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  • Increasing Your Mainframe’s IQ - Even in this day and age there are thousands of companies whose core business applications are running on 20 or 30 year old mainframes. There are many reasons for this but probably they boil down to the old adage ‘if it ain't broken, don't fix it’. There is no doubt that mainframes do a great job in high-volume transaction processing or calculation-intensive processes such as statistical analysis. They continue to offer un-paralleled reliability and security; they can function for years without interruption, even during maintenance or upgrade operations. It is not for nothing that RAS (Reliability, Availability and Serviceability) is a term that defines mainframe computers. However, that is not to say that relying on mainframes’ legacy applications doesn’t come without drawbacks.
  • Where To Find Dental Products For Pets? - Oscar is having a difficult time of his life. He is always experiencing painful dental problems for many weeks now. Some of his teeth were chipped off and every time he eats, his gums always hurt because of damaged teeth.
  • How Innovation Can Help Hospitals to Improve Their Revenue Cycle - The Healthcare debate continues. But as Republicans and Democrats race to present proposals to improve what appears to be a terribly inefficient healthcare system, we need to ask the question: What can hosptials do today to improve their efficiency? If you have ever received treatment at a hospital in the US you have probably been exposed to some of the admin complexity that this entails. Such are the innefficiencies in the administration processes that according to the American Hospital Association sixty percent of hospitals lose money providing patient care. To be precise, Healthcare Providers lose $60bn per year because of administrative errors. To put this into perspective this equates to the 2007 cost of providing universal healthcare through the National Health Service to 25 million people in the United Kingdom.
  • Hottest Retail Franchise Business Opportunities - According to the Small Business Association, over 50% of small businesses fail in the first year and 95% fail within the first five years. This can be a scary statistic for anyone contemplating a new business startup. However, if you want to be your own boss, or even if you already own several businesses and are looking for a new venture, a retail franchise can be a great way to get into a new business that’s already been tested and proven successful. If you’re looking for all the advantages of having your own business without the high risk of failure, then take a look at some of the hottest retail franchises available in the U.
  • Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon Make "Walk the Line" Better Than the Film - Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Walk the Line - 2 Stars (Average) "Walk the Line" is the story of Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) and June Carter Cash (Reese Witherspoon). Born poor in Arkansas, Cash rises to fame in the country music world and destroys a lot of relationships along the way with drinking, drugs and pandering. Eventually, June Carter wins his heart. Cash became who he was because the songs he wrote and sang were from his heart about his own life; they were not phony, and music lovers related to them in their own world.
  • "Meet the Fockers" Gets a Real Boost From De Niro and Hoffman - Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley Meet the Fockers - 3 Stars (Good) "Meet the Fockers" is the best comedy I have seen in a long time. It was not overdone and not underdone. This movie could have been easily over-the-top with its descriptive title, but there is no hint of it in the presentation.
  • You Are The Chosen One - Yesterday I was watching a rerun and it reminded of a movie going experience a few years back. While we were all flooding out of the theater after The Matrix, I turned to Oscar, one of the kids I mentor, and asked, "Do you think YOU are chosen for greatness like Neo was?" His answer, without hesitation, was "Yes." For the next week, I asked everyone I spoke with the same question, and I ran into the same answer time and time again. It wasn't long before my mind started asking me, "Are we all headed for greatness? Do we all have a larger purpose?" That would mean everyone on this earth was the "chosen one." Could that be true? This question, or to be more accurate, the interpretation of the answer to this question, leads me to the topic of this month's newsletter.
  • "The Departed" Is Best Mob Film Since Mario Puzo's "The Godfather" in 1972 - Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley The Departed – 4 Stars (Excellent) Let me get to the most important thing first: Director Martin Scorsese won an Oscar for "The Departed". Scorsese, one of the most accomplished directors of our era, has been nominated for 7 Oscars-5 for Best Director and 2 for Best Screenplay-before winning with The Departed.
  • Oscar Robertson: The Milwaukee Bucks’ First Star - Oscar Robertson is the Milwaukee Bucks’ first star player. Known as “The Big O,” Robertson is a recipient of the MVP award in 14 professional seasons. Robertson is an inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame and also one of the 50 greatest NBA players in history. The Milwaukee Bucks is the NBA team representing the city of Milwaukee in Winconsin. Robertson’s Early Years The NBA star was born to a poor family on November 24, 1983 in a segregated housing project in Indianapolis. Boys his age were into baseball but Robertson was not interested in the sport. Instead, he preferred to learn basketball.

