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While strong winds yesterday played havoc with the launch of Sky Muster™II and GSAT-18, today was another story. From Arianespace's Spaceport in French Guiana the launch went without a hitch, indicating that SSL's president, John Celli was not wearing a tie.
Yesterday the Satnews editorial team showed up at SSL's Palo Alto facility to witness the launch from the west coast headquarters of the company that produced nbn™'s satellite, Sky Muster™II, only to learn that Arianespace had just issued a scrub of the launch due to strong winds.
No matter, the team enjoyed some down time with the west coast SSL executive team and some Aussies involved in nbn™'s satellite, Sky Muster ™II. This is a government sponsored satellite that will enable more areas of Australia that heretofore have never been digitally connected will now have access to the Internet. At the nbn™website there are heartwarming examples and stories of folks, young and old, who have benefitted from the availability to communicate with the world. Children whose schooling is so remote they only used to meet on a monthly basis with a teacher and have been attending to their homeschooling long distance. However, now these kids are interfacing live with teachers and folks who can ask, and answer, and show these youngsters the world. From central dry Australia they've seen the ocean and all the beautiful underwater sea life. Conversely, the brother and sister in the video show the others their world and all the interesting elements that they experience every day.
Getting back to the necktie. We asked John, Mr. Celli, if he has any superstitions about the launches he's been a part of. He smiled and told us that a while ago he was in attendance at a launch dressed in a suit and tie, in which things didn't exactly go smoothly. He said he had an idea and from then on he has gone 'tieless' and all subsequent launches have proceeded without a hitch. He has shared this little piece of superstition/information with his various clients and, sure enough, when there's a launch they all show up with—no ties.
Designated Flight VA231 in Arianespace's numbering system, today's dual-passenger mission was the 231st launch of an Ariane-series vehicle.
Ariane 5 delivered a lift performance of more than 10,600 kg. on the mission to geostationary transfer orbit (GTO), which is designated Flight VA231. This total includes some 9,800 kg. for its Sky Muster™ II and GSAT-18 satellite passengers, and also factors in the 'workhorse' vehicle's dual-payload deployment system and integration hardware. Another dual-passenger launch for Ariane 5.
The Sky Muster™ II satellite, which was produced by SSL (Space Systems Loral) for Australian operator nbn™, rode in the upper position of Ariane 5's payload arrangement, and was deployed first during the 32-min. flight sequence.
Carrying Ka-band transponders, Sky Muster™ II reflects Australia's commitment to bridging the digital divide, especially in its rural and isolated regions. The satellite will help extend high-speed Internet to the entire country, including the Norfolk, Christmas, Macquarie and Cocos islands. Arianespace orbited the first Sky Muster™ spacecraft on an Ariane 5 mission performed in September 2015.
Located below Sky Muster™ II in the launcher payload arrangement is the mission's lower passenger, GSAT-18, which was developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with 12 transponders in Ku-band and another 24 in C-band. It will provide telecommunications services for India once in its final orbit, strengthening the Indian space agency's current fleet of 14 operational satellites.


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I knew I needed this deck the moment the first images were posted on U.S. Games' Facebook page. The term "vintage" is applied to a great many things these days. I've even seen it applied to my favourite raisin pudding recipe.
Seriously, it's a delicious pudding.
In any case, the Vintage Wisdom Oracle is a deck that combines photographs, paintings, and drawings in collage to form its images. You might recognize John Waterhouse's paintings or the enigmatic gaze of Mata Hari. Nymphs cavort while their mortal counterparts sit in quiet contemplation. Animals (particularly butterflies) feature in many cards, as do flowers. The colour palette is generally soft (with a few exceptions) and many of the images are sepia photographs with splashes of colour, adding a touch of the dramatic to the luscious imagery. Even the packaging has an air of luxury (silver gilt edges!). If you're the sort of person with a more conventionally "feminine" aesthetic–flowers, pearls, soft colours, you will probably find a lot to like in this deck.
The cards measure 5 5/8" x 3 ¾" which makes them practically impossible to shuffle with my small hands. The upside is that it's easier to make out details in the art. Each image is surrounded by a border in gray, mauve, or dark blue. The card backs have a woman's face in the centre surrounded by a design that reminds me of an old jewelry box, which I feel is appropriate for a beautiful deck with a very old feel. The only words on each card are the card titles. They are non-reversible but the companion book indicates you can read with reversals if you find they are helpful.
The arrangement of the cards in the companion book is in alphabetical order with no images of the cards, only text. There are also a few original spreads: the four leaf clover spread, the spyglass spread, the penny farthing spread, the walled garden spread, and the chatelaine spread, using four, four, seven, nine, and six cards respectively. I love it when deck creators make an effort to create their own spreads instead of just relying on one card pulls and three card spreads with maybe one spread that's specifically designed for the deck.
It took me a long time to write this review because I was finding it difficult to connect to this deck. The art is beautiful, but I didn't find that the messages I was receiving from it were relevant to the question I had asked. Today I happened to draw "Discernment" which is about not dividing your attention too much, and I would say that's relevant to how I've been feeling lately.
I have two major criticisms of this deck. The first is that the characters can seem a bit "stiff" (no doubt because they are from older paintings and photographs). The lady in the "Adventure" card, for instance, doesn't quite evoke a sense of joy or excitement. I didn't feel like some of the cards really meshed with the description in the book. The "Healing" card features a vintage "medicine woman" (who is white, so I assume she's supposed to be a doctor or an herbalist), but the way she is dressed (in pearls) and her expression don't say "Healer" to me. In fact, she looks like a younger version of my deceased great aunt, dressed for a night on the town. I also felt like this is one of those decks that focuses more on, say, self-actualization than practical matters. It might be of more use to some as a tool for meditation or contemplation than an actual "reading" deck.
The other major criticism I have of this deck is that there are only two cards with characters of colour on them, all Japanese. The companion book refers to these Japanese ladies as "geishas". I have no way of verifying if the paintings are indeed of geishas, but it struck me as potentially problematic that Japanese women are singled out in this way in an otherwise lovely deck.
Make no mistake, this deck has stunning art and I don't think I have a more stunning box for any of my decks, but despite its beauty it took me quite some time to connect to it.

