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For her distinguished contribution in the field of Psychology as demonstrated by her pioneering work as the first Clinical Neuropsychologist in the country; for her development of the Early Childhood Care and Development Checklist chosen by The Early Childhood Care and Development Act (Republic Act No. 8980) as the tool to be used nationwide for early identification, screening and surveillance of early childhood disabilities, developmental problems and giftedness and her UNICEF commissioned age-validation study that identifies Standards Indicators for Filipino children aged 0 to 5 years and 11 months. All these displays her commitment and professionalism in her field;
For her competence, excellence and commendable track record that earned for her various awards, recognitions and being acknowledged as one of the "Key Influencers" of the Philippine Children's Medical Center during its 35th anniversary in April, 2015; and for being the only non-medical Honorary Fellow of the Philippine Neurological Association and the Child Neurology Society, Philippines and her relentless dedication to the organization as a member of the Psychological Association of the Philippines.


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Costa Rica - Sept 27-Oct 6
Dates: September 27, 2013 through October 6, 2013
Location: San Jose, Costa Rica (Show me a map)
Jeff will go to Costa Rica to work with our missionaries serving with T.A.C.T.I.C.A. (Teaching Authorities Christian Truth in Central America). A large team of law enforcement officers from the United States join our missionaries to offer practical training and eternal hope to police officers in Costa Rica. Jeff will be studying their evangelistic approach, as well as creating video and photo stories of the impact of this evangelistic outreach.
Check out this amazing T.A.C.T.I.C.A. video www.tacticaministries.org/

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Mortgage Market Guide: Job Growth Slows, Wages Tick Up
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Last Week in Review: Job growth slowed. Wages ticked up.
Forecast for the Week: Was holiday shopping enough to boost retail sales? Has inflation risen at the wholesale level? Investors will be watching these reports closely.
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Last Week in Review
"You know I work all day to get you money to buy you things." The Beatles. Unemployment edged higher in December with more Americans entering the labor market. Wages ticked up, too.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported U.S. employers added 156,000 new jobs in December, which was below the 175,000 expected. October and November job growth was revised higher by 19,000. In 2016, job growth totaled 2.2 million, down from a gain of 2.7 million in 2015.
The Unemployment Rate ticked higher to 4.7 percent in December. While this might seem negative, it's actually positive because more Americans sought out employment in December.
Average hourly earnings rose from -0.1 percent in November to 0.4 percent in December. In addition, average hourly earnings rose 2.9 percent year-over-year, the fastest pace since June 2009. Wage growth is a welcome sign for American workers, especially for those looking to buy a home.
Home price gains remained solid in November. CoreLogic, a leading provider of consumer, financial and property information, reported that home prices, including distressed sales, rose 7.1 percent from November 2015 to November 2016. Low inventories of homes for sale continued to push prices higher. The recent rise in mortgage rates and the expectation of higher rates in 2017 could slow home price gains in 2017, CoreLogic reported. Home prices are expected to rise 4.7 percent from November 2016 to November 2017.
Home loan rates were able to improve slightly after reaching two-year highs. They are still in historically low territory, though the volatility in the markets that followed the presidential election could continue.
If you or someone you know has any questions about home loan rates or products, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Forecast for the Week
News on wholesale inflation and Retail Sales highlight a quiet week for economic reports.
Remember: Weak economic news normally causes money to flow out of Stocks and into Bonds, helping Bonds and home loan rates improve. In contrast, strong economic news normally has the opposite result. The chart below shows Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS), which are the type of Bond on which home loan rates are based.
When you see these Bond prices moving higher, it means home loan rates are improving. When Bond prices are moving lower, home loan rates are getting worse.
To go one step further, a red "candle" means that MBS worsened during the day, while a green "candle" means MBS improved during the day. Depending on how dramatic the changes are on any given day, this can cause rate changes throughout the day, as well as on the rate sheets we start with each morning.
As you can see in the chart below, Mortgage Bonds stopped their downward slide recently and made up some ground.
Chart: Fannie Mae 3.5% Mortgage Bond (Friday Jan 06, 2017)
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The best time to visit Trinidad and Tobago is from january until december, when you will have a warm temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Trinidad and Tobago is 31°C in august and the lowest is 28°C in january. The weather and climate of Trinidad and Tobago is suitable for a sun vacation.
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A treadmill is a great companion for someone's fitness goals to achieve a stronger body and a healthier life. With a treadmill, one does not have to go outside to run and walk for a cardio exercise.
A person can do both at the comfort of his home and at his own pace. This is truly beneficial especially to someone who gets too busy with his professional and personal life.
Indeed, having a treadmill at home is beneficial to one's health and lifestyle. But with the many types of treadmills and brands, choosing the best one to buy could be a challenge. Below are some of the types of treadmills in the market today and a quick definition for each one of them.
NordicTrack is a leading international brand of the best treadmills in the market today. It manufactures treadmills of various types such as the traditional treadmill, treadmill desks, and incline trainer treadmills. Those models, except the desk treadmill, include touchscreens using Android browsers.
Also, all the models are compatible with iFit Coach application that allows the user to have unlimited download of various workout activities which include scenic and interactive workout activities and programs with Google Maps capabilities. The price range of this treadmill is between $799 and $3,499 both online and in retail stores.
Sole Fitness is a brand of treadmill that is owned by a Taiwanese company called Dyaco International. This famous treadmill brand is being used in fitness facilities in various hotels. It can also be used in residential fitness rooms. Sole Fitness treadmills are available online at SoleTreadmills.com with prices ranging from $899 to $3,499.
Cybex International, Inc, is a treadmill brand that manufactures first class treadmills in the United States. Distribution of the treadmills is done globally.
The treadmills of this brand are specifically designed for commercial purposes, but consumers can get a warranty either for residential or commercial warranty including light commercial warranty. The price of this treadmill starts at $5,000.
Woodway is a brand of treadmills which is known for its extra-ordinary performance, long-term value, and unique features.
The treadmill they manufacture can be used for up to 150,000 miles prior to any track maintenance being required. Some of the treadmills they manufacture are capable of being operated without the use of electricity. Fee starts at $5,000.
This is a high-quality brand of treadmill that has a headquarter in Minnesota. This treadmill is popular for limiting the impact on the user's joint or knees while doing a cardio exercise.
They are powerful treadmills and yet friendly on the user's joints. They can be used either in commercial or residential fitness centers. The price range of this product is between $2,299 and $6,299.
