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It's done. The Bay Bridge is officially closed. Although a handful of drivers hung back and tried to be the last car to cross the span, that honor went to a yellow Model A Ford driven by Bob Faber of Richmond.
Once Faber left the Toll Plaza at 8:07 p.m. Wednesday bound for San Francisco, it became all about construction.
All those dire warnings must have paid off. Traffic was very light across the bridge all day, and it only took the CHP 28 minutes to clear the traffic leading up to the scheduled 8 p.m. closure.
"The goal is to have no other traffic on the bridge other than construction crews at 8 p.m.," said CHP spokesman Daniel Hill an hour before the shutdown began.
In a 9 p.m. Bay Bridge closure update at the Toll Plaza, CHP spokesman Daniel Hill expressed hope for a smooth Thursday morning commute based on how smoothly the shutdown went.
"It seemed that everyone got the message and found alternative routes," Hill said.
Few even attempted to bypass the CHP rolling traffic breaks, he said.
With traffic cleared off the bridge by 8:26 p.m., contractors wasted no time getting to work, bridge spokesman Andrew Gordon told the media.
Massive grinders moved onto the empty Toll Plaza approach lanes where they will first remove from 2 to 6 inches of pavement in preparation for the installation of a stormwater drainage system and lane realignment.
Construction trucks had already begun staging at the toll plaza hours Wednesday afternoon, to be ready to move in as soon as the last car left the span.
Contractors immediately began 24/7 work to pave, grade and realign travel lanes in Oakland and Yerba Buena Island with the new bridge.
Over the five-day shutdown, crews must then demolish a 1,000-foot section of the old westbound Interstate 80 and build new lanes that will tie the freeway to the new bridge. A temporary wooden bike and pedestrian trestle will also be installed.
Over on Yerba Buena Island, contractors are placing a protective coating on the pavement.
Contractors MCM, Flatiron West and OC Jones are doing the bulk of the work.
They will have their work cut out for them.
At the peak of construction in the next five days, as many as 400 workers will be on the site. They will have to shepherd through 2,000 truckloads of asphalt weighing a total of 14,500 tons being delivered from a Pleasanton plant.
Approximately 1.2 million square feet of pavement surface will be ground down for the drainage system and to prepare it for new asphalt. Nearly 3,000 truckloads of concrete grindings and construction debris will be taken out, and 10,000 feet of traffic barrier rail, or K-rail, will be installed.
The shiny new and seismically safer $6.4 billion span is set to open by 5 a.m. Tuesday at the latest, but it could possibly open Monday night if the work is done early. As it is, the official chain-cutting ceremony will occur at 3 p.m. Monday, so stay tuned for updates then.
In the final minutes Wednesday night, a few motorists hollered as they drove through the toll booth and others honked, although it's impossible to say why.
One Richmond man showed up at the Toll Plaza parking lot wearing a "Free Leonard" shirt. He said he had no beef with the new bridge, but wanted to advertise his support for freeing jailed Native American Leonard Peltier.
Model A Ford Club of America member Bob Faber of Richmond was the last driver across the span, although he said he had no idea how he will return home with the bridge closed. Golden Gate, perhaps?
During the closure drivers can expect longer drive times, more crowded freeways and local congestion around the 15 closed freeway onramps in Oakland and San Francisco. For those who opt to drive the long way around via the other toll bridges, experts advise adding an hour or more to the drive time between San Francisco and the East Bay.
Better yet, let someone else do the driving. BART, AC Transit and the ferry operators are running extra service throughout the closure. For transportation options, call 511 or visit 511.org.
Here's a look at the closure plans, courtesy of the Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee:
8 p.m., Wednesday — Entire Bay Bridge closes to traffic. Contractors begin demolishing westbound approach in Oakland to make room for the bike and pedestrian path connector, and start grinding and paving operations. Lights in Yerba Buena Island tunnel will be replaced with LEDs.
Thursday — Realignment work kicks in high gear on eastern side, while maintenance and inspection of the western span and tunnel begins.
Friday — Contractor applies polyester protective roadway coating on the travel lanes near the tunnel.
Saturday — Demolition of westbound approach in Oakland nears completion. West span maintenance and inspection continues.
Sunday — Lane striping and temporary bike and pedestrian path trestle installation starts on Oakland side.
Monday — More lane striping, bike path installation and barrier rail placement. Operations nearing completion and clean up ensues.
3 p.m., Monday — Invitation-only chain-cutting ceremony on the span near the Toll Plaza.
Sometime late Monday up until 5 a.m. Tuesday — Final work and clean up performed. Caltrans begins removing connector ramp barrier cones in San Francisco and Oakland, and CHP gradually escorts vehicles onto the new bridge until all five lanes are open.
Noon, Tuesday — Bike and pedestrian path opens. Visitors will be able to walk or cycle partway across the span. The path will be open from dawn until dusk seven days a week. The final connection to Yerba Buena Island should be completed by 2015.
— Staff writer Kristin J. Bender and Daniel M. Jimenez contributed to this story.
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Thank you for taking the time to explain this. I knew you would explain it better than a dictionary.Jazz Girl wrote:New Moon, p. 510 "When I told you that I didn't want you, it was the very blackest kind of blasphemy."sweetpea wrote:I didn't know where to post this question so I posted here. JazzGirl if you are out there I would love to hear your thoughts. I looked up the word blasphemy I was so confused. My question is what did Edward mean by blackest blasphemy. Can't remember the exact quote. Thanks
SweetPea~ Before I answer, let me say that, while I am a spiritual person, organized religion really holds no sway for me. If it works for you, great, and I envy you your faith. So, nothing in this response is meant to insult or disparage. It's just how I speak. That being said...
Usually, yes, the word blasphemy is used to refer to any comments made that curse God or anything of a religiously important nature. More importantly, blasphemy is also immediately considered the worst kind of lie. In the more common English, it can also be used to refer to language or comments that curse anything held sacred by someone. The one thing Edward holds sacred is Bella. Therefore, not only for him to say something so hurtful of her (that he did not love her or want her), it was not only the worst kind of lie he could tell, but the worst kind language he could use ever. The blackest blasphemy translates to the darkest/worst lie. It is, in my heart, one of the most heartfelt comments he ever makes.

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Medal For Man Shot At Family Research Council | News
WASHINGTON (AP) -- District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray awarded the mayor's medal of honor to a man wounded in a shooting at the Family Research Council building in Washington.
Gray presented the medal Monday to Leo Johnson who was wounded during the shooting in August. Johnson is the facilities manager for the FRC and was working security when the shooting happened.
Though he was shot in the arm, Johnson was able to help restrain the shooter.
"Leo Johnson put his life on the line to wrestle a firearm away from an assailant and prevented what could have been a very tragic situation," said Mayor Gray. "He is a hero and it is my privilege to recognize his bravery by awarding him with the Medal of Honor."
Floyd Lee Corkins II is accused of opening fire inside the headquarters of a conservative Christian lobbying group. Authorities say Corkins told the Johnson that he didn't like the group's policies before shooting him.


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There's new Canadian trailer for "Scream 4" out on the tubes that's chock full of new clips and magic. How you can tell it's Canadian is because they dubbed in a bunch of "aboots" and instead of a knife the ghost faced guy is running around with a bottle of maple syrup. Subtle, I know.
"Atrocious" is a new Spanish found footage flick which doesn't look to far off from your "Paranormal Activity" and "Blair Witch Project". Of course it is a lot more caliente, but that goes without saying. That's the only ignorant thing I'm going to say about the new trailer though, I already filled my daily quota with the maple syrup thing.
Jennifer Love Hewitt is going to direct a new movie called "Wait Till Helen Comes" which focuses on a family that move into a house that use to be a church and discover a ghost. They then whisper creepy things to the ghost like "hey ghost, you sure are spooky, want to go into our new hot tub?". Ya know, because Hewitt has another show called "The Ghost Whisperer". Get it? Comic gold!
There's been enough one sheets for "Hobo With a Shotgun" to choke a camel but I'm a sucker for the old school grindhouse looking type posters so here's this new one. I'm not sure if the film is ever actually going to be coming out but posters are cool, so we'll just keep going with that.


