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Experimental evaluation of direct thromboaspiration efficacy according to the angle of interaction between the aspiration catheter and the clot
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2037-5558Gianmarco Bernava1,
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0286-2889Andrea Rosi1,
José Boto1,
Jeremy Hofmeister1,
Olivier Brina1,
Philippe Reymond1,
Michel Muster1,
Hasan Yilmaz1,
Zsolt Kulcsar2,
Emmanuel Carrera3,
Mohamed Bouri4,
Karl-Olof Lovblad1,
Paolo Machi1
1 Division of Neuroradiology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
2 Division of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
3 Division of Neurology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
4 Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Correspondence to Dr Gianmarco Bernava, Division of Neuroradiology, Geneva University Hospitals, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland; gianmarco.bernava{at}hcuge.ch
Background Successful direct thromboaspiration (DTA) is related to several factors such as clot consistency, size, and location. It has also been demonstrated recently that the angle of interaction (AOI) formed by the aspiration catheter and the clot is related to DTA efficacy. The aims of this study were three-fold: (a) to confirm the clinical finding that the AOI formed by the aspiration catheter and the clot influence DTA efficacy; (b) to evaluate to what extent this influence varies according to differences in clot consistency and size; and (c) to validate stent retriever thrombectomy as an effective rescue treatment after DTA failure in the presence of an unfavorable AOI.
Methods A rigid vascular phantom designed to reproduce a middle cerebral artery trifurcation anatomy with three M2 segments forming different angles with M1 and thrombus analog of different consistencies and sizes was used.
Results DTA was highly effective for AOIs >125.5°, irrespective of thrombus analog features. However, its efficacy decreased for acute AOIs. Rescue stent retriever thrombectomy was effective in 92.6% of cases of DTA failure.
Conclusions This in vitro study confirmed that the AOI formed by the aspiration catheter and the thrombus analog influenced DTA efficacy, with an AOI >125.5° related to an effective DTA. Stent retriever thrombectomy was an effective rescue treatment after DTA failure, even in the presence of an unfavorable AOI.
Data availability statement
All data are available upon request to the corresponding author.
Direct thromboaspiration (DTA) is an effective technique for the endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke. However, in certain cases, DTA fails in clot removal and a stent retriever (STR) thrombectomy has to be performed as a rescue technique.1–3 Different factors are related to DTA efficacy, such as clot consistency, size, and location.4–8 A recent clinical study also observed that the angle of interaction (AOI) formed by the aspiration catheter (AC) and the clot was related to DTA efficacy, with values ≤125.5° associated with DTA failure. In addition, the study showed that STR thrombectomy was an effective rescue treatment in cases of DTA failure due to unfavorable AOIs.9
The aims of this in vitro study were three-fold: (a) to confirm the clinical finding that the AOI formed by the AC and the clot influenced DTA efficacy; (b) to evaluate to what extent the influence of the AOI varied according to differences in other factors such as clot consistency and size; and (c) to validate STR thrombectomy as an effective rescue treatment after DTA failure in the presence of an unfavorable AOI.
Experiments were conducted using a rigid vascular phantom designed to reproduce a middle cerebral artery trifurcation anatomy and thrombus analog (TA) of different consistencies and sizes.
Vascular phantom
The vascular phantom was carved from a block of polymethylmethacrylate using a computed numerical control machine to reproduce a middle cerebral artery with one M1 segment and three M2 segments. M2 segments formed an angle of 70°, 160°, and 125.5° with M1, respectively (figure 1A). The aim was to reproduce different AOIs between the AC placed in M1 and the TA placed in the respective M2 segment. The angle M1-M2/125.5° was identified in the clinical study as a threshold for DTA efficacy with angles ≤125.5° prone to DTA failure. The angles M1-M2/70° and M1-M2/160° were conceived for the present study in order to reproduce unfavorable and favorable AOIs, respectively. The choice of a rigid vascular phantom was made in order to prevent a modification of the anatomy potentially encountered by using a soft model.
(A) Schematic representation of the vascular phantom used for the experiments, with vessel diameters and angles between M1 and M2 branches. (B) Thrombus analog location and catheter positioning for M1 occlusion experiments. (C) Location of thrombus analogs and catheter positioning for M1-M2 occlusion experiments. (D) Location of thrombus analogs and catheter positioning for M2 occlusion experiments.
TA production
TAs were produced using mixtures of guar, borax, and water in order to mimic human clots of different consistencies. Guar and borax were added to water in different concentrations in order to obtain soft and hard mixtures. Specifically, 1.5 or 2 g of each element were mixed with 100 mL water to produce soft or hard TAs, respectively. The aim of such experimental TA production was to obtain reproducible consistencies through several series of experiments. Production samples of cylindrical shape with a diameter of 10 mm and a height of 3 mm were then extracted from the mixtures to verify their consistency by compression tests. Samples were compressed up to 50% of their initial height. Mixtures demanding compression forces ranging between 5.7 and 4.4 mN/mm2 were used to produce hard TAs and those requiring compression forces ranging between 3.5 and 2.1 mN/mm2 were used to produce soft TAs.10 After consistency measurements, mixtures were used to produce TAs of 2.5 and 3 mm in diameter and each TA type was produced in lengths of 5 and 10 mm. TAs of 2.5 mm were used to mimic M2 and M1-M2 occlusions and TAs of 3 mm were used to mimic M1 occlusions.
In vitro DTA experiments
Two operators with experience in mechanical thrombectomy (MTB) (GB and PM) performed in vitro DTA experiments with TAs located in M1 and M1-M2 (in such cases, TAs were mainly located in M2, but their proximal edges protruded in the distal portion of M1) and M2 segments (TAs were located in the distal portion of M2) (figure 1B–D). Five DTA procedures were performed for each TA location, consistency, and length; each procedure consisted of up to three DTA attempts. In cases of DTA failure (presence of any residual TA or distal emboli), a STR thrombectomy was performed as a rescue technique.
A large bore AC (SOFIA 6F Plus, MicroVention, Aliso Viejo, CA, USA) was used to perform DTA experiments for M1 and M1-M2 occlusions, while a small bore AC (3MAX Penumbra Inc., Alameda, CA, USA) was used for M2 occlusions. Large bore ACs were introduced into the phantom via a standard 8F guide catheter (AXS Infinity LS; Stryker, Kalamazoo, MI, USA) and advanced up to the proximal edge of the TA. The AC formed with the TA an AOI of 180° for M1 occlusions and of 70°, 125.5°, or 160° for M1-M2 occlusions, according to the M2 segment in which the TA was located. For M2 occlusions, the small bore AC was navigated within the occluded M2 branch via a large bore AC maintained in the M1 segment and placed in contact with the proximal edge of the TA. In all M2 occlusion cases, the small bore AC and the TA were aligned (180°). During DTA, anterograde flow through the vascular phantom was not arrested so as not to interfere positively with DTA efficacy.
DTA was performed using an automated vacuum system (Stryker Medela AXS; Stryker) according to the following procedure: once placed in contact with the proximal edge of the TA, the ACs were connected to the vacuum system by a tube clamped for 90 s after the activation of the pump in order to obtain a suction force of around −87 kPa. The connecting tube was then unclamped to suddenly transmit negative pressure through the ACs. In the case of effective DTA, the TA was either aspirated through the AC into the vacuum system canister or remained corked at the distal end of the AC. When involving M1/M1-M2 occlusions in the latter case, the large bore AC was retrieved through the guide catheter out of the vascular phantom, while concomitant manual aspiration was applied through the guide catheter using a 60 mL syringe (VacLock, Merit Medical Systems, South Jordan, UT, USA). In cases of M2 occlusions, the small bore AC connected to the vacuum system and the corked TA were retrieved into the large bore AC placed in the proximal portion of M1, while manual aspiration was applied through it.
The DTA procedure was considered as a failure after three unsuccessful attempts and a STR-based MTB was then performed as a rescue technique. In such cases, regardless of the initial TA location, the AC was maintained in the proximal M1 portion and a STR (Solitaire FR 4–20 mm; Medtronic, Irvine, CA, USA) was deployed over the TA via a 0.021 inches microcatheter (Headway; MicroVention). Subsequently, the stent was completely retrieved inside the AC, which was maintained in the proximal portion of the M1 in order to allow a coaxial entry of the STR into the AC, while concomitant aspiration performed by the vacuum system was applied through it.
The influence of three independent variables, that is, the AOI between the AC and the TA (70°, 125.5°, or 160°), consistency of the TA (soft or hard), and length of the TA (short or long) was evaluated by ordinal logistic regression with regard to the number of attempts needed to aspirate the TA located in M1, M1-M2, and M2 segments of the vascular phantom. In cases where the model fitting information retrieved a non-significant P value, where the goodness-of-fit tests were unfavorable (significant P values), or when unexpected singularities in the Fisher information matrix were found due to an independent variable, the results obtained by ordinal logistic regression were not upheld, and Fisher's exact test was performed instead to test for independence between the variable concerned and the outcome variable. The significance level was defined as 0.05 (two-tailed) for all tests. All analyses were performed on SPSS V.22.
Results of in vitro DTA experiments are reported in table 1.
Results of thromboaspiration procedures*
M1 occlusions
Overall, DTA was effective at first pass in cases of M1 occlusion (20/20), regardless of TA consistencies and lengths.
Soft TAs
Soft TAs were more prone to be completely ingested into the AC when the tube connecting the AC and the vacuum system was unconstrained (P<0.001). Eight soft TAs (8/10) were completely ingested, while two remained corked at the distal tip of the AC.
