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BEDMINSTER, N.J., May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- During this year's Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society (May 16-19, 2012 • Honolulu, HI) Grunenthal will present results from clinical studies utilizing a product based on its INTAC™ formulation technology. INTAC™ is designed to be crush-resistant and to protect intended action of extended release drugs. Applying INTAC™ to prescription opioid drugs is considered an efficient means to combat unintended and intended drug misuse and abuse through tampering with the formulation.
Prescription opioids are at the center of a major public health crisis of misuse and abuse in the United States. Prescription drug abuse is the fastest-growing drug problem in the US and drug overdose death rates have risen steadily in the US[1]. Technological approaches that intend to prohibit or reduce the ability to abuse specific time-release drugs by tampering with the formulation through crushing are therefore an effective means to address the issue.
Dr. Hans-Jurgen Stahlberg, Director and International Clinical Lead at Grunenthal will present data from a clinical development program aimed at demonstrating bioequivalence between a non-tamper resistant originator product and the product utilizing INTAC™ formulation technology (Bridging from Conventional Marketed Extended Release Formulations to New Tamper Resistant Alternatives, poster # 391). The structure and regulatory frame for the study program as well as the results and outcome for physicians and patients will be discussed.
About INTAC™
INTAC™, Grunenthal's tamper resistant formulation technology, is designed to deter various relevant routes of abuse / inadvertent misuse from tablet tampering by imposing a specific mechanical stability to the tablet. This mechanical stability is created by the combination of specific excipients together with a unique manufacturing process. Grunenthal's proprietary INTAC™ approach is established at commercial manufacturing scale and is featured in FDA-approved products which are marketed by US partners. Grunenthal considers its patent protected INTAC™ to be the leading technology for abuse-deterrent and tamper-resistant opioid products. The INTAC™ technology is available for licensing to interested companies for various product opportunities.
About Grunenthal
The Grunenthal Group is an independent, family-owned international research based pharmaceutical company headquartered in Aachen, Germany. Building on its unique position in pain, its objective is to become the most patient-centric company to be a leader in therapy innovation. Grunenthal is one of the last five research-oriented pharmaceutical corporations with headquarters based in Germany which sustainably invests in research and development. These investments amounted to about 25 % of revenues in 2011. Grunenthal's research and development strategy concentrates on select fields of therapy and state-of-the-art technologies. We focus on the intensive search for new ways to treat pain better, more effectively and with fewer side-effects than before. Altogether, the Grunenthal Group has affiliates in 26 countries worldwide. Grunenthal products are sold in more than 155 countries and approx. 4200 employees are working for the Grunenthal Group worldwide. In 2011, Grunenthal reached estimated revenues of 947 Mio euros. More information: www.grunenthal.com.
[1] Epidemic: Responding to America's Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis. Executive Office of the President of the United States, 2011
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Principals, James Noble & Paul Beardsell, are regarded as industry leaders in user experience solutions. At Carter we design beautiful user experiences to enhance digital products and service offerings. We use visual design cues to tell stories. Our approach derives an understanding of your business, its identity, and creative strategy.
Digital experiences are only as good as the technology driving them. Carter innovate with ever changing internet ready devices, pushing digital innovation to further enhance online user experiences.
At Carter we understand client goals, which enables us to identify the right creative strategy and direction that engages your target audience with your product or service offering. Be it online strategy, web site design or application development; we come well-dressed for all digital storytelling.
Carter's fine folk sit at recycled timber desks, type on keyboards powered by rechargeable batteries, walk on carpet made from recycled tyres and plastic bags. They breathe air created by an in-office garden and drink tea heated by an environmentally-friendly kettle. These 'Digital HTTPsters' hold meetings within a den of recycled paper accordion walls that weave throughout the studio.
When it's time to leave, the crew grab their bags from upcycled lockers that once lived at a nearby AFL Club. They flick the switch on low-energy lights powered by 100% wind sourced energy. Journeying home, they walk, ride and catch public transport.
Principal, James Noble, hand-crafted the furniture from recycled timber, layered and sealed using biodegradable glue. Now that's commitment.
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It all starts with a discovery session where we will chat about your vision, requirements and expectations for your digital presence.
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Translating your creative ideas into workable concepts, crafting the user experience, building strong, lasting solutions.
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We architect and develop, optimise the experience, test and launch. We then analyse, act on results and offer ongoing support.

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*Opens the door and enters slowly*
It is good to see some familiar faces here as it has been too long. Vana your post on FB on oldtoby saddened me deeply and reminded me of how special TORC was to me. Many good times and good memories here.
Kaya, glad to know your pirate is still around and does he still have his parrot?
Can someone explain to me what I need to do to get rid of that 3rd party hosting picture and replace it with a proper one?


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2015 Taipei 101 New Year's Eve Countdown
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Count down to the New Year with Taiwan's biggest event of the year! The "2015 Taipei 101 New Year's Eve Countdown" promises to be the must-see event of the year, with past years' events being named by CNN as among the "Top 10 Countries With the Most Unique Countdowns" and drawing thousands of spectators to Taipei's beautiful 101 Building, which is 509 meters high. With spectacular fireworks, the event will be mindblowing with performances by the hottest Taiwanese artists, including SpeXial, JJ Lin, Show Luo, Jam Hsiao, Zony & Yony, Miu Chu, Dino Lee, Li Rong Hao, Zhou Tang Hao, William Wei, Ian Chen and more! Don't miss this exciting event!


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If you own a home…or you have assets worth at least $150,000…you owe it to yourself – and your family – to get the facts on proper estate planning. If you think you're protected with a simple Will…think again…A Will goes through probate, which means your family may not be able to take possession of your estate for many months, or even years!
Proper estate planning avoids the pitfalls of probate and ensures that your estate actually gets to those individuals or charities you wish.
A living trust can eliminate the costs and time involved in a probate and will protect your estate if you become incapacitated by avoiding a conservatorship. This means your estate will be managed as you see fit, not as a court-appointed conservator sees fit.
To find out more about the benefits of proper estate planning, attend this free Living Trust Seminar at: Litherland, Kennedy & Associates, 3425 S. Bascom Avenue, Suite 240, Campbell. Refreshments will be provided. Seating is limited at this location and reservations are required.


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- What is Maybankard Visa Debit?
- Who is eligible for Maybankard Visa Debit?
- How and where to get the Maybankard Visa Debit?
- Where and how can I use my Maybankard Visa Debit?
- What is my daily spending limit?
- How long does it take to receive a Maybankard Visa Debit?
- What if there are two or more signatories (joint account) on my Current or Savings Account?
- What are the instances where holding-of-funds transaction is done to my account?
- Can I use my Maybankard Visa Debit outside Malaysia?
- How do I renew my Maybankard Visa Debit?
- What should I do if my Maybankard Visa Debit is stolen or lost?
- What security features does the Maybankard Visa Debit possess?
- Why are my Maybankard Visa Debit transaction declined?
- Will there be any charges imposed by Maybank for Maybankard Visa Debit?
1. What is Maybankard Visa Debit?
Maybankard Visa Debit is an enhanced ATM (Automated Teller Machine) card. It can be used to withdraw cash from ATMs, and at the same time function like a credit card. It can be used to make purchases at merchant locations such as petrol stations, grocery stores, retail stores and restaurants, including overseas merchants and even on the Internet. When MAYBANKARD VISA DEBIT is used to make purchases or cash withdrawals at ATMs, funds are deducted from the customer's account, directly accessing the money in the customers' deposit accounts prevailing interest rate can be continued to be enjoyed on the Savings Account.
Maybankard Visa Debit carries a 7 year validity period and renewal should be done before the expiry date indicated on the card.
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2. Who is eligible for Maybankard Visa Debit?
- Maybank Current & Savings Account customer
- For imteen Account (aged 12 to 18 years), Indemnity Letter is mandatory to be signed by the parents or guardian as a condition to open imtenn Account. The parents or guardian are required to go to the branch to sign the Indemnity Letter for access to Maybankard Visa Debit or Maybankard BankCard.
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- Visit Maybank branch nearest to you
- Fill up the application form and choose Maybankard Visa Debit when you open a Current or Savings Account
- Existing Current and Savings Account customer who is holding Maybankard BankCard can convert to Maybankard Visa Debit
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4. Where and how can I use my Maybankard Visa Debit?
