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Smiley Law Group announces a massive overhaul of its offices. Formerly a forerunner in the application of technology to the practice of law, Smiley Law Group will be leaving behind it's over tech'd, too efficient, fancy-pants approach to law and reverting to a simpler operation that harkens back to the Golden Age of Law.
NEW ORLEANS, LA and SEATTLE, WA (SmileyLaw.Com) April 1, 2009 — Today, Smiley Law Group is excited to announce its recommittment to the legal profession and intent to practice law honestly and simply, as it was intended to be done.
Smiley Law Group will now practice law as Smiley & Reiser, LLP, Attorneys-at-Law.
Paperless practice will be replaced by a more reliable and paper-dependent practice, blogs replaced with newsletters, and our information-rich website stripped down to the relevant features providing our name, office address and photographs of attorneys on a plain background.
The firm's founding member is excited about the firm's forward-thinking change:
"The practice of law is complex enough as is. We're going to bring the practice back to its basics, and not let technology complicate things further."
Smiley & Reiser will be investing in an extensive in-house library, growing its support staff and, to ensure that every i is dotted and every t is crossed, and will require more than 1 attorney to participate in every task.
The increased administration requires that the firm impose a rate increase to all clients, but feels that the extra value delivered by a non-tech consumed staff will ultimately deliver.
Smiley & Reiser partner Doug Reiser is also pleased with the firm's direction:
People used to practice law just fine without technology. What's changed about that?"
Further details may be found at the firms new website, SmileyReiser.com. Full web overhaul, rate increases and other changes are scheduled to take full effect at midnight on April 5, 2009.
About Smiley Law Group
Founded in post-Katrina New Orleans in 2005, Smiley Law Group is a construction law practice with offices in Seattle, Washington and New Orleans, Louisiana. The firm publishes a blog on Louisiana and Washington construction law titled the Construction Law Monitor, and prides itself of thinking different in the legal profession.
Jessica Hunter, director of public relations
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Trading technology firm Nex Group has reported a 10 per cent rise in revenue for the first quarter, citing financial markets shifting to more "normalised conditions" despite ongoing low volatility.
Shares rose on the update, and were up 3.26 per cent in early afternoon trading, to 650p.
Read more: Nex shares rise after delivering in a tough market
The figures
The FTSE 250 firm, which provides electronic trading platforms for banks and hedge funds, reported a 10 per cent rise in revenue for the three months to June, on a constant currency basis. It was a 20 per cent rise on a reported basis.
It noted that financial markets have started the "long and slow" journey to more normalised conditions, with further interest rate rises in the US, along with early signals of improved economic conditions in Europe.
The firm's Nex markets branch, which provides foreign exchange and fixed income trading tech and services to help clients access liquidity, reported an 11 per cent rise in revenue on a constant currency basis compared to the first quarter last year.
The FTSE 250 company said that boost in revenue was predominantly down to its partnership with the China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS). Nex has a $65m three-year deal with China's inter-bank market trading platform to supply its technology.
Why it's interesting
Trading activity has still been held back by low volatility, though Nex said there were sparks of activity around macro events including the French election when centrist Emmanuel Macron triumphed over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, and a US rate rise.
Average daily volumes on EBS, a platform for banks and other big institutions to trade the euro, yen and Swiss franc against the dollar, were down three per cent to $80bn (£62.1bn) since the start of the year.
Nex also said its transformation programme is on track, and the costs to achieve the savings involved will be approximately £10m, which won't be treated as an exceptional item.
What the company said
Michael Spencer, the group chief executive of Nex, said:
We have made good progress towards our medium-term aspirations, which will deliver value for our clients and shareholders: a group revenue compound annual growth rate of seven-10 per cent, an increase in Nex's subscription-based products, driver profitable growth, and create efficiencies to increase divisional operating margins to at least 40 per cent.
Read more: Nex Group chairman forks out £25,000 to repay donations targeting Lib Dems

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Since the concert was in Anaheim, I thought Why not hit up Disneyland as well?? So I bought us tickets, and we definitely had a blast.
I didn't get too many pictures this day, but oh well. I was too busy enjoying the rides and the time with my brothers.
I also took Dante and Sarafina with me. 😁😀 they loved it. Though most rides I had to keep them in my bag.
We were all matching though!! How exciting!! Haha. The first ride we hit up was Space Mountain, and the wait was about 60 min. In that time, I decided to read my book and annotate it.
Also found out they will be closing the Tarzan Teahouse soon!! WHAT?!?! What is this madness?!?! Ah well, luckily got to see it one. last. time.
And we almost didn't get to ride the Indiana Jonse ride. But we waited, and we got to ride it at last!! The last time I came to Disney, it was closed.
Splash Mountain was our last stop. It was closed for a bit so my brothers and I found a place to eat that offerred gluten free and corn free options for us.
That was good!! I care for my brother, and if there is nothing he can eat, he will starve. So I took extra care in researching a place. After we were fueled, we went back and my god.
We raced to get to the end and it was great!
We flexed!! My brother's fist blocked my mouth!! 🙁 ah well.
We had great times.
Now awaiting the next few years to see if we can go to California Adventure. Haha
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Fable 2 will be released in "late 2008", Peter Molyneux told Eurogamer readers today in a wide-ranging LiveText interview.
When pressed to be more specific, he added: "Late 2008. Maybe when the leaves have a slight brownish tinge - but are still on the trees, if you see what I mean." Fable 2 is Lionhead's Xbox 360-exclusive follow-up to the critically acclaimed Xbox ARPG Fable.
Molyneux also dropped hints about what else the British developer - now Microsoft-owned - is working on. "We are working on a title now which is kind of a hybrid of Dimitri," he told Eurogamer readers.
