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(WASHINGTON) — The well-known and controversial tax advisory firm, TaxMasters Inc., filed for bankruptcy Monday morning, just as it was preparing to head to court to defend itself from charges of deceptive practices leveled by the Texas attorney general.
The Houston-based company, best known for a national advertising campaign that made the company's bearded, red-haired founder Patrick Cox a recognizable figure, was the subject of an ABC News investigation in April, in which customers had alleged that the company persuaded them to pay large upfront fees, but never delivered on promises of helping them resolve their tax problems. The commercials boast that the company's staff of former IRS agents and tax professionals "have helped many good people just like you."
But Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said the ads have been misleading. He filed a multi-count civil case against TaxMasters, accusing it of deceiving its customers and violating the state's debt collection laws.
"In the midst of a national economic downturn, TaxMasters used a nationwide marketing campaign to offer services for distressed taxpayers who needed help dealing with the IRS," Abbott said. "A state investigation and nearly 1,000 customer complaints indicate that the defendants routinely misled customers about the nature of their tax resolution service agreements – and worse, attempted to enforce those improper agreements through unlawful debt collection tactics."
ABC News made repeated attempts to contact the company and its founder last week, as word began circulating that it was in financial distress. TaxMasters' customers had reported to KTRK, the owned-and-operated ABC News station in Houston, that they were not able to get responses when calling about their tax filings, and one described visiting the company's office, only to find the doors locked. A telephone sales agent told an ABC News reporter that the company "was not taking any new sales," but would not discuss the company's dire finances any further.
Within the past month, the landlord that owns the building where the company is headquartered sued alleging that Taxmasters failed to pay its January rent. A contracting firm handling construction work at the office also sued the company alleging it had not been paying its bills. Videos on the company's website displaying the well known TaxMasters advertisements featuring Cox were no longer working. Recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission carry a warning that the company's earlier financial statements are being amended and should no longer be relied upon.
A spokesman for the Texas Attorney General told ABC News the state was preparing to head to court Monday morning in its civil case, but had not heard anything specific about TaxMasters' financial status. Court papers filed Monday morning indicate that TaxMasters has filed for bankruptcy with between $1 million and $10 million in liabilities.
The TaxMasters ad blitz has been a driving force in the company's soaring corporate revenues. The company, which went public in 2010, brought in $45.7 million, a three-fold increase in two years, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company linked "an increase in advertising expense" to "increased sales volume" in its year-end filing.
The Minnesota attorney general's office, which has also been investigating the firm, told ABC News that many of the company's employees are skilled telemarketers who have little knowledge of the complicated tax issues faced by people who have fallen behind in filing their returns or making tax payments.
"This is a company [that] is taking advantage of people, and unfortunately when people see it on TV, they do believe in it," Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson told ABC News. "When you call, you think you're talking to a tax professional. You're really talking to just a salesperson who's trying to get you to sign up."
Cox declined to be interviewed by ABC News, and in a written statement he did not address the specific allegations in the two states' lawsuits. TaxMasters has denied the allegations in the lawsuits and Cox said the company "prides itself on honest customer service, a transparent process with our customer, and seeking fair treatment from the IRS."
At the heart of the problem, says Attorney General Swanson, is a requirement that customers pay an upfront fee ranging between $2000 and $8000.
"When you pay these upfront, advanced fees, now you're signed up, you're stuck, and the promised help doesn't materialize," she told ABC News.
Audio tapes of some sales calls, turned over to the attorney general by TaxMasters, prove the point, she says.
Salespeople tell potential customers TaxMasters is 97 or 98 percent successful in reducing the amount of taxes owed.
"You're owing $19,000," the TaxMasters salesman tells a customer on a recording provided to ABC News by the attorney general.
"I mean we can get you down to basically next to nothing," he continues. "I think we are the most successful tax resolution company. We're 97 percent successful," the salesman says.
"Not true," said Attorney General Swanson. "It's another falsehood of this company. These salesmen tell people that to sign them up, but they don't deliver on those promises."
The IRS says only a small number of taxpayers ever qualify for such a substantial reduction in taxes owed.
Copyright 2012 ABC News Radio
EastIdahoNews.com staff
Carrie Snider, EastIdahoNews.com
Puja Bhattacharjee, CNN
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UM nurses and health care experts are at the heart of a national debate about how to help improve health care in this country.
Nurse practitioner Maria Elena Torres, B.S.N. '84, M.S.N. '89, brings affordable care to Miami clinic patients.
U.S. Army Major Hope Williamson, D.N.P. '09, is taking her University of Miami training to the battlefield. Armed with a doctorate in nursing practice, the acute care nurse is helping to save wounded troops in Iraq—and teaching doctors, medics, and other nurses her techniques.
She even developed a phone app intended to give emergency personnel the latest medical information while treating casualties in a war zone.
"The Army is field testing it now," says JoAnn Trybulski, associate dean at UM's School of Nursing and Health Studies. "We are so proud of her."
Last October, a national committee tasked with assessing the future of nursing concluded that the U.S. health care system will require an injection of such highly trained nurses to address rising health care needs and costs.
"And, in fact, they can do 70 percent of what primary care physicians can do," says President Donna E. Shalala, who was selected to chair the 18-member committee of health professionals and policy experts.
Williamson's degree is one of several popular programs the School of Nursing and Health Studies has launched with an eye toward training nurses for an advancing profession and increasingly complex global health issues. In two years, enrollment in the D.N.P. program has more than doubled to 43 students whose advanced training prepares them to create innovation in nursing practice and health care.
Other strategic additions have included the certified nurse anesthesiologist program, nurse practitioner master's program with an emphasis on acute and adult care, minor in public health, and online and accelerated programs for working nurses and career changers. Last year 95 new students enrolled in the school's accelerated B.S.N. degree, which enables individuals who hold degrees in disciplines other than nursing to obtain a bachelor's in nursing in just 12 months. The new Certificate in Nursing Education program, offered online and at a reduced tuition, aims to infuse hospitals and nursing programs across the U.S. with 100 new nurse educators by 2013.
"We have been quite busy," says Dean Nilda "Nena" Peragallo, whose school ranks 20th in the U.S. and first in Florida for National Institutes of Health funding received. "It's been exciting."
That excitement and input extended into the national sphere when Shalala and assistant professor of nursing Rosa M. Gonzalez-Guarda, Ph.D. '08, were both tapped for the Future of Nursing Committee. Their contributions have helped "create a game-changing vision for the future of nursing," says Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), which co-sponsored the two-year, evidence-based study with the Institute of Medicine (IOM).
Facing a grave shortage of providers to treat the additional 32 million insured Americans expected to enter the system under the new federal health care reforms, the committee advises creating a seamless academic pipeline for nurses. It concludes that the profession needs to grow the proportion of nurses with bachelor's degrees to 80 percent by 2020, with another 10 percent going on to master's or doctoral programs within five years. It also recommends doubling the number of nurses pursuing doctorates by 2020, offering residency programs, and encouraging more lifelong learning opportunities.
In addition, "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health" states that nurses must become full partners in health care with physicians and other health care professionals.
"Health care is a team sport," explains Shalala.
