Removal of Prostate for Those With Prostate Cancer, Recruiting for Study

Removal of Prostate for Those With Prostate Cancer, Recruiting for Study

IRS.gov Offers Online Alternative Minimum Tax Assistance

IRS.gov Offers Online Alternative Minimum Tax Assistance: "The Internal Revenue Service announced that it has updated its online tool to help taxpayers determine whether they may owe the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). Most taxpayers can enter their data and get an answer in five to 10 minutes using this Internet-based calculator, available at IRS.gov."

Eating Disorder Clinical Trial: Anorexia Nervosa

Eating Disorder Clinical Trial: Anorexia Nervosa: "This purpose of this clinical trial is to compare family therapy to individual supportive therapy for emerging, clinically significant symptoms of anorexia nervosa in children and adolescents."

Asbestos Exposure: Free Medical Screening Offered to Workers and Their Families Exposed to Asbestos at Zonolite/W.R. Grace site in Santa Ana, California

Asbestos Exposure: Free Medical Screening Offered to Workers and Their Families Exposed to Asbestos at Zonolite/W.R. Grace site in Santa Ana, California: "The federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) will offer free medical screening to workers who might have been exposed to asbestos during their employment at the W.R. Grace site in Santa Ana, California between 1972 and 1993."

Federal Snow Assistance: Deadline Nears For Local Officials To Request Federal Snow Assistance

Federal Snow Assistance: Deadline Nears For Local Officials To Request Federal Snow Assistance: "PEORIA, Ill. The deadline to submit the one-page RPA is Jan. 28, according to state and federal disaster officials. President Bush’s emergency disaster declaration issued Dec. 29, 2006, designated 26 counties that experienced record or near-record snowfall. Each applicant is eligible for financial assistance for snow removal expenditures incurred during a continuous 48-hour period that they select. Federal funds will pay 75 percent of eligible costs under this reimbursement program."

Federal Snow Assistance: Deadline Nears For Local Officials To Request Federal Snow Assistance

Federal Snow Assistance: Deadline Nears For Local Officials To Request Federal Snow Assistance: "PEORIA, Ill. The deadline to submit the one-page RPA is Jan. 28, according to state and federal disaster officials. President Bush’s emergency disaster declaration issued Dec. 29, 2006, designated 26 counties that experienced record or near-record snowfall. Each applicant is eligible for financial assistance for snow removal expenditures incurred during a continuous 48-hour period that they select. Federal funds will pay 75 percent of eligible costs under this reimbursement program."

E-FILE – A Smart Way to Do Your Taxes

E-FILE – A Smart Way to Do Your Taxes: "The IRS is again offering eligible taxpayers the opportunity to electronically prepare and file their tax returns for free through the Free File Alliance, a partnership between the IRS and private-sector software companies. For information on taxpayer eligibility"

Grants for Jail Diversion Now Available: Deadline March 27, 2007

Grants for Jail Diversion Now Available: Deadline March 27, 2007: "The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is soliciting applications for the FY 2007 Jail Diversion program. These grants will promote the transformation of systems to improve services for justice-involved adults with mental illness. This program is intended to improve the capacity of systems to divert these individuals away from the criminal justice system to community-based integrated mental health and substance abuse treatment and other appropriate support services. "

Stop Alcohol Abuse: New U.S. Government Website

Stop Alcohol Abuse: New U.S. Government Website: "StopAlcoholAbuse.Gov is a new comprehensive portal of Federal resources for information on underage drinking and ideas for combating this issue. People interested in underage drinking prevention—including parents, educators, community-based organizations, and youth—will find a wealth of valuable information here"

Looking for Flu Clues?

Looking for Flu Clues?: "The USGS has posted brand-new updates on avian influenza "

Gluten-Free Labeling Proposed Rule: Questions and Answers

Gluten-Free Labeling Proposed Rule: Questions and Answers: "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to define the term 'gluten-free' for voluntary use in the labeling of foods. A definition for the term 'gluten-free' established by FDA would assist those who have celiac disease (also known as celiac sprue or gluten-sensitive enteropathy) and their caregivers to more easily identify packaged foods that are safe for persons with celiac disease to eat. "

Your Life Has Changed Over the Past Year; But Has Your Insurance Kept Up? Top 10 Questions to Ask Yourself

Your Life Has Changed Over the Past Year; But Has Your Insurance Kept Up? Top 10 Questions to Ask Yourself: "Major purchases and lifestyle changes such as marriage, divorce or retirement can have a profound effect on your insurance, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.)"

