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Dysport® Adult Lower Limb Spasticity Study
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Last updated: May 26, 2015
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The purpose of this research study is to assess the efficacy of Dysport compared to placebo in improving muscle tone in hemiparetic subjects with lower limb spasticity due to stroke or traumatic brain injury.
Leg Spasticity
Drug: Botulinum type A toxin (Dysport®)
Drug: Placebo
Phase 3
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|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|A Phase III, Multicentre, Double-blind, Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study, Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Dysport® Used for the Treatment of Lower-limb Spasticity in Adult Subjects With Hemiparesis Due to Stroke or Traumatic Brain Injury
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Further study details as provided by Ipsen:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Intensity of muscle tone rated by the Modified Ashworth scale [ Time Frame: Change from baseline at week 4 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Physician's global assessment (PGA) of the treatment response [ Time Frame: Week 4 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Walking speed [ Time Frame: Change from baseline at week 4 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:
|March 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Experimental: Dysport 1000 U, IM
1000 U, I.M. (in the muscle), on day 1 (single treatment cycle)
Drug: Botulinum type A toxin (Dysport®)
I.M. injection on day 1 (single treatment cycle)
Experimental: Dysport 1500 U, IM
1500 U, I.M., on day 1 (single treatment cycle)
Drug: Botulinum type A toxin (Dysport®)
I.M. injection on day 1 (single treatment cycle)
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
I.M., on day 1 (single treatment cycle)
Drug: Placebo
I.M. injection on day 1 (single treatment cycle)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects aged 18 to 80 years of age
- Post stroke or brain injury
- Intensity of muscle tone greater than or equal to 2, as measured on the Modified Ashworth Scale
- Ambulatory patients
Exclusion Criteria:
- Fixed contractures
- Physiotherapy initiated less than 4 weeks before entry
- Previous surgery or previous treatment with phenol and/or alcohol in lower limb
- Neurological/neuromuscular disorders which may interfere with protocol evaluations
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France: Afssaps - Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé (Saint-Denis)
Russia: Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Belgium: Federal Agency for Medicinal Products and Health Products
Poland: Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products
Italy: Ministry of Health
Czech Republic: State Institute for Drug Control
Slovakia: State Institute for Drug Control
Australia: Department of Health and Ageing Therapeutic Goods Administration
Portugal: INFARMED, National Authority of Medicines and Health Products, IP
Hungary: National Institute for Quality and Organizational Development in Healthcare and Medicines
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Muscle Spasticity
Muscular Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Muscle Hypertonia
Neuromuscular Manifestations
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Botulinum Toxins, Type A
Acetylcholine Release Inhibitors
Membrane Transport Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Cholinergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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Peripheral Nervous System Agents
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FACT SHEET: the Winners and Losers of Free Trade Zones
A report on the consequences of DR-CAFTA on Nicaraguan workers.
VIDEOS: Nicaraguan Women's Stories of Migration
October 21st, 2011
Two Witness for Peace documentaries with original footage from the Nicaragua-based International Team.
DOCUMENTARY SERIES: Faces of Migration
Witness for Peace's Mexico-based International Team partnered with documentarian Kate Fenner to bring you the following three documentary shorts.
FACT SHEET: The U.S. and the Coup in Honduras
Searching for more understanding about the role of the United States in Honduras' coup? This timeline has what you're looking for.
VIDEO: U.S. Support for State Repression in Honduras
May 31st, 2011
The Witness for Peace International Team documents continued U.S. support for the post-coup government in Honduras - and its human costs.
FACT SHEET: U.S. Military Aid and the Drug War in Honduras
May 20th, 2011
In Honduras, U.S. counter-narcotic funding is linked to widespread human rights abuse more than to stopping crime.
POLICY ANALYSIS: Mexican Family Tragedy at the Epicenter of U.S. Aid and Military Abuse
May 5th, 2011
Josefina Reyes was assassinated with a gunshot to the head outside her barbeque stand last January. Her crime? Protesting the U.S.-backed war on drugs that has killed almost 35,000 Mexicans since 2006.
