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Términos y condiciones
Porta Holiday
Porta Holiday's services are exclusively governed by the following General Agency Terms & Conditions that will be transmitted to you in full, as a tenant (hereinafter "Holiday Guest") before your booking on the Porta Holiday website. The General Terms for the letting agreement to be concluded between you and the owner (hereinafter "Lessor") of the holiday property (holiday houses or holiday apartments) are acknowledged as binding when the booking is made. Porta Holiday therefore recommends that you read these Terms carefully before making your booking.
I. Sourcing of the holiday property by Porta Holiday
On its own website and for bookings on other portals (hereinafter "third-party portals"), Porta Holiday provides only third-party services, namely the conclusion of letting agreements with regard to holiday properties that are privately let by the Lessor to Holiday Guests. Porta Holiday is therefore only an intermediary and acts in the name of and with the authorisation of the respective Lessor who is the Holiday Guest's contractual partner. Porta Holiday is authorised by the respective Lessor to assert his rights out of the letting agreement in his name, to make and accept declarations, and to receive the agreed monies – rental charges, costs, etc. – from the Holiday Guest.
II. Enquiry Form / Booking procedure when using the Porta Holiday website or on third-party portals
The holiday properties described on the Porta Holiday website or by Porta Holiday on third-party portals are presented with the proviso that they may be let to some other Holiday Guest in the meantime.
Porta Holiday expressly reserves the right to announce changes to the details about and prices of the holiday property on the Porta Holiday website, on behalf of the Lessor. The property description and prices displayed on the Porta Holiday website and/or third-party portal at the time that the Holiday Guest makes the booking shall apply to the letting agreement concluded between the Lessor and the Holiday Guest.
The Holiday Guest has the option of making a non-binding reservation enquiry using the Enquiry Form (a) or making an immediately binding booking request (b).
When the Holiday Guest specifies his desired holiday property and his desired period using the Enquiry Form on the website or by telephone enquiry to Porta Holiday this represents a non-binding reservation enquiry from the Holiday Guest to the Lessor. Within one working day (Mondays to Fridays exclusive of public holidays in the place where Porta Holiday has its registered office) Porta Holiday will notify the Holiday Guest by e-mail as to whether the requested holiday property is available to him during the desired period. Where the desired holiday property is available, Porta Holiday will, on behalf of the Lessor, reply to the Holiday Guest by e-mail offering a booking for this holiday property during the latter's requested period, while also providing the necessary information for making a complete booking. The holiday property specified by Porta Holiday in this e-mail will then be reserved free of charge for the Holiday Guest for a period of 48 hours after the e-mail is sent by Porta Holiday. During this period the Holiday Guest may send an e-mail to Porta Holiday in which, accepting the Lessor's binding offer without any changes, he may book the requested holiday property subject to a fee. Where the Holiday Guest accepts the Lessor's offer without alterations by sending an e-mail to Porta Holiday within the specified 48 hours, the letting agreement between the Holiday Guest and the Lessor of the holiday property is concluded. Porta Holiday will send the Holiday Guest a corresponding booking confirmation. The personal data provided in the booking will be made available by Porta Holiday to third-party service providers as necessary for processing the booking (e.g. local representation, service companies). Where the Holiday Guest fails to accept the offer without changes within the specified 48-hour period, the offer is no longer binding on the Lessor.
Where the Holiday Guest sends an e-mail accepting the offer but with changes, or sends the e-mail to Porta Holiday after the 48-hour period has elapsed, this e-mail shall represent a binding offer on the part of the Holiday Guest to conclude a letting agreement for the holiday property specified in the e-mail by the Holiday Guest during the period he specified and at the specified price. Porta Holiday has the right to accept or decline the offer on behalf of the Lessor within a period of 48 hours of receipt of the e-mail by sending a corresponding booking confirmation. Once this period has elapsed, the booking declaration shall no longer be binding on the Holiday Guest and no contract will have been concluded.
By providing all requested details in the booking screen of the Porta Holiday website or third-party portal, sending the booking by clicking on the "Book payable" button and receiving the online auto response (notification of Porta Holiday's receipt of the details sent by the Holiday Guest), the Holiday Guest is making a binding offer to the Lessor to conclude a letting agreement for the holiday property and period specified by the Holiday Guest in his booking. Porta Holiday will make the personal data provided in the booking available to third-party service providers to the extent necessary for processing the booking (e.g. local representation, service companies). Porta Holiday has the right to accept or decline the offer on behalf of the Lessor within a period of 48 hours. Once this period has elapsed the booking declaration is no longer binding on the Holiday Guest and no contract will have been concluded.
Where Porta Holiday accepts the Holiday Guest's offer on behalf of the Lessor by issuing a formal booking confirmation, the letting agreement between the Holiday Guest and the Lessor of the holiday property shall be deemed concluded.
It is recommended that the Holiday Guest print or save his offer to conclude a letting agreement (booking) as the retrieval or saving of the booking is no longer possible once it has been sent.
III. General Letting Terms
1. Scope of Service / Prices / Best Price Guarantee
The Lessor is obliged to make the holiday property specified in the booking confirmation available for the use of the Holiday Guest for the period specified therein for the stated number of occupants. The contractually agreed condition and fit-out of the holiday property shall conform with the description in the booking confirmation with due consideration for any explanations and any qualifying or supplementary notes on the Porta Holiday website or third-party portal at the time of booking. Neither Porta Holiday nor the Lessor shall be responsible for any conditions that are not directly related to the holiday property and the contractual services. Those conditions that are not directly related to the holiday property and Porta Holiday's contractual services are, most notably, the condition of the holiday property's surroundings and the local conditions of the place in which the holiday property is situated.
In order to be valid, any side agreements or supplementary agreements to the letting agreement must be expressly confirmed by an authorised employee of Porta Holiday or of the Lessor. Third parties who have not been expressly authorised by Porta Holiday are not entitled to legally represent the Lessor. This shall also apply to the individual who hands over the keys of the holiday property to the Holiday Guest on site.
The price, inclusive of value added tax, shall be specified in the booking confirmation. The booking confirmation will also contain any additional costs which may be invoiced by the Lessor to the Holiday Guest, e.g. energy and/or water costs, and costs for final cleaning. Consumption costs will be specified at the respective price per unit consumed.
Best Price Guarantee: Where, within five (5) days of receiving the booking confirmation, the Holiday Guest sends (e-mail is adequate) Porta Holiday an identical offer from another provider in which the same holiday property is offered at a lower price, the lower price shall apply. An offer shall be defined as identical where that offer refers to the same booking period, i.e. the same time and number of days, with occupancy by the same number of individuals, and otherwise contains the identical terms with regard to services, additional services and additional costs to those shown in the booking confirmation. Where the Best Price Guarantee is applied, Porta Holiday will send the Holiday Guest an adjusted booking confirmation with the lower price. The said Best Price Guarantee shall however not apply where the lower rental price offered by the other provider is obtained on the basis of vouchers, discounts of any kind or price campaigns that apply for limited periods.
Where the Holiday Guest has already made a down payment on the higher rent, it will be reimbursed to him pro rata, calculated on the basis of the new price.
2. Alterations to services and prices
Where grounds arise for which neither the Lessor nor Porta Holiday is responsible, the Lessor is entitled to make necessary changes and modifications to services agreed in the letting agreement after it has been concluded, provided that such changes do not have a significant impact on the scope of the contracted services and are such that may be reasonably accepted by the Holiday Guest. Any warranty claims relating to insufficient provision of services on the part of the Lessor shall remain unaffected.
Where there is an interval of more than four months between the time that the contract is concluded and the commencement of the letting period, the Lessor reserves the right to make pro rata adjustments to the agreed price insofar as taxes or charges have changed or new ones have been introduced. Porta Holiday will inform the Holiday Guest of any such price changes without delay and at latest 21 days before the contractually agreed commencement of the letting. From the 20th day before the contractually agreed commencement of the letting no further price changes are permitted.
Where the agreed price increases by more than 5 % or where important services are significantly altered by the Lessor, the Holiday Guest has the right to withdraw from the letting agreement immediately after notification free of charge. Alternatively he may demand a holiday property of at least the same standard if Porta Holiday is in a position to provide such a property in its portfolio, owned by a different Lessor, without additional costs for the Holiday Guest.
