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Omicron has been a source of confusion because while cases and hospitalizations have increased (about 27% in the past week alone, according to the Washington Post), new deaths have actually decreased.
There's still much to be seen about the impact of Omicron and how it will affect us all, but in the meantime, hospitals can't wait: If you're a travel nurse looking to pick up some work, you can take your pick of travel nursing jobs around the country, so read on for more info and job postings.
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According to the CDC's weekly data, COVID cases have more than doubled in the past week alone. Here's what's going on:
January 2022 had the highest COVID case count of the entire pandemic so far
Cases are up nearly 1.5% from the previous week tracked
To date, the U.S. has seen a total of 53,795,407 cases of COVID
The death toll from COVID has hit 820,355
The U.S. is currently averaging about 122,297 COVID cases per day
CDC data saw a death rate increase of about 8% (CDC data is about a week behind projected figures, which the Washington Post uses)
Omicron is responsible for around 95% of COVID cases in the U.S.
Hospitalizations have been steadily on the rise since Omicron burst onto the scene. They've gone up more than 4% from last week alone, according to the CDC.
The New York Times reports this morning that doctors have found that two specific monoclonal antibody treatments work best for hospitalized patients infected with Delta, while a third (and very hard-to-find) antibody treatment works best for Omicron.
Unfortunately tests aren't specific enough to tell which variant is present, so healthcare providers are struggling to determine which treatment is best for each patient. Some states and communities have higher numbers of specific variants, so as of now, doctors are trying to match what's present in the community to help determine treatment options.
The New York Times COVID map and tracker reports that urban Northeastern areas of the country are seeing an "explosive" number of cases, with areas like Washington, D.C. and New York City increasing 600-800 percent. Florida, Ohio, big cities, and areas near ski resorts are all seeing major increases as well.
Hospitalization rates are also increasing, but thankfully not as fast as cases overall. Many hospitals are still struggling to gather up enough staff, which means that travel nursing positions are plentiful. From MICU/SICU to emergency room to Med/Surg, here are some of the current travel nursing positions available with weekly rates listed.
Current COVID-19 travel nursing jobs for January 5, 2022
Cardiac ICU: $8.1K/week
ER: $7.8K/week
PICU: $7.5K/week
Connecticut, ICU: $7.1K/week
Ohio, MICU/SICU, StepDown, L&D, ER: $8K/week
Idaho, MICU/SICU: $8K/week
Cardiac Cath Lab: $7.1K/week
CCU, ER: $6.8K/week
ER: $7K/week
MICU/SICU: $7.2K/week
Massachusetts, Neuro, MICU/SICU: $6.7K/week
Michigan, Stepdown-General, MICU/SICU: $7K/week
Missouri, OR: $7.1K/week
Telemetry, ER, MICU/SICU: $7.2K/week
L&D: $7.4K/week
Med/Surg: $7.1K/week
North Dakota, Telemetry: $6.8/week
Oregon, ICU, L&D: $6.7K/week
Pennsylvania, Med/Surg, Telemetry, Stepdown, ER MICU/SICU: $7.1-7.3K/week
Wisconsin, PICU: $7.2K/week
Since our last update, there have been significant updates concerning COVID-19 vaccines. As we know, despite high levels of vaccination in the U.S., breakthrough infections can and are still happening. (Meaning you can still get infected with COVID even if you're fully vaccinated and boosted.) The vaccine is meant to prevent serious illness, hospitalization, and death.
According to the CDC, 208 million people in the U.S. have now been fully vaccinated. Here's how the current vaccine numbers stack up:
73.3% of the population has received at least one dose
62% of the population is fully vaccinated
68.8 million people have received a booster dose
The CDC recommends a booster dose of the vaccine for anyone who received a vaccine at least six months ago and is:
Age 18+ and live in a long-term care setting
Age 18+ and have underlying medical condition
Age 18+ and work or live in a high-risk setting
COVID Updates for Travel Nurses: November 10, 2021
November 10, 2021 - 3 min read

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Washington, DC - Thursday morning Bloomberg released a report that detailed how Chinese spies had been inserting microchips no bigger than the size of rice on to SuperMicro motherboards. At least 30 companies and organizations that use those motherboards were affected. In many ways this epic failure in supply chain security feels like something out of a spy movie.
Suffice it to say this is a big deal.
There are myriad questions this incident raises: How will the US government view this provocation? What and how much data was compromised? Should other companies be worried about the potential for sabotage if they outsource any part of they supply chain to China?
And while I could give you my opinion on any one of those, I'd be a little out of my depth so instead I'm going to focus on one takeaway that I do know about: supply chain security has never been more important.
So, let's do a quick rundown of the Chinese Spy Chip Scandal and then talk a little bit about supply chain security.
What happened with China and the tiny microchips?
Yesterday Bloomberg dropped a major report on how Chinese spies were planting tiny microchips on the motherboards of servers made in SuperMicro's Chinese production facility.
As Bloomberg explains, there are generally two methods that intelligence agencies can use to alter the physical hardware of a device. The one favored by the US, which we know thanks to Edward Snowden, is called interdiction. It's also a form of supply chain attack, but it focuses more on the logistics, intercepting the hardware at some point en route to one destination or another so that it can modify it and then let it continue along its way.
China doesn't have to do that, owing to the fact that so many of the devices they would potentially want to modify are manufactured within its borders: 75% of the world's mobile devices and 90% of its computers. This kind of supply chain attack is called a seeding attack, and up until this point it seemed like more of a hypothetical than something that could be done with any practicality.
Obviously, Bloomberg's report would indicate that line of thinking was wrong.
This came to light because Amazon was considering the acquisition of a company called Elemental that sold video compression services. The motherboards that Elemental servers used were made by a San Diego-based company called SuperMicro, that had its production facility in China where the seeding attack took place.
Already today, Apple and Facebook have admitted that they were targeted, though Apple did initially issue a denial. And I'm sure over the coming days and weeks this story is going to continue to develop.
What does this say about supply chain security?
