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§ 422.103. Social security numbers.
(a) General. The Social Security Administration (SSA) maintains a record of the earnings reported for each individual assigned a social security number. The individual's name and social security number identify the record so that the wages or self-employment income reported for or by the individual can be properly posted to the individual's record. Additional procedures concerning social security numbers may be found in Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury regulation 26 CFR 31.6011(b)-2.
(b) Applying for a number—(1) Form SS-5. An individual needing a social security number may apply for one by filing a signed form SS-5, "Application for A Social Security Number Card," at any social security office and submitting the required evidence. Upon request, the social security office may distribute a quantity of form SS-5 applications to labor unions, employers, or other representative organizations. An individual outside the United States may apply for a social security number card at the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office, Manila, Philippines, at any U.S. foreign service post, or at a U.S. military post outside the United States. (See § 422.106 for special procedures for filing applications with other government agencies.) Additionally, a U.S. resident may apply for a social security number for a nonresident dependent when the number is necessary for U.S. tax purposes or some other valid reason, the evidence requirements of § 422.107 are met, and we determine that a personal interview with the dependent is not required. Form SS-5 may be obtained at:
(i) Any local social security office;
(ii) The Social Security Administration, 300 N. Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201;
(iii) Offices of District Directors of Internal Revenue;
(iv) U.S. Postal Service offices (except the main office in cities having a social security office);
(v) U.S. Employment Service offices in cities which do not have a social security office;
(vi) The Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office, Manila, Philippines;
(vii) Any U.S. foreign service post; and
(viii) U.S. military posts outside the U.S.
(2) Birth registration document. SSA may enter into an agreement with officials of a State, including, for this purpose, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and New York City, to establish, as part of the official birth registration process, a procedure to assist SSA in assigning social security numbers to newborn children. Where an agreement is in effect, a parent, as part of the official birth registration process, need not complete a form SS-5 and may request that SSA assign a social security number to the newborn child.
(3) Immigration form. SSA may enter into an agreement with the Department of State (DOS) and the Department of Homeland Security to assist SSA by collecting enumeration data as part of the immigration process. Where an agreement is in effect, an alien need not complete a Form SS-5 with SSA and may request, through DOS or Department of Homeland Security, as part of the immigration process, that SSA assign a social security number and issue a social security number card to him/her. Requests for SSNs to be assigned via this process will be made on forms provided by DOS and Department of Homeland Security.
(c) How numbers are assigned—(1) Request on form SS-5. If the applicant has completed a form SS-5, the social security office, the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office, Manila, Philippines, the U.S. foreign service post, or the U.S. military post outside the United States that receives the completed form SS-5 will require the applicant to furnish documentary evidence, as necessary, to assist SSA in establishing the age, U.S. citizenship or alien status, true identity, and previously assigned social security number(s), if any, of the applicant. A personal interview may be required of the applicant. (See § 422.107 for evidence requirements.) After review of the documentary evidence, the completed form SS-5 is forwarded or data from the SS-5 is transmitted to SSA's central office in Baltimore, Md., where the data is electronically screened against SSA's files. If the applicant requests evidence to show that he or she has filed an application for a social security number card, a receipt or equivalent document may be furnished. If the electronic screening or other investigation does not disclose a previously assigned number, SSA's central office assigns a number and issues a social security number card. If investigation discloses a previously assigned number for the applicant, a replacement social security number card is issued.
(2) Request on birth registration document. Where a parent has requested a social security number for a newborn child as part of an official birth registration process described in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, the State vital statistics office will electronically transmit the request to SSA's central office in Baltimore, MD, along with the child's name, date and place of birth, sex, mother's maiden name, father's name (if shown on the birth registration), address of the mother, and birth certificate number. This birth registration information received by SSA from the State vital statistics office will be used to establish the age, identity, and U.S. citizenship of the newborn child. Using this information, SSA will assign a number to the child and send the social security number card to the child at the mother's address.
(3) Request on immigration document. Where an alien has requested a social security number as part of the immigration process described in paragraph (b)(3) of this section, Department of Homeland Security will electronically transmit to SSA's central office in Baltimore, MD, the data elements collected for immigration purposes, by both Department of Homeland Security and DOS, that SSA needs to assign the alien a social security number along with other data elements as agreed upon by SSA and DOS or Department of Homeland Security. The data elements received by SSA will be used to establish the age, identity, and lawful alien status or authority to work of the alien. Using this data, SSA will assign a social security number to the alien and send the social security number card to him/her at the address the alien provides to DOS or Department of Homeland Security (or to the sponsoring agency of a refugee, if no personal mailing address is available).
(d) Social security number cards. A person who is assigned a social security number will receive a social security number card from SSA within a reasonable time after the number has been assigned. (See § 422.104 regarding the assignment of social security number cards to aliens.) Social security number cards are the property of SSA and must be returned upon request.
(e) Replacement of social security number card—(1) When we may issue you a replacement card. We may issue you a replacement social security number card, subject to the limitations in paragraph (e)(2) of this section. In all cases, you must complete a Form SS-5 to receive a replacement social security number card. You may obtain a Form SS-5 from any Social Security office or from one of the sources noted in paragraph (b) of this section. For evidence requirements, see § 422.107.
(2) Limits on the number of replacement cards. There are limits on the number of replacement social security number cards we will issue to you. You may receive no more than three replacement social security number cards in a year and ten replacement social security number cards per lifetime. We may allow for reasonable exceptions to these limits on a case-by-case basis in compelling circumstances. We also will consider name changes (i.e., verified legal changes to the first name and/or surname) and changes in alien status which result in a necessary change to a restrictive legend on the SSN card (see paragraph (e)(3) of this section) to be compelling circumstances, and will not include either of these changes when determining the yearly or lifetime limits. We may grant an exception if you provide evidence establishing that you would experience significant hardship if the card were not issued. An example of significant hardship includes, but is not limited to, providing SSA with a referral letter from a governmental social services agency indicating that the social security number card must be shown in order to obtain benefits or services.
(3) Restrictive legend change defined. Based on a person's immigration status, a restrictive legend may appear on the face of an SSN card to indicate that work is either not authorized or that work may be performed only with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authorization. This restrictive legend appears on the card above the individual's name and SSN. Individuals without work authorization in the U.S. receive SSN cards showing the restrictive legend, "Not Valid for Employment;" and SSN cards for those individuals who have temporary work authorization in the U.S. show the restrictive legend, "Valid For Work Only With DHS Authorization." U.S. citizens and individuals who are permanent residents receive SSN cards without a restrictive legend. For the purpose of determining a change in restrictive legend, the individual must have a change in immigration status or citizenship which results in a change to or the removal of a restrictive legend when compared to the prior SSN card data. An SSN card request based upon a change in immigration status or citizenship which does not affect the restrictive legend will count toward the yearly and lifetime limits, as in the case of Permanent Resident Aliens who attain U.S. citizenship.
[55 FR 46664, Nov. 6, 1990, as amended at 63 FR 56554, Oct. 22, 1998; 69 FR 55076, Sept. 13, 2004; 70 FR 74651, Dec. 16, 2005; 71 FR 43056, July 31, 2006]


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Barnard News
"As the father of two daughters, President Obama wanted to speak to some of America's next generation of women leaders," a White House official said.
Obama to Address Class of 2012 Graduates and Receive Barnard Medal of Distinction
Barnard students participated in discussion with Oprah and Steinem, parts of which will air on Oprah's new series, "Oprah's Next Chapter."
Distinguished Economist to Lead Barnard's Faculty
Professor Lee Anne Bell answers questions about this multi-year interdisciplinary initiative.
The Athena Film Festival Welcomes Women from Across the Film Industry for the Second Annual Film Festival
The Athena Film Festival Awards honor extraordinary women for their leadership and creative accomplishments. See the complete 2012 lineup of acclaimed films and watch the festival trailer