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What to expect in the stock market next quarter
Don't expect the stomach-flipping gyrations in stock markets to stop anytime soon
What to watch for in the 4th quarter
Europe: Investors and Wall Street want to see a global policy response to the sovereign debt issues and banking crises that will arrest the decline and work toward stabilization.
Earnings: As companies release third-quarter earnings, experts say they may downplay the fourth quarter as they prepare for a slower-than-expected retail season.
Jobs: The unemployment figures remain in the double digits for San Diego and California. Downward movement in the rates will go a long way toward propping up consumer and corporate confidence.
An investor's perspective
Jim Puplava, chief investment strategist at San Diego-based PFS Group, a broker, dealer and money manager of private accounts.
"Be on defense. We have high cash levels, 25 to 35 percent, we have hedges in and we own large, high-quality, dividend-paying blue-chip stocks. I recommend focusing on companies you understand and feel comfortable with. Stick with quality and stability at this time. I call it basics. With the economy weakening, people will pull back on spending, but they will not stop buying groceries or putting gas in their cars. They are not going to stop buying the things they need. For example, we favor companies like Walmart,
Keep your hands inside and your seat belt on.
Investors and consumers alike are on a nonstop bumpy ride that will slide right into the fourth quarter from the third.
Stock markets roiled, plummeted and spiked throughout the three-month quarter, which ended Friday, inspired by near-hysterical news about the European banking crisis, emotional and public wrangling in Washington, D.C., over the deficit and budget, zero job creation in August and fears of a double-dip recession.
At the close of the third quarter on Friday, the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 12.1 percent, the
CHART: Scroll to the bottom of story to see how local stocks fared.
Those problems are far from a crescendo. Market and economic experts expect the fourth quarter to be just as troublesome as the last, especially if difficulties are not resolved or other challenges arise.
"We are in a new environment where volatility will be a constant that we are going to have to continue to live with," said Tom Lydon, publisher of ETF Trends and chief executive officer of Global Trends Investments in Newport Beach. "It doesn't make investors feel good. Volatility makes investors feel there is more risk."
Lingering problems
The third quarter and the remainder of the year share several concerns — Europe, deficits and unemployment — in addition to what recent earnings reports will show.
At the start of the third quarter, things did not seem so grim. The Dow was at 12,582.77. Investors and consumers were buoyed by forecasts of a more positive second half of the year compared to the first six months, said economist Marney Cox of the San Diego Association of Governments.
It did not take long to see that was not going to be the case.
"Everyone expected consumers to come back to the marketplace and provide much of the growth in our economy," Cox said. "Consumers have not done that; instead their consumption is moderate at best. They are saving."
The third quarter's peaks and valleys were pushed by political and fiscal news such as the congressional wrangling and decision to raise the debt ceiling, Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S.'s
Add to those factors the increasing instability in Europe over the
Despite the careening, the third quarter ended higher than the same quarter a year ago — the Dow finished September 2010 at 10,788.05.
"The economy's vulnerability is clearly reflected in the unhinged stock market, with high unemployment, weakening GDP growth, insolvent countries and worldwide debt overhangs," said Kelly Cunningham, economist and senior fellow at the National University System Institute for Policy Research. "The positive is the market may have fallen so low that buying opportunities should become apparent, so long as one is confident they cannot go much lower."
Strategies out the window?
Deals depend on the day, experts said, while most average investors have fled to more conservative and safer investment vehicles such as bond funds and commodities, including gold and silver, agriculture and energy. Institutional money also moved the markets and contributed to the precariousness, Lydon said.
"The average investor is looking for a silver lining, but it's hard to get through that to be confident," Lydon said.
Despite the madcap market, Jim Puplava, chief investment strategist at PFS Group, points to the actual point differences lost from the beginning of one month to the next, which are more moderate than the daily spikes and plunges.
"One day you get something positive, the market rallies, and the next day the market drops," said Puplava, of San Diego-based PFS, a broker, dealer and money manager of private accounts. "We've been on a train going nowhere. … It's been a very short, choppy trading environment."
He expects that explosiveness to continue if the environment and economic outlook persist, but it's a tough call to make.
"The fourth quarter could go in any direction," Puplava said. "What makes it so uncertain is we are in an election cycle, so you can't count on politicians to do what is in the best interest in the country."
Cox expects prolonged weakness as government policies intended to stabilize have failed. He expects little from current similar proposals.
"That is not going to inspire the consumers with sufficient confidence to do something different than what they have been doing in the past," Cox said.
Earnings could be key
Additional factors that contributed to the feverish third quarter and are expected to pressure the markets in the fourth quarter are manufacturing, which has slowed significantly after ramping up early in the year, and trade, which is tallying declines in exports to Europe as consumers there begin to pull back, Cox said.
A downturn in earnings would further cripple any economic progress, Cox said. "Profits play an important role in a capitalistic economy in a sense that you require that profit be reinvested in the community," he said. "It's not enough to break even, it's profits that allow you to reinvest."
Earnings reports will contribute to the fourth-quarter outlook, Lydon said. For five quarters, companies have been beating earnings estimates and, in that time, they have amassed hoards of cash, both positive factors, Lydon said.
Missing from corporate reports are hiring and development, which companies are delaying in light of the economic uncertainty that persists, experts said.
"The great thing is that U.S. corporations are in pretty good shape," Lydon said. "They are keeping their powder dry. They are sitting back and trying to get a feel for the economy and if we may see some kind of rebound."
Businesses are in a holding pattern, unsure of what will come next from the government, experts said. So they wait. They do not hire. They do not develop. They do not pass go.
While corporations are waiting for clarity and resolution in Europe and Washington, D.C., investors seek much of the same as well as better employment trends and an improved housing market.
It's going to be tough, Puplava said, pointing to recent reductions in China's growth rate, Bank of America's pending layoffs and retailers readjusting holiday hiring, as Best Buy did this week.
"All of this is giving people a sense of unease," Puplava said. "When government can't provide any clarity, or even worse it's nothing but bickering, that weighs on confidence."
Puplava predicts fourth-quarter earnings will slow, mirroring the ongoing deceleration of the world and national economies. He expects executives to release relatively positive third-quarter earnings and to reduce expectations for earnings in the last quarter of the year.
"The e in the p/e is going to go down," Puplava said, referring to price/earnings ratios. "We are going to see more of this."


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Are you going to a beach party along with your family? Or going to have a family get together? Whatever may be the occasion, wearing the best suitable outfit for family photos plays a vital role. If you find it a challenging task, here are few tips for you to make it easy. These tips will help you to gather some memorable family pictures using a wear for family photographs.
Select Color Outfits
You can decide upon a color scheme with a couple of colors. Then, select the dresses for all based on this scheme. Let there be more colors with various patterns.
Look At Your Home Decoration
You may be wondering why you need this. You will certainly be going to hang the most cherished photos on the walls of your home. If your outfit suits the location, the photos will brighten it. You can also find out the best suitable place to display these pictures by checking the various locations at home.
Select Suitable Accessories To Match The Outfits For Family Photos
Accessories are very decorative and fun to add to your outfits. You can choose appropriate items to suit men, women, and children. This will enhance the effect of the photos.
Limit Your Patterns
You can have a single outfit with several color patterns. You can choose other outfits based on these colors.
Find Out Clothing Collections
Certain shops offer clothes with coordinating colors for the entire set of the family of adults and children. If you manage to trace such sets, your selection process for the entire family would be done quickly.
Plan Ahead Your Family Outfits
If you have planned for the family to get together, then plan the outfit immediately. If you delay this process, you may be unable to get the right outfit at the required situation. It is essential to ensure that all the dresses are fit and clean to be used. This is more important to follow with the children's wear. The selection of the dresses for family pictures becomes more convenient with advanced planning.
Avoid Black And White Combination
This combination of black and white becomes unsuitable with the family photos. The clothes for family pictures appear better in colors and patterns.
Use Textures
If you add textures to the outfits of your family, it will brighten the impact. This creates depth and generates interest in the photos.
Keep The Background In Mind
The backdrop of the photos is as significant as is the outfit. Hence, select the appropriate background.


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Property tax bills will soon arrive in your mailbox.
And while you may have watched your own property's value plunge again this past year - along with many South Florida condominium and home owners - don't expect an automatic commensurate drop in the tax you owe.
Of course, you can always complain officially: Florida law not only allows property owners to file a petition to appeal an out-of-whack tax bill, it also offers community associations the opportunity to file once on the behalf of all owners in a particular complex.
In general, most appeals are successful, attorneys say.
Once a petition is filed, the county Value Adjustment Board sets the case for hearing in front of a special magistrate. Should the magistrate rule to reduce the contested tax assessment, owners who have already paid their taxes will receive a refund. For unit owners who have not already paid at the time of the decision, a corrected bill will be sent via mail.
"The condominium market has been in a state of decline since 2007 and has gotten progressively worse between 2008 and 2009," said Eric M. Glazer, a South Florida attorney who represents numerous associations in the area. "Unfortunately, many taxpayers have not seen their property taxes decline in accordance with the fall of the market. We believe that there will be a tremendous opportunity for taxpayers to substantially reduce their 2009 assessment through the appeals process."
If the association files on behalf of all unit owners, the filing fee charged by the county is $5 per unit. If an individual files on his or her own, the filing fee is $15 per unit.
Many factors can affect the fair market value of condos and homes, including foreclosure rates in the building and surrounding metro market, the incidence of mortgage fraud, a dramatic increase in supply of condom units, the condition and/or use of surrounding properties and whether a property has buildings with significant structural damage or are in need of costly repair.
Where to find help:
Associations may consider consulting their own attorneys about filing a petition, but keep in mind not all association attorneys have experience with such cases. But going with your association attorney may be helpful if he or she is intimately familiar with the history of the building, foreclosures in the community, claims against the developer, and other issues that the building may have that may contribute to a favorable ruling by the Special Magistrate.
Owners may also tap into the resources of a new community association consulting company called CAPS (Community Association Preservation and Stabilization, LLC), which assists private residential communities in recovering money owed to them, including property tax refunds. They accept cases on a contingency-fee basis. For more information, visit www.capsasap.com or call 1-866-227-7007.
Important dates:
Tax assessment notices began being mailed to property owners in Broward County last week and will be sent out in Palm Beach County around Aug. 21, and in Miami-Dade County around Aug. 24.
The filing deadline in Miami-Dade and Broward County is Sept. 18. The filing deadline in Palm Beach County is September 15.
Daniel can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 561-243-6686 or 954-356-4219 (Broward County). His condo column runs every Wednesday in the Local section and at sunsentinel.com/condos. Check out Daniel's Condos & HOAs blog for news, information and tips related to life in community associations at sunsentinel.com/condoblog. You can also read his consumer column every Monday in Your Money and online at www.sunsentinel.com/vasquez


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Ministers of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA) are called individually by vote of the congregation and under the jurisdiction of Grace Presbytery, the regional governing body of the PC(USA).
Presbyterian ministers must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and a Master of Divinity degree from an approved and accredited seminary.
Woody Brown
Senior Pastor
We are excited to present Norwood Verne "Woody" Brown as our new Senior Pastor. Reverend Norwood V. "Woody" Brown, III has served churches throughout our denomination as senior pastor for 30 years. Most recently, the Session of First Presbyterian Church of Dallas called him to serve as the Interim Pastor / Head of Staff. He served as their third Interim Pastor from August 2018 until February 2019. We welcomed Woody as Senior Pastor at Trinity on July 1, 2019.Contact
Mally Baum
Associate Pastor
Mally has served as the Associate Pastor at Trinity since 2005. Her focus at Trinity includes missions, evangelism, teaching Disciple Bible studies, pastoral care, back-up preaching, our Open Hearts ministry, and encouraging interfaith friendships through our Faith Neighbors ministry.Contact
Phyllis Tippit
Parish Assistant
Phyllis found TPC to be a place where she could be part of a genuine, caring group of people serving God.Contact
Ralph Graham
Parish Associate
Ralph has been pastor of churches in Pennsylvania and Scotland, as well as serving as interim pastor or stated supply for fourteen churches in Texas and Arkansas. Rev. Graham has served congregations ranging in size from less than 50 (Mammoth Springs, Arkansas, and Leonard Texas) to 2,500 (Drumchapel Old Parish Church, Glasgow, Scotland).Contact


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Originally, I was going to wait until a certain amount of time until I finished the whole book, but both I and my translator LeChatVert have been too busy with other personal stuff to get around to it. If there's stronger demand for more, we'll probably devote more time to the project. No promises.
The other reason was that I was hoping that a certain image of mine would come up first.
Before giving the download link, in light of the upcoming CISPA (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) which is considered the next SOPA, here's a mandatory warning message from our unfriendly FBI representative, giving what is probably their least effective detractive tactic.
You have been warned. If penguins worldwide go extinct, it's all your own fault.


