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Back in April, I gave into temptation and I made my way to KFC. I was in the hunt for the KFC Double Down. If you're not sure what that is, let me tell you. Its a sandwich made out of two chicken filets, notice I said "made out of" not made with. What this means is that the KFC Double Down has two chicken pieces act as the bread, inside you have 3 ingredients. The two pieces of chicken hold --with the help of the Colonel's sauce-- cheese and bacon. That's it, chicken, sauce, cheese and bacon.
With that said, who could resist? I knew you all could and would so I did you a favor and went down to try it myself. Just so you wouldn't have to.
Let me tell you that this isn't good for you, but it isn't good for you the same way any kind of fried-with-cheese-and-bacon type of food isn't good for you. Many people scoffed at the idea of this masterpiece, many others balked at how gross it must be. Don't you worry, they're just jealous they didn't come up with this delicious combination of fatty proteins with sauce. That day (when I took those pictures) was the day I tried the double down and the last time I have one I think. The only thing bad about it was that soon after my last bite, I had a sip of my iced cold drink. Why is that bad? Do you know what happens to fat when it cools of really fast while its in your mouth? Yeah, it gets stuck to the inside of your mouth, everywhere and gives you a pretty gross feeling. That happened to me and it brought the whole experience down a couple of notches.
The flavors were awesome, in a fast food kind of way. Salty and crispy, the bacon blended in nicely with the melted cheese. The Colonel's sauce was a bit too much, but it was tasty as well, the chicken would have been better with the crispy batter as opposed to the original but it was still juicy and succulent. Don't eat fast food kids, it isn't good for you. Let me do it instead.
I had to try it, for the same reason I've tried all the previous novelty items at KFC, delTaco and other fast food chains. Trying out weird and new stuff at fast food places is a secret addiction which I should have included in my 100 things you didn't know about me post. It was delicious, and yes it has a lot of salt, and yes it has a lot of fat, but I don't eat either one of those two things very often. I think I've cut my fast food intake to less than once per month.


Olli Harder’s side finished the 2020/21 season strongly, playing a fast-paced, pressing style of football, and have made numerous strong acquisitions to bolster their squad as they look to build on that good run of form.
And while all fixtures are subject to change, that hasn't stopped us from already highlighting five of the standout prospective dates from the upcoming campaign...
Sunday 5 September 2021 - Brighton & Hove Albion (A)
A new season, a new start, and new optimism for West Ham United's Women's team, as they kick-off their 2021/22 campaign with a trip to Broadfield Stadium in Crawley, where Brighton & Hove Albion await on the opening day.
Hope Powell's side secured two extremely hard-fought 1-0 wins over the Hammers last season, but with Olli Harder's team possessing plenty of fresh faces this year, Hammers supporters will be looking for their new signings to give them the edge in such fixtures.
The game will, of course, be the Irons' first in front of fans for a while, which brings us to...
Sunday 12 September 2021 - Aston Villa (H)
The return of the Claret and Blue Army to a revamped Victoria Road arrives with the first home fixture of the season, against Aston Villa in mid-September.
Fittingly, the fixture falls on the exact anniversary of the last time West Ham's fans were present at a game - a defeat to Arsenal last season - and while the result didn't go our way that day, there's every chance it might this season as the squad will be buoyed on by the Women's team's famously vociferous support. Just wait for 'I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles'!
Sunday 21 November 2021 - Tottenham Hotspur (H)
It wouldn't be a West Ham fixtures highlights list without this entry - the home leg of the London derby against Tottenham Hotspur!
Last time around, it was Spurs who sneaked a narrow 1-0 victory at Victoria Road in what was manager Harder's first game in charge of the Club. Even that day, the Irons had enough chances to win the game, and with the amount the side has progressed since then, a derby against West Ham's London rivals is always a prospect to be relished.
Sunday 6 March 2022 - Chelsea (H)
To be the best, you have to beat the best - and there are few worldwide forces in Women's football quite like Emma Hayes' all-conquering back-to-back WSL champions.
Yet Harder's Hammers put in a good performance against such distinguished opposition in March and could consider themselves unfortunate not to have found the back of the net in an eventual 2-0 defeat. There'll be no better opposition for them to prove their quality against in the forthcoming campaign.
