eSignature Presentation for Legal Simple

airSlate SignNow is an electronic signature software that enables businesses to send and eSign documents seamlessly. It offers a simple legal framework that makes it easy for users to manage their contracts and agreements online. With its user-friendly interface, even those new to digital document management can navigate it effortlessly.

Yes, airSlate SignNow offers several pricing plans tailored to different business needs, providing a simple legal way to manage costs. Each plan includes features designed for efficient document management without breaking the bank. You can choose the plan that fits your budget while ensuring secure and compliant eSign solutions.

airSlate SignNow provides a variety of features aimed at streamlining the creation of simple legal documents. Users can create templates, easily add signatures, and customize fields to suit their needs. These functionalities save time and reduce the complexity associated with traditional document processes.

Absolutely! airSlate SignNow supports a range of integrations that can enhance your simple legal workflows. Connect with tools like Google Drive, Salesforce, and Zapier to automate your document processes and improve efficiency. This flexibility helps businesses create a streamlined approach to managing legal documents.

Security is paramount at airSlate SignNow, especially for simple legal transactions. The platform employs high-level encryption and complies with industry standards to protect user data. This ensures that your documents are safe and secure throughout the signing process.

Yes, airSlate SignNow is an excellent choice for small businesses in need of simple legal solutions. Its cost-effective pricing and user-friendly interface make it accessible for smaller teams. With airSlate SignNow, even small businesses can handle their legal documentation efficiently and affordably.

Using airSlate SignNow for simple legal documents streamlines your workflow and saves valuable time. The platform reduces the complexity of sending, signing, and managing documents, allowing you to focus on what matters most. Additionally, thorough audit trails ensure compliance and accountability in your legal processes.

I've thought about this since about 2006.As not only a co-founder and CEO of EchoSign, but a Salesforce customer for many years, you do wonder why everything isn't included.  Salesforce is the single largest software expense a sales-focused company will make.  Why doesn't it include e-signatures?  Why doesn't it have real lead scoring?  Why not a sales comp tool?  Why not real drip email marketing?  Why not a more robust email tool, period?  Why not robust de-duping?  Why only a basic quoting tool, not a rich proposal tool?  Why only limited content management tools?  There are so many Why don'ts? that that may be the answer right there ... so my simple answer is Salesforce is focused on its core and strategic expansions to its core, historically to the present.Having said that, there are at least 3 practical reasons:1.  First, e-signatures have a signNow legal element to them.   It's one thing for a start-up to claim their document signing tool is 100% legally E-SIGN complaint and binding under federal, state, European and international law.  It's quite another thing for a Fortune 500 company to take that on.  signNow did in acquiring EchoSign -- and that's not trivial.  It's a big deal.  No other F500 company has done this.  Ever.2.  Second, it's all about the workflow at this point. EchoSign and signNow are 100x richer products than they were 5 years ago, and Salesforce integration only increases that geometrically.  Neither product is just about document signing.  For example, Groupon has over 36,000 different contract generation/review/signature/workflow/trigger combinations using EchoSign. The signature is just the connecting piece.  This is really hard to replicate without a huge effort.  It can be done, but it's many years of effort and building 1000s of features.  Not just a JPEG of a signature.3. Is it really core? Historically contracts and signing them have been related to the core of CRM, but not really core. And Salesforce has often focused on building adjacent to the core (Support, Markering, Chatter, etc.) even more than the well built-out core CRM/SFA.Having said that, what if SFDC does decide to enter the space?  Given the complexity in #2, it makes a lot more sense to buy than build. There are only two serious players -- EchoSign and signNow.  There are other very tiny players, but their Salesforce integrations, if they exist, are rudimentary from a workflow perspective and not fully enterprise-ready, at least not today.  Ok so EchoSign and signNow ... EchoSign was acquired by signNow in 2011, so acquiring EchoSign per se is off the table.  Salesforce could in theory I guess buy just the Salesforce team/integration from signNow.  Actually, that's not a terrible idea.  Buying signNow is even harder.  While Salesforce has made a small investment there, the post-money in the last round was $500m, making an acquisition implausible.  Even if valuation were not an issue, only a small % of signNow's revenue is from the Salesforce integration, making an acquisition to only write off 80% of the customers and revenue (100% if they gave it away), odd.  Salesforce could just offer a very limited functionality and perhaps they will. But a basic functionality won't solve the need for a rich create/dynamic, multi-variable web contract/sign/collaboration/trigger/workflow solution that is what 90%+ of all the EchoSign and signNow Salesforce customers are really using.  For example, Salesforce has basic functionality with Quotes and Content.  But neither really has displaced the need for much richer products like Conga Composer, or even Box.  See, also, the Contracts tab which is very limited, and has in no way displaced the need for any vendors in the contract management space.It's just hard in a large company to build very rich, complex features that aren't in the core.  In the core, it's easy.

