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Washington (CNN) – Hillary Clinton's book tour is starting to take shape.
The former secretary of state has added two speaking engagements to her schedule centered around "Hard Choices," her upcoming memoir due out June 10.
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Clinton will appear in Austin on June 20 and five days later, on June 25, the former first lady will speak in San Francisco.
Both events, which are being organized by Innovation Arts & Entertainment, are being billed as "a conversation" with Clinton.
It is widely expected that Clinton will speak at a number of other events between her book's release and the Austin event, but a representative for Clinton had no other events to add to her schedule as of Tuesday.
The Austin event will take place at the Long Center and tickets run from $125 to $500. In San Francisco, tickets to the SHN Orpheum Theatre appearance run between $95 and $520.
Everyone who attends the events will receive a copy of "Hard Choices."
On the day that Clinton's book comes out, the former senator is set to speak at the United Fresh Produce Association and Food Marketing Institute annual meeting in Chicago, her childhood hometown.
In addition to the events, Clinton's interviews about the book have also been announced.
Clinton will first sit down with ABC's Diane Sawyer for a one-hour primetime special that will air on Monday, June 9.
On June 10, the day the book comes out, Clinton will sit down with Robin Roberts for her first live interview of the book tour.
The release of "Hard Choices" is an important moment for Clinton, the current favorite to win the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination should she run. Critics have charged that her time as America's top diplomat was marked by a lack of a crowning achievement, while Clinton confidants have looked to frame those years as a success and see the book as the most potent way to do that.
Update – Wednesday, May 21 at 12:45 p.m. – Hillary Clinton will also make at least two stops in Canada as part of her "Hard Choices" book tour.
The former secretary of state will speak at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto on June 16 and then two days later – on June 18 – Clinton will speak at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta.
Like the other two events in California and Texas, each event will require attendees to pay for tickets and is being billed as a "conversation" about Clinton's book.
This will be Clinton's fourth and fifth events in Canada this year. In the past three months, Clinton has appeared in Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal.
She will make all republicans proud !
It must have been heartening to have Sarah Palin as your only hope .
Yes, Hillary16.
"the current favorite to win the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination should she run". Yea, she's the only hope the democrats have. They have nobody else! No real accomplishments and has suffered a stroke. I'm sure CNN and the rest of the MSM's will do their best to prop her up. The GOP is going to eat her alive if she runs.
Madam President Hillary Clinton and First Gentleman, President Bill Clinton
"A success".......look back at the last 40 years of her background. Especially being fired by her own party at one point for her lack of ethics and standards. And she's still in politics? That tells us a lot about how someone of her dynamics can still be involved. Not for me.
Thats going to be a good book ? Hee haww come on lets go . lolol .
Gee what did Hillary write about the weather ? ?
The fact that it will cost up to $500 to breathe the same air as this person should tell you exactly what her "Hard Choices" are all about. Will someone please tell her "elections have consequences/" Spare us. Love that ABC will be in her richly-lined pocket for an hour to promote the book. Corporate media is truly ill.
Our media spends hours defending Mrs. Clinton against attacks, but the moment Sarah Palin points out the double-standard she lives under... media black out. Our media is no longer fooling anyone but themselves. Except maybe the liberals they are in bed with.
I expect to read dozens of comments that criticize Mrs. Clinton for making money off book . Those would be the same people that thought Sarah Palin book proved she was only in it for the money.
There's Austin then the rest of Texas.
Have fun Hillary.
GOP Teaklans fell apart. GOP has no chance with second century stuff. Yes, Hillary16.
the clinton path??? they couldn't even get their "family" to rep. the demobrats in the primary???? Magolies family, look them up and see their path which fits with the clintons. KNOW THE TRUTH-–the type of family the clintons tried to win the primary and couldn't--know this family because it rep the clintons.
As for intellectual challenging material, the RWNJs have the Ted Cruz coloring book.
Hillary will receive a warm welcome in San Francisco where Republicans make up less than 10 percent of registered voters.
A comparison between Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton probably isn't in the best interest of Sarah Palin's political image. Not that Sarah would understand the political dynamics behind such comparison, mind you.
"The GOP is going to eat her alive if she runs."
BENGHAZI (also too)


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The Mossberg Report
Where's My Jetpack?
When I started writing this column back in 1992, the world of personal technology was positively primitive compared with where we stand today. So armed with the benefit of 15 years of hindsight, and in this final installment of the Mossberg Report, I'd like to take a look back on the distance we've traveled in personal technology over the past decade and a half, as well as make a few predictions about where things might be headed.
In 1992 the Internet wasn't available to the general public. There were no iPods or any other portable digital music players. Cellphones were big, bulky and analog, mainly used in cars in the U.S. The first consumer digital cameras had just arrived: crude models that cost $800, worked only in black and white, and held just 32 images.
Microsoft was offering the clumsy Windows 3.1, which seemed to crash if you sneezed, and many people were still using the geeky and limited DOS operating system on their "IBM-compatible" PCs. Apple's technology was way ahead of Windows, but the company would soon enter a period of management mediocrity and product paralysis. And there were scores of PC makers in the U.S., most of them now defunct. The hottest one was Compaq, today a mere brand name for Hewlett-Packard. Dell was still an upstart.
Personal computers were typically sold without modems, networking ports or stereo sound. They had awful, limited color video, far short of what a cheap TV could produce. Too often their designers assumed PC buyers were techies or hobbyists, willing and able to perform complicated hardware and software upgrades and tweaks.
Then and now my main criteria for judging digital consumer products have been simplicity, ease of use and reliability — a sort of index for the burden on the user. And in 1992 most products failed miserably on that scale. They required far too much attention, knowledge and effort by users when theoretically they were supposed to do just the opposite — namely, to make their lives easier.
By around 2001, when the current major operating systems, Windows XP and Apple's Mac OS X, made their debuts, personal technology had vastly improved. Many of the rough edges had been sanded off. The Mac had long been "plug and play," and Windows was much closer to that goal. Both systems were fairly stable. The iPod arrived that year, and digital cameras and cell phones — by then well established and growing sleeker by the year — began a rapid evolution that added features and cut prices.
And by then the World Wide Web had changed everything. It had vastly enriched the experience of computing, adding information, entertainment, communication and commerce on a grand scale. Sure, too few people in America had real broadband or wireless networking by 2001, but the balance was getting better. The burden of use for personal computers and related gadgets was trending lower.
Enter the security crisis, which all but destroyed that welcome momentum. There had been viruses for many years, of course, including some big attacks in the 1990s. But over the past five years, the security problem has morphed into a major hassle for people who own and use Windows computers. Viruses and other malicious software programs are still with us, but now they've been joined by new categories of pernicious technologies, especially spyware, adware, and fake email and Web sites designed to steal your privacy, your money and even your identity. Spam has gone from a nuisance to a plague.
And the Internet, for all its numerous benefits, has become an engine for this digital onslaught. In the physical world, it isn't hard to stay out of bad neighborhoods and avoid the company of crooks. But in cyberspace, it's harder to read the signs — digital criminals, who range from vandals to organized thieves, mingle invisibly with the public in a world where everyone is easily connected.
Today, warding off the myriad threats online takes more and more time, money and effort than ever before. You have to run multiple security programs, interpret all their warnings and alerts, tell them what to do when they detect suspicious activity, and consistently update them. It's a real hassle, one that seriously interferes with the productivity, and the pleasure, computers can and should provide.
In fact, the burden of using a Windows computer is higher now than it was in 2001. By contrast, Apple's Macintosh is easier to use than ever, partly because it has so far remained free from viruses, spyware and adware — except for a few minor cases. After stagnating in the mid-'90s, Apple's software and hardware are once again markedly superior to those of Windows PCs.
But even Mac users have to contend with spam and must learn to avoid fake Web sites designed to steal sensitive financial information. And users of both platforms must also contend with a welter of restrictions on the use of digital content such as music and videos.
So where are we heading?
I believe that in the future the Internet will become more like the electrical grid, a behind-the-scenes platform to which all manner of gadgets will be directly connected, each taking some power and intelligence from the network to perform its task. While personal computers won't go away, they won't be the main way to get online, or even needed as intermediaries by many devices. Whenever you watch TV or make a phone call, you'll be on the Internet, though you won't be browsing the Web in the manner you do on a PC. This will open up all sorts of new features and interactivity.
Even unlikely gadgets will be connected. Your microwave oven, for instance, will use the Internet to quietly download information that will allow it to recognize the bar codes or radio tags on packaged food products and cook them appropriately.
The star of this new world will be the cell phone — or, more accurately, the device formerly known as the cell phone. Already, some high-end phones, like Palm's Treo, are essentially mini computers, complete with keyboards and expandable memory. They do many of the things for which people formerly required laptops.
These so-called smart phones can surf the Web, and send and receive e-mail and instant messages, at broadband speeds. They can take, display and edit photos and movies; download and play music, videos and TV shows; play ever more sophisticated games; and even view and edit Microsoft Office documents.
