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Rand Paul: GOP must reconnect with African Americans
Republican Sen. Rand Paul, who's considering a 2016 presidential bid, made a pitch for his party Wednesday at the historically black Howard University, arguing why the GOP and African Americans should fall in the same column.
"I came to Howard today not to preach and to prescribe to you some special formula, but to say I want a government that leaves you alone," the Kentucky senator said. "My hope is that you'll hear me out. You're going to see me for who I am and not a caricature that's sometimes presented by political opponents."
Paul acknowledged that his visit was uncommon--he was the first major Republican to address the school since Colin Powell gave a speech in 1994--and seemed to embrace the fact that he was speaking before what he presumed to be a largely Democratic audience.
"Some have said that I'm either brave or crazy to be here today," he said. "I've never been, though, one to sit by and watch the world go by without participating."
His address comes just weeks after the GOP rolled out its plan to better connect with minority voters, including African Americans. The Republican National Committee will spend $10 million on staff members to communicate conservative principles in cities across the country, one of the many decisions it made following the party's major loss among minority voters in the presidential election.
President Obama won 93% of the African American vote last year, and 95% in 2008.
At Howard, the first-term senator ticked through the Republican Party's history with African Americans and civil rights, referencing President Abraham Lincoln, emancipation, and adding that the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People were Republican. He ran through Republican fights for civil and voting rights, as well.
"How did the party that elected the first black U.S. senator, the party that elected the first 20 African American congressmen, how did that party become the party that now loses 95% of the black vote? How did the Republican Party, the party of the great emancipator, lose the trust and faith of an entire race?" he asked.
The audience seemed generally receptive to his remarks. They laughed at his jokes and gave brief applause when he said he would fight to eliminate mandatory minimum sentences, as well as when he quoted Martin Luther King, Jr.
At one point, his speech was interrupted when two African American males held up a banner that said "Howard does not support white supremacy." Three security guards grabbed the protesters, and struggled with them as they were escorted out of the room. Other than that, the environment was largely cordial.
"Some have concluded that Republicans are somehow inherently insensitive to minority rights. Nothing could be further from the truth," Paul argued. "Republicans do indeed still believe many rights remain with the people and the states respectively."
Paul staunchly defended his support of civil and voting rights, saying he's never "wavered" on the issue. During his Senate campaign in 2010, however, Paul took heat for repeatedly dodging questions about whether he thinks parts of the 1964 Civil Rights Act amounted to a constitutional overreach. The senator briefly referenced the controversy Wednesday, saying the dispute is over "how much of the remedy should come under federal, or state, or private purview."
One student in the audience, Julian K. Lewis, a senior, told CNN Chief Washington Correspondent Jake Tapper that Paul's appearance gave the senator more credibility.
"I think Rand Paul won everyone in the room over when he made the announcement that he was going to come and speak to Howard University students because we know throughout the years, the Republican Party has blatantly ignored and disrespected the African American community," Lewis said, though he added he wasn't too convinced by Paul's message.
During his speech, Paul put forth his own theory on why Republicans lost favor among African Americans. He argued they became "impatient" during the Great Depression because "they wanted economic emancipation."
Republican policies, he said, aren't as tangible and don't "put food on the table" as quickly as Democratic polices. But the GOP believes that free market principles go beyond that by creating jobs and a more stable economy in the long run, he said.
He went on to articulate the party's stance on education and national security, saying not all Republicans are the war hawks the party became known for last decade.
Most of all, Paul argued, the party has failed to talk about the "great history and interaction between the Republican Party and black history and voting rights in our country."
"It's an uphill battle for me to try to convince you that we haven't changed, but that's part of me being here, that's what I'm trying to do anyway," he said.
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Apr 18, 2012
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Ledbetter your microphone ms.
Ledbetter has written grace and grit -- fight for equal pay and -- is a good year and beyond and has become an icon to many because of the issue.
The ability to -- your employer of equal pay for equal work.
Ledbetter thank you so much -- and throwing it and appreciate very much.
-- thank your front and make I wonder what you're thinking in 2009.
As she stood with President Obama in his first piece of legislation.
Named after you.
I'll adult -- proud of that Alan I'll tell you it was all.
-- really.
Impart on time in my life just load -- -- -- there is suppressed that was my -- history.
And cited -- -- that would remain so much to -- mainly American women.
Now Tuesday is is national equal pay day in the United States.
And the irony is after all of this after your name -- become.
Iconic and associated so much now with the issue of equal pay for equal work and the ability to pursue that with -- your employer you didn't see a penny of that.
-- or not.
So your legacy -- leaves I mean you did so much for so many other women but at some point you realize you would not be the personal beneficiary of this.
Well it was still important are they other people but -- I would have been very proud.
Many years ago had someone done it part may.
And I was in a position that I could -- that's so I had to do it.
I jumped in the middle here you know and kind of went to the end of the story in 2009 to -- you story has been so often told but for those who didn't know.
You're an overnight supervisor at the Alabama Goodyear Tire & Rubber company for nineteen years.
You're one of the first women there in a management position correct.
Yes and someone anonymously.
Informed -- after all those years.
