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Ratings: ‘Undercover Boss’ crushes Friday rivals

2012-02-21T16:00:29Z

CBS dispatched its reality thug Undercover Boss to Fridays to show rivals who is, er, boss.

Moving over from Sunday nights, Boss (10.7 million viewers, 2.4 adults 18-49 rating) was easily Friday’s top-rated broadcast show, putting a beat down on ABC’s recently improving Shark Tank (5.7 million, 1.5), which fell 17 percent from last week’s season high. On its other flank, Boss also crushed Fox’s Kitchen Nightmares (3.1 million, 1.3).

The 8 p.m. Boss gave a lead in to CBS’ struggling freshman drama A Gifted Man (9.5 million, 1.5), now moved to 9 p.m. and tying CSI: NY‘s average in the spot. though Gifted was 25 percent higher than the show’s average, the medical drama is considered a long-shot to to earn a second season.

ABC managed to edge out CBS to win the night, however, thanks to 20/20 devoting two hours to Whitney Houston (7.9 million, 2.0). also Friday: Fox’s Fringe (3 million, 1.1) was unchanged in the demo. CBS’ Blue Bloods (10.6 million, 1.6) was OK. Ratings for the CW’s Nikta (1.6 million, 0.6) and Supernatural (1.7 million, 0.7) were pretty standard.

Ratings: ‘Undercover Boss’ crushes Friday rivals

How to Find Your Natural Resilience

2012-02-20T20:00:18Z

Elizabeth Smart is an absolute inspiration. she is the 21-year-old woman from Utah who was kidnapped at 14 and subjected to daily physical and sexual abuse during nine months of captivity. In an interview, she was so impressive: poised, graceful and clearly thriving, as she said, I’ve never let it hold me back. We all have our trials and difficult times. I don’t think we should ever let it disable us from doing what we want to do.

Elizabeth Smart is the paragon of resilience, which is the ability to move through adversity and emerge whole and thriving. People who are resilient accept what happened, but resist defining themselves by it. Resilience is the child from an abusive and disadvantaged home who graduates from college at the top of her class; the severely disabled man in the film My Left Foot, who became a writer and artist; my father who has experienced numerous medical crises and still appreciates every day. these are ordinary people faced with extraordinary circumstances who found within themselves the capacity to prevail.

Resilience is not about a falsely optimistic, pollyanna view of the world. It is about being realistic with what happens, feeling intense feelings, and not turning away from struggling. Resilience is about engaging with life. It involves authentically being with our experience to come out the other side, rather than circling around it or wishing it would disappear. It is common, apprehensible, and available to all of us. In fact, once we are aware of it, resilience can infuse our daily lives and take us from merely holding on to flourishing fully with our hearts wide open.

The Essence of Resilience: not Being a Victim

How to be resilient? the short answer is: don’t identify yourself as a victim. Resilient people understand that anything can happen. they realize that the world isn’t fair and that difficult things can happen to the most wonderful people. they feel their emotional reactions, then figure out how to pick themselves up and move forward. It might take a long time and happen in tiny increments, but the predominant movement is toward living and not just existing.

Being resilient means understanding that we cannot control what happens to us, but that we can control how we relate to what happens. We get to choose. We can carry around the tragic events of our lives, letting them color the way we view ourselves and the world, or we can prosper.

The good news is that victimhood is perpetuated by the stories we tell ourselves. why good news? Because being a victim is not inherent in the events that actually befall us; it is a choice we can make by the thoughts we support with our attention. Paying attention is like giving fertilizer to a plant – what we feed is what becomes our reality. Elizabeth Smart knows this first hand. she said, If you sit there and think about it all the time, you’re giving them more power over your life.

If you are giving away your power, you are doing so in your mind. what are you feeding with your attention?

Discover Your inner Resilience

Studies of resilient people have revealed a number of qualities that encourage thriving, no matter what circumstances occur. See how you might actualize them in your own life.