  • "Ed Wood" Is a Very Strange Movie About a Very Strange Real Life Director - Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley Ed Wood – 1 Star – Terrible "Ed Wood" is a biographical movie about Edward D. Wood, Jr. who has been dubbed the worst director in the history of filmmaking. There is no close second and not even a distant second to Wood's "worst director" label. The movie depicts the life of Ed Wood in the 1950s and shows Wood as a very determined director with virtually no financial backing and no real talent.
  • Four Average Movies That Do Not Get Any Better the Second Time Around - Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley Here are four average movies that do not get any better the second time around: Anger Management - 2 Stars (Average) Anger Management brings young Adam Sandler together with old Jack Nicholson in a dippy comedy that borders on a romantic comedy without the dramatic bent.
  • Specialty Chemical Supplies, Sanitation Products – Orchem - Orchem Plans National Ad Infomercials are television productions that appear to be a newscast but instead are paid advertising segments. A similar approach for newspapers, called advertorials, is also planned by Suarez. "This product is truly sensational and that echoes the words of my wife," said Jerome Pruett, director of retail sales and marketing for BioTech Research, the product development arm of Suarez. "It's remarkable.
  • Celebrity Barber Horrors - When Movie Hair Goes Horribly, Horribly Wrong! Sometimes, a guy can find himself victimized by a barber who either doesn't have a clue - or has a sick sense of humor instead.
  • Pride and Prejudice Among 5 Films That Are Just Terrible - Copyright © 2006 Ed Bagley Pride and Prejudice – 1 Star (Terrible) Pride and Prejudice is another retelling of Jane Austin's novel set in 19th Century England about a mother trying to marry off her 5 daughters to prosperous gentlemen callers.
  • "Lost in Translation" Makes the Meaning of Life Sound Elusive - Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley Lost in Translation ' 2 Stars (Average) "Lost in Translation" was written and directed by Sofia Coppola and won enough awards to fill a grocery cart. The independent film earned Sofia Coppola an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and also had 2003 Oscar nominations for Best Picture (won by "The Lord of the Rings, the Return of the King", bad timing for Sofia), Best Director (won by Peter Jackson for Lord of the Rings) and Bill Murray as Best Actor (won by Sean Penn in "Mystic River"). Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" lost the same nomination as Murray. I would have voted for Johnny Depp as Best Actor rather than Sean Penn.
  • The Man That is Oscar Arias Sanchez - Oscar Arias Sanchez is the current president of the country of Costa Rica. He first assumed office on May 8, 2006 and is currently serving his second term. He had first been elected president on May 8, 1986 and served until May 8, 1990. President Arias is best known as one of the driving figures behind the end of the Central American civil wars during the 1980s. For his efforts, Oscar Arias Sanchez received the Nobel Peace Price in 1987. Aside from that, President Arias was also awarded the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism. The Economists for Peace and Security also accepted him as a trustee. President Arias is a member of the Board of Directors of International Criminal Court’s Trust Fund for Victims. Personal History President Arias was born on September 13, 1940 in Heredia, Costa Rica.
  • Be The Next Oscar Wilde With A Home Mortgage Refinancing Lender - Anybody can write but not everybody can be a writer. The mark of a true writer is the ability to express him or herself with eloquence and grace. Writing, however, is more than just stringing words together in a dramatic fashion. What Makes A True Writer? A true writer has something to say. It could be a message or an opinion of great importance that could stir even the most passive of audiences. It doesn’t matter how trivial or how crucial a subject is. A real writer can write about a home mortgage refinancing lender or a lengthy dissertation on an Oscar Wilde novel and will still have his or her readers gripped. A writer who can make a home mortgage refinancing lender look good or a well-loved monarch look bad is indeed a very talented one.
  • "Ryan's Daughter" Is a Love Triangle with Passion, Adultery, Rebellion and a Village Idiot - Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley Ryan's Daughter ' 4 Stars (Excellent) "Ryan's Daughter" is a love story that evolves into a love triangle set in the epic splendor of an isolated village on Ireland's scenic Dingle Peninsula. Like all love triangles, it ends in a disaster that becomes a tragedy.
  • Boys Don't Cry Stirs Our Baser Emotions But Fails Miserably to Increase Our Understanding - Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley Boys Don't Cry – 1 Star (Terrible) How can a film produce an Oscar winning Best Actress performance and a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination and still be a terrible movie? Easy, just fail to deliver an important message involving understanding and knowledge when you have millions of moviegoers who are glued to your presentation.
