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IRS Rules: Grandfathered Health Insurance Plans
A "grandfathered plan" is a group health plan in existence as of March 23, 2010 (the date Health Care Reform was signed into law) that has not made certain significant changes that either reduce benefits or increase out-of-pocket costs for individuals covered under the plan. (The date a particular employee joins a plan does not necessarily reflect the date the plan was created. New employees and new family members can be added to grandfathered group plans after March 23, 2010.)
Why is Grandfathered Status Significant?
Grandfathered plans do not have to comply with certain requirements under Health Care Reform. However, a plan may lose its "grandfathered" status if it makes certain significant changes. If a plan loses its grandfathered status, it will need to come into compliance with those requirements from which it was previously exempt.
A health plan must disclose in its plan materials whether it considers itself to be a grandfathered plan and provide certain other information in the Disclosure of Grandfathered Status.
Requirements for Grandfathered Plans
Key Requirements That DO Apply to Grandfathered Plans
Many of the changes under Health Care Reform apply to all plans, regardless of grandfathered status. Key requirements that grandfathered group health plans must comply with include:
90-Day Limit on Waiting Periods. In plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, group health plans may not apply any waiting period that exceeds 90 days. A waiting period is the period of time that must pass before coverage for an employee or dependent who is otherwise eligible to enroll under the terms of the plan can become effective.
Dependent Coverage to Age 26. Grandfathered group health plans that offer dependent coverage must continue to make the coverage available until a child reaches the age of 26, unless the adult child has another offer of employer-based coverage (such as through his or her job). Beginning in 2014, a child up to age 26 can stay on the parent's plan even if the adult child is eligible to enroll in another employer-sponsored health plan.
Elimination of Preexisting Condition Exclusions. Group health plans cannot limit or deny benefits or deny coverage for a child younger than age 19 on the basis of a preexisting condition (a health problem that developed before the child applied to join the plan). Effective for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, this rule applies to both children and adults.
Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Rebates. Employers who sponsor group health plans and receive rebates, as a result of insurance companies not meeting specific standards related to how premium dollars are spent, may be responsible for distributing the rebates to eligible plan enrollees annually.
No Lifetime or Annual Limits. Group health plans may not impose lifetime limits on coverage of "essential health benefits." Annual limits on essential health benefits are prohibited for plans issued or renewed beginning January 1, 2014. Until then, annual limits are being phased out according to the limits set by law.
Prohibition on Rescission of Coverage. Group health plans are not permitted to rescind health coverage (meaning declare the coverage invalid from the time of enrollment), except in the case of fraud or intentional misrepresentation by a person covered under the plan.
Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC). Effective for plan years and open enrollment periods beginning on or after September 23, 2012, group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group coverage are required to provide participants and beneficiaries with a summary of benefits and coverage at several points during the enrollment process and upon request.
Key Requirements That DO NOT Apply to Grandfathered Plans
Grandfathered group health plans are not required to comply with certain changes under Health Care Reform, including requirements relating to:
Coverage of Preventive Services Without Cost-Sharing
Essential Health Benefits Coverage
Guaranteed Availability and Renewability of Coverage and Limits on Premium Variations
Providing Certain Internal Appeals and External Review Rights
Selection of Health Care Providers and Access to Emergency Care
Maintaining Grandfathered Status
Employers and group health plans are allowed to make "routine" changes without losing grandfathered status, such as cost adjustments to keep pace with medical inflation, adding new benefits, making modest adjustments to existing benefits, or making changes to comply with state or other federal laws. Note that premium changes are not taken into account when determining whether or not a plan is grandfathered.
Plans may lose "grandfathered" status if they make significant changes that reduce benefits or increase costs for those enrolled in the plan. In order to maintain grandfathered status, group health plans:
Cannot Significantly Cut or Reduce Benefits. For example, if a plan decides to no longer cover care for people with diabetes, cystic fibrosis or HIV/AIDS.
Cannot Raise Co-Insurance Charges. Typically, co-insurance requires a patient to pay a fixed percentage of a charge (for example, 20% of a hospital bill). Grandfathered plans cannot increase this percentage.
Cannot Significantly Raise Co-Payment Charges. Frequently, plans require patients to pay a fixed-dollar amount for doctor's office visits and other services. Compared with the copayments in effect on March 23, 2010, grandfathered plans will be able to increase those co-pays by no more than the greater of $5 (adjusted annually for medical inflation) or a percentage equal to medical inflation plus 15 percentage points. For example, if a plan raises its copayment from $30 to $50 over the next 2 years, it will lose its grandfathered status.
Cannot Significantly Raise Deductibles. Many plans require patients to pay the first bills they receive each year (for example, the first $500, $1,000, or $1,500 a year). Compared with the deductible required as of March 23, 2010, grandfathered plans can only increase these deductibles by a percentage equal to medical inflation plus 15 percentage points.
Cannot Significantly Lower Employer Contributions. Many employers pay a portion of their employees' premium for insurance and this is usually deducted from their paychecks. Grandfathered plans cannot decrease the percent of premiums the employer pays by more than 5 percentage points (for example, decrease their own share and increase the workers' share of premium from 15% to 25%).
Cannot Add or Tighten an Annual Limit on What the Insurer Pays. Some insurers cap the amount that they will pay for covered services each year. If they want to retain their status as grandfathered plans, plans cannot tighten any annual dollar limit in place as of March 23, 2010. Moreover, plans that do not have an annual dollar limit cannot add a new one unless they are replacing a lifetime dollar limit with an annual dollar limit that is at least as high as the lifetime limit (which is more protective of high-cost enrollees).
May Change Insurance Companies. An employer with a group health plan can switch plan administrators as well as buy insurance from a different insurance company without losing grandfathered status—provided the plan does not make any of the prohibited changes to its cost or benefits structure.
Additional Requirements to Maintain Grandfathered Status—Disclosure and Recordkeeping
To maintain status as a grandfathered health plan, a group health plan must include a statement indicating the plan believes it is a grandfathered plan, along with contact information for questions and complaints, in any plan materials provided to a participant or beneficiary describing the benefits provided under the plan. The U.S. Department of Labor provides a model notice that may be used to satisfy this requirement.
In addition, to maintain status as a grandfathered health plan, a plan must maintain records documenting the terms of the plan that were in effect on March 23, 2010, and any other documents necessary to verify, explain, or clarify its status as a grandfathered health plan. Such documents could include plan documents, certificates or contracts of insurance, summary plan descriptions (SPDs), documentation of premiums or the cost of coverage, and documentation of required employee contribution rates. These records must be maintained for as long as the plan takes the position that it is a grandfathered health plan.
Additional Resources
Interim Final Rules (and Amendment to Interim Final Rules)
Model Notice (Disclosure of Grandfathered Status)
Nondiscrimination and Health Care Reform
Special Update: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued Notice 2011-1, which delays the requirement under the Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that certain insured group health plans comply with the requirements of Internal Revenue Code Section 105(h)(2), prohibiting discrimination in favor of highly compensated individuals.
