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- By CA Readers
- | From Kevin Costner, Nov/Dec 00
Dear Marvin,
In reply to your article "City of Exiles" in the August 2000 issue, written by Jonathan Kandell, I would like to make the following correction for the record.
At the time of the April 22 pre-dawn raid by federal agents of the González home in Little Havana, members of our group were outside the home, as we had been throughout the day. We were hopefully waiting and praying for a resolution that would take into consideration the child's emotional well-being and best interests, as well as a true family reunification. At the time of the assault, good faith negotiations were ongoing inside the González home between the relatives' legal team, prominent civic leaders of our community and Attorney General Janet Reno on the telephone from Washington.
I was not there "intent on preventing federal agents from taking custody of Elián," as the writer states. I was not blocking any entrance nor offering resistance. Television coverage clearly shows this and the unwarranted use of violence by the storm troopers, despite the administration's assertions to the contrary. There is news footage and dramatic shots of one of the members of our organization--Mrs. Rosa de la Cruz--being carried out by some of us, after choking and falling down unconscious in the street as a result of being gassed in the face by federal agents.
I stand by my statement: "Our organization will abide by the ruling of the courts." When that ruling came about--after all legal recourses and remedies were exhausted--we abided by the ruling. To imply otherwise is a misleading and incorrect statement.
Sylvia G. Iriondo, President Mothers & Women Against Repression
Coral Gables, Florida
Dear Marvin,
I must congratulate your magazine once again for being so thorough in your coverage of U.S. policy toward Cuba. In your profile of Miami's Cuban exiles you zero in on why that community will eventually fail in their efforts on the Cuba issue.
Your discussion of the trials and tribulations of Miami's Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture points to the Cuban exiles' fundamental problem as policy proponents and advocates: they just don't get the First Amendment. Whether it's their targeting of this museum or lodging threats against former Miami Herald publisher David Lawrence, the Cuban exile community demonstrates its outright rejection of one of America's most cherished principles. In failing to embrace the First Amendment, the Cuban exile community loses all opportunity to engender support among a broad spectrum of the American electorate (their paranoia--taping of their own interviews--speaks for itself).
The Cuban exile community would do well in learning from the American Jewish community. American Jews have succeeded in securing broad support among the American public for their spiritual homeland because they have never buried the First Amendment. They have always understood that generating American support for Israel can never come at the expense of American ideals.
The Cuban exile community's seriously flawed advocacy efforts are finally being exposed (thanks to the Elián controversy). It's interesting to note that in your article, real estate broker Sylvia Iriondo cites the exiles' "success" in thwarting the agricultural lobby's efforts to lift the embargo. She may have fallen to a periodical's publishing deadline, but it underscores the crux of the Cuban exiles' problem with America: they may control and "get" Miami, but they are clueless about the entirety of the American landscape.
Manny Gonzalez
Beverly Hills, California
Dear Marvin,
As one who is politically active, I'm always delighted to read others' thoughts on the great policy debates of the day. However, I hope future essays pursue intellectual honesty, whereas Mike Farrell's attack on capital punishment (October 2000) merely appeals to emotion.
With all due respect to Mr. Farrell--and indeed to celebrities everywhere--I submit that there is no death penalty in America. According to the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics, from 1993 to 1998, an average of 20,000 murders were committed each year in the United States, 3,100 murderers were housed on "death row" annually and approximately 50 were executed each year.
In 1998 alone, more than 16,900 homicides were committed, and America mustered the fortitude to execute a record high of 98 condemned killers.
That is no death penalty, at least in the sense that it could influence the culture and deter widespread crime. Here in New Jersey, for example, we are unable to dispatch even those who gun down policemen or rape and murder little girls. Don't you suppose that if even 40 percent of condemned murderers paid the ultimate price for crimes each year, as was the case during the mid 1950s, we'd enjoy reductions in crime?
If Mr. Farrell seeks fairness, then he should fight the corruption that condemns the innocent. (And let's do without the "race card," because since 1975 the majority of prisoners on death row have been white.) If saving innocent lives really is Mr. Farrell's true calling, then may he take on America's abortion business by challenging the legality and morality of the industrial slaughter of 1.5 million unborn children each year.
Jay Hochberg
Caldwell, New Jersey
Dear Marvin,
Mike Farrell holds up public figures, newly skeptical about the judicial process in capital punishment cases, to support his argument that the system is so error-prone that the death penalty should be abolished. I would prefer he try to make his case on a higher level and say explicitly what he implies: under no circumstances should the state put anyone to death for a criminal act. He wouldn't care if a man walked up to a person and shot him or her in cold blood in front of 50 witnesses. Life in prison should be the max.