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Funerals Are the Best and Worst Kind of Reunion
A Reflection on my Brother's Wake Service
There are many reasons people do not attend the birthday party on Friday night, skip the informal college reunion or attend the local concert. Some are spoken clearly in text messages or in a short conversation after work, other reasons are never said aloud. Here are some of those potential reasons people give for not attending an event:
Overworked: "I am busy. I have to do a presentation at work on Monday morning, so I can't go to bed late." (Spoken)
Geographical Distance: "It is a 30 minute drive to get their house and that's a long drive to only stay for 1 hour." (Spoken)
Uncomfortable Around Certain People: "I am not going because all those people from___________(insert opposing social group) will be there." (Unspoken)
Unfamiliar Setting: "I am not going because it will be awkward since I probably will not know anyone." (Unspoken)
Fear of Being Alone at Event: "The last time I hung out with that group of people, I just stood by myself while that terrible music was playing really loud and I don't feel like doing that again." (Unspoken)
Fear of Awkward Encounter: "I haven't seen that group of people in over 3 years. I don't think I'd know what to say to them." (Unspoken)
Sometimes we are legitimately backed up with work or the event is geographically too far to justify the trip. The "unspoken" excuses are what we do not openly admit, sometimes even deciding our response to decline an invite subconsciously. Personal grudges, possible awkwardness, past disagreements/conflicts and cliques we want to avoid cause us to segregate ourselves as we grow older. We sit at home, and the fragmentation of community continues.
I have especially noticed this in the post-college adult world. It can be frustrating, but there is one event that erases all of these reasons listed above. An event that does not allow for much thinking, but more responding.
People put aside their reasons without hesitation to attend a funeral. I want to reflect on the compassionate response by a multiple communities to my brother and his girlfriend's joint wake service/funeral in 2007.
Funeral as a Brief Reunion
My brother died in a car accident in Atlanta along with three other people in June of 2007 on the way home from an Atlanta Braves game. His high school sweetheart Suzanne was one of those people. He was 20, she was 19. They had dated for 3-4 years. They were on track to spending their lives together. They were a very bright, optimistic, humorous young couple, whose lives were cut short. A light went out in our lives. We were all devastated, scrambling to organize something to honor them.
Most "Christian" funerals are split into three parts. First----there is "the wake" or "the viewing" where people are able to speak to the family in a formal setting and tell the family that they are sorry for what happened. This typically is held on the day before the funeral service. Second, the funeral service is typically held at a church where there is a service where a pastor gives a message about the person who has passed away. Third, is the graveside service where there is a procession of cars that goes from the church to the graveyard where the body is put into its grave.
Since Daniel and Suzanne had many of the same friends, our families (Branson family and Cranford family) decided to have a joint wake service one day before the funeral. This wake service took up three different rooms at the funeral home. The first room was a chapel where people waited to walk through the line. The second room was where people could view Suzanne and Daniel's bodies. This room was large and that is where the longest part of the line went. Daniel's casket was on one side of the room and then Suzanne's casket was on the other.
Since we had a "double wake service," both families were in the same room, which was the third room. The Branson family and the Cranford family (Suzanne's family) had lined up right across from one another, my family on one side and then the Cranford family on the other side. In a way, it was like a mirror, as we faced their family. Suzanne had two sisters, Daniel had two brothers, each with strong parents----we faced one another in a mirror.
The first hour of this wake service felt like a nightmare. I was trying to hold back a panic attack most of the time, the threshold of my inner self was being tested. I could not hide. I was embarrassed because my head was shaved and I was overweight. I wore a random Carolina blue button-down shirt and some baggy khakis I found in my closet from high school. I'd been living overseas in Slovakia for a year so all my clothes were somewhat missing when I returned back to America. My mom had given the undertaker my favorite pair of dress pants to put on Daniel to be buried in. In a way, it felt like my family was being publicly shamed. None of us could hide.
I doubt I looked sane. I remember I kept pulling my ear lobe and feeling like my head was going to explode or that I might consider running out of the building. The experience was hellish and confusing.
But after an hour, I began to calm down. Part of this was because of the wide variety of people who had showed. While I did feel like my head was going to explode from anxiety, I found old friends from multiple local high schools, college and different phases of my life standing there in front of me.
My childhood friends Jed and Ben (two cousins) came through the line. These guys grew up playing basketball with Daniel and I from the time we were in elementary school. Ben was crying, and Jed looked panicky. While most people looked stoic and reserved, they both looked disturbed, and they actually looked moved and uncomfortable. This felt like a compliment to see them both show emotion.
People from the Ledford and East Davidson communities showed up to show their support. Daniel played basketball for East Davidson High and Suzanne was a cheerleader for Ledford High. They had formed this mixed group of friends from both high schools (which are rivals). All of their friends showed up for this funeral which meant people from two different high schools were in the same room. It felt good to see the Ledford and East people intermingled together.
Friends---who I thought had dropped into obscurity---showed up. My high school friend, Rick, who I had not seen in at least 5 years, showed up in front of me to tell me he was sorry. Rick played basketball with Daniel my senior year, (Daniel's freshman year). Surprised to see Rick, I briefly forgot I was at my brother's funeral. At that point I had snapped out of my anxiety and was comforting people more than they were trying to find the right words for me.
Lizzie, who I dated my freshman year of college, showed up. I thought she still lived in Baltimore. It turns out she had moved back home. I figured she had better things to do than attend a funeral. She handed me a letter she had written-----which I really appreciated, since her father had died three years previously.
We stood in line at the funeral home from 7pm to midnight that night. I saw college friends, old girlfriends, old friends from middle school, cousins, people whom I been a jerk to in high school, cousins who I had not seen in years and various segments of my life all in the same place. The segregation of communities and social lines had disappeared. On this night, people had no excuses to stay at home, they showed up without overthinking it. I did not see fragmenting friendships, but people seeking to honor one another.
Deidre Sullivan points feeling of hope at a funeral in her essay "Always Go to the Funeral." Her essay explains a lesson her father taught her growing up to always attend the funeral of people you know. Yet in her essay she also explains the feeling she after her father died of seeing the people who showed up to respect her father's life:
"His funeral was on a Wednesday, middle of the workweek. I had been numb for days when, for some reason, during the funeral, I turned and looked back at the folks in the church. The memory of it still takes my breath away. The most human, powerful and humbling thing I've ever seen was a church at 3:00 on a Wednesday full of inconvenienced people who believe in going to the funeral."
Looking back at the wake service for Daniel and Suzanne, it was a real life experience of all the communities I had experienced (up to the age of 23) colliding at once. Communities were crossing paths.
I would give anything to get my brother and his girlfriend back, to see them married and attending our Christmas dinner with little children. Yet that's not what happened, it is hard to cope with 11 years later. The impact of his death on my family has been very real. I'm willing to talk about the dark times in my life since then. Yet I must point out this powerful reality I witnessed at their wake service. I cannot ignore the momentary homecoming and peace, like what is often described by theologians as "shalom," that I saw in the summer of 2007. I got a glimpse of what is possible. People dropped all their differences, priorities and distractions to come together and honor Suzanne and Daniel and our families. I am thankful for this.
Death can help us to push aside what does not matter. The question I want to know today-------what would it take to experience this kind of homecoming apart from the death of a person?
I Want to Gather With People Before I am an Old Man
Two months after the funeral, I went to pick up my other brother Kyle from football practice at the high school. Football practice had not yet ended. I was sitting in my brother Daniel's 1997 red Chevy Blazer with the windows rolled down waiting for practice to end. The parking lot at East Davidson high school overlooked the baseball field and the field house, the same parking lot I had routinely got into my car at 5 years ago when I was a senior.
Daniel's Blazer did not have air conditioning, so I was on the verge of sweating with the windows down. I struck up a conversation with an older man. We started talking about why football practice was taking so long. He was waiting to pick up his grandson.
Somehow, we started talking about funerals. I did not mention my brother had just died nor anything about his funeral. Yet he wanted to talk about funerals and I just went along with it, nodding my head. I wanted to talk about funerals------to process what was happening to me. And then he said was something. I wrote it down, the best I could remember because it felt so true:
"You know it seems like these days that funerals are the only place where people come out and see one another. I mean, where people gather. I might see people I know here in Thomasville (my hometown) at a football game when the season starts. People show up for football games. But people just don't see one another very much. If somebody I know dies, people will show up and they will talk to one another. But people come to funerals and talk and remember the old times. But ain't that the wrong time to come together? In our last days, at a funeral?"
I prodded, I wanted more, saying "For real?" "Yea?" "I can see that for sure." What he said was much more emphatic, candid and precise that what I've paraphrased above (though southern and old man-ish). I would pay 50 dollars to hear a recording of this exact conversation because it articulated how I felt about the whole situation.
This man seemed chipper and friendly, but the conversation came out of nowhere. Later I considered if this man was an angel from God telling me things that I needed to hear, during a time I needed to construct meaning for tragedy and mortality more than any other time in my life.
Is it possible that I could end up as a 70 year old man wondering why the funerals of my friends feel like reunions? I think it is very possible. I don't want to spend my thirties, forties and fifties so focused on my career and my little world that I forget friendship. The all-out pursuit of career and survival in the adult world is real. But we can also prioritize our own individual narrative over old friends.
If we fail to participate/plan in homecoming-type events in our career years, we can experience them at funerals when we are old. Let's not fail to gather during our 30's and 40's.


