Liberty Tax Service to Report Fiscal 2013 Results on September 26 Including Restatement of Fiscal Years 2012 and 2011

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VIRGINIA BEACH, VA--(Marketwired - Sep 20, 2013) - JTH Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAX), parent company of Liberty Tax Service, announced today that it will report its earnings for fiscal 2013 along with its restated earnings for fiscal years 2012 and 2011 after the market closes on Thursday, September 26, 2013.The Company intends to host a conference call in conjunction with its first quarter of fiscal 2014 results conference call.At that time, the Company will discuss results from fiscal 2013, results from the first quarter of fiscal 2014 and the effects of the restatement.

As a result of the delay in filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of fiscal 2014, the Company has received a second letter from the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (NASDAQ) indicating the Company was not in compliance with the continued listing requirements under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c)(1).The Company continues to expect to file both its Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2013 and the Form 10-Q for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 with the Securities and Exchange Commission by October 14, 2013, the due date for submitting a plan of compliance to NASDAQ.

About JTH Holding, Inc.Founded in 1997 by CEO John T. Hewitt, JTH Holding, Inc. is the parent company of Liberty Tax Service.As the fastest-growing tax preparation franchise, Liberty Tax Service has prepared over 12 million individual income tax returns.Liberty also offers an online tax service, eSmart Tax, which enables customers to do their own taxes wherever there's a computer.eSmart Tax is backed by the tax professionals at Liberty Tax Service and its nationwide network of over 30,000 tax preparers, ready to offer their assistance at any time. For a more in-depth look at Liberty Tax Service, visit http://www.libertytax.com.

Forward Looking StatementsIn addition to historical information, this release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including implied and express statements regarding the restatement of the Company's historical financial statements, the filing of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and the Company's ability to regain compliance under the NASDAQ Listing Rules.These forward-looking statements, as well as the Company's guidance, are based upon the Company's current expectations and there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Because forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and speak only as of the date on which they are made, the Company's actual results could differ materially from these statements. These risks and uncertainties relate to, among other things,the impact of changes in our accounting practices on historical and future financial results; the consequences of any restatements of our financial statements; the timing for and results of the pending restatements; uncertainties regarding the Company's ability to attract and retain clients; meet its prepared returns targets; competitive factors; the Company's effective income tax rate; litigation defense expenses and costs of judgments or settlements; and changes in market, economic, political or regulatory conditions. Information concerning these risks and uncertainties is contained in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K and in other filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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Liberty Global Announces Vendor Awards

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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Liberty Global plc (Liberty Global) (Nasdaq: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) announced the winners of its 2013 Vendor Awards at the Liberty Global Technology Summit in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Senior management from over 100 key vendor partners attended the event together with Liberty Global's senior management in the areas of technology, IT, product development and procurement.

Liberty Global recognized its partners achievements in three categories: Best Product & Service Quality', 'Best Support & After Sales and Best Innovation/Breakthrough at the Liberty Global Technology Summit.

The award for Best Product & Service Quality' was won by SeaChange, while Cisco won the 'Best Support & After Sales award. The award for Best Innovation/Breakthrough Supplier went to Alcatel-Lucent.

The winners of the three Liberty Global Technology Awards are selected based on input from a large number of senior executives across the entire Liberty Global group. It is the sixth time that Liberty Global has acknowledged its relationships with its partners and suppliers in this way, especially those relationships that have structurally supported the high level development and innovation of Liberty Globals business.

With the dedicated support of its partners, Liberty Global is constantly delivering great products and services, including Horizon TV. This revolutionary media and entertainment platformwas successfully launched last year and has now been rolled out in four of our markets, said Balan Nair, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Liberty Global. With these awards we express our appreciation for the outstanding work of our partners who are key on our journey to further innovation. The best is yet to come."

About Liberty Global

Liberty Global is the largest international cable company with operations in 14 countries. We connect people to the digital world and enable them to discover and experience its endless possibilities. Our market-leading triple-play services are provided through next-generation networks and innovative technology platforms that connected 24 million customers subscribing to 48 million television, broadband internet and telephony services at June 30, 2013.

Liberty Globals consumer brands include Virgin Media, UPC, Unitymedia, Kabel BW, Telenet and VTR. Our operations also include Chellomedia, our content division, Liberty Global Business Services, our commercial division and Liberty Global Ventures, our investment fund. For more information, please visit http://www.libertyglobal.com.

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Liberty Global to Present at the Goldman Sachs 22nd Annual Communacopia Conference

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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Liberty Global plc (Liberty Global or the Company) (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) will be presenting at the Goldman Sachs 22nd Annual Communacopia Conference on Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 4:35 p.m. Eastern Time at the Conrad Hotel in New York. Liberty Global may make observations concerning its historical operating performance and outlook. The presentation will be webcast live at http://www.libertyglobal.com. We intend to archive the webcast under the investor relations section of our website for approximately 30 days.

