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Medical Fraud Upcoding
~by Kelly Reiff ~
Cases today and in the past have illustrated upcoding or charting for
dollars by hospitals, clinics and other institutional providers as a method for maximizing
revenues and profits. This paper takes a look at an acceptable billing procedure, what
constitutes upcoding, and the costs that Healthcare accounts for because of fraudulent
activities. Means of preventing such behavior are analyzed as well as examples of
upcoding. Healthcare reform is also mentioned to determine what actions have been and are
currently being taken to solve this issue along with Californias plan to get even
tougher on Medical fraud.
We are now living in a world of increasing Healthcare costs. Rises in
Healthcare can be attributed to several factors, one being litigation costs from
Healthcare fraud. Healthcare fraud can be attributed to various unethical means. The
Healthcare system is very complex and different aspects, such as prevalence of fraud, can
be evaluated in order to determine where costs are emerging from and what can be done to
lower them. Healthcare fraud and in particular, upcoding to maximize revenues, is a
current issue that needs to be evaluated.
The billing process for hospitals, clinics, and other services is to be
followed with extreme detail. The process involves steps such as appointment scheduling,
registration, charge collection, claims submission, payment posting, accounts receivable
management, and collections. During the charge collection step it is important to
verify that charges and associated diagnosis codes are documented on the superbill, and
the codes should be well documented in the patients chart. The claims submission
step includes verifying that all services are accounted for and entered into the billing
system accurately, that the procedure codes are attached to the appropriate diagnosis
codes and that the insurance information is accurate and complete.[1] Following this
procedure along with using ethical guidelines will help prevent fraudulent activities from
Medical providers use a standardized system of numerical codes for patient
services that are required by government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. This way
insurers and the government do not have to decipher what services were provided from
thousands of different types of coding or billing systems. There are several codes that
are applicable for medical procedures. The misuse of these standardized codes to obtain
more money than is allowed by law is commonly termed upcoding.[2] Each Medicare
billing code corresponds to a particular group of services and will eventually result in
reimbursement to the physician or other provider based upon the code entered.
Providers or the organization they work for have financial incentives to increase the bill
by exaggerating or even falsely representing what medical conditions were present and what
services were provided. Greater government payment results from more serious medical
conditions, a large number of medical conditions listed as being present or treated, and
the more extensive the services provided.
An example of upcoding would be when a two-minute visit for a diagnosis
and treatment of an upper respiratory condition is upcharged from a very low reimbursement
rate code by instead intentionally using codes for a more serious condition. Thus, the
diagnosis is altered to falsely diagnose the patient suffering from a more severe
bronchitis and sinus infection, with some breathing impairment requiring nebulizer
treatment, all requiring a one-hour office visit. If these additional services were or
were not provided, but not needed medically, a fraudulent upcharge occurs.[3]
When medical providers act upon the temptations to use higher diagnosis
codes in order to receive a larger reimbursement or even document that they provided a
service when in fact they did not, medical fraud is performed. In 2000, the U.S.
government collected more money in the form of fraud recoveries than ever before -- $ 1.6
billion. And most of that money -- $1.2 billion came from Healthcare fraud
cases, according to Dept. of Justice statistics released in November.[4] Some
may wonder why Healthcare accounts for such a large percentage of the fraud recoveries.
For one, Healthcare programs account for nearly half a trillion dollars in
spending. The Healthcare field is flooded with contractors; physicians,
hospitals, nursing homes, pharmaceutical companies and others bill the government, which
creates many opportunities for improper billings. Another reason why Healthcare
programs are responsible for so much fraud is because of the fact that they are a growing
sector, unlike other areas the government monitors for fraud.[5]
In effort to avoid fraudulent behavior and coding practices, coding
reviews can be enforced. A coding review involves comparing patient charts with the
codes submitted to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or private insurers.
Understanding what an effective review is, when and how to set it up and how to make it
most effective can be important to the financial health of the practice. The quality of
coding is one of the most important factors determining the financial state of a practice.
If there are problems, they have to be solved quickly. But before they can be solved, they
have to be found, which is why regular coding reviews are important.
There are two types of coding reviews: an audit performed by HHS agents
and voluntary reviews performed by the physician practice. The procedures are similar, but
the effects vary between the two. The audit can be emotionally draining and financially
ruinous, however the voluntary review has the opposite effect. The voluntary review can
reveal underpayments, which would improve the practices finances, and it can help
ensure compliance with federal evaluation and management (E&M) coding rules, making
the HHS audit less frightening and ultimately less expensive.[6]
Coding reviews are inevitable for most doctors except for the few
subspecialties that perform a small number of the same procedures every day. "There's
just too much complexity and confusion in the coding system to assume your practice is
doing it right," says Thomas Obade, MD, part of the four-doctor group Orthopedics at
Woodbury, in Woodbury, N. J. The only way to know for sure that all the doctors in
the practice, as well as the coding employees, are coding properly is to check the work on
a regular basis, says Dr. Obade, who is also chair of the Health Policy and Practice
Committee of the New Jersey Orthopedic Society.[7]
Physicians usually do not get too involved with coding review; they are
limited to setting up and paying the bill and keeping up with clinical issues. Although
the process mainly involves administration, it is ideal to include some physician
oversight. "I think there should be one doctor who takes responsibility for it. After
all, no matter what the administrators do, it is the doctors who are legally responsible
and who will have to pay for any mistakes," says David Zehring, MD, a plastic and
reconstructive surgeon who also helps practices perform coding reviews though his company,
Spanish Peaks Healthcare Consultants in Denver.[8]
As a precaution some clinics may feel it is necessary to undercode to
avoid fraudulent claims, however, undercoding can result in fines. As a matter of law, all
Medicaid patients have to be charged the same for the same procedure. If the practice
undercodes a procedure for one Medicaid patient and not for another, the procedures that
were coded at the higher level could be considered Medicaid fraud. So undercoding as a
precaution will not help.