Then you were not getting equal pay for some of the same work men which doing did you never fan and that was did you.
No I did not any suspicions.
I know it could've been you know most anyone that stick could have gained access -- that record.
-- do you would you got that information because had been whispers about this.
Pull yourself together to do your shift that night.
The results in hard but 'cause the first thing that popped them up look how much much violated download -- And simply book policy.
A bell worked because for a fund management was played over time and that -- -- me a tremendous amount of money through the years.
And they -- which is really a bearish devastated.
If you -- and it would just really hard to get it together.
To get.
About the energy encouraged to go by the people not knowing exactly which one I would be looking at that Italy have made that -- -- the the Persian Levy the note an effort to help you -- -- were they trying to insult to him.
I think they helped -- about cause.
And I felt like that I really invasion though.
And I've dropped filed the charge in the information was adopted back to the company -- from that vehicle and plot but.
I got in the -- analyze the -- sheet of the -- managers.
And -- -- attorney and we had that is trial and otherwise we would not have had it but -- Big year did not -- my personnel records.
-- tourney or two that you Chia flour it.
And they said they thought they hit burn those records because -- -- rated -- close a factory.
-- -- you make the decision to stand up to a major American corporation.
Knowing full well you would be mocked ridiculed.
You might lose and you might lose everything you'd ever worked for.
That's exactly right well.
It was.
Not -- and you know we live in a country that we are afforded Mollison certain privileges and riots.
And have always tried to follow of those the best I could and I just couldn't let this go because this -- not -- it was not.
The American way you know all had been alma.
It was actually don't -- what I got to the Supreme Court.
And those just this this change that wall Monday night that really.
And the sad part about it it was if another 54 decision that was right along party lines just like bush vs gore.
Which unfortunately brands the court is some kind of partisan court.
And it was even it was Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a -- -- in her dissent actually advised.
That congress revise the law.
So did she says I don't -- -- -- -- -- in the real court I just don't understand what is clock and the real world.
And she said -- that they -- to change this thing just this.
Back and abolishing your court.
-- challenge contrary she says it's up to use.
Changed this back and that's exactly like picked up that ball and immediately got to work -- it and it took a frightening months.
And Republicans stood behind that too by the way.
I did today absolutely via the Ledbetter -- was dragged it.
But Democrats and Republicans this wasn't just the democratic -- And this is a bill that belongs to every cent of fronts in this country and they can be proud of it and a lot of the media today.
-- about that this -- Mostly Democrat.
There was more Democrats voted probably but this bill was drafted -- vote Republican and Democrat.
-- -- -- your reaction though because Diane Sawyer asked Mitt Romney.
On ABC yesterday I don't know that this section never actually aired.
But it was reported that she said I wanna talk about a couple of -- relating to women I'm reading a quote now from the interview -- nineteen point difference between you and the president on women.
Here are some specific questions if you were president.
You had been president would you have signed the Lilly Ledbetter law.
-- said it's a piece of legislation I have no intention of changing I wasn't there three years -- -- -- -- to resist but would you sign it.
Remember he says I'm not gonna go back to look at all the prior laws and say I'd been there which ones I -- which was I wouldn't sign.
But I support equal pay for women and have no intention of changing that law are you satisfied.
-- Mitt Romney's response that question.
They that one that really concerns me not knowledge that one but when he's.
I had to tell the reporter the other day from the Huntington probably -- They get back to them that they'll bothers me that what also bothers me is black code.
Ed Schultz punish you know that's don't know Brian your nation that then -- -- I'll have met.
No I would not repealed by and the late day -- ban.
The response.
And it goes on -- may outlaw had -- -- enthusiastic.
No I'm not going to repeal plan.
When -- Mitt Romney didn't give that enthusiastic -- seemed like the people who spoke on behalf of Mitt Romney to the Huffington Post.
Didn't seem to know no with the Lilly Ledbetter act like it's.
I know and that really concerns me that -- made it.
They are way out of touch.
This suppose at war on women from your perspective does that -- exist.
And is that are what is it a warped promulgated by the Republican Party.
Well I don't know I don't know about -- that is from the Republican Party but I know they're the ones is talking about it.
And is famous that.
Every time I turn around there's not -- mail that is a big discussion on and it all relates to women and their family.
Your family.
And as you go to into this in your book where did you -- to pay a personal price for your family for what you went -- -- you have the support of your family your kids.
And your and you lost your husband of the -- a couple years ago were -- supportive of what you're doing.
Yes yes they did Iraq could not have done it but -- cal volume assists today.
Around the country are now individual needs three things.
Can follow.
On the case like this can go into -- didn't make it.
But policy plumbing that years from that have not filed a charge until that final verdict.
First the person has -- -- sprawl individual and I have to have a family that supports -- and by Cuba have a strong play.
The and you fortunately had all those thing to do ever envision yourself during the nineteen years you worked in Alabama -- could hear the one day you would be.
This iconic figure responsible for a major legislative change and going around the country.
Inspiring people about -- what needs to be done to -- equal equal things up for women than -- ever imagine this would be your life.
No sir I did not certainly did not and I never.
Started out moderately live Larry working years thank -- -- someday I would help my and I -- all that case that would make it.