About Liberty Global

Liberty Global is the largest international cable company with operations in 14 countries. We connect people to the digital world and enable them to discover and experience its endless possibilities. Our market-leading triple-play services are provided through next-generation networks and innovative technology platforms that connected 24 million customers subscribing to 48 million television, broadband internet and telephony services at June 30, 2013.

Liberty Globals consumer brands include Virgin Media, UPC, Unitymedia, Kabel BW, Telenet and VTR. Our operations also include Chellomedia, our content division, Liberty Global Business Services, our commercial division and Liberty Global Ventures, our investment fund. For more information, please visit http://www.libertyglobal.com:

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Libertarian Charlie Earl to enter Ohio gubernatorial race

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By Joe Vardon

The Columbus Dispatch Friday September 20, 2013 6:02 AM

Charlie Earl last served in the Statehouse 30 years ago, completing a three-year stint in the Ohio House. He also ran as a Libertarian for Secretary of State in 2010.

A former Republican lawmaker says he has tea party support to run as a Libertarian for governor next year.

But Charlie Earl, 67, a retired college professor who announced his bid to challenge Republican Gov. John Kasich yesterday, supports legalizing marijuana and gay marriage social issues that conservatives (and Kasich) oppose.

Some speculate that a credible Libertarian candidate like Earl could eat into Kasichs base because of some anger toward the governor among tea partiers.

The government has no moral authority to determine who individuals can love, Earl said in an interview posted last week on the Findlay 9.12 Projects website. Governments have no hearts, no minds and no souls. Why should we trust them to make personal, moral choices for us?

In a brief interview with The Dispatch yesterday ahead of his campaign announcement in Tiffin, Earl said, Weve got tea- party support.

The disaffection, the dissatisfaction people have with both parties is palpable, Earl said.

The likely Democratic candidate in 2014 is Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald.

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Indonesia's islands: travel guide

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An island of Hindu offerings, incense wafts through the air from the second you step off the plane, and colourful, eccentric-looking gods poke their head out of every taxi mirror, shop door and hotel lobby.

Most visitors focus their stay on the southern shores Seminyak for couples seeking luxury, and Kuta for raucous merriment and markets. These well-trodden, southern beaches are vast, yawning swathes of surf-crashed sand, alive with neon-hued aprs-surf nightclubs.

The party crowd is easy to avoid, however. Escapists make for the hidden coves of Bingin, where fierce waves have carved out a parade of cliff-skirted, white sand coves, with frothy shallows created by peeling barrels of surf on the horizon.

Things get wild on the tempestuous northern shore as inky black volcanic sands line the coast at beaches such as Lovina. For sunset, surf and swinging in hammocks, the tiny island of Nusa Lembongan, just off the east coast, is the beachy postcard many come to Bali expecting.

Others leave the coast all together to explore the verdant waves of rice paddies that undulate between the islands inland volcanoes and the slow beating heart of the island, sleepy Ubud. Here, craft-selling villages, Hindu temples and monkey-filled rainforests surround the spiritual soul of Bali.

Where to stay

Bali Uma Ubud (00 62 361 972448; comohotels.com/umaubud). This boutique hotel lies on the outskirts of Ubud, surrounded by gardens of banyan trees and coconut palms. It is furnished with huge pieces of Balinese furniture: antique carvings and giant sized, intricately carved teak sofas. Colonial-style, straw-thatched rooms look out onto the volcanic valley of Mount Batur. A popular activity involves a dawn hike up to the crater. Doubles from 243.

Nusa Bay Resort (00 62 361 484085). Roomy bamboo-thatched and pastel-brushed concrete villas overlook the silky white sarong of sand that is Mushroom Bay on Balis cheery offshoot isle, Nusa Lembongan. In keeping with the friendly vibe of the island, Nusa Bay is a place for mingling with fellow holidaymakers. Diners all squidge in together on the grand communal tables under the Indonesian village-style long house where Bintang and Arak (local beer and firewater respectively) flow into the early hours. Doubles from 78.

Whisper it quietly; Lombok has far prettier, quieter and whiter beaches than neighbouring Bali. While its profile may be lower, the island looms over Bali with its 13,200ft-high pinnacle, Rinjani. This is Indonesias second highest volcano no mean feat in such a ripped archipelago.

In the smoky shadows of this behemoth, the southern coast is licked with coconut-white coves and waves that draw discerning beach lovers and surfers respectively. For a Robinson Crusoe adventure, take your pick from any of the Gili Islands that dot along Lomboks north-eastern fringe a trio of tiny jungle-and-sand islands, haloed by kaleidoscopic coral reef all without cars, crowds or complexity.

