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This report discusses CHIPRA's new Express Lane Eligibility option, which lets states grant health coverage when information already in the hands of government agencies shows that children are eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program.
September 30, 2009 | Issue Brief
Aligning Forces for Quality, an RWJF national program, developed a checklist as a guide to help consumers prepare for medical visits. The checklist provides information for how to prepare for a doctor's appointment and what questions patients should ask their health care team.
September 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Issue brief explores outreach effort under Maryland's Kids First Act and identifies lessons learned for other states.
Achieving Competence Today (ACT) Collaborative: Disseminating an Action-Based Inter-Professional Curriculum that Incorporates Quality Improvement
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ACT created an interactive website and sample curricula for post–medical school physician training programs. Six hospitals adapted, institutionalized and expanded the ACT curriculum at their schools.
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From 2004 to 2006 a team of consultants funded through the National Partnership for Women and Families in Washington researched business models capable of supporting physician performance reporting systems.
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This randomized trial paired pregnant women with a friend or relative and provided counseling for both the subject and the supporter the goal was to test the effects of mobilizing social support for pregnant women trying to quit smoking.
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In conjunction with other advances in treatments to address tobacco use and dependency, health professionals in clinical settings increasingly are talking to patients who smoke about quitting. Clinical systems, however, need to change to improve tobacco treatment implementation.
February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
There are many unanswered questions regarding the extent to which information on quality, such as report cards on health care plans and providers, effects consumer choice, according to this broad review of literature.
National RWJF SmokeLess States Program Helps Wisconsin Decrease Smoking Rates Among Middle and High School Students and Implement Tobacco-Control Efforts
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The Wisconsin SmokeLess States project, with first the Tobacco-Free Wisconsin Coalition and then SmokeFree Wisconsin as the lead organization, conducted statewide activities to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children and youth.


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Transition without Conflict? Renewable Energy Initiatives in the Dutch Energy Transition
AbstractIn the context of the slowly progressing energy transition, a number of renewable energy initiatives have been emerging in the Netherlands. These initiatives represent alternatives to the dominant functioning of the energy system, and as such, may come into conflict with it. Transitions involve system destabilisation and conflict between the incumbent regime and the initiatives originating in niches. In order to assess the transformative potential of such initiatives, this paper addresses the question: what kind of conflicts and tensions arise from renewable energy initiatives, and what strategies do they develop to overcome or avoid them? Combined with a business model perspective, transition thinking enabled a better understanding of how the initiatives organise themselves, and where the points of friction with their institutional context emerge. We suggest that the instances of conflict may function as an indication for the state of the energy transition and the transformative potential impact of such initiatives. The instances discussed in this contribution relate to existing support schemes, technology choices, and the overall organisational networks of the emerging sector. View Full-Text
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More than a dozen clinics that provide abortions in the state of Texas should be able to reopen their doors on Wednesday, following an unsigned order by the U.S. Supreme Court late Tuesday that puts on hold a lower court ruling that shuttered them.
The order from the high court, approved by a 6-3 margin, comes as a reprieve to women and reproductive rights advocates in the state who have been fighting to nullify a law passed by the legislature last year which has led to the closure of all but eight abortion clinics in the nation's second most populous state.
Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, which has been fighting the law said the order was most welcome but that the overall fight for women's freedoms in Texas was far from over.
"The U.S. Supreme Court gave Texas women a tremendous victory today," said Northrup in a statement following the court's decision. "[On Wednesday], thirteen clinics across the state will be allowed to reopen and provide women with safe and legal abortion care in their own communities."
However, she continued, "This fight against Texas' sham abortion law is not over. HB2 was designed to gut the constitutional protections of Roe v. Wade and half of the state's clinics remain closed. We will continue this legal battle until the rights of Texas women are restored."
According to the Washington Post:
The court's decision is not a judgment on the Texas law, but whether the law's new restrictions should be delayed while the legal battle continued.
Texas has been a leader among a number of states that have enacted new requirements for abortion clinics. The states say the laws are meant to protect a woman's health, but Northup and others have called them "shams" meant only to make abortion less accessible.
At issue is the Supreme Court's decision more than 20 years ago that, although states may regulate access to abortion, they may not pose an "undue burden" on women who seek an abortion early in pregnancy.
But the new laws test the extent of that "undue burden" with new requirements that abortion providers say are hard for them to meet.
The Texas law, for instance, requires physicians at clinics to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital, and it also requires the clinics to meet the standards of an "ambulatory surgical center."
The Supreme Court in November agreed 5 to 4 that the admitting-privileges part of the law could be implemented, resulting in the loss of about half of the state's 41 clinic providers. After the recent appeals court ruling, the number shrank to seven, the providers said.
The Supreme Court's order issued Tuesday night, however, removes the admitting-privileges requirement for clinics in McAllen and El Paso. Providers there had said the requirement was particularly difficult to meet.
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It goes without saying that I get a little giddy whenever I come across a new Bigfoot movie. Which seems odd, since most of them are so terrible. If horror is the red headed stepchild of cinema, Bigfoot is the redheaded step-beast of the genre.
That being said, there has been an upswing in Squatch movies the past few years. In fact, one of my favorite flicks was Exists, the found footage Bigfoot thriller by Eduardo Sanchez.
Ever since I saw just the poster for HUNTING GROUNDS, I’ve been dying to see it. I even saved it on my Instagram account to remind myself to watch it as soon as it came out. Well, the time is nigh!
This latest foray into Squatch Horror is brought to us by Uncork’d Entertainment, the company that has released cool flicks like It Watches and After Death. Hunting Grounds centers around a father and son (played by Jason Vail and Miles Joris-Peyrafitte) down on their luck, recovering from the loss of their wife/mother. Dad’s drinking has cost him his job and now their house. They have nowhere else to go but the family’s dilapidated cabin in the woods.
Little do they know, the cabin is smack in the middle of the infamous Ape Canyon. Squatch devotees like myself will be giddy over the reference. You see, back in 1924, a group of miners were attacked in their cabin by a band of highly pissed off Bigfoot who rained rocks and fists on the small structure for an entire night. In the world of Bigfoot stories, this is right in the top 5. Kudos to the filmmakers for doing some research! Also, once you know the true story, you have a pretty good idea what’s going to happen here.
The family dynamics are at times uncomfortable to watch, and that’s a good thing. Dad is a bit of an ass, a man lost in his grief. His teenage son absorbs his abuse because he knows there’s a good guy deep down inside. Things get even worse for the kid when his father’s absolute asshole of a friend shows up at the cabin to do some drinking. This friend, Sergio (David Saucedo), is possibly the biggest jerkoff I’ve seen in a movie in a long time. You want this schmuck to get it in the worst possible way.
The cast, though small, is filled with familiar faces in the horror scene. You’ll be like me, checking IMDB and going, “Oh yeah, that’s where I saw him!”
The father’s brother-in-law also comes to visit, and the foursome go out hunting. Let’s just say, things go downhill from there.
Look, I know Bigfoot movies aren’t going to be high art…yet. That’s what they used to say about comic book movies. What I want is to be entertained and to see some Squatches. Hunting Grounds gives us a glimpse of Bigfoot within the first few minutes. Score one in the win column. Too many of these movies wait for the reveal in the last couple of minutes.
Also score one for no CGI. The Bigfoot creatures are all practical effects, which were decent. I will say, they are huge. I would have liked a little articulation in their faces so they didn’t look so much like masks, but that’s quibbling. What I got was a trio of enormous Squatches wreaking havoc on the cabin and the puny humans inside.
That’s not to say that Bigfoot is the bad guy here. On the contrary, they’re more curious than anything else. It’s only when they’re provoked that they strike back, and in some pretty cool ways. There is some good gore in the final act, which was pleasant to see as well.
