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A high density fiber optic cable including a cylindrical core member having a number of helical grooves extending along its length. Up to a hundred or more optical fibers are placed into each helical groove. The core member and fibers are covered by an outer member which retains the fibers and acts as an environmental seal. A strength member can be placed within an internal void in the core or the outer member can act as the strength member. Where the outer member is the strength member, additional cables may be placed within the internal void.
1. A high density fiber optic cable which comprises:
an elongated core member having an outer surface, said core member defining a longitudinal axis and having a plurality of helical grooves extending along said outer surface of said core member;
a plurality of optical fibers nested in at least one of said helical grooves; and
an outer member surrounding said core member and said optical fibers in said grooves, said outer member holding said optical fibers in said groove;
wherein said core member includes an internal coaxial void; and
wherein at least one additional high density cable nests in said void, said additional cable comprising an elongated core member having an outer surface, said core member defining a longitudinal axis and having a plurality of helical grooves extending along said outer surface of said core member; a plurality of optical fibers nested in at least one of said helical grooves; and an outer member holding said optical fibers in said grooves.
2. A high density fiber optic cable as recited in claim 1 wherein a strength member nests in said void.
3. A high density fiber optic cable as recited in claim 1 further comprising an exterior strength member internally supporting said core member, said optical fibers, and said outer member.
The present invention relates to fiber optic cables. More specifically, the present invention pertains to a cable useful for high density packaging of optical fibers. The cable of the present invention is particularly, although not exclusively useful because of the cable's ability to handle hundreds of optical fibers while minimizing outside diameter, and maintaining flexibility to allow tighter spooling of the cable.
Communications systems have evolved rapidly over the last several years to the point where today's communications systems include both audio/visual and data communications. In these systems, signals are sent from one location to another in a variety of ways, such as via transmission lines, airwaves or integrated systems incorporating both. The major benefit of using airwaves is their inherent ability to transfer signals over great distances without the necessity of physical placement of transmission lines. Unfortunately, airwave transmissions are subject to a variety of electro-magnetic interferences. Moreover, these transmissions are less secure in that they can be intercepted by anyone having an appropriate receiver. Still further, where shorter distances are involved, the necessary transceiver systems are often too bulky. It is in these situations that physical cabling is the preferred method of transmission.
The cables for audio/visual and data communications have improved greatly over the years. Early cables were simple, single metallic conductors. Next came multiple metallic conductor cables. More recently, advancing technology has allowed multi-signal transmissions over a single metallic conductor. The resulting cables were able to handle more and more signals, but unfortunately were becoming increasingly bulky.
With the advent of the electronic age and the interest in miniaturization came the need to reduce the size of cabling while increasing cable transmission capacity. Soon a new industry, evolved to meet this need and this industry used optical fibers instead of metallic conductors. To those in the art, it was immediately apparent that fiber optic transmission lines were a great improvement over metallic conductor lines because each fiber could handle a variety of transmissions simultaneously while requiring only a fraction of the space of its metallic conductor equivalent. Because of their capacity-to-space ratios, optical fibers are used today as the cable of choice for thousands of applications. Optical fibers are increasingly the media of choice of EMI/EMP resistant, tamper resistant communications and netting lines. The fiber optic cables can be used above ground, underground and underwater.
Generally, today's fiber optical cables are made up of three parts. They are: 1) the optical fibers; 2) the strength member; and 3) the buffering media. The optical fibers are the actual signal carriers and the strength member is that part of the cable which is designed to bear the load of the other portions of the cable during storage, placement and use. The buffering media is the interface between the fibers and the strength member and is designed to ensure the integrity of the optical fibers during placement and later use.
As those skilled in the art will recognize, modern optical fibers may be multi-mode, single-mode or polarization preserving. Their outside diameters range from 80 microns to 250 microns depending on their type and manufacturer. Each individual fiber is made up of the transmission portion known as the lightwave guide and a protective portion or coating. The lightwave guide is typically less than 20 microns high or wide, and the remainder of the fiber is typically an acrylate protective coating.
As noted earlier, the minute size of the optic fibers facilitates high density cabling. The cabling or packaging of the fibers is critical because the fibers are structurally weak as a result of their material properties and size. The most critical aspect of the mechanical packaging of the fibers is the protection of the fibers from a harsh environment and from the introduction of compressive or tensile strain to the fibers during handling or while in service.
