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Comparison of hemodynamic response to tracheal intubation with laryngoscope versus intubating laryngeal mask airway in elderly hypertensive patients
Mohamed M Abdel Fattah
Department of Anaesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
Date of Submission 06-Feb-2015
Department of Anaesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura
Management of airways during intubation is a very stressful process that affects the hemodynamics, especially in elderly hypertensive patients. We aimed in this study to compare the hemodynamic response to tracheal intubation in elderly hypertensive patients using ILMA and Direct laryngoscopy.
We aim in this study to prove that hemodynamic consequences with intubation using ILMA is that intubation with an ILMA has less hemodynamic consequences that last for a shorter period compared with DL in elderly hypertensive.
A total of 70 patients of both sexes, ASA physical status II, above 60 years of age, undergoing elective abdominal surgery lasting less than 2 h were divided randomly using a regular sample method into two equal groups. Intubation was performed using a Macintosh laryngoscope in group (direct laryngoscopy), and in the second group [intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA)] intubation was performed with laryngeal mask airway. Hemodynamic data and oxygen saturation were recorded. Intraoperative adverse effects and postoperative complications such as sore throat, hoarseness of voice (during the first 24 h after surgery), and laryngospasm were recorded.
There was a significant increase in heart rate and mean arterial blood pressure immediately after laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation until 3 min when compared with ILMA. Moreover, there was significant increase in heart rate, mean arterial blood pressure, and rate pressure product after tracheal extubation for 3 min, whereas it was for 1 min in the ILMA group. No significant difference was seen between the number of patients with or without symptoms after extubation in both groups.
Intubation with ILMA has less hemodynamic consequences for a shorter time compared with direct laryngoscopy in elderly hypertensive patients.
Keywords: hemodynamics, laryngeal mask, old hypertensive
Abdel Fattah MM. Comparison of hemodynamic response to tracheal intubation with laryngoscope versus intubating laryngeal mask airway in elderly hypertensive patients . Ain-Shams J Anaesthesiol 2016;9:34-8
Abdel Fattah MM. Comparison of hemodynamic response to tracheal intubation with laryngoscope versus intubating laryngeal mask airway in elderly hypertensive patients . Ain-Shams J Anaesthesiol [serial online] 2016 [cited 2022 Jan 29];9:34-8. Available from: http://www.asja.eg.net/text.asp?2016/9/1/34/178877
Airway management using direct laryngoscope (DL) and endotracheal intubation are known to induce hemodynamic changes [1] . The stress response to laryngoscope is well known to be centrally mediated sympathetic reflex [2] , presumed that stretching of the laryngeal and pharyngeal tissue during laryngoscopy was the major cause of the hemodynamic response.
DL produces marked short-term stress responses [3] , with determined effect on the coronary and cerebral circulations in high-risk patients, particularly in those with systemic hypertension [4] . Previous studies on circulatory effects of anesthesia in treated and untreated hypertensive patients observed that most of the patients experienced three periods of circulatory instability: during intubation, after tracheal intubation, and during the immediate period surrounding awakening [5] as the release of endogenous catecholamines increases myocardial oxygen demand [6] .
The problems might be reduced by using the alternative devices such as intubating laryngeal mask airway (ILMA), a device with high success rate that facilitates the tracheal intubation without laryngospasm [7] .
There are conflicting results [8],[9] on comparison of hemodynamic and stress response of endotracheal intubation using an ILMA with a DL.
This prospective randomized study was conducted to compare hemodynamic consequences [systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), and heart rate (HR)] between DL and ILMA and ease of maneuver in controlling hypertensive elderly patients subjected to operations under general anesthesia.
This study was approved by the International Ethics Committee at Mansoura University, and written informed consent was obtained from each patient. A total of 70 patients of ASA physical status II, both sexes, above 60 years of age, undergoing elective abdominal surgery lasting less than 2 h at Mansoura University Hospital, were enrolled in the study.
The patients enrolled were known to be hypertensive, receiving antihypertensive therapy. Exclusion criteria included patients with any anticipated difficult intubation, ischemic heart disease, diabetes, COPD, gastroesophageal reflux, renal or hepatic failure, and patients with Mallampati grade III or IV.
The selected patients were divided randomly (with regular sample method) into two equal groups of 35 patients.
On the night of the operation, psychological assurance was given for the patients and 5 mg diazepam tablet was administered.
On the morning of the operation and after insertion of intravenous line, midazolam 2 mg was given. On arrival to the operating room, cardiovascular monitoring was started before induction, and SBP and DBP, MAP, and HR were recorded as primary outcome measurements. Anesthesia was induced using fentanyl 2 mg/kg and propofol 2 mg/kg administered over 3 min, followed by intubating dose of atracurium 0.5 mg/kg intravenously. In group DL, intubation was performed using Macintosh laryngoscope; in the second group (ILMA) intubation was performed with a laryngeal mask airway.
An appropriate laryngoscope blade was selected on the basis of the body size for each patient in group I (DL), as well as in group II (ILMA). Intubating laryngeal mask was inserted using one handle rotation technique, with the head and neck in neutral position. No patient received topical or intravenous lidocaine before placement of ETT or ILMA.
Anesthesia was maintained in both groups with 50% oxygen in air and 1% isoflurane and top-up doses of atracurium when needed. Controlled mechanical ventilation of lung was adjusted to maintain end-tidal CO 2 between 30 and 35 mmHg as measured by capnogram.
The hemodynamic data and oxygen saturation were recorded at the following time intervals: baseline, before intubation, at 1, 3, and 5 min after intubation, at extubation, and at 1, 3, and 5 min after extubation.
Intraoperative adverse effects were also recorded as desaturation persisting for more than 3 or 5 min each (SpO 2 <90%) or hypercarbia greater than 3 min (ETCO 2 >45 mmHg).
Postoperative complications such as sore throat, hoarseness of voice (during the first 24 h after surgery), and laryngospasm were recorded.
All variables, including baseline, preintubation, 1, 3, and 5 min after intubation, at extubation, and 1, 3, and 5 min after extubation, were presented as mean with SD. Patient characteristics were compared using the χ2 -test or Student's t-test as appropriate, and rates of HR, SBP, DBP, and MAP were analyzed with analysis of variance test; values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. The sample size was calculated by comparing means of difference between groups using confidence interval 95% and study power 80%.