Let's start with what our working definition for supply chain security is going to be. What occurs with actual hardware modification is exceedingly rare and kind of the nuclear level disaster of supply chain attacks. What we tend to refer to (at The SSL Store) with regard to supply chain security is more along the lines of cybersecurity.
But before we get into that, the biggest takeaway from this should be how one mistake, anywhere on your supply line, can be catastrophic. We've written about it plenty of times here because we spent so much time covering GDPR compliance, but having the best cybersecurity implementations in the world can be rendered entirely moot if one of your partners drops the ball. That's why the GDPR requires data processing agreements and companies are supposed to audit their partners' security.
But I'd also be remiss if I didn't point out that no amount of planning could have probably anticipated state-sponsored sabotage.
Assume you will be breached. Start from the premise that a breach is inevitable.
Understand cybersecurity isn't just a technology problem, it's a people and processes problem, too.
Don't divorce physical security from cybersecurity—security is security.
Now, before you can start getting into specific security implementations you're going to need to perform a risk assessment. We're not going to go too in-depth on that topic today (if you want to take a deep-dive I suggest you read the article), but the general idea is that you need to start by categorizing the types of risk you'll face and their severity. And then start to look at strategies that will mitigate attacks and minimize risks.
Some of the concerns you'll have from a supply chain standpoint will be third-party vendors or service providers with physical or virtual access to your company. Or security issues or lack of security from your partners. Or potentially purchasing hardware or software that is already compromised. And then there are software vulnerabilities in supply chain management or supply lines and even concerns about third-party data storage and data aggregators.
Make sure that you include security requirements in every RFP and Contract. This is something you should already be doing if you are subject to GDPR.
Depending on your size, sometimes when a new partner is accepted into the supply chain you should have a security team go audit them and assist with any updates and tweaks to their implementations.
No second chances when it comes to delivering products that either don't meet specification or are counterfeit.
Make sure that any component purchases are being tightly controlled. And any part purchased from another vendor should be inspected and x-rayed before approval.
All employees should undergo security training. Statistics show that employees are often the greatest threat to any organization's security. Education is the best weapon against that.
Obtain source code for all purchased software.
Both hardware and software should make use of authentication, systems should not boot without requisite authentication.
Automation, of all kinds from digital certificate issuance on up to manufacturing lines helps to minimize risk by reducing the amount of human intervention required.
Use tracking programs that can map every component, part and system back to its origin point.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 uses Unreal Engine, partially so modders have it easier
A New Year's surprise for everyone
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. developer GSC Game World isn't really ready to talk about the sequel, apart from the fact that it exists and it's tentatively set to release next year. However, a business partner is willing to spill the beans.
On New Year's Eve, Epic published a big list of upcoming games that are built on Unreal Engine. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was included despite GSC Game World never independently divulging that information. Epic has since edited its post to omit S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, but the game's subreddit dutifully captured a screenshot.
Today, GSC reluctantly confirmed that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 uses Unreal Engine 4:
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is powered by Unreal Engine: pic.twitter.com/RdDWr4yYj3
— S.T.A.L.K.E.R. OFFICIAL (@stalker_thegame) January 2, 2020
The previous S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games used the X-Ray Engine, which GSC made itself. However, the most recent of those titles released in 2010. It's certainly outdated and would require a significant overhaul, likely a major factor in the decision to move to one of the most high-profile and well-supported engines available.
GSC also points out that switching to Unreal Engine will make modding more accessible. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. has continued to live on largely because its community keeps creating mods. That trend probably won't die with the sequel, so Unreal Engine should make it easier on everyone.
Also on Destructoid: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 (2) From our database:
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is coming in 2021, apparently - Jordan Devore
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is still in development! - Jim Sterling
GSC clears up S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 online activation vow - Alasdair Duncan
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 to get always-on DRM - Jim Sterling
Filed under... #First-person shooter #Modding #PC #Survival #Unreal Engine


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World premieres and a Bob Fosse tribute are highlights of SMU's 2014 Meadows Fall Dance Concert Nov. 5-9
Posted on November 6, 2014 Updated: November 7, 2014
Two world premieres are among the four innovative contemporary works to be featured at the 2014 Fall Dance Concert, running through Sunday, Nov. 9. The dancers of SMU's Meadows of the Arts will take the audience through a journey of versatile repertoire featuring modern, contemporary ballet, and classical Fosse jazz.
The program opens with the world premiere of Handle created by dance faculty member Christopher Dolder. The Bob Hope Theatre has yet to host a performance like Handle, which displays a collaboration of movement and media. The piece explores how people perceive identity, dimensions and matter by creating illusions. Dolder distorts reality through the use of video projections, motion sensing, permeable walls, and costumes. A former Martha Graham Dance Company soloist, Dolder is an expert in dance kinesiology and is currently researching new forms of physical data capture in collaboration with the Meadows School's Center of Creative Computation.
The second section of the show is composed of two restaged works by Visiting Artist-in-Residence Adam Hougland. Originally premiered by the Cincinnati Ballet, To the Fore playfully explores the human struggle to "shed light on things" with the use of lights on long extension cords that become a choreographic element themselves. Cigarettes showcases one female and three male dancers in a look at humans' attempts to survive the repetition of past mistakes. Hougland is the principal choreographer for the Louisville Ballet and resident choreographer for the Cincinnati Ballet.
The program concludes with the premiere of Dancin' Man, an homage to Bob Fosse created by New York-based choreographer and dancer Alex Sanchez. Sanchez uses a cast of 22 dancers to amplify the magic and celebration of being a dancer. A former member of Ballet Chicago and a veteran of numerous Broadway productions, including Wonderful Town and Carousel, Sanchez has choreographed productions for companies nationwide.
"I'm looking forward to pushing the limits of what I can do as an individual dancer, what we can do as a committed group of artists, and what the audience will do in response," says senior Abby Marchesseault.
