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Quentin Hunt acting on behalf of Transport For London has concluded the successful prosecution of the controversial App based Private Hire Vehicle Operator Uber for road traffic offences. Read further to find out more..Categories: HEALTH / SAFETY, SUCCESS STORIES, PRESS
Quentin recently appeared in the Birmingham Crown Court on behalf of RK, a man convicted of producing high quality forgeries of Bank of England £10 notes. Read further to find out more..Categories: SUCCESS STORIES, PRESS
Conspiracy to Counterfeit £10 NotesCategories: FRAUD, SUCCESS STORIES, PRESS
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This week marks the six-month anniversary since the General Data Protection Regulations took effect. Quentin takes a look back over this time to see whats changed.
POSTED: Friday, November 30, 2018
Quentin explains the complex and often confusing interrelationship of planning enforcement law and criminal law and how it can impact upon any criminal prosecution by Local Planning Authorities (LPAs).
POSTED: Wednesday, October 17, 2018
What do you do if I have been served with a planning enforcement notice? What are the consequences of non compliance with a planning enforcement notice? Quentin reveals all.
POSTED: Monday, October 8, 2018
Quentin achieves Not Guilty Verdicts in large scale Fraud and Trademark case. As a result of Quentin's hard work the prosecution made the decision to drop all charges against all of Quentin's clients.
POSTED: Thursday, October 4, 2018
It is an offence to let a HMO without a licence. If you do so, the Local Housing Authority will have two options. The first will be to impose a civil penalty of up to £30,000 under section 249A of the Housing Act 2004. The other option open to the Local Housing Authority is to pursue a prosecution against you under section 72 of the Housing Act 2004.
POSTED: Friday, September 28, 2018
If you have entered a plea of Guilty and feel that you were not truly admitting your guilt or that there was a problem in the procedure leading up to the entering of the plea you may have ground to vacate your guilty plea.
POSTED: Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Quentin put forward a good defence to the claim by the prosecution leading to the prosecution entering into negotiation with the defence and eventually brokering a settlement on behalf of his client of £141,000, an enormous reduction from the £1.12M initially claimed.
POSTED: Thursday, August 23, 2018
Quentin found himself representing a large limited company with 3,500 employees which was accused of the offence of failure to provide driver's details under s172 of the Road Traffic Act 1988
POSTED: Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Quentin robustly defended his client and conducted vigorous cross examination of the co-defendant highlighting her excess speed, poor driving and inconsistent accounts. The Court heard all the evidence and delivered a verdict of Not Guilty for Quentin's client and a Guilty verdict in respect of the other driver.
POSTED: Tuesday, August 21, 2018
As a professional person, CK could not afford a criminal conviction as it would likely result in her losing her livelihood. As a result of Quentin's intervention, the prosecution took time to review the matter and came to a decision not to continue the prosecution.
POSTED: Friday, August 17, 2018
Learn how Quentin was able to enter a revised plea with the resulting sentence being that his client was released from custody that day to go home with his family. Both FA and his family were delighted with the result.
POSTED: Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Defendants who are otherwise law abiding people get caught out telling stupid lies to the Police and Courts without realising the dire consequences of getting caught.
POSTED: Monday, July 2, 2018
In the New Test of Dishonesty the defendant can no longer use his own standards or what he understands the standards of society to be as a defence.
POSTED: Monday, June 11, 2018
To what extent is someone protected over adverse comment that could be said to be free speech? Barrister Quent Hunt gives his views.
POSTED: Monday, May 28, 2018
The Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) is a tool designed to help enforcement agencies tackle the longstanding issue of unexplained wealth in the UK. This has been recently highlighted in the media in recent press articles and fictionalised television series such as McMafia.
POSTED: Monday, May 14, 2018
GDPR comes into effect on 25 May 2018. Test your understanding of your GDPR and Data Protection responsibilities
POSTED: Thursday, May 3, 2018
Section 33 is one of the most prosecuted offences under the of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, it covers all manner of depositing of waste from small scale 'fly tipping' to industrial scale waste disposal.
POSTED: Friday, March 2, 2018
As the black cab rapist John Worboys case continues to navigate the legal system, Quentin takes a look at the way in which significant changes in police and Crown Prosecution Service guidance have had a dramatic impact on the number of recorded cases.
POSTED: Monday, February 26, 2018
Many Defendants are unaware that an order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 may be made if they are convicted of 'regulatory' offences such as those under s179 of the Town and Country Planning Act 2002
POSTED: Wednesday, October 25, 2017
As a result of the strong arguments put forward by Quentin at an appeal hearing at Birmingham Crown Court the Police indicated that they were not going to resist the appeal. The appeal was therefore successful.
POSTED: Thursday, August 24, 2017
Persons who are the subject of a SCPO often find the terms of the order too onerous or they may wish to have the terms varied to enable them to fulfil a business or life ambition
POSTED: Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Quentin Hunt is an experienced jury advocate who specialises in effective cross examination of witnesses and the tactical deployment of defence evidence at trial.
POSTED: Monday, July 24, 2017
Following oral submissions by Quentin the appeal was allowed by the Court. The sentence of 24 months imprisonment was reduced by half to one of 12 months. This meant that VP was eligible for release on a home detention curfew tag the week after the hearing in the Court of Appeal.
POSTED: Thursday, July 13, 2017
Quentin analysed their case and discovered that there was a material problem with the procedure that had been followed at the guilty plea hearing in the Magistrates Court. As a result of Quentin's representation the matter was therefore remitted to the City of Westminster Magistrates Court where the defendants indicated Not Guilty pleas and elected for the matter to be sent to the Southwark Crown Court for trial.
POSTED: Monday, July 10, 2017
DL had previously been advised that he could expect an immediate custodial sentence of around 15 months. DL and his family were delighted that he managed to avoid an immediate custodial sentence.
POSTED: Monday, July 3, 2017
Quentin looks at common characteristics between 'boiler room' fraud cases and provides some important insights about the operation of the law in this area
POSTED: Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Quentin Hunt uses his many years of experience in dealing with complicated confiscation proceedings to save his client over saving of over £750,000
POSTED: Thursday, March 23, 2017
what can I do if I am accused of fraud and what are the defences to fraud charges?
POSTED: Friday, March 17, 2017
Quentin was able to make legal submissions at the end of presentation of prosecution evidence that the case should not be allowed to continue
POSTED: Monday, March 13, 2017
Quentin specialises in the analysis of criminal cases following conviction and the lodging of persuasive and effective grounds of appeal.
POSTED: Monday, March 13, 2017
Quentin represented AC, a student at Newcastle University who was accused of two counts of assault. Following under 10 minutes of deliberation the Court returned a Not Guilty verdict, AC was acquitted and was awarded costs
POSTED: Tuesday, February 14, 2017
air rage incident on a Flybe flight from Amsterdam to Manchester in 2016. As a result of Quentin's submissions LW escaped an immediate custodial sentence.
POSTED: Thursday, February 2, 2017
Quentin ensured GS was reinstated at her place of work with no points on her driving licence. The Court also awarded costs in GS's favour.
POSTED: Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Quentin represented Mr RC, a successful trader of prestige and high performance cars in respect of an appeal against a conviction for failure to provide driver's details contrary to s172 of the Road Traffic Act 1988.
POSTED: Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Quentin was chosen to represent one of Britain's most high profile drug smugglers.
POSTED: Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Quentin secures Not Guilty verdict in 'overwhelming' stalking case
POSTED: Monday, December 5, 2016
Due to instructing Quentin Hunt and instituting a private prosecution Mr B secured justice in respect of an important breach of his privacy and the compromise of his divorce proceedings.
POSTED: Thursday, August 11, 2016
The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 has been increasingly used to penalise defendants in all manner of cases in which many people would be surprised to find that POCA orders can be made
POSTED: Thursday, August 4, 2016
Following a lengthy investigation, the police made a decision to take No Further Action against WS. This meant that he was released from bail and would face no charges and would have no criminal record, caution or adverse record against his name.
POSTED: Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Two defendants contacted Mr Hunt following committal for sentence to the Crown Court from the Magistrates. They were unhappy in respect of their previous solicitors and advice that led to guilty pleas being entered on their behalf.
