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HELLO and welcome to my website!! My name is Aaron Naughton and I am one of the youngest mediums in the world! Spectacular.
I am based in Bristol in the country of England and currently work for Dragon Clairvoyant Evenings with my mother Jill Carroll as the starring medium.
Have a browse, click a link or two and discover more about me, book a reading with me or discover how to go about hiring me!
Don't forget to add me on Facebook! ;)
I'm now on YouTube offering inspirational and philosophical videos. Watch and subscribe now!
AARON NAUGHTON was born on the 29th February 1992 (Pisces). He was brought up as a catholic and attended a catholic primary school. When Aaron discovered his mother, Jill Carroll, was a spiritualist he became extremely interested and wanted to know more, so at the age of 13 he attended his first spiritualist service. Within minutes of being within the church, he was amazed at how much the spirit world knew and how one person could channel such messages, from this point on, he was hooked.
Aaron sat in many development and closed circles for many years trained under the watchful eye of his Grandfather; Ken Fear and his mother Jill Carroll. He first developed abilities as a trance medium, allowing the spirit world to channel through his body, although in 2010, the spirit world took the decision out of his hands and stopped him from attending circles and to jump into the world of clairvoyance and proving the continuity of life.
From March 2011, Aaron has been featuring in Dragon Clairvoyant Evenings in and around Bristol and in 2012 he will be representing the event across the UK. After amazing many audiences with such incredible evidence, fans convinced Aaron to offer private readings, he offers email readings and one to one readings.
Aaron works to prove that death cannot divide us from our loved ones and is following in the footsteps of his mother, grandfather and great grandparents.
Aaron's work as a clairvoyant medium is part of a scientific experiment and he cannot guarantee any outcomes and suggests that you follow the spiritual principle of "personal responsibility". Aaron cannot take responsibility for your actions or outcomes from the result of his work. The experiment is for entertainment purposes only.
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I RUN and feature in psychic events across the UK constantly! Below is a quick list of events, click on them to find out more and ticket booking information! Click "Psychic Services" above to find out how to hire me for an event!
01 December - Air Products Sports and Social Club, Wrexham, North Wales (Clairvoyant Evening)
13 December - Page Park Hall, Staple Hill, Bristol (Clairvoyant Evening)
14 December - Centre of Love and Light, Thatcham Berks (Reading) (Christmas Special Clairvoyant Evening)
21 December - Jennings Street Spiritualist Church, Swindon (Christmas Special: Divine Service)
25 January - Knowle Spiritualist Church, Bristol (Divine Service)
01 February - Jennings Street Spiritualist Church, Swindon (Divine Service)
22 February - Free-Winds Spiritual Centre, Staple Hill, Bristol (Divine Service)
23 February - Devizes Spiritual Awareness Centre (Clairvoyant Evening)
01 March - Horfield Spiritual Centre, Bristol (Divine Service)
22 March - Yate Spiritual Centre, Bristol (Divine Service)
23 March - Air Products Sports and Social Club, Wrexham, North Wales (Clairvoyant Evening)
09 April - Brislington, Bristol (Divine Service)
19 April - Sacred Trust Spiritualist Church, Hampton Road, Bristol (Divine Service)
19 May - Cwmbrân Spiritual Centre (Divine Service)
24 May - Knowle Spiritualist Church, Bristol (Divine Service)
26 May - Rotary Hall, Chippenham (Spiritual Enlightenment and Clairvoyance)
31 May - Patchway, Bristol (Divine Service)
14 June - Bridgwater Spiritualist Church (Divine Service)
21 June - Jennings Street Spiritualist Church, Swindon (Divine Service)
05 July - Soundwell Road Spiritualist Church, Bristol (Divine Service)
01 August - Horfield Spiritual Centre, Bristol (Clairvoyant Evening)
10 August - Air Products Sports and Social Club, Wrexham, North Wales (Clairvoyant Evening)
30 August - Free-Winds Spiritual Centre, Staple Hill, Bristol (Divine Service)
20 September - Knowle Spiritualist Church, Bristol (Divine Service)
11 October - Jennings Street Spiritualist Church, Swindon (Divine Service)
25 October - Rose's Palace, Brislington, Bristol (Divine Service)
08 November - Soundwell Road Spiritualist Church, Bristol (Divine Service)
22 November - Horfield Spiritual Centre, Bristol (Divine Service)
15 December - Rotary Hall, Chippenham (Spiritual Enlightenment and Clairvoyance)
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If you're in the Bristol area in England, you can have an intimate one to one reading with Aaron in the Rainbow Room at Mystiques Cauldron. Aaron will connect in with your energies and read you on a psychic level and ask for your loved ones and helpers from the Spirit world to step forward to communicate.
