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THE FA have axed World Cup final linesman Darren Cann from officiating a Crystal Palace game FOR THE SECOND TIME after forgetting he used to play for the Eagles' reserve team.
Despite the 47-year-old having run the line in the planet's biggest football match at Brazil 2014 – and the 2010 Champions League final between Inter Milan and Bayern Munich – he has been banned from working at the FA Cup fourth-round clash against Manchester City at Selhurst Park.
English footballs governing body has decided the brief time Cann playing for the youth and second-string sides in south London means he is incapable of calling offsides, throw-ins and the likes at the weekend.
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Cann came through the youth ranks at Norwich before Palace boss Steve Coppell signed him as a promising youngster in the 1980s but he failed to progress to the first team.
After quitting the game, Cann began refereeing in 1991 and quickly excelled and received successive promotions to become a class 1 ref in 1993.
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About fifteen years ago Christmas was fast approaching and for the first time since meeting my wonderful wife I was stumped as to what to get her as a gift.
After a few years of marriage I had done all of the usual presents: perfume, jewellery and lingerie and I didn't want to get a reputation of being too predictable. I could have plumped for something that she really needed, a new Dyson or a washing machine for example, but even I with my limited knowledge of the ways of the female gender knew that probably wasn't a good idea.
Despite weeks of thinking, at that stage little did I know that most husbands save gift shopping for 3.00pm on Christmas Eve, I was a drawing a blank; and then I had a brainwave. My wife's gift wouldn't be a present just for Christmas Day but one for the whole year.
With a young family and busy lives we would make time for each other by doing things and going to places. On Christmas morning my wife woke up to family tickets to Conkers, Snibston Discovery Park and annual memberships to English Heritage and the National Trust; she had tickets to the theatre, concerts and even a weekend away. It would be a year of experiences.
We absolutely loved all of the places that we went to either as a family or just the two of us. I have to say the greatest let down, for us, was Snibston; the biggest highlight the many beautiful houses and gardens of the National Trust.
In fact the National Trust is the one thing that we have carried on with this past fifteen years. We very soon realised that as lovely as days out at stately homes are that isn't actually the purpose of membership. In joining we were supporting a vital charity dedicated to the preservation of our most important history and heritage.
Over the years, as our children grow up, we've made holidays of touring National Trust properties in one region or another (I strongly recommend Devon and Cornwall); we've walked dogs through rolling countryside and we've tasted far more cream teas than we should have.
For the very first time, however, I've been thinking of cancelling our membership to the National Trust; it's not the history that I have fallen out of love with it's the politics.
It all started at Easter this year when it was reported that the Church of England had accused the Trust of "airbrushing faith" from their annual Easter Egg Hunt in favour of a commercial partner. In a ludicrous decision seemingly made based on income and secularising the most important Christian feast the National Trust plastered their website with images inviting customers to enjoy the 'Cadbury Egg Hunt'.
For me at least it was the thin end of a very large wedge. If the National Trust is a charity dedicated to history then a significant part of that is our Christian tradition; it shouldn't simply be airbrushed for commercial convenience or political correctness.
It got worse though. The lifeblood of National Trust properties are the wonderful and hugely knowledgeable volunteers, often retired folk well into their eighties, who staff each room open to visitors on a daily basis.
Last month volunteers at Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk were informed that as part of an LGBTQ promotion room stewards, who give huge amounts of time voluntarily, would be required to wear rainbow badges highlighting the gay pride movement. Volunteers who, for many reasons, said that they did not feel comfortable wearing the badges were informed they would be found duties away from their normal roles and from the paying public.
The National Trust has always been perceived as a gentle, kindly organisation and, whilst I and many other like me would happily wear such a badge, there is something a ungrateful and a little sinister about a charity who is embarrassed by the decent people who have given so much to it over the years.
Last week though, for the first time in many months, I sensed that there may be light at the end of the tunnel; that the National Trust may be regaining its sense of place and proportion. You see an online petition has been doing the rounds, and gaining momentum, calling for the Trust to revoke all licences which allow hunts to use its land.
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The National Trust though have made it clear that for once they don't intend on backing down stating 'We always look to welcome people to our places and host the broadest range of outdoor activities on our land. We believe that this should include trail 'hunting', where it is consistent with our conservation aims and is legally pursued.'
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I'm saying cuz it seems like there are so many people that answer n say that Donald Trump is just power hungry n is doing it for money blah, blah, blah…. but i think people that truly know his opinion can answer this question better.
so if you've heard what Donald Trump has to say about china and actually getting this country on the right path… what do you think of him? do you think he is full of sh** and won't actually run?? do you think that he would do a good job as president?
Having Donald Trump as president would be excellent. He's a strong, popular business man. He'll actually improve the economy unlike the loser Obama.
hoover was a pretty damn successful business man, but a pretty bad president.
That does not automatically mean Trump would be a bad president but the notion that if your successful in business then you will be successful in presidency is not always correct.
Here is the reason why I don't Trump will be a good president. Trump is used to being the boss and if he doesn't like what your saying then your fired. That can't work as a president, especially at foreign policy, the will be other leaders that will do what the want and Trump can't simply just fire them, he has to compromise a bit which I personally don't think he will be able to do.
Also that little issue can also affect thing here, Trump can virtually ignore the homeless and the poor because he does not agree with them. I don't know personally about Trump's opinion but most really rich people have the notion that everybody is able to be rich and that if your not then your lazy.
And when I mean rich I mean really rich, somewhere around 100M a year rich.
He might do a good job for America, but then he might just really screw it up and the chance of either way happening in around 50 – 50. I am not willing to take those odds.
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He doesn't actually seem to have any ideas, or even any clearly stated policy positions. He says a lot of stuff about outsourcing to China, and how we need to be more competitive with them, but I have yet to hear him actually say anything about what he'd do about that, or anything else. Basically his entire platform thus far seems to consist of generic complaints about the economy, and birther stuff.
So no, I'm not a huge fan at this point.
I truly don't believe that he's going to run and would be amazed if he did. I like many of the stances that he's taken and agree with him.
That said, I believe he'd be an excellent adviser, bringing much talent and know-how on board.
I think a successful business man would be a great president
I heard im on Sean Hannity's show and there are somethings that I would agree with him, but I don't think that he'll stand much of a chance.