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Cocoon is located in Zurich's Seefeld district on a beautiful hillside, which enjoys excellent lake and mountain views. The location's distinctive flair stems from the exceptional park-like setting - a green oasis into which Cocoon snugly nestles. Flanked on three sides by mighty, age-old trees the elliptical structure reads as a freestanding sculptural volume that gracefully spirals up from the park. The stainless steel mesh enveloping the building combines visual privacy with restrained elegance, while establishing a strong and unmistakable presence.
The bold stand-alone building embodies an innovative conception of interior spatial organization and interaction with the surrounding environment. In doing so, it caters for a wide variety of workplace and occupancy concepts. With its spiral massing, Cocoon may be conceived as a sort of "communication landscape" that creates a unique spatial configuration and working environment in a matchless setting. The stepped, upward-winding sequence of segments also shapes the character of the building interior. All spaces are arranged along a gently rising ramp, which wraps around a central, light-flooded atrium. The space planning concept dispenses with the traditional division into horizontal storeys in favour of a seemingly endless sequence of elliptical floor segments. By eliminating the usual barriers to communication, this generates a unique spatial experience and working environment that unlocks a host of intriguing possibilities for interaction and co operation. The floorspace design is occupancy-neutral and provides for fully flexible partitioning together with the adaptability necessary to meet the shifting needs of future users. Together, the various elements – lift, spiral ramp, segments and stairwell – constitute a clearly structured, versatile circulation system that provides for both the desired interaction and the necessary flexibility to accommodate alternative uses.
Internally, a light-flooded, upwardly widening atrium forms the centrepiece of Cocoon. Around this, the circulation and communication ramp winds its way upwards in gently curving contours, to provide a fluid link between all the internal spaces. Internally, as the ellipses expand with each turn of the spiral, the skylight void opens up in a stunning spectacle. Externally, the building adopts the guise of a dynamic, upward-reaching sculpture. The dramatic atrium, with its wealth of internal visual links, generates a natural ambience conducive to communication and a sense of community.
The facade assembly consciously adds a note of subtlety and sophistication to the overall composition. The building is wrapped in a fine, almost scaly veil of stainless steel wire mesh. This curtain curls elegantly upwards in soft lines along the expanding spiral, its junction with the roof terrace accentuated by an open facade frame.
The shrouded, sculptural stand-alone building, introverted during the daytime as it looks inwards towards the atrium, is recast in the evening hours as a transparent shining beacon. Cocoon uses a Air-source heat pump system for environmentally-friendly heating and cooling.
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Start of Planing September 2004
Start of Construction February 2006
Completion September 2007
Floor Area, BGF 1'900 m2
Building Volume 8'400 m3
Building Costs, BKP 1-9 CHF
Swiss Life, Zürich
Projektleitung: Marco Noch
Projekt Team: Stefan Camenzind, Susanne Zenker
Bauleitung: S+B Baumanagement AG
Ingenieur /Statik: Gruner AG
Fassadenplaner: Steimet GmbH
Elektroingenieur: Hefti Hess Martignoni
Heizung/Lüftung/Sanitär: Haustec Engineering AG
Bauphysik/Akustik: Kopitsis Bauphysik AG


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I adore my girlfriend. She's hot and smart and funny—the whole package. She also happens to be very petite, with a youngish face, which is all well and good, except when combined with the fact that she waxes her hoo-ha, it makes her look, well, pre-pubescent. I know it's her body, but I'm the one that's down there all the time, and frankly, it weirds me out! How can I broach this subject without getting smacked?
—Wants a little hair down there
, I'm a feminist and am therefore contractually obligated to tell you a woman's body is her own, and she can do whatever she wants with it, including going all Edward Scissorhands on her snatch. But, I also don't think it's that big of a deal to put in your request. It'd be one thing if the situation was reversed, and you wanted her to start a regular (expensive, painful) waxing regimen for your benefit. Or if she was a champion breaststroker (swimming, people!) and needed to keep her body Cherubian in order to shave (sorry) seconds off her time. I'm guessing that's not the case, however.
As my friend Marie put it, "I think a partner does have a right to ask (not demand), but if she says no, it's her labia." It's not as loaded of a premise, but I know plenty of gals who aren't the least bit perturbed to ask their boyfriends to shave or trim their beard, especially if it causes unpleasant friction or houses small animals. Again, no one's obligated to actually change their appearance for their partner, but with some sensitivity, such requests don't have to be a big to-do.
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on this further, be sure you ask your girlfriend politely, and don't ambush her.* Tell her you'd like to see how sex feels with a buffer. Tell her you find nether beards unbelievably sexy (but don't call it a nether beard). Tell her that you are aghast, AGHAST!, at the unrealistic, hairless femmebot bodies in advertisements and porn, and that you long for those bygone days (the '80s and '90s) where it was standard for women to be natural and Nair-free. Hell, she might be thrilled that you appreciate some undergrowth. Maybe she's been waiting for just such an opportunity to redecorate Hair Force One.
If not, though, you'll have to drop it. Remember that old saying, a hand in the bush is worth two Brazillians. Wait, that can't be right.
*Apparently hair questions turn otherwise normal advice columnists into terrible pun-makers. Witness Slate's
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My girlfriend sent me this text: U kno whats weird? I think we r have more fun togets doing not so fun things (like cleaning) instead of things that shd be fun (bars, drinkings etc). Anna, I'm curious, what does this mean?
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It means she probably shouldn't be going to bars in the 4th grade. Oh wait.
It means she thinks boozing is overrated and she wants to do domestic, "boring" things with you instead of getting wasted all the time. You should probably listen to her and act accordingly.
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Eclipse Premiere ~ Breakin' it Down with the Bands!Jun 26th, 2010 | By Kallieross | Category: Fandom, Featured Articles, Movie News, Music, Premieres, Site News, Videos
Interviews With Metric, Eastern Conference Champions, and The Bravery from the Eclipse Black Carpet Premiere.
We had a blast talking to some of our favorite bands from the soundtrack! Watch to hear about what inspired the songs, and what they're up to now!
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My maternal 7th-great grandparents, Bennett FIELD and Elizabeth SPOFFORD, were married on this date in 1734 in Deerfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Bennett was the son of John and Mary (BENNETT) FIELD. Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas and Bethiah (HAZELTINE) SPOFFORD. Bennett was born December 13, 1709 in Deerfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born April 19, 1715 in Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts. They had at least 2 children. Bennett died April 6, 1770 in Mansfield, Windham County, Connecticut. Elizabeth died November 20, 1772 in Mansfield, Windham County, Connecticut.
My maternal 4th-great granduncle, William C. MILLS, married on this date in 1839 to Rebecca HADLEY. William was the son of Henry and Hannah (WOODWARD) MILLS, and the older brother of my Hannah MILLS. William was born 1816-5mo-8d and died July 21, 1899. Nothing further is known at this date.
My paternal great-granduncle, Alva Monroe WEHRLY, was born on this date in 1878 in Jay County, Indiana. Alva was the son of William P. and Olive Jane (SMITH) WEHRLY, and the younger brother of my Barbara Isabel WEHRLY. Alva married October 1, 1901 to Emma C. YAEGER. Emma was born April 1, 1882 in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana. They had 4 children. Emma died December 8, 1964 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana. Alva died March 8, 1952 in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.
My paternal 3rd-great granduncle, Isaac LEMASTERS, was born on this date in 1795 in Virginia. Isaac was the son of Jacob and Hannah (________) LEMASTERS, and the older brother of my Luman Walker LEMASTERS. Isaac married on November 21, 1821 in Shelby County, Ohio to Hannah Elizabeth COLEMAN. Hannah was the daughter of Phillip and Ann (KELLY) COLEMAN. Hannah was born April 17, 1807 in Warren County, Ohio. Isaac died about January 11, 1841 in Allen County, Ohio. Hannah died May 7, 1892 in Auglaize County, Ohio.
My paternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Mary JACOBS, was born on this date in 1819 in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Mary was the daughter of David and Barbara (BYERS) JACOBS, and the older sister of my Susan JACOBS. Mary died August 27, 1820 in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania.
My paternal 6th-great grandmother, Mary RICHARDS, was born on this date in 1738 in New Jersey. Mary was the daughter of John and Mary (________) RICHARDS. Mary married October 21, 1760 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Jesse CHEW, son of Jeffrey and Amy (DRIVER) CHEW. Jesse was born November 25, 1738 in Gloucester County, New Jersey. They had 7 children. Jesse died January 31, 1812. Mary died May 7, 1816 in New Jersey.


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The Dow Jones industrial average fell for the 11th time in 12 days after a pair of discouraging economic reports came as investors worried about Greece's possible exit from euro.
The Dow closed down 156 points at 12,442. The Standard & Poor's 500 fell 20 to 1,305, its lowest close since Jan. 17. The Nasdaq composite fell 60 points to 2,814.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said manufacturing slowed in the mid-Atlantic region for the first time in eight months. The Conference Board reported that its measure of future U.S. economic growth fell in April after six months of increases.
These gloomy reports were a surprise and came as investors continued to fret about developments in Europe, where Greece seemed headed for an exit from the euro bloc.