In war, lives are taken intentionally by the state. Regrettably, our society must act the same towards those who, by their acts, declare war against civilized society. These criminals who commit premeditated murder or other capital crimes have declared war on the innocent among us. In that sense they are worse than enemy soldiers are.
By all means fix the process: better lawyers, judges and appellate courts. But don't suggest that the remote possibility of guilt vs. innocence error is the reason behind your call for abolition.
David M. Kellogg
Dallas, Texas
Dear Marvin,
Mike Farrell's summation of the corruption of the death-penalty machine in U.S. politics was a dead ringer for what most civil-minded Americans have suspected for a long time: the system is biased, cruel and prejudiced ... in short, a "slipshod, error-prone system shot through with bias," as Farrell phrased it so succinctly.
In a sharp departure from the Bible Belt rhetoric I was bottle-fed as a child growing up in Dallas, I have come to believe that life imprisonment is just punishment for those convicted of heinous crimes. Evidence that suggests that innocent people have died at the hands of the state is stark and appalling, yet perhaps the single most offensive, frightening point made by Farrell is the legal and political system's refusal to consider post-conviction evidence in death-penalty cases. How these prosecutors, judges and governors can sleep at night is a mystery to me.
Nancy Rosenberg
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Dear Marvin,
George Vecsey's reasoning in the August 2000 issue ("Do The Olympics Still Matter?") reminds one of the logic that any sport not measuring up to the NBA in terms of market share and advertising revenue must not be very significant. Wimbledon was widely dismissed by critics despite stirring match play from the second round (anyone see Andre Agassi vs. Todd Martin in round 2?) to the Williams sisters' dominance to the final days. The Stanley Cup playoffs were also fobbed off due to "low ratings" on ESPN, despite the obvious fact that hockey is a much more exciting and athletic game than basketball, and of course the NHL doesn't feel compelled to cram the last minute of every game with two hours of commercials. Where's the love of sports for its own sake?
The 1996 Olympics was a travesty of packaging; more resembling a nightly three-hour infomercial set to a soundtrack not unlike John Tesh. That Vecsey would take NBC's bait so fully makes one wonder whether he possesses a shred of objectivity at all--of course it looks like particular women's sports seemed a success story in '96 because that's mostly what NBC aired! At least Vecsey is on the right track by mentioning some of the traditional sports left by the wayside, but there are others, like most track and field events and fencing. I think the last time I saw an Olympic fencing or shot put event live on television was when I was living in England in 1972. European Olympic coverage is general, by the way, and clearly not tainted by the overwhelming hegemony of marketing and advertising and selling and shilling pickup trucks and sports shoes and really god-awful American beer.
But then again, most industrialized European countries are thought of as "socialist" here because marketing is not the god there that it is here.
George Leake
Austin, Texas
Dear Marvin,
I read with interest the article on Internet auctions and eBay's Great Collections (October 2000). As the only individual bookseller registered with Great Collections, I value the site's increasing exposure. I did want to add, however, that a substantial amount of high-end business takes place over "regular" eBay. I concentrate my selling in the Antiques, Books/Manuscripts section of eBay, where I have seen books sell for up to $10,000.
There are a large number of collectors here who visit because they know there is a regular listing of antique books from as early as the 1400s to the nineteenth century. This is the same with other categories. A customer of mine, in order to raise money to purchase one of my manuscripts, sold some of his glass collection; several items sold for nearly $1,000 each (I checked).
The readers of Cigar Aficionado should be aware that there are high-quality and rare items in the regular eBay. While they might not find the Declaration of Independence, there are bargains to be found, which explains why a great number of book dealers visit eBay to purchase inventory. In any event, keep up the good work, and happy bidding.
Ari Millner
Alexandria, Virginia
Dear Marvin,
It is so refreshing to know I am not alone when it comes to the namby-pamby attitudes of our elected officials. When will it end? Voting, I feel, has come down to picking the lesser of the two evils. I saw a glimmer of hope when Jesse Ventura was elected in Minnesota. His article (August 2000) was very refreshing. I only hope more people would follow Minnesota's lead--and vote. Imagine what would be said if more than 60 percent of the voters actually voted this November?! An individual who said what he/she truly felt would have my vote.