Performances take place at 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Bob Hope Theatre, Owen Arts Center. Tickets are $7 each for SMU faculty, staff and students. Buy Fall Dance Concert tickets online at Vendini, or contact the Meadows Ticket Office, 214-768-2787 (214-SMU-ARTS).
Ariel Monticure is a senior SMU dance performance major and will perform in the 2014 Fall Dance Concert Nov. 5-9.
> Find more information at the Meadows website
Categories: Calendar Highlights, News, Year of the FacultyTags: Abby Marchesseault, Adam Hougland, Alex Sanchez, Center of Creative Computation, Christopher Dolder, Meadows Dance, Meadows Dance Ensemble, Meadows School of the Arts
Meadows Spring Dance Concert features three contemporary works, show runs March 26-30, 2014
SMU's Meadows Dance Ensemble will present three intriguing works, all created within the past 25 years, at its 2014 Spring Dance Concert. The show goes on March 26-30 in the Bob Hope Theatre, Owen Arts Center.
Featured will be Chalabati (2007) by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, winner of the 2014 Meadows Prize artist's residency; Cold Virtues (2003) by Meadows Artist-in-Residence Adam Hougland; and D-Man in the Waters (1989) by Tony Award-winning choreographer Bill T. Jones.
> Choreographer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar wins 2014 Meadows Prize
The Saturday evening concert will include a special tribute to Ann Williams, founder and artistic director of Dallas Black Dance Theatre, and Lily Cabatu Weiss, chair of the dance department at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, with performances by DBDT and Booker T. dancers. All tickets for the Saturday performance have been reserved, but a wait list is open for tickets that may become available.
The program opens with Chalabati, a work inspired by the music and culture of the Gnawa people of Morocco. Zollar, the founder of New York-based dance company Urban Bush Women, created and premiered the work during a residency at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Zollar said, "The Gnawa language encompasses Arabic, French and various ancestral languages from their homeland region around Bambara. The Gnawa know it by heart and sing it with reverence and joy. It reminds me of stories traveling over land and time, from generation to generation."
As winner of the Meadows Prize, Zollar spent two weeks at SMU in February rehearsing the work with dancers in Meadows School of the Arts.
Adam Hougland's Cold Virtues is loosely based on the 18th-century novel Dangerous Liaisons, with its interplay of romance and power. Hougland, who is principal choreographer for the Louisville Ballet and resident choreographer for the Cincinnati Ballet, created the work for 14 dancers. Set to the haunting Violin Concerto by Philip Glass, it has been called "engrossing" and "unforgettable" by critics.
Rounding out the program is D-Man in the Waters, created in 1989 to honor Demian Acquavella, a member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company who died of AIDS. The work, considered a classic of modern dance, won a New York Dance and Performance ("Bessie") Award and was also featured in PBS's 2007 film Dancing in the Light – Six Dances by African-American Choreographers.
Spring Dance Concert performance times are 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $7 for students, SMU faculty and staff. Buy tickets online at Vendini or contact the Meadows Ticket Office, 214-768-2787 (214-SMU-ARTS).
Categories: Calendar Highlights, NewsTags: Adam Hougland, Ann Williams, Bill T. Jones, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, Lily Cabatu Weiss, Meadows School of the Arts, spring dance concert
New Shen Wei work highlights 2012 Spring Dance Concert
Posted on March 28, 2012 Updated: March 29, 2012
SMU dancer Kaily Andriot rehearses Adam Hougland's "Five Preludes" for the 2012 Meadows Spring Dance Concert. Photo credit: Sharen Bradford.
A new work by groundbreaking choreographer and 2010 Meadows Prize winner Shen Wei will be a marquee feature of SMU's 2012 Spring Dance Concert. The show, presented by The Meadows Dance Ensemble of SMU's Meadows School of the Arts, includes works by three award-winning choreographers and runs March 28-April 1 in the Bob Hope Theatre, Owen Arts Center.
This year's works include the premiere of Five Preludes, a ballet by visiting artist-in-residence Adam Hougland; Song Awakened by SMU faculty member and noted jazz dance artist Danny Buraczeski; and The New You, a world premiere by Shen Wei.
The concert opens with Five Preludes, a neo-classical ballet on pointe set to five Rachmaninoff preludes. Choreographer Adam Hougland, a Dallas native, is principal choreographer for the Louisville Ballet and resident choreographer for the Cincinnati Ballet. He has won both the Princess Grace Award and the Choo-San Goh Award for choreography and was named one of Dance Magazine's "25 to watch" for 2011.
Next on the program is Buraczeski's Song Awakened, a work set to the songs of Cesária Évora, a noted singer of Creole-Portuguese soul music. The work debuted to critical acclaim at New York's Joyce Theater in 2001; The New York Times wrote that Buraczeski "makes his dancers voiceless musicians who use their bodies, alone and together, to add rhythms to (Evora's)." The piece is presented in tribute to Ms. Évora, who passed away in December at age 70. Buraczeski, a nationally known jazz choreographer, has received commissions from such organizations as the Walker Art Center, the Library of Congress, and the American Dance Festival. He also has received multiple fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, for whom he is now a regular panelist and consultant.
> A slideshow of 2012 Spring Dance Concert images from Gary Shultz of SMU News
SMU dancers rehearse a Shen Wei world premiere, "The New You." The renowned choreographer created the work during his Meadows Prize residency at the University in 2012. Photo credit: Sharen Bradford.
Following intermission, the Meadows dancers will perform the world premiere of The New You by Shen Wei – an internationally renowned choreographer, director, dancer and designer and the artistic director of New York-based Shen Wei Dance Arts. Perhaps best know as the lead choreographer for the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Shen Wei created this new work from the ground up during his three-week Meadows Prize residency in January and February 2012.
"This work is about audiences experiencing new possibilities by building and revising systems that are sensed, but not necessarily known," said Shen Wei. "Art opens doors we never thought had existed and enables us to access previously unknown dimensions. By sensing different art forms, audiences can discover novel structural foundations and embark on a new journey. I hope this experience can offer the students and the viewers an alternative possibility of space."
