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Fixing the holes in your medical insurance
A friend, who was admitted for a day into a city hospital with a fracture, had to shell out Rs 10,000 to meet the hospital bill. Being covered by his employer’s group plan, he requested a reimbursement of the expenses from his employer.
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Orange County Sheriff’s Office seeking school crossing guards
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is seeking applicants for school crossing guards.
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(VIDEO) Newtown Township promotes Officer Frank Ambrose to sergeant
NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP – Officer Frank Ambrose of the Newtown Township Police Department has been promoted to sergeant.
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Kenya: KPL Champions Ulinzi Get Sh1.5 Million Boost
Kenya Premier League champions Ulinzi Stars have received Sh1.5 million sponsorship package from Metropolitan Life Kenya. Out of the sponsorship, Sh500,000 will go towards purchasing a full kit for the side while the remainder will cater for logistics and other expenses for the rest of the season.
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“Obama – the most anti-Israel president in U.S. history”: Israel Today
“Hezbollah” in the event of non-refoulement threaten the killers of Rafik Hariri. Former Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri stated that the authorities have arrested four members of the Shiite movement “Hezbollah”, accused of killing his dad – former prime minister Rafiq Hariri.
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Saratoga County construction equipment might not have any shelter this winter; recycling efforts analyzed
BALLSTON SPA — Some of Saratoga County’s construction equipment will be exposed to the elements this winter.
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Central America: Fair Trade Taking Root
GUATEMALA CITY, Jul 14 (IPS) – “We started out with 10 organisations and now we have 22 cooperatives with more than 19,000 members who grow and export crops with an environmental, social and economic focus,” states an enthusiastic Marvin López, with the Guatemalan network of small-scale fair trade farmers (CGCJ).
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McGarry to step down as others step up for CMS board
Kaye McGarry, an outspoken critic of former Superintendent Peter Gorman’s policies, announced Friday that she will not seek re-election to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board.
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Honors and Officers (July 16, 2011)
Eide Bailly earns Microsoft Gold status Eide Bailly Technology Consulting has attained Gold Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program for the sixth consecutive year, which is accomplished through a seven-step process requiring examination and assessment of knowledge, skills and successful business development within the defined area.
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NFL owners and players wrap up strong week of talks
Noting that “progress has been made,” NFL owners and players wrapped up a round of intensive speaks Friday without a full agreement to end the league’s four-month lockout, but determined to keep pushing over the weekend.
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PFT: NFL reportedly clears final hurdle to labor deal
More than four months after the first report came out that an agreement was reached on a rookie wage scale, an agreement was reached on the rookie wage scale.
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Gymnast in $ettlement
A champion Chinese gymnast who was paralyzed in an accident at the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York has reached a deal with insurance companies and USA Gymnastics, her lawyer stated yesterday. The settlement will provide Sang Lan, 30, with medical care and rehabilitation in China, along with financial help…
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FEMA creates confusion, insurance agents complain
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Insurance agents in says along the swollen Missouri River basin state federal officials are causing widespread confusion among property owners by pushing the sale of flood insurance policies that might not cover damage from the river flooding that began this month.
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Missing: Gen Y
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Independent-business federation extends discounted insurance benefits
The National Federation of Independent Business extended discounted workers’ compensation coverage benefits to its members in Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Minnesota, Kentucky, South Carolina, Iowa and Oregon.
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Poole: U.S. women give us a new bandwagon to board
Suddenly, we care a bunch about a soccer team that doesn’t involve our own children.
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Hydrant flushing assures fire protection
It’s 10 p.m. on a Wednesday night, and nine Las Cruces Utilities water resources operators are gathered in the central part of the city to run “flow” tests on two fire hydrants, while monitoring water pressure on two additional nearby fire hydrants.
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Siouxland women guilty of stealing employers insurance
59 year old Linda Kleve of Ocheyedan, Iowa, pled guilty to theft, 2nd Degree, for stealing insurance from her former employer.
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Governor Signs Ten New Bills
LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder signed 10 bills into law Tuesday.
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Bill to grant for say regulation of health insurance rates survives key vote
A high-stakes battle between consumer suggests and the health insurance industry advanced to another round Wednesday as a bill that would give the say insurance commissioner authority to reject excessive premium increases narrowly survived a critical vote of the Senate Health Committee.
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A declaration of interdependence
The terrorist attacks of September 11th have pointed out the fine line between the benefits of greater openness and networking among individuals, institutions and nations, and the corresponding…
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Acne Might Blemish Teens’ Emotional Lives, Too
THURSDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) — A new review confirms something that teens have always known: pimples, low self-esteem and depression often go hand-in-hand.
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Editorial: Unhealthy emphasis on regulation
A key say Senate committee vote Wednesday brought California one step closer to making health care insurance and consequently health care itself more costly, less accessible and even more under the clumsy control of government bureaucracies.The Senate Health Committee voted 5-3 in favor of…
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News 10.7.2011
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Brewers blow up in tenth, lose to Reds
Jay Bruce hit a solo homer to begin the 10th inning and Cincinnati exploded for five runs to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 on Saturday night after the Reds met before the game to clear the air following more than a week of frustration.
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Survey: Volunteer fire department shows improvement
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Springfield Township Volunteer Fire Department has made quite an improvement as of late.
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