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Rahul's World
Salute for Tamilians
About Spritual Tamilnadu
Incredible Kerala
About 18 Tamil Siddhargal
Details of siddha purusha's
Mysteries of the Ancient
Concept of Siddhas
A Crisp Note
Here are some profile's of great tamilian's who are famous all over the world
DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM
Former PRESIDENT OF INDIA
Born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. Dr. Kalam made significant contribution as Project Director to develop India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) which successfully injected the Rohini satellite in the near earth orbit in July 1980 and made India an exclusive member of Space Club. He was responsible for the evolution of ISRO's launch vehicle programme, particularly the PSLV configuration. After working for two decades in ISRO and mastering launch vehicle technologies, Dr. Kalam took up the responsibility of developing Indigenous Guided Missiles at Defence Research and Development Organisation as the Chief Executive of Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). He was responsible for the development and operationalisation of AGNI and PRITHVI Missiles and for building indigenous capability in critical technologies through networking of multiple institutions. He was the Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and Secretary, Department of Defence Research & Development from July 1992 to December 1999. During this period he led to the weaponisation of strategic missile systems and the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in collaboration with Department of Atomic Energy, which made India a nuclear weapon State. He also gave thrust to self-reliance in defence systems by progressing multiple development tasks and mission projects such as Light Combat Aircraft.
As Chairman of Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) and as an eminent scientist, he led the country with the help of 500 experts to arrive at Technology Vision 2020 giving a road map for transforming India from the present developing status to a developed nation. Dr. Kalam has served as the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, in the rank of Cabinet Minister, from November 1999 to November 2001 and was responsible for evolving policies, strategies and missions for many development applications. Dr. Kalam was also the Chairman, Ex-officio, of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet (SAC-C) and piloted India Millennium Mission 2020.
Dr. Kalam took up academic pursuit as Professor, Technology & Societal Transformation at Anna University, Chennai from November 2001 and was involved in teaching and research tasks. Above all he took up a mission to ignite the young minds for national development by meeting high school students across the country.
In his literary pursuit four of Dr. Kalam's books - "Wings of Fire", "India 2020 - A Vision for the New Millennium", "My journey" and "Ignited Minds - Unleashing the power within India" have become household names in India and among the Indian nationals abroad. These books have been translated in many Indian languages.
Dr. Kalam is one of the most distinguished scientists of India with the unique honour of receiving honorary doctorates from 30 universities and institutions. He has been awarded the coveted civilian awards - Padma Bhushan (1981) and Padma Vibhushan (1990) and the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna (1997). He is a recipient of several other awards and Fellow of many professional institutions.
Dr. Kalam became the 11th President of India on 25th July 2002. His focus is on transforming India into a developed nation by 2020.
'Kavi-per-arasu' Vairamuthu
His name brings special meaning to practically any film in Tamilnadu today. But Vairamuthu has considerable accomplishments outside of tamil cinema, that has earned him a distinct place in the larger arena of Tamil language and literature. What follows is not only a summary of Vairamuthu's achievements, but also a closer look at the motivation of a man who continues to be Tamilnadu's most favorite film song lyricist and poet even today.
Vairamuthu was born July 13, 1953, in a farming community of Vadugapatti village, Theni District near PeriyakuLam. His father was Ramaswamy Thevar and mother AngammaL. The ambiance of the village inspired him to write poems. He could compose poems even at the young age of twelve. Tamil and Rationalist movements if the sixties stimulated the poetic zeal in him. The speeches of Periyar & Anna, the writings of Karunanidhi and the works of eminent poets like Bharathi, Bharathidasan and Kannadasan and the life in the countryside shaped the young poet's thinking. While he was fourteen, he acquired the ability to write Yappu type of Venba poetry.
In his school final exam in Tamil, Vairamuthu stood first in the entire Madurai District and won a silver cup. He won many prizes at the district level. After completing his school education, he joined Pachaiyappa's college in Chennai where he was acclaimed as the best speaker and poet. In inter-college competitions, he won more than 20 prizes. Even while a student, he had the opportunity to participate in a poetic forum chaired by Karunanidhi. When he was in his second year of B.A. and barely nineteen years of age, Vairamuthu published his maiden anthology, Vaigarai Megangal. It was prescribed for study in the Women's Christian College. Thus, he achieved the distinction of a student poet whose work was taken into curriculum while he was still a student.
He studied M.A. Tamil Literature and won a gold medal in the exam. His second work, Thiruththi Yezhudhiya Theerppugal, in pudhu kavidhai form was published in 1979. He made his film debut in the succeeding year when he set lyrics for Bharathiraja's Nizhalgal. His compositions to date are nearing 4000. He received the President's award for the Best Lyricist for his compositions in Mudhal Mariyaadhai, directed by Bharathiraja. He received this award a second time in 1993 for Roja, directed by Maniratnam. He was bestowed the honor of receiving this award for the third time, for his lyrics in the film, Karuththamma, another film directed by Bharathiraja. He remains at the only lyricist to receive this award thrice at the national level.
Among regional awards from the Tamilnadu Government, he received one in 1981 from the then Chief Minister, M. G. Ramachandran, a Best Architect of Films award in 1989 alongside the prestigious Kalaimaamani award in 1990. The Tamil Development Society of Madras conferred on him the title of Kaviyarasu in 1986. He has brought out a cassette in which he has rendered his songs under the title, Kavidhai KelungaL. For the first time, he gave graphical form to his poems, was telecast under the title, Kavidhai Paarungal. His Kaviraajan Kavidhai narrating Bharathi's life in Pudhu Kavidhai, was a commendable effort. It earned him the Bharathi Literature Prize of Rs. 10,000.
He has also introduced some foreign poets and their works to Tamil in his Ella Nadhiyilum En Odum. Some of his works are translated into Telegu, Kannada and Malayalam. The trend continues into hundreds of his film lyrics are translated into Hindi. His Chinna Chinna Aasai fascinated a Japanese troupe touring India so much, that they broke language barriers by singing the song during their shows. He opened Tamil schools in Bangkok and Hong Kong promoting Tamil children living there to develop an interest in learning the language.
Vairamuthu made his debut in film scripting in Natpu and has since scripted for over 30 Tamil films. On the literature front, his notable works include Innoru Desiya Geetham, Indha Pookkal Virppanai-kkalla, Sigarangalai nOkki, Vairamuthu-vin Thiraippada Paadalgal, Villodu Vaa Nilave, Thaneer Desam and many others numbering to 28.
He is the Tamilnadu President of Indo-Russian Friendship Society. At the invitation of the Russian Government, Vairamuthu has visited Russia to participate in an Indian cultural event in 1987. In response to invitations of various Tamil groups, he visited the U.S.A, United Kingdom, Canada, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Malayasia, Thailand and Sri Lanka.
His dream is to hold aloft the language and culture of Tamils in the world. Similarly, his works have the underlying themes of humanism transcending barriers of space and race.
Special Thanks to 'Kaviyarasu' Vairamuthu for providing us this profile.
Music Director A R Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman was born A.S.Dileep Kumar on the 6th of January in the year 1966, in Madras, to a musically affluent family. His father R.K.Sekhar was an arranger and conductor in Malayalam movies and had worked under the likes of Salil Chowdhary and Devarajan. Dileep started learning the piano at the tender age of four.
At the age of 9, his father passed away following a mysterious illness with rumours abounding that he was the victim of black magic by his rivals. The pressure of supporting his family fell on Dileep. At he age of 11, he joined Illaiyaraja's troupe as a keyboard player. It was his mother Kareema Begum who encouraged him to follow in his father's footsteps. But all this had an adverse affect on his education. Infrequent attendance and an unaccommodative management forced him to shift schools from the prestigious Padma Seshadri Bal Bhavan to the Madras Christian College and finally he dropped out of school altogether.
In 1988, one of his sisters fell seriously ill and numerous attempts to cure her failed. Her condition progressively worsened. The family had given up all hope when they came in contact with a Muslim Pir - Sheik Abdul Qadir Jeelani or Pir Qadri as he was popularly known. With his prayers and blessings, Dileep's sister made a miraculous recovery. Rattled by the bad experience and influenced by the teachings of the Pir, the entire family converted to Islam. Thus A.S.Dileep Kumar became A.R. Rahman.
He also played on the orchestra of M.S.Vishwanathan and Ramesh Naidu and accompanied Zakir Hussain and Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan on world tours. All this experience enabled him to earn a scholarship to the famed Trinity College of Music at Oxford University from where he obtained a degree in Western Classical Music. After he returned he continued to be a part of various music troupes. He was also a part of local rock bands like Roots, Magic and Nemesis Avenue where he performed with his future colleagues like Ranjit Barot and Sivamani.
