zilongwang/ReadingBank huggingface dataset:
corresponding total load transferred to rail would be 13.6 million net tonnes. The claimed annual removal of freight from the roads is therefore between three to four times the net tonnes carried by rail at present. This result raises serious questions about the availability of sufficient rail capacity. But it has already been established that road freight demand is seven times greater than that of rail and the rate of increase is twice as great. These results suggest that the claimed reduction of heavy vehicle movements is unrealistic and cannot be used to support a case for transfer of road freight to rail. Nevertheless, Deloitte has attempted to use the argument of reduced road crash cost savings (page 48) to justify rail as against road freight. But apart from quoting a crash cost of $0.40 per net tonne kilometre no other result is given which emphasises the difficulty in properly quantifying the real economic gain from such a proposal. In relation to heavy vehicle involvement in fatal accidents, two findings have been mentioned (BTRE, 2006). Across the entire road network, the fatal accident rate is higher for heavy vehicles, but on intercapital corridors the fatal accident rate is well below that of all other vehicles. Detailed numerical examination of the Deloitte business case As previously noted Deloitte has calculated the costs of moving freight only by the upgraded rail system. There was no comparison of the cost savings that would have been obtained by comparison with road usage. Deloitte simply redefined as benefits the costs incurred from using rail only. This redefinition is meaningless but it would have the effect of generating benefits so that the project could be justified. In economic terminology these “benefits” are defined as “consumer surplus”. Deloitte claims to have followed ARTC modelling of the Melbourne-Brisbane inland Rail Alignment Study (2010) in deriving usage costs, but similar data is also available from CRA Pacific National for the more appropriate coastal route Sydney to Brisbane. The Deloitte usage costs are as follows: 3.4 cents per net tonne-kilometre (2011) for rail and 6.2 cents per net (2011) for road.
The Commission should also have regard to the differing responsibilities of the Basin states and the Australian Capital Territory, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR), the CEWH and the MDBA. Response: This Commission could duly acknowledge the relevant sections of the Australian Constitution that define which responsibilities are Federal and which ones are State. International organizations may perhaps have no knowledge of our Constitution. The Commission should assess progress towards full implementation in the context of the differing timeframes applicable to each key component of the Basin Plan. This includes an assessment of the extent to which Commonwealth and state-led water recovery efforts and state water resource plans are on track for when SDLs take effect from 1 July 2019. The Commission should make findings on progress to date and recommendations on any actions required by the Commonwealth or Basin state or territory to ensure the timely implementation of Basin Plan requirements and the effective achievement of Basin Plan outcomes. Process In undertaking the inquiry, the Commission should consult widely including establishing a stakeholder working group in accordance with section 89 of the Water Act, inviting public submissions, holding public hearings, and releasing a draft report to the public. The Commission should consult with relevant Australian Government, Basin state and territory government agencies, key interest groups and affected parties. These consultations should include, but not be limited to, parties with interests in agriculture, industry and the environment, and Aboriginal groups. The Government has asked Basin jurisdictions to cooperate with this Inquiry, including by providing the Commission with the information it considers necessary in undertaking its Inquiry. Response: While the health of the Murray Basis affects all Australians, I am not aware of any community consultations – although experts from international universities and organizations may have been provided with an opportunity to comment. Acting on advice, I read a water-oriented submission from a major Australian university several years ago. There submission detailed several issues and suggested ways that their university might perhaps be able to assist in rectifying them and this work may perhaps have involved fees. In this vein, I am happy to assist the Commission to evaluate issues relating to Governance, Due Diligence, Cost / Benefits and Information Technology. NB: Water expert Cullen said publically shortly before his passing that at least one international water expert passed his desk each week. He also said publically that NSW did not keep water statics – perhaps all States keep water statistics now. The final report is to be provided to the Government by 31 December 2018.
Table 1. International Comparison of Intellectual Property Activity Australia Canada US UK 2012 2013 5-year Ave. 2012 2013 5-year Ave. 2012 2013 5-year Ave. 2012 2013 5-year Ave. Number of Invention Disclosures per $US100m research expenditure 22.1 23.6 25.3 39.5 43.2 39.2 37.3 36.9 36.5 45.0 - 44.6 US Patents issued per $100m research expenditure 1.8 2.0 1.8 4.0 5.3 3.7 8.1 8.8 7.7 10.0 - 9.0 Number of LOAs Executed per $US100m research expenditure 7.4 10.1 8.6 12.1 9.5 11.8 10 10.1 9.8 95 - 69.5 Number of start-up companies formed per $US100m research expenditure, 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.3 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.6 - 2.3 Data from the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science's National Survey for Research Commercialisation 2013; Comparison sources: AUTM US and Canadian Licensing Activity Surveys, AUTM Statistics Access for Tech Transfer (STATT) Database, UK Higher Education - Business Community Interaction Survey.
