anonymous not so tough. irrelevant

'mobile' user processes (34):
- name: medialibraryd
runtime: 0m 23s
priority: 17
PID: 373
PPID: 1
PGID: 373
UID: 501
- name: pasteboardd
runtime: 0m 57s
priority: 24
PID: 372
PPID: 1
PGID: 372
UID: 501
- name: geod
runtime: 5m 24s
priority: 17
PID: 371
PPID: 1
PGID: 371
UID: 501
- name: System Status
runtime: 6m 29s
priority: 17
PID: 367
PPID: 1
PGID: 367
UID: 501
- name: lsd
runtime: 6m 51s
priority: 17
PID: 365
PPID: 1
PGID: 365
UID: 501
- name: assetsd
runtime: 7m 45s
priority: 17
PID: 364
PPID: 1
PGID: 364
UID: 501
- name: touchsetupd
runtime: 8m 9s
priority: 17
PID: 362
PPID: 1
PGID: 362
UID: 501
- name: timed
runtime: 8m 58s
priority: 17
PID: 359
PPID: 1
PGID: 359
UID: 501
- name: nsnetworkd
runtime: 17m 22s
priority: 17
PID: 354
PPID: 1
PGID: 354
UID: 501
- name: MobileGestaltHel
runtime: 29m 10s
priority: 17
PID: 341
PPID: 1
PGID: 341
UID: 501
- name: DuetLST
runtime: 29m 11s
priority: 17
PID: 340
PPID: 1
PGID: 340
UID: 501
- name: accountsd
runtime: 31m 39s
priority: 17
PID: 337
PPID: 1
PGID: 337
UID: 501
- name: FaceTime
runtime: 3h 42m 57s
priority: 17
PID: 174
PPID: 1
PGID: 174
UID: 501
- name: MobileSMS
runtime: 3h 59m 30s
priority: 17
PID: 156
PPID: 1
PGID: 156
UID: 501
- name: librariand
runtime: 5h 6m 53s
priority: 17
PID: 134
PPID: 1
PGID: 134
UID: 501
- name: MobileMail
runtime: 5h 7m 17s
priority: 24
PID: 127
PPID: 1
PGID: 127
UID: 501
- name: kbd
runtime: 5h 7m 45s
priority: 17
PID: 121
PPID: 1
PGID: 121
UID: 501
- name: itunesstored
runtime: 5h 8m 10s
priority: 17
PID: 109
PPID: 1
PGID: 109
UID: 501
- name: dataaccessd
runtime: 5h 8m 22s
priority: 17
PID: 103
PPID: 1
PGID: 103
UID: 501
- name: tccd
runtime: 5h 8m 22s
priority: 17
PID: 102
PPID: 1
PGID: 102
UID: 501
- name: EscrowSecurityAl
runtime: 5h 8m 23s
priority: 17
PID: 101
PPID: 1
PGID: 101
UID: 501
- name: apsd
runtime: 5h 8m 46s
priority: 24
PID: 84
PPID: 1
PGID: 84
UID: 501
- name: BTServer
runtime: 5h 8m 57s
priority: 17
PID: 61
PPID: 1
PGID: 61
UID: 501
- name: vmd
runtime: 5h 8m 57s
priority: 17
PID: 59
PPID: 1
PGID: 59
UID: 501
- name: imagent
runtime: 5h 8m 57s
priority: 17
PID: 57
PPID: 1
PGID: 57
UID: 501
- name: identityservices
runtime: 5h 8m 57s
priority: 17
PID: 55
PPID: 1
PGID: 55
UID: 501
- name: ubd
runtime: 5h 8m 57s
priority: 17
PID: 49
PPID: 1
PGID: 49
UID: 501
- name: mediaserverd
runtime: 5h 8m 57s
priority: 17
PID: 46
PPID: 1
PGID: 46
UID: 501
- name: aggregated
runtime: 5h 8m 58s
priority: 17
PID: 38
PPID: 1
PGID: 38
UID: 501
- name: SpringBoard
runtime: 5h 8m 58s
priority: 17
PID: 34
PPID: 1
PGID: 34
UID: 501
- name: fairplayd.H1
runtime: 5h 8m 58s
priority: 17
PID: 31
PPID: 1
PGID: 31
UID: 501
- name: backboardd
runtime: 5h 8m 58s
priority: 24
PID: 28
PPID: 1
PGID: 28
UID: 501
- name: iaptransportd
runtime: 5h 8m 58s
priority: 17
PID: 24
PPID: 1
PGID: 24
UID: 501
- name: mediaremoted
runtime: 5h 8m 58s
priority: 17
PID: 21
PPID: 1
PGID: 21
UID: 501

