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2000 Pontiac Grand Prix Reviews and Ratings
Coupe 2D GTP
This car is capable of 250K+ and has been extremely reliable.
I highly recommend this as an economical daily driver.
Same Pontiac went out of business, this is an outstanding example of GM quality
Expert Reviews
Pontiac's Grand Prix catches your eye with wild styling that harks back to muscle cars of a bygone era. It's thoroughly modern, though, with great brakes and excellent handling. The GTP version puts enough horsepower through the front wheels to keep drivers interested and alert. Yet its price is impressively low when compared against imported sports sedans.
The Grand Prix line includes the SE Sedan, GT Sedan, GT Coupe, GTP Sedan and GTP Coupe. Three different V6 engines are available, along with two automatic transmissions.
SE comes standard with the trusty 3.1-liter V6 with an aluminum cylinder head. It has been massaged for 2000, resulting in more power and better fuel economy. It now produces 175 horsepower and 195 foot-pounds of torque.
GT models are equipped with an iron-head 3.8-liter that produces 200 horsepower and 225 foot-pounds of torque. The GTP Performance Package takes the GT's 3800 V6, but adds a civilized supercharger that boosts horsepower to 240 and torque to 280.
Grand Prix's styling is bold and stunning; it drew magazine and industry awards when it was launched for 1997. In an era when Asian, European and American shapes flow toward neutrality, the Grand Prix is the most American of cars. Its lines are sophisticated, while evoking memories of the muscle cars of the '60s.
Our GTP Sedan test car came in a shiny graphite shade that was new last year. Striking and classy, this paint does much for the car's lines. But nothing does as much as the low, sleek coupe-like roofline; remember how, just a couple of years ago, four doors meant a squared roofline? Other eye-catching elements include the twin-post aerodynamic sideview mirrors, the oval-shaped mini-megaphone twin exhaust tips, and low-profile tires mounted on chromed five-spoke wheels with broad holes that reveal beefy disc brakes and calipers.
The Grand Prix's wide track of 61.7 inches is the platform for the overall shape, which is impossible to fault. Its sculptured wide hood flows down toward Pontiac's trademark split grille, smooth fender flares bulge just the right amount, reflector optic headlamps form sharp clear eyes, and big muscular hips make it look ready to pounce. But it's clearly a Pontiac with fat rocker panel fascia, deep round foglight holes, horizontal black bars in the taillamps, a rear deck spoiler that's low enough but beneath the rest of the car's style, and finally, definition grooves in the wraparound bumpers.
Our test car was equipped with the $1650 option package that included comfort and convenience items, plus the rear spoiler and chromed aluminum wheels. It had great leather seats in matching graphite gray. Lumbar support and heat were part of the electrically operated driver's seat, whose track is wide to allow more foot room in the back. (The passenger side has none of this.) The console is comfortable when nudged by the driver's right leg, and there are perfect padded armrests for driving with both elbows parked. The cabin is very friendly for long drives.
And speaking of long drives, the Grand Prix comes standard with an eight-speaker Bose sound system, with no less than nine adjustments. It's all that you might expect in sound quality and volume. With selector controls on the steering wheel, and CD and radio data alongside mph in the windshield's head-up display, it's clear that tunes are a high priority among Grand Prix buyers. The self-dimming rearview mirror, part of the option package, is nice. Over-the-shoulder visibility is restricted, however.
There's less head room in the back seat than front, but it feels like more because a passenger's head is aft of the headliner. Two cupholders are contained in a wide shared armrest, which folds down and steals the third seat in the rear, while allowing limited access to the trunk. There's a pocket on the back of the front seats, but no storage in the rear doors, which have a reflector but no light to warn traffic of an open door at night. (The front doors have lights). There's a grab handle over each rear door, but unless your passengers' shoulders are double-jointed, they'll be grabbing the front-seat headrests to exit.
Fresh-air lovers will appreciate the big sunroof and rear windows that open all the way. The steering wheel seems skinny for a performance car, while the gear selector is shaped like a big leather pear. The layout and visibility of the analog gauges is very good, and the head-up digital display of speed in the bottom of the windshield is not a gimmick, it's an excellent technical innovation and a safety feature that hasn't caught on. As for the orange-red instrument lighting, opinions have long been strongly subjective. An information center offers useful data and some gimmicky stuff. Unfortunately, it lacks a compass. The information center indicated a 22.4-mpg average after 820 miles that included quite a few floorboard shots just to feel that supercharger rush. That's good mileage for 240 horsepower, and one virtue of supercharging. The bad news is that 92 octane is required.
This car has muscle. The supercharged V6 is always there for you. Its whiz is restrained, its boost linear. The engine and transmission don't lunge, they surge. The transmission, in performance mode, downshifts under acceleration remarkably smoothly, although it probably should have been programmed to downshift earlier when accelerating hard at lower rpm. With the standard traction control turned off, you can burn rubber just like the old days. Except it's the front wheels laying down the black strips.
Powerful engines and front-wheel drive mean torque steer. Most front-wheel-drive cars will torque-steer abruptly with a yank on the steering wheel when the throttle is floored, and then it's over; but the GTP's supercharger puts out smooth, linear torque, holding its impressive 280 foot-pounds over a flat curve from about 2500 rpm to nearly 5000. The effect is a gentle, steady tug from the steering wheel that may lead to wandering if you don't stay on top of it-and it adds to the fun. But be careful; when passing quickly with a stretched-out swerve on a two-lane, for example, almost all of your steering is done under the influence of supercharged torque steer. The GTP employs variable-effort electromagnetic power steering, which, frankly, we didn't feel. This is good, because it means the tuning is spot-on-unlike an earlier GM attempt with the Oldsmobile Aurora. We were aware of how tightly the car steered at speed, not how much more effort the steering wheel required.
The Grand Prix's strong brakes are one of its best features, with a very solid pedal feel. The 11-inch four-wheel discs are vented in front, and don't get hot when being overused down steep hills. The brakes can be used confidently when slowing dramatically from high speeds, and the ABS is noisy but dead true under panic stops from 65 mph.
Handling is responsive with quick, solid turn-in. The chassis, thanks to the wide track and rigid body construction using transverse beams, is wonderfully flat and steady when pushed through the smooth twisties. The P225/60R16 Goodyear Eagle tires squeal under aggressive cornering, but the GTP handles rapid changes of direction with confident, road-hugging equanimity. The suspension gobbles quick little chatter-inducing bumps well, although it clearly announces its softness when the twisties get uneven. But that's a reasonable compromise for the comfortable ride, which is firm but not harsh, with very little vibration transmitted through the seat of your pants. The four-wheel independent suspension uses MacPherson struts and anti-roll bars (30 mm front, 18 mm rear); the suspension tuning allows a significant amount of jounce at the corners, which you feel in your shoulders. Sometimes it feels as if the suspension wants to keep on working, after the bumps are crossed. But overall, the car is well suspended.