You can use your Maybankard Visa Debit at any Merchants with Visa logo, accepted at over 29 million locations worldwide. You can also use your Maybankard Visa Debit at any merchants with BankCard logo accepted at over 26,000 locations locally via your ATM pin.
For ATM transaction, you can use it at any ATM that displays the BankCard or Visa Plus logo in overseas.
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5. What is my daily spending limit?
For security control, Maybankard Visa Debit cardholders are provided with an option to choose a daily spending limit for their retail purchases under the VISA platform which is signature base as follows:
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- 5,000 (Maximum)
- Specify amount (RM 1 to RM 5,000) ie RM 10, RM 20, RM 50, RM 100
Under the Bankcard platform which is PIN based, the daily spending limit is defaulted to RM5,000.
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6. How long does it take to receive a Maybankard Visa Debit?
You will get your Maybankard Visa Debit instantly when you apply.
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7. What if there are two or more signatories (joint account) on my Current or Savings Account?
Joint account holders need to apply for separate Maybankard Visa Debit (two applications). Separate cards allow each cardholder's transactions with different spending limit, and it allows you to have separate PIN and signature. Joint Savings account holders with "Both to sign" will not be able to apply for Maybankard Visa Debit. There are no supplementary cards for Maybankard Visa Debit.
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8. What are the instances where holding-of-funds transaction is done to my account?
- Hotel - Amount depends on the duration of stay whereby on check-in, pre-authorization amount will be charged. During check-out, the pre-authorization amount will be reversed and the actual amount will be charged.
- Petrol transaction at the pump (outdoor) - Pre-authorization amount is RM150 to RM 200. Pre-authorization amount will be charged to customer's banking account during the fill-up. The pre-authorization amount will be reversed back and the actual filled-up amount will be charged to customer's bank account once the bank receives the actual filled-up amount from the acquiring bank. Average pre-authorization holding day is 3 to 5 days. Kindly advise the cashier the actual amount to consume to avoid pre authorization holding amount.
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9. Can I use my Maybankard Visa Debit outside Malaysia?
You can use your Maybankard Visa Debit abroad provided you activate the overseas flag prior to your departure. The activation process can be done through our Maybank ATMs or through our 24 hours customer service center at 1-300 88 6688. Your Maybankard Visa Debit can then be used for retail purchases at any Visa logo merchants. You can also withdraw cash or make account balance enquiries at any ATMs overseas bearing the Visa Plus logo.
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10. How do I renew my Maybankard Visa Debit?
Prior to the expiry date, you will be reminded to renew your Maybankard Visa Debit through the ATM. You need to visit the nearest Maybank branches to obtain your replacement card instantly.
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11. What should I do if my Maybankard Visa Debit is stolen or lost?
You can immediately:
- Report to Maybank's 24 Hours Customer Service Center at 1-300 88 6688 within Malaysia or 603-78443696 outside Malaysia or
- Cancel the Maybankard Visa Debit yourself by login to Maybank2u.com or
- Visit any Maybank branches and make a report
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12. What security features does the Maybankard Visa Debit possess?
- Smart chip: The Maybankard Visa Debit uses the latest smart chip technology, thus ensuring your card is more secure.
- Authorisation required: You must sign the amount to approve payment.
- Preset Purchase limit: The default preset purchase limit is RM500. You can deactivate or lower/Increase this limit at any Maybank ATM (ie RM50, RM150)
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13. Why are my Maybankard Visa Debit transaction declined?
- Insufficient funds in your account (Savings or Current)
- Insufficient funds due to withholding of the pre authorisation amount at Petrol station, Hotels and Hospitals.
- Transaction amount(s) are more than the daily purchase limit set which is defaulted to RM 500 per day. You may increase / decrease the daily purchasing limit at any Maybank ATM's or Branches.
- Insufficient funds in Primary Account. This happens when you have 2 Maybank account (Current and Savings linked to each other)
- Maybankard Visa Debit is only tagged to one primary account.
- Saving account will be defaulted to be Primary account and Current account as secondary account.
- Should you have insufficient amount in Savings account, you need to transfer the amount from your Current account into Saving account before using the card.
- If your transactions declined in overseas, you may not have activated the Overseas Flag. You can call Maybank Group Customer care at +603-7844 3696 (outside Malaysia)
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This Geographical Interface System (GIS) website is a result of the combined efforts from Adams County, the City of Hastings, and Hastings Utilities. Data is constantly being updated and edited by staff at the City, County, and Utilities. The information is shared and collected to provide citizens access to an abundance of information. All data is for public use.
Launch the Interactive Map
Our Interactive map is a web based application that allows searches to find locations through the city and county. A few of things it provides is information about properties, utilities, voting precincts, school jurisdictions, zoning, and aerial photos along with other items of information.
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Four prestigious water related Prizes were awarded on the occasion of the 5th World Water Forum: The Turkish Republic Prime Minister's Water Prize, The King Hassan II Great World Water Prize, which was established through a partnership with the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco, Kyoto World Water Grand Prize and the "Compromiso Mexico" Water Prize.
King Hassan II Great World Water Prize: With the main theme of "Cooperation and solidarity in the fields of management and development in water resources", this Prize (US$ 100,000) is awarded to an institution, organization, individual or group of individuals in honour of their outstanding lifetime achievements in any aspects of water resources. ** The prize winner was Abdulatif Yousef Al-Hamad, Director General of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development. Kyoto World Water Grand Prize: This Prize showcases grassroots initiatives that aim to improve the water-related situation of local communities around the world. 30 pre-selected candidates were invited to the 5th World Water Forum to present their activities and compete for the Prize money of 3 million JPY (around 28,000 USD), to be used to fund the continuation of their activities.***The prize winner was the Watershed Organization Trust from India. Turkish Republic Prime Minister's Water Prize: For journalistic excellence in the coverage of issues related to the theme of the 5th World Water Forum, "Bridging Divides for Water." ** The prize money of 40,000 Euros was shared between one international winner (Alison Bartle of Aqua-Media International) and four Turkish winners (Özgür Coban (Anatolian Agency), Özgür Yildirim (Channel 24), and Gurhan Savgi (Zaman Daily Newspaper), and for the programme Yeşil Ekren on NTV (accepted by Erman Yerdelen) "Compromiso Mexico" Water Prize : This prize rewards the best local public policies that have had a positive impact on the drinking water, sewerage and sanitation services in the communities they interact with. ** First place of $ 15,000 USD was awarded to Guangzhou Province, China, second prize of $ 10,000 went to León, Guanajuato, Mexico, and Lima, Peru, picked up the third prize of $ 5,000.
Turkish Republic Prime Minister's Water Prize
King Hassan II Great World Water Prize
Kyoto World Water Grand Prize "Compromiso Mexico" Water Prize
The 2006 King Hassan Prize Laureate uses his award to support women. Read More.


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Marc Jacobs Launches Makeup Line With Sephora
New Details: Marc Jacobs's Sephora Makeup Line to Launch in August
Marc Jacobs has been a busy man, and he's finally ready to release his color cosmetics line to the world. When news first dropped back in April, Jacobs seemed quite excited about his foray into makeup. "I see makeup, fragrance — everything, really — as an opportunity," he explained to WWD. "The idea of choosing a color for your lip, or an eyeliner — it's just such a delight. Anything that is part of the joy, the ritual, of getting dressed — that's what fashion's about for me."
The line will be a collaboration with Sephora and is slated to drop on Aug. 9 in brick-and-mortar stores and online, as well as in select Marc Jacobs stores. The 122-piece collection runs the gamut from blushes and lip products to blushes and eye shadows, and it's broken down into broad categories: Smart Complexion, Blacquer, Hi-Per Color, and Boy Tested, Girl Approved. Speaking of boys, Jacobs isn't leaving them out. Three products are unisex: his Lip Lock Moisture Balm ($24), Brow Tamer Grooming Gel ($24), and Remedy Concealer Pen ($39). But don't expect any nude shades in his collection. "It would be too natural," Jacobs quipped.
The collection is also going global, which is a new move for Sephora. Europe will get a taste in 2014, and it will move to China in 2015. A holiday color collection is also in the works, as well as additional core pieces for Spring 2014. "I'm surprised at how delighted I am with the results," Jacobs told WWD. "Now I want to see what the customer thinks. That's the ultimate."


