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The Income Tax (I-T) regulatory authority has sought to allay fears of tax terror, especially among the smaller and medium-sized business entities, many of which — in the back drop of demonetisation — would be accepting digital payments for the first time. These include retail stores, restaurants and other service agencies, ranging from coaching classes to beauty parlours.
In its circular, CBDT explains, "By adopting the digital mode of payment, no financial transactions would remain undisclosed and consequently an enhanced turnover of business might get reflected in the books of accounts." An apprehension was raised by the business community that increased turnover in the current year may lead to reopening of earlier years' cases where the turnover was lower. Reopening would cause undue harassment to taxpayers.
CBDT's circular categorically says, "Mere increase in turnover, because of use of digital means of payment or otherwise, in a particular year cannot be a 'sole' reason to believe that income has escaped assessment in earlier years. Hence, I-T officers are advised not to reopen past assessments in cases, merely on the ground that the current year's turnover has increased." Mere suspicion is not an adequate ground for reopening of earlier years cases, it states.
Ameet Patel, tax partner, Manohar Chowdhry & Associates, says, "The entire initiative of demonetisation has been laid down by the government to unearth black money and also prevent further creation of black money. Another objective also seems to be to get as many people as possible into the formal economy."
"Thus, if because of digitisation sales for the current year are higher than in earlier years, I would feel that this would be treated as a success of the demonetisation move by the government. I would not expect I-T authorities to open past assessments of a businessman because of such an increase in sales," he adds.
Section 147 of the I-T Act permits reopening of past cases, generally up to the past four years, where the I-T officer has 'reason to believe' that income has escaped assessment. CBDT's circular seeks to distinguish between suspicion merely owing to an increase in volume of turnover and strong grounds of believing that income of earlier years escaped tax.
However, the circular doesn't provide any buffer to unscrupulous business entities. It is expected that big data analytic tools will be deployed to catch significant cases of mismatch between source of income and bank deposits, consequent to demonetisation. These tools will also be useful to detect cases of heavy cash sales soon after demonetisation, said an I-T official.

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A series of lawsuits against Toyota are scheduled to begin in California toward the end of this year and into the start of 2013. The auto giant is defending claims concerning a sudden and unintended acceleration issue in many of its Camry models. These acceleration problems are said to have caused car accidents resulting in serious injuries and even wrongful death. Indeed, Toyota launched a recall of nearly 8 million vehicles across the U.S., starting in 2009.
The recall prompted hundreds of personal injury and wrongful death claims linked to this sudden and unintended acceleration. In one specific case, it is claimed that a woman's Camry suddenly accelerated and caused the vehicle to leave the road and strike a telephone pole, resulting in the woman's death. Toyota has also been accused of causing danger to Camry drivers by intentionally selling vehicles with this alleged malfunction, although it is yet to be determined whether this was a true manufacturing error or if Toyota was aware of a problem at the time these vehicles were distributed and sold.
Sometimes a car accident is simply an accident; however, some form of negligence is often involved in many collisions. Such may be a possibility in the injury and wrongful death claims against Toyota for the acceleration issues.
To think that a fatal accident took the lives of innocent people because of a possible manufacturing error is a sad and scary thought. Those California residents owning or driving a Toyota Camry, or who know of someone using such a vehicle, would do well to learn the facts and take appropriate action in circumstances where the car may be suspected of having the acceleration problem. In such instances, the problem must be addressed immediately and those affected may benefit from understanding the relevant law and procedures as it applies to their specific situation.
Source: Bloomberg, "Toyota First Trial Scheduled in California Acceleration Case," Edvard Pettersson, March 6, 2012


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I recently attended a conference in Washington, DC in the midst of a scorching summer. In stark contrast to the outside temperature, the conference center was frigid. In order to warm up a bit between sessions, I either had to descend three escalators to reach the balmy outdoors, or I could sit in a windowed corner of the conference center on the third floor where the sun shone in.
During one of the breaks, as I am sitting enjoying the relative warmth in the windowed corner of the third floor, I hear a chirping overhead. I look up to see a small bird trapped inside the building. The bird, with futility, was trying to get outside by flying against the windows. Every minute or so the bird would rest on a perch, then seek again to exit through the glass. If one window pane did not work, the bird would fly across to the next. I so badly wanted to help the bird, but these windows were not the kind that open up. I also realized that this bird would never trust me enough to guide it down into the belly of the building towards the doors that lead outside. To look towards the windows, the bird could see the outside, right there! To look towards the escalators it was dark. How could it ever make sense to this bird that down was indeed the way out?
It hit me as I thought about all of the ways that I could try to free this bird, that I often react in the same way as this bird. How often is the way out, actually down? But how often do I, with futility, try to fly against a closed window pane?
There is a lot of language in Scripture that talks about the need to go low, to go further down and in before we can go up and out:
- No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. (John 3:13)
- Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. (John 12:24)
- Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. (Matt. 23:12)
Jesus had to come down from the Father to make a way for us to go up; the grain must first die in the dark underground soil before it can burst forth into the light; one must first be humbled in order to be exalted. Is there anything going on in your life right now where the liberated way is actually down and through something first? – a sickness, a hard conversation, a deeper examination of privilege and race in our communities, lament over the brokenness in our world, the process and journey of just peacemaking in the midst of conflicts…
I find I am often mistaken about a clean, linear way forward. May we not be confused and disheartened like the bird when sometimes the way forward is down and through.


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…this program brings grace, hope and peace into the divorce experience. The people who attended the group found it to be very helpful. Thank you, thank you for your witness to God's love!" —Pastor Pamela Schroeder, Pastor for Care and Community, Ankeny, Iowa
I have two more classes left in the Peace after Divorce classes. This has been such an incredible help for me. The format of program, and the structure of the class seems to be a great formula. I like having the book to read and re-read at home, then the video to reinforce and expand, and then the timed discussion in class. The information is so on target with what I'm going through, I just can't believe it. It's so helpful to know that others have gone through all this, that they can guide me through this "valley" and be victorious on the other side." —Cheri Fernandes, Peace after Divorce participant
Peace after Divorce came to (started at) West Campus of Seacoast Church in 2008. And it has really been a very, very fruitful ministry. It has ministered to so many folks that have gone through the trauma of divorce and they have truly found peace. You may be questioning whether Peace after Divorce would be a good workshop to bring to your church, I say absolutely, bring it. It has crossed denominational lines, it is absolutely based on God's word. It is based on the fact that His truth will set you free. So, I just recommend it. You have teams that can be raised up to facilitate it. So, it is just really a great way of bringing this truth to people that there is life and peace after divorce." –Pastor Ron Hamilton, Seacoast Church West Campus, Charleston, SC
The continued emphasis on the acceptance of divorced people as loved by God and not 'damaged goods' was something I needed to hear over and over –Becky, Peace after Divorce participant
Peace after Divorce is very easy to offer. The ministry package provided us with everything we needed. It truly is effective in helping people heal from divorce. –Rebecca Rink, Peace after Divorce Facilitator
I remember the moment when I read the words 'Divorce does not define you.' The course enabled me to take back my life and to see my future with new eyes. I took Peace after Divorce twice and it was the second time that most of my breakthroughs happened. –Karen, Peace after Divorce participant
For two years after she left I just worked and sat in my apartment. This (Peace after Divorce) ministry turned my life around. –Glenn, Peace after Divorce participant


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Attorney Ross Goodman
520 S 4th St,
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: (702) 383 – 5088
Fax: (702) 385 – 5088
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility (FAAR), two of the nation's largest drunk driving advocates, released the statistics regarding DUI-related incidents in Nevada. Here are the data given to us by the organizations:
***Note the data provided are from the year 2012. There are no data released yet for the current year (2014). These however, may serve as a reference. We will update this blog post as soon as the new data are released by both organizations.