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What People Love About Franklin Massachusetts
Recreation in Franklin
There is so much for kids and families to do in Franklin. You really never have to leave Franklin for any recreational activities. Whether your family is into soccer, baseball, lacrosse, or hockey there are plenty of options for recreational you sports in Franklin. If your family is into baseball, then you will want to check out the Franklin Youth Baseball Organization. If hockey is your thing, then you may get to spend a lot of time in the cold Pirelli Hockey Rink on Panther way which is the home to Franklin Youth Hockey which is home to the Franklin Flyers. If you family is into other outdoor sporths such as soccer you may get a chance to visit the Beaver Pond Recreation Complex which does hosts games for Franklin Youth Soccer program on the turf field. After kids play some sports you may want to cool off in Chilson Pond.
Fishing in Franklin
Chilson Pond at the Beaver Pond Recreation Complex has some fishing. Another place where people do a lot of freshwater fishing in Franklin is the The Charles River. The Charles River has plenty of places to launch a canoe or a kayak and do some fishing from. People also fish on the Norfolk border at Populatic Pond at the Franklin Reservoir which is part of The DelCarte Conservation Area. It's easily accessible on Pleasant Street with a parking lot to handle plenty of cars.
If Your Family has Gone to the Dogs – So Has Franklin
If you and are your dog are into socializing with other pet owners and their furbabies, the you will want to head over to Dacey Field which is the home of the Franklin Dog Park and Franklin Disc Golf.
No matter what, Franklin probably has what you are looking for. If you cannot find it, then we are pretty certain that the Town of Franklin's recreation department will be able to point you in the right direction.
You can visit them here Franklin Parks and Recreation.
Interested in seeing a home in Franklin?
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Mountain Biking in Franklin
If you are into mountain biking, then Franklin provides just the spot for you to get out and into the wild. The Franklin State Forest is accessible via 58 Forge Hill Rd in Franklin Massachusetts. If you would like to reach the group who manages the trails and is a liaison between the state you can reach the New England Mountain Bike Association at 508 543-5850 Here is a link which has access to trails maps, directions and information about mountain biking in the Franklin State Forest Here is a map to the trail head for mountain biking at Franklin State Forest. You can also hike at the Franklin State Forest.
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Art and Culture in Franklin
Franklin Cultural Festival
If the wild world of sports or the great outdoors is not your thing there are plenty of other things to do. If you or your family are into theater and the arts then Franklin will not leave you short. There are so many things to see and do.
The Franklin Public Library
My personal favorite has always been the library at the center of town. The library at the time of writing is under construction. It was a favorite of mine before the renovations, but I am sure it will even stand taller in my mind for me. Here is a link to The Franklin Public Library If would like to see what the library is up to you may want to visit the FPL Facebook page here you will be able to see what the status of the renovation is and also to visit the temporary branch and see what programs the library is currently offering.
Franklin Performing Arts Center
The Franklin Performing Arts Company is a local theater arts and music. They produce a lot of musicals, plays, ballet and drama events throughout the year.
Here is what it said on their page about their organization.
"Guided by a community advisory board, FPAC offers opportunities for everyone to get involved in drama, music and dance right in our own community. Our performances feature live orchestras and professional artists, and they often provide a first glimpse into the world of theater for local youth." FPAC
The Franklin Performing Arts Center performs a large majority of their events at their very own The Black Box Theater which is in Downtown Franklin.
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Franklin Sculpture Park
The Franklin Sculpture Park is an outdoor venue which allows visitors the opportunity to walk around and preview three dimensional outdoor works of art. If you would like to see more about it, the sculpture park has it's own Facebook Page here
Dean College
Dean College is a not-for-profit institution that is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Today, Dean serves more than a 1,150 full time students and close to 300 part time students, for a full enrollment of close to 1,450 and more than 25,000 alumni. The College's future is based soundly upon its rich history of developing programs that meet the changing individual needs of students.
Dean adds significantly to the vibrancy of the Downtown Franklin area. It's nice to see you people walking around the town and visiting the local shops.You can check out Dean College here
Franklin Town Common
Franklin Town Common is approximately 4 acres in size. It features mature trees and a lush level lawn bordered by mature trees offering plenty of shade trees. There are lot of statues and memorials. At the western base of the common is St. Mary's Catholic Church. In recent years, the common has been frequented by more people as it was a very good Pokemon stop.
Many town civic and government agencies hosts events on the Franklin Town Common. There is a the Franklin Farmer's Market hosted on the common for about 6 months of the year. Another event that happens at the Town Common is the annual Feast of Saint Rocco which has been going for approximately 40 years and includes food, music and carnival rides and games.
Local Events Sponsored by the Franklin Downtown Partnership
The Franklin Downtown Partnership
About Us
Franklin Downtown Partnership, Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization operated "exclusively" for charitable and education purposes. The Partnership sees Franklin's downtown as the heart of the community: a center of civic and cultural activities, government services, commercial businesses, and diversified housing. All of the Partnership's activities are designed to foster greater vitality in the downtown commercial district and to serve as a vehicle for public policy discourse.
Some of the events that the Franklin Downtown Partnership runs are the Franklin Holiday Stroll and the annual Franklin Strawberry Stroll.
Franklin Food Pantry
Shopping Plazas and Grocery Stores
Grocery Shopping
As far as grocery shopping in Franklin, people do their shopping at 1 of 3 large grocery stores. There is a Shaws in the Horace Mann Plaza on Route 140. About 100 yards away from the Shaws is a Big Y grocery store. If you like Stop and Shop then you will find them at the Franklin Village Shopping Center at Exit 17 of Interstate 495.
If you are looking for a Whole Foods Market, the nearest one to Franklin MA is the Bellingham Whole Foods Market accross the street from the Whole Foods is the nearest Market Basket. If you want to trade with Trader Joe, the nearest Trader Joes is in Foxboro at the Patriot Place.
There are two large shopping plazas in Franklin. The shopping plazas in town are The Horace Mann Plaza and The Franklin Village Shopping Center. For more retail therapy for those who are willing to travel a little further, you can head over to Patriots Place in Foxboro or The Wrentham Premium Outlets.
The nearest Target to Franklin is in Milford. Some local specialty stores include are the Cake Bar Bakery in Downtown Franklin and Elizabeths Bagels
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Bars and Restaurants in Franklin
From Irish and Italian to Japanese and Indian the Town of Franklin has you palette covered. The partial list is below. If you are restaurant owner and I left you off, please feel free to reach out.
The Curry House
Nickys for brekfast on Route 140
Alumni Pub
Wah Sing
Papa Ginos
Teddy Gallaghers
The Rome
British Beerworks
Noodles and Company
Three Restaraunt
Hang Tai
Bamboo House
Maguro House
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Coffee Shops in Franklin
Looking for a place to have a coffee and a pastry, there are a few Dunkin Donuts, a Starbucks and a couple Honey Dew Donuts
Now that you have eaten…time for a workout
Places to workout in Franklin
YMCA, Adirondack Club,Boost Fitness
Highway Access and Public Transportation in Franklin
GARTA Franklin Service
Commuter Rail in Franklin MA with trains running to Boston
Interested in Franklin Yet?
Check out some Franklin MA Open Houses – Explore Open Houses this Weekend in Franklin
Michael Mahoney of Keller Williams has compiled The Official List of Condos in Franklin. We have grouped all Franklin condo complexes together and all you to search these groupings by price and amenities. Take a look at Condo Complexes in Franklin Massachusetts
Franklin's Neighboring Towns
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The visual arts play a significant role in the life of the school. Vibrant academic courses, unique co-curricular options, and substantive exhibitions captivate our students and inspire the community. Our course offerings provide an essential creative outlet and a means by which students can apply their artistic scholarship to real-world applications.
Our curriculum is designed to meet the needs of beginning and advanced students, those looking for a single-term elective, or those who may pursue their interest in the arts beyond graduation.
Browse a full course catalog here.
The Academy's visual art program is grounded in the formal principles of design while being a fertile hive of creative invention. We use a variety of media, styles, and techniques to communicate deeply felt work that is rich with narrative content. All courses draw upon art history and reference contemporary work. Each project allows for personal expression and each unit of study culminates in an interactive group critique. Our more ambitious students submit portfolios to the College Board and include art supplements with their applications to college.
Members of the visual arts faculty are practicing artists who regularly show their work in professional galleries and annually mount exhibitions in the Academy's von Auersperg Gallery. The gallery also showcases other local and international artists' work throughout the school year. Additional inspiration may come through visits to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, the Clark Museum, and the outstanding collections of the museums at Williams College, Smith College, UMass, and Amherst College.