Pontiac has taken a lot of unfair raps for limited refinement to its engineering. But this car doesn't pretend to be a BMW. The GTP is a very good effort: fast but not too fast, sporty but not too sporty, excellent handling within limits, great brakes. Despite some body gimmicks it's wonderfully sculpted and sleek yet it's roomy inside. You might think of it as a poor man's M3, but you'd probably be insulting its owners. They have their own identities, thank you.


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2010 Kelleher "Block 21" Sauvignon Blanc
The cool growing season meant additional hang time, approximately 20 days longer than the 2009 vintage. The aromas are focused with strong notes of stone fruit and melons. The pallet is bright and crisp with a sense of richness that makes this wine memorable. The fruit forwardness is enriched by the depth that battonage imparts on the wine. There is a splash of spice that lingers on the long and memorable finish.
Wine Specifications
Vintage 2010
Varietal Sauvignon Blanc
Appellation Napa Valley
Vineyard Designation Block 21
Harvest Date Sept. 19th, 2010
Sugar 24.4
Acid TA: 6.4 g/L
pH 3.55
Aging 3 months in 90% Stainless Steel and 10% used French Oak.
Bottling Date March 15th, 2011
Alcohol % 14.4
Wine Profile
Production Notes Whole Cluster Pressed and settled overnight. The next day the wine is racked off the lees, and warmed to 60 degrees. Native fermentation begins after 3 days, and once fermentation begins the fermenting juice is barreled down into 90% stainless steel barrels and 10% used French Oak. Fermentation last for approximately 20 days, and the wine is continually stirred for three months.
Production 304 Cases
Product Reviews
Shari Gherman
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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and commandeer a motorcycle. I've always wanted to commandeer a motorcycle. You can get away with it in movies so easily. But when I try and do it, I get thrown in jail! Such BS. LET'S GO!
THE FRANCHISE: A SEASON WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS – 10:00PM (Showtime) I neglected last week to mention the premiere of this new Showtime show, which does for baseball what HBO's "Hard Knocks" did for football, namely show athletes swearing and arguing and stuff. It's a battle-tested formula, and this one is aided by the fact that it's being filmed during the regular season, as opposed to "Hard Knocks," which just covers training camp. If I don't get a Tin Lincecum bong shot, I'mma be real disappointed. ANTICIPATION: GIANT!
HOSTAGE IN PARADISE – 9:00PM (Animal Planet) This Animal Planet show takes a look at people who have nearly lost their lives while working in the wild, including people who have been kidnapped by government insurgents and people threatened by nefarious loggers. Seriously, loggers. What is your deal? I've never seen anyone get so fired up over lumber. Now, diamond miners, I can see why they're violent. Diamonds are worth going a little nutty over. ANTICIPATION: TROUBLE!
PRIMETIME NIGHTLINE: BEYOND BELIEF – 10:00PM (ABC) Correspondent Terry Moran, who I assume lost a coin flip in the newsroom, explores real life exorcisms and shows you footage from one, as a exorcist tries to wash that devil right out of someone's hair. And I love it when seemingly reputable news organizations tackle ludicrous stuff like this. It's like when you get a copy of TIME magazine with the headline IS ESP REAL?!!!!??!!! You know it was a slow news week when they delve into the paranormal stuff. ANTICIPATION: HEAD TURNING!
TODDLERS AND TIARAS – 10:00PM (TLC) This week's pageant has a rock theme to it, and I find these child beauty pageants to be ten times creepier when they have a theme to it. Putting the kid in an evening dress and heels is creepy enough. Dressing them up like Sheila E is somehow much worse. ANTICIPATION: GLAMOROUS LIFE!
LED ZEPPELIN: DAZED AND CONFUSED – 10:00PM (Bio) Let me know when the mud shark part is coming, so I can close my eyes. ANTICIPATION: ACTUALLY, IT WAS A RED SNAPPER!


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Harvard is 2-2-0 against ranked opponents this season, and will face its fifth ranked team in No. 12 Dartmouth Saturday (Gil Talbot).
Complete Game Notes (pdf)
Highlights: Harvard's Overtime Thriller at No. 8 Boston University
Hobey Baker Fan Balloting: Vote for Danny Biega
The Matchup
On the heels of its second victory over a top-10 team this season, the Harvard men's hockey team takes on its third ranked opponent in as many games when it faces travel partner No. 12 Dartmouth Saturday at Thompson Arena. Harvard is in search of its first ECAC Hockey victory of the 2013 slate.
Harvard vs. Dartmouth Series History
As its third-most frequent opponent, the Crimson has seen plenty of the Big Green through the years. The two teams first faced off Feb. 7, 1907 when Harvard skated to a 12-3 victory. In fact, the Crimson captured the first eight meetings between the two teams, and 13 of the first 14, to help claim a 126-60-11 edge in the all-time series. The tide has started to turn recently, however, as Dartmouth has picked up five wins in the last nine meetings and is unbeaten in the last four matchups.
Last Season Against The Big Green
Harvard and Dartmouth squared off twice last season and both games ended in ties.
In the first meeting of the 2011-12 season in Hanover, Harvard drew first blood when Mike Seward scored just 5:47 into the game. Tyler Sikura answered for the hosts and the period ended in a 1-1 draw. Eric Robinson put Dartmouth ahead 36 seconds into the second, but a power-play goal from Alex Fallstrom brought the Crimson even once again. Doug Jones scored what he hoped was the game-winner at 12:20 of the middle stanza, but Luke Greiner leveled the score one final time, as neither team scored the rest of the way in the 3-3 draw.
Later that season at Bright Hockey Center, Dartmouth took a two-goal lead with markers 18 seconds apart in the second period by Brandon McNally and Alex Goodship. Greiner got the Crimson on the board before the period closed and Colin Blackwell netted a power-play strike at 13:36 of the third to force overtime and the eventual tie.