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Barack Hussein Obama.
I hope I don't offend anyone by putting "Hussein" in Obama's name. The media would not use it last election. It might make Obama look like a Muslim. I believe him to be a Muslim who is trying to make us a socialist nation. He scares me.
I'm going to put down some quotes by Mychal Massie, a respected writer and talk show host from Los Angeles. He is recognized as one of America's most articulate and outspoken black conservative voices. He is the former national chairman of the conservative think tank Project 21 - The National Leadership of Black Conservatives. He has spoken at the Capitol and CPAC and participated in numerous press conferences on Capitol Hill. He has been a keynote speaker at colleges and universities nationwide. He is an unapologetic supporter of our right to own and carry firearms. I would not dare write what he says. I would be labeled a racist, but Mr. Massie is African-American. Here are a few of his quotes:
"I have a saying, that, 'the only reason a person hides things, is because they have something to hide.' No president in history has spent a million dollars to keep his records and his past sealed."
Next quote: "It is my intention to do all within my ability to ensure their reign is one term. I condemn in the strongest possible terms the media for refusing to investigate them, as they did President Bush and President Clinton, and for refusing to label them for what they truly are. There is no scenario known to man, whereby a white president and his wife could ignore laws, flaunt their position, and lord over the people, as these two are permitted out of fear for their color."
Next quote: "I don't hate them per definition, but I condemn them because they are the worst kind of racialists, they are elitist Leninists with contempt for traditional America. They display disrespect for the sanctity of the office he holds, and for those who are willing to admit same, Michelle Obama's raw contempt for white America is transpicuous."
I could go on and on with quotes from Mychal Massie and how the president has surrounded himself with the most radical, socialist academicians of today. I will stop here with his quotes.
Although the president has been associated with socialists all his life, his fathers were both communists. I guess he had two, whichever story you believe. He lies and lies, but no one seems to care.
We've had our change.
A former Democrat,
John "Jack" Evans, Bloomville


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Typhoon! -- a troubled Thai restaurant chain hit in recent years by a state labor investigation and the death of its co-founder -- announced Sunday that it closed its doors at five remaining locations, including Bend, over the weekend.
"After 17 years of serving classic and elegant Thai cuisine in the Pacific Northwest, Typhoon! Inc. restaurants dished up the last of their specialties on Saturday, Feb. 4," a news release said.
"All four locations in Oregon -- including Portland, Beaverton, Gresham and Bend -- and the Redmond, Wash., establishment closed their doors at 9:00 p.m.," the announcement added.
"Opening Typhoon! was a lifelong dream come true, but it was a venture that I didn't begin alone," said Bo Kline, president and executive chef of the restaurant group.
"As many in the community are aware, I lost my husband, my business and life partner, Steve, last year," she said. "Without his energy, support and commitment, operating Typhoon! has required much more attention than I am able to give, and has begun to take a toll on my health."
Typhoon! Inc. has grown to employ about 200 people in its Oregon and Washington locations, the company said.
"We realize that our restaurant closures will present a hardship to our many loyal employees," continued Kline. "We are prepared to fulfill all of our contractual agreements with our staff, both U.S. and Thai nationals."
In December, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries issued formal charges of civil rights violations against Typhoon!, Inc., and said it would seek more than $3.25 million on behalf of Thai workers it claims were subjected to unlawful employment practices by the restaurant chain.
The agency said it would seek at least $250,000 each on behalf of 13 or more Thai employees subjected to unlawful employment practices by the restaurant chain.
Oregon?s Civil Rights Division had announced last May that investigators found substantial evidence that Typhoon used its leverage over workers recruited from Thailand to impose lower pay, longer hours and unfavorable contract terms that were not faced by non-Thai employees.
A year ago, Typhoon shut its flagship location in northwest Portland, having had seven outlets at its peak. The building's landlord had filed a lien seeing unpaid rent, just two months after the IRS filed a lien against the chain for more than $1 million in unpaid unemployment, Medicare and Social Security taxes. The company's newest location, in West Linn, closed last July, less than a year after opening.
In 2003, Typhoon settled a federal lawsuit brought by two former chefs over allegations including denied overtime. The following year, the restaurant agreed to pay $170,000 in back wages to 33 employees to settle federal charges that it failed to properly pay cooks overtime.
Restaurant spokeswoman Angie Galimanis told The Oregonian Sunday the permanent closure of the restaurants is "not necessarily" related to the labor investigation.
"The biggest thing here is her losing her husband," Galimanis said. "It became too stressful for her to do on her own."
On Monday, Bureau of Labor and Industries spokesman Bob Estabrook said the contested-case hearing will go on May 15 as scheduled.
"BOLI is prosecuting the charges against Typhoon and Bo Kline to try to recover damages for the workers who faced unlawful employment practices," he said.
"We're sorry to hear about the closure, because the resolution we've always sought is a healthy, competitive business in compliance with Oregon's employment laws," Estabrook said. "However, closure of the business doesn't make the harmed employees whole or settle this case, and we will continue to pursue the wages and other damages that are owed to these workers."
The rest of the company's Sunday announcement:
Kline, a native of Thailand, opened her first Typhoon! Inc. restaurant in northwest Portland in 1995 and quickly gained acclaim as one of North America's premier chefs of Thai cuisine. The hallmark of the restaurant was recruiting chefs directly from Thailand to keep the menu, and its execution, true to its roots.
"We've enjoyed many years of bringing authentic Thai dishes to the Pacific Northwest, drawing inspiration from both the pushcarts and the palaces of Southeast Asia." Kline explained,
"In addition to offering classic Thai cuisine familiar to our customers, we wanted to expand their understanding of Thailand's culinary landscape with nouvelle preparations faithful to native ingredients and taste, and with rediscovered dishes that were historical favorites," she added.
As a result, announcement said, "many diners enjoyed the classic Thai experience combining touches of hospitality, flavor and elegance."
In addition to garnering culinary accolades throughout its history, Typhoon! Inc. was also recognized as a fast-growing business among local and national media. The company's success also enabled it to give back to the community through donations to local schools and nonprofit organizations, as well as through sponsorship and support of local farmers' markets.


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if I already preordered riptide before the promotion will it still count? I'm sure it should.. but knowing bestbuy i'm sure there will be some glitch
Yes. You are good to go. System will be tracking existing preorders taken on the old system and those taken via the new system.


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HB racing star Ty Tessmann finished 3rd in the Invite class at the Dual race that ran recently in Banning, California, at Pro-Line's test track, AND at the Thunder Alley track (that's why they call it 'The Dual')!
The invite class which ran a Reedy-style format - each driver picked a numbered table tennis ball out of a pumpkin (we hope it was a plastic pumpkin!) to set their starting position for each race. There were three 15-minute races for buggy and three 15-minute races for truggy at the Pro-Line track on Saturday and 3 more races of each class at the Thunder Alley track, with the best 2 finishes of each class each day counting for the final result. The winner of each race received the lowest score for that race, and driver with the lowest combined score at the end of the weekend would be winner!
Ty didn't get any front row starts on the grid mostly mid pack or rear starts on Saturday, but he still finished with 2 wins and a 5th place finish in buggy and in truggy he had three 2nd place finishes on day one- a great start!
As Sunday dawned, Ty was in the lead by 1 point and by the final
Buggy Invite race Ty was in the running for the overall win - but
he drew 10th place on the grid while the other two drivers who
could win drew 1st and 2nd on the grid. The lucky streak was over!
The race didn't go as well as we would have liked and Ty finished
5th, making him 3rd overall in the Invite class.
It sounds like it was a fascinating weekend all the same and we wish Team Tessmann better luck at all their races for the rest of the year!
More details here on the Pro-Line site here!