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Latest Lungs News
THURSDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- About one in five U.S. adult smokers has used electronic cigarettes, a new study finds.
E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that deliver nicotine, flavorings and other chemicals. They turn these substances into vapor that is inhaled by the user, which is referred to as "vaping."
In 2011, about 21 percent of adult smokers in the United States said they had used e-cigarettes, up from about 10 percent in 2010. About 6 percent of all adults have tried e-cigarettes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study released Thursday.
Between 2010 and 2011, the use of e-cigarettes among adult smokers rose among both men and women, whites, those aged 45 to 54, people living in the South, and current and former smokers, the study authors found.
In both years, e-cigarette use was much higher among current smokers than among former and never smokers, the investigators noted. Awareness of e-cigarettes increased from about 40 percent of adults in 2010 to 60 percent of adults in 2011.
"E-cigarette use is growing rapidly. There is still a lot we don't know about these products, including whether they will decrease or increase use of traditional cigarettes," Dr. Tom Frieden, CDC director, said in an agency news release.
Compared to traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes appear to have far fewer toxins, according to the CDC authors. However, the impact of the devices on long-term health need more study, they noted.
Research is also needed to see how e-cigarette marketing could affect the use of traditional cigarettes, especially among young people, the authors noted in the news release.
"If large numbers of adult smokers become users of both traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes -- rather than using e-cigarettes to quit cigarettes completely -- the net public health effect could be quite negative," Dr. Tim McAfee, director of the CDC's Office on Smoking and Health, said in the news release.
-- Robert Preidt
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After 45 years, the much-storied lost Beach Boys album "Smile" will finally see the light of day, Billboard reported.
Capitol Records is set to release the long-awaited record—called The Smile Sessions--sometime this year. The project has the support of Beach Boys visionary Brian Wilson, who said in a statement: "I'm thrilled that the Beach Boys' original studio sessions for 'Smile' will be released for the first time, after all these years,. I'm looking forward to this collection of the original recordings and having fans hear the beautiful angelic voices of the boys in a proper studio release."
"The major thing in the past, I don't think we had support from all the band, and now we do. All parties are supporting it coming out. Everybody is onboard now," GM/senior VP of catalog marketing at EMI Music North America, Bill Gagnon, told Billboard.
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The history of "Smile" dates back to 1966 when Wilson and Van Dyke Parks were working on it together until a fire happened at the recording studio that brought the project to a halt. Some of the songs had ended up on subsequent Beach Boys albums such as "Heroes and Villains" and "Surf's Up."
Wilson released his own version of "Smile" in 2004 with a different band.
According to Billboard, "The Smiles Sessions" will appear in three formats: a two-CD release; an iTunes digital album, and a boxed set consisting of 4 CDs, 2 vinyl LPs and 2 vinyl singles accompanied by a 60-page book.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- The effects of deployment for Army personnel are not as great as expected, according to a study released in the September issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, which is the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
Physical training is part of the job of U.S. Army soldiers, but access to physical fitness facilities and training time may be limited during combat deployments. While limited training may result in a loss of fitness, the physical requirements of war fighting may offset some of the negative effects, the study found.
In the context of the ongoing military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq, no previous study had assessed the effects of prolonged military deployment on body composition, physical fitness, and physical performance.
Researcher Marilyn Sharp, M.S., and her team from the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine measured physical fitness levels in 110 infantry soldiers before and after a nine-month assignment to Afghanistan. Measurements included aerobic fitness, muscle strength, muscle power and body composition.
Soldiers maintained strength and lower body power during deployment. They experienced small but statistically significant decreases of about 5 percent in both aerobic fitness and upper body power. Changes in body composition were both positive (a 2 percent decrease in weight) and negative (a 4 percent decrease in lean body mass and an 8 percent increase in fat mass).
"These findings are encouraging in that the body composition and physical performance changes were not large," Sharp says. "However, it would be wise to track soldiers during longer deployments to ensure that no health or performance concerns arise."
Reduced physical training time may be a contributing factor to the decline in aerobic fitness. For average healthy adults, ACSM and the American Heart Association recommend that healthy adults exercise for at least 30 minutes, five days per week, at a moderate intensity, or 20 minutes, three days per week, at a vigorous intensity. Prior to deployment, a majority of soldiers were meeting the recommendation—80 percent of soldiers exercised three or more days per week. Though most soldiers reported having access to some form of aerobic and strength training equipment, only 35 percent exercised during deployment.
It is likely that the physical demands of military tasks helped soldiers maintain physical fitness, even in the face of reduced training time.
"The good news is that the negative effects of this deployment were minor and could be quickly ameliorated upon return with a directed physical training program," Sharp says.
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How do you get microphones, instruments, and other gear all to play nicely in your recording or PA system? We break down the basics of managing gain to help you get the most out of your system.
Regardless of which microphone you are using, which audio sources you are recording, or what signal level you are sending into your recording software, sometimes it can be tricky to get the levels you want or enough of certain signals.
Getting the levels right.
The basic principle here is to figure out the dynamic range of your source (singer, snare drum, turntable, sampler, etc.), and then maximize that source's gain level without distorting or clipping. From there, you can mix the levels of different sources using the faders or volume knobs on each channel. This way, you get the lowest-noise performance and the highest level of flexibility in your mixer or recording system. This is called gain staging.
Before we go any further, let's define some of the terms we're using:
- Sound source refers to any device that creates sound. The sound sources a recording or sound-reinforcement engineer deals with are human voices, acoustic and electric instruments, and other electronic sound equipment.
- Signal is the electrical equivalent of sound. Sound is generally created when a sound source vibrates air, and a sound signal is that vibration (sound wave) converted into electrical current.
- Gain is the ability of an amplifier to increase the power or amplitude of a signal.
- Dynamics refers to sound pressure level: how loud or quiet a sound is.
- Preamplifier (preamp) refers to an electronic amplifier that prepares an electronic signal for further amplification or processing. Most commonly, a preamplifier is used in music for amplifying a low-level sound source (microphone, turntable, or pickup) up to line level. Many mixers and some low-level sound sources such as turntables and pickups can contain built-in preamps.
- Line level refers to the operating level of a signal that is easily manipulated by other devices such as mixing consoles, effects, and recording systems. In professional audio, this level is referred to as +4 dBu.
- Noise refers to unwanted system sound (usually hiss and hum) created by electrical components' operation.
Sound-source levels
Dynamic microphones (for example Shure SM57 and SM58, Electro Voice RE20, Sennheiser MD 421) are designed to be able to capture very loud sound sources without distorting. These mics can be placed at close proximity to a guitar amp or kick drum with the mixer set to unity gain (applying no additional gain). You can shout into these microphones without generating a signal that would clip (overload) the mic preamplifier.
Condenser microphones (for example Shure SM81, Sennheiser e614, Neumann U 87) are designed to capture extremely detailed sound, so they are more delicate than dynamic microphones.
Both dynamic and condenser microphone have low levels of output, so they require you to pre-amplify them so that you can more easily work with them. Similarly, if you are working with an instrument pickup or a turntable, you will likely need to booth their output levels for best use.
Some great tools for accomplishing this level boost are the Alesis iO series. The iO|14 and iO|26 each have lower noise than many of the legendary mixing consoles and provide up to 50db of gain. This means that these interfaces can apply more clean gain to a signal than many other devices.
Here are some tips for approaching gain in different situations.
Accurately capture the performance with a good signal level, but without clipping (reaching 0dB).
When recording/overdubbing over pre-recorded material, provide the performer with a headphone mix of the pre-recorded material that is loud enough to allow them to perform their take well.
Apply volume adjustments, effects, EQ, compression, and limiting to shape the sound of individual tracks so that they fit well with the other tracks.
Balance the tracks in relation to one another to get the best possible complete picture.
Apply adjustments to the final mix (stereo or surround sound) including EQ, compression, and limiting to maximize the recording's overall volume and ability to play well on a variety of sound systems.
If a complete album is being mastered, each song is also balanced for volume and overall tone in relation to the other songs.
We hope this is a good introduction to gain staging and management. It can be a tricky concept to master and the best way to improve your understanding and skills is practice. So get out there and start tracking, mixing and, mastering!


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At the end of "It's Raining Again" there's a chorus of kids singing "It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring. He bumped his head and went to bed and didn't get up the next morning."
And I immediately think "Huh. He must have had a subdural hematoma."
I've been doing this for too long.


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So where does that leave us today, and what does this all mean for the future of BI? I think dashboards represent just the first step for the next major phase in BI both from a technology and a methodology perspective. For lack of a better term I will label this next phase the "BI user experience" as represented by user interfaces that information workers and business executives interact with to "experience" their data [...] Your ability to process that information and the inherent relationships within that data is exponentially higher and faster with the bar chart. This is one area where the human brain still far exceeds the power of technology-driven computation in its ability to recognize and process patterns composed of large volumes of information.
I totally agree with Tom's vision, which fits in my vision of the connection between Machine Learning, Data Mining and Business Intelligence. For me, ML, DM and BI can be seen as 3 different areas, but they can also be seen as a chain where each one plays an important role. DM is data centric as it focuses on data, BI is user centric as it should deal with users needs and ML is the intelligence behind the process (althought not every need needs an intelligent process).
In the figure, ML is represented inside DM and DM inside BI. From the BI point of view, DM is like glacé cherry, a turn of the screw from the statistical processes behind BI. ML is inside DM as it is the engine for processing all the data in DM processes.


