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Ioannis Michaletos, January 16, 2011
Criminal gangs are well into the contraband trade of light arms, mainly Kalashnikovs.
Hungary has the unique geo-economic advantage of occupying the middle of Europe in the midst of the important axis of the Danube as well as the Baltic-Aegean axis. As an effect, crime syndicates were apt in using this country as a major transit ground for their pan-European operations and as a base for coordinating their cells in other regions.
Similarly, the accumulation of capital in this country as in most former communist countries was made during the 90s, partly due to smuggling and illegal activities. The criminal activity occurred in an institutionalized societal manner along with corrupted practices in the security and the judicial sectors.
The local criminal networks in Hungary and Budapest in particular are formed by former members of security forces and pre-existing black marketers who maintained contacts with the local authorities. The rapid development of the networks gained control of up to 20 percent of local GDP, due to a number of endogenous and exogenous factors.
First, the geo-economic position of the country facilitates the traffickers moving illicit cargo by road and rail routes. For example, from Ukraine tobacco and women are trafficked towards Austria, and from Romania illegal immigrants are transferred, whilst from Croatia and Serbia weapons and drugs are being imported.
Hungary has adequate public infrastructure and storage services, providing a strong reason for crime syndicates to pursue their activities there. In order for criminal groups to transform themselves into an integrated, organized crime structure, there has to be the necessary infrastructure that will enable them to have a continuous and smooth flow of contraband merchandise, which in turn will provide economies of scale for their operations. Under this assumption, Hungary seems a perfect destination.
Another important factor was the widespread corruption in the local security forces and the coexistence of former and present executives with links to members of organized crime. The result was poor security controls and in general non-compliance with the law.
Currently Budapest hosts the global epicenters of illegal pornographic material, contraband cigarettes and is also a meeting point and negotiation center between the heads of international crime groups in the sectors of arms, women and drug trafficking. Money laundering is also another thriving illegal industry, closely associated with the above.
The Hungarian Security Council, a government agency providing guidelines and action against crime in the country, has noted disturbing trends for the foreseeable future. Reports of the local police found that the number of criminal organizations has increased considerably since 2007. Also, it is estimated that construction companies and business groups involved in public procurement are now subject to the control of organized crime, and groups coming from China and Latin America have managed to establish their presence there, in order to increase their positions in Western Europe via Budapest.
Furthermore, the Hungarian Intelligence Service (NBH) in 2008 reported that, after the accession to the European Union in 2004, a great increase was witnessed in the turnover of the organized crime groups, which became more flexible and multifaceted, effectively penetrating more legitimate businesses. Hungarian officials—many of whom have been trained in the United State—are actively fighting the flow of black money that tends to trace back to key executives in many respectable businesses not directly associated with illegal activities.
In general, taking into account that the current global financial crisis creates the need for many legitimate businesses of fresh capital, one can assume that Hungary will have to face more challenges in those issues in the short term. So far the security forces of Germany, Italy, Austria, Sweden and the United States work very closely with the authorities and have made several successful joint operations.
Czech Republic and Slovakia
The Czech Republic is an economically and socially developed country in Central Europe that has been facing for years serious issues relating with the activities of organized crime. Local security authorities relay in their reports that they are facing some 100 organized groups in the country with at least 3,000 members, staffed by accounting, legal and other professional functions. Of all these criminal groups, 30 are integrated and internationalized, with diverse activities in many countries around the world.
Local leaders of criminal networks are nationals of the former Soviet Union and especially Russia, Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova. Also Croats, Serbs, Albanians, Bulgarians, Romanians, Vietnamese and Chinese make up the majority of the groups. There are also groups from Turkey and Greece specialized in money laundering and managing drug loads moving to Germany as well as illegal prostitution.
Finally, there is a definite presence of the so-called Italian mafia and various groups from Latin America, Lebanon, Iran and Nigeria. The Czech nationals tend not to create their own organizations but to adhere to foreign ones, and not as heads but as support staff, which both demonstrates the prevalence of foreign organized crime in society and also the difficulty for the authorities to collect information on the important criminal echelons.
On the other hand, Czechs arch-criminals have managed to form groups outside the country, particularly in France, Italy, Croatia and Bulgaria. Occasionally there are reports of activity in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus.
The Czech Republic, because of its extensive borders with Germany—considered the prime market of smuggled goods and drugs in Europe—facilitates trafficking to there and acts as a coordinating center for groups wishing to enter Germany. Moreover, in recent years several cases have been revealed of coordination and delivery of drugs' original source from the Middle East to the United States via Prague and Ostrava. Regarding illegal migration and trafficking, the Czech Republic is infamous as a place of concentration and transit of Ukrainian and Moldovan nationals sent to Germany and the Scandinavian countries.
In Slovakia also the issue of organized crime is high in the news and the police reports. The country "hosts" 50 groups with over 700 regular members. Most of those are foreigners, Kosovo-Albanians, Ukrainians, Russians and Georgians working with local elements.
Slovakia from the late 90s has been informally divided into zones of influence between these groups in order to avoid unnecessary turf wars that had claimed many victims previously. The capital Bratislava has a strong Albanian presence, specializing in the illegal prostitution industry with annual turnover that may exceed 50 million euros. Slovakia has become a center of negotiation between pan-European criminal groups that regularly meet in mountain vacation hotels in the south of the country and agree into wider activities.
The Romanian teams specializing in car theft "divide" their illegal sales when negotiating in the Slovakian territory and representatives of other groups from Germany and the Netherlands divide the market relating to illegal prostitution. The narcotics contraband provides the opportunity for contacts between different groups from the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Turkey, Albania-Kosovo and Germany that agree on promoting substances in specific locations.
In Slovakia there is an extensive weapons-smuggling network, which mainly imports weaponry from Moldova, the Caucasus and the Balkans. At times customers have come even from sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East looking for explosives and anti-tank rockets and missiles.
One of the fastest growing groups are the Chinese and Vietnamese, who now have formed a well-structured organized crime network that stretches from Athens, Greece to Glasgow, Scotland, a development that will most certainly occupy the actions of the European security authorities in the coming years. The Vietnamese especially are considered prime dealers and distributors of contraband cigarettes, clothing and other consumer items.
The Vietnamese network is also specialized in illegal immigration from East Asia to Europe and is of trans-border nature, since the Vietnamese in Czech (Prague, Brno, Ostrava), are in contact with their fellow compatriots in Germany, Poland and Austria. Thus a wider ethnic network emerges that has expanded considerably over the past 20 years.
There is a strong trend of "phony marriages" to be recorded, especially between Vietnamese organized members and locals, in order to facilitate the integration of the former in the society. Similar findings have been found regarding Albania, Russian and nationals from the ex-Yugoslavian countries. Therefore the members of the crime syndicates are able to firmly root themselves in the European Union and attain the status of a citizen that protects them from expulsion should their activities become known to the authorities.
In Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia, 90 percent of drugs sold within the territory are being distributed by foreigners. Typically, there is an abundance of hard drugs in Prague and Budapest, and the price of heroin is half that sold in Berlin and Paris. It is similar with other drugs like ecstasy. This creates what is called "narco-tourism," which along with "sex tourism" in the same cities creates ideal conditions for the accumulation of large amounts of black capital for the criminal organizations.
It is indicative of the great economic momentum gained by the criminal syndicates that only in Budapest it is roughly estimated that 1,000 "international escorts" are being illegally employed earning an income in excess of 80 million euros for organized crime syndicates per annum.
A similar situation occurs in other countries, and if one adds the whole range of the illegal sex industry in Central Europe (clubs, entertainment, movies, brothels, Internet-phone appointments, etc), then it could be safely estimated that an annual turnover of over 5 billion Euros is being generated. As it can be seen, the so-called "real economy" is being greatly influenced by the parallel illegal one, creating a symbiosis that is based in the importation of substantial amounts of capital.
In recent years, Prague has witnessed the establishment of Russian-originating criminal groups that have set up perfectly legitimate businesses, in particular hotels, restaurants and real estate companies, in order to launder capital. More than 150 have been made known over the past few year, and they also include businesses, mansions and horse riding clubs in the tourist regions of Karlovy Vary and Marianske Lazne.
The ultimate goal of this new strategy, according to a confidential report by the Czech Ministry of Interior, is the penetration by the Mafiosi of the economic and political life of the country. Already numerous cases of corruption involving mayors and local council heads have been recorded.
