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United Arab Emirates - Traveling
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Entry requirements
Visa: Emirates Federal government website giving information on visas and other formalities for entry.
Diplomatic representations: Website of the UAE Embassies abroad
Diplomatic representations: Website of the UAE Embassies abroad
Organizing your trip
Means of transport recommended in town
The best means of travelling in the cities of Emirates remain the personal car and the taxi. Taxis are a bit costly, but easy to find and numerous. Majority of them know a sufficient level English to follow directions and journeys. Local transports are still less developed except in Dubai which has an urban bus service. A trip to Dubai, costs between 1 and 3.5 AED and there is a pass system. A metro line is under construction in Dubai since 2006. River taxis enable to cross the Dubai Creek for 12 AED.
Maps of urban networks: Maporama
Means of transport recommended in the rest of the country
Personal vehicle or shared taxis are the best means of travelling between different Emirates. There are buses and minibuses assuring links between Emirates. A monorail project is under consideration between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. A seaplane service already connects Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Rail companies: There are no trains within Emirates.
|Domestic flights
|International flights
|Etihad airways
|RAK Airways
|Air Arabia
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Traveling by yourself
Recommendation: The road network is excellent, but the traffic can be dangerous (excess speed, sudden stoppages of taxis in cities). For a tour in the desert, it is imperative to have a 4X4.
Road maps: Website giving access to free cards
Find an itinerary: Portal of via michelin, then choose the country
Different forms of tourism
Historical: -Dubai Museum , mosques and old forts of Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Cultural: Project for partnership with Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi. This would involve the opening of a branch in this country.
Nature: 4x4 tours of the desert.
Religious: One of the little religious tourism to share can be the huge Sheikh Zayed mosque in Abu Dhabi.
Thermal: Therapeutic spa tourism is less developed.
Beach: Beaches around Dubai are very beautiful and the hotel complexes developed around them are high class. Ladies are formally recommended not to wear bikini on public beaches. Topless and nudism are prohibited on all beaches of the country.
Winter sports: Artificial indoor ski station under in Dubai.
Outdoor activities: It is possible to play golf in Dubai which is a prized destination for followers of this sport. Also, under sea diving is pleasurable to discover the rich marine depths. It is also standard to practice fishing as a sport. Finally, the UAE is reputed for its horse riding.
Shopping: It is possible to take advantage of the gold market and reduced tax trading centres of Dubai.
Tourism organizations: Uaeinteract.com
Living conditions
Health and safety
Health precautions: No requirement for vaccination for international journey. Malaria is almost non existent except in some stagnant water oasis. Prophylaxis is not prevalent among the expatriates. Obtaining residence visa is subject to presentation of a non-HIV positive certificate.
For further information on sanitary conditions: World Health Organisation website
Time difference and climate
Map of the time zone: Abu Dhabi, Dubai (GMT+4)
Summer time period: No summer time
Climate: There are two seasons: the temperate season from November to April (from 12 deg to 30 deg), the hot and humid season from May to September with temperatures reaching till 50 deg. There are sand storms in the month of March and April.
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Food specialties: Specialties of the Middle East like the mezzes (assortment of salads and sauces in which the pitas are dipped), grilled meat specialties, matchoub (spicy lamb), mensaf (lamb dish served with a white cheese sauce and rice).
Drinks: Consumption of alcohol is permitted for non Muslims in Emirates except in Sharjah. Consumption of alcohol is prohibited during Muslim festivals as well as offering it to Muslims.
Dietary taboos: Pork is prohibited. Eating, drinking or smoking in public places during the month of Ramadan are not allowed. Muslims are not served in the restaurants and hotels during hours of fast.
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2011 Spanish Grand Prix Awards
This topic contains 20 replies, has 18 voices, and was last updated by Stephen Jones 6 years, 4 months ago.
22nd May 2011, 13:49 at 1:49 pm #129423
Say who you think should get the following awards:
Best Driver:
Worst Driver:
Best Team:
Worst Team:
Best Overtake:
Best Funny-moment:
Most Surprising Result:
Least Surprising Result:
Special Mention to:
Race Rating: /10
Best BBC commentator/presenter:
Worst BBC commentator/presenter:
Best Commentary moment:
FOM Coverage rating: /1022nd May 2011, 14:00 at 2:00 pm #169002
Best Driver: Lewis Hamilton
Worst Driver: Felipe Massa
Best Team: McLaren
Worst Team: HRT
Best Overtake: Alonso at the beginning
Best Funny-moment: Dunno
Most Surprising Result: Alonso in 5th, getting lapped!
Least Surprising Result: Vettel in first
Special Mention to: Heidfeld – from last to 8th.
Race Rating: 8/10
Best BBC commentator/presenter: Brundle / Coulthard
Worst BBC commentator/presenter: Humphrey
Best Commentary moment: Dunno
FOM Coverage rating: 5/10
The BBC made some really dumb mistakes. Bad and incorrect graphics, cutting away from a good battle to something inconsequential etc.22nd May 2011, 14:02 at 2:02 pm #169003
Best Driver: Vettel
Worst Driver: Webber
Best Team: Mclaren
Worst Team: HRT
Best Overtake: Alonso's start (on Hamilton, Vettel, Webber)
Best Funny-moment: Maldonado ramming Buemi at the chicane
Most Surprising Result: Schumacher ahead of Rosberg
Least Surprising Result: Webber's bad start leading to a bad result
Special Mention to: Hamilton, Button, Heidfeld
Race Rating: 8/1022nd May 2011, 14:09 at 2:09 pm #169004
Best Driver: Hamilton
Worst Driver: Massa
Best Team: Mclaren
Worst Team: Ferrari
Best Overtake: Alonso on Vettel at the start.
Best Funny-moment: Alonso being lapped :P
Most Surprising Result: Both Sauber's score points!
Least Surprising Result: Webber screws the start.
Special Mention to: Nick Heidfeld's great drive.
Race Rating: 8/1022nd May 2011, 14:21 at 2:21 pm #169005
Best Driver: Tricky… Vettel or Hamilton
Worst Driver: Webber or Massa
Best Team: Red Bull
Worst Team: Williams
Best Overtake: Alonso on Webber at the start/ Vettel on Button
Best Funny-moment: ??
Most Surprising Result: Red Bull not scoring an easy 1-2
Least Surprising Result: Massa being useless
Special Mention to: Nick Heidfeld
Race Rating: 8/10
Best BBC commentator/presenter: Martin Brundle
Worst BBC commentator/presenter: David Coulthard.
Best Commentary moment: N/A
FOM Coverage rating: 1/1022nd May 2011, 14:27 at 2:27 pm #169006
sbl on tourParticipant
best funny moment was
brundle saying "he hasnt a kers in the world , boom boom"
and also vettels yogi bear impression22nd May 2011, 14:27 at 2:27 pm #169007
Bradley DowntonParticipant
Best Driver: Lewis Hamilton – Fought hard to catch the near Unstoppable Red Bull
Worst Driver: Pastor Maldonado – From 9th to 15th, I just dont rate him
Best Team: McLaren – Great Effort to catch Red Bull
Worst Team: HRT/Williams – Both poor today
Best Overtake: Alonso on Hamilton, Vettel and Webber at the start
Best Funny-moment: Vettel Crazy Frog :/
Most Surprising Result: Alonso being Lapped in 5th
Least Surprising Result: Vettel winning
Special Mention to: Heidfeld – Last to 8th, Perez – Picked up points :D
Race Rating: 8/1022nd May 2011, 14:30 at 2:30 pm #169008
Best Driver: Lewis Hamilton
Worst Driver: Felipe Massa
Best Team: McLaren
Worst Team: Ferrari
Best Overtake: Fernando Alonso on Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber at turn 1
Best Funny-moment: Lewis Hamilton kindly waving at Narain Karthikeyan
Most Surprising Result: Fernando Alonso first at turn 1
Least Surprising Result: Ferrari being very slow during pit stops
Special Mention to: Jenson Button
Race Rating: 6/1022nd May 2011, 14:50 at 2:50 pm #169009
Best Driver: Hamilton (regardless of the investigation)
Worst Driver: Massa
Best Team: Mclaren
Worst Team: Ferrari, flattered to deceive in qualy.
Best Overtake: Has to be Alonso's start
Best Funny-moment: Maldonardo, who for much of the race threatened not to hit something, and for 64laps achieved that before running into Beumi
Most Surprising Result: Button trying and making 3 stops work after the result in Turkey
Least Surprising Result: KERs having an On/Off relationship with Red Bull
Special Mention to:
Race Rating: 7.5/10
Best BBC commentator/presenter: Brundle (Didnt have the 5Live on this time round)
Worst BBC commentator/presenter: n/a
Best Commentary moment: Despite his size, Jake's near-running over by a tyre trolley
FOM Coverage rating: 8/1022nd May 2011, 15:02 at 3:02 pm #169010
The BBC made some really dumb mistakes. Bad and incorrect graphics, cutting away from a good battle to something inconsequential etc.