If you have lazy Saturday and you’re tired of watching the dreck on the SyFy channel, definitely fire Hunting Grounds up. Or have some friends over for a booze n’ Bigfoot night and have a ball.
Give a Squatch a watch!
Despite early worries that e-books would force print to go the way of the woolly mammoth and Elvis, it appears the end is not nigh. In fact, in 2016, paperback sales were up over 5%, with e-books down over 20%. Independent bookstores even saw a healthy uptick in sales (and book hounds rejoiced!).
What isn’t getting all the press it deserves are the incredible gains in audiobook sales. The audiobook market is booming, with sales increasing over 30% in 2016. Business for audiobook sellers like Audible.com and iTunes is good. Damn good.
The big question is, why?
I’m going to take a stab at it. From my vantage point, everyone is plugged into some device or another like stasis pods in The Matrix. We’re going to have an entire civilization of hunchbacks from all that craning down to gaze into our phones. If someone isn’t looking down, odds are they’re sporting earplugs and listening to music or podcasts or audiobooks.
Back in the day, which really isn’t that long ago, when I went to the beach, I would look over a sea of people reading books, magazines and newspapers. The beach is a perfect place to kick back and relax, unplugging yourself from the rat race. Now when I go, nearly everyone is locked onto their phones.
Audiobooks are a convenient way to read without having to – shudder – suffer from separation anxiety from our electronic devices. In a world where everyone likes to bemoan how busy they are, listening to a book during the commute to work or while shopping fits right in with their lifestyle.
Who has the time to sit and read anymore? In reality, everyone does, but we like to pretend our bouncing around like pinballs is so crucial to the survival of the planet, we refuse to sit still. Audiobooks are custom made for people on the go. I may read 100 books a year, but I also listen to a couple dozen audiobooks (in between the thousand podcasts I’m addicted to).
Production quality on audiobooks is advancing every year, with better narration and crisper recording. When GraphicAudio produced the audio for my book, The Montauk Monster, I was blown away by the end product. I didn’t know there were audiobooks like that. They call their audiobooks A Movie in Your Mind, and they are just that, with a large, talented cast, sound effects, music and more.
GraphicAudio recently released my latest tale of monster mayhem, The Jersey Devil. I have to say, even as the man who wrote the words, hearing it acted out is creepy and downright terrifying. To be able to hear the Jersey Devil screech and its hapless victims cry out for mercy chilled my blood. It reminds me of listening to the rebroadcasts of the old radio serials with my dad when I was a kid. Productions like this are the way of the future for audiobooks, in my humble opinion. It’s impossible to get bored or have your mind wander when you’re fully immersed in the story. Go on over to GraphicAudio and listen to some of the samples and see for yourself.
How do you feel about audiobooks? What are some of your favorites? It looks like they’re here to stay, but if anyone tells you they’re going to wipe out print books, point them to last year’s e-book sales statistics.
Oh baby, do I love this cover! Severed Press nailed it. This is exactly the kind of cover I had hoped for when this nasty skunk ape novella first came out with Samhain. Word on the grapevine is the book will be available, in ebook and for the first time PRINT, in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
As for my other Samhain titles, I’m in talks with an esteemed publisher about getting them all back out in the world. Can’t wait to be able to tell you about it.
So, what do you all think?
Okay Hellions, I’m about to give you your spring reading assignment, so pay close attention…
As you all know, I don’t just write about cryptids – I read everything about them I can get my hands on. Some of the most enjoyable cryptid horror of the past few years has been the Chupacabra Chronicles series by Raegan Butcher. These are flat out, balls to the wall monster madness and mayhem. You have never seen Chupacabras like the beasties in Butcher’s crazy books. The third installment, RISE OF THE CHUPACABRAS just came out and I can’t wait to dive in.
I recently finished reading the second in the series, REVOLT OF THE CHUPACABRAS, and it was the most batshit, insane, laugh out loud cryptid romp of all time. Set in a Mexican jungle, it’s filled with gladiator fights to the death, mad scientists, a maniacal drug lord, a multitude of morphing chupacabras and more.
Aaand, counting down to the one that started it all (I feel like Casey Kasem) is FURY OF THE CHUPACABRAS, where we meet our former drug dealing band of Chupacabra hunters. If you think their job sounds cool, read the book and find a new vocation.
If you’ve read my books and didn’t think I took things far enough, well, Raegan Butcher is just the man for you. If you picked up all 3 in ebook, you’d spend less than ten bucks for hours of reading pleasure. Trust me, it’s money well spent. Unlike the dough I forked over for La La Land.
At some point while I was watching the premier of THE VOID (meh), my latest Severed Press book, SAVAGE JUNGLE (LAIR OF THE ORANG PENDEK), came screaming into this world like a demented squatch baby.
They are called the Orang Pendek, masters of the steamy Sumatran rain forest.
Henrik Kooper watched his father die at the brutal hands of the orange-haired ape men. Having barely survived helping twins Natalie and Austin McQueen discover and destroy the beasts lurking in Loch Ness, it’s now his turn for vengeance. Within the treacherous jungles of Sumatra lies the fabled lost city of Gadang Ur. Its secrets are guarded by a savage band of Orang Pendek who lord over the strange and deadly creatures of the hidden land. Utter madness is the lifeblood of Gadang Ur. Henrik’s journey into darkness will take them to the ragged edge of hell on Earth.
Some places were never meant to be discovered.
As an added bonus, here’s a sample chapter to get you in the mood for some Orang Pendek fury…
Austin handed Natalie a gun. She couldn’t remember what kind it was, but it was heavy and looked deadly. He said to Oscar, “Do we just stay here and mow them down?”
“Heavens no,” Henrik said, calmly slamming a cartridge home in his assault weapon of choice. “We’d never survive. The hope is that our guns frighten them enough to veer them away from our position.”
Natalie shrugged her shoulders. “Of course. Why didn’t I think of that?”
The ground shook as they came crashing closer. Their terrified bellows echoed throughout the jungle. Hearing them, feeling them, but not being able to see where they were coming from was absolutely terrifying.
Oscar said, “Just be ready to run. If we get split up, we meet back here.”
“Easy for you to say,” Austin said, the muscles in his neck bulging like ropes. “I have no freaking clue where here is.”
Henrik coolly added, “Just follow the path the elephants are sure to make. They’re better and faster than bulldozers.”
Natalie’s knees nearly buckled. She wasn’t sure if it was from exhaustion, fear, or the rumbling of the earth, which was making it hard to keep her footing.
Please take a detour. Please take a detour. Nothing to see here. No need to trample the Orang Pendek hunters.
She hadn’t noticed the porters taking their machetes to the brush behind them, clearing a bit of a path for their escape. At least it gave them some room to step back and see which way the elephants were going. Bambang handed his machete over to her.
“No, you keep it,” she said.
He shook his head, refusing to let her give it back to him.
“They’re definitely headed straight for us,” Oscar said, taking a blind shot with the elephant gun. The report was deafening. Henrik fired off a few rounds as well. Then Austin joined in.
“Is it doing anything?”
The look Oscar flashed didn’t ease her fears.
They all stepped back as far as they could go, until their backs were against the endless wall of vegetation. Natalie almost tripped over an exposed root as thick as her calf. Austin reached out and grabbed her by her shirt.
“I’m shitting myself. Is anyone else shitting themselves?” she asked.
“I think it’s safe to say we’re all going to need a change of pants,” her brother said, eyes locked dead ahead.
There came a great crashing of branches and trees, centuries-old oaks snapping like dry toothpicks. The jungle tableau swayed back and forth in anticipation of the runaway freight train of excited pachyderms.
Now, even Natalie joined in their desperate attempt to scare them off with firepower. The gun’s kickback smashed the stock into her ribs. She didn’t feel a thing. Abject fear had made her numb.
