl: exhibitions, installations, performances and events are scattered throughout Havana. Exhibition spaces range from the established and expected — for instance, the Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center, which organized the biennial — to the historic and the ephemeral.
The curatorial statement for this year's edition focuses on "the role of art in the transformation of objects and as catalyst of social subjects." Before I left, I explained the theme to friends as "socially based practice, more or less" and left it at that. Now that I've returned, however, I find myself speaking of my understanding of the biennial as very much inseparable from my experiences navigating its sites within the city. The point of the somewhat nebulous "social imaginary" seems to be how social and physical interactions, in my case defined by my status as a foreigner, ultimately color visitors' perceptions of the artwork they see.
Cuddly metal sculptures like this one by Cuban artist JEFF (aka Jose Emilio Fuentes Fonseca) greeted visitors at several Havana Biennial sites, often paired with cotton candy.
At least, that was what it felt like for me, this being both my first trip to Cuba and my first visit to a large-scale international biennial outside of New York. I was one of the few Americans not there as part of a larger tour group and thus free to create my own itinerary, for better or for worse. I spent much of my time in the tourist magnet Habana Vieja, the recently restored section of the city, with blue colonial architectural embellishments and cobblestone plazas. The area holds many of Havana's top historic and civic sites — the kind of places I would likely be visiting even if many of the biennial's exhibition spaces weren't also situated there. The primary exposition halls — the Great Theater of Havana, which displayed international artists, and the Fortress of San Carlos de la Cabaña, which displayed Cuban work — boast foreboding historical presences and impressive vistas. A large number museums, galleries, collaborative artist workshops and art schools across the city also host group exhibitions for the biennial.
A view of the Fortress, pavilion for Cuban art in the biennial, taken from the rooftop that holds Havana's camera obscura.
US- and Russia-based artist couple Ilya and Emilia Kabakov's project "The Ship of Tolerance" (2012) was created with the participation of local schoolchildren.
"ADN" (2012), by Cuban group Colectiva Quintapata, is a four-channel video installation of rules about chewing gum, accompanied by pieces of gum that viewers are encouraged to chew and play with at will.
Mexican artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's installation "Último Suspiro" (2011) features a paper bag hooked up to a lung-like machine, timed to breathe in and out at the same rate as the average human body at rest.
The breath in the bag belongs to the famous Cuban singer Omara Portuondo, shown on a small video.
My fellow biennial visitors ranged from the easily spotted international tourists, wearing tote bags and name tags and speaking in languages other than Spanish, to locals laughing with their families and friends. As an African-American with some conversational Spanish skills, I occupied an ambiguous identity, sometimes confused for an Afro-Cuban, other times implored to buy a souvenir. I could be an unnoticed fly on the wall one moment and then instantly recognized as out of place, like the buzz of an indoor mosquito, the next. I felt as though my status shared the qualities of the biennial's installations, in some instances belonging to the moment and surroundings and in others clearly functioning as a cog in Cuba's tenaciously growing, if politically duplicitous, tourist economy.
