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Marie Anne Macrae, The Travel Corporation; Wolf Paunic, Trafalgar; Kayla Shubert, TAT; Katherine Chin, The Travel Corporation & Quentin Lemmer, Trafalgar
Attendees had to churn up their own green curry chicken dish closely supervised by the chef and his assistant.
Trafalgar's Wolf Paunic was clearly enjoying the experience.
At the family-owned Sala Thai Restaurant in downtown Vancouver, Trafalgar Tours took guests on an interactive trip to Thailand.
In town to celebrate its 2015 Asia program launch, Trafalgar and co-host, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), put attendees to work as they donned aprons and prepared a green curry chicken dish from scratch. No worries for those who failed those Home Economics classes. The restaurant's staff went around giving pointers such as "turn down the heat" and "the eggplant isn't cooked yet." Entrée completed, it was time to learn to make papaya salad which we promptly consumed as our appetizer.
What a clever way to introduce Trafalgar's Thailand program offerings. But, since Thailand is just one aspect of Trafalgar's Asia program, why the sole focus on this country? According to Wolf Paunic, Trafalgar's V.P. Sales, "Thailand is the perfect getaway to Asia for travellers who have already been to Europe. It's a seamless entry to a new culture with its fantastic infrastructure and developed travel industry."
Trafalgar's "Be My Guest" program allows clients to "get an insider's point of view" by engaging with local families in Ban Mae Kampong, a village close to Chiang Mai. There, visitors sit down with the chief for a chat and get to check out the local industries of pickled tea leaves, handmade furniture and other crafts.
Paunic added that Thailand offers a wide range of different experiences. For instance, history buffs will appreciate going to Kanchanaburi and taking a train ride on Kwai River bridge. This (in)famous bridge was depicted in the Hollywood blockbuster, "The Bridge On The River Kwai".
Since it added Thailand to its Asia program 3 years ago, Trafalgar has been seeing a 30 -40% growth on a yearly basis with growth coming from the west coast in particular.
According to Kayla Shubert, TAT's Canadian Representative, in 2014, 213,161 Canadians travelled to Thailand, a decrease of 7% over the previous year possibly due in part to several months of political unrest which centred mainly around Bangkok. Despite that, about 60% were repeat visitors who stayed an average of 16 days.
As part of its "Discover Thainess" campaign, the TAT is also offering new creative Thai culinary experiences such as learning how to cook like a Thai chef. For 2015-2016, TAT is promoting the destination as the venue for honeymoons and romantic getaways.


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TUNNELLING works for the MRT Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya (SSP) Line in Kuala Lumpur is currently in progress.
Over the next two weeks, the Variable Density Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) will be traversing below Jalan Sungai Besi – the main gateway that connects to the city centre and other suburbs in Kuala Lumpur.
The current section being mined consists mainly of weathered limestone formations.
Weathered limestone is a geological formation known for its complexity and intrinsic challenges to TBM operations.
This complexity could possibly lead to above-ground sinkholes, which would inadvertently result in unplanned road closures.
"While the TBM is equipped for the challenging terrain, further measures have been taken to safeguard the public from any untoward incident," said Gamuda Engineering Managing Director Datuk Ubull Din Om.
"One preventive measure is ground treatment, which is done progressively ahead of the TBM's arrival where the ground investigation shows anomalies."
Ground treatment involves pumping significant amounts of concrete/mortar into targeted areas underground to strengthen the ground before mining.
This would give the TBM greater stability as it mines against solid blocks of concrete instead of the natural karstic elements of weathered limestone which can be unpredictable and unfavourable to mining operations.
However, not all areas along the TBM travel paths are accessible for ground treatment works, hence giving rise to hidden risks.
"Apart from more intensive monitoring of the TBM as it makes its way through these highly sensitive zones, a team has been put together for on-ground monitoring 24/7.
"Known as the 'bull gang', the team comprises personnel who are constantly on the lookout for the smallest of inconsistencies on the ground.
"The bull gang goes on foot patrol, allowing for immediate investigation and action to be taken to treat the ground in time," Ubull said.
Despite the extensive soil investigation and the ground treatment carried out, the risk of road settlement or a sinkhole appearing cannot be totally dismissed.
As a contingency, Jalan Sungai Besi will have lane closures in stages between now and Aug 10.
The scheduled closures covering a total of 50m across 13 lanes will happen in stages over two weeks.
However, should any emergency situation arise requiring full traffic closure, road closures will be immediately announced.
From Aug 28 to Sept 10, a second TBM will trail the same path to cross Jalan Sungai Besi. As such, the same lane closures will be implemented.
Roads users are advised to use alternative routes to Jalan Istana, Jalan Tun Razak and to Seremban during peak hours to reduce traffic build-up during the two weeks when each machine crosses Jalan Sungai Besi.
Road users can call 1800-82-6868 for further information.

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Crab Tank is back- from a sudden Kumoricon Artist Alley run! Thanks to everyone who came out and to all our artist alley-mates; it was great to see you again.
We'd also like to note that there has been a minor deadline date extension for Tankadere 3 to Sept. 20th. If you're interested in being a part of Tankadere 3, all submissions materials are due in to us by then! That's finished pages (or stand-alone illustrations), a 1 inch x 1 inch drawn icon of the artist, and 50 words or less of artist biography. In the bio, we would like up to two pieces of contact info (i.e.: your tumblr, email, website, etc).
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Recognized by over 3000 institutions and schools internationally, IELTS is the most popular English proficiency test in the world. However, IELTS candidates and other requesting institutions may be more familiar with other major language proficiency tests. In these cases, it's good to know how a particular IELTS result can be translated into some of the other major assessment frameworks.
Let's take a look at three.
The Common European Framework (CEFR) is a helpful way to measure ability is any language but is distinct in not being tied directly to test results. The CEFR scale describes language ability across three categories: Basic User, Independent User, and Proficient User, with upper and lower levels within each category.
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The results of the IELTS Academic Module can be compared to TOEFL iBT exam scores. Again, given scores are not directly equivalent but do provide a helpful guide when comparing results.
Cambridge Exams
Cambridge English exams use the Cambridge English Scale and are closely related to the CEFR framework. While IELTS Band Scores cannot be directly related to the CEFR levels, they can be more closely compared with the Cambridge English Scale scores.
This table shows compares results between IELTS, Cambridge Exams, and CEFR:
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Past and future IELTS candidates can have confidence in what their IELTS Band Score says about their English proficiency. These comparison tables and score equivalents allow candidates to talk about their proficiency in any context.
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Republican leaders in the House said they might try to change the bill approved by the Senate which voted to raise taxes on the wealthy in a late-night show of unity.
That would set up a high-stakes game of chicken between the two chambers and risk a stinging rebuke from financial markets.
The bill drew overwhelming support from Republicans and Democrats alike in the Senate when it passed by 89 votes to eight. But majority leader Eric Cantor, the number two Republican in the House, told reporters that he does not support the measure.
Republicans said they might try to add more spending cuts to the bill, which contains over $600bn (€454bn) in tax increases but only around $12bn in spending cuts.