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Computer architecture is the study of the interface between the hardware and software in computer systems, ranging from supercomputers to servers to desktop computers to notebooks to handheld computers. The program of study emphasizes design tradeoffs in implementing those interfaces both in hardware and software.
Our outstanding faculty bring state-of-the-art research, development, and design experience into the classroom, ensuring that our students and alumni are amongst the best in their fields and that our research advances the scientific community as well as society and business.


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Vegas mom gives birth to quintuplets in Arizona
A Las Vegas family is nearly twice as big as it was last week after welcoming quintuplets.
Evonne Derrico gave birth to two boys and three girls Friday at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz.
The babies' names all start with the letter "D'' in keeping with family tradition. Babies Deniko, Dariz, Deonee, Daician and Daiten all weigh less than 3 pounds and are in the neonatal intensive care unit.
Evonne Derrico and her husband, Deon, already have a 7-year-old daughter, a 3-year-old son and 1-year-old twin boys. The family temporarily moved to Mesa during Derrico's 22nd week of pregnancy to receive care from a multiple birth specialist there.
Hospital officials say the 33-year-old mother carried the babies to 32 weeks gestation. The average for quints is 28 weeks.
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Oh silly P'fhorums, how dost thou entertain me ^-^ Hehe..
you all are so silly, bickering on the internet.
The most you ever change is a couple thousand 1's and 0's that simply represent the letters in your posts.
Some things stay the same, I suppose.
My only observations to this,are, you people love capslock...which needs to stop.
internet shouting is even more funny. it make me think of an angry man bursting a vein in his neck.
calm down, sheesh!
also, I agree completely with Nobody.
a corollary to his Ryoko comment that I have is that, I have the utmost respect for you Ryoko, but you do seem a tad abusive in your powers
as an admin, either you need to stay out of this petty crap, or remove your own admin powers. Its the whole "balance of power" idea.
You simply seem to lash out at things at times, and it starts a whole nuther crap storm whenever you do.
take this not as biting criticism, but simply as a tactic to keep things from escalating here. And what do you have to lose, except people picking apart your statements and trying to make YOU look like the evil overlord/asshole. Arguments require fuel, and without it, they die like the fires they are.


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Mr. B B Gurung, the third Chief Minister of Sikkim was born on 11th October 1929 at Chakhung village in West Sikkim. After accomplishing his Graduation from Calcutta University, Mr. Gurung worked as a teacher at Turnbull School Darjeeling for a short period. He then returned to Sikkim and continued the same profession as a teacher and worked at Rangpo High School. After few years he left the job of teacher and worked as a Staff Reporter for Amrita Bazar Patrika a Calcutta based newspaper. He has also edited Kanchenjunga the first news based Nepali journal of Sikkim.
He began his political career as a member of Sikkim State congress (founded in December 1947). Very soon he was given the charge of General Secretary of the Party. Later, he was elected as a Councilor from Chakhung Constituency. As a Councilor, Mr. Gurung was given the charge of Education, Forest and Transportation Department.
|Mr. B.B Gurung pic. sikkimonlineinfo
In the election of 1973, which was held as per the terms made in the May 8th Agreement, Mr. Gurung was elected as a member of the Sikkim Assembly as a candidate of Sikkim National Congress. In October 1977, he was appointed as the Speaker of Sikkim Legislative Assembly which was then vacant due to the death of its First Speaker late Chatur Singh Rai.
|Mr. B.B Gurung being sworn in as the Third Chief Minister of Sikkim on 11th May 1984
Mr. B.B. Gurung was an active figure in the politics of Sikkim during pre and post merger period. He was instrumental in making Sikkim an Associate State of India in 1974 and transforming independent Sikkim into 22nd state of Indian Union. In October 1979 Sikkim Legislative Assembly election Mr. Gurung was elected from two constituencies of Chakhung and Jorethang as a candidate of Sikkim Congress Revolutionary led by Mr. Ram Chandra Paudyal.
In May 1984, Mr. Nar Bahadur Bhandari's government was dismissed by then Governor J.H. Taleyarkhan under Article (164) of the Indian Constitution. This paved a way to Mr. Gurung to become the next Chief Minister of Sikkim. He was sworn in as the third Chief Minister of Sikkim on 11th of May 1984 and remained in power for 13 days. The then Governor of Sikkim J H Taleyarkhan recommended for imposition of President's Rule in the State of Sikkim under Article 356 of the Constitution of India on 25th of May 1984. Thus, the 13 days old Government headed by Mr. Gurung got dissolved owing to lack of support and instability. This veteran leader of Sikkimese political sphere is still active in the politics of Sikkim.


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Webster University is a community of faculty, staff and students united by their commitment to academic excellence. As a global university, Webster is dedicated to equipping and enriching lives to influence and participate in an ever changing society. With this, our commitment to diversity and inclusion is significant to our university's core values and our relationship to the community.
Office of Diversity & Inclusion and Community Engagement
For Webster University, diversity and inclusion is more than meeting a goal or focusing on a specific representation within a combination. It is an involvement in expressive dialogue and offerings of distinct talent, thought and inquiry from individuals from various backgrounds. Webster recognizes that diversity and inclusion cultivates academic excellence. The institution also understands the success of each individual strengthens the community.
It is essential that our faculty and staff members have the experiences, perspective and cultural competency to operate in an increasingly diverse environment, and that our business practices and community relations be effective at fostering positive and mutually supportive relationships within the community.
Throughout our global footprint, Webster University will continue to enhance its commitment to diversity and inclusion while valuing the different experiences, narratives and world views of individuals and groups.
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Diversity embraces all human differences while building on the commonalities. It serves to eliminate discrimination and exclusion based on race, color, creed, national origin, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, disability, religion or military status.
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Report of General H.J. Strickler, Commissioner for Auditing Claims for Kansas Territory
Author: Strickler, Hiram Jackson
Date: March 7, 1858
Hiram Strickler, Commissioner for Auditing Claims for Kansas Territory, penned this report from Lecompton, Kansas Territory, directing it to the current members of Congress. Strickler had served as the territorial Claims Auditor for nearly a year, considering and investigating Kansas citizens' claims of property and monetary loss due to "difficulties" in the Territory. Finding that the Territorial Government had no money appropriated to pay these claims, Strickler turned to the Federal Government, whose policies and legislation he blamed for instigating political conflict in the Territory. He attached a table listing the name of each claimant, the amount claimed, the amount proven lost, and the type of loss they reported.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: SP 336.K13 Kansas Claims Pamphlets v.1
Item Number: 102803 Number of images: 14
Keywords: Border disputes and warfare; Damage claims; Finance; Kansas Nebraska Act; Lawsuits; Missouri compromise; Popular sovereignty; Skirmishing; Strickler, Hiram Jackson


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Blackberry is circling the drain. So says analyst Eric Jackson in an interview with the bomb-throwing blog Business Insider. "It's a bad software company" he says, with "bad cofounders, and they're going to drive this company straight into the ground."
It's entirely possible we could see the end of Research in Motion this year, bought up by a healtheir company. Palm vanished, bought up during its last gasps by Hewlett Packard, a company which knows something about lousy selling products.
Microsoft can afford to keep its lousy-selling Windows phone on the market through sheer willpower. But it did kill its own Kin after just weeks on the market.
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Blackberry's problems are twofold. First, it's facing obvious competition from iPhone and Android. That competition will get more fierce as more and more corporations bend to employees' demands and allow enterprise email on devices other than Blackberry.
The second problem: RIM's phones suck. Slow, buggy and starved for apps. The company released four new phones Wednesday, including an all-touch device similar to iPhone, but they will not be available until the end of the month.
"New BlackBerry Phones Fall Short" says Forbes. "New Phones Not Enough" says Barron's.
For now, Blackberry's only hope is enterprise. Big-boy and -girl venture capitalists, high strung entrepreneurs and captains of industry still use Blackberry, almost exclusively.
The signs are grim, however. Research in Motion just laid off 2,000 employees. Apple, for what it's worth, is hiring.


