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Apilco Très Grande Porcelain Soup Plates
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- Summary
This versatile white porcelain dinnerware is grandly sized to accommodate hearty portions. The sturdy, substantial dishes were originally designed for use in fine restaurants, where chefs have praised their ability to showcase the colors and textures of various foods. Made by Apilco, suppliers of top-quality porcelain to culinary professionals since 1906.
- Made of high-fired porcelain.
- Microwavable; freezer, oven and dishwasher safe.
- Set of four.
- Made in France.
- Dimensions & More Info
- 10" diam.
- 9-oz. cap.
- Made in France.
- Use & Care
- Microwavable; freezer and oven safe.
- Dishwasher safe.
- Shipping
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Ber6398 from Amazing soup plates that are versatile & stunning! I absolutely love these gorgeous plates! I ordered the Apilco traditional soup plates first and was underwhelmed (the reviews are accurate it is a very small portion) so I tried the Grande soup plates and they are perfect. Great for a good sized portion of soup, pasta or salad! Most noticeable difference is the Grande plate looks and feels more like a bowl than a wide plate which is more along the lines of the traditional soup plate. I was going to order pasta bowls but this lovely does it all so no need! They are porcelain so bit on the heavy side (too heavy for my grandmother's fragile hand strength) but the quality can be felt and is beautiful. Everything served in this plate looks fancy :) I've included pics of the Grande soup plate vs. the traditional for others to get a feel for size & portion difference in case that helps!Date published: 2018-06-20Rated 5 out of 5 by MGHMD from You'll Never Look at Soup the Same Way Again We are using these so much more often than we thought we would, because we love them. They turn every simple bowl of soup into an event! Solid and stylish.Date published: 2017-01-26Rated 5 out of 5 by lovekitchenstuff from Consider buying both sizes I agonized whether to buy these Tres Grande bowls or the smaller Traditions bowls when I first (and finally) bought a set of Apilco. I ended up buying both and the versatility is really worth the price. I use these Tres Grande bowls primarily for pasta and, while a very modest portion will fit and present nicely in either size, a hearty portion does so much better in the larger bowl......and then I can use the smaller bowls for the salad or dessert. If I'm having a big salad as a "meal," it would overpower the salad plate or the smaller bowl, but this Tres Grande bowl is just perfect. As I open the cabinet for a bowl, I honestly find myself thinking, "Which size?" and I really appreciate being able to choose the one that fits the need. The other question I ask myself is "Why did I wait so long to get this set of dishes?" They showcase everything. My husband has remarked that even leftovers look better on these plates and bowls.Date published: 2016-03-09Rated 5 out of 5 by IrishupFL from Fantastic Set. Worth the price! I just received a set of these bowls. I bought them online so didn't have the chance to see how sturdy they were -- I bought one set as to not hassle with a large return if I didn't like them. Well -- I am online ready to purchase my second set so I have service for 8. They are well proportioned and extremely sturdy -- will easily accommodate salads, soups or a nice bowl of pasta. My table is set for dinner tonight!Date published: 2013-09-18Rated 5 out of 5 by Cooklette from Most useful Apilco piece in my collection I've accumulated quite a few pieces of Apilco dinnerware from various collections. This particular soup plate gets the most use out of all of them. I don't always use it for soup. The raised edge make it perfect for anything with sauce (pasta) and volume! The plate is very thick and sturdy. You won't be disappointed in making this investment.Date published: 2013-08-01


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Top Pro Shooters Teach On Location in 19 Cities Around the Country
April 4, 2007, Commack, NY— If you want the straight scoop on what makes Tamron's Photo Workshops a totally enjoyable learning, picture-taking, and interactive human experience, just ask the people who've done it—not just the participants, but the teachers as well. We know you'll want to read their enthusiastic and insightful comments and impressions below, but before you do, let's tell you a little more about this amazing series of events scheduled at cities all over the USA.
Tamron Photo Workshops, co-sponsored by Bogen Imaging and Expoimaging, and hosted by leading local photo specialty retailers, are hands-on, in the classroom and in-the-field photo workshops led by esteemed professional photographers including Don Gale, Terry Livingstone, Dave Maynard, Jim Shadle, Roy Toft, and Les Voorhis (you can click on their incredible websites from the workshop schedule posted at www.tamron.com). All of them have long track records not only as seasoned and successful pros, but also as great teachers. Each weekend event, which is limited to 30 participants, includes a Friday evening photo seminar and a full day Saturday workshop in the field, and admission fees and transportation where applicable. In addition you'll have access to loaner lenses, white balance filters and tripods to enhance your picture-taking experience, and receive exclusive bonus rebates on equipment plus a $20 Gift Card. The modest $179 per person cost includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and/or snacks, and other surprise giveaways in your welcome bag!
To give you a clear picture of the kind of dedicated and committed photographers who lead Tamron Photo Workshops and how they see their role as photographers and teachers, we interviewed two of the top people now leading the 2008 Tamron Workshop series so they can tell you in their own well-chosen words:
Terry Livingstone A veteran nature, landscape and wildlife photographer whose breathtaking images have graced such leading publications as Audubon magazine, Outdoor Photographer, Outside, Living Planet and The Atlantic Monthly, Terry Livingstone is also a passionately motivational teacher who prides himself on helping aspiring photographers to bring their images to a higher level. "I've been working with the Tamron Photo Workshops for four years," he notes, "and I'm impressed with their in-depth, friendly approach that combines the structure of a real learning experience with the deep sense of enjoyment you can only get when you're having a real adventure."
"These events provide a fantastic hands-on shooting experience in the field under the guidance of knowledgeable pros," says Livingstone. "The workshops are also a lot of fun for me because I get to see new places like Hocking Hills, a State Park in Ohio—a magnificent scenic destination that reminded me of the Smoky Mountains in my home state of Tennessee. Last year I led a workshop in Palo Alto and we got to explore the beautiful surrounding area, the picturesque seaside town of Monterey, as well as nearby Big Sur. I do most of my own shooting with a Nikon D200 and three Tamron lenses. My favorites are the 17-50mm f/2.8, a sharp, versatile normal zoom, the 180mm f/3.5 Macro, which is superb for close-ups of wildflowers and controlled depth of field, and the 200-500mm f/4.5-6.3 zoom which is outstanding for capturing wildlife and landscape details."