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Enjoy our new restaurant and lounge, Article One. For casual dining during breakfast and lunch, Article One features upscale dining for dinner. Breakfast offers Hyatt's signature breakfast menu in addition to a daily breakfast buffet. For lunch, enjoy a selection of creative soups, salads, sandwiches and entrees. Dinner provides an upscale grill menu, featuring Certified Angus Beef steaks, chops, and seafood. Generous side dishes and a selection of desserts pair nicely with the grill menu. Article One Lounge, located in the bustling atrium lobby, is the perfect spot to meet friends and co-workers at the new community tables, catch up on the day's current events on the nine 20" flat screen televisions, or simply to sit back and watch for the political who's who on Capitol Hill. The lounge offers a selection of appetizers, sandwiches and specialty cocktails. If something more secluded and quiet is more your style, relax and dine in the privacy of your own room with the convenience of Room Service. Available 24 hours with a limited late night menu from midnight to 6:00 AM.
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Photos by Beth and Crooked Eyebrow.
August 12, 2008
Not The Baby Much Longer
Photos by Beth and Crooked Eyebrow.
44 comments:
So sweet... You sure can tell he loves his Mama!ReplyDelete
Oh, he's so cute!!ReplyDelete
Just beautiful!!ReplyDelete
Sweet picture! I think they are always babies in bigger bodies LOLReplyDelete
Love the second pic! it's so adorable!
Happy WW
I love these pics. I want to get an 8x10 in the second one to frame. I can just see Gray on one side of you and Ivy on the other. You may need to look into a double sling.ReplyDelete
I feel the same way about Ethan.ReplyDelete
They will always be our babies.....no matter what.ReplyDelete
Oh, such sweet pictures. I could just kiss him.ReplyDelete
He still has that baby look in his face! So precious. Such sweet pictures.ReplyDelete
So sweet :)ReplyDelete
That's like our 6 of 8--she's still the baby!ReplyDelete
Great pictures!ReplyDelete
He will be the baby boy for sure. Baby Girl will be the baby princess.ReplyDelete
Gray is soooo cute! Always your baby. They all are.ReplyDelete
Love the second picture. He definitely loves his mama!ReplyDelete
*sigh* I hear you. I was staring at my daughter today and thinking, "This is one of the last time it will be just us two." I've been trying to memorize as much as I can! :)ReplyDelete
Shoot my four year old is still my baby. LOL They will always be our babies. And it'll likely drive them nuts when they are teens and we're calling them our babies. lolReplyDelete
Great shots of Mama and son.
Isn't it heartbreaking though?ReplyDelete
Aww. That is precious.ReplyDelete
I always tell my boys that no matter how big they get they will always be my babies. They love that. My Tommy often comes up to me and says, "Mom? Will I always be ohs baby?" :)
I LOVE that photo of you and Gray.ReplyDelete
and yes he will always be you "boo" loving baby.
Sweet pictures!ReplyDelete
These photos make my heart hurt, in a good way! Beautiful!ReplyDelete
What a sweet baby!ReplyDelete
You're so right! They will all three always be your babies!!ReplyDelete
Very sweet pictures!
He will always be your baby. Even as a teenager and beyond. It's really an adorable picture!ReplyDelete
Your pictures are so sweet! I have been thinking about that a lot lately with my 2 year old as we get ready for baby #3 this fall...I am not sure I am ready for her to be the "big girl," she is still my baby!ReplyDelete
I love when my daughter holds my face like that --- it's those moments when you know what all the hard work of motherhood is SOOO worth it!ReplyDelete
I can not believe what a little boy he's become!!!ReplyDelete
He's so beautifulReplyDelete
Awww, Gray! And you're so right. I am 27 years old and I am still the "baby" to my family. :-)ReplyDelete
That is so sweet. I feel the same way about all my kids. They will always be my babies.ReplyDelete
We tell our 6 & 3 yr olds that they'll always be our babies!ReplyDelete
How do you manage to look so good all the time? I can usually be found in sweatpants with scraggly hair and no jewelry. I only have one boy and still can't seem to look so sophisticated. You make it look so easy.ReplyDelete
Precious photos! You look great too!ReplyDelete
It was the craziest thing seeing Benjamin the morning I was going to the hospital to have Henry. He WAS my baby... this little 14 month old. Then I saw him 6 hours later, and he was this BIG BOY. Crazy. But he will always be your little boy... :)ReplyDelete
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oh! i love the pictures! they are beautiful!ReplyDelete
Awww. I now understand why parents hold on for so long. I used to get my panties all in a bunch when my mother would baby me. It is always heartwarming to have Jay grab my face although he doesn't realize what he's doing yet!ReplyDelete
P.S. Love the shaaaades!
I love how they cup your face in their hands.....so sweet girlie! I love those.ReplyDelete
Those pictures are PRECIOUS Stephanie.ReplyDelete
Of course he will! So sweet...ReplyDelete
Great pics!ReplyDelete
They always stay your baby even when they are 37! You are still your mom's baby, too.ReplyDelete
We were lookin at our youngest the other day and thinking the same thing. I've been sneakin in a few extra cuddles here and there.ReplyDelete


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FORT DE SOTO PARK, Fla. — You're sitting on a white sand beach in the sun. Sunscreen wafts in the air. A splashing noise comes from the blue Gulf of Mexico. It's your dog, happily retrieving a favorite ball from the water.
With miles of sandy beaches, endless sunshine and a laid-back vibe, there's no reason to leave your four-legged pal behind as you vacation in Flo-rida. From lodging with special pet beds, beaches with off-leash play, and theme parks with nearby kennels, many places cater to visitors with pets.
Lodging with your dog can be as rustic as a campground or as ritzy as, well, the Ritz Carlton. In places like Key West or Sanibel Island, where beaches are open to leashed dogs, pet-friendly accommodations can be found.
Most counties have tourism boards and many have details on their websites about pet-friendly activities, restaurants and hotels. Visit Florida has info at www.visitflorida.com/en-us/topiclanding.gridview.html?t=pet+friendly.
Here are some dog-friendly destinations in Florida.
Dog Beach & Paw Playground at Fort De Soto State Park. In 2010, Southern Living named this spot on Florida's West Coast one of the top five dog beaches in the South. It's gorgeous and peaceful.
Dinosaur World in Plant City. Between Tampa and Disney, Dinosaur World features 150 giant statues and trails winding through lush Florida landscape.
Dog Wood Park, Jacksonville. 25-acre park is heaven for dogs: off-leash, fenced in.
Best Friends Pet Resort, Lake Buena Vista. Day and overnight care for pets.
Loews hotels at Universal Orlando Resort pet-friendly.
La Quinta. Affordable chain in Florida likely is the best-known pet-friendly chain.
Luxury hotels. Pampered people have pampered pooches. For small dogs who need luxury (under 25 pounds), try Ritz Carlton hotels in Sarasota, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Miami Beach. Nonrefundable pet fees vary, but hover near $250. And swanky Mandarin Oriental in Miami is frequented by celebrities.
There's usually a veterinarian, big-box pet store and pet-friendly hotel within a short drive. A quick Google search of sites like www.bringfido.com or www.dogfriendly.com can help locate them.
Larger theme parks such as Busch Gardens in Tampa offer kennel services; make sure to bring your pet's vaccination record along.
Other basics for a Florida vacation with your dog: Drinking water, heartworm medicine and sunscreen.