POSTED: Friday, July 15, 2016
Following successful prosecution, the company was fined £1,000,000.00 and ordered to pay the costs of the Health and Safety Executive.
POSTED: Friday, July 15, 2016
Quentin represented AM, the "kingpin" leader of an organised criminal group who were responsible for a multi million-pound fraud involving compromising bank accounts of members of the public
POSTED: Thursday, June 30, 2016
This article examines the elements of the offence of Rape, possible rape defences and the current state of the law; it cannot hope to be definitive but should serve as a good layman's guide to the law.
POSTED: Thursday, June 30, 2016
This article will consider the legal definition of sexual assault, what must be proven for there to be a conviction, and what you should do if you have been accused of sexual assault.
POSTED: Monday, June 27, 2016
Quentin has been asked to speak on the topic of 'Criminal Law as it relates to Social Media' at the prestigious Legal Aspects of Social Media 2016 Conference hosted by Central Law Training and held at the DeVere London Bars
POSTED: Tuesday, April 26, 2016
The question of the legality of taking children out of school without permission has been a hot topic in the news and on the internet recently. As a result, I have been both amused and dismayed to see quite a lot of misinformation and dubious 'facts' being portrayed as the state of the law.
POSTED: Monday, April 11, 2016
FR was charged with Dangerous Driving and had pleaded guilty in the Magistrates Court, the case was transferred to the Crown Court for sentencing.
POSTED: Friday, April 8, 2016
In this article we will look at the offence of unlawful harassment set out in section 1 of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977.
POSTED: Monday, March 21, 2016
This article will consider the offence of unlawful eviction set out in section 1 of the Protection From Eviction Act 1977.
POSTED: Thursday, March 10, 2016
Quentin Hunt represented Miss SG who was charged with a multitude of Road Traffic offences following incidents in April 2015.
POSTED: Monday, February 15, 2016
Should you find yourself facing a criminal matter it is vital that you obtain legal representation as soon as possible. Quentin answers many questions about Legal Aid for when a person is charged with a criminal offence.
POSTED: Monday, January 18, 2016
The allegation centred on a dispute over the pay of the alleged victim's daughter who was a previous employee of VW.
POSTED: Wednesday, January 13, 2016
CB could not afford to have a criminal conviction against his name as it would have meant that he would have been unable to work in his industry again.
POSTED: Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Quentin secures acquittal in Nightclub stabbing case
POSTED: Monday, December 21, 2015
How can couples protect their assets in confiscation proceedings, how can a partner protect their interests in confiscation proceedings and when should a partner assert interest in Confiscation proceedings? Confiscation or enforcement?
POSTED: Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Quentin was instructed to appear at a sentencing hearing to represent an accountant at Birmingham Crown Court
POSTED: Monday, November 23, 2015
This article explores the sentencing regime and the ways in which the risk of immediate custody can be reduced therefore answering the question of 'How can I avoid a custodial sentence?'
POSTED: Friday, November 20, 2015
Quentin was able to conduct extensive negotiations with the Prosecution in order to make representations that the trial should be discontinued
POSTED: Tuesday, October 13, 2015
This article will explore the general principles of personal liability of directors for criminal offences and examine what I have found to be the most common examples of such liability coming before the criminal courts
POSTED: Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Quentin represented Mr BG before Kingston Crown Court
POSTED: Thursday, September 24, 2015
There is an increasing trend towards prosecuting individuals for their online activity from Internet 'trolls' to the increasing reports of 'revenge porn'
POSTED: Thursday, September 24, 2015
Although there are many direct access qualified barristers only a very small minority of those at the Bar are qualified to conduct litigation. This can have an enormous effect upon the conduct of your case.
POSTED: Monday, September 21, 2015
Quentin Hunt, barrister at 2 Bedford Row and a member of the Attorney General's 'A List' of approved advocates for health and safety and regulatory work, explains what changes will mean in practice.
POSTED: Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Quentin reduces confiscation order by over £1.5 Million
POSTED: Tuesday, July 21, 2015
The law governing possession of an offensive weapon is somewhat complex.
POSTED: Friday, July 17, 2015
A Not Guilty verdict was essential to TL as she works within the legal industry and could not have a conviction recorded against her name. She described the result as 'Amazing… fantastic'.
POSTED: Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Quentin represented a Miss SM who was accused of cutting her partner's neck with a kitchen knife during a domestic incident in Chichester
POSTED: Friday, June 26, 2015
Driving ban and fines for unlicenced taxi drivers as Quentin undertakes successful prosecutions for Transport for London
POSTED: Thursday, June 25, 2015
Recently the government has introduced new legislation that fundamentally changes the requirements under drink driving law.
POSTED: Monday, June 22, 2015
Quentin represented Miss RM, a commodities trader who stood accused of possession of an offensive weapon and two counts of assault. RM attended a meeting of Haringey Justice for Palestinians where a protest took place.
POSTED: Sunday, June 21, 2015
Quentin represented Mr FS, a man of good character who was charged with careless driving. He was accused of striking a man with his car on a pavement in Soho on a Saturday night.
POSTED: Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Quentin represented AB before the Snaresbrook Crown Court in respect of an application to vacate a guilty plea.
POSTED: Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Quentin represented Mr AH, an accountant who was facing trial at the Warwick Crown Court accused of various counts of conspiracy to defraud.
POSTED: Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Changing a Guilty plea is not an easy exercise. The Court of Appeal has stated on a number of occasions that 'the cases must be comparatively rare where it would be proper to allow a change of plea'. This case study discusses the issues.
POSTED: Wednesday, June 3, 2015
POSTED: Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Where an application fails the applicant should be provided with reasons as to why, in order for them to assess whether the decision was justified and possibly appealable, there is no statutory requirement that reasons be given.
POSTED: Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Local councils issue thousands of planning enforcement notices every month. Often these are in respect of matters which are highly contentious between business and homeowners and the council. What is not commonly known is that a breach of compliance with an enforcement notice..
POSTED: Friday, May 8, 2015
In this second article, we examine the tests to be applied by the police in more detail. Read further to find out more..
POSTED: Friday, May 1, 2015
For many, a shotgun licence is very important to both their livelihood and their leisure. However, given the fact that the decision in respect of shotgun and firearms licences rests entirely in hands of the various chief constables around the country, read further to find out more..
POSTED: Thursday, April 30, 2015
One of the most frequent concerns of defendants in criminal proceedings are: Will I get bail? or How do I get bail? With trial waiting lists in many Courts stretching to absurd lengths many defendants are rightly concerned that they do not await their trial in Custody. Read further to find out more..
POSTED: Friday, April 17, 2015
The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 introduced an offence of Causing Serious Injury by Dangerous Driving; this came into force on 3rd December 2012. As always it has taken a long time for the Police and CPS to start using the offence on a regular basis but we are now seeing the offence being prosecuted with some vigour. Read further to find out more..
POSTED: Wednesday, April 8, 2015
According to Home Office Statistics the offence of Criminal Damage is one of the top ten most prosecuted crimes in the United Kingdom. It is also one of the most frequently abused by way of prosecutions being brought against individuals in circumstances where no offence has been committed. Read further to find out more..
POSTED: Friday, March 13, 2015
Quentin represented KS who pleaded guilty to a count of Dangerous Driving. Mr S was driving his sports car at speed on a singe carriageway A road in Hertfordshire when he overtook a car on a blind corner on a stretch of road with double white lines. Read further to find out more..
POSTED: Wednesday, March 11, 2015
In many driving cases people commit offences in circumstances that are really not their fault. This stems from the fact that the vast majority of driving offences are what lawyers call 'strict liability' offences. This means that you are guilty whether or not you actually meant to commit the offence. Read further to find out more..
POSTED: Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Local authorities are becoming increasingly trigger-happy in respect of landlord and tenant prosecutions. Such prosecutions can occur when there is a dispute with a tenant over the circumstances of their leaving a property. Often such disputes can be the word of one party against the word of another. As such it is essential that a landlord or other party accused of such an offence gain specialist legal advice if being either investigated or prosecuted. Read further to find out more..
