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In a historical moment for the medical marijuana movement, Rick Scott signed the Charlotte's Web bill into law on Monday.
Back in April, the Senate approved the bill by a 36-3 vote, and Scott said he would sign it into law as soon as it hit his desk.
Charlotte's Web, which is used to help children with epilepsy, has very low tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in it -- which is the stuff that gets you high when you smoke weed.
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"As a father and grandfather, you never want to see kids suffer," Scott said in a news release statement on Monday. "The approval of Charlotte's Web will ensure that children in Florida who suffer from seizures and other debilitating illnesses will have the medication needed to improve their quality of life."
The 2013 CNN documentary Weed showcased Charlotte Figi, a 5-year-old girl whose epileptic seizures were radically reduced after she was given her first dose of medical marijuana by her parents. The Charlotte's Web strain is named after her.
It should also be noted that Charlotte's Web isn't smoked but, rather, converted into an oil for children to use. It also must be prescribed by a doctor.
Although the Charlotte's Web measure is separate from the constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana on the ballot in November, it's still, of course, medical. It's even been backed by the biggest medical marijuana opponents, the Florida Sheriffs Association.
House Criminal Justice Chairman Matt Gaetz of Fort Walton Beach originally filed to have the measure passed back in February.
Gaetz, a Republican, and Broward Rep. Katie Edwards, a Democrat, had been pushing for the measure since that time.
The Charlotte's Web bill was sponsored by Sens. Aaron Bean of Jacksonville, Rob Bradley of Orange Park, and Jeff Brandes of St. Petersburg.
"We applaud Governor Scott's signing of this bill," said Ben Pollara, campaign manager at United for Care, via a release. "He is joining the ranks of the millions of Floridians who agree on one indisputable fact: marijuana is medicine."
Added Pollara, "Today is an important day for our cause, but while tens of thousands of Floridians are one step closer to a healthier life, many times that number can draw nothing but hope from this move."
While Scott signed the bill into law and came through for Florida's children, he's still very much against the legalization of medical marijuana across the board.
Although he did say he'll respect the decision of the people should the initiative get the votes.
Voters will decide if medical marijuana will be legalized in Florida come November, when they'll have a chance to vote for or against Amendment 2.
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I paid £550 for a recon turbo exchange at turbo technics.
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Some major changes in DNA technology and analysis have recently come on to the forensic scene – but with little fanfare to accompany those changes, busy practitioners could be forgiven for not having noticed them. This article will set out those changes and go on to explore the challenges they can present to those who have to deal with DNA issues in criminal cases.
The first, and the one which needs the closest scrutiny, is the adoption by DNA service providers (such as Cellmark and LGC) of computerised interpretation software to provide statistical evidence regarding contributors to complex DNA mixtures. The second is the general replacement of SGM Plus, the testing kit widely used for analysing DNA samples in this jurisdiction, with a new and more discriminating kit known as DNA17.
The basics
Over the last 30 years, DNA evidence has come to be regarded as the 'gold standard' in forensic science. With a clear DNA sample from a single contributor, the crime sample can be compared with the 'suspect' profile. If the comparison shows a complete match, a simple calculation can produce an impressively high match probability (RMP) – usually expressed in terms of the probability of such a matching profile originating from someone else unrelated to the suspect as being in the order of 1 in 1 billion.
Even a partial match can still produce large RMPs – the greater the number of matching peaks (or 'alleles') the greater the RMP. Such a comparison can also quickly rule out a suspect – if non-matching alleles appear at any point on the profile. No one argues with this type of DNA analysis, nor with simple mixtures from clear DNA samples, which are now amenable to non-controversial statistical analysis.
Crime scenes often yield only tiny amounts of DNA material for subsequent analysis. These low-level and often incomplete profiles have raised some important evidential issues, but the law is now relatively well settled. Below a certain level (the 'stochastic threshold'), the admissibility of the profile can be challenged with expert evidence [1]. Above that level, no such challenge can be made.
Low-level complex mixtures
DNA mixtures introduce a whole new level of complexity, and a recent 'hot topic' has been how to interpret complex mixtures from low-level, incomplete samples [2]. Here, the conventional (and transparent) methods of analysis break down. Reporting analysts have been unable to provide any statistical basis for the possible inclusion of a match to a suspect's profile within such mixtures.