Strong relationships with people who support, encourage, and reassure;
The willingness to allow strong feelings – anger, grief, fear – without avoiding them;
The ability to make a plan and carry it out;
Confidence – an attitude of I can, rather than I can’t. Trusting oneself and one’s abilities;
The capacity to learn from life experiences. People who emerge from challenging circumstances often report insights such as greater clarity about life and appreciation for loved ones. they feel gratitude for what the experience has brought to their lives.
Self-care. Resilient people are attentive to their own needs. they nurture themselves, and seek out help when needed.

Ordinary people, just like you, are able to move on and flourish in their lives despite tremendous difficulties. We are so fortunate that the opportunity is available to all of us, in every moment, to choose life. what do you choose?

How to Find Your Natural Resilience

REVIEW: Comedy corrals laughs from chaos, on and off stage

2012-02-19T15:00:20Z

Theatre Tuscaloosa’s “Noises Off,” running — and leaping, tumbling and stumbling — in the Bean-Brown Theatre, is balletic in the sense that movements must be choreographed, moments coordinated so that the whole thing won’t fall apart. It’s comic in the sense that even if something did go horribly wrong, it’d be easy to mistake it for part of the script. Except there might be actual, instead of feigned, blood.

“Noises Off” is a play about a play, “nothing on,” a mediocre if not outright horrible farce, shown in three bits of its existence. the first act is a clumsy dress rehearsal when it seems nothing will indeed go on. the second act spins the entire two-story set around to show the audience there’s even wilder mayhem backstage, among the alcoholic, lovelorn and jealous cast, as it bumbles through a mid-run matinee performance. the third act turns the set back, and shows the play in its death throes, as all the betrayals, rivalries and misunderstandings threaten to implode onstage.

So this farce behind the farce is every producer or director’s nightmare, every actor’s worry — am I one, or all, of those divas, ditzes and dullards? — and, thanks to schadenfreude, an audience’s delight.

As the adage more-or-less goes: Tragedy is when I fall down; comedy is when you fall down. Many things succumb to gravity in “Noises Off,” including pants, sheets, axes, bottles, bottoms, dignity and more pants. Props should go to props, stage management and other Theatre Tuscaloosa crew just for keeping the blur of dresses, flowers, boxes, bags and so on in all their places.

Part of the fun of “Noises Off” is the insider thing: Playwright Michael Frayn was clearly mocking himself, as a writer of similar lame farces. the actors and crew of Theatre Tuscaloosa’s production might well know some of these types and traumas, from personal experience or observation. It’s tempting to ponder just who Gary Wise, playing “I am God” director Lloyd Dallas might have patterned his sometimes condescendingly patient, sometimes hairily explosive, usually cleverly manipulative moves on.

Certainly not from actual director Tina F. Turley, who has done a rather deity-like job herself of corraling this into balletic chaos. while even slapstick comedy can’t be purely mechanical — if you don’t somehow relate to or care for the characters, it’s as hollow as most Adam Sandler or Jim Carrey messes — there is so much of the physical required here that it’s a kind of miracle this thing not only works, but makes you miss the characters afterward.

As always with the ever-

present and ever-entertaining Wise, whatever and whomever he might have been inspired by, it becomes all his on stage. he is the spot-on leader for this motley band, just caring enough to get things done, but clearly very much his own egomaniac.

For “Noise Off” to cook, it must have a Dotty. Drew Baker plays the heart of the show, the veteran actress who’s invested her own money in this production of “nothing on,” hoping to have a hit and “set a little something aside” for her approaching retirement years. But Dotty is more saucy Helen Mirren than dignified Judi Dench; it’s her affair with younger actor Garry (Will Nevin) that sparks much friction in the second and third acts. Baker has the great deceptive quality of projecting maternal warmth, concealing a sharper, darker wit that breaks out in the latter acts, the knife within the velvet sheath.