I expect these capabilities to be pushed down to phones that cost less. New competitors will enter the business of making phones and the software and services that run on them.
For these smart phones to flourish, however, they will have to get much simpler to use. The burden on the user will have to drop sharply. Complicated user interfaces will have to be replaced with better ones. Reliability must improve. And the stranglehold on innovation now imposed by all-powerful wireless carriers will have to be broken or loosened. Also, the security problems that plague the PC will have to be headed off somehow. Already, the digital criminals are trying to target cell phones.
But I remain optimistic. The digital revolution can't be stopped, and the next 15 years should see as many exciting developments as the past 15 have.

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Re: Quotes from Shankaracharya's
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தியானம் (Dyanam)
மனஸை அடக்கினவன்தான் முனி. 'முனிவனின் குணம் எதுவோ அதுதான் மௌனம்' என்பதே அந்த வார்த்தைக்கு அர்த்தம். முனிவனின் குணத்தில் பேசாமலிருப்பதுதான் தலை சிறந்தது என்று பொதுக் கருத்து இருந்திருப்பதால்தான் 'மௌனம்' என்றால் 'பேசாமலிருக்கிறது' என்று ஆகிவிட்டிருக்கிறது.
மனஸை அடக்கினவனின் தன்மை என்றாலும், அதுவே நம் மாதிரி மனஸ் அடங்காதவர்கள் அந்த நிலையை அடைவதற்கு உதவுவதாகவுமிருக்கிறது.
பிரம்மஞானியான முனிவன் மௌனம், மௌனமாயில்லாமலிருப்பது என்ற இரண்டையும் விட்டு விடுகிறான் என்று உப நிஷத் சொல்கிறது.
முதலில் படித்துப் பண்டிதனாகி, ரொம்பவும் வாதங்கள் சர்ச்சைகள் பண்ணி ஸத்ய தத்வத்தைத் தெரிந்து கொள்கிறான். அப்புறம் பாண்டித்யம், பேச்சு எல்லாவற்றையும் விட்டு விட்டு ஒரே நிஷ்டையில் போய் விடுகிறான். அப்புறம் பிரம்ம ஞானியாகிறபோது மௌனத்தையும் விட்டு விடுகிறான், மௌனமில்லாமையையும் விட்டுவிடுகிறான் என்று உபநிஷத் சொல்கிறது. இப்படிச் சொன்னால் அது எப்படி ஸாத்யம்? ஒன்று பேச்சை விட்டு மௌனமாக வேண்டும்; அல்லது மௌனத்தை விட்டுப் பேச வேண்டும். இரண்டையுமே விடுவது என்றால் எப்படி முடியும்?
அந்த ஞானியின் நிலைக்குப் போனால்தான் இது புரியும்.
அவனுக்குப் பேச வேண்டும் என்றோ, பேச வேண்டாமென்றோ எந்த சொந்த அபிப்ராயமும் ஆசையும் இருக்காது. லோகாநுக்ரஹத்துக்காக அவன் மூலம் உபதேசமாகப் பேச்சு வந்தாலும் அவன் தான் பேசுவதாக நினைக்க மாட்டான். அதைவிடப் பெரிய மௌன உபதேசத்தில் தக்ஷிணாமூர்த்தி மாதிரி அவனைப் பராசக்தி உட்கார்த்தி வைத்திருந்தாலும் 'நாம் மௌன விரதம் என்று ஒன்று அனுஷ்டிக்கிறோம்' என்று அவன் நினைக்க மாட்டான். இதைத்தான் மௌனம், அமௌனம் இரண்டையும் விட்ட நிலை என்பது.
- ஜகத்குரு காஞ்சி காமகோடி ஸ்ரீசந்திரசேகரேந்திர சரஸ்வதி சங்கராச்சார்ய ஸ்வாமிகள்
However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them? - Buddha
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Re: Quotes from Shankaracharya's
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Do not derive satisfaction that you have done a puja well simply because you have oferred fragrant flowers, special perfumes and a variety of eatables as Naivedhya. Without offering one's mind, no amount of other offering will make the Puja complete.-
Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamigal
However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them? - Buddha
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Here Kanchi Paramacharya talks about the futility of trying to convince Atheists / Rationalists about the existence of something beyond 5 senses that were discovered by our sages .
"The sages transcended the frontiers of human knowledge and became one with the Universal Reality. It is through them that the world received the Vedic mantras, "this is one of the basic concepts of our religion. If you do not accept that human beings can obtain such Atmic power as exemplified by these seers, any further talk on the subject would be futile. One could point to you great men whom you can see for yourself, great men who have perfected themselves and acquired powers not shared by the common people. But if you think of them to be cheats or fraudulent men, any further talk would again be useless. In your present state of limited understanding, the argument that denies the existence of anything beyond the range of human reason and comprehension itself betrays the height of rationalism.
Kanchi Paramacharya
However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them? - Buddha
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A wonderful incident from the Life of Sri Kanchi Maha Periva
பல வர்ஷங்களுக்கு முன் நடந்த சம்பவம். ஒருநாள் மடத்தில் பெரியவாளை தர்சனம் பண்ண "கியூ"வில் நின்றிருந்தனர் ஒரு வயஸான தம்பதி. அவர்கள் முறை வந்ததும், பெரியவாளை நமஸ்கரித்தனர்.
"பெரியவா, நான் ஸர்வீஸ்லேர்ந்து ரிடையர் ஆய்ட்டேன்.. கொழந்தைகள்ன்னு யாரும் கெடையாது. அதுனால, மடத்ல வந்து கைங்கர்யம் பண்ணனும்னு ரொம்ப ஆசையா இருக்கு. அனுக்ரகம் பண்ணணும்." பேச்சில் உருக்கம், பணிவு. பக்கத்தில் வயஸான மனைவி.
"வாழ்றதுக்கு ஒனக்கு பிடிப்பு எதுவும் இல்லேன்னுதானே கவலைப்படறே?"
"ஆமா." "எதாவுது கார்யம் குடுத்தா பண்ணுவியா?"
"உத்தரவிடுங்கோ பெரியவா! காத்துண்டிருக்கேன்." அவரை அப்படியே விட்டுவிட்டு அடுத்து வந்த மற்றொரு தம்பதியிடம் குசலப்ரஸ்னம் பண்ண ஆரம்பித்தார்.
அவர்களும் வயசானவர்கள்தான். கூட அவர்களுடைய பெண்ணும் வந்திருந்தாள். "இவ எங்களோட ஒரே பொண்ணு. இவளுக்கு கல்யாணம் பண்ணணும். பெரியவாதான் ஆசீர்வாதம் பண்ணணும்." கையை உயர்த்தி ஆசி கூறினார்.
பக்கத்தில் நின்று கொண்டிருந்த "பிடிப்பு" மாமா இதை பார்த்துக் கொண்டிருந்தார். இப்போது பெரியவா "பிடிப்பு" பக்கம் திரும்பி, "பிடிப்பு வேணும்னியே! இதோ, இந்த பொண்ணுக்கு நீயே ஜாம்ஜாம்னு ஒன் சொந்த செலவுல கல்யாணம் பண்ணி வை! நீதான் கன்யாதானம் பண்ணணும்."
"செஞ்சுடறேன் செஞ்சுடறேன்." பிடிப்பு கீழே விழுந்து வணங்கினார். பெரியவா அவரைப் பார்த்து ரெண்டு விரலைக் காட்டி, அவர் மனைவியை பார்த்தார். அவருக்கு புரிந்தது.
"ஆமா, இவ என் ரெண்டாவது சம்ஸாரம். மூத்தவ காலகதி அடைஞ்சதும் இவளை கல்யாணம் பண்ணிண்டேன்". பெரியவா முகத்தில் இப்போது ஒரு தீவ்ரமான மாறுதல்!
"சரி. ஒனக்கு மூத்த தாரத்தோட பொண் கொழந்தை இருந்துதே! அது என்னாச்சு?." "இடி" தாக்கியது போல் அதிர்ந்தார் "பிடிப்பு".
பெரியவாளுக்கு எப்டி தெரியும்? ரொம்ப கூனிக்குறுகி, "இவ சித்தியா வந்ததும், அந்தக் கொழந்தையை படாதபாடு படுத்தினதால, அந்தக் குழந்தை சின்ன வயஸ்லேயே ஆத்தை விட்டு போய்ட்டா.
நானும் தேடாத எடமில்லே! போனவ போனவதான்." துக்கத்தால் குரல் அடைத்தது.
"ம்ம்ம்ம் பிடிப்பு வேணும்னு சொன்னியோல்லியோ? இதோ. ஒன்னோட காணாமப் போன பொண்ணு! இவதான்! போ! அழைச்சுண்டு போய் நல்லபடியா கல்யாணம் பண்ணிவை." அதிர்ச்சி மேல் அதிர்ச்சி. ஆனால், இன்பமான அதிர்ச்சி! என்னது? இது சத்யம் சத்யம்! பெண்ணின் கூட வந்த தம்பதிகளும் வாயை பிளந்தார்கள்!