[full disclosure: I’m VP Digital Transformation at Solutions Notarius Inc., a company that supplies electronic and digital signature solutions]It completely depends on the requirements. I do not believe there is a uniquely better e-signature solution for all scenarios. For example, if the type of documents to be signed require low to medium reliability only, most modern e-signature platforms could be ok, subject to meeting legal requirements in the applicable jurisdiction, but if the document must meet stringent regulatory and statutory requirements that include high reliability of identity of signers, those platforms do not typically meet that threshold.Ideally, you would analyze, define and obtain agreement as to what constitutes the minimal acceptable legal reliability threshold you are willing to accept - or that readers of that document will accept. Next, define the technology requirements that correspond to that threshold. Finally, research e-signature options that meet these requirements and provide the best combination of price, features, scalability, etc..Finally, it should be noted that higher legal reliability e-signature platforms and solutions can always accommodate lower reliability documents while the converse is not true…

There’s quite a lot out there, depending on what you’re looking for :)Some free online tools (in no particular order):Dropbox. Save and share everything.Evernote. Best note app ever.FreePik. Find thousands of free images.SurveyMonkey. Create surveys to gauge customer feedback.Rapportive. Useful tool for Gmail that allows you to see other people’s social media profiles.Trello. Project management made simple.Slack. Work communication simplified.AdCat. Allows you to use a single picture to get perfect-sized, up-to-date ad images for Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Free.Easel.ly. Great infographic generator for creating attractive content. Engaging content is vital for attracting audiences.Google Analytics. See who’s coming to your site and from where, among many many other awesome functions.Sidekick. Awesome email tool that tracks when emails are opened — super useful for proper follow-ups.Hotjar. Recordings of users on your website. Amazing to understand user behavior, which drives marketing strategies.Hootsuite. For social media management in one easy to use dashboard.Leadin by Hubspot. For lead management.Ahrefs. Powerful SEO tool.Later. Instagram consistently shows amazing engagement with users. This tool manages scheduling for you.Crowdfire. Great tool to figure out who to follow on social media for optimal engagement.BuzzSumo. Analyze what content performs best.Social Rank. Allows you to see which are your most valuable followers.UberSuggest. Free keyword suggesting tool.LinkMiner. Free tool for the link building strategy.JustsignNowOut. Finds journalists interested in covering you.Keyword.io. Free keyword research tool for SEO.MailChimp. To run automated email campaigns.Optimizely. A/B testing to optimize your website.Google Trends. Shows how often a particular search-term is entered.TweetDeck. Owned by Twitter, it makes discovering content easily digestible and allows you to find the topics and people you want.Title Maker. Content idea generator.Explore. Get to know what’s trending.Engage Master. Convert visitors to customers.Startup Bootstrap. Website building templates.Submit.co. Get press for your startup.SumoMe. Tool set to grow your website traffic.Quip. View documents on any device.Atomic Squirrel. Startup checklist.There’s tons more out there depending on what you are looking for specifically. I’m happy to update and reorganize if you need more :)Disclosure: I’m working on AdCat.