How is he only doing it for money? The president gets paid like 400,000 a year…and he's worth billions, thats like pennies to him…
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"The bitter truth is, this summit was called because we have been largely failing. Failing the long-suffering people of Syria, in not ending the war in its infancy. Failing others in now chronic conflict zones, for the same reason. Failing millions of migrants who deserve far more than lives marked by cradle-to-grave indignity and desperation." — Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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"There is intense public fear about refugees. As young refugees, we face this anger and fear every day. Doors are closed to us. Higher education is denied to us. We are often dismissed, not taken seriously and underestimated." — Mohammed Badran of the Syrian Volunteers in the Netherlands.
"More Syrians are born in Lebanon today than are being resettled in other countries, feeding a perilously destabilizing trend of internal growth in numbers. It is unthinkable that Lebanon could, alone, cope with an existential challenge of such proportion." — Tammam Salam, Lebanon's President of the Council of Ministers.
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Kneipp Therapy and wellness in Bad Wörishofen
Kneipp Therapy in Bavaria in the Kneipp teaching's place of origin: Bad Wörishofen
Kneippianum in Bad Wörishofen in Bavaria offers you a wide range of Kneipp therapies & wellness. Bad Wörishofen is therefore the perfect place for your spa holiday or Kneipp therapy in Bavaria. Your holiday at Kneippianum in Bad Wörishofen is more than just a wellness holiday. With the Kneipp SPA, the gorgeous landscape and the first-class infrastructure Bad Wörishofen in Bavaria is a wonderful spa town, where you will be able to recharge your batteries. Kneippianum is the perfect place for your holistic naturopathic therapy and wellness in Bad Wörishofen.
Kneipp therapy and wellness in Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria
Sebastian Kneipp already practised at Kneippianum in the idyllic spa town of Bad Wörishofen. Today the Kneipp teaching of the holistic therapy is still the central basis for all treatments in Bad Wörishofen in Bavaria.
In the famous spa town of Bad Wörishofen old knowledge of the legendary "water doctor" Sebastian Kneipp is adjusted to modern times. The harmonic interaction between the five essential pillars of the Kneipp therapy in Bad Wörishofen "water power", "inner balance", "life in motion", "healthy cuisine" and "herbs' effect" creates a great and holistic naturopathic therapy, which you can enjoy during your wellness and health holiday in the Bavarian Allgäu.
Medical Wellness in Bad Wörishofen: Kneipp therapy in Bavaria
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- Medical Wellness and Kneipp therapies in Bavaria
Take some time for yourself, your body and your health. Recharge your batteries at Kneippianum. The holistic Kneipp therapies in Bad Wörishofen will definitely be to your liking and provide you with new energy for your everyday life. Health holiday, spa weekend or spa cure stay - the four-star Kneippianum spa hotel has a lot to offer. In addition to the Kneipp therapies also discover the gorgeous landscape in the Allgäu in Bavaria and explore the surroundings of your holiday resort during marvellous hikes, nordic walking tours and cycling tours.
The Kneipp therapy is based on five pillars:
- Water
- Exercise
- Diet
- Herbs
- Alignment (balance, mental balance)
Today the treatment with water is still a dominant factor in the Kneipp therapy. We know more than 100 different water treatments within the Kneipp therapy and adjust them according to the patient's' symptoms.
The hydrotherapy includes the wash, the Kneipp showers, which are provided as cold, contrast, warm or hot showers, the baths, the wraps, the packs, the layers and the hot vapours.
In the Kneipp therapy water stimuli are given according to a certain scheme and an exact dosis. The goal of every treatment is to strengthen the body's powers with stimuli in order to revitalise the immune system and the general fitness.
The following applies to the stimuli intensity
- small stimuli spark the vital functions
- well dosed, medium stimuli strengthen and stimulate
- ultra-strong stimuli are harmful
Fundamental principles of the hydrotherapeutic treatments and the basis for the right regulation are:
- acute disease processes require more cold stimuli, chronic disease processes are better treated with warm stimuli
- every treatment needs to create a tingling, warming effect in the body
- a cold stimulus is only allowed on warm skin
If the body is in a cold condition we use hot or contrast treatments. This is the only way to trigger the right Kneipp reactions in the body.
Kneipp treatments
Kneipp wash
The Kneipp wash, in the morning right after getting out of the warm bed, are the mildest form of Kneipp treatment. They sooth the nervous system, stimulate the circulation and the breathing and promote the circulation in the skin. After each wash you should not wipe yourself dry but quickly return to the warm bed in order to allow the water to vaporise and therefore warm up the body.
We offer the morning wash as upper-body wash, lower-body wash or full-body wash.
The treatment's concept: we need vinegar water, mix 1 part vinegar with 3 parts of water and a linen cloth. The wash starts at the outer right arm, then at the inner arm, then the left arm is washed, first on the outer side then the inner side and finally breast, belly, back and legs. The patient is not towelled dry but wrapped in the warm bed in order to allow him to quickly warm up again.
The lower-body wash is an excellent method to help with insomnia, venous stasis and arterial blood flow disorders, as well as with common infections.
Dew treading
Father Kneipp recommends for common susceptibility of infection and insomnia to walk barefoot over the dewy meadow in the morning.
The basic idea of every Kneipp treatment is also true here: only the warm feet should be "dew-treading", because we want a reaction to happen.
Water treading
Every house in Bad Wörishofen and the town itself offers various water treading facilities, that invite spa guests to water treading. This simple and natural method is perfect if you have problems falling asleep. It also stimulates the circulation in the legs, prevents venous cramps in the legs and regulates the blood pressure. It is also suitable for functional stenocardia, circulation regulation disturbances as well as headaches. Water treading can also be practised in a creek or the bath tub.
After water treading dry wool socks are put on and due to the movement the legs are instantly warmed up again.
Kneipp showers
The showers are Kneipp's own invention and perfectly suitable for chronical disease processes. Within the Kneipp therapy one differentiates between the so called flat shower and the jet shower. During the flat showers only low pressure is used The crucial thing about a shower is that there is always a "water coat" around the skin. During the jet shower, however, the water's temperature stimuli are complemented by the jet's pressure stimuli.