FACT SHEET: the Merida Initiative
March 31st, 2011
What's NOT working in the U.S. War on Drugs?
THE HUMAN FACE: the Con to Criminalize Immigrants
February 2nd, 2011
In addition to lobbying for enforcement-only policies that get more undocumented residents locked up, the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) refers to detained immigrants as "product" and has helped draft legislation that increases its bottom line. The trend has been disastrous for the Guzman family.
FACT SHEET: Free Trade and Forced Migration
December 20th, 2010
An overview of how free trade agreements like NAFTA and CAFTA drive immigration to the United States.
FACT SHEET: U.S. Immigration Policy
December 20th, 2010
An overview of the militarized immigration policies that are a growing trend.
VIDEO: Food Insecurity and U.S. Foreign Policy
November 3rd, 2010
A short two-part documentary on food insecurity created by Mike Nuess, a Witness for Peace delegate to Nicaragua.
POLICY ANALYSIS: U.S. Complacence in Honduran Human Rights Abuses
October 26th, 2010
Between August and September 2010, Witness for Peace sent two delegations to Honduras in response to reports of continued politically motivated human rights violations. The following report details the delegations' findings and includes policy recommendations for the United States government and U.S. citizens.
VIDEO: Communities in Resistance
October 18th, 2010
Witness for Peace's Colombia-based International Team reports from the Humanitarian Zones of Uraba.
POLICY ANALYSIS: U.S. Reduction in Military Funding to Mexico Doesn't Go Far Enough
October 4th, 2010
On the heels of the World Day for Migrants and Refugees and the massacre of 71 migrants in Tamaulipas, Witness for Peace's Mexico-based International Team reports on the economic and military policies influencing immigrants.
POLICY ANALYSIS: Violence and Impunity Force Migration from Honduras
October 1st, 2010
The Organization of American States' vote on whether or not Honduras should be reinstated in the OAS is imminent. Despite Hilary Clinton's claims that Honduras has taken the needed steps to address human rights violations since the coup, serious human rights abuses and impunity remain widespread.
VIDEO: Witnessing the Effects of U.S. Policy
Witness for Peace production presents "Transforming People, Transforming Policy," a demonstration of the power and potential of joining a WFP delegation.
VIDEO: Migrating Towards Understanding
June 30th, 2010
See what a New York police officer learns about the roots of migration when he travels to Mexico in this WFP documentary.
POLICY ANALYSIS: a Year After the Coup
June 25th, 2010
The U.S. continues to turn a blind eye to human rights violations in Honduras.
VIDEO: Witness the Roots of Migration
June 10th, 2010
A documentary following a group from North Carolina as they come face to face with the roots of migration in Mexico.
POLICY ANALYSIS: New Phase of the Mérida Initiative Brings the Same Violence
May 25th, 2010
The United States has failed to change course in the war on drugs, despite indicators that the Mérida Initiative is doing more harm than good.
POLICY ANALYSIS: How CAFTA and Immigration Policy Separate Families
May 21st, 2010
A combination of economic policies promoted by the United States and stringent requirements mean that many families are separated indefinitely.
WEBINAR: Increased U.S. Military Presence in Colombia
May 17th, 2010
Diego Benitez of Witness for Peace's Colombia-based International Team, walks us through the realities of the new U.S. military bases in Colombia.
VIDEO: Crisis in Honduras
May 3rd, 2010
Hear from Honduran human rights leaders about the ongoing violence during the recent U.S.-supported elections.
VIDEO: Martha Giraldo Speaks at the 2009 Vigil to Close the School of the Americas
January 27th, 2010
Martha's father was killed by the Colombian army in 2006. Ever since, she's struggled against impunity and for justice.
DELEGATE TESTIMONY: Paola Gutierrez Galindo Discusses NAFTA's Influence on Immigration
November 16th, 2009
Hailing from Oaxaca, Mexico, Galindo holds a degree in Indigenous Law and focuses on the impact of migration on identity and family in Oaxacan indigenous communities. In this article she explains how immigration affects her home community.
VIDEO: What About Fair Trade Coffee?