Scouting The Big Green
Dartmouth has come back to earth a bit after a stellar start to the 2012-13 campaign, bringing an 8-5-2 overall mark and 4-3-1 conference record in the Harvard matchup. After winning the Ivy Shootout tournament Oct. 26-27 in Providence, R.I., Dartmouth swept a four-game homestand that included a 3-2 win over then-No. 8/7 Union, and a 7-4 slugfest over Yale, which was receiving votes in the national polls. Dartmouth picked up wins in December over Bentley, Vermont and New Hampshire at home, but is still in search of its first road victory of the season. Dartmouth has only lost once at home this season, Dec. 31 to Massachusetts.
Averaging 1.40 points per game, good for seventh in the nation, sophomore forward Tyler Sikura comes in as Dartmouth's most dangerous weapon on offense, leading the team in goals (8) assists (13) and points (21). Junior forward Matt Linblad isn't far behind with 6-11-17 points and classmate Eric Robinson is third on the scoring list with 8-5-13 points. Senior Dustin Walsh, Dartmouth's lone draft pick (Montreal) rounds out the double digit scorers at 5-5-10 points, and classmate Mike Keenan is the team's top blueliner with two goals and six assists this year.
Dartmouth has utilized goalies Cab Morris and Charles Grant evenly through 15 games this season, with Morris seeing action in eight and Grant in seven. Morris enters the Harvard game with better number, sporting a .922 save percentage to go along with a 1.98 goals against average and 5-2-1 record.
Last Time Out
In its biggest win of the 2012-13 campaign, Harvard erased a three-goal third-period deficit and came back to upset the No. 8 Boston University Terriers, 6-5, Wednesday at Agganis Arena. The game was broadcast live on NBC Sports Network.
It was an inauspicious start for Harvard as BU struck first 5:37 into the first and closed the opening period with another goal to make it 2-0 after one. Only 56 seconds into the second frame, BU scored again, putting Harvard in a 3-0 hole. Tommy O'Regan got the Crimson on the board with a strong individual effort at 2:29 and a power-play goal from Brian Hart brought the Crimson to within one six minutes later.
The Terriers rallied for two more scores, extending their lead back to three goals with 18:33 to play in the game. From that point on, it was all Harvard, beginning with a Marshall Everson strike at 6:38 and followed by a power-play gola from Luke Greiner less than two minutes later. Harvard stood within one goal of tying the game for almost eight minutes, until Colin Blackwell put home his own rebound on a chipped puck towards the net, tying the score at 5-5 and forcing overtime.
Both teams had good chances in the first two minutes of the extra frame, but it was senior Conor Morrison who played the role of hero, collecting a pass from O'Regan and burying the shot to seal the comeback victory with only 48 seconds left to play.
Quite a Comeback
The 6-5 comeback victory over Boston University is Harvard's largest comeback since early last season, when it erased a four-goal, first-period deficit against New Hampshire Nov. 22, 2011. Harvard earned a 7-6 victory over the Wildcats.
The O'Regan Show
Tommy O'Regan faced off against his younger brother, Danny, for the first time ever in the Harvard-BU matchup. The brothers received attention prior to the clash as the featured subjects of a Boston Herald article, and both O'Regans put on a show in the game. Tommy finished with a goal and two assists, including the primary helper on Conor Morrison's game-winning goal in overtime. Danny netted a pair of scores in the game and had one assist to match his brother's point output on the evening.
Their father, Tom O'Regan, was a four-year player and team captain at Boston University from 1979-83.
Camera Ready
Harvard has played its best hockey this season when the game is being broadcast on national television. In two games broadcast by NBC Sports Network this season, Harvard is 2-0-0 with a pair of wins over top-10 teams. The Crimson topped then-No. 10 Cornell, 4-1, Nov. 16 at Lynah Rink before edging out the Terriers, 6-5 in overtime, Jan. 9 at Agganis Arena.
Four Score
Four was the magic number for the Crimson last season, as Harvard was unbeaten (9-0-2) when scoring four or more goals in a game. Harvard is 4-0-0 in such contests this season and 5-0-0 in games where it scores at least three goals.
When Trailing After Two...
The victory over Boston University marked the first time this season Harvard won a game when trailing heading into the third period. Harvard accomplished the feat three times last season, the most recent being a 3-2 win over Clarkson Feb. 25, 2012 at Bright Hockey Center. The Golden Knights took a 2-1 lead into the third.
Fallstrom Force
After an injury sidelined Alex Fallstrom for the Northeastern game Dec. 29, the senior has scored at least one point in three games since. Fallstrom dished out two assists Jan. 4 at Princeton and collected a goal and an assist at Quinnipiac a day later. The senior also picked up an assist in the 6-5 overtime win over BU.
Vote For Danny
Senior captain Danny Biega is on the 2013 Hobey Baker fan ballot, which college hockey fans can use to cast their vote for the 2013 Hobey Baker Award. The fan balloting portion of the award process will last from Jan. 7-March 10 and will account for one percent of the final Hobey Baker Award vote. Biega is one of 77 players on the fan ballot. More information about the process and the award can be found at www.hobeybakeraward.com.
Red, White, Blue and Gold
Freshman forward Jimmy Vesey was one of three ECAC Hockey players to help the United States capture the gold medal at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia. Vesey joined fellow ECAC Hockey players Shayne Gostisbehere (D, Union) and Cole Bardreau (F, Cornell) on the U.S. squad. Team USA captured its first gold medal since 2010 with a 3-1 victory over Sweden in the tournament final Jan. 5.
Vesey skated in all seven tournament games for the U.S., and after starting the tournament dressing as the 13th forward, Vesey moved up to the top line for the final three games. The North Reading, Mass., native finished the event with five points on a goal and four assists. His best game came in the final contest of pool play, as he dished out three assists in a 9-3 rout of Slovakia, helping the U.S. advance in the tournament. He scored his lone goal of the tournament in a 5-1 defeat of Canada in the semifinal, and added an assist in the contest as well.
Team USA's last gold at the World Juniors came in 2010 in Saskatoon, Sask., when the Red, White and Blue edged Canada, 6-5 in overtime to capture the tournament crown. The U.S. took bronze in 2011 in Buffalo, N.Y., and failed to medal in last year's tournament.
World Junior Crew
With his experience in Ufa, Russia, Jimmy Vesey becomes the third player on the current Harvard roster with World Junior Championship experience. Conor Morrison skated for Germany in 2009 and Ryan McGregor (Ebmatingen, Switzerland) represented Switzerland in 2010 and 2011.
Welcome Back!
After struggling to score on the power play earlier this season, the Crimson has now scored a power-play goal in its last four contests.


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Sweet? She's sweet enough for you, old man. I don't know who made this geeky confection, but I want to hug them. The attention to detail, the... the chocolate! And oh my god it's filled with even more chocolate.