1.NOOooo, I don't want to wait that long. I want Fable now :(
2.It's not sane to go head to head with Fallout 3 in late 2008, specially for an RPG.
is actually a really good time for the release. It would be nice not to have to wait that long but that will be the Holiday season where Microsoft will see the most sales. This is the trend the industry usually follows with most of the bigger titles released during the Christmas season.
I'm glad I sold my 360 when I did, I wouldn't want to wait more than 10 months for the next good 360 game.
Based on reviews of the first, this may be the game that pushes me to dropping $400 on a 360. Maybe.
Then again, from a console-war perspective, PS3 will have White Knight Story and possibly FFXIII by then, so Fable 2 won't affect sales. But console wars suck, so meh.


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HDR, which stands for High Dynamic Range, is the TV trend of 2016. The industry has one standard known as Ultra HD Premium – HDR 10 for short – but Dolby also has its own take. Andy Vandervell has already seen it at the cinema, which you can read on page two, but recently John Archer saw the first serious Dolby Vision demos for TVs. Here's how that went.
UPDATE: Apple has just announced the Apple TV 4K with support for both HDR and Dolby Vision. Read on for everything you need to know about the tech.
Before CES 2016, AV journalists increasingly felt that Dolby's seemingly histrionic "Dolby Vision" take on high dynamic range (HDR) video might become sidelined, at least where home AV was concerned.
As impressive as its limited cinema screenings are, the recently adopted Ultra HD Premium logo and standard – dubbed HDR 10 in the industry – seems to make Dolby Vision unnecessary.
But CES is over now and while there are still challenges for Dolby Vision, my time with nearly two hours watching Dolby Vision in action – and learning how it works – has convinced me it's more than an also ran, but a serious step-up over the standard HDR experience.
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Strong support from studios and the industry
For starters, my new optimism is bolstered by the startling number of TV brands, video streaming services and film studios that used CES to publicly proclaim their support for Dolby Vision. On the TV side there's TCL, Vizio and, of most importance to the UK, LG, which has adopted Dolby Vision for its 2016 generation of OLED TVs.
On the streaming side you have Vudu and Netflix, while on the film studio side Universal, Warner Bros, MGM and Sony Pictures have all announced their support for Dolby Vision.
Related: HDR TV: What is it and should you care?
This is impressive, and I strongly suspect there will be other additions to the Dolby Vision roster in the coming months.
Given that Dolby Vision support requires the integration of a full silicon solution into screens, though, the million dollar question has to be: what does it bring to the party over and above the HDR 10 standard?
Dolby Vision vs HDR 10 – What's the difference?
The main specification differences are that masters of movies are done at 12-bit, rather than HDR 10's 10 bits. Also, peak brightness can go – in theory, at least – right up to 10,000 lumens. In reality, most Dolby Vision masters seem to be targeting 4,000 nits – which remains a very big step up from the 1,000 nits that HDR 10 masters work to.
But most significant is how Dolby Vision uses frame-by-frame metadata to manage HDR performance. This helps to deliver the best results as it adapts the source material to the performance of your TV.
Related: What is Ultra HD Premium? New HDR standard explained
It may be a rubbish films, but Pan is streaming in 4K with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos
This is why Dolby Vision requires extra hardware, and why HDR 10 / Ultra HD Premium will be more prevalent, but the Dolby argument is this hardware will deliver better picture quality.
Of course, this also means any players you use must support Dolby Vision as well. As yet, the two Ultra HD Blu-ray players announced by Sony and Panasonic don't, but presumably LG must have a Dolby Vision player in the works to go with its TVs.
And, in case you were concerned, anything that supports Dolby Vision supports HDR 10 by default, it just doesn't work in the reverse.
Dolby Vision on TVs – How does it look?
Dolby Vision appears to have come a long way since the slightly "wild west" demos available at 2015's CES. As such, I was keen to visit its large stand in The Wynn Hotel at 2016's CES to see it working in a more real-world environment. I'm pleased to say I wasn't disappointed by what I saw.
For starters, it was impressive to see Dolby Vision now being shown on not one but a series of "real world" TVs: the Vizio R series, an upcoming model from TCL, and most significantly from a UK perspective (Vizio and TCL don't currently operate here), LG.
LG's announcement at the start of CES that its latest OLED TVs would be Dolby Vision-compatible initially raised eyebrows. This is because OLED TVs, while certainly more than capable of displaying HDR, aren't known for their brightness compared with LCD TVs. However, seeing a Dolby Vision demo featuring Pan, predominantly running on an LG 65G6 Signature OLED on Dolby's stand, was a simply gorgeous experience.
Related: Best TV 2016: Best 32, 40, 55 and 65-inch+ TVs
Needless to say this photo isn't representative of the experience
Colours looked incredible – richer and more nuanced than I've ever seen colours look on a TV. The dynamic range of the image was clearly superior to any standard dynamic range footage.
Dolby Vision's dynamic metadata did a better job of mapping the HDR images to the OLED TV's screen characteristics than HDR 10 feeds, especially when managing the LG OLED's potential to lose black-level response when displaying content containing just-above-black image content.
The incredible black levels of the G6 OLEDs do an excellent job of making Dolby Vision images look stunningly dynamic, despite the screen's lack of raw brightness. To me the image appeared more balanced, nuanced and controlled than other HDR images I've witnessed, especially in how the brightest luminance peaks feel more integrated with the rest of the image.
This makes for a more immersive experience. You find yourself taking in the HDR image as a whole, rather than having your attention drawn to stand-out peaks, as can happen with less carefully considered HDR images.