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Antibiotic development has become a challenging therapeutic area. Shifting and evolving regulatory guidelines have made design of clinical trials difficult and the prospect for marketing approval fairly low. In addition, the short-term treatment regimens have made the sector relatively unattractive from a return on investment perspective, particularly for antibiotics targeting relatively simple community-acquired infections.
This has led to reduced investment in antibiotic drug development despite the continued and growing need for novel antibiotics. These challenges, as well as evolving antibiotic stewardship and generic competition, have led to new approaches for the clinical development of antibiotics used for community-acquired infections.
An important period of antibiotic development occurred from the 1980s to the mid-1990s. During this period, new antibiotics were tested in vitro for spectrum of activity, potency, and resistance development. Animal models provided proof of concept for efficacy because it was understood that they were a reliable predictor of human efficacy.
Antibiotics were developed for the organ of interest or site of infection such as the respiratory tract, urinary tract, and bloodstream infections. Simple or uncomplicated infections such as sinusitis or minor abscesses were initially studied to determine safety, efficacy, and the dose to be used in Phase III studies in which more serious or complicated infections were included.
Antibiotics, when approved, were marketed widely for both uncomplicated, which made up the bulk of the sales, and complicated infections. Unfortunately, the widespread use of antibiotics in humans, particularly for minor infections or for respiratory viral infections, resulted in high antibiotic resistance rates.
From 2000 to 2010, safety issues increased regulatory oversight. Unlike most other classes of drugs, antibiotics are used for short durations and safety had a lower regulatory hurdle than chronically administered drugs during that time period. In the early 2000s, antibiotics, once approved, were generally considered safe for widespread use. This changed with the postmarketing toxicity-related failures of temafloxacin, trovafloxacin, and telithromycin (Ketek™). The Ketek case led to Congressional hearings, changes at the FDA, and an era of regulatory conservativeness in antibiotic evaluation and approval.
In the mid-2000s, because of increased regulatory hurdles, pharmaceutical companies focused on developing antibiotics for intravenous use only. Clinical trials for in-hospital use often involved smaller patient populations with more limited usesfor more serious infections. It was believed that parenteral antibiotics would be easier to gain approval, had lower development costs, and could be priced at a premium because many of these infections were life threatening. Also, oral generic alternatives were not competing in the hospital. This resulted in a smaller but positive return on investment.
Newer antibiotics have an advantage because they were developed to have activity against drug-resistant bacteria. However, activity against resistant bacteria per se cannot be demonstrated showing statistical significance because infections with resistant organisms are rare.
Since statistical superiority cannot be shown due to practical limitations, trial design using noninferiority (NI) margins and guidelines for conducting NI trials were established with tight NI margins of 10%.
The choice of comparator in the trials has also become quite important. The acceptable comparator is not necessarily an older member of the same class of antibiotic being tested, but rather an antibiotic that is the gold standard for the infection being tested.
In this new paradigm, a new antibiotic that is active against resistant bacteria but is somewhat less active in the Phase III study than the gold-standard antibiotic is not likely to be approved. As a result, a new antibiotic that could be useful to treat resistant bacteria when standard therapy fails may not be available.
Tight measurable endpoints are now required to show that a new antibiotic is NI to the best approved antibiotic. Early 48 to 72 hour endpoints are now selected as the primary end points, while later curative effects have become secondary.
There are two reasons for the selection of early indicators of activity: early endpoints dictate a shorter treatment duration, limiting patient exposure and lowering the probability of resistance selection; and due to the high potency of antibiotics that are now in development, trials using cure rates at the end of treatment do not differentiate them from each other.
However, measuring cures at early time points may be useful when comparing antibiotics within a class, but comparing bactericidal to bacteriostatic antibiotics could lead to misleading results, eliminating more effective antibiotics that have a later but more curative effect. This ultimately limits physician options and negatively impacts patient outcomes. In addition, antibiotics with anti-inflammatory activity may show more rapid clinical improvement but they may not necessarily be better antibiotics.
Antibiotic stewardship is becoming more common than in the past decades, resulting in more conservative antibiotic use as doctors "watch and wait" and limit empiric use to immunocompromised or critically ill patients in teaching hospitals. But in a busy general practitioner or pediatric setting, oral antibiotics are still frequently prescribed. Overuse can be harmful for many reasons including generating resistance, affecting bowel flora, and inducing allergic reactions.
For example, over 35% of pneumococci are resistant to macrolides, and the susceptibility of pneumococci to penicillins has decreased, requiring much higher doses than previously used. In addition, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is now commonplace, and Gram-negative pathogens are increasingly resistant to current agents. It is essential that new community antibiotics be developed, but how can these antibiotics be proven safe enough for general use outside the hospital where a larger population is exposed?
The FDA's intent is to approve antibiotics only for serious infections (e.g., ABSSSI, PORT 3-4 CABP) within the hospital setting. When proven safe and effective in a postmarketing environment, it may be possible to transition them to outpatient community use. However, it is unclear how an oral-only antibiotic can be approved, as they cannot be used for serious infections that most often require intravenous antibiotics. Oral-only antibiotics will face greater regulatory challenges and require more innovative clinical trial designs. New oral antibiotics may still get approved, but their development will be more challenging than in the past.
Prabhavathi Fernandes, Ph.D. ([email protected]. com), is president and CEO at Cempra Pharmaceuticals.
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quote: by soloburrito on September 4, 2012 at 2:56If you think the EPA is full of hot air, look at some pictures of Beijing during their killer smog days. I'd rather have the EPA around than not.
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October 19, 2013
"I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat." — Will Rogers ——— Being a Democrat in Washington, D.C., can't be easy these day....
Tennant's past may provide clues on where she stands.
Let's go back to 2008. She enthusiastically supported Candidate Obama. OK. But remember Obama's speech in January 2008 when he talked about "global warming" and the need for cap and trade?
A smug Obama: "If somebody wants to build a coal plant, they can - it's just that it will bankrupt them, because they are going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that's being emitted."
Does Tennant supporting Obama signal that she agreed with his agenda for coal? There's no indication that she didn't, and the question is magnified by the fact that she backed Obama again in 2012.
Obama's her guy. Or at least he was.
YEP! Natalie Tennant is just another Obama supporter who wants coal destroyed in WV. She supported everything Obama wanted, including the humongous quadrupling of our utility bills through CAP & TRADE!!!
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North Hollywood, CA, March 27, 2014 – The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) – improving the quality of life of myeloma patients while working toward prevention and a cure – today commended Representatives Spencer Bachus (R-AL) and Charles Rangel (D-NY) for introducing a resolution "expressing support for designation of March 2014 as 'National Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month.'" The resolution points out that multiple myeloma currently affects more than 100,000 people in the United States, with more than 22,000 new cases diagnosed in 2013, according to the National Cancer Institute. The resolution has bipartisan cosponsors including: Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY), Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA), Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC), and Rep. Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC).
"I'm very proud of the hard work done by our advocacy team in securing this resolution, and we are honored that Rep. Higgins thanked the IMF in remarks to the House for our work on behalf of myeloma patients," said Susie Novis, IMF President and Co-Founder.
The IMF has been working closely with Rep. Higgins and other members of the House and Senate on legislation to equalize insurance reimbursements for cancer drugs regardless of whether they are oral or IV. The IMF believes patients should have access to the medications their physicians prescribe, and not be limited to the treatments their insurance company will reimburse.
Since the introduction of the novel therapies to treat myeloma beginning more than ten years ago – novel therapies include VELCADE® and REVLIMID® and, recently, POMALYST® and KYPROLIS® – the median survival rate for myeloma patients has increased from three years to nearly ten years, with some patients living even longer active lives. The resolution recognizes these advances and the need to support clinical trials to continue this progress.
The IMF has launched the Black Swan Research Initiative® to move beyond even these efforts to find a definitive cure for multiple myeloma. Raising awareness of myeloma with this resolution will encourage research and help patients seek the treatment they need.
Myeloma, also called multiple myeloma, is a cancer of cells in the bone marrow that affects production of red cells, white cells, and stem cells and can damage bone. It is growing in numbers and affecting increasingly younger people.
Celebrating its 23rd anniversary, the International Myeloma Foundation reaches more than 350,000 members in 120 countries worldwide. A 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of myeloma patients and their families, the IMF focuses on four key areas: research, education, support, and advocacy. To date, the IMF has conducted more than 250 educational seminars worldwide, maintains a world-renowned hotline, and established the International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG), a collaborative research initiative focused on improving myeloma treatment options for patients. The IMF can be reached at (800) 452-CURE (2873). The global website is www.myeloma.org. For more information about the Black Swan Research Initiative, visit www.blackswan.myeloma.org.
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The four milk quality myths of Southern dairy farming
The four milk quality myths of Southern dairy farming
It must be a busy week for dairy meetings. The editorial staff of Hoard's Dairyman is spread thin this week with one editor attending the International Dairy Foods Association meetings in Miami, Fla., two editors attending the National Mastitis Council meetings in Washington, D.C., and one editor splitting time between the Southern Dairy Conference in Atlanta, Ga., and the 10th annual Heart of America Grazing Conference in Louisville, Ky. But for this editor who went to Atlanta and Louisville, energetic attendance makes the trips well worth it — dairy farmers and industry members continue to be passionate about their livelihood.
One producer, David Sumrall, a Florida-based producer and partner in Dairy Production Systems dairies, took an opportunity at the Southern Dairy Conference to share what he believes are four myths of milk quality for southern producers. He began by saying "We love to make excuses, we love the credit when things go right, and hate the blame when things go wrong." Sumrall, of course, was referencing the south's well-known challenges with milk quality and high somatic cell counts. The following are what he believes are four common misconceptions of milk quality for southern producers.
Myth 1. The heat and humidity of the southern U.S. causes high SCC.
"Our weather is a vector, not a virus," he says. Sumrall confidently knows that somatic cells are a product of an intramammary infection, not warm weather. Simply put, he says regardless of your geography, "cows need a clean, dry, and cool place to lie down, and, if they can't find that, cows will find a nasty, wet, and cool place."
Myth 2. As days in milk go up, so does SCC.
"Neither cows nor somatic cells can count," Sumrall humorusly says. He does assert, though, that milk production will decrease as the lactation progresses, and, with the presence of an infection, that means dilution is less, so the SCC count will be higher. To prevent these persistent infections from taking hold of his herd, Sumrall says that they pay special attention to dry cows. "The dry cow is the most neglected cow in the dairy herd."
Myth 3. The National Mastitis routine won't work in large, modern parlors like ours.
Sumrall believes, "We make things work that we want to make work," although he didn't always believe this. Ten years ago, he was a producer that believed NMC routines wouldn't work for his farm. Since then, he spent roughly 10 years on the National Mastitis Council board of directors and admits their farm's parlor routine is nearly exactly what NMC suggests. During this past decade, Sumrall went from a herd average SCC over 359,000 to what it is today — in the mid 100,000's.
Myth 4. Water can wash away all your environmental woes.
Wash pens full of whirling, high-pressure sprinklers may be a common sight on farms with great water access but no longer at Dairy Production Systems. "We don't use a wash pen anymore," Sumrall says. He continues that there is no substitute for clean living environments for cows — milking or dry. "Our goal is to get a clean, dry cow in the parlor….we believe attention is better spent on preventing dirty cows than trying to clean them after the fact," he says. Compounded with this, "massive wash pens are not environmentally friendly," Sumrall says mentioning that water used in wash pens, combined with manure, considerably increases the amount of slurry you must handle. "Eliminating our wash pens has pretty much dried up our lagoons," he concludes.