When the first elephant broke through, rearing its trunk with an ear-splitting roar, she could only stare with mute horror. Everyone had stopped firing their weapons.
She felt a hand at her collar, someone tugging her backwards.
Natalie couldn’t believe what she was seeing.
A second, third, fourth and so many more elephants came crashing into view, their eyes wild not with terror but unadulterated menace.
Because they weren’t alone.
Riding atop each wild elephant was a small, orange-haired being that looked like a cross between an orangutan and a man.
The Orang Pendek rode the elephant herd right at them, crying out with beastly wails that turned her bowels to water.
Ah, our old friends death and decay are slinking off into the shadows, replaced by that bright and cheery bastard, Spring. These are tough times, my Hellions. Tough times.
But I’m here to lessen our misery.


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Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe spoke with Red Sox owner John Henry, who refuted the part of the report from Jeff Passan in which players specifically demanded that Bobby Valentine be fired:
“What Tom, Larry and I heard in the player meeting was one overriding sentiment. Players felt responsible for the record. They weren’t blaming injuries or anyone but themselves. At the same time they openly spoke about what could improve in addition to their play. They made substantive points. We addressed those points. No one in that meeting at any time took the position that Bobby should be or needed to be replaced.
Well, someone’s lying then, because Passan’s sources told him that players did, in fact, say they no longer wanted to play for Valentine.
I have no idea who’s telling the truth. Passan’s source has whatever his motivation is. Henry clearly has a motivation to restore some semblance or order to the proceedings.
It’s interesting, though, that Henry also spends a lot of time talking about how no one has ever revealed the substance of those sorts of meetings, which they’ve had often over the years. Well, they’re doing it now, truthfully or otherwise, so even if his claims that all is rosy are mostly true, something is amiss, it would seem.
Indians reliever Andrew Miller lasted only six pitches in Monday night’s appearance against the Red Sox. He walked Mookie Betts on six pitches before being relieved by Dan Otero. Per MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian, Miller reaggravated the patella tendinitis in his right knee.
Miller, 32, missed a couple of weeks earlier this month with patella tendinitis. He was activated last Friday and got two outs in a scoreless appearance against the Royals that night.
Bastian pointed out that Miller’s velocity has been lower than usual. He averaged 92.1 MPH on his fastball on Friday and 90.1 MPH on Monday, well below his normal average around 94 MPH.
The Indians should have more on Miller’s status after Monday’s game or on Tuesday. The lefty is carrying a 1.65 ERA with a 79/16 K/BB ratio in 54 2/3 innings on the season.
Rangers third baseman Joey Gallo and reliever Matt Bush collided attempting to catch an infield pop-up during Sunday afternoon’s game against the White Sox. Bush was placed on the 10-day disabled list on Monday with an MCL sprain in his right knee. Both he and Gallo are experiencing concussion symptoms, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports, and Gallo also suffered a nasal fracture. Gallo has not yet been put on the disabled list.
Losing both players is a big loss for the Rangers, who entered Monday’s action just 2.5 games out of the second Wild Card slot.
Gallo, 23, has had a breakout season, batting .205/.329/.561 with 35 home runs, 65 RBI, and 68 runs scored in 410 plate appearances.
Bush, 31, has been solid out of the bullpen, putting up a 3.04 ERA with a 53/18 K/BB ratio in 47 1/3 innings.


By Vladimir Mironov
Since the start of the year, Russia’s domestic political climate has been heating up. Paradoxically, the first symptom of political tension came with Yevgeny Primakov’s January proposal to conclude a “nonaggression pact” to maintain the status quo among the Kremlin, the White House and the parliament building with regard to personnel, and also to ensure that each side should reject any initiatives designed to lead to a vote of no confidence in the government, the start of impeachment proceedings against the president or the dissolution of the State Duma. Russian history and current political reality reveal no examples of preventive measures taken by the authorities to deal with potential challenges and threats. As a rule, the authorities demonstrate a persistent tendency to react impulsively to events that have already happened. As the first 100 days of Yevgeny Primakov’s government came to an end, several things were happening simultaneously:
–Representatives of the president, the Council of Ministers and the two chambers of the Federal Assembly held talks on signing a joint declaration “On the reinforcement of civil peace and political stability in the country,” but the talks eventually broke down.
–Intrigues surrounded the dismissal of Yuri Skuratov from his post as prosecutor general of the Russian Federation; a victim of these intrigues was the head of the president’s administration and Security Council secretary Nikolai Bordyuzha, who was relieved of his posts by the head of state.
–Open conflict broke out between Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov and CIS Executive Secretary Boris Berezovsky, which resulted in the latter being edged away from the real reigns of power–access to the head of state. It is possible that the last Russian “oligarch” to remain afloat in politics after the events of August 17, 1998 has only suffered a temporary loss of influence. This is attested, in particular, by the appointment of Alexander Voloshin, an old business partner of Berezovsky’s, as head of Boris Yeltsin’s administration at the end of March this year.
–An increasing number of questions were asked in the president’s administration about how much positive movement there had been in the Russian economy as a result of the work of the current Council of Ministers. Doubts began to be voiced about the effectiveness of the efforts of the new government in overcoming the economic crisis in Russia.
–Pressure increased on the government from various sources—a number of parliamentary parties (Yabloko, LDPR), former members of the government (Viktor Chernomyrdin, the leader of Russia is Our Home), and the leaders of liberal parties and movements Yegor Gaidar (Russia’s Democratic Choice), Sergei Kirienko (New Force), Boris Nemtsov (Young Russia) and Boris Fedorov (Forward, Russia)–demanding the replacement of three members of the cabinet who were linked to the KPRF and the Russian Agrarian Party before they joined the executive.
In mid-April, the latent tension in relations between President Boris Yeltsin and Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov began to erupt in public clashes between the two statesmen. Russian society and the ruling elite have been struck by the feeling that the developments of the first four months of the year on the Russian political scene are an oblique sign that some event is imminent which may affect the lives of Russia’s citizens. It is no coincidence that the speaker of the Federation Council, Yegor Stroev, said, “I dread the next few months, and I think that the most important thing for me in this period is to coordinate and concentrate the efforts of all political parties to avoid another period of lunacy.” The question is being asked more and more often: Will these political maneuvers bring chaos or stability to Russia?
For the last eight months, one of the most popular themes in Russian politics has been that of ensuring political stability in the country. This was the explanation offered by the president’s close circle for Boris Yeltsin’s decision not to nominate Viktor Chernomyrdin for the post of prime minister for a third time after the Duma deputies had voted him down twice. In order to avoid “rocking the boat” and destabilizing the political situation, the president paid heed to the initiative of Yabloko leader Grigory Yavlinsky and proposed Yevgeny Primakov for the chairmanship of the Council of Ministers. Politicians, deputies, analysts, experts and journalists all tend to assess the actions and initiatives of top state, economic and financial leaders–the main actors on Russia’s political stage–from this viewpoint of maintaining political stability and preserving the elements of social harmony which have been established.
Yet the perception of the cornerstones of stability and the ways of achieving and maintaining it naturally differ greatly among the supporters of rival political organizations, parties, movements and other associations. One group associates political stability with ensuring that real power remains in the hands of Boris Yeltsin. A second group associates it with extending powers and responsibilities, or even simply with ensuring that the government continues with Yevgeny Primakov at its head. A third links it to the activities of the State Duma and the Federation Council. A fourth pins its hopes on republic and regional political institutions. A fifth is convinced that the country lacks any stabilizing elements and that internal processes may assume a destructive, uncontrollable nature. A sixth, meanwhile, points out that only the combined efforts of all the branches of state power are capable of resolving the major problems facing Russia, including that of political stability.