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Valvular Heart Disease
Valvular heart disease is characterized by damage to or a defect in one of the four heart valves: the mitral, aortic, tricuspid or pulmonary.
The mitral and tricuspid valves control the flow of blood between the atria and the ventricles (the upper and lower chambers of the heart). The pulmonary valve controls the flow of blood from the heart to the lungs, and the aortic valve governs blood flow between the heart and the aorta, and thereby the blood vessels to the rest of the body. The mitral and aortic valves are the ones most frequently affected by valvular heart disease.
Normally functioning valves ensure that blood flows with proper force in the proper direction at the proper time. In valvular heart disease, the valves become too narrow and hardened (stenotic) to open fully, or are unable to close completely (incompetent).
A stenotic valve forces blood to back up in the adjacent heart chamber, while an incompetent valve allows blood to leak back into the chamber it previously exited. To compensate for poor pumping action, the heart muscle enlarges and thickens, thereby losing elasticity and efficiency. In addition, in some cases, blood pooling in the chambers of the heart has a greater tendency to clot, increasing the risk of stroke or pulmonary embolism.
The severity of valvular heart disease varies. In mild cases there may be no symptoms, while in advanced cases, valvular heart disease may lead to congestive heart failure and other complications. Treatment depends upon the extent of the disease.
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Call an ambulance if you experience severe chest pain.
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Call your physician if you develop persistent shortness of breath, palpitations or dizziness.
Valve disease symptoms can occur suddenly, depending upon how quickly the disease develops. If it advances slowly, then your heart may adjust and you may not notice the onset of any symptoms easily. Additionally, the severity of the symptoms does not necessarily correlate to the severity of the valve disease. That is, you could have no symptoms at all, but have severe valve disease. Conversely, severe symptoms could arise from even a small valve leak.
Many of the symptoms are similar to those associated with congestive heart failure, such as shortness of breath and wheezing after limited physical exertion and swelling of the feet, ankles, hands or abdomen (edema). Other symptoms include:
- Palpitations, chest pain (may be mild).
- Fatigue.
- Dizziness or fainting (with aortic stenosis).
- Fever (with bacterial endocarditis).
- Rapid weight gain.
There are many different types of valve disease; some types can be present at birth (congenital), while others may be acquired later in life.
- Heart valve tissue may degenerate with age.
- Rheumatic fever may cause valvular heart disease.
- Bacterial endocarditis, an infection of the inner lining of the heart muscle and heart valves (endocardium), is a cause of valvular heart disease.
- High blood pressure and atherosclerosis may damage the aortic valve.
- A heart attack may damage the muscles that control the heart valves.
- Other disorders such as carcinoid tumors, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, or syphilis may damage one or more heart valves.
- Methysergide, a medication used to treat migraine headaches, and some diet drugs may promote valvular heart disease.
- Radiation therapy (used to treat cancer) may be associated with valvular heart disease.
Get prompt treatment for a sore throat that lasts longer than 48 hours, especially if accompanied by a fever. Timely administration of antibiotics may prevent the development of rheumatic fever which can cause valvular heart disease.
A heart-healthy lifestyle is also advised to reduce the risks of high blood pressure, atherosclerosis and heart attack.
- Don't smoke.
- Consume no more than two alcoholic beverages a day.
- Eat a healthy, balanced diet low in salt and fat, exercise regularly and lose weight if you are overweight.
- Adhere to a prescribed treatment program for other forms of heart disease.
- If you are diabetic, maintain careful control of your blood sugar.
During your examination, the doctor listens for distinctive heart sounds, known as heart murmurs, which indicate valvular heart disease. As part of your diagnosis, you may undergo one or more of the following tests:
- An electrocardiogram, also called an ECG or EKG, to measure the electrical activity of the heart, regularity of heartbeats, thickening of heart muscle (hypertrophy) and heart-muscle damage from coronary artery disease.
- Stress testing, also known as treadmill tests, to measure blood pressure, heart rate, ECG changes and breathing rates during exercise. During this test, the heart's electrical activity is monitored through small metal sensors applied to your skin while you exercise on a treadmill.
- Chest X-rays.
- Echocardiogram to evaluate heart function. During this test, sound waves bounced off the heart are recorded and translated into images. The pictures can reveal abnormal heart size, shape and movement. Echocardiography also can be used to calculate the ejection fraction, or volume of blood pumped out to the body when the heart contracts.
- Cardiac catheterization, which is the threading of a catheter into the heart chambers to measure pressure irregularities across the valves (to detect stenosis) or to observe backflow of an injected dye on an X-ray (to detect incompetence).
The following provides an overview of the treatment options for valvular heart disease:
- Don't smoke; follow prevention tips for a heart-healthy lifestyle. Avoid excessive alcohol consumption, excessive salt intake and diet pills—all of which may raise blood pressure.
- Your doctor may adopt a "watch and wait" policy for mild or asymptomatic cases.
- A course of antibiotics is prescribed prior to surgery or dental work for those with valvular heart disease, to prevent bacterial endocarditis.
- Long-term antibiotic therapy is recommended to prevent a recurrence of streptococcal infection in those who have had rheumatic fever.
- Antithrombotic (clot-preventing) medications such as aspirin or ticlopidine may be prescribed for those with valvular heart disease who have experienced unexplained transient ischemic attacks, also known as TIAs (see this disorder for more information).
- More potent anticoagulants, such as warfarin, may be prescribed for those who have atrial fibrillation (a common complication of mitral valve disease) or who continue to experience TIAs despite initial treatment. Long-term administration of anticoagulants may be necessary following valve replacement surgery, because prosthetic valves are associated with a higher risk of blood clots.
- Balloon dilatation (a surgical technique involving insertion into a blood vessel of a small balloon that is led via catheter to the narrowed site and then inflated) may be done to widen a stenotic valve.
- Valve Surgery to repair or replace a damaged valve may be necessary. Replacement valves may be artificial (prosthetic valves) or made from animal tissue (bioprosthetic valves). The type of replacement valve selected depends on the patient's age, condition, and the specific valve affected.
A number of minimally-invasive cardiac surgeries are performed at the Heart and Vascular Institute. These include:
- Minimally-Invasive Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Minimally-Invasive Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement
- Minimally-Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement
Cardiac Surgery (Valve Surgery) at Johns Hopkins
What is it? You may have had an illness or injury or been born with a problem that does not let a heart valve work the way it should. You may need to have heart surgery to repair or replace the heart valve.
Why is it necessary? You have four valves in your heart. Valve surgery is needed when one of the valves in your heart is not working, which means the blood is not flowing through your heart in the right way. Sometimes the valve can be repaired. Other times the valve must be replaced, either with a valve from a pig or one that is manmade.
How is it done? The surgeon opens the chest by cutting through the breastbone. The surgeon then connects the heart-lung machine. The machine "acts" as the heart and lungs so that the doctor can work on the heart. Once the surgery is done, the heart starts beating and the machine is stopped. The breastbone is wired together to let the bone heal, which takes about four to six weeks.
For more information on this procedure, including patient information, please see the full description of Cardiac Surgery (Valve Surgery) at Johns Hopkins.
Cardiovascular Diagnostic and Interventional Laboratory at Johns Hopkins
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Cardiovascular Diagnostic and Interventional Laboratory (CVIL) is a state-of-the-art imaging facility performing over 24,000 diagnostic and interventional procedures annually. The CVIL operates 12 procedure rooms.
There are two general areas included in the CVIL: Cardiology and Electrophysiology. The Cardiology section is involved in treating patients with disorders of the heart and vascular tree including coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, valve disease, congenital heart defects, cardiomyopathy and peripheral vascular disease.
Valvular Heart Disease services included in the CVIL:
- Diagnosis of valvular stenosis and regurgitation.
- Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty for mitral stenosis.
- Percutaneous pulmonary valvuloplasty for pulmonic stenosis.
- Percutaneous aortic valvuloplasty for aortic stenosis.
- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement


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Our intermediate Excel training courses cover more complex Excel functions, charting, and data tools. Go beyond the basics to learn more formatting, more formulas, and more functionality. The intermediate Excel training starts working with functions such as IF, Proper, Roundup and Date and Time functions. It also looks at how to create formulas across multiple spreadsheets in the same document.