Republicans could face a backlash if they scuttle the deal. Income tax rates technically rose back to 1990s levels for all Americans at 12 midnight, and across-the-board spending cuts on defence and domestic programs are due to kick in today.
Economists say the $600bn combination of tax cuts and spending cuts could push the economy into recession, and public opinion polls show Republicans would shoulder the blame.
Lingering uncertainty over US fiscal policy has unnerved investors and depressed business activity for months. Financial markets have staved off a steep plunge on the assumption that Washington would ultimately avoid pushing the country into a recession.
With financial markets closed for New Year's Day, legislators had yesterday to close the deal before Wall St has time to weigh in.
"My district cannot afford to wait a few days and have the stock market go down 300 points tomorrow if we don't get together and do something," Representative Steve Cohen, a Democrat from Tennessee, said.
The bill passed by the Democratic-led Senate would raise income taxes on families earning more than $450,000 per year.
Low temporary rates that have been in place for less affluent taxpayers for the past decade would be made permanent, along with a range of targeted tax breaks put in place in 2009.
However, workers would see up to $2,000 more taken out of their paychecks annually as a temporary payroll tax cut was set to expire.
The key points include:
*Postponing for two months the start of $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts over 10 years. For those two months, $24bn in savings would be substituted.
*Raise $600bn in revenue over 10 years through a series of tax increases on wealthier Americans.
*Permanently extend tax cuts made in 2001 by president George W Bush for income below $400,000 per individual, or $450,000 per family. Income above that level would be taxed at 39.6%, up from 35%.
*Caps personal exemptions and itemised deductions for income above $250,000, or $300,000 per household.
*Raises estate tax rate to 40% for estates of more than $10m per couple, up from the current level of 35%.
*Extends unemployment insurance benefits for one year for 2m people.
*Extends child tax credit, earned income tax credit, and tuition tax credit for five years.


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The popular encryption software, OpenSSL, that is used by many online retailers and email providers released important news today about six additional security vulnerabilities discovered in their code. These vulnerabilities are similar to the the widely publicized Heartbleed bug that prompted internet users to change their login credentials, recently. As with the Heartbleed bug, OpenSSL has released "fixes" or "patches" to remedy the situation.
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Sheryl Sandberg says it is Facebook's responsibility to boost jobs2 min read . Updated: 20 Jun 2017, 10:29 AM IST
Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said the company has a duty to help businesses create new jobs
San Francisco/London: With technology increasingly replacing workers in industries from retail to manufacturing, Facebook Inc. chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said the company has a duty to help businesses create new jobs.
"Technology is certainly replacing jobs,'' she said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. And technology can also be used to grow jobs. It's our responsibility to help small businesses and large businesses all around the world use technology to grow their businesses so that they can grow jobs.''
Sandberg is making the case for Facebook's impact on the overall US economy as the company seeks to modify its image as an out-of-touch, Silicon Valley-centric enterprise. Chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg has been travelling around the US to understand the economic realities of more rural areas, some of them struggling with job losses or opioid addiction. Facebook can help communities deal with these issues if people use the platform to build stronger bonds with each other, Zuckerberg has written.
After Facebook faced criticism for its role in the spread of fake news following the 2016 US presidential election, Zuckerberg in January wrote an open letter outlining the company's priorities, which include getting people involved in their communities and making Facebook safer. Both executives have been focused on demonstrating how Facebook sees its role evolving, from a neutral online platform for keeping in touch with friends and family to a behemoth trying to understand how it can shape society.
Sandberg spoke to Bloomberg TV on the eve of a trip to the Cannes Lions advertising festival in France, where she will pitch marketers this week on Facebook's video ads and targeting capabilities. One of the main ways she sees Facebook helping small businesses: selling them mobile advertising so they can become more successful and expand. Sandberg has been reaching out to such businesses and training them on using mobile marketing methods on the social network, which now has almost 2 billion users. Advertisers, especially in Europe, are as concerned as their governments are about whether Facebook has facilitated the spread of extremist ideology. They have sought ways for their promotions to be shown only against predictable, high-quality content—which is difficult to promise on the internet. Facebook has been working to clean up its network, including by giving advertisers more tools to know where their messages are placed.
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Success from a company point of view is to make sure there is no inappropriate content of any kind —hate, violence, terrorism, any of this—on our platform,'' Sandberg said. Bloomberg
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Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey: Lil Tae Rides Again
Unconventional trio works with electronic producer to put a little more zazz in their jazz.
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Lil Tae Rides AgainLabel: Hyena
US Release Date: 2008-04-08
UK Release Date: Available as import
What can one expect from a band that goes by the name Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey? To me, Spinal Tap instantly comes to mind, and their ill-fated attempt at fusion preceding a headlining puppet show. Fortunately, this Tulsa, Oklahoma, outfit provide no such noodling improvisation, but rather create a carefully arranged blend of electronic and acoustic elements that stretches the idea of the jazz combo. The JFJO (as they are commonly known) are no strangers to experimentation, as they have sounded like anyone from Ornette Coleman to King Crimson on past albums and incarnations. On Lil Tae Rides Again, keyboardist Brian Haas, bassist Reed Mathis, and drummer Josh Raymer worked closely with electronic producer Tae Meyulks to create a new sound for the group, one that threatens to wean them from the jam-band scene with which they are associated.
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The first time Renatta Frazier heard about massive grave robbing at an Alsip cemetery, she didn't give it a second thought. A tiny village on the southwestern tip of Chicagoland, Alsip held no special meaning. It wasn't until a childhood friend mentioned Burr Oak Cemetery that Frazier snapped.
Burr Oak is one of a dozen cemeteries in the area. In fact, Alsip incorporated in 1926 specifically because residents feared their village would be engulfed by graveyards. Created in an era when segregation was enforced into perpetuity, several of these cemeteries are African-American. Frazier, who grew up on the west side of Chicago, has six close relatives buried at Burr Oak, including her mother, who died when Frazier was 4, and her great-grandparents, who became her legal guardians upon her mother's death.
When I first met Frazier in 2002 — when she got kicked off the Springfield Police Department on charges that (as I later discovered) were false — she told me these relatives had nurtured her dream to become a cop, ensuring that she grew up squeaky clean, with no alcohol, no drugs, no unplanned pregnancies. Last week, after a few frantic calls to the hotline established by the Cook County Sheriff's Office, Frazier's worst fears were confirmed: Based on dates of burial and economic circumstances, investigators told Frazier that her ancestors' graves were undoubtedly among the hundreds plundered.
"It's like our family members didn't matter. They were discarded, like pieces of trash, like they're not important to anyone," Frazier says.
The magnitude of the sacrilege still unfolding at Burr Oak is simply stunning. Once owned by John Johnson (publisher of Ebony magazine), the 164-acre cemetery is the final resting place of musicians Dinah Washington and Willie Dixon, boxer Ezzard Charles, at least 15 Negro League baseball players, and Emmit Till — the 14-year-old son of Chicago whose grisly 1955 lynching in Mississippi sparked the civil rights movement. Carolyn Towns, former manager of the cemetery, even used Till as a marketing gimmick, at one point planning to sell nearby plots for premium prices, and collecting donations for an Emmit Till museum that was never built.