Australian Unity further notes Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s acknowledgement in his Innovation Agenda Public Data policy statement on 7 December, 2015 that public data is a strategic national resource and the government must manage this for the benefit of all Australians. The policy statement commits to non-sensitive data being ‘open by default’ and to collaboration with private and research sectors to extend the value of public data. The Productivity Commission itself has previously noted the potential for efficiencies in the health system, with productivity gains in hospitals alone being in the order of 4-5 per cent. Unlocking access to relevant information is critical to driving productivity improvements. Australian Unity notes the recent estimate by Lateral Economics that health-specific data could contribute up to $5.9 billion per annum across the economy, an indication of the importance and potential benefits in getting data linkages right. In sum, Australian Unity’s view there is substantial scope for greater sharing of private data and information to drive innovation, with appropriate privacy systems put in place. Doing so can improve individual wellbeing as well as drive cost efficiencies to the benefit of both public and private budgets. Australian Unity agrees that much of the data currently being generated is under-utilised. Sometimes this data can be de-identified, and used for research. In other case, identification of individual practitioners or hospitals may create pressure for improvement. Specific submissions Private Health Insurers’ timely access to personal data Australian Unity agrees with the Commission’s view that the potential benefits of better data access include innovation, efficiency, competition and empowerment of consumers. It is also Australian Unity’s view that there is a need to gain greater community recognition of the power and benefits of high quality data analytics achieved through greater access and proper use of public data. To achieve wider support for data analytics and sharing of data, Australian Unity submits there needs to be a rebalancing of privacy and control of personal information. A starting point would be to implement recommendations 4 and 5 of the Senate Select Committee on Health set out in their sixth interim report, Big health data: Australia’s big potential. Australian Unity proposes the Private Health Insurers be supported to access all of a patient’s health activity and clinical data (including Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and Medical Benefits Scheme in primary care), if a patient offers the appropriate permission. Doing so would enable Private Health Insurers to identify health risk triggers that would in turn allow for more timely interventions in an attempt to better manage a patient’s health. This
“Potential combustion emission rate” means the theoretical emission rate that would result from the combustion of a fuel in an uncleaned state without control apparatus. “Reconstruction” means the replacement of components of an existing facility to such an extent that the fixed capital cost of the new components exceeds 50 percent of the fixed capital cost that would be required to construct an entirely new comparable facility. “Resource recovery facility” means a facility that combusts more than 75 percent non-fossil fuel based on the moving average of heat input during 3-month periods. “Solid fuel” means solid material or any substance derived from solid material used or to be used for the purpose of creating useful heat and includes, but is not limited to, coal, gasified coal, liquified coal, solid solvent-refined coal, municipal solid waste, refuse-derived fuel, and wood. “Stack or chimney” means a flue, conduit or opening designed, constructed, and/or utilized for the purpose of emitting air contaminants into the outdoor air. “Steam generating unit” means any furnace, boiler, or other device used for combustion fuel for the purpose of producing steam. “Subbituminous coal” means coal that is classified as subbituminous according to the American Society for Testing and Materials Standard Specification for Classification of Coals by Rank, ASTM D 388-77. “Sulfur dioxide (SO2)” means a colorless gas at standard conditions, having a molecular composition of one sulfur atom and two oxygen atoms. “30-calendar-day rolling average emission rate” means the average emission rate over 30 consecutive calendar days determined pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-10.5. “24-hour emission rate” means total emissions in a calendar day determined pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:27-10.5. “Zone One” means Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, and Ocean Counties. “Zone Two” means Hunterdon, Sussex, and Warren Counties. “Zone Three” means Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer, and Salem Counties. “Zone Four” means Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, and Union Counties. 7:27-10.2 Sulfur contents standards (a) On and before December 14, 2012, no person shall store, offer for sale, sell, deliver or
Context Many Australian communities experience repeated disruptions from flood, cyclone and fire events. These events damage both private property and public infrastructure. The growing urbanisation of our coast line and mountain districts near our cities, and economic growth in Northern Australia have combined to increase our exposure to natural disaster risk. Since 2007, natural disasters have claimed more than 200 lives and directly affected hundreds of thousands of Australians. Deloitte Access Economics estimates that the total economic cost of disasters for 2012 alone exceeded $6 billion. It predicts total economic costs will double by 2030, and will ‘rise to an average of $23 billion per year by 2050, even without any consideration of the potential impact of climate change’. Under the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA), the Australian Government will provide over $12 billion in financial assistance to the states and territories to assist in rebuilding communities damaged by natural disasters that have occurred since 2006. By the end of 2015–16, it is estimated that $10 billion of this assistance will have been spent on restoring essential public assets—mostly roads. With future events not yet taken into account, there is the potential for significant growth in this expenditure. The risks posed by extreme weather events could be mitigated in part by designing new infrastructure to withstand extreme weather conditions; building protective infrastructure (such as levees); or by building back assets to a disaster-resilient standard, to avoid repeated damage. The benefits associated with investing in disaster mitigation are widely accepted, and include a reduction in loss of life, improved community safety, a reduction in damage to property, speedier recovery, and a reduction in the cost to the national economy. The 2002 Council of Australian Governments Review conservatively estimated that for every dollar invested in flood mitigation, more than two is saved. The issues raised in this submission will likely overlap with issues to be considered in the recently announced Productivity Commission Inquiry into Natural Disaster Funding Arrangements. Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements State and territory governments (states) have primary responsibility for managing disaster recovery within their jurisdictions. The states and territories receive financial support from the Commonwealth via the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA).