POLITICAL STABILITY AND THE CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL SITUATION IN RUSSIA
It seems that political stability is very closely linked to the soundness and durability of the political system, to how deeply rooted this system is in society and how adequate it is for society, and to its ability to react efficiently–both offensively and defensively–to changes in the environment. All this assumes, in particular, the preservation of the balance of political forces and institutions which has been established; the predictability of the actions of the authorities; the domination of legitimate structures and a decrease in the influence of informal groups on the authorities’ decision-making process–the “transparency” of this process; and the existence of legally defined rules for mutual relations, certain formal frameworks, political taboos in the work of institutions, parties and so on.
The contemporary political situation in Russia is characterized, first, by the fact that the throne on the political Olympus is to all intents and purposes vacant, not least because the head of state has announced that he will not be participating as a candidate in the election campaign in 2000. More and more often the president appears before the Russian people as a tired old man, using words and phrases that he never used to use, such as “Why are you torturing me?” However, at the same time it cannot be said that the current president is being politically marginalized. What has happened is a normal limitation of his freedom for political maneuver, because the political rules laid down by the current constitution and legislation are becoming binding for all the participants in the political struggle.
Second, Russian politics is characterized by the consolidation of Yevgeny Primakov’s position in state power structures. When he was appointed prime minister, Primakov–an academic, diplomat and intelligence officer, with contacts in the foreign office and the foreign intelligence service–had practically no reliable footing in the country’s internal political state structures, belonged to no political groups and was very much an unknown quantity in Russia’s financial, industrial and business circles. But now the head of government has the support of a majority of parliamentarians and a considerable section of the republican and regional elite. Removing him from his post would be fraught with highly unpredictable consequences for all those involved in the political struggle.
Third, on a federal level a new independent center of political influence is being formed: On the eve of countrywide parliamentary and presidential elections, the members of the Federation Council are beginning to play their own political games, having freed themselves of the president’s control. In the autumn of 1998, seventy-nine senators supported an initiative to approach Boris Yeltsin with a suggestion that he voluntarily step down; in March and April of this year, the upper house of the Federal Assembly twice rejected the head of state’s proposal to remove Yuri Skuratov from his post of public prosecutor.
Fourth, society is beginning to be dominated by a mood for change, but only change which takes place within the framework of legal procedures. The opinion is gaining ground in society that certain changes need to be made to the country’s constitution, which would result in a strengthening of the position of the government and parliament within state power structures. The role of the president is paramount when the strategic development of the country is being decided, when major changes need to be made, when there is no agreement among the political elite on the main issues surrounding the transformations underway, when the ruling politicians’ projects do not enjoy wide social and political support, and when it is necessary to take “manual” control of the political and socioeconomic reform processes. Proposals on the advisability of strengthening the role of parliament and on the movement towards a parliamentary republic attest to the fact that a majority of the political elite has already reached agreement on the direction of the socioeconomic and political transformations, which now require only tactical rather than strategic adjustment.
Fifth, the ongoing economic crisis has considerably reduced the state’s financial capabilities. However, the influence of state institutions on business and financial structures has increased. In this regard, control of the centers of state decisionmaking and of the decisionmaking process itself becomes important for economic subjects. Taking into account the “spontaneous” changes in the balance of power between the branches of state power and the strengthening of the position of federal government and legislative structures, the approach to the election campaign for the State Duma is changing in order to create a powerful group of deputies in the future lower house capable of participating in and influencing the process of creating state legislation. In other words, the Russian political situation is in a state of unstable equilibrium, brought about both by a certain balance of power–or the absence of power–between the branches of state authority and by the potentially volatile and changeable moods in governing circles and in society. In such conditions, the cornerstone of the political system, providing stability, is the government of the country, whose head is appointed by the current president, according to articles 83 and 103 of the Russian constitution, with the approval of the majority of members of the lower house of the Federal Assembly. The government is to a certain extent independent. It has an interest in maintaining the existing equilibrium between the various branches of state power which guarantees it a certain freedom for maneuver when making economic decisions, in observing democratic procedures when making state political decisions, and in sustaining the progress of the forthcoming election campaigns at a federal and republic-regional level. The government as an institution is traditional for Russian state and society, whereas the president and parliament are elements of the state machine which were introduced from outside and have not yet managed to become an integral part of Russians’ lives. It is the government which has the apparatus and material resources required for taking strategic decisions in times of crisis or a rapidly changing domestic or international situation. (The president’s administration is small and auxiliary, and does not have authoritative powers; both houses of parliament, on the other hand, constrained by procedural frameworks, are not in a position to react quickly to problems which arise while transformations are underway.
SUPPORTERS OF POLITICAL STABILITY
In whose interests is it, then, for the current government to continue to operate under Yevgeny Primakov’s leadership?
(A) The prime minister himself. On the one hand he relies on the support of the left-wing parliamentary majority, which is keen not to allow radical democrats to return to important government posts. One manifestation of political stability is the ability of the government to get its decisions passed by the State Duma and the Federation Council, thus turning them into legally binding documents for the whole population. Primakov’s international reputation also depends to a great extent on whether he has a cooperative parliament behind him. In addition to this, if Yevgeny Primakov is a true political prime minister, then he should have the economic block under his control. According to the constitution, the president controls the political block (the Interior, Defense and Foreign Ministries and so on). The desire of the radical democrats, liberal democrats and social democrats to block his strategic economic decisions and to wrench from him the economic block in the government–which would be completely controlled by people from the Chubais-Gaidar camp or from Grigory Yavlinsky’s circle–naturally meets with his opposition. If a proposal were made to Grigory Yavlinsky to join the Council of Ministers, the Yabloko party in the Duma would probably follow the resolution of the central council of the Yabloko movement taken at the beginning of September last year, which envisages giving them twelve key posts in the government, control of the country’s main financial institutions, the implementation of their own program, and powers, formulated by the president and the prime minister, to manage economic policy in its entirety. Were these terms to be adopted, Yevgeny Primakov would become the politician responsible for the social block. In other words, basically a “whipping boy.” It is unlikely that the prime minister–a political heavyweight–would agree to this role or to such a division of state responsibilities. It should also be remembered that attempts by the president and several politicians to foist reshuffles upon the prime minister would turn Yevgeny Primakov from a politician of federal stature, who controls the state decision-making process and whose influence and popularity considerably exceeds that of previous prime ministers, into a high-ranking servant, a sort of “lame duck.”
(B) The heads of the “power” ministries and departments. When dissatisfaction with the existing situation penetrates the ranks of employees of the power structures, and when a significant section of the staff of the armed forces and the Interior Ministry can no longer be seen as a reliable support for the president, then the uncertainty which would dominate political life if the current prime minister were to be removed and an early election campaign were to begin would be fraught with highly unpredictable consequences.
(C) The heads of industrial and agricultural enterprises. Right from the start Yevgeny Primakov declared that his government’s principle task was to ensure a revival of the real sector of the economy. Noting that “spontaneous growth is impossible for market subjects” he announced that “the state must undertake to support and regulate domestic production.”
(D) Most members of the upper house of the Federal Assembly: They have no vested interest in a government crisis which could very well develop into an election campaign, when on the one hand most of them have not yet selected their patron at a federal level, and on the other hand many of them face re-election (this year there will be elections in eighteen federation subjects). Apart from this, there is the threat of isolation from the international community: If Primakov’s government is dismissed, a new prime minister is unlikely to be endorsed, leading to the dissolution of the State Duma and the beginning of an early election campaign to elect a new lower house, with a president whose physical indisposition has more than once forced him to leave the Kremlin for substantial periods (during his presidency Boris Yeltsin has spent 160 days in the Central Clinical Hospital alone). In such a scenario, nobody would be in a position to hold talks with the international community on issues of credits and so on. It is no coincidence that when relations between the president and the prime minister were worsening and rumors were gaining ground that Yevgeny Primakov may be relieved of his post as chairman of the Council of Ministers, the senators demonstrated their willingness to pass an official Federation Council resolution in support of the current government.
