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Your first contact from the client likely will be by telephone. If you are fortunate enough to have the client call soon after the incident, your firm will have the opportunity to orchestrate and control the case from the very beginning. This aspect is crucial to any small personal injury case because it gives your firm a tremendous advantage in maximizing the damages. As a paralegal, you can help your legal team avoid common pitfalls that occur during a personal injury case, many of which are caused by the client's own conduct or failure to act.
When your firm receives the first telephone call, the object is to put the client at ease and elicit confidence in the attorney and the firm. This easily can be done if you follow the simple format outlined in this article. Assure the potential plaintiff that his or her call will be returned as soon as possible, even if it's after hours. Once the client is reached, the following information should be elicited.
If your legal team asks a series of questions at the outset, the prospective client will know your firm has a grasp of personal injury law and, more importantly, that the attorney is interested in the case. The following is a list of potential questions your attorney might ask in the first telephone conference. The questions don't have to be answered in detail but after learning the answers, your attorney will have some idea as to the basic value of the case and will have at least an initial assessment of the potential client.
1. What was the date of incident? If the incident happened recently, your firm will be able to control the case from this point forth. If the incident happened quite some time ago or if the statute of limitations is approaching, be aware that the client might already have compromised his own case.
2. How did the incident happen? This is extremely important in determining the liability question. If the client fell down his own set of stairs or drove his automobile off the road into a tree, your attorney might not want to waste more time discussing the case. If the client is vague or evasive as to how the incident happened, you can be sure that the rest of the case might be quite difficult.
3. Where did the incident occur? This question is important because it determines the appropriate venue if the case proceeds to suit. If the incident happened in your county or locality, then the convenience of trying the case will make a difference.
4. What injuries occurred? And how adept is the client in explaining the nature of these injuries?
5. What are the present physical complaints? This element also goes to the potential damage question. It would be premature to make a final assessment with this question, but if the injuries took place and have resolved with little difficulty, the potential value of the case can be assessed at this point.
6. Were there any witnesses? This element will help your attorney take control of an important liability factor. If the incident is serious and there are witnesses to the incident, they should be approached as soon as possible.
7. What medical facilities or physicians treated the client? If the potential client has not yet seen a doctor or visited a medical facility, serious doubt will be shed on the damage issue unless the accident just happened. The names of the facilities and physicians also will assist in the initial determination of damages. Has the client seen an orthopedic surgeon or a chiropractor? Did the client go to a walk-in medical clinic or a hospital? Were X-rays taken or did the doctor make a diagnosis based upon just history and examination?
8. Does the client have insurance? If the client has no insurance, your attorney immediately should realize the necessity of clear liability and a defendant with insurance or assets. If the client has plenty of insurance, this also will determine, to some extent, the client's character and stature in the community.
9. Has the client had contact with any insurance companies? If the incident happened quite some time ago and there has been no contact with the client's own carrier, you should question why. If the carriers have been contacted, then you don't have the problem of notice.
10. Where is the item that caused the injuries? If an automobile, product or faulty stair has caused the injuries, pictures should be taken as soon as possible before repair. If it's a products liability case, then the item should be preserved immediately.
11. Have any pictures been taken? If pictures have not been taken, instruct the client to do so immediately. If they have been taken, they should be brought to the initial interview for assessment. If it's an automobile case, the extent of damage to the vehicle will give excellent insight into the liability and damage criteria.
12. Has the client contacted any other attorneys? If the potential client is shopping around, beware. Either the other firms are not interested or the potential client is looking for the answers he or she wants to hear.
13. How did the client obtain your firm's name? If the case has been referred by a respected client, you will have some idea as to the confidence your potential client has in your firm. The source of referral also will give you some insight into the sincerity of the potential client.
14. Has the client had contact with an insurance adjuster? If the client already has been contacted by an insurance adjuster, a substantial amount of time and effort can be saved in making the first contact to the insurance company. If the incident happened several weeks or longer before the phone call, you might have difficulty in making first contact with the insurance carrier.
After you have received answers to some or all of the questions, your attorney will have a pretty good idea as to whether or not the case is worth exploring. If your attorney believes it's likely your firm will accept the case, set up an appointment and instruct the client on what to do before coming to the office. The following list includes instructions your attorney might ask you to give to the client.
See a doctor. If the client has not yet seen a doctor or visited a medical facility, tell him or her to do so immediately if he or she is in pain or having physical difficulties. It's appropriate to recommend the client to a specific facility, but I don't recommend referring him or her to a specific physician at this stage.
Don't work with pain. Tell the client that if working causes difficulties, substantial discomfort or pain, the client should inquire of his or her doctor about staying out of work temporarily. If the client has been told by the doctor that the decision to work is up to the client, instruct the client that he or she should not be working if his or her employment causes pain or substantial discomfort.
Obtain pictures. Instruct the client to obtain pictures of the subject automobile, place of injury if it's a premises liability case or item that caused the injury if it's a product liability case.
Obtain a damage appraisal. If the client's automobile has been damaged, tell the client to have the damage appraised as soon as possible after all the photos have been taken.
Obtain witness contact information. Tell the client to bring in the names, addresses and telephone numbers of any witnesses to the incident. The importance of this information must be emphasized to the client.
Don't discuss the case with witnesses. With respect to witnesses, instruct the client not to discuss the case other than to obtain names, addresses and telephone numbers.
Don't discuss the case in detail. Instruct the client not to discuss the case in detail with anyone and not to give statements to anyone from an insurance company.
Obtain insurance contact information. If the client has been contacted by an insurance company, it's imperative that he or she obtain the name of the adjuster and the telephone number. Instruct the client to inform the adjuster he or she will be consulting with an attorney and that the attorney will be in touch with the insurance adjuster.
Bring documentation. Instruct the client to bring in any documents relating to his or her case such as medical bills, doctor's instructions, prescriptions and accident reports filed with the Secretary of State.
Obtain a police report. If the client is able, have him or her obtain the police report before coming to the office.
Don't delay the first meeting. Tell the client that the first appointment is extremely important and that it should not be postponed unless the circumstances absolutely require it.
Ask questions. Tell the client that time is of the essence and if it's necessary to answer any questions in the meantime, your firm will be available.
Concern yourself with your recovery. Tell the client his or her primary duty at this time is to be comfortable and to pursue recovery of his or her injuries — the legal details are for your firm to worry about and his or her physical recovery is of the utmost importance.
Because you have invested time asking questions and the potential client has invested time answering them, there already is a line of communication — a bond, if you will — between the legal team and the client. This bond will lead the potential client into a sense of commitment and he or she will be unlikely to call another firm.
Ellsworth T. "Derry" Rundlett III is a past president of the Maine Trial Lawyers Association and has over 34 years of experience trying personal injury cases. He is the author of "Maximizing Damages in Small Personal Injury Cases" (www.JamesPublishing.com or (800) 440-4780), from which this article is excerpted.