Training Class Goal
In the Intermediate Excel training, we will begin to explore how to utilize more complex functions, including date & time functions and IF statements. We will also look at organizing data, working with multiple worksheets and basic charting. The Intermediate Excel training courses builds on things learned in the basic class. Students learn how to do more with copying and pasting such as creating custom lists. They will learn more advanced formatting techniques like Conditional formatting.
Before taking this class, students should have an understanding of basic Excel formulas and functions, experience entering data into Microsoft Excel, familiarity with Windows, and basic computer skills.
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Formulas & Functions
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- Calculating dates in years
- IF Statements in Date Functions
- The Proper Function
- The Roundup Function
Working with Multiple Worksheets
- Renaming worksheets
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- Moving and copying worksheets
- 3D reference formulas
- Hyperlinks
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Formatting Cells and Appearance
- Formatting text and numbers in cells
- Merging cells
- Wrapping text within a cell
- Custom number formats
- Conditional formatting
- Copying formatting
- Other classes covering Excel formatting
Viewing Worksheets
- Showing formulas and references
- Tracing precedents and dependents
- Grouping rows and columns
- Cell comments
- Headers and footers
- Other classes covering Navigation and Views
Introduction to Basic Charts
- Creating and defining a chart
- Positioning, rotating, and resizing charts
- WordArt in charts
- Editing charts in Excel
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The Intermediate Excel training covers things beyond the basics, to give you more confidence in building your spreadsheets and creating formulas to automate them.
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News | July 10, 2014
Four JPL Suborbital Technology Payloads Chosen
From hopping/tumbling robots to gecko-inspired adhesives, a variety of technologies have been chosen by NASA for flight on commercial reusable launch vehicles and a commercial parabolic aircraft. The selections were made through NASA's Flight Opportunities Program. The program gives these 13 space technology payloads, including four from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, a chance to be tested before they are used in the harsh environment of space.
Including this latest selection, there have been 138 technologies selected for test flights facilitated by the Flight Opportunities Program of NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate.
Parabolic aircraft flights will allow 11 of the new payloads to experience brief periods of weightlessness. The other two projects will fly on suborbital reusable launch vehicle test flights. The flights are expected to take place in 2014 and 2015.
The selected proposals requested flights on Zero-G Corporation's Boeing 727 parabolic flight aircraft, UP Aerospace's Space-Loft rocket and Masten Space Systems' Xombie vertical takeoff/vertical landing rocket.
Three of the JPL-led payloads will fly on the parabolic aircraft and one will go up on the suborbital reusable launch vehicle.
The payloads selected for parabolic aircraft flights are:
From JPL:
-- "Validating Microgravity Mobility Models for Hopping/Tumbling Robots," Principal Investigator (PI) Issa Nesnas
-- "Microgravity Rock Coring Drill Using Microspines" and "Gecko Adhesive Grippers in Microgravity," PI Aaron Parness
From other institutions:
-- "Reduced Gravity Flight Demo of SPHERES Universal Docking Ports" and "Reduced Gravity Flight Demonstration of SPHERES INSPECT," PI Alvar Saenz Otero of Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts
-- "Reinventing the Wheel: Parabolic Flight Validation of Reaction Spheres," PI Alvin Yew of NASA¹s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland
-- "Enhanced Dynamic Load Sensors for ISS Operational Feasibility for Advanced Resistive Exercise Device," PI Christopher Krebs of Aurora Flight Sciences Corp. in Manassas, Virginia
-- "Effects of Microgravity on Intracranial Pressure," PI Benjamin Levine of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas
-- "Noninvasive Hemodynamic Monitoring in Microgravity Phase II (Arterial Stiffness)," PI Gregory Kovacs of Stanford University in Stanford, California
-- "Payloads Separation Performance of a 6U CubeSat Canisterized Satellite Dispenser," PI Hans-Peter Dumm of the United States Air Force Space Vehicles Directorate in Albuquerque, New Mexico
-- "Dragon V2 Propellant Management Device Microgravity Testing," PI Robin Titus of Space Exploration Technologies Corp., (SpaceX) in Hawthorne, California
The payloads selected for flight on a suborbital reusable launch vehicle are:
From JPL:
-- "Fuel Optimal and Accurate Landing Systems Test Flights," PI Andrew Johnson
From Purdue University:
-- "Zero-gravity Green Propellant Management Technology," PI Steven Collicott of Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana
NASA manages the Flight Opportunities manifest, matching payloads with flights, and will pay for payload integration and the flight costs for the selected payloads. No funds are provided for the development of these payloads.
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Songwriter and R&B artist Teena Marie left the world
on Sunday, December 26th and now Jazz pianist, composer, and
broadcaster Billy Taylor passed on Tuesday, December 28, 2010. To say we are losing our music greats is an
Both 54 year old Mary Christine Brockert (aka Teena
Marie) and 89 year old Billy Taylor had illustrious careers in the music
business. Dr. Taylor ventured into the
broadcasting business having engaged with the Sutton family to form Inner City
Broadcasting nearly 40 years ago. The broadcasting
enterprise later obtained WLIB/WBLIS in New York.
it's purported that Teena Marie died in her California home of natural causes
after being discovered by her daughter, Alia Rose, it will take 6 weeks before
an autopsy determines the exact cause of death.
According to reports, Billy Taylor's daughter Kim Taylor-Thompson issued
a statement that her father died of heart failure.
Born in Greenville, SC, Billy's
family moved to Washington, DC, when Billy was 5 years old. Billy's love for music led him to Virginia
State College where he earned a B.S. in music.
He went on to earn a Masters from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst
where he also obtained a Ph.D. in Music Education.
Billy Taylor began his career in 1944, playing the piano with the Ben Webster
Quartet. He performed at the jazz club Birdland,
later forming his own trio. Also, an educator, Taylor served as a Duke
Ellington Fellow at Yale. Throughout his lengthy career, he composed over 350
songs, creating works that encompassed the worlds of dance, theatre and
symphony orchestra. Billy was an
Artistic Advisor of Jazz at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and was
appointed to the National Council of the Arts.
He was also affiliated with Mary Lou Williams' Women in Jazz
often on National Public Radio, Taylor received an Emmy award, a Grammy, a
National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award, 2 Peabody Awards and a
United States National Medal of Arts Award.
"I knew Billy. We
had mutual friends," said saxophonist Lonnie Youngblood. "I have always had admiration for him because
he was a great musician and human being.
His greatness did not bias or prejudice him. He always remained an elegant man and
down-to-earth individual. John Coltrane
had the same quality. Both were
modest. Billy accomplished a great deal
during his lifetime. He was an
intelligent man who was a musical pioneer with a musical style uniquely his
own. I believe at one time he even
served as a music analyst for one of the major television networks. Billy was a
winner who overcame hurdles and even went on to obtain a doctorate in
music. He received several honors and
awards and wherever he traveled in the world he was regarded with high
esteem. People like Charlie Parker,
Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane and numerous other musicians held Billy in great
regard. In fact, Billy's life is a
testimony to his art. He held over 23
honorary degrees. He also was a Grammy
winning jazz pianist and classy man who enjoyed life. This is evidenced by his music and by the
many friends Billy had in his life" said Lonnie who is also known as the Prince
of Harlem.
Taylor was noted for "I Wish I Knew How It Would
Feel to Be Free" which gained popularity during the Civil Rights Movement
of the 1950-60s.
is survived by his wife, Theodora and daughter, Kim Taylor-Thompson.
in Santa Monica, California, Mary Christine Brockert (akaTeena Marie) grew up
in the predominately African American community of Oakland, California, where
she was exposed to the music of Motown. In
fact, in 1976, Marie signed with Motown Records where she worked with a number
of different producers. She came to the
attention of Rick James and eventually recorded "Wild and Peaceful." The album gave Marie her first R&B hit
entitled "I'm Just a Sucker for Your Love."
A song she sang as a duet with Rick James, with whom she had a sometimes
turbulent romantic relationship.
In fact, so soulful was Teena's
voice that until she appeared with James on the television program Soul Train most fans and radio jocks
assumed Teena was African American. Although
Teena's ethnicity was a mixed bag of Portuguese, Italian, Irish and Native
American, Teena is once quoted as saying: "Overall my race hasn't been a problem. I'm a
black artist with white skin. At the end of the day, you have to sing what's in
your own soul."