Precor is another high-quality treadmill brand. It is owned by a Finnish company named Amer Sports Corporation.
They manufacture treadmills both for commercial and residential and they are known for their premium quality components equipped with digital training feature. The price of this treadmill range between $2,000 and $8,700 in retail stores.
Life Fitness is a brand of treadmill that is owned by a company named Brunswick Corporation. It is a corporation based in Chicago which was established in 1845.
The treadmills manufactured by this brand can either be used for residential and commercial purposes. Their treadmills would cost between $2,000 and $7,000 and are available both in their website and retail stores.
ProForm is an affordable brand under the ICON Health & Fitness organization. It is equipped with iFit feature and speakers that can be used to listen to music while working out. This treadmill is being sold by different retailers and manufactures at the ProForm.com website. The price of this treadmill would start at $599.
This treadmill brand has a headquarter in Vancouver, Washington. This brand has a model or series called Nautilus which is great for residential settings, but uses professional or commercial fitness quality. This treadmill is available for about $1000 and also comes with competitive warranties.
This is manufactured by PCE Fitness in Salt Lake City, Utah. Their treadmills are used in residential and commercial fitness centers. The price of this treadmill brand would range between $799 and $7,495.


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I was going to write about some of the runs i have done lately, or the fact that we are now at 24 days from the wedding, or perhaps share some stories about my bachlorette ski trip last weekend. Instead I let you all into the weird world of my dream land.
Well i woke up this morning in a cold sweat - well apparently my dream i was having was very upsetting to me. In my dream i was running a marathon - and things were going well - except for the fact that we had to keep stopping at detours and stopping to complete different tasks. Well at a certain point in the race a man came out and was handing out yellow pieces of paper that said a number on it. He was shouting out that we were on pace to finish in four hours sixteen minutes and two seconds (why two seconds i'm not sure) well steve got one and I grabbed the last paper - because anyone who didn't grab a paper wasn't allowed to finish the race. Well it turns out that steve's good friend jeff who hates running - and will never run a marathon - was up ahead of us and he came back to check on us and didn't get a yellow paper. Well in my dream i started sobbing b/c it was my dream to finish a race in 4 hours 16 minutes and 2 seconds - and although i knew jeff should have my yellow paper instead of me - i knew he hadn't even trained for the race. So we decided to say screw the system and we all kept running. Well at this point the race turned into a version of tackle the tower and I was leading all of the people at the back of the pack up these stairs and ladders only to find when we go to the top that it was a dead end. So we all had to climb back down and go into this big room where we discovered that to make it to the next part of the race we had to do some sort of science experiment. Well other groups were finishing up their task - and steve and jeff would not tell me what we were suppose to do -- all i knew was that it involved sottering something - but that was it - well in the meantime steve was telling stories about his old cell phone at his job ten years ago - and not working the task. So i started sobbing again b/c now there was no way we were going to finish in 4 hours 16 minutes and 2 seconds. Then i woke up drenched in sweat. Not sure what that means -- maybe that i should see a doctor! ok - that's the end of your secret special glimpse into my scary world!


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On December 16, 2013, the SDSN and UN-DESA coorganized a meeting on "Science and Technology for Sustainable Development Goals," hosted by the Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York. Click to view the meeting agenda. A background note for the Open Working Group briefing was prepared for the event.
The meeting included several panel discussions and expert presentations on the need for key science-based and technology-based transformations and opportunities for promoting these transformations. Click to view the presentations from the event:
Leveraging Science, Technology, and Innovation for Sustainable Development – Ambuj Sajar
Addressing Science & Technology in SDGs: Findings from available proposals – Guido Schmidt-Traub
Innovations in Agriculture – Achim Dobermann
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems – Rebecca Nelson
Decarbonizing the Energy System – Emmanuel Guerin & James Hansen
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Corey Bohan 'Wizard of Aus' Episode 03
First off, I'd like to apologise for the lack of posts over the last few days. I have been away for work, and haven't had access to a computer. However, I'm back home now, and diversity should be back in full swing henceforth. The newest episode of Corey Bohan's reality series dropped yesterday, and it is really, really good. Morgan's 360 and pocket air on the Ride & Seek trip are insane, but my personal favourite is the last four-ish minutes. Corey, Levi Jackonia and Callan Stibbards flow the Gorge Road trails in Queenstown, NZ, and it is an absolute treat. Bohan's 360 one footed euro is a thing of beauty.
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How many people have had or will get the chance to drive in a half a million dollar super car and feel the awesome power of a V10 powered Lamborghini engine with over 500 Horse power? When was the last time you even saw one on the road let alone got the opportunity to drive one? Now is your chance!
The experience starts in the Dromana area of the Mornington Peninsula where you can enjoy the stunning views across Port Phillip Bay. Then turn around and admire the view of your Bright yellow pearlescent Lamborghini that you're about to drive. There is no other experience like this offered anywhere. On arrival you will meet your professional driver and will be guided to your awaiting Lamborghini to have some photos taken inside and outside of this beauty. Then the moment you have been waiting for - it is time to strap into the DRIVERS seat. You will head off on a spirited drive around the Dromana area. Sit back and relax as you absorb the complete buzz of what you have just been through. An unbelievable experience that you will never forget!
Once this experience has been confirmed, changes are at the discretion of the experience provider and arranged directly with them according to their policy.
This experience usually operate regardless of weather conditions. However in cases of severe inclement weather conditions, the supplier reserve the right to cancel any session. The supplier will endeavor to reschedule your session as soon as possible if this occurs.
Tops and footwear must be worn at all times. Thongs and singlets are not permissible for participants. Tops with sleeves (T-shirt, Polo shirt etc) and closed in footwear (runners, trainers, sand shoes etc) must be worn. You will not be permitted to participate without the correct clothing and will risk forfeiting your booking.
You will be required to sign an indemnity form that states the amount of $5000 is payable in the event of any accident incurring damage to or loss of the car.
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In the exclusive trailer of The Sun Is Also a Star, Natasha (played by Grown-ish's Yara Shahidi) claims she does not believe in love. Daniel (Riverdale's Charles Melton), whom she just met, bets he can make her fall in love with him in the next 24 hours.
The film is an adaptation of Nicola Yoon's 2016 novel. Yoon also wrote the book Everything, Everything, which was adapted into the 2017 film starring Amandla Stenberg.