3. Payment Terms / Deposit / Payment of consumption-based incidental costs
Once the letting agreement has been concluded and the booking confirmation sent, the Holiday Guest shall pay the agreed price as follows:
- Down payment amounting to 30 % of the price (down payment is offset against the price) to be transferred five days after receipt of the booking confirmation by the Holiday Guest to the account specified by Porta Holiday in the booking confirmation;
- The balance is to be transferred to the account specified by Porta Holiday in the booking confirmation at latest 40 days before the commencement of the letting.
Porta Holiday is authorised by the Lessor to receive the agreed payment. The date on which the specified account is credited shall apply with regard to the punctuality of the aforementioned payments.
After payment of the price in full before commencement of the letting, the Holiday Guest shall receive from Porta Holiday documentation in electronic format about the holiday property and details of the local contact who, on behalf of the Lessor, will hand over the key for the rented holiday property to the Holiday Guest on presentation of the latter's valid passport or ID.
Where the contract is concluded less than 40 days before the letting is due to start, the Holiday Guest is required to pay the entire sum in full immediately on receipt of the booking confirmation.
Where the Holiday Guest has not made payment in full by the agreed due date, after an appropriate grace period of at least one week set by the Lessor has elapsed, the Lessor shall have the right to withdraw from the agreement and seek statutory compensation.
All payments, including those from abroad, are to be transferred to the accounts specified in the booking confirmation free of charges or other expenses.
Before the key is handed over on site by the local contact, the Holiday Guest is required to pay an appropriate deposit, the amount of which shall be provided in the holiday property details on the Porta Holiday website and/or third-party portals. The deposit is to be paid locally in cash.
Consumption-based incidental costs agreed in the letting agreement will be deducted from the deposit. Equally, the costs of all damage to the holiday property and/or the inventory caused by the Holiday Guest, his companions or his guests, and/or missing inventory will be deducted from the deposit. The Lessor is also entitled to use the deposit to offset claims relating to the delayed return of the holiday property by the Holiday Guest. The balance of the deposit will be returned to the Holiday Guest either in cash on departure or by transfer to his specified account at latest two weeks after he has returned the holiday property. Even if the deposit has been refunded in part or in full to the Holiday Guest, the Lessor retains the right to assert outstanding claims, particularly for compensation, against the Holiday Guest.
4. Alternative Holiday Guest, Withdrawal before Commencement of Letting / Cancellation Charges
Until the commencement of the contractually agreed letting period, the Holiday Guest has the right to demand of the Lessor, through Porta Holiday, that another individual specified by him and with his agreement, may take over the rights and obligations of the letting agreement. This shall not however apply where the individual designated by the Holiday Guest does not meet the necessary requirements of the letting agreement or where the use of the holiday property by this other individual is not possible on statutory grounds or by reason of official directive. Where another individual takes over the letting agreement, that individual and the Holiday Guest shall jointly and severally be liable to the Lessor for payment of the agreed price.
Prior to the commencement of the contractually agreed letting period, the Holiday Guest may withdraw from the letting agreement at any time. Declaration of such withdrawal shall be effective in relation to the Lessor on receipt of the corresponding declaration by Porta Holiday. For purposes of verification it is recommended that any withdrawal be made in writing. An e-mail is sufficient.
Where the Holiday Guest withdraws before the contractually agreed commencement of the letting period, the Lessor shall lose his right to payment of the agreed price. The Lessor may then demand suitable compensation (cancellation charge) the amount of which shall be based on the agreed price minus the costs saved by the Lessor and minus the revenue that the Lessor can earn by letting the Holiday Property to some other party. This shall not apply where the Holiday Guest withdraws from the letting agreement on the grounds of force majeure or on grounds for which the Lessor or Porta Holiday are responsible.
To fulfil his claim for compensation, the Lessor shall be entitled to apply the following flatrate charges which are based on the interval between withdrawal and the commencement of the contractually agreed letting and represent a percentage of the agreed price:
- up to 90 days before the letting is due to start: 30 % of the price;
- 89 – 60 days before the letting is due to start: 50 % of the price;
- 59 – 30 days before the letting is due to start: 75 % of the price;
- 29 days – 1 day before the letting is due to start: 90 % of the price.
The Holiday Guest has the right to demonstrate that the Lessor has incurred a lesser or no loss. The Lessor remains entitled to demonstrate that owing to the cancellation he has incurred losses – which must be itemised and verified by the Lessor – that exceed the aforementioned flatrate charges.
Porta Holiday recommends that travel cancellation insurance be taken out, with adequate cover to meet the costs of the abovementioned cancellation charges.
5. Termination of letting agreement by the Holiday Guest on grounds of force majeure
Apart from the right of withdrawal as set out at 4. above, the Holiday Guest may terminate the letting agreement without notice to the Lessor before or after the commencement of letting where the use of the holiday property is made significantly more difficult, dangerous or restricted owing to force majeure which could not have been foreseen at the time the letting agreement was concluded.
Where the Holiday Guest has terminated the letting agreement prior to the start of the letting on grounds of force majeure, the Lessor shall refund any payments made on the agreed price. Any further claims are excluded. Where the Holiday Guest terminates the letting agreement on grounds of force majeure after the start of the letting, the Lessor shall reimburse to him a part of the agreed price corresponding with the pro rata temporis price for the rental period that was not used. Any further claims are excluded.
6. Termination of the agreement by the Lessor
Prior to and after commencement of the letting, the Lessor has the right to terminate the letting agreement concluded with the Holiday Guest without notice where the Holiday Guest's stay is made significantly more difficult, dangerous or restricted owing to force majeure which could not have been foreseen at the time the letting agreement was concluded. Where the Lessor terminates the agreement in accordance with the abovementioned terms prior to the commencement of the letting period, any payments on the agreed price made by the Holiday Guest will be refunded to him. Any other claims by the Holiday Guest are excluded. Where the Lessor terminates the agreement in accordance with the abovementioned terms after commencement of the letting period, the Holiday Guest will receive a refund of part of the agreed price corresponding with the pro rata temporis price for the rental period that was not used. Any further claims are excluded.
The Lessor equally has the right prior to or after commencement of the letting period to terminate the agreement without notice where, despite corresponding warning by the Lessor, the Holiday Guest or his companions lastingly impede performance of the agreement, endanger it by their behaviour, or conduct themselves in a manner so contrary to the agreement that, with all due consideration for the circumstances of the individual case and after weighing up the parties' mutual interests, the Lessor cannot reasonably be expected to uphold the agreement until the agreed end date of the letting. In this case the Lessor shall be entitled to claim statutry compensation.
7. Arrival and departure, Holiday Guest's obligations and liability / Pets
The arrival and departure dates specified in the letting agreement are binding and may only be altered with the express consent of both parties to the agreement. The handover of the key to the Holiday Guest shall be effected at 4:00 p.m. on the day of arrival in the place specified in the booking confirmation. Where the Holiday Guest and his companions will be arriving by air, they should provide the contact person specified in the booking confirmation with their flight details at latest 72 hours before their scheduled arrival. The contact person named in the booking confirmation should be notified immediately of any delays, using the provided contact details (e.g. hotline), in order to agree a new handover appointment in light of the delay. The return of the holiday property, swept clean, and with all crockery, cutlery, etc., cleaned, and inclusive of all keys handed over to the Holiday Guest shall be at latest by 10:00 a.m. on the agreed date of departure. Final cleaning will be organised by the Lessor and is included in the price unless otherwise specified in the letting agreement.
Existing house rules and instructions on the use of technical equipment inclusive of the furnishings must be observed by the Holiday Guest and his companions. All items are to be handled with care. Equally, consideration must be shown to any neighbours.
Where damage is caused through the fault of the Holiday Guest, his companions and/or his visitors, the Holiday Guest must inform the designated contact person immediately and reimburse the costs of the damage.
Insofar as the contractual terms permit the Holiday Guest to use an internet connection of the Lessor installed in the holiday property, the Holiday Guest, his companions and his guests are obliged to comply with all statutory provisions, and most notably youth protection and copyright legislation, when using the internet. Where the Lessor of the internet connection or Porta Holiday are held liable for the illegal use of the internet connection and, most notably, violation of copyright, caused by the Holiday Guest, or one of his companions or guests, the Holiday Guest and/or the affected companion and/or guest shall hold the Lessor and Porta Holiday harmless against all claims by third parties inclusive of the costs of necessary legal defence. In this case both the Lessor and Porta Holiday are entitled to hand over the personal data of the Holiday Guest as well as the data of his companions to the competent authorities, investigating agencies and courts of law.
