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Book your room at Akzent Hotel Franziskaner
4-star hotel in Dettelbach with a full-service spa
Situated in the historical district, this spa hotel is in the same region as Wuerzburg Residence, Wuerzburg Cathedral, and Fortress Marienberg. Regional attractions also include University of Wuerzburg and Juliusspital.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Akzent Hotel Franziskaner features a steam room. Other amenities include a full-service spa and a bar/lounge.
Room Amenities
Televisions come with cable channels. Guestrooms also feature wireless Internet access (surcharge), desks, and hair dryers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
At your hotel
At your hotel
In addition to a full-service spa, Akzent Hotel Franziskaner features a steam room and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with high-speed wireless Internet access (surcharge).
Event facilities include conference space and meeting rooms. This Dettelbach hotel also offers a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Total number of rooms - 33
- Number of floors - 2
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- Meeting rooms
- Garden
- Terrace
- Restaurant
- Room service (limited hours)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free self parking
- Number of meeting rooms - 5
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Steam room
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Tours/ticket assistance
Stay connected
Available in all rooms: Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Wireless Internet access - surcharge
Park your car
Free self parking
In your room
- Balcony
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Desk
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cable TV service
- Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
Eat and drink
Breakfast is available for a surcharge and served each morning between 6 AM and 10 AM.
Franziskaner - This restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a steam room and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa, ViaVita Wellness Paradies. Services include massages, facials, body scrubs, and body treatments. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a spa tub.
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body scrubs
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
The fine print for Akzent Hotel Franziskaner
When you arrive
Check-in time ends at 10 PM
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Special Instructions: Please contact the property ahead of time if you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM.
When you leave
Check-out time is 11 AM
How you can pay
Accepted at this hotel: MasterCard, Visa, JCB International
Your pets
Pets allowed, Only dogs and cats are allowed, Maximum number of pets per room 1, Pet maximum weight in kg is 35
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
No elevators
- Breakfast fee: EUR 4.80 per person (approximately)
- Pet fee: EUR 12 per pet, per stay
- Late check-out fee: EUR 35
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 8 per stay
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 25 per night
- Onsite credit card charges are subject to a surcharge
We should mention
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Children 4 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
National Rating
Hotelstars Union assigns an official star rating for properties in Germany. This property is rated 4 stars.


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James Sant, Courage, Anxiety, and Despair Watching the Battle
Storms coming in tomorrow. I'm going to be on the road for work. I love the weather here.
An illustration from Molly Crabapple and Laurie Penny's DISCORDIA, included in this week's New Statesman on REVOLUTION.
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Early explorations in genomics
Incyte, Inc. is founded in Palo Alto, CA by Roy Whitfield, the president of a life sciences subsidiary of Invitron, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, along with Randall W. Scott, a bioscientist and Invitron co-founder. Incyte's initial assets and technologies are purchased from Invitron, which is in liquidation. The acquisitions are funded principally by Schroder Venture Advisers, Inc. of New York City.
Initially, the heart of Incyte's business is its LifeSeq genomics database. The company makes the database publicly available and sells subscriptions to proprietary genes unavailable from any other source – approximately half of the total number. Customers include Abbott Laboratories, Hoechst AG, Johnson & Johnson, Novo Nordisk A/S, Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc., and Pfizer. In 1996, Incyte moves into customized genomics with the purchase of Genome Systems, a company that supplies specific DNA sequences to research operations.
Incyte has since embarked on a drug development program. The focus is on Janus kinases, or JAKs. JAKs are enzymes involved in the regulation of various cellular and intracellular processes. The company has identified genetic mutations that result in the over-activation of the JAK pathway and downstream pathologies. It is currently testing the efficacy of JAK inhibitors as treatments for myelofibrosis (a bone marrow disorder) and polycythemia vera (an abnormal increase in red blood cells) in Phase III clinical trials.


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Fractality is the defining characteristic that runs thru all creation like a golden thread - thru all orders of magnitude. Once we understand this, Fractality becomes the interpretive key by which we may unlock and access the true understanding of "As Above So Below" We live in a Fractal Universe, with repeating self-same patterns at all levels.
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According to my math-loving friend, humans are also fractals, but very bad ones. FRACTAL THAT, TIM.


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Easter in Tampa — Repealing DADT
April 5, 2010
I spent the day yesterday at the Metropolitan Community Church of Tampa where I was invited by Rev. Phyllis Hunt to speak to the large Easter congregation on the work HRC is doing to help repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" -- and to ask the congregation to help us in this effort. The MCC denomination was founded in 1968 by the Rev. Troy Perry as the first one to minister specifically to LGBT people. I talked about how HRC is working to create the same kind of inclusive place in society, where we can live, love and work in full equality, as the MCC church offers to all Christians who want to worship and serve equally with their sisters and brothers. The response was overwhelming! Over a hundred congregants signed our DADT postcards and over a dozen gay and lesbian veterans who have served our country from the time of the Korean war to the present signed on as members of our "Voices of Honor" coalition. As I talked to these veterans, I heard heartbreaking stories of how their inability to be out and open in the military—before and during DADT—led to abuses of gay and lesbian soldiers. I also heard stories of pride in serving our nation. One woman, who served 17 years in the Coast Guard, promised to bring me photographs of her days of service in uniform the next time I was in town. She is eager to tell Senator Nelson, when she visits his Tampa office, about her many years of service as a lesbian in the military, and that of many of her lesbian peers who served years with her in the Coast Guard. Other veterans were nervous that if they signed a postcard, or joined our coalition that somehow their veterans benefits would be taken away. Imagine having laid your life on the line for our country, and then being afraid that it can all be taken away because of who you are? These veterans all have powerful, personal, stories to tell and they intend to do it— in their hometown newspapers, in Senator Nelson's district office, and at HRC's Veterans Lobby Day in D.C. on May 11th.
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faustus1500's blog
Dear Tom Ricketts,
Dear Tom Ricketts,
You are a douche bag. Now, it isn't personal. You may or may not be a guy I would like to share a beer. It isn't what you have done. You have bought the Chicago Cubs. You ownership group controls a team I love dearly. It is what you haven't done. That is winning a World Series for the long suffering fans of the North Side. Is it fair to demand a World Series trophy despite this is the first year of your ownership? In any other business such a turnaround would be considered absurd. Unfortunately, we are taking about a sports team. You will be a douche bag just like all of Chicago sports ownership save the Blackhawks franchise (Five years ago I would have laughed out loud after reading that statement) until you bring the trophy to Wrigleyville.