With the shower we can also activate the inner organs via the so called "Head Zones". Every shower causes a reaction in the whole autonomic nervous system. We use showers as short cold showers, contrast showers, tempered showers or as hot showers. The shower causes a short vascular constriction followed by a so called reactive vascular dilation, which leads to a better circulation, regulation of the blood pressure and a harmony in the autonomic nervous system.
e.g. face shower
The face shower is a gentle form of shower and is used for mental and general fatigue as well as for a lack of concentration. The shower start underneath the right temple, circles around the face towards the chin, followed by horizontal lines over the forehead and finally the shower is finished with circular jets around the face.
e.g. knee shower
The knee shower is used for stases in the legs, hypotony, migraine, headaches and blood flow disorders in the legs.
Technique: we start on the outer right leg and continue the shower upwards until about a hand's width over the knee and then rest there for about 5 seconds in order to build a water coat over the lower leg. Then the jet wanders on the inner lower leg to the heel and finally the bottom of the foot is showered right and left.
e.g. thigh shower
The thigh shower has an antihypertensive effect and stimulates the circulation. It has a toning effect on the veins and is also used for vegetative disorders and insomnia.
In case of obstipation the contrast thigh shower is used together with hot body spiral. This body spiral is a circular, helical shower on the body. This shower has an enormous effect on the pelvic organs.
Technique: we start the jet on the right foot and wander upward on the outer side up to the groin where we rest the water jet for a but in order to build a water coat around the whole leg. On the inner side the hose then wanders downwards again. In the end both bottoms of the feet are showered.
The baths
Just like the showers are a vitalising element in the Kneipp therapy, the baths have a soothing effect. Every Kneipp bath comes with medicinal herbs essences. In the Kneipp therapy we know the arm bath, the contrast foot bath, the warm hip bath, the short, cold half-bath and the warm full-bath.
e.g. contrast foot bath
The contrast foot bath is perfect for general strengthening, for a better circulation in the legs, for acute or chronic urinary tract infections, for throat and pharynx ailments and headaches.
You need two containers, one is filled with 40 degree hot water, the other one with cold water with around 15 degrees. First both legs are places into the warm water for about 10 minutes, then there is a change into the cold water for about ten seconds. And then back into the warm water with up to 40 degrees. The bath ends with a short refreshment in the cold water.
A possible variation is the increasing foot bath, which is perfect for the early stages of the common cold. We start with a temperature of 36 degrees and then increase the temperature up to 42 degrees by constantly filling the container with hot water.
e.g. arm bath
The arm bath is offered as cold arm bath, contrast bath and increasingly hot arm bath.
Due to the biological rhythm cold treatments are mostly practised in the afternoon. The cold arm bath is a treatment that you can practise along the way during a walk (in Bad Wörishofen you will find twelve water treading facilities around the town).
The cold arm bath is perfect for exhaustion, fatigue, nervous tachycardia, physical or mental exhaustion as well as for unstable blood pressure.
The technique is simple: you only need a container with cold water, whereby the temperature should be around 12 degrees. The arms are placed into the cold water for about 20 seconds, with a little bit of movement until the so called cold pain sets in. After taking the arms out of the water, the water is wiped off the skin and then the arms are moved in order to warm them up again.
The same principle as with all the water treatments applies: never perform a cold treatment with cold hands.
e.g. half, three-quarter and full-baths
We offer bath as half, three-quarter or full-baths. The are the soothing element in the Kneipp therapy. The indication range stretches from tensions, vegetative afflictions, exhaustion of the locomotor system to insomnia. Every bath takes about 15 minutes. After every bath you will have a short, cold shower and then will have the rest in bed for an hour. Every bath comes with plant essences, depending on your afflictions.
The short, cold half-bath has an excellent and vitalising effect. It only takes ten seconds and regulates the circulation, strengthens the body and is one of the best ways to re-stabilise the autonomic nervous system.
Wraps, layers, hot vapours and hay bag
Father Kneipp wrote about the wrap: "like every wrap has its own name, it also has its own effect. Everyone agrees, that they resolve, take in the ill substances and lead them out of the body and improve nature".
Wraps are the best therapy for chronic afflictions due to their channeling and metabolism-stimulating effect. During a wrap treatment the whole body (full-pack) or only single body parts like torso or extremities (part-wrap) are wrapped in three different cloths. The moist inner cloth, made of rough linen, is placed directly on the skin. It is places in vinegar water in advance. A dry in-between cotton cloth is placed over it and then follows the dry outer cloth made of wool or flannel. According to the treated body region we know throat wraps, breast wraps, body wraps, short wraps, arm or leg wraps as well as foot and calf warps that are prescribed as cold or hot wraps. The wraps are soaked in essences like vinegar-water or clay, hay flowers, chamomile or oak bark.
e.g. calf wrap
Indications for a calf wrap are insomnia, varicosis, arterial blood flow disorder in the legs and arthrosis in the knee joints.
Technique: we start with a wet linen cloth, which we have soaked in vinegar-water or clay. This cloth is then tightly wrapped around the foot or lower leg. On top of it we then place a cotton cloth and again on top of this a wool cloth for the final wrap. The wrap is then left on for about one hour.
The hay bag
The hay back is one of the most famous and intense treatments in the Kneipp therapy. It consists of hay flowers that are placed in a linen bag and heated with hot water steam and then still hot placed on the hurting body parts.
The indications for a hay bag are diverse:
- non-inflammatory tensions in the muscles as well as colic-like pain in the inner organs
- degenerative changes in the spine and joints
- acute and chronic bronchitis
- chronic nephritis or cystitis
- acute Lumboischialgia.
The hay bag is left on the certain spot for about an hour, followed by a cold shower and bed rest for another hour, just like with every other Kneipp treatment.
Phytomedicine/ herbal medicine
"The more I spend time with ill people, the clearer it becomes that god, creator of heaven and earth, has already provided us with half a pharmacy in the water and the other half with herbs."
For Sebastian Kneipp, who said the above, phytomedicine was one of the five pillars of his therapy. He left us a great knowledge about medicinal herbs, whereby he drew back on centuries-old or millenniums-old knowledge that had been passed on from generation to generation. Phytomedicine is the oldest therapy. In former times it was the most important cure known to man. In most countries, especially outside of Europe, it still is today. In the meantime modern scientists have enhanced the knowledge on medicinal herbs and put it on a solid and rational ground. The modern phytomedicine is a synthesis of the traditional, established knowledge on medicinal herbs and modern research on plants
Phytomedicine is very relevant in Europe today, despite the achievements of modern medicine. The demand for a therapy with hardly any side effects is as great as never before. Medicinal plants and their products - teas, juices, essences, tinctures as well as herbal proprietary medicinal products - are perfect for a wide range of afflictions and symptoms, especially for those with no adequate chemical-synthetic medicinal therapy or only with strong side effects.
