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Cornerstone Physical Therapy Clinic is searching for an Experienced Part Time Front Office Medical Receptionist in Gahanna, OH.
Position Overview:
This position is primarily responsible for coordinating all functions necessary for an efficient and productive flow of patients between check-in, treatment, and check-out. This position is a point-of-contact for all non-clinical patient service including managing the patient scheduling process; collecting, posting, and depositing patient payments; maintaining patient charts and electronic medical records; maintaining the front desk area; and providing outstanding customer service to our patients. This will be a 30-39 hour work week.
Job Duties:
* Greet patients
* Answer phones
* Verify current personal and financial information
* Book appointments
* Verify insurance benefits
* Charge tickets
* Filing and perform any other duties assigned
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* Must have 2+years of previous knowledge in a medical front office
* Must have experience with Medical Insurance
* Excellent telephone skills
* Must be proficient in Word and Excel
* Previous experience with Medical Manager, Medisoft or other medical software preferred
* Team player attitude, energetic, with a focus on excellent customer service
* Be flexible with your hours
* Attention to detail
* Time Management skills
* Be Organized
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The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed in an office environment. Involves contact with patients and public.
We offer a competitive total compensation package including hourly wage as well as a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, disability, life and a 401(k) plan, in addition to other outstanding benefits such as Paid Time Off.
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Boxing Day isn't a day to put up your dukes and get into the ring, Indian boxing officials said Friday.
Seeking to allay apparent confusion among boxing buffs, the Indian Boxing Federation (IBF) said the day after Christmas was named for the practice of leaving gifts for the underprivileged in poor boxes in churches, not "the sweet science."
IBF Secretary-General Colonel P.K. Muralidharan Raja said he had received numerous queries from the public and the media in India about why the federation had not made any special arrangements to celebrate Boxing Day this year.
"This is to inform you all that "Boxing Day' has nothing to do with the sport of boxing," Raja said in an e-mail.
"Traditionally this was the day to open the Christmas Box and share the gifts with the poor," he said.
Boxing Day is a holiday in Britain, Australia, New Zealand and many other former Commonwealth countries, and also often marks the unofficial start of post-Christmas discount sales in retail outlets.
Boxing is growing in popularity in India, which this year won a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics, its first Olympic boxing medal, and three bronzes at the boxing world cup.

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Greater TransparencyBy Doug Bartholomew | Posted 2008-02-21 Print
Here's one CFOs conquered battle with consolidating volumes of data in a large, multi-departmental organization reliant on using what its employees were already invested heavily in: Spreadsheets.
The biggest benefit to the CFO from this new system is greater transparency. For example, Nemy says the new system enabled him to project an impending $1 million shortfall against the budget following its acquisition of a San Jose TV station in October 2006.
"The management team took immediate action based on that forecast, initiating more pledge days, which brought in $750,000 more than we would have had," Nemy says. The company was able to make other adjustments to manage through the resulting lesser shortfall. "To me, the system in that one instance already paid for itself," the CFO adds.
When he arrived at the company, although it had a Microsoft Navision general ledger accounting system, Nemy says it lacked any means to match up actual income and expense figures year to date against what was budgeted, or to do accurate forecasts of financial performance for the remainder of the year.
"It met our reporting needs, but it didn't give me the information I needed as a user—for instance, how are we doing with this particular group and how will it do in the future?" he says. "There was no way to take year-to-date actuals and look at variances from the plan. It's important that our department heads have a bottoms-up look at how their plans have changed and how they are performing against them."
"We had to overcome that initial fear some people had, that scary feeling they got of not seeing the numbers they'd put into the spreadsheet," he admits.
One reason is that some power users of Excel tended to put their own financial formulas to perform specific calculations inside Excel to speed the filling out of budgets and other financial data. As a result some users worried they might lose these formulas, which they felt were essential to their work as budgeters and planners.
"We had to assure them that if they wrote the formula inside Excel, they would see the formula later when they retrieved it," Nemy adds. No doubt the unique functionality afforded by the spreadsheet is the reason many financial organizations continue to use it, despite its shortcomings relative to more sophisticated financial management and business intelligence packages.
With the Excel front end and the
For instance, any numbers that are significantly out of variance with the budgeted figures appear in either red (over budget) or green (under budget). "Whether it's good or bad, I can see it right away and ask, 'Where did this $400,000 come from?'" Nemy says.
Because Northern California Public Broadcasting is a nonprofit entity, the firm is not legally required to comply with the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. Nonetheless, Nemy says this spring the company will seek to comply with the "Audit Risk Assessment Standards," a set of financial standards applicable to nonprofits.
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Post Project Reviews
I think that the Dynamics community as a whole has a lot of room for improvement in conducting any kind of formal post project review and I think that there are a number of reasons why. Specifically:
- Despite the Sure Step process of "releasing the implementation team" the reality is that often much of an implementation team trickles off incrementally as part of post implementation support. Rarely (never?) is there a close the project meeting where everyone goes off to new projects.
- Team members may be move on and off projects for specific tasks that go live at different times.
- Its expensive in terms of unbilled hours and possible travel to pull together a team for a post project debrief.
I still maintain that an effective post project debrief would got a long way to improving future implementations, spreading institutional knowledge and building better teams but those are soft items and they bump up against the lost billable hours required for a review.
I don't have any great answers for this problem. I'm hoping that the addition of the Sure Step Project Review Document will help facilitate this process both at the end of a project and at major milestones. I also think that the project review needs to be done with only partner personnel, not shared with the client. A separate review with the client may be appropriate but In many cases the discussion can center around how to better deal with certain types of clients. That candor is critical and won't happen in a mixed environment.
So here is my call for improvement.
- Do you conduct consistent formal project reviews?
- How we turn off the cuff reviews like "that project went well" or "that project was a mess" into something actionable on future projects?
- What suggestions do you have to encourage more post project reviews?
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Five years today we lost you.
Sometimes it feels like yesterday we were planning, preparing for you - then just as easy as going to sleep the night before, waking up October 9th, 2009 and it was over.
I still pray and think of you every day. I pray she loves you as much as I do. I wonder if you like school. I pray someone is sharing the love of Jesus with you. I pray this pain would go away.
I don't know why we were put in this spot, why we still are childless. People take for granted hearing the words mommy or daddy coming out of their childs mouth. What I would give to hear a child calling for his daddy and that daddy being Scott.
five, this day doesn't get easier. Even though we have started our journey into fostering - hopefully adopting someday soon.
I go back and read all my posts from the day we found out about you until...October 11th, 2009. I shouldn't, I am the poster child for the ugly cry. I think it is harder this year...daddy not being here.
five....time flies!!
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I want to take a moment to express my outrage that many people didn't believe the women who came forward about Bill Cosby until he said things that implied he did, in fact, rape those women.
I want to take a moment to express my outrage that the instant Caitlyn Jenner appeared on the front of a magazine, the media instantly switched into the rhetoric always used on women. She's not in her twenties, and she appeared in a pretty one-piece/corset-y thing. Oh the horror. Oh I forgot, she also has a few wrinkles and wasn't 100% airbrushed. How dare she appear her age and also look fab.