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Reality two: The body I have today. Same body as five years ago, except it feels like someone - rather unkindly - wrapped everything between my chin and my knees in a layer of bubble wrap when I wasn't looking.
I'm not complaining (really). The slow, incremental slide away from my more youthful form is simply a little depressing. I hate how that bubble wrap has shifted things around. Clothes don't fit the way they used to. My stomach seems to lead the way. My elbows no longer fit neatly into the curve of my waist. Bah! Whatever.
I work from home, and I never feel good about how I look. I generally wear jeans and a crappy tee, or else gym clothes. Or on really bad days, my bathrobe. My goal was a "sweatshirt" style dress that referenced a little bit of Alexander Wang sportswear chic, and was super comfortable for sitting and typing, but also doesn't make me feel ashamed of myself when I schlep off to Trader Joes or another mid-day errand.
The carefully sewn wardrobe of cocktail couture and highly-structured pieces in my closet is too constricting, and actually makes me look older (I have a theory; the older you get, the younger your clothes have to be. I loved old-lady-chic when I was young and gamine. Now it just makes me look old-lady. Skirts need to be shorter, materials more modern).
So, following Sunni's lead I'm dedicating September to sewing comfortable, stylish clothes I'll actually wear on a regular basis.
First up: Easy to wear dresses.
Amanda I found that it is sized too generously. The black version is a 38, which needed much taking in and tweaking to work, and the grey version is a 36, which worked almost off of the bat. (I am a Burda 38). So try sizing down. The zipper is not needed for a jersey version, but if you make it in the suggested woven fabrics you will want one.
It has some great dart details - a nice curved French dart, and a really elegant one the shoulder. Should have gone in for some detail pics.
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
The Berkeley County School Board has passed a $215 million budget for 2013 – 2014 that will raise the millage rate.
Berkeley County School District Chief Financial Officer Brantley Thomas presented school board members with three options at a budget workshop before the regular June 25 school board meeting, where the vote took place.
The first option was to not raise any millage, the second would raise it by seven mills and the third by five.
Raising the millage will help the district balance the budget and be ready for operational costs for new schools, according to the budget presentation.
The district currently has a general operations millage of 137.9 mills plus a debt service of 49 mills for a total millage of 186.9, according to the presentation. The state average for operating mills is 170 and the state average for overall mills is 208.
The presentation noted that BCSD ranks 24th out of 84 districts in academic performance and ranks 55th out of 84 in per-pupil spending.
Board member Doug Cooper made a motion to pass the five mills option, and the vote passed 7 – 2.
This version of the budget will put $2.2 million in the reserve fund and will help pay for teachers' and employees' annual salary increases, according to discussion from board members.
The budget includes the regular salary step increase for employees for 2013 – 2014 in addition to the 2009 – 2010 step increase, which employees did not receive after the economy slumped and the school budget was tightened.
There was discussion among board members before the vote was called. Board member Kathy Schwalbe pointed to the district's millage rate as compared to other districts in the state.
Board member Scott Marino said he is for adding the step increase but takes issue with adding positions to the district office when the district has to reach into the reserve fund. He said the two district office positions (listed as "district level support" in the budget presentation) will cost $235,000 along with a supervisor for school resources officers for $70,000.
"We need to catch teachers back up on step," board member Phillip Obie said. "Everyone deserves the increase (Superintendent) Dr. (Rodney) Thompson got on his review."
The board voted to give Thompson a four-percent salary increase – bringing his annual salary to $163,800 – at the May 14 meeting following his evaluation. Obie continued that a slide in the budget presentation states the millage tax increase will not directly affect homeowners.
"To a degree that is correct," Obie said, adding that it will indirectly impact the homeowner by increasing prices at the grocery store, the gas pump, on cars, boats and local businesses.
He said the $198 million bond plus the $53 million equipment acquisition bond is already a lot for taxpayers to swallow in one year.
Thomas said the expenditure items are outside of the district's control and are OK within the range of the fund balance.
"I don't think anybody's a fan of millage rate increases," Cooper said. "In most cases this board has been pretty flexible. We're trying to refund a series of bonds in the next two months."
"I want to make sure we remember as a board we are taxpayers as are all teachers and maintenance workers and employees," Schwalbe said. "They don't want to see their taxes increased either. However, they deserve to be compensated in a way they were promised . . . I don't want to see our taxes go up.
"I hope we're keeping the salary increase in mind. That is incredibly important."
"We owe it to our teachers," board member Shannon Lee said, adding that people who don't get their pay increase don't stick around.
Thompson said the step increase affects all employees.
Board chair Kent Murray said he supports the motion because BCSD has one of the lowest tax rates in the state. "I am ready to start investing in our children and our schools," Murray said. "Our maintenance folks have been waiting since 2011 for this salary step to be implemented."
Obie and Marino voted against this version of the budget while the other seven board members voted in favor.
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Rising Stars Classic
What: Two All-Star basketball games — one boys, one girls — pitting the top seniors from the NIC-10 against the top seniors from the area.
Rising Stars Classic
What: Two All-Star basketball games — one boys, one girls — pitting the top seniors from the NIC-10 against the top seniors from the area.
When: Saturday. Girls at 5 p.m., boys at 7.
Where: Jefferson High School
Area girls: Maggie Curry, Forreston; Hannah Hake, Eastland; Emily Kirichkow, S. Beloit; Renee Martin, North Boone Paityn Morris, North Boone; Sam Lambrigston, Oregon; Mayson Whipple, Byron; Greta Heimerdinger, Pearl City; Izzy Todd, Eastland; Cassidy Derus, Durand. Coaches: Colleen Finn Henz, Eastland; Eric Yerly, Byron
NIC-10 girls: Jenson Blassage, Boylan; Brianna Davis, Auburn; Melena Burke, Auburn; Haley Grana, Belvidere North; Karley Kohlberg, Hononegah; Coriesha Bailey, East; Hilary Dietahin, Guilford; Courtney Cassens, Belvidere; Courtney Moss, Jefferson; Ashley Simmons, Freeport; Keri Dodson, North. Coaches: Paul Perrone, Boylan; Cedric Jones, Freeport.
Area boys: Rhyse Evenson, Durand; Brett Benning, Dakota; Ryan Swiggart, Winnebago; Isaiah Yanni, Winnebago; Daniel Lowe, Byron; Brian Cavanaugh, Polo; Anthony Townsend, Aquin; Andrew Martin, Aquin; AJ Dollmeyer, Polo; Dalton Shaner, Eastland. Coaches: Mike Bartelt, Dakota; Matt Messer, Polo.
NIC-10 boys: Brock Stull, Boylan; Joe Beyers, Belvidere Maurice Jackson -Belvidere; Brandon James, East; Malik Minor, Auburn; Sedric Jones, Guilford; Ryan Sughroue, Hononegah; Chaz Johnson, Jefferson; Todd Berkenpas, North; Phillip Trammell, Auburn; Zavious Hoover, Auburn. Coaches: Brian Ott, Auburn; Mike Winters, Boylan
ROCKFORD — The small schools came up big last year, sweeping the NIC-10 in the Rising Stars senior all-star girls and boys basketball games.
A boys repeat could depend on two big-scoring guards.
Dakota's Brett Benning and Eastland's Dalton Shaner averaged 27 and 24 points, respectively, and were both named first-team All-State in Class 1A this year. They are the two small-school big guns in Saturday's 7 p.m. boys game at Jefferson, especially with Lutheran's 2,000-point scorer Thomas Kopelman out of town.
The AAU teammates combined to score 76 points when Eastland eliminated Dakota in the sectional finals.
"The NIC-10 boys have their hands full this year," game organizer John Guth said. "The all-area boys have some monster scorers out there. And the NIC-10 boys aren't as tall as they have been in the past, either."
"It will be fun," Benning said. "It will be a faster pace than we're used to. The NIC-10 is a faster game. It will be an adjustment. We're up to it. It's always tough going against the big schools, but it's nice to have a challenge."
While Benning is 6-foot-5, the NIC-10 has its own high-scoring, versatile big guard in Boylan's 6-foot-4 Brock Stull, the NIC-10 MVP.
"Brock Stull is the main guy; he's the biggest threat on that team," Shaner said. "We have to keep an eye on him, but in an all-star game like this, anybody can score at any time, so you have to keep an eye out for everyone."
Other stars for the NIC-10 include Belvidere's Joe Byers and Maurice Jackson and three players off Auburn's Class 4A sectional champions in Malik Minor, Phil Trammell and Zayvious Hoover. Winnebago's 6-5 Ryan Swigart gives the small schools another big guard, but Polo's A.J. Dollmeyer and Byron's Daniel Lowe are the only small-school players who make their living inside.
Last year, Oregon center Caleb Mowry was the MVP in a 109-91 small-school blowout that featured 14 3-pointers by the winners.
Byers, who led Belvidere to its only NIC-10 title in 2013, gives the NIC-10 two MVPs in this game.
"We're ready to play this year," Byers said. "We're excited to play, because we know what happened last year. They practiced at our school and they were talking about how they were going to win big and then lost. We're serious this year."
Page 2 of 2 - The small-school girls won 82-80 last year for their fourth win in five years, but that team had three Division I players, including Arizona State-bound Sophie Brunner, who scored the game-tying and winning baskets in the final seconds. The NIC-10 girls, led by Boylan's Jensen Blassage, are definitely the favorites this year, but Guth thinks Oregon's left-handed, 2,000-point point guard Sam Lambrigtsen could make it interesting in the 5 p.m. girls game.
"Sophie put on a show last year, and I'm looking for the same thing from Sam," Guth said.
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Five year old GTA 'flying off the shelves', claims retailer.
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GTA franchise hits 125 million shipped milestone ahead of GTA 5 launch
Number sure to dramatically increase in 2013.
Behind the Scenes GTA book set for release in March
Jacked: The Unauthorised Behind the Scenes Story of Grand Theft Auto, a book on the development of the blockbusters franchise, will be released next month.
Rockstar San Diego hiring for new open-world game, working on next-gen engine?
