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FairCare, LLC
1133 Broadway, Suite 706
New York, NY 10010
Terms of Use for Providers
Updated March 31st, 2010
Terms used in this document (and other ways we will refer to them)
The general public ("Consumers" or "Users")
FairCare, LLC (the "Company", "the Site", "We", "Us", "Our" or "FairCareMD")
Website (the "Website", or the "Site")
This document (this "Agreement", or "Terms of Use for Providers" or "Terms of Use")
You or Your ("Subscriber" "Member", or "Provider")
FairCareMD service (the "Service")
Registration for the Service ("Registration or "Subscription"")
Welcome to FairCareMD, the service for health care Providers to post pricing and connect with the general public online, operated by FairCare, LLC. By using the FairCareMD Website, You agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, whether or not You register as a Subscriber of FairCareMD. If You wish to become a Subscriber and make use of the FairCareMD service, please read these Terms of Use. You will then be required to register for the Service, which includes completing an application and providing various items of information about You and Your services. If you object to anything in this Agreement or the FairCareMD Privacy Policy, do not use the Website or the Service. The Terms of Use are subject to change by FairCareMD at any time, effective upon posting on the FairCareMD Website, as a FairCareMD Provider, You will be notified upon next login of changes to this Agreement and must agree to the changes. That stated, We will make best efforts to notify You of any changes using all electronic means available, generally email and notification when You log in.
Patient - Provider Relations (We can help start them, but they are Your responsibility)
FairCareMD is not responsible for Your clinical, professional, financial or other relationships with Your patients. For example, We recommend that You only accept cash or credit from Your patients that come to You through FairCareMD, however, You, in Your discretion determine the type of financial relationship that suits you best. If You balance bill, accept insurance assignment, double bill or otherwise do not abide by the terms of Your agreements with patients, they will complain about You on FairCareMD. If too many patients complain about Your practice though, We reserve the right to remove Your information from the system. In no way will FairCareMD be held accountable for Your relationships with Your patients. We believe that if You honor Your contracts and give great care, You will do well here.
Payer, Licensing, and Gorvernment Relations (We are not responsible for Your relationship with any payer or the governemnt)
We are not responsible for Your clinical, professional, financial or other relationships with any payer, licensing, or governmental body. For example, We recommend that You only accept cash or credit from Your patients that come to You through FairCareMD, however, You, in Your discretion determine the type of financial relationship that suits you best. If You balance bill, accept insurance assignment, double bill or otherwise do not abide by the terms of Your agreements with payers We are not responsible. In no way will FairCareMD be held accountable for Your relationships with any governing body, board, insurance company, or any other entity. You must abide by the rules of such organizations. We are not responsible for those relationships.
Electronic Agreement (whenever possible, We do things electronically)
This Agreement is an electronic contract that sets out the legally binding terms of Your use of the Website and Your Subscription in the Service. This Agreement may be modified by FairCareMD from time to time, such modifications to be effective upon posting by FairCareMD on the Website and emailed to the email address(es) We have on record for Your account. This Agreement includes FairCareMD's Use and Content Requirements, FairCareMD's Privacy Policy, FairCareMD's Online Advertising Media Kit, FairCareMD's Subscription and Pricing, and any notices regarding the Website. By accessing the Website or becoming a Subscriber, You accept this Agreement and agree to the terms, conditions and notices contained or referenced herein.
Electronic Form (again, whenever possible, We do things electronically)
By accessing the Website or becoming a Subscriber, You consent to have this Agreement provided to You in electronic form.
Non-electronic Copy (if You really want to kill a tree, We will send You a paper copy)
You have the right to receive this Agreement in non-electronic form. You may request a non-electronic copy of this Agreement either before or after You electronically sign the Agreement. To receive a non-electronic copy of this Agreement, please send an e-mail to email@example.com.
Withdrawing Your Consent (if You don't like it, leave)
You have the right at any time to withdraw Your consent to have this Agreement provided to You in electronic form.
Effect. Should You choose to withdraw Your consent to have this Agreement provided to You in electronic form, We will discontinue Your then-current username and password. This means that You will not have the right to use the Service unless, and until, We issue You a new username and password.
Notice. To withdraw Your consent and/or request a non-electronic copy of this Agreement, please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com
Prospective Nature. Your withdrawal of consent shall be effective within a reasonable time after We receive Your withdrawal notice described above. Your withdrawal of consent will not affect the legal validity or enforceability of the Agreement provided to, and electronically signed by, You prior to the effective date of Your withdrawal.
Access and Retention (if You don't have internet access you probably can't use Our website)
In order to access and retain this electronic Agreement, You must have access to the World Wide Web, either directly or through devices that access web-based content, and pay any service fees associated with such access. In addition, You must use all equipment necessary to make such connection to the World Wide Web, including a computer and modem or other access device. Please print a copy of this Agreement for Your records. To retain an electronic copy of this Agreement, You may save it into any word processing program. Via the Website, We will notify You of any changes in the hardware or software requirements needed to access and/or retain this Agreement that create a material risk that You will not be able to continue to access and/or retain this electronic Agreement.
Eligibility (qualified healthcare providers ONLY please)
You must be qualified healthcare provider to register as a subscriber of FairCareMD as a provider of services. Your qualifications are determined by the licensing and/or certifying entity that governs Your specialty. Subscription Service is void where prohibited. By using the Website, You represent and warrant that You have the right, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You also agree to promptly notify FairCareMD of any changes in the status of Your licensing and certification. This is Your responsibility.
Subscription (prices may vary)
The terms of Your subscription, pricing and billing are explained in the area labeled "Subscription Pricing" available on the Website. The pricing of such services is subject to change and includes promotional pricing that is variable by region, specialty, and other factors.
Term (You can cancel at any time but please do not always expect a refund)
This Agreement will remain in full force and effect while You use the Website and/or are a Subscriber. You may terminate Your Subscription at any time, for any reason, by sending FairCareMD written notice of termination to FairCareMD, LLC at the address on the Website or email notice of termination to email@example.com. If You terminate Your Subscription, Your Subscription will remain active until the end of Your then-current subscription period (that is, the subscription period through which You had paid prior to Your termination). FairCareMD may terminate Your Subscription by sending notice to You at the email address you provide in Your Registration, or such other email address as You may later provide to FairCareMD. If FairCareMD terminates Your Subscription in the Service because You have breached this Agreement, You will not be entitled to any refund of unused subscription fees. All decisions regarding the termination of accounts shall be made at the sole discretion of FairCareMD. FairCareMD is not required to provide notice prior to terminating Your Subscription. FairCareMD is not required, and may be prohibited, from disclosing a reason for the termination of Your account. Even after Your Subscription is terminated, this Agreement will remain in effect. All terms that by their nature may survive termination of this Agreement shall be deemed to survive such termination.
Use and Content (please follow the rules for what You can and cannot post, as described in a separate document entitled, "Use and Content Requirements".)