Full Reading - £40 (Untimed reading with CD and beverage of your choice included)
Untimed Reading - £35
Taster Reading (30 minutes) - £20
Recording on CD - £4
Digital Recording - £2
Aaron is able to offer his readings all over the world via Skype which means you can have a reading from the comfort of your own home. If you're camera shy, don't worry as Aaron will still be able to connect to your energies and ask your loved ones from Spirit to step forward to communicate as long as he can hear your voice.
Untimed Reading - £35 / $60
Taster Reading (30 minutes) - £20 / $35
Recording on CD (Voice only) - £4
Digital Recording - £2 / $4
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If you have some burning questions you wish to ask for guidance upon, Aaron can connect with your psychic energies and spiritual helpers to help give some direction. This is the perfect option if you're a little shy and want a specific question to be focused upon.
Two Specific Questions - £15 / $27
One Specific Question - £10 / $19
Give him a buzz and have a reading on the telephone with Aaron in the comfort of your own home! Aaron will connect to your loved ones in spirit using voice vibrations and pass on messages that come to him. If you have any specific questions, he will try his best to get answers for you.
Untimed Reading - £35 / $60
Taster Reading (30 minutes) - £20 / $35
Recording on CD - £4
Digital Recording - £2 / $4
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NOT only do I offer private readings, but I also offer services to companies to assist on my task to prove that death cannot divide us from our loved ones. I also offer services that could help individuals. Feel free to browse below and if you're interested, give me a buzz!
Hire to Companies or Churches
Demonstrations of Mediumship
Ghost Hunts / Paranormal Investigations
Television and Radio
Psychic Development / Learning
Personal Psychic Services
Spiritual Healing
Problem Hauntings / Possession
Have an idea you'd like me to get involved in? Give me a buzz!!
BELOW you can find a list of contact details for Aaron!
Telephone: 0117 969 0175 (And ask for Aaron!)
Email: email@example.com
Mystiques Cauldron
48 Filton Road,
Facebook: /AaronSNaughton
Twitter: /AzzleNazzle
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DON'T let this website tell you your opinions on Aaron, read testimonials from people who have seen him in action!! If you wish to add a testimonial, please email email@example.com
Kay Avalon - Aaron has such a gentle, uplifting energy and comes from a genuine place of warmth and sincerity. His guidance is wise and totally-tuned in. I came out of there able to see the wood, no longer obscured by the trees! Aaron your work is so valuable and thank you so much for my extensive reading - a side-effect of which my confidence has had a boost and my faith in my guides has been enhanced! X
Lynne Cosh - Hi Aaron, many thanks for the reading yesterday it was amazing, you gave clarity and proof of loved ones in the spirit realm, and showed how much they are around me, you have a wonderful gift and I love your sense of humour keep up the good work, you touch the hearts of many.
Tim - Hi Aaron,
Almost a couple of months have gone by since my reading by phone and I have to say I'm still very impressed. What has stood out is what I call "one offs" meaning that they were part of several rapid fire thoughts you had....
For example, (paraphrasing) "stay out of a disagreement between two people at work who I deal with." I did, and it has moved along nicely even if not resolved for them. It's been definitely easier. Speaking of that, another quick one-off mentioned that someone who's been a problem won't be anymore...and sure enough this guy I thought that you were referring to has been completely compatible since March.
I'll just continue with connecting to Spirit, and sending good thoughts to the universe. But especially thank you again and I look forward to someday hearing your thoughts on the afterlife (or better, the beginning life).
Charmaine Taylor - I've only attended Bluebell Spiritualist Church three times, the message my brother got amazed me. You are someone extremely gifted and so funny with it, you have an amazing sense of humor and the whole night was very enjoyable, had me in right stitches.
Sonia Jabobs - Thank you for my reading at the Spooktacular event... Answering my question has helped a lot but also everything else that came up makes sooo much sense... Thank you again.
Stella Donoghue / Free-Winds Spirit Church - Just to say much love and thanks to Jill Carroll and Aaron Naughton for the lovely service last night. There was so much love and laughter - one could almost forget that it was a Divine Service. We know that our Spirit families and friends love to have that kind of atmosphere and it shows. Aaron thank you so much for the readings and your address - it was beautifully put. Thanks to you both for the wonderful messages. Everyone really enjoyed the service and are looking forward to your return. Don't forget to come and see us if you are not working - you are more than welcome. Take care both of you - lots of love, light and blessings xxxx
Simon Carney - Aaron,
I'd just like to thank you for my reading back in July. It has helped bring clarity in to my life and I have started sorting out the clutter and chaos that surrounds me.
It was also good to know that my mum and dad are ok on the other side and are watching over me.
Also I now know that the path I have embarked on is the right one.
Once again thank you for a most enlightening experience.