Vizi Manuel, the lead keyboard player in Illaiyaraja's troupe, advised him to try other alternatives like advertising. Fortunately for Dileep he soon got his first break in advertising when he was asked to compose the jingle to promote Allwyn's new Trendy range of watches, in 1987. The ads were a success and Dileep's work in them was appreciated. Dileep moved full time into advertising as a few offers came his way. Thus began Dileep's 5-year saga in advertising where he went on to compose more than 300 jingles. Rahman did a lot of popular ads like those for Parry's, Leo Coffee, Boost featuring Sachin Tendulkar and Kapil Dev, Titan, Premier Pressure Cooker, Hero Puch and Asian Paints. The jingles that he composed for the Leo Coffee ad starring Aravind Swamy and the Asian Paints ad directed by Rajeev Menon also won him awards and recognition. He also won an award for composing the theme music of the Madras Telugu Academy's Spirit of Unity Concerts.
In 1989, he started a small studio of his own, called Panchathan Record Inn, attached to his house. This would later develop into one of India's most well equipped and advanced recording studios. In his established state of the art sound and recording studio he began experimenting in sound engineering, design and production. He also began a collection of sound samples, creating one of the most comprehensive sonic libraries in Asia.
During his stint in advertising, he released his first album, of Muslim devotional songs, titled `Deen Isai Malai'. This was followed by `Set Me Free', an album of English songs which was the launch album of singer Malgudi Subha, by Magnasound, where Dileep set the songs to tune. Both the albums went unnoticed in the market.
At an advertising awards function he chanced upon a young man receiving the award for the best ad jingle which he had composed for the popular Leo Coffee ad. At the party that followed the awards presentation ceremony Maniratnam was introduced to the young composer by his cousin Sharada Trilok of Trish Productions for whose company the young man had worked. Mani requested for a sample of his wares. The composer readily complied and invited the director over to his studio where he played out a tune that he had been pushed into composing by his school friend G.Bharat alias Bala who had been greatly disturbed by the Cauvery river tensions. Mani was hooked instantly. He signed on the composer to score the music for his next film which was to be produced by the veteran Tamil director K.Balachander. That film was Roja. That tune would become the song "Tamizha Tamizha". Rahman became a household name in Tamil Nadu overnight and the score of `Roja' was the first step in changing the face of Indian film music. `Roja' won every conceivable award in music that year. Rahman also got the Rajat Kamal for best music director at the National Film Awards , the first time ever by a debutante. He left ads and moved into film music full time.
Since Roja, he has created music for blockbuster Indian films including Roja, Pudhiya Mugam, Gentleman, Kizhaku Seemaiyilae, Duet, Kadalan, Bombay, May, Madham, Indian, Muthu, Kadhal Desam , Love Birds and others. His 1995 soundtrack for Bombay crossed 5 million units and Rahman had arrived as the "King of Indian Pop" with sales of more than 40 million albums over a period of 3 years. The success continued with films like Dil Se.. with Mani Rathnam, and Taal with Subhash Ghai. After working in many movies of the typical popular genre, several offbeat reputed directors and producers like Govind Nihalani, Shyam Benegal, Deepta Mehta have worked with Rahman in movies like Thakshak, Zubeidaa, Fire, and Earth/1947.
Rahman is well known for introducing several unknown voices into the main stream playback. He has shown an extraordinary flair for experimenting with untrained voices. Singers who have worked with him have repeatedly said that Rahman's open approach during recording sessions has spurred them on to giving their best. Suresh Peters, Shahul Hameed, Srinivas, Shankar Mahadevan, Harini, Anupama, Dominique, Minmini, Shubha, Febi, Hema Sardesai are some of the singers who have thrived after the advent of Rahman. Singers like Hariharan, Sujatha, Unnimenon have had successful comebacks in the industry after working with Rahman. Unnikrishnan, Bombay Jayshree and Nithyashree Mahadevan who are successful Karnatak classical vocalists have been introduced into film playback by Rahman.
In the movie "Bombay" Rahman formally took to playback singing. Rahman had lent his voice to his compositions earlier too but they had been part of the preludes or interludes like `Yelelo' in `Chinna Chinna Aasai' in `Roja'. But `Hamma Hamma' in `Bombay' was Rahman's first complete song. His song `Mustafa Mustafa' from `Kadhal Desam' was another hit that made Sony take notice of Rahman and sign him on for the non-film album `Vande Mataram'. While he continued lending his voice to several uncredited songs, his solos such as "Dil Se Re" (from `Dil Se..') have made his fans crave for more songs from him.
In 1996, when Rahman had gone to Bombay to attend the Screen Awards ceremony, he met his childhood friend G.Bharat. During this meeting both had discussed a proposal for an album to commemorate 50 years of Indian Independence in 1997. In 1997, the International music giant, Sony Music, whose portfolio included the likes of Michael Jackson, entered the Indian market in a big way. They were looking to promote Indian artistes internationally. And the first person to be signed up by Sony Music from the Indian sub-continent was A.R.Rahman, on a 3-album contract. Rahman suggested the idea that he had discussed with Bharat to Sony Music India and was immediately accepted. Called `Vande Mataram', it was a tribute to the motherland and featured songs to mark the 3 colours of the Indian Flag. `Vandemataram' was released simultaneously in 28 countries across the world under the prestigious Columbia Label of Sony Music on August 15th 1997. Rahman himself performed live at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi on the eve of the Golden Jubilee of Indian Independence to a packed audience that comprised of the Prime Minister of India. The album was a mega success and sold over 1.2 million copies in India and did reasonably well internationally too.
Three years after the successful "Vande Mataram" Bharat Bala and Rahman worked together in another historic album called `Jana Gana Mana'. This was a project in which several top artistes of the nation came together to sing or play the National Anthem "Jana Gana Mana". The project had started as "Desh Ka Salaam" which was telecast in Indian TV channels and on the web on August 15, 1999, in which several greats of Indian music, from the classical to the contemporary, came together to give a soulful and modern rendition of the National Anthem. The `Jana Gana Mana' was released on January 26 2000 to mark the 50th year of the Indian Republic.
In his career Rahman has received several awards in various instituted Indian film awards. He was awarded the "Padmashree" titled by the Indian Government in year 2000. Two national awards for best composer came his way for films `Roja' and `Minsara Kanavu.' He has received the best music director award in the Tamil Nadu State Awards six times. He has received awards in Filmfare, Screen-Videocon, Zee Sangeet, Bollywood Music Awards, MTV-VMA awards among others. Notable in this list is the Filmfare awards. He has received 13 Filmfare awards in all. No year has gone by without a Filmfare award for Rahman since `Roja'.
At the age of 32, Rahman has already worked with internationally reputed artistes like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Apache Indian, Zakir Hussain, Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan, Dominic Miller, L.Shankar, Kadri Gopalnath, Vikku Vinayakram, Ustad Sultan Khan and Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt among many others. Rahman has in collaborations with artists such as L. Shankar, Zakir Hussain, David Byrne, Talvin Singh and Apache Indian - both recording and on tour. On a trip to India, David Byrne met Rahman and was so impressed that he went on to record some sessions with Rahman for a project he is currently completing.
In October 1999, Rahman performed a song "Ekam Satyam" in a charity concert in Munich with Michael Jackson called "MJ and friends". The meeting between Rahman and Michael Jackson was arranged by Hindujas and Bharat Bala. Rahman and his troupe performed after Michael Jackson in the concert. Melodious strains of 'Satyameva Jayate' by Rahman provided the closing to the concert by pop king Michael Jackson.
Impressed with Rahman's film songs, the famous musical composer and producer, Andrew Webber Lloyd, has signed Rahman to compose a Broadway musical titled `Bombay Dreams'. Webber was introduced to Rahman's style of music through the songs from `Dil Se..' and `Taal'. Joining Rahman in this musical would be Academy award winning lyricist Don Black.
Rahman lists among his favourites Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Carpenters, Carnatic, Rock and fusion.
He credits all his inspiration and success to Allah.
Music Director Ilayaraaja
38, Murugesan Street, Theagaraya Nagar
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
India 600 017
Date of birth : 2nd June, 1943
Place of birth : Pannaipuram, Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India
Father : D Ramaswamy
Mother : Chinnathayammal
Marital status : Married
Harmonium player, and guitar player (classical) since childhood.
Between 1961 and 1968, traveled with brother and mentor Mr Pavalar Varadarajan and two more brothers, and performed 20,000 music concerts across the the length and breadth of the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the Megalopolis Bombay.
Assistant Music Director with Mr G K Venkatesh, a prolific Music Director, and worked with several other composers.
Composed more than 4000 songs and background music for more than 750 Indian films.
First Asian to compose Symphony (Symphony No. 1) with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) of London.
Learnt carnatic music (South Indian form of classical music) and western music under the tutelage of several renowned teachers.
Passed successfully the classical guitar (Higher Local) examination conducted by the Trinity College of Music, London, with honours and gold medal.
Awards :
Presented with the Best Film Music Composer Award, an annual award, by the Government of India in the years 1984, 1986 and 1988.
Presented with 'Kalaimamani Award', an annual award for excellence in the field of arts, by the Government of the State of Tamil Nadu, India.
Presented with the Award of Governement of the State of Andhra Pradesh, India, for excellence in music.
Conferred the title 'Isaignani' (wisest in the field of music) in the year 1988, at Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India.
Conferred the Degree of Doctor of Letter (Honoris causa) in March, 1994, by the Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India.