I want to take a moment to express my outrage that I have to, after trying to express these feelings myself, get my fiancé to stand up for me sometimes… because my voice just isn't enough. Thank goodness he listens. Thank goodness he doesn't speak for me unless I ask him to.
I want to take a moment to express my outrage that marines were killed last week, on U.S. soil, and there is still no real implication that gun laws will change.
I want to take a moment to express my outrage that marines were killed last week by a man with a name in a different language, and that means he is clearly a bad guy in the media. If he had had an english name, I wonder how the media representation would be different. (Note: I have not done much research into this situation, so please take these words at face value and do not say that I am in support of murderers because I believe that everyone should be represented equally in the media.)
I want to take a moment to express my outrage that I had to write that note in my defense, because people these days are so quick to declare others anti-American, freedom haters, or extremists.
I want to express my outrage that relations between the U.S. and Cuba have changed, I believe for the better, and after so many years of no real diplomatic relations… no one seems to be paying attention to the fact that things just changed. I can find things in the news, on facebook, on twitter, about what celebrity wore what dress last weekend, but I have to actually look hard for a tidbit about Cuba. That's backwards.
I want to express my outrage that, as a twenty-something woman, I get more well wishes because I am recently engaged than I did when I was accepted into graduate school. They are equally life-altering. They are in my eyes equally important. And as happy as I am to graciously and happily, with a big goofy smile, accept congratulations on my engagement… why is an impending marriage more important than the education required to create a career? Is my worth so very tied up in whether or not I am attached to someone? How might this congratulational (new word, made it up just now) imbalance be different if I were gay? Would my worth be tied up in my relationship status if I were permanently attaching myself to another woman?
I want to express my outrage that I have so much frustration. It's exhausting. It's like shouting at a piece of concrete. It's like trying to mold water. It feels like no matter how many people try and change things for the better, they never change.
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While not all land is created equal, the art of presenting land or rural property for sale follows the same general rules—whether it's a farm for sale amidst an endless sea of Iowa cornfields or multi-million-dollar ranch perched in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains.
If you think of your property listing as the equivalent of a seller's open house, then you need to impress your prospective buyers the minute you catch their eye from the road and bring them through the front door; i.e., when they click to view a property page via Google search or through the search-results pages on Lands of America, Land And Farm or LandWatch.
- Make the right first impression: Lead with your best, most impactful property photograph as your property thumbnail and first image on the page. This will be the first thing a buyer sees and could be the difference between them staying on the page or clicking on. [Read more: Five Hallmarks of a Great Property Listing]
- Include plenty of photographs to help tell the story about your land listing. Deeper engagement with your listing drives more leads. Think about how you organize your photo selection to guide a buyer through the experience, including captions to help describe what they are looking at and removing duplicate images to allay any confusion. [Read more: How to Take Land Listing Photos that Wow]
- Quality matters. Higher-resolution photography will make a better impression than blurry shots snapped on your smartphone. Professional photography and aerial footage for larger properties can be worth the investment. [Read more: 5 Easy Tips for Taking a Great Land Listing Photo]
- The details matter, too. Use the property description to "set the table" regarding everything the buyer needs to know about the land, its attributes, surroundings and more.
- Location, location, location. If you are able to disclose, buyers want to know where the land is located, so use our custom-mapping solution and other third-party tools to plot the property boundaries and any other amenities you want to share. Also, out-of-town buyers will want to learn about area amenities and attractions. Don't assume buyers will know the area, so inform them via your property description. [Read more: How to Map Your Property Listings]
- Make it unique. You can include a custom title for your listing, which will make it stand out from the crowd (note: without this, property titles will default to a systematic string based on acreage and county name). The more unique content the better, too, as search-engines preference original content over duplication. [Read more: How to Optimize Your Land Listings for SEO Success]
- Market yourself. As the listing broker, customers will get a better feel with whom they are interacting if you upload a headshot and company logo. Call it the personal touch. [Read more: How to Upload Your Portrait and Company Logo]
In short, the more unique and complete your property listing, the better chance you have of capturing that buyer lead for you or your seller. Good-quality content talks, so focus on all aspects of your land listing in order to help tell the complete story—from evocative, carefully curated imagery to well-written descriptive detail that goes beyond the "wow" to the whys, hows, whats and wheres of buying that particular piece of land.
Learn more tips and tricks about creating and managing your land listings in our Seller Knowledge Center.
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Penelope Smith
This is some really good information about creating a land listing. I liked your advice about getting the property mapped out. That does seem like a good thing to do if it is a large lot. Personally, I would want to know whats on the whole thing.
Millie Hue
It really helped when you said that the description should include everything such as the attributes and the setting. I will share this tip with my best friend because she will be selling their property soon. It appears that they haven't been successful in developing it due to lack of budget that is why they deemed it would be better to sell it and use the money elsewhere.


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With a group on GitHub we currently trying to get Windows 10 for ARM working on a Raspberry Pi.
We already booted the Desktop!
Still there are numerous driver which have to be written like USB host controller, WiFi, Audio. So pretty much everything, but I think this will follow soon.
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Please note, REGIS, as well as other campus systems, will be unavailable Saturday, April 16th starting at 6:00am for scheduled maintenance. IMSS expects all systems to be back online by late Sunday afternoon.
Just a friendly reminder that the last day for adding courses and removing incompletes is this Friday, April 15th. Please remember to bring your add cards to the Registrar's Office by 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Please note, REGIS, as well as other campus systems, will be unavailable Saturday, April 16th starting at 6:00am for scheduled maintenance. IMSS expects all systems to be back online by late Sunday afternoon.
Seniors who may have incompletes (E or I grades) from previous terms must have their final grades submitted by May 9th. Adequate time must be afforded for instructors to grade the work and to submit the final grade to the Registrar, therefore students must complete and turn-in their outstanding work to the instructor(s) a week prior to May 9th. Incomplete grades which are not removed by May 9th will become F grades for seniors.
Be sure to attend the 2016 Grad Fair for one-stop shopping. While there, you will be able to:
√ Purchase & take home your cap and gown; House color tassels and stoles will also be available
√ Pick up your formal invitation to Commencement
√ Pick up registration information for all Commencement events
√ Complete an address card with GradImages to ensure you receive your commencement proof images on time
√ Schedule your official graduation portrait appointment or take your portrait that day
√ Speak to Registrar's Office staff who will be there to answer questions
√ Purchase your commencement DVD (to be mailed in August)
√ Order announcements personalized with your name and degree
√ Purchase your custom Caltech diploma frame (20% discount that day only)
√ Order your official Caltech ring
√ Meet representatives from the Caltech Alumni Association
√ Meet representatives from the Caltech Credit Union
Can't view your transcript or degree audit? Reports in REGIS appear in new windows as pdfs. Please make sure to allow for pop-ups in your web browser security to view your reports.
One of the reports available in REGIS, in addition to your unofficial transcript and degree audit (for undergraduates), is an Enrollment Verification report. Click on the Academic Information link in REGIS then the Enrollment Verification button to see yours.