Charles Prosser earns much of the love and many of the biggest belly-laughs with his dim-witted Frederick, who is so mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence that he really, really can’t see the director is about to strangle him for continuing to seek motivation at midnight, or that sweet Belinda (Brooke Wood) wants to jump his bones.

Not as experienced in years, but warmly welcome back to Tuscaloosa after 15 years working in Los Angeles and new York, is Wood, who invests vigorous life into what can be an overlooked part, as less-neurotic Belinda seemingly loves and gets along with everyone. although the enabler of the group, she happily gets to let go in a scene or two, providing some of that Baker-esque twist, from darling to monster in a flash, and then back to form.

Wescott Youngson also plays dotty, lower-case, as senior actor Selsdon, bowling over his drunken goon’s role with charm and fervor. Molly Page embodies the vapid Brooke with helium and butterflies and a dose of lust; what’s most remarkable and perhaps not as noticed by the opening-night audience, in the rush of gags in the third act, is how Brooke keeps going like the Energizer bunny-tank, completely oblivious of how the show’s falling apart.

Elliot Moon, as go-to flunky Tim, and Susie Johnson, as stage manager Poppy, have fewer moments, but shine in the backstage second act, running ragged and finding musical changes in the most mundane of stage announcements. Nevin has another of those thankless parts, as Garry who must mostly register concern. while he needs a few more years perhaps to rise up to the flexible embodiment of some of his fellow actors, he has some fine bits, including the axe shtick which turns into a Harlem Globetrotters-style circus act, capped perfectly by Moon’s finest and fastest move of the night, one of those coordinations of comic timing that make a highly mechanical, but not heartless, show such as “Noises Off” shine.

REVIEW: Comedy corrals laughs from chaos, on and off stage

The Chris Christie Endorsement of Mitt Romney

2012-02-18T21:00:38Z

Chris Christie has endorsed Mitt Romney in the Republican Primary. We can only assume that doom and despair will follow.

Both men are paragons in Republican virtue. Mitt Romney is a candidate who revises his books between revisions to win over undecided voters. He’s a man who has helped inspire Obama’s healthcare policy. his image is as malleable as his hair. as for Chris Christie, he is foul-mouthed and clumsy, and after revelations that came to light when Christie was primed to run for president, not much of a conservative.

Both men are certainly representative of America’s ruling class. Romney is plastic, fake, and wins crowds over through carefully crafted buzz phrases and a mass-produced charisma. Christie seems genuine, however inarticulate.

Following the endorsement, the Romney campaign sent an email to supporters on behalf of Christie claiming that this was the most important election in generations. Just like the last one Romney ran in, and every election a candidate has stood for office since the first of the elections. We dare say that it would be unpopular to admit that this election, like so many others, will do little to avert the upcoming disaster.

No president, no Congressman, no new Jersey governor, no human being can stand in the way of the awesome collapse that is upon us. National Bankruptcy is the price that must be paid for Moral Bankruptcy. The system of bribes, schemes, and lies cannot stand forever. now, it seems that we can no longer postpone what generations before us decided we would have to face. no politician can create jobs any more than they can stand in the way of an almost supernatural storm.

National Bankruptcy is the ultimate liquidation process. Darkness must cede to light, lies to truth, and corruption to honest trade. The current system propagates itself by printing paper and calling it money. It exists solely as long as people have faith in the US government. when that faith truly and fully falters, the paper becomes worthless and the government defaults on its obligations.

As Republicans attempt to persuade the Occupy Wall Street protesters to fuel their rage against the politicians, they should be careful that people don’t really lose faith in the politicians. If they do, the entire system falls apart and the election really will cease to be relevant.

National Bankruptcy is the ultimate penalty for bad government. It’s nothing specific to us, it’s the penalty for continuous bad government. It only, as Thomas Carlyle taught us, falls on the dumbest person who can’t pawn it off on anyone else.