October 23rd, 2009
Watch Nicaraguan coffee farmer Eddy Gutierrez Zavala share his experiences on a Witness for Peace speaker's tour.
PODCAST: Colombian Indigenous Activist on Plan Colombia
October 22nd, 2009
Rafael Coicue from the Association of Indigenous Councils speaks about Plan Colombia and the Colombia Free Trade Agreement during a Witness for Peace speaker tour.
THE HUMAN FACE: NAFTA at 15
October 21st, 2009
An estimated 4.13 million people have left Mexico since the decimation of over ten million farming jobs due to NAFTA and related economic reforms. This is one man's story.
POLICY ANALYSIS: the Honduras Coup Exposed
October 20th, 2009
The Honduran military and police continue to play a key role in propping up the coup regime that overthrew the democratically elected president of Honduras in June. A broad coalition of human rights leaders, activists, union members, farmers, students, and community members have poured into the streets of Honduras to struggle for their democracy though they face constant intimidation, illegal detention, assault, and even assassination. Learn about the roots of this crisis and the US response to the coup.
POLICY ANALYSIS: NAFTA at 15
October 7th, 2009
How was NAFTA has failed to live up to its promises of bringing growth and prosperity to Mexico?
DELEGATE TESTIMONY: Rapid-Response Delegation Findings
October 1st, 2009
From September 5-12, 2009, a ten-member Witness for Peace delegation traveled to post-coup Honduras in response to accusations of wide-spread human rights abuses. Read their report here.
DELEGATE ANALYSIS: the Human Faces of Poverty in Nicaragua
September 22nd, 2009
In Nicaragua, delegate Val Fillenwarth met people whose daily lives are affected by U.S. economic policy.
SLIDESHOW: Repression and Resistance
July 17th, 2009
Two weeks after the illegal military coup in Honduras, Witness for Peace delegates participated in a rapid-response delegation to expose an alarming wave of human rights violations and show solidarity with Hondurans' struggle for democracy. This demonstration documents their work.
POLICY ANALYSIS: CAFTA Weakens Nicaragua's Immune System
May 12th, 2009
CAFTA has increased Nicaragua's dependence on the United States. As dozens of textile factories move operations to Asia, tens of thousands of young Nicaraguan mothers find themselves suddenly unemployed and defenseless in the face of a global economic crisis.
POLICY ANALYSIS: Aerial Fumigation
May 12th, 2009
After a decade of aerial fumigations, coca production has risen. Innocent Colombian victims have borne the brunt of this inhumane and ineffective policy.
POLICY ANALYSIS: U.S. Military Aid to Mexico
May 12th, 2009
Military aid to Mexico is exacerbating violence but doing little to curb drug trafficking.
STATEMENT: Witness for Peace Condemns Coup in Honduras; Expresses Concern for Human Rights
March 30th, 2009
Witness for Peace joins other faith-based and nongovernmental groups in condemning the coup in Honduras and expressing concern for human rights.
POLICY ANALYSIS: CAFTA's Consequences
March 25th, 2009
A report from the Nicaragua-based International Team.
VIDEO: Merida Initiative 101
March 23rd, 2009
Watch WFP organizer Ben Beachy break down the Merida Initiative in the context of Mexico's escalating violence.
POLICY ANALYSIS: How Foreign Aid is Used as a Political Tool in Nicaragua
March 17th, 2009
Witness for Peace's Nicaragua-based International Team investigates the Millennium Challenge Corporation.
POLICY ANALYSIS: How the Merida Initiative Jeopardizes Human Rights
March 17th, 2009
The Merida Initiative is supposed to combat organized crime and drug trafficking in Mexico and Central America. But the Initiative's focus on a military aid has human rights advocates worried.
VIDEO: Colombia's Internal Displacement Crisis
February 20th, 2009
A short video explaining how four million people have been driven out of their homes by war - and how the United States is involved.
POLICY ANALYSIS: How CAFTA Creates Impoverished Wage Workers
January 10th, 2009
An account of how U.S. economic policies have failed impoverished Nicaraguans.