Diseases that are very likely to be cured with the phytomedicine on its own or in combination are, functional afflictions of the gastrointestinal-system, like irritable stomach and irritable colon syndrome, respiratory disease or problems with the locomotor system.
A huge advantage of phytomedicine is the possibility to individually treat the patient's affliction complex or symptoms. The diverse effects of the medicinal plants and their combinations in different recipes allow an exact and individual therapy
Homeopathy as a form of therapy dates back to the doctor, chemist and pharmacist Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843). The Greek term "homeopathy" can be translated as "similar affliction". Homeopathy is an independent therapy method with clearly defined approach. It is based on the motto "similia similibus curentur - let similar things take care of similar things". It means that homeopathic remedies can cause symptoms with a healthy person. Only if a sick person shows similar symptoms to the healthy person who took the remedy, can it cure his illness. The different substances, plants, metals, faunal starting substances are diluted and potentised. There are more than 2,000 homeopathic remedies.
Homeopathy's intention is to activates the human being's self-healing powers in order to overcome a particular pathological process. The illness is not seen as an isolated occurrence in only one organ but as an affliction of the whole organism. A homeopathic therapy always starts with a long conversation, the anamnesis, whereby the focus lies on the physical, psychological and mental condition as well as on biographic data. This information is then used to find a congruent homeopathic remedy in order to help the person recover. Any disorders are treatable, functional afflictions as well as manifest illnesses and it can also be used in addition to conventional therapies.
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Although telemedicine, also known as telehealth, services were once considered a passing trend, the demand is now growing exponentially.
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With over half of the nation's hospitals already conducting their own telemedicine programs, it's likely that medical practices will soon begin to implement telemedicine services also. Before you do though, here are 5 tips to ensure you maximize telemedicine billing in your practice.
Determine the type of telehealth services offered and how they will be used.
You need to decide which telehealth services your practice will offer as well as how they will be utilized in the office.
Questions to consider include:
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- Will telemedicine be used for specific patients, perhaps for discharge follow-up care? Or will you extend those services to a larger group of patients within the practice?
Understand Medicare's regulations.
As you probably expected, Medicare has very specific regulations when it comes to reimbursing providers for telemedicine services.
For example, Medicare requires the GT modifier, which indicates the visit was completed virtually. However, it must be linked with the appropriate CPT code. You can see the current list of acceptable telemedicine codes here.
Know which states recognize telemedicine.
Not all states require private payers to reimburse telemedicine services. So far, only 29 states, plus the District of Columbia, have enacted laws regarding this segment of modernized healthcare.
Several other states have proposed legislation though, so it's likely more states will be joining the ranks going forward.
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In our previous post, we examined a recent workers' compensation case before the California Court of Appeals, which examined whether an employee who suffered injuries in a car accident on his way to work a swapped shift is entitled to work comp benefits.
Please see "Work comp benefits denied to prison guard injured while traveling to work a swapped shift" for background information ...
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Robert D. subsequently appealed the denial of work comp benefits to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, which found that the "special mission" exception to the going and coming rule could be applied in his case.
The "special mission" exception states that an employee can receive compensation for injuries sustained during the course of their regular commute if they were performing a special mission for their employer.
In order for the special mission exception to apply, three elements must be satisfied under California law:
- The activity must be "special," meaning "extraordinary in relation to the employee's routine duties"
- The activity must be within the course of the employee's job
- The activity must be carried out at the express or implied request of the employer and for the employer's benefit.
Here, the appeals boards found that all three elements were satisfied and awarded work comp benefits to Robert D. Specifically, it found that Robert D.'s shift swapping was extraordinary in relation to his duties, and that the Department of Corrections both benefited from shift swapping and that granted its implied approval of such conduct.
The Department of Corrections appealed to the California Court of Appeals, which annulled the award of work comp benefits to Robert D.
The justices held that while the state/Department of Corrections did indeed benefit from shift swapping and such conduct was in the course of employment, every shift could not be identified as "special" since doing so would essentially negate the concept altogether.
"Employers, in general, require sufficient workers on hand to perform their jobs, but it does not follow that it is fulfilling a special need," reads the unpublished opinion. "If this need were used as the basis for the exception to the going and coming rule, then we would have to find that any officer driving to work for his regular shift was also engaged in a special mission. The going and coming rule would be swallowed up."
Furthermore, the court pointed out that to award Robert D. work comp benefits would produce great inconsistency. Here, Robert D. would get work comp benefits for the injuries sustained in the accident, but if the officer originally scheduled to work the shift had been injured in the exact same accident, he would receive nothing.
Stay tuned for further exciting developments in the area of workers' compensation defense law ...
This post was provided for informational purposes only and is not to be construed as legal advice.
Business Management Daily, "Injury while commuting to swapped shift? That doesn't warrant workers' comp," Dec. 10, 2012
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board, No. E054153 (Cal. Ct. App.)


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Comedy is no more "art" than advertising, journalism, or taking a dump. Yes, all these things bear a resemblance to art. They may require imagination, creativity, or attention to detail.
Yet art must be art for its own sake. It can have no higher or lower purpose than to be art, than to be an expression of beauty, dreams, emotion. Comedy, though it may express these things, is concerned with producing something. The fact that it has the goal of making people laugh means that it is not art. Art has no goals.
Comedy is greedy. It can't stand on its own. It needs an audience to laugh at it. Art is giving. It merely shares a sense of wonder or regret and asks nothing in return. To give is enough for art. To have created art is enough for the artist.
Wouldn't it be great to be an artist and make your life your masterpiece? To give beauty, share your dreams, express your emotion. To let that be enough.
Sounds kickass, I guess. For my part, I'd rather just get those laughs.
Big List of Excuses is Up
I've started a Big List of Excuses. It helps me to see a list of all my dumb "reasons" for failing to get moving on what I want to do. In fact, I find it so helpful, I'm putting a link to it on the homepage of this website. I'll leave it in the footer under "About" so you can access it easily and mock your devil-brain whenever you're tempted to put off your dreams.
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Grades in College Part 3: Fixing Grades
In Part 2 of this series, we saw that students learn that good grades are more important than learning well and that being graded constantly unduly stresses students out.
Now let's take an optimistic direction. How can we solve the problems with grades from Part 2 without damaging the good we saw in Part 1?