The Chris Christie Endorsement of Mitt Romney

Pat Buchanan Out: People Respond Online

2012-02-18T20:00:20Z

After he served ten years as an analyst, MSNBC has shown Pat Buchanan the door.

Protests have gone on for years about Buchanan’s statements and perceived racism. Buchanan maintains that this is all a conspiracy by the left to have him ousted. And, there were coordinated and concerted efforts to petition and pressure MSNBC to can him.

Most who are happy to see him go can recite certain statements that Buchanan has made over the years, including:

“The decline in academic test scores here at home and in international competition is likely to continue, as more and more of the children taking those tests will be African-American and Hispanic.”

“[The decline of the Jewish population in America] is a result of the collective decision of Jews themselves. From Betty Friedan to Gloria Steinem in the 1970s to Ruth Bader Ginsburg today, Jewish women have led the battle for abortion rights. The community followed.”

“Through history, all the great religions have condemned homosexuality and all the great nations have proscribed or punished it. none ever placed homosexual liaisons on the same plane as traditional marriage, which is the bedrock institution of any healthy society.”

“If we do not get control of our borders, by 2050 Americans of European descent will be a minority in the nation their ancestors created and built.”

Upon news of his firing, people took to Twitter to express glee or outrage, depending on their lean:

Shame on MSNBC for firing @PatrickBuchanan. another step backward from real debate on cable “news”: thebea.st/yPZkjk

— Andrew Sullivan (@sullydish) February 17, 2012

oh good, pat buchanan gives conservatives another opportunity to explain the first amendment right to a tv pundit job.

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) February 17, 2012

Pat Buchanan should STFU. People heard you and voted no. It’s the risk ALL of us take when we express opinions. go scream on a street corner

— Lizz Winstead (@lizzwinstead) February 17, 2012

We thank everyone who contributed to @MSNBC ending its relationship with Pat Buchanan and the hateful, outdated ideas he represents.

— ColorOfChange.org (@ColorOfChange) February 17, 2012

MSNBC felt having one token Right leaning person like Pat Buchanan on the air gave the GOP an unfair advantage in discussions.

— Tooth Fairy Denier (@FunkynFortunate) February 17, 2012

Pat Buchanan is like Benedict Arnold, but without the charm and grace

— Jon Hartmann(@jonhartmannjazz) February 17, 2012

It’s more than a little bit remarkable that Pat Buchanan lasted 10 years at MSNBC.

— Adam Wagner (@AdamWagner1990) February 17, 2012

The only thing shocking about Pat Buchanan leaving MSNBC is he was billed as “analyzing” anything.

— Jared James (@count_01) February 17, 2012

Pat Buchanan dropped from MSNBC. It must’ve been hard for him to find a spot to park his horse and buggy when he came to work everyday.

— Sabine Mariano (@TweetEverstrong) February 17, 2012

With Pat gone from MSNBC, what will happen to the Florida voting juggernaut that is Jews for Buchanan? we came so close in 2000,

— Boo Radley (@BernardRieux68) February 17, 2012

I didn’t agree with Pat #Buchanan, but found him to be interesting. if he was racist and anti-semitic, he didn’t express those ideas on TV

— Jack W. Orf (@JackWOrf) February 17, 2012

Pat Buchanan Out: People Respond Online

The Friday Morning Rush for Feb. 17, 2012

2012-02-17T18:00:18Z

CINCINNATI – It’s Friday, Feb. 17, 2012:

NKU 67, KENTUCKY WESLEYAN 55: we don’t pay enough attention to the Norse of NKU, who have had a great basketball program for years, and they’ll head to Division I in the future. But they got a big win last night when they beat the no. 13 Division II team in the country. NKU is ranked 15th. Eshaunte Jones scored 15 points, while Chad Jackson and DeAndre Nealy each added eleven points. It’s the 20th win for NKU.

NEXT: no. 11 Southern Indiana comes to the Bank of Kentucky Center to face NKU Saturday at 3 p.m. Southern Indiana beat top-ranked Bellarmine on Thursday night.

