Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks throughout a metropolis corridor hosted by ABC Information in Philadelphia, PA.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday refused to rule out the prospect of accelerating the variety of Supreme Court docket justices, saying he would announce a agency place on the matter earlier than election day.
Biden has beforehand criticized the concept of altering the Senate’s guidelines to pave the way in which for a president to nominate further Supreme Court docket judges who share that president’s ideological leanings.
Critics of the concept check with it as “packing the court docket,” and Biden beforehand stated in his presidential marketing campaign that he’s “not a fan” of the concept.
Biden initially repeated that line on Thursday throughout a city corridor occasion hosted by ABC, however after moderator George Stephanopoulos put strain on him, the previous vp went even additional.
Biden stated his place on whether or not so as to add seats to the Supreme Court docket would rely closely on how Republicans have dealt with the present confirmatory course of for Decide Amy Coney Barrett to fill the seat vacated by Decide Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s demise . Senate Republicans are pushing Barrett’s nomination, listening to, and confirmatory voting course of, which generally takes months, to some days earlier than Election Day on November third.
Biden stated he had requested if “there’s truly an actual reside debate on the ground when folks actually have time to undergo this course of completely”.
His place on including judges, he stated, “will depend on how a lot [Senate Republicans] hurry up. “
“In the event that they vote [on Barrett’s nomination] Are you open to an extension of the court docket earlier than the election? “requested Stephanopoulos.
“I am open to hypothesis as to what occurs from this level on,” Biden replied.
“However voters haven’t any proper to know,” replied Stephanopoulos.
“You’ve got the best to know the place I’m earlier than you vote,” stated Biden.
“So you’ll come out with a transparent place earlier than election day?” Stephanopoulos shot again.
“Sure,” stated Biden. “It will depend on the way you take care of it.”
Republicans are making an unprecedented rush this fall to appoint the Conservative Barrett, maintain hearings and make sure a lifelong appointment. It has led a small however vocal minority of Democrats to embrace the concept that, ought to Biden win the presidency, he can be entitled to take drastic measures of his personal in response to the Republicans’ drastic actions in opposition to Coney Barrett.
When a number of rivals known as for Biden’s 2020 Democratic major so as to add seats to the Supreme Court docket, Biden stated it was a “unhealthy thought”.
The structure didn’t present for 9 judges within the nation’s highest court docket. Congress can move a regulation to vary the variety of judges.
The full has remained unchanged since 1869. President Franklin Roosevelt tried and did not develop the court docket within the 1930s.
Packing the court docket would require unified democratic management of the White Home, Home and Senate – to not point out widespread help inside the celebration itself. Biden must defeat President Donald Trump, who had his personal city corridor on Thursday night time, and the Democrats must change a minimum of three GOP-held Senate seats.
Democratic congressional leaders had not beforehand embraced the concept of court docket wrapping, however that confirmed indicators of a shift in latest weeks.
In September, Senate Minority Chairman Chuck Schumer opened the door to each the growth of the Supreme Court docket and the elimination of legislative filibuster – which Democrats would probably must do to move legal guidelines to reshape the court docket.
“Nothing is off the desk,” stated the New York Democrat on the time when the Republicans have been filling Ginsburg’s seat.
Nonetheless, it stays unclear whether or not Schumer or a hypothetical President Biden would be capable of muster a majority of Democrats to help a Supreme Court docket growth invoice.


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A daily roundup of small-business developments.
What’s affecting me, my clients and other small-business owners today.
- Many businesses are increasing hiring and investments with the money they’re saving on fuel.
- McDonald’s same-store sales fall more than expected.
- Here’s how to know when to move on from the business you built.
- Alternative-lending start-ups raised more than $1 billion in 2014.
- Delta Airlines is providing food from Danny Meyer’s Blue Smoke and Shake Shack on flights.
- Virgin Group is trying to solve the cruise industry’s aging-customer problem.
- It turns out that doctors who are paid to promote a drug tend to prescribe it.
- Here’s how Hollywood is using a new service to track how consumers respond to promotional efforts.
- “Gangnam Style” is the most-watched video on YouTube.
- Here’s what a letter from 1855 can teach us about start-ups today.
- Here are six creative ways to figure out if you’ve got a good business idea.
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- Subaru is building its new headquarters in Camden, N.J.
- Driving to New York from New Jersey will now cost commuters an additional $180 a year.
- Businesses in an Oklahoma town are “paying it forward” for Christmas.
- Here is how Google has changed Pittsburgh’s commerce and culture.
- A bar owner in Grand Rapids, Mich., is opposed to a 4 a.m. last call.
- A county in Arizona is getting ready to vote on a policy that would block the hiring of smokers.
- The City Council of a town in Georgia votes not to allow an Islamic group to rent storefront space for a temporary mosque.
Around the World
- Here’s how a London bar owner responded to a prospective customer’s antigay email.
- A slice of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding cake was auctioned for $7,500.
- A 28-year-old man from Dublin whose business allows people to track parcel deliveries has won Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur competition.
- Coca-Cola is targeting entrepreneurs who have not yet started a start-up to “come in and leverage what we’ve got.”
- The Republican majority in the Senate just got bigger.
- A panel suggests changes to the bankruptcy law.
- Old laptop batteries still have enough life in them to power homes, IBM researchers find.
- Legal technology is booming, with companies attempting to disrupt the legal space at every level and from every angle.
- Thanks to Intel and SwiftKey, Stephen Hawking now uses a “life-changing” speech system.
- Apple is paying millions for its fancy new facilities.

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Within this paper the target population that will be address is childhood obesity in Michigan. Childhood obesity is an epidemic within the United States and is related to several health issues developed throughout adulthood. Childhood obesity has also been linked to emotional problems in adulthood as well. This paper will cover issues associated with childhood obesity, such as the general impact that changing demographics may have on the health care market as well as why and how will changes in the demographics of this population affect health care. This paper will also identify two key health care-related challenges that this population face along with describing how a chronic disease program may affect the cost for this demographic. This paper will provide insight into the marketing needs or services needed for this population. Within this paper the readers will find information on how individual patients, the community, and society as a whole can address these challenges.
There are 2,374,957 children who live in the state of Michigan the (Children's Defense Fund, 2012). Surprisingly, the state of Michigan ranks 25th in overall prevalence with 30.6% of children considered overweight or obese (The Child & Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative, 2012). Among the children in Michigan aged two to five years-old 16.3% were overweight and 13.3% were obese in “2010.” Among the adolescents in grades 9th through 12th 14.2 % were overweight and 11.9% were obese in “2010” (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012, pg. 2-3). As a result of unhealthy eating and lack of exercise children in Michigan are packing on the pounds at an alarming rate. Too many of Michigan’s children are served unhealthy meals and snacks like candy, soda, and other foods loaded with sugar and fatty substances. Too many...
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Rank of poker hands chart
These hand rankings are for regular or "high-card" games, not "lowball" games with alternate hand rankings. Commit this poker hands ranking list to memory today and start making winning poker hands. Poker Hand Rankings - Texas Holdem Starting Hands Chart. At the bottom of this page is a comprehensive listing of Texas Hold'em starting hands based on their EV (expected value). Expected value is the average number of big blinds this hand will make or lose. Poker Hand Rankings & Charts: Evaluate Your Poker Cards Before you take us up on our free poker money offer on your way to becoming a World Series of Poker champion, you .
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There is no such thing as a small straight. When both players have a straight, the winner is one who holds the higher card combination QJT98 wins against T Another round of betting ensues, after which another card is added to the community cards. A straight-flush, which is five cards of the same suit in consecutive order, beats both hands. Hi everyone, I recently had the good
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Straight Flush Also very rare, a straight flush consists of any straight that is all the same suit. Full House A full house consists of three cards of one value and two cards of another. Flush A flush is a hand which has all cards of the same suit. Straight A straight has 5 cards of consecutive value that are not all the same suit. Note that an Ace can be either the high or low end of a straight, but not both at once. Two Pair Two pair consists of two cards of equal value, another two cards of equal value, and one extra card.
When two opposing players have two pair, the player with the highest pair wins the pot. For example, Aces and Threes beats Kings and Queens. If both players have the same highest pair, the player with the higher second pair wins. If both players have the exact same two pair, then the player with the higher extra card wins. One Pair One pair consists of two cards of the same value, and three extra cards. High Card Five cards that do not interact with each other to make any of the above hands.
In the event multiple players have the same poker hands, the extra cards come in to play. The player with the higher kicker will take the pot in this event.
In a high card or one pair hand tie-breaker, both players can sometimes have the same kicker. In this case the second kicker is used, and then the third, and so on. You can print this out or save it to your phone so you never forget the correct order of poker hands.
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At the bottom of this page is a comprehensive listing of Texas Hold'em starting hands based on their EV expected value. Expected value is the average number of big blinds this hand will make or lose. These stats are compiled from live table data instead of hand simulations. I recommend that you print this out and tape it to the wall if you need help selecting good starting poker hands.
David Sklansky's starting hand analysis from the book " Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players " is considered a standard in the poker world. However, these charts were created by Sklansky without any definitive proof of why certain hands were better - they simply were.
With this starting hands EV chart, you now have statistical rankings of each Hold'em hand. By only playing hands that have profitable expected value, you will greatly increase your ability to earn money over the long-term at Texas Hold'em.
Please remember, however, that this is a compilation of EV for the average player, and the average player may not play the same way that you do. You will still need to play your poker hands tactically, which means that you still need to observe your opponents, take notes, watch out for traps and calculate your odds.
You need to play your hand as the situation dictates and not get married to a hand just because it is a long-term winner. Texas Hold'em is all about knowing when to fold'em as well. The most important aspect to focus on in this ranking chart is to notice the value of position when it comes to your hand. In Texas Hold'em, position is a huge advantage - you want to be as close to the Button as possible as the Button the last person to act after the flop.
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UPDATE: Suspect and mother of family from Amber alert charged
LEXINGTON, Tenn. — An Amber alert for four Lexington children and their mother is over, and police confirm that the suspect is now in custody. According to Capt. Jeff Middleton, Octivas Crout turned himself in at the Lexington Police Department and was arrested without incident. Capt. Middleton also confirmed that Amanda Manley Crout, the mother of the children involved in the Amber alert, has been charged with filing a false report and accessory after-the-fact to aggravated kidnapping.
Shattered glass still scattered the ground of a Lexington home hours after Lillian Manley said her daughter and four grandchildren were abducted at gunpoint.
“At three in the morning, he went through the window and grabbed them,” she said. “He took my grand kids, he took the car.”
Deputies said an Amber Alert was issued around 8 a.m. for two year old Amaylah Manley, three-year old Tayvious Crout, one-year-old Damaryous Crout and eight-year-old Adrik Manley, along with their mother 31-year-old Amanda Manley Crout.
“Our sub investigation revealed that a female resident there along with her small children had been forcibly taken at gunpoint,” said Captain Jeff Middleton with the Lexington Police Department.
The TBI is identifying 28-year-old Octivas Crout, the father of two of the children, as the suspect.
When officers arrived on scene, the first thing they noticed was a shattered window. Neighbors in the area said they believe that is how the suspect broke in.
“Crazy, I mean kids run up and down this trailer park every day,” said Demetrius Phelps, who lives in the area. “You wouldn’t think something like that would happen around here.”
Deputies say Amanda Manley Crout and her children were found around 9 a.m. in her vehicle just two miles from their home. But the suspect was no where to be found.
“Any information that the public may have that can assist us in his arrest, we most certainly need,” Captain Middleton said.
The children remain in state custody.
This decision leaves Lillian Manley heartbroken.
“I need my grandchildren to not go to a strange house today, I need them to come home to me,” she said.
Warrants for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault have been issued for Octivas Crout.
If you have any information on his whereabouts, contact the Lexington Police department at 731-968-6666.