Sample size calculation was carried out from previous study results by assuming that an increase of 20% in the treated groups would be detectable using a sample size of 33 patients per group with 80% power. Thirty-five patients were included to replace any dropouts.
A total of 70 elderly patients of ASA physical status II, were enrolled in this study. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups as regards age, sex, body weight, height, or duration of surgery [Table 1].
Table 1 Patient demographic data and duration of surgery of the two groups
No significant difference was found between the two studied groups as regards measured hemodynamic indices at baseline [Table 2] [Table 3] [Table 4].
Table 2 Mean arterial blood pressure (mmHg) of the two studied groups
Table 3 Heart rate (beats/min) of the two studied groups
Table 4 Rate pressure product of the two groups
The MAP increased immediately after both tracheal intubation and ILMA (P < 0.05) in both groups, but it remained elevated for 3 min after tracheal intubation (group I), whereas it remained elevated only for 1 min after ILMA (group II) [Table 2].
Moreover, MAP increased significantly immediately after both tracheal extubation and ILMA removal (P < 0.05); it remained significantly high for 3 min in group I (ETT group), whereas it remained significantly high for only 1 min after ILMA removal (Table 11).
The HR increased significantly immediately after both tracheal intubation and ILMA insertion. HR was significantly higher during the first 3 min in group I compared with the first 1 min in group II (P < 0.05). The increase in HR was significant after tracheal extubation for 3 min, whereas the increase was significant for 1 min with ILMA [Table 2].
The rate pressure product (RPP) increased immediately after both tracheal intubation and ILMA insertion (P < 0.05) and remained higher for 3 min in group I compared with 1 min in group II [Table 4].
There was no significant change in arterial oxygen saturation throughout the period of study.
Pre-extubation laryngospasm, postextubation sore throat, hoarseness, and coughing during the first 24 h of the surgery were recorded at extubation time. There was no significant difference between the two groups as regards the number of patients with or without symptoms [Table 5].
Table 5 Comparison of some complications in extubation time between the two studied groups
Both DL and tracheal intubation induce the patient cardiovascular system reaction due to reflexive responses [10],[11] .
There are not many studies on ILMA to observe the hemodynamic response associated with intubation through this technique, as it was introduced as a relatively new technique facilitating tracheal intubation method, without the need for laryngoscopy [12],[13] .
The main findings of this study showed that in controlled hypertensive patients, HR, MAP, and RPP increased in both groups compared with the baseline values, with significantly higher and longer-lasting rise after tracheal intubation with laryngoscopy than with ILMA.
Hypertensive patients are prone to much greater hemodynamic changes after laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation compared with normotensive patients [5] , as manipulation of the airway, particularly with laryngoscopy, alters cardiovascular physiology by means of both reflex response and the physical presence of an endotracheal tube [11] . An increase in blood pressure associated with laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation is dangerous and may cause left ventricular failure, myocardial ischemia, or cerebral hemorrhage [14] . Therefore, the prevention of hypertension following intubation of the trachea is the major aspect in hypertensive patients.
Several investigations have studied and reached a conclusion that laryngoscopy is the main etiological factor for hemodynamic response associated with endotracheal intubation [15],[16] . Wilson et al. [17] also found significant increase in SBP after laryngoscopy between two studied groups (51.3% in tracheal intubation vs. 22.9% in ILMA).
In our study, a significant increase in HR and MAP was noted immediately after laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation until 3 min when compared with ILMA.
This finding was similar to that proved by Aziz and Bashir [18] , who found that the use of ILMA has been associated with fewer hemodynamic effects as compared with endotracheal intubation with laryngoscope.
Kihara et al. [13] conducted a study on 150 adult patients to observe the hemodynamic response to tracheal intubation with Macintosh laryngoscope versus ILMA and concluded that ILMA offered no advantage over DL as regards hemodynamic stress response, a finding that was not confirmed in our study.
Contradictory to our study results, Oczenski et al. [19] found that, after extubation, airway removal, the hemodynamic and plasma catecholamine concentration reached their highest level in the ILMA group and the endotracheal group, but there was no significant difference between the two groups. However, our results are in accordance with the finding of Fulii et al. [19] , who showed that removal of ILMA is associated with fewer cardiovascular changes compared with tracheal extubation in normotensive and hypertensive patients.
In our study, RPP after endotracheal intubation with laryngoscope showed significant increase (maximum 17 983) compared with ILMA (maximum 13 604). This finding was supported by the work by Fulii et al. [19] , who found that RPP after laryngoscopy was more than 20 000 in hypertensive patients, but with ILMA this critical increase in RPP was avoided, and the levels of RPP in excess of 20 000 are more commonly associated with angina and myocardial ischemia [20] .
In our study we selected hypertensive patients, as reflex circulatory response to laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation are serious in normotensive patients, but these changes are exaggerated in hypertensive patients. However, the present study showed that these changes in HR, MAP, and RPP in both groups were not associated with serious complication such as arrhythmias; the reason of this may be related to the preoperative oral antihypertensive medications prescribed.
Our study demonstrated that there was no significant difference between the numbers of patients in both groups in relation to the evaluation of complications, including sore throat, coughing, laryngospasm, and hoarseness, which confirms the results of Kihara et al. [6] .
There are some limitations in our study. First, although it was necessary to enroll more patients, because of high expenses of ILMA method and lack of preliminary evidences and restricted funding, we could not do so. Second, catecholamines as good markers for stress response were not measured at the time of the study because they were unavailable. Finally, there was no control group for evaluating the degree of stress response in normotensive patients in comparison with hypertensive patients.
We conclude that intubation with an ILMA has less hemodynamic consequences that last for a shorter period compared with DL in elderly hypertensive patients.
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Forbes AM, Dally FG. Acute hypertension during induction of anaesthesia and endotracheal intubation in normotensive man. Br J Anaesth 1970; 42:618-624.
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Prys-Roberts C, Greene LT, Meloche R, Foëx P. Studied of anesthesia in relation to hypertension. II. Hemodynamic consequences of induction and endotracheal intubation. Br J Anaesth 1998; 80:200-219.
Oczenski W, Krenn H, Dahaba AA, Binder M, El-Schahwi-Kienzl L, Jellinek H, et al. Hemodynamic and catecholamine stress response to insertion of the Combitube, laryngeal mask airway or tracheal intubation. Anesth Analg 1999; 88:1389-1394.