I wish I could tell you where you could get these, but nobody seems to know. If you are the creator of this beauty, get in touch. The world wants to thank you. [Tumblr via Geeky Gadgets]
UPDATE: We now know who made 'em! The man behind this sweetness is a Mr. André Murrai who lives in Brazil. He chimed in in the comments to let us know. We clicked over to his page and oh man, do his other confections look good, too. We just added two more images. Thanks for the chocolate dreams, André!
(Image Credit: André Murrai)
Chocolate Vaders?
White chocolate storm troopers? Yes please.


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England star James Anderson is desperate to send Australia a message by playing in the fifth Test at The Oval starting on Wednesday.
Even though the match is a dead-rubber and Anderson seems in need of a rest, the strike bowler feels he has unfinished business in this series and a point to prove ahead of the return Ashes in the summer.
Anderson took 10 wickets in a match-winning performance in the first Test at Trent Bridge.
But since then he's struggled to back that effort up and in the fourth Test at Chester-le-Street he was particularly toothless.
Despite being the undisputed leader of the England attack, Anderson has the worst bowling average in the side, going at 31.11 with 17 wickets.
There are calls for Anderson to be wrapped in cotton wool with so much more Ashes cricket still to come, but Anderson has spoken out pleading to be retained for The Oval.
"I desperately want to play in the fifth Test, not only to finish what we started but also to try to rediscover the form that I admit has not been as I would have liked in the last couple of matches," Anderson wrote in the Daily Mail.
"I know it is pretty impossible to perform at 100 per cent in every match, but I'm my own harshest critic and, by the standards I set myself, I did not bowl as well as I can at Old Trafford or the Riverside.
"That makes me want to play this week to try to find out what has been missing and work out how I can get it back.
"Physically, there is nothing to suggest I need a rest. I am nowhere near the state of exhaustion that hit me when I was left out of the side in the last World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, when, at the end of a winter which included our brilliant but draining 2010-11 Ashes tour, I more or less hit the wall."
Meanwhile, Australian great Adam Gilchrist has called for Ryan Harris to be played for an unprecedented fourth-straight Test match.
Gilchrist said that unless Harris had a genuine niggle, he should play, regardless of the fact the series is over.
As Australia's great success story for the series, along with opener Chris Rogers, Harris deserves a chance to finish strong and lay a marker for the coming series, according to Gilchrist.
"While mindful of the opportunity to rest guys who may be injured and therefore miss future matches, I think Ryan himself deep down would dearly like to play at The Oval," Gilchrist wrote on EspnCricinfo.
"When you've missed as much cricket as he has through injury, and don't know how much you have left, you want to take every opportunity to go out and play.
"Australia have a chance to show some of the resolve they demonstrated for most of the two Test matches at Old Trafford and Chester-le-Street, and try to get the kind of result that would lead to a more positive mindset when they start the return series back home.
"I've always felt that if they're all fit, you pick your best XI, and under those terms Ryan is just about the first man who should be chosen."


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Elisabeth Halfpapp
Elisabeth is the co-founder of the critically acclaimed Core Fusion program and is the Vice President of Mind Body Programming at New York City's prestigious and popular, Exhale Spa. She is a featured fitness celebrity and renowned teacher. She has appeared on The Today Show, ABC News, Extra and numerous other television outlets. Elisabeth designed "Night Moves," a series of breathing-based exercises designed to promote relaxation and sleep, exclusively for BedtimeNetwork and featuring the sounds of Bedtime Beats – The Secret to Sleep.
My transition from the day to "bedtime" begins with exercises that are based from the core fusion fitness program that my husband/business partner Fred DeVito and I created for Exhale. We have been in the fitness industry together for over a combined total of 50 years. These exercises are based on a fusion of the Lotte Berk Method (we evolved these exercises, managed, teacher trained, and taught for over 22 years), core conditioning, dance, yoga, pilates, sports conditioning, orthopedic advanced physical therapy, and meditation.
We believe that all physical and mental movement initiates from the breath. The breath connects the mind to the body, the principle life force of the human body, the center of our thoughts, our emotions, and our physical being. Thus all these exercises are based on the breath and begin with the breath. The aware breathing will help to bring about the transition that we need to prepare ourselves to rest and sleep soundly, producing a calm relaxed energy. You will experience an inner state of calm and balance while simultaneously releasing physical muscular tension in the most stressful muscles of the body.
These exercises are easy to follow and can be done separately or together. As they don't require any special equipment, they are economical and ideal to do at home and while traveling. By integrating this practice into your nightly bedtime ritual, you will shift your energy and calm your mind.
Change your clothes from your day to initiate this special time of the day...envision a calm place in nature…sleep well...
With best wishes,
Elisabeth's Bedtime Profile
Bedtime Bling
Rosebud clear lip-gloss
Nightly Nosh
Air-popped popcorn, plain
Bedtime Book
Any good fiction based on historical events or familiar locations
Sleep Secret
Hugging my husband of 26 plus years and a buckwheat hull pillow
Sleep "Suit"
A pair of long cotton or flannel bottoms, 2004 "Madonna Invention Tour" long-sleeve t-shirt and cotton socks
Crash Pad
My king-sized eco-friendly-made mattress
Lights Out
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Challenges and Warriors
What is the thing that challenges you the most? What do you really care about? What is one thing you want to change?
In honor of the new year, I will post about a couple of inspirational books I have read or people I have heard about.
Many people may be fed up with any mention of New Year's resolutions or change by now. This might be because they didn't follow through after the first day or because they didn't see a need to make a resolution this year at all. Like a jaded warrior, you may run the other way or pull out your sword and start slashing wildly when you hear any talk of resolutions or goals. Why the fear? (Or violence?)
Here's a quote that might give a possible answer. "In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired." ~ Anon.
This quote could describe how some people may feel if they constantly face failure or not following through on their goals. This is how I sometimes feel, but I am ready to dive in and make the changes that I need to in my life. Jenny Blake, motivator and awesome life coach I just found out about, may have some answers as well. She quit Google to pursue her dreams that included writing a book and she speaks about the importance of taking little steps towards your goals and not just having an all or nothing mentality on following your goals in her web conference here about how to Make Sh*t happen. She is also the author of Life After College: The Complete Guide to Getting What You Want, a book I just discovered that may be very helpful for anyone graduating, recently graduated, or feeling like they should have done something more after this so-called graduation into real life. It is also helpful for anyone wishing to make changes in their life and turn things around.