"When you attend a Tamron Photo Workshop, you're bound to come away with some important knowledge you didn't have before," observes Livingstone, "and I can almost guarantee that you'll have fun doing it. It's a really good value for the money too, because Tamron is focused on education and building relationships rather than making a profit. One quick piece of advice I give all my students—find a place close to home you can get to easily, adopt if as your own, go there again and again in all seasons and take lots of pictures. That's the way you'll get to see past the obvious and establish a real connection with nature."
Don Gale " On the commercial side, I run Gale Studio of L.A. I guess you could say I'm a Jack-of-all-trades, shooting weddings, portraits, and product illustrations. When I put on my workshop instructor hat I turn to my more creative side, where I specialize in nature and landscapes. I've been a pro since 1969 and a member of the WPPI, the wedding photographer's organization, since 1974. However, I now spend most of my time flying around the country doing workshops for Tamron and conducting seminars for major photo retailers. Frankly, it's a lot of fun taking a group of real photo enthusiasts on an all-day location shoot at a botanical garden or wildlife sanctuary, and everyone, including me, learns a lot in the process."
" The things I like most about being involved with the Tamron workshops are the feedback and the enthusiasm. I love what I'm doing because I'm working with people who are all here for one basic reason—a love of photography—so they're bound to have a good time. I discovered my love of teaching quite by accident. Many years ago in Yellowstone I was shooting a landscape using a long lens and a heavy-duty tripod. Pretty soon a sizeable crowd gathered around me and started firing questions. Before I knew it I was giving an impromptu seminar—and it felt great! In my workshops I strive to develop people's ability to judge the light and compose pictures on the fly. Oh, I cover the fundamentals like f/stops, shutter speeds, and white balance, but the real joy is in opening peoples' eyes and getting good feedback. I even showed one group how to get great winter pictures in Yosemite in overcast light when there was no snow cover. Macro photography is another passion of mine, and I'm a big fan of the Tamron 90 and 180mm macro lenses—and also showing my students how to get the most out of them."
With instructors of this caliber, it's no wonder that so many Tamron Photo Workshop participants come back again and again! Here, in brief, are the unsolicited comments we received from some of recent attendees:
"I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop at Longwood Gardens. I got some great photographs and learned a lot from the experience."
"Thanks for organizing such an incredible workshop! I know you said it is part of your job, but it really was wonderful and I enjoyed myself and learned so much. You went above and beyond what I expected!"
"I cannot even begin to thank you and your 'gang' enough for the wonderful time we had at your workshop! To have an entire weekend to 'play' and enjoy was just fantastic. The knowledge and time that we all shared were beyond what we ever dreamt! The slide show on Friday evening was breathtakingly awesome….each part of the workshop was just terrific!"
Inspired? Then don't wait. Space is strictly limited, so sign up today by visiting www.tamron.com to register. Details for each individual workshop can be found by clicking on "events, contests and workshops" in the navigation bar.
Check Out Locations Scheduled for 2008
*Note: 2-day workshop pricing not applicable. For more info please go to http://cruiselocators.com
About Tamron Tamron is a leading manufacturer of lenses for photographic, industrial, laboratory, video, digital and scientific applications. Among its many optical and mechanical innovations since the start of the company in 1950, Tamron's development of mass produced hybrid aspherical elements in 1992 paved the way for high ratio zoom lenses. The technology was incorporated into the ground-breaking 28-200mm and continues with the new 18-250mm developed exclusively for use on digital SLR cameras featuring an unprecedented 13.9X zoom range. Tamron's latest technology is VC (Vibration Compensation), the first of its kind to feature a 3-coil system. Tamron has won over 45 prestigious awards for its outstanding lenses.
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Coming to the iPhone and iPad in February, Gutpela's Sidewalker: Late to Work is a painstakingly accurate recreation of what I felt like when I visited New York City last month to hang at the Kotaku main office, right down to the lack of pants.
Gutpela says this is an endless walking game, like a mix of Temple Run and Frogger. In the introductory email the game's style is listed as "Katamari Dynasty, Jet Grind Radio, Crazy Taxi, Paper Boy, Grand Theft Auto", four pretty amazing games and one that doesn't exist (though I'd play the hell of a game called Katamari Dynasty). I'm not seeing much of those in the video here, but what I am seeing is the feeling of waking up late for work in video game form.
And mad props to Gutpela for snagging the URL WalkingtheGame.com. I look forward to following in their footsteps next month.


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Put People and Ecosystems FirstEnvironmental assessments of mining projects are often poorly done, with minimal public involvement and shoddy scientific analysis - or skipped altogether. Sound environmental planning starts at the community level and looks at how to create sustainable developement - which may not include mining.
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GLENDALE, Ariz., March 2 (UPI) -- Curtis Glencross highlighted Calgary's three-goal first period with a shorthanded goal Thursday and the Flames held on to down Phoenix 4-2.
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Wondering who the richest women in the world are? Forbes released the 2012 list of billionaires, there are 21 women billionaires in the world. They have a combined total net worth of $248.6 billion. Last year had 20 women billionaires in the world with combined fortune of $232 billion.
While the majority of their wealth was inherited - just one woman in the top 21 has a self-made fortune- -many are putting their money to good use in philanthropy.
20 #1. Christy Walton, 57, & family
$25.3 billion - As of March 2012Source of Wealth: Wal-Mart, United States
The widow of John Walton, she inherited his fortune of $15.7 billion after he died in an airplane accident in 2005. Regaining her 2010,2011 title as world's richest woman, she got an extra bump in her fortune because of her late husband's early investment in First Solar; shares up nearly 500% since 2006 initial public offering.
19 #2. Liliane Bettencourt,89
$24 billion - As of March 2012Source of Wealth: L'Oreal, France
France's richest woman and the only child of Eugene Schueller, her late father founded L'Oreal one of the world's largest cosmetics and beauty companies.
18 #3. Alice Walton, 62
$23.3 billion - As of March 2012Source of Wealth: Wal-Mart, United States
The daughter of Wal-Mart co-founder, her father, Sam Walton (d. 1922), a former clerk, founded original Bentonville store with his brother James. Today Wal-Mart has sales of $405 billion, employs more than 2.1 million people.
17 #4. Georgina "Gina" Rinehart, 58
$18 billion - As of March 2012Source of Wealth: Mining, Australia
The heiress of Hancock Prospecting and the daughter of the late mining magnate Lang Hancock. She is the richest person in Australia and the richest woman in Asia.