The work of Cuban artist Sandra Ramos, which explores ideas of migration and nostalgia, was featured at a number of biennial spaces. This piece, "The Closest Point" (2012), re-creates a buoy in Key West, Florida, that marks the closest point from the US to Cuba.
American artist Lorna Simpson's "Easy to Remember" (2001) was shown as part of "Cinema Remixed & Reloaded: Black Women Artists and the Moving Image Since 1970," a smaller version of a 2007 exhibition of the same name. The show was curated by Andrea Barnwell Brownlee and Valerie Cassell Oliver, the first US curators asked to participate in the Havana Biennial.
Argentinian artist Monica Millán's installation "El Vértigo de lo lento" (2002–12), shown at the gallery La Acacia, was one of my favorite pieces. Her delicate, seemingly continuous line drawings depict people who make ao po'i, a cotton, lace-like fabric, by hand in Paraguay. Each drawing also features a brief interview with the person depicted, written in curly script.
A piece from Cuban artist Raúl Martínez's collage series "De La Conquista (From the Conquest)" (1990–91), on view at the gallery Factoría Habana.
A sense of discovery and serendipity pervaded, given the sizable number of one-off happenings and installations strewn about the city. On my way to lunch or taking in a view of the sea from the sidewalks of the Malecón, I stumbled upon street installations of sculptures or murals, usually marked by the biennial's red "11" logo. I could get lost and miss a scheduled performance but end up exploring an unexpected exhibition of collages in a hotel café where I stopped to get a drink. Emblazoned in Spanish on biennial-sanctioned pedicabs was the motto, "If it's not coincidence, it's not contemporary." When you're a tourist, sometimes everything feels like a coincidence, even if you know better.
Mexican artist Gabriel Orozoco's installation in the ruins of the ballet school at Instituto Superior de Artes was a highlight of the biennial.
Orozoco and students of the school made interventions in the dust and debris of the old red brick domes, originally designed by Vittorio Garatti in 1963.
Walking through the ruins' unusual shapes and shadows, I felt a sense of discovery, sometimes unsure of what curious decay had been made by Orozoco and what had just been left behind.
A piece from Cuban artist Osmeivy Ortega's "Sueño Americano (American Dream)" series of woodcut prints on cotton rags, each with a colorful fringe. The images depicted evoke a kind of pop cultural nostalgia, of dreams projected out at mass audiences but rarely realized in full.
Cuban artist José Ángel Vincench's installation "Exile" (2011–12) was one of many pieces in the biennial dealing with migration and displacement.
Cuban artist Jorge Rodríguez Diez's installation from his "Lost" series, at the Fortress pavilion. The text reads, "Pipo ... Are you sure we're not lost?" as the figures float through clouds — a not unfamiliar sentiment for me while traversing the biennial.
The Havana Biennial is on view in Havana, Cuba, through June 11.