Hard TAs
By contrast, hard TAs remained corked at the distal tip of the AC in all cases and were retrieved with the AC outside the phantom. TA length was not associated with aspiration success for M1 occlusions (P=0.650).
M1-M2 occlusions
DTA was effective overall for soft short and long TAs in M1-M2 cases, regardless of the AOI value (30/30).
Moreover, DTA was effective for hard short TAs with AOI values of 125.5° and 160°, while 1/5 (20%) procedures failed with an AOI of 70°. DTA was always ineffective (5/5) for hard long TAs located in M1-M2 with an AOI of 70°. However, it was effective in 4/5 (80%) procedures with an AOI of 125.5° and always effective with an AOI of 160° (5/5).
Overall, in experiments where the TA was located in M1-M2, the AOI was found to significantly affect the need for additional passes to successfully aspirate the TA (P=0.013), with larger angles associated with fewer attempts required (odds ratio (OR) 0.976; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.958 to 0.995). Accordingly, with all other factors being equal, for a reduction in 1° in the AOI between the catheter and the TA, the probability of one additional attempt needed to aspirate the TA was 0.024 or 2.4%. Therefore, an AOI of 125.5° was 53 times less likely to require an additional aspiration attempt than an AOI of 70°, and an AOI of 160° was 34 times less likely to require additional attempts than a 125.5° AOI. TA length also significantly affected the need for further attempts at TA aspiration (P=0.003) with an OR of 13.93 (95% CI 2.52 to 76.89).
Similarly, TA consistency also had an influence on the number of attempts needed to aspirate the TA. Hard TAs were hence almost 14 times more likely to require further passes with 28/30 (93.3%) of soft TAs versus 18/30 (60%) of hard TAs being aspirated after one single attempt. The association between TA consistency and attempts needed to aspirate the TA was investigated by Fisher's exact test. A highly significant result (P<0.001) was found with soft TAs strongly associated with fewer attempts at TA aspiration. All (30/30) (100%) soft TAs as opposed to only 16/30 (53.3%) hard TAs were successfully aspirated after the first attempt. Regarding hard TAs, 3/30 (10%) needed two aspiration attempts, 3/30 (10%) three attempts, and 8/30 (26.7%) could not be successfully aspirated even after three attempts.
For M2 occlusion DTA experiments, the small bore ACs were placed in contact with the proximal edge of the TA located in one of the M2 segments. In all cases, the AC and the TA formed an AOI of 180°, regardless of the angle formed by the respective M2 branch with M1. Similar to DTA experiments performed with large bore ACs, once the highest negative pressure value was reached by the vacuum system, the tube connected to the AC was unconstrained and the TA was either aspirated through it or remained corked at its distal tip.
Only 3/10 soft TAs were fully aspirated by the 3 MAX.
All other hard and soft TAs were corked on the 3 MAX tip. In such instances, the AC and the corked TA were retrieved from M2 to M1 in order to be received into a large bore AC located in M1.
Along the retrieval process, the AOI between the small bore ACs and TAs varied from 180° to 70°, 125.5°, or 160°, according to the M2 branch in which the TA was originally located, and such a variation affected the probability of success of the procedure (P<0.001) with an OR of 1.084 (95% CI 1.041 to 1.129). As a consequence, increasing the AOI by 1° increased the probability of aspiration success by 0.084 or 8.4%.
Overall, in 70° M2 branch occlusion experiments (10/10), DTA failed in removing hard short and long TAs and soft short TAs (5/5), while it was effective for soft long TAs in 3/5 (60%) experiments. In 8/10 (80%) procedures, DTA was effective in 125.5° M2 branch occlusion experiments for hard TAs (5/5, short; 3/5, long), while soft TAs were aspirated in 9/10 experiments (4/5, short; 5/5, long; 90%). DTA was effective overall in 160° M2 occlusion experiments (20/20), irrespective of TA consistency and length.
Rescue STR technique
In cases of DTA failure, a STR-based MTB combined with DTA was performed as a rescue technique. Overall, the STR rescue technique was effective in 25/27 (92.6%) cases.
For M1-M2 occlusions, a STR rescue technique was needed in 7/60 (11.6%) cases. Among these seven cases, STR rescue was needed in five cases for an M1-70° M2 occlusion due to a hard long TA and effective in four cases. The remaining two cases were related to a short hard TA for M1-70° M2 and a long hard TA for M1-125.5° M2 and treatment was effective in both.
In the case of M2 occlusions, STR rescue treatment was needed in 20/60 (33.3%) tests as follows: for M1-70° M2: 5/5 soft short TAs; 2/5 soft long TAs; 5/5 hard short TAs; and 5/5 hard long TAs. For M1-125.5° M2: 1/5 soft short TAs and 2/5 hard long TAs. For M1-160° M2: 0/20. STR rescue treatment was effective in 19/20 (95%) cases and failed only in one (1/5) case in which a long hard TA occluded a 70° M2 branch.
This in vitro study confirmed that DTA efficacy was related to the AOI formed by the AC and the TA. Moreover, STR thrombectomy was confirmed to be a valid rescue technique, even in the presence of an unfavorable AOI. Together with the evaluation of different AOIs, our experiments allowed us to evaluate how additional variables, such as TA consistency and size, influenced DTA efficacy.
A number of clinical and in vitro studies analyzed factors influencing the effectiveness of DTA. Boisseau et al 11 assessed the impact of the diameter of the aspiration catheter and the interaction between the clot and the aspiration catheter (AOI) on DTA, as well as the composition and consistency of the clot. Furthermore, additional reports evaluated the influence of aspiration variations, such as cyclical aspiration to DTA.12
We observed that AOIs formed between the large bore AC and the TA of around 180° encountered in M1 occlusions (AOI=180°) and M1-160° M2 occlusions (AOI=160°) were related to high DTA efficacy. We hypothesized that the vector of the suction force (inside the AC) was aligned to the main axis of the TA in such configurations and, consequently, the suction force was entirely transferred along the TA. Nevertheless, even in the presence of such favorable AOIs, DTA efficacy and the number of passes needed to be effective were as also related to TA consistency and size. Indeed, short soft TAs were more prone to fragment during aspiration and were completely ingested inside the AC, while long hard TAs tended to remain corked at the distal tip of the AC. In such instances, the AC was retrieved outside the vascular phantom. Thus, TA removal success was finally related to the balance between the aspiration force that maintained the TA fastened at the distal tip of the catheter and opposite forces (friction) encountered along the retrieval, which acted to displace the TA from the distal tip. Experiments showed that DTA efficacy decreased for acute AOIs, such as those encountered in M1-70° M2 occlusions (AOI=70°). In such a configuration, the vector of the suction force was misaligned to the main axis of the TA and consequently the suction force was transmitted only to the proximal portion of the TA and not along its entire axis. Nevertheless, even in this configuration, TA consistency and size influenced DTA efficacy with hard TAs never removed and soft TAs sporadically removed.
In experiments involving M2 occlusions, some unusual DTA results were observed. In such a configuration, the AOI between the small bore AC and the TA was around 180° at the beginning of the procedure and the catheter was able to either aspirate the TA (especially soft TAs) or maintain the TA corked at the distal tip of the AC. In the latter instance, as described for the large bore AC, the small bore AC was extracted from the phantom and the TA was often lost during retrieval when the AOI between the AC and the TA changed over the angle formed by the concerned M2 branch and M1. Such behavior was mainly observed for 70° M2 branch occlusions where the AC catheter was retrieved over an acute angle (70°), with all hard TAs (10/10) corked at the distal tip of the AC after the activation of the vacuum system and subsequently lost during retrieval over the M1 −70° M2 convergence.
In cases of DTA failure, the STR rescue technique was highly effective in our experiments. In such instances, the large bore AC was maintained in the proximal portion of the M1 segment of the phantom and used to deliver a STR over the TA; subsequently, the STR was able to be completely retrieved inside the AC during concomitant aspiration. The rationale of this technique, based on our clinical practice, was to use the STR to draw the TA close to the distal tip of the AC in order to reproduce a more favorable AOI with the AC, thus allowing a better transmission of the suction force to the TA. The results of our in vitro study are in agreement with those already observed by our clinical team and could explain those reported in several clinical studies aimed at evaluating the performance of DTA.9 11 13–15 These studies have demonstrated high DTA efficacy for M1 and basilar artery occlusions. Indeed, M1 and the basilar artery frequently have a straight geometry, determining a coaxial interaction between the AC and the clot and thus a favorable AOI. Furthermore, previous clinical reports have already reported the superiority of STR-based thrombectomy compared to DTA performed with low-profile ACs in cases of M2 occlusions.16–18 Finally, our results confirmed the high rate of first-pass recanalization obtained with combined STR and DTA (rescue procedure in our experiments) as previously reported.19–21
This in vitro study confirmed that the AOI formed by the AC and the TA influenced DTA efficacy. An AOI >125.5° was related to an effective DTA, even in the presence of a large hard TA. Conversely, an unfavorable AOI could be related to DTA failure, even in the presence of a small soft TA. Finally, STR thrombectomy was proven to be an effective rescue treatment after DTA failure, even in the presence of an unfavorable AOI.
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Contributors Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; drafting the work; revising it critically for important intellectual content; final approval of the version to be published; and agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved: all authors.
Funding This work has been supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (Grant Nos 320030_188942 and 32003B_182382). The funder had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Competing interests PM is consultant for Medtronic and Stryker.


