 least one lawyer and several journalists.
BASL President Saliya Pieris PC stated that several lawyers have informed him of an attack on protestors at the Galle Face near the Presidential Secretariat. He said he was also told that several people including Attorney-at-law Nuwan Bopege have been arrested.
“I have also been told of people having been assaulted. The authorities must ensure the safety of everyone and their whereabouts must be made known,” Pieris said.
The use of the Armed Forces to suppress civilian protests on the very first day in office of the new President is despicable and will have serious consequences on our country’s social, economic and political stability.
“It is apparent that hundreds of military personnel and police had blocked the access roads to Galle Face and prevented the public from entering the area. Attorneys-at-Law who tried to enter the area have been prevented from doing so by force personnel. The BASL has been informed that at least two Attorneys-at-Law who sought to intervene in their professional capacity had been assaulted by service personnel. Video footage also shows unarmed civilians being assaulted by the security forces,” it added in a statement.
The BASL demands for an immediate halt to the unjustified and disproportionate actions of the Armed Forces targeting civilians.
The BASL demands that President Ranil Wickremesinghe ensure that he and his government respect the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights of the people.
The BASL calls for an immediate inquiry into the incidents and for disciplinary action against all persons involved. All those involved including those who gave orders on the same must be held accountable.
Home » Bar Association of Sri Lanka strongly condemns attack on Galle Face protestersIt is no secret that one of the best ways to earn miles and points is to use credit cards. People that I talk to about miles and points are amazed at I have more than one credit card in my wallet on a daily basis. I try to explain to them that each one has a purpose and their amazement turns into disbelief! Here is what credit cards are in my wallet for Winter/Q1 2020. All information is accurate at the time of writing/update (Dec. 8, 2019).
The Chase Freedom and Discover It cards have the rotating quarterly category bonus. For Q1 2020, these cards will earn you 5 points per dollar spent at grocery stores, Walgreens & CVS. The only caveat is that you have to remember to register for each quarter’s bonus – though it only takes about 15 seconds.
The current sign up bonus for this card is 15,000 points (worth at least $150) after spending only $500 in the first 3 months and has no annual fee.
The Chase Freedom currently has a 20,000 point sign-up bonus, after spending $500, and has no annual fee! To sign up for the Chase Freedom card, click here.
I personally love getting 3 points per dollar on dining and travel. It does have a high annual fee at $450. With great cost comes with great benefits – not just the earning rate on dining and travel. Just to name a few of the benefits: $300 annual travel credit (this is automatic and is per calendar year), Priority Pass lounge membership, Global Entry credit and much more! Best of all you can transfer the points (usually at a 1:1 ratio) to over a dozen airline and hotel programs.
I realize that the $450 annual fee might dissuade you. Doing the math, I feel like it has tremendous value because of the $300 annual travel credit – it’s just like paying $150.
The sign up bonus for this card is 50,000 points (worth $750) after minimum spend of $4000 in the first 3 months. This bonus plus the annual travel credit makes you $800 in the first 12 months of having this card!
Since the $300 annual travel credit is per calendar year, my $300 has been reset. That means I have $300 in free travel in my pocket. How cool is that? To apply for the Chase Sapphire Reserve, click here.
This credit card is my go-to for my everyday spend that doesn’t fall under a bonus category with the Freedom (or Discover It) and Sapphire Reserve. It is pretty straight-forward and earns 1.5 points per dollar with no annual fee. If you don’t want to deal with having to remember to register every 3 months or want a card with an annual fee, I recommend the Freedom Unlimited.
Currently, the sign-up bonus for the Chase Freedom Unlimited is 20,000 points (worth $200) after spending $500 in the first 3 months and has no annual fee.
In the event that I can’t get an appropriate gift card using the Chase Freedom (or Discover It) and it isn’t a travel or dining expense, this is my highest earning card at 1.5 points per dollar. I can then combine those points with the points from my Chase Sapphire Reserve card for even better value.