According to Sagittarius Horoscope 2019, this year may be favourable for Sagittarius natives. Your career may give you mixed results in 2019, whereas your financial situation may improve.
Horoscope 2019 predicts that natives of Sagittarius zodiac sign may face challenges on career front during the year. You may, however, achieve success amidst struggle. You may be promoted this year. Working harder and tirelessly may bring you fruitful results. Your financial situation may become highly favourable. There is possibility of you making monetary gains in your business this year. This implies that your business may grow rapidly. You may also expect to be benefitted by your ancestral property. Act according to time and situation. You may mint more money than you could ever expect.
You may be quite serious about your love life this year. You, however, need to keep calm. If there arises a situation of conflict with your lover, be patient and discuss to resolve the problem. If trivial issues between you two get on your nerves and you lose calm, your love relationship may dwindle. 2019 may have a combined effect on your marital life. You may have to see highs and lows in your married life this year. Try to understand your spouse's feelings even in adverse situation and be dedicated to him or her. You may have to compromise more in your relationship, if you want peace in the family. Your life-partner may gradually understand you and your concerns. Your spouse's support is very crucial this year.
If you are a student and hardworking, this year may do more than average for you. You may encounter problem in studies at the time of examination. You may have to focus more on your studies during this period.
Sagittarius Horoscope 2019 forecasts mixed results for your career. You may witness highs and lows in your career. There may, however, be growth in your career during January-February. You may get better results in this time. You may even grab a lucrative job offer. There is strong probability of securing a new job. You may earn support of senior officials at your workplace. Your colleagues may also fully cooperate with you. Maintain healthier relations with your peers and seniors. Their support may be highly advantageous for you at this time. Refrain entering into a tiff with your colleagues or seniors, as your image matters the most this time. Finish your job within the specified timeline. Do not delay your work, as it may cost you badly. Your hard work may bear fruits in June or September. You may be promoted or get an increment in your salary at this time. Avoid becoming egoistic, as you may have to suffer its ill effects. Your opponents may be jealous of your success. Your enemies may conspire against you. Beware that you do not fall in their trap. You may, however, come across such circumstances this year that give you disappointment and failure. You may get adverse results in your career during this period. You may face career-related fears. Be strong in such adverse situation and work harder. You will surely succeed.
According to Horoscope 2019 for Sagittarius zodiac sign, this year may be special for you from financial perspective. During this year, there may be a rise in your expenses but your income may grow rapidly. You may make monetary gains with a little hard work. Your not failing to work hard may, however, give you double benefit. It may be better for you to observe your expenses carefully. Likewise, you may be able to control unnecessary expenses and save money. You may make monetary gains in January, February, May, and October. Your economic situation may be favourable at this time. You may get financial help from several sources. Your ancestral property may increase. Your relatives may support you in becoming financially stronger at this time. If you are engaged in a business, you make book profits. There are chances of business expansion this year. Your relations with your domestic and international clients may get better. You may acquire hindered wealth. You may not face obstacles when making financial decisions. You may seek expert advice, if you need to make big and important decisions. Experienced people may give you proper advice. Investments may also benefit you. You may make monetary gains in share market. You may even a lottery. Being financially strong, you may buy a new vehicle or invest in any other asset. You may spend on electronic items.
According to Sagittarius Horoscope 2019, this year may do average for students. If you are a student and hardworking, you can make 2019 better than the average. You may face trouble in studies during examination, which implies that you need to pay much attention in class. You may have to concentrate more on your studies in this time; as otherwise, your results may be affected. If you spend more time in extramural activities at this time, your studies may be adversely affected. Concentration on academics is the most important this year. Spend less time hanging out with friends; rather take their help in academics. You may face challenges in your studies will full enthusiasm and zeal. You may even succeed in overcoming these challenges. Work harder and be determined. You may be a bit troubled to understand your course curriculum. Seek assistance of teachers and classmates to comprehend subjects. You may even organize group studies during exams. Maintain healthier relations with your teachers and batch-mates, as they may be of the most help to you at this time. This year may be challenging for technical education students, like those pursuing Engineering. They may have to work harder to succeed. Art students need to study good Literature books to add to their knowledge bank. In case of students pursuing higher studies, there may arise issues but you may be able to resolve such issues with your hard work and efforts. Take much care of your health and stay focused to achieve your aim in life.
Horoscope 2019 for Sagittarius zodiac sign predicts some newness in your family life this year. You may be so busy in your professional life in 2019 that there will not be much time for the family. As a result, your family life may be affected. In such circumstances, you may have to balance your personal and professional life. Happiness may thrive in your family, if you succeed in balancing out both the lives. You may become the cause of happiness of your near and dear ones as well as understand your family's responsibilities. During the major part of this year, there may be happiness in the family. There may be peace at home. There may be lovelier relations amongst family members. There is possibility of marriage taking place this year in your family. Your close ones may stay healthier and fit than before. Your parents may face trivial medical issues. Take special care of your parents in this time and serve them properly. Your siblings may progress in their field of work. You may buy or construct a new house with the help of your family members. Your siblings may also help you financially. Overall, your family life may be perfect in 2019.
Sagittarius Horoscope 2019 may give mixed results for your marital life. You have to see highs and lows in your marriage this year. Try to understand your spouse feelings in adverse situations and be dedicated towards him or her. If there is a misunderstanding between you two, resolve it instantly, otherwise this misunderstanding may turn into a big fight. It may be better to keep calm and avoid entering into a tiff with your life-partner. If both of you will argue, your married life may be highly disturbed. Understand your responsibilities for your life-partner and fulfil their needs. Likewise, your married life may be happy. There may be peace and happiness in your child's life this year. You may also enjoy parenthood in 2019. Your child may become ideologically mature, but you need to take care of them during June and August. Their health may deteriorate at this time. Your son or daughter may perform better in exams. Take care of your life-partner as well. Do not run away from your responsibilities as a spouse and avoid being unconcerned for your partner. If you are unmarried Sagittarius native, you may tie marriage knot. Marriage is on the cards. So, be ready to enter into a new life.
2019 predictions for Sagittarius zodiac sign may be favourable for love life but, sometimes, you may have a conflict with your lover. There may be many instances when your love relation may strengthen. You may be serious about your love life. If you enter into an argument with your lover, it may be better to keep calm and end the argument. Discuss to resolve the argument before it blows into a big quarrel. January, March, April, and May can be the most favourable for your love life. Your love relations may get more intimate at this time. If you are a Sagittarius native whose love journey has just begun, you may be head over heels in love. You may be fully dedicated towards your lover. You may spend joyous moments with your boyfriend or girlfriend. You may go on a lunch, dinner or movie date with your lover in this time. Besides, romance will be in the air. You will present a special gift to your lover on his or her birthday. You may even organize a big birthday bash for your girlfriend or boyfriend. There may be instances when you have to face disappointment and sadness in your love life. Your lover may be annoyed or upset with you due to some reason. Try to persuade them with love in such a situation.
According to Sagittarius Horoscope 2019, health of Sagittarius natives may remain average this year. You may have to face medical issues. March and April may be the best for your health. Horoscope 2019 forecasts that you may complain of arthritis this year. You may even experience backache. Take proper care of your health during January and February. You may face several trivial health-related problems at this time. You may suffer from fever, cough, headache, and swelling. Try to build up your body's immunity. Travelling may make you fatigued. So, postpone your travel plans if travelling is not very important now. Be very careful while driving. You may be mentally stressed due to some issue. This stress may adversely affect your health. Therefore, avoid being overpowered by stress. Control your anger, as you may lose your temperament sooner at this time. If you are a diabetic, you may have to take special care of your diet. You may go on a trip to relax. It may be better for you to go on an adventurous trip. You may also improve your health with yoga and exercise.


Every spring, London erupts in a riot of colour and fragrance as the city's most prestigious flower show gets underway. Spanning five days and attended by an illustrious guestlist that includes the British Royal Family, Chelsea Flower Show has been flying the flag for florals for more than a millennium. From its against-all-odds resilience to its most memorable exhibits, here we explore Chelsea Flower Show's fascinating history.
Chelsea Flower Show's inauguration was in 1862 as the Royal Horticultural Society Great Spring Show in Kensington. The three-day event was staged in a single marquee, and its guest of honour was the king's mother, Queen Alexandra. Over the 26 years that the show was hosted in the palace grounds, its popularity increased, and one marquee gradually became two.
In 1888, the show was moved to Temple Gardens, a verdant chain of green spaces on the banks of the Thames. The new more central location proved a roaring success. Two marquees bloomed into five, with the Great Spring Show attracting some of the most prestigious seed merchants and plant nurseries in England and beyond. The number of exhibitors nearly tripled from 48 to 120.
Despite its popularity, the event was cancelled in 1912 to make way for a one-off botanical event, the Royal International Horticultural Exhibition, to be held in the grounds of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. It was so successful that a decision was made to permanently relocate the Great Spring Show to its Chelsea home the following year, initiating the flower show's renowned history in Chelsea.
The Chelsea Flower Show has since run every spring, apart from brief hiatuses during the First and Second World War, when the Royal Hospital's grounds were required for use as an anti-aircraft base. The show eventually resumed in 1947, however the ravages of war had decimated output from England's nurseries and there was not much in the way of seedlings and plants to display. The shortfall was integral to Chelsea Flower Show's history, as this was the year that flower arrangements were introduced to make up for the dearth.
In 1927, a campaign was launched to favour indigenous plants and British nurseries – and ban foreign exhibits. The Royal Horticultural Society rejected the appeal, stating: 'Horticulture knows nothing of nationality.' A decade later, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth celebrated their coronation. To mark the occasion, the Great Spring Show put on an epic Empire Exhibition; a cosmopolitan collection that included Australian mimosa, Kenyan gladioli, Canadian pines and Palestinian prickly pears.
Weather has been a contentious issue in the history of Chelsea Flower Show, with the English spring notoriously unpredictable. In 1928, a ferocious storm flooded the marquees on the night before the opening. A dedicated team of staff worked through the night to rescue the site, which was beautifully restored to receive its first visitors by the morning. Four years later, the rain was so severe that a summer house display collapsed in ruin. Greater weatherproofing was put in place to prevent future calamities.
The show's popularity increased exponentially after 1953, the year of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation. By then, the UK's nurseries had recovered enough to put on a colourful show that paid tribute to the country's celebratory mood. Over the next half of the century, Chelsea Flower Show established itself as the spring event, attended by the 'who's who' of polite society, including the Royal Family. Her Majesty The Queen has only ever missed two Chelsea Flower Shows since her coronation.
It wasn't long before crowding at the show became a major issue. Even with extra marquees, the event was overwhelmed with thousands of keen gardeners and interested onlookers. By 1979, visitor numbers had peaked at 6,000, with overcrowding forcing the turnstiles to be temporarily locked off in an effort to regulate the inflow of visitors. A decision was made to extend the show's opening hours, with discounted tickets available after 4pm to discourage the morning crowds. The one-way system that had been rejected as impractical 20 years previously was put in place with great success, and the previous limit of 90,000 visitors was reduced to 40,000.
Continuing to grow every year, in 2000, the 2.90-acre Great Pavilion replaced the immense marquee that had housed the show since 1951. The dismantled marquee was upcycled into 7,000 handbags, jackets and aprons. The Chelsea Flower Show is now attended by nearly 160,000 attendees every year, with tickets secured in advance to ensure comfortable visitor numbers.
After impressing judges with her cacti garden in 1929, American Sherman Hoyt donated the display, set against a painted Mojave backdrop, to Kew. It was displayed in a dedicated glasshouse in the botanical gardens for more than 50 years before being moved into the Princess of Wales Conservatory.
British Television presenter James May made history at Chelsea Flower Show with his 2009 Paradise in Plasticine. The vivid garden of spring blooms, roses, a fruit tree and a lawn laid with a picnic was created entirely from plasticine. He received an unofficial award for his ingenuity with a plasticine gold medal. Little did the judges know that May had hidden a garden gnome in his display. Garden gnomes are banned, as they fall under the verboten category of 'brightly-coloured mythical creatures', which are not in keeping with Chelsea Flower Show's tasteful aesthetic.
Luxury fashion house Yves Saint Laurent commissioned a garden to coincide with the launch of its iconic fragrance Opium in 1997. This kickstarted the trend for high-end brands such as Chanel and Laurent Perrier creating beautiful gardens and displays at Chelsea Flower Show every year.
In 2011, Irish designer Diarmuid Gavin exhibited the Irish Sky Garden, redolent of the sci-fi animated Hollywood blockbuster Avatar. The pod was suspended by a crane, and occasionally lowered into the garden below, where, its roof covered by turf, it resembled a hillock in the Irish landscape.