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Michael Cohen to plead guilty, face jail time
Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen plans to plead guilty Tuesday in connection with the financial fraud investigation against him as part of a deal with prosecutors that includes jail time, Fox News has learned.
A source familiar with the deal told Fox News that it includes a guilty plea and jail time of between three and five years. The deal does not involve a cooperation agreement with federal prosecutors.
Cohen is scheduled to appear at a New York federal court hearing at 4 p.m. ET. The Associated Press reports that he will plead guilty to charges including campaign finance violations, bank fraud and tax evasion.
Cohen's offices were raided in April by federal investigators looking into his financial dealings, including his alleged practice of paying women to stay silent about claims they had affairs with now-President Trump.
Cohen was behind a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels, and discussed with Trump a separate payment to former Playboy model Karen McDougal -- who said she had an affair with Trump in 2006. Cohen released a tape of a conversation from September 2016 of him and Trump discussing the possible payment to McDougal.
The Wall Street Journal reported in November 2016 that McDougal was paid $150,000 by American Media Inc. -- the parent company to the National Enquirer -- for the rights to the story, but it never ran. Trump has denied any affair with either Daniels or McDougal.
Investigators are also looking into Cohen's involvement in the New York taxi cab industry. The New York Times reported on Sunday that investigators are working to determine if Cohen committed bank fraud on over $20 million worth of loans related to his taxi businesses, as well as possible campaign finance violations related to the payments to the women.
Investigators were reportedly looking to determine whether Cohen misrepresented the value of his assets when applying for the loans, the Times reported.
The investigation is being handled by prosecutors at the Southern District of New York after it was referred to them by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office.
Trump has repeatedly blasted developments in the Cohen investigation. In April, after Cohen's offices were raided, he declared "attorney-client privilege is dead." Last month, he slammed both the FBI raid and Cohen's taping of discussions about paying McDougal as "inconceivable."
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By Kim Bussing
What is Ruché?
Ruché ("roo-kay") is not a varietal you'll often see on a wine list, but that's not because Italians are trying to keep it a secret — though we wouldn't blame them if they were. The red wine grape is relatively rare, only now hitting shelves outside of its production zone, though it would still be a difficult task to find it outside of Italy.
Taking up residence in the Castagnole Monferrato commune in the Piedmont region in northern Italy, the wine's origins continue to keep people guessing. It most likely comes from Haute-Savoy's ancient vineyards, though others believe that a monk community worshipping Saint Roch (thus, the name) brought it over.
At the time, Ruché was a tricky grape. It was considerably more alcoholic than traditional reds — between 15 to 16 percent ABV — because it didn't reach peak ripeness and tannins until the sugars were at their highest levels. Very few indigenous yeasts could survive in that type of environment, resulting in a strong, sweet wine. No one made, or knew how to make, an effort to change production methods, and it remained local.
Following World War II, many people were leaving their rural, agricultural professions for manufacturing jobs in larger cities. Those that did stay were producing large amounts of table wine, and certain varieties were becoming more popular worldwide. The likes of Barolo, Barbaresco and Barbera d'Asti became international players, and the sweet, hard-to-make Ruché would occasionally pop up for special occasions.
Then came the 1970s and Don Giacomo Cauda, the local pastor, who believed that even if the grape's beginnings were murky, its future shouldn't be. He was given 10 rows to grow on when he first arrived in the area, and saw an opportunity to help the local economy and capitalize on the unique terroir. Wanting a wine that paid unadulterated homage to the region, he sought to modernize the local vineyards and wine-producing techniques by using certain yeasts that could thrive in the alcohol, consuming the sugars for a balanced final product that lacked pretension.
His results paid off: now, a good Ruché will want to befriend you with fruity notes, low tannins, and best drunk young. Think more delicate, red berry undertones, bolstered by pepper and darker stone fruit. When serving, it fares best with Piedmont-inspired dishes, like truffles, tagliolini, aged cheeses and charcuterie.
With the help of young producers returning to their family vineyards, and mayor Don Giacomo Cauda, the vineyard was reinvigorated. By 1987, it had DOC certification, and obtained DOCG in 2010. Now, it's starting to develop a following outside Monferrato, and even outside Italy's borders.
Bonus: now you can brag for "discovering" Ruché when you introduce it at your next wine and cheese night.
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Kim Bussing
A native West Coaster, Kim spent her formative college years studying English, otherwise known as learning how to pair fine literature with fine (and affordable) wine. When not freelance writing or watching documentaries on sommeliers, she can be found drinking too much coffee and talking to her cats.
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Райнсбергският дворец се намира в община Райнсберг, окръг Остпригниц-Рупин, провинция Бранденбург, на около 100 км северозападно от Берлин.