Total DUI fatalities: 82
- People Under 21 DUI fatalities: 9
The 82 DUI related fatalities represents 30% of all the traffic deaths in Nevada. It means that one-third of motor vehicle related fatalities involves DUI. There are 9 cases of DUI fatalities that involves minors. Persons who are involved with DUI related fatalities will be charged with Category B Felony.
Offenders under Category B Felony shall be punished with imprisonment of not less than 2 years but not more than 20 years, plus fines between $2,000 and $5,000.
DUI-related fatalities that involves BAC of 0.15 or higher: 62
Out of 82 DUI related fatalities mentioned above, 62 involves people who have a BAC of 0.15 or higher. The data states that drivers who drive with a BAC of 0.15 or higher are prone to fatalities.
Percent of DUI-related vehicle crashes that involves repeating offender:
- BAC of 0.08 – 0.14: Nil
- BAC of 0.15 or more: 100%
Repeating offenders are found out to have a BAC of 0.15 or more. There are many reasons that can contribute to this factor. Some of them include:
- The offenders are too drunk to drive properly (BAC of 0.15)
- Due to the effects of alcohol, the offender may have forgotten that he is under probation.
- The offenders did not participate in an alcohol treatment program.
Total DUI-related arrests: 11576
- Minors (17 years old and below): 76
There are over 11,500 people who are arrested in Nevada alone. Over 70 people who are arrested for DUI involve minors (source FBI Crime Report). Note that the data include only those people who got arrested. There are people who drive under the influence of alcohol who didn't get arrested.
Are you charged with DUI? Hire a Lawyer
DUI is a serious offense that requires immediate legal consultation from a prominent DUI lawyer. It carries severe penalties and can leave a permanent criminal record to the offender. Attorney Ross Goodman has defended numerous DUI cases that are dismissed by the court. He can help you turn the results of the case in your favor – either the penalties in the case will be reduced or the case will be dismissed. Call his office at (702) 383 5088 for a free legal consultation.


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I have trained in a number of approaches to meet the needs of clients who want to learn ways of coping and understanding themselves better. (Client centred, CBT, Narrative, Psychodynamic, solution focussed, to name a few) I am a strength based and reflective practitioner and supervisor.I am able to support those social workers who have a component of counselling within their role and feel they need development and support in their duel role, other health professionals who require a supervisor who understands the health sector and is supportive of their role and social workers looking for supervision that is safe, supportive, reflective and collaborative. I am a relational supervisor who thinks supervision needs to meet your needs and this is always the place which we start!
Megan is able to come to your work place for supervision where this is appropriate.


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. East Coast refiners are sending gasoline barrels to western Pennsylvania instead of the New York Harbor market, compounding an unusual tightness in an area that helps set prices for the nation.
The diversion comes as gasoline imports from Europe to the U.S. and Gulf Coast shipments abroad are weakening deliveries to New York Harbor, three market sources said. Meanwhile, prices in the Chicago area have soared to a five-year high seasonally amid heavy refinery maintenance and a pipeline outage.
The dwindling flows to New York suggest a further decline in inventories in the region through November, setting up a potential bullish run for the fuel. New York is supplied largely by U.S. Gulf Coast refineries via the Colonial Pipeline, along with local refineries and transatlantic imports.
New York Harbor is the delivery point for NYMEX benchmark gasoline futures and is the only exchange-traded gasoline market in the world.
"It's bone dry (in the New York Harbor)," said Robert Campbell, head of oil products markets at consultancy Energy Aspects.
Demand for European barrels to Asia and the Middle East has been strong in recent weeks, Campbell said, adding that Mexico's draw on Gulf Coast barrels is running about 50,000 barrels per day higher than last year heading into the seasonally strong months of November and December.
"There's massive refinery maintenance in the Midwest and that is pulling a lot of barrels away from Colonial system and the harbor into western PADD 1 and eastern PADD 2," Campbell said.
Gasoline inventories in the Mid-Atlantic region, which includes New York Harbor, fell to 25.8 million barrels, the lowest seasonally since 2014, according to the latest weekly data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
East Coast gasoline imports hit the lowest in nearly eight months and the second lowest figure in five years, the EIA data showed.
The tightness in the U.S. gasoline and distillates markets puts refiners on their best footing in three years heading into the winter months, Marathon Petroleum CEO Gary Heminger said in an earnings call last week.
Gasoline and distillate days of supply are at the low end of the five-year average, Heminger noted. [EIA/S]
Gasoline prices in the Chicago area have risen as inventories fell to their lowest in two years. Supplies dwindled as post-hurricane shortages were compounded by Midwest refinery maintenance and reduced volumes on the Explorer pipeline from the Gulf Coast. [PRO/U]
U.S. mid-continent total motor gasoline inventories fell for the fifth week in a row to 46.6 million barrels in the week ending Oct. 20, according to the EIA.
The Midwest price surge has made Philadelphia barrels more attractive and increased flows along the Laurel Pipeline, which connects the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh markets, the sources said.
"There has been a lot more volume on Laurel recently when Chicago gasoline shot up and everyone started replacing Pittsburgh barrels with harbor pricing," a source said.
A spokesman for Buckeye Partners, which owns the 350-mile Laurel Pipeline, did not respond to requests for comment.
RBOB gasoline differentials in the New York Harbor traded on Monday about 6.50 cents per gallon above benchmark futures for delivery in December. Chicago CBOB differentials were about 14 cents a gallon above futures for December.
Reporting by Devika Krishna Kumar and Jarrett Renshaw in New York; Editing by Frances Kerry


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Click Clone Cash Review
Product Name: Click Clone Cash
Product Owner: "Josh Ownens" AKA Tim Atkinson
Advertised Price: Free
Real Price: $90/6 months
Rating: Scam!
What Is It?
This is a hosting scam from Tim Atkinson, a notorious internet fraudster.
Update 2019: I originally published this post in 2014, but it looks like the product was relaunched.
Well, it was a scam back then, and it's still a scam now. Keep reading to see why. Got a question? Leave a comment below! Did you get scammed? Add to the comments to confirm what I've been saying all these years.
If you really want to make money, here's my top recommendation. I've used their system for 10 years, and earn over $10k/month using what they teach. It's legit training though, so you're gonna have to work hard to earn. Just keep that in mind!
Short Review
"Hosting Scam" is the term I call for products like Click Clone Cash. They pitch a million-dollar mystery system, tell you it's free, then get you to buy non-refundable hosting for your website.