In the past, both these tasks were met by packaging the optical fibers into small diameter, thick-walled plastic tubes. Representative dimensions were a tube diameter of 0.125 inches and a tube wall thickness of 0.030 inches. Each of these tubes housed only 1 to 12 optical fibers. Neither the fibers nor the tubes were suitable load bearing members. Accordingly, these tubes, once filled, were typically wound along a core media or strength member in a helical manner for a multi-fiber, optomechanical cable. The resulting structure was one that was much like those produced in the multi-metallic conductor cable industry. The packaging densities of those designs were limited by the design, characteristics and availability of the plastic tubing. Each tube had to have a specific internal diameter such that, when combined with the winding helix angle, the optical fibers would not bind into the tube's walls during bending, twisting or stretching of the cable. Still further, the tube wall had to be thick enough to prevent buckling or crushing when subjected to cross length handling loads. These loads are present during handling, such as during winding resulting from level wind mechanisms. These loads are also present when the cable is compressed such as when the cable is stepped on or run over. As is clear from the foregoing, the limiting factor of the packaging density was the tube structure and dimensions. The tube structure and dimensions were limited by the load carrying capacity of the strength member. As those skilled in the art will recognize, above ground cable strength members must often be sized by ice accumulation weight. This is so because as the diameter increases, the cable will have a greater top surface area which will accumulate more ice. As the cable diameter increases to accommodate additional optic fiber bundles, the ice accumulation weight increases also. As the ice accumulation weight increases, the use of progressively larger strength members is necessary. This, again, reduces the fiber capacity.
Recent advancements in the protective coatings on individual fibers have resulted in fibers that are virtually self-sufficient in their ability to protect the fiber itself without the need for additional buffering media. Fiber optic cabling technology, on the other hand, has not kept pace with optic fiber technology. Current optical fiber cables are based on the outdated technology described above and presume that the fibers must be packaged in tubes prior to cabling.
In light of the above, it is an object of the present invention to increase the fiber density of an optomechanical transmission cable, while minimizing the outside diameter of the cable. Another object is to provide a structure that obviates the need for packaging the fibers in tubes prior to winding on a core or strength member. Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new fiber buffering system which will allow a significant increase in the packaging density of opto-mechanical cables. Another object is to provide a fiber optic cable providing for easier access to individual fibers allowing branches of cables to be easily and economically created. Yet another object of the present invention is to maximize protection of the optical fibers. Still another object of this invention is to provide a cable that is easy to manufacture and is comparatively cost effective.
A fiber optic cable is provided having a core member with several helical grooves extending along its length. Each of the helical grooves holds from one to a hundred of the optical fibers which are the transmission media of the cable. The core member and fibers are covered by an outer member. Normally, this outer member acts as a protective seal and as a strength member. The forgoing structure is such that it is possible for the core member to be hollow and one or more additional cables can be placed through the lumen of the core member. Alternatively, a strength member can be placed in the hollow space for application where it is not desirable that the outer member act as the strength member of the cable.
The novel features of this invention, as well as the invention itself, both as to its structure and its operation will be best understood from the accompanying drawings, taken in conjunction with the following description, in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts, and in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the high density fiber optic cable shown with partial cutaways of the various layers;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the high density fiber optic cable including an internal strength member;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the high density fiber optic cable including an external strength member; and
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the high density fiber optic cable including an external strength member and an additional cable nested in the center of the core member.
Referring initially to FIG. 1, the high density fiber optic cable of the present invention is shown and generally designated 10. Cable 10 has as its primary structural element a core member 12. Core member 12 is typically an extruded, molded or pultruded plastic such as Teflon, polyethylene or polyproplyene. It is to be recognized that any semi-rigid material could be substituted for the above materials as long as the material was of sufficient strength and durability. Core member 12 is an elongated, cylindrical member running the length of the cable 10. Moreover, core member 12 has an outer surface 14.
Extending along the length of core member 12 and cutting into outer surface 14 is at least one helical groove 16. Typically there are several helical grooves 16 on any specific core member 12. The helical grooves 16 can be formed in any of a number of methods. As those skilled in the art will recognize, the grooves 16 can be formed at the time the core member 12 is formed. For example, the core 12 could be extruded including the grooves 16. Alternatively, the core 12 could be extruded first then reworked to form the helical grooves 16. These methods, or any other method of producing the requisite core member 12 and grooves 16, could be used as long as the resulting structure is sufficiently strong and durable to prevent crushing or kinking of the cable.
Each groove 16 is designed to hold from one to a hundred or more optical fibers 18. The size, shape and number of helical grooves 16 is dependent on the number of optical fibers it is to hold. Generally, each groove 16 must be sufficiently deep to ensure that all of the optical fibers 18 are fully recessed within the groove and that none of the fibers 18 extend beyond the outer surface 14. Each groove must be such that the enclosed optical fibers 18 are not put into a state of axial compression or tension when the cable is being bent through large variations in the bend radii, loaded axially by environmental or deployment loads, and/or twisted during a torsional load. The groove size is further limited because the core member 12, as the primary structural element, must be able to prevent cushing or kinking of the cable. As can be appreciated, the core member 12 is the lateral load bearing member. These loads are borne by the core 12 along the outer surface 14. If the grooves 16 are too large, the remaining portions of the outer surface 14 may be insufficient to bear the lateral loads and could allow lateral compression of the fibers 18. Moreover, if too little outer surface 14 remains, the cable 10 could kink and cause axial compression or tension in the optic fibers 18. These situations, should they occur could result in a catastrophic failure of the cable 10.