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Recently, a conversation with an internal medical resident went like this on rounds as we reviewed the patient's EKG:
"What the main QRS axis of this patient's EKG?" I asked.When I was in medical school, I learned EKG reading from the classic book by Dale Dubin, MD, called "Rapid Interpretation of EKG's". Now in its 6th edition, the book serves as a cornerstone for the interpretation of EKG's for most medical students. Even though Dr. Dubin is frowned upon as a textbook for EKG's by some because of his past transgressions, his classic textbook has withstood the test of time and has undoubtedly taught more physicians how to read an EKG than any other textbook.
"Well, if the QRS is positive in lead I and negative in lead aVF, it must be left axis."
"Not necessarily. Sounds like you learned EKG axis from Dubin's text, eh."
"Yeah. We have always been told to look at lead I and aVF."
"Well, you should really look at leads I and II."
But it contains some errors, too, and anyone wanting to become an avid EKG reader should be aware of the text's shortcomings. EKG axis determination is one of the most glaring examples.
Perhaps the most challenging concept for most medical students to grasp is that of EKG Axis, that is, the general direction of the heart's depolarization wavefront (or mean electrical vector) in the frontal plane in which the the ventricles electrically activate.
Dubin simplifies axis determination by dividing the frontal plane into four equally-divided major quadrants: normal quadrant (0-+90 degrees), left axis quadrant(-1 to –90 degrees), right axis quadrant (+91 to +180 degrees)and extreme right axis quadrant(-91 to –180 degrees). To identify an EKG with a "normal" axis, then, Dubin suggests students use leads I and aVF to determine the main QRS axis. According to his algorithm, if the main QRS deflection in I and aVL are positive, then the axis should be considered "normal."
But Dubin's method fails to acknowledge that QRS axes between 0 and -29 degrees are also considered normal (physiologic). Only at –30 degrees and less, is left axis deviation considered. So Dubin's algorithm is flawed.
So is there a simple way to quickly determine if an EKG has a frontal plane QRS normal axis? Sure! Just look at leads I and II instead of leads I and aVF.
If leads I and II both have a QRS deflection that is mostly positive, then the QRS axis of the EKG is normal. If the QRS in lead I is positive and II is negative, then the QRS axis is defined as left axis deviation. If lead I is negative and II is positive, then the QRS axis is defined as right axis deviation, and if both leads I and II QRS deflections are mainly negative, then the EKG is axis is considered to be extreme right axis deviation. Wikipedia has a nice graphic (but would have been better is they excluded the bottom row, Lead III, and just focused on Leads I and II):
So just by looking at the main QRS deflection in leads I and II on the EKG, rather than leads I and avF, you can always quickly determine whether an EKG has a normal axis, left axis, right axis, or extreme right axis deviation.
Here ends the EKG axis pearl-of-the-day.


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Angie Hohenwarters Asiaventure
Lezyne's own Angie Hohenwarter takes to Taichung, Taiwan in this first episode of ASIAVENTURE, courtesy of MTB Freeride.TV. Watch as Angie visits the Lezyne Taiwan factory for the first time, ride the rugged local trails of Taichung, and visits the night market with the Lezyne crew to try some… interesting treats.
This episode is just the first of many to come of Angie Hohenwarters Asiaventure! Follow Angie as she travels through Asia, riding the different trails and creating her own adventure! Lezyne was proud to have Angie visit our modern Taiwan factory and travel with us through the beautiful city of Taichung.


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My question is this: In our current economic recession resulting in many job losses, most economists suggest that unless we spend more to keep the market going, it is difficult for the economy to recover.
On the other hand, frugal living with spiritual poverty is a virtue in Catholic Church teaching. If everyone truly practises this teaching, not only will the current recession linger but our economy will get worse and more people will lose their jobs.
Giving our savings to the poor will not basically or radically alter the situation because the recovery requires a structural approach with infusion of cash for our economic system to bounce back so that the GNP growth will be brought back to its pre-recession four per cent per annum. What are your thoughts?
Of necessity, my response to this complicated question will be incomplete.
Why would we believe that giving to the poor would not help the economy since they too would spend the money on buying consumer goods? All they receive would be needed for life's necessities. So whether we or they spend it, the money will continue in circulation and boost the economy.
Our society is geared to excessive consumption and often useless buying. We've all read the figures indicating how much we in the western world use of the world's resources compared to those in the poorer nations. Sometimes we are forced to buy because products aren't made to last and repairs soon become no longer available. Recently, the governor of the Bank of Canada warned that we shouldn't be spending extravagantly but should save for retirement.
I don't believe that the downturn in the economy comes from consumers not spending enough. I believe it comes from greed. We hear of countless frauds in our society. Large corporations who run much of our economy are getting richer. Recently some have taken over the water supply in poorer countries, bottling and selling it, thus depriving the poor of life necessities such as water.
A number of wealthy Canadians have billions with large increases (as high as 31.3 per cent) in their wealth during the past year while the poor got poorer. Most telling is a headline in a Jan.4 newspaper: ' CEOs earn more in a few hours than most workers do all year.'
As Christians, we are taught to follow Jesus' example and teaching to help the poor. Both Old and New Testaments counsel helping those in need and living simply.
A powerful lesson comes in the Last Judgment parable (Matthew 25.31-46) when Jesus comes to judge all, basing the heavenly reward on the help given to the needy: "Come inherit the kingdom. . . . Whatever you did to the least of these my brothers and sisters, you did to me."
Church teaching explains our responsibilities. The first significant step was 120 years ago with Pope Leo XIII's publication of Rerum Novarum, the Magna Carta of social justice.
Earlier, it seems, there was a belief that the social order was from God, so the poor should be satisfied with their lot. Since Rerum Novarum, subsequent popes have continued to elaborate on the dignity and rights of individuals.
Leo XIII assumed that renewal of the heart with Christian charity was the solution rather than systemic change which might threaten the social order. Later, Popes Pius XI and Pius XII raised questions about the functioning of the system and maintained that real change was necessary.
Leo XIII virtually rejected revolutionary change; even workers' strikes seem unacceptable. However, Pope Paul VI refused to reject the legitimacy of revolution for Third World peoples if remedies were not found for an unjust economic order.
The awareness of world interdependence was a profound insight of Catholic social teaching. Pope John Paul II nuanced Leo XIIIs strong defence of private property rights by stating that these are conditional on the common good.
John Paul in his 1981 encyclical Laborem Exercens assumed that broad economic planning by all nations would bring about a just economic order. We are to continue working for systemic change while we ourselves live simply and share with the poor.
Based on principles of the dignity and freedom of the person created in God's image and the social nature of humans with inherent rights and duties, the Church has responded to different times and conditions with creativity and flexibility.
But do Catholics really know what this teaching involves? Are Catholics able to live and communicate to others the principles that guide them to social justice action and simple living?
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This product takes 'practice' to use it successfully.....that is why I didn't rate it higher. Blobbing can be a problem until you get the hang of how to use this. I will say the paint does show well on dark paper and that was my goal and reason for purchase.
I've tried two of these markers. I would not purchase them again. The paint comes out in a puddle all over my project or the pen doesn't work at all.
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Charlie Hunnam Pulls Out of 50 Shades of Grey Movie; Christian Grey to Be Recastby Tattle Taylor at . Updated at .
Ian Somerhalder and Matt Bomer fans everywhere, rejoice! There's hope once again to see them portray Christian Grey on the big screen.
In shocking news announced this afternoon, Charlie Hunnam has pulled out of the role in the upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey movie adaptation.
Hunnam, best known for his role as Jax on FX's Sons of Anarchy, has de-committed from playing Dakota Johnson's love interest in the forthcoming project.
Interestingly, previous reports hinted at Hunnam quitting Fifty Shades of Grey because of fan reactions to his initial casting in the coveted role.
Those rumors were proven erroneous, but the response was underwhelming at best. Some readers even petitioned the producers for a new Christian.
So why did he actually exit the project - which has been confirmed - now?
Universal Studios and Focus Features released a joint statement on Saturday which said that Hunnam's "immersive TV schedule" does not allow him "to adequately prepare for the role of Christian Grey."
The studio will recast the role and there is no word yet as to how Hunnam's premature exit will affect the film's release, presently set for August 2014.
It's time to sound off! Are you happy or sad about Charlie's exit? And now that the role is once again available, which sexy star do you hope gets it?
VOTE: Who should play Christian Grey in 50 Shades?


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Ross Koppel Award Statement
Ross Koppel is a leading sociological practitioner with an extensive and impressive record, both nationally and internationally, of academic achievement, public visibility, earned respect, and commitment to the discipline.One remarkable aspect of Koppel's career is the unusually wide range of topics his works addresses, including evaluation research, policy analysis, research ethics, workforce needs, the role of technology in the workplace, medical sociology, and human capital. Another is the impact his work has had on policy and research practice.Over the past four decades, Koppel has published more than 170 academic papers, monographs, chapters, and books, and has several publications in active preparation.
Koppel has practiced both within and outside the academy.He has taught at the University of Pennsylvania for almost two decades.As the president of the Social Research Corporation, he serves as principal investigator on a number of on-going projects.Koppel's previous research and consulting positions include serving twice on the White House Conference on the Future of Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
His work has had major impacts across society.Koppel is the federally-appointed monitor of the Boston public transit system (MBTA).His research on the system's treatment of people with disabilities was pivotal in a record-setting legal settlement dedicated to improving the transit system's accommodations for the disabled; his evaluation methodology now serves as the basis for federal evaluations of all public transit systems.His ground-breaking work on the cost of Alzheimer's disease generated a new way of understanding the disease, a model for determining costs of other diseases, and billions of dollars in funding for Alzheimer's disease.Koppel's work on medical informatics has revolutionized the study of the subject and been credited with saving thousands of lives.
Koppel has received numerous awards and recognitions from professional organizations.He authored the code of ethics for the Sociological Practice Association and the Association for Applied and Clinical Sociology, and served as president of both organizations and in many positions with the American Sociological Association.Those who know him also recognize his unique sense of humor.
We recognize Ross Koppel for these extensive and far-reaching contributions with the 2010 American Sociological Association Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology.