By 2001, the memorial park had been acquired by Arizona-based Perpetua, Inc., and in March the company fired Towns for allegedly stealing approximately $8,500. At Perpetua's request, the sheriff's office on June 3 sent a detective to investigate this theft. A newly-hired backhoe operator — dubbed by Sheriff Tom Dart as "an employee with a conscience" — took the detective to the far north end of the cemetery where, in a weedy, rock-strewn "dump," lay a human jawbone, complete with teeth. By day's end, a preliminary search of the dump revealed 29 human bone specimens.
On July 8, Dart arrested Towns and three current employees, charging each with one count of dismembering a human body. This week, sheriff's spokesman Steve Patterson confirmed that those charges are likely just the beginning. "Just when you think you've got your arms around this, the next day you find something new," he says.
Towns is the alleged mastermind of a macabre scheme that dates back four years: At her direction, a grounds foreman and a backhoe operator would smash concrete grave liners, coffins and their contents, load it onto a truck and haul it to the cemetery's back lot. In this way, they made room for fresh plots, which Towns sold to unsuspecting customers.
Investigators first said "more than 100" graves had been desecrated, but soon tripled that estimate. As hundreds of
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Patterson, who has been spending 12 to 16 hours a day answering media questions about the cemetery, sounds astonished that this horror continues to mushroom. "I have told all of my family that I want to be cremated," he says.
Towns is currently incarcerated in the psychiatric unit at Cermak Hospital; her three alleged accomplices are in Cook County's maximum security facility. The entire cemetery has been closed and declared a crime scene. This week, Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes initiated legal steps to freeze $6 million in trust funds controlled by Perpetua Holdings and an-nounced a legislative initiative that would beef up the state's oversight of all cemeteries.
The enormity of the desecration has, however, apparently discouraged talk of DNA
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We're mere weeks away from Sensors Expo 2013 and I thought I'd take this opportunity to call out some of the particularly exciting offerings that are new for 2013. This year we welcome ARM, Appliance Design, Advantage Business Media, Gases & Instrumentation, and Evaluation Engineering who join the MEMS Industry Group as our collaboration partners. In addition, this year the RTC Group will be launching its Intelligent Systems Conference & Pavilion (ISCP) on the show floor. And, finally, the IPSO Alliance will be introducing its first global IP Innovation Challenge for the next generation Internet of Things (IoT).
Cutting-Edge, Relevant Sensing Education
As the sensor industry continues its rapid growth, our collaboration partners are key elements to providing the best, cutting-edge sensing education to our attendees. Whether it's cutting-edge sensor applications; sensors for gas and chemical detection, the Smart Grid, medical, automotive, or industrial applications; consumer electronics; or emerging technologies such as energy harvesting, Big Data, and the IoT, our conference program has you covered.
On Tuesday, June 4, we have day-long preconference symposia on the topics of MEMS Sensor Fusion, courtesy of the MEMS Industry Group; Energy Harvesting for Powering Wireless Sensor Networks, courtesy of Randy Frank and Associates; and Sensors as a Service at the Edge of the Internet of Things (IoT), courtesy of ARM.
Whether it's in the conference program or on the expo floor, our partners are providing the information you need. Within the conference program, Appliance Design magazine has organized a panel discussion on the Smart Grid and it's evolution and potential impact. Meanwhile, Advantage Business Media is the Track Chair for the Cutting-Edge Sensing Applications & Innovations and Remote Monitoring tracks. ABM's publication ECN, is sponsoring specific sessions on gaming design, automotive sensor electronics, and smart sensor technology. Medical Design Technology is sponsoring a session on sensors in healthcare, while Product Design & Development is sponsoring sessions on sensors in automotive, sensors as a source of actionable business data, and smart sensor technology for mobile applications. Wireless Design & Development is sponsoring sessions on cloud computing for sensor data and wireless sensors for harsh environments.
Evaluation Engineering is the Track chair for Novel Approaches to Measurement & Detection track; Gases & Instrumentation is the Track chair for Gas Sensing; and the MEMS Industry Group is the chair for the MEMS Track.
Embedded Systems and the IoT
As embedded systems and M2M communication become both more complex and more intelligent, the interplay between sensors and the embedded systems becomes more important. To aid this synergy, The RTC group is launching its Intelligent Systems Conference and Pavilion co-located with Sensors Expo.
As if that isn't exciting enough, the IPSO Alliance is sponsoring the IoT Pavilion on the expo show floor and is launching its inaugural IPSO Challenge on Thursday, June 6. The competition intends to showcase innovations in the use of IP in sensor/control and M2M applications that enable the IoT.
Mark your calendars, check your travel arrangements, and get ready for Sensors Expo 2013!


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It's stupid and dangerous to eat nothing but Twinkies. That's why I eat nothing but Sno Balls. Seriously though, that guy from Super Size Me is a jerk, and I'm glad Science has finally proven him wrong.
See the official Red Eye page for more clips from last night's show. Judah Friedlander from 30 Rock was one of the other guests. I'm going to read his new book, How to Beat Up Anybody. Then I will use his own techniques to defeat him. Then I will stand over his slowly cooling corpse and whisper: "The student has become the master." Oh wait, I can't, I'm a cripple. Never mind.
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The business administrator job description calls for an individual who is proficient in a number of areas including accounting, finance, management, marketing, sales and human resources. They can work in government jobs, private agencies, corporations, non-profit organizations and international businesses.
Position Description
A business administrator has many responsibilities related to the handling of the organizational, operational and managerial tasks of a company or firm.
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•Presides over the daily operations of a company.
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•Reads and interprets accounting reports.
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•Promotes and markets the company.
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•Makes short-term and long-term goals for the company.
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•Implements strategic plans and makes changes to the plan as necessary.
•Advises Board of Directors of impending state or federal legislation and its potential impact on the company.
•Coordinates property procurement and space allocation.
•Manages fundraising projects.
•Provides leadership to employees for the purpose of attaining a common goal.
•Collaborates with other departments for the common purpose of maximizing revenues.
•Attends events and industry functions as a representative of the company.
•Volunteers at community service events.
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•Must have excellent networking skills.
•Must have good organizational skills.
•Must have good negotiation and decision making skills.
•Must be detail and goal oriented.
•Must have superior written and verbal skills.
•Knowledgeable of accepted business practices, entrepreneurial principles and sales cycles.
•Must have exceptional leadership skills.
•Must have effective communication skills.
•Must have excellent computer skills.
•Must have superior interpersonal skills and customer service skills.
•Must have knowledge of basic laws that apply to businesses.
Education and Experience
•Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Management, Finance, Economics, Marketing or a related field.
•Master's degree in Business Administration.
•Internship in Business Administration.
•Certification in Business Administration.
•Experience working in an accounting or finance department.
•Experience working in a supervisory role.
Work Environment
•Time is spent primarily in climate controlled offices in close proximity to business operations.
•Must be willing to work long hours including nights and weekends.
•Must be able to represent the company at social functions.
•Time is spent traveling between different branches and offices in cities, states and even countries.
