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Preparation time: 15 minutes
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Bring 4 cups of water to a boil over medium heat in a 1-quart saucepan. While water is heating, chop broccoli into bite-size pieces. Add broccoli, carrots, and squash to the boiling water and cook for 5 minutes; vegetables should still be firm. Drain immediately and rinse under cold water. Drain again and pat dry with a paper towel. Place cooled vegetables in a small mixing bowl and add yogurt, chives, lemon juice, lemon peel, black pepper, and salt. Gently stir to combine. Chill for 1 hour before serving.
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I have read several comments that warn against putting crystal in the dishwasher, but no one ever says why. We have had this problem with glass, crystal, plastic and acrylic. Is it the soap, the temperature, something else?
We always thoroughly rinse everything that goes into our machine because we do not run it every day and I don't want to fool with the filter. Do we really need soap to get things clean, or is the hot water enough? We use a rinse aid, and everything is always spotless, but the "glassware" seems to cloud up. The dishwasher manufacturers have not been any help.
A: Great question! The answer to what causes the mysterious clouding of crystal and glassware sent for a spin in the dishwasher: a scratch-causing combination of water, detergent and you.
Let's start with the water; usually softened to make soaps clean better. And dishwasher water is heated to 140 degrees to further increase its cleaning power.
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The DC Aura is a lot like the new Performance Artist models...but I think the controls are much user friendly...I've been admiring one in our local store.
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I'm a new Martin owner. I never cared for or was impressed by a Martin. I had a Jumbo Acoustic-Electric Epiphone. I was burglarized about Thanksgiving, had 3 guitars stolen. In replacing them a friend was helping me decide what to choose. He said " I know how you feel about Martins, but you have to play this one". It was the DC AURA model. I was blown away with the guitar. It doesn't have the classic Martin feel. Its sound and electronics are fantastic. It was my choice from all the acoustic guitars in Guitar Center in Nashville. They definitely have a selection.
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The Perfect Desktop - Linux Mint 10 (Julia)
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This tutorial shows how you can set up a Linux Mint 10 (Julia) desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge. Linux Mint 10 is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 10.10 that has lots of packages in its repositories (like multimedia codecs, Adobe Flash, Adobe Reader, Skype, Google Earth, etc.) that are relatively hard to install on other distributions; it therefore provides a user-friendly desktop experience even for Linux newbies.
I want to say first that this is not the only way of setting up such a system. There are many ways of achieving this goal but this is the way I take. I do not issue any guarantee that this will work for you!
1 Preliminary Note
To fully replace a Windows desktop, I want the Linux Mint 10 desktop to have the following software installed:
Sound & Video:
All desired applications are available in the Linux Mint repositories.
As you might have noticed, a few applications are redundant, for example there are two CD/DVD burning applications in my list (Brasero, K3B). If you know which one you like best, you obviously don't need to install the other applications, however if you like choice, then of course you can install both. The same goes for music players like Amarok, Banshee, Rhythmbox, XMMS or browsers (Firefox, Opera).
I will use the username falko in this tutorial. Please replace it with your own username.
2 Installing The Base System
The installation of the base system is easy as 1-2-3 because the Linux Mint installer doesn't offer a lot of options to choose from, so you cannot go wrong.
Download the Linux Mint 10 Live DVD iso image from http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php, burn it onto a DVD, and boot your computer from it (please note that I used the Live DVD iso image instead of the Live CD iso image; the Live DVD comes with some additional software such as Java, VLC, F-Spot that get installed by default, whereas they are missing if you install from the Live CD; if you use the Live CD, you must install these applications from the Synaptic Package Manager):
The system boots and starts a desktop that is run entirely in the RAM of your system (the Linux Mint installation DVD is also a Live-DVD) without changing anything on your hard disk. This has the advantage that you can test how Linux Mint works on your hardware before you finally install it.
This is how the Linux Mint desktop looks. Double-click the Install Linux Mint icon on the desktop to start the installation to the hard drive:
The installer starts. First, select your language:
On the next screen you see a few requirements for the Linux Mint 10 installation (the system should have at least 2.6GB available drive space, should be plugged into a power source (to make sure that the system doesn't shut down during installation because of an empty battery), and should be connected to the Internet). Click on Forward:
Now we come to the partitioning of our hard disk. Usually Erase and use the entire disk is a good choice, unless you need custom partitions and know what you're doing. Erase and use the entire disk will create one big / partition for us:
Select the hard drive that you want to use for the Linux Mint installation:
Then choose your time zone:
Change the keyboard layout, if necessary:
Type in your real name, your desired username along with a password, and click on Forward:
Afterwards, Linux Mint is being installed. This can take a few minutes, so be patient:
After the installation, you will be asked to reboot the system. Click on Restart Now:
Your new Linux Mint system starts. Log in to the desktop with the username and password you provided during installation:
When you log in for the first time, you will see the following help window. Click on Close:
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Facebook Co-Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is making a rare appearance in Washington, D.C., this week. Zuckerberg has been raising his political profile since the company went public in May 2012, and this trip is a highly visible extension of that strategy.
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New Jersey U.S. Senate candidate and Twitter phenom Cory Booker sat down for an Instagram interview Sunday night that continues through the week. NowThis News, which claims to be the first and only mobile and social original news network, said the Booker interview is the first Instagram interview with a U.S. politician.
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Markey Fired Up Over Facebook Privacy ChangesJennifer Moire on September 12, 2013 2:11 PM
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is concerned over the changes Facebook announced last month regarding its privacy policies.
McConnell Challenger Lundergan Grimes Uses Facebook to Launch 'Team Switch'Jennifer Moire on August 7, 2013 6:09 PM
Sen. Mitch McConnell's main Democratic challenger in the closely watched Kentucky Senate race is using Facebook as part of a multi-platform strategy to unseat the long-serving Minority Leader in the U.S. Senate.
Alison Lundergan Grimes' campaign kick-off came last week as expected, with a big splash including the obligatory bus tour, rousing official kick-off speech and ending with a face-off among the candidates at the 133rd Fancy Farm event over the weekend.