The helical pitch of the grooves 16 and the dimensions of the grooves 16 must be determined based on the specific dimensions and quantities of the fibers 18 which will be packaged in the cable 10. The design of the grooves 16 is the key to the entire invention. Analysis must be performed knowing the worst case bend radii which the cable 10 may experience. The structural analysis which is non-linear in nature and requires extensive use of both empirical and theoretical information is well known by those skilled in the art.
The optical fibers 18 of the present invention may be multi-mode, single-mode or polarization preserving. Their outside diameters can range from approximately 80 microns to 250 microns or more without departing from the present invention. Each individual fiber 18 is typically made up of the transmission portion known as the lightwave guide and a protective portion or coating. The lightwave guide is generally less than 20 microns high or wide, and the remainder of the fiber is typically an acrylate protective coating. This coating must be of a type sufficient to protect the fiber without the necessity of a tube buffer media.
Typically the core member 12 and the optical fibers 18 are enclosed by an outer member 20. This outer member 20 ensures that the fibers 18 remain in the grooves 16. Still further, the outer member provides an environmental seal around the outside of cable 10. Generally, the outer member 20 is similar to those found in the metallic conductor cable industry. It is typically made of a semi-flexible material such as vinyl, Teflon, polyethylene, polyproplyene, other plastic or any other material able to provide a seal while retaining the fibers 18 in the grooves 16.
While the core member 12 can act as the strength member, the cable 10 described above normally requires the incorporation of an additional strength member. As is shown in FIG. 2, it is possible to position a strength member internally within the cable 10. For this type of strength member to be used, the core member 12 must include an internal void 22. Internal void 22 is most easily formed at the time the core 12 is being formed. A suitable strength member 24 is located within the internal void 22. The strength member 24 must have sufficient strength to prevent undesirable stretching, bending or kinking of the cable 10. Strength member 24 can be any metal, plastic, composite or other material that has sufficient strength while still allowing flexing of the cable during spooling and the like.
An alternative, although equally desirable embodiment is shown in FIG. 3. In FIG. 3, an internal strength member is not used. Instead, the outer member 26 doubles as an external strength member. If outer member 26 is also the strength member, then the outer member 26 must have sufficient strength to prevent undesirable stretching, binding or kinking of the cable. This can be accomplished for example by selection of appropriate materials, thickening the outer member 26, or reinforcing the outer member 26 with fibers, wires and the like.
Referring now to FIG. 4, another possible embodiment is shown. In this embodiment, outer member 26 again doubles as the strength member of cable 10. An internal void 22 is again provided contains an additional cable 28. While cable 28 is shown as a cable including the features of the present invention, it is to be appreciated that one or more cables of any type could be placed within the internal void 22. In this manner, a coaxial cable including extremely high density optical fibers can be provided.
While the particular high density fiber optic cable as herein shown and disclosed in detail is fully capable of obtaining the objects and providing the advantages herein before stated, it is to be understood that it is merely illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the invention and that no limitations are intended to the details of construction or design herein shown other than as defined in the appended claims.
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|Reviews for In Charge
| Alexandra Penelope Edwards chapter 27 . 1/8
Great story so far! ] I hope you update soon (but I have a sad feeling that it won't considering the date of the last update-not that I'm complaining {well, maybe a little}).
You're a very talented writer, and I wish the best of luck to you in the future. :)
-Alexandra Penelope Edwards
P.S: I'm a big fan of your artwork as well; you're dot/chibi drawings are simply adorable. You have a very unique style.
| Alexandra Penelope Edwards chapter 23 . 1/8
Yay! They're friends again! :) And I'm so proud of Mello for actually trying. He can be kinda sweet when he wants to be.
| Alexandra Penelope Edwards chapter 18 . 1/6
AAAAAHHHHHH! Love this story! Love it, love it, love it! I was going to wait until I got caught up to the current chapter before posting my review, but the last Akugi with Mello paraphrasing Inigo Montoya was so fantastic that I just had to speak up.
And I guess the only reason I really liked it in the first place is that I was writing a Princess Bride/Death Note fic a long time ago, with Mello playing the part of Inigo.
Sorry if I rambled. I hope the rest of the story is as excellent as it is now. :)
| Guest chapter 27 . 5/30/2014
Aww this is an awesome story!
| Guest chapter 11 . 5/30/2014
Dawwww mello's Jealous :3
| Elise chapter 27 . 4/17/2014
Wonderful, original, great, unique, thrilling, well written, brilliant story. :)
| The Purple Polar Bear chapter 27 . 11/10/2013
I love this story! I hope it can be updated one day. Overprotective Mello and Matt make me happy.
| Guest chapter 27 . 7/11/2013
OMG. I only just read this.