POLICY ANALYSIS: How U.S. Policy Drives Immigration from Mexico
August 25th, 2008
Why are people like Fidel Santiago Martinez risking their lives to immigrate to the U.S.?
POLICY ANALYSIS: the U.S. Embargo
WFP partner Daisy Rojas shares her vision for a better U.S. policy toward her island nation.
POLICY ANALYSIS: Hemisphere for Sale - An Epidemic of Unfair Trade in the Americas
June 15th, 2008
An overview of the impacts of NAFTA in Mexico and the threat of the expanding free trade model in the hemisphere.
POLICY ANALYSIS: A Bankrupt Future - the Human Cost of Nicaragua's Debt
June 8th, 2008
The International Team puts a human face on the complex economic realities of external debt and structural adjustment programs in Nicaragua.
STATEMENT: U.S. Immigration Policy
June 7th, 2008
Witness for Peace's official statement on domestic immigration policy.
FACT SHEET: How the Travel Ban Threatens Freedom and Family
One page download that details how the ban on travel to Cuba threatens American freedom and harms American families.
POLICY ANALYSIS: What CAFTA and Free Trade Agreements Really Mean in Nicaragua
April 11th, 2008
From food insecurity to labor exploitation to increased migration, a report on the impacts of CAFTA in Nicaragua.
POLICY ANALYSIS: External Debt in Nicaragua
April 2nd, 2008
A report on Nicaragua's staggering debts - and how the country found itself in this debt crisis.
POLICY ANALYSIS: Bush Promotes Free Trade in Mexico Meetings
April 2nd, 2008
An report by Robert Saper, a Witness for Peace International Team member based in Mexico.
POLICY ANALYSIS: Desarraigo Obligado
October 3rd, 2007
A Spanish-language guide to the connections between U.S. economic policy and immigration from Mexico to the United States.
POLICY ANALYSIS: Swindling the Sick - the IMF Debt Relief Sham
March 26th, 2006
A gift of aid from the IMF translates into a health care crisis in Nicaragua.
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Immigration Reform Has Never Been More Urgent
As immigrant families in Alabama flee the state and Congress approves a new free trade agreement, the time to act is now.
Celebrate Victory: Pedro is Home
Please take a moment to welcome Pedro home and congratulate the Guzman family on their work to defend immigrant rights in the face of for-profit detention!
Secretary of State Clinton: Protect Human Rights and Halt Funding for Killers in Colombia
Witness for Peace calls on the State Department to suspend all military assistance to the Colombian armed forces.
Letter to the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia: Close the SOA
The Colombia-based Witness for Peace International Team delivered an open letter urging the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia to advocate for the closure of the School of the Americas.
Tell Congress to Stop Displacing Colombians
Nearly 5 million Colombians have been displaced. Yet, our government continues to send more in military aid than in humanitarian aid to Colombia, assisting the perpetrators more than the victims. Help us inundate Congress with calls and emails for policies that would alleviate, not exacerbate, Colombia's crisis.
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Open Letter: Restore Civil Liberties and Protect Human Rights in Honduras
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DULUTH NEWS-TRIBUNE: Time to Put People Ahead of Corporate Profits
September 17th, 2011
President Obama claims that free trade will create jobs, but Bill Hardesty, chair of the board of Witness for Peace - Upper Midwest, sets the record straight.
RALEIGH NEWS & OBSERVER: Obama was Right to Slow Immigrant Deportations
August 29th, 2011
Witness for Peace founder and Southeast Regional Organizer Gail Phares applauds Obama's decision to stop deportation proceedings against immigrants who pose no threat to national security or public safety....and pushes for the next step in comprehensive immigration reform.
USA TODAY: Inaugural Reinstated 'People-to-People' Cuba Tours Start Thursday
August 10th, 2011
Witness for Peace's Ken Crowley speaks to the expansion of Cuban cultural programs in areas such as sustainable agriculture and peace-building initiatives.
PEOPLES WORLD: Heading for Havana
August 3rd, 2011
These days, you need not brave the sharks that populate the Straits of Florida to visit Cuba, says Witness for Peace's Sharon Hostetler.