Levis Nelson
Marietta, Georgia


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Alabama appellate courts have long held that the "sealed container" defense applies to retailers and distributors sued on products liability claims under the Alabama Extended Manufacturer's Liability Doctrine (AEMLD). Pursuant to Atkins v. American Motor Corp., 335 So.2d 134 (Ala. 1976), a retailer or distributor may avoid liability under the AEMLD if it shows:
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The Court discussed the history of the UCC and its predecessor, the Uniform Sales Act. In Bradford v. Moore Bros. Feed & Grocery, 268 Ala. 217, 105 So.2d 825 (1958), the Supreme Court held that the sealed container defense was applicable to claims brought under the Uniform Sales Act. However, the Court recognized that that when the UCC was enacted, it did not specifically include any reference to the defense. In holding that the defense did not apply to the UCC claims, the Court stated "we view this silence as an abrogation of the common-law defense, rather that permission to carry it forward," and that the question was "a policy matter best left to the wisdom of the legislature."
This opinion is troublesome for product liability defendants. Often, claims under the AEMLD are joined with UCC warranty claims. Although the sealed container defense remains applicable to the AEMLD claim, the Sparks opinion clearly holds that it does not apply to the warranty claims, thus preventing summary judgment on those claims. Moreover, the facts presents in Sparks are quite common. Frequently, the retailer will be the only local defendant, and its inclusion in the suit will destroy diversity, rendering the action nonremovable to federal court. Hopefully, the Alabama legislature will accept the invitation of the Court, and make the sealed container defense applicable to warranty claims under the UCC.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The MIT field hockey team will do their part to raise awareness towards breast cancer this Saturday, October 18 when they take part in the Play 4 the Cure movement in conjunction with the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The Engineers host Smith College at 1 p.m. on Jack Barry Field. The game will also serve as senior recognition day and takes place on Family Weekend at MIT.
Play 4 the Cure was started by Tina Reinprecht, founded, director and coach of the Mystx Field Hockey Club. The movement began with an indoor field hockey tournament in 2006 to benefit breast cancer research. Since then Play 4 the Cure has contributed over $11,000 to the Philadelphia affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. This year over 150 field hockey teams from across the country are taking part in Play 4 the Cure events.
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|September 13, 2005, 12:41 PM
Join Date: July 5, 2005
Location: NW Mass
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Can't go there
Several weeks ago the only "good" local gun store closed its doors to the public and now sells to LE only. (Remember that I am in Massachusetts - the state that GOAL calls 'worst state gun laws' in the land - and used guns are limited to those that were registered in-state as of 1998, or new guns that are on the short 'State Approved' list).
I read about a new gun store in town and was anxious to see if they had a few items on my "want list". I found the location, a busy side street half a block off of Main Street, and found a parking space a short walk from the store front. As I was about to open the door, I read the sign on the door with lettering an inch high reading "NO LOADED GUNS ALLOWED INSIDE", or wording very similar to that.
So now I am standing on the sidewalk wondering what the heck to do about this? There is way to much foot traffic around me to even consider trying to unload, and I thought about going back to my car and unloading, but pedestrian traffic would present the same problem. (Again, this is Massachusetts, and I do not want to be another "Joseph Landers ".
Then I thought "why should I treat this store any different than I would any other?", do they think I am going to drive 20 miles back home, take off my gun, and drive 20 miles back again to be able to shop in their store? I don't have to do that at my bank, or any other gun store that I have been to in Massachusetts. If they don't want my gun in their store, and/or cannot provide for unloading compliance after entry, then to heck with them!
Is this normal in other parts of the country? Am I being penny-wise and pound-foolish? (the next nearest LGS is about fifty miles away). Your thoughts and opinions always welcome.
|September 13, 2005, 01:01 PM
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It is aggravating but very common for ranges to post against loaded firearms. I hate to say though but it also makes some sense. They do not know every person coming in and I am certain they have no doubts that the sign will have no effect on a criminal. The problem is that at gun shops/ranges/shows guns have a habit of going in and out of their holsters and getting handled. Very few guns will go off in a holster but as soon as they get handled, passed around, etc, things start to go wrong. As a result of this many places where they are handled post.
Personally I carry anyway, concealed. It is not illegal in most states and all they can ask you to do is leave if they find out. The rule of thumb though is I NEVER take it out of the holster unless I am at the firing line or the loadin/unloading area. I went into a shop to ask about a new grip for my model 60 S&W. They had it so I went out to the car to "get my gun." Once there I unloaded and came back in. The thing is that at no point did the weapon appear, loaded, in the shop. Since then the owner has gotten to know me and told me not to worry.