The number of people with whom the Holiday Guest is permitted to use the rented holiday property shall be specified in the booking confirmation. Owing to statutory provisions, the names and data of all companions must be provided by the Holiday Guest to the Lessor correctly and in full prior to the commencement of the letting. The personal data of all users of the holiday property will be recorded locally during the handover of the holiday property. The Lessor has the right to turn away any additional individuals where their number exceeds that specified in the booking. The Lessor reserves the right to invoice a higher usage charge in the event that the holiday property is used by additional individuals.
Pets are only permitted where this has been expressly approved for the designated animal in the booking confirmation. Pets are otherwise not permitted in the holiday property. The Holiday Guest is required to observe the valid entry conditions for pets in the place where the holiday property is located.
8. Obligations and rights of the Holiday Guest with regard to defects
Any defects identified at the handover of the holiday property by the Holiday Guest and/or his companions and/or any defects which are subsequently identified must be notified immediately by the Holiday Guest and a remedy requested whereby the Lessor is to be granted an appropriate grace period within which to effect a remedy. The Lessor is entitled to refuse remedial action where this will result in disproportionate effort. Where the Lessor does not remedy the situation within an appropriate grace period, the Holiday Guest has the right to remedy it himself and to demand reimbursement of the necessary outlay, provided that such outlay is proportionate. No grace period shall be necessary where the Lessor refuses to remedy the situation or where an immediate remedy is called for owing to some special interest of the Holiday Guest.
Where the holiday property contains a significant defect for which the Lessor is responsible, the Holiday Guest has the right to terminate the agreement with due consideration for the analogous application of the provisions of Section 651e of the German Civil Code (BGB). The termination is however only permitted where the Lessor has allowed a grace period accorded to him by the Holiday Guest to elapse without effecting a remedy. No grace period need be set where no remedy is possible, where it is refused by the Lessor, or where an immediate termination is called for owing to some special interest of the Holiday Guest.
9. Limitation of liability for the Lessor and Porta Holiday
The Lessor's contractual liability for losses that are not losses to life, limb or health, shall be limited to three times the amount of the price specified in the letting agreement provided that a loss is not caused by the intent or gross negligence of the Lessor, his representatives or his vicarious agents. Liability is otherwise excluded. Insofar as the Lessor's liability is excluded, this shall also apply to Porta Holiday, its representatives and its vicarious agents.
The Lessor and Porta Holiday shall not be liable for defective performance of the services that are expressly and justifiably designated as third-party services.
Entry formalities
The Holiday Guest shall inform himself in good time before his trip about the necessary passport, visa and health requirements for entry to Spain, and any changes to these requirements. Information is available, for example on the website: http://www.spain.info/en.
Where visas are required by the Holiday Guest or his companions, applications should be made in good time so that the visas have been received prior to travel. Neither the Lessor nor Porta Holiday shall be responsible for the late issue and/or late arrival of any necessary visa.
11. Final provisions
The language of the agreement is German.
Where one of the above provisions is or shall become invalid or infeasible this shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions and of the agreement as a whole.
The agreement concluded between the Holiday Guest and the Lessor and any disputes arising out of this agreement, as well as Porta Holiday's agency activities shall be governed solely by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany. Concomitant with this choice of law is that – provided the Holiday Guest is a consumer and has his habitual residence in an EU member state or Switzerland – the protection to which the Holiday Guest is entitled under the mandatory legal provisions of this state will not be withdrawn from the Holiday Guest.
Porta Holiday Central
Porta Holiday
C./ Mar y Estany 45 -1º
E-07400 Alcudia
Tel. (ES) +34 671 332 232
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Founded by Kimble Glass Factory Workers Over 75 Years Ago, Bay Atlantic FCU has Provided Generations of Family Friendly Service to its Community
Although they offer many of the same services, credit unions operate in a fundamentally different way than banks, one based on the philosophy of "people helping people". Credit unions were typically founded by friends, like neighbors, workers and people who worship together. In our latest installment of the Legacy Series, we're featuring a credit union founded by nine factory workers, one of which is a relative of the credit union's current CEO.
"Generations of Family Friendly Service." That's Bay Atlantic FCU's tagline, which was inspired and voted on by its members. The credit union's legacy drives this motto; the not-for-profit was founded over 75 years ago in 1939 by nine Kimble Glass factory workers who decided to join together for the mutual benefit of the group.
We often see credit unions with deep roots in a community – Bay Atlantic takes that concept to a whole new level. One of those nine founding workers, Lillian Steelman, is the great aunt of Gail Marino, Bay Atlantic's current President & CEO. "You can say that the credit union is my blood," Marino said. Marino has carried on that tradition of long-standing ties to the credit union, having begun working at the credit union (named Kimble Federal Credit Union at the time) in 1977 as a teller.
Over the years, Bay Atlantic FCU has grown to serve many other organizations, including Progresso and General Mills. But the credit union always stayed true to its primarily blue color legacy of meeting the needs of workers and their families. With expansion, the credit union changed its name in 2002 to Bay Atlantic Federal Credit Union to better represent the area it serves: the section of southern New Jersey between the Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
Bay Atlantic FCU now has two branches in that area: its main office on Elmer Road in Vineland and a branch in Millville. When the credit union decided to close a third branch on Crystal Avenue in Vineland, it chose to give back to the community by donating the building and land to the Boys and Girls Club of Vineland for their new Teen Center.
When she handed over the keys to the local nonprofit, Marino noted, "It is our intention to restore the chance for this facility to once again be an active location and, if possible, benefit the entire area."
Actions speak louder than words, and for Bay Atlantic, "Our history proves that our institution is based on the principle of 'people helping people'," said Marino.
Bay Atlantic FCU also continues to honor its past, recognizing the generations of members who have built the credit union into what it is today. For example, the credit union sends birthday cards to the senior citizens that have continued their membership into their golden years. "Sometimes it's the only card they get," Marino noted. "It's the little things. It's all about relationships."
At a credit union, you're much more than just a customer. For more information on Bay Atlantic Federal Credit Union, including how to join, visit www.bayatlanticfcu.org or find one near you at www.BankingYouCanTrust.com.

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It is important for people to know the correct procedure for making a whiplash claim.
One of the most common injuries arising from a car accident is whiplash, causing considerable pain and difficulty for victims.
However, many potential whiplash claims go unmade because individuals don't know the proper procedure to ensure they can successfully seek personal injury compensation.
The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries revealed that there has been a staggering 18 per cent increase from 2010 to 2011 in the number of vehicle collisions involving bodily injury. Therefore, it is important that people understand what to do in the event of an accident.
What is whiplash?
Whiplash is a term used to describe injury to the neck that occurs following a sudden acceleration-deceleration force. First entering medical usage in 1928, it refers to damage of the bone structures and/or soft tissue.
The injury has received a lot of negative press in recent years as a result of "fake claims", but it can have a significant impact on a victim's life.
Alison Spriggs, Senior Chartered Legal Executive at Hayward Baker Personal Injury Solicitors, explained: "Whiplash can be an extremely painful injury causing severe discomfort. It is often progressive, getting worse in the hours/days following an accident. It can affect the victim's ability to work, drive, and undertake sports and hobbies. "
How do you make a claim?
There are several things you must do when making a claim after sustaining a whiplash injury and it begins at the scene of an accident.
Firstly, if you are involved in a collision you must call the emergency services and seek medical attention on site if necessary. Alternatively, seek medical attention as soon as possible after leaving the scene to confirm you have been injured and to ensure you have access to treatment.
Exchange details with the other party or take down the number plate if it is a hit and run incident. It is also important to obtain details of any witnesses and take photographs of damage and the location of the accident. This information will be vital for building a solid case.
When you get home or to a safe location, contact your insurance company to alert them of the incident.
To set the legal wheel in motion, you must reach out to a solicitor, who will talk you through the process of making a claim and assess your case.
What will happen next?
How a case will proceed once you have contacted a solicitor depends largely on the value of the claim and when the accident occurred.