Future of Nursing Committee recommendations include engaging more nurses as industry leaders prepared to advance health care, removing scope of practice barriers for nurse practitioners, and increasing the number of nurses who proceed along the educational pipeline to earn advanced degrees.
Perhaps the most ambitious and debated recommendation of the 562-page report is for a uniform policy that will allow nurse practitioners (nurses with at least a master's degree) to practice to the full extent of their license—including monitoring, evaluating, and prescribing treatments for patients—in Florida and about 35 other states that restrict the duties they can perform (known as scope of practice).
Gonzalez-Guarda, whose interdepartmental Ph.D. combined nursing, epidemiology, and psychology, says the industry needs to take advantage of nurses' skills and unlock their potential, a point she made on National Public Radio's Talk of the Nation last year, noting "overwhelming evidence" for "great outcomes with the type of care that nurse practitioners provide."
In April the Florida Legislature discussed the state's scope of practice rules, rejecting a bill that could have led to an expansion of the roles of advanced practice nurses.
That decision doesn't make sense to Harvey V. Fineberg, president of the Washington, D.C.-based IOM, who notes that the nation's 3 million nurses make up the largest group of professional health care providers in the United States. "We need to use them to their fullest capacity," he says.
A December 2010 report by the nonprofit, nonpartisan group Florida TaxWatch notes that BlueCross BlueShield of Florida has projected the state could save up to $6 million annually if nurse practitioners and physician assistants were allowed to practice to the full extent of their license and training without a physician's supervision as Florida law currently requires. "The savings for private employers and self-paid residents would likely be even greater," the report states.
Vero Beach midwife Angela Love, M.S.N. '04, agrees. "Any good health care reform should involve nurses and nurse practitioners because we are cost effective," she says, adding that Florida law currently makes health care more expensive in ways legislators never envisioned. If one of her patients develops kidney stones during pregnancy, for example, Love can't dispense medication. While state law allows licensed nurse practitioners to treat patients, order diagnostic exams, and prescribe many medicines under the supervision of doctors, it does not allow them to prescribe a controlled substance (a narcotic or other potentially addictive drug). Instead, a doctor has to be called in.
"That means the patient has to spend extra money," Love says. "That is not cost effective. I have been trained to handle it, but I can't."
Laura Dominguez, B.S.N. '86, M.B.A. '89, vice president for business development at Mercy Hospital in Coconut Grove, says her work as an intensive care nurse taught her to prioritize and make quick decisions—and informed her career as a hospital administrator. "Nurses," she says, "are stars."
As efforts to implement the Future of Nursing Committee's findings proceed on a local and national level, nurses like Maria Elena Torres, B.S.N. '84, M.S.N. '89, continue making a difference on the ground. During a shift at the St. John Bosco Clinic in Miami, the family practitioner prescribes diabetes medicine for 62-year-old Ana Marina Robles. When Torres also gives her a pair of shoes designed for diabetics, courtesy of her podiatrist husband, the Salvadoran immigrant's face lights up. "They fit!" she exclaims. Torres then shows Robles a food chart. "See my hand?" she asks. "You can eat that much of vegetables." Meats, however, should be limited to the size of her palm. Torres hopes to help Robles lose weight and control her disease. "I am so proud of her," she says. "She's already lost four pounds."
Whether on the battlefield, in the boardroom, or at the research bench, nurses are increasingly on the front lines of improving and expanding access to health care.
"Nurses are still at the bedside," Williamson explains in an email between shifts at the Combat Support Hospital in Iraq, where she's a head nurse serving her third tour of duty. "But moreover, they are creating health policy and technology for use at the bedside…and seizing opportunities that were not available to nurses of the past."
Opportunities at the School of Nursing and Health Studies include centers of excellence in health disparities research as well as patient safety and nursing human resource development, plus top-notch research and clinical experiences throughout Miami, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
"The school enjoys a wonderful national reputation for programs and does cutting-edge research that involves multicultural perspectives," says Future of Nursing Committee member Michael Bleich, a dean, professor of nursing, and vice provost at Oregon Health & Science University. "This contribution to the science is recognized nationally."
Award-winning students like Shakira Henderson, B.S. '03, reflect the vitality and relevance of the school's approach. A Ph.D. candidate at UM and a staff nurse at South Miami Hospital, Henderson won the 2010 Leadership Award from the National Association of Neonatal Nurses for developing a lactation program for preemies. In her nominator's words, she has had an "overwhelming impact on her patients and staff, and on her unit's reputation."
Thanks to Henderson, nurse-counselors in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit help train moms on pumping milk to feed their tiny premature infants who are confined to incubators.
"It's really hard, and it can be scary for the moms," she says. But the breast milk is crucial. "It's brain food, especially for preemies."
Henderson, who gave up biochemical research for a career in nursing, says working with patients has transformed her. "I am excited that I became a nurse—there are so many opportunities."
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BY the time we get to the end of this column we'll all be closer to death.
It's a comforting thought, at least in the sense of getting out of Scotland. With luck, we'll all end up in a better place, though I hope I don't get to Heavenshire and find an independence struggle active there too, with the Daily Nirvana full of headlines inevitably featuring the words "warning" and "fear".
Down here, that's all you ever read. Independence. Warning. Fear. It's bound to take a toll on your health. But I don't suppose that's the reason why, once more, we bagged a top spot in the mortality rates for western Europe.
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Scotland's evident psychic infirmity is matched by her physical feebleness, the causes for which must be many and various. Climate, ignorance and Alex Salmond are doubtless to blame. Perhaps even our famous self-hatred comes into it: "I know this pie could kill me. That's why I'm going to eat it."
Yet there is hope. We could starve. It goes without saying that this would be an inevitable by-product of independence anyway. But the First Minister should make the most of it. He should talk it up.
How so? Because it's the way to health. It's all over the papers of Middle Britain. Once you get past all the independence-warning-fear stuff, the story is that, by starving every other day, not only do we get slimmer but we stave off – in no particular order – Alzheimer's, wrinkles, cancer, diabetes, strokes, heart attacks and having a big nose.
I'll have some of that (particularly if it works on the nose) or, rather, not have some of that, if it's evil food you're offering. The theory is attested by top experts, who put two and two together and lost weight.
The thin in their thinking is that this is how we lived in the past. Back in the pre-Strictly era, some days you got meat, some days you got nowt. And, in the days you got nowt, your body took a break and repaired itself.
It sounds logical, so there must be something wrong with it. But the people don't buy that. Instead, they're buying self-help books like Alternate-Day Diet: Turn on Your Skinny Gene, which are selling like, well, hot cakes.
I should say you don't exactly eat nowt every second day. You're allowed 600 calories: say, one bowl of thin soup and three steamed prunes. So next to nowt. But you can fill your face on the other days.
You say: "Our own First Eck is rather full in the face." Fair point. Most of the extraordinary bile he attracts is caused by conflict in the Unionist mind with their inner patriot. Their position makes them uncomfortable. It must. It's unnatural to deny your own country. It causes inner torment, which explodes in paroxysms of hate.
However, part of their animus is also occasioned by the First Minister's wobbling jowls. Leading Unionist intellectuals online often draw attention to the Eckish One's weight.