(E) The leaders of the Russian National Patriotic Union (NPSR). It should be pointed out that Gennady Zyuganov, Gennady Seleznev and their colleagues have already demonstrated that they only set themselves achievable goals. It seems that the leaders of the NPSR and the CPRF accept the direction that the socioeconomic and political development of the country is taking, and consent to the market transformations, the preservation of democratic procedures and integration with global economic and political structures.
(F) The mayor of Moscow and leader of the Fatherland movement Yuri Luzhkov. Luzhkov is keen to continue political cooperation with the political heavyweight Primakov, and considers it highly undesirable to remove the prime minister, which could destabilize the political situation in the country. At the same time, in view of the forthcoming parliamentary and presidential elections, Yuri Luzhkov–who is relying on the “protest vote”–is critical of the government’s insufficient action in helping the real economy.
(G) Most of Russian society. Polls conducted by the All-Russia Center for the Study of Public Opinion show a steady growth in confidence in Yevgeny Primakov as prime minister over the last few months (over 60 percent of respondents), and a negative response to the very idea of his government’s dismissal (about 60 percent).
OPPONENTS OF POLITICAL STABILITY
Opponents of the current Council of Ministers include, first, the extreme right-wing and left-wing opposition, which lies outside the system and which wants to see a strengthening of the state’s position in the economy and politics. Yevgeny Primakov and the political forces which support him are also in favor of reinforcing the state’s position, but their perception of the aims of the reforms and the ways of achieving these aims differs hugely from that of, for example, the members of Viktor Tyulkin’s Russian Communist Workers’ Party or Alexander Barkashov’s Russian National Unity, Viktor Anpilov’s Working Russia or Eduard Limonov’s National Bolsheviks. It is clear that the pragmatic statesmen will certainly not give free reign to communist or nationalist repression which would claim numerous victims and would threaten the country with isolation from international political and economic organizations. Furthermore, this right-wing and left-wing outside opposition does not constitute a serious political threat, as it has almost no serious financial backing, and can call on only tens of thousands of supporters. This opposition is incapable of controlling the federal media, particularly the electronic media. It cannot determine the time, the place or the way in which its activities are viewed. As a result, its influence on Russian society is minimal and to a great extent “secondary,” depending as it does on the real players on Russia’s political stage.
Second, the radical liberals, who want to form a “Pravoe Delo”–Just Cause–coalition together with a number of financial “oligarchs.” In particular, Yegor Gaidar stated at a party conference in April 1999 that “the procommunist Duma majority and the government have no intention of continuing the economic and political reforms in Russia and plan to curtail them.” Meanwhile Boris Berezovsky insists that “Primakov has committed his entire credibility to fighting the reforms. He is trying to create an empire founded on force rather than intellect. Primakov is more dangerous than the communists.” These opponents of the government control a large swathe of the media, including the electronic media. Under the banner of “the struggle against the threat of a return to totalitarianism” they hope to mobilize their electorate–which is to some extent demoralized and disillusioned with its leaders–and they are prepared to assume the role of independent political players capable of causing commotion and controlling the situation.
Third, Vladimir Zhirinovsky’s liberal democrats. One of the LDPR leaders in the Duma, Aleksei Mitrofanov, believes that the president “should first of all dissolve parliament, where the communist’s electoral base is,” and then dismiss Yevgeny Primakov himself, because he has created the most unstable situation in the country for several years. The willingness of LDPR to enter into conflict with the government is dictated by the fact that scandals, dirty tricks and the protest vote–which both Aleksandr Lebed and Yuri Luzhkov will also be chasing–will be major factors in the forthcoming election campaign.
Fourth, Grigory Yavlinsky’s Yabloko movement. The formation of a left-wing majority in the State Duma sharply reduced the influence of the Yabloko parliamentary party. Previously the forty Yabloko deputies frequently determined the outcome of the voting on various bills. Apart from this, Yevgeny Primakov has absolutely no desire to hand over the government’s economic block to Yavlinsky, to the understandable annoyance of the Yabloko leader, who points to the lack of any real improvement in the country’s economic situation in the months since the current cabinet has been in office.
Fifth, the president himself and his entourage. By accepting that Yevgeny Primakov is irremovable, the Kremlin would lose its last lever of influence on the government, and become a sort of “Queen of England”–ruling but not governing. Apart from this, the president, his family and close circle clearly fear a strengthening of the prime minister’s position. They take a dim view of the very idea of a “power party” forming around Yevgeny Primakov. At the same time the government is the only federal institution which is loyal to the president during his periodic clashes with the Federal Assembly. This is why assurances can sometimes be heard from the president’s administration that Boris Yeltsin considers Yevgeny Primakov his “strategic ally.”
All this points to the conclusion that the predominant trend in political development in Russia is more closely linked with stability than with chaos. The political, economic and manpower resources of those who want to preserve the current socioeconomic and political situation are greater than the resources of those who wish to demolish it. This means that we can view the future with optimism.
Vladimir Alekseevich Mironov is a senior fellow of the Institute of International Economic and Political Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.


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The World Wellness Company specifies health as “the state of full physical, psychological, as well as social wellness, without illness or infirmity”. While there are lots of various other meanings, all have been utilized for different functions over the centuries. The term is used to describe several problems that impact human well-being. In this short article, we’ll explore a few typical problems and also the interpretation of health and wellness for every. Also, discover more about just how we can determine health.
What is wellness? According to the Globe Health And Wellness Company (THAT), health is total physical, social, and mental health. While physical health and wellness concentrates on the body, mental health and wellness is about feelings and partnerships. Public health, on the other hand, entails the options as well as actions of culture. By minimizing or eliminating unhealthful scenarios as well as motivating healthy activities, we can advertise our own wellness and the wellness of our communities. By making a couple of basic modifications, we can make a significant impact on our own health and wellness.
The fundamental principle of public health is that every person ought to live a healthy lifestyle. The objective is to stop and also deal with illness in all its types. The wellness of an area ought to be the priority of every person. People must also make a concerted effort to obtain the most out of life. Enlighten individuals regarding sexuality, giving birth, and also other aspects of healthy and balanced living. This is especially crucial in nations that have a high proportion of youngsters.
The WHO interpretation of health was changed in 1948. In the past, it included a range of attributes connected to the way a person feels and look. Today, a medical meaning of health is more complicated, yet the capacity to deal with physical and emotional conditions is extremely important to keeping a healthy life. Huber and also Kleine have recommended that health and wellness needs to not be corresponded with illness, however should be defined as the ability to manage one’s own health and wellness and also adapt to the setting.
In the World Wellness Organization Constitution, wellness is specified as a state of full physical and psychological well-being. However, it is also essential to keep in mind that mental as well as social wellness are not measurable. The WorldHealth Organization’s interpretation of wellness highlights an individual’s capacity to live a life without illness. By concentrating on the physical and also mental facets of health, the WorldHealth Organization has actually effectively achieved its objective. Although this meaning may not be ideal, it does provide valuable indicators for health experts in the future.
The World Health Organization’s interpretation of wellness highlights the connection between health and wellness as well as participation in society. It also highlights the relationship in between an individual’s health and also their capability to function in society. The WHO has actually redefined health as “a state of health that allows a private to lead a fulfilling life. It’s the ways of the human being to participate fully in society. Its goal is to boost the quality of life of every person.
A meaning of wellness includes the absence of condition or impairment. It is likewise defined as the absence of mental and physical problems. This meaning follows that’s worldwide meaning. On top of that, there are various other actions of wellness. As an example, the World Health and wellness Organisation specifies health and wellness as a state of complete health and wellbeing. The Globe Health Organisation’s definition follows this biopsychosocial principle of health and wellness. While the standard clinical design of specifying as well as evaluating health and wellness concentrates on the professional element of wellness, the WHO’s framework ties all 3 to an alternative concept of wellness.