The Registrar's Office remains open during lunch on both Add Day and Drop Day in order to accommodate students submitting cards. Feel free to visit us during the noon hour on those days.
Graduate students who intend to earn a Master of Science degree this June must submit their application for the degree by May 13th. Simply click on the Graduate Degree Progress button within REGIS, then the M.S. Candidacy tab to apply online. Note: students who enter the Institute holding a master's degree from another institution will not normally be awarded a second master's degree in the same field.
We'd like to congratulate and recognize a few outstanding TAs from the past quarter:
Vsevolod 'Seva' Ivanov, TA for Ph 1b - Seva is a G3 in Physics. Many students shared similar thoughts, 'Seva put everything into helping students out', and 'regularly goes above and beyond.' He clearly made an impact both academically and personally as one student states, 'His passion for both physics and life overflow and are uniquely contagious.'
Hannalore Gerling-Dunsmore, TA for Ph 1b - Hannalore is a G2 in Physics. While many students appreciated her canine companions and the therapy they brought, many more recognized the effort Hannalore made as TA. 'She makes physics interesting and fun... it was an absolute joy to be in her section this term.' Others also remarked on what a great job she did stepping up and teaching some lectures for the course.
William Hoza, TA for CS 21 - William is a senior double majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics. Praise for William's teaching style and intellect was high... 'William Hoza is primed to be among the greatest theoretical computer scientists of our generation. His depth of knowledge is astounding, and he will always have more ways to explain problems and give hints as needed.'
Thanks, Seva, Hannalore, and William for making a difference in the academic lives of our students. We appreciate all the time, effort and enthusiasm you put into your work with students.
Caltech undergraduate students are required to meet one-on-one with their advisers at least once a year.
Advisers have been given several online tools to record meetings with their advisees and students will be able to see whether they have satisfied the requirement through an Advising Status presented on REGIS. Students who do not satisfy this advising requirement before Add Day of spring term will be placed on hold, preventing them from enrolling during online registration for the following fall term. Students can download a form and ask their adviser to sign as a way for them to initiate contact with their adviser and fulfill the advising requirement.
Several tools are available on REGIS to assist the faculty in helping your advisees. Advisers, you can record meeting notes from advisee meetings, view previously entered notes, set Advising Holds on students and indicate when an advisee's advising requirement has been met within the My Advisees webpage.
The "Advising Arena" website at http://www.registrar.caltech.edu/advising describes the details of the advising policies and online functionality. This link is available within the REGIS application as well. Please check it out! If you have feedback about the content, please let the Registrar's Office know and additional materials can be added or updated.
As of April 6th, only 71% of undergraduates have been recorded as meeting the advising requirement. Go talk with your adviser today if your advising status on REGIS is not green with a message that you have satisfied your requirement!
This year's commencement ceremony will be held Friday, June 10th on Beckman Mall. All undergraduates participating in the ceremony should be at the steps of Parsons-Gates by 8:45am that day for a group photo. Graduate students should arrive by 9:15a.m on the south side of Millikan Pond. For further information, please see http://commencement.caltech.edu.
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|May 13
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|May 19
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|May 27
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"Can weight loss pills curb cravings?"
I've seen weight loss pills for sale all over the place, and I want to know if they can actually control your cravings for food. I don't actually want to overeat, but I find that I just eat impulsively if the food is there. I feel like a medicine is the best way to deal with this, but is it just a scam?
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We're here, and by here I mean we're live on location at the Tempodrom in Berlin where Samsung is going to take us on one of their wild rides that is Unpacked. And what a show we're expecting it to be. The Berlin Unpacked event has become something of a tradition in recent years, with the headline launch having always been the Galaxy Note. This year is no exception, the invite on its own is reason enough to expect the Galaxy Note 3 to be officially unveiled here today.
But, Samsung is also pretty good at throwing us a few curveballs, such as the Galaxy Camera and a bunch of ATIV Windows stuff last year. This year we could possibly be looking at the rumored Galaxy Gear smartwatch. Whatever happens, we'll know soon enough and we'll be bringing you with us every step of the way. The action kicks off at 19:00 local time (18:00 BST, 13:00 EDT, 10:00 PDT). Click on past the break for our Samsung Unpacked liveblog!


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Many sports require athletes to use a Mouth Guard to protect their teeth while practicing and playing. Frequently used in contact sports, the mouth guard covers the gums and teeth to provide protection for lips, gums, teeth and arches. A properly fitted mouth guard can reduce the severity of dental injuries.
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Trump tweets attack on Paul Ryan
Donald Trump has accused U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan of being ''weak and ineffective'', one day after the top Republican in Congress said he was not going to defend Trump as the party's presidential nominee or campaign for him. Jillian Kitchener reports.
Donald Trump is on the attack again...but this time against his own party and House Speaker Paul Ryan in particular. With a new series of Tweets, Trump accuses Ryan and other Republicans of being disloyal, for failing to back him after the publication of a 2005 video where he's heard making sexually aggressive comments about women. Ryan has said he is not going to defend Trump or campaign for him, but has not withdrawn his endorsement. He DID tell Republicans on Monday, that he WOULD put his full energy into preserving Republican majorities in Congress... and not give Hillary Clinton what he called a "blank check." RNC Chairman Reince Priebus made clear the committee would still support Trump. ...but this group, protesting outside of the RNC headquarters, is demanding the opposite. They want Priebus and Ryan to withdraw their endorsement of Trump, and disavow, what they call, the GOP's politics of hate.


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6 Bankrupt Celebrities Who Went From Rich to Broke
Making millions of dollars or having celebrity status doesn't do much to deter bankruptcy. Between 2008 and 2009, bankruptcy filings for those with more than $1 million in assets increased by 73%, and "Sports Illustrated" says that 78% of former NFL players go bankrupt within two years of retirement. Even some lottery winners go bankrupt after winning hundreds of millions of dollars.
But how is it possible that so many millionaires find themselves in bankruptcy court, scrambling to protect what little they have left? The answer may be in their stories. With all the celebrity millionaires (and billionaires) who have gone broke, we may be able to learn from their mistakes.
Celebrities Who Went Bankrupt
1. Donald Trump
The Donald and his different corporate entities have filed for bankruptcy four times: in 1991, 1992, 2004, and 2009. Each instance was a corporate and not a personal bankruptcy, which is often described as being the "restructuring of debt" and not going broke. But the fact remains that businesses associated with his name have needed financial assistance four times in the past two decades.
In exchange for getting some of these bankruptcies approved, Trump had to give up Trump Airlines, a mega-yacht, and an almost 50% stake in the Grand Hyatt Hotel. But even after all those filings, Trump currently has an estimated fortune greater than $2.7 billion, as he keeps his personal money separate from his business money.
The Takeaway Lesson: Establish yourself as a corporation to separate business funds from personal, and limit your liability should your business start to go under.
2. Michael Jackson
Even before his death in 2009, the King of Pop was recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by the "Guinness Book of World Records." But in 2007, Jackson filed for bankruptcy after not being able to pay back a $25 million loan on his home, Neverland Ranch.