'root' user processes (16):
- name: keybagd
runtime: 5m 27s
priority: 17
PID: 370
PPID: 1
PGID: 370
UID: 0
- name: sandboxd
runtime: 6m 45s
priority: 40
PID: 366
PPID: 1
PGID: 366
UID: 0
- name: networkd_privile
runtime: 8m 6s
priority: 40
PID: 363
PPID: 1
PGID: 363
UID: 0
- name: filecoordination
runtime: 5h 8m 16s
priority: 17
PID: 105
PPID: 1
PGID: 105
UID: 0
- name: distnoted
runtime: 5h 8m 50s
priority: 17
PID: 78
PPID: 1
PGID: 78
UID: 0
- name: notifyd
runtime: 5h 8m 56s
priority: 17
PID: 71
PPID: 1
PGID: 71
UID: 0
- name: fseventsd
runtime: 5h 8m 57s
priority: 50
PID: 63
PPID: 1
PGID: 63
UID: 0
- name: configd
runtime: 5h 8m 57s
priority: 24
PID: 56
PPID: 1
PGID: 56
UID: 0
- name: locationd
runtime: 5h 8m 57s
priority: 17
PID: 53
PPID: 1
PGID: 53
UID: 0
- name: lockdownd
runtime: 5h 8m 57s
priority: 24
PID: 52
PPID: 1
PGID: 52
UID: 0
- name: powerd
runtime: 5h 8m 57s
priority: 17
PID: 47
PPID: 1
PGID: 47
UID: 0
- name: syslogd
runtime: 5h 8m 58s
priority: 24
PID: 42
PPID: 1
PGID: 42
UID: 0
- name: wifid
runtime: 5h 8m 58s
priority: 24
PID: 15
PPID: 1
PGID: 15
UID: 0
- name: UserEventAgent
runtime: 5h 8m 58s
priority: 24
PID: 14
PPID: 1
PGID: 14
UID: 0
- name: launchd
runtime: 5h 9m 5s
priority: 24
PID: 1
PPID: 0
PGID: 1
UID: 0
- name: kernel_task
runtime: 5h 9m 5s
priority: 21
PID: 0
PPID: 0
PGID: 0
UID: 0

'_mdnsresponder' user processes (1):
- name: mDNSResponder
runtime: 5h 8m 58s
priority: 17
PID: 33
PPID: 1
PGID: 33
UID: 65

'_networkd' user processes (1):
- name: networkd
runtime: 5h 8m 48s
priority: 17
PID: 79
PPID: 1
PGID: 79
UID: 24

'_securityd' user processes (1):
- name: securityd
runtime: 31m 28s
priority: 17
PID: 338
PPID: 1
PGID: 338
UID: 64

'_wireless' user processes (1):
- name: CommCenter
runtime: 5h 8m 57s
priority: 24
PID: 67
PPID: 1
PGID: 67
UID: 25

Online Harassment and Cyberstalking Satistics

http://www.haltabuse.org/resources/stats/index.shtml

Online Harassment/Cyberstalking Statistics

The following report is a result of our continuous efforts to track information in the community we serve. In the past, law enforcement personnel, journalists and lawmakers asked us for demographic information and we found that we could neither provide it nor point them to anyone else who could do so. Although many victims of online harassment and stalking are unwilling to provide demographic information, WHOA has been around long enough to earn our constituency's trust.

With the progression of our society, and ultimately the expansion of the internet, we are now seeing a new medium for abuse. Because it is so difficult to track abusers over the internet, our law enforcement must be even more prepared for any situation. They need to educate themselves more so that they can differentiate situations that occur over the internet. Another profession that will see more emphasis on this issue is crime scene investigation because a crime scene can now be tough to identify. By achieving a masters in forensic psychology, in the times we live, they are more prepared to recognize violence on the internet, but they will need to continue evolving these tactics as criminals evolve their mischief.

In early 2000, we started asking victims for demographic information. The following statistics are based on questionnaires that were filled out in their entirety and is NOT based on the total number of cases handled by WHOA.

WHOA receives an estimated 50-75 cases per week. If victims fill out the entire questionnaire, which includes demographic information, that is what we use to properly calculate our statistics. Our questionnaire is available to view at any time to see how we arrive at the numbers we do. Please direct any questions related to statistics to Statistics Coordinator.

The following are the number of questionnaires filled out in their entirety for each year. These are in .pdf format. You need Adobe Reader or a .pdf reader/converter to view these files. The latter years have better demographic information, based on what law enforcement asked us to try to get.

The very nature of online crimes means that we have little information regarding the harassers, as most victims either don't know their harasser or do not know enough information about them for us to record. However, beginning in 2001 we were able to at least get the gender and location of the harassers. Please note: All of the demographic information we do have is as self-reported by the victims. We have no way to verify it. 

Statistics may be quoted in media and on web sites with appropriate recognition to WHOA. Please let us know if you would like more information or to interview our president, Jayne A. Hitchcock.

WHOA receives 50-75 cases per week. Some of our cases come to us from law enforcement or informally via instant messaging, during speaking engagements or otherwise, and we are unable to gather demographic data on those cases.

Copyright © 1997-2015 WHOA. No reprints without permission. Please notify us of any problems you experience with this site.

Community Apathy: A Public Health Issue

Monday, July 27, 2009

Community Apathy in Nashville, Tennessee
April 13, 2009

Can you please tell me who I could speak with (preferably informally) about a situation with Section 8 and MDHA.

I have already spoken with Pat Clark, director of MDHA, and she has been an unsympathetic to the fact that there has been an ongoing problem with drugs and violence with children in the same complex.


Legal Aid / or pro-bono refused to will represent me since my parents are attorneys. They told me I would have to get the money for court fees and a court reporter from them. That just ain't gonna happen.


I am 36 years old.