MIAMI HERALD: The Door Opens for More Cuba Travel
July 28th, 2011
Witness for Peace is one of a handful of organizations to be granted a license to expand delegation programs in Cuba.
THE EAST HAMPTON STAR: Border Trouble
July 7th, 2011
Law student Isabel Saavedra reflects on her delegation to the U.S./Mexico border.
THE HILL: Colombia trade deal doesn't pass the smell test
June 21st, 2011
Witness for Peace is featured "where lawmakers come to blog," the Hill's prominent, inside-the-Beltway Congress Blog.
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: 'Steamlined' in Arizona
June 12th, 2011
WFP member Martin Lepkowski on immigration and trade policy reform: U.S. taxpayers can spend billions of dollars to build walls and prisons but this issue will not go away. What is needed is a just immigration-reform policy. We need a fair-trade agreement, not a free-trade agreement that continues to impoverish the poor in Mexico, forcing them to migrate.
DESERET NEWS: Trade deal harmful
May 31st, 2011
The agreement will also prove disastrous for Colombia's small farmers. If passed, subsidized U.S. grain will flood the Colombian market and leave at least 400,000 farmers without their previous source of income, writes WFP intern Kelly Miller.
GRIST: The anti-coal movement goes global
May 27th, 2011
One of the oldest examples of citizens working across national boundaries on coal issues is organizations like Witness for Peace, which has brought attention to mines in Colombia and the U.S.
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS: No deal on trade deal
May 21st, 2011
The nefarious Colombia trade agreement would give corporate profits a small boost, but would have disastrous impacts on the working class and the environment both at home and abroad, says WFP intern Kelly Miller.
DAVIS ENTERPRISE: Nix a trade deal with Colombia
May 13th, 2011
Any trade deal that turns a blind eye toward the mass murder of workers and spurs cocaine production should be a non-starter in Washington, says WFP's Moravia de la O.
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: Colombia free-trade deal may mean more cocaine in U.S.
May 9th, 2011
There's only one Colombian industry that can potentially employ workers who would lose their job in the wake of a free trade deal.
BALTIMORE SUN: The case against the Colombian free trade pact
May 2nd, 2011
Professor Kim Jensen compares lessons from two simultaneous delegations to Colombia: one human rights-focused and the other focused those who stand to benefit from free trade.
VENTURA COUNTY STAR: Marchers advocate for workers' rights
May 1st, 2011
Witness for Peace Southwest marks May 1st with media waves.
THE HERALD-SUN: The quest for justice and peace
The focus of the Witness for Peace demonstration was the criminalization and deportation of immigrants.
WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL: Demonstrators call for immigration reform
April 25th, 2011
The protest was part of the 25th annual Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace, a statewide effort to support human rights for farm workers and undocumented immigrants.
DAILY TAR HEEL: March raises awareness for injustices faced by immigrants
April 24th, 2011
The Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace passes through Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
NEWS 14 CAROLINA: Group makes pilgrimage for immigrant rights
April 22nd, 2011
Demonstrations for immigrant rights and worker equality make the North Carolina evening news.
PROGRESSIVE PULSE: Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace in North Carolina
April 21st, 2011
Witness for Peace marks 25 years of demonstrations for peace and justice.
BURLINGTON TIMES NEWS: Marchers call for justice and peace
April 19th, 2011
The march was part of the 25th annual Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace, an event spanning North Carolina demanding immigration reform, fair trade policies and justice for workers.
KPFK RADIO: Colombian free trade deal ignores violence, faces Colombian resistance
April 12th, 2011
Witness for Peace Associate Director Jess Hunter-Bowman sheds light on the faults of the "Action Plan" and the consequences of a U.S.-Colombia FTA for workers in both countries.
COLORLINES MAGAZINE: Wars on the U.S.-Mexico Border Divide and Conquer
March 21st, 2011
National Grassroots Organizer Catalina Nieto is featured in a hard-hitting piece on U.S. policy towards Mexico.
DALLAS MORNING-NEWS: Free Trade's Winners and Losers in Latin America
March 14th, 2011
As the media builds up to President Obama's visit to Latin America, Witness for Peace Associate Director Jess Hunter-Bowman lays out the facts on how free trade affects Latin America.