Facebook Restores Yanked Campaign Video Of Texas Attorney General Candidate Dan BranchJennifer Moire on August 2, 2013 3:49 PM
Texas Attorney General candidate Dan Branch debuted his first campaign video on Facebook Thursday, only to find that the social network wasn't a big fan. The Republican candidate's ad video was allegedly removed for violating the site's community standards, according to The Texas Tribune. It turns out that the removal of the video was a mistake, Facebook said Friday.
Facebook's Lobbying Spending Cools In Q2Jennifer Moire on July 23, 2013 10:55 AM
Facebook's lobbying tab in the second quarter was a healthy $1.06 million, according to disclosure forms filed with the U.S. Senate Sunday night. While strong, the second-quarter figures were off the blistering pace set by the social network in the first quarter of the year, $2.45 million, which put the company ahead of its Silicon Valley rivals.
'Lean Over' Website Spoofs Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's Pet ProjectJennifer Moire on July 5, 2013 7:49 AM
First, there was the ongoing unhappiness from shareholders over Facebook's stock price. Now, two comics have parodied Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead with their own take, Lean Over: Women, Work, and Women's Work. What's a COO to do?


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"On the first day of Christmas, a Canuck sent to me a moose in a maple tree." Well, it might not be your traditional Christmas carol, but it is a really great one created just for us Canucks! Troy Townsin (a former Aussie) and Jennifer Harrington a Vancouver born illustrator have paired together to … [Read more...]
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The Great Canadian Blog Bash 2013!
HELLO there and WELCOME to Mom vs. the Boys!! I'm proud to be a co-host of The Great Canadian Blog Bash for the third year in a row! I hope you have a fabulous couple of weeks touring around the Canadian blogosphere, meeting new friends and learning more about our awesome Canadian companies and … [Read more...]
Activities for Kids in Toronto!
Summer will be here before we know it, are you looking for some fun activities to do with the Kids in Toronto? The city has lots of fun to offer to families. From thrilling adventure, getting up close with the animals or having a relaxing picnic Toronto has it all! Here are some of the top … [Read more...]
ABC Friday – L is for…
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ABC Friday- C is for….
C is for.... Covered Bridge! Back in the good old days a.k.a before we had kids, (kidding, sort of) we traveled. One summer we took two weeks and spent some time checking out the East Coast of Canada. I fell in love with all the adorable covered bridges we saw. This is one is from New … [Read more...]
You know you're a Canadian Mom when….
You know you're a Canadian Mom when.... You've bought toys with Canadian Tire money Your kids beg you for Smarties and Pop You consider whether the kids Halloween costumes will fit over a snowsuit Your car or garage doubles as extra fridge space in the winter You grew up on … [Read more...]
Go Canada Go!! Watch our Patriotic Babies Cheer on Team Canada! #OCanadaBaby
Today's the BIG day! The London2012 Olympic Games kick-off with the Opening Ceremony today and in honour of the occassion Pampers has released the full version of O Canada Baby! Catch my little dude and maybe yours too, cheering on our Red and White in the clip below! Super Cute right? Will … [Read more...]
Happy Canada Day from Mom vs.the Boys! {featuring Pampers O Canada Baby}
Happy Canada Day Canucks!!!! From our family to yours, we hope you have a fun family weekend celebrating our wonderful country! We are truly blessed to live in the best country in the world! While were are heading off to the Canada Day Parade and celebrations, I want to leave you with this super … [Read more...]


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Christmas on the Beach – Village Candle
Up next… Christmas on the Beach from Village Candle. This isn't your classic Christmas scent but it sure was a fun one to burn. I've always wanted to spend at least one holiday in tropical paradise and as of now… this will be as close as I'll get till my kids are older. (sigh) The label on this candle called my name… you'll see what I mean when you see it.
Pumkin Spice Muffin Pumpkin Candle – Goose Creek Candle Co
Ann loves to shop and pretty much in every type of home fragrance imaginable including bath & body. Read her bio here. She'll be reviewing for Candlefind as well as our blog Candle Scoop so lots more to come.
Snickerdookle Candle – Mrs. Fields Candle Review
Up next… Snickerdoodle Cookies.
Apple Strudel – Circle E Candles
As soon as I smelled this candle, I instantly loved it! It smelled like the most delicious apple pie… lots of flaky crust with hints of baked apples and cinnamon. YUM!!!!!
Pumpkin Pie – Pure Integrity Candles
Beach Day – Bath & Body Works
I was in the mood for something fresh and that's when I decided on "Beach Day" from Bath & Body Works. This candle looked "beachy" and it smelled fresh and pretty.
Maple Butter – Village Candle
The candles on sale were Village's "Kitchen Collection" candles which are all bakery scents… my favorite!! After smelling all my newly purchased candles… Maple Butter was the candle I kept going back to over and over again… it smelled SOOOOOO good!!!!! I knew this was the first candle I wanted to review.
Key Lime Pie – Glade Candles
I recently saw a cute little display of Glade candles at Walmart and had to go take a peekie. Once I smelled Key Lime Pie… in my cart it went. It didn't smell fake or chemically…
Fresh Eucalyptus Mint – Better Homes and Gardens
In this review, I was craving something a little more livelier than my normal bakery scents and decided to try Fresh Eucalyptus Mint…
Pomegranate & Fuji Apple – Candle-Lite
When I spotted Pomegranate & Fuji Apple at my local grocery store and smelled it, I was excited… it smelled sweet and fruity and best of all… nothing fake about it. SCORE!!
Tropical Punch – Barn Candle Company
This is my first experience with Barn Candle Co and so far… so good. I'll be reviewing 3 different fragrances… first up is Tropical Punch. I was really excited to review this candle since there is a special story behind it. Did you know that Kool-Aid originated in Hastings Nebraska? And that's where Barn Candle Co is located. Every year, Hastings has a Kool-Aid festival and Barn Candle Co was nominated to create the "Official Candle of Kool-Aid Days" I thought that was really neat and knew right when I heard that story I wanted to review this candle…
Trick or Treat – Bath & Body Works
Before you click on the link below… we've added a new feature to Candlefind… we are now star rating candles we review from 1 star up to 5 and the best part… you can rate them with us. So if you've tried Trick or Treat… comment and rate the candle at the end of our review. We'd love to know what you thought of it. Read Christina's review…
Margarita Time – Yankee Candle
Berry Pumpkin Cream – Better Homes and Gardens
Okay, so it's not quite fall yet but I coudln't resist reviewing a Pumpkin scent a little earlier than planned. I saw Berry Pumpkin Cream on a Walmart shelf and the dark gorgous purple color called to me. It was so pretty.