Sunday 24 April 2022 - Reading (A)
Undoubtedly the Hammers' finest performance of last season came at the Select Car Leasing Stadium - then known at the Madejski - as a superb counter-attacking showing sore West Ham tear apart Reading 5-0.
The Irons were 3-0 up inside eleven minutes, and all five goals arrived in the opening half, as Harder's team ran riot in Berkshire. The manager will be hoping for more of the same again next Spring.
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Type of Article : Original Research
Year: 2016 | Volume 4 | Issue 4 | Page No. 1616-1621
Date of Publication: 11-08-2016
SHOULDER MUSCLE STRENGTH IN ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT SHOULDER PAIN
Bhawna *1, N.K.Multani 2, Zile Singh Kundu 3.
1 Assistant Professor, College of Physiotherapy, Pt. B.D.Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, India.
*2 Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Punjabi University, Patiala, India.
3 Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Pt.B.D.Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, India.
Corresponding author: Dr. Bhawna, PT., Assistant Professor, College of Physiotherapy, Pt. B.D.Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, India.
Background: Shoulder muscle strength assessment is routinely used in assessment of patients with shoulder pain. Isometric strength testing provides an easy and objective method of strength assessment. The study aims to measure shoulder muscle strength in adults with and without shoulder pain.
Materials and Methods: A digital weight scale dynamometer was used to measure isometric strength of various muscle groups in shoulder. 181 patients with shoulder pain and 181 age and gender matched controls were included in the study. The maximum peak force produced during testing was recorded. The strength recorded was normalised with weight of the subject.
Results and Conclusion: The patients with shoulder pain had significantly less muscle strength and antagonist strength ratio as compared to control group. The normative data of muscle strength measured in control group is presented. The analysis shows females have significantly less muscle strength than males and the strength of dominant arm was significantly higher than non dominant arm.
Key words: Shoulder Strength, Isometric Force, Normalised Muscle Force, Antagonist Strength Ratio.
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Bhawna, N.K.Multani, Zile Singh Kundu. SHOULDER MUSCLE STRENGTH IN ADULTS WITH AND WITHOUT SHOULDER PAIN. Int J Physiother Res 2016;4(4):1578-1582. DOI: 10.16965/ijpr.2016.149

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Mr Reid lives in the same city as me and he came to my book club (historical books) to give a presentation. As that was such a kind thing to do, I wanted to buy one of his books (we did read one for that particular book club).
Here’s the blurb …
Frances, a New Zealand woman, is laid to rest in an unmarked grave in Jamaica in 1892. Her enigmatic husband, the Reverend William Hammond, cannot be found. Frances is not Reverend Hammond’s first wife, and his movements have always been elusive. Reverend Hammond has travelled by steamship and rail across continents, but when Frances joins him, the thrill of exotic travel is soon overshadowed by a sense of foreboding. Does he really want her or is she in the way? Later on, reports are sent to Frances’s brothers, alleging cunning, fraud, and possible murder. The End of Longing is a thrilling, bitter-beautiful novel which skillfully explores identity through circumstance, redemption, and love. It is a lyrical, mature, and interesting story about a confidence trickster in the late 19th/early 20th century, set as a travelogue of escape through Melbourne, Canada, Japan, the US, and through to New Zealand. There is a substratum of fact to The End of Longing. A couple bearing the same names as the two main characters did travel to the places described in this novel at the times indicated, and had some similar experiences. Indeed, the main female character is based on author Ian Reid’s distant relative.
I found it to be compelling – very much a page turner. I am not sure if it would be possible now to move on and escape your past.
I waited and waited for this book to be released and I wasn’t disappointed. Bek is my friend and her writing is magnificent.
Here is the blurb …
Funny, acerbic Edie Richter is moving with her husband from San Francisco to Perth, Australia. She leaves behind a sister and mother still mourning the recent death of her father. Before the move, Edie and her husband were content, if socially awkward?given her disinclination for small talk.
In Perth, Edie finds herself in a remarkably isolated yet verdant corner of the world, but Edie has a secret: she committed an unthinkable act that she can barely admit to herself. In some ways, the landscape mirrors her own complicated inner life, and rather than escaping her past, Edie is increasingly forced to confront what she’s done. Everybody, from the wildlife to her new neighbors, is keen to engage, and Edie does her best to start fresh. But her relationship with her husband is fraying, and the beautiful memories of her father are heartbreaking, and impossible to stop. Something, in the end, has to give.
