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Cook County, Ill.'s Court E-Filing System Needs Adjustments Users, Officials Say
Frequent users say the litigation filing systems leaves something to be desired when it comes to ease of use. The county and its vendor are working to address these issues.
by Elyssa Cherney, Chicago Tribune / August 13, 2018
(TNS) — On a recent day after work, a group of paralegals perplexed by Cook County's new electronic filing system gathered at a downtown office to vent about it and take part in some hands-on training.
Tisha Delgado, vice president of the Illinois Paralegal Association, stood behind a projector demonstrating how to file a lawsuit when she saw a prompt on the screen that needed more explanation.
The phrase "ad damnum," Delgado told the audience of about 30 people, means the amount of money sought through litigation.
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"If you were pro se (filing without an attorney), how would you ever know that?" another paralegal chimed in. "That's terrible."
In theory, e-filing is supposed to increase access to the courts, enabling people without an attorney in civil cases to submit legal documents from a computer instead of trekking to a courthouse. But many paralegals and attorneys who find the mandatory platform confusing worry that it's not user-friendly for people filing motions on their own. The system, launched July 1 by an Illinois Supreme Court order, also requires registrants to have an email address and an electronic form of payment, something advocates say can create barriers for low-income people.
Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown said she is working with the vendor, Texas-based Tyler Technologies, to make the platform more intuitive. But the changes need to be approved by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts because they are part of a statewide program, Brown said.
"It's been very challenging and difficult for our users as well as our staff," Brown said. "We're really asking our users to be patient."
Compared with the federal courts, which have used an electronic filings and case management system since the late 1990s, Cook County was operating in ancient times.
That changed in 2016 when the state's top court ordered the system to be implemented in all 102 trial courts and selected Tyler Technologies as the sole vendor. Tyler will receive $7 million when the three remaining counties — DuPage, Winnebago and McHenry — come online next summer, said Chris Bonjean, a spokesman for the state Supreme Court.
"Tyler Technologies was selected after an extensive process that evaluated eight comprehensive proposals from e-filing providers," Bonjean said in an emailed statement. "This selection was made due to Tyler's deep expertise and success in statewide e-filing, including similar implementations with e-filing systems in Texas and Indiana."
Despite that experience, the transition in Cook County has been bumpy. On the first day of e-filing, long lines filled rooms in the Daley Center where people waited to register online. And just last week, the system temporarily crashed for parts of Tuesday and Wednesday.
E-filing has proved particularly vexing for attorneys and paralegals who say their filings have taken days to get approved. For others, the filings were rejected by clerks for reasons not communicated to them.
Ira Piltz, a Skokie-based practitioner, said he had to drive downtown to fix errors in person. He needed to file a new eviction case, but there were no instructions about how to upload a summons, and he couldn't figure it out. As a result, Piltz will have to bill his client for extra hours.
"It was an absolute, unmitigated disaster," Piltz said. "A lawyer's job is hard enough — especially for a guy like me. I don't have a real staff. I'm a solo practitioner. I do a lot of this stuff myself."
The outrage has boiled over on social media too.
"E-filing in Cook County has been a complete failure," one attorney tweeted July 23, complaining that it took up to 15 days for clerks to process domestic relations paperwork online.
Another lawyer lamented July 6 on Facebook that e-filing was driving him to drink more.
Some attorneys blame Brown for failing to provide enough notice and training on the new software before it went live. But Brown, who said her staff is working overtime to iron out the kinks, said she could provide only the few instructions given to her by Tyler Technologies. One of Brown's June training sessions drew 1,100 pro se litigants and other court users. There are 131 workstations at the Daley Center and suburban courthouses to assist users and at least 10 people on each floor of the downtown courthouse to answer questions, a spokeswoman said.
Brown acknowledged that people can really learn the system only by using it themselves.
"We did all that we could, that we had in our power, to help people," Brown said.
If people with years of legal experience are struggling to navigate the new system, it is sure to distress self-representing litigants who are filing motions on their own, said Margaret Duval, executive director of the Domestic Violence Legal Clinic.
"This is a manifestation of the ways that our courts function as a fractured system with the judges on one side, the clerks on another side and multiple other players not working in correspondence with each other for the benefit of the litigants," Duval said.
For now, e-filing at the domestic violence courthouse is not mandatory, according to an order issued June 29 by Presiding Judge Sebastian T. Patti. Patti issued another order in response to the July 31 and Aug. 1 computer outages, allowing the clerk to start cases on paper for people seeking an emergency order of protection when the system is down for more than two hours. The orders stemmed from concerns that a delay or error from the new system would adversely affect a time-sensitive case.
Leslie Corbett, executive director of the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation, said e-filing can serve an important purpose for people who don't have time to make a trip to the courthouse. Court technology needs to enter the 21st century, she said, but it should be implemented in a thoughtful way that won't make participation in the justice system more confusing, she said.
"In terms of our low-income folks, I know the county is trying to do as much as it can as far as having people available to walk them through the process, but the bottom line is for folks who don't use a computer on a regular basis or who don't have a credit card and an email address, this is just one more barrier," Corbett said.
Bonjean said there are several exemptions that allow self-representing litigants to keep using paper filings: if they do not have internet or computer access at home, have a disability that keeps them from e-filing, have trouble reading or speaking in English, or are filing an order of protection or civil no-contact/stalking order.
Meanwhile, judges are also considering how the new system affects their daily process in the courtroom. In that past month, Chief Circuit Court Judge Timothy Evans has met twice with officials in the clerk's office, the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts and Tyler Technologies, said his spokesman, Pat Milhizer.
"The meetings generated discussion that helped the Clerk representatives and Tyler Technologies identify solutions for the new e-filing process," Milhizer said in an emailed statement.
By far, Cook County is the state's largest and most complex court system to undergo the electronic makeover. The Illinois Supreme Court granted Brown a six-month extension to prepare for the change in December when Tyler Technologies and the clerk agreed it could not meet the state's Jan. 1 deadline. Cook was among 15 counties already using a form of electronic filing that needed to be switched over to the state-selected vendor.
Delgado, the paralegal who organized a training for colleagues, said she has gotten used to calling the clerk's office for help every morning since the new system launched, joking that she has built a reputation there.
But more seriously, she said she wonders why the state didn't outfit Cook County with the system first instead of last.
"Cook County is the most complicated one," she said, "so if they could figure out Cook County, then everyone else could have been easy."
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Implementation of existing renewable energy will aid its democratisation – Expert
The Founder, African Energy Advocate Initiative (AEAI), a renewable energy organisation, Alice Ige, has called for the proper implementation of the existing energy policy to aid in its democratisation.
Ige, who is currently a volunteer for the Renewable Focal Point for Eco-System Based Adaptation for Food Security Assembly for UN said democratisation meant making energy accessible to everybody.
She made the appeal in an interview journalists in Lagos on Wednesday.
"Basically, we are interested in the democratisation and delivering of clean energy options with an innovative technique in Africa. There is a value chain for everybody in the energy industry and Nigeria is ready for renewable energy, and the country can move forward with the implementation of the fantastic policy in the sector.
"Government has a lot to play with the implementation of the policy, it will create a room for a favourable environment for young people, especially entrepreneurs, the small- and medium-scale enterprises to grow," she said.
According to her, democratisation of the energy sector would help reduce the crisis in the industry.
Ige said to give the industry a voice, the AEAI Young Renewable Energy Professional Network and the Project 1000 Women was created.
"It is a platform that brings young energy professionals together in the renewable energy sector to ensure that there is full operationalisation of energy policies in Nigeria and also Africa at large.
"Also the project 1,000 women, which will be launched in April is to empower women in energy business and enable them with access to finance to start their energy businesses," she said.
Ige also said that the creation of the young professionals renewable energy network would give them voice would not allow them to depend solely on government to move forward.
She said that it would help create awareness for the network and for people to value and accept their activities in the industry.
She said that for capacity building, apart from an international body that came on board, the organisation was also in partnership with one of the biggest renewable energy company in Nigeria.
"Capacity is lacking in the country and when we talk about capacity it has to do with technology, training of the youth and finance which is very important in the renewable energy industry.
"We have the skills ready in Nigeria what we just need is to position ourselves and to achieve this, we will be partnering with local companies," she said.
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TOPICS:Jade RyanJohn FowleThe 19th CenturyWill Dawson
Posted By: Andy Saunders February 5, 2019
Here's today's Final Jeopardy (in the category The 19th Century) for Tuesday, February 5, 2019 (Season 35, Episode 107):
In his autobiography, Buffalo Bill Cody remembered this venture as "a relay race against time"
(correct response beneath the contestants)
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Today's contestants:
John Fowle, a landscaper from New Orleans, Louisiana
Jade Ryan, a student from Gainesville, Florida
Will Dawson, a tour guide from Washington, D.C. (2-day total: $55,002)
This is the first of three consecutive days where both challengers have the same first initial to their names (which, frankly, makes tracking correct responses a little bit more difficult!)
With a win today, Will will find his way onto our ToC Tracker! See where others stand on the tracker here!
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Correct response: What is the Pony Express?