The research on organized crime activities in Central Europe may gain further notice for the European security architecture, since the countries located in this geographical zone are being used as stage points for further inclusion of criminal structures in the larger E.U. countries such as Germany and to a lesser extent France and Italy.
Moreover the European integration process and the lack of border controls creates a unique opportunity for further empowerment of those criminal networks that are able to tap into their specialization and acquired experience and further enlarge their illegal activities, as is the case over the past 20 years.
The collapse of communism in 1989 provided a challenge for the security authorities across the European Union that it is becoming vividly clear nowadays and will most certainly be of importance regarding the future of the continent that has to confront a series of important challenges related to the security of its citizens.
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my afternoon dress
Added Jul 14, 2014
by kelerabeus
Beograd, Serbia
Being archaeologist means that you're gonna spend most of your summer on excavations, working 10+ hours a day. At least in my case :) Vast majority of that is field work – out in the open, knees and elbows deep in the dirt. But the afternoon shift is mostly computer work and after the whole day spent in cargo pants, kneeling and squatting, I'm desperate for some non restricting clothes. So I made this dress especially for the purpose of having something easy to wear in the afternoons while I'm on excavations.
The pattern for the dress is #113 from Burda 05/2010. This is my second time using this pattern, and the first dress is also made for the same purpose of having something to wear after the field work is done. The other dress is short and with the racer back so for this one I chose maxi length and simple straps in the back, and I also raised the neckline a bit. Straps are fastened with buttons, just for cuteness.
I love the outcome! Dress is super comfortable and easy to wear, plus the maxi skirt does a very good job hiding my legs covered in mosquito bites, scratches from wild vegetation and bruises from kneeling and what not. The curse of being super clumsy is indeed a terrible one.
My dear friend Tea is also my colleague and we've been working together for years. We have Sunday off so it was fun to use some of our free time to roam around the little village we are situated in. Our friend Drki came along with us, it was super fun Sunday afternoon indeed :)
Material Notes
The fabric is cotton I found in a remnant bin, which means that it cost me next to nothing :) I love the summery print, it's perfect for a maxi dress.
- Behind the camera
my dear friends Tea and Drki
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Jul 23, 2014, 12.39 PMby yenny lee
Cool love the pics ;)
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Jul 24, 2014, 03.56 PMby kelerabeus
Thank you!
Jul 23, 2014, 03.51 AMby sewing fanatic
love this very much!!!! groovy
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Jul 24, 2014, 03.56 PMby kelerabeus
Thanks, glad you like it :)
Jul 21, 2014, 01.55 PMby kricko
lovely dress!! good job!
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Jul 22, 2014, 02.26 PMby kelerabeus
Thank you so much!
Jul 19, 2014, 07.44 PMby zenica
What a lovely, floaty dress. Love the pictures as well! Oh, they remind me of such fabulous times in Serbia, Velika Plana in fact. I have holiday snaps of the train lines there: one direction going to Beograd, the other to Istanbul. Good times…
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Jul 20, 2014, 08.46 AMby kelerabeus
Thank you! I'm so glad to hear you had such a good time here!
Jul 19, 2014, 12.53 PMby Loreta Ferguson
My daughter is an archaeologist and historic preservation/restorationist !!! She is working on a stone wall this summer. I think she would love a dress like this to wear when she washes all the dirt off herself. :)
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Jul 20, 2014, 08.42 AMby kelerabeus
Oh that is so awesome, you should totally make one for her! I'm prehistorian and my field is neolithic, so our architectural remains are mostly daub an dry mud. No stone walls here :)
Jul 17, 2014, 12.14 PMby liliv-1
very colorful and airy, love it and love your photos! :)
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Jul 18, 2014, 03.41 PMby kelerabeus
Thanks Lili! It was super windy day when we took these photos, usually I don't like wind messing with my hair but this was the first time that I didn't mind.
Jul 17, 2014, 08.58 AMby loulourosa
How glamorous you will be at the excavations! Its a lovely fabric choise.
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Jul 18, 2014, 03.37 PMby kelerabeus
Ha ha, after the whole day in the dirt a little touch of glamor is most welcomed! Glad you like it :)
Jul 16, 2014, 01.21 AMby purplefan
Yes, the fabric is definitely cheery and summery!
Please don't pose on railway tracks-track safety is an ongoing concern here in Southern Ontario and some pedestrians don't go home ever after. Not to mention railway tracks are usually under some government authority and signed as not for trespassing. Want you around for more Burda project postings…
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Jul 18, 2014, 03.32 PMby kelerabeus
I totally agree with you, safety always comes first and I would never play around if there were any danger for my friends and me. We are situated in a small village and trains are very scarce and under schedule, you know when to expect them. Plus, the trains in Serbia are so slow – you can see them and feel the tracks vibrate miles ahead. Trust me, there was no danger at all :) Thank you for your concern, I really appreciate it!
Jul 15, 2014, 07.15 PMby cathysews
Fantastic dress
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Thank you :)
Jul 15, 2014, 03.35 PMby GeorgieT74
Beautiful dress.
Jul 15, 2014, 03.35 PMby GeorgieT74
Beautiful dress.
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Jul 15, 2014, 06.17 AMby Ellen Hatteland
Fabulous summerdress! ☼ Great fabric as well! What an exciting work you have! Nice to see you and Tea together :-)
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Thanks Ellen! We do photo shoots together all the time but it's not always that we have third person to take photos of two of us together :)
Jul 15, 2014, 05.12 AMby kristikaarlop
Very pretty dress. Love the colors.
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Jul 15, 2014, 07.33 PMby kelerabeus
Thanks a lot!
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The atmosphere was tense as one of the biggest sport rivalries go head to head in a scintillating display of talent, hate and misguided patriotism. I'll be honest, I'm not a big sports fan, in the sense I don't watch a lot of sport. I love playing sport, and the discussion on how often I believe should be left to a more auspicious hour, day and year. But regardless of my sporting handicap, I believe that the term rivalry is just as honest as we Indians will get to how we feel about our 'neighbours'. Why we feel that way is a debate no one is willing to objectively conduct. It's quite nice, how we 'hate', umm, too strong? Okay, 'intensely dislike' people from a country that decided to stay with us even after the world partitioned, well physically.
I think these inherent feelings towards the Muslims (or Hindus, depending on your side of the spectrum), has been handed down over generations. It's funny that I use the word spectrum. Spectrum means a band of colours as seen in a rainbow, produced by separation of the components of light by their different degrees of refraction according to wavelength. So is that the reason? Different wavelengths?
Maybe, it was because of the growing tensions among the two communities over centuries that slowly drifted them apart. But the real question is how long ago were these centuries? Did the political success of the Muslim rulers drive the Hindus to not accept the weaker Muslims or vice versa. Or were these sparks, noticed by the British, fueled to fulfill yet another political objective? Or maybe, it was just a particular vegetarian who didn't like non-vegetarians around his food, and somehow the trend caught on, and diversified. Honestly, I don't know who is to be held responsible, the perpetrators or the simpleton folk, you and me, who believe that a simple action/inaction had to have a deep psychological meaning obviously making us assume nothing but the worst. When we start believing that different is wrong and that the unknown is scary, we also are sadly never able to guess what we're signing up for, and on the behest of how many lives.
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Dive into the water, and you will see a tunnel. Swim through the tunnel and emerge to get a small medipack if you want it.
You will notice a big machine by the waterfall. This machine requires three cogs to move to the next level. You have a choice here of what you want to do. You can grab the first cog in the corner and go up that ladder, but I will describe that later. If timed trials are important to you, you can do that now.
In the meantime, take the two rock steps by the cog and you will see a ledge. Jump to it, then scramble up to the next one. Shimmy left and pull yourself up, then jump to the next step and get some shotgun ammo. Jump up one ledge and shimmy right all the way, then lateral jump to the next ledge. Shimmy all the way around to the right, and scramble up. Jump to the next ledge, then haul yourself to the other until you are at some steps.
Run until you go into a small tunnel, then at a broken bridge. Jump across the broken bridge. Jump up to a ledge, scramble up to another one, then backwards jump to a wooden ledge.
The game will prompt you to shoot something, two boards held up by rope. Shoot it, and a flip-pole will be revealed. Jump to the ledge, shimmy around the corner to the left, and backwards jump to the flip-pole. You should have no problem flipping to the edge on the other side.