Smelling it… YUM!!!! It smelled like a spicy and warm pumpkin cake. Had to review this one!!
Nectarine Green Tea – Bath & Body Works
My last review of Bath & Body Works "Summer Sips" collection. I'm a little sad it's over… this was such a fun series of candles and I really enjoyed them all. With summer coming to an end… Bath & Body Works will be retiring this collection soon.
So last but not least… Nectarine Green Tea… a light and refreshing scent that reminded me of sweet iced tea.
Next up… Fruit Fusion… a mix of tangy oranges, limes and strawberries… the scent description sounded mouthwatering and I couldn't wait to try this
Sparkling Berry Fizz – Bath & Body Works
Next up… Sparkling Berry Fizz. This candle is darling with it's bright Smurf Blue color and the scent… a wonderful berry scents.
Zesty Summer Lemonade – Better Homes and Gardens
Have you tried any of the new Better Homes and Gardens candles lately at Walmart? Boy are they coming out with some great fragrances in so many different categories. Since I'm always attracted to lemon fragrances… this candle called my name. Lemonade… my favorite!! As soon as I popped off the lid and smelled it… I purchased 2. It smelled wonderful!!
Peach Cilantro Twist – Bath & Body Works
I am thoroughly enjoying all my "Summer Sips" candles from Bath & Body Works. They're all so refreshing and perfect for hot summer days.
Three down… two more to go. Next up… Peach Cilantro Twist. This candle smelled amazing cold – once burning… it totally changed.
Pink Apple Punch – Bath & Body Works
Pink Apple Punch is the second candle I tried from Bath & Bod Works new "Summer Sips" collection. This fragrance is soooooooo refreshing, tart and yummy!! I loved it!
Creamsicle, Mojito, and Breathe scented candles from Éclat Essence
Éclat Essence candles have a luxury "spa like" quality to them and are made with pure essential oils in coconut wax. I have never burned a candle made from coconut wax so I'm looking forward to experiencing these candles for myself. They sound pretty wonderful.
Let's see what Cherie thought of them…Read Cherie's review…
Lemon!! The ultimate clean and fresh scent… it's my favorite EVER!!
I've been eyeing Lemon Rind from Kringle Candle Co for well over a year now and finally had the chance to try this mouthwatering lemon scent. Classic and true lemons are really hard to find, especially in a candle. Many smell fake, chemically or like lemon cleaner.
Yes, I'm a picky girl when it comes to lemon scents…
Mango Coconut Cooler – Bath & Body Works
First up… Mango Coconut Cooler. I couldn't resist this one… it smelled like the most luscious tropical drink…. sweet and juicy mango's smothered in creamy coconut milk!! Mmmmmm!!!!
Berry Sorbet – Colonial Candle
Colonial Candles has been having the most AMAZING sales which are literally impossible to resist. Berry Sorbet was the first candle in my cart and the first candle I wanted to review. It's a gorgeous candle… a deep and rich dark purple and smells like sweet purple grapes.
Sunset Beach – Bath & Body Works
Raspberry Linzer Cookie – Better Homes and Gardens
Being the cookie scented lover that I am, I HAD to buy this candle. The price was also right at less than $8 dollars. Who can complain about that? Not me!! If you love Raspberry scents… the chances are you're going to like this candle.
Bunny Cake – Yankee Candle
Who purchases holiday candles "after" the holiday is over? MEEE!! I do!! I can never manage to buy candles pre-holiday… I always wait for the sale. Such was the case with Bunny Cake from Yankee Candle. This candle is too freaking cute and I wanted to review it!!
Yummy cake, creamy coconut with vanilla and jelly beans… I was in!!
Red Guava Lava – Bath & Body Works
Bath & Body Works has a whole Hawaiian themed candle line recently launched and one of them is called Red Guava Lava… what a cool name!! With summer in full swing, this was one candle I really wanted to try and review. Once I smelled it, Mmmmmm!!! Tart, fruity an a perfect summer scent.
This was an impromptu review… not one I had planned but now that I had a chance to try these candles out… I'm really happy I did. I reviewed 4 candles… all different and unique called Lush, Eternity, Love and Green Apples and Lavender.
Citrus Lavender – Goose Creek Candles
Goose Creek's version – according to Andrea – is one of the best she's tried and she's sampled quite a few. Even if you're not a fan of floral scents, you might be pleasantly surprised with this one.
Corcovado Luxury Candle – D.L. & Company
Andrea had the opportunity to sample a few candles from their newest collections. First up… Corcovado – a lovely candle from their Modern Alchemy collection.
Sitota Collection Luxury Candle Review
Say hello to Sitota luxury candles… a line that pays tribute to the beautiful landscapes and cultures explored over a span of two decades… The Sitota Collection draws inspiration from exotic locales from different parts of the world where luxury resides in unique corners.
Andrea had a chance to try one of every scent offered and I think it's safe to say she was in pure heaven. Check out her review and what her thoughts were on this exotic luxury collection…
I originally purchased Cozy Sweater to review for Fall but timing just didn't work out as planned… and that's okay because this scent is perfect anytime of the year. It's such a soft and pretty fragrance and was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed it.
Iced Cookie – Yankee Candle
This candle sounded too good to be true. I'm a total cookie scented lover and am always in search of an awesome vanilla cookie candle. Plus, I've never tried Yankee's Lumi-wick cracking candles and was really looking forward to the sound effects.
Campfire Treat – Yankee Candle
Marshmallow fragrances are really hard to capture in wax… the majority I've tried either smell fake or chemically. I'm always on the hunt for an authentic one.
When I saw Campfire Treat from Yankee, I knew I wanted to try and review this candle. I looks yummy enough to eat… question was… how did it smell?