When someone is considering a case of Healthcare fraud, they more than
likely will come across the 1986 Federal False Claims Act. The False Claims Act (FCA)
prohibits the submission of knowing false claims to obtain federal
funds.[9] The United States may sue violators for treble damages, which are three
times the government's loss, plus $5,000 to $10,000 per false claim. The Act gives the
government a remedy against all of the key players in a scheme.
The law allows the U.S. to sue on its own behalf, and it also authorizes
qui tam plaintiffs, which are private persons also referred to as relators or
whistleblowers, to sue on the governments behalf as well as their own. Private
complaints must be filed in federal district court off the public record and be
accompanied by a statement, filed with the Department of Justice, disclosing all of the
material evidence the plaintiff has. The government has at least sixty days to investigate
and decide whether to take over the case. The government may obtain extensions to continue
its investigation, and if the government does take over the case, the qui tam plaintiff
continues to be a party and may recover up to 25% of the amount the government collects.
If the government does not take over the case, the plaintiff may go on and be awarded up
to 30% of the governments recovery.
The government has used the False Claims Act to investigate a wide range
of Healthcare providers, from managed care organizations, clinical laboratories,
pharmaceutical companies, and chains of hospitals and nursing homes, to physician
practices, home health agencies and durable medical equipment suppliers. The government
has also pursued the entities that assist plans and providers with Healthcare
transactions, such as billing companies, attorneys, and Medicare carriers and fiscal
Physicians practicing fraudulent behavior may feel that they are
untouchable and will not be roped into a multimillion-dollar fraud investigation.
Patsy Vargo, MD, has two words for physicians that feel that way: Think again.[10]
In 2000, she was in her fifth year of trying to disprove allegations of upcoding.
The government sought as much as $37 million from her because of her supposed overbilling
to the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services for treatment she
provided to patients at an air force base in Montana. The government contended that from
1991 to 1995, she consistently charged and claimed higher Current Procedural Terminology
(CPT) codes for medical services than allowed. They are basing their case on several
audits, one of which concluded that she was overpaid almost $8,000 for one month. The
audit included a billing for a cholesterol check as a level 4 service and treatment for a
sinus infection as a level 4 service, when those charges are usually reserved for cases
that require complex medical decision-making. Dr. Vargo refuses to settle with the
government because she thinks it would only encourage them to go after other doctors and
she feels that she did nothing wrong.
Upcoding is also occurring in New York; the Medical Society of New York is
fighting back against Oxford Health Plans demand for payments of up to $100,000 from
about 200 physicians who the insurer contends were upcoding claims. Oxford would pay the
claims, but later ask for refunds when upcoding was suspected. They informed the
physicians that the insurer would bring the issue to arbitration if they did not pay at
least three-fourths of the amount due within ten days.[11] They did not deny claims
in the first place because they felt that it was more appropriate to ask physicians for
money back than to review and downcode claims upon their submission.
Another example of upcoding occurred in California. A jury ordered three
doctors and nine clinics to pay Allstate Insurance Co. $8.2 million after finding them
liable for billing for services they did not provide and for changing bills to justify
excessive charges.[12] This case is the first to go to trial under a unique California
law created like the False Claims Act. The success of Allstate could lead to more people
using civil suits as a tool to pursue fraud and abuse cases. It could also lead to
other states adopting their own legislation. "This case is extraordinarily
important," said Los Angeles-based attorney Dennis B. Kass, of Manning & Marder,
Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, who represented Allstate in the case. "Hopefully, it will
encourage more people to use the law to stop fraud. Upcoding is very, very costly. It's
unfair to good doctors."[13] Allstate ended up settling with three of the
doctors before the trial went to court. After a six week hearing, the jury found the
doctors and clinics that went to trial liable for fraud against Allstate.
On January 17, 2002, John W. Suthers, U.S. Attorney, announced that the
U.S. had entered an agreement with the St. Marys Hospital and Medical Center in
Grand Junction, Colorado, to settle allegations that St. Marys Hospital caused false
claims to be submitted for payment by federal Healthcare benefit programs.[14] St.
Marys Hospital is a non-profit subsidiary of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth
Health Services Corporation of Leavenworth, Kansas. Under the agreement, St. Marys
will pay just over $1.2 million to the United States in exchange for a release of
liability under the False Claims Act.
This agreement settles accusations that the hospital submitted claims for
inpatient treatment of pneumonia that were billed to federal payers using diagnosis codes
for more serious illness than what was actually treated. The settlement demonstrates the
hospitals willingness to meet the ethical and legal requirements to honestly bill
the government. This case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice and the
Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a part of a
national initiative to address upcoding of pneumonia claims by hospitals. The
government subpoenaed more than 200 medical records from St. Marys Hospital seeking
support for claims that had been submitted to either Medicare or Medicaid for the
treatment of pneumonia.[15] An audit revealed that St. Marys had selected a
principal diagnosis that was not supported by the records. The principal diagnosis, the
main condition that caused the patient to be admitted to the hospital, is the primary
factor for classifying treatment for a hospital inpatient into a particular Diagnosis
Related Group (DRG), which is a category system that is used for reimbursement purposes in
a hospital. DRGs are based upon information reported to the payer about the patients
diagnosis, the procedures performed, and certain demographic factors.
