Using peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing like Limewire can be an extremely risky endeavor. There are the obvious risks of engaging in copyright infringement or becoming a victim of identity theft, but more and more people have complained that they have accidentally downloaded dangerous material - like child pornography - which was disguised as something more innocuous. This has caused a legal problem for 22-year-old Matthew White of California, who now faces a possible 20 years in prison for having images of child porn buried in his hard drive. White claims that he tried ...

New York State Senator Antoine Thompson recently introduced legislation designed to widen the scope of what is considered a "serious injury" for purposes of bringing a personal injury claim. The law would be somewhat retroactive in nature, covering not just future claims, but any suits pending at the time of its passage. The timing of his proposal has been criticized by some, however, since it comes on the heels of his own personal injury lawsuit. Timing is a Coincidence In March of 2007, Senator Thompson was involved in an auto accident in which he suffered deep ...

Automobile accidents in New York may not be as costly for insurance policy holders, thanks to recent legislation signed by Governor David Patterson. The new law amends Section 2335 of the Insurance Law, which limits insurance companies from levying surcharges on a policyholder after an auto accident involving property damage. Section 2335 now prohibits insurers from raising auto premiums after an accident, unless the amount of property damage exceeds $2,000. The prior threshold was $1,000 and was in effect since 1991. Inflation and increasing repair costs made exceeding ...

Every year, the construction industry ranks as one of the most dangerous in which to work. Construction workers stand on top of buildings and go underground; they operate heavy machinery and handheld power tools; they work with electricity and they work with water; they work on inclines, slants and slopes; they dig holes and fill them in; and construction workers perform many other dangerous tasks on a day-to-day basis. The Hazards of Falling The federal government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) states that "falls are the leading cause of fatalities ...

New York State offers a wide variety of spectacular waterways. For families and outdoor enthusiasts, it's a virtual paradise; however, in recent times New Yorkers have witnessed tragedy on the waters, and the incidents are causing some citizens to call for more stringent boater safety regulations. While the holidays and beautiful weekend weather trigger spikes in boating traffic, they also trigger heightened concern for boater safety. In July 2010, during the Independence Day holiday weekend, the New York Harbor was the scene of a tragic accident. Eight people, including ...

Our firm is excited to welcome Mr. Capozzi, one of the foremost personal injury attorneys in New Jersey. He has tried at least 15 cases to verdict in each of the last three years -- this is a laudable accomplishment showing his dedication to his personal injury clients and his trial preparation skills. Mr. Capozzi is also a member of the Board of Governors of the New Jersey Association for Justice (formerly the American Trial Lawyers Association), where he is co-chair of the Automobile Litigation Committee. Partner Jonas Seigel also joined the Board of Governors for ...

Victims' Rights Attorneys Jacquelynn Carmichael and Jordan Kendall of the Salt Lake City firm Eisenberg & Gilchrist, LLC are the winners of the Utah Association for Justice's 'Article of the Year' award for 2009-2010. Carmichael and Kendall were bestowed with the honor on September 9 at the Utah Trial Lawyers Annual Convention in Salt Lake City. The duo co-authored an article discussing the commonly used medical-malpractice litigation tactic where defense counsel improperly makes ex parte contact with the plaintiff's treating physicians. "It is an astonishingly frequent ...

LV= has announced the launch of "LV= Heartsville", a new viral game that offers a number of prizes to be won. Aligned with the theme of the current LV= TV advert, the premise of the new game is to fly a hot air balloon over the fictional town of "Heartsville" and avoid any obstacles that could ground the balloon. While the game boasts easy and user friendly game play, it becomes more challenging as the player progresses through the game. Players can share the game with their friends via Facebook and create leagues to make it even more fun. A free prize draw is also ...

MyMarbellaInfo.com, the leading online travel guide for Marbella, and has reported a rise in tourism. The site is constantly updated with information about Marbella, tourism, events and activities but also the day to day business of this picturesque town. According to the latest figures released from the Institute of National Statistics, Marbella's tourism industry is recovering and the economy is looking up. Despite the current economic climate, the municipality of Marbella has registered a twelve per cent increase in overnight stays representing a total of 216,643 ...

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Whether used as a preventative safety measure installed before or during the drilling process or as a containment response to an ongoing spill, the triumUSA modular design and step-by-step process work together to minimize environmental and economic risks. "The world is in desperate need of this groundbreaking technology and triumUSA is working hard to introduce it into oil industry procedures as quickly as possible', according to Jeffrey Davidson, Director of Sales, triumUSA, Inc. Video presentation of technology: http://www.triumUSA.com. "Environmental and Economic ...

www.TheSportsAssist.com, specialists in sports handicapping services, announces the launch of a new website featuring a superstar sports handciapper, AJ Money. AJ has turned gamblers into professional sports investors for years on the Internet and are for the first time is offering services to the general public. "AJ Money has become quite the legend on his free blog picking winners at 65% rate. He has an unprecedented handicapping history that includes such highlights as predicting Zack Johnson at 150-1 to win the 2007 Masters, picking the 15-1 Detroit Pistons to win ...

The deVere Group, the world's largest independent financial consultancy group is pleased to announce that it has entered into a formal agreement with MediCare International, a leading health insurance provider with over twenty five years of experience. MediCare International provides international medical insurance for expatriates and their families of all nationalities and currently insures 86 nationalities in 114 countries around the world. They specialise in designing international health insurance plans for both individuals and business communities. Nigel Green, ...