My friend Anbazhagan has made a good answer which I suggest to read first before reading mine on this regard, as this answer is a continuation of his answerAnbazhagan's answer to Is Kerala better than Tamil Nadu in tourism?If you read Anbazhagan’s answer, he clearly used charts and reports to showcase how TN is a leading tourist destination. And its a fact.TN is one of India’s top 5 tourist hubs, far higher than Kerala.Ofcourse, there are some flaws or misreadings in the stats of India tourism, because of certain anomalies in calculating foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs). India Tourism calculates Foreign Tourists on basis of Tourist visas and Electronic Tourist Visa (ETVs) issued. And interestingly, even entry of People of India Origin (PIO) who can enter India Visa-free are also calculated as Foreign Tourist. More interestingly, they are calculated as a new tourist each time whenever they make multiple entries into the country. So if a tourist in India, say after touring UP moves to Nepal or Bhutan and then enters back into India, it's calculated as a fresh/new tourist.The primary flaw is that it calculates Non-Tourists as tourists. As I explained as a comment to Anbazhagan’s answer, there are huge Indian diaspora around the world, who have obtained citizenship of other countries where they live. When they visit India as part of visiting their family, friends or relatives (VFR Traffic- Visiting Friends/Relatives), they are counted as tourists. Take Tamil Nadu’s case. There is a huge Tamil diaspora in Malaysia, Singapore and Far East nations, who are legal citizens of those countries. They visit annually to TN to meet their family and friends. But this is counted as tourists.This VFR traffic may not use regular hotels or avail tourism products as such, as their intention may not be sightseeing etc. They may stay with their family or friends for a few days and return back, thus contributing little to the local economy as tourists. But India considers even such traffic as tourists.If we check India tourism statistics, the biggest source country for tourists into India is from Bangladesh. This means Bangladeshis make a whopping 21.9% of total foreign tourists into India.But in reality, they are not tourists. Bangladeshis are essentially part of Bengali culture of Greater Bengal. Just because a borderline drawn between West Bengal and Bangladesh, it doesn’t make them foreigners in reality. They have families, friends, relatives back in West Bengal and regularly visits them both legally and illegally. And Kolkatta is more popular transit location for Bangladeshis than Dhaka or Chittagong. So essentially Bangladeshi citizens cross more into India legally. And it's very easy for them to cross, as they all need a valid air/rail/bus ticket to India to get an instant Walk-In Visa. Its just matter of a day or two. In other words, for Bangladeshi to enter into India, it's much similar for someone in Chennai going to Bangalore or Hyderabad to meet their friends or relatives.So essentially, you see even West Bengal ranked the 6th top destination for FTAs, thanks to the huge influx of this traffic. Same applies to Punjab.TN’s huge Tamil Diaspora in Far East countries and Western countries, make a huge number in FTAs.Secondly, prior to the introduction of Business E-Visas, most of the businessmen/corporate executives who enters India for short Business purposes like client visits, meetings etc used to take Tourist visas rather than Business visas. This is because obtaining the latter is a more complicated and cumbersome process which used to involve a visit to Indian embassies for biometrics and a longer processing time etc, while tourist visas were faster and easier. Even now, many foreign corporate executives prefer tourist visa to enter India to avoid Indian Economic agencies like DRI, Enforcement, IT etc scrutinizing their business interests. After all, once entered into India, unless caught for some legal offences, there is no way to check the purpose of visit into India by foreigners.Chennai is India’s 4th largest metro and one of the biggest business hubs in the country and thus a lot of foreign corporate executives and businessmen enters into India via Chennai using Tourist visas. This also inflates the tourism figures.However, the above similar concept doesn’t apply to Kerala, as Malayalee Diaspora are primarily concentrated in the Middle East and they ARE NOT LEGAL CITIZENS of Middle East countries. So essentially when NRKs (Non-Resident Malayalees) visit Kerala annually for this same VFR, they enter India as Indian citizens using Indian Passports, thus NOT COUNTED as FTA. So as Kerala is not a major Business destination like Chennai or Bangalore, to we don’t have Business traffic entering on tourist label.So essentially the foreign tourist's arrival shown for Kerala are more of actual leisure tourists who come into the state for tourism purposes more than VFR or corporate traffic.The concept of tourism differs in a big way between TN and Kerala.Kerala tourism since 1999 has focused on High Value-Low Volume traffic. Prior to 1999, Kerala tourism was very typical to most of the Indian tourist destinations. We had lot of low-value backpackers, mostly from Russia and old Soviet countries visiting Kerala, primarily to spend a few days in Kovalam Beach and leave. They spend very low in the state as they were mostly backpackers. Due to this reason, more than resorts, it was lodges and cheaper accommodation that came up in Kovalam to attract this traffic. And this traffic created many legal issues, particularly the rise of sex tourism and drugs. The 1989-released Malayalam movie- Season was a brilliant take on rising Drug business and sex activities in KovalamIn 1999, when Amitabh Kant (current CEO of Niti Aayog and one of the celebrated bureaucrats of the country)became Director of Kerala Tourism, he redefined the concept of tourism for Kerala.Kerala: Gateway Of IndiaIncredible India: When public sector advertising turned savvyHis primary vision was that Kerala shouldn’t move in the direction which Thailand was moving and wished Kovalam not be another Phuket. He wanted Kerala to be a high-value destination. And it's here, the entire reorientation of tourism started. This included stopping of many charters, cancellation of licences for many lodges and frequent raids across hotels/lodges to dislocate the concept of cheap tourism and create a fear factor for those involved in sex and drug tourism.It was this time, the brand Kerala- God’s Own country came into full swing and eventually it became India’s first and only tourism superbrand.The underlying principle of Kerala tourism was EXPERIENTIAL TOURISM.If you visit TN or Rajasthan (two top tourist hubs of India), its more of SIGHTSEEING tourism. There are huge forts, grand palaces, mega bazaars etc as in case of Rajasthan and magnificent temples, UNESCO heritage sites etc as in the case of Tamil Nadu.There are no such things for Kerala. There are no major forts, palaces or even Grand temples to visit as far as Kerala is concerned. Even those grand or big temples in Kerala, they are STRICTLY OFF for tourism as Malayalees don’t allow Non-Hindus and foreigners into any Kerala temple. So as there are no guides or anyone to explain the temple sightings to the outsiders. And such attempts are normally discouraged. For example, I had a recent experience when I was trying to explain the meanings of historic paintings to a North Indian friend of mine while visiting the famous Vadakkumnathan temple. Those 2000 years old paintings were restored recently using old techniques and won a UNESCO award for heritage conservation. So while explaining the meaning gigantic Nataraja painting inside the Nalambalam (Inner temple), a security guard came and showed me a board on the other side, which says - “Navvu Namajapattinnu Matram (Tongue for Holy Chants only)” which means silence. On the contrary, you can see 1000s of both authorized guides and touts to explain every bit of historic temples of Madurai or Thanjavur or similar which one can’t see in Kerala. Those Non-Malayalees who visit huge temples of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple of Trivandrum surely misses every single grandeur sightings of that temple, due to lack of explanation. So as despite of huge treasure there, none are exhibited citing temple rules that properties of the deity are meant for his personal use, not for public exhibition. Had