Montazari K, Naghibi KH, Hashemi S. Comparison of hemodynamic changes after insertion of laryngeal mask airway, facemask and endotracheal intubation. Acta Med Iran 2004; 92:937-940.
El-Goharry MM, Hanna MG. Intraocular and hemodynamic changes associated with the use of LMA and endotracheal tube: a comparative study in glaucomatous and non-glaucomatous children. Eur J Anaesth 2003; 19:67-71.
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Kapila A, Addy EV, Verghese C, Brain AI. The intubating laryngeal mask airway: an initial assessment of performance. Br J Anaesth 1997; 79:710-713.
Kihara S, Watanabe S, Taguchi N, Suga A, Brimacombe JR. A comparison of blind and lightwand-guided tracheal intubation through the intubating laryngeal mask. Anaesthesia 2000; 55:427-431.
Masoomeh T, Mohammed A, Almadi M. Hemodynamic changes occurring with tracheal intubation by direct laryngoscopy compared with intubating laryngeal mask airwa in adults: a random comparison trial. Egypt J Anaesth 2013; 29:103-107.
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Kinara S, Watanabe S, Taguchi N, Suga A, Brimacombe JR. Tracheal intubation with the Macintosh laryngoscope versus intubating laryngeal mask air way in adults with normal air way. Anesth Intensive Care 2000; 28:281-286.
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Aziz L, Bashir K. Comparison of armoured laryngeal mask airway with endotracheal tube for adenotonsillectomy. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2006; 16:685-688.
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Hong Kong-based Fibretronic is leading the way in smartwear innovation. CEO Steve Leftly explains how the company stays ahead of the competition by having a strong IP strategy. Mr Leftly will be a featured speaker at the Business of IP Asia Forum, to be held, 5-6 December 2013, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.


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Special Status
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WUSME at the United Nation Development Group UNDG Side Event during the 71th General Assembly of UNITED NATION in NEW YORK
Natural power the future market for the world SME'S
WUSME facilitates public private partnership source of development for sme
Agriculture the new challenge for African country
AFRICA SMB FORUM with WUSME - 6/8 MARCH 2019, ABIDJAN
BUSINESS BEYOND BORDERS
In Collaboration with the AFRICA SMB FORUM & the WUSME.
African Not profit Initiative for Small and Medium Entrepreneurs.
Program PDF
Wusme In The World
World Bank Plans to Invest over $5 Billion in Drylands in Africa
in SME News
PARIS/WASHINGTON, January 11h, 2021 – The World Bank plans to invest over $5 billion over the next five years to help restore degraded landscape...
Blockchain Trends 2021: A road to recovery anchored by trust
January 8th, 2021 – The Covid-19 pandemic has completely transformed the way we live, work, and interact with one another. Across the globe, mor...
COVID-19 pandemic: SMEs in Africa
Survey reveals 95 percent of African small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) did not receive government aid during COVID-19 pandemic December 9th, 2...
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WUSME at Women Entrepreneurship...
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TRADES, CAREERS AND COMPETENCES
WUSME has always been committed to promoting training programs in business management and in particular in craft professions through collaboration with institutional organizations, academic institutions and professional associations in different countries. After the project "TuTumike", on 22 July 2014 an agreement was signed between WUSME, Secretariat of State for Labor of the Republic of San Marino and UNAS (National Union of Craftsmen of San Marino) for the realization of international training courses in crafts, inside the Professional Training School of San Marino and with the support of Master Craftsmen of San Marino.
FINANCING SMES, ANSWERS ARE NEEDED
The above referenced workshop - held during the WUSME International Conference – saw Professor Dr. Norbert W. Knoll von Dornhoff serving as moderator. Among duties incumbent upon a moderator are the editing and presentation of Final Recommendations. In keeping with the theme of the workshop, that included highlighting the features and benefits of innovative and economically diverse SME financing proposals. Selected speakers were asked to provide their understanding, analysis and assessment of the various issues with an impact – either directly or indirectly – on the financing options available for SMEs.
SME BUSINESS BEYOND THE CHINESE WALL
24 September 2015. An important date for WUSME and the General Chamber of Commerce / Federation of Industry and Commerce of Shanghai, date on which the collaboration between the two Organizations, as a result of many fruitful and friendly meetings incurred between their Presidents, Gian Franco Terenzi and Wang Zhixiong, has been formalized with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding
A PROGRAM TO HELP SMEs
During our last meeting in San Marino, Michel Fossaert, new Member of the Board of WUSME, made a valid argument for helping SMEs implement operating loans for the public financing. This platform provides support for the leaders of all small and medium enterprises wishing to use collective funding as a base from which they can submit their loan applications.
CLEAN ENERGY, THIS IS THE FUTURE
Clean energy and less pollution to strengthen economic growth and protect the health, through the production of energy from waste. Waste is the waste product of production and consumption process. Despite having lost any final utility, waste is still composed of materials which can be recovered through recycling or can be used to produce thermal and electric energy.
NEW WUSME REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN SHANGHAI
Following the meeting of the Board Committee held in San Marino on Nov 7, the establishment of a WUSME Representative Office in Shanghai has been approved by the Members of the Board Special Committee during its meeting held in San Marino on Nov 7. The Office shall be sector-oriented and mainly focus on LIFE SCIENCE. The office will be headed by Ms. Rongyong, member of the Board and first promoter of this initiative, in accordance and cooperation with the San Marino HQ.
WHO - COVID-19
Basic protective measures against the new coronavirus.
WUSME COP25 Side Event: "Climate goals, the contribution of SMEs and Nature based solutions"
The 25th edition of COP - Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in Spain. UNFCCC aims to stabilize atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gas emissions to a level that avoids dangerous interference in the planet's climate system.
Wusme Video
Theodore Mugalu, Ambassador of the Civil House of The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo
The interview of Ilyas El Omari, President Northern Region of Marocco.
The interview of Gian Franco Terenzi, WUSME President
Forum of Kings and Traditional Leaders of Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, State of Mali and Republic of Ghana
Wusme Gallery
Consultative Status with UNIDO
Education and Training Programs...
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Mission of WUSME is to represent, support and protect the rights and interests of worldwide SMEs and CRAFTs
You can view and download the "Wusme Magazine" in its various editions
SCF Forum: WUSME contribution on the topic "Finance for natural based solutions" More...https://t.co/J4fLutZrAw https://t.co/VxTEVGpX5L September 22 2020
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Download our application form and send it back duly filled out and signed on each page, by post, fax or e-mail.
