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Wairarapa's worst recidivist criminal has nearly 300 convictions - mostly relating to fraud and deception offences, figures show.
Details of the individual's offending were released to the Times-Age as part of a wider information request on New Zealand's most prolific offenders.
Convictions, which were grouped by offence type and court cluster, were imposed from July 1980 to June 2012.
New Zealand's worst recidivist criminal has more than 1100 convictions, documents show.
George Groombridge, Wairarapa field officer for the Prisoner Aid and Rehabilitation Society, said family support was crucial in reducing reoffending and helping prisoner rehabilitation.
"I have seen changes in my time and some very, good ones - but they need a family behind them."
The retired senior social worker estimated he had worked with several hundred former prisoners.
Wairarapa's top 10 criminal list shows four people have more than 200 convictions each. Fraud and deception offences were most common, followed by theft crimes.
The Justice Ministry had refused to name the offenders, or give their age or genders, citing privacy concerns. But it now plans to write to the Chief District Court Judge asking the names be made public.
Last year recidivist drink-driver Leon James White, of Carterton, was sentenced to a year in prison on various charges, including a 12th drink-driving offence and assault.
Calvin Charles Zabell was jailed for 18 months after he assaulted his partner and her 3-year-old son while driving last February. A judge said it was hard to imagine how terrified the child would have been when Zabell, 21, threatened to kill him and his mother. Zabell had 29 previous convictions, seven for violence offences.
The Howard League for Penal Reform and Sensible Sentencing Trust are calling for our worst recidivist criminals to be named.
"The hardcore conman is the hardest one to rehabilitate," Howard League for Penal Reform chief executive Mike Williams said. "It's a lifestyle choice."
Overall, theft and fraud crimes were most popular among New Zealand's prolific criminals. Of the top 10 national list, only two criminal rap sheets were not dominated by dishonesty charges.
Naming these conmen would benefit the public, Mr Williams said.
"This is one of the few areas where the Howard League would support widespread publication of who they are because obviously these are not victimless crimes.
"If you know these people are conmen, you can at least avoid them.
"That's their business and an occupational hazard of that business are jail terms," he said.
The country's worst recidivist offender has 1152 convictions, while number two on the list has clocked up 676.
Wairarapa top 3 recidivist criminals:
Number 1 - 298 convictions: 249 for fraud/deception. The rest include violence and theft, traffic and vehicle offences and "dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons".
Number 2 - 246 convictions: 163 for fraud/deception. The rest include violence, theft, abduction, harassment, burglary, drugs, weapons and explosives offences.
Number 3 - 211 convictions. 116 for fraud/deception. The rest include breaking and entering, theft, violence, abduction, harassment, illicit drugs, weapons offences and public disorder. - APNZ


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….well, the Irish got a good old fashion ass-whooping last night.
By the end of the opening drive, it was abundantly clear to everyone in the room (save my husband who held out hope until the scoreboard read 28-0), that this was not going to be pretty.
And even though the game went nothing like any of us hoped it would, ND remains #1 in my heart (and in student athlete graduation rate, hey that's something.)
42-14. Damn.
But what a season it was!
(Photo snapped moments before kick-off….while we still had hope)
((and as Katherine pointed out on instagram - Hazel totally looks like she is talking smack to an imaginary 'Bama fan, no?)

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February 09, 2010, 8:40 AM — Cisco on Tuesday will show just how serious it is about mobile data with the introduction of its first product derived from its Starent acquisition, the ASR 5000.
The new platform for delivering mobile services, which is based on the Starent ST40, is being announced less than a week before the Mobile World Congress, one of the biggest wireless conventions in the world. Cisco will also use the conference to demonstrate the platform, which is available now.
As mobility becomes a key part of data services for enterprises and consumers, equipment providers are beefing up infrastructure for delivering mobile services consistently and profitably. Reaching a subscriber who may be moving or have a thin connection presents special challenges, as well as opportunities to target content to them. Cisco acquired Starent last year for about US$2.9 billion as part of its bid to lead in this area.
The ASR 5000 is a rebranded ST40 but also incorporates the Cisco Unified Reporting System, which brings together various pieces of information about subscribers and networks for easy access by administrators, said John Morgan, a senior manager of solutions marketing who joined Cisco from Starent. It's the first of many new elements that Cisco intends to incorporate into the platform over time, Morgan said.
The device combines several network components that are used to connect subscribers to the Internet and mobile data services. In addition, it lets the mobile operator use information about subscribers' service plans, locations, activities and current network connections to personalize applications and make them run better. The ASR 5000 will also tie mobile services into a variety of other capabilities on Cisco networks, such as the company's Medianet concept, designed to adapt multimedia content for different devices and connections.
The platform's capabilities, in turn, could open the door to more personalized advertising and make mobile services more attractive to deliver, Morgan said.
For example, a mobile operator could offer a service that blocks objectionable content on a subscriber's phone when their child is using it. When the user moves from a 3G (third-generation) to a faster 4G network or Wi-Fi, the system could automatically adjust settings so that a video continues seamlessly and looks good all the way through, Morgan said. The carrier could also deliver ads based on the subscriber's location and recent browsing activity.