The law stipulates that if an "accident occurred on or after April 30th 2010 and the claim in worth less than £10,000" it will be dealt with under low value personal injury claims in road traffic accidents protocol, Ms Spriggs elaborated.
"More whiplash claims fall into this process. If the victim already has a solicitor acting then the solicitor will need to lodge a Claims Notification Form via the Ministry of Justices' (MOJ) internet portal with the relevant insurance company. This form provides the insurer with all the necessary information to investigate the claim," she continued.
After this, insurers will have 15 working days to assess the claim and advise whether liability should be admitted. If a third party acknowledges their fault, the victim's solicitors will proceed with obtaining medical evidence from an independent medical expert.
"Once medical evidence has been finalised, the victim's solicitors will value the claim and submit a Settlement Pack to the other party via the MOJ internet portal, which will contain all the necessary information to enable the insurers to consider the claim and will also contain an offer of settlement," Ms Spriggs said.
A period of negotiation will then ensue, with the hope that a settlement can be agreed upon by both parties. If this does not occur, solicitors can apply for a court hearing, which will place the power to decide the amount of compensation in the hands of a judge.
Will it be hard to secure a settlement?
As long as there is sufficient evidence, it shouldn't be hard to win a whiplash case. However, after a rise of "fake" whiplash cases, scrutiny has increased.
"Fake whiplash claims can cause problems for genuine cases because they cause the defendant's solicitors/insurers to become more suspicious about all claims," Ms Spriggs stated. "This causes insurers to undertake more detailed and lengthy enquiries before they will accept fault on behalf of their insured driver.
"Until they accept fault, the insurers will not agree to fund any rehabilitation treatment, such as physiotherapy, for the genuinely injured. As a result, the recovery period is longer."
It is not just the legal and insurance professionals that are looking to crack down on fraudulent claims either.
The Nottingham Post recently reported that Sandiacre resident Steve Gabbitas has created a Crash Catcher – a camera fitted inside vehicles to capture those that deliberately collide with others to make insurance claims.
Mr Gabbitas is now looking to work with local taxi drivers to help protect them from false claim cases.
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Picture: Getty Images
Jay Z has shared intimate footage of his wedding to Beyoncé on Instagram to celebrate the couple's 7th wedding anniversary.
The brief montage was also shown during their On The Run tour last year as they sang a cover of Forever Young.
The couple are currently taking a well-deserved break in Hawaii, following Jay Z's Tidal launch earlier this month.
Watch the clip below.
A video posted by Jay Z (@officials_c_) on Apr 7, 2015 at 11:24am PDT
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When I try to use my Little Bits USB I/O module for my Little Bits synthesizer, my computers will reconize it but when I try to send MIDI notes to it with Ableton, nothing happens. What is going on?
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When I try to use my Little Bits USB I/O module for my Little Bits synthesizer, my computers will reconize it but when I try to send MIDI notes to it with Ableton, nothing happens. What is going on?
The USB I/O module is actually recognized as an audio interface. In order to make any sense out of midi info you need to get the dedicated MIDI module here http://littlebits.cc/bits/midi.
If you really start to go down the rabbit hole you could get a control voltage plugin for you DAW of choice, route your MIDI info through your DAW and convert it to control voltage that can be sent to your bits through the USB interface. There are some program suggestions on the USB I/O product page here: http://littlebits.cc/bits/usb-io
Hope that helps ;D
But how would I use Ableton then?
The primary function would be as an audio interface in order to use it as an output module to connect directly to Ableton and use your DAW to record any audio coming out of your circuit. You should also be able to send audio from your DAW into the LittleBits as well to use the effects, or mix some samples into your patch. The audio quality isn't quite CD quality, but is decent at 44.1 12 bit.
In order to control the circuit from Ableton your going to need a plugin that converts Ableton information into control voltages (CV). There are a handful of plugins that essentially convert information from your DAW into CV and sends it to your audio interface (in this case the USB I/O). You then assign this to an output on your audio interface and then can patch the CV out to an input (for LittleBits the output of the USB I/O audio interface is the out bitsnap which can be connected be the rest of the synth circuit). You can also use these plugins to send CV to your normal audio interface as long as it has an output that is DC coupled. If you have a CV LittleBits you could even use the USB I/O to send CV to a Eurorack modular synth using the plugin you choose.
Another feature of these plugins is that they can receive CV from the USB I/O and convert it into information your DAW can use. Essentially you could set up a little bits hardware controller for your DAW. I haven't expored this yet, but plan on it in the near future ;D
The USB I/O page listes a few plugins you can use: "This allows you to use software programs like Max, PD, and CV Toolkit with w27 USB I/O to control littleBits modules by creating "virtual" littleBits modules like sequencers, low frequency oscillators, and much more. You can also control the aforementioned programs with littleBits modules to create hardware controls for your software". I personally use Expert Sleepers, Silent Way plugin and recommend it especially if you have one of their Eurorack modules. You don't need one of their modules for it to work though I have not tested it out with the LittleBits yet so I would get the free demo to see if it works. I have not tried any of the other plugins listed, but will probably check them out just to see what kind of features they have.
I hope that helps. If you do choose one of the other plugins it would be way cool if you posted whether it work
I have also been trying to get CV out via the USB module to work in Ableton. In the CVTools mentioned in the reply. you can set the output module to littlebits.
Now Ableton Live also comes with cvtools, but here, nothing special can be set for littlebits. I could not get cv out to work.
Did anyone try this?
Cheers Chris


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NV Dugout
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Dugout is a full bodied blend that combines the scent of aged leather with the bold flavor of cranberry and a buttery finish.
The Story
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Industry watchdog Wohlers associates believes the 3-D printing industry will grow from a $2.2 billion industry in 2012 to eventually become a $10.8 billion industry by the end of 2021. While this certainly sets the bar high for 3-D printing stocks, the threat of a recession or period of economic uncertainty would easily derail this expectation and investors would likely face losses.
Pure-play 3-D printing companies like 3D Systems , Stratasys , voxeljet , and ExOne all operate with very transactional business models, meaning they only receive business when their customers have business themselves. During periods of economic uncertainly, it's also conceivable that its customers would cut budgets related to costly 3-D printing projects.
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Drake is always showing love for his city, and he'll continue to do so at his annual OVO Fest, where he's a headliner. The rapper has teamed up with the Toronto Blue Jays to create two special limited edition fitted caps, which will be released during the fourth OVO Fest.
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"The entire law school industry -- and it is an industry of sorts, representing a significant profit center for universities -- is a giant bubble," writes Jonathan Chait at The New Republic today. He's referring to another TNR piece, an essay by Paul Campos that pokes around at the fantastic employment numbers--"95 percent, 97 percent, and even 99.8 percent"--that law schools often report for graduates. Campos, going on math, research, and guesswork, figures that the actual rates are probably much lower--one top-50 law school, he says, might have sent as little as 45 percent of its 2010 graduating class into actual, non-temporary legal jobs. Campos's essay is provocative and worth reading in full (although he's not the first to cast a suspicious eye on law-school-grad employment rates). In all of this, Chait sees similarities to the recent housing bubble:
One implication is that the entire law school industry -- and it is an industry of sorts, representing a significant profit center for universities -- is a giant bubble. The students are the investors, and the school ranking indexes (like U.S. News) are like the rating industries. The whole thing is supported by the obscuring of vital information which would expose the unsoundness of the enterprise. Once that is corrected, it's all going to pop.
He goes on to say that once people see less value in a law degree, that "vast swaths" of the law school industry "will probably disappear." If the education-as-bubble characterization seems familiar, that's because it's been a popular talking point in recent weeks. Entrepreneur Peter Thiel thinks college education in general is a bubble, and the idea has been echoed at Forbes, The Washington Examiner, The Economist, and Business Insider, to name a few. And Chait's not the first to apply the concept to law school specifically. That idea has had some currency in the blogosphere for a while, and just last month, Slate's Annie Lowrey wrote about the falling numbers of law-school applicants, which she cited as evidence that "the law-school bubble may have just burst."
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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Santa's reindeer Rudolph really does have a red nose and it's because of the way his body deals with cold temperatures, European researchers say.
Scientists from Rotterdam's Erasmus University with colleagues from Norway discovered reindeer have a high concentration of blood vessels in their noses, which are important in temperature regulation when it gets very cold and causes their noses to turn bright pink, DutchNews.nl reported.