It's actually FOM. They supply the world feed and they're perennially awful at doing so.22nd May 2011, 15:18 at 3:18 pm #169011
Can anyone tell me where this BBC driver of the day poll is (or was)? I tried searching for it after the Turkey GP and couldn't find it, and the same for this race.22nd May 2011, 15:39 at 3:39 pm #169012
Best Driver: Vettel closely followed by Ham and But
Worst Driver: Of the race? Webber. Of the weekend? Massa.
Best Team: Mclaren for getting it right with both cars.
Worst Team: Williams but Ferrari have been so underwhelming
Best Overtake: Alonso at the start
Best Funny-moment: what sbl said
Most Surprising Result: Alonso getting lapped
Least Surprising Result: Vettel winning and Webber failing
Special Mention to: Alonso's start
Race Rating: 7/10 which is good as I like the odd fairly processional race as every race being manic would eventually cause my brain to implode
Best BBC commentator/presenter:
Worst BBC commentator/presenter:
Best Commentary moment:
FOM Coverage rating: /1022nd May 2011, 15:42 at 3:42 pm #169013
Sorry Driftin I've had a look but can't find it either :/22nd May 2011, 18:11 at 6:11 pm #169014
Master fireleeParticipant
Best Driver:Hamilton, Button or Vettel
Worst Driver:dont know
Best Team:Mclaren
Worst Team:Hispania
Best Overtake:Button on Alonso
Best Funny-moment:Humphrey hit by tire trolly
Most Surprising Result:Hiedfeld 8th i think
Least Surprising Result:Vettel 1st
Special Mention to:Alonso start & Button finnish 3rd after bad start
Race Rating: 8/10
Best BBC commentator/presenter:D.C
Worst BBC commentator/presenter:J.H
Best Commentary moment:N/A
FOM Coverage rating: 6/1022nd May 2011, 18:33 at 6:33 pm #169015
Best Driver: Hamilton
Worst Driver: Barrichello
Best Team: McLaren
Worst Team: Williams – makes me sad to say that
Best Overtake: Button on Webber
Best Funny-moment: Jake hit by a tire trolley
Most Surprising Result: Perez
Least Surprising Result: Vettel
Special Mention to: Button
Race Rating: 7/10
Best BBC commentator/presenter:
Worst BBC commentator/presenter:
Best Commentary moment:
FOM Coverage rating: /10
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Angels 2, Royals 1 (11): Erick Aybar has three hits, including a tiebreaking RBI single in the 11th inning.
Yankees 6, Blue Jays 4: N.Y.'s Mark Teixeira and Robinson Cano homer; Toronto rookie Randy Ruiz's HR is overturned after a video replay, but he homers anyway in his next at-bat.
White Sox 5, Red Sox 1: Gavin Floyd retires his first 17 batters, gives up 8 hits over 8 IP and fans career-high 11.
Twins 4, Indians 1: Scott Baker wins his seventh straight decision and extends his mastery of Cleveland (4-0, 0.93 ERA).
Orioles 5, Rangers 4: Melvin Mora homers and drives in three runs, rookie Brian Matusz (USD) earns third straight win.
Tigers 8, Rays 6: Pinch-hitter Marcus Thames has tiebreaking single in a two-run 8th; Alex Avila has two-run HR.
Athletics 9, Mariners 5: Cliff Pennington's two-run HR helps Oakland; Mark Ellis adds three hits and two RBI.


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The first review under Major League Baseball's expanded replay system took 2½ minutes, and the call stood.
Toronto manager John Gibbons used his challenge to ask umpires to review a play in the sixth inning of Monday's spring training game against Minnesota in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Chris Rahl of the Twins was called safe at first base when shortstop Munenori Kawasaki's throw pulled Jared Goedert off the bag.
The umpires gathered in front of the first base dugout while umpire Brian O'Nora watched the replays from a satellite truck outside the ballpark. After a wait of 2 minutes, 34 seconds, first base umpire Fieldin Culbreth spread his hands in the safe sign.
MLB has expanded replay this year beyond potential home runs and boundary calls. This season, most every play except for balls-and-strikes is subject to a review, with calls coming from a replay booth in New York.
Washington placed a nonexclusive franchise tag on three-time Pro Bowl outside linebacker Brian Orakpo, giving it the right to match any offer by another team or receive up to two first-round draft picks as compensation if he signs elsewhere.
Because Graham often split out as a wide receiver, there have been questions concerning whether the NFL's collective bargaining agreement calls for Graham to have a receiver's tag, worth $12.1 million.
It looks as if the U.S. men's national team will get to play Ukraine after all. Wednesday's friendly in Larnaca, Cyprus, appeared to be in jeopardy because of the upheaval in Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula. But the U.S. Soccer Federation said in an emailed statement that the game would proceed as scheduled.
Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer had a short medical procedure over the weekend to remove fluid from a cyst on his brain. The operation was to alleviate headaches that Meyer had been experiencing the past few weeks. The school said Meyer was doing well and would be on the field when Ohio State begins spring drills Tuesday.


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Photo gallery: Animal magic for snow-covered Banham Zoo
PUBLISHED: 08:31 16 January 2013 | UPDATED: 08:31 16 January 2013
We all cope differently in the snow, some revel and others struggle, and it's no different for our animal friends, as staff at Banham Zoo can attest.
Some, used to the snow and freezing temperatures, basked in the white stuff yesterday, while others poked noses and paws into the open air, enjoying the sunshine, but crept back indoors when the weather became too much.
Keepers, meanwhile, wrapped up warm as they kept an eye on their charges in the first snowfall of the winter which left much of the county covered in three or four inches of snow.
Animal manager Mike Woolham said the zoo was always prepared for extreme weather, which became "magical" in the snow.
"Some of the animals we've got here are very well adapted, like the red pandas and the snow leopards, and for the animals that come from tropical climates there's this wonderful thing called a thermometer," he said.
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Brown's lobster roll is in my book, Lobster Rolls of New England!!
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Markey's Lobster Pool – Seabrook, NH
The deck at Markey's is so close to the calm water of the salt marsh (maybe it's called something else, not sure, I'm no marine expert) that you could literally dip your toes in while you eat. There is actually a "no swimming" sign on the deck. The water gives a very tranquil vibe to the whole place. It's a great place to take in the wide view of leaf season. From the deck, it looks so secluded you barely notice the few buildings you can see. They also have a nice full bar available here to help enhance the view.
They do indeed cook and pick the lobster meat fresh here and it shows in the flavor. To be honest, when I got this lobster roll, I was not impressed. This roll is not a looker, to say the least. Looks like a big mayo mush stuffed in a bun. Don't judge a lobster roll by its cover, or something like that. This is a darn tasty lobster roll. The mush look is a result of the fact that they do incorporate shreds and small chunks with a generous amount of mayo. But the result is very delish and is actually mixed with quite a lot of large chunks of both tail and claw, despite what it may look like. The bun is buttery grilled and the whole thing weighs in at a hearty just over 8 oz.
Inevitably, someone is going to ask how does it compare to Brown's across the street. Honestly, I really don't like to rank and compare individual and very different lobster rolls to each other. Both are fresh cooked and picked in-house, both use a standard bun, both are very good, putting them in the same lobster roll fighting class, for me. Try them both, see which you like better. I would absolutely eat both again.
Weighed in at 8.1 oz.
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A mother whose son's head was pushed out of shape while he was trapped between her ribcage in pregnancy has had to buy a life-changing helmet for him - because the NHS would not.
Claire Leslie from Clayton Road, Scholemoor, said doctors at St Luke's Hospital in Bradford refused to fund the helmet her son has to wear 23 hours a day because his condition is cosmetic.
Known as Plagiocephaly, babies get it when they have been left to sleep or sit in a chair in a certain position, but Mrs Leslie says Marshall-Ian was born that way.
Desperate to help Marshall-Ian, who is now almost eight months old, the 32-year-old mother-of-eight has embarked on a fundraising mission to pay for the special helmet herself. So far she has raised almost £600, but still needs another £1,400 to pay the private Steeper Clinic in Leeds.
The clinic is helping her baby, by taking scans and altering the helmet as it reshapes his skull, which sticks out to the right at the back of his head.
"He was different, it's nothing we did wrong," she said.
"He was breech, upright, stuck right between my ribcage. I could have died having him and so could he if I had not had a Caesearan section."
She said Marshall-Ian's eyes and ears are asymmetrical and his mouth is slanted and he also has a condition where his neck muscles have seized so he cannot turn it.
"His face won't really change and I don't want to start letting surgeons cut into him. His neck will improve with physio when he finally gets an appointment through, but it is the shape of his head we have to deal with now while we can," his mother said.
"If we don't reshape it, then as he gets older he would not be able to wear glasses, he would not be able to be a fireman or a policeman, there are so many situations in life where your head needs to be a normal shape. I want him to have the same opportunities as other people's sons.
"The NHS were just going to leave him because they said it was just to do with his looks. Why then do they pay for boob jobs and gastric bands?"