As described by Deadline, in The Sun is Also A Star, College-bound romantic Daniel Bae (Melton) and Jamaica-born pragmatist Natasha Kingsley (Shahidi) meet — and fall for each other — on one magical day amidst the fervor and flurry of New York City. Sparks immediately fly between these two strangers, who might never have met had fate not given them a little push. But will fate be enough to take these teens from star-crossed to lucky in love? With just hours left on the clock in what looks to be her last day in the U.S., Natasha is fighting against her family's deportation as fiercely as she's fighting her budding feelings for Daniel, who is working just as hard to convince her they are destined to be together.
The movie hits theaters May 17.
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Regardless of what you're going through, instead of REACTING to the enemy, determine that you are going to RESPOND TO THE FATHER!
…but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. —1 Samuel 30:6 KJV
So, how do you do that?
When David and his men saw the ruins and realized what had happened to their families, they wept until they could weep no more. —1 Samuel 30:3-4
David let God know about his discouragement. He told Him about his disappointment. He told Him all about his loss and pain. He vented vertically to God.
Several of David's psalms were written during periods of personal loss or pain. Psalm 142 was written a few years before the loss at Ziklag. The superscription of the Psalm says, "A psalm of David, regarding his experience in the cave. A prayer."
Maybe this is what David said to God as he sat in that pile of debris and ashes…
I cry out to the LORD; I plead for the LORD's mercy. I pour out my complaints before him and tell him all my troubles. When I am overwhelmed, you alone know the way I should turn. —Psalm 142:1-3a NLT
How many of you know how to complain? Anybody? How many of you think that might be your spouse's spiritual gift?
David says, "I pour out my COMPLAINTS before God… I tell him all my troubles. [Because] When I am overwhelmed, [He] alone know[s] the way I should turn."
If you can complain, you can take this step. I call this VENTING VERTICALLY. Some of us are experts at venting horizontally. We complain to all sorts of people, but some of us stink when it comes to VENTING TO GOD.
Next time you feel the urge to complain, go to your Father.
David wasn't living through a "bad day," he was living through a "bad decade," but somehow he found the strength to do this!
I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. —Psalm 34:1
"I will bless the LORD at all times… Not just the good times… Not just the times when I finally get to the palace… Not when everything is going my way… I will bless the LORD at all times… His praise shall continually be in my mouth…"
I will glory (or boast) in the LORD let all who are discouraged take heart. —Psalm 34:2
David knew that there is a community aspect when it comes worship. MY commitment to and participation in worship can influence and affect the people in my relational world.
Maybe this is one reason why Jesus said, "…wherever two or three gather in my name, I'm there…" (Matthew 18:20). David knows this. So, he makes this determination: "I will "glory" or "boast" in the Lord, and maybe God will use my worship to help you break free from discouragement and depression."
David began with PERSONAL worship. Then He looked around at that group of six hundred or so warriors who were ready to stone him, and he had a heart for them. He wants God to use him to help them reorient their perspective. Check out Verse 3:
Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together! (v. 3)
When you magnify a physical object, you take the lens of a microscope or telescope and look at or study the object. And that lens allows you to see things you wouldn't possibly be able to see with the naked eye. It doesn't make the objects "bigger," it just makes them look BIGGER TO YOU!
David understood something that we need to understand!
When I had nothing, desperate and defeated, I cried out to the Lord and He heard me, bringing his miracle-deliverance when I needed it most. —Psalm 34:6 PT
We tend to magnify our problems, pain, loss, challenges, schedules, and our own agenda. But in WORSHIP, we finally get it right! In WORSHIP, we MAGNIFY God! We look at, we gaze at and we devote ourselves to facets, aspects and nuances of God's greatness and character that we may have forgotten! And as we magnify GOD, we become so filled with the reality of His MAJESTY, GLORY, SPLENDOR, POWER and GREATNESS that everything we're going through becomes SMALL compared to how BIG our God really is!
Then he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring me the ephod!" So Abiathar brought it. Then David asked the LORD, "Should I chase after this band of raiders? Will I catch them?" And the LORD told him, "Yes, go after them. You will surely recover everything that was taken from you!" —1 Samuel 30:1-8 NLT
David asks the priest for the ephod. The priest brings it out and David begins to VENT VERTICALLY. He basically says, "God, there's this group of bandits. They attacked our village while we were away. They destroyed our homes, took our possessions, kidnapped our wives and kids. At best, they'll be prisoners; at worst, they could be killed, raped, molested and brutalized if we don't go after them. Should we go? Should we take action, or should we just throw in the towel, quit and call it a game?"
God says, "Duh… Go!" The very clear message of God is, "You bet! Take some action! Don't just sit there!"
So he led David to them, and they found the Amalekites spread out across the fields, eating and drinking and dancing with joy because of the vast amount of plunder they had taken from the Philistines and the land of Judah. David and his men rushed in among them and slaughtered them throughout that night and the entire next day until evening. None of the Amalekites escaped except 400 young men who fled on camels. David got back everything the Amalekites had taken, and he rescued his two wives. Nothing was missing: small or great, son or daughter, nor anything else that had been taken. David brought everything back. He also recovered all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock. "This plunder belongs to David!" they said. —1 Samuel 30:16-20 NLT
David goes after the Amalekites. He recovers EVERYTHING! The Bible says, "NOTHING WAS MISSING — SMALL OR GREAT…"
And after ten years of running, in the next few hours, God takes the kingdom from Saul and turns it over to David, beginning with the tribe of Judah, and followed seven years later with all of Israel…
Today could be the "worst day" of your life, but what you may not be aware of is this battle with the "Amalekites" and your loss at "Ziklag" is going to be the very thing that God is going to use to BRING YOU INTO YOUR DESTINY!
So, encourage yourself in the Lord (1 Samuel 30:6) and bless the Lord at all times (Psalm 34:1)! Magnify the Lord (Psalm 34:3)! Taste and see that He is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him (Psalm 34:8)!


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A lot of us who are in a position where self-promotion is part of our business's success find ourselves highlighting the greatest fruits of our labors—those that get the most recognition and accolades—what many in the world of graphics call the "WOW!" piece. But there are often projects that one rarely speaks of until something comes along and reminds them what a special place that small and/or almost forgotten piece may have held in time.