Membership of Enterprise is addressed and reserved to all small and medium sized businesses, entrepreneurs or business managers of SMEs, regardless of their legal form
Membership of Organization is addressed and reserved to all Organization as Chambers of Commerce & Industry, SME and Crafts Associations and/or Organizations
Membership as Natural Person is addressed for those who, even though are not entrepreneurs or business managers feel sympathy and a favorable consideration towards the Association
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TNJFU Recruitment 2018 07 Teaching Faculty Posts
Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNJFU) has announced new job notification for the recruitment of Associate professor in the various units of Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University. As per TNJFU Nagapattinam job advertisement, totally 07 vacancies are allotted for this TNJFU faculty/ teacher Posts. Tamil Nadu JFU is inviting offline application form from eligible aspirants. So, all eligible candidates may send duly filled in prescribed application form along with registration fee and other important documents to Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Nagapattinam on or before the last date of 17.12.2018 up to 05.00 PM. Download official notification and application form at TNJFU official website of www.tnjfu.ac.in.
Candidatures should have completed Basic degree with Ph.D. in relevant subject from any reputed university and candidates must have attained the prescribed age limits. Applicants should possess adequate knowledge of Tamil is essential. Pay your application fee via offline mode by the way of demand draft and TNJFU employees are exempted from payment of Registration fees. The candidates who are willing to serve in TNJFU University for not less than a minimum period of three years alone shall apply. Applications received after the last date and incomplete applications will be rejected. Who wish to apply for Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNJFU) Recruitment vacancies can log in/ visit their official website to collect more details like, Upcoming Vacancies & etc.
Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNJFU) has released the following vacancy details with their recent recruitment. They give huge surprise to the candidates. They invites 07 Candidates to fill their vacancies. You can check their job vacancy details by below.
1. Associate Professor: 04 Posts (Faculty of Fisheries Sciences)
2. Associate Professor: 01 Post (Faculty of Basic Sciences)
3. Associate Professor: 02 Posts (Faculty of Fisheries Engineering)
Total No.of Posts: 07
Basic degree in Fisheries Science with Ph.D. in relevant subject from a State Agricultural University system with good academic record;
M.F.Sc., or equivalent Master Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed);
A minimum of eight years of experience of Teaching / Research / Extension in an academic / research position equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in a University, College including the period of Ph.D. research with evidence of published work and a minimum of 5 publications as research or policy papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals / Books.
Basic degree in Fisheries Science with Ph.D. in relevant subject from a State Agricultural University system with a good academic record;
M.F.Sc., or equivalent Master Degree with at least 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is A minimum of eight years of experience of Teaching / Research / Extension in an academic / research position equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in a University, College including the period of Ph.D. research with evidence of published work and a minimum of 5 publications as research or policy papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals / Books.
Qualifications, as prescribed for Assistant Professor as stated above, is applicable and Ph.D. or equivalent, in appropriate discipline. Post Ph.D. publications and guiding Ph.D. students is highly desirable.
Minimum of 5 years experience in teaching/research /industry of which 2 years post Ph.D. experience is desirable.
Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNJFU ) 07 Teaching Faculty Job salary details have been given below. The candidates can check various salary information below.
Teaching Faculty – Rs. 37400-67000 + Academic Grade Pay of 9,000/-
Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University (TNJFU ) may follow the following process to select the candidates. For Accurate information check the official website.
Personal Interview only.
The application form duly filled along with a crossed Demand Draft for Rs.1000/- and in the case of SC/ST Rs.500/- drawn in favour of the Finance Officer, Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Nagapattinam should be sent so as to reach the Registrar of the University before the prescribed time and date. Application unaccompanied by the Demand Draft will be rejected. TNFU employees are exempted from payment of Registration fees.
Note: Offline Mode – By crossed Demand Draft (DD) drawn in favour of "The Finance Officer, Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Nagapattinam" at any nationalized bank payable at Nagapattinam.
Mode of Application: Offline Application.
Eligible and Interested candidates can apply through the official website of TNJFU
Visit the official website http://www.tnjfu.ac.in/
Click on Careers
Read the official notification carefully
Fill the Application form and Submit
Send it to the given address along with other necessary documents
Hard Copies of the signed application (registered online) along with photocopies of (i) ID proof (ii) Proof of Date of Birth (iii) Educational Certificates: Mark-Sheets/Degree Certificate (iv) Caste and attested copies of relevant documents should be addressed to "he Registrar, Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Vettar River View Campus, Nagapattinam-611 002" by post so as to reach us by 17.12.2018. Envelope must be super-scribed with "APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF "……………."
Details of TNJFU Postal Address,
Tamil Nadu Dr.J.Jayalalithaa Fisheries University,
Vettar River View Campus,
Nagapattinam-611 002.
Starting Date to Apply: 18/11/2018
Last Date for Online Application: 17/12/2018
TNJFU Official Website Career Page: Click Here
TNJFU Official Notification & Application Form: Click Here


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New Haven Democracy School Is Back -- Apply Now!
Starting in early September the City of New Haven will offer a nine-week course in city government, New Haven Democracy School. The purpose of Democracy School is to turn residents into more effective advocates for their neighborhoods and communities by giving them a holistic picture of how city government really functions. Students will meet department heads and public safety officials, look deeper into the city's budget, tour the Emergency Operations Center, and network with other engaged residents from all over the city.
This is an invaluable opportunity to develop new tools for becoming a more effective activist and organizer in your community.
Here's an article about a previous version of Democracy School.
Applications are due August 21. Eligibility is limited to New Haven residents 18 years and older, and only 25 students will be accepted. Classes will meet on Thursday evenings from 5:30-8:00pm beginning September 3 and going through November 5.


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Satta Result 2023 Live Updates: Winning Numbers for January 29 Satta King Games
Alia Bhatt was seen doing Surya Namaskar: Sister Shaheen asked how are you feeling? Actress said- Powerful
At Least 24 People Die After Bus Plunges Over a Cliff in Northwestern Peru
India-Australia match at Dharamshala Stadium: will be played from March 1, responsibilities assigned to 13 committees, teams will reach on February 25
BBC Documentary Updates: Series Screened at TISS Mumbai Despite Warning; Delhi University Panel to Submit Report on Ruckus Over Screening
"Why Shouldn't It Be Me?": Kamal Haasan On Expecting Ticket From Congress
January 25, 2023 Divya Bharat congress, kamal haasan, Kamal Haasan congress MP
Kamal Haasan said his party MNM will support Congress-DMK alliance candidate in Erode East bypolls.