I realize you are a fan yourself having met your wife in the bleachers. However, as it stands many of us look at you like you are a hipster, someone who goes to Wrigley Field because it is the place to be. Let's face it there are hundreds of thousands of fans who sit along the ivy strewn walls not knowing who the starting pitcher is or who is in the starting lineup. Unfortunately, as it stands I have to count you among those lost and delirious. There were a number of issues this offseason; a more knowledgeable owner could have stepped in asked for those to be handled. You didn't. Instead you have taken up the task to beautify Wrigley Field. You have brought in a pseudo-vegan dietician for the players. You have imported freetrade wheat grass just in case the players who wanted colon cleansing enemas would be reassured that the purchase helped indigenous people of wherever. All of these things are fine and well, but how will it bring a winner to Chicago? That is why I think you are douche. It's just part of the baggage of owning a team with long suffering fans. Maybe you will turn around the team. Maybe you will bring a championship to this city. Unfortunately, as it stands as an owner Rocky Wirtz has made you his bitch. Here is too hoping that you get things done and that fans don't hope for your demise like they did for Dollar Bill Wirtz. Give them a title or they may just wish for that to happen.
It ain't over till Lou Pinella sings.
I know I said we are still in the Wild Card chase. It is mathematically still possible, but let's face it this team sucks. Now, if the Cubs are going to fix things they have to understand why. I know you are just like me and that you are tired of sounding like MC Pee Pants/Sir Loin/ Little Brittle from Aqua Teen Hunger Force when you try to explain to Sox/Cards fans why the Cubs have a chance to win the World Series year in and year out.
First let accept one thing: This team is mediocre. Even when healthy, this team is mediocre. Even with Soto performing at an adequate level and Aramis healthy the entire season, the Cubs would not have gone to the World Series. Does Lou Pinella deserve some of the blame? Sure, he does to certain extent, but here are some reasons why it was a mess he couldn't dig his way out.
Injuries: We had a ton of them. Some of them were self inflicted by laziness and stupdity, Zambrano and Dempster. Some of them were freakish, Aramis Ramirez's dislocated shoulder and Soto's injury to his belly-fat. Some of them were common place, Ted Lilly. Some of them should have caused players to miss more time, Lee and Soriano. Soriano especially should have missed some more time. It was clear by the number of balls that landed just in front of him that there was something very wrong. Too say that injuries didn't play a key part in the Cubs demise was foolish. However, there is more to this story.
This team was a chimera of failure. If it wasn't for Derrek Lee's Renaissance, we should be in an even deeper hole. Going into the season the majority of us didn't think D-Lee was going to be on pace to 30 HR and 100 RBIs. Many of us would like to believe this team wasn't designed to fail, but the evidence does point otherwise. We all like to point to the loss of Mark DeRosa, but we also lost the power production of Jim Edmonds. While he swatted at everything in above the numbers, but he did nail a number of key home runs. His fielding was not like it used to be, but it was a enough to mask Soriano's adventures in the outfield. I am not going into the mistake that was known as Milton Bradley. Not point in screaming that Liberace was gay. If you looked at the lineup at the beginning of the season, the Cubs had four run producers. Two were very good. One was extremely streaky. One of the other run producers was a catcher who came in a fatty ding dong. Another saw declining production, D-Lee.The other A-Ram a legit run producer. Given the situation the Cubs needed someone who had a history of being able to drive in runs. Forget the fact that we needed a lefty who could do that. The mantra this offseason was snag a lefty was some power.Last season there were 33 left handed hitters who hit at least 20 home runs. The Cubs let go of one. Of the top ten lefty home run hitters, only Adam Dunn was available and wasn't outed as a juicer. (Also, only Chase Utley was the only lefty with a good batting average.) Another is 37 years old and is having a career year for the Phillies. Obviously, Raul Ibanez has found better living through chemistry, legally or illegally. Another oldie, Bobby Abreu, a player I wanted, was available. While he provides meh power, he has shown he can drive in runs. Still, Abreu and Ibanez were well past the wrong side of the 30. Hence, the reason why the Cubs signed "Board Game." Once again let's not go there. For the lineup to be more left-handed, Mike "mini-Morandini" Fontenot started at second. Based on how he hit the previous two seasons, no one expected him to be this bad. Hell, I thought he was good for batting around .275 and driving in 75 runs. Boy was a I wrong. I guess there is a reason why he wasn't a starter.
We underestimated the team from the south: The Cubs were supposed to run away with this division!!!! No other team had a chance against the mighty baby bears from the north. Well, one thing was completely wrong with that notion. The Cardinals biggest problem last season was blown saves. They were among the league leaders. If they did away with that weakness, they would be division contenders. Low and behold Ryan Franklin has a career year. The starting pitching needed to be better. A miracle happened Chris Carpenter came back from the dead. Joel Piniero returned to Seattle form. Despite losing Troy Glaus, the Cards found a replacement in former Cubs messiah Mark DeRosa. The coup de grace was when the Cards literally bet the farm on the trade for Matt Holliday. Now, they appear to be the best team in the NL.
Now going into next season, we have to realize that having power lefties is not the end all be all. A right handed hitter that is good at hitting right hand pitching should be fine. Soriano isn't done yet, he needs to rest his knee. The Cubs and their fans need to remember our biggest rival is the Cards, not the Sox. We are like the Red Sox and they are like the Yankees. The Cards are in our division they have the second most World Series titles in the Majors. They are biggest threat going forward. We need power. They have a left fielder who is a free agent with a money grubbing agent. I say the Cubs should go in the bidding for Holliday. Even if the Cubs don't get him, hopefully, the Cubs could make it so the Cards have to pay an arm and a leg for him if the Yanks or Red Sox don't snag him. The Cards need him to show to Pujols that the Cards are trying to create a winner. Unfortunately, things may be problematic for the Cubs. The Cards have only $50 mill on the books to grab free agents while the Cubs have about $120 mill on the books. Hopefully, ownership is as interested as the rest of Cubdom in being the best in the Central. If not, then the Cards may dominate the beginning of the next decade like they did this current one.
You stay classy St. Louis- anti-Cubs T-Shirts.
Rob: big huge ups for you, faustus. And for those of you who crawled in my ass last month when I suggested that other fanbases had equated Cub Fandom to Homosexuality (to the disrespect and detriment of both concepts)...enjoy!!
A poster yesterday mentioned how Cubs fans are unclassy morons. Let me introduce you to Cardinal Nation.
Definition of a Cubs fan
Political Commentator George Will once mused, "Cubs fans are 90% scar tissue."
The reason being that we are in fact the toughest among baseball fans. We are among the most loyal. We need to remember the mess that we call this season is considered a disappointment because our expectations have been raised over the past few years. Higher expectation are a very good thing. It means management can't put out a terrible team year in and year out. We will win a World Series. Maybe not next year or in five years, but we will eventually.