The Vizio LCD screen delivered a markedly more brightness-led version of Dolby Vision than the LG. Images were radiant, but crucially still very controlled. Although they didn't deliver quite such rich blacks as the LG, images certainly contained impressive shadow detail, colour finesse and dynamism.
It was interesting to note, too, how Dolby Vision seems to achieve better black levels from the Vizio screen than standard dynamic range content. Dolby Vision claims this is partly a result of the way its format essentially takes over control of the way a TV's pictures are reproduced, thanks to its dynamic metadata and the way it adapts to the capabilities of any TV it encounters.
The least impressive demonstration of Dolby Vision came from the TCL screen, which suffered with backlight blocks around bright parts of Dolby Vision images. To be fair, however, the TCL model is still a few months away from launch, so there's time for this issue to be improved.
Final Thoughts
Overall, while it was a shame not to see a Dolby Vision vs HDR 10 demo running on Dolby's stand – or anywhere else at the CES, for that matter – I left the stand feeling confident about Dolby Vision's future.
While it has the potential to confuse consumers at a critical moment in TV development, it brings more than enough extra quality and movie experience to make it a potent and worthwhile addition to the next generation of television.
It's unlikely to dominate given the extra requirements and the fixed standard of HDR 10, but anyone who craves the absolute ultimate movie experience at home shouldn't rule it out.
And even if you can't afford a Dolby Vision TV, it's worth seeking out the cinema experience, as Andy relates in his take on the following page.


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THIS IS where we came in, folks. Bill Clinton's Monday night speech and, presumably, his State of the Union address last night (this is written beforehand) are very similar in alarm and urgency if not in recommendations to Ronald Reagan's first State of the Union address 12 years ago tonight.
A new president says the economic situation has become so dire under his predecessor that he must take unprecedented steps to save the day. Otherwise the deficit will destroy etc., etc., yakety yak.
When Reagan complained about the deficit and the national debt they were peanuts compared to now. The Carter-Reagan deficit for 1981 turned out to be $59.7 billion. The expected deficit for 1993 is $327 billion. The national debt then was $1.08 trillion. Now it is $4.1 trillion.


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Biodel discloses accelerated development plan for diabetes drugs
DANBURY, Conn. — A drug maker focused on development and commercialization of diabetes treatments unveiled its accelerating clinical development plans of two drug candidates.
Biodel said BIOD-105 and BIOD-107, known as ultra rapid-acting insulins, are designed to result in more rapid insulin action, compared with currently marketed mealtime insulin analogs.
The company said it is initiating a phase-1 trial in third quarter 2011, which will examine the efficacy of the drugs in Type 1 diabetes patients, and will be followed by a phase-2 trial in fourth quarter 2011 if the initial phase is successful. The phase-2 study is intended to follow the same overall design that would be implemented in phase-3 studies, which would commence in 2012 and include two separate pivotal trials — one in patients with Type 1 diabetes and the other in patients with Type 2 diabetes.
Biodel said it recently received initial guidance from the Food and Drug Administration on the design of two pivotal phase-3 clinical trials. "We have identified two new formulations with commercial target product profiles that appear to be superior to any of our previous ultra rapid-acting human insulin drug candidates," said Errol De Souza, president and CEO of Biodel. "We have accelerated the clinical development program of these formulations and plan to initiate phase-1 clinical testing this month and could initiate phase-3 testing before the end of 2012."
'60 Minutes' examines counterfeit drug problem
NEW YORK — "Fake drugs are a big threat and an exploding threat," Kumar Kibble, deputy director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, told the news program "60 Minutes" in a segment that appeared Sunday night.
Kibble, who tracks counterfeit drugs from their source in clandestine labs around the world to the United States, where they're typically sold online through rogue pharmacy sites, told "60 Minutes" that increasingly, traditional criminal groups, including many once involved in illegal drug trafficking, are shifting operations to take advantage of the low-risk/high-reward economics of the counterfeit drug trade — a $75 billion-a-year industry, according to estimates.
The segment opened with an early morning raid on a Peruvian counterfeit pill operation run out of an indoor market and a shabby one-room, makeshift lab, where knock-off Pfizer products were being crudely manufactured. Peruvian law enforcement was tipped off about the operation by Pfizer's John Clark, who heads the company's global security team, which is comprised of former Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security and Drug Enforcement Administration agents. The group works with local law enforcement to identify and prosecute international drug counterfeiters.
Timing of the segment was impeccable, as the retail pharmacy industry gathered for the annual National Association of Chain Drug Stores Supply Chain and Logistics Conference this week, March 13 to 15, in San Diego. Shutting down the flow of counterfeit drugs into the United States and preserving the integrity of the nation's drug supply system has long been a focus of pharmacy industry leaders, and the conference this year featured important educational sessions focused on the topic, as well as demonstrations of new technologies and information system-based solutions aimed at protecting the supply chain.
Express Scripts reaches smart-phone users with new app
ST. LOUIS — Patients with smart phones using pharmacy benefits served by Express Scripts can access their accounts through a new application launched Monday, the PBM said.
Members who use the iPhone or Android phones can download the Express Rx app from the Apple App Store or Android Market, respectively. Users of other smart phones, such as BlackBerry devices, can use Express Scripts' mobile-optimized website at M.ESRX.com. The app and website allow users to order refills, check order status, look up drug information and sign up for home delivery; if phones have GPS, the app will direct them to the closest retail pharmacy in their network.
"The Express Scripts Pharmacy is the most reliable path between our members and their medications, and is the cornerstone of our commitment to deliver better health outcomes and lower costs," Express Scripts VP Rx distribution Jacob Cedergreen said. "This is another example of how we are constantly innovating and improving the Express Scripts Pharmacy to provide our clients and members the best possible service and convenience."