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The Pony Express (also known as the Central Overland California & Pike's Peak Express Company), was a system of U.S. mail delivery by continuous horse-and-rider relays. It ran between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California, and cut the delivery time for mail from 24 days to 10. Each rider rode about 75-100 miles and changed horses every 10-15 miles. During its 18 months of service, only one bag was reported lost. Once the transcontinental telegraph was completed in 1861, the system ceased, as it was an expensive stopgap. Newspapers of the day portrayed the Pony Express' riders as heroes, including "Buffalo Bill" Cody and "Pony Bob" Haslam. Cody, who later became famous for his Wild West show, was just 14 when he began riding for the Pony Express.
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Scores going into Final:
Will $21,400
John $13,600
Jade $4,600
Tonight's results:
Jade $4,600 – $4,599 = $1 (What is gunfight at OK Corral?)
John $13,600 – $12,600 = $1,000 (What is the Ideterod?)
Will $21,400 – $5,801 = $15,599 (What is the transcontinental railroad) (3-day total: $70,601)
Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:
John $7,200
Will $3,000
Opening break taken after: 15 clues
Daily Double locations:
1) HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES $800 (4th pick)
John 1000 +1000 (Will 200 Jade 0)
2) THE L.A. PHILHARMONIC AT $100 $800 (10th pick)
Will 9000 +1000 (John 8000 Jade 1800)
3) SCIENCE FICTION $1200 (19th pick)
Will 18800 +1000 (John 8000 Jade 1400)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 116
Unplayed clues:
J! round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total $ Left On Board: $0
Will $21,400 Coryat, 27 correct, 5 incorrect, 47.35% in first on buzzer, 2/3 on rebound attempts
John $13,400 Coryat, 15 correct, 0 incorrect, 22.81% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Jade $4,600 Coryat, 10 correct, 3 incorrect, 21.05% in first on buzzer, 1/1 on rebound attempts
Combined Coryat Score: $39,400
Lach Trash: $7,600 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $7,000
Will Dawson, stats to date:
73 correct, 12 incorrect
5/6 on rebound attempts
42.01% in first on buzzer (71/169)
Will Dawson, to win:
4 games: 67.83%
5: 46.01%
Tournament of Champions projections:
With a projected 133 regular-play games to go prior to the Tournament of Champions cutoff, after 500,000 simulations, our model shows:
An average of 4.1121 5+-time champions (standard deviation 1.6681).
An average of 7.3862 4+-time champions (standard deviation 2.026).
An early cutoff took place 7.972% of the time (or a 5-game winner will be left out).
Will Dawson qualified 51.631% of the time.
Anneke Garcia qualified 75.613% of the time.
Dave Leffler qualified 54.034% of the time.
Jonathan Dinerstein qualified 27.937% of the time.
Alex Schmidt qualified 8.886% of the time.
John Presloid qualified 2.064% of the time.
Jackie Fuchs qualified 0.211% of the time.
Andy's Thoughts:
I feel as though opening the episode by joking about a contestant's appearance is not the best way of opening a program, but Alex does what Alex does. Not that it hurt John much in the early going, he built up quite an advantage after the opening round!
When you get 17 correct to your opponent's 6 and 5 in Double Jeopardy!, get both Daily Doubles correct, and don't have a runaway going into Final Jeopardy!, you've done something wrong. Will was much too conservative on his Daily Doubles. Much like Friday, when Meghan didn't bet enough on her first one, Will made the same mistake. Having gone to THE L.A. PHILHARMONIC early in the round, it's clear he liked the category. Then, the Daily Double came up in the $800 box. It felt like Will had just hit the jackpot. He had been dominating proceedings over the previous five clues (in fact, he was on a streak of 9 in a row!) and this would have been a perfect opportunity to really take control of the game. And then Will bet $1,000. I was not a happy Jeopardy! fan.
In fact, until Will's performance in SUNNY "D", it looked like John was going to be within two-thirds of Will's score.
Will does play very quickly, though, and that has been helpful for the show getting through most of the clues.
Jade seemed incredibly nervous in spots; I wonder how well she would have done had she not been so nervous.
Effective in first on buzzer stats: Will 51.92% (27/52), John 25.00% (13/52), Jade 23.08% (12/57).
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3 Comments on "Today's Final Jeopardy – February 5, 2019"
C Kelleher | February 5, 2019 at 1:06 pm |
None of them knew that answer. Wow!
Ismael Gomez | February 5, 2019 at 7:30 pm |
We got a triple stumper in Final Jeopardy as the 19th Century category is very evil to the contestants.
Pizza Face Fred | February 6, 2019 at 12:01 pm |
I interpreted "venture" as a business he was involved with, so I guessed Wild West Show. Thought I had a Triple Stumper Final. Pony Express seemed too obvious. Poorly worded clue…


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Scottish Author Peter May Wins Second French Book Award
Peter May has just won the 2010 Prix des Lecteurs at Le Havre's Les Ancres Noires book fair for his new book, The Blackhouse. This is the 2nd time in 3 years that the Scottish author has beaten international competition to a French literature award.
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The Blackhouse
Aug. 4, 2010 - PRLog -- Peter May was presented with the Prix des Lecteurs for the French edition of his book The Blackhouse (L'Ile des Chasseurs d'Oiseaux) at Les Ancres Noires book festival in Le Havre this summer.
The award was decided by juries of readers in 23 libraries in the area around Le Havre who vote on a shortlist of 21 books during the year. It was the first time in the history of the award that the winner was the unanimous choice of the voters.
The Blackhouse has also been nominated for two other writing awards in France, the winners of which will be announced in October 2010.
This is not May's first French book award.
In 2007, at a reception in the historic Chateau Otard in Cognac, birthplace of François Premier, May was presented with the Prix Intramuros - an extraordinary prize which is decided by juries made up of inmates in French penitentiaries.
The shortlisted authors had to present themselves at various French jails for interviews with the detainees, who grilled the authors before making their final decision. May beat an all-French shortlist of authors to take the prize.
May is one of Scotland's most prolific and popular television writers, responsible for some of his homeland's most highly-rated drama serials. However, in the new millennium, he quit the world of TV and left the UK to live in France and pursue the lifelong ambition to be a novelist.
Now in his adopted home, French readers and critics have taken the author to their hearts and rewarded him, not only with a large following of fans, but with literary prizes, too.
His series of China Thrillers already have become French best sellers in large format, paperback, and book club editions.
May's China Thrillers and another series of books, set in France - the Enzo Files - are published in the USA, and May now spends up to 3 months every year in America on book signing tours.
His latest book, The Blackhouse, is the first of three books which will be set on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It had its worldwide premier publication in French as L'Ile des Chasseurs d'Oiseaux.
May's link to the Isle of Lewis and the Gaidhealtachd is a personal one. For five years in the 1990s, May spent five months each year in the Outer Hebrides during the making of the 99 episodes of Machair. As producer and creator of the drama serial, he was in charge of a 70-strong cast and crew living and working on the island.
The landscape and the life there had a profound effect on May and have provided the inspiration for his Lewis Trilogy, and his connections were renewed when he returned to research the new books.
The Blackhouse was first published in France as L'Ile des Chasseurs d'Oiseaux and will be published in the UK and around Europe in 2011.
Cover copy from the forthcoming UK edition of the book which will be published by Quercus:
"The Blackhouse is a crime novel of rare power and vision. It is a murder mystery that explores the shadows in our souls, set in a place where the past is ever near the surface, and life blurs into myth and history."
Peter May's research video provides a haunting glimpse of the atmosphere of the Outer Hebrides.
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Peter May is the author of several standalone novels and two series: the award-winning China Thrillers,and the critically-acclaimed Enzo Files. He is the recipient of two French book prizes, the latest for The Blackhouse the 1st of his new Lewis Trilogy.
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Wisconsin Coronavirus Protest Draws Hundreds to State Capital
Submitted by David Armiak on April 24, 2020 - 6:30pm
An estimated 1,500 protestors converged on the Wisconsin capitol grounds Friday afternoon to demand that Governor Tony Evers (D) suspend his stay-at-home order and reopen the state. Many attending the rally did not wear masks, nor did they adhere to Center for Disease Control (CDC) social distancing recommendations.
But they did hold American flags, Tea Party flags, Gadsden "Don't Tread on Me" flags, posters, and guns.
Midway through the rally, Wisconsin's Department of Health Services (DHS) announced online a new total of 5,356 positive tests for COVID-19 and 262 deaths in the state.
Speakers at the top of the capitol steps positioned themselves under American and Trump campaign flags and repeatedly called into question Evers stay-at-home order, leading chants of, "Open up. Open up."
A man who described himself as a small business owner said that he is concerned that more are dying from the quarantine than the virus.
Angie, a registered nurse, claimed that hospitals are not overwhelmed and that there are "plenty of beds for patients." Angie added that discussions with colleagues working at sister hospitals in Milwaukee and elsewhere in the state were reporting similar situations.
Another speaker questioned Evers's closing of small businesses, churches, and parks, while allowing Menards, Home Depot, and Aldi to remain open.
The event was originally promoted on Facebook, but the event page has since been disabled. Facebook told NBC 15 that the site was removed because the group did not ask attendees to abide by social distancing recommendations.
"If you'd like to follow the CDC guidelines, that is your decision. If you don't follow guidelines, that is your decision. You are responsible for your and your family's health and safety. I have to say this for all of the spiteful people who might try to use this against us," the group wrote. CMD copied the site's text before it was removed.