Your use of the Service and the content of the information that You post on the Website must be in compliance with the FairCareMD Use and Content Requirements, available on the Website. To summarize Our Use and Content document, try to imagine a PG-13 rating here.
Customer Service (please be nice to Our people or We will terminate Your Agreement)
FairCareMD provides assistance and guidance through its customer service representatives. When communicating with Our customer service representatives, You may not to be abusive, obscene, profane, offensive, sexist, threatening, harassing, racially offensive, or otherwise behave inappropriately. If we feel that Your behavior towards any of Our customer care representatives or other employees is at any time threatening or offensive, we reserve the right to immediately terminate Your Subscription and You will not be entitled to any refund of unused subscription fees.
Modifications to Service (We may need to change what We are doing but We will keep You informed. In fact, We will only change if a significant population of the Users and Subscribers of the Site tell Us to!)
FairCareMD reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that FairCareMD shall not be liable to You or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
Blocking of IP Addresses (if there is a problem, We will do our best to block You from coming back)
In order to protect the integrity of the Service, FairCareMD reserves the right at any time in its sole discretion to block Subscribers from certain IP addresses from accessing the Website.
Subscriber Disputes (You are responsible for what happens between You and others on the site)
You are solely responsible for your interactions with any and all people on the site, including but not limited to fellow Providers, Consumers, prospective patients, moderators, and any others. FairCareMD reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between You and Consumers.
Privacy (beware of HIPAA or other privacy violations – You are responsible for them if they happen on the Site under Your account)
Use of the Website and/or the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy. Providers, their employees, and their agents should be particularly aware of their obligations of patient confidentiality pursuant to state and federal laws, including without limitation their obligations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA"), both in communicating with FairCareMD and in responding to a review of their services posted on our Website. FairCareMD does not have, and will not accept, any obligations of confidentiality with respect to any communications other than those expressly stated in this Privacy Policy and FairCareMD's Terms of Use. FairCareMD does not comply with HIPAA and is not required to do so. That stated, We do our best to treat all information as confidential and ask that You do as well.
Disclaimers (You are solely responsible for what You post. We will do our best to keep everything working right on the Site, but if there is a problem We will not be responsible for any financial or legal damages that ensue.)
FairCareMD is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate content posted on the Website or in connection with the Service, whether caused by Users of the Website, Consumers, Subscribers or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Service. FairCareMD is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any User of the Website, Consumer or Subscriber of the Service. FairCareMD assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, user, Consumer or Subscriber communications. FairCareMD is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Website or combination thereof, including injury or damage to Users, Consumers and/or Subscribers or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from the Service. Under no circumstances will FairCareMD or any of its affiliates, advertisers, promoters or distribution partners be responsible for any loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from anyone's use of the Website or the Service, any Content posted on the Website, or any interactions between Users of the Website, whether online or offline. The Website and the Service are provided "AS-IS" and FairCareMD expressly disclaims any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. FairCareMD cannot guarantee and does not promise any specific results from use of the Website and/or the Service. In addition to the preceding paragraph and other provisions of this Agreement, any advice that may be posted on the Website is for informational purposes only and is not intended to replace or substitute for any professional financial, medical, legal, or other advice. FairCareMD makes no representations or warranties and expressly disclaims any and all liability concerning any treatment, action by, or effect on any person following the information offered or provided within or through the Website.
Links (We aren't responsible for anything linked to on Our Site either)
The Site may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because FairCareMD has no control over such sites and resources, You acknowledge and agree that FairCareMD is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that FairCareMD shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of, or reliance upon, any such Content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.
Limitation on Liability (if something goes wrong, We are only liable for the amount you paid to us)
In no event will FairCareMD be liable to you or any third person for any indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, special or punitive damages, including also lost profits arising from Your use of the Web site or the Service, even if FairCareMD has been advised of the possibility of such damages. FairCareMD is not a referral service and does not guarantee that Your listing on the Website will result in any patients, clients or business for You. FairCareMD will not be responsible for any claim, dispute or legal proceeding that occurs between You and any third party, including, but not limited to, Consumers and others who access the Website. FairCareMD will not be responsible for the performance of any services by You, and will not have any involvement in the transaction between You and Your patients or clients. FairCareMD has no control over the use of the Website, and does not guarantee the suitability of any Consumer who may access your services. FairCareMD does not guarantee the truth or accuracy of the information provided by Consumers, and does not guarantee that a Consumer will consummate a transaction with you, or have the wherewithal to pay for the transaction. FairCareMD does not guarantee continuous and secure access of the Website, and cannot completely guard against interruptions caused by factors outside of our control, including malicious attack on the Website. Accordingly, to the extent legally permitted, FairCareMD excludes all implied warranties, terms and conditions. FairCareMD is not responsible for any loss of money, goodwill or reputation, or any special, indirect or consequential damages arising out of the Website and its use. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, FairCareMD's liability to You for any cause whatsoever, and regardless of the form of the action, will at all times be limited to the amount paid, if any, by You to FairCareMD for the Service during the term of Subscription.
U.S. Export Controls (Our lawyers say We have to put this in, don't ask Us why)
Software from this Website (the "Software") is further subject to United States export controls. No Software may be downloaded from the Website or otherwise exported or re-exported
into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria, or any other Country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods; or
to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using the Software, You represent and warrant that You are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.
Jurisdiction and Choice of Law (if We have to fight it out in court, it will be in NYC)
If there is any dispute arising out of the Website and/or the Service, by using the Website, You expressly agree that any such dispute shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law provisions, and You expressly agree and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts of the State of New York, in New York County, for the resolution of any such dispute.
Indemnity by You (You agree not to blame Us for anything, even if You live in California)
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless FairCareMD and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries and employees from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential), including reasonable attorney's fees, of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way related to disputes between You and any third party, including, but not limited to, Consumers and other patients or clients. California Health Care Providers specifically waive California Civil Code §1542, which states, "A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor."
No Third Party Beneficiaries (this Agreement is just between Us)
You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, there shall be no third party beneficiaries to this Agreement.
Agency (You do not represent FairCareMD, nor do We represent You)
No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship is intended or created by this Agreement.
Other Instruments (You will read, agree to, and sign other documents this Agreement refers to)
You agree that You will execute any other instruments and documents that are or may become necessary or convenient to make this Agreement and the Service usable.
Headings (this text after the number but before the paragraph is not the legal statement, it is only here to help make it more readable)
The headings in this Agreement are used only to add clarity and organization, and are not to be considered part of the terms of this Agreement.
and Content Requirements
Your access to the FairCareMD website is governed by the following:
Use by Subscribers (please use FairCareMD how it was intended)
Illegal and/or unauthorized uses of the Website, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of Subscribers by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email and unauthorized framing of or linking to the Website may be investigated, and appropriate legal action will be taken, including without limitation, civil, criminal, and injunctive redress. Use of the Website is with the permission of FairCareMD, which may be revoked at any time, for any reason, in FairCareMD's sole discretion.