Yes the signs are frustrating but they are there at gun shops and such because of morons who could not follow basic safety rules. It is a policy that has been written in blood. I would not take it personal but if you follow my method you will comply with the true wishes of the owner, not to have a negligent discharge in his shop, while at the same time staying armed.
|September 13, 2005, 01:14 PM
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Location: West Texas
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If this were in Texas, (I know, it's not) the sign would not include holders of a CHL. The wording has to be exactly a certain way for it to include us. This sign would be for the other idjits that come in to trade a firearm and bring it loaded. I'd call these folks on the phone and find out if that is their intent.
|September 13, 2005, 07:22 PM
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Why do people live in such places? I couldn't stand to live where I can't carry ANY kind of gun.
|September 14, 2005, 04:18 AM
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"Why do people live in such places?"
TShadow6, I had an interesting, but pathetic conversation last Fall with a guy who looked to be in his late fifties. He had just moved to Texas from Massachusetts and he came into the gun store and was looking at handguns. Then he asked the proprietor what he had to do to buy one. When he heard that all he had to do was show his Texas driver's license, pass the instant check, and hand over a credit card, he didn't believe the proprietor and I were telling him the truth. He was sure he had to get a license of some sort to buy one, not just to carry one concealed. He said he had to go talk to someone else about what we were telling him. He actually seemed to be terrified of what we were telling him. He left so he would not get in trouble, it appeared.
He was so cowed and intimidated by the People's Republic he had lived in all his life, he simply could not accept the fact that he was now free. It was very sad.
God Bless the NRA and the Texas State Rifle Association!
|September 14, 2005, 05:03 AM
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Gander Mt is the only place I've seen that says the 'no loaded guns in store' policy does not pertain to ccw holders. Every gun store and range I've been to in Indiana has the same policy.
However, most of them also have the 'concealed is concealed' policy, so if I don't go in flashing nothing is ever said.
|September 14, 2005, 08:11 AM
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I love TN.
Here, a gun store that has a no loaded weapons policy is the exception. This holds true even in urban areas.
I know of only one store that has such a policy, and how they stay in business is beyond me. (Hardly ever see anyone in there.) Other gun shops I frequent (all owned by just some guy, no chain shops here, again even in a city) tend to have multiple customers in at any given time. They still give mostly good service. (One is run by a true good ole boy. Every sidearm I have came from him.)
|September 14, 2005, 09:06 AM
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I'm stuck in MA too, for the time being.
If you're in NW MA then Four Seasons would be a hike and a half for you, but I still recommend it. Not so much for ammo (dicks sporting and wally have better prices (at least on my ammo)).
I'd just not take it out of the holster. If you're concealed, then nobody should be the wiser, be it in a gun shop or at work or at the mall.
Hell, you're luck to be able to carry. I live in Quincy and the Chief here really doesn't hand out ALP Class-A. I'm restricted to sporting and target.
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|October 16, 2005, 08:54 PM
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The Gun Room on Rt. 9 in Worcester/Shrewsbury is a pretty good place. I don't think it's posted no CC, so you'd probably like it...
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Chinchillas require a high fiber diet and should be offered grass hay (such as Timothy hay or other low calcium hays such as orchard grass, oat hay, or meadow hay) free choice (available 24 hours a day). Hay should be the main component of their diet. Fresh clean water must be available at all times.
Ferrets are true carnivores and cannot handle a diet containing more than 4% fiber. There are several good commercial ferret foods available that are dry foods.
Guinea pigs, like rabbits, are true herbivores, although the physiology and function of their gastrointestinal system is less well understood than that of the rabbit, which has been well investigated.
Guinea pigs are easy to care for and, if handled frequently and gently, make great family pets. They are generally hardy, healthy animals but are susceptible to certain problems and diseases.
In the wild, hedgehogs eat a diverse selection of insects as well as some plant material and very occasionally small or baby mammals (like pinkie mice). Hedgehogs usually eat at night.
In the wild, prairie dogs tend to eat grasses, plants, and leaves. As captive pets, it is essential to feed a diet that approximates what they eat in the wild in order to prevent dietary-related diseases such as obesity, malnutrition, and gastrointestinal disorders, which are among the more common health disorders in captive prairie dogs.
