I recently received correspondence in which the writer asked if she could combine the Medifast and Weight Watchers diets. Specifically, she wanted to use the Medifast shakes, the oatmeal, some of the soups, and the pudding, while also making use of Weight Watcher’s Smart Ones line of frozen foods. I wanted to know if she would recommend this practice and […]
Years ago, American courts generally allowed little or no discovery to be provided to people accused of a crime. Today that has changed. The federal court and all states now have rules that allow completely open discovery. This is one of the due process rights that makes the United States stand out as a shining beacon among most other criminal […]
Hiring the wrong employee can be a costly mistake. That’s why employers are continually developing ways to weed out job candidates who just aren’t up to the task. And, because you can’t judge a book by its cover, they often use psychological testing during pre-employment screenings to determine if potential employees will be a good fit for the job they’re […]
It is a time marked by both excitement and apprehension. I clearly remember the day I graduated and even though I was only 24 years old, I have seen a common reaction in law graduates regardless of age. The biggest single benefit I had after graduating was my one-year stint as an articulator. Criminal lawyers are often lone wolves. Unlike […]
Dermot O’Neill was born in 1905 in County Cork, Ireland. As a teenager he traveled to China and settled in Shanghai. In 1925, at the age of twenty, he joined the Shanghai Municipal Police. This police force made up of 9,000 active and reserve officers was tasked with bringing law and order to the International Settlement. While in Shanghai, O’Neill […]
Unfortunately, due to Yelp’s unforgiving structure, this negative review continues to appear immediately below my client’s website on every Google search. Unfortunately, the many glowing reviews remain buried in the black abyss. According to Dale Landrith, chief strategist at Dream Local, a Rockland-based digital marketing company; this happens about 20% of the time with YELP reviews and appears to be […]
I love Mr. Mafioso on AskMen. “Look, college boy,” he writes, “there are certain lessons all the books in the world couldn’t teach you.” Strike a chord with me. I came out of college a college girl. It was a university in rural Minnesota, very academic, very intellectual. How academic? How intellectual? More students pass this school’s MedCATS than any […]
What is investment abroad? Offshore investing refers to a wide variety of investment strategies that take advantage of tax benefits offered outside of an investor’s home country. There is no shortage of money market assets, bonds, and stocks offered by trusted offshore investment companies that are fiscally sound, time-tested, and most importantly, legal. What is offshore? Offshore explains the repositioning […]
When requesting a translation quote, the result can be a complete mental field. Translation quotes can be quoted per word, per hour, per character, per page, rates differ from language to language and translation company to translation company, some companies use translation memories and within this we get different metrics for matches and repeats, some fees include third party review, […]
Negotiating cell tower leases is difficult when neither you nor your attorney speak the legal jargon of telecommunications. How can you be sure that the cell tower lease rate you are negotiating is fair market value? Although your attorney may have helped you close real estate deals, handled litigation or other complex transactions in the past, and may even be […]
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