(Recap from Part 1. Many parties benefit by having professors grade students:
Now let's take an optimistic direction. How can we solve the problems with grades from Part 2 without damaging the good we saw in Part 1?
(Recap from Part 1. Many parties benefit by having professors grade students:
- employers can evaluate candidates' work ethic and ability to follow instructions,
- professors can get feedback on the efficacy of their teaching,
- universities/parents/professors can incent students to work hard when students themselves want to do anything but,
- and students can convey their willingness to work hard and follow instructions to employers.
Note that students perhaps benefit the least.)
How can we accurately express students' aptitude for employment and get them to value learning as highly as society does without causing them so much stress and teaching them to value correct answers on a test higher than leadership, creativity, skill-building, and critical thinking?
I don't have the answer to that, but I do have some ideas.
Some Ideas
Employers: Instead of requiring a transcript, cover letter, resume, and interview, maybe do what Google does: look for learning ability, humility, leadership, and ownership. Google may have more resources for HR to dispense, but this isn't rocket science. Explain what you need, ask candidates what they can do for your company, bring in the ones who give satisfying answers, and have them prove themselves on the relevant tasks. If they're going to be product managing, give them some product management work for an hour and see how they do.
Professors: How about asking? I'll be more than happy to tell you that I don't know how to solve induction problems and I'll be more than happy to listen as you explain. If you have a big class, send out a quick survey. StrawPoll.me takes about a minute.
Everyone-but-students: Fuck you. I know you want to extract as much productivity as possible from young men and women and that starts by educating them, but we're already a productive society so let's take it easy. Let's focus on providing opportunities, not enforcing their seizure. Grades stomp the curiosity out of the true learners in order to pull compliance from those who just want its rewards. I don't think that's a good idea.
Let me give you an example of how this plays out. I'm taking an amazing class called "Politics of '70s Film" where we watch the greatest films produced between 1967 and 1976 and discuss them as art in the political context of the 1970s. The professor is excellent, an enthusiastic lecturer and one of the true experts in both the fields of film studies and political science. We are graded, absurdly, on attendance/participation, two written tests, and two long critical analysis essays.
I say that's absurd, because I would gladly do all of that without a grade. I want to be a writer, and I am extremely grateful to have something to cut my teeth on as well as guidance on the process and feedback on the product. So those two essays are valuable to me. It benefits me to give the professor objective feedback on how well I'm learning what he's teaching, so I would happily take the tests (though not instead of hearing him lecture, which is how it is right now, since he is that good). And why coerce me into attending and participating? I'm watching movies and talking about interesting stuff! I don't know how valuable it is, but I sure love doing it! You don't need to incentivize me to watch goddamn movies!
Or, imagine for a moment that I don't want to do all those things. Then I shouldn't be allowed to take the class. Students who do not want to study something should not study it. Instead we've got this insane system where we try to lure students into taking classes and then enjoining them to work hard or else be punished with a low grade.
University instructors should only take on students who want to learn what they're teaching. They should then teach, to the best of their ability what the students want to learn. And employers should check on their own to see if students and graduates can provide what they need. It's really that simple.
Like I said, these are more ideas than policy prescriptions and need to be refined further with empirical research before implemented. I also want to point out that they are directed at universities and graduate programs where students are not minors. I do believe minors could benefit from a more hands-on approach to learning, lacking the will or knowledge to educate themselves as they see fit. High school needs fixing, but the high school grades and university application process are a completely different beast than what I have discussed here.
Finishing up my third year of college. Will hopefully be working during the day and performing stand-up at night in New York City this summer.
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Meighen v. Valley Protective Services et al
Plaintiff: Paul W Meighen
Defendant: Valley Protective Services, Terry D Teets, Jr, David S Connant, J Hand and Henry M Stein
Case Number: 2:2009cv01217
Filed: June 5, 2009
Court: Arizona District Court
Office: Phoenix Division Office
County: Maricopa
Presiding Judge: Michelle H Burns
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Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act
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|Supper time with Jan and mom Jane!
|Me writing this blog on the floor in my room,while we wait for the eye of the hurricane to pass!!!
|The guys packing up the rented stuff - Luke is standing in the dining room area looking into the lounge


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The visionary leadership of Porfirio Sanchez Galindo
Porfirio Sanchez Galindo, Director General of economic analysis and special projects at Grupo Televisa is a well-established management executive with experiencing spanning several years. As a manager in Grupo Televisa, the largest media outfit in the Spanish speaking world, Galindo's input is key to the growth of the media outlet and its future.
The 43-year-old was born in Mexico City and attended Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico(ITAM), where he obtained his Degree in Applied Mathematics. He is also a graduate of Stanford Graduate School of Business with a Stanford's Executive Education and also attended the Carnegie Mellon University of Software Research.
Though his well-accomplished education has thrust him forward, Porfirio is a man of impeccable character and work ethic. His appointment to Televisa's top position has seen him inject the much-needed energy to revitalize and rejuvenate the company to offer its audience a refined package of programming.
Among the strategies he is expected to implement in the long run is offering television, internet and telephone services at as a single bundled package to customers. The vision is wide and broad given that all Latin speaking homes would be connected to the internet while still accessing television services. As a refined businesses executive, Galindo is optimistic that this will be achieved in the near future.
He has also gathered his experience by working across various fields. Between 2000 and November 2006, he worked as the Chief of Staff under the Mexican Ministry of Financé. Previously, he worked with Doctors Without Borders/ Medecins San Frontiers USA.
Described as an industrious and very determined man, Galindo's successes have been achieved through hard work along with his career path. He is also very passionate about what he does, aiming at turning challenges into opportunities. The ever changing communications and media industry requires visionary and dynamic leadership and Porfirio Sanchez Galindo is well suited for this task.


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Religion (DRAFT)
Sindhis tend to follow both Hinduism and Sikhism. Sindhis celebrate both Diwali and as well as Guru Nanak's Birthday. Sindhis also follow Sadhu Vaswani
Sindhi tend to go for Kathas rather then say South Indians who go to a temple for 'darshan'
Diwali is the festival of light and marks the start of the Hindu new year
Sindhi celebrate two New Years. Both Diwali and Cheti Chand
Diwali - Ram Laxman Sita Hanuman
In the home lamsp are lit up at night. No room in the home is left in the darkness. Fireworks are lit up
Sindhis makes 7 vegetable dish
Janmashtami is to mark the birth of Lord Khrihna
fondness for buttermilk
celebrate at night
Khrishna symbols flute and peacock
Teejri is an annual Hindu religious practice where wives and unmarried women keep a day long fast. Mendhi is put on hands and feet. Also Traditionally women would swing in Jhulas, play games, and sing songs. Married women do this for the good health and longevity of their husband. Unmarried girls also perform this custom in the belief they will will get good husbands. Women will only break their fast once they have seen the moon. Sometimes, the moon can be hidden behind clouds.