If you do fall, the current will take you away until you go over the falls. You will not die, but you will have to retrace your steps back again. Sometimes that can be just as worse.
You will soon get to a place where a grappling target is located. Jump and swing across to the wooden area. There is a ledge to the right that you must jump to. Shimmy left, then scramble up a ledge, then to another. You then need to make a lateral jump to the right, and you'll be at a new entrance.
Follow the hallway, and you will come to a bridge. To be honest, I never tried crossing it, but if there is a prompt to shoot something in the game, it is usually best that you do. I shot it, and there is a grappling hook ring there. Jump off, hook the ring, and swing to the other side.
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Discussion in 'HYBRID -> EG-EK / DC' started by Havok, Dec 17, 2002.
hatches r0ck!
i would say get the 94 just because it is OBD1 and OBD1 has more potential, but i voted CRX, just because I like the way they look.
Get an 88 crx hf, they weigh like 1800-1900 pounds.
Miles on the car aren't that much of an issue if your swapping the motors,besides I've seen very few old rex's without rust in the rear quarters.I love rex's as much as anyone(had three) but the 5th gen is easier to work with.
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Sunderland aim to complete the signing of Velez Sarsfield winger Gino Peruzzi tomorrow.
The Evening Chronicle says Peruzzi is due to fly to England on Sunday to complete his protracted £5m move from Velez Sarsfield.
The deal for the 21-year-old had hit a snag over personal terms, but they have now been resolved and he is set to undergo a medical and join Paolo Di Canio's side.


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- And it all falls down
It is with no feeling or emotion whatsoever that we inform you that we have removed our lead vocalist Mark Pardy from the band after a massive misunderstanding that got blown way out of proportion and regardless of the situation being very clearly explained, we still find it fair to judge him on hypothetical issues that no one can prove, and wish to take things theat someone ELSE said and add that into the mix so we don't feel quite as guilty about it, Why we would do this, i have no idea, since what this person said had nothing to do with Mark, they were not at the event where this HYPOTHETICAL situation took place and he was not even aware that these comments were even made. So due to our own myopic views, the band will never sound the same, yet we still find it appropriate to used the tracks that he wrote the words for and shall continue onward, unblinking and do our best to continue to remove the only thing is his life that meant anything. So on that note, we shall bid you adieu and you can come see us FAIL to replace him with some have assed little snot nose piece of shit that will never match up to him in any way whatsoever. Remember... If you want to be a judgemental asshole, just be like us!
- Metal to the masses Heat 2 gig for Repulsive Vision RESULT!
Repulsive vision have gone through to the next round of Metal to the Masses after placing Second behind footprints in the custard!
Next round is at Grand Central Manchester again Tuesday May 21st
- Metal to the masses Heat 2 gig for Repulsive Vision
Repulsive Vision will be playing the Metal to the masses Second heat in Manchester Grand Central on tuesday February 19th.
Bands confirmed for Heat 2 & running order are:
8pm OUR FATAL LEGACY -
8.45pm SACRAMENT -
9.30pm DAMAGESCAPE -
10.15pm REPULSIVE VISION -
11.00pm FOOTPRINTS IN THE CUSTARD -
- Battle Royal at V40 Barrow in furness
Repulsive vision have been confirmed to play at the battle royal on March 30th at the V40 in Barrow-In-Furness.
- Repulsive Vision Destroy Newcastle
The Destroyer 666 gig suported by Repulsive Vision was an epic triumph!
Loads of great people supporting the band and the headliners were excellent!
Once more we have enjoyed ourselves and loved every minute of it and we hope to return sometime in the future.
- Gig in Newcastle with Destroyer 666
- Destroyer 666(Aus). Violentor(Ita). Vortex(Uk). Repulsive Vision(UK)
- Warehouse 34
- Warehouse 34
- Hoults Yard, Walker Road
Friday 7th December 2012
Bro(UK) Promotions Present:
Destroyer 666 (Australia)
first ever gig in Newcastle!
UK debut. Raging blackened thrash punk. Motorhead + Speed = these bros!
Local dirty thrashers urgh urgh urgh oowwwwaah!
Repulsive Vision(UK)
Sickening Cumbrian Death Metal!
- Awesome gig!!
The newcastle gig was awesome, thanks to all who turned up!
- Newcastle gig confirmed!
Repulsive vision have been confirmed for a gig on August 16th in Newcastle
Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne United Kingdom
- The Telegraph
- Orchard Street
- 0191 261 8991
Venue Info
Featuring : -
LACERATION - Scotlands answer to Putrid Pile / Insidious Decrepancy
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PARTY CANNON - Ridiculous party death metal
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REPULSIVE VISION - Old School Deathy Grind from Cumbra
PLAGUE RIDER - Old school death metal for fans of old school death metal
DISEASED MAGGOTECTOMY - Pile of shite
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- Official Split EP!
Epic news! Wartorn records are 100% commited to releasing a split EP with Repulsive Vision and another band, the other band is yet to be confirmed however. The EP will consist of 5 tracks from each band, track listing is also yet to be confirmed. This is a major landmark for Repulsive Vision and we shall keep you updated with further information as it comes to us.
- New Tracks online!
GREAT NEWS! we have 2 tracks now available online for your listening... pleasure?
We have Corpse decay and crowd favourite Force Fed acid available on the music page, give them a listen and tell us what you think!
- Recording Started!
Recording and mixing has officially started on our debut album "Look past the gore and see the art" Release date yet to be confirmed. Watch this space for more info
- Shiny new website!
Welcome to our shiny new website, many many hours have been wasted making this thing look... well.... shite, but hey, it does what it needs to, it has a store and everything too so you can pre-order our upcoming debut album... you know you want to... So anyway, look around chill out and play that metal fucking loud!
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Citi Hungry for Diners Boost
For most people, bank cards are more associated with hefty fees than happy feelings.
But Citigroup's Australian business is hoping to change that with the launch of its new Diners Club charge card.
Julian Potter, Head of Cards at Citi Australia, said he is expecting "double-digit growth" in revenue from his part of the business over the next year thanks to the rebrand. When the same campaign was launched in Brazil and Colombia, it spurred a 22% and 25% jump in business, respectively.
"This is the 20th country we've launched in," he told The Wall Street Journal in an interview. "That speaks for the success of the campaign."
Debit cards are already a key growth market for card providers in Australia.
Research by Bankwest found that debit cards were the fastest-growing payments category in the year to November 2011. Transactions using debit cards grew 95% over the past five years and accounted for 2.6 billion transactions in the 12 months to November, or more than a third of all non-cash retail transactions.
Citi is currently the fifth-largest credit card provider in Australia, behind the big four banks. The U.S. based bank has partnered with other well-known brands, including Virgin, to take around a 10% share of the market.
Diners Club is also no stranger to partnerships. Earlier this year the provider partnered with Mastercard in Australia to launch a dual-charge card aimed at personal, small to medium enterprises and corporate clients.
Richard Wilde, head of Diners Club Australia, said he hopes the new launch will appeal to both "aspirational" personal users as well as new corporate clients. Currently Diners Club, which is locally owned by Citi but licensed by U.S. payments provider Discover Financial Services, gets about 70% of its business from corporate customers.
Dianne Offerins, president of payment services at Discover, said the key to attracting new customers – particularly in the current economic environment – was making it about more than just money.
"It's not about having the money but the experiences you can have with it," she said.
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KENTON COUNTY, KY (FOX19) - Three Kenton County Airport board members have resigned, including the board's chairman and vice chairman.
Jim Huff, chairman of the Kenton County Airport Board, Larry Savage, vice chairman of the board, and airport board member Mark Arnzen submitted their letters of resignation effective on Friday, immediately.
In a joint statement, Huff and Savage released a statement saying:
"When former Kenton County Judge-Executive Ralph Drees appointed both of us to the Kenton County Airport Board, we accepted the appointment because we thought we could make a positive impact on the board in our community."
Huff and Savage state that they believe their experience made the airport stronger.
"It is our hope that our resignations will enable CVG to address the many challenges and opportunities that lie ahead."
In response, Kenton County Judge-Executive Steve Arlinghaus appointed William (Bill) Robinson III as chairman and Kathy Collins as vice chairman. Chad Summe will replace Arnzen on the airport board.