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Japan had a perfect record of four wins from four matches going into the last race against Brazil, but Sakamoto made a mistake in the pre-start, was penalised and was not able to make it up. It was a great comeback by Brazil after they had been disqualified after receiving two penalties and not executing the penalty turn in their first match against Australia's David Gilmour.
"We are feeling very good about today because it's not an easy boat, it's very quick and the crew has to work hard," Haddad said. "It was our first time in the Match28s and this is our first match together as a crew and so it was a very good day to finish 4-1.
We made a mistake at the end of the pre-start, we got a penalty. We tried to do everything to get rid of the penalty but in the end we got a black flag. The judge saw different things to us. All of the races were tough. The last one with the Japanese guy, he was in front of us and he made a mistake in the end and we sailed past him on the downwind."
The American team skippered by Dustin Durant, has probably blown his chances of making the quarter-finals after losing all five of his matches.
There was a light and shifting northwesterly breeze of 6-10 knots in the morning, which dropped and stopped the racing for two hours in the early afternoon. When racing re-started it has shifted to a southwesterly wind. The conditions may have favoured Japan and Brazil. They also enjoyed the smaller boats. Group B were in the Match28s, while Group A raced in the DS37s. They will swap tomorrow.
All the crews are adapting quickly to the conditions in this part of the Triangle Region. The Fænøsund out of Middelfart Marina, with its narrow channels, different and strong currents and localised winds, makes it unique and exciting for the match race crews and overlooking spectators.
Group A went more straightforwardly to form with Denmark's Nicolai Sehested, the local favourite, enjoying a 100 per cent record of four wins from four races. Crucially he defeated fellow Dane, Rasmus Viltoft, in their last race of the day. Sweden's Viktor Ogeman also had a 100 per cent record with three wins from three races. France's Arthur Herreman has given himself a chance with two wins from four, but was beaten by Singapore's Maximilian Soh, who won one from four. Norway's Magnus Brun looks unlikely to progress after losing all five of his matches.
The leading nation in each group goes straight through to the semi-final on Saturday with the next three in each group going into a 6-team round robin. The top two nations from that will join the leading two in the semi-finals.
The second day of round-robin matches between the teams will see them switch from the Match28 boats to the larger DS37s.
"We are happy and stoked," Sakamoto said. "We found good speed and saw the wind shifts. We had a tough race against Glimour's team. They made a good choice at the start but we got a bit lucky and crossed in front of them (on the first beat). But our final race I made a mistake and got one penalty at the pre-start, I did not control the boat and we made contact (with Brazil). Then he took our wind. We are sailing in DS37s tomorrow and I don't like the big boat, the Match28 is a good size for Asian guys. But we hope to make the second stage."
The fact that Sakamoto and crew were laughing hard as they said how much they were not looking forward to the boats tomorrow may give the other teams pause for thought. Brazil and Japan arrived on Saturday and trained together in the DS37s.
In the Women's competition, Denmark, skippered by Lotte Meldgaard, won all three of their races. Behind them, the other three teams had split results and worse luck. Norway's skipper, Anne Marit Hansen, was taken to hospital with a suspected fractured wrist after being hit in the face and knocked over as the pole was taken down quickly on a spinnaker drop.
Racing is scheduled to start at 10:00 (CET) with a break at 11:15 (CET) for the exhibition match between Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and his team of Danish Olympic legends and Sehested's local heroes.
Weather forecast for Thursday, August 8: 8-10 knots northerly wind, gusting upto 20 knots.
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It hasn't been a good month so far for the image of lawyers.
First there was the judge in DC who filed the $67 million lawsuit over a lost pair of pants. Amazingly, his claim is going forward, with a June trial date. The latest on that story: Supporters have rallied around the Korean couple that runs the defendant cleaners, starting a defense fund in their behalf.
Now there is a billboard in Chicago that counsels, "Life's short. Get a divorce." The billboard is located in an upscale area known as "Viagra Triangle" for its trendy singles bars and restaurants. It features two hot bodies: A babe with heaving cleavage and a hunk with rippling abs.
For the record, lawyers and bar leaders in Chicago have blasted Corri Fetman, the divorce lawyer behind the billboard. Fetman counters criticism by saying lawyer advertising is boring and that her billboard "promotes happiness."
So what would the Virginia State Bar's advertising committee do if someone posted one of these here?
And what would lawyers here think if it showed up in Virginia Beach or Alexandria or Richmond? The floor's open.


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Achewood (21 April 2006)
Chris Onstad is the creator of 'Achewood', a webcomic that he has published on his website since October 2001. This surreal and absurd comic about a group of anthropomorphic stuffed toys, robots and pets also became a part of the online alternative comics anthology Serialized. Onstad experimented with the extra opportunities that come with publishing online, such as comments in alt-tags and several in-character blogs. 'Achewood' has also been collected in sixteen self-published collections and story arcs like 'The Great Outdoor Fight', 'Worst song, played on ugliest guitar' and 'Home For Scared People' were published by Dark Horse.
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The Soviet Union and the Rebirth of Russia: Stalin, Gorbachev and Putin
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This program will investigate the 74-year lifespan of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), as well as the two decades that have passed since its collapse in 1991. We will explore Russian and Eurasian poetry and prose from this period and analyze the reasons why the USSR produced such remarkable and world-renowned talents as the writers Bulgakov and Solzhenitsyn and such composers as Prokofiev and Shostakovich. We shall also investigate how this society included inhuman prison camps, governmental rule by terror and totalitarian rule. Indeed, we shall attempt to determine how Josef Stalin became responsible for the murder of at least 20 million of his fellow citizens while at the same time transforming a relatively backward empire into an undisputed world power.
Economic difficulties and shortages of consumer goods continued to plague citizens of the USSR until its collapse, but the empire's last leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, did his best to revitalize the Soviet socialist experiment via peaceful and more open means. Gorbachev's campaigns to "restructure" the empire's economy and become more "open" towards a free press simply hastened the collapse of the empire. We will examine these policies, but equally as important, we will also investigate the rise of 15 independent states that emerged from the ashes of the former Soviet Empire and trace their paths since they gained independence in 1991. Vladimir Putin has led Russia since 2000 and his authoritarian policies suggest that he will remain in power until 2024.
Faculty will provide lectures to guide our study and students will read and discuss a diverse selection of historical and literary texts in seminars and will view and discuss relevant documentaries and films. The centerpiece of student work will be a major research paper on any topic connected with the Soviet Union and Russia, along with the production of a professional-quality poster for the students' final presentation of their research this term.
Students are strongly urged, but not required, to take the Beginning Russian Language segment within the full-time program. To enter language study at this point, students should have the equivalent of two quarters of college Russian.
A special history workshop segment is available to students within or from outside the program for four credits. It will investigate aspects of the "Cold War" from U.S. and Soviet perspectives, as well as lend a greater understanding of the worldwide struggle for political, economic, military and ideological supremacy.
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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2007 News Releases > February 2007 > WBU theatre to present musical production about redemption
WBU theatre to present musical production about redemption
PLAINVIEW – Only a secure director would schedule a theatre production for the upcoming season without seeing the script first. That's how confident Dr. Marti Runnels was that the musical version of Spitfire Grill would be as good as the movie.
Runnels, director of theatre at Wayland Baptist University and a self-proclaimed movie junkie, said he was so taken by the 1996 movie The Spitfire Grill that when he learned a musical production existed, he was immediately interested.
"I ordered the music to find out how it was. I knew if the music was any good that the production would be great because the movie was so good," he said. "I decided to do it without even reading the script first."
The script, of course, lived up to his expectations, and with a new fine arts professor skilled in musical theatre lined up to help, Runnels had high hopes for the production. He hasn't been let down. The show opens Feb. 22 and runs for two weekends.
"It's a great story of redemption for several different people in the play," he said. "There are three main female characters who all deal with their demons and their past and come out better people in the end."
The show is set in the rural Wisconsin town of Gilead, where a woman named Hannah runs the Spitfire Grill. The years of living have worn on Hannah, who has become a tired and bitter lady. Percy, an ex-con, arrives in Gilead fresh out of prison and gets a job at the grill.
"The people aren't as inviting as the scenery in the magazine," Runnels said. "They're pretty cruel to her because of her past. But eventually, she deals with her issues as well and they come to accept her."
Runnels said having help from Jeff Kensmoe, assistant professor of vocal studies and director of the opera/musical theatre program at WBU, made the rehearsal process much more efficient and enjoyable.
"When you have someone doing the music and vocals and instrumentals, I can focus on the other things, the acting and blocking," Runnels said, adding that Kensmoe's wife, Natalie Collins, has also been a valuable resource for choreography. "Three heads are better than one, no question."
The cast for this production includes both theatre veterans and newbies, most of whom are music students. Rachel Morgan, a Plainview freshman who has been in theatre productions since high school, plays Percy, and Rebecca Ballinger, a sophomore music major from Lubbock, plays Hannah. Shelby, another woman from the town, is played by Alicia Alford, a senior music major from Forney, and her husband, Caleb, is played by recent WBU graduate Jeremy Walker of Crosbyton. Chris Smith, a sophomore from Lubbock who had roles in both the fall productions, plays the sheriff, Joe. Effy, the town gossip, is played by theatre veteran Hannah Stewart of Lubbock, and senior theatre veteran Tim Fisher of San Antonio plays The Visitor.
Other cast members playing townspeople include Sarah Bolyard, Stephanie Ciszek, Conner Davis, Khrystyne Eckerd, Jessie Else, Thomas Hoffman and Rachel Morrison.
Instrumentalists for the production include Robert Black, accordion; Sarah Herrington, keyboard; Jennifer Morgan, violin; Cory Jones, guitar and mandolin; and Adolph Salinas, cello. Kensmoe is directing the musical side of the production.
The play will be held at 8 p.m. on Feb. 22, 23 and 24, and March 2, 3 and 5, with the house opening at 7:30 p.m. That final night is a performance in conjunction with the Christian University Theatre Festival hosted by WBU. Howard Payne University and Hardin-Simmons University will be performing on March 6, with those shows set at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., respectively.
The show is written by James Valcq and Fred Alley and based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff. The musical premiered in November 2000 and has received high praise from critics. The New York Times said, "The songs are shiny with tunefulness, hope and all-American inflections of country and folk," and The Star Ledger called it "an upbeat little musical with a great big heart."
Tickets for Spitfire Grill are $8 per person or $4 for Wayland alumni. The production serves as the homecoming presentation on the opening weekend. For reservations, call the box office at 291-1089.