The Awfulness known as Aaron Miles
As we all know Aaron Miles is one flop among a handful of off-season screw-ups from this past Cubs winter. However, there might be a good reason for his rapid descent into oblivion. When Miles initially joined the Cubs, he made a rather cryptic remark. He said, "I am ready to play baseball the right way." It is a very odd thing to say. After all, what was he doing in St. Louis? He just came off a season where he hit .317. He did a decent job fielding for the Cardinals at 2nd and shortstop. Currently, to say he is floundering is a vast understatement. Yet, now he is playing baseball the right way. I think you all know where I am going with this. To claim that someone with such poor power numbers was using performance enhancement drugs seems ridiculous. Still, given the overall drop in performance, it makes one wonder what happened to him. If he did in fact use PEDs, why would he make a remark? Maybe, he wanted to put an end to all of that nonsense? Maybe, he was making a snarky comment about the PED culture at his former team, the St. Louis Cardinals. Who knows? All, I know is that this is not the same player as last season.
Disappointing Year
Let's face it Cub's fans this season has been a disappointment thus far. There is a good chance the Cubs may need more than Aramis to get out of this funk. After last season, I thought the Cubs needed to add some pieces to prove they truly deserved the title of World Series contender.
Their most tradable player was Mark DeRosa. There was a huge belief that he peaked and it was very unlikely that he would not match last year's output. I agreed with that belief. A player who never hit more than 13 home runs in the season and before the age of 30 didn't hit double digit home runs in his career was probably would not to have season that matched '08. In hindsight, the reason why they traded DeRosa made some sense. The Cubbies also dumped Jason Marquis (somehow one of the leaders in wins.) Chicago was trying to gain the pieces to trade for Peavy. Given Zambrano's emotional and recent physical issues, it was understood that Hendry felt the Cubs needed a true ace.
Another incredibly more important issue Hendry had to answer was the Cubs need for another bat. His belief that the Cubs lineup was too right handed bought in Aaron Miles and the infamous Milton Bradley. Here is where things go really interested. In addition to these acquisitions, the Cubs let go of Jim Edmonds, Daryle Ward, and Hank White. Jim Edmonds was crucial for the Cubs last season. He had two clutch home runs against his former team; the hated St. Louis Cardinals. He also brought a number of exciting catches with him. However, he was at the end of the road, and there was no way the Cubs were going to resign him. Daryle Ward had a number clutch hits, but Micah Hoffpauir and Jake Fox more than replaced him. Henry Blanco on the other hand was the only man in history who could pull of a feathered mullet and tattoos. He was Big Z's countryman. He gave guidance to Carlos. Unfortunately, he would have asked more money than the Cubs were willing to give him.
Essentially, Milton Bradley or "board game was brought into replace DeRosa's bat in the lineup. Ideally, Fontenot would have replaced Edmonds production. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. Fontenot instead of living up to the nickname of "Little Babe Ruth" has turned into "Mini Mickey Morandini" (or Mini Morandini for short). Kosuke Fukudome was expected to be much better than last year. So far, his fall has come sooner than last season. Based on last season, Milton Bradley was a great acquisition. He put up great numbers in Texas. He lead the AL in on base percentage and OPS. He even lead the majors in OPS+ which takes ballpark into consideration. One problem with Bradley was that he played more than 120 games in season only twice in nine seasons. Everyone knew about Milton being a head case. This season has only given further proof of his jackassery. In Zambrano's own words, Milton is the living embodiment of a "screw." Worst of all, this season he really stinks. To put things in perspective, Scott Podsednik was taken off the trash heap and he has a higher batting average, more RBIs, and only two less home runs. This is while playing fewer games than "Board Game". I realize this is beating a dead horse, but if he played better we would probably forgive his idiocy.
Now, it is unfair to blame all of the Cubs problems on Milton and Hendry, but they have to take a huge chunk of the blame. The assumption was that the combo Bradley and Fontenot would make up 40 home runs and 136 RBIs. Fukudome was asked to bat 40 points higher than last season and produce more runs. Neither of these has happened. In my opinion only Fukudome's hitting was the only thing that could be expected. One can say that the loss of Aramis was huge. Yes, his injury was huge loss, but it did not cause Soto bat around .220, it didn't cause Fontenot to resemble former Cub Mickey Morandini. Soriano is a hacker that rarely thinks about pitches, so how would Aramis' presence made any difference in his performance?
At the beginning of the season, I felt the Cubs would win 88 games and win the division. Hendry really didn't improve the team. In fact, the team has taken a step back talent wise.
Sure, Edmonds was old and on a downslide, but it would have made more sense to find someone who could play in right field who could replace his power numbers. Everyone and their dog knew there was no way the Cubs could do anything but continue to play Fukudome. They had no choice but to platoon him with Reed Johnson.
Last season, there were a number of wins by the Cubs where they had problems against the starter but were able to light up the other teams relievers. That is what we saw against the Indians. This season starters have gone further against the Cubs. This team needed another bat, not a replacement for DeRosa. If Bradley was supposed to be a left-handed replacement for DeRosa, then he was a clearly more expensive one. If they wanted another leftie in the lineup, they could have started Fontenot and still moved DeRosa to right field. That would have been a cheaper alternative for the same result. You don't have to overburden your lineup with lefties if they are mediocre or bad. The Phillies' lineup is an anomaly. There is no point trying to emulate the Philadelphia lineup. The Cubs were a good team. Still, I wanted to see the Cubs sign either Ibanez or Abreu(I was leaning towards Abreu). If Hendry had more patience, he would have be able to snag either for a decent cost, but here we are overpaying for crap the next few years.
Dismantle the team.........
For the second straight season, the Cubs have been swept out of the playoffs. Once again I was reminded by Cardinals fans how the Cubs once again choked in the playoffs. This doesn't surprise me because the city of St. Louis is more dependent on the failures of the Cubs than the success of their own teams, but that is another story for another day.
I admit it I am one of the fans Kurt refers to as being negative. I simply consider myself as realistic, but at times stark realism is negativism. After losing game 1, I felt the Cubs had a slim or no chance of coming back to win the series. It had nothing to do with curses, goats, or manbear pig. Zambrano's inconsistency in the last month of season was the reason. Which Zambrano would the Cubs get? Would we get the Zambrano that pitched a no hitter, or would we get the pitcher who was lit up 16 runs in the other three games. Yet, in game two he pitched a very good game. If the infield didn't play like they were T-Rex's with short stubby arms, he would have come out smelling like roses.