Account Security (please do your best to keep Your account secure. We are not responsible for security breaches, though We will do our best to prevent them.)
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the username and password that You designate during the Registration process, and You are fully responsible for all activities that occur under Your username and password. You agree to:
immediately notify FairCareMD of any unauthorized use of Your username or password or any other breach of security, and
ensure that You exit from your account at the end of each session. FairCareMD will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from Your failure to comply with this provision. You should use particular caution when accessing Your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record Your password or other personal information. If you share Your computer with others, You may wish to consider disabling your auto-sign in feature for Your FairCareMD account.
Content on FairCareMD (We are not responsible for any of it)
Proprietary Rights
FairCareMD retains all proprietary rights in the Website and the Service. The Website contains the copyrighted material, trademarks, and other proprietary information of FairCareMD, and its licensors. Except for that information which is in the public domain or for which You have been given written permission, You may not copy, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any such proprietary information.
Reliance on Content, Advice, Etc. Opinions, advice, statements, offers, or other information or content made available through the Service, but not directly by FairCareMD, are those of their respective authors, and should not necessarily be relied upon. Such authors are solely responsible for such content. FairCareMD does not:
guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information on the Service, or
adopt, endorse or accept responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, or statement made by any party that appears on the Website. Under no circumstances will FairCareMD or its affiliates be responsible for any loss or damage resulting from your reliance on information or other content posted on the Website or transmitted to or by any Subscribers.
Content Posted by You on FairCareMD.
You are solely responsible for the Content that You publish or display (hereinafter, "post") on the Service. You will not post on the Service any defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane, offensive, sexually oriented, threatening, harassing, racially offensive, or illegal material, or any material that infringes or violates another party's rights (including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights, and rights of privacy and publicity). You will not provide inaccurate, misleading or false information to the Company or to any other Subscriber. If information provided to FairCareMD, or another Subscriber, subsequently becomes inaccurate, misleading or false, You will promptly notify FairCareMD of such change.
You understand and agree that FairCareMD may review and delete any content, messages, photos or profiles (collectively, "Content"), in each case in whole or in part, that in the sole judgment of FairCareMD violate this Agreement or which might be offensive, illegal, or that might violate the rights, harm, or threaten the safety of Subscribers.
By posting Content to any public area of FairCareMD, you automatically grant, and You represent and warrant that You have the right to grant, to FairCareMD, its affiliates, licensees and successors, an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully paid, worldwide license to use, copy, perform, display, reproduce, adapt, modify and distribute such information and content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such information and content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. You further represent and warrant that public posting and use of Your content by FairCareMD will not infringe or violate the rights of any third party.
The following is a partial list of the kind of Content that is illegal or prohibited on the Website. FairCareMD reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action in its sole discretion against anyone who violates this provision, including without limitation, removing the offending communication from the Service and terminating the Subscription of such violators. It includes, but is not limited to, Content that:
is patently offensive to the online community, such as Content that promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;
harasses or advocates harassment of another person;
involves the transmission of "junk mail", "chain letters," or unsolicited mass mailing or "spamming";
promotes information that you know is false, misleading or promotes illegal activities or conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory or libelous;
promotes an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person's copyrighted work, such as providing pirated computer programs or links to them, providing information to circumvent manufacture-installed copy-protect devices, or providing pirated images, audio or video, or links to pirated images, audio or video files;
contains restricted or password only access pages, or hidden pages or images (those not linked to or from another accessible page);
provides material that exploits people under the age of 18 in a sexual or violent manner, or solicits personal information from anyone under the age of 18;
provides instructional information about illegal activities such as making or buying illegal weapons, violating someone's privacy, or providing or creating computer viruses;
solicits passwords or personal identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes from other users; and
engages in commercial activities and/or sales without our prior written consent such as contests, sweepstakes, barter, advertising, and pyramid schemes.
Your use of the Service, including but not limited to the Content You post on the Service, must be in accordance with any and all applicable laws and regulations.
You may not transmit any chain letters or junk email to Consumers. Although FairCareMD cannot monitor the conduct of its Subscribers off the Website, it is also a violation of these rules to use any information obtained from the Service in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person, or in order to contact, advertise to, solicit, or sell to any Subscriber without their prior explicit consent.
All information you include in Your Subscriber profile must be accurate, current and complete.
You understand that all offerings you create are permitted to be copied by other Subscribers for the purpose of offering the same services but with different providers or prices.
Content Posted by others on FairCareMD.
User Generated Content (UGC) posted on FairCareMD is not the responsibility of FairCareMD. Users are solely responsible for the content that they publish or display (hereinafter, "post") on the Service. FairCareMD will remove any defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane, offensive, sexually oriented, threatening, harassing, racially offensive, or illegal material, or any material that infringes or violates another party's rights (including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights, and rights of privacy and publicity) as soon as is practical AFTER notification. Users are not generally allowed to provide inaccurate, misleading or false information to the Company. If information provided to FairCareMD, or another Subscriber, subsequently becomes inaccurate, misleading or false, you will promptly notify FairCareMD of such change.
All User generated reviews of your practice or offerings will be reviewed by You or Your agent prior to online publication. This process allows You to verify that the patient was actually seen by You and that You approve the publication of the statements made by your patients. You have the right to allow publication of any commentary about Your practice. As such, FairCareMD maintains no responsibility for any content that is published about You, Your practice, or Your activities on FairCareMD.com or associated sites.
Your use of the Service, including but not limited to the Content You post on the Service, must be in accordance with any and all applicable laws and regulations.
Excessive negative reviews that You choose not to publish may be cause for termination of your subscription. 30% negative reviews is considered too many but due to sampling and severity, lower negative review frequency may lead to termination of this Agreement.
Your Stars, a graphical representation of your ratings will reflect a simple average of all ratings, not just those You choose to allow to be published.
By accepting this Agreement you release FairCareMD and all Users and Subscribers to the Services from all liability related to consumer reviews, User generated content and all actions related to said content.
Prohibited Activities
FairCareMD reserves the right to investigate and terminate Your Subscription if You have misused the Service, or behaved in a way which could be regarded as inappropriate or whose conduct is unlawful or illegal. The following is a partial list of the type of actions that You may not engage in with respect to the Service:
You will not express or imply that any statements You make are endorsed by FairCareMD without Our specific prior written consent.
You will not use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other manual or automatic device or process to retrieve, index, "data mine", or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Service or its contents.
You will not post, distribute or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information without obtaining the prior consent of the owner of such proprietary rights.
You will not remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in the Service.
You will not interfere with or disrupt the Services or the Site or the servers or networks connected to the Services or the Site.
You will not post, email or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.
You will not forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any information transmitted through the Service.
You will not "frame" or "mirror" any part of the Service or the Website, without FairCareMD's prior written authorization. You also shall not use meta tags or code or other devices containing any reference to FairCareMD or the Service or the Site in order to direct any person to any other web site for any purpose.