The claims that were subpoenaed made use of principal diagnosis codes that
corresponds to pneumonia due to other specified bacteria.[16] They were
able to obtain reimbursement under DRG 079 (respiratory infections and inflammations),
which offers a higher reimbursement from Medicare and other payers than an uncomplicated
case of pneumonia. The uncomplicated case in which the illness is not specified falls
under DRG 089 (simple pneumonia). During the years St. Marys billing procedures were
being investigated, the amount paid to them from Medicare for DRG 079 was approximately
$2,700 higher per patient than the reimbursement for DRG 089.[17]
St. Marys denied any intentional wrongdoing in connection with claim
submission. Because they reached a settlement, the dispute was resolved without a lawsuit
being filed or admission of liability by St. Marys hospital.
A physician in Kansas, specializing in ear, nose, and throat illnesses,
performed unnecessary surgeries, billed for more costly procedures than were actually
provided, lured patients into unnecessary surgeries that caused them serious bodily
injury, and also created false documents and provided false testimony to cover up his
fraud.[18] Out of 105 surgeries performed in 1999, an expert witness found that 40%
of those were unnecessary. From 1998-1999, all but one of the forty mastoid ear surgeries
he performed was unnecessary. It was also said that he could not have performed the
surgeries billed in the short surgery times that were recorded. The physician was
sentenced to six years in jail. He lost his license and agreed to be excluded from Federal
Healthcare programs for fifteen years after his release from prison.
One may wonder what is being done to decrease these fraudulent activities.
The federal governments approach to Healthcare fraud goes back and forth between
punishment and sanctions to education and collaboration. With Janet Rehnquist as Health
and Human Services Inspector General in the Bush administration, the attitude
shifted more toward education.[19] Greater emphasis on compliance programs and
clearer iterations of the rules are being enforced to help physicians avoid billing
mistakes that might be mistaken for fraud. However, that could be changing; there is a
growing concern that it is time that anti-fraud measures are made stricter.
If more severe measures were enforced, it could mean a return to a time
when fear of prosecution was a major concern. This fear was not meant to lead physicians
to shortchange themselves, though. Mac Thornton, chief counsel to the Inspector General
for 12 years, who is now with the law firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal said,
"There was never a policy of going after physicians for honest mistakes. We wanted
everyone to be aware that claims were being scrutinized more closely in the 1990s, but we
didn't want to engender a degree of fear. There were some stories circulated that were
basically either not true or hyped up that seemed to illustrate that fear was
justified."[20] The doctors worries stimulated criticism against the
federal governments enforcement policies and resulted in the OIGs effort to
improve its communications with physicians by placing a greater emphasis on education and
compliance soon after.
In February of 2003, Rehnquist expressed continued commitment to the
compliance approach. "I do realize that some continue to question the value of
compliance and whether [it] is a good investment," she said. "Compliance is more
important than ever to this industry. With new payment systems, expanding benefits,
changing regulations -- these factors all create a constantly changing environment for
Healthcare organizations, and they must have systems in place to stay on top of the
program requirements."[21] She also said that the Center for Medicare and
Medicaid Services was working on a project in order to measure effectiveness of compliance
Some states are taking action themselves to decrease Healthcare fraud.
California officials want to get even tougher on Medical fraud, which they say costs
as much as $3 billion annually 10% of the programs $30 billion
budget.[22] They had increased prosecutions in the past few years, but now
want to create an even more targeted and aggressive approach against individuals who abuse
the system. If approved by Legislature, the plan would result in more scrutiny for
doctors. The California Medical Association supports fair and reasonable ways to lessen
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer said, "[The plan] will help
us more aggressively detect, investigate and prosecute Medical fraud, protecting the
system for the taxpayers who pay for it and for the beneficiaries who depend on it for
vital Healthcare. He and lawmakers are suggesting reforms that would do such things
as give the Department of Health Services the right to make unannounced visits to
businesses that bill Medical to inspect records, provide monetary reward for those who
report fraud, or mail letters to Medic-Cal recipients asking them to confirm that they
received the care or products that they were reported to receive. Doctors and others would
also receive a notification for services billed under their IDs.
There are still specifications in the plan that need to be worked out.
They want to involve both providers and beneficiaries in detecting fraud. In
fiscal years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003, claims that doctors or others padded bills by
charging for goods and services that weren't provided or by upcoding visits were part of
101 complaints that the AG's office received. That constituted 43% of
complaints.[23] The changes would not only help in discovering those who are
committing fraud, but also protect physicians who are victims of fraud, for example having
their ID stolen and someone else using it to bill the state. This legislation is important
and other states could soon follow in Californias footsteps.[24]
In conclusion, it must be noted that Healthcare fraud is a serious topic
for Healthcare executives. Upcoding and other fraudulent actions have resulted in high
fines; for example a settlement with the University of Pennsylvania for more than $30
million and in the largest settlement to date, Columbia/HCA paid approximately $850
million.[25] These amounts are significant and believed to be affecting the cost of
Healthcare today. Action must be taken in order to prevent fraudulent behavior from
continuing to take place, whether it be through education or by means of stricter
punishment. I believe that Healthcare fraud and abuse should not be taken lightly.