16 #5. Iris Fontbona, 69, & family
$17.8 billion - As of March 2012Source of Wealth: Mining, Chile
The second wife, and now widow, of billionaire Andronico Luksic, who died of cancer in 2005. The family controls Antofagasta, one of the world's largest copper miners. As of 2012, Iris Fontbona and her family have a net worth of $17.8 billion.
15 #6. Birgit Rausing, 88, & family
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$14 billion - As of March 2012Source of Wealth: Packaging, Sweden
The widow of Gad Rausing, after death of her husband in 2000, she inherited the packaging giant Tetra Laval along with her three children. In 1944 her father-in-law founded the company, which revolutionized the packaging of liquids such as juices and milk.
14 #7. Jacqueline Mars, 72
$13.8 billion - As of March 2012Source of Wealth:Candy, Pet food, United States
The granddaughter of Frank C. Mars, founders of the American candy company Mars, Incorporated. The company's products are chocolate (Snickers, M&Ms) and pet food (Pedigree). The family has since created the world's largest confectionery company by acquiring gum maker Wrigley in 2008 for $23 billion.
13 #8. Susanne Klatten, 49
$13 billion - As of March 2012Source of Wealth: BMW, pharmaceuticals, Germany
Susanne Klatten is the daughter of Herbert Quandt, she inherited stake in automaker BMW from late father Herbert Quandt, who rescued it from bankruptcy in the early 1960s. Additionally, she is a trained economist with an M.B.A., Klatten also inherited a 50% stake in chemical manufacturer Altana and has since increased her control of the company to 100% and delisted the company.
12 #9. Anne Cox Chambers, 92
$12.5 billion - As of March 2012Source of Wealth: Cox Enterprises, United States
The daughter of Cox Enterprises founder James M. Cox (d. 1957), who finished high school at 17 and worked as a schoolteacher and newspaper reporter before shelling out $26,000 for the Dayton Evening News in 1898.
11 #10. Savitri Jindal, 62
$10.9 billion - As of March 2012Source of Wealth: Steel, India
She became the chairperson of O.P. Jindal Group (a steel and power conglomerate) after her husband, Om Prakash Jindal, died in a helicopter crash in 2005. Om Prakash Jindal founded the company in 1952. Savitri Jindal and her four sons Prithviraj, Sajjan, Ratan and Naveen runs the businesses.
10 #11. Abigail Johnson, 50
$10.3 billion - As of March 2012Source of Wealth: Fidelity, United States
Daughter of American businessman and investor Edward Johnson, III , Abigail Johnson and her father controls Fidelity Investments, America's largest mutual fund company. She now owns up to 24% of the shares in Fidelity.
9 #12. Johanna Quandt, 85
$10 billion - As of March 2012Source of Wealth: BMW, Germany
The widow of German industrialist Herbert Quandt and mother of Susanne Klatten who is worth $13 billion. A former secretary and third wife of the late Herbert Quandt, her husband rescued auto maker BMW from bankruptcy in the early 1960s. She retired from BMW's supervisory board in 1997 but still owns 17% of the auto maker. Her children, Susanne Klatten and Stefan Quandt, have large stakes as well and are also billionaires. She now lives quietly in spa town of Bad Homburg near Frankfurt.
8 #13. Laurene Powell Jobs & family
Net worth: $9 billion - As of March 2012Source of Wealth: Apple, Disney
The widow of co-founder and former CEO of Apple Inc., Steve Jobs, she inherited his wealth after he died in October 2011. A fortune that was largely placed into living trusts near the end of her husband's life. She is co-founder and President of the Board of College Track.
7 #14. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken, 57
$7.7 billion - As of March 2012Source of Wealth: Heineken, Netherlands
She is the daughter of Freddy Heineken, the Dutch industrialist. She inherited 25% stake in Dutch brewer Heineken upon the death of her father in 2002. The company has more than 170 premium brands in more than 65 countries.
6 #15. Miuccia Prada, 62
$6.8 billion - As of March 2012Source of Wealth: Prada
The youngest granddaughter of Mario Prada, founder of fashion label Prada . Miuccia Prada runs the company with her husband Patrizio Bertelli. She also has a Ph.D. in political science.
5 #16. Antonia Johnson, 68
Net worth: $6.5 billion - As of March 2012Source of Wealth: Diversified, Sweden
In 1982 she succeeded her father as chairman of the board for Axel Johnson AB, Sweden, and Axel Johnson Inc., a diversified trading company founded by her great-grandfather in 1873.
4 #17. Blair Parry-Okeden, 61
Net worth: $6.3 billion - As of March 2012Source of Wealth: Cox Enterprises, U.S.
The granddaughter of Cox Enterprises founder James M. Cox (d. 1957), Parry-Okeden inherited 25% stake in the business after her mother, Barbara Cox Anthony, passed away in 2007.
3 #18. Wu Yajun, 48, & family
$5.7 billion - As of March 2012Source of Wealth: Real Estate, China (Self made)
The richest self-made woman in the world is former journalist, Wu Yajun graduated from the Department of Navigation Engineering of the Northwestern Polytechnical University in 1984 with a degree in engineering, and from 1988 to 1993 worked as a journalist and editor with the China Shirong News Agency. She is onwer of Hong Kong-listed real estate developer Longfor Properties. Wu shares her fortune with her husband, who also holds a stake in the company.
2 #19. Yang Huiyan, 30
Source of Wealth: Real Estate
Daughter of Chinese entrepreneur and the founder of Country Garden Group, Yeung Kwok Keung, transferred his holding of the family's main fortune, shares in family-controlled real estate developer Country Garden Holdings. Yang is the majority shareholder of Country Garden Holdings.
1 #20. Rosalia Mera, 68
$4.5 billion - As of March 2012Source of Wealth: Zara
Ex-wife of fashion executive Amancio Ortega Gaona, and co-founder of Inditex (parent company of Zara retail stores). Rosalia Mera is Spain's richest woman. Mera and Ortega are long-divorced, but she still holds a 5.8% stake in Inditex, plus a pile of cash from its 2001 IPO.
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As Leonardo Di Caprio will tell you, the role of dreams in the 2010 zeitgeist is not to be underestimated. Grumpy blockbusters aside, though, it's pretty undeniable that the sensation of what goes on between lights out and alarms bleeping has become a true cultural force in the past year, with more and more bands not only sounding half asleep, but also directly writing from their night time experiences.