POSTED: Monday, February 23, 2015
Quentin appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court on behalf of KA a company director who was due to stand trial on an indictment containing five counts of Fraud. The case revolved around the trade in financial instruments and Commercial Mortgage Obligations to the value of over €57,000,000 in Northern Europe and South America. Read further to find out more..
POSTED: Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Blackmail is an offence under section 21 Theft Act 1968. It is a serious offence and is tried only in the Crown Court before a judge and a jury. The maximum penalty on conviction is 14 years' imprisonment. Read further to find out more..
POSTED: Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Quentin recently appeared in the Birmingham Crown Court on behalf of RK, a man convicted of producing high quality forgeries of Bank of England £10 notes. Read further to find out more..
POSTED: Friday, January 30, 2015
The Courts have recently seen a marked increase in prosecution applications for Serious Crime Prevention Orders especially in cases prosecuted by HMRC and the NCA. Read further to find out more..
POSTED: Friday, January 30, 2015
Quentin Hunt acting on behalf of Transport For London has concluded the successful prosecution of the controversial App based Private Hire Vehicle Operator Uber for road traffic offences. Read further to find out more..
POSTED: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Applications for special procedure production orders are some of the most common applications before the Crown Court. Many Crown Courts will hear a few applications in a 9:30am list before trials or case management hearings and each numbered application can contain any number of substantive sub-applications against different institutions. Most applications for special production orders are not opposed as they are made as against financial or other institutions who will not produce material without such an order and will not oppose the order being sought.
POSTED: Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Quentin appeared at Isleworth Crown Court on behalf of SP, a University student accused of perpetuating a large scale eBay Fraud involving the cloning of credit cards and the misuse of Transport For London Oyster Cards. Following the close of the prosecution case Quentin argued that the case on the first and most serious count on the indictment should be withdrawn from the jury. The judge agreed and the count was withdrawn from the jury and a Not Guilty verdict was entered on her behalf.
POSTED: Monday, December 1, 2014
Quentin appeared on behalf of FA who had been the Principal Contractor on a large scale commercial building project in South East London. Following the collapse of a structure at the site a 92 year old woman suffered near fatal injuries. The defendant pleaded guilty to an offence under regulation 28(2) of the Construction (Design and Management ) Regulations 2007.
POSTED: Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Quentin appeared in the Court of Appeal Criminal Division, instructed by Stokoe Partnership Solicitors on behalf of FI who had been convicted of a s47 ABH offence. Quentin successfully submitted that the judge had misapplied the relevant sentencing guidelines and the sentence was reduced in length by six months.
POSTED: Thursday, November 20, 2014
VAT fraud is big business. How big? Well it is very difficult to estimate the exact amount of money that is defrauded but the case of Federation of Technological Industries estimated that in 2002-03 the cost to the United Kingdom taxpayer was between £1.65 and £2.64 billion. By 2005-6 an EU think tank estimated that this figure had increased to some £10 billion. Read further to find out more..
POSTED: Monday, November 10, 2014
Mr N was arrested on a Friday evening just outside Manchester. Two police officers on foot stopped him in his work van in a car park outside a fish and chip shop; the police had received a tip off. He was taken to the police station where he was subject to the breath test procedure and was found to be considerably over the drink drive limit. He was arrested and charged with drink driving. Mr N travelled all over the UK with his work and needed his licence for his work; he knew that if he lost his licence he would lose his job and his livelihood. Read further to find out more..
POSTED: Friday, November 7, 2014
Changes to the criminal justice system of late have been very much focussed on encouraging defendants to plead guilty. 'Early guilty plea' schemes have been rolled out across the country and a full discount for pleading guilty is only available if the plea is entered at the first opportunity, often before the evidence has been served by the prosecution in proper and full form. Read further to find out more ..
POSTED: Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Section 1 of the Fraud Act 2006 relates to the offence of failing to disclose information. The offence is wide ranging and can cover a number of circumstances. An example would be where a person makes an insurance claim for a ring that they believed had been stolen. They report this to their insurance company and make a claim. They subsequently receive an insurance payout of £15,000 for the ring. Read further to find out more..
POSTED: Thursday, October 23, 2014
The Police and HMRC are increasingly using their powers under the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 to require information from innocent parties who are not accused of a criminal offence but who can be compelled by law to provide information whether they like it or not. Read further to find out more ..
POSTED: Tuesday, October 21, 2014
If you are being investigated or have been charged with an offence of VAT fraud it is essential that you seek specialist legal representation at an early stage. How the matter is conducted from the outset will shape the course of the case against you. Read further to find out more ..
POSTED: Friday, October 10, 2014
If you are being investigated or have been charged with an offence of VAT fraud it is essential that you seek specialist legal representation at an early stage. How the matter is conducted from the outset will shape the course of the case against you. Careful consideration of the evidence is essential as well as an excellent working knowledge of this sort of case and experience in dealing with HMRC and the CPS. Read further to find out more ..
POSTED: Friday, October 3, 2014
Taking penalty points is a serious criminal offence and perverting the course of justice. It was all over the news a short while ago. But now the convictions of Chris Huhne and Vicky Price for perverting the course of justice have faded in time and are no longer in the public consciousness the courts are once again seeing the return of people accused of perverting the course of justice due to others 'taking their points'. Read further to find out more..
POSTED: Monday, September 15, 2014
Witness intimidation is a serious offence and a conviction for the offence will, unless the offence is fleeting and in the heat of the moment, there is a high likelihood that any convicted defendant will end up with a sentence of imprisonment unless handled with the utmost skill and judgement. Read further to find out more..
POSTED: Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Quentin acted in the case of the Health and Safety Executive v Mark Hayes, a trial at Southwark Crown Court. The case centred around an allegation of a breach of the defendant's duties under Regulation 4 of the Work At Height Regulations 2005 in respect of scaffolding works. Read further to find out more..
POSTED: Thursday, September 4, 2014
What to do if I am summonsed for driving without insurance? It is a criminal offence for a person to "use" a motor vehicle on a road or "cause" or "permit" any other person to use it on a road while uninsured. These offences can only be dealt with in the Magistrates' Court and are typically punishable with a fine and the imposition of between 6 and 8 penalty points on your licence or a disqualification from driving. Despite the fact that these are "summary only" offences that can only be dealt with in the Magistrates' Court, they are treated seriously.. Read further to find out more..
POSTED: Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Causing death by dangerous driving is the most serious driving offence that you can be prosecuted for. If you are being investigated for this offence, have been charged or are under suspicion it is essential that you get legal representation. The representation you will require will need to be not just a 'criminal' lawyer but a lawyer with specialism in Road Traffic Offences.
POSTED: Monday, August 11, 2014
G O-M was a lady with no previous convictions accused of a fraud carried out upon the London Borough of Southwark. Mr Hunt's client had maintained her innocence throughout. The matter related to a large investigation into housing fraud where an employee of Southwark Council had already pleaded guilty to various offences. Read more..
POSTED: Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Disqualification is generally compulsory. However, if you are able to persuade the court that there would be exceptional hardship amounting if you lose your licence they may allow you to keep your licence despite the fact that you have 12 penalty points or more..
POSTED: Tuesday, July 22, 2014
SH, an Asian male of good character was accused along with 17 others of being part of 'Operation Bromelia' a well publicised investigation into an alleged 'ring' of Asian males accused of sexual offences committed against young women in the Coventry area, Read more..
POSTED: Monday, July 21, 2014
Government is currently considering a formal discussion to propose some changes on the legislations for the traffic offenders. According to BBC, drivers who speed on motorways could face a fine up to £10,000 under new proposals for England and Wales. Read this to find out more..
POSTED: Tuesday, June 10, 2014
If you have been accused of an Offence of Fraud you will need to consult a specialist lawyer as soon as possible to discuss the options available to you. Fraud is a huge area of the law and a detailed summary if impossible in a short article however below is a basic summary of the law. Read this to find out more..
POSTED: Wednesday, June 4, 2014
What can you do if you are charged with possession of a controlled drug? Although the law is relatively strict in respect of possession of drugs there are many technical aspects of the law that can lead to a Not Guilty disposal. Early specialist legal advice is essential to see how the law applies to your case. Read this to find out more..