Spring Dance Concert performance times are 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $7 each for SMU faculty, staff and students. Free parking is available at Hillcrest and Binkley or in the garage under the Meadows Museum. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 214-768-2787 (214-SMU-ARTS).
Written by Victoria Winkelman
> Visit the Meadows School of the Arts homepage
Categories: Calendar Highlights, NewsTags: Adam Hougland, Danny Buraczeski, Division of Dance, Gary Shultz, Kaily Andriot, Meadows School of the Arts, Sharen Bradford, Shen Wei, spring dance concert, Victoria Winkelman
SMU's 2010 Fall Dance Concert here just in time
One of the more popular methods of relieving stress during the dregs of the late semester is finally returning to campus, and not a moment too soon.
Meadow's 2010 Fall Dance Concert, a congregation of the Divsion of Dance's skills, techniques, and of course, top-tier dancers, is back for a five-night revue. This year's performances highlight contemporary and jazz works, including Pithecanthropus Erectus by bass legend Charlie Mangus, the duet Alraune by the Pilobolus Dance Theatre, and Adam Hougland's daring contemporary ballet, Beyond.
Also included are works by new SMU Jazz instructor and faculty member Millicent Johnnie and new works by internationally known choreographer William Soleau. (KERA recently published an article on Soleau's works- you can find it here.)
The Fall Dance Concert will run for five performances- at 8 p.m. each night from Wednesday, Nov. 10 to Saturday, Nov. 13th, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14th. All performances are in the Bob Hope Theatre at Meadows. Prices are $13 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $7 for faculty, staff and students. For more information on tickets, call 214-768-ARTS.
A list of the cast and crew of the Fall Dance Concert follows after the jump.
(Pictured, junior Jamal Jackson White and senior Kimberly Van Woesik perform Adam Hougland's ballet Beyond.)
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Categories: Calendar Highlights, NewsTags: 2010 Fall Dance Concert, Adam Hougland, Charlie Mangus, Division of Dance, Jamal Jackson White, Kimberly Van Woesik, Millicent Johnnie, Pilobolus Dance Theatre, William Soleau


TopoSports, USA, the only blackberry app to offer offline topo maps, covering entire USA has been launched. Its the first wilderness navigation app for outdoor sports enthusiasts - biking, hiking, jogging, GeoCaching etc.
Thanks to all our early adopters for trying out the early software versions of TopoSports.
Embedded below is a video illustrating TopoSports in action.
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- You can export tracks in GPX format to SDCard/device memory.
- GPX tracks can be shared with others or viewed on Google earth.


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The Ocean Pines Board of Directors has released schematic drawings of the proposed clubhouse to replace the existing building at Ocean Pines Golf Club. The proposed building will provide space for golf operations and for community use.
The schematics will be used to communicate to the design/build team the concepts to be considered in its initial design phase. They include a floor plan as well as views of the front, of the back and from above.
The schematics, similar to those provided in the request for proposals on which bids for the project were based, include elements such as a wraparound deck, stone veneers on the building's exterior, a spacious dining/meeting room and ample bar seating in the Tern Grille area.
Ocean Pines Golf Club opened in 1972, making it one of the earliest courses in the Ocean City area. Open to the public year-round, it is the only Robert Trent Jones, Sr.-designed course on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
In addition to offering memberships for families, individuals and juniors, Ocean Pines Golf Club features 18 holes of championship golf, practice facilities, instructional clinics, summer junior golf camp, private lessons and club sales, fittings and repair services.
For more information about the Ocean Pines community, contact Denise Sawyer, director of marketing and public relations for the Ocean Pines Association, at (410) 641-7717 ext. 3006 or dsawyer@oceanpines.org.
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Famous Crimes
Does evil reside within the individual? Or is it a force which can be as powerful when applied to more than one person, as in a couple, a gang, or even an army? For cases involving more than one individual, the fact that neither found the other's deeds reprehensible enough to report or question is enough to make anyone wonder about the true nature of evil. In any case, the individuals profiled in the infographic below all showed the same amount of hatred and FAMOUS RIME sadism by torturing their victims and showing no compassion or remorse. THE MURDER OF ELIZABETH SHORT aka The Black Dahlia (January 17, 1947) It's the most famous murder case in Los Angeles that remains unsolved, particularly for the gruesome nature of the crime. UNSOLVED The moniker "Black Dahlia" came from her black hair and penchant for wearing all black. CASE There's argument over whether she had the nickname prior to her grisly murder or after as an act of sensationalism by the press. Adding to the notoriety of the case, it has attracted several false confessions. WILLIAM HEIRENS aka The Lipstick Killer (1945-1946) Reputedly the world's longest serving prisoner in Illinois, 63 years and counting. EVIDENCE Got the name because his 2nd victim had, "For Heaven's sake, catch me before I kill more I cannot control myself." scrawled in lipstick on the livingroom wall. A confession from a convicted child molester in Arizona was quickly dismissed as a suspect by Chicago police because the police had already made their investment in Heirens. Chicago Tribune staff reporter, George Wright, wrote a piece on the case that manufactured details and cited "unimpeachable sources" that said Heirens had confessed; The Tribune devoted 38 columns for the story. THE ZODIAC KILLER (1968-1969) This the Zodia speakin I ha +he elak very pet ith A- es kare set complind with SAH Fran B The California Department of Justice has maintained an open case file on the Zodiac murders since 1969. * button Pur D Jedi .. The Zodiac killer coined the name "Zodiac" in a series of I shat ma- sitting in - Parked taunting letters that included 4 cryptograms/ciphers, 3 of which have yet to be solved, and were sent to the local Bay Area press. The Mas cmeled wde CAZIEOpAAAMTA AORTO Although the Zodiac claimed 37 murders in letters to newspapers, investigators agree on only seven confirmed victims, two of whom survived. ERIC HARRIS AND DYLAN KLEBOLD aka The Trench Coat Mafia (April 20, 1999, Columbine High School Massacre) EVIDENCE This was the fourth-deadliest school massacre in the U.S., and was the deadliest massacre for any American high school. Brought to the forefront discussion centered on the nature of high school cliques, subcultures and bullying, as well as the role of violent movies and video games in American society. The Columbine Effect: new security measures in schools such as see-through backpacks, metal detectors, and security guards and police departments reassessed their tactics and training for Columbine-like situations after criticism over the slow response and progress of the SWAT teams during the shooting. JOHN COUEY (February 2005) Sentenced to death