This is seriously the best Death Note fic I have ever read. The way Mello and Matt treat Near is so beyond adorable! And I love how petulant he is about being treated like a child.
I can't help but think Near was raped or something by Mikami, buuuut I guess I'll never know since this hasn't been updated in yonks. *Hint hint*
Either way, thanks for writing something so creative. It's hard to find friendship centred fics like this. Especially as Near as the focus. Even better is Matt! For not being a main character, he sure is wrote well. You didn't have much to go off, but you still did it awesomely.
I'm raving a bit, lol. Anywho, thank you very, very much for publishing this! I enjoyed it. :o)
| Reaper chapter 16 . 2/4/2013
I think mikami is mentally ill of course but as far as being a pedophile, I don't think so. I do however think that Near will be in some trouble if he doesn't get away fast. I can't shake the feeling of Mikami snapping and hurting him which in turn would only make Matt blame himself more. Mello definitely cares about Near and even though he won't admit it even to himself, he does. It is as simple as that. Mello has this type of personality that keeps him from admitting and accepting defeat. I would know because like most humans we do like to be beaten but I have a higher tendency to get angry and yell just like Mello's temper. I have the same temper and I can't admit defeat. Now what I am not saying is that me and Mello are alike by any means it is just I can relate, like all of us do, to him or in anyone else's case to someone else. Mello would view in his mind a sense of losing to Near if he admitted they were friends and Mello doesn't deal well with losing. Though Mello and Near tell each other off and contradict almost always, you get that feeling of friendship and caring from them both. Mello just has to make sense of his emotions by saying this is for Matt, while that may be true it is also for himself. I think you do an amazing job portraying this in ALL of your stories. All I have to say is WELL DONE! I think they will get to Near in time because what Threshie story ends badly? XD
Poor Matt is all I have to say...poor Matt...
| Reaper chapter 7 . 2/3/2013
I love these chapters! They are so so funny! Well, the end parts, but everything else is so well written! Thank you so much for letting us enjoy your book!
| lolzy33 chapter 27 . 12/29/2012
Aw man, it looks like you haven't updated in a long while. :/ I really hope you continue this - I really want to find out what might have happened to Near!
| Cynthia25836 chapter 27 . 9/25/2012
*looks at latest update* 10-10-09? WRITER, Y U NO KEEP THE AWESOMENESS GOING? ლ(ಠ益ಠლ) Anyways, I LOVED the story. I can't wait to see how this all turns out! Hope you get inspired to keep working on this masterpiece of a fanfic! :3
| NinjaElf chapter 27 . 9/24/2012
Jeez, this story is great, please write more!
| Wydra-and-MashumelloKage chapter 27 . 3/23/2011
I loves the story and hope that you update soon! :)
| Rinkouen13 chapter 27 . 1/17/2011
Hiya! I really liked your In Charge story. I really can't wait for you to write more!


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Girl Meets World Renewed For Second SeasonBy: Lindsay McCane - August 7, 2014
Disney Channel has officially renewed Girl Meets World, the 90s spinoff of Boy Meets World, for a second season.
The new series picked up with the two main characters, Corey Mathews (Ben Savage) and Topanga Lawrence (Danielle Fishel), who are parents to the mischievous 13-year-old Riley. The show brings back the memories of innocent childhood, and has appealed to a wide variety of audiences.
The show reached 5.2 million viewers during its June 27 premiere, and has continued with high ratings. The show has become so popular that it has been ranked one of the top series among children and tweens.
"The series swiftly became a favorite of kids and their parents, many of whom grew up with 'Boy Meets World,'" Adam Bonnett, the executive vice president of original programming at Disney Channels Worldwide, said. "We're looking forward to watching Riley Matthews and Maya Hart make the world their own, as Cory and Topanga teach them life lessons along the way."
Girl Meets World is still airing its 20-episode freshman season, and will begin production on the anticipated second season in November. Girl Meets World airs on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. on Disney Channel.
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Kate's coral jeans and collared sweatshirt are perfect for a day date with your guy. After all, who knows what kind of activities you'll get yourselves into if you're having fun!
Jeans, boots, a comfy sweater, and lots of layers (not to mention a hat) are all perfect gear to wear to an outdoor concert or festival.


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"Leggings aren't pants" "Men hate women in leggings" "Men LOVE women in leggings"
Ok I think everybody needs to calm down about the fact that girls are wearing leggings as pants; and that leggings are not pants and that you don't... Show More
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I didn't realize that leggings had become such a national crisis!