Severe weather Severe weather includes two components. ‘Severe weather’ is defined as including damaging/destructive winds, heavy rainfall possibly leading to flash flooding, damaging surf and abnormally high tides. ‘Severe thunderstorms’ is defined as including tornadoes, destructive winds, heavy rainfall possibly leading to flash flooding and hail. The Bureau provides general seasonal forecast guidance as to the likelihood of severe weather, and is trialling more detailed objective forecasts products of prolonged climatic departures likely to be associated with hazardous weather conditions. Severe weather and thunderstorm warnings, cell based thunderstorm warnings. Bureau data and analyses provide an important input in standards for construction and design, such as for lightning protection, flash flooding and urban design. Tsunami Tsunami are generated primarily by undersea earthquakes, which may cause dangerous currents, surges and waves in the marine environment, and also potentially dangerous inundation of low-lying coastal areas for larger events. The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC), jointly operated by the Bureau and Geoscience Australia, detects, monitors, verifies and warns of any tsunami threat to the coastline of Australia and its offshore territories. ‘No threat’, ‘watch’, ‘marine threat’ and ‘land threat’ bulletins at state and national summary level. Agricultural warnings Agricultural warnings provide information to support decision-making by the agricultural sector and include services to protect livestock and equipment. Numerous. Bureau data and analyses provide an important input in defining suitable envelopes for agricultural activities. Other The Bureau provides a range of other warning products to protect people and property. Some of these warnings relate to dangerous conditions arising from other types of natural hazards such as volcanic ash or space weather. The Bureau also provides services for disasters caused by man-made hazards such as ocean circulation modelling for oil spill response and atmospheric dispersion of nuclear, biochemical and other hazardous substances. Numerous including: Road Weather Alerts; Bushwalkers Alert; Marine Wind Warning; Dangerous Surf; Storm Tide Advices; Haze/Air Quality; Heat Services; Hazmat Incidents; Biosecurity Incidents; Nuclear Powered Ships Advices; Pandemic; Volcanic ash advisories; Space weather warnings. The Bureau’s forecasts and alerts also assist emergency management agencies prepare for events and in turn reduce potential risks to assets and lives. Leading up to the bushfire
Australia. AIPA is supported in its functioning by the Australian Psychological Society. For more information about AIPA and its members, please refer to AIPA’s website: The Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association (AIPA) applauds the Human Rights Commission steps to develop a National Anti-Racism Strategy. AIPA, together with the host, the Australian Psychological Society (APS), contributed to a roundtable about research concerning racism at the University of Western Australia in June 2009. Key organizations including the Human Rights Commission, the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association, the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, WA, the School of Indigenous Studies UWA, and the University of Notre Dame Australia attended. The Roundtable was initiated by AIPA Chair and APS Fellow Dr Pat Dudgeon, who saw it as one way to renew the momentum for combating racism that was generated a decade ago by the APS Position Paper Racism and prejudice: Psychological perspectives (1997).
from public transport. A rich range of privacy protecting solutions are now available and this data limiting argument is often no longer valid (Sinnott et al., 2016). Role-based security In AURIN authorisation-oriented security has been implemented to restrict system access to privileged users. Currently we are using this security system to restrict access to certain datasets. For example, the ABR data is restricted to partners of the ABR - these partners are authenticated at the source. Single Sign-on There is a clear need for single sign-on across government. The AURIN platform can be accessed and used by any academic across Australia through use of their own institutional credentials, i.e. the home institution username and password. Once authenticated, researchers can access and use any data sets that their credentials allow without any further challenge/response for usernames/passwords. Data sharing often begins with security, and further progress can be made from the technologies that support sign sign-on. Where a dataset is deemed to require additional security then ‘new technology’ platforms which enable security should be employed. AURIN is one such system developed for urban research data (ie data that is geospatially referenced). Summary Meaningful, diverse and accessible data is the key to enabling researchers to provide Australia with new knowledge and innovation – which is essential to this country’s successful growth and sustainability. AURIN’s visibility across multiple sectors puts it in a unique position to provide the insights detailed in this submission about the challenges and solutions that should be considered. AURIN looks forward to working with government and other stakeholders to embed these improvements in the future Contributors Dr. Serryn Eagleson, Ms. Emma Williams, Prof. Ian Bishop, Prof. Richard Sinnott, Dr. Steven Glackin, Dr. Jack Barton, Dr. Jennie Day, Prof. Billie Giles-Corti, Dr. Suzanne Mavoa, Dr. Claudia Pelizaro, Ms. Rachel Lerm and Mr. Andrew Dingjan.