Rabbits are herbivores and are considered nibblers, in that they eat continuously. They have complex digestive systems and are very efficient at processing food. They also have very specific dietary needs. If you introduce new foods too quickly, or feed inappropriate food choices, the rabbit's normal digestive flora (normal bacteria) will be disturbed and may lead to a sick rabbit.
All of the pet rodents must be fed a good, high quality rodent chow (nutritionally balanced pelleted food) available at pet stores. Many veterinarians also recommend offering hay to the rodents; check with your veterinarian about this first.
Sugar gliders are omnivorous in the wild. In the wild they eat the sap and gum of the eucalyptus and acacia tree plus pollen, nectar, manna (a sugar deposit from the sap oozing from wounds on tree branches or trunks), honeydew (sugar secreted by sap-sucking insects) and a wide variety of insects and spiders. Fruit is not a big part of their diet.


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Project 4Runner Backcountry Part 5Posted in Project Vehicles on May 1, 2011
Project 4Runner Backcountry is progressing nicely, and after the first round of mods, we now have greater ability to "get there." While getting there is half the battle, we felt it was time to figure out what to do once we are there. This month's buildup will focus on the installation of the ARB Touring Style Roof Rack and Series III Simpson Rooftop Tent, which will provide us with shelter for those extended backcountry expeditions.
The foundation for this installment is ARB's Touring Style Roof Rack. The Touring rack has a basket in the front and is flat in the rear to accommodate the mounting of ARB's rooftop tent. These racks utilize steel construction and are shot-blasted and coated in a zinc-rich primer, while the mounting legs are zinc-plated. Both are then coated in ARB's own millennium grey polyester powdercoat. These processes have been tested to withstand 1,000 hours of salt spray resistance.
As with the entire line of ARB roof racks, the 87x49-inch Touring model is engineered to support the full rated load capacity of the roof of the vehicle it is being installed on. ARB's universal racks can be mounted on a number of vehicles, thanks to ARB's wide selection of fitting kits. These engineered kits provide vehicle-specific weight distributing rails that support the load along the entire length of the roof channel for maximum load capacity.
Utilizing the Touring rack is the ARB Simpson III Rooftop Tent. The tent can be unfolded in just a few minutes and provides sleeping quarters off the ground, protected from the elements and critters. With a size of 55x94x52 inches when deployed (55x47x15 when closed), the interior of the tent is spacious and comfortable. As a bonus, all of the bedding can remain inside the tent when folded, freeing up valuable interior storage space in the vehicle, and allowing the tent to be put away quickly. Because of the way the tent is designed, it can be mounted to open up to either side, or even off the back of the vehicle.
The Series III tent is manufactured from high-quality cotton and poly Ripstop fabric that is breathable, waterproof, and mold-resistant. All of the aluminum components feature an anodized finish for improved corrosion resistance and appearance. When deployed, users can enjoy insect-screened doors and windows, condensation-reducing air vents, and awnings that allow the windows to be open, even in a rainstorm. The base is insulated to prevent cold from seeping through the floor, and the raised flysheet keeps the tent cooler in the sun. Included with the tent is a 2.5-inch high-density foam mattress with removable cover and a retractable aluminum ladder that also aids in the unfolding of the tent.
Installation was fairly easy, if not a bit time-consuming, but the professionals at Off Road Evolution in Fullerton, California, got the job done in just a few hours. Documented here is the overview of the installation.


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Two Area Women Charged With Submitting Fraudulent Bills For Home Health Services
An Indictment Is An Accusation Of Criminal Conduct, Not Evidence.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Sylvia Salinas Ramirez, of Driscoll, and Debra Jean Velasquez, of Robstown, have surrendered to authorities following the return of an indictment alleging they perpetrated a scheme to defraud the Texas Medicaid program through fraudulent home health billings, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today along with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott.
The 14-count indictment was returned Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Ramirez, 51, and Velasquez, 41, were taken into custody this morning and are expected to make an appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Janice Ellington this afternoon, at which time the issue of bond will be decided.
Ramirez and Velasquez are charged with one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, six counts of health care fraud, four counts of wire fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft.