In a (controversial) decision [3], the Court of Appeal has permitted the limited use of subjective, non-statistically based opinions – where based on their 'experience', analysts will suggest that due to the number of matching alleles from the suspect's profile contained within the mixture, there is 'some' or 'moderate' support for the suspect being a contributor. This represents, some may think, a radical departure from the previous belief that DNA results had to be accompanied by a statistical weight, but as we will see later, this may prove to be no more than a temporary stopgap – as computerisation takes hold.
Practitioners may also have noticed that a new type of conclusion is appearing in DNA reports. It may be claimed that a mixed DNA sample recovered from a crime scene provides statistically based evidence against a suspect. If the report contains words and phrases such as 'low level', 'incomplete' or 'complex mixture', alarm bells should start to sound.
So too if, rather than giving a traditional RMP figure, the report sets up competing hypotheses (the prosecution hypothesis vs the defence hypothesis) and goes on to suggest that the former is 'x times more likely' than the latter. These are Likelihood Ratios (LRs), not RMPs, and require different analysis and understanding.
So if you come across any of the above, it is likely that you are now dealing with a wholly different set of challenges, arising from the use of a computerised model for interpretation.
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Over the last few years, evidence based on computerised analysis has been both admitted and rejected by the courts on a fairly ad hoc basis. One system, LikeLTD, pioneered by Professor David Balding at UCL, has been rejected on one occasion, but subsequently allowed in – often without challenge. Another, True Allele, a US-developed software, has certainly on one occasion been successfully challenged here [4], but has been accepted in Northern Ireland (and in certain states within the US).
Other models have also been developed, such as STRmix and DNA Resolve. At the time of writing (December 2014), none of these computerised systems have yet been considered by our appellate courts [5].
What's the problem?
Each of these computer models is of enormous complexity, and, like all models, is seeking to best capture the biological and mathematical problems that underlie analysis of low-level DNA mixtures. There are widely varying approaches as to how, for example, important phenomena (such as drop-out, drop-in and peak height imbalance) should be modelled.
To understand (and therefore critique) these models, you need the skills of an advanced statistician, a computer scientist and a molecular biologist. Little wonder therefore that there have been few challenges to such evidence when it has come before our courts.
The real problem for those who have to advise in relation to statistics generated by such programmes is being confident that they are producing reliable and robust evidence. While it is true that there is peer-review and validation testing being carried out, these mainly show that the programmes behave as they are expected to do. Sadly, there is no 'gold standard'. There is no fixed or definitive answer to what the correct LR in a particular case should be. There is no 'ground truth' [6].
Additionally, there are limitations with some of the software. DNA Resolve can apparently only allow for a hypothesis based on a maximum of two unknown contributors to a multi-person mixture. Many crime samples stretch these programmes to the limit [7]. In validation testing using samples from known contributors, there have been on occasions 'false positives' – that is, some statistical support for the inclusion in a mixture of someone who could not have contributed to it. So-called 'continuous' models (such as True Allele) may give different LR figures from the same sample if run more than once, due to the way they model probability.
A further problem lies in finding the right person to question about the robustness of the particular software being used. While until recently the scientists who developed the programmes have been made available when challenges have been raised, that is likely to change now that providers such as Cellmark and LGC have trained some of their own analysts to be able to input the relevant data, and then report the statistics that the software generates.
Scrutiny of expert evidence is today very much at the forefront of the criminal justice system [8]. New criminal procedure rules, drawing on recent court cases, came into effect last October [9]. These formalise a similar approach to the US Daubert and Frye admissibility hearings. Before expert evidence can be admitted, the court 'must be satisfied that there is a sufficiently reliable scientific basis for (it) to be admitted'.
The courts are 'encouraged actively to enquire into such factors'. In considering reliability, the courts should be 'astute to identify possible flaws in such opinion which detract from its reliability', which would include whether it is 'based on a hypothesis which has not been subjected to sufficient scrutiny."