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he was threatening me,but i didnt see the hammer until a colleague saw him having a hammer in his backpocket,so i took the scissors in my hand,but then he left cuz we cant just give him the money back for worn shoes ...he couldnt even speak proper german :-_- (i dont know why he suddenly left still a mystery)
funny for u,dangerous for me ...
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...rose-flavored candy....Norwegian candie is weird...
I'm drunk!!!!!!!!!!!! but it doesn't matter
LAkers game tonight...
I'm tired
This weekend will be epic... i'll travel wit some uni friends
I already got some places to sleep over, and some girls to keep me wake... haha
but it's all up to only one girl. I'm trying to get serious with her... if she says no
it's not my fault.. she had her chance, and i'll get mad in a mood party
You brought a harem with you in case it doesn't work out?
no... but I talked with some girls
letting they know that I'll be on the city for some madness
and they're expecting me
if everything goes downhill, I'll have multiple choices
You plan for all scenarios
off course... that's my bless and my curse
I think ahead too much, be it on relationships or on a simple "yes or no"
sometimes you just have to choose
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"Hershey Should Increase Funding of Programs to Address Child Labor and Improve Conditions for West African Cocoa Farmers"
March 25, 2013
Washington, DC -- The "Raise the Bar, Hershey!" coalition (www.raisethebarhershey.org) welcomed last week's announcement from the Hershey Co. (HSY) that it has set deadlines to achieve its 100% certification goals and will be working with three independent, third-party certification firms to verify its cocoa is made in a responsible manner.
"We are pleased by this news, especially the fact that Hershey has revealed the third-party certifiers it will be working with and a more detailed timeline for when it plans to transition its cocoa to responsible sources," said Elizabeth O'Connell, campaign director for Green America, "We welcome further details about the additional "well-established certification organizations" Hershey states it plans to work with and how the Hershey Company will specifically prevent child exploitation from happening on the farms from which Hershey sources its cocoa."
Hershey's announcement came after years of pressure on the chocolate industry, and Hershey in particular, to address the problems of forced child labor on the farms from where they source their cocoa in West Africa. Since 2001 instances of forced child labor and human trafficking have been documented on cocoa farms in Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana, and other West African countries. According to the Payson Center for International Development at Tulane University, An estimated 1.8 million children, aged 5 to 17, work on cocoa production in Côte D'Ivoire and Ghana. In Côte D'Ivoire alone, there are an estimated 109,000 children engaged in the worst forms of child labor on cocoa farms and some 10,000 are victims of human trafficking or enslavement.
The "Raise the Bar, Hershey!" coalition urges Hershey to report publicly and regularly on its progress toward meeting its certification goals. Additionally, the coalition urges Hershey to invest greater financial resources in programs that specifically address child labor on the cocoa farms from where it sources. Mars, Hershey's main competitor in the United States, has committed $300 million to sustainable cocoa initiatives by 2021, or .1% of 2012 sales. Hershey, on the other hand, has committed only $10 million by 2017, or .03% of its 2012 sales.To read more about Hershey's and other industry commitments to preventing child labor in Ghana and Cote D'Ivoire, see the coalition's March 14, 2013 Press Release and Confectionary News' March 20, 2013 article.
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With the season on the line, Buck Farmer was just what the Georgia Tech baseball team needed. The senior from Conyers pitched six shutout innings and allowed just two singles as the Yellow Jackets defeated East Tennessee State 5-1 Saturday in an elimination game in the Nashville Regional.
Tech (35-26), the No. 2 seed, will play the loser of host and top seed Vanderbilt and third-seeded Illinois, which ended too late for this edition, today at 3 p.m.
With Farmer about to take the mound for the bottom of the seventh, lightning and rain forced the game into a long delay.
Once play resumed and with Tech up 5-0, Farmer was replaced by Jonathan Roberts, who pitched the final three innings and allowed a sacrifice fly in the ninth for ETSU's only run.
It was the second win in regional play for Farmer, who beat Austin Peay with a complete game five-hitter in 2011. In four career appearances in the regionals, Farmer is 2-1 with a 2.17 ERA.
Farmer retired the last seven batters he faced after allowing a single to Clinton Freeman in the fourth.
The Yellow Jackets staked Farmer to an early lead. In the first, Sam Dove and Daniel Palka had consecutive singles and Zane Evans followed with a sacrifice fly for the first run of the day.
In the second, Daniel Spingola reached on a fielder's choice and stole second, later scoring on a double by Kyle Wren to make it a 2-0 game.
Farmer retired the first seven batters he faced -- five coming on strikeouts -- before Chris Riopedre singled with one out in the third.
Brandon Thomas had a run-scoring double in the fifth to put Tech up 3-0.
A single by Mott Hyde and Spingola's sacrifice fly allowed Tech to grab a 5-0 cushion in the top of the seventh just before the lightning delay.
"I was glad we'd gotten those two runs in the top of the seventh so it was 5-0 lead as opposed to a 3-0 lead. I really felt like they weren't going to score on Buck," Tech coach Danny Hall told ramblinwreck.com.
Farmer (9-4), one of the nation's leaders in strikeouts, had eight Saturday and picked up his first win since May 3.
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|OBJECTIVE: Acquisition costs of palivizumab have increased in Canada since 2007. This analysis aims to re-evaluate the cost effectiveness of palivizumab in Canada for premature infants born between 32 and 35 weeks' gestational age using updated 2010 healthcare costs compared to those used in a 2007 decision analytic model.