Rockstar San Diego, the studio behind Red Dead Redemption, is hiring staff for a new open-world game.
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Medicaid and HIV/AIDS
Medicaid is the largest public health insurance program in the United States, covering health and long-term care services for more than 60 million low-income individuals.1 Medicaid has played a critical role in HIV care since the epidemic began, and is the single largest source of coverage for people with HIV in the U.S. It is estimated to cover half of all people with HIV in regular care,2 although this represents only a small fraction (<.01%) of the overall Medicaid population. While Medicaid provides a range of critical health care services to people with HIV, one of the most important is prescription drugs, an optional Medicaid benefit that all states have chosen to provide to their Medicaid populations. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid eligibility will expand in 2014 to reach millions more low-income Americans, including many people with HIV.3
Medicaid Beneficiaries with HIV
Today, there are more than 230,000 Medicaid beneficiaries with HIV.4 In 12 states, Medicaid covers 30% or more of the state's HIV positive population.2 People with HIV are about three times more likely to be covered by Medicaid than the U.S. population overall, given that HIV remains a disabling condition for many; most Medicaid beneficiaries with HIV qualify because they are both low-income and permanently disabled (74%) (see Figure 1).5 Medicaid beneficiaries with HIV are most likely to be male, black, and over the age of 19, as are people with HIV overall; by contrast, Medicaid beneficiaries without HIV are most likely to be female, white, and under the age of 19. A significant share of beneficiaries with HIV – about three in 10 (29%) – are dually eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare; dual eligibles are among the most chronically ill and costly Medicaid enrollees, with many having multiple chronic conditions and requiring long-term care.
Medicaid Spending on HIV Care
Medicaid is a means-tested entitlement program, jointly financed by the federal and state governments. Currently, the federal government matches state Medicaid spending, ranging from 50% to 74%.1 Under the ACA, during the period 2014-2016, the federal government will finance 100% of the costs for individuals newly eligible for Medicaid due to the expansion, scaling down to 90% in 2020 and thereafter.
In FY 2012, federal Medicaid spending on HIV was estimated to total $5.3 billion, more than a third of all federal spending on HIV care (see Figure 2).6 Combined with the states' share of Medicaid spending ($4.3 billion in FY 2012), Medicaid is the largest source of public financing for HIV care in the U.S. Medicaid spending on HIV has increased over time, reflecting growing numbers of beneficiaries with HIV and the rising cost of care. Still, it represents less than 2% of total Medicaid spending. The largest service category of spending on beneficiaries with HIV is for prescription drugs.5
Medicaid Eligibility
Under current law, to qualify for Medicaid, a person must meet financial criteria and also belong to one of Medicaid's categorically eligible groups.1 Federal law requires states to cover certain mandatory groups in order to receive federal matching funds. There are also optional groups that states can choose to cover and receive federal matching funds (see Figure 3).
Most Medicaid beneficiaries with HIV qualify because they are low-income and disabled, and receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, a mandatory Medicaid eligibility category.5 However, low-income, nondisabled adults without dependent children have long been excluded from Medicaid by federal law, and states wishing to cover them have had to use state-only dollars or obtain a federal waiver to do so. This has presented a "catch-22" for many low-income people with HIV who could not qualify for Medicaid until they were already quite sick and disabled, despite the fact that early access to treatment could help stave off disability and prevent further transmission; current federal HIV treatment guidelines recommend initiating treatment as soon as one is diagnosed with HIV.7
|Figure 3: Current Medicaid Eligibility Pathways for People with HIV1, 8
|People with Disabilities; Seniors
|Receive SSI benefits (income of 75% FPL). SSI definition of disability is having a physical or mental impairment that prevents one from working for a year or more or is expected to result in death). Note: 11 states, known as 209(b) states, can use more restrictive Medicaid eligibility criteria.
|Children; Pregnant Women; Adults with Dependent Children
|Low-income; income and asset criteria vary by category and state.
|Medically Needy (MN)
|State option to extend Medicaid to those who meet categorical eligibility, such as disability, but need to "spend down" on medical expenses to meet state's income criteria.
|Optional (34 states have MN for the disabled)
|Non-disabled, low income adults without dependent children
|States must seek federal waiver to cover or use state-only dollars; the ACA provided states with new option to cover as of 2010.
|Optional (9 states provide full coverage, 16 more limited)
*states have option to use higher income threshold
Under the ACA, beginning in 2014, states are required to determine Medicaid eligibility based solely on income (categorical eligibility criteria are eliminated) and to expand eligibility to those up to 138% FPL with an enhanced match rate (states were also provided with a new option to expand coverage to this group early, effective April 2010, at their regular federal Medicaid match rate). A ruling by the Supreme Court upheld the Medicaid expansion (as well as the rest of the ACA), but limited the HHS Secretary's enforcement authority for the expansion, and it therefore remains to be seen how states will ultimately respond.
Medicaid Benefits
Medicaid covers a broad range of services, many of which are critical for people with HIV/AIDS. States must cover certain mandatory services, specified in federal law, in order to receive federal matching funds. These are: inpatient and outpatient hospital services; physician and nurse practitioner services; laboratory and x-ray services; long-term care services; family planning; early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment (EPSDT) for children; and federally qualified health center and rural health clinic services. States may also cover certain optional services and receive matching funds. Many of these optional services are particularly critical for people with HIV, such as prescription drugs, an optional benefit that all states cover. Others include dental care; personal care services; rehabilitation services; and home and community-based care, designed to help individuals with disabilities remain independent and live in their communities. One home and community-based care option available to states is the "home and community-based services (HCBS)" waiver (also called "1915(c) waivers"). HCBS waivers have been important for people with HIV and are used by several states to serve this population. A study of HCBS waivers in place in 2009 found that 13 states had an HCBS designed specifically for or including people with HIV, serving 13,000 people with HIV.9
States have broad flexibility in determining key aspects of their Medicaid benefits packages, including setting limits on the scope of services. For example, several states limit the number of prescriptions, hospital inpatient days, and physician visits allowed per month or year. States can also impose nominal cost-sharing for certain services. Therefore, people with HIV often need to rely on other sources of care, particularly the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program,10 to fill in the gaps where there are benefit limits or co-pays. Medicaid benefits are offered on a fee-for-service basis, through managed care plans, or both.
Generally, the same Medicaid benefits package must be provided to all Medicaid enrollees statewide, although states can provide some groups with a "benchmark" package, which may differ from regular Medicaid benefits. People with disabilities, dual eligible beneficiaries, the medically frail and some other groups are exempt from mandatory enrollment in benchmark coverage. Most people who gain Medicaid coverage due to the ACA expansion will receive benchmark coverage, which must include at least the "essential health benefits" (EHB) specified in the law. The benchmark benefit package could be the same as the state's traditional Medicaid benefit package or could be more limited. It remains to be seen whether newly eligible Medicaid beneficiaries with HIV will be exempt from receiving the benchmark benefit package.
The ACA also gave states a new option to provide a "Medicaid health home" to their Medicaid enrollees with chronic conditions (and receive a temporary enhanced federal match of 90%). The law named several chronic conditions that could be targeted for health homes, and while HIV was not specified, the HHS Secretary recently announced that it will formally be added to the list.11 Health homes encompass a range of services designed to help manage care for those who are chronically ill and are important for people with HIV, such as comprehensive care management and care coordination.2
Future Outlook and Challenges
As the largest single source of care and coverage for people with HIV, Medicaid has played a critical role for this population since the HIV epidemic began. This role is expected to grow in 2014 due to the ACA. In particular, many low income people with HIV who could not previously qualify for Medicaid because they did not meet categorical eligibility criteria, such as disability, will gain access in those states that expand their Medicaid programs. Still, it remains to be seen which states will expand their Medicaid programs, given the Supreme Court's ruling, and it will be important to closely monitor access to Medicaid for people with HIV across the country.
KCMU, Fact Sheet: The Medicaid Program at a Glance, September 2012.
KFF, Quick Take, An Update on the ACA & HIV: Medicaid Health Homes, December 2012, http://www.kff.org/health-reform/fact-sheet/quick-take-an-update-on-the-aca/.
KFF, The Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court, and HIV: What Are the Implications?, September 2012.
KFF SHFO, http://www.kff.org/hivaids/state-indicator/enrollment-spending-on-hiv/.
KFF, Medicaid and HIV: A National Analysis, October 2011.
KFF analysis of data from OMB.
HHS, Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-1-infected adults and adolescents. February 2013, http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/guidelines/.
KFF SHFO, http://www.kff.org/state-category/medicaid-chip/.
KCMU, Medicaid Home and Community-Based Service Programs: 2009 Data Update; December 2012.
HRSA, http://hab.hrsa.gov/stateprofiles/2010/states/us/Client-Characteristics.htm#chart7.
HHS, http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2012pres/11/20121129a.html.