I don't mean to be rude or disrespectful in any way-- you have been extremely kind and gracious towards me, I am just exhausted by this process and I think it is pretty easy to see that I am stuck between a rock and a hard place.

If there is someone in particular who works closely with the housing authority and utilities, kindly ask them if you can release their name to me(or vice versa) so I can make sure it on the record before I loose my section 8. The landlord is paid in full, but I still have to move by the 22nd.
.

Thanks so much. If there is anyone you can think please let me know. There is stigma and judgment that comes long with a person who lives in public housing, but can assure you it would not be my first choice.

Thank your discretion and assistance.

Sincerely yours,

Elyssa Durant
[redacted]





UPDATE July 2009:

This has yet to bet settled. I received no response to my last inquiry received no response. I have lost my apartment and my section 8 coverage will end on the first of the month yet I cannot find an apartment due to the negative reference from the last landlord.

After spending 4 days in court, judges insisted that I hire (and pay for) a court reporter since they would not accept an affidavit from my an attorney in Pennsylvania.

The landlord did a "garnishment execution" without my knowledge for several hundreds of dollars which included attorneys fees, however the attorney refused to speak with me directly throughout the entire process, and told me if I wanted any information about my account, I would have to have an attorney contact him.

I have received no response from anyone in Metro despite multiple communications with virtually every office ranging from the Metro City Council, the Mayors Office of Neighbourhoods, Metro Social Services, my Congressman, my state representative. I am truly disgusted by the apathy and lack of human decency and courtesy that I have received from a city I have thought of as home for the last fourteen years. In fact, the only time I received any calls or emails from people I once respected and supported, were in reference to campaign contributions asking me to support them at upcoming events and elections.

That makes me sick. I have volunteered my time and money even when I didn't have it. I have decided to leave this place, however I don't even have enough money to do that. I do not have an address so I cannot even update my drivers license or voter registration.

I spend my nights sitting outside CyberSquatting since the temporary housing facility I have been staying at removed the modem to prevent me from filing complaints. The other residents have destroyed my property, disposed of my food and became violent with me. One came within inches of hitting me with a waffle iron simply because I asked where I could place my food since it keeps getting thrown out or moved. I have been told by instructed not to call mobile crisis since they do not want to neighbours to know that this place is really just a nut house in disguise.

My personal items including paperwork that is necessary to appeal my Social Security disability scheduled to be terminated on the 1st as well as other benefits I receive such as food stamps to help me scape by on $606.00 per month.

I had to pay substantial fees to obtain certified documents from Court in order to verify that the account had in fact been settled, yet I still cannot find a single person to assist me in resolving this horrific situation and face homelessness, yet even homeless prevention services is unable to assist me.

Welcome to my city: Nashville, Tennessee.

We Are Nashville... Not so much.

You #fail

Posted June 2, 2016


Elyssa D. Durant, Ed.M.
Research & Policy Analyst

Anywhere but there...
TN-05 Nashville, TN USA

Trump has turned America and Palm Beach into a Shithole

 

Pass it around... 

 

I was wondering what it must be like to live outside the us. This letter to me from Kevy came from New Zealand, so I thought to show support for Copenhagen, I would pass around so we share our experience with each other. 

 

I passed it  to South Africa, and my dear friend with the following request: What is it like where you live? We always awful stories about South African apartheid, but look at we treat each other in the States?  

 

But I wound up here ~>  

At the same time we have audacity to go abroad to police the world while we simultaneously deplete their natural resources, exploit their values, destroy their economies and their ability to become sustainable as indigenous cultures. 

 

In doing so, they become enslaved to our corrupt economy that is run by a few elite corporations. The blue chips that profit thrive during times of war and desperation. The corporation feeds off the poverty and hunger. 

Through poverty, neglect, and poor living conditions they become more reliant upon a forced culture than unhealthy and impure. 

 

The indigenous are fed an artificial diet and toxins are introduced into the natural environment and causing illness and disease. 

 

Because it was the corporation that first introduced the substance into the natural environment, it is only natural that corporation holds the cure. 

 

Fuck you Big Pharma! 

You suck. 

 

Sincerely yours, 

 

John Q. Public

United States of America

 

Next? 

--

Sent from Gmail Mobile

In my experience, Yahoo has the best privacy and TOS probably after Sarah Palin Hack. 

I have news for you. It was the Russians. They hit in 2012 and let everything percolate. 

The good news is you can sue them. The bad news is nobody gives a fuck about any of this; until it's too late.

It's already too late for me. 

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/yahoo-exposed-fbis-secretive-tricks-unethically-obtaining-info/

Yahoo! Just Exposed One of the FBI's Most Secretive Tricks to Unethically Obtain Your Info

June 2, 2016

For the first time since the implementation of the USA Freedom Act, Yahoo published three National Security Letters — perhaps the most secretive and contentious method the FBI has for obtaining information on individuals — after the lifting of repressive and equally-contentious gag orders.

Mainstays of the USA PATRIOT Act, National Security Letters (NSLs) generally request customer data information from businesses such as banks, internet service providers, travel agencies, and phone and telecommunications companies — without a warrant required. Worse, NSLs include onerous, mandatory orders prohibiting their recipients from disclosing to anyone — including coworkers, friends, and family — that they even received the letter.