Chennai:
 Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan, who has extended support to Congress-DMK alliance candidate EVKS Elangovan in the Erode East bypolls, on Wednesday said why he should not expect an MP ticket from Congress.
Kamal Haasan on Wednesday said that his party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) will lend support to the Congress candidate in the Erode East bye-election.
"Why shouldn't it be me? For national interest, we have taken this decision," said the MNM chief when asked about whether he was expecting to get an MP seat from Congress in future.
Pertinent to mention, Kamal Haasan joined Rahul Gandhi in Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra in Delhi last month.
The development comes after Elangovan met Mr Haasan in his Alwarpet office on January 23 and sought his support for the bypolls. After having a discussion with MNM executive members, Kamal Haasan announced the decision to support the Congress candidate.
Addressing mediapersons, Kamal Haasan said, "The party executive members unanimously decided to support the Congress-DMK alliance candidate in Erode East bypolls. This is the decision of the present."
Asked if the support would continue for the 2024 general election, the MNM chief said, "This is the only decision. It is for this Erode East bye-election and it is early to say about the 2024 general election as still, one year time is there for that."
"I called it a moment of national importance. When it comes to national importance you have to rub out even party ideology. People become primary in that. In this, we are against the monoculture of making everybody. I truly believe India's plurality makes it unique," Mr Haasan responded when asked about his past criticism of Congress and DMK.
The MNM chief however stressed that his move does not mean he has compromised his fight against corruption.
"This is the battle against larger cause wherein I am willing to sacrifice little differences. We will come back to battle again. That does not mean I will not raise my voice against corruption. It does not mean if something happens I will keep quiet. I am not a party man. I am party to a battle. My party is Makkal Needhi Maiam," he added.
The Congress on Sunday declared former Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) chief EVKS Elangovan as the party's candidate for the February 27 bypolls to the Erode (East) assembly constituency.
The announcement came as a surprise as Elangovan stated on Saturday that he would not contest the bypolls but sought the ticket for his son Sanjay Sampath.
Elangovan was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2004 and served as Union minister of state for textiles. He was TNCC president from 2014 to 2017. He was elected to the Sathyamangalam assembly constituency in the year 1985.
He contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the Theni constituency and lost to AIADMK's P Ravindranath Kumar.
Last week, the Election Commission announced a bypoll to the Erode (East) constituency in Tamil Nadu on February 27. The counting of votes will be done on March 2. The filing of nominations would start on January 31 and end on February 7.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Pathaan Makes Rs 300 Crore In Advance Bookings
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Kohut, Zenon [Когут, Зенон], b 18 January 1944 in Yaniv (now Ivano-Frankove), Yavoriv county, Galicia. Historian. After the Second World War Kohut's parents emigrated with him as political refugees to the United States and settled in Philadelphia, where he studied at La Salle College (BA 1966) and the University of Pennsylvania (MA 1970, PhD 1975). After the creation of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI), he edited its Minutes of the Seminar in Ukrainian Studies … and Recenzija: A Review of Soviet Ukrainian Scholarly Publications (1971–5). During the years 1973–5 and 1977–8 Kohut was a research associate at HURI and Harvard University's Russian Research Center. He taught Russian and Ukrainian history at the University of Pennsylvania (1975–6), Michigan State University (1979–8), Yale University, and the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute before becoming editor of the American Bibliography of Soviet and East European Studies (1980–4), a senior research analyst at the Library of Congress (1984–9), and a Soviet political affairs analyst at the U.S. Department of Defense (1990–2). From 1992 to 2014 Kohut worked at the University of Alberta's Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS) as first head of the Stasiuk Program for the Study of Contemporary Ukraine and editor of the Journal of Ukrainian Studies (1990–2). As acting director (1993) and longtime director (1994–2012), he oversaw a dramatic expansion of CIUS's activities in Ukraine, particularly by the Kowalsky Program for the Study of Eastern Ukraine, which he established in 1998.
Kohut is a renowned expert in the history of the Cossacks, especially the Hetman state of the eighteenth century. His major publications are Russian Centralism and Ukrainian Autonomy: Imperial Absorption of the Hetmanate, 1760s–1830s (1988, Ukrainian trans 1996) and a collection of his historical articles, Making Ukraine: Studies on Political Culture, Historical Narrative, and Identity (2011, Ukrainian trans 2004). He is also co-editor of the Historical Dictionary of Ukraine (2005). In 2012 he was awarded the Antonovych Prize for his contribution to the study of Cossack Ukraine.


Shrinathji is a form of Hindu god Krishna, manifest as a seven-year-old child. The principal shrine of Shrinathji is situated at the temple town of Nathdwara, located 48 Kilometers North-east of Udaipur city in Rajasthan. Shrinathji is the central presiding deity of the Vaishnava sect known as the Pushti Marg.
The icon of Shrinathji is specific as the deity symbolizes that form of Krishna, when he lifted the Govardhan hill. In the image, the lord is revealed with his left hand raised and the right hand made into a fist resting at the waist, with a large diamond placed beneath the lips.
The idol of Shrinathji wears exquisitely worked jewel. Shrinathji is adorned with intricately woven shaneels and silk clothe having original zari and embroidery works. The Nathdwara temple is referred to as the Haveli, term used for the temple because it was situated in a fortified mansion, or Haveli, once a royal palace of the Sesodia Rajput rulers of Mewar. Accordingly, Shrinathji is referred to with the honorific Thakurji in local area and customarily the name Shrinathji is not uttered as a matter of respect and reverence. The religious tradition holds that Shrinathji would return to Govardhan some day.
Invoke the blessings of Shreenath ji by installing this photo in your puja altar, prayer room, office cabin or living area.


Imagine this: You are over at a friend's house, and you need to use the restroom. They point you down the hall. You open the door, and next to the bathroom sink is a plunger. Sounds normal, right? Oh no. This plunger isn't discreetly next to the toilet or inside a cabinet, it's suctioned to the wall. Better yet, there are little notches in it and coat hangers are attached, allowing for the perfect place to hang your jacket (it was getting a little warm in this bathroom).