  • 2 Weird Films That Have Stood the Test of Time: "Drag Queens in the Desert" and "Rocky Horror" - Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – 2 Stars (Average) What would Hollywood be without its share of bitchy, catty, gaudy, outrageous and crazy films? That is perhaps why Stephen Elliott wrote and directed "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert".
  • "Friendly Persuasion" Finds a Pacifist Quaker Family in the Middle of a War - Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Friendly Persuasion - 3 Stars (Good) If "Friendly Persuasion" was produced 52 years after its original release in 1956, it might have won some of the 6 Oscar nominations it received, such as Best Sound and Best Writing, not to mention Best Picture and Best Director. The technical advancements in moviemaking today are light years ahead of where they were when William Wyler directed this simple film about a simple family in a very complicated situation.
  • Amateur Satellite Radio - When OSCAR was launched into space on December 12, 1961, the opportunity for amateur satellite radio transmissions from space was achieved. The satellite belongs to the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation which is an organization that is centered on educating the world about things that occur in space and the technology behind the satellite transmission unit's capabilities. Many people had already been using amateur radio signals to talk to each other on Earth, but with the addition of radio frequencies from the high altitude offered by Space, the ability to communicate was easier and the quality of the transmissions were greatly enhanced.
  • "To Kill a Mockingbird" Exposes the Destructiveness of Bigotry - Copyright ©
  • Free Movie Downloads - Great Info And Horrendous Report - Even if you are a computer novice, you can easily learn how to download movies. It is a matter of finding the site that carries what you are looking for and following their downloading directions. There are usually only a couple of steps to the whole process and in pretty short order you can have a movie to enjoy. Not all movies are available in their totality for free download. As a matter of fact, the majority of what you will find free to view consists of trailers, clips, extra footage and information about the shooting, scenes and the actors. Viewing trailers is actually a good way to decide if youďż˝re interested in seeing the entire movie.
  • A Jewish Family Flees Germany and Settles "Nowhere in Africa" - Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Nowhere in Africa (Nirgendwo in Afrika) - 3 Stars (Good) Only Walter could see it coming. His extended family in Germany could not see that Adolph Hitler would turn on his own German citizens who were Jewish. Walter was a professional, a judge and a German citizen, not a Jew who happened to be a German citizen. He would leave Germany and take his family to Africa in 1938. Walter was right.
  • "Breakfast on Pluto" Is Really Not About an Alien from Outer Space - Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley Breakfast on Pluto – 2 Stars (Average) Breakfast on Pluto is a gender preference movie about a boy who really wants to be a girl, and settles for being a transvestite trying to find a place in a world that curses his very existence. Irish actor Cillian Murphy plays Patrick "Kitten" Braden in a controversial film due to the subject matter. It is very difficult to make a great film. It is difficult to make a good film. It is almost impossible to make a good film when the subject matter is not even on the radar screen of the average viewer.
  • "Waking Ned Devine" by Kirk Jones Is the Best Comedy I Have Ever Seen - Part 1 - Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley Waking Ned Devine - 4 Stars (Excellent) Sooner or later one has to come clean.
  • "Tipping the Velvet" Is First Alternative Lifestyle Film with an Educational Message - Part 1 - Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley Tipping the Velvet - 4 Stars (Excellent) "Tipping the Velvet" is what some viewers would consider a terrible film about a sinful, raunchy lifestyle, and what I would consider an excellent film despite any apparent raunchiness. After writing 135 reviews, including what I would consider 8 alternative lifestyle films, Tipping the Velvet is the absolute best film and only the second film among the 8 in this genre that I would recommend seeing. Here are the films I considered terrible and the reasons why.
  • Four Hot Hourly Job Industries - Automotive, call center, restaurant and retail jobs are thriving Are you an hourly job seeker wondering what the hot job industries are?
  • Automated Guidance to Improve Hospital Revenue Cycle - Concern for the patient is always at the top of any hospital's priorities. However, the truth is that healthcare facilities in the US are in steep competition for customers. In that respect, hospitals are just like any other business, and anything that has a negative impact on the bottom line has to be addressed. The registration process is often a critical area that is ripe for improvement and one that can have a significant impact in both patient satisfaction and the hospital's revenue cycle.
