...1. The agency that controls the regulation I chose is the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. The reason that I chose this regulation is because the provisions made to the Affordable Care Act will not only affect everyone before me but my friends and family after me as well. As of now, this ruling doesn’t affect me due to the fact that I am not a recipient of Medicare as of yet. 2. The regulation I chose, CMS-2010-0259 implements the final ruling of section 3022 of the Affordable Care Act which contains provisions relating to Medicare payments to providers of services and suppliers participating in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) under the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Under these provisions, providers of services and suppliers can continue to receive traditional Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) payments under Parts A and B, and be eligible for additional payments if they meet specified quality and savings requirements. 3. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, It is of my concern that the Shared Savings Program has similar characteristics to some forms of managed care where it is possible to achieve savings through inappropriate reductions in patient care. As with some managed care approaches, the Shared Savings program essentially transfers the responsibility for health care away from the patient, which is not as effective as more consumer-driven approaches. It...
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...Using the element of surprise, the Israeli Air Forces caught the Egyptian Air Forces completely off-guard and severely degraded their airpower. Furthermore, the IDF launched its ground attack with ferocious speed, thereby confusing Egyptian forces and trapping them at the western edge of the Sinai. In line with Clausewitz’s theory on surprise, the IDF’s textbook’s use of secrecy and speed became the means to gain physical and psychological superiority over the numerically superior Egyptian forces. Another advantage the IDF achieved over its adversary was due to the superior training conducted during the previous seven years. Additionally, the IDF had high morale and unit cohesion, which drove them to risk their lives to accomplish the mission. The Egyptians, on the other hand, didn’t fight as a unit, but as individuals. The IDF’s surprise attack confused the Egyptians and shattered their morale, another element of Clausewitz’s theory on surprise. The Egyptians turned “into a disorganized mob”, trying to flee, oftentimes abandoning working tanks, a clear example of why the IDF was physically and psychologically...
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...1. State the administrative agency that controls the regulation. Explain why this agency and your proposed regulation interest you (briefly). Will this proposed regulation affect you, or the business in which you are working? If so, how? Submit a copy of the proposed regulation along with your responses to these five questions. The proposed regulation can be submitted as either a separate Word document (.doc) or Adobe file (.pdf). This means you will submit two attachments to the Week 2 Dropbox: (a) a Word document with the questions and your answers, and (b) a copy of the proposed regulation you used for this assignment. (10 points) The administrative agency that controls the specific regulation that I select is, “Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense (DoD).” Regulation: Child Development Programs (CDPs) ACTION: Interim final rule. This agency and the proposed regulation interest me because of my time spent in the military. While serving my country for I had seen many different changes take place due to new regulations imposed to the military by the DOD. In this case, the regulation is one that would have affected me if I was still in. CDP’s are of critical importance to the men and women that serve our country. Knowing that are government is attempting to increase the current level of assistance is gives CDP’s would be a big win for the government and the children and parents that will be impacted. 2. Describe the proposal/change. (10 points) The proposed...
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...The case, heard in the appeal court from a directed verdict for a malpractice allegation. The plaintiff suffered from two protruding disks of the fifth, and sixth cervical interspaces that caused her to suffer with pain. Dr. Hayne performed the cervical fusion of disks, and the surgery was successful in eliminating her pain. However, the plaintiff alleged, the defendant injured the right recurrent laryngeal nerve during surgery. The plaintiff’s voice reduced to a hoarse whisper because of the operation. The plaintiff sues for damages on four theories: specific negligence, breach of express warranty, res ipsa loquitur, and battery or trespass. An expert witness claimed the procedure of the surgery would be unusual to disrupt the laryngeal nerve during this type of surgery. The defendant testified that the plaintiff’s laryngeal nerve might have been extremely sensitive to this type of injury. Due to insufficient evidence on all four theories, the case was in favor of the defendant by directed verdict. The appeal court affirmed. Describe the advantages of incorporation as opposed to organization as a partnership....
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...Textual Sublimations: Textual precultural theory in the works of Fellini Thomas Dietrich Department of Politics, University of Michigan 1. Expressions of genre If one examines the neodialectic paradigm of reality, one is faced with a choice: either accept textual precultural theory or conclude that the collective is capable of truth. Thus, an abundance of deconstructions concerning not materialism, but postmaterialism may be found. The subject is contextualised into a textual capitalism that includes sexuality as a reality. Therefore, the characteristic theme of the works of Fellini is the dialectic, and eventually the meaninglessness, of predialectic class. The subject is interpolated into a constructivist discourse that includes art as a whole. In a sense, Derrida uses the term ‘rationalism’ to denote the bridge between narrativity and society. Bataille suggests the use of neotextual rationalism to deconstruct sexist perceptions of class. 2. Rationalism and the material paradigm of discourse “Consciousness is intrinsically responsible for hierarchy,” says Derrida. It could be said that the primary theme of Prinn’s[1] analysis of the patriarchial paradigm of narrative is the role of the writer as artist. If textual precultural theory holds, we have to choose between rationalism and Lacanist obscurity. But the subject is contextualised into a textual precultural theory that includes reality as a reality. Rationalism implies that consensus is created by the collective...