Outside of Zambrano, the majority of the Cubs players had a terrible series. This has prompted fans to scream out to dismantle this team. Given their frustration, we can understand why they feel this way. However, we should remember one thing. This team was designed to "reach" the postseason. Soriano was a great regular season player. His hot streaks helped turn this club around on a number of occasions, but lets not get ahead of ourselves. He is not a great playoff performer. This season he was batting .252 against right handed pitching. Translation, that is a .252 average against good and bad right handed pitching. Did Soriano choke in these playoffs? No, he simply did what he normally does. It just happened to be against quality pitching. Aramis Ramirez disappeared as well. Historically, he hadn't hit very well against the Dodgers pitching, but outside of that something else should be noted. Many pundits and fans lauded his success in later innings. This may have him appear as clutch hitter, but this also a product of facing mediocre to bad relievers. He was about a .260 hitter in the first six innings of game this season. That was both against good and bad pitching. A large chunk of his power production came from the last third of a game. Now, to our friend Double play Lee. Fifteen of Derrek Lee's home runs have come with the bases empty. His batting average is the lowest since 2004. Is that what the Cubs need in a number 3 hitter.
With all this being said, let us remember one thing this team was built to reach the playoffs. The Cubs have to beat down the Pirates of the world to reach the post season. When the Cubs reach the postseason, they still need players who can perform. This doesn't mean dismantling the entire team. It means replacing some of the parts that are not working. I think Zambrano's performance the last two postseasons is cause for optimism. In both games he came up big, it is too bad his teammates didn't return the favor. The question is which teammates should be replaced. I think Derrek Lee should be safe. Even with the gaff in game 2, his glove has been crucial to the Cubs success. I think even though that Hoffpauir has been impressive he hasn't shown a solid enough fielding ability to overtake Lee. In fact, he should be used as trade bait. I will return to that in a second. Derrek Lee also batted .308 on the season with runners in scoring position. I really believe Derrek Lee should remain on this team, but he should not be a number 3 hitter. Sure, he hit only one measily home run in that situation, but he also had 63 RBIs. Aramis Ramirez as I have stated before has been less than mediocre in the early part of the game, and he has been bad against good pitching. After considering these facts, who would you consider his replacement? The two good third basemen who are available on the free agent market are Chipper Jones and Hank Blaylock. Chipper Jones is getting old has some issues with injuries. Blaylock hasn't been very good since 2005 having to deal with injuries of his own. Hank hasn't played over 100 games since 2006. Another great stat is the fact that the only third basemen that have done better than Ramirez this past season are Alex Rodriguez, David Wright, and Chipper Jones. Given the fact that A-Rod grounds into a lot of double plays and is anything but clutch leaves David Wright as the only real player that would be an improvement on Ramirez, it is safe to say A-Ram is staying put. Clearly, I think Aramis should keep his job. Now, we come to short stop. Ryan Theriot is solid but clearly not spectacular. He has a decent bat, but lacks a strong arm. If you look at who is available, there are clearly slim pickings. Orlando Cabrera, Edgar Rentaria, Rafael Furcal, and Cesar Izturis are free agents for 2009. I may as well cross a line through Izturis; we all know how that experiment went. The Cubs tried to sign Furcal before the 2006. Given his injuries, he may be a cheaper acquisition. If the Dodgers continue their postseason success, he will be resigned. Cabrera wouldn't be bad addition except his overall numbers(sans power)are not better than Theriot. Theriot's arm hasn't caused the Cubs a great deal of trouble either. At second base, we have the two headed monster, of Fontenot and DeRosa. DeRosa is coming off a great regular season, and outside of a miscue in the second game of the playoffs has been one of the only bright spots in the playoffs for the Cubs. He shouldn't go anywhere. Soto will stay at catcher. Given his penchant for hard work in the offseason, he will be better next year even if his power numbers could possibly dip. He can develop more patience at the plate and he could be better than Brian McCann of the Braves. Now, here is the area where the real offensive mess is: the outfield.
Given Soriano's regular season production and contract it would be hard to dump. The only real replacement would be to sign Manny Ramirez and to deal Soriano with the promise of paying a chunk of the salary. With Manny, you have to ask yourself which Manny will show up. He has been gangbusters recently because he knows he can get an A-Rod type deal if he does well. The question is what about year two or three of whatever deal he gets? Would he find a hidden room in the ivy to sneak between innings? When the Cubs signed Soriano I was ecstatic, I couldn't remember the last time the Cubs signed someone of his caliber. The previous season (during 2006) I was screaming that the Cubs should make trade with the Pirates for Jason Bay. I couldn't believe the Cubs snagged someone who I thought was better. In hindsight, I wish the Cubs could have traded for Bay. He is a good fielder, and decent hitter. I think Soriano has been great, my only problem (okay I guess outside of swinging at everything) is the fact he can not hit anywhere but in the lead off spot. He would be better served hitting behind a decent batter. I feel it is detrimental to the Cubs having hit behind a pitcher. Despite the fact that the Cubs pitchers have hit decently this season, they are still fairly close to a guaranteed out. Meaning that there will be a guaranteed out when Soriano comes to the plate on the second or third passes through the lineup. There was a reason why Pinella batted Theriot 8th in game one of the Dodgers series. Theriot gets a hit, Dempster sacrifices him over and Soriano gets a hit that sends Theriot home. It is too bad for the Cubs it didn't work out.
Center field is a major question mark. There were rumors that Jim Edmonds would retire after this season. He came back strong after signing with the Cubs. I would love to see what he could the entire season. If he returns, will there be anything left in the tank? If he retires, the Cubs are left with Reed Johnson, unfortunately it seems like Johnson is best suited for facing left handed pitchers. He had a nice year for the Cubs, and it would be great to keep in that role again. There isn't a quality center fielder in the coming free agent class. I really wanted the Cubs to sign Aaron Rowand before this season. Unfortunately, management is still enamoured with Felix Pie and his inability to hit anything outside of a fastball.
Right field is a mess because Fukudome so far has been a flop. Maybe flop is a bit harsh, but the Cubs are paying him $48 million over four years to bat under .260. He is a great fielder if nothing else. It is too bad the Cubs will probably continue starting him next year. I am not 100% sure what they expected from him. Scouts predicted he would bat .290 have 15 home runs and maybe drive in 75-90 RBIs. Boy did he fall short of that. I really hope that Jim Hendry didn't expect him to be a 20+ home run guy. He had decent power in Japan, however their parks are smaller. Consider that Ichiro had a couple of seasons where he hit over 20 home runs and you get the general idea(also Ichiro is nearly legendary here). Vladimir Guerrero is a free agent(with player option), but given the size of Fukudome's contract there is no way there will be another right fielder. Of course, if Fukudome is fed up with the United States and goes back to Japan that is another story.