I have also been reading called Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy. Don't turn away yet, as this book is powerful and packs a punch that goes straight to the core of what you need to do to change your habits that bring you nowhere. You need to take the right steps and this cuts right to the bone of the issue. There is so much you can take away from this book, but a few helpful tips it suggests are:
- Do something, whatever it is and however small it is, RIGHT NOW towards your goal. Taking the first step is always very difficult and just starting can really be a great motivation for you to keep going.
- It also lets you know how important it is to develop the right habits, as they can determine how successful you are. This is important because what you spend your time doing, or what you are used to doing can determine what opportunities you open yourself up for and what you miss out on because your habits or ways of doing things get in the way.
- The importance of Visualization and seeing yourself successful and as the person you would like to be. This is similar to Jenny Blake's method of Act As If.
- The super importance of writing your goals down. This allows you to see your goals in concrete form, or rather, on paper I should say. Or Concrete Paper? Check out Papercrete here- recycling paper into concrete
- I won't say anymore about what the book advises you, just that it is awesome advice presented in a way that allows you to apply it to your life right away to make true changes.
Other Inspirational people who really blew me away
Alicia Kozakiewicz is someone who survived being kidnapped and exploited for human trafficking. She was rescued by a FBI team and now has goals to prevent others from experiencing the trauma that she did. She is currently going to school to reach her dreams of being on a FBI team herself.
"I'd like," she says, "to ultimately become the person who rescues the child, and then helps to recover that child's soul."
Find out more about her at the Alicia Project
Someone else who has touched my heart ever since I heard about her is Elizabeth Smart. I was glued to the TV and scoured the internet trying to find out more about her and praying that she would return home safely and soon. Elizabeth and Alicia created a video on how everyone can help to rescue children who have been kidnapped and held in horrible conditions against their wills, just like they were. Everyone can be a hero and it starts with taking a single step, a single click of your mouse. Check out their video here, called Not One More Child and determine today how many more children should have to be stuck in slavery.
Issues like this really touch my heart and set it on fire. I will make a difference for these children, many who have nobody out there fighting for them. And EVERYBODY can make a difference for the causes they believe in. The Wikipedia Blackout has shown us this. Where there is a fire, there is a way, a solution to that fire. You have to spread the fire to get to the solution. What are the causes that you believe in, that you are wildly passionate about? Please share below, I would love to hear!


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Criminal Records expects to close | Business
When it opened two decades ago, Criminal Records was a cutting-edge music store. But as the years passed, it slowly became a throwback-- embracing old vinyl and comic books and CDs in spite of dwindling sales.
"When you're making two bucks a CD it doesn't take -- it didn't take much to push us over," said Eric Levin, who opened the store in 1991 and still owns it.
Now Levin says Criminal Records is no longer sustainable as a business. He says the store will close, perhaps in November.
Criminal Records may be Atlanta's foremost independent record store. It has a high-profile location in Little Five Points. It stages regular free in-store concerts and autographs signings by music acts visiting Atlanta.
"I love that place. I always go into Criminal Records when I stop down there," said Rosinal Lambright, a Georgia State University junior. She's part of a devoted customer base, which is nonetheless changing its music buying and listening habits -- like Lambright, who says she now downloads most of her music.
"It's not like I go there for the primary bulk of my music," said Lambright. "And it's upsetting that it has to close. Because even though I like it, it's not like I go there regularly to purchase things."
Criminal Records can also trace its fall to a decision Levin made three years ago to expand the store -- right at the time the economy was crashing.
"It's what every small business is supposed to do, get bigger and badder and better," said Levin. "And we did." But Levin says the balance sheet couldn't sustain the larger store.
Criminal Records is caught in a media market transformation that's closing book and video stores and had already closed most record store chains. Ironically, Levin founded a national coalition of independent record stores ten years ago to find ways to keep stores like Criminal Records in business.
"I wasn't prepared to give up this fight," Levin said. His store has nine employees, he said.
Now the question is whether this quirky institution will last through the holidays.


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The FDA put out its new, grosser cigarette warning labels today. And though, yes, many of them are gross, they bear a certain 1990s-special-effects look that detracts from their impact. The hole in that guy's throat is totally fake! The staples in the guy's chest look like Halloween makeup! And the "I Quit" guy's not even a heartthrob! It'll take much, much more to warn Americans off those glamorous, be-cooling cigarettes. They look so cool, how the smoke comes out and all that.
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MILPITAS, Calif.—Northland Controls recently announced the promotion of Edward Wears to chief operating officer of the company.
FREMONT, Calif.—Northland Controls, a global security systems integrator and managed services provider based here, recently opened a new office in Rochester, N.Y., which will be home to a technical training center with engineers focused on product testing and evaluation, as well as a redundant outsourced global security operations center (GSOC) to accommodate growing customer demand.
AUSTIN, Texas—At Security Systems News' third annual Cloud+, held here in late November, four executives addressed the consumerization of cloud—customers' expectation of innovation and services on the consumer level elsewhere in their lives.
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I arrived late in the afternoon yesterday in Westminster, Colo. for one of my favorite events of the year, PSA-TEC. The conference, which started on Sunday and runs through Friday, was well underway when I arrived. Lisa Cole Miller, PSA Security Network marketing director said attendance is up about 10 percent over last year with more than 65 integrator companies here. (Some of those companies send up to 10 employees.) In addition, there are consultants, end users, and more than 40 vendors exhibiting on a show floor here.
"When you think about it, it's a bargain," Miller said, "For $500, you get breakfast and lunch, four days of classes, a trade show and parties."
I arrived in time for PSA Security CEO Bill Bozeman's presentation "What every integrator needs to know about being an effective executive."
This class is part of the PSA Leadership Institute, which PSA launched in October at the PSA Convention in Puerto Rico. Here's a story with details about the program.
It was the end of the day and Bozeman spoke for more than an hour about the highlights of the business book "The Effective Executive," which was written 40 years ago by Peter Drucker.
I'm not one for long presentations—but Bozeman is a good speaker. Ever hear an engaging preacher give a good sermon? He's got a little bit of a preacher's cadence, and he tells some pretty funny stories too.
There were about 50 integrators and a few vendors in the room for his presentation. Bozeman's clearly taken to heart one of Drucker's tenets: "if you're going to call a meeting, make if effective."
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—"Manage yourself." To lead you've got to show discipline—show up on time, have passion for what you're doing." Bozeman told a story about visiting a PSA member who's business wasn't going well. Bozeman said he was not surprised that business was bad when he visited the office.