As commented upon as the chillwave genre is, its existence comes to make more sense when you see its physical origins in the subconcious thoughts of acts like Beach House and Toro Y Moi than the West Coast beaches and stoner circles you might naturally assume. The dewy eyed sounds of these acts is political too, in as much as withdrawal and a refusal to comment can be considered political. By switching off and not responding, the current crop of bands are clearly making a statement about the world we all live in – that it scares them and they want to shut their eyes to it all.
Twin Sister understand this concept and have that feeling of falling into slumber's comfy grip down to a tee on their début UK release – a collection of their two previous EPs. Vampires With Dreaming Kids dates back to 2008 and is a four song collection of the Long Island five piece's earliest material whereas Color Your Life is the blog blazin' hit from earlier this year. Together they have been reissued by Domino ahead of what will eventually no doubt become a fully fledged debut album. However the two EPs don't exactly have wildly differing personalities, meaning that you can make a neat ten track record from the two.
Ideally played in one long swoop, Twin Sister are best at washing gentle waves, creating an atmosphere and feeling rather than having attention grabbing moments and specifics. Like the aforementioned Beach House, they marry beautifully fragile vocals to a woozy musical backdrop – Twin Sister opting for a light funk and occasional scratchy guitar to compliment Abdrea Estella's breathy delivery. The young group (average age 22) are undeniably somewhat twee, as a brief glimpse of the 'Color Your Life' artwork will testify. However, they are far from defined by their fey sensibilities. Just as much as they are likely to coo about making things "feel brand new" amidst 'Lady Daydream's chiming strings, Twin Sister can reverse things entirely and drop five minutes of disorientating ambient noise and running water effects in the middle of a short EP. 'Galaxy Plateau' and 'The Other Side Of Your Face' hint that there is more to the groups thought process than might initially meet the eye.
Though they undeniably compliment one another, the key difference between these two EPs is the clear progress between what was written in 2008 and it's more recent sibling. Color Your Life uses the Vampires.. blueprint and plays with it, adding in space and a sense of bedroom produced grandeur to the intimate whispers and pillow-talking verses. All of this renders these two EPs a perfect introduction to a band who manage to take a sound that is saturated and breathe new life into it just by being able to dream big.
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Born in Hudson, 18 years, my flag was too long furled
When Lyndon Johnson offered me a chance to see the world
Should be fun, Ill have some laughs, and wear a sailor suit
No danger for them Navy boys, wont even have to shoot!
Go "River Boats?" Yeah, sure, why not? (Thank you, Uncle Sam)
But I was thinking Tennessee, not Southern Vietnam
The Mekong Delta hated me, it laughed at my mistake
This wasnt like the painters Hudson, back in New York state
I aged ten years in one spent there, my hair turned quickly white
Bleached from sun but more from fear, patrolling in the night
On 9/15 of 67, the war would end for me
I lost so much I wanted kept, except for memories:
A spleen, a neck, oh what the heck, an eye, a jaw, an ear
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Thursday Final Review: Suprastudio Neil Denari
When is a building big enough to be considered a micro-city? How can continuously connected urban environments of a hyper designed nature affect our senses and how we operate and navigate in the future? And how can the representational techniques of film and multi-media shift the way in which we think about and actually design the environment? These questions and many more will be taken up in Suprastudio 04/ 2011-2012, a yearlong immersive studio based post professional course. Professor Neil Denari, with Stephen Deters, will lead UCLA graduate students into a speculative yet very real world of technology, ranging from specialized structures and envelope design to smart communications systems. Indeed, from spectacular buildings to invisible infrastructure, cities are like any other machine or organism, constantly in need of revitalization, replacement, and invention. Suprastudio 04 will focus its inquiries into urban form and human interface in the city on a well known site in Los Angeles: Westwood Village. Nothing less than the complete transformation of this site will be the expected outcome.


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The No. 30 Georgia College & State University women's tennis team (8-8, 4-5 PBC) fell 9-0 Saturday against No. 5 Columbus State University (15-4, 9-1 PBC).
In doubles action, Columbus State's No. 11-ranked pair of Loriane Favoretto and Hanane Toumi defeated Diane Danna (Paris) and Bertille Lion (Lyon, France) 8-3, while Gabriela Vasilescu and Sofia Persson repeated that score against Bobcat freshmen Kayla Barksdale (Martinez, Ga.) and Michelle Lingner (Dunwoody, Ga.) in the No. 2 position.
Slotted third, CSU's Tacy Castillo and Lucy Bird shut out Linda Mosa (Stockholm, Sweden) and newcomer Caroline Seabolt in her first action.
At first singles, Danna lost 6-7, 6-1 and 10-3 to the No. 22 ranked Favoretto, while Barksdale stumbled 6-0, 6-1 to Castillo. In third singles, Toumi outlasted Lion 6-2, 2-6 and 10-8 as the Bobcat fell to a team-best 11-4 on the season.
Persson overpowered Lingner 6-1, 6-4, while Mosa dropped a 6-3, 6-2 pair to Vasilescu in the fifth spot. At sixth singles, Redrado blanked Seabolt 6-0, 6-0, giving the Cougars the 9-0 victory.
The Bobcats are back in action Tuesday, April 6, hosting No. 12 Clayton State University at 2 p.m.
The GCSU Department of Athletics, winners of the 2008-09 PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at Twitter.com username GCSUSID for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Welcome to the Cauda Equina Syndrome Resource Center! This Web site has been created and maintained by the Cauda Equina Syndrome Support Group (CESSG). Cauda Equina Syndrome Support Group was started in late November 1999, as a place for people with Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) to meet and share information about this condition.
Most people have never heard of Cauda Equina Syndrome. When this rare condition happens to us, someone in our family or a dear friend, our first impulse is to turn to either the library or the Internet to find as much information about this as possible. This is when we discover that there is a real lack of information on this subject.
If someone told you that they had a spinal cord injury you would understand right away that they had some type of problem with their back. You wouldn't know the extent of the damage, but you would have a general idea where the injury was. But what if they told you they had Cauda Equina Syndrome? I imagine many of you, like us, have never heard of this. We know about spinal cord injury, but not Cauda Equina Syndrome.
Where is the cauda equina area? Well, since our problem started with our back and that was where many of us had surgery, we could pretty much figure out that it was in that area, but where exactly was it and what did it mean?