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I'm Nathan Nix, a novelist and screenwriter from the great city of Houston, Texas. I like telling stories and made an independent feature-length film when I was 23. It was terrible. Writing novels is much cheaper, so I do that now instead.
Which one: chocolate or bacon?
Probably bacon, but I could be tempted if something's in the chocolate, like hazelnuts or coconut.
What is the name of your book and what is it about in 50 words or less?
The Drifters follows Nic, a suburbanite whose post-high school plans are derailed by a careless but egregious crime. Instead of heading off to a university with all her friends, she enters the bizarre purgatory that is community college, where a trio of aimless but talented artists and musicians take the former homecoming queen under their wing.
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We evacuated the show, along with about half the crowd, most of whom had apparently only been there to see Matt's band. On the way to Helios, we drove up Montrose to Westheimer. The ragged, tattooed, and glammed-up (think David Bowie, not Academy Awards) flowed in a steady stream down the sidewalk, through parking lots, and into ratty-ass clubs, pool halls, Stop-N-Gos, and a Taco Cabana. The homeless milled about too, some old and bearded, others young and strung out and dressed like Rufio from Hook.
We cruised along, the windows down as Sofi smoked yet another cigarette.
Not that I would have ever been down on lower Westheimer with my friends from high school, but if by some far-fetched chance we had accidentally ended up in the area, windows would be up and doors would be locked. A degenerate reputation preceded the neighborhood, especially that particular intersection. Everyone in Houston knew drugs were being sold and prostitutes (straight, gay, transsexual, etc.) were soliciting clients there. It was the dark side of town in the minds of pretty much anyone I'd ever talked to until I met Sofi. Even she knew some of the stories were true though. After all, the area's unofficial slogan was "City of Montrose: Watch Your Bike." Perhaps they're understating things a bit.


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Carl W. Sahlsten is the Vice President of Red Elephant Pizza and has been involved in the restaurant industry for 20 years. He is responsible for overseeing the growth of Red Elephant. Prior to Red Elephant, Mr. Sahlsten was Senior Vice President of Real Estate and Development for Outback Steakhouse, Inc. His responsibilities included managing the acquisition and development of over 100 restaurant locations a year for all Outback Steakhouse concepts including Carrabba's Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, LeeRoy Selmon's, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse, Roy's, and Cheeseburger in Paradise. Prior to heading up Real Estate and Development, Mr. Sahlsten served as the President of Carrabba's Italian Grill, Inc. He oversaw all aspects of the company including the growth of the concept from 6 to 70 restaurant locations across the country.
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site located centrally across the 50-km wide coastal plain of the Tihama, in the Republic of Yemen (14°12′ N, 43°19′ E). Founded in 820 CE (ah 203) and now a seat of local government, Zabid's medieval prosperity was the result of irrigable land watered by seasonal floods, good ground water, access to the Red Sea, and ease of ground communication along the pilgrimmage routes to Mecca.
Mention of the city's walls and four gates appears in the commentaries of ῾Umarah al-Yamani (twelfth century) and al-Khazrajī (fifteenth century). The walls also are emphasized in Ibn al-Mujawir's thirteenth-century map of the city: it shows a concentric wall system, with varying dimensions attributed to different dynasties. Curiously, the city wall with largest circumference is ascribed to the little-known and rather weak eleventh-century Najahid dynasty of Yemen. There has been a tendency for modern commentators to assume that Zabid's standing gates reflect the medieval configuration of the city (see Chelhod, 1978). Surveys by the Canadian Archaeological Mission of the Royal Ontario Museum, directed by E. J. Keall, indicate that the modern gates have no great antiquity (Keall, 1984). In his unpublished diary Glaser located the pre-Islamic city on a map at a point 10 km (6 mi.) north of modern Zabid (see map reproduced in Pauly-Wissova, 1968, p. 1315). From the study of sherds found on a large site north of Zabid, the mission's finds lend credence to Glaser's otherwise unsubstantiated observation (see Keall, 1983). This site may date back to the second millennium BCE.
Beginning in 1982, the Canadian mission, guided by 1:50,000 maps, surveyed Zabid and its surrounding area. All of the sites found were Islamic, with the exception of the one north of Zabid and another found in a range of dunes close to the coast. Imported Chinese wares furnish vital dates from the tenth to nineteenth centuries. Apart from them, almost all of the pottery is unique to the project: it appears to have little in common with the ceramic finds from the Saudi littoral or the Egyptian Red Sea coast. Petrographic analysis has characterized local production and confirmed the identity of the Islamic imports (mostly from Iraq and Iran).
In 1987, the Canadian mission designed an excavation program to define the development of the city (see Keall, 1989, 1991). The strata were found to have been badly disturbed by intrusive pits. Extensive damage had been caused by brick robbers who had trenched along wall lines to remove baked bricks. Traces of the original walls were positively revealed by the cobblestone footings that, lacking recyclable value for the robbers, had been left. It has been possible to identify occupation from the ninth century CE to the present. The perimeter wall of the Zabid citadel is a makeshift arrangement from around 1904. A fort was first built there during the sixteenth-century Ottoman occupation.
Outside the citadel, traces of copperworking have been tentatively associated with coin production. The implication is that the area was always a government quarter. At a site farther south, the remnants of fourteenth–fifteenth-century domestic buildings were buried beneath the berm of a moat—a clear indication that the last surviving city wall was a moderately recent one. East of Zabid, a ninth–tenth-century workshop produced pottery greatly influenced by contemporaneous Iraqi styles. The clay source was wadi alluvium, which the potter had collected by diverting flood water onto the site in settling ponds.
North of the city, excavations unearthed a sequence of buildings, though only sparse floors and foundation trenches survived the brick robbers. Fragments of carved and painted plaster reflect the quality of the structures, which may have been suburban villas set among watered gardens. The sandy conditions prevalent at all stages reflect an environment little different from today's. Provisions for watering the gardens are indicated by the kind of underground pipes the project unearthed. Two sets of glazed earthenware pipes were found outside of Zabid, as well as a covered conduit that comes from the direction of the mountains (see Hehmeyer, 1995).
- Chelhod, Joseph. "Introduction à l'histoire sociale et urbaine de Zabīd." Arabica 25.1 (1978): 48–88. .
- Hehmeyer, I. "Physical Evidence of Engineered Water Systems in Medieval Zabid." Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 25 (1995):
- Keall, E. J. "The Dynamics of Zabid and Its Hinterland: The Survey of a Town on the Tihamah Plain of North Yemen." World Archaeology 14 (1983): 378–392.
- Keall, E. J. "A Preliminary Report on the Architecture of Zabid." Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 14 (1984): 51–65.
- Keall, E. J. "A Few Facts about Zabid." Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 19 (1989): 61–69.
- Keall, E. J. "Drastic Changes in Sixteenth-Century Zabid." Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 21 (1991): 79–96. This, along with Keall, 1983 and 1989, represent the only systematic archaeological investigations of Zabid, sponsored by the Canadian Archaeological Mission. The 1983 report provides the best project overview, though the ceramic typology given has now been modified as a result of the excavations.
- Mason, Robert B., and E. J. Keall. "Provenance of Local Ceramic Industry and the Characterization of Imports: Petrography of Pottery from Medieval Yemen." Antiquity 62 (1988): 452–463. .
- Sadek, Noha. "Rasūlid Women: Power and Patronage." Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 19 (1989): 121–136. .
- Wissmann, Hermann von. "Zabida." In Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft, Supplement 11, cols. 1312–1322. Stuttgart, 1968. .
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As I said last week (and at other times), a problem with self-editing is that you as author know what you intended to say, which means you have to trick yourself into forgetting that so you see what's actually on the page.
(Note: This works for school essays, too.)
Writers have different writing techniques and learning styles, too, so one writer's best method might be another's worst. You'll have to practice and test yourself, to figure out the best methods for tricking yourself—and, when you encounter stories that you wrote differently than usual, you'll have to keep practicing and testing to figure out the best route for usual.
For example, someone who writes a quick rough draft to spew words out on the page won't remember what's there as well as someone who edits while they write. That makes it easier for the former type to trick themselves—but the latter type's more likely to know how to edit.
Because writing and editing are two different skills.
And revision/rewriting (whichever you want to call fixing what you've written) is yet another one.