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A few weeks ago I was contacted by bakerdays via Instagram to see if I would be willing to review one of their cakes. Of course I jumped at the offer! Who is their right mind would say no to cake! With my birthday approaching it was perfect timing. (I knew Jack would forget to get a cake anyway!) I was asked to review their 'Letter Box' cake, a cake that will fit perfectly through your letter box! Sounds perfect! It means you can surprise your loved ones with a cake and you don't need to worry if they are going to be in to accept the package! Genius idea if you ask me.
I was sent to their website to my order my cake, I was blown away by the choice of designs! There's so many to choose from, including personalised photo cakes. I was tempted to order one with a little cat on it because if you follow me on Instagram you'll know how much Luna loves cakes! But then I changed my mind and thought what's better than getting a picture of the girls and I on the cake! The website was super easy to navigate. They also have options for bigger cakes, balloons and gift sets.
The cake arrived the day before my birthday as it was on a Sunday. It came in a sturdy letterbox sized cake. When the postman posted it, it hit my floor with such a thud I thought it was going to be in bits! When I opened the box there was a round tin that was protected by an air package. The tin fit so well in the box that there was no room for movement. Once I opened the tin there was also those styrofoam wotsits around the cake for further protection. Much to my surprise the cake was perfectly intact!
The design was simple but very pretty. There was a picture of the girls and I surrounded by flowers with a message. It was so cute, I didn't want to cut it! I'm glad I did though, it was one of the best sponges I've had! I expected it to be a little dry or dense, but it was fluffy and light! I'm not the biggest fan of icing, I normally peel mine right off. But this icing wasn't too thick so I actually had a few bites before I peeled it off and lost it to Luna! There is a little bit of jam on the bottom of the cake which is great but a little sticky!
Overall I was really pleased with my cake. The customer service at bakerdays is great and you can tell they really care about their product with how well it was packaged! The cake itself was so tasty and light. I shared it with my mum and she was so impressed that she's now looking to ordering one, even though she has no occasions coming up!
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Semi Detached House - 3 Beds - 3 Baths with extended kitchen
REA Forkin are proud to introduce No. 24 Cedar Court to the market For Sale. This fantastic 3 bedroom Family home is located in the much sought after Delgany Woods development, a modern, thoughtfully designed development with ample green areas and parkland. With unrivalled access to local amenities, leisure, shopping, transport links, schools, crèches and just minutes from Greystones village and all it has to offer. Ideal for families or those seeking to trade up alike.
This well constructed detached home is positioned on a generous site with side entrance, tarmacadam driveway, parking for two cars and full alarm system. Briefly comprising of Entrance hallway, large sitting room with feature gas fireplace and bay window, downstairs bathroom, top quality extended kitchen, fully fitted with all modern conveniences, gas cooking with tiled floor, French doors leading to a mature, exceptionally good sized garden laid in lawn and shrubbery.
Upstairs there are three well proportioned bedrooms, two double and one single all with fitted wardrobes and carpeted in quality wool carpet. The master bedroom has a full en-suite complete with shower, the main bathroom is fully tiled with shower and bathtub.
The property is just minutes from Greystones village deemed one of the most desirable towns to live in the World, on the doorstep of the Wicklow mountains, blue flag beaches, excellent educational options, unrivalled sports and leisure facilities, cafes, restaurants and shopping! Within 20 minutes of Dublin City, served by a host of bus services and the DART, with the M50 and the N11 just minutes away. Don't miss the opportunity to have a great Family home in an unrivaled Family area!
Spacious garden with side entrance
Extended Kitchen
Off street parking
Gas fired central heating
Venetian shutters on interior windows
Quiet cul-de-sac location
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Newham Labour Party members crowdfund legal challenge against 'trigger ballot' results
PUBLISHED: 13:47 23 October 2017 | UPDATED: 09:55 24 October 2017
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Campaigners are crowdfunding their legal bid to overturn the results of the Labour Party's 2018 Newham mayoral selection process.
Two claimants, backed by up to 30 Newham Labour Party members, say voting rules in respect of trade unions and socialist societies were "breached" when Sir Robin Wales was re-selected as the party's mayoral candidate last December.
They say some of the "affiliated organisations" voted more than once in trigger ballots - known as the affirmative nomination process - while others did not as the rules were "inconsistently applied and explained".
David Gilles, who is leading the legal action, said: "I am confident that when the judge sees the evidence they will rule that Robin Wales was wrongly endorsed as the Labour candidate.
"Lots of people have got in touch with me outraged at what happened and asking how they can help. That's why we've launched this CrowdJustice campaign."
Since Friday, the online campaign has raised £2,900 out of its £10,000 fundraising target.
The move follows an exchange of legal letters from Irvine Thanivi Natas (ITN) solicitors, acting on behalf of Mr Giles, to GRM Law - the firm acting on Labour's behalf - earlier this year.
ITN's letters allege that Labour's governing body, the National Executive Committee (NEC), failed to investigate any allegations of wrong-doing.
Sir Robin won the trigger ballots with 20 votes to 17 thanks to most affiliates backing him - but 11 out of 20 Labour electoral wards called for other candidates in an open selection process.
The legal challenge comes after a campaign by Trigger Democracy last year on behalf of the disgruntled Labour members.
Clive Furness, chair of the Labour group on Newham Council, said it was time for others to speak out on the record and stop their "character assassination" against Sir Robin and the Newham Labour Party.
He said: "We see a highly personalised attack on an individual who has given a lifetime of service to the people of this borough.
"These attackers have repeatedly failed to provide an alternative political platform which is either popular with the membership of the local Labour Party, or with the electorate as a whole."
A spokeswoman for the London Labour Party said established rules and procedures were followed.
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Welcome to the first edition of Kitchen Alchemy! This series on the blog features recipes I've concocted in my kitchen that are easy, delicious, and healthy. Trying out the recipe? I'd love to see how it turned out for you! Share your photo with #KitchenAlchemy and tag Mind Body Magick post.
I absolutely love fall. The cooler weather is perfect for bon fires and sweatshirts. My year-round Halloween decorations are no longer being judged. And of course, it's finally socially appropriate to devour everything pumpkin spice. One of my favorite seasonal beverages to order is a chai latte with pumpkin spice in it. It is amazing if you haven't tried it. Sometimes I add vanilla to calm down how feisty the spices are between the chai tea and flavoring if I want something a bit more mellow.
However, this is one drink I usually reserve for a "treat yo'self" moment. Not only do these cost more than the average cup of coffee, but they're also not very nutrient dense or friendly to certain ways of eating. For instance, Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice syrup actually contains condensed milk, which is a major bummer for anyone who is vegan or lactose/dairy intolerant. As someone who is the latter, the first day of Fall inspired me to try out a healthier take on my favorite drink and came up with the…
Pumpkin Spice Chai Protein Smoothie
This was *exactly* what I needed for the onset of fall.
What you'll love about it:
- Over 25g of protein per smoothie
- Vegan/Dairy Free
- Caffeinated
- 100% indulgent to your pumpkin spice needs
What you'll need:
- Blender
- 1 can of Pumpkin Puree
- Plant-based Vanillla Protein Powder (I used SELECT Vegan Protein in Vanilla Indulgence)
- 1 single serve container Vanilla Yogurt Milk Alternative (I used Silk Vanilla Almondmilk Yogurt Alternative)
- Cold or room temperature chai tea (I used TAZO Chai Tea Latte)
- Dairy-free milk (I used Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Coconut Almondmilk Blend)
- Spices and sweeteners to taste such as nutmeg, pumpkin spice, and cinnamon (I also used a Stevia Cinnamon Vanilla flavoring)
1. Add the pumpkin puree to the blender
2. Add your cup of yogurt
3. Add a heaping scoop of protein powder
4. Blend ingredients until all lumps are gone. Scrap the sides of the blender between mixes if your protein sticks to the sides a bit.
5. Once smoothly combined, add your chai tea and your choice of milk. As an alternative, you could use coffee instead of chai.
6. Add spices to taste. Keep blending between so the flavors are evenly dispersed.
7. Pour out, and BLAM! Fall in a cup.
I'd love to hear what you think about this or how you adapted it! Tag Mind Body Magick on Facebook and Instagram, and hashtag your post #KitchenAlchemy.
Happy Fall!
- 1 can pumpkin puree
- A heaping scoop of plant-based vanilla protein powder
- 1 single serve container of vanilla non-dairy yogurt alternative
- 1/2 cup cold or room temperature chai tea
- 1/2 cup dairy alternative milk
- nutmeg, cinnamon, and pumpkin spice to taste
- Combine pumpkin puree, yogurt, protein powder, chai tea and milk in blender
- Once blended, continue to add spices (nutmeg, cinnamon, and pumpkin spice) to taste.
- Continue to pause and taste test between blends to get the flavor to your liking
- Pour into cup and enjoy the autumnal goodness
- Add stevia, vanilla extract or other natural flavorings if you want your drink a bit sweeter
- If you want a more caffeine or a larger drink, add equal parts chai and milk in a larger volume (really good for a to go cup in the morning!)
- Refrigerate up to 2 days if there is extra


