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Most Stupid Quotes of Celebrity

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It is certain that celebrities are seen as most carefully people in their speech. However, sometimes, they also make unexpected mistakes in their quote. Their most stupid quotes have immediately become hot topic for newspapers and magazines. Let’s have a look at dumbest celebrity quotes.

 

“I definitely want Brooklyn to be christened, but I don’t know into what religion yet.” – David Beckham

“I don’t know much about football. I know what a goal is, which is surely the main thing about football.” – Victoria Beckham

“Where’s the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?” – Christina Aguilera

“I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.” – Greg Norman, Golfer

“I get to go to lots of overseas places, like Canada.” Britney Spears (Canada can’t be considered overseas)

“Wal-mart… Do they, like, make walls there?”- Paris Hilton

“I think gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a woman.” California governor Arnold S

“Is this chicken what I have or is this fish? I know it’s tuna, but it says chicken.” – Jessica Simpson

Brooke Shields Quote: “Smoking kills. If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of your life”

“Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can’t help but cry. I mean I’d love to be skinny like that but not with all those flies and death and stuff.” – Mariah Carey, pop singer

“I don’t diet. I just don’t eat as much as I’d like to.”- Linda Evangelista, Supermodel

 

 

 

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Bruce Lee Quotes – Wrong Again

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Bruce Lee Quoted Out of Context
A lot of martial artists quote Bruce Lee. Some don’t even realize that they are doing so. 

Other martial artists use Bruce-Lee quotes incorrectly.

Most of the time that these sayings are taken out of context is when martial artists use the words to defend their particular style. Often the quote is the need to express either an “anything can be considered JKD” attitude or that “there are a very limited number of martial arts moves, so what I am doing is OK.”

For these martial artists, a punch comes in, and they take it with a hard block across the body and either a counter punch or a kick counter. These guys lack all of the nuances that make martial arts what it is. Not what Bruce Lee had in mind, at all.

Bruce Lee on Limiting Movements
When martial artists quote about the limiting number of ways the body can move, this is usually their excuse for why they do the same ol’ same ol’ in martial arts. They continue blocking and then punching, often on wide angles, because they vaguely remember a Bruce Lee quote from The Lost Interview saying something about a limited way the arms and feet can move limiting the kinds of martial responses possible.

Note: If you watch the lost interview on Youtube, it’s the part where Bruce says, “Unless man has three arms or three legs …”

To me, using the quote to defend doing exactly the same techniques in the same way with the same timing and distance is akin to saying that chess is an easy game, because there are only 4-5 different ways that pieces can move on the board. (Obviously, chess is an extremely complex mental exercise.)

On the one hand, you only have two hands, two feet, three elbows (just making sure you are paying attention), and so on. There are only a limited number of ways that the limbs can attack.

Martial Arts Like a Game of Chess
But when you factor in angles and timing, you have just added thousands of possibilities. Order of technique offers even more choices.

Considering the 5 Ways of Attack gives you a few thousand more strategic options. Not to mention distance.

And when you consider choices of response to these techniques, now you are getting every bit as complex as a game of chess.

One of the reasons that you read my articles each week is because you understand that martial arts is not just a “block-then-punch” response. No, neither is it a “block-then-kick” game either.

There is so much more. (And at the same time, it’s … just that simple … and sometimes “more” direct.

Keith Pascal is the author of the new ebook, How to End the Fight With One Hit: better street fighting.

False Claims Act Settlements at Nearly 20 Percent of the 2014 Fortune 500

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Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) June 06, 2014

Nearly 50% of the 50 largest corporations in the United States have settled allegations of fraud in their dealings with the federal government, according to analysis of the 2014 list of the Fortune 500 by Young Law Group. Twenty four of the top 50 public companies in America by revenue have been accused of defrauding the United States government and settled those allegations with a monetary payment. Because many have done so in settlements that did not admit liability, it is impossible to determine accurately how many have actually engaged in fraud.