•Time is spent traveling to clients offices.
•Must be able to endure high pressure and stressful situations particularly when facing a deadline.
•Salaries range from $50,000 to $130,000 depending on the size of the company and the administrator's responsibilities.
•Average salary is $77,000.


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The Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden is located in Didsbury between the Stenner Woods and River Mersey in Manchester, England. The park has been awarded the Green Flag Award that is the nationwide standard for green spaces and parks in the UK. The place is certainly a treasure trove for the tourists as they can find many things to do in Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden. The park is not just a botanical garden but also a wildlife habitat as well a recreational area containing a cafe, football, rugby, and tennis courts. Nature lovers will find many to things do in Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden. Main rock gardens feature a sloping terrain where several non-hardy plant species can be found that thrive in a micro-climate. A small waterfall slopes down the rock garden into a pond around which grow marsh marigolds, royal ferns, irises and Gunnera. Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden also contains a large number of shrubs and trees that are unique to the area. To the west of the rock gardens lie the gardens of Old Parsonage, another scenic place in the park. Overall, this is a great place that you must certainly visit when on vacation in Manchester.more
Manchester Town Hall is a prominent landmark located in Manchester. Completed in 1877, the building of the town hall is considered to be the best example of Neo Gothic architecture in the UK. Visitors will be delighted to find many places of interests and things to do in Manchester Town Hall. The structure consists of a number of ceremonial rooms including the Great Hall that is adorned with decorative murals that depicts history of the city. It is houses several government departments and is Manchester City Council's ceremonial headquarters. To the north of the building you have the Albert Square, while to the south St. Peter's Square is situated. At the entrance of the building, various statutes and busts of eminent Englishmen including Dalton, Barbirolli, and Joule are located. The exterior of the grand building is dominated by the clock tower that houses the Great Abel clock bell. Other things to do in Manchester Town Hall include enjoying breakfast, afternoon tea, or lunch in the Sculpture Hall that is located inside the tower, and visiting the nearby Central Library. Visitors can take tours of the tower through external tour companies.more
The Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester is a great place for any art aficionado. The gallery is truly a remarkable place and a great asset to the city's art scene. It was established in 1989 with the donation from Sir Joseph Whitworth. Admission to the gallery is completely free. The museum houses a large collection of artworks by such great artists as Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gough, and William Blake, making it very popular with tourists. There are lots of fun and exciting things to do in the Whitworth Art Gallery. The gallery contains more than 55,000 artworks belonging to different genres. Moreover, there is a large collection of sculptures, water color paintings, textiles and wallpapers on exhibit in the art gallery. Apart from being able to view the countless art pieces on display here, visitors can find many other interesting things to do in the Whitworth Art Gallery. Here you can find a learning studio, study center, and even a cafe where you can relax and have a drink or a light meal after taking a tour of the art gallery. Located near Whitworth Park, the gallery is a must visit spot in Manchester.more
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web-based church management software
Track and keep in touch with the people in your church.
Use flexible church management software tools for
- Directories
- Groups
- Mass communication
- Attendance
and much more.
Member Access with Mobile Apps
Keep your congregation connected and updated with our membership access module and our mobile apps. Members can
- view and edit their contact info.
- view and print statements of donations.
- view an online directory
Membership Management Features
Remember Special Events
Record unlimited special events such as birthdays, baptisms, marriages, graduations, etc.
Manage Groups
Communicate with and take attendance for groups e.g. choir, ushers, committees, classes.
Track Talents & Spiritual Gifts
Easily organize member talents and spiritual givings so the church knows who can help out when various needs arise.
Email History
Review a list of emails that have been sent to church members.
Manage People
Organize names and important contact information.
Manage Visitors
Assign visitor follow-ups to church leaders, schedule pastoral visits, and more.
Archive Records
IconCMO's exclusive archiving tag allows you to keep your database clean while maintaining historical data.
Take & Review Notes
Record notes while the conversation is still fresh in your mind. Create a reminder to follow up later.
Customizable Fields
Record allergies, emergency contact information, and more.
Send Unlimited Emails
Quickly and efficiently send email messages with an attachment to individuals or groups.
Send Text Messages
Use your church management software to send reminders and last-minute updates to church members.
Take Attendance
Track attendance to worship services and events by individual or head count.
church management software to track donations
Save time and money!
Our church management software comes with a powerful, easy-to-use contributions module that fully integrates with membership records and the fund accounting module, saving you time and money.
members ↔ contributions ↔ accounting
Print or email statements.
Print all your contributions statements in moments, or save on postage and envelope stuffing by emailng contributions statements.
Donors can also access their giving records on our mobile Member Access module.
Track pledges.
Keep track of donor's pledges and giving, weekly, monthly, or annually.
Track pledges over any date range, including multi-year campaigns.
Print statements that show your donors how they're doing on their pledges.
Integrate your church management software with the online payment processor that's trusted by 40,000 merchants.
Get an IconCMO powered, dedicated online giving page where donors can schedule recurring donations with credit/debit cards or ACH.
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Credit / debit cards and ACH available.
Donate online or via texting, and automate recurring payments.
Read our ebook on recording and increasing donations.
Find out how to correctly record different types of donations and report them on donors' contributions statements.
Know how to handle the donation of a vehicle to the church? What about stocks or an IRA contribution? Learn how in this ebook.
Read our ebook on successful fundraising.
Learn how to build great relationships with your donors for successful fundraising.
Donations Module Features
Fund Management
Create and manage any number of partial-year, full-year, and multi-year funds easily.
Fiscal Year
Keep track of contribution funds by the calendar year or an alternate fiscal year.
Donor Number Management
Easily assign donor numbers to households or individuals and print reports or labels.
Pledge Management
Enter pledges by fund to determine a proposed budget for each fund.
Print Contribution Satements
Print contribution statements and address labels. Multiple styles are available to fit your needs.
Email Contribution Statements
Contribution statements can be sent electronically to participating households.
Import Contributions
Import contributions from a text file in a comma-delimited (CSV) or tab-delimited format.
Link to Fund Accounting
Contribution batches are automatically posted as deposits in the fund accounting system.
Add Comments to Contributions
Add a comment to each entry and choose whether or not you'd like it to appear on the statements.
Historical Data
Retain unlimited contribution records for historical purposes and compare funds to other years.
CRA Compliant Donation Receipts
Print donation receipts that comply with the requirements of the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA).
Fund Accounting
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Full Fund Accounting Software System!
For churches dedicated to doing church fund accounting the right way:
- Track and report on dedicated funds.
- Follow FASB guidelines of accounting principles.
- Rely on accurate and dependable double-entry accounting.
Reviewed and vetted.
Trust your church books to a system vetted by a TOP 25 national CPA firm.
IconCMO church management software was given an excellent rating for security and adherence to sound accounting principles.
Read our church accounting ebook.
Learn about double-entry accounting, nonprofit accounting, dedicated funds, and much more.
Trying to do church accounting on a system not built for fund accounting leads to "creative" work arounds (e.g. abusive use of liabilities and revenue accounts). Learn how to avoid the pitfalls.