Neverland, purchased in 1988 for the price of $17 million, had grounds containing a zoo, an amusement park, a movie theater, a railroad line, helicopter pads, and its own fire department. It reportedly cost more than $10 million dollars a year to maintain, and Jackson was well-known for his shopping sprees, including a $6 million trip recorded for the documentary "Living With Michael Jackson."
Even after signing a nearly $1 billion recording contract in 1991 and selling more than 750 million records, Jackson had just 0.05% of his net worth in accessible cash, which left him no option but to file for bankruptcy .
The Takeaway Lesson: No matter your income or personal net worth. you cannot overextend yourself by taking on more debt or financing a grander lifestyle than you can afford.
3. M.C. Hammer
Best known for his 1990 hit "U Can't Touch This," M.C. Hammer was forced to file for bankruptcy in 1996 with $13 million in debt. M.C. Hammer earned more than $30 million in the early '90s, but after purchasing a $12 million mansion with a paid staff of 200, along with a 40-plus person entourage, he soon found himself unable to support his luxurious lifestyle.
Add in two complaints of infringement of copyright, both settled out of court for undisclosed sums, and it's easy to see why Hammer had to file for Chapter 11.
"My priorities were out of order," he told "Ebony" magazine. He is now a pastor living in a ranch house in California.
The Takeaway Lesson: Even after making a fortune and losing it, you can successfully put your life back together if you use what you learned from your mistakes to make better decisions.
4. Mike Tyson
Once the most feared boxer in the world, Mike Tyson earned more than $400 million during his career. But his luxurious lifestyle, filled with mansions, wild animals, and a large entourage – combined with shady management and an expensive divorce – forced him in 2003 to file for bankruptcy, claiming debts of $27 million.
The Takeaway Lesson: Iron Mike could have saved himself from losing a large chunk of his fortune by preparing a prenuptial agreement prior to marriage. Even if you're not raking in millions, a prenup can protect your assets or business from being decimated in divorce court. And considering that one in two married couples eventually separate, that's not a chance you want to take.
5. Gary Coleman
Star of the TV program "Diff'rent Strokes," Gary Coleman had to file for bankruptcy in 1999 after his parents and manager spent the majority of his money. Coleman had amassed $8 million in trust funds during his career as a young actor, but eventually discovered he had just $200,000 in cash to his own name.
His ongoing medical issues did not help his financial situation either, and Coleman died in 2010 after many years of financial difficulties.
The Takeaway Lesson: Gary Coleman's story is different because he made most of his money as a young person, entrusting his parents to take good care of him. It's a dangerous gamble to not be involved in managing your finances. And as Coleman came of age, he could have and should have talked to financial advisors outside of his immediate circle.
Though it's hard to imagine family members ever stealing from you, when money is involved, it always pays to be careful.
6. Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson declared bankruptcy in 1990, owing the
IRS $16.7 million in unpaid back taxes and fees. Depending on who you ask, either his accountants had not paid Willie's taxes for years, or they had invested his money in tax shelters that turned out to be illegal.
To help pay off his tax evasion debt, in 1991 Nelson released an album titled "The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories," and paid all proceeds to the government. He also auctioned off some of his memorabilia, and by 1993 he had finished paying the IRS all the tax he owed.
The Takeaway Lesson: There are creative ways to pay your debt to Uncle Sam, and the IRS is usually willing to work with debtors to make sure they get their money. So before you go into hiding on a small island because of a tax issue, check to see if you can set up an IRS payment plan. Willie wrote an album – what could you do?
Other Celebrities Who Filed for Bankruptcy
- Burt Reynolds declared bankruptcy in 1996, owing more than $11.2 million after an ugly divorce and some bad real estate investments. And in early 2011, Merrill Lynch Credit Corp. filed a foreclosure lawsuit against his Florida estate.
- Don Johnson of "Miami Vice" fame filed for bankruptcy in 2004 after City National Bank asked him for the $1 million he owed. His company, Timber Doodle Glade Equity Venture LLC, filed for Chapter 11 in order to protect his Aspen, Colorado home from being auctioned off to pay back the debt.
- Stephen Baldwin filed for protection in 2009, claiming he owed more than $2.3 million on a property worth only $1 million. Stephen isn't alone in this; almost 29% of homeowners nationwide have upside-down mortgages .
- Tammy Wynette was a popular country singer in the 1960s and '70s, but medical problems and bad real estate investments forced her into bankruptcy in 1988.
- Abraham Lincoln filed for bankruptcy twice in his life, as several failed businesses and personal loans from family and friends forced him to seek protection from the courts.
How Does This Happen?
Celebrities (and everyday people) commonly file for bankruptcy for the following reasons:
1. Lack of a Financial Education
Often, when you go from having nothing to having everything, a financial education is not part of the package. Learning how to save, budget, and invest can take years, and if you've never had substantial money before, you may never have learned these essential financial management skills. When handed huge checks to cash, many celebs go out and buy the biggest house and fastest car they can find, rather than learning how to properly handle their money.
2. Materialism
Our culture is highly materialistic, and often engenders a mentality that encourages people to try to "one-up" each other with larger houses, more expensive vehicles, and the latest in fashion. However, this can lead to very costly behaviors that cannot be sustained.
Celebrities, like the rest of us, can get caught up in having the finer things in life. No one can blame them, but when the paychecks stop rolling in, it gets harder and harder to maintain that same standard of living.
3. Lack of Investment in Themselves
Many celebrities surround themselves with attorneys, accountants, and insurance professionals to help them with proper estate, tax, and insurance planning. However, in doing so, they often do not bother double-checking the work that is being done on their behalf, nor do they properly vet the financial professionals they hire. Not surprisingly, many fall prey to unscrupulous advisors.
Worse yet, some celebrities are taken advantage of by friends and family who they hire to manage their affairs. Unfortunately, greed can sometimes get in the way of these relationships.
4. Misguided Career Longevity Expectations
It might be easy to expect a successful Hollywood career to continue indefinitely. But sadly, most careers don't last very long at all in that town. Living high on the hog while starring in a popular TV show is fun while it lasts, but not every actor picks up another well-paying gig immediately after their show is cancelled.
Because many celebrities do not commit to long-term financial goals. when the money stops rolling in, they become vulnerable to a host of financial struggles.
Final Word
American bankruptcy laws seem especially geared to benefit the wealthy and knowledgeable. However, recent changes in the law require some high income filers to pay back at least a portion of their debt, and all debtors now have to receive credit counseling prior to a case being heard. Hopefully, these changes will make it more difficult for those looking for an "easy way out" to file for bankruptcy protection.
The important thing to remember is that, above all else, you must take personal responsibility for your financial situation, regardless of your net worth. Let the behavior of these celebs be a lesson to you – educate yourself, hire the right people, and act as though the money could stop coming in tomorrow. That's a tried and true recipe to avoid bankruptcy .
Do you know of any other high-profile celebrities who have filed for bankruptcy? What lessons can you learn from them to ensure long-term financial well-being?