I too have done so – it's a democratic duty to laugh at those in authority – and have also noted his flyaway eyebrows, which I find more fascinating than lamentable.
These important factors will not influence how I vote in the referendum. But if you add the jowls to the Olympics and the Queen's Jubilee, you have a pretty compelling case for the Union. It may do the independence cause some good, therefore, if Mr Salmond were to refrain from eating every second day. His advisers could help here, perhaps gagging him and tying him to a chair.
Where Mr Salmond goes, his people should follow. To the chairs! The SNP should announce that, under independence, there will be no food every second day. It's bound to prove popular: no more the sick man but the hungry man of Europe.
The First Minister is fond of slogans predicting a patriotic future. Let his new one be: lean and mean by 2014.
In the meantime, I warned that you'd be a little closer to death now. Either that or independence: oh, feel the fear (and do it anyway).


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Police are appealing for information after a spate of catalytic convertor thefts took place in Trowbridge between Sunday and Monday.
The first incident occurred between 5.50pm on Sunday and 9.40am on Monday in Pine Walk, North Bradley, when a catalytic convertor was stolen from a Citroen Berlingo parked in the driveway of a house.
The second also occurred in Pine Walk between 6pm on Sunday and 8.10am on Monday, with the catalytic convertor stolen from a Citroen Picasso also parked on a driveway.
A third catalytic convertor was stolen from another Citroen Picasso parked in St Nicholas Close, North Bradley, between 3am on Sunday and 7.30am on Monday.
Sgt James Brain said: "Anyone with information is asked to contact us on 101. We would ask people to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity."


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changing of brake pads
Posted 29 October 2005 - 07:56 PM
can anyone tell me how to check the brake pads whether they need changing?
mine is a Gen2 cos yeterday i drove 2km with the handbrake on so will the
effect b bad t my pads.Thank you for any advice.
Posted 29 October 2005 - 09:25 PM
the cover of the rear wheel to see the shoes.
Posted 29 October 2005 - 10:10 PM
experience in all this cos my first car really no nothing about all this
stuff and thanks kelisa.and what does the drum shoe look like?
Posted 31 October 2005 - 12:24 PM
Gen2 has disc brakes at the back right? If so I wouldn't worry too much.
It's the disc brakes that's supposed to stop the car and not the drum
brakes. The drum brakes are meant for parking only in a car like yours.
Even if used for braking (say in a Kelisa or Wira 1.3) it'll last maybe the
least 1 year.
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Posted 04 November 2005 - 09:54 PM
my mom's 2nd hand kancil.. when the drum brakes at the back were taken
out, I could not help but to notice a lot of grease on the lower half of
the drum, due to over lubrication and leaking wheel cylinder. No wonder
whenever I press the brakes, the car seems to brake more on one side..
both the wheel cylinder were badly rusted and had to be replaced. The
mechanic had to wash the drumb with lots of petrol and soap to remove the
grease residue before fitting in the new pads... so point to note, esp
buying 2nd hand cars with drum brakes, get it checked by another
Posted 04 November 2005 - 10:02 PM
How old is your 2nd hand Kancil?
Posted 05 November 2005 - 08:41 PM
"Gen2 has disc brakes at the back right? If so I wouldn't worry too much.
It's the disc brakes that's supposed to stop the car and not the drum
brakes. The drum brakes are meant for parking only in a car like yours."
I think you are a bit confused.
If the car has disc brakes on the rear, they will not have any drum brakes.
The handbrakes works on the discs, as well as when braking.
The handbrakes works by cable by pulling a lever, to pressure the disc pads
onto the disc rotor. Same as in drums, when the lever pushes the brake shoe
onto drum internally.
Posted 06 November 2005 - 02:52 AM
It uses drum for their parking brake and disc for their normal service
brake. This is due to fix caliper can't or difficult to integrate with
parking brake mechanism.
Posted 06 November 2005 - 08:23 AM
disc brake (for normal braking).
I used to have a 1989 Isuzu Trooper 2.8TD and that one only have disc brake
for BOTH Parking & Braking. It gives endless problem with parking because
the integration of Parking & Braking is too fragile and break easily.
Then I upgraded to a 1999 Isuzu Trooper 3.1TDi and this one have BOTH drum
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Posted by: Josh Kendall on December 3, 2012
Dave Doeren introduced himself to the N.C. State community on Sunday this way:
"All I can tell you is I didn't take any shortcuts to get here," said Doeren, who left Northern Illinois this weekend to take the N.C. State job. "I have been coaching 17 years at the college level. I have lined the fields and driven the bus. I was a GA twice. I've coached high school. I've been a I-AA non-scholarship coach. I've been a I-AA scholarship coach, an assistant coach, a co-coordinator, a recruiting coordinator, a head coach a mid-major and now I am standing here in the ACC, and I'm jacked up about it."
Doeren is taking over at N.C. State immediately, meaning he will miss the BCS bowl game he led the Huskies to this year. (Former Doeren assistant Rod Carey was named Doeren's replacement at NIU on Sunday.)
"This is my school now," Doeren said.
N.C. State is the only school Doeren talked to about a job, although he said Sunday his agent fielded calls from other schools. Of the many tasks Doeren faces during the transition, one of the most important is hiring a coaching staff, he said. He will begin that process by hiring an offensive and defensive coordinator, but he declined Sunday to put a timetable on those hires.
"I'd rather be slow and right than quick and wrong for sure," he said. "It's very important to me. The people that touch our players every day can't be the wrong people. I'm going to make sure I take my time with that. It's a process that turns into a family."
Doeren will talk with the Wolfpack's current assistants and probably will bring some of his staff from NIU, he indicated. He also has a list of "five deep" of position coaches that he has in mind, he said.
"I believe I will be able to assemble a great staff that shares our goals and ambitions," he said. "Football is a very physical sport played by players that enjoy the physical part of the game. It's ultra-competitive, coached by men that enjoy the competition. I'm going to surround myself with other people that share that aspect of the game."
Josh Kendall is a staff writer for CoachingSearch.com and has covered the SEC for more than 15 years for papers such as the Athens Banner-Herald, Macon Telegraph, and The State. He's the father of two boys who he's hoping don't inherit his wide receiver frame and offensive guard feet. Follow @EyeOnCoaches on twitter and send your feedback to firstname.lastname@example.com


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How to Transfer Website According to Belarusian Legislation?
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In the course of business activity companies often face the necessity of transfer of Internet websites. The difficulty of this transfer is that a website in the Republic of Belarus is not considered as an object of intellectual property in contrast to Russian Federation. However, other objects of intellectual property can be used on a website (for example, website design, data base, trademarks and others).
In case of transfer of the rights to a website several intellectual property objects are being transferred. First of all, websites include the copyright objects. According to article 7 of the Law on the Copyright and Neighboring Rights N 370-XIII of May 16, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the Law on the Copyright), the copyright objects inter alia include data bases and other works (site design). According to article 25 of the Law on the Copyright right on copyright objects can be transferred by the owner of the copyright to a third person. Therefore rights on website design and data base can be transferred on the basis of a copyright cession contract concluded in writing.