Canada's Supreme Court and especially never a -- all that would care among nine.
And I am so hobbled by bad recognition.
Alone but what it means that other people.
And just -- people know it was that you could not sue.
At first because they said it is from the first paycheck.
There's 180 day statute to limitations but you only found out about the disparity after that fact so now because of view.
Women can sue from the time they find out about the disparity which gives -- a much healthier window within which to pursue.
The did there inequity so that that change -- human heart and I appreciate you coming on the show tonight your book by the way which came out a couple of months ago is grace and -- -- fight for equal pay in fairness of good of a good year and beyond and I thank you so much -- Leadbetter for coming on the program.
I think if I had been and operation is so fair -- thanks so much written.
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Counterfeit parts--generally those whose sources knowingly misrepresent the parts' identity or pedigree--have the potential to seriously disrupt the Department of Defense (DOD) supply chain, delay missions, and affect the integrity of weapon systems. Almost anything is at risk of being counterfeited, from fasteners used on aircraft to electronics used on missile guidance systems. Further, there can be many sources of counterfeit parts as DOD draws from a large network of global suppliers. Based on a congressional request, GAO examined (1) DOD's knowledge of counterfeit parts in its supply chain, (2) DOD processes to detect and prevent counterfeit parts, and (3) commercial initiatives to mitigate the risk of counterfeit parts. GAO's findings are based on an examination of DOD regulations, guidance, and databases used to track deficient parts, as well as a Department of Commerce study on counterfeit parts; interviews with Commerce, DOD, and commercial-sector officials at selected locations; and a review of planned and existing efforts for counterfeit-part mitigation.
DOD is limited in its ability to determine the extent to which counterfeit parts exist in its supply chain because it does not have a departmentwide definition of the term "counterfeit" and a consistent means to identify instances of suspected counterfeit parts. While some DOD entities have developed their own definitions, these can vary in scope. Further, two DOD databases that track deficient parts--those that do not conform to standards--are not designed to track counterfeit parts. A third governmentwide database can track suspected counterfeit parts, but according to officials, reporting is low due to the perceived legal implications of reporting prior to a full investigation. Nonetheless, officials we met with across DOD cited instances of counterfeit parts, as shown in the table below. A recent Department of Commerce study also identified the existence of counterfeit electronic parts within DOD and industry supply chains. DOD is in the early stages of developing a program to help mitigate the risks of counterfeit parts. DOD does not currently have a policy or specific processes for detecting and preventing counterfeit parts. Existing procurement and quality-control practices used to identify deficient parts are limited in their ability to prevent and detect counterfeit parts in DOD's supply chain. For example, several DOD weapon system program and logistics officials told us that staff responsible for assembling and repairing equipment are not trained to identify counterfeit parts. Some DOD components and prime defense contractors have taken initial steps to mitigate the risk of counterfeit parts, such as creating risk-assessment tools and implementing a new electronic parts standard. Also facing risks from counterfeit parts, individual commercial sector companies have developed a number of anticounterfeiting measures, including increased supplier visibility, detection, reporting, and disposal. Recent collaborative industry initiatives have focused on identifying and sharing methods to reduce the likelihood of counterfeit parts entering the supply chain. Because many of the commercial sector companies produce items similar to those used by DOD, agency officials have an opportunity to leverage knowledge and ongoing and planned initiatives to help mitigate the risk of counterfeit parts as DOD develops its anticounterfeiting strategy.
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Recommendation: As DOD develops its anticounterfeit program, the Secretary of Defense should leverage existing anticounterfeiting initiatives and practices currently used by DOD components and industry to establish guidance that includes a consistent and clear definition of counterfeit parts and consistent practices for preventing, detecting, reporting, and disposing of counterfeit parts;
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: DOD implemented this recommendation by issuing guidance and policy on counterfeit parts. In March 2012, DOD issued a memorandum to the Secretaries of the Military Departments and the Directors of Defense Agencies, "Overarching DOD Counterfeit Prevention Guidance." In April 2013, DOD issued DOD Instruction 4140.67, "DOD Counterfeit Prevention Policy." These documents contain a consistent and clear definition of counterfeit parts.
Recommendation: As DOD develops its anticounterfeit program, the Secretary of Defense should disseminate this guidance to all DOD components and defense contractors.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: DOD implemented this recommendation by issuing guidance and policy. In March 2012,DOD issued a memorandum, "Overarching DOD Counterfeit Prevention Guidance." In April 2013, DOD issued DOD Instruction 4140.67, "DOD Counterfeit Prevention Policy." Both the guidance and policy contain language to facilitate flow down of these anti-counterfeit activities to the defense contractors, through practices and contract clauses. DOD is in the final stages of completing the DFARS amendment for counterfeit parts.
Recommendation: As DOD develops its anticounterfeit program, the Secretary of Defense should analyze the knowledge and data collected to best target and refine counterfeit-part risk-mitigation strategies.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: DOD has developed a plan of action and milestones (POA&M) based on initial analysis of its collective knowledge of counterfeiting practices. The POA&M covers a 4-year period through the end of FY 2014 and includes a process for continuing to share and analyze information on counterfeiting activity across the DOD supply chain to further refine the strategy.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Capt. Francis Gary Powers is being posthumously awarded the Silver Star at the Pentagon for his loyalty while being held captive by the Soviet Union in the 1960s.