  • Pardon Me, I Am Gushing Again About Movie's Incomparable Audrey Hepburn - Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Like a lot of shoppers at supermarkets, I look at the magazine displays while waiting in line to check out. Recently I was thrilled to see a recent edition to LIFE's Great Photographers Series: "Remembering Audrey 15 Years Later" with photographs by Bob Willoughby. In my review of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" I posed this question: Was there ever an actress who combined these four timeless qualities—beauty, fashion, grace and humility—better than Audrey Hepburn? My answer was simply, I think not. You better believe I bought a copy of Remembering Audrey faster than a single heartbeat, and remain a better person for having done so. Willoughby was born in Los Angeles—the city of the stars—and began taking pictures when he was 12.
  • "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" Is Difficult to Understand But Rewarding - Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley The Five People You Meet in Heaven - 2 Stars (Average) For anyone who has read Mitch Albom's book Tuesdays With Morrie, it was axiomatic to read The Five People You Meet in Heaven and then see the movie. Albom was asked why it took him so long between his first two books, he said "To be honest, I was a bit overwhelmed by Tuesdays' success. At first, nobody wanted to publish that book or talk much about it. "Then, suddenly, all anyone wanted me to do was write a sequel. I knew I didn't want to do that. I said everything in that book that I had to say about the last class between Morrie and me.
  • Best Known Dance Films - Ever since Al Jolson spoke the first words on screen in 1927's The Jazz Singer, singing and dancing have been a big part of the movies. Here are some of the best-known films involving dancing over the years: Saturday Night Fever (1977): John Travolta became an icon in this tale of a working-class Brooklyn guy who comes alive when he hits the dance floor each night. The Bee Gees-saturated soundtrack became one of the best-selling albums of all time, and Travolta's white disco suit was later purchased by film critic Gene Siskel. Travolta has since become known for dancing in many of his biggest hits, including Grease and Pulp Fiction.
  • Team Building Lesson: The View Cast Supports Whoopi Goldberg - If you want to see a specific example of a high performing team in action, be sure to watch the recent video clip of The View in which the cast collectively demonstrates their support for fellow team member, Whoopi Goldberg, after she was not included in a montage of host clips at this year's Oscars, especially since Whoopi was the first African American woman to host. What is a High Performing Team?
  • You Cannot Forget Captain Jack Sparrow, But National Treasure Is One Heck of a Hunt - Copyright © 2007 Ed Bagley National Treasure – 3 Stars (Good) It took an inordinately long time for movie land to bring us a modern day treasure hunt worth watching, but Director Jon Turteltaub delivered big time in National Treasure, the story of a secret treasure that crosses the centuries. National Treasure is the story of a vast bounty that continues to grow and change hands throughout time until confiscated by the Knights Templar as early as the 11th Century during the Crusades. The Knights Templar become the modern day Masons.
  • Canadian Singing Sensation Celine Dion Launches Her Taking Chances Tour - Canada has had its fair share of musical divas. Ask someone to name a famous Canadian chanteuse and you're likely to hear a range of possible candidates: Alanis Morissette, Avril Lavigne, K.D.
  • Are you oblivious to the gold around you? - What could be your easiest and most profitable promotion may be lying there, right under your nose. It seems that nearly every small business owner I talk to is constantly looking for new customers. Despite the fact that more emphasis should be put on your existing clients than finding new, there is a formula you can follow to attract more than enough new ones. First, open your eyes! As much as I personally dislike all the negativity in most newspapers, there are hundreds of potential story ideas and promotional themes you could use. What does it take? VERY LITTLE!
  • For Romance Without Any Stress, "Sleepless in Seattle" Is the Cure - Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley If you were celebrating Valentines Day with a candlelight dinner for two at home and settled in to watch a movie, "Sleepless in Seattle" would be a great choice because it provides a pleasant experience and is already becoming a romantic comedy classic. Your parents or grandparents experienced a similar story line in the now classic "An Affair to Remember" that was released in 1957 and paired Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr.
  • "Forest Gump" Teaches Many Lessons, and Tom Hanks Earns Best Actor Oscar - Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Forrest Gump - 4 Stars (Excellent) "Forrest Gump" begins with a feather being lifted through the air by a breeze that brings it to the feet of Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), who is sitting at a bus stop in Savannah (GA). Gump picks it up and puts it in a "Curious George" children's book.
  • Things to Consider when Buying Prom Dresses and other Formal Dresses - Teens are often avid shoppers when it comes to everyday clothes, but when it comes to buying a prom dress, they're often lost.