Last month, as many in the States were celebrating the great eclipse—which I also celebrated with great excitement—a beautiful soul crossed over into realms we have yet to see. The notorious Reverend Bill Barnes took his last breaths just as the moon began to pass in front of the sun. While I didn't know him extremely well, his mark upon my hometown is beyond my comprehension. He was a tireless advocate for the poor and those who are hardest hit by circumstances that can break the spirit and will to remain in the light.
I met Rev. Barnes through his daughter, Amy, who has been a dear friend for decades. While I had seen and heard glimmers and whispers of what a special man her father is/was, little did I know the scope of the legacy he would leave on this earth or the breadth of his acts of kindness. I may never know. All I can say is when he came to me in need of a book cover design, he was gracious and kind every step of the way and I always felt lifted up in his presence. He had a great impression on many who encountered him.
That cover design project took little of my time but I was so grateful to have been involved in the telling of his life's great work. To Love a City, may not be a New York Times best seller but it tells of his great love for the people and places in our community. He personified the premise that even small acts of kindness can change the word. All of his small acts added up to a rather large life of humble generosity. What a gift to have been even a small part of this cog (what Rev. Barnes referred to as a Child of God) of life and the story sharing his inspiration. He showed many of us the best ways we could truly open our hearts and "love a city" by loving all of its citizens.


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The Feasibility of the Use of Video Capture, Feedback Process in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents
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The Feasibility of the use of Video Capture, Feedback Process in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents
Sean Adams
Martin A. Martino, MD; Joseph E. Patruno, MD; Timothy M. Pellini, MD
Educating a resident and proving that he is capable of consistently performing a procedure is a difficult task. This is vastly important for the patients safety. One of the key parts of becoming a quality surgeon is technical skill. To assess the technical skills of the obstetrics and gynecology residents, myself and four other students performed a video capture, feedback process using a product called SimCapture. This process involved us video recording four different types of surgeries performed by residents. After each case, the resident and attending participated in a feedback process to review the strengths and weaknesses of the resident for that particular case. The feasibility of the process is very significant in helping determine if this method is effective and if it should be used in the future. Often times, we planned on recording a case for our data in which something went wrong such as a resident who didn't operate at all or a change in the operating room (OR) schedule we were not made aware of. This caused us to miss quite a few cases that we planned on recording. Nurses, attendings, and residents were slightly skeptical about our study initially, but over time they became more comfortable with us recording the surgeries. The consistent issues and obstacles forced us to be very proactive and flexible. Ultimately, we were successful in collecting the research we wanted.
Becoming an expert surgeon is a long and difficult process including many years of medical school and residency. This calls for thousands of hours of learning information, practicing on simulators, and performing surgeries with an attending surgeon. It is important that the attending surgeon mentors and assists the resident(1). The education of these residents must be maximized for the purpose of patient safety. While there are many factors in determining a surgeons abilities, technical skill is the most related to the outcome of the patient (2). Evaluating the technical skill of residents is an especially challenging subject. An educational program called FLS (The Fundamentals of Laproscopic Surgery) was developed to improve the knowledge and technical skills of residents (3). A study done by three Washington D.C hospitals compared the FLS examination scores of residents to their objective OR skill evaluations (3). The results showed a clear relationship as residents with higher FLS scores also received better evaluations in the OR (3). The FLS test includes a written section to express knowledge of laproscopic surgery as well as skills tests on box trainers (3). Another way to evaluate the technical skill of surgeons is through video analysis. A study done by the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative (MBSC) had 20 surgeons submit a video of themselves performing a laproscopic gastric bypass (2). The skills of these surgeons were then evaluated by blinded surgeons and rated on a 1 to 5 scale. These scores were then compared to the outcomes of surgeries done by the same 20 surgeons on around 10,000 patients (2). The results showed that the top quartile of scores were related to lower complication rates (2). The bottom quartile were related to higher complication rates (2). The use of videotape assessment is a very effective way for residency programs to improve the technical skill of residents through feedback. It is also a way to determine whether or not their residents are competent performing certain surgical procedures. If hospitals are considering a form of video taping and feedback process, it is important that they know the feasibility of the process. How accepting were the residents and attending surgeons to the process? Were participating in the debriefing after? Was the process overcrowding the OR? Was it difficult to record the cases? A type of video recording technology called SimCapture was purchased by the Lehigh Valley Hospital for the purpose of recording residents. The technology includes a software programmed into a laptop computer that then allows you to record surgeries from a webcam. The data recorded on the webcam and through connection to the endoscopic tower is then stored on the software for further analysis.
The purpose of my project is to determine the feasibility of a video capture, feedback process that will be used to improve and calculate the technical skill of obstetrics and gynecology residents at the Lehigh Valley Hospital. The video capture, feedback process involves recording the surgeries performed by a number of different residents. The attending surgeons will provide feedback based on their real time analysis of the residents performance. The videotapes of each case will be sent out to blinded experts for analysis using the same evaluation forms that were completed by the attending surgeon and resident that were present at the case. In the future, the recorded surgeries could also be used to build a portfolio for each resident to show their competency performing certain procedures. My complete focus will be on determining the degree of how convenient a video capture, feedback process can be done.
For our data collection, we recorded the obstetrics and gynecology residents performing four different types of surgeries. These different surgeries included C section, Hysteroscopy, Robotic Hysterectomy, and Laparoscopic tubal ligation (BTL). Our exact methods for recording the surgeries varied slightly depending on the case. The residents varied in experience from first through fourth year. The fourth year residents would often do large portions of the cases while the less experienced residents did less. The night before the cases, we would look at the OR schedule and plan out the cases we were going to record the next day. A group of two scholars would show up about a half hour before the first surgery. At this time they would find the resident and attending for the case to introduce themselves, tell them about the project, and ask them to participate in a debrief session following the case. The scholars would then enter into the OR to set up the technology. The computer with the Sim Capture program is connected to the endoscopic tower using the appropriate adaptors. This allows us to get an internal view of the patient. A camera attached to an extension chord is mounted on top of an IV pole using a clamp and then angled toward the incision made on the patient. For C sections, there is no endoscopic tower used. For robotic hysterectomy cases, we record the resident's hands when using the robot instead of the incisions. One scholar then logs into the SimCapture program and runs a new session. To run the session, they have to input information such as the resident number, name of scholar operating the system, and the type of surgery. Once everything is set up, both scholars leave the OR until the patient is all ready to be operated on. Upon re-entering the OR, the scholar working the laptop then starts recording once time out is called. Every time the resident stops or starts operating, an annotation is made in the video tape. The scholar who is not working the SimCapture program fills out the form which keeps track of each time the attending teaches the resident. That scholar also completes the feasibility form which notes if the resident, attending, and other staff were understanding of our study as well as any problems that occurred. Once the surgery is completed, recording is stopped and both scholars disassemble the equipment. After leaving the OR; both scholars, the resident, and the attending participate in a short debriefing session. In this debriefing session, the attending and resident each complete the appropriate OPRS and milestone forms. The resident then discusses what he thought he did well and also what could be improved. The attending follows up with his feedback. Once the debriefing is completed, the scholars then plug all the forms into the SimCapture program and discuss the case.