Though the ASR 5000 is mostly just a rebranding of the ST40, the fact that it's available just weeks after the acquisition closed signals Cisco is serious, said analyst Peter Jarich of Current Analysis.
"They're doing something, and they're doing it quickly," Jarich said.


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There are a number of safety concerns regarding prescription sleep drugs. The FDA has issued warnings for prescription sleep drugs including Ambien, Lunesta, Rozerem, and Sonata because they may cause allergic reactions, impairment the next day, sleep walking, and even sleep driving. The FDA has lowered the recommended dosages in the cases of some drugs.
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Kristen Stewart and Rupert Sanders Affair Photos: Totally Fake?!?by Hilton Hater at . Comments
The photographic evidence. That's what we labeled pictures of Kristen Stewart and Rupert Sanders in Us Weekly, as they clearly showed the actress and director locked in a passionate embrace.
Or did they?!?
A new video has gone viral that purports to debunk this myth. It alleges its very own "proof" that the images were actually doctored, edited to appear as if Sanders and Stewart were making out in Los Angeles when, in this supposed reality, neither star was even at the location in question.
Are you buying the tricks this video claims were used to fool all of America?
Stewart, of course, admitted to the affair within 24 hours of this report hitting the Internet. So why would she possibly play a role in the conspiracy?
Blackmail! What if Sanders and Liberty Ross were behind the scandal this entire time in order to boost their professional profiles? The latter did suddenly walk the runway at New York Fashion Week a couple days ago.
What do you think? Were the Kristen Stewart and Rupert Sanders photos part of an elaborate hoax?
The cheating is probably real but I think they only kiss but most of the pictures are obviously fake. She was wearing different shoes at two of the picture in which they took on different post but same position. The location was off, and it was obviously noticeable by the editing line. Not to mention some of the photo claim were actually the photo pictures of houses in magazine. Cheated but most of all photo are fake.
Kristen, you are always beautiful.
whether fake or not!they'v alredy admitted 2 the affair so the paprazi better stop acting lyk the concerned hero coz it was their fault that the scandal broke out.and now that its almost ol 4gotten wit people leaving k-stew alone they want 2 bring the subject back!are they really that desperate 4 news???
The photo of Sanders behind Kristen holding her has to be fake. Kristen is posed exactly as she was in a scene from one of the twilight movies with Rob holing her. I bet someone photo shopped in Sanders for Rob. It's just too coincidental that Kristen is posed the same.
That is bull shizz. She cheated,she admitted and that's that. That video is bull shizz plain and simple. Leave Rob and Kristen alone to work it out or stay broken up,whatver, it's their decision. No one runs their lives but them.
everyone makes mistakes so grow up and spop hating
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They could actually be fake. I mean what they do to pictures in magazines and pictures of models/actresses making them look completely fake looking. It wouldn't be a surprise if they were fake. If they can find out who allegedly took the photos; then they could prove if they are real or not.
Everyone makes mistakes in life... Everyone is blowing this whole thing out out of wack.. They are adults and can figure it out on there own.
I think that if it was rob who cheated people wouldn't be so upset about all this. The world is truly a hypocritical place that condemns women for cheating but very rarely men. She made a mistake and she owned up to it, so who cares anymore? Rob should forgive her I think. Everyone who says he shouldn't is dumb because they would be telling her to forgive him if he was the cheater.
Denial is not just a river in Egypt. But this is thoroughly entertaining - thanks Twi-hards for providing much comedy!


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An investigation by the US Department of Justice into charges that Daimler bribed officials in 22 countries with "tens of millions of dollars" to win contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars from 1998 to 2008 has almost come to a close. Daimler paid $195 million in fines to the DoJ and the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2010 over the issue and, along with three subsidiaries in Germany, Russia and China, agreed to a deferred prosecution agreement that placed it under two years of probation. The probation was extended in April 2012 until the end of last year, but it appears Daimler has satisfied the DoJ overlords and the matter can now be resolved.
Bribing officials in order to do gain or hold onto business is prohibited - anywhere in the world - by any company doing business in the US by the 1977 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Thorough changes were made to Daimler's hierarchy, with new watchdog positions created to manage the sales and contract process, new chains of command, and enforcement powers given to those positions. There is even an "integrity truck" that makes stops at Daimler facilities to teach employees "what's considered improper behavior."
Still, it's a It's an interesting hot-button campaign waged by the DoJ in a conflicting global business climate. Since there are still quite a few countries around the world where you simply can't do business without bribery, Daimler's punishment is a bit like "handing out speeding tickets at the Indy 500," to borrow the line from Apocalypse Now. Supporting that analogy, a former Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer said in 2010, "FCPA enforcement is somewhat similar to speed camera enforcement. DOJ has been telling the world upfront this is a priority. If your picture is taken, you will get charged." European companies BAE Systems and Siemens, and American firm Dooney & Bourke, among others, have also had their 'pictures taken' and paid huge fines, so at least Daimler's got blue-chip company in the penalty box.


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Springfield City Councilor Tim Rooke says he is not going to listen to a warning advising all city employees from having contact with interested casino developers.