According to the notice, compliance with the nondiscrimination provisions will not be required (and thus, any sanctions for failure to comply do not apply) until after regulations or other administrative guidance of general applicability has been issued. In order to provide insured group health plan sponsors time to implement any changes required as a result of the regulations or other guidance, it is anticipated that the guidance will not apply until plan years beginning a specified period after issuance.
For the latest information regarding the timing of these requirements, employers are encouraged to contact the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (866-444-3272) or the IRS (800-829-4933).
Nondiscrimination Requirements for Insured Plans Under the Affordable Care Act Delayed
Although the IRS has delayed compliance for fully-insured plans, the Affordable Care Act, as enacted in March 2010, extended the requirements of Internal Revenue Code Section 105(h)(2), which prohibit discrimination in favor of highly compensated individuals by self-insured medical reimbursement plans, to certain fully-insured plans. In order to comply with these requirements, the Affordable Care Act provided that rules "similar" to the nondiscrimination rules that currently apply to self-insured plans (relating to nondiscriminatory eligibility and benefits) shall apply to insured plans. These requirements do not apply to grandfathered plans.


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Dr. Haneyeh Belyani
Psychologist in St. Pauls - Registered 6+ Years
1 Snow Hill Court
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Hello. I'm Haneyeh Belyani. I'm a chartered and registered counselling psychologist - I assist individuals with their emotional wellbeing. I have private sector experience as a counselling psychologist. My focus includes depression, Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), as well as the particular difficulties encountered by men and women.
What to ExpectAn initial assessment appointment helps you to discover if you are comfortable with me, share what troubles you, ask questions, understand confidentiality, and determine if therapy may benefit you. Please use a contact option on the right to book a preliminary assessment session in St. Pauls, London, Dagenham or City of London, London.
Counselling centres on listening to you, and assisting you. You decide which issue concerning your early years or adulthood you explore. The objective of counselling is to help you to speak about a problem and find a solution which is right for you.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (England and Wales) recommends counselling for depression.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (England and Wales) recommends counselling for depression.
Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR)
Eye movement desensitisation reprocessing guides your eye motions to affect how your mind processes information. The procedure endeavours to reprocess your frozen traumatic memories. The objective of eye movement desensitisation reprocessing is to desensitise your upsetting memories.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (England and Wales) indicates eye movement desensitisation reprocessing for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (England and Wales) indicates eye movement desensitisation reprocessing for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Psychology is interested in you and your mind, emotions and actions. It offers you psychological interventions and mental health support. The intention of psychological therapy is to help you ease symptoms.
Qualifications Timeline
Introduction to Theory and Practice of Compassionate Focused Therapy
Compassionate Mind Foundation (UK)
Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR)
Richman Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) Training (UK)
|Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registered Counselling Psychologist
|British Psychological Society (BPS) Chartered Counselling Psychologist
Psychotherapeutic and Counselling Psychology
University of Surrey (UK)
Haneyeh abides by the Code of Ethics and Conduct of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Standards of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
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My Consulting Address is in easy reach ofSt. Pauls, Farringdon, Barbican, Chancery Lane, Clerkenwell, Blackfriars, Fleet Street, Temple, Mansion House, Square Mile, Moorgate, South Bank, City of London, Cannon Street, Bank, Finsbury, Holborn, London Bridge, Monument, Old Street
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Nearest London Underground Tube Stations
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Vancouver, also known as Hollywood North thanks to the multitude of American TV shows and movies (like Twilight) that are filmed there, has sent many of its denizens to the to the big and small screens. Such was the case for Jessica Lowndes, who got her first major break in 2005 with a guest spot on the series Masters of Horror, which was filmed in her hometown.
When she finished high school, Jessica Lowndes booked a one-way ticket to L.A. with plans to make it big in Hollywood. After a recurring role on Greek and Ryan Murphy's Pretty Handsome, the actress landed a recurring role on the reboot of 90210, a show that promised to bring rich kids problems to the next generation.
Lowndes surprisingly genuine portrayal of a rich teen starlet hooked on drugs became an audience favorite. Despite the overall fluffiness of the show, Lowndes' performance was particularly engaging, thanks to her preparation for the role. "I talked to real addicts actually going through it," said Lowndes. "I was in touch with a rehab center up in Vancouver. I talked to other addicts, other friends of mine who recovered from certain things. I wrote down little details of what they did when they were high, like tapping their fingers, and I added that into a scene. As much as I researched it, I was still scared every scene before, because I didn't want to look stupid, and I didn't want to make a mockery of it, because it's such a serious issue."
Thanks to the popularity of her character, producers decided to sign Lowndes on as a regular cast member, and she's been making the show more bearable for boyfriends to sit through ever since.
Jessica Lowndes seems to be following in the footsteps of Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester who is trying to balance her career on a hit show with a burgeoning music career. Lowndes performs her own material on 90210, independently producing her own tracks and licensing them to the show, most prominently, with the song "Goodbye." While she's currently working with music producers around the world, there's no news yet on whether or not she has plans to release an album.
Up until now, Jessica Lowndes was best known by the teen set, along with all the 20- and 30-something women out there who claim to watch the reboot of 90210 for the sake of nostalgia. But her cover photo on the July issue of FHM in the UK is about to change all that. In the photo, the actress shows off her curves in a skimpy metallic gold bathing suit, and inside doesn't disappoint other, with photos of the starlet sprawled out in different swimsuits and lingerie."I have a lingerie addiction," Lowndes told the magazine. "I have three drawers full of lingerie at home, and I have already been lingerie shopping in London even though I should be going out and buying more practical clothes… I just can't help myself; it makes me feel pretty and sexy." We see absolutely nothing wrong with that.


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The character of a person's life is formed from a series of choices. No one life has ever been fully dictated by their environment; at least, not one who is capable of choosing. And of all the decisions we make, every one falls into one of two categories:
1) Self control
2) External control
The most successful people in history have opted for self-control. If you can control your response to any given situation, there is no need for anyone or anything else to control you. If the purpose of life is to be free, as it is presumed, and freedom is attained through responsibility, then self-control is the only means to achieve a purposeful life, or a successful relationship.
The least successful people rely on external control for whatever they get. Instead of creating their fate through well thought out decisions, the least successful are completely at the whim of those who hope to control them. The concept of freedom for these types is freedom from responsibility, which is self-defeating, because freedom is the state of total responsibility. The harder people cling to external control, the less freedom they have and the more freedom they want. Sound familiar? It describes about 95% of relationships today.
Virtue, Vice, and Human Nature
Self control relies on invisible traits inside of you, known as virtue, while external control relies on outside pressure. Self-controllers have to build measures of wisdom, integrity, reliability, courage, persistence, faith, and so forth to respond positively to life as it unfolds. Externally controlled people insist that virtue is not required to live freely, and so count on outside factors to provide freedom. But always, for the external, there remains a fallacy; that freedom can be found outside of responsibility and virtue.