"Jim Huff and Larry Savage have been long time members of the airport board, being first appointed to the board by former Judge-Executive Ralph Drees, and I had the honor of appointing Mark Arnzen to the board in 2012," Arlinghaus said.
Robinson, a lawyer with more than 40 years experience, previously served on the Kenton County Airport Board from 1998 to 2006, including two years as chairman of the board (2004-2006) during the administration of former Judge-Executive Drees.
Collins, a senior private banker at Fifth Third Bank, currently serves on the Kenton County Airport Board Advisory Committee. Summe is the Director of Strategic Accounts for Coupons.com, a digital, social, and mobile marketing firm with offices in Mason, Ohio.
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The National Parks and Wildlife Service manages the four popular winter resort destinations in NSW alpine resorts.
Kosciuszko National Park is home to the New South Wales alpine resorts of Perisher, Thredbo, Charlotte Pass Village and Selwyn Snowfields.
These resort areas are unique winter snow-sports destinations and summer mountain retreats, attracting over 1.2 million visitors a year.
The resorts are operated by private organisations under a system of leases granted by the NSW Minister for the Environment under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.
The management challenge for the NSW Government is to support the development of a strong, vibrant ski and alpine resort industry while protecting the important natural and cultural values of Kosciuszko National Park.
The Kosciuszko National Park plan of management guides the management of the park, including the alpine resort areas.
The four resorts, Perisher Range, Thredbo, Selwyn and Charlotte Pass Village:
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) manages strategic policy development and works with businesses and lodge owners to ensure sustainable practices.
NPWS carries out environmental awareness campaigns, ensures high standards of public health, implements environmental management systems and monitors environmental impacts. NPWS is also responsible for providing services for the Perisher Range Resorts such as municipal services, and for the administration of the Perisher Range Resorts Environmental Management System (PRREMS).
All developments within the resort areas must undertake some form of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) which is assessed and determined by the Department of Planning and Environment in consultation with NPWS. For a list of all development assessments in alpine resorts, visit NSW major project assessments.
Read our Resort Roundup newsletter for info on activities within the resorts of Kosciuszko National Park.
NPWS is undertaking a review of environmental carrying capacity in the NSW alpine resorts. The review is required by the plan of management and will consider alternative mechanisms for measuring and regulating carrying capacity, which is currently set by bed limits. Visit the carrying capacity review page for more information.
NSW alpine resorts are a popular Winter destination Photo: Mark Abernethy


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Trashy Tuesdays
October 16, 2018 @ 9:00 pm – October 17, 2018 @ 2:00 am
Tuesday nights are off and running at Rumors. $2 wells, and $3 pitchers of PBR from 9pm until 12am, or get a tall boy in a bag for only $2.50. If you are on a budget, Rumors is the place to be. Cheap drinks, free pool, and great music what else could you ask for. Jukebox tunes all night, come play your favorite music!


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Brunel makes only two changes for Wallabies test
MILAN, Italy (AFP) –
Italy coach Jacques Brunel made two changes to the side which suffered a 42-10 defeat to New Zealand ahead of Saturday's third and final November test against Australia in Florence.
Robert Barbieri returns to the third row, alongside captain Sergio Parisse and Alessandro Zanni with Simon Favaro returning to the bench.
Quintin Geldenhuys will replace Antonio Pavanello at lock to partner Francesco Minto in the scrum.
Brunel has retained the half-back pairing of Luciano Orquera and Edoardo Gori and made no other changes to the side which kept a tight rein on the All Blacks for the first hour in Rome last week.
Italy beat Tonga 28-23 in the first test and despite a promising start against New Zealand — the hosts trailed just 13-7 at half-time — the Azzurri ran out of steam as the fitter All Blacks scored a late flurry of tries.
Brunel replaced Nick Mallett as coach of Italy last year and has made playing more open, expansive rugby his number one objective.
Italy, who are traditionally strong in the scrum and set-pieces, produced an encouraging first-half display last week but later in the match were left lamenting several try-scoring chances that went begging.
A similar performance will be expected against the Wallabies, although Brunel will be hoping his side can match the Aussies' verve and pace up until the final whistle.
"The return of Barbieri in the third row and Geldenhuys in the second row is designed to add more power to the team from the start," said Brunel.
"But after our positive attitude in Rome, we did not want to make too many changes."
Joining the replacements bench from the squad named earlier this month were Michele Rizzo and Manoa Vosawai, who have not played in either test yet.
He added: "We're playing against a really top level team which, in their last outing against the All Blacks put them in difficulty before drawing the match 18-18.
"Even though Australia suffered a heavy defeat against France they bounced back to beat England last week."
After Australia's victory over England at Twickenham last week coach Robbie Deans has made a total of four changes to that side for the test in Florence.
Flanker Scott Higginbotham returns from a two-match ban, while scrum-half Brett Sheehan will make his first Test start six years after his debut.
Drew Mitchell will swap roles with Digby Ioane, who returns to the bench after he returned from injury in a starting position at Twickenham, while Stephen Moore gains his first start since August, taking over from Tatafu Polota Nau.
Italy team (15-1)
Andrea Masi; Giovambattista Venditti, Tommaso Benvenuti, Alberto Sgarbi, Mirco Bergamasco; Luciano Orquera, Edoardo Gori; Sergio Parisse (captain), Robert Barbieri, Alessandro Zanni; Francesco Minto, Quintin Geldenhuys; Martin Castrogiovanni, Leonardo Ghiraldini, Andrea Lo Cicero
Replacements: Davide Giazzon, Michele Rizzo, Lorenzo Cittadini, Antonio Pavanello, Simone Favaro, Manoa Vosawai, Tobias Botes, Luke McLean
Australia (15-1)
Berrick Barnes; Nick Cummins, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Ben Tapuai, Drew Mitchell; Kurtley Beale, Brett Sheehan; Wycliff Palu, Michael Hooper, Scott Higginbotham; Nathan Sharpe (captain, Sitaleki Timani; Ben Alexander, Stephen Moore, Benn Robinson
Replacements: Tatafu Polota Nau, James Slipper, Sekope Kepu, Dave Dennis, Liam Gill, Nick Phipps, Mike Harris, Digby Ioane.


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Nicki Minaj recently again took a swipe at Iggy Azalea by calling her a racist. And she also wore a revealing thong for her Anaconda album.
At the BET Awards, 31-year-old Nicki Minaj spoke what seemed to be cryptic words geared against 24-year-old rapper Iggy Azalea.
"I thank God that I've been placed in a position to do something and represent women in a culture that is so male-driven," Nicki said on stage after accepting her BET Award for Best Female Hip Hop Artist on June 29.
"What I want the world to know about Nicki Minaj is, that when you hear Nicki Minaj spit, Nicki Minaj wrote it."
RT @MarajDreamz: I DON'T CARE ANYMORE WHAT ANYBODY GOTTA SAY #MTVHottest Nicki Minaj https://t.co/ifXuJ8nOVo— Natasha™ (@MonstaMinaJesty) July 25, 2014
Yet the two made up afterwards and a hand of friendship was extended from Iggy's direction. And Nicki also posts a series of tweets on July 2, denying that her speech was about Iggy.
The media puts words in my mouth all the time and this is no different. I will always take a stance on women writing b/c I believe in us!— PillsNPotions (@NICKIMINAJ) July 2, 2014
I believe we're smart enough to write down our own thoughts and perspective, just like the men do. I've been saying this for 5 YEARS— PillsNPotions (@NICKIMINAJ) July 2, 2014
I've congratulated Iggy on the success of Fancy, publicly. She should be very proud of that. All the women nominated should b proud.— PillsNPotions (@NICKIMINAJ) July 2, 2014
But now after all has been said and done, the Lady Gaga-like black rapper, Nicki has brought back the dead issue to life via two new tweets.
The contents of the tweets suggest that the person with whom she is dissatisfied is none other than Iggy. The tweets refer to racism which according to Nicki is alive and well on planet earth.
racism is alive & well— PillsNPotions (@NICKIMINAJ) July 23, 2014
As for the fact that some are born famous and others have fame thrust upon them, she said that while some have to put it together from scratch others can cut corners.
some people have to put in work. others get to cut corners. we see it but don't say it. welcome to the real world.— PillsNPotions (@NICKIMINAJ) July 23, 2014
This may after all refer to the white rap artist Iggy Azalea. It seems that Nicki doesn't like people with little talent who gain meteoric fame based upon the color of their skin and by using the lyrics of others.