(And remember: it's always far easier to edit others' work than to edit your own.)
So, last week we went over some methods to trick yourself for "big picture" (macro) editing. How do you trick yourself for "little picture" (micro) editing.
5 Methods for "Little Picture" (Micro) Editing:
- Wait before re-reading.
- Change the format.
- Check your writing against checklists.
- Make use of Find & Replace.
- Read aloud.
Wait between writing and editing, preferably writing something else in the meantime.
When used properly, this method helps everyone. (Though it helps folks who write quickly more than it does those who write slowly.) Time gives you distance to see what's actually on the page—which makes it helpful for both catching problems and for taking a deep breath when you're panicking and convinced your book is the worst thing ever.
(Oh, and that "Ah! This is terrible! How can I inflict this on the public!" feeling is normal—it's even a good sign…)
But you can also cripple yourself with this method, constantly waiting "just a little longer." So put a cap on how long you'll wait before tackling an edit. My personal cap's a month, though I'm an edit-as-I-go type of writer.
(Note: If writing is your business, you'll want to figure out writing methods that let you only need to wait for a day or week. Clients generally won't give you an extra year on a deadline.)
(And it's best to work on something else while you wait, to help you forget.)
If it's handwritten, start by typing it; if it's typed, start by changing the font (if not font size or margins) between every pass.
Why? It'll move things around, so you have to focus on what you're reading. You won't subconsciously remember the last word on the third page as on; instead, it might show up in the middle of the fourth page and therefore reveal itself as an of.
Now, when you get down to the final pass, it's best to work on a printed page. A printed page will make it easier to find errors, but it'll take more time to fix those errors. You can print it yourself or set up a POD version on CreateSpace and use that for the final proof.
Everyone has "pet" words and techniques and problems, things they're prone to in their writing.
So as you learn what your weak points are, take notes. And make checklists.
Maybe you often confuse lay and lie. Maybe you like sentence fragments too much. Maybe you often find yourself using said or –ly words.
Every Word Processor these days has a Find & Replace function—take advantage of it!
Say there's a word that you find yourself spelling differently while you edit. Make a note of it, then search for it at the end.
Also make a note to double-check capitalization and punctuation of things you have trouble with. For example, in "Say hi to Mom" and "Say hi to my mom"
This is another one that helps everyone; either you read it aloud (mumbling to yourself) or you let your computer or Kindle or something read it to you. This'll help you hear problem areas.
It's also a bit harder to misread that on as of when a computerized voice says it.
Hint #1: Anything that's a tongue-twister to day is confusing to read.
Hint #2: Get out of breath? Your line's too long and it'll lose readers.
Enjoy those 5 methods to help you micro-edit!
(You might've noticed that I didn't mention using a beta reader for this stage. There's a reason for it, and let me tell you: If you don't already know my reason, you aren't an exception to my avoidance of mentioning it. ^_^)
What methods do you use? Any here sound like something you'd like to try?


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Alice In Wonderland: Reject All Inferior Imitations! This is the Real Deal!
Walt, a promising young graphics artist, was struggling. His animation business in Kansas City just wasn't making it. He tried everything he could think of with short cartoons, but the public just didn't like them. Times were tough, but he wasn't choosy - live action or animation, it didn't matter, he just needed to eat. He gave it one last try, using an unknown local child who had been useful on some of his earlier shoots, Virginia Davis. The last-ditch project would be a combination of live action and animation based on English author Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland." He filmed it and was pleased: excellent work, if he did say so himself.
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Nobody cared.
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Discouraged, Walt gave it all up and headed to Hollywood, desperate enough to give up animation completely and just try to become a regular film director. He knew this would work, it was his ticket to the Promised Land: a film job.
Walt banged on doors, he begged, he pleaded: just hire me. I will direct anything.
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Nobody hired him. Walt became desperate.
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His older brother Roy believed in Walt, so together they scrounged up some cash, opened shop with the pretentious title "Disney Brothers Studio," and pulled the old "Alice" reel out of Walt's trunk. They showed it to M. J. Winkler, a local distributor.
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He liked it.
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Elated, the brothers called all their old animation buddies from Kansas City and told them to head west. There was work in Hollywood! They wouldn't have to do anything that they hadn't been doing all along, somebody finally appreciated their work. They packed up and joined Walt.
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Over the next few years, the brothers and their friends put together over 50 silent shorts they called "Alice Comedies." Later, Walt came up with the idea of a talking mouse who did crazy things, and the public loved it.
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Walt's success grew, and soon he was one of the biggest movers and shakers in the film industry. "Alice in Wonderland," though, stayed on his mind. It was practically his baby: he knew it inside and out, knew just how to film it, and had the people in place with the experience to do it. it was a sure thing, like drawing to an inside straight. But he was being tugged every which way by what was going on in Hollywood at the time.
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He almost got it going in 1933, actually doing a screen test with star Mary Pickford, but then his biggest nightmare happened: Paramount did a live-action version starring the biggest stars of the day, including Gary Cooper, Cary Grant and W.C. Fields. Trying to put on his own little animated feature featuring unknowns in the face of all that talent would be sheer poison.
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Walt reluctantly turned to other projects. After the boys in the back room gave him a hit with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, he felt the time was right. Once he finished off a few more pictures already in the pipeline, it would be ready to go.
|Walt was frustrated at the fact that he had to follow the story so closely
He even had the name registered - all he needed was a year to put behind it. But Pinocchio, Fantasia and Bambi all bombed, and while Dumbo succeeded, it didn't give him much breathing room for long. What to do? Which way to go? Walt was lost, and the way ahead was unclear.
|Being lost is never fun
Worse, World War II had broken out. European and Asian markets were shut down for the duration. Walt was forced to turn his focus to smaller projects and bide his time until he could justify larger projects which depended upon foreign revenues.
|Times are tough. One lump, or two?
The war finally ended, and Walt excitedly came back to the Alice project, as he liked to call it. Ginger Rogers was available, and it wasn't often he got to work with an Oscar-winning actress, but animation took time, and she had to move on to other projects. His people brought him proposals, but he turned them all down. This was his baby, and it was going to be special.
|No, Alice! Don't go through there!
Finally, Walt ran out of patience, as he wasn't getting any younger. He told his people to just do it. Rather than get cute, he wanted some of his usual reliable directors - Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson and Hamilton Luke - to play it straight and do it as they did all the other animation features. It was to be all animated, none of this fancy live-action/animation stuff, and heavy on the comedy and upbeat tunes. Once Cinderella was out of the way, it finally was time. The feature had his steady crew voicing it, including Sterling Holloway as the Cheshire Cat, Verna Felton as the Queen of Hearts, and Bill Thompson as the White Rabbit.
|Ed Wynn is prominently credited on the original poster - above everyone else
To that stellar foundation of a cast, he had been able to add Ed Wynn, an old-time comic whose son Keenan was a rising star, as the Mad Hatter; famous comedian Jerry Colonna as the March Hare; and cute young unknown Kathryn Beaumont as blue-skirted Alice. Kathryn had just the right upper-class British accent, and surely that would charm the British into making the film a hit there.
|Alice, eat the mushroom!
Not taking any chances, he made sure high quality songs were included in the project. He received more song submissions, in fact, than he could possibly use, and put some aside for the planned "Peter Pan" and other future projects. He skimmed off the cream and indulgently used sprightly tunes for just a few seconds each.
|Original posters are collectors items - "The all-cartoon Musical Wonderfilm!"
The art direction by Mary Blair was a bit crazy, he admitted to himself, especially that scene at the end where she runs to the door in slow motion, but he still liked the look. With everything in place, he went to the premiere full of confidence. However, the film - fine as it was - wasn't what he really wanted. Upon the release of "Lady and the Tramp" several years later, he had this to say:
"That was the trouble with 'Alice in Wonderland'. There we had a classic we couldn't tamper with. The picture was filled with weird characters you couldn't get with. Even Alice wasn't very sympathetic. I wanted to make the White Knight a romantic figure and have him always popping up through the story saying 'What Ho!' Alice could have tried to help him out. But I was talked out of it."
Everyone thinks of Walt Disney as this staid, conservative character - which he was in many ways. Very straight-laced, which was completely at odds with many of his employees. However, in his animation, Walt Disney was as wild and creative as anyone. He was kind of like the quarterback who goes to church and reads the bible each week, but on the field is a daring, inventive scrambler. If he had his way, "Alice in Wonderland" would have been even wackier - and likely better. But it was the 1950s, and his advisers were correct: it just wasn't the right time to get all freaky with Alice.
|The caterpillar. Whooooooo are you?