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...Introduction: Charles Darwin's revolutionary theory has changed the way we see society, ethics and religion. It has cause multiple problems within religion. What Darwin directly challenged was the view that God had originally created all species of plant and animal life, just as they exist today. The ongoing debate about the most valid perception of the world's origins has troubled both the scientific and religious communities, causing, in many cases, intense conflicts and misconceptions. The goal of the current academic essay is to investigate the compatibility between the scientific theory of evolution and the christian beliefs about the origin of human kind. I will also research the philosophical foundations of Christianity and Darwinism...
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...is out there in the universe and how it came to be. As the years went by and as technology evolved, astronomers started to answer some of these questions but only to bring up more new questions to be answered. When astronomers first figured out that the universe was expanding, they thought it was in a state of deceleration after it had been expanding for billions of years from the Big Bang. However to their disbelief, when they looked at very faraway supernovae and galaxies, they noticed that the universe was not decelerating but in fact accelerating.1 So this discovery led to the major question of what is the driving force behind the acceleration of the universe. There are many theories out there that try to predict the cause of the acceleration but the one that is most widely accepted is the theory of dark energy. The first person to actually come across dark energy was in fact Einstein. He didn’t even know at the time when he figured this out that it was dark energy. At the time he called it the cosmological principle and he used it in his equation for General Relativity. It was...
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...1. State the administrative agency, which controls the regulation. Explain why this agency and your proposed regulation interest you (briefly). Will this proposed regulation affect you or the business in which you are working? If so, how? Submit a copy of the proposed regulation along with your responses to these five questions. (10 points) The Federal administrative agency I am interested in is the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. I am interested in this agency because it is in charge/oversees lawful immigration into the United States. As an immigrant, I find the proposed regulation could influence my entrance, exit and stay within the United States as well as the permit of my relatives to visit or immigrate to the U.S The proposed regulation: “Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers of Inadmissibility for Certain Immediate Relatives” does affect me, as it could potentially reduce the waiting period required to obtain a US visa permit for close relatives of mine. I am currently working towards becoming a green card holder and would like my Mum to come spend time with me, as I need help in taking care of my newly born baby. If this regulation is accepted it means Mum can have her visa granted quickly (within a month) rather than waiting for years. 2. Describe the proposal/change. (10 points) The proposed regulation aims to allow alien immediate relatives of U.S citizens who are physically present in the US to request waivers of inadmissibility while in the US before...
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...Radio Frequency (RF) filters operating in the microwave frequency range are needed for applications including wireless and satellite communications as well as military applications. These applications demand high performance filters that will contribute as little as possible to a system’s size and cost. Advances in materials used to construct these filters have played a significant part in meeting these demands. The bandpass coupled line filter presented here is specified to have a midband at 2.317 GHz and bandwidth of 68.34%. Passband insertion and return loss is specified to be 10dB respectively. The design was derived from standard filter design theory and formula available in the literature. An optimized computer aided (CAD) design was also generated for comparison. The ‘Microwave Office’ design software was provided by Applied Wave Research Inc., operating with an educational license. Both formula and simulation based designs had nearly identical physical structure and performance under simulation REVIEW OF LITERATURE RF filters operating in the microwave spectrum have a range of applications, including wireless handset and base stations, as well as satellite receivers and military applications. Recently published papers investigating RF filter design reveal a need for ongoing development. These filters operate in an increasingly crowded signal spectrum. They may operate in harsh environments subject to shock, vibration, and extreme temperatures. The industry experiences...
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...1. State the administrative agency which controls the regulation. Explain why this agency and your proposed regulation interests you (briefly). Will this proposed regulation affect you or the business in which you are working? If so, how? Submit a copy of the proposed regulation along with your responses to these five questions. The proposed regulation can be submitted as either a separate Word document (.doc) or Adobe file (.pdf). This means you will submit two attachments to the Week 2 Dropbox: (1) a Word doc with the questions and your answers and (2) a copy of the proposed regulation you used for this assignment. (10 points) Agency: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Parent Agency: Department of Transportation (DOT) I’m a project manager and I work in construction and this regulation affects me directly because on some of the projects I’m working on, I deal with railroad employees. This regulation promotes for a safer work environment. 2. Describe the proposal/change. (10 points) FRA is establishing minimum training standards for all safety-related railroad employees, as required by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA). The final rule requires each railroad or contractor that employs one or more safety-related railroad employee to develop and submit a training program to FRA for approval and to designate the minimum training qualifications for each occupational category of employee. The rule also requires most employers to conduct periodic oversight of their...