It is important to note that even where computerised DNA evidence is admitted, it is still subject to certain key caveats. First, the 'garbage in, garbage out' principle applies here as in any computer case. If incorrect data is fed in, then the resulting statistic will similarly be incorrect. How to 'call' a particular profile often involves a subjective input from the analyst, which may itself be the subject of challenge.
Second, challenges can sometimes be made to the hypotheses put up by the prosecution. Changing these can radically change the statistics. Is, for example, the suggested number of unknown contributors a robust assertion, or may there be more?
Third, subjective (non-statistical) opinions can be challenged by a close examination of the expert's claimed experience. An expert may indeed have looked at large numbers of mixed profiles over their working life, but have those numerous cases been sufficiently audited or independently peer-reviewed? So-called observer bias is also a recognised factor here [10].
Lastly, in the case of low-level DNA, the presence of a match to a suspect's profile tells you nothing about how or when it got into the mixture. Innocent transfer (direct and indirect) and contamination remain key areas of scrutiny.
To obtain the DNA profile, the DNA material has to go through a polymerase chain reaction process, which culminates in the production of peaks on a graph (electropherogram) corresponding to DNA markers at certain locations along the DNA molecule. The testing kit in general use (SGM Plus) until last year has tested for DNA at 10 locations (loci).
DNA 17 replaced it last July, and it will now be used for profiles entered on to and searched on the National DNA Database. This new kit tests for six additional loci. What this means in practical terms is that that there is now more to look for in a potential match – and the statistics generated from a 'matching' profile will be that much more probative (that is, powerful) than before. Additionally, DNA 17 is said to be considerably more sensitive than its predecessor, so will be able to generate profiles from smaller quantities of DNA than before.
Things are changing fast in the world of forensic DNA testing. Samples previously thought too complex to report upon are now being used to seek to secure convictions. The introduction of computerised analysis and the use of DNA17 is likely to serve only to accelerate this process. As a result, it is increasingly important to be aware of what you are dealing with. Initially, served reports will often be brief to the point of being uninformative, so if in doubt, ask for clarification.
If subsequently there is to be a challenge to the evidence, make sure you get the right legal and scientific experts on board as early as possible.
[1] See R v Reed & Reed [2010] 1 Cr.App.R. 23 & R v Broughton [2010] EWCA Crim 549.
[2] Sometimes referred to as 'low-template DNA' or 'LTDNA' for short.
[3] R v Dlugosz and others [2013] 1 Cr.App.R. 32, and scientific criticism of subjective opinions, The Times, 13 November 2014, quoting Professor Peter Gill at Oslo University.
[4] R v Broughton [2010], Oxford Crown Court.
[5] Although fresh analysis of old DNA samples using LikeLTD featured in a decision to permit a 'double jeopardy' retrial in Scotland – see HMA v Sinclair [2014] HCJAE 131.
[6] See presentation by Tim Clayton of LGC during NIST webinar – Probablistic Genotyping and Software Programs (part 2) September 2014. (National Institute of Standards and Technology, part of the US Department of Commerce.)
[7] See presentation by Matthew Greenhalgh of Cellmark as above.
[8] See eg Lord Thomas,CJ in CBA Kalisher Lecture 14October 2014 – Expert evidence-the future of forensic science in criminal trials.
[9] CPD V Evidence Part 33A.
[10] See Subjectivity and bias in forensic DNA mixture interpretation, Dror and Hampikian, Science & Justice 51 (2011) 204-208.
David Bentley QC of Doughty Street Chambers in London is a specialist in complex crime
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It is not just the "continuous" methods, such as True Allele and STRmix, that can produce different answers in repeated analyses of identical data. This is also true of the non-continuous method likeLTD.
This is no different to many other scientific procedures, where repeated measurements will produce slightly different answers.
The scientific solution to this variability is to carry out the measurements more than one once.
If you come across a case involving one of these methods, ask the expert - or instruct one - to carry out multiple analyses to check that the "best answer" has been found.
Despite problems, these sophisticated computerised methods are a great advance on the subjective guesses allowed by the Court of Appeal judgment in MDS, Piickering and Dlugosz.
A crucial point is made here about the DNA profiling results not answering the questions about how and when the DNA was deposited. Streamlined forensic reporting and the pressure on the forensic providers to cut turnaround times and costs often means that these aspects either aren't covered in an expert's report, or are merely mentioned in a generic technical paragraph about DNA transfer. The concern is that this leaves the court to draw uninformed and erroneous conclusions.