Powers served in the CIA as well as the Air Force. His U-2 airplane was shot down in 1960, and for more than 100 days, he was held in a Soviet prison. Secrecy clouding Powers' service meant that he was not quickly recognized for his duties when he returned to the United States.
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The Silver Star is the third-highest military decoration.
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DOE Selects Project to Improve 'Stripper' Gas Well Economics By Using Low-Cost Clean Coal Product to Filter Waste Water | ||
In its third and final round of competition for projects that can help sustain natural gas production from "stripper" wells, the U.S. Department of Energy has selected a proposal to test a coal-based filtering material that could sharply reduce the costs of disposing of waste water from these low-volume wells.
The Energy Department plans to award $132,000 to Western SynCoal LLC of Billings, Montana. The company will combine the federal funding with $28,000 of its own money to develop a promising spinoff application for an enhanced coal-based product it developed in the government's Clean Coal Technology Program. The product, called SynCoal®, is a high-quality, low-moisture coal material made by heating and physically cleaning low-rank subbituminous coal. Originally intended as a low-sulfur fuel for power plants, the material has characteristics that researchers believe will make it ideal for filtering contaminated waste water. Its affinity for capturing hydrocarbon and other impurities makes it similar to activated carbon, but it is much less expensive. The product is so economical that, if successful, it could reduce water disposal costs from low volume gas wells by 70 percent. Such a dramatic cost reduction would prolong the economical lifetimes of thousands of stripper gas wells, allowing gas to continue flowing that might otherwise be shut in. Moreover, the water produced by the SynCoal® filtering process is clean enough for agricultural use. This could be especially beneficial in Northwestern states where clean water is at a premium, and a significant amount of natural gas production is carried out. Throughout the lower-48 states, more than half of all onshore gas wells are classified as low-volume stripper wells. On average, each of the more than 191,000 U.S. wells in this category produces about 16,000 cubic feet of natural gas per day. Together the wells account for about eight percent of U.S. gas production, but their numbers are growing. In the last seven years, some 30,000 gas wells have been reclassified as stripper wells. As their production declines, many are being plugged and abandoned. The cost of waste water disposal is a major factor in the economic "tightrope" that many of these well's operators must walk. As the flow of gas declines, the influx of water into these wells increases. Gas producers often must truck the waste water to disposal wells that can be several miles from the production site. Excluding trucking costs, waste water disposal can cost as much as $2 per barrel, costs that must be absorbed in the overall economics of a gas field. Western SynCoal's novel filtering system will be tested at an existing gas production facility owned and operated by NARCo of Denver, CO. NARCo owns and operates about 450 stripper gas wells in the Denver-Julesburg basin in Colorado. Both companies are in the Energy Supply Division of the Montana Power Company in Butte, MT. Subcontractors are Western Energy Company, Colstrip, MT; Environmental Management Systems, Butte, MT; Chemical Applications and Engineering Inc., Lyons, Co; and HSB Services, Sheridan, WY. Western SynCoal's Clean Coal Technology project was selected in 1988 by the Energy Department as one of a series of joint government-industry ventures to demonstrate advanced ways to use the nation's abundant coal resources more cleanly and economically. In 1992 the company completed construction on a processing plant in Colstrip, Montana, to convert high-moisture, low-rank coals into the high-value SynCoal® product. To date, more than 1.5 million tons of SynCoal® has been produced by the plant, which is 1/10th commercial scale. Much of the product is being fed to Montana Power's Colstrip No. 2 power plant. In addition to its new potential use for waste water filtering, SynCoal® also can be used to improve cement and lime production. The new project will be managed by the Energy Department's National Energy Technology Laboratory which oversees a broad spectrum of the department's energy and environmental programs, including its efforts in natural gas technology. Previously, as part of its program to prevent the premature abandonment of gas stripper wells, the laboratory selected proposals in September 1999 to develop low-cost software programs for gas fields. In March 2000, the laboratory chose a second set of projects to apply advanced computer and remote gas well monitoring technologies to lower operating costs. DOE Stripper Well Round Three Selections - Public Abstract Western SynCoal LLC Western SynCoal LLC proposes to study, test, and evaluate the concept of removing stripper gas well produced water impurities using a unique filter medium. The concept uses a SynCoal® based filtering system to produce agricultural quality water as an inexpensive and productive alternative to current produced water disposal methods. The proposed project will define the economic feasibility of using a SynCoal® based filtration system to remove hydrocarbons and dissolved metal salts from stripper gas well produced waters. Current stripper gas well operations typically collect this water and dispose of it through deep well injection or large surface evaporation facilities. These disposal processes require collection and storage at each well location and are subject to significant transportation costs to the disposal facility while tying up significant land areas or subsurface aquifers. The water disposed of in this manner remains contaminated and is unavailable for productive use. SynCoal® is a beneficiated coal product produced by Western SynCoal LLC at their Advanced Coal Conversion Process facility located in Colstrip, Montana. The SynCoal® process produces a high calorific value, low ash, low moisture, and low sulfur synthetic coal used for electric power generating plant supplemental fuel, as a "green" casting sand additive, and as a cement plant primary fuel. SynCoal has active surface properties which give it an affinity to absorb/adsorb hydrocarbon materials similar to activated carbon, but is much less expensive. The objectives of the proposed work are as follows:
The filtering system will be tested at an existing gas production facility with minimal modification costs. Three different SynCoal® filtration column designs will be investigated under this proposal. The data generated from the tests will be evaluated to determine SynCoal® filtration column effectiveness, and whether the technology can be employed separately or requires integration into another remediation design. At specified time intervals, produced well water and the treated water shall be sampled and analyzed for the following: pH, Eh, suspended solids, total dissolved solids (TDS), and total hydrocarbons (THC). Western SynCoal LLC, with the cooperation of its sister company, North American Resources Company (NARCo), is the cost sharing participants for this proposal. Western SynCoal, located in Billings, Montana, is the proposer and project manager. NARCo, located in Denver, Colorado, owns and operates the approximately 450 stripper gas wells located in the Denver-Julesburg (D-J) basin of Colorado. Both companies are in the Energy Supply Division of the Montana Power Company, located in Butte, Montana. Subcontractors for the proposal are the Western Energy Company of Coalstrip, Montana, Environmental Management Systems (EMS) of Butte, Montana, Chemical Applications and Engineering, Inc., (CAE) of Lyons, Colorado, and HSB Services of Sheridan, Wyoming. |
Contact: David Anna, DOE/NETL, 412-386-4646 |


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THE PACIFIC HEALTH POLICY GROUP 1 SOONERCARE HMP EVALUATION SFY 2010 Introduction Chronic diseases are among the most costly of all health problems. Treatment of chronic disease accounts for more than 75 percent of total U.S. health care spending. Providing care to individuals with chronic diseases, many of whom meet the federal disability standard, has placed a significant burden on state Medicaid budgets. Under the Oklahoma Medicaid Reform Act of 2006 (HB2842), the Legislature directed the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) to develop and implement a management program for chronic diseases, including, but not limited to: asthma; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); congestive heart failure (CHF); diabetes and renal disease. The SoonerCare Health Management Program (HMP) would address the health needs of chronically ill SoonerCare members while reducing unnecessary medical expenditures at a time of significant fiscal constraints. Traditional disease management programs focus on individual conditions rather than the total patient. The OHCA moved beyond this concept by creating an innovative, holistic care management program that emphasizes development of member self-management skills and provider adherence to evidence-based guidelines and best practices. The program targets SoonerCare members with the most complex needs, most of whom have multiple physical conditions and many of whom have physical and behavioral health co-morbidities. The SoonerCare HMP was launched in February 2008. The program includes two major components: nurse care management and practice facilitation/provider education. Nurse Care Management Nurse care management targets SoonerCare members with chronic conditions identified as being at high risk for both adverse outcomes and significant forecasted medical costs. The members are stratified into two levels of care, with the highest-risk segment placed in "Tier 1" and the remainder in "Tier 2." Prospective participants are contacted and enrolled in their appropriate tier; after enrollment, participants are engaged through initiation of care management activities. Tier 1 participants receive face-to-face nurse care management while Tier 2 participants receive telephonic nurse care management. The OHCA's objective is to provide services at any given time to about 1,000 members in Tier 1 and about 4,000 members in Tier 2. The program operated at close to full enrollment throughout State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2010 (July 2009 – June 2010). Practice Facilitation/Provider Education A team of registered nurse practice facilitators provides one-on-one in-office assistance to OHCA-designated primary care providers. The program is voluntary and offered at no charge to the provider. Practice facilitators collaborate with primary care providers and their office staffs to improve their efficiency and quality of care through implementation of enhanced disease management and improved patient tracking and SoonerCare HMP Evaluation – SFY 2010 THE PACIFIC HEALTH POLICY GROUP 2 reporting systems. The OHCA's objective is to provide practice facilitation services to 50 to 100 primary care providers each year. The provider education component targets primary care providers throughout the state who treat patients with chronic illnesses. Providers are sent educational materials on a regular basis. They also are invited to attend collaboratives focused on health management and evidence-based guidelines. Vendor The OHCA contracted with the Iowa Foundation for Medical Care (IFMC) to implement and operate the SoonerCare HMP. IFMC is a national quality improvement and medical management firm specializing in care, quality and information management services. IFMC staff members provide nurse care management to SoonerCare HMP participants and practice facilitation to OHCA-designated primary care providers. SoonerCare HMP Evaluation The Pacific Health Policy Group (PHPG) and APS Healthcare recently completed an evaluation of the SoonerCare HMP's second full year of operations (State Fiscal Year 2010). The evaluation addressed four critical questions: 1. Have IFMC and the OHCA put the necessary structure and processes in place for achieving program objectives? 2. Are participants satisfied with their experience? 3. Is the SoonerCare HMP improving quality of care? 4. Is the SoonerCare HMP demonstrating cost effectiveness? PHPG and APS Healthcare collected data for the evaluation through a variety of methods. These included an onsite audit of IFMC, claims and medical record reviews and surveys of nurse care management participants and physicians participating in the practice facilitation initiative. Question 1: Have IFMC and the OHCA put the necessary structure and processes in place for achieving program objectives? The OHCA oversees SoonerCare HMP activities through a dedicated unit whose medical director is an Oklahoma-licensed physician. The unit facilitates the identification and recruitment of eligible beneficiaries and providers and conducts monitoring activities on an ongoing basis. IFMC operates out of offices in Oklahoma City and West Des Moines, Iowa. The firm also has field staff located throughout the state. PHPG's onsite audit verified that IFMC's nurse care management unit is fully staffed and performing activities in accordance with contract standards. This includes completing comprehensive assessments of new participants; developing individualized plans of care; making, at a minimum, monthly contact to educate participants on self-management skills; and assisting with appointments