Continue to strive for GREATNESS.— PillsNPotions (@NICKIMINAJ) July 23, 2014
Meanwhile, Nicki also came out with her Anaconda album and the CD cover has a pic of her from behind while she is in a crouching position.
It is so sexy that just looking at it sends shivers up one's loins. Nicki is wearing virtually nothing else except for a negligible thong. See Nicki's almost naked butt in the Anaconda NSFW cover photo below.
Her ripe fig-like figure and butt cheeks make marmalade of the males who get to view the photo. There is the usual Parental Advisory sticker on it too due to the explicit content (besides the picture of course).
Nicki's every portion looks to be the epitome of feminine gorgeousness and super sultry sexiness. The whole of America is crazy about her physique which is that of the ultimate black babe with a body of an African Queen.
"Anaconda" will be released on July 28 on iTunes. And Nicki is also set to release her third album, The Pink Print, on August 14. The first single of her third album , "Pills N Potions," was released back in May that proved a hit.
"@AnthonyRCruz_: RT @iSnatch4MINAJ: RT @xojahshari: #Anaconda pic.twitter.com/sDLmlFVsjZ"— PillsNPotions (@NICKIMINAJ) July 24, 2014
Nicki has even revealed in an interview that she cuts out everything except for fruit, proteins and water in order to slim down whenever she adds on a little too much mass on that butt of hers.


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A national paradigm shift is underway to transform behavioral health delivery systems. Policy decisions made at the federal level have significant impact on programs and services in Texas. Initiatives at the federal level are impacted by key federal agencies such as the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Both SAMHSA and CMS are increasingly focused on emphasizing recovery, wellness and self-directed care in behavioral health care. This broad change in treatment strategy offers a new approach to behavioral health that is designed to provide the right care at the right time and in the right setting.
The National Context section of this guide focuses on analyzing select bills and issues that are being discussed or implemented at the national level and have a direct impact on behavioral health systems and services in Texas.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services charged with advancing behavioral health and reducing the impact of substance use and mental illness throughout the nation.
SAMSHA also retains the responsibility for administering a combination of competitive innovation mental health and substance use grants and block grants to states, as well as collecting data, conducting and publishing research, and running a variety of behavioral health programs and campaigns. For more information about SAMHSA's publications, grants and resources, visit www.samhsa.gov/home.com.
The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act – H.R. 2646
Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa) and bill co-sponsor Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Tx) introduced the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act (H.R. 2646) to the House of Representatives in June 2016. (Note: The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act is an updated version of H.R. 3717, a bill with the same name as H.R. 2646 and introduced by Rep. Murphy in December 2013). The legislation gained widespread bipartisan support in the House, culminating in 207 co-sponsors and a near unanimous passage of the bill (422-2) in July 2016. The future of the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act is still uncertain and dependent on passage by the Senate, but the bill's strong bipartisan support in the House has given hope to Rep. Murphy (R-Pa) and the bill's other supporters.
H.R. 2646, as passed by the House, includes (but is not limited to) the following components:
- Establishes a new position within SAMHSA (Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use) to take over the duties of SAMHSA's Administrator
- Requires grant recipients to use evidence-based practices
- Mandates congressional oversight of all federal behavioral health grants
- Creates an interdepartmental branch in SAMHSA that focuses on mental health
- Increases alternatives for diverting individuals from institutionalized settings (e.g. diversion from jail, emergency rooms, psychiatric hospitals)
- Increases psychiatric inpatient bed capacity
- Expands crisis intervention training (CIT) for law enforcement personnel
- Reduces HIPAA restrictions on the sharing of protected health information during crises
- Opens Medicaid and Medicare incentive funds for peer supports and the meaningful use of electronic health records in behavioral health settings
- Expands telemedicine services for rural and underserved populations
- Promotes integrating mental health treatment with primary health care
- Clarifies mental health parity laws and strengthens enforcement of parity
- Increases funding for critical neuroscience research into the underlying causes of mental health and the efficacy of early intervention programs
While H.R. 2646 has received widespread support from some behavioral health organizations and professional groups, many civil rights and patient advocacy groups — for example, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the American Association for People with Disabilities (AAPD) — have expressed concerns over certain parts of the bill. Some of those concerns include:
- New requirements that may increase the number of involuntary outpatient commitments through the expanded use of "Assertive Outpatient Treatment" (AOT) programs
- Reduced privacy protections for protected health information (PHI)
- The dramatic restructuring of SAMHSA and the creation of the new Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders position.
The Cassidy-Murphy Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 — S. 1945
On August 4, 2015, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-La) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn) introduced the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015. Since its introduction, the bill has gained widespread support from national organizations, including the National Council for Behavioral Health, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the American Psychiatric Association, and the American Psychological Association. As of October 1st, 2016, the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 had been referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions but had not had a hearing.
The Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 introduced by Senators Cassidy and Murphy is similar to Sen. Tim Murphy's Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act that passed in the House of Representatives. However, the Cassidy-Murphy bill includes several important differences:
- Creates a new behavioral health grant program for early childhood intervention programs
- Creates the National Mental Health Policy Laboratory – an entity designed to fund innovation grants, bring new and effective models of care to scale, and fund demonstration grants.
- Reforms Medicaid and Medicare rules so that individuals can receive primary care and behavioral health services at the same location on the same day.
- Partially repeals the IMD Exclusion within Medicaid by allowing enrollees age 22-64 to receive inpatient psychiatric care so long as it "would not lead to a net increase in federal funding"
- Does not extend the Excellence in Mental Health Act demonstration program or expand the Health IT Meaningful Use program to behavioral health providers, nor provide additional grants specifically for mental health awareness training
The Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 — S. 2680
In March 2016, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tn) introduced a new federal mental health reform bill into the Senate — the Mental Health Reform Act of 2016. It is still too early to know the ultimate outcome of the proposed legislation, but in its current form, The Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 (S. 2680) is supported by NAMI and several other national organizations. The bill would make a number of improvements to behavioral health services at the national level, including but not limited to:
- Addressing rising suicide rates by authorizing the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program and extending the Garret Lee Smith Memorial Act to provide suicide prevention,
- Increasing the mental health workforce by expanding grants for child psychiatry telehealth, creating a Minority Fellowship Program, and reauthorizing mental health training grants.
- Strengthening enforcement of mental health parity by increasing requirements for health plan audits and expanding federal guidance on complying with parity laws.
- Improving early intervention services by establishing more grants for early childhood mental health and requiring 5 percent of mental health block grants to fund early interventions.
- Expanding integration of mental health services into primary healthcare by supporting integrated care trainings for providers and creating new grants for integrated services.
Updates on the Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010 and dramatically reshaped the landscape of healthcare, health insurance, and behavioral health care in America. Among other provisions, the ACA requires that individuals maintain a minimum level of health insurance coverage or pay a penalty for noncompliance, known as the "individual mandate." The ACA also requires that health plans sold in individual and small group markets (both inside and outside of the Health Insurance Marketplace) offer a comprehensive package of items and services known as essential health benefits. In order to satisfy the essential health benefits requirements, a health plan must include items and services that address the 10 essential health benefit categories. One of those 10 essential benefits is "mental health and substance use disorder services", which includes a range of behavioral health treatment such as counseling and psychotherapy.
In addition to the individual mandate and essential health benefit requirements, the ACA also includes a number of provisions that significantly improve access to public and private behavioral health care services, including a requirement that health insurers provide coverage regardless of an individual's preexisting conditions, age, gender, disabilities, genetic information or health status. As of January 1, 2016, all of the ACA provisions applying to individual and group health insurance plans had been implemented (except for a specific excise tax on certain employee-sponsored health plans with high expenses).
Medicaid Expansion Under the ACA
As part of the ACA's goal to expand health insurance coverage for all Americans, the ACA initially required states to expand Medicaid coverage to adults and children up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). In Texas, this expansion primarily would have covered low-income adults generally not eligible for Medicaid unless they were receiving social security income (SSI) as a result of a disability. However, many states pushed back against the mandated Medicaid expansion and the Supreme Court's ruling in the case ended up preventing the federal government from withholding Medicaid payments to states for not expanding Medicaid coverage. As a result of the Supreme Court's ruling, states were able to choose whether to expand their Medicaid program. If a state chose to expand coverage, the federal government paid 100 percent of the cost for the first three years starting in 2014 and no less than 90 percent of the cost in future years.