Also known as
Lady T and the Ivory Queen of Soul, Marie released an album entitled "Lady T." She began to write songs and in 1980, released
"Irons in the Fire" which she also produced.
Her single: "I Need Your Lovin" made it to the top 40. A protégée of Rick James, Marie sang a duet
"Fire and Desire," with James during the 2004 BET Awards which proved to be
their last TV engagement together. Rick James died later that year of what the
coroner claimed was a heart attack that might have been brought on by his abuse
of drugs. It was determined there were 9 different drugs found in the
singer/producer's system when an autopsy was performed.
Stax Records commented: "The Concord Music Group family
and millions of fans around the world lost a great artist and friend on Sunday
when soul music icon Teena Marie died at the age of 54. An internationally
renowned singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist and performer,
Teena Marie, released her thirteenth and final album, CONGO SQUARE on June 9,
2009, for legendary soul music label Stax Records. The critically acclaimed
collection was a personal milestone for the iconic, Grammy nominated soul music
star and Rhythm & Blues Awards Lifetime Achievement recipient as it marked
her 30th year in the industry she loved. Teena Marie left a sensational musical
legacy. Making her debut in 1979, her
sublime musical eclecticism took soul music in new directions, swiftly earning
her a hallowed and singular place in the hearts of R&B purists. Throughout her groundbreaking
accomplishments, Teena remained humble, unpretentious and refreshingly
down-to-earth. Her talent was matched
only by her kindness of spirit. She
collaborated with musical giants throughout her career and they reciprocated
with the kind of love and respect that indicated she was truly one of
"The enduring influence of Teena's inspirational,
trailblazing career, could only have been made possible through her brilliant
song-writing, showmanship and high energy passion which laid the ground work
for the future generations of R&B, hip-hop, and soul," stated Concord Music
Group chief label officer, Gene Rumsey.
"We feel extremely fortunate to have worked with a visionary who changed
music in indelible ways. Our deepest
sympathies go out to her family, friends and of course, millions of fans around
the world."
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Food for Change: 5 Food Groups Doing Great Work
Editor's note: In "Food for Change," we'll profile groups out there connecting people to better food access. In this series we want to applaud the passionate people and organizations doing meaningful work with food in their communities. Please share tips for others to include in this column in the comments below.
- New refugees in the Kansas City area are being given a new life by New Roots for Refugees, a farm training program. New Roots helps refugees hone their agricultural skills and start small farm businesses. Each of 16 new immigrants tills their own 1/4 acre of land on a collaborative farm. The businesses sell their wares at farmers markets and through a Community Supported Agriculture program. The food is grown with no chemical inputs and includes a huge variety of produce.
- Upstate New York has many large prisons, and the state's prison budget is $2.5 billion. The state also has a huge dairy industry, with several hundred farms contributing to a $2.3 billion revenue stream. Milk not Jails attempts to partner these neighboring causes around issues of prison reform and farm preservation. The group advocates for a more lively agricultural economy as an alternative model to the prison economy perpetuated in some rural areas. A new "Milk not Jails" label makes it easy for consumers to shop for the cause. Their dairy products are currently available to CSAs in NYC.
- The Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, D.C. has an incredible diversity and number of programs to address hunger and teach healthy food choices. Their Feeding Hope programs involve connecting food and farm donations with hungry families; the Nourishing Change initiatives provide materials and experiences so children and adults alike can learn how to select and prepare healthy foods. And their Creating Sustainability programs provide jobs training and services to struggling members of the community. The group distributes over 30 million pounds of food to almost 500,000 people each year.
- Local Matters, in Columbus, Ohio, also takes a comprehensive approach to healthfulness. Their Food Matters program emphasizes food nutrition education in the classroom. Their Growing Matters program builds community gardens in neighborhoods around the city and brings residents together around a shared plot. And Cooking Matters equips adults with better culinary skills so they are more comfortable cooking meals from scratch. The group also runs a mobile produce distribution program, which participants can pay for with EBT.
- When your body is fighting off a disease, healthy food is a huge priority in the healing process. Cuisine for Healing, based out of Fort Worth, Texas, provides healthy and fresh meals for individuals recovering from or fighting illness. Qualifying patients can receive two meals per day at not cost for up to twelve weeks. The food is free of many chemicals and unhealthy ingredients. CFH also partners with local restaurants to create menu items that meet the group's healthy food standards.
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Apple has reportedly engaged in talks over a "potential music service partnership" with Beats Electronics, according to Reuters. The report, published Wednesday, claims Beats CEO Jimmy Iovine met with Apple CEO Tim Cook and head of Internet services Eddy Cue in February to talk about Beats' new music subscription service.
While it has long been rumored that Apple is considering its own subscription music service, it doesn't appear that Apple is trying to partner with Beats. Rather, the meeting was reportedly "informational," with the Apple executives interested in learning about the rollout plans and business model. According to Reuters, no deal was discussed during the February meeting.
So what, exactly, is the fuss if the two companies aren't working together yet? Iovine claims to have pitched Steve Jobs on a subscription music service 10 years ago, but Apple wasn't ready to pay enough to the music labels at that time. Apple executives Cook and Cue may be picking Iovine's brain in preparation for a future offering from Apple.
Rumors about a subscription/streaming service from Apple date back to at least 2007, but they have popped up more and more frequently as of late. The most recent news on this front came from Bloomberg, which claimed Apple might launch a Pandora-like service in the first three months of 2013. That obviously hasn't happened yet, so it's a reasonable assumption that Apple is still trying to work out the details. If the company gets lucky with licensing deals this year, perhaps we'll hear more about it during Apple's fall media event, which typically focuses on iPods and music.


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Winsted's snow-clogged side streets delay water and sewer ordinance revision proposals
WINSTED >> The Water and Sewer Commission's mission to modernize its regulations hit a wall of snow en route to completion.
At their most recent regular meeting, which took place Dec. 11, the commission had discussed proposals for new ordinances, which would repace the town's obsolete regulations. These ordinances were sent to public works director Jim Rotondo for approval, and the commission hoped to approve the ordinances in January and hold a public meeting in February.
However, the proposed regulations are still sitting on Rotondo's desk as the town digs out from a historic blizzard. Additionally, the Water and Sewer Commission had to cancel its second straight regular meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, due to the snow currently clogging Winsted's arterial streets.
"Whenever he gets it done," said Water and Sewer Commission chairman Richard Nalette, "we'll do it as soon as we can."
The current regulations were last revised in the 1950's, according to Nalette, and are in sore need of revision. These regulations predate Winsted's 1998 referendum to consolidate the water company and sewer authority into one entity and also refer to numerous obsolete tools or functions, such as one ordinance which bans any resident who tries to "meddle with hose, carriages or tools."
"The water company was then run by ordinance, and one of the ordinances said 'thou shalt not meddle with the waterworks'," said Nalette. "It was about time to update them."
The commission drafted new regulations in conjunction with engineer David Battista, then forwarded the regulations to Rotondo after their August 2012 meeting. However, since then, the regulations have not yet received their final approval, and the Department of Public Works has been busy plowing Winsted's streets since the blizzard hit.
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Sirius Black II (1877 – 1952) was a pure-blood wizard , the eldest son of Phineas Nigellus Black and Ursula Flint, and brother of Phineas, Cygnus Black II, Belvina and Arcturus; husband of Hesper Gamp, father of Arcturus Black III, Lycoris, and Regulus, and great-grandfather of Sirius Black III and Regulus Arcturus Black (and namesake of the former)[1].
He is depicted on the Black family tree tapestry.
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- Based on a statement by Horace Slughorn, Sirius may have been a member of the Slytherin House. That would make him the only Sirius Black who was sorted into Slytherin house; his uncle Sirius Black I died before going to Hogwarts and Sirius Black III was sorted into Gryffindor house. However, he attended Hogwarts c. 1888 - 1895, when Slughorn was not the Potions teacher.
- Sirius II had the same name as his paternal uncle who died very young.
- Sirius II named his son Arcturus, the same as his brother and his great uncle.