"What I am suggesting is that anyone who is going to spend $1 billion in the city of Springfield should feel very free to pick up the phone and ask to meet with the mayor, ask to meet with the economic development director, ask to meet with the city council," said Rooke. "Anyone who is a decision maker in this process should feel that they have free and open access to speak to that individual."
Last week, City Solicitor Ed Pikula sent out an email to all city employees notifying them they are prohibited from communicating directly with any of the three interested casino operators.
"It was Ed Pikula's suggestion that we not have any contact with the developers, which is a little bit almost impossible, because three members of the city council are actually on the city council's casino review committee," said Rooke.
The email specified that if a city councilor feels the need to communicate with a proposer, the interaction must go through the city's casino consultant.
"It was a suggestion, but certainly I think they have crossed the line," said Rooke.
Rooke says prohibiting communication between city officials and interested casino developers raises suspicions.
"The more open the process is, the less likely there is for rumors to be circulating that the fix is in for one casino development over the other two," said Rooke.
In a statement to CBS 3, Pikula responded by saying, "The city of Springfield's RFP process contains restrictions on developers lobbying members of the Springfield City Council. If developers are lobbying city councilors, they should notify the city's law department."
Currently, MGM, Penn National Gaming and Ameristar are all in phase two of Springfield's casino process. In January, the city council will have to approve any host agreement before it can appear on the ballot.
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Monetary policy through the "credit-cost channel". Italy and Germany pre and post-EMU
AbstractIn this paper we present an empirical analysis of the "credit-cost channel" (CCC) of monetary policy transmission. This model combines bank credit supply, as a means whereby monetary policy affects economic activity ("credit channel"), and interest rates on loans as a cost to firms ("cost channel"). The thrust of the model is that the CCC makes both aggregate demand and aggregate supply dependent on monetary policy. As a consequence a) credit market conditions (e.g. risk spreads) are important sources and indicators of macroeconomic shocks, b) the real effects of monetary policy are larger and persistent. We have applied the Johansen-Juselius CVAR methodology to Italy and Germany in the "hard" EMS period and in the EMU period. The short-run and long-run effects of the CCC are detectable for both countries in both periods. We have also replicated the Johansen-Juselius technique for the simulation of rule-based stabilization policy for both Italy and Germany in the EMU period. As a result, we have found confirmation that inflationtargeting by way of inter-bank rate control, grafted onto the estimated CCC model, would stabilize inflation through structural shifts of the stochastic equilibrium paths of both inflation and output.
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I have access to quality raw honey, i would like to be able to drink it 30 days from starting fermentation and i enjoy higher percentage beers, dark or light,is there any receipies that anybody want to suggest that would fit this situation
30 days!? That is a stretch for any high gravity beer. Your best bet is to try and find a honey Hefe recipe scaled down to 2.5 gallons.
Nothing....Higher gravity beers usually take longer than 30 days. My "NORMAL" gravity beers tend to take 8 weeks from grain to glass. Higher grav beers can take weeks to months longer.
For one thing bottle carbing ALONE is going to take a minimum 3 weeks, actually those big PETE bottles that come with a mr beer kit, it would be a minimum 1 month just to carb and hopefully condition the beer.
This cartoon by Lazy Llama should give you an idea.
If you want high gravity beers, you have to be more realistic in your time table.
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nice this is the stuff i need to hear, so to get a beer lets call it 8.0 what kind of time table am i looking at, and could i do straight mead in a mr beer?
8%.... You are looking at more like 6-8 weeks at best IMO.
Don't worry, be hoppy.
A lot of people tend to state that honey ferments slowly, because meads used to ferment slowly back when most brewers/meadmakers didn't know as much about yeast and yeast nutrition. There's nothing about honey that makes for slow fermentation in wort; it's just sugar, basically, and ferments quickly. When making a straight mead (just honey, water, and yeast), though, honey makes for a high acid, (frequently) high gravity, low nutrient must, which of course takes a long time to ferment. Add honey to beer wort, where the acid is lower and the nutrients are higher, and there's no problem, just like there's no problem for modern meadmakers who use nutrient regimens, ensure proper yeast health, and sometimes even control for acidity. That's my take on the matter, anyway.


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As the mobilization to defend Ohio's attack on public worker's rights, SB 5/Issue 2, a Quinnipiac poll was made public, with the widest gap yet on the issue. 57% stated their opposition to Issue 2 in the poll, with only 32% backing it.
There is no sign of overconfidence on the part of Issue 2 opponents, however. In Ohio's Capital City & across the state organized labor & their coalition partners were mobilizing, preparing to bring the predicted victory home.
Jeanette Mauk, of We Are Ohio, the coalition leading the fight against Issue 2, stated; "We cannot sit on our laurels. We've done a great job so far bringing the message to Ohio families on how Issue 2 will hurt our communities if it passes. We aren't going to let up now!"
This past week in Ohio's major cities, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Dayton, thousands of opponents of Issue 2 participated in public marches to local Boards of Election, voting in mass against the Issue.
The Hilltop Parade, held this past Saturday in this working class section of Columbus, took on a pronounced political flavor this year as Issue 2 opponents carried "Vote No!" signs, handed out flyers and yelled to the crowds lining the streets. They were greeted with cheers, thumbs up & even spontaneous chants of "No on 2!"
An Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA) conference call this past Wednesday to organize opposition to Issue 2 connected an astonishing 25,000 participants from across the state in a spirited discussion. The call was led by Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga, with Ohio ARA Director Norm Wernet moderating.
On Thursday, hundreds of workers from the Social Security offices, members of American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and supporters organized by Ohio ARA holding demonstrations at agency offices, protesting huge proposed cuts to that program. The rallies in Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton & Warren were part of a wave of protests held in 140 cities across the nation against attacks on Social Security. Cuts proposed to Social Security by Republicans would close many agency offices and hurt elderly and disabled Americans.
"Social Security is our nation's most successful federal program," said ARA leader Norm Wernet. "Before Social Security passed, a majority of our nation's seniors lived in poverty. This program changed all that, pulling them out of poverty, and it has not added a single dollar to the deficient. Blaming our nation's retirees for the deficient is dishonest!"
Major mobilizations are planned for phone banks, precinct walks, marches and rallies everyday up until November. Early & absentee voting is being strongly encouraged by Issue 2 opponents, as well. In Columbus, a huge mobilization is being led by AFL-CIO President Burga, starting at the historic Firefighter's Union Hall on November 5, the Saturday before election.
"The fight against Issue 2 is a tough struggle," stated Burga, "but it's given us an unprecedented opportunity to discuss with folks that we'd never had before the importance of collective bargaining to our state and how organized labor has positively impacted the lives of regular people."
As the mobilization to defend Ohio's attack on public worker's rights, SB 5/Issue 2, a Quinnipiac poll was made public, with the widest gap yet on the issue. 57% stated their opposition to Issue 2 in the poll, with only 32% backing it.


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As we have seen throughout the past couple of months, just about every celebrity has accepted the ALS ice bucket challenge and then continued to challenge their celebrity friends and family. 50 Cent on the other hand, decided to change the challenge.
The rapper challenged his not-so friend, Floyd Mayweather to read one page from a Harry Potter book without stopping, starting over or messing up. If Floyd accepts the challenge, Fifty said he would donate $750K to a charity of his choice.
As you're probably imagining that this could be just for laughs, The Breakfast Club took this challenge to another level by airing an unreleased audio of Mayweather struggling to read some drops for the radio station.
Although, DJ Envy says this would take someone about 10 seconds to read, Floyd is heard repeatedly stopping and starting over as well as fumbling some of his words.
Watch the video of Fifty challenging Floyd, then listen to the audio released by The Breakfast Club.
Do you think that Floyd will accept the challenge or will he ignore it as if it never happened? What is your opinion?
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After only three months of welcoming their baby boy Future Zahir Wilburn, Ciara has called off her engagement to Future.
After only a year of dating, Future proposed to Ciara during her 28th birthday celebration. As she talked to magazines she called him her "best friend in the world" yet, months later Us Weekly magazine quotes anonymous "insiders" who claim that he cheated on Ciara and she is out.
With four baby mama's already, Ciara should have seen this coming. An inside source added that "She's devastated. Ciara's focus now is the baby."
What do you think about this? Should the couple end everything or should Ciara give him another chance for baby Future's sake?
ScHoolboy Q and Footaction's "Own The Summer" campaign has given fans an opportunity to be immortalized in a new visual for his hit single, "Man of the Year," by one Vine submission at a time.
"A lot of people liked it," ScHoolboy said as he talked about the initial fun-filled video for his Oxymoron single; "some people wanted to be a part of it, because it was a fun video," he continued.
With only a week left for Vine and Instagram submissions, ScHoolboy Q chooses his favorite ones and informs fans to tune-in mid-August to see if they made it into the final mix video of his hit song 'Man of the Year'.
What do you think about the campaign? Is it a good idea for him to involve his fans? Also, if you want the opportunity to be starred in the latest video, make sure that you hashtag your videos and photos with #OwnTheSummer.
After spending six years in prison, Remy Ma was released on August 1st, and she is back to get revenge. Remy already released her first song: "They Don't Love You No More (Remix)." Originally a DJ Khaled track that featured Jay Z and Meek Mill.
As rumors began, it was said that Remy was dissing Nicki Minaj in her verse, "I listened to your CD/ Damn, you really wanna be me/ Don't care if your name buzzin', you know who the queen be."
Even with all of the talk, Remy cleared things up in an interview with Funkmaster Flex, she precisely gave love to a lot of women who are in the rap game today, this included Nicki and even Iggy Azalea.
"It'd be dope if we could get a ill chick record," Remy said. "Me, maybe Iggy Azalea, Nicki, just do a nice little collabo."
Remy still hasn't signed with anyone, she isn't sure where she wants to sign.
"I just know I have so many great songs that I think the world needs to hear. I'm excited. I'm extremely happy. I'm blessed. God gave me another chance to do what I love to do." She added.
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"Although there are indications the Dodgers want Torre, under Major League guidelines the club is mandated to conduct a search that includes interviews with minority candidates."
I would say at the end of the week Torre is our Manager.
Well, if the LA Times is right, we won't have to worry about that. It's saying the deal for Torre is agreed upon, just negotiating the salaries for his coaching staff...
Lieberthal and Martinez not optioned.