You will not modify, adapt, sublicense, translate, sell, reverse engineer, decipher, decompile or otherwise disassemble any portion of the Service or the Website or any software used on or for the Service or cause others to do so.
You will not slander other Providers or Users of the Site or make negative comments about them or other offerings.
Copyright Policy
You may not post, distribute, or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights.
Services and Pricing (You should really read this whole section)
Your access to the FairCareMD website is governed by the following:
Subscription and Subscription Pricing
You will have the ability to participate in some, but not all, of the features and services available within the Service. In order to access additional features and services, You must upgrade Your Subscription to the Service or otherwise purchase the additional Site feature. Please see the FairCareMD Online Advertising section of the Site or request a Media Kit for a description of the current subscription plans and their prices. Please note that the Subscription policies that are disclosed to You in subscribing to the Service are deemed part of this Agreement.
Subscriptions; Charges on Your Billing Account.
FairCareMD bills you through an online account (your "Billing Account") for use of the Service. You agree to pay FairCareMD all charges at the prices then in effect for any use of the Service by You or other persons (including your agents, staff, office managers,…) using your Billing Account, and You authorize FairCareMD to charge Your chosen payment provider (Your "Payment Method") for the Service. You agree to make payment using that selected Payment Method. FairCareMD reserves the right to correct any errors or mistakes that it makes even if it has already requested or received payment.
Recurring Billing
By entering into this Agreement, You acknowledge that your Subscription has a recurring payment feature and you accept responsibility for all recurring charges prior to cancellation. FAIRCAREMD MAY SUBMIT PERIODIC CHARGES (E.G., MONTHLY) WITHOUT FURTHER AUTHORIZATION FROM YOU, UNTIL YOU PROVIDE PRIOR NOTICE (CONFIRMED IN WRITING UPON REQUEST BY FAIRCAREMD) THAT YOU HAVE TERMINATED THIS AUTHORIZATION OR WISH TO CHANGE YOUR PAYMENT METHOD. SUCH NOTICE WILL NOT AFFECT CHARGES SUBMITTED BEFORE FAIRCAREMD REASONABLY COULD ACT.
Current Information Required
Payment Method
The terms of Your payment will be based on Your Payment Method and may be determined by agreements between You and the financial institution, credit card issuer or other provider of your chosen Payment Method (the "Payment Method Provider"). If FairCareMD does not receive payment from your Payment Method Provider, You agree to pay all amounts due on Your Billing Account upon demand.
Change in Amount Authorized
If the amount to be charged to Your Billing Account varies from the amount you preauthorized (other than due to the imposition or change in the amount of state sales taxes), you have the right to receive, and FairCareMD shall provide, notice of the amount to be charged and the date of the charge at least ten (10) days before the scheduled date of the transaction. Any agreement you have with your Payment Method Provider will govern Your use of Your Payment Method. You agree that FairCareMD may accumulate charges incurred and submit them as one or more aggregate charges during or at the end of each billing cycle.
Your FairCareMD Subscription will be automatically extended for successive renewal periods of the same duration as the Subscription term originally selected, at the then-current non-promotional subscription rate. If You resign, You may use your Subscription until the end of Your then-current subscription term; your Subscription will not be renewed after Your then-current term expires. However, You will not be eligible for a prorated refund of any portion of the subscription fee paid for the then-current subscription period.
Reaffirmation of Authorization
Your non-termination or continued use of the Service reaffirms that FairCareMD is authorized to charge your Payment Method. FairCareMD may submit those charges for payment and You will be responsible for such charges. This does not waive FairCareMD's right to seek payment directly from You. Your charges may be payable in advance, in arrears, per usage, or as otherwise described when You initially subscribed to the Service.
Free Trials and Other Promotions
Any free trial or other promotion that provides subscriber-level access to the Service must be used within the specified time of the trial. You must cancel your Subscription before the end of the trial period in order to avoid being charged a subscription fee. If you cancel prior to the end of the trial period and are inadvertently charged for a Subscription, please contact FairCareMD to have the charges reversed within fourteen (14) days of the charge.
Modifications to Service
FairCareMD reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that FairCareMD shall not be liable to You or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
Other: This Agreement contains the entire agreement between You and FairCareMD regarding the use of the Website and/or the Service. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
Information Terms of Use – Registered Member
Read This Terms of Use Agreement Before Accessing Website.
Effective Date: This Terms of Use Agreement was last updated on 3/2/2010.
This Terms of Use Agreement sets forth the standards of use of the FairCare, LLC Online Service for Registered Members. By using the FairCareMD.com website You (the "Member") agree to these Terms of Use. If You do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You should immediately cease all usage of this Website. We reserve the right, at any time, to modify, alter, or update the terms and conditions of this Agreement without prior notice. Modifications shall become effective immediately upon being posted at FairCareMD.com website. Your continued use of the Service after amendments are posted constitutes an acknowledgement and acceptance of the Agreement and its modifications. Except as provided in this paragraph, this Agreement may not be amended.
Description of Service
FairCare, LLC is providing Member with information services. Member must provide
all equipment necessary for their own Internet connection, including computer and modem and
provide for Member's access to the Internet, and
pay any fees relate with such connection.
Disclaimer of Warranties. (things may break, We will do our best to prevent this but if they do, We are not responsible for damages or refunds)
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Four Rapid City Council members and a hand full city residents called for the resignation of councilman Bill Clayton at Monday night's city council meeting.
Council person Bonny Petersen asked audience members and council members to stand if they would like to see Clayton step down for remarks made to a KOTA Territory news reporter - that some say are racist.
Clayton publicly apologized last month for the controversy.
The call for his resignation came after former council member Malcolm Chapman criticized the council for not taking action against Clayton.
"I'm offended, I'm embarrassed and I'm ashamed - not for me and not for our community but for you as a city council. You sit back as a tail light when you should be a headlight shining the way for how this community move forward," Chapman said.
"This is spin. This is politics. It's the ugly side of politics. So, perhaps this young lady was victimized by some comments I made. I have been victimized as well by accusations based on half a story at best," Clayton said.
Council members Chad Lewis, Bonny Petersen, Ritchie Nordstrom and Amanda Scott stood is support of Clayton's resignation. No action was taken.

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Why Omega-3 Is an Essential Part of a Healthy Diet
Casting around for sound nutrition advice? Catch this: Omega-3 fatty acids are critical for good health, yet the body can't make these vital fats on its own, so you need to eat omega-3-rich foods several times a week to maintain an adequate supply.
Omega-3s play a variety of roles in the body, but they're best known for supporting heart and brain health. They help the heart by preventing abnormal heart rhythms, and they also ease the inflammation that can contribute to coronary artery blockages, says Richard J. Deckelbaum, MD, director of the Institute of Human Nutrition at Columbia University.