Mel Sykes - Had a Skype reading with Aaron today! Wow , What can I say!! Was a fantastic experience. Aaron tuned in and brought my guides, his guides and family members forward! This has given me much needed clarification as to which direction I should be heading! All makes perfect sense! Aaron is a great guy, very easy to talk to and with a great sense of humour He's very dedicated to his work. I cannot recommend him highly enough ! Many many thanks Mel x
Also from Mel Sykes - Attended a Ghost Hunt at the Edward Jenner Museum in Nov 2011, Jill and Aaron were brilliant, very enthusiastic and great fun! Everyone had a fantastic time. They are lovely people and cant wait to meet them again......... MEL
Ronda Golding - Aaron naughton the best clairvoyance ever. I became very unwell at one of the dragon clairvoyance evenings. Aaron came over to me and did some healing on me he told me that I had to go to the doctors urgently, as there was a problem with my blood. So i went the doctor did blood tests and found out that I have got bad anemia also I have a over active thiroid. I was shocked if it wasnt for Aaron I would never of known untill I one day passed out and it could of been quite serious. These people are truly amazing. And I cant thank them enough. I love you both.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Also from Ronda Golding - I have just had a private reading from Aaron. Well what can I say it was amazing. Everything he said was so accurate it was scary. He said that I had a spirit guide in the shape of a indian cheif that was really weird as about 2 weeks ago I seen a figure by my side that represented a indian. I have always had a thing for indians. I have a lot of indian pictures in my house, along with figurines. Aaron Naughton is such an amazing person who has given me a light at the end of a very dark tunnel. I thank him from the bottom of my heart for his guidence, hope and love. To any one out there who is thinking of having a reading with Aaron please do as it will be the best thing you ever do.
Thom Gray - Aaron is a truly unique person whose skills in clairvoyancy are incredible. He successfully cleansed my home shortly after I moved in, removing the negativity and heavy atmosphere both myself and visitors were picking up on. Using his skills he has completely changed the atmosphere, leaving the room's feel positive and restful. Even my mother, who is acutely in tune with the atmospheres and feelings in a room, noticed a distinct change after Aaron had visited and was able to sense a change in the feel of the space, saying how the energy had been revitalised and uplited. Aaron has made a vast improvement to my everyday life and I would wholly recommend his services.
Caroline Carbon - Had a great time at the Mediumship Workshop, with Aaron Naughton, and Jill Carroll. We learned quite a few new things, and they gave us the confidence to just trust what we are given. They are both very talented and tuned in people :) We had such a lot of fun too!
Kath Morris - Jill and Aaron are fantastic and on the nail. I have seen them both work on several occasions both together and separately and they are always accurate and make it a joy fun filled evening. They are both compassionate and caring with the highest integrity. I cannot recommend them high enough the evenings are fab and I always enjoy myself and they make me feel so welcome. Thank you
Tracy Harrison - Jill and Aaron, are so very 'accurate' with their readings! They are a fantastic mother and son 'duet'. If you have not already been to one of their evenings, then it would certainly be worth your while to attend sometime! They have a 'special chemistry' between them!!! We wish you every SUCCESS! Thank you so very much. Tracy and Phil :-)
Kristin - I have wanted to go to one of these evenings for a long time but never have before, Jill and Aaron were fantastic and very accurate with what they told me and i will definitely be going again. i would and have recommend them to any of my friends. Thank you so much i think your amazing Xx
Tracey White - Jill and Aaron are both fantastic mediums in their own right and they also work really well as a double act in Dragon Clairvoyant events. If you haven't attended one yet then make sure you get to one soon , you won't be disappointed. I have had fun each time I have been and have been amazed at the accuracy delivered during their contact with spirit. Keep up the amazing work! Xx
You have to attend a Dragon Clairvoyant Evening - It is an experience you do not want to miss!!
Jill and Aaron work with their guides to show that there is continuity of life.
Get yourself along to the next event to see for yourself, it's a lot of fun.
Barbara - Hi Aaron,
Just thought I'd send you some pics that will confirm the things you told me in my message last evening.
I thought it was excellent! So, here goes:
Firstly there are pics about the Dreams... my bookcase.. I've done it from a long shot, with each pic moving into the shelf you said and the position on that shelf.. you said, third row down and about 2/3rds of the way along.. To be honest, I haven't yet read the book to see if the answer in in there.. I'll let you know..
Then you said about the book, like a workbook or manual, greeny and browny on the cover.. I thought it would be books for my jewellery or silversmithing so I've shown the larger books I have.. I've looked at the pages 23 and 24.. Two of the books both had the same thing, which was weird, it was about making chain links.. I thought about that and as you suggested the work I'll be doing soon will be spiritual I took the links to mean spiritual links which ofcourse is what I'm hoping to improve upon.. Yayy!
Then, you said about my room having austrian crystals hanging around it so I took a couple of pics of some of them!!
So Aaron, well done you!! Sandra and I were impressed.