A fantasy championship belt is one of those fantasy football winner ideas that can earn you commissioner of the year honors. Whether you're looking for a championship belt for your fantasy football league, your fantasy baseball league, or even a special belt for your dad on Father's Day, Undisputed Belts has covered.
Although they make some of the most incredible and affordable championship belts on the market, their product line doesn't end there. They also sell cool fantasy fantasy trophies, rings, and other accessories to round out an impressive collection of fantasy sports and award merchandise (although at the time of this writing they do not sell funny fantasy football loser trophies.
In this Undisputed Belts review, I'll break down their entire product line so you can decide if they're the right fantasy football prize merchant for your league.
As their name suggests, Undisputed Belts' flagship product is their line of championship belts. They claim their company and championship belt ideas was inspired by Aaron Rodgers (and to a lesser extent, Steve Novak).
But what started as a site selling strictly fantasy football belts has expanded into other sports and genres.
Undisputed Belts is now producing custom-designed belts that are used as prizes for many groups and organizations, including video game fanatics and comic book clubs. They sell what I believe is the best custom fantasy football belt on the market.
Based on their rapid expansion of championship belts, I can only imagine that the selection of belts will continue to grow.
As I mentioned before, Undisputed Belts sells more than just trouser bling. They actually have an impressive collection of fantasy trophies.
Normally, award merchants that do not specialize in trophies will throw a few cheap trophies into their product line to fill things out. But that is not the case here. The trophies offered by Undisputed Belts are unique and high quality. You won't find any cheap trophies on their site and I think you'll be impressed with the designs.
When it comes to their championship rings, I'm not as impressed. Unlike their trophies, the rings just seem a bit inferior. If I'm going to make the commitment to wear a fantasy championship ring, I would aim for something much gaudier than what they offer. But that's admittedly a personal preference.
However, the rings are priced very reasonably. So if you're looking for a low-cost ring to award to your league champion each and every year, you might find one that fits the bill. If it's a ring you're looking for, you can also check out my article on the best fantasy football rings for 2018.
One of the knocks on fantasy championship belts is that they are typically made from PU leather, which is a cheaper, synthetic version of real leather. You can read about the differences in detail in my article: The Best Fantasy Football Championship Belts.
To quickly summarize, some people dislike PU leather because it isn't as durable as real leather. In reality, your championship belt is unlikely to get as much wear and tear as a belt you would wear with your jeans, so I doubt that is a valid concern in the real world.
If the use of synthetic leather is a concern, you'll be happy to know that Undisputed Belts now allows you to upgrade from PU to genuine leather when purchasing a fantasy football championship belt. It'll cost you a little extra, but you can rest easy knowing you'll get many, many more miles out of your belt.
When it comes to pleasing their customers, these guys have it figured out. But don't take my word for it. Just check out their insane customer and decide for yourself.
If you've spent any time researching fantasy championship belts on the Internet, you know that many belts are sold as-is with generic artwork. They provide no way to customize the belt.
There are a couple of fantasy sports merchants that add blank side plates to their championship belts that you can have engraved by a third party. Undisputed Belts does this for some of their belts as does one of their primary competitors, Fantasy Jocks.
Undisputed Belts takes things much further by offering a championship belt that is 100% customizable. They customize these belts for you by etching graphics that you provide onto a blank belt!
This is truly a unique customization option that I haven't seen offered by any other merchant. How cool would it look to have your league's own logo emblazoned onto a championship belt?
It's not just the center plate of the belt that you get to customize with your own graphics. You can also customize the two side plates and the two end plates. That provides a lot of room for creative freedom and has resulted in some truly awesome original designs.
Undisputed Belts will also work with you on your belt concept until you're satisfied with their proofs of your design. There is no limit to the number of revisions you can request.
Although some of the trophies sold by Undisputed Belts do have space for an engraving plate, they do not offer any engraving services.
Normally I would penalize a merchant for lacking these services. However, the customization options for their belts are so impressive that I'm still going to award them five stars in the customizations category.
So you know that Undisputed Belts produces unique, high-quality championship belts and other types of awards. These products are indeed priced at a premium, and for good reason.
But do they accept discount codes? Can you find coupons online that you can apply to your purchase? What about contests where you can win one of these masterpieces for your sports leagues? Do they give you anything for free?
Let's look at how Undisputed Belts stacks up when it comes to discount codes, coupon codes, contests, and extras.
As you browse around the Undisputed Belts website, you'll notice that they offer free shipping with every purchase. Even a blank endplate, the cheapest product on their site, ships free.
Although you can find some coupon sites advertising discount codes for Undisputed Belts, they don't work. Because they offer such a popular product, I don't believe they bother with coupons.
These guys have also been known to give away belts in contests promoted through their Facebook page and Instagram account. Back in March, they awarded a customized NCAA March Madness Championship belt to the lucky winner of a March Madness Facebook group.
If you're looking to buy several championship belts, either for yourself or to re-sell, Undisputed Belts offers considerable discounts. As an example, their standard, blank customizable championship belt retails for $199. But if you purchase a set of 5, you'll get them for only $69 each.
You can get similar deals by purchasing other belts in bulk, each with a savings of over 65%! If you need multiple belts for any reason (or want to start selling belts for your own business) you can't go wrong with those prices.
Most of the products sold by Undisputed Belts are priced at a premium. A few exceptions might be their championship rings and some of their belt accessories. But this is not at all surprising considering they're producing high-quality (and in many cases, hand-crafted) products.
Still, I don't think there is any question that the value they're delivering with their belts is off the charts. Everywhere you look on the Internet, people (and most importantly, their actual customers) are blown away by the craftsmanship of their belts.
The products sold through Undisputed Belts are truly incredible and are well worth the price. To be completely honest, I'm someone surprised that they're not much more expensive (especially their custom belts).
Although you can find positive customer reviews on their website, it's always best to consider reviews from other sources. The most unbiased Undisputed Belts reviews an be found on Amazon.
Although they don't sell all of their products on Amazon, you can get a good idea of their overall customer satisfaction by looking at feedback for these items.
After a thorough review of Undisputed Belts, I have to say I'm very impressed with what they've been able to accomplish. Fantasy football trophies are quickly becoming an afterthought in leagues that are looking for something new and exciting to improve their drafts and raise their prize standards.
If you're looking to make a statement in your league for the upcoming fantasy football season, a championship belt from Undisputed Belts would be an obvious choice. Your league owners will love you for it.
Customize one of their belts with your own league logo and you're sure to the draft day hero.


