Abstract
This article provides an examination of the enormous amount of Medicare fraud that occurs annually. The writer discusses the large amount of fraud that takes place in this government sponsored health care insurance program. The writer looks at the types of thieves who partake in this practice. In this paper, the writer also examines the kinds of fraudulent practices. Furthermore, the writer discusses state and federal government efforts that are in existence in order to curb fraud.

From the Paper
"Medicare is a system of government sponsored health care insurance for most Americans and for many of the nation's disabled individuals. Medicare represents one of the federal government's largest entitlement programs, a fact demonstrated by large annual expenditures. The federal government has sought to institute changes in the Medicare system, in order to help control the rising annual costs of providing Medicare for the elderly and disabled costs, that Congress believes reflect a significant amount of ... "

Tags:Health and Human Services (HHS), accounting, auditing, audits, controls, monitoring, theft, health care providers, organized crime, patients

Abstract
This paper describes the local mitigation strategy set up in St. Lucie County 1998 after the devastation to the area from hurricanes Jeanne and Frances. The paper discusses the three entities that work together to address issues that adversely affect the citizens of the area and provide methods that ensure that the least amount of "impact" is realized following a "man-made or natural hazard". The author concludes that the communication plans for public policy programs follow one specific format in general, the creation of a central authority that oversees the program and that considers the needs of all stakeholders.

Outline:
Local Mitigation Strategy for St. Lucie County
Wage Labor Policy
Minority, Women, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
Head Start in Nevada
Evaluate the Roles of Elected and Appointed Officials
Evaluate How Competing Interests Were Balanced and Tradeoffs Made
Conclusion

From the Paper
"St. Lucie County developed a local mitigation strategy in 1998 after the devastation to the area from hurricanes Jeanne and Frances ("Local", n.d., para. 1). The local mitigation strategy is comprised of "three municipalities within the County, the local business community, and non-profit organizations" ("Local", n.d., para. 1). These entities work together to address issues that adversely affect the citizenry of the area and provide methods that ensure that the least amount of "impact" is realized following a "manmade or natural hazard" ("Local", n.d., para. 2).
"The local mitigation strategy calls for a steering committee that works to alleviate concerns that have previously been felt by the community in other situations. The committee develops a list of issues that have priority for the community and that are the first to receive federal funding, should a hazard occur. The communications between the three primary groups that oversee the needs of the community stakeholders are then addressed through the existence of the steering committee, which acts on their behalf in situations related to community concern."

Tags:hurricanes, community, communication

Abstract
Women and state violence might seem to be something we talk about when we talk about "other" countries. After all, don't we live in a country with a rule of law, and a Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and an enormous amount of careful legislation to protect human rights? However, if we are to believe Horii (2000) and Razack (1998), it would seem that the reality is that women are not safe from state violence anywhere - not even in Canada.

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Women and State Violence Women and state violence might seem to be something we talk about when we talk about "other" countries. After all, don't we live in a country with a rule of law, and a Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and an enormous amount of careful legislation to protect human rights? However, if we are to believe Horii (2000) and Razack (1998), it would seem that the reality is that women are not safe from state violence anywhere - not even in Canada. Moreover, if we are to believe Rhodes (2001), then it seems that women south of our border are also not safe from state violence - and women attempting to cross the southern border of our neighbour are even less

Tags:state, violence, women

Abstract
Self concept is influenced by the social scripts and self-schema we have about ourselves, but these scripts can change over time. Some women that undergo a large amount of sexual change in their life, due to an accident have adapted their sexual behavior and self-concepts related to sexual identity so that their self-concept is a consisent positive one.

From the Paper
Self Concept and Sexual Identity in Women Sexuality and sexual activity is an important factor in women's health and women's identity. A healthy sex life contributes to positive and healthy intimate relationships and impacts positively on women's positive self image. However, for many women with sexual dysfunction or with problems associated with sexuality or sexual functioning, their image of self is greatly affected by what their bodies can and can't do. The focus of this paper is to discuss how the different theoretical perspectives on the self, (as viewed through the lens of self-image) can be understood with regards to how self-image and self-concept is influenced by sexual health

Tags:self, sex dysfunction, women

Abstract
This paper discusses the challenges and opportunities for the Australian wine business as it attempts to increase the amount of red wine sold to Hong Kong. The paper explores the challenges of marketing and selling internationally.

From the Paper
"Grape growing and wine production in Australia date back to the arrival of European settlers over - years ago. However it is probably true to say that it is only in recent decades that the rest of the world has taken much notice of Australia's wines. The Australian wine industry has undergone a significant expansion in a relatively short period. According to Ronin Weigand, a decade ago very few restaurants listed Australian wines. That situation has changed dramatically."

Tags:Australia, Hong Kong, wine imports, Australian exports, challenges of international marketing, product, price, promotion place

Abstract
This paper analyzes the issue of reparations for slavery. While this topic has received very little media attention in the public eye, the majority of reparation activists passionately believe that their cause will help heal racial tensions. On certain college campuses many have turned the debate for slavery reparations into a debate about free speech. The writer of this paper supplies an overview into how the African-American slaves were mistreated and why the issue of what and how much reparation is due is still such a sensitive and controversial topic. Along with countless hours in the field, there was very little regard on behalf of slave owners to the families of their slaves. Blacks were regularly separated from their family and sold to different families, for the simple profit of their owners. After the construction of the law that manipulated the offspring of any African to follow the condition of their mother, slaves could then be bred for free and sold for nothing but profit. If a slave owner happened to purchase a female, the act of breeding slaves was the cheapest and most cost effective means of increasing profit. The writer contends that this legalized discrimination has trickled down all the way through the generations and still exists today. Many people have come to the conclusion that African-Americans deserve monetary compensation as sufficient reparations for slavery. With the debate still on the table about reparations, many feel that reparations go far passed a dollar amount.