In website domain name as well as in website design it is allowed to use the trademark registered in the Republic of Belarus. According to article 20 of the Law on Trademarks # 2181-XII of February 5, 1993 (hereinafter referred to as the Law on Trademarks) the right to use a trademark which belongs to the owner of a trademark or other person on the basis of a license agreement includes the right to use a trademark in the Internet and website domains as well. According to paragraph 2 article 3 of the Law on Trademarks no one has the right to use the trademark registered in the Republic of Belarus without permission of its owner.
Therefore in case of transfer of a website it is also necessary to transfer the rights on the trademark used in website domain and site design. According to article 22 of the Law on Trademarks the right on a trademark can be conceded by the owner of a trademark under the contract to the legal or natural person concerning all or a part of the goods for which it is registered. Thus a trademark cession contract shall be concluded and the patent agency shall be informed of such contract.
It should be mentioned that in addition to the conclusion of a copyright cession contract (for data base and website design) and a cession contract of trademark used in domain and website design in case of transfer of a website its domain shall be delegated to a new owner of the website according to the Instruction on the Registration Procedure of Domains in the National Segment of the Internet.
Thus, in case of transfer of a website in the Republic of Belarus it is necessary to specify all intellectual property objects that are used on a website and are to be transferred.
AUTHOR: Nikita Tolkanitsa, Associate at Law Firm GLIMSTEDT
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text: Hyia cried hard last night because she said mr. Shaffer bit her face..This is the report mom gave me this morning..she thinks that Shaffer must have slung his head back and hit Hyia on the cheekbone right below the eye with his tooth. Hyia was sitting on the floor beside him when she began shrieking. There is quite a bruise, but only one, and not a puncture. There is no mark anywhere else either..Mom says Mr Shaffer was very worried as Hyia cried hard..(that is a tender place to get knocked..right along the bone edge right below the eye) and he studied Moms's face for the longest time..then stuck to Hyia like glue, licking first her face and her arms..then he crawled under her bed and stayed there all night. Mom believes it was an accident..He is a very large dog, and has not snapped at anything..before or since. Hyia tends to drape herself over him and it is possible that he slung his head back like that..Mom seems to thinks so ..don't you think there would have been a puncture or another mark if it was a bite? He obviously felt very bad about the whole thing so i will pray that it was only an accident and won't happen again. He seems very fond of Hyia..follows her around and watches for her when she comes home from school. Tis a serious worry tho. I had asked Mom last week if she liked Shaffer, and she reached down and wrapped her hand around that way too long tail and nodded yes..i could tell she really meant it too..so i don't want anything going wrong.


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If you are among those who prefer Dirty Dancing to Dark Knight, Shall We Dance to James Bond series, Step One to Twilight and Dancing With The Stars to Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, then admit it or not, you are dance freak.
Even if you are not, you are compelled to experience the magic and charm of Latin Dance in various live Latin dance shows that are grooving the world these days.
Indeed, these shows have become an essential part of live entertainment scene. Here we brief you about this amazing dancing style and what to expect from Latin Dance shows.
Latin Dance shows features either International style ballroom dance or purest moves from different Latin dance forms like Rumba, Cha Cha Cha, Salsa, Samba, Jive, Merengue, Mambo, Bachata, Bolero Cumbia and many related moves. These shows are usually held in big auditoriums and well-facilitated theaters because grandeur of production.
Latin American dances are also called International Latin as these include dances from all over the world. However, most of these dances are originated in Latin America.
In America, there are hundreds of professional dance schools and studios that specialize in Latin dancing and offer Ballroom dancing to youth and adults.
These companies are comprised of highly skilled dancers, singers, guitarists, musician and choreographers. They prepare general or theme-based dance shows and tours. These productions tour the whole USA, parts of Europe and also perform internationally.
In a nation that flocks together to see shows like America's Best Dance Crew Live, Free To Dance, Ritmo and Dance America, Latin Dance shows provide many reasons to celebrate. Even in other countries, Latin Dance events have become a huge craze.
The Latin Dance Festival and Cuba Street Carnival in New Zealand; Latin Festival Carnaval de Cuba in London, Tango Dance World Championship, World Tango Festival , Buenos Aires Tango Festival in Argentina; Festival de Jerez and Spain Salsa Festival in Spain; Helsinki Flamenco Festival, Baila Baila Salsa Festival and Tampere Winter Dance Festival in Finland; Summer Dance Festival and Tangomusiktage Kassel in Germany, Athens Tango Festival, Bulgarian Salsa Festival and Netherlands Salsa Dance Festival are just a few examples of the variety in Latin dancing one can explore all over the world.Whatever may the dance show be, you can be assured of full-on fun and unlimited entertainment in Latin Dance shows.
Almost all of the Latin Dance moves contain such delicacy and charm that spectators cant help themselves falling in love with the dance and music. These shows feature world class dancers, amazing choreography, lovely costumes, exquisite sets and wonderful presentation.
One of the major factors behind the increasing craze of Latin Dance shows is the buzz created through media for various kind of dancing. Dance based reality shows play an important role in this.
The professionalism of major dance companies also adds to fame. All this combined and we have Salsa, Samba, Rumba and other Latin Dance forms being presented in theaters, parties, festivals, corporate events and all kind of public events.
More than anything else, Latin Dance shows make for a perfect Live Experience. It is not necessary that you know a thing or two about these dances, because these shows are equally entertaining as far as you can enjoy good dance moves.
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trueBy Obed K Katureebe
Over the last five or so months Kenya has come under incessant attacks by the Al shabaab terrorists who so far have claimed many lives of the innocent Kenyans.
Just few days ago, 48 people were killed in Mpeketoni coastal area by Al shabaab suicide bombers.
These criminals had the courage to brag about the heinous act they committed in a statement sent to international media.
The killed included officers and men of the armed forces.
The attacks on Kenyans are many but the most affected areas have been the coastal areas of Mombasa, northern Kenya that borders Somalia the volatile hub of Al shabaad and of course Nairobi.
The terror threat is not only paused to Kenyans, Ugandans and indeed the whole of East Africa is under the threat.
However, Uganda remains another big target for the terrorists who continue scheming to wreck havoc just like they did in 2010.
This is largely so because Uganda was the first to break the back of the Al shabaab and dislodged them from Mogadishu. Not only did Uganda dislodge Al shabaab from Mogadishu, it routed them from controlling the Somali coastline where they were minting money to fund their terrorist organizations.
This they did through levying taxes to traders in Mogadishu port and also used the coastline to conduct piracy upon which large sums of ransom were paid by shippers whose vessels were now and then hijacked by their pirates.
The AMISOM forces have since ended this lucrative business.
From an ordinary mind, Kenya looks as if it is under siege. Nonetheless, that is far from the truth. To the contrary, the terrorists are the ones under siege. Like they say, their attacks are clear cases of kicks of a dying horse.
Of course the assaults are a well calculated tactic to divert the Kenyan government from pursuing these killers in their operational zones in Somalia and annihilate them once and for all.
The whole endeavour is intended to make Kenya think of withdrawing her troops from Somalia where they are currently battling these criminals.