the same been in Egypt, you would see magnificent museums to showcase these unique treasures that grabbed international headlines.So essentially there is nothing much to see in Kerala. So as part of reorientation, the full focus changed to pure experiential tourism.Tourists who come to Kerala seek for discovering their self, their inner emotions by syncing with nature and lazing simply.Take the example of the biggest tourism product of Kerala- the Houseboat trips on Alleppey Backwaters. For the first 10–20 mins, you will be excited to see a lavish houseboat with all modern amenities, which is nothing but a hotel on water. Then for the next 30 mins, you will be excited to see the natural beauty of backwaters, the greenery etc. After that, nothing. You just gaze yourself into never-ending greenery, fields etc and then into a large lake where you see nothing on the horizon. And the houseboat is essentially cut off from everything. No internet, no television etc. So what you do? Just gazing into nature and slowly making yourself rewind your own past and a back-trip to your memories and life etc. If you are going with a group, you just chill or party with your friends, talk for hours with them directly and unwind yourself.Essentially beyond these, there is nothing special when you cruise in the backwaters. But that is the biggest highlight of the trip. It's able to make sync with yourself and your loved ones. You got time to break from a faster life and appreciate very small things like chirping of birds or appreciating a pack of ducks moving into the water or a simple thrill of catching fresh fish etc. Its all about experiences, not sightings.Essentially this concept defines the award-winning Kerala tourism Ad- Your Moment is waitingespecially this scene defines what you should expect from Kerala tourismIts nothing by exploring yourself as like seeing yourself in a mirror.Kerala tourism fully focuses on these high-end experiences as the key offering for its tourism and its what almost all ads of Kerala tourism focusTake the current season ad by Kerala tourismThe 2019 Kerala tourism is focused on its promotion- HUMAN BY NATURE, which asks tourists to explore the humans of Kerala, their sensitivities, their sensibilities, their lifestyles, their dreams, their aspirations and connect with them. It's not asking tourists to visit a so-so destination, see so-so monument etc.Last year (2018), Kerala tourism was promoting the concept- Follow the Sound of KeralaIt completely focused on minute sounds of the state, its people, its markets, the houses, the flora, the fauna, the forests, the valleys etc.A year back (2017), Kerala Tourism was focused on its new promotion- Kerala, A reading Room with a view with a tag line- Live InspiredThe focus was on experiencing the literary heritage of Kerala as what a Library offers and from its window- explore the diverse cultural musings of the state.So essentially the entire promotion of Kerala tourism is focused on EXPERIENCES and mental pleasures rather momentary pleasures of sightings and monumental wonders.I think, comparing the main signature ads of two leading tourist states can help to understand the differences of conceptKerala Tourism- Signature VideoRajasthan Tourism -Signature VideoSo as both Kerala and Rajasthan had a series of short ads aimed to attract Indian audiences in last few years.Kerala’s ad campaign was - #ComeOutandPlaySo as the same Rajasthan ads wereIn Kerala ads, the concept is to leave aside your daily chores, your work and your busy schedules, only to understand your own emotions, your attachments, your love, your family and its happiness.In Rajasthan ads (which in my opinion were brilliant) were focused on exploring the unexplored places that can you awestruck…I am sorry to compare Kerala with Rajasthan when the question is all about Kerala with TN… But just compared to understand the intricacies of Kerala tourism concept and how it differs from others.Tamil Nadu tourism, on the other hand, is a typical old-fashioned one. It focused more on places and sightings, typical to most of the tourist destinations in the country.As Anbazhagan said, TN govt isn’t aggressive on the promotion of Tamil Nadu tourism. It's just one of the several departments of TN Government. The Sarkari attitude and lethargy is clearly seen and I personally experienced that many times in past. Perhaps TTDC (Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation) stands exactly were KTDC (Kerala Tourism Development Corporation) stood 20 years back.For this, we owe a lot to Amithab Kant for his visionary leadership to change the whole Tourism narrative and then to Dr. Venu who carry forwarded Amithab’s legacy for Kerala tourism.Perhaps more than branding Amithab Kant’s contributions to Kerala tourism was decentralizing the tourism activities.Instead of Department of Tourism handing entire tourism of the state, Amithab Kant decided that each district will handle destination tourism promotion, while state tourism department will only focus on brand management, communications and statewide tourism initiatives. This leads a two-tier system, ie at the state level, we have Department of Tourism which owns Kerala Tourism brand focused only on promotion of Kerala as a whole and crafting general programs and social initiatives. Kerala tourism doesn’t sell any tourist packages specific to one place. You won’t see Kerala tourism selling Wayanad tourism or Alleppey tourism etc. Rather that destination marketing is left to the second tier- the DTPCs (District Tourism Promotion Council). Every district will have its own DTPCs which sells the local places. This has promoted better competitivity and efficiency. DPTCs are mostly controlled by local tourist operators, hotel companies and tourism leaders of the districts who have direct stake-hold in tourism activities in that district. So they aggressively promote their place.The best example is that of DTPC Alapuzha which aggressively pushed Alleppey to international popularity, with houseboats and backwater tourism. Perhaps you won’t see that spirit in some other DTPC like that of Kasargod or Kannur. So the destiny of tourism marketing of a destination is with the locals, not with few bureaucrats sitting in the capital. While Tamil Nadu tourism is still a capital-centric model like many other tourist boards across the country. Few bureaucrats in one city cannot design and push destinations located across a large state especially that of TN.As Kerala tourism (Department of Tourism) doesn’t do destination marketing, they have ample time and resources to push for many other important things. For example, the priority of Kerala tourism these days is RESPONSIBLE TOURISM initiatives, aiming to train stakeholders to improve their skills for responsible tourism.For example, Kerala tourism launched a scheme of Better Together, where they train locals for becoming responsible guides, cooks, community workers, model farmers, etcThe above ads weren’t meant for tourists. Its meant for Malayalee community, how to train themselves for becoming a better guide, better run a community kitchen or push farm tourism etc.Kerala tourism regularly conducts programs for such community training. The first of its series started with Kumarakom in Kottayam and by now, Kerala is a leader in RT activities as defined by UNWTO.Detailed presentation of Kerala Tourism- Responsible Tourism Initiatives that changed community life in those places where it was implemented. This is a presentation made by Tourism Director Dr. VenuThe aim is simple. Make tourism, a driver of the local economy and create sustainable economic activities within the state that can create more than 5 Lakh employment by 2021.All You Need to Know About Kerala Tourism's Responsible Tourismhttp://www.uniindia.com/kerala-s...Kerala's 'Responsible Tourism' initiative a role model, says UNWTOSo Kerala tourism, instead of being a tourism operator, ended up a training organization for effective organic farming or sustainable community monetary programs or small scale tourism employment programs etc.Such larger scale social activities are missing with other tourism boards like TN etc because its primary job is only to promote and push sightseeing activities in the stateEssentially Kerala tourism is definitely miles ahead than TN Tourism if one takes value and quality wise. Whereas in terms of quantity and volume, TN Tourism is definitely miles ahead than Kerala.