Annex 15 DVA’s rehabilitation services for veterans Rehabilitation services provided by DVA DVA’s whole-of-person focus considers all aspects of a person’s life in an effort to return a person to health, personal and vocational status similar to that before they were injured or became ill. The whole-of-person approach has three elements: medical management: assisting a veteran with an understanding of and possible strategies to deal with, their overall physical and psychological health psychosocial support: assisting a veteran with their quality of life and independent functioning vocational support: assisting a veteran to return to sustainable and meaningful employment when ready. DVA’s focus is not about arranging an employee’s return to ‘the same job, same employer’ after a service-related injury or disease, as a return to service is not necessarily possible or desirable. The approach taken to rehabilitation has similarities with some international jurisdictions: The United States recently introduced legislation with a focus on education benefits for service members, veterans and their families. Veterans in New Zealand have access to rehabilitation through a universal compensation system, in addition to further benefits and services offered by New Zealand Veterans’ Affairs. When developing a rehabilitation plan for a client, New Zealand Veterans’ Affairs will consider the social, physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of rehabilitation, which has some similarities with DVA’s whole-of-person approach. Veterans’ Affairs Canada also approaches rehabilitation from a whole-of-person perspective and offers all three of medical, psycho-social and vocational rehabilitation to eligible people. DVA case management pilot A new DVA case management pilot aims to provide whole-of-person case management service via personalised, tailored assistance to two groups of veterans and their families:
The Council brings together researchers from diverse disciplines — from anthropology and philosophy to economics and law — to address issues such as security, privacy, equality, and access in order to help guard against the repetition of known mistakes and inadequate preparation. Through public commentary, events, white papers, and direct engagement with data analytics projects, the Council will develop frameworks to help researchers, practitioners, and the public understand the social, ethical, legal, and policy issues that underpin the big data phenomenon.” Professor Luciano Floridi Director of Research and Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information Oxford Internet Institute (OII) - Luciano Floridi, Philosopher, Ethics of Information (OII): Floridi is best known for his foundational research on the Philosophy of Information and Information Ethics, two new research areas that he has contributed to establishing. He is also known for his work on the EU's Right to be forgotten (RTBF) legislation and is a member of the EU's Ethics Advisory Group on the ethical dimensions of data protection (which reports to the European Data Protection Supervisor). Perspective - Privacy as public health issue: Cory Doctorow's article Perspective - Privacy as an environmental management issue: “privacy injuries are to big data, as pollution is to industrial production…” Dennis D. Hirsch & Jonathan H. King, Big Data Sustainability: An Environmental Management Systems Analogy, 72 Wash. & Lee L. Rev. Online 406 (2016), Crtl-Shift report on personal data for Facebook Facebook - New data paradigm report About datanomics datanomics is a Melbourne-based data innovation company that develops and delivers self-governed shared data platforms for public, private and research sectors. This submission was written by its founder and CEO, James Horton.
Privacy - Data Security ‘Impersonation’ methods. There are understood to be 2 primary technical means used to enable leveraging internet banking access to obtain transaction, account and other data … and there are varying views on which mechanism is ‘safer’. Directly obtaining the User ID and Password from the individual – using that information to obtain the data and storing those access details on a central server. There is suggestion that these servers are ‘safe’ but unless hacking them is totally impossible there is a risk. The AFP, the FBI, MI6 and other institutions thought to be highly secure have all been compromised. It is seems reasonable to think that the servers of ‘alternate data gatherers’ in spite of best efforts are still not ‘risk free’. Currently Yodlee, their ‘on-sellers’, and others utilise this approach. Of specific note, in the FinTech Australia submission to Treasury, Yodlee is understood to have authored the section relating to this topic (Open Financial Data) and in that section they recommend ‘open ADIs’…which interestingly is inconsistent with their current practice, however is consistent with the Secure Courier method of data exchange. Via a downloaded APP – using data User ID and Password from the individual that is keyed into the APP obtain the data. Here the User ID and Password from the individual is not saved centrally. Unlike the centralised server model mobile devices don’t hold large numbers of User IDs and Passwords, however they are frequently lost and compromised….and to the individual whose data is then lost…it will matter little that they are not among a larger group. Currently, this is the approach used by Mogo and their on-sellers. Assuming that under either model there is a risk, then there could be a loss related to that risk, which the leads to a question as to how is liable for the loss. Loss Liability - E-Payments Code / Trade Practices Act / Terms and Conditions If the credit provider requests (or entices) the individual to use one of these services and there is a loss, who is liable? E-Payments Code Who is liable if, related to enabling the accessing of the alternative data, a loss was incurred? It is near universal that the T&Cs of a customer’s internet banking make clear that the sharing of user IDs and Passwords will cause the customer to be liable in the event of a loss.