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"Yahoo has always maintained a strong commitment to protecting our users' safety, security and privacy," the company said in an announcement of the disclosure. "The release of these documents and information regarding NSLs today is consistent with our commitment to share as much information as we legally can regarding government data requests. We believe there is value in making these documents available to the public to promote an informed discussion about the legal authorities available to law enforcement."

"Each NSL included a nondisclosure provision that prevented Yahoo from previously notifying its users or the public of their existence," the company ominously stated.

Largely due to these mandatory nondisclosure orders, gauging exactly how many NSLs have been issued remains impossible — though as of 2013, the Obama administration admitted an average of 60 per day were being issued. Alarmingly, in its latest transparency report, Apple claimed the number of "national security orders" — including NSLs — had doubled in just six months. Yahoo said it plans updates to its own transparency report as additional nondisclosure orders are lifted.

Though they haven't received quite the notoriety of more sweeping surveillance programs — perhaps due to the extensive reporting after revelations from Edward Snowden — NSLs are at least equally troubling. As EFF previously noted, "in march 2007 the Department of Justice's inspector general released a report confirming extensive misuse of NSLs in a sample of four FBI field offices. An internal audit by the FBI confirmed that the problem was far more extensive than first thought."

So insidious are NSLs, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) once described them as "one of the most frightening and invasive" facets of the PATRIOT Act.

Essentially anything surrounding the account of the user targeted by the FBI must be disclosed, except for the actual content of communications. But plenty of information can be derived, without having to delve into the content, Vocativ noted, as metadata could include "the dates when an account was opened, IP addresses used to log in, any physical address or phone number associated with the account, the credit card number it used to pay for any service, any listed aliases — pretty much anything a user gives when they create an account."

"Our understanding is that the vast majority of NSLs of these kind that are issued go to tech companies, and that it's a basic tool that the FBI uses to start investigations involving people's communications," Andrew Cocker, staff attorney at EFF, told Vocativ in discussing NSLs specific to companies like Yahoo.

Yahoo's decision to disclose these NSLs marks the company's "ongoing commitment to transparency." A minor concession in the Freedom Act requires the FBI to periodically assess whether gag orders should remain in place. In the case of Yahoo's three NSLs, the termination of ongoing nondisclosure indicates the FBI completed those investigations.

"We believe this is an important step toward enriching a more open and transparent discussion about the legal authorities law enforcement can leverage to access user data," Yahoo stated.

While the Freedom Act basically continued many of the same programs from the PATRIOT Act that had expired, minor changes like the requirement to review FBI nondisclosure arrangements provide a degree of transparency desperately needed. Now, thanks to Yahoo, NSLs became a little less secretive.

Become a Patron!

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SEC.gov | Audit Firm Charged With Fraud Relating to Auditing of Penny Stock Companies

$15,000 fine? 

Absurd n

https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2017-220

Audit Firm Charged With Fraud Relating to Auditing of Penny Stock Companies

A California-based audit firm is being charged with conducting flawed audits and reviews of financial statements, which are critical sources of information for investors. 

The SEC's Enforcement Division alleges that Anton & Chia LLP and its accountants ignored numerous indications of fraudulent financial reporting by three of the firm's audit clients – microcap companies Accelera Innovations Inc., Premier Holding Corp., and CannaVEST Corp.  For example, Accelera's public filings allegedly included revenue, assets, and liabilities from an entirely different company.  The Enforcement Division alleges that instead of standing in the way of Accelera's fraud, Anton & Chia facilitated it. 

Accelera Innovations Inc., Premier Holding Corp., and CannaVEST Corp. have been charged with fraud by the SEC.  The Enforcement Division is alleging that certain conduct by Anton & Chia in connection with the audits was fraudulent, charging the firm with violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act.

Anton & Chia's co-owners Gregory A. Wahl and Georgia Chung as well as former partner Michael Deutchman and former audit manager Tommy Shek are being charged along with the firm for their roles in the audits and/or interim reviews.  The case will be scheduled for a public hearing before an administrative law judge, who will prepare an initial decision stating what, if any, remedial actions are appropriate. 

"Auditors are crucial gatekeepers whose careful oversight of financial statements helps ensure that public companies provide accurate information to investors," said Stephanie Avakian, Co-Director of the SEC's Enforcement Division.

Steven Peikin, Co-Director of the SEC's Enforcement Division, added, "As alleged in the order, Anton & Chia and its accountants left investors with false assurances that financial information for three microcap companies had been properly audited or reviewed.  They had the opportunity to stop multiple frauds in their tracks but failed to do so."

Anton & Chia partner Richard J. Koch and former partner Rahuldev Gandhi settled SEC charges for their roles in the audits and interim reviews.  They each agreed to pay $15,000 penalties and be suspended from appearing and practicing before the SEC as an accountant, which includes not participating in the financial reporting or audits of public companies.  Gandhi is permitted to apply for possible reinstatement after three years and Koch can apply for possible reinstatement after two years.

The charges announced today are the product of multiple SEC investigations.  The investigations were conducted by Ariella O. Guardi, Christopher H. White, Pesach Glaser, Leslie Kazon, Bennett Ellenbogen, James Addison, Jennifer T. Calabrese, and Christopher Conte, and were supervised by Charles J. Kerstetter, Michael Paley, Rhoda Chang, and Victoria A. Levin.