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Longtime Bedford fire lieutenant dies
Lt. James Clark, 56, dies unexpectedly
A 26-year veteran of the Bedford Fire Department died Thursday.
Lt. James Clark, 56, died unexpectedly, a news release indicated.
Officials said Clark will be remembered for his dedication to both his family and the fire department.
"Jim was a member of the Fire Department for 26 years. This is a small-time Fire Department, (a) small group of members, but he was a big picture, big part of it for many years. I would call him one of the salts of the earth," Capt. Kevin Murray said.
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Addison & Steele
I actually have a huge backlog of photos and posts but I thought I would quickly put this one up as it's still fresh in my mind and the coffee still fresh on my taste buds. Passing it on the bus rides to work every day (or rather, when the bus decides to deviate up through Angove Street) I thought it was about time I try Addison & Steele. Even if that meant going by myself.
So tonight I drove over to North Perth on the way home from work. There was a free coffee tasting occurring when I arrived and at first felt a bit awkward, thinking I had crashed some sort of private event. The barista, whose name I forgot to ask but will from now be known as Mr Steele, told me that they usually have Public Cupping every so often and that it was the best way to try coffee in its purest form. He encouraged me to join but I felt like spectating instead. Besides, it was fun to watch them shift around the table like they were playing musical chairs, making the occasional slurping sound.
Their kitchen is small and open and so causes the staff to come up with utensil practical and interesting menus matching the seasons and different days of the week. They also have a designated espresso and filter bar where you can sit and watch them make your coffee as they explain to you what it is they're doing. It's a little bit like the coffee set up Gale Boetticher had in Breaking Bad. They had some pork in the oven when I visited which had been slow cooking all day, ready for some pork sliders the next. Today they had breakfast bruschetta, pumpkin soup and smoked salmon bagels on offer along with a few other specials.
I myself couldn't go past a blueberry bagel with three different cream cheeses. Each bagel comes with its own selection of cheeses and spreads. The blueberry bagel was complemented by strawberry, blueberry and a peanut butter nutella cream cheeses with flavours you could eat alone or together. I think it was a peanut butter/nutella mix but whatever it was it was delicious. I elected a "comp style" tasting platter with an espresso and a cup of the Candyman. It's basically a brew with milk and one without. You can get a mix of these exotic coffees or go with a standard flat white, which I am sure they'll have no trouble brewing. The baristas will pour your coffee as they educate you about what is sitting and waiting in your cup.
Addison & Steele opens early and closes late on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays so be sure to try it out if you want coffee, to meet up with friends somewhere different, or a light bite to eat. They're closed on Mondays but open from 6.30am - 4pm Tuesdays and Wednesdays and other varying times, just check out Urbanspoon or take a peak inside.
Suite 1/448 Fitzgerald Street, North Perth
Tuesday - Wednesday 6.30am - 4pm
Thursday - Friday 6.30am - 7pm
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Take a closer look at stunning collections of keris, the traditional Javanese dagger, whose centuries-old mystical lore continues to fascinate and enchant. Discover more about this ancient craft at the keris artisan workshop of Padepokan Keris Brojobuwono, located in the village of Wonosari, not far from Solo. An ancestral technique from a bygone era, the keris-making process itself usually takes from six months to a year depending on which materials are used and the complexity of the design. Precious metals such as gold, silver and gemstones such as diamonds or citrines are used to adorn the most exquisite pieces.
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GPA Response to “Build Your Grantwriting Credentials and Boost Your Income”
The recent article in TrendTrack by Diana Holder titled “Build Your Grantwriting Credentials and Boost Your Income” portends to address how an individual in the grants field can improve their status through professional development and credentialing. The article references two sources for salary data, payscale.com and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). The payscale.com datais based on questionnaire responses from 576 individuals and it is unclear who received the questionnaire and what their level of expertise or training may be relative to the grants profession. The 2016 AFP Compensation and Benefits Reportcovers the entire field of fundraising and according to the report less than 5% of respondents listed their primary responsibility as either “Corporate/Foundation Relations” or “Proposal Development” in the survey, which are typical areas reflecting grant professionals.
The Grant Professionals Association (GPA), https://www.grantprofessionals.org, has conducted a Salary and Benefits survey of grant professionals for 11 years. The 2017 GPA Salary and Benefits surveycollected information from 375 individuals who work as grant professionals. The average salary for full-time employed grant professionals is $63,630 according to the survey data. The GPA survey data supports the conclusion that years of experience positively impact earnings. It is also true that formal education (bachelor’s degree or master’s degree) positively impacts salary for employed professionals.
The article continues that one of the best ways to improve earnings for grant professionals is to get certified. However, the author points to a certificate of completion for completing a basic course on grant proposal development as a way to get certified. This perpetuates the false notion that completing a course of study is the same thing as a professional credential. The Grant Professionals Certification Institute (GPCI), http://www.grantcredential.org, oversees the Grant Professional Certified SM (GPC SM) credential, which is an objective measure of the level of experience and expertise in the profession as defined by the profession as a whole. This is the only competency based credential for those who research grants, prepare grant proposals, and manage post-award grant funds. According to the GPA salary survey, GPC credentialed grant professionals make an average of $11,316 (17.7%) more per year than their non-credentialed colleagues. More than 50% of respondents indicated that their income was higher after obtaining their GPC certification.
I have never taken the CFRE exam but I know people who have received this credential. From what I have heard, the CFRE is more focused on general fund development and has a small emphasis on grants. The GPC, however, is entirely focused on grants. It emphasizes everything on the grant spectrum from prospect research to federal guidelines to proposal development to foundation relations to grant management. In my opinion, the GPC is THE certification to have for those specializing in grants and the GPA salary survey supports that the credential leads to increased earnings for grant professionals.
The Grant Professionals Association (GPA) is an international membership association for everyone in the grants industry. GPA and its affiliates work to advance the profession, certify professionals, and fund professionalism. GPA offers continuing professional development through local chapter meetings, regular webinars, the GPA Journal, and an annual conference. The Grant Professionals Certification Institute oversees the GPC credential based on a body of knowledge for the profession. The Grant Professionals Foundation provides scholarships to individuals to advance their career in the grants profession. Find out more at http://www.GrantProfessionals.org.
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Portland seems picture-perfect in a few ways.
It has open-minded liberal-leaning laws and public systems (meaning excellent transportation and above-average programs). It also has great schools, tons of activities, and Voodoo Doughnut.
But before you buy a home in Portland there are a few things you should know. Portland is not the city it was 30, 20, or even 10 years ago. Drug use, a significant unhoused population, and an increase in crime have led many long-time residents to leave or, at least, change where in the city they live.
If you’re interested in visiting (or moving to) Portland anytime soon, let’s go through some of what I consider to be the city’s worst neighborhoods which you should probably avoid right now.
Related: Living in Portland as a Conservative
Does Portland have ghettos? There are high-crime neighborhoods in Portland that suffer from a poor job market, lack of law enforcement, and social unrest. These areas might not qualify as racially homogenous ghettos but have inadequate housing and all the symptoms of the average American ghetto.
In short, sure, you can get shot or mugged in Portland. However, the rougher areas of the city have very little in common with the inner-city areas of other major cities.
Instead of places that should never be approached, Portland mostly has some “crappy” neighborhoods which are not-great places to live and shouldn’t be ventured into after dark.
In this article, we will go over the worst Portland neighborhoods for visitors and homeowners, including:
- St. Johns
- Mill Park
- Lloyd District
- Powell Hurst
- Old Town Chinatown
If you’re looking for current safety statistics, consulting a crime map of the city is probably your best bet.
Worst Neighborhoods & Areas In Portland, Oregon
Centennial is located in East Portland and is surrounded by other neighborhoods you might not want to be in after dark. Its notable businesses are pubs and tattoo shops, neither of which signify tourist-friendliness.
From homeless people to a lack of secure surveillance, the centennial region in Portland checks off all the signs of being a ghetto.
Centennial has among the highest violent crime rates in Portland, but that’s still well under the national average. That said, the national average of violent crimes like murder and robbery is hiked by really bad neighborhoods in nearly policeless states.
Centennial cannot be compared to the inner cities of Chicago. But it can be said that the centennial is to Portland what Chicago is to Illinois.
Bridgeton is located in Multnomah County in Portland, Oregon. The area is far from a ghetto, and it is laughable to consider it one, given that it is home to country clubs. These are supposed to signify gentrification.
Bridgeton was nearly a ghetto at one point because of population thinness. However, the gentrification process introduced stricter surveillance making the place safer than it used to be.
Still, Bridgeton is safe for newcomers because the population’s thinness makes certain parts of the area unwelcoming to newcomers. It has a higher theft rate than the national average, and the steep inequality between country club members and the homeless results in resentment and crime.
3. St. Johns
St. Johns is located north of University Park in Portland. It is known for its ‘small big town’ vibe.
It is dense for a sub-urban area, with a population exceeding 14,000. Among them, most are middle-class income earners. This makes petty theft lucrative for the homeless and those growing up with a negative influence.
St John’s crime rate is higher than the national average, and its assault rate comes closer to the national average.
70 neighborhoods in Portland are rated higher in liveability than Kenton. But it isn’t a bad place to live in if you know the ins and outs of the place. But newcomers and visitors can often learn the hard way that Kenton’s diversity isn’t always predicated on inclusion.
The communities in Kenton are very tight-knit, and it is hard to find a social footing. The neighborhood has a thriving nightlife, but getting into the most desirable spots can be hard without previously knowing someone.
Above all, Kenton has a concerning crime rate. With a higher theft rate than the national average and an assault rate that comes pretty close to the American average, one should avoid going into Kenton alone at night.
Parkrose is the home of young professionals in Portland with similar percentages of homeowning and renting residents. It is in Multnomah County, which also houses a few other ‘bad’ neighborhoods. Parkrose has an air of gentrification with an undercurrent of unrest.
The murder rate in Parkrose is almost double the national average, as is the assault rate. There are over 1000 more motor vehicle thefts per 100,000 residents in Parkrose than is expected of an average neighborhood in America.
Sunderland is primarily a region where old homeowners reside. The crime rate here is lower than in the other neighborhoods but still goes over half the national average.
Again, it is worth emphasizing that the average crime rate in America is hiked by crime factory neighborhoods where crime is easy, lucrative, and consequence-free. A neighborhood of barely 500 people should not have anywhere over a quarter of the national average crime.
7. Lloyd District
Lloyd District is a young and hip area in Portland. It is a must-visit for nightlife but among the top three worst neighborhoods to visit on safety and crime.
It is population-dense which makes law and order much harder to implement. As a result, Lloyd District has 4 times more motor vehicle thefts, 8.7 times more thefts, 8 times more robberies, 3.5 times more murders, and 2.2 times more murders than the national average.
8. Mill Park
Also located in Multnomah County in Portland, Mill Park is a mixed suburban locale that seems to have decent public schools. Its population density, however, doesn’t ensure that every resident has a good education.
While the affluent and the middle-class income earners seem to live in harmony, they have unspoken agreements regarding property protection and flaunting wealth.
There isn’t as much violence in the neighborhood by ghetto standards, but when things get violent, they can get out of hand.
The murder rate in the region exceeds the national average, as does the motor vehicle theft rate. Petty theft and assault rates, in general, don’t exceed the national average. This shows that, for the most part, Mill Park is peaceful, but very small patches in the neighborhood are responsible for severe crimes at a very high frequency.
Outsiders who don’t know the area should avoid Mill Park, especially at night.
9. Old Town
Old Town, a.k.a. Chinatown, is a neighborhood with a primarily Asian population. There is a greater mix of diversity in some multi-family units.
For the most part, it is a renter-occupied neighborhood because of the low rent. The affordability of Chinatown rents makes it attractive to lower-income bracket individuals, some of whom are responsible for the relatively higher crime rate.
Old Town’s crime rate is alarmingly higher than the national average:
With 7.9 times more assaults, 3.3 times more murders, 6.5 times more instances of robbery, 4.7 times more theft, and 3.4 times more motor vehicle thefts, Old Town is better for criminals than visitors.
10. Powell Hurst
Powell Hurst has a neck-and-neck owners’ and renters’ market. It has relatively affluent people residing in it with stricter surveillance. This can attract some criminal elements that are highly motivated to go farther than the average criminal.
One can conclude from the fact that Powell Hurst’s petty theft rate is lower than the national average, and its burglary rates exceed that of the average in the united states. It has a higher assault and motor vehicle theft rate but 6 times fewer murders than the national average rate.
Hazelwood is located south of Parkrose Heights. Its residence demographics have been shifting, with more renters replacing homeowning residents. The rise in crime in Hazelwood is responsible for owners selling their homes to Real Estate Investment Trusts and investors who own to lease.
Hazelwood has more than double the theft rate of America, a motor vehicle theft rate that is 4x the national average, and an assault rate that exceeds the American average as well.
Not the most visitor-friendly.
But if you decide to visit, avoid the area around the gateway transit center.
Montavilla is not a ghetto by any stretch, yet it is still not as safe as the relatively safer places in American cities. It has a rate slightly higher than the national average for certain crimes and lower for others. It isn’t a great place to leave your car in, nor is it the perfect place to flaunt wealth and leave items unattended.
Montavilla is known for its affluence, and that attracts thieves and robbers. As a visitor, you might interrupt them if you roam the streets at night or may be seen as one.
South of Mill Park, Powellhurst-Gilbert is a neighborhood with over 27,000 residents. A dense neighborhood with similar renter and homeowner demographics, the place is diverse in income brackets.
The clash of steep wealth differences leads to higher crime.
Powellhurst-Gilbert has a 1.5 times higher assault rate than the national average crime rate. Its motor vehicle theft rate is over 4 times higher, and its burglary rate exceeds the national average by double digits.
From a look at Portland’s law and order situation, there are noticeable differences in the security of property and life across different neighborhoods.
From a safety perspective, the ideal neighborhoods have over 80% of homeowning residents. If said neighborhoods are surrounded by areas with over 60% homeowning residents, you can consider it the safest place to be in Portland.
Having said that, the homelessness situation in Oregon (and Seattle too for that matter) has made the city feel unsafe for many and this list may grow or change as the problem remains unaddressed in any significant capacity.
I will also say that if your neighborhood is one here, you either agree with me or are slightly offended. The truth is, there are lovely people everywhere and things to like about every place. However, for most people, the above neighborhoods should certainly not be at the top of their list. Write me an angry note if you must.