THE ROANOKE TIMES: Witness for Peace activist recognized with human rights award
March 13th, 2011
Church Women United have awarded long-time Witness for Peace activist Phyllis T. Albritton the Human Rights Award. Phyllis has served on the WFP board of directors, as our Virginia state coordinator and was a WFP delegate to Nicaragua.
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE: Military Aid Spurs Violence in Mexico
March 9th, 2011
Amidst rising tensions between the U.S. and Mexico, Presidents Obama and Calderon decide to stay the course on aid to the Mexican military - despite the evidence that it only spurs more violence.
PRESS TV: More U.S. aid won't end Mexico's drug war
February 14th, 2011
Four years have proven that the Mérida Initiative is a reckless strategy contributing to massive bloodshed in Mexico. So why is the U.S. granting the Initiative an extension and additional funding?
ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES: The Con to Criminalize Immigrants
January 7th, 2011
An opinion-editorial by Witness for Peace National Grassroots Organizer Catalina Nieto.
HOLA! TENNESSE: Migración forzada: atacando el problema desde la raíz
December 18th, 2010
National Grassroots Organizer Catalina Nieto marks International Migrants Day with a call to address the roots of immigration: U.S. foreign policy.
ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION: Immigrant rights advocates getting arrested for a cause
December 6th, 2010
Witness for Peace's Catalina Nieto and Galen Cohee Baynes demonstrated for immigrant rights at a for-profit detention center near the School of the Americas in Georgia.
PORTLAND OBSERVER: Get Sensible About Migration
July 27th, 2010
An opinion editorial by Witness for Peace Regional Organizer Colette Cosner
BUSINESS COURIER OF CINCINNATI: Spanish
May 27th, 2010
A Washington-based nonprofit, Witness for Peace, presented a letter with 1,300 signatures at Chiquita's annual meeting. The group wants Chiquita to make a formal apology and establish a multimillion dollar fund for victims of Colombian terrorism. It also asked for the Cincinnati-based produce company to fire executives who were involved in making payments to Colombian paramilitary groups.
CINCINNATI ONLINE: Chiquita asked to aid Colombia terror victims
May 27th, 2010
Chiquita's top executive pledged to consider a petition asking for reparations for potential victims of terrorists bankrolled by Chiquita.
BUSINESS COURIER OF CINCINNATI: Protesters petition Chiquita for apology
May 27th, 2010
A Washington-based nonprofit, Witness for Peace, presented a letter with 1,300 signatures at Chiquita's annual meeting. The group wants Chiquita to make a formal apology and establish a multimillion dollar fund for victims of Colombian terrorism. It also asked for the Cincinnati-based produce company to fire executives who were involved in making payments to Colombian paramilitary groups.
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: U.S. agencies abuse Mexican immigrants
April 18th, 2010
Under the guise of protecting the country from drug smugglers and Mexican cartels, the U.S. government uses tax dollars to abuse undocumented immigrants.
DEMING HEADLIGHT: Silent shifts in the Drug War
February 18th, 2010
How does President Obama compare to his predecessors expanding military aid to Latin America for the so-called "Drug War?"
PIONEER PRESS: Doing business with assassins
February 12th, 2010
Anne Holzman of St. Paul, who worked with Witness for Peace in Nicaragua in the 1980s, writes a rebuttal to an editorial calling for passage of a free trade agreement with Colombia.
NACLA: The War on Drugs War is a War on the Poor
December 21st, 2009
The war on drugs in Guerrero, like much of the rest of Mexico, is a head-on collision between poverty and militarization.
ROME NEWS-TRIBUNE: U.S. stance OKs Honduran coup
December 11th, 2009
The Obama administration handed a significant victory to the military-backed coup government in Honduras by recognizing the results of its recent presidential elections.
HARVARD LAW REVIEW: Rise in Colombia extrajudicial killings may be linked to pressures on military
November 19th, 2009
In March 2006, Martha Giraldo returned to her father's farm outside of Cali, Colombia, to find the property surrounded by soldiers and her father dead. Giraldo speaks about the impunity enjoyed by the government actors carrying out extrajudicial killings of Colombian civilians.