Fund Accounting Features
Complete Budgeting
Create a church budget for each fund to manage revenues and expenses effortlessly. Compare the actual revenue and expenses to the budget.
Write checks, make deposits, and reconcile checkbook activity for organizations that use a cash-based church accounting method.
Checkbook Management
Manage multiple funds within a single bank account and track credit card expenses by fund.
Fiscal Year
Use a fiscal year other than the calendar year.
FASB Compliance
Reports are are based on fund accounting and comply with the Financial Accounting Standards Board reporting standards No. 95 and No. 117.
IconCMO was reviewed by a TOP 25 national CPA firm and received an excellent rating for security and adherence to accounting standards for churches.
Reports By Fund
Do church accounting software the right way with complete financial reporting organized by fund including balance sheets as well as revenue and expense reports.
Quickly Make Changes
Reclassify an expense, adjust a budget or fund assignment during a church council meeting, and run updated reports for everyone.
Accounts Payable
Create a list of vendors and enter invoices so you can easily view and pay bills for churches that use accrual-based church accounting.
Accounts Receivable
Manage an unlimited number of customers by creating invoices, recording payments, and printing deposit slips.
Child Check-in
fast, secure check-in church management software
Streamline your church's check-in process
with a secure and user-friendly mobile check-in system.
Look up and print reports on
- allergies and other concerns
- check in/out times
- by whom
Built on the Rubix platform with ICONtinuous technology.
ICONtinuity™ means…
- it's fast
- you won't lose your work
- whatever you see on the screen is completely up to date
Check-in Features
Brothers Printers
Our system integrates with Brothers printers to wirelessly print name tags and labels from anywhere in the church, on the spot.
Mobile Apps
Get a mobile app to log-in to the interface using your iOS or Android phone or tablet.
Self Check-in
Give parents the ability to check in their own kids on your church management software. Use our self check-in interface.
Save each guardian of each child, including contact information.
Mobile Friendly
Icon Check-in is built on our completely mobile friendly Rubix platform. Log in on any device and accomplish many tasks with a minimum of clicking/drilling down.
Photo Identification
Ensure safe check-in and check-out.
Event Registration
provide event registration and take payment online
Sign people up for events
with our Event Registration Module.
Register attendees for
- Concerts
- Classes
- Vacation Bible School
- Camps and Retreats
- Fundraisers
Event Registration Features
Personalized Page
Display your church's logo on your own, dedicated event registration page.
Contact Person
Display a contact person on your registration page for potential registrants to get in touch and get their questions answered.
Secure Payments
Receive payments immediately online over a secure connection to our payment processor.
Unlimited Events
Utilize your church management software to create an unlimited number of events available for your people to register.
Run reports to track registrants and payments, and send emails to registrants.
Mobile Friendly
People can access your dedicated registration page from any device or screen size.
Security and Services
church management software that's fully supported, secure
What's included with my service?
- Full phone/email support
- Full training support
- Unlimited users
- Daily and monthly backups
- Regularly implemented enhancements (so you always have the latest features)
You'll have direct access to real, knowledgeabe human beings.
Church Management Software Security
Not only is your data backed up regularly, but it's backed up in multiple, distant locations in case of disasters.
You'll always log in on a secure connection, and your data is protected by numerous layers of security.
Church Management Software Value
Small to large organizations can save money using IconCMO! Want to know how much IconCMO can save you? Check out this scenario and apply it to your own organization to realize the savings. Read more about what our president says about church software providing an ROI (Return on Investment).
Can I convert data from my current church management software?
We can convert your membership data (names, families, contact information, special dates, notes, membership statuses) to our church management software for $199.
Call or email us about organizing and formatting your data for conversion.
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– Chris, Suber Road Baptist Church
- Catch up on what we're up to at Icon Systems to make your church management software better.
- Learn best practices for using your church management software and organizing your church data.
- And much more.
Church Management Software Partners
See a list of our partners and integrations we've set up to add value to our church management software and streamline our clients' workflows.
Developers – check out our API to integrate with IconCMO or streamline your church's processes.
What about larger organizations?
Are you a denominational office or a multi-site church?
IconCMO+ is a version of our IconCMO church management software made for multi-tier religious organizations.
Give us a call and learn more: 800-596-4266.
We are the makers of Revelations.
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We've ended support for Revelations, but we can do a free, complete conversion of your Revelations data. Contact us for details and special deals.
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You can store your own documents on our church management software, such as birth certificates, contracts, and permission slips.
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A dominant outing from the fourth-seeded Liberty lacrosse team propelled them to a 20-13 victory over fifth-seeded Longwood in a quarterfinal game of the 2017 Big South Women's Lacrosse Championship, Saturday at the Liberty Lacrosse Field.
Kayla Foster and Brianna McCaffrey both set new career highs with five goals apiece, while Big South Freshman of the Year Carly White recorded a four-goal, three-assist game in a winning effort.
With the win, the Lady Flames (6-12) advance to the semifinals of the Big South Women's Lacrosse Championship, where they will face top seed and host High Point (13-3), Friday at 4 p.m. at Vert Stadium in High Point, N.C.
"I'm incredibly proud of this group and how they worked and prepared for this game. We've been locked in and focused all week, and it showed today," said Liberty Lacrosse Head Coach Kelly Nangle. "We executed and took care of the gaps of the game, we kept our composure and played a full 60 minutes. We are excited to be playing in May and to get back to work this week!"
The Lancers (7-11) see their 2017 season come to an end, as Liberty was victorious in both matchups between the two squads, this spring. Cassie Angeles paced the visitors with four goals, while Kaitlin Luccarelli recorded a hat trick and two assists.
Liberty took command of the contest from the opening whistle, beginning the afternoon on a 4-1 run. The Lady Flames' Lindsey McNamara forced the Lancers' Riley Dolan into a turnover early in the contest and scooped up the ground ball. The ball eventually found the stick of senior Courtney Brown, who fed Foster for her first tally of the day, giving Liberty a 1-0 lead with 28:06 to play in the half.
White buried her first goal of the day, assisted by Paige Britton, to push the Liberty lead to 2-0 at the 25:24 mark. Following a goal from Longwood's Stephanie Roberts, White scored back-to-back tallies to reach a hat trick in just 8:32. Her third goal of the day came with a defender draped on her and put the hosts ahead, 4-1, with 21:28 left in the opening stanza.
The Lancers scored two of the next three goals, as Andie deCelis (free-positon shot) and Kaitlin Luccarelli brought the deficit down to two, 5-3, with 15:34 on the first half clock.
The Lady Flames distanced themselves again from the Lancers, this time with a 4-0 spurt, including goals from Foster (2), Brown (1) and Paige Britton (1). Britton's tally, her 22nd of the season and seventh in two games versus Longwood this season, staked Liberty to a 9-3 lead with 7:47 left in the half.
Longwood's Angeles delivered a pair of goals while Dolan scored her first of the day to bring the visitors back within three, 9-6, with 3:07 left in the first stanza.