Barring any trades of monumental proportions there is really no way this team could be dissolved and rebuilt to be an instant World Series contender. There is one move the Cubs should do. I am simply not sold of Rich Harden's health. Toronto's Roy Halladay wants out of town, the Cubs have an extra first baseman burning a hole in Hendry's pocket. Lyle Overbay has not been spectacular at first for the Jays. Hoffpauir could be converted to a right fielder(maybe with the Cubs?.) I saw package a deal for Halladay including Hoffpauir. Halladay has two more years on his current deal. In the long run $15 million a year will be cheaper than shelling out a lot of cash on long term deal for Sabathia.
Conservative commentator George Will once mused, "Cubs fans are 90% scar tissue." That speaks to how resilient Cubs fans are in the face of continued failure. With this level of loyality, as fans we can only hope this team can finally bring us winner. For the time being, we need to accept that this is built for getting to the playoffs. Hopefully, one more piece will be the keystone for a championship run. Till then we will have to revert to the old mantra, "There is always next year."


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Dr. Ann Klassen
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Dr. Klassen's research interests are in the social and psychological influences on inequitable distribution of medical care and related health outcomes. Her work uses a social perspective to examine the differences in experience of disease and illness and to identify components of individual experiences that are tied to broader social explanations and influences. This perspective is then applied to specific questions of disease outcomes and treatment access.Dr. Klassen's primary focus has been in the area of cancer control, and spans the continuum of cancer control from primary prevention interventions to promote dietary change, to screening for early detection of breast, cervical, and oral cancers, to access to treatment, comorbidity and survival outcomes. This work synthesizes the influences of ethnic, social and geographic context, organizational behavior and policy, physician behavior, and individual patient behaviors. Other research in chronic organ failure and transplantion, HIV/AIDS, and immunization also examines social and behavioral influences on disparities.
Journal Citations
Beckjord, E.B., and Klassen, A.C. (2008). Cultural values and secondary prevention of breast cancer in african american women. Cancer Control 15, 63-71.
Greene, A. L., Torio, C. M. & Klassen, A. C. (2005). Measuring sustained mammography use by urban African-American women. J Community Health 30, 235-51.
Houts, P. S., Shankar, S., Klassen, A. C. & Robinson, E. B. (2006). Use of pictures to facilitate nutrition education for low-income African American women. J Nutr Educ Behav 38, 317-8.
Hurley, K.M., Oberlander, S.E., Merry, B.C., Wrobleski, M.M., Klassen, A.C., and Black, M.M. (2009). The healthy eating index and youth healthy eating index are unique, nonredundant measures of diet quality among low-income, African American adolescents. J Nutr 139, 359-364.
Jung, I., Kulldorff, M. & Klassen, A. C. (2006). A spatial scan statistic for ordinal data. Stat Med.
Jung, I., M. Kulldorff, and A. C. Klassen. 2007. A spatial scan statistic for ordinal data. Stat Med 26:1594-607.
Juon, H. S., Choi, S., Klassen, A. & Roter, D. (2006). Impact of breast cancer screening intervention on Korean-American women in Maryland. Cancer Detect Prev 30, 297-305.
Klassen, A. C. & Platz, E. A. (2006). What can geography tell us about prostate cancer? Am J Prev Med 30, S7-15.
Klassen, A. C., Curriero, F., Kulldorff, M., Alberg, A. J., Platz, E. A. & Neloms, S. T. (2006). Missing stage and grade in Maryland prostate cancer surveillance data, 1992-1997. Am J Prev Med 30, S77-87.
Klassen, A. C., E. Garrett-Mayer, P. S. Houts, S. Shankar, and C. M. Torio. 2007. The Relationship of Body Size to Participation and Success in a Fruits and Vegetables Intervention among Low-income Women. J Community Health.
Klassen, A. C., Kulldorff, M. & Curriero, F. (2005). Geographical clustering of prostate cancer grade and stage at diagnosis, before and after adjustment for risk factors. Int J Health Geogr 4, 1.
Klassen, A., P. Raina, S. Reineking, D. Dix, S. Pritchard, and M. O'Donnell. 2007. Developing a literature base to understand the caregiving experience of parents of children with cancer: a systematic review of factors related to parental health and well-being. Support Care Cancer 15:807-18.
Klassen, A.C., and Washington, C. (2008). How does social integration influence breast cancer control among urban African-American women? Results from a cross-sectional survey. BMC Womens Health 8, 4.
Klassen, A.C., Garrett-Mayer, E., Houts, P.S., Shankar, S., and Torio, C.M. (2008). The relationship of body size to participation and success in a fruits and vegetables intervention among low-income women. J Community Health 33, 78-89.
Klassen, A.C., Smith, K.C., Shariff-Marco, S., and Juon, H.S. (2008). A healthy mistrust: how worldview relates to attitudes about breast cancer screening in a cross-sectional survey of low-income women. Int J Equity Health 7, 5.
Papas, M. A. & Klassen, A. C. (2005). Pain and discomfort associated with mammography among urban low-income African-American women. J Community Health 30, 253-67.
Papas, M. A., A. J. Alberg, R. Ewing, K. J. Helzlsouer, T. L. Gary, and A. C. Klassen. 2007. The built environment and obesity. Epidemiol Rev 29:129-43.
Peter, H., Shankar, S., Klassen, A. C., Robinson, E. B. & McCarthy, M. (2006). A problem solving approach to nutrition education and counseling. J Nutr Educ Behav 38, 254-8.
Shankar, S., A. C. Klassen, E. Garrett-Mayer, P. S. Houts, T. Wang, M. McCarthy, R. Cain, and L. Zhang. 2007. Evaluation of a nutrition education intervention for women residents of Washington, DC, public housing communities. Health Educ Res 22:425-37.
Shankar, S., Klassen, A. C., Garrett-Mayer, E., Houts, P. S., Wang, T., McCarthy, M., Cain, R. & Zhang, L. (2006). Evaluation of a nutrition education intervention for women residents of Washington, DC, public housing communities. Health Educ Res.
Sullivan, H. W., and A. C. Klassen. 2007. Nutrition-related cancer prevention attitudes in low-income women. Prev Med 45:139-45.
Torio, C.M., Klassen, A.C., Curriero, F.C., Caballero, B., and Helzlsouer, K. (2009). The Modifying Effect of Social Class on the Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Breast Cancer Incidence. Am J Public Health.
Klassen, A. C., Curriero, F. C., Hong, J. H., Williams, C., Kulldorff, M., Meissner, H. I., et al. 2004. The role of area level influences on prostate cancer grade and stage at diagnosis. Prev. Med. 39:441-448.