POSTED: Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Everyone knows it's an offence to drive when you're over the limit, but not everyone knows that you can go to prison for the offence, and not everyone knows just how technical this area of law is. Having a good lawyer on your side who knows the area well can mean the difference between being found guilty and not guilty of the offence of drink driving. Read this to find out more..
POSTED: Wednesday, June 4, 2014
CTLs shall not be extended unless the Prosecution can show good and sufficient cause and that they have acted with all due expedition. Read this FAQ to find out more..
POSTED: Monday, May 19, 2014
When a driver receives penalty point supon his licence he may continue to drive when the number of points remains below 12..Read this FAQ to find out more..
POSTED: Monday, May 12, 2014
The offence of using a handheld mobile telephone while driving is punishable with a fine of £60 on a fixed penalty notice or up to £2500 on conviction as well as 3 penalty points endorsed upon your licence. Read this FAQ to find out more..
POSTED: Monday, May 5, 2014
Careless driving is defined as driving which falls below that of a prudent motorist. This is a relatively wide and woolly definition and allows for a large interpretation of what a prudent motorist would do.. Read this FAQ to find out more..
POSTED: Friday, May 2, 2014
Dangerous driving has been defined as driving in a manner which falls far below that of a competent and careful driver in circumstances Read this FAQ to find out more..
POSTED: Thursday, May 1, 2014
This will depend upon a number of factors, chiefly the level that you were above the speed limit. Penalties range from a three point licence endorsement to an immediate disqualification as well as a financial penalty. Read this FAQ to find out more..
POSTED: Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Special reasons allow you either reduce the level of your driving ban or to keep driving avoiding a ban altogether even after you have admitted or been convicted of an offence of drink driving. Read this FAQ to find out more..
POSTED: Friday, April 25, 2014
Speeding (Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 section 89) What happens if I get caught speeding?
POSTED: Tuesday, April 22, 2014
This will depend upon the level of alcohol in your breath or blood. The minimum is a 12 month driving ban with accompanying fine for a first offence up to a maximum of a sentence of imprisonment starting at 12 weeks and a 3 year ban as a maximum. Read this FAQ to find out more..
POSTED: Tuesday, April 22, 2014
NO!! This is a serious criminal offence- perverting the course of justice. Read this FAQ to find out more..
POSTED: Friday, April 18, 2014
If you receive a NIP you are legally obliged to disclose the identity of the driver of your vehicle at the time specified within 28 days. Read this FAQ to find out more..
POSTED: Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Yes. Read this FAQ to find out more..
POSTED: Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Harassment Acquittal of Local Councillor
POSTED: Thursday, April 10, 2014
Getting a legal second opinion is easy and quick and can provide you with the reassurance that you need if you suspect that the advice you have been given is either incomplete or incorrect. Read this FAQ to find out more..
POSTED: Friday, April 4, 2014
The protection from Harassment Act 1997 was put in place to try to ensure that persons could operate free from serious harassment by others.
POSTED: Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Many people are under the mistaken view that once they have chosen their lawyers then they are tied to them for the rest of their case or until their case finishes. Read this FAQ to find out more..
POSTED: Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Drunk and Disorderly. If you are convicted of being drunk and disorderly in the magistrates' court, you can receive a fine up to £1,000
POSTED: Tuesday, April 1, 2014
You are entitled to make a claim against the police or any other detaining body if their actions are oppressive arbitrary or unconstitutional. Read this FAQ to find out more..
POSTED: Tuesday, April 1, 2014
If you are suspected of a criminal offence or suspected of being a witness to a criminal offence and the police are looking to question you there is rarely any benefit in trying to avoid them or going into hiding. Read this FAQ to find out more..
POSTED: Friday, March 28, 2014
What are Custody Time Limits? Custody time limits are the period of time in which a person may be remanded in custody awaiting trial. If a person is kept in custody their trial must be held within the custody time limit period. Read this FAQ to find out more..
POSTED: Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act the police must caution anyone they reasonably suspect of having committed a criminal offence before questioning them. Read this FAQ to find out more..
POSTED: Monday, March 24, 2014
Section 7 of the HSWA puts a duty upon employees to take reasonable care for the health and safety of themselves and of other persons who may be affected by their acts and omissions at work.
POSTED: Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Failure to Stop at the Scene of an accident
POSTED: Wednesday, March 12, 2014
What should I do if the police want to interview me? Firstly you need to establish whether you are being interviewed as a witness to an offence or as a suspect. This will determine whether a 'section 9 CJA' witness statement will be taken from you whether the interview will be under caution and taped under the terms of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act. Read this FAQ to find out more..
POSTED: Monday, March 10, 2014
Food Hygiene Success at Woolwich Crown Court
POSTED: Monday, March 10, 2014
Should I plead guilty or not guilty to a criminal offence? The question of guilt is not always as straightforward as it first seems. Read this FAQ to find out more..
POSTED: Monday, March 3, 2014
Careless or Inconsiderate Driving (Road Traffic Act 1988 section 3) but what does careless driving actually mean?
POSTED: Sunday, March 2, 2014
Firearms Acquittal in 17 Minutes
POSTED: Thursday, February 13, 2014
Vacation of Guilty Plea
POSTED: Monday, February 10, 2014
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Heidelberg to Preview New Digital Print Manager for Canon Digital Press
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Press release from the issuing companyKENNESAW, Ga., September 9, 2007 -- Heidelberg will demonstrate its new Digital Print Manager module for the Canon imagePRESS C7000VP at this year's Graph Expo, Canon USA booth # 2400, McCormick Place in Chicago from September 9 -12. Prinect Digital Print Manager integrates digital print systems of leading vendors, like Canon, into the Prinect workflow, resulting in a unified workflow for both offset and digital presses.
"Heidelberg and Canon both are committed to developing and supporting this interface on an open JDF format. We believe our customers will benefit greatly from the efficiency, transparency and automation of this new offering," says Dennis Ryan, Prinect Product Management, Heidelberg USA.
The Digital Print Manager allows prepress personnel to perform presettings of imagePRESS C7000VP in the Prinect Print Ready workflow plan and send them via a JDF job ticket together with print-prepared .pdf pages or small-format .pdf impositions. The Canon imagePRESS C7000VP will return to the Prinect Print Ready JMF status messages pertaining to operational progression of the job, such as number of copies printed, thus enabling job transparency and tracking. Costing data also can be returned to the Prinect Digital Print Manager and Prinect Printready System and then to a JDF-supporting MIS system, such as Heidelberg's Prinance.
"The seamless integration of Heidelberg's Digital Print Manager with our revolutionary imagePRESS C7000VP will allow Prinect users to integrate digital printing into their existing offset workflows, creating a truly hybrid environment," said Janet Cain, director and assistant general manager, Canon U.S.A., Inc. "One of the key goals of the imagePRESS Workflow Solutions program is to help our customers leverage the investments they have already made in the solutions that drive their businesses today. The integration of the imagePRESS C7000VP into the Heidelberg Prinect workflow allows our shared customers to gain efficiencies and maximize productivity."
"The main benefit of the new Digital Print Manager for Canon is that it increases workflow standardization so that the same systems applications and personnel that are used to support prepress offset printing also can be used to support digital printing," says Ryan. "This allows for a seamless hybrid offset/digital workflow for commercial printers while maximizing their investments in cutting-edge Prinect workflow modules."
Heidelberg's Digital Print Manager module for the Canon imagePRESS C7000VP will be available for purchase in early 2008. For more information on Heidelberg's Prinect family of integrated workflow products, visit Heidelberg booth #1200 at Graph Expo. Visitors can experience Prinect Pressroom Manager, Prinect Integration System, Prinect Prinance and Prinect Inpress Control, among other leading-edge workflow solutions.
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FCITX (Free Chinese Input Toy of X) is a collection of Simplified Chinese input methods for Linux.
Template:Package Official can be installed with Pacman from the [extra] repository.
Using FCITX to input Chinese
Before you can make use of FCITX for input, you have to setup some environment variables. It is quite simple.
