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de facto and  de jure agents of the Federal Government. Since their actions in self-defense were objectively reasonable pursuant to myriad cases applying the  Graham v. Connor 2 standard of reasonableness, the Defendants should have been afforded Qualified Immunity from pecuniary liability and, axiomatically, criminal prosecution. The Blackwater PSD team members reasonably acted in self-defense and defense of others under situations that were “tense, uncertain and rapidly evolving.” Based on the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of the insurgent threats at the time – using...

July 5, 2011 Earlier this morning, I have moved my blog over to the Scientific American site - http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/a-blog-around-the-clock/. Follow me there (as well as the rest of the people on the new Scientific American blog network July 26, 2010 This blog can now be found at http://blog.coturnix.org and the feed is http://blog.coturnix.org/feed/. Please adjust your bookmarks/subscriptions if you are interested in following me off-network. July 19, 2010 It is with great regret that I am writing this. Scienceblogs.com has been a big part of my life for four years now and it ...

Media Credit: File Photo by Sophia Young | Contributing Photo Editor Restaurants in D.C. hope to use bubble tents, or "igloos," to keep diners eating outdoors as temperatures plummet this winter. For many working in the food industry, restaurants are not just a place of work. Coworkers are like family. Saying goodbye to some of those family members was one of the most difficult parts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tonic at Quigley’s Managing Partner Jeremy Pollok said. Tonic laid off about 75 percent of its employees in mid-March, cutting its staff down to about 25 people. “You get really clos...

ARLINGTON, Va. – As winter weather, local restrictions and shutdowns start challenging hospitality operations across the country, restaurant commerce platform GoTab is helping operators pivot and seamlessly transform their business operations, from adding catering services for the holiday season to transforming restaurants into retail markets and grocery stores.GoTab’s unique features and key integrations also allow operators to run profitable operations and easily pivot between dine-in service, takeout, curbside pickup and delivery, catering and retail market services. With the holiday ...

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the work of health care providers, but those who care for the dead are also directly impacted by COVID-19. Undertakers, funeral directors and morticians are deemed “high risk health care workers” and they fall into one of the first groups that should be vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Dan Simons, general manager of Going Home Cremation and Funeral Care, which has two facilities in Maryland, said it is important for workers in his field to get ...