for the kidnapping, rape and murder of 9 year old Jessica Lunsford. JOHN COUEY His case led to the creation of Jessica's Law in Florida and adopted in 42 other states, the key provisions of which are a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison and lifetime electronic monitoring of adults convicted of lewd or lascivious acts against a victim less than 12 years old. Shortly after, Jessica's Law was introduced at the federal level as the Jessica Lunsford Act but was never enacted into law by Congress. RAY AND FAYE COPELAND EVIDENCE Beginning their killing spree in their 70s, they were the oldest couple ever sentenced to death in the United States. EVIDENCE Faye Copeland was the oldest woman ever on death row (her sentence was commuted to life in prison in 1999). They would hire drifters to pay for cattle at auction with bad checks, then kill them once they were no longer of any use, with a single bullet to the back of the head. Faye made a quilt out of the clothing of their victims. WILLIAM HALE (1920s) Known as the "King of the Osage Hills", Hale and his nephews, Ernest and Roy Burkhart, had migrated from Texas to Osage County to find jobs in the oil fields, and discovered the immense wealth of the Osage Nation due to its having oil-rich lands. LIFE INSURANCE POLICY Hale had organized the deaths of Mollie Kyle (a full blooded Osage he convinced his nephew Ernest Burkhart to mary), her sister Anna Brown, her cousin Henry Roan, Mollie's mother Lizzie Q Kyle, and Mollie's other sister, Rita Smith and Rita's husband, Bill, to cash in on the insurance policies and oil head rights of each family member. It was one of the first high-profile cases of the newly formed FBI. CHARLES CHI-TAT NG (1983-1985) Kidnapped, participated in sadistic torture, slavery, rape and murder of 12-25 victims, including babies. One of the most lengthiest and costly cases in U.S. history, 6 yrs, and $6.6 million of which were spent on extradition from Canada alone. Apprehended in 1985, in October 1998, after 13 years of various delays and $10 million more in costs, Ng's trial BEGAN. FO SAN FRANCISCO CHAT S2A NEW At the end of Ng's trial, it cost taxpayers approxi- mately $20 million, which at the time of the trial, was the most expensive trial in California state history, and Ng currently awaits execution at San Quentin State Prison. KARLA HOMOLKA (1११0-19१2) Gained worldwide attention when she was convicted of manslaughter following a plea bargain in the 1991 rape-murders of two Ontario teenage girls, Leslie Ma- haffy and Kristen French, as well as the rape and death of her own sister Tammy. Her plea bargain is now called the "Deal with the Devil" because she portrayed herself as an innocent victim of her partner Paul Bernardo but videotapes discovered after her plea bargain had been entered showed her to be a more than willing participant in the crimes. Her case and subsequent short prison term for her crimes have provided inspiration for movies and epi- sodes of Law & Order, and Law & Order: SVU. MARY BELL (1968) EVIDENCE Convicted of manslaughter of Martin Brown, Brian Howe, aged 4 and 3, respectively. She was 10 at the time of the first killing, and 11 years old for the second killing. She was released in 1980 after 12 years of imprisonment, and in 2003, Bell won a High Court battle to have her own anonymity and that of her daughter extended for life. Any court order permanently protecting the identity of someone is consequently known as a Mary Bell Order. TED BUNDY (1974-1979) Ted Bundy is the inspiration for the term "serial killer". On January 24, 1989, Theodore Bundy died at around 7:13 a.m. from electrocution as crowds outside cheered his death. SERIAL KILLER In her book, former police officer Ann Rule suggests Bundy's resentment towards his first girlfriend and later fiancee "Stephanie Brooks" (a pseudonym) was a moti- vating factor in his string of murders as most of Bundy's victims had long straight hair parted in the middle. In 1980, Bundy would dismiss this speculation: "[t)hey... just fit the general criteria of being young and attrac- tive... Too many people have bought this crap that all the girls were similar -- hair about the same color, parted in the middle... but if you look at it, almost everything was dissimilar...physically, they were almost all different." DAVID BERKOWITZ (1976-1977) Known as the Son of Sam, he claimed the howling dogs in his neighborhood were messages from demons ordering him to kill women. It was the neighbor and his dog who Berkowitz moved next to later on that gave birth to his nickname, Son of Sam (The neighbor's name was Sam Carr and Berkowitz believed him to be possessed by the most powerful demon of all, possibly Satan). The task force assigned to capture the Son of Sam was called Operation Omega and would become the single largest operation ever mounted by the NYPD: led by Deputy Inspector Timothy J. Dowd, it would eventually involve over 300 detectives, and cost over $90,000 per day. OPERATION OMEGA NY.C 4 17635 In 1979, in an interview with FBI veteran Robert Ressler, Berkowitz admitted the Son of Sam persona was created as a plausible insanity defense when he got caught. Today, Berkowitz is a born-again Christian, and by all accounts, a model prisoner and has denied any parole hearings, stating he is happy with his life in jail. information provided by: CourtReporter.net SOURCES: http://www.bestforensicscienceschools.com/2009/25-most-infamous-crimes-in-moden-history/ http://crime.about.com/od/murder/Infamous_Murders.htm http://www.bethshort.com/dahhome.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Heirens http://www.zodiackillerfacts.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac_Killer http://www.crimefilenews.com/2007/07/chicagos-lipstick-killer-up-for-parole.html http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,887101.00.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre#Impact_on_school_policies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbine_High_School_massacre#Long-term_results http://articles.cnn.com/1999-08- 16/us/9908_16_school.safety_1_safe-schools-metal-detectors-or-security-school-officials-and-authorities?_s=PM:US http://www.cnn.com/US/9908/18/columbine.SWAT.01/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica's Law http://crime.about.com/od/murder/p/copelands.htm http://crime.about.com/od/murder/p/osagehils.htm http://crime.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=crime&cdn=newsissues&tm=388&f=11&tt=11&bt=0&bts=1&z u=http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/osageind.htm http://crime.about.com/od/murder/p/charlesng.htm http://crime.about.com/od/murder/p/homolka.htm http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/famous/bell/index_1.html?sect=7 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Bell http://crime.about.com/od/serial/p/tedbundy.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Bundy http://www.altereddimensions.net/crime/SonOfSam.aspx . $20,880,000
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Home > Work With Us > About Jamie Flinchbaugh > Jamie Flinchbaugh's Books
Jamie Flinchbaugh has always aimed to make ideas and advice as accessible to people as possible. To help make lean concepts understandable, he and follow lean consultant Andy Carlino co-wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean to share their ideas. Jamie and Andy have been very pleased with the response to the book, as many companies continue to use it as required reading for their leaders.