Sirius is the name of the Dog Star (Alpha Canis Majoris), which with an apparent magnitude of -1.46 is the brightest star in the night sky.
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Beat the Streak Report: Tuesday, September 27
Tuesday's picks:
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Robinson Cano: .556 (5-for-9) since '06 vs. Rays starter Jeremy Hellickson
Brandon Phillips: .462 (12-for-26) since '06 vs. Mets starter Chris Capuano
Omar Infante: .467 (7-for-15) since '06 vs. Nationals starter John Lannan
Miguel Montero: .455 (5-for-11) since '06 vs. Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda
Ichiro Suzuki: .417 (10-for-24) since '06 vs. A's starter Trevor Cahill
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Ivan Rodriguez: .588 (10-for-17) since '06 vs. Marlins starter Javier Vazquez
Mark Teahen: .463 (19-for-41) since '06 vs. White Sox starter Mark Buehrle
Travis Hafner: .462 (6-for-13) since '06 vs. Tigers starter Max Scherzer
Jim Thome: .455 (5-for-11) since '06 vs. Tigers starter Max Scherzer
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Torii Hunter: .000 (0-for-12) since '06 vs. Rangers starter Colby Lewis
Adam Lind: .000 (0-for-12) since '06 vs. White Sox starter Mark Buehrle
Justin Upton: .133 (2-for-15) since '06 vs. Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda
Jemile Weeks: .143 (1-for-7) since '06 vs. Mariners starter Blake Beaven
Prince Fielder: .182 (2-for-11) since '06 vs. Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf
Home Run Beat the Streak pick:
Corey Hart: (25 home runs this season) vs. Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf
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Opening Night 2012 is FINALLY here!
I went with the douible dip of Matt Holliday and Hanley Ramirez to kick things off.
Not thrilled about picking against Josh Johnson, but he has some awesome splits here and I'd rather not fall behind the leader already.
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Marseille, capital of Provence
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Marseille, the frontdoor of Provence
Founded in 600 BC by the Greeks from Phocaea, Marseille is the oldest city in France and the second largest after Paris. The city is home to almost 900,000 people living in its 16 districts, most of which have held onto their authentic village atmosphere.
Marseille has much to offer its locals and tourists: an incredible coastline, a harbour which turns foreign sailors green with envy and 300 days of sunshine every year!
Marseille has an impressive natural heritage with numerous lush parks in the heart of the city, offering refreshing havens when the sun is beating down. Just a few kilometres from the Vieux-Port lies the Calanques National Park, which is the perfect spot for year-round outdoor activities. The famous Calanques cover 20 kilometres with untamed creeks to explore and clear blue water to enjoy.
A dozen museums exhibit a wide variety of collections from antiquity to modern art, and several galleries display the work of famous artists and rising stars. Marseille will be the European Capital of Culture in 2013 and the schedule promises to have a variety of entertainment all year long. The city and region will host over 400 events, including performances, street art, exhibitions, theatre, literary debates, and Mediterranean cooking.
As you stroll around this Mediterranean city you will see its impressive heritage for yourself. Marseille is brimming with hidden gems from the old town of Panier to the Second Empire buildings and the Roman churches.
Marseille is now also known for its economic projects, particularly with the Euroméditerranée project, which has seen major architects such as Zaha Hadid, Kengo Kuma and Stefano Boeri redesign the city. The Vieux-Port has been fully reworked by the architects at Norman Foster. This fantastic location will be pedestrianised to restore it to its former glory in Marseille.
Unmissable things to do in Marseille
- Admire the panoramic view from Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde
- Discover the small fishing ports, the creeks, the If Castle and the archipelago of Frioul
- Stroll by the markets of Marseille
- Sip a pastis at sunset on the Vieux-Port
- See an exhibition in the Vieille Charité Museum and have a walk in the « Panier » district
- Watch a game at the Velodrome Stadium
- Jog on the Corniche
- Try out the local gastronomic specialities such as the fish soup (bouillabaisse)
Marseille events
- February: Open 13 of tennis
- March: World Water Forum, Massilia Mono Cup and Massilia IRC Sailing Race, Marseille's Marathon, Marseille's Carnaval
- April: Mediterranean Sea International Nautical week, Jeanty Women's Foil Fencing World Cup Grand Prix FIE Challenge
- May: Festival of sacred music
- June: La fête bleue, Les Voiles du Vieux Port Sailing Race, Open GDF Suez of Marseille, AudiMed Cup, Festival of Marseille
- July: Festival of Jazz from the five Continents, Biking Tour de France stopover (to be confirmed)
- September: September at Sea, Art-O-Rama international Contemporary Art exhibit, Juris' Cup Sailing Race
- October: Fiesta des Suds, Marsatac Festival (Music), Antiques and Art galleries fair of Marseille, Marseille-Cassis Semi-Marathon
- November: World Festival of underwater pictures
- December: Christmas crib figures and Christmas markets
Marseillaise's Gastronomy
The friendly atmosphere is the main flavour of meals here in Marseille where the typical daily fare includes olive oil and garlic.
At the crossroads of the Mediterranean, Marseille is no stranger to foreign cuisine and has even adopted some recipes as its own.
The result? Spicy dishes with a sunny touch, not to mention fish, shellfish and other seafood delicacies that make up the local fare.
In Marseilles, the culinary traditions are numerous. First of all, there's the famous bouillabaisse: the most reknown fish speciality in the world, which is closely linked to the image of Marseille.
Other local specialties include pasta with pisto, seafood, rice with favouilles, Provencal Stew, pied paquets, garlic mayonnaise, tapenade, anchovy paste, stuffed vegetables, stuffed squids, panisses, fuss freggi, rockfish soup, and of course lots of various fishes.
At Christmas time, you can enjoy ancestral culinary traditions, such as " the large supper and the 13 desserts," and later, in February, you can try the navettes biscuits in celebration of Candlemas.
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Marseille City Pass
Visit Marseille with an all inclusive package. The City-Pass is valid for 1 or 2 consecutive days. The pass gives you access to many tourist and cultural services : on foot, by train or by boat, discover the oldest city of France.
- Free acces to 14 museums
- Guided Tours of the town (Panier, Saint-Victor, Longchamp…)
- Tour of the If-Castle
- Free access to the subway and buses
- Train to Notre-Dame de la Garde or The old Town : le Panier
- Boat to the If-Castle or the Frioul Islands
- Reduced rates and 10% discount at certified boutiques
- Free tasting
- Discounted price : sightseeing tour by open-deck coach, the Festival of Marseille in july (music, dance), original productions of the Carpe Diem theatre, The National Theatre La Criée, The theatre the Gymnase, The Opera of Marseille
- 10% discount for boat excursions with our partners: Croisière Marseille Calanques, Icard Maritime et Bleu Evasion( Boat with solar energy)
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Guided Tours of the Tourist Office
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Every month, the Tourist Office and Convention Bureau organises guided tours to enable visitors to discover Marseille from both traditional and more original angles. Discover, with our guides, its 2600 years of history, the Old Port, its old quarter of Le Panier, as well as its churches, including the most famous, the basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde, which keeps watch over the Old Port and the city's inhabitants. Also visit its bustling quarters steeped in history, from L'Estaque to La Corniche, and the small fishing port of Malmousque while passing through La Canebière, Cours Julien and the Dock areas. See its industrial heritage, its unique celebrations for Candlemas and Christmas, and Le Corbusier's Radiant City. Your guide will also unveil the new face of Marseille: the Euroméditerranée district, the renovation of Haussmann's thoroughfare, Rue de la République, the Palais Omnisports in Marseille's Greater East, the departmental archives and library of Gaston Deferre.
Visit Marseille differently with our guides who offer original, quirky tours, offering a unique perspective of the city.
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If you are alone or in a group, the Marseille Tourist Office and Convention Bureau, organises individualized tours of the city.
Marseille, an easy access
- SNCF Train station (Gare Saint Charles): 3 hours from Paris (1 TGV every hour)
- Airport: Marseille-Provence (30 min from the city center, Air France shuttle every half hour, terminal MP2 low cost flights), Liaisons SNCF between Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille Provence Train Station and Marseille Saint-Charles (20 shuttles per day, 30 minutes fare)
- Autoroutes: A55, A7, A52 (765 km de Paris)
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Marseille soap: museum quality
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Château d'If
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The Cité Radieuse in Marseille, on the UNESCO's World Heritage list
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La Tania
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Congressional task force on gun violence holding Hartford hearing
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HARTFORD -- A congressional task force dedicated to curbing gun violence is holding a field hearing in Hartford.