Red Velvet Cupcake – Bath & Body Works
Mmmm!! Red Velvet Cake is one of my all time favorite cakes, to eat or smell so when I saw this candle from Bath & Body Works… several went into my cart and I knew it was the first candle I wanted to review. YUMMY!!!!
I love a good cool and minty peppermint candle… it's one of my favorite scents all year long.
Goose Creek was having an incredible sale not long ago that was too sweet to pass up – as soon as I saw this candle on their sale page, I knew I wanted it. It's really pretty too… a vibrant and deep red with big fat peppermint candies piled up on the label. A great visualization to this wonderful winter scent.
Have you ever wondered about all those inexpensive candles that line the shelves at Walmart? I have… the company is called Mainstay and it's a brand I've never been adventurous enough to try. Every time I've smelled these candles, they smell fake and chemically. None have appealed to me.
I recently saw the scent Apple Pumpkin and was curious enough to smell it… surprisingly, it smelled pretty good so in my cart it went!
Lavender Eucalyptus Sweet Orange – Gold Canyon Candle
This was such a delightful review to read! Deirdre stepped out of her "comfort" zone (which are foody type scents) and tried a fresh and floraly candle called Lavender Eucalyptus Sweet Orange from Gold Canyon Candle. This candle is really pretty and believe it or not…. she liked it!! Get ready to chuckle and smile…
Harvest Party – WoodWick Candle – Virginia Gift Brands
I really enjoy WoodWick candles. I love the sounds effects along with their amazing fragrances. It's a treat.
I don't buy these candles often enough and decided to splurge on a few right before Christmas. One of the scents I took a chance on… Harvest Party. It sounded interesting and looked so pretty. I knew it was the first scent I wanted to review.
Pumpkin Caramel Latte – Bath & Body Works
It's almost mid January and I'm *still* on a Pumpkin kick. There were so many great pumpkin flavored candles out this fall/winter that I had to have and planned on reviewing. I'm slowly but surely getting around to burning them now for Candlefind. Better late than never right?
My latest favorite… Pumpkin Caramel Latte from Bath & Body Works.This candle so so yummy!
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Christmas @ the White House
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|Thu, 12-15-2011 - 9:10am
I particularly like the tree in the oval office,
|Thu, 12-15-2011 - 9:20am
The gingerbread White House is very impressive.
I don't like the shiny trees in the green room, either.
The library's tree is my favorite, but I think it would look better if it didn't have the giant banner on it. Something smaller, like a thin garland with the words on it, winding through the tree would have looked much better.
I like the tribute to the military in the Blue Room, too.
I agree, that's definitely Pat Nixon, not Eleanor Roosevelt.
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Oh good, I was really wondering if I knew my first lady's... who shall we write to to point out the mistake? any ideas?
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Thank you for posting this Suzan!! Everything is so elegant and beautiful!! Glad we got to see it.
The shiny trees in the green room are not my favorites either, but I like the creativity and I'm sure they're more impressive to see live.
I agree that the banner is a bit large on the tree in the library. I noticed it is also at the base of the oval room tree. Maybe the words, "Shine, Give, Share", are part of why the shiny trees in the green room were created.
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Fall is approaching, which means barbequing, sports and relaxing in the nice, fresh outdoors. So, how about some new outdoor additions? With cooler weather being the best time to put in concrete, now is the perfect time to start on those projects you've been thinking about.
"A nice, great patio can bring family and friends together for some fun times, and it also adds value to your house," said Randy Sporn from Opp Concrete. Whether you have an old patio or no patio at all, Opp Concrete can design the right patio for you and your family to enjoy. However, it's important to think about where you want it to be. "Once it's down, it's down," Sporn said. You don't want to make the decision hastily; it's an important addition to your house, he said. '
Another addition that you might consider, especially if your child is going out for the basketball in the fall, is a partial pad or a sports court for a basketball goal. It is important to check when doing a partial pad though, that the area where you're adding on to the driveway doesn't have cracks, Sporn said.
Lastly, safety is important. It is a good idea to check your front porch to make sure the steps are safe for kids and elderly to walk on. Halloween is coming up soon and with liability- nowadays, you don't need someone coming to your house for what's supposed to be a fun time and have it turn out to be one big mess with hospital bills to pay, Sporn said. If you have steps that are chipped or broken, someone's foot could easily slip off, resulting in a sprained or even broken leg.
Keep in mind with all of this, if you are thinking about a project but aren't sure about it yet, Opp Concrete offers free estimates year round.
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Voice Brief for iPhone is updated with some welcome new features
I first reviewed Voice Brief in March. The app uses a synthesized voice to read your email, Twitter feed, Facebook, the current weather, stock prices you follow and some RSS feeds that you choose. I liked the app and said it had great potential but needed some updated features.
Today it has some of those new features, and they are worthwhile improvements.The new version integrates with your alarm clock, so it can wake you up to the latest news and weather. It supports Google Reader and improves linking with RSS feeds. It now allows integration with multiple calendars and allows a musical selection to function as a bridge between topics. There are also some bug fixes that should make the app more stable, although I didn't find any issues with the original version.
Voice Brief is not a small app. It weighs in at 271 MB because all the voice files are on your iPhone. The next update will add a fresh GUI and improved mail account support. The current version only supports Apple's built-in mail and Gmail. I always thought Voice Brief would be great if it was combined with the Siri app, which has powerful search and speech recognition, but it doesn't talk. Apple has bought Siri, and it's likely to be part of the iPhone OS at some point in the future, so I expect lots of upgrades.
Voice Brief is US$3.99 in the App Store, and you can see a video of the app in action here.
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Definitions for finderˈfaɪn dər
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word finder
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
find•erˈfaɪn dər(n.)
a person or thing that finds.
Category: Photography
Ref: viewfinder.
a small wide-angle telescope attached to a larger one for locating objects to be studied.
Category: Astronomy
a person or firm that acts as agent in initiating a business transaction.