Jamie added the eBook A3 Problem Solving later, in part to help solidify his own ideas, but also to provide people with an accessible way to understand this versatile method.
We hope you enjoy these books, and always appreciate any feedback, questions, or ideas you would like to share.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean
by Jamie Flinchbaugh (Author), Andy Carlino (Author), Dennis Pawley (Foreword)
Hitchhikers do not travel a fixed path. They intentionally wander so they can learn and grow along the way. Embarking on the lean journey is similar, there are many roads on which to wander and no single one is right for all. "The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean: Lessons from the Road" reveals the most critical lessons learned over the authors' combined 30-plus years of exploring the lean highways.
Publisher: Society of Manufacturing Engineers; 1 edition (December 1, 2005)
A3 Problem Solving: Applying Lean Thinking
by Jamie Flinchbaugh
This ebook on A3 Problem Solving is meant to demystify some of what people know and hear about A3s. In the past 5 years, it has become one of the most prominent lean tools. But while the work itself is hard, the method doesn't have to be as complicated as it is made. In this ebook, we get to the core of what it's all about, how you use it, and connect it to lean thinking throughout. After all, a template is useless without the thinking.
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GLENDALE—Effective November 2018, ARS Social Services has partnered with Self-Help for the Elderly to provide services under the Electric Vehicles for Everyone program, which is intended to reach low-income, limited-English proficient, and immigrant individuals to provide education and awareness on the benefits of Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV).
Electrify America, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America, is collaborating with six organizations in California to launch community-based programs to support ZEV education and awareness for disadvantaged and low-income communities. The organizations collaborating with Electrify America on the initiative include Self-Help for the Elderly, Valley Clean Air Now, Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment, Chinese Newcomers Service Center, Liberty Hill Foundation, and GRID Alternatives.
"ARS Social Services is proud to be recognized as an organization with deep local connections and selected as one of 10 grassroots community-based organizations by Self-Help for the Elderly to provide services under this program," stated Talar Aintablian, Director of Operations.
Services will include consumer education workshops, community events, media placements, special outreach projects, one-to-one education, all with an emphasis on electric vehicle basics, benefits of zero emission vehicles, and environmental and energy conservation. For additional information, please contact Program Coordinator Lily Karapetyan at (818) 241-7533 x105 or visit the ARS Social Services main office at 517 W. Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale, CA 91202.


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Describe yourself as an artist. I enjoy designing beautiful creations that will last for generations. Most of my collection designs pay tribute to an individual or theme, and I love to learn what draws our collectors to one design or another.
You have been creating luxury fountain pens since 2000. How has your experience been as a business owner? September 11 occurred shortly after I introduced my first collection, the Henrik Wigstrom, which is a tribute to one of Faberge's finest craftsmen. It was a difficult time to introduce a new collection, and much more difficult to be starting out as a new brand, but people recognized the artistry of enamel and we have been acquiring new followers ever since. How did you get involved in the business. I worked for a pen company for a time, and before that was headed for the diamond business. It became my goal to create something beautiful that would last for generations, and the brand was born. What has surprised you about the experience? I guess the most surprising thing was the reaction to the Valhalla collection; I didn't think many people would understand it, much less appreciate the design, but not only did people appreciate and understand the design; it was hugely popular and so fun to talk about!
Your pieces are exquisite. What is your approach to a new design? Thank you. I first want the piece to be beautiful; beyond that, there is always some kind of story to tell, or tribute to pay, which my collectors love to repeat in conversation.
You once said, "My favorite part of the pen business is seeing an idea or concept become a real, 'living' thing." It is one thing to have an idea, and sometimes a completely different thing to actually create something from that initial idea. When I contemplate the theme for a new design, I try to incorporate aspects into the design that most people may not be familiar with, giving me, and the owner an opportunity to discuss a person or piece of history!


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04/10/2019 TCC (Brighton): Today! Working with students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
04/04/2019 TCC (Downtown): TODAY! Working with students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
04/02/2019 TCC (Brighton): Tomorrow! Promoting Meaningful Connections With and Between Students
03/31/2020 TCC: Virtual Adjunct Supper for Success 4/15!
03/30/2018 TCC: Registration Closing for April's Adjunct Supper for Success - Assessment Techniques
03/27/2020 TCC: Friday's Virtual Office Hours from 9 am - 3 pm. Join when you need!
03/27/2020 TCC: Virtual Happy Hour TODAY from 4 - 5:30!
03/27/2019 TCC: Register for April's Adjunct Supper for Success: Working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
03/27/2019 TCC: Working with students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
03/27/2018 TCC: Summer Funding Available - Apply Now!
03/26/2020 TCC: Going anywhere after work Friday?
03/26/2020 TCC: Thursday's Virtual Office Hours from 9 am - 4 pm. Join when you need!
03/25/2020 TCC: Wednesday's Virtual Office Hours from 9 am - 4 pm. Join when you need!