METHODS: New costs (CAN$) were acquired from the same Health Canada and Ontario Ministry of Health sources that were utilized in the previously published 2007 model. Palivizumab prices were acquired from Abbott Laboratories Ltd., current as of August 2010.
RESULTS: Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) rose by $742, going from $30,618/QALY to $31,360/QALY. ICER changes increased from a range of $801,297 to $820,701 for infants with zero risk factors to a decrease from $808 to $192 for infants with four or more risk factors.
CONCLUSIONS: Palivizumab ICERs remained fairly stable from 2007 to 2010. The original recommendation stating that palivizumab is cost effective in infants born between 32 and 35 weeks' GA with two or more risk factors, or who are at moderate-to-high risk based on a risk assessment model, does not change. Analyses founded on evolving country-specific variables are needed in order to accurately reassess the cost effectiveness of interventions as costs change worldwide.
LIMITATIONS: There are a limited number of publications reporting mortality in premature Canadian infants with RSV as a primary outcome. In addition, conclusions drawn from this analysis are country-specific and limited to premature infants dwelling in Canada.
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Green Day - Why Do You Want Him Tabbed By: megan EMail: email@example.com INTRO & CHORUS: e------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------ G--8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------- D--8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-- A--6-6-6-6-6-6--3-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-- E----------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-- VERSES: e------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------ G------------------------------------------------------ D--2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-- A--2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-- E--0-0-0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-- BRIDGE: e--------------------- B--------------------- G------4-------------- D--5-7-4-7-5-5-5-5-5-- A--5-7-2-7-5-5-5-5-5-- E--3-5---5-3-3-3-3-3-- intro x2 verse x6 chorus x2 verse x6 chorus x4 bridge x4 solo chorus x4 This is so easy if you can't play this then you suck. sorry i didnt tab the solo. email me if you think im wrong or if you have questions.
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A U.S. military plan to ship munitions from a Greek port to a U.S. stockpile in Israel has been canceled due to the conflict in the Gaza Strip, the Pentagon said on Monday. The United States Navy's Military Sealift Command issued a tender on December 31st for a ship to deliver 325 standard 20-foot containers of ammunition on two separate journeys from the Greek port of Astakos to the Israeli port of Ashdod in mid-to-late January.
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The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Scholars Program allows Transylvania to further raise that bar. The program, supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation*, will attract talented students from across the country who are interested in the STEM disciplines and offer them financial assistance and ongoing academic support. By bringing the highest caliber students to campus, and surrounding them with a support group of like-minded peers, Transylvania can create a stimulating and challenging environment for both students and faculty alike.
Research. While on campus, STEM scholars will have the opportunity to work side-by-side with the faculty and their fellow students, creating a graduate-level experience while completing undergraduate studies. Collaboration between faculty and students takes place in two settings: the classroom and the research laboratory. Transylvania's commitment to the liberal arts will help develop each student's analytical, communication, laboratory, and problem-solving skills in a range of scientific and non-scientific disciplines. Students can further sharpen these skills by working with faculty on various projects throughout the summer and school year.
Support. STEM scholars will also have a built-in support group—each other. The scholars will tackle the same classes, depending on discipline, and work together throughout the academic year and the summer. Informal group activities will help build a peer support group among the scholars and create a natural community of students with similar interests and goals who can together celebrate successes and persevere through challenges. Understanding the value of a supportive community will improve STEM scholars' chances of success in their post-graduate career.
In short, the STEM Scholars Program is designed to help motivated students find a supportive academic home where they can focus on the demands of their coursework and other campus opportunities, while reducing concerns they may have about meeting the financial obligations of a college education.
If you have questions, please contact Mike LeVan, associate professor of mathematics.
*The STEM Scholars Program is supported by the National Science Foundation under grant number 1259026.
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Without a shadow of doubt,
Marine basic training
is far more challenging than any other branch in the military service. The requirements of the Marines training is much higher, and the recruits are required to learn and follow the core values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment. Recruit training is located at one of the two Marine Corps Recruit Depots (MCRD): Parris Island, South Carolina, or San Diego, California.
When the recruits arrive at basic training, they are given their gear, and a series of physical examinations to ensure proper safety. They are given the IST, Initial Strength Test, taught weapon handling by trained experts, followed by the 11-obstacle Confidence Course.
United States Marine Corp Recruit Training
Marine Corps Recruit Depot(MCRD) is one of the birthplaces of trained Marines. It is where they are transitioned from young men into Marines. Marine Corps are not only trained mentally and Physically, but morally as well. The morals of the Marine Corps are their core values - Honor, Courage and Commitment. Learning and living by these values will not only transform them into basically trained, morally conscience Marines, but will return them to their Country as a better American Citizen.
Recruits should be aware of what to expect when arriving at boot camp. The first stop is at Recruit Receiving, where new recruits spend the first few days of their recruit training experience. Here they will receive their first haircut and their initial gear issue, which includes items like uniforms, toiletries and letter writing supplies. During this time recruits will also be given a full medical and dental screening, and take the Initial Strength Test.
This is the period where all recruits will meet their drill instructors for the first time. During Forming, recruits learn the basics such as how to dress, how to march, how to secure their weapons, make their beds, etc. It allows the recruits to get into the mode of what living will be like as a recruit.
This is where recruits basically learn how to march in sync. They learn how to stay in step with the rest of the platoon as well as the drill sergeant. As training continues, they become skilled performing in synchronization. The platoons will also compete in drill competitions. Drilling is used to form discipline, team pride, and cohesion.