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With an article in the New England Journal of Medicine. On the one hand, it’s better written than his full-of-holes article about gun shows, but that’s about all the good that I can say about it.
His article rambles in subject from concerns about the health care cost associated with shootings in the US, to talking about the dangers of gun related suicides, and finally getting around to ill-informed commentary on DC vs. Heller.
He spends a lot of time talking about how the gun-suicide rate in DC is really low, and completely glosses over the extremely high crime rate in that city, as well as in Chicago – which he uses as another example of an area with “good” gun laws.
He closes his article with the following statement:
A Supreme Court decision broadening gun rights and overturning the D.C. statutes would be widely viewed as upholding such [pro-gun] policies. By promoting our sense of entitlement to gun use against one another, it could weaken the framework of ordered liberty that makes civil society possible.
You really have to view this through a lens of ignorance for it to make sense, and yet the more and more I work on the pro-gun issue, the more I understand how anti-gunners think. They actually believe that any kind of gun use is bad, even if it’s justified for defense of human life; any situation where the individual is empowered is undermining their view of a “civil society”. To people like Garen, a “civil society” isn’t enforced by individuals who will not allow their right to life to be infringed upon by criminals; but rather by the police and the “authorities.”
Garen still wants to be protected by people with guns, he just doesn’t want you or I to be one of those people. There are many, many other holes in Garen’s most recent article, his focus on the medical costs of firearms doesn’t address the fact that the medical costs related to alcohol far outstrip firearms – but you don’t see him calling for a new prohibition. That’s the great thing about being in the real grassroots, I know that every point I don’t address will get nailed by someone else.
Update: Thirdpower does exactly that. Uncle notes that this whole anti-gun thing is kind of a big circle-jerk (my words), and Sebastian notes that our adversary is often a lot more politically connected than we are.

