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In the UK, this is referred to as "chemical cosh." Nursing homes in the UK have given Alzheimer's and dementia patients an over prescription of anti-psychotic drugs which accelerates the dying process. I know of a case in Middle Tennessee where a doctor with Heathspring Managed Health Care has done just that with a family member of mine. He was in the last stages of alzheimer's, being cared for at home by his wife. His health was fine. His mind, however, was severely deteriorated. He was going for walks in the middle of the night and getting lost. His wife took him to his neurologist who prescribed respiradol. He became less agitated and eventually, lethargic. This increased the strain on her as he was wetting himself more and could barely feed himself. She went back to his managed health care doctor who changed the dosage on his medication and had hospice come in to his home. Now he has less than two weeks to live. Is this the "killing Grandma" scenario that Sarah Palin described in her efforts against socialized medicine? If this was your parent or closed loved one, what would you do?

I haven't heard so much about it lately. We travel to the Caribbean twice per year. We usually meet many Canadians and Brits on our vacations. They all rave about how wonderful the Cuban resorts are and how great the people are.

We would love to go, but it seems that we are still living by outdated restrictions and laws. It cannot be about Communism, because our most of the goods in this country come from China. What is it?

Love the books. Not sure how to intelligently refer to them to other fans.

Two and a half years ago, we paid the state of Virginia $7600 in state taxes ($7370 through payroll deduction and the remaining $230 through Liberty Tax who does our returns). We got a notice from the state the we owed $7600 in back state taxes which would be garnished through my husband's business. In the state of Virginia if the government issues a garnishment, the business can only garnish the wages until the state gets proof). My husband faxed the info as requested: company W2's and the returns from Liberty to the State of Va. We were told that it takes 30 days to process, and they could not stop the garnishment. In Jan 2008, they deducted $750 from our monthly income -- in February another $750 (they still had no documentation -- which we submitted again), March, another $750 (again, we faxed the information), April, another $750, and omg in June they found where someone didn't record the right information in the right place. In August 2008, we were promptly refunded our $3000, no apology, nothing. We moved to Atlanta in January, filed our taxes. We owed the state of Virginia $3 for the year 2009. In March, we started receiving these threats to garnish our wages for taxes owed for 2008. Fortunately, we kept all of the documentation. We faxed all of the information, tax returns, checks paid, w2's, to the state of virginia. in april, another letter from the state, and again we faxed the information. Yesterday, we received another letter that garnishment would be starting in July. My husband called the state of Virginia, explained again our whole ordeal. The person he spoke to said that he had found the documentation, and we did not owe anything (which we have heard before). I have doubts about this as we have been through this before. Is there away to take legal action to have them notice? $3000 out of disposable income nearly killed us financially. We could no longer afford the necessities like doctor's visits and medications. I am terrified that we may go through this whole ordeal again due to the incompetence of the state of va. help!

Is there a fine for picking up some undocumented workers for a moving job? In Atlanta, we have a section in Buckhead where the illegals line up and wait for work. I know it's safe because the Atlanta police monitor the area. At 6:00 am, there can be over 100 illegals waiting for their cash jobs, and by 10:00 am, most of them are gone. If you are lucky, you may pick up one that speaks a little English to help you manage the rest of the crew. Could there be a fine like picking up a prostitute? What's the difference?

If there are illegal immigrants here -- and there are here because they can work -- what are the penalties imposed on the employers who illegally employee them and give away American jobs?

I cannot seem to find a detailed explanation of where the word came from. Please no religious biblical citings . . I am looking for pre Bible, etymological explanations.