A. Ongoing Investment Challenges After moving the shares of its Australian subsidiary to Hong Kong, Philip Morris has brought a contrived investor–state arbitration claim under the Australia–Hong Kong Agreement on the Promotion and Protection of Investments. The economist, Peter Martin, notes: The almost comic attempt to get mileage out of the treaty (moving from Australia to Hong Kong in order to complain that it was being discriminated against because it was from Hong Kong) masks a broader, more serious attempt to turn trade treaties into instruments that allow corporations to sue governments. There has been much academic criticism of the investment action by Philip Morris. Philip Morris has also used international investment rules to challenge Uruguay’s restrictions on cigarette marketing. In particular, the tobacco company has complained about graphic health warnings being used by the Uruguayan Government, lamenting that: ‘The 80 per cent health warning coverage requirement unfairly limits Abal’s right to use its legally protected trademarks, and not to promote legitimate health policies.’ Benn McGrady provides a thoughtful analysis of the ramifications of the dispute. In the context of the TPP discussions, there has been concern that tobacco companies would use investment clauses to challenge public health measures – such as tobacco control. B Australian Policy
NEW JERSEY STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 7 CHAPTER 27 SUBCHAPTER 16 Control and Prohibition of Air Pollution by Volatile Organic Compounds TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page REGULATORY HISTORY 2 3 84 92 88 88 88 89 0 Please note: The Department has made every effort to ensure that this text is identical to the official, legally effective version of this rule, set forth in the New Jersey Register. However, should there be any discrepancies between this text and the official version of the rule, the official version will prevail.
10. Upon the request of the Department, the owner or operator of a gasoline dispensing facility shall demonstrate the efficiency of the facility's vapor recovery system in reducing the total applicable VOC emissions released from the facility into the outdoor atmosphere, as required pursuant to (d)1 and/or (f)1 above, in accordance with test procedures or documentation approved by the Department. Table 3A Testing for Gasoline Dispensing Facilities Test Applicability Testing Schedule Test Method Static Pressure Performance Test Applies to any facility required to have a vapor recovery system under (d) above or that decommissions a vapor recovery system under (h) above Within 90 days from the date of installation of the system, at least once in every 12-month period thereafter, and as part of decommissioning CARB TP-201.3* for underground storage tanks and CARB TP-206.3B for aboveground storage tanks, as applicable, including all subsequent revisions thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference Pressure Vacuum Vent Valve Test Applies to any facility required to have a vapor recovery system under (d) above or that decommissions a vapor recovery system under (h) above Within 90 days from the date of installation of the system, at least once in every 12-month period thereafter, and as part of decommissioning CARB TP-201.1E, including all subsequent revisions thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference Dynamic Backpressure Performance Test Applies to any facility that has a Phase II vapor recovery system under (f) above Within 90 days from the date of installation of the system and at least once in every 36-month period thereafter CARB TP-201.4, including all subsequent revisions thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference Air to Liquid Volume Ratio Test Applies to any facility that has a Phase II vacuum assist vapor recovery system under (f) above Within 90 days from the date of installation of the system and at least once in every 36-month period thereafter CARB TP-201.5, including all subsequent revisions thereto, which are incorporated herein by reference
OTHER ISSUES e.g., Training needs identified FOLLOW-UP ACTION STEPS ______________________________________ ____________________________ ICAP representative signature Date ______________________________________ ____________________________ Printed name Title The visit took place as indicated. ______________________________________ ____________________________ Subrecipient representative signature Date ______________________________________ ____________________________ Printed name Title Reviewed by: ______________________________________ ________________________ ICAP Finance and Administration Director signature Date ______________________________________ Printed name
Commonwealth of Massachusetts MassHealth Provider Manual Series Vision Care Manual Subchapter Number and Title 6. Service Codes Page 6-12 Transmittal Letter VIS-40 Date 01/01/12 MISCELLANEOUS – OCULARISTS, OPHTHALMOLOGISTS, OPTICIANS, AND OPTOMETRISTS 99173 Screening test of visual acuity, quantitative, bilateral (use for titmus vision test) T2002 Nonemergency transportation, per diem (once per member per date of service for each member for whom the provider delivered or picked up eyeglasses, or to whom vision care services were provided out of the office) V2799 Vision service, miscellaneous (PA) (IC) MISCELLANEOUS – OPHTHALMOLOGISTS, OPTICIANS, AND OPTOMETRISTS ONLY V2600 Hand-held low-vision aids and other nonspectacle-mounted aids (PA) (IC) V2610 Single-lens spectacle-mounted low-vision aids (PA) (IC) V2615 Telescopic and other compound lens system, including distance vision telescopic, near vision telescopes, and compound microscopic lens system (PA) (IC) MISCELLANEOUS – OCULARISTS ONLY V2623 Prosthetic eye, plastic, custom (IC) V2624 Polishing/resurfacing of ocular prosthesis (IC) V2625 Enlargement of ocular prosthesis (IC) V2626 Reduction of ocular prosthesis (IC) V2627 Scleral cover shell (IC) V2628 Fabrication and fitting of ocular conformer (IC) V2629 Prosthetic eye, other type (PA) (IC)