Ta ta for now,
Barbara x
Kerry Ann Taylor - GHost Hunt at the Edward Jenner Museum in Nov 2011 was amazing it senrtly open my eyes up had wicked time and had good few wicked experiences of my own , i cant wait for the next one well worth the money . even that recording on my phone now that was freaky stuff, it must to anyone who thinking of going you wont regret it thank you jill, Aarron plz to more more stuff on this delfy be your follower xxx
Paige Golding - Jill and Aaron are such inspirational people, I've been to a couple of the Clairvoyant Evenings and each time I've been truly amazed.
They're so worth going to, I'd recommend it to anyone!
Jill and Aaron are such lovely people with a unique gift that can bring so much joy, and peace to people, I love attending the evenings and always have a really nice time.
Thank you both for everything.


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Darts Websites: www.universitydarts.com (UDC) www.udai.ie (U.D.A.I.) www.darts-wdf.com (WDF) www.bdodarts.com (BDO) www.pdc.tv (PDC) www.dartsinireland.com www.irishnationaldarts.com (I.N.D.O.) www.northenirelanddarts.com (N.I.D.O.)
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Our Club AGM will on 15th Sept., day after Clubs' Day at 6:00 p.m. Smokey's @ Concourse.
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In January 2012, AAC&U published a special issue of its journal, Liberal Education, featuring a series of articles about implications—intended and unintended—of the Completion Agenda. We have invited a series of national educational leaders and practitioners to comment on the issues raised. This fifth and final posting is by Hilary Pennington, former director of Education, Postsecondary Success, and Special Initiatives for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The latest issue of Liberal Education raises important questions about the so-called "completion agenda," including concern that a more aggressive focus on helping students complete the degrees they start will degrade learning and quality in higher education. To me, the key question is how to move forward on both fronts simultaneously—reorienting the debate so that it is both/and, not either/or.
How do we do this? As Carol Geary Schneider wisely notes, by making markers of learning or quality an integral part of the completion agenda. The best change efforts I know are doing exactly that. What they have in common is putting students and the student experience at the center. Learning is not defined as imparting what professors know and choose to teach, but rather as advancing what knowledge students master as they progress towards their goals.
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•Interactive, adaptive on-line and hybrid learning technologies, such as those being used by Arizona State University's faculty to create new developmental and freshman math courses in partnership with the technology company Knewton. Their adaptive learning platform uses data from each student's activities to help customize feedback, provide extra practice, and test for mastery of all the concepts in a given course. Or Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Initiative, which joins cognitive scientists, curriculum designers, and math professors to create an intelligent tutoring system—focused on helping students practice key concepts by taking them through the thought processes experts use to solve problems in their disciplines. Even more powerful, the technology lets the professors see where students are struggling, so that they can target their classroom lectures on places where students need help. The model dramatically improves course completion rates and mastery of subject material—in half the time.
Sandy Shugart, president of Valencia Community College, puts it best: "we should not assume that if more students complete college, they will have learned more," but rather, "if institutions get more effective at helping students learn more, then more students will complete."
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Former Director of Education, Postsecondary Success, and Special Initiatives
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
United States Program
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I agree that students who have a positive experience are more likely to complete their studies. Perhaps more colleges and universities should follow the example of Belmont College who treats all students as individuals and provides interactive, hands-on learning techniques that foster partnerships with College faculty and staff members and encourage success on and off campus.


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Minnesota takes key steps in fight against opiate abuse
Efforts to curb a wave of prescription drug abuse and addiction to other opiates marked the first full year of the Minnesota State Substance Abuse Strategy. Minnesota met the strategys immediate goals to increase education for physicians and other front-line professionals about treatments for opioid dependence, how abuse of opioid-based prescription drugs can lead to addiction to other opiates like heroin and how to reverse an opiate overdose. More information is in a news release about the substance abuse strategy's first-year report.
More content moving to redesigned DHS public website
Adult mental health and disability services content is moving within the DHS website. The move is part of a redesign of the department's public website to improve its usability. To help website users find content, DHS will temporarily redirect key links. If you have bookmarked this content or added it to favorites, you will need to update these links. More information about the redesign is online.
Plan aims to improve opportunities for people with disabilities
A plan that recognizes that Minnesotans with disabilities have the right to live, work and enjoy life in the most integrated setting is available online after being submitted to the court for final approval. The plan charts a course that will change the way state government provides supports and services for people protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The Olmstead Plan (PDF), which is named after a 1999 U.S. Supreme Court decision that enumerated the rights of people with disabilities, is now posted online. After months of discussion at public meetings, testimony from people with disabilities and their families and many others, the Olmstead Sub-Cabinet has issued the draft plan. More information is in a news release about the Olmstead Plan.
Report recommends changes to substance abuse treatment system
Changing Minnesotas substance use disorders treatment system from an acute, episodic model of treatment to a chronic disease model of health care would expand the continuum of care and improve integration with other services, including primary care. This change would also align the states model of care for substance abuse treatment with current research-informed practices endorsed by federal officials. Those are among key findings in a recent report to the Legislature from DHS. More information is in a story about the model of care report.