Because Congress wrote the ACA assuming that all U.S. citizens below 138 percent of FPL would be covered under the Medicaid expansion, the ACA does not provide tax credits for people below the poverty line (i.e., 100 percent of poverty). Because these individuals have incomes below the threshold to qualify for subsidies on the Health Insurance Marketplace but cannot afford private insurance and are not eligible for Medicaid (either because their income is too high or because they don't meet Medicaid's categorical eligibility requirements), they fall into a "coverage gap" and are likely to remain uninsured. Figure 9 gives a visual depiction of the gap in coverage created in states that chose to not expand Medicaid under the ACA.
Source: Garfield, R. & Damico, A. (January 21, 2016). The Coverage Gap: Uninsured Poor Adults in States that Do Not Expand Medicaid – An Update.
Following the release of the Supreme Court decision, Governor Rick Perry announced that Texas would not participate in the Medicaid expansion. This decision has effectively forfeited an estimated $6 billion in federal healthcare funds each year and created a gap in coverage for roughly 864,000 Texans.
As of July 2016, 25 states (plus the District of Columbia) have expanded their traditional Medicaid program for adults while six other states have adopted an alternative coverage plan using federal waivers. The remaining 19 states (including Texas) have not expanded coverage and are currently using temporary solutions such as 1115 Medicaid waivers to provide services for individuals who fall in the coverage gap depicted in Figure 9. Roughly 2.9 million individuals fall in this coverage gap nationwide, and more than a quarter of them (26 percent) live in Texas.
There have been increased concerns about the long-term viability of the ACA as some insurers have started to cut the number of plans they offer through state health insurance exchanges. In 2016, Aetna reported a $300 million loss in 2016 on its ACA plans nationwide. Aetna decided to join United Healthcare and Scott & White by leaving the health insurance exchanges in Texas and other states. Humana has also signaled it might withdraw from the ACA health insurance marketplaces soon, but other insurers with more experience serving low-income individuals through HMOs prior to the ACA (e.g. Centene and Molina) have done a better job of accurately estimating client risks, service utilization, and health care costs in order to keep their ACA plans profitable. Many insurers are choosing to rebound from underestimated costs and lower-than-expected revenues by increasing the prices of the health plans they offer on the exchange, with Blue Cross Blue Shield proposing rate hikes as high as 57-59 percent for some individual plans in Texas.
The number of Texans purchasing private health insurance plans through the Texas exchange rose from 1,205,174 individuals in 2015 to 1,306,208 in 2016. The uninsured rate in Texas has fallen from roughly 25 percent before the ACA was implemented to 16.8 percent in 2015, but Texas remains the state with the highest percentage of uninsured individuals — almost double the national average of 9.1 percent.
On April 25, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized 1,425 pages of revision and updates that strengthen Medicaid managed care rules. The new rules will be slowly phased in beginning on July 1, 2017 and help clarify the federal government's increased expectations for state-run Medicaid managed care programs. The new managed care rules from CMS aim to improve the quality of managed care services by improving accountability and incentivizing innovation and program integrity. These new rules affect the approximately 72 million people enrolled in Medicaid managed care programs across the country — almost two thirds of all Medicaid enrollees. The rule changes address a wide range of issues in the Medicaid managed care system. Some of the more important rule changes related to behavioral health services under managed care include:
- Establishing network adequacy standards that managed care programs must meet, particularly for specialty providers, so that enrollees have access to a full range of providers (including referral to out-of-network providers if other arrangements cannot be made)
- Updating the IMD exclusion rules so that states can receive capitated federal matching funds for individuals age 18-64 who need short-term inpatient treatment "in lieu of" state plan services
- Requiring managed care plans to comprehensively assess enrollees who need long-term services and supports (LTSS) and engage them in community-based, person-centered planning
- Enabling managed care enrollees to continue receiving services during appeals of denials
- Providing prospective and current enrollees with complete and easy-to-understand information detailing the providers and services available in different managed care plans
- Requiring states to have a written quality strategy that includes performance measures, mechanisms for identifying enrollees with complex needs and a plan to reduce health disparities
- Increasing requirements for data reporting, transparency and accountability (e.g. requiring screenings of all new managed care network providers and makes federal matching funds conditional on the timely and complete reporting of enrollee encounter data)
- Establishing an 85 percent medical loss ratio (MLR) for reimbursement in order to create a sound rate-setting base that ensures reasonable and adequate payment for services.
While it is still too early to know the full effect of implementing these new rule changes to Medicaid managed care, proponents of the changes are confident the new rules will help to modernize managed care programs and align standards more closely with the practices of private health insurance sector.
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA)
The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) is considered one of the most impactful pieces of mental health legislation in recent decades. Enacted in 2008, MHPAEA was created to further expand the mental health parity requirements included in the 1996 Mental Health Parity Act. MHPAEA also added coverage requirements for substance use services. In addition to the restriction on annual or lifetime limits enacted under the 1996 law, MHPAEA requires insurers or health plans that offer mental health or substance use services to offer the benefits equally with other medical and surgical benefits covered under the plan, otherwise known as "parity". The law does not require plans to offer mental health or substance use disorder benefits.
MHPAEA did not require that behavioral health services be included in every group plan. However, the ACA required all marketplace plans to provide ten categories of Essential Health Benefits (EHB), which included mental health and substance use conditions beginning January 2014. Through the intersection of MHPAEA and the ACA, most health plans offer mental health and substance use disorder benefits, creating a new group of individuals in the U.S. who could gain access to treatment if needed.
Federal MHPAEA laws apply to:
- Large employer-funded plans (with more than 51 insured employees)
- Small employer-funded plans (with 50 or fewer employees, unless "grandfathered")
- Individual market plans
- Medicaid managed-care programs
- Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Medicaid Alternative benefit plans and benchmark equivalent plans.
While MHPAEA does not directly apply to small group health plans, its requirements are applied indirectly in connection with the ACA's EHB requirements. Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP are not group health plans or issuers of health insurance but are public health plans through which individuals obtain health coverage. Provisions of the Social Security Act that govern these plans require compliance with certain requirements of MHPAEA.
MHPAEA is meant to ensure that individuals with a mental health or substance use condition are able to receive benefits equal to the medical and surgical benefits covered by their individual health plan. The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury released the Final MHPAEA rules on November 13, 2013. The rules provided details about the implementation of the law, such as:
- Health plans must cover the treatment of mental health or substance use conditions at the same level as they cover other health care treatment. Again, MHPAEA does not require plans to cover mental health benefits.
- States may choose to mandate specific mental health benefits, and MHPAEA requires that such benefits must be in parity with medical and surgical benefits in the same policy. Some states may have mental health and substance use parity requirements that are stricter than federal requirements.
- The regulations distinguish between quantitative treatment limitations and non-quantitative treatment limitations. Quantitative treatment limitations are numerical, such as the number of visits a plan allows each year or the number of days covered for in-patient treatment. Non-quantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs) include but are not limited to step therapy and pre-authorization. Step therapy refers to the practice of using the most cost-effective medication and progressing to other more costly medications only if necessary. Preauthorization means that the health insurer or plan decides that a health care service, treatment plan, prescription drug or durable medical equipment is medically necessary.
- A group health plan or coverage cannot impose an NQTL with respect to mental health or substance use conditions unless the same processes are comparable to, and applied no less stringently than, those process used in applying the limitation with respect to medical and surgical benefits. The final regulation eliminated an exception that allowed for different NQTLs "to the extent that recognized clinically appropriate standards of care may permit a difference".
- The regulations provide that all plan standards that limit the scope or duration of benefits for services are subject to the non-quantitative treatment limitation parity requirements. This includes restrictions such as geographic limits, facility type limits, and network adequacy.
To learn more about MHPAEA's implementation in Texas, please refer to the Texas Environment section of this Guide.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) have close ties to health insurance for people with disabilities. SSI is administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA) and falls under Title 16 of the Social Security Act. SSI is for people with limited income who have a qualifying disability or are over 65. SSI is funded by general funds from the U.S. Treasury, not Social Security taxes. In most states, including Texas, individuals who receive SSI benefits are also immediately eligible for Medicaid under the same eligibility requirements. In 2014, the nation had 9,259,225 SSI beneficiaries and Texas had 665,989 beneficiaries. The monthly maximum amount for SSI in 2016 are $733 for an eligible individual and $1,100 for an eligible individual with an eligible spouse.