Written in clean spare prose that is nevertheless brimming with the richness and wry humor of the protagonist’s observations and idiosyncrasies, Edie Richter is Not Alone is Rebecca Handler’s debut novel. It is both deeply shocking and entirely quotidian: a story about a woman’s visceral confrontation with the fundamental meaning of humanity.
It is witty, sad and shocking, but ultimately hopeful. And the writing – not a wasted word (as a reader this is definitely my favourite writing style).
Ali Smith is a very popular novelist amongst the bloggers, booktubers and podcasters that I follow that it seemed imperative to read one of her novels. Spring was the one the library had.
Here’s the blurb …
What unites Katherine Mansfield, Charlie Chaplin, Shakespeare, Beethoven, Brexit, the present, the past, the north, the south, the east, the west, a man mourning lost times, a woman trapped in modern times?
Spring. The great connective.
With an eye to the migrancy of story over time, and riffing on Pericles, one of Shakespeare’s most resistant and rollicking works, Ali Smith tells the impossible tale of an impossible time. In a time of walls and lockdown, Smith opens the door.
The time we’re living in is changing nature. Will it change the nature of story? Hope springs eternal.
I liked it, but not as much as I expected given all of the rave reviews from others. Is it because I started with this one rather than Autumn? Possibly I am not literary enough.
I have always liked Katie Fforde’s novels, and I always get them as soon as they are released. This one caught me by surprise, I bought it in Bunbury while attending a rowing regatta. This one was a little bit different from her previous novels in that it is a period piece (set in 1963).
Here is the blurb …
Lizzy has just arrived in London and is determined to make the best of her new life.
Her mother may be keen that she should meet a Suitable Man and have a nice wedding in the country, but Lizzy is determined to have some fun first.
It is 1963 and London is beginning to swing as Lizzie cuts her hair, buys a new dress with a fashionably short hemline, and moves to a grand but rundown house in Belgravia with two of her best friends.
Soon Lizzie’s life is so exciting that she has forgotten all about her mother’s marriage plans for her.
All she can think about is that the young man she is falling in love with appears to be engaged to someone else…
I particularly enjoyed all of the references to fabric and sewing, but that is because I love textiles.
If you like romance novels, then I think you would enjoy this one. 4/5
After backpacking her way around Europe journalist Sarah Turnbull is ready to embark on one last adventure before heading home to Sydney. A chance meeting with a charming Frenchman in Bucharest changes her travel plans forever.
Acting on impulse, she agrees to visit Frederic in Paris for a week. Put a very French Frenchman together with a strong-willed Australian girl and the result is some spectacular – and often hilarious – cultural clashes. Language is a minefield of misunderstanding and the simple act of buying a baguette is fraught with social danger.
But as she navigates the highs and lows of this strange new world, from the sophisticated cafes and haute couture fashion houses to the picture postcard French countryside, little by little Sarah falls under its spell: passionate, mysterious, infuriating, and charged with that French specialty – seduction. And it becomes her home. ALMOST FRENCH is the story of an adventurous heart, a maddening city – and love.
I enjoyed it; the differences between French and Australian culture, the food, fashion, etc. Three out of five.
I can’t remember where I first heard about Angela Thirkell – the Backlisted podcast perhaps?
It was easiest to find a Kindle version.
Here’s the blurb …
Successful lady novelist Laura Morland and her boisterous young son Tony set off to spend Christmas at her country home in the sleepy surrounds of High Rising. But Laura’s wealthy friend and neighbour George Knox has taken on a scheming secretary whose designs on marriage to her employer threaten the delicate social fabric of the village. Can clever, practical Laura rescue George from Miss Grey’s clutches and, what’s more, help his daughter Miss Sibyl Knox to secure her longed-for engagement?
Utterly charming and very funny, High Rising is irresistible comic entertainment.
It was fabulous – my favourite book so far this year. Four out of five.
This was in the pile of books left by my neighbour and I picked it up thinking it was a novel. It’s not it’s non-fiction, bit memoir, bit piano history and a bit Parisian lifestyle.
