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2016 13" Alienware 13 R3 (GTX1060) [7th,4C,H] + Titan Xp @ 32Gbps-AGA (AW Graphics Amplifier) + Win10 [votehart407]
Hi Everyone,
In the past I was using a Macbook Pro 15 with Razer Core. I ultimately dropped the combination due to CPU heat on the MBP and the lack of real gaming on the go. Since then I moved back to a Razer Blade, sold the Core and built a full desktop gaming computer. This setup was good but separated my gaming libraries (issue with games without Cloud Saves) and I did not feel I was getting value out of the desktop when I was not gaming on it. Recently, my wife needed a laptop for a new job. This left me in a position of needing a new laptop. I went with the AWA 13 R3 with AGA.
I am very pleased with the performance, noise and temperatures. The only thing that bugged me was the actual case and components the AGA included so I modded it to the basics and rebuilt. Let me know what you think. Performance is on par with other AGA benchmarks on the web. Temps for the laptop at load never go above 60. Temps on the eGPU never go above 50. I like!!!
This is an amazing build. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you.
Awesome post. Seems like you went through a lot to finally arrive here. Did you get the OLED display? How do you like it if so?
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Thank you. It really was not a big project. Just pulled the core components and installed the loop.
The OLED display is fantastic. Very bright and excellent match with the 1060.
Hey votehart407, good to see your setup. you are the best person i can ask.
how's your experience with your setup? is it still performing as promise?
i have a 13r3, OLED, i7-7700HQ. have been using it as my daily portable driver but am finding it too heavy and the battery just dont last more than 3 hours.
So now im thinking of setting up my 13r3 as my desktop replacement with an AGA.
how is your setup doing for you? any complaints? what's the positives and the negatives.
also how's the noise level from the AGA and 13r3?
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Hi Drac,
The system worked well as a desktop setup. When connected to the AGA the laptop made nearly zero noise and gameplay is only hit negatively compared to desktop CPU setup when playing CPU intensive games and or a heavy graphics moment occurs. I'm playing at 4k so this issue may not be present at lower resolutions.
As a note, I was was able to get more than 7 hours of battery life by tearing down windows to core functions (Windows 10 Privacy Guide Federico Dossena) but as you noted the weight is limiting. When you add a power cable you are at nearly 7lbs in the bag. Too much for portable use in my opinion. Ultimately, I sold the 13 for another more portable laptop.
My opinion is it will make a great desktop setup with AGA.
Just my two cents... depending on your budget a 2080ti would probably last for years in that configuration for 4k gameplay.
You sold your machine and the AGA too?
What laptop did u end up getting instead?
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Yes, I sold it. I kept the AGA components with the hope AW makes a more portable gaming laptop.
I purchased a Razer Stealth to go with a EGPU. I first paired it with a Aorus Gaming Box but thought it was way too loud and not very portable for travel. I ended up going with a Lenovo Graphics Dock with 1050. This setup is sweet for portable gaming. I posted a summary on this forum.
The Stealth is nice laptop with great battery life and almost no weight.
I only sold the AW because my job requires a laptop. The desktop performance was fantastic and not part of the decision.
That setup looks beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Laptop: Lenovo Y510P
eGPU: Gigabyte 1070 Mini OC
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@votehart407 Sorry to hear you sold the AW13R3. I agree it's bulky and heavy for a 13" laptop. The upsides are the 45W quad core performance and AGA as well as Thunderbolt 3 connection straight to the CPU. Nice to be able to change RAM modules and M.2 storage too.
Certainly a great computer.
Is it possible to change the pci 4 lanes as i done some research, some reviewers are saying the pci 4 lanes is bottlenecking the full capacity of the GPU? can it be change to a better one?
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I've found the AW13R3 to have much better battery life than the 15 and 17 version. Non G-Sync configurations have the Intel iGPU powering the display. Therefore the Nvidia dGPU can be disabled completely in Device Manager. I have used it with dGPU enabled vs disabled for the past month to compare. I can get on average 5 hours with iGPU only. It's about 3 hours with dGPU enabled.


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Making Concrete Smarter
In this article by Jobsite, a Procore Technologies publication, Giatec's SmartRock wireless sensors are highlighted as a digital technology which allows site supervisors to monitor the temperature and strength of curing concrete.
"The completely wireless sensors are embedded in poured concrete, making them a permanent part of the structure. They can then be connected via an app, which analyzes and reports on the concrete's performance." This gives workers "better insights into the progress of setting concrete by collecting and transmitting data to help contractors plan around its curing time, a key step in any project."
Learn more about how SmartRock sensor data is seamlessly integrated through Procore's marketplace, enabling project managers to see everything from quality control documentation to results and submittals all in one place.
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5 Mystery Muscle Motors of the 1960s that Detroit Never Sold in a Car
Overhead camshaft engines are commonplace today but Detroit has been tinkering with OHC V8s since the '60s. This is our list of 5 monsters never sold to the public.
1968 Ford 289 SOHC V8
Ford built three experimental 289 with a unique single overhead camshaft design that features a cam located in each of the cast aluminum valve covers (instead of on top of the cylinder heads). The lobes of each cam activate the cast iron rocker arms that open each valve. In the original camshaft position within the engine is smooth shaft whose role is to drive the distributor as well as the two overhead cams. The purpose of this project was to raise the maximum engine speed and with it peak power. The OHC 289 produced 300 HP at 6500 rpm.
Ford considered offering the SOHC conversion as a kit. But as the stock HiPo 289 already made 271 hp, and Shelby was getting 306 hp with bolt-on parts, it was deemed not worth pursuing.
Oldsmobile W43 DOHC V-8
As part of the development of the Oldsmobile 455, Olds engineers wanted to take the design of the engine as far as possible. The ultimate version added a set of dual overhead camshaft cylinder heads to the mighty engine. A gear drive supported by roller bearings in an aluminum gear case at the front of the motor spun the cams, while a driveshaft was used in the standard camshaft position to transmit motion to the oil pump and distributor.
Toward the end of 1969 engineers dyno tested the DOHC W43, built with a very racy12.2:1 compression ratio, and recorded a very flat (and fat) torque curve. Peak power Olds engineers recorded was 700 horsepower at close to 7000 rpm.This was achieved using the standard cam profiles for the W43, ground onto separate intake and exhaust camshafts. At that point, no development had been done to optimize cam specifications to match the breathing of the heads.
But on January 1970, General Motors President Edward N. Cole announced that all GM divisions would lower the compression of their motors so 91 octane unleaded fuel could be used, and development stopped on the DOHC Olds.
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i guess i should have cried today,
but baby, i'm just fine.
your words have simply lost their sting
after the hundredth time.
you were someone i once believed in,
but the truth has come to light.
you so badly want different,
but it's not worth the fight.
"you are incredible, KLB"
you looked in my eyes as you said this.
but you walked out of my life once more,
so i wonder if you meant it.
i watched your mouth say the words to me
and you reached to touch my skin.
i pulled away from hands i once loved,
you're not welcome back again.
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I like Clarins. As my mum's skincare of choice (and mums always know best), I've always held it in high esteem. Packaging is unfussy, functional and clean – it gives emphasis to results, rather than pretty bottles.
My experience had led me to associate the brand with mature skin and dryness concerns, as well as luxurious treats like fresh fragrances, bath oils and the like. Not so much for the younger me. I first discovered their Moisture-Rich Body Lotion a few years ago, when my skin became noticeably drier. Could have been age, or the move to the Northern Hemisphere, but regardless, my body was crying for hydration.
I couldn't stand the cloying greasy-ness of body butters or many of the 'deep conditioning' moisturisers I had tried. Enter Clarins (on a duty-free whim), and their beautifully nourishing, shea butter enriched, body lotion. The cream feels, as the name suggests, rich and unctuous, giving dry skin a heavenly drink (and my skin sure knocked it back). It absorbs surprisingly quickly without any residue, leaving just silky soft skin. And the scent is gorgeous too. Not overpowering to conflict your favourite fragrance, but soft and fresh. I've also noticed that over time, it seems to have had a lasting effect – if I go a day or so between applications, it's no major drama.
At £30 for 200mL it's erring on the side of luxury. But a little does go a long way and in my humble opinion, it's well worth every penny. So if you think your skin deserves a drink, you can buy it one here.
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A PLC counter is a function block that counts up or down until it reaches a limit. When the limit is reached the output is set.
The thing is that counting is in fact widely used in PLC programming. Often you will have the need to counts different things. An example of this could be to keep track of how many times a process has been completed. Or how many products has been produced.


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As most of you have already heard, Robert Guerrero and Andre Berto will face each other on November 27, at the Citizens Business Bank Arena. Some of you have anticipated that this fight would come next for both fighters, while others argued that this would not be a good fight to make.
I was one of the people calling for this fight to be made, and am happy that now it is finally happening. The reason I believe it to be a good fight because both fighters are coming from a lay off, and both have something they want and need to prove ASAP.
A win would be a big deal for either boxer, and would certainly open up numerous intriguing opportunities for both.
Guerrero is back from his long time off, and after his win over Selcuk Aydin, he instantly began asking for bigger fights. While claiming that he is ready for Floyd Mayweather Jr. is simply premature and naive, a decisive and explosive victory over Berto would skyrocket his stock, and after that who knows, maybe he could contend to get in the ring against one of the top 5.
Same goes for Berto. His loss to Ortiz as well as his recent PEDs drama, a cold cut victory would serve him well. He needs to show that can not only win, but can do it in the same fashion he used to do it before Ortiz. It is never easy to get past all the criticism, but the best more direct way is to come back with a bang.
The benefit of a victory is clear for both fighters, thus I think that we will be in a for a pretty good fight.


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There is a cute free digi stamp to download at Pink Gem Designs - a little snowman with a warming cup of soup. They also have a challenge blog called Pink Gem and their challenge this week is 'with love at Christmas' to include at least one heart in the design. As a thank you for the freebie I decided to make a card for their challenge using the snowman which I cut out with a circle die and then mounted onto a heart cut out in Tim Holtz whitewash coredinations card, sanded to show up the snowflake embossing (cuttlebug folder). Background paper is some which has been in my stash for ages and the greeting was printed on the computer, punched out and popped onto a smaller heart. Some glittery snowflakes were added also (Marianne die).
There are lots of lovely stamps and other goodies at on Pink Gem so well worth a look.
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A Gem of a challenge
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Awww this is a cute image and a lovely cardReplyDelete
Jackie x
What a happy Christmas card this is Val the snowman just makes you want to smile...lovely card.ReplyDelete
Awww this is just gorgeous!xReplyDelete
I like the way you have layered the circular image panel over that textured & sanded heart: very effective. The blueness of the backing paper really adds to the cool feel of the snowman too.ReplyDelete
Paula (PEP)
A lovely cute Christmas card Val and I love the snowman's smiley face. I agree with Paula, the circles over the hearts was a great idea.ReplyDelete
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Can you give me some advice about dating?
I'm wondering whether you can provide some advice about dating – I'm in the last year of my degree and I've realised that I've been neglecting the relationship side of my life for a long time! The last person I 'dated' was in high school and since then I've had pretty much no experience with guys, which I'm really embarrassed about. I would love to put myself out there, but at the same time I'm worried my lack of experience would show. I'm not sure how I should go about tackling this issue.
First of all, well done on reaching the final year of your degree! Your question raises an important issue faced by many students, that is, now that your study career is drawing to an end, how to begin focusing on other important life areas, such as intimate relationships.
Clearly you are worried about lack of experience in dating. However, successfully dating and then building a relationship usually has more to do with how two people relate to one another than the amount of previous experience they have had. Even someone who regularly dates may find the experience awkward or difficult with someone they have nothing in common with, while someone who has never dated may have an enjoyable and relaxed time with someone they naturally connect with.
Try not to think of dating as something completely new that you have little experience with. Remember it's just another way of getting to know someone and seeing if you enjoy each others company, which is something you will have done many times in your life. Take the pressure off yourself and enjoy the process.
Finally, what are your interests, hobbies, passions in life? If you are not so sure, it might be time to broaden your horizons. Taking up an interest is also a great way to meet new people. Enthusiasm is infectious and people are often attracted to someone who is really passionate about a hobby or interest. By focusing less on your 'lack' of experience, and more on the positive attributes you can bring into a new relationship, you will be more likely to relax, be yourself and approach dating with an open mind and a sense of fun, which is really what it should all be about! Good luck and all the best with your studies this year.


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"MUSE-ings: Snapshots of the Arts District"
Book Launch Event – Jan. 18th – 7-11pm
Photos & Artwork
Inspired by the Images
Jan. 18 – Feb. 8
Art Share LA, 801 E. 4th Pl
Downtown LA, 90013
One of Los Angeles' most popular neighborhoods, the Downtown Arts District, is revealed and celebrated in a new book of photographs by Melissa Richardson Banks, "MUSE-ings: Snapshots of the Arts District," and in an exhibition featuring the photographs with artworks by over 40 artists inspired by the images.
A book launch event and exhibit opening will be held Saturday, January 18 @ 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., at the Warehouse Gallery of Art Share L.A., 801 E. 4th Place, Los Angeles. The exhibit will be on view through February 8. A closing reception and book signing will be held Saturday, February 8 @ 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Admission is free. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. Proceeds from artwork and book sales benefit Art Share L.A., a nonprofit community center (www.artsharela.org).
Captured and shared daily through her "Downtown Muse" blog and social media postings, the photographs by Richardson Banks reveal an insider's view of the Arts District, which was transformed in the 1980s by artists who created studios in former industrial warehouses and is now in the midst of yet another major renaissance.
As characterized by airbnb.com, "Color spills from every surface among one of the city's favorite neighborhood canvases, Los Angeles' Arts District. Insatiable creative energy and unstoppable trendiness emanate from the walls of its swiftly repurposing warehouse spaces and industrial-inspired artists' lofts. Galleries, studios, and connoisseurs of coffee, cocktails, and challenging concepts crowd into this unmistakably painted bastion for incoming artists and fresh-faced visionaries."
Richardson Banks' point of view in her photos chronicling this extraordinary community is more like someone admiring a loved one, rather than documenting a neighborhood. Images include a pile of colorfully painted bricks covered in graffiti from a demolished industrial building, luscious blossoms against stark concrete, bold skies crisscrossed by power lines, serpentine wire caressing iron fences, and sunlight washing over historic bridges. These are among the many images that evoke the sense of a place more pastoral or exotic than what one expects to find in the center of the nation's second largest metropolis.
"I'm not longing for the past as much as I am appreciating the present and hoping for the future," says Richardson Banks. "Since rapid changes are in the making, I feel compelled to capture what moments I can so I don't forget a thing."
Together with 50 photographs from the book, the MUSE-ings exhibition features over 45 works of art inspired by Richardson Banks' images and created by artists, many of who follow the photographer's blog online. "I'm especially inspired by art and artists because of my surroundings," she says, "so it was natural for me to involve people whose work I love and admire by sharing their creativity through this exhibition."
Using one or more photographs as inspiration, the artists created their own interpretation and incorporated their artistic license to create unique works of art. The exhibit features narrative and representational art utilizing a variety of styles including impressionism, surrealism, abstract and outsider. The work represents a wide range of media including paintings using oil, spray paint, watercolor and/or acrylic, mixed-media prints and drawings, as well as sculptural installations, neon, and more.
Artists include Jari "Werc" Alvarez, A.S. Ashley, Qathryn Brehm, Jesse Burgos, Gary Callahan, Diego Cardoso, Susie Chang, Jaime Colindres, Kikki Eder, Margaret Garcia, Clemente Garcia Lassaulx, Tom Garner, Kristopher Gee, Yolanda Gonzalez, Jacinto Guevara, Christian Hernandez, Javi Herrera, Miriam Jackson, Jeremy Thomas Kunkel, George Labrada, Bonnie Lambert, Lauren Langford, Leba, Lili Lakich, Tod Lychkoff, Ted Meyer, Colette Miller, Patricia R. Mitchell, Alberto Miyares, J.W. Pippen, Wenceslao Quiroz, Patti Lou Richardson, Rick Robinson, Sandy Rodriguez, Alex Schaefer, SEK, ShadowMonsterBear, Roderick Smith, Anna Stump, Bob Ujszaszi, and Jaime "Germs" Zacarias.
For more information about "MUSE-ings," visitwww.downtownmuse.com. Art Share L.A. is a community art center that is a sanctuary for the arts and their creators, providing 30 live/work units and 14,000 sq. ft of creative space in Downtown Los Angeles. Stay tuned on Facebook/ArtShareLA. For questions, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
BOOK: Signed copies of "MUSE-ings" are locally available at The Pie Hole, 714 Traction Ave., Los Angeles. The book is also available nationally through Amazon.com at http://www.amazon.com/MUSE-ings-Snapshots-District-Downtown-Angeles/dp/0989114813. Signed copies of the book and photographic prints can also be purchased through the photographer's website atwww.downtownmuse.com/book.
EXHIBIT: "MUSE-ings: Snapshots of the Arts District," featuring 50 photographs from the book, as well as work by 41 L.A. artists inspired by the images, is on view January 18 through February 8 at the Warehouse Gallery of Art Share L.A., 801 E. 4th Place, Los Angeles. Free. Info at www.artsharela.org.
Saturday, January 18 @ 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Launch party for the book and opening reception for the exhibit. Free.
Saturday, February 8 @ 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Closing reception and book signing. Free.
EVENTS: Thursday, February 13, Melissa Richardson Banks is the featured artist in the Downtown Art Walk's Art Walk Lounge at 634 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles. Books and prints will be available for sale.
Praise for "MUSE-ings: Snapshots of the Arts District, Downtown Los Angeles" by Melissa Richardson Banks:
Melissa Richardson Banks is our secret eyes, finding the secret light that illuminates the secrets of an ever-changing neighborhood and bringing them out into plain sight so that they are secrets no more. ~ Cheech Marin, collector, art advocate and entertainer
Melissa Richardson Banks offers a poignant long-form photo-essay chronicling the changing contours of a singular place and time. Her taste for saturated color is met by the neighborhood's organic proliferation of street art and industrial palimpsests. Her instinct for painterly detail appreciates the way rail tracks or light posts recede just so, the way the sun paints the sky and myriad reflections paint each other, and the peculiar architectural romance of the moribund manufacturing sector. In the tradition of classic street-photographers like Eugène Atget and Henri Cartier-Bresson, her images capture a specific sense of place that looks like poetry, but does the job of documentary. Her unerring eye for the rhythms of her environment approaches the power of, if not nature exactly, then the thing that people like us chooses instead of nature. ~ Shana Nys Dambrot – art critic, Whitehot Magazine
Great artists have flocked to Tumblr to share their work for the digital world to see. Unfortunately, those creative minds usually forget about Tumblr within a few weeks after creating it. That's why Melissa Richardson Banks' online anthology of downtown Los Angeles' Art District, Downtown Muse, is such a treat. Richardson Banks shares her "fly-on-the-wall" view of street scenes and local stories a couple times a day. Every day. And if you want to get the offline experience of her Tumblr, she offers free neighborhood tours weekly. ~ Judge, 2013 LA Weekly Web Award.


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When are groups going to learn that this (or this, this, this, this, this, this, and this) is just not acceptable to Americans? If you refuse to allow the display of the Stars and Stripes, you are going to look like a schmuck. In spite of our different political opinions, I find very few Americans who object to the flying of the American flag, apartment and condo restrictions be damned.
So why would anyone (or association) try to ban the display of the American flag? Probably because they are on some kind of power trip and get some sort of thrill from it. Almost invariably, any group that has tried to enforce a flag ban has ended up reversing their policy and/or apologizing.
At the beginning of the 1st Persian Gulf War, I remember news reports that the Saudi's didn't want the US flag on the outside of the US soldier's uniforms. So they put it on the inside of their helmets. It wasn't more than a week or so when the American public began to question why the Saudi's would ask us to save their butt's and simultaneously tell us how to dress. Sorry those two don't go together. That policy changed real quick.
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|11th October 2014
Lakshmi Pain and Palliative Care Trust Observes World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
Lakshmi Pain and Palliative Care Trust Observes World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
" Who cares ? We do ! " - Dispel myths about palliative care!
World Hospice Palliative Care Day is observed every year on the second Saturday of October. This year it falls on the11th of October.
The Day is observed to spread awareness on palliative care, it's availability and more importantly to dispel the myths and misconceptions surrounding this care.
Lakshmi Pain and Palliative Care Trust is organising an educational and public awareness programmes to carry forward these important messages - - that palliative care is a supportive care which may be needed from the very beginning of a chronic illness and not just at the terminal stage - that effective relief of pain and other problems can be given alongside chemotherapy and radiotherapy to help patients continue their anti cancer treatment. - that tablet morphine is not addicting and is the only medicine that can relieve severe pain and help improve quality of life.
Programmes planned
- October 10th - Half day teaching programme for about 150 doctors of the Chennai Corporation
- October 11th - 10.30am to 12 noon - a public awareness programme at Lakshmi Sundaravadanan Hospital where we practice.
- A brief talk on Palliative Care –' What is palliative Care? What we do'
- Patients and Relatives experience with palliative care
- "Role of Medi Clowning in Palliative Care" by Komali MeDi Clown Academy
- Medi clowning integrates therapeutic clowning with scientific research as a holistic approach for the preventive and curative well being of the individual.
- Questions from Public
- Distribution of handouts
Please come. Be involved. Support us.
Spread awareness.
Lakshmi Pain and Palliative Care Trust
Lakshmi Sundaravadanan Hospital
No. 134, Poonamallee High Road, (Opp. Hotel Sudha), Chennai – 600 084
Ph: 044 25322684. 26411595
Our Past Activities
- Interaction with the Government and Achievements
- Education and Training Programmes
- Public Awareness Programmes
- Awareness through Media
- Newspaper Articles Published
- Radio Talks
- Links to Articles
Links to Articles
1. Say no to pain
2. Taking pains to ease her patients' suffering
3. The promise of total care
4. Awareness to step up usage of oral morphine
5. Less than 1% of terminally ill get hospital care
6. Cancer care: is it enough?
Interaction with the Government and Achievements
Interaction with National Health Mission, (NHM) Chennai, Tamil Nadu: We were the invited faculty for all the programmes organisesd by the NHM:
11-13 July 2018
Faculty for a 3-day training program on 'Pain Management and Use of Oral Morphine' for 12 district doctors in Tamil Nadu
11- 15 June 2018 & April 30 - May 04
Training given for Doctors and Nurses from the next set of 10 district hospitals in two 5-day training programmes
08 -13 January
5-day Training for Nurses on Palliative Care
18th - 27th January 2017
First of its kind in Tamilnadu -10-day training of doctors and nurses from 10 Govt. Hospitals across Tamilnadu for starting of palliative care at district level, organised by the National Health Mission (NHM).
29 Dec 2014
Met with Health Secretary and Organised meeting at Govt. level to form State Policy for Palliative Care
Submitted a project proposal to the Director, NRHM to develop palliative care in Tiruvannamalai covering 69 villages
Meet called by Vice-Chancellor, The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, to start PG Diploma Course in Health Sciences to include Palliative Medicine as a speciality - thanks to combined efforts with the Vice Chancellor, understanding the need to develop this field.
Submitted proposal with draft of curriculum for undergraduate medical students and the module for training CRRIs (medical students doing their internship) from this academic year.
June 2010
Course in 'Fellowship in Palliative Medicine' announced by The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University – thanks to our efforts with the Vice Chancellor, highlighting the need to develop education in the subject.
April 17th 2010
Conducted CME Programme on 'Role of Palliative Care for Nurses' in Govt. Gen.Hosp. in view of our Annual Trust Day. Mr. V.K. Subburaj I.A.S, Health Secretary was the Chief Guest for this programme.
March 31st 2010
Submitted letter with draft of curriculum to Vice Chancellor, The Tamilnadu MGR Medical University, for the intended 1 year Fellowship in Palliative Medicine.
March 31st 2010
Meet with Govt. authorities representing NRHM-National Rural Health Mission, to discuss Policy making and developing Palliative care in Chennai and the State of TamilNadu. Decision taken to start a project in Govt. General Hospital, Chennai by our Trust (LPAPCC) as part of NGO/Govt. partnership; to be launched on June 6th 2010
10 October 2009
Signing of MoU – Public-Private Partnership launched officially between our Organisation & TN Govt. at a function organised by Dept. of Surgical GE, GGH & MMC; Inaugurated by Hon. Minister for Health. MoU entails Palliative Care treatment for patients in Dept. of SGE (to start with) for 1 year along with education of doctors & Nurses.
20 July 2007
Members of Lakshmi Pain and Palliative Care Trust(LPAPCT) invited by Director, Drugs Control, Govt. of Tamilnadu to address members of the Indian Medical Association to bring out the importance of palliative care and encourage them to include it in their practice. The highlight of the meet was the release of a 'Standard Operating Procedure' in accordance with the modified narcotic rules of TN which was a landmark in the field of health care in TN.
March 2007
Trustees of LPAPCT and Pallium India invited by Dept. of Health & Family Welfare along Govt. officials and Deans of Govt. Medical Colleges in Chennai, to discuss the following :
1. RMI status for obtaining Oral Morphine to make it easily available for patients in pain.
2. Starting of Palliative Care Clinics in all Govt. Medical College Hospitals
3. To include Palliative Care in the medical and nursing curriculum.
Since 2004
Regular Meetings with the Health Dept., Govt. of Tamilnadu, to develop Palliative Care in the State by training more doctors and simplifying licensing process for patients to get tablet morphine easily. (Copies of original communications available)
2000 April
Took part in Government Workshop on 'Opioid Availability' to amend existing complex Narcotic Rules in the State. Rules amended successfully the same year.
Education and Training Programmes
We are invited as faculty for various Palliative Care Education Programmes on a regular basis teaching doctors, nurses, social workers and volunteers:
13 July 2018
Teaching Final year students in Family Medicine, The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University - Dr. Mallika Tiruvadanan
05 July 2018
Teaching programme for Students of Madras School of Social Work
05 June 2018
Teaching Palliative Care at ANEW (Association for Non- traditional Empowerment of Women) - Dr. Subathra Muthukumaran
09 June 2018
Class for Family Medicine PGs at Railway Hospital, Chennai - Dr. Mallika
08 May 2018
Palliative care training for Nurses at ANEW - Dr. Subathra
24 March 2018
Teaching "Communication Skills in Palliative Care", for volunteers at Madras Marthoma Church, Chetpet, Chennai - Dr. Mallika and Dr. Mathew
24 March 2018
"Comprehensive Pain Management & Safety" at Janssen and Janssen Pharmaceutical Company, Ramada, Hotel, Egmore. Chennai - Dr. Mallika
27 March 2018
Palliative training for home care nurses at ANEW.
03 September 2017
Introductory talk on palliative care at North Madras Thomas Syrian Church, Thiruvottyur - Dr. Mathew
14 July 2017
Class for 2nd year students of 'Master in Medicine' at The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R University, Chennai - Dr. Subathra
24,25 June 2017
"Palliative Care & Communication Skills" – teaching candidates of IAPC Certificate Course at Mahatma Gandhi Nursing College at Pondicherry - Dr. Mallika Tiruvadanan
15 June 2017
Teaching Programme by Dr. Mallika Tiruvadanan on "Palliative Care" at the Railway Hospital, Chennai
29 Apr 2017
"Head, Heart and Hands in Cancer" at the "Fifteenth Dr. B.M. Sundaravadanan Oration" at the Annaswamy Mudaliar General Hospital, Bangalore - Dr. Mallika Tiruvadanan
28 March 2017
"Pain Management in Patients with Advanced Dementia" at a meeting organised by the SCARF, at Asha Nivas Social Service Centre, Chennai - Dr. Mallika Tiruvadanan
24 March 2017
Talk on "Head, Heart and Hands in Pain Management" at a meeting organised by Janssen and Janssen pharmaceutical company, Hotel Ramada, Chennai - Dr. Mallika Tiruvadanan
22 March 2017
External Examiner for the 'Fellowship in Palliative Medicine' at CMC Vellore, a 1-year residential programme – Dr. Mallika
11 to 13 Feb 2017
Poster Presentation at the National Conference - "Electrochemotherapy, a New Therapy" by Dr. Asoke Mathew "Different Models of Providing Palliative Care" by Dr. Mallika emphasising need for networking in palliative care.
12 November 2016
Faculty at a Continuing Nursing Education Programme - "Safety in Chronic/Palliative care", "Patient and Family Involvement in Patient Safety" and "Patient safety and Quality Nursing Care" at Tamilnadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital, Omandurar Government Estate, Chennai – Dr. Subathra and Dr. Mallika
12 October 2016
"Inspiring Innovations in Cancer Therapeutics" by Dr. Mathew and "Quality Living with Cancer through Palliative Care & Communication Skills" by Dr. Mallika Tiruvadanan at the conference on "Novel Cancer Therapeutics and Rehabilitation - Exploring New Horizons" at the Kasturba Gandhi Nursing College, Pondicherry
26, 27 September 2016
Certificate course on "Role of Social Workers in Palliative Care" for MSSW students from the Madras School of Social Work at Lakshmi Sundaravadanan Hospital
25 September 2016
"End of Life Care - Principles, Management, and Certifications" at the Tamilnadu State's first Family Medicine Conference at Hotel Savera, Chennai - Dr. Mallika Tiruvadanan
11 Aug 2016
Workshop and live demonstration of Electrochemotherapy for two patients at Lakshmi Sundaravadanan Hospital under the guidance of Dr. Goran Heller from Sweden - an innovative technology which combines low dose chemotherapy and electrical pulses for relieving pain and other symptoms in localised superficial cancers. Doctors from various oncology centres participated (facilitated by Scandinavian Meditech)
28 May 2016
"Cancer Care- Can We Do Better?" - CME for CGHS doctors at Hotel Green Park, Chennai - Dr. Subathra Muthukumaran
20 & 26th April 2016
"Psychological Issues and Symptom Control" for nurses at RMD Academy for Health, Chennai - Dr. Mallika Tiruvadanan
17 April 2016
"Palliative Care for Chronic Diseases" for doctors and members of the IMA, organised by the IMA at Hotel Savera, Chennai - Dr. Mallika Tiruvadanan
16th March 2016 & 9th, 10th Oct 2015
3-day Certificate course on "Role of Social Workers in Palliative Care" for MSW students at the Madras School of Social Work, Chennai
06 October 2015
"Palliative Care - Giving Hope, Love and Care", Women's Christian College, Chennai - Dr. Subathra Muthukumaran
27 Aug 2015
Teaching programme by Dr. Subathra Muthukumaran on "Pain Relief and Palliative Care" at the monthly clinical meeting for post graduates at the Madras Dental College, Chennai
19 Aug 2015
"Head, Heart and Hands in Total Cardiac Care" - CME on "Futuristic Medicine – Cardiology" conducted by The Department of Education and Curriculum Development at The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai - Dr. Mallika Tiruvadanan -
13 Mar 2015
Faculty for teaching "Palliative Care – Part I & II" at the contact session for second-year Master in Medicine (Family Medicine) students at The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R Med. Univ.
Global Cancer Concern, India - Palliative Care Training Workshop Programme, The Pride Hotel, Chennai. Talk on 'Essential Communication Skill' - Dr.Mallika Tiruvadanan
13,14,15- Feb-15
Faculty, IAPCON 2015 Conference at Hyderabad
International Society for Study of Pain (ISSPCON) 2015 - Workshop for Nurses on 'Pain Relief and Palliative Care'
Faculty, Panel Discussion - ' Cancer Pain Challenges' at ISSPCON 2015
ISSPCON 2015 - Lecture on 'Importance of Relieving 'Total Pain' - Dr. Mallika Tiruvadanan/ Lecture on 'Pain in HIV' - Dr. Subathra Muthukumaran
Teaching Programme on 'Palliative Care' - (Association for Non-traditional Employment for Women) ANEW
Guest Lecture - 'Overview of Chronic Pain Management' for Post Graduate students. - Savitha Dental College, Chennai.
Teaching Programme - 'Overview of Chronic Pain Management' for doctors at the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Egmore.
28,29,30 Nov 14
Contact Session for IAPC Certificate Course in Essentials of Palliative Care for Doctors and Nurses
Teaching Programme - 'Concept of Palliative Care and Nursing Issues in Palliative Care' for 2nd Batch - ANEW
Teaching Programme - 'Concept of Palliative Care and Nursing Issues in Palliative Care' for 1st Batch - ANEW
CME- 'Concept of Palliative Care' & 'Principles of Symptom Control' for Doctors Chennai Corporation(Dr. MGR Medical University Accredited)
Guest Lecture - 'Role of Counselling in Palliative Care and Pain Management' - Chennai Counsellor's Foundation, Chennai.
External Examiner for Certificate Course in Essentials of Palliative Care Shri Isari Velan Mission Hospital - Dr. Mallika Tiruvadanan
Faculty - International Social Work Conference 2014 Interdisciplinary Intervention & Cross Cultural Sharing in Social Work
Talk on 'Palliative Care' - Chennai Pain Update, Hotel Accord Metropolitan, under aegis of Indian Society of Anesthesiologists, Chennai City Branch.
Invited Faculty - 'Palliation in Paediatric Orthopaedic Oncology'
Lecture on 'Pain, Palliative Care and Anaesthesiologist', TN State Conference for Anaesthesiologists, 2013, Trichy. Dr. Subathra
Faculty - 'Role of Nurses and Communication Skills in Palliative Care' Continuing Nursing Education, Cancer Institute, Adyar in view of WHPCD.
Chairperson - 'Palliation and Nurse Specialist in Oncology' Indo-UK Oncology Summit, Hilton, Chennai.
Lecture - 'Interventional Pain Management', CME MAC 2013 & Workshop, Meenakshi Mission Hospital & Research Center, Madurai
Faculty - 'Palliative Care - Counselling in Oncology' in Cancer Research and Relief Trust - Dr. Mallika Tiruvadanan
Examiner for IAPC Certificate Course, Trichy. Dr. Subathra
Faculty - Contact session for IAPC course,Sudharshana Pain and Palliative Care Clinic, Trichy. Dr. Subathra
22, 23 Jun 13
Contact Session for IAPC Certificate Course in Essentials of Palliative Care
Orientation Programme - 'Communication & Counselling Skills' for Volunteers, Cancer Institute, Adyar.
Faculty - Teaching Palliative Care for II year PGs, Family Medicine, Railway Hospital. Dr. Mallika Tiruvadanan
External Examiner for Fellowship in Pall. Medicine, CMC Vellore,Dr. Mallika Tiruvadanan
Inaugural Conference of Tamilnadu Chapter of ISSP, Scientific Session 'Introduction to Pain' TNPAINCON 2013, Government Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital, Chennai.
Faculty - Teaching Palliative Care for II year PGs, Family Medicine The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University.
28, 29 Nov 12
Teaching Programme on 'Palliative Care & Nursing Issues' - ANEW.
July & Aug. 12
Invited faculty, Mehta Hospital and Madras Medical Mission, Chennai.
April 29 2012
Invited speaker in CME on 'A new look at Cancer Pain' at Jupiter Hospital, Mumbai
March 7 2012
Invited to start and conduct MD in Pall Med. at SRMC & RI
Feb 29 2012
Examiner, Fellowship In Pall Med. CMC Vellore.
Feb 27 , 2012
Examiner, Fellowship In Palliative Medicine
Jan 29, 30
MNJIOC Examiner for IAPC
November 2011
IAPC Course
June 2011
IAPC Course for doctors and nurses conducted.
Talk at Dr. Mathew Church
Volunteers Course - 1, 2, 3
March 2011
Examiner Fellowship in palliative Medicine, CMC Vellore
16 February 2011
Teaching session for PGs doing Diploma in Family Medicine, Railway Hospital, Perambur, Chennai.
Talk by Dr. Subathra
'Battle of the Buffet'
April 17th 2010
CME for Nurses- 'Nurses' Role in Palliative Care'-conducted at Govt. Hospital, Madras Medical College, organized by LPAPCC, Dept. of Surgical GE. and NRHM, Govt. of Tamilnadu
18 July 2009
Cancer Institute, Adyar – 'Care Beyond Cure' – CME on Palliative Care in Cancer – for Doctors
November 2008
Faculty, CME Programme on 'GI Cancers – Total care' along with Dept. of Gastroenterology, Govt. Gen. Hospital .
June & November 2008
Conducted Certified Training Course in Palliative Care for Doctors and Nurses approved by the Indian Association of Palliative Care.
February 2006
Organised 13th International Conference of the IAPC (Indian Association of Palliative Care) at Chennai
August 2005
Organised a 'Six-Day Foundation Course in Palliative Care' for Govt. Doctors, sponsored by the Govt of Tamilnadu
February 2004
Invited as WHO Resource person in Raipur, for a Continuing Medical Education Programme on Palliative Care.
Public Awareness Programmes
January 7 - 16 2017
We were the beneficiary of the 10-day Abbas 'Kalaivizha' – a cultural programme of dance, drama and music conducted as part of Margazhi Festival in January. It helped raise funds for our Trust. We put up a stall, our volunteers reached out to the audience to create awareness by explaining the importance of palliative care. We also had messages about palliative care in the backdrop while the artists performed.
17 November 2016
Talk by Dr. Mallika on 'Palliative Care – an Insight' at the inauguration of Project Mythri, Anna Adarsh college, Chennai
In view of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day on 8th October, 2016, we conducted various programmes in October:
18 October 2016
Talk on "Enhancing Quality of Life" at the programme organised by The Young Indians of Bhavan's Rajaji Vidyashram, Kilpauk, Chennai. Theme: H.O.P.E – Hold On, Pain Ends. Drawing, essay writing and poem writing competitions were held.
5, 6 October 2016
Awareness about palliative care through puppet show for the students and teachers of Mar Thoma Matric. H.S. School, Valasarawalkam, Model Matric. H.S .School & St. Thomas Matric. H.S. School, Thiruvottiyur, Chennai
2 – 8 October 2016
Stalls put up at two IOC petrol pump stations in Egmore and Chetpet and distribution of pamphlets to the general public by our volunteers during the 'Joy of Giving' week
27 April 2016
Talk by Dr. Subathra on 'Cancer and Palliative Care' for the employees at the AGS office, Teynampet, Chennai
Talk on Palliative Care at Ladies Club, Anna Nagar.
"Puttru Noyum Adharavu Maruthuvamum" at Chidambaram
25, 26 Dec14
"Puttru Noyum Adharavu Maruthuvamum" at Rajapalayam
Talk on Palliative Care at "Care Cubed"
25, 26 Jul 14
Took part in Seva Mela Celebrating Human Rights - 50 NGO's participated. Awareness of Palliative Care - Stall Organised by CIOSA at Ethiraj College.
Fund Raising Programme – 'Medical Melodies' sang for our cause at Karnataka Sanga, T'Nagar, Chennai.
Special address at Inauguration of – MMHRC Hospice and Meenakshi Mission Hospital & Research Centre
"PATTU PAADUM DOCTORS" - Kumutham Article on our Fund raising Programme
'Gynaecological Cancers and Palliative Care', Village health workers.
Concept of Palliative Care' for Policewomen at Police Commissioner's Quarters Public Hall, Egmore, organised by B Force
Talk on 'Freedom from Pain'- Invited by FOSWL society (Friends of Same Wavelength) at Kandaswami Men's College, Chennai – 102.
Cancer-Cure and Care'- Awareness talk for employees of Lucas TVS
'Overview of Palliative Medicine', Rotary Club, Meenambakkam
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day organized at MMC, Chennai.
'Blue Divine' – A musical fund-raising programme at Museum Theatre, Egmore, Chennai.
15 February 2010
Invited members in a Human Rights Meet to bring awareness in Palliative Care in the State – at Southern Crest Hotel Chennai.
2 October 2009
In View of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) co-organised public awareness programme in Palliative Care; inaugurated at CMBT, Koyambedu ending at Elliots Beach
18 August 2009
IWA meet-Public Awareness-Pain Relief and Palliative Care
6 June 2009
'National Cancer Survivors Day' – Co-organised a public meet at Govt. Gen. Hosp., Chennai. Invited actor Suriya to spread the message.
16 April 2009
Annual Trust Day – Bookmarks made to convey the message of 'Freedom from Cancer Pain'- Distributed in bookshops.
October 2008
In view of WHPCD, Program for public awareness with the Health Minister, TN as Chief guest. Talk on Palliative Care delivered.
16 April 2008
Annual Trust Day – Public Awareness in Palliative Care by Poster presentation at Sundaravadanan Nursing Home. Reported in 'The Hindu' and Tamil Daily, 'Dinamani'
7 October 2007
'Make Life worth Living' – A Public Awareness Programme was organised at Vani Mahal, Chennai, in view of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, along with RMD Centre for Pain Relief and Palliative Care and Sathyam Foundation.
October 2006
Rally was conducted in observance of WHPCD at Marina Beach. Talks given on Palliative Care in various schools in Chennai
September 2006
Conducted a meeting at N.L.C. Hospital, Neyveli on 'Palliative Care' as an Awareness Programme for Doctors, Nurses and public
March 2001
Public Awareness Programme on "Total Cancer Care" at Ooty.
October 2001
Talk given at Indian Medical Association meet, Mayiladuthurai on "Recent Advances in Pain Management in Cancer"
2000 till date
Talks given at Rotary Clubs, YWCA, Conferences and various Organisations including Surgeons' and Physicans' meets
September 2000
Public Awareness Programme in 'Total Cancer Care', Villupuram
May 2000
First Public Awareness Programme in Chennai on 'Total Cancer Care'
Awareness through Media
Some of our Newspaper Articles: -
29 May 2017
The New Indian Express- 'To live until the final fall'
05 Nov 2014
Times of India- 'Kin often hint at withdrawal of medication'
20 Apr 2013
Dinamani – 'Helping Hands for Cancer Patient'(Tamil)
12 Oct 2013
The Hindu - 'Nurses trained in Palliative Care'
21 Oct 2013
The Hindu - 'State Not High on Morphine for Pain'
09 Nov 2013
Times of India – 'Lack of Care Centres add to cancer pain'
July 2012
Aval Vikatan - 'Nivaaranam Mattum Alla… Nimmadiyum'
08 May 2011
The Hindu - 'The promise of Total Care' (Magazine Section Page No.6)
11 Oct 2009
The Hindu- 'Many Cancer patients seeking medical help at terminal stage'
07 June 2009
The Times of India- 'Saluting the sprit'
11 Oct 2009
Dinamani - 'Naalpatta Noygaluku Uthava' (Tamil)
07 Jun 2009
The Hindu – 'Cancer Survivors share message of Hope'
26 Apr 2009
Dinamani - 'Anbaal Aanadhoru Maruthuvum' (Tamil)
04 Oct 2009
The New Chennai Express– 'Awareness on Palliative Cancer for Cancer'
15 Apr 2008
Dinamani- 'Ungalathu mana noi vali kuraiya' (Tamil)
26 May 2008
The Hindu – 'Training in Palliative Care for government doctors'
03 Nov 2006
The Hindu – 'Palliative Care needs Community Support'
07 Nov 2006
Dinamani - 'Putru noyaligale aatharavu karam venduma'(Tamil)
23 Sep 2006
Dinamani - Maruthuvargal noyaligalai anugum murai (Tamil)
19 Feb 2006
The Hindu- 'Taking pains to care for her patients' sufferings'
23 Nov 2006
The Hindu- 'Vital Social need'
26 Sep 2006
Dinathandhi – 'Puturu Noi muzhumaiyana nivaranam perakudiyathu (Tamil)'
Sept 2003
The Hindu - 'Cancer Care, are we doing enough?'
Apr 2001
The Hindu – Our first Article- 'Say no to Pain'
Radio Talks in All India Radio & Media
Since 2007 till date
Invited to give regular A I R Broadcasts in Tamil, twice a year, covering different aspects of Palliative Care for the benefit of the public, like,
'Putrunoi Ullavargalukku Aatharavu Sigitchai' 'Kudumba Maruthuvarin Pangum Mukkiyathuvamum' 'Aaramba Nilayil Noi Arindhal', 'Putru noikku aatharavu sigitchai'
09 May 2018
Dr. Mallika gave a talk about palliative Care in News 7 TV Channel
10 Oct 2015
Dr. Subathra Invited to a Discussion on palliative care in the breakfast show 'Iniyavai Indru' of Puthu yugam TV in view of WHPCD
13 Oct 2012
Live one-hour phone-in programme to answer questions on pain relief and palliative care on Rainbow FM, 101.4 in view of WHPCD
Newspaper Articles Published
20-Apr-13 Dhina Mani
Helping for Cancer Patient
12-Oct-13 The Hindu
'Nurses trained in Palliative care'
21-Oct-13 The Hindu
'State Not High on Morphine for Pain'
09-Nov-13 Times of India
'Lack of care Centres add to cancer pain'
Jul-12 Aval Vikatan
Nivaaranam Mattum Alla…Nimmadiyum'
08-May-11 The Hindu
'The Promise of Total Care' (Magazine Section Page No.6)
Invited members in a Human Rights Meet to bring awareness in Palliative Care in the State – at Southern Crest Hotel Chennai.
11 Oct 09 - The Hindu
"Many Cancer Patients seeking medical help at terminal stage"
07 June 09 - The Times Of India
Saluting the spirit.
11 Oct 09 - Dinamani
Nalpatta Noygaluku uthava (Tamil)
07 June 09 - Dinamani
Putru Noiku Anjatha Ulangal Surya Pugazharam: (Tamil)
07 June 09 - The Hindu
Cancer Survivors Share Message of Hope
26 Ape 09 - Dinamani
Anpaal Aanadhore Maruthvaum (Tamil)
04 Oct 09 - The New Chennai Express
Awareness on Palliative Care For Cancer
15 Apr 08 - Dinamani
Ungalathu mana noi vali kuraiya (Tamil)
26.May 08 - The Hindu
Training in Palliative Care for government doctors
03 Nov 06 - The Hindu
Palliative Care'needs Community Support
07 Nov 06 - Tamil paper
putru noyaligale-aatharavu karam venduma
23 Sep 06 - Dinamani
Maruthuvargal noyaligalai anugum mural kalanthuraiyadal (Tamil)
19 Feb 06 - The Hindu
Taking pains to care for her patients sufferings
23 Nov 06 - The Hindu
Vital social need
26 Sep 06 - DhinaThandi
Putru noi mundril oru pangu muzhumaiyana nivaram perakudiyathu (Tamil)
September 2003 - The Hindu
"Cancer Care, Are we doing enough?"
April 2001 - The Hindu
"Say No to Pain"
Radio Talks
AIR Broadcasted
AIR Broadcasted
Live Phone in Rainbow FM, 101.4 in view of WHPCD
Putrunoi Ullavargalukku Atharavu Sigitchai' 'Kudumba Maruthuvarin Pangum Mukkiyathuvamum'
Invited to speak in All India Radio on the topic "Aaramba Nilayil Noi Aridhal", "Putru noiku atharavu sigitchai
3 June 2009 - Radio Talk in All India Radio.
'Putrunoi Ullavargalukku Atharavu Sigitchai'
'Kudumba Maruthuvarin Pangum Mukkiyathuvamum'
January 2008
Talk on Palliative Care in All India Radio
November 2007 - All India Radio
Invited to speak on the topic "Aaramba Nilayil Noi Aridhal", "Putru noiku atharavu sigitchai".


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Julia Corden is the Explorers Garden's Manager, a modern day plant hunter and international botanical guide.
Julia trained at the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens, achieving her diploma in horticulture. Following work in the South Island New Zealand, plant hunting travels through Hawaii, Delhi and Bangkok and restoration work on an East Sussex estate, she returned to Scotland to take over management of Explorers.
A hands-on manager, Julia leads a team of 42 volunteers. Together they make a formidable and dedicated force that both maintains and develops this special garden.
Julia also devotes some of her spare time to volunteer with The Scottish Rock Garden Club and is on the board of the Diana Aitchison Fund which supports courses of study and helps finance projects or trips pertaining to rock garden plants.
Her passion is the Blue Poppy of the Himalayas. Over the past decade she has worked tirelessly to collect and nurture, an impressive 32 cultivars giving Explorers 95% of the blue poppy cultivars list. This amazing achievement resulted in Explorers being awarded a National Collection Status from Plant Heritage and an RHS Partner status in 2016.


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The state has released updated medical marijuana regulations that include new conditions covered for adults and children.
The Regulations Review Committee of the General Assembly approved eight additional conditions for adults and two new conditions for those under 18.
The new conditions are listed below. These are in addition to the conditions previously covered by the program.
For Adults:
- Spasticity or Neuropathic Pain Associated with Fibromyalgia
- Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Post Herpetic Neuralgia
- Hydrocephalus with Intractable Headache
- Intractable Headache Syndromes
- Neuropathic Facial Pain
For Adults and Patients Under 18:
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
The Department of Consumer Protection said there are currently 27,340 patients using the medical marijuana program. DCP Commissioner Michelle Seagull praised the addition of new conditions.
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"Now that these regulations have been accepted, more patients with severe medical conditions will have access to medical marijuana as a treatment option," said Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull, "I want to thank our Board of Physicians and the committee for their thoughtful consideration of these conditions. I continue to be proud of the careful way that our program has expanded, and its commitment to a true medical model."
Though Connecticut is one of 30 states with a medical marijuana program, the treatment method is not without controversy.
Marijuana is considered an illegal drug by federal officials and federal restrictions have limited research. Last year, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine concluded the lack of scientific information about marijuana poses a risk to public health.
There's evidence marijuana can treat chronic pain in adults and medications similar to marijuana can ease nausea from chemotherapy.
For a full list of covered conditions and more information about the medical marijuana program in Connecticut, click here.


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Friday, April 2, 2010
Stampers Showcase 144
Another week of amazing creations! Thank you so much for your support, kind words and for playing along! Here are your operator picks this week!
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Teaching the Teachers: Evolution of an Academic Medical Center's Handoff Program
1Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO
2University of Colorado Hospital, Denver, CO
3Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, CO
4Presbyterian Saint Luke's Medical Center, Denver, CO
5Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO
6Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO
Meeting: Hospital Medicine 2009, May 14-17, Chicago, Ill.
Abstract number: 24
Medical errors commonly occur during patient handoffs. Discontinuous care results in medical complications, redundant testing, and prolonged hospital stays. Teaching of handoffs is underemphasized in most residency training programs, and few supervising physicians are formally trained in handoffs. We sought to educate internal medicine attending physicians about the importance of handoffs and the verbal and written handoff structures advocated in our training program as well as to encourage them to teach and supervise these handoff processes to their interns.
Internal medicine attendings at 4 University of Colorado teaching hospitals completed a survey at the beginning of each month assessing attitudes regarding the importance of handoffs, prior formal handoff training, knowledge of handoff structure, and current involvement teaching formal handoff strategies to house staff. Attending physicians participated in a 30‐minute interactive, small‐group session on handoffs developed and taught by the authors. A survey was administered after the session to assess its utility and the subsequent knowledge and attitudes about handoffs gained by the attendings. They were then asked to observe their interns' handoffs and evaluate performance using a standardized evaluation tool. At the end of the month, attendings completed a survey reassessing their attitudes about handoffs, their perceptions of the utility of teaching and evaluating their interns' handoffs, and their knowledge of the recommended handoff structure.
Twenty‐six faculty members participated. Faculty participants had mean of 9.4 ± 10.2 years of teaching experience. Ten (31%) and 1 (4%) had received formal instruction about handoffs during residency and medical school, respectively. Although 100% of participants agreed that handoffs have become more important in academic medical centers since duty hour limitations, 40% "rarely" or "never" taught handoffs, 76% "rarely" or "never" observed handoffs, and 84% "rarely" or "never" supervised handoffs. The educational intervention increased the proportion of faculty who knew our locally recommended structure for written and verbal handoffs from 12% to 100% (P < 0.0001). All faculty members believed the training was "useful" or "extremely useful."
University of Colorado internal medicine faculty believe handoffs are increasingly important, but prior to our educational intervention, few taught, observed, or supervised them. The educational intervention was effective in teaching faculty the recommended local structure for written and verbal handoffs and was found to be highly useful. Faculty development measures should be incorporated to ensure that patient handoffs are reliably taught and evaluated by attending faculty at academic medical centers. Future residency program requirements may address the teaching and supervision of handoffs.
Author Disclosure:
E. Chu, none; G. Mlsky, none; M. Anderson, none; J. Manheim, none; M, Reid, none; R. Albert, none.
To cite this abstract:Chu E, Misky G, Anderson M, Manheim J, Reid M, Albert R. Teaching the Teachers: Evolution of an Academic Medical Center's Handoff Program. Abstract published at Hospital Medicine 2009, May 14-17, Chicago, Ill. Abstract 24. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2009; 4 (suppl 1). https://www.shmabstracts.com/abstract/teaching-the-teachers-evolution-of-an-academic-medical-centers-handoff-program/. Accessed March 28, 2020.


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A new study by Yougov was released in which 8215 American adult respondents answered that they either doubt or are not sure whether the Earth is round. WTH?! There was a relationship between how religious someone was and their denial of a round Earth.
We Are All Cousins!
Originally Posted at: familyoriginstree.com reposted at: amazinglife.bio
Updated: 04/06/2018
Did you know that we are all related? Yes, we are all family. The human genome project has revealed to us long ago that there are no genetically distinct and pure groups of humans. We are all cousins.
The Tree of Life
The concept of The Tree of Life, in many of our world's myths and legends, conjure symbolic imagery of a magnificent and beautiful tree. In The Bible, we are told that the first humans were disallowed to eat of its eternal fruit.
Today, we also have a Tree of Life but it is not forbidden to partake of it. It is the Tree of Biological Life. It is the only Tree that serves to show humanity's true Earthly origins and the origins of all species on this planet.
But before we argue evidence of our global kinships, let's talk about family trees.
Family Trees
A family tree shows your relatedness to others in your family. If you have ever seen a family tree, you may have noticed the branching.
Image Source: familyholiday.net
Common ancestors, such as granddad and granny, can give rise to many offspring, who then create offspring of their own. Each of these offspring share similarities because they all come from the same common ancestry. Though they have similarities, each also have various genetic mutations and variations that give rise to recognizable/visual differences. Most mutations appear benign, some are deadly but some of these genetic differences may be beneficial. These changes may decide the fate of a race or cline of humans. Example: Mutations that help some humans resist the Black Death and HIV.
Image Source: geneticliteracyproject.org
Constantly Changing and Evolving
The same pathogens that once plagued our ancestors may not affect us now due to small modifications of our genetic code. When your parent's genetic material combined to eventually create you, some traits were lost, some acquired, and some recombined. You have become a unique individual!
Now, imagine if this mixing of genes and mutations occurred for a million years; in the end, the resulting offspring wouldn't look very much like their Great-grandfather x 10,0000.
Image Source: primatetales.com | Hominid Skull Comparison
It's beautiful to be able to look at your body and see the result of these slow changes. You are witnessing your evolutionary lineage. Thanks to the discovery of DNA, and more modern ways to interpret and understand our world, we now know more than ever about our evolutionary past!
Invasive Evidence of Evolution
Most of us have experienced a cold or flu. These are caused by viruses. Many viruses find their way into your body and start causing damage before they are eventually destroyed and flushed out of your system. However, some viruses find a way to be passed down to the next generation! How?
Within our DNA are remnants of an invasion, a viral invasion that occurred to our ancestors long ago. These viruses invaded our sex cells and wrote its code into our DNA. Luckily, thanks to the miracle of imperfection, when some of these infected cells replicate, they produce small errors in the code of the virus. When this occurs, the virus becomes inactivated and is passed down to future generations without causing harm to the host, hopefully. These are called endogenous retroviruses (ERVs).
Why is this important and evidence for evolution?
Well, ERVs are primarily passed on via reproduction. So, just like a mom passing down her blue eye color to her child, ERVs can be transmitted in the same way; thus, if a scientist finds the same "viral remnants/viral genetic sequence" in another organism it can be assured that they share a recent common ancestor and are cousins.
Imagine if you found a species of hamster in one valley and a different hamster species in another valley a hundred miles away. The question of relatedness would be easy via other genetic means, but the number of shared ERVs can assist with when the ancestral split occurred.
In Chimpanzees, we share many ERVs with them! These ERVs match almost exactly with ERVs found in us. Remember, ERVs are passed down from parent, to offspring. No! This doesn't mean that a chimp and human had babies! But this is does conjure the question: How is it possible that many apes and humans share many of the same ERVs? The answer is simple, we must share a common ancestor that at one time contracted this virus. We are cousins, with all modern apes and primates. We share a common ancestor in the Grand Tree or Web of Life.
It has been argued that ERVs could have entered the human line through some other means. Though this is true, it's difficult to explain away how that particular ERV genetic sequence matches human ones so closely and how the molecular sequencing matches a timeline that fits the paleontological evidence.
The Citrus Problem
In another example of obvious descent with modification, is the fact that humans and apes both cannot produce Vitamin C naturally. Most other mammals can produce Vitamin C on their own, (accept the Hamster and some other rodents). As a result, Apes and Humans have to acquire Vitamin C from outside sources, fruits, etc. What happened? Why would apes and humans have this same problem? It turns out, that when we look at the genes, that not only has something gone wrong with producing Vitamin C, but that our Ape cousins have the same broken gene as humans. Our common ancestor at one time lost the ability to produce Vitamin C, and passed that trait down to us. Our hamster cousin? Well, the genes that would help him manufacture Vitamin C have changed and are broken too, non-functioning for the task of Vitamin C making. But, the hamster's Vitamin C gene is broken in a different place. Exactly what evolution would predict!
Okay, but what does this have to do with cousins and families and all that?
Image Source: familyoriginstree.com
We are getting there. The pic above shows a Tree of Life, using DNA relationships only. This is significant because if we had these samples and were completely ignorant of their origin, the tree would still be represented this way. The evidence speaks for itself. We share a common lineage with all Great Apes and each other. Humans then, of course, share many more ERVs, which matches evolutionary theory perfectly.
The relationships should be clear at this point, but let us look at one of my ancestors, David Day, in another Tree of Life depiction.
Image Source: familyoriginstree.com
Notice that it's the same pattern. It's the same distribution you'd expect in a 'modification with descent' scenario. David is the root and the children are the branches, different from him, but similar. Those children then start their own branches, their offspring are also different yet similar as well. It never ends! Allow a few million years of this branching and voilà, different but similar looking creatures result. Give another 10 or 100 million years, organisms begin to look hardly related to their ancient great-grandparents. (As evidenced via the fossil record)
Image Source: https://hcnaturalselection.wikispaces.com
All life on Earth is part of an amazing evolution that goes back 3.5 billion years. Millions of Earth's creatures all descended from one or two primitive forms generating the variety we see today. For humans, our evolution is relatively recent. This is why we look very much alike. We have a few regional differences but we are still very much the same species. As we all have descended from a common ancestral line, ipso facto, we are all cousins!
I wish humanity would realize that, in comparison to the vastness of the Universe, our home is just a tiny speck of dust floating in space. All of the people and creatures that live here are our family. Yet, we fight as if we have no other recourse. We hate as if hate is something to value. We kill as if life means nothing. We despise knowledge as if it's a virtue. We love, only when convenient.
I think. We can do better. We must be better. We are one global family. We Are All Cousins in this Grand Tree of Life.
2008: The Great Tree of Life, Leonard Eisenberg
- Li, Y., Shi, C.-X., Mossman, K.L., Rosenfeld, J., Boo, Y.C. & Schellhorn, H.E. (2008) Restoration of vitamin C synthesis in transgenic Gulo-/- mice by helper-dependent adenovirus-based expression of gulonolactone oxidase. Human gene therapy. [Online] 19 (12), 1349–1358. Available from: doi:10.1089/hgt.2008.106 [Accessed: 31 December 2011].
- Montel-Hagen, A., Kinet, S., Manel, N., Mongellaz, C., Prohaska, R., Battini, J.-L., Delaunay, J., Sitbon, M. & Taylor, N. (2008) Erythrocyte Glut1 Triggers Dehydroascorbic Acid Uptake in Mammals Unable to Synthesize Vitamin C. Cell. [Online] 132 (6), 1039–1048. Available from: doi:10.1016/j.cell.2008.01.042 [Accessed: 31 December 2011].
New Platform to Broadcast
I have been experimenting with a new streaming media and community platform known as Twitch.tv. I have decided to use this platform to broadcast my new program. Again, the quality will suffer for a while until I can gather the funds to get better equipment but it's a start. Visit my channel and follow me. When I start going LIVE I will update all of my social media pages so you can have a listen in real-time: https://www.twitch.tv/reggiefinleysr
On Being Vegan
The vegan philosophy and lifestyle has grown significantly in recent years. I was exposed to the idea of not eating animal flesh on one of my radio programs a decade ago but it didn't stick. It seemed to me that the guest had some valid arguments but I just didn't wish to change my very comfortable lifestyle habits.
Eventually, I succumbed to its message of caring and love. I have been vegan for 2 years now and I was a vegetarian for 2 years before that. When my veganism is questioned, many are somewhat surprised to hear what some of the motivating factors were for me in going… and staying Vegan.
I realized that was being contradictory
For the last few years I have been vegan. Why? Well, I chose to go vegan as something just didn't sound right about the statement. "I love animals", while simultaneously and purposefully contributing to an industry that contributes to their pain, suffering, and death. Moral, ethical, ecological, and health arguments aside, that realization was one of the major catalysts that started my journey towards veganism; and, it is my primary argument for veganism. It's simple and easily defensible. As a logical, rational, critical thinker, consistency and attempting to avoid contradiction is paramount. Continuing to eat meat seemed to be a rather blatant and inexcusable contradiction.
But what if humans must eat meat?
In speaking with purposeful meat-eaters who hear my argument, typically there are three responses: 1.) "I don't care. I like meat." 2.) "Morality is subjective, so you can't tell me that I'm wrong." 3.) "But we need meat." Out of these three, the 3rd one in my view is a more addressable and easily researched to see if this is true. There just aren't valid studies showing that in a 1st world society, that humans "need" to eat meat to survive. In fact, almost all studies show health benefits to switching to either less meat, or none. Whereas meat consumption, in general, in 1st world countries are attributed to a large variety of sicknesses and illnesses in humans.
There is no scientific evidence that humans biologically "need meat" to survive. In the past, some populations of humans and human cousins became dependent on sources of animal protein (including insects) in their journeys northward and in lean times. In modern times, humans near the oceans have become dependent on sea life to thrive but it is NOT some biological axiom that they must do so. Animal nutrition aids in these population's survival, but so would plenty of fruits, nuts, seeds, vegetables, seaweed, and possibly an occasional vitamin (though not necessary). Many humans today have a more cultural perspective about meat intake which typically isn't very conducive to health as these products are high in sodium and saturated fat. A good-sense diet rich in fiber, starches, green leafy plants, nuts and legumes is the best way to go and can in many cases reverse or lessen the severity of many diet-based medical conditions. Can I eat very little meat and be healthy? Sure! But if I don't need meat to live and survive, why would I purposefully contribute to the pain, suffering, and death of innocent sentient beings?
Why not be more compassionate?
As I alluded to above in (1), some humans just don't care about the lives of other animals, they feel non-human animals are beneath them, and that they can do whatever they wish to do to them. Their sensation of taste and satiety makes more sense to them than making conscious and caring efforts to prevent the needless suffering and harm to sentient beings. For those people, I have no argument and wouldn't attempt to debate them as we are on diametrically two different playing fields. You cannot make someone care. Either you do care, or you don't. For me, since becoming vegan, I have found myself more compassionate and loving of most people and animals.
Some have argued that just existing as a human has negative consequences for other life on this planet. I cannot find fault with this argument as it is a true statement; however, pointing out that I harm life regardless doesn't justifying increasing as much harm as possible or trying to do nothing at all.
"Vegans Suck!"
In my short time as vegan, I have found it odd at the gross amount of teasing, anger, hate and vitriol that I see against vegans online and in-person (yes, I have seen vegans do similarly to meat-eaters). In my case however, I am not the kind of vegan that insults you cowardly online nor would I kick a cow muscle burger out of your hands and mouths but I do adhere to rational dialogues. Sadly, I get random and unrequested comments quite often when I am at non-vegan restaurants. I ordered a veggie sub at Subway once and the guy behind me commented, "Man, I can't do that. I need meat! I'm a carnivore!" I didn't say anything about his meal nor his ignorance about animal diet categorizations, but he chose to say something about mine. Why? Just the very presence of a vegan incites discomfort, anger and insecure feelings among some meat eaters. It's odd. Could it be that deep down, they wish to make changes as well? Is it some non-conscious, knee-jerk defense of their carnistic rituals? Admittedly, some vegans are ignorant insecure bastions of pseudoscientific stupidity and some real jerks to boot! However, most vegans, I surmise, are just passionate about animal life and they wish to share that passion, love, and concern to all; much in the same way that most humans are against dog-fighting or child-abuses. I remember sharing my atheism with friends and family thinking they'd actually have rational discussions about the topic. I was horribly naive. Just as many atheists find it difficult to shut-up when they hear really bad scientific and theological arguments, how can a compassionate and caring vegan be silent when they see humans contributing to the needless pain, suffering, torture, and death of innocent beings?
On a Healthier Note
Even though I didn't start this journey to improve my health. I do in fact sleep better and rest more peacefully. My blood pressure has returned to normal and my cholesterol has lowered. I no longer have GERD and my esophageal H. Pylori has seemed to magically disappear (last test shows that it's gone). I also seem to have alleviated symptoms generally associated with hypoglycemia (Diabetes tends to run in my family.) Granted, I have picked up my physical activity which could account for some of these positive changes. And yes, eating less meat can also provide many of the same benefits. I'm not a big fan of health arguments, but as some readers may be curious, I included that here as well.
Well, this is only a few reasons why I became a vegan and why I will most likely stay the course. Thanks for reading. This is a running document and will be updated as newer thoughts come to me.
Edutainment, Documentaries, and Films I recommend (search youtube): Lucent, Earthlings, Meet Your Meat, Okja, Food Inc, Forks Over Knives. I have found flaws in the docs I listed above; however, I still recommend them as I find them impactful and accurate in crucial areas. Type "vegan" on Amazon and Netflix. Plenty of Free Content. For my scholars and academics, please visit google scholar to research "vegan diet". I think you will be quite stunned at the latest research. For other casual investigative readers, you may enjoy NutritionFacts.org as well.
Thank you for reading. Can we please do what's right by our animal cousins? 🙁
"As long as humanity continues to make excuses for harming innocent sentient beings, we will always be an unnecessarily violent species." – Reginald V. Finley Sr
A Horse is a Horse, Of Course?
Repost from: LinkedIn
No, this isn't an article about how Mister Ed was really a Zebra*. It is actually about the evolution of horses.
To anyone confused about the reality of evolution, horse evolution is one that's pretty easy to follow. The fossil record of horses is one of the most complete records we have showing the gradual evolution of these wonderful creatures.
Anti-evolutionists tend to argue that horses are still horses, that "there is no evidence of transitional species". Well, let's take a look. Look at the figures below:
Hyracotherium (55 mya)
AKA Eohippus. If this creature were alive today, it would not look like a horse at all. In fact, it would look more like a big-headed, thick-necked dog. Its eyes were mid-way down the face and not high up on the head like modern horses. The fossil record and radiometric dating show this horse is much older than horses that followed, showing that they lived long before Mr. Ed.
See its toes below:
The legs and teeth between species went through gradual changes. Notice how Merychippus's bones are fusing. Early horses didn't have hooves. They had multiple toes that we clearly see merging as we move up the fossil record.
Click the Link to see: – Horse Teeth and Legs
Orohippus (52-45 mya)
This horse ancestor arrived on the scene while his Hyracotherium cousins were still around, but they were more wide-spread. The differences are slight but Orohippus has a longer head and slimmer body. Toes were essentially the same. Fossils of Orohippus have been found in Eocene sediments in Wyoming and Oregon.
DID YOU KNOW? – Horses and Zebras have more genetic differentiation between them than Humans and Chimpanzees? Yet, hardly no one denies that Zebras and Horses are related and share a common ancestor.
Mesohippus (37 to 32 mya)
Mesohippus is the "middle horse", so named because this horse is considered an obvious transitional form between the early horses and Equus. Like many horses, it was common in North America. This horse still did not have what we view as a modern hoof. This horse had lost one of its toes but the other's appear to offer some support but most of its weight rested on its large central toe. The eyes were further back on the head and the eyes were rounder than previous species.
Miohippus (32 – 25 mya)
This Oligocene horse was also a tree-toed horse. Much larger and more wide-spread than its ancestors, it spread all over the North American continent. It's considered a very successful species spanning over 10 million years, and is considered to be an ancestral horse responsible a great diversity of horse species.
Parahippus (24 – 17 mya)
Parahippus is considered an evolutionary link between forest dwelling horses and horses of the plains. They also had three toes but the side toes were greatly reduced. Parahippus was larger than Miohippus and had a face that many would associate with a horse.
Merychippus (17 – 11 mya)
Merychippus, a term that I will probably use during the Christmas Holy Days from now on, is a proto-horse that was endemic to North America. It is considered the first grazing horse and had many features like a modern horse. Teeth and Toes were not like modern horses however.
Pliohippus (12 – 6 mya)
Pliohippus lived in the middle Miocene and had two stubs near the sides of its hoof. It's believed to be the direct ancestor of modern horses. In fact, if you saw it today, you wouldn't really notice the differences at first. Its teeth were curved instead of straight like modern horses. If the Trojan Horse had a Skeleton, it would look like this guy. This horse was buff! 🙂
Dinohippus (13 -5 mya)
This "terrible horse" was the most common horse in North America and believed to be the closest relative of Mr. Ed. "It possesses a distinctive passive "stay apparatus," formed by bones and tendons, to help it conserve energy while standing for long periods. Dinohippus is the first horse to show a rudimentary form of this character, providing additional evidence of the close relationship between Dinohippus and Equus." – Reposted from the Florida Museum of Natural History
Equus (5 mya – Present)
Equus (Mr. Ed.) is the only surviving genus of the horse family. It's a new comer within the evolution of horses; but then again, like all organisms on our planet, horse populations are in constant transition. The Equidae family of horses will probably look even different still 10 million years from now. Extant (existing) species include the zebras, horses, and asses. Fossils of Equus are found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica.
Some have argued that horses could not have evolved because horse fossils have been found all over the Earth. Not quite, as shown above. But yes, there are fossils found in many different areas and in distinct environments; but what age are the fossils and does their distribution match plausible migratory paths via the fossil record and paleogeology? Yes! They do. To argue that fossil distribution goes against evolution is akin to saying that humans couldn't have evolved because humans are all over the Earth.
Another attempted refutation against equine evolution is that each of these creatures were created complete and in tact via magic, and they just popped into existence. This isn't a scientific statement and can be safely ignored; however, if one wishes, it can be analyzed Socratically. One could ask, "Why do we see gradual differences (over time) between species 55 mya till today?" Some have argued that the creator was experimenting; but if true, doesn't this allude to the creator having a lack of knowledge? Of course if aliens created horses, that's far more plausible. 🙂
I concede my bias. I do have a scientific mind, so I think evolution via natural selection explains horse evolution just fine. Could I be wrong? Yes, I could. This is why science rocks: Evidence is what counts, not what I believe in.
* No, Mr. Ed wasn't a Zebra despite some websites stating otherwise.
Florida Museum of Natural History
Horse Evolution Over 55 Million Years
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How To Conduct Proper Internet Research
The internet and news media are full of fake and false news. Thousands of websites are working together to take your money and/or convince you or confirm in you that your beliefs are true. How do we check to see if these beliefs are valid and true? I delve a little into this using Crystal energy as an example. I'll work on my time. Sorry about that. 🙂
Reginald Finley – A Reintroduction
Hello site visitors. I am considering going back into netcasting but I'm still unclear of my precise direction. In this video, I discuss my history and some of the reasons I left talk media and what are some possibilities for the future. Please feel free to provide any suggestions. I am looking forward to discussing science and critical thinking with the public.