CITY BEAT: Terrorism and bananas
November 13th, 2009
Witness for Peace protesters were ready to greet investors as Chiquita held its annual stockholders meeting in downtown Cincinnati.
ROANOKE STAR-SENTINEL: Fair trade makes good sense for co-op
November 12th, 2009
The Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op welcomed a Witness for Peace spokesperson from Nicaragua to its Grandin Village store to discuss fair trade coffee and other food products.
THE REGISTER CITIZEN: Give Hondurans More Time for Fair Elections
November 3rd, 2009
An opinion article by Witness for Peace delegate to Honduras Roxanne Hanson.
MARBLEHEAD REPORTER: Marblehead resident takes Honduras into her heart
October 14th, 2009
Marblehead resident and former Boston Globe columnist Linda Weltner reports on her Witness for Peace delegation to Honduras.
MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL: Fairfax Pastor Marks 3 Decades of Human Rights Advocacy
October 11th, 2009
The Rev. Kenneth Weare traveled to Honduras Witness for Peace to gather testimony and look into human rights abuses inflicted by the regime that ousted democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya in a June 2009 military coup.
SEACOAST ONLINE: Stand Up for Immigration Reform
October 7th, 2009
A letter to the editor published by Witness for Peace supporter Miles Freeman exposes the roots of migration: U.S. trade policy.
NEWS & OBSERVER: Forced migration from Mexico
September 21st, 2009
WFP Southeast Regional Organizer Gail Phares advocates immigration and trade reform based on her experience leading a delegation to Mexico.
ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES: NAFTA is our problem, not immigration
August 30th, 2009
An opinion editorial by Mexico-based Witness for Peace International Team member Alexis Ball.
AUGUSTA CHRONICLE: Isolated Cuba is making remarkable strides
August 8th, 2009
Witness for Peace delegate to Cuba reports his experiences.
VENTURA COUNTY STAR: Oxnard teachers hope to raise funds to visit Cuba
July 6th, 2009
Francisco Romero prepares for a delegation of 37 educators from across the United States to travel to Cuba with Witness for Peace.
REGISTER CITIZEN: Hey, Congress, want to save a few million?
June 30th, 2009
Witness for Peace's Andean Regional Director, Jess Hunter-Bowman, calls on Congress to end the costly, ineffective and unethical aerial fumigation program in Colombia.
CNN: Protesters block streets as Obama, Uribe talk free trade
June 29th, 2009
President Barack Obama discussed a free trade agreement with his Colombian counterpart while scores of protesters clogged streets near the White House to demonstrate against the pact.
NACLA: Megaprojects & Militarization
May 29th, 2009
As Mexican security budgets inflate with U.S. aid intended to combat the rising power of drug trafficking and organized crime these funds are increasingly being used to protect the interests of multinational corporations.
WILLIAMSON DAILY NEWS: Pike resident joins delegation going to Colombian coal fields
May 25th, 2009
Pike County resident Vanessa Hall will be part of a U.S. delegation visiting the coal fields of Colombia, South America.
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: More of the same drug war isn't the answer
April 27th, 2009
Witness for Peace Regional Director Jess Hunter-Bowman critiques the application of militarized anti-drug measures in Mexico.
TRIBUNE-DEMOCRAT: Military response won't halt drug flow
April 21st, 2009
A letter to the editor on Mexico's drug-related violence and NAFTA by Witness for Peace supporter Jenaro Rodriguez.
DAILY GAZETTE: Military approach not enough to win drug war
April 21st, 2009
Letter to the editor on Mexico's drug-related violence and NAFTA by Witness for Peace supporter Luisa Torres.
EL ESPECTADOR: Piden a Obama frenar Plan Colombia y TLC
April 20th, 2009
A Colombian newspaper reports on the protest in Washington, calling for a shift from military aid for Colombia to humanitarian assistance for the displaced and a continued hold on the U.S.-Colombia FTA.
EL TIEMPO: Marcha en seis ciudades de E.U