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A new Minnesota problem gambling microsite, www.getgamblinghelp.com, was recently launched to offer resources to individuals experiencing life problems related to gambling and others who may have concerns related to an individuals gambling behavior. The site points people to the toll-free problem gambling helpline, 1-800-333-HOPE, and also provides success stories from gamblers who have received treatment and other recovery resources. More information is in a story about the microsite.
Online training aimed at understanding hearing and vision loss
Online training is now available for people interested in learning about the unique challenges experienced by people who have combined hearing and vision loss. DHS' Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Division is now offering DeafBlind101: An Introduction to Combined Hearing and Vision Loss on the deaf and hard of hearing services page on the DHS website by clicking the deafblind button on the homepage.
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Police say a 16-year-old was assaulted in a Kennewick library because the crimson of the Washington State University sweatshirt he was wearing was perceived as a rival gang color by the attackers who were wearing blue.
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The victim required six stitches for a head wound.
Detectives arrested Cyril Vaughan, 17, who has pleaded not guilty in Benton County Superior Court to a robbery charge.
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Betsy Carter's Horse Scene: Procedure may help with head shaking
VETERINARIANS around the world are studying the debilitating illness in horses called head shaking. It continues to baffle the scientific community, but the latest research shows hope.
The head shaking syndrome in horses, which can be a subtle nod or a violent up-and-down shaking, is believed to be caused by the same pain that causes trigeminal neuralgia in humans.
Vets at the University at Bristol's School of Veterinary Medicine at Liverpool have tried a new surgical procedure called caudal compression of the infraorbital nerve. Platinum coils are placed into nerve ends within the canals to relieve pain. This surgery is considered 50 percent successful.
Veronica Roberts, a clinical fellow at the Equine Medical School in Liverpool, is working with Seth Love, professor of neurology in the School of Clinical Science. Love works in this same area of study as it concerns people's pain, which is focal demyelination of the nerve thought to cause trigeminal neuralgia.
The results of the surgery were published in this month's Equine Veterinary Journal and evaluated the long-term success of the caudal compression of the infraorbital nerve. Of the 58 horses who had the surgery, only nine had recurring symptoms, from 9 to 30 months after the surgery. The 58 horses were between 1 and 17 years old and were ridden in a variety of disciplines.
Eventually, 30 horses returned to rubbing their noses. Four horses whose head shaking symptoms returned were eventually euthanized.
Vets are continuing to study head shaking to discover a less-invasive procedure to stop the pain and the resulting head shaking.
Betsy Carter can be reached at The Free Lance–Star, 616 Amelia St., Fredericksburg, VA 22401; or by fax at 540/373-8455.
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Pink Reef Robert Fernandez Canarium Books, April 2013 96 pages $14.00 I brought this along on a recent visit to my doctor, just in case there was a wait; as it turned out, I read the whole book and started … Continue reading
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Small Press Spotlight: Canarium Books
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Your comments chart 'the human parasite' »
The beautiful and broken human parasite. I have loved to see the comments so far on Flickr which have cited the look of Dali and H.R. Giger, as well as taken on other interpretations of the creature as a seed of new life, the germination of a better humanity, life-making as well as life-taking. But that is not all. Having been inspired and stimulated by the comments on my images on Flickr recently, I want to place the words of my viewers directly onto the image, making it into an anatomical chart.
Editing inspired by sculpture »
For those who can't view this on flickr, here is Incestipede.
What started as a simple self-portrait nude just to show off my pond turned into a Bourdin-esque harking back to my image Corolla and one of the most impulsive titles I've ever typed. There were so many hard decisions I had to take along [...]
Retreaded »
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I find myself again citing Guy Bourdin as an inspiration for my recent work. It's funny to recall how much of a longstanding inspiration his work has been for me, as I can recall referencing his work back in '06 for pics of mine such as The deaths. I feel that now I [...]
Denuded »
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transitive verb denuded -·nud′ed, denuding -·nud′·ing
to make bare or naked; strip; specif.,
1. to destroy all plant and animal life in (an area)
2. Geol. to expose (layers of rock) by erosion, weathering.
Below – b/w version (view on flickr).
I took this in Ashdown Forest the other morning.
Wandered for about an hour with [...]
Self-Portrait Photography: the book! »
My first commercial book, Self-Portrait Photography is now available to buy on Amazon UK and Amazon US. This blog post covers information about the book's content and also about the book launch/signing I am having on 3rd March 2011 in London. See further below or go straight to Facebook to RSVP.
I have been working on [...]
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Christmas… »
…with family in Leeds, at home and at my Gran's. I took pictures through the day inspired by Martin Parr, and got one of my sisters to use the same approach too.