[photo credit: Paul Hakimata Photography (Donald Trump), Debby Wong (Donald Trump), Joe Seer (Michael Jackson and MC Hammer), Carla Van Wagoner (Mike Tyson), George Koroneos (Gary Coleman), Christopher Halloran (Willie Nelson), Shutterstock ]Source: www.moneycrashers.com
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This is an Interesting Idea. I read on one of the blogs that few months ago, 'Fundago Groovers' asked their viewers to list best film for each year they have been alive. Now that is an interesting Idea. However, I think doing all the years in one post might take a little yoll on me. So I am going to go by the decades here also because I am not really comfortable with late 80's and early 90's.This will be more interesting post to write than read. So I will ask you to do the same if you are reading this. Starting with 2010 as there will be lot to see in 2011 yet.
And off course, they are my choices. It is possible that some other films might be better than the ones I am listing here. But these films, maybe, connected somewhere. Enjoy!!
2010: Inception, Hands Down. There were few really good movies in 2010 like The Social Network, True Grit, Blue Valentine, How To Train Your Dragon but no film is any where near Inception. It is only 10/10 movie in my list. I usually go crazy when I talk about this. Even almost after a year, I can go on discussing about where Sato and Cobb are still in their dream or in Reality for like hours at stretch. Just an amazing film yet again by Christopher Nolan.
2009: Inglourious Basterds. Again I can name handful of really good films like Up In The Air, An Education and I haven't seen A Serious Man yet but looks like everyone is impressed by it. But I doubt if that will be better then Inglourious. Typical Tarantino Film - violent, unrestrained and thouroughlly entertaining. Inglorious probably is his best work since Pulp Fiction. One most notable thing in this is length of scenes. Longer the scene, the better it becomes and there are so many examples. Very first scene of film, Scene in the bar with Diane Kruger, Scene where Hans Landa meets Shosanna- they are all simply amazing.
2008: The Dark Knight. Christopher Nolan just touches different heights with his each venture. I never thought it was possible to make a better action film than The Dark Knight. Film keeps an amazing pace throughout even though it clocks well over 2 hours. It has some of the most memorable lines and off course Joker, one of the best villains of all time. Some other notable mentions of the year: Turns out it is one of my favorite years. A lot of gems in 2007 e.g. Waltz with Bashir, In Bruges, Frost/Nixon, Wall-E, Mary and Max and Rachel Getting Married.
2007: No Country For Old Man. Coens Brothers went little off their usual track of dark comedies but then made maybe even better film than what they are known for. What strikes me the most in this film is philosophy of this film and amazingly strong characters and yes, excellent cinematography. This film also gave one of the fiercest villains ever. Anton Chigurh asking that shop owner 'what is the most you have lost in Coin toss?' still kinda freaks me out. Notable Mentions: Juno, Zodiac, Gone Baby Gone and Michael Clayton.
2006: The Departed. It has an amazing male cast ensemble and great direction. I have rarely seen a movie which has likes of Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin and Michael Sheen and they all do exceptionally well in it. Greatness of Scorsese lies in using this star-studded cast and giving each character a significant role to play. Few others worth mentioning are The Lives of Others, Letters From Iwo Jima, The Devil Wears Prada, Once and V For Vendetta.
2005: Munich. It is a powerful and thoughtful drama about the human costs of International Terrorism. This film has some of the best Storytelling I have seen. Every frame has a Speilberg stamped on it. Just like any other Spielberg film, his camera tells you a lot more than characters do. As it is based on an historical event, You will enjoy it even more if you are interested in politics. Also see Walk The Line, Good Night and Good Luck and Match Point.
2004: Finding Neverland. I am not really worried about the historical accuracy of this movie because I have cried every single time I saw this movie and still I have seen it multiple times. This warm, heartfelt drama has a a charm of its own. Johney depp is an amazingly versatile actor but for some reasons, I never imagined Johney Depp in role of Peter Pan's creator. However, he portrays it with equal finesse as of Captain Jack Sparrow. Also, Worth watching: Shaun of the Dead, The Motorcycle Diaries, Hotel Rwanda.
2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Probably the weakest year in the decade. There are very few films adapted from the novels which are as good as original novels. LOTR Trilogy is an excellent example of this. Peter Jackson did splendid job of bringing JRR Tolkien's universe almost exactly it is described in the book. Almost every aspect of the story, their costumes, their behavior, their looks is true to the original book. Runner Up - Lost In Translation.
2002: City Of God: Tells us Partially true history of birth of Gang Wars in the slums of Rio de Janirio. One of the most realistic films I have seen in recent times. Its shocking, its disturbing but its compelling at the same time. All the violence, drugs, poverty makes it a hard film to watch but its even harder to look away from it. All the violence is particularly stunning because of the ages of the characters portrayed by Kids who actually are of same age as that of the characters. Also, Worth watching: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Catch Me if You Can, Minority Reports.
2001: A Beautiful Mind: Real Life story of mathematician Steve Nash loosing his sanity and rising back to win Nobel, based on novel by Sylvia Naser. One of Ron Howard's most well-known works, definitely my favorite with some of the memorable performances from Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly. Also watch: Amelie, Memento, Monsters Inc., The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
And that is it for the Decade. In the next post, I will try to go all the way till 1986. Believe me, I had a lot of fun making this list. You should try it too. And if you haven't seen any movie in this post, I highly recommend you to watch it.


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Tuesday (Sept. 26) night marks the finale of one of TV's more underappreciated reality shows, the contemporary gladiator saga known as The Contender.
Transplanted to ESPN after one low-rated season on NBC, the show enjoyed an entertaining second season full of sympathetic and charismatic characters beating each other senseless.
Rock Star: Supernova favorite Storm Large kicks things off by fulfilling some sort of lifelong personality by taking her sweet time to bellow the national anthem.
The evening's first live fight from the Staples Center is the third place brawl, an eight-rounder between Norberto Bravo ("Fighting for his family and Mexican pride") and Cornelius "K-9" Bundrage (fighting in the name of his sister, murdered in Detroit in August). Throughout the season, Bravo was the more winning fighter, a sage veteran fighting for his last chance. Bundrage, conversely, was the yappy youngster who took down better boxers in his early fights, undoing their skill with a mixture of pure power and a rough grabbing style.
It's Bundrage's strength that dominates, bringing Bravo to his knees in the second round. Through five rounds, Bundrage is up 5-0 on marble-mouthed announcer Teddy Atlas' scorecard. After Bundrage throws Bravo to the canvas twice in the sixth, K-9 is docked a point, but it hardly matters. Bravo keeps walking into K-9's right hand until he's staggered by an upper-cut in the seventh and the ref stops the fight. I think Bravo could have gone on and were this a real fight, it probably would have been allowed to continue, but you don't want anybody getting seriously injured for an ESPN reality show.
The $500,000 final features a similar contrast, with Steve Forbes entering as the obvious favorite, carrying a 32-3 lifetime record as well as a fleeting world title, which the announcers keep mentioning over and over as a mantra. But Forbes is smaller than Brewer, whose career record is 21-11, but includes three straight upset wins on The Contender.