THE COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD:

Michigan State 69, Wisconsin 55…..the Spartans have won six of their last seven games.

Florida State 48, Virginia Tech 47…Seminoles on a three-pointer with two seconds left.

West Virginia 66, Pitt 48

NC State 78, Duke 73……Duke trailed by 20 points in the second half.

TOO LOUD IN EAST LANSING: in the Michigan State win, the fans were extremely loud. in fact, there were a number of times that Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan tried to yell at official Mike Sanzere. But Sanzere says he couldn’t hear Ryan over the crowd noise.

THE WOMEN’S GAME: NKU women won their game at Kentucky Wesleyan 69-66. Casse Mogan scored 26 points and scored the go-ahead basket at the four minute mark. It’s the 19th win for NKU.

ELMIRA 3, CYCLONES 1: Elmira scored twice in the third period for the win before 2,374 at US Bank Arena. the Cyclones remain home for tonight’s 7:30 game against Kalamazoo.

THE “KID”: Gary Carter was one of those baseball players that played with enthusiasm, smiled all the time, and genuinely seemed to enjoy playing baseball. it wasn’t an act. That’s the way Carter was. He was an 11-time All-Star and a three-time Gold Glove winner. He died Thursday at age 57.

A TRUE TALENT: Carter played 19 years in the majors with the Expos, Mets, Giants and Dodgers. He was the first player to go into the Baseball Hall of Fame with an Expos cap on his plaque.

CLUTCH: Carter helped take the Expos to the postseason in 1981 and he hit .429 with two homers, four doubles and six rbi’s. in 1986, he had two homers and nine rbi’s when the Mets won the World Series. He was also named MVP of the All-Star games in 1981 and 1984.

MEDIA FRIENDLY: When Carter was at the top of his game in the early 80′s, I went to the visitor’s clubhouse at Riverfront Stadium and asked if he could do an interview. He came out to the waiting area and we talked on camera for several minutes. not a fake. Very gracious.

THE RETURN: Website MLBTradeRumors.com says the Reds are going to sign pitcher Brett Tomko to a minor league contract. Tomko was the Reds top draft pick in 1995. He pitched here from 1997-99 and was part of the deal that brought Ken Griffey Junior to the Reds.

TALKIN’ BASEBALL: I taped an extensive interview with Reds General Manager Walt Jocketty before he departed for Spring Training. We’ll air that interview Sunday night on Meijer Sports of All Sorts at 11:35 p.m. Pitchers and catchers report to Goodyear, Arizona on Sunday.

HERE WE GO AGAIN: Phil Mickelson who rallied to win Sunday at Pebble Beach, has the first round lead at the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. He chipped in from 35 feet away on the 18th hole for a 5-under par 66. He leads J.B Holmes by a stroke.

Have a great weekend….I’ll see you Sunday night,

The Friday Morning Rush for Feb. 17, 2012

Maui Vacation Rentals For The Trip Of Your Life On The Hana Highway

2012-02-17T14:00:16Z

You know about Maui vacation rentals’ gorgeous beaches and warm inviting surf, sunset mai-tais looking out over the waves, tropical rainforests alive with brilliant colors and sounds. but for the trip of your life, check out the exciting road to Hana on Maui’s eastern shore. this is a very long trip in terms of time (rather than miles), largely because of over five hundred sharp curves and over fifty one-lane bridges on the route. Also, there are some wonderful attractions to stop and see along the way, so be sure to leave your Maui condo rentals early in the morning in order to have the entire day for it. One of the nicest attractions en route is the Ke’anae Peninsula which is well worth a stop, especially for the breathtaking vista of the peninsula with its fields of taro from the lookout point above the town. there are some great parks to see on the way too, such as Pua’aka’a State Wayside Park with a beautiful waterfall, and Wai’anapanapa State Park with its black sand beach and lava tube, which is a great photo opportunity looking out the tube to the sea. you may even see some sea turtles swim by