There's never any 'revolutionary' or instant-riches guide behind the curtain. It's usually normal things that everyone knows or can find out for free; things like email marketing, local marketing, or niche marketing. Click Clone Cash is no different.
Before You Buy
The #1 thing you need to know about this product is that it's from Tim Atkinson. Though the actor says his name is Josh Owens, he is an actor and even if you consider it a "representation", the story behind Click Clone Cash is completely false as well.
Tim Atkinson has launched numerous similar products in the past including Cash Machines 2, Automated Income App, and Make Money with Meghan. Those are just a few, and there are many more that are no longer available or I just haven't had time to review.
Digging Into Click Clone Cash
History Lesson
Just for fun, I recognized this actor from a previous Atkinson product called The Money Formula that he produced with Zak Mefteh (another shady character in online marketing)
It's an entertaining story about a father that's going to lose his son to leukemia. A billionaire (played by our man "Josh Owens") steps in to teach the father how to make thousands of dollars in just one night, saving the boy.
The weird part of the story was that all this code to create money online was contained within a mystical plug-n-play USB drive.
Sound like total BS? It was. But people bought into it, and were scammed, just like with Click Clone Cash.
Cloud Pro Hosting
There are hundreds of hosting services that are cheaper and better than Cloud Pro Hosting.
Hostgator for example, has 24/7 live support and only costs about $7 per month, with monthly billing available. Apparently, Cloud Pro is too busy to answer their support tickets!
There's absolutely no reason to DOUBLE for CPH when you could be paying half of that for a legitimate service with a good track record.
The reason that this service is so popular (as well as Cool Handle) among affiliate and scam artists that create get-rich-quick schemes is that they pay high commissions, and seem to have no moral guidelines for affiliates.
The same goes for Clicksure, which produces nothing but junk similar to Click Clone Cash.
Quick Points To Notice:
The following points should click with you as you look back on the marketing material for CCC. Chances are, you suspected this was a scam. Here's why:
- the reviews are fake (paid for actors)
- images of cars/places/vacations are used to manipulate you
- false scarcity is used (they trick you by saying "buy in 5 minutes or you'll never have another chance!)
- no support for this product is a major issue
What Now?
Now that you are clear on what you SHOULDN'T invest your time and money in, what should you do?
- Instead of a mystery system, be clear on what you are buying.
- Instead of a terrible track record, how about a legitimate training center that's been trusted for many years?
- Instead of buying hype and hoping for results, embrace the hard work needed to create a profitable business.
This what you can expect from the internet's #1 online marketing training center. Get help starting your first online business from honest, legitimate marketers that want to see you succeed.
Final Review
Association with cons, a history of BS, and connection to low-quality services are three big reasons to steer clear of Click Clone Cash
If you really want to earn money online, you've got to get out of the mindset that earning money is going to be "fast and easy". It's gonna be tough, and you're gonna have to work hard.
This place is where I learned how to build a real website that earns over $10,000 per month, and I've been doing it for almost 10 years now. It took about 2 years to actually earn good money, but was making some small sales along the way.
Yeah, it sucks to compete with products like Click Clone Cash that make it sound super easy to earn money online, while I've over here saying, "Hey guys, it's gonna take you a couple years to start earning.", but that's the reality of the situation. If you want to stop falling for scams like Click Clone Cash, you just have to get out of the habit of believing the bullshit they say.
What's up ladies and dudes! Great to finally meet you, and I hope you enjoyed this post. My name is Nathaniell and I'm the owner of One More Cup of Coffee. I started my first online business in 2010 promoting computer software and now I help newbies start their own businesses. Sign up for my #1 recommended training course and learn how to start your business for FREE!
Please don't contact if you are a con. I will find out before I put a dime in the program. If you are legit, I want to hear from you. Just understand that I don't have a naive bone in my body.


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After being shot twice in the stomach by [spoiler alert] her new husband, Daniel, Emily Thorne is in rough condition when Revenge returns Jan. 5 for a new batch of episodes. The most pressing issue? She doesn't remember a thing!
This development, which you can see below in a brand new clip from the show's Jan. 5 episode, was teased by star Emily VanCamp when she spoke exclusively to EW about the big shooter reveal. "She's so lost, she's so confused, she's so vulnerable," VanCamp said of her amnesia-stricken character. "It's a whole different side we've never seen."


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The Government of New Brunswick has developed a policy that will encourage the public service to promote and purchase local, healthy food and beverages during government hosted meetings and events.
Government is 'leading-by-example' by committing to, where possible, promoting and purchasing local, healthy food and beverages from local producers. By supporting New Brunswick producers, we are promoting sustainability, supporting the local economy and contributing to the wellness of New Brunswickers.
The following Policy principles will guide departments and agencies to:
- Encourage and promote the use of local, healthy food during government hosted and sponsored meetings/events;
- Encourage the purchase and promotion of locally produced beverages (i.e. New Brunswick wines) during appropriate government hosted and sponsored events;
- Encourage other practices that contribute to a healthy meeting or event such as using tobacco-free facilities, offering physical activities. and choosing greener options;
- Adopt the suggestions outlined in the document entitled "Putting Health on the Agenda: A Model Policy for Healthy Meetings" and the guidelines and checklist provided;
- Share information about where local, healthy New Brunswick products can be sourced; and
- NB provincial departments and agencies will comply with public health legislation.
It is important to note that any procurement or purchase decisions made shall not contravene internal trade or procurement agreements. This Policy promotes local purchasing but does not mandate it.
The attached website links will guide meeting planners in their adoption of the policy.


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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
My very first White Wednesday
29 comments:
Hi Beth,ReplyDelete
You did a fantastic job with the furniture pieces. They are all really beautiful.
Oh my...."she" would have LOVED to have gotten ahold of the piece you listed on Etsy. Yep, that would have been a keeper. Good thing she didn't she it. And the dresser with the robin's egg blue is wonderful as well. I think you should do the donut, er...I mean the White Wednesday thing more often!ReplyDelete
Romeo and "her"
mmm love all of these.. that first one with the blue..oh my...just yummy!ReplyDelete
Oh Beth, you're not old enough to remember that commercial. My husband and I say that to each other frequently. Time to make the donuts!ReplyDelete
Love your pieces you showed, you did an amazing job! Have a wonderful WW!
I am ready for some shabby painting.ReplyDelete
P.S. Isn't it aggravating how we have to work around the weather on the east coast? Grrr.
Hi BethReplyDelete
You have some gorgeous white pieces there.. no wonder Courtney Love came a shopping your way... xx Julie
What a wonderful addition to WW. Love the curves and the details on the tables. Happy White Wednesday to you!!! Have a terrific week!ReplyDelete
Warm wishes
Nice pictures!!!ReplyDelete
Hope you have a lovely day. The weather here is great. Today it's gonna be 19 degrees.
Greetzz Madelon
Morning Beth, Funny how we associate Spring with painting and white is usually the color of choice.ReplyDelete
Happy Wednesday.