There are also phone apps, which give the timing of when the moon rises.
A colourful Teejri Guide is graciously assembled by Sandhya Panjwani.
Days of the Week
In Hindusism, each of the days is dedicated to certain Gods.
Monday dedicated to Lord Shiva
Tuesday is dedicated to Lord Ganesha, Durga, Goddess Kali and Lord Hanuman. Most devotees visit Devi and Hanuman shrines.
Thursday to Lord Khrisha
Saturday is dedicated to alleviating the bad influence of Lord Shani.
Cheti Chand
Cheti Chand is the Sindhi New Year and is celebrated by Sindhis. It normally occurs around April.
Sindhi celebrate two New Years. Both Diwali and Cheti Chand
Jhulelal is said to be the Patron saint of Sindhis. He is often seen sitting a fish. He is said to have risen out of the River Indus in Sindh.
It is common to say "Jako Chavando Jhulelal, Tahinja Thinda Berapaar"
There is a song "O Lal Meri Pat Rakhiyo Bala Jhule lalan....."
Sadhu Vaswani
Sindhi also follow the teachings of Sadhu Vaswani
Born on 25th November 1879, in Hydrabad Sind, Sadhu Vaswani's life was touched with a spark of divinity from a very early ageWords of Wisdom Sadhu T. L. Vaswani Cultivate silent, and you will receive the grace of God to bear and to suffer. If I were asked, "What is the note universal in all religions?" I would say: "God is Love." The joy of life belongs to them who serve the poor and whose hearts are pure! Vibrations of a man tell more than his words or "works".
Dada J.P. Vaswani
Dada J.P. Vaswani calls himself a pilgrim
Sadhi Vaswani Centre in the UK
Annually, the Sadhu Vaswani Mission, which exists to continue the life and mission of Sadhu T. L. Vaswani, celebrates the International Meatless Day on Vaswani's birthday, November 25, because he had strongly advocated universal practice of vegetarian living
Guru Nanak
Sindhis also follow Guru Nanak.
Guru Nanakh in born in 1469 A.D.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji laid the foundation of 'Sikhism' in the 15th century. While Guru Nanak's teachings can be found in the Sikh scripture Guru Granth Sahib, as a vast collection of revelatory verses recorded in Gurmukhi, his teachings are understood to be practised in three ways: Vand Chhakkna: Sharing with others, helping those with less who are in need; Kirat Karna: Earning/making a living honestly, without exploitation or fraud; Naam Japna: Chanting the Holy Name and thus remembering God at all times (ceaseless devotion to God).
When Guru Nanak Dev ji was 12 years old his father gave him twenty rupees and asked him to do a business, apparently to teach him commerce. But Guru Nanak dev ji bought food from all the money and distributed it among saints, and poor. When his father asked him what happened to business? He replied that he had done a "True business". A gurdwara was made at the place where Guru Nanak dev had fed the poor, it is named 'Sacha Sauda'
Most households rely on a Tipno (calender) to mark important festivals and occasions
In the UK, the Sindhi Mandhir provides these Tipnos. Dates do occassionaly depending on who has carried out the forcecast
There are also Tipnos, which as avilable as phone apps.


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After Laughter…
We all know that feeling.
After Laughter…
We all know that feeling.
I dont want to get into the hum, sounds of spheres, Sherman resonances or any of the ilk. I just fiddled with some Mhz and came up with something that I think does work.
I have been playing around with Sub-sonic audio for a few months, using research from various sources. I'm still in the early stages but I'm happy with this sample below, it only lasts a minute but if played on a loop it aids relaxation. I named thie track due to its similarity in sound to that of a cat purring.
Note: Sub-sonics do not work on a home stereo, you need to listen thru good quality headphones or the resonance will not be effective.
I also wanted to test the soundcloud short-code, it didnt work so I iframed it
For those wishing to learn more, or even make their own–try the following software called Discord (the above was made with Audacity tho):
This came across in discourse today and it reminded me of a time when it was still cool to dissent
My neighbor kindly gave me his Fully Sic Sub-Woffer and amp, from his old r31 which went to Skyline heaven (or more likely hell) a year or so ago. It was covered in spiders; Now I am covered in spiders. Which is making it awkward to type, or do anything…
The amp on its back board as I obtained; I have removed this amp to mount under the drivers seat
close up of the amp
and the Sub and amp (thie amp is the same Alpine as the above)
More pics relating to the audio modding will be added as they happen. I need to clean these up before I can install them and that's not going to happen now until the weekend. I have asked an old friend around to give me a hand and feeding cables is best done with 4 hands (three and a hook can work too but that is just educing flashbacks of my childhood…)
Hindsight helps a lot; I would have really liked to have embeded this in the original Digital Distribution essay post…
But thats the thing with hindsight and deadlines.
Back when I was a student I aspired to work in the glamours world of the music industry, needless to say that didnt happen, but here is one of the many gigs I filmed at the time.
It was shot on a Canon XM1, but as you can see this upload has been thru the codec blender (blame the producer, not me. I didnt upload it)
More info can be found on the producers MySpace page (Im mentioned by name on this site…)
I was sent this a while ago but didnt click the link till today… This guy is the Biggie Smalls of WebRappers!–bigger than Heavy-D and his boys.
READERS NOTE: This is my original work was originally posted on my no-longer active Murdoch blog on April 14th, 2010.
I have decided to post my MCC124 essay here on the blog so you may comment and critisize it. Its fairly short of the required 1500 words so I dont expect to be given a high mark for it. Before I paste it into here I would like to share a quote from the song "Evolution" by 311:
Evolution has expontential timing it'll be
Half as long til the next breakthrough that
blows are mind
It's up to the people to brave on with
Move forth the species by using our
But can we handle it
Could we dismantle it
Or should we fear the void and just be
If it's understood it could be used for good
and would
If you will believe in all we can conceive
Describe the impact of piracy, p2p and/or file sharing on the digital distribution of media.