Nevertheless, nearly 20% of the businesses on the Fortune 500 this year have faced accusations of acting in violation of the False Claims Act and resolved the allegations through a monetary payment. The complete list is available at: http://eganyoung.com/fortune-500-fca-settlements/

The top of the Fortune 500 is particularly well represented by companies which have settled allegations of fraud in the past. The nation’s three largest companies, Wal-Mart, Exxon Mobil and Chevron, have all paid settlements under the False Claims Act. Of the twenty two companies with more than $ 100 billion in revenue, thirteen (59%) have paid money back to the government in a settlement.

“We expect the number of large companies paying money back to the U.S. government will rise as more of the cases filed in the last three years work through the system,” said James J. McEldrew, III, Of Counsel to Young Law Group. The number of qui tam lawsuits filed by relators has set a record each of the last two years. *

“Too many of our nation’s top companies have engaged in misconduct that has drained our nation’s treasury,” said Eric L. Young, Managing Partner of Young Law Group. “We need more whistleblowers to come forward and report fraud when they discover evidence of it.”

The False Claims Act is the law passed by Congress in 1863 to authorize private individuals, known as relators, to bring a qui tam lawsuit on behalf of the federal government to recover money it has lost due to false claims. The False Claims Act has been significantly strengthened through amendments starting in 1986, when Congress authorized treble damages and increased awards for eligible whistleblowers to 15 to 30 percent.

Since 1986, lawsuits initiated by whistleblowers have recovered more than $ 27 billion on behalf of the United States. ** Still, estimates are the United States loses more than $ 50 billion every year to health care fraud and improper payments. ***

The Fortune 500 ranks U.S. incorporated companies operating in the United States and filing a financial statement with a government agency. Businesses are ranked based on their total revenues. In 2014, it took revenues of $ 4.9 billion to make the list. This year’s list was released on Monday, June 2, 2014 and is available at http://fortune.com/fortune500/wal-mart-stores-inc-1/

Young Law Group examined the 2014 list to determine how many of America’s largest businesses have been accused of committing fraud against the U.S. Government and settled those allegations. In its research, it attributed settlements by subsidiaries, acquisitions and predecessors to the parent or successor company. It does not include companies under investigation or with pending litigation.

About Young Law Group, P.C.

Young Law Group represents whistleblowers reporting health care fraud to the U.S. Government via qui tam lawsuits permitted by the False Claims Act. Young Law Group also represents individuals reporting securities fraud to the SEC/CFTC programs and tax evasion to the IRS.

Eric L. Young, Esq., Managing Partner of Young Law Group, represented the first whistleblower awarded compensation by the IRS under the mandatory reward program created following the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006. Young has also served as an expert witness in areas of U.S. whistleblower law and represented clients in some of the largest qui tam recoveries, including United States ex. rel. Lucia Paccione v. Cephalon Inc., E.D.P.A., 03-CV-6268.

Learn more about Eric Young, Esq., and Young Law Group at http://young-lawgroup.com

For a free, confidential case evaluation and discussion about whistleblower laws and rights, please call Eric Young, Esq., at 1-800-590-4116.

Attorney Advertising: Young Law Group, P.C., is a private law office located at 123 S. Broad St., Ste 1920, Philadelphia, PA 19109 with attorneys licensed to practice in Pennsylvania. The firm will associate with local counsel in other jurisdictions when necessary. Young Law Group may not be able to represent residents of all states.

For attribution purposes:


http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/December/13-civ-1352.html

** http://www.justice.gov/civil/docs_forms/C-FRAUDS_FCA_Statistics.pdf

*** http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21603078-why-thieves-love-americas-health-care-system-272-billion-swindle







Forensic Expert Witness Association to Host Panel Discussion on The Use of Expert Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings

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Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 06, 2014

The Chicago Chapter of the Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA) is pleased to announce its summer 2014 educational and networking meeting focusing on the topic of “The Use of Expert Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings” for forensic consultants and members of the legal community. FEWA is a national non-profit professional membership organization of experts who provide forensic services in all technical specialties.