Welcome to your first W.W. Hope you have a lot of fun seeing everyones treasures. And by the way the redo's look great. Have a good day, JulianReplyDelete
... it would be fun to paint together for a day ... sometimes I get so lonely ... working alone!ReplyDelete
I still say we should have delivered to Ms. Love in person ... what a story to tell!ReplyDelete
All your pieces are divine!!
Happy WW ..
Gorgeous furniture pieces!!ReplyDelete
Beautiful pieces!!!Thank you for sharing them and welcome to WW!!ReplyDelete
Hi Beth, great to see you here at WW. Those pieces are fantastic. Ms. Love really bought that? Happy White Wednesday. xoReplyDelete
Great pieces! I hear ya on getting going on the opening of *painting season*...It's time! And welcome to WW!ReplyDelete
Those are all fabulous! I'm so glad you joined in the fun to show them to us! The piece with the blue/aqua is stunning. LOVE IT!!! Happy painting season!!! My neighbors joke that I will paint anything that isn't bolted down... little do they know I will paint the bolted pieces too!!! Happy WW, TheresaReplyDelete
Hehehe... Yes it's time to paint furniture!! I have a couple of things to re-make too!ReplyDelete
Thanks for stopping by and for your nice comment- I have not much silver at home, but I'll be glad to join you sometime!
Welcome, Your white furniture is wonderful. I am also in my mad painting everything mood and the color I seem to be using is white for almost everything. Have a great Wednesday.ReplyDelete
Ooooooo! I'm loving the one with the blue. And the open one (Ms. Loves?). And the twins! All absolutely wonderful!ReplyDelete
How delightful for you to post your first WW. Love those pieces of furniture.ReplyDelete
I falling in love with white furniture. I'm doing my first vintage bedroom. Three lushious whites.ReplyDelete
Yours looks great. I wish I could see how you get the edges to look like that.
Great job!
I'm loving all your whites today. So glad you could play along. Don't you just love the succulents? I was in awe over your in the silver containers.ReplyDelete
Hope to see you at the next Silver Sunday.
You are Blog Of The Day at Alice Magazine - http://kathleenandthedreadedopium.com/alicemagazine/2010/03/gypsy-fish-journal/ xxReplyDelete
What incredible furniture for White Wednesday! As I scroll down to leave a comment, I'm noticing items that might be for sale and can't wait to go check them out. Your blog is yummy!!!ReplyDelete
A wonderful WW-debut!ReplyDelete
Hugs from Austria, Traude
PS: I also love your idea of the Silver Sunday. I think it's only once a month (?) but I want to show a few of my silver items next sunday (according to your lovely idea). I hope this is okay :o)
What Wonderful WW Treasures ~ I was away, so now I am playing Catch~Up... have a wonderful Spring Week~ReplyDelete
ooooh! Scrumptious pieces. I love the top one hte best!!ReplyDelete
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Dorn Spinal Therapy
From the receptor, information is transmitted to the afferent fibers of the pseudounipolar spinal ganglion cells, whose efferent fibers reach the spinal cord by way of the dorsal root. A synapse onto a second neuron in the sensory pathway is made either immediately, in the posterior horn of the spinal cord (protopathic system), or more rostrally, in the brain stem (epicritic/lemniscal system). The highest level of the somatosensory pathway is the contralateral primary soma-tosensory cortex. The somatotopic organization of the somatosensory pathway is preserved at all levels.
Posterior column (epicritic/lemniscal system).
Fibers mediating sensation in the legs are in the fasciculus gracilis (medial), while those for the arms are in the fasciculus cuneatus (lateral). These fibers synapse onto the second sensory neuron in the corresponding somatosensory nuclei of the lower medulla (nucleus gracilis, nucleus cuneatus), which emit fibers that decussate and ascend in the contralateral medial lem-niscus to the thalamus (ventral posterolateral nucleus, VPL). VPL projects to the postcentral gyrus by way of the internal capsule. Anterolateral column (protopathic system). Fibers of the protopathic pathway for somatic sensation (strong pressure, coarse touch) enter the spinal cord through the dorsal root and then ascend two or more segments before making a synapse in the ipsilateral posterior horn. Fibers originating in the posterior horn decussate in the anterior commissure of the spinal cord and enter the anterior spinothalamic tract, which is somatotopically arranged: fibers for the legs are anterolateral, fibers for the arms are posterome-dial. The anterior spinothalamic tract traverses the brain stem adjacent to the medial lemniscus and terminates in VPL, which, in turn, projects to the postcentral gyrus. The protopathic pathway for pain (as well as tickle, itch, and temperature sensation) is organized in similar fashion: Central fibers of the first sensory neuron ascend 1 or 2 segments before making a synapse in the substantia gelatinosa of the posterior horn. Fibers from the posterior horn decussate and enter the lateral spinothalamic tract, which, like the anterior spinothalamic tract, projects to VPL; VPL projects in turn to the postcentral gyrus.
Spinocerebellar tracts (spinocerebellar system).
These tracts mediate proprioception. Fibers originating from muscles spindles and tendon organs make synapses onto the neurons of Clarke's column within the posterior horn at levels T1-L2, whose axons form the posterior spinocerebellar tract (ipsilateral) and the anterior spinocerebellar tract (both ipsilateral and contralateral). These tracts terminate in the spinocerebellum (p. 54).
Lateral spinothalamic tract
Lateral spinothalamic tract
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Deep sensation (proprioception)
Touch, pressure
Examination. Somatic sensation is tested with the patient's eyes closed. The examiner tests each primary modality of superficial sensation (touch, pain, temperature), the patient's ability to distinguish different qualities of each modality (sharp/blunt, hot/cold, different intensities, two-point discrimination), and more complex sensory modalities (stereognosis, graphesthe-sia). Next, sensation to pressure and vibration stimuli are tested, as is acrognosis (posture sense), to evaluate proprioception. Sensory disturbances commonly cause disturbances of posture (tests: Romberg test, standing on one leg) or gait (p. 60).
Interpretation of findings. There is a wide range of normal findings. Apparent abnormalities should be interpreted in conjunction with findings of other types, such as abnormal reflexes or paresis. Sensory dysfunction may involve not only a diminution or absence of sensation (hy-pesthesia, anesthesia), but also sensations of abnormal type (paresthesia, such as prickling or formication) or spontaneous pain (dysesthesia, often of burning type). Patients often use the colloquial term "numbness" to mean hypesthe-sia, anesthesia, or paresthesia; the physician should ask specific questions to determine what is meant.
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'Culture Crash: The Killing of the Creative Class' by Scott Timberg argues that cities must defend and support local culture in the face of the homogenizing effects of the creative class.
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Grand Theft Auto III, also known as GTA 3 or GTA III, is the third installment of the Grand Theft Auto series and was released in 2001. The game is the first of the GTA III Era and introduced many new features and increased the fan base of the series. Originally released on the PlayStation 2, and PC. An Xbox version of the game was also later released.
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There are different districts in Liberty City. It consists of three islands - Portland Island, Staunton Island and Shoreside Vale. Liberty City is based on New York so the three islands are comparatively similar to Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island respectively.