The focus of this Web site will be to answer everyone's questions about Cauda Equina Syndrome. We plan to define CES, show exactly where this area is, and tell you what life is like living with CES every day. Most important we hope to provide you with enough knowledge so that you can take action to prevent this from happening to you if possible or to provide you with support, resources and information in the event you have been diagnosed with Cauda Equina Syndrome.


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brian beecroft needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 116 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
We require a logo for an established beauty salon, to appeal to a wide range of women. Our website is http://www.vickysclaws.co.uk
Vicky's Claws
When we started trading we just offered acrylic nails, as time has moved on we now offer a range of beauty treatments. As the company name is "Vicky's Claws" we would like the logo to imply that we offer more that just false nails, possibly by using a tag line something like "Nails & Beauty", we would like to see the designs with and without the tag lines. We are fairly open to your imagination, but we love pink, lilac, fluffy, sparkly and girly, the salon is decorated acordinally. We have a wide range of customers and a varied client base and aim to offer our clients the oppotunity to be pampered. The logo will we used on the website, normal paper based advertising
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Head on over the SB Nation's Longform page and check out this profile on Gary Stevens by Joe DePaolo:
"I got balls and guts," Gary Stevens tweeted on the evening of Feb. 23. The barb was directed at an armchair critic who blasted the legendary jockey's ride in that day's Risen Star Stakes — at the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, in New Orleans. Stevens' mount, Proud Strike, finished eighth in the race, and some fans in the blogosphere blamed the rider. Stevens felt compelled to respond directly to one of the more vocal detractors.
Few would argue with Gary Stevens' declaration. He has competed in more than 27,000 Thoroughbred races worldwide over a 34- year span, winning more than 5,000 and frequently putting himself in danger in the process. Over the years, he's often tried to squeeze his horse through a tight opening, or pin a rival down on the inside — whatever it takes to win.
Oh, yes. Gary Stevens has guts and balls. He has 'em to spare.
He's also got an intense desire to show the world that he's got them. And should you challenge him, as the Twitter pundit did, he's going to want to fight you.
Then go over to Time's Lightbox site and dig this photo gallery by Jehad Nga.
And as Barry Petchesky reminded us the other day, it's always fun to revisit Hunter S. Thompson's memorable trip to the Kentucky Derby.
[Photo Credit: Jehad Nga for Time]


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|The Mayflower Steps
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|The Mayflower Steps in the foreground
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According to Annie: "I thought you might like to have these photos from Plymouth, England. There are lots of references to the Mayflower and the Pilgrims over here. Our local football team (that's soccer to you) is called Plymouth Argyle but it's nickname is the Pilgrims. The memorial is situated on the Barbican which is one of the oldest parts of Plymouth, much of the city having been heavily bombed during WWII."
Annie also adds "Mayflower II was built a few miles up the coast from here in a town called Brixham. It's a pretty little ship but the original must have been very cramped for the Pilgrims. There was an idea muted a few years ago to build another replica and have her moored here in Plymouth at Sutton Harbour where the Mayflower Steps are located but nothing seems to have come of it.
Our Plymouth is a reasonably big city with more than 250,000 people living here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth). It's been a historic port for centuries and continues to accommodate the Royal Navy at Devonport Dockyard. There have been a lot of flats built around Sutton Harbour and the waterfront in general, in the last 20 years or so which has made Plymouth appear even more built-up than what I can remember as a child.
The Barbican is still a popular attraction for tourists with its cobbled streets and the Plymouth Gin Distillery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Gin) is said to be where the Pilgrims spent their last night before leaving on the Mayflower."
Thanks, Annie Barnes!
UPDATE! - Annie wrote a complementary blog post at her website, and you can read it at this link: http://www.hibbitt.org.uk/blog/item/262
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Welcome to the Holiday Inn Express – Jacksonville East, just off Interstate 295 and Atlantic Blvd. Whether visiting us for business or pleasure, we are the hotel for you! Centrally located between downtown Jacksonville and Jacksonville Beach, you are never far from work or play. Our guests can come and enjoy a home away from home in our spacious rooms. Every room includes our Holiday Inn Express plush bedding, seating area, work space, microwave, refrigerator, and coffee maker. Guests also enjoy complimentary WIFI throughout the hotel and our signature hot Express Start breakfast. We also have a 24 hour fitness and business center on site.
We are near some of the best of Jacksonville! Whether taking a cruise out of JAXPORT, catching a football game at Everbank field or heading to the beach less than 10 miles from the hotel; we are the location for you! We are also close to Craig Airport, Mayo Clinic, the Jacksonville Landing, multiple fantastic museums, the Jacksonville Zoological Gardens, Jacksonville University, University of North Florida, and Florida State College at Jacksonville South Campus.
Our professional and friendly staff is always here to welcome you to the hotel and Jacksonville! We hope to see you soon!
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Hello to all!How are you? I hope you are very well!
Following my presentation at those threads (Hello Sun - Quilt Along - Block # 1, Block # 2, Block # 3 and Block # 4), not be them I could show on time, because I was traveling, but I ended up the Block # 5 from Hello Sun - Quilt Along we do with April Mae, on her blog April Mae Design (http://aprilmaedesigns.com/?page_id=51)!
Show you some pictures, which I hope to enjoy and thank you for looking!
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The last few years have seen a phenomenal surge of interest in what was previously a lost category: cocktail bitters are intensely concentrated concoctions designed so that just a few drops can hugely enhance the flavour of the libation to which they are added. This is now a thriving category with new products appearing constantly.
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BALTIMORE – Head Coach David Bobb and the UMBC track and field teams released their schedules for the upcoming 2011-12 indoor season Thursday.
The schedule for the upcoming season includes trips up throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, ranging from Orono, Maine for the America East Conference outdoor championships to State College, Pa. for the Penn State Nationals.
Coach Bobb, entering his 14th year at his alma mater, couldn't be more excited about the challenges of this schedule. "The kids need as much competition as possible," Coach Bobb said. "They start need to start running faster earlier and these meets will give them a change of scenery."
The Retrievers begin the year with two trips to Pennsylvania for the season-opening Bison Open on Dec. 3 and then return to the Keystone State after the New Year to participate in the Penn State Relays.
In addition to the Maryland Invitational on Jan.21 and athletes competing at George Mason on Jan. 28, UMBC will make a total of three trips to New York, starting with the New York Armory Meet on Jan. 13. The Retrievers will also head to the Big Apple to compete in the Armory Invitational (Feb. 3-4) as well as the Rider/Lafayette Invitational (Feb. 10).