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Steiermark-Sarajevo Art Connection 2014 - Art Gallery of Bosnia & Herzegovina, Sarajevo
This project was developed in cooperation with Sarajevska tribina represented by director Sabiha Hadžimuratović and Mrs. Christine Kertz from Austria (organization Steiremark-Sarajevo Art Connect
My exhibited artworks:
|1. Franz and Sophie (Love in Sakura Time) - Chat Noir Bedtime Stories, acrylic on cardboard, 34x26 cm, 2014.
|2. Franz and Sophie Walking on the Beach (Strand der toten), acrylic on cardboard, 34x26 cm, 2014.
|3. Franz, Sophie and Gavrilo sitting and chilling on a park bench on the D low (Washed away by the great wave of time), acrylic on cardboard, 34x26 cm, 2014.
|4. Aiko in Wonderland, acrylic on vinyl tile, 37x37 cm
|5. Pikachu BBQ, acrylic on vinyl tile, 37x37 cm
|6. Daddy's New Love, acrylic on vinyl tile, 37x37 cm
Sarajevo, 25-31. May 2014, Austrian and Bosnian artist working on an exhibition about 1914-2014 and the various aspects of individual and common history. Paintings, installations, sculpture and prints created on location inspired by the atmosphere of a fascinating city and it´s complex history concluding in a joined exhibition at the Art Gallery of Bosnia Herzegovina. Thanks to all the participants who enriched this wonderful experience.


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By state law, the village conducts elections on specific dates throughout the year. Every year, there is a spring election cycle that consists of the primary (if needed) and the general election.
The primaries are held on the third Tuesday of February and the general election is held the first Tuesday in April. The Administrative Services Department supervises the election officials working at the polling locations. All election officials are hired by the village, and the chief inspectors receive training on Wisconsin law to enable accurate election results and a smooth election process.
The village currently has four polling locations to serve the needs of the electorate on election day.
Polling Locations
Residents in wards 1-2, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14 and 18 vote at:
600 Cardinal Lane
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Residents in wards 3-4 and 5-6 vote at:
2456 Glendale Ave.
Green Bay, WI 54313
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1217 Cardinal Lane
Green Bay, WI 54313
Residents in wards 15-16 and 17 poll at:
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- Absentee Ballot by mail - If you are a registered Wisconsin voter, you can download the Application For Absentee Ballot (EL-121). Just complete the form and mail it to Village Hall, 2456 Glendale Ave., Howard, WI 54313. Your application must be received by the clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the election in order for an absentee ballot to be SENT to you. You will also need to provide a copy of your acceptable photo ID with your request. If you have not previously provided a copy of photo ID, photo ID must accompany your first application by mail. More information about photo ID can be found at www.bringit.wi.gov. Your completed absentee ballot must be delivered no later than 8 p.m. on Election Day.
- Early Voting (In-person absentee ballot) - In-person early voting begins 15 days prior to Election Day and runs through the Friday preceding Election Day. All in-person early voting occurs at Village Hall, 2456 Glendale Avenue during normal office hours of Monday through Thursday 7:30 am to 5 pm and Friday 7:30 am to 11:30 am, the week prior to election office hours are Monday through Friday 7:30 am to 5 pm. If you apply for an absentee ballot at Village Hall, or care facility location for in-person absentee voting, you will vote your ballot immediately, seal your ballot in the proper envelope, and return it to a member of the clerk's staff. No ballots may be taken out of the clerk's office.
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Over the last few months we have been developing custom SharePoint timer jobs. Since the jobs run under a Windows Service it makes it difficult to debug them. The saving grace we found is called ULS. It gives you a logging location that is consistent with the native timer jobs and an API which resembles most other logging frameworks.
In order write events you first need to include the Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration assembly. Then it is simply a matter of getting an instance of a SPDiagnosticsService and calling the WriteTrace method. There isn't much more to it than that.
Once you have your code decorated with WriteEvent calls and deployed you can then use the ULS viewer to monitor the output. This captures messages as they happen when connected to the ULS source. Since so many actions write to this repository you will need to use the viewer's filter feature to keep your sanity. The first thing you will want to do is limit the Process to OWSTIMER. After that filter for your for any identifiers you may have put in your messages.
Hopefully this makes the development of timer jobs easier for everyone.
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Diabetes and its secondary diseases can be prevented – or at least recognised early to enable optimum treatment – through regular check-ups, remote monitoring by tele-medics and the use of behavioural therapies. At-risk patients stand to benefit most from this.
Around 20 per cent of all adult Germans have acid reflux every day; another 40 per cent suffer from it occasionally. Heartburn is a widespread condition triggered mainly by food that is too rich and greasy and by excessive consumption of alcohol and nicotine. Usually classified as harmless, heartburn can have severe consequences including, in the worst case, cancer. If malignant tumours are found early, they can be treated and cured using endoscopic methods.
Adiposity, or clinical obesity, is a lifestyle disease affecting increasing numbers of people worldwide. Obese patients often find it difficult to live a normal life, have a severely limited quality of life and find themselves under increasing mental strain.
High blood pressure isn't painful as such, but it does increase the risk of strokes and serious cardiovascular diseases. In Germany, it is a problem for around half of all people aged over 60, and occurs in younger people as well. We asked Professor Dietrich Andresen, Senior Cardiology Consultant at the Vivantes Hospital am Urban in Berlin, to tell us more about this subject.
The complexity of hormone-related disorders and metabolic diseases such as diabetes mellitus calls for a treatment concept that is organised on a cross-departmental basis. This interdisciplinary collaboration of medical experts working in several different disciplines is a feature of the Heart and Diabetes Centre North Rhine-Westphalia in Bad Oeynhausen. A network of specialists spare no effort in ensuring the best-possible prognosis and medical outcome for patients.
Heart attacks and diabetes are common conditions in Germany. However, few people are aware of the close connection between cardiac problems and diabetes mellitus type 2.
There have been remarkable technological advances in gastrointestinal endoscopy over recent years. Highly flexible, miniaturised endoscopes can now be gently manoeuvred around the stomach and intestines without causing pain, giving doctors a better idea of what is going on inside the body. This makes both diagnosis and treatment easier, safer and more efficient to carry out.
The Medical Department and Clinic III at the Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital in Dresden is one of the leading diabetes centres in Germany. It currently has the country's only active islet cell transplantation programme and is home to Europe's first chair for diabetes prevention.
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