Freedom is self-directed, and enslavement is externally directed. Many people claim to be free because they choose their lifestyle, but if a person chooses to be controlled by an external source, that is the freedom to be a slave. The irony is that more people than not claim to be free though their vices. Vices are the opposite of virtue. Whereas virtue begets freedom, vice breeds restriction. Both virtue and vice come through free will, but virtue's decision is to be free, and vice's is to be controlled. Virtue is the master of need, while vice is the slave of desire.
Human beings have needs just the same as any other creature in nature. And when needs are met, any given creature can be assured a reasonable level of health, satisfaction, security, and happiness. Look at the birds, butterflies, bears and bees. These animals mostly lack provisions for a day in advance, yet they all have a quality of life that remains unfathomable to humans. We, on the other hand, have all the food and shelter in the world, in our culture at least, yet we pine for the quality of life that the simplest animals maintain. Even without knowing where their next meal is coming from, animals have what they need. Even with knowing where our next year of meals will come from, we humans seem to lack what we need. If peace is a condition of satisfied needs, humans can be considered the neediest animals on the planet. But with a creature so incredibly capable, how is it that we find ourselves in constant want?
For other animals who aren't so highly socialized, to rely on external sources, apart from the earliest stages of life, is a death sentence. But because of how socially complex and industrialized we have become, we can exist for a lifetime relying on external sources. Even though we have providers for food and health and communication, and every physical need, we remain highly dysfunctional as groups and individuals. When needs are met, people and groups function. When needs go unmet, there is dysfunction. Whereas animals who eschew self control die, humans subject themselves to abject misery. Nowhere is this more evident than our relationships.
Our relationships are so dysfunctional that most marriages end up in divorce or decay. Is that because we are not designed for monogamy, or is it because we are in need of some missing elements? Do we falter in marriage because of a genetic handicap, or is it because we allow ourselves to be controlled by external forces?
How Birth Control Defeats Self Control
Relationships are the most important arenas of decision making because they are where new life comes from. When we rule ourselves by virtue and for the benefit of our families and communities, relationships are a lifelong source of intimacy and healing love. When we succumb to the illusion of freedom found in vice, like lust, gluttony, etc., relationships become an entirely different thing. Instead of being free together through virtue, most partners end up as the proverbial "ball and chain" to one another's want for vice. One aspect of our relationships that starves us of meaning and purpose is the way we approach sexuality and new life.
If you live in 21st century America, you might think birth is a no brainer; we aim to control and prevent new life, which appears to serve some purpose. Externally. But with a thing so powerful (and precious) as new life, how we respond to it makes a difference. How we respond to our sexuality is the greatest indicator of how we will fare in relationships. People who respond to new life by controlling their actions build virtue, which supports new life and satisfies the needs of a relationship. These people are free. But this is not the common practice today.
More often than not, people seek external control of their sexuality by birth control. It seems a perfectly normal and rational thing to do, but only inasmuch as one denies our nature. The tacit statement in taking birth control is, "I cannot control my self. I need technology to do that for me." Whereas the couple who strives for virtue and self control grow closer through sex, externally controlled couples are ripped asunder. Birth controllers pretend they no longer have to respond to life because they have outsmarted God, or nature. But life is the defining aspect of nature, and so to cheat it is to also cheat our selves.
Since a large part of our nature is the unseen world of virtue, life plays an integral role in shaping virtue, thereby satisfying the needs of a human. Think of all the dependability, courage, responsibility, discipline, faith, perseverance and commitment it takes to lovingly raise a family. The common purpose of family life, and the common challenges in family, are extraordinary in how they satisfy our needs as humans; how they bring us together; and how we grow together through them. But when the needs of humans are supposed to be entirely physical, when our invisible nature is ignored, birth control seems like a no-brainer. If sex is good, then unlimited sex without consequence should be even better, so it is thought. Birth control allows for free sex, right? But "free" is a word that describes the state of satisfied needs, in order to live naturally, as most creatures do. In this sense, the sex we have through birth control is totally restrictive to our relationships and the development of virtue.
The Importance of Your Sexual Freedom
So many people have fallen for the simplest and most enduring fallacy that freedom can be gained through external control, and that is why we are completely restricted in relationships today. How can a person love freely if they decide to withhold their power to create new life? Is not the potential to create human life the greatest power we possess? And if that power is reserved in the act of sex, how can a person pretend to love freely?
Birth control mocks the beautiful gift of free, total, faithful and fruitful sex in marriage. Its convenience is alluring, but mark these words: birth control will be the death of your relationship. It opposes virtue in all aspects. It turns the celebration of life that is sex into a fearful and faithless mockery. Whereas free and faithful sex between marriage partners brings each one closer to the other until death, incomplete sex picks couples apart until they have nothing left to give each other.
Think of sex like a pitcher, and love as water. The incompleteness of sex allows love and virtue to drain out, slowly but surely, until there is no use in a couple coming to a well together again. If love cannot be retained and generated, there is nothing that can keep a couple together. Love in totality is what keeps couples together, and when aspects of love are withheld in any way, vitality escapes the relationship through cracks and chips.
The difference between self-controllers and birth controllers is that the former responds to life; the latter attempts to manipulate life. Couples who practice self-control pay attention to the natural rhythms of life and respond to it by building virtue. During the week of fertility, a self-controlling couple practices discipline, commitment, and sacrificial love by refraining from sex. Considering that this week of fertility is the greatest period of arousal and mutual attraction, expressing love in other ways is a challenge that brings couples together in creative ways, which test their character.
In choosing self-control, couples are brought together to communicate about their long-term goals, their needs, and their plans. Ideally there would be health enough and resources to provide for a new baby at any time, but during periods of illness or financial instability, bringing in a new life may not be the best for a family. Self-control acknowledges that life is sacred, and through the week of sexual sacrifice, a couple is brought closer together in their mutual purpose of happiness, prosperity, solvency and stability. They are brought together through sacrificial love, and virtue. Their attraction and respect for one another is renewed, and their common goals, wants and needs are brought to the table each month. Self-controllers don't abuse the power of sex, and moreover, that power is revered and honored in each other.
No such benefits present themselves to birth controllers. Instead of responding to the natural rhythms of life, as humanity has done since time immemorial, birth controllers reject the gift of life and all the virtue that comes from responding to it. They indulge in the pleasure of sex regardless of their needs, or life itself. Birth controllers do not see life as any benefit outside of their wants, and if life does not fit in with what they want, they will suppress it regardless of what good life brings.
Birth controllers decide that they don't have room in life for life, and so they agree to manipulate their nature instead of controlling their actions. But our nature is designed specifically for us, just the same as any other creature. And the more we know of our nature, the more of our needs we can satisfy, and the more functional we can be as individuals, couples, and groups. To deny the most significant part of our nature, the part that creates new life, is to reject the possibility of being happy and whole like creatures in nature.