Wonder why not? Who's our backup catcher now? Lieberthal played fairly well (certainly better than Alomar or Mayne or Ross ever did). Martinez was a pretty good utility man. I imagine they'll try and re-sign Lieberthal for less money (IIRC, $1.5 mil last season, right?).
Isn't Abreu our 2B if Kent doesn't return? Wouldn't we still need a utility infielder? Nomar to fill that role perhaps?
As far as Nomar goes, usually you want your utility guy to be a sound defender at multiple positions. Not mediocre to bad at all of them.
I don't think Nomar will be a major contributer next season. The guy just doesn't have it and his defense sucks.
Agree with ASU. Kent's not done. If he thinks he is, hopefully it's because he is ready to be a full-time father and husband, as opposed to being too bitter to return after the way this season turned out. The blame lies with every player, not just the kids.
On another note, **** Torre. Where the hell is Buck Showalter and how much would it take to bring his ass to LA :D
I know Kent is contracted to be our second baseman, but wasn't he discussing retirement during his whine-fest to the papers at the end of last season?


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Today, one of my favorite astrophysicists, Ethan Siegel of Starts With A Bang, reminded his audience of just how big the Milky Way actually is.
We've come to the point where 1 billion stars have been identified by scientists.
1 billion, so very much... "keep in mind that this is still less than 1% of the stars in just one galaxy out of hundreds of billions in the Universe."
The Milky Way is said to have 200-400 billion stars. It's such a meager number in comparison to it all; yet this fills such a ridiculously large span of space in comparison to our solar system, and so very much more in comparison to our world.
As I look at the night sky every night, (partly a result of nicotine) I am reminded of a trick on the human mind which reminds us that our scope of perception does not include these huge quantities.
42, a memorable number if you're a fan of Douglas Adam's Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, comes to mind often when I look up at the moon.
Fold a standard piece of paper in half. Again, in half. (2) Again in half. (3)...
42 times, and the length, side by side, of the pieces of paper will span the distance from the Earth to the Moon. (221,457 - 252,712 miles depending on orbit)
When I was younger, I never thought I'd find it so important to respect exponents.
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Many providers are relieved that Medicare rates are slated to go up by 2% in the next fiscal year. After all, who wants to turn down $750 million, especially in a rate-cutting climate?
A pall hangs over this sector at the moment, thanks to the New York Times.
Hospices can expect an estimated 1.4% increase in their payments for the fiscal year 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday.
The emerging literature on "nonpharmacological interventions" has not succeeded in providing long-term solutions for many people, such that expressions of need continue to recur on a regular basis.
Medicare skilled nursing facility reimbursements will increase by $750 million next year under a final payment rule announced Thursday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The time has come to eliminate hospital stay requirements for beneficiaries to qualify for Medicare coverage of skilled nursing services, experts told a Senate committee Wednesday.
States have been increasingly taxing skilled nursing facilities and other healthcare providers to fund Medicaid in recent years, and federal authorities should look more closely at this trend, according to a government report released Tuesday.
Some nursing homes are not accepting a dementia training resource sent by the government, even though it is free and recommended, according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Nursing.
Efforts to root out Medicare fraud have put far too many above-board providers in auditors' crosshairs, leading to a staggering backlog of appeals that has no easy fix, Congressional lawmakers and a top government official said during a hearing Thursday.
The Medicare claims review process is unfairly burdening healthcare providers and failing to improve program integrity, due in part to the payment system for certain auditors, Senate leaders said during a roundtable hearing Wednesday.
Reducing readmissions would have the most significant impact in bringing down U.S. healthcare costs, according to a survey of health quality experts.
Accountable care organizations should be assessed on the number of people who return to a member hospital within 30 days of being discharged to a skilled nursing facility, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has stated in a proposed rule.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has revised the manual that long-term care facility surveyors refer to, updating interpretive guidelines related to F-Tags.
Long-term care providers will be able to appeal certain Medicare claims decisions without going through an administrative law judge hearing, the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) announced Thursday.
The government should adjust Medicare payment policies to better support the type of care provided in hospital-based skilled nursing facilities, the American Hospital Association urged in a recent letter to a top healthcare official.
Proposed Medicare payment changes have put the nation's largest long-term care association at odds with inpatient rehabilitation providers, and the two sides sought to sway legislators in advance of a Congressional hearing Wednesday.
Nursing homes dramatically reduced pressure ulcer rates and restraint use in the last three years by participating in Medicare Quality Improvement Organization initiatives, according to new government data circulated Thursday.
The American Medical Association is expected to release recommendations soon for what physicians should be reimbursed for end-of-life medical consultations. The physicians group issues advisements regularly to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which typically adopts them for its programs, the Pew Charitable Trust noted on Monday.
Nursing homes now have new guidance about using certain types of reprocessed medical devices, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.
Decreased payouts for nursing home care was one reason that healthcare spending grew more slowly for seniors than for any other age group between 2002 and 2010, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Monday.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it plans to focus more on quality improvement initiatives rather than stricter surveys, but that didn't stop a pair of veteran U.S. senators from calling for more stringent measures.
Justice has an odd way of showing itself if you're a nursing facility that disagrees with a deficiency citation but decides to work with inspectors to clear your name. You're not going to believe this one.