Panelists Diane MacArthur, Assistant U.S. Attorney and Senior Trial Counsel, Northern District of Illinois, Mark Ertler, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Forensic Unit Supervisor and John Marshal Law School Faculty Member, and Lisa Noller, Esq. of Foley & Lardner, Vice-Chair Government Enforcement, Compliance and White Collar Defense Practice, will discuss how attorneys litigating criminal cases choose expert witnesses, what characteristics are important in the expert witness, and how attorneys find experts. The panel will be moderated by Venice Meyer, CPA/CFF, CBFE, Director, Duff & Phelps, Global Forensic Services.

According to FEWA Midwest Program Co-chair Marnie Gucciard, of McGovern & Greene, “Our FEWA Chicago summer meeting traditionally features regional leaders in the legal field. This year we continue this tradition with speakers from the US Department of Justice, the State’s Attorney Office and an international law firm which was founded here in the Midwest.”

The meeting is Thursday, June 26, 2014 from 8:00 – 9:30 am at the Conference Center of Kubasiak, Fylstra, Thorpe & Rotunno in Chicago, IL. To learn more and register visit http://www.forensic.org or call the FEWA National Office at (415) 369-9614.

Speaking will be in a personal capacity. MCLE and CPE credits are pending approval.

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Top Famous Quotes From Condoleezza Rice

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Condoleezza Rice is best known as the 66th United States Secretary of State. She is the first black woman as well as the second one to serve as Secretary of State.

Following are 20 great quotes from Condoleezza Rice that you may be interested.

“I’m a huge proponent of exchanges, student exchanges, cultural exchanges, university exchanges. We talk a lot about public diplomacy, … It’s extremely important that we get our message out, but it’s also the case that we should not have a monologue with other people. It has to be a conversation, and you can’t do that without exchanges and openness.”

“You never cede control of your own ability to be successful to something called racism.”

“I believe they are going to finish this, … We are confident that they will complete this process and continue on the path toward elections for a permanent government at the end of the year.”

“We’re in a new world. We’re in a world in which the possibility of terrorism, married up with technology, could make us very, very sorry that we didn’t act.”

“Education is transformational. It changes lives. That is why people work so hard to become educated and why education has always been the key to the American Dream, the force that erases arbitrary divisions of race and class and culture and unlocks every person’s God-given potential.”

“We’ve been a country that’s been fortunate to be protected by two oceans, to not have serious attacks on our territory for most of our history. And we were unfortunately reminded in a very devastating way of our vulnerability.”

“We’ve been a country that’s been fortunate to be protected by two oceans, to not have serious attacks on our territory for most of our history. And we were unfortunately reminded in a very devastating way of our vulnerability.”

“… it’s good to have female or minority role models. But the important thing is to have mentors who care about you, and they come in all colors.”

“We are at war, and our security as a nation depends on winning that war.”

“The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don’t want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.”

“After all, when the world looks to America, they look to us because we are the most successful political and economic experiment in human history.”

“For those critics to ignore their own past statements, exposes the hollowness of their current attacks.”

“My mom was a teacher – I have the greatest respect for the profession – we need great teachers – not poor or mediocre ones.”

“The moment of truth is coming here, … and it’s time for the co-sponsors to get together and discuss it.”

“The first responsibility is one that you have to yourself, the responsibility to find and follow your passion. I don’t mean just any old thing that interests you, not just something that you could or might do, but that one unique calling that you can’t do without. As an educated person, you have the opportunity to spend your life doing what you love and you should never forget that many do not enjoy such a rare privilege. As you work to find your passion, you should know that sometimes, your passion just finds you.”

“In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from – it matters where you are going.”

“I can tell you firmly and without any contradiction that this is a terrific list, a really good government, and we are very pleased with the names that have emerged.”

“No cause, no movement and no grievance can justify the intentional killing of innocent civilians and noncombatants.”

“I didn’t run for student council president. I don’t see myself in any way in elected office. I love policy. I’m not particularly fond of politics.”

“The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don’t want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.”