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Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff has said that apart
from Borno State, they have successfully pushed Boko Haram out of the North-eastern parts of Nigeria.
He disclosed this at a meeting with
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday.
He added that the troops are sharing intelligence to rout the insurgents out of Borno. He said,
“There are no Boko Haram terrorists in neighbouring states. They have been pushed out, and now cornered in Borno State.
We are coordinating with civil and traditional authorities, mobilising and reinforcing and all we need is patience. We will not relent.”
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The last time the University of Louisville music major was there she was an infant, soon to be adopted by American parents. Welding grew up in Louisville and graduated from Sacred Heart Academy.
Now a member of UofL’s world-renowned Cardinal Singers, Welding was part of the choir’s latest triumphant trip overseas — one that took the ensemble to South Korea and then on to some of the finest concert halls in Taiwan and China.
For the senior soprano, traveling to the place of her birth was exciting. But the reason she was going made it even more special.
The fact that I am going under these circumstances-as a member of a choir — a recognized choir, Welding said during a pre-trip rehearsal at a Louisville church. It’s like we have a purpose for being there, and we are being recognized for being there. A specific level of excellence is going to be expected.
Welding was not on the trip in summer 2009, when the Cardinal Singers sealed their growing international reputation with a perfect showing at the First Grand Prix of Choral Music in South Korea. At the choir contest, which featured top choral groups from all over the world, the singers placed first in both the sacred music and mixed chorus categories.
That gave us outstanding exposure in Asia, which has a rich choral tradition, said Kent Hatteberg, director of UofL choral activities and of the Cardinal Singers. It was great to make a name for ourselves in that part of the world.
This summer’s trip — from July 26 to Aug. 12 — did not include competition but rather was a tour of choral festivals, among them the Taipei International Choral Festival in Taiwan and the Beijing International Choral Festival.
There’s still a lot of pressure because we have a standard, said tenor Josh Hamilton, a senior music education major. The reason that we were going to this festival is because people heard us last year in Korea when we did so well. We have to live up to that standard. We have to be just as good even though we’re not competing — just performing.
We have a reputation overseas now, added Hamilton, who made his fifth international trip with the ensemble this summer. So we have to maintain that same level of performance. There’s been a lot of pressure and a lot of push by Dr. Hatteberg for us to be as great as we can possibly be.
The choir seemed to accomplish that goal. While in Beijing, the singers were featured at length on a local English language television station as the prestigious ensemble from the United States that opened the event.
About 1,500 people came to hear the singers in Taiwan, Hatteberg said, and the audience didn’t want the show to end.
We had to stop after three encores, but the crowd wanted more, he noted.
Throughout their travels, choir members got rock-star treatment. Fans stopped students for autographs and photos, and the group sold nearly all the CDs it took, Hatteberg said.
Soprano Lydia Cox, a senior studying music education, said she enjoys the atmosphere of the festivals — and checking out other choirs.
It’s an opportunity to hear a lot of really good music — international groups that we wouldn’t be able to hear otherwise, she said.
It’s also an invaluable learning experience, Hamilton added.
It’s interesting to hear the pieces we do performed by the other choirs, he said. Because can see and hear how they do things differently and how we do things alike. We’re there to learn and sing with other great choirs.
The trip wasn’t all about singing. The choir got the chance to be tourists, seeing the Great Wall, touring the Forbidden City and experiencing other sites, sounds and culture of South Korea, Taiwan and China.
Senior Rob Carlson, a tenor 2 with the Cardinal Singers, said he prefers the musical moments, though.
When that one part of the song is coming up and you just get goose bumps up your neck when you hit this chord and to see the people in the audience just light up with you as you’re singing for them, Carlson said. For me, those are the magical moments of these trips. Those are the unforgettable moments.
Some of the experiences I’ve had with this group are just absolutely incredible.
(Editor’s Note: The Cardinal Singers will perform at the School of Music on Sept. 12. The group, formed in 1970 as an outreach group for UofL, has been at the top of international performance and competition since 2004 when it won two first-place prizes at the International Choir Olympics in Bremen, Germany.)


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- Friends of Christine Dacera gave an interview to ABS-CBN and recounted how good their friend really was
- One of her friends, Andrei Barretto, candidly recalled his last conversation with Christine on New Year's Eve on IG
- Andrei said that he replied to her story and that while he told Christine that he was at home, she told him that she booked a room with friends
- When Andrei told her, baka "mapano ka dyan," she replied that it's negative because her companions were "mas babae pa" than her
ABS-CBN TV Patrol had an exclusive interview with two of Christine Dacera's friends, Dana Rose Socaoco and Andrei Barretto.
Dana described Christine as a trustworthy friend, someone whom one can depend on.
Andrei Barretto, also recounted the conversation he had with her and here's his account as what he stated in ABS-CBN's video:
"Nag-reply ako sa story niya, sabi ko, dzai, happy new year dzai!
Sabi niya, happy new year rin, asan kayo?
Sabi ko andito ako sa bahay, ikaw nasan ka?
Sabi niya nandito, nag-book kami ng room, kasama yung mga friends ko.
Sabi ko, hahaha baka mapano ka diyan.
Sabi niya, negats dhai kasi mas mga babae pa 'to sa akin eh."
The photo of PAL flight attendant Christine Angelica Dacera which was the one she uploaded last on her Instagram account has gone viral. The caption on the photo of Christine was "Last flight for this one helluva year." The upload was made before the news of the 23-year-old's demise broke.
Si Christine Angelica Dacera ay naging laman ng headlines matapos siyang matagpuang patay sa isang hotel room sa Makati. Dahil dito, nag-viral na rin sa social media ang masayang Facebook live video ni Dacera. Makikita sa video na masayang nakikipag-bonding si Dacera sa kanyang mga mahal sa buhay.
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High Level Political Forum 2019
July 9 / 08:00 - July 18 / 18:00
The Global Platform for the Right To The City (GPR2C) will participate at the HLPF whose theme will be “Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality“.
The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) is the main United Nations platform on sustainable development and it has a central role in the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the global level.
The meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2019 convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council will be held from Tuesday, 9 July, to Thursday, 18 July 2019.
The Global Platform for the Right to the City includes in its mission the goal to promote the visibility of local and national actions and struggles for the Right to the City at international forums, as well as to advocate for changes in political agendas at the international level and to monitor the implementation of existing commitments (Human Rights, New Urban Agenda -NUA- and SDGs). Arising from this overarching mission is the goal to systematically align existing (human rights) and more recent (NUA, SDGs) obligations in order to ground the stronger normative arguments needed for implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Right to the City.
The GPR2C’s participation at the HLPF is therefore intended to give visibility and raise awareness about local and global struggles for the Right to the City; continue to ensure the inclusion of the Right to the City in international agendas; monitor the implementation of the SDGs; and align NUA and SDGs commitments with existing human rights obligations and the different components of the Right to the City.
The Right to the City at the HLPF 2019
HLPF 2019 goals are linked to the Right to the City as follows:
In order to achieve this, the Global Platform will be co-organizing the following events:
Right to the City and Right to Food: realizing territorial justice and rural-urban linkages
Date: Wednesday 10 July,2-3:30pm
Location: Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice (Susan Berresford Room, Floor 11) 320 E 43rd St, New York
Organizers: FIAN, RIPESS, Global Netwrok for the Right to Food and Nutrition and the Global Platform for the Right to the City
More info: R2C&RighttoFood_Concept Note_HLPF_19-06-11
Right to the City and Right to Food Community Event
Date: Saturday July 13th, 12-16h
Location: East New York Farms, 613 New Lots Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
Organizers: NESRI, Rosa Luxemburg, Just Food and the Global Platform for the Right to the City
Registrations were extended until 15 June 2019. The registration period is now over.