Tetrad Investment Bank is part of the Tetrad Group, a Zimbabwean based organisation with interest in the financial services sector, insurance, property and other areas of commerce. The deVere Group which has a strong presence in Africa with nine offices on the continent is hoping to reach out to new clients in Zimbabwe by offering them access to a broad range of services that complement the service they receive from Tetrad. "This alliance further emphasises our commitment to this region. Tetrad Investment Bank prides itself on remaining niche market and we believe ...

Ultrasonix Medical Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of high quality diagnostic ultrasound imaging systems is pleased to announce today the introduction of SonixVCR, a software-based innovation that records, stores, and exports entire exams in a standard digital format. SonixVCR is an easy to use on-board recording feature that is enabled with the click of 1-button. Available on the Sonix Series ultrasound systems, SonixVCR can record up to 60 minutes of imaging per file, the same way an external VCR or digital recorder would - without the need for any ...

Managed Services Provider University (MSPU), the largest consultancy and online resource dedicated to business transformation and improvement strategies for information technology (IT) professionals and managed services providers worldwide, announced today the launch of Healthcare IT University - a new Healthcare IT-focused website at www.hitu.us, and the concurrent release of its inaugural 2-volume publication titled The Guide to a Successful Healthcare IT Practice. Healthcare IT University is designed to provide IT professionals and organizations the resources, education ...

Just about everyone has a story about being trapped in the wrong job, flip-flopping careers in search of one that fits, or just wasting time with the guidance counsellor. Imagine the impact of a new system that would easily and accurately identify individual strengths, point people toward occupations in demand, estimate the likelihood that they would be good at them and help determine whether they would enjoy them. It would be the human resources equivalent of speed-dating, but with a higher chance of going home happy. "This is going to seriously improve people's ability ...

Understanding how the brain recognizes objects is a central challenge for understanding human vision, and for designing artificial vision systems. (No computer system comes close to human vision.) A new study by MIT neuroscientists suggests that the brain learns to solve the problem of object recognition through its vast experience in the natural world. Take for example, a dog. It may be sitting nearby or far away or standing in sunshine or shadow. Although each variation in the dog's position, pose or illumination produces a different pattern of light on the retina, ...

A new study uncovers a protein modification that may contribute to the formation of neuron-damaging neurofibrillary tangles in the human brain. The research, published by Cell Press in the September 23 issue of the journal Neuron, may lead to new strategies for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases that result from pathological aggregation of tau protein. Tau protein is common in the central nervous system where it helps to stabilize microtubules that form the neuronal cytoskeleton. Tau mutations have been linked with dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD), and accumulation ...

Many genes code for proteins that have a "polyglutamine tract," several glutamine amino acid residues in a row. Nine inherited neurodegenerative diseases, including Huntington's disease and spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1), are associated with mutations that cause abnormally long polyglutamine tracts. One theory suggests that accumulation of proteins with extra glutamines damages and kills neurons. However, there is evidence that glutamine tract expansion alone is not sufficient to cause disease. Now, new research published by Cell Press in the September 23 issue ...

Two remarkable new species of horned dinosaurs have been found in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, southern Utah. The giant plant-eaters were inhabitants of the "lost continent" of Laramidia, formed when a shallow sea flooded the central region of North America, isolating the eastern and western portions of the continent for millions of years during the Late Cretaceous Period. The newly discovered dinosaurs, close relatives of the famous Triceratops, were announced today in PLoS ONE, the online open-access journal produced by the Public Library of Science. The ...

A study led by researchers at UC Davis has found how the bacteria Salmonella enterica — a common cause of food poisoning — exploits immune response in the human gut to enhance its own reproductive and transmission success. The strategy gives Salmonella a growth advantage over the beneficial bacteria that normally are present in the intestinal tract and promotes the severe diarrhea that spreads the bacteria to other people. The findings are published in the Sept. 23 issue of the journal Nature. "The human body normally has 10 times more microbes than human cells that ...

LA JOLLA, CA – September 20, 2010 –– A team at The Scripps Research Institute has detailed the structure of a member of the only remaining class of multidrug resistance transporters left to be described. The work has implications for combating dangerous antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria, as well as for developing hardy strains of agricultural crops. The study was published in an advance, online issue of the journal Nature on September 22, 2010. "Now with our crystal structure, scientists can for the first time figure out exactly how this transporter works," ...

Osteoporosis, a medical condition in which bones become brittle and fragile from a loss of density, is among the most common diseases in aging bones: In Germany around a quarter of the population aged over 50 is affected. Patients' bone material shrinks rapidly, leading to a significantly increased risk of fracture. In clinical research to date, osteoporosis is diagnosed almost exclusively by establishing an overall reduction in bone density. This approach, however, gives little information about the associated, and equally important, local structure and bone density changes. ...

Women who survive breast cancer often suffer from functional limitations that affect motion, strength and dexterity, which may adversely affect all-cause and competing-cause survival but not breast cancer survival, according to a study published online September 22 in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Breast cancer survivors who have functional limitations that affect motion, strength, and dexterity are at the same risk of dying from a recurrence of breast cancer as physically fit survivors, but are more likely to die from other causes. Breast cancer survivorship ...