“Creativity is the answer.”They robbed me of $1 million. Judges and attorneys did this to me. There’s an entire organization of us that this has happened to. No justice for any of us, so far. (See our organization: Educate - Advocate - Legislate for more information about legal court theft that attorneys and judges and corporate guardians engage in.)I know. This is not a happy topic.Without my alter ego, Angelina, the Polka Queen, I would not have survived. I would be dead. It’s true. Others in my organization have literally died from the stress of it all. (Latifa Ring, our former leader, is dead.)My limbo lasted for ten years.For ten years, I was “imprisoned” because I believed in justice so strongly and I believed in the American Way. We grow up that way. We grow up believing that the American courts are fair and just. I kept writing more and more court papers, thinking that some honest judge would finally listen to me. An attorney forged my signature to commence the endless theft. I thought justice would eventually be rendered through our American court system. I spent 10 years trying to get back the money they were systematically stealing from me.So, when the despicable attorneys started to systematically rob me of my $1 million inheritance, which I helped to create and earn (I worked side by side with my abusive parents from the time I was six years old in our family businesses), I firmly felt that justice was right around the corner. But one day turned into one week. One week turn into one month. One month turned into one year. Soon, ten years had passed. I had no idea this would happen.Imagine what my deceased parents would say if they could come back and see what judges and attorneys did to me (and many others). We sat there on the living room floor every night, the three of us, in the days long before air conditioning, rolling up pennies and nickles and dimes and quarters in the heat of the night to take to the bank in the morning after a hard, full day of work at our family owned businesses. What if my parents could come back and see that attorneys took that change we sweat for, that ended up being our $1 million nest egg?What the attorneys did was so vile, so corrupt, and so surreal that I just could not actually believe that this was actually happening in the United States of America. I kept thinking, “There’s going to be some judge, some agency, some police department that will stop their taking a million dollars from me.”That day of court justice never arrived.For ten years, I sat in front of a computer screen. I wrote my own court papers. I spent the days researching court cases. I visited various courthouses and found evidence of fraud in similar cases. I contacted other victims. I formed a group. Together, we petitioned the state attorney’s office, the FBI, the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission, the Department of Justice, and other agencies. I wrote and submitted a 300 page report — well-written, meticulous — enough evidence to put all of them behind bars.I started to realize what it means to be a Civil Rights Activist.I put aside all that I loved and had known my whole life for ten years. I put aside my music, my friends, pot luck music jams, my hobbies, and all that is creative. There is something deep inside of all of us that screams out for justice when something terribly, horribly wrong is going on.During each day, each court paper that I composed over a ten year time period, sitting there cramped in a chair, staring for hours on end at a computer screen, growing fat and unkempt, I kept thinking, “Tomorrow will be the last day of this. Tomorrow will be the day the judge realizes I am telling the truth. Tomorrow, justice will be rendered.”But then another batch of court papers would arrive in the mail.A sickening feeling would enter the pit of my stomach when I would open my mailbox.I got to the point where I would go weeks without opening my mailbox. I just could not bear it.Legal Fatigue Syndrome started to take over. I started watching TV a lot and eating entire pizzas. I slept a lot.But after several days in a row of doing this, I’d get up and put on one of my Polka Queen dresses. Over the years, I have stitched more than 200 Polka Queen dresses by hand.I’d don a tiara and strap on my accordion and “WEEEEEEOOOOOOO!!! IT’S POLKA TIME!!!!” I’d announce to my audience of SELF in the mirror.It’s finally over.Justice was never rendered. They stole all of my inheritance money from me — $1 million.But Angelina, the Polka Queen kept me alive.Angela V. Woodhull's answer to What is it like to lose $1 million of inheritance money due to court fraud?Angela V. Woodhull's answer to What are the five most common American court scams that the majority of people don’t even know about?Angela V. Woodhull's answer to What is the most callous thing anybody has ever said to you?Angela V. Woodhull's answer to Is USA a good place to live in?P.S.— I just received this e-mail (copy/pasted below) from an organization called “Equal Access Advocates.” Here’s what the e-mail says:“What's wrong with me?”Prolonged litigation is wearing me down financially and my health is failing. My life and priorities seem irrelevant to the court and it’s overwhelming. I’m angry that they can’t see what’s really going on, and I’m sad that I can’t just ‘make it right’.You need to know:"There is nothing wrong with you."If this sounds like you or a loved one (or a client) then it’s a story of being ensnared in the judicial system.Fearful, incredulous, isolated, beyond rage . . . feeling "alienated? Dr. Karin Huffer and her research shows a subtype of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder called Legal Abuse Syndrome. When systems of care, i.e. the judicial system, cause or exacerbate medical conditions due to extreme stress, the dilemma presents a public health problem as well as a multidisciplinary legal/medical professional challenge. There is help for Legal Abuse Syndrome. Victims overcome psychological devastation caused by prolonged injustice by using methods developed by Dr. Huffer.”P.S.—Thank you, Aadesh Deshmukh, for asking this question of me. Maybe you, too, are going through a Trial by Fire right now. I think most people are faced with a serious, overwhelming Trial by Fire at some point in their lives. Mine was becoming aware of and experiencing extreme court fraud and court robbery. If you are currently going through a Trial by Fire, I sincerely hope that you will be able to live through it, learn from it, and remain a positive, loving person. So many people end up bitter in life. For me, it still overwhelms me — even to write about it. I suspect my next piece on Quora will be something simple and frivolous, like “How to Make a Vegetarian Corn Dog.” I can only write about what I experienced in small spurts. I’m still truly overwhelmed when I process it all. It was ten years of my life that I will never get back.PPSS — Other victims of this same, corrupt judge are holding a march next month and have started an online petition. Sign Petition: Corrupt and Destructive Judge Galluzzo Off The Bench, Now!! They also are making a documentary film about him. I will no longer participate. I’m just too worn out.PPPSSS — Quorans, I know it’s not so happy and funny and entertaining when I write about this 10 years of court fraud . . . but I really want you to know about this. This can happen to you. It’s a quite common practice, but little known. I really want you to know about this so that it won’t happen to you. Read up more on this topic, okay? It’s important that you know about this. Court reform in the USA is so desperately needed.