"Children are welcome!!" the page stated.
The protest was organized by Thomas Leager and Madison Elmer. Elmer applied for a permit for the protest, but was denied.
Convention of States (COS), a right-wing group working to radically rewrite the U.S. Constitution, also promoted the event through its Open the States site. COS-Wisconsin State Director Joanne Laufenberg helped to organize its activists in the state to attend the rally.
COS, along with FreedomWorks, an offshoot of a Charles and David Koch group that was instrumental in the Tea Party movement, are also promoting the coronavirus protests.
Both organizations receive funding from major right-wing donors, as CMD reported earlier this week.
Mark Meckler, president of COS, launched online forums as part of Open the States yesterday in response to Facebook shutting down many of the protest sites.
"Facebook…[is] literally working with the governors to find out what the policy is and they're trying to shut [us] down," Meckler said during a COS Facebook livestream on Tuesday, Politico reported. "So what we're trying to do is we're trying to create other ways to communicate with people about what we're doing."
Meckler co-founded the parent organization of COS, Citizens for Self-Governance with Eric O'Keefe, a right-wing political operative with deep ties to the Kochs and the Tea Party movement. O'Keefe also sits on the board of COS.
O'Keefe told the Journal Sentinel, "We didn't launch any (protests), we don't own any, nobody owns any…[Open the States] is just a place for people to interact."
Senator Kathy Bernier Announces "Back to Business" Plan
Wisconsin State Senator Kathy Bernier (R-Chippewa Falls), likely the only elected legislator to speak, thanked the crowd for turning out and announced that she is working on a "Back to Business" plan that would start May 4, with 64 counties opening up.
Bernier added that the plan could be viewed at wmc.org, the website of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC), the state's chamber of commerce and close ally of the state Republican party. WMC is one of the largest dark money spenders in the state and was infamously investigation in bipartisan "John Doe" proceedings for illegal campaign coordination with former Governor Scott Walker's campaign and O'Keefe's Wisconsin Club for Growth.
Bernier also criticized Evers's stay-at-home order and told protestors that the last order to extend it, which began today, was given by DHS Secretary-designee Andrea Palm because Evers could not legally extend his beyond 60 days.
The Republican-controlled legislature asked the conservative-tilted State Supreme Court to suspend the order, not long after it asked the court to strike down Evers's order to delay the spring primary. The Supreme Court has not ruled on the stay-at-home order yet, but it quickly struck down Evers's primary order on the eve of the election, drawing widespread negative attention to the state.
As of April 21, 19 new cases of coronavirus have been linked to in-person voting in the primary.
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Russian prosecutors have requested Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former chief executive of the Yukos oil company, be sentenced to 10 years in a prison labour camp.
Chief prosecutor Dmitry Shokhin asked a Moscow court to find Khodorkovsky guilty on tax evasion and other charges on Tuesday.
Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon Lebedev have been the target of a lengthy court process stemming from the allegedly illegal acquisition of shares in a fertiliser-component maker in 1994.
However, the court ruled that the statute of limitations on the fertiliser case had expired and the only charges on which the two men could be sentenced were tax evasion and document fraud.
"We were sure that they would ask for the maximum," said Genrikh Padva, the head of Khodorkovsky's legal team.
Khodorkovsky has repeatedly denied that he is guilty of any charges and noted that under the law of the time, the deals were not illegal.
The criminal case against Khodorkovsky and a parallel tax case against Yukos have reduced the company - once Russia's largest oil producer - to a shell of its former self.
President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly contended that both investigations targeted a rotten business empire and its owners.


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New Delhi is the capital of India, and one of the most popular destinations for tourists. Having been at the forefront of different periods in the history of the country, a number of architectural influences can be observed throughout the city, a majority of them coming from the Mughal and British eras. The Red Fort is one of the most popular places to visit in the city. Built by Mughal ruler Akbar, this fort is currently home to multiple museums that offer knowledge about life in ancient times. The light and sound show is a popular event that takes place at the Red Fort.
Other attractions in Delhi include Humayun's Tomb, Qutub Minar, India Gate and Jama Masjid. Chandni Chowk, one of the oldest markets in Delhi, is also a very popular attraction. This bustling market is home to numerous shops that are a throwback to the ancient eras and century-old restaurants that are popular and thriving even today.
The Delhi Zoo, National Gallery of Modern Art, Rail Museum, and the Nehru Planetarium are some of the other popular tourist attractions.
The best time to visit New Delhi is during the winter months. The weather is often cool and pleasant and the mist adds to the mysterious charm of the city. The monsoon season is also a good time to visit the city. Most tourists plan their holidays around the winter and spring time. This is why the best time to visit New Delhi is between September – April.


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Companies targeted by mail bombs not clients of collections agency
Jan 7 '20 16:00
None of the companies that received mail bombs and threatening letters over the past two weeks were customers of central collections agency CIB, director Niels de Peuter said to AD on Tuesday after consulting with the police. The envelopes the bombs and threats were sent in were made to look like they came from the CIB.
Over €10,000 raised for victims of fatal New Year's fire
A crowdfunding campaign for the victims of a fatal fire in an apartment building in Arnhem on New Year's already raised over 10 thousand euros. A 39-year-old father and his 4-year-old son were killed in the fire.
Boy hurt in stabbing at Den Haag school
A boy was injured in a stabbing at a secondary vocational school in The Hague on Tuesday, the police said on Twitter.
The stabbing happened at the ROC Mondriaan on Neckar, according to RTL Nieuws.
A police spokesperson could not tell the broadcaster how seriously the boy was hurt or whether anyone was arrested.
The police are investigating.
Police find 67 bags of cocaine in car pulled over for dirty license plate
The police pulled over a motorist in Waalwijk on Sunday to reprimand him for a dirty license plate, only to end up arresting him on suspicion of drug dealing. The officers found 67 bags of cocaine in a hidden area of the car. The 23-year-old man from Den Bosch's driver's license had also been suspended, the police said in a statement.
The officers noticed the car on Taxandriaweg in Waalwijk because its license plate was so dirty that it couldn't be read. They decided to pull the car over for a check.
Dutch serial rapist arrested in Bulgaria
A convicted Dutch sex offender was arrested in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia on suspicion of rape. Johan S., nicknamed the 'Valium rapist' in the Netherlands, served a 5 year long prison sentence in the Netherlands for a series of rapes, RTL Nieuws reports.
Rotterdam city councilor resigns over insurance fraud
Kevin van Eikeren resigned as PvdA city councilor in Rotterdam because he must appear in court this week on suspicion of insurance fraud. In a written statement, Van Eikeren acknowledged that he scammed insurance companies, NOS reports.
Suspect in defense lawyer's murder has long criminal record: report
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Giermo B., one of the suspects in the murder of defense attorney Derk Wiersum in Amsterdam last year, has a long criminal record. He previously spent years in prison for two armed robberies and assaulting a prison employee, RTL Boulevard reports based on its own research.
Speeder caught driving 209 km/h on Dutch highway
A motorist was caught driving 209 kilometers per hour on the A16 highway near Prinsenbeek, the traffic department of the Zeeland-West-Brabant police said on Monday. Police officers had to reach speeds up to 250 kilometers per hour in the chase to bring the motorist to a stop, the police said
The young driver's license was confiscated. According to the police, the Public Prosecution's guideline is for the license to be suspended for four months. But the Prosecutor and licensing department CBR can choose to deviate from that.
Rotterdam constable accused of forcing junior colleague to have sex: Report
An enforcement officer employed by the municipality of Rotterdam was accused of forcing a female colleague to perform unwanted sexual acts with him in 2018 and early in 2019, according to a confidential report from the National Complaints Committee on Undesirable Behavior for the Decentralized Government, which newspaper AD has in its possession. The accused man denies all allegations, according to the newspaper.
Another threatening letter linked to mail bombs found in Amsterdam
A car company in Amsterdam received a threatening letter this weekend that appears to correspond to threatening letters sent to various targets who also received mail bombs over the past week, the police said to NU.nl. The car company in question did not receive a mail bomb, the police said.
The Netherlands forensics institute NFI is currently investigating the letter for trace evidence, as it is also doing with the other threatening letters and mail bombs.
Fundraiser launched for Arnhem family affected by fatal New Year's fire
A fundraiser was launched to support a 38-year-old mother and her 8-year-old daughter who were seriously injured in a fire in an apartment building in Arnhem on New Year's Day. The family's 39-year-old father Raymond and 4-year-old son Jelle were killed in the fire. At 9:30 a.m. on Monday, over 5 thousand euros had been donated.
Mail bomb found at Rotterdam sorting center; gas station returned it to sender
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A mail bomb was intercepted at a post sorting center in Rotterdam on Sunday. The bomb was originally sent to a gas station in the city and the staff returned it to its sender, without knowing the letter contained a bomb, the police said to NU.nl.
Court releases boys arrested in fatal New Year's fire
Two boys arrested on suspicion of setting a fatal fire in the entryway of an Arnhem apartment building were released from pre-trial custody by a magistrate in Gelderland. The magistrate said that while there was sufficient evidence linking the 12 and 13 year old to the fire, their "personal circumstances" must also be taken into account.