"I'm excited for our local kids to run at the Maryland Invitational and at George Mason because it gives them a chance to run and compete in front of family members who might not be able to make that trip up to New York or Boston," Coach Bobb said. "But those meets in New York will be great because they will provide our team a chance to run on banked tracks like the one in Boston for the [Amercia East] Championships."
The indoor season all builds towards the America East Conference Championships in Boston, Mass. on the weekend of Feb. 17-18 where Bobb expects a strong showing from his Retrievers.
"I think we have a chance to compete very well. We have a great group of returners and in-coming guys and girls that can elevate this team."
The Retrievers complete the indoor season with the IC4A/ECAC Championships in Boston, and the NCAA Indoor Championships at a location that has yet to be determined.


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In virtually all machinery, from your vacuum cleaner to factory assembly lines, oil or grease lubricates the moving parts to reduce friction. Friction wears out parts quickly and raises the energy expended in moving them. Anything that can cut such resistance should lengthen the life of machines and save energy. U.S. government estimates indicate, for example, that even a modest improvement in the efficiency of the common hydraulic pump could save American industry hundreds of millions of dollars in annual energy costs.
Aiming at such a result, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory in Iowa have developed a coating for machine parts that makes their exteriors considerably slicker and more resistant to wear. Ten years ago Ames materials scientists Alan Russell and Bruce Cook discovered a ceramiclike alloy of boron, aluminum and magnesium—nicknamed BAM—that exhibits exceptional hardness and extremely low surface friction.
When BAM is lubricated with standard fluids such as water-based oil emulsions, it is more slippery than DuPont's Teflon coating (of nonstick cookware fame), Russell says. In tests, the substance significantly outperforms most industrial coatings.
Engineers at companies including Eaton and Greenleaf are readying BAM for use on hydraulic pump parts, machine-tool cutting inserts and the nozzles of abrasive water-jet cutting tools. Although the first of these products is still several months away from commercialization, the patented material is currently available from a licensee, NewTech Ceramics in Des Moines


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A laugh a minute with Harry Robson, Master Magician & raconteur.
Harry has lectured countless times over the past 15 years for societies in both UK and Europe.
"Harry - WOW, what a lecture last night at the Leamington & Warwick Society. I love your style and your material. I VERY rarely buy anything new these days but your effects are truly up there with the best."
Both halves of the evening consist of a performance and explanation of Harry's most commercial and entertaining effects (which are also for sale). After the lecture Harry is happy to hold a workshop with members so you can put in to practice some of tricks you've just learned.


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Baltimore at Denver, 4:30 p.m. (CBS): It'll be cold and probably lopsided, but the first thing might negate the second thing, so who knows. It'll also either be the last game of Ray Lewis's career or the last game of Peyton Manning's much-ballyhooed comeback season, so there are good schadenfreude options all around.
Green Bay at San Francisco, 8 p.m. (Fox) : Projected to be a close game, and one of those games that looks good pretty much no matter what because of the franchises involved. Particularly because of the way home-field advantage worked out, it seems almost dead even—Green Bay has a better offense, San Francisco a better defense, and all the measurables appear well-matched—so it'll probably be a horrible, ugly blowout and you'll end up drinking your way through it, if that wasn't the plan already.
Yak below, and we'll link back when the second game starts up.


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Liberty News
Theater students shine on stages across the country this summer
Many students of the Liberty University Department of Theatre Arts are using the summer months to notch professional stage credits, an important résumé builder as they prepare to pursue a full-time career in theater.
Liberty students and graduates can be seen on stage across the country — in community shows, dinner theaters, and other professional venues — from the Lynchburg area, surrounding communities, and across the Commonwealth, to Seattle, New York City, Kentucky, and Colorado. There are also several students and alumni working behind the scenes as choreographers, technicians, programmers, designers, set builders, and in various crew positions.
|Rising senior Rachel Lind (right) and junior Jonathan Hogue, two students of Liberty University's Department of Theatre Arts, are currently in a production of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" near Seattle. Photo by Bob Baltzell/ASTRA.
Rising senior Rachel Lind and junior Jonathan Hogue are currently in a production of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" near Seattle. Because they were in school when auditions took place, they auditioned remotely via video. Lind is playing "Martha," one of the brides, and Hogue portrays "Caleb," one of the brothers.
Hogue, who calls Seattle his hometown, said experience is the best way to learn.
"The more shows I do, the more I feel ready to tackle the professional world of theater," he said. "It's great being home and getting to actually practice the skills I've learned in classes."
What Hogue values the most is the strong Christian influences in Liberty's theater department.
"They are training me to be a Champion for Christ in the very secular world of theater," he said.
The opportunity to work professionally over the summer has allowed Lind, a Seattle native, to grow as a performer, and as a dancer in particular, she said. Last summer she appeared in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" with the same theater company (All Saints Theatrical Repertoire Association) and "Xandu" with ArtsWest, another Seattle-based theater company.
Rising senior Tim Ross is working with Jenny Wiley Theatre in Prestonburg, Ky., appearing in productions of "The Sound of Music" (ensemble) and "Oklahoma" ("Cord Elam"). He said he enjoys working with actors who have a significant amount of professional experience and learning from them. But his education has prepared him to fit right in in a professional setting, he said.
"Liberty's theater department has more than sufficiently prepared me for an experience like this," he said. "From stage combat to rehearsal etiquette, I feel very comfortable jumping into these shows and dedicating all of my energy to the characters and the stories."
The theater department not only gives students opportunities to gain experience in top-notch collegiate productions during the mainstage season at Tower Theater, it also provides a chance for a professional credit with its professional branch, Alluvion Stage Company. In addition, the department provides networking opportunities across the country as well as auditions for professional shows and motion pictures.
|Rachel Day, who recently graduated from Liberty's theater department, received glowing reviews for her portrayal of "Maria" in Peach State Summer Theater's production of "The Sound of Music." Here she is photographed with the rest of the von Trapp family cast. Photo by Genny Wynn/PSST!.
Recent graduate Rachel Day is wrapping up a two-month contract with Peach State Summer Theater (PSST!) where she landed three leading roles and received glowing reviews from a local newspaper.