Physical Training (PT)
Recruit training uses a progressive physical training program, which builds up recruits to Marine Corps standards. Recruits will experience Table PT, a period of training in which a drill instructor leads several platoons through a series of demanding exercises while he demonstrates on a table. Recruits will also run, either individually or as a platoon or squad. Other PT consists of obstacle courses, circuit courses, or 3-, 5- or 10-mile conditioning marches.
Recruits will have to study and familiarize themselves with the Marine Corps History, customs, courtesies, and basic lifesaving procedures. They will be given a test on these subjects while in recruit training.
Core Values
The Corps' Core Values are Honor, Courage and Commitment. These values make up the foundation of a Marine's character. During recruit training, recruits are taught these Core Values and the numerous others attached to them, such as integrity, discipline, teamwork, and duty. Drill instructors, recruit training officers and Navy chaplains teach specific core values classes, but drill instructors also talk one-on-one with recruits after other training events to see what values were learned and how they affect the recruits.
Most nights you'll get a full 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep. However, the Marine Corps Recruit Training Regulation allows the Basic Training Commanding General to reduce this requirement to 7 hours. In addition to 8 hours of sleep, you'll get some "free time" each day. The purpose of free time is to allow recruits to read, write letters, watch instructional television (ITV), and to take care of other personal needs. It is a period when no training is received by recruits and no instruction is conducted by Drill Instructors.
Field Training
This training introduces the recruits to field conditions and survival. It is a 3 day event that involves the recruits learning basic skills needed for field survival such as tent building, sanitation and camouflage. During this period session, recruits will get to go through the grueling gas chamber.
Marksmanship Training
Marksmanship training teaches recruits the fundamentals of their M-16A2 rifle. his training takes place over two weeks, the first of which is called Snap-In Week. During this week, recruits are introduced to the four shooting positions (standing, kneeling, sitting and prone) and a Primary Marksmanship Instructor shows recruits how to fire, how to adjust their sights, how to take into account the effects of the weather, etc. Recruits also have the opportunity to fire on the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Training machine. During the second week of marksmanship training, recruits actually fire a known-distance course with ranges of 200, 300 and 500 yards. Recruits prepare for rifle qualification on Friday of that week.
The 54 hours of The Crucible
The Crucible emphasizes trainee teamwork under stress. "Recruits get eight hours of sleep during the entire 54 hour exercise," said Sgt. Roger Summers, a Delta Company drill instructor in the 1st Recruit Training Battalion at Parris Island. "They get two-and-a-half MREs and they are responsible for rationing out the food to themselves. Then we put them through tough physical activities like road marches and night infiltration courses. They march about 40 miles in those 54 hours."
You may not think you have any rights when in basic training, but here are a few things you do have access to:
20 minutes to consume each meal
Attend sick call.
Attend scheduled religious services.
Request mast via the chain-of-command.
Make and receive emergency phone calls.
Receive mail on the day it is received by the parent company except for Sundays, holidays, and during the Crucible Event.
Send mail without fear of censorship
Make head calls.
Use medication prescribed by a certified military medical officer.
New USMC Battle Dress Utilities Uniform
There is a brand new version of the utility uniform. About the only carryover from the old uniform is the idea of rolling sleeves inside out.
Some of the new features:
Gone are the lower pockets on the blouse.
Pocket flaps that once featured plastic buttons now use Velcro.
Trouser adjustment tapes were scrapped for an integrated elastic waist adjustment.
Brown suede boots replace black boots, complete with the Marine Corps' eagle, globe and anchor on the ankle.
Pockets also were added to the upper parts of the sleeve.
The eagle, globe and anchor also appear embroidered on the new slanted chest pockets, the same as the traditional octagonal utility hat and the new "boonie" hat to be added to the new issue.
Collars were redesigned to be smaller and more comfortable.
Cargo pockets on the legs feature an elastic enclosure.
Belt loops were changed to accommodate the upcoming issue of Marine "rigger's belts" in varying colors, which reflect Marines' achievements in the Corps' new martial arts program.
The blouse was even designed to make it easier for Marines to tuck it into their trousers in the field.
For the field, knee and elbow pad inserts were added to the uniform, "an issue that went over very, very well in testing," Patricio said.
Subdued rank for the field is coming. Rank insignia that appeared silver will now be black, and once-gold ranks will be brown. But that's only for the field. Traditional metallic insignia will be worn in garrison. There is no change for enlisted insignia.
The Biggest Change
But the most obvious change is the pattern, called
Marine Pattern
The new uniform features a computer-generated pattern patented by the Marine Corps. The pixel-style pattern "is more effective dry and wet," Patricio said. And it's coming in both woodland and desert patterns. It will be worn only by Marines and sailors assigned to duty with the Fleet Marine Forces, in accordance with regulations.
The uniform's fabric also has been improved. Uniforms now are wrinkle-free and feature a permanent-press crease, eliminating the need for pressing and starching, which is said to degrade fiber.
Designers combined a longer-lasting fabric for the uniform with a lighter material.
Researchers chose a heavier trouser fabric to address increased durability while lighter blouse fabric will be used for increased comfort, Patricio said.
Even the seams on the trouser got a makeover. Reinforced diagonal seams replaced horizontal seams on the current uniform. The diagonal seams are expected to last longer by spreading the stress of the seam over a greater area.
The Enlisted Oath
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. That I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.