Man shot dead in Zwolle ran drugs and guns; Neighbors "relieved"
Neighbors in the Kamperpoort neighborhood of Zwolle painted a grim picture of Henk W., a man found shot and killed there on New Year's Eve. One resident, Wietze, who knew the victim told RTV Oost he was "not known to be a sweetheart" and that she always suspected something like this would happen to him.
Another said it was "a relief" that he was gone.
Father, sons narrowly escape blazing overnight house fire
A father and his two sons managed to wake up and quickly escape a raging house fire overnight in Oisterwijk. All three were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation, but there were no serious injuries, according to Omroep Brabant.
The fire was reported just after 4 a.m. on Friday. The alarm was quickly elevated to a medium-sized fire, bringing out firefighting crews and police from around the region to the house on Moergestelseweg, just east of Tilburg.
Meanwhile, the family rushed out of the home's backdoor in just their bathrobes, according to a local media outlet.
Police shootout in Paterswolde leads to arrest
Authorities responding to a woman's reported assault in a home in Paterswolde found themselves on the defensive when a man opened fire on the investigating officers, police said. One fired back at the suspect, and eventually police managed to corner and arrest the 27-year-old into custody.
Miraculously, there were no injuries reported in the case.
Possible 7th mail bomb found in elite Amsterdam hotel
Police were called to the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam Zuid on Friday morning after workers there discovered a suspicious letter matching the appearance of a series of six mail bombs sent to separate locations in the Netherlands over the past week. Authorities arrived at the five-star hotel minutes before 9 a.m., joined by an explosives expert from the police. The Defense ministry's explosives ordinance disposal unit arrived an hour later.
Six mail bombs discovered in Amsterdam, Rotterdam & Utrecht this week
Mail bombs were delivered to five different businesses in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht over the past week, police said on Thursday. Each of the bombs was potentially dangerous, but luckily none of them exploded.
Authorities cautioned the public to be alert for any letters from CIB in Rotterdam. All of the suspicious, bulging letters carried the CIB logo and Wilhelminakade address of debt collection firm Centraal Invorderings Bureau. In each instance, the CIB logo and address were printed on one label, and the recipient's information was printed on a second label.
Victims critically wounded in Arnhem fire show signs of improvement
The health condition of a 36-year-old mother and her 8-year-old daughter, both critically injured in an Arnhem apartment fire, was improving, with both still dealing with serious injuries that were no longer considered life threatening. Two other family members were killed in the fire, the father, 39, and their son, 4.
Fires caused well over €15 million in New Year's property damage
Damage to private property caused this past New Year's Eve in the Netherlands is expected to reach roughly 15 million euros, but the estimated value is expected rise higher when the extend of damage to commercial property is included. The cost estimate from the Dutch Association of Insurers, which does not include medical expenses due to fireworks-related injuries, is similar to figures released a year ago.
Funeral in Ede attacked with fireworks; Incidents were "sickening" mayor said
An Ede mortuary expressed anger and confusion on social media after a funeral procession it organized on New Year's Eve was pelted with exploding fireworks. The Gelderland city faced a string of disturbing New Year's incidents against aid workers, which the city's mayor, René Verhulst, said was "terrible and sickening."
The procession had just left the funeral home and was headed towards the cemetery with the funeral director walking in front of the hearse. It was right around noon when "young people shot fireworks at him and the hearse," the Van de Weerd mortuary said.
Shooting at Amsterdam's Gaasperplas leaves two injured
A shooting at a popular recreation park in Amsterdam left two people injured early Thursday morning. Both victims were found conscious at the scene and were transported to an area hospital.
The gun-related incident was reported just before 4 a.m. on the Valburgdreef in Amsterdam Zuidoost. "Once on location at the Gaasperplas parking lot they found two men with gunshot wounds," police said.
By the time police arrived the suspect, or suspects, had fled the scene, possibly by car. No description of the gunman was immediately released.
Raging car fires cause 12 injuries in Hague apartment building
Three people were seriously injured and nine others were hurt at an apartment complex in The Hague after smoke caused by several car fires billowed into their building. Several people were rescued by firefighters on ladders and aerial platforms as first responders evacuated part of the street.
At least five vehicles parked in a car port on the street showed signs of fire damage. Suffocating clouds of black smoke rose from the street into the apartment windows above, leading to the injuries
Over 4,300 New Year's fire incidents; Cities call attacks on aid workers "Outrageous"
Firefighters in the Netherlands responded to 4,340 reported incidents between New Year's Eve and the beginning of New Year's Day. The number corresponds to nearly a three percent increase over the same period last year, though 14 of the 25 emergency services regions showed a decrease.


The on-line registration closes on 10 June 2017, the registration fee covers attendance and lunch at the Conference (6/21-6/23), mixer (6/20), conference dinner (6/22). It does NOT include accommodation.
Cancellation must be in writing and received by 27 May 2017. Cancellations received by 27 May 2017 are subject to the following fee: 30% for cancellations until 13 May 2017, and 50% for cancellations until 27 May 2017. Registrants who do not cancel by the above date and do not attend will be responsible for the full registration fee. Registrants are responsible for canceling their own hotel reservations. If the event is cancelled, the organization is not responsible for airfare, hotel or other costs incurred by the registrant.


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If you reduce your salt and sugar consumption gradually, it`s more likely to be overlooked; you won`t notice the difference until it`s too late. The goal is to keep the bones in order to resist painful fractures and breaks. Fish oils contain essential omega 3 fatty acids not easily obtained from other meats. Women who are pregnant should make nutrition a major priority. Seniors need about 1200mg of calcium each day for healthy bones. The food that your children eat can affect their classroom and outside performance.
Canned salmon is full of important minerals that are good for bodily functions and isn`t loaded with fat and carbs. Be sure they don`t pick the veggies rather than picking them off. Raw vegetables are very nutritious for a healthy snack. You may also want to get yourself some ginger tea and ginger candy. You should choose pasteurized eggs if you are pregnant. You will not be able to tell anything is different. You can control the quality when you make it as nutritious as your imagination dictates!
Here is one way to make your next smoothie. Canned salmon makes a flavorful alternative to your regular dish. Ginger is great for preventing the stomach aches and nausea disappear. They are nearly as easy to prepare as processed junk foods. Think how that adds up over the number of calories you`ll consume if you have three or more in one night.


Draft: 2009, Cincinnati Reds, 2nd rd.
Billy R. Hamilton resides in Taylorsville, Miss. during the offseason...While at Taylorsville High School, was recruited to play wide receiver for Mississippi State University, but opted to sign with the Reds instead...Participated in 2019 RoyalsFan Fest.
Appeared in a career-high 153 games with Cincinnati, batting .236/.299/.327 with 16 doubles, nine triples, four homers and a career high 46 walks…ranked second in the National League with 34 steals, the fifth-straight season he's finished second in the NL in thefts...A finalist for a Rawlings Gold Glove for a fifth-straight season (2014-18)...His nine triples ranked tied for second in the NL, trailing only Arizona's Ketel Marte (12)…his total was two shy of his career-best 2017 mark, while his 20 over the last two years are second-most in the Majors behind Charlie Blackmon (21)...Led the National League with 12 outfield assists, while his total tied for the Major League lead, matching Boston's Andrew Benintendi and Seattle's Mitch Haniger…he was one shy of his career-high total (13), set in 2017...Batted .306 (20-for-78) during the month of August, his highest average in a month since hitting .327 (36-for110) in June 2014 (min. 75 PA)...Recorded his 50th career multi-steal game on April 10 at Philadelphia, swiping second base twice…it was the first of seven multi-theft contests, recording three steals twice and two stolen bases five times...Collected his fourth career walk-off RBI on May 19 vs. the Cubs, drawing a bases loaded walk in the 11th inning off Justin Wilson in a 5-4 triumph...On May 26 at Coors Field, timed at 10.39 seconds from home plate to third base, the fastest triple in the Majors since Statcast started tracking this in 2015...Saw his first action in right field on July 8 at Wrigley Field…entered the game in the 10th inning after LF Adam Duvall moved to the infield and RF Scott Schebler moved to Duvall's vacated position...Set a career-high with two triples on Aug. 19 vs. San Francisco…he was one of just 11 players to collect two triples in a game during the 2018 season...Blasted his third career leadoff home run on Aug. 29 vs. Milwaukee, off Freddy Peralta…all three of his leadoff dingers have come against the Brewers, including June 27, 2017 off Junior Guerra (at Great American Ballpark) and June 15, 2014 off Marco Estrada (at Miller Park).