The Globe Wellness Organisation (WHO) defines wellness as the lack of disease or infirmity. In addition, it also stresses that wellness is a favorable state of well-being that can be improved via using health care services and also various other types of social support. In addition, it determines the significance of the atmosphere in an individual’s life. In the USA, the that’s interpretation of healthcare is not limited to physical aspects. It takes into consideration the top quality of the individual’s social and also environmental problems.
The CDC’s site for social factors of health and wellness is a terrific resource for all those concerned with the issues surrounding wellness. The site has data, devices, and programs to assist people comprehend and also improve their lifestyle. It also offers info concerning the different causes of chronic conditions and how to stop them. For example, mental illness can be triggered by a family history of destitution, which can impact one’s ability to function. It can also cause bad psychological wellness.
A complete wellness meaning is not always the only requirement for health and wellness. It needs to likewise include physical, psychological, and social sources. It is important to bear in mind that a health-care specialist is an expert and also not a ‘usual’ person. A full-health sight is unrealistic and often counterproductive. It is necessary to remember that the concept of wellness is not a binary idea. The term ‘full health’ describes the state of having a perfect degree of health.
A healthy definition of health and wellness includes an individual’s engagement in culture. It is the absence of conditions and infirmities that are a hazard to their health. It is an object that is a resource in daily life. Furthermore, it needs to entail the neighborhood and their values. In other words, a person’s health and wellness is the absence of condition and also imperfection. A high worth of wellness motivates people to take action to secure their wellness.
A health meaning consists of both the mental and also physical components of health. It is the state of complete physical and psychological health. It additionally includes the social and also emotional aspects. It is not a person’s physical health and wellness. There are different variables that add to their mental well-being. These elements can add to the meaning of a healthy and balanced individual. It is essential to comprehend the principle of “wellness”. The Globe Wellness Organisation’s constitution was embraced on April 7, 1948.
The principle of wellness has actually been around for centuries. A fundamental meaning is that people need to consume healthy and balanced foods to stay healthy. It also has various meanings for various cultures. Several of these people think that health is the lack of conditions or the presence of any kind of illness. The that defines health as the capacity to fulfill one’s functional requirements. It does not define wellness as a state of being sick. In its definition, health and wellness is the capacity to take care of life’s situations as well as transform environments. vancouver dispensary mail order
There are 3 fundamental definitions of wellness. The World Health and wellness Organisation defines health as a state of being in an equilibrium. In its report, it specifies health and wellness as “a state of stability between the individual as well as their setting.” Additionally, it focuses on the social as well as emotional dimensions of life. There are two sort of health. The very first meaning is a person’s capability to live quietly in his/her atmosphere. The second type is a culture.

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As y’all probably know by now, group senior sessions are my FAVORITE. It’s so fun to hang out with your best friends and take pictures to commemorate your time in college. The Chi Omega ladies at UGA came together for a group grad session on campus, and it was a blast! We took tons of different groupings… sorority house photos, roommate pictures, and sibling pictures for a couple of the girls! At the end they surprised me by pulling out their favorite picks from local breweries, which made for a cute prop (scroll to the bottom!). Congrats, ladies!!
How cute are these twin sisters?!
Very impressed by these ladies and their balancing skills (this isn’t photoshopped).
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Preventive care is not only the first step, but absolutely vital to helping your pets live their very best, healthiest life. When you keep up with regular wellness exams and routine vaccines, screenings, and bloodwork, the vet is more likely to catch health concerns early on.
For many pet parents, however, routine veterinary care is a costly expense that can be difficult to afford. According to the 2021-2022 American Pet Products Association National Pet Owners Survey, the cost of routine vet visits averages $242 for dogs and $178 for cats per year. If you add in a dental cleaning ($500-$1000 for dogs), you’re looking at an even bigger vet bill.
One good option to help provide your canine companion with the highest standard of care while controlling veterinary costs is a dog wellness plan. This special type of pet insurance is designed to cover routine veterinary expenses, as opposed to vet services provided for accidents, injuries, or disease management.
Here’s some insight on wellness plans for your dog so you can decide whether a wellness plan is a good option for your family.
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What Are Wellness Plans for Dogs?
A wellness plan is a type of pet insurance that covers routine veterinary care, vaccinations, screening diagnostics, as well as spay/neuter surgeries and dental cleanings, in some cases. These plans are available as either standalone plans you can purchase by themselves, or they are sold as add-on plans to traditional accident-only and accident and illness pet health insurance policies.
What Does a Dog Wellness Plan Cover?
Wellness plans may cover:
Annual wellness exams
Vaccines--Core vaccines (rabies virus, canine distemper, adenovirus-2 (hepatitis), parvovirus, and parainfluenza) and boosters should be covered. Vaccines that may or may not be recommended by your vet based on your dog’s lifestyle (leptospirosis, Bordetella, and Lyme disease vaccines) may not be covered.
Monthly parasite protection
Dental cleanings (but typically not extractions)
Just because something is covered does not mean that the insurance company will pay the full cost. Pay attention to the limitations of how much they will reimburse you. This is important when you go through the math to determine if this kind of plan is right for your dog.
Some plans offer per-item limitations. For example, the plan will cover up to $50 yearly for vaccines or up to $100 toward a dental cleaning. Other wellness plans offer you a yearly allowance rather than a per-treatment allowance, and you can pick and choose which type of preventive care services to use it for based on your dog’s needs.
Carefully read the plan you’re considering, compare it to similar plans, and check with your vet to see what level of coverage makes sense for your dog. For example, a plan that covers vaccines may be a better choice for a puppy that needs a lot of vaccinations, while a senior dog that doesn’t need as many vaccines might not benefit as much from that type of coverage.
Request a treatment plan from your veterinarian for your dog’s preventive care needs over the next year, including the cost of the treatments (vaccines, heartworms tests, microchipping, spay/neuter/dental procedures, fecal exams, routine deworming, monthly parasite protection, etc.).
Then you will have all the tools you need to choose the best wellness plan for your dog.
How Do Dog Wellness Plans Work?
Your dog’s wellness plan will work very similar to traditional pet insurance.
One of the key differences between pet insurance of all types, including wellness plans, and human health insurance, is how they handle claims. In human insurance, you typically pay a co-pay or a fixed amount for a service when you see the doctor, and the insurance company directly reimburses the doctor’s office for covered expenses.
For most dog insurance policies, you will pay the entire bill at the time of treatment, then submit the claim to your insurance company. If the company determines that it’s a covered expense, they’ll reimburse you directly.
Some plans offer a direct-pay option to vets, which will limit your out-of-pocket expenses, so make sure to ask questions about how your policy handles reimbursement.
Most policies also have limitations that will affect the policy price and your benefits. Some common limitations include:
Expense caps on procedures, such as an annual cap of $50 for vaccines. The higher the caps, the more expensive your plan will probably be.
Annual expense caps, no matter what procedures your dog gets. Plans with higher or no annual limits are often more expensive than plans with lower annual limits.
Here’s how it works: Let’s say your dog needs their annual exam, heartworm test, and fecal exam. You pay the vet and then send the receipt (claim) to the insurance company. You paid $55 for the exam, but your plan pays up to $40 for exams. You also paid $45 for a heartworm test, but your plan pays up to $40 for this. And then you paid $30 for the fecal exam, and your plan pays $25. So, you paid the vet $130, but you will be reimbursed a total of $105 in this instance.
How Much Do Dog Wellness Plans Cost?