Conferred the Cultural Doctorate in Philosophy of Music, in April, 1994, by the World University Round Table, Arizona, U.S.A.
Award of Appreciation presented in the year 1994, by the Foundation and Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America.
Bestowed with the honorary citizenship and presented with the key to the Teanech Township, by Mr. John Abraham, Mayor of Township of Teanech, New Jersey, U.S.A., in June, 1994.
Presented with the Award of Governement of the State of Kerala, India, in the year 1995, for excellence in music.
Conferred the Degree of Doctor of Letter, in the year 1996, by the Madurai Kamarajar University, Tamil Nadu, India.
Presented with the Lata Mangeshkar Award For Excellence in Music, constituted by the Government of Madhya Pradesh, India, for the year 1998.
Albums and
other works :
Composed and conceived experimental albums like:
How To Name It?
Nothing But Wind
The aforementioned albums are very popular among music lovers around the world.
Written lyrics for many film songs and albums.
Composed musical score for the television docu-feature film 'India 24 hours', which was a tremendous success, and was appreciated by Director Mr. Micheal Tobiaz and the viewers around the world.
Composed musical score for the 'Miss World 1996 Pageantry', which was a great success, and acclaimed by the music experts and critics as a class of its own.
Composed the music for 'Ilayaraajavin Geethanjali', a devotional album in Tamil, an Indian language.
Composed music for 'Meenakshi sthothram' in the famous Indian language, sanskrit, written by Shri Adi Shankara, the great monk philosopher of South India (788 AD to 820 AD)
Composed music for 'Moogaambigai', a devotional album in Kannada, an Indian language.
Composed carnatic 'keerthanas', and 'varnams' (South Indian classical form of music) titled 'Raja Lahari'.
Composed the music and wrote the lyrics for the devotional album 'Raajavin Ramana Malai' conceived to commend the theology of South Indian sage and philosopher Shri Ramana Maharishi of Tiruvannamalai, a sanctified hillock in Tamil Nadu, India. The philosophical lyrics of the above album has been well received and appreciated.
Author of the following books :
'Sangeetha Kanavugal' (My feelings and impressions during the concert tour to the Europe.)
'vetta veLythanil koti kidakkuthu' (My spiritual experiences.)
'vazhiththunai'
Interests :
Photography :
An avid photographer and the photo topics have been well appreciated by the top professional photographers around the world. The critics have lauded the works as classical, creative and have observed 'to carry a philosophical and spiritual touch'.
HCL Shiv Nadar
Name: Shiv Nadar
Net Worth : $(US) 1.2 billion
Company : HCL Group(Infotech)
Based at : Delhi,USA
Forbes has released its list of world's richest persons and seven Indians have found a place in it . The new entry in the `Forbes' list is a man who began, as `Forbes' put it, by making computers in his garage 24 years ago. The man is Shiv Nadar, chief of HCL, a company `Forbes' describes as India's largest infotech conglomerate. Mr Nadar's net worth has also been put at $1.2 bn. Two of the seven richest Indians are in the infotech business.
People who know Shiv Nadar call him Magus,
Persian for wizard. His wizadry was evident in the
way Shiv Nadar (53) worked his way. He transformed HCL corporation one of the top most firms making computers and office equiment.
Moving to Delhi from Tamil Nadu in 1968, Shiv Nadar worked as an engineer with DCM Ltd. Keen on starting on his own he made six of his colleagues to join him to launch a firm making office products like copiers. Into the vacuum created by IBM quitting Indian HCL stepped in to supply computers and by 1982, HCL came out with its first computer.
Now over 80% of HCL's revenues are from computers and office equipment. While concentrating on growth at home, HCL has also been spreading its reach overseas. Its Singapore subsidiary, Far East Computers, recently achieved a breakthrough in imaging technology, which, among other applications,enables computers to read handwritten tax returns.Singapore's Internal Revenue Service uses Far East software.
In the U.S, a software subsidiary, HCL America, has reaped rich benefits by taking advantage of global time zones. Every morning, the company's Madras office receives software assignments from the U.S, just after work stops there for the night. A team of Indian engineers, with salaries much lower than those of their American counterparts, complete the jobs and modem them back in the evening.
Far East and HCL America account for almost 20%
of HCL Corp.'s annual revenues. Once he makes up his mind about a project, he picks a team, then leaves it alone to get on with the job. In February 1997, TIME magazine wrote: "The world has caught up with Nadar's vision of a networked future, and the results are shaking up enterprises, economies and government around the world". He attributes the Group's success to teamwork and the entrepreneurial spirit, which together have enabled it to handle rapid change in environments and technologies, and to transform threats into opportunities.
Original Name Kamal Hasan. S
Title(s) Kaathal Mannan
Date of birth 7th November 1954
Born & Brought up in Paramakkudi of Ramanathapuram District
Father Mr. Srinivasan
Mother Mrs.Rajalakshmi
Brothers Chandra Hassan and Charu Hassan (lawyers)
Wife Vani (Divorced), Sarika
Children Two daughters
First Movie as Hero Arangetram of K.Balachandar in 1973
First Movie Kalathur kannamma
First entry Through Avvai Shanmugam's stage troupe
National Award for Mundram Pirai in 1982, Nayakan in 1988 and Indian in 1996 Padmashree in 1990 Kalaimaamani in 1989
Total films acted Nearly 200
Languages acted Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi
All the above awards. Started a nonpolitical movement called kamal Hasan Narpani Iyyakkam and through that his fans donated more than 10000 pairs of eyes
Mother tongue Tamil
Languages known Tamil, Telugu, Kannada. Malayalam and Hindi
Address for communication 63, Luz Church Road, Mylapore,Chennai 600 004.
Special talent Classical Dance
Sujatha @ Ra.Ki @ Rangarajan
Passed away Famous Tamil writer
Name Sujatha
Birth Name S. Rangarajan
Pen name Sujatha
Profession Writer
Date of Birth 3 May 1935
Birth Place Triplicane, Chennai
Religion Vaishnavite Brahmin, Hindu
Nationality Indian
Profession Writer (Tamil literature), Author, Editor, Screen play writer, Scientist, Engineer, Columnist, Co-Producer
Family Wife – Sujatha Rangarajan (Postgaduate in Sociology)
Sons – Kesava prasad, Ranga prasad
Education Education - Boys High School, Srirangam
College - Bachelor's degree in physics at St. Joseph's College, Tiruchy and Bachelor's degree in Electronics at the MIT, Chennai.
Expired on February 27th, 2008
Death Cause Multiple organ failure at Apollo hospital, chennai
Tamil magazines he was associated with Kaniazhi, Ananda Vikatan, Junior vikatan, Kumudam, Kalki, Rani, dhinamani kadhir and Saavi
Areas of interest * Archeology
* Astrophysics
* Biotechnology
* Neuroscience
* Carnatic music
* Tamil literature
Debut Short story : Sivaji (1953) in Kumudam
Novel : Nylon Kayuru
Tamil Cinema : Gayathri
Screenplay & dialogues for Tamil movies * Gayathri
* Priya
* Ninaithaley Inikkum
* Karaiyellam Senbagpoo
* Vikram
* From the Heart
* Nadodi Thendra
* Roja
* Iruvar
* Uyirae
* Dil se
* Engineer
* Kannathil Muthamittal
* Ayutha Ezhuthu
* Boys
* Kandukondein Kandukondein
* Anniyan
* Indian
* Mudhalvan
* Sivaji
* Billa
* Dasavatharam
* Robot
Science * Has the ability to explain science in very simple terms.
* Used to answer science queries in Ananda vikatan.
* He introduced scientific approach and sharp intelligence in Tamil cinema.
Religious books Has written books on Vaishnavite literature
Screenplay * He entered into Tamil cinema through the movie 'Gayathri' which was made based on his novel 'Gayathri'.
* He became a permanent script writer for Mani Rathnam and Shankar.
* It is said that the 'Robot' title of Rajini's movie was suggested by him. He also suggested 'Iyandiran' and 'Iyandira' as titles. Also it is based on his novels 'En Iniya Iyanthira' and 'Meendum Geno'.
* His 'Karai Ellaam Shenbaga Poo' was translated to French by the author Mrs. Madancalliany Shanmuganandan.
Dramas He wrote different dramas especially for the stage actor poornam viswanathan.
Famous classmate He and former president Abdul Kalam were classmates while studying in St. Joseph's College, Tiruchi.
Columnist He also let people know about the excellent works of wonderful writers in Tamil like Rajanarayanan, Sundara Ramaswamy, Jayamohan, La Sa Ra, Pudhumaipithan etc., by writing about them in his columns.
Tamil fonts He worked on creating Tamil fonts for 'Movie Magic' for Marudhanaayagam movie.
* He was brought up in Srirangam, near Tiruchi by his paternal grandmother as his father was facing frequent transfers.
* After working in civil aviation department for 14 years, he joined Bharat Electronics in Bangalore, India.
* He has contributed for educational CD-ROMs also.
Pen name While he started writing, as there was another Rangarajan (Ra.Ki) in kumudam, he used his wife's name.
Computer Tamil PC team, a small team working under his guidance brought out easy-to-use Tamil Linux .
Biggest critic Mother-in-law
Awards * Received award from Indian National council for Science and Technology (1993)
* VASWIK Award for Electronic Voting Machine.
* Kalaimamani Award from the Tamil Nadu Government.
* MYLAPORE Academy award for doordharshan best serial "Mahan Ramanujar".
Books Novels – 100
Short stories – 250
Science – 10
Stage Plays – 10
Has written some poems too
About him Crazy Mohan :
"He is one of the most multi-faceted writers in Tamil. His writing was terrific, consistent and extremely informative. He could write just about anything with amazing ease. Sujatha was certainly a genius."
Kamalahasan :
"He didn't think writing as his profession. He loved it. He never felt proud of his writings. He was a down-to-earth humble person. Because of him my reading interest improved a lot".
Personal website http://www.writersujatha.com/index.html
His comment about his writing "I have never obtained the happiness & satisfaction again which I felt when my first short story Sivaji was published. If someone could search and give me a copy of the story, I might give them a part of my property".
Tips for upcoming writers Read a lot: Read not only in the language you want to write but also in other languages. Put your perspective on what you read.
Put your thoughts down: Don't wait for the entire story to shape up in your mind. Put down things as you come across and then organize.
Write what you know: Develop story lines based on what you know and stretch a little through research.