other prisoners. She will have no mattress in her cell during the day. Her only avenue for exercise is in a concrete yard two hours per day. She will be handcuffed coming or going from the special detention unit (DU). She can be held in the DU for 28 days before her case is reviewed. One woman was put in the Brisbane Women’s Correctional Centre DU for purchasing a soft drink from the wrong vending machine, which was considered out of bounds. Women can be incarcerated in the DU for walking on the grass rather than following a concrete path (this is considered an attempt at escape). Once incarcerated in the DU for refusing to take unsuitable medication, a crying woman will often be considered suicidal and she will then be put in a suicide gown. This is a canvas gown with an open back, often with no underwear, tied at the neck. The woman will be given no sanitary products, no hot food and no cutlery. She will be given only water to drink, and will be fed cold meals through a hole in the door. All this treatment can, and frequently does, stem from an incarcerated woman refusing to take medication which she knows is unsuitable for her mental illness or other disabling condition. This routine practise of isolation and punishment can only be regarded as torture, especially for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women from rural and remote areas. Do you have any other thoughts, ideas or comments you would like to make about people with disability and the criminal justice system? Jail is not the right place for these people! People with disabilities have special needs and in particular so do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women from rural and remote parts of Queensland have specific cultural, medical and other needs which are being failed on a daily basis by the criminal justice system. The human rights of these women with disability are routinely abused by their incarceration in a system which not only fails to meet their needs, but fails to even recognise that they exist. We can do better, and unless we do, the human rights of disabled women in prison will continue to be abused. This is not only a shameful state of affairs, but one with huge social, emotional and financial costs for our society. Community based alternatives to
venting through a single stack. “Motor vehicle” means any vehicle propelled otherwise than by muscular power, excepting such vehicles as run only upon rails or tracks. “Municipal solid waste (MSW)” means residential, commercial, and institutional solid waste. “Solid fuel” means solid material or any substance derived from solid material used or to be used for the purpose of creating useful heat and includes, but is not limited to, coal, gasified coal, liquified coal, solid solvent-refined coal, municipal solid waste, refuse-derived fuel, and wood. “SSU viscosity” means the number of seconds it takes 60 cubic centimeters of an oil to flow through the standard orifice of a Saybolt Universal viscometer at 100 degrees Fahrenheit. “Stack or chimney” means a flue, conduit or opening designed, constructed, and/or utilized for the purpose of emitting air contaminants into the outdoor air. “Sulfur dioxide (SO2)” means a colorless gas at standard conditions, having a molecular composition of one sulfur atom and two oxygen atoms. “Viscosity” means the measure of a fluid's resistance to flow. “Zone 1” means Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, and Ocean Counties. “Zone 2” means Hunterdon, Sussex, and Warren Counties. “Zone 3” means Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Mercer Counties except those municipalities included in Zone 6. “Zone 4” means Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, and Union Counties. “Zone 5” means Salem County. “Zone 6” means in Burlington County, the municipalities of Bass River Township, Shamong Township, Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township, Washington Township, Woodland Township, and in Camden County, Waterford Township. 7:27-9.2 Sulfur content standards (a) No person shall store, offer for sale, sell, deliver or exchange in trade, for use in New Jersey, fuel that contains sulfur in excess of the applicable parts per million by weight set forth in Tables 1A and 1B of this section, except as provided in (c), (d) and (e) below. Fuel stored in New Jersey that met the applicable maximum sulfur content standard of
Results by Type of Test Applicant Testing Applicant testing is reserved for individuals who have been offered employment with a company or placed on a roster of eligibility for employment. Testing is conducted before the individual is hired. Probable Cause Probable cause testing is conducted where reasonable grounds exist to believe that an existing may be under the influence of a substance of abuse. Random/Arbitrary Testing Random testing is a method of selection in which all employees have an equal potential of selection by random chance. Arbitrary testing is based on criteria unrelated to substance abuse, such as the anniversary of hire date. Table 1: Results by Test Type, Maine, 2012 Applicant Tests Applicant Percent Positive Probable Cause Tests Probable Cause Percent Random/ Arbitrary Tests Random/ Arbitrary Percent Positive Total Tests 15,938 20 1271 Total Invalid Tests 8 0.1% 0 0% 0 0.0% Total Positive Results 602 3.8% 3 15.0% 30 2.4% Cannabinoids 537 3.4% 2 10.0% 24 1.9% Cocaine 12 0.1% 0 0.0% 1 0.1% Amphetamines 23 0.2% 0 0.0% 2 0.2% Opiates 9 0.1% 1 5.0% 2 0.2% Methadone 6 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Phencyclidine 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Benzodiazepines 1 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Alcohol 9 0.1% 1 0.0% 1 0.1% Barbiturates 2 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Methaqualone 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% Results by Industry Every company in the State of Maine is assigned an industry code based on the North American Classification System (NAICS). Table 2 shows testing results for each industry, based on the of the employer. The services industry conducted the most tests in 2012. The Manufacturing had the highest percentage of positive results.