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lol I want people to understand that it's not a crime to wear leggings as pants :p
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Some girls can pull it off, but many girls aren't in shape. A majority of people (girls and guys) in the United States are overweight or obese. Slap leggings on a girl in either one of those categories and what you have is just plain offensive to the eyes. You draw attention to the fact that your figure isn't appealing to look at, a huge no-no. If you are wearing regular pants, a dress or a skirt, you can hide your flaws better. Fat is the new "normal" and leggings on "fat" is ugly. Period.
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I LOVE women wearing the tights, leggings, or whatever you want to call those things that show their soft, perfect curves!! Why are they always black-colored? If you are going to show off, SHOW IT OFF!! I love the white leggings with the visible pantylines, and the stripes, or flowers on your briefs!!
I remember the first 'spandex' pants, and 'stirrup pants' and nobody thought about panty lines, or colors, wearing white, showing the panty, with the flowers!! AMAZING!!!
I HATE thongs, and I LOVE that my GF wears sensible cotton briefs, and I love her, in those, because she is comfortable, and she should be!!
I don't want a woman that wears 'anal floss' or something she hates!!! It's cloth, and the person that you love, is more than what they wear!!
She won't wear tights, or leggings, outside the house, because she is really self-conscious, but she wears them, for me, alone, privately.
I want her to wear them, and show off, and I want her to see that others think she is REALLY SEXY, but she is a 'good girl' type, and doesn't need the approval of others, or showing off.
WE both agree that young girls shouldn't wear these skin-tight leggings!! We were at a restaurant, tonight, and there was a little BABY, maybe 12, with tight leggings, and it just seemed wrong, as they were too tight!!!
If I ever have a daughter, I would NEVER let her wear something like that, with all the stalkers, and even the priests!!!
Leggings as pants? I think it's classy and sexy. I love this look. My wife often wears leggings as pants in public places. She's beautiful and got a nice-shaped bum, so she can proudly wear leggings as pants with short tops. And of course she got many looks from guys (and girls, too) in the streets. And I allow her to do that. (We live in Russia).
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I really don't give a damn what anyone else thinks. I am an adult living in a free country who can wear leggings as pants if I'd like :) I completely agree with you! I'm tired of hearing people talk about leggings as if they are the fashion police and they have some right to tell people how they should and shouldn't dress! Leggings are very comfortable and it's not like they're revealing. I love them with a cozy t shirt and some sneakers :) Not all leggings have see through material. I own quite a few that have very thick material that is far from see through.
As for guys, I couldn't care less if they approve of my fashion. Most guys are not even worth getting approval from. I think most girls who are so judgmental over leggings being warn as pants are just mad because they can't pull it off. Otherwise who cares? It's not effecting you so stop being so judgy over nothing!
I don't care if a girl wears leggings as pants as long as she has underwear on. This goes for yoga pants and sweat pants too and ESPECIALLY dresses and shorts. To me that's going too far and I generally have no complaints on what people choose to wear. Wear underwear please! That's all I ask.
I only wear leggings as pants at home because I'm not comfortable with people seeing the contours of my rear but that doesn't mean I'm going to hate of the people that do like to wear them because they are comfortable as you said.
girl I love you! I totally agree I don't get who started that rumor! I think these girls are thinking of the wrong leggings (sheer ones) but there are actual pant leggings available, that are thick and cumfy theyre pretty much like yoga pants but not flared at the bottom I wear them all the time and I've never been happier! I think the girls that look at other girls wearing them are jealous and like to sh*t talk them because they probably can't pull it off. but if you have decent/nice legs then hey its all fair in game.
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Pork, pork, pork. It's enough pork to make a Southside Chicago BBQ joint greasy with envy. Yes, it's a bacchanalia of pork spending and earmarks in the Omnibus spending bill, for sure, and we now have the database to prove it.
Senator Tom Coburn has posted a Google Spreadsheet data base document on line and there you can see how much the earmark costs us, where it is going, and which of our congressmen asked for the earmark.
There's One million, five hundred eighteen thousand dollars for animal vaccines in Greenport, New York. There's three hundred grand for the study of phytoplankton in Boothbay, Maine. Millions going to various drug enforcement programs across the country. Ten mil is being shelled out to the "John P. Murtha Foundation" for… well, just because John was such a prince of a guy. There's a mil six hundred thou for the "Brain Safety Net," so that brains can be safe… and stuff. Lots of cash for the study of renewable energy, various road and bridge projects, and educational efforts. Even more cash to the Department of Energy for the "Office of Science" because, well, only government can do science, ya know?
So far there have been 6,715 earmarks attached to the Fiscal 2011 Omnibus Spending bill that Congress is now considering.
According to Senator John McCain (R, AZ), the earmarks total nearly $8.3 billion. They include such things as $349,000 for swine waste management in North Carolina; $413,000 for peanut research in Alabama; $235,000 for noxious weed management in Nevada; and $300,000 for the Polynesian Voyaging Society in Hawaii.