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Sonny Chiba, the veteran Japanese actor famous for his role as Hanzo in the Quentin Tarantino film. Kill bill, has died at the age of 82.
Chiba died today (August 19) of pneumonia caused by contracting Covid-19, his agent confirmed to Variety. He was admitted to the hospital for the first time on August 8.
Chiba was recognized as a skilled martial artist and rose to fame in the 1960s and 1970s on television shows such as Street Fighter Y Yakuza Police.
He later gained additional recognition for his roles in various English language films, including Quentin Tarantino. Kill bill series in which he played a legendary sword maker.
Chiba also played the villain in Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift.
Horror filmmaker Ted Geoghegan topped the tributes on social media, tweeting: The great Sonny Chiba passed away today at age 82, another Covid-19 victim.
“A martial arts legend with six black belts who started out on tokusatsu TV, Chiba made more than 120 films for Toei and was Japan’s hottest action star for decades. Watch one of his movies today. “
The actor worked prolifically throughout his life, earning more than 120 credits to his name.
Some of his best known Japanese films include Champion of Death, Karate for life Y Invasion of Neptune’s men.
He acted for several big names in world cinema, including Tarantino, Justin Lin, Takashi Miike, and Kinji Fukasaku.
He also worked as a fight scene choreographer later in his career.
Chiba is survived by a daughter and two sons.


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I really LOVED Berlin and I can’t wait to go back! Unfortunately I didn’t spend nearly enough time exploring the city. There is a ridiculous amount of things to do in Berlin so here is my list from the few days I was there:
⚡ Any and all markets- The markets were so diverse and cultured in Berlin. I loved wandering through, hearing people speaking German and encountering anything from baked goods to art.
⚡ Walk or Cycle around the city- Depending on where you are in the city, there are so many landmarks/ museums/ parks / shops to visit. I recommend hiring a bike and going for a ride to explore the city.
⚡Historical Places- I would highly recommend visiting the Jewish Museum and also the Holocaust Memorial. These were both emotionally impacting places which I went alone too but glad I experienced. In Sydney there is a Jewish Museum I remember visiting in High School, but actually visiting this one in Berlin was unbelievable.
⚡Walk down East Side Gallery- confronting, controversial and awareness all wrapped into art down this long wall on the main street. This was one of my favourite spots I got to visit because no where else in the world has anything like this!
⚡Nightlife- I only went out one night with some friends I made at the hostel. I can’t remember how we found out about the spot we visited but it was pretty awesome it was called Katerblau. It was this little outside artsy area right next to the lake. We each bought a cider and just sat around with a whole heap of other young Germans and internationals. There was a old fashioned photo booth and just quirky bits of art everywhere.
⚡Food- Wow the food in Berlin was next level. At the time I was veggo and there were still so many great options. Due to the city being quite international there were so many different cuisines and the pricing was still fairly affordable to eat out. The food markets were unbelievable- if you were to do one thing in Berlin, go to any food markets!


Israel’s IDF & Military Industries 60 years exhibition included a number of robotic and remotely controlled systems. Some systems are already operational, such as the Tanin and TAGS robotic vehicle described below. Others, like the Guardium, have just been fielded this year and are about to enter operational service soon. Among the miniature robotic systems under development by the Israeli industry were the Viper, developed by Elbit Systes and four-wheel Eye-Drive by ODF. Among the larger systems on display here were the FrontRunner robotic engineering vehicle, developed by IAI Ramta, Zoko industries and InRob.
Remotely controlled sniper weapon-mount was unveiled here by the IDF special projects development unit Yiftach. The system, dubbed Tanin (Alligator) mounts a Barret 0.5″ semi-automatic heavy sniper rifle, positioned on an electrically powered, remotely controlled fixture capable of aiming the rifle at targets up to 3 km in range. These weapon are typically positioned near remotely operated observation posts, enabling operators to rapidly engage targets within their area of responsibility. The system is equipped with a firing safety features inhibiting inadvertent firing of the weapon. The system weighs about 120 kg and is designed for operation at fixed sites. The unit has also developed a deployable, lightweight system designed for automatic sniper rifles. Other remotely controlled weapon stations (RCWS) on display at the exhibition included the Wave system, developed by IMI, demonstrated on IMI’s up-armored M-113 and the Samson RCWS, developed by Rafael, shown mounted on the Namer.
Several UGVs were displayed at the exhibition, among them the Tactical Amphibious Ground Support vehicle (TAGS), built by Dumur Industries of Canada. The original system that weighs about 1.7 tons was enhanced in Israel increasing the curb weight to two tons, increasing payload capacity to 1 ton. The IDF is considering using the TAGS in support of infantry units operating in urban operations, utilizing the robot to transport some of the equipment used by the infantry unit, and deliver critically needed supplies such as ammunition, in areas threatened by hostile fire. TAGS can also be used to carry casualties under fire, in conditions that would expose the medical team to high risk.
The Israeli configured TAGS mounts an elevated a video/flir sensor payload, utilizing an IAI/Tamam miniPOP payload, a forward looking driving camera and illumination system, an electronic control package and payload carriage rigs. The TAGS can operate at a range about one kilometer from the control station, located inside a specialized armored vehicle. However, the IDF does not limit the use of TAGS to support missions only. A new configuration recently entering field testing mounts a lightweight weapon station, complemented with an EO payload, enabling units to utilize the robot as a forward deployed fire base.


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You can tell the age from the date stamp on the barrel. Check the manufactured date page on the Remington Society of America to look up the details.
They are date code stamped on the barrel on left side in front of receiver. A barrel location diagram and the date code table (month/year) is available on the Remington Society of America.
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You cannot tell by the s/n. You need the barrel code, located on barrel, left side, at the frame. Find that number, post it and I'll see if I can help.


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With harpoons strapped to their backs, the proud whales of Bathsheba’s pod live for the hunt, fighting in the ongoing war against the world of men. When they attack a ship bobbing on the surface of the Abyss, they expect to find easy prey. Instead, they find the trail of a myth, a monster, perhaps the devil himself…
As their relentless Captain leads the chase, they embark on a final, vengeful hunt, one that will forever change the worlds of both whales and men.
This book was actually my first Patrick Ness book and I REALLY enjoyed it!
This book is very short, I read it in about an hour in one of my classes, and I was completely engrossed in the story. I never knew I’d be so interested in a story about whales but the concept was so interesting to me.
Unfortunately, with the arc, the illustrations weren’t coloured yet, and some were incomplete. I cannot wait until the release to see the finished artwork because what I had in the arc was beautiful itself, so I can only imagine how amazing it will look with colour.
The characters were compelling and interesting, and really drove the action of the narrative. All of both the whale and the human characters had distinct characteristics that made them easily distinguishable from others, and I really appreciated how much personality each character had.
Even if you have never read Moby Dick (I have not) the concept of this book is still incredible. With commentary on societal issues that make you question some aspects of your own life, the depth of the story really strengthens it’s complex narrative and characters, making them even more interesting and realistic (as realist as characters who are whales can be 😂)
Would really recommend, especially to those looking for a short book with a really great atmosphere!

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From one of China's most acclaimed writers, this is an unflinching, erotic and exciting tale of forbidden love in the gold rush era of turn-of-the-century San Francisco. Geling Yan traces the lives of two individuals separated by prejudice and mistrust, but bound forever by their passion for one another. Fusang is a Chinese girl shanghaied from her village in China, brought to California and sold into the seedy underworld of prostitution. Soon she falls into an obsessive relationship with Chris, an 11-year-old boy.
As years pass, numerous barriers are placed between the lovers - by Chris's wealthy family, and most menacingly by Fusang's murderous pimp, who bestrides Chinatown with a clutch of daggers at his waist.
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'The lush, decadent darkness which pervades Geling Yan's novel about a Chinese prostitute in turn-of-the-century San Francisco makes this an intensely cinematic book.' Big Issue; 'Her great storytelling lets you enjoy silk and embroidery, tea and angling, earrings, everlasting love and derringdo; it lets you, with the luscious vicarious masochism of a true fiction lover, relish the horrors of giving your body to hideous strangers or, as a coolie railroad worker, being beaten to a pulp by striking Caucasian workers.' Observer; 'A challenging work of literature... Skilfully subverts the basic tenet of Orientalism - that the Orient can be read, known, possessed.' Times Literary SupplementAbout the Author:
Born in Shanghai to a writer and an actress, Geling Yan began writing in the late 1970s as a war correspondent covering the Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts. Her first novel was published in China in 1985. In 1989, following the massacre at Tiananmen Square, she left China for the United States. Since then, two of her works have been made into films and a collection of her short fiction was translated into English. She has won many awards, both in China and the USA. She now lives in San Francisco.$$$
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Are you looking for the future of property brochures? Well, you’ve just found it.
Introducing Meon View from Metis Homes. A unique collection of homes nestled in the South Downs that deserved an equally unique approach to marketing. Innovation was the name of the game here, and boy, did we deliver.
Once bespoke, aspirational branding was in place attention turned to creating the ‘wow factor’. With off-plan sales the target, for Meon View the standard printed or pdf brochure just wouldn’t do.
So, in stepped Hybrid Brochure by Antler.
A fluid left to right motion, truly digital brochure that incorporated bespoke drone footage, 360 CGIs, interactive site plan and local area map, customer testimonial videos, plus all the features you’d expect in a traditional development brochure like specification, floor plans and exceptional photography.
A real thing of beauty, Meon View achieved an off-plan sales result of 70% reserved using just the hybrid brochure alone. So, it’s fair to say we’re pretty proud of this one.
“If you’re looking to present your development and your properties to buyers through a truly 21st century approach,I would absolutely recommend you use Hybrid Brochure! Testament to this is our latest development, Meon View, with 70% of homes reserved off-plan, based upon nothing other than a Hybrid Brochure.”
David Oakley, Head of Sales & Marketing Metis Homes