உண்மைதான்! பல வர்ஷங்களுக்கு முன் ஏதோ ஒரு ரயில்வே ஸ்டே ஷனில் இந்தக் குழந்தை அழுது கொண்டு நின்றதாகவும், விவரம் எதுவும் சொல்லத் தெரியாததால் அவளை தாங்களே வளர்த்து வருவதாக கூறினார்கள். பெற்றோர், வளர்த்தோர் ரெண்டு பேரும் சந்தோஷமாக அந்தப் பெண்ணின் கல்யாண ஏற்பாட்டை பண்ணினார்கள்.
இப்போது அதிகமாக எல்லார் வாயிலும் அனுபவம் இல்லாமலே வரும் வாக்யம் "எல்லாமே pre planned " என்பது. மஹான்களின் சந்நிதியில் அது சஹஜமாக, அனுபவத்திலும் வரும். நம் வீடுகளில் கண்ணாடியை எங்கேயோ வைத்துவிட்டு, வீடு முழுக்க தேடியதும்,வீட்டார் யாராவது "இதோ இருக்கு" என்று எங்கிருந்தோ கண்ணாடியை எடுத்துக் குடுப்பது போல், சர்வ சாதாரணமாக "cosmic level " ல் விளையாடக்கூடியவா பெரியவா மாதிரி அவதார புருஷர்கள்
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Ch-6 Of Bhagavad Gita discusses this
A seeker first purifies himself gradually by means of karma yoga, later, when he gains maturity in meditation, he can realize his actionless Self, free from all mutabilities like birth.-
Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Mahaswamiga
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We know many faults we commit, even if others do not know them. Sometimes we realise we are doing so many evil things and repent bitterly and feel why we should be born . Our duty is to pray to God -"I have committed so many faults. Will you not, 0 God, give me the will power not do like that in future and will you not purify my mind?" We must note down in a diary every night before we go to bed the faults committed by us and pray to God to give us courage and intelligence not to do so. This must be propagated widely.
Kanchi Paramacharya
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Sage of Kanchi
How can we claim that a small group of people in this country (dedicated to maintaining the Vedic tradition) can create happiness throughout the world? Well, take the case of a powerhouse. Only four or five work in it but the entire town receives light. If these four or five people do not work, the whole town will be plunged in darkness. In the same way only a few people are required to keep the auspicious world lamp of the Vedas burning.
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Paramacharya's Shade of Mercy
An incident that happened many years ago.
It was the time when in the Satara town of Maharashtra, the construction works of Uttara Sri Nataraja temple were going on in accordance with AcharyaaL's orders. People thronged daily to have darshan of PeriyavaaL who was camping in the town.
A Sunday. Three o' clock in the afternoon. A 30-year-old youth prostrated to AcharyaaL, his eight limbs touching the ground, and got up. Tears were seen in his eyes. Noticing it, Periyavaa asked him with affection, "EmpA, who are you? Which place, why do your eyes go red?" Without replying, he started crying. People nearby assuaged him and made him sit before SwamigaL.
"Which place are you from appA?" SwamigaL asked him.
"Palakkad, Periyavaa."
"You are coming all the way from Palakkad?" asked AcharyaaL immediately.
"Yes Periyavaa. I am coming all the way from that place."
"Alright. What is your name?"
"Harihara Subramanian."
"besh* (well) a good name. Right, what's your thagappanAr (father) doing?"
"My father is not in jIva dashA (living condition) now, Periyavaa. He was practicing Ayurveda in Palakkad. His name was Dr. Harihara Narayanan--"
Before he finished, SwamigaL with kutUhala (interest) said, "ada (I see), you are the son of Palakkad Ayurvedic doctor Narayanan? Very glad. In that case, tell me, you are the grandson of doctor Harihara Raghavan! All of them earned very good name in Ayurveda!". SwamigaL looked at him keenly, raising his eyebrows.
The youth said, "Yes, Periyavaa."
Smiling, AcharyaaL said, "besh! A lofty vaidhya paramparA (medical lineage). It is alright. You have not added any doctor title before your name?"
"I did not study for that Periyavaa. My father did not prepare me in that way," said the youth, without interest.
"You should not say that way! Did your father not prepare you, or you did not have the shraddhA (strong wish) in getting prepared in that way?"
There was no reply. "Taking birth in that vaidhya paramparA, you missed the chance to know things? Right, up to which class you have studied?"
"Up to the ninth, Periyavaa."
"Why? You had no wish to study further?"
"Somehow I did not have the wish Periyavaa. I now feel for it!"
"Your vivAham (marriage) is done?"
"Done Periyavaa. I have a daughter who is seven years old."
"Right, what do you do now?"
Tears gushed from his eyes. "Since I had no education, I could not get any high jobs, Periyavaa. I am doing the work of a supervisor in a local rice mill. The salary is seven hundred rupees. My family is running only on that amount."
"Oho... Is that so? Right. You have your own gRuham left for you by the periyavaaLs (ancestors)?" SwamigaL asked him.
Wiping his tears, Harihara Subramanian said, "There is a house Periyavaa, built by my grandfather. The very purpose of my coming here is to supplicate to Periyavaa about it. Many years ago, since her husband passed away, my father's sister came over to Palakkad bringing her two daughters. During a Navaratri festival time, my father mortgaged the house to a local person, took twenty-fve thousand rupees from him, conducted the marriage of the two daughters of my aunt, and then suddenly passed away. My aunt too passed away.
"My grievance, Periyavaa, is that during the festival time of Navaratri my father mortgaged the house that was lakshmikaram (prosperous, Lakshmi-given) and passed away. The amount has now come to forty-five thousand rupees including the interest. It seems the house is going to sink!"
SwamigaL lapsed into contemplation for a while. His silence dissolved presently and he said as he smiled, "Alright, now you celebrate the Navaratri festival at home, raising a kolu (an assembly of divine dolls) every year?"
"No, Periyavaa. I stopped the custom of raising a kolu after my father passed away, doing what he did."
AcharyaaL promptly interrupted him and said, "You should never talk so disrespectfully of Atthup periyavaaL (family ancestors). They are all very lofty people. I know it well! They have all gone after doing only excellent things! Keeping something in mind, your stopping the custom of celebrating Navaratri every year with a prosperous kolu is wrong! The Navaratri starts in a week from now. You revive the custom of raising a kolu in Palakkad from this year. All your afflictions will be solved and your will get prosperity!" Blessing the youth and giving him prasAdam, SwamigaL bid him farewell.
Twenty days passed. It was a Sunday. A large crowd in Satara to have darshan of AcharyaaL.
An assistant of the MaTham made way parting people in the queue and brought before SwamigaL a respectable man of 60 to 65 years of age, wearing a saffron jippa (tunic) over a pancakaccham (tucked in dhoti), and a number of tulasi, rudrAkSa garlands on his neck. He prostrated to AcharyaaL and started conversing in Hindi. SwamigaL also did his saMbhASaNaM (conversation) in Hindi and then asked the gentleman to go and sit on the stage opposite him.
At length, a small trunk box in hand, Palakkad Harihara Subramanian came and stood before Maha SwamigaL. He prostrated resting his eight limbs to the ground.
With artha puSTi (wealth of meaning) SwamigaL looked alternately at the youth and his trunk box. The youth opened the box slowly. Very ancient palm leaf scripts numbering 10 to 15 were kept inside the box, wrapped in a silk cloth. That Parabrahmam looked at him knowingly, yet as if it did not know.
The youth said innocently, "You gave me the orders to revive the custom of kolu from this year. When I climbed up the loft to retrieve the kolu dolls, I found this box there. I had not seen it until then Periyavaa! I checked its contents and found these scripts whose letters were unintelligible to me. So I brought it straight here."
AcharyaaL laughed and beckoned to the gentleman in saffron tunic who was sitting on the stage opposite him. To the gentleman he said in Hindi, "The apUrva vastu (rare article) you asked me about only a little while go has come here, look!"
The gentleman immediately sat down on the floor, took the palm leaves and started having a glance at their grantha letters using a lens he had with him. His face blossomed. Lifting those scripts and keeping them over his head, he grinned happily and said, "O Parama Acharya Purusha! I am searching for this apUrva ayurveda grantha for many years. You are the pratyakSa deivam (God present before the eyes)! Within half an hour you have brought before my eyes what I prayed to you for!" He prostrated to SwamigaL with wonder.
Harihara Subramanian stood amazed looking at all this. AcharyaaL called him near and said, "This gentleman is a great Ayurveda Siddha research scholar of Pandaripuram. Only half an hour back he told me about his searching for such an apUrva suvadi (rare palm leaves). Something struck my mind, I told him to sit and wait for sometime. And now you come and stand before me with this trunk box!" AcharyaaL ordered the youth, "All these will be very useful to him. Thinking of your father and grandfather, you submit with your own hands all these things to that gentleman."
The youth did as he was told. Tears of joy in the face of the gentleman who received the contents.