The film's plot did follow the original book fairly closely, though with a few typical Disney alterations. A young girl named Alice daydreams and tells her cat, Dinah, that she is bored with studying and wishes she could live in a different world. She then spots a formally dressed rabbit who runs by claiming to be late for an appointment. She follows him down a rabbit hole and engages in a series of bizarre adventures, always chasing the rabbit but never quite catching up with him. It is a completely different world, as she had desired, but it's not what she had expected at all.
|Wonderland is a very odd world, full of strange creatures and sights
She is surrounded by madness, with a Mad Hatter, a March Hare, and a Dormouse drinking tea of all things. When she tries to run away, she runs into the Queen of Hearts, who puts her on trial and orders her execution. Alice runs away, chased by everyone she has met.
|Some parts of "Alice in Wonderland" just defy description
Upon release, the critics hated the film, but Walt didn't care. He had made this film for the fans, and he was sure they would love this project over which he had obsessed for over thirty years. He was in for a surprise.
|The 1950s version of Beavis and Butt-head
The fans didn't really like it. After all he had been though with the project, though, Walt wasn't too surprised. The British in particular claimed he had "Americanized" the sacred text, while others complained that the film seemed disjointed and that the Alice character wasn't sympathetic. Box office receipts were bad, very bad, but fortunately Walt had some cash set aside from the smash success of "Cinderella."
|Such a good girl!
Dejected, Walt refused to give up. He recalled that he had a new outlet for his studio, a weekly television show. "Alice" would - after some minor cuts - fit right in there and get bonanza ratings! He used "Alice" in the second episode, cut down to match the time slot. Reaction was positive, ratings were good, and it got the new tv series off to a great start. After that, Walt shelved "Alice" until the times changed. He had experience there, as re-releases of earlier animated films - even the duds such as "Pinocchio" - already were turning into a major money-maker for the studio.
|Quite a court! Notice the cards are all Hearts. Alice on Trial.
Times did change, but unfortunately the desperate genius from Kansas City didn't live to see them. Only a couple of years after Walt Disney had passed away, the world finally caught up with "Alice in Wonderland" (1951). The counter-culture pot-heads and acid freaks of the early '70s loved the twisted and bizarre visuals by Mary Blair, and college campuses around the country started screening it. It is simply accepted that such a classic as "Alice in Wonderland" must have been a huge hit from the moment it hit the big screen. It wasn't. But now, it is one of Disney's biggest hits of all.
|This illustrated book/record release emphasized the psychedelic aspects of "Alice in Wonderland"
Another re-release followed in 1974, which also was successful and led to later releases in theaters and on home video. The counterculture movement that had spawned in the 1960s grew steadily in the early '70s and embraced Disney's wild and wacky "Alice in Wonderland." In fact, it became so highly thought of that Disney made it one of the very first titles available for VCR rental in the 1980s. It has been on store shelves ever since. Finally, the picture was making money, good money. And it has ever since.
|Now this is kind of crazy....
Costumed versions of "Alice" characters are mainstays at all of Disney's theme parks. One of the rides is the "Mad Tea Party," a teacups ride for children. Disney indirectly owns the theatrical rights, and the play is staged regularly at high schools and colleges. Beyonce Knowles posed as Alice for the Disney Portraits series. There's even a video game for Nintendo Game Boy. The only thing bigger than Alice these days in the Disney Universe is "Frozen" and the Queen of them all, "Cinderella." Nobody will ever touch "Cinderella" in terms of popularity, that just cannot be.
|You can see why the '60s college kids thought this was trippy. Applaud the Queen!
Today, "Alice" is seen as one of Disney's classic films. Its latest release was on February 6, 2011 on Blu-ray to celebrate its 60th anniversary - which Walt tacitly would have crossed out and put down as its 88th anniversary, from the time he put together that first short with Virginia Davis.
|"Don't worry, Peter, your turn is coming next!"
There was a 2010 live-action version with Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway, and it made a billion dollars - a billion dollars! - but it still didn't touch Disney's animated version in terms of telling the basic, original story the way people want it to be. "Alice in Wonderland" may go in and out of style, but if you like classic Disney, you'll love this film. Below are both the original theatrical trailer and the entire film.
|The 60th Anniversary DVD release
Below is the original trailer from "Alice in Wonderland."


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Soil is the earth's living skin, as fragile in some ways as human skin. In this second newsletter about soil, we'll tell you what you can do about problem skin, such as if your soil is too sandy or has too much clay. But to do that, you'll need to know what's in your soil, and we'll explain how to perform a free and simple soil composition test.
Soil Composition
Soil composition is the mixture of silt, clay, sand, and organic matter found in your soil. It's important to know what the mix is within your garden because it will affect the type and amount of fertilizer you use, how well your soil drains, how well it holds what you plant in it, and how likely it is to wash away in heavy rains or blow away in high winds. Finally, soil composition indicates how alive your soil isand the more alive it is, the better it is for growing things!
Hollywood should make a movie with people shrunk down to the size of microorganisms and then placed into some rich soil. Viewers would then see that every square inch contains billions of bacteria and fungi, as well as worms, insects, spiders, and other many other critters. The presence of such biological activity is good news: it means that the soil is fully capable of supporting and nurturing whatever plants are placed into it. But this kind of biological activity only occurs if there are good amounts of water, air, and organic material in the soil.
We're not talking about watering hereyou can pour water on a rock for days and no water will get in. We're talking about how porous the soil is, and that depends on the size of the particles that make it up.
Sandy soil allows for water and oxygen to penetrate easily because sand particles are large. However, water drains away too quickly, taking with it any fertilizer you may apply. In this case, the fertilizer you applyand the money you spend on itgoes right down the drain! On the positive side, it holds plenty of oxygen, plant roots have no problem traveling through it, and it's easy to dig.
Clay soil presents the opposite problem: because clay particles are so small, they make it hard for oxygen to get in, and whatever water gets in will have a hard time getting out, resulting in poor drainage. This type of soil is difficult for plant rootsas well as spades and hoesto penetrate. But don't despair: this type of soil is generally richer in nutrients than other types of soil, so once you break it up, you won't need to fertilize as much.
Silt predominating in your soil is good news; such soil is ideal for gardening because silt particles are medium sized and usually result in good soil drainage and aeration. All you have to do is make sure your silty soil contains ample organic matter.
Soil Wash Test
The soil wash is an easy test you can perform that will tell you the approximate proportion of sand, clay, and silt in your soil. Of course, you can pay a lot of money for a laboratory to perform a professional analysis, but for most gardeners this rough-and-ready test will tell you everything you need to know.
Take a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid (a Mason jar will work or any large rounded jar) and put a cup of soil into it. Then fill the jar most of the rest of the way with water. Shake it for 30 seconds and then let it settle. Repeat three times, so the soil is well diluted with water. Then let the jar sit for three days.
The thickness of the layers indicates the proportions of sand, silt, clay and organic matter. As R.C. Harris explains, With each mixing, more and more coarse particles will drift to the bottom and more and more clay particles will drift to the top, with silt settling out between them. Some of the clay particles may not settle out for several days with this garden soil test: they are so fine they form a colloidal solution in water.
When you take a look at the jar after a few days have passed, you will get a rough idea as to what general type of soil you have, based on whether there's mostly sand at the bottom, clay at the top, or silt floating around. If the results are not clear, Paula Lovegren provides more detailed instructions. Thanks to George Weigel for providing us the mason jar photo!
Improving Your Soil
The short answer is that whether you're dealing with sandy soil or clay soil, the remedy is the same: add compost. One of our previous newsletters, A Rind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste: The GHS Scoop on Composting, will tell you everything you need to know. And if you don't want to make your own compost, we offer 32 qt. bags of BioMax 3-in-1 Garden Mix, a fine product that combines sea-based compost with black earth and Canadian sphagnum peat moss.
One thing not to do is add sand to clay soil or add clay to sandy soil. It would seem like this would be the easiest solution but due to the varying pH and magnetic charge of the particles, they might end up binding together, causing your soil to be as hard as a rock. Anyway, clay likes to bind to itself, and this alone can cause problems.