Day connected with PSST! at the 2013 Southeastern Theatre Conference March 6-10 in Louisville, Ky. She was among a group of 18 Liberty students who attended the conference, where they were able to audition and meet with representatives from theater companies across the nation. Liberty paid for the trip, including travel and lodging. All students (including non-theater students) were welcome to participate but had to pass a screening at Virginia Theatre Association in February first.
"Because of the generosity of the theater department, and ultimately Liberty University, a bunch of us were able to land jobs in our field," Day said.
Day said it is a blessing to be able to work with professional actors from across the country. She said she has had the opportunity to speak with many of them about the training they received at other colleges and programs.
"I am just struck by the remarkable level of excellence that the Liberty University Department of Theatre Arts demands, teaches, and instills in their graduates," she said. "I would definitely say that everything that I learned while spending time at LU has served me really well and has put me in a very competitive position. I am just really grateful for that, and I'm really excited to see where the department is going to go."
Day is currently investigating professional opportunities in Florida and Pennsylvania. At Liberty she is remembered for a number of stellar performances, including "The Phantom of the Opera," "Peter Pan," "Ragtime," and "Into the Woods."
Hogue, Lind, and Ross will all be appearing in Alluvion Stage Company's upcoming production of "Les Misérables," which opens Sept. 13.


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For a truly memorable stay, break free from the norm and the hustle and bustle of the city and book a cottage with us. Stay in the privacy of your very own cottage where you will have all the amenities and will feel at home.
Arrive early to acquaint yourself with your surroundings. Enjoy a tranquil evening strolling the stately grounds and imagining what it was like to live here in the 1800's feeling like you have the place all to yourselves. Watch the "Mighty Mississippi" river roll by, wondering what was on mind of folks such as Mark Twain. Even order a meal in, so you won't have to leave this amazing setting. Wake refreshed and enjoy a full country breakfast. Treat yourself to an unforgettable evening at one of the most spectacular settings in the world. Why not come and enjoy her beauty and dream of her rich past.


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The Persistence of Vision Raytracer (POV-Ray).
This is the legacy Bug Tracking System for the POV-Ray project. Bugs listed here are being migrated to our github issue tracker. Please refer to that for new reports or updates to existing ones on this system.
FS#91 - Slope pattern applied to object is not transformed afterhand
Opened by Grimbert Jérôme (Le_Forgeron) - Monday, 29 March 2010, 16:14 GMT
Last edited by William F Pokorny (wfpokorny) - Monday, 20 March 2017, 13:36 GMT
There is an big issue with the slope pattern: when the object it is applied to is instanced (again) with a transformation (in particular a rotation, as a translation would not impact.. but a shear might), the colours of the surfaces are changed.
object { p translate -5*x } object { p rotate 220*y+20*x translate 3*x }
Nobody would expect the object to be different in appearance.
IMHO, the slope vector need to be adjusted for the later transformation(s) (so as to compensate the issue of using the Perturbed Normal vector).
This should not impact the AOI/FACING (experimental) patterns, as AOI definition is pretty clear about duplicating & transform if you think about it a bit, as well as FACING: for these two, it is expected to either use the ray(current point of view) or a fixed 3D point as reference. At the limit, discussion about moving the 3D point of FACING might also be opened to interpretation.
AOI/FACING are in task #19
- Field changed: Percent Complete (100% → 0%)
The reason for closing might then question the interest for a separate "AIM" pattern (as per #19) which would update the vector so as to keep the values for transformations applied afterhand.
- Field changed: Task Type (Definite Bug → Feature Request)
- Field changed: Status (Unconfirmed → New)
Reopened the task as a low-severity feature request rather than a critical definite bug.
[For the records, the task had been closed due to the behavior not being a bug, but rather intentional.]
An implementation of the requested feature would require pretty extensive changes, as the transformation information that would be required is not passed to the code actually evaluating the pattern. Passing the information all the way through may be a bit heavyweight. Furthermore, it would be necessary to "reverse-engineer" the transformation the object has suffered after the texture/normal/whatever has been applied, from (a) the total transformation applied to the object and (b) the total transformation applied to the texture, which is the transformations currently stored by POV-Ray.
- Field changed: Status (New → Tracked on GitHub)
Now tracked on github as issue #254.


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Video conferencing can be a cold and impersonal way to conduct business, but researchers at Osaka University in Japan think they can change that by having the participants first perform a tele-handshake using a robot hand that matches the other person's grip.
In order to make the handshake feel as real as possible, the researchers made the hand from soft silicone filled with a sponge-like material. It's not quite the perfect human analogue, but they then heat up its outer layer to around 37°C, slightly warmer than an actual human, which when combined with a grip that matches the person on the other end is apparently enough to create a convincing handshake.
Of course if it doesn't catch on as a business tool—which it probably won't—there's no doubt there's still going to be plenty of interest for this contraption for single lonely males who have another kind of business in mind. [DigInfo TV]


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A brief study on the Queens and the "Patta Mahishi" of Rajaraja
Chola - 1
The Tamil Chola Emperor Rajaraja Chola - 1 (A.D.985-1014) had many Queens during his
period of rule of the Chola Empire. The effort is made to make a very
brief study on them and to acertain his "Patta Mahishi" at the
time he ascended the throne in the year A.D.985
The list below provides the names of the Queens of Rajaraja Chola - 1 as
noted from his Inscriptions, and are sequenced in the "order of the
year of his rule" for our study.
Third year
"…..Chola Madeviyar alias Panchavan Madeviyar queen of Mummudi Chola
…..(Rajaraja – 1)….."
Inscription No 294 of 1906 from Thirumaalpuram
Third year
"…..Panchavan Madeviyar queen of Mummudi Chola……"
Inscription No 147 of 1918 from Thiruvaiyaaru
Fourth year
"…Udaiya Piraattiyaar Thambiranadigal Vanavan Madeviyaar alias
Thiribuvanamaadeviyaar, the mother of Sri Rajendra Chola Devar and the
Queen of Sri Rajarajadeva (Rajaraja – 1)
Inscription No 117-A of 1896 SII - V No 982 fromThiruvenkaadu
Fifth year
"…..Queen of Rajarajadeva by name Vattan Kaadan
Inscription No 19 of 1907 from Thiruvisalur
Nineth year
"……Queen Uloka Mahadeviyaar….."