Usually the trip to the town of Hana takes about half a day, so you will probably arrive at lunch-time. The Hotel Hana-Maui has great food in a beautiful natural setting; the Hana Ranch Restaurant is also recommended, especially if you are in a hurry. After lunch, check out the Hana Coast Gallery, which is one of the best art galleries in Hawaii. another Hana adventure for the whole family is the 3-mile hike to Fagan’s Cross, located high on the hill above Hana with breathtaking views of the harbor and coast around Hana; and Hookipa beach, which is famous for windsurfing. Leaving Hana for the south you should visit Hamoa Beach, which is one of the most spectacular in Maui. at Kipahulu, visit Haleakala National Park with the amazing Ohe’o Gulch pools, with waterfalls cascading down from one pool to the next. South of Kipahulu the road gets a bit bumpy, but it is much faster returning to Maui condos this way than going back the long way through Hana since there are far fewer hairpin turns and bridges. If you want to avoid the long drive yourself, there are guided tours available from the resort areas of Kapalua,,Honokowai, Kaanapali, Makena, and Wailea/Kihei which leave around 7 am and return around 6 pm. The cost is about $80 for adults and $50 for children, and includes box lunch, beverage, and a guide who will educate and entertain with tales and facts about the sights along the way.

Maui Vacation Rentals For The Trip Of Your Life On The Hana Highway

Presidents Day Facts and School Party Activities

2012-02-16T19:00:18Z

The original version of the holiday Presidents Day was in commemoration of George Washington’s birthday in 1796 (the last full year of his presidency). later it came to include other presidents. Take words from below to create a fun word find or word scramble. Use the Presdients Day history and facts below to make trivia questions.

George Washington is the first President of the United States of America. He is one of our founding forefathers who battled the British in the American Revolution and won the freedom of our people for all time.

In 1968, legislation (HR 15951) was enacted that affected several federal holidays. One of these was Washington’s Birthday, the observation of which was shifted to the third Monday in February each year whether or not it fell on the 22nd. later, Abraham Lincoln, also equally revered and born on February 12th, was also included in the celebration which merged into President’s Day and was observed on the third Monday of February.

Nicknamed honest Abe, Lincoln once said, A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently, half slave, half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved. I do not expect the house to fall-but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other. President’s Day party supplies like paper plates, napkins, and cups are a nice way to complete a President’s Day Party Theme. Party decorations using President’s Day Party Themes like inflatables and piatas can act as a centerpiece, can also double as party prizes. Party favors like President’s Day stickers, American Flags, Uncle Sam Hats give a patriotic flare to a President’s Day Party Theme.

The great Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States of America from 1861 to 1865. He was born February 12, 1809. the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Lincoln had to struggle for a living and for learning. Lincoln never let the world forget that the Civil War involved an even larger issue. this he stated most movingly in dedicating the military cemetery at Gettysburg: that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain–that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom–and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. Lincoln thought secession illegal, and was willing to use force to defend Federal law and the Union. when Confederates fired on Fort Sumter, forcing its surrender, he called on the states for 75,000 volunteers. the Civil War had begun. on January 1, 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy. on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Washington by John Wilkes Booth.

Presidents Day party supplies like paper plates, napkins, and cups are a nice way to complete a Lincoln’s Birthday Party Theme. Party decorations using Lincoln’s Birthday Party Themes like inflatables and piatas can act as a centerpiece, can also double as party prizes. Party favors like Lincoln’s Birthday stickers, American Flags, Uncle Sam Hats give a patriotic flare to a Lincoln’s Birthday Party Theme.

Presidents Day Facts and School Party Activities

Global Syndication Partners

2012-02-15T18:00:48Z

Sports Illustrated‘s 49th annual Swimsuit edition isn’t just hitting physical newsstands Tuesday — it’s also making its way onto more digital platforms than ever before.