Marshall-Ian could still have a health battle on his hands despite the helmet. He still cannot sit up by himself, his left arm and leg are not as responsive as they should be and he is about to have tests for sensory-seeking autism.
A Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust spokesman said: "This helmet is not a recommended form of treatment for this condition."
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Broccoli with Ginger-Orange Butter Recipe
Instead of simply topping steamed broccoli with plain butter, the home economists in our Test Kitchen suggest you try serving it with an easy-to-prepare flavored butter. This is also a tasty topping for a sugar snap peas, green beans and carrots.
- 1 pound fresh broccoli, cut into spears
- 2 tablespoons orange marmalade
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 teaspoon cider vinegar
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1. In a large saucepan, bring 1 in. of water and broccoli to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5-8 minutes or until crisp-tender.
- 2. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the marmalade, butter, vinegar and ginger. Cook until marmalade and butter are melted. Drain broccoli; drizzle with butter mixture. Yield: 6 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 each: 54 calories, 2g fat (1g saturated fat), 5mg cholesterol, 43mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 2g fiber), 2g protein.
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Reviewed Nov. 19, 2011
"Made this using sugar free marmalade and it was fantastic!!! Lots of flavor and fresh tasting. This is a keeper. Next time will probably double the sauce."
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Today, representatives from 47 nations and countless civil society organizations are gathering at the United Nations in New York for the 47th Commission on Population and Development (CPD). The purpose of this year's CPD is to review 20 years of progress since the milestone International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in Cairo, Egypt, in 1994.
So, why should you care about a conference that happened 20 years ago? And what lessons can we take from Cairo as the world determines its post-2015 development agenda? Watch the video above, from Planned Parenthood Global, to see how the ICPD changed the conversation, and why it still matters for the health and rights of today's women and girls.


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Casablanca - A Love Affair Like That of 1940'swritten by madolyng on 2010-08-03 #places
There is no greater thrill than a spontaneous adventure to somewhere, unique, vibrant, unexpected, exciting and somewhat overwhelming. Morocco, offering all of this has unquestionably seduced me into a new love affair. Join me in my new romance!1 5 Share Tweet
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Two South African girls fed up with city life, packed up and decided to backpack through Morocco and travel the Sahara desert in June 2012. We did this with no preceded planning except for buying the airline tickets. This turned out to be the most magical and enlightening trip we've had, and not in the least bit as scary as everyone warned us it would be. I documented everything I laid my eyes on with an 100 ISO color negative film and my Fisheye 2 and experimented with a 50 ISO expired film that also went through the airport scanner. This trip made for some interesting pics. Enjoy!1 4 Share Tweet


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- VA Office of Inspector General Releases Evaluation of the Veterans Crisis LineThe VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued its health care inspection, Evaluation of the Veterans Health Administration Veterans Crisis Line, reporting deficiencies in multiple areas of VA's administration of its Veterans Crisis Line (VCL).
- Ball Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Stealing More than $100,000 in Veterans Affairs BenefitsMan sentenced to 21 months in prison for defrauding the VA of more than $100,000 in benefits.
- Owner of Commercial Supply Companies Admits Conspiring to Defraud Approximately 40 Companies of More Than $1 MillionBusiness owner in New Jersey admits to conspiracy to defraud the VA and other Federal government agencies by subcontracting third-party vendors to provide services on credit and falsely promising to pay the vendors.
- VA Office of Inspector General Releases VISN 6 Access to Care AuditOIG audit finds new patients experience significant delays to access to VA health care.
- Indictment: Claiming to be Blind, Defendant Drove to Appointments Army veteran indicted on federal fraud charges for pretending to be blind to receive VA benefits.
- Las Cruces Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing from and Defrauding Department of Veterans AffairsNew Mexico woman pleads guilty to defrauding the VA by embezzling "surviving-spouse" benefits checks.
- Veterans Affairs Employees Charged with Stealing and Selling Prescription DrugsThree U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs employees charged with conspiring to steal prescription medications, including opioids, from the VA John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital.
- Former Goodwill Employee and Another Man Sentenced for Stealing Grant Money Destined for Homeless VeteransTwo men convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud were ordered to prison for their role in fraudulently cashing VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families grant checks that were intended to provide emergency housing assistance to vetera
- Holmes County Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Receiving Veterans Disability BenefitsFlorida woman pleads guilty to theft of government funds for fraudulently receiving $394,800 in VA disability benefits.
- Former Physician Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud SchemeFormer doctor who performed unauthorized health care examinations for a VA contractor pleads guilty to health care fraud.
- Construction Company Owner, KC Veteran Indicted in $13.8 Million 'Rent-A-Vet' SchemeTwo men indicted in a scheme to fraudulently obtain federal Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business construction contracts.
- Jury Finds Army Veteran Guilty Of Theft Of Nearly $300,000 And Making A False StatementVeteran found guilty of theft of government property and making a false statement to receive disability benefits.
- Athens Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the VAVeteran pleads guilty to benefit compensation fraud.
- New England Compounding Center's National Sales Director Pleads GuiltyRhode Island man pleads guilty to conspiring to defraud the FDA
- Owner of Chesapeake Barber College Pleads Guilty to $4.5 Million GI Bill FraudVirginia woman pleads guilty to $4.5 million GI Bill Fraud scheme.
- Pharmaceutical Executives Charged in Racketeering SchemeSeven people arrested in conspiracy scheme to bribe doctors using kickbacks to inflate drug sales.
- Iowa Woman Sentenced for Mortgage FraudIowa woman sentenced to 18 months in prison for falsifying mortgage loan paperwork to receive a VA home loan.
- Palm Beach County Man Sentenced to 150 Months' Imprisonment for Role in Bonding Fraud SchemeFlorida man sentenced to twelve-and-a-half years in prison for defrauding federal agencies by issuing worthless bonds to insure construction contracts.
- Owner of Chesapeake Barber College Pleads Guilty to $4.5 Million GI Bill FraudVirginia man pleads guilty to $4.5 million GI Bill Fraud Scheme.
- Owner of Sham 'Veteran-Owned' Company Ordered to Forfeit $6.7 Million Massachusetts man convicted of defrauding the Federal government is ordered to forfeit $6.7 million.
- Bossier City Woman Sentenced to 12 months in Prison for Stealing More than $90,000 in VA BenefitsLouisiana woman sentenced to 12 months in prison for fraudulently taking $90,000 in VA benefits that payable to her deceased mother.
- Madison Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud the VAFather-in-law assists veterans in filing fraudulent compensation benefit claim
- VA Office of Inspector General Releases Administrative Investigation Report Concerning John Thomas Burch, Jr.VA employee used position for private gain and misused government resources connected to outside employment with veterans' charity.
- Nine South Florida Residents Charged with Stealing Over $800,000 from the United States Department of Veterans AffairsSix people charged with veterans federal death benefits fraud.
- Former Veterans Hospital Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing MedicationFormer VA nurse pleads guilty to stealing oxycodone and other medications from VA medical center.
- Two Individuals Ordered to Pay Over $4 Million in Restitution For Their Participation in a Conspiracy to Defraud Federal Agencies and Federal ContractorsTwo individuals ordered to pay $4 million in restitution after pleading guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government.
- St. Louis Area Woman Indicted on Charges of Theft by a Veteran's Affairs FiduciaryWoman charged with theft government funds and misappropriation related to her role as the fiduciary representative for a disabled veteran.
- VA Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Falsifying the Medical Records of Hundreds of VeteransFormer VA employee sentenced to prison for falsifying medical records of veterans that delayed vital health care.
- VA Office of Inspector General Receives Project Excellence Awards
- CEO, CFO and VP Convicted in Nationwide Worker's Compensation Fraud SchemeCompany CEO, CFO, and VP convicted of conspiracy and health care fraud.
- Navy Veteran Convicted of Making False Statement to Receive Disability Benefit PaymentsNavy veteran pleads guilty to making false statements to a VA OIG special agent in an effort to continue receiving disability benefits.
- Kentucky Veteran Sentenced to Two Years in Prison after Federal Jury Found Him Guilty of Defrauding the Veterans Health AdministrationVeteran sentenced to two years in federal prison for defrauding VA of nearly $700,000 in disability compensation.
- VA Office of Inspector General Releases Phoenix Consult Mismanagement ReportOIG review finds that the Phoenix VA Health Care System inappropriately discontinued consults for some patients in 2015.
- Stafford Springs Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding U.S. VeteransConnecticut man pleads guilty to defrauding veterans by representing that in exchange for money he would help them obtain increased benefits from the VA.
- North Carolina Couple Sentenced For Government Contract FraudSDVOSB fraud results in federal prison term for a North Carolina couple.
- Owner of Sham 'Veteran-Owned' Company Sentenced for $100 Million FraudMassachusetts man receives a sentence of 30 months in prison and a fine of $1 million for a $100 million Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside contracting fraud scheme.
- VA Office of Inspector General Releases Denver Construction ReportOIG review identifies factors that increased the cost and delayed construction of the Denver replacement medical center in Aurora, Colorado.