The indictment alleges the women were employed by the Corpus Christi office of MRNG Inc. doing business as Caring Touch Home Health. During that time, Ramirez and Velasquez allegedly submitted false and fraudulent bills to Medicaid and the managed care organizations known as Evercare of Texas LLC and Superior Health Plan Inc. for home health services that had not been provided. Evercare and Superior received funds from Medicaid to manage the home health care of Medicaid beneficiaries. According to the indictment, from on or about Aug. 1, 2009, through on or about June 15, 2010, Ramirez and Velasquez created false and fraudulent time sheets for current and former Caring Touch employees for home health services that were not provided. The indictment accuses Ramirez and Velasquez of then fraudulently billing Medicaid, Evercare and Superior in the name of Caring Touch for those non-existent services.
The indictment also alleges that in order to personally profit from their fraudulent billings, Ramirez and Velasquez allegedly created payroll records from the fraudulent time sheet which they sent to Caring Tough's payroll staff. According to the indictment, Ramirez and Velasquez obtained the payroll checks generated from the false and fraudulent time records, forged the signatures of the payees, then cashed the checks and divided the money among themselves. The indictment does not accuse Caring Touch or the employees whose names were used on the false time sheets and checks of any wrongdoing.
The indictment alleges that from or about Aug. 1, 2009, through on or about June 15, 2010, Ramirez and Velasquez submitted and or caused others to submit approximately 628 false and false and fraudulent claims in the approximate aggregate sum of $345,393.41 for home health services which were not provided. As a result, Texas Medicaid, Evercare and Superior paid the approximate aggregate sum of $155,127.72, according to allegations.
Conspiracy to commit health care fraud and each of the six counts of health care fraud carry a maximum punishment of 10 years in federal prison without parole, upon conviction, while the four counts of wire fraud each carries a possible 20 year sentence. All of these charges also include a possible $250,000 fine. If convicted of aggravated identity theft, the defendants will serve a mandatory two-year additional prison term on each count which must be served consecutive to any other prison sentence imposed.
The charges were the result of a joint investigation conducted by officers and agents of the Corpus Christi Police Department, the FBI, Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Inspector General and the Texas Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Special Assistant United States Attorney Rex Beasley and Assistant United States Attorney Jeffery Preston are prosecuting the case.
A defendant is presumed innocent unless convicted through due process of law.


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Two Big Patent Trolling Cases End With Whimpers Instead Of Bangs
from the deflating-trolls dept
That big case has now ended in a mistrial after a jury couldn't decide who should prevail. A mistrial is hardly the end, as IV is already talking about a retrial (and hyping up that it still has other patent cases against Motorola), but it certainly suggests that the case isn't nearly as open and shut as IV had been suggesting in the past.
Moving on to another high profile patent troll case. For a few years now we've been covering a company called Innovatio which was threatening lots of companies, claiming that anyone who used WiFi infringed on its patents, but that (out of the kindness of its heart) it wasn't targeting individual users "at this stage." Instead, it went after a ton of small businesses, including coffee shops, grocery stores, restaurants and hotels -- exactly the type of businesses which wouldn't be interested in spending money on a costly legal battle.
A bunch of makers of WiFi access points, including Cisco, Netgear and Motorola actually teamed up in an attempt to smack Innovatio down to protect their own customers. They noted that they had all licensed the patent in question in the past, and that should cover the end users. Furthermore, the patent itself was subject to RAND (reasonable and non-discriminatory) terms which Innovatio never mentioned to people it was threatening and suing. In fact, they argued that Innovatio was actually engaged in a form of racketeering. While a judge in the case, unfortunately, didn't allow the racketeering claims to move forward, he did determine that if Innovatio was due a license, the royalty rate was less than 10 cents per device, rather than the much, much, much higher numbers Innovatio had been pushing.
Recognizing its case was going nowhere, it appears that Innovatio has agreed to settle. Innovatio admitted that over 100 million of the devices they had sent threats over were already licensed, but has agreed to "license" the remaining 85 million devices for $2.7 million, or about 3.2 cents per device. This is how lots of patent trolling lawsuits end. Innovatio was looking for a much larger payout, but $2.7 million is still pretty significant money for very questionable activity. Cisco, in reporting this, notes that it spent $13 million on the litigation (not even counting the settlement) and highlights just how ridiculous the whole thing is, and how some basic changes to patent laws might stop trolls like Innovatio from targeting end users.