Whereas self-controllers grow in respect, reverence, appreciation, admiration, intimacy, faith, and sacrificial love, birth controllers become enslaved by vice to their demise. If you want a happy and whole relationship, think heavily on your nature as a human being; reflect on your deepest needs; question what has become normal; and ask what you are really capable of. Chances are, it's a whole lot more than you imagine.


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You have piles of bills and statements stacked high on your desk you are going to "file later" and you have more manila files labeled "to be filed" than ones you actually have in use. Sound familiar to anyone? I have an eco-friendly product to help get you organized in no time.
I mentioned the example above, because that is where I could get caught up in the organization train, but you could file recipes, favorite school projects of your kids, or your kids could use them for their back-to-school needs. Either way, the Naked Binder offers an eco-friendly option for your family to consider when purchasing binders. I ended up using mine to organize my blog documents and love that they are color coded so I grab, let's say, the red binder and I know what's inside.
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Naked Binders are made with recycled materials, for example the Project Binders I reviewed are made of 97% post consumer waste and 3% recycled materials. The binders themselves are 100% recyclable. The colored binding is made of 100% cotton book binding cloth and is applied with a water based glue to add color and protection. You can order binders individually, in a set or save even more by ordering a box of 24 (perfect for heavy duty reorganization and for businesses).
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Our Eco Binders [are] manufactured in the United States with waste paper from the state of Connecticut. The Project Binder is far stronger than a vinyl binder. The hinge is an integral part of the binder, not a separate piece. An independent testing laboratory confirmed that the hinges are strong when they ran flex tests of over 50,000 openings and closings with no visible change. That's sustainable!
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The only point of criticism I would have is that there are no pockets to slide things into in the front or back like plastic binders. But this would be near impossible to do with recycled paper materials without it ripping. So you can either clip loose papers on the front or back of the binder or purchase a paper or plastic binder pocket to place inside the binder. UPDATE: I was just informed that a clip-in binder pocket will be available by the end of the month!
And I can't end my review without mentioning the fantastic craft ideas I had! Because it's made of recycled materials you can write on the binders in pen or marker, or make them beautiful by gluing and/or decoupaging paper or fabric onto them. What a fun way to personalize your files and the perfect way for your kids to add their own unique touch to their binders and have a safe outlet for self expression. Magazine clips would be particularly popular with teens and preteens and no one else in school will have one like theirs!
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Kansas City Chiefs: Should the Team Pursue Richard Sherman?
Should the Kansas City Chiefs make a run at cornerback Richard Sherman as the Seahawks are clearly looking to move him?
For the past two years the Kansas City Chiefs have finished just a few plays short of an AFC title shot. What if the difference in those games is another elite cornerback opposite Marcus Peters?
We know that Philip Gaines cannot be the answer after a dreadful 2016. Current starter Terrance Mitchell is really unknown at this point having played in only a few games. He played at a high level, but if the Chiefs put too much stock in him, he could turn into another Marcus Cooper. The draft has three to four corners that could start Week1. That also means using a first-round pick to get that player.
There is another option. Richard Sherman is on the market and everyone knows how he can impact a team. He has championship experience and knows how to play opposite another elite corner. His brashness and confidence could create a tandem that would have quarterbacks dreading the day they face Kansas City.
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There is no question that Sherman is a player that can immediately boost a defense. Now, how much would it cost?
Reports have surfaced (per NFL.com) that the Seahawks want a high draft pick along with a very good player in exchange for the corner. That is just the asking price. It can be negotiated to a very good player and a middle pick, or a high pick and a good player. For the Chiefs, the best option is a high pick and a good player. The problem is, Seattle needs corner help and they likely won't want Steven Nelson or Kenneth Acker. The "good" players the Chiefs can give up may not be appetizing to the Seahawks.
The Chiefs could use running back Charcandrick West and defensive lineman Allen Bailey. Running back is deep in this year's draft and West would likely be relegated to third string if he stayed. The emergence of Chris Jones basically drops Bailey out of a starting role in 2017. If the Chiefs offered a second-round pick plus a conditional 2018 pick in the third-to-fifth-round range, then Bailey or West might do.
There are other teams that have already shown interest. The Chiefs cannot afford to fall further behind the Patriots in the AFC. The reality of the trade is a long shot, but if Sherman goes to New England or Oakland without the Chiefs making a serious push, that's a problem.


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For those of you who remember, I had a hard drive that gave out on me a few weeks back. I finally got a chance to take a look at it, and I think I may be in luck.
Specifically, I first tried hooking it up as a external USB drive using a hard drive enclosure I picked up at Best Buy.
(Note to anyone who's in a similar position - make sure you figure out if you're dealing with a PATA/EIDE drive, which is the "old" connection that I was used to, or the newer SATA drive. I didn't even know the distinction and thus had to make two trips to Best Buy).
That didn't work, as it thought the drive was unformatted and couldn't read it. So I tried to move to the second step - connecting it as a slave. Unfortunately, I only have a single desktop at my disposal, and it uses SATA. Thus, I couldn't even slave my old hard drive to it.
Luckily, GetDataBack can be performed over the USB port, too. It just takes much longer. So, I downloaded the software, and left it running for about 24 hours. One problem I had with the software is that it gives a pop-up message when it encounters an error, but doesn't continue working until you click "IGNORE." So, in other words, I had to check up on the software constantly.
When it finally finished, I was able to view the majority of my files. GetDataBack let's you preview your files before purchasing the software key. I found that to be awesome - I'm glad to pay the $80 after seeing that a lot of my files were recovered.
And, I have a question for anyone that's got some experience with this. In addition to my files, I had a program on that hard drive to which I no longer have the CD + Key. Is there any way to find the license key through GetDataBack? Or a different approach? The program is an expensive one, though I no longer use it for work and thus could live without it...


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Friday, April 16, 2010
Carrots and Willow Trees
As a little experiment yesterday morning, I tried singing while I drew. I sang three songs and made three drawings. Then the telephone rang. I didn't answer it, of course. I rarely do. As handy as they are, I don't like telephones. I far prefer carrots. Then I did a fourth drawing: it was of a carrot, but not the usual kind — this carrot had its eyes closed, and was deep in thought. Because I'd been interrupted by the telephone, I forgot to sing while I drew it. To make up for it, I sang to it after it was done. The carrot's eyes stayed closed, but I knew it was listening. And then, to celebrate, I wrote a little carrot poem:
O, to be a carrot in a garden,
surrounded by other carrots that are silent
because it's been so long — so long
they've finally forgotten
what it means to be human.
Or maybe they do remember.
Yes, on the other hand,
maybe they do.