Here are some pics we took (only the ones my family allowed me to show)
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To come: blog entry analysing [...]
Meeting Michael Hoppen »
I was fortunate recently to meet with Michael Hoppen, owner of the Michael Hoppen Gallery, Chelsea, London. The gallery sells the work of some of the most well-known photographers in the world – including Annie Leibowitz, Diane Arbus, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Tim Walker, Guy Bourdin, and Richard Avedon - so I was grateful to Juan Curto [...]
An exercise in emotional detachment »
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This was a shoot I did today. Gleeful with the fact I managed to get my camera out, I thought that I might as well use the opportunity to update my blog too. It's weird how out of practise you can get with self-portraiture. I have been half busy, half lazy, mulling over [...]
'Girl with cradle and toys' by Rossina Bossio »
Painting by Rossina Bossio, 'Girl with cradle and toys', modelled by Miss Aniela, to be featured in Rossina's upcoming Rennes exhibition. Check out the painting on Rossina's blog and Flickr stream.


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The Chengdu Sichuan Hotel is located in one the of the city's busiest and glamorous districts.
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3-year-old drowns at Kalahari in Sandusky
The Associated Press is reporting that a 3-year-old boy drowned in the outdoor portion of Kalahari's Sandusky, Ohio, waterpark resort yesterday.
The Toledo Blade's story says the boy was found in 3 feet of water after his mother alerted Kalahari security that she had lost track of him in a children's play area. Efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful.
The AP also reports:
Records show the state has taken disciplinary action against Kalahari at least five times since the resort opened in 2005.
Inspectors with the Amusement Ride Safety Division told Kalahari management last May that the park had fewer lifeguards than expected and "many water rides were operated in a careless and unsafe manner."
Kalahari spokeswoman Carrie Leum reports that this is the first-ever drowning at a Kalahari facility.
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It's no wonder these sweet infants could use a nap – they've been busy making history from the moment they arrived. The adorable male and female babies are the first Bornean orangutan twins to be born in captivity.
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Once again talented Studio 76 Artist Wanda Wilburn takes the original picture and transforms it into a beautiful oil painting. A Bible verse adorns the completed masterpiece. You can view more of Wanda's work can be viewed at 3332 Hwy 31W North in White House, TN....come join us and enjoy painting in a relaxing atmosphere of encouragement and creativity....enjoy
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Volkswagen to Launch Hybrid Beetle at 2011 Detroit Auto Show
Next year, Volkswagen's most recognizable, dome-shaped classic will be getting a redesign. According to Autoblog Green, VW plans to debut a Beetle with a hybrid powertrain and a new exterior design at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show. The car's specs should be similar to the New Compact Coupe (NCC) that VW revealed last year. That vehicle carried a 1.4-liter TSI inline-four cylinder engine, a 20-kilowatt electric motor and a lithium-ion battery pack. All in all, it packed 177 horsepower and 110 pounds of torque, while averaging about 45 miles-per-gallon -- not bad for a car most people want to cuddle. Autoblog Green reports that the hybrid Beetle will at least match those numbers, and could even improve upon them. VW has established itself at the forefront of cutting-edge car tech, whether it's this 'green' Bug or a super-sleek car that reads road signs. [From: Autoblog Green, via: Fast Company]


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Touch & Go
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moreHow do you vanish a family?
Ten minutes after walking the elite Back Bay townhouse and investigator Tessa Leoni already doesn't like what she sees. Signs of an abduction. Clearly the work of professionals. At best, the entire family has been kidnapped. At worst…
How do you disappear a marriage?
The more Tessa learns about the Denbe family, the less she likes their chances. What might have looked like the perfect existence—a powerful CEO, his adoring wife, their angelic child—is not what it appears. Husband, wife, daughter—magazine perfect, but each hiding dark secrets…
How do you erase a life?
Tessa knows more than she'd like to about families riddled with lies. What she doesn't know is where the Denbes are and if any of them are still breathing. She'll have to climb over unbending feds and territorial local cops to find out, and if she's not fast, the Denbes' chances of survival will quickly become little more than…
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MADRID (AP) -- Irene Gonzalez is desperately waiting to hear if she'll benefit from an emergency government decree that protects Spaniards such as her from being evicted for failing to make their mortgage payments.
Gonzalez, 45, has had her full-time job reduced to part time at the small air-conditioning company she works for. She's a single mother caring for two children in a cramped apartment in a working class neighborhood that she and her ex-husband bought in 2001, when the nation was basking in a strong economy and a seemingly endless housing boom.
She says she can't afford the mortgage payments and her ex-husband, who always handled them after they divorced, stopped paying several years ago when construction business soured with the bursting of Spain's building bubble.