Established new career highs in runs, hits, triples, walks and stolen bases...ranked among the National League leaders in triples (2nd), steals (2nd) and hardest to GIDP (116.4ab, 4th)...for the fourth consecutive season was a finalist for but did not win the Rawlings Gold Glove Award for CF...his 13 outfield assists were second in the Major Leagues to teammate Adam Duvall's 15 assists...per Statcast, his three 5-Star Catches ranked T10th among all players...from 5/3-8/20 produced a 93-game errorless streak..following the season was rated by field managers the fastest and best baserunner in the National League...per Statcast, his home-to-second-on-a-double time of 7.19 seconds on 5/6 vs SF was the fastest of any player all season in that category...with 59 stolen bases ranked second in the Major Leagues (Mia's Dee Gordon, 60sb)...was trying to become the first Reds player to lead the National League since Bobby Tolan in 1970...Bob Bescher (1909-1912) and Lonny Frey (1940) are the only other Reds players to lead the league in steals...his chase for the stolen base crown was hampered in September, when from 9/7-9/21 he missed 13 games with a fractured left thumb suffered on a bunt attempt in the first inning of the 7-1 win on 9/6 vs Mil...when he broke his thumb led the Major Leagues with 58 stolen bases...Mia's Dee Gordon had 49 steals at the time of Hamilton's injury, 55 steals when Hamilton came off the disabled list and then took over the lead in the second-to-last game of the season with his 59th and 60th stolen bases...in each of the 2015 and 2016 seasons Hamilton was leading the Major Leagues in stolen bases when he suffered season-ending injuries in September, finishing second in the majors each year...stole 2 bases in a game 9 times and a season-high 3 bases in a game 3 more times...since his debut on 9/3/13 leads all Major League players in stolen bases with 243, sixth on the Reds' all-time list since 1898...Reds Hall of Famer Eric Davis is fifth at 270...in the first inning, with 32 runs scored tied Col's Charlie Blackmon for second in the Major Leagues to Mia's Dee Gordon (37) and led the majors with 24 stolen bases while hitting .307 with a .348 on-base percentage...ranked second on the club with 37 multi-hit games (Joey Votto, 51 multi-hit games)...from 4/26-5/30 reached base safely via hit, walk or HBP in 28 of his 29 apps (37-127, .291, 4 2b, 3 3b, 1hr, 14rbi, 18sb, .343obp), including a career-high streak of 23 consecutive games reaching safely from 4/26-5/23...his career-high 11 triples were the most by a Reds batter since Mariano Duncan had 11 in 1990...hit .259 vs RHP and .219 vs LHP...in the bottom of the 10th inning of the 4-3 win vs Pit on 5/1 produced his second career walkoff hit, an RBI-double of Daniel Hudson...his 3-run HR off Pit's Jameson Taillon in the 7-2 win on 5/3 snapped his homerless streak at 319 at bats dating back to a solo HR off Chi's Jon Lester on 6/28/16...when snapped was the third-longest active streak in the Major Leagues (Tex' Pete Kozma, 536ab; Mia's Adeiny Hechavarria, 407ab)...in the fifth inning of the 4-2 win on 5/4 vs Pit produced his 200th career stolen base in his 424th appearance, the fourth-fewest number of games to reach 200 steals by any Major League player since 1900 (Vince Coleman 280, Tim Raines 361, Rickey Henderson 366)...from 4/30-5/11 scored at least 1 run in 11 consecutive apps...was the longest streak by a Reds batter since Bip Roberts scored a run in 11 consecutive apps in 1992 and the longest in the Major Leagues since Adrian Beltre of the Rangers scored a run in 12 straight games from 8/25-9/6, 2016...in the 13-3 win on 5/5 vs SF, became the first Reds player to produce in a game 3 hits, 1 triple, 2 RBI, 2 walks, 4 runs and 2 steals (since RBI became a statistic in 1920)...was the first Major Leaguer to do it since Bos' John Valentin on 6/13/1995 at Tor...on 5/5 and 5/6 vs SF went 6-for-10 (1 2b, 2 3b, 4rbi, 2bb, 3sb, 6r)...became only the third Reds player since 1900 to record 3 stolen bases and 6 runs scored over 2 games (Joe Morgan in 1976, Miller Huggins in 1905)...from 5/5-5/7 vs SF tripled in 3 straight apps, the first Reds batter with triples in 3 consecutive games since Deion Sanders did it from 4/23-4/26, 1997...no Reds batter ever has tripled in 4 straight apps...hit his 4 home runs on 5/3 vs Pit off Jameson Taillon, 6/27 vs Mil off Junior Guerra, 8/1 at Pit off Taillon and 9/4 vs Mil off Josh Hader...the homer off Guerra was the second leadoff HR of his career...the solo HR off Hader in the 5-4 win was the first walkoff HR of his career and third career walkoff hit...on 8/3 at Pit was ejected by HP umpire Todd Tichenor for arguing balls the strikes, the first of his career.
Missed the last 27 games of the season because of a strained left oblique suffered in his last appearance, on 9/4 vs StL...on 9/16 went on the 15-day disabled list...for the third straight season was a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award...among the National League leaders ranked second in stolen bases, T2nd in sacrifice bunts (11) and T7th in outfield assists (9)...among all center fielders ranked 13th in the Major Leagues and seventh in the NL in putouts...ranked fifth in the majors and third in the NL in assists by CF...in 45 apps after the All-Star break hit .293 (36sb, .369obp)...hit .333 in the first inning (.413obp) and .299 leading off any inning (.352obp)...for the second straight season was leading the Major Leagues in stolen bases when he suffered a season-ending injury...no Reds player has led the National League in stolen bases since Bobby Tolan had 57 steals in 1970...through his last appearance of the season led the Major Leagues with a career-high 58 steals (58-66, 88%), 7 more than Mil's Jonathan Villar...finished the season ranked second in the majors behind Villar (62-80, 78%), who on 9/24 vs the Reds took over the lead with his 59th SB...his 14 multi-steal games were a single-season career high and the most by a Reds player since Eric Davis produced a modern franchise record 20 multi-steal games in 1986...stole 2 bases in a game 7 times, stole 3 bases in a game 6 times and recorded a season-high 4 stolen bases on 8/7 at Pit...from 8/7-8/9 recorded at least 2 stolen bases in 3 straight apps, tying the modern franchise record for consecutive games with more than 1 steal shared by Deion Sanders (1995), Hans Lobert (1908) and Jake Beckley (1903)...on 5/1 at Pit made his first career start batting second in the order...on 7/17 vs Mil recorded his 150th career stolen base in his 356th game.
Was a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award...established club records for fewest errors (0) and highest fielding percentage by an outfielder (100%, 281tc, 8 assists)...led National League outfielders in fielding percentage and tied LAA's Mike Trout and NYY's Jacoby Ellsbury for the Major League lead in fielding percentage by a center fielder... was voted by managers the third-best defensive outfielder in the NL...led the club in sacrifice bunts (9)...hit .241 batting righthanded and .220 batting lefthanded...on 9/29 had season-ending arthroscopic surgery to repair the torn posterior labrum and to debride fraying in his right shoulder...was disabled with the shoulder injury twice, from 8/19-9/7 and from 9/24 through the end of the season...suffered the injury vs KC on 8/18 while diving for a ball and then over 6 starts between stints on the DL aggravated the injury while making throws from the outfield...made his last start of the season on 9/14 at SF and his last appearance on 9/16 as a pinch runner...through his last appearance led the Major Leagues with a career-high 57 stolen bases (57-65, 88%), 6 more than Mia's Dee Gordon...finished the season ranked second in the majors in steals behind Gordon (58-78, 74%), who on the second-to-last day of the season took over the lead with his 58th and final stolen base...at the time of his surgery was on pace to become the fourth Reds player to lead the National League in stolen bases, the first since Bobby Tolan had 57 steals in 1970 (also, Bob Bescher & Lonny Frey)... Hamilton's 44 stolen bases prior to the All-Star break were the most ever by a Red...became the first Reds batter with at least 1 stolen base in each of his first 4 apps of a season since Hall of Famer Barry Larkin began the 1988 season with a steal in each of his first 6g (7sb)...in the 11-inning, 2-1 loss on 6/14 at Chi tied the club record with 5 stolen bases (Ryan Freel, 7/27/05 at LAD)...his fifth steal was the 100th of his career in his 219th appearance, the fastest to that mark since Vince Coleman swiped his 100th career base in his 135th career game in 1985...his 19 stolen bases in June were the most by a Red in any calendar month since Deion Sanders had 19 steals in April 1997...also in June became the first player with a pair of 4-steal games in a calendar month (5sb on 6/14 at Cubs, 4sb on 6/29 vs Min) since NYY's Tony Womack and WSox' Scott Podsednik did it in May 2005...now has 3 career apps with at least 4 stolen bases (4sb on 9/8/13 at Hou, 4sb on 6/29/15 vs Min, 5sb on 6/14/15 at Chi), joining Ichiro Suzuki (Sea 2, NYY 1) as the only Major Leaguers active in 2015 with as many as 3 career apps of at least 4 steals...on 5/17 vs SF batted eighth for the first time in his career...prior to 5/17 made 171 of his 172 career starts batting leadoff...from 5/17 until he was injured on 8/18 made 58 of his 70 starts batting ninth in the order but, after coming off the disabled list, from 9/9-9/14 led off in 5 of his 6 starts...beginning 5/17 also batted leadoff 7 times, seventh in the order once (7/22/day vs Cubs) and eighth 4 times...on 6/2 at Phi produced a suicide squeeze bunt that scored Zack Cozart.