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Indian Bonds Gain a Third Day on Speculation RBI Will Cut Rates
India's bonds rose for a third day, pushing yields to this month's lowest level, on speculation the central bank will cut borrowing costs as the economy cools.
The Reserve Bank of India, which has held the repurchase rate at 8.5 percent since October after last year's seven increases, will review monetary policy on April 17. Government data may show this week that annual gains in factory output slowed to 6.6 percent in February from 6.8 percent the previous month, according to a Bloomberg survey of economists. Bonds also gained on optimism the central bank will buy debt to support a record sovereign borrowing program.
"A token rate cut is probably on the cards given growth concerns," said Paresh Nayar, head of money-market and currency trading in Mumbai at FirstRand Ltd. "There could also be an open-market operation to buy bonds after the lukewarm response to last week's auction."
The yield on the 8.79 percent bonds due November 2021 fell three basis points, or 0.03 percentage point, to 8.59 percent in Mumbai, according to the central bank's trading system. That is the lowest level since March 30.
Primary dealers, who underwrite federal debt sales, had to pick up 6.6 percent of the 180 billion rupees ($3.5 billion) of bonds offered at an auction on April 3, according to the central bank. India aims to sell 150 billion rupees of bonds on April 13 as part of a plan to borrow 5.69 trillion rupees in the fiscal year that started April 1.
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Come stay with us at Sunda Resort, where you will always be welcomed with a warm, friendly smile. You will experience nature at its best in the tranquil, garden setting and are just a ten minute walk to beautiful Nopparat Thara beach.
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Don't worry, I've not mastered anything yet either. I just dabble a lot. It's my usual style I already have gum printing lined up as the next thing for me to try. I have nearly all the materials I need; it's just bits and pieces (getting proper pipettes and not using straws as droppers like I do with cyanotypes, some sort of mixing dish, dustmask for extra protection when mixing the dichromate, etc) I need to get together now. I have the basic ingredients & paper.
On the plus side, cyanotypes are pretty cheap to get into and prefer cheaper acidic papers than some alt processes. I'm still using the original 100ml of each solution I mixed up last April. There was a little mould on Solution A but a disposible wooden chopstick fished that out easily and I haven't had a problem with mould since then. Bit odd.


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I truly like the story. It's quite intriguing and as long as names are not spoken (and why should they if everyone knows each other, except poor Legolas) I woder how long it will take for him to figure out that he cannot possibly be in his own world/time.
Author's Response: Thank you for your continuing support. I do have the loveliest idea of how Legolas figures it out . . .
I really like your story thus far. The detailed and yet subtle way you introduce things is refreshing!
I can't wait for Legolas to realize where he is....Surprise! LOL
~ Kaisaan
Author's Response: Thanks. Double surprise for him, since he's presumably never read one of the stories where someone is swept back in time.
Another teasing glimpse and wonderfully written chapter. I read it over at Teitho and yes, it needs so much more - cant wait to see what you make of this.
Author's Response: I agree, the story as I submitted it to Teitho needs a lot. I appreciate your encouragement tremendously.
I'm curious when it will dawn upon Legolas where he is. I also wonder whom the other people see in him - he must be someone they know. I'm sure it will be revealed in future chapters, so please update soon.
Author's Response: Thanks for the encouragement. I'm afraid Legolas is scheduled for a little more confusion first...
This is an intriguing start - poor Gimli left alone on a ship in a storm and Legolas on his own in Gondolin without an idea of his whereabouts. I'm really curious to read more.
Oh, too short!!! And not just Gimli.
I am a bit confused by your author notes... have you already posted this?
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gorgeous story- a really original idea, I love where you are going with this. And the contrast of elven cultures- Legolas notes they are not open-face like his own kin, and they are different, untrustworthy - as his grandfather says.... leaves a whole host of opportunities!! CAnt wait for more.
lovely writing-. tension just right, visual and lightly done but rich enough to imagine.
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Member of the Stevens Point School Board will tour several school buildings tonight including Plover-Whiting Elementary School. Building code violations there have forced the district to close two mezzanine classrooms beginning this fall.
Members of the Stevens Point Area School Board will tour three schools tonight.
The tour begins at 6:30 p.m. at Plover-Whiting Elementary School, 1400 Hoover Ave., where the district this fall must close two mezzanines used as classrooms because they in violation of village of Plover building codes.
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|Trad, 1 pitch, 130'
|YDS: 5.9 French: 5c Ewbanks: 17 UIAA: VI ZA: 17 British: HVS 5a [details]
|Rupley, 1960's
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By Luke Bertelsen
Mar 4, 2006
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
|I agree that the traverse is the crux and it will certainly get your attention, but it also adds to this route being a classic.
By 1Eric Rhicard
Jul 29, 2006
|Have to agree with jbak on this one, pull your head out dude. Also the hand crack is higher up not just over the roof and like most Lemmon cracks it is used more for pro than climbing. One last thing for the person that entered this description. Do you really need to give a blow by blow making it impossible for people to have the full onsight experience?
By Christian
From: Casa do Cacete
Dec 10, 2006
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
Even though the grades aren't too far apart (5.8+ vs 5.9), this is a much stouter route than R-1.
After the initial rap off the tower, you can get back to your packs at the base of Tower D by rapping from the anchors at the bottom of a gully on the southwest side of the tower (i.e. anchors for the first pitch of R-5 and/or belay anchors for "Trouble in Paradise")
By Jason Schrack
Feb 23, 2007
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
|Very fun route. I feel it is a classic.