The gentleman looked at him and said, "I have come to possess an apUrva grantha by your grace! It would not be dharma to receive them without paying a kANikkai (an amount as a token of gratitude)." Then he placed five hundred-rupee-sections** (each having 100 bills in it) along with some fruits in a plate and held them politely to Harihara Subramanian. The youth looked at SwamigaL, who smiled and asked him to receive the money. Hands shaking, the youth received those fifty thousand rupees!
Calling him near, that walking God said, "What did I tell you when you spoke out your grievance about your family ancestors? I said they were all lofty people, they would have gone only after doing excellent things. It somehow struck in my mind. You saw the excellent thing your people had done, on the loft where the kolu dolls were kept? You said your house mortgage loan had swelled to forty-five thousand rupees in principal and interest! Now Sri ChandraMauleesvara has done his anugraham for it. Get back to Palakkad with happiness. Let the money be safe with you!" and bid him farewell after blessing him.
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Translated from an article in Kalki Deepavali Malar of 1990:
A memorable incident when Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswati, Paramacharya of Kanchi Kamakoti Mutt,gave a wonderful commentary on Muthuswami Dikshitar's kriti on
Subrahmanya to Ariyakkudi Ramanuja Iyengar.
The article appeared in Ariyakkudi's centenary year, when Paramacharya was in his 97th year.
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July 28, 2013, 01:34:25 PM »
Sage of Kanchi
Of the four aims of life - dharma, material acquisitions, desire and
liberation - we seek gratification of kama alone (in the form of pleasure, love, etc.). And to have our desires satisfied we keep struggling to acquire material things. Our efforts must be directed towards obtaining liberation through the practice of dharma. All that we need to do for this ideal is to resolve to live a simple life. There should then be no compulsion to run after money and other material goods and other. It would naturally become easier for us to practice dharma and reap the ultimate fruit that is eternal bliss.
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July 28, 2013, 10:29:23 PM »
This link has a good collection of transcribed talks of Kanchi Mahaswamigal .Thanks to Nagaraj for sharing this link in another thread .
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Please refer this link for a translation of Deivathin Kural of Kanchi mahaswami-presently the 7th volume is being translated.
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नार्थज्ञानविहीनं शब्दस्योच्चारणं फलति
भस्मनि वन्हिविहीने न प्रक्षिप्तं हविर्जलति ॥
अर्थमजानानां नानाविधशब्दमात्रपाठवताम्
उपमेयश्चक्रिवान् मलयजभारस्थ वेढैव ॥
nārthajñānavihīnaṁ śabdasyoccāraṇaṁ phalati
bhasmani vanhivihīne na prakṣiptaṁ havirjalati ||
arthamajānānāṁ nānāvidhaśabdamātrapāṭhavatām
upameyaścakrivān malayajabhārastha veḍhaiva ||
One who chants a 'mantra' without understanding its meaning is like one
performing 'Yagna'(Havana) by throwing dry pieces of wood into a 'Kunda'
(Holy Pit) which has no fire. He only feels the pleasure of utterring words
One who chants many mantras without understanding their meaning is like
a donkey carrying a load of sandal-wood, (not being able to feel its
aroma but only its weight.
('Varivasya Rahasya', Bhaskara Raya)
॥ शांतमात्मनि तिष्ट ॥
Remain quietly in the Self.
~ Vasishta
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नैवेन्द्रियाणि विषयेषु नियुंक्त एष
नैवापयुंक्त उप्दर्शनलक्शणस्थः।
नैव क्रियाफलमपीषदवेक्शते स
स्वानन्दसान्द्ररसपानसुमत्तचित्तः॥ ५५२॥
naivendriyāṇi viṣayeṣu niyuṁkta eṣa
naivāpayuṁkta updarśanalakśaṇasthaḥ|
naiva kriyāphalamapīṣadavekśate sa
svānandasāndrarasapānasumattacittaḥ|| 552||
He does not direct the sense-organs to their objects,
nor does he detach them from these,
but he remains like an indifferent onlooker.
His mind being drunk with the 'wine' of Bliss of the Self,
he holds not the least regard for the fruits of actions.
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॥ शांतमात्मनि तिष्ट ॥
Remain quietly in the Self.
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Dear Nagaraj,
Your post on Varvasya Rahasyam made me think about Bhaskara Raya. Bhaskara Raya was a great adept in Sri Vidya
Tantra and Sri Lalita Sahasranama. He was a grihasta. He has written commentary on Sri Lalita Sahasranama. He was
a Marathi Brahmin and the then ruling Chozha King delighted by Bhaskara Raya knowledge on Saktam requested him
to come and stay in Tiruvidai Maruthur near Kumbakonam and he lent a house and supplied rice, dhal and family provisions
to him every month. Bhaskara Raya used to go Tiruvidai Maruthur Madhyarjuneswara Temple every morning and rest of the
time he used to spend in Pujas and contemplating on Devi. Once he was sitting on the outer portal of his house contemplating
on Devi and chanting Sri Lalita Sahasranama. On the street a sadhu (sannyasi) was going. He came to Raya and told him:
'I am a Sannyasi. But you have not prostrated to me.' Raya replied: I am contemplating on Devi. My body is full of heat.
If I do namaskraam, it will not be good for you. However, you place your kamandalu and I will do namaskaram. The sannyasi
accordingly placed the kamandalu on the street. Raya did namaskaram to the kamandalu. The kamandalu got exploded into
hundred pieces! Then Raya said, 'If I do namaskaram to you, your head would also have the same same fate.
The sannyasi shivered with fear. He placed his dhandam and did namaskaram to Raya and quietly left.
Raya's commentaries on Sri Lalita Sahasranamam is worth reading. Of late one Ganesa Iyer has done the commentary
in Tamizh from Raya's Sanskrit version. It was available in Giri Trading Co., Mylapore, Chennai.
Arunachala Siva.
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ACCA is excited about this partnership due to the fact the Men's Overall health Network has a wealth of overall health and wellness sources for men of all ages," said Paul Stalknecht, President and CEO of ACCA. The very first gratification is the want to be informed and educated, as this is a fitness and health magazine men want to be informed on all of the ways to obtain great fitness and well being and then they want to be educated by obtaining the understanding and the method to do this. A magazine concern is typically finished a complete week or even much more prior to it goes to the printers and eventually hit the shelves.
Then for the complete month of November, sorry, Movember, you develop and groom your sub-nostril foliage. Treating these instances with antibiotics increases the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a expanding global health concern. For each of the previous four weeks, I completed 4 or 5 grueling workouts and identified myself seeking forward to every single session with a bit of excited fear. In fall 2007, Men's Health launched the FitSchools initiative to combat childhood obesity.


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Turf Moor is to stage a special celebrity game to mark the 100th anniversary of Burnley Football Club winning the FA Cup in 1914.
The Clarets are set to commemorate their only ever FA Cup victory, against Liverpool, by wearing a replica shirt in the final home game, of the Championship season against Ipswich.
In addition, a major exhibition runs at Towneley Hall throughout April, featuring priceless memorabilia of the special occasion and which is FREE to all season ticket holders and Burnley residents.
And now the club, in association with Soccer Six, are bringing 'The Game of History' to the Turf.
The Game of History will incorporate Burnley celebrities and Soccer Six Celebrities (many of who support Liverpool) and will take place on May 4, 2014 (2pm KO)
Tickets for this game can now be purchased in advance from the Club shop at £10 adult or under 12s at £8. Family tickets are also available, priced at £40 (two adults, 3 concessions) Tickets are also available online HERE.
Watch out for more details n the coming weeks...


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Exhibitors 2017
"Dream Together Project" in Korea
As part of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's ODA (Official Development Assistance) project, Dream Together offers an opportunity for developing countries to learn from Korea's expertise and knowhow in sports it has acquired in the process of becoming one of the sporting powerhouses of the world. Dream Together consists of three programs: (1) educating sports administrators (through the Dream Together Master Program at Seoul National University), (2) educating sports coaches, and (3) training invited athletes at the Jincheon National Training Center. The Dream Together project focuses on promoting sport development through educating and supporting those in countries where sport is underdeveloped.
Aggreko Plc
Aggreko powers many events globally, from sporting spectaculars like the Summer and Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, American football, soccer and rugby world cups, cricket, tennis and golf tournaments and races on land, sea and air.
We also provide power and temperature control for music festivals, presidential inaugurations, TV/movie shoots and national celebrations, large and small, in cities and remote green field sites, in snow and extreme heat.
Aggreko powers arenas, athletes' villages, hospitality and broadcast, generally installing fully redundant power, which includes our unique fleet of twin packs – super-silent engines in one compact box, ensuring a back-up for continuity.
We've been in business for more than 50 years and are the global leader in power and temperature control, with the largest and most efficient fleet of mobile and modular equipment in the world.
Our equipment runs on diesel, including biodiesel and HFO, gas and we have a solar-diesel hybrid offering, giving customers the maximum fuel flexibility for their needs and available resources.