UHH WHAT. No. If I were in this situation, I would be sketched-the-heck-out. There is no way I would consider this friend normal after such a sighting. I don't care if you think this idea is a great example of multipurpose tools. It's disturbing. And yes, it's real — designer Armin Fischer came up with this gem (No offense man — I'm sure you're a lovely guy). Why did it have to be a toilet plunger, Armin? Couldn't you have used a broom? Then maybe we could hang the coats in the hallway, and not next to my bathtub. I think that makes a touch more sense, don't you? Because, really, who is going to use the plunger for its intended function and then just say, "Hey, we should probably stick this on the wall so our guests can hang their clothes on it"? Answer: No one (sane).


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"Wrap Me Up" Featured On Folk Roots Radio with Jan Hall!
on December 2017 December 2017
Janie's song "Wrap Me Up" from her album You See This River was included in an episode of Folk Roots Radio with Jan Hall, who called it "an excellent album."
Folk Roots Radio Episode 352: Erin Costelo & More New Releases
Episode 352 of Folk Roots Radio features an interview with Erin Costelo recorded at the 2017 Folk Music Ontario conference. Erin released a wonderful album in 2016, "Down Below, The Status Quo", a fabulous slice of genre-bending soulful pop that skips from R&B/Soul to bluesy jazz, and an album that was deservedly one of our Favourite Albums of 2016. Erin joins us to chat about her current musical activities, including starting work on a new album in January. We also check out more of the best new releases including new music from Trent Severn, Susan Cattaneo, Janie Barnett & Blue Room and Edward Sayers. Check out the full playlist below.
Virginia native Janie Barnett and her band Blue Room has just released a fabulous new album "You See This River". On this episode we play the love letter "Wrap Me Up". It's an excellent album. We'll definitely dip back into it on a future show.
Listen to the episode here.
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Plane of Terria :: Noble District :: Noble Suburbs Share
Memories of Flames [D1, Afternoon, Open]
Subject: Memories of Flames [D1, Afternoon, Open] Tue Aug 22, 2017 6:37 pm
Alexander walked the streets of his youth. His disguise as 'Harry' nearing the end of its use. This was the last place on his list to visit. His feet dragged on the worn cobble road. He felt his reluctance to see what had become of the site his old home used to sit on, was being translated to his feet. Cursing them for prolonging this agony, he forced himself to pick up the pace. Passing by elegant homes, and scenic gardens reminded him of what he had lost. But it also reminded him that this was where he belonged. It did not matter how long it took, he knew that he would regain his childhood home and bring his family name back from the proverbial dead.
He felt his pulse quicken as he approached the street his home had been on. Memory flashes of the thick smoke and flames bringing beads of sweat to his brow from the imagined heat. His eyes darted around, paranoia fanned by the memory of start of his exile, looking for anyone who might recognise him after all these years and possibly still looking for him. Of course he knew his disguise and the passage of time would make such an identification unlikely. He had passed scrunity with a worse disguise and fewer years inbetween before, so surely there would be no cause for such anxiety.
As these thoughts flew through his mind, he found himself at a stop. This was it. This was the place where his old life had ended. His family, had ended. Now that he had a goal in mind. He knew that he would need to reclaim this place by whatever means necessary. Although he had no idea what he had expected to be built on the ashes of his old home, he spent a few moments to assess the situation.
Subject: Re: Memories of Flames [D1, Afternoon, Open] Wed Aug 23, 2017 7:34 am
As the man walked further and further into the suburbs of the nobility, less and less seems to have changed since he was a boy. Some of the houses, those that can be seen from the street, may have had some cosmetic updates in the time he was gone, but for the most part everything remains as he would remember. Family names of nobility still shine on engraved metal plaques fixed to wall-like fences, names that would conjure up memories of times long since gone.
As he approaches the plot of land upon which his family's mansion once stood, he would soon be greeted by his first unfamiliar sight. A high wall, built of fine stone mined from the Terrian mountains to the north, blocks the view of the property from the street. At a glance, Alexander would not be able to tell if the wall encircled the whole of the property or not, but it's fine, roughly pitted surface stands as if to guard whatever lies here from the rest of the world. Capping the wall is a tiled, sloped roof, built as if to emulate a different architectural design as compared to the surrounding properties.
At first aghast at what had become of his former home, Alexander found himself quickly coming to terms with the wall. Good, he thought. Although not as showy as a fence with a well maintained garden, this might be better. Once he obtained this property, and obtain it he would, a wall would give him the privacy and protection he desired.
Mentally taking note of the families who still had homes within the area, but had previously shunned his pleas for aid, he filed this information away for later. They would answer for their own crimes in due time.
Looking around, he sought out a likely source of information. He did not want to be caught sneaking around where he was likely to come under scrutiny. There must be a gardener at work on a nearby hedgerow, or a doorman at the entrance to an estate. He needed to find out what happened to the land before taking a more aggressive approach to his investigation.
Subject: Re: Memories of Flames [D1, Afternoon, Open] Fri Aug 25, 2017 7:39 am
In fact, there was just that.
A stooped, humanoid man could be seen a ways down the lane, far enough where, if the man had spotted Alexander at all, he would not have been able to make him out from King Steele. From Alexander's perspective, it would appear that the man was tending to some rather immaculately kept flower beds lining the lane.
Thanking his good fortune, Alexander walked towards the man. Judging by the fact this man was alone and without a instructor of some kind, and by the neat flower bed, this man knew his business. Hopefully such care for detail was born over time, and more from love rather than employed requirement. He knew that he had no hopes of recognising any gardener from his past. Such employees were beneath his notice at the time, it had really only been his own kitchen staff who he knew the face and names of, after all for him to get his own way without having to go via his father it was best to sweet talk 'the help'. He had never had a need for such dealings with gardeners and the likes, beyond fetching a ball from a hedgerow he had not seen the requirements for such employee's. Those days were gone now, and with time the need for those employee's became understood. He would make a point of knowing all his staff in future, after all, it may have been that exact distance that had allowed the disaster originally.
Adopting a charming smile Alexander hailed the man once he was near. "Ho there my good man! I could not help but notice what a splendid flowerbed this is! I must confess, I don't believe I have ever seen such a well tended garden. Is this all your own work?". Alex took to one knee and leaned forward to take a breath.
It never hurt to start with a smile, he had found in his time that a good compliment can make the most tricky of situations go much easier. This on the other hand should not be any trouble at all, he thought to himself.