After making his first Opening Day roster finished second in the Baseball Writers' Association of America's National League Rookie of the Year Award voting...also was a finalist for both the Players Choice Award as the NL's Outstanding Rookie and the Rawlings Gold Glove Award...was rated by managers the best and fastest baserunner in the NL...became 1 of only 5 Major League rookies since 1900 ever to produce at least 141 hits, 25 doubles, 8 triples, 72 runs and 56 stolen bases in a season (Ichiro Suzuki 2001, Tony Womack 1997, Juan Samuel 1984, Benny Kauff 1914)...led National League rookies in RBI, multi-hit games, runs, hits, total bases, doubles, stolen bases and extra-base hits...overall ranked among the NL rookie leaders in 15 statistical categories...among all NL players ranked second in steals while leading all NL center fielders in assists (10) and fielding percentage (.994)...his 152 apps were the most by a Reds rookie since Johnny Bench appeared in 154g in 1988...led the team in triples and stolen bases and tied for the club lead in doubles...his 56 steals were a single-season franchise record for a rookie, the most by a Major League rookie since Ichiro Suzuki had 56 in 2001 and the most by any Reds batter since Deion Sanders had 56 in 1997...Bob Bescher held the club rookie steals record since 1909 (54) and still holds the Reds' all-time record for stolen bases in a season (81, 1911)...was NL Rookie of the Month for June (27g, .327, 3hr, 18rbi, 14sb, 18r)...grounded into just 1 double play, a club record for batters with 150 apps or more (2, Drew Stubbs, 2011)...made all 136 of his starts batting leadoff and playing CF...missed the last 4g of the season with a concussion suffered while making a catch over the outfield wall on 9/24 vs Mil...beginning 4/15, after a 6-for-43 start, hit .260 the rest of the season...hit .246 vs RHP (5hr) and .264 vs LHP (1hr)...his 38 stolen bases were the most ever by a Reds rookie prior to the All-Star Game, the most by any Reds player prior to the ASG since Deion Sanders had 41 steals in 1997 and most by any rookie at the ASG break since 1986 (John Cangelosi, 39sb)...on 6/17 at Pit produced his second career 3 hit/3 stolen base game to become the first rookie in Reds history with 2 such games (also, 9/18/13 at Hou)...Chris Sabo (1988) and Hughie Critz (1924) were the only other Reds rookies with 3 hits and 3 steals in a game...over the last 2 seasons, Sea's James Jones is the only other rookie to produce 3 hits and 3 stolen bases in a game...from 6/10-6/24 hit .375 (2hr, 11rbi, 6sb) during a career-high 12-game hitting streak, the third-longest by a rookie in the National League in 2014...when snapped was the longest active streak in the National League and the second-longest active streak in the Major Leagues...in the fifth inning of the 3-2 win on 4/29 vs Cubs hit his first career HR (solo off Jeff Samardzija) to tie the game at 2-2...from 5/2-5/10 missed 7 starts with sprained knuckles on his left hand, injuries suffered on 5/1 vs Mil while making a diving catch...in the 15-inning, 4-3 win on 5/19 at Wsh made a game-saving catch on Anthony Rendon's line drive with 2 outs in the bottom of the 14th, stranding the winning run on third base...on 6/14 and 6/15 at Mil homered in consecutive plate apps off Will Smith and Marco Estrada...the homer off Estrada was his first career leadoff HR and the only leadoff HR hit by the Reds all season...on 6/24 at Cubs, led off the seventh inning with a single to break up Jake Arrieta's perfect game and extend his career-high hitting streak to 12g...in the nightcap on 7/8 vs Cubs produced his first career walkoff hit, an RBI-single off Hector Rondon for a 6-5 win...in the 12-inning, 3-1 loss on 8/22 vs Atl had both Reds hits, including an RBI-single with 2 outs in the eighth inning that broke up Mike Minor's no-hit bid...on 8/27 vs Cubs became the ninth player in club history to produce 50 steals in a season...on 8/31 at Pit recorded his 54th stolen base, tying Bescher's club record for steals in a season by a rookie...broke the mark with his 55th steal in the next game, on 9/2 at Bal...from 9/3-9/13 did not record a stolen base over 11 apps, his longest drought of the season...earned his spot on the Opening Day roster after hitting safely in 12 of his 18 spring training apps, reaching base safely via hit or walk in 15 of his 18g and leading the club in runs (14) and stolen bases (9)...in March went 9-for-9 in stolen base attempts and in the same inning 3 times stole second and then third...entered the season rated the second-best prospect in the organization, behind only RHP Robert Stephenson, and the fastest baserunner and best athlete.
The organization's top prospect spent most of the season at Louisville but made 13 apps and 3 starts for the Reds as a September callup...in his Major League debut hit .368 with 13 stolen bases in 14 attempts...was on the Reds' Wild Card playoff roster but did not appear in the 6-2 loss at Pit...after his promotion on 9/2 led the Major Leagues in steals (13-for-14, Eric Young Jr. 2nd with 12sb)...on 9/25 vs NYM was caught stealing for the first time, in his 14th attempt (P Daisuke Matsuzaka, C Juan Centeno)...became the first Reds player to begin his career with at least 13 consecutive successful stolen base attempts since Barry Larkin went 15-for-15 over the 1986-87 seasons...entered 7g as a pinch runner...scored 2 game-winning runs (9/3 vs StL, 9/7 vs LAD), a game-tying run (9/20 at Pit) and an extra-inning go-ahead run (9/18 at Hou)...is the only player in modern Major League history to record a stolen base in each of his first 4 career apps...NYY's Fritz Maisel (1913), StL's Ray Lankford (1990) and NYM's Pat Howell (1992) each had a steal in their first 3 apps...Hamilton also is the only player in the live ball era to record 2 stolen bases and 2 runs scored in his first 2 career apps without recording a plate appearance...made his Major League debut on 9/3 vs StL, pinch ran in the seventh inning and scored the game's only run on Todd Frazier's double...in his second appearance, on 9/4 vs StL pinch ran in the 14th inning, stole second off RHP Edward Mujica and C Yadier Molina and scored the tying run in the 16-inning, 5-4 loss...hit safely in all 3 of his starts (7-14, .500, 2 2b, 1rbi, 6sb, 4r)...in the 13-inning, 6-5 win on 9/18 at Hou made his first career start, played CF and batted ninth (3-4, 1 2b, 1rbi, 2bb, 4sb, 2r)...produced the first hits and RBI of his career and his first multi-steal game...is the only player in the live ball era (since 1920) to have 4 stolen bases in his first career start...became the first Reds baserunner with 4 steals in a game since Felipe Lopez had 4 on 5/10/06 vs Wsh...fell 1 shy of Ryan Freel's single-game club record (5sb, 7/27/05 at LAD)...became only the second Red and eighth player in Major League history to reach base safely 5 times in his first career start, accomplished most recently by teammate Jay Bruce on 5/27/08 vs Pit...in his first plate appearance of his first start doubled off RHP Brad Peacock and scored on Shin-Soo Choo's single...was 1 of 7 Reds players to make Major League debuts (OF Derrick Robinson, RHP Justin Freeman, OF Donald Lutz, IF Neftali Soto, RHP Curtis Partch, RHP Nick Christiani)...on 9/2 was promoted from Louisville, where he was an International League All-Star in voting of general managers, managers, coaches, broadcasters and beat writers...also was named by managers as the fastest baserunner, best baserunner and most exciting player in the IL...led the organization and all Class AAA batters with 75 stolen bases, the IL's highest total since Otis Nixon of Columbus had a league-record 94 steals in 1983...ranked second overall in the minors behind Class AA Birmingham's Micah Johnson, who had 84 stolen bases...ranked third in the IL in runs scored (75)...hit a pair of leadoff HR (5/10 vs Buffalo, 6/16 at Norfolk) and an inside-the-park HR (6/3 at Toledo)...participated in the Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game at NY's Citi Field and the Triple-A All-Star Game in Reno...entered the season rated by Baseball America the best prospect, fastest baserunner and best athlete in the organization...played for Santurce in the Puerto Rican Winter League (17g, .227, 3 2b, 1 3b, 4rbi, 11sb, 2cs)...was invited to 2013 Major League spring training camp, his first...played outfield for the first time in his professional career.
For the second straight season received the Sheldon "Chief" Bender Award as the organization's Minor League Player of the Year...established a professional baseball record with 155 stolen bases in 192 attempts (81%)...led both the California League and Southern League in stolen bases and ranked fifth in the CL in hitting (.323)...was the California League's Most Valuable Player, a Baseball America Minor League All-Star, a Southern League All-Star, a Topps Class A All-Star and Baseball Digest's Minor League Player of the Year...among all Class A hitters ranked seventh in on-base percentage (.413) and ninth in hitting (.323)...in Baseball America's 2012 "best tools" issue was selected by managers as the fastest baserunner, best baserunner and most exciting player in both the Southern League and California League...participated in the Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game in Kansas City...among all Reds minor league players ranked fourth in hitting (.311)...was the organization's Player of the Month for April (23g, .398, 29sb)...on an inside-the-park HR on 7/15 vs Jacksonville reportedly rounded the bases in 13.8 seconds, which according to Baseball Prospectus may have been the fastest time on record...on 8/21 vs Montgomery broke Vince Coleman's steals record (145sb in 1983 for Macon)...recorded that record-setting 146th stolen base on a steal of third off pitcher Kyle Lobstein...following the season played for the Arizona Fall League champion Peoria Javelinas (17g, .234, 1 2b, 1 3b, 1hr, 9rbi, 10sb, 2cs)...was selected to participate in the AFL's Rising Stars Game and was named to the league's Top Prospects Team.