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Chillin in my VW Van: Lookbook.nu
These photos were taken for my Collab with Posh Square! Posh Square is an online site that sells really cute and trendy clothes! They have a great and fabulous selection for every size women! Petite to Plus sizes!
In this look I styled their "Maitai Black Miranda Dress". This off-the-shoulder piece is so comfortable & I really dig the asymmetrical hem on this dress! I paired it with my usual gypsy jewels look 🙂
Check out my mini feature on Posh Squares blog~ HERE!
These photos were taken in mine + my boyfriends new VW van we bought up here in California! We are actually going to move up to Washington State soon and will be packing up our belongings in here are road trippin up~ We plan on seeing a lot of state parks and cool places along the way.
If you know of any places we should stop and see let me know in the comments! 🙂
Photography by Cassie Rubio @CASSRUBIO
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Ma Foi started in India in 1992 and grew to be the largest HR services company in India. It operated from 14 countries including Dubai, Bahrain and Oman in the Middle East. The Founders are back again under the banner of CIEL to provide the best of recruitment and HR consulting services to the organizations. In a very short time, CIEL has expanded its office network in India and successfully found talent across various levels and functions.
CIEL couples its subject matter expertise in recruitment with its unique Resume Ranking Algorithm developed in-house using Natural Language Processing based machine learning. This helps the clients find the right-fit candidates who might not come up on the top of the heap in a keyword search. CIEL finds talent for Energy, Infrastructure, IT, Financial Services, Consumer Products and Services sectors.
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AMD today unveiled its new processors for notebooks. They promise more graphics power, leaving far behind the Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge. All models feature a HD7000 graphics series and will have the AMD HD Media Accelerator designed to improve HD video playback.
The following table shows you the new AMD processors characteristics:
"The latest OEM notebooks, ultrathins, All-in-Ones and desktops based on the new AMD A-Series APU enable the best video and gaming experiences, highly responsive performance with AMD Turbo CORE, and accelerate an ever-increasing range of productivity and multimedia applications — in sleek, stylish designs at price points that make sense," said Chris Cloran, corporate vice president and General Manager, AMD Client Business Unit. "Our 2nd-Generation AMD A-Series APU is a major step forward in every performance and power dimension, allowing users to enjoy a stunning experience without having to give up the things that matter to them most. This experience doesn't stop at mainstream notebooks. It carries over into affordable ultrathin form factors featuring the latest in AMD Radeon graphics."
These processors are available today. Although of being notebooks oriented, they can be an ideal solution for a HTPC. This is what MSI thought, with the release their MC101 with A10-4600M/A8-4500M APU processors and 4GB of memory preinstalled.


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Job 42: 1-2
1Then Job answered the LORD,
2"I know that you can do everything and that your plans are unstoppable.
Don't you love it when you find scripture that supports your thoughts? I do. So based on the Word of God above. I, Salt would like to remind you that inasmuch as you are in Christ and Christ is in You, the same spiritual 'Unstoppable' gene is at work in you. Yesterday, I was looking at a recently taken photo of my family and it was crystal clear to me that the only reason that photo was my reality is because God's good plans for me cannot be thwarted. Same goes for you. God's plans for us and for Nigeria are unstoppable and so no matter our past mistakes or current fears/doubts, we must remain resolute in the knowledge of who we are in God! Unstoppably Victorious! Victoriously Unstoppable! Glory be to God!
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.net issues that are unable to be repaired
Having some new problems installing a program (Quickbooks enterprise). It all comes down to some .net problems in Windows 7. Yes, I have tried to run the Windows .net fix. I've tried to run the corrupt file finder. We even called Geek Squad and after working on it for hours remotely they couldn't fix it. Does this mean my only option is to do a clean reinstall?
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And how did you came to the conclusion that .net itself is the fault?
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Hi - the original problem was that we were unable to install the newer version of Quickbooks Enterprise (2015) on what is supposed to be the program server. Quickbooks gave us error message number 1722 (repair or reinstall .net framework). Quickbooks article suggested that we run the ms .net framework repair tool. Did this and got a message that everything is fixed. Yet, we still get this error message when trying to install QB. So we tried stopping .net and restarting it - no luck. We called Geek Squad, who tried to install the MS updates for .net that were sitting in the optional updates section. Everything installed fine except for the .net 4.5 update. MS error message kept saying that the update was not able to be installed (who knows if this would have fixed the problem). We ran the corrupt file checker and there are no corrupt files. We just keep getting the QB error 1722 and 1723. Geek Squad says they don't know what to do and the computer will have to be serviced in store. We are trying not to have to do that. Any ideas?
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Affiliate marketing can be termed as "Referral Marketing" for which the referrer will get a commission paid per sale / lead or whatever the merchant decides based on the business. So it's always good to choose the right affiliate marketing network to bring in more affiliates. But result of the affiliate marketing success depends on the affiliate as well the merchants affiliate marketing model. Let me discuss about the Effective affiliate marketing model in my upcoming post. Right now let me tell you few important things regarding choosing an affiliate network.
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Specialty Chemical Word Expo 2017 - an international event for Chemical Companies and Specialty Chemical Manufactures. CHEMTECH has already achieved accolades for its international show - ChemPetro World Expo, which is being organised successfully for many years. The new addition in the form of - Specialty Chemical World Expo 2017 will add new dimension to the show and allow Specialty Chemical manufacturer to discuss the growth opportunities with chemical and petrochemical companies.
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Maryland's Harsh Contributory Negligence Rule Explained by an Maryland Accident Lawyer
Personal injury law is usually based on negligence, and there are two general different types of negligence law: comparative negligence and contributory negligence.
Of these two systems, contributory negligence is the more difficult one for injured people to be able to obtain a recovery for their injuries. Unfortunately, Maryland is one of only four states that use contributory negligence.