Even if Gonzales is granted a two-year reprieve from eviction, Spanish law still mandates that she and her ex-husband will still owe almost EUR140,000 ($183,000) on the mortgage, court fees and interest for the rest of their lives. If they don't pay off the debt, their children -- now 13 and 8 -- inherit it.
Spain has endured a wave of foreclosures that have generated protests and at least two recent suicides by people about to be ousted from their apartments and houses.
"What I want to do is just give the house to the bank and be free of the debt," the 45-year-old Gonzalez said. "I've told my parents I want to renounce my inheritance because the bank would get my part."
Since issuing the emergency decree, which will protect Spanish families with an annual income of less than EUR14,400 after taxes, the government has been under increasing pressure to come up with reforms to its mortgage system. Activists have been lobbying for an insolvency law that would allow those who have defaulted on their mortgages to simply turn in the keys to their homes as they do in countries like the United States, freeing them from mortgage debt.
In neighboring France, for example, if someone cannot pay their mortgage, there is an official body that acts as an arbiter between bank and homeowner to work out the loan. If that process fails, the bank will take the homeowner to court and get permission to auction off the house. Expelling the former owners takes a second trial.
For the first time this month, Spanish voters cited foreclosure evictions as one of their main concerns, according to a recent poll by a government institute. Meanwhile, some Spanish judges outraged with being forced to turn people out on the streets are increasingly refusing to order evictions. And several mayors are threatening to withdraw municipal funds from banks that evict residents, while other city councils are designating their communities "eviction-free zones."
Every Tuesday night, a conference room in Madrid is packed full of people seeking advice from the Platform for Mortgage Victims, an anti-eviction pressure group that has started chapters across the country. The worried homeowners, who owe amounts ranging from tens to hundreds of thousands of euros on their mortgages, are desperate for help and advice after receiving court notices that their homes have been auctioned for a fraction of the purchase price and they'll soon be kicked out on to the streets.
Teary-eyed, they clutch court paperwork and describe how banks freely granted loans for 100 percent of the cost of the home they bought during Spain's economic boom that started crashing in 2008, and has only deepened since. Some are grandmothers who had paid off their houses decades ago, and then tried to help their children by putting up their property as collateral for a loan -- and now face eviction because of non-payment by the children. Many are immigrants who arrived in Spain seeking a better life only to see the economy turn sour.
Before the financial crisis hit Spain in 2008, the country was on an extended building boom lasting nearly a decade. Banks lent money freely, frequently offering mortgage applicants more than they said they wanted and often encouraging borrowers to take on more mortgage debt for restoration projects and new cars. But home prices have crashed more than 30 percent over the last four years and the lending market is virtually frozen.
People who bought homes at inflated prices during the boom can no longer unload them. And to make the situation worse, banks are rarely giving mortgages unless it is for foreclosed properties that are already on their own books, said Carlos Bardavio, a Madrid-based lawyer with Hogans Lovell International LLP who specializes in Spanish real estate.


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Otherwise I love James Patterson serial killer books and the Jack Ryan hooks. What a contrast serial killers and romance.
Not to be forgotten is early Steven king.
Historical fiction - Hawaii by James Michener
Sci-Fi - the Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny
Kid - the Dr. Dolittle Series by Hugh Lofting
The Deed of Paksenarrion
HT - I understood it!
Also Stieg Larsson Trilogy
And The Gingerbread House
And 'Filth' by Irvine Welsh
They're all good reads
Multi famam, conscientiam, pauci verentur.
Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
and my all time favorite and read many, many times:
River God by Wilbur Smith
If you have any interest in ancient Egypt, I cannot recommend this book enough. Its sequel The Seventh Scroll is also terrific.
If you have any interest in ancient Egypt, I cannot recommend this book enough. Its sequel The Seventh Scroll is also terrific.
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WXH (serial cheater, 12+ OW) - Legally married 18yrs
I edit often for clarity/typos.
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The truth hurts, but I have never seen it cause the pain that lies do.
I did not think I would like Pillars/Earth but... LOVED IT! Poisonwood Bible - every sentence is beautiful.
I am going home to We are Water by Wally Lamb. His book, I Know this much is True was incredible.
Dad bought me, A Tree Grows Brooklyn....a treasure!
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DD#2 August 19,2010 Admitted PA
I can never get enough of Pride and Prejudice or any of her other novels. I also love reading continuing stories that other authors have done with the same characters. Mr. Darcy's Daughters, Death Comes to Pemberley, etc.
I'm the same with all the movies. Play. Repeat. Play. Though after DDay I'm having a hard time with love...
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Unbroken, I've read it too many times to count.
The Stand - Once every 10 years or so.
Then when the kids read some of the classics for school I will read them too so we can discuss...
To Kill a Mockingbird
Catcher in the Rye
The Giver
Lord of the Flies


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Battle Pouch - Whats in them
MapleStory Forums : General MapleStory : General MS questions and answers
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If anybody has opened some Battle Pouches from PvP, would you mind sharing what you got? I'm really curious, but don't have enough points yet.