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The well-established comic festival Comicdom Con Athens features the exhibition "Batman: Yesterday and Tomorrow", international guests talking about their art, young and independent artists showcasing their creative talent, screenings and workshops, the renowned, well-stocked bazaar with new comic publications from the Greek publishing houses, the Comicdom Awards (the only Greek comic book awards) and more…
The only Greek festival exclusively devoted to comics, Comicdom Con Athens, is organized for sixth consecutive year at the Hellenic American Union. At the center of interest in this year's event is the exhibition "Batman: Yesterday & Tomorrow", which presents four different aspects of the historical and aesthetic evolution of one of the most popular comic heroes, Batman.
Special guests of the festival are the many times award-winner Chris Ware, David Prudhomme, creator among others of the awarded comic album Rebetiko- La mauvaise herbe (in cooperation with Institut Francais), Sonia Leong, designer and illustrator (in cooperation with British Council), Bruno Brindisi, designer of popular Italian comics (invited by Jemma Press) and the award-winner Shaenon K. Garrity screenwriter, comics artist, editor at Viz Media and webcomics artist.
Also, the documentary "Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods" is being premiered in Greece as part of the special screenings of the festival. The documentary is dedicated to Grant Morrison, one of the most famous and ambiguous personalities in comics art.
Finally, integral part of the festival are the workshops for kids, which will bring the public in contact with the enchanting world of the pictorial storytelling through special educational workshops.
For further information visit: Comicdom Con Athens
Artist Chris Ware, David Prudhomme, Sonia Leong, Bruno Brindisi, Shaenon K. Garrity
Organizer Hellenic American Union, Comicdom Press
Venue Hellenic American Union
Start Date 08/04/2011
End Date 10/04/2011
Opening Friday 17:00 – 21:30, Saturday & Sunday 11:00 – 21:30
Type Symposium
Languages: EL, EN
Interpretation Provided: No
Registration Required: No
Reservation Required: No
Admission Fee Admission is free
Apr 8, 2011 – Apr 15, 2011
Batman: Yesterday & Tomorrow
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What makes Sing for Your Life: A Story of Race, Music, and Family is not the quality of the writing or the organization, which is mediocre, but the person at the center of the story, opera singer Ryan Green, who is African-American, a rarity in white-white operatic circles, and who was raised in a trailer park and a juvenile facility. The story is told in ponderous counterpoint (pun intended), contrasting his difficult upbringing with his artistic successes, which makes it sound like a cheap tabloid, but it's possible to forget the form and concentrate on the miracle of how Green beat the heavy odds to make it in the notoriously competitive world of classical music. The portraits of the teachers who helped him along the way are particularly touching, starting with a tough elementary school teacher who saw beyond his rage.
Beside a less lurid exposition, one would wish for some photos to illustrate the narrative. The tiny childhood snapshot on the cover is it.


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Follow along and see how this built-in window seat/bench with storage was made. Free tutorial at the link.
Tag: built ins
Built In Bench
Follow along in this two part build and you should be able to customize this mudroom/entryway bench to suit your space.
Bookcase Built In PDF
Scroll down towards the bottom of the page at the link to find the free downloadable plans to build a built-in bookcase.
Built In Floating Shelves
In this case, you will see how to build and install built-in floating shelves. Full instructions as well as a video.
Built In Desk and Shelves
Supplies list, tools list, cut list and instructions to build this built-in desk with shelves.
Built In Bookcase
Here are some basic techniques for opening a wall and constructing a built-in bookcase.
Mudroom Corner Bench
Here is a great tutorial for building a corner bench in a mudroom. There is plenty of storage underneath for baskets or shoes.
Magazine Rack for the Bathroom
Use this free step-by-step tutorial and build a magazine rack for the bathroom.
Built In Bookshelves
Here is a great tutorial for you to use to build built-in bookshelves. Just imagine the storage and display possibilities.
Corner Bookshelves
Here is a great way to fill an empty corner. Build these corner bookshelves using these free woodworking plans.


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We Supply Golfing Accessories, Gifts, Souvenirs, Framed Pictures and Memorabilia
Established in 2006, Best of Golf South Africa has grown steadily as a company providing golfing accessories and a variety of sought after memorabilia. Through the years our products list has also grown to satisfy the needs of the golfing community, from novices starting out to seasoned golf professionals.
Based in Sedgefield, Garden Route WC, Best of Golf South Africa has a wide range of clientele, both nationally and abroad. We have sales reps travelling throughout all of South Africa to ensure a personal, hands-on approach to handling client requests and ensuring each and every client receives a service best suited to their needs.
We tend to international clients from Europe through to USA, Mauritius to Australia, and beyond. At Best of Golf South Africa we always strive for customer satisfaction and endeavor to deliver excellent service. Our team is available to address any query you may have.


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Goat Cheese Grits with Okra
You will need:
- 4 cups water, divided
- 6-8 fresh okra pods
- 1 cup uncooked quick-cooking Old Mill grits
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/4 cup butter, cut into pieces
- 4 ounces Bonnie Blue Farms goat cheese, crumbled
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease an 11x7-inch baking dish and set aside. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add okra and cook 10 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon, reserving cooking liquid. Allow okra to cool, then coarsely chop.
Add remaining 2 cups of water to reserved liquid. Bring to a boil. Gradually stir in grits, salt and pepper. Return to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer 5-7 minutes. Gradually whisk about 1/4 cup of grits into eggs. Add to remaining grits and whisk in butter. Stir in okra and cheese. Spoon into prepared baking dish and bake 55-60 minutes or until set.
Yield: 8 servings
Wine Pairing
Pair with Seyval from Sumner Crest Winery