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Юлія́н Васи́льович Чу́чман (2 квітня 1895, Буськ — 4 серпня 1919, Ратибор, Сілезія) — український галицький військовик, чотар УГА. Учасник Листопадового чину. Ад'ютант начального вождя УГА Дмитра Вітовського. Брат Сидора Чучмана-Сеника.

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Народився в м. Буськ, нині Львівська область, Україна (за тодішнім адмінподілом, Кам'янко-Струмилівський повіт, Королівство Галичини та Володимирії).
Батько — Василь Чучман, матір — Анна, разом виховали 10 дітей.

Юліан закінчив гімназію у Львові, у серпні 1914 року вступив до Легіону УСС. Брав участь у боях з російськими військами у Карпатах, на горі Маківці, у глибокому рейді легіону УСС на Велику Україну. Потрапив до російського полону, після повернення з нього під час утворення Державного секретаріату ЗУНР був призначений ад'ютантом Дмитра Вітовського.

Повертаючись в Україну, загинув в авіакатастрофі під Ратибором (Сілезія) разом з екіпажем та шефом. Був похований у Берліні. 1 листопада 2002 року урочисто перепохований у Стіні пам'яті меморіалу воїнам УГА на Личаківському цвинтарі Львова.

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Kildeer police alert area police departments about 6:41 p.m. Friday of a hit-and-run personal injury incident at Deer Park Town Center near Route 12 and Long Grove Road. Wanted for leaving the scene of a personal injury is the driver of a dark silver or gray Acura with Illinois license plates L 422 423. The driver's vehicle struck a police officer on foot patrol near the Deer Park Town Center.
The vehicle was last seen southbound on Route 53 passing Palatine Road according to a Kildeer police broadcast on a state police emergency radio network (ISPERN).
The incident occurred during a holiday event, including the arrival of Santa, a light ceremony and fireworks display. No word on what agency employed the police officer. Deer Park village board members voted Monday, October 17, 2011 to terminate the police contract with the Village of Kildeer effective November 15. Deer Park hired Lake County sheriff's office deputies as replacements.


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No Checks For You Boo! Sheree Whitfield Loses Out On $100K In Alimony And Child Support
Sheree and Bob may have both run back to Bravo because they need the money!
Zon D'Amour
Source: Prince Williams/WireImage / Getty
We may know the real reason why Sheree AND Bob Whitfield signed on for season 8 of RHOA! Sheree was expecting a windfall of money from her former husbands bankrupcy proceedings but she won't see a dime!
According to Bossip, Sheree has been petitioning the court to received $136,000 she claimed Bob owed her in back child support.
Bob pulled a 50 Cent in 2011 and filed for bankruptcy alleging he had $600,000 in debt and over $1 million in assets but he only had $3,455 in monthly income from disability checks.
The former NFL player was forced to sell two of his homes to pay off his debt. But he still came out a winner as he got to keep his Georgia home, guns and cars amongst other possessions.
Sheree already had a deal in place with the family court where should would receive $75k along with $1,000 a month in support for 12 months then back to the original monthly amount of $2,142 after the year.
$174,000 was collected from the sale of Bob's assets and property and Sheree won't get her $136K from that pot of gold. Supposedly the previous deal was deemed more than enough for Sheree.
Though the pair have divorced they're common thread seems to be greed and living above their means. Now that Bob is on the other side of bankruptcy, he could use the easy money that comes from appearing on RHOA.
And we all know Sheree is hoping to finish building Chateau Sheree within this lifetime.
We expect the former couple to really turn up for the cameras so Sheree can secure her peach next season!
Did A Producer Offer Sheree Whitfield A Spot On RHOA In Exchange For Stealing Her Reality Show Idea?
Sheree Whitfield Granted 3 Restraining Orders In One Week
50 Cent On Filing For Bankruptcy: 'It Means You're Re-Organizing Your Finances'
No Checks For You Boo! Sheree Whitfield Loses Out On $100K In Alimony And Child Support was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
Bob Whitfield RHOA Sheree Whitfield

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Belsnickel (eller Belschnickel) er en fiktiv skikkelse, som gør sin entré hos børnefamilier i dele af USA ved juletider. Skikkelsen er en Pennsylvania Dutch-tradition. Belschnickel lægger kulstykker i børnenes strømper, hvis de ikke har været artige. Belsnickel er ledsager til Sankt Nikolaus.

Belsnickel kan minde om Krampus i Østrig, Tyskland og Norditalien.

Se også
 Julemanden

Eksterne henvisninger
The Belsnickel – A Pennsylvania Dutch (German) Christmas character
Belsnickel-artikkel

Juleskikke
Fiktive personer


British-period Kolkata and Darjeeling (coming soon).
It's seven years today since I was awarded my PhD, and it's also my last official day in the office at my current job. That'll be the seventh job in seven years, the fifth city and the second country. In Year One I had two part-time teaching jobs (OU, Birkbeck) and a part-time academic-related role for the Kent & Medway Lifelong Learning Network. In Year Two I was a fellow at the British School at Rome; in Year Three I was a Max Weber Fellow at the EUI, near Florence. In Year Four I had a temporary lectureship at Durham; since Year Five I've been at Sheffield. Later this summer I'm off to a new role as Associate Professor in History & Heritage at Swansea.
In the conventional terms of academic 'success' (problematic though those are) I've done pretty well. The point is that this career track would have been close to impossible for anyone with caring responsibilities, or whose wellbeing relied on stability and routine. Five cities in seven years? This is not a good way to run things. But you know that. The first years of academic life are more than ever characterised by insecurity.
There are plenty of big political points to be made here, and I might write about them in future. But here, for what it's worth, is the more personal advice I'd give to anyone who has to navigate the 'early career' world.
1. Bad things will happen. They are not your fault. Don't fall into thinking 'if only I'd got X on my CV it would all have been different'.
3. Times change. What was good advice in 2005 may not be so good any more. It's worth watching trends in the job market. I managed to make my way into the sub-discipline of public history as universities began to recruit to this specialism, based on a few things I'd done in previous jobs plus that trade book. I know several colleagues who've tweaked CVs and shifted from western to global history, or into digital humanities specialisms.
4. Work out your strengths and play to them. There are certain basics that academics need to deliver: research, teaching, willingness to do the necessary admin. But within that try and work out what you do best, and what you enjoy, and make that 'your thing'. My thing has turned out to be the writing and media stuff. Every so often, someone asks me, 'should I write a trade book?' The answer is, I don't know. But if you enjoy writing, and you're good at it (good enough that people compliment you on your writing), then it might be worth considering.
5. Join your union and get involved. The vast majority of positive things that have been done for junior staff have been thanks to the efforts of union activists. Warwick UCU helped stop the systematisation of casual employment through TeachHigher. On a more modest but still important note, Sheffield UCU has just secured the introduction of a new redeployment system that should make it easier for colleagues whose contracts are ending to move to new jobs within the institution. If we're going to make a difference, it will be like this. Your union can also help you assert your full legal employment rights should this become necessary (but don't leave it to the last minute to join: there's usually a qualifying period). You can join UCU here.
6. Remember, there is more to life. I started my PhD age 29, having done lots of other things already. I've found that outside perspective really helpful (did you know, there are jobs out there where people don't work ridiculous overtime?!) There are lovely things about academia, and most of the time I enjoy my job. But I also know that the system could work oh, so much better.
City number six, here I come.


From award-winning Norwegian author Arne Svingen comes "an uplifting coming-of-age story" (The Wall Street Journal) about a relentlessly positive teenager who uses his love of opera to cope with his less-than-perfect home life.
The Ballad of a Broken Nose is a sweet story about bravery, fear, bullying, sports, and music. But most of all it is about the important days of your life, days when everything seems to happen at once and nothing will ever be the same again.