"The shades were drawn, there was no light, the owner was walking around [hunched over, with his hands on his forehead, looking like the sky was falling]. And the employees were doing the same thing—walking around like zombies. It was the most depressing place I've ever seen."
—Drucker said he never, in 45 years, came across a single, natural executive who didn't have to learn how to be an effective executive. It's something you need to work on.
—Identify company objectives, how you spend your time, and don't let people waste your time. Focus on the positive and motivating your people.
Pierre Trapanese, owner, Northland Control Systems, as an example of effective executive. Trapanese (who will be speaking at the conference today and who spoke at TechSec in 2010, bought a small integration company "that needed a lot of work" Bozeman said and turned it into a fast growing company.
"Through leadership and vision, he's grown that company beyond what [anyone] thought was possible," Bozeman said. Recently, Trapanese chose an annual goal for the company. "This year we're going to have fun," is what he said, according to Bozemen. "He's got people knocking down his doors wanting to work there, and he doesn't pay the highest salaries in the areas."
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Time to head over to the conference. There's an M&A panel at 8, followed by a panel of successful integrators and fast-growing integrators, a panel on market drivers, and one on social media. I'll have more tomorrow.
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Balinese eat half a kilo of rice each day, for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Rice is used to make cakes, deserts and a variety of other dishes, as well as ceremonial offerings. The villagers of Laplapan, near Ubud grow rice for their own needs and sell the surplus in the market.
The local variety of rice was traditionally harvested twice a year. Three decades ago, with the population on the rise, other varieties of rice were introduced, together with chemical fertilisers and pesticides. Initially more rice was grown, but the soil become less fertile. Gradually, the amount of rice produced from a square metre declined from one kilo to only half a kilo.
A few years ago the villagers of Laplapan turned back to the organic farming. It works like this.
The rice grows for about three months. Then it's cut and trashed by hand in the field. Planting and harvesting is timed in such a way that number of neighbours join in the harvest of each family's field, in one day.
After harvest the field is flooded and ducks, mostly females, are brought in to make their contribution. From the muddy bottom they eat the grains of rice lost in the harvest, eat insects and any other morsels. They diligently fertilise the field and, because of their wholesome diet, lay an impressive quantity of eggs.
After a week of such a feast the ducks are removed and the field is left for the rest of the organic matter to decompose. The muddy soil is turned over with a little tractor-like machine. About four weeks after the harvest the rice is planted again.
The soil's restoration to its organic health is marked by the return of leeches – as symptomatic to the healthy rice field as frogs are to the natural environment. But the best news is that organic farming increases richness of soil and the Laplapan villagers expect to soon to be able to harvest three times a year one kilo of rice from a square metre again.
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Learning Music began as a collaborative album-a-month project. Started in November 2006 by John Wood (keyboardist for Inara George, Sebastien Tellier, Mike Andrews, Kelly Osbourne, Anni Rossi, etc.), the series included an album recorded entirely on handheld cassette recorder, a collection of music videos, an autobiographical musical written by a robot, and dozens of homemade electro-acoustic folk-pop anthems.
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James Gunn is a super-rad director planted in the perfect shoes by Marvel and boy does he deliver! By far the boldest move, as the Guardians of the Galaxy turns out to be the finest venture in the comic-turned-into-a-movie department and the decision to bring Gunn to the front page couldn't have been more perfect!
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Dark Aster: The superb depiction of the badass floating frigging gigantic warship would make you forget any spaceship stereotype you ever had! Things are getting artistic!
Thanos: All hail the mighty Thanos! Bow down to the soon-to-be-God master of villainy! Though he braces us with a cameo we still get the picture of the Assembling of the Infinity Stones and an even bigger picture of the oncoming war and the impending chaos!
The Cast of Guardians of the Galaxy
Chris Pratt is adorable with his wits and awesome humor doing justice to "Star-Lord" while Michael Rooker breathes life into Yondu, with his accent and flair he makes the Ravager fun to watch. He is extremely lethal yet badass with the arrow! Watch out for that bit!
Benicio Del Toro permeates Collector with pizazz yet again, whilst Lee Pace strives to make Ronan a grim intimidating character. However Marvel still ends up making him another passable villain that might disappear as a hungry-for-desolation and power lout. We might cherish him as the Kree-ian who dared defy Thanos though!
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Words fail to describe this guardian. He is the life of the group and a true hero. It is just that he has a filthy mouth and weird enough somehow fits the bill. His pairing with Groot is kickass! whilst Groot's our Hodor in disguise, he is packed in with surprises! Not that Vin Diesel had much to say anything about it (you see what I did there?)
Gamora the unfortunate adoption was good with the team. Zoe Saldana plays it fine. Dave Bautista is brilliant as the dumb Drax who is bent on revenge and getting his ass kicked. Stan! Go get a room man!
Oh before I forget, Stan! Go get a room man!
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Billy Ebel returns for his fifth season with the Lipscomb Bisons volleyball team.
After three seasons as an assistant coach he was named as associate head coach by head coach Brandon Rosenthal in 2016. It is the first time in his 14 seasons at Lipscomb that Rosenthal has named anyone associate head coach.
This summer he was also on the coaching staff for the USA Collegiate Teams.
"He's one of these young coaches that has a great understanding for the game and the running of a program," Lipscomb coach Brandon Rosenthal said. "He is extremely knowledgeable in the planning and execution of a high level practice."
Ebel has ties to some of the former and current Lipscomb volleyball athletes such as Jake Pease, Alex Kelly, Abby Fay and Meghan Hinemeyer because they all grew up in the same area. He coached Lauren Ford as a club player.
Ford and Ebel are from the same hometown of Lenexa, Kan.; although they went to rival high schools.
Ebel joined the University of Missouri-Kansas City staff in February 2011 as a volunteer assistant coach and stayed on the staff as a graduate assistant coach. He is working on his master's degree in higher education.
He worked for Christi Posey for three seasons at UMKC.
"I've learned a lot about coaching, recruiting, establishing my own philosophy and my own coaching staff, " Ebel said. "A lot of that goes hand-to-hand with Coach Rosenthal's thoughts and ideas on how we want to represent the program."
Prior to joining the UMKC staff, Ebel served as a defensive coordinator at Bishop Miege, his former high school team. He helped the Lady Stags to the 2010 Kansas State Championship.
Ebel served as a volunteer assistant coach at Muncie Burris Laboratory High School in Muncie, Indiana for three seasons. He helped guide the Owls to the Indiana Class 2A State Championship in each season and one national runner-up finish.