or other immediate needs. At the time of the audit, IFMC was recruiting to fill one vacancy in the Practice Facilitation unit, to reach a full complement of eight facilitators. IFMC otherwise was in compliance with key program requirements, including conducting onsite assessments of provider adherence to clinical and office management best practices and providing ongoing assistance with quality improvement activities. Quality improvement is SoonerCare HMP Evaluation – SFY 2010 THE PACIFIC HEALTH POLICY GROUP 3 enhanced by using CareMeasuresTM, an electronic patient registry that facilitates the management of chronically ill patients. Providers also use CareMeasuresTM to report to IFMC on their adherence to patient care guidelines and, depending on their performance, can qualify for incentive payments Question 2: Are participants satisfied with their experience? Participants in nurse care management continue to give the program high marks, as they did in SFY 2009. When asked to rate their experience, overwhelming majorities in both tiers declared themselves very satisfied. About one-third of participants believe their health has improved due to participation in the program. Practice facilitation providers also are satisfied and consider the program to be of significant value. Survey respondents credited the program with improving their adherence to clinical guidelines. Ninety-four percent would recommend the program to a colleague. NCM Participant Satisfaction Practice Facilitation Provider Satisfaction Very Satisfied 84% Somewhat Satisfied 14% Somewhat Dissatisfied 1% Very Dissatisfied 1% Very Satisfied 65% Somewhat Satisfied 31% Somewhat Dissatisfied 4% Question 3: Is the SoonerCare HMP improving quality of care? Nurse care managers devote their time to improving members' quality of care and quality of life. This includes helping to schedule appointments and educating members about the importance of managing their illness and seeing their provider for preventive and diagnostic services. Ultimately, if participants adhere to chronic care guidelines, there should be a reduction in their risk profile and need for expensive acute care services. To measure the program's impact on quality of care, APS Healthcare evaluated the preventive and diagnostic services provided to SoonerCare HMP participants with six targeted chronic conditions: asthma, CHF, COPD, coronary artery disease, diabetes and hypertension. The evaluation was performed through a combination of administrative (paid claims) and medical record reviews. APS also calculated the SFY 2010 compliance rates for a "comparison group" consisting of SoonerCare members found eligible for, but not enrolled in the SoonerCare HMP. The comparison group compliance rates were calculated for the measures derived from administrative data. The results of the analysis were promising. The participant compliance rate exceeded the comparison group rate by a statistically significant amount on 11 of 20 diagnosis-specific administrative data measures, suggesting that the program is having a positive effect on quality of care. The most impressive results, relative to the comparison group, were observed for participants with diabetes and hypertension, two of the SoonerCare HMP Evaluation – SFY 2010 THE PACIFIC HEALTH POLICY GROUP 4 most prevalent conditions in the program. The participant population compliance rate exceeded the comparison group rate by a statistically significant amount on four of five diabetes measures and five of five hypertension measures. (The results for hypertension are shown below.) Quality of Care Example – Hypertension Measures 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Received LDL-C in previous 12 months Prescribed calcium channel blocker or thiazide diuretic Prescribed ACE/ARB therapy (age 55 and older) Received urine micro albumin screen in previous 12 mos. Received serum creatinine BUN lab test Participants Comparison Group Question 4: Is the SoonerCare HMP demonstrating cost-effectiveness? The SoonerCare HMP ultimately must demonstrate its impact by reducing the need for hospital, emergency room and other expensive services among the chronically ill. The program is showing promise in reducing utilization and costs among participants. For example, Tier 1 participant hospital days were only 55 percent of what was forecasted to occur absent nurse care management; the rate for Tier 2 participants was only 63 percent of forecast. Emergency department visit rate trends were similarly positive. PHPG also examined total expenditures for participants in each tier, both during and post-engagement (where applicable), and compared the actual expenditures to forecasted costs absent nurse care management. The analysis took into account program administrative expenditures, including IFMC vendor payments and OHCA salaries. The program registered a small deficit in SFY 2010 of $1.3 million against total expenditures of $178 million. However, the results are more encouraging than suggested by the aggregate figure. Expenditures for active participants were $7.6 million above forecast (shown as a deficit in the exhibit), but were $6.3 million below forecast for individuals in post-engagement. This is significant because the SoonerCare HMP is designed to incur front loaded expenses in the form of higher primary and preventive care costs, with the expectation that participant costs will decline in out years, as self-management skills take hold and health improves. If this trend continues, the nurse care management portion of the program could demonstrate net savings as early as next year. SoonerCare HMP Evaluation – SFY 2010 THE PACIFIC HEALTH POLICY GROUP 5 Nurse Care Management Savings/(Deficit) versus Forecast (Millions of Dollars) $(10.0) $(8.0) $(6.0) $(4.0) $(2.0) $- $2.0 $4.0 $6.0 $8.0 Engaged Period Post-Engagement Tier 1 Tier 2 PHPG also examined expenditures for chronically ill patients being treated by practice facilitation providers to test the initiative's cost effectiveness. PHPG compared actual expenditures between SFY 2008 and 2010 to what might have occurred absent practice facilitation. The results were positive, with Practice Facilitation showing a net savings, after accounting for administrative expenses, of $6.5 million (state and federal), or 2.8 percent. Conclusion The SoonerCare HMP completed its second full year of operations with a well-defined structure and processes for conducting nurse care management and practice facilitation/provider education. Participants, both members and providers, are very satisfied with the program and their decision to enroll. Quality-of-care measures and cost indicators both are moving in a positive direction. The program demonstrated net savings of $5.2 million across its two components and, if current trend lines continue, should achieve even greater savings in the next year.