But that expenditure would not have been necessary if Innovatio had met its obligations to license on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms, and had come to Cisco seeking a reasonable license first rather than targeting our customers and those of other manufacturers. And, if our laws included provisions requiring those who target innocent third party users of products to register their claims at the FTC and make sure users know they can take their claims to manufacturers like Cisco, it seems unlikely Innovatio would have engaged in its letter-writing shakedown against end users. And if they thought they might be on the hook for the $13M we had to spend, they might have thought twice about the way they approached their licensing scheme. Provisions to deal with this problem, and with the problem of lawsuits that target users of products rather than those who develop and sell the products, were included in legislation that overwhelmingly passed the U.S. House of Representatives recently. We hope the Senate will act quickly as well.Trolling behavior has become so pervasive in the patent arena that anyone denies that it's a problem is either lying or in deep, deep denial. However, it's good to see that a couple of big trolls aren't having quite as easy a time of it as they likely expected.
In the meantime, we hope the "Innovatio" outcome will cause others who are undertaking similar efforts to step back and rethink their strategy.


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Kids who are short for their age but otherwise healthy probably don't need extensive blood tests to determine if a disease is stunting their growth, researchers said in a new study.
Of 235 short kids without symptoms who were referred for specialty testing, just three had a possible diagnosis picked up on those labs, and only one diagnosis — for celiac disease — was confirmed, researchers found.
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"Most of the screening tests are for diseases you really wouldn't want to miss, but it's rare that any of those diseases [would only] present with short stature," said by Dr. Stephanie Sisley, who led the study.
Guidelines on short stature from endocrinology groups recommend lab screening for very short children, including those who don't have any problems picked up on a physical exam. That screening includes blood tests for thyroid and growth hormones as well as calcium and other nutrients.
But one of the authors of those guidelines agreed that based on the new findings, kids who are short but have no other symptoms probably don't need extensive screening.
Sisley and her colleagues reviewed the medical charts of 1,373 short children who were referred to the endocrinology clinic at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center between 2008 and 2011. Of them, 235 were below the third percentile for height and had a normal check-up and no record of having stopped growing.
A 10-year-old girl who is 4 feet, 1 inch tall would fall just below the third percentile, for example, as would a 6-year-old boy who is 3 feet, 5 inches.
Few of those children underwent all tests recommended by the guidelines; the average kid had about two-thirds of them. One was diagnosed with celiac disease — when the body can't process certain grains — and two others had signs of underlying conditions but didn't finish follow-up tests.
There were 10 false positive lab results that didn't pan out on further testing.
Altogether, the tests cost $315,321 — or $105,107 per possible diagnosis, the study team reported in The Journal of Pediatrics.
Sisley and her colleagues said their findings show many children are inappropriately referred to specialists for short stature. Rather than looking at a child's height at one point, it's more important to track it over time to see if a kid has stopped growing, they wrote.
"Any patient who really isn't growing should be checked out," Sisley, now at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, told Reuters Health.
Dr. Alan Rogol, a professor emeritus at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, agreed the new findings only apply to those kids who are short but have no record of growth delay.
The kids in this study "had nothing that pointed to difficulty in any system, and many of them were short kids of shorter parents," Rogol, who reviewed the study for the journal, told Reuters Health.
He and Sisley both said those kids should be followed by their pediatrician for at least six months, then referred to a specialist if they really aren't growing, or any time new symptoms show up.
"In this idealized set of kids, the things that pediatricians do best … are probably more worthwhile than sending them over to see an endocrinologist or somebody else," Rogol said.
"I think parents are most worried that they're missing something in the kid. It's actually OK to follow the growth of a patient for six months or 12 months to see if something's going on before you do specialized testing," Sisley said.
"Much of the time, if their child is otherwise healthy … the bottom line is they're probably going to be fine in the long run."


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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says Volkswagen designed some 567,000 "clean" diesel cars to violate the law. They built elaborate software, called a "defeat device," to turn on emissions controls during testing and turn them off during regular driving. By cheating the law, VW ripped off hundreds of thousands of consumers who thought they were buying clean vehicles. They put our health at risk, emitting as much as 40 times the legal limit of smog-forming pollutants.
Yet, their deceit and the subsequent settlement now represents a historic opportunity to drastically reduce the harmful pollution that makes us sick and accelerates climate change by providing an essential down payment toward the transition to a clean and modern 21st century transportation system.
According to the terms of the VW settlement, agreed to by VW and the Department of Justice, VW will pay a total of $14.7 billion in damages for their role in violating federal clean air laws.
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After years of waiting, the delay is officially over. As we predicted, Blizzard Entertainment announced today Diablo III's release, slated for May 15.