So, yes, it looks like Congress has learned its lesson about fiscal responsibility…. and is duly flaunting that lesson and the voters that schooled it.
In fact, I wonder if there is an earmark for Christmas cards from Congress? Those cards might read…
Dear American Voters,
Screw you.
We'll spend what we want.
Your Democrat Controlled Congress
Merry Christmas, America.
Not only did they not listen, but at least one of them, Democrat Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri was going for — as Jim Hoff put it — the mother of all earmarks.
Cleaver had proposed a $48 billion earmark that was supposed to go to the inner city of Kansas City, Missouri. It was supposed to be "for the kids"… usually that is a clue right there that it is going to go to graft and corruption.
And BOY was Cleaver going for the brass ring. You see, Cleaver wanted this $48 billion to go to the not-for-profit Quality Day Campus, an organization run by Cleaver's buddy, Lamar Mickens.
One might think that this organization must be a great effort with dozens of employees and a long list of good works that are serving thousands of Missouri's most needy citizens… right?
Not so much. The Quality Day Campus headed by Cleaver's buddy is run out of his house in Kansas City. He is the President and the Treasurer of the "organization." His wife is the vice president. Yep it's a big concern alright.
What should concern us is that Rep. Cleaver wanted to give $48 billion to a guy that runs a shady, fly-by-night "child care" center out of his own house!
Merry Christmas, America, indeed.
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A nurse who came to the aid of a mortally-injured 8-year-old neighbor is hoping his death will prompt changes in traffic safety in Jefferson Hills.
"We need the borough council to support us and to make our neighborhoods safer," Deanne Fulmer said at Monday's council meeting.
Fulmer attempted to aid Connor Zink when he was struck by a car as he rode a skateboard near his home on May 3.
"I made my best attempt to assess Connor, initiate CPR and save his life," Fulmer said. "I was unsuccessful."
Some changes are happening, police Chief Gene Roach and Mayor Michael Green said.
"Our police department is going to do what it can to stop speeding," the mayor announced. "You will get a ticket, not a warning."
The boy's death remains under investigation by Allegheny County homicide detectives. Roach said there has been no word about the outcome.
"Connor Zink had just moved to our neighborhood a few months ago," Fulmer recalled. "He was friendly, kind, well-mannered — qualities you don't find in every child these days."
Fulmer said Connor wanted to be a firefighter when he grew up. She said she is forming "Connor's Crusaders for Child Neighborhood Safety," and called the youngster "our hero" and "the guardian for our children now."
The driver reportedly told investigators that he did not see the boy until it was too late.
"There are a lot of factors that went into this 'accident,'" Fulmer said, putting "accident" in quotation marks in her prepared statement.
Fulmer said motorists are driving too fast in residential neighborhoods. She urged a reduction in the speed limit from 25 to 15 mph.
She said the street light does not work on Gilmore Drive near the scene of Connor's death.
She noted that there is one stop sign at the intersection of Oneida and Gilmore drives.
"There should be additional stop signs for the traffic patterns," Fulmer said.
Green and council president Christopher King said they took last Friday's tragedy hard.
"I ask that everybody keep the family of this child in their thoughts and prayers," King said.
Fulmer called out from the audience toward the end of Monday's meeting, seeking assurances that her comments would not go unheeded.
"It will be discussed," King assured her. "Your concerns will be addressed."