Freshman Grace Fletcher, who had been thwarted on a couple of occasions by Lancers' goalkeeper Imani West, including on a breakaway attempt, finally found the back of the net with 2:00 remaining in the half. After Fletcher was fouled by Corri Calandra, the Commonwealth native calmly fired a low strike from a free-position spot past West for her 18th goal of the year. Fletcher's goal sent the Lady Flames into the break with a 10-6 edge.
Liberty redshirt sophomore Kaitlyn Cassidy-Fischetti provided a spark off the bench for the Lady Flames in the early stages of the second half. Following White's fourth goal of the day to put Liberty up five (11-6), the native of New Jersey found McCaffrey for a goal.
Following the assist, Cassidy-Fischetti scored the next two markers, her sixth and seventh of the season. Her second goal of the day, which came off a Paige Britton pass, provided Liberty a 14-6 lead with 22:57 left in the match. Britton found a cutting Cassidy-Fischetti, who received the pass and buried a shot into the top left corner.
Back-to-back tallies from Molly Barkman and Angeles narrowed the gap to 14-8 at the 20:18 marker. The Lady Flames answered with a 3-1 run, aided by a pair of tallies from McCaffrey, who scored all five of her goals after intermission. The first goal McCaffrey run was a backhanded shovel shot in heavy traffic.
McCaffrey's second goal in that stretch came after she forced Maddie Rollins to turn the ball over near the sideline. Once the sophomore received possession, she darted into the Lancers' zone and ripped a shot from inside the eight-meter arc past West, pushing the Liberty lead to 17-8 with 13:36 to go.
Longwood outscored Liberty, 5-3, during the final 10:36 of play, highlighted by goals from Luccarelli (2), Angeles (1), Lexi Davis (1) and Barkman (2).
Liberty's last three markers came from McCaffrey (2) and Foster. Foster's fifth and final goal of the day came on a powerful forehand shot with 3:19 remaining, while McCaffrey forced Hollyn Royster into a turnover in her own zone.
She collected the ensuing ground ball and notched her fifth goal of the day and team-leading 36th of the year with 1:35 left to bump the lead to 20-12.
Luccarrelli's final tally of the day, her 38th of the season, settled the final score at 20-13 in favor of Liberty
Liberty goalkeepers Katherine Widrick (5-7) and Aubrie Tarris split time in net for the home side. Widrick was credited with her fifth win of the year. Both goalies made one save apiece. Imani West (6-9) recorded 12 saves in goal but was saddled with the loss.
The Lady Flames outshot the Lancers, 46-17, on the day. The 17 shots by Longwood were the fewest Liberty has allowed in any game, this season, while Liberty's 46 shots were the third-most for the team in 2017. Liberty also held advantages in both ground balls (27-14), caused turnovers (18-9) and draw controls (18-17). White played a big role in that, scooping up a game-best six ground balls, recording a game-high four caused turnovers, and winning a team-high three draws.
White matched career highs for goals (4) and points (7) on Saturday afternoon. The native of Marietta, Ga., has totaled 37 points (23 g, 14 a) in her last nine contests.
Should No. 4 Liberty defeat No. 1 High Point on Friday, they would advance to the Big South title game for the second time in program history.
In the other half of the bracket, No. 2 Campbell (9-7) is still awaiting the winner of No. 3 Winthrop (8-9) vs. No. 6 Radford (6-10), which will be contested tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Eagle Stadium in Rock Hill, S.C. Campbell will face either Winthrop or Radford at 7 p.m., Friday night at Vert Stadium, with the winner earning a berth in the championship game.
The Big South Women's Lacrosse Championship title game will be held on May 7 at noon at Vert Stadium in High Point, N.C. and will be broadcast live on ESPN3.


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My Weekly Diary #7 Chopping My Hair & Quitting Retail09:00:00
San Andreas
Man, I was really impressed with this film. I've seen so many films like this and I thought it would be so predictable. While some aspects were, others were not. I studied Geography at A Level and
learned a lot about natural disasters, especially plate tectonics, the cause of many earthquakes and tsunamis. It was my favourite aspect of Geography and so this film was right up my street. I loved that it was gripping throughout the movie but still built up to a big climax - I've never really watched a movie that has managed to successfully do that. The effects in the film were really good and looked super realistic. I didn't watch in 3D because I find sometimes it ruins the effect of the movie, but now I wish I had. There's a lot of good films coming out this summer, I'm so excited to watch Jurassic World which looks amazing!
My favourite restaurant in London! I have been here so many times and am yet to have a bad meal - I admittedly have only had 3 different meals off the menu at Vapiano (or as my friends and I call it, Vaps), and they always consist of a creamy based pasta. But I've tried a spoonful of other dishes and they taste good too! But creamy pasta is my favourite! I go to the one on Great Portland Street just off Oxford St. It's only a tube ride away but I don't go there too often, but my best friends and I love it.
This time I had the Crema di Funghi.
Last day at work
So today is officially my last day at my first ever job. How crazy is that?! I've worked at this job for almost 2 and a half years. Part of me is really sad to be leaving because I've made so many good friends and gained so much confidence from this job. Another part of me is SO relieved to be leaving retail, if you've never worked in retail before you won't realise how much work goes into it. It may look easy but you have to deal with so many problems and there's always pressure from managers above - which I guess you get anywhere. But in a job that is so heavily focused on customer service, it makes it a little bit harder. I loved that I got to interact with people and because the shop I worked in was located in Westfield, I got to talk to people from all over the world/country which was great! I'm currently in the middle of writing a post all about the things I've learnt from working in retail.
Chopping my hair
If you've seen my pictures, you will know that I always have my hair long. I have no reason for it, other than personal preference. But I decided to switch things up a bit, it was a spur of the moment thing. I just fancied a change. So I went for a long bob after seeing some pictures on pinterest. My hair now sits on my shoulder, there are times where I love and times where I wonder if I've made the right choice. My hair is thick and naturally curly, so it has a tendency to bounce up. I reckon I need to play around with it and find what style works best for me. I'm excited to wash it and see how quick it takes to straighten. I hate having to spend so long on my hair, but I just can't handle it when it's in its natural state. I get my hair done at Vogue Ladies in Oldfield Circus - It's the only hairdresser I've ever been to but they do an amazing job every time!
What have you been up to this week? I would love to hear from you guys!
Love Neelam xx
p.s. yes I've changed the name from Weekly Edit to Weekly Diary because I see it's more fitting :)
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I actually really like your hair the length you cut it too, it suits you!ReplyDelete
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Aww thank you so much! It was a brave move but I'm glad I went for it! XxDelete
Love your hair! Looks gorgeous xoReplyDelete
Aww thank you hun!! :') xxDelete
Your hair looks so gorgeous, it really suits you :) I'm trying to grow mine to a similar length at the moment but it always takes forever to grow! I work in retail and it drives me completely crazy haha!ReplyDelete
Love Holly x
Aww thank you!! I know, when you want it to grow, it never does haa! Oh I hear ya - but it is nice having that interaction with customer and other people :) xxDelete


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COLLEGE STATION – Thirty-three new peace officers have graduated from the Central Texas Police Academy after 18 weeks of comprehensive classroom and hands-on training. The class achieved a 100% passing rate on the Texas Peace Officer Licensing Exam, administered by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE).