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Why I renewed the COE of my Toyota Wish for another 10 years
Christopher Tan
Senior Transport Correspondent
christan@sph.com.sg
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Decision to renew a COE instead of buying a new car is based on both dollars and sense
When I wrote last month about a potentially life-changing decision I had to make as my Toyota Wish approached its year of no return, many readers e-mailed to offer suggestions.
Some said I should just get a new Wish, but most made a case for the Mazda MX-5. "Time to live a little," chorused the latter group - and quite persuasively too.
But without exception, everyone wanted to know what my final decision would be. Friends, acquaintances and contacts inquired. Even strangers walked up to me in public to ask. So I feel duty-bound to write a follow-up.
Dear readers, I have renewed my car's COE for another 10 years. And it feels good.
I paid the prevailing quota premium of about $58,000, which was 90 per cent of the total price I bore for the car when it was brand new.
The economists among you will appreciate the decision. Over 20 years, the annual depreciation of my dependable MPV - which still drives exceptionally well - works out to be just a little more than $6,000.
Even with the road tax surcharges, potentially higher insurance premiums, more frequent inspections and the wear-and-tear items I would need to replace, the depreciation would not exceed $7,500.
The rate for a new car would be more than $10,000.
Call me Scrooge if you like, but having an old car is liberating. I don't have to sweat over minor dinks and dents. And having two new drivers in the house, dinks and dents are almost unavoidable.
A new car, while appealing, enslaves you. It demands a certain level of attention. On that score, I agree with a line in Professor Kishore Mahbubani's opinion piece last month which said we should not worship our cars. (It is the only line in the column which I agree with, but that's another story.)
The other strong motivator for me to pick COE renewal over other options was the ridiculous price scrap car dealers were quoting for my ride.
The best I got was $800, which was back in August. By December, it had fallen to $300. To me, that was plain insulting.
While driving a car beyond its 10th year may seem novel in Singapore, it is not unusual at all in other countries.
Even in consumeristic America, where you can buy a car on a month's salary, the average age of cars is 11.5 years, according to research firm IHS Automotive. In Europe, the average is close to 10, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association.
In Singapore, the average is six, with 84 per cent of cars below 10 years of age and nearly 25 per cent below five years old. As recently as 2007, the average age of cars here was 2.7 years.
Now, you don't have to be Al Gore to see that that is an enormous waste of resources. Not only that, the early scrappage of cars has a huge impact on the environment. It may not be measurable on a country level, but it contributes to the growing global carbon footprint nonetheless.
And rising sea levels affects everybody. Especially if you live in a low-lying place surrounded by water.
Now I know what some of you are thinking - if you are such a greenie, why don't you take public transport? Well, I do take public transport occasionally.
And the thing is, public transport may not be as green as advocates make it out to be. Consider the low average occupancy of buses and the huge engines they lug. On a per-passenger trip basis, a 1.6-litre car with four onboard is possibly more efficient than a bus.
But enough of this rationalisation. COE prices fell in the latest tender this week, and will continue to trend downwards for at least another 18 months.
Who knows? That MX-5 may still be an option down the road.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 09, 2016, with the headline 'Sticking to ol' faithful'. Print Edition | Subscribe
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INPLAC implements, since it was founded, a policy of respect for the customer and the constant pursuit of absolute quality in their products and services.
It is responsible for analysis of raw materials and manufactured goods. Its main function is to seek and certify materials and components in accordance with the standards required by the production process.
It ensures quality in processes and products in accordance with quality standards. It maintains equipment, tools, devices and calibrated machines.
A specific cell created to manage the total quality jobs.
Internal auditors periodically assess the quality procedures and working conditions of each cell.
Lean production has given new leverage to the quality of products and processes in the company. The main objectives are to reduce costs, increase productivity, improve quality, rationalize product inventory, eliminate workplace accidents and valuing people.
GMP includes a set of measures to ensure sanitary quality and conformity of products for the food industry under federal law.
INPLAC adopts a management philosophy that encourages participation and creativity of their employees.
INPLAC believes in the value of its human capital and takes actions in recreational, sporting, medical and dental, childcare, and gymnastics areas, as well as other benefits such as health plan and pharmacy discounts.
Courses, lectures and technical visits are part of the permanent training programs and development of its employees.
Sport, leisure and community life are encouraged through a sports and social facilities within the company itself and by various cultural and sports center.
INPLAC has a partnership with Guga Kuerten Institute, attached to social responsibility .The company opens its free area to the community. This project works trough sports activities. The principles of this project are the stimulation of citizenship within equality and respect. The activities promote development,education and inclusion of children and teenagers.


Here, you'll always have a good time.
Experience Southern-style cooking at its best here at The Signature Club. We serve the most appetizing Buffalo wings, chicken, fried fish, and nachos you'll ever encounter. Order now and thank us later!
Invite your family and friends to enjoy the festive live entertainment we offer at night. If you want to hold your party or fund-raising event at our restaurant, let us know, and we'll make the necessary arrangements.
The Signature Club is a laid-back restaurant that offers casual dining in Overland, MO. Our place serves the best southern cuisine such as fried chicken, Buffalo wings, deep-fried fish, and nachos. Aside from our menu, guests flock to our restaurant for the entertainment, great vibe and feel-good music.
Our company, run by retired military persons, has more than 20 years of experience in managing and operating several clubs. One of our owners went to school in the South and worked for Mother's Fish. We used to be an investor for this business and decided to take over. In the past, our restaurant and club were meant solely for dates. Now, we developed the place to be a family-friendly venue where you can enjoy having dinner and a few drinks with your loved ones. Children are welcome until 7:00 p.m.
We treat every customer as a VIP. Our staff makes sure that you're having a great time. If you need anything else, just let us know. We also give back to the community.
If you're on a budget, we have amazing deals for you.
When you're looking for casual dining in Overland, MO, you want a location that caters to your needs--and that's exactly what we do. Our restaurant menu consists of a wide variety of delicacies so that we can ensure there's something for everyone. The Signature Club strives to maintain its reputation as a premier dining experience, so stop by and try one of our many mouthwatering dishes.
Southern-style restaurants are becoming increasingly popular, and we want to stand out from the crowd. That's why we choose to host live events every day of the week. If you've just gotten off work, then stop by for some great entertainment and even better food! We also offer fund-raising opportunities which can be hosted in our ballroom or al fresco if you'd prefer an outdoor setting.
When you're with us, we want you to sit back, relax, and enjoy your experience. We pride ourselves on our casual dining atmosphere that blends style with comfort. After all, nothing quite says comfort like our Southern-style food! Whether you're just stopping by for a quick bite, or planning a get together with your work buddies, we've got a table waiting for you here at The Signature Club.
Contact us with any questions you have about our casual dining experience.
We are conveniently located in Overland, Missouri, and welcome patrons from all over.
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Rheumatoid arthritis may start at virtually all ages so when it can do you should be in addition to it. This degenerative condition definitely slows folks straight down and is also the reason for considerable pain and discomfort. Keep reading to find strategies to aid relieve this most stifling and intrusive issue today.
Even though you aren't presently going through an rheumatoid arthritis flare-up, change your motions to protect your important joints. Caring for bones which are indicator-free of charge now, will cause much less soreness afterwards. Use healthy posture, use larger joint parts instead of small ones, and don't at any time think that also a little project is an suitable threat.
Arrange the furnishings at your residence. You would like to be able to walk a right line from one place to another. The much less turns you must make, the less pressure you will put on your excess fat-having important joints, specifically your hips. You should recruit the help of a friend to go your household furniture, naturally.
Talk about your rheumatoid arthritis with all the more youthful individuals your loved ones. Young children could be concerned that you are wounded if you are using arm splints or walking tools. Discuss the problem using them at their degree, to enable them to fully grasp without concern and maybe even work with you during the flare-up.
As an joint inflammation patient, you must not avoid rest. You will certainly be sabotaging every other initiatives you will make to cope with arthritis pain if you attempt to hire them although you have a sleeping debt. Get no less than eight hrs of sleep at night. Get much more in the event the working day was especially nerve-racking. The body will respond very favorably once you get ample sleeping.
Think about becoming a member of an rheumatoid arthritis help group. Friends and family members who don't suffer from rheumatoid arthritis might find it difficult being familiar with exactly what you are actually experiencing and the way significantly it affects your daily life. Connecting with some other joint disease patients inside a helpful surroundings can help you to cope with the long-term , daily soreness and other challenges linked to the condition.
To handle your symptoms properly, consider using a Mediterranean diet plan. Studies have shown that arthritis sufferers who change to the diet program see their signs or symptoms easily lessen, where you can much better sensing total. The Mediterranean diet is high in healthful body fat and grain, which your body needs to boost your flexibility and general health.
Find a physician, who seems to be accommodating people commencing a family group with rheumatoid arthritis. Some rheumatologists are not secure supplying assistance or assist for a lady using a youngster with this issue but don't be disheartened. You can find doctors out there that are experienced in the difficulties you will encounter.
If you have been diagnosed with psoriatic rheumatoid arthritis, you should allow your self some respite. Your measure of energy will never be what it when was. Acting as if they are will only create your signs or symptoms worsen. What's crucial that you you? Place your energies there. You should not think that you must be just about everywhere right away for everyone, specially because you can really not.
Going to a sauna regularly can help if you suffer from long-term rheumatoid arthritis. Swelling from joint inflammation is lowered with the dampness as well as heat provided by saunas, and that enables you to relieve soreness. For the very best rewards, make sure to go to a sauna consistently.
Use music treatment method in order to alleviate the discomfort when you are experiencing significant inflammation. Though it isn't a lasting fix and is also faraway from medicine and serious pain alleviation, you will find reports that have verified traditional audio and other relaxing types of songs to be beneficial when dealing with soreness from arthritis.
Should you be overweight or out of shape, street address these problems. Occasionally unwanted weight can be quite a factor in your arthritis, and simply shedding some weight could lessen your pain and discomfort. You may be shocked at what losing weight can do for arthritis pain.
Children who may have juvenile arthritis must be encouraged to visit a physical therapist consistently to determine and look after a training system. Repeated stick to-ups can keep the program appropriately altered towards the child's recent abilities. A good physical therapy program will include: variety-of-movements, resistance training and energy training.
Have a diary which specifics the discomfort you might be encountering. Papers diverse factors about your pain: some time, time, severity and feasible triggers. Record all medications you will be on, when you skip any amounts, and other things you believe may be essential for your physician to become told. These kinds of issues may help your personal doctor determine how to tackle your difficulties.
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 Hell Scroll (Nara National Museum)
 Hell Scroll (Tokyo National Museum)


The Resonance Radio Orchestra performs Heart Like A Duck, Last Part, live at Chantry Farm, West Sussex, 25 June 2016. Featuring Ed Baxter (synthesizer), Tom Graham (voice), Peter Lanceley (electric guitar, voice) Ben Neill (mutantrumpet) and Milo Thesiger-Meacham (electronics). Live mixdown: Sarah Nicol.