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Saturday, March 17, 2012
Book Review: Night Shivers
By: Ed Pessalano
Published by: Moose Hide Books; Date: 2010
Ages: 6 and up
Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by: Wayne S. Walker
Synopsis: Do you like to read spine-tingling, scary stories? Some people do, and some people don’t. If you do, you will probably enjoy Night Shivers. The book consists of thirteen short stories which fall into the general category of horror from different genres. Some of them involve ghosts and skeletons, but most of them are a more Edgar Allan Poe-Alfred Hitchcock type of spooky, eerie tales. Are you the kind of person who can read stories like this, immediately go to bed, and still sleep peacefully at night?
Overall thoughts: Author Ed Pessalano has always liked telling stories, especially scary ones. Even when just a young boy, he would terrify family and friends with his special brand of horror. A couple of the tales are especially gruesome. In one a body is found hanging with a slashed throat and in another an elderly man eats corpses. The publisher’s website lists the book as being for adults, but there is no sexuality or bad language. The phrase “good Lord” is used once as an interjection, and the euphemistic “geez” appears once. Children who are very sensitive and people with an extremely weak stomach would probably want to avoid this book, but children who are able to read, into the macabre, and not bothered by such things should enjoy the book. Horror is not my favorite genre, but even I found the stories interesting, and my fifteen-year-old son said that they are creepy great.
*Stories for Children Publishing, LLC. (SFC) and its divisions do not receive any compensation for product reviews beyond a sample and/or limited access to a paid website. SFC donates all books sent for review to a charitable organization. SFC may do a contest or giveaway of samples we receive.

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Upcoming Healthcare Simulation Webinars to Improve Clinical Experiences
The HealthySimulation.com webinar platform “LEARN” hosts a number of informative healthcare simulation webinars each month. Today, the platform is hosting two healthcare simulation webinars developed to give simulationists an edge when designing clinical simulation experiences. This HealthySimulation.com article shares what participants can expect to take away from these presentations, including learning objectives. There’s still time to register – click on the webinar presentation title links to secure your spot!
November 22 at 9 AM PST, UTC-8 | Building Better Clinical Simulation Experiences Through Collaborative Cross Training
Presented by Beverly Price, BSN, RN, CHSOS, and Melissa Malone MSN, RN, GERO-BC, NPD-BC, this one-hour, intermediate healthcare simulation webinar presentation explains how cross-training educators and simulation techs can lead to better healthcare simulation program collaboration and improved medical simulation experiences. Within the healthcare simulation practice, operations and education are intertwined and simply cannot excel independently of one another.
Simply put, a collaboration between the two roles is vital. An effective way to foster that collaborative mindset is to train both clinical educators and operations specialists on the basic functionality of high-fidelity manikins. A broader understanding of the human patient simulator functionality and operations allows an educator to increase realism and fully utilize the high-fidelity manikins, ultimately helping to meet clinical simulation learning objectives.
A discussion of instructional objectives with the operations specialist assists in the overall improvement of collaboration and the development of simulation activities. The presenters will discuss the creation and implementation of plans for departmental cross-training. Learning objectives include learning to:
- Identify one educator within your department that could participate in training in the role of operations
- Create a “next steps” plan for cross-training within the department.
- Identify key stakeholders in implementing a plan to train educators in the operations of simulation.
November 30 at 11 AM PST UTC-8 | Expand Your Healthcare Simulation Program by Building Relationships
Build and grow your healthcare simulation program by building relationships. Resources are invested in simulation programs and centers. Leaders anticipate and expect use, growth, and outcomes impacting patient care. One key practice to building simulation programs is building relationships. Intentionality with actionable relationship-building practices reaps great rewards in simulation program growth and development. In a three-year period, including COVID we experienced a 50% increase in learners through our simulation center. Consistent, intentional relationship-building practices were part of the successful growth strategy. Learning objectives include:
- Identify the people you need to build relationships with.
- Proactively meet with people identified for relationship building.
- Affirm and celebrate those with whom you have built relationships.
December 1 at 9 AM PST UTC-8 | Simulating Medication Administration with a Real Pyxis MedStation
Why is the Pyxis MedStation ES so important for simulation programs to consider? World-renowned Clinical Simulation expert Pam Jeffries, Professor of Nursing and Dean of the School of Nursing at Vanderbilt University shares that “Simulations are a very important part of the program because of the immersion and experiential learning,” says. “Every simulation center today needs a Pyxis. That’s one example of the technology that’s needed to prepare our nurses not only for today but for tomorrow.”
This webinar will answer “What can the Pyxis platform offer my program in terms of teaching realistic medication administration?” Learn more in this webinar about the market leader in medication dispensing systems and how this technology can be used to educate clinical students on safe, patient-centered care. In partnership with Becton-Dickinson (BD), Medical Shipment is the sole provider of Pyxis MedStation products for educational programs. The Pyxis product line offers educators a customizable, scalable platform to train students on the same equipment they will later use in the hospital setting. Learning objectives include:
- Discuss the importance of Pyxis products in education.
- Learn about the user experiences for faculty and students.
- Identify which Pyxis products best fit your simulation goals.
December 1 at 11 AM PST, UTC-8 | Deconstructing Healthcare Silos: Multiplayer Virtual Reality for Interprofessional Education
Virtual reality (VR) is a tool that can shape the way we deliver experiential learning. Interprofessional education (IPE) training is crucial to developing collaborative team communication. However, finding adequate time and resources for simulation team training is challenging. The need to support alternative education delivery methods has never been more critical. Using a virtual environment for IPE training may allow for more frequent training opportunities with a diverse group of participants.
During this webinar, Dr. Brown will discuss her work with traditional single-player VR and a multiplayer VR platform that uses real-time voice communication between participants to allow for collaborative engagement and debriefing within the virtual space.
This CE webinar will provide a roadmap for the implementation and evaluation of virtual learning using simulation standards of best practice. Learning objectives include:
- Discuss the current literature related to VR and IPE in clinical simulation education and training.
- Describe the development of a multi-site collaboration using multiplayer VR for medical and nursing trainees.
- Discuss the findings from a multiplayer VR IPE pilot research study with a synchronized debriefing for clinical outcome improvement.
December 7 at 11 AM PST, UTC-8 | Leveraging Clinical Simulation Environments for Immersive Life-Long Clinical Learning
The rapid-fire changes confronting administrators, clinicians, and educators in the world of modern healthcare are numerous. As the workforce shortage deepens, developing and retaining existing personnel and efficient onboarding of new staff is critical. Effective clinical simulation programs expedite the onboarding of clinical personnel– but are also a powerful tool to identify and nurture core career paths within local and regional healthcare education and patient care ecosystems.
Institutional needs continue to evolve, with a growing array of live, virtual and remote instructional settings, following a strong shift to competency and confidence-based models of assessing clinical readiness. The rapid adoption of varied and siloed training tools has created a data storm and the urgent need for integrated, efficient, and scalable medical simulation training and monitoring tools. This webinar session will explore the array of training modalities and review the varied data sets that provide a full 360-degree view of learner performance, and competency and discuss the training models of the future. Learning objectives include:
- Employ effective simulation programs to expedite the onboarding of clinical personnel.
- Identify and nurture core career paths within local and regional healthcare education and patient care ecosystems.
- Adopt effective and scalable monitoring and competency tracking tools to accurately assess training performance.
December 8 at 11 AM PST, UTC-8 | Simulation Tools to Transform a
Team of Resuscitation Experts into an Expert Team
Cardiac emergencies are inevitable and challenging to prepare for, which contributes to the lack of improvement in resuscitation rates over the last decade. Join HealthStream & Format Health for a discussion on how to effectively incorporate a mobile cardiac arrest guidance and documentation system into your simulation training strategy. In this webinar, we will review the latest resuscitation support technology available, how to enhance team performance while promoting proper technique, and how to effectively integrate support technology into your simulation training. Learning objectives include:
- Understand basic prerequisites for effective Code Blue team simulations.
- Evaluate how a mobile support system can improve debriefing, quality of care, and accurate hand-offs to next-level care during simulation training.
- Review best practices for simulation training to increase your team’s adherence to ALS guidelines for improved response consistency & communication.
December 14 at 9 AM PST, UTC-8 | Healthcare Simulation Debriefing Strategies & Courses from Top Experts at The Debriefing Academy
Presented by Adam Cheng, MD, this one-hour, beginner webinar will provide key strategies for effective clinical simulation debriefing from world-renowned experts, as well as share more about Debriefing courses available from The Debriefing Academy. This webinar is designed to share more about the Master Debriefer Course, which provides the advanced content, strategies, and tools necessary to support the development of simulator educators within your program. Learning objectives include:
- Describe the journey of debriefing professional development as it relates to skill acquisition and evolving expertise.
- Identify five strategies simulation programs can use to help build simulation educator skills within their program.
- Summarize opportunities for simulation educators to improve their debriefing expertise through offerings from The Debriefing Academy.
December 15 at 9 AM PST, UTC-8 | New Armando IV Injection Training Arm and Nursing Skills Task Trainers from Remedy Simulation
Presented by Scott Wilson, this one-hour, beginner webinar will demonstrate the latest clinical skills task trainers from Remedy Simulation including the Armando IV / Injection Training and Nursing Skills Task Trainers Kit, as well as announce a new partnership with Wallcur. To help provide clinical simulation educators with all the resources needed Remedy Simulation Group has developed and released a Nursing 101 Training Kit, which will also be covered in this webinar This specially packaged kit was assembled with help from their University and Simulation Lab partners to address your simulation labs core needs. This kit includes everything needed to aid in the training of Injection, IV administration, Venipuncture, Catheterization, Diabetic Testing and Wound Care Dressing. Remedy Simulation will also make an important announcement in this webinar about its new distribution partnership with simulated medications company Wallcur. Join us for this one hour product demonstration webinar with key features discussed and product use cases! Learning objectives include:
Learn more about the Armando IV/Injection Training Arm and the Nursing 101 Clinical Skills Training Kit from Remedy Simulation Group.
Understand the opportunity to train nursing students with the latest innovative task trainers.
See Remedy Simulation Group product demonstrations from an actual clinical educator.
December 15 at 11 AM PST, UTC-8 | Reflection Through Art: Creative Ways to Use Neurographica in Clinical Simulation
Neurographica was developed by Dr. Pavel Piskarev in Russia, which is an art form that helps overcome emotions and limiting beliefs that combine art and psychology. The word Neurographica comprises two words: neuron and graphics, or drawing. This method can be used with complex clinical simulation cases where participants are left with many emotions. The more we draw, the more we expand our neuronal connections to be able to evolve internally, process our feelings, and to be able to transform our thinking. This webinar will consider ways we can incorporate art into our clinical simulation participant reflections. Learning objectives include:
- Learn how to effectively debrief clinical simulation with artistic mediums, such as neurographica.
- Practice utilizing the neurographica algorithm to provide reflective thinking.
- Consider ways art forms such as neurographica can be utilized to overcome clinical simulation learner-limiting beliefs.
More About HealthySimulation.com Webinars
HealthySimulation.com’s streamlined clinical simulation webinar platform relaunched in February, and has since featured even more informative and insightful healthcare simulation presentations! These webinars offer live and on-demand content from some of the world’s leading healthcare simulation experts, covering everything necessary to successfully start, develop or expand a clinical simulation program.
Topics range from safe medication administration to moulage and manikin functions. Many HealthySimulation.com webinar presentations are recorded and viewable from anywhere at any time. By registering to watch one or all of these webinars, simulationists, and learners have the opportunity to listen to and learn from various leaders across the clinical simulation industry.
Lance Baily, BA, EMT-B, is the Founder & CEO of HealthySimulation.com, which he started while serving as the Director of the Nevada System of Higher Education’s Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas back in 2010. Lance is also the Founder and acting Advisor to the Board of SimGHOSTS.org, the world’s only non-profit organization dedicated to supporting professionals operating healthcare simulation technologies. His co-edited Book: “Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Operations, Technology, and Innovative Practice” is cited as a key source for professional certification in the industry. Lance’s background also includes serving as a Simulation Technology Specialist for the LA Community College District, EMS fire fighting, Hollywood movie production, rescue diving, and global travel. He and his wife Abigail Baily, PhD live in Las Vegas, Nevada with their two amazing daughters.