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Deckelbaum adds that DHA, an omega-3 in fish, eggs, and organ meats, is a necessary building block for brain development in babies before and after birth. Research also suggests that nourishing your brain with omega-3s may reduce your risk of depression and related mood disorders.
How Omega-3s Help the Heart
Omega-3s can reduce triglycerides (a type of fat in your blood) and raise HDL (the "good" cholesterol) that can reduce your risk of heart disease and lower blood pressure slightly, Deckelbaum says. The two omega-3s most important to the heart are EPA and DHA, found in fish, especially fatty fish. That's why the American Heart Association recommends at least two servings of omega-3-rich fish a week. Standout sources include salmon, sardines, tuna, and herring.
Deckelbaum says it might take two to three months of frequent meals of fatty fish or other omega-rich foods for your body to achieve a healthy level of these fats (and for you to see the benefits). "You can't just eat some salmon and expect to feel better tomorrow," he says. In addition to coldwater fish, fortified eggs are another good source. Be sure to choose a brand that includes DHA, which may offer a wider range of health benefits than ALA, another omega-3 commonly added to eggs.
Walnuts and flaxseeds contain ALA, making them an important choice for vegetarians or people who don't eat fish. But Deckelbaum says the body doesn't use ALA as efficiently as DHA and EPA, so you may miss some health benefits if it's your only omega-3 source. To use flaxseeds, grind them in a blender and then sprinkle a tablespoonful on oatmeal or whir into smoothies. Store any remaining seeds in the fridge to prevent spoilage.
Omega-3s and Brain Health
Just as DHA is important for the brain development of babies, it may benefit the brain at the other end of life too. Preliminary studies suggest that increased DHA intake may help prevent age-related dementia. Tuna is a handy and inexpensive source of omega-3 fats, but choose tuna packed in water, which offers more omega-3s than versions packed in oil. (Some of the omega-3s are transferred to the oil, which most people drain off.) Other omega-3-rich fish include mackerel, halibut, anchovies, and rainbow trout. Avocadoes are also high in omega-3s.


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Kimbra Aussie Tour
The five-date interstate jaunt brings the jetsetting Kiwi back to her adopted Australian home in May for her first solo tour in close to a year. The intimate affair will see Kimbra bring her acclaimed live show to limited-capacity venues for what is set to be one of the hottest tickets in town.
Kimbra has spent the past year carving her name into the Australian psyche and has started to export her unique brand of Jazz infected POP to an eager global audience. During this time, she has released four hit singles – 'Settle Down', 'Cameo Lover', 'Good Intent' and 'Two Way Street' (all of which featured in triple j's Hottest 100), a Platinum album – 'Vows', (she won the 2011 ARIA Award for Best Female Artist) joined forces with Gotye for 'Somebody That I Used To Know' (the 8x Platinum colossus that has reached #1 in 11 countries and is currently streaking up the US Billboard chart), and taken the breath away from tens of thousands at Big Day Out, Splendour in the Grass and Parklife festivals. Oh, and she's racked up tens of millions of views on YouTube in the process
Kimbra will be joined by another of the country's most promising young artists – one Daniel Merriweather – who has taken the world by storm in recent years (including a Platinum album in the UK) with his impossibly smooth vocals and a little bit of help from long-time friend Mark Ronson. Now residing in New York, the ARIA Award winner returns home to give us a little taste of what's to come from his long-awaited sophomore album.
In the months ahead, Kimbra will perform at some of SXSW's most celebrated events before back-to-back US tours alongside Gotye and Foster the People. While she has already achieved more than most artists would dare dream of – it would appear as if it is only the beginning for the 21 year old Kimbra, whose trajectory is well and truly on track for worldwide superstardom. This is an opportunity that won't be repeated anytime soon – don't miss out.
Kimbra Aussie Tour
Adelaide May 8, 2012 Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Melbourne May 9, 2012 Palais Theatre
Brisbane May 15, 2012 The Tivoli
Sydney May 17, 2012 Enmore Theatre
Perth May 21, 2012 Metro City
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The following steps may help prevent concussion injuries in children and adolescents:
- To help prevent concussions caused by motor vehicle accidents: make sure children under the age of 12 always ride in the back seat and be sure your child uses a child car safety seat or seat belt properly every time he or she rides in a car.
- To prevent concussions caused by falls: supervise young children carefully; use window guards and toddler gates at the tops and bottoms of all staircases; do not allow children to climb on furniture, or play on balconies or fire escapes; and make sure all play structures are surrounded by wood chips or another soft material.
- To prevent concussions caused by collisions during sports and other recreational activities: make sure children and adolescents wear appropriate protective equipment, such as head gear and helmets. Mouth guards also may decrease the incidence and severity of concussions by absorbing some of the impact during impact.
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Chan Sung Jung, aka "The Korean Zombie," gets his shot at the UFC Featherweight champion Jose Aldo at UFC 163 on August 3 in Brazil. In the meantime the UFC has released the complete video of Jung's rematch with Leonard Garcia from UFC Fight Night 24 in March of 2011.
The Zombie won the fight with the rarely seen twister submission hold. We wrote up a Judo Chop detailing the move and how he applied it in this fight.
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George Clooney Is Not Running For President
By Mack Rawden 2011-10-05 23:05:08
George Clooney is not running for president. He has no plans on running for president, and even if a situation presented itself, its unlikely hed actively campaign for a nomination. Thats the message to take away from dozens of interviews the actor has done to promote his upcoming film Ides Of March. It seems bizarre that such a hypothetical would even have legs, but considering Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Franken and several others translated their movie appeal into major political careers, you just never know what offices the lives of celebrities might lead them into.
The Up In The Air stars father took a run at a House Seat in the fourth district of Kentucky back in 2004, but the experience did not go so well and apparently left Clooney disenchanted. Plus, hes pretty sure hes got the better gig with his whole acting career. Heres what he had to say to The Associated Press when the question of a White House run as posed directly
"It would never be something I'm interested in. I'm not good at the kind of compromises that you have to make to get elected."
That answer coupled with Clooneys irritation about his fathers campaign might leave you with the impression that hes a bit of a pessimist, but he wouldnt want you to believe anything of the sort. He later clarified that he thinks both sides of the aisle are filled with caring, smart people who are just having problems cooperating. I think many people share his sentiments.
Ides Of March opens on Friday, and Cinema Blends own Josh Tyler gave the film four and a half stars. You can read his review here, or you can instead stay on this page and daydream about how dashing George Clooney would look taking the Oath of Office. It might seem absurd, but I bet if he ran as an Independent, hed pick up a solid eight to ten percent of the vote.


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ALBANY - A group of Republican state lawmakers remains angry about the new gun control legislation, not just the law but how it was passed. They place the blame squarely with Governor Cuomo.
"We're told basically to shut up and vote and that's what this is all about. Just don't question it, just vote!" Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin said.
But McLaughlin didn't stop at that, he then compared the Governor to a dictator.
"Hitler would be proud, Mussolini would be proud of what we did here. Moscow would be proud but that's not democracy," McLaughlin said.