Figure 1: Number of cases recorded for each procedure
Number of cases recorded
Robotic Hysterectomy
C section
Figure 2: Percentage of cases recorded
Percentage of Cases Recorded
Percent Recorded
Figure 4: Summary of feasibility form
Average time to set up equipment
5.7 min
Average time to disassemble equipment
3.2 min
Average time to debrief
3.6 min
Percent of cases where debrief occurred
Percent of cases where resident was receptive to process
Percent of cases where attending was receptive to process
Percent of cases where OR staff was receptive to process
Conclusion / discussion
After about six weeks of collecting data, we were able to record 39 cases as shown in figure 1. You can see in figure 2 that we did miss quite a few of the cases that we had planned on recording. Our 61% success rate had to do with the number of issues and obstacles that occurred throughout the process. Some of the obstacles included technology issues, resident not operating, changes in the OR schedule, surgeon preference, and patient preference. Figure 3 allows you to see the breakdown of how often certain issues occurred in the 25 cases we missed. As we became more comfortable with our video capture feedback process, the issues became less and less frequent. Some of the initial technology issues included delays in the camera feed, one camera not working at all, SimCaptu re not picking up the camera and tower feeds, and not having the correct adaptor to connect the program into the tower. We sorted out almost all of these issues in the first few weeks. Experience also allowed us to perform the process more efficiently, including setting up the equipment. Over time, we had developed a consistent system to record cases and stay out of the way of the staff. This allowed our process to gain acceptance by attendings, residents, and OR staff. After performing a number of cases, they became more comfortable with us recording the cases in the OR. Figure 4 shows a summary of the results for the feasibility forms we completed for each case. One of the other key difficulties of our process was getting the resident and attendings to participate in the debriefing after the case. This is shown by the fact that only 61% of the cases had debriefings. The attendings, residents, or both of them were often needed elsewhere and had little time after the cases.Throughout the 6 weeks, we were forced to make quite and few innovations and be flexible with our process. For example, we needed to purchase an adaptor that would allow us to connect the SimCapture program into the endoscopic tower. Often times, the nurses and OR staff got very nervous about all the wires that we were bringing into the OR. We often had to be innovative by attaching the camera to the IV pole to get a good angle and laying a mat over all the wires. Even with all these issues, we were able to record a very good amount of cases over the 6 week period. This shows that a video capture, feedback process using a system such as SimCapture can be very effective in evaluating the technical skills of residents.
Levy, B. (2012). Experience Counts. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 119(4), 693-694.
- Birkmeyer, J. (2013, October 10). Surgical Skill and Complication Rates after Bariatric Surgery. www.nejm.org.
- 3. Antosh, D. (2012, December 8). Blinded Assessment of Operative Performance After Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery in Gynecology Training. www.jmig.org.
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Adams, Sean; Martino, Martin A., MD; Patruno, Joseph E., MD; Pellini, Timothy M., MD (2015, July 31). The Feasibility of the use of Video Capture, Feedback Process in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents. Poster presented at LVHN Research Scholar Program Poster Session, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA.
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Changes to the rules surrounding the taxation of an individual's estate came in to force last year which mean that the value that can be passed to direct descendants will gradually increase.
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Roger G Kimura whose family history goes back to 1916 in Anchorage as business owners owns the Red Apple. In 1966, his father George opened the Nikko Gardens restaurant when as a young man Jerry Nicholson had his first opportunity through the gracious invite of Perry Green, owner of David Green Master Furrier and Joe Mendola from Bethel to eat sushi.
Nikko Gardens (1966) on Spenard Road where McDonalds is now.


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Anyone for tennis at Lyde Green?
PLANS for a David Lloyd centre on a site between the ring road and Folly Brook at Lyde Green will meet a need for leisure facilities in Emersons Green and Downend, its backers say.
The nearest public facility is Downend Outdoor Sports Centre and the closest David Lloyd Centre is at Westbury-on-Trym, nearly eight miles away.
"David Lloyd have a longstanding interest in the site and are keen to develop the site into the much required and demanded sports facility," the organisation says.
Its proposals include three weather protected tennis courts and a show court, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a multi-purpose sports hall, gym facilities, 245 car parking and 20 cycle parking facilities.
The site is off the Rosary roundabout and because of its proximity to the ring road and to overhead power lines is considered unsuitable for alternative forms of development.
The David Lloyd organisation has worked with council officers to come up what it says are the best possible proposals, although a suggested roof terrace and additional glass to increase natural light were deemed too costly. It says the proposals are an improvement on plans put forward in 2005 and 2010.
The scheme will be considered by the council's planning committee. The public can comment online: find the plans on the South Gloucestershire website with the reference PK18/0692/F
David Lloyd centres, founded by a former GB Davis Cup player, have some 475,000 members across Europe and employ more than 6,000 people, including an expert health and fitness team of over 1,800 professionals alongside more than 400 tennis coaches.
In the UK, it has 800 tennis courts, 180 badminton courts and 140 squash courts, and 150 swimming pools.


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Justin Jeppesen: Trying to Avoid Probate by Deeding Property to Children?/
"If I just give my house to my kids, then I can avoid Probate, right?"
Have you thought this before?
I ask, because I am asked this question often.
My answer is, " Yes, that can potentially happen, but here is a small list of other things that can potentially happen." And I proceed to explain to the client exactly what else CAN happen and let them decide if they want to take that risk, because it is a huge risk with little reward.
Why is it a little reward if you get to avoid Probate? Because, under the current "legal probate environment," Idaho is very much a Probate-friendly state. To sum up, Probate in Idaho is not something that absolutely needs to be avoided.