  • Bvlgari weird spelled an exceptional perfume - Bvlgari Perfume: weird spelled an exceptional perfume Probably the most bizarre spelled perfume name ever, sometimes, if you try to find information on Bvlgari perfume, you will need to search for “Bulgari perfume”,as well as Bvlgari. It is in the nature of our brains to seek and make order out of chaos. “Bvl” just doesn’t have a phonetic equivalent. But “Bul” does, and so perfume sellers continue to market “Bulgari perfume” although this is a misspelling of the product.
  • The Best Psychological Thriller Since "Wait Until Dark" Is "Dressed to Kill" - Copyright © 2008 Ed Bagley Dressed to Kill - 4 Stars (Excellent) "Dressed to Kill" is the most horrific psychological thriller I have seen since "Wait Until Dark" with Audrey Hepburn as a recently blinded woman who is terrorized by a trio of thugs while they search for a heroin-stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment.
  • 12 Mother's Day Quotes to Celebrate The Most Important Person In Your Life - If you want to bring a sparkle to mom's eye, share these twelve Mother's Day quotes with her. After all, Mother's Day will be here before you know it and you want to make sure mom understands just how important she is to you. She's the only person in the world you could never have lived without ' literally. These twelve Mother's Day quotes go out to all of the overworked, underpaid and definitely underappreciated mothers in the world... 1.
  • "Coach Carter" Sends an Outstanding Message About a Coach with Integrity, Honor and Goodness - Coach Carter - 3 Stars (Good) Samuel L. Jackson plays Coach Ken Carter in a good sports drama with an outstanding message for today's high school basketball players who see playing with the pros as their only objective in life. Coach Carter, a successful sporting goods store owner and an outstanding athlete in his day, returns to his alma mater which is located in a poor area of Richmond (CA). He inherits a team with players that have a poor attitude, poor performance and virtually no expectations for their future should they fail to advance their basketball careers. The team at Richmond High School is designed to have its student athletes fail by not requiring greater expectations, discipline and accountability.
  • 14 Funny Quotes to Celebrate April Fool's Day - April Fool's Day is almost upon us, and what better way to warm up our laughter than with a few funny quotes? Chances are, you're going to pull a few pranks (and be the center of one or two) when April 1st rolls around. Let these funny quotes get your humorous side ready for this day of great fun. 1. "April 1. This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four." ~ Mark Twain 2.
  • 11 Election Day Quotes Celebrating Our Right to Vote - Election day falls on November fourth this year, and what better way to celebrate our right to vote than with a few good election day quotes? After all, it's a right that was fought for by our fellow citizens throughout our history as a nation.
  • Master Your Fears - "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear."--Mark Twain I found an interesting thing when I looked up courage in the dictionary. .. 'the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc. without fear or bravery.' This struck me as interesting because it's the one time I'm not sure I would agree with the dictionary. To me, courage is doing something in spite of fear, not with an absence of fear.
  • Self-Doubt and Writers - The other day I was driving home from picking up some scripts to read when a great idea for a kid's book hit me. Excitedly, I turned the idea over and over in my head and began really taking seriously that I should start this book. Then it hit. The Don't Bother Train. You know the one. It sounds like this: All the stories have already been told. There's just no point. There's too much competition. Throw in the towel. Forget it. Throw in the towel. Forget it. Don'tbotherdon'tbotherdon'tbother... And that dark train of doubt rides on into the night leaving its faint, melancholy whistle drifting on the wind. Believe it or not, even though I write an encouraging and motivational blog every day filled with screenwriting tips, this negative stream of consciousness is something that goes through my mind every once in awhile too.
  • Brand Name Women's Apparel Under $20 - Everyone is talking about the credit crunch. Obviously, consumer confidence is affected, and most are more cautious about where they spend their hard earned money on. They should be because given the uncertainty that looms in the horizon, now is the time to save money. However, as the holiday season draws closer with each passing day, let's not forget to be generous. Being generous also mean that spending is inevitable. Fortunately, in the current economic climate, there are many great deals available. If you spend the time to source for such deals, you find that you get more value for the same dollar that you spend. Many businesses are affected by the economic downturn.
  • 70s Rocker And 80s Superstar Bruce Springsteen Boasts One Of The Top Concert Tours Of 2007/2008 - "I'm the one who gets away, I'm a New Jersey success story, And they'll say Lord give me the chance to shake 'his' hand, They'll say." From "Big Casino" by Jimmy Eat World. When it comes to the world of rock music, not many artists personify a "New Jersey success story" the way that Bruce Springsteen does.

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