With the introduction of DNA17, which has been designed to be more sensitive than the previous technique, the relevance of much of the published work about DNA transfer comes into question. Expert advice has never been more vital. There's more about the issues with DNA17 in our guide for lawyers: http://www.forensiccontext.com/newsandviews/
The new DNA17 methods are a significant improvement in the science but often not in the provision of meaningful evidence in criminal cases. Their increased sensitivity frequently increases the range of attribution and transfer possibilities, which then weakens the evidential value when the prosecution are inferring that the result could only be explained by the allegations. They are however, much better for other purposes, such as intelligence, missing persons, identifying remains and searching across European databases. Likewise the new statistical methods represent a significant increase in the degree of sophistication applied to complex mixed DNA profiles, but they produce variable results. At the same time Streamlined Forensic Reporting is not just uninformative but a positive hindrance, requiring defence lawyers to accept a DNA profile result at face value, or seek advice on its meaning in order to meet the requirement to 'identify the real issues'. The implementation of these new forensic methods in DNA profiling mean that defence lawyers can no longer rely on previous understanding when faced with a prosecution "DNA match".
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Manchester City's City Football Academy (CFA) – the Premier League football club's recently opened youth development and first team training centre in the heart of East Manchester – has continued its relationship with Toro for all its turf maintenance needs.
The 80–acre regenerated brownfield site is adjacent to the Etihad Stadium and part of the wider 200 acres known as the Etihad Campus.
Following a deal made with local Toro dealers Cheshire Turf Machinery, five Toro Reelmaster 5510 mowers, two Multi Pro 5800 sprayers, five Workman MDX-D utility vehicles and a ProCore 1298 aerator have been welcomed on site, along with three TYM 603 tractors.
MCFC grounds manager Roy Rigby, the man behind the decision to work with Toro, says it was a choice heavily based on reliability and his long history with the brand.
"The CFA has 16.5 football pitches in total, 13.5 of which are natural grass, so reliability is key. With Toro, I know that no matter what the weather, the machine will always turn on and get the job done to the same high standard time after time," Roy says.
Having worked with Toro and Cheshire Turf Machinery for the past 25 years of his career, Roy says he's developed a great relationship with both companies over the years.
Managing a team of 18 people – 14 grounds staff at the new training grounds, and one landscaper and three grounds staff at the Etihad stadium – Roy says: "We already had Toro at MCFC's old training grounds and I used Toro at Blackburn Rovers too, so I feel very comfortable with the machines, as do my grounds team."
Steve Halley, MD of Cheshire Turf Machinery and Roy Rigby, MCFC ground manager with the new Toro fleet at the new City Football Academy.
Manchester City's Football Academy Chooses Toro
Manchester United F.C. has seen its Toro fleet grow thanks to the arrival of a new Toro ProCore 648 and four Reelmaster 3100-D ride-on mowers.
The new ProCore joins two others, making the Premier League club owners of three pedestrian aerators; one at the Old Trafford stadium the other two at the club's practice grounds.
Tony Sinclair, Grounds Manager at Manchester United, says the ProCore is one of the most important tools he has at his disposal.
"What I like is the way in which the ProCore does such a precise, neat job with no heave. I would happily aerate with these just ahead of a game, the finish is so good," he says.
"The ProCore 648s provide vital year-round aeration for us and have proven to be invaluable. We were the first Premiership Club to use these tools and now everyone has one. They are versatile and dependable. I would not want to be without them."
Tony adds he and the club have been long-time Toro users, with the four new Reelmasters joining an existing model to bring his fleet up to five. All are used for pitch mowing, a clean, well-presented finish rating as a priority.
"The mowers deliver a fine, sharp finish and are easy to use and set up," Tony says. "Toro mowers are robust and reliable and they have never let me down. We have bought these new mowers because we knew what we are going to get. High performance matched to high quality.
"To work every day with a team of dedicated groundsmen at Manchester United, caring for not just the stadium, but the academy and practice grounds too, is such a rewarding job.