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"This salty, chewy, chocolaty creation is a hit at simplethings. We often serve it in our mini 3" cutie pie size as it's nearly a confection. At the shop we garnish the pies with a whole pretzel. It's a fun way to scoop out the caramel filling. A variation of this pie was featured in the August 2011 addition of In Style Magazine." – Andy Paxson of simplethings
Pretzel Crust
1¼ cups (10 oz) graham cracker crumbs
¼ cup (2 oz) finely ground pretzels
¼ cup (2 oz) brown sugar
1/3 cup (2.6 oz) Tillamook Unsalted Butter, melted
Caramel Filling
1½ cups (12 oz) granulated sugar
3 tablespoons (1 ½ oz) light corn syrup
¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
6 tablespoons (3 oz) water
6 tablespoons (3 oz) Tillamook Unsalted Butter
6 tablespoons (3 oz) heavy cream
1 tablespoon (½ oz) Tillamook French Vanilla Bean Yogurt
Whole pretzels for garnish
½ cup (4 oz) heavy cream
4 oz bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
Make the crust
Combine the graham cracker crumbs, pretzel, brown sugar, and melted butter in a large bowl. Combine until mixture represents wet sand. Press into the bottom and sides of a 9" pie tin. Bake for 8 minutes at 350°F degrees. Remove from oven and set aside.
Make the caramel
Whisk together the sugar, corn syrup, salt and water in a 1-qt saucepan. Over medium heat, bring the mixture to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer inserted into the syrup reads 330°F. The caramel will be golden brown in color. Remove the caramel from the heat and whisk in the butter, cream, and yogurt. The mixture will bubble up. Stir until smooth. Pour the caramel into cooled pie shell and chill for 4 hours or until the caramel is firm.
Make the ganache
Place the chocolate into a medium bowl and set aside. Place the cream in a heavy bottomed saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and let sit for one minute. Slowly stir the chocolate (in a counter clockwise motion) with a rubber spatula. Stir until smooth. Pour the ganache over the caramel and chill for 4 hours or until the ganache is firm. Garnish pie with whole pretzels, slice and serve chilled or at room temperature.


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Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau Plans Series Of U.S. Opening Parties
This year the first bottles of Georges Duboeuf 2010 Beaujolais Nouveau in the U.S. will be delivered into the hands of Actress Molly Sims and Franck Duboeuf for the official uncorking on November 18 at New York City's new District 36 club. The wine's dramatic arrival is part of Duboeuf's nationwide Nouveau Cirque celebration, featuring theme parties with jugglers, acrobats and other artistic performances.
"This year we celebrate Nouveau Cirque parties in a contemporary circus spirit to capture the excitement of Nouveau and the limitless possibilities for its enjoyment," said Franck Duboeuf, co-proprietor of Les Vins Georges Duboeuf.
The celebrations this year take place around the country. For Nouveau Cirque Boston, Georges Duboeuf and wine group Second Glass will host a party at Villa Victoria Center for the Arts on November 18 at 6:30 p.m. Nouveau Cirque Chicago will start at 10 p.m. on November 17 with a midnight uncorking party at Vertigo Sky Lounge at the Dana Hotel and Spa. Nouveau Cirque Orlando benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank will take place on November 18 at Funky Monkey Wine Company, 901 International Drive, at 6:30 p.m. For Nouveau Cirque Savannah, Garibaldi's Cafe, 315 W. Congress Street, will host a masquerade ball on November 18 at 7 p.m. The Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego will host Nu Beau San Diego, a block party with many of the Gaslamp Quarter's retailers and restaurants offering Georges Duboeuf Nu Beau special promotions.


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40 CFR 406, Subpart A - Corn Wet Milling Subcategory
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- § 406.10 — Applicability; description of the corn wet milling subcategory.