- Milan Man Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Theft of Veterans BenefitsIllinois man sentenced to one year in federal prison for benefits fraud totaling $178,789.
- Independence Man Sentenced for Receiving Undeserved Veterans BenefitsMissouri man sentenced to over four years in federal prison for benefits fraud and other offenses.
- Lynn Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Veterans BenefitsMassachusetts man pleads guilty to theft of nearly $80,000 in veterans benefits.
- Cannon Design to Pay $12 Million as Part of Criminal Enforcement AgreementJoint OIG and FBI investigation results in Cannon Design signing a Criminal Enforcement Agreement that includes a $12 million penalty.
- Mortgage Company President Charged with Defrauding Ginnie MaeJoint investigation results in conspiracy and wire fraud charges in Ginnie Mae case.
- Collin County Man Sentenced for Disabled Vet Related FraudTexas man sentenced to prison for fraudulently obtaining Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside contracts.
- Manchester Resident Pleads Guilty To Selling Stolen Government PropertyOIG and VA Police investigation results in guilty plea to fifteen counts of unlawfully converting government property.
- Former Whitman Police Sergeant Charged with Embezzling Funds from Disabled Veterans Joint investigation results in an arrest and charges against a former police sergeant in connection with misappropriating funds from the accounts of disabled veterans while he was a VA appointed fiduciary.
- Statement from VA Inspector General on National Whistleblower Appreciation DayNational Whistleblower Appreciation Day statement from VA Inspector General Michael Missal.
- Canandaigua Man Indicted for Threatening to Kill VA Employees in AlbanyOIG investigation results in the indictment of a Canandaigua, New York, man for threatening to kill a VA police officer.
- Medical Device Manufacturer Acclarent Inc. to Pay $18 Million to Settle False Claims Act AllegationsAcclarent Inc., agrees to pay $18 million to settle false claims act allegations.
- Former Acclarent, Inc. Executives Convicted of Crimes Related to the Sale of Medical DevicesJoint investigation results in convictions on 10 counts of introducing adulterated and misbranded medical devices into interstate commerce.
- Former Federal Employee Labor Union President Sentenced In White Plains Federal Court For Stealing Union FundsOIG and DOL investigation results in guilty plea and 15 month sentence for former Federation of Government Employees local president.
- Nevada Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Perpetrating a Nationwide Multimillion-Dollar Fraud SchemeLas Vegas man receives 25 year sentence for multimillion dollar scheme to defraud the government.
- Palm Beach County Resident Found Guilty of Defrauding Federal AgenciesJoint investigative effort from VA OIG and multiple other OIGs results in fraud conviction.
- Investigation Leads to 50-Year Sentence - Veteran Murdered by Wife for Monetary BenefitsVeteran Murdered by Wife for Monetary Benefits receives 50-year sentence
- Redmond Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Federal BenefitsVeteran pleads guilty and accepts plea agreement for stealing VA and other federal government benefits.
- U.S. Attorney's Office Files Federal Charges Against 16 Individuals for Fraudulent Receipt of Travel Reimbursement Benefits from U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsOIG and VA Police investigation results in charges against 16 individuals for fraudulent travel vouchers.
- Former Nurse Sentenced to 82 Months for Stealing and Tampering with Patient MedicationsFormer VA nurse sentenced to 82 months for stealing and tampering with medications.
- Chelmsford Man Convicted of Defrauding Disabled Veterans Program of More Than $100 MillionChelmsford, Mass., man found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the United States in the implementation and administration of the Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Program.
- Auburn Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft from Interstate ShipmentsAuburn, Maine, woman pleads guilty to stealing prescription narcotic medications from VA medical center.
- Federal Investigation Yields Multiple Convictions In Connection With Bribery Of Veterans Affairs Contracting OfficerOIG & FBI joint investigation results in conviction of seventh defendant in contracting bribery scandal.
- Oregon DOJ's Medicaid Fraud Unit Prosecutes Fiduciary who Targeted Veterans Joint investigation results in conviction of fiduciary who stole from veterans she was appointed to help.
- Pennsylvania Man Charged In Alleged $35 Million Fraud Against Veterans' Education GI BillPennsylvania man orchestrated a scheme to defraud the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans by charging ten to thirty times the actual cost of online correspondence courses through a subcontractor.
- Two Individuals Plead Guilty in Conspiracy to Defraud Over Ten Federal AgenciesThese two individuals defrauded over 100 contractors and various government agencies in an elaborate surety bond scheme.
- Warner Chilcott Sentenced to Pay $125 Million for Health Care Fraud SchemeWarner Chilcott to pay $125 million for illegally marketing pharmaceuticals and providing kickbacks to physicians from 2009 through 2013.
- Retired Funeral Director Pleads Guilty To Submitting Fraudulent Claims To The Veterans Administration
- Federal Workers Compensation Kickback Conspirators Plead GuiltyTwo conspirators face up to five years in prison related to a kickback scheme netting over $1 million.
- The Hayner Hoyt Corporation To Pay $5 Million To Resolve False Claims Act LiabilityCoordinated effort among the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York, VA-OIG, SBA-OIG, and DCIS results in $5 million penalty for exploiting a contracting program designed to assist service-disabled veterans.
- Former Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Sentenced to 60 months in prison for Altering and Falsifying VA Computer Records Alteration of medical records by former nurse results in appropriate medical treatment being withheld from veteran, who subsequently passed away.
- Founders of Film School for Wounded Veterans Sentenced to PrisonHusband and wife capitalized on the misfortune of wounded marines now face prison time and fines.
- Former Director of Phoenix VA Hospital Pleads GuiltyVA Office of Inspector General and Federal Bureau of Investigations assist the Department of Justice in attaining a guilty plea and holding the former VAMC Phoenix Director accountable.
- Former VA Nurse Pleads Guilty To Stealing Controlled Substance From Hospital SyringesNurse pleads guilty to stealing controlled substance from veterans in hospice care to feed personal addiction.
- Former Goodwill Employee Charged in Scheme to Steal VA Grant MoneyTwo individuals face conspiracy charges in connection with grants fraud.
- Veterans Affairs Official Sentenced for Accepting Gifts in Relation to His Job DutiesContracting Officer sentenced in connection with accepting prepaid vacation packages while in a position to exert influence.
- Shasta County Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the VA by Falsely Claiming He Was a Decorated VeteranStolen Valor— Shasta County Man pleads guilty to 23 misdemeanor counts in scheme to illegally obtain benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Blythewood Man Convicted of Massive Government FraudSouth Carolina man could face up to 20 years of imprisonment, fines up to $500,000 and forfeiture of more than $1.5 million dollars in connection with a fraudulent disability claim.
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Special Releases
- The Honorable Michael Missal assumes leadership role at VA OIG The VA Office of Inspector General welcomed Mr. Michael Missal, who was sworn in today by Mr. Robert McDonald, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs to lead the Office of Inspector General (OIG). Mr. Missal was nominated to be the Inspector General by President Barack Obama on October 05, 2015, and unanimously confirmed by the Senate on April 19, 2016.
- OIG To Begin Release of Administrative Summaries of Wait Time Investigations
- Three VA Office of Inspector General Projects Receive CIGIE Awards for Excellence
- A Statement from the Deputy Inspector General - VA OIG Review of Anonymous Complaint Finds That Two VBA Senior Executives Inappropriately Used Their Positions for Personal and Financial Benefit, and That VBA Misused VA's Relocation ProgramWashington, DC – The Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs requested the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigate allegations concerning financial benefits and preference given at VA. An anonymous complainant alleged that Ms. Diana Rubens, Philadelphia VA Regional Office (VARO) Director, improperly received $288,206.77 in relocation expenses for transferring from the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Headquarters to her current position at the VARO and retained her high-level Senior Executive Service (SES) salary, despite the position being two levels lower on VA's SES pay scale. We were also asked to conduct a broader review of VA's Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Relocation program. Our investigation substantiated the allegations. The OIG issued its report http://www.va.gov/oig/pubs/VAOIG-15-02997-526.pdf on September 28, 2015.
- A Statement from the Deputy Inspector General - VA OIG Substantiates Whistleblower's Claims of Extensive, Persistent Problems in Veterans Health Care Enrollment Records
- A Statement from the VA Deputy Inspector General - VA Deputy Inspector General Announces Selections for Chief of Staff for Healthcare Oversight Integration and Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations
- A Statement from the Deputy Inspector General - OIG Conducts Surprise Inspections of VBA Regional Offices After Identifying Inappropriate Shredding Practices at the Los Angeles Regional OfficeWashington, DC – The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (OIG) received an anonymous allegation that staff at the Los Angeles VA Regional Office (VARO) were inappropriately shredding documents related to veterans' disability compensation claims. The complainant also alleged that supervisors were instructing staff to shred these documents. The OIG immediately deployed a team of inspectors to determine the merits of these allegations.
- Deputy Inspector General Announces Steps To Strengthen OIG Whistleblower Protection Ombudsman ProgramDeputy Inspector General Linda Halliday announced that the VA OIG is improving its Hotline submission process, reinvigorating the OIG Rewards Program, and enhancing crime awareness education briefings at VA facilities.