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This kicked of today. First competitive outing Maria and Jeromev(M/B) , Tatiana and Max (V/T) are also there. After the short V/T are leading with a masive 72.42 to M/B in second with 56.64.
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V/T http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuLY0q7udUU
New costumes. Full of speed, sky high triple twist, very nice SBS jumps, liked the spins and steps, taught exit from lift was a bit awkward. Both were very happy afterwards, good reaction.
M/B http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY8HuWJfSCk
Skating to Secret Garden. Very nice skate, except for Jerome fell on the SBS and the death spiral postion looked a bit awkard again I thought the exit from the life looked awkard.
Roll on the free programme.
Zlobnina and Sotnikov took part in the Ice dance, really liked the performance, got a shock when vocals appear in the music. They may get a little bit lost in the Russian field this year.


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Sullivan County authorities stop heroin deal at bus station
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. - A five-month investigation led Sullivan County authorities to about $30,000 worth of heroin.
They arrested Carlos Altiery after receiving a tip that he would be bringing a large amount of heroin from New York to Bristol via a Greyhound bus.
At the bus station, authorities say he willingly gave them a package that contained 900 bindles of heroin. There were also 100 Oxycodone pills and other prescription drugs.
Altiery is facing several drug charges.


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District will conduct an understory prescribed burn on Tuesday in the First Creek drainage area of Incline Village, officials announced this morning.
The burn will be approximately 20 acres, according to an NLTFPD press release. Smoke will affect the surrounding areas for approximately 24 hours.
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Sources: NBC News [1], [2; memo], DOJ
quote: There will always be "terrorists," or whatever the current adjective of the time is. There will always be madmen who devalue life and place themselves over the personal liberties of others. Do we allow our foundation to crumble in order to combat them?


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Blaze Keola Kalilikane, 20, of Lahaina, Maui, passed away on December 19, 2012, in Lahaina. He was born on June 3, 1992, in Wailuku, Maui.
Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 29, 2012, at Waiola Church; service will begin at 11:00 a.m.; cremation will follow.
Blaze was a Security Officer at the Masters Condo in Kaanapali. He is survived by his parents, Keri & Moses Kalilikane Jr.; sister, Brittney Kalilikane; and grandparents, Moses & Mary Kalilikane, and Pete Mendoza.
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There is new information on the case of a missing Milwaukee woman.
Kelly Dwyer has been missing for a month.
Friday afternoon, WISN 12 News learned police did find potential items of evidence in the Menomonee Falls landfill they had been searching, but Dwyer is still missing.
Dwyer was last seen at her boyfriend's downtown Milwaukee apartment.
The trash from that building is taken to that landfill.
Kris Zocco is not charged in her disappearance but is facing child pornography and drug charges.


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The irony is amazing.
Most of the Penn State football community spent the last 10-plus years eager for Joe Paterno, beloved as he was, to retire.
And that same Nittany Nation spent the past season - especially the last week - petrified that Paterno's successor, Bill O'Brien, would bolt to the NFL after just one year in State College.
O'Brien milked the NFL's interest into a significant raise for himself (a reported $1.3 million bump to around $3.5 million per year) and his staff along with some other yet-to-be-specified "structural/personnel" issues.
There's no question the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns, the two teams that interviewed O'Brien, were wowed - just as O'Brien has won over every group he's encountered.
That includes current players, former players, media, alumni, fans and neutral observers.
His ability to lead Penn State through the post-Sandusky carnage and NCAA sanctions has been as impressive as the creative offense he's brought to the field.
Because he didn't know the sanctions would be so severe, including allowing players to leave through this August without penalty, O'Brien deserves the raise he's getting.
Whether he was actually offered by the Eagles or Browns isn't important because he likely would have been, and there are reasons bolting would have made sense to anyone not wearing blue-and-white glasses. Consider:
n Even if he had not taken the Penn State job (he was introduced a year ago today at the Nittany Lion Inn), O'Brien would still be at the top of the hot-assistants list in position to become an NFL head coach. He didn't need PSU to make him a hot coaching commodity (conversely, Tom Brady has done just fine without him.)
n He has no PSU ties.
n You're only a leading candidate occasionally - this dance can't take place every year - and with potential 6-6 and 7-5s looming because of drastic scholarship reductions and no bowls for three more years, now was that time.
n O'Brien has no idea who he will be reporting to in another year as Penn State must hire a new president and decide whether its acting athletic director, Dave Joyner, will continue or be thanked for his interim work.
n While the Big Ten is still trying to explain some of its officiating practices to O'Brien and excited almost no one with the additions of Maryland and Rutgers, the NFL is the big leagues in every way.
At the same time, O'Brien values loyalty, and Penn State put him on the national stage and its adversity, though unwanted and excessive, gave him a chance to showcase his incredible leadership skills.
He's doing the right thing by staying and continuing to guide Penn State through its darkest period.
O'Brien told the Harrisburg Patriot-News that he's "not a one-and-done guy," and referenced the commitment he's made to the current players, including recruits.
That's the sticky part - and always will be for O'Brien and any college coach open to moving before season No. 2 becomes season No. 46.
Unlike the NFL, players and their families trust coaches during the recruiting process. At some point, if O'Brien goes to the NFL, which he ultimately seems destined to do, he'll be breaking promises.
Better later than sooner because Penn State is currently so fragile, and based on what it's been through, it would have been almost inhumane to do it now. Since the players can still leave, O'Brien's departure could have gutted the program, and he would have undone all the good will he built in 12 months and 12 games.
Uncomfortable with the topic because he knew offers would come, O'Brien spent the last couple of months mildly assuring that he "planned" to be coaching the Lions in 2013 and cautioned recruits "not to worry" about his name coming up with NFL jobs.
To his credit, O'Brien was true to his word and will at least see it through another year and hopefully longer.
How all this affects recruiting is another question.
On one hand, Penn State is led by a coach who could not have a higher profile - the reigning Big Ten and national coach of the year whose status has burned up Twitter and the ESPN crawl for a week.
On the other hand, how soon until recruits, even ones who have verbally committed to join the program this year, turn a wary eye that he could wind up coaching half their careers?
Though it's undeniable that the Paterno regime left enough good players, especially on defense, for 2012 to be successful, the NCAA's transfer rule and the Lions' 0-2 start outlined a potential train wreck that O'Brien somehow quickly jerked back on track en route to an 8-2 finish.
His stock may never be much higher.
It's pretty clear O'Brien will not be coaching the Nittany Lions in 2058 - he may not be coaching them in or much beyond 2014 - and if the whirlwind events of the last week have taught us anything, it's that we now have adequate warning.
Rudel can be reached at 946-7527 or firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also follow his PSU comments on Twitter@neilrudel.