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Ninth Circuit Court Allows Trump's Plan to End Temporary Protected Status to Go Forward
Posted by Royce Murray | Sep 14, 2020 | Federal Courts/Jurisdiction, Humanitarian Protection, Temporary Protected Status
In a split decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Trump administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for four countries can proceed. The fate of nearly 250,000 people from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan—and their families—is at stake.
The case, Ramos v. Nielsen, was filed in federal district court after the Secretary of Homeland Security agreed to terminate the TPS designations in late 2017 and early 2018. The plaintiffs in the case argued that the Trump administration changed the way it evaluated whether to extend or terminate TPS—yet the public was not given any notice of the change.
That change allowed the administration to take an unreasonably narrow approach to how it assessed a TPS-designated country's conditions. Now, the government no longer reviews how current conditions impact whether a country is, in fact, a safe place to which a person can return. It only looks at whether the problems in a country at the time TPS was designated still exist.
The plaintiffs also presented evidence that the terminations were motivated by racial animus, including President Trump's reference to "shithole countries."
What does the TPS ruling say?
Although the district court had granted a preliminary injunction, the Ninth Circuit overturned that decision on September 14, 2020. The court ruled that the decision to designate, extend, or terminate TPS is not subject to judicial review.
The judges made clear that they did not see the evidence of racism or hostility by the administration toward nationals of certain foreign countries as sufficiently connected to the decision to terminate these TPS designations.
TPS terminations for two other countries, Honduras and Nepal, were made at a later time and challenged in a separate lawsuit, Bhattarai v. Nielsen. That case remains pending but the decision in Ramos could open the door to terminations for those countries.
What does the ruling mean for TPS holders?
Due to the pending litigation and the preliminary injunction, the terminations have been on hold since they were announced nearly three years ago. TPS holders remained protected from deportation and could renew their work permits—the two main benefits of this status.
The Ninth Circuit ruling does not take effect immediately. New deadlines for the termination of TPS vary by country. For nationals of Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan, the soonest TPS could end is March 5, 2021; for nationals of El Salvador, the earliest is November 5, 2021. A separate lawsuit in New York challenging the Haiti designation alone, Saget v. Trump, has also blocked Haiti's TPS designation and could afford those TPS holders more time.
Ahilan Arulanantham of the ACLU of San Diego, who argued the case in court, noted that they plan to ask a full panel of Ninth Circuit judges to review the case, as opposed to the three-judge panel who issued this ruling. This appeal could result in further extension of these deadlines.
What is the future for TPS holders?
The path forward for TPS holders could be impacted by all three branches of government. An uncertain appeals process leaves the timing and outcome of judicial decision-making up in the air. The outcome of the November presidential election would impact whether TPS—or a similar form of relief known as Deferred Enforced Departure—is provided or ended permanently.
But neither the judicial or executive branch can offer what TPS holders and their families need most: a permanent solution.
The vast majority of TPS holders have lived in the United States for 20 years and have built their lives here. Approximately 275,000 U.S. citizen children have a parent with TPS. And TPS holders are integral to our communities. 130,000 TPS holders are essential workers helping us all endure and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
It will take congressional action to ensure that TPS holders and families don't face the impossible pain of separation. The House passed H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, but it stalled in the Senate. Now is the time for Congress to find the political will and compassion to support—and not separate—these families once and for all.
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Royce Bernstein Murray is the Managing Director of Programs at the American Immigration Council where she oversees the Council's legal, policy, and media work. Prior to joining the Council, Royce served as the Director of Policy at the Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center where she worked on issues impacting the due process rights, detention, and treatment of vulnerable immigrants. She previously worked as an immigration and human rights law consultant for organizations including the National Immigration Forum, Center for Global Development, and the World Bank's Nordic Trust Fund. Royce was also an adjunct professor at the David A. Clarke School of Law at the University of the District of Columbia. She began her career working for the federal government as a Presidential Management Fellow and Asylum Officer for the Immigration and Naturalization Service and later at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office of the Chief Counsel. She was introduced to immigration and asylum issues as an intern for the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (now "Human Rights First"), the Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA, and Ayuda. She holds a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center and a Bachelor of Arts with distinction in political science from the University of Michigan. She is a member of the New York Bar.

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Was getting organized on your list of New Year's resolutions? If you have young children, your house is probably overrun with art. In addition to the gazillions of drawings children create at home, once they start school they create new little masterpieces practically every day. With both wall and fridge space quickly disappearing, what are you to do with your little one's creations? Here are some ideas for organizing and displaying your children's art.
1) Create a Family Art Gallery. Do not limit your kid's art to just the refrigerator door or your child's room. Pick a room in the house as your family's art gallery. Fill the walls with your family's art. Select a room that is "family friendly" such as the family room or media room. Or, use a hallway. Purchase or make beautiful frames to properly display the art. When family or friends visits, proudly give them a VIP tour! Thanks to mylittlebookcase.com for the adorable family art gallery example photo!
2) Create "Look Books." There are now several online services such as ArtKive and Blurb that will print images of your artwork and bind them in a soft cover or hardcover book. Create a new one for each year of your child's life. Look books also make great gifts for grandparents!
3) Create Functional Art. With today's technology your children's artwork can be printed on a wide variety of items by companies such as Shutterfly that you can use around the house. Examples include decorative pillows, serving trays, mugs, blankets, and yes . . . even shower curtains! Fill your house with these items and your children's artwork will never be far away.
4) Create a Digital Gallery. One of the best ways to manage a large amount of artwork is to go paperless. Make digital images of your child's artwork by scanning it or taking photos of it and save it into an online image organizer. You will be able to easily email images of your child's latest creations to grandma and grandpa, and you will be able to take a sentimental look back at it for years into the future.
5) File it Away. Even if you create look books, a gallery and home accessories with your child's art, there are bound to be many originals that you are not prepared to discard. Place the artwork in letter or legal size folders, labeled with each child's name. Place the set of folders in a large but shallow lidded box that can be easily stored under a bed. You can easily add to it. Go through the box from time to time and decide which of your little one's masterpieces you are ready to let go.


Lopez Drive, San Leandro, California has some pretty nice houses but some people that live on this road shares a backyard with Interstate 580 which is very loud because it has so much traffic. The neighborhood is okay because there is a recreational center right behind them but thank god for that because none of the houses have backyards. I probably would not recommend anyone living on this street.
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Q: Calculate datetime with current datetime to get the time left I'm trying to calculate the following value, which I'm getting from my database 2014-08-29 04:37:36 I want to calculate this value within current date time.
Like my above value is 2014-08-29 04:37:36 but I want to show 3 days left instead 2014-08-29 04:37:36. If my value is 2014-08-23 04:37:36 it should show -2 days left.
Whatever my value is, i want to calculate it and show the time left, if it expired than it should show a minus sign as I explained above. Can anyone help me please!!
This question is much simpler and different than the references given to mark as duplicate. My question is clear and simple, not complex to the references given by HAL9000, Boann, karthikr, amphetamachine, Shankar Damodaran. Also the references are misleading my question.

A: Use the PHP DateTime::diff function described here
Quick example:
<?php

$date1 = new DateTime("now");
$date2 = date_create('2014-12-10');

$diff = date_diff($date1, $date2);

echo $diff->format('%R%a days');

demo
The nice thing about this code is that you can change the return string format easily using DateInterval::format

A: Try the snippet below
<?php
$datestr = "2014-08-28 19:10:18";
$date = strtotime($datestr);

$diff = $date - time();
$days = floor($diff / (60 * 60 * 24));
$hours = round(($diff - $days * 60 * 60 * 24) / (60 * 60));

echo "$days days $hours hours left";
?>

Output:
3 days 9 hours left

Demo

A: Try This
$dateNow = new DateTime(date('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
$getDate = new DateTime("2014-08-29 04:37:36");
$diff= $getDate->diff($dateNow);
$return = $diff->days;
if($dateNow>$getDate)
  echo "-".$return." Days Left";
else
  echo $return." Days Left";

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Cartoonist Molly Norris posted this Mohammad cartoon on her website.
Now Al-Qaeda wants her dead.
Al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki placed a US cartoonist on a hit list for organizing the "Everybody Draw Mohammad Day" online protest.
In an English-language Al Qaeda magazine that calls itself "Inspire," Awlaki damns Norris and eight others for "blasphemous caricatures" of the Prophet Muhammed. The other cartoonists, authors and journalists in Awlaki's cross hairs are Swedish, Dutch and British citizens.
Norris later took the cartoon down from her website.
…But they want her dead anyway.