By Boodge Nomchompski
Jan 25, 2009
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
|Simply an amazing route!
By David Lammers
From: Grand Junction, CO
Nov 2, 2011
Coordinates in UTM:
12 South 0526904 by 3581172 Datum WGS 84
By eMurdock
From: Tucson, Arizona
Nov 3, 2011
|I think you mean zone 12 North (south is for the southern hemisphere).
By jefe
Sep 10, 2012
Do it.
By Tim Wolfe
From: Salt Lake City, UT
May 19, 2013
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
|Awesome line that cliimbs like a sport climb, protects with gear. Definately the little thin smears under the roof are the crux.
By Jon Ruland
From: Tucson, AZ
Nov 21, 2015
rating: 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
|a defining trad route for mount lemmon.


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Peter Gray
IOWA CITY, IA. — The former University of Iowa athletics department official accused of sexual harassment was fired from his job at a liberal arts university in South Carolina before being rehired by the U of I in 2002, records show.
Peter Gray, who stepped down last week as associate director of athletic student services after an internal investigation found he had violated university policy, previously was employed at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C. But less than a year into his position as director of advisement and retention there, he was terminated because his employment was not in the best interest of the institution, according to documents provided to the Iowa City Press-Citizen.
Grays former supervisor at Coastal Carolina, Patricia Sizemore, said she could tell within Grays first few months of employment after he started July 1, 1998, that he wasnt producing the results she was looking for.
He just truly wasnt a fit for our institution, performance-wise thats the whole reason, said Sizemore, who has since retired as Coastal Carolinas vice president of enrollment management.
There were no complaints filed against Gray during his time at Coastal Carolina, and Sizemore said she never noticed any inappropriate touching or unprofessional conduct.
He was a nice guy. His co-workers seemed to like him, Sizemore said. Truly, I dont know of any issues other than performance that I saw as his supervisor but, you know, he was not there that long, she said.
At Coastal Carolina, Gray was responsible for leading academic center labs, such as writing and math, developing retention programming, and teaching one academic course and two freshman seminars per year, among other duties. In one of the documents provided by the university, Sizemore marked a box that said she would not rehire him because of unsatisfactory working results.
Gray, 59, was first employed at the U of I from 1993 to 1995; officials arent revealing the circumstances of his departure, but William Hines, chairman of the Presidential Committee on Athletics, said that, to his knowledge, Gray simply left for a better job.
There wasnt some problem that required him to be asked to leave, said Hines, a law professor.
An internal university investigation has detailed a long list of accusations against Gray, including that he traded football tickets and money for sexual favors, touched a students genitals and had been observed for years including during his first stint at the university touching students in an inappropriate manner.
Before going to Coastal Carolina, Gray served as director of academic support at the University of Mississippi from Sept. 21, 1995, until he resigned June 29, 1998.
Regina Johnson, the universitys senior assistant director of human resources, wrote in an email that Gray resigned to accept a new position.
The University of Mississippi has no record of complaints filed against Gray during his time there.
A representative from Indiana University, where Gray worked in the athletic department from 1999 to 2002, did not respond to requests for information.
Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness wrote Wednesday in an email that no one from the University of Iowa had spoken with her about looking into Grays situation for possible criminal charges.
Hines defended the universitys decision to rehire Gray in 2002, saying he was chosen after an extensive search.
I know that a national search was conducted at that time and that Dr. Gray was hired in competition with some other fairly outstanding people, he said.
Aside from the allegations against Gray, Hines said accounts from many athletes show he performed the job he was employed to do, which was to provide one-on-one academic counseling to students, very well.
I think this group had a hard time finding students who would actually step forward and be complainants, Hines said.


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[T]he comforts of the [Manhattan's] rich still depend on the abundance of its poor, the municipal wealth and well-being as unevenly distributed as in the good old days of the Gilded Age. When seen at a height or a distance, from across the Hudson River or from the roof of Rockefeller Center, Manhattan meets the definitions of the sublime. At ground level Manhattan is a stockyard, the narrow streets littered with debris and laid out in the manner of cattle chutes, the tenements and storefronts uniformly fitted to fit the framework of a factory or a warehouse.
-- Lewis Lapham, "City Light", Lapham's Quarterly, 7 October 2010
It's so easy to project the past onto the present. Is Lapham really describing Manhattan today? Or did he just stop noticing change a decade or two ago?
Lapham's image of the Manhattan street as stockyard is something I could recognize from visits there as recently as 1985, when the scouring rush of traffic on the wide avenues could indeed recall thundering herds of cattle racing down narrowing channels toward their doom. You'll certainly find this street-level dystopia in many great New York novels of the 19th and 20th centuries. But is this really the Manhattan of 2010 where major streets and elevated freeways are turning into cycleways and parks?
And if the dystopian 20th Century Manhattan is gone, or going, what will social theorists do without it? The vertical city as a metaphor for wealth differential -- rich above, poor below -- is so easy that it's hardly a metaphor at all. What happens as the rich-poor divide grows more horizontal again -- as the poor are priced of even the humblest Manhattan apartments? Will we have to let go of the altitude=power equation? Or is "altitude=power" so ingrained in our nature that commentators of Lapham's ilk will always stamp it upon Manhattan, so that when they see a well-dressed woman chatting with friends over coffee in the middle of the parkland called Broadway, they'll still see some kind of stockyard in her soul?