Brewer's superior reach is a major factor, preventing Forbes from getting any traction inside. Several rounds are dominated by hugging, but when the punches begin to fly, Brewer holds the advantage. After last year's bloody war between Manfredo and Mora, this year's title fight is harder to call and harder to get excited by. It's also underwhelming after the decisive bronze medal undercard.
"Quite honestly, not a lot of action so far," Atlas comments with only four minutes to go.
Forbes closes with a flurry, landing several big uppercuts in the 10th.
One judge sees it 97-93 Brewer, another 96-94 Forbes. Yes, there were a lot of really tough-to-score rounds, but its disparities like this that cause viewers to distrust boxing judges. The final judge also sides with Brewer, giving The Contender a champ with 11 losses.
It wasn't the best of conclusions — the most entertaining part of the two-hour finale was the trailer for Rocky Balboa — but Brewer's underdog streak was good TV.
I hope ESPN can find a reason to bring The Contender back for another season.
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When we get to the point in life that we honestly ask ourselves, "what is the point", is for many at a time of immense suffering and confusion. That place of self felt defeat were we feel empty inside regardless of how much we have on the outside and alone regardless of how many we know.
That experience of failure or defeat in the thought of who we "think" we are is a opening that can allow us the opportunity to let go of that self felt thought of identity we cling to as though we know who we are. That ability to let go of the minds desire to control and own us is the chains that hold us. So when we find ourselves in a position that we no longer want to cling to a idea of who we "think" we are. We then are able to be more then a "thought" we think. We can let go of that cage we hold ourselves in by our idea of thinking we understand who we are.
If you look at religion in a conceptual sense you can see that in practing it we find a way to let go of our thoughts and trust in something more then what we know.
The misnoma of religion is thinking we know what God is or isn't. Whether our religion embraces the concept of God or one of no God either "thought" is a aberration as to think you can know what God is or isn't is a fallacy of the minds ego wanting to think it can know something it never can. As the idea of knowing what God is or isn't is something the mind can not do.
That is the fear of our "brokeness". Our inability to think we can know what we never can. So then if we can grasp that idea conceptually which is something we can "see" more clearly then try to know, we can look at religion or the idea of God or a oneness to everything as a way to help ourselves "think" in a way that helps us and not hinders us.
The question we then would ask ourselves in life while attempting to help ourself is how can I best "think" in a way that helps me and not hurt me. The problem we find in attempting to do that is we often respond to life from a emotional level as though we believe that is serving our well being. Our emotions then tend to direct our lives. Our emotions, though, are born from our thoughts. As we think something good or bad we create a emotion that makes us feel content or uncomfortable. So it's allowing us to not be a victim to our emotions that frees us of our thinking and allows us to live on a plain outside the thoughts we think. That in turn allows us to escape the Ferris Wheel of life that lives in a thouggt of good or bad.
"Avoiding fear, sadness or anger is not the same thing as being happy. I live my sadness every day but I don't resent it anymore. Instead, I do it now so that the wonderful moments of joy I do find are not in order to forget, but to inhabit and enjoy for there own sake. It's not easy. In fact I'd say it takes much more effort to consciously do then it does to just stay sad. But with all my heart, I cannot tell you how worth it it is" Zelda Williams, Robin Williams daughter.
It's easy to "think" what that quote Zelda said means and absorb it. Which in many ways is helpful. If , though, you looked at it in a conceptual way and saw it instead of think it you would see how in looking at her thinking and her emotions and instead of being driven by them she took the empowering approach of overcoming them by not allowing her sadness to own her and find a reward in what others would see as sadness or the thought of good and bad. So her bad isn't necessarly bad to her and her good is not sonething she thinks in conventional sense. So we in our tradgedy or failure can find a reward that far outweighs any thought of the idea of good.
"Most people are wanting to own the map in life instead of the land" Eckhart Tolle
Does life happen for a reason? Is everything happening for a purpose? Does my life have a meaning to it? How ever you answer that question with a yes or no is the answer to the question. That answer though is not sone angelic, esoteric fopa. Instead what happens when you answer that question is you either are looking for an answer to the life you live or you are simply judging it as good or bad. What happens though when you look for the answer in life regardless of how it makes you feel, you escape that mirror of existence that lives in your mind and transcend that limited experience of a thought and find the answer to the question which is not in a thought you think but instead the life you live. So as others think themselves and you in a concept of good or bad you how ever live outside that expression of reality that is a reflection of what you think or dualiry and instead embrace a relationship with life that allows you to see yourself in everything and everyone which in turn is the non duality all religion looks to share.
"In the tree by the brook, there's a songbird who sings sometimes all of our thoughts are misgivin. Ohh it makes me wonder. There is a feeling I get when I look to the west and my spirit is crying for leaving. Ohh it makes me wonder. And it's whispered that soon if we all call the tune, that the piper will lead us to reason. If there's a bustle in your hedge grow don't be alarmed now. Your head is humming and it won't go in case you don't know. And as we wind on down the road, are shadows taller then our soul. There walks a lady we all know who shines white light and wants to show how everything still turns to gold. And if you listen very hard the tune will come to you at last when all is one and one is all. And she's buying a stairway to heaven" Zeppelin, STH
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Back in 2002, a friend of Mike's told him that his LYB team needed more players, and wondered if he was interested. I'd been playing catch and pitching to Mike and Kristen since they were strong enough to swing a bat. Mike made the team, and we started going to practices and then to games. It wasn't more than 4 games into the season when Kristen told me, "Dad, I want to play, too." The season started, she'd have to wait until next year. Come the 2003 season, both of my kids were on teams.
One thing that was made clear to both of my children, from the very beginning, was you give it 100% or you're done. And they never failed to surprise me. One of Kristen's teams always had trouble having the requisite 9 players for a game. They showed me and the coach that 5 of them could do the job when they beat a 9-player team one weekend. No ball was let past the infield as the kids worked their 7-year old tails off.
When they got to the majors, one of the rules permitted siblings to be placed on the same team. So, whatever team Mike was on, Kristen was automatically added to that team when she moved up.
It was 2007, on the Major League team Lucas Plumbing, that they met Mark and Luke Krasienko. Eric Morgan was their coach, and one of the best the four ever had. Eric was patient with his team, and he expected them to perform as only he knew they could. He never had to raise his voice, he never talked down to the kids, and they treated him with the same respect. Eric had a soft spot in his heart for Kristen, as she was the only girl on his team, and gave her tips throughout her LYB career, even when she wasn't on his team.
Kristen, from Day One, had to bust her butt in order to for the other kids not to give her a hard time. Boys at that age all think, "Aw, man, we got a girl!" It took some time before some of the boys realized it was a good thing that she was on the team. She could hit and field as good as some, and better than most.