SSDI is also administered by SSA and falls under Title 2 of the Social Security Act. SSDI is for people who have a disability, have worked in a job covered by Social Security, and have earned enough credits in the Social Security program. In December 2014, there were 10,261,268 individuals receiving SSDI as workers with a disability, widow(er)s of a worker with a disability, or adults with disabilities. 87 percent of the total receiving SSDI were workers with a disability, 10 percent were adults with a disability, and 2 percent with widow(er)s with a disability. Of individuals receiving SSDI benefits for a mental disorder at a national level in December 2014, 14.7 percent were men and 19.7 percent were women. In 2014, there were 617,848 SSDI recipients in Texas accounting for 3.7 percent of the total state population.
Source: Social Security – Office of Retirement and Disability Policy. (2016). Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2014.
Most people receiving SSDI benefits have not been able to work due to their disability for at least one year. SSDI beneficiaries have to undergo a two-year waiting period before they can receive Medicare benefits. During those first two years of SSDI enrollment, SSDI beneficiaries may be able to obtain health insurance through their former employer or Medicaid, and some will be uninsured during that waiting period.
Some people are approved to receive SSDI and SSI concurrently. This occurs when an individual receives a low SSDI payment, possibly due to not working in recent years or making little while working. When the SSDI payment falls below the federal benefit rate, SSI can be used to make up the difference.
Figure 11. below details the major difference between the two programs.
Source: The United States Social Security Administration. (2016). Federal Benefit Rates, Total Annual Payments, and Total Recipients. The United States Social Security Administration. (2015). Disability Benefits.


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Honey, I have a Craving!! (EPISODE – 6)
Honey, I have a craving!!
During Fifth month of Ragini's pregnancy…,
At midnight..
Ragini : Laksh, HURRY..!!! Wake up fast!
Laksh : (sleepy)What is it??
And again continues while rubbing his eyes..
Laksh : What's wrong??
And after lookiing Ragini's view he started his questionnaire..
Laksh : Are you sick? Did you hear something? Did someone call? Is there a thief in the house? Is there a fire in the neighborhood?
Ragini : (loudly) ohhh stop without break railway..
And again continues..
Ragini : Nothing like that! I just wanted to tell you that I felt the baby move.
Laksh : (shouts in horrified) WHAAAAAT!
And again continues..
Laksh : You woke me up at, hmm what time is it??
Laksh saw timing in mobzi and again continues..
Laksh : at midnight 3 a.m. to tell this!!!
Laksh covers himself in quilt and said..
Laksh : Ragini, I have to go to work early tomorrow morning, I will feel the baby in the morning.
Ragini made sad face and said..
Ragini : (looking hurt) You don't like me or our baby. I thought you'd like to share with me these moments.
Laksh gets up and said..
Laksh : OK, OK, let me feel the baby.
For this Laksh waits rest of the night to feel the his baby moves but unfortunate it didn't happened!!
But when situation Laksh loses his all patience then Laksh told lie and said at 5:30 a.m.
Laksh : ya ya..!! I can feel the baby now.
And with saying this he again covers himself in comforter..
Same day at evening..,
Laksh : (sleepy) Ragini, I'll take a nap until the food is ready.
Ragini : (shocked) WHAT!!! You want to go and rest while I stand in the kitchen preparing food instead of coming to give me a hand?? OK, your highness!!! Where is the human rights organizations, and gender equity rules???
Laksh give up and said..
Laksh : OK, OK, I'm coming. I'll give you a hand.
Laksh starts help by washing the raw vegetables, and soon end up preparing everything while ragini takes her nap!!!
Ragini : Laksh, you can leave the dishes and I'll put them in the dishwasher after I take a nap, but if you insist, it's OK.
Laksh : (vexed) OK, mera bachcha, I'll put them.
Ragini : (smiled) Fine.
With saying this Ragini starts to go from kitchen, but turns and said..
Ragini : Laksh, Could you bring a glass of water with you. If you prepare tea for yourself, don't forget my cup.
Laksh remembered something and said..
Laksh : Ummm, but you said you'll take a nap.!!!
Ragini : Yeah I will, but after I drink my tea. While you're waiting for the water to boil for the tea, please put the clothes in the washing machine. Plus, there are clothes that need to be folded. Can you do it?? I'm feeling very tired.
As usaual with no option left Laksh could only manage a nod
Now Laksh has been started habitual of the fact that 'his name is followed by "do that" or "don't do that" only, through his pregnant wifey Ragini's mouth'
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Precap : Sixth Month of Ragini's pregnancy…


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The Former Royal Air force veterans have visited Maldives yesterday for a reunion in the former RAF base – Gan Island, Addu Atoll. The group who are visiting Gan Island consists of 49 members including family members, 29 of them are the former Royal Air force veterans who were employed in former base during the 1950's. The group visit to Maldives was arranged by the UK Tour operator Cosmos Monarch Holidays. Together with Cosmos Monarch Holidays, Kaimoo Travels & Hotel services, Island Aviation services and Maldives Tourism promotion board extended a warm welcome for the visiting RAF veterans in both the international airports, in Male and Gan.
The whole of Addu Atoll was also prepared for the occasion. The entire team received a rapturous welcome from the locals. They were greeted by cultural performances from the Maradhoo youths club. A series of activities have been prearranged for the event which includes meeting the locals, a Tour of Addu atoll (Feydhoo, MFeydhoo, Hithadhoo, Gan Island, HulhuMeedhoo). Furthermore their itinerary includes visiting the significant historical locations in Gan which includes World War II memorial, the base used by RAF during World War II in Hulhu Meedhoo and visiting various structures used by the RAF during World War II. The locals of Addu have also arranged Volleyball Match and a Football Match between two selected teams amongst the youth.
The Royal Airforce Base in Gan Island – Addu atoll was formed during British was occupied. The Base was first used by the British Marine royals in 1941. In 1957 the Royal Air Force took over and construction of a permanent runway began. It was used primarily as a staging post for military aircraft. Other nation's air forces also used it as a stopover. The base was finally closed down on 31 March 1976.


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Today was the big day! WA State Champs. We got up really early (5am) to get the trailer packed up for the weekend. Everything was frozen, and it was really cold but with clear skies. We got to Pacfic Raceways in Kent at around 8am and it was freezin' COLD.
I got out and did a practice lap and right away I knew that this was going to be a fast course, lots of pavement and flat grass sections. There were 3 challenging uphill sections. I was able to ride the first on once in the pratice lap but decided in the race to run it because I felt it was less energy used. The other uphill sections were ridable with a little extra effort.
I raced at 11am, unfortuntaly the turn out for the 1/2 women was pretty poor. Not sure why the State Champ race is always the smallest turnout. It is a bit frustrating, I really would like to see the States be the biggest turnout of all the races. Every category today was about half the normal size.
It was Ann Knapp, Jadine Rolcik and myself on the line for the 1/2 women. So we were all happy knowing we were all on the podium, even before the race began.
The gun went off and I decided to try to give it everything I had on the start so that I could get a gap going into the first technical section. I was successful, and got a small gap on Ann so I kept up the effort. I hit the first run up, and my legs felt so cold. I didn't put enough leg balm on and my skin was stinging. I should have worn knee warms or more leg balm. Lession learned.
I felt good though, so I am happy to be back and feeling strong again. After a couple laps I decided to back it down a little to conserve some energy for tomorrow's MFG race. I settled in and and held my lead to finish in 1st with Ann in 2nd and Jadine in 3rd (who raced 3 races today, crazy women).
My son Holden raced today also and won his category so we both are State Champs. He was so excited to get to stand on top of the podium.
My husband Chad was in a group of 5 or 6 Cat 1/2 Master men, he rode a great race and finished in a strong 5th place. 3 podium finished for the Berg family!! So awesome!!
What a great day, I will write in the update for tomorrow's race when it is over. The series title is on the line so tomorrow is an important day.