Edit: I'll compile a list of items so far (most of them, at least):
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~= Multiples of 40, 50 or 100
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All Equips are permanent
1 Gallant Emblem
5 Gallant Emblems *
10 Gallant Emblems *
Enraged Weapons *
Chaos Weapons *
1k Mesos
5k Mesos
10k Mesos
20k Mesos
100k Mesos
500k Mesos
1 Mil Mesos
5 Mil Mesos
Red Bean Sundaes ~
Ice Cream Pops ~
Watermelons ~
Reindeer Milks ~
Pet Food ~
Sunrise Dew ~
Sunset Dew ~
Elixirs (20,40,100)
Power Elixirs (20,40,100)
Regular Weapons Levels 20~100 (May have pot)
Secret Mastery Book *
Chaos Scroll *
Miraculous Chaos Scroll *
Potential Scroll
Advanced Potential Scroll *
Equipment Enhance Scroll
Advanced Equipment Enhance Scroll *
Various Scrolls *
Various Recipes *
Trait Boosters *
Sharp Eyes 20 *
Advance Combo Attack 30 *
Assuming Other Mastery Books *
8 Slot Mineral Bag *
8 Slot Herb Bag *
5 Fatigue Potion
10 Fatigue Potion
30 Fatigue Potion *
Gallant Battle Manual <Theory> *
Gallant Battle Manual <Practice> *
Various Item Crystals (Multiples)
Various Magic Powders (Multiples)
Piece of Time
Larson's Challenger Equipment *
Unidentified Love Letter
Premium Magnifying Glass (3)
Unconfirmed and Unlikely:
VIP Equipment *
Spectrum Goggles *
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I could use those for sure
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Gallant battle manual <theory>.
Not too bad, saved myself 46 emblems after all.
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Most of the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 owners have updated their idevices to 5.1 or 5.1.1 even if they had an untethered jailbreak on previous iOS version i.e 5.0.1, or they got iOS 5.1 out of the box in some cases. You may be having the same situation. Now if we talk about the ios 5.1 or 5.1.1 jailbreak on iPhone 4S and iPad 2 it is still not available tethered or untethered.
I would like to clear that if you have saved your SHSH blobs using Tinyumbrella when you were on 5.0.1 then this tutorial is useful for you (you should have saved blobs file) and if you have not saved your SHSH blobs then there is no way for downgrading your iPhone 4S or iPad 2.
Here is how to downgrade 5.1 or 5.1.1 to 5.0.1
- You should have blobs file and download firmware files from this page both for iOS 5.0.1 and iOS 5.1 or 5.1.1 from which you want to downgrade.
- Download RedSn0w 0.9.11b1 from this page.
- Connect your device to computer.
- Open RedSn0w (right click and select Run as Administrator). Go to => Extras => Even More => Restore =>Select IPSW and browse for the file you downloaded in step 1 for 5.0.1 =>Click Open. After clicking Open button RedSn0w will ask the current IPSW from which you want to downgrade i.e. 5.1 or 5.1.1, click OK and browse to the file which you downloaded in step 1, Click Open. Read the warning carefully and note that your baseband will be updated. If you have best chances to unlocking you should not continue. If you don't care about unlocking you can proceed otherwise you have to think and decide. Click Yes.
- Again you will get a message that your device is going in recovery mode click OK and wait for reboot.
- Next you will select the blobs, in blobs section click local and browse for the saved SHSH blobs file and your device will be restored automatically.
- Click remote instead of local in previous step if your blobs are saved on Cydia Server using RedSn0w and your device will be downgraded to 5.0.1
- You will receive a message that your device has been downgraded successfully.
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In 2012, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) awarded funding to support willow biomass crops in nine counties in central and northern New York (Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, Oswego, and St. Lawrence). This was one of only three BCAP awards nationwide last year, and the first in the Northeast. More than $1.2 million will go directly to landowners and producers for establishment and maintenance of up to 1,200 acres of willow.
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• Demonstrate management practices for willow biomass crops, which differ from those used for traditional annual crops or perennial crops like orchards and vineyards.
• Develop requirements needed to manage a supply chain for high-volume consumers, including addressing transportation system challenges.
• Support New York companies to help them develop the needed infrastructure and knowledge to support this industry.
• Explore ways to lay the foundation for the rapid expansion of willow biomass systems that support not only the current commercial partner, ReEnergy Holdings, but also other biofuel and bioproducts firms that could establish a foothold in this promising production area.
Willow contributes to the rural economy by diversifying crops, putting underutilized land back into production, creating an alternative source of farm income, and circulating energy dollars through the local economy. Between five and nine jobs will be created to produce and harvest the willow. In addition, at least one to two of the 77 jobs at ReEnergy Holdings will be attributable to use of willow.
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