After which, I ruined my carrot drawing by adding a hairy core down the middle, effectively splitting its face and slicing its melancholy nose. Upside down, though, the carrot looks like a counter top cup holder.
The first song I sang was "Vincent." Paint your palette blue and gray, look out on a summer day, and so on. I ended up with a drawing of the trunks of two trees that had grown together:
After that, I switched to a sad song in Armenian, about a river and a willow tree:
And then I sang a song my mother used to like, and which I still do: "Once Upon a Time." Do you know it? Once upon a time, we sat beneath the willow tree, counting all the stars, waiting for the dawn. But that was once upon a time, and now the tree is gone.
All pretty silly, I guess. But, do you know what? If I were a carrot, it wouldn't be.
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9 comments:
- Momo Luna said...
Oh wow, how i dó love this post. It's so funny and a tiny little bit melancholy as well. Too bad i can't hear you singing, somehow i think that must be great. :-) And ofcourse the drawings are wonderful as ever.
Have a good weekend William, with lots of songs and no telephones ringing.
- April 16, 2010 at 7:02 AM
- Momo Luna said...
On the other hand; i can hear you singing. I hear it in my mind, a warm low voice, humming as well. :-D Great stuff isn't it, imagination?
- April 16, 2010 at 7:04 AM
- William Michaelian said...
It certainly is, and where would we be without it? Thanks, Momo Luna, and good wishes to you and yours.
- April 16, 2010 at 9:40 AM
- Wine and Words said...
Who'd a thunk that carrots came in white and purple too! I think they want everyone to know, that they are as human...of many colors.
- April 16, 2010 at 11:22 AM
- William Michaelian said...
Yes. And as a covenant, I will place my carrot in the clouds.... It's the least I can do.
- April 16, 2010 at 11:28 AM
- Janice said...
William this is a terrific post!!! I just love your drawings, as always and I so enjoy reading your thoughts and poems! Carrots are very smart too! They are born in the ground, but they so want to join humans above the earth, that they grow their green, leafy, hair above ground so that we can pull them out easily and let them join us in a song :)
- April 16, 2010 at 4:27 PM
- William Michaelian said...
Roots music! Thank you, Janice, I'm glad you like this silly-sentimental post....
- April 16, 2010 at 5:12 PM
- Elisabeth said...
Oh William. What will you come up with next? Now singing. I'd love to have been a fly on the wall during these compositions.
- April 16, 2010 at 11:17 PM
- William Michaelian said...
Well, Elisabeth, I'd rather you were here in human form, but if you can ever manage it, you're more than welcome.
And thank you for linking here from your fine post, Why I Write Autobiography.
- April 17, 2010 at 5:59 AM


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Senator Craig: Toilet Justice For GOP Hot Idaho Potato
Gosh yesterday it was Attorney General Gonzales and now the Republicans have a new hot potato – Idaho's Senator Craig! Yes we can all laugh that a conservative family values Republican, who is against Gays, is accused of being one and soliciting sex in a bathroom. But wait there is an escape for the Republicans! […]


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I have a new Garmin GPSMAP 78S that I am trying to get to work with Bluechart Vision maps for western europe. The maps I have at the moment is VEU704L, VEU709L, VEU710L and VEU454S. I have tried using the unlocker in combination with my GPS ID number, and to make the gmapsupp.unl file, but the GPS unit still says "failed to unlock maps".
So what I've done: I have downloaded the maps which is called gmapsupp.img (small caps). I then put the map series number (e.g. 314) and GPS ID number into the unlocker to generate a code, which I paste into notepad and with having no additional characters or spaces I save as gmapsupp.unl (small caps). I then copy both files to the garmin folder on my GPS unit (it has 1.7GB internal memory).
I have ordered a 2GB micro SD card, but it has not yet arrived, so if it is possibly easier to do this from micro SD, then I can try that.
Please help me! What am I doing wrong? Maybe the step by step guide was to simplified for an idiot like me to follow?
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Money can't replace Test glory, Deans warns
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans warned players mulling lucrative overseas offers that they would face lifelong regrets if they put money ahead of their Test careers.
Deans told Digby Ioane and Hugh McMeniman, who have reportedly received offers to pay club rugby in Japan, thast they should think carefully before walking away from the national team.
Deans said rising stars Ioane, 23, and McMeniman, 25, both had the potential for long careers with the Wallabies.
"They're just getting started so I think they would rue the day they left if they did leave," he said.
"There is so much in front of them right now in terms of opportunity and you only get one crack."
The Australian Rugby Union has a policy of not selecting players from outside the country's four Super 14 teams for the Wallabies, meaning Ioane and McMeniman would be ineligible for the national team if they played abroad.
"I wouldn't want them to be in the position of looking back and regretting a short-term decision or one that was motivated by short-term gain or pecuniary gain, that doesn't have a lot of meaning," Deans said.
Ioane and McMeniman have been Australia's stand out players at Super 14 level this year playing for the Queensland Reds.
They are reportedly being pursued by Japanese club Suntory, which is coached by former Wallabies and Reds coach Eddie Jones.
The cash-strapped Australian Rugby Union cannot match rich offers from overseas but Deans said they should consider how they would feel once their playing days were over and they were reflecting on their careers.
He said even if they went offshore on a two-year deal, there would be no guarantee of a spot with the Wallabies when they returned.
"Obviously others will fill that space and tend to seize that opportunity," he said.
The Wallabies are hoping to retain the pair for the 2011 World Cup.
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Only 2 Problems With ADHD Meds: Diagnosis & Treatment
Are you tired of feeling lost with medication challenges? Let's take Reality-Based next steps to correct current insufficient maps and stay off the rocks – and together spread the word on the complexity of ADHD challenges. Improved targets and medication management do matter – every day.
ADHD, OCD and Anxiety Video Passes 24,000 Hits
I've been teaching my colleagues about the Reality details in this ADHD, OCD and Anxiety video since 1996 when I first recognized the prefrontal cortical imbalances associated with Executive Dysfunction: Cognitive Anxiety. No, you won't find Cognitive Anxiety in the DSM 4 or 5, those antique maps are outdated by about 20 years of brain studies. No, in 1996 we didn't call these mind-details Executive Dysfunction, but we did call this one Cognitive, Thinking Anxiety – even back then.
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FYI: Cognitive Anxiety is the single most often missed subset of Executive Dysfunction I've been reporting on since the start up of CorePsych in 2006. Yesterday this video passed 19,000 hits on YouTube – it looks like many more are paying attention, actually thinking about thinking.
Take a look, stay off those real life-circumstances rocks, look for these improved markers in any ADHD fog. Think Executive Dysfunction and you find yourself much closer to reality – to channels that will take you home.
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It is my birthday tomorrow. I am over twenty, but less than thirty years of age. Throughout my twenties, I have been to countless of concerts, and have been adding major festivals to that list as well. So here it is world, my resolution is to go to all the major North American music festivals […]
i feel like i just broke up
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But instead of it being my boyfriend, it was with my city. I've met someone else, I don't love you anymore.