- Deputy Inspector General Announces Steps To Strengthen OIG Whistleblower Protection TrainingOne of my first acts as VA Deputy Inspector General is to take steps to ensure that all VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) employees are fully trained on protections and remedies guaranteed to Federal employees by the Whistleblower Protection Act...
- Brookings Names VA OIG as Second Most Productive OIG in Government Based on Last 5 Years' Return on Investment In a paper issued April 30, 2015, the Center for Effective Public Management at Brookings issued a paper assessing the benefits Office of Inspector General bring to government. The paper focuses on Return on Investment (ROI)—the most quantifiable metric of agency performance. The Social Security OIG was first with an ROI of $43.60 to $1, the VA OIG was second with $38 to $1, and HUD OIG was third with $29.59 to $1. http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2015/04/30-inspectors-general-roi-hudak-wallack.
- Release of Administrative ClosuresAs a result of a review of Office of Inspector General decision-making practices on closing reviews administratively, the Deputy Inspector General instituted a new policy requiring coordination of administrative closures within the Immediate Office of the Inspector General, the Office of Counselor to the Inspector General, and the Release of Information Office.
- Statement from the Acting VA Inspector GeneralSuggestions from the media and some Members of Congress that the OIG kept secret inappropriate scheduling practices at the Phoenix VA Health Care System are belied by nearly a decade of reporting by the Office of Inspector General. Read the Acting Inspector General's statement; a chronology of OIG reporting, Keeping Congress and VA Secretary Informed: VA Office of Inspector General's Reporting on Patient Wait Times from 2005-2014; and the 2008 memorandum of administrative investigation on altered wait times at the Phoenix VA Health Care System.
- Response to Baseless Allegations Regarding the 'Phoenix Report'Acting Inspector General's response to media coverage of baseless allegations on the independence and integrity of the Review of Alleged Patient Deaths, Patient Wait Times, and Scheduling Practices at the Phoenix VA Health Care System report.
- Questions and Answers on the Most Significant Aspects of the OIG's 'Phoenix' ReportQuestions and Answers on the Review of Alleged Patient Deaths, Patient Wait Times, and Scheduling Practices at the Phoenix VA Health Care System
IG Statements Related to the Phoenix HCS Report on Patient Deaths and Wait Times
Statement from the Acting VA Inspector General
Suggestions from the media and some Members of Congress that the OIG kept secret inappropriate scheduling practices at the Phoenix VA Health Care System are belied by nearly a decade of reporting by the Office of Inspector General. Read the Acting Inspector General's statement; a chronology of OIG reporting, Keeping Congress and VA Secretary Informed: VA Office of Inspector General's Reporting on Patient Wait Times from 2005-2014; and the 2008 memorandum of administrative investigation on altered wait times at the Phoenix VA Health Care System.
Response to Baseless Allegations Regarding the 'Phoenix Report'
Acting Inspector General's response to media coverage of baseless allegations on the independence and integrity of the Review of Alleged Patient Deaths, Patient Wait Times, and Scheduling Practices at the Phoenix VA Health Care System report.
Questions and Answers on the Most Significant Aspects of the OIG's 'Phoenix' Report
Questions and Answers on the Review of Alleged Patient Deaths, Patient Wait Times, and Scheduling Practices at the Phoenix VA Health Care System
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Archive of Press Releases by Offense
- Man Pleads Guilty to Assault on a Federal Officer in VA Hospital Shooting IncidentPenn. Man Faces Up to 1 Year in Prison for Assault Involving BB Gun at Wilmington, DE, VA Medical Center
- East Tennessee Woman Indicted in TBI Case Surrounding Husband's 2006 MurderJoint Investigation with Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and SSA OIG Results in Grand Jury Indictment of Woman for Plotting and Killing Husband by Prescription Drug Overdose
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Stolen Valor
- Brandon Man Sentenced To More Than 7 Years For Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Aggressive Pursuit of Identity Fraud Investigation with IRS and Florida Highway Patrol Results in Over 7 Yrs in Prison, $69K Fine
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Drug Diversion/Distribution
- East Greenbush Nurse Indicted, Accused Of Obtaining Controlled Substance From Hospital SyringesAlbany, NY, VA Medical Center LPN Faces Prison Time, Fine If Convicted for Tampering with Oxycodone Hydrochloride Syringes
- Two Employees Of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Including Logistics Warehouse And Mail Center Supervisor, Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine VA OIG, US Postal Inspections Arrest Two Bronx VA Workers for Allegedly Distributing 5 Kilograms of Cocaine
- Jamestown Nurse Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute OxycodoneFormer Nurse at VA Clinic in New York Faces Prison, Fines for Forging Prescriptions and Distributing Narcotics
- Seven Arrested, Charged with Selling Illegal Drugs to Veterans Treated at VA Medical Centers in New JerseyOIG, FBI Operation to Combat Sale of Heroin and Crack Cocaine at VA's Lyons and Orange, NJ, Medical Centers Results in Arrests
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Beneficiary Fraud
- Essex County, New Jersey, Man Admits Defrauding Veterans AffairNew Jersey Man Who Submitted False Information on Military Service Pleads Guilty To Receiving Over $150K in VA Disability Benefits
- Veteran Sentenced for Wrongful Receipt of Benefits Based on Falsified Military Records6 Months in Prison for Wakefield, MA, Man Who Falsified VA Claim, Judge Orders $174K in Restitution
- Holland Couple Indicted In Connection With Fraudulent Receipt Of Veterans' Benefits And Workers CompensationNY Couple Face 20 Years in Prison, $250K Fine if Convicted for $1M Fraud Involving VA and Workers Comp Benefits
- Former Maryland Veterans Affairs Official Sentenced To Prison For Fraudulently Obtaining Over $1.4 Million In BenefitsMaryland Man Who Helped 17 People Submit False VA Claims Gets 1 Year+1 Day in Prison, Ordered to Pay Government Over $2.6 M
- Wentzville Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft of Government FundsMissouri Woman Admits To Stealing $138K in Veterans' Benefits in the Name of Her Deceased Mother, Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison and $250K Fine
- Nine Individuals Charged With Stealing Approximately $1.4 Million As A Result Of Operation TombstoneJoint Investigation Results in Indictments for Florida Residents Who Stole SSA and Veterans Benefits
- Holland Man Charged in Connection with Fraudulent Receipt of Veterans' Benefits and Workers CompensationNY Man Who Falsely Claimed To Be Confined to Wheelchair Indicted Along with Wife for $1M in False VA and Workers' Compensation Claims
- South China Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing Veteran Death BenefitsMaine Man Faces Up to 10 Years for Stealing Over $53K in Death and Indemnity Benefits from VA
- Veteran Sentenced to Two Years in Prison For Lying to Obtain Disability BenefitsNorth Carolina Man Admits To Lying About Physical Condition to VA, Judge Orders $519K in Restitution and 2 Years in Prison
- Scandia man indicted for stealing survivor benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsMinnesota Man Who Cashed Deceased Mother's VA Checks Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison If Convicted
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Identity Theft
- Tax Fraudster Receives 27-Year Prison SentenceTampa Man Who Used Names Stolen from VA To File $3M in False Tax Returns Gets 27 Yrs in Prison, Ordered To Pay Restitution
- Former VA Contractor Sentenced To Prison In Connection With Stolen Identity Refund FraudJudge Hands Down 6 Yrs+ Sentence for Tampa Man Who Stole Documents from James A. Haley VA Hospital
- Tampa Man Pleads Guilty During Jury Selection In Stolen Identity Refund CaseSignificant Prison Time Faces Florida Man Who Admits To Stealing Veterans' Identities from James Haley VA Hospital
- Tampa Man Sentenced To More Than Ten Years For Tax Fraud SchemeIdentity Thief Who Used Stolen Veterans' Personally Identifiable Information for Tax Fraud Gets 10 Years, $300K Judgment
- Former VA Contractor Arrested In Connection With Stolen Identity Refund FraudTampa Man Arrested for Stealing Veterans' Information from James Haley VAMC Then Selling It for Use in Filing Fraudulent Tax Refunds
- Tampa Man Sentenced To More Than Seven Years For Stolen Identity Refund FraudFederal Judge Gives 7.5 Year Sentence to Florida Man for Identity Theft that Victimized Veterans at Haley VAMC
- Former VA Employee Sentenced To Prison For Theft Of Veterans' Personal Information6 Years in Prison, $105K Judgment for Former Tampa VAMC Employee Who Stole Identities of Over 100 In-Patients
- Veterans Support Group Director Gets 30 Months For Stealing Veteran's Identity30-Month Sentence for Philadelphia Man Who Defrauded VA of $178K in Health Care and Compensation Benefits
- Man Arrested For Defrauding The United States Army ReserveFederal Grand Jury in Puerto Rico Returns 7-Count Indictment Against Man Who Received Veterans Benefits Using Assumed Identity
- Trio Pleads Guilty to Filing Fraudulent Claims for Federal Income Tax RefundsDayton, OH, VAMC Employee Used Government-Owned Computer in ConspiracyTo File Fraudulent Tax Returns
- Man Indicted for Embezzling from VA Program and Identity TheftMass. Man Faces Up to 15 Years in Prison If Convicted for Embezzling $68K from Boston Veterans Affairs Research Institute