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Q: Opening an ActiveStorage class results in other methods disappearing I'm trying to add an instance method to ActiveStorage::Attachment. My understanding is that the correct way to achieve that is to open the class in an initializer file, so I created a file with this:
class ActiveStorage::Attachment
  def serialize
    {} # this is different in my case, but it's not relevant
  end
end

Now, the error NoMethodError (undefined method '_reflect_on_association' for ActiveStorage::Attachment:Class): is raised whenever I call a.present?, where a is an instance of ActiveStorage::Attached::One.
Any ideas?
EDIT: after following the suggestion in the comments, I changed the class declaration to class ActiveStorage::Attachment < ActiveStorage::Record (added parent class). Now the error is
ActiveRecord::InverseOfAssociationNotFoundError: Could not find the inverse association for file_attachment (:record in ActiveStorage::Attachment)

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Cute necklace! I think I like it even better than as earrings.
I am trying to be the person my dogs think I am.
Delicia and Diane, thank you! It was fun to put some broken stuff to good use!
added a few goodies and off to it's new home it went.
That is such a great idea and you did a fab job on the apron.
A girl after my own heart . . . taking something "hideous" and transforming it into SPECTACULAR!!!
Since this is "repurposing"..I thought Id ask about repurposing jeans into skirts...Has anyone done that ?
"LOVING" life at 4000 feet elev.
Not sure if this counts as repurposing or up cycling, or just "building a better mouse trap". My laundry room can't fit a big ironing board. For twenty years, I've ironed on a little tabletop one. It was no longer able to stand, and the top was horribly stained. Looked everywhere for a nice wooden one, even full size, to no avail. Lehmans no longer carries one. So I went to buy another tabletop one, only to find they are even more flimsy. So....I recovered mine. Took the hardware off. Found the iron had leaked and the particle board had rotted in places. So I got rid of the wooden bits, removed the old rotten foam, and used a thick, old towel cut to fit as padding. Then used fabric from my stash and a heavy duty stapler to cover. Banged out the hardware so it no longer falls, and used foam from an old baby carrier handle at the bottom to keep the board from sliding on top of the table. Better than ever now!
Now it works so well, I'll recover the full-sized one in my upstairs sewing room. The thick toweling is so nicer than the cheap thin foam boards come with.
Sorry could not get the photo to turn right for some reason.
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.
Thrift shop find king-sized pillow shams and inflatable camp pillows into glamping pillows that pack FLAT for tent glampers.
You can never be to kind!
Great idea, Cindy. You'll have to post pics when it's filled with greens!
I have taken towels that are past their prime and soaked and washed them then cut them into smaller peices to use as wash cloths and dishcloths. For the washcloths I zigzagged the edges as is for the discloths,I cut them slightly bigger and put 2 together and zigzagged the edges together.
Polor fleece blankets make great insulating curtain for your windows...helps keep it warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer.
I have antique suitcases that we store our videos and dvds in.They look cute and hide them very well.
So many things I have done and of course these are all I can think of at the moment.Whoever started this thread...Thank you!
Nicole FABULOUS!!! You are very resourceful, nice job !
I was given a pretty large metal birdcage, it is metal but a little ornate. I did not want to throw it out. I asked several people who have birds if they wanted it. Nobody I know wants it.
Does anybody have any ideas about repurposing it?
" A dog's tail never lies "
Annie,what about using the bird cage for a plant..something like an ivy or other vine,maybe one with flowers?
Annie, for your birdcage can you spray paint it and fill it with trailing plants? Or take the bottom out and set it over a plant in the ground? Oops I see CJ6 mentioned that too.
I've torn an old sheet into strips to crochet a rug, and used the strips to tie up garden plants. Old tee-shirts can be cut into strips for crocheting. My favorite last year was buying dollar tee-shirts at Good will, and making skirts out of them. They are the best summer-time-keep-cool-work-around-the house skirts!
I'm repurposing an Altoids tin into a mini sewing kit. One component of this is a repurposed magnetized needle holder - My yellow pages phone book came with a advertisement for a dental office printed on a magnet backing - I cut this to fit the inside lid of the Altoids tin and used Mod-Podge to glue it in. I photocopied the cover of a purchased journal that had some artwork that I liked (raspberries, blossoms, birds and butterflies) and mod-podged it to the top and bottom. I'll post a photo when it is complete.
The other project is using a Simplicity pattern to make a cover to repurpose an ice cream bucket as a sewing supplies tote. Not very original, but I am having to make some changes. It seems the ice cream companies have changed the size of the bucket (Smaller, of course, not larger) since the pattern was designed!
I got this idea on Pinterest. Just finally joined and it is just what I thought...a big time sucker! Boy is it chock full of ideas, though. Anyway saw the idea for this. I repurposed an old tote into a summer purse using fabric scraps. I added an embroidered leaf to my flower and a crystal button in the middle, as well as made a cell-phone pocket for the inside and a snap to keep the top shut.
Also made a flat bottom for it by covering cardboard in fabric.
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BHRPC denounces crackdown on anti corruption protest
07 June, 2011, Silchar
BHRPC to fast to denounce crackdown on anti corruption protest
Barak Human Rights Protection Committee (BHRPC) strongly denounces the unnecessary use of brutal police force that led to injuries to about 70 protestors against corruption at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi in the early hours of 5 June, 2011, and demands a prompt and impartial investigation into the incident. However, BHRPC does not share, like many other human rights organizations, the political, social and economic vision of Swami Ramdev and considers many of his demands and rhetoric as highly objectionable and ill-advised, but feels that everybody should stand for all others' right to peaceful protest, freedom from torture and ill-treatment and right to life.
BHRPC also condemns the prohibitory orders by the Delhi police under section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) under the jurisdiction of New Delhi district with a view to disrupt the announced peaceful protest and fast by Anna Hazare and activists of the India Against Corruption (IAC) movement on 8 June, 2011 at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
In solidarity with IAC, members of BHRPC along with other 20 organisations will fast on 8 June, 2011 in Silchar (Assam) in solidarity with the nationwide movement against corruption led by Anna Hazare and other movements against violations of human rights, repression and injustices. BHRPC urges the people of Assam, particularly the residents of Barak valley, to join the country in protest against repression of people's voices by force and in demand of an effective anti-corruption institution under the proposed Jan Lokpal Bill.
BHRPC considers that the use of force must be in accordance with the strict necessity to uphold peace and human rights. The right to life and freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and right to freedom of the thought and expression which includes right to dissent and right to protest are enshrined in the constitution of India as well as provided in international human rights law and standards, including in treaties binding on India, particularly the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), ratified by the country in 1979. These cannot be violated by the government as has been done in this case.
BHRPC has been witnessing with concern the increasing tendency of excessive use of force and highhandedness of the governments in dealing with peaceful protest against injustices and anti-people government policies throughout the country including opening fire on the protest against nuclear power project at Jaitapur, Maharastra killing one; deployment of heavy police force against the villagers opposing forcible land acquisition for the POSCO project in Jagatsinghpur, Orissa; illegal arrest of Akhil Gogoi, secretary general of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti in Guwahati, Assam on 10 April, 2011 while addressing a press conference.
BHRPC believes that the struggle against corruption can not be separated from the struggle for a democratic India that respects human rights and the rule of law. It is simultaneously a struggle against privatisation, against neo-liberal policies, against draconian laws like AFSPA and the sedition law, against state crackdowns on dissenting voices and against corporate dictation of government policies. It is simultaneously a struggle to defend the lives and livelihoods of millions of people across the country.
Neharul Ahmed Mazumder
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This year, the Texas Association of Student Councils is proud to partner with Donate Life Texas, Texas' official organ, eye and tissue donor registry. At the request of students, parents and other stakeholders, the TASC Board of Directors has designated donor registration as a key component of this year's TASC State Service Project.
As a result, QCHS Student Council is providing education and registration opportunities for students, parents and community members. We are proud to work together in this lifesaving campaign.
Texas law allows everyone to join the Donate Life Texas donor registry, regardless of age, gender, faith, ethnic or cultural background, country of origin or health status. Though those under age 18 can register of their own accord, parents have the final say about donation when a minor passes away.
The following link will take you a website specially designed for QCHS Student Council where you can learn about organ donation, as well as register to become an organ donor.