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This is the business district. Lots of rich people can be found here, alongside their nice cars and the resident gangs - the Yakuza, Yardies and Colombian Cartel.
This is the central business district. This is where all the big business takes place in Liberty City and is dominated by the rich, powerful and corporate. During the day the area is bustling with businessmen doing their 9-5 thing - insider trading, taking bribes and selling their grandmothers for ten bucks. At night it is dark, desolate and very dangerous.
This is the suburban area of Liberty City. The wealthy live here, along with the middle class residents and gangs. The Francis International Airport is also located here. As are the Southside Hoods.
Suburban bliss and tranquility Liberty City style. Home to many of Liberty City's more affluent gangsters, Liberty City's commuter-belt is a patchwork of swimming pools, picket fences, backyards, basketball nets, street gangs and five car garages. It's littered with ostentatious mansions paid for with blood money, protected by high security guards and gates to keep out gangs of bored teenagers looking for something to do to bring some excitement to their middle class existence. The designer dogs and the station wagons give a shallow serenity to suburbia, but don't be fooled. Violence and corruption are at the heart of every home.
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Dairy consumption in developing markets is forecast to increase from about 70 billion liters in 2011 to nearly 80 billion liters in 2014, according to the Dairy Index. Many of these consumers live in developing countries such as India, China, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan and Kenya.
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HANOVER, N.H. -- Colby College's Marcques Houston and Sage Bailin are proving to be among the best in their events in all of New England collegiate track and field after qualifying for championship finals at the Open New England Championships on Friday at Dartmouth College.
The Open New England meet includes all qualifying athletes from Division I, II, and III schools.
Houston's time of 21.85 in the 200-meter dash not only qualified him for Saturday's championship final, but he continues to close in on the school record of Colby great Dom Kone (21.70). Houston finished in third place in his heat and had the sixth-best time of the day. Houston came across the line with Stonehill College's Joseph Connolly, who also had a 21.85. Connolly figured out to a 21.841 to Houston's 21.846.
Running in the same third heat of the 200, Colby first-year Ben Smith had a time of 22.45 to place sixth in the heat and 24th overall.
Bailin won the first of four heats with a time of 53.17, the third-best of the day in the 400 hurdles. He won the New England Small College Athletic Conference title in a school-record time of 53.07. University of Vermont's Dan DeBlieck was first in 52.93 and Southern Connecticut State's Ruvens Exantus took second in 53.03. Bailin will likely have to break his school record to win Saturday's championship final.
Jimmy O'Donnell finished fifth in his heat of the 400 hurdles and placed 21st overall with a time of 57.24.
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I know I have a Pollyanna attitude, I've mentioned it before. I always try to look on the bright side, and within our blog in particular, I tend to show the shiny, positive things – lovely days out and holidays with the kids, us doing crafts together etc. But I feel there is room for the other side too, and it would be unrealistic not to admit it.
I've struggled with blogging lately,
for many reasons. One of them is my kids. They are my life, of course. I don't really have anything else, and I pour my heart and soul into what we do together. But I'm finding it really, really hard.
My kids hate each other. There, I said it.
I know all siblings fight. I won't be the first parent to say they feel more like a referee than a mother. But with my kids it's constant. And often violent. It wears you down.
A recent event has prompted my outburst. It has been haunting me ever since, so I have to spill it! I'm sorry, blogs are usually brimming with advice and 'how to' but I have nothing. So feel free to just join me in a moan and nod along accordingly. Or if you have any decent advice, please share it. For goodness sake share it! Lord knows, I need it!!
So it was our busy evening – athletics for both kids, followed by band practice for Hugo. Paul was working, so I was in charge of getting them fed, changed, and out of the house quickly. All was going well, I'd kept my cool and not even had to shout at them to hurry up. I was just closing the doors and putting the dog on her bed when it happened – all hell broke loose. Apparently Hugo had hit toby with his trombone case. Toby was raging!
This is typical. Hugo knows exactly which buttons to press, and is very physical. Toby has the shortest fuse I've ever seen, and flies into a melodramatic, noise-filled rage at the least thing. Hugo denied his action, and took his place in the car. Toby raged and refused to leave the house. He was insistent that I needed to deal with the situation better and punish his brother. I tried to calmly explain that, as I didn't see the incident. I couldn't take one person's word against the other. If I did, then next time Hugo accused Toby of something, I'd have to take his word for it and punish Toby for something which he may not have done. And he would do exactly that, believe me.
These kids are too smart to miss an opportunity like that.
So we negotiated, quite calmly (for us!). I gave myself silent Mum points for averting a potential disaster. Toby thought I should put Hugo on a '2' (a kind of warning system, 3 is a punishment). I agreed I would do this (as I was in little doubt that the crime had been committed, it happens regularly).
Cue a slightly late exit to the car.
Then all hell broke loose part II.
Toby saw Hugo sitting in the front of the car and launched into another tirade. "He shouldn't be allowed in the front. He should be punished not rewarded." Toby grabbed at the car door and started screaming at his brother to get out. I shouting to him to get off the car, trying to persuade him that he could ride in the front on the way home. Sadly that wasn't good enough. Toby ran into the courtyard and started kicking the stones around, screaming at me to do something about it, and if I didn't, he would run away. Totally losing it and criticising my parenting skills (or lack thereof).
It would be challenging enough to calm this situation and get him into the car normally, but Hugo getting out of the car with his mobile phone pointed at Toby, smirking and pretending to record the whole thing, just escalated the situation times twenty!
Next thing I knew, Toby had flung his mobile phone at Hugo and was chasing him around the garden, kicking at him violently. He then ran off, shouting at me that he was running away as he had threatened. Chaos had descended.
I shouted at Hugo to get back in the car, chastising him for making things worse, then called after Toby. Bearing in mind I have a terribly sore back, I didn't want to have to follow him, but there was no alternative, he wasn't coming back. I waddled off down our immensely long garden to try and restore order. (Next time I want a house with 3 acres, have a word with me!)
Well, long story short, by the time this was all sorted out, we were too late for athletics. Toby refused to go anyway, saying that Hugo would just tell everyone there what had happened and embarrass him. Also probably true.
This is not a story to show my lack of parenting skills or control,
though it would appear I have little of either. No, this is a story of all-too-common situations in my family. It is why I am exhausted, exasperated and quite frankly at the end of my rope.
Luckily it's a fairly strong rope, but still…
I really want the kind of family life where we do things together, have quality time and days filled with positive experiences. But seriously, it is hard enough to get out of the house without one of these incidents!
I've read so much about dealing with it. My hot favourites are Siblings Without Rivalry and Raising Your Spirited Child, both of which I'm on a second reading of! (affiliate links)
If you have wondered where I've been of late, this is only the tip of the iceberg! It's hard to write a family blog when your family is this dysfunctional! Thanks for sticking with me. One day soon my kids will find out I've written this rant and insist I remove it immediately. So any comments or advice, get in quick before I'm banned from the internet forever.
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in Buffalo Wednesday night during the Famer's Market to celebrate the city being recently designated as a certified "Main Street Program."
Marie Verger, with the Buffalo Downtown Association, said the organization has been working toward the certification with help from many, many people.