A job they are executing so perfectly. There is no way the Al shabaab cannot be defeated when the AMISOM forces are busy defeating them in their traditional stronghold.
Any terror group that is facing threats of total conquer will always resort to such unorthodox means with a view, if diverting the imminent threats.
Another terror organization in Uganda the Lords Resistant Army attempted similar threats when they were facing defeat.
This was around 2004 when both ground and air force units of the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces stormed their hideouts in northern Uganda and parts of South Sudan.
The LRA went on rampage massacring over 250 people in Barlonyo Internally Displaced Camp. They didn't stop there. They conducted similar massacres in parts of eastern Uganda and came up to Soroti town.
Of course they did all this thinking that UPDF would be forced to withdraw from South Sudan in which case the LRA would have gotten a breathing space to retreat in their traditional haven in South Sudan and then reorganise to come back and cause more mayhem . This never happened.
On the contrary, UPDF maintained the momentum in South Sudan and in a few months the LRA were totally wiped out and routed out of Uganda. The few LRA fighters who survived with their leader Joseph Kony are now hiding in the CAR.
Therefore, there is no way the Al Shabaab can survive when the AMISOM has totally outgunned them in their rear denying them their main source of revenue to finance their terrorist operations.
In fact, this should not be seen as a Kenyan security challenge. All East African member states should have synchronised security mechanisms to defeat these rogue elements that are hell bent to disorganise world peace.
Countries in the Magreb and the Sahel in North Africa who are experiencing similar threats are already conducting joint operations and sharing security briefs to be able to defeat the terrorist groups operating in Nigeria, Mali, Morocco, Chad, Libya and Tunisia.
Terrorism is a new world challenge. What is reassuring though is the fact that it has failed to win any ground apart from succeeding in indiscriminately killing of some innocent lives across the world.
Terrorism has continued to exist as a global nuisance group with a reckless ideology that will over a time be defeated by the right thinking members of the society.
Such resolve is not by the fainthearted. It calls for total commitment and patriotism of all countrymen and women to be part of the struggle.
Indeed, our leaders must be committed to consign reasonable amounts of money to our security organs to be able to guard our people and their property.
Finally, like the Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta recently advised, our politicians should desist from politicising this threat.
This is the time when all politicians from different political shades should throw away their differences and design a clear commitment to defeat terrorism in our region.
Indeed victory has never eluded those who are standing on the right side of history. We shall overcome.
The writer works with Uganda Media Centre-Office of the President
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Monday, March 9, 2009
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
The ECA Stack and Me | Beginning me Journey to Quick Weight Loss
After learning the hard way about weight loss pills I turned to online bodybuilding forums and read about the ECA stack. I had heard of ephedrine diet pills before but this was after they had been regulated by the Food and Drug Administration here in the United States. Ephedrine diet pills had been receiving negative attention in the media so I was hesitant to buy into the hype when I first started reading about the ECA stack. The bodybuilding forums introduced me to ephedrine hcl and helped me understand how this over the counter nasal decongestant was simply a purified form of the ephedra found in many of the well thought of weight loss pills before the FDA ban. I was impressed with how many people were using the ECA stack and achieving quick weight loss with it. Even more impressive was how people were assembling their own ECA stacks by purchasing ephedrine hcl, caffeine, and aspirin online or at convenience/drug stores. My fears of ephedrine diet pills were alleviated after realizing that many of the unfortunate accidents stemming from its use could have been easily avoided by being aware of ones bill of health and educating oneself on how to use the drug in a safe manner.
After determining that I was healthy enough to take the ECA stack and researching proper dosing; I went out to the nearest gas station and actually found ephedrine hcl for sale. After purchasing my first pack of ephedrine tablets I went to the Vitamin Shoppe and purchased 200mg caffeine pills. I didn't expect it to be so easy to buy the ECA stack. I opted out of using the aspirin after reading that it did little to enhance fat loss. Even though I don't personally use aspirin, I still refer to it as the ECA stack because it is the most commonly used term to describe an ephedrine based weight loss stack. I have left weight loss pills in the dust and have been using the ECA stack on and off to achieve quick weight loss ever since. I could not be happier with the results I have seen with the ECA stack and now buy my ephedrine tablets from Walgreens without even taking a glance at the weight loss pills they sell! For more information on weight loss strategies visit How To Burn Fat Fast.
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Abuse of ephedrine can result in serious side effects so please use caution when choosing the right dosage for your weight loss needs. Refer to the link to WebMD on the side of this page and view their information on ephedrine. Do not take ephedrine hcl with diet pills that contain ephedra already. Weight loss can be achieved by taking ephedrine at moderate doses and taking more than is recommended can hurt your chances of achieving ephedrine weight loss. For a large man in relatively good shape, and tolerance to stimulants, but with weight loss needs taking 25mg of ephedrine hcl with 200mg of caffeine three times a day is plenty.
A Little Bit about Ephedrine versus Ephedra
Back to the names "ephedra" and "ephedrine". Ephedra refers to the extract from the raw organic product. It is also referred to as Ma Huang or Chinese Ephedra and has been linked to weight loss for many, many years. This raw extract contains the naturally occurring alkaloids ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norpseudoephedrine, norephedrine, methylephedrine, and methylpseudoephedrine. Ephedra was marketed as a dietary weight loss supplement for some time and therefore unregulated by the FDA until it was deemed dangerous enough to be taken out of the wild, wild west of dietary supplements. Ephedra has been known to contain elements that could be toxic because of its unrefined nature and lack of regulation. This is why it is wise to stick to well known, reputable brands when purchasing ephedrine weight loss diet pills if you are in a country where ephedra has not been regulated.
Ephedrine hcl is a purified version of ephedra. Ephedrine hcl is generally considered safer for weight loss and is in fact marketed as a bronchiodilation medicine. Ephedrine products, depending on which alkaloids they contain and the purity, can be regulated by the DEA. If an ephedrine product is regulated by the DEA you will need identification to purchase and will be subject to limits on the quantity you can buy. Ephedrine hcl is often combined with guaifenesin for nasal decongestant purposes. Ephedrine hcl contains the same properties as naturally occurring ephedra extract (Ma Huang is the source of most of the ephedrine that is sold over the counter) but has never been marketed as a diet pill and is considered to be safe when sold under the guidelines provided by the FDA for over the counter drugs. As a result ephedrine hcl is available for purchase and is a suitable replacement for ephedra in the ECA stack if the user is responsible and knowledgeable about ephedrine and weight loss.
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Ephedrine, also commonly called ephedra, is the best fat burning supplement available to the average person. Many people believe that ephedrine is completely banned in the United States. This is not true. A very good fat burner ECA stack can still be assembled by anyone with access to the internet or Walgreens. Ephedrine and caffeine can be found in both these places. Even some gas stations carry ephedrine. The key is to recognize that while the old ephedra diet pills of the past are banned in the United States, pure Ephedrine HCL is still perfectly legal. Ephedrine HCL is the same basic substance and has the same fat burning properties as the old ephedra ma huang diet pill when combined with caffeine. Ephedrine HCL is sold as a nasal decongestant and is rather easy to get a hold of as a result. This ephedrine can be taken as a stack along with caffeine pills and optionally aspirin.