- Veteran Affairs Employee Indicted For Sale Of Veterans' Identity InformationFormer Tampa VA Employee Faces Prison, Fines If Convicted of Misusing Patient Information for Personal and Financial Gain
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Contractor Fraud
- California Medical Device Maker Settles Allegations it Improperly Compensated VA PodiatristsOIG Investigations Into Sunnyvale, CA, Manufacturer's Influence in Procurement Process Leads to $3M Payment To VA
- Millennium Laboratories to Pay $256 Million to Resolve False Billing and Kickback Claims$256M Settlements Result from Joint Investigation of San Diego Laboratory for Medically Unnecessary Drug and Genetic Testing
- Former Executive Convicted of Bribing Former Director of Cleveland VA Medical CenterOIG, FBI Investigation Results in Conviction of Design Contractor Who Received Inside Information from Former VA Executive
- Mercer County, New Jersey, Woman Sentenced To 37 Months In Prison For Paying $671,000 In Bribes To Fraudulently Obtain Government Construction ContractsNew Jersey US Attorney's Office Credits VA OIG, FBI and IRS-Criminal for Investigation Leading to Sentencing in Bribery Case
- San Antonio Businessman Sentenced For V.A. Fraud SchemeTexas Man Gets 1 Yr, 1 Day in Prison, Ordered to Pay $1.4M in Restitution for Defrauding VA in Contracts Meant for Veterans
- Iron Mountain Companies Agree to Pay $44.5 Million to Settle Alleged False Billing for Storing Government Documents and Data$44.5 M Settlement Results from Joint Investigation by OIGs and Other Law Enforcement Agencies, VA Among Agencies That Contracted for Record Storage with Iron Mountain
- Virginia Executive Indicted For Fraudulently Receiving Confidential Information About VA Construction ProjectsOIG, FBI Investigation Leads to 23-Count Indictment for Construction Contractor Who Conspired To Defraud VA
- Owner of Union County Home Health Aide Agency Charged With Billing Medicaid & Veterans Affairs More Than $100,000 for Services That Were Not Provided30-Count Indictment for New Jersey Woman Who Submitted Hundreds of Fraudulent Claims to VA and Medicaid for In-Home Care
- Coweta County Man Sentenced for Illegally Obtaining Federal Contracts Reserved for Military Veterans2-Year Sentence for Georgia Man Convicted in "Rent-a-Vet" Contracting Fraud Scheme
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Fiduciary Fraud
- Harrisburg Woman Indicted in Mail Fraud SchemeIllinois Fiduciary Who Used Veterans and Social Security Recipients' Funds To Pay Her Own Bills Faces Up To 20 Years in Prison
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- Federal Jury Convicts North Carolina Couple Of FraudHusband and wife conspired to defraud federal contract programs for disadvantaged and disabled veteran-owned small businesses
- Missouri Woman Sentenced for Defrauding Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program 20-Month Prison Sentence, $30K Judgment for Blue Springs, MO, Woman Whose Family Business Fraudulently Obtained $6.7M in Set-Aside Contracts Intended for Veteran Entrepreneurs
- Three People Arrested in Puerto Rico in a Contractor Major Scheme to Defraud the U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs"Rent-a-Vet" Scheme To Obtain Multi-Million Contracts Set Aside for Disabled Veterans Results in 5-Count Indictment Against Trio in Puerto Rico
- Central Coast Company Pays $1 Million To Resolve Allegations Of Lying To Obtain Service-Disabled Veteran ContractsSettlement Demonstrates OIG's Continued Commitment To Aggressively Pursue Individuals and Companies that Misrepresent Themselves as Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Deny Legitimate Disabled Veterans Opportunity To Compete for VA Contrac
- Civil Settlement Reached With Construction Company Falsely Claiming To Be Owned By A Service Disabled VeteranUS Attorney for New Jersey Credits VA OIG, SBA OIG Investigation for Leading to $1.3M Settlement with New Jersey Construction Company
- Four Indicted For Fraud Against Government Contracting ProgramsFederal Grand Jury in Tennessee Returns Fraud Indictment in Scheme to Get Set-Aside Contracts Intended for Small Businesses and Veterans
- Pennsylvania Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Make False Statements and Defraud the GovernmentPenn. Contractor Admits Hiring Veteran as "Straw" Partner To Obtain $8.7 M in Government Contracts Meant for Disabled Veterans
- Co-owner of Defunct Company Admits Defrauding Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program Missouri Man Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Made False Claims Enabling Company To Win $6.7M in Set-Aside Contracts Intended for Veterans
- Omaha Contractor and Companies Plead Guilty to Fraud SchemeOmaha Contractor Faces 24 Month in Prison for "Pass Through" Scheme That Took 45 Contracts Away From Legitimate Veteran-Owned Businesses
- New Jersey Business Owner Admits Fraudulent Claims Of Service-Disabled Veteran OwnershipOffice Design Owner Faces 5 Years in Prison for Falsely Claiming SDVOSB Status, Recieved $1.2M in Contracts Meant for Veterans
- Albuquerque Construction Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Federal Program for Service-Disabled VeteransAlbuquerque Duo Plead Guilty in Scheme Where Nearly $11M in VA Construction Contracts Went to Them Instead of Disabled Veteran Business Owners
- Connecticut Man Sentenced for Claiming To Operate Minority, Service-Disabled Veteran Business2-Years' Probation, $38K Forfeiture For Connecticut Man Who Falsely Claimed Disabled Veteran Status to Obtain Set-Aside Contracts
- Sterling Business Owner Sentenced for Claiming to be Minority, Service-Disabled Veteran Operated BusinessFederal Judge Sentences Massachusetts Contractor to 1 Year in Prison, $399K Forfeiture for Falsely Claiming to Be Disabled Veteran
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VA Employee Corruption
- Former director of Cleveland VA Medical Center sentenced to nearly five years in prison for taking money from design firmFormer VA employee who was the director of the Cleveland VA Medical Center sentenced to prison for taking bribes and kickbacks to influence VA contracts.
- A Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Convicted of Falsifying Medical Records and Computer Fraud Former Nurse at Miami VA Medical Center Pled Guilty To Altering Records of Deceased Patient Who Received Poor Care
- Former Department Of Veterans Affairs Official Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison For Taking $1.2 Million In KickbacksNew Jersey US Attorney Credits VA OIG, FBI, & IRS CID for Investigation Leading to 46-Month Prison Sentence for Former VA East Orange, NJ Engineer
- Former Federal Employee who Stole Government Property for Home Improvement ProjectSupervisor at West Haven, CT, VAMC Who Had Employees Repair and VA Pay for Improvements to Her Residence Gets 6 Months Home Confinement, Community Service, and $15K Fine
- Former Director of VA Medical Center Pleaded Guilty To Taking Money From Firm Bidding On JobsOIG, FBI Investigation Results in Guilty Plea from Former VA Official Who Enriched Himself at Expense of Veterans
- Former Veterans Affairs Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty to Medicare FraudBrooklyn VA Psychiatrist Admits To Falsely Billing Medicare, Agrees To Forfeit $1.2M in Illegal Payments
- Former Department of Veterans Affairs Official Admits Fraud Taking $1.2 Million in KickbacksFormer VA East Orange Engineer Violated Public Trust By Directing Construction Contracts to Companies In Return for $1.2M
- Jersey City Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribing a VA OfficialNew Jersey Construction Contractor Faces Up to 15 Years in Prison, $250K in Fine for $5,000 Bribe to VA Official
- Former Director of Cleveland VA Medical Center Indicted for Conspiracy, Fraud, Money Laundering and Other ChargesOIG, FBI Public Corruption Probe Leads to 36-Count Indictment Against Former VA Cleveland Medical Center Director
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Procurement Fraud
- A Department Of Veterans Affairs Official And Durable Medical Equipment Vendor Charged With Health Care FraudFormer Prosthetics Chief at W. Palm Beach, FL, VA Medical Center Accused of Conspiring With Vendor To Fraudulently Bill VA for Equipment Never Provided to Veterans.
- Leesburg Man Sentenced for Role in Procurement Fraud Scheme Affecting over $33 Million in Federal Contracts16 Months Prison Time, $1M Forfeiture for Leesburg, VA, Man for Fraud Involving Government Contracts Meant for Disabled Veterans
- Business Owner Charged in $1.2 Million Procurement FraudNew Jersey Woman Arrested for Falsely Claiming Service-Disabled Business Status, Received $1.2M in Contracts from VA
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Additional Investigations
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By Tribune staff reporter
April 6, 2011
Why are the Chicago Public Schools insisting on a blanket program that provides breakfast to all students when not all students are in need of a breakfast? This from the same school system that is looking to consolidate schools because of budget problems and has one of the shortest school days in the country. If kids are hungry, feed them. But some parents do feed their kids before school, as they see fit, and don't need more time taken away from their child's instruction. -- Travis Barry, Naperville
To maintain weight, meal timing may be the key
By Jennifer Neily, M.S., R.D.N and Entree
June 19, 2014
Environmental Nutrition Emerging research suggests that when you eat may be just as important as what you eat. Nutrition experts have long suspected that skipping meals early in the day may result in increased hunger, which leads to overeating later in the day. In fact, several studies confirm that missing breakfast is associated with obesity. At the same time, research reveals a relationship between eating at night and obesity. Both night shift work and night eating syndrome...