Inscription No 239 of 1902 EI VII page 144 from Kiluur
Nineth year
"….Nam Piraattiyaar Sri Panchavan Mahadeviyaar provided gold
ornamants to Goddess Uma bhattarak(aal)i….."
Inscription No 278 of 1907 from Thiruvidaimaruthur
Tenth year
"…..Queen Panchavan Mahadevi provided a gold image of
Inscription No 254 of 1907 from Thiruvidaimaruthur
Sixteenth year
"…..tax free grant of land by Nakkan Thillaiyalagiyaar alias
Panchavan Mahadeviyaar queen of Rajaraja for festival and offerings on
the day of Sadayam every month….."
Inscription No 47 of 1928 from Thiruppugalur
Seventeenth year
"…..Queen Thennavan Mahadevi….."
Inscription No 123 of 1895 SII V 684 from Thiruppalanam
Eighteenth year
"…..Nampiraatiyaar Sembiyan Mukkokkilaan Adigal alias Kannara Nacci
Pidara Nangai ….."
Inscription No 139 of 1923 from Arpaakkam
Nineteenth year
"…..Queen Kuttan Viranaaraayaniyaar alias Chola Mahadeviyaar
Inscription No 112 of 1896 SII – V No 975
Twentieth year
"…..Nampiraattiyar Thiththaipiraan Therumanaar alias Chola
Mahadeviyaar ….."
Inscription No 111 of 1896 SII – V No 974 from Thiruvenkaadu
Twentyfirst year
"…..remission of taxes granted to the temple by King and Queen
Panchavan Mahadeviyar for special worship every month on the Sathaiyam
Inscription No 54 of 1928 from Thiruppuhalur
Twentyfirst year
"…..Temple Loka Mahadevi Iswaram built by the Queen of Rajaraja
Dantisakthi Vitanki alias Loka Mahadevi……"
Inscription No 219 of 1894 SII V 518 from Thiruvaiyaaru
Twentythird year
"…..Queen Panchavan Mahadeviyar……"
Inscription No 62 of 1928 from Thiruppuhalur
Twentyfourth year
"…..Uttarakailasa shrine in the temple was founded by Dantisakthi
Vitanki and was called Loca Mahadevieswaram……"
Inscription No 222 of 1894 SII V 521 from Thiruvaiyaaru
Twentyfourth year
"…..Ornaments and land to the same shrine founded by
Inscription No 155, 156 of 1918 from Thiruvaiyaaru
Twentyfifth year
"…..Nampiraatiyaar Uloga Mahadeviyaar……"
Inscription No 624-A of 1902 SII VIII 223 from Thiruvalamjuli
Twentyfifth year
"…..Rajaraja's queen Dantisakthi Vitanki alias Loka Mahadevi
(at the Thiruvalamjuli temple built by him)……"
Inscription No 633 of 1902 SII VIII 224 from Thiruvalamjuli
Twenty fifth year
"…..Queen Vanavan Madeviyaar alias Thiribhuvanamadeviyaar……"
Inscription No 442 of 1918 from Thiruvenkaadu
Twentysixth year
"…Land by Udaiya Piraattiyaar (Vanavan Madeviyaar)….."
Inscription No 624 of 1909 from Konerirajapuram
Twentyseventh year
"……QueenNakkan Panchavan Mahadevi……"
Inscription No 385 of 1924 of Melapaluvur
Twentyseventh year
"……Queen Nakkan Panchavan Mahadevi……"
Inscription No 385 of 1924 of Melapaluvur
Twentyseventh year
"……Queen Ilangon Pichchi the senior Queen of
Inscription No 14 of 1920 of Thirumalavadi
Twentyseventh year
"……Queen Nakkan Arumoli alias Pirithi(vi) Madeviyar……"
InscriptionNo 455 of 1908 from Uyyakkondan
Twentyeigth year
"……Queen Vemban Sirudaiyaar alias Minavan Mahadeviyar queen of
Inscription No 301 of 1908 of Thirukkalittatttai
Twentyeighth year
"……Queen Villavan Mahadeviyar…. .."
Inscription No 117 of 1896 of Thiruvenkadu SII V 981
Twentynineth year
"……'hemagarba' by the Queen Dantisakthi Vitankiyar alias
Inscription No 42 of 1907 from Thiruvisalur
Twentynineth year
"……Queen Panchavan Mahadevi sets up images of Thanjaialagar, Uma,
and Ganapathi and presents (jewellery) ornaments……"
Inscription No 111 of 1888 from Thanjavur
(Inside Prakara, firstniche, fourth & fifth pillars and second niche)
Twentynineth year
"……Queen Panchavan Mahadevi sets up copper image of
Inscription No 113 of 1888 from Thanjavur
(Inside Prakara, north,seventh pillar)
Twentynineth year
"……Queen Loka Mahadevi sets up copper image of Adavallar and his
consort and presented (jewellery) ornaments ……"
Inscription No 102 of 1888 from Thanjavur
(Inside Prakara, west,second niche and nineth pillar)
Twentynineth year
"……Queen Abhimanavalli sets up images of Siva, Brahma,
Inscription No 103 of 1888 from Thanjavur
(Inside Prakara, west,tenth pillar)
Twentynineth year
"……Queen (Kuttan Viranaaraayaniyaar) Chola Mahadevi sets up images
of Siva, Uma and Ganapathi and presented (jewellery)
Inscription No 105 of 1888 from Thanjavur
(Inside Prakara, west,third niche, eleventh & twelveth pillars and
fourth niche)
Twentynineth year
"……Queen Thirailoakya Mahadevi sets up images of Kalyanasundara,
Uma, Vishnu,Brahma etc and presented (jewellery) ornaments for the first
Inscription No 107 of 1888 from Thanjavur
(Inside Prakara, west,fifth niche & fourteenth pillar)
Twentynineth year
"……Queen Pirithivi Madeviyar set up a copper image of
Srikantha Murthigal and presented some ornaments……"
InscriptionNo 27 of 1897 from Thanjavur
(On a pillar in thesouth enclosure)
Twentynineth year
"……Queen Pirithivi Madeviyar provides money infavour of
Srikantha Murthigal set up by her……"
Inscription No 29 of 1897 from Thanjavur
Hence undoubtedly it was Queen "Panchavanmadeviyar" who
figures the earliest among the Queens in the inscriptions of RajarajaChola -1
being in his third year - was his "Patta Mahishi" or Chief Queen at the
time he became the Chola king in the year A.D.985.