How Contributory Negligence Works
The legal theory of contributory negligence is a defense to a personal injury lawsuit based on negligence.
Frequently when someone is injured by another person, both people were partially negligent in causing the accident. In a state where comparative negligence is the law an injured person can recover from the person who is more at fault according to the percentage of that person's fault. However, where contributory negligence is the law, an injured person who is partially at fault is not allowed any recovery.
This can be unfair because it means that if you were only 5% or 10% at fault in causing an accident, you will not be able to recover from the person who was 90% or 95% at fault because that person is protected by the law of contributory negligence.
In all personal injury lawsuits based on negligence, the basic requirement to be able to recover in court is to be able to prove the following things:
Maryland Exceptions to Contributory Negligence
Maryland law provides for four situations when the defense of contributory negligence does not apply:
- Another state's law applies: If through some other legal theory the negligence law of a different state applies to an accident, and that state uses comparative negligence, then Maryland will apply that state's law.
- The lawsuit is based on strict liability: Strict liability is a special legal doctrine that applies to inherently dangerous situations. If a lawsuit is based on strict liability it is not necessary to prove fault, and thus the defense of contributory negligence does not apply.
- The lawsuit is based on intentional conduct: Contributory negligence is a defense to a negligence lawsuit. Therefore, if the lawsuit is based on intentional conduct rather than negligent conduct then the defense of contributory negligence does not apply.
- The "last clear chance" doctrine applies: The last clear chance legal doctrine is a theory that was developed to avoid the harsh results of contributory negligence. The last clear chance rule says that even though the plaintiff was partially at fault, if the the defendant had "a fresh opportunity" (or last clear chance) to avoid the accident but did not do so then the defendant is responsible for the accident.
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Green Dragon & Kitchen Kettle
The Green Dragon comes alive every Friday in the little country town of Ephrata in Lancaster County. Since 1932 shoppers have visited this local attraction for their weekly shopping from over 400 local growers, merchants and craftsmen.
Located on a 30 acre site in the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, the Green Dragon Market has grown to be one of the largest Farmers Markets in the area. The market offers visitors the choice of shopping indoors or outdoors. With 7 large market buildings and many other smaller shops, the Green Dragon merchants offer everything from "soup to nuts".
There is a local saying, "if you can't buy it at the Green Dragon, it chust ain't fer sale!"
(The Green Dragon has an indoor NO SMOKING policy. No dogs allowed on grounds - service dogs only.)
Then we are off to Kitchen Kettle Village. Kitcher Kettle Village showcases all that Lancaster County has to offer homemade baked goods, jams, and relishes, good food with unexpected touches and charming one-of-a-kind overnight lodging in a picturesque countryside.
We're also famous for our unique shopping experience, featuring 40 distinct merchants offering everything from locally-made art, pottery and PA Dutch quilts to name-brand favorites like Brighton, PANDORA Jewelry, UGG and Minnetonka moccasins.
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Singers Demi Lovato and John Legend have signed up to salute presidential favorite Hillary Clinton at her upcoming birthday bash.
The Latino pop star and the R&B singer, who announced earlier this week (12Oct15) he's set to become a first-time dad, will perform at Clinton's upcoming 68th birthday party at New York City's Hilton Midtown Manhattan on 25 October (15), the day before her actual birthday.
An invitation obtained by People magazine, suggests the former Secretary of State "might even dance" at the event, which will also serve as a campaign fundraiser.
"Some women don't like to discuss their ages, but I think that on your birthday, you should live it up!," Clinton writes. "This year, I'm excited to celebrate the fact that I'm running to be the youngest woman ever to be President of the United States."
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The World First Wander: the best travel blogs this week
Welcome to another World First Wander, our weekly look at what's hot in the world of travel blogging and writing. As always it's compiled by Tristan Rothwell, the man who scours the internet for the very best travel related stuff so you don't have to.
It's been another great week in travel and travel writing and it's been more difficult than ever to narrow down our favourites! But anyway, we had a go…
Starting the journey close to home
Dartmoor is just a 30 minute drive from our Exeter office, so, for us it's almost like our back garden. It's stunning whatever the season and weather but as spring approaches it really shines out there on the moor. So it's a good place to start this week, with regulars The Bimblers, who have been checking out how accessible Dartmoor is. So let's find out on Our Accessible Dartmoor Road Trip.
Are you thinking of travelling while pregnant?
For some the idea of travelling while heavily pregnant is an absolute nightmare. But for others it's just another day at the travel office. It all depends on how you feel, what kind of advice you've been given and how far you want to go! Event then it can be helpful to get some good advice from a seasoned travel blog like Travel Mamas. One of their writers Stacy Jessee has travelled at 8 months pregnant and has some sage advice in Pregnancy travel tips learned the hard way. And don't forget your pregnancy travel insurance – while you may not feel like it, pregnancy is classed as a medical condition so you'll need decent medical cover.
For when you travel with a medical condition
For many people, medical conditions are no reason to stay at home, especially if it's something chronic like IBS, Crohn's or UC. Dealing with unfamiliar food and places can be a real challenge but it often worth it. And if you ever needed some inspiration to book that trip – and don't forget we cover 1000s of medical conditions - then take a look at this next post from Jodie from the Little Backpacker. It's a frank account of her recent diagnosis of IBS and how it affects her eating. Well worth a read: Dealing with Food Intolerances.
Do you travel with medication?
If you travel with a medical condition then there is a good chance you will need to carry some form of medication. Often it'll also mean taking a little more time to be prepared. That's something Julie, mum at Have Wheelchair Will Travel knows all about. Thankfully, she's written a helpful blog entitled What to do when travelling with medication. It's a well informed and informative piece, so please, give it a read.