Here’s the blurb …
Walking his two young children to school every morning, Thad Carhart passes an unassuming little storefront in his Paris neighborhood. Intrigued by its simple sign — Desforges Pianos — he enters, only to have his way barred by the shop’s imperious owner.
Unable to stifle his curiosity, he finally lands the proper introduction, and a world previously hidden is brought into view. Luc, the atelier’s master, proves an indispensable guide to the history and art of the piano. Intertwined with the story of a musical friendship are reflections on how pianos work, their glorious history, and stories of the people who care for them, from amateur pianists to the craftsmen who make the mechanism sing. The Piano Shop on the Left Bank is at once a beguiling portrait of a Paris not found on any map and a tender account of the awakening of a lost childhood passion
I liked it, it made me want to play the piano. It also made me appreciate the complexities of pianos.
Originally published in 1998, this shockingly prescient novel’s timely message of hope and resistance in the face of fanaticism is more relevant than ever.
In 2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the destruction of her home and family, and realized her vision of a peaceful community in northern California based on her newly founded faith, Earthseed. The fledgling community provides refuge for outcasts facing persecution after the election of an ultra-conservative president who vows to “make America great again.” In an increasingly divided and dangerous nation, Lauren’s subversive colony–a minority religious faction led by a young black woman–becomes a target for President Jarret’s reign of terror and oppression.
Years later, Asha Vere reads the journals of a mother she never knew, Lauren Olamina. As she searches for answers about her own past, she also struggles to reconcile with the legacy of a mother caught between her duty to her chosen family and her calling to lead humankind into a better future.
Like the first one, this is told through Lauren’s journals, but there are other voices (or written testaments) as well. Bankole, Marc and Asha all tell part of the story from their perspective. These books are eerily prescient; global warming, communities breaking down, democracy breaking down, survival of the fittest and the rise of right-wing christian groups. There’s violence and despair, but hope too.
After reading Come to Me, I was very pleased to find this in the secondhand book store.
Here’s the blurb …
A thrilling and resonant novel from the author of Away, about loyalty, ambition, and the pleasures and perils of family, set in 1940s America.
When Eva’s mother abandons her on Iris’s front porch, the girls don’t seem to have much in common – except, they soon discover, a father. Thrown together with no mothers to care for them and a father who could not be considered a parent, Iris and Eva become one another’s family. Iris wants to be a movie star; Eva is her sidekick. Together, they journey across 1940s America from scandal in Hollywood to the jazz clubs and golden mansions of Long Island, stumbling, cheating and loving their way through a landscape of war, betrayals and big dreams.
I enjoyed this novel the writing is beautiful. We get different perspectives – Eva mostly tells the story, but there are also letters from Iris, Gus and Danny. It is a story about kindness and looking after one another, about love in all of its various guises.
A friend left this book behind when they returned home (on the other side of the planet). It has taken me a few years to get to it, which is a shame because I really enjoyed it.
Here’s the blurb …
Amy Bloom’s first collection of short stories takes the reader into the inner lives of characters who encounter the everyday mysteries of need and desire. They include a frightened father in need of redemption, a psychiatrist who oversteps professional boundaries and a small girl eager for love.
The stories are beautifully written, quirky with an old-fashioned feel.

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Hakini – which means “tell me” in Arabic – challenges social stigma and lack of awareness by helping thousands of Palestinians invest in their mental health. The online mental health platform is on a mission to make mental health care more accessible by providing telemedicine and mentoring for a self-help intervention in Arabic.
The Hakini website and mobile app match users with therapists who provide confidential care and guide users on a self-help journey backed by evidence-based exercises. The majority of users are women and teens, who face a lack of available mental health resources. Hakini’s success is due to her support from Arab mental health professionals who adapt content and services specifically to Arab culture.
Necessity is the mother of invention Sondus Mleitat, co-founder and co-CEO of Hakini, is a full-time entrepreneur and holds a BA in Architecture from Birzeit University. With a background in investment, design thinking, and project management, Sondos has always had the drive to do something that would benefit her community.
Hackney’s idea came when Sundus personally went through a rough patch and found herself in need of therapy. At the time, Sondos struggled to find the help she needed. Not only were services limited, but people seeking help also had to face the stigma and lack of awareness of the importance of mental health and well-being in Palestine. Statistics show that only 10% of Palestinians in need of mental health care and services are able to obtain them.