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Brooklyn born, New York Blues Hall Of Famer Regina Bonelli is stepping forward to claim her rightful place amongst today's contemporary "Soul-Blues" divas on her new album "Love Letter" released on True Groove Records.
"Love Letter" is a blues meets R&B tsunami of sound from the first single "Don't You Put Your Hands On Me,"(already considered a #metoo anthem), the melancholy "Al Green meets Etta James" groove of "A Little Rain Must Fall,"through the updated and socially relevant stomp of her cover of The Rolling Stones classic "Paint It Black,"as well as her signature "Cold Blooded" blues on the lushly orchestrated, stunning title track.
An electrifying performer (she received a standing ovation at this year's Gloucester Blues Festival, where she premiered the songs from "Love Letter," backed by her A-List band The True Groove All-Stars), Regina has shared the stage with music icons such as Bobby Rush, Paul Simon, Martha Reeves, the Temptations, Blues Traveler, Popa Chubby, and Ronnie Earl, to name but a few.
Always a lover of blues and soul music, Regina was influenced at an early age by Big Momma Thornton, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Howlin' Wolf and Ann Peebles. She began to write blues tunes inspired by her own life and the world around her.
In regards to her upcoming release "Love Letter," Ms. Bonelli states: "This collection of songs represent empowerment and healing in a world so sorely in need of both. These are tense and trying times we live in today, and I hope that the messages in these songs reach into the souls of the listeners. I truly believe that this is what music can, and should do – especially the Blues"
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Well, I am not sure how to say this without sounding overly dramatic or even pathetic - but we are moving on Monday, March 24 and when we get down to Florida we will be checking into the Red Roof Inn for God knows how long with our cat, Buddy in tow. We may be there for a couple of months. Homeless. Can you believe it?
The movers will move all
our earthly belongings into a rented storage unit in our new "Florida home town
without a home." We are absolutely at the mercy of Fannie Mae, and
they could not care less. They refuse to let us rent until they
resolve the damn "deed-in-lieu of foreclosure" issue. They cannot give us any indication whatsoever about when the closing will be
except that "It could be this week, it could be 2 months from
now." Unless we want to cancel the offer the next time they ask for
an extension, we have no choice but to wait. We have no choice, no
control, just seething anger and dismay.
The feisty old dame in me wants to tell them to shove it (with great
force); however, cancelling the offer means we will have to start the house
hunting process all over again, which would also take a couple of
months. We really like the house and have painfully negotiated a
good deal. Call it denial,
desperation, bad decision, but we are not ready to cancel and are going to wait
it out at least for another month.
In Florida, in a motel room with T, cat Buddy, and me. I can hardly convey this information
without laughing hysterically.
I feel that instead of writing a blog, I should be writing a screenplay
about our life. Or a pilot for a
situation comedy. And the TV show
could easily be called The Aging Female Baby Boomer, because I am aging REALLY
fast these days.
indicated in an earlier post, this sloppiness and continued requests for
delayed closing is all too common with Fannie Mae foreclosures since the
housing crisis started a few years ago. It is, as my Mother would say, "A sin and a
tuned for the continuing adventures of T, C, and Buddy makes 3. We are determined to both
maintain our sanity and have a good time, assuming our marriage lasts. Buddy is going to be miserable. Bless his heart.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
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Well, I know that you really want THIS house, but maybe peruse other homes just in case you find one even better-suited to you, T & Buddy! In the words of my beloved youngest sister, Shannon, "You never know til you find out!" Chris and I use that pearl of wisdom quite regularly! Besides, it's just funny! I am sorry for this kink in your plans, but I am glad you are looking at it with humour. We both know how hard that can be (and I think some of it is genetic!)! My love to you both! Just look upon this as a true adventure!!! Enjoy the gypsy life for a bit!ReplyDelete
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Twoppics, the stories behind the hottest topics on Twitter.
Hot twoppic of the moment -- little monsters have taken over twitter with the meme #becauseofgaga. Pop sensation Lady Gaga's fans are tweeting things that have happened in their life because of Lady Gaga. @ClockworkAnge tweets #becauseofgaga People are finally starting to dress as though we are from the future. Where's my hoverboard? And @ MilesVillalobos tweets #becauseofgaga I am strong, I have confidence and I love myself for who I am. @LadyGaga herself took notice of the trend, and tweeted I just saw that #becauseofgaga was #1 TT on Twitter. So darling thank u! #Becauseoflittlemonsters I am brave.
Hot twoppic of the day is Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who had a big speech on Friday in Wyoming. Bernanke acknowledged the current economic slowdown but said that the Fed is ready to do what it takes to help the economy weather the storm. But on Twitter, most did not seem to share Bernanke's optimism. @PeteThePlanner tweets Bernanke: Fed ready to act if economy falters. This doesn't quite make me feel better.
Hot twoppic of the week is the horror movie opening this weekend, The Last Exorcism. Some film analysts are predicting the scary movie will take the number one spot at the weekend box office... But on Twitter there were concerned tweets that the movie may not be scary enough. @mermaid22951 tweets I was excitd 2 c "the last exorcism" cuz i love scary movies.. until i saw that its rated pg-13. That means it must be weak..
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Reaching all the way back to the iconic 1980 movie "9 to 5," which featured Dolly Parton, ABC News tried in vain to get country music legend to denounce President Donald Trump by likening him to the sexist boss in the film.
"The sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical portrayed so effectively in that movie by actor Dabney Coleman hasn't exactly disappeared from the culture," said Nightline correspondent David Wright. "We have a president of the United States who said the things on that bus."
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That a "journalist" can espouse such rank bias without a trace of shame is another matter altogether, but Parton proved to be a little too sharp for Wright's taste.
"I'm not addressing that. I do not get into that," the singer declared. "Of course I have my opinion about everybody and everything. But I learned a long time ago, keep your damn mouth shut if you want to stay in show business. I'm not in politics. I am an entertainer."
Not only does that explain Dolly's success over the years and why she is so beloved, it's also a valuable lesson liberal entertainers can learn from.
"And yet you're also a role model," Wright interjected, in a feeble attempt to guilt the singer into trashing the president.
Dolly Parton is at the Library of Congress this morning to donate the 100 millionth book from her nonprofit, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library pic.twitter.com/LPPdLQ7MAj
— Hunter Schwarz (@hunterschwarz) February 27, 2018
Of course, this is the same journalist who once likened Sarah Palin, the first woman in history to earn the Republican Party's vice-presidential nomination, to a "Barbie" doll.
So much for his take on role models.
In light of all the focus on sexual harassment, prompted by a number of Hollywood scandals, Parton said that she and "9 to 5" co-stars Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda are in agreement to "do another one."