Дворецът на източния бряг на езерото Гринерикзее се счита за отличен пример за т. нар. фридерицианско рококо и е служил като модел за двореца Сансуси.

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През Средновековието, където днес се намира замъкът Райнсберг, е имало замък обграден с воден ров. Семейството фон Бредов получава Райнсберг от семейство фон Платен чрез женитба през 1464 година. През 1524 г. Райнсберг попада заедно с цялото графство Рупин в територията на Маркграфство Бранденбург. През 1566 г. семейство фон Бредов построява нов ровен замък в ренесансов стил на мястото на дотогавашния ровен замък, който бил силно уреден в Тридесетгодишната война. През 1618 г. замъкът вече е продаден на Куно фон Лохов.

След измирането на династията фон Лохов, дворецът се онаследява от курфюрст Фридрих Вилхелм, който го дарява на своя генерал Франц дю Хамел. С разрешение на курфюрста, той обаче го продава на Бенджамин Чевеникс де Бевил, който го препродава на пруския крал Фридрих Вилхелм I (син на курфюрст Фридрих Вилхелм) през март 1734 г. за 75 000 талера. Фридрих Вилхелм на свой ред го дарява на престолонаследния си син кронпринц Фридрих, който по-късно става крал Фридрих II, за неговата лоялност. През 1736 г. той и съпругата му, престолонаследницата Елизабет Кристине, се нанасят в южното крило на двореца. През годините до 1740 г. Фридрих възлага разширението на замъка на майсторите-строители Йохан Готфрид Кеметер и Георг Вензеслаус фон Кнобелсдорф, които учил архитектурния занаят от Кеметър. Така едноетажната сграда бива допълнена с горен етаж, а източното крило е удължено с 25 метра. Тя представлява първата сграда на фридерицианското рококо. Самият Фридрих винаги е описвал годините си в двореца Райнсберг като "най-щастливите в живота си". Тук той основава първата масонска ложа в Прусия. Времето му в Райнсберг приключва през 1740 г. с възкачването на трона.

Четири години по-късно той го дарява на по-малкия си брат Хайнрих Пруски, който се нанася там със съпругата си принцеса Вилхелмина фон Хесен-Касел през 1752 г. и живее там до смъртта си. Хомосексуалният принц, който бил любител на изкуството, се заел с разширяването и разкрасяването на двореца и прилежащия към него парк. През 1786 г. Георг Фридрих фон Буман и Карл Готхард Лангханс завършват двореца според първоначалните планове. Лангханс вече бил в Райнсберг в продължение на няколко седмици през 1766 г. и е направил скици за принц Хайнрих, като например на стълбището и залата с миди, които са изпълнени през следващите години от неговия строителен интендант Карл Вилхелм Хенерт.

Буман построява двата павилиона около двореца през 1785 – 86 г., които вероятно още Лангханс е скицирал. Обелискът в Рейнсберг, издигнат в началото на 1790-те години на отсрещния бряг на езерото по зрителна ос към двореца, е предназначен да почете паметта на брат му Август Вилхелм Пруски, който е изпаднал в немилост пред крал Фридрих II, както и паметта на много офицери, близки на Хайнрих, които в някои случаи също са недооценени от краля въпреки постиженията им в Силезийските войни. Хайнрих разпорежда строежа на гробницата си в дворцовата градина под формата на пирамида, в която е погребан след смъртта си през 1802 г. Надписът на френски език над входа на гробницата е написал самият Хайнрих.

Замъкът достига литературна слава чрез писателят Теодор Фонтане и неговия пътепис "Походи из Марк Бранденбург" и разказа "Райнсберг: Илюстрирана книга за влюбени" от Курт Тухолски.

След смъртта на бездетния принц Хайнрих през 1802 г., замъкът и имението се онаследяват от по-малкия му брат Август Фердинанд Пруски и след това от неговия син Август Пруски (1779 – 1843). Тъй като той имал само извънбрачни деца, имотът се върнал в ръцете на пруските крале, които обаче рядко го ползвали. До отчуждаването през 1945 г. дворецът и имението са принадлежали на кралския дом Хохенцолерн, последно на престолонаследния кронпринц Вилхелм Пруски (1882 – 1951). В Германската демократична република в замъка се помещава клиника за диабетици. Днес дворецът със своите градини принадлежи на държавната "Фондация Пруски дворци и градини Берлин-Бранденбург".

След трудни и обширни реставрации, замъкът днес може да бъде посетен отново като музей. В него се помещава и "Литературният музей – Курт Тухолски". Музикалната академия Райнсберг, която управлява дворцовия театър, се помещава в бившия кавалериен дом от 1991 г. насам. От 1991 г. се провежда международният оперен фестивал Камерна опера дворец Райнсберг в дворцовия театър (кавалерийния дом), вътрешния двор на двореца и в летния открит театър.