U.S. Rep. John Larson, a Connecticut Democrat, is hosting Friday's hearing at Hartford High School. The group's chairman, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson of California, is also expected to attend along with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, other officials and experts on gun violence prevention.
The task force was set up to help Congress identify ways it might reduce gun violence.
President Barack Obama has made it a priority to restrict guns since the December massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in which a gunman killed 20 children and six educators before turning a gun on himself.


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Earlier this month, Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira posed for this photo for the cover of the German edition of GQ. The half-Tunisian Khedira is fully dressed; his girlfriend, model and TV personality Lena Gercke, is decidedly not. The spread was republished in Tunisian newspaper Attounissia, and before the week was out three newspaper employees were jailed.
The Justice Ministry ordered the arrest of the publisher of the Arabic-language daily, the editor-in-chief, and a writer. The latter two have been released, but publisher Nasreddine Ben Saida faces up to five years in prison. Said Khedira:
"I heard about the matter on Thursday evening and find it very, very sad and unfortunate that such a thing happened. I respect the different religions that exist and also the faith that people have, but I cannot understand that people cannot express themselves freely."
Since the ouster of dictator Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali last January, Tunisia's press has been nominally free. But the three were arrested under a law forbidding propaganda "likely to disturb public order and decency." Reporters Without Borders notes that it's the same law Ben Ali long used to control dissidents, and is not supposed to apply to the press.


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G P Singh | November 10, 2008 15:54 IST
Like most of what the big Bollywood studio does, the script of Yash Raj Films' Rab Ne Bana Do Jodi is classified material, with its top secret contents feeding rumour mills.
And if you believe what those mills have been churning out, the film, starring Shah Rukh Khan and newcomer Anushka Sharma, is about an older man who zings up his married life by undergoing a makeover and participating in a dance contest.
Maybe there is some truth in the leaked story line -- which Yash Raj has neither denied nor agreed to -- because the music seems to hark back to an older era of tabla and dholaks, but tries to blend in modern sounds.
While the concept sounds interesting and the execution is slick -- a given for any Bollywood film these days -- it fails to touch you, or excite you enough to get up and start dancing.
Salim-Sulaiman are two of the most underrated music makers in the business, and their previous soundtracks (Chak De!, Iqbal) bear testimony that the duo is not just about 'background scores'. But with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, they deliver a bunch of songs for which the most charitable adjective you can come up with is 'interesting' -- in bits.
The first song, Tujhe Mein Rab Dikhta Hai, is sung by Roopkumar Rathod and can be classified as old-school Bollywood. It is reprised as the third-last song again, sung melodiously by Shreya Ghoshal, and it underlines that the music director duo really can treat ballads and slow songs right (remember Maula Mere from Chak De and Ashayein from Iqbal?). Probably the song of the album.
Haule Haule features Sukhwinder Singh and a peppy Indian percussion section underlined by some bumping bass lines and sophisticated keyboard chords. While there is nothing not to like, the song fails to rise above its limitations.
Dance Pe Chance is more of what we expect of Salim-Sulaiman, and its bhangra meets electronica has dance floor potential. That's about it.
Phir Milenge Chalte Chaltey, sung by Sonu Nigam [Images], has a collage of old Bollywood songs thrown into the mix, and while it is well put together, it doesn't really have too much repeat value. In the context of the movie, one suspects, it would make better sense. You can almost see SRK [Images] doing his take on some iconic songs of yesteryears, which is all that our 'tradition' seems to be about in the new millennium, when even an animated film about dogs has Bollywood heroes mimicked.
The album sign-off is Dancing Jodi again could give happy feet more reason to smile on dance floors or wedding sangeets. You can visualise the jodi dancing, yes, but repeat listen? Nah.
The bottom line: Good dance music is infectious -- it gets your feet twitching even if you don't want to. By that yardstick, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi fails.
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Artificial colors cause ADHD.
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Lies, one and all.
It seems to me that people, in general, want someone to blame for whatever problem there is in their life. They want to be able to say, "It's not my fault." They want someone or some thing to point their finger at and yell "It's your fault!"
These people read an article in a tabloid and believe it as the gospel truth.
These people allow ill-informed TV talk show hosts to tell them what to think.
These people are the ones who are experts on a topic because they read a single book on the subject.
These people jump on the nearest bandwagon and join all of the other obtuse dimwits as they rail against some nameless, faceless entity. (Because the only thing better than a muddled and apathetic rant is a well-organized and energetic rant.)
I have a message for you people: Grow up.
This is not a Hollywood movie, you won't come up with a zany plan to expose the evil deeds of a dastardly mega-corporation. There will be no explosions, no car chases and no credits rolling at the end. There will only be you hiding behind your pile of excuses and refusing to face reality.
Stop looking for the easy way out. Stop putting energy into places that will ultimately do no good. Stop looking outward for a scapegoat and start looking inward for a better way to cope with the hand that you were dealt.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Paul Ryan came up short in his vice presidential bid, but he's sure to remain a key leader of the Republican Party when he returns to Washington and the congressional seat he easily retained Tuesday night.
Ryan won re-election to the U.S. House seat representing southeastern Wisconsin that he has held since 1998, cruising to victory as he has in past elections by a comfortable margin. It was sure to be a hollow victory for Ryan, as he and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney lost their bid for the White House.
Even before he was tapped as Romney's No. 2, Ryan was seen as a star within the Republican Party. As chairman of the powerful House Budget Committee, he gained prominence when he drew up an austere budget blueprint that would reshape Medicare and kept in place tax breaks soon set to expire.
He was challenged this year in the state's 1st District by Democratic businessman Rob Zerban, whose grassroots campaign focused on his credentials as an entrepreneur, and Libertarian Keith Deschler. It was an uphill climb for both challengers.
Ryan crisscrossed the U.S. after Romney picked him as his running mate, stopping in Wisconsin for high-dollar campaign fundraisers and a handful of rallies across the state. Meanwhile, Zerban focused on introducing himself to voters in the district. The former Kenosha Board supervisor said he would fight for middle-class families where Ryan had failed them.
Zerban tried for weeks to get Ryan to agree to a debate, without success. And he raised less than half the money that Ryan brought in: The congressman raised $4.9 million compared to Zerban's $2.1 million.
Zerban had hoped his campaign would benefit from the heightened scrutiny Ryan was under as a national candidate, but that never happened.
"We knew this was a tough race getting in," Zerban said, adding that it was too early to say whether he'd challenge Ryan again in two years.
The 1st District stretches from the shores of Lake Michigan through industrial zones, bedroom communities and farm fields until it reaches Ryan's hometown of Janesville to the west. The seat, which also includes some south Milwaukee suburbs, has been in Republican hands since 1995.
State law allowed Ryan, a 42-year-old married father of three, to run for Congress and vice president at the same time.
If he had won both races, Ryan would have had to resign from Congress. A special election would have been held to fill the House seat.
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In case you missed it, Investor's Business Daily called a new market uptrend after Friday's shortened session of trading that saw major averages follow through with solid percentage gains on the fifth day of a rally attempt. The call was surprising to me because of the market's light volume, but I decided to embrace it nonetheless.
Unfortunately, Tuesday's higher-volume decline by the S&P 500 already calls the nascent uptrend into question. After a follow-through day, it's generally not good to see a higher-volume decline in a one- to three-day window after the follow-through day. Market precedent says the nascent uptrend may not amount to much. Investors got spooked by comments late in the day by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who said little progress was being made in the fiscal cliff talks.
In Monday's "Big Picture" column, IBD Chairman William J. O'Neil cited some factors supporting his conclusion that Friday's gains confirmed a new uptrend for the major averages. He noted that during the recent correction, "most of the indexes made three waves down and the last one was a little steeper." That resulted in the put/call volume ratio rising above 1.0 a week ago -- further evidence of a market bottom, according to O'Neil. The thinking behind "three waves down" is that a lot of sellers get shaken out of the market, making it easier for an uptrend to gain traction.