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Walter Clifton McDonald (March 16, 1903 in Roland, Manitoba – November 7, 1999) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.  He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1949 to 1959.

Born to a wealthy land-owning family, the son of John Albert McDonald and Alice Grace Carr, McDonald was educated in Roland and at Wesley College in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1925, and worked in insurance and real estate.  McDonald later served on the Board of Regents for United College in Winnipeg.  He was also active in freemasonry, and became Grant Master of the Grand Lodge of Manitoba in 1948-49.  He became a thirty-third degree mason in 1955. In 1930, he married Jean McKay. They had five children.

He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1949 provincial election, defeating Independent Progressive Conservative G.R. Muir by 101 votes in the constituency of Dufferin.  He served as a backbench supporter of Douglas Campbell's government, and was re-elected by an increased majority in the 1953 election.

The Liberal-Progressives lost power to the Progressive Conservatives following the 1958 election, though McDonald retained his seat over Tory candidate William Homer Hamilton by 73 votes.  The following year, he lost to Hamilton by 154 votes in the 1959 provincial election.

McDonald served as Sovereign Grand Commander of Canada's Scottish Rite of Freemasonry from 1976 to 1979.  He continued operating his insurance business until 1986.

He died in Roland at the age of 96.

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1903 births
1999 deaths
Manitoba Liberal Party MLAs
People from Pembina Valley Region, Manitoba

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Credit Suisse: Time to Dump This Insurance Stock
BHF is testing a key level in today's trading
Karee Venema
BHF
The brokerage firm set a Street-low price target on the stock, too
Brighthouse Financial Inc (NASDAQ:BHF) is down 8.7% at $38.12, after Credit Suisse downgraded the insurance issue to "underperform" from "neutral," and slashed its price target by $13 to a Street low $22. Analyst Andrew Kligerman said BHF stock looks expensive at current levels, and lower interest rates this year could negatively impact the company's distributable earnings through 2021 by $1 billion.
Most analysts are already skeptical of BHF stock, with 10 of 11 brokerages calling the shares a "hold" or worse. However, the average 12-month price target of $40.15 is a 12.6% premium to current trading levels, meaning more price-target cuts could come down the pike if the equity continues to struggle.
Meanwhile, Brighthouse Financial stock's options pits are typically quiet, with an average daily volume of just 365 contracts. Today, intraday activity is accelerated in early action, with call and put volume running at six times what's usually seen at this point. Speculators may be buying to open July 35 puts, betting on additional downside for BHF over the next several weeks. The last time BHF settled a week south of $35 was Jan. 11.
Looking closer at the charts, it's been a choppy year for Brighthouse Financial. The stock rallied all the way up to $44 in late February, after skimming the $28.50 level in late December. The shares quickly retreated from here, but found a floor near $35 in recent months. Today's gap has the equity breaching recent support at its 20-day moving average, and pacing for its lowest close since Jan. 15.

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Le Flem, Michael
Philippe Potel-Belner
Potel-Belner, Philippe
Philippe Potel-Belner is a French historian, archaeologist and philologist(c), who is convinced that India was home to Atlantis. He specifies the long western coastal plain of India(a), which is beyond the Pillars of Heracles, identified by him as Bal-el-Mandeb(b).
He also suggests(c) that the events recorded in the Atlantis texts probably took place in the 4th millennium BC and are an account of the history of the Dravidian civilisation.
(a) Archive 4890 *
(b) https://www.academia.edu/3339364/PLATO_revisited_what_he_precisely_said_about_Atlantis (French)(Offline Nov.2015)
(c) à la recherche de la langue du Moyen Age (archive.org) (French) *
Tagged Bab-el-Mandeb, India, Philippe Potel-Belner, Pillars of Heracles
Bab-el-Mandeb
Bab-el-Mandeb, which means gate of tears, is the name given to the strait at the southern end of the Red Sea and has been identified as one of the two routes taken by humans 'out of Africa' around 120,000 years ago, the other being through Sinai.
The Strait has also been identified by some researchers as the location of the Pillars of Heracles referred to by Plato. This idea is advocated by Jacques Hébert, Thérêse Ghembaza and Sunil Prasannan who have respectively located Atlantis at Socotra, Meroë and Sundaland.
The French historian Philippe Potel-Belner also identifies Bab-el-Mandeb as the Pillars of Heracles(c) beyond which lay Atlantis on a long plain on the west coast of India(b).
>Atlantisforschung has also pointed out that Radek Brychta was another one to nominate Bab-el-Mandeb as the site of the 'Pillars'(d).<
A fictional account of the destruction of Atlantis in the Red Sea and its relationship with the biblical Deluge by Orson Scott Card is now available on the Internet(a).
(a) http://www.hatrack.com/osc/stories/atlantis.shtml
(b) https://www.academia.edu/3480936/Atlantis_myth_legend_History (French) (offline Nov. 2015)
(c) https://www.academia.edu/3339364/PLATO_revisited_what_he_precisely_said_about_Atlantis (French) (offline Nov.2015)
(d) Säulen des Herakles – Atlantisforschung.de (atlantisforschung-de.translate.goog) *
Tagged Atlantisforschung, Bab-el-Mandeb, India, Jacques Hebert, Meroë, Orson Scott Card, Philippe Potel-Belner, Pillars of Heracles, Radek Brychta, Red Sea, Sundaland, Sunil Prasannan, The Deluge, Thérèse Ghembaza
India, which at first sight to Europeans might appear an improbable candidate, has not escaped the attention of Atlantis seekers. For the sake of simplicity, I use the term 'India' as employed before independence so as to include Pakistan, in order to accommodate most of the Indus Valley area of influence, which straddled both those modern states. Awareness of the region was boosted by the investigations of Graham Hancock and recorded in his book Underworld, which prompted a flurry of speculation(a)(c).
More recently a wall was discovered just 3 metres below the surface of the sea off the coast of Konkan on the west coast of India. The structure stretches over many kilometres (possibly as much as 25 km) and has been dated to 8000 BC(j). At the northern end of the Konkan Coast lies the Bay of Cambay, where the discovery of a large sunken city has also generated claims of great antiquity. A paper(r) by Badrinaryan Badrinaryan proposed that this 'great metropolis' had lasted from 13,000 BP until 3000 BP!
It may be informative to read a more sceptical commentary on discoveries in the Bay of Cambay. In a lengthy article, Paul V. Heinrich wrote – "Given the significance of the claims being made for artefacts recovered from the Gulf of Cambay, remarkably little, if anything has been published. As of the time that this article was written, nothing has been published in any scientific literature about these artefacts. At this time, the only known source of pictures had been newspaper articles, popular books (Hancock 2002a), and web pages (Hancock 2002b). Being an experienced archaeological geologist familiar with lithic materials used to prepare artefacts and concretions created by both pedogenic and marine processes, these artefacts naturally attracted my attention. However, an examination of the artefacts illustrated by Hancock (2002b) generated considerable scepticism on my part as to whether many of these so-called "artefacts" illustrated by Hancock (2002b) are really artefacts."(u)
Further interest was generated by suggestions that the Indus Valley civilisation could also have had an Atlantis connection.
In Search of the Cradle of Civilization: New Light on Ancient India[0817] is a ground-breaking book wherein its three authors, Feuerstein, Kak & Frawley, argue that there was no "Aryan invasion" and that India, not Sumer, was the cradle of civilized humanity.
P. N. Oak (1917-2007) the Indian history revisionist has gone as far as to claim that the British Isles had once been ruled by India(l)(t)!
An Indian researcher, P. Karthigayan, had prepared a paper for the 2005 Atlantis Conference on Melos entitled 'The Origin of the Atlantis Civilisation through Tamil literary evidence', however, circumstances prevented his attendance. Another Indian anthropologist, Amlan Roychowdhury, an anthropologist, also proposes(b) that the Vedic culture of India is a remnant of the Atlantean civilisation. March 17th 2013 saw an article(i) published in the Sunday Observer of Sri Lanka by Neil Kiriella, in which he proposed that Plato's Atlantis story was a reworking of the destruction of Lankapura as recorded in the Ramayana.
In an October 2015 article by blogger Abo Rashad, he outlined in some detail similarities between Vedic civilisation and that of ancient Egypt. He concluded with the following comment, " There are evidences galore that Vedic civilization was the precursor of all major civilization in the world. Similarities between the Egyptian civilization and the Vedic civilization and the evidence of the latter being the progenitor of the earlier is but one example. There are plenty of similarities between Vedic and Celtic civilization, between Vedic and Anatolian civilization, between Vedic and Mayan civilization etc. The question is the similarities between one and many."
Sergey Teleguin is a Russian professor of Philology and a leading advocate of the idea that the city of Tripura (Triple City) in Vedic tradition was the original inspiration behind Plato's city of Atlantis. In support of his contention, he has outlined a number of parallels between Plato's account and the sacred texts of India, the Puranas and Mahabharata in an extensive English excerpt(n) from his 2005 Russian book, Anatomy of a Myth[1122].
The Malagabay website published a lengthy article(l) in July 2016, offering evidence along with some conjecture, supporting the radical idea that the Sea Peoples had originated in India and having migrated westward, some of them reached the Aegean and became known as Dorians! The author of the article appears to have followed the ideas of Edward Pococke published in his India in Greece[1231].
Martin Freksa has a totally different view of where India fits into the Atlantis saga by maintaining that Atlantis while pursuing world domination, was destroyed by atomic weapons aboard missiles launched by India around 3000 BC.
David Hatcher Childress has written Vimana Aircraft of Ancient India and Atlantis[1252] in which he discusses the vimanas, the ancient Indian flying machines(s) and for good measure includes the vailxi aircraft of the Atlanteans, the latter being first mentioned in 1894 by the author of A Dweller on Two Planets[1014].
James Hartman, quoting from the Agastya Samhita offers(m) intriguing evidence that the ancient Indians had the ability to make batteries, the design of which is rather reminiscent of the Baghdad Battery!
Cedric R. Leonard in an article on pre-Platonic references to Atlantis(e) identifies what he believes are relevant in the ancient writings of India.
Ashok Malhotra has proposed that the ancient submerged Indian city of Dwarka provided the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis story(d).
Qusai Ayman Naser writing in 2013 from Syria also suggested India as holding the location of Atlantis, specifically in the Bay of Bengal(h).
The French historian Philippe Potel-Belner also identifies Bab-el-Mandeb as the location of the Pillars of Heracles(g) beyond which lay Atlantis on a long plain on the west coast of India(f). He has recently drawn attention to the Farasan Islands, near Bab-el-Mandeb, where a Latin inscription could be interpreted as supporting the locality as the site of the 'Pillars' (n).
In March 2019, Eugenio B. Ralbadisole offered the highly speculative theory that Atlantis had been situated in India, in an article(o) on the Ancient Origins website. He specifies its location as the Girinagar Mountains of the Junagadh District of Gujarat in western India as its location. His ideas are more fully outlined in a paper on the Academia.edu website.(p)
Apart from any association with Atlantis, Gene Matlock has made the unexpected claim that there is "100% Non-Contestable Proof!" that ancient India had conquered the Americas(q)!
Also See: Yashwant Koak, Dholavira and Kumari Kandam
(a) See: Archive 2051
(b) IS VEDIC CIVILIZATION THE REMNANTS OF THE LEGENDARY ATLANTIS | Vedic Vidyalay ????? ???????? (archive.org) (26 pages) *
(c) https://web.archive.org/web/20120510202938/http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=389
(d) https://ezinearticles.com/?In-Search-of-Atlantis—-Getting-CloserHYPERLINK
(f) See: Archive 2056
(g) See: Archive 2057
(i) See: Archive 2058
(j) See: Archive 2059
(k) See: Archive 2723.
(l) Catastrophic English: India In Greece | MalagaBay (archive.org)
(m) https://www.sacred-texts.com/ufo/ourpast.htm
(n) langue et histoire – ACTUALITES (archive.org)
(o) https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/atlantis-india-0011657
(p) https://archive.org/details/preliminaryreportonthefindingsofthemountaincomplexcityofatlantisr
(q) http://www.viewzone.com/gene.india.html
(r) Gulf of Cambay: Cradle of Ancient Civilization | Archaeology Online (archive.org)
(s) Ancient Indian Aircraft Technology (bibliotecapleyades.net)
(t) P N Oak: World Vedic Heritage | MalagaBay (wordpress.com)
(u) http://www.hallofmaat.com/wsog/artifacts-or-geofacts-alternative-interpretations-of-items-from-the-gulf-of-cambay-2/
Tagged 2005 Atlantis Conference, Abo Rashad, Amlan Roychowdhury, Aryans, Ashok Malhotra, Bab-el-Mandeb, Badrinaryan Badrinaryan, Bay of Bengal, Cedric R.Leonard, David Hatcher Childress, Dwarka, Eugenio B. Ralbadisole, Farasan Islands, Feuerstein Kak & Frawley, Gene Matlock, Girinagar Mountains, Graham Hancock, India, Indus Valley, James Hartman, Konkan, Lankapura, Mahabharata, Martin Freska, Neil Kiriella, P. Karthigayan, P. N. Oak, Pakistan, Paul V. Heinrich, Philippe Potel-Belner, Pillars of Heracles, Qusai Ayman Naser, Ramayana, Sea Peoples, Sergey Teleguin, Tripura, Vailxi, Yashwant Koak