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...1. State the administrative agency which controls the regulation. Explain why this agency and your proposed regulation is of interest to you (briefly). Will this proposed regulation affect you or the business in which you are working? How? Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - I decided to choose this proposal to satisfy my curiosity to how the FDA plays a role in examining the safety of sunscreen and the steps taken in the approval for over the counter (OTC) sales. This particular proposal will affect my decision when I purchase sunscreen (brand, dosage, cream/spray, etc.) considering certain ingredients may be unsafe and not effective in protecting from UV Rays or exposure. 2. Describe the proposal/change. The proposal/change is requesting additional information from sunscreen manufacturers to include in studies regarding sunscreens and their dosages/ingredients to be a part of the OTC review and monograph studies. These studies would serve as indicators to advise if sunscreens are being sold with the proper approval, contain the specified ingredients which have been permitted, and specify if they are effective. There are certain ingredients which are not subject to pre-approval by the FDA. However, there are some which are allowed and those that are restricted for usage as a safety precaution or environmental factors. If there are any violations, legal action may be pursued. 3. Write the public comment which you would submit to this proposal. If the proposed...
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...1. State the administrative agency that controls the regulation. Explain why this agency and your proposed regulation interests you (briefly). Will this proposed regulation affect you, or the business in which you are working? If so, how? The amendment in Regulation X (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act) and Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) to establish new disclosure requirements and forms in Regulation Z for most closed-end consumer credit transactions secured by real property. This regulation is controlled by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and their role is to provide consumers the information related to the terms of their agreements with financial companies during their application for a mortgage, choosing among credit cards, or using any number of other consumer financial products. The mortgage market is the single largest market for consumer financial products and services in the United States, with approximately $10.3 trillion in loans outstanding. During the last decade, the market went through an unprecedented cycle of expansion and contraction that was fuelled in part by the securitization of mortgages and creation of increasingly sophisticated derivative products. This led to the collapse of financial system in 2008 and sparked the most severe recession in the United States. Four years later, home prices are down 35 percent from peak to trough on a national basis. The fall in housing prices is estimated to have resulted in about $7 trillion in household...
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...Your tutor will provide oral feedback in the class. You need to make reasonable attempt at this assessment every week to pass the course. If you fail to do it your final mark will be withheld. 1. Essay Question: After more than a century of criminological theory, why does crime still exist? Illustrate your answer by drawing on at least two theories studied thus far in the semester and consider how they define crime and what policy ( rulem strategy, procedure) responses (replies) they advocate (support). What are the strengths and weaknesses of these theories and why related policy responses failed to rid society ( culture of crime? Use Australian or international examples to support your arguments. a. Thesis Statement: * Crime attributes an individual to a particularly undesirable group. It is based upon an event; some sort of wrong - doing or deviance from the norm which results in social, physical, mental, property or financial harm. * Theories come into play and provide a perspective and embody certain assumptions. * * There is no longer a singular definition of crime, there are multiple views and opinions yet non stand as a concrete definition. * Classical Theory * Positivism Of particular interest is the classical approach to crime and the idea of positivism nad individualist behaviour. b. tells the reader how you will interpret the significance of the subject matter under discussion. c. is a road...
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...WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT Assignment: 1. State the administrative agency which controls the regulation. Explain why this agency and your proposed regulation interest you (briefly). Will this proposed regulation affect you or the business in which you are working? If so, how? The regulation that I have chosen is the amendment in Regulation X (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act) and Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) to establish new disclosure requirements and forms in Regulation Z for most closed-end consumer credit transactions secured by real property. This regulation is controlled by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. The role of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is to provide consumers the information related to the terms of their agreements with financial companies during their application for a mortgage, choosing among credit cards, or using any number of other consumer financial products. (http://www.consumerfinance.gov/the-bureau/). The mortgage market is the single largest market for consumer financial products and services in the United States, with approximately $10.3 trillion in loans outstanding. During the last decade, the market went through an unprecedented cycle of expansion and contraction that was fuelled in part by the securitization of mortgages and creation of increasingly sophisticated derivative products. This led to the collapse of financial system in 2008 and sparked the most severe recession in the United States. Four years later,...
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...Week 2 Homework – GM520 Brad Booth 1. State the administrative agency which controls the regulation. Explain why this agency and your proposed regulation interests you (briefly). Will this proposed regulation affect you or the business in which you are working? If so, how? Submit a copy of the proposed regulation along with your responses to these five questions. The proposed regulation can be submitted as either a separate Word document (.doc) or Adobe file (.pdf). This means you will submit two attachments to the Week 2 Dropbox: (1) a Word doc with the questions and your answers and (2) a copy of the proposed regulation you used for this assignment. (10 points) The Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives – I am a firearms dealer and wonder how the Firearm regulation will affect my sale of guns. This will affect me who I can sell guns to and the cost of background checks. 2. Describe the proposal/change. (10 points) The change will require people to do a more extensive background check and depending on the background it will disqualify them on getting a weapon and affect how many guns I can sell. 3. Write the public comment which you would submit to this proposal. If the proposed regulation deadline has already passed, write the comment you would have submitted. Explain briefly what you wish to accomplish with your comment. (10 points) I wish to have them reconsider this new rule by at least putting some additional provisions in place to protect the privacy...
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