The Enforcement Division's litigation will be conducted by Alyssa A. Qualls, Steven C. Seeger, David J. VanHavermaat, Leslie Kazon, Ariella O. Guardi, and John E. Birkenheier.   

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CHS wants Bauer off IU Health | Local | The Journal Gazette

http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/20180120/chs-wants-bauer-off-iu-health

CHS wants Bauer off IU Health

Lutheran parent files for injunction to halt paid-consultant role

RON SHAWGO

Having fired former Lutheran Health Network CEO Brian Bauer, Community Health Systems now wants him barred from helping a competitor get established in Fort Wayne.

In a motion filed this week, CHS is asking a judge for a temporary injunction that would prevent Bauer from "being engaged" in any way with IU Health, which plans to locate in the area. Bauer has been working as a paid consultant for IU Health since leaving Lutheran Health.

The motion, filed in the Circuit Court for Williamson County, Tennessee, says Bauer should be barred from any IU Health role because he could disclose confidential or proprietary information belonging to CHS. The motion also seeks to prevent Bauer from "soliciting Plaintiffs' employees in breach of Bauer's stock option agreement."

CHS fired Bauer in June after a failed attempt by 10 local doctors to persuade parent company CHS to sell Lutheran Health Network to an investment group approved by the doctors. CHS rejected the $2.4 billion buyout offer in May, saying it was at least $1 billion too low.

CHS, based in Franklin, Tennessee, filed a lawsuit last fall accusing Bauer of breach of contract. The lawsuit claims Bauer and up to five others using a Facebook alias defamed and disparaged CHS to undermine the company's business relationships. The defendants are accused of trying to drive away patients and physicians and drive down Lutheran Health Network's value.

Among the allegations against Bauer, CHS says he shared confidential information with IU Health in violation of CHS' stock option agreement.

Bauer has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which is scheduled to be heard Thursday. He argues the lawsuit offers no specific instances of when Bauer defamed CHS, provides no account of what he supposedly said, and includes no evidence that it lost any money because of interference with business relationships.

Bauer's filing accuses CHS of trying to sabotage his relationship with IU Health and improperly stifle competition from IU Health in the local marketplace.

CHS' motion for a temporary injunction asks that Bauer be prohibited from "using and disclosing Plaintiff's confidential or proprietary information, including but not limited to Plaintiff's financial data and operational results, physician recruitment data, strategies and efforts, capital expenditures planning and timing, insurance and managed care contracting strategies, and information about employees and physicians in the Fort Wayne, Indiana area."

Attempts to reach Bauer for comment Friday were unsuccessful.

rshawgo@jg.net

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Cumberland Consulting names partner | Nashville Post

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/health-care/article/20989857/cumberland-consulting-names-partner

Cumberland Consulting names partner

Also: CHS wants to bar former hospital exec from working for Indiana rival

Cumberland Consulting Group has promoted Chris Miller to partner from principal. In his new role, Miller has joined the leadership team of Cumberland's provider division and will oversee the implementation of the Epic Systems software system at the University of Vermont Health Network.

Miller has been with Cool Springs-based Cumberland for 10 years and before that was implementation project manager at Epic.

"Chris has made significant contributions to Cumberland over the past decade, successfully leading some of our high-profile projects for health systems," said Brian Cahill, CEO of Cumberland Consulting. "In addition to his expanded role on the leadership team, he will continue to serve as a trusted adviser for our provider clients."

Cumberland is home to a team of about 475 consultants. The 14-year-old company booked revenues of $80.5 million in 2016, double its number from three years earlier.

———————

Community Health Systems execs are stepping up their fight with a hospital network CEO in Indiana they fired last June. The Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne reported this past weekend that the Franklin-based company is asking a Williamson County judge to restrict Brian Bauer from working for Indiana University's health care system, which is expanding into the northeastern part of the Hoosier State.

An interesting wrinkle in all of this legal back and forth: CHS two years ago bought majority stakes in two IU Health hospitals in northwest Indiana.

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CCA buys community corrections venture | Nashville Post

https://www.nashvillepost.com/home/article/20471107/cca-buys-community-corrections-venture

CCA buys community corrections venture

Corrections Corp. of America said Monday morning it has acquired a community corrections services provider for $36 million. The acquisition, which closed at the end of July, expands CCA's offerings into work furloughs, home confinement and other programs.

Correctional Alternatives Inc. was founded in 1987 and has managed housing and rehabilitation programs for the Bureau of Prisons since 1990 and with the County of San Diego since 1995. The company owns a 120-bed facility and controls a 483-bed facility through a long-term lease and is working with about 450 residents and inmates.

"The long-standing contracts and difficult to replace infrastructure assets we obtain through this acquisition aligns well with our strategy of providing real estate to existing and potential government partners," said CCA President and CEO Damon Hininger. "Through this strategic acquisition, we believe we can grow and expand upon the community corrections business that CAI has developed, primarily with other counties in California as they seek solutions to the challenges of realignment on a long-term basis, as well as with the BOP."

The deal will add $14 million to CCA's top line and $5 million in EBITDA on an annual basis. The company's executives expect it to be neutral to this year's earnings per share but add 3 cents in 2014. Analysts now expect the company to earn $2.02 next year.

Shares of CCA (Ticker: CXW) ended last week's trading at $33.19. They're down about 10 percent in the past three months.