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ADAP 101 (continued) Nancy Abraham-Budds, ADAP/CHIC Administrator Illinois State Department of Health & Neal Carnes, Program Manager of HIV Medical Services Indiana State Department of Health Presentation Overview Client eligibility screening and documentation (verifiable and official) Public Law 109-415: Ryan White State/Territory-specific eligibility criteria Policy setting & standardization Confidentiality HIPAA Federal Reports: ADAP Quarterly & RDR The hokey-pokey Presentation themes "Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people." Oscar Wilde "If Columbus had an advisory committee he would probably still be at the dock." Arthur Goldberg "A civil servant is sometimes like a broken cannon - it won't work and you can't fire it." George S. Patton Client eligibility screening Public Law 109-415: Ryan White Treatment Modernization Act of 2006 requires covered clients/enrollees/patients/PEOPLE to be: Living with HIV/AIDS Low income A State/Territory resident "Payer of last resort" States/Territories may have unique eligibility criteria, e.g. IN requires enrollment in Care Coordination Documentation (verifiable & official) Documentation proves the fundee (YOU) validated the enrollee meets established criteria for enrollment and you remain compliant with the law and program policies Two questions: is the document official and can it be verified? Anyone can say they are HIV positive, make less than established poverty threshold, etc but can they prove it; what is the documents source and can you check it's validity? Documentation (verifiable & official) Why is this important? If you are audited, and yes HRSA has the right and the responsibility to ensure the guidelines set out in the law and the criteria specified in the grant are being adhered to, then you will need to supply supporting documentation to prove valid enrollment Fairness is also at play. Why should one client be allowed to supply, say a handwritten note stating there are 4 people in their household thus allowing them a greater income threshold yet another client gets only 1 household member, thus a lower income threshold? Documentation (verifiable & official) So what is accepted, not accepted? PL 109-415 does not specify what a State/Territory can or cannot accept as proof of the applicants eligibility – this is left to the State In IN we consider "verifiable" and "official" as our guide – can we contact the issuing agency to prove what is being supplied AND when we say official – is it an agency with some regulatory oversight and thus lacks a greater degree of vested interest Documentation (verifiable & official) Any questions so far? Next we'll look at specific examples based upon PL 109-415 requirements as well as State/Territory specific criteria HIV status documentation What is accepted in your State/Territory? Lab reports Everybody, no matter their HIV status, has a CD4 count. Any number of factors can impact a CD4 count, e.g. too much sugar, recent cocaine use, a cold – anything requiring an immune response can deflate one's count Viral load – what about those who are positive and showing an undetectable viral load Example: IN requires a medical provider's signature on a Physician Certification form (part of our application) in addition to recent lab results as a means of diagnosis along with the provider's contact information (so we can validate) Example – "…but he had a HAART pill bottle with him" Low Income Status documentation Does any State/Territory generate a non-FPL-based criteria when determining income? We are allowed to set our own threshold, e.g. 150, 200, 300, 500…% of FPL Do you consider gross or adjusted income? Household membership is a factor, yet the FPL guidelines do not define household – how does your program? Assets: what State/Territories consider assets, such as bank accounts, home ownership…? And how do you document? Example: IN sets threshold at 300%, we consider household membership but not assets Example: IN Income/Household documentation (from our manual) Copy of Workforce Development earnings statement dated within 3 months of the application date Copy of the previous year's federal or state income tax return, Copy of the previous year's W-2(s), Copy of a pay stub dated within 3 months of the application date and showing year-to-date earnings (as well as the employer's name and address), Copy of Unemployment Insurance benefits notification letter and the most recent check stub (must be dated within 3 months of the application date), Copy of current (within 3 months of the application date) Social Security benefits notification letter or check, Statement, dated within 3 months of the application signature date, from the employer (on company letterhead) documenting annual gross employment income, must be signed and dated by a company representative with contact information, Food stamps, annuities, pensions, 401(k), rental property, etc payments count as income; an official print out from the payer to the payee is required as proof. How do these meet the verifiable/official guidelines? These are also comprise what is accepted for recertification Example: IN Residency documentation (from our manual) Copy of a valid – not expired, suspended, revoked, etc – Indiana Driver's License, State Identification (ID) card, or an official BMV Driver Record printout, Copies of utility bills or a print out from the utility company for the 12 consecutive months (one from each month) prior to the application date, Copies of cancelled rent checks/mortgage payments or a print out from the property management/mortgage company for the 12 consecutive months (one from each month) prior to the application date, Copy of Indiana Full Year Resident Income Tax return from the most recent tax year, Postmarked medical bills or mail documenting 12 consecutive months of Indiana residency (one from each month), or Notarized letter from HIV Care Coordinator attesting to 365 days of continuous Indiana residency and citing chronic homelessness. Note on notary public: an officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate documents, and perform certain other acts depending on the jurisdiction – check with your State/Territory to verify a notary public's capacity when determining if you will or will not accept a notarized letter. These also compromise what is accepted for recertification Example: IN "Payer of last resort" documentation IN requires all applicants to apply for Medicaid prior to their Ryan White Part B application – we do not wait for their denial, yet accept a Medicaid Application Verification form (unique to IN) to be signed and dated by a Medicaid Rep and submitted w/ their app Our database interchanges w/ Medicaid's and we are notified when one of our enrollees is Medicaid enrolled/eligible We also require all applicants