Excellent, it seems we're all here!
I'll post the beginning of the first chapter tomorrow. I plan to take my time at this, but if you could each give me an idea what time of day you are likely to check the forum, I'll be able to plan my "turns" better.
Checking in/posting times? For me, "before work", Central Standard Time, so, say 7:00 am - 8:00 am, and then again before bedtime, say 9:30 pm to 10:30 pm.
Before work, after work, and before bed work for me. Before work would be 8:00-9:00 a.m. and then I can pretty much check it anytime between after work and bed, whenever you need me to. I get off at 5:30 and go to bed around midnight.
This should definitely be interesting.
I'm an EST kinda guy, and am better on the weekdays. Usually check once or twice during the workday. On the weekends I'm usually very spotty regarding whether I can post or not.
FYI everyone, at present I'm holding Chapter I for rredmond's response. Given his unavailability over the weekend, we probably won't do a lot then; look forward to plot advancements Monday!
Presently we are holding for posts from Will Thornton and Tommy Mansel. Looking at the thread, I can see where one might get confused.
I'm still holding for Tommy Mansel. I'll hold off posting the next part until I see his response, or until this evening, whichever comes first.
As I've mentioned before, Chapter II is basically Artie and Will's show. I'd like to do whatever we're going to do during the 3:00pm to 11:00pm second watch during the next day or so of realtime. I'm assuming rredmond will be unavailable this weekend (is that a logical assumption?) so I'd like to be ready to start the third watch, and Chapter III, by Monday.
Incidentally, it's just a coincidence that the chapters are going one per watch right now. It won't always be that way, it just works that way right now. If you've ever taken a trip somewhere, even just gone to a professional conference, you'll recognize the time compression... you meet a lot of people, and learn a lot of things, and spend a lot of time confused, the first day or so, and then it all becomes normal and time flows differently. Even though these are all just fictional people, you go through the same series of events.


LAURA DENKER and JOSHUA FRIEDRICH were married March 19, 2016. The wedding and reception took place at Faith Lutheran Church in Jefferson City. The daughter of Bob and Barb Denker of California, Mo., Laura graduated from the University of Missouri with a master's degree in agricultural education. She is the coordinator of student services for the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri. Joshua, the son of Kent and Marcheta Friedrich of Prairie Home, graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Science in business administration. He is a real estate representative at Ameren Missouri.
RACHEL LEONE O'BRIEN and TREVER GRISWOLD will marry on Aug. 20 at the Columbia Country Club. Rachel is the daughter of Garry and Alice O'Brien of Kansas City. She received her undergraduate pharmacy degree from the University of Missouri and her graduate pharmacy degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City; she is now a pharmacist at Walgreens in Fulton. The son of Scott and Michele Griswold of Eldon, Trever graduated from Eldon High School and the University of Missouri, and now works as a graphic designer for Inside Columbia magazine.


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IF you rated a 3 for each of the following symptoms in section 1, give yourself 5 additional points by selecting each symptom below again.
If you scored 46 or more, you have a high probability of a tick-borne disorder and should see a health care provider for futher evaluation.
If you scored between 21-45, you possibly have a tick-borne disorder and should see a health care provider for futher evaluation.
We see a high frequency of section 1 symptoms in our patients, including fatigue, joint & muscle pain that often migrates, sleep disorders, as well as memory & concentration issues, and a high frequency of section 3 symptoms, especially neuropathic pain that comes and goes and migrates (tingling, numbness, burning, etc.) These form a cluster of presenting symptoms that are characteristic of those having a high probability of Lyme-MSIDS.
In a recent study of 100 consecutive patients, it was found that more than 25% reported these common symptoms most or all of the time in the month preceeding their office visit. Many reported these symptoms affected their quality of life: 71% reposrted their physical health was not good, and 47% reported thier mental health was not good on at least 15 days in the previous month.