McLaughlin later apologized. But he wasn't the only one to criticize Cuomo for issuing a message of necessity to pass gun control. The move sidestepped the three days a bill normally needs to age. These legislators said it didn't allow them to fully review the legislation or address any inconsistencies.
"By using a message of necessity we had a bill that was like Swiss cheese, full of holes," Senator Greg Ball said.
They're proposing a constitutional amendment, aptly called the "NYS Government Transparency Act" and it would stop all legislative proceedings from happening after midnight and limit messages of necessity to emergencies.
"This message of necessity is the exact type of backdoor manuveur that has been a hallmark of dysfunction of Albany," Ball said.
Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos was asked about McLaughlin's comparison and while he called it inappropriate, he said he understands the frustration.
"I understand where they're coming from and reflecting back on it ... We may have acted in haste," Skelos said.
Assemblyman Jim Tedisco said he had 32 Assemblymembers who have already signed on in support of that legislation and expects the Senate to follow.
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The Bonn, Mainz UBF Spring Bible Conference 2012 was held from May 17-20 in a historic Roman town called Xanten. The youth hostel was located at a short walking distance from a beautiful lake. We chose "New life in Christ" as our conference theme based on Ephesians 2:10 as our prayer for our new Bible students, next generation student leaders, and JBF- and CBF children, that they may meet Jesus personally and start a new life in Christ practically. It was a small international Bible conference together with Msn. Grace Park, Sh. David Gates and Joel Park from New Jersey UBF, Msn. Anna Lee and Livingstone Lee from Nigeria UBF, Sh. Ales Maca and Young Woo Kim from Prague UBF. In total we had 113 attendants. This conference became a spiritual milestone for many attendees.
First, Main Lectures
Sh. Christoph Tornau gave the first main lecture based on John 19, "It is finished". The new and victorious life starts when we believe and accept that Jesus died on the cross for our sins defeating the power of sins and breaking the sting of death. Sh. David Gates from New Jersey spoke about the risen Jesus based on the Bible passage from Luke 24. He emphasized that the new life in Christ means to believe in the historical fact that Jesus has indeed risen from the dead. A new life in Christ does not mean keeping oneself busy with his earthly life or indulging oneself in sin. He testified how the risen Jesus gave him a new life through Mt 6:33 and Gen 12:2 and shared his vision to be his witness in America and even in North Korea.
Xenofon Grigoriadis gave the third main lecture based on Ephesians 2. We were dead in our transgressions and sins, but we were made alive with Christ. Furthermore, he seated us in the heavenly realms with Jesus Christ and sent us as his messengers to the earth. A new life in Christ is not a recycled version of our old life, but a life of holding on to God's mission and of doing the good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do (Eph 2:10). Xenofon confessed that he was dead because of humanism and pride in him, but that God made him alive and raised him as a Bible teacher and heavenly ambassador to serve the German campus mission and the discipleship ministry in Europe.
Through the fourth main lecture on Romans 6 by Petrus Chang, we learned how we should continue living a new life in Christ when the conference has ended. First, saying "No!" to sin and second, actively offering the parts of our bodies to God as instruments of righteousness. Ehrfurcht Kösters gave the fifth main lecture on John 21. Praise Jesus who heals all our inner scars caused by sin and calls us to a life of mission as shepherds and Bible teachers on German campuses. He pointed out that a new life in Christ is about confessing our love to Jesus by faith and shepherding his children. In the closing message on Acts 1:8 Hudson Kim from Mainz reminded us of what a new life in Christ is through a short review of all the lectures and encouraged us to live as Jesus' witnesses to the ends of the earth.
Second, group Bible study and testimonies
This time, we decided to have brief group Bible studies before every lecture. In this way, everyone including our children could listen to the lectures with a prepared heart. After each lecture we heard a personal testimony based on the Bible passage of the message or a personal life key verse. Martin Schreck accepted Lk 5:10 and God's calling to be a fisher of men. Jöran H. thanked God for the new life in Jesus and expressed his desire to know Jesus more and to grow to be a campus shepherd. Esther W. confessed that Jesus' grace is enough for her and decided to please Jesus through her life. Jonas P. repented of his addiction to computer games and made a decision to grow as a witness of the gospel. Aster B. shared her life testimony based on John 21:15 and thanked God for Jesus' unchanging and unconditional love. She confessed that only Jesus gave her true love and meaning of life and decided to live as a mother of faith for her people. Rebekka R. repented of her love for the world and laziness with tears. Through John 19:30 she accepted that Jesus died on the cross to forgive all her sins and made a decision to devote her life to Christ.
On the last night, we heard a total of 17 testimonies on based on Ephesians 2 or Romans 6. It was like a blessed heavenly feast welcoming the sinners coming back to God. All shared their testimonies with tears, confessing their sins and receiving Jesus' healing and calling. As the preparation for conference, all JBF members studied Ephesians 2 and Romans 6 with their parents and Bible teachers and wrote the testimonies several times. As a fruit of this preparation, all JBF and CBF members (from 3rd grade up) shared their honest testimonies and decided to co-operate as instruments of righteousness for Germany and Europe mission. Each presider shared one-page life testimony with based on life key verse. Especially, the CBF members Sarah Schweitzer, Daniela Schneider, Samuel Abraham Chang (3rd generation missionary) and Josua Elsholz' life testimonies amazed and opened our eyes toward the work of the Holy Spirit. They honestly confessed their sins and testified God's grace. We were amazed by God's mighty work and saw God's vision that God's work will continue through our second and third generation missionaries.
Third, morning devotions
For the morning devotions, we had two messengers every morning. They shared a short message and a personal testimony. Elke Dietzel and Alexander Ripken made it very clear that to live a new life in Christ means to deny ourselves, to take up our cross, and to follow Jesus. Holy Maria Park and Maria Lee said we have to live according to the Spirit of God because our old sinful nature died on the cross with Christ. Dr. Christian Kremers and Doris R. spoke about "Rejoice in the sufferings" based on 1 Peter 4:12-14. Doris R. emphasized that the heavenly glory is far greater than the sufferings we have to endure in this world. She was encouraged that Jesus gave Peter the keys of the kingdom of heaven although he denied him three times. Through this hope and love of Jesus, we are strengthened to offer our lives for the salvation work and to rejoice even in the midst of sufferings.
Fourth, Special reports
On the first night Samuel Ryu gave a special report about the UBF ministry. He spoke about the philosophy, the strategy and the method of UBF ministry and emphasized on the importance of considering one soul more precious than universe and raising him as an influential disciple of Jesus through discipleship training. Deborah Chang reported about the Western European Call2All Congress in Netherlands. Call2All is a partnership of hundreds of the top mission agencies, denominations, and organizations in Europe, all working together, strategizing and sharing ministry know-hows to complete the Great Commission in our generation. UBF attended the Call2All Congress and shared the discipleship training of UBF as a tool for the spiritual revival of Europe.