offered a private/employer-based insurance program to select this coverage as their primary. In cases where the policy is substandard we offer "wrap around coverage" We also reserve the right to request the applicant/enrollee have a unique form be signed by an employer representative stating the client is not eligible for healthcare coverage – this can be verified and we do All Medicare Part A and B eligible enrollees must elect this coverage – if they are not eligible for Part D we offer "wrap around" to pick up their pharmaceutical coverage – Medicare card must be submitted with app/recertification paperwork We also require a private insurance rejection letter for applicants based on our high-risk insurance pool's policy Example: Care Coordination (CC) enrollment Indiana HIV Medical Services requires all enrollees be enrolled in a State-sanctioned CC site – what unique criteria does your State/Territory apply? IN documents CC enrollment via the application and recertification process – these documents must come from one of our funded sites, signed and dated by the client's Care Coordinator Criteria v policies Many States/Territories adjust/set policies on- going; keep in mind that your location has submitted a grant application specifying the criteria you are considering for eligibility. If you want to make a change/adjustment you need to report them to HRSA and get approval prior to the adjustment Consider: how do you plan to document this clarification/new policy? If you are clarifying a policy it should relate to one of your established criteria… Example: IN's Incarceration Policy On August 30, 2007 IN issued a policy clarification regarding enrollee's who find themselves incarcerated during enrollment. The new policy stipulates those in a State or Federal facility are no longer eligible due to State and Federal law granting them access to healthcare coverage, re: "Payer of last resort." Those in county facilities remain eligible for 90 days (a premium cycle) given they have someone who can get them meds Standardization What are standards? How does your program standardize its criteria/policies? Manual/program guidelines… Why is it important to set standards? Is it legal/fair to grant one set of standards to one person/group over another? Allowance for exceptions? What is the basis? How do you document these exceptions? … Confidentiality PL 109-415, Sec. 304. states, "…the entity (meaning the State/Territory or other funded agency) agrees to ensure that information regarding the receipt of early intervention services pursuant to the grant is maintained confidentiality in a manner not inconsistent with applicable law." It goes on to state, "…in testing an individual for HIV/AIDS, the applicant (your agency) will test an individual only after the individual confirms that the decision of the individual with respect to undergoing such testing is voluntarily made." Confidentiality Upon application and recertification the client signs, dates and receives a copy of IN's Certification of Understanding, which states, "I understand that my records are protected under the state law (16-41-8- 1) relating to confidentiality of medical or epidemiological information involving a communicable disease (410 IAC 1-2.1) and/or under the federal regulations governing confidentiality of alcohol and drug use Patient Records, 42 CFR Part 2, and cannot be disclosed to any other entity except those referenced herein without my written consent." Confidentiality Know your enrollees and your agencies' rights and responsibilities in light of what is law (State/Territorial & Federal) as well as any internal policies Furthermore, we have an ethical (some would even say moral) responsibility to protect our enrollees identity/information HIPAA For those of us who are insurance-based or operate some portion of our program paying insurance- related costs, HIPAA is in play HIPAA is not a CONFIDENTIALITY law, it is an insurance portability law with confidentiality clauses of which HIPAA-covered programs must verify enrollee identity or requesting parties capacity prior to disclosing personal health information (PHI) When PHI can be disclosed: payment, treatment and/or program operations Back to Nancy Decision Tree Pricing I'll be back in after these important topics to cover federal reports Federal Reports There are two primary federal reports: the ADAP Quarterly Report & the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Data Report (RDR, formerly the CADR) ADAP Quarterly is due: July 31 (April-June 30) October 31 (July 1-September 30 January 31 (October 1-December 31) April 30 (January 1-March 31) RDR is due March 24 by 6 pm EST ADAP Quarter Report (AQR) Required of all Part B funded grantees Cover page (auto populated) Section 1: Quarterly Submission, made up of: Aggregated client, criteria, program limitation, funding, expenditure and ARV/OI/Hep B & C utilization data Section 2: Annual Submission (due on the July 31st submission) made up of: ADAP funding & formulary, eligibility requirement and cost savings aggregate data ADAP Quarter Report (AQR) Primary changes in the 2008 version: Hispanic/Latino ADAP clients reported distinctly Regimen differentiation (1-2, 3-4, more than 4) Set formulary of medications reporting on and reporting on previous quarter not two quarters prior Cost-savings per client accounting for rebates, etc Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Data Report (RDR) Required of all Part A, B, C and D grantees Reporting on previous calendar year data Section 1: Grantee information – contact, functionality & funding Section 2: aggregate clients served data Section 3: core & support service data Section 4: counseling & testing data Section 5: outpatient/ambulatory medical provider data Section 6: Part C & D (only) data Section 7: health insurance programs data Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Data Report (RDR) Primary changes in the works: CLIENT LEVEL DATA OVER AGGREGATE (Lord, God, Buddha, Isis, the Spirits, Mom… Help Us ALL!) Statewide Coordinated Statement of Need & Comprehensive Plan Statewide Statement is due Jan 5, 2009 Combined statement of need – coordination of services across all Parts – regarding all Part grantees within your State/Territory Another way to look at this is the barriers Comp Plan is due Feb 1, 2009 (basically the same thing as the Statement but in a unique document) What you're going to do about the barriers Contact Information Neal Carnes Program Manager, HIV Medical Services Indiana State Department of Health 2 N Meridian St, 6-C Indianapolis, IN 46204 317-233-7450 (Direct) firstname.lastname@example.com 37, 5'8", 165 lbs of pure muscle, brown hair, blue eyes, great sense of humor, fabulous family, love kids (from a distance) and looking Thank you And now for the hokey pokey
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