Klassen, A. C., Curriero, F., Kulldorff, M., Alberg, A. J., Platz, E. A., & Neloms, S. 2005. Missing stage and grade in Maryland prostate cancer surveillance data, 1992-1997. [Invited for special issue on GIS and prostate cancer]. Am. J. Prev. Med.
Klassen, A. C., Juon, H. S., Alberg, A. J., Reid, B. C., & Meissner, H. I. 2003. Opportunities for oral cancer screening among older African-American women. Prev. Med. 37:499-506.
Klassen, A. C., & Platz, E. A. 2005. What can geography tell us about prostate cancer? [Invited for special issue on GIS and prostate cancer]. Am. J. Prev. Med.Salmon, D. A., Moulton, L. H., Omer, S. B., Chace, L. M., Klassen, A. C., Talebian, P., et al. 2004. Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of school nurses and personnel and associations with nonmedical immunization exemptions. Pediatrics. 113:e552-559.
Trimble, C. L., Richards, L. A., Wilgus-Wegweiser, B., Plowden, K., & Klassen, A. C. 2004. Effectiveness of screening for cervical cancer in an inpatient hospital setting. Obstet. Gynecol. 103:310-316.


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Jobber October 26, 2013 @ 8:51 PM
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Ex tanks problemHave boiler system with steel ex tanks. Pumping away from them with main pump but 4 boilers in the system have inducer pumps that pump towards the ex tanks. Has anyone seen this sort of set up? Having problems with ex tanks constantly water logging
Timco October 26, 2013 @ 9:02 PM
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Air trolDo the tanks have those B&G Airtrol fittings with the tube that extends into the tanks?Working on steam and hot-water systems isn't rocket science....it's actually much harder.
Jobber October 26, 2013 @ 9:37 PM
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Air trolYes they have airtrol fittings. Just thought it was odd that it is pumping away and towards ex tanks
Timco October 26, 2013 @ 10:45 PM
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Air removal?Any air removal devises on the system?Working on steam and hot-water systems isn't rocket science....it's actually much harder.
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IasYes there is a b and g in line air separator and the ex tanks are piped out he top of it and the feed water goes into the bottom
nicholas bonham-carter October 26, 2013 @ 11:04 PM
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Where's the airWhere can the air in the tank go? Does it dissolve into the water?--NBC
Jobber October 26, 2013 @ 11:19 PM
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AirThat is a good question and the problem. I don't know where the air cushion goes but after a couple of weeks it's gone and the peg to off and the auto fill will put water in and the ex tanks need to be set
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AirSuppose to say prv go off. Sorry
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pipingare those boilers piped as shown in attached diagram?Gennady Tsakh
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Boiler pipingClose but the booster pumps are on the supply side and it isn't primary secondary loop and it has steel ex tanks
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Automatic Air BleedersDoes the system have automatic air bleeders? Iron expansion tanks can lose air by redissolving air into the water and losing it from the air bleeders instead of recycling it back to the expansion tank, but that is usually a fairly slow process. Have you checked the tank and the air separator to tank piping for trace leaks, allowing the air to leak out above the water line? Dies the tank have a sight glass column? The valves are a common point of unnoticed air leaks when the valves are left open all the time as are the threads of the valve connections.VABear


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A woman who was taken to hospital after a slip in an Asda store has claimed supermarket compensation as a result of her injuries.
Cindy Thompson, 24, from East Hull, was shopping in the Asda store on Mount Pleasant in the city when she tripped on some metal studs which had been left exposed after repair work had been carried out on the floor in the supermarket.
Ms Thompson was taken to hospital after the accident where it was discovered that she had sustained a torn ligament in her ankle. She received a supermarket compensation payment of £3,775 for the pain and discomfort that she experienced after the accident, which occurred 18 months ago.
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A lack of sleep, cold nights, customs stress and exciting food finally caught up with me this morning. Aching, I did my best to be the fifth body too many in the taxi for a quick ride to Yetti Airways' office for tomorrow's short day trip into the mountains. Later on, the same European doctor that took care of Cole gave me a prescription for antibiotics or in his words, napalm for the body (Source: Dec. 4). The doc has been exchanging prescriptions for lessons on his new MacBook Pro and dinners at his favorite restaurants. With a false alarm Bandh transportation strike, the rest of the group easily made it through town to find the perfect stocking stuffers for family awaiting their return this Saturday (Source: Dec. 6). A couple of us realized that we had to push our tickets to December 16th as customs had extended a rather creative surprise (Source: Dec. 3). Falling asleep with all my clothes on, covered in three blankets, and a few midnight bathroom runs, it was a night to remember.
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Most people have an attorney create a will, or a revocable living trust, or another estate planning document such as a power of attorney, a living will, etc. for non-tax reasons. That being said, taxes affect us all in one way or another and for some clients estate taxes are a big concern when they are creating their estate plan. Recently, there were some pretty big Federal tax law changes. For your reference, I have summarized some of the important aspects of the new Federal Law affecting the Federal Estate Tax below (note - these numbers have been updated in a January 2013 post - see below for link):
Federal Estate Tax in 2012 (UPDATED TO REFLECT 2012 ADJUSTMENT IN EXEMPTION - EDIT: For 2013 Estate Tax Changes click here)
Based on these changes, many people who fall within the $5,120,000 exemption will assume that the inheritance they leave behind will not be subject to an estate tax (at least so long as they die between now and 2013). Unfortunately, it may not be that easy. Currently, Connecticut also imposes an estate tax that is separate and in addition to the Federal Tax.
Connecticut Estate Tax (UPDATED TO REFLECT 2011 CHANGE IN EXEMPTION)
As you can see, many people who fall under the $5,120,000 Federal exemption will not be subject to Federal estate taxes, but will be subject to Connecticut estate taxes. Of course there are also many others who are still not subject to any estate taxes given the current law in Connecticut and at the Federal level. However...
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THUNDER BAY -- A small local organization has made it through to the semi-final round in a national competition to secure start-up money.
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This week's question goes to coach Lynda Wallenfels. Lynda is an Elite level Category 1 USA Cycling Coach, pro mountain bike racer and owner of LWCoaching.com. She is spending July living at 9,300 feet elevation in Crested Butte!
Question: I live at a low altitude but I am racing the 6-day Breck Epic this season. How can I best prepare to race in the thin air of Breckenridge?
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Toodledo now has a Bookmarklet, which is like a mini browser plugin that allows you to quickly add a task from any webpage you happen to be on. You don't have to switch back to Toodledo. It even includes the URL of the page you are on in the task's note.