This is a loan intended to be short term “payday” came about as it was intended to be a loan to carry you over till you got your next paycheck.As others have noted they are very high interest rate loans. Having such a loan for a short period of time (1–2 weeks) is expensive but not unmanageable. If you take such a loan off and take a long time to pay it off, then it will cost you a fortune in interest payments.The main issue is that when you get the loans they have 1–2 year terms on them, thus the payments may seem like they are not too bad monthly, but in reality you are paying a lot of interest and little on the principle so over that time you may pay double or triple the loan you took out (assuming you don’t just pay it off right away.The secondary issue is that these loans tend to be geared towards and given to lower income people with bad credit. Someone with good credit, even with low income, likely can have a credit card that could cover some unexpected expense, which is still high interest rate but no where near as bad as a payday loan… people with bad credit however will turn to payday loans, and there is a reason they have bad credit and this is normally related to their lack of ability to manage money. Take someone who is not good at managing money, give them a high interest loan and a long time to pay it off and it is very bad for the consumer.The final issue is that people also don’t use these loans for what they should be used for. This likely falls back to the poor money management part of things. People will take one of these loans out so they can buy a video game system or a new big TV, not to cover a necessity till the next paycheck. Basically this starts a spiral of debt on the heads of people who in general cannot afford it.

TCS ( ILP ) joining process and document preparationThe most important part of joining TCS is its documentation! This is just a general guide to the new ILP candidates. You should always strictly follow your Annexure ! So let’s do this fast!The Joining Process is Divided into seven parts:1.Accept the joining letter2.Complete the TCS Survey Monkey3.Complete the BGC form filling4.Fill the NSR (NASSCOM) ITPIN5.Fill the ON BOARDING forms6.Prepare the Agreements (Service Agreement & Affidavit/signNowd Undertaking)7.Prepare the supporting documentsAccept the joining letter:a). First you have to accept your joining letter by using your DT reference idTCS Next Step>>ILP corner>>Joining letter>>Acceptb). Download the Joining letterTCS Next Step>>ILP corner>> Joining letter >>DownloadNote: Accepting the joining letter is necessary to complete the other formalitiesSo first accept your joining letter (if you are going to join TCS)Complete the TCS Survey MonkeyYou have to complete the TSC survey monkey. TCS recruitment team will send you the link by mailRequired details:1. TCSL Reference id (DT reference id)& passwordhttps://www.surveymonkey.com/r/T...Complete the BGC form filling:You have to complete the Background Check Verification Before Your Joining datea). Fill BGC Form:i). Fill the Basic Details (Passport, PAN, Address Details)ii). Academic Details (CGPA or overall percentage)iii). Reference: You have to fill any two person’s following detailsØ NameØ Company/Institute NameØ DesignationØ Contact NoØ Email idØ Relationship with the applicantØ Period for which reference knows the applicantiv). Fill Security Detailsb). Declaration:Ø In declaration part you have to agree and submitØ Download the BGC completed formc). Documents uploading:You have to scan and upload the following documents in PDF or JPEG format each file size should be less than 2MBØ NSR e-cardØ Birth certificate or Birth AffidavitØ Permanent, present address proof(aadhaar / passport / ration card / EB, GAS, mobile Bill / credit, debit card / Bank statement)Ø PAN cardØ Passport / passport application receiptØ ID proof (voter id, ration card, driving license, bank passbook, aadhaar)Ø X- grade mark sheetØ XII-grade mark sheetØ All semester mark sheetsØ Non-Criminal Affidavit (first page of the stamp paper)Fill the NSR (NASSCOM) ITPIN:You have to enter your NSR ITPIN atTCS Next Step>>ILP corner>>National skill registry>>ITPIN(you have to complete the registration and bio-metric process of NSR before joining ILP (please visit site www.nationalskillsregistry.com). And they will send you a NSR-e card by mail or you can generate by yourself by login to your NSR profile)Fill the ON BOARDING formsYou are mandatorily required to fill and submit the Onboarding Forms before your joining date to smoothen your Onboarding process, failing which your joining formalities will not be completed. These forms are required to be filled as per statutory compliance norms.Onboarding forms consists of five forms:Ø Provident Fund (PF)/ Pension Scheme Nomination form (Form 2 — Part A and Part B)Ø Gratuity Form (GF)Ø Superannuation Form (SF) -only to eligible employeesØ Declaration Form (Form 9)Ø Group Life Insurance (GLI)You would have to fill all the Onboarding forms online and declare nominee(s) for the above mentioned forms. Submit a Hard copy of the completed forms on the day of Joining ILPTCS Next Step>>Onboarding>>Fill all the formsAfter filling these form, you can download these 5 documents at “Dashboard tab”-in the same pageSuggestion: 1. nominee is father or mother 2. share of money -100%Required information: Name, DOB of the nominePrepare the Agreements (Service Agreement & Affidavit/signNowd Undertaking):a) Service Agreement:1.Buy a Rs.100 stamp paper on your name2.Print the service agreement page 1Download.pdf3.Buy 5 demi (court paper) / green paper (court paper) / Legal / A4 papers4.Print the service agreement page 2 – 6 Download.pdfNote: page 6 is also called as surety verification formNote: Blanks should be written using pen it should not print or typeIt doesn’t matter how many pages in your agreement but make sure that proper page number and proper contentOther instructions:If Rs.100 stamp paper is not available, you can also do this in two Rs.50 stamp papers Make sure the text starts in the stamp paper. You can print first 3 Lines on first Rs.50 stamp paper and next some paras on another Rs.50 stamp paper and the remaining pages on other demi paper.Read the service agreement guidelines carefully before filling up anything. Many might find this silly but I prefer filling up Xerox copies first. It can save you the money for printing again in case something goes wrong! So we are here going to use a Rs.100 stamp paper for the first few lines(THIS AGREEMENT made at Mumbai on this 1.______________________________________ day of 2._________________, Two thousand and 3._______________________ between TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED,)and print the rest on simple A4 papers or Legal or demi papers. Fill everything up in CAPS, using a pen. Do not remove any clause, not even the page numbers! Don’t forget your signature and surety’s signature on the bottom of each page!! Service Agreement needn’t be signNowd.Surety Verification:This is a part of the Service Agreement. Any person who is an Income Tax Payee or has Land property can be your surety! Example: your father! So just make sure you place the signatures in proper places and have your surety fill up the “Surety Verification Form”. This form has to be attested by a Gazetteer Officer or the manager of a nationalized bank where the surety holds an account or employer of the surety! or public notaryØ Attested photocopies of the surety’s pan card.Ø Attested photocopies of the surety’s Form 16 (or)  Attested photocopies of the surety’s latest income tax returnNOTE: Make sure your surety’s signature everywhere matches with that done in his/her Pan Card or you are in some serious troubleb) Non-Criminal Affidavit:1.Buy a Rs.100 stamp paper on your name2.Print the Non-criminal affidavit page 1 Download.pdf3.Buy 2 demi (court paper) / green paper (court paper) / Legal / A4 papers4.Print the Non-criminal affidavit page 2 – 3 Download.pdf5.Get this affidavit signNowd by a notary public in court (signature in all the pages)Note: Make sure you choose non-blood relation people as witnesses! Example: Neighbors.Other instructions:If Rs.100 stamp paper is not available, you can also do this in two Rs.50 stamp papers Make sure the text starts in the stamp paper. You can print first 2 paras on first Rs.50 stamp paper and next some paras on another Rs.50 stamp paper and the witness page on another demi paper. just fill in the blanks with a pen DO NOT remove any clause.Prepare the supporting documents:1. Medical Certificate:Download medical certificate format from TCS next step portal and print it (Black & white is enough) Make sure The doctor signs and places his seal on the second page. He should also sign and place a seal on your photo. format download.pdfYou’ll need two attested copies of everything but make sure you keep more copies with you (many times it will help you)Here’s a list of the supporting documents you’ll need to get attested by:Ø Gazetteer Officer orØ Government higher secondary school head master orØ Tehsildar of the village in which the Applicants resides. orØ District collector of the district in which the Applicants resides1. Birth Certificate:(If your birth certificate is not in English, or your name/place of birth/date of birth is missing/the details are mismatching, then it is recommended that you apply for a new one before it’s too late.Otherwise, you need a signNowd affidavit on Rs.100 stamp paper, which is only atemporary arrangement.)2. Class X - mark sheet.3. Class XII-mark sheet.4. Consolidated Mark sheet (from your institution)5. Degree Certificate(or Provisional Certificate / course complete Certificate if you. Don’t receives your Degree Certificate yet)6. All Semester Mark sheets7. Transfer certificate (if you have)8. Your Pan Card9. Your Passport10. surety’s information:a) If Income tax payee : photocopy attestedi). Surety’s Form 16 ( or )Surety’s Income Tax Return / saral / form 2d / form12Bii). Surety’s PAN cardb) If Surety have landi). Surety’s land documents photo copy – Registered in Englishii). Latest land valuation certificate from the respective authority-photo copy with attestedc) Else Fixed deposit of Rs. 50,000 at nationalized bank on TCS name for two years) photocopy attested by bank manager11. your aadhaar card (if you have)12. your voter card (if you have)13. Ration card (if you have)You’ll need two self-attested copies of Following documents but make sure you keep more copies with you (many times it will help you)1. Joining letter2. Offer letter3. ID proof (Passport, Voter ID)4. Address Proof (Passport, Voter ID)- give a separate copy for permanent & (if Present) address5. Highest degree mark sheets (for BGC)6. Degree Certificate / Provisional / Course complete (if only degree certificate not provided byyour institution)(for BGC)7. NSR e-card printout (after you’re done with Biometrics, you’ll get your ITPIN and e-card with your picture, in your e-mail).8. Documents for break in education (if any otherwise no need)(i) Medical records, if the break was due to medical reasons.(ii) Certificates / Examination results, if the break was due to additional course done.(iii) Affidavit on a Rs.100 stamp paper with notary authorization, if the study break was due to other personal reasons.9. CID Form (if you are from Mumbai/ Navi Mumbai/ Thane City/ Thane Rural / Pune otherwise no need) You need to submit Self-Attested Criminal Investigation Division (CID) forms forthe respective region. (details about forms will be mailed to you just before your joining)10. 12+ copies Recent passport size photos11. All the documents Original compulsory. Don’t forget to take the originals with you!Advise: keep more copies of your documents and attested copies it may help you if any problem