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Best Quotes From Barack Obama

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Barack Obama, the 44th and current President of the United States, is among the most inspiring leaders the world has seen in recent times. He is also by far the most talked about person around the world.

Following are some inspirational Barack Obama quotes.

“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.”

“Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.”

“If you’re walking down the right path and you’re willing to keep walking, eventually you’ll make progress.”

“That’s not how our democracy functions. That’s not how our Constitution is written. So let’s be honest. I need a dance partner here — and the floor is empty.”

“If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists – to protect them and to promote their common welfare – all else is lost.”

“We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live in nice apartments but don’t want to work hard to accomplish these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential.”

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”

“We don’t ask you to believe in our ability to bring change, rather, we ask you to believe in yours.”

“The thing about hip-hop today is it’s smart, it’s insightful. The way they can communicate a complex message in a very short space is remarkable.”

“Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. And it will leave you unfulfilled.”

“I don’t oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.”

“The true test of the American ideal is whether we’re able to recognize our failings and then rise together to meet the challenges of our time. Whether we allow ourselves to be shaped by events and history, or whether we act to shape them.”

“I believe in evolution, scientific inquiry, and global warming; I believe in free speech, whether politically correct or politically incorrect, and I am suspicious of using government to impose anybody’s religious beliefs -including my own- on nonbelievers.”

“In the end, that’s what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?”

“I always believe that ultimately, if people are paying attention, then we get good government and good leadership. And when we get lazy, as a democracy and civically start taking shortcuts, then it results in bad government and politics.”

“My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.”

“Making your mark on the world is hard. If it were easy, everybody would do it. But it’s not. It takes patience, it takes commitment, and it comes with plenty of failure along the way. The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. it’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.”

“If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists – to protect them and to promote their common welfare – all else is lost.”

“It’s important to make sure that we’re talking with each other in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds.”

“While we breathe, we will hope.”

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Top 20 Thomas Edison Quotes

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When we think of Thomas Edison, we not only think of one of America’s greatest inventors and businessmen but also think of some words of inspiration from him. Here are top 20 famous quotes credited to this American genius that still hold true today.

“The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.”

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is to try just one more time.”

“I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.”

“There will one day spring from the brain of science a machine or force so fearful in its potentialities, so absolutely terrifying, that even man, the fighter, who will dare torture and death in order to inflict torture and death, will be appalled, and so abandon war forever.”

“Nearly every man who develops an idea works at it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then gets discouraged. That’s not the place to become discouraged.”

“I am not overly impressed by the great names and reputations of those who might be trying to beat me to an invention…. It’s their ‘ideas’ that appeal to me. I am quite correctly described as ‘more of a sponge than an inventor.”

“The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his patients in the care of the human frame, in a proper diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease.”

“Failure is really a matter of conceit. People don’t work hard because, in their conceit, they imagine they’ll succeed without ever making an effort. Most people believe that they’ll wake up some day and find themselves rich. Actually, they’ve got it half right, because eventually they do wake up.”

“The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.”

“Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.”

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”

“My message to you is: Be courageous! I have lived a long time. I have seen history repeat itself again and again. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has come out stronger and more prosperous. Be as brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward.”

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

“I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident.”

“Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.”

“We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Nature’s inexhaustible sources of energy–sun, wind and tide. I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.”

“The thing I lose patience with the most is the clock. Its hands move too fast.”

“There is always a better way.”

“Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.”

“Time is really the only capital that any human being has and the thing that he can least afford to waste or lose.”

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Miami Home Inspection Quote

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Getting a Miami home inspection quote to let you know how much it will cost to get a home inspection is a good idea. If you are planning on selling your home or you simply want to find out what your home needs fixed, then an inspection can be worth having.

What exactly is a home inspection?

A home inspection is when an inspector comes right into your home to look through everything found in your house. They will take a look at your floor, ceiling, roof, walls, and every other aspect to find out what it needs to gain more value. People selling their house want to find out what needs some quick repair work, and they will get the repair work done on all the things that need to be changed before they get the appraisal value for their home. Home inspections are usually quite long depending on the size of your home. You want to find out how much it will cost since some home inspectors do charge a hefty amount since they are really giving you some good information regarding your home.