Headquartered in Scotland, we have more than 7,300 people across 204 sites in 100 countries.
Other sectors include mining, oil and gas, construction, manufacturing and F&B. We also support national grids and provide emergency power for disasters.
The AISTS (International Academy of Sports Science and Technology), is committed to professionalising sports management through three core activity areas: continuing education, applied research and providing an engaging platform for industry connections.
Founded as a not-for-profit organisation in 2000, AISTS's Founding Members - the International Olympic Committee, the EPFL, the University of Lausanne, the University of Geneva, IMD Business School, Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, the City of Lausanne and the Canton of Vaud - all recognise the importance of meeting the evolving knowledge needs of today's sports managers.
Through its education services, the AISTS prepares tomorrow's international sports managers with the Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Sports Administration held each year in Lausanne; provides professional development opportunities to international sport organisations; and onsite training for major event organisers.
The AISTS's applied research arm conducts independent and commissioned projects, in addition to helping sports organisations and federations navigate an increasingly complex sport landscape through advisory services. The AISTS focus lie in four key competency areas, namely: sport events, sport business, sport technology and innovation, and sustainability in sport.
Around the Rings
The world's leading source of news about the business of the Olympic Movement.
Ashgabat 2017 5th AIMAG Executive Committee
Ashgabat 2017 is the fifth edition of the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games which will take place in Turkmenistan from 17–27 September 2017.
There will 21 sports at Ashgabat 2017 across 15 venues during 12 days of competition. Including the following sports: Chess, Futsal, Tennis, Muayi, Sambo, Kurash, Ju-Jitsu, Bowling, Track Cycling, Short Course Swimming, 3x3 Basketball, Weightlifting, Indoor Athletics, DanceSports, Kickboxing, Belt Wrestling, Wrestling, Billiard Sport, Equestrian Jumping, Traditional Wrestling.
Ashgabat was awarded the Games by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in 2010. The 5th AIMAG Executive Committee will organise and run the Games in cooperation with the OCA.
Association of Global Event Suppliers
The following leading event suppliers are proud members or partners of the Association of Global Event Suppliers (www.ages.international):
CAT Entertainment Services
CAT® Entertainment Services (www.es-cat.com) is a worldwide service provider of electric power and temperature control, for the event and entertainment industries. CES knows the power of entertainment providing turnkey solutions for global events.
IRMARFER (www.irmarfer.com) is an innovative supplier of tents, stages and technical flooring systems. We offer unique products, such as the largest worldwide temporary structure with 75m clear span, to host the Main Dining at the Olympics 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
A sports event cannot take place without an excellent water supply. MTD (www.mtd.net) delivers customised temporary water infrastructures together with excellent plumbing solutions for your event.
SOS Global
SOS Global Gmbh (www.sosglobal.eu) is a premier freight forwarder for customized transport solutions and event logistics; active at major sporting events since 1986. Provides tailor-sized air, sea and road transportation service around the globe.
Beijing Olympic City Development Association
Beijing Olympic City Development Association (BODA) was set up on August 6, 2009. The scope of operation of BODA: to mobilize social forces to carry forward the Olympic spirit and boost the development of Olympic movement in the city; to support the development of public welfare work relating to Olympic culture, education, sports, youth, people with disabilities and volunteer service, etc., to conduct sport related exchanges and cooperation with relevant international organizations.
Beijing organizing committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 will take place in Beijing and Zhangjiakou in 2022. A total of 25 competition and non-competition venues, located in Beijing, Yanqing and Zhangjiakou respectively, will be used at the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.The Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (Beijing 2022) is a public institution with legal person status, responsible for the organisation and coordination of all the preparations and delivery of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The executive board of the Beijing 2022 is its sole executive agency.
CIES (Centre International d'Etude du Sport)
The International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) is an independent study centre located in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It was created in 1995 as a joint venture between the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the University of Neuch�tel, the City and State of Neuchatel.
Using a multi-disciplinary approach CIES provides research, top-level education and consulting services to the sports world with the aim of overcoming the complexities of sport in today's society and improving how it is governed and managed across all sports.
City of Berlin
Berlin is Germany's political capital and one of the world's leading sports metropolises. Thanks to its high-quality sporting venues, such as the Olympiastadion Berlin or the Max-Schmeling-Halle and the Velodrom, Berlin hosts sports highlights of international importance again and again. In the last few years for example the European Swimming Championships 2014, the UEFA Men's and Women's Champions League finals 2015 as well as the European Maccabi Games 2015. In the next few years, Berlin will again be the site of high-caliber events. Two particular highlights will be the International German Gymnastics Festival 2017 and the European Athletics Championships 2018.
City of Lausanne
Lausanne, the Olympic Capital, is growing! With more than 2'000 sq. metres of office space available at the Maison du Sport International and the soon-to-be-inaugurated Rhodanie 58 building, Lausanne and the Canton de Vaud is where your future is. Join more than 1'500 people working across 57 sport organisations and over 50 sport related companies who call the Olympic Capital their home. To find out more, please come and see us at stand 17!
City of Medellin
Government body in charge of promoting Medellín internationally in order to present it as a sport destination and hosting events. We´ve had big sporting events such as: Southamerican Games, BMX World Championship, Futsal FIFA World Cup, Powerlifting Championship of the Americas and were a candidate city to the Youth Olimpic Games 2018
DB Schenker
Growing and global: DB Schenker has extensive service expertise as an integrated logistics services provider. Expert teams connect the modules of the entire service range to form complex value chains.
DB Schenker supports industry and trade in the global exchange of goods: in land transport, worldwide air and ocean freight, contract logistics and supply chain management. Roughly 65,000 employees at some 2,000 locations around the globe generated revenues totaling EUR 15.451 billion in 2015.
As a specialist in European land transport, DB Schenker connects all of the important economic regions in over forty European countries via a dense network of regular scheduled services. The company also specializes in global air and ocean freight solutions as well as all related logistics services. Integrated logistics centers at the world's most important intersections where flows of goods converge create an effective link between all carriers and enable a wide range of value-added services. DB Schenker holds top positions in automotive, high-tech, consumer goods, trade fair forwarding, special transports and services for major sporting events.
Department for International Trade
The Department for International Trade Sports Economy team works to help UK companies identify and take advantage of the significant export opportunities around global sports projects and major sports events, while also helping international buyers to connect with UK expertise.
Dow Jones/News Corp
"The theme of Sport Accord Convention 2017 is "innovation in sport" and Dow Jones Sports Intelligence is at the forefront of that in its field.
Our clients include major international sports federations, top European football leagues, English Premier League clubs, sponsors and the sports investment community.
Innovation comes in different forms such as technology, performance and information. Dow Jones Sports Intelligence is an innovator because it provides information to the sports industry and all its stakeholders that is new and unique.The sporting world is under immense pressure to enforce greater transparency, compliance and good governance.
Dow Jones Sports Intelligence delivers this by assessing third-party relationships, managing risk and performing due diligence on bidders for major events. We can research, verify and validate any counterparty relationship in the sports industry stakeholder chain. Powered by the global market leader to the financial industry, Dow Jones Sports Intelligence uses an unparalleled set of open source and proprietorial resources, databases and expertise combined with deep sports industry knowledge.
It is run by sports people for sports people. "
Dubai Sports Council (DSC)
The Dubai Sports Council (DSC) as the official sport's governing body was founded on November 30, 2005 to represent and promote Dubai as one of the best global hub for sports innovation, leadership and excellence in the sports field with the aim of developing and improving sport in Dubai. It aims also to create a comprehensive sports environment that meets the requirements of society and paves the way for the youth to cultivate their sporting and cultural talents and aptitudes in a way that leads them to achieve tangible results, so that Dubai can become a leading name in the world of sports.
Under the umbrella of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award (MBRCSA) was first launched in 2008. It reflects the thoughts and philosophy of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai to honor Individuals, Teams and Organizations with significant contributions in promoting and supporting sports. The Award now is considered one of the most prestigious awards of its kind.
Edmonton Events
Edmonton Events is a strategic partnership between the City of Edmonton and Edmonton Tourism, focused on attracting major events to the region. Every event is unique and we customize our approach to suit your needs. From event inception, bidding and marketing to operations and legacy, Edmonton Events is your single point of contact. We offer access to political and financial support, marketing and media expertise and the ability to activate your event within the community. We listen, learn, adapt and are committed to the success of your event.
Scotland has a strong track record and international reputation as the perfect stage for major cultural, business and sporting events.
EventScotland is enhancing this reputation by working in partnership to bid for, invest in and support events.
Events bring incredible value to Scotland's economy, generating and supporting jobs and attracting visitors from across the globe.
The national events strategy Scotland – The Perfect Stage details the vision for the development of Scotland's events industry up until 2025. It aims to build on recent successes and deliver a portfolio of events that provide sustainable impact and international profile for Scotland.
Through the work of EventScotland and partners, Scotland will host a number of world-class events in the coming years, including:
• Total BWF 2017 World Badminton Championships
• The 147TH Open
• Glasgow 2018 European Championships
• European Athletics Indoor Championships
• The 2019 Solheim Cup
EventScotland won the 'Sport Tourism Destination Marketing Award' at the European Sport Tourism Summit 2015.