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Eating wild foods isn't just about foraging for herbs and berries. Large and small game, fish, shellfish, and insects are great wild resources to take advantage of when it comes to eating the best. Not only do these meats have exceptional flavor (which will always be my number one reason to eat them), but wild animals live and eat as nature intended, which means that they offer the very best in nutrition, too.
If you didn't grow up in a household where hunting and fishing were commonplace, I understand that eating game can seem a bit adventurous. But the meat is always flavorful, and usually inexpensive (if you consider the cost of licenses, ammo, etc). Plus, you have the advantage of knowing exactly which animal your meat came from. You get to see with your own eyes that it was healthy.
The other good thing about eating wild meats is that it forces you to really acknowledge that you are eating an animal. Unlike meat that comes pre-cut, packed in neat plastic packages, and pumped with gas to keep it from turning grey, you know that game meat has come from an animal, something which lived and breathed and had a life all it's own.
And why is that a good thing, you ask? Well, when you know, really know, think about, and own the fact that your meat came from an animal, it's very hard to take that meat for granted. It may make you very sad to bear witness to the end of an animal's life. But you give thanks for it, you see to it that very little goes to waste, and you realize how the life force of that animal passes into you when you eat it, which is sacred. It's nearly impossible to have that same reverence for your food when you're eating a $1 burger that was assembled from the meat of possibly hundreds of animals.
And so, when I see a pile of doves before me, it doesn't freak me out, even though I love watching doves, and adore hearing them coo. In fact, I take a moment to think about those things before I begin cooking.
Doves are pretty small birds, with wonderful dark flesh that tastes somewhat like duck. If you're up for cleaning the entire bird, then definitely do so and enjoy the whole thing. I'd recommend simply spatchcocking the cleaned bird, seasoning it heavily with s&p, and cooking it skin-side down in a generous amount of lard in a cast iron skillet with a heavy weight on top. Done this way, a whole dove will cook up in around 5 minutes.
But, tearing off all of those darned feathers is a heck of a lot of work for so little meat. So instead, I favor harvesting just the breast meat and choice organs, and letting my cat dine on the rest.
Doing this is very simple. Take a dove in your hand, and turn it breast-side up. Tear out as many feathers from the breast area as you can. Using a pair of kitchen shears, pierce into the body cavity at the tail end, and make a cut up the entire length of the body just outside the breast. Repeat on the other side. Then simply snip off the top of the breast plate just under the neck. You should now have a complete breast, bone-in. Be sure to harvest the heart and liver at this point, if you like eating them, too.
Once you've got all of your breasts ready, rinse them under water, being careful to remove any remaining feathers.
Next, lay the breast on a cutting board and locate the breast bone. With a fillet knife, carefully remove the breast pieces from both sides of the breast bone. Just follow the curve of the breast bone with your knife. You should be left with lovely boneless pieces of meat. But rub your fingers over each piece to feel for bones such as wishbones or ribs, and pick them out if you should feel any.
After you've got your breast pieces filleted out, this recipes comes together very quickly. It's pretty traditional to wrap dove breast in bacon before cooking. This is a good idea because dove is very lean, and benefits from the fat. However, the bacon is so thick that if you cook it until it's crispy, the dove meat is overcooked. And dove breast simply must be kept rare, otherwise it'll get tough. So, I'd like to make the case for using prosciutto here. I understand that prosciutto is an expensive cut of meat, but this recipe doesn't use much of it (half a slice per dove breast). Prosciutto offers the same benefit of bacon, but it cooks to a crispy finish in the same time that it takes to perfectly cook the dove breast.
This recipe uses peeled 1/4" slices of apple inside the little bundles. But since the meat cooks very quickly, I like to give the apple slices a quick saute, just to soften them, before I start. Use any firm and tart cooking apple. I prefer to use the ones from my backyard tree, which are red delicious, but taste nothing like store-bought red delicious apples; they have just the right balance of sweet and tartness and hold together beautifully upon cooking.
Season each breast with salt and pepper, and lightly dust with cornstarch (this acts like glue to hold the little packages together). Cut a piece of prosciutto in half, then place a single breast on the end of it, followed by a slice of fried apple, and a sage leaf. Then carefully and tightly roll up the breast inside the prosciutto.
Get all of your breasts wrapped up in prosciutto, then fry them on both sides over medium heat in a cast iron pan, just until the prosciutto gets crispy, which only takes 2-3 minutes per side. Remember that it's very important not to overcook the dove. Once the prosciutto has gotten crispy and brown, remove the little bundles, and let the meat rest for a good five minutes before serving.
The finished dove saltimbocca bites are indeed full of flavors that jump in your mouth, with the rich taste of dove being balanced by the earthiness of sage and apple, and brought to life with porky fatty goodness. If you don't have access to dove, then this recipe would also work well with duck, squab, or even cornish hen.
If you love game as much as I do, then don't miss my favorite recipes for squirrel and deer. And if plants and berries are more your speed, then explore all of the fun forages I found over the growing season here.
This recipe is my entry into this week's Hearth and Soul hop, the best resource for recipes which nourish both the body and the soul. If you haven't already, hop on over and read some of the wonderful linked posts. I'm also sharing this recipe with Real Food Wednesday this week.
Too much work is why I pass on Cornish Hens (and I don't even have to pick the feathers off of them!).
That said, this looks delish!
You are amazing. If I was stranded in the wilderness and trying to eat, I'd want to be with you! My father used to bring home doves. Haven't eaten these since I was a child.
we had chicken saltimboca for dinner tonight..it is a favorite around here. I never thought to use game bird for it...we have chukar and pheasant in the freezer. my husband is a hunter and we enjoy hard earned meat all year around. thanks for this inspiration!
My husband and boys always kept Doves in the freezer after their hunting trips. They don't go that much anymore but when they do we really enjoy the birds. Your recipe looks wonderful.
You crack me up with your organic honesty (I have some, but girl you have a boatload!). My Dad did not hunt game, but we always had interesting dinners at the homes of folks that did, and honestly I never got a good taste from some of that food. So glad you enjoy it however, and I love reading your posts.
Butter, I adored this post because you really share the whole experience of hunting and harvesting animals and I think it is such a valid mental process that helps us all be good stewards and everyone should share in the experience at least once in their life, be it fishing, harvesting wild eggs, trapping, bow hunting or in the abattoir.
Chica - this is one awesome Hearth and Soul Hop post! There are no hunters in my life so it is doubtful I would ever have fresh dove to eat but it sounds so amazingly delicious.
You are a very brave and innovative food blogger and I do enjoy reading your posts! Your points about meat being something we should not take for granted are very true - I have a real 'thing' about $1 burgers and industrial farming - it upsets me terribly. That said, I'm highly unlikely to ever be brave enough to hunt for my own meat - even when I used to go fishing as a kid, I never once prepared or gutted a fish - I'm a bit of a wuss like that. Thankfully my Dad was amazing at preparing fresh fish - and at cooking it, but that is another story. Anyway, thank you for another excellent post, and for co-hosting a wonderful blog hop.
Your posts always bring back so many memories. I have not eaten dove since being a kid, and that is quite a few years ago.
We often ate meat from wild animals when I was a child, but we also raised our own cows and fowl, so I have always had an appreciation for where meat comes from and making the most of a small amount of it.
Wow - Good for you!! I once had a boyfriend who'd cook and eat anything - the worst was when he stewed up two squirrels. I just couldn't deal. I like that you feed it to your cat - I often think about the diets of the modern day pet - oy!! Anyway, glad I stopped by to read this adventurous post, lol!!!
Awesome post - I totally get and agree with your sentiments about respect and gratitude for the animal which has given its life for your table when you are involved first hand in the process. I've never been hunting, but have on occasion been the beneficiary of some ones wild duck or venison. The flavour is so unbelievably different to that of farmed animals - but then I'm not telling you anything.
YUMMY! we just went dove hunting!
Will remember this the next time they are lucky out in the field!
Wow, that looks amazing! I have never tried dove before but my husband sometimes brings home grouse when he goes hunting. Perhaps, I could try this recipe with the grouse.
Christy - Game birds stand up so well to the assertive flavors of saltimbocca, I'd try anything you have on hand.
Oh boy Lydia, don't get me started on corn-fed pets!
Cook of the House - I'm certain this would be a great recipe for grouse. It's so simple. Once you have your hunk of meat, you just roll it up and fry it.
YUM! looks tempting. . .This sounds positively delicious!
Thank you, Healy. It's a really flavorful dish.
Love the recipe, but gotta disagree that doves are a lot of work to pluck. Of all the birds we Americans eat, nothing plucks easier than a dove. I can have one totally done in 2 minutes or less, even, if I got my groove on.
Well, that's true, those feathers slip out really nicely. I just think that for the extra three bites of meat that you get for doing the whole body, versus just the breast, most days I'd rather my pets have a tasty treat. I certainly don't want to discourage anyone from eating dove by making them think they're hard to pluck, because they're a piece of cake.
Oh, my. This sound really wonderful!
Jen - Yep, it's get-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-to-make-it food (a-hem, not that I'm speaking from experience or anything...you know, just hypothetically).
I always cook doves the same way. This looks good. Bacon would work, right?
Yes, but make sure it is the very thinnest bacon you can find, so that the dove doesn't get overcooked by the time the bacon has crisped.


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New Beady Eye track "Flick of the Finger"
KCRW, a National Public Radio station of Southern California's Santa Monica College surprised everybody today by premiering Beady Eye's new track Flick of the Finger 10 days before the anticipated first spin of their single is scheduled to happen on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show.
The highly anticipated track was produced by US producer Dave Sitek , member of Brooklyn indie band TV on the Radio and recent producer of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs' latest album 'Mosquito'. It's believed this could be the same track band member Andy Bell played earlier this month at London club night This Feeling where he was DJ'ing.
Discussing the band's new album earlier this year Liam Gallagher said: "I hate the word 'experimenting', but we are definitely experimenting. In five words, it's 'majestic', 'imperial', 'out there' and, er, what was the other one? Oh yeah, 'heavy'." Take a listen below:
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Super Gel has gotten more effective with the addition of UV enhancement. It's like attaching a lit light bulb to your lure or bait. The visibility brings fish in to investigate, and the scent gets them to feed. There is no other product on the market that even comes close to performing like Super Gel. Made from real bait and enhanced with powerful amino acids in a sticky base that sticks to lures, spoons, spinners, swim baits, soft baits, etc. for an exceptionally long time.


I am a huge fan of The Body Shop products and have been longing for a new day time moisturiser. So I have recently been trying out The Body Shop Drops Of Light Pure Healthy Brightening Day Cream which is one of four products in the Drops Of Light range. The line is accumulated with four different products which include the Pure Clarifying Foam Wash, Pure Translucency Essence, the Pure Healthy Brightening Serum and the Pure Healthy Brightening Day Cream. The Body Shop have created this range for women to feel good in their own skin, the Drops Of Light range is a daily regime which is enriched with red algae and Vitamin C to help skin appear brighter and more luminous. The packaging is super luxurious.. the tub itself is glass and solid built which is great, I absolutely love the white against the rose gold label it looks chic and classy. So what makes this line unique? Well it's suitable for all skin types so even if you have sensitive skin you can give this range a go. The Drops Of Light Pure Healthy Brightening Day Cream is packed with natural ingredients such as North Atlantic Red Algae which is an extract that helps to brighten the skin and gives it a healthier glow. It also contains Vitamin C which is an amazing ingredient that is used to help get rid of both dark spots and hyper pigmentation.
Have you tried out The Body Shop Drops Of Light Brightening Day Cream?
This sounds really nice i love the packaging as well so cute!