Received the Sheldon "Chief" Bender Award as the organization's Minor League Player of the Year...was a Midwest League All-Star...led all minor leaguers with 103 stolen bases...became the first player to steal 100 bases in a minor league season since 2001, when Peoria's Chris Morris set the Midwest League record with 111...shattered the Reds organizational record for stolen bases in a season held by Ramon Sambo (98, 1988)...led all Midwest League players in steals, runs (99), at bats (550) and games (135, T1st)...appeared in 132g at SS, 2g at DH and 1g as a pinch runner.
At Rookie Billings was a Pioneer League, Baseball America Rookie All-Star and Topps Short-Season/Rookie All-Star...ranked among the Pioneer League leaders in steals (1st), triples (1st, 10), runs (T4, 61) and hits (5th, 90)...led all Reds farmhands in steals and ranked second with a .318ba...on 9/6 vs Missoula recorded 5 stolen bases...appeared in 55g at 2B and 13g at SS.
In his first professional season batted .209 with 14 stolen bases in 42 games with the Rookie GCL Reds.
December 11, 2018 Kansas City Royals signed free agent CF Billy Hamilton.
November 30, 2018 CF Billy Hamilton elected free agency.
September 20, 2017 Cincinnati Reds activated CF Billy Hamilton from the 10-day disabled list.
September 7, 2017 Cincinnati Reds placed CF Billy Hamilton on the 10-day disabled list. Left thumb fracture.
October 3, 2016 Cincinnati Reds activated CF Billy Hamilton from the 15-day disabled list.
September 15, 2016 Cincinnati Reds placed CF Billy Hamilton on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to September 5, 2016. Oblique.
June 17, 2016 Cincinnati Reds activated CF Billy Hamilton from the 7-day disabled list.
June 10, 2016 Cincinnati Reds placed CF Billy Hamilton on the 7-day disabled list retroactive to June 9, 2016. Concussion.
May 16, 2016 Cincinnati Reds activated CF Billy Hamilton from the bereavement list.
May 13, 2016 Cincinnati Reds placed CF Billy Hamilton on the bereavement list.
October 5, 2015 Cincinnati Reds activated CF Billy Hamilton from the 15-day disabled list.
September 8, 2015 Cincinnati Reds activated CF Billy Hamilton from the 15-day disabled list.
September 5, 2015 Cincinnati Reds sent CF Billy Hamilton on a rehab assignment to Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
August 19, 2015 Cincinnati Reds placed CF Billy Hamilton on the 15-day disabled list. Sprained capsule in right shoulder.
October 31, 2013 OF Billy Hamilton assigned to Cangrejeros de Santurce.
September 2, 2013 Cincinnati Reds selected the contract of CF Billy Hamilton from Louisville Bats.
January 24, 2013 Billy Hamilton assigned to Louisville Bats from Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
January 14, 2013 Cincinnati Reds invited non-roster CF Billy Hamilton to spring training.
July 11, 2012 Billy Hamilton assigned to Pensacola Blue Wahoos from Bakersfield Blaze.
July 7, 2012 Billy Hamilton roster status changed by Bakersfield Blaze.
May 7, 2012 Bakersfield Blaze activated SS Billy Hamilton from the temporarily inactive list.
May 4, 2012 Bakersfield Blaze placed SS Billy Hamilton on the temporarily inactive list.
April 1, 2012 SS Billy Hamilton assigned to Bakersfield Blaze from Dayton Dragons.
March 24, 2012 SS Billy Hamilton assigned to Cincinnati Reds.
November 4, 2011 SS Billy Hamilton assigned to Leones de Ponce.
April 4, 2011 Billy Hamilton assigned to Dayton Dragons from Billings Mustangs.
March 1, 2011 SS Billy Hamilton assigned to Cincinnati Reds.
June 23, 2009 SS Billy Hamilton assigned to GCL Reds from Cincinnati Reds.
June 21, 2009 Cincinnati Reds signed Billy Hamilton.


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"Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." returns with a vengeance for the fourth exciting season in an all-new time period, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on the ABC Television Network. In the aftermath of their journey to another planet, Director Phil Coulson and the rest of the team were driven more than ever to put an end to the Hydra organization. Little did they know that they were up against the deadliest threat they've ever faced – an extremely powerful Inhuman, Hive, who was transported back from Maveth in the body of their worst enemy, Grant Ward. The team was able to thwart and kill Hive and take down Hydra, but they are all still mourning the death of fellow agent and Inhuman Lincoln Campbell.
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Global Business Leaders Need to Push Ethiopia Toward Peace
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As the Ethiopian crisis escalates rapidly, this is a vital time for corporate leaders with ties to the government to stand up collectively and publicly for human rights.
Ethiopia is a country in crisis. In the last year, the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been locked in a violent confrontation with the Tigray People's Liberation Army (TPLF) , an armed conflict that has resulted in wholesale violations of human rights by both sides. The government has just declared a state of emergency as TPLF forces march toward the country's capital, Addis Ababa. In September, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet condemned "mass detentions, killings, [and] systematic looting" by government forces. According to Amnesty International, Ethiopian soldiers have routinely committed rape and other forms of sexual violence against Tigrayan women. The government also has engaged in the widespread forced displacement of the civilian population, and blocked humanitarian assistance to the region, using the denial of food as a weapon of war. As Bachelet declared, "civilian suffering is widespread, and impunity is pervasive."
Responding to these abuses, this month the Biden Administration announced that Ethiopia will lose its duty-free market status on January 1 under the US African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) if it fails to take "urgent action" to address the gross human-rights violations.
Ethiopia's precarious political and economic future hangs in the balance.
The AGOA program grants eligible sub-Saharan African nations duty-free access to the US market for thousands of products. First adopted in 2001, the objective of this law is to encourage export from, and growth in, the "least developed countries" in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Last month, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said that for the Ethiopian government to remain eligible for these trade benefits it must address what she called a "humanitarian crisis." In a recent speech at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Jeffrey Feltman, the U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa warned, "This military conflict, if it continues, will have disastrous consequences for Ethiopia's unity, territorial integrity, and stability." The now likely denial of AGOA benefits and imposition of other US sanctions underscores the fact that Ethiopia's human rights and humanitarian crisis now seriously threaten Ethiopia's economic stability and opportunities it had until recently to improve the lot of its enormous, young workforce.
When Abiy's first became prime minister in 2018, he was widely heralded for his leadership. Shortly after assuming power, he played a leading role in ending a 20-year armed conflict with neighboring Eritrea. He released thousands of Ethiopian political prisoners, pledged to conduct free and fair elections, and promised sweeping economic reforms. Primarily for his diplomacy with Eritrea, Abiy was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019.
Early on, Abiy recognized the importance of diversifying Ethiopia's economy and took steps to build a manufacturing base. With a population of 115 million people, Ethiopia is the second-largest country in Africa, and the 12th-largest in the world. Seventy percent of its people work in agriculture, producing coffee and other commodities for export. While agricultural exports generate about $1.1 billion a year, this is not a formula for economic growth because of the relatively low economic productivity of this sector. In one of its most dramatic actions in this area, Abiy's government sought to diversify the economy by investing $1.5 billion to create 13 industrial parks to manufacture apparel products for export.
But long-simmering ethnic tensions soon undermined these ambitious plans. In Tigray, Abiy deployed massive military force to combat local militias that had taken up arms to fight for autonomy from the central government. While members of these militias have committed serious abuses of their own, the government's extreme overreaction to their provocations has been deadly and devastating. Today, government forces are deliberately obstructing the delivery of outside humanitarian aid. The United Nations recently reported that a de facto blockade of aid deliveries has driven some 400,000 people to the brink of famine.
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The crisis in Tigray threatens the entire country's economic future. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres estimates that the Tigray conflict has "drained over a billion dollars from the country's coffers." Ethiopia's credit rating has been slashed, making it more expensive for the country to borrow. Though several leading global apparel brands—notably PVH (Calvin Klein, Izod, Tommy Hilfiger), The Children's Place, and H&M—made commitments several years ago to do business in Ethiopia, there is no assurance that they will stay, especially if the crisis in Tigray escalates.
A 2019 report entitled, "Made in Ethiopia: Challenges to the Garment Industry's New Frontier," published by the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, which I direct, documented operational problems that predated the current crisis. These included the country's weak infrastructure, gaps in worker training, and a range of logistical challenges. It observed presciently that ethnic tensions pose "the greatest short-term threat to Ethiopia's fragile apparel industry." And it warned that if the government failed to reduce these long-standing tensions, "the potential loss of jobs and economic activity would be devastating to the country." This is exactly what has happened.
Rather than retreating from Ethiopia, as some Western businesses will be tempted to do, this is a moment for Western business leaders with ties to Ethiopia to join forces and strongly urge Abiy's government to end the abuses and allow humanitarian access to Tigray. PVH, which has played a prominent role in Ethiopia, should lead the way. Western executives with global apparel brands also should recruit companies in other sectors, such as coffee. In the immediate term, these global companies need to commit to continuing to do business in Ethiopia. Over the longer term, they should make clear that they will stay only if the Abiy government creates a business environment that ensures peace, stability, and a commitment to the rule of law.