I often describe the monthly CMS Open Door Forum call as a monthly staff meeting; if you miss the meeting you better read the minutes to see what projects were assigned to you!
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The CCIF and it's members have recently focused on creating a common cloud taxonomy and ontology. I find it's starting to sound a lot like semantics, Cloud Semantics. We are in a sense defining what cloud computing is by describing it's "components" and their relationships to one another. One that is capable of expressing cloud computing and its subsequent parts in terms of a consensus data model.
So in this effort we may actually be defining a dynamic computing model that can, under certain conditions, be 'trained' to appropriately 'learn' the meaning of related cloud & infrastructure resources based on an common ontology / taxonomy. In a sense, we are talking about the Semantic Web applied to API's or more broadly, a unified cloud interface.
What is the Semantic Web and why does it matter for a unified cloud interface?
The Wikipedia describes the semantic web as "a vision of information that is understandable by computers, so that they can perform more of the tedious work involved in finding, sharing and combining information on the web."
Why not apply those same philosophies to the underlying control structures of the web (i.e. the cloud) itself? A Semantic Cloud Infrastructure capable of adapting to a variety of methodologies / architectures and completely agnostic to any specific API or platform being described. A general abstraction that doesn't care if you're focusing on a platform (Google App Engine, Salesforce, Mosso etc), application (SaaS, Web2.0, email, id/auth) or infrastructure model (EC2, Vmware, CIM, etc).
I'm the first to point out there are other groups attempting a similar approach for web services (i.e. Liberty Alliance), systems management (i.e. DMTF / CIM, OASIS) and others (i.e. OpenID/OAuth). However, I feel all of these groups lack a true consensus of how to describe "all" the aspects of the cloud using a unified semantic ontology.
I've been very impressed by the work the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) has achieved with their Common Information Model (CIM). It could be a key aspect of our unified cloud interface efforts. However, one of the problems a lot of these system management standards are missing is any kind of usage outside of the traditional "enterprise" system management platforms or in the case of VMWare or Microsoft, they are simply limited to their own platforms - interoperable, but only if you're using our software.
The key drivers of a unified cloud interface (UCI) is "One abstraction to Rule them All" - an API for other API's. A singular abstraction that can encompass the entire infrastructure stack as well as emerging cloud centric technologies through a unified interface. What a semantic model enables for UCI is a capability to bridge both cloud based API's such as Amazon Web Services with existing protocols and standards, regardless of the level of adoption of the underlying API's or technology. The goal is simple, develop your application once, deploy anywhere at anytime for any reason.
The other benefit of a semantic model is that of future proofing. Creating a model that assumes we as an industry are moving forward and not making any assumptions on the advancements in technology by implementing a static specification based on current technological limitations but instead creating one that can adapt as technology evolves.
The use of a resource description framework (RDF) based language may be an ideal method to describe our semantic cloud data model. The benefit to these types of RDF based ontology languages is they act as a general method for the conceptual description or modeling of information that is implemented by actual web resources. These web resources could just as easily be "cloud resources" or API's. This approach will allow us to easily take an RDF-based cloud data model and adapt it within other ontology languages or web service formats making it both platform and vendor agnostic. In applying this approach we're not so much defining how, but instead describing what. What is cloud computing?
The next steps in enabling a unified future for cloud computing will be to create a working group focused on an open semantic taxonomy and framework. This group will investigate the development of a functional unified cloud interface implementation across several cloud and infrastructure providers. To this end, we have created a Google Code project at http://code.google.com/p/unifiedcloud/ The current time frame for the public unveiling of an initial functional draft UCI implementation, taxonomy and ontology will be April 2nd at the upcoming Wall Street Cloud Computing Interoperability Forum.
If you'd like to be a contributor to the UCI working group please get in touch with me directly. If you would like to be involved without joining the UCI Working Group, you are encouraged to review and comment on the working drafts as they become available. Updates will be posted to the Cloud Computing Interoperability Forum mailing list. Feedback from people & companies actually implementing the specifications will be especially valuable and appreciated.
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Invitation: celebrating 50 years of OEIS, 250000 sequences, and Sloane's 75th, there will be a conference at DIMACS, Rutgers, Oct 9-10 2014.
The length (number of decimal digits) of a(n) may be a power of 2 and often simply doubles, when n is increased by 1. But there are many exceptions: n = 11, 12, 13 give lengths 2^8, 3*2^7, 2^9, respectively. A factor of 3 is found in the lengths of a(n) for n = 12, 112..123, 1113..1234, 11123..12345, and so on. A factor of 7 is found for n = 1112, 11112..11122, and so on. 15 is factor of the length of a(11111112).
Alois P. Heinz, Table of n, a(n) for n = 1..12
R:= (S, m)-> iquo (S+m-1, m): A:= proc (m, n) option remember; `if`(n=1, 1, R (parse (cat (seq (A (m, j), j=1..n-1))), m)) end: a:= n-> A(n, n): seq(a(n), n=1..10);
Cf. A156146, A156147, A000040, A010783.