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A book that should feel like a stone in your shoe
PPTA member John-Paul Powley speaks with PPTA News about his book of essays Kaitiaki o te Pō.
"Historians, he said, were 'kaitiaki o te pō'. This translates to mean the caretakers of the night …. Suddenly I felt honoured to be a teacher of history; honoured and charged with a great responsibility." – John-Paul Powley, Kaitiaki o te Pō
Writer John-Paul Powley draws deeply on his experiences as a history and social studies teacher, and particularly as a dean, in his collection of essays Kaitiaki o te Pō. He answers some questions for PPTA News.
PPTA News: Tell us about your teaching background
JP: I finally left school when I was 25 with a completely useless English Literature thesis in Theatrical Censorship in Tudor-Stuart England (more interesting than it sounds but not much), and then taught English language in Japan for five years. I started teaching in Aotearoa in 2006. I am yet to be dismissed. I have taught Tikanga-ā-Iwi at two state schools in the Wellington area. At some point in the future I will win a crucial pub quiz round with my thesis knowledge and the $20,000 of debt will have been money well spent.
PPTA News: Your essays draw a lot on your experiences as a history teacher and particularly a dean. What do you hope teacher readers will take away from them?
JP: Mostly when people write about teaching they do it for laughs. The story Pastoral Scene is not for laughs. It draws on five years of teaching that changed everything I think about Aotearoa. Teaching can be punishingly hard emotionally. At the very least you might feel like you're not alone. One review said it wasn't optimistic enough as a book. Some books are for that, but I think this one is supposed to be a stone in your shoe. Teaching is not an easy job. You don't deal with easy things that neatly resolve. How I write about teaching feels true to me, but it might not be everyone's cup of tea.
PPTA News: What inspired you to write Kaitiaki o te Pō?
JP: What made this book happen was a friend saying: "I am a publisher; organise your writing and I will publish it." What inspires me to write in general is a different question. It's free therapy. Although it doesn't really seem to work: the therapeutic outcomes are poor.
PPTA News: What are your thoughts on the debate around teaching New Zealand history in schools (or the lack thereof in some cases?) Do you think it should be compulsory?
JP: I think it would be better to make Te Reo Māori compulsory. You can make subjects compulsory but you can't make content compulsory. You could make history a compulsory subject and create standards that pushed a focus on Aotearoa but you couldn't do more than that with the current model and that could be easily circumvented. ("Let's teach about WWII and chuck in the Māori Battalion"). Teaching Te Reo would serve to bring Māori ideas and ways of thinking into every subject creating a real pressure for curriculum to change. That change would take 12 years but it would profoundly alter our education system for the good.
PPTA News: Your essays share some of New Zealand's history that is not always told, or told mostly from a European perspective. What made you decide this was an important focus to take?
JP: I am in no way speaking for Māori. My stories are from my perspective on the premise that the Pākehā who are fragile around history in this country might listen to a white guy. Think of me as a gateway drug for some of them. Also, a story that makes Māori stories as central as Pākehā stories is truer, and history is supposed to be as close to true as we can get. It might be inconvenient to some Pākehā myths, but it's probably better to be honest I think.
PPTA News: Conferences come up often as a theme in your essays (we sense a love/hate relationship). As an organisation that runs our fair share of conferences, do you have any advice for us?
JP: There's no point in tailoring a conference or PD to me: I'm a niche audience. I think that unless it's about equity and justice in the education system, or about the climate crisis, most conferences are a waste of oxygen. That said, my top tips would be: (1) if the key ideas could be put on a post-it note, just give me a post-it note, and (2) don't show me a TED Talk.
PPTA News: What sort of feedback have you had?
JP: Mostly good. On the other hand, I explicitly asked the publisher to only pass on good feedback because I sulk a lot when rejected.
PPTA News: What do your students think about your writing?
JP: I think that only ex-students have read it. My writing is middle-aged and pretentious which naturally repels the young.
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YouTuber Shonduras has been slammed for uploading "melodramatic" footage showing his wife "falling off a cliff" in order maximise views.
- YouTuber mum allegedly forced kids to perform with beatings, pepper spray
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Shonduras , AKA Shaun McBride, titled the video "JENNY FELL OFF THE TRAIL... scary moment for our family".
The clip came with a warning about disturbing footage, and began with the YouTube creator and his wife tearfully recounting what they described as a "near-death experience".
"I literally thought I was going to die," Jenny McBride sobbed.
"I'm lucky to be here and not even have a broken bone, just a really, really sore body."
Upon witnessing the incident, however, Shonduras' 1.6 million subscribers were left more amused than afraid for Jenny's life.
The clip shows Jenny slip off a path and tumble down a slope before landing heavily on the beach below. Shaun screams out, running down to check on his wife while his camera continues to roll.
Apart from a few bumps and scrapes, Jenny was unharmed, and was able to continue the walk with her family.
"She was super blessed by landing one a small section of beach that was sandy, instead of on the lava rocks that surrounded her," Shaun wrote in the video description.
The couple also filmed their family's reactions to the clip, urging fans to use Jenny's experience as "motivation to make every single day the best day ever and make life the best ever, because it can just change like that".
"Unexplainable what I felt throughout my entire body the moment it happened," Shawn added on Instagram.
"The next 10 minutes was a rollercoaster of fear then gratitude then tears then concern then an unbelievable happiness."
What the couple likely wasn't expecting, however, was for Jenny's tumble to become internet fodder for a raft of meme-makers, all poking fun at the dramatic re-telling of the misadventure.
"Please. My wife. She fell off a cliff," one Twitter user captioned a photo of a raccoon holding a kitten.
"Please be with me and my family during this trying time. My wife fell off a cliff and then exploded," another wrote.
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Teaching Holocaust
By Philip Giraldi with comments by Ron
Jul 16, 2019 - 4:36:19 AM
A friend of mine recently commented that if the current trend to reduce the study of history in schools to easily digestible politically correct soundbites that are being successfully pushed by social justice warriors continues, we will soon be limited to discussing how horrible slavery was, the Stonewall Inn riots and the so-called holocaust. Indeed, it seems that those who complain the loudest are the only ones listened to and no one complains more often or at greater volume than American Jewish groups intent on preserving the benefits that are derived from always being able to claim their perpetual victimhood.
Recent media accounts from Florida detail how low pandering to Israeli and Jewish interests can go. A high school principal identified as Dr. Willian Latson was removed from his position after he revealed to a parent that he considered the holocaust to be a belief and not a demonstrated fact. According to statement made by the school district, the action was taken "out of an abundance of concern" for students and staff after Latson had "made a grave error in judgment." It added that "In addition to being offensive, the principal's statement is not supported by either the School District Administration or the School Board."
The story took place in the School District of Palm Beach County. Latson, now the ex-principal of Spanish River High School in West Palm Beach, presided over his school in a heavily Jewish district that includes Boca Raton. Latson is currently being considered for reassignment by the school district though there are have also been recurring calls from county and state legislators to fire him, which will undoubtedly occur.
The tale is somewhat convoluted and there are some disagreements about what actually took place, but it goes basically like this: roughly one year ago a high school parent, unidentified but presumably Jewish, emailed Latson asking him to confirm that holocaust education was a top priority in Spanish River H.S. He responded by email that the school has a "variety of activities" for holocaust education but "Not everyone believes the Holocaust happened. And you have your thoughts, but we are a public school and not all of our parents have the same beliefs." He added that an educator has "the role to be politically neutral but support all groups in the school... I can't say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event because I am not in a position to do so as a school district employee."
After the emails were revealed to school officials, presumably by the parent, a year-long investigation commenced in which Latson apologized for having caused offense, saying his emails "did not accurately reflect my professional and personal commitment to educating all students about the atrocities of the Holocaust." The school board initially ruled that he had not done anything meriting disciplinary action or a reprimand, but the story did not end there. Simultaneously, an online petitionwhich eventually included 6,000 signatures was initiated demanding Latson's replacement and he was subsequently removed from his position. The school board officials justified their change of course by citing his apparent unwillingness to comply with instructions, stating that they previously had ordered him to "expand the Holocaust curriculum at Spanish River and ordered him to spend 'several days at the United States Holocaust Museum to increase his personal knowledge.'"
Latson responded that his emails and comments were not "accurately relayed" to the media: "I have been reassigned to the district office due to a statement that was not accurately relayed to the newspaper by one of our parents. It is unfortunate that someone can make a false statement and do so anonymously and it holds credibility but that is the world we live in."
His statement implicitly blaming a school parent generated new problems for Latson with two Palm Beach County state lawmakers and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) calling for his firing because he had not groveled sufficiently. ADL stated that "ADL had hoped his apology was sincere and Latson could learn from his mistakes. Given that he cannot take responsibility for his actions, Latson should resign, and if not we believe the district should end his employment."
The two state officials, Senator Kevin Rader and Representative Tina Polsky issued a statement saying "By his latest email, Dr. Latson has shown no remorse for his actions and we call on the district to immediately terminate him."
The publication of Latson's comments also unleashed heavy criticism from a broad range of other Florida public officials. Governor Ron DeSantis, who calls himself the most pro-Israel governor in American, joined in with "Look, to act like the Holocaust is a matter of debate, I mean, is just absurd."
[Ron: Arguably the Holocaust Blood Libel of the German nation is the biggest HOAX in recorded history. See eg: HOLOCAUST DEPROGRAMMING COURSE II - http://abundanthope.net/pages/Political_Information_43/HOLOCAUST-DEPROGRAMMING-COURSE-II.shtml
OFFICIAL RECORDS FROM INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS PROVE "HOLOCAUST" WAS A FRAUD - Repost - http://abundanthope.net/pages/Political_Information_43/OFFICIAL-RECORDS-FROM-INTERNATIONAL-RED-CROSS-PROVE-HOLOCAUST-WAS-A-FRAUD---Repost.shtml
Senator Rick Scott called Latson's comments anti-Semitism and tweeted that the "fact that someone charged with educating children would be unable to speak unequivocally on the realities & horrors of the holocaust is incredibly concerning." Jewish State Representative Randy Fine, who recently introduced legislation officially banning "anti-Semitism" in Florida public schools, said "the law does not allow a Holocaust-denier to serve as a public school principal." In a publish statement he expanded on that point, writing that "anti-Semitism by public employees in our K-20 public education system must be treated the same as racism."
The controversy inadvertently revealed the extent to which state law now requires the holocaust to be taught in all Florida public schools. Ironically, Spanish River High has one of the country's most rigorous holocaust education programs with the subject being taught both in ninth- and 10th-grade English classes as well as a component of both U.S. and world history. There is also an elective course as well regular holocaust assemblies for the entire school featuring keynote speakers. After the Latson controversy started, the school district required all 10th graders to read "Night" by Elie Wiesel. There are now plans to add multiple annual assemblies for students in every grade in the school district this year.
So, if you go to school in Florida your English and history courses will be about the holocaust and you will have to attend holocaust assemblies just in case some alleged atrocity has not been described extensively enough in class. Well, when does it end? When does the almost incessant pandering to Zionists and Jewish groups become too much for the deliberately kept-in-ignorance American public to tolerate?
The so-called holocaust was an historical event that [Ron: allegedly] took place in Europe seventy-five years ago. It has an established but very debatable narrative that pretty much has been contrived over the past fifty years for political reasons, see Professor Norman Finkelstein's brilliant deconstruction of it in his book "The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering." Those inconsistencies in the holocaust story and its general lack of credibility may have been what Latson was referring to.
The imposed holocaust narrative is full of holes and contradictions in terms of who was killed and how, but it is impossible for genuine academics to critique it if they want to stay employed. Books like Wiesel's "Night" are largely works of fiction. The narrative exists to perpetuate the belief in Jewish suffering, which brings with it a number of practical advantages. First, it is regularly deployed to excuse the horrific treatment of the Palestinian people by Israel - Jewish suffering means that the creation of a homeland is a debt that all the world owes to the Jews without regard to what has been done to the area's other inhabitants. Second, guilt over the alleged holocaust means that reparations from countries involved must be continued indefinitely. Currently the Poles are resisting new Jewish claims while the Germans have been paying for years. It is now being asserted that the descendants of so-called holocaust survivors have been genetically psychologically damaged, in the womb as it were, so reparations will presumably continue forever.
Third, holocaust guilt is used in the United States to counter any criticism of what Israel and Jewish groups are up to, as they use their wealth and access to power to corrupt America's institutions and drive the country to needless wars. One might well ask, when confronted by the taxpayer funded holocaust museums that appear to spring up like mushrooms, why so much interest in a possible crime that has nothing to do with the United States? Where are the museums and courses in Florida schools discussing the mass killing that happened on our own shores, the genocide of the native Americans?
Lest we forget, the holocaust industry operates everywhere in America, particularly in the education system. Eight states already have laws mandating holocaust education (California, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Florida, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan) and there is considerable pressure to make it universal in the United States. An alarmed World Jewish Congress (WJC) is urging required holocaust education for everyone everywhere "citing statistics from a 2018 poll revealing half of millennials can't name a single Nazi concentration camp."
A currently circulating WJC petition in Congress expresses concern over the rise in anti-Semitism, with a warning that "the horrors of the Holocaust are fading from our collective memory..." A bill to brainwash students so they will not forget, 'The Never Again Education Act', is currently making the rounds in the House of Representatives. It would make holocaust study mandatory in public schools and set up a Department of Education program that would train teachers to properly instruct students about the story of Jewish suffering.
Yes, the "Never Again Education Act" will soon be sucking up taxpayer money like an enormous vacuum cleaner and creating lots of new jobs for holocaust instructors, who will, of course, all be Jewish. Public schools will be teaching the next generation about what a great place Israel is and how the holocaust justifies vigilant groups like AIPAC and ADL, though it will not mention how they have corrupted the U.S. government and turned America's foreign policy into an Israeli wag-the-dog. But who's complaining? It's good for the Jews, isn't it?
So Dr. William Latson will be unemployed and possibly unemployable because he spoke the truth, a lesson to all of us that one must never cross the red lines established by the wielders of Jewish power in America. One might reasonably currently expect that serial pedophile Jeffrey Epstein will use the holocaust get-out-of-jail-free card in his defense, claiming that his recollection of the event has so traumatized him that he did bad things that he would not have otherwise considered. Poor Jeffrey. He has suffered so much.
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Philip M. Giraldi, Ph.D., is Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest, a 501(c)3 tax deductible educational foundation (Federal ID Number #52-1739023) that seeks a more interests-based U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Website is councilforthenationalinterest.org, address is P.O. Box 2157, Purcellville VA 20134 and its email is firstname.lastname@example.com
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The filing fees for a divorce in Arkansas can range from $100 to $200 from county to county. This expense covers the process of filing a complaint with the appropriate family court in your district. Those who are unable to pay for this fee may apply for a waiver to file "in forma pauperis," meaning they can barely afford the expenses of their daily life and cannot pay the court fees.
The cheapest way of obtaining a divorce in Arkansas is if both spouses agree to cooperate and draw up an agreement detailing their plans for:
• Child support payments
• Child custody agreements
• Visitation rights
• Payment of shared debts
• Division of shared property
• Alimony payments
This agreement can be submitted "pro se," meaning no lawyer is involved. If both spouses are cooperating, it will not be necessary to pay a fee for a sheriff or other process server to deliver the complaint to a spouse. The divorce will then be processed in accordance with the mutually agreed-upon wishes of both spouses.
In some cases, if a spouse does not agree to waive their right to challenge the petition, they can file a formal response. There is an additional fee for this procedure.
If both parties agree to cooperate in good faith but are unable to reach agreement on all the terms of their separation, they may decide to pay a lawyer specializing in mediation. These negotiations can help create an agreement before a court date is scheduled. It may also be possible to resolve such disagreements for free during court-supervised meetings with publicly appointed mediators, at which they can also be separately represented by attorneys.
When no agreement is reached and a hearing date is set, one or both parties may decide it is necessary to find private legal counsel. This attorney cannot be any lawyer who supervised earlier mediation. Such attorneys can often be very expensive, charging by the hour for their services. If you decide private legal counsel can help advise or represent you, be sure to obtain a detailed, written estimate of expenses you can expect to be liable for.
In court, child support payments will be resolved by a judge if no agreement has been reached. Factors taken into consideration when amending payment plans set by state guidelines include:
• Children's medical care expenses
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• How much time both parents spend with the child
• The financial circumstances of both parents and the child
Judges are granted a great deal of autonomy when deciding how much alimony, if any, can be awarded. Some spouses may be requesting payments for a fixed amount of time to cover expenses for education or training required to find a job. If granted for a fixed amount of time or indefinitely, all such payments will cease if the person receiving the payments remarries or enters into a relationship involving new children.