Valentine breakfast
February 14, 2012
The Tribune is filled with enticing Valentine ads, heartfelt advice published columns, played songs of love and romance on the radio, and there are flowers and candies everywhere. But every year, I remember one Valentine's Day morning when I awoke extra early to rush to the kitchen to prepare a special Valentine breakfast for my dear husband. After laboriously and carefully cutting hearts out of bread slices, I called him to the table, breathlessly anticipating comments of romantic delight and appreciation.
Eat this: Viking Breakfast at Svea
June 18, 2014
Viking Breakfast : Skip early morning snacks before ordering the popular Viking Breakfast for $13 at the cash-only Svea restaurant in the Andersonville neighborhood. The name "Viking" may serve as a challenge to appetites: The breakfast comes with two Swedish pancakes, Svea's lingonberry jam, Swedish sausage, eggs, roasted house potatoes and toast. The Swedish pancakes pack an astonishing amount of cushiony sweetness into a thin crepelike appearance. The lingonberry jam's somewhat foreign fruit...
Celebrity breakfasts
By Christopher Borrelli, TRIBUNE REPORTER and Mark Gonzales contributed to this story
May 15, 2008
Famous people -- they put on pants one leg at a time! So do you! They breathe air. So do you! They use less than 10 percent of their brains -- so do you! I could go on. Boy, that Us Weekly has a point -- the famous do live just like us! Exactly like us! I was reminded of this recently when I wrote about the decline of toast and my run-in with a waitress who refused to make it. A few readers pointed out I failed to mention Jack Nicholson's immortal moment in "Five Easy Pieces." Jack's character, faced with a...
Tyson Foods wins Hillshire, eyes breakfast growth
By Jessica Wohl and Ellen Jean Hirst and Tribune reporters
June 9, 2014
Tyson Foods Inc. won the bidding battle for Chicago-based Hillshire Brands Co., agreeing to pay $7.8 billion in a deal that it believes will bolster its efforts in the rapidly growing breakfast segment. The richer-than-expected premium for Hillshire, at $63 a share in cash, is more than justified by growth opportunities in breakfast, portable and prepared foods sold under the Hillshire Farm and Jimmy Dean brands, in addition to expected cost savings from combining the two...
Breakfast and school time
March 25, 2011
I am troubled by the Chicago School Board's decision to serve breakfast to all students during the first 15 minutes of school. The Board seems to think that teaching and learning are so flexible that they can take place under any circumstances. That's just not true. Non-educational activities in the classroom, however well-intended, do detract from a high-quality learning environment. Would the CPS board members want to conduct business while a meal and a cleanup are happening in their offices?
Vegetables on the breakfast table
By Kaley Todd, MS, RD and Entree
May 29, 2014
Environmental Nutrition "Eat your vegetables" is oft-repeated advice at the dinner table, but how many times do you hear it at breakfast? While vegetables are not typically at the forefront of Americans' minds when it comes to the first meal of the day, it can be an ideal opportunity to improve your health and start the morning off right. Studies have linked breakfast consumption to lower risk of chronic diseases, better weight management and improved mental performance. However, research...
Eating breakfast to stay slim
Ellen Warren and Tribune senior correspondent
June 8, 2011
When the diet expert told me, "Start eating," she totally had my attention. Unfortunately, her next word was "breakfast. " Breakfast time is the only time I'm not hungry, so why would I want to eat then? Studies show that fewer Americans are eating when they wake up, and that's a mistake, says Angela Ginn, the Baltimore expert who first told me to start eating something in the morning. Ginn, a registered dietitian at the University of Maryland, says there's scientific evidence...
Obama leaves Chicago after breakfast stop
Staff report
May 23, 2014
President Barack Obama left Chicago this morning after a night of fundraising and a morning stop at a favored Hyde Park eatery. Joining the president for breakfast at the Valois Restaurant on 53rd Street was Gov. Pat Quinn. Obama ordered his food at the counter and paid, saying, "I don't take free food." Then both the president and the governor chatted with customers before concentrating on their food. A crowd had gathered outside by the time the president's motorcade...
Breakfast of champions
By Leah Eskin and Home on the Range
June 27, 2010
Breakfast is the most important meal. Aside from lunch and dinner. The dietitian insists it kick-starts the metabolism. The parent believes it improves concentration. The rest of us swear it eases that inevitable condition: morning. So when Risa and I got together pre-noon, we were shocked to discover that our breakfast place lacks breakfast. It pours a life-sustaining cup of coffee. Then slacks off to mere toast. As if. We attempted to press the lunch menu into breakfast duty.
Start the day strong by adding veggies to your breakfast menu
By Kaley Todd, M.S., R.D., Environmental Nutrition Newsletter and Premium Health News Service
May 21, 2014
"Eat your vegetables" is oft-repeated advice at the dinner table, but how many times do you hear it at breakfast? While vegetables are not typically at the forefront of Americans' minds when it comes to the first meal of the day, it can be an ideal opportunity to improve your health and start the day off right. Studies have linked breakfast consumption to lower risk of chronic diseases, better weight management and improved mental performance. However, research...
Eye-opening breakfast, Filipino style
By Kevin Pang, The Cheap Eater
April 29, 2010
The slight, Filipino lady shoots a strange look my way. The offense: picking up the fork and knife, which at this table was like using chopsticks to eat a meatball sub. Unacceptable. This is breakfast Philippines style, Grace Ortiz says. So we use a fork and a spoon . We cut the sausage and egg with the edge of the spoon, then scoop it up with rice in one swift motion. Filipino breakfast crash course is going swimmingly. I'm sitting at a glass top rattan table in West Town...
Breakfast cereals loaded with too much sugar for U.S. kids: report
By Carey Gillam and Reuters
May 15, 2014
By Carey Gillam (Reuters) - U.S. children are consuming more than 10 pounds (4.5 kgs) of sugar annually if they eat a typical morning bowl of cereal each day, contributing to obesity and other health problems, and cereal makers and regulators are doing little to address the issue, according to a study released on Thursday. The Environmental Working Group, a Washington, D.C.-based health information non-profit, said its report covers more than 1,500 cereals,...
Breakfast can help prevent weight gain
Ellen Warren and Tribune senior correspondent
June 9, 2011
Eat to stay slim. Yes, there's a catch. When the diet expert told me, "Start eating," she totally had my attention. Unfortunately, her next word was "breakfast. " Breakfast time is the only time I'm not hungry, so why would I want to eat then? Studies show that fewer Americans are eating when they wake up, and that's a mistake, says Angela Ginn, the Baltimore expert who first told me to start eating something in the morning. Ginn, a registered dietitian at the...
Pancake breakfast to raise funds for local Army veteran
By Kristy MacKaben, Special to the Tribune
May 12, 2014
Upon returning to Lake Zurich in April, Steven Gabriel received a hero's welcome from local firefighters, police officers and the Lake County Regional Community Emergency Response Team. After six years, the 26-year-old Army veteran returned home for cancer treatment. In March, Gabriel who is married with two young children was diagnosed with terminal cancer of the esophagus, stomach and liver. "It was really sudden. They were all in shock," said his high school...
Naperville breakfast spots cater to families
By Kristy Kennedy, Special to the Tribune
October 21, 2013
Likening Washington Street to Michigan Avenue in Chicago, owners of a new breakfast and lunch spot jumped at the chance to open Eggs, Inc. Café on the main thoroughfare in downtown Naperville. "It was the right location at the right time, a no-brainer," said Gus Vasso, who owns the restaurant with his brother, Peter, and father, Bill. While Eggs, Inc. hosted a ribbon cutting last week, the restaurant opened in early August after having success in Bolingbrook. The family opened...
Breakfast with Ina Pinkney
Phil Vettel
April 9, 2014
For a retiree, Ina Pinkney doesn't sit around much. Pinkney recently closed her beloved breakfast/lunch spot, Ina's, going out with a grand finale on New Year's Eve, capping a restaurant career that spanned 22 years in three Chicago locations. In the three months since, she has moderated and sat on panels, speaking about women chefs and the restaurant industry in general; joined a memoir-writing group ("some pretty damn accomplished people there," she said, admiringly); made a fistful of TV appearances;...
Breakfast all-around boon for CPS
By Tribune staff reporter
March 30, 2011
We have all heard the age-old saying, "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. " Chicago Public School's new policy of providing elementary school children with a breakfast every morning is a great step forward for CPS. First of all, CPS plans on making money ($18.7 million a year) with this program, so any argument that it will cost too much money is already dismissed. The contested issue seems to be the 15 minutes the program will take from each academic day. Many students...