Procedure that requires prior approval prior to referral Application form: - Subacromial decompression of the shoulder Name of Referring Clinician GP Name and Surgery Patients NHS Number Is the patient/guardian aware of the proposed treatment and have they consented to you raising this request on their behalf YES NO Has the patient/guardian consented for their personal and clinical information to be provided to the IFR service to enable full consideration of this funding request? YES NO Is this a patient/guardian led application? YES NO Most Urgent: Decision needed within a week as the patient’s life may be in danger Immediate: Decision needed within 3 weeks as delay will not be clinically appropriate. Routine: Decision needed in 4 to 6 weeks. Please note Prior Approval is not required for: Red Flag symptoms for same day Emergency referral for consultants surgical opinion: Acutely painful red warm joint – suspected infected joint Trauma leading to loss of rotation and abnormal shape – unreduced shoulder dislocation. Urgent referral ( <2/52) to secondary care: Shoulder mass or swelling – suspected malignancy Sudden loss of ability to actively raise arm (with or without trauma) – acute cuff In other cases prior approval is required prior for surgical opinion and treatment. Please complete this form clearly detailing how the patient meets the criteria and email the completed form to the IFR service: for consideration. The policy statements are available at: Clinical Criteria required for consideration of treatment Please Tick Has the patient had symptoms for at least 3 months from the start of treatment? Is this procedure being undertaken in isolation? Is it being undertaken with another procedure? Please specify: YES NO YES NO YES NO Is there documented evidence that the symptoms are intrusive and debilitating? Please provide specific details and attach documented evidence YES NO Has the patient been compliant with conservative management for at least 6 weeks: Please indicate which conservative measures have been tried: Education Rest NSAID’s Optimised analgesia Appropriate physiotherapy YES NO
Intermediate officer's comments, and signature, rank, name, appointment and date Commentaires de l'officier intermédiaire, et signature, grade, nom, fonction et date Commander of a command's or NDHQ military group principal's comments, and signature, rank name, appointment Commentaires du commandant du commandement ou du chef militaire de groupe au QGDN et signature, grade, nom, fonction et date Reproduce locally PROTÉGÉ B Reproduire sur place
FFATA reporting RSP Post-Award FFATA Team Fsrs.gov USAspending.gov Subaward Portal Subaward Lifecycle: Closeout Function/Process Responsible Staff Systems/Tools Final review Departmental Administrators RSP Post-Award Accountants and Closeout Team Closeout Checklists Purchasing Information Inquiry Remaining Encumbrance Status Tool Shared Financial System WISDM Subaward Invoice Tracking (internal RSP tool)
November 23, 2015 Hello again Breeann! Thanks so much for being here again! Here are a few important facts, followed by your schedule: Lola is the student assistant this week. You can use her for any errands you need run. I use the chimes on the front table as a quiet signal. I also use a clap as a quiet signal. I did not tell them I was going to be gone. Please tell them I am speaking at Weber State U. and I will be back at noon. Here’s your schedule: 8:45 – Pick up students Pick up the students outside of the west double doors. My class is lined up on the right (not by the wall). 8:50 – 9:20 – Daily Math, Language opener Students will need to make their lunch choice as they walk in, put their packs in their cubbies, and hand in their homework in the homework basket. If anyone is absent, just leave me a note and I will take care of it when I get back. The students must complete their Daily Math activity: DAYS ONE AND TWO!!!. Correct the math with them by doing it under the doc cam, and they should put it back in their desks. (If the math is a little uncomfortable for you, just leave it and I will correct it with them when I return!)