These are typically the two main considerations against deeding your home to your kids solely to avoid probate court:
First, if you deed your house to anyone, your kids included, they own it. That seems obvious, but THEY own it and all the powers, risks, and obligations of owning property now belongs to them and NOT you; and
Second, if you gift the property while you are alive and your kids sell it when you pass away, this may increase the taxes due when they sell "your" home.
The first problem has multiple facets to it, although every potential outfall cannot be presented to you here, I will bring up the most frequent. If you kids own your home and your relationship turns negative, you can't revoke their ownership of your home. Actually, they can make you leave because they now own it.
But, you aren't worried about that ever happening right, so what else do I have for you? Good question. If a creditor ever goes after your child, that creditor can attach to your house, make your child sell it, and the creditor can take the proceeds from that sale. Where does that leave you? But, your kid is good with money, so that won't be a problem. Here are two common sources of creditors that don't concern the ability to handle money: accidents and divorces. And, because your kids own the home and do not live in it, there will not be a Homestead exemption applicable for the equity that you had it the home, so you will be forced out of your home.
A side note, if your kid owns the home, you will be ineligible to apply for the property tax exemption called the Homeowner's Exemption. This alone can cost you around $1,000-$2,000 a year, every year for the rest of your life.
The second problem is a fear of long term capital gains tax. Without getting into taxes, let's just say that a home passed through a Will or Trust, and sold shortly thereafter will avoid this type of tax.
Even though deeding your home to your kids seems like a good, cheap alternative to creating a Will or Trust, in the end it costs you more (no more homeowner's exemption), it can potentially cost you everything (ie kids kick you out, or their creditors do), and it can potentially cost them in capital gains tax. The risk is too high for this little reward. But, if avoiding probate is something you believe you must do, why not creating a Trust? By doing so you can avoid the above risk, avoid probate, and save yourself thousands of dollars on future homeowner's exemptions filings.
Call Jeppesen Law today at 208-477-1785 to set up your Free Initial Consultation to talk about the alternatives to deeding your home to your kids, or how you can avoid probate.


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It's important to remember that despite the numerous sophisticated ways we can now track a movie's progress from inception to cinema release, there's still no one magic formula that ensures that a film is a financial success.
Studio execs are almost as in the dark now as they were back in the days when Hollywood was finding its feet. Movies are an expensive gamble and people may pull funding if they don't feel that they're going to get a return on their investment.
With this in mind, is it any wonder that we have so many sequels, remakes and adaptations these days? They're the closest thing Hollywood has to a safe bet.
Most of the time movies are scrapped because of budgetary concerns and other perfectly valid reasons. Then there are the others that are abandoned for rather dumb or odd reasons. As you may have guessed from the title, we're here to concentrate on the latter.
Here are the 19 Movies That Were Canceled For Stupid Reasons.
19 Spider-Man 4
We're all acutely aware about what happened with Spider-Man 3. Director Sam Raimi had his hand forced by studio execs and thanks to corporate meddling, an overstuffed and undercooked Spider-Man story was delivered to theaters worldwide. Whilst received poorly by fans, the movie went on to make a ton of money, so a sequel was inevitable.
Sony wanted Raimi back, but the director was understandably hesitant. They promised more creative control, but it soon became apparent that this wasn't going to be the case. Raimi wanted The Lizard as the movie's big bad, but Sony apparently wanted a villain with a human face so audiences could connect.
The Vulture was chosen to serve as the main antagonist, but the studio wasn't done. They wanted Adrian Toomes (played by John Malkovich) to become the new editor of The Daily Bugle for some baffling reason and also have Felicia Hardy (Anne Hathaway) to be revealed to be his daughter.
Not only that, but Hardy wouldn't have been Black Cat, but Vultress, an all-new (and almost certainly terrible) character. The studio's inflexibility led to Raimi leaving the project, along with the main cast. This led to a hasty reboot and the rest is history.
18 At the Mountains of Madness
Cuddly cult director Guillermo del Toro doesn't seem to have much luck when it comes to the box office. His movies have plenty of fans and critical acclaim, but never seem to be huge financial successes, at least domestically.
Perhaps the one project of his that seemed like the safest bet was his adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's At the Mountains of Madness. The movie's budget was to be $150 million, it had both Tom Cruise and James Cameron producing. The studio even loved the project, but the rub came due to GDT's insistence that the movie be R-rated.
The director admits that this was a mistake. In an interview with Collider, del Toro reflected on the canceled project, saying that things would have gone better if he'd agreed to a lower rating: "If 'Mountains' had been PG-13, or I had said PG-13 … I'm too much of a Boy Scout, I should have lied, but I didn't."
Granted, a more family-friendly version of the horror epic wouldn't have been the ideal solution, but at least the movie would have been made in some form. Talks broke down over the contentious issue and At the Mountains of Madness was shelved as a result.
17 Newt
Based on the sheer amount of critical love and money the Pixar movies have earned, it wouldn't be controversial to state that they're pretty much the gold standard when it comes to childrens' entertainment.
The studio's fourteenth feature film, Newt, was already in production before it was delayed in favor of making Cars 2, but studio heads seemed eager to return to Newt and fix the various script issues that had plagued the project.
However, it was not to be. The project was handed from director Gary Rydstrom to the more experienced Pete Docter, but they still couldn't make it work. When asked about the scrapped plans, Pixar head honcho John Lasseter revealed that Newt was too similar to Blue Sky Studios' Rio.
Details are still sketchy, but it seems that a combination of these things resulted in Newt never seeing the light of day. Pixar's commitment to story notwithstanding, it's still silly to can a movie because it had plot similarities to Rio, which is considered by most to be a fairly unremarkable and unmemorable kids' film.
Pixar could have almost certainly done the concept better and it's a real pity we'll never get to see it.
16 Justice League: Mortal
We're so used to studios having superhero movies confirmed for years to come, it's actually fairly difficult to remember how things were before. During Batman's cinematic heyday in the form of The Dark Knight, another DC movie was underway.
This was George Miller's Justice League: Mortal. It had an awesome ensemble cast including Armie Hammer as Batman, Adam Brody as The Flash and Megan Gale as Wonder Woman. The movie was all set to start shooting, but ran into a litany of frustrating problems.
Timing seems to be the key issue here. Production was scheduled to take place in Australia, thanks to the country's attractive tax breaks. The movie was apparently deemed "not Australian enough" for the government to qualify for the rebates and everything was moved to Canada at the last minute.
Miller had barely enough time to recover from that massive setback and the movie ran headlong into another crisis – the WGA Writer's Strike. The combination of these things killed the movie dead and the cast and crew moved on to other projects.
15 Two Terminator Salvation sequels
The Christian Bale-starring Terminator Salvation was meant to be the start of a whole new Terminator trilogy, but as we all know, that's not quite how it panned out. The Salvation sequel ran aground when The Halcyon Company, the rights holders for the franchise, filed for bankruptcy soon after the release of the first movie.
The rights were put up for sale as Halycon tried to claw back some desperately-needed cash. The trouble is, many thought the asking price of $60-70 million was way too high. The only offer they got was from Joss Whedon for the considerably smaller amount of $10,000.
After shopping around the rights, Pacificor - the hedge fund behind Halycon's money troubles, ended up purchasing them for a cool $29.5 million. Pacificor had no creative interest in the property and the rights were given to an agency to sell off.
Any chance of a Salvation sequel died with the deal and the franchise was eventually rebooted with Terminator: Genysis, another supposed trilogy starter that fell by the wayside.
14 The 1960s Lord of the Rings
In perhaps one of the craziest "What If?" movie pitches ever, there was a time when The Lord of the Rings was going to star The Beatles and be directed by Stanley Kubrick. J.R.R. Tolkien sold the movie rights to Universal Artists and the Fab Four were apparently very enthusiastic in it. They approached Kubrick for the job and the legendary director had some interesting words for John Lennon.
Kubrick apparently stated that the book trilogy was "unfilmable" due to its immensity. With us being in futuristic space year 2018, we know that Peter Jackson managed to film the unfilmable in the early 2000s, but in the late '60s the prospect was a lot more difficult and daunting.
Best of all, Tolkien put his foot down because of his distaste for The Beatles' music. In a letter to an associate, Tolkien complained about the noise around his neighborhood. He especially hated one of his neighbours, a young man which he wrote was practising with his band "evidently aiming to turn themselves into a Beatle group."
13 Revenge of the Nerds remake
In 2007, it looked like we were all set for a remake of cult raunchy comedy Revenge of the Nerds. The movie got two weeks into filming before it hit a brick wall.
Firstly, the Fox exec overseeing the production reportedly hated the dailies and moved to have drastic changes made. This is pretty standard, but the movie's other problem was a lot more unusual.
The remake's filming location - Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia finally got round to actually reading the script. You'd have thought that they should have at least Googled the movie's name before giving their approval, but it seems nobody thought to.
The script was deemed too crude for Emory to sign off on and the crew were forced to pack up and move. They soon found that none of the other potential locations had the required "big campus feel" and the movie was sunk.
12 Hippie Hippie Shake
In a rarity for this list, Hippie Hippie Shake was actually completed and probably exists in some form in a dusty backroom somewhere.
Based on the memoir Hippie Hippie Shake: The Dreams, the Trips, the Trials, the Love-ins, the Screw Ups: The Sixties by Richard Neville, the movie went through numerous directors, writers and repeated setbacks for around 8 years before a satisfactory script was found and work could actually begin.
Filming started in 2007 with Sienna Miller and Cillian Murphy in the lead roles. In 2008, the infamous British tabloids reported on Sienna Miller's high-profile and well publicized affair with married actor/musician Balthazar Getty.
There were rumors that the film's release was delayed until the media whirlwind surrounding Miller died down, despite the studio's insistence to the contrary. For some unknown reason, the movie never got a theatrical run and still hasn't been released on any platform.
11 Crusade
Action movie maestro Paul Verhoeven got very close to making his passion project, Crusade, in the early '90s. It was to be a huge historical epic with plenty of sword and sandal action.
The script was written by Walon Green, the scribe behind The Wild Bunch. Verhoeven had an impressive cast assembled too, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jennifer Connelly, Robert Duvall, and John Turturro.
When it came to the final meeting with Carolco Pictures, Verhoeven just couldn't keep quiet. The studio asked for a guarantee that the movie's huge $100 million budget wouldn't balloon any further.
According to Arnie, Verhoeven took exception to this and launched into a rant: "There's no such thing as guarantees! Guarantees don't happen and if anyone promises you guarantees, they're lying! ... There's no guarantee that we're going to make it 'til tomorrow!"
The director got more and more heated and incredulous, despite Schwarzenegger kicking him under the table to get him to quit whilst he was ahead. Carolco passed and instead invested in Cutthroat Island, which would turn out to be a flop.
10 A Catwoman solo movie
Way before the Halle Berry abomination had even been summoned from the dark dimension, Tim Burton and Michelle Pfeiffer had pursued the idea of a spin-off from Batman Returns. A solo Selina Kyle movie had been floated for a while and both Burton and Pfeiffer were eager for more feline fun.
Speaking to a contemporary movie magazine, screenwriter Daniel Waters described his draft, concerning an amnesiac Selina moving to Oasisburg, a neighboring city to Gotham, akin to Palm Springs.
According to Waters, Oasisburg is "run by superheroes, and the movie has great fun at making fun at the whole male superhero mythos. Then they end up being not very good at all deep down, and she's got to go back to that whole Catwoman thing."
It could have been a lot of fun and a great opportunity to see Pfeiffer inhabit the role again. Burton approached Warner Bros with the script, but due to the financial success of Batman Forever, WB were done with dark Batman films. The Catwoman movie was scrapped and Warner Bros went on to nearly kill the entire franchise with Batman & Robin. Good job, guys.
9 I, Claudius (1937)
In 1937, filmmaker Alexander Korda wanted to create a British movie that would rival the biggest Hollywood epics. That film was to be I, Claudius. He hired esteemed director Josef von Sternberg and assembled a cast of acting heavyweights including Charles Laughton, Emlyn Williams and Merle Oberon.
The production was dogged with problems from the start, but soon Korda was clashing with Laughton over Charles' interpretation of the character. Then von Sternberg started butting heads with Laughton too.
The film's production ground to a halt at one point due to Merle Oberon being involved in a car accident, resulting in superficial injuries. There were even whispers that the accident was staged to win a big insurance payout, thus limiting the film's total losses, but nothing was ever confirmed or denied.
The whole thing imploded under all the strain of these repeated setbacks and personality clashes and I, Claudius was never finished.
8 Star Trek: Planet of the Titans
The original Star Trek series ran for three seasons before being unceremoniously canceled. However, the fandom was strong and the popularity of the reruns meant that a big-screen adventure for the Enterprise crew was on the cards.