Those of you who have been anticipating the sequel to the successful Diablo franchise can pre-order Diablo III now, but the downloaded version of the game will be encrypted and won't be unlocked until the official release date.
"After many years of hard work by our development team and months of beta testing by hundreds of thousands of dedicated players around the world, we're now in the homestretch," said Mike Morhaime, CEO and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, in a statement. "We look forward to putting the final polish on Diablo III over the next two months and delivering the ultimate action-RPG experience."
Players will be able to select from five classes: barbarian, witch doctor, wizard, monk and demon hunter.
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Fans who prefer to purchase the game from retailers can do so in the United States, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, South East Asia and Europe. For those of you located in Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Brazil, Blizzard will make Diablo III available digitally via Battle.net.
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- Blizzard Co-Founder Allen Adham says 'we have not forgotten' core Diablo fans
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You can do your part to help improve the lakes, rivers and streams in Minneapolis! Organize a group of volunteers to help educate the citizens of Minneapolis about simple steps they can take to improve the waters of our City. Stenciling (painting) messages on City storm drain inlets (also known as catch basins) and distributing educational door hangers is a great way to do this.
Most people would never dream of polluting a body of water on purpose. Unfortunately, people inadvertently do this every day. Many people believe that everything that goes down a storm drain is treated, like sewage in our sanitary sewage system. Stormwater captured by City storm drains flows directly into our rivers, lakes, and streams is not treated and doesn't go to a treatment facility.
Stormwater is rain that is not absorbed into the soil. When it falls on hard surfaces like rooftops, driveways, parking lots, streets & sidewalks, and other developed surfaces (including lawns), pollutants are picked up as the stormwater runs across these surfaces and carries these pollutants in the stormwater, and then into the storm drains. These pollutants include grass clippings, leaves, cigarette butts, pesticides from our yard, antifreeze, fertilizers, paint, gasoline & motor oil, animal waste, and flow untreated into the rivers, lakes, and streams of Minneapolis.
Public outreach is a component of the EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater permit held by the City of Minneapolis. The EPA encourages storm drain stenciling because "Storm drain stenciling projects offer an excellent opportunity to educate the public about the link between the storm drain system and drinking water quality."
Stenciling storm drains is a great way to increase community participation, encouraging volunteer participation in a variety of other stormwater-related activities.
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Volunteers can also provide additional benefits by picking up trash near the stenciled storm drains.
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If you or your organization would like to help the City of Minneapolis in its efforts, contact Lane Christianson at [email protected] or at (612) 673-2522.
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Haidhausen is a district of Munich, where the Kultfabrik and Ostbahnhof can be found.
Get in
To get there, take any S-Bahn or the U5 and get off at the Ostbahnhof train station. If you want to go to Kultfabrik/Optimolwerke either follow the signs, or the stream of teenagers.
There is a Nachtkantine where you can eat, and stands selling kebabs (Döner in German) and the like.
Discos (Kultfabrik/Optimolwerke)
This place is a 60,000 square-metre entertainment mecca. After Europe's largest disco complex - located in the terminal buildings of the former munich airport - had to close in 1996, the city had to find a replacement for the crowds of partygoers. It was called Kunstpark Ost (KPO) because of its location in a former industrial complex near the eastern railway station. Rumors about closing this area too started soon and according to the bills of its clubs and bars it should have been closed at least four times a year. In 2003 it looked as if the days of the KPO are really counted, so some of the clubs moved to an area 200m in the west called Optimolwerke. However most clubs on the original area (renamed to Kultfabrik) remained open and as always a few weeks later noone talked about closing it any more.
So Kultfabrik and Optimolwerke (and two more discos on the west end of the whole area) really are one big complex and most people do not distinguish weather they go to Kultfabrik, Optimolwerke, Kunstpark Ost or the "KPO" (pronounced like the English letters!). To have so many discos and clubs on a relatively small area is brilliant, because there is something for (nearly) every taste. And if you don't get into one, there is always another. But be warned that most of them may not be what you might expect from a big city like Munich. There are many visitors from outside munich who just took off their "Lederhosn" two hours ago and got in a pair of jeans to spend a night in the big town. And few of them are over 25 years old. It does not get really full before about midnight or later, but if you come earlier you are more likely to get cheaper/free entry.


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TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government rose by 4.7 percentage points to two-thirds of voters in the month since his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) returned to power, a poll by the Kyodo news agency showed on Sunday.
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(Reporting by Osamu Tsukimori and Linda Sieg; Editing by Ron Popeski)
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