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The case of an Elkins man accused of growing marijuana and making methamphetamine after police discovered a large marijuana plant near his residence in early September was bound over Friday to Randolph County Circuit Court.
During a preliminary hearing, Magistrate Ben Shepler found probable cause on all three felony charges lodged against 41-year-old Velair Collins.
Collins was charged with operating a clandestine meth lab, possesion with intent to deliver and manufacturing marijuana - all felonies - after Cpl. C.D Cross with the Elkins Police Department discovered a large marijuana plant growing near Collins' residence on Sept. 4.
Shepler also denied a request to modify or reduce bond for Collins, who currently is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $75,000 cash-only bond.
Cross testified Friday that he obtained a search warrant for Collins' Diamond Street property Sept. 4 after spotting a 4- or 5-foot marijuana plant growing out of a 5-gallon bucket near Collins' driveway. Once on the property, Cross said he found two small marijuana plants on either side of the large plant. In an outbuilding adjacent to the trailer in which Collins lived, Cross found "a jar with a pinkish substance vented with a pipe" - in addition to a Coleman fuel canister, water softener, coffee filters, Mason jars and other items the officer believed to be precursors to the manufacture of meth.
Inside the trailer, Cross said he found a Marlin .22-caliber semi-automatic rifle between the mattress and the box springs in the master bedroom, as well as "numerous scales, shotgun shells and jars with coffee filters that all matched up with what is known as a shake-and-bake meth lab."
Cross told Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney Michael Parker that although he noticed no odor in the bedroom, he saw a hole in the floor of the closet, which he believed might have been used for venting a shake-and-bake meth lab.
"That'd be a good way to do it," Cross testified. "There's a meth lab, here's a sewer line."
Cross also said he saw a white substance in plastic bags in a vase on the kitchen table.
During cross-examination, Collins' attorney, James Hawkins, raised questions over whether the marijuana plants actually belonged to Collins.
"You didn't know how they got there, right?" Hawkins asked. "You didn't know how long they had been there, and you didn't know who had been nurturing them and growing them, correct?"
"Correct," Cross replied.
Cross testified that the plants were located about 20 to 25 feet away from the residence in a grassy area to the left of the driveway. Based on that testimony, Hawkins argued that Cross' case against Collins, relative to the manufacture of marijuana, was "based merely on the plants' proximity to (Collins') property."
Hawkins also attempted to cast doubt on the prosecution's argument that the bags filled with a white substance inside the trailer might belong to Collins, suggesting they also could belong to the owner of the trailer.
Parker and Cross clashed over whether Senior Trooper V.J. Pyles with the West Virginia State Police - the prosecution's second witness - could be considered an expert witness. Hawkins said a weeklong course in methamphetamine lab identification and remediation wasn't sufficient to qualify him as an expert who could offer opinions.
Parker replied, "it doesn't take a Ph.D. to be certified as an expert witness," and said Pyles had more knowledge about meth than "anyone sitting in this room." Shepler ultimately allowed Pyles to offer opinions. The state trooper said he found a shake-and-bake meth lab in the master bedroom, which was not active when he arrived; however, it reactivated when he moved it.
"It started to bubble and melted out the bottom," Pyles said.
The prosecution also attempted to call Collins' wife, Stephanie Collins, as a witness, but Hawkins successfully blocked that move by arguing that state code prohibited spouses from having to testify against one another unless one perpetrated an alleged crime against the other or both spouses consented.
In his closing statement, Parker urged Shepler to find probable cause on all three felony counts and deny Hawkins' request for bond reduction or modification.
"This was clearly a volatile situation in a highly populated area, and add to that firearms being located in that area," Parker said.
However, Hawkins dissented, saying the prosecution had "little, if any" evidence that the plants belonged to Collins, and the prosecution had insufficient evidence to find probable cause on the charge of possession with intent to distribute. He said too many questions still surround the plastic bags with white matter in them.
"We don't know for what purpose they were possessed, we don't know who possessed them and we don't know if they were packaged for individual use or delivery," Hawkins said.
Arguing for a change or reduction in bond, Hawkins told Shepler that Collins' cash-only bond was "an assault on the law" and Constitution.
Shepler found probable cause on all three felony counts and refused to modify bond, saying his decision stemmed from a concern for public safety, given what law enforcement allegedly found in Collins' trailer and outbuilding.


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DETROIT - Tiffin University coach Pam Oswald said she was pleased with the way the Dragons finished the first half.
They went into the break up 37-32 on Wayne State, in good position to go 1-0 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Oswald said the problem was that TU got a little too comfortable, and the Warriors took advantage.
Wayne State opened the second half on a 17-4 run, and the Dragons never recovered. They gave up 53 second-half points and lost, 85-65.
"We came out after halftime, we'd worked really hard in the last five minutes of the first half and seemed content," Oswald said. "I felt that we were stagnant in that second half. They went to the 2-3 zone. We're a team that likes to get into a rhythm. You can't get into a rhythm when you have four people standing."
Tiffin had only two player with strong offensive games. Center Bre Nauman had 16 points to go with 12 rebounds, while Kaylee Patton came off the bench for 13 points. But other than that, the offense struggled, making just 24 of 59 shots from the floor.
Wayne State, which improved to 2-1, 1-0 GLIAC, was led by Des Lavita-Stephens, who had 23 points, and Shareta Brown, who had 16.
Tiffin dropped to 3-2, 0-1.
TU offense goes cold
DETROIT - Some days, no matter how hard you try, the shots just don't fall.
Such was the case for Tiffin University's men's basketball team in its Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener at Wayne State. The Dragons led, 33-32 at the half, but then went colder than the December wind.
Tiffin made just 16 percent of its second half shots, and lost to the Warriors, 65-51.
"Definitely give Wayne State some credit," TU coach Jerry Buccilla said. "In the second half, they picked it up a notch."
The Warriors finished with four players scoring in double digits. Leading the way was Bryan Coleman, who had 17 points and eight boards.
Joe Graessle had 11 points for the Dragons, but he made only 3 of 14 shots.
"It was one of those times where we didn't make shots," Buccilla said. "Our first 12 shots we attempted in the second half, we had eight in paint and made one. We missed layups. We missed 4-footers."
Ashton Khan had eight points off the bench for the Dragons (4-2, 0-1).
"I'm not disappointed in overall effort," Buccilla said. "I think we were there, it was just one of those nights."