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Fwd: IGNITE! Public Policy and Advocacy Newsletter - Jan 2019

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Autism Society <advocacy@autism-society.org>
Date: Thu, Jan 25, 2018 at 2:22 PM
Subject: IGNITE! Public Policy and Advocacy Newsletter - Jan 2018
To: Elyssa Durant 

Autism Society Public Policy and Advocacy Newsletter - January 2018

BUDGET/APPROPRIATIONS   The Federal government is back to business following a three-day shutdown that began at midnight on January 19. This fourth continuing resolution (CR) was necessary because Congress has failed to pass any of the 12 annual appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2018 that began on October 1, 2017. The current CR is set to expire on February 8. That means Congress has just three weeks to come to agreement on spending levels as well as other sticky issues such as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The stalemate over the CR ended when Republican leaders agreed to allow a vote on the DREAM Act within the next three weeks. The CR extends funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) program through Fiscal Year 2023 but did not reauthorize the program (see more details on CR changes to CHIP in the NASHP newsletter).    FAMILY SUPPORTS   The Autism Society is pleased to report that President Trump signed the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act into law on Monday (see the Autism Society Statement). The RAISE Family Caregivers Act directs the Department of Health and Human Services to develop, maintain, and periodically update a Family Caregiving Strategy, a recommendation of the Commission on Long-Term Care. The Department is also charged with convening a Family Caregiving Advisory Council for the joint development of the strategy. Elements of the strategy are to include recommended actions that Federal, State, and local governments and other entities may take to promote person and family-centered care, family involvement in assessment and service planning, information sharing and care coordination with service providers, respite options, financial security and workplace issues, and efficient service delivery. The Autism Society signed onto a CCD letter thanking Members of Congress who voted for the bill.   HEALTH CARE & HOME AND COMMUNITY SERVICES   Health and Human Services Secretary The Senate confirmed Alex Azar on January 24 as secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on a 55-43 vote, with six Senate Democrats and one Independent joining nearly all Republicans to vote in favor of his appointment. Mr. Azar has served as a pharmaceutical company executive and as general counsel and deputy secretary of HHS in the George W. Bush Administration. Azar replaces Tom Price who resigned in September. Azar says he will prioritize reducing drug prices. He has also been a consistent critic of the Affordable Care Act but also says he wants to make health care more affordable in the marketplaces.   Medicaid House and Senate Republicans and Democrats are meeting at the end of the month to determine their respective caucus' legislative priorities for 2018. Key House and Senate leaders have indicated that they would like to cut spending on federal program such as Medicaid in response to the $1.5 trillion dollar loss of revenue due to the tax cuts. Some leaders have been careful to say that Medicare and Social Security are off the table for possible cuts but Medicaid, food assistance, Supplemental Security Income and others remain targets.   The only feasible way for Congress to enact major cuts or caps to Medicaid this year is through special budget rules (known as reconciliation) that allow the Senate to pass budget-related legislation with a simple majority (51 instead of 60 votes). A budget resolution does not have to have reconciliation instructions. The Autism Society issued an action alert yesterday urging affiliates to ask Members of Congress to refuse to include reconciliation instructions in any budget legislation and instead seek bipartisan efforts to strengthen Medicaid and other social programs people with disabilities rely on.   The disability community must remind Congress that we support the Medicaid program and that they should not take steps to cut or cap the program (send them positive stories). The Autism Society also signed onto a coalition letter this week addressed to House and Senate leaders urging them to oppose any new cuts to federal health programs or other essential components of our nation's social safety net. Group Home Investigation Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG); Administration for Community Living (ACL); and Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a joint report regarding the health and safety of group homes. The OIG investigated group homes in three states: Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine. According to the report, OIG found serious lapses in basic health and safety practices in group homes. The joint report provides suggested model practices to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and States for comprehensive compliance oversight of group homes to help ensure better health and safety outcomes. In addition, the Joint Report provides suggestions for how CMS can assist States when serious health and safety issues arise that require immediate attention. See the full report on the HHS website. CMS Administrator Seema Verma sent a letter to OIG in response to the recommendations put forward in the report.   Conscience and Religious Freedom Division On January 18, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the formation of the Conscience and Religious Freedom Division in the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR). HHS stated that this "division has been established to restore federal enforcement of our nation's laws that protect the fundamental and unalienable rights of conscience and religious freedom." The Autism Society is concerned that this new division could lead to discrimination against individuals' right to receive health care, including people with disabilities. See OCR Director Roger Severno public announcement recorded via Facebook Live.   Medicaid Work Requirements On January 11, CMS issued a State Medicaid Director Letter providing new guidance for Section 1115 waiver proposals that would impose work requirements (referred to as "community engagement") in Medicaid as a condition of eligibility. The guidance describes the potential scope of requirements that could be approved and presents the case for how these policies promote the objectives of the Medicaid program. CMS has already approved a work requirement waiver in Kentucky (a class action lawsuit against the KY waiver was announced yesterday). Eight other states (AR, AZ, IN, KS, ME, NH, UT, and WI ) have pending waiver requests that would require work as a condition of eligibility for expansion adults and/or traditional populations (see Kaiser Family Foundation Waiver Tracker).  Twenty-nine Senate Democrats, led by Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), sent a letter to Acting Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Eric Hargan expressing serious concern with recent administrative actions and calling into question the Administration's authority to approve state Medicaid waivers that violate the statutory intent of the program to provide health care to Americans who lack the resources to afford necessary medical services.   While the work and community engagement requirements do not apply to individuals eligible for Medicaid based on a disability, CMS notes that some other Medicaid-eligible individuals could have an illness or disability as defined by other federal statutes that could affect their ability to comply with Medicaid work and community engagement requirements. Advocates in States seeking these waivers must make sure individuals are not denied Medicaid due to any inability they may have to comply with the requirements. People with disabilities in these states will need help navigating the system to obtain an exemption for which they qualify and end up losing coverage. For more details, see Six Reasons Work Requirements Are a Bad Idea for Medicaid by Families USA, an issue brief by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, an analysis by the National Academy for State Health Policy, and New York Times article.   GAO Report on HCBS The General Accounting Office (GAO) published a report on January 26 regarding how states assess needs for eligibility for Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS). The report addresses (1) how selected states assess needs for HCBS, and (2) steps CMS has taken to improve coordination and effectiveness of needs assessments, among other objectives. In the report, GAO recommends that CMS ensure that all Medicaid HCBS programs have requirements for states to address both service providers' and managed care plans' potential for conflicts of interest in conducting assessments. HHS concurred with GAO's recommendation (see full report for more).   Kevin and Avonte's Law Right before the Congress adjourned for the Christmas holiday, the Senate unanimously passed Kevin and Avonte's Law (S. 2070). It was hoped that the House would also pass its companion bill before adjournment but Congress ran out of time. The bill reauthorizes the expired Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program, and broadens it to support to people with autism and other developmental disabilities. Unfortunately, a provision identified to pay for the cost of this legislation was used in the most recent continuing resolution. The Autism Society is setting up Hill visits with other national partners to urge the House to take action on this bill. Advocates are encouraged to meet with Representatives and urge them to co-sponsor this bill. The more co-sponsors we have, the better! Find your member of Congress on GovTrack.   EDUCATION   Secretary DeVos recently announced the approval of a number consolidated state plans under Every Student Succeeds Act: Minnesota and West Virginia (January 10 release) and Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Puerto Rico (January 16 release) were among the 34 states and Puerto Rico to submit their state plans by the final deadline of September 18, 2017.  A Center for American Progress report provides new data that reveals that although children with disabilities represent a relatively small proportion of the population of children ages 3 to 5 attending preschool, they make up a disproportionately large share of suspensions and expulsions. Children with any disability or social-emotional challenge make up only 13 percent of the preschool population, but they constitute 75 percent of all early suspensions and expulsions. The odds of being suspended or expelled were more than 43 times higher for children with behavioral problems. The authors also provide policy recommendations for reducing such suspensions and expulsions.   RIGHTS   On December 21, the U.S. Department of Justice rescinded its Statement on Application of the Integration Mandate of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Olmstead v. L.C. to State and local Governments' Employment Service Systems for Individuals with Disabilities. The statement, which was issued last year, described the obligations of states to administer their employment services for people with disabilities in the most integrated setting appropriate. Evidence-based supported employment services help people with disabilities secure and maintain competitive, integrated employment. They are critical to achieving the ADA's goals of independent living and economic self-sufficiency. The CCD and CPSD issued a joint statement in response to this action and met with the Office of Civil Rights to discuss our concerns.   ABLE ACT The Able National Resources Center developed a summary of changes to the ABLE programs as a result of the recently signed tax law. These include the ability to increase financial contributions and a new ability to rollover 529 plans. In addition, the ABLE National Resource Center, a collective group of leading, national disability organizations (including the Autism Society) united to help implementation of the ABLE Act, seeks to identify up to eight ABLE account owners to participate as an Advisor Group to the Center. See the announcement with more information on the Resource Center site. INTER-AGENCY AUTISM COORDINATING COMMITTEE  On January 18, the Inter-agency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) met for its quarterly meeting.  Jim Ball, Immediate Past National Board President, represented the Autism Society at the meeting. He reports that the meeting started out with an excellent presentation by Marcella Ronyak, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Division of Behavioral Health, Indian Health Service (IHS) Headquarters, HHS. It discussed, Advancing Behavioral Health in the Indian Health System. Dr. Ronyak and for sized heavily working with families and building trust with the system. The committee then discussed Summary of Advances. These are research studies that have been recently published looking at a variety of different issues for those with autism spectrum disorder. The afternoon started with a very lively discussion after one of the oral comments. Dr. Lee Wachtel Spoke about those with an autism spectrum disorder that can't speak for themselves. She urged the IACC to have greater participation from family members who have children that are significantly challenged on the spectrum. This was followed by a very frank discussion about everybody's unique role on the committee and how they represent autism.   The last presentation on early identification of children with autism was focused on research results related to early detection; however all of the speakers also addressed treatment options for families. The panel consisted of the following presenters: Denise Pintello, Ph.D., M.S.W. Chief, Child and Adolescent Research Program, NIMH Acting Chief, Dissemination and Implementation Research Program, NIMH Amy Wetherby, Ph.D., C.C.C.-S.L.P. Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University Director, Autism Institute, Florida State University Emily Feinberg, Sc.D. C.P.N.P. Associate Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine Alice Carter, Ph.D. Professor, College of Liberal Arts, University of Massachusetts, Boston The treatment options discussed by this panel were specific to each of the geographical areas, but families after diagnosis were connected with the appropriate agencies.  For more information, or to watch the archived event, visit the IACC website. AUTISM SOCIETY NATIONAL CONFERENCE  The Autism Society of America is headed back to the Nation's Capitol for its 50th Annual National Conference and Exposition, July 10 - 12, 2018. Washington, D.C. is home to the Autism Society's inaugural convening of individuals and families impacted by autism. This year's conference features innovative educational sessions, one-of-a-kind networking opportunities, great guest speakers, and a wealth of information on how the Autism Society's Quality of Life goals can help shape the future of autism. At our national conference, attendees will also engage with Congressional insiders and policy experts to gain insight on impacting change on Capitol Hill and at home. The event culminates with a Day on the Hill, where autism advocates from across the country meet with Congressional leaders and staff to discuss issues of critical importance to the autism community.   Stay tuned for more information – registration opens in early February 2018.