She explains what being a "Certified Main Street Program" means.
Buffalo Mayor Randy Dyess was one of a handful of local dignitaries that attended the ribbon-cutting. He said the communities involved in the Main Street Program are working hard to improve their downtowns and the business climate in their hometowns.
Signage designating Buffalo as a Main Street Community will be permanently installed near the parking lot on the corner of Fort and Main Streets and at the south end of Main Street to greet visitors to the downtown corridor.


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Proposed West Virginia DUI legislation before Judiciary Committee
Today the Senate Judiciary Committee of the West Virginia Legislature is hearing evidence on proposed legislation that would reign in the WV Division of Motor Vehicles and their rampant disregard for the due process of rights of those accused of DUI in West Virginia. The Charleston Gazette had an article this morning on the hearings. In West Virginia, DUI charges take two different routes: a criminal action against the defendant personally, and then a civil action against the accused' driver's license. In these civil hearings, there is a notorious lack of fairness and due process rights accorded to the driver. The proposed legislation attempts to create more fairness in the process. Though extremely late notice was given regarding today's hearing, several criminal defense attorneys from around the state who defend DUI's in West Virginia, have been invited to speak to the committee. Let's wish them luck and encourage the Legislature to enact this legislation.
We should always err on the side of freedom and liberty – and never on the side of tyranny. Besides, less government is always better….
– John H. Bryan, West Virginia Attorney.
This Blog Makes Front-Page News…
Note: this post was initially much more extensive. Pursuant to the advice of my beautiful wife, against whom I have never won an argument (and suspect I never will), and who's advice has the usual effect of making my hot-heated initial reactions seem childish and ineffective, I have revised this post.
It seems that my humble commentary regarding the Register-Herald op-ed piece detailed in my last post touched quite a few nerves at the Monroe Watchman newspaper. For those of you who may not know, the Monroe Watchman is the main newspaper for Monroe County, West Virginia, and it has been continually published since 1872. It's a great paper. I read it every week, and I am also a paying advertiser. They are also located right across the street from my office building.
Why should they care about my commentary in this post? Because the Watchman is owned by the family of the former prosecutor who I allegedly criticized, and understandably, they are protective of their family members. And also understandably, the former prosecutor is deeply hurt as a result of the lost election. And I completely understand the hurt, as I suffered through my father's election defeat as a college student. It's not easy to see negative television commercials about your father running during prime-time every couple of minutes for a month straight. Your natural reaction is to lash-out at your perceived threat, and I guess that that is what I was doing as well in my initial response in this post. And so I also understand why the former prosecutor feels the need to protect himself and his family.
This situation is not about me, it's not about the former prosecutor, nor the current prosecutor, nor the magistrate – nor the Watchman. This is about Mr. Watson, who made the intentional choice to consume alcohol and drive a dozen children off of a 120 foot cliff in a Monroe County school bus. This is about Mr. Watson, who tried to save his own skin by lying and claiming that he consumed Nyquil the night before. This is about Mr. Watson, who misled much of the community into believing that he was innocent, only to let them down with the sad truth – that he had an alcohol problem. But, he still didn't want to lose his job, and he didn't want to lose his retirement. That was what Mr. Watson was worried about. Was he worried about the children on board his reckless DUI school bus? No, he was worried about himself. This is about the fact that Mr. Watson received a plea deal where only two days was recommended, and where he only received twelve (to serve on the weekends at his leisure).
When I was working as a young prosecutor in Raleigh North Carolina, I tried a man for 2nd offense DUI. He was convicted and sent to jail for one year. There was no accident, no children in the car, no adults in the car – nobody injured whatsoever. He was just some guy who got pulled over and failed some field sobriety tests. That was a serious charge. He was the first person I sent to jail as a prosecutor. I'll never forget the image of a deputy walking up behind the man and putting him into handcuffs. Imagine if this man, when he was pulled over, had a child in the car? Imagine if he had a dozen children in the car. Imagine if he had a dozen children in the car and drove off a 120 foot cliff. Imagine that he did this with your child in the car, entrusted to his care, and that afterwards he lied and told you that it must have been the Nyquil he took the night before? My point is, this is about protecting the children. We should have made an example of this man. He was a school bus driver for heavens sake! The citizens of Monroe County trusted him to drive their children to school and back every day!
I have been on the other side of the coin as well. As a defense attorney in Greenbrier County several years ago, I had a client who was convicted of 2nd offense DUI. We begged and pleaded to the judge for a light sentence, since he wanted to join the military. The guy was sentenced to one year in jail – and he actually went to jail for about 8 months before he got out of jail. He wore the orange jumpsuit and ate the awful food for breakfast, lunch and dinner – everyday. He did his time. He didn't whine or complain. He served his debt to society.
My argument is simply this: did this man not deserve a real punishment? Would it really have been a great miscarriage of justice if this man had really been forced to serve a real sentence in jail? I don't think so. It happens all the time in 2nd or 3rd offense DUI cases. Is it not more egregious for a man to get drunk and then drive a school bus loaded with children? And then to actually crash off a cliff?
Since the Editor criticized me for making "no effort to discuss the issue with Mohler before writing [my] scathing assessment…" then I will reiterate the same offer that always exists on this blog – both to subjects of my posts and to casual observers: if you disagree with something I have said, then please, by all means, leave a comment on the blog. As always, anonymity will be maintained where requested.
– John H. Bryan, West Virginia Attorney
Opinion Piece in Register-Herald Regarding Monroe County School Bus DUI
As some of my readers will remember, I was given some flack in the community for speaking out early against this bus driver – Clyde Watson. And as it turns out, Mr. Watson proved himself to be a disgrace after all. The really mind-numbing part of this is, that people in Monroe County love this guy for some reason. It seems he is the "everybody's favorite uncle" type. The editorial slams Monroe County for the way in which this case was handled.
The editorial places some blame on the prosecutor, and I must now stick up for him with respect to the most-generous plea deal. The previous prosecutor made the plea agreement. No matter how ludicrous the agreement was, it was the current prosecutor's duty to follow-through with that agreement. It is no different than if he made the agreement himself. So, it was not his fault that the plea agreement was executed.
The paper gave a lot of flack to the magistrate, who gave the guy a 12 day sentence, to be served on the weekends at his leisure. To her credit, she actually increased the sentence from what the previous prosecutor had agreed to recommend – which was 2 days. However, it seems that the guy just walked in and asked to be sentenced quietly – without a lawyer, and without the prosecutor (or any victims) present. The paper did note that the magistrate made a phone call to the prosecutor to make sure that the sentence was okay with him. Actually, this is pretty much what always happens in misdemeanor cases in magistrate court.
Welcome to the world of magistrate court. The prosecutor is king. The prosecutor wants X, he gets it. The prosecutor wants Y, he gets it. Trust me, I am still waiting on a phone call from a magistrate requesting my blessing for someone's sentencing. And this is the way things happen. If you are charged with a felony, there is a boatload of paperwork and formal procedure (and legal mumbo-jumbo). But, if you are charged with a misdemeanor, then you are in magistrate court, and things appear, disappear, reappear, and are modified, with not much more than the stroke of a pen or a phone call. That's just the way it works.