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I was fooling around with the stock screener on Reuters and came up w/ the following criteria: [more]
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So, I'm not really into healthcare, but the recent announcements of Dems entering the 2008 political race makes me think we are going to have a Dem controlled congress and President. Too much hate for Bush and the corruption that's been seen lately (and probably well deserved). [more]
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So, I'm relatively new on the CAPS scene and I saw a post that said (and I'm paraphrasing, please forgive the attitude) "I've got a 10 bagger can you guess which one? I've done SO much research and put in so much time that I can't morally tell anyone which of my picks is a 10 bagger". [more]
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Holy cow. I can't believe how cheap this entire sector is. There are some posers out there, so pick carefully. [more]
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Thanks for fixing DUK! Awesome!
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I own DUK. It spun-off a new energy company called Spectra Energy (SE). Shareholders received free shares of Spectra with a reduced price of DUK. I don't know how CAPS will account for this, but right now it looks like I'm down over 40% to the S&P, when its been doing great! Argghhh!!
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May 24, 2011
Marathon Goal Acheived
This past weekend we participated in our first 1/2 marathon. That's 21K for those of you wondering. It was a beautiful course in Red Deer, AB. Here's a short video explaining how I feel before and after the run. I didn't know that Mike was in the background of the video for the ending so I laughed when I reviewed the shots.
Would I do it again? Maybe. Probably. Yes. Even after a post run massage I am still in a lot of pain. I now know what parts of my body need more training. I think I can take 20 minutes off my time in the future. I am not in the frame of mind that I could do a full marathon. Those people are crazy.
I never thought I'd be a runner. My chest always seared with pain after a light jog and my legs screamed "no" at me. Nothing comes without hard work. I trained. I got frustrated. I gave up a few times. In the end it was only myself who could get the job done.
I cried again as I went through the finish line on Sunday. I was proud of myself. I was proud of my husband. Yes. I'll definitely do it again. Just leave me alone for a week to heal please.
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- MelissaMay 24, 2011
Proud of you!! An inspiration for All!! And Thank Mike for the Laugh! XOReplyDelete
Nice work!!ReplyDelete
WTG Girl!!! you rock sister of mine!!! what an acheivement, love you both!!!ReplyDelete
Congrats, I couldn't of done it.ReplyDelete
Thanks again for the prizes you dropped off yesterday! We are using everything your brought us. The side of our fridge is a little more organized now with the post it holder. We use to just have a basket full of pens and packs of post its. Looks much better now.
I do think that the retracting tape measure is broken tho. I measured my waist and it was off by at least 10 inches from the last time I measured 5 years ago.......
- SueMay 28, 2011
Proud,proud, proud. You have the spirit!! I see that the pain didn't stop you from planning for more. It is kinda like childbirth the pain goes away and we need "another one" LOLReplyDelete
Hey Stephanie.....I think we bought our measuring tape at the same place, do you think it is too late to return the defective thing or not??
Ha haa ha guys. Maybe you should check your scales too. I hear they change over time too.ReplyDelete
Yes, the next run will be in July in Wainwright. Kinda addictive.


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Okay then Mr Crace, or should I say Crazy judging by this utter bilge you have written... I will answer your article (if you can call it that).
Tim Aker was (up until a couple of months ago) writing UKIP's 2015 manifesto, added to that the responsibilities of being a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).
He was then elected by the members of Thurrock to be UKIP's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the up-coming 2015 General Election.
Then UKIP's lovely Councillor Maggie O'Keefe-Ray died. Tim Aker was very close to Maggie and decided to, in her honour, stand for election to replace her.
So he was MEP, PPC, Councillor and writing the manifesto.
Obviously he had to much to do, and decided the best thing to do was hand over the finishing of the manifesto to Suzanne Evans so he could devote more time to his other duties.
This was the sensible thing to do, rather than taking on way too much.
As for the rest of your article I shall bite.
"In 2010 Ukip laid out its policies in a 486-page manifesto compiled by a few delinquent party activists."
No actually it was put together (poorly) by the previous Party leader Lord Pearson of Rannoch with 'Think Tank' research and hurriedly assembled research.
It was, as Nigel Farage said, "garbage", I became a UKIP supporter for the record in early 2012, when the 2010 manifesto had been disowned. I actually listened to what people are the party were saying, what they were aiming for and wanted and what was happening.
No, I didn't pay any notice to what the establishment media were saying about UKIP members, because previously as a supporter of the Liberal Democrats. I knew how the media liked to turn a blind eye at some parties members, and pour scorn on other parties members.
Take the week before last for instance. A Conservative Party Councillor in Hampshire referred to members of his constituency as "n***ers" in a full council meeting, he is until this moment still a councilor, and still a member of the Conservative Party.
This story gained minimal coverage by the media.
Meanwhile, a UKIP councilor had been removed from her position and had her membership taken away, for reasons unexplained other than she had said something in a radio interview that was unacceptable.
This UKIP story gained widespread media attention completely out of context with the other Conservative Party story.
A week later her comments were revealed which opened UKIP up to another barrage of smears. Regardless of the fact that they had taken swift and a zero tolerance attitude to what was simply unacceptable.
The 2010 manifesto policies do not matter, so their is no reason to review them, the manifesto was as Nigel Farage "torn up, and not fit for purpose".
"Ukip insists the manifesto is still fully on track; if so, Aker is the only person who knows what is in it, and is keeping it a secret. No one else in the party apparently has a clue."
Really? Well a sample of some of the policies in the 2015 Manifesto have been available on the UKIP.org website now for 3 months... http://www.ukip.org/policies_for_people
As for full manifestos.
It really does amaze me when people say "well UKIP haven't even got a manifesto for 2015 out yet", fully well knowing that no party in the UK has released theirs yet!
It is none of your business what is in the entire manifesto until UKIP are ready to release it, that much is to be expected of the media with regards all of the political parties. So stop acting like you can judge or have a divine right to know its contents!
"With two sitting MPs and more hoped for in May, it is proving a great deal harder than expected for Ukip to come up with something credible, fully costed and which everyone can support."
How the Hell do you know?! You haven't seen the manifesto.
For goodness sakes, UKIP are the party, who have so far managed to show where they'd cut money. They are the only party to come up with answers. But you completely ignore this fact and let your establishment bias get in your way.
"Douglas Carswell, Mark Reckless and Farage find it hard enough to agree on anything as it is: coming up with something that will appeal both to the neolibertarians and the former BNP members who make up its grassroots is a near impossibility."
...and here it comes. The accusation that UKIP are trying to appeal to former BNP members and supporters.
NEWSFLASH to the author. The Labour Party are the only party to have benefited from BNP defections.
Look up Trevor Maxfield.