Category: Business
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Princeton's WordNet
someone who comes upon something after searching
finder, discoverer, spotter(noun)
someone who is the first to observe something
finder, viewfinder, view finder(noun)
optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest
One who finds, or discovers something.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
An optical device, such as a viewfinder, used to locate a target or other object of interest
Webster Dictionary
one who, or that which, finds; specifically (Astron.), a small telescope of low power and large field of view, attached to a larger telescope, for the purpose of finding an object more readily
Finder is a science fiction comic book series written, drawn, and published since 1996 by Carla Speed McNeil, and currently appearing free online at McNeil's website for later collection into trade paperback editions. McNeil describes Finder as "aboriginal science fiction" and her storylines throw together characters from recognizable aboriginal and modern urban societies in a far-future Earth. Finder is the recipient of numerous awards and award nominations.
Anagrams of finder
friend, Friend
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WirelessHART-- it's not just for Emerson anymore!
As the ISA100.11a draft standard nears approval, the chorus of vendors committed to WirelessHART, at least for now, continues to swell. Last month, at Interkama, ELPRO Technologies, Emerson, Endress+Hauser, Pepperl+Fuchs and MACTek all launched WirelessHART products.
Don't you dare count ZigBee out of industrial wireless sensor networks!
And further to the idea that there WILL be multiple wireless standards used in the industrial plant environment, here's a press release from the ZigBee folks that clearly plants them in the race for wireless sensor networks, not only in the process plant, not only in the discrete plant...
Breaking news: ISA100.11a draft standard approved!
As expected, the ISA100 standard committee yesterday voted in favor of the draft ISA100.11a. Now it must go to the Standards and Practices Board at ISA for approval, and then to ANSI before it is an officially recognized standard.
VDC data supports contrarian view of wireless adoption
In a new report just released, industry analyst firm VDC says that while 802.11 usage will grow from $168 Million to $543.9 Million by 2012, and proprietary field networks will grow from $111.2 to $273.7 Million, standards based field networks like WirelessHART, Zigbee and ISA100.11a will only grow from...
WCI gets help from NIST to prove ISA100.11a works
From the press release from the Automation Standards Compliance Institute, an ISA company:
Wireless Sanity Prevails--ISA100.11a D2 ballot fails
The ballot for the current draft of ISA100.11a failed of receiving its required two-thirds majority to pass. The draft will be returned to the Working Group, along with the comments received, and we will do another round.
How do end users REALLY feel about wireless interoperability? Let's ask!
Since it is clear that the current draft of ISA100.11a is incompatible with WirelessHART (already an IEC Publically Available Specification, and headed to being an IEC standard shortly), I've been wondering what the end user community thinks about this.
New whitepaper on the use of mesh networking in ISA100.11a Draft 2
A new white paper on the uses of mesh networking in ISA100.11a Draft 2 has been posted in the ControlGlobal.com white paper library. Read the white paper:
IF ISA100.11a isn't interoperable, why are we going to vote to release it?
I have become very worried, after reading the ISA100.11a proposed standard draft that is currently out for ballot.


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Putnam, M. (2011). Perceptions of difference between aging and disability service systems consumers: Implications for policy initiatives to rebalance long-term care. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 54(3), 325-342.
Lombe, M., Huang, J., Putnam, M., & Cooney, K. (2010). Exploring saving performance in an IDA program: Findings for people with disabilities. Social Work Research, 34(2), 83-93.
Putnam, M., Pickard, J., Rodriguez, C., & Shear, E. (2010). Stakeholder perspectives on policies to support caregivers of older adults with dementia. Journal of Family Social Work, 13, 173-190.
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Putnam, M. (2008). Long-term care policy as an investment in baby boomers and future generations. In R. Hudson (Ed.), Boomer Bust? (pp. 227-240). Westport, CT: Praeger Publishing Company.
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Putnam, M. (2012, January). Mixed measures: Distinguishing disability from aging in social science research on successful aging. Presented at the Society for Social Work Research meetings, Washington, D.C.
Putnam, M. (2011, November). Rationales for aligning theory, measures and distinguishing aging with disability populations. Presented at the Gerontology Society of American meetings, Boston, MA.
Putnam, M. (2011, June). Aging and disability bridging experiments in the United States: Progress and challenges. Key Note Presentation at the Growing Older with a Disability meeting at the Festival for International Conferences on Care-giving, Disability, Aging and Technology, Toronto, Canada.
Putnam, M. (2011, June). Theory, measurement and moving research on aging with disability forward. Presented at the Growing Older with a Disability meeting at the Festival for International Conferences on Care-giving, Disability, Aging and Technology, Toronto, Canada.
Lightfoot, E., Bricout, J., Cramer, E., Parish, S., Plummer, S., Putnam, M., & Slayter, E. (2011, January). Methodological, logistical and ethical issues in research related to people with disabilities. Presented for Society Social Work Research meetings, Tampa, FL.
Putnam, M., Morrow-Howell, N., Inoue, M., & Greenfield, J. (2011, January). Variance in activity measures across public aging survey instruments: Content analysis findings. Presented at the Society for Social Work Research meetings, Tampa, FL.
Inoue, M., Greenfield, J., Putnam, M., & Morrow-Howell, N. (2010, November). Consolidating activity items into activity domains and engagement patterns. Presented at the Gerontology Society of America meetings, New Orleans, LA.
Inoue, M., Greenfield, J., Putnam, M., & Morrow-Howell, N. (2010, November). Variance in activity measures across public use aging survey instruments: Content analysis findings. Presented at the Gerontology Society of America meetings, New Orleans, LA.
Putnam, M. (2010, April). Understanding aging with disability: Implications for scholarship & practice. Presented at Colombia University's Seminar Series on Aging & Health, New York, NY.
Cooney, K., Huang, J., Lombe, M., & Putnam, M. (2010, January). Saving performance in an IDA for participants with disabilities: Do institutional characteristics matter? Presented for the Social Work Research meetings, San Francisco, CA.
Putnam, M., & Tang, F. (2009, November). Aging with multiple sclerosis, household finances, and consideration of long term care service use. Presented at Gerontology Society of America meetings, Atlanta, GA.
Campbell M., & Putnam, M. (2009, November). Bridging the aging and disability nexus: Demographic, conceptual and policy perspectives. Presented at the Gerontology Society of America meetings, Atlanta, GA.
Inoue, M., Greenfield, J., Putnam, M., & Morrow-Howell, N. (2009, November). Content analysis applied to public use aging survey instruments to assess activity measures. Presented at the Gerontology Society of America meetings, Atlanta, GA.