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Despite how much an understanding she lacked regarding the magical beast, just thinking of the words, 'Obtain the Vermillion Bird and become the clan head' was sufficient to have her appetite wide open.
"This delegation relates to the reputation of the Vermillion Bird Clan. No matter what the price that has to be paid, among the 4 of you, it has to be one of you that brings the Vermillion Bird back." Shen Feng dignifiedly looked at his 4 grandchildren. It'd be a long journey this time. Therefore, the troops of the God's Domain had attached most importance where apart from the 4 candidates of the Vermillion Bird Clan, a retinue was send to each of them to be placed beside them.
Oh? Author changed it? Wasn't it 3 days last chapter, and now 5 days in this one? Oh well, it's not really a big deal.
The twins couldn't keep it together in the slightest when they were summoned after the death of the White-Fox thing!
And that was before anyone even suspected them! Is the bar for mental strength that low?


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Q: Synchronization between SQL Server Express and any light-weight database We are developing a windows desktop application, that requires local caching (synchronization) of a remote SQL Server Express database. We are accessing this database over WCF.
So, we need to synchronize the remote database with a local, light-weight database, that is supported by Entity Framework, like SQLCE or SQLLite.
We know that Sync Framework does not support SQLCE 4.0 and we wish to avoid Sync Framework (because it looks like a dead technology) and SQLCE 3.5 (because it's old).
Is there any other way to perform the desired synchronization between SQL Server Express and any light-weight database supported by Entity Framework?

A: Yes, you can use Zumero for SQL Server, supports all your requirements - uses SQLite

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Both thumbs up for #KÄRCHER Thailand, their country manager and the entire KÄRCHER Team for their help on our first day of the Cleaning Festival.
Nothing too dirty for the team and their machines! But also thumbs up for our kids in the orphanage, who really done a great job and teamwork! A big step in the right direction!
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The prospect of a finger-stick test isn't usually enough to frighten most diabetics. More serious conditions, such as diabetic retinopathy or the risks of losing a leg, tend to scare people. Don't allow your diabetes to reach that point. Use the tips laid out here to cope with the illness, and manage it well.
Get a few almonds to satisfy your cravings without upsetting your blood sugar levels. Unsalted almonds are a nutritional goldmine where you can unearth nutrients, such as fiber and protein. Keep a bowl by the couch so you can grab some for a snack while you watch TV.
Simplify your life by developing your own daily diabetes routine. Keep your testing supplies and medications in one place, and make sure you leave them there after you finish your routine. Let your testing become a routine and you won't forget to do it regularly and to write in your log.
High fructose corn syrup is found in a surprising number of food products, so you should check the ingredients on most drinks or condiments before buying them. Watch out for "glucose/fructose" too; this is the Canadian term for the same ingredient.
Hypoglycemics should always have hard candy and sugary gum available in case of a hypoglycemic attack. A hypoglycemic attack can happen at any time, so it is important that you are always prepared. It is particularly important to have some form of sugar with you if you tend to skip breakfast, because your body will have increased cravings.
You are going to want to contact a doctor if you have gestational diabetes and are pregnant. If you do have gestational diabetes and you choose to look the other way, you are not only putting yourself in harm's way, but your baby's health as well. A physician can offer guidance about dietary adjustments; he or she may also choose to prescribe medications to control your condition.
If you are diabetic, talk to your physician if your vision is bugging you or there are any problems with it. Glaucoma, cataracts and retinopathy can appear because of diabetes. Dealing with your condition is really important because failure to respond opens the door to the worst possibilities that include going blind.
If diabetes is an issue for you, eat smaller meals more frequently, rather than having three larger meals every day. When you have more frequent meals during the course of the day, your glucose level can be better stabilized. It will also help to keep you full, thus preventing any binges.
You are not to blame when you have gestational diabetes. It will affect some people, and in more cases than not, it is not in anyone's control. Work on keeping yourself calm and relieving tension, as this is best for both you and your baby. Keep thinking positively.
This often leads to a greater chance of your child getting diabetes, either when born or at a later time in life. Take good care of yourself so your child can stay healthy.
It's important to remember why you choose to keep your diabetes under control. Stay conscious of the hobbies and activities you enjoy that rely on your good health. How can diabetes affect those hobbies if not controlled? Focus on the things which are high on your priority list and let these be the motivation in your diabetes management.
As the introduction of this article mentioned, it's the potential to go blind and other debilitating side effects associated with diabetes that really scare people. You can work past the fear and use the information you've learned here to ensure that you're never a victim of these nasty complications.
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Insecure Coming to an End at HBO
Paul Dailly at January 13, 2021 2:10 pm .
HBO is saying goodbye to one of its most popular shows.
The Emmy®-winning HBO comedy series Insecure will conclude with its upcoming fifth season, it was announced today by Amy Gravitt, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming.
"Issa has turned insecurity into an iconic form of comedy," said Gravitt.
"The show is as incisive as it is heartfelt, and it has resonated strongly with its audience because of the deeply personal work that Issa, Prentice, Melina, the cast and the writers have put into it."
"This talented team has conceived a brilliant final season for INSECURE and we look forward to having many more stories to tell with this singular group of collaborators."
The series stars Emmy®, Golden Globe and NAACP Image Award nominee Issa Rae who heads the ensemble cast, and the new season will continue to follow our favorite characters as they evaluate their relationships, both new and old, in an effort to figure out who and what comes with them in this next phase of their lives.
The fifth and final season is scheduled to begin production later this month and is set to debut later this year.
The fourth season received nine Emmy® nominations including for Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Issa Rae) and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (Yvonne Orji).
The series won an Emmy® for Single-Camera Picture Editing For a Comedy Series.
The cast also includes Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis, Natasha Rothwell, Amanda Seales, and Alexander Hodge.
While Rae did not release a statement on the HBO press release, she did speak about the decision to end the series to Deadline.
"Prentice and I are so grateful that HBO believed in our show from the beginning and kept faith in us to see our vision through the end," Rae told the outlet.
"We always planned to tell this story through five seasons, but we couldn't have made it this far without the tremendous support of our audience. I feel blessed beyond measure to bring our characters' stories to an end, on-screen at least."
What are your thoughts on the show coming to a close?
Hit the comments below.
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Butterworth Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History
1) (Joseph Henry Butterworth, Esq.). Motto—Per ardua Deo favente. Gu. on a chev. betw. two lions ramp. in chief and in base an eagle displ. with two heads or, three cross crosslets az. Crest—An eagle or, wings elevated erminois, the dexter claw resting on an escocheon az. charged with a cross crosslet gold.
2) (Belfield, co. Lancaster, 1664). Ar. a lion couchant az. betw. four ducal coronets gu.
3) Sa. a cross engr. betw. four plumbs ar. Crest—A sphere resting on a cloud ppr.
Origin, Meaning, Family History and Butterworth Coat of Arms and Family Crest
Butterworth Coat of Arms Meaning
The four main devices (symbols) in the Butterworth blazon are the lion rampant, ducal coronet, plumb and eagle. The two main tinctures (colors) are gules and or.
The bright yellow colour frequently found in coats of arms is known to heralds as Or, or sometimes simply as Gold.4. Along with, argent, or silver it forms the two "metals" of heraldry – one of the guidelines of heraldic design is that silver objects should not be placed upon gold fields and vice versa 5. The yellow colour is often associated with the Sun, and the zodiacal sign of Leo.6.
There can be no animal more clearly associated with Heraldry than the lion, majestic King of the Beasts. Originally it appeared only in one pose, erect, on one paw, with the others raised 7 but such was the popularity of this figure, and the need to distinguish arms from each other, that it soon came to be shown in an enormous range of forms 8. The lion rampant is an example of these modified form, and any family would be proud to have such a noble creature displayed on their arms. Rampant is the default attitude of the lion, raised on its hind legs, facing to the dexter and with front paws extended in a fearsome and powerful pose.
Crowns are frequently observed in Heraldry 9, but we should not make the mistake of assuming that these are always on Royal arms 10. Many of the orders of nobility across Europe were entitled to wear crowns and coronets, Dukes, Earls, Viscounts and Barons in England each had their own distinctive headwear 11. The ducal coronet is an example of this, being gold with a brim of strawberry leaves and a cap of crimson velvet. 12 It may also be the case that a crown is added to an existing coat of arms as an augmentation in recognition of some service to a King 13.
It is important that a coat of arms be easily recognised and so everyday objects were frequently used as clearly identifiable charges – tools 14 being a common and important example of these, of which the plumb is typical. Some of these tools are rather obscure to modern eyes, who of us nowadays would recognise a hemp-break 15, let alone know what to use it for! The plumb is a lead weight used by builders to determine a vertical drop and its use may refer to that profession.
5 A Complete Guide to Heraldry, A.C. Fox-Davies, Bonanza (re-print of 1909 Edition), New York, 1978, P85
8 Understanding Signs & Symbols – Heraldry, S. Oliver & G. Croton, Quantum, London, 2013, P136-141
9 Understanding Signs & Symbols – Heraldry, S. Oliver & G. Croton, Quantum, London, 2013, P184
12 A Glossary of Terms used in British Heraldry, J.H. Parker, Oxford, 1894, Entry:Crown
13 Boutell's Heraldry, J.P. Brooke-Little, Warne, (revised Edition) London 1970, P 187
15 A Glossary of Terms used in British Heraldry, J.H. Parker, Oxford, 1847, P163