After passing on an pitch that was see Kirk et al literally fight God, Paramount chose to develop Planet of the Titans, in which the Enterprise would find a remote world that was home to the titans of Greek mythology.
Filming was slated to start in 1977, but Paramount president Barry Diller nixed the whole thing last minute. Apparently he didn't like the script and found it "too pretentious."
Planet of the Titans director Philip Kaufman offered up an alternate and dumber reason. Apparently, studio execs were scared by the success of some hot, new sci-fi movie called Star Wars and felt that there weren't enough sci-fi fans around to support both Star Wars and Star Trek.
Even back in the late '70s this could be considered short-sighted, but in this day and age it's nigh-on ridiculous.
7 Who Killed Bambi?
If you ever wanted a punk-rock version of A Hard Day's Night starring The Sex Pistols, you almost had your weirdly specific wish granted in 1978. The screenplay was written by none other than Roger Ebert and it even got to the filming stage before the plug was pulled.
According to Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, they managed a negligible amount of filming before Fox execs read the script, were horrified by what was on the page and decided to put a hasty stop to the movie's funding.
Years later, the original director Russ Meyer and his associate, Jim Ryan shared an elevator ride with the people who killed Who Killed Bambi? According to Ryan, they learned that the final vote was cast by iconic actress and Fox shareholder Grace Kelly, who was dead against the studio releasing another X-rated movie.
Some of the shot footage ended up in The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle and many years later, Roger Ebert posted the full screenplay on his blog for all to view.
6 The Story of William Tell
In 1953, Errol Flynn was on the downswing of his career. He needed a hit badly and decided to bet it all on The Story of William Tell.
The movie was going to be his comeback and he practically exhausted what was left of his personal fortune to get it made. Additional funding was to come from a wealthy Italian count. Sets were built and footage was filmed, but alas, it was not to be.
The count failed to live up to his end of the contract and Flynn was left with no choice but to abandon the movie. In a contemporary newspaper, he simply stated "Certain Italians who are responsible for financing the film have run out on me."
Repo men turned up and hauled away the equipment and Flynn was declared bankrupt. Only a few snippets of the movie exist as well as the remnants of an expensive Alpine village set near Mont Blanc.
5 Midnight Rider
It's important to clarify from the off that cancelling a movie over the death of a crew member isn't a stupid thing. What is, however, is the series of events that led to such a tragedy during the filming of Midnight Rider. The Gregg Allman biopic ran into problems on the very first day of shooting.
They filmed on a railway line they apparently didn't have permission to be on. A speeding train came down the line, leaving the crew very little time to move everyone and everything out of the way. The train collided with a metal trestle and debris ended up hitting camera assistant Sarah Jones.
Jones fell into the path of the train and lost her life. Several other crew members were injured and taken to hospital. The director and several producers were charged with involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespass, bringing the whole tragic thing to an end.
Sarah Jones' family and friends set up a Safety for Sarah movement that called for greater awareness and safety on film productions.
4 Doc Savage
In case you're not aware, Doc Savage is basically the ultimate pulp hero. Back in the early 2000s, Frank Darabont was set to co-direct with Chuck Russell with Arnold Schwarzenegger as the good doctor himself. According to Arnie, the script was great, but the trouble came when it came to the asking price.
Darabont reportedly wanted a budget of $220 million. If made today for that amount, it would still rank as one of the most expensive movies ever made, but back in 2002, this was an insane amount of money, roughly equal to a budget of $300 million if adjusted for inflation. Schwarzenegger admitted himself that the movie's crazy budget was the main thing that held the production back.
It's a shame we never got to see Arnie tear things up as the Man of Bronze, but hopefully the announced Shane Black/The Rock Doc Savage collaboration comes to fruition in the near future.
3 The Return of Billy Jack
Starting in 1968 with The Born Losers, the Billy Jack series saw Tom Laughlin kick ass as half-Indian Green Beret martial arts master Billy Jack. The franchise was a commercial hit, although critics panned the later sequels.
The fourth Billy Jack movie, Billy Jack Goes To Washington, didn't even get a proper theatrical release and it was clear that Laughlin wasn't done with the franchise.
Almost a decade later, Laughlin set about making The Return of Billy Jack. The crew managed to get approximately an hour of the movie filmed, but things came to a sudden stop over some simple bad luck. Laughlin was filming a fight scene when he was hit with a prop breakaway bottle.
The trouble is, the bottle didn't break, giving Laughlin a nasty head injury. Production halted until Laughlin recovered, but by the time he did, the movie's funding had dried up. Without the necessary funds, The Return of Billy Jack was shelved permanently.
2 Halo
Video game movies are almost all uniformly terrible, but the Halo movie had a chance to buck that trend. It had a script written by Alex Garland, had Peter Jackson producing and had Neil Blomkamp directing. It should have been every bit the big blockbuster Halo fans were dreaming of, but it seems that simple greed was the thing that killed any chance of seeing Master Chief in his own movie.
From the very start of talks, Microsoft were apparently difficult. They demanded only the biggest studios to bid for their script and prospective studios were given a mere 24 hours to read the entire script and make an offer.
Throughout every stage of negotiations, MS wouldn't give an inch, flexing their corporate muscles to ensure that they didn't pay a cent in production costs. Not only that, but the big names involved in the production also came with big takes of the movie's profits. Production eventually collapsed, leaving gamers worldwide disappointed.
1 Sgt. Rock
Based on DC's Nazi-punching war hero, there was a point where Sgt. Rock was going to star in his own big screen adventure. The talent involved was undeniable.
Arnold Schwarzenegger was the lead, John McTiernan was set to direct, Joel Silver to produce and the script was written by Steven E. de Souza, the man behind the scripts for Die Hard, 48 Hrs., Commando and The Running Man. It was practically an action movie supergroup.
Problems arose when Arnold learned that filming was going to take place in Yugoslavia. Apparently, he had agreed to do the movie on the condition they didn't leave the continental U.S. and he stormed off to have a word with the higher ups.
The movie ground to a halt and Arnie departed, leading to a domino effect as McTiernan and others followed suit. We don't know Schwarzenegger's reasons for wanting to stay put, but it's a real shame that such a fun-sounding movie was scuppered because of something so minor.
Can you think of any other movies that were canceled for stupid reasons? Sound off in the comments!