- Open the Template:Filename file in your home directory and add following lines:
#setup XIM environment, need not if use SCIM as gtk-immodules export GTK_IM_MODULE=xim export QT_IM_MODULE=xim export XMODIFIERS="@im=fcitx"
- Re-login to make such environment effective.
After you re-login, open your favorite terminal, type:
fcitx &
To see if fcitx is working correctly, open an application such as leafpad and press CTRL+Space to invoke FCITX and input some words.
If everything goes well, you may want to start FCITX automatically whenever you start X.
Open the Template:Filename file (see xinitrc) in your home directory, add line before starting your WM:
killall fcitx fcitx &
That is it.
If you use any type of XDM (gdm for example), you should set up such environment in Template:Filename instead of above two files.
Fcixt with KDM
To have FCITX start automatically with KDM, add the following lines to Template:Filename
LANG=zh_CN.UTF-8 export LANG LC_CTYPE=zh_CN.UTF-8 export LC_CTYPE export XMODIFIERS="@im=fcitx" #pkill fcitx fcitx&
Add following lines to Template:Filename
export XIM=fcitx export XIM_PROGRAM=fcitx export GTK_IM_MODULE=xim export QT_IM_MODULE=xim export XMODIFIERS="@im=fcitx"
CTRL+Space does not work
If you cannot invoke FCITX by pressing the CTRL+Space keyboard combination, but FCITX runs in background without problem, please check your locale:
[ganlu@A ~]$ locale LANG=en_US LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 LC_NUMERIC="en_US" LC_TIME="en_US" LC_COLLATE=C LC_MONETARY="en_US" LC_MESSAGES="en_US" LC_PAPER="en_US" LC_NAME="en_US" LC_ADDRESS="en_US" LC_TELEPHONE="en_US" LC_MEASUREMENT="en_US" LC_IDENTIFICATION="en_US" LC_ALL=
Above is what I get from command 'locale', so you can know for sure FCITX does support utf8 (en_US.utf8 at least) locale without problem. If your locale output shows you having set up a utf8 locale correctly, then I suggest you check if your bash does support utf8 locale:
$ locale -a
to see if your current locale in there, if not, do not worry, make it yourself:
$ localedef -vci en_US -f utf8 en_US.utf8
then, relogin to see if that works. If terrible things continue, I have to suggest you try any locale with "zh_CN", for example:
export LC_CTYPE=zh_CN.GBK
For more information about locale, please find it in Google.
"xim" "X Input Method" "gtk20" "/usr/share/locale" "ko:ja:th:zh"
"xim" "X Input Method" "gtk20" "/usr/share/locale" "en:ko:ja:th:zh"
Very easy.
Characters are displayed as blank boxes
If you can trigger FCITX but the characters on it are displayed as blank boxes, open Template:Filename and change the line:
显示字体(中)=AR PL ShanHeiSun Uni
I am using uming font here, so be sure you have installed Template:Package Official. Restart FCITX:
$ pkill fcitx $ fcitx &
If you have no config file after setup 3.6.3, you could generate it by:
fcitx -c
All configuration of FCITX can be found in Template:Filename, however you had better understand Chinese. :- )


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It's Halloween and finally the dark part of me finally can out completely! Even tough we don't really celebrate Halloween here in Switzerland, I love it. It is a day where you are allowed to in a freaky and scary way. It's a day to be creative in the craziest and darkest way and that's just perfect for me. I don't like this happy ending stories and in movies I always think the bad guys have the best roles. For example in the Harry Potter movies are the Death Eaters the best and I kind of felt like one of them in this shooting. It was so much fun!
I tried to bring my personal style in my costume and so - of course - I made an all-black outfit with many different layers. I started with a long size t-shirt, over it a sweater from "Zara", my coat which I call the Dementor Coat also from "Zara" and at the end my Long coar from "Lost and Found". The torn Pants are from "Bershka". The boots are from "H&M". To finish the minimalsitic outfit I wore my skull necklace which fitted perfectly to the big skull (which I think is awesome!) and did a simple make up.
I wish you all Scarry Halloween !
PS: check also out the post from my Blogger Buddy Tanja !
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Brimfield police are looking for the pet owner who dumped a deaf puppy inside a box on the side of the road.
The blond-haired puppy was found Saturday by a passerby on Tallmadge Road near the Rootstown border. Police Chief David Oliver posted the puppy's picture on the department's popular Facebook page, which now has more than 26,000 followers.
The site can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/BrimfieldPolice.
The female puppy appears to be a boxer. Oliver said he believes the puppy was abandoned because it is deaf.
"We figured the puppy was not 'lost' simply because 'lost' dogs are not left in a cardboard box on the side of a busy highway. To say I am aggravated about this would be a greatly minimizing," Oliver wrote.


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The 2018 RedSquare Wheel Horse calendar.
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I have decided to do the calendar this year. i have big shoes to fill looking through the past years efforts by Justin and others before him. what i need from you guys is pics of your horses as candidates to use for this year coming up. i want to see some more of the 'barn find' pics and the 'as found' ones i see on the forum from time to time. there have also been some great rebuilds and restores done in the past year as well. I've been thinking it might be nice to do two entirely different calendars this year. i don't want to make any more work for Mike (squonk) here on the forum with the ordering process, but i would be more than happy to produce two versions of the calendar if it is possible to keep it easy for all concerned regarding the printing etc. you guys on the forum would be the deciding factor here as far as making it easy to work out who wants which calendar.
maybe some sort of ordering could be done in the forum store? is this even possible?
just throwing out the idea here on the two different calendars, like i said i don't have a problem producing two different pdf files of 'old' and 'new'.
regardless of whether we end up with one or two calendars, i need you guys to post up your pics here, the higher resolution shots, clear and easy to see are going to make it easier for me, i have limited editing skills and i want to make the final product as nice and professional looking as can be. the requirements are really no different as in past years.
im excited to be involved in doing the calendar this year and depending on how things go, would consider doing it for the next few years.
don't be reluctant to post up your tractor because you think its not good enough to be considered this year, you might just be surprised to see that a nice one might just take a back seat to a dusty barn find.
we will give this 3 weeks, cut off would be 17th November. so don't put it off and risk missing out.....
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Download your copy of the 2011 RedSquare Calendar
As always, thank you for submitting your pictures. A very special Thank You to Justin JUSS10 who put this together this year. It is a difficult task, to pull it all together, and I am glad that Justin took the time to pull this off, he did an outstanding job!
Please remember, this calendar is not for sale, and only available for free download.
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A key principle of The Scottish Way 'Technical Blueprint' is to develop skilled performers by using adaptive games. This workshop will help you further understand the principles of skill acquisition, decision making, constraints based coaching and coaching through adaptive games.
The session is a split of indoor and practical delivery, so please come prepared with practical kit to take part in some 'light' activity.
Registration for this CPD workshop is FREE and is aimed at UKCC Level 2 & 3 only.


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Join David Ross for an in-depth discussion in this video Send SMS messages with an online service, part of Raspberry Pi: Home Monitoring and Control.
- There are various messaging services…that you can have access to,…either for free or for a small charge.…The SMS, or short message service,…textbelt.com, is what we're using…to send free text messages in our project.…There are even MMS, or multimedia messaging services,…available to send media as well as texts.…For example, there are lots of examples on the web…where you use MMS to send not only a message…that your alarm has been triggered,…but also send pictures of the intruder as well.…You can see here that we're using curl…to post a message to ourselves.…
And if you look on the second line,…you just put in your phone number of your cell phone.…On the third line, you can see…that you put quote message equals…and then the actual message that you want to have arrive…on your cell phone through your messaging service.…So, when you send a message,…you will get a response that says true,…which means the message has been sent,…or you're going to see success false…that you have not been able to send it,…and it will give you a reason for that.…
This DIY electronics project provides simple directions for getting your home monitoring system up and running. Author David Ross helps you select a power supply, camera, motion detector, enclosure, and other components and accessories, and make your system "smart" by connecting to web services frameworks such as Weaved and WebIOPi. Then he helps you program the logic to make your Pi camera take pictures and stream video, connect to home peripherals, and mount your alarm system. With this training, and a little elbow grease, you can create a fully autonomous system that helps you and your family feel more secure at home and away.