In addition to the iPad, the issue is also available on the Samsung Galaxy Tab, Nook Color, Kindle fire, Motorola Xoom and Android smartphones for $6.99. A redesigned iPhone edition, which strips the magazine to the issue’s photographic and rich media content, has also been released.

Chris Hercik, creative director of the Sports Illustrated Group, made a few tweaks to the tablet edition of this year’s Swimsuit. Horizontal and vertical layouts now align perfectly, making it easier for readers to switch between modes. the issue is also more interactive, with 65 streaming videos, scrollable text and galleries, and 360-degree rotating models. (Unfortunately for many readers, zooming capabilities are severely limited.)

About a third of the video content is exclusive to the tablet edition. Still more are available on SI.com and YouTube. Videos of the week’s launch events are also livestreaming to the magazine’s Facebook Page.

Elsewhere, SI has teamed up with Gilt Groupe for a themed sale: think swimwear, surfboards and posters (already sold out). the sale isn’t for profit — 100% of purchase prices are going to benefit the Nature Conservancy — but rather a promotional exchange.

It’s also an opportunity for SI to test online consumers’ appetites for branded merchandise. A spokesperson for SI said that an ecommerce extension “is on the to-do list in the coming year or two” but that the publication is “still thinking deeply about what that means.”

There are a few places Swimsuit is conspicuously absent this year. despite the attention it garnered in 2011, SI has not formatted a special Swimsuit issue for Flipboard. nor is the publication releasing any 3D video. “you need such a wide band to shoot 3D. when you’re out on mountains and on the water, that’s really hard to do,” a spokesperson explained. That being said, Apple TV owners will still be able to view digital content on their flatscreens using AirPlay.

Swimsuit is big business for SI, accounting for about 7% of the publication’s annual revenue. With more platforms and ecommerce on the horizon, that stake could grow.

Global Syndication Partners

IRS Tax Lien – The IRS’ Silent Killer – The Tax Lien

2012-02-15T17:00:21Z

You Didn’t File.and now you owe thousands in back taxes. So what happens now? Well, chances are the IRS has been sending you letters trying to collect on their money. they may not seem very important, and you won’t know the severity of the situation until you get the Final Notice. If you’ve gotten a Final Notice and they’ve talked about implementing a tax lien, you’re situation just took an extreme jump from bad to worse.

How bad is It? The notice told you that you have ten days to either pay the debt in full, or set up a payment arrangement. As a former IRS-Hitman, chances are good that by the time you get that notice, the lien has already been put into effect. For all intents and purposes, you should pretend your first letter in your final notice. but if you’ve already gotten that final notice, here’s what to expect:

Bye, Bye Credit: The most common lien is one that’s place on your credit. The IRS knows how to hit you where it hurts and they’re going to do just that. This is like having a black spot of death on your credit. not only does it make it nearly impossible to do anything involving credit (take out a loan, refinance your mortgage, buy a new car, etc.) but it practically destroys your credit in the future. You could easily go from having a 750 credit score to a 500, just from having a tax lien.

Your Assets are in Trouble: The IRS can also place a lien on any of your assets such as your house or your car. mostly, this lien is saying that the IRS is holding the ownership of the asset. but the longer you go without resolving your debt, the closer the IRS gets to turning a lien into a seizure. when this happens, they seize the property entirely and sell it in an auction in order to pay the debt. Trust me; the IRS has no problem putting people out on the street if it means getting their money.

Make it stop: A tax lien can be removed. but depending on your situation it can be difficult. not to mention that if you are going to have a lien removed, you must of course set up some form of payment to the IRS. The best way to do this is to seek professional help. Look for a resolution company with an excellent track record. they will be able to help you resolve you issue so you don’t have to worry about bad credit or worse, no place to live

Now you have the Smoking Gun.Use It

IRS Tax Lien – The IRS’ Silent Killer – The Tax Lien