03/24/2020 TCC: Tip of the Day - My Internet Connection Stinks! So Does Theirs!
03/24/2020 TCC: Tuesday's Virtual Office Hours from 10 am - 5 pm. Join when you need!
03/23/2020 TCC: Monday's Open Office Hours 10 am - 2 pm
03/23/2020 TCC: Tip of the Day - Relationships First
03/23/2018 TCC (Brighton): TODAY! 2018 SUNY State Budget Advocacy Information Session
03/21/2019 TCC (Brighton): TOMORROW! Effectively Communicating Our Goals with Students
03/21/2019 TCC: Want to Be Part of the Conversation? "Ensuring Students Are Learning" Pathways Grant Info Session
03/20/2020 TCC: Friday's Virtual Office Hours from 9 am to 7 pm. Join when you need!
03/20/2020 TCC: Tip of the Day - Survey Your Students
03/20/2019 TCC: Instructional Development Stipend (IDS) Informational Meeting TODAY at Brighton!
03/20/2018 TCC: Materials from Adjunct Supper for Success Now on the TCC Website!
03/19/2020 TCC: Thursday's Virtual Office Hours from 9 am to 7 pm. Join when you need!
03/19/2020 TCC: Tip of the Day - Practice with Your Students Before Monday
03/19/2019 TCC (Brighton): Promoting Meaningful Connections With and Between Students
03/19/2018 TCC: Adjunct Supper for Success - Assessment Techniques from the School of STEM
03/18/2020 TCC: Wednesday's Virtual Office Hours from 9 - 7 pm AND a little laughter
03/17/2020 TCC: Virtual Open Office Hours Extended today!
03/16/2020 TCC: Open Office Hours - Give What You Can, Get What You Need
03/13/2020 TCC: Panicked about How to Adapt Your Teaching? One-on-one Consultations are Available
03/07/2019 TCC (Brighton): Effectively Communicating Our Goals with Students
03/06/2020 Summer Funding Opportunities
03/06/2019 TCC: March Adjunct Supper Canceled!
03/04/2019 TCC: Instructional Development Stipend (IDS) Informational Meetings Today Downtown!
03/04/2019 TCC: Last Chance to Register for March Adjunct Supper: Great Ideas for Teaching (GIFTs)!
03/02/2018 TCC: Faculty Association Open House Prior to March Adjunct Supper for Success!
03/02/2018 TCC: Instructional Development Stipend (IDS) Informational Meetings in March
03/01/2019 TCC: Invitation to join Frederick Douglass Reading Groups
03/01/2018 TCC: Registration Closing for March Adjunct Supper for Success, "Great Ideas For Teaching (GIFTs)"
02/28/2019 TCC: Open Classrooms Week - Last Chance to Sign Up!
02/27/2020 TCC: Spotlight on Adjunct Faculty Semester Kick-off Events
02/27/2019 TCC: Resources from Session on Working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
02/25/2019 TCC: Sign Up to Attend Classes During Open Classrooms Week
02/24/2020 TCC: March's Adjunct Supper for Success - Creating an Inclusive Spaces for LGBTQ+ Students
02/20/2020 TCC: Spotlight on Conversations at Noon
02/15/2019 TCC: List of On-Campus Resources for Students
02/15/2018 TCC: Register Now for the March Adjunct Supper for Success, "Great Ideas For Teaching (GIFTs)"
02/13/2020 TCC: Spotlight on Reading Groups
02/13/2019 TCC: Invitation to join ONLINE Reflective Practice Group for Spring 2019
02/06/2020 TCC: Spotlight on One-on-one Consulations
02/05/2020 TCC: Last chance to join a Reflective Practice Group for Spring 2020
02/05/2019 TCC (Brighton): TODAY! Working with students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
02/05/2019 TCC (Downtown): Creating Inclusive LGBTQ+ Spaces - SafeZone Training DATE CHANGE
02/02/2018 TCC: Registration closing for February's Adjunct Supper for Success
02/01/2019 TCC: Congratulations to the Fall Nominees for Kudos for Teaching Excellence!
02/01/2019 TCC: Invitation to join a Reflective Practice Group for Spring 2019
01/30/2020 TCC: Register for February's Adjunct Supper for Success - Bandwidth Recovery
01/30/2020 TCC: Spotlight on Adjunct Suppers for Success
01/30/2019 TCC (Downtown): Today! Working with students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
01/30/2019 TCC: Open Classrooms Week! How does it work?
01/29/2019 TCC: Register for February's Adjunct Supper for Success - Designing Objective Rubrics
01/29/2018 TCC: Summer Funding Opportunities!
01/28/2020 TCC: Invitation to join a Bandwidth Recovery book group for Spring 2020!
01/25/2019 TCC: Announcing Open Classrooms Week!
01/25/2018 TCC: Invitation to join a Reflective Practice Group for the Spring Semester
01/24/2018 TCC: "I'm Not Racist, Am I?" screening and discussion
01/23/2019 TCC: Invitation to join The Purposeful Prof Faculty Inquiry Group
01/23/2018 TCC: Register now for February's Adjunct Supper for Success "Reading, Teaching Study Skills and Note-taking"
01/22/2019 TCC: Working with students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
01/08/2019 TCC: Last Chance to Register for the Adjunct Faculty Spring Semester Kick-off
01/08/2018 TCC: Last chance to register for the Adjunct Faculty Spring Semester Kickoff January 18
01/07/2020 TCC: Last Chance to Register for "Teachable Moments" our Adjunct Faculty Spring Kickoff in January


Tuffy P came across this. It's a photo spread about my Uncle Gene – who was an ace violin maker in the Chicago area – in the Chicago Sunday Tribune November 11 1951. When you click the link, click the "story jump" blue button at the bottom of the page and the piece comes up. You can also see a post I made a while back about Uncle Gene on this blog.