Sheriff Joel Richardson, TCOLE Chair, delivered the keynote address at the graduation ceremony, which was held at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center at Texas A&M University on June 3.
TEEX Deputy Director Al Davis welcomed the class and their guests to the graduation ceremony, and Cullen Grissom also addressed the graduates. Awards were presented by Division Director Elizabeth Morris, and Academy Training Manager Lee Santo and Davis awarded the certificates. Other members of the academy staff are Larry Frye, Kyle McNew, Christine Ramirez, Jan Meyer-Brickley, David Church and Robin Crawford. Guest instructors were also recognized at the ceremony.
Many of the new officers have already been sworn in and begun their duties with area police departments in Bryan, College Station, Giddings, Brenham and Texas A&M University, as well as with the Brazos County Sheriff's Office, Washington County Sheriff's Office and Fayette County Sheriff's Office.
"It's a great foundation to build off of going into my career," said Officer Craig Anderson Jr. with the Texas A&M University Police Department. "TEEX provides excellent instruction. Great instructors come out and teach us different things about how to be a great police officer, how to conduct yourself in the public and how to deal with real-life situations."
"TEEX will definitely put you at the top of your game," said Officer Anesse Oukil with the College Station Police Department. "They will get you thinking outside the box. I'm in the best shape I've been in since playing soccer. This place gets you in tip-top shape and gets your mind focused."
The next daytime Basic Peace Officer Course begins Aug. 1, 2016. Learn more.
About the Central Texas Police Academy
Recognized as the oldest statewide law enforcement extension training agency in Texas, the Central Texas Police Academy at the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has been preparing future officers for successful careers in law enforcement since the 1940s. Graduates have a long-standing record of a high passing rate on the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) licensing examination and are recruited by law enforcement agencies throughout the state.


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Houston - Climate
Houston has a wide variety of weather conditions. The saying is:
If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes and it will change!
In all my experience, I have never seen such localized weather conditions, whereby you can leave the house with endless blue skies and within a fifteen minute journey, the clouds are as dark as dusk! So, whatever we print here, be sure the weather will not stick rigidly to seasonal norms!
To make this section clearer, we have broken it down seasonally!
Fall (autumn)
begins about October - weather-wise.The evenings draw in and darkness falls towards 7 p.m. The days can still be very warm - shorts and short sleeves during the middle of the day with cooler evenings to take another clothing layer. Rain is common, allow for this, but the forecasts are reliable within percentages.
sets in during mid November, early December. You can expect a few (only) frosts between now and the end of February. Some days you will need a jersey or warm jacket. Often by day, it is still warm enough for shorts and short sleeves, by night, definitely a cover up is required. When frost warnings are given, watch the more sensitive plants on your balcony and patio and watch traffic conditions; primarily ice on bridges.
begins late February, early March, when days are usually warm and evenings comfortably cooler, but a glorious time of year. Beautiful flowers and greenery abundant; see ideas of what to do in the Paguro section 'Local Tourist Guides' such as the Blue Bonnets of Texas drive.
is long from May through September, with longer evenings and the sun setting around 8 p.m. The humidity is intense during mid summer months with summer freak, localized storms experiencing thunder, lightening and inches of rain in a matter of hours.
Climate facts
Average temperatures Yearly 88.4 º Fahrenheight
Fall 79 º Fahrenheight
Winter 66 º Fahrenheight
Spring 79 º Fahrenheight
Summer 79 º Fahrenheight
Average rainfall yearly 46 inches
Fall 14 inches
Winter 14 inches
Spring 8 inches
Summer 10 inches


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A central principle of Morita Therapy is that we have much more control over the body (actions) than the mind (feelings/thoughts).
During long meditation periods I would find that my mind would be all over the place – "I wonder what's for lunch today?" or "I wish I would have slept better last night." But I could keep my body relatively still during the same period.
Our bodies have much more capacity and power than we give them credit for.
Off the cushion, I've found that I could eat a bowl of beet soup (beets are one of my least favorite foods) even as my mind was saying, "Yuck, beets are totally disgusting." When you're angry, you can have the thought, "I'm going to strangle this person," and not actually attack them. We don't realize how much control we have over our body, because we don't pay much attention to how often the content of our mind is out of sync with our actions. If we acted on every thought or feeling we had, our lives would be utter chaos.
Of course, you can't always control the body, particularly if your body is medically or physically incapable of a particular action. No amount of willpower will allow me to jump six feet in the air from a standing start.
But in many cases my body is able to do what my mind doesn't want to do or believes it cannot do. Rather than go through a period of mental gymnastics trying to motivate ourselves or attempting to get the mind to change its mind, we can simply let the body take the lead.
We can put on our running shoes even as the mind is thinking, "I'm way too tired to go for a run." We can gather our cooking supplies even as the mind thinks, "I don't feel like cooking – I'll just order a pizza." We can pull out the file with our tax information at the same time the mind is thinking, "Forget taxes, I'm just going to see what's happening on Facebook."
Our bodies have much more capacity and power than we give them credit for. So when you notice that your mind seems lazy or uncooperative, just put your body in charge for a while. And take your mind along for the ride.
(from Tunneling for Sunlight: 17 Maxims for Meeting Life's Challenges by Gregg Krech)
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Gregg Krech Author, Naikan: Gratitude, Grace and the Japanese Art of Self-reflection (2002)| Author, A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness (2004, 2011)| Author, A Finger Pointing to the Moon (2000)| Editor, Thirty Thousand Days: A Journal for Purposeful Living (1993-Present)| Director, ToDo Institute (Vermont) (1992-Pr......


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Orangeleaders.com is designed as an online destination to practically answer the following questions:
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Orange Leaders are connected by one simple goal: to influence anyone who influences the next generation. We use the color orange as a symbol of what can happen when the light of the church (yellow) combines with the heart of the home (red) to align their efforts to impact kids and teenagers.
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Destry and Russell
The results are in and can be viewed at LosAncianos.com
(Although I have to say, that at a casual glance I would have to call them inconsistent, there are some pretty big time differences for the top riders)
It has been over 10 years since the Los Ancianos club put on their last enduro in Tecate. In the years since then it has been a hare scrambles format. While many of those scrambles have been successful events, they have never had the true flavor of the old style enduros. A couple of years ago the club started talking about putting another enduro together and we have all waited anxiously for that to come to fruition.
This year the club and trail boss Paul Eddy made it all come together with a fantastic technical course that showcased 90 miles of some of the best trails the Tecate area has to offer. Using the newer national enduro format, as well as some of their own creative rules, eliminated the need for timekeeping and allowed everyone to race without having to be worried about computers and odometers.
While the course was quite technical it was not so much so that problems such as bottlenecks developed. Most riders were able to negotiate all the sections without getting too bogged down. The riders were also treated to nearly perfect conditions as the recent rains provided some of the best dirt conditions in recent years. With very little dust and great traction the virgin or seldom used trails were as near to perfect as possible.