Ebel earned his Bachelor of Science degree in sports administration and management in 2010 from Ball State University.
He played men's volleyball, lettering four years from 2007-2010. 2010. He was the team captain in 2010. He was an All-Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association First Team selection in 2010 and a seven-Time MIVA Defensive Player of the Week.
He finished his career tied for 10th in program history with 688 digs, while ranking third in matches with double-figure digs (33), holding the No. 11 slot in digs-per-game average (1.87) and ranking 14th in games played (367). He set the school's single-season record with a 3.05 digs-per-game average in 2010, while ranking third in matches with double-figure digs (18) and fourth in digs (336).


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It seems that every year the engines on display from the feature vehicles at the SEMA show keep getting better and better as everyone tries to build there vehicles to be unique. This years seem to have more detail to them as the years of chrome have been replaced with attention to detail. Builders are using more paint and chrome combinations to compliment the modifications that are being created in the engine compartments.
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LOS ANGELES, May 17 (UPI) -- Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton are to serve as coaches on America's "The Voice" this fall, NBC confirmed Friday.
Shakira and Usher will join the panel alongside Levine and Shelton for the spring edition of the singing competition series.
Carson Daly will return as host for both cycles.
The casting announcement was made Friday by Paul Telegdy, NBC's president of alternative and late night programming.
"We locked in a plan several months ago to have the outstanding Christina Aguilera and CeeLo Green rejoin Blake and Adam for cycle 5, and we're pleased to announce that the original four coaches are going to be back together in the fall," said Telegdy in a statement. "They're the reason this show was launched so strong for the first three cycles and we owe them a debt of gratitude. And after careful consideration of everyone's schedules for next spring, we are excited to be returning the current cycle of judges -- Shakira and Usher along with Blake and Adam -- for cycle 6, which will premiere after the Winter Olympics."
"We're very fortunate to have these six incredible artists to weave in and out of the show as their performing and recording schedules permit," NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt said. "The show has taken off largely due to the rapport and commitment of these great coaches, in addition to the expert hosting of Carson Daly."
"I am so thrilled that our 'Voice' family has grown from four coaches to six," said executive producer Mark Burnett. "This show thrives on the ability of our coaches to continue to balance their enormous music careers with working on 'The Voice' to coach some of the best undiscovered talent in America. The coaching panel of Christina, CeeLo, Adam and Blake was at the heart of this show in its first three seasons and we are so lucky to have found equal success with Shakira and Usher in Season 4. Our best seasons are ahead of us."


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Haters gonna hate, but Gwyneth Paltrow is getting the last laugh. The Iron Man 3 actress came under fire this past week after walking the red carpet premiere for her new action flick in a revealing Antonio Berardi dress on Wednesday, Apr. 24. But, according to her stylist Elizabeth Saltzman, Paltrow never looked better.
"Not only was it our first choice, it's [also] beautiful, it's cool, it's daring in a no-daring way. Nonthreatening. Elegant," Saltzman told Us Weekly of Paltrow's gown, which featured a sheer side panel that revealed the entire length of her leg, from hip to toe. "It looked great on her … it showed off her body. It's spirit without being vulgar."
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Saltzman also pointed out that Paltrow wasn't wearing the gown to nab attention -- rather, the Goop founder was only "having fun" with the outfit and showing off her healthy, toned body.
"The point is that this girl has taste, this girl has confidence," the stylist told Us. "And she's not flaunting anything but the hard work that she's put into being a happy body, happy person, healthy person. You don't see a whole lot of false fakeness going on there like some other people. She's always classic with a twist, classic with an edge."
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Adds a source close to the actress: "She honestly felt it was a beautiful dress! Then she realized she couldn't wear underwear with it -- she tried it on with underwear first and then saw how bad it looked -- so she went for it."
"That's how Gwyneth is," the source continued. "She didn't know it would get such a negative reaction. She thought it was beautiful and fit the event."
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The gown in question was an item from Berardi's fall/winter 2013 collection, and the actress wore it well, the designer told Grazia magazine. "Gwyneth manages to bridge the gap of glamour and modernity," he told the magazine. "She makes things look iconic!"
The 40-year-old actress sat down with Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show on Friday, Apr. 26, and admitted that she was a bit "humiliated" by the bad press the outfit had garnered. Especially, she shared, because she had a little "disaster" just prior to the red carpet reveal.
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"I was doing a show and I changed there and I couldn't wear underwear. I don't think I can tell this story on TV," Paltrow said with a laugh. "Well, let's just say everyone went scrambling for a razor. …I work a '70s vibe. You know what I mean?"
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Gwyneth Paltrow's Stylist Defends Sheer No-Underwear Dress: "This Girl Has Taste, This Girl Has Confidence"


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Airport Commission
The Airport Commission consists of five members appointed by the Mayor to four-year terms. Originally part of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, the Airport Commission was established by City Charter in 1970. In accordance with the Charter, the Airport Commission is primarily a policy-making body, establishing the policies by which the airport operates. The Commission is prohibited by Charter from involving itself in the day-to-day operation of the airport. That function is vested in the Airport Director.
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Mail should be sent to:
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Hackers affiliated with the Chinese government accounted for the most successful cyber espionage in the world last year, a new report indicates.
The report by Verizon's RISK team and 18 partners, including the United States, found China dominated the category of state-affiliated cyber espionage of intellectual property, The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
Of 120 incidents detailed in the report, 96 percent came from China.
"This is a pretty shocking statistic," said Wade Baker, manager of the RISK team that provides security consulting.
This year's report was the first to break out government-affiliated cyber espionage as a category.
The Verizon report tracks closely with the findings of the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate and other reports that singled out China as uncommonly aggressive in cyberspace.
The topic of cybersecurity came up during a meeting in Beijing Monday between a senior Chinese general and the visiting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, The New York Times reported.
The Chinese general, Fang Fenghui, pledged to work with the United States on cybersecurity but warned that progress might not be swift.


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Graphic Novel – Wasteland is the kind of story that drops you into a new world and expects you to just get to swimming in it. Or walking, as the case may be – and there's a lot of walking in Wasteland. Michael and Abi are on a quest, after all, to find the mythical land of A-Ree-Yass-I, which legend says was the origin of the poisoned world they now live in. Michael is a scavenger who's been wandering this desert world for longer than he can remember. When he saves her town from raiding sand eaters, healer Abi decides to trust him, and to join him on his journey.