EventScotland.org @EventScotNews
FIAS - Fédération Internationale de Sambo
International SAMBO Federation (FIAS) is a non-governmental organization and the only recognized international body being in charge of SAMBO development in the world. Nowadays, 88 national SAMBO federations are affiliated to the FIAS membership and 120 countries are developing SAMBO around the world.
SAMBO is included into the program of the Asian, European and Central American Games. FIAS annually conducts numerous international events at all the continents, including the world championships, continental championships and the President's Cups.
FIAS is an active member of SportAccord, AIMS, FISU, AIPS, Peace and Sport and fully complies with the WADA code and regulation.
FIBA - Federation Internationale de Basketball
FIBA (fiba.com) - the world governing body for basketball - is an independent association formed by 213 National Basketball Federations throughout the world. It is recognised as the sole competent authority in basketball by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
For further information about FIBA visit fiba.com or follow FIBA on facebook.com/fiba, twitter.com/fiba, instagram.com/fiba and youtube.com/fiba.
FICS - Fédération Internationale de Chiropratique du Sport
The International Federation of Sports Chiropractic / Federation Internationale de Chiropratique du Sport (FICS) is comprised of national chiropractic sports councils worldwide and individual members, and has affiliations with international organizations within the chiropractic profession and the world of sports.
Finnish Olympic Committee
Finland – For the Love of Sport
By its very nature, sport is about participation. Winter or summer sports, Finns know how to organize successful world-class events at which people participate whole heartedly and with complete dedication. Finnish host cities have a wealth of experience in hosting international sport events and congresses. Annually more than 20 major international sporting events are organized in Finland.
As a gateway between East and West, Finland invites and unites people through sport. Finland's unique location, green and abundant nature, modern facilities, combined with innovative technology and passionate sports experts, makes it an ideal place to organize memorable events.
In order to ensure that the best knowledge and experiences are put into action, our role is to connect different stakeholders and to share information and best practices within the Finnish and international network. We build bridges between sports federations, host cities, event organisers, organizations, and other entities. Our international network is wide and as a gateway between East and West, we invite and unite people through sport.
Our main city partners are Helsinki, Lahti, Tampere, Turku, Jyväskylä, Oulu, Kuopio, and Rovaniemi. Our aim is to ensure that Finland will be known and remembered as an ideal place to organize memorable sporting events. Finland is where sport beats from the heart. Together with our partners we create cool events with a soul.
FISU - Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire
Today's Stars, Tomorrow's Leaders
The International University Sports Federation (FISU) is responsible for the organization and governance of worldwide competitions for student-athletes between the ages of 17 and 28. It was founded in 1949 as the world governing body of national university sports organizations and currently has 170 member associations from 5 continental regions. Being the only international federation with more than 60 sports and disciplines on its competition programme, FISU stages biennial events. They include two Universiades (Winter & Summer) and 41 World University Championships. FISU permanently links the academic world with sports by hosting a number of educational events as well – conferences, forums and seminars. These events closely assist in promoting sport as one of the main components of the educational system.
Glasgow 2018 European Championships
In the summer of 2018 Europe's top athletes will compete in the inaugural European Championships – an exciting new multi-sport event bringing together some of the continent's leading sports.
Taking place in the summer of 2018, The first edition will be held in partnership between Glasgow and Berlin.
The European Championships will be a new highlight on the global sporting calendar. To be staged every four years, the Championships will be a must attend, must watch experience that reaches beyond the dedicated fans of the individual sports to a much wider audience. Glasgow is Host City for aquatics, cycling, gymnastics, rowing, triathlon and a new team golf event.
Gracenote Sports
Gracenote Sports offers unique data, media, analytic and event services to the sports industry. We manage the world's largest sports database, covering over 250 sports worldwide, historical and live. Over the past 15 years, a central data platform has been developed for sports results and biographical data on tens of thousands of athletes. This wealth of data can be exchanged through a universal protocol, thus providing ready-to-use solutions to clients in all branches of professional sport. Gracenote Sports' clients include sports federations, national Olympic committees, event organisers, rights agencies, broadcasters, media publishers, brands and app developers.
High Performance Center - Catalonia
The Centre d'Alt Rendiment (CAR) of Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, is a high-performance sport institution which supports high level sport and optimizes the highest technical and scientific quality resources. It is located 30 minutes from Barcelona, with good transportation connections and concentrates all services surrounded by nature. Catalonia lives sport with passion and devotion. It is estimated that over 3 million people are currently practicing sport in our country. There are over 70 sport associations, with more than 18,393 federated clubs and over 700,000 sport licenses. School sports are organized through 45 sport councils and have about 120,000 practitioners.
IFBB - International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness
International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness, IFBB, is the governing body of the sport of bodybuilding and fitness, that includes 191 countries. It's President is Dr Rafael Santonja. IFBB headquarters are located in Madrid, Spain. The IFBB organize worldwide in a yearly basis over 2.000 events. The major IFBB events are World Men Championship and Congress, World Fitness Championships, World Classic Bodybuilding Championship, World Junior and Master Championships, Arnold Classic Weekends, the Mr. Olympia Amateur, IFBB Diamond Cup and Ben Weider Legacy Cup.
IFBB is member of SportAccord (World Association of International Sport Federations) International World Games Association, UNESCO, ICSSPE (International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education), amongst many other prestigious international bodies, being recognized by the Olympic Council of Asia and byt he Executive Committtee of PASO as the sole International Sport Federation for the sport of Bodybuilding and Fitness, in full compliance with the WADA Code.
IFMA - International Federation of Muaythai Amateur
The International Federation of Muaythai Amateur, is the international federation for the sport of muaythai, recognised by SportAccord since 2006. IFMA has 133 member countries worldwide, and 5 continental federations operating under a unified regulatory body.
Muaythai is a martial art originating from Thailand where fighters execute strikes using 8 points of contact: fists, shins, knees and elbows.
IFMA participates in the World Games, World Combat Games, FISU World University Championship Programme, SEA Games, and holds many muaythai events including an annual World Championships. IFMA lodged its formal application for IOC recognition in December 2012 and was granted provisional recognition by the IOC on December 6th 2016.
Imagen Ltd
Imagen manages media for some of the world's biggest sporting federations, preserving large collections of video for the long term and enabling controlled access, monetization and distribution through a secure, scalable, highly customizable web platform.
Featuring powerful ingest workflows and advanced media asset management, Imagen Enterprise Video Platform provides a convenient and cost-effective way to manage and commercialize content without the need for hardware expenditure and hosting expertise.
Imagen delivers a premium performance for premium content – allowing customers to search entire video libraries in seconds, playback proxies, create edits, run workflows and download high resolution content. Content can be indexed via automatic audio transcript generation and advanced user analytics are available for insight into audience engagement.
International Ice Dragon Boat Federation
International Ice Dragon Boat Federation (IIDBF) is dedicated to the spread and development of ice dragon boat sport worldwide. IIDBF has published constitutions, articles, racing rules and regulations for international ice dragon boat tournaments and national contest. Ice dragon boat sport is innovated based on the river dragon boat sport maintaining its original skills and competitiveness. However, ice dragon boat sport is also the extension of river dragon boat sport overcoming its restriction of location and season. Therefore, ice dragon boat sport attracts attention and recognition from dragon boat fans all over the world and becomes a brand-new global winter sport.
International Mixed Martial Arts Federations
The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) is the international democratic governing body for the sport of MMA. Founded from within the MMA community for the MMA community in 2012, the purpose of the IMMAF is to protect and further the development and recognition of the sport; and to enable international Amateur MMA competition through the organisation of non-profit, democratic national federations worldwide. For more information visit www.immaf.org
International Roll Ball Federation
Roll Ball is a team game played on Roller Skates without stoppers. The main aim of the game is to dribble the ball and shoot into opponents goal post. This game has been invented in Pune, India. The International Roll Ball Federation has been working hard to develop and promote the game at the international level.
International Wushu Federation
Established in 1990, the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) currently consists of 147 national/territorial members in 5 continents. Recognized by the IOC, the IWUF is the international federation which governs the sport of wushu worldwide. The IWUF is also a member of both ARISF and SportAccord.
IOF - International Orienteering Federation
The IOF is the global governing body for the sport of orienteering. An orienteering competitor must visit a series of checkpoints in the shortest time possible using a detailed topographical map for navigation. The IOF governs 4 disciplines, Orienteering on foot (running), Ski Orienteering, Mountainbike Orienteering and Trail Orienteering. The IOF is an IOC recognized federation since 1977 and member of SportAccord, ARISF, IWGA and IMGA and has Memorandums of Understanding with FISU, CISM and ISF. The IOF has 70 member countries and orienteering is practiced globally by people of all ages.
Japan Sport Council
Established in 2003, the Japan Sport Council is the national agency responsible for development of sport in Japan. Managing the Sports Promotion Fund and Sports Promotion Lottery, the Japan Sport Council funds widely in both local community and elite performance sport. Total funding in FY 2015 amounted to approx. 23 billion JPY (approx. 204.4 million USD). The Japan Sport Council also owns and operates major sporting facilities such as the National Stadiums, National Training Center and Japan Institute of Sports Sciences. Under the leadership of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and Japan Sports Agency, the Japan Sport Council plays a vital role in delivery of sport policy in Japan and enhancement of sporting values in society.
The Japan Sport Tourism Alliance (JSTA) was launched in April 2012 as a general incorporated association. In keeping with the Basic Policy to Promote Sports Tourism ("Basic Policy") announced by the Japan Tourism Agency in June of 2011, JSTA advances an activity platform structured to promote all-Japan level sports tourism as the hub of efforts to achieve energetic undertakings in the athletic and sightseeing fields over the years to come. The primary JSTA mission is to supply its networks and know-how for wide-ranging support of initiatives by entities involved in sports tourism, as well as working level managers at local public entities, aimed at tourism-fueled community development, the submission of bids and the holding of tournaments and training camps, commercialization of travel package products and other endeavors.
Malaysia Major Events
Malaysia Major Events (MME) is a division of Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), an agency under the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Malaysia (MoTAC). MME was established under the Government's Economic Transformation Programme (ETP) to identify, promote, facilitate as well as support viable international events to be staged in Malaysia. With its main objective to enhance Malaysia's economic growth and profile, MME is also tasked to identify and support major event bids for sports, arts, lifestyles and entertainment events and provide assistance to home-grown and home-hosted events in order to further strengthen Malaysia's global appeal as the venue of choice for major events in the region. MME also acts as a conduit between the public and private sectors in ensuring seamless processes are achieved through synergistic relationships with diverse event stakeholders in staging successful events in Malaysia.
"World-class sport and events demand world-class advice. Events such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, World Championships and the role of Federations and Governing Bodies in sport have a complex risk profile. Marsh's Global Sports and Events Practice has experienced specialists who understand the risk management and insurance needs of this industry. With a continuing focus on risk management and the controls for safety and emergencies, effective event management is increasingly becoming a top focus and a significant concern for event owners and organizers. Our mission is to create and deliver integrated risk solutions and services that makes our sport and events clients more successful."
Melbourne - Visit Victoria
Visit Victoria is Victoria's tourism and events company, responsible for tourism marketing and event attraction.
Visit Victoria is a single, unified organisation, working to sell Victoria's great strengths nationally and internationally.
Mexico City Sports Institute
The Mexico City Sports Institute is the agency in charge of sport policy within the Government of Mexico City. As a sports capital, Mexico City has witnessed first-hand the power of sports with more than 35 major international events that add to the 450 local events that take place every year
Nanjing Competition and Social Sports Administrative Center
Asian Sports Center city: host of 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games, World Capital of Roller Sports - Nanjing, is going to host the 1st edition of FIRS World Roller Games Aug.26- Sept. 10., 2017.
NBTC - Holland Marketing
Holland is hosting the world of sports!
Nelo Mar Kayaks
Nelo is the leading company in top performance kayaks and canoes and the major innovator in canoeing, from boat design to services and technology. This know-how poured into new areas and Nelo have now a strong footing in all paddle related sports, from Rowing to Stand Up Paddle, while still developing and producing strong composite shells for other sports and showing great versatility in the production of all kind of composite sport equipments under other brands
The company was created in 1978 by Manuel Ramos, a former paddler himself, and is now located in Vila do Conde, Portugal. The factory has an area of 20.000m2 where 120 employees work, a big percent of which does, or has done, kayaking.
Innovation is a big part of our DNA, constantly improving and developing new concepts and ideas. All our models are designed and conceived by us, with the help of professional personnel and techniques.
New Zealand Major Events
New Zealand is an attractive destination for major events of global significance. Major events hosted in New Zealand include the World Masters games 2017, the Cricket world Cup 2015, the Rugby World Cup 2011 as well as unique New Zealand events such as the Winter Games NZ.
New Zealand is represented at SportAccord 2017 by New Zealand Major Events, which is the national body responsible for facilitating major events in New Zealand; Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development, which is the economic development agency for Auckland, New Zealand's largest city and Sport New Zealand, which represents New Zealand's sporting bodies.
Norway Convention Bureau
Norway Convention Bureau (NCB) acts as a central point of contact for event organisers interested in Norway, providing neutral advice and putting you in contact with the best suppliers for your needs, thus helping you make the right decisions for your event.
NCB is a member-based organisation with 21 partners and acts as an umbrella body for the Norwegian meetings industry.
Nüssli Group Support AG
With its temporary event structures, NUSSLI ensures that sport, cultural and business events held throughout the world leave a lasting impression. Our product line includes temporary grandstands and arenas, stages, overlay and event structures, event halls, pavilions as well as exhibition and museum structures. Since the founding of the Swiss company in 1941, NUSSLI has been developing technologically advanced and proven construction systems which form the structural framework for all types and sizes. Every day, 450 specialized professionals in 20 locations throughout the world bring their in-depth know-how, innovative approaches and flexibility to the table as they go to work on multifaceted design and construction projects. Each year, NUSSLI designs and builds approximately 2,000 exceptional event structures throughout the world, on time, with a reliable standard of quality, and precisely tailored to clients' requirements. For more information, please visit www.nussli.com
Ocaq Scoring
As SMARTSCORING team, we fully realize the immense importance of data management and evaluation procedures for any sports competition event. Behind those few minutes or hours of competition there are years of training, diligent work, determination and commitment. Eliminating even the smallest possibility of error, providing the most accurate assessment tools, backed with the most innovative and contemporary equipment available – had been and always will be our passion. SMARTSCORING Games Support System provides inclusive, effective, efficient and flexible set of solutions, capable of meeting any expectations.
Peace and Sport
Peace and Sport is a neutral and independent worldwide organization that is operational in using sport and its values as an instrument for peace. Since 2007 Peace and Sport coordinates peace-building and peace-promotion efforts at the heart of communities in crisis around the world. Through international and local cooperation between leaders from sport governing bodies, politics, athletes, peace-building practitioners, the private sector and civil society, Peace and Sport promotes initiatives that aim to transcend cycles of violence and exclusion and to move towards more sustainable peaceful relationships. In 2017 Peace and Sport celebrates its 10th anniversary.
Penceo is an all-round Digital Communications Agency dedicated to the world of sport, among our clients are many international and European sports Federations and Organizations. Headquartered in Geneva, Penceo has offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, in Stockholm, Budapest and Krakow.
Our 360° Digital Marketing & Communication Services include:
Digital Strategy
Branding & Design
Social Media Content Planning
Video Campaigns & Social Media Posts
Website Design
IT Support, Web Development & App Development
Online Games & Initiatives
Fan Activation & Event Promotion
Our team is equipped to offer a 360° support to our clients when it comes to putting in place a digital marketing strategy and developing their digital footprint. Our team of graphic designers, developers and project managers offer professional support in communicating your message across digital and offline platforms. We offer more than creative and technical support, as we believe that a solid strategy lies at the foundation of every successful project. Our Marketing Managers and Digital strategist are ready to help your organization tell your story and activate your community with honest communication.
Penceo is the official digital delivery partner for the SportAccord website.
Rider Levett Bucknall
RLB is the leading supplier of Cost, Budget, Procurement and Contract Management services and advice in the major events and stadium/arena sector with considerable experience in both Overlay and Legacy construction.
We are completely independent with 3,600 people across 120 offices around the world.
We specialise in three areas:
1. BIDs - Cost advice and support for Cities / Federations bidding for international sporting events
2. OC's - Cost Management services for Organising Committees of Major International Sports Events
3. Stadium & Arena - Cost Management services for stadium and arena development projects
Please visit us on Stand 26 for more information
Russian International Olympic University
Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) focuses on training specialists in sports management for the Russian and international sports industry, and the Olympic and Paralympic Movements. RIOU's courses cover major areas of sports education - including management of sporting events and facilities; mass communications; diplomacy and administration and career management – preparing students to make a positive and lasting impact on the international sports industry and secure prestigious positions within sporting organisations.
Sarasota County Sports Commission
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Editha G. Baumhardt, 93, of Springfield, formerly of Rochester, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2018, at Memorial Medical Center.
Editha was born on June 20, 1925, in Recklinghausen, Germany, the daughter of Karl and Gustel (Witulski) Motzkus. She married Walter Baumhardt on March 11, 1967; he preceded her in death in 1993.
Editha moved to the U.S. in the 1950's and attained her citizenship in 1962. She was a member of the Rochester United Methodist Church, where she taught Bible Study and Sunday school classes. Editha worked as a hostess for Red Lobster for 31 years, and taught evening German classes at Lincoln Land Community College for over 20 years. She was also a Founding Member of the German American club (DANK) and writer for the Rochester Times.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; twin sister, Gerda Motzkus; daughter-in-law, Jackie Baumhardt; and one granddaughter, Charity Blakeman.