You're not going to travel around the world, especially if.........
Someone once told our next travel blogger "You're not going to travel around the world, especially if you are deaf". Little did they know Ed Rex of Rexy Edventures would be buying his round the world ticket the very next day! Fortunately he took no notice of this awful piece of advice because he's an expert blogger (and one of our favourites). He shows that, while being deaf may throw up a few obstacles along the way, it's no reason not to travel. Ed travels with cochlear implants due to Pendreds Syndrome and has listed some of the things he packs to make sure his travels go smoothly in Travelling solo with a cochlear implant around the world.
Another travel blog we follow is Definitely Wanderlust which is run by Lilo and Stacey, both of whom are deaf. They have written a great blog post about what you can ask when meeting deaf or hard of hearing people. It's a good post and well worth a read.
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas...sometimes
We have followed Curb Free with Cory Lee for quite some time now and it's a veritable treasure trove for the disabled traveller. Recently Cory lived it up in Vegas and he has written a great blog post for any wheelchair user thinking of heading there. He got up to all sorts, from hot air ballooning to scaling the world's largest observation tower. As Cory says in his post, "there is nothing getting in the way of wheelchair users having the full on Vegas experience". So here it is! 9 Wheelchair accessible things to do in Las Vegas.
That just about rounds up this week's wander, hopefully you have enjoyed reading it as much as we have enjoyed writing it, let us know which is your favourite this week and if you have found a great travel blog post we may have missed please let us know.


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Greetings to you friends from here and there. We are now the day following this Wonder… Full meeting for the World wide Day of the Crystal Skulls.
The Energy was plentiful and I am floating and elevated in my consciousness and in the Consciousness of All.
Many could have thought that the Era of the Crystal Skulls had died on December 21st 2012, when many were predicting the end of the world and our civilization, when it might have been better to read THE END OF A WORLD AND THE BEGINNING OF A NEW CONSCIOUSNESS…
And yet… yesterday, we were able to witness that history is very different. When we met on Sunday November 22nd 2015, almost 4 years after this predicted date, the Crystal Skulls were there and took their places like never before.
There was an unbelievable number of skulls on this occasion. We must have had on the podium and in the assistance over 700 skulls in the same room. A total success when you know that this gathering was not held in an important city like Montreal or Quebec city.
We were in Trois-Rivieres, in the heart of Quebec, Canada, and it was wonderful to see that people came from all over the province to assist at this important assembly to emanate this crystalline energy and to share in such a wonderful meditation dedicated to Peace on Earth.
I wanted to thank one and all for your presence at this gathering which represented for me, an Opening to Other Patways, allowing us to reach a level of consciousness different that what we have ever experienced up to now.
These Crystal Skulls give us an opportunity to gather together, even if very often people find it strange to communicate with other spheres of consciousness… Let's not forget that without crystal quartz we would never have been able to have radio, television and other communication devices… The crystal enables us to communicate through radio. People who came long before us had been able to understand this, an Atlantian technology for some, a technology coming from the stars for others…
The Crystal Skulls are much more than a communication support. They are also an energy source allowing us to transform our energy and to elevate our frequencies and much more could we tell about this vast store of information that they are. For sure, we are still not in measure to be able to prove this conclusively, but the not too distant future may allow us to discover new spiritual and cosmic horizons through an open mind that we will have here, and for the whole of the cosmos, so that we may gain all the necessary answers and tools to walk in the New Dawn.
We are now in the Era of Commune…Actions and of the future Interstellar Contacts, so, why not get ready to transform the visions we might have of our world and of ourselves so that we can widen our horizons for the Transform…Actions to come.
Whatever happens, the Crystal Skulls are much more than a vision support. For a better understanding of the subject, please click below on the small picture.
So, I wish again to thank you for the success of our meeting and to let you know just how this is important for the Collectivity, for the planetary and cosmic Consciousness, for the reunification of all the peoples and for peace on Earth.
As you might have understood, the pictures found in this article, are those taken during the November 22nd 2015 meeting in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada. Such a great success and I am well pleased….
Crystalline Gratitude and immense Respect to all and… May we receive the Best… It is our Right !
Philippe-William Sinclair
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Friday 10th March 2017 – Annual Lunch, Victoria Hotel 12 noon for 12.30. Tickets for a 3-course lunch including coffee and mints will be £25 and will be on sale from Friday 3rd February to Friday 3rd March at Sidsoft in Church Street or by post from Alan Weaver using the form at the end.
We are delighted to have Jonathan Ball MBE, Architect, and a Bard of Gorsedh Kernow, as our 'after lunch' speaker. Some of you will have met Jonathan when he came across from Bude to represent the President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) at our Sampson Memorial ceremony last March.
Qualifying as an architect, he set up his practice in his home town of Bude, and was appointed MBE for Services to Architecture in 1992. Together with Tim Smit, he co-founded the acclaimed Eden Project, but his subsequent removal from the Project against his will, losing his architectural practice in the process, became the subject of three high profile appearances in the Royal Courts of Justice over four years in order to save his name, his home and professional reputation.
We are sure his talk will be both entertaining and informative as he is a larger than life personality, and a natural raconteur. We are also hoping that he will be able to bring and sign copies of his book "The Other Side of Eden".
Sid Park Road – Sampson's (and Sidmouth's) first scheme of council houses - it is not possible to show the photographs referred to here.
Martin Mallinson has researched and written a fascinating history which follows. As our Chairman responded to Martin, it is quite remarkable that Sampson should offer to do the work for a partial fee and even that only payable if planning approval was given!