Instead of confronting the crisis head on, some with financial interests in Ethiopia have joined forces with the Ethiopian government's lobbyists in Washington to urge a continuation of AGOA benefits, ignoring facts on the ground. Recently Steve Lamar, the president and chief executive of the American Apparel and Footwear Association, showed a better way. In a letter to President Abiy, Lamar emphasized that "the humanitarian crisis must be solved and those who can best bring aid and relief need critical access. The ongoing violence and strife need to be replaced by a ceasefire and talks from all sides that can lay the basis for a lasting peace."
Unfortunately, too few other business leaders are following his lead. As the Ethiopian crisis escalates rapidly, this is a vital time for corporate leaders with ties to the government to stand up collectively and publicly for human rights. Ethiopia's precarious political and economic future hangs in the balance.
Michael Posner is the Jerome Kohlberg professor of ethics and finance at NYU Stern School of Business and director of the Center for Business and Human Rights. Follow him on Twitter @mikehposner.
Reprinted with permission from Forbes.
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Marc Marquez was fastest at CoTA in both Free Practice sessions on Friday.
MotoGP rookie Bradley Smith was 13th on the timesheet following Friday's free practice sessions at CoTA.
"Today was always going to be difficult because this track is really technical, difficult to learn, and you need time to be able to learn all the secrets to go fast. So to be sixth fastest and make such big progress is pleasing," said Cal Crutchlow after Friday's practice sessions at CoTA.
Andrea Dovizioso struggled with bike issues during practice at CoTA, but still posted the seventh-fastest time.
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Jorge Lorenzo came in fourth-fastest after Friday's practice sessions at CoTA.
Jorge Lorenzo (99) ran a lonely race to finish third at CoTA.
"It's been a very positive first day," said Marquez. "We took the top time and, even though these are only practice sessions, this is important."
Marc Marquez (93) and Dani Pedrosa (26) in a close battle for the lead at CoTA.
Marc Marquez took his first premier class pole position at CoTA.
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Dani Pedrosa was second-fastest after Friday's Free Practice sessions at CoTA.
Valentino Rossi (46) had a few moments running head-to-head with Marc Marquez (93) during Friday's practice at CoTA.
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The new Circuit of the Americas is one of the most technically demanding stops on the 2013 MotoGP schedule.
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Daniel Cormier officially announces retirement
The former two-division champion Daniel Cormier officially announced his retirement on Monday, three weeks after his second loss to Stipe Miocic at UFC 252.
Cormier confirmed the news during his show on ESPN.
"I'm not going to fight anymore," Cormier said. "I was talking to Joe Rogan after the fight, and I told him my interest is fighting for championships, and I can't imagine with a loss that I'd be fighting for a belt again. I lost two fights in a row for the first time in my career. You've got to understand when it's time, and the reality is part of the reason I got hit with that right hand by Stipe is because I'm older. You can't fight father time."
"At 41 years old, I fought the heavyweight champion of the world three rounds to two with the idea that I wanted to win. I didn't go in there trying to give a good account of myself. I wanted to win the fight and I still believe I can beat Stipe Miocic. But every day that passes, it doesn't work in my favor."
According to Cormier, that was a conscious decision, because leaving his gloves in the cage to call it a career would have been stealing the spotlight away from Miocic, whom he believes deserved to enjoy the victory.
"I lost the fight, that's Stipe's moment," Cormier said. "He's the champ. Why would I do that? Because a guy like me retires in the octagon there, that's what people talk about."
"In the standing in the world, there's a difference between Stipe and I. If I'm in there and I take my gloves off, it's almost like stealing his thunder. I wasn't going to do that. He won the fight."
While it was a close fight after 25 minutes, Cormier says he has no problem with the decision, and ultimately, he believes the judges made the right call.
"I thought he won the fight," Cormier said. "I don't think with the way judging is you're hopeful after, but the reality is he won the fight. He did a good job. He deserved to get his hand raised on that night. He won the fight."
In the days following the fight, Cormier admits that much like his past losses to Jon Jones, he was overwhelmed with a lot of emotions.
"I was very sad; I cried like always," Cormier said. "I felt very sad and disappointed. I apologized to my coaches for not getting the job done. Apologized to my wife and kids and everybody that thought I was going to win the fight and have sacrificed so much for me to get ready for the fight."
"I started thinking to myself when I'm sulking, I started thinking to myself those reactions a lot of times were preparation for the next time. If I was so sad and I was crying because [Jon] Jones beat me, I cried and I was sad because I wanted to ensure that it hurt so much that it would never happen again. Then I started thinking, there isn't another one. There isn't another 'again.' I needed to maybe process this one a little bit different."
"All these young guys, they just continue to improve and they continue to train and get better and they stay younger – they stay a lot younger," Cormier said. "Even when Jones and I fought the first time. I was 35 years old. He was maybe 26, 25, something like that. Those guys are still young. Everyday that goes by, my time just gets a little bit more in the rearview. I'm not going to be fighting anymore.
"It makes me sad to see guys like Robbie Lawler last weekend fighting guys that years ago, for as talented as Neil Magny is, I don't feel like that would have been as hard a fight for Robbie back in the day. Robbie today, gets beat 30-26 by Neil Magny fighting in the co-main event of a Fight Night card from those classic fights that he had with Rory [MacDonald]. That sucks. He's only 38. I am not saying Robbie Lawler should not be fighting, but at 41, what am I going to do next? Just go fight some random dude? Go be fodder for somebody to build their name off of, I don't need that."
With a broadcast career ahead of him and a number of companies interested doing business even after retirement, the former two-time Olympian will have plenty to keep him busy outside the cage.
"I feel like I'm closing the door shut on this thing – it's over," he said. "And I'm not sad about it. I'm not sad. I'm going to miss it. I'm going to miss the training camps. I'm going to miss the fights. There's nothing like a fight week, but you have to understand when it's your time. I feel like it's time."


You've just received a contract from a new client. You're excited about this new opportunity and want to make a strong first impression. Providing a welcome packet for new clients will reassure them that they've made the right choice by hiring your company.
A welcome packet for new clients will show your commitment to providing the services you've promised and for pleasing your customers. After all, creating a satisfied customer is just as important as obtaining the contract.
If your clients are local, hand deliver your welcome packet to new your client. If it makes more sense to mail it, use overnight courier. That will give your client the feeling of importance and start your relationship on a positive note.
Just a quick note to say how excited we are to have you as our new client.
We understand how many other companies are out there so we offer our sincere thanks for choosing [Company] as your [your type of service] provider.
Our company has over 10 years of proven [your type of service] experience earning us the solid reputation we hold. We are confident that you'll be pleased with your hiring decision, and of course, we're always happy to assist you with all your [your type of service] questions and concerns.
Finally, conclude by offering a personal name of their contact point, the name of your company and specific contact information including off-hours support if you provide it.
We look forward to working for you and providing you with efficient and effective customer service. Thanks again for choosing [Company].
Even if you include information in your welcome letter, prepare a handy list of support services, operating hours, support e-mails and your company website address.
In addition to your customer support information sheet, you could put your contact details onto a mouse pad, magnet or postcard for quick reference so that they'll always have it handy.
Providing pens with custom branding like your logo, name and number may seem outdated but if they are of good quality, people will make sure to keep them close by. Cheap pens often find their way to the trash can so make sure you choose something that is unique and desirable. One with a substantial weight, attractive color and easy ink flow can be a big hit. Everyone still appreciates high quality pens.
Placing your name, logo and number on the pen, will keep your contact information right at their finger tips. Make sure to be generous with your pen giveaway. If they get lost and end up in someone else's hands, all the better! It may just provide you with a new contact.
The same is true for business cards: they supply your client with easy-to-access information and they also give them an instant handout if they want to refer your name to someone else.
In the initial stages of meeting with your new client, did they mention areas of personal interest such as golfing or a penchant for dark chocolate? If you pay attention to these details early on, you can "wow" them later with a personalized gift that corresponds to their personal interest.
You might want to avoid key chains and paperweights. Those items went out with the Brady Bunch!
Mobile device chargers, reusable water bottles and umbrellas with your name and logo are also a great idea.
Brenton Johnson from Uptake Digital, an IT consulting firm, says they really go the extra mile when onboarding a customer. In addition to some of the items mentioned above, they also provide an iPad that is preloaded with a monitoring app so their client knows exactly what's going on. It also contains all of the client's new account details.
This concept of educating customers before making a sale works for all types of industries. If you offer construction services, create articles that describe how to select materials for a project, pros and cons of different designs, pictures of end results from your past projects, and checklists that make it easy for prospects to make a buying decision.
If you have a book, article or pamphlet that you've written on a topic pertinent to them, you can personalize it by writing a quick note on the copy and signing it.
Designing a welcome packet for new clients takes a little time and effort but is well worth the effort. Beginning your journey with a new client on such a thoughtful note should help to place you on a path of mutual trust and partnership.
They will see no need for buyer's remorse when they see your eagerness to please. Welcome packets can also provide you with referral business. When your new clients notice your attention to detail and thoughtful customer care, they might tell their friends.