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Monday, 30 April 2012
Jonas Brother Lands E! Reality Show: Will You Watch?
It's beginning to feel inevitable. Every day, it seems, another celebrity comes to a particular conclusion: "My life is so interesting, a camera crew should follow me around all the time!" The latest addition to the real-life docu-soap genre is E!'s Married to Jonas (premiering on Sunday, Aug. 19 at 10 p.m. ET), which stars the oldest Jonas brother, Kevin, and his wife, Danielle Deleasa.
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Sunday, 29 April 2012
Friday, 27 April 2012
Justin Bieber Says He's 'Too Young' To Marry
'It doesn't mean Selena is not the right person though,' he says of waiting a bit before he ties the knot, to anyone.
By Jocelyn Vena
Justin Bieber
Photo: MTV News
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez denied engagement reports last week. And it seems that the Biebs, at age 18, is definitely not ready to get married. Doing press in Europe to spread the message about his new album, Believe, he was asked if he was ready to walk down the aisle with his actress/singer girlfriend.
"No, I'm too young. One day, I will get engaged, when I have found the right person in five or 10 years. It doesn't mean Selena is not the right person though!" he told Le Parisien, Pressparty.com reports. "She's going to kill me if I say that!"
The singer then talked a bit about having people constantly speculate about his relationship with Gomez. "It is not easy to be so young and to have a relationship with someone that doesn't stay private," he said. "But, well, I am a public personality, it is what I wanted, so I have to deal with it."
Earlier this year, Bieber opened up to MTV News about wanting to be a young dad. "I see myself in 10 years having a family," he said. "Twenty-eight, that's a good time to really have a family 'cause I want to be a young dad. Maybe, [it's a] long time away though. Don't get any ideas, people. It's not happening anytime soon."
Well, perhaps if he follows his own ground rules to being a great boyfriend, then one day he really will make some special lady happy. "I don't know if I'm even the best boyfriend," Bieber said on the set of his video for "Boyfriend." "But I can give a few suggestions. I think being honest and patient, because girls can be tough sometimes, so you just got to be patient. That's two. Forgive, and have fun, because it's about having fun. Last one? Be faithful."
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Google Drive now offers a bumpy ride for Chrome OS dev-channel users
You knew it was gonna happen, but Google's cloud-based storage service has now been married to its cloud-based operating system, as Chrome OS users who receive updates via the dev-channel may now benefit from integration with Google Drive. Most notably, Drive will now appear as an additional folder within the file manager, although the implementation isn't without its quirks. For example, our peers at TechCrunch described the inability to make these files available for offline access. It goes without saying that dev-channel releases aren't for everyone, but if you enjoy living on the edge, then be sure to take a peep at what Google has in store for the inevitable mainstream release.
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Antonio Banderas Might Join 'Machete Kills' Cast
We didn't think it was possible, but "Machete Kills" might actually end up having an even more insane cast than "Machete" did. In addition to Danny Trejo reprising his role as the titular character, we've already learned that Mel Gibson has a part in the movie. And that's not the only person likely-director Robert Rodriguez [...]
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Thursday, 12 April 2012
Grass dismisses Israeli travel ban
BERLIN (AP) ? Guenter Grass says Israel's decision to bar him from visiting the country because of his poem criticizing the Jewish state reminds him of similar steps that dictatorial governments have taken against him.
Previously the German literature Nobel laureate has only been barred from entering a nation by then Communist-ruled East Germany and the military junta in Myanmar about 25 years ago, Grass said in a reaction piece published by German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung on Wednesday.
Grass, 84, said the tone of Israel's announcement on Sunday reminded him of the reasoning then given by spy minister Erich Mielke of East Germany, or GDR.
"The GDR has ceased to exist. Israel's government, however, as a nuclear power of uncontrolled scope, considers itself powerful on its own and is so far not open for admonitions. In Myanmar alone, there are seeds of hope," he wrote, referring to the Southeast Asian nation's recent political thaw.
In his poem "What Must Be Said," published by Sueddeutsche Zeitung and other dailies across Europe on April 4, Grass criticized what he called Western hypocrisy over Israel's nuclear program and labeled the country a threat to "already fragile world peace" over its belligerent stance regarding Iran.
On Sunday, Israel's interior minister, Eli Yishai, announced that Grass ? who only late in his life admitted to a Nazi past ? would be barred from Israel, citing an Israeli law that allows it to prevent entry to ex-Nazis. But Yishai made clear the decision was related more to the recent poem than Grass' actions nearly 70 years ago.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply rejected Grass' poem, and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman accused Grass of anti-Semitism.