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International intrigue, murderous politics, and psychological suspense combine in a stylish literary thriller
An enigmatic Israeli who calls himself Shakespeare – because he’s got a way with words – finds himself jolted on a sidewalk in Manhattan: Is that who I think it is, he wonders, or am I crazy?
Who he thinks it is, is one of the world’s premier terrorists.Someone who murdered his partner. Someone he blames for the fog of despair that’s overcome him. And most shockingly, someone Shakespeare’s mysterious associates in Tel Aviv tell him had been killed in the desert.
So is Shakespeare cracking up, or cracking the case of a lifetime?
In the hands of esteemed Israeli author Joshua Sobol, the wicked riddle becomes a masterful work that transcends genre: It’s a sumptuously written literary novel and a taut spy thriller. It’s a moving recollection of a purposeful youth and a graphic account of the hunt for terrorists. It’s the story of a mid-life crisis and the endless crisis of the Middle East. It’s a work of wild and whimsical word-play and fast-paced, deadly gun-play.
It is, in short, the English-language debut of a mesmerizing writer at the top of his form.
"Cut Throat Dog is truly a piece of captivating literature....Its pages are seductive and sumptuously written, poignantly telling the Jewish history of the 20th century." —The Jewish Times
"All of the literary feints and riddles together act as both a send-up and earnest critique of covert culture. [Cut Throat Dog] hints at the way government secrecy bleeds into civilian life, making it even more quixotic and less secure." —Time Out Chicago
“In these pages, we leave the macho realm of agents, prostitutes and bars, and find ourselves reliving the harrowing experiences of an entire generation.” —The Jerusalem Post
"A breathtaking, brilliantly written, furiously kaleidoscopic series of personal and historical, tragic, comic, bizarre and banal events telling with startling completeness the Jewish history of the 20th century …" —Die Zeit
“…a literary riddle of admirable subtlety.” —Andrea Neuhaus, literaturkritik.de


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FIREARM LOADED CONDITION INDICATOR Filed March 8, 1967 IN VEN TOR.
United States Patent 3,401,665 FIREARM LOADED CONDITION INDICATOR Donald W. Kelley, Powderly, Tex. (Donald W. Kelley, RA18450077, Hq. Co., V Corps CMMI, APO New York 09079) Filed Mar. 8, 1967, Ser. No. 621,544 4 Claims. (Cl. 116-114) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention relates to firearm safety devices and more particularly to an indicator which will clearly and visably tell the handler of the firearm that a shell is within position within the firing chamber of the action of the firearm.
Another object of this invention is to provide a firearm loaded condition indicator which will serve as a positive visual indicating means to tell whether the firing chamber is empty or not.
Still another object of this invention is to provide a firearm loaded condition indicator which will be particularly useful for hunters in that it will provide the hunter with a better chance for obtaining more game, as well as providing an extra safety precaution. It is common knowledge when a hunter has been. hunting and prepares to put his gun away, there is always the chance that when he operates the action of the firearm, and a shell does not come out, it may still be within the chamber. This is always the one that kills because the hunter does not have a way of seeing into the firing chamber.
When a hunter is on a deer stand and along comes a deer and the hunter is sure there is a shell in the firing chamber, but pulls the trigger and nothing happens, thus when he attempts to operate the action of the firearm, the deer gets away. A firearm provided with this invention will prevent this from happening as all the hunter has to do is check the opening in the side of the rifle behind the action, and he will quickly observe if the firing chamber has a shell or not by the showing or not of a red coloring through the opening. If red shows through the opening of the firearm, the user then knows that a shell is in the firing chamber and if it does not show red, in the opening, he will know that a shell has not been placed into the firing chamber.
Still another object of this invention is to provide a firearm loaded condition indicator which will have pin and piston means, being spring-loaded within a sleeve, the pin being urged rearwardly on the base of the shell casing in the firing chamber urges the pin rearwardly to show the red markings on the periphery of the piston of the device.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent upon a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein a satisfactory embodiment of the invention is shown. However, it is to be understood 3,401,665 Patented Sept. 17, 1968 that the invention is not limited to the details disclosed but includes all such variations and modifications as fall within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.
In the drawing:
FIGURE 1 is a fragmentary side elevation view of a firearm embodying the elements of this invention;
FIGURE 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the lines 22 of FIGURE 1;
FIGURE 3 is a fragmentary view similar to FIGURE 2 but showing the shell casing removed therefrom;
FIGURE 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the lines 44 of FIGURE 2;
FIGURE 5 is a side elevation view of the cap screw shown in FIGURES 2 and 3; and
FIGURE 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the lines 6--6 of FIGURE 2.
According to this invention, a firearm loaded condition indicator 10 is provided with an elongated cylindrical sleeve 11 which is fixedly secured within firearm 12. A piston 13 is slideably received within sleeve 11 and its periphery is colored red in order that it may be easily seen through the opening 14 and the opening 15. Openings 14 is sleeve 11 and 15 of firearm 12 are in alignment with each other. A forward shank 16 of piston 13 is freely received within opening 17 of externally threaded plug 18. Plug 18 is provided with a pair of spaced apart indentations 19 in order that it may be removed by an spannertype wrench (not shown). Plug 18 is threadably received within end wall 20 of firing chamber 21. A rear shank 22 of piston 13 is freely and slideably received within a sleeve 23 which is anchored in the rear of sleeve 11 and a disk portion 24 on shank 22 provides a bearing surface against one end of a coil spring 25, the other end of spring 25 springly urging against the closed end of sleeve 11.
In operation, the shoulder of shell 27 within firing chamber 21 urges against the shank 16 of piston 13 thus driving it rearwards within the firearm 12 so that th red colored outer periphery of piston 13 is visible through the openings 14 of sleeve 11 and 15 of the firearm 12. The red color periphery of piston 13 serves to visually indicate that the firing chamber 21 is loaded with a shell 27 and that the firearm 12 is ready to fire.
It will be noted that firearm loaded condition indicator 10 is offset from the firing pin mechanism within the firearm 12 thus preventing any possibility of the primer within the shell 27 being set off accidentally.
What I now claim is:
1. In a firearm having a firing chamber, a longitudinal cylinder in the firearm having an opening therefrom communicating with the firing chamber, an aperture through the wall of the cylinder, a piston slidably disposed in the cylinder, a forward shank carried by the piston extendable through the opening engageable by a shell in the chamber to move the piston rearwardly of the cylinder; spring means between the piston and the cylinder to urge the piston forwardly and the forward shank inwardly of the firing chamber when no shell is in the chamber; said piston being so related to the aperture that it is visible through when moved rearwardly by a shell in the chamber and is not visible therethrough when moved forwardly by the spring means when no shell is in the chamber.
2. The combination called for in claim 1 with the addition of guide means between the cylinder and the piston to maintain the piston in axial alignment in the cylinder.
3,401,665 3 4 3. The combination called for in claim 2 wherein the References Cited guide means includes a guide sleeve secured centrally of the inner end of the cylinder and a guide pin carried by UNITED STATES PATENTS the piston slidably disposed in the guide sleeve. 1,219,896 3/1917 Yanert 4. The combination called for in claim 3 with the addi- 5 2,145,328 1/ 1939 Walther tion of a disk secured to the pin in spaced relation to the piston, and the spring means comprises a coil spring dis- FOREIGN PATENTS posed about the pin with one end abutted against the disk 436,279 1/1912 France.
and the other end abutted against the inner end of the cylinder. 10 LOUIS J. CAPOZI, Primary Examiner.