Putnam, M. (2009, March). Crossing network lines between aging and disabilities. Presented at the 1st International Conference on Bridging Knowledge in Long Term Care and Support: Crossing Boundaries between Aging and Disability, Barcelona, Spain.
Putnam, M. (2009, March). Local, regional and national experiences on bridging: U.S. perspectives. Presented at the 1st Conference on Bridging Knowledge in Long Term Care and Support: Crossing Boundaries between Aging and Disability, Barcelona, Spain.
Putnam, M. (2008, November). Long-term care as investment policy: Widening the lens of social work in aging. Presented at CSWE Gero-ED Track Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
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(July 2011 - July 2013) Principal Investigator, Advancing Conceptual And Analytic Approaches To The Study Of Activities And Aging. Multiple PI with Nancy Morrow-Howell, Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis. Funded by the National Institute on Aging.
(October 2011 — June 2011) Principal Investigator, Aging Service Study: Building Capacity to Serve People with Developmental Disabilities in St. Louis County. Funded by the Productive Living Board of St. Louis County, Missouri.
(January 2011 — August 2012) Co-Principal Investigator, Understanding Purchasing Decisions of Self-Directed Participants: Analysis within a Statewide Cash and Counseling Program: West Virginia. Co-Principal Investigators: Margaret Lombe, Ph.D. and Kevin Mahoney, Ph.D. Boston College School of Social Work. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
(December 2010 — June 2012) Consultant — Disability and Aging, Assets and Aging Action: Creating Economic Stability, Social Justice, and Advocacy in the New "Third Age" in America. Nancy Morrow-Howell, Ph.D. and Michael Sherraden, Ph.D., PIs., Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis. Funded by Atlantic Philanthropies.
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-AK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ET AL v. CYPRESS HEALTH SYSTEMS FLORIDA INC, ET AL
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ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING PART 99 , 106 MOTION TO DISMISS THE 88 AMENDED COMPLAINT. Plaintiff may proceed on claims based on upcoding and false place of service as provided in this order. Signed by SENIOR JUDGE STEPHAN P MICKLE on 2/14/2012. (jws)
Page 1 of 13 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA GAINESVILLE DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, the STATE OF FLORIDA, ex. rel., ROBERT WATINE, M.D., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 1:09cv137-SPM-GRJ CYPRESS HEALTH SYSTEMS FLORIDA, INC., and ALAN BIRD, Defendants. _______________________________/ ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART THE MOTION TO DISMISS THE AMENDED COMPLAINT THIS CAUSE comes before the Court on Defendant Cypress Health Systems Florida, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint (doc. 99). Defendant Alan Bird adopted the motion (see doc. 106) and Plaintiff filed a response in opposition (doc. 108). For the following reasons, the motion to dismiss the amended complaint will be granted in part and denied in part. I. BACKGROUND A. False Claims Act Plaintiff Robert Watine, M.D., brings this suit on behalf of the United States and the State of Florida pursuant to the provisions of the federal False Page 2 of 13 Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-32, and the Florida False Claims Act, Fla. Stat. §§ 68.081-086. Because the Florida False Claims Act is modeled after the Federal False Claims Act, the claims will be be analyzed using the same general standards. See United States ex rel. Heater v. Holy Cross Hosp., Inc., 510 F.Supp.2d 1027, 1034 n.5 (S.D. Fla. 2007). Defendant Cypress Health Systems Florida, Inc. ("Cypress Florida") owns and operates a 40-bed acute care for-profit hospital, known as Nature Coast Regional Hospital, in Williston, Florida. Plaintiff worked at Cypress Florida for a two month period from March 2008 until April 2008. He alleges that Cypress Florida and its administrator, Defendant Alan Bird, engaged in acts, schemes, and billing practices with the aim and result of defrauding government healthcare programs of over $25 million in false claims. If successful, Plaintiff is entitled to receive a percentage of the government's recovery. Plaintiff's allegations of fall into three categories: (1) fraudulent "upcoding," (2) fraudulent reporting of a patient's place of service, and (3) fraudulent "churning" by splitting into multiple visits a patient's appearance for diagnosis, testing, treatment, and medication. B. Medicare Reimbursement Medicare establishes a system through which hospitals obtain reimbursement for services they provide to Medicare beneficiaries. To obtain reimbursement, hospitals submit claims of payment to Medicare. These claims are based on discharge summaries prepared when the Medicare beneficiary and Case No. 1:09cv137-SPM-GRJ Page 3 of 13 hospital patient is discharged from the hospital's service. Medicare pays the hospital a pre-determined amount based on the Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) code assigned to each patient. Some DRG codes pay a significantly higher amount than others. Further, where the patient was seen (i.e. the patient's "place of service") and the number of visits will also result in different reimbursement amounts. Throughout his employment with Cypress Florida, Plaintiff alleges that the physicians who worked there were instructed to bill the highest paying DRG codes for the purpose of receiving the highest amount of reimbursement. As an incentive, the physicians who reported these higher paying but false DRG codes would receive higher bonuses. Plaintiff alleges that the administrative personnel of Cypress Florida posted the highest paying DRG codes for the employees to see and told employees to bill more of these codes. Plaintiff alleges that he was even directly remonstrated by the hospital administrator Alan Bird for failing to follow the fraudulent scheme. Despite the instructions Plaintiff received, Plaintiff was not convinced that fraudulent billing was actually occurring until the hospital administration asked him to review twenty-five Explanation of Benefits or Medicare Summary Notices (EOBs) and then write a letter to the medicare intermediary appealing the denial of claims. Throughout this process of review, Plaintiff alleges that he was unable to write a single letter appealing the denial of claims because all of the DRG Case No. 1:09cv137-SPM-GRJ Page 4 of 13 codes submitted were incorrect. Plaintiff, on his own initiative, randomly pulled sixteen patient history charts, reflecting a seven year period. These charts, which Plaintiff alleged used DRG codes that were false but higher paying than the code that should have been used, had been submitted to Medicare, or another government healthcare program, for reimbursement. Further, Plaintiff alleges that