Council and other government organisations have developed and adopted various Apps for use on either iOS or Android phones and tablets, please download and try the ones for your mobile device.
Australia's Triple Zero Awareness Working Group has developed a smartphone app for iOS, Android and Windows devices to provide the caller with information about when to call Triple Zero and display the GPS coordinates of the phone's location that the caller can read out to the emergency operator.
There is a range of other publicly available apps that claim to assist callers in an emergency. Some of these apps simply provide information about who to contact, while others claim to assist callers in requesting emergency assistance or to provide information about the caller's location to an emergency service organisation.
apps are not able to automatically provide details of your location to Triple Zero (000) or an emergency service organisation—however, you can read out your GPS coordinates to the emergency operator if they are provided on your smartphone.
You should not rely on any smartphone app as your only way of requesting emergency assistance. In an emergency it is always best to call Triple Zero (000) direct.
The National Relay Service provides additional ways for people who are deaf, or have a hearing or speech impairment to access emergency services.
For more information about the service, visit the National Relay Service website.
Whenever and wherever it suits you, you can use the free Snap Send Solve app on your smart phone or tablet to report issues to the Council.
You can expect a response within about 4 business hours.
Whenever and wherever it suits you, you can use the Snap Send Solve app on your smart phone or tablet to report issues to the Council.
Snap Send Solve is a free app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices that allows residents to take a photo of an issue such as a pot hole or illegal dumping and email the council to report the problem or provide general feedback.
All reports from Snap Send Solve are sent from the app using your email address so that the council can communicate directly with you to fix the issue.
View the Snap Send Solve promotional video on Vimeo.
View Snap Send Solve featured on A Current Affair 14 August 2013 on Vimeo.
How does Snap Send Solve work?
details, including contact information, location, and email contact.
Snap Send Solve allows you to easily capture a photo and send an email to the Council.
What can I Snap Send Solve the Council about?
Snap Send Solve the Council can be used to report a problem such as a pothole, request information or just to give the council feedback.
What will happen with my email?
If you are providing constructive feedback to council, you will receive a response email recognising your comments.
If you are reporting a problem such as a pothole or water leak, you will receive a response email with a Service Request Number, which you can quote if you have any further enquiries about the matter you've reported.
If you are reporting a compliance matter such as a roaming dog or enquiring about a confidential matter such as rates information, you will receive a response email asking you to call our Customer Service Centre on 07 4783 9800. Certain matters such as these require our Customer Service Representatives to speak with you directly.
If you are requesting information such as library opening times, a response email will be sent to you with the details you've requested. If it isn't a question we can respond to via email, we'll ask you to call our Customer Service Centre on 07 4783 9800.
If your message is of an abusive nature, you will not receive a response.
How much will Snap Send Solve the Council cost me?
The Snap Send Solve app will communicate with the data centre to obtain the correct council information and will then send an email to the Council.
This communication may incur internet data charges or may come out of your data package allowance.
Is there a potential for messages to be delayed?
The Snap Send Solve the Council system is reliant upon the internet email systems. Delays in the delivery of email messages may occur but this is beyond the control of the council. If your issue is urgent, you should ring the relevant emergency service provider or phone council's Customer Service Centre on 07 4783 9800.
Emergency situations such as during a cyclone can result in power failure, loss of cell tower coverage and even loss of landline. The Snap Send Solve the Council Service is not intended for use in the event of an emergency.
If your situation requires immediate attention, contact the relevant emergency service provider. Please refer to the list of emergency contact details on our web site.
Burdekin Shire Council Disaster Coordination Centre Facebook page.
How else can I contact the council?
Phone enquiries can only be made by calling council's Customer Service Centre on 07 4783 9800.
Find out when your rubbish bin gets collected and if it's recycling week.
Use the What Bin Day online search facility or the iPhone/Android App to check when your bins will be collected.
Need help to put out the right bin on the right day?
In a busy modern society it can be hard to remember the small things.
What day is it? Which bins need to be put out on the street? Is it a recycling or a green bin this week?
Then What Bin Day is for you!
You can use the Online Search or download the app to your iOS or Android phone or tablet.
Simply click on the link below and enter your address to find out when your bins will be collected.
You can even print a 12 month calendar showing all your bin collections for the current year.
For more information visit the What Bin Day web site.
You can also use the "What Bin Day App" for your iPhone and Android devices to help you remember what bin is being collected from your home this week and when.
Watch the "What Bin Day" demo on YouTube.
The App uses a custom built service that just needs your address to determine a bin collection schedule.
Download the App from Google Play or the Apple Store for free today and try it out.
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Two grooms abscond two days before their wedding in Telangana
One groom in Metpally and another in Sultanabad left home two days prior to their wedding
Their whereabouts are unknown
Sutanabad groom's happens to be a second marriage
Two grooms from two different places went missing two days prior to their wedding. Nagaraju from Metpally and Kumar from Sultanabad absconded and their whereabouts are not known.
24-year-old Nagaraju from Atmakur village in Metpally mandal was pledged in marriage to the bride from the same village on November 27. Nagaraju left home on Saturday saying that he would be going to Metpally but he didn't return back home.
His family searched for him but couldn't trace him. They lodged a complaint with the police.
In another instance, SI Raju disclosed that 30-year-old Gajula Kumar, resident of Gauda Street in Sultanabad went missing since November 24. He left home taking the buffaloes for grazing but didn't return back home.
His mother Bhudamma searched around but couldn't trace his whereabouts. She complained to the police. Kumar was engaged to be married to a woman in Peddapalli mandal Sabbitam village on November 26. This was his second marriage.
Police are trying to trace the whereabouts of the missing grooms.
Last Updated Mar 31, 2018, 6:36 PM IST
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Original pencil drawing on paper of Edmond Castle, Hayton, Cumberland, from a collection of drawings by Charles Greenwood and Frederick Peake drawn between 1840-1850. Inscribed 'Edmond Castle, Thomas Henry Graham' Northumberland. A view of Edmond Castle with garden, people and dogs in the foreground. Pencil, heighened with black ink and white water colour. Very good condition. (see images). Size 31 x 22.5cm. Edmond Castle, now in the county of Cumberland was designed by Sir Robert Smirke, built by Thomas Henry Graham (1793-1881), completed in 1829.


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Are you ready for lenders' new RTIs?
Most lenders have heeded the PRA's new guidelines, which means brokers have a lot of work to do to get up to speed
Anyone who still thinks the new PRA 'guidelines' for interest cover ratios and stress tests are non-mandatory is deluded. Hence, most buy to let lenders have published new rent-to-interest calculations. The result is a minefield of information, which will play havoc with BTL sourcing systems.
Our technical support manager has made a spreadsheet of lender RTIs before and after the PRA guidelines, for both personal and limited company borrowers.
It shows that, post PRA, most mainstream BTL lenders have adopted a one-size-fits-all approach for landlords borrowing in a personal capacity, regardless of the individual's tax bracket or the initial mortgage term.
The specialist lenders, and a few mainstream ones, have taken a more considered approach, offering different RTIs depending on tax code and initial product term. But while this will allow some landlords to borrow more personally against a specific property, they will have to provide more detailed information to prove they qualify for a lower RTI.
As an example, our lending brand, Keystone Property Finance, sets its standard RTI for products in the Classic Range for personal borrowers at 145 per cent at 5.5 per cent (or pay rate for five-year products) but will consider offering lower calculations to landlords who can show they are basic-rate taxpayers and likely to remain so.
But Paragon has taken the route of creating differing RTIs for different tax bands and properties:
Basic-rate taxpayers/standard properties: 125 per cent at 4 per cent for five-year fixed rates; 125 per cent at pay rate + 2 per cent.
Basic-rate taxpayers/HMOs: 130 per cent at 4 per cent for five-year fixed rates; 140 per cent at product rate + 2 per cent.
Higher-rate taxpayers/standard properties: 140 per cent at 4 per cent for five-year fixes; 140 per cent at product rate + 2 per cent.
Higher-rate taxpayers/HMOs: 145 per cent at 4 per cent for five-year fixes; 145 per cent at product rate + 2 per cent.
I assume the stress tests of pay rate + 2 per cent will equate to a minimum of 5.5 per cent in order to comply with the PRA guidelines.
Most RTIs for limited company borrowers have changed little, except for an increased stress test of 5.5 per cent for an initial term below five years. And most mainstream lenders have no products for corporate borrowers, even though the market is going that way.
Whatever the borrowing vehicle, most lenders have heeded the guidelines, which means brokers have a lot of work to do in ensuring they know where to go as each deal arises.
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← "My Breakfast With Bob"– a non-report on a wine writer session with Robert Parker, Jr.
Summer is here and the temps have creeped up and, at least in my backyard, it's pretty toasty out when wine o'clock rolls around each day. (And yeah, yeah, I can already hear some of you sniping about how you think I start drinking wine at breakfast, etc.) Anyway, at 5pm, when most of the year we are cracking open the chardonnay, you'll now find me uncorking (or unscrewing) a bottle of delicious rosé. And I am not alone.
For many years in this country, rosé wines were shunned while our European breathren and sistren reaped all the benefits of these delicious wines. Why?
Well, many people blame our indifference on the fact that, for a long time now, the most prominent bottle of rosé found on grocery store shelves has been Sutter Home White Zinfandel. While many call it a rosé, and technically it is, it actually is more of a blush wine. What really sets it apart from a true rosé is its sweetness. Rosé wines are fermented dry, or nearly dry, and certainly do not possess the soda pop-like qualities of Sutter Home's famous offering. Unfortunately, many American wine drinkers drank their fill of White Zin, grew tired of the sweetness, assumed that all pink wines were the same, and gave up on rosés altogether.
What is a rosé wine? It's basically a wine made from a wide variety of (mostly) red grapes but the juice from those grapes is only left on the skins long enough to impart a light red or pinkish hue. This method also eliminates, to a large degree, the tannins that are normally found in red wines, which come from the skins, stems and seeds. Once removed from the skins, the juice continues fermentation as if it were a white wine, usually in stainless steel tanks as opposed to oak. The resulting wines are dry, crisp and fruity, perfect for quenching your thirst on a hot summer afternoon or evening, and quite complementary to food.
So head on down to Safeway or Whole Foods or your nearest wine shop and buy 3 or 4 different bottles to try. I am currently enjoying the three bottles pictured herein, but there are countless other labels on the market. Drop me a note with your favorites, and I will give them a taste. Hey, all in the name of research!
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Oh my, that Chateau de Rouet was one of my go-to wines last summer. I need to find more.
Whole Foods still has it!


