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GOING BROKE! (continued): • Unpaid taxes do have a way of catching up with you. Just ask actor Nicolas Cage, who owed the IRS $13 million by the end of 2009. Cage wasn’t too wise with his $150 million fortune, purchasing an $8 million castle in England, where he never slept one single night, another castle in Bavaria, two New Orleans mansions, a WIN A TRIP TO $17 million home in Bel Air, and a $10 million Malibu beach house. A $7 million 40-acre private island near the Bahamas was followed up with a $30 million private jet to visit all his homes. Nine Rolls Royces were parked in his garage next to his Lamborghini and Ferrari, CALL US FOR MORE INFO and 30 motorcycles. When Cage got in trouble, he began unloading his real estate, along with GILLETTE: 307.682.0089 his cherished Action Comics collection that brought in a record $2.16 million. Lucky for Cage, he is still considered a Hollywood star who continues to land big roles, although most of his salaries go straight to his creditors. T H E W AY B A N K I N G S H O U L D B E • Formerly a duchess married to Britain’s Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson ran up $8 million in debt from the time of her 1996 divorce until MEMBER FDIC 2011. Ex-husband Andrew saved the day by loaning her money, and her creditors also agreed to take a smaller percentage of what was owed to them. The $10 million contract she signed Full Service Solutions 15_PW09_GIL_LASVEGAS_TRIP_AD.indd 1 2/20/15 3:49 PM as a Weight Watchers spokesperson may have to Operating a Business helped out, too! Without the Expense of Office Staff! • Musician MC Hammer found out that an overly-lavish lifestyle can backfire. In the early 1990s, Hammer had a net worth of more than Free Consultation $33 million. Within five years, he had accrued Taxes $14 million in debt and filed for bankruptcy. Payroll How did that happen? Hammer maintained CPA, Managing Partner a 200-person crew that cost him about half a Human Resources 307.257.0137 million every month. He lived in a $30 million Bank Reconciliation house with a 17-car garage, a bowling alley, Call Bruce Today! Annual & Quartley Reports and baseball diamond. He owned two private A/P & A/R helicopters, luxury cars, airplanes, and a record bruce@integritybizsystems.com company. P.O. Box 878, Gillette, WY 82717 7 American Lane, Gillette, WY 82716
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1. LITERATURE: Who wrote “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”? 2. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital of India? 3. HISTORY: In what year were East and West Germany reunified? 4. MUSIC: What pop music artist’s first live album was titled “11-17-70”? 5. ANATOMY: What is a synapse? 6. ART: What are putti? 7. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: What 18th-century doctor and writer once said, “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” 8. NATURAL WORLD: What kind of creature is a merganser? 9. ENTERTAINERS: What was Bob Hope’s real name? 10. LANGUAGE: What are the two shortest words in English that contain the letters a, b, c, d, e and f?
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Thieves Busted It boggles the mind that those who steal from the government (and especially from veterans) think they are going to get away with it. While there is sometimes a coordinated effort between a whole alphabet of government agencies, most of the time the VAOIG (Department of Veteran Affairs Office of the Inspector General) is right in there. Here’s a small sample of the crooks who have been nailed recently: * In San Antonio, a 71-year-old man is going to federal prison and paying back $1.4 million for a whole laundry list of infractions over a five-year period: wire fraud, giving fraudulent
info to the VA to get $2 million in work, claiming his was a Service Disabled Veteran-owned small business and claiming that employees had certain qualifications. * In Albuquerque, New Mexico, a man was convicted of theft and ordered to repay nearly $180,000 for taking VA money that didn’t belong to him. * In Newark, New Jersey, a company will repay $1.3 million because of allegations that it overcharged the VA on construction contracts. Additionally, it listed itself as a Service Disabled Veteran-owned company and invoiced as such 68 times. * In Sacramento, California, recently unearthed wrongdoing resulted in a company handing over $44 million to “settle alleged false billing” allegations. The company handles records management, shredding, storage and more. It reportedly overcharged for services rendered between 2001 and 2014 when it failed to extend lower prices to government customers, as required by its contract. Also, it was alleged that the storage it did provide didn’t meet the requirements for which the government was charged. Two whistleblowers will share an $8 million jackpot for coming forward to expose the fraud.
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am in my 60s. About 40 years ago, I had a case of shingles. Can shingles reoccur, or having once had it am I protected from having it again? I’ve been given conflicting information about whether I need to be vaccinated. -- M.F. DEAR DR. ROACH: I heard a report from a recent study that said a person who has shingles early in life is more likely to suffer a stroke. Would you please explain why? -- A.L.R. ANSWER: Shingles is a disease caused by the reactivation of varicella zoster virus, the virus for chickenpox, which lays dormant in the body for years or even decades. Shingles itself is painful, but the most feared complication has been post-herpetic neuralgia, which can be horrifically painful and can last for months, especially in older people. In January 2014, researchers in the UK found an increased risk of stroke and other vascular disease, including heart attack, in people who’d had shingles before the age of 40. The study could not answer why, but previous research has shown that blood vessels in the brain can be affected by the virus that causes shingles. There may be a role for the antibodies produced by the body as well. It is clear that people with shingles at an early age should be even more careful about other risk factors for stroke, especially smoking, blood pressure and cholesterol. A previous history of shingles does not guarantee against further episodes, so the vaccine is recommended
Month FREE at Level 5 or Higher! at age 60 with or without a history of shingles in the past. The recommendation for shingles vaccine may change: The vaccine has a Food and Drug Administration indication for ages 50-59, but is not recommended by the Advisory Committee. Shingles questions are among the most frequently asked. The booklet on the shingles virus answers many of them. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 1201W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. *** DEAR DR. ROACH: My great-niece is 9 years old. She saw her doctor for a bad complexion, and was told that she is stage 3 for puberty. What does this mean, and how many stages are there? -- F.N.