This is a great way to flag a webpage for later action. For example, suppose you found a nice article that you want to read, but you don't have time right now. Just click the bookmarklet and add the task to Toodledo. Later, when you have time, click the link in your Toodledo task and go back to read that article. Or, suppose you are reading an email in Gmail that you want to act on later. Just click the bookmarklet and add it to your Toodledo list. Then when you want to return to that email, click the link inside the task on Toodledo and you'll be right back in the email.
The bookmarklet also has a way to quickly view your tasks from anywhere. Just activate the bookmarklet and click the "View tasks" button. A small popup window will appear with our mobile website loaded inside for quick access to your to-do list while browsing the internet.
The bookmarklet is compatible with all major web browsers and can be installed in seconds. You can find it in our "Tools" section at the top of the page in the "More" section.
I like your new Bookmarklet feature, but I'd prefer that the drop down box be resizable and moveable. As it stands now it covers the part of the screen that I need to make reference to when I'm filling in the drop down box. Thanks. Bryan
Posted: Jul 11, 2012
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I'd be interested in knowing how you exported your tasklists from Toodledo into mind42. I like the idea of seeing my tasklist in a mind map, but not if it meant recreating it and having to update it separately from Toodledo.
I wonder if Toodledo could just add an option to view the task list in a mind map.
Thanks. Bryan
Posted by joelhfx:
I had the exact same thought,almost.
I was looking to translate it to freemind since it is open-source and can be imported to pretty much any mind-mapping software. Also importable to www.mind42.com putting into the cloud.
Even mobile devices have apps that support this format.
Imagine being able to select branches called Status, context, folder, and goals that contain the tasks assorted accordingly.
It should be easy. I could probably do it in Excel.
This message was edited Jul 12, 2012.
Posted: Jan 20, 2012
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Posted by Barry-Jon:
Well done, excellent redesign. I continue to recommend ToodleDo to all my friends and colleagues.
I wonder could we have a "pin" icon on the floating side bar so that you could quickly toggle between floating and pinned. Sometimes I mostly want it gone but sometimes, when doing a big review of tasks I want the bar there for a while.
I wholeheartedly agree with Barry-Jon's suggestion for a "pin" icon on the floating side bar. Currently to disable the Left side bar can hide you have to:
1. Click on settings
2. Click edit to the right of Display Preferences
3. Uncheck Left side bar can hide
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5. Click on Tasks to get back to where you were when you decided to disable Left side bar can hide


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- After 16 years working as a custodian at the Kentucky Center for the Arts, Jane Mason simply could not do her job any longer.
"My whole right side kept on getting numb," Mason recalled. "I couldn't pick up my leg. I couldn't pick up my feet. I had to keep on getting in and out of the hospital."
Now, two years later, and despite an inability to return to work, Mason has yet to be approved for federal disability benefits. She has been diagnosed with a brain aneurysm, a herniated disc on a nerve, rheumatoid arthritis, kidney disease and hepatitis.
"They send you a paper saying, 'Well, you're denied,'" Mason explained outside the Gene Snyder Federal Courthouse in downtown Louisville. "And then they did it again. I had to come up with some more stuff wrong with me."
Mason's attorney, Nathan Haney, said Mason's experience is typical of Social Security Disability claimants.
"You've got an initial decision. You've got a reconsideration decision. You have a hearing decision," Haney said. "You might have an appeal after that. You might have a federal court decision after that."
In Kentucky, 72 percent of initial disability applications are denied.
90 percent of reconsideration requests are denied.
In the next step - appeals before a judge - about 52 percent of those claims are awarded.
Yet that takes a while, anywhere from 6 to 17 months to get a hearing, according to figures updated online by the Social Security Administration.
In Louisville, the average wait for a disability hearing is 12 months.
"There are problems," said U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), "and I think if you look at the system, the system has become overburdened."
Overburdened as disability claims in the United States have tripled in the last thirty years - now nearly nine million recipients.
Plus, as the unemployment rate increases, so do disability numbers.
"The economy is not what it once was," said Michael Sullivan of the Sullivan Law Office. "You have the aging baby boomers."
Founded by Sullivan's father in 1970, the law practice specializes in disability claims. Sullivan said attorneys fees are regulated by the government, generally 25 percent of the back pay received by a disability client. The fee is capped at $6,000.
According to federal records, about 210,000 Kentuckians currently receive disability benefits.
There are three zip codes in Kentucky with more than 2,000 recipients apiece, one in Bowling Green, one in Owensboro and in Louisville zip code 40216, the city of Shively area - with 2,200 disabled workers.
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Paul suggested that disability recipients be required to undergo an exam by an independent doctor to weed out those who aren't "truly needy."
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can anybody help me figure out how to update firmware on zyxtel 645? I will need links and procedural/connection instructions. reply to email@example.com if you ahve time. Thanks.
happymagic,It would be nice if you registered with the site. People can IM you via the site. If you aren't registered it can't be done.Check this thread out »Cant Log Into 645 Modem I have a 643 so I can't really help you out on the 645. pheebau has just upgraded his 645 but it depends on your firmware whether or not it can be upgraded.