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Indonesia's islands: a guide

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An island of Hindu offerings, incense wafts through the air from the second you step off the plane, and colourful, eccentric-looking gods poke their head out of every taxi mirror, shop door and hotel lobby.

Most visitors focus their stay on the southern shores Seminyak for couples seeking luxury, and Kuta for raucous merriment and markets. These well-trodden, southern beaches are vast, yawning swathes of surf-crashed sand, alive with neon-hued aprs-surf nightclubs.

The party crowd is easy to avoid, however. Escapists make for the hidden coves of Bingin, where fierce waves have carved out a parade of cliff-skirted, white sand coves, with frothy shallows created by peeling barrels of surf on the horizon.

Things get wild on the tempestuous northern shore as inky black volcanic sands line the coast at beaches such as Lovina. For sunset, surf and swinging in hammocks, the tiny island of Nusa Lembongan, just off the east coast, is the beachy postcard many come to Bali expecting.

Others leave the coast all together to explore the verdant waves of rice paddies that undulate between the islands inland volcanoes and the slow beating heart of the island, sleepy Ubud. Here, craft-selling villages, Hindu temples and monkey-filled rainforests surround the spiritual soul of Bali.

Where to stay

Bali Uma Ubud (00 62 361 972448; comohotels.com/umaubud). This boutique hotel lies on the outskirts of Ubud, surrounded by gardens of banyan trees and coconut palms. It is furnished with huge pieces of Balinese furniture: antique carvings and giant sized, intricately carved teak sofas. Colonial-style, straw-thatched rooms look out onto the volcanic valley of Mount Batur. A popular activity involves a dawn hike up to the crater. Doubles from 243.

Nusa Bay Resort (00 62 361 484085). Roomy bamboo-thatched and pastel-brushed concrete villas overlook the silky white sarong of sand that is Mushroom Bay on Balis cheery offshoot isle, Nusa Lembongan. In keeping with the friendly vibe of the island, Nusa Bay is a place for mingling with fellow holidaymakers. Diners all squidge in together on the grand communal tables under the Indonesian village-style long house where Bintang and Arak (local beer and firewater respectively) flow into the early hours. Doubles from 78.

Whisper it quietly; Lombok has far prettier, quieter and whiter beaches than neighbouring Bali. While its profile may be lower, the island looms over Bali with its 13,200ft-high pinnacle, Rinjani. This is Indonesias second highest volcano no mean feat in such a ripped archipelago.

In the smoky shadows of this behemoth, the southern coast is licked with coconut-white coves and waves that draw discerning beach lovers and surfers respectively. For a Robinson Crusoe adventure, take your pick from any of the Gili Islands that dot along Lomboks north-eastern fringe a trio of tiny jungle-and-sand islands, haloed by kaleidoscopic coral reef all without cars, crowds or complexity.

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Generosity Begins With You – University of Utah Health Care Employee Giving Campaign – Video

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Access to health care for the poor varies widely among states

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WASHINGTON - Access to affordable, quality health care for poor Americans varies dramatically among the states, according to a new study that found a wide disparity in measures of health between states with the best health care systems and those with the worst.

In the highest-performing states, low-income, less educated residents are more likely to be covered by health insurance, to have a regular source of medical care and to get recommended preventive care, such as cancer screenings.

These Americans were also less likely to die prematurely or end up in the hospital for conditions such as diabetes and asthma, the report from the nonprofit Commonwealth Fund found.

"There are often two Americas when it comes to health care, divided by geography and income," the study's authors concluded.

The disparities highlighted by the report - titled "Healthcare in the Two Americas" - were supposed to shrink under President Barack Obama's healthcare law, which was designed to guarantee health care access for all Americans no matter where they live.

Starting next year, the Affordable Care Act will require insurers to provide coverage to consumers with pre-existing medical conditions and offer a basic set of benefits.

But many states with Republican leaders are fighting the law, and nearly half have declined federal aid to expand insurance coverage to their poorest residents through the government Medicaid program. GOP officials in these states say the law is too costly and imposes too many federal regulations.

Cathy Schoen, the study's lead author and the fund's senior vice president, said the results suggest the new health law could make a difference if states ranked at the bottom were to take advantage of new tools and resources in the law to bring their systems up to the standards of the highest-ranking states.

"We ought to be able to close the geographic divide," she said. "There is potential for a real leap forward."

The report, a scorecard based on 30 indicators, does not analyze the potential effect of the 2010 health care law, but it shows that states resisting the law already have among the weakest health safety nets.

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