ANSWER: Puberty is a process, not an event. It goes on normally for several years. There are five stages of puberty, usually called Tanner stages. There are specific criteria for development that correspond to each stage. Nine years old is on the younger side for Tanner stage 3, but puberty starts at different times for different people, with significant differences that run in families and by ethnic background. Your great-niece’s complexion issue probably relates to high levels of adrenal hormones, which start increasing even before puberty. Very high levels early in puberty should raise concern for a condition called congenital adrenal hyperplasia, although most cases of acne in early puberty are quite normal. If the gynecologist is worried, some simple blood and urine tests can tell you more.
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what we expect in those pills. Now the New York State attorney general has gone after companies that don’t deliver what they’ve promised. Cease and desist letters have been sent to four major retailers that sell their own store brand of herbal supplements because either the supplements contained none of the promised ingredients or there were contaminants or fillers. According to the attorney general’s website, contaminants and fillers included “rice, beans, pine, citrus, asparagus, primrose, wheat, houseplant, wild carrot and others.” Only 21 percent of supplements tested contained any of the herbs they were supposed to have. At one retailer, a mere 4 percent of tested supplements contained the material shown on
the label. The attorney general now has asked for information from all four retailers about the processing of these supplements, as well as quality control. What does this mean for those of us who use herbal supplements to try to increase our nutritional intake or to adjust a medical condition? It means we need to be careful. The more drugs we’re on, the greater the risk of interactions. For those of us with compromised immune systems, the contaminants in supplements can have adverse effects. Before taking any supplements, ask your doctor for a recommendation. Remember: The Food and Drug Administration doesn’t have to approve supplements before they end up on store shelves.
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TSUNAMIS (continued): • The Pacific Ocean’s “Ring of Fire” is an area where tectonic shifts make volcanic eruptions and earthquakes common, generating about 80% of the world’s tsunamis. • The U.S. state at greatest risk for a tsunami is Hawaii, where one occurs every year, with a damaging tsunami occurring every seven years. The island of Hawaii is formed of five volcanoes, including the world’s largest, Mauna Loa. Four other states are at high risk – Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California. The costliest tsunami to hit the western U.S. and Canada was in 1964 following an 8.4 earthquake in Alaska. The 21-foot (6.4-m) waves killed 120 people. • A quake registering 9.5 occurred 100 miles (161 km) off the coast of Chile in 1960 and within 15 minutes, 80-foot (24-m) waves hit the coast. Fifteen hours later, the tsunami hit Hawaii, and 22 hours after the quake, the waves struck the coast of Japan – 10,000 miles (16,093 km) away from the earthquake’s epicenter. • One of history’s deadliest disasters occurred in 2004 when a 9.0 earthquake in the Indian Ocean released more energy than all of the earthquakes of the last 25 years combined. A portion of the ocean’s floor the size of California heaved upward, creating a tsunami that struck 14 countries, resulting in 290,000 dead or missing. • More recently, a 2011 earthquake in Japan registering 9.0 caused a tsunami that killed nearly 16,000 and created property damage of $300 billion.
The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass can form the basis for numerous trips and adventures this summer, and it’s a bargain at $80. Not all of the national parks are natural wonders. Some sites are museums, islands, vintage buildings, lighthouses, canals, forts, homes of former presidents, national battlefields, historical parks, monuments, recreation areas, scenic rivers, preserves, wildlife refuges and memorials. Activities at national parks can include but aren’t limited to camping, hiking, fishing, climbing, diving, boating, skiing, swimming and photography. What your pass covers: One year of entrance for each passenger in your non-commercial vehicle, to include the pass owner and three adults age 16 and older (kids are free). You’ll need a photo ID. Note: Some sites charge per vehicle, and some per person. Ask in advance. If you’re military, get your free pass by showing your military ID at most parks that charge a fee. Best bet: Get your free pass in advance.
If you’re a senior, get your lifetime pass at a park site that issues them. It will cost you $10. No trip will be complete without a copy of “Passport to Your National Parks.” The 104page books are loaded with information: color-coded maps, pre-visit information, illustrations and photographs, free map and guide to the park system. At each spot you visit, stamp your book to record your visit at the cancellation station. Not all parks have this, but most do. Each book is $8.95, but spring for the annual commemorative stamp sheet for $3.95 to add to your pages. Each year has different stamps to promote a different park in each region. If you have kids, consider adding the “Kids’ Passport to Your National Parks Companion” for $5.95. Each one contains a field journal, list of Junior Ranger programs and checklists to go along with the Passport book. Order at www.eparks.com. Google “national parks passport” and click Images to see photos of Passport pages. Learn about the National Park Service at www.nps.gov. For specific questions about what the pass covers for each park, call 1-888-275-8747, option 3. This year, the fee-free dates are April 18-19 (opening weekend of National Park Week), Aug. 25 (National Park Service Birthday) and Sept. 26 (National Public Lands Day).
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