he was encouraged to see patients at the Williston Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, LLC several days a week. Plaintiff made these visits weekly. However, Plaintiff alleges that because reimbursements for seeing patients at the hospital's out-patient clinic were higher than reimbursements for seeing patients at the nursing home, Cypress Florida billed these nursing home patient visits as if the patient was seen at the outpatient clinic. Plaintiff alleges that of the 125 patients that he and another physician saw at the nursing home, all 125 were billed as having been seen at the out-patient clinic. Moreover, when Plaintiff asked the administrator Alan Bird why his nursing home visits weren't reflected in his physician compensation sheet, Bird replied that the visits were incorporated into the out-patient clinic visits. Finally, Plaintiff alleges that he was constantly berated and admonished for not adhering to the Cypress Florida business plan of fraudulently churning patient visits. Because Medicare would pay a higher reimbursement amount for Case No. 1:09cv137-SPM-GRJ Page 5 of 13 each office visit a patient made, the business plan was to separate patient diagnosis, testing, surgery, treatment and medication into separate office visits to maximize out-patient clinic revenue. Plaintiff alleges that administrator Alan Bird explained to him the eight step plan for how to conduct this churning. C. Challenges to Complaint On July 12, 2011, the Court dismissed Plaintiff's complaint with leave to amend based on Plaintiff's failure to meet the heightened pleading standard for fraud under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b). Cypress Florida challenges the amended complaint based on many of the same deficiencies noted in the prior complaints. Cypress Florida includes a new challenge, arguing that it should not be held liable for fraud that occurred before September 15, 2010 when 100% of the stock of Cypress Florida was sold to new owners. II. DISCUSSION A. Heightened Pleading Standard The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure require that when "alleging fraud or mistake, a party must state with particularity the circumstances constituting fraud or mistake." Fed. R. Civ. P. 9(b). This heightened pleading standard applies to actions brought pursuant to the False Claims Act. United States ex rel. Clausen v. Lab. Corp. of Am., 290 F.3d 1301, 1308-09 (11th Cir. 2002). "[A]pplication of the rule . . . serves an important purpose: it prevents relators from filing suit based on a mere hunch and using discovery in the hope of finding support for the Case No. 1:09cv137-SPM-GRJ Page 6 of 13 claim." United States of America ex rel. Brodsky v. Capital Group Health Services of Fla., Inc., 4:02cv389-RH/WCS, 2005 WL 1364619 at *7 (N.D. Fla. June 7, 2005). To meet the standard of pleading with particularity, the "plaintiff must plead facts as to time, place and substance of the defendant's alleged fraud . . . ." United States ex rel. Atkins v. McInteer, 470 F.3d 1350, 1357 (11th Cir. 2006) (internal citations omitted). This means pleading the "details of the defendant's allegedly fraudulent acts, when they occurred, and who engaged in them." Id. (internal citations omitted); United States ex rel. Cooper v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Fla., 19 F.3d 562, 567 (11th Cir. 1994). Merely pleading false practices or fraudulent schemes alone is insufficient to state a claim pursuant to the False Claims Act. United States ex rel. Hopper v. Solvay Pharm., Inc., 588 F.3d 1318, 1328 (11th Cir. 2009). Rather, a plaintiff must show that the government paid, or that the defendant submitted to the government to be paid, a false claim. Id. The submission of a false claim is the "sine qua non of a False Claims Act violation." Clausen, 290 F.3d at 1311. B. Upcoding Plaintiff's claims concerning fraudulent "upcoding" stem from allegations that he overheard conversations concerning the fraudulent billing practice, he was exhorted by a superior telling him to bill higher DRG codes, he was asked to review twenty five EOBs that contained false DRG codes, and he performed his Case No. 1:09cv137-SPM-GRJ Page 7 of 13 own random survey of sixteen patient charts which used false DRG codes. With regard to the twenty-five EOBs that Plaintiff reviewed, Plaintiff makes general comments concerning their accuracy. As to a select few, he gives specific reasons for the errors but he does not provide any details about their allegedly false submission to a government healthcare program. The EOBs were not attached to Plaintiff's amended complaint and Plaintiff has failed to allege the amount of the claims, who submitted the claims, and when the claims were submitted. Although in Plaintiff's review of the EOBs he allegedly could find no support for the use of the higher paying DRG codes, by failing to allege the details of how these EOB claims were actually submitted, Plaintiff has failed to meet the heightened pleading standard. Plaintiff has failed to include the "details of the defendant's allegedly fraudulent acts, when they occurred, and who engaged in them." Atkins, 470 F.3d at 1357 (internal citations omitted). Furthermore, since Plaintiff's claim in Count II of his amended complaint is under subsection (a)(2) of Title 31, United States Code, Section 3729, he must show that the government actually paid the false claims. Hopper, 588 F.3d at 1327. But the twenty-five EOBs were denied payment and there is no indication that Plaintiff or anyone else wrote a letter to the medicare intermediary to successfully appeal the denial. Given the lack of specifics concerning when these claims were submitted and by whom, and whether they were paid, Plaintiff's allegations regarding the twenty-five EOBs are Case No. 1:09cv137-SPM-GRJ Page 8 of 13 insufficient to meet the heightened pleading standard. With regard to the sixteen patient charts, Plaintiff alleges that improper DRG codes were used when diagnosing the patients. For chart numbers 2, 5, 6, and 7, Plaintiff provides specific dates and amounts of the claims submitted and paid. For the other charts, Plaintiff alleges generally that the claims were presented for payment within seven days of the patients' discharge by either Cypress Florida's Chief Financial Officer (Sue, last name unknown) or Karla Dass, who was the executive assistant to Alan Bird. The allegations are sufficient to meet Rule 9(b)'s heightened pleading standard as to Count I of the amended complaint, which alleges false presentment of claims under subsection (a)(1) of Title 31, United States Code, Section 3729. See Hopper, 588 F.3d at 1327 (explaining that the central focus of a claim under (a)(1) is false presentment). Plaintiff has pleaded false presentment with particularity by alleging when the false claims were presented and by whom. As to Count II, which alleges false payment under subsection (a)(2), Plaintiff provides allegations about payment only for charts 2, 5, 6, and 7. Since actual payment of the claim