Observing from the ivory tower is one thing, but in reality, what could have been done differenlty by this prosecutor and this magistrate? About the only thing the prosecutor could have done differently is make sure that the victims were given the opportunity to speak at the sentencing. But then again, that is almost never done in misdemeanor cases. He could not have recommended or argued for anything more than 2 days.
The magistrate could have reviewed the presentence investigation report ("psir") prior to the sentencing, and could have scheduled the hearing for a date when the victims and their families could have been there to speak. But in reality, if a psir was prepared, the guy was most likely petitioning for probation, in which case the sentencing should have been in circuit court, where psir's are regularly prepared and reviewed. Furthermore, this also almost never actually happens in these misdemeanor cases. Even with felonies in circuit court, this is mostly a formality. The biggest thing of substance that she could have done is to give the guy a larger sentence. How about some real jail time? How about a year in jail? 6 months? How about 30 days of real, actual, jail time? He would have deserved it. But it would have been extremely unusual for a magistrate to stray that far from the recommendations of the prosecutor. In fact, she already exceeded the prosecutor's recommendation fourfold….
So if justice was not served in this situation, the Register-Herald can point their finger at the former prosecutor. But there is no sense in doing that, because he already lost his job, and that probably was partially due to this case. And nothing positive is served by rubbing salt in his wounds.
Despite the "slap on the wrist," Mr. Watson suffered a punishment that is rarely given in misdemeanor offenses: major coverage and castigation in a prominent regional newspaper. Henceforth, any time someone googles his name, these articles will come up. It will be difficult for him to ever get past this time in his life… I don't know about you, but I would rather do a stint in jail than have your darkest hours broadcasted to the surrounding 5 counties, to live in perpetual existence on the internet.
You can read the full editorial here.
– John H. Bryan, West Virginia Attorney.
Charleston Lawyer Sues WV State Police For DUI Arrest Beating
As reported in the Charleston Gazette today, Charleston lawyer, Roger Wolfe, who is a "senior labor and employment lawyer" with Jackson Kelly, was arrested on suspicion of DUI on June 17, 2007. Apparently he was taken to the South Charleston state police "barracks" (again, why do cops like to pretend that they are some type of pseudo-military), and when he smiled at a female trooper, she told him that she would wipe that smile off his face, and had a male cohort take him into an adjoining room. He was beaten so fiercely that he leaked cranial fluid out of his nose.
Then, as if to add insult to injury, the emergency room doctor allowed a trooper to come in and question him while he was in-and-out of consciousness, in order to cover their tracks. For instance, he was supposedly asked, "when you were speaking with the female trooper, do you remember trying to kiss her?" and "how did you get that knot on your head." If all he had was a knot on his head, then why was he in the emergency room? And why did he spend a week in the hospital with "potentially life-threatening injuries?" What if he did try to kiss her? Is that worth the man's cranial fluid on the floor? I would hope that other female law enforcement officers are embarrassed and ashamed of this…
Good luck to Mr. Wolfe. The sad thing is that had this guy not been a lawyer with a powerful firm, probably nobody would believe him. This matter better be under investigation by the state, and by the feds. These crooked cops deserve to be stripped of their badges and locked up with their prior arrestees.
You can read the full article here.
– John H. Bryan, West Virginia Attorney.
Charged With a Crime in WV? Keep Your Mouth Shut and Call a Lawyer…
A troubling trend is emerging in West Virginia. According to my own experience, and to those of some of my colleagues, State agencies, such as ABC (alcohol beverage control commission) are beginning to become actively involved in criminal cases, such as by trying to assist law enforcement in obtaining statements from suspects or defendants.
For instance, if someone who has an alcohol license is charged with a crime, they will suspend the alcohol license in "the interest of public safety." Then, to get it back, they request a statement of why you are innocent of the charges. Undoubtedly that statement would end up right in the prosecutor's file and would be used against you at trial. And if you don't give the statement, your license remains suspended and you lose the income with which you were depending on to pay for your defense. Many times, the crime charged doesn't have anything to do with selling alcohol or actual safety of the general public, they are just hassling you. And they can. Your only recourse is to request a hearing before the ABC Commissioner, and then to appeal that decision to the Kanawha County Circuit Court, and then to the WV Supreme Court of Appeals. By the time an arbitrary decision is overturned, you have gone out of business.
Something else they have been doing: if someone is charged with a crime involving consuming alcohol – for instance DUI, they will request the persons help in obtaining information on the establishment where the alcohol was bought or consumed. They trick you into believing that by helping them find out information about this establishment, that it will help your case, or that it will remain confidential. In reality, the statement gets forwarded to the investigating officer or prosecutor that same day.
Moral of the story? If you have been charged with a crime, or even investigated regarding a crime, keep you mouth shut and call a lawyer.
– John H. Bryan, West Virginia Attorney.
New West Virginia DUI Law Effective June 6, 2008
I reported on the new West Virginia DUI statute in a previous post, which can be found here. I previously reported that the effective date would be June 1, 2008. From what I have heard from other attorneys, and from the WV Supreme Court, the effective date will actually be June 6, 2008.
This means that if you get arrested for DUI on or after June 6, 2008, then the new law will govern your case.
– John H. Bryan, West Virginia Attorney.
West Virginia Police Conducting DUI Stops Everywhere This Weekend
In case you didn't know, this is the most popular weekend for police to perform DUI checkpoints. According to the Register-Herald, the Beckley -area police are all ganging up to conduct a "DUI saturation sting." Of course, nobody wants drunk drivers on our roads. The problem is that this makes it extremely easy for innocent people to get caught in their traps.
Beckley Police Sgt. Paul Blume, director of the program, says extra officers from the Beckley, Mabscott and Sophia police departments, as well as from the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department and State Police, will be out in full force until 4 a.m. Saturday, concentrating on drunk driving patrols.
Blume said although the heaviest DUI concentration will be tonight there will be extra patrols throughout the holiday weekend. In addition to the DUI patrols, extra officers enforcing the annual Click it or Ticket campaign will be on the roads looking for seatbelt violations. Although Blume says Memorial Day ranks at or near the top of the deadliest holidays of the year, there are things travelers can do to help keep themselves and others safe.
"If you're going to drink, designate a driver," he said. "Most people know in advance if they're going to be consuming alcohol. Be smart enough to designate a driver and have someone else drive you.
That certainly is good advice. The best advice however, is probably to stay home this weekend, if possible. Between the drunk drivers, and the cops looking for drunk drivers, you'll be lucky to make it home in one piece.
You can read the full article here.
– John H. Bryan, West Virginia Attorney.
Florida DUI Lawyer: Breath Test Results Vary With Technique
The following article was written by a Florida DUI lawyer about how to, and how not to, undertake a breath test during a DUI stop or arrest – which was forwarded to me by a colleague in Florida. Obviously, I cannot vouch for its scientific accuracy, so take it for what its worth:
"Stop breathalyzer abuse: Seems that they don't tell you everything whey they tell you to blow into the machine… "
By Tom Hudson
The last thing I want to do is to tell drunk drivers how to "beat" the Intoxilyzer. But I am tired of seeing the police misuse the Intoxilyzer to beat up on the citizenry. So the following advice is how to get the Intoxilyzer to measure exactly what it's supposed to measure: Your breath alcohol. And if it does that, you will probably be under the legal limit.