“Current mental health providers are disorganized, disorganized, expensive, and simply disappointing,” Sundus says. I felt the need to find a well-structured, personalized and affordable mental healthcare and self-awareness solution for Palestinians and people from the region and around the world.
“At the beginning of the pandemic, my co-founder Majd and I were in the idea stage of developing Hackini. We worked out manually and at a very low scale.” Sondos explains. “When we saw the invitation to the Hack the Crisis Palestine, we decided to participate.”
Mental health treatment should be available to everyone
“Hack the Crisis Palestine” was an online event hosted by Gaza Sky Geeks, a joint effort of Mercy Corps and Google for Startups. Gaza Sky Geeks is the leading co-working space, startup accelerator, and technology education hub in Palestine. The hackathon brought together more than 130 teams to exchange ideas and find solutions in the areas of health, education and working life for Palestinians in the time of COVID-19. Winners of this event receive support and guidance to develop and launch their ideas.
By having a truly unique idea that serves a real need in Palestine, Hakini won “Hack the Crisis Palestine”. After their win, Hakini moved on to the incubation stage at Gaza SkyGeeks Startup Accelerator. This intense 16-week introductory accelerator program helps founders build a usable, user-tested product, launch their apps for public use, and expand their user base.
When they joined Gaza SkyGeeks Startup Accelerator in 2020, Hakini had nothing but an idea but no execution. Helping the Gaza SkyGeeks Startup Accelerator team opened their eyes to many aspects of their project, from their presentation to their business model.
“Gaza Sky Geeks startup accelerator helped Hackney take it to the next level. They turned our idea into a real startup and helped us move forward. Without their help and the grant we won, and without the guidance of our mentors and other local and international supporters, Hackney would not have been able to serve A large client base as you do today.”
Hakini now offers therapeutic support through one-to-one online sessions, access to self-help materials, and content about mental health and therapy. They support hundreds of Palestinians and their content has reached hundreds of thousands of people through social media channels and the Hakini website.
Reflections on managing a female-led startup
Throughout their journey, Team Hackini has experienced many ups and downs, many of them related to being a women-led startup in a field as stigmatized as mental health. Sondos often felt that she was not taken seriously as a founder because of her gender, but that did not stop her from pursuing her goal of providing reliable resources to anyone who needed help to improve their mental health and well-being.
“My team’s dedication and belief in what we do is what keeps Hackney going. We want to help everyone who needs our services,” Sondos says.

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The vibrant Yamba Community Garden was again the venue for our ‘Introduction to Biodynamics’ workshop that Valley Watch sponsored as part of its education program. Twenty six participants from a diverse range of backgrounds came to explore how they could practise biodynamics on their patch of ground.
Participants were initially asking about how to improve their degraded soil and how to manage unwanted insect pests. Guidance was given in building healthy soil with good compost that incorporates inexpensive biodynamic ‘preparations’ as well as in what to do when the plants emerged. Funnily, plants are like us. If we are healthy, we are less likely to catch a virus; if the soil is healthy, insect pests become a lot less bothersome. Participants were encouraged to be observant in their gardens. It was inspirational and heart-warming.
The May Yamba River Market was a real buzz with lots of diverse conversations at the Valley Watch tent. It is great to interact with people who want to share their enthusiasm for living more sustainably or their positive stories about good works being done to improve the health of the Clarence Valley. Conversely, it saddens us to hear of wilful clearing of wildlife environments or potential polluting of headwaters that are essential in keeping the whole of theClarence Valley healthy.
Our Monstera plant raffle, sponsored by Willow Botanicals, was won by Wendy Vang at Wendy’s Fruit and Veg stall. Julia King of Wooloweyah donated some Boomerang Bags to us to help us in our ‘Free Yamba From Plastics’ campaign.
The ‘Living Sustainably Awards’ are given out by CVC’s Climate Change Advisory Committee each year in several categories; now is the time to make a nomination for a business (including farming enterprises), community group, school or individual who is trying to reduce the use of the Earth’s resources. They are people who try to reduce their carbon footprint and live and work in ways that allow both themselves and nature to flourish. If you see a dairy farmer with solar on their sheds, a golf club replacing synthetic fertilisers and pesticides with organics in the care of their greens and fairways, a cafe whose owner sources its food as locally as possible, a sporting club that has banned plastics in their canteen or a school that is aiming for zero waste, nominate them with [email protected]sw.edu.au
Show the people of the Clarence Valley that you care about what is happening in it.