From the beginning of the 20th century there was increasing concern in Sidmouth about the lack of appropriate housing for the working men of the town. There were few houses available and rents were high compared to local wage levels. The poor condition of many existing houses was of particular concern to the local Medical Officer of Health. So it was that Sidmouth UDC began to consider the idea of building houses for rent, and set about a search for suitable sites.
About 1902 there was a failed attempt to start the process, and it was not until 1913 that the issue was looked at seriously. Col Balfour offered a 3 acre site adjacent to Woolbrook School, 'subject to Mr Sampson being employed as architect'. Sampson agreed to prepare plans on the understanding he would only charge a fee if the scheme proceeded. The proposal, for 51 houses, was costed at £11,300 and an application was duly made to the government for loan sanction.
However, the Council appears to have had second thoughts about the Woolbrook site and ultimately it was abandoned. By November 1913 it was known that the Glebe land, a site much closer to the town, was about to come on the market. A further review of alternative sites was concluded early the following year when the Council agreed to purchase land at Higher Salter's Meadow. The land was owned by local builders, Messrs Pidsey and Son, and the Temple Street frontage was already earmarked for development. Sampson was employed to design a scheme for 52 houses and the Council applied to borrow the projected costs of £12,526.
In May 1914 the Sid Vale Association promoted improvements to the scheme on behalf of Mrs Leigh Browne. Land on the Temple Street frontage was included to give a larger area for housing. An area adjacent to the River Sid was to be safeguarded as public open space. By designing semi detached houses and shorter terraces the number of houses was reduced to 48. Mrs Leigh Browne, a generous benefactor to the town, offered a gift of £600 to finance the additional cost of the revised proposal.
Sampson prepared plans for the new proposals, and the Council appointed Mr Dingwall as clerk of works. Having approved Sampson's specifications and quantities, the Council put the scheme out to tender in September 1914. The following month 12 tenders were received. In November, the tender of £9,365 from Mr A J Carter of Exmouth was accepted. And so it was that Sidmouth's first Council houses came to be built at what is now known as Sid Park Road. Including that for the abandoned site at Woolbrook, it was the third scheme that Sampson had designed. Contemporary reports suggest that he charged his fees only in relation to the six houses on the Temple Street frontage.
Building work started almost immediately, but progress was slow because of the shortage of labour caused by the ongoing war. Towards the end of 1915, with some of the houses nearing completion, the Council set provisional rents of 5/3 (26p) per week, including rates. For the larger houses on the Temple Street frontage, the rents were set at 6/6 (32p) per week to exclude rates. During January 1916 applications were invited for those wishing to take on a tenancy and the following month 15 of the houses were ready for occupation. Building continued throughout 1916, with the provision of pathways and landscaping at the end of that year.
Sampson designed the houses to include a scullery, with larder, coal store and WC, and a single kitchen/living room. The 6 larger houses on Temple Street included an additional sitting room, and all the houses had 3 bedrooms. The scullery was fitted with a copper and bath with hot and cold water, the bath provided with a top forming a table when not in use.
Porch detail and boot scraper alongside each door.
Externally, Sampson incorporated the typical features found in many of his buildings. The houses were finished in roughcast render with tarred plinths. The steeply sloping pitched roofs were covered in plain tiles and had deep overhangs with exposed rafters.
The low eaves were pierced by gables of various sizes, thus adding interest to the front elevations. Casement windows were used throughout, although the originals have long since been replaced. Open porches with a mix of roof designs sheltered the front doors. Semi-circular boot scrapers of a simple but classic design were provided alongside each entrance door.
Throughout the country Arts and Crafts architects like Sampson were heavily involved in the provision of early social housing. Many worked for industrial philanthropists to create model villages, whilst others were involved in the creation of the world's first garden city at Letchworth.
These architects believed that good design should not be the exclusive province of the wealthy, and Sampson adhered to this principle at Sid Park Road. Despite some concern that the Council was venturing into uncertain territory, the scheme appears to have been self financing, and indeed provided the opportunity to subsidise later more expensive projects. Crucially, contemporary reports suggest that the scheme was regarded from its inception as a credit to the Council and the town as a whole.
The assistance of Sidmouth Museum in the preparation of this article is acknowledged.
Martin Mallinson January 2017


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Jan. 2013... update... The dealer in Flemington
suddenly sold their Kia and Toyoto dealership to Fred Bean, a large PA dealer.
Only a week before I was viewing ads of the old dealership and a week after the
"new owner" I get a flyer in the mail under the old name...
Months later I learn, the father had owned both the Kia and Toyota dealership. Gave it to the "kids" to run, and they ran it into the ground. Another guy getting his Kia fixed in Somerville used to go to the Flemington Kia also said he'd never go back there.
As of June 2014 I sold it and bought a 2014 Santa
Fe Sport.
As of Jan 2017 I sold the SFS and bought a 2016 Sonata Hybrid. With 45+ mpg and we still have the wife's SFS AWD for those snowy winter trips or trips needing lots of storage.
One: I have been repairing my own cars since my dad showed my back in the early '60s. I have done valve jobs, piston rings, water pumps, clutches, brakes and all kinds of other items. I never had my car repaired by a dealer for a fee.
Two: I'm a computer tech. I replace parts in computers and get them running again... I have a knack for it and very good at fixing them.