It is really snowing in Colorado, so I am on a aircraft, off to my California home for a several days. Present day forecast substantial in Palm Springs is about twice what we are expecting in Colorado. Can I just point out how substantially I Appreciate proudly owning a moveable business, and the liberty it offers me to follow the sunshine?
Prior to I took the possibility to deliver my business home, I expended a great deal of time on airplanes and in accommodations. Past evening we had been cruising as a result of the cable channels, and decided to observe again the George Clooney flick, "Up In The Air," and I was reminded of what that lifestyle was like. I like to vacation but acquiring to vacation can turn out to be exhausting. It is really a blessing to be ready to vacation when I want to, as an alternative of when (and wherever) I have to.
Re-looking at the movie, even though, reminded me of what a solitary lifetime some business people today guide. George Clooney's character has made a lifestyle that shelters him from any "true" human relationship, allow on your own deep own associations, and his internal discussion more than that lifestyle preference is what the movie's actually about. I know a great deal of business people today with whom that tale would resonate.
Over the previous a number of several years, it's been my privilege to coach some of the world's brightest business abilities. Prior to conference my customers, I ordinarily have a possibility to read a minor about them – curriculum vitae, profile, comments they've acquired from other people – and it has typically struck me how minor own info many of them make offered, both to me or to their individual customers and clients. It is really just about as even though some of them have adopted a own brand of "Absolutely nothing Own," or "Business Robotic." And when customers like these question me how they can turn out to be much more inspirational as leaders, this is a person of the 1st items we operate on.
Now, from time to time the reluctance to mix business lifetime with own lifetime is a cultural point. Many Europeans, and notably Germans, typically have a tendency to continue to keep some separation concerning the two components of their lives. But it's been my observation that these cultures are altering, and those business leaders who set themselves out-front in the transfer towards much more personalization of their business associations are, in many instances, finding ahead of their opponents (really beneficial in challenging financial situations). And that's even much more true in cultures wherever some personalization has normally been envisioned.
If you are struggling with mixing your own and qualified selves, test some straightforward moves. Initial, question people today "how's business." But independent yourself from other people who question these kinds of issues by actually listening to the remedy you get. If the answer's temporary, probe for much more. Importantly, train yourself to listen not just to the information, but for the client's "own" interpretation of those information – in other text, uncover out not just how business is, but how your client feels about how business is. And react to both equally the information and the feeling – it's a wonderful possibility to share with the client just a minor bit about how your business is heading, and (listed here arrives the personalization) how you feel about it.
Appears straightforward, and it is. But you would be amazed how typically actually shiny business leaders fall short to do these fundamental items to construct associations with their customers.
The story's been told many situations in just a person of my client corporations of the senior consulting partner who was regarded for holding hard-hitting development opinions with his clients' executive committees, normally on time, and normally as scheduled. Just as a person these kinds of critical overview conference was beginning, he acquired term that his spouse had been injured at operate (luckily, it turned out not to be severe). For the 1st time ever, he started off the conference by ending it, conveying to his colleagues and customers that he had to go to the medical center at after to be with his spouse. And then he walked out.
It is really a straightforward lesson, and you are hardly ever as well old (or as well critical) to discover it. People today trust people today they know, and they trust those who can somehow arrive throughout as a "business informal" human being irrespective of how they are dressed. If you want to acquire much more inspirational leadership, feel about how you are sharing your true, own self with your customers. You may have to guide with business methods, guaranteed, but don't fail to remember to have a pulse. Following all, do you want your customers and clients to trust you, or just plug into your awareness and download it? Isn't really the romance much more critical than the business trouble you are fixing?
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It was 2:30 in the morning when Don Sprague told his wife Mary he wasn't feeling well. When arm numbness joined the pressure in his chest, Don and Mary made the decision to drive to the hospital. Almost an hour had passed. Upon arrival at the hospital, Don was given an EKG and told he was having a heart attack. Don states, "I felt like I was in shock. Doctors came in to talk to me twice and I don't even remember. Thank God my wife Mary was with me. She was able to answer their questions and truly was my advocate."
When Mary shares her memories of the fateful night from a few months ago, she states, "God's hand was present." As retired police officers, their immediate response to the crisis was to take business into their own hands and just "get to the hospital." However, Mary learned from hospital personnel that the better course of action would have been to call 911. When the 911 system is activated for a cardiac emergency, a cardiac team is on-hand to meet the ambulance versus having to wait precious moments for a cardiac team to assemble.
Although Don's situation had a positive outcome, it is best not to take the chance. If you think you are having a heart attack, call 911.


This article includes discussion of glutathione synthetase deficiency and 5-oxoprolinuria. The foregoing terms may include synonyms, similar disorders, variations in usage, and abbreviations.
Glutathione synthethase deficiency was first diagnosed in 1970 in a teenager with slowly progressive neurologic disorder and markedly elevated excretion of 5-oxoproline in the urine as well as a history of unexplained jaundice at birth and a history of chronic metabolic acidosis. Subsequently, newborns with hemolytic anemia and organic acidosis were recognized as having similar elevations in this urinary metabolite. The identification of reduced cellular glutathione levels and deficient glutathione synthetase activity established this disorder as a unique entity.


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Q: Defining a collation option with a JPA CriteriaBuilder I have been looking around internet for adding a collation to a column by using a CriteriaBuilder (or any other JPA mechanism) but there seems no way to do this. Is this feature not supported in the JPA API? For sure I could try a SQL statement such as:
SELECT  * FROM person p
WHERE p.lastname like 'Müller' COLLATE LATIN_AI;

And this would work fine in my Oracle DB but I would like to keep my existing query that uses JPA criteria/query builder and not change into the above statement.


I was interviewed by East Manchester a little while ago about my move to Islington Wharf in New Islington. Today I discover my interview has finally gone live.
Originally from Bristol, Ian is a senior development producer for the BBC. He fronts BBC Backstage, the BBC's early adopter network to encourage participation and support creativity through open innovation.
It's close to the city centre without any of the disadvantages.
One of the first BBC employees to have moved north, Ian says he was pleasantly surprised. "It was really lively," he said, "and there were loads of diverse areas but not so far apart." Ian spent three days looking at flats and gauging how much he could afford to buy. He settled on Islington Wharf and hasn't looked back.
It was a fair interview, not much changed from what I said. I never thought I'd end up back in the East of the city (Woolwich is in south east) but I do think New Islington could be like the east Castlefield if things are well developed in time. Like the south east of London, this area is really up and coming so its really good to get in early.
Some people have asked me if New Islington is like Islington in London? I got to say not a chance, although it would be great to have a load more restaurants.
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The 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs starts today, April 10 and we'll have at least 2 games (and hopefully more) at Bell MTS Place!
For those not familiar with the NHL playoff format, its a best of 7 series. First team to win 4 games advances to the next round. The support from the fans and followers is very important and gives the players a proper motivation to show their best and score as many goals as possible.


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How old is Daniella Monet?
Daniella Monet was born on 1 March 1989.
Daniella Monet is 30 years old.
How old is Daniella Monet in days now?
Daniella Monet is 30 years 4 months 17 days old.
When is the next birthday of Daniella Monet?
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What is the zodiac sign of Daniella Monet?
Zodiac sign of Daniella Monet is Pisces.
Daniella Monet is an American actress and musician who is famous for a few of her roles in Nickelodeon TV series like "Victorious" and others. She was born in 1989 in California and her parents are of European and Chilean origins. She has been a vegetarian since she was 5 and a vegan since she was 13. Daniella appeared on TV for the first time when she was 8 years old, and when she was 14, she took part in TV series "8 Simple Rules" and "Still Standing" with a small recurring role. That was followed by the main role on the TV series "Listen Up!". The early 2010s began successfully for Monet by her joining the cast of "Victorious", as well as giving voice to one of the main characters of the animated TV series "Winx Club". She can be seen in the TV films like "Taking 5", "Fred", "A Fairly Odd Christmas", and all their spin-offs. Daniella recorded a few songs which became a soundtrack for "Victorious" TV series. She also appeared in a sensation video clip of Ariana Grande, "Thank U, Next". Currently, Daniella Monet can be seen in Nickelodeon "Paradise Run" game show. She is engaged to an American football played Andrew Gardner.


"Once upon a time, fairies were tools of war." The story takes place in a world where fairies possess and dwell in animals, giving them mysterious abilities. By removing the organs of a possessed animal and transplanting them into humans, fairies can be summoned as an alter ego and be used as a wea..
Hunter x Hunter (2011) is set in a world where Hunters exist to perform all manner of dangerous tasks like capturing criminals and bravely searching for lost treasures in uncharted territories. Twelve-year-old Gon Freecss is determined to become the best Hunter possible in hopes of finding his fathe..
Naruto was a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He achieved his dream to become the greatest ninja in the village and his face sits atop the Hokage monument. But this is not his story... A new generation of ninja are ready to take the stage, led by Naruto's own son, Boruto! (Sou..
The final season of Fairy Tail. ..