There are usually two levels of coverage to choose from with dog wellness plans, and sometimes even three. If the plan is an add-on to an accident-only or accident and illness plan, you will pay an extra fee each month for your wellness plan. Whether it’s an add-on or a standalone plan, the cost ranges from $20 to $50 on average for dogs.
Should You Get a Wellness Plan for Your Dog?
One of the major advantages of wellness plans isn’t financial at all—it’s about providing consistent care for your dog. Knowing your dog is covered by a wellness plan makes it more likely you’ll keep those important yearly checkups.
Ultimately, the decision to get a wellness plan comes down to your budget and situation. Unlike with an accident-only plan, or even an accident and illness plan, all dogs need and benefit from routine care.
If you have specific questions about wellness coverage for your dog, your vet is a great place to start. Find out what the vet recommends for your dog’s wellness care over the next year. With that information, and some basic research into the different policies available, you’ll be able to make the right decision for your dog.
Most importantly, many unexpected illnesses and diseases can be detected and prevented early on with routine checkups and consistent, preventive care. Wellness plans support and encourage that gold standard level of medicine while saving you some money!
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Spring is in the air… and Taxpayers are scrambling to get their Federal, State and local income tax returns prepared and filed. Some are struggling to pay their income tax.
Here are the key Income Tax Return deadlines for 2011 calendar year taxpayers (filing Returns and paying the taxes due):
- April 17, 2012.
- Partnerships and LLC’s Taxed as Partnerships. April 17, 2012.
- March 15, 2012.
Taxpayers may extend the deadline for filing their Returns with a timely filed Extension.
That is, if the Taxpayer prepares and files a complete and valid Extension with the government on or before the deadline, they should be granted extra time to file their Returns. If a Return is not filed (or properly extended on a timely basis) the Taxpayer is subject to late filing penalties.
Of course, the Extension only extends the time to file, not the payment of the tax. If there is a tax due, the IRS, IDOR and other taxing bodies require that the tax be paid no later than the original due date of the Returns. If a Taxpayer does not pay the full balance of the tax due by the original due date, the Federal and State income tax laws provide for interest and penalties (i.e. failure-to-pay penalties). Taxpayers cannot reduce or avoid interest or penalties by delaying the filing of their Tax Returns.
Extra Time To Pay:
Where Taxpayers do not have the money to pay their tax when due, they can apply to the IRS for “extra” time to pay. Even if the IRS allows them extra time, the unpaid balances will still be subject to interest. However, if the IRS allows the Taxpayer extra time, and the Taxpayer complies with all of the rules, the IRS may waive penalties.
The IRS allows a “streamlined” process for getting extra time to pay if the balance due is under a certain amount (Installment Agreement – Form 9465) and a more detailed process if over that amount (Collection Information Statement – Form 433).
Up until recently, Taxpayers could use Form 9465 to get an Installment Agreement in place if the balance due was not greater than $25,000. The IRS announced on March 7, 2012 that Taxpayers can use Form 9465 for balances due up to $50,000. This means that fewer taxpayers will have to endure the more detailed process discussed below.
If the balance due is greater than $50,000 then the Taxpayer must prepare and file a “Collection Information Statement (Form 433-A or Form 433-F). This requires detailed information about one’s assets, income, bank accounts, etc. People sometimes compare it to what would be required to apply for a loan, which is a good analogy since from the IRS’ point of view, the tax is their money and that they are “loaning” the tax money to the Taxpayer.
The Taxpayer will “propose” how much they will pay up front and how much they will pay each month thereafter. If the IRS likes the deal proposed by the Taxpayer, they may accept it. However, the IRS is under no obligation to agree to give a Taxpayer more time to pay, even if the Taxpayer files a complete and accurate Form 9465 or Form 433 on a timely basis.
Plan Not Accepted: If the IRS does not accept a Taxpayer’s initial plan the Taxpayer may have an opportunity to propose another plan. Ultimately, if the plan is not accepted then the Taxpayer is subjected to the full range of penalties, interest and collection (e.g. liens, garnishment, levy’s, etc.) available to the IRS under the law.
Plan Accepted: If the IRS accepts the Taxpayer’s proposed payment plan, and the Taxpayer then complies with the terms (i.e. makes the installment payments on time) then the IRS may waive penalties and forego collection. However, if a Taxpayer violates the plan, then the Taxpayer is again subjected to penalties and collection.
In some cases, payment plans extend for many months. However, the IRS generally requires, as part of any plan, that the Taxpayer remain current with future years’ tax payments. So, for example, if the IRS approves a payment plan for a Taxpayer’s 2011 tax, the Taxpayer must not only make the installment payments on time, but must also current with their 2012 tax obligations.
New Penalty Relief:
The IRS announced on March 7, 2012 that they may give certain financially distressed Taxpayers (who are unable to pay their tax) a 6-month grace period from penalties. The penalty relief is available to 2 categories of Taxpayers:
- Wage earners who have been unemployed at least 30 consecutive days during 2011 or in 2012 (during the period from January 1, 2012 to April 17, 2012).
- Self-employed individuals who suffer a 25% or greater reduction in business income in 2011 due to the economy.
However, Taxpayers are not eligible if:
- The 2011 balance due exceeds $50,000, or
- Their filing status is Single, or Head of Household and their income exceeds $100,000, or
- Their filing status is Married Filing Jointly and their income exceeds $200,000.
If a Taxpayer thinks that they might be eligible, they must complete and file new IRS Form 1127A (Application for Extension of Time for Payment of Income Tax for 2011 Due to Undue Hardship).
Offer in Compromise:
Offer in Compromise (OIC) is an IRS program for Taxpayers who are unable to pay their income tax. Under OIC, the IRS may, in certain special situations, agree to settle the entire balance due for some lesser amount. This reflects the fact that the IRS is pragmatic. While they want to collect as much tax as quickly as they can they know that in some situations, it is better for them to get what they can now and move on.
The OIC process is often long and tedious. The IRS requires a lot of information. If the IRS believes that the Taxpayer can pay the balance in a lump sum, or through a payment plan, the IRS will not agree to an OIC. Of course, the IRS has the legal authority to “strongly encourage” Taxpayers to pay up (e.g. interest, penalties, liens, levy’s, garnishments, seizure of assets, etc.).
There are many legitimate attorneys and CPA’s that assist legitimate Taxpayers in OIC. However, there are also many shady people involved (advisors and Taxpayers) in OIC.
Taxpayers should make sure that they are completely forthcoming and that all documents submitted are true and correct. If not, the IRS may not only refuse an OIC, but go after the Taxpayer for fraud (civil and/or criminal). Taxpayers should also be very careful who they hire to assist them in OIC. There are many who offer OIC services who will take an up-front fee and not perform and others that try to collect (up-front) a percentage of possible savings.
Taxpayers who comply with the tax laws and pay their tax on time will save money and heartache. When they have legitimate payment problems, facing them head on and requesting a payment plan may allow them to save money and avoid liens, confiscation and possible jail time. Although the IRS and other taxing bodies may not be “kind or gentle” they can be pragmatic.
Copyright ©, Keith B. Baker – 2012
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As emergency rooms, urgent care facilities and doctors’ offices continue to accommodate the increasingly growing volume, Rochester Regional Health is taking steps to help reduce that strain and help local children get faster access to COVID-19 testing.
Rochester Regional Health announced their new pediatric COVID-19 testing program, designed to direct children who need COVID-19 testing to locations specially outfitted to provide testing quickly, safely and accurately.
“More children than ever need these tests,” explained Steven Schulz, MD, medical director of Rochester Regional Health Pediatrics in Monroe County. “By offering these testing sites, kids can get the test they need faster while helping our emergency departments, urgent cares and doctors’ offices have greater capacity to care for those experiencing more serious illness or injury.”
Children who have pediatricians employed by or affiliated with Rochester Regional Health are eligible for this program.