McDonald's hopes free coffee will attract breakfast crowd
By Jessica Wohl and Tribune reporter
March 28, 2014
McDonald's Corp. said it will soon offer free coffee at its U.S. restaurants for two weeks, as the world's largest restaurant chain tries to gain the attention of patrons amid a sales slump and as rivals step up their breakfast promotions. McDonald's said that participating U.S. restaurants will give patrons a small McCafe coffee during breakfast hours from March 31 through April 13. The free coffee announcement came after the March 27 launch of Taco Bell's national...
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We have here, as also in the next chapter, Jeremiah prophesying in Egypt. Jeremiah was now in Tahpanhes, for there his lords and masters were; he was there among idolatrous Egyptians and treacherous Israelites; but there, 1. He received the word of the Lord; it came to him. God can find his people, with the visits of his grace, wherever they are; and, when his ministers are bound, yet the word of the Lord is not bound. The spirit of prophecy was not confined to the land of Israel. When Jeremiah went into Egypt, not out of choice, but by constraint, God withdrew not his wonted favour from him. 2. What he received of the Lord he delivered to the people. Wherever we are we must endeavour to do good, for that is our business in this world. Now we find two messages which Jeremiah was appointed and entrusted to deliver when he was in Egypt. We may suppose that he rendered what services he could to his countrymen in Egypt, at least as far as they would be acceptable, in performing the ordinary duties of a prophet, praying for them and instructing and comforting them; but only two messages of his, which he had received immediately from God, are recorded, one in this chapter, relating to Egypt itself and foretelling its destruction, the other in the next chapter, relating to the Jews in Egypt. God had told them before that if they went into Egypt the sword they feared should follow them; here he tells them further that the sword of Nebuchadnezzar, which they were in a particular manner afraid of, should follow them.
I. This is foretold by a sign. Jeremiah must take great stones, such as are used for foundations, and lay them in the clay of the furnace, or brick-kiln, which is in the open way, or beside the way that leads to Pharaoh's house (Jer. 43:9), some remarkable place in view of the royal palace. Egypt was famous for brick-kilns, witness the slavery of the Israelites there, whom they forced to make bricks (Exod. 5:7), which perhaps was now remembered against them. The foundation of Egypt's desolation was laid in those brick-kilns, in that clay. This he must do, not in the sight of the Egyptians (they knew not Jeremiah's character), but in the sight of the men of Judah to whom he was sent, that, since he could not prevent their going into Egypt, he might bring them to repent of their going.
II. It is foretold in express words, as express as can be, 1. That the king, the present king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, the very same that had been employed in the destruction of Jerusalem, should come in person against the land of Egypt, should make himself master even of this royal city, by the same token that he should set his throne in that very place where these stones were laid, Jer. 43:10. This minute circumstance is particularly foretold, that, when it was accomplished, they might be put in mind of the prophecy and confirmed in their belief of the extent and certainly of the divine prescience, to which the smallest and most contingent events are evident. God calls Nebuchadnezzar his servant, because herein he executed God's will, accomplished his purposes, and was instrumental to carry on his designs. Note, The world's princes are God's servants and he makes what use he pleases of them, and even those that know him not, nor aim at his honour, are the tools which his providence makes use of. 2. That he should destroy many of the Egyptians, and have them all at his mercy (Jer. 43:11): He shall smite the land of Egypt; and, though it has been always a warlike nation, yet none shall be able to make head against him, but whom he will he shall slay, and by what sort of death he will, whether pestilence (for that is here meant by death, as Jer. 15:2) by shutting them up in places infected, or by the sword of war or justice, in cold blood or hot. And whom he will he shall save alive and carry into captivity. The Jews, by going into Egypt, brought the Chaldeans thither, and so did but ill repay those that entertained them. Those who promised to protect Israel from the king of Babylon exposed themselves to him. 3. That he shall destroy the idols of Egypt, both the temples and the images of their gods (Jer. 43:12): He shall burn, the houses of the gods of Egypt, but it shall be with a fire of God's kindling; the fire of God's wrath fastens upon them, and then he burns some of them and carries others captive, Isa. 46:1. Beth-shemesh, or the house of the sun, was so called from a temple there built to the sun, where at certain times there was a general meeting of the worshippers of the sun. The statues or standing images there he shall break in pieces (Jer. 43:13) and carry away the rich materials of them. It intimates that he should lay all waste when even the temple and the images should not escape the fury of the victorious army. The king of Babylon was himself a great idolater and a patron of idolatry; he had his temples and images in honour of the sun as well as the Egyptians; and yet he is employed to destroy the idols of Egypt. Thus God sometimes makes one wicked man, or wicked nation, a scourge and plague to another. 4. That he shall make himself master of the land of Egypt, and none shall be able to plead its cause or avenge its quarrel (Jer. 43:12): He shall array himself with the rich spoils of the land of Egypt, both beautify and fortify himself with them. He shall array himself with them as ornaments and as armour; and this, though it shall be a rich and heavy booty, being expert in war, and expeditious, he shall slip on with as much ease and in as little time, in comparison, as a shepherd slips on his garment, when he goes to turn out his sheep in a morning. And being loaded with the wealth of many other nations, the fruits of his conquests, he shall make no more of the spoils of the land of Egypt than of a shepherd's coat. And when he has taken what he pleases (as Benhadad threatened to do, 1 Kgs. 20:6) he shall go forth in peace, without any molestation given him, or any precipitation for fear of it, so effectually reduced shall the land of Egypt be. This destruction of Egypt by the king of Babylon is foretold, Ezek. 29:19; 30:10. Babylon lay at a great distance from Egypt, and yet thence the destruction of Egypt comes; for God can make those judgments strike home which are far-fetched.
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Finish it. It is coming on so well. Skin tones are great and the shading. Don't give up. :-)
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I think you should finish this! :) It looks great so far, why would you hate it?
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To have your engine functioning properly, then air and fuel should be mixed in the right proportions. The two have to be in some tightly sealed tank and then exposed to heat in correct amounts. The good thing with a properly functioning engine is that it releases very little pollutants to the environment. There is yet to be found such an engine, but latest models in the market work efficiently to avoid too much pollutants in the air. What should be clear is that engines need fuel and an emission control system that are in good functionalism. The systems may come in different brands and designs, but the functioning is the same.
The ignition system basically has to produce a spark towards the compression stroke in the engine cylinder. A good number of people just think that after very car moderation has been set right, then all they have to do is get the timing right and turn the ignition. However there is more to its functioning than that. As obvious as it might seem, the spark should be strong enough to trigger mixing of air and fuel. What is not known is that air molecules can act as insulators making heat transfer very impossible. If you set to allow more air into the engine, the spark generated might be a little weak to ignite air/fuel mixture. This thus leads to a poor engine power that may lower the overall performance of the vehicle even if you have one of the best types of ignition systems.
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When searching for an ignition coil, it is first important to understand the various types so that you only purchase that which best suits. Purchasing the wrong one could lead into damage of other parts of the whole ignition systems. Currently, are two types that exist: conventional and electronic. Conventional types are basically battery powered ones while the latter is electrically generated. Each type works best differently depending on car type. When searching for an ignition coil, it is thus very vital to know which one will work well with the car's ignition system.
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You may find this a bit hard to believe, but all the energy your body produces is with the help of a special enzyme called co q 10. Rest assured though, since you don't need to do anything in order for your body to produce this enzyme, at least when you're young, because as you grow older, you're going to have to take coq10 supplements to make up for your body's inability to produce enough of it. So with that being said, below we're going to let you know more about this enzyme, its benefits and what you need to know about its effects on your health.
Coenzyme Q10 Basics
While mostly known as co q 10, coenzyme q10 is also called vitamin q10 and it may also be referred to as ubiquinone. The enzyme is literally present in every cell of your body where it fills two vital purposes. One of them is that of helping synthesize energy and the second one is to work as an antioxidant. In this role, coenzyme q10 helps protect your system from a wide range of diseases and also infections by fighting against the free radicals in your body. On top of that, you should also keep in mind that coenzyme q10 exists in many other forms, such as ubiquinone and ubiquinol. The latter is the form that's better absorbed by the body and it's also more active. Because of that, it's also used best in supplemental form.
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Most of the times it seems that coenzyme q10 is highly praised thanks to its positive effects on cardiovascular health. On top of that, it seems that by taking it you're also going to help reduce your blood pressure. In a study that involved martial arts athletes that took coenzyme q10, it was discovered that their blood pressure went down and hit normal values compared to the period when they didn't take coq10. In people suffering from CHF, coq10 managed to help them experience fewer symptoms and also a lower incidence of hospitalizations.
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While it's recommended that you take coenzyme q10 supplements, you should know that it's best that you speak to your doctor prior to taking them. That's because they may interact with some of the medications you may be currently taking and can cause various side effects (some examples of medications include blood thinning medications).