Just a minute detail in forensics series Dexter that I loveto share.Scenario:-Detectives in the series have a doubt that the criminal they are looking for, has driven that particular car and they look out for evidence inside that car which was dumped.Criminal thought that the detectives will have a hard time to get the DNA as he/she has clean wiped every fingerprint traces using a cloth inside the car.But our hero Dexter who is a blood spatter analyst has different plans. He is sure that while cleaning the fingerprint, the criminal would have forgot to wipe at one place inside the car - car indicator.I'll share a robbery story in house X which took place years ago.One fine noon at around 2pm, residents of that house X came out of their house with a woeful cry that someone had robbed their gold chest which had kilograms of gold.On the 4th day after the incident came to light, police cracked the mystery and found the entire missing gold.Gold hidden location : Inside the chilly box drum in the same house X.Why? A fake robbery directed perfectly by one of the 3 heir of gold- Mr.Q .Reason: The 3 siblings were having quarrel over splitting the wealth and so this drama which should have took place within the 4 walls of the house broke open to become talk of the town.2 things to be noted here…Place of gold hiddenIt was inside a chilly box as the sniffer dog is allergic to chilly and would not detect a thing near chilly.How police cracked?Someone fed the heir Mr.Q with the info that the sniffer dogs detect people who are nervous from the smell of the sweat coming from the body. (Info need not be true but he took it be true)So to avoid being detected by the sniffer dogs, he changed the dress frequently.But the thing was, it became a reason for suspicion as no one changes the dress every interval. So the attention of the police was focused on Mr.Q and it didn't take too much interrogation to get the truth out of the chilly drum along with the nuisance metal called as gold which dragged the respect of the family down to the road.Pic courtesy:-DexterFree image of Close up on a car indicator stalkRed chilly pepper pile