 

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The Cops Were Clowns

Pepe's Final Gift: The Gift of Goodbye


Many years back I had the most vivid nightmare, that 16 years later I can still remember the details of my worst nightmare:


I am standing in a sea of unfamiliar faces. There is violence everywhere. Red. Broken. Bleeding.


I am holding Pepe, and he is broken. Bleeding. Clinging to me, clinging to life. I rush through the crowd looking for safety. There is no way out. Just angry faces in a sea of violence.


In the distance, I see two police officers. I run to them believing they will help me find a way out of the madness. Believing they will bring me to safety. A safe haven. Shelter from the storm. Free from the madness. Free from the violence. Free from this sea of unfamiliar faces so I can get my bleeding, broken, suffering friend the help he needs to make him well. The help we need to be whole again.


When I reach the podium, the men were facing the crowd. They were standing there, backs to me; they just stood there to face to the crowd banging their black, wooden night sticks while on just standing there Beating their night sticks against their palms.

I call out but no one listens. No one can hear me above the roar of the crowd. So I tap them on the shoulder, holding Pepe close to my heart— hoping they will instinctively see the love and fear in his yellow gold eyes. Of course, they would rescue us.

Yes, they would rescue us and bring us to safety. Free from the violence, free from the madness. Free from this hell and take us somewhere safe. Somewhere far, far away from here. And then they turn. In unison, they turn around to face me, and I look at them.

I am horrified. I am horrified because these are not police officers at all. They are clowns. Literally, figuratively, in every way they are simply clowns. Clowns in uniform. In unison. In unanimity. Inhumanity. My worst nightmare.

The cops were clowns.

Pepe was "only" a cat, but I made him a promise that I intended to keep. I would give him everything I longed for: keep him safe, keep him fed, make him well, I would give him love. Lots and lots of love.

Unconditional love. Always. Until the day my perfect little angel would return to heaven. And I did. And he did. And we did. Alone, together, Pepe gave me strength when I was too weak to care for myself. He could not talk, but he sure tried!

After seventeen years, Pepe died the other day, and my worst nightmare did not come true. I loved him until the very end. Even then he gave me the most perfect and fitting gift. He gave me freedom. He gave me comfort. He gave me hope and he gave me peace.

DHS Looks to Collect Social Media Info for All Immigrants - Law and Daily Life

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DHS Looks to Collect Social Media Info for All Immigrants

By Christopher Coble, Esq. on September 27, 2017 12:00 PM

A new rule will allow the Department of Homeland Security to gather social media information for immigrants, including "social media handles, aliases, associated identifiable information, and search results." While this might seem like a normal update to the vetting process for incoming visitors or visa applications, the rule would reportedly also apply to people who have already obtained a green card or completed the naturalization process.

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Buzzfeed first reported on the new rule, which was published in the Federal Register last week, and will go into effect October 18. DHS at that point will expand the categories of information it collects under its Alien File, Index, and National File Tracking System of Records to include "social media handles, aliases, associated identifiable information, and search results." And there are concerns as to the privacy implications of the new rule as well as its efficacy.

"We see this as part of a larger process of high-tech surveillance of immigrants and more and more people being subjected to social media screening," Adam Schwartz, an attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation told BuzzFeed News. "There's a growing trend at the Department of Homeland Security to be snooping on the social media of immigrants and foreigners and we think it's an invasion of privacy and deters freedom of speech."

Buzzfeed also reports that an Office of Inspector General report published in February found DHS pilot programs for using social media to screen applicants for immigration benefits "lack criteria for measuring performance to ensure they meet their objectives."

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In May, the Trump administration authorized a new questionnaire for U.S. visa applicants that requests social media handles going back five years. So while we may know what information immigration officials want and how they will access it, how that information will be used in making immigration decisions remains to be seen.

Related Resources:

• Find Immigration Lawyers Near You (FindLaw's Lawyer Directory)
• Mixed Immigration Messages? Trump Administration's Latest on DAPA, Dreamers (FindLaw's Law and Daily Life)
• Here's the Latest on Trump Immigration Reform Efforts (FindLaw's Law and Daily Life)
• Can Facebook Force You to Use Your 'Real Name'? (FindLaw's Law and Daily Life)

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