Note: These instructions work with Raspberry Pi B, Raspberry Pi B+, and Raspberry Pi 2 models.
- Selecting hardware, including a Raspberry Pi camera and a Pi Cobbler
- Configuring VNC, SSH, and WebIOPi services
- Sending SMS messages with the Raspberry Pi
- Taking and accessing pictures remotely
- Setting up video streaming with a Raspberry Pi camera
- Connecting the Pi to the development board
- Connecting the relay and motion detector
- Programming the alarm in Python
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Those who practice patent law in the computer arts before the USPTO are well aware of dealing with 35 U.S.C. § 101 rejections of claims due to alleged lack of patentable subject matter when claiming so-called "abstract ideas." Such recent rejections have been euphemistically referred to as "Alice" rejections due to the Supreme Court case Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, 573 U.S. __, 134 S. Ct. 2347 (2014). As to what constitutes an actual abstract idea, one could go round and round about legal definitions. This very round and round is playing out at various levels in various federal courts of law.
In a new recent round, DataTern, Inc. v. MicroStrategy, Inc., is a patent infringement lawsuit on remand from the Federal Circuit, where the District Court has now denied a motion for summary judgment based upon the patent being asserted as directed to merely an abstract idea. Specifically, "[t]he Federal Circuit has described the [patent-in-suit] as . . . 'directed to interfacing an object-oriented software application to access data stored in a relational database. . . creating 'interface objects' that act as intermediaries between the object oriented application and the relational database.' . . . [W]hen read as a whole, the patent here does not recite a computer as a post-solution limitation or a specific application of a more generic abstract idea. Rather, the [patent] is directed at solving a problem that specifically arises in the realm of computing; indeed, object-oriented programs exist only in the realm of computers, and relational databases are utilized primarily, if not exclusively, on computers."
A take-away here then is that patent claims directed to solving a specific problem are seen more and more as patent-eligible subject matter capable of escaping the gravity of the black hole known as Alice.


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|Teri lost 198 lbs in 12 months!
|I have always struggled with my weight & with every diet I had ever tried. Nothing felt like it was working or going to work. One day I can remember crying out to God to help me. I felt like my health was deteriorating rapidly & I wasn't going to make it to my next birthday if I didn't do something & soon. That following week I heard about Cohen's from 3 different avenues. I just KNEW that this was the way to go for me. Before starting the program I was both nervous & excited. I just knew this was going to be my answer, I just had to do as the program stated & everything else would just fall in to place. Whilst doing the program I felt more energetic, healthier & I really enjoyed the food. I also enjoyed watching the weight just fall off of me week after week. I knew I had a long road, but this road was an enjoyable one & the weight fell off a lot faster than I had even dreamed of. I was & still am totally amazed at how quickly the weight just fell off. I lost 198 lbs in 12 months!
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Those living in Rome causa studiorum don't like to buy many English-language books as they're expensive and heavy (difficult to get home in the end or find a storage place for during the summer holiday).
So when an English book is purchased, it's a big deal. Some days ago I purchased one of the most interesting books I've ever seen: a book entitled The Mass, by Fr. Joseph Dunney. I ask every Catholic family to purchase this same book and read it together as a family.
This book explains the meanings behind the ordo of the extraordinary form of the Missale Romanum and it's a fabulous read.
Buy it here from the Angelus Press: http://www.angeluspress.org/ .
Sunday, July 20, 2008
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- claire said...
I suggest to look into vacation rentals in rome to find rooms and apartments for short periods of time
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The Framework Planning Process is conducted by the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham (RPCGB), operating under contract to the City of Birmingham. This project is funded by the Building Communities Program. For more information visit www.rpcgb.org/community-planning/building-communities.


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As adjective
Having Beauty; Possessing Qualities That Give Great Pleasure Or Satisfaction To See, Hear, Think About, Etc.; Delighting The Senses Or Mind: A Beautiful Dress; A Beautiful Speech.
Excellent Of Its Kind: A Beautiful Putt On The Seventh Hole; The Chef Served Us A Beautiful Roast Of Beef.
Wonderful; Very Pleasing Or Satisfying.
As noun
The Concept Of Beauty (usually Preceded By The).
Beautiful Things Or People Collectively (usually Preceded By The): The Good And The Beautiful.
The Ideal Of Beauty (usually Preceded By The): To Strive To Attain The Beautiful.
As interjection
Wonderful; Fantastic: You Got Two Front-row Seats? Beautiful!
Extraordinary; Incredible: Used Ironically: Your Car Broke Down In The Middle Of The Freeway? Beautiful!
As noun
That Part Of A Room, Hallway, Or The Like, That Forms Its Lower Enclosing Surface And Upon Which One Walks.
A Continuous, Supporting Surface Extending Horizontally Throughout A Building, Having A Number Of Rooms, Apartments, Or The Like, And Constituting One Level Or Stage In The Structure; Story.
A Level, Supporting Surface In Any Structure: The Elevator Floor.
One Of Two Or More Layers Of Material Composing A Floor: Rough Floor; Finish Floor.
A Platform Or Prepared Level Area For A Particular Use: A Threshing Floor.
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As i
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The End Of A Hunt, Race, Etc.: A Close Finish.
A Decisive Ending: A Fight To The Finish.
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Our house is clean, but it isn't pristine! So I call it Messy Chic. Because, you know, calling it "Messy" doesn't sound as cool.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Challenge Accepted
Seven things you may or may not know about me....
1. When I was a child my two favourite shows were He-Man and Transformers. Now that I reflect, upon seeing Star Wars in the theater when I was 4, this all put me on a course to my current Geekiness. On a side note, that's awesome is that Cordie is already showing geeky traits - and I'm thrilled :)
2. I competed in my first taekwondo tournament yesterday! Placed second in one step sparring. I went in to do my best and hey if I placed, cool, so I'm quite tickled.
3. I have a degree in Theology.
4. The kids have been watching Power Rangers Samurai lately, and I begrudgingly admit it's not that bad of a show. Yes, written for kids, but it's not as painful as I thought it would be.
5. I met my husband on a Tad Williams email discussion group.
6. Purple is my favourite colour.
7. I like wine :) (don't worry, not too much)
Time to get the kids to bed!
Oh wait I need to nominate 7 other people...
I might need to get back to that...
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Large character village house used as a B&B ("chambre d'hote") by the current owners but it could also be used as a splendid family house. Lovely features such as beams, exposed stone work and fire places. This 19th century house is 450 m2 with a 200 m2 garden. It has 7 bedrooms with their own individual bathrooms, a large 80 m2 living room and 2 swimming pools.
The village of Aubais is ideally situated between Nimes and Montpellier (25 km West of Nimes and 40 km East of Montpellier), 10 minutes from the lovely medieval town of Sommieres, 40 minutes from the local beaches and 40 minutes from the foot of the Cevennes mountains (Southern part of the Massif Central). This charming lively village of 2500 inhabitants is situated on a hill dominating fields where black Camargue bulls graze. There is a castle at the top of the village with one side facing the main village square and the other side looking down towards the fields.
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Overlooking the Vidourle River, ideally situated in Languedoc Roussillon between Sea and Mountain, Nimes and Montpellier, this mediaeval town was first created by the Romans.
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Nov. 1941. Etna, Pennsylvania. "Blast furnaces and ore at the Carnegie-Illinois Steel mills." View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.
Most of these photos can be described as "documentarian." This is the first one I've seen that has a really interesting composition - that I'd be willing to hang on my wall!
These were gone by the time I was born in 1961. My grandfather was a blacksmith for Spangs steel mill in Etna. I believe these may have been along the banks of the Allegheny River. Etna is about 8 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.


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Leaky gut syndrome is an area of some controversy within the medical world. It is a name given to symptoms affecting the gastrointestinal system, particularly when there is no obvious cause for the discomfort being experienced.