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Eero Erkko, född 18 maj 1860 i Orimattila, död 14 oktober 1927 i Helsingfors, var en finländsk tidningsman och politiker. Han var bror till J.H. Erkko, far till Eljas Erkko och farfar till Aatos Erkko.

Eero Erkko var redaktör för Keski-Suomi i Jyväskylä 1885-87, och grundade 1889 det ungfinska språkröret Päivälehti i Helsingfors, vars huvudredaktör han var 1890-1902. Under förtrycksperioderna i Finland var han en av ledarna för passivt motstånd, tvingades efter krav från Nikolaj Bobrikov att avgå som redaktör och gick i exil våren 1903. Han kom till USA, till Brooklyn där han verkade i Amerikan Kaiku fram till 1905, då han återvände till Finland och 1908 blev chefredaktör för Helsingin Sanomat, Päivälehtis efterföljare.

Erkko tillhörde Ungfinska partiets och sedan Framstegspartiets ledning, och återfanns på fem lantdagar från 1894. Han var riksdagsman 1907-18; socialminister 1918-19, kommunikationsminister 1919, samt handels- och industriminister 1919-20.

Han är begravd på Sandudds begravningsplats i Helsingfors.

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Students gather in the Belk Library to hear volunteers share their stories at the Human Library Project on Jan. 15, 2018.
Belk Library's second floor wasn't filled with its normally hushed voices and busy workers this Tuesday. Instead, the chattering of the Human Library Project echoed across the floor, and no one seemed to mind.
Held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Human Library Project provided attendees the opportunity to "read" a book by chatting with the human volunteers who offer up their stories. Among the 14 different books at today's library, stories discussed identities from different religions, races, sexual orientations and interests.
The event allowed readers the opportunity to speak candidly with the books through one-on-one conversations. Elon University senior Kayla Gradzki attended the event as a reader for her winter term class, "Why Were These Books Banned." Her professor asked students to attend the event to analyze how a story told from a human perspective avoids censorship. Gradzki says she was surprised by the candor of the books.
William Moner, assistant professor of communications, shared his story of defining creativity. He said he chose to participate in the event because he liked the informality of the conversations and the ability to learn about what aspects of creativity people struggle with.
"As I learn more about how people want to use creativity in their lives and their issues, people talk about their lack of confidence when it comes to their own creativity, which is detrimental to openness," Moner said.
Moner said he hopes his book at the Human Library helps foster thinking to approach creativity in a new manner and to allow for better communication.
The Belk Library, Colonnades Neighborhood Association and Learning Assistance sponsored the event. Organizers of the event declined to comment in an effort to protect the vulnerability of the human books.


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Terry, Lampard and Drogba nominated for European Footballer of the Year
By blue admin	 On Oct 18, 2009
John Terry, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba have all been nominated in the top thirty footballers playing in Europe, from which the European Footballer of the Year will be chosen.
Lionel Messi, Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo head the list, and Thierry Henry has also claimed a spot. Arsenal have Andrey Arshavin and Cesc Fabregas included, and Liverpool's Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres have also staked their claim.
Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney and Nemanja Vidic represent Man Utd, but surprisingly there is not one Italian or German player on the list.
Full list of nominees:
Andrei Arshavin (Russia, Arsenal) Karim Benzema (France, Olympique Lyon, then Real Madrid) Iker Casillas (Spain, Real Madrid) Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Manchester United, then Real Madrid) Diego (Brazil, Werder Bremen, then Juventus) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast, Chelsea) Edin Dzeko (Bosnia, VfL Wolfsburg) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon, Barcelona, then Inter Milan) Cesc Fabregas (Spain, Arsenal) Fernando Torres (Spain, Liverpool) Diego Forlan (Uruguay, Atletico Madrid) Steven Gerrard (England, Liverpool) Ryan Giggs (Wales, Manchester United) Yoann Gourcuff (France, Girondins Bordeaux) Thierry Henry (France, Barcelona) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden, Inter Milan, then Barcelona) Andres Iniesta (Spain, Barcelona) Julio Cesar (Brazil, Inter) Kaka (Brazil, AC Milan, then Real Madrid) Frank Lampard (England, Chelsea) Maicon (Brazil, Inter Milan) Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona) Luis Fabiano (Brazil, Sevilla) Franck Ribery (France, Bayern Munich) Wayne Rooney (England, Manchester United) John Terry (England, Chelsea) Nemanja Vidic (Serbia, Manchester United) David Villa (Spain, Valencia) Xavi (Spain, Barcelona) Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast, Barcelona).
The votes will be cast by football journalists from all over Europe, and the winner will be announced on December 1st.
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Chateau Dale Thai Bali villa. This house is situated in a village which is very secure, and is very popular with many professional ex-pats and their families, working in Pattaya or the surrounding cities.
Offering easy access to all convenient highway routes, plus just walking distance to many restaurants, convenience stores, and Jomtien beach.
This newly renovated house has been designed in a Thia Bali theme, where the house is broken up into 2 main parts. One part is designed as the living area, with large open plan living room, and European kitchen. Plenty of windows, and large balcony doors out to the private swimming pool and covered sala.
The other part of the house is the sleeping area, with 2 large en-suite bedrooms, again both well lit, with the master bedroom having access straight to the pool.
There is another bedroom to the side of the private carport, which would be treated as a private guests quarters.
The house has been renovated completely, with absolutely everything being upgraded, and replaced.
The house is sold fully furnished with every item displayed in the house, and is held in a Thai company name, and the company is sold with the property, so transfer fees are very low.