But of course, everyone who is a former BNP supporter is a lost cause! Abandon them now! They are not worth the oxygen in their lungs are they?! Pathetic!
Surely it is better to offer former members of the Far Right a sensible, common sense and moderate choice on Mass Immigration as opposed to the disgusting policies that the BNP put forward such as paying people to leave the country and removing British Citizenship from people based on their heritage and skin colour.
These are policies that I would never back. Yet people like the author try and attach them to UKIP like some kind of cheap, tacky and nasty joke/smear.
The obvious point is that UKIP are a Libertarian party (as much as I am sure the author would fiercely deny it). He has all but proved it by highlighting how UKIP have a range of different policies and opinions.
Farage himself said, "their shouldn't be a left and right in politics, only a right and wrong". That is what UKIP are.
They are a party who try to come up with sensible common sense policies that will appeal to people allover the country. Not just the London-centric areas, south coast/south west, east coast and northern areas.
We want to get it right for everyone. Give everyone a second choice.
"So here's my modest proposal.
Get out of it and stay in it. All international trade deals with EU countries will continue on exactly the same terms as if we were in the EU except we won't be in it."
For a start, stop trying to fool people UKIP want the UK out of "Europe" (continental and island mass of 50+ nations), because we don't. We want out of the EU (political Union of 27 nations in which you have to pay a high membership fee per day to remain in).
UKIP have already said they want to continue trading with the EU. UKIP also want to reconnect properly with the Commonwealth, something you have completely missed out which is rather surprising considering it is something that UKIP have been constant on for a great many years.
UKIP also want to improve trade deals with the likes of America (away from PFI) and the likes of China. They also want to create new trade deals with the emerging powers/nations of the world. Be it the likes of India.
We also want to help poverty stricken countries build up renewable trade deals to help dig themselves out of the mires they find themselves in. Instead of just lobbing them money yearly and inviting them to sort it out themselves.
Surely it is better to give countries the tools to rebuild rather than the money for the tools, which in many instances gets redirected to more selfish means.
The inbound section of the Channel tunnel to the UK will be closed, apart from on Sundays so that British expats can return from Spain. This will reduce net immigration levels to about 12."
The above segment on "immigration" is so daft it is not worth replying to.
In reality UKIP have spoken of having a Global migration system that will have around 50,000 net come here, based on skills, good health and intention.
The borders will be properly managed (which they are not at the moment) which will cut down on people trafficking and the child sex trade which should be worrying more people than it currently is.
UKIP immigration spokesperson Steven Woolfe has already explained UKIP's initial immigration policy.
It would not be region/nation, ethnic background, religious background or sex biased.
In fact a person from the middle-east or Africa who is a skilled trained worker, would be put on a higher footing than an unskilled worker from Europe.
Again this is just common sense.
We have somewhere in the region of 2 million unemployed at present. Many or most of which are unskilled workers. Surely they should be afforded the chance for work. By prioritising skilled workers as outlined it would give the unskilled people of the UK a chance to find work.
Then if we have a lacking of jobs still, we could allow more people in on Visas to do that work, and then if they decide they want to stay long-term they can apply properly, instead of just disappearing into the country.
The written policies released so far are:
– UKIP recognises the benefits of limited, controlled immigration.
– UKIP will leave the EU, and take back control of our borders. Work permits will be permitted to fill skills gaps in the UK jobs market.
– We will extend to EU citizens the existing points-based system for time-limited work permits. Those coming to work in the UK must have a job to go to, must speak English, must have accommodation agreed prior to their arrival, and must have NHS-approved health insurance.
– Migrants will only be eligible for benefits (in work or out of work) when they have been paying tax and NI for five years and will only be eligible for permanent residence after ten years.
– UKIP will reinstate the primary purpose rule for bringing foreign spouses and children to the UK.
– UKIP will not offer an amnesty for illegal immigrants or those gaining British passports through fraud.
– UKIP will return to the principles of the UN Convention of Refugees which serves to protect the most vulnerable.
Excise duty on booze and fags will be abolished. We're not sure about any of the other taxes because we don't really understand them. Sorry. But Ukip believes it is better to tell the truth about this than lie to the electorate."
Again. UKIP have revealed some of their tax policies in 'Policies For People' and the author has deliberately ignored them.
- Increased personal allowance to the level of full-time minimum wage earnings (approx. £13,500 by next election).
- Abolish inheritance tax.
- The introduction of a 35p income tax rate between £42,285 and £55,000, whereupon the 40p rate becomes payable.
- Setting up a Treasury Commission to design a turnover tax to ensure big businesses pay a minimum rate of tax as a proportion of their UK turnover.
Any foreigners who are already in the country with a UK passport can stay here providing they do all the low-paid jobs that any self-respecting True Brit wouldn't get out of bed for."
Pathetic from the Guardian journo. "Foreigners"...
Anyone who is in the country legally shall remain, regardless of treaty being signed with the EU or not.
Nobody in the UK legally shall be deported.
Anybody in the country illegally will be evaluated should they apply or hand themselves in.
Hell, Steven Woolfe has spoken about the immigration policy so frequently, I can only presume that the author is intentionally trying to mislead people.
The NHS will remain free at the point of access providing everyone has paid enough into a new health insurance scheme. Every patient will have the right to choose the skin colour of their doctor."
The implication of ethnic bias is pathetic. Even for the Guardian.
UKIP's National Health policy has been detailed and spoken about in detail since it was announced at the Doncaster Conference last year...
- NHS shall remain free at the point of delivery at time of need for ALL UK residents.
- UKIP would stop further use of PFI which has been used to readily by the Labour Party (insurance based privatisation), and encourage local authorities to buy out their PFI contracts early where this is affordable.
- UKIP would ensure GP's surgeries are open at least one evening per week, where there is demand for it.
- UKIP opposes plans to charge patients for visiting their GP's (as proposed by a Labour Party peer and a Labour Party Lord).
- UKIP would ensure visitors to the UK, and migrants (new applicants) until they have paid National Insurance for 5 years, have NHS-approved private health insurance as a condition to entry to the UK, saving the NHS £2 billion pa. UKIP has pledged that they would spend £200m of the £2bn saving to end hospital car parking charges.
- UKIP would replace Monitor and the Care Quality Commission with elected county health boards to be more responsive scrutineers of local health services. These will be able to inspect health services and take evidence from whistle-blowers.
– UKIP opposes the sale of NHS data to third parties.
– We will ensure foreign health service professionals coming to work in the NHS are properly qualified and can speak English to a standard acceptable to the profession.
– UKIP will amend working time rules to give trainee doctors, surgeons and medics the proper environment to train and practise.
– There will be a duty on all health service staff to report low standards of care.
Each village will have its own grammar school and matron. Universities will not be funded to teach foreign languages or any other subjects – such as philosophy, sociology, art and English – that are inherently a bit cissy and therefore not very British."
In reality... Which this author seems to be further more detaching himself as this article goes on...