In his poem, Grass called for "unhindered and permanent control of Israel's nuclear capability and Iran's atomic facilities through an international body." Also, he specifically criticized Israel's "claim to the right of a first strike" against Iran.
Grass on Wednesday stressed that the travel ban won't hinder him from keeping the memories of his past trips to Israel alive. "I still see myself bound to Israel forever," he said.
In Israel, Grass' poem has touched a raw nerve, where officials have rejected any moral equivalence with Iran and been quick to note that Grass admitted only in a 2006 autobiography that he was drafted into the Waffen-SS Nazi paramilitary organization at age 17 in the final months of World War II.
Grass' subsequent clarification that his criticism was directed at Netanyahu's government, not the country as a whole, did little to calm the outcry.
Israel, along with much of the international community, believes that Iran is trying to develop a nuclear weapon. The Israelis fear a nuclear Iran would threaten its existence, given repeated Iranian calls for the destruction of the Jewish state, and have threatened to attack Iran if diplomacy and sanctions fail.
Rarely mentioned in the debate ? except by Iran ? is that Israel itself is widely believed to possess its own undeclared arsenal of nuclear bombs.
Israel neither confirms nor denies having nuclear weapons and has refused to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which would subject it to international inspections.
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Juergen Baetz can be reached on Twitter at www.twitter.com/jbaetz
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Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Kindergarten boy brings heroin to show and tell
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Jennie Garth makes assistant suck a cow's udder
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By Courtney Garcia, TODAY.com contributor
You don't want to lose a bet to Jennie Garth.
Promoting her upcoming CMT series, ?Jennie Garth: A Little Bit Country,? the actress appeared on ?The Tonight Show with Jay Leno? April 5, and admitted to a not-so-friendly wager with her personal assistant, Corinne Dekker, who mistakenly believed the only way to exploit a cow?s resources was through some delicate lip-locking.
?I?m from the Midwest, and we midwesterners know you don?t have to suck on the cow?s udder to get the milk out of the cow,? explained Garth, who?s originally from Illinois. ?We made a bet and she [Dekker] lost the bet, so she had to pay up.?
The actress previewed a clip from the series, in which she arrives fresh and early one morning?at Dekker?s trailer, seeking her reward.
?If Corinne doesn?t suck this cow?s udder I?m going to fire her,? Garth claimed in a one-on-one moment with the camera.
She then reiterated the task to her employee, ?Suck it, Corinne.?
No firing was necessary, however, as Dekker followed through on the bet, sticking her head beneath the cow and sucking its udder.
?Jennie Garth: A Little Bit Country,? premieres on CMT April 20, and follows the recently single 38-year-old as she and her daughters move from?Los Angeles to a?farm. The former ?90210? star told Leno the cow was a new purchase, and that it was something she?d always wanted as a kid.
?What girl didn?t dream about having her own cow?? Leno replied.
Though Garth, who described herself as a ?country girl,? doesn?t eat meat or dairy, her only option at the time was to get a milking cow, thus the new duty arose.
Added the actress, ?When you get a milking cow, you have to milk it.?
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Monday, 9 April 2012
Tips For Perfecting Your Online Marketing Campaign | Internet ...
Choose a domain name that is easy for people to remember. Try to use your brand or your business name as your site?s name. Use an URL that will be easy to remember for your customers. They will be more likely to visit your website if they can remember it.
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For instance, if you provide home goods, consider joining forces with a business that sells baby products, and give their customers a price break. This way, you can get discounts for your customers and offer discounts to your partner?s customers.
The internet is an effective free resource to help evaluate your market approach since you may not be able to afford a marketing consultant. There are forums, blogs, local courses, and even free e-books dealing with this subject.
Deciding upon a specific direction and purpose for your website can be quite intimidating. Channel your interests, and come to a conclusion what is the best idea. The niche you choose should be something with which you are comfortable and that you enjoy. It will be simple to market your product when you develop a plan.
Be sure your campaign is personal and genuine. By using your name in ads as the business owner and posting a photo and bio on your website, you can connect with your customers. In addition, you could provide a personally-written welcome for your customers.
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One way to market your business online would be to create a website that covers all public relations issues. Use this page to post information such as press releases that might get reprinted by online news sites or trade publications. This is pretty easy to do and the perfect way for your business to be noticed.
You can use tools to see how many people are visiting your site versus how many people are ordering from your site. Analyze the information, and you can get quick feedback on whether your online marketing is effective or not. Many companies have tools that you can install on your web server to track visitor behavior.