Sequence in context: A166168 A126559 A213795 * A164820 A022387 A108559
Adjacent sequences: A159859 A159860 A159861 * A159863 A159864 A159865
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I injected this quote for the sole reason of discussing whether religion is absent or fundamental to creating popular culture movements. For instance in the 1960's people explored the notion of 'free love' and 'free thinking' were these movements indicative of a religion or were they shaped by some intangible force, or were they in themselves a religion to the people who followed them. The answer is yes, of course religion influences the changes and movements in popular culture, it is one of the most significant tools of influence in the world. It shapes our attitudes, our values and our beliefs and that is essentially what lays at the foundations of popular culture, it is the fundamental concept of conformity. Conformity influences popularity and popularity affects what is accepted culturally by a society."—
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That's why the Louisiana State Fire Marshal's Office is teaming up with the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and local fire departments during Fire Prevention Week next week to urge residents to "Have Two Ways Out!" This year's theme focuses on the importance of fire escape planning and practice.
In 2010, U.S. fire departments responded to 369,500 home structure fires. These fires caused 13,350 civilian injuries, 2,640 civilian deaths, and $6.9 billion in direct damage.
"One home structure fire was reported every 85 seconds in 2010," says Marshal Browning. "Fire is unpredictable and moves faster than most people realize. Having a tried and true escape plan with two ways is essential to ensuring your family's safety should fire break out in your home."
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Local fire departments will be hosting activities during Fire Prevention Week to promote "Have Two Ways Out!" Through these educational, family-oriented activities, residents can learn more about the importance of fire escape planning and practice, as well as the power of prevention.
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London PR agency MRM ramps up its online marketing and PR with appointment of 'head of digital and social' .
The 14-strong consultancy, which specialises in financial services media relations and marketing, has recruited Michael Taggart from Brighton and Hove City Council to the new role.
As head of media at the local authority, Taggart was responsible for developing the social media strategy and embedding social technologies into customer services in areas as diverse as libraries, benefits and rubbish collections.
During his tenure, the council employed local government's first full-time 'social media offer' and won plaudits for its communication with residents on social networks during the severe cold weather last January.
Taggart, a former staff reporter at the Daily Mail, will integrate digital into all parts the consultancy's business and offer clients strategic advice on disciplines such as community management, online marketing and mobile.
Agency director Richard Wheat says of Taggart's appointment:
"We don't intend to become a digital agency. The new media communications democracy of social and so-called traditional media relations don't operate in isolation – a good agency is one that knows how to blend the two disciplines to form a complete PR and marketing package
"The internet is becoming central to customer and client engagement in all industries. Michael brings a wealth of ideas in this field and complements our current proposition perfectly. "
Taggart says: "This is a dream move for me – not just because I know social media can help organisations of all size and type become successful but because MRM is a forward-thinking agency that will push boundaries, while offering solid, trustworthy advice."
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Michael Taggart is a director at MRM, heading up the digital, social and SEO unit. A former correspondent at the Daily Mail, he spent six years in local government communications, mostly in media relations, before joining MRM.
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Forester's IQE6 FFZ (zap) Roulette Computer
This is another electronic device designed to predict roulette spins. Its creator is known as "Forester", and he mirrors his own roulette reviews site giving himself top reviews while unjustly discrediting his competition. Having a review site would be fine, provided he told the truth, but he doesn't. Nevetheless, I'll focus on his actual device (FFZ model).
Despite Forester's claims, this device is extremely simplistic, and anyone can build one for about $25 with off the shelf components. The algorithms (mathematics) are not without some merit though. It uses a known time and distance to make calculations. If you were to do the same without this device, you'd basically observe a point in the spin when the ball is at the same speed. This is simple visual ballistics.
Although his algorithms do some things correctly, they make numerous mistakes that greatly reduce accuracy, one of which is they incorrectly assume a wheel is either heavily tilted (very rare), or perfectly level (never). Most wheels are in fact semi-tilted meaning they're somewhere between level and tilted – in other words most wheels are either too tilted to be considered level, or not tilted enough to be considered tilted. Forester has attempted to defend his device's shortcomings by claiming semi-tilted wheels only make a difference of about 2 pockets. In reality, the difference is closer to 7 pockets which overall can lead to completely ineffective application.
However, the incomplete and simplistic algorithms are not the primary problems with Forester's device. The main problem is impracticality – it is virtually impossible to apply at home in front of a TV, and certainly far from practical in the real casino environment. This is for a few reasons, but the main one is explained below:
To know where to bet, you click a button until the device gives you a painful electric zap (that is also very easy for casinos to detect). When you receive the zap, you then observe which number on the wheel is under the fast moving ball – call this the "first number". Determining the "first number" alone is almost impossible to do with any kind of accuracy because the ball moves way too quickly (AND the wheel spins the opposite direction so the "relative" speed is much greater), plus half the time you'll receive the zap when you can't even see the ball. Bare in mind you almost never see the whole wheel in real casino conditions – usually you can only see about half. But even IF the ball is visible at the time of the zap, and even IF you can see the number under the ball, the "first number" is not even where you bet. To know where to actually bet, you need to find a "second number" which is a certain angle from the "first number" (the second number is where you actually bet). To find the angle, you need to test about 30 spins and take visible notes, further increasing unwanted attention from casino staff. And on every spin, you need to apply the angle from the first number to find the second number. So even IF you can actually see the ball when you get the zap, and even IF can accurately determine which number it was (the "first number"), chances are you wont even be able to see the actual prediction (second number) which may be on the other side of the wheel. This among other reasons makes Forester's device useless in real casino conditions. Even Forester himself admits his device is very difficult to apply – after all, with such a poor prediction process, how could he deny it? But what he doesn't say is no amount of practice will fix his device's problems, as you only find out for yourself after purchasing.