The sell out crowd of racers were treated to a mid day lunch stop with food provided by the club. Along with the food there were even tables and chairs for the racers to sit back and bench race before heading out on the third and most technical loop of the day. The final section included some of the new trail that was cut for the 2009 hare scrambles. Last year the this new section was tight and had a number of very narrow side hill trails. This year that section was run in just enough to allow a great flowing race pace.
Mark Kariya photo of me
I chose to the race the 2011 300 Gas Gas Six Days model that I just received for testing. I only had a few break in miles on it before the start of the race, but I already knew that it was going to be a perfect choice for the tight trails. My day started off with a bit of a glitch as I ran out of gas about 50 yards before the end of the second test (and gas stop). To make it worse, I could not see the end of the test so I stopped for a couple of minutes before realizing that I could hear voices nearby. I quickly pushed to the finish line, but dropped a couple of points.
I am not sure of the exact reason for running out of gas. The float level might be too high and is spilling fuel. I did know that the bike was jetted just a little rich, so I dropped the needle at the check. Fortunately on the Gasser this is a simple task and can be completed in just a couple of minutes. After that the bike ran a little stronger and I had no other issues.
The 300 was just the perfect weapon for me and those kinds of conditions. I have to say that overall it was probably the most fun I have had at a race in a number of years. As the day progressed I got more comfortable on the bike and was able to push it more and more. The improvement in the brakes and suspension is quite noticeable over the 2009 Gas Gas that I last tested. So stay tuned for a full test on the GG in the near future after I put a little more abuse on it.
As for the race, it was an absolute success for everyone. It was challenging enough for the fastest riders like Destry Abbott, Charlie Mullins and Russell Bobbitt. In fact the turn out of fast guys was pretty impressive. Yet the course was such that even the casual racers had a great time. Everyone was of the opinion that this should be come the new standard format for the annual Los Ancianos event. Now we just have to talk them into continuing their tradition.
Here is another link to Mark Kariya's photos
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How many total songs?
Sort by Song Title
First: "'85 Radio Special Thank You" - by They Might Be Giants from Then: The Earlier Years (Disc 1)
Last: "黄金戦士ゴールド・ライタン" - by 宮内良 from 懐かしのアニメ主題歌集 I [Disc 1]
Sort by Time
First/Shortest:" Let's Hear It For Nine Inch Nails" - by Nine Inch Nails from Head Like A Hole (single) (0:03)
Last/Longest: "Distant Thunder" - by The Nature Company, from Distant Thunder (1:00:07) (OK, so it is an entire CD with one track of thunder - the second is "Drugs And Kittens I'll Drink To That" - by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones from Ska-Core, The Devil, & More (38:44))
Sort by Album
First: "'Til We Outnumber 'Em" - by Various
Last: "遠い叫び" by 仲井戸麗市
Top Ten Most Played Songs
"Electrical Storm (William Orbit Mix - Radio Edit)" - by U2 from Electrical Storm
"The Righteous & The Wicked" - by Red Hot Chili Peppers from Blood Sugar Sex Magik
"Blood Sugar Sex Magik" - by Red Hot Chili Peppers from Blood Sugar Sex Magik
"Elevation (Single) [Tomb Raider Mix]" - by U2 from Elevation
"Fly Me To The Moon (Instrumental)" - by 鷲巣 詩郎 from Neon Genesis Evangelion OST
"Trash Day (Parody of "Hot in Here" by Nelly)" - by "Weird Al" Yankovic from Poodle Hat
"Bonny" - by AC/DC from AC/DC Live: Collector's Edition (Disc 2)
"Shy" - by Ani Difranco from Atlanta 10.9.03
"FLY ME TO THE MOON (Aya London Beat Version)" - by Aya from NEON GENESIS EVANGELION Ⅲ
"Little Twelvetoes" - by Bob Dorough from Schoolhouse Rock: The Box Set (Disc 1 - Multiplication Rock)
Find "sex," how many songs show up?
65 (Mainly due to Blood Sugar Sex Magik, Sex Packets, and La Sexorcisto - Devil Music Volume 1)
Find "death," how many songs show up?
46 (Mainly due to Amused To Death and EVANGELION: DEATH)
Find "love," how many songs show up?
Let me redo those just for songs:
sex: 22
death: 16
love: 291


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THE GOOD: James Shields. Shields is the gamer in the Rays rotation. More than any of the other 4, Shields is able to overcome nights when he has less than his best stuff. Of course, he was aided by some stellar defense in the first couple of innings or else he would have given up more than 2 runs. But he survived those patches and was able to adjust the weapons he did have and work around the ones he didn't…Defense at key moments. Early in the game James Shields was struggling and the defense came up big when it needed to. In the first inning, with a man on first, a looping liner up the middle was snagged by Jason Bartlett who then doubled the runner up at first. That play was followed by a leaping catch at the wall by Gabe Gross to end the inning. Then in the second, BJ Upton fired a laser to home to gun down Torii Hunter trying to score…Willy Aybar. Evan Longoria has not played since Aug. 7. In that span of 11 games, Aybar is 16-44 (.364) with 6 multi-hit games, 7 runs scored, 7 extra-base hits, including 3 home runs, 9 RBI and 5 walks to only 4 Ks. He also has posted a 1.111 OPS (.429 OBP/.682 SLG) over that time period.
THE BAD: In the 6th inning with the Rays trailing 2-0, with men on first and third with 1 out, BJ Upton reached on an error scoring 1 run. As Upton passed first base, the ball bounded away and Upton thought about going to second. Well, the thought manifested as a shoulder juke before thinking better of it. Howie Kendrick tagged Upton and the umpire ruled that Upton had made a move towards second base later saying he's called guys out "for less". Dwayne Staats summed up the play best: "One of the worst calls I have ever seen in 35 years in baseball." Joe Maddon was ejected, getting his money's worth, dropping about 76 F-bombs on both the offending umpire and the crew chief.
THE TELLING: By our unofficial count, Joe Maddon has now been ejected 10 times since becoming the manager of the Rays. 5 of those were against the Angels…The Rays are 10-2 in James Shields last 12 starts…The Rays have now won 8 games in which they trailed after 7 innings…
- Let's do the Live Blog-A-Baloo! Tonight's contest is on ESPN. If we are lucky, Steve Phillips will broadcast the game providing plenty of unintentional comedy factor. We will see you back here at 6:00 sharp.
- Marc Lancaster provides the blow-by-blow of Joe Maddon's post-game rant concerning the play at first base…The interesting piece is the use of the word "unconscionable". Dwayne Staats used the same word in his description of the play. That's a big word and we are not exactly sure what it means. But considering the usage, it must mean "horseshit call by a lousy friggin' umpire." [Rays Report]
- BJ Upton apologized yesterday, one day after his latest baserunning gaffe. [The Heater]
"There's no excuse for it. It can't happen. Especially in the middle of a pennant race. Every run matters, every out matters. So I want to apologize for it. It's just something that can't happen…I know that's not me," he said. "I feel like I go out and play hard every day. I want to win as much as anybody in this room. Once again, things like that can't happen. It just so happens they're magnified a little bit more now than they have been in the past. It's something I've got to deal with and not let it happen again."