Every other year, the four of them teamed up. And whenever they played together, they had each other's back. They stood up for one another, and they rooted for each other. Mark and Luke had been raised and taught the same ideals, go hard or go home. And that they did. All four had done time in the outfield, "the place where balls were rarely hit." As time went on, and the quartet showed their talents, they moved forward and became regulars in the infield. And then Mark moved to the pitcher's mound, and Mike was given the gear to go behind the plate. Kristen and Luke put in time at shortstop and 2nd base, sometimes 3rd, and could turn a quick double-play together.
Unbeknownst to any of them, all were bound for the Clearview school system.
For the first time, they weren't playing together. Kristen was playing softball.
Kristen's freshman year, she was playing with most of her friends on the JV Clippers softball team. Shortly after the season began, the 1st baseman on the Varsity became ineligible due to her grades, and Kristen was called up. She played most of the season there and lettered her first year. Now, she's the starting 1st baseman for the JV, does some time at 3rd, and swings one of the biggest bats on the team.
Mike and Mark played their sophomore and freshman year together, respectively, and were joined by Luke this year.
Mark gradually worked his way back on the mound. Finishing his LYB career as the go-to man as a closer, Mark began starting games for Clearview. With him on the mound, the team has a much-better-than-average chance of winning games. He's also a dangerous baserunner.
Luke has got a glove where hits go to die. Grounders or flies, if they're hit to him, you can expect him to make the play. He knows where the play is before he's gloved the ball. And if he gets on base, he's also a threat to steal.
Mike finished his LYB career splitting time between 1st base and catcher. It didn't take too many games for him to love his time behind the plate. Mike's passion for the game and the position has turned him into a brick wall behind the plate, and a catcher that the pitchers have come to trust. And if he gets on first, it's only a few pitches before he's standing on 3rd.
Mike and Mark had a good chance to move to the Varsity this year, but word got back that the powers-that-be wanted to keep the three of them together. So, with Mark on the mound, Mike behind the plate, and Luke playing straight-away centerfield, the trio is teamed up again. And with Kristen on the adjoining field, the quartet is still together.
Mike Teleha
Mike Koziura
Clearview vs. Elyria
(I'll get more players' names as the season progresses-mjt)
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No, I haven't gone completely mad. I still love butter and cream, and you won't see recipes for tofu cheesecakes or fat-free brownies any time soon. It just happened that I made some desserts this weekend that might seem healthy at first glance: banana coconut chocolate chip cookies and plain frozen yogurt.
I read about these "healthy" cookies on Heidi Swanson's 101 Cookbooks blog and was immediately seized with a morbid curiosity to make some for myself. This is possibly the strangest cookie recipe I've ever seen.
Here are the things this cookie does NOT contain:
- butter
- sugar
- eggs
- flour
Is this possible? Yes. Does it taste good? You bet.
To be fair, this isn't so much of a cookie in the conventional sense as a baked ball of banana coconut oatmeal stuffed with chocolate chips. I bet the dough would make fantastic fritters when deep fried!
I did use one trick to up the tastiness factor. Instead of just mashing the bananas, I first roasted the bananas in a foil pouch in a 350F oven. (You'll know the bananas are done when the kitchen starts smelling like banana bread stands in Maui). Pre-roasting bananas is a trick I had learned from Cooks Illustrated's banana muffins. The heat caramelizes the sugars in the bananas, revealing the headily fragrant, intensely flavorful tropical goodness inside.
I wasn't a huge fan of the chocolate chips. Next time, I'll use cranberries and walnuts and call it breakfast.
The other recipe I tried this weekend was David Lebovitz's plain frozen yogurt. It's so easy that I shouldn't even call it a recipe: take 3 cups of Greek yogurt*, stir in 150 grams of sugar, chill in the fridge for an hour, then churn in an ice cream machine. Done. I added some lemon zest and lemon juice because I like my frozen yogurt quite tart. This makes delicious frozen yogurt, the only caveat is that it freezes up pretty solid, so some patience is required before it becomes soft enough to scoop.
In any case, I don't think I'll ever buy frozen yogurt again.
* Before anyone accuses me of making "skinny" food, I used full-fat Greek yogurt, thank you very much. 18 grams of delicious milk fat per serving :)


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Puyallup, Washington
In cooperation with Metro Animal Services, laws that affect Puyallup pets and their owners will be changing in February:
The base fine for animal control citations has been reduced
- For the health and safety of animals, it is now illegal to leave a pet in a car without proper ventilation
- The leash law requires a physical leash; electronic leashes do not fulfill the requirement
- The maximum number of adult dogs and/or cats in a household is capped at 5
- Rabies vaccines are required
These changes will go into effect in the third week of February.
Learn more about the animal control ordinance.
The Puyallup Municipal Code already has standards in place for dog owners, including using leashes in public spaces, scooping up pet waste, and regulations on excessive barking. Animal licensing continues to be required for both dogs and cats in the City of Puyallup. Contact Metro Animal Services to license your pet or learn more about animal control regulations.
Want to let your four-legged friends run free? Visit the Puyallup Dog Park.
Diane Rich Dog Training, LLC


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There's an MGM film which features an alien/human hybrid woman that wants to have sex with lots of men, who is chased by a small team of people. No, it's a movie that's ten years before that one, this is Lifeforce.
A space craft investigating Halley's Comet finds another ship in the comet's cone. Inside are dead large bats and three nude figures. Of course they free the figures, and the lead female wipes out the ship. The three figures end up on earth, and immediately the female overpowers any nearby males and escapes into London. The one surviving spaceman joins with a Colonel from the Special Air Service to slowly track her across the country, where those attacked come back to life and drain the life force from others. So, as one person points out, Vampires and Zombies! It's not so much that people win, more that they survive the encounter and see the vampires off.
This features Peter Firth, playing a character not a million miles away from the one he would play in Spooks. There is also basically a cameo from Patrick Stewart, who doesn't exactly get to show off his acting chops, more his ability to lie down. The lady is Mathilda May, and she is full frontal naked more often than not. The male lead is Steve Railsback, who... I don't remember ever seeing in anything else.
There are some great puppet effects here, which deserves to be seen. Aside from that, we aren't talking about a great entry into cinema history here, but one that definitely precursors the series I've been talking about.
Saturday, 15 October 2016
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There's an MGM film which features an alien/human hybrid woman that wants to have sex with lots of men, who is chased by a small team of people. No, it's a movie that's ten years before that one, this is Lifeforce.
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- Jet Simian said...
Good call on the Species link - I never thought of that!
I, um... apeciate Lifeforce on a few levels (quiet back there). It has great wizened Eighties zombies! It has a British space programme! It has a Henry Mancini score! It's a Tbe Hooper joint! It's written by Colin Wilson! It has blue lightning! It has Frank 'The Witchsmeller Pursuivant' Finlay in if-wet Christopher Lee mode!
Yes, the story's a bit bobbins (it's also quite D. Who, aside from the nuddittery), but it's very raely boring, histrionic in places, and yes, it's bobbins.