I bought two growth names last week and two more this week for my Ultimate Growth Stocks model portfolio. A buy signal from the market doesn't mean it's time to buy stocks with reckless abandon. It is, however, OK to nibble at some fundamentally and technically healthy stocks and see if they work. If you're sitting in a profitable position soon after buying, that's a good thing. It means the nascent market rally could have legs. If, however, new buys don't make progress or head lower, there's no reason to look for more stocks to buy. Why throw good money after bad?
Another ingredient of a sustained rally is new leadership. Names such as Apple (AAPL) and Facebook (FB) have bounced off their lows, but it's very questionable whether they will be able to provide sustained leadership. I tend to doubt it.
It's good to see institutional-quality stocks breaking out from bullish technical structures in the early stages of a new uptrend. There have been some, including India-based HDFC Bank (HDB) and eBay (EBAY), but not many. Small-cap Medifast (MED) broke out bullishly on Tuesday but with a market capitalization of $489 million and an average daily volume of 142,000, it's not what I consider a liquid, institutional-quality name.
The bottom line is that Friday's mild buy signal was good to see. The rally could still have legs, but Tuesday's bearish session means I'm in no hurry to add new names to the portfolio. I'll watch what I have for now and wait for the market to tell me if my timing was right or not. If Friday's follow-through day amounts to something, I own names I believe can outperform. If it doesn't, I'll move to capital protection mode.


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Narrative: Sheriff Richard A. Meyers is announcing the implementation of a "NO WAKE ZONE" effective immediately for the entire Rock River within Winnebago County, due to the high water and hazardous river conditions. Heavy rainfall over the past few days has the river level rising. Current readings indicate the river is at or near flood stage at Rockton and Machesney Park. It's anticipated that the river level will continue to rise above flood stage. Residents of the area are reminded that as the water rises, flooding may continue to occur in areas affected by the higher water levels. Any additional rainfall will greatly impact the water levels, as the ground is saturated, and any significant amounts of rain over the next several days will add runoff to the water levels. Sand and equipment needed for sandbags is available at the former Logli's Supermarket–8010 N. 2nd St.– Machesney Park. The Winnebago County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency can also field calls from people with concerns or questions about the flooding. Their number is (815) 319-6215. For current river conditions, and any further updates, contact the Sheriff's Office at (815) 319-6300, or the Rock River information telephone line at (815) 316-8888.


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Decline of Republican Party in New England continues, with losses in every state
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) � The election could not have gone much worse for Republicans in New England.
GOP presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney did not capture a single electoral vote here. Sen. Scott Brown, who electrified Republicans with his upset victory in a January 2010 special election to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, was cast aside by Massachusetts voters in favor of Democrat Elizabeth Warren.
Elsewhere in New England, Republicans lost every major election for Congress and governor. The six-state region will not have a single Republican U.S. House member, and only two Republican senators will serve in the next session. Only one of six governor's offices will be filled by a Republican.
The results come in an election when local candidates were hurt by national Republicans seen as extremists by the region's moderate and independent-minded populace, and in a year when Democrats turned out in big numbers to re-elect President Barack Obama. The losses disheartened Republicans, who have been fighting dwindling numbers here for years.
"It's a nightmare," former Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Shays, of Connecticut, said a day after the election.
Rob Coupe, political director for Rhode Island Republican congressional candidate Brendan Doherty, seen as the party's best shot in two decades to pick up a House seat for the state, struggled when asked to explain his candidate's defeat. Doherty came in a stunning 12 points behind freshman Democratic Rep. David Cicilline.
"I think it's just tough to be Republican in Rhode Island," Coupe said. "I don't know what else to say."
The rout extended to local races, as well. Republicans fell from eight to five out of 38 seats in the Rhode Island Senate, leading one Republican operative to observe on Twitter, "RI Senate GOP can caucus in a mid-size sedan. How convenient." The same can be said in Massachusetts, where only four of 40 state senators are Republican.
Massachusetts has produced Democratic icons like the Kennedys and the late House Speaker Tip O'Neill, but the region once had a number of "rock-ribbed" Republicans who stood for fiscal conservatism, environmental stewardship, and protection of personal liberties, including support of abortion rights. But as the national party has moved further from the center, it has turned off voters and candidates alike.
Lincoln Chafee � whose father, the late Sen. John Chafee, defined the Republican brand in Rhode Island for decades � lost his Senate seat in 2006 and became an independent in 2007. He spoke at the Democratic National Convention to support Obama this year.
Maine still has a Republican governor, tea party-backed Paul LePage, and Connecticut and Rhode Island had Republican governors as recently as 2010. But the overall trend has been Republicans losing ground, even in New Hampshire and Maine, once strongholds for the party.
In New Hampshire, the "live free or die" state that has long prided itself on low taxes and small government, Republicans lost both the state's U.S. House seats, as well as control of the state House of Representatives, although they retained narrow control in the state Senate. Maggie Hassan, a Democrat, won the governor's office.
Maine still has a sitting Republican U.S. senator, Susan Collins. But Democrats on Tuesday won both chambers of the legislature, and independent former Gov. Angus King won the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by centrist Republican Olympia Snowe.
The only other Republican who represents the region in Washington is Sen. Kelly Ayotte, of New Hampshire. Vermont's senators are a Democrat and an independent, Bernie Sanders, who caucuses with Democrats.
Shays, a moderate who lost his congressional seat to a Democrat four years ago, ran for Senate this year and lost in the primary to Republican Linda McMahon. McMahon lost to Democratic Rep. Chris Murphy on Tuesday.
"My party is out of touch, and the brand is not a good brand," Shays said, then ticked off a list of problems, such as Senate candidates in Missouri and Indiana who made comments about rape that many voters here found offensive. The national party can't cater just to voters from places like Oklahoma, he said.
"We're New England Yankees, and we think a little differently," Shays said. "The people we represent focus more not on ideology, but on common sense."
While much of the region has voted heavily Democratic in recent years, voter registration numbers show a more nuanced picture. Voters unaffiliated with any party outnumber Democrats and Republicans in all the New England states that collect that information, representing 40 to nearly 53 percent of the electorate depending on the state. Registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans everywhere but New Hampshire. Only Vermont doesn't track such information.
To appeal to independents, Brown positioned himself as a moderate, pro-abortion rights Republican and one of the most bipartisan members of the Senate. He ran TV ads that pictured himself with Obama, while barely uttering Romney's name. It didn't work. He lost by 8 points to Warren.
"They were able to label him and convince enough voters that he would be the 51st vote in the Senate to reverse successes that women had made over the years," said Gene Hartigan, a Republican consultant and former state party director.
Rhode Island congressional candidate Doherty argued the state would be better served by having a Republican in the GOP-controlled House, and said he could exert his influence to moderate the national party's positions.
Voter Lisa Harden, of East Providence, R.I., didn't buy it.
"He's a Republican, and he's going to follow the other Republicans," she said Tuesday after casting a ballot for the Democrat.
Across New England, national Republican groups spent millions in vain to get rid of Democratic members of Congress. In Massachusetts, which hadn't sent a Republican to the House since 1994, they had banked on Richard Tisei ousting U.S. Rep. John Tierney, a veteran Democrat who had been tarnished by fallout from a gambling scandal involving his wife's family.
During the campaign, Tierney suggested his opponent would back a far-right agenda in the House. Tisei, a former state senator who is openly gay, ran as a moderate yet lost narrowly.
Hartigan said Republicans must acknowledge the growing political clout of women, young people and minorities and adjust their platform on social issues if they are to regain an edge, a sentiment echoed by Shays.
Darrell West, director of governance studies at the Brookings Institution think tank, said the national party has no incentive to care about New England because population has shifted to the South and West, and that's where the party sees its future.
Local Republicans are "going to have to get used to it, because it's hard to see this changing anytime soon," West said.
But some in the party took a more optimistic view.
"The major problems of the day, our crushing debt and bad economy, were not fixed by this election, and these problems will re-emerge bigger than ever," said Jerry Labriola Jr., chairman of the Connecticut GOP. "It's inevitable that the voters will need to turn to pro-growth, common-sense solutions offered by Republicans."
Salsberg reported from Boston. Contributing were Associated Press writers Sue Haigh in Hartford, Conn., Norma Love in Concord, N.H., and David Sharp in Portland, Maine.
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