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Students struggle to save money or stick to a budget, but help is at hand to urgently improve their low level of financial literacy, the SA Savings Institute (Sasi) said on Monday.
The institute was implementing a year-round university financial literacy campaign. The effort followed the launch of Savings Month to increase awareness of the need to save across all sectors of society. Sasi's chief executive officer Elizabeth Lwanga-Nanziri said the institute had outlined plans to reach all universities in the country with a campaign "get the grades while you save".
"The need arose after the realisation of the role students play in the day-to-day household consumption decisions," she said. "Students also have poor management skills which they would easily transfer to the work-place at an even larger scale." The concept was piloted a year ago at the University of the Witwatersrand when a two-day savings exhibition and one-on-one student counselling on budgeting and savings was "enthusiastically received", she said.
Similar initiatives had been implemented at the University of Cape Town, the University of Western Cape and the Mafikeng campus of North West University. The initial effort reached an estimated 10 000 students over five months, said Lwanga-Nanziri.
By implementing the campaign in all 23 universities across the country SASI planned to reach at least twice that number. Lwanga-Nanziri said pilot initiatives revealed that students often entered university with little knowledge of how to work out a weekly budget or managed money.
Many of them in receipt of bursaries and other financial support soon ran out of money and led a hand-to-mouth existence, she said. Students then entered the world of work with little knowledge on money management, savings products and no sense of danger when it came to handling credit.


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Paltalk est un service américain de messagerie instantanée existant depuis 1998. Ce logiciel propriétaire est disponible pour Microsoft Windows, iOS, Android et BlackBerry.

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Paltalk s'est engagé à partir de 2009 dans une série de procès contre des entreprises liées du secteur des jeux vidéo Microsoft, Sony, Activision Blizzard, NCsoft, Jagex et Turbine pour violation de brevet.

En , il a été révélé que Paltalk faisait partie du programme de surveillance PRISM de la National Security Agency.

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mmsonline.com November 2017 MMS 93 FEATURE Large-screen displays can do more than show data. Advance Machine, a FactoryWiz Monitoring user, reinforces the message that everyone is part of a team working toward the same goal. data from machine monitoring. One was a renewed focus on process improvements, especially as a result of more precisely targeted lean manufactur- ing techniques such as setup reduction and "next-job readiness." The other prong was making the shop's profit-sharing incentive program more ef fective. Mr. Hosmon said that the resulting data-driven performance reviews and correspond- ing payout policies were a big part of the effort Mr. Shortess led at Advanced. Here are some additional observations and advice gleaned from this shop's experiences: • Build benchmarks and set goals around attainable improvements linked to customer, company and personal benefits. Each employee should see how good decisions help everyone and maximize rewards. • Foster dialogue, and keep it positive. Asking "How can we work together to help you do better where the facts show room for improvement?" should start this dialog. • When addressing an individual's shortcom- ings, use data to ask the right questions and get the real reasons. Good data protects everyone and defuses the blame game. • Let shopfloor visibility generate some healthy competition among employees. Keeping score should reflect that everybody can win. • Don't let data-driven incentive programs get stale. Review goals and adjust the performance targets often. A GATEWAY TO INDUSTRY 4.0 I wrapped up the session by pointing out that machine-monitoring systems are af fordable, manageable and likely to have a quick payback. I noted that most companies see a 10- to 20-per- cent uptick in productivity just by having perfor- mance data visible to the workforce. More impor- tantly, once a machine-monitoring infrastructure and shop culture are in place, manufacturing companies can easily move to other opportunities for connecting machines and processes so data can be shared and responded to automatically. For example, self-correcting feedback loops linking machine tools, measuring equipment and programming software become practical. Likewise, it will be possible to predict and prevent downtime due to component failures or maintenance issues. Data-driven manufacturing represents a sweep- ing advance for manufacturers. It's no wonder it's being called the fourth Industrial Revolution or Industr y 4.0. I'm convinced that machine monitoring is the gateway to this new world. Machine monitoring is the catalyst that is setting off a chain reaction that makes manufacturing more producti ve, more prof ita ble a nd more personally rewarding for everyone involved. View the Panel Discussion mmsonline.com This session at the Top Shops Conference was recorded in its entirety. You can watch it at short. mmsonline.com/monitoring.