The first pediatric COVID-19 testing location opened earlier this week in the Wilson Medical Building, located on the Rochester General Hospital Campus. Tomorrow, the health system will open a second location – previously Rochester Regional Health Immediate Care in North Greece – at 470 Long Pond Road.
As of tomorrow, the hours for both locations are Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
If your child receives care from an RRH-employed or affiliated pediatrician, and you think they need to be tested for COVID-19, call your pediatrician and ask for a referral. All testing is done by appointment. These locations are not able to accommodate walk-ins or patients who are not enrolled with Rochester Regional Health for primary care.
Currently, the program can deliver test results in 24 to 48 hours, helping children get the results they need sooner. They are using the PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test – the accepted test to determine if a child can return to school.
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National Committee on Textiles & Clothing (NCTC) Proposes Measures to Boost the Textile and Clothing Industry
Date: 22-10-2019 5:48PM
Category: General, Consumer Interest, Govt. & Public Policy, Clothing And Accessories, Manufacturing Companies, Textiles, Transport
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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|During the the meeting of National Committee on Textiles & Clothing (NCTC) held recently in Mumbai, seen left to right, Shri Manoj Patodia, Vice Chairman -TEXPROCIL, Shri T. Rajkumar, Chairman - CITI and Dr. Siddhartha Rajagopal, Executive Director -TEXPROCIL|
With the objective of highlighting the issues and challenges being faced by the textile and clothing industry as well as the urgent policy interventions required to address the same, all the stakeholders of Textile and Clothing Industry, viz., National Textile Associations, Export Promotion Councils (EPCs) as well as regional level textile and clothing industry associations representing the entire textile value chain have formed a steering committee called the “National Committee on Textiles & Clothing (NCTC)” under the chairmanship of Shri T Rajkumar, Chairman CITI.
The NCTC comprises major textile associations and EPCs at the regional and national level like TEXPROCIL, AEPC, PDEXCIL, SRTEPC, CITI, CMAI, ITTA, AFI, AMFII among others. The NCTC is now meeting regularly to discuss various issues ranging from fibres to fashion to arrive at a common understanding on both short term and long term policy measures for domestic and international markets. For the purpose of long term policy measures, the NCTC has decided to hire the services of a competent agency to undertake a study and recommend various policy measures to enable the entire textiles and clothing value chain covering all types of fibres and products to remain globally competitive and achieve a sustained growth rate, both in the domestic and international markets.
In the meanwhile, a list of short term policy measures has been finalised and the NCTC delegation led by Shri T Rajkumar, Chairman CITI met the Hon’ble Ministers for Finance, Commerce and Textiles respectively to apprise them of the grim situation facing the T&C sector. The Hon’ble Minister of Textiles, Smt Smriti Zubin Irani assured the NCTC that all necessary action will be taken for the revival of the industry. The NCTC thanked HMoT for recommending to the Ministries of Finance and Commerce, issues like extending 1-2 years moratorium or liquidity support for the financially stressed textile units; Slotting recycled PSF under 5% GST rate; and the CCI cotton MSP operations to factor in international and domestic prices to protect the interests of farmers and cotton textile industry.
The NCTC delegation led by Shri T Rajkumar, Chairman CITI also met the Hon’ble Minister of Finance, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman on 14th October 2019 and submitted a Joint Memorandum apprising her about the urgent need to release the pending claims under RoSL/RoSCTL Schemes; urging the banks to upload documents expeditiously for release of TUFS Subsidy; extending the benefit of enhanced MEIS & RoSCTL till RoDTEP comes into force; reducing the margin money for working capital from 25% to 10% and the Debt Equity Ratio norm from 1:1.33 for the entire textiles and clothing industry; extending 5% Interest Subvention for all textiles and clothing export products; and also all the benefits announced under special garment export package (SPELSGU) especially the 80JJAA income tax and enhanced EPF benefits extended for new jobs.
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ESPN and the Dallas Cowboys have extended their agreement to bring a top college football game to the club's Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas during the Labor Day weekend that traditionally kicks off each season. The extension to continue the Cowboys Classic will begin with the 2015 contest and conclude with the 2024 game.The 2014 Cowboys Classic, marking the last contest of the current agreement, has also been determined and will pit Florida State against Oklahoma State in prime time on Saturday, Aug. 30. It will be the fifth time the two teams have faced each other and the first since the 1985 Gator Bowl, a 34-23 Florida State victory.In addition to Florida State vs. Oklahoma State, ESPN and the Cowboys worked together to bring Texas vs. UCLA to Cowboys Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 13.The 2013 Cowboys Classic on Saturday, Aug. 30, will match LSU against TCU in prime time on ESPN or ABC. Both teams won their only other appearance in the event with then-No. 6 TCU beating No. 24 Oregon State 30-21 in 2010 and then-No. 3 LSU defeating No. 4 Oregon 40-27 in 2011.ESPN and the Cowboys kicked off their relationship in 2009 with No. 20 BYU beating No. 3 Oklahoma 14-13 in the inaugural Cowboys Classic. This season's showdown saw then-No. 2 Alabama beat No. 8 Michigan 41-14 on its way to a Discover BCS National Championship appearance against Notre Dame (January 7, at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes and WatchESPN).Matchups for Cowboys Classic events from 2015 to 2024 are to be determined.
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Padua junior gymnast Tessa Brousek ’25 won the OHSAA Gymnastics All-Around Competition in Columbus on Sunday, March 3, 2024 with a score of 38.45. That is the third highest score in OHSAA tournament history. Brousek also won the Uneven Bars and took third on the Vault. Brousek now has three individual State Titles, which is the most in school history!
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CLAWS shelter still low on cash
By CHRISTINA TATU
FRANKFORD -- Donations are down this holiday season, which could displace the more than 300 cats housed at the CLAWS Cat Adoption and Cat Rescue, said founder Laurie Walsh.
"Right now we are surviving week to week," Walsh said.
In August, Walsh announced the possibility of having to close this winter due to a lack of donations and increasing numbers of cats coming into the shelter.
Thanks to two fund-raisers done shortly after that announcement, enough money was raised for CLAWS to remain open through October, but this month the shelter has fallen behind once again.
"We're really bad again," she said. "We aren't even bringing in enough money for food, so we're in pretty bad shape."
Walsh said she fears being forced to close, but hasn't set a date for possible closure.
Founded in 2002, the non-profit, no-kill shelter has been filled to capacity for the past year with 360 cats. The shelter did have a list of more than 100 cats waiting to enter the facility, but this month Walsh decided to stop accepting any more felines, even as space opens up from adoptions.
The adoption rate continues to remain stable, Walsh said. About 10 cats were adopted last week, but four were abandoned at the shelter that same week.
In order to cut costs, CLAWS recently went from six part-time employees to two part-time employees. Walsh also has started taking up some of the work -- cleaning cages and feedings -- but the new role takes away from her administrative duties, she said.
In her previous role, Walsh worked exclusively on the administrative side of running the shelter. She organized fund-raisers, sought grants, and is responsible for answering the hundreds of e-mails and phone inquiries the shelter receives each week, she said.
Although the shelter has its upcoming annual holiday open house Dec. 12-13, Walsh said she has been unable to plan any fund-raisers since the ones in the fall.
"I, myself, am working in the shelter seven out of nine hours that I am here. For every day that I lose in the administrative office, it's very costly. Due to the fact that I have had to work in the facility, I have been unable to initiate any other fund-raisers," Walsh said.
If you want to go
What: CLAWS Cat Rescue and Adoption Shelter’s annual open house. Event will include giveaways and “Christmas for the Kitties” fund-raiser.
When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 12-13.
Where: 28 Pelletown Road, Augusta.
For more information or to make a donation, call (973) 875-8540 or visit http://clawscatshelter.com