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Video: What do we know about Andy McKenna?
In the last week, Republican gubernatorial candidate Andy McKenna ducked two debates. Other than the convenient "scheduling conflicts" reason, he's not saying why. My guess is that he's afraid of being confronted about Pollgate.
Pollgate: Did McKenna answer questions of ethics panel?
Pollgate: McKenna "compounded one ethical misstep with another"
Yesterday--scroll down to see it--the DuPage County sheriff endorsed Jim Ryan for Illinois governor.
Today it is Lake County's turn, as its sheriff, Mark Curran, announces his backing of the former Illinois attorney general.
In the last week, Andy McKenna has bombarded Illinois airwaves with commercials focusing on Kirk Dillard's appearance in a Barack Obama campaign ad.
But an analysis by the Jim Ryan campaign obtained by Marathon Pundit shows that McKenna has 97 donors who contributed $444,950 to Obama in recent election cycles.
In an odd bit of symmetry, those donors gave McKenna $432,400 from July 1, 2009 to Jan. 22, 2010.
And those same donors contributed $269,908 to other Democrats, including Harry Reid, Rahm Emanuel, Chuck Shumer, Hillary Clinton, Alexi Giannoulias as well as the Democratic National Committee.
The "Combine," the bipartisan Illinois sleaze machine, rolls on.
But Illinois voters can stop it.
Well, now we know a lot more. The bottom line: He isn't a good politician. Politics is an art, and Obama's basic competence is highly suspect. He lacks the personal radar an effective politician must have — the instinct to know when you're on solid ground and when you're tilting at windmills. Obama has spent a year tilting at windmills.
The "art of the possible" isn't static. With steady accomplishments, an effective leader can expand the zone of the possible. A winner draws new adherents, builds coalitions, acquires new strength for the next challenge.
Betsy Goulet is the former director Betsy Goulet is the former director of the Child Advocacy Center in Springfield. Watch as she talks about the Jim Ryan she knows.
Click here to visit the official Jim Ryan site. You'll find Ryan's Facebook group here, and you can follow his Tweets here.
Time for a change of pace--and some disclosure. Ill. Rep. Beth Coulson (R-Glenview) is the only politician who has seen me shirtless. Seriously. After I ran on the Thanksgiving Day Tall Trees 5K run a few years ago in Glenview, Coulson was there to get some petition signatures for her reelection effort. It was very cold for that time of the year, and while talking about running (She's a physical therapist) and my fabulous blog, I instinctively removed my sweaty shirt to eliminate that post-run cold and clammy feeling.
She was fine with my shirtlessness, but I'm not okay with her accepting funds from SEIU and ACORN affiliated groups.
I'm not a big fan of ambush interviews, but Conservative Code Red caught Coulson lying about accepting ACORN cash.
Coulson is running for the open Illinois 10th Congressional District--I'm backing Dr. Arie Friedman.
Win or lose, Coulson needs to return those tainted contributions.
This morning former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan, Republican candidate for governor, addressed volunteers before they braved the cold and went on precinct walks for Jim in DuPage County.
"We're going to win because we have the better message," Ryan said." He added, "I've got the hardest working people in the world, including my own family."