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While some P645M-11 (not the new UHP version) can be upgraded with newer firmware, you must be proficient in using FTP and Telnet. If you goof up or are not exactly sure of what you are doing you can make the unit a paper weight. If that happens, EL will not replace it under their warranty.Regards,Doctor Olds--Starfire is The Future Now! Clarke's Third Law: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
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That's right. Some Zyxel 645 ADSL Modems (bridge) do look alike (same box and model number on the back) but are indeed different in respect with the Alcatel Chipset they're running inside.Some 645 are also locked (probably a requirement from the ISP) where some others are not - Unlocking a 645 in order to be able to telnet into is pretty much always duoable (from what I've seen) - There is a (Covad) firmware that you can find here in the forums with instructions on how to unlock your 645 if you CANNOT telnet into it --> »Covad + ZyXEL 600 series 645 modem NOT router).In order to telnet into a 645, you should connect your PC directly to the modem (Ethernet) and set the PC IP to something like 192.168.1.5 (the modem is 192.168.1.1).Also, various 645 come with a configuration that has different password(s) - I know of 3 possible passwords at the momemt ('1234', 'admin' or 'mspgzyx') - please refer to the link included just above for the actual telnet and *unlocking* instructions - you will find the modem ROM (covad2.zip) that unlocks the modem in the link as well. But make sure you really cannot telnet into the modem before FTP'ing a new ROM. Note that you can always FTP on a 645 assuming you know the password to log in (1 of the 3 above).CAUTION: You should ALWAYS be careful when flashing a new configuration file or firmware onto your modem - it is a risk and you may end-up with a dead modem (paper-weight!)Now, concerning the various firmware types:It has been reported that some latest firmware(s) for the 643 (fw AY.4) and 645 (fw EK.4) can increase noise margins on their respective modem model, quite significantly (especially on the download side).However, NOT all the 645 can be firmware upgraded. It depends on the Alcatel Chipset Version that they run. When you upgrade the firmware ('ras' file) you *also* have to upgrade the config rom with the one that comes with the firmware ('rom-0' file) in the archive and then reset the VPI/VCI (i.e. 0/35 for Covad).Once you can telnet into the 645 and access the menu then you can find out which alcatel chipset version you're running by entering menu 24.2.1Here are the 2 possible output you may get:1)ZyNOS F/W Version: V2.50(EK.3) | Aug 31,2001ADSL Chipset Vendor: Alcatel, Version 3.8.1242)ZyNOS F/W Version: V2.50(EK.4) | 9/19/2002ADSL Chipset Vendor: Alcatel, Version 3.8.1643)ZyNOS S/W Version: V2.50(FF.2) | 8/22/2002ADSL Chipset Vendor: Alcatel, Version 3.6.70The first one (EK.3) should allow you to upgrade to EK.4 version of the firmware which increases noise margins.If you already have EK.4 (second one) then you don't need to do much as you have the latest and greatest If you have FF.2 (third one), then you're out of luck as you won't be able to upgrade the firmware on that 645 - I checked with Zyxel and this is the latest indeed and a different Alcatel Chipset revision level (v3.6.xx) than the other one (v3.8.xxx).You can get the EK.4 firmware and configuration files from here --> »www.zyxel.ru/ftp/filebase.asp?Us···nce=3102 (if your 645 is a bridge and not a router one)So first, get to know the firmware and alcatel chipset revision your 645 is running; then see if you want and can upgrade the firmware and config file on the modem - make sure to measure your downstream and upstream noise margins before and after the upgrade. You can access the 645 documentation and command to run at »www.zyxel.ru/ftp/filebase.asp?Us···nce=3105 (there is a zip file which contains info on the modem's commands, etc) as well as a few PDF's.Hope this helps,Please let me know (gdm, Bill_MI and others) of anything which I may have said that is wrong and I will fix it in the post (PM me) or add-on to the thread.--pheebau[text was edited by author 2003-06-17 22:05:37]
Great job pheebau !!!!!!!
This looks like a winning post for inclusion into the FAQ!!! Regards,Doctor Olds
I agree Doc Olds!!! Pheebau did a fantastic job.
Thank you Guys - wish I had more time as I wrote this at work in-between source code changes Well if I can refine it I will try to do so - I was also thinking of writing some ADSL modem noise margins comparisons on long loops (at least between Zyxel 645, Westell 2100 and Speedstream 5260) - gdm has a 643 and some Alcatel chipset based Westell as well - We have been trying to share our experiences in various threads in the forums...--pheebau
pheebau,Westell Alcatel chipset was sold but still sitting hear. I have all my notes and we talked about it in some thread.
I can't seem to edit my original post (dunno why)The post related to the Covad (unlocking) rom-0 file is located at:»Covad + ZyXEL 600 series 645 modem NOT routerI also made a typo where in order to unlock (some locked) 645 you will need to upload the rom-0 (configuration file) from the Covad2.zip (not a firmware as mentioned in original post)...--pheebau
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I got my car mirror slightly damaged while my car was parked in front of the house.
The lorry driver's company accepted the responsibility.
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7 days of car hire + am sure a huge bill to fix a small job.
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Alexandrine Parakeet
Alexandrine ParakeetsFamily: Psittacidae Larry is a male Alexandrine ParrotPsittacula eupatriaPhoto Courtesy Kristy
The Alexandrine Parakeet, like most of the ringnecks, is a very striking bird.
The two Alexandrine Parakeet pictures on this page show the differences in feather coloration characteristic to the ringnecks. Once they have finished their second full molt, the male will have the colored ring going around his head which immature males and females will not have.
To learn more about Parakeets and their needs visit:
Guide to a Happy, Healthy Parakeet
Psittacula eupatria
The Alexandrine Parakeet is found in Ceylon, eastern Afghanistan, western Pakistan, through India to Indochina, and the Andaman Islands. They live in lowlands and wooded areas such as forests, jungle, and coastal mangroves.
The Alexandrine Parakeet belongs in the Psittacula genus, that are known as Ringneck Parakeets. This genus has the distinguishing characteristic of a colored collar going around the head in the males, or a pronounced stripe running through the chin area.
The Alexandrine Parakeets have a large head and bill, a sleek body and a long tapered tail. The male has a general green plumage with some grayish-blue on the cheeks and a dark purple-red patch on the wing. There is a faint black stripe from the cere to the eye, a black stripe across the lower cheek, and a wide rose-pink collar. The inner tail feathers are bluish-green with light yellow-white tips and a yellow underside. The beak is a deep red with a paler tip. Their average lifespan is 40 years.
The female is lighter than the male. Females don't have the rose-pink collar or the black stripe across the cheek patches, and they have shorter central tail feathers. These birds grow to a length of 23" (58 cm).
Fresh food and water must be provided daily.
In the wild, Alexandrine Parakeets eat a variety of seeds, fruits, nuts, blossoms, leaf buds. In addition to these foods, you can offer them vegetables and commercial pellets. They like nuts with the shells cracked, such as walnuts, pecans and almonds. They also enjoy the same nutritional foods humans eat, including cooked chicken. Cooked beans, rice, and grains are also enjoyed, but soft foods like these will spoil in about 4 hours.
See About Parakeets: Care and Feeding for more detailed information.
A a roomy cage is required as these are large parakeets.
See About Parakeets: Housing for more extensive housing information.
The basic cage care includes daily cleaning of the water and food dishes. Weekly you should wash all the perches and dirty toys, and the floor should be washed about every other week. A total hosing down and disinfecting of an aviary should be done yearly, replacing anything that needs to be freshened, such as old dishes, toys and perches.
In the wild, these birds live in small flocks during the day, and roost in very large flocks at night.
See About Parakeets: Handling and Training for detailed information.
Parakeets are very energetic birds! Besides flying, which is important for all parakeets, these birds love to chew! Be sure you provide them with lots of assorted toys and wood chews, perches and swings.
Unlike many parakeets, the Alexandrine Parakeets do not bond with a mate for life. Each pair will need two nesting boxes to choose from with wood shavings as a bedding. Once the nest box is selected the female will lay two to four eggs. Both parents will sit on the eggs. The young leave the nest about six weeks after hatching. The males don't reach their adult plumage until the second year.
See About Parakeets: Breeding and Reproduction for more information.
These parakeets have a loud call.
See About Parakeets: Potential Problems for more information.
Alexandrine Parakeets are available from time to time, usually from breeders.
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