Angry, vicious and vengeful is just how I like my characters, so it's no surprise that Victor Vale and Eli Ever are two of my ALL TIME FAVES! I remember reading Vicious for the first time and falling in love with Victor's wicked inner thoughts, his crazy competitiveness, his obsession with beating Eli – even before they tried to give themselves near death experiences to gain superpowers and their rivalry officially began. In Vengeful, the tables have turned and Victor is now the one being hunted by a vengeful someone from his past *wink* *wink*. We also meet Marcella, who was your cliche woman scorned, but still so much fun to read.
I almost gave up on The Cruel Prince but I'm SO GLAD I finished it. I went into this book expecting to fall in love with Cardan, but instead I fell madly in love with Jude. She is calculative, coniving and the most skilled politician in all of Faerie. This series will remain as one of my all time favourites simply because it is so hard to write good political intrigue and Holly Black does so in a way that literally has me gasping out loud at every betrayal.
This one should be changed to A Villain You Love to Love. I have yet to wax on about my intense love and adoration for Lada Dracul on my blog, but just you wait, it's definitely coming. For now, let me just say this: Lada Dracul is THE best written female character in all of the YA genre. I could write giant essays on the nuances of her character, but just to sum her up – she is feral, vicious and ugly from the day she is born and she will impale a whole army of Ottomans on her spikes if it means she can finally become the Prince of Wallachia. Even just thinking about her gives me goosebumps. I LOVE HER.
This is not the coming of age story you are expecting. Elizabeth Frankenstein's story from an abused peasant, to an organised play-friend for Victor, to becoming his damned beloved was such a deliciously dark journey to read. I love that Elizabeth's wickedness and darkness is of a different kind to what White has written before (i.e. the brutal masculinity of Lada in And I Darken). Elizabeth uses her sweet exterior, her manners, her kindness not to mask the rot that lies inside her heart, but to manipulate and get exactly what she wants. She's truly a unique female character and watching her learn and grow into a better person – without losing her darkness – was so much fun!
I only recently finished Ruin and Rising, just in time for King of Scars, and I was surprised to find that I did not hate the idea of Alina and Mal being together as much as I did when I read the first two books in the series. I have nothing against Mal as a character (though he was very whiny in Siege and Storm). He's just so… Boring! Alina basically decided that she'd rather settle and have a simple life with a simple man instead of being a powerful Grisha with (my husband) the Darkling or the Queen of Ravka with (my other husband) Nikolai. I mean, you do you Alina, but I certainly can't relate to that.
THIS. F**KING. BOOK. I only recently finished it and it has become one of my all-time favourites!!! It's a chaotic story where the Russian fairytale of Koschei the Deathless and Marya Morevna is reimagined during the Siege of Leningrad. Dense with metaphors and Slavic folkore (representing my culture woooo), one of the standouts of the book is Baba Yaga – the most hilarious character – who puts Marya through hell for the fun of it, rides a flying mortar and pestle and walks around on chicken legs. I LOVE HER! GIVE THIS BOOK A READ!
I was horrified to find that I actually haven't read many books with dragons in them!!! This needs to change! Still, a recent read (and a very big standout for me) was the first Witcher story in the Sword of Destiny collection titled The Bounds of Reason. In this, Geralt, Yennefer, Dandelion, some Zerrikanian warriors and Yarpen Zigrin and his dwarves set out to hunt for a legendary golden dragon named Villentretenmerth (we love Polish names) and the way the ending of this story ended up being so different from where they started was just so much fun! If you haven't entered the world of The Witcher (either in book form or video game form) GET ON IT!
I can't believe I'm saying this… But when Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn were introduced in City of Heavenly Fire, I did not care of them at all. Who were these new child characters, introduced in the thick of the final book just to ease us into The Dark Artifices series Cassandra was bringing out next? I had no interest in them… Until I read Lady Midnight and fell in love with Julian Blackthorn. (And Emma too, but Julian!!) The final Julian and Emma book, Queen of Air and Darkness took the book world by storm and while I was so sad to see their story end, the book itself was so congested and not Cassie's best writing, so I found myself kind of glad it was all over. I love Julian and Emma sooo much, but I'm ready for the next generation.
Though this book was published in 2014, it was a recent read for me after my friend recommended it and told me it was way underappreciated. And I agree. Though this book had a lot of cliche moments and writing styles (it is a Beauty and the Beast retelling with the love interest, Ignifex, being a lot like the Darkling) it honestly had one of the most unique and original worlds and magic system I've ever read in YA. This is because it takes from a massive range of different mythologies and folklore and fairytales – I couldn't even begin to list them all! With a house that is alive and a sky that is basically a giant strip of parchment, the magic in this book was totally unexpected and definitely something to experience.
We finish this book tag with my ride or die, my one and only, my King and my husband (yes, I have many fictional husbands) Nikolai Lanstov. What I love love love about Nikolai is that he can't sit still, he's adventurous, he's obnoxious, he's dramatic, he's hilarious, he's got a heart of gold, and behind it all is his brilliant and eccentric mind. I usually love my fictional boys dark and angsty, but Nikolai is bubbly and charming and pure (despite the horrors of war) and that's because he's so witty and intelligent. It makes him relatable and complex because he can see both sides to every story, and I kid you not, every piece of dialogue he has makes me die of laughter. Props to you, Leigh, for writing someone as hilarious as Nikolai.
Let me know in the comments what you would have chosen for each prompt or if you have any thoughts on the books I've picked!


Walking the line - when does aggressive advocacy become unprofessional conduct?
17.1 A solicitor representing a client in a matter that is before the court must not act as the mere mouthpiece of the client or of the instructing solicitor (if any) and must exercise the forensic judgments called for during the case independently, after the appropriate consideration of the client's and the instructing solicitor's instructions where applicable.
17.2.3 inform the court of any persuasive authority against the client's case.
17.3 A solicitor must not make submissions or express views to a court on any material evidence or issue in the case in terms which convey or appear to convey the solicitor's personal opinion on the merits of that evidence or issue.
17.4 A solicitor must not become the surety for the client's bail.