If your soil is too high in clay, the best thing to do (in addition to adding organic matter) is to add gypsum to help break it up. If you have problems with drainage and this doesn't fix them, you might need to dig a trench or take other more extensive actions.
If your soil is compacted because it is high in clay (or for some other reason such as a bulldozer going over it too many times), aeration will help a great deal. This can be done either by renting a machine called a core aerator or by hiring a lawn or landscape company to aerate it for you. For more information, read the Virginia Cooperative Extensions article on Aerating Your Lawn.
If your soil is too sandy, it will need lots of compost. However, compost alone isn't enough; you'll also need to introduce an earth-based matrix. As mentioned, clay isn't a good choice, but peat moss would be ideal.
Finally, keep in mind that improving the composition of your soil will take time. It's something that you have to work at, year after year, but you will see results, even early in the process. The closer your soil gets to being rich and fertile loam, the more productive your garden will be.
Caring for the Good Earth
We hope this newsletter will help you to better care for your soil through understanding its composition. For more information, read Soil Testing Part 1 and Soil Testing Part 3.
Until then, happy gardening from all of us at Garden Harvest Supply!


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The APHA Ethics Section sponsors three awards, the Distinguished Career Award, the Outstanding Practice in Public Health Award, and the Daniel Swartzman Public Health Ethics Lecture Award. As a section, we count on our members to nominate their outstanding peers for these awards. The deadline to submit a nomination is April 15th, 2017.
Nominees are not required to be a member of the APHA Ethics Section; however, an individual may not receive the same award more than once. Complete applications will include:
1. Award nomination form submitted by a current member of the APHA Ethics Section.
2. One support letter written by someone other than the person submitting the nomination.
Additional criteria specific to each award are described below.
Questions? Contact the APHA Ethics Section Award Committee Chair Jody Vogelzang via email or at 616-331-5059. A copy of these instructions is available for download.
Description: The Distinguished Career Award recognizes an APHA member's outstanding support and inspiration to the practice and integration of ethics in the area of public health. The award recognizes work that has promoted or significantly contributed to ethics in public health within or outside APHA. The awardee will be invited to speak at one of the designated ethics section presentations at APHA.
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Description: The Daniel Swartzman Public Health Ethics Lecture recognizes higher education faculty and staff for displaying excellence in teaching public health ethics in a college/university setting. The nominee expands the application of ethics in public health, demonstrates leadership in the public health ethics community, and brings public health ethics concerns to policy making. The Lecture is held in the spring at the University of Illinois Chicago. The awardee will be the featured speaker the year following the nomination.
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5 things you might NOT know about me!
Oh hi everyone!
This is a test post from my iPhone. I want to be able to blog on the go sometimes so let's see how this new app works!! ;-)
1. I have 9 piercings and 4 tattoos.
(one piercing is in my tongue)
2. When I wake up... I lay in bed in silence for at least an hour just thinking.
3. I am 8 years older than my sister who is also my best friend AND business partner!
4. I am a pretty good barista! I worked for Starbucks for 3+ years and I enjoyed it! (I miss making lattes too)
5. I am afraid of Niagra Falls ...I don't even like to think about it.
That was fun!
How do you feel about me now?? LOL!!
Until next time! XO...
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straight from anandtech forums!
Read the last few pages please!
he is a scammer!
notice they are the same people! they both come from iowa, have the same last name and have the same merchindise to sell on this forum and anandtech's!!!!!
funny they have the same heat too huh?
READ VoraciousGorak's post on his HEAT!
here is his info from anandtech forums: if you have been scammed by him, please report this info to the proper authorties!
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First Name: Zach
Last Name: Mullins
Username: killerkid
City: Princeton
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killerkid is a pahalogical liar. he lied to get back on the forums and now is banned a second time from anandtech!
killerkid is now banned. He lied to us more than once, even after we busted him for his lies. Even as chinkgai was suggesting checking his IP address to verify his story about "his buddy," we were doing exactly that. Of course, all of his posts were from the same IP address, 184.108.40.206.
We held off posting the above while we were trying to get him to refund VoraciousGorak's money. Now that has happened so we are glad to confirm what everyone has already figured out - This kid is a pathological liar and is not to be trusted for any reason.
We do not yet have an address or phone number for him. We would appreciate receiving that information from any member who gets it.
Name: Zach Mullins
All posts are from IP address 220.127.116.11
Alternate address: firstname.lastname@example.com
If you spot him at any other forum, please notify their moderators or admins, and please link them to this thread.
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also, another member found his address
Zach Mullins (and, AFAIK, his immediate family, including parents)
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text: Yesterday we got a look at the new and twisted Justice League: Gods and Monsters Universe with a short featuring "Batman" and Harley Quinn. Today, DC has supplied the internet with yet another brief but well-made animated feature. This one centers on a weary, goateed Superman -- who is actually the son of Zod, not Jor-El -- as he takes orders from President Amanda Waller. Like that Batman short, there's a twist here too; but instead of shocking or rage-inducing, it's got more of an "emotionally crippling" vibe. I don't know about you guys, but I'll be glad to remain hollow inside if the shorts keep up this kind of quality.


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MBA in Marketing and Management. More than 12 years of experience in marketing and corporatecommunications. Founder of Association "Partnership for corporate social responsibility", Business Consultant for Sofia Municipality, Managing Director for 7 years for a full service advertising agency A Team advertising, servicing clients: Johnnie Walker, J&B, Smirnoff, Baileys, Davidoff, Nestle, P&G, Tefal, Nivea, Orgachim, Procredit Bank, SOS Kinderdorf. Marketing and PR consultant for Manager magazine, CSR projects for UNDP and European Commission, PPP projects with BG municipalities, trade, marketing and distribution committee of BIBA \KRIB\, Participation in writing of BIBA's white paper part for Parallel import problems in Bulgaria, Initiation of a Public campaign on the problems of parallel import and inforcement of industrial and intellectual rights in Bulgaria. Councilor at Sofia City Council, Deputy Chairman on the Supervisory Board of the Privatization Agency of the capital.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
A Whole Bunch of Green Things
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At work on pulling out some green around here. Thanks for the inspiration.ReplyDelete
Oh, how I love stopping by today. I love everything, especially how the tablecloth brings in all the colors.ReplyDelete
Beckie in Brentwood, TN
Thanks ladies! The St Paddy's day music will be back in a couple days, had to switch to the Western vibe for the Surf 'n Turf event. :-)ReplyDelete
I just noticed that I have the exact same silver as you're using on this table. What a nice surprise! My set belonged to my grandmother in the 1930s. I love the pieces' art deco design and long, slender shape.ReplyDelete
The flatware is identified in this post:ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for the information, Candy. You made my day! (I loved the LHJ ad!) It never occurred to me that I'd find information about that silver pattern. Maybe I can find more pieces online now. It's a small world sometimes, isn't it?Delete
And just because I think you might appreciate this, a picture of the china I use with that silver (and that I also inherited from my grandmother) is at http://www.replacements.com/webquote/LEGFLE.htm
Thanks again! So happy I discovered your blog.
The china is lovely! And it is wonderful that you use it and remember your grandmother. :-)ReplyDelete
I don't collect it, but just FYI Oneida also made china and crystal that matched the flatware.
Beautiful china! Eighty years old but very contemporary looking. Thanks for the link, Candy. Do I dare start collecting another pattern?! ;)ReplyDelete
Not me! Too many dishes already. LOLReplyDelete


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English 126
Students' basic reading skills are developed into college-level proficiencies in vocabulary usage, literal comprehension, and analytical and critical comprehension. Various reading and reporting strategies are developed and improved for different styles of academic writing. Instruction emphasizes reading as a problem-solving process.
English 262
Includes a variety of group and individual skill development activities in phonetic and structural analysis, basic contextual vocabulary, and literal and basic comprehension skills to foster independent reading proficiency. This course prepares students for English 126. It is recommended to be taken concurrently with English 252 or English 125.
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WOW! I am impressed — KFBB used to have one of the absolute worst and most useless websites of any TV station — two or three local stories, usually several days old — but they have done a complete overhaul and it is awesome. Major re-design, with an emphasis on black, silver, and white, and it is now PACKED with news and information, video, community links, etc. Kudos to KFBB!
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