- § 406.11 — Specialized definitions.
- § 406.12 — Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology currently available.
- § 406.13 — [Reserved]
- § 406.14 — Pretreatment standards for existing sources.
- § 406.15 — Standards of performance for new sources.
- § 406.16 — Pretreatment standards for new sources.
- § 406.17 — Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best conventional pollutant control technology.
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The MAROON Vol. 64, No. 17 Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 February 27,1986 Promise of profit lures more college students By Jeannie Marendl Assistant News Editor I BUSINESS IS BOOMING More and more students at the fork in the road to the American Dream are choosing the business path to achieve their goals. Object: money. And lots of it. Business was the most popular career choice named by students surveyed nationwide in The American Freshman: National Norms for Fall 1985, a survey conducted by UCLA and the American Council of Education. In the survey, 70.9 percent of students responding said it was "essential" or "very important" to be "very well-off financially." This figure was 71.2 percent in the fall of 1984. In contrast, only 43.3 percent of the students said "developing a meaningful philosophy of life" was "essential" or "very important," compared to a peak of 82.9 percent in 1967. Of 192,000 students surveyed, 23.9 percent are planning a business career, the highest percentage in the study's 20-year history and more than double the percentage in the 1972 survey. On campus, the number of students enrolled in Loyola's College of Business Administration has increased by 18.7 percent since 1980. There were 1,409 business majors in fall 1985, a total increase of 222 students from 1980. In a higher education market plagued by a smaller pool of collegeage people and declining enrollments, business appears to be one field that continues to grow. But there is some question about the role a business-oriented education should play in the university setting, and especially at liberal arts universities like Loyola. The basis of education is primarily the liberal arts and sciences, Dr. William Barnett, associate professor of economics, said. Education provides the student with wisdom and virtue, which should in turn improve society, he said. Beyond arts and sciences is the master of business administration, law and doctoral studies, which should be pursued in that order, he said. On the other hand, while Loyola concentrates on liberal arts education, this pursuit is not the ultimate raison d'etre, according to the university's Goals Statement: "Liberal Studies assist a student to broaden and deepen his convictions; professional studies assist a student to actualize his convictions. Planning and efforts, therefore, are nia iNaarus AiISUBAINfI VTOAOI —PHotot by Mary Dtftum Loyola studies declining enrollment By Mary Caffrey Assistant News Editor Mention the word enrollment to certain university officials, and you might hear growls and groans. Enrollment is a touchy subject these days, not just at Loyola, but at colleges and universities across the nation. After steadily increasing since 1981, Loyola's enrollment dropped by 2.5 percent, or 121 students, in the fall of 1983. And John Sears, director of Institutional Research, said he predicts Loyola's enrollment will continue to decline until 1995. Most universities are feeling the effects of the drop in the number of students entering college and Loyola is no exception. "We've known this was coming for 20 years," Dr. Rebecca Brechtel, dean of Admissions, said. And 1983 also brought the phasing out of the medical technology and dental hygiene programs, as well as the graduation of approximately 110 former students from St. Mary's Dominican College, Sears said. He said the problem of a shrinking pool of students is greater in Louisiana than it is in other areas because people are not migrating to the state. The possibility of a drop in enrollment is a great cause of concern for the university. The news of the drop was one reason for the 12.3 percent tuition increase, Dr. Norman Roussell, chairman of the University Budget Committee, said. Even if Loyola's fall 1986 enrollment actually goes up, the rise in tuition to combat the expected drop in enrollment will not be reduced. Students should be concerned about. the drop in enrollment not only because of tuition increases but also because of the courses and programs that are dropped and the faculty that are released. The- shrinking pool has not caused Loyola's admissions staff to abandon their efforts to maintain a stable enrollment. The office has intensified its efforts to recruit students from areas outside Louisiana, especially the northeast. They are also trying to attract the growing number of students over the age of 25 and to promote the university to the parents of high school students. Volunteer phonathons began in December to contact thousands of prospective applicants. "In one weekend we made 1,750 phone calls," Brechtel said, adding that she is optimistic about a stable enrollment because the number of admitted students has now reached the level she wanted to have at this point. "We were 200 admits down until this month," she said. Brechtel said she is pleased that the mean ACT score for incoming freshmen has increased two points since 1980 to a 23, and the score required for admission has been raised by two points to 19. Other schools are lowering scores to get more students, she said. "Once you drop scores you don't get the good students, and schools that do this are muddying the water," Brechtel said. "Studies have shown that if you build prestige people will pay for the education. Why do you think places like Harvard and Georgetown have no problem attracting students?" Part of Loyola's problem of attracting students may have to do with the poor economy. In a depressed economy like the one in Louisiana cost becomes a primary consideration in choosing a college, and a private school that draws heavily from the local area cannot help but feel the crunch. Brechtel estimates that 60 percent of Loyola's students come from Louisiana. This is the first installment in a threepart series that will analyze three obstacles that, among other things, have forced Loyola to raise its tuition 12 percent next year. In the next two issues, the series will analyze the loss of $ 1 million in state aid and the depressed local economy. See Business /page 4 See Enrollment /page 3
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