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Healthcare Franchise, Billing: Health Care Practice Partners Interview
FranchiseHelp interviewed Barbara Hendon, one of the co-founders of Health Care Practice Partners?(HCPP). The healthcare franchise?offers medical revenue services such as medical billing, practice management, and revenue recovery services. Both Hendon and fellow HCPP co-founder Martha Sutton previously co-founded?AirLogix, a national respiratory health management company. Hendon talks to FranchiseHelp about her past experience with her previous company, the healthcare management industry, and what lays ahead for HCPP and the changing healthcare industry.
FranchiseHelp: What skills or knowledge from your previous company, AirLogix, did you find crucial in starting up and running HCPP?
Barbara Hendon: Every experience we?ve had contributes to our ability to start and manage our business.? We opened offices and provided services in 17 states during our time with AirLogix.?? I would say the most crucial skill is our ability to replicate our business model in multiple sites with quality and precision while measuring the results.
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FH: They are both healthcare-focused companies, but focus on different areas and functions of the industry.
BH: Yes, they are different but our philosophy is not.? As our mission statement says, we are committed to quality and affordable health care for all in need.? By managing the business aspect of our physician clients? practices, they can focus on patient care.
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FH: How did you get the idea for the franchise? ?And what were some of the challenges in starting up the company?
BH: We first thought we would expand our services by opening additional offices and hiring staff, but decided that a franchise model would allow others to realize the American Dream by owning their own successful business.? Business ownership is an experience we wanted to share with those who have the drive and determination to work hard.
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FH: What are the most important things a prospective franchisee or employee should know or be prepared for when entering the healthcare billing and management industry?
BH: They need to be prepared for a dynamic work environment, where policies and processes are constantly changing.? The advantage of being in a franchise system is that these policies and processes will be disseminated to them by the Franchisor.? Most medical billing professionals have a difficult time keeping up with the ever-changing components and regulations of medical insurance and governmental payers. As a Planned Practice Management company, billing is only one component of services we provide.? However, it is the most important service.
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FH: Since regulations and coding are always changing, how do you keep franchisees, employees, and technology updated with the latest changes?
BH: Our HCPP National office has the experience and resources to monitor, test and institute changes to our internal processes, and stay current with payment policies and billing/coding/documentation regulations.? Our franchisees will be notified and instructed upon the change of processes that affect our RevenuePath?, our proprietary system of revenue cycle management. ?Our technology partner is also proficient and skilled in updating the software program that houses and drives the RevenuePath?.
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FH: How do you keep ahead of the curve when it comes to competitors, privately-owned or in-house or similar franchises?
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- We provide Planned Practice Management, so our goal is to enhance profits for our clients, not just billing and collections.
- We are located in the USA; we do not out-source to an overseas call center.
- Our franchisees must have a professional office.? We do not office from the home.
- Franchisees are supported by a network of resources that most ?mom and pop? offices are not. Who is going to do the work when ?mom and pop? go on vacation?? Who is going to do the work if the in-house person gets sick and is out for two weeks.
- Our software is state-of-the-art and continually upgraded.? Some competitors are bogged down by an antiquated system they can?t afford to purchase upgrades or replace.
- Our concept delivers a significant result using a proven process.? Our audits support that claims are paid correctly 98% of the time, the first time! As a result, our clients generally realize a 15% increase in revenue, a healthier cash flow, and enhanced profits.
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FH: As a franchisor, what are some of the most important things you provide franchisees related to healthcare management?
BH: Proven processes and 60+ years of collective experience.
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FH: Where do you see HCPP going in the next five years?
BH: We have a very conservative growth plan to produce fifty franchises by the end of 2014 which will give us the opportunity to provide outstanding support to our franchisees and their clients.? We also have other ideas of services we can implement that will complement our Medical Practice Management and Profit Enhancement Services.
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FH: Are there any changes you foresee in your industry?
BH: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) signed into law on March 23, 2010, reforms certain aspects of the private health insurance industry and public health insurance programs including increased coverage of pre-existing conditions and expanding access to over 30 million Americans.? This means that there will likely be even greater pressure on physicians and health care providers to focus their time and energy on providing patient care, lessening their practical ability to focus on the management of their practices.? Consequently, it may make more sense for them to seek help regarding practice management, including outsourcing certain management aspects to professionals that are experienced in handling the broad spectrum of issues regarding compensation and the cash flow of their practice.? Finding the right Practice Management partner may be of paramount importance to the success of their practice. HCPP is prepared to be their outsource solution.
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