Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez ruled that the name of the doctor who will be in charge of Scott Dozier’s execution must be revealed to drug company lawyers, but will remain sealed for “attorney eyes only.” [News3LV]
Nevada Department of Public Safety is investigating sexual assault allegations against Dennis Hof. [TNI]
Efforts to recall two state senators are just now reaching the Supreme Court. [TNI]
Oakland is threatening to sue the NFL and the Raiders. [SF Chronicle]
Holy shit, this Crazytown stuff this week. First the excerpts from the Woodward book, and then today's anonymous op-ed… I don't know if any of it will matter, and I can almost guarantee that it won't change the minds of any supporters or opponents of the Prez. But there will be some kind of impact, right? Heads rolling at the very least?
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Anonymous
September 5, 2018 10:32 pm
Unrelated. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel held that the Cruel and
Unusual Punishments Clause of the Eighth Amendment
precluded the enforcement of a statute prohibiting sleeping
outside against homeless individuals with no access to
alternative shelter. (http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2018/09/04/15-35845.pdf) I believe the number of homeless people residing in Clark County far exceed the capacities of local homeless shelters. Thus, local law enforcement will no longer be able to cite or arrest anyone sleeping in parks, sidewalks and any other public property locations.
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Anonymous
September 5, 2018 10:45 pm
This is a completely unrelated question, who provides swim lessons for little ones in Las Vegas? I mean one and up. Thank you!
1? Save your money. At that age, you're just acclimating them to the water, which you can do yourself. Show them how to blow bubbles in the water; most love doing that.
Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of swimming schools that will offer "drownproofing" classes to teeny tiny tots at $$ per session, but they aren't really doing anything but babysitting.
Couldn't disagree more with 4:09 for my kid. They teach them how to float on their backs so that if they fall in the pool they will survive. Priceless. We hired Sunsational Swim – amazing.
4:09 here. I was a certified Red Cross Water Safety Instructor. "They teach them how to float on their backs so that if they fall in the pool they will survive" is marketing by "self-rescue" proponents, not part of any swimming instruction offered by the Red Cross or reputable swimming instructors. Pretty much the only instructions offered by the ARC for that age group is Parent and Child Aquatics, designed to help the child be more comfortable in and around the water. You want your toddler to be safe around the water? Constant – CONSTANT – vigilance.
By contrast, "drownproofing," "self-rescue," "roll-and-float," etc. inevitably traumatizes the kid, has questionable value, requires "maintenance lessons" and doesn't actually provide any skills that translate to swimming later on.
I stand by my recommendation: go in the water with your kid. Play in the water with your kid. When they get slightly older (and can intentionally hold their breath), enroll them in swimming classes.
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Anonymous
September 6, 2018 4:11 am
Skalak Swim School nka Las Vegas Swim Academy, off Jones, has been teaching the children of Las Vegas for decades. Founded by a family of lawyers, I started taking my kids there when they were babies in order to make them water safe. Swim classes for young children are not mere babysitting, they are literally saving lives.
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Anonymous
September 6, 2018 5:05 pm
We did All Star, and it was good for the kid. It was not great value, because it was half an hour of lessons with three kids total, so you were paying, essentially, for ten minutes of lesson-time. It was a nice intro to techniques and such, but after a while we just swam on our own.
Now I have "For British Eyes Only" stuck in my head.
Mister F!
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Holy shit, this Crazytown stuff this week. First the excerpts from the Woodward book, and then today's anonymous op-ed… I don't know if any of it will matter, and I can almost guarantee that it won't change the minds of any supporters or opponents of the Prez. But there will be some kind of impact, right? Heads rolling at the very least?
Unrelated. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel held that the Cruel and
Unusual Punishments Clause of the Eighth Amendment
precluded the enforcement of a statute prohibiting sleeping
outside against homeless individuals with no access to
alternative shelter. (http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2018/09/04/15-35845.pdf) I believe the number of homeless people residing in Clark County far exceed the capacities of local homeless shelters. Thus, local law enforcement will no longer be able to cite or arrest anyone sleeping in parks, sidewalks and any other public property locations.
This is a completely unrelated question, who provides swim lessons for little ones in Las Vegas? I mean one and up. Thank you!
YMCA
My kids did Water Wings, and they didn't learn anything and still can't swim.
1? Save your money. At that age, you're just acclimating them to the water, which you can do yourself. Show them how to blow bubbles in the water; most love doing that.
Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of swimming schools that will offer "drownproofing" classes to teeny tiny tots at $$ per session, but they aren't really doing anything but babysitting.
All Star Swim Academy is great.
Couldn't disagree more with 4:09 for my kid. They teach them how to float on their backs so that if they fall in the pool they will survive. Priceless. We hired Sunsational Swim – amazing.
I agree!!! Swim classes make children water safe and are one of the best things a parent can do for a child.
4:09 here. I was a certified Red Cross Water Safety Instructor. "They teach them how to float on their backs so that if they fall in the pool they will survive" is marketing by "self-rescue" proponents, not part of any swimming instruction offered by the Red Cross or reputable swimming instructors. Pretty much the only instructions offered by the ARC for that age group is Parent and Child Aquatics, designed to help the child be more comfortable in and around the water. You want your toddler to be safe around the water? Constant – CONSTANT – vigilance.
By contrast, "drownproofing," "self-rescue," "roll-and-float," etc. inevitably traumatizes the kid, has questionable value, requires "maintenance lessons" and doesn't actually provide any skills that translate to swimming later on.
I stand by my recommendation: go in the water with your kid. Play in the water with your kid. When they get slightly older (and can intentionally hold their breath), enroll them in swimming classes.
Skalak Swim School nka Las Vegas Swim Academy, off Jones, has been teaching the children of Las Vegas for decades. Founded by a family of lawyers, I started taking my kids there when they were babies in order to make them water safe. Swim classes for young children are not mere babysitting, they are literally saving lives.
We did All Star, and it was good for the kid. It was not great value, because it was half an hour of lessons with three kids total, so you were paying, essentially, for ten minutes of lesson-time. It was a nice intro to techniques and such, but after a while we just swam on our own.