On the second day Samuel Ryu, Deborah Chang, Peter Schweitzer and Johannes Chang held a workshop on the inductive Bible study method. The three steps of inductive Bible study are careful observation, interpretation, and practical application. We realized that inductive Bible study is about humbly letting the Bible speak to us and transform our lives. We learned that the life-transforming power comes from deep, personal inductive Bible study and made decisions to commit to serving the 1:1 Bible study ministry.
On the second night, Peter Lee led a book forum on David Platt's "Radical – Taking back your faith from the American Dream". He clarified the meaning of Mark 8:34 through his presentation. When Jesus called us to follow him, he meant, "Get ready to die". This life style may seem radical, but that is actually the life Jesus called us to live. Through this presentation, we were challenged to renew our identities as disciple makers and to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Msn. Monica reported about the life of Pastor John Oak who called himself a "discipleship maniac". His life as a disciple maker testified to his craziness for discipleship ministry. He said we have to crazy about Jesus and making his disciples. We were greatly encouraged through the example of Dr. Samuel Lee, Dr. John Jun and Pastor John Oak to be discipleship maniacs and to raise disciples and disciple makers who are as crazy.
We invited Dr. Friedhelm Jung, a professor of systematic theology at the Bible Seminary in Bonn who is a spiritual friend of Dr. Peter Chang. He gave a special lecture on Ephesians 2 and he pointed out three things, which are crucial for our new life in Christ. First, regular Bible reading and studying. Second, honest confession of sins before God and people. Third, regular fellowship within a Christian community. He stressed that these three things are vital for spiritual rebirth and growth. His lecture proved UBF to be one of the best role models of evangelical ministries.
Fifth, world mission prayer nights
Every evening we had a prayer night for world mission. On the first night we prayed for European mission. Msn. Priska Schweitzer distributed postcards with the prayer topics of Europe UBF chapters and we prayed for the spiritual revival of Europe wholeheartedly. On the second night Msn. Debora Elsholz shared about prayer topics of Africa. As a guest, Msn. Anna Lee of Nigeria UBF shared a heart-moving story of her struggles and prayer topics. We prayed for the ministry in Nigeria, for Africa UBF chapters and leaders, for the 2012 African regional Bible conferences. We prayed also for Stefan Elsholz, who will be serving the conference in Nigeria as one of the main messengers. On the last day, Msn. Pauline Chang gave a presentation on UBF world mission. She encouraged us to pray because God works through our prayers. She shared prayer topics to send out 100,000 missionaries to all nations, to China, North Korea and Muslim nations until 2041. Then, Msn. Grace Park from New Jersey UBF shared the prayer topics of the New Jersey ministry and North America and encouraged us to pray for the 2013 International Summer Bible Conference in Indiana University in Pennsylvania.
Sixth, pioneering ministry
At this conference we especially prayed for our pioneering ministry. Esther W. from Rostock University, Olaf W. from Koblenz University, Jöran H. and Peter Ryu from Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences attended this conference. Our young disciples are serving their campus through their prayer and Bible studies. We could see the vision that God will use each one of us as Jesus' witnesses on the entrusted campuses. May God send his gospel workers to all 1,700 campuses in Europe through Europe UBF ministry.
Seventh, Outdoor Concert and the "New Life" skit
We had an outdoor concert in the inner courtyard of the youth hostel. We had solo performances of CBF, JBF, and the next generation leaders. The orchestra performed selections from Bizet's Carmen under the leadership of Johannes Chang. Johannes Chang is now doing residency and he has given his heart to prepare each one of our JBF co-workers to perform a solo through Bible study and spiritual training. We opened this concert to everyone who were staying at the youth hostel and shared a blessed afternoon with classical music. Anja Schweitzer prepared a skit based on Romans 6:11-13 as her prayer that all co-workers and Bible students may grasp what it practically means to live a new life Christ as an instrument of righteousness. Alexander Ripken was a drug addict and his life was hopeless and full of despair. Through playing the main character, he decided for a radical change in Christ.
First, Spring Bible Conference 2012 we focused on the new life in Christ. Second, we experienced the importance and the fruit of discipleship and key member training through 1:1 Bible study and life together fellowship. Third, through this conference junior shepherds, next generation student leaders, JBF, CBF members and Bible students decided to be spiritual ambassadors of the heavenly kingdom and to rebuild the broken spiritual walls of Europe together. Fourth, through the special lecture of Prof. Friedhelm Jung, we were able to see that UBF is one of the best role models of evangelical ministries in this generation.
At the end of the conference we prayed wholeheartedly with two prayer topics. First, to rebuild the broken spiritual walls in Europe through 1:1 Bible study and for the reconstruction of the new church building. Second, for the health of Sh. Barbara Lee from Mainz UBF. She had a stroke and possibly has a brain tumor. We pray for an accurate diagnosis and her full recovery. Thank God for blessing the co-work of our leaders Msn. Stephanus Park, Peter Schweitzer, Joachim Dietzel, Jochen Schweitzer, and Stefan Elsholz as well as the co-work between the national leaders and the next generation leaders. We are thankful for the prayer support of all our world mission co-workers.
Reported by Dr. Peter Chang


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This is my second edition of the five of the greatest UFC-bred heavyweights. For part one click here.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has been around a mere 18 years and has seen some of the best fighters to date walk through its Octagon door.
The most notable fighter to not yet compete inside the "Sin City" cage has to be Fedor Emelianenko, who may also be the greatest heavyweight of all time.
This time last year fight fans were raving about how stacked the UFC heavyweight division was with the likes Brock Lesnar, Cain Velasquez, Shane Carwin and Junior Dos Santos leading the pack.
With the recent plight of injuries, the promotion's heavyweight division was overshadowed by the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix which features Alistair Overeem, Fabricio Werdum, "Bigfoot" Silva, Brett Rogers, Sergei Kharitonov and Josh Barnett.
Between 1998-2005 Japanese promotion Pride FC had three of the very best heavyweights ever in Emelianenko, "Minotauro" Nogueira and Mirko "Cro Cop." Those three would fight each other for the top spot which was undoubtedly held by "The Last Emperor."
I would love to see who you guys felt are the top five UFC heavyweights of all time were and at least choose the one you think outranks them all.
Canidate #2: Mark Coleman
Notable Wins:Gary Goodridge, Dan Severn, Don Frye (x2), Ricardo Morais, Masaki Satake, Akria Shoji, Kazuyuki Fajita, Igor Vovchanchyn, Alan Goes, Mauricio Rua and Stephan Bonnar
Notable Losses: Maurice Smith, Pedro Rizzo, Pete Williams, Antonio Nogueira, Fedor Emelianenko (x2), Mirko Cro Cop, Mauricio Rua and Randy Couture
Notable Accomplishments: Winner of UFC 10 tournament, Winner of UFC 11tournament, Unified the UFC Superfight title with the Inaugural UFC Heavyweight Title, Pride FC openweight grand prix winner, three-time gold medalist in freestyle wrestling at the Pan American Championships (1990, 1991, and 1992), one-time gold medalist in free style wrestling at the 1991 Pan America Games and UFC Hall of Famer
The Ohio native and olympic wrestler was the first to establish how dominant and effective wrestling could be in mixed martial arts. He also coined the nickname "The godfather of ground and pound" for the merciless damage he caused a mounted opponent.