A lot of the enjoyment of this series is piecing together the history of the Big Wet and the world it destroyed. The comic is advertised as "Post-Apocalyptic America," but the characters have forgotten so much of their history that as a reader, you know just a little bit more about their world than they do. Fans of dystopias and political science fiction will find a lot to enjoy in Wasteland. (For a really immersive experience, read each volume while listening to the accompanying soundtrack!)


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O.J. Mayo and the rest of the Dallas Mavericks newcomers don't always know exactly what they're going to do next. But they're getting into quite a groove while waiting for Dirk Nowitzki.
Dallas has shot better than 60 percent from the field in consecutive games for the first time in franchise history, in the first two games for Mayo and eight other first-time Mavericks.
Mayo, who has had consecutive 30-point games, best describes the Mavericks offense as organized street ball.
Dallas will play at home Wednesday against Toronto without Nowitzki and Shawn Marion. They are the only players left who were also on the floor for Dallas' only NBA title two seasons ago.
Nowitzki is recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery and Marion sprained a knee ligament Monday night.


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"The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) requires banks to report information to the IRS regarding all financial accounts held by American clients," Ines Zemelman, expat tax specialist and founder of Taxes for Expats, tells The Local. "The age of financial privacy is over."
American citizens must report their worldwide earnings and assets to the IRS no matter where in the world they live. With the implementation of FATCA, expats who have spent years avoiding this uncomfortable truth are being reminded of it -- as well as being punished if they don't comply.
This development has led to many foreign banks trying to track down their American clients – and in some cases, lessen their own burden by simply refusing Americans service.
Many expats have begun to receive a 'FATCA Letter' from their bank requesting certain information about their US tax status (and asking them to complete either Form W-9 or W-8). The letter usually offers a brief explanation of the FATCA legislation that requires the bank to share your name, address, and other personal details with the American tax authorities - the Internal Revenue Service.
But what if you're not compliant? Some expats choose to ignore the request - but this high-risk approach is likely to quickly bring about a negative outcome.
Your bank might simply close your account, or even freeze your funds. Alternatively, your details may be forwarded to the IRS anyways and you may end up with a big red flag by your name.
"If you are not presently compliant with US tax laws, the time for hiding is over," Zemelman says. "Your goal should now be to make the appropriate IRS voluntary disclosure to come clean and resolve your undisclosed foreign accounts."
For expats who are not yet compliant with US tax filings, including submitted FBARs (Foreign Bank Account Report) and tax returns, Taxes for Expats recommends three steps.
"Respond to the bank immediately and tell them you are in the process of filing," advises Zemelman. "Ask to set up a timeline or get an extension."
Next, contact a professional US expat tax preparation company such as Taxes for Expats.
"If you were not working against the clock you could try to do it all on your own - but it's not something we'd advise if the bank is already on your case," Zemelman remarks.
Finally, make sure to take advantage of the Streamlined Filing Procedure, which can help you become fully compliant without the risk of penalties. The procedure requires completing three years of tax returns and six years of FBAR, and will put you in the clear once and for all.
Think your bank won't know you're American? You're probably wrong, Zemelman warns.
Foreign banks have a list of various criteria to examine when determining if clients have a significant connection to the US. Every account is evaluated individually.
"Your birthplace is shown on your passport - even if it's not a US one. Likewise, a client may have transferred funds to the US or may have an American address," Zemelman says.
If banks fail to comply and report your information to the US, they get slapped with heavy fines - so instead they opt to play nice with Uncle Sam.
"If you are an American with an overseas bank account, it is likely that your bank has already asked or is going to ask about your US compliance status," Zemelman says. She advises US citizens outside the US to plan for this - as foreign banks have essentially become enforcement agents of the IRS.
So what do you do when the bank in your country of residence starts sniffing around and asks about your US tax compliance status? It doesn't have to be a nightmare, Zemelman says – if you handle it right.
"Don't wait for the enforcement division to find you," Zemelman concludes. "Come forward and fix your US tax situation first."
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When Jacques Vroom heard late in the 1980s that American Airlines was selling life-time passes for unlimited first-class travel, he bought one for his company. What began was 20 years of constant travel around the world.
Mark Gerow was serving with the U.S. Air Force in Japan when he met a young woman named Naomi. Every time he entered Naomi's house, her grandfather would leave, until one day the grandfather stayed, and told Gerow his story.
We continue listening back to some of the most memorable stories we've aired. Today, Phoebe Judge visits the Ganges River, one of the holiest yet most polluted places in India, and meets people who want to clean it.
Arun Gandhi was 10 years old when he was beaten up and bullied because of the color of his skin. He wanted revenge, so his parents sent him to spend time with his grandfather Mahatma Gandhi.
For more than 25 years, few people have been allowed to enter the 1,600-square-mile Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Writer Henry Shukman tells the story of a family who returned there.
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Latin music superstar Luis Miguel has settled a court battle over a $1 million debt he was ordered to pay his former manager.
Miguel, whose full name is Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri, had been scheduled to appear Thursday in a Los Angeles federal court. But in court papers filed Wednesday, attorneys for both sides said a settlement was reached so the hearing was canceled.
The settlement with former manager William Brockhaus follows the five-time Grammy winner's brief time behind bars on May 2, when he was arrested for failure to appear at court hearings and released on bond the same day.
This isn't the only legal trouble the Mexico native is facing. The "Sueña" singer is also battling fellow musician Alejandro Fernandez for backing out of a joint tour last year.
Miguel's record label Warner Mexico is also reportedly suing the singer, according to People En Espanol. In a lawsuit filed in March 2017, Warner Mexico accused Miguel of failing to pay back a nearly $4 million loan from 2014. It was not immediately clear why the company loaned him the money.
Miguel is one of the biggest stars in Spanish-language music, playing sold-out concerts across Latin America and Europe. His nickname is "El Sol de de México" (The Sun of Mexico).
Miguel has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and enjoyed a successful career in multiple genres, including pop, mariachi, ballads and boleros.
He was the first Latino artist to have two Spanish-language albums, "Romance" and "Segundo Romance," go platinum in the U.S. In 1995, he was the only Latin artist invited to sing at Frank Sinatra's "80 Years My Way" tribute after recording a duet with "Ol' blue eyes" a year earlier.
The Latin crooner's love life has also garnered headlines. He dated singer Mariah Carey for nearly three years after meeting in Aspen in 2001, and had a on-again, off-again relationship with actress Sofia Vergara over several years in the early '90s. Miguel was also linked to former MTV host Daisy Fuentes. The couple dated for three years before breaking up in 1998.