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Show JUNE 29,2006 T H E GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER It Makes Sense. By Veda Hale with Vi Blake - Norman McKee of Panguitch called me to see if I could contact Vi Blake and find out how to get fingernail polish out of carpet. His daughter had just called because her child had just dumped it all over her new carpet and they wanted to get it out before it dried and before anyone (like Daddy) saw it. Well, Vi was unavailable, so we did the next best thing and went to the internet. Here are some of the solutions we found: Simple green full-strength, let it sit for about 5-10 minutes and then soak it up with paper towels with minimal rubbing. But carpet cleaners say that later when they steam clean a carpet the simple-green treated spot will turn a lighter shade than the carpet color. Oxi Clean. This product can be had at Wal-Mart. Let some water soak into the carpet first, then pour some fingernail polish remover all over the stain and let it soak for 10 seconds. Then scrub and scrub (adding as much fingernail polish remover as needed). Finally, put some vacuum cleaner shampoo on it and scrub a little bit to get the smell of the fingernail polish remover out. Shaving cream Elaine H. Spray it on the fingernail polish let sit for a minute or so and then scrub'the area Xvith a towel. Another secret weapon —a cleaning product called "Mean Green". Spray on the stain, rub a little bit and moments later, you won't even tell there was a spill. You can find Mean Green at Walmart, Winn-Dixie, Dollar General Store, Family Dollar Store and other stores. "Capture Carpet Cleaner" which can be found at Bed Bath & Beyond and Linens N' Things. A cleaner called "Awesome". Put Awesome on the nail polish spill, add few drops of water and use your fingers to scrub the spot. Wipe with a towel to re- move excess suds and lift the color off. Add Awesome and a little water as needed. Get a SOS pad and scrub away. It works but there will be a blue ugly residue left behind. That residue quickly disappears after applying a hot towel to the mess. After a few' minutes and a little elbow grease it will make you happy. Pour nail polish remover all over the stain, which will take most of the color out. Then continue by pouring rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide on the stain. Then sprinkle toilet water around. Eventually, after rubbing in every direction, the stain will come out. Perhaps you have tried nailpolish remover, hair spray, dish soap, Goo Gone and hydrogen peroxide. They probably got the brightness of the stain out, but maybe didn't completely remove it. So let the spot dry, then go back a few weeks later with the Goo Gone and peroxide and it will probably all come out. Nail polish remover will slightly weaken the backing on the carpet and some of the fibers might come out. Don't pour the nail polish remover or the Goo Gone directly on the carpet or this may happen to you. Pour it on a light colored rag first, and then try to blot and rub lightly. "Good luck! MEDICARE FIGHTS AGAINST NEW SCHEMES TO DEFRAUD BENEFICIARIES Medicare Beneficiaries Warned To Be Aware of Telephone Scams Surrounding New Medicare Drug Benefit The "$299 Ring" scheme to defraud seniors and people with disabilities has changed into a higher priced scam involving in some cases a new Medicare card, instead of a prescription drug plan. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said today the dollar amount now requested by phone callers is usually $379, but cases have also occurred where the callers asked for $350 or $365. Medicare has already referred nearly 250 cases involving attempts to steal beneficiaries' funds to federal law enforcement officials. These are pending further action. "By getting the message out to Medicare beneficiaries about how they can avoid scams, we've seen the number of incidents go down," said CMS Administrator Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D. *To protect all people with Medicare from being" victimized, we are taking further steps to prevent, identify and help law enforcement officials apprehend these scam artists. And, if you think you may be a victim, call 1-877-7SAFERX." The reported incidence of people with Medicare falling victim to these scams, by actually paying money, has decreased from 51 percent of the cases reported between Nov. 15, 2005, and April 30, 2006, to 25 percent between May 1, Now, if that isn't all you ever wanted 2006, and June 7, 2006. As part of the new scams, callers are now asking for to know about fingernail polish on car- bank information or telling beneficiaries pets, I don't know what is. The point is they can provide a new Medicare card that it doesn't have to be a big crisis if for a fee. Similar to the reported "$299 polish does get spilled on carpet. Thanks Ring," callers asked Medicare beneficiaNorman for getting that worry out of ries for bank account numbers that the our world. Hope your daughter's crisis callers use to electronically withdraw the money. The new Medicare card or preended well. Readers, this column is yours. Send in your scription drug plan they claim to be selltips and receive a miniature pictures from my art ing is not legitimate. gallery or Vi Blakes helpful-tip booklet. Veda Hale, Callers may use the names of fictiBox 956, Panxuitch, Utah H4759; tious companies, such as Pharma Corp., vedahale@hotmail.com. National Medical Office, Medicare National Office and National Medicare. It is against Medicare's rules to call a person with Medicare and ask for bank account or other personal information, or cash payment, over the telephone. No beneficiary should ever provide that kind of information to someone who calls them. Such calls must be placed by the beneficiaries themselves or handled by a follow-up letter to which the beneficiary may choose to reply. If someone calls asking for personal information, or the call doesn' t seem right for some other reason, a beneficiary should hang up the phone and contact Medicare at 1-877Mon-Sat • 7 am-10 pm 7SAFERX (1-877-772-3379) or his or Sundays • 7 am - 8 pm her local law enforcement or consumer protection agency. Page 8 A6 MARKET NEWS Receipts: 608. Last Week: 575. Last Year: 339. Feeder Steers: mixed but Mostly 2.00-3.00 higher, instances 6.008.00 higher; Feeder Heifers: mixed but mostly 1.00-2.00 higher instances 5.006.00 higher; Holstein Steers; 1.00-2.00 higher; Slaughter Cows: steady; Slaughter Bulls: 1.00-2.00 lower. 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