SANFORD — Although they still have the option of reducing the tax rate for 1985-86, Seminole County commissioners tentatively agreed Thursday not to roll back the countywide millage.
The countywide millage is 4.1776, or about $4.18 on each $1,000 of taxable property value. Based on preliminary information from the property appraiser, the county could roll that millage back to 4.0001 to bring in the same amount of tax dollars next fiscal year as were received this year.
The extra revenue from keeping the millage the same, about $800,000, would be used for transportation projects.
Commissioners Robert Sturm and Fred Streetman said they wanted to reduce the millage if additional revenue sources are found when the budget is completed.


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California’s state university system, the largest in the United States, canceled classes on Tuesday for the fall semester because of the coronavirus, while Los Angeles County said its stay-at-home order was likely to be extended by three months.
The announcements on the West Coast came after the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, told Congress that lifting the sweeping lockdowns could touch off new outbreaks of the illness, which has killed nearly 81,000 Americans and devastated the economy.
In one of the first indications the pandemic will continue to have a significant impact into autumn, the chancellor of California State University said classes at its 23 campuses would be canceled for the semester that begins in September, with instruction moved online.
Los Angeles County Health Director Barbara Ferrer added her own grim forecast, saying stay-at-home curbs for 10 million residents, including the city of Los Angeles, would probably remain in place, in some form, through the summer.
“While the Safer at Home orders will remain in place over the next few months, restrictions will be gradually relaxed,” under a planned reopening of the local economy as the outbreak ebbs, she said.
Her remarks came after California Governor Gavin Newsom said restaurants in parts of the state could again begin allowing diners inside under modified conditions and outdoor shopping malls could be permitted to open for curbside pickup.


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The sweltering heat of summer calls for something refreshing, and these kid-friendly drink ideas are just the thing. After playing outside for some time, these beverages will help your children chill off more quickly and feel more refreshed. These beverages, whether they are a smoothie or slushies, are loaded with fruit in one form or another. You may use either fresh or frozen fruit in this recipe; it just depends on what you have available. Your children will really like recipes such as Whipped Frozen Lemonade and Strawberry-Pineapple Smoothie, both of which are nutritious and delectable in their own right.
1. Whipped Frozen Lemonade
An exceptionally reviving treat, whipped frozen lemonade mixes the richness of a milkshake with the satiating tartness of freshly squeezed lemonade. This results in a beverage that is both creamy and tart at the same time. And all you need for this refreshing frozen lemonade dessert is a blender and four ingredients. In place of full-fat coconut milk, you can substitute light coconut milk or coconut milk that has been chilled; however, the final product won’t be quite as luxurious and creamy. The simple syrup that you have left over can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.
2. Blueberry Lemonade Slushies
The preparation of this incredibly reviving fruit slushie couldn’t be simpler, and you’ll only need three ingredients. Try it out with strawberries and raspberries as well; they are perfect for a gathering geared toward children, but adults will like them just as much (particularly if a little vodka or gin is added to them).
3. Basil Lemonade
This reviving summer drink features a lovely combination of basil and lemon, and it is finished off with a touch of honey for sweetness. To get a stronger basil taste, prepare the combination ahead of time and then allow it to soak for thirty minutes to one hour before filtering.
4. Color-Changing Lemonade Slushies
The transformation of this tasty slush from blue to pink and purple in the blink of an eye will wow people of all ages. In order to create the enchanted mixture, natural blue tea (see Note) and refreshing lemonade are combined. This results in a scientific experiment that is not only enjoyable but also appetizing. Ideal for the celebration of your child’s birthday! (Some adults take pleasure in elevating their beverage with a splash of vodka or gin.
5. Fruit & Yogurt Smoothie
This straightforward recipe for a fruit smoothie made with yogurt requires only three components: yogurt, fruit juice, and any frozen fruit you happen to have on hand. If you switch up the ingredients you use from day to day, you may eat a nutritious breakfast or snack without ever becoming tired of it.
6. Unicorn Smoothie
The naturally occurring layers of color in this fruit smoothie may transform a nutritious breakfast into a mystical and delicious delight. This exciting rainbow dish may be taken to the next level by adding a fruit skewer to the mix.
7. Strawberry-Pineapple Smoothie
Making a smoothie with almond milk, strawberry, and pineapple is so simple that you can even do it on a morning when you’re running late. Richness and protein are both contributed by a small amount of almond butter. You may achieve an even more frosty consistency by freezing part of the almond milk.
8. Watermelon Juice
This homemade watermelon juice is easy to make and just requires a blender because to its straightforward nature. You may enjoy this reviving beverage on its own, as it contains no additional sugar, or you can liven it up by adding one of our variants.
9. Cucumber-Mint Spritzer
This energizing spritzer, which is ideal for spending a warm summer day on the porch, has a lovely combination of cucumbers and mint.
10. Strawberry-Blueberry-Banana Smoothie
Even with the addition of hemp seeds for an extra dose of protein, a smoothie made with strawberries, blueberries, and bananas has a subtly sweet taste and is perfectly suitable for serving children. Freezing the fruit beforehand will give the finished product a frostier feel once it has been mixed.
11. Strawberry, Basil & Lime Infused Water
Revitalizing fruity spa water will help you achieve your daily hydration objectives and meet your everyday needs. Still or sparkling water may have its flavor enhanced in a straightforward manner by the addition of shredded herbs and sliced fruit, all without the addition of extra calories. In addition to that, it is a lovely alternative for a beverage to provide at parties or showers.
12. Creamsicle Breakfast Smoothie
This creamsicle morning smoothie recipe is a balanced meal with carbs, protein, and, due to the inclusion of coconut water, important electrolytes. Despite the fact that it tastes like the legendary vanilla-and-orange popsicles, this creamsicle breakfast smoothie recipe is a healthy alternative. Every cup of coconut water provides more than ten percent of the daily value of potassium, which is an electrolyte that is lost via sweating. Because of this, coconut water is an excellent beverage to have before, during, and after mild workouts. Additionally, this orange-mango smoothie is lower in sodium than the typical sports drink, which includes around 110 mg of sodium per cup, while it only contains about 30 mg of sodium per cup.
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HOUSTON (AP) _ A federal audit says Texas should repay at least $133 million in Medicaid funding misspent on unnecessary dental and orthodontic procedures.
The Houston Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/1HSruu7 ) the amount is part of an ongoing legal fight over responsibility for a spike in costs for braces and other dental care in Texas between 2007 and 2012.
The federal government has maintained the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for years didn’t address the practices of Xerox Corp., the contractor it hired to pre-authorize the dental procedures.
A Texas Health and Human Services Commission spokeswoman says her agency would not pay the federal government until the state had resolved a lawsuit it has filed against Xerox.
A Xerox spokesman says his company always performed its work in good faith and with transparency.