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We had a DOGSHIET postseason, but we were still tops in pretty much every offensive category, and have every reason to believe the rotation gets better. If Kuroda pitches the same, Pettitte stays healthy and CC goes back to pre-2012 CC, we are locked and loaded
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The O's are not any better. The Rays got worse. The Red Sox are irrelevant. The Jays became the Marlins.
93-94 wins, AL East champs.
The Marlins could only wish, and the Yankees should be concerned. That being said I do do believe the Yankees will win the Wild Card.
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Unholy Confessions
Chapter Four
Second Heartbeat
Eternal Rest
Bat Country
Beast and Harlot
Critical Acclaim
Almost Easy
Buried Alive
Shepard of Fire
Hail to the King
The Stage
Fermi Paradox
To End the Rapture
The Jays are much deeper than the Marlins. They added the best players on the Marlins (minus Stanton), NL Cy, NL Bat champ, and kept their own best......I know you don't want to agree (hometown aside) but the reality is the Yankees are 1b this season IMHO.
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How are they no worse than last yr with everyone being a yr older and they haven't replaced the production they lost with Martin and Swisher leaving?
Friend: I think the NBA paid off the Heat in the first yr because of the politics. They threw game four and they paid Lebron because they were angry with what he did. So he had pay one way or another.
F: Vogel doesn't run that team. Shaw does. If he leaves they are going to suck and Vogel will get fired.
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Getting firsthand information from an actual car owner is one sure way to get an idea of car performance once it leaves the lot. Autobytel features real consumer reviews that give the unbiased experience of a car.
Pros: retro styling
Cons: rear power window switches on floor console
Advice: great car don't hesitatemine has over 34,000 miles on it and other than oil changes i've had no issues with car. still original brakes and tires.great car
Pros: Room,
Cons: poor qualty
Advice: do your research before buyingi own a 01 pt cruiser, its a wonderful car untill 70,000 miles, expect to have great power loss and a motor replaced at 79,000 miles, a new motor runs about 3,750 dollars and is hard to find, time and money its just cheaper to buy a whole nother car, its a wonderful car if u do long drives and dont plan to keep it over 100k miles, when car is washed the air bag light comes on and the auto locks keep locking themselfs when they feel like it, been locked out several times.
Pros: Style, inside and out
Cons: The original tires that came with the car.
Advice: Up grade the tires to a good high performance tire.Once you get a good high performance tire on the PT Cruiser the ride is good, very sporty ride. With a good high performance tire the car handles excellent on wet and snowy/icey surfaces.
Pros: The make and color of the car. I have the red car
Cons: The car eats gas too quickly
Advice: Yes buy - the car is overall a good car so far.I would score higher for performance and the overall rating but cannot because This car does not get the gas mileage it claims. I got more mileage from my SUV which went 17 miles a gallon in the city. The car, however is a 4 cylinder, but the car is supposed to have turbo but it does not go as fast as I expected. It seems like I have to a least go 60 miles per hour just to get some decent speed - so that causes gas to even go faster. I am currently not satisfied with the speed or gas mileage of the car. I do like the car overall though.
Pros: The look and the cargo space. The height of the seats. Gas mileage is great.
Cons: Seats are a little uncomfortable. Maintenance too costly. Gas tank is too small!
Advice: Look elsewhere or buy a 2005 or later model, I hear those have the kinks worked out.When I got this car in December of 2003, I loved it! I was sad to part with my 95 T-bird and this was just the car to make me happy again. Then I got married the next December and the problems started up. The brakes started grinding after it had rained (which is frequent in Houston) and eventually they were grinding every single time I stopped. That got fixed, sort of. Then the tires wore out in January of this year ($400) Then this summer the a/c went out! $700 later, it's fixed. Now my OBD light has come on for some exhuast or gas cap-related thing and most websites say, 'it'll just go away after a couple of weeks'. This is by far the most annoying car I've ever been in. I agree that all cars should have cd and cassette players! I also agree with everyone that it's hard to see behind you in it, in fact, my husband ran into a trailer a couple of weeks ago and now there's a dent in the back door and a huge gash in the bumper. I will never own a Chrysler again. I can't afford them! Next stop: 2006 Hyundai Sonata!
Pros: It is a convertible
Cons: The car's handling on wet streets makes one overly cautious.
Advice: Get a bright colorI purchased the car [new] in December '05 during a smow storm. This is a good time to buy a convertible. I have not had the top down yet, but am waiting for a good sunny warm day. The performance is great with good power [I have a blue touring model]. But you should watch it on wet roads. The car can easily get away from you. There is good room for a person like me @ 6 ft 2 and 212 lbs as the driver and the rear passengers have little difficulty getting in and riding in the back seat. I disllike not driving through the car wash, but self wash is good excersize. I dislike persons calling the car as cute. When they ride with me, I show off the power to dispel the cute label. I'd buy this car again. It's a fun car.
Pros: The look; the seat position (you don't sit DOWN or climb up, you just slide in like a barstool); the price
Cons: MILAGE!!!
Advice: Good looking, comfortable, plenty of room w/short wheelbase, BUT it's not economical or fast!Having owned an '03 PT (which our son now drives), we were ready to buy again. The '03 was a 5-speed which we loved; the '05 is automatic which is more convenient but with much lower performance. All in all we love the car. BUT... Chrysler has had a few years to work out the 'bugs' on this thing so why, when I'm driving what is essentially a 4 cyl Neon with a different body, is my milage so lousy!?!? I'm LUCKY to hit 20 mph in town driving like an old lady! On the highway I seldom do better than MAYBE 24mph! These days that's ridiculous. Especially when there's a new 'PT Wannabe' by Chevy that's rated at 35 hwy! I do thank heaven I bought last years, though, as the new front end has ruined the entire aggressive look that made the car special. You blew that one, guys!!!!


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You make it a point to note the democracy in songwriting on this record. How did that shape Measures of Progress?
Guitarist/vocalist Thomas Reikie: We definitely feel that our band is better having everyone working on ideas as a collective. It took a little while to adjust to how you view a song you bring forward to the band so that it isn't "your" song; it's just "an idea for a song" that the band are going to flesh out together. The previous record had elements of this, but took less of a collective approach.
Nik Kozub (Shout Out Out Out Out) produced this album as well. What made you want to work with him again?
Nik is a gem, plain and simple — an absolute gem. He holds an unwavering attention to detail and he is totally obsessed with gear, which is a fantastic quality in both an engineer and producer. We decided to bring in Paul Arnusch to produce though, to let Nik's primary focus be engineering. There was an atmosphere of openness and freedom to share creative ideas in the studio between Nik, Paul and the entire band. Everyone was working to make the songs sound the best they could.


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DIY – How to depot NYX Jumbo Pencils
Let me start off by saying I know there's a whole slew of videos and instructional posts on how to depot these pencils, I'm adding my own anyways! Who knows maybe someone hasn't seen this yet. Now let me say, I loathe watching videos. It's really a combination of it making me literally car sick to see, and I've been using Kai's old laptop since my health got really bad and it takes me at least 10+ minutes to just partially load a video. I also know I'm not the only one who loathes video tutorials! Let me also add that this works on the wetnwild idol eyes. I actually took photos of the process using a wetnwild pencil. Photo thumbnails are displayed in order.