Payment Reform Government Representatives Title Organization Status Office of Mainecare Services* Michelle Probert Director of Strategic Initiatives MaineCare Confirmed Center for Disease Control Christine Zukas Deputy Director Maine CDC Department of Health and Human Services Confirmed Bureau Of Insurance Joanne Deputy Director of the Consumer Health Bureau of Insurance Confirmed Legislators TBD Outstanding Medicare Fran Jensen SIM Project Officer Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Confirmed Bill Kassler Chief Medical Officer, Region 1 Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Confirmed Quality Improvement Organization Akindele Majekodunmi, MD, MBA Chief Quality Officer Northeast Quality Healthcare Foundation (QIO) Contacted Office of Continuous Quality Improvement Jay Yoe Director of Continuous Quality Improvement Department of Health and Human Services Confirmed Provider/Payer Recommended Representatives Title Organization Status Hospital System Reps (3)* Mark Biscone Executive Director Waldo County General Hospital Confirmed Chrissi Harding CFO MDI Hospital Confirmed Jim Kane President Central Maine Accountable Care Organization Contacted Primary Care Practice/Specialty Practice Reps* Primary Care: Edmund Claxton, MD Central Maine Medical Center Family Medicine Contacted Specialist: Maine Orthopedics Confirmed
Maine Quality Forum KarynLee Harrington Executive Director Confirmed Provider/Payer Recommended Representatives Title Organization Status Hospital System * Vance Brown MD Chief Medical Officer MaineHealth Confirmed Richard Freeman MD VP & Chief Transformation Officer Eastern Maine Health Systems Confirmed Jud Knox CEO York Hospital Contacted Primary Care Practice* John Patten DO Primary Care Physician/PCMH member Penobscot Community Health Care Contacted Kathryn Brandt DO Director Primary Care Univ New England School of Medicine Confirmed Rhonda Selvin, NP Nurse Practitioner ME Nurse Practitioners Assn Confirmed Specialty Care Physician Regen Gallagher DO, MBA Chief Medical Officer Cary Medical Center Confirmed Behavioral Health * Greg Bowers CFO Maine Mental Health Partners Contacted Catherine Ryder LCPC, ACS CEO Tricounty Mental Health Confirmed Emelie vanEeghen VP Behavioral Health MaineGeneral Health Confirmed Joe Everett Chief Program Officer Opportunity Alliance Contacted Long Term Care * Holly Harmon Director Quality Improvement Maine Health Care Assoc Confirmed Health Plan * Robert Downs Senior VP Aetna Contacted Developmental Disability Provider* David Lawlor Executive Director Mobius Contacted Community-Based Provider Gerry Queally President & CEO Spectrum Generations Confirmed Home Health Care Julie Shackley President & CEO Androscoggin Home Health Contacted Community Recommended Representatives Title Organization Purchasers* MHMC member Joanne Abate Director, Health & Wellness Strategy Delhaize Confirmed Purchasers* non-MHMC member Andrew Molloy Assistant for Health Management and Insurance Programs Unum Confirmed HealthInfoNet Katie Sendze Program Director HealthInfoNet Confirmed
Uncertainty quantification and sensitivity analysis Table 4-7 summarizes a progression of criteria consistent with a given level of rigor, that mostly restates the requirements embedded in the V&V criteria describes above. Table . UQ and SA versus Levels of Rigor Level UQ/SA Activity Responsible party Review Decision informed 0 Approximate physical uncertainties. Numerical uncertainties estimated to be in physically meaningful regime Analyst, using expert judgment Little, none. Is approach physically plausible and computationally feasible? 1 Evaluate physical uncertainties. Numerical UQ for (assumed) dominant sensitivities bounded to be in meaningful regime. Analyst, using expert judgment augmented by numerical tests and validations selected by judgment-ranked dominant sources of uncertainties. Peers and Has the approach achieved credible accuracy for process, and what would be needed for that accuracy and its uncertainties to be fully assessed? 2 Physical uncertainties fully assessed, all significant sources of numerical uncertainties assessed or verified to be bounded to less than physical uncertainty. SA for input materials models identified and estimated. Analyst, using detailed comprehensive analysis, with systematic investigation of UQ to all significant parameters, and detailed validation. Team, through review and assessment of model in continuum M&S. Team. Has the capability matured sufficiently to be used in an engineering assessment of an upscaled model incorporating the modeled process? 3 Uncertainties comprehensively analyzed, with no significant assumptions. SA for input materials models assessed and propagated as requirements to lower scale. Analyst. Team, through review and assessment of model in continuum M&S, with SA. Indep. Review Can the modeling of the process be refined sufficiently to meet performance assessment requirement with desired confidence?
Subcontractor ______________________________ Name: Title: Date: _________________________ Trustees of Indiana University ______________________________ Name: Title: Date: _________________________ Read and Understood: Subcontractor Investigator ______________________________ Name: Title: Date: _________________________ Read and Understood: Principal Investigator ______________________________ Name: Title: Date: _________________________ IU Proposal # EXHIBIT A
EXHIBIT A WORK ORDER FORM NO. ______ Date: Project: Owner: Dear : (“Contractor”) would like (“Subcontractor”) to perform certain construction services for the above identified Project in accordance with the scope of work as set forth below (“Work”). This Work Order is being issued in accordance with that certain Master Subcontract Agreement dated as entered into between Contractor and Subcontractor (“Master Agreement”). The Work must be completed in accordance with the following Project Schedule: Compensation: The Contractor shall pay the Subcontractor, subject to the terms of this Work Order, the liquidated sum of Dollars ($ ) inclusive of any and all Reimbursable Expenses. Scope of Work: The following Work is required to be performed pursuant to this Work Order: Contract Documents: The Contract Documents include the following: CONTRACTOR By: _________________________________________________ Name: Title: SUBCONTRACTOR By: _________________________________________________ Name: Title: Date: Date: