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Brainerd Lakes Area Fishing Report Jan. 16, 2014
Whitefish – Whitefish Chain of Lakes Region
Ice conditions really improved on area lakes as a result of recent extreme cold temperatures penetrating the snowcover and building more ice. Still, some areas do remain unstable, and anglers must check ice depth often when venturing out. As of late last week, ice thickness ranged from 8-24 inches. Walleyes were being pulled from 24-36 feet of water on suckers, especially early and late in the day. Evening fishing had improved since the fish were schooling. Lots of crappie and panfish action was being reported in 8-12 foot depths.
Brainerd Lakes Area
Walleyes have been difficult to predict, with a flurry of activity around sunset on one day, and then very little action the next. Don't be afraid to move deeper this time of year, using set lines and jigging spoons. Crappies and sunnies have been hanging in 16-40 feet of water. The best way to locate schools of fish is to find the last remaining green vegetation; the deeper holes surrounded by weeds have been the most productive. A vexilar has been the key to success since panfish suspend themselves at a variety of depths throughout the day.
On the north end of Lake Mille Lacs, roads are plowed out to the south end of Bombeck Flat and to the mud area. At Bombeck Flat, areas with thick snowcover had just over a foot of ice, and areas with minimal snowcover had 17 inches. More roads are planned, but plowing will have to wait until Friday due to the high winds today, Jan. 16. Expect more areas to open to anglers with portables by this weekend.
Isle/Onamia – Lake Mille Lacs
Most of the resorts that normally plow roads on Lake Mille Lacs have now done so, and they will continue to clean-up the roads and plow to new areas as they are able. There are still some slushy areas that anglers need to watch out for. Vehicle travel should only be on the plowed roads. If you choose to go "off-road," a snowmobile is your best choice. The walleye bite on Mille Lacs is best around first and last light. A few are being taken during overnight as well. During the day, expect a mix of smaller perch, northern pike, and an occasional tullibee. The best bet is to use a slender spoon or rattle spoon tipped with a piece of minnow on your jig line, and then a shiner or rainbow on a demon or moonglow on your set line. Depths of 23-28 feet seem to be best.
I can hear the wind howling today, so it is good day to get some inside things done! I have been too busy working on the ice this past week to be able to wet a line on my own, but I have been talking to people, and here is the report. Driving conditions are pretty good, and the slush has finally started to lock up. Most lakes have 14-22 inches of ice.
Walleyes on most local lakes have slowed down, which is somewhat normal for this time of year. I still like to chase walleyes, but I tend to switch gears into crappies and sunfish. Walleyes have been moving a little deeper, and jigging or setlines, tipped with shiners or fatheads is a good choice.
Most panfish have been still hanging around 16-40 feet of water, and to help increase your chances of catching, be sure to bring your Vexilar flasher! I like to have a minnow/bobber combination and a small jig tipped with wax worms.
Good luck, and be safe!
Thanks, Capt. Tim Hanske
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Sunday, May 4th
Satsang 18.00 – 19.30, donation €7
Guided meditation, uplifting Sanskrit chanting, an inspiring reading, purifying light ceremony and then something sweet to eat with tea afterwards. Experience the traditional, heart-opening yogic path of devotion, in the Sivananda tradition. Everyone is welcome – just bring your open mind and open voice.
ALSO – there WILL still be a 10.00 class tomorrow morning, Monday, May 5th. Come celebrate LIBERATION!
"Cheer yourselves up! Apply heart and soul to this work. I guarantee that you will feel blessed and happy."
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We bring together the organisations that have great content with the people and sectors that want to research, share and create new things. Creative collaboration and teamwork matter to us, because that's where the best ideas come from. We're always pushing each other forward, innovating with technology to make culture part of everyone's lives.
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Pray this will happen in India….. Acts 6:7 " And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith."
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The Brahmin are a priestly class, described as having originated from the face of Prajapati (Viratpurusha). A Brahmin concerns himself with the spiritual guidance of the people and is consulted for reading the meaning of Scripture. On auspicious dates and events he officiates at ceremonial functions. They are considered custodians and transmitters of sacred traditions. As custodians of Brahminical Hinduism, the Brahmin worship deities on a large scale.
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The Life Aquatic
Cirque du Soleil® weaves an aquatic tapestry of artistry, surrealism and theatrical romance in the timeless production, "O". The international cast of world-class acrobats, synchronized swimmers, divers and characters perform in, on and above water to create a breathtaking experience in a magnificent theatre reminiscent of a European opera house.
Date & Times
Wednesday - Sunday 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM
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9:30 Performance of February 20
9:30 PM Performance of April 18
9:30 PM Performance of May 22
9:30 PM Performance of June 26
9:30 PM Performance of November 7
"O" by Cirque du Soleil was inspired by the concept of infinity and the elegance of water's pure form. "O" pays tribute to the beauty of performance and the theater. "O" was derived from the pronunciation of "eau", the French word for water
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The La Grande Experience offers guests a luxurious theatre experience complete with a pre-show reception with champagne, hors d'oeuvres, and guided video tour. Meet the performers of the show and enjoy your plush, intimate VIP suite with champagne, gourmet treat, and private cocktail service.
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One Night for One Drop is an annual philanthropic event in which Cirque du Soleil cast and crew donate their talent and time to create a unique and breathtaking theatrical spectacle for one night only in support of One Drop, an international non-profit organization. In 2019, the 7th edition of the celebrated show will take place at Bellagio, Las Vegas.
This unforgettable one night only breathtaking theatrical spectacle imagined by Cirque du Soleil featuring world renowned guest performers alongside Cirque du Soleil artists will benefit those without access to safe water around the world as well as local projects in Southern Nevada focusing on innovative educational programs. Since 2013, the event has raised over $35M to support One Drop's mission.
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Colorado's "Year of Green" (MJ): The Highs, the Lies and the Lows
One of the first retail MJ customers delivers high fives at a Denver Pot Outlet in January.
Now that nearly 365 days have elapsed it is possible to assess the past historical year whereby one state (Colorado) came to be the marijuana mecca of the world. Enough data is now available to show how successful Amendment 64 has been, in legalizing the retail sale of marijuana. Despite that, too many are unaware of the level of success, as well as the level of failure - given the fact that one less-publicized aspect of 64 is that local communities, even counties, could opt out. (This had been an important part of the amendment's wording, allowing choice in whether any given locale would take on MJ retail sales or exclude them.)
First, some of the facts compiled from the Denver Post ('Legalization Review', Dec. 28):
- Colorado's annual demand for MJ: 130. 3 metric tons
- Adults 21 and older using MJ at least once per month: 485,000
- Total medical MJ sales - January-October: $326, 716, 273
- Proportion of MJ sales to out of state tourists in mountain communities - 90 percent
- The proportion of Colorado MJ users who consume it each day: 23 percent
- Amount brought in from taxes, licenses and fees - January-October: $60.1 million
To read through the preceding, the unwary might conclude the state is awash in stoners, leaning against buildings and barely able to get themselves from point A to point B. They might also wrongly conclude retail pot stores are all over the state. In fact, the Post's stats show that more Colorado communities (165) have chosen to disallow retail pot sales than have accepted them (53). Check that ratio again and it is more than three to one NO. Yet this is one of the aspects that has rarely been publicized.
According to industry spokesman Mike Elliot, of the Marijuana Industry Group:
"I think the local option is one of the best aspects of Amendment 64. If communities don't want this, it shouldn't be forced down their throats."
Well, that depends. What if, for an entire county, the Amendment passed, but its city council decided to ignore the voters' will? The Post has noted two radically different approaches, one that respects the citizen and the other which basically spits on his vote.
For example, in Lakewood, CO in November, the City Council gave voters the chance to cast votes in a specific separate referendum that would have allowed the opening of pot retail stores. According to Mayor Bob Murphy, "the issue was important enough that city leaders felt the decision ought to go to a vote of the people, rather than be decided by the city council".
The referendum result was to scrap pot shops in Lakewood for now by a 53- 47 % majority.
Colorado Springs, conservative bastion of military interests that it is, chose to go in the opposite direction, making a city council decision that took it out of citizens' hands. They probably knew, given the fact the amendment passed by 5,000 votes in 2012, they might not win and they didn't wish to take that chance. In other words, they didn't trust we the citizens to make the right decision.
The fallout as many have noted, is that the $6-9 million a year the Springs might have gotten via taxes, fees - to fund its Pioneers Museum - will now go to neighboring Manitou Springs which has recently allowed retail pot, wisely noting COS' negative is Manitou's gain. Sadly, the City Council will have to continue to beg for $ for its daffy museum, but most of us will have no sympathy for them - given they already "made their bed".
The Lies and the Lows:
Yes, there were lies and lows that emerged over the year. First, some of the lows:
- The death of an African college student from Wyoming who - after eating an MJ cookie and not attending to the warning dose- jumped off a building
- A father of two, shooting and killing his wife after he ate several MJ candies and began hallucinating.
- Incidents of MJ edibles ingestion by children rushed to ERs
- NY Times columnist Maureen Dowd comes to Colo. and eats an MJ cookie without noting the dose, then writes a crap column about her "psychotic" experience.
Since these transpired, Colorado MJ regulators and the businesses have gone all out to more properly assay THC content in each product, including cannabis oil. They have also packaged edibles more securely with more prominent warning messages and the THC doses in edibles such as cookies, candies. Of course, as many in the MJ business have pointed out, parents are also expected to do their part in minding what their kids are doing.
The lies:
- You can openly buy MJ on the street (only in the black market- not the regulated one!)
- If an adult purchases marijuana edibles only he or she can transport them across state lines. (Absolutely not!)
- People who purchase marijuana at a retail outlet can then smoke it -like a cigarette- on the street. (No you may not, you are expected to take it back to your domicile to use it)
- Any kid can just grab an MJ edible off the shelf of a pot retail shop. (Fact: No kid is even allowed close to an MJ shop and no kid would be permitted entry!)
- MJ businesses can openly advertise their wares in newspapers, magazines and on billboards. (Absolutely not - any marketing has to be via word of mouth!)
- MJ edible candies look exactly like name brand candies such as Tootsie Rolls, M & Ms, Snickers bars.
- More people have been busted for driving under MJ influence than for alcohol.
Meanwhile, the Denver Post in its editorial yesterday, did correctly note that with the implementation of the new law, marijuana use by Colorado citizens has increased. But this would be expected if any new business had opened up, in any state, and it sought growth. After all, to survive a business must grow which means building a customer base. And many of these will be people who are curious about the product, and have never tried it before.
As the owner of the Pot retail chain Euflora observed on MSNBC's series 'The Pot Barons of Colorado', many of her customers are trying it for the first time, largely in the form of the edibles. As word spreads on how good the edibles are, and their mellow effects - taken in the proper dose - then many more new customers sign on. Basically, their numbers are only limited by the types, amounts of product they desire.
But as the earlier stat cited from the Post showed, that still means only 485,000 people using even once per month. That is barely 9 percent of Colorado's population, so it's not as if the whole state is under the influence of pot or even a tenth of the state's populace. This is important so that outsiders keep it in perspective.
There is still much to be done, and the next year may well show if the pot business is here to stay or if it turns out to be merely a temporary craze. My bet is that - having seen the MSNBC series and the Post's review - it is likely to stay and become a credible model for responsible MJ businesses for other states.
There will always be naysayers, of course, and this is to be expected with the end of any era of prohibition, look at the 1930s with alcohol. But in the end, the fewer laws on the books which can put people away - take away their freedom for an individual choice - the better. And the more the states can regulate and tax the more likely they are to be able to fund such things as education and pensions - when other sources are collapsing. It is certainly to be preferred over casinos!
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2017 Provincial Election Summary - BC Party Platforms on Old-Growth Forests and Related Forestry Issues
Ancient Forest Alliance , May 5, 2017
Old-Growth Logging
BC Liberal Party
The BC Liberals significantly increased the rate of old-growth logging in BC's interior during their time in power and have allowed Old-Growth Management Area boundaries in many parts of the province to be adjusted to allow for more logging. Using stumpage fees and taxpayers' dollars, they have aggressively marketed BC old-growth wood abroad, particularly in China, and reduced old-growth forest retention targets in the Central Interior to prop-up ailing mills. They also deregulated vast areas of private, corporate forest lands that were once publicly regulated, opening up major tracts of protected old-growth forests for liquidation and allowing the rate of cut to skyrocket. The Liberals' key areas of progress in reducing the rate of cut have been in the Great Bear Rainforest, where the AAC was reduced by 40%, and in Haida Gwaii, where the AAC was reduced by 50%.
The NDP had a poor track record when it came to curbing the total wood volume of destructive old-growth logging. Although they made a minor reduction in the Allowable Annual Cut (AAC) coming into power in 1991, and further minor reductions due to the addition of new parks and protected areas as land use plans were implemented, the NDP continued to allow overcutting in BC's forests throughout the 1990s.
BC Green Party
Old-Growth Protection – Parks and Conservancies
BC Liberal Party
None of the major parties, including the Green Party, have made commitments to or set targets for the systematic creation of new, legislated protected areas across the province.
Old-Growth Protection – Forest Reserves
BC Liberal Party
In their 2017 environment platform, the NDP offers some hope: they refer to using the ecosystem-based management approach of the Great Bear Rainforest as a model in land-use planning and old-growth management. If interpreted as implementing the same model used in the Great Bear Rainforest in the rest of the province (it is a vague statement allowing for considerable wriggle room), it would establish an extensive system of forest reserves to protect and restore old-growth forests of all types across the province and greatly reduce the rate of overcutting – and in fact would likely end the logging of old-growth forests in many parts of BC, such as on Vancouver Island where old-growth forests are far more endangered than in the Great Bear Rainforest.
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Issue No. 17, Article 1/July 30, 2010
A Blizzard of Small Yellowish-Brown Moths Reported Across Some Areas of Central and Northern Illinois
It continues to be an odd summer in the entomology arena for much of Illinois. Corn rootworm and Japanese beetle numbers are down. Overall rootworm pressure is about as low as I have observed in the past quarter-century. Yet some insect oddities are occurring, and I have encouraged soybean producers to be vigilant in scouting for new stink bug species in their fields. This past week, there have been numerous reports of small yellowish-brown moths across much of central and northern Illinois. Jim Donnelly, Green River Seeds, Bureau County, was kind enough to provide an excellent photograph.
Suspected celery leaftier moth. (Photo courtesy of Jim Donnelly.)
Many individuals have indicated that these moths are numerous in the evenings near porch lights and are very noticeable as they strike vehicle windshields. Others have seen them while mowing yards and ditchbanks, with hundreds of them being kicked up ahead of the mower. When I first looked at the moth photos being provided to me, I thought of the European corn borer. However, these moths are approximately half the size of corn borer moths, and the wing markings differ somewhat.
I circulated a photo to some of my entomology colleagues in the north-central region to get other opinions on the identity of this species. Some of the input I received points in the direction of the insects being celery leaftier (Udea rubigalis) moths. In 1996, Marlin Rice, long-time extension entomologist at Iowa State University (now with Pioneer Hi-Bred), published an article on this species in the Integrated Crop Management newsletter. He reported that the moths were very abundant in soybeans and corn in late September and throughout much of October.
We are witnessing high densities of this suspected species much earlier in the season, which suggests that the surge may just be one of the earlier generations. According to Marlin's information, this lepidopteran feeds on many species of plants, such as "cultivated flowers, weeds, and vegetables including beets, spinach, beans, and celery." Fortunately, this species is not considered an economic pest of soybeans or corn.
It will be interesting to see if we observe a later generation of this insect as we get closer to harvest. Thanks to everyone who provided photographs and reports.--Mike Gray
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Sunday 10-12-14
10:15 am – Airplane mode needs to be a SWITCH, not an easily-stepped-on-by-frolicking-kittens key on the keyboard. LOL
Took me a minute to figure out why I couldn't connect to the internet. LOL
7:17 pm – 3 more TruVision trial packs left on hand, but the kittens attacked my bubble mailers so I need more envelopes! Glad I had the TV packs up high in a box out of reach! LOL
Monday 10-13-14
10:45 am – Got an email notification from Twitter telling me what's "popular"… apparently this is it: "Raiders fans toss eggs at Chargers' team bus"
Really people? Is there seriously nothing else worth talking about today? Sad. Really. Really. Sad.
/rolls eyes
11:29 am – Okay, I am going to say something and if you don't like it unfriend me right now because I have no room for hypocritical high-horse busy bodies that think they need to control everyone else's lives.
It is NOT YOUR BUSINESS what "religion" anyone is or isn't. You don't need to "pray for their souls" and pity them if they don't believe in your god(s) or goddess(es). You don't need to tell them they are going to "hell" because they don't go to "church".
You DO NOT NEED "religion" or a book to tell you how to be a decent human being and lead a good life. If religion works for you GREAT. If it doesn't, SO WHAT!?! Do what does!
It is NOT YOUR BUSINESS who ANYONE marries, either.
Seriously… is your life over because a guy marries a guy? or a girl marries a girl? If it is you have MUCH BIGGER PERSONAL PROBLEMS that you need to deal with.
Sooooooo sick of all this BS. Get over yourselves people! Live and let live for cryin' out loud!
12:09 pm – Aside from my cranky rant, I'm in a pretty good mood today. It's REALLY REALLY nice outside. It's cool and breezy and overcast because we had storms, and it's starting to feel like Fall and I just LOVE this weather!
12:42 pm – 1 cat fight
4 band-aids
go me! lol
2:47 pm – The Littles, which is what I have started calling the triplet kittens, have taken up residence on my over-sized foot stool, usually wrapped around my foot while I work. It has become the favorite napping place 🙂
Tuesday 10-14-14
9:14 am – Whoohooo!!! Down 6.6 lbs and 5 inches so far!
/happy dancin'
Just Gotta Have TruVision with Fairy Fit Mommy
9:41 am – Dear Blog/Site Owners,
Forcing people to click through 40 pages just so you can make a list of 20 images (and show each image twice, one by itself and one with a caption on the next page) just to improve your website stats is beyond annoying. I refuse to click through all those pages just to read or view ONE article and will instead just click OFF your website.. which probably isn't so hot for those stats you're trying to improve, is it? I will stay on a site much longer if it's not a PAIN IN THE REAR END to read your content.
I'm just sayin'….
11:34 am – /chants
SoyL Scents are comin'
SoyL Scents are comin'
SoyL Scents are comin'
Too bad it won't be a caravan of lit up semi-trucks bringing them though…
3:01 pm – /chants
SoyL Scents are comin'
SoyL Scents are comin'
SoyL Scents are comin'
Too bad it won't be a caravan of lit up semi-trucks bringing them though…
5:03 pm – Glad I decided to take a walk to the end of the driveway… found my box of SoyL Scents tarts in the weeds 🙁
Good thing it's not hot out today.
5:25 pm – Kitteh likes Mulled Cider!! Get you some.. but not this one… this one is mine!! 😀
Wednesday 10-15-14
4:29 pm – It's getting a little bit more easy to tell the triplets apart now… Salem and Mystic are both a slightly lighter black than Onyx (I guess I named him appropriately! lol) , and the stripes from their papa show up through their fur a little more than on Onyx. Salem is also a bit of a cry baby LOL
Thursday 10-16-14
10:08 am – Why do people copy and paste stuff and not credit the person who wrote it? You could at least say "sharing" or "author unknown" if you don't know who wrote it originally.
There are all these so-called "from the heart" posts floating around and everyone just copies and pastes as if they wrote it. You didn't! You may AGREE with it, but you didn't write it yourself.. the words are not yours! Give credit where it's due folks or at least admit that the credit isn't yours to take! When your friends start googoo-ing and gaagaa-ing over your wonderfully written post that you didn't write at least have the decency to admit that YOU didn't write it!
NO ONE will think lesser of you for SHARING something you agree with.
10:56 am – UGH!! Paid for a dang shipping label at usps.com and it won't let me print it!!!!!!!!!
12:03 pm – hahaha Salem is a candle kitten… I can't get anything done with my candle stuff without Salem wanting to check it all out. He likes to sniff the wax. Silly kitteh!
1:13 pm – I hate it when strangers leave a voicemail, don't say what they want and expect me to call them back.
"Hi.. this is "whoever".. my number is "whatever"… call me back."
Um.. no? lol
8:10 pm – hey!! Cat Traffic Control Tower dude! Where are you? I just got run over!
Saturday 10-18-14
8:38 am – Had a great time meeting one of TruVision Health's founders, Derek Bailey and my upline and team over at Sabra's ranch on the river last night. Bonfires, airboats, 4-Wheelers, kites, guineas' in a tree, turkeys in the yard, great food and a great big blue & green TruVision cake for Cody to stick his finger in the one moment I wasn't looking. (DOH! /headsmack)
Wish we could have stayed out with y'all longer!!
Kiddo said on the way home, "That was a great party! I ate much meat!".


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My futuristic gladiators arena won the second price of CGTrader virtual environment contest. To celebrate that, I decided to use it to create a scene inspired by a short sequence I had made 6 years ago.
In 2010, I used Quidam characters for the crowd and the robots. Robots were animated with motion capture files whereas the crowd was keyframes and instanced.
For this second try, I used my stadium, modeled in Lightwave and textured with Substance Designer, the same mocap for the robots, but these ones were retextured in Substance Painter.
For the crowd, I wanted to try Axyz an(i)ma crowd simulator. I used the free trial, in order to see if it could be interesting for a future purchase. The creation and import process into Lightwave was pretty straightforward thanks to An(i)ma collide and .MDD exporters. Composting was made in Motion 5.


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text: Jeff Mock is the author of Ruthless (Three Candles Press). His poems appear in The Atlantic Monthly, The Georgia Review, The Iowa Review, New England Review, The North American Review, Shenandoah, The Sewanee Review, The Southern Review, and elsewhere. He teaches in the MFA program at Southern Connecticut State University and lives in New Haven, Connecticut.


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The European Roulette Game – How It Works
French Roulette
Roulette is probably the most well-known casino game in the world. For at least one hundred years there was just one version of roulette around and that was the European version. That stands to reason considering that in the opulent casinos of the principality of Monaco as well as those on the French Riviera. While the Americans might have invented craps or even blackjack, the French were the ones behind roulette, with even its name being French, meaning "little wheel". Roulette has always been associated with gentility and good behaviour. When the game made its way to the shores of the United Kingdom and the high-class casinos of London that exclusive atmosphere was continued.
American Roulette
It was only when roulette hit North America, probably through New Orleans, did things start to get a little tacky. It was there that the casino operators decided that they didn't like the odds they were giving out on the game, and added an extra zero, moving the advantage much more in favour of the house. For obvious reasons this version of roulette was known as American roulette. Apart from that extra zero, the basic rules that have stayed with the same format since the wheel was first spun.
There is a lot of tradition around roulette, something that probably makes it so popular. For instance, when the croupier spins the roulette wheel, they always spin it in the same direction and, when the wheel is in full spin, the croupier places a small white ball inside the wheel spins it the opposite direction. The ball will eventually land in one of the 36 notches on the wheel and on the table, or on the zero.
European Roulette Online
European roulette online has remained intact more than any other of the traditional table casino games. The big differences are, first of all, that the player has all the time in the world to place their bets. A factor which can make a significant difference in play strategy.
Secondly and no less important is that if a player joins a really good online casino like Casino Action or Golden Tiger Casino, they will not only be eligible to receive a very generous welcome bonus as well as regular match deposit bonuses as they play. Add to that a constant drip of points through their loyalty club which can be converted towards casino credits. Having considerably more cash to play with has to swing the odds even more in favour of the player at European roulette online.
European roulette online remains on the top of the list of favourite casino games, where it has been since the turn of the nineteenth century. European roulette online looks like it will be around for hundreds of years to come, thanks to the online casino revolution. And nobody is missing that extra zero!
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There are a lot of online casinos around these day to play roulette on. The trick is to find the best ones that offer an overall package that will allow players the maximum from their roulette online experience. So what should a player, new or veteran, look for when they go about looking for a top online casino. Check on eonlinecasinoreviews.com to get an idea.
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Masonry is probably the oldest and one of the most widely used man-made construction materials in the world (Ganz in Post-tensioned masonry structures. SL Report Series 2. VSL International Ltd., Berne, Switzerland, 35 pp, 1990; Bean Popehn and Schultz in Flexural capacity of post-tensioned masonry walls: code review and recommended procedure. PTI J 1(1):28–44, 2003; Drysdale and Hamid in Masonry structures: behavior and design. Canadian masonry and design Center, Mississauga, Ontario, 2005). The major advantage of masonry is that in terms of raw materials it is highly available worldwide and in terms of construction it is easy and economical. Moreover, masonry is a highly durable, fire resistant and sound absorbing material.
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Brandon Guard and Lara's mother led us up the mountain, through a series of bends and straights and rocky crevices. Kyle, Allen, and Michael took the lead, practically sprinting the first two miles, until they realized that they were in for a marathon rather than a 5k. The three of them even made it to the top of Haystack (the tippity top of Mount Si, a giant rock that hovers over the peak).
The view from the top was breathtakingly beautiful, despite the clouds and cold, damp air. We couldn't make out Mt. Rainier because of the overcast, but we were entranced by the mist and the pines and the valleys and the hills below. I felt like Bella Swan.
It was nice for us to get out of the city for a day—to see the mountains, experience the outdoors, and the beautiful Burbs, in a space that felt like home. I will never forget trekking up that mountain with Annie, Kristen yelling behind us, "go on without me!" and eating over four plates of food surrounded by great new friends and alumni that care so deeply about our experiences. Alum of the day, if you're reading this, we love you and couldn't be more appreciative of the work you've put in.
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After about 10 mins of deciding what colour to go for, I went for a gorgeous pink called "Parade 06"
It came a couple of days later and I got a free mini cleanse and polish ( which you can never have too many of )
First impressions. I love the sleek and simple packaging and I adore the colour ! It's such a fresh and summery colour (which I know we are getting into autumn but I've never been a dark colours girl when it comes to nail polish )
So I have been wearing it for 3 days now and it hasn't chipped yet ! Yay !
I love the fact that it is so glossy and shiny. The liz Earle theory of using natural ingredients is common in the nail polish as it contains avocado and borage oil to strengthen the nail as well as protecting it.
I am moving to Manchester this week, so will definitely go and look at the other colours when I get to the liz Earle counter.
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By Kaitlynn Miller for Château D'Esclans | July 3, 2017 |
From retro-inspired eateries to booze-friendly movies, we've rounded up the best spots in Austin to #RoséAllDay.
Get your comfort food fix at this Austin hot spot. Located on the grounds of Stay Gold, this food truck eatery is serving up some of our favorite brunch fare, from their peanut butter and jelly French toast to their breakfast interpretation of a corn dog. Of course, it wouldn't be a proper brunch with a glass of rosé, so head to the spot's host bar to grab a drink before you dig in. 1910 E. Cesar Chavez
Cool off from the hot, Texas sun with a dip at the Azul Rooftop Pool Bar + Lounge located atop The Westin Austin Downtown. As the tallest hotel rooftop in the city, this spot boasts spanning views of the skyline for patrons to relish in while they splash around in the refreshing pool. While you're there, be sure to indulge in the locale's coveted frosé—a frozen take on everyone's favorite pink drink. 310 E. 5th St., 512-792-5622
Grab your music-loving friends and head to this retro-inspired space for their Vinyl happy hour, taking place Monday-Saturday from 3:30-6:30 p.m. and Sunday all day from 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Listen to your favorite records, sip on a glass of rosé, and nosh on discounted bites before heading out for dinner. 506 West Ave., 512-298-0853
There's no better spot in Austin for seafood-inspired fare than Perla's. Dine al fresco on their outdoor patio with a seafood tower for the table, but be sure to indulge in their sides like baked shells and cheese or Mexican street corn. Pair your decadent meal with a bottle of rosé from the spot's eclectic wine list. 1400 S. Congress Ave., 512-291-7300
Perhaps the most unique spot to grab a nightcap, the Alamo Drafthouse Ritz offers patrons the option of seeing your favorite titles with a side of rosé. Catch new titles like Baby Driver and War for the Planet of the Apes or classics like M*A*S*H and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest while noshing on late-night bites and sipping wine. 320 E. 6th St., 512-861-7020
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text: A recent post by Brian Joyner on the blog, "Beyond Madison Avenue," is titled "Think the Age of Television is Dead? Think Again." Joyner uses the fact that President Obama announced Osama bin Laden's death on television to make a case for the medium's enduring power for both viewers and advertisers. "The number of televisions in American homes continues to increase and, as a result, the number of people sharing a television per household continues to decrease," he writes. "In other words, television viewers continue to gain more freedom in choosing what to watch. Add in the fact that the number of television shows continues to increase and that people continue to watch more and more television, and what do you get? A big giant data set and the greatest gift to advertising planners: a smaller, but much more targeted demographic for each show."


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The wheels on the Polaris Slingshot 12v are made with sculpted treads that provide perfect grip, even on jagged ground such as bricks or grass. The gear lever is equipped with two forward gears and a reverse gear for getting out of those tricky wrong turns. Every detail has been thought through for both fun and safety. The faster second gear features a parental lock that is perfect for parents who want their child to get to grips with the Polaris before going faster. The Polaris Slingshot is the rechargeable 12 Volt/12Ah battery electric car with 2 powerful 230W gear motors that will cover most terrains up to 17% gradient slopes.
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Minbari governing body immediately below the Grey Council in terms of authority. It is made up of nine members from each caste, each representing a particular clan.[1]
Known Members of the Council of Caste EldersEdit
- Neroon: Elevated to Satai in 2259.[1]
- Callier: Informed Anla'Shok Na Lenonn that the council had denied his request for more resources for the Anla'Shok in 2243. [2]
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August 13th, 2012
We have been getting things finalised for our trip to the USA to meet with Dr Mignot at Stanford University hopefully we will get some more information about research developments with Narcolepsy research. We have made some headway in getting more people to 'like' our facebook page and we are reaching more people with Narcolepsy which is fantastic. I feel optimitstic about the group and am hoping we can be a great support to those people that feel they need it :)
Jackie Benton
13/8/2012 09:50:34 pm
What are you hoping for when you meet with Prof. Mignot? I know that he is doing DNA blood tests. What will these tests show!
Narcolepsy Support Australia
3/9/2012 01:00:15 pm
Hi Jackie, we are hoping to see if my son would be a candidate for Xyrem. We are also interested to hear what developments are being made in Narcolepsy reasearch and treatment option is the USA. My son is taking part in the DNA blood tests. These are part of their research into seeing if Narcolepsy is genetic.
Mel Lim
5/8/2017 06:52:03 am
Hello Jackie, may I please ask how you went? It has been almost five years since your post however I just thought to try my luck with my fingers crossed that you would eventually reply
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6/8/2017 05:33:56 pm
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Thank you kindly for your response. I am so thrilled to learn of your son's positive improvementss with relief since medicating with
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Release Date: October 8, 2012 (Paperback)
Age Group: Adult
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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Madison LeBon is dead set against the dead. She has vowed to ignore her Voodoo-stamped heritage and the psychic gift passed down through her Louisiana family. The world of the living is where she wants to belong.
But her resolution shatters when the ill-fated lovers in a painting—the subject of her first history class at Oxford—begin to haunt her. The lovers warn her against their own nemesis, a Puritan from the English Civil War.
In misty present-day Oxford, Madison embarks on a quest to unravel the secrets of the past and understand her personal bond with the painting. To protect herself, she must learn to accept her gift before life imitates art, in all its tragedy.
College becomes more complicated when she falls hard for Rupert Vance, a troubled aristocrat and descendant of one of the characters in the painting. With the spirit of a murderer in hot pursuit, Madison comes to realize that her own first love may be doomed…
Based on a real Pre-Raphaelite painting, Oxford Whispers is full of romance, drama and suspense.
Fall in love for the first time… Again
Two star-crossed lovers in the English Civil War A painting with haunting powers A murderous ghost back for revenge
I'm team Rupert all the way!
Yes, yes I know there aren't really teams in this story, but Jackson does have a thing for Madison so technically you can route for him or Rupert I chose Rupert because of the redemption factor, but I'll get back to that.
Oxford Whispers by Marion Croslydon is about a young woman named Madison who goes to Oxford to complete her education and winds up getting caught up in a mystery involving an old painting that she learned about in class. One thing you need to know about Madison is that she's not like everyone else. She has a gift. Her family comes from a long line of voodoo practitioners and not only can she communicate with ghosts, but she has the power of telekinesis.
Croslyndon did an amazing job of writing this story. The way she wove together the past and the present while making it all make sense and giving the reader a new twist at every end was admirable. I was incredibly impressed with the delivery of this story. I'm not typically one for historical romance and while I know this isn't really one of those it has that history aspect of it along with flashbacks, so I was pleasantly surprised when I actually really enjoyed it.
Madison is not your typical southern bell and I love that about her. Here she is trying to fit into this completely different world and she winds up becoming sort of an observer rather than someone who participates, at least until she meets Rupert and they get paired together to work on a project. Madison of course thinks of him as the typical rich royalty of England and for a while he is.
But it turns out there's more to Rupert than meets the eye. He has secrets that have been bogging him down for years and with Madison's help he's finally able to face his demons and move on. This is another one of those stories where I don't want to give too much away because it's just that good, but between the character development and the actual plotline this is definitely one you want to check out. I'm glad I did.
I am a true citizen of the world. I was born in West Africa, grew up in the South of France, and studied in Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Cape Town, and Oxford before finally settling down in London. This wide variety of cities has provided lots of inspiration for my writing. Talk about culture exposure!
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The accelerated stall occurs when the critical angle of attack is exceeded by abrupt control movement, causing the aircraft to stall at a higher-than-normal indicated airspeed. Just because your aircraft has a Vso of 40 doesn't mean that there is no way it can be stalled at a higher speed. You don't necessarily have to be nose high to stall it, either. If you exceed the critical angle of attack, you can stall your aircraft going straight up, straight down, or straight and level. Remember, in an accelerated stall, the stall occurs at a higher-than-normal airspeed and usually requires some very rapid control movement to induce the stall. But it will stall.
Everything has its limits and so does your aircraft. What is the highest airspeed at which you can stall your aircraft safely? The answer is the maneuvering speed (Va)—the speed at which you can apply full, abrupt control travel without causing structural damage to your aircraft. Anytime you are at or below maneuvering speed, you can stall your aircraft without worrying about whether you or your wings are going to get to the ground first. It is a built-in safety factor tested by the aircraft manufacturer and certified in your aircraft's operations limitations.
To practice accelerated stalls, first climb to a minimum stall recovery altitude of 1500 feet above the ground, and then climb another couple of thousand feet for mistakes. Clear the area by doing a 90-degree turn in each direction (or a 180, whichever makes you happy). Look for other aircraft while doing the turns. Too many people go through the motions of clearing turns and use the time to unwrap a piece of gum or adjust the ventilation in the cabin.
The entry speed for the accelerated stall should be no more than 1.25 times the unaccelerated stall speed in a clean configuration: Vsl times 1.25. If your aircraft has a Vsl of 60 knots, this would work out to an entry speed of 75 knots (60 x 1.25 = 75). This rather low speed provides a margin for safety because the load factor at the time of the stall will be lower if it begins at 1.25 Vsl rather than up near maneuvering speed. The stall is less violent and causes less stress on you and your aircraft.
After you arrive at altitude and clear the area, slow your aircraft down to entry speed, and while maintaining constant altitude and a low power setting, roll into a coordinated 45-degree bank. Rapidly increase the pitch as you hold your altitude and the aircraft should stall at a higher-than-normal airspeed. If properly executed, it will stall quickly and break rather sharply. If you turn more than 90 degrees during the execution of the accelerated stall, you aren't pulling back fast enough on the yoke and probably aren't getting a true accelerated stall. You don't have time to eat a hamburger while doing an accelerated stall properly. It happens in a hurry.
Recovery from the accelerated stall is as with all stalls:
• Reduce the pitch to break the stall.
• Add power, if available.
• Level the wings and return to normal flight attitude.
Complete these procedures in that order and quickly. The stall recovery can be initiated at any of the normal recognition cues peculiar to stalls (or impending stalls). These cues are common to all and include the warning horn and/or light, decreasing control effectiveness, buffeting, and finally, the break. The most sinister thing about the accelerated stall is that these cues happen much more rapidly than is the case with most stalls. But if you practice recovery at all the different cues, you will be ready should you ever get into a situation that calls for prompt action.
As far as leveling the wings is concerned, the ailerons will be nearly useless during stalled flight, because smooth airflow over the wings is disrupted. Since the airplane may roll off sharply during the stall break, pilots should counter this rolling tendency, at least initially, with judicial amounts of rudder. The ailerons will become effective again during recovery.


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See, he is puffed up; his desires are not upright— but the righteous will live by his faith. Habakkuk 2:4
Sometimes, we are so surrounded by troubles, its hard to see anything else. Frankly, it can feel like we are being suffocated by the circumstances. Have you ever felt like that? Maybe that is where you are at today. If so, I have some really good news for you. You are not seeing the whole picture. The problems are real all right, its just that the solution is bigger. The solution to whatever the problem is is a person. This person is none other than Jesus Christ. You might think, "easy for you to say, but I am here and I don't see Him anywhere!". You are not looking correctly. He can only be seen by faith. Faith is real and opens up this real world to us. Listen to these words of faith from Martin Luther.
"Habakkuk wrote down the words from God on a tablet, which included this brilliant statement: "The righteous will live by his faith." This means that those who want to be righteous and live righteous lives must believe in God's promise. This truth can't be changed. As a result, ungodly people will die in their unbelief. So we must believe the writing on the tablet if we want to live now and forever. We must believe that Christ will come with his kingdom. But when things appear otherwise, when we are troubled in this world, we must not lose our way. God's Word holds things before us that are beyond our senses and higher than our understanding. We feel troubled because we look at our current condition. By faith, we need to get beyond these feelings. Even when surrounded by trouble, we must be confident that the kingdom will come and be established in a glorious way."
Did you see the key? Luther taught the world to look to God's written word. That's where faith is awakened and we begin to see the greatness of our God. 'Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word'. The Bible is filled with promises that cover whatever you are facing. Search the scriptures for yourself. When you do, your faith will awaken and you will find the way out of your trouble. But something else will happen also. Not only will you find relief from your situation, you will walk right into the arms of our loving God.


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Here is another real life story about using herbs with dogs. I want to share this information in case someone else has the same frightening experience with their dog. In fact, this is one reason why I teach about herbalism -so that people will have the tools (the herbs and knowledge how to use them) not just to maintain wellness, but to help their friends and family in crisis.
We had a bad scare with Maggie, our Lab mix farm dog who isn't just the protector of the goats and chickens, she is part of our family. It's a long story but the gist is that Maggie had meningitis (probably viral) or encephalitis and almost died. We gave her lots of herbs. She got better.
Background: it's hot here in Albuquerque in July. We were having a heat wave. Maggie was lethargic one Thursday evening. We didn't think much of it, but the next morning she wouldn't eat breakfast. She's a Lab. That's unusual. We attributed it to the heat wave and dehydration. She had a temperature. We put her in the bath to cool her down. We gave her fluids since she wasn't drinking, and I threw in some yarrow infusion in case she had some kind of bug. By Saturday she was eating and moving around a bit more and drinking on her own. By Sunday, she was running and eating. Much better.
Monday morning we woke up and no Maggie. We found her in one of our irrigation ditches, leaning against the fence. She was in bad shape. She couldn't move her rear legs and could barely move her front. She was salivating and was in respiratory distress. I expected her to go into cardiac arrest at any moment. Her eyes were glazed over but she would still look at us. She seemed very stressed and scared.
Tree called our large animal vet who was in surgery until the afternoon. We called another local vet who thankfully let us bring her in right away. Tree went off to the vet with Maggie in the front seat. I thought that was the last I would see of Maggie.
I soon got a call and was informed that, after ruling out several other possibilities, the Vet thought it was probably some form of meningitis or cancer. She said that Maggie was in such bad shape that we could put her down then or we could leave her at the office so that they could hydrate her with an IV, but that there wasn't much they could do beyond give her antibiotics which probably wouldn't help anyway (and only if it was bacterial) because once meningitis gets to that stage it's hard for the antibiotics to get into the brain to be effective.
Well there was no way I was going to have Maggie put down without a fight, and no way I would leave her in a cage at the vet, alone, with an IV, especially since she couldn't lie down without spasming (her head had to be elevated). She would have died had we left her there. Of that I'm certain. So Tree took the ridiculously expensive prescription for antibiotics, asked the vet how much fluid to give her to keep her hydrated (minimum 1 liter up to 2 liters) and brought Maggie home.
Tree had called me from the vet's office with the diagnosis so I got busy with brewing up the strongest anti-inflammatory, anti-viral and anti-microbial concoction I could with the herbs I had on hand. I made a very strong decoction of elder berries and licorice root and a separate infusion of yarrow. I used probably about a half a pound of herbs to a quart of water which is a very strong infusion (usual strength I use for acute situations in one ounce per quart of water).
My reasoning was that if she had some form of swelling in the brain that was causing these neurological symptoms, then my main goal was to reduce inflammation and give her anti-virals to help in case it was a viral condition causing it.
When Maggie got home (and the other herbs were still brewing) I immediately gave her what I call Tessie's Tincture (Tessie, our other dog, occasionally gets joint injuries, and I give her this tincture will good results: white willow bark, yarrow, nettles and St. John's Wort). In Maggie's case, I wouldn't have given her the White Willow Bark but the other three herbs were appropriate. I put two tablespoons of tincture in a cup of water and we "drenched" her with this over the course of an hour. Drenching is a term we use with the goats. It simply means we give them liquids orally using a syringe.
I also gently heated (to burn off the alcohol) and diluted two tinctures, skullcap and St. John's Wort, a tablespoon of each in 8oz of water. This we gave to Maggie rectally with a bulb syringe over the course of several hours. We did this for several reasons: to hydrate her quickly, bypassing the upper GI tract, and to get the herbs to act more quickly in her system. Once we were done with the tincture mixture, we moved to giving Maggie yarrow infusion rectally throughout the day. We aimed to give her 100 mLs per hour to get her hydrated.
After an hour or so, the elder berry and licorice root decoction was ready and we mixed that with yarrow infusion and gave her that orally by syringe throughout the day. She was very good about taking her medicine, probably because she was in such bad shape.
Because she was so neurologically impaired, Maggie had to lie against one of us to keep her head propped up. For the first few hours, we just dosed her and soothed her and told her how much we loved her. I didn't think she'd make it, but I told her stories about how grandpa would give her ice cream or how she'd go for a RIDE in the CAR to go to the PARK to go for a WALK and go for a SWIM and then go back in the CAR to go HOME (all her favorite words). I told her if she got better, I'd give her pizza every night.
After about 4 hours of dosing and promises of pizza, Maggie could move her back legs again, standing with assistance and walking with us supporting her (we "walked" her outside to see if she would pee. she didn't). She would list heavily to the right even with support and couldn't walk on her own, but it was an improvement. She was still panting heavily but it wasn't as bad as when she went to the vet that morning. Her eyes were more clear, and she was no longer drooling. By dinnertime she looked a little more like herself, but she still couldn't walk on her own or lie down without spasming, and she was still panting.
She didn't have a fever, but we worried that whatever was cooking her brain might have done permanent damage if she did survive. By nightfall, she drank twice on her own (a minute amount) and peed a very small amount. We propped her up on pillows so her head would stay up and went to bed. Tree slept out in the living room next to Maggie and tried to wake up periodically to dose her. Tree woke up at one point early in the morning with Maggie breathing hard like she had the previous day, so Tree heavily dosed her for a few hours, and they finally went back to sleep.
The next morning Maggie was not only still alive, she was breathing more normally and lying with her head almost down. So the equilibrium issue was starting to resolve itself. At first she still wouldn't eat or drink. We dosed her with more herb infusions, then later in the morning she ate a whole can of cat food and drank copiously on her own! She could walk albeit with difficulty and she was still listing to the right, but her eyes were clear. She was obviously much better. She gave two thumps of the tail when we asked if she was ok.
We continued to give her smaller and more dilute doses of the same herbs. She continued to improve each day. After about 3 days she was no longer listing to the right. After a week she was running and stealing cat food again. After two weeks, she still can't jump on the bed (I guess that's a good thing!), but is otherwise completely back to her old self. She got her pizza and a walk in the bosque. We slowly tapered off her herbs and about day 5 or 6 she really didn't want to take them anymore.
A note on the dosages I used. Maggie weighs about 65 pounds and is a 9 year-old lab-mutt mix. She has always been very healthy, extremely active, and has never had any health, allergy or digestive issues. A typical dose of herbal tinctures for a 150 pound human would be 5mLs (about a teaspoon), three times a day. Some people consider this a high dose. Maggie had four TABLESPOONS of tincture in addition to over a quart of very strong herbal infusions over 24 hours. This is a pretty high dose, but I felt it was warranted with the aggressive nature of whatever it was that was ailing her. I am sharing the herbs and dosing for informational purposes only. Please consult your vet or practitioner for advice specific to your animals.
I am so grateful to the herbs for helping Maggie recover, and I am grateful that we work from home so that we could take the time to help her heal. Herbs are amazing!


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Meet Shilo, she is 4yrs old, unknown if she is spayed or not as she has only been in this home for just over a month. We are told she is vaccinated but no card was seen, not chipped.
She is currently living with children , has previously lived with a husky which was fine but now living with another Shepherd bitch and they are fighting for attention.She also lives with a cat and is fine with that.
She appeared to walk well on the lead, good recall and she knows all her basic commands.
Our assessor found her to be a friendly girl who remained calm and relaxed throughout the assessment, the other dog was in the kitchen.
This little one really does need out asap, can you help?
Her owners re homed her themselves.


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1996 Master of Fine Arts in Painting, M. S. University, Baroda.
1994 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Govt. College of Fine Arts, Thiruvananthapuram.
1989 Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Calicut University, Kerala
Solo Exhibitions
2011 Ancestry, Aicon Gallery, New York
2009 Four Paintings, Bombay Art Gallery, Mumbai
2008 RE-VISIT, OED Basement, Kochi
Ore / Substances of Earth-I, Bodhi Space, Mumbai
2007 Memoir, Bodhi Art, New York
2006 Art Singapore 2006, Bodhi Art , Singapore
Enroute, Bombay Art Gallery, Mumbai.
2004 Little Black Drawings, Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi
Group Exhibitions
2011 Space-Untitled, David Hall, Kochi
Art Chennai, Gallery OED, Kochi
Art Dubai, Aicon Gallery, London
India Art Summit, Delhi.
2010 The Silk Road, Saatchi Gallery, Lille (Lille 3000), France, Earth, Gallery OED at Indigo and Labernum Galleries, Chennai Earth, Gallery OED, Kochi Alt+Refresh, Pigment Art, Delhi
Who has seen Gandhi, Tangerine Art Space, Bangalore Creating CommonWealth, Gallery Ragini, Delhi
Nature Revisited, Gallery Sanskriti, Kolkata
The Empire Strikes Back: Indian Art Today, Saatchi Gallery, London
2009 Vicissitudes of the Constructed Images, Tangerine Art Space, Bangalore
Evidentia, Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore
RE-CLAIM / RE-CITE / RE-CYCLE, Latitude 28, New Delhi & Bose Pacia, Kolkata
Group Show, Threshold Art Gallery, New Delhi
Group Show, Gallery Kolkata, Kolkata
Group Show, Gallery Beyond, Mumbai
Group Show, Triva Contemporary, Thiruvananthapuram
Facets of A People, Gallery OED, Kochi
Metamorphosis – Change and Continuity in Indian Contemporary Art, Phyllis Weston Annie Bolling Gallery, Cincinnati, USA
The Hot Shots, The Viewing Room, Mumbai
2008 Works by Various Artists, Bodhi Art, New York
Video Wednesday, Gallery Espace, New Delhi
The Drawing Show, Gallery Beyond, Mumbai
Keep Drawing, Gallery Espace, New Delhi
Triva 2008, Triva Contemporary, Thiruvananthapuram
Art Beat, The Shrine Gallery, New Delhi
Hong Kong International Art Fair, Bombay Art Gallery
Art Chicago, Bodhi Art
Art Cologne, Italy, Bodhi Art
2007 Kashi – 10 Light Years, Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi
Representation, Triva Contemporary, Thiruvananthapuram
Gulf Art Fair, Dubai, Bodhi Art
2006 A Compensation for what has been lost, Travancore Art Gallery, New Delhi
Take Two - The Chennai Chapter' Group Show, Gallery Sumukha Real, mattersofart.com, New Delhi
Summer Rites, Gallery Beyond, Mumbai
Group show, Open Eyed Dreams, Durbar Hall Art Centre, Kochi
Four by Four, Kashi Art Gallery, Kochi
Group show, Shrishti Art Gallery, Hyderabad
Group show, Visual Arts Gallery, Hong Kong, presented by Gallery Sumukha
2005 New Colours of Sumukha, Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore
Double Enders, at Jehangir Art Gallery & Museum Gallery, Mumbai, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore, and Durbar Hall Art Centre, Kochi
2003 Remembering Bhupen, Kashi Art Café, Fort Kochi
Regional Art Exhibition, Lalit Kala Akademi Regional Centre, Chennai
2002 Monsoon Show, Daira Centre for Art & Culture, Hyderabad
Tree Festival, Kashi Art Cafe, Fort Kochi
An Album of Drawings, Draavidia, Fort Kochi
Cross Currents, Daira Centre for Art & Culture, Hyderabad
2001 Annual show, Kerala Lalithakala Akademi, Durbar Hall Art Centre, Kochi
2000 Chingamela, Kerala Kalapeetom, Kochi
1999 An Album of Drawings and Paintings, Draavidia Gallery, Kochi
1998 Substances on Black Moon, Galleria Mareechika, Kochi
Miniature Format Show, Gallery Sans Tache, Mumbai
1997 Gift for India, SAHMAT, Ravindra Bhavan, New Delhi


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First up is Abby's birth record. Like Katie, I had a hard time finding one that fit Abby's personality but then while browsing through a craft catalog one day I found it! Joel agreed it fi\or Abby's personality exactly! We especially liked that all the animals have the sound they make by them since Abby called most animals by their sound when she started talking!
Here I have to break off from completed crafts to show our two new pets! Sadly, my nose and skin had become extremely sensitive to our guinea pig Starbucks so we decided it was time to find him a new home. After a couple months of no success an very nice lady called and he went home with her that night.
I told Katie and Abby about it a couple hours before she arrived so they could get used to the idea before it happened. At first Katie was inconsolable but she calmed down when I told her the lady had a guinea pig that Starbucks could play with. This idea charmed her and she agreed that it was better for Starbucks if he could be with someone who could pet him. Abby didn't seem to mind that much but when Starbucks was loaded up in the ladies car she burst out crying and tried to climb in with him! I hugged her while she cried and we waved goodbye and blew kisses. She felt better later on that night and became happy that Starbucks had another guinea pig to play with.
Since we were now petless Joel and I decided to get the girls some very inexpensive Goldfish as a replacement pet. We went Wal-Mart got a fish bowl and let the girls pick out two fish. Katie chose a white one which she named "Blacky" and Abby chose a gold one which she named "Fred". Here's Katie with the new fishies!
I didn't understand why Katie named her white gold fish "Blacky" but if you look very close you can see that the tips of his tail are black and his bottom lip though you can't see that in the picture. If you can't see the black tips don't worry, you're not going blind, it's just really subtle!Here's Abby checking out the fishies! We're not sure why Abby chose to name her fish "Fred", we didn't know she knew that name! I love that my girls are constantly surprising us and making us laugh!Here's another finished project, a quilt for Abby! Katie has two quilts I made and Abby only had one so I decide it was time Abby had a second one. Joel picked out the "snowball" pattern and helped pick out the fabrics too.Here she is modeling it! She wouldn't give me the cutsie-oostie smile I wanted until I let her pose the way she wanted to...which I have learned is the best way to get that one-in-a-million shot! Of course the dumb computer refuses to load these two pictures any way except sideways!Katie wanted her picture taken with her newest quilt too so here she is with her latest cheezy pose which she is also doing in the above fishy shot!So that's it for now! I'm in the process of doing a lot of other projects and soon I'll have more to show you! Until then remember Christmas is only 64 days away! :) Yay Christmas!


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Evie-Mai is six years old. She lives with her sister, brothers, and mum in Merseyside. Her wish to visit Sweden was granted in May 2018. She used to be a boisterous little tomboy but all that changed when Evie was diagnosed with Wilms, a type of kidney cancer, in 2017.
From bad to worse
Mum, Rebecca, explains, "Early one morning she was screaming in pain, Evie's belly was swollen and she couldn't walk.
"When the doctors sat me down, I'd never heard of Wilms. I just thought they could take out her kidney and she could have mine – I was ready to do anything in that moment.
A ticking time-bomb
"Evie started chemo the same day she was diagnosed. Since then, every single day has been like a whirlwind and I still haven't grieved for those days.
"As a parent, I blamed myself. I couldn't understand how this thing was so big inside Evie and I missed it. I was second guessing everything - was there something I could have done to stop this or to find it earlier? It turns out Wilms can be present from birth and it's a ticking time bomb – there's no way of telling how long Evie's watermelon-sized tumour was growing for.
Putting grown adults to shame
"Evie fought through intense chemotherapy, followed by surgery. The scarring was much worse than doctors expected and her pain was so strong that they gave her an epidural. When her hair began falling out, that was the hardest thing to explain to her. The illness changed her whole personality – she's quieter and looks to me for reassurance."
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Evie-Mai's favourite Uncle moved to Sweden a few years ago and Evie has always wanted to visit him. The family had planned a visit but had to cancel when Evie was diagnosed.
In May 2018, Evie's wish was granted. She'd been telling everyone for months about her wish, and as soon as we got the wish pack from Wishgranter Amy, Evie picked out her outfits and packed her own bag.
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"It was her first ever flight, and I haven't flown since I was a kid," adds Rebecca, "We met the pilot, and Uncle David came to meet us at the airport in Linköping, Sweden. As soon as Evie saw him she was yabbering away. Where he lives isn't a holiday resort so there were no tourists. Evie said everything felt big and uncrowded – a world away from the busy hospital. But it was tricky to find souvenirs! When we did, Evie bought piles of fridge magnets and key rings – everyone in the family has one!
Time to breathe
"It was the longest I've been away from the other children, but after everything that Evie has been through, it was so nice to just be together, me and her, to do our own thing. To go for walks, not have to sit in hospital or give her medication. We went to ice cream parlours and play parks, explored the shops, visited a zoo and went to see the airplanes. At the zoo, there was a huge wooden rollercoaster, and Evie convinced the staff to let her on even though she was only just big enough!
A different girl
"She had so much fun in Sweden, and her confidence grew. She is a totally different girl now, worry-free and happy. The adults kept thinking she was a boy because her hair is still growing back after chemo, but she wasn't phased by any of it. She just needed that break."
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Symptoms of depression are related to cardiovascular mortality even after adjustment for other prognostic indicators in optimally treated patients with comorbid atrial fibrillation (AF) and congestive heart failure (CHF).
It remains controversial whether or not comorbid AF-CHF results in an increased risk of mortality above the risk associated with CHF alone. Furthermore, little is known about potentially treatable risk factors for mortality in this population.
Numerous studies have found that depression predicts prognosis in other cardiac conditions, including post-myocardial infarction, post-unstable angina, CHF, coronary artery bypass grafting, and stable coronary artery disease (CAD). There is also evidence that depression may be a risk factor for stroke, ventricular arrhythmias, and sudden death.
Several pathophysiological mechanisms hypothesized to explain the link between depression and cardiac prognosis are also characteristic of CHF.Similarly, there is evidence that these mechanisms, including changes in platelet function, endothelial function, inflammation and autonomic balance, may play important roles in the origin and/or persistence of AF. Despite the evidence suggesting a potentially important role for depression, apparently, only one study has evaluated the prognostic importance of depression in AF patients, and none has specifically investigated patients with comorbid AF and CHF.
This substudy, from the AF-CHF Trial of rate-versus rhythm-control strategies, investigated whether depression predicts long-term cardiovascular mortality in patients with left ventricular ejection fraction < 35%, CHF symptoms, and AF history who receive optimal medical care.
Depression symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory-II) were assessed in 974 participants (833 men), with 32.0% showing elevated scores (Beck Depression Inventory-II > 14). Over a mean follow-up of 39 months, there were 246 cardiovascular deaths (111 presumed arrhythmic; 302 all-cause deaths). Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for other prognostic factors (including age, marital status, cause of CHF, creatinine level, left ventricular ejection fraction, paroxysmal AF, previous AF hospitalization previous electrical conversion, and baseline medications) showed that elevated depression scores significantly predicted cardiovascular mortality (primary outcome), arrhythmic death, and all-cause mortality. The adjusted hazard rates were 1.57 (95% confidence interval 1.20 to 2.07, P<0.001), 1.69 (P=0.01) and 1.38 (95% confidence interval 1.07 to 1.77 (P=0.01), respectively. The risks associated with depression and marital status were additive, with the highest risk in depressed patients who were unmarried.
The Canadian authors conclude therefore that elevated depression symptoms are related to cardiovascular mortality even after adjustment for other prognostic indicators in patients with comorbid AF and CHF who receive optimized treatment. Unmarried patients are also at increased risk. Mechanisms and treatment options deserve additional study.
Elevated Depression Symptoms Predict Long-Term Cardiovascular Mortality in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure, Frasure-Smith N, Lespérance F, Habra M, et al. (Circulation. 2009;120:134-140)
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Episode 820
Rick Ankrum also eschews Dick's iFlyz (Episode 783) and Leo's In Your Face Viewbase (Episode 802), and has yet another self-help solution to finding an iPod Touch stand (after a listener pointed out in Episode 808 that one came with the iPod Touch itself). It's the Portable Folding Clear Plastic iPod Touch Holder, more commonly known as a cassette tape case.
Leo is now reduced to using his In Your Face Viewbase for holding up his Leo Puppet. Watch the Leo Puppet below (video clip from odtv.me):
Bathroom Emergency
Leo talks about the economy passenger who got charged with a felony for using the business-class bathroom. The unfortunate man's name is Joao Correa, who was flying on Delta Airlines. Read the story on the New York Times.


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Staunton, November 30 – Thirty-three percent of Russians, some 48 million people, say they support obligatory instruction in non-Russian languages in the non-Russian republics, according to a new VTsIOM poll, thus positioning themselves in opposition to Kremlin policy (nazaccent.ru/content/26036-bolee-30-rossiyan-vystupili-za-obyazatelnoe.html).
That share is significant because it constitutes more than the total percentage of non-Russians in the population and thus suggests that many Russian speakers believe that instruction in non-Russian languages is something they support either on principle or out of concern that dropping that requirement could harm the country.
At least some of these people, one could expect, will express their opposition to Vladimir Putin's policies in this area by participating in demonstrations, pressuring officials or even voting against him in the March 2018 elections. But there is no evidence that the Kremlin leader is going to be dissuaded from his present course of Russianization anytime soon.
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To be honest there was only real reason why we were in Lille..
It was for the football.
Arriving early that morning in the north French town the keen sense of anticipation started to build even before we left the airport terminal as we surveyed the Republic of Ireland's green clad fans making their way downstairs to catch a bus into the city centre.
We were here for the team's crucial group game against Italy in the 2016 Euro championships and as it would turn out it would become one of the most famous nights in Irish soccer history but until then we had time on our hands to check out the city whose name will live long in the memory of Irish soccer fans.
I saw a Tweet or read somewhere a comment by an Irish fan after the game that the Lille tourism authorities really should sell the place more as it is a surprisingly charming place to spend at least a day or two.
Ok, as a northern French industrial town it doesn't have the best sales pitch but its real charm lies in its quant cobbled streets within the old city and impressive green belt to the west around the Citadelle.
It was here that a forgotten chapter of the Second World War was written as the French army held off the advancing Germans for a crucial four days to enable the beleaguered British Expeditionary Force time to evacuate from the port of Dunkirk further north in the opening stages of the war.
The green, grassy entrance to the Citadelle…
Today, the Citadelle is a peaceful place to wander around for few hours and a quiet and tranquil stroll will bring you past bubbling streams and green grassy areas where families laid out picnic blankets in the sun. There were several boats tied up alongside the surrounding moats that, had we the time, we would have checked out to see if there was the possibly of going for a quick paddle but the town beckoned and we retreated back to the old town square.
By this stage in the afternoon the fans of both sides were starting to flood into the city centre with the green and white of Ireland clearly outnumbering the blues of the Italians.
We just had time to grab a couple of quick sandwiches and a beer on one of the many outdoor terraces of a lovely coffee shop before the streets were overwhelmed by hordes of soccer fans pouring in looking for some food before the big game.
The place du Général-de-Gaulle fills up with fans..
We then contacted our lovely host of the Airbnb accommodation just off the main square which was ideally located and a real bargain, considering most of the hotels were all booked out well ahead of the match
After being shown around the apartment and stocking the fridge up with beer it was time to re-join the 'ole, ole, ole' chanting masses that had by that time completely taken over the place du Général-de-Gaulle.
We have the best fans in the world!
Much to the amusement of the locals they kicked footballs high into the air and sang songs about their heroes while splashing about in the fountain.
By late afternoon the pre-game excitement was reaching fever pitch and it was time to cram onto a sweaty but efficient Metro for the journey out to the Stade Pierre-Mauroy located a few kilometres away.
The atmosphere in the stadium was electric…
The Irish fans had already earned a worthy reputation for fun and frolics during the Euro 2016 campaign but the patience of local commuters and families going about their business while tens of thousands of young men and some women took over their town was impressive.
The atmosphere at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy was electric. I've been to a few sporting fixtures both at home abroad before but I've never experienced anything like the thrill of that night.
By the time we had entered this amazing stadium past the rows of grinning and clearly amused French police the noise of the fans inside nearly took the roof off..
And then, we scored..