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I blame the drought in California on kindergartners. They love to sing that song that goes, Rain rain go away, Come again some other day. Well.. It worked now we have no rain and we are in a drought…as usual. This is why I steal candy from children. So this month I am decided that I was going to try a "No Buying Plants March". I really shouldn't have told my family about my new plan. They are sure to give me grief if I fall off the plant wagon. I don't think it should be too hard though, the stores don't really get their good stock in for a while and the threat of frost is still here. I have plenty of work to do in the garden, so hopefully I will get my ToDo list done and when April comes around, I can go crazy at the nursery.
New World: Nick Smith Book one (Nick Smith Series 1)
by Stephen Birch
Genre: Action & Adventure
A global flu pandemic has wiped out ninety nine percent of the worlds population. The UK is now lawless and the power is off. The survivors are left to fight over the remaining supplies of food and water. Nick Smith is a man with a tough past. He was a fugitive when the virus hit. He survived by living off the land and by staying constantly on the move. Following the pandemic he reluctantly saves a young boy from a vicious gang and his life is turned upside down. Nick is then drawn further into a situation that he has been avoiding for years.
Wind River Hearts Box Set: Books 1-4
by Lacy Williams
Genre: Religion & Spirituality | Historical Fiction
Curl up and get cozy with this collection of four full-length historical novels. 1000+ pages of western romance perfect for a weekend of binge reading.
BOOK 1: MARRYING MISS MARSHAL
Town marshal Danna Carpenter doesn't need anybody. Especially not city slicker Chas O'Grady who seems determined to get in her way at every turn. But when she and Chas are forced into a marriage of convenience, they'll have to work together to find a way out of the parson's trap and catch the outlaw gang that's terrorizing the town…
BOOK 2: COUNTERFEIT COWBOY
Erin O'Grady is the perfect mark. Or she would be, if former confidence man Jesse Baker hadn't reformed. When they end up stuck together on a long train journey at Christmas, Jesse discovers that starting over isn't as easy as he'd hoped. Can he complete his quest for redemption? And win Erin's heart?
BOOK 3: COWBOY PRIDE
First impressions count and Liza Bennett and Rob Darcy seem to be star-crossed from the moment they meet. Liza wouldn't care about the man at all except for the fact that he seems determined to ruin her sister's chances with her perfect match. She vows not to let that happen. Even if it means she has to endure Rob's presence and her secret feelings for him…
BOOK 4: THE HOMESTEADER'S SWEETHEART
Penny Castlerock needs a place to hide from an unwelcome suitor. The quiet refuge she finds on her grandfather's ranch is short-lived when she finds herself roped into helping neighbor Jonas White with his passel of ornery kids. Matchmaking kids. Who seem to think she's a perfect match for their shy father, a man with secrets she delights in discovering…
Due Diligence (Jenny Parker Book 1)
by D J Harrison
Genre: Crime Fiction | Suspense | Literature & Fiction
It's a dirty business where dirty money is concerned.
Jenny Parker is a young mum making ends meet with a firm of accountants in Manchester. She is a smart cookie and is rewarded an unexpected £20,000 'thank you' from a client for smoothing the way on a due diligence assignment to clinch a deal. At the same time Jenny's lover Martin, a partner at the accountancy practice, goes missing. When he turns up dead, Jenny thinks that keeping her secret and hiding her grief are her biggest problems. Just how naive can some people be?
Deception, bribery and violence suddenly send Jenny's life whirling sickeningly out of control. She quickly finds herself on the wrong side of the law. She suffers grossly when sentenced to serve time. Self-preservation inside only earns her more black marks on her record.
Facing the loss of her home, her child, and her career, will Jenny be able to get herself back on track? Or is she set on a fatal collision course with the shadowy forces behind Martin's death? Will her new security guard friends be able to flex enough muscle to protect her?
It's a dirty business where dirty money is concerned. Dirty dealings in the boardroom and chicanery in the world of motorsports provide an intriguing background to this fast-paced and ingenious thriller.
Due Diligence is a high-octane race for survival in the company of a spirited young woman who discovers hidden reserves of talent when the going gets tough.
Taming Zach: A Sweet Young Adult Sports Romance (Team Loco Book 1)
by Amy Sparling
She never meant to fall for someone she can't have. He never meant to let her.
Bree Grayson may have graduated high school in her small Tennessee hometown, but she never got to leave it. She works as a maid with her mom and flags at the local motocross track on the weekends. It's good money but it won't get her out of Hopewell. She's determined to make something of herself, but she'd settle for something — anything to get her out of this rut.
Zach Pena's notorious motocross fame crashed and burned as quickly as he had risen to the top. He let the fame get to his head and the partying and girls took over his life. Now he's off the race team. Determined to get back into the sport he loves, he moves back home to spend the summer focusing solely on motocross. Girls are off the menu.
And then he runs into Bree.
She's gorgeous and sweet and everything he shouldn't have this summer. He doesn't recognize her as the girl from his childhood, but Bree knows exactly who Zach is. She's only had a crush on him forever. She knows he's a womanizer and too hot for his own good, but he's fun.
Bree doesn't expect to fall for someone she can't have. And Zach doesn't expect to be pulled back into his world of fame before the summer is over. Will Bree finally be the girl to tame his wild ways? Or will their romance crash and burn?
Taming Zach is the first standalone book in The Team Loco Trilogy, a series of flirty, upper Young Adult contemporary romances. No cliffhanger, and a happily ever after.
City of Ghosts (Death Hunter Series Book 1)
by Multiple Authors
Genre: Horror | Religion & Spirituality
A ghost collector grows deadlier than the spirits he hunts…
Shane Ryan knows all about pain and suffering. A retired Marine gunnery sergeant, Shane has seen the worst humanity has to offer. He survived his ordeal, but his soul has been tainted by the darkness, leaving him with a permanent connection to the world of the supernatural.
Shane sees the spirits of the dead, he hears their whispered cries of pain. And it's a gift he plans to put to good use, when he travels to Detroit to investigate the death of one woman who saw through all the darkness in his heart. A woman who became his lover, many years ago.
Shane is certain she was working a case, tracking down a deadly collector of the paranormal. And he's determined to use his abilities to force the spirits haunting the urban sprawl to reveal her killer. But when he clashes with retired police detective Enoch Liddell, Shane realizes he's not the only one hunting ghosts.
The two men soon find themselves locked in a supernatural game of cat and mouse. But it will take more than guts and guns to defeat this opponent, and his sinister ally…
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The vintage style attacks the fashion world in spring once again! The 70's Hippie style comeback this year, the fashion items which have ever been loved by Hippies including the chamois, tassel, scrawl, Bohemian as well as the mix collocation between the denim and jeans, all of them become the heated wearing choice for the fashion icons. Moreover, if you have pay close attention on the fashion show recently, it is not hard to find that the above elements are common; the designers make full use of the 70's element so as to pay tribute to the classic.
But as for the common people who unwilling to appear high-end in the crowd or the Hippie initiates, then I think the Hippie style accessories including the jewelry there is no questions should be your sake! No matter it is the single vintage style necklace or several Hippie style necklaces combination, can help you create the Hippie style in the spring and summer season! Maybe some of you are very much puzzled which to buy, scroll down to see and get some jewelry inspiration from the fashion show now! I hope they you do you a favour!
Hi, I'd like to know where you got these from? What designer, the season, and show this is from would be nice haha, thanks.


I made a big mistake when I ordered and paid for this crappy sharpener. It is not working well! You only destroy all your knives!
I hope they will send me another ( manual) sharpener for 1800 PHP ($33.79). I am willing to pay the different price (600-700 PHP) if I receive the other sharpener. Please let me know.
But this BS sharpener is only good for throwing in the trash! I ordered already many times from them, but this will be the last time for me if they do not change this bad product.


MONTEREY, Calif. (Sept. 8, 2018) – The No. 54 Composite Resources / Flex-Box ORECA 07 will start fifth in Sunday's Monterey Grand Prix, the latest round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.
Colin Braun's pole streak came to an end at the 2.238-mile, 11-turn WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Braun briefly held the provisional pole position before eventually finishing fifth in the 15-minute qualifying session. He nearly recaptured the top spot before a slower car held him up in the final two turns. CORE was the highest-qualifying LMP2-style entry in the Prototype class.
Braun will share the car with co-driver Jon Bennett in Sunday's two-hour and 40-minute race. The Monterey Grand Prix will be broadcast live on FS1 at 5pm ET.
"I felt like we could have been a few spots higher, but we have a great car. We got a good balance read on our car and have some good changes in mind that will put us in a good place tomorrow.