Miles & Points can feel overwhelming, especially if you’re just starting. I can help! Feel free to contact me and I’ll be happy to guide you along.Concerns about the completeness and accuracy of reporting of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and the impact of poor reporting on decision making have been documented in the medical field over the past several decades. Experience from RCTs in human medicine would suggest that failure to report critical trial features can be associated with biased estimated effect measures, and there is evidence to suggest that similar biases occur in RCTs conducted in livestock populations. In response to these concerns, standardized guidelines for reporting RCTs were developed and implemented in human medicine. The Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement was first published in 1996, with a revised edition published in 2001. The CONSORT statement consists of a 22-item checklist for reporting a RCT and a flow diagram to follow the number of participants at each stage of a trial. An explanation and elaboration document not only defines and discusses the importance of each of the items, but also provides examples of how this information could be supplied in a publication. Differences between human and livestock populations necessitate modifications to the CONSORT statement to maximize its usefulness for RCTs involving livestock. These have been addressed in an extension of the CONSORT statement titled the REFLECT statement: Methods and processes of creating reporting guidelines for randomized control trials for livestock and food safety. The modifications made for livestock trials specifically addressed the common use of group housing and group allocation to intervention in livestock studies; the use of deliberate challenge models in some trials and the common use of non-clinical outcomes, such as contamination with a foodborne pathogen. In addition, the REFLECT statement for RCTs in livestock populations proposed specific terms or further clarified terms as they pertained to livestock studies.
This article is from Zoonoses and Public Health 57 (2010): 105, doi:10.1111/j.1863-2378.2009.01312.x.
Sargeant, Jan M.; O'Connor, Annette M.; Gardner, I. A.; Dickson, James S.; Torrence, Mary E.; Dohoo, Ian R.; Lefebvre, Sandra L.; Morley, Paul S.; Ramirez, Alejandro; and Snedeker, Kate, "The REFLECT Statement: Reporting Guidelines for Randomized Controlled Trials in Livestock and Food Safety: Explanation and Elaboration" (2010). Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine Publications. 22.Once again CSI Calgary is sending a strong contingent to the upcoming SPort INnovation (SPIN) Summit, hosted every year by Own the Podium (OTP) in a different Canadian city, this year in Montreal.
The energetic, cutting edge conference will include one full day of applied workshops at the Institut National du Sport du Québec, providing hands-on performance enhancement opportunities in their facility. Building off these workshops, the second day will be dedicated to plenary sessions, alongside a variety of poster displays, culminating into the Dr. Gord Sleivert Young Investigator Awards.
CSI Calgary is well represented at this year’s conference, with the presentation of findings from numerous, ongoing research projects. CSI Calgary staff will present findings in the areas of concussion, ACL reconstruction and return to sport protocols in alpine skiing, among others.
Nathaniel Morris, a graduate student at the University of Calgary and research intern at CSI Calgary, is short-listed as one of the finalists for the Dr. Gord Sleivert Young Investigator’s Awards. The awards are presented each year to the top three graduate students whose research addresses an athlete performance gap relevant to high performance sport.
Morris’ research is focused on recovery from ACL reconstruction surgery, specifically looking at the size of the hamstring muscle (which is used to reconstruct the ACL of the injured knee) post-surgery, relative to the healthy leg. The goal is to understand the impact that the size of this muscle has on the recovery period, and to provide a more objective measurement of the recovery process.
Andrew Smit, a graduate student and CSI Calgary research intern, will be presenting his research focused on the differences in physiological determinants of successful and unsuccessful athletes in long track speed skating. The goal of Smit’s research is to help Speed Skating Canada develop a better understanding of the athlete development pathway by using more objective steps in identifying what factors lead to success.
All of these projects represent CSI Calgary’s ongoing efforts to improve athlete performance through applied research and innovation. The 13th annual SPIN Summit will be held October 31st to November 2nd, 2018 in Montreal, Quebec.Every time you visit Disney Parks, you participate in a story with a beginning, middle and end. One of the