– UKIP will introduce an option for students to take an Apprenticeship Qualification instead of four non-core GCSEs which can be continued at A-Level. Students can take up apprenticeships in jobs with certified professionals qualified to grade the progress of the student.
– Subject to academic performance UKIP will remove tuition fees for students taking approved degrees in science, medicine, technology, engineering, maths on the condition that they live, work and pay tax in the UK for five years after the completion of their degrees.
– UKIP will scrap the target of 50% of school leavers going to university.
– Students from the EU will pay the same student fee rates as International students.
– UKIP supports the principle of Free Schools that are open to the whole community and uphold British values.
– Existing schools will be allowed to apply to become grammar schools and select according to ability and aptitude. Selection ages will be flexible and determined by the school in consultation with the local authority.
– Schools will be investigated by OFSTED on the presentation of a petition to the Department for Education signed by 25% of parents or governors.
There will be a policeman permanently stationed on every street corner to ensure that a person's right to intolerance is rigorously enforced."
Otherwise known as 'Law and Order'...
– UKIP will withdraw from the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights.
– UKIP will reverse the government's opt-in to EU law and justice measures, including the European Arrest Warrant and European Investigation Order. We will replace the EAW with appropriate bi-lateral agreements.
– UKIP will not give prisoners the vote.
– UKIP believes that full sentences should be served and this should be taken into account when criminals are convicted and sentenced in court. Parole should be available for good behaviour on a case-by-case basis, not systematically.
– We will repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a new British Bill of Rights. The interests of law-abiding citizens & victims will always take precedence over those of criminals.
Martello towers along the south coast will be restored and equipped with the latest weaponry to ward off the threat of imminent invasion."
Yawn... That moronic sarcasm is something an avid Green supporter would be proud of...
In reality...
Honouring the Military Covenant
– We will resource fully our military assets and personnel.
– UKIP will guarantee those who have served in the Armed Forces for a minimum of 12 years a job in the police force, prison service or border force
– UKIP will change the points system for social housing to give priority to ex-service men and women and those returning from active service.
– A Veterans Department will bring together all veterans services to ensure servicemen and women get the after-service care they deserve.
– Veterans are to receive a Veterans' Service Card to ensure they are fast tracked for mental health care and services, if needed.
– All entitlements will be extended to servicemen recruited from overseas.
– UKIP supports a National Service Medal for all those who have served in the armed forces.
"Promoting cultural awareness
All British people have to put aside their differences and remember to be a bit more British. To get the ball rolling, I have invited Robert Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz, the Polish Nazi who so kindly came to the party's rescue last year by enabling us to access another £1m from the EU, to give an annual lecture reminding everyone the Holocaust wasn't as bad as all that when you really think about it."
"The Polish Nazi"... I wonder what Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz would think of you saying that. Considering he has never commented on World War 2 other than to say; "Hitler was an evil man".
I also wonder how the people of Poland who vote for Congress of the New Right think of a British journalist sumarising a chunk of Poles as "Nazis" for the party that they vote for.
The funny thing is I remember in the last European Parliament, The Guardian calling EFD (UKIP group's) member parties Danish People's Party and the Finns Party "Nazi's" and "Fascists". They don't anymore.
Why is that?
Could it possibly be because they joined the European Conservatives and Reformists group? (The Tory Party group).
As for Congress of the New Right.
A couple of things you and your readers should be made aware of, yes the Congress's leader made some atrocious comments about the Holocaust. The mans name is Janusz Korwin-Mikke, he quit as the parties leader 2 months ago.
The Congress of the New Right was sumarised by the National media as a "Right-Wing" party up until one single MEP joined the EFDD, then they were re-categorized as "Far-Right" to serve a purpose.
If you don't believe me, look at this article by the Huffington Post; http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/26/far-right-europe-election_n_5391873.html
The author of this article also forgot to mention that the reason UKIP had to find a new MEP, was because the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz breached his presidential guidelines, breaking is neutrality as a President and telling one of the UKIP group members to leave if she wanted a promotion (to be come a delegate to a new nation joining the EU).
UKIP never spoke to Janusz Korwin-Mikke, nor any of the other MEP's in the Congress's group. They put forward a proposal to the singular MEP and told him that he would have to conform to the groups written guidelines.
He talked to the party and accepted.
As for "Nazi's", I think it's a bit rich that a party that so happily supports the Labour Party, so readily forgets that the Labour Party are the only party in the country that has a serving former Nazi. Not only is she a member, she is also a councillor in Milton Keynes by the name of Margaret Burke.
You also have several BNP members who have joined the Labour Party, such as (earlier mentioned) Trevor Maxfield (councillor in Blackburn).
As for promoting cultural awareness, UKIP's actual released policies on the matter are as follows...
– UKIP recognises and values an overarching, unifying British culture, which is open and inclusive to anyone who wishes to identify with Britain and British values, regardless of their ethnic or religious background.
– Official documents will be published in English and, where appropriate Welsh and Scots Gaelic.
– UKIP will ensure that the law is rigorously enforced in relation to 'cultural' practices which are illegal in Britain, such as forced marriages, FGM and so-called 'honour killings'
– We will review the BBC Licence Fee with a view to its reduction. Prosecution of non-payments of the Licence Fee would be taken out of the criminal sphere and made a civil offence.
– UKIP will amend the smoking ban to give pubs and clubs the choice to open smoking rooms properly ventilated and separated from non-smoking areas.
– UKIP opposes 'plain paper packaging' for tobacco products and minimum pricing of alcohol.
The author also forgot to mention; Protecting jobs and increasing prosperity, Repairing the UK Economy, Reducing debts we leave to our grandchildren, Foreign Aid, Energy, Agriculture and Fishing, Welfare and Childcare, Transport, Housing and planning, Democracy and the Constitution and
Employment & Small Businesses which are all categories UKIP have released policies on, in 'Policies For People'.


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Now that the weekend is all but a few hours away, you have plenty of time to read up on the next Queen Latifah movie, a new Melissa McCarthy comedy project on TV Land, and a great face-off on Lip Sync Battle. That and more in today's headlines.
1. There is a perfect cameo in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. And if you're a Lonely Island fan, we bet you can guess who it is. [Bustle]
2. Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone have sold a pilot to TV Land. They're not Nobodies anymore, but they can most likely recall what early career struggles felt like. [TV Line]
3. Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah are probably starring in a road trip movie together. If that's true we are, probably, super excited to go on that ride. [Vulture]
4. Zoe Saldana and Zachary Quinto will duke it out on Lip Sync Battle. Battle of the Star Trek Beyond stars, or battle of people with amazing eyebrows? [Billboard]
5. Hamilton "Carpool Karaoke" is officially a go. Why do they drive like they're running out of time? [E! Online]
6. The director of Dope is the new helmer of The Flash. Let's see if the second time is the charm for DC's speedster film. [ComicBookMovie]
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