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Lollipops: Call Me Tree/Llamame Arbol
10:00 am: Hendricks Library, Simpsonville
11:30 am: Hughes Main Library, Downtown Greenville
Featuring the GSO String Quintet
A child is like a tree, beginning as a seed and growing inside and out. As the child branches out, it reaches to the world, finding comfort in its own skin as well as in its relationships with others. Finding that each creature is different, the child embraces diversity, confidence, and self-love. The GSO String Quintet will show their "roots" in this empowering story, alongside a live reading of "Call Me Tree/Llamame Arbol" in both English and Spanish.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the Hughes Main Library in October! Click here to learn about all of the Hispanic Heritage Month events through October 31st.
Lollipops concerts introduce children to classical music and the instruments of the orchestra through interactive concerts presented by members of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra. During each concert, chamber ensembles accompany a storybook reading. And, of course, audience members receive a lollipop at the end of each performance!
Lollipops concerts are appropriate for children ages 2 to 7, although all children and adults are welcome. Programs last approximately 30 minutes. Reservations are not required and admission is free.
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Spiced Pecan Pie Bars
Makes 12
- 1.5 cup almond flour
- 1 cup pecan halves
- 15 medjool dates (pitted)
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp ghee or butter
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar (optional)
- 2 tsp Garam Masala
- pinch of baking powder
- a few drops of vanilla extract or vanilla bean
1. Start by pitting your dates, and placing a pan of water (about 3 cups) on to boil.
2. When water is boiling, pour carefully into a bowl with the dates and soak for one hour.
3. To make the crust, preheat oven to 350, and mix almond flour, coconut sugar, and baking powder in a medium sized bowl.
4. Melt 1 tbsp ghee on the stove, and pour into a small bowl. Mix egg into ghee, add vanilla, then pour the wet mix into the flour bowl.
5. Combine well until a sticky dough forms.
6. With your hands, form a dough ball, and place on a piece of parchment paper, and flatten like a pizza.
7. Roll out until the crust is even in thickness, about 10 inches across in size.
8. Bake on parchment paper (on a baking sheet) for 15 minutes. Set to cool.
9. Take your soaked dates, plus 2 tbsp water and blend until a paste forms in a small food processor.
10. Carefully spread the paste onto the crust, in a rectangular shape. You can trim the edges (from where it was a circle) with a knife to create a rectangular crust. They are tasty, so you can snack on those edges while making the rest ;)
11. Once the paste has been spread evenly across the crust, take pecans and fry over medium low heat in a tbsp of ghee. Sprinkle in 2 tsp Garam Masala, then drizzle in 2 tbsp honey.
12. Flip to coat and let cook for about a minute, careful not to burn. Turn off heat, allow to slightly cool, then carefully place pecans on the paste, carefully pressing. Once you have covered the paste in pecans, refrigerate to help set, then cut into 12 bars. You can freeze these to thicken the paste up a bit, or serve a little ooey gooey.


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Apple iPod Shuffle MP3 Players Price List in the Philippines February 2019
Latest Reviews for Apple iPod Shuffle
Panibago kung libangan ang iPod shuffle ko, 2GB na memory at super handy pa, ang liit kasi , ang cute cute pa nito.. Basta ang masasabe ko lang talaga , kahit pa gaano kaliit yung gadget ng apple , ...Read more
- Rating : 4.7
- Review by Lannie Nepo
- Date : Apr 23, 2015
A shuffle iPod of mine 4th Gen with 4GB , Enough quality for the speaker and sounds , Many songs , portable and easy to use, 2 days straight playing because of the excellent battery quality of apple. ...Read more
- Rating : 5.0
- Review by OfF_volTes
- Date : Mar 27, 2015
With my small and tiny mp3 player of apple , this iPod shuffle has 1Gb capacity only, so it means I can only put songs limited not more than 50 songs, but its okay still good , the quality and the ...Read more
- Rating : 4.7
- Review by D Monestro
- Date : Mar 10, 2015
Latest Topics for Apple iPod Shuffle
ung ipad shuffle nyo po ay complete accesories (headset/charger)? Thank you!
- Last updated : Oct 15, 2018
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iTunes problem
Dami palang pwedeng gawin sa iPod nato akala ko pang personal lang pero nagamit ko sa gym namen ito na yung silbing music sa gym, Kaya lang bakit hindi ko na ito ma connect sa Itunes ko para sa mga bagongs songs? May pindutin ba o reset?
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Process of songs
So what is the process of putting songs in this iPod shuffle , If I transfer songs in my laptop though I need to transfer it first in iTune?
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About Apple iPod Shuffle
Apple iPod Shuffle expects to make one last run before taking an exit
First to implement usage of flash memory, the Apple iPod Shuffle was first announced on January 11, 2005 at Macworld Conference Expo. This is the smallest member of the iPod family that places its emphasis just on non-stop music playability. Over for generations, this model went through various changes to stay in sync with popular demands among the people of Philippines. The 4th and current version came out in 2010 but eventually faded into obscurity. It did enjoy popularity for as long as it lasted in the market.
Popularity in the Philippines
These not-so-expensive devices enjoyed major popularity among students in Philippines owing to its super small size and light weight. Since Apple iPod Shuffle didn't come with a screen, its usage was limited to playing of audio files, but that didn't stop it from gaining attention of audiophiles across the world. Apple Inc.'s CEO Steve Jobs was in the fore-front for making the company rise from the ashes and gain worldwide recognition thanks to their lineup of iPod Classic, iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle and iPod Touch MP3 players. The more that needs to be spoken about the man, the lesser it would seem because Job's contribution to Apple's success was so significant.
Features of Apple iPod Shuffle
1. The first generation iPod shuffle came in humble 512 GB and 1 GB storage versions using flash memory. It featured a USB 2.0 port and was white in colour. Release date was on January 11, 2005. Consequently, for the next two years various other colours like Silver, Blue, Pink, Orange and green were revealed to the public.
2. The second generation model was launched in September 5, 2007 in colours such as silver, light green, light blue, purple and pink. This time, the default storage space provided was 1 GB and 2 GB. Like before, USB 2.0 port was found. There was also premium 4 GB version released on March 11, 2009 in silver and black colours.
3. Third generation was first launched on September 9, 2009 in colours such as black, silver, pink, green, etc. Storage space provided was 4 GB and 2 GB along with USB 2.0 ports. The 2 GB version was discontinued on September 1, 2010 while the 4 GB edition was put away on September 9, 2009.
4. The fourth generation model was launched among high expectations on September 12, 2012 and made available in colours like black, silver, blue, green, purple, yellow and pink. Storage was 4 GB and has USB 2.0 port along with cable.
Latest news in the Philippines
The current generation of Apple iPod Shuffle is doing well, but not exceptional in terms of sales. Since Apple has ventured out into making laptops and Smartphone, the emphasis on producing just portable MP3 players have ceased for the most part. People now prefer to opt for all-in-one devices that allow them to make calls, enjoy movies, music, etc all the while not sacrificing on basic utilities that can be found on Apple Smartphone. So, it would not be wrong to expect that Apple will completely halt their production of Apple iPods in the near future. After all, a product that doesn't bring in profits is very rarely worth producing. You may quite well expect Apple iPod Shuffle being sold in gray markets in the Philippines.