In 2007 Radiohead, a popular musical act released their seventh studio album, In Rainbows in a way not seen before from such a well known musical, act: They made their album available to download, at a cost decided by the consumer, from the bands website—as well as making a hard copy available to be purchased by fans in conventional music stores1. It was big music conceding defeat in the digital distribution war.
The distribution of media through piracy, even p2p is not a new phenomenon. Video piracy was widespread with the consumer availability of VHS recorders, software piracy plagued developers since programming shifted from hard-coded chips to the floppy disk, and music piracy was no different2. With technological advances come new methods of breaking the law, it must follow then that legislation needs to keep up-to-date with emerging technological trends.
Digital distribution of music was not a new concept for the music industry3 in 2007, the time this white surrender flag was waved. By 2007 the case of Napster was long in the past and Apple's iTunes store was now five years old. The music listening public had made their choice and it was up to the artists and record labels to catch up—people were not going to stop downloading music, (no matter what the cost?).
Not so much that's it was the musicians themselves, as most of them shared their voice with the people in the battle cry for digital distribution, Acts as diverse as pop music's Moby4 and Prince; New Metal band Slipknot; and the anti-establishment political rap group Public Enemy5 had been long advocates of digital distribution; In the case of Public Enemy, this stance put them up against their own label: Def Jam6. The record label, the face of the enemy.
Recording companies were the biggest opponents of digital distribution, primarily because it was seen to undermine their position in the music industry heavyweights, the generals and brigadiers leading their elite squads of musical acts in the pursuit of money and fame. The record companies saw digital distribution as synonymous with piracy and responded with legal actions against its proponents—both those end users downloading music, but also those that put in place the infrastructure to accomplish this.
Sony was one recording company that had tried, and failed horribly to counter digital distribution in 2005 with their DRM software7. People who had brought compact disks legitimately, were the casualties, a root-kit installed on a users computer once the CD was inserted into the optical drive, making the users computer vulnerable to malicious code. It was the wrong approach, for the kids of generation Y, downloading music was seen as a rebellion against an over-zealous corporate establishment8. Punishment for rebellion would only prove counter productive.
Apple, makers of designer electronics, had taken a different tact. Unlike Sony, Apple did not see digital distribution as a threat to their existing business model. Apple may not have had the massive back catalogue of music it owned rights to, but it did have dominance over the MP3 player market, so the choice to embrace digital distribution with its iTunes store could be seen as less of a risk. By October 2007, Apple had secured rights to distribute "digital" boxed sets from 1970's super group Led Zeppelin9, people would still download music, even if they did have to pay for it.
Legislation was seen as something that needed to be brought into line with the emerging technologies, legislation that was fair to both user, creator and publisher. After the Napster case hit US courts, a "Digital Recording Act" was proposed10. Without a legal framework corporate interests would still look at digital distribution with an eye of mistrust, they needed a guarantee of return-of-investment on their stockpile of music11.
What the success of the Apple model of distribution, over Sony's DRM failure taught musicians was that the old paradigm of selling music was becoming obsolete, and it followed that the record companies themselves were obsolete. Artists could do away with the corporate drill, and take on their own means of getting their music to their audience. Bands had taken on this endeavor before, as militant anti-government rap group Public Enemy had done. But popular music had yet to free itself from the corporate hierarchy—that was until an internationally known pop band Radiohead released "In Rainbows", in its first month online over a million copies were downloaded taking US$3 million, from 40% of those users choosing to pay. At an average of $6(US)12, proving digital distribution can still be lucrative for the artist.
What the significance of In Rainbows had to the digital distribution of media was not a technological one, but a larger cultural paradigm shift. Indy bands, and militant rappers had embraced the technology before, but this was confined to smaller sub-cultures. The mass adoption of digital distribution had been proven effective, and it wasn't until In Rainbows was this acknowledged by anyone from within the corporate music mainstream. This act meant not that the battle lines had been redrawn, but that the war was finally over.
I managed to catch up with my cousin the other day and spoke with him about the progress of his band and how things are going….
not so great is the jist, they havnt even gigged since they have been over–but they are on unearthed, so heres linky:
UPDATE: The "Muppets" and "Bad Taste" tags are a joke–this is my cousins band and they dont suck that much
after finaly finding a machine that i could log into AND use Audition I had some time left in the tute to work on the excersize. The end product isnt anything earthshattering, and I would re-do it if I can get onto a lab computer that works.
Please dont laugh at my lack of musicability–I make no excuses.
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after finaly finding a machine that i could log into AND use Audition I had some time left in the tute to work on the excersize. The end product isnt anything earthshattering, and I would re-do it if I can get onto a lab computer that works.
Please dont laugh at my lack of musicability–I make no excuses.
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Jackie asked us what her favorite quote from the readings was. When I first attempted the reading (cos it has really small print that i cant read cos im really old) one quote stood out to me
Adorno argues that popular music reinforces the hegemony of early 20th century industrial capitalism…
My notes in the margin of my reader next to that paragraph are:
In soviet Union, Music listens to you!
Im guessing that the former quote is the one that Jackie was refering to in the tute, the latter Im refering to the difference between the western pop music that renforces the former and Russian music that evolved seperate to western popular music. Sure Russian pop music uses some of western musics styling, but it also has roots in the older, more traditional Russian music–more ochesteral, more… "Operatic??".
The reading also quotes T. Rose's "A Style nobody can deal with: Politics, style and the post industrial city in hip-hop":
… hip-hop artists use style as a form of identity formation which plays on class distinctions and heirachies by using commodities to claim the cultural terrain. Clothing and consumption rituals testify to the power of consumption as a means of cultural expression.
this kinda reflects what I was trying to achive in the lab with our
Cool-Edit Audition excorsize…
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As mentioned prior, Chuck-D is no stranger to Digital Distribution, Mash-ups and getting political. On Public Enemy's 1991 album "Apocalypse 91 – The Enemy Strikes Back" was a song titled: "By the time I get to Arizona", it was comment on Senator John McCain's opposition to recognizing Martin Luther King Day as a public holiday in the State of Arizona.
Recently Arizona's come under fire for its border control, and the unprovoked beatings that citizens receive. I havnt followed the story closely, but in response DJ Spooky (who has worked with Chuck on projcets before) remixed the 19 year old (OMG Im old) PE classic and made it available for free (and totally LEGAL) download.