"We have 23 pitches plus the stadium to look after and we take great pride in each and every one," he adds. "We have high standards to maintain so expect the equipment we use to meet our needs. Toro provide reliability, high performance and a first class finish, which are our top priorities."
Tony Sinclair, MUFC grounds manager, centre, with Peter McGreevy, Cheshire Turf Machinery, left, and Nigel Lovatt, Reesink Turfcare UK, right, with the new Toro's at Old Trafford.
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Arensburg Boutique Hotel & Spa - Kuressaare
This hotel has 2 restaurants. Go for a dip in the indoor pool during your stay. Guests wishing to enjoy a drink will surely want to visit the bar/lounge.
A spa tub, a sauna and massage/treatment rooms are among the leisure facilities on offer. Free WiFi is provided so you can check your in-box whenever you like.
Arensburg Boutique Hotel & Spa - Kuressaare
Hotel Info: 1-877-214-4288from $71
- Superior Room (incl. SPA access)
- Superior Double Room Single Use (incl. SPA access)
Also popular with travelers from the USA
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 46 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 3 floors
- Check-in time 4 PM-5:30 AM
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free self parking
In the hotel
- Free hot/cold buffet breakfast daily
- 2 restaurants
- Bar/lounge
- Snack bar/deli
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Indoor pool
- Spa services on site
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Golfing nearby
- Spa tub
- Sauna
- 24-hour business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms 2
- Conference space size (feet) -
- 24-hour front desk
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Hair salon
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Elevator/lift
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Garden
- Terrace
- Television in common areas
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
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- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Bathrobes
- Slippers
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub or shower
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 32-inch LCD TV
- Premium TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
Arensburg Boutique Hotel & Spa - Kuressaare's small print
Also known as
- Arensburg
- Arensburg Boutique
- Arensburg Boutique Hotel
- Arensburg Boutique Hotel Kuressaare
- Arensburg Boutique Kuressaare
- Arensburg Hotel
- Arensburg Boutique Hotel & Spa Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia
- Arensburg Hotel Saaremaa
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for EUR 29.00 per night
Cribs/Infant beds are available for EUR 10 per night
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.


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Rafaelhoteles Ventas - Madrid
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Searching for 4-star Madrid hotels? Consider Rafaelhoteles Ventas located in Ventas, 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Las Ventas and 2.6 mi (4.1 km) from Prado Museum. Plaza Mayor and El Retiro Park are also within 3 mi (5 km).
This hotel offers free WiFi and wired Internet access, plus dry cleaning/laundry. Guests can also enjoy drinks as there is a bar/lounge. Multilingual staff are available at the front desk 24 hours-a-day and can provide tour/ticket assistance.
This hotel offers free WiFi and wired Internet access, plus dry cleaning/laundry. Guests can also enjoy drinks as there is a bar/lounge. Multilingual staff are available at the front desk 24 hours-a-day and can provide tour/ticket assistance.
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Rafaelhoteles Ventas - Madrid
Hotel Info: 1-877-214-4288from $64
- Single Room
- Standard room with extra bed
- Summer Special Offer
- Standard Room, 1 Double or 2 Single Beds
- Standard Room (breakfast included)
- Standard Double Room
Also popular with travelers from the USA
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 111 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 4 floors
- Check-in time starts at 2 PM
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- One child (12 years old and younger) stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Self parking *
Other information
- Resort fee included
In the hotel
Food and drink
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Room service (during limited hours)
Working away
- Meeting rooms 5
- Conference space size (feet) - 3315
- Conference space size (meters) - 308
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built 1993
- Elevator/lift
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Accessible bathroom
In the room
Home comforts
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
Sleep well
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Soundproofed rooms
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- Private bathroom
- Shower/tub combination
- Bidet
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
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- Satellite TV channels
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- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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Also known as
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- Rafaelhoteles Hotel
- Rafaelhoteles Hotel Ventas
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- Rafaelhoteles Ventas Hotel Madrid
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Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
The charges below are included in the total price displayed:
- Resort fee
Optional extras
Self parking costs EUR 19,25 per night
Rollaway beds are available for EUR 33 per night
Breakfast costs between EUR 14,3 and EUR 14,3 per person (approximately)
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.