Shown right is the very best view you can realistically have of a wheel, and this is standing right in front of the wheel, not at the betting table where you need to be. The blue line shows where the ball is actually in view. Now consider that your view is even worse when standing at the betting table. Furthermore, consider you lose a further 25% of spins because you can't actually see the second number. This leaves you with only a possibility of knowing where to bet on just 1/4 of spins. And this is not even considering the fact that the ball is moving far too quickly to know which number was beneath it when the zap occurred. These are simple and obvious facts.
Is the difficulty of application something that's overcome with simple practice? No, the problem is the device's design. Forester claims that he uses the electric zap instead of the computer actually telling you a number because it's most accurate. I find this an absolutely absurd and dubious claim as his prediction process cannot possibly compare to the computer simply telling the actual predicted number, as competing devices do. Despite his claims, Forester appears to be developing his technology so audio predictions are given, which will fix part of his device's problems.
Among it's many problems are:
* Severe impracticality: it is almost impossible to apply at home in controlled conditions, and certainly far from practical in real casino conditions.
* No multiple player support: To avoid detection, roulette computer players need to play as teams to draw attention away from the winner. Forester's device has no multi-player support whatsoever. Even if you could use his device in real casinos, you will most certainly be caught.
* Frequently fails to produce predictions: often on over 50% of spins, the devices fails to give any prediction at all. This has also been found by another independent tester who said, "The device can be very frustrating; one day we were lucky to get one prediction per five or six spins, the next day we were getting seven or eight out of ten and the third day same as the first." This fault is indicative of simplistic algorithms.
See roulette computer comparison and details of many of this device's faults.
Forester (the seller) claims I'm disohnest with my reviews, so perhaps we'll include below what an independent tester said. An independent tester came to the same conclusions as me. I understand Forester is just trying to protect his ego and business, but truth is truth. This device was professionally tested by the casino consultant Mike Barnett, who after his initial tests stated:
"At the precise moment of this "Zap", the operator must observe the number that is directly under the ball. Given that the ball is traveling in one direction at the rate of around 2.5 meters per second and the rotor is traveling in the other direction at about half that speed, this is no mean feat, particularly in view of the fact that you don't know when or where this zap will happen. If you are to have any hope in identifying the number under the ball at zap time you'd better hone your peripheral vision skills. FF does a good job of giving you a consistent reference point on wheels that exhibit stator bias (drop zone) but there are several others that do this relatively trivial task (for a computer) equally well and don't require you to have the visual acuity of a Nighthawk."
The above was in relation to tests conducted on tilted (biased) wheels where the ball constantly falls at the same point. Additionally, this test was conducted on slow motion spins on DVD so the correct prediction was obtained – a luxury not possible in real casino conditions.
Mr. Barnett continued testing on level (non-biased) wheels and stated:
"When the device did produce predictions, the results were close to random."
Although Mr. Barnett said himself he would benefit by being able to report to casinos that Forester's device was a real threat, he made it very clear he believed the device was not at all a threat. I agree with Mr. Barnett's findings. However, Forester lies claiming the casinos have said they consider it to be their only threat. He also lies claiming that my review is a "dishonest scam". I understand he's trying to protect his business, but the facts are facts, and anyone who has properly tested Forester's devices concludes the same.
VERDICT: Click here to see what one purchaser of this device had to say about the seller (Miro Zirdum) If you are going to risk application of a potentially illegal device, the results you achieve should be worthwhile. Despite this device being more affordable than most, you don't get much for your money. The device's zap feature makes application completely impractical. There is no multi-player support. The algorithms are incomplete and ineffective on modern "level" wheels. There are too many problems with this device to mention – it is at best a theoretical device, not something that can realistically beat roulette in real casino conditions. It is the same conclusion reached by other professional testers. In his tests, Mr. Barnett used slowed DVD footage to obtain the precise predicted number anyway so even if Forester develops his device to "speak" predictions, this will not change the critical flaws in the algorithms. While to his credit, Forester is actively trying to improve his device, at present it is inferior technology. Actual use of this device in real casino conditions may result in nothing more than jail, and a depleted bankroll. Nevertheless, what Forester has created with limited resources is clever, but you need a lot more than limited resources to build an effective and practical roulette computer for modern wheels.
NOTE: Forester has made countless claims to discredit Mr. Barnett and other roulette computer developers including myself and Mark Howe. He has twisted the comments of Mr Barnett to make his review seem more positive. With regards to Forester's similar claims about Mark Howe, while I've found Howe's device to be effective only on very heavily tilted wheels and with very predictable ball bounce, overall, Howe's 'best' device is better than Forester's FFZ device. This is because while Howe's computer may only be effective on incredibly easily beaten wheels, Forester's device is not effective on any wheel due to its impracticality.
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