As all are well aware; the ABC radio station, tripple J, offer free mp3′s at their website. This week Sage Francis has a song avalible to download. Free music doesnt have to be illegal of unheard of. If you dig experimental hiphop I reccomend you give it a download.
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well due to arseholes and voilence, the gig was stopped short. But I managed to get a few pics before some SKANK TRIED TO SLAP MY CAMERA OUT MY HANDS.
here are some random pics from the night, once I go thru the shoot properly I'll post some more.
UPDATE: I decided just to embed the whole picasa album for that night–includes all pics
UPDATE: Had to delete those pics from picasa due to space constraints, but I will pass the whole album onto Beeeeeeest so he can do what he chooses with them.


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53Learn to transform your own design or an existing image into a unique textile print for a tea towel or tote bag. The course not only provides you with the basic skills of screen-printing onto fabric using hand cut stencils but also plenty of hands on experience over two classes. This is a unique opportunity to produce an edition of your very own screen print products & walk away with the know how to start printing at home!
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This class is taught by the talented textile designer & printer Michelle Kistima-Menser of You Are Brave. Michelle specialises in repeat pattern designs and screen printing fabric meterage. 'You Are Brave' has been featured on the Home Beautiful Creative Collection Instagram feed, and has recently been interviewed by Kylie Lewis of Ofkin http://ofkin.com/the-leap-stories-23-michelle-kistima-menser/
Saturday 20th and 27th October
1:30pm - 4:00pm
5 hours
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A 2015 article on the CNBC website describes a bet Warren Buffet has made. The "Oracle of Omaha" will donate $1 million to charity if he can't beat the return on a group of hedge funds by investing in index funds based on the Standard & Poor's index. Tim Armour, the article's author, says Buffet will probably win his gamble. However, he takes issue with Buffet's take on actively managed funds.
Armour starts with a brief recap of Buffet's investment philosophy, which he mostly agrees with. Buffet's "value investing" approach stresses doing careful research of individual companies. Investors should seek out stocks that are not overvalued, and put their money into those that have sound fundamentals. The goal is to invest in stocks for the long term. Actively managed mutual funds, on the other hand, don't do as well as "passive" index funds on average. An index fund is a basket of stocks based on a market index. The index fund manager tries to match the overall market return offered by the index.
For Armour, the problem with index funds is that they provide no protection in a bear market. The fund will simply follow the market down. He doesn't dispute Buffet's overall view. On average, actively managed funds don't do all that well, often because of mediocre management. Armour contends that choosing funds with low expenses and fund managers who invest their own money in the funds are key strategies investors can use to find well-managed active mutual fund investments.
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Armour is worth listening to. He became chairman and chief executive officer of the Capital Group in 2015. He joined Capital Group in 1983 after graduating from Middlebury College with a bachelor's degree in economics. Hew has 34 years experience with the company.
Prior to becoming CEO, Armour handled global telecommunications and U.S service stocks as an equity investment manager. He started his career with Capital Group as an equity analyst in the Capital Group Associate Program.
Find more about Tim Armour: http://www.wsj.com/articles/you-dont-have-to-settle-for-average-investing-returns-heres-why-1476717440


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We Are About Relationships
Where has the spring gone? I can hardly believe that we are in the middle of May already. It just sank in this morning that my kids only have a week and a half left of school. What's more, this Sunday we will be celebrating our graduating seniors and commissioning our youth mission team for their trip to Sierra Leone at the end of the month. Goodness gracious, my head is spinning!
Well, before the summer kicks into high gear, I wanted to give you a few updates from the church office. I have some good news and some not-so-good news. First, the not-so-good news, which you may have heard announced in worship a couple of weeks ago: Janet Howell, who has served for over four years in the church office as an administrative assistant and coordinator of publications, has moved with her husband Mike to Delaware. We will miss them both a lot, but they are excited to be moving closer to family.
Our Staff-Parish Committee has posted the job of Communications Coordinator and is now receiving resumes. (The job description is up on the church website, if you know someone who might be interested.) In the meantime Mike Deweese, Robin Kennedy and our fabulous interim-helper Brenda Anderson are keeping things going smoothly in the office. Say a big thank you to them when you see them!
Now for the good news: As you know, David Ssebulime has served as our Turner Fellow for three years while he has been studying at Vanderbilt Divinity School. That fellowship officially comes to an end this month. In fact, we received a kind letter from Rev. Tom Laney, Director of the Turner program, thanking us for serving as David's host congregation for the past three years: "We celebrate the fact that Christ UMC has been such a wonderful learning laboratory for David. In getting to know and love the people of the church he has been exposed to the challenges of pastoral leadership and the dynamics of congregational life in the midst of joy and stress. These learning opportunities are only possible when a church truly opens itself up to the student and lets him be fully a part of the community…. Know how grateful we are to you for your vital role in David's formation as a future leader of our United Methodist Church."
Fortunately for us, even though David's fellowship is officially ending, he has agreed to stay on at Christ UMC. He will be taking a group of folks from Christ and Blakemore UMC's to Uganda in June, and then he will step in on a part-time basis during my renewal leave this fall to help with some teaching, preaching, and pastoral care. He will also be continuing his studies at Vanderbilt as he works to complete his M.Div. degree.
One other piece of good news: Rev. Paula Hoos, who served as one of the pastors of this congregation several years ago, has also agreed to help out during my leave this fall. She will be doing mostly visitation and pastoral care.
As quickly as the summer has come upon us, the fall will be here before we know it, and I wanted you to know about the people who will be working and serving in this place while I am out on leave. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Let's get ready to enjoy a summer full of ministry, mission, fellowship and fun together!


text: i used dstools to rebuild the header of the mario kart rom after applying the track hack so that it would run on my ak rpg. the saves are not loading even tho the file names are the same. i'm assuming it is because rebuilding the header gave the rom a new crc, and the save file is from the old rom. anyone know what i can do to reassociate the old save file with the rom? *edit* adding on here the save and rom are off my r4. ak and r4 saves are interchangable but i'm not 100% sure it works everytime. the save files were renamed .sav from .SAV and the akaio firmware set up to be associated with .sav files. so far korgds save reformatted itself in some way within the app when i loaded it. korg actually said something alone those lines in text at the bottom and that save while letting me save out, isn't loading the old data. so again i doesn't look like r4 to ak works 100% cheers, -another world