The bowel lining, in leaky gut syndrome, is thought to have been damaged, making it more permeable and allowing substances to pass through into the abdominal cavity rather than remaining in the gastrointestinal system. The substances that can leak out include undigested food, waste matter, microorganisms (of which numerous species naturally inhabit the intestines) and toxins. This material can lead to a wide range of unpleasant symptoms, which could include migraines, chronic fatigue syndrome and skin diseases.
Skin HS, or hidradenitis suppurativa, is a relatively common skin condition that is known to affect at least 1 percent of adults. The actual proportion of affected individuals is thought to be higher than this, up to 4 percent. The condition occurs when the apocrine sweat glands have become clogged, preventing the fluid from moving out of the glands to the hair follicles. It most commonly affects the armpit (axilla) and groin regions, which is where the majority of the apocrine glands are located. Those regions also have large numbers of hair follicles. It has been suggested that leaky gut syndrome could be the cause of hidradenitis suppurativa.
Little is known about the causes of skin HS, which may also be referred to as apocrine cysts or acne inversa. The symptoms will occur at puberty or after, with the majority of cases being diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 40. It does not affect children, because the apocrine glands do not become active until high levels of sex hormones are produced during puberty.
It is thought that leaky gut syndrome occurs as a result of the bowel lining becoming more permeable, and this can occur for a number of different reasons. Gastroenterologists (doctors who specialise in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the digestive system) agree that several common substances can cause the lining of the bowel to become thinner than usual.
Some over-the-counter medications can have this effect, including aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen. Alcohol consumption may also have a similar effect. Usually, these will cause mild inflammation and will not have serious side effects. However, in some people, the use of these substances on a regular basis may lead to the onset of ulcers within the lining of the bowel.
Leaky gut syndrome is, at present, an unproven theory that is not widely accepted in the medical community. It is thought, and indeed advocated, by nutritionists and practitioners of natural health (who are the only groups of people as yet convinced by the theory) that diet is one of the most reliable methods of controlling the symptoms of leaky gut syndrome. Diet is also known to have a significant effect on the severity of hidradenitis suppurativa symptoms, with the Paleo diet becoming increasingly popular in recent years.
This encourages a more natural diet, based on what would have been available to eat before the advent of the agricultural industry. A diet that is rich in fruit and vegetables will provide large amounts of vitamins and other antioxidants, which will help to promote the natural healing processes of the body. This can significantly reduce the symptoms of skin HS by enabling the cysts and abscesses to heal. The Paleo diet may also help to encourage the healing of the damaged intestinal lining in leaky gut syndrome. Therefore, although we do not yet know whether the two conditions are in any way linked, changing your diet can improve the symptoms of both. Read more about skin HS holistic cure…


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Prelude'Love Lasts Forever' is the latest book by author Vikrant Khanna. Two love stories set in different timelines but intertwined through two narrations by their respective protagonist as they fight for their lives, it makes a decent read. Just like many other mushy romantic stuff churning out from the Publishing houses these days, this one too is a simple light stuff meant for the younger generation with its target seemingly Bollywood. But it is not as bad and might delight its reader at many places.
(*Spoiler Alert)Its love at first sight for eighteen year old Ronit when he meets Aisha at his graduation day from a naval college. He believes he has found his perfect soul mate, and come what may, his love for her will last forever. Seven years later, he gets married to her. Things doesn't work out between the two right from the next day of marriage and a week later he completely hates her as he can see only a devil in her. With turn of events and fate his perception about love and life takes a U-turn when he hears the poignant love story of Shekhar, his Captain, on a ship that later gets hijacked by the pirates of Somalia.
As they are left fighting for their lives they confront if love truly can last forever…? But does it get too late?
What works?Regular conversational english as per the current trend, simple story, a non-linear narration that somehow looks interesting. The building of conflict between the new generation lovers is good as also the contrast of the two stories which however, reminds you somewhere of the movie 'Love Aajkal'. The author does try to bring up some important perspective of the bias attitude of Indian society towards daughter-in-laws but it is very subtle in his own style and not preachy. The whole focus is how a husband should support the wife. Also, the author needs to be appreciated as he didn't throw any unnecessary, cheap love-making scene which made the novel look far decent than the similar stuffs in the market.
What does not work?The humor. Yes, though there are umpteen attempts from the writer to make the whole narration from the protagonist look witty with all the boyish kind of pranks and thought-process, I actually managed to smile only at few places. The whole story looks like another attempt from another writer aspiring to make it to Bollywood just like C.B and his 5 point someone.
VerdictWhile this is no literary masterpiece, still it manages to keep the reader entertained. This book is certainly far better than many contemporary Rs. 100 novellas mushrooming in Indian writing scene every where.
Plot - 3/5
Language - 2/5
Pace - 3.5/5
Hype - 1/5
Overall - 3/5
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Poor sanitation is responsible for a broad range of health problems: diarrhea, respiratory tract infections, cholera, typhoid, hepatitis A, dysentery, and Guinea worm disease. The lack of adequate sanitation at schools throughout the developing world keeps many children, especially girls, from completing basic education.
Almost half the population in the developing world, 2.5 billion people, lacks access to basic sanitation.1 This is the world's least reported humanitarian disaster. Sanitation is crucial to achieving the UN Millennium Development Goal of reducing child mortality.
Quick Facts
- 2.5 billion people (37% of the world) live without adequate sanitation.1
- 1 in 6 people lack access to safe drinking water.1
- Diarrhea is responsible for 1.5 million deaths every year, mostly among under-five children living in developing countries.2
- Studies show that improved sanitation reduces diarrhea death rates by a third.2
- People suffering from waterborne diseases occupy more than half of the world's hospital beds.3
- Every US$1 invested in improved sanitation, translates into an average return of US$9.2


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|There IS a guy in a Ghillie suit in this picture.
|If you have a hide for your body, a hood's all you need.
If you're thinking of taking up wildlife photography, hunting, paintball or bird-watching, you're going to need an easy method of camouflage. Oh, sure you can buy camouflage clothes down at Wal-Mart or a sporting goods place. Some even carry special patterns designed to match the local flora. A little camo face paint and you'll be hard to see for sure. For total concealment, however, nothing beats a Ghillie suit.
The Ghillie suit, developed by military snipers as a portable form of concealment, helps you blend indistinguishably into the terrain. Ghillie suits are basically net covered outfits with strips of rope and rag tied to the nets. You're basically dressing up like a big bush.
Ghillie suits aren't the most pleasant of outfits to wear. They're heavy, bulky and complicated to put on. If you're looking for a little extra to dress up your hiding place, a Ghillie hat might be the best thing for you. Here's how to make one.
Get a large floppy canvas hat and a circle of nylon or poly blend netting about six feet across and a natural Earth tone color. Get a large needle and some clear or green monofilament fishing line. You'll also need a little clear glue or hot glue. You'll need strips of twine, jute and earth colored cloth so that you have a mixture of textures and thicknesses. Strips of an old camouflaged shirt work great for the cloth strips.
Assembling the Parts
- Cut the nylon netting so that it covers the hat and hangs down one to three feet over the edge of the hat brim as far as you wish.
- Lay the netting over the crown of the hat so the edges stick out. Add a touch of glue wherever the net touches the edge of the brim or the crown of the hat.
- Once the glue sets, stitch the net at all the glue points. To secure the net to the hat.
- Start at the outside edges of the net along what will be the bottom of the net. Tie the strips of cloth, rope and twine along the first row of netting along the outside.
- Keep tying around the base, working your way up row by row. Alternate the cloth strips with twine and small bits of rope. The added upper layers will lay on top of the lower layers like a hay pile or brush heap.
- Use simple knots so you can untie them if you need to change the texture or colors in order to adapt your hat to different types of terrain.
- Work your way to the top of the net, adding layers to give the hat/hood a shaggy appearance.
- Spread out the ties that will be in front of your face to make it easier for you to see through the hood. You want enough strips to keep your face concealed without blocking your vision. Remember you will be walking around in this rig on rough terrain. You need to see well enough that you won't fall off a cliff or something.
- When you're done, set the hat on a stick with the rags and ropes hanging down. Spray the outside of the hood camouflage colored spray paint. Use long erratic strokes, not heavy, but just thick enough to shade the strips.