Subject: Re: Memories of Flames [D1, Afternoon, Open] Fri Aug 25, 2017 3:31 pm
"Oh, you flatter me, young ser." The elder man responds. This close, Alexander could pick out sun spots on the old man's wrinkled skin, as well as the tint of it dictating the man spent many years of his life under Apollo's domain. "No, these days, it's nothing more akin than to keeping status quo, I'm afraid. Mhmm." He nods to himself, speaking aloud almost more to himself than to the man who had approached him.
"Used to be, I could tend to a bed ten times this size. Why, you should have seen some of the arrangements of my youth..."
Curious as to the the old mans apparent long term employment, Alex pressed him further on the subject. "I would not belittle your efforts here my good fellow. But I am curious, why do you not tend the flowers you did in your youth? Surely any man can see you have the hands blessed by Demeter himself."
"Aye, blessed they may be, but the gods have their demands in the wages of time. Soon I'll have to devote my time to Hades, but perhaps his bride will have mercy upon me for caring for her mother's domain." The old man nods, smacking his lips as he speaks.
Alexander silently cursed the old man. No, he thought, This is good practice. Perhaps I just need to be a little more direct. Looking over at the old man, he felt a cold chill down his spine as he thought to himself that his own life may end up like this sorry soul.
"If you say these here flowers are nothing compared to your ones of old, maybe i'd have heard of where they were grown? Where did you say you tended them? Maybe ill go to see what sorry replacement there is now."
"Mmmm? Whazzat? Why, I doubt the Flaire family still keeps flower beds such as these on their property, no-siree." The old man returns his attention to his blossoms, giving them a look one would usually reserve for grandchildren. "No, not after that sonny of theirs up 'n left town. Set fire to 'is own mansion he did, mhmm."
Subject: Re: Memories of Flames [D1, Afternoon, Open] Sat Aug 26, 2017 2:39 am
Alexander stood.
His mind reeling at this revelation, he took an unsteady step backwards. His fingers slowly curling themselves into a tight fist, his fingernails digging into his palms. He should beat this cur into the dust for sullying his name so! He took no more than a single step towards the man before he forced his hands to relax. This man was exactly what he was looking for, and he most certainly was not the originator of this rumour. He also certainly did not deserve what he wished to inflict upon him right at this moment. Taking a deep breath to calm himself, he shook himself slightly to release the built up tension.
This was no time for misinterpretation. Alex made his way away from the old man along the flowerbed. Once he judged he was a safe distance away, he squatted down as if inspecting a particular flower, then mumbled some words to himself whilst tracing a pattern in the air hidden between his legs and body, with his free hand he palmed the crystal from his pouch. Standing up again, he walked back towards the gardener making appreciative noises at the flowers.
Time to get to the truth of this. The man was obviously part of his old household, and there were things he needed to know, even if the man was reluctant to say them. Even though he had more pressing questions, he would not be able to return to this line of conversation easily without making it unnatural. Determined to not put the man on guard at all, it was best to try and keep this conversation flowing easily.
"He set fire to his to his own home? Why did he do that?" Alexander asked lacing his voice with just the right amount of disdain.
Subject: Re: Memories of Flames [D1, Afternoon, Open] Sat Aug 26, 2017 5:57 pm
Alexander would get the sense that the conversation was a welcome change from the monotony of the day. In addition, the elder man would seem to him to struggling to recall the details of the event.
"Dunnae know, young ser... t'wasn't any close to the Flaires Family none, certainly not to tha' young master. Though, tha' rumormill certainly was busy for a while after. Kept them there gossip-mongers in business through the winter, that one did. Mhmm." He smacks his lips a moment, pausing in his work.
"You know, if I remember the story right, they eventually caught the scion. His own pa had the honor of pulling the noose's lever, he did. Or... was that them Fairez'? Can't say I recall too clearly, was probably tending to the flower beds tha' mornin'."
Subject: Re: Memories of Flames [D1, Afternoon, Open] Sun Aug 27, 2017 1:19 am
Alexander wondered how much credible information he could get from the old man. Whilst his words didn't appear to be fabrication, his inability to recall his family name meant there were facts which had been muddied with time. For as far as he could remember, he did not recall any Flaire family unless he was talking about a time after he left. The facts aligned too neatly to be mere coincidence, so it was probably best to continue this line of questioning.
"Pulling the lever on his own son. That could not have been a good moment for him. I assume he moved elsewhere after? I couldn't fathom staying around after that, people would talk behind your back, regardless of your reasons. Did he move out of the city?"
If the old man was right, then his father was still alive. But what was this about him killing someone who was supposed to be Alexander? Was the man getting this mixed up? It was too important a detail to leave to misunderstanding. He would have to search elsewhere for reliable information on that particular subject.
But if he was right, does that mean his father had something to do with the fire? It was a tenuous link, but if he did indeed hang a boy that he claimed was Alex, then he was looking had to have been a scapegoat. The ramifications of which, needed to be carefully considered when he had no other distractions.
Subject: Re: Memories of Flames [D1, Afternoon, Open] Mon Aug 28, 2017 7:50 am
"Dunnae know." The man offers with a shrug. "The ol' steel trap has become rusty with time, y' see." He gives Alexander a wheezy laugh, rapping his head with gnarled knuckles. "Tha' was before I moved down here to Larendar, y' see. Mhmm."
By now, Alexander would get a clear sense of waning logic from the old gardener. As he continued to ramble, flashes of memories contradicting previously held notions and a sense of a deeper, less superficial confusion in his own words would roll over the Fare scion. Though there was a sense of intentional truth to every word the man spoke, the reality of them seemed to wane with each subsequent syllable.
Subject: Re: Memories of Flames [D1, Afternoon, Open] Mon Aug 28, 2017 2:20 pm
Alexander shrugged his shoulders and waved his hand flippantly. "Don't trouble yourself, I don't suppose it really matters anyway. On the other hand though, I saw that one place has high walls around it, whilst everyone else has nice gardens. What's that about?"
Given the state of mind of the man, he figured that he would not be able to recall the details of their meeting too accurately anyway, and that a direct question would not rouse any suspicions. It was highly improbable that this meeting would be remarked upon, if and when it was, his disguise 'Harry' would be long gone. He knew his trademark paranoia of pursuit was probably unfounded, but if any of this information was accurate, then maybe it wasn't after all.