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Specializing in One Sport? Consider This
Medically Reviewed by Sports Medicine
Considering having your young athlete join both the school team and a club team of the same sport? Perhaps your child loves a particular sport and can't get enough of it. Or maybe you're hoping your child will play in college or even professionally.
Currently, about half of athletes 18 or under participate on both club teams and school-based teams. This means they train year-round in one sport.
It's a conundrum parents often face, especially for younger kids. They see their child excel in a sport and want to encourage it. But how much is too much?
As it turns out, youth sports researchers have learned quite a bit about that very question. UPMC Sports Medicine athletic trainer Tony Turchetta, MEd, LAT, ATC, weighs in.
What Does It Mean to Specialize in One Sport?
There isn't one perfect definition of sports specialization. But the 3-point Jayanthi scale is what researchers tend to use. (The scale's name comes from Neeru Jayanthi, a researcher and sports medicine doctor with Emory Healthcare.)
Based on how an athlete answers these three questions, they have a low, moderate, or high level of specialization.
Have you quit all other sports to focus on one sport (or only ever played one sport)?
Do you think of your primary sport as more important than other sports?
Do you spend more than 8 months of the year training or participating in the primary sport?
Each "yes" is 1 point.
0 – 1 points: low specialization
2 points: moderate specialization
3 points: high specialization
What Does the Sports Medicine Community Say About Youth Sports Specialization?
Athletic trainers, sports medicine doctors, and other health care providers are growing increasingly concerned about youth specializing in a particular sport.
The two main reasons for their concern are injuries and burnout. Playing the same sport, with the same motions over and over again, can lead to injury in developing muscles. Kids are also more likely to get burned out on a sport that requires intense year-round focus.
Psychologically speaking, heavy training in one sport can also cut a child off from their peers and make them feel isolated. Sociologically speaking, it sets the bar for success fairly high. It's harder for kids to compete if they're from families that don't have the resources for a club team.
Plus, early sport specialization isn't linked to performance at national, Olympic, or professional levels. In fact, it may be detrimental.
That's why the following organizations all have position statements that discourage specialization in young athletes:
American Academy of Pediatrics (exceptions: diving, figure skating, gymnastics)
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (exceptions: diving, figure skating, gymnastics, swimming)
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (exceptions: figure skating, gymnastics)
National Athletic Trainers Association
National Strength and Conditioning Association
What Kinds of Injuries Happen When Kids Specialize Too Young?
Some of the sports linked most closely with specialization injuries are baseball/softball, volleyball, and soccer. These sports in particular have a lot of repetitive motions that sometimes lead to overuse injuries.
One study looked at more than 1,500 female high school athletes. It found that the athletes who participated in club teams and were more specialized were more likely to have lower extremity injuries.
Another study found that athletes ages 13 to 18 who trained in one sport were more likely to have:
A history of knee injuries
Overuse knee injuries
Shoulder and elbow injuries from pitching are also common.
One study compared adolescent pitchers who had sustained at least one injury to adolescent pitchers who had never been injured. The injured group had pitched significantly more months and games per year. The injured group had also pitched more innings per game and threw more warm-up pitches before a game.
Remember that specializing at an early age won't increase your child's chances of playing in college or professionally. If anything, it will decrease the odds.
Instead of playing one sport year-round, encourage your child to try a variety of sports. This approach can help them grow and develop in a more balanced way. They may enjoy it more, too.
Athletic Training at UPMC Sports Medicine
UPMC Sports Medicine has the expertise to help your child prevent and recover from injury, improve athletic performance, and find a healthy balance of sport participation. Our certified athletic trainers are on the sidelines of 100+ schools throughout Pennsylvania caring for student-athletes at practices, games, and events.
Tony Turchetta, MEd, LAT, ATC, joined UPMC Sports Medicine and Mt. Lebanon High School in 2020. He earned his bachelor's degree in kinesiology-athletic training at Penn State and a master's in physical education from Old Dominion University. Tony has spent time as an intern for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Hershey High School, and Great Bridge High School in Virginia. In his free time, he enjoys running, hiking, climbing, and staying active.
To learn more about sports specialization or athletic training at UPMC Sports Medicine, please call 1-855-937-7678 or visit our website.
Jayanthi NA., Post EG., Laury TC., Fabricant PD. Health consequences of youth sport specialization. Journal of Athletic Training. 2019; 54(10): 1040-1049. Link.
About Sports Medicine
An athletic lifestyle carries the potential for injury. Whether you're an elite athlete or a weekend warrior, UPMC Sports Medicine can help. If you are looking to prevent, treat, or rehabilitate a sports injury, our multidisciplinary team of experts can help you get back into the game. If you are seeking to improve your athletic performance, we can work with you to meet your goals. We serve athletes and active people of all ages and experience levels. Our goal is to help you keep doing what you love. Visit our website to find a specialist near you.


Regulating cryptocurrencies remain an ongoing debacle. Numerous countries attempt to do so through various efforts. South Korea, one of the more pro-cryptocurrency countries, still has no official regulation in this regard. Domestic lawyers are now pushing the government to provide clarity as soon as possible.
The future of cryptocurrency in South Korea looks rather bright. Its local exchanges generate a high amount of trading volume every day. This is despite some local platforms falling victim to hacks and theft throughout the years. The pro-crypto attitude among government officials is also well-known. Despite this positivism, there is still no cryptocurrency regulation in place.
That has been an ongoing problem for policymakers in the country. Lawyers are now asking the South Korean government to move things along in a swift manner. Protecting investors needs to be the number one priority. Furthermore, the lack of guidelines creates an uncertain future for the blockchain companies active in the country.
Hesitation regarding cryptocurrency regulation is never a positive aspect. Local officials have been criticized in the past for their laissez-faire approach toward blockchain. Developing a framework is not something that can be done without giving it careful thought. Cryptocurrencies are still considered a risk to the local economy, according to the Korean Bar Association.
There is a good reason why South Korea still has no active cryptocurrency regulation. A study of the industry's aspects has been ongoing for some time now. Until the thorough study is complete, regulatory measures will be proposed. The South Korean government maintains an open dialog with financial regulators in this regard.
Addressing the uncertainty regarding cryptocurrency and blockchain is not straightforward. Both industries have their advantages but also pose significant risks. Carefully evaluating both sides of the medallion is mandatory prior to making any decisions. For now, the government has not shared any timeline for introducing regulation pertaining to either industry.
Other countries around the world go through similar struggles. India has yet to make its position on both industries clear to the public. Officials in the United States are also looking for ways to bring more legitimacy to cryptocurrency. Now that Bitcoin has officially "matured', such measures become all the more important.
Should interim crypto regulations be put in place while South Korea continues to study the industry? Let us know in the comments below.


Marillion, Arena, Genesis, Heather Nova.
A Perfect Circle, Air, Alan Parsons Project, Anathema, Aragon, Asia, Audioslave, Ayreon, Beatles, Blackfield, David Bowie, Cristina Branco, Kate Bush, Caamora, Camel, Coldplay, Collage, Miles Davis, Nick Drake, Deep Purple, Dream Theater, Electric Light Orchestra, Explorers Club, Frost*, Peter Gabriel, Galahad, Gazpacho, Gentle Giant, The Gathering, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Gotan Project, Steve Hackett, Tim Hardin, IQ, Jethro Tull, Kansas, King Crimson, Kino, Led Zeppelin, Liquid Tension Experiment, Nils Petter Molvaer, Muse, Nolan & Wakeman, Ojos De Brujo, Pendragon, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree, Portishead, Queen, Queens Of The Stone Age, Queensrÿche, Radiohead, Rush, Saga, Satellite, Shadowland, Sigur Rós, Solar, Spinvis, Spock's Beard, St. Germain, Steely Dan, Strangers On A Train, Stream Of Passion, Talk Talk, Tool, Transatlantic, U.K., The Urbane, Van Der Graaf Generator, Van Morrison, Within Temptation, The Who, Amy Winehouse, Yes.
Maybe some suggestions here Moonspell, The Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Ill Nino, Metallica, Paradise Lost, Green Lizard, Hoobastank, Obituary.
But I also agree with your selection!
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Thanks, I like or will like most of them I think. Some names I have to check out! Can't get used to Billy Corgan's voice though, so no Smashing Pumpkins in my collection (though I do appreciate their work).
I'm in a very productive fase. I'm literally finishing 2 projects. (1 of them I'm working on since october 2002 and the other one since march 2004. Both are scheduled for 2006 and they will both be send to you as I had already promissed!
Ill Nino - Revolution is also fantastic. It is a mix of English with Spanish lyrics...and the music blows you away.
So I guess you are preparing for the gig of Arena in Holland...I hope it will be good...I just feel sad that I won't see them for the fact that I will miss John Mitchell's wonderful guitarplaying. They do a huge European tour and leave out Italy..hummmmm.
Anyway enjoy yourself and take care (don't forget to tell me how it was)...next time I'll write you through your official e-mailaddress!!
And I forgot (in my post some minutes ago) that I also feel sad for missing John Jowitt and Paul Wrightson for their short set of the Visitor because that was "my" Arena...but gee, I realised that I even saw Arena with their line-up of Keith More on guitars playing in Amsterdam, that must have been 96? 97?
[belated!] Thanks Nicky! I missed this post somehow!
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The life of Swathi Thirunal was an offering in music to God. A rare renaissance personality, Swathi Thirunal was a king among musicians and musician among kings. His musical compositions and his life were a mutual translation of his devotion to LordPadmanabha, the presiding deity of the Travancore Royal House....
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Muthuswamy Deekshithar was born in Thiruvavoor in the Thanjavoor district of Tamil Nadu. His father Ramaswamy was a composer and musician of repute. He had his early education in Sanskrit, grammar and puranas along with music. He was a veena exponent. Following the advice of a Guru , Deekshithar went to Kasi and spend five years there . It is after his return from Kasi that he started concentrating in music. All his 500 odd compositionds are in Sanskrit.He used to spend long hours at the Saint Thyagaraja temple at Thiruvavoor composing and singing songs.
He has composed navavarana kritis praising the Kamalambika temple at his village. He was a great devotee of Devi or the mother godess. His compositions on the five elements and the nine planets are also well known. Deekshithar compositions are known for their poetic quality and they are difficult to render. He has composed in Hindustani style and according to western notations too. The disciples of Deekshithar known as the sThanjavoor bothers Vadivelu, Ponnaiha and Sivanandam were prominent members in Swathi's court . In 1835 Deekshithar died while rendering a composition on his favorite deity.


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$5 guests; members, military with ID, and students FREE - please bring a snack to share!
The German version of Mardi Gras! Costume parade, music by Corky's Old Time Rock & Roll Band, beverages and snacks available for purchase.
Prinzessin Annie and Prinz Marty invite you to get your costume ready for the Dayton Liederkranz-Turner FASCHING MASQUERADE BALL, with a theme of "Heroes and Villains" on Saturday, March 9, 2019, 7:11--11:11 P.M.
Music by CORKY'S OLD TIME ROCK & ROLL BAND. Kids are welcome at this family-friendly event.
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