Rep. Driscoll Supports Inclusion of Lower Neponset River to the National Priorities List
Supportive of including the Lower Neponset River to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL), Representative Driscoll sent the following letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
November 8, 2021
Michael S. Regan, Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Docket Center, Superfund Docket
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RE: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-0457 (Lower Neponset River, Boston/Milton, MA)
Dear Administrator Regan:
As State Representative of the 7th Norfolk District which includes the town of Milton, I am in strong support of adding the Lower Neponset River to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL).
It is my understanding that the EPA's assessment identified evidence of extensive PCB contamination of river bottom sediments; however, it concluded that there isn't a clearly identifiable source of the contamination. This is largely why support from the federal government is crucial. Neither the state or its impacted municipalities have the resources to identify the source of contamination or clean up the contaminated sediments themselves.
Leaving contaminated sediments in place poses significant public health and safety risks to the surrounding communities, especially to the environmental justice communities. Further contamination also prevents the launch of several projects aimed at improving the health of the river and enables the perception that the river is unsafe for recreational activity, discouraging some from taking advantage of its many benefits.
For these reasons, I am in full support of the inclusion of the site on the NPL.
William J. Driscoll, Jr.
7th Norfolk District


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DUI charges stand as a bad name because you could end up with bad records, restricted mobility, etc. It would help if you had an experienced lawyer to defend your cases of DUI so that you can break out free.
Challenges to a DUI charge
You can use many potential defenses to wave off a DUI charge, such as Arresting officers failing to follow correct procedures, a breach of the defendant’s constitutional rights, establishing that testing equipment used as evidence was not functioning properly, or even bad weather. Experienced DUI attorneys and former prosecutors are among the attorneys at GPS Law Group understand DUI defenses and how prosecutors may choose to show a defendant’s guilt.
Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol
In many states, a blood alcohol content of 0.08 percent is required for a DUI arrest. For an average guy, this equates to three to four drinks in one hour or two to three drinks for a woman. If you’ve been pulled over for drunk driving, you should speak with a DUI lawyer straight away.
Driving Under the Influence of Drugs
If you have used a legal or illegal drug with or without a prescription that has impaired your driving, you may be prosecuted for DUI or DWI. The penalties are usually like those for driving while intoxicated. Experienced DUI/DWI attorneys may be able to get your case dropped, or your sentence reduced if you are charged with driving under the influence of drugs.
Where do DUI Attorneys Come in?
Attorneys who specialize in defending DUI cases are known as drunk driving defense lawyers. They are familiar with the various issues involved and may help you get charges withdrawn or reduced. When your freedom is on the line, don’t try to defend yourself; get a DUI defense attorney right now.
The Best DUI Defenses
- The suspect was not given the right to contact his attorney during the DUI investigation. Everybody has the right to contact their attorney before or after any investigation. That’s just how it works. So, denying the suspect of that right can be a good DUI defense for the attorney. Denial of this right can cause the DUI charge to be dismissed.
- A breath alcohol test is false. Breath tests are usually called breathalyzers, and it checks the particles of alcohol that have been deposited in the lung and the blood alcohol in your blood. Many factors can alter the readings of a blood test, and the attorney can use that to their benefit.
- Illegal halt of vehicle or suspect. An officer must have a good reason to pull over a driver. It must be either because the driver has broken a traffic law or any law of the country. And the person cannot be held back until there is a confirmation that a violation has occurred. An attorney can also file a Motion for Suppression since there was no legal justification for the traffic halt.
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If I could work my will," said Scrooge indignantly, "Every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart.
When was the phrase Merry Christmas first used?The exact origin is unclear but the word 'mery' is associated with Christmas from the 1500s. The carol God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen was first published in 1833.
What happened in 1843?Two key events established Merry Christmas as one of the most commonly used expressions in the English language: the first commercially produced Christmas card and the publication Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Why were Christmas cards important?
Exchanging cards with the slogan 'Merry Christmas' quickly became an established Victorian 'tradition' of Christmas.
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