He also used a neck crank or as fans called it the "Coleman crank" to torture his opponents. His double-leg takedowns and single-leg takedowns are still widely considered the best ever.
Coleman revolutionized the sport and was even a main factor why head-butting is now illegal. Legendary fighter Fedor Emelianenko has said that Coleman was one of his heroes and inspirations for ground and pound tactics.
In his Ocatgon debut and five years removed from his pinnacle in freestyle wrestling, Mark Coleman would win the UFC 10 tournament. He would beat Motti Horenstien under two minutes from the bell by way of strikes and move on to fighting the legendary Gary Goodridge.
Mark Coleman would outlast "Big Daddy" when Goodridge would bow out due to exhaustion.
Coleman then faced the ever-popular Don Frye to settle who was the tournament winner. The two would exchange everything in their arsenal for 11 minutes when the "Hammer" would be too much, winning by TKO.
Coleman loved the competition and fighting so much that he entered the UFC 11 tournament a month and a half later. In just over three minutes of fighting Coleman had won UFC 11 over unknowns Julian Sanchez and Brian Johnston.
With a short break from fighting Coleman would finally get his name in the marquee when he would square off against UFC Super Fight champion Dan Severn.
The winner would be recognized as the undisputed UFC heavyweight champion once and for all.
The bout didn't last long and even though both had a very good base in wrestling the much stronger Coleman took it to the wily old veteran. At the 2:57 mark of round one Coleman had become the first ever UFC heavyweight champion and was undefeated at 6-0.
It should have been a triumphant story of the Olympic wrestler dominating the UFC, but instead was the beginning of his collapse. Like past candidate Frank Mir, Coleman had a hard time with elite strikers or fighters who could "sprawl n' brawl" to negate takedowns and dictate the fight.
In his first and only defense of the UFC heavyweight strap, Coleman faced kickboxing champion Maurice Smith. The match-up was as basic as the UFC loved it, wrestler vs. striker.
UFC 14 was in Birmingham, Alabama, and the crowd of 5,000 witnessed an instant classic display of heart and will on the hands of both men. The relationship between Smith and Frank Shamrock proved to pay off with the cross training.
After a long 21 minutes of fighting, the two combatants stood on either side of John McCarthy as the judges read their decision. Maurice Smith a very small heavyweight for the time but had won the UFC heavyweight strap and Coleman would fall off the wagon.
Coleman would lose to Pete Williams by a highlight reel head kick followed by a close split decision to Pedro Rizzo before exiting the UFC before his later return. Coleman would travel all the way to the Japan-based Pride FC to get back in the game.
His tenure in Japan was much like his UFC start: Highs and lows.
He would square off against HUSTLE promoter Nobhuiko Takada at Pride 5. The match had been seen as a "worked" or staged fight. Coleman felt the pressure of job security but has never admitted to it being a feigned loss.
Here's he direct quote when asked about the fight being a work:
"It was what it was. I needed to support my family. They guaranteed me another fight after that and I needed that security. It was what it was. I'm going to leave it at that."
With four straight losses and losing confidence, Coleman needed to regain his steam.
At Pride 8 Coleman came back and won a decision over Ricardo Morais and earned a slot into the first ever Pride FC open weight grand prix.
The 16-man tournament featured stars like Coleman, Mark Kerr, Igor Vovchanchyn, Sakuraba, Guy Mezger and UFC legend Royce Gracie. The promoters were wishing for an epic showdown between wrestlers Mark Coleman and Mark Kerr.
Both were beyond dominant in their respective UFC stints
The problems outside the ring for Kerr mounted and can be seen in the documentary "The Smashing Machine." Coleman defeated Masaaki Satakeby submission in a mere 1:14 seconds in the opening round. In the second round he sent Akira Shoji home after a 15 minute decision.
Coleman waited in the ring for his semifinal match-up against Kazuyuki Fujita. The clearly-injured Fujita and his corner threw in the towel and forfeited the fight.
"The Hammer" was one fight away from winning his biggest bout and he was matched up with no slouch or late alternate. He would face Ukraine dynamo Igor Vovchanchyn in the finals.
The finals proved to be a great finale to a tournament which featured the emergence of Sakuraba as a star in his win over favored Royce Gracie.
In the final minutes Mark Coleman unleashed the most brutal attack of knees ever seen to a grounded opponent. After about five knees Coleman had become the Grand Prix winner and showed his joy when he leaped and failed to reach the ring corner ropes
A win over Allan Goes at Pride 13 gave Coleman all the credentials to step up in competition against one of the top three Pride FC heavyweights. He first plunge would have him facing BJJ wizard and resilient heavyweight Antonio Nogueira.
Coleman would fight a hard fought effort but the ground game was "Minotauro's" turf and he made Coleman pay by locking in a slick arm-triangle choke.
Pride FC would match up two loved and respected UFC legends in Don Frye and Mark Coleman at Pride 26. The two hadn't fought one another since UFC 10 when Coleman won the tournament final over Frye.
The match wasn't legendary but still a hotly contested brawl that went the full time limit. Coleman would get the "W" after judges gave him the decision over the "Predator."
Coleman would go on to face Fedor Emelianenko, a man who held Coleman in the highest regards as a hero of his in MMA. Pride FC made its first step into the North American market when it featured UFC star Mark Coleman against Fedor in the main event
Fedor heavily outclassed Coleman in both fights but in each attempt Coleman showed a lot of heart and lost nothing in losing to the best heavyweight ever (quite possibly).
Coleman was scheduled to return to the UFC against future UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. After some thinking Coleman knew he could not compete with such a beast and at that size.
Coleman would venture back into the UFC but this time as a light heavyweight. He would go 1-1 at 205-pounds (win over Stephan Bonnar, loss to "Shogun" Rua) in his first two attempts. The UFC gave Coleman one last headlining spot, much to the chagrin of some UFC fans.
UFC 109 was a showcase of two of the best UFC heavyweights ever when 'The Natural" Randy Couture faced "The Hammer" Mark Coleman.
The fight showed how far Couture had evolved and Coleman's inability to, and was the death of maybe the greatest UFC heavweight to date. Couture won by a landslide and ended it by a rear naked choke in the second round.
What we know is that Coleman revolutionized the role of wrestler for generations to come and build upon. If he could have adapted and expanded his game, no one knows what really could have been of Coleman's legacy.
The "Hammer" should be looked back on fondly of and remembered as a true warrior of the Octagon.
Whatcha' Maniacs think of UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman as one of the greatest UFC heavyweight ever?
Candidates 3-5 coming soon.