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The Indiana Convention Center resonated Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009 with the sights and sounds of drum corps. With more than 200 solo and ensemble performances scheduled over a span of six hours, corps members, family members and other fans were able to take in a wide variety of musical and visual presentations showing off the best talent DCI corps have to offer. In addition to the competition, the convention center was abuzz with other activities including the annual fastest drummer competition which drew cheers from the audience whenever a competitor threatened the record. Also right in the middle of the action, SportClips was on hand to give corps members a clean cut as they get set to take the stage in front of thousands of fans this week at the World Championships.
Max Logan is a mellophone player with Oregon Crusaders who enthusiastically commented on the Individual & Ensemble event, saying, "I love it. It's an amazing opportunity to see other people from other corps perform outside the competitive intensity of drum corps. Although this is also competitive, it's more relaxed and we can learn from watching others perform." Yuchan Pan, a trumpet player for Oregon Crusaders, said, "There's talent in every corps. This event is a great opportunity that gives everyone a chance to show off their talent." Haley Hill and Samantha Wetzeo are Racine Scouts color guard members who performed a flag duet together. "Getting to show everyone what individuals are capable of doing is exciting," Wetzeo said. Hill added, "It was exciting to work with my best friend."
Laurie McGinn of Tempe, Ariz. is the parent of Brian (tuba) and Becky McGinn (front ensemble) of the Academy. She noted, "Everyone in the audience was really into it. It was a fun atmosphere. This is a great day because it gives the kids a chance to shine, to show off their skills." DCI judge Michael Rubino adjudicated trombones, baritones and French horns at the event. He heard a performance he'll never forget. "I saw one of the best performances I ever saw at this competition, a French horn player from the Boston Crusaders who was spectacular. If I had known she was going to be that good, I would have recorded it." He further observed, "I think the kids are coming in better prepared. I love doing this because I get a chance to talk with them and help them out."
Judge Jeff Prosperie was in charge of judging the snare and timpani entrants. He noticed that over the past few years, "The compositional construction of the solos have evolved in terms of pacing, creativity, color and effect." Scott Johnson, director of percussion for the Blue Devils, said he firmly believes in the positive influence of the Individual & Ensemble competition. "I did 'individuals' each of the four years I marched as a member of the Blue Devils. It helped my creativity, stimulating my imagination as a drummer. I think it's healthy. It's great the performers can go out there and be themselves."
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East Meets Best - How Producer John Penotti Went Crazy. Sometimes, To Find Your Way, You Need To Get Lost
Posted By Kevin Perry, Monday, February 4, 2019
Last summer audiences booked their tickets for the woman-meets-world sleeper hit Crazy Rich Asians, but the journey of its lead character was more than just a pleasure cruise for producer John Penotti. "I many times joked that, minus a few years and with a few creative changes, I was really Rachel Chu," quips the PGA member. He recalls "landing in the airport in Singapore for the first time and being completely blown away by how beautiful it is … there's carpet everywhere, and there really is a movie theater there. It's just a different experience. We see Singapore through Rachel's eyes, and to me that felt very familiar because I had just gone through my discovery."
It was a long, strange trip indeed, and it all started in Paterson, New Jersey.
Penotti was debating whether or not he should continue his med school endeavors when he suddenly found a more healing pursuit: filmmaking. He enlisted as an assistant director for the legendary Sidney Lumet and immediately left his scrubs behind. "I really loved the scheduling and budgeting and logistics side of the business. Coming from training as a pre-med student, I loved that kind of systemic investigation. I just kind of transposed it to film production. And Sidney, bless his heart, he noticed it and took an interest and very quickly made me part of the team."
It was a crew that elevated analog filmmaking to gritty perfection. Penotti recounts Lumet's unique pre-production ritual at the Ukrainian social hall in New York City. "We would tape out the dimensions of the important sets on the floor," narrates Penotti. "It's his process. He worked well removing all of the logistical unknowns, even down to deciding on lens sizes weeks before we ever got on the set, because then he allowed his actors to have total freedom and comfort and confidence without wasting time. That sense of preparation is probably the biggest thing I've taken away from the honor I had to work with him."
Penotti leveraged that prep ethic into a deliriously successful producing career, catapulting movie after movie into indie nirvana. "Those moments when a project stands on the precipice of being done or going back on the shelf, bringing that kind of mechanical and specific understanding to the particulars of filmmaking right down to the details, has helped me to be a better creative producer."
Tempering his assuredness with humility, Penotti adds that he "still [has] a lot of work to do, but I do think that when you understand what's possible on the logistics side, you can help the creators really attain the vision that comes from their head."
His fellow filmmakers have always appreciated Penotti's generosity of time and talent. When tapped for comment, super-producer Charlie B. Wessler declared, "I was very lucky to work with John on a film a few years back. He is a wealth of knowledge and experience. He is one of those rare producers who can give astute, useful, creative notes on a script and at the same time juggle all of the complex financial issues. John is meticulously organized and, at the same time, the most fun guy on the set. Go figure."
This combination of frivolity and frugality has served him well; the turn of the century was a golden age for John Penotti. His catalog covered the spectrum from popcorn teen flicks to brooding Oscar hopefuls, but a reckoning loomed on the horizon. "We had already had some great success with In the Bedroom, Prairie Home Companion and Swimfan. We had a nice run, but by the late 2000s it was very difficult. All the distributors had disappeared and DVD sales had plummeted, and streaming had no ancillary value at that point, so it was just a depressing time to be an indie producer and financier."
Where would Penotti turn to salvage his faith in filmmaking? Go east, young man.
"I needed a new mission on how we were making movies," he reflects, "but also I needed to see a different model. The indie model that we had been working successfully was collapsing. The international sales market had plummeted. So I went to Asia thinking there has to be a better way."
The pilgrimage opened his eyes like the blossoming Tan Hua flower. "I just got intellectually interested in stories that originate in the east, whether it's literature or folklore or action films. To me, it was like … wow! Genres I really relate to, but now told in a different language with different creative instincts and impulses. If I can marry these, this will be interesting again. So that was what my two years of research was about."
John Penotti and novelist Kevin Kwan (center) chat on the set of
Crazy Rich Asians with cast members Henry Golding (left) and
Constance Wu (right). Photo courtesy of Anja Bucko.
And in that creative crucible, Penotti discovered the novel that would rewrite his career. "When I read the manuscript for Kevin [Kwan]'s book, I was already attuned to the idea," explains Penotti. "Because I had spent time in Singapore, I had some exposure to the Crazy Rich Asians world already, so I was like, 'This is real. This is not fiction.' While it's written as a novel, clearly [Crazy Rich Asians] is inspired by true events and real people, many of whom I have now met."
As eager as Penotti was to make it rain onscreen, the funding didn't come together as extravagantly as he had dreamed. "We went in hoping that something called Crazy Rich Asians, something as luxurious as the material and our view of what we knew we could accomplish, that we would be getting a lot more product placement and promotional contributions," he relates before admitting, "It just really didn't happen!" Taking a step back and tightening his proverbial belt, Penotti reassessed, determining, "We had to get more clever on how to deliver on the Crazy Rich portion of it."
Luckily clever comes naturally for director Jon M. Chu. Penotti continues, "By the time we went into production, we were so confident in Jon's vision of the film, that he was going to deliver something luscious, that it was our job to deliver for him. To make sure that he had the looks he wanted—that was our commitment. It had to happen."
Penotti and Chu stormed the filmmaking frontier together, and the producer praises his cohort's ability to prioritize on an epic scale. "Jon Chu, he knew how to spend the limited money we had. I'll give you an example: We fought really hard, not for just one helicopter, but three. And that was a big-ticket item. So we cut other areas where we weren't gonna have as impactful a moment."
The filmmakers' quest for the best took them from the heights of aviation down to the depths of decadence. But when they were searching for just the right jewelry for Michelle Yeoh's character, they hit an emerald wall. "We were like, 'Ya know what, we're not getting it. Michelle what do you have?' And Michelle brought in the beautiful ring," Penotti reveals. "That was her ring: the hero ring of the movie, that was Michelle's personal ring. That becomes iconic in the film."
The stars of Crazy Rich Asians provided much more than bling; they represented talent from every corner of the globe. "We had casting directors in five different countries," Penotti elaborates. "Constance Wu being the only person we considered for Rachel and obviously Michelle—who else would there be except Michelle to play that role?"
But the riches get even more embarrassing as Penotti praises the supporting players. "In terms of the comedy, I gotta say that was just something we were never concerned about because Jon very skillfully cast what we jokingly call 'our special effects,' the great comedians Ken Jeong and Awkwafina."
Producer John Penotti (leaning on chair) watches a take alongside the Crazy Rich Asians team,
including director John M. Chu (center). Photo courtesy of Sanja Bucko.
Penotti has come a long way from the trenches of independent production to the contemplation of franchise fare, and he credits the evolution to his producing partners and fellow PGA members Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson. "These guys are working on a studio level that far surpasses any experience I had. I had sold movies to a studio, but I had never gone through that producing process." Penotti positively beams, "To see how they operate and to balance the needs of the studio, I just learned a ton! And then to have the film work on this level—not only can you not plan it, you can never expect it."
Penotti's word "work" is an understatement as massive as the success of Crazy Rich Asians. The film shattered box office expectations, pulling in almost a quarter of a billion dollars internationally. Not bad given its production budget of roughly $30 million. Penotti, Jacobson and Simpson also earned well-deserved Producers Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures.
But for Penotti success really translates into opportunity. "It's made the conversations when we acquire material so much easier," he explains, "because Crazy Rich Asians has turned the tide toward understanding that these properties are valuable. These properties that speak about representation, telling international stories and diverse casting—they can work. Why shouldn't they? And now we have something to point to in a very profound way."
Inclusion is more than just an abstract concept for Penotti, it's a calling card. "Our business model is specifically taking local stories and bringing them into global markets. So this is a validation. Crazy Rich Asians is an uber-validation of the original premise we had when we began."
Drilling down to the bottom line, Penotti continues, "I just think it's good business. We're looking for audiences to come pay for our tickets, right?" He answers his own rhetorical question with a passionate plea for humanity and common sense. "It's laughable to me that people only would want to look inward at a time like this, to go inward to the intense nationalism that is pervading a lot of countries. It just seems completely idiotic to me. On a human level, it's ridiculous, and on a commercial level, it's wildly shortsighted."
Penotti's vision is an inviting blend of passion and compassion. That empathic orientation helps him see the most intimate stories and pluck them from obscurity for the benefit of global audiences.
Now Penotti is focusing his sights on the red carpet. When asked how he is enduring the rigors of awards season, he replies with refreshing honesty and unabashed exuberance. "C'mon, I love it!" he grins. "I mean, I get to hang out with a group of people who—we've just become so close. Listen, people get close on movies all the time, but this is different. In my 35 or 40 movies I've done, I've never had the experience of this kind of continued camaraderie and rooting for people! The minute someone gets a job or something good happens, in the midst of it, there is genuine support. I gotta say if the awards season allows us more time to spend together, isn't that great?"
Once again answering his own query with warmth and confidence, Penotti surmises, "Yeah it's been terrific."
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Home Sports HS sports recap: Fall sports underway
HS sports recap: Fall sports underway
by KYLE PARMLEY
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Homewood and John Carroll meet at midfield during a game between Homewood Patriots and John Carrol Cavaliers at F. Paige Seibert Stadium in Birmingham on Friday, Aug.19, 2022. The Patriots defeated the Cavaliers 38-20. Photo by Shawn Bowles
High school sports are officially underway, and here's a look at what's going with the fall teams at Homewood and John Carroll Catholic high schools.
The Homewood and John Carroll Catholic football teams have each played a couple games, with mixed results to show for them.
The Patriots and Cavaliers squared off in Week 0 to begin the season, with Homewood winning 38-20. Click here for the story of that game.
Last week, Homewood fell to Vestavia Hills, while John Carroll fell to Marbury in a tight game. Click here to read about those games.
This Friday, Homewood begins Class 6A, Region 3 play at Helena. John Carroll hosts Fairfield for the start of Class 5A, Region 5 action.
The Homewood and John Carroll volleyball seasons are underway as well.
Through the first week-plus, Homewood is 6-6 against a challenging schedule. Homewood began the season with a strong four-set win over John Carroll in a match played at Samford University. The Patriots then competed in the Juanita Boddie Tournament in Hoover, finishing third in their pool (wins over Jemison and Athens, losses to Columbus and Bayside Academy).
In silver bracket play, Homewood notched wins over Arab, John Carroll and Hoover to advance to the final. In that final, the Patriots fell to Baylor.
For the first week, Mira McCool led the Patriots with 80 kills, 21 digs, 10 aces and 8 blocks. Sydney Humes led the defense with 103 digs, 11 aces, 12 assists and 4 kills. Mary Przybysz tallied 139 assists, 53 digs, 4 aces and 4 kills.
Homewood lost three tough matches last week. The Patriots fell to defending Class 7A state champion Spain Park in straight sets (25-20, 25-20) and then lost a tight match to Sparkman (23-25, 25-17, 15-9). A match against Oak Mountain went the full five sets, with Homewood narrowly losing (25-21, 23-25, 19-25, 25-23, 15-12).
Last week, McCool led the Patriots with 35 kills and added 19 digs. Olivia Jackson added 27 kills and 10 digs. Humes led the defense with 46 digs and 2 aces.
This week, Homewood plays a tri-match at Tuscaloosa County on Tuesday against the Wildcats and Helena. On Thursday, the Patriots host Northridge before heading to the Tournament of Champions in Guntersville over the weekend.
John Carroll is 8-8 so far, playing a variety of challenging teams in the early part of the season as well. In that season-opening match against Homewood, the Cavs won a set but fell in four (25-23, 22-25, 25-16, 25-22).
The Cavs also played in the Boddie Tournament, notching wins over Hoover (25-22, 27-25) and James Clemens (25-16, 25-20) and falling to Brandon (25-23, 25-18), Hartselle (22-25, 29-27, 17-15), Bob Jones (25-19, 25-22) and Homewood (22-25, 25-18, 15-10).
For the first week, Poppy Moellering led the offense with 43 kills and 22 blocks, Maria Groover had 32 kills and 22 digs, and Stella Yester finished with 38 digs and 11 aces.
Last week was a much better one for the Cavs, winning a pair of regular season matches and putting forth a strong showing in the Mayors Cup Tournament over the weekend.
On Tuesday, John Carroll swept Clay-Chalkville (25-20, 25-22, 25-14). The Cavs then did the same to Springville on Thursday (25-13, 25-21, 25-12).
At the Mayors Cup, the Cavs began the tournament with losses to Spanish Fort (29-27, 26-24) and Trinity (25-18, 25-17). But they won four consecutive matches after that, edging Wetumpka (25-15, 23-25, 15-11), Brewbaker Tech (25-8, 25-4), St. James (25-17, 25-18) and Houston Academy (25-17, 25-17). The Cavs fell to Pike Road (25-20, 18-25, 15-13) to end their run.
In the tournament, Groover led the way with 53 kills and 37 digs, Hope Lacy added 37 kills and Helen Macher tallied 180 assists.
This week, John Carroll hosts Oak Mountain on Tuesday and heads to Pelham on Thursday.
Want to see something else mentioned? Feel free to email sports editor Kyle Parmley at kparmley@starnesmedia.com
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