Spring Break 2007 Travel Safety Alert

Spring Break 2007 Travel Safety Alert: "Each year, more than 2,500 American citizens are arrested abroad -- about half on narcotics charges, including possession of very small amounts of illegal substances. A drug that is legal in one country may not be legal in a neighboring nation. Alcohol also can cause trouble for U.S. citizens traveling abroad. Students have been arrested for being intoxicated in public areas, for underage drinking, and for drunk driving. Some people are victimized because they are unaware of the laws, customs, or standards of the country they are visiting. "

The Email Extortion Scam: The FBI reports

The Email Extortion Scam: The FBI reports: "A new scam cropping up in e-mail boxes across the country is preying not on recipients’ greed or good intentions, but on their fears. The scam e-mail, which first appeared in December, threatens to kill recipients if they do not pay thousands of dollars to the sender, who purports to be a hired assassin."

The Email Extortion Scam: The FBI reports

The Email Extortion Scam: The FBI reports: "A new scam cropping up in e-mail boxes across the country is preying not on recipients’ greed or good intentions, but on their fears. The scam e-mail, which first appeared in December, threatens to kill recipients if they do not pay thousands of dollars to the sender, who purports to be a hired assassin."

Honda Accord Recall Alert

Honda Accord Recall Alert: "On certain vehicles, the seat position sensor (SPS) detects the driver's seating position and adjusts the air bag inflation pressure accordingly. the wiring harness for the SPS was attached to the seat frame in the wrong location and may have been over tightened. the sensor wire may break and cause the air bag warning light to be illuminated, and the SPS to fail. "

Super Bowl I (1967) vs. Super Bowl XLI (2007) - How Times Have Changed

Super Bowl I (1967) vs. Super Bowl XLI (2007) - How Times Have Changed: "Super Bowl XLI will be played Feb. 4 at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. It marks the 40th anniversary of the first AFL-NFL championship game, in which the Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Los Angeles. To commemorate this occasion, the Census Bureau has compiled a collection of facts examining how life in the United States has changed since Super Bowl I. "

California Takes Next Step in Bringing Low Cost Auto Insurance Program To Merced County

California Takes Next Step in Bringing Low Cost Auto Insurance Program To Merced County: "Program provides eligible motorists with coverage for under $400 a year and helps Californians abide by new law"

IRS Workshop: New Internet-Based Workshop Helps Tax Exempt Organizations Remain in Compliance

IRS Workshop: New Internet-Based Workshop Helps Tax Exempt Organizations Remain in Compliance: "WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service has launched a new Internet-based version of its popular Exempt Organizations Workshop covering tax compliance issues confronted by small and mid-sized tax-exempt organizations, including charities and churches. "

Tax Time Tips - Choosing an Accountant

Tax Time Tips - Choosing an Accountant: "It is believed that up to 10,000 illegal tax preparers work in California, according to the California Tax Education Council. Remembering that a tax preparer has access to your Social Security Number, address, and other private information, it is important to know that the only people legally allowed to charge a fee to complete an income tax form for someone else in California are: "

Tax Time Tips - Choosing an Accountant

Tax Time Tips - Choosing an Accountant: "It is believed that up to 10,000 illegal tax preparers work in California, according to the California Tax Education Council. Remembering that a tax preparer has access to your Social Security Number, address, and other private information, it is important to know that the only people legally allowed to charge a fee to complete an income tax form for someone else in California are: "

Tax Time Tips - Choosing an Accountant

Tax Time Tips - Choosing an Accountant: "It is believed that up to 10,000 illegal tax preparers work in California, according to the California Tax Education Council. Remembering that a tax preparer has access to your Social Security Number, address, and other private information, it is important to know that the only people legally allowed to charge a fee to complete an income tax form for someone else in California are: "

Weekly Transportation Fuels Trend - For the week of January 16, 2007

Weekly Transportation Fuels Trend - For the week of January 16, 2007: "The average price in California for a gallon of regular gasoline decreased by 4.9-cents from the previous week.
The average statewide price for regular was $2.583.

Refunds Available For Deceptive Internet Yellow Pages Ads

Refunds Available For Deceptive Internet Yellow Pages Ads: "More than 65,500 businesses and nonprofit organizations in California were found to have received and deposited the automatic “activation checks” since January 1, 2003. Businesses and nonprofit groups have six months to their file claims for refunds. Each former customer could receive restitution for up to four months of fees paid that ranged from $24 to $29 per month."

Cal Grant GPAs Emergency Regulation May Become permanent

Cal Grant GPAs Emergency Regulation May Become permanent: "The Commission recently issued an emergency regulation extending the grace period for requests to submit late Cal Grant GPAs for certain 2006-07 Cal Grant Entitlement applicants if the late submission was out of the control of the applicant. The Commission completed reviewing these late Cal Grant GPAswith students’ FAFSA information, and is pleased to announce that we made 118 additional 2006-07Entitlement Cal Grant awards as a result of this change in policy!"