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Lake Life
2230 W Choctaw Dr, London, OH 43140
$219,900 | 4 Bed | 2 Bath | 2,340 SqFt | MLS# 216006308
Why We Love It
1. Choctaw Lake. A private lake community located 30 minutes from downtown Columbus and 45 minutes from downtown Dayton; it's close enough for a daily commute but far enough removed from the daily grind. Homes in this neighborhood can run the gamut from $140,000 starter homes to custom built homes well over $600,000... there is something for everyone. The draw for most residents is the very popular and active Lake Choctaw, with activities already scheduled for 2016 including fireworks, 4 concerts, a fishing tournament, and so much more. The community has 24 hour security monitoring; a feature that visitors are made immediately aware of as they pass the guard shack located at the main entrance.
2. The Great Room. From the exposed rafters of the A-Frame construction down to the beautifully updated floors, this space easily lives up to the expectations created by calling this a "Great Room". It is a large room with enough square footage to host gatherings but can easily be sectioned into different sitting spaces to remain cozy when it's just you and a good book ... and the built-in bookcase can serve as a decorating alcove or it could be arranged to be a perfect spot to hang your television. A large loft area sits atop the staircase and thanks to the open baluster railings, it feels just like an extension of the room below. Those of you who might be a little budget conscious can take note of the wood-burning stove that keeps our homeowners warm and toasty all winter long.
3. The Double Lot. You get a little breathing room outside because your double lot comes close to measuring out as a full acre in size and is covered by a nice canopy of mature trees. The large 3 car garage will probably be a focal point for many of our potential buyers as it give you place to store your toys for the lake, wrench on your automobiles, create a workshop, or just park all of your vehicles with a spot for your boat or camper next to the garage. We should also mention that the garage has 220 electric and a wood-burning stove too. There is even a stream running on the side of the property and great spot for a vegetable garden.
What You Need To Know
Updated in the past 5 years: Furnace, air conditioner, hot water tank, flooring, kitchen and bath updates.
The first thing you notice as you pull up to the home is the huge yard. That's because the home is situated on not one, but two lots and they measure at just a little under a full acre (approx. .87 acre). This leaves you plenty of room for outdoor activities - cookouts, football, gardening, etc. - and the large 3 car garage gives you room to store all your lake toys.
The home has been modified for wheelchair accessibility (ask us for more details) and features a ramp leading to the front door. The gentle incline makes it an easy ascent for everyone and there are steps leading to the side (kitchen) door as well.
Entering the front door, you step into the amazing great room we detailed above. Soaring ceilings, exposed rafters, warm wood tones, custom built-ins, a wood-burning stove, and tons of space highlight this focal point of the home. Your path can lead back (two beds and a bath), up (loft and a bedrooms), or to the right (kitchen and owner's suite). We'll go right...
This direction takes you to the extremely large eat-in kitchen with a cooktop island; it was remodeled just a few years ago. The functional layout of the cooking space is very efficient and there is space for seating at the island as well. The eat-in area of this room affords you options for a large table, a hutch, or something more creative if you have the inclination. A bay window looks out to the front and you also have doors to the outside and basement located here.
Double doors lead to a first floor owner's suite that also has full glass French patio doors leading to a deck. See the wall that the bed abuts? On the other side of it is your very deep walk-in closet with plenty of light coming from its own window. Our homeowners realized most of their dirty laundry was located in their bedroom so the brought the washer and dryer up from the basement and placed them in the large en-suite (also handicap accessible).
If we venture deeper into the great room, we find two more bedrooms and another full bathroom. Wrapped with more warm wood tones, one of these bedroom would make an excellent study or office if you don't require 4 bedrooms.
That's because upstairs is you'll find a HUGE guest bedroom that could fit multiple beds if you're looking create a bunk room feel. Getting to this bedroom takes you through the open loft that overlooks the entire great room. Options for this area are limited only by your imagination because it could serve any number of possibilities.
The Choctaw Lake community is active and you'll likely find yourself spending a lot more time outdoors that most of your friends. You can walk to lake for boating or fishing, head to the park for some exercise, and attend the many activities on the schedule. Many people view buying their home here secondary to buying into the lifestyle change it can bring them.
Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed.


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- • 69 5-star hotels from 93 USD per night
- • 136 4-star hotels from 75 USD per night
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What to see around WalloonHere are some recommended places to see in the surrounding area:
- • Ipswich Art Gallery (5.7 mi/9.2 km from the city center)
- • Workshops Rail Museum (5.7 mi/9.2 km from the city center)
- • Ipswich Civic Centre (5.7 mi/9.2 km from the city center)
- • Ipswich City Square (5.8 mi/9.3 km from the city center)
- • Ipswich Show Society (6 mi/9.6 km from the city center)
When to visit WalloonWondering what time of year to travel or what should be on your packing list? Here are some typical temperatures so you'll know what to expect for your trip:
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- • January-March: 89°F day, 63°F night
- • April-June: 83°F day, 44°F night
- • July-September: 79°F day, 41°F night
- • October-December: 90°F day, 53°F night
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Cleaveland/Price is a manufacturer with a diverse portfolio of switch, motor operators, RTUs, and power monitor products. The company offers substation class group operated switches to 345 kV and hookstick operated switches for various applications. Seismic qualified (IEEE Standard 693) switches have been tested to 2.5 ZPA. Motor operators are available for any manufacturer's switch in overhead, padmount, and underground use. Our LineScope® overhead line sensor provides accurate current and voltage measurement and as well as detailed power quality data through 138 kV.
Brands: Cleaveland/Price, Quick Install Switches, LineScope®, CommBridge, Reliatronics, ADMO, Superwhip, ReliaVac®, UAD, PAD, V2-C, LCO-C, RL-C, DB-C, DB-CA, TP-C2, RP-C, TP-D2, CB-C, CB-A, ILO-C, RBI, RBO-C
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The LineScope® system consists of three conductor-mount LineProbe sensors and a data consolidating RTU that can be housed in a CommBridge communication node, a customer's communication node, or integrated into a Cleaveland/Price ADMO or PTAD switch controller.
The consolidating RTU outputs 60Hz line voltage value with 0.5% accuracy, current with 0.5% accuracy, peak fault current, fault direction, watts, VAR, power angle, and line temperature. THD is calculated to the 11th harmonic. The LineScope detects transient and permanent faults, and anomalies of short duration. COMTRADE files are created.
Applications for the LineScope® include:
The LineScope® uses no proprietary software or communication format and will integrate seamlessly into DNP 3.0 SCADA and smart grid systems.
"Quick Install" switches are unitized phase-over-phase switches that address issues that customers have with other transmission switch designs. Torsional "windup" of the vertical operating pipe between phases causes the three pole units to operate out of sync, making the switch difficult to get into adjustment when mounted on tall transmission poles.
Cleaveland/Price has designed the "Quick Install" switches with "push-pull" interphase linkage so that the three pole units always move in unison, regardless of the length of the vertical operating pipe. The switch ships from the factory with the three phases mounted to a common base and all interphase linkage installed and the switch correctly adjusted. The switch stays in adjustment after installation, just as it was tested and operated at the factory.
The switches are available in 2-way and 3-way configurations at 69 kV, 115 kV, and 138 kV. Single way unitized switches are available up to 230 kV. "Quick Install" switches install on a pole with a single crane lift, reducing installation time. Switches are supplied with ReliaVac vacuum interrupters and available with BT-T motor operators for SCADA integration.


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It's been a tough year for Cochlear, but chief executive Chris Roberts, for one, has never lost the faith. When the company announced its interim result back in February, he stated emphatically: 'I know that when you see these [sales] charts again after the second half, you'll agree that Cochlear is a growth company.'
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Four Dog Titanium Heat Diffuser allows the user to bake using the Four Dog 5 pcs cook set or other camp cook sets.
It also allows the user to fry using Snow Peak fry pan/lids from the SP900 and or SP1400
5" in daimeter x 3/4" tall, weight 32 grams
Will nest in the;
Made with .013 thick CP2 Titanium
Cost $ 18.00 ppd
Made right here in St Francis, MN USA
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The Solo Titan is a great "twiggy" stove but the heat can be way too much over the chimney for anything but boiling water. For cooking - eggs, sausage, chops, potatoes, even chili - you need a diffuser. This 4 dog model is light, tough as nail, and fits perfectly under my Banks Fry-Back pan. Now, cooking ... not boiling.
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I've been doing lots of baking on my backpacking stove and this works perfect to keep food from burning. This is lightweight and fits in pot for packing.
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