Three: I have added two additions on my house. Did all the plaster and electrical, and it all passed inspection first time. I know electricity... AC/DC
Short story... purchased a 2011 Sorento SX Sept, 2011. Drive it for forty days. I had installed HID headlights as I have in 4 other cars I owned and never had a problem with. One day in Sept. I stop by a mall to see the wife before stopping off at home. Get back into the KIA SX, it starts, then stops. Flatbed trunk a 32 day old car. Fourteen days later my dealer tells me the problem... me. Somehow my headlights fried the computer and two other electrical items. I'm told to cough up $4,300 for a 32 day old car. Most of the charge is for a rental for 18 days while the "NEW" KIA dealer figures out what is wrong ! After some legal advice.. I pay and go pick up the car writing on the receipt I dispute the problem (18 days since it died). At the dealer he informs me that he also "fired" a computer because of something, but the the dealer had to eat that. And as soon as I start the car in the dealer's lot the CHECK ENGINE light comes on. They try to "fix it", (half hour later) nope. I'm handed back the rental car keys but told "this part is under warranty". A week goes by and the dealer "can't seem" to fix it. After 20 days since it first died I file a Lemon Law against KIA. Then, 26 days after my car was first brought into the dealer, they find that the "expert" KIA repair person broke a wire on the main harness. (see photos below of their fix !) That's what was causing the "check engine lights", they broke a wire and couldn't figure that out for two weeks ! ! !
TWENTY SIX DAYS they had the 32 day old car. I paid the $4,300 to get the car back.
Then came the accusations from me about the inept repair person. After phone calls to KIA's local contacts, bringing it up to the East Coast contact I told them nothing about headlight will fry the computer, a cam sensor and an air conditioning sensor. The computer just went nuts and self shorted. When I gave up with all the talking and having the Tri State tech see my car and try to tell me a 12V negative wire was shorting to ground (negative is ground). I said you have nothing that would hold up in court and a Lemon Lawyer is my next option. Twenty six days to repair a car ? The judge would side with me that the mechanic is incompetent, mis-diagnosis the initial problem and nothing more. Besides, I told them that I had paid off the $4,300 (which I did) and I have the time to wait for a court date. I'm not worried how I'll try to make payments on this unexpected $4,300 bill.
The day I was to call back the Lemon Lawyer someone above the Tri-state tech gave me a call on my cell. "How can this be fixed." Easy I said, I didn't do anything wrong. Your computer shorted and your new dealership tech is incompetent. After advising him of the 18 day initial repair, the dealer frying a computer, the failure to drive it out of the dealer's lot and two weeks to figure out what they did and get it running again.. I said I want my $4,300 back and for all this nonsense (this was now mid December !) have a hitch installed at a different dealership for free. He said yes. Ten minutes on the phone and someone with common sense solved this problem. A check for $4,300 arrived in a week.. no letter, no legal this or that, just a check. A few weeks later the Somerville, NJ Kempler KIA dealer installed a hitch, removed the former dealer's license plate cover and replaced it with the Kempler license plate cover. I pulled off the former dealers' back sticker. I have gone to the Kempler dealer for the KIA Care program that I bought which prepaid my oil changes for the next 48K. I can drop off the car and they will drive me to work ! They are nice, no mess, no problems.
Since the late Nov. 2011 repair I have had no problem with the car.. (now at 14K). I have never gone back to that Flemington dealer and never plan too. Hundreds of thousands of cars have "aftermarket" HID headlights including Mercedes, BMW, Fords and other makes all with "sensitive computers" that could be zapped by this dangerous HID systems as told by the tech that took 26 days to repair my car. Just check any car forum.
That clueless Flemington tech is just that. Twenty six days. When I told him the amount of time the KIA "tech manual" put for replacing the items was only 5 or 6 hours, his reply was it takes much longer to figure out what's wrong. No, the KIA tech manual "time" is all they get paid for. I believe he used my car as a test car.. spending hours upon hours messing around with the "new car". If the computer did not put the 5V to the cam sensor, the KIA manual say replace the computer...not spend hours and days trying to figure out why it won't.


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AS ALWAYS JULIA: THE LETTERS OF JULIA CHILD AND AVIS DEVOTO By Joan Reardon (Editor) [Review]
I grew up, like many people, watching Julia Child happily toddling about her kitchen creating masterpieces of food with seeming ease. Of course back then I only saw her as this sweet, tough, often funny, woman who cooked up a storm, and didn't realize her place as a "great" in the world of food. For a long time after discovering her place as a "great" I lost a little of that love for the woman from my childhood. AS ALWAYS JULIA: THE LETTERS OF JULIA CHILD AND AVIS DEVOTO has restored that love. Through this collection of letters, I found two wonderful women, Child and her mentor and friend Avis DeVoto.
Child and DeVoto met when Julia sent a fan letter to Avis' husband Bernard DeVoto about his article on kitchen knives. Avis answered it, and the two began what would become their lifelong correspondence. It was after Child mentioned that she was working on a cookbook that DeVoto became an advocate and helped her get that first publication.
Joan Reardon has done an amazing job in collecting and editing this massive work. It had to be a daunting task, these are two chatty and opinionated woman and their correspondence covers not just food but pretty much everything that two women can talk about over the course of many years. Some readers might be surprised at the frank nature of some of their discussions, but for me, it was a chance to really get to know them and understand and their world on a very personal level.
I know the idea of reading a collection of letters might seem odd, even dry, reading to a lot of people. I would include myself with that crowd a lot of the time. I've read books of letters and sometimes I've found myself wondering just how bored some poor Victorian lady had to be to write seven pages about the dust in India. As Always Julia is nothing like that, it is more like a novel, personal, intimate and highly readable. The more I read, the more I wished I'd had a chance to know both these amazing women.
Whether or not you are a fan of Julia Child to begin with, you will be by the end. If you don't love to cook, it doesn't really matter, food is a big a part of the letters, but they are really about life. Take the time to read As Always Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis Devoto it is funny, frank, sad and even agonizing and worth every minute you spend getting to know Julia and Avis.
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars | Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | Pages: 432 | Source: Purchased | Buy on Amazon


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