The establishment of a crowdfunding website is not terribly difficult. However the establishment of a successful crowdfunding site is a whole other proposition entirely. The market is crowded with thousands of sites already in existence and hundreds more coming online weekly. While by no means do I wish to discourage you, a realistic perspective on the undertaking could help you save both time and money in pursuing a potentially fruitless endeavour.To undertake a project like this, you will need to establish a point of difference in the market. You need a clearly defined vision and plan for your platform. What will make someone choose your site over others? What unique purpose or functionality will the platform offer? Replicating sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo without a unique twist will see you remain a small fish in a big pond.If you are confident that you have something unique to offer, then your next step will be to secure your domain. Depending on your skill set, you can either construct the site yourself or outsource it to a specialist. You will need to ensure you meet the regulatory and compliance standards of the country hosting the site. You will likely have to register the site as company and comply with legal and financial reporting regulations associated with the enterprise. I would also suggest securing your intellectual property such as your brand name and concept.From here, you will need to heavily market your services to potential customers. Crowdfunders will need some assurance that you have a captive audience and backers will need to see some attractive campaigns and a platform that offers them something better, something different or at least something more competitive than the thousands of other platforms out there already. Herein lies the challenge.How do you attract crowdfunders with no audience? How do you attract an audience with no campaigns? It can (and obviously has been) done, hence the numerous crowdfunding platforms available across the globe today.The most challenging aspect of this endeavour is the marketing. Sites such as Kickstarter achieved prominence as groundbreakers in the crowdfunding space. The were able to gain substantial organic signNow due to the excitement it garnered as an innovative offering. Indiegogo were able to leverage the popularity of Kickstarter by offering a cheaper and more flexible alternative during a time of few competitors. There are now thousands of these sites and more popping up every day.The platforms that are able to stand out from the crowd offer something different. The bones of the concept may be the same or similar, but the offering is unique. Take Go Fund Me for instance. The popularity this platform gained was from stepping away from products and services and into fundraising. If you want to succeed in this crowded market, I suggest you take a leaf out of the Go Fund Me book and find an angle that has yet to be exploited or a need that has yet to be addressed. Remember, starting a website and starting a business are one in the same. Before you proceed, ensure you have a thorough business plan in place. These can be downloaded online for free and are handy development tools. They force you to consider all aspects of the proposed business and can save you much heartache and pain by solidifying your vision before you spend any of your hard earned money or valuable time.I hope this helps.