It occurred to him, that if what the old man had said had any truth to it, then maybe his paranoia was not unfounded, and maybe that meant this place was not necessarily the safest place to be. Standing up as if to stretch out, he rolled his head back and forth between his shoulders looking for anyone who might be watching, dropping his concentration on the old man ready to focus his mind on anyone nearby who he got a bad vibe from.
The man scratches his chin, looking down the way towards the walled property.
"Well, some o' them just like their privacy, I s'ppose. Wouldnae be the first with a wall, and certainly not the last, I'd imagine." The man tilts his head, peering just under the brim of his straw hat at Alexander. "Why the interest? Not plannin' anything... untoward, are ye? I'd caution you against it. The last time some degenerate got tha' kinda idea in his head, he was found days later, babbling all mad like."
Despite widening his attentions elsewhere, Alexander would get a sudden sharpness of wit from the old man, much more fine than any sensation he had before received from the gardener.
Alex laughs jovially, once again skimming the surface of the old mans thoughts. "If I was planning anything 'untoward', don't you think I would choose one of the ones without a wall? It was just a talking point mate, though I must admit I think you just made what I thought might be a plain topic to be quite a fiery one!" to back out now would appear suspicious, but he believed it was almost high time he disengaged from this encounter.
"Anyways, sorry mate, I think it's about time I stopped disturbing you eh? Good day to you."
Alex began walking past the gardener, then half turned so that he could wave and use the opportunity to glance around behind him and check once again for any observers before attempting to move on.
Subject: Re: Memories of Flames [D1, Afternoon, Open] Fri Sep 08, 2017 7:17 am
The old man grumbles an acceptance of Alexander's terms of disengagement, returning to his flowers. Save for the gardener, the man would be alone on the street side of the mansions. Perhaps if he were to venture into one of the properties he could find someone else, though that in and of itself would possibly carry it's own set of consequences.
Subject: Re: Memories of Flames [D1, Afternoon, Open] Fri Sep 08, 2017 10:19 am
Whilst walking Alex considers his options for a moment. He did not wish to backtrack past the gardener now, as that would be suspicious, but an investigation at night would bring more attention as would a repeat visit on a different day. As it stood, he did not exactly fit in, but as long as he was only 'passing through' he would be unlikely to be accosted.
Instead of approaching the front gate, Alex decided it would be a better idea to circle around and see where the servants entrance was. He would need a different disguise if he was to attempt an infiltration, but for now, he would need a better look inside.
Alex set off in search of a way to double back. If he recalled correctly, there was a path that ran behind the estates that the servants would use to come to and fro on errands. Since he had never needed to use it he had no idea how to access it. His gut told him it would be near an intersection that led to Tunnelcutter Lane, so that is where decided to begin his search. The news of his Fathers escape from the blaze of his home still rattled him, he needed to get to the bottom of this.
Subject: Re: Memories of Flames [D1, Afternoon, Open] Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:24 pm
It would not be difficult for him to head further down the street, and, taking a side road, cutting back around another on the far side of some of the mansions. Possibly taking more winding than the average person would be willing to take, but his trek to the intersection is a quiet one, save for the light singing of the birds within the trees lining the street.
The intersection is plain, or at least, as plain as one could expect from a street leading towards mansions in one direction and towards some of the finer parts of the capital in the other. There is a large resplendent tree, older than Alexander could possibly imagine, casting its shadows gently over where the two streets cross. Someone had set up a table beneath it along with two sturdy chairs, and a game of strategy played with carved wooden pieces sits mid-game, despite being devoid of players. The fond memory of some of the children in the area climbing the tree and playing this game would return to him.
Subject: Re: Memories of Flames [D1, Afternoon, Open] Thu Sep 21, 2017 3:22 am
Upon seeing the game of strategy Alex recalls his childhood games. At the time, he had been middling in skill at best, never able to match up to the likes of Diane Illenker and her kin. He wondered what had happened to those friends of years past. Wrinkling his nose into a sneer, he snatches up a pivotal piece and deposits it into his pocket. They had all happily grown up in their homes, played games beneath this tree, eaten sweet cakes whilst talking about boys, enjoyed tutelage from master swordsmen, whatever they had damned well wanted to! He knew that it was petty to spoil the games set, but in some way he needed these children to suffer at least a tiny part of what he had been through.
Satisfied that no-one was watching, Alex ducked behind the enormous tree to make some minor adjustments to his disguise. He pulled off some errant patches of beard that had been used to affect a unkempt look, and wetting his palms with some spittle, he made a few passes over what was left to bring the hairs back into order being careful not to apply too much moisture as to start removing the colouring he had added. He tucked the ends of his cuffs backs up into his sleeves to allow them to billow out slightly, but mainly to hide any marks he may have picked up from the garden bed. Satisfied with the changes he had made without the aid of his kit, Alex set off at a brisk pace into the lane, shaking off the stoop he had acquired for 'Harry' and instead took on the demeanour of a house servant with a straight posture and confidant stride. With the way clear and his disguise in place, Alex set about finding his potential entrance to the walled compound.
((Go ahead and roll me an Investigation roll in chat, and record it here.))
Subject: Re: Memories of Flames [D1, Afternoon, Open] Thu Sep 21, 2017 10:28 am
((Investigation Roll. 1d20+3 = (10)+3 = 13))
Subject: Re: Memories of Flames [D1, Afternoon, Open] Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:25 am
Despite his best efforts, the only entrance to be found would be the front gate of the compound, if you could call it that. Sealed tight are two large oaken doors banded with thick iron, imposing and intimidating. Carved into the wood is the iconography of many of the deities, and in some places Alexander would recognize the retelling of tales since long passed within the imagery. There is no one present on this side of the high stone wall.
Alex stood dumbfounded in front of the large doors. He was angry at himself for not being able to find another entrance. Maybe there was no second door with this renovation. After all, he was not even aware if there was a building within. All that was within could simply be a mausoleum for his memories.
Undeterred by his own thoughts, Alex resolved himself to make the most of this visit. He took a step back to regard the door. He did not recall his parents being overly religious, and for his father to place a door with depictions of the gods upon it, was out of character. He wondered if it may hold some clue to.... he was not sure what it might imply, but he wanted to leave knowing he needed to make as few return trips as possible.
Subject: Re: Memories of Flames [D1, Afternoon, Open]
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Plane of Terria :: Noble District :: Noble Suburbs


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