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GOSHEN — Aaron Anderson led a strong bullpen effort Thursday as Blanchester rallied for a 6-4 baseball victory over Goshen in a non-league game at GHS.
The Wildcats are 13-5 on the year.
"Our bullpen did a phenomenal job of coming in and shutting down there line up." BHS coach Aaron Lawson said. "Aaron Anderson carried the majority of those innings. He kept the ball down and was throwing his change up in any count."
Anderson went 4 1/3 innings and struck out three. Max Davidson recorded the final out in the seventh and notched a save.
Alec Richardson collected three hits and stole a couple of bases for the Wildcats. Travis Nelson had two hits, scored twice and stole three bases. Robert Rausch drove in two runs and had two hits.
"We played a pretty clean game defensively," Lawson said. "We had one error later in the game that caused a jam and we were able to get out of it. That's not something we have done very much this year. Our errors tend to be costly."
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(6) BLANCHESTER (ab-r-h-rbi) Richardson 4-0-3-1 Nelson 4-2-2-0 Monhollen 3-0-0-0 Stevens 3-1-1-1 Rausch 4-0-2-2 Creighton 3-1-1-1 Fawley 4-0-0-0 Howard 3-1-1-0 Anderson 2-0-1-0 Baker 0-1-0-0 Hopkins 0-0-0-0. TOTALS 30-6-11-5
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SAC: Anderson
SB: Richardson 2 Nelson 3 Stevens 2 Rausch 2 Creighton 2 Baker
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8-Bit Pink Floyd Sounds Like... Money!
One of rock's greatest album gets reimagined as an 8-bit soundtrack.
February 22, 2018
Just when you thought having a vinyl copy, cassette, CD, and mp3 file, maybe even a bootleg 8-track, of your favorite album was enough: Think again. One of the most successful rock albums of all time, Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, gets the Nintendo computer game remake. Brad Smith, a musician and computer scientist who works in the gaming industry, offers us a chance to listen to this classic work as an old-school video game.
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Edo plans novel self-financing module for Bendel Insurance, says Shaibu
One of the expected outcomes of today's relaunch of Bendel Insurance Football Club will be the club becoming self sustaining with government playing the role of facilities provider, as obtains in some more advanced footballing nations, Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu has said.
Bendel Insurance has been languishing in the lower rungs of Nigerian football due, to some extent, to poor funding since it was relegated from elite division in 2008. The club, which gave football lovers some of the most memorable moments in the country's game, has become a shadow of its former self such that even local teams in Edo State prevent it from competing in the yearly Federation Cup. Such ignominious defeats will become a thing of the past after today's repackaging of the team, Shaibu told The Guardian yesterday.
He added: "Edo State used to be number one in Nigerian sports, but these days we are nowhere to be found.
"Bendel Insurance caused the biggest stir in Nigerian football when it defeated Enugu Rangers 3-0 to win the Challenge Cup in 1978. Everybody that knows Nigerian football will tell you that Insurance was one of the biggest forces in the game in the 1970s and 1980s even up till the 1990s. But some how we lost it," he said.
According to the deputy governor, today's event will include the unveiling of the team's logo, jerseys, technical crew and a structure that ensures the team is solvent at all times.
"We want to lay a solid foundation that will pull corporate bodies and investors to key into the project."
The exercise, which will be hosted by Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, will also witness a parade of the prominent stars that made the team one of the dreaded sides in Nigerian football.
Such stars as iconic coach, Alabi Aisien, Fanny Amun, Osaze Odemwingie, Austin Eguavoen, Ndubuisi Okosieme, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Julius Aghahowa, Roland Ewere, Friday Elaho and Laotis Boateng, among others, are expected to be part of the event.
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The seventh annual Neuro ICU Symposium is our successful two-and-a-half day course designed to educate physicians and other healthcare professionals on how to provide superior neurocritical care at their hospitals.
This year's emphasis will be on empowering success in the Neuro ICU. We will give you the tools you need to provide superior neurocritical care at your own hospital. We will have prominent speakers from nearly all medical subspecialties, and the course will offer many exciting highlights, including the results of the MISTIE III Trial, a dedicated Neuroscience Nursing Symposium and a Neurocritical Care Board Review course.
This year's symposium will offer up to 16.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association – Approver, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Also, we are excited to announce the addition of another prominent guest speaker to our stellar lineup. At this year's Neuro ICU Symposium, we'll hear from Brian Cushing, former Houston Texans linebacker and current strength and conditioning coach for the team.
He'll provide a player's perspective on the NFL Concussion Protocol and discuss his experience with these injuries.
We will feature the most current data and latest breakthroughs in our field. Popular sessions from previous years including neuroscience nursing Jeopardy, The Patient Experience, simulation workshops, and cross-fire debates will also return.