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Someone Like... Prince! Adele 'to collaborate with pop legend' for single on her forthcoming studio album
British singer Adele and American pop icon Prince are to produce a new track together.
The award-winning singers have reportedly met up and discussed the prospect of a collaboration, last week, at his secret London gig at Ronnie Scott's.
Adele, 25, was spotted at the nightclub on Monday night, and was said to have had a brief discussion about the recording with Prince, 55, before he entertained the packed out venue, which included VIP revellers Rita Ora, Kate Moss and Stephen Fry.
Duet: Prince and Adele are reportedly set to record a new single together for her forthcoming studio album
Comeback: Prince has been performing in a number of secret gigs across the capital
According to The Sun Bizarre column, a source said: 'The reason Adele only stayed a short time at Prince's gig at Ronnie Scott's in London was because it was just a business meeting and she needed to get home.
They added: 'They wanted to work together on a track for her next album,' but a spokesman for Prince has denied the claims, stating it is 'not true. She just came to enjoy the show.'
Adele is scheduled to release her third studio album this year, and has already enlisted a host of celebrated producers and artists to help with the record. Phil Collins confirmed earlier this year that he has already begun writing with her.
'I've just started to work with Adele. She contacted me to write together,' the former Genesis drummer told Inside South Florida.
Flying visit: The British singer reportedly popped by his show at Ronnie Scott's last week to discuss the potential track
'I wasn't actually too aware [of her]. I live in a cave [but] she's achieved an incredible amount and I really love her voice and I love some of that stuff she's done. So, to me, it's always an eye-opener. Educational.'
Also linked to the album are James Ford and Kid Harpoon, who have previously worked with The Arctic Monkeys and Florence + The Machine, so will no doubt bring a different edge to her sound.
Three tracks written with long-term collaborator Paul Epworth didn't make the cut on 21, but could very much appear on this third offering.
William Orbit - who has worked with Madonna and Britney Spears, confirmed this year he would also be writing with the singer.
Upcoming: Adele is expected to release her third studio album this year, which was also feature a cover of INXS's Never Tear us Apart
Big names: Phil Collins has confirmed he has been working with Adele, as has producer William Orbit
There will also be a cover of Never Tear Us About by INXS, which Adele confirmed to The Sun.
She told the newspaper in 2011: 'I plan to do a cover of the INXS hit 'Never Tear Us Apart' which is probably my fave song of all time. The whole album will have quite a live feel to it.'
But despite the more diverse producers on the project, Adele maintains it will still be very much of the pared back style of her first two albums.
'It won't be a big production,' she told Q magazine. 'I want it to be quite acoustic and piano-led. I want to write it all, record it all, produce it all and master it on my own. I think it'll take a lot longer because I want to do it this way.'
Prince's comeback is also marked by a new album, recorded with his all-female band 3rd Eye Girl.
Speaking to Rolling Stone magazine, bassist Ida Neilsen said: 'The album was completely recorded live, analogue, old-school.
'It's going to pull something inside of you that you may not be feeling listening to music these days.'
He has already released on iTunes Pretzelbodylogic, and has performed another track (expected to be released on his 26th studio album) during a guest appearance on TV comedy series New Girl.
MailOnline have contacted both Adele and Prince's representatives for comment.


Since a contemporary retelling of What Maisie Knew is coming out on film sometime this year, hopefully in May, I started reading Henry James' novel online via the free Gutenberg Project. It's on my list of Books to Read Before You See the Movie so I have no excuse. I have to say I'm not loving reading it on the computer... the scrolling is tedious and it's way too tiring on the eyes. Oh woe is me, I sure don't want to shell out the big bucks for the movie tie-in edition!
As I'm reading, I'm struck by how modern the basic premise is - a little girl is shuttled back and forth between her selfish, utterly irresponsible, divorced parents, spending six months with each. While it was written back in 1897, there's something strikingly contemporary about the parental manipulations; using her as a foil, plying her for news of what daddy or mommy has been up to, each trying to gain the upper hand.
Take a look at this passage where Maisie has just returned to her mother, Ida's from a stay with her father, Beale Farange.
"And did your beastly papa, my precious angel, send any message to your own loving mamma?" Then it was that she found the words spoken by her beastly papa to be, after all, in her little bewildered ears, from which, at her mother's appeal, they passed, in her clear shrill voice, straight to her little innocent lips. "He said I was to tell you, from him," she faithfully reported, "that you're a nasty horrid pig! "
The above teaser from What Maisie Knew is part of ShouldBeReadings Teaser Tuesday meme and Bibliophile by the Sea's First Paragraph Tuesday.
I can't include the entire opening paragraph but here's the opening line - "The litigation seemed interminable and had in fact been complicated; but by the decision on the appeal the judgement of the divorce-court was confirmed as to the assignment of the child."
Having read that impossibly dull beginning you can understand why I can't post the entire paragraph. Normally it might have been enough to put me off except I'm looking forward to reading the original and to see the film and how they've revamped the story. I'm also looking forward to seeing Julianne Moore as Maisie's mother - an aging rocker they're calling Susanna (because how many Ida's do you know?), Steve Coogan as Beale, and Alexander Skarsgard as Lincoln, who looks like he may be a manny! Ah, as I read more deeply in the book, Lincoln is mostly likely Sir Claude - the man that Ida Beale marries. He is supposed to be handsome and loving and indeed, Skarsgard is that. The character's relationship with Maisie (Onata Aprile) - at least what I can glean from the trailer - looks warm; he seems to be one of the few to really care about the little girl.
Could daddy possibly be having an affair with his own child's nanny? Hmmm, didn't Sienna Miller kick Jude Law out because he was having an affair with his child's nanny? Icky then. Icky now!
It sounds complicated. Poor Maisie.
Sounds like a sad read. My teaser come from Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott.
Hm, sounds a little sad. I hope you enjoy the read though.
That is a very strange and sad intro, but I am curious since it will be a movie. Thanks for joining us Sim; I appreciated it.
You're right...it does sound very contemporary...and I'm glad the movie will be a more updated version. You had me at Julianne Moore as the mother.
I loved how innocently the child (in your excerpt) repeated the vile comment...lol.
I'm not sure I could handle the florid prose that was common both in 1897 and in James' work. I think I'll wait for the movie. Check out my teasers for Mila 2.0 by Debra Driza and Rage Against the Dying by Becky Masterman. Happy reading!
Great teaser (and nice blog). I think Henry James's work is very suitable to other media--I've enjoyed adaptations of Washington Square into film and play.
I'm a new follower via GFC. Follow back?
Of course!Cuz I love librarians.
Your teaser definitely made me want to read more. Some things never change, do they? I'll look into the Gutenberg Project.
My Teaser is from THE MONDAY NIGHT NEEDLEWORK & MURDER GUILD.
The teaser has my interest. I visit the Gutenberg Project to download classics on audio. I listened to many chapters of War and Peace that way.
That's a great tip Nise; I'll see if I can listen to this one since, as I said, it's hard to read a full book on the computer.


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ESPOO CINÉ
Junior Ciné
biopic, drama, English subtitles, Oscar nominee
(Powidoki)
In Polish with English subtitles
For audiences aged 12 and above
In post-war Poland, renowned painter Wladyslaw Strzemiński works as a professor at the National School of Fine Arts in Łódź. A great artist and co-creator of the theory of Unism, Strzemiński became famous before the Second World War. His students still treat him like the "messiah of modern painting", but university authorities and the Ministry of Culture have a very different opinion. Unlike artists loyal to the doctrines of socialist realism and fulfilling Party tasks, Strzemiński does not compromise his art. He refuses to comply with Party regulations, and he is eventually expelled from the university and the artists' union. But Strzemiń- ski's students continue to support him, visiting him for private lectures. They pen down his Theory of Vision and listen to his critique of their work. But jobless Strzemiński, impaired due to a missing arm and leg, soon falls into poverty and poor health as the Communist authorities remain persistent in their actions to ruin him…
Director: Andrzej Wajda
Andrzej Wajda (1926-2016) was one of the greatest directors of Polish cinema. In 2000, he was awarded an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement.
Screenplay: Andrzej Mularczyk
Cast: Bogusław Linda, Bronisława Zamachowska, Zofia Wichłacz, Paulina Gałązka, Krzysztof Pieczyński, Szymon Bobrowski, Mariusz Bonaszewski
Production: Michał Kwieciński / Akson Studio
Copy: Akson Studio
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Drug Free Australia is honoured to introduce our Patron Dr Margaret Court MBE; PhdLLD (Hon).
Born in 1942, Margaret (Smith) Court grew up in Albury on the border of New South Wales and Victoria. As a teenager she went to Melbourne to develop her tennis career under the guidance of another Australian tennis great, Frank Sedgman, and trainer Stan Nicholes.
At 17 years of age she won her first Australian Championship title – the first of seven straight victories in her total of 11 National championships, and the beginning of an amazing career in which she amassed 62 Grand Slam titles, including 24 in singles. This remains a record for both men and women.
Representing her country in Federation Cup from 1963-71 she won all of her twenty singles matches, fifteen of twenty doubles matches, and was a member of four winning Federation Cup teams (1964, '65, '68 and 1971).
Margaret's other achievements include being the first Australian woman to win Wimbledon (in 1963) and being inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1970. In 1993, Rod Laver and Margaret Court became inaugural players inducted into the new Australian Tennis Hall of Fame.