The police are trained to operate the Intoxilyzer. They take a 24 hour course, and are awarded a certificate that says that they are trained to be "breath test operators" under Florida law. I've taken that course, and have one of those certificates.
When the police are trained, they are instructed to tell the subject to "keep blowing until the tone stops." In reality, you cannot keep blowing until the tone stops. Why not? Because the tone doesn't stop until you are out of breath. It is a trick, to try to get you to blow out your deep lung air. Why are the police taught to do that? It turns out that the last fraction of a second of the breath is all that the Intoxilyzer measures.
Your "vital capacity" is the amount of air you can exhale from a full inward breath until you cannot blow any more. The lungs of a healthy human being have a typical "vital capacity" of around four and a half liters. That's 4,500 milliliters. The breath chamber of the Intoxilyzer 8000 is approximately 31 milliliters. In other words, the breath machine measures less than the last 1% of your breath. (Actually the last .6%)
They are measuring only the last 1% of your breath!. That would be fine if the last 1% were a representative sample of your breath alcohol.
But it's not.
The last 1% of your breath contains the highest alcohol concentration of your entire breath. By telling you to blow until you are out of breath, and measuring only the last 1%, the standard instructions for the Intoxilyzer can overestimate your breath alcohol by as much as 400%.
So how do you stop the police from overestimating your breath alcohol? Two steps. Remember this: Three and Two. That's the number "3" and then the number "2".
Step One. Take 3 deep breaths before you blow. If you hyperventilate three times before you blow into the machine, you will reduce your breath alcohol by as much as 55%. This occurs for two reasons. First, the breaths cool off your lungs. When the lung tissues are cooler, less alcohol goes from liquid form into vapor. The result is a lower breath alcohol. Second, the breaths clear out the alcohol from your lungs, filling them with fresh air. Find out more in this scholarly article.
(By the way, the reverse is also true. If you hold your breath for a few seconds before you blow, your breath alcohol will be increased. So whatever you do, DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH before you blow into the machine!!)
Step Two. Blow out HALF of your breath and STOP. Half of a breath is all that you need to give a valid sample under the Florida protocols. The Intoxilyzer 8000 requires only 1.1 liters of breath to register as "adequate volume." Blowing the minimum required can reduce your measurement by another 30%. How does it do that? By avoiding that alcohol-saturated "deep lung air" that the police are trained to test. The statutes do not tell them to test "deep lung air." The statutes tell them to test "breath." So why do they test "deep lung air" instead? Because that's where the most alcohol is! It is a fraud, plain and simple!
So….. does this work?
I have personally, after a few drinks (all in the name of science, mind you) blown into an Intoxilyzer and obtained a reading of .099. That is over the legal limit. About three minutes later, I took my own advice and blew into the Intoxilyzer after three deep breaths. And blew only half of my breath. The result? A breath test reading of .028.
There you have it. The 3-2 Rule. You can blow an adequate sample under Florida law, and not allow the police to skew your sample so it looks higher than it really is. Sometimes blowing smart is a lot better than refusing to blow at all.
But even with all of this knowledge, the best way to avoid a DUI is not to drink and drive. Period."
– John H. Bryan, West Virginia Attorney.
Nicholas County Prosecuting Attorney Charged With DUI
From the Charleston Gazette today:
Nicholas County's prosecuting attorney was charged with DUI on Sunday after wrecking his car in a single vehicle accident in Webster County. Mark Hudnall was elected Nicholas County prosecutor in 2004 by a narrow margin over James "P.K." Milam. He is running for re-election this year, and faces Milam and Keith W. McMillion in the Democratic primary next month.
What a poor decision to make generally, but on the eve of an election? Being the elected prosecutor of a county, and charged with the duty to prosecute individuals for violations of the law, including DUI, he ought to make a public comment in the next day or so – either apologizing or proclaiming his absolute innocence (in which case it better be the truth). In any event, what a lucky break for his Democratic opponent.
Read the full article here.
– John H. Bryan, West Virginia Attorney.
Change in WV DUI Laws, Effective June 1
From the Register-Herald:
Drunk drivers with .15+ BAC to face harsher penalties June 1
Law also erases mandatory 24-hour lockup, can reduce license suspension to 15 days
By Mannix Porterfield
Register-Herald Reporter
A year-long movement to punish drunken motorists with a blood alcohol content of .15 or higher with harsher penalties and encourage others to use an Interlock before they can start a vehicle becomes law in June.
Gov. Joe Manchin made it official Tuesday by signing SB535, the result of an intense research and lobbying effort by Mothers Against Drunk Drivers in West Virginia.
With West Virginia's passage of the revised DUI statute, only 11 states are without a law that creates the "aggravated" crime of operating a motor vehicle with a BAC of .15 or higher.
Another feature allows first-time offenders blowing a BAC of less than that level to have their licenses reinstated in 15 days, in lieu of the standard 30-day suspension, provided they install an Interlock, a device that prevents an ignition from starting if alcohol is detected when the driver blows into it.
A third element erases the mandatory 24-hour lockup for those with a BAC under .15, thus saving cities and counties some money on inmates sent to regional jails.
"We are very happy to see this finally come to fruition," MADD's state director, Donna Hawkins, said Tuesday after Manchin's decision was announced.
"Very much so. I think it's going to save lives. It's definitely going to be a very positive law for West Virginia."
In the House of Delegates, all provisions were retained, except for one in the Senate version that called for mandatory BAC tests on suspected drunken drivers in accidents that result in deaths or serious injuries.
Sen. Dan Foster, D-Kanawha, a Charleston surgeon and the chief sponsor of the Senate version, had no difficulties accepting this single change in his proposal.
For aggravated DUI, the mandatory penalty calls for two days to six months in jail. Hawkins said her group wanted to focus on this key provision in going after motorists with higher blood alcohol levels since they are responsible for the most carnage.
Two years ago, the most recent one for which statistics are available, drunken drivers caused 129 deaths and were blamed in accidents causing 2,600 non-fatal injuries.
Hawkins said the movement led chiefly by MADD began across the nation about a decade ago to crack down on motorists in an aggravated DUI category.
For most of last year, Hawkins personally led a series of meetings as director of an ad hoc committee of lawmakers, prosecutors, police officials and the Division of Motor Vehicles, working in tandem with a legislative interims panel.
"There were a lot of meetings, a lot of hours," she said.
MADD was a chief proponent in lowering the BAC from the old standard of .10 to .08 to be declared intoxicated.
Manchin plans to conduct a ceremony April 10 with MADD officials, including its national director, Glynn Birch, and Hawkins.
In advance of the bill formally becoming law, Hawkins plans to tour the state to meet with law enforcement and DMV officials, raising public awareness about it and demonstrating how the Interlocks work.
"We're going into different communities and talk about this new law and what it's going to do," she said.
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