How to get the best Miami Home Inspection quote

The best way to get the best rates is to ask multiple companies and try to see who has the best prices. Some of them can guve you an estimate based on how big your home is. Usually, they will even give you an exact number, but this is very rare. You can also let them know that your house does not need so much work, and you only want to find out what it is that you could do to up your appraisal value.

Benefits of home inspecting

If your home needs a lot of repair work and you have no idea where to first get started, inspecting your house would be a good idea. The biggest benefit is getting a clear outline on what it is that you need the most help with regarding your home. There is no more guessing on whetherr or not you need to get your roof repaired, and whether or not you should have your bathroom remodeled. Home inspection let’s you know what you need to know about having your home become more valuable. You also won’t need to be spending money on any remodeling or new repair work for things that do not need to be fixed.

Getting a good and affordable Miami home inspection quote is possible to get. You do need to remember that most quotes are usually just estimates. If the investment is a bit much but they have a reliable company eith the perfect accreditation, then they may be the best choice for you. Home inspecting may not seem to be a good thing to do for your house and may seem to be expensive, but it can change everything regarding what you know about your home. You can be sure to get affordable quotes when you ask different companies and also look for reputable home inspectors.

 

 

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Discover, Quote, Manage.

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For the past few weeks we’ve been talking a lot about our On Demand product offering, and in my head I’ve had three words rattling around, Discover, Quote and Manage. This to me in three words sums up what we are trying to help IT service providers do, my opinion is that On Demand can be used not only as an ad-hoc support tool for those who infrequently request support but also for those IT service providers who are growing their customer base.

Discover

Most IT service providers when taking on a new client perform some sort of audit of the supported environment, it helps to not only understand the state in which the environment is in, what needs to be done to bring kit up to standard, and what can give the end users the best possible experience when using such kit minimising interruption to their work.

Wouldn’t it be nice if this could all be done at a click of a button? A full audit (hardware and software), oh and the ability to locate it! Life would be simpler.

Quote

Of course the ideal next step is to take that audit, and if you haven’t already transform your business model from break-fix to a managed service, after all you really don’t want to be running around fixing machines, and feed it into a Professional Services Automation (PSA) tool which will allow you to quote for providing services, manage your SLAs and importantly manage a deluge of tickets.

Imagine again if this was all automated, synchronised between the tools we use to run our business! Meaning that quoting for new business shouldn’t take a lengthy amount of time, which means winning the business is a breeze!

Manage

This is the cool bit, when you take what you’ve found and you show your customers IT some love. No longer will it be neglected and left to fail, cause interruption in users days, or downtime for the whole business. Providing the wonderful pro-active IT management should be simple too, not so complex to set up and shouldn’t be followed up by an over-complex deployment of over-cumbersome Remote Monitoring and Management or other such device management technologies which in theory we only need part of.

If only the solution you were using to support your customers allowed to you still to collect audit information, remotely support as and when it’s needed, and only use features such as monitoring and deployments for those critical devices, or again just when you need it. That would be the life huh?

You’re going to need On Demand…

If you haven’t already heard this is the one tool which will truly revolutionise the way you work… deploy out your first 250 devices for free, they will return an audit every 7 days giving you complete visibility, with remote support to every device thrown in too, you’ll get the first 10 hours every month for free. Not to mention you can also brand the agent as well, so every users knows exactly who is taking care of their technology.

The option to upgrade to the full product is a simple click away, and you’ll have monitoring, deployment and device management at your fingertips across some, or all of your estate – whatever you decided to upgrade.

For those of you who’ve scanned this post here are the bullets:

Free for the first 250 devices.
Easy to set-up and deploy.
Delivers centralized asset management, with information updated every 7 days.
Branded presence on every device (optional).
Remote support included, to every device.
Hardware and software inventory reports.

For more information on this and other topics go here

CentraStage is agent based Remote Monitoring and Management Software that allows you to easily manage as many devices as you need from any location.

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