- Let the paint dry, then season the hood. Do this by leaving it outdoors for several days. A rainstorm would help remove the shine and smell. Drag it around in the grass and dirt, toss it in a lake, then hang it out to dry. You have to remove the new smells and man odor. The whole rig should smell musty like the woods.
|Shorter strands give you a wig like effect for a lighter hood.
To wear the hat, just slip the net over your head and settle the hat on your head. When you find a hiding place, squat down so your feet are concealed. Stop moving. Moving will give you away.
The hood will help the part of you that's sticking up and looking around (your head) remain invisible to passing animals, birds and people. The net also allows you to stick branches and leafy fronds into the netting to increase the bush effect and conceal your big old punkin' head under there. Keep an eye out when walking to your hide for sticks and leaves and stuff that will improve your disguise and stick them into the netting.
When you're going out, stick a roll of twine in your pocket so you can tie on things you find. Use a simple overhand knot so it's easy to remove anything you tie on.
A Ghillie hat is a lot of fun and very useful for observing nature unobtrusively.


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How to replace / remove / install electric aerial – Volvo S40 1996 to 2004
April 17, 2013 by:
If the powered aerial on your first generation Volvo S40 is not working or if it's damaged, follow this tutorial on how to remove it from the car.
Although this aerials can be repaired by replacing the mast or the gear strip, in my case, I was able to source a used one from a scrapped car for a good price, making it easier and cheaper to just replace it.
Tutorial Average Time: 45 min
To remove the electrical aerial, you'll need the following tools:
– 14mm spanner
– 10mm ratchet or spanner
– medium size philips screwdriver
Step 1
Start by removing the rubber in the lower section of the boot, pulling it carefully.
Then remove the plastic that surrounds the lock. This piece is only engaged by springs, and to remove it, you should pull it firmly from the base up.
Step 2
Remove the boot carpet from the car, loosening the screws marked with the red arrows on the picture.
(Note: This is not a mandatory step, but it makes the job easier.)
Step 3
Now, it's time to remove the left side boot carpet.
It is attached by 4 plastic pins, market with the red arrows in the picture on the right.
To remove the pins marked with "A", you should unscrew the center of the pin with the philips screwdriver, and then, pull the rest of the pin out.
To remove the pin market with "B", you just need to pull it out.
After the removal of these pins, you should be able to move the carpet to the center of the boot, gaining access to the aerial (Picture 5).
Step 4
With the 14mm spanner, remove the external nut that's holding the aerial (Picture 6).
Try not to remove the rubber that's arround the aerial, as this is usually not in perfect condition, and when removed, it's not easy to make it seal perfect again.
Step 5
Now, back to the boot.
With the 10mm ratchet, you'll need to remove two screws (marked with red in Picture 7).
Be carefull after you take out the lower screw, because the aerial will come loose.
It's also time to disconnect the antenna cable plug (marked with yellow in Picture 7).
Step 6
Finally, the antenna is loose.
Just remove the white plug which is connected to the antenna body, and disconnect the water drainage tube.
The drain tube must be disconnected from the car side.
Check carefully how it is connected to the rubber of the car.
When installing back the new aerial you dont want to fail at this point, otherwise the water will leak in and accumulate on the side of the boot.
To install the new aerial, just reverse the procedure.
Before you put the left side carpet back on it's place, make sure that:
- you have connected both the white plug into the aerial body and the black antenna cable plug,
- you haven't disconnected the white plug from the fuel filling port releasing mechanism,
- there isn't any water leakage to the interior by the aerial external rubber.
Maintenance of your electric aerial
To make sure that your new aerial will last long, you should lubrificate the antenna mast every couple of months, with some lubrificant spray.
The instructions in this tutorial will work in the following models / years:
– 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 Volvo S40


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You may not know this, but April is financial literacy month. To my knowledge, there are no parades or government holidays scheduled in its honor, but April 15th is Tax Day, so that means a lot of Americans are taking a hard look at their finances for the first – and most likely the last – time this year.
If financial literacy month were celebrated, it would probably be a very confusing holiday. A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research last year found that most Americans lack even the most basic knowledge of finance, economics and investing. Therefore, many Americans, shell out a lot of money to pay people to handle their finances, like accountants to do their taxes or mutual fund managers to invest their savings. The fees that these professionals extract are a high price to pay for financial ignorance.
So to do our part, Mint Life will be taking a look at one basic investing topic every week this month. Today we will be focusing on equities.
What does equity mean?
The word equity basically denotes some sort of ownership in an asset. You have equity in your home, car, Beanie Baby collection, etc. Your equity is the difference between the market value of the item minus whatever debt you owe on it. It isn't always a positive number. For example, a lot of Americans owe the bank more money for their home than what they could get if they sold it today. That means they have "negative equity" in their homes.
Then, what are "equities?"
When people talk about "equities" they are usually referring to stocks issued by companies. So if you buy stock in Apple, you actually own a piece of the Silicon Valley dynamo. The stock of a company is divided into shares, allowing many people to own small slivers of the company. Owning one share of Apple won't give you much influence in the company, as there are millions of Apple shares outstanding. But owning one share does allow you to attend the annual shareholders meeting and vote on important issues.
Companies issue shares as a way to raise money for two main reasons: to grow the company or to pay out their original investors. The first time a private company issues shares to the general public is called an initial public offering or IPO. This is also known as "going public".
The money you invest in a company is linked to how well that company performs. If it does well (makes a big profit) or people think it will do well in the near future, the company becomes more valuable. That pushes the value of your stock up. If the company performs poorly (loses lots of money) or if the company's outlook is bleak, then the opposite occurs and its stock price falls.
What is margin?
The value of your equity in a company grows when the market value of your shares exceeds the price you originally paid for them, minus any fees associated with buying and selling the stock. If you borrowed money to buy the stock, which is called margin, you need to subtract that amount plus the fee associated with borrowing the cash.
How and where can I buy and sell shares?
To buy and sell shares in a company you need to open an account with a Wall Street broker-dealer that has the right to buy and sell stocks on an exchange. Brokers-dealers, like Fidelity and Scott Trade, charge you a fee to trade though them because they take on risk by matching up buyers and sellers. Exchanges, like the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq, also get a fee because they ensure an orderly marketplace. The fees associated with brokers and exchanges vary widely. Faceless internet brokers are usually the cheapest, while brokers that give their clients personal service from an actual human naturally charge more.
Which stock should I invest in?
Choosing which stock to invest in is the hardest part of the game. There are thousands of companies to choose from these days. In general, a stock is valued by the market based on its expected future earnings. So if you don't want to take much risk, you can buy a big company that has a stable earnings outlook. Those big and stable companies usually divvy out a portion of their profits to shareholders every year, something called a dividend. They also use some of their profits to buy back their shares from investors. This shrinks the number of available shares outstanding, which makes your shares more valuable.
If you want to take on more risk you can buy shares in a high growth company where its future earnings growth is unknown. These companies are usually technology and biotech companies that require a lot of upfront capital. If they are successful in whatever they are doing then the value of the stock shoots up and you make a killing. But if they fail, you could potentially lose your entire investment.
Where can I learn more about stock valuation?
There are literally hundreds of things to consider when you try to assess a company's future growth potential; ranging from the state of the economy, to the sector the company trades in, to the competence of the company's management. If you want to really delve into valuation you should pick up a copy of Security Analysis by Benjamin Graham and David Dodd. Written in 1934, the book is known as the bible for value investors, like Warren Buffett, who try to find and invest in stocks that are undervalued.
Investing is not a spectator sport. If the last decade has taught us anything it's that we need to watch our money and know how and where it's invested at all times. But many Americans continue to invest passively, shying away from getting directly involved in their finances. Investing in equities isn't as complicated as you probably think. If you do your homework and keep your eyes on the market, you can take control of your financial destiny.
Cyrus Sanati is a frelance financial journalist whose work has appeared in dozens of leading publications, including The New York Times, BreakingViews.com, and WSJ.com. Follow Cyrus on Twitter @csanati.