by the government is required for a valid claim under subsection (a)(2), only charts 2, 5, 6, and 7 are adequately pleaded. Id. The other charts lack allegations about payment, let alone allegations pleaded with particularity to meet the requirements of Rule 9(b). Case No. 1:09cv137-SPM-GRJ Page 9 of 13 Accordingly, Plaintiff's false payment claim for fraudulent upcoding under subsection (a)(2) is pleaded with particularity based on charts 2, 5, 6, and 7. For his false presentment claim for fraudulent upcoding under subsection (a)(1), Plaintiff has alleged fraud with particularity based on all sixteen patient charts. C. Place of Service Plaintiff's second allegation of fraud concerns false place of service claims. Plaintiff provides three specific examples of his visits to the nursing home being billed under the out-patient clinic. Plaintiff has attached some records, but they are difficult to read. It is not apparent from the records how these claims were submitted, when the claims were submitted, and to whom these claims were submitted. Plaintiff alleges, however, that Carol (last name not provided) operated the out-patient clinic and advised Plaintiff that all nursing home visits were billed as hospital out-patient visits. Plaintiff also attached a compensation sheet to support his allegations of false place of service claims. Regarding this sheet, Plaintiff alleges that Alan Bird explained that no nursing home visits were recorded on the compensation sheet because they were incorporated into outpatient clinic visits. Most importantly, Plaintiff alleges specific billing dates and payment amounts for all three examples. These details are sufficient to meet the heightened pleading standard. Case No. 1:09cv137-SPM-GRJ Page 10 of 13 D. Churning Plaintiff's final allegation of fraudulent churning is supported only by the allegation that he was berated by Alan Bird for not fraudulently churning patients. Plaintiff alleges that Bird then explained the "business plan" for why and how churning should occur. However, although Plaintiff alleges he was told the particulars of the fraudulent scheme, Plaintiff again fails to include the details of any falsely submitted claims for payment based on this scheme. Standing alone, allegations of an improper billing scheme, which may result in the submission of false claims, is not enough to satisfy Rule 9(b). See United States ex rel. Hopper v. Solvay Pharm., Inc. 590 F. Supp. 2d 1352, 1359 (M.D. Fla. 2008) (finding that it is not the law of the Eleventh Circuit that allegations of false or fraudulent claims "from which it can be inferred that a false claim was submitted to government" satisfy Rule 9(b)'s pleading with particularity requirement), aff'd 588 F.3d 1318 (2009), cert. denied 130 S. Ct. 3465 (2010). Since Plaintiff has failed to allege the particulars of any claim falsely submitted or paid under this scheme of fraudulently churning patients, Plaintiff has failed to adequately plead fraudulent churning as required by Rule 9(b). E. Liability of "New Owners" On September 15, 2010, one hundred percent of Cypress Florida's stock was transferred from Kim B. Bird and Tony L. Pfaff to Mid Florida Healthcare Holdings, Inc. and Jerry E. Gillam, as president. Since all of the specific Case No. 1:09cv137-SPM-GRJ Page 11 of 13 incidents of alleged fraud occurred before the September 15, 2010 transfer, Cypress Florida argues that as a "new owner," it cannot be held liable for alleged fraud that occurred by a prior owner. This argument fails because the "new owner" provisions of the Medicare Financial Management Manual that Cypress Florida relies on are only applicable when a facility undergoes a change of ownership. See doc. 99-5, Medicare Financial Management Manual, Ch. 3, section 130. Under the governing federal regulations, a transfer of corporate stock does not constitute a change of ownership. 42 C.F.R. § 498.18(a)(3). Accordingly, the sale of corporate stock does not affect Cypress Florida's liability under the Federal False Claims Act because there was no change in ownership to make Cypress Florida a "new owner." Cypress Florida cites to the analogous provision of the Florida Statutes, § 409.901(5)(b), Fla. Stat., which defines change of ownership to include any event in which 51 percent or more of corporate shares are transferred or assigned. However, the federal law takes precedence, at least as to the federal False Claims Act claims. See United States v. Vernon Home Health, Inc., 21 F.3d 693, 695 (5th Cir. 1994) (federal regulations regarding medical provider agreement preempts contrary state corporate law). The Florida Statute cannot apply to absolve Cypress Florida of its federal liability. As for the Florida False Claims Act, Cypress Florida does not develop an Case No. 1:09cv137-SPM-GRJ Page 12 of 13 argument concerning its liability after a change in ownership under Florida law. With the exception of § 409.901(5)(b), Fla. Stat., Cypress Florida only cites to federal regulations and case law regarding "new owners." Cypress Florida cites to no Florida law that governs liability for fraud that occurred before a change of ownership. Cypress Florida makes no attempt to argue that its liability under the Florida False Claims Act is different from its liability under the Federal False Claims Act. Accordingly, the Court will not speculate whether the differences between the change of ownership provisions in the federal regulations and the Florida law result in a different result for Cypress Florida's liability under the Florida False Claims Act. III. CONCLUSION The allegations in Plaintiff's amended complaint are sufficient to state fraud with particularity for false upcoding based on the sixteen patient charts (which support Count I for false presentment under subsection (a)(1)) and chart numbers 2, 5, 6, and 7 (which support Count II for false payment under subsection (a)(2)). For his claims based on false place of service, Plaintiff alleges specific billing dates and payment amounts for three examples to state with particularity his claims for false presentment and false payment. For his claims based on fraudulent churning, Plaintiff's allegations of a false billing scheme do not include details about the submission of fraudulent claims or payment of fraudulent claims so as to plead fraud with particularity. Finally, Case No. 1:09cv137-SPM-GRJ Page 13 of 13 Cypress Florida has not demonstrated that it cannot be held liable for fraud that occurred before the sale of stock. Based on the foregoing, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED: 1. Defendant Cypress Health Systems Florida, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint (doc. 99), as joined by Defendant Alan Bird (doc. 106), is granted in part and denied in part. 2. Plaintiff may proceed on his claims based on upcoding and false place of service, as provided in this order. DONE AND ORDERED this 14th day of February, 2012. s/ Stephan P. Mickle Stephan P. Mickle Senior United States District Judge Case No. 1:09cv137-SPM-GRJ