Now! You'll need the following things:
- An old towel or paper towels.
- A microwave safe glass, or two or three.
- Pliers to remove the plastic cap at the end of the pencils. Please note, sometimes it's metal.
- Empty 5 gram jars with lids, with labels.
- Pencils to depot.
- A microwave.
- A refrigerator.
Alrighty! You want to lay your towel out to protect the surface you're working on. Take your pliers and remove the cap at the end of your pencils. It's a 50/50 chance of them being glued on. Two of mine weren't glued and came off fairly easy, the other two were glued on and ended up breaking the ends of the tube when I got them off. On that note, be careful if you break the ends because they can and will leak out the end and go all over your cup.
Once you have the caps off the end of the pencils take an empty jar and set it inside your microwave safe cup, now place the pencil tip down into the jar, so that the butt end of the pencil is resting against the inside of the cup. Now place the pencil inside the jar, inside the microwave safe cup, into the microwave. You'll want to start with 30 second increments so you can see how long it takes your pencil to melt into the jar. My pencils took anywhere from 2-3 minutes per pencil to fully melt. Also note, if you have a minute plus button, don't use it. For whatever reason it doesn't get hot enough to melt the pencils and you end up having to nuke it for a much longer period of time.
Once your pencil is empty be careful taking it out, the cup will be hot. Use your pliers to carefully pull the empty pencil out of the cup. If you're like me and you used a cup that isn't that wide you'll want to use the pliers to carefully grab the edge of the jar and lift it out as well. It will be hot so be careful if you're taking it out with your hands. Now that you've successfully de-potted your NYX or other brand pencil you'll want to place the jar into the refrigerator for around 10 minutes. This will allow it to solidify. If you have a lot of pencils or a poor memory you'll want to put labels on your jars to identify your melted pencils. I however like to live on the edge and didn't label mine.
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Raleigh, N.C. — State legislators are debating some substantial changes to the coverage options currently available to state employees and retirees.
At a meeting of the Joint Legislative Program Evaluation Oversight Committee on Monday, lawmakers clashed over whether to centralize supplemental insurance products available to state workers.
Such plans offer additional coverage for items such as long-term care and cancer treatment. The State Health Plan offers some plans through NCFlex, but hundreds of other plans are currently offered by individual state agencies. A recent investigation by the Program Evaluation Division found little oversight of the outside offerings. Only about a quarter were competitively bid in recent memory, according to the report, and some may not be good deals for the employees who choose to pay for them through their paychecks.
The report's recommendation to centralize the plans, however, met with fiery resistance from the State Employees Association of North Carolina and insurance vendors who do business with individual agencies – as well as from some lawmakers from both parties who represent districts with high populations of state workers.
"There was no raise for state employees this year despite $400 million plus in surplus. We feel that that wasn't great. That wasn't right," said SEANC chief lobbyist Ardis Watkins. "It's harder to explain not giving choice to state employees over how their own money is spent. It adds insult to injury."
When Sen. Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell, asked pointedly whether SEANC is also in the business of offering supplemental plans, Watkins answered that the group had done so to provide competition and does not profit from them.
"What I'm curious about today is why the General Assembly is considering big government taking away individual choice from citizens who happen to be employees because that's what we're talking about today," Watkins said. "We believe it would lead to less competition, higher prices and, I'll be honest with you, state employees aren't comfortable with sending contracts to Raleigh thinking we're going to get the best deal."
Watkins warned that some employees could end up paying more for the same options under NCFlex if they were forced to drop long-existing policies and start over with a different company.
NCFlex director Ray Scerri disputed that warning, telling the panel, "We will ensure that the employee does not lose their coverage in whatever way we have to."
That prompted Rep. Nelson Dollar, R-Wake, who opposes centralization, to question whether the state can do a better job than individual agencies.
"It was uncovered that embezzlement was going on in NCFlex for years without anyone ever catching it – a quarter of a million dollars that is known to have been embezzled," Dollar said. "There obviously wasn't sufficient control."
Rep. Gary Pendleton, R-Wake, was allowed to address the panel to explain a bill he hopes to file that would increase oversight of supplemental plans while allowing agencies to continue to offer their own selections.
Pendleton disclosed that he was an insurance agent for many years and that his son "is trying to get some of this business."
After a lengthy debate over process, the committee eventually voted to draft at least two bills – one based on the report recommendations and the other based on Pendleton's proposal – and consider them at a later meeting.
Medicare Advantage requirement weighed
The panel also considered a draft proposal to force all retirees on the State Health Plan to enroll in Medicare Advantage. The federal plan, a basic version of which is free to retirees over 65, offers some drug coverage.
Backers say the move would save the state up to $64 million per year by shifting costs from the State Health Plan to the federal government.
Program evaluator Kiernan McGorty told the committee that her office has had a lot of calls from retirees concerned about the change. Many, she said, carry three different insurance plans. Switching them from the State Health Plan to Medicare Advantage might change the order in which those insurance plans are tapped, which could cost some enrollees money.
McGorty recommended lawmakers consider amending the bill to direct the State Treasurer's Office, which oversees the State Health Plan, "to come up with an appeals process for limited exceptions – for individuals who might have individual circumstances that might make the Medicare Advantage not the best plan for them."
The committee voted to revise the bill with the amendment and discuss it again at its Dec. 14 meeting.
Chairman Rep. Craig Horn, R-Union, noted that the General Assembly doesn't come back into session until April. "We've got the time to get a good package together," he said.


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Help a Mom: Searching for consignment shops, sales with junior sizes
Posted November 27, 2012
Updated November 28, 2012
I received this email from a reader last week. She'd like to unload some clothing in junior and young adult sizes.
Here's what she wrote: Have you heard of any consignment event(s) or shop(s) that accept junior size clothing?
Many seasonal consignment sales in the region do accept clothing up to size 12 or 16. But, consignment sale shoppers with kids older than five or six know that the selection gets smaller as the size gets bigger. I've always guessed this has to do with the fact that older kids wear their clothes longer so fewer pieces are consignment sale quality.
Still, I know that there must be some great consignment stores and sales out there that feature a great selection of clothes for tweens and teens.
Do you know of one? Please share in the comments box below. (If you don't see the comments box below, you'll need to log in or sign up for a WRAL account. You can do that by going to the top of the page and clicking on either "log in" or "register").
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Many Utahns refuse to ride in ambulance
SandyJan. 25, 2010 10:06 a.m.
I fainted and ambulance was called. I was alert and communicative, but becauses of liability reasons the call was made. I was readily given the paper to sign to accept responsibility for the bill, but never told I could refuse and sign another paper....and in our state one can refuse...I didn't know that until I received an almost $700 bill that my insurance will not cover since I did not see a doctor or meet deductible that year. Curious..when is the option to refuse suppose to be give to an alert client?
TroyDec. 3, 2009 7:28 p.m.