From the Paper
"The Trans-Atlantic slave trade later became profitable for the government as a means of accruing taxes. This initiative was intended to slow the traffic of slave ships from the West Coast of Africa. The taxes were only effective for the trans-Atlantic slave trade, however, there were no taxes on domestic slave trading. In response to this, slave owners made an effort for another means of avoiding taxes. In many cases where female slaves did not marry, they were often subjected to the will, or desire of their masters. In some instances, female slaves would adhere to the sexual advances of their masters in order to receive less harsh treatment, those who did not adhere were raped -- this happened more often than not. With the introduction of mulatto children, (children born to female slaves impregnated by white masters) the domestic slave trade found new life, with a transfusion of these children which could be separated from their families, and sold without having to pay taxes."

Tags:compensation, slavery, african-american, trans, atlantic, slave, trade, history, america, reparations

Abstract
This paper is about the affect of reading (both amount and ability) on a child's development of writing ability. It explains how reading and writing are related and explores the correlation between the two. It contains three charts.

From the Paper
"The Magic Spell (a title). There was two boys. They wanted to go fishing, so they went to the forest. Tommy put a pole in the water and fell in" (Cox, Shanahan, & Sulzby, 1990, p. 65). This example of a poorly written text, composed by a poor reader in the third grade, contrasts sharply with the well-written text of a good fifth grade reader: Cities have thousands of people in them. The people live very close together and some next to tall buildings. There is a lot of noise and people running around. People live in big cities, because they are close to where they work and they think they will have a better life. There are also many choices about work, play, and housing. There are usually three main parts in a city. There is a downtown, which is busy. It has many stores, skyscrapers, and apartments. The industrial area has many factories, pollution, warehouses, and small houses. The residential area has many homes and small businesses. Some cities grow by their natural resources like oil, trees, or gas. Houston, Texas grew with those. Chicago, Illinois grew with transportation crossroads, where roads, airways, and rivers meet. These are some of the things that made small cities become big cities (Cox et al., 1990, p. 64). Not only is there a striking difference in length between the two texts, there is also a large difference in cohesiveness, general flow of ideas and overall quality. The first story, written by a poor reader, lacks a cohesive plot or story line. For example, in the second sentence, the author says the boys want to go fishing; however, he then has them go to a forest, rather then a pond or lake, which would be more appropriate to fish in. Also, the title ("The Magic Spell") has nothing to do with the actual content of the text. Cox et al. (1990) gave this text the lowest quality score (one) and a cohesive harmony score of zero (p. 65)."

Tags:ability, children, development, psychology, literacy

Abstract
Defines the medical disease (excessive amount of thyroid hormone production). Common causes, symptoms, classical clinical manifestations & other manifestations. (anorexia, congestive heart failure). How the condition is diagnosed; types of tests used to confirm diagnosis. Types of drugs used in treatment. Surgery as a treatment option. Effect of certain foods on the disorder. Management of the disease.

From the Paper
"Hyperthyroidism is the overproduction of thyroid hormones by an overactive thyroid (Norris, 1999). The thyroid gland is located in the front of the neck, and produces the hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) that regulate the body's metabolic rate by helping to form RNA and increasing oxygen absorption in every cell. Production of these hormones is controlled by thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), which is secreted by the pituitary gland.

Discussion
Hyperthyroidism occurs when thyroid hormone production increases despite the level of TSH. The excessive amount of hormones in the bloodstream increases the body's metabolic rate, and causes both mental and physical symptoms. Other names for..."

Tags:Thyroid

Abstract
This paper examines the gun control issue from a perspective that supports gun control and presents a solution to the problem that seeks to find a middle ground between the extremes of advocacy and the polemical argument against the issue. It is the position of this paper that regulation of guns is necessary because it will lower the amount of total harm that affects society and will save lives and reduce damages to individuals within the society. Although many present regulations have been ineffective in controlling the problem, the solution
provided by this paper seeks to find out exactly why these measures have failed to assay conclusions that will lead to a better and safer future in terms of gun control by learning from the mistakes of the past.

From the Paper
"Those who do not support gun control have their own arguments, and believe that gun control represents an infringement upon their constitutional right to bear arms. It should be kept in mind that this constitutional right was written in during a time in which America had just won an armed revolution against a colonial power, and that it was
mostly arranged to support the military, which was then present in the form of organized militias. But devising the true nature of the founding fathers' ideas about gun control is a business that is difficult to determine, since they arguably did not intend for their addition
to the Bill of Rights to culminate in the modern mass killings of high-school students and innocent civilians that we are seeing in a contemporary environment. It is the argument of this paper that the Second Amendment was probably not meant to apply to civilians,
but rather was a provision that helped the only army America had at this point, which was the organized militia."

Tags:bill, of, rights, democratic, republican, bear, arms, metropolitan, rural, regulation, firearms

Abstract
This paper examines Ralston's options for reducing the amount of shipping damage to its cereal boxes when shipping to its customer, Publix. Options for changing the cereal boxes, the packing of the boxes, and the handling of the boxes are all considered.

From the Paper
"Ralston Cereal's third largest customer is Publix which will not accept any cases of cereal with dents or damages on them. Ralston ships Publix approximately three truckloads of the cereal per week comprising ..."

Tags:cereal, Ralston, Publix, decision-making model, shipping, packing, handling