She was survived by her sister, Gisela Motzkus; five children, James (Analeis) Baumhardt, Kathie (Phillip) Blakeman, Ronald (Debby) Baumhardt, Donald (Teresa) Baumhardt, and Deborah Richards; twelve grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 5-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at Wilson Park Funeral Home in Rochester. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 27, 2018 at First Presbyterian Church in Springfield with Reverend Susan Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at Rochester Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church in Springfield, or the Parkinson Foundation.
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But it has taken time and twists and turns to get to the point where they will meet again on June 9 in the main event of a Showtime card, again at the Staples Center in another battle for Los Angles bragging rights.
"It was a really close fight the first time. Before the fight, I told him I would give him the rematch, just like I would have wanted if I lost," Santa Cruz said this week as he met Mares face to face in Los Angeles at the kickoff news conference to announce the bout. "Now is the time, and I think this fight is going to be even better than the first fight. Mares will be better with (trainer) Robert Garcia. He has many champions, and I've seen the improvement. That's great motivation for me."
Mares has had to wait for the rematch longer than he wanted to, but he is very excited that it is finally on.
"The fight is here now, and it's official. I'm eager to get this win and get redemption," Mares said. "There were things I could have done that would have made the fight easier for myself. Once you get in there, I know we all have a plan, but once you hear the crowd, it can go out the window. I'm a warrior and that type of fighter who's looking to get the win no matter what.
"This fight is dedicated to my dad as he battles cancer. The only way I can pay him back or try to lift his spirits is to train hard in the gym and give him this win. If he sees me not giving up, I think it will give him the courage to keep fighting his battle."
Leo Santa Cruz
"I'm not worried about the decision in the first fight. I think he landed the clearer punches, but it was definitely a close fight. I was happy with my performance as far as pleasing the crowd. I've moved on to the rematch. I'm going to make adjustments and get the win."
Since that first fight, Santa Cruz (34-1-1, 19 KOs), 29, has fought four times, including losing and regaining his title in two tremendous battles with Carl Frampton. Mares (31-2-1, 15 KOs), 32, has fought just twice, but he claimed a secondary belt while also changing trainers to work with Garcia.
The rematch was supposed to take place last fall but Santa Cruz elected to put it off for one more fight as he and fellow three-division world titleholder Mares both won on an October doubleheader.
One of the reasons for putting it off one more fight was because Santa Cruz's father and trainer, Jose Santa Cruz, was once again struggling with his health.
He was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago, and has had his ups and downs, including being forced to have a very limited role in the training camp for the first Frampton fight, for which Leo was instead trained by his brother. But the elder Santa Cruz said he will be in camp and will train his son for the rematch with Mares.
"This fight is dedicated to my dad as he battles cancer," Leo Santa Cruz said. "The only way I can pay him back or try to lift his spirits is to train hard in the gym and give him this win. If he sees me not giving up, I think it will give him the courage to keep fighting his battle."
Jose Santa Cruz has shown the sort of fight against cancer that his son has always showed in the ring. He is determined to see his son through training camp be in his corner on fight night.
"My fight with cancer is the toughest one of all. But I'm fighting very hard and I'm not going anywhere," he said. "I'm right there by Leo's side all the way for this fight. For the first fight for Frampton (in July 2016), I had to try to prepare Leo from a distance."
"I'm not worried about the decision in the first fight. I think he landed the clearer punches but it was definitely a close fight. I was happy with my performance as far as pleasing the crowd. I've moved on to the rematch. I'm going to make adjustments and get the win."
Abner Mares
Leo Santa Cruz lost that fight and his belt by majority decision in a classic fight of the year contender and then regained the title (with his father returning to the corner) by split decision over Frampton in his next fight in January 2017.
"This fight [against Mares] is different [from the first Frampton fight] because I'm right there every step of the way. I'm telling him what to do and guide him every day," Jose Santa Cruz said. "I think Leo is even more prepared this time than for the first fight with Mares. Leo is doing great mentally because he's such a brave kid. I tell him not to worry about me and to keep working hard. He seems really motivated right now. He knows he's doing well.
Mares has worked with Garcia for his past two fights, and they have also had plenty of time in the gym to work together. Garcia thinks he can make a big difference for Mares in the sequel.
"I was there live for the first fight, and it was a great matchup. I knew then that Abner was much better than the fight he gave that night," Garcia said. "He left the fans happy, which is all that matters to him. But with me in the corner, it should be a different fight. I think the fans have seen what we've done with Abner for his last two fights and they know that it's going to lead to a totally different outcome in this fight."


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A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
Please note: Fuball requires controllers and at least 2 players
Games Connect Asia Pacific 2015: Student Showcase Winner
Fuball is an abstract local-multiplayer sports game. In Fuball, players spin, shoot, and curve the ball to outsmart, outmanoeuvre, and outplay the opposition.
- Fast, fluid local-multiplayer action
- Innovative and unique controls
- Stunning minimalist aesthetic and smooth, easy-listening sounds
- 'Aftertouch' allows players to curve the ball, providing endless opportunities for satisfying goals, shots, and tactics
From The Developers
Fuball was originally developed as a university assignment with a core focus on design complexity, visual style and sound. Using the schematics of a top-down movement engine as a grounds to work on, we didn't quite know what our game was. We entered development knowing we wanted to create a fast, frantic, but most of all, fun local-multiplayer game.
After rapidly prototyping several multiplayer game ideas; we felt inspired to attempt the development of a sports game. The original concept for Fuball (dubbed "Project Paddles" at the time) was a top-down twin-stick sports game where each player was equipped with a paddle which they could use to hit the ball forward. However, after weeks of refinement and play-testing, it was decided that both this idea and the twin-stick control scheme simply didn't work.
Several months and countless prototypes later, we have Fuball. The product of months of experimentation and iteration. In October 2015, Fuball was selected to be presented at GCAP 2015 Student Showcase and is still in active development.
We hope you enjoy!
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Canutt, Yakima, 1895-1986
Born Enos Edward Canutt, Yakima Canutt (November 29, 1895-May 24, 1986) was an American rodeo rider, actor, stuntman and director. "Born Enos Edward Canutt on November 29, 1895, in Colfax, WA, he began working on ranches while in his youth and at the age of 17 signed on as a trick rider with a Wild West show, where he ultimately won the title of Rodeo World Champion. Billing himself as Eddie Canutt, "the Man From Yakima," in 1917 he met Hollywood cowboy star Tom Mix, who recruited him as a stunt man. Quickly he became one of the leading fall guys in the industry, with a knack for horse spills and wagon wrecks. Over and over again, Canutt brought Western reelers to a rousing finale by doubling as the hero as he leapt from his horse to tackle a villain attempting to flee from the long arm of the law." (From: http://www.blockbuster.com/catalog/personDetails/73998) (Viewed 5/1/08)
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The Crayfish That Destroyed Winnipeg By Ken David Stewart Chapter One: Earl Dawson rolled over on his side of the bed and through glazed and blurry eyes glanced over at his Sony digital alarm clock. Bright red numerals indicated that it was 3:03 AM. "Oh … Continue reading Episodes One to Four of Crayfish, a Novel by Ken David Stewart
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Episode One (cont.) of The Crayfish That Terrorized Winnipeg A Novel by Ken David Stewart
Episode One (cont.):
Recently, Earl Dawson had not experienced any slowing down in the speed of his life trajectory and the increasing number of serious issues that were crying out for his attention. After fitfully tossing and turning for nearly five minutes, Earl accidently rolled over onto his wife's side of the bed. He had accidentally pressed his considerable body weight onto his wife's left arm.
Abigail, Earl's wife of the last twenty years, deeply resented being startled awake from a deep and peaceful sleep. Abigail had suffered from a frustrating inability to remain completely asleep over the course of one night for most of her adult life. It was her pattern to have to get up and read for about one hour before attempting to fall back asleep again.
Abigail stared angrily at Earl and began to unleash her wrath upon her husband, "Earl, this is the second time in three days that you have bumped into me and have woken me up at this ungodly hour. What is wrong with you! I think that you should ask your business partner David if he would take you on as one of his clients and provide you with some psychotherapy."
"I am a psychiatrist myself, Abigail. I'm more than qualified to diagnose and treat myself!" Earl snapped back.
"You know that you can't psychoanalyze yourself Earl. You are not in a position to be objective about your own issues," Abigail responded.
"I would like to think that I know more about my personal issues than David does, with all due respect to his technical efficiencies. Besides, he is not only a distinguished colleague of mine, David is also my business partner and best friend," Earl stated.


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So, would your mom by shocked if you showed up for church some Sunday?
What if you asked her to join you?
Feel free to bring her here, or to show up yourself. We'd be delighted to welcome you, and to help you feel right at home, on Mother's Day, or anytime.
We're a pretty casual bunch, so you don't even have to psych yourself up too much. Just come as you are, and we'll be happy to see you here.
God loves you!
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