I Can't blame anyone to refuse A ambulance ride in utah or anyplace else for that matter. My son was transfered from the new Riverton IHC hospital to the IHC hospital on 5300 state street on saturday morning. We received A bill from gold cross today for $5766.60 for A ride no more than 10 miles away. We offered to take him ourselves but was denied from hospital personnel. There was no care needed for him on the way. This is totally way out of line. I will walk to the hospital before I use there services again.
EMS Billing CEODec. 30, 2008 2:05 p.m.
I have worked with almost every type of EMS organization in existence. Fire department based, privately owned, volunteer and career. I know from personal experience in this industry, there are no one size fits all solutions. For that matter there are very few solutions that dont create other problems of their own.
History has shown repeatedly that problem solving in EMS is always a balancing act between benefits and consequences. If you encourage the public to call when an emergency might exist, then everyone calls. If you campaign against unnecessary calls, some will not call, even when it is necessary. Some are better than others but there are no perfect EMS systems. Every community is different with different problems at any given time. Comparing two systems even in the same jurisdiction can often be the same as comparing apples to oranges.
My hat is off to those who work so hard to reconcile the financials and logistics with patient care and human resources. They have a job that physically can not be done perfectly. yet they still choose to serve us all.
Keith Waycaster, CEO
Priority Medical Claims
Beckley, WV
MikeymedicDec. 30, 2008 7:25 a.m.
When comparing Fire Department or Government based EMS to private EMS, you also have to factor in the tax dollars that were spent to support the government entity. The government provider may charge less per call, but their whole budget is paid for through taxes. Once you divide that budget by number of transports, and add that figure to the charge to the patient, you will have an accurate "cost" of goverment EMS service.
Not getting the whole storyDec. 30, 2008 5:02 a.m.
I have been in EMS in Missouri and Kansas for over 16 years. I have never considered malpractice lawsuits as a guide to my treatment. I have considered the injury or illness to the patient and the patient alone. If they patient doesn't need an IV I'm not going to start one. If they fit the criteria for not needing a c-collar and long spine board then I'm not going to do it.
If they do not fit the criteria for going to the ER but they insist on going then I'll take them. I'm not in it for the money being made by my service but I do it for the patient.
When we begin to treat to ward off lawsuits is a slippery slope. As a paramedic I do not have a crystal ball to know exactly what is wrong with the patient and until I have a full diagnostic suite in my ambulance I will continue to transport.
If that brings up costs then so be it, I don't have the title MD behind my name and until I do I will continue to transport. Educating the patients is the key here folks.
Ditto VgerDec. 29, 2008 1:55 p.m.
A close friend of mine is an EMT in Salt Lake City. These life saving professionals earn a wage of about $9/hour to go out and help people. The real problem as Vger noted is those who abuse the system. The emergency personnel in Salt Lake know certain people by name because they call 911 nearly every day. They spend half of their time at the homeless shelter picking up "patients" who are cold or too drunk to do anything and are then forced to take them to the hospital due to protocol. They once totaled a bill of a certain homeless person in SLC at just one hospital and it exceeded $1 million and not a penny was paid on the bill. This is why the bill for everyone else is so high in order to make up for the leeches. If you want to do a real story about the problem with our emergency care then the author should research the facts I've stated here.
lawsuits drives protocolDec. 29, 2008 12:17 p.m.
For both Fire and EMS what is done and how it is done is driven by lawsuits. If we are called to a scene for EMT's it does not matter that we do not believe that the patient does not need medical care. Our protocols dictate that we must transport the patient no matter what unless the patient is alert and oriented and able to refuse care and sign a release of care form. If these criteria cannot be met then we must transport them.
The patient may be only across the street from the ambulance but the ambulance had to drive there. The EMTs had to be on call or at the station. The ambulance had tobe fueled and stocked ready to provide medical care. The distance of the transport has little effect on the cost in metro areas. Only in remote rural areas does the distance really become a factor in the cost of the ambulance ride.
The flip side is people do die because they are concerned about the cost rather than life safety. I have had to stay with a patient until they lost conscious and then transport them because they did not want to go.
RedShirtDec. 29, 2008 12:00 p.m.
I hate it when they publish this type of article where they show the cost of a service, but don't explain what the cost breakdown is.
How much is labor for the ambulance driver and EMT's?
How much for maintenance?
What is the average cost for supplies and fuel per call?
What about vehicle insurance?
What about liability for the workers?
I would like to know the answer to those types of questions when I see articles written about how expensive a service is.
VgerDec. 29, 2008 10:49 a.m.
Then there's the other side of the argument. I actually work in the EMS/Fire Department field. Many of the medical calls we deal with are frivolous; such as cut finger,flu or colds. These people call 911 as if we are there as an Instacare on wheels. There isn't an understanding of what 911 really is; 'life threatening emergency' doesn't mean a thing to them. These types of calls use resourses and are seldom paid for except by the government via Medicaid. Most of these callers act as though they are owed this medical care simply because they are on welfare, are homeless or are poor. This type of thing is what really raises the costs of medical care. And the fear of lawsuits is what causes it to happen. I actually had a call where a woman called from a local hotel, was just 'feeling sick' and had no insurance or Medicaid. Instead of being willing to go to the closest hospital, she insisted on going to one that was 15 miles away. Initially, the ambulance refused to take her, but because of malpractice they went back and ended up taking her with no reimbursement. The USERS cause this problem.
RayDec. 29, 2008 9:44 a.m.
As a recently resigned Paramedic and Supervisor that also worked as a representative in the EMS community, I can say that the EMS system in central Utah is failing fast. It is no longer about the patient, it is about egos, money and territorial control. We are at fault when we allow the government to choose between themselves and and another entity to provide our ambulance service. We were all warned that if the government run fire departments took the ambulance service away from the private agencies then the cost would go up. Starting in 2002 with the push for governmental monopoly of our ambulance services, the price for the ride according to the state was $765. That was when private agencies handled the large majority of the actual ambulance ride. Now years later the cost, according to your article, is up ony 5% unless you go with the fire department, then the cost is up a huge 57%. That doesn't even include the hundreds of thousands of tax dollars used in legal fees to obtain their monopoly.
uncannygunmanDec. 29, 2008 7:54 a.m.
Very interesting exercise in real-life economic decisions.
I'm curious as to whether EMT crews feel pressure from their employers to "convince" people that they need to accept, and therefore pay for, ambulance rides.
Unreasonable costsDec. 29, 2008 5:44 a.m.
With these expensive rides how can anyone wonder why insurance cost so much? It's not the high cost of insurance that is the problems, its the cost of getting a doctor, hospital, or EMT to provide services. Many times, even the insured, attempt to reduce costs even in emergencies. Every health care professional regards all injuries as critical until they have at very expensive ER's that you are not seriously hurt. There's a lot of overkill in medical services in a attempt to thwart off malpractice and its killing medical service costs. The only draw back for the injured trying to keep personal costs down is that it gives insurance companies and 'out' to deny medical coverage. So insured or not insured, the individuals are caught in the middle and health care is once again marginal and excessive in cost. Having insurance gives health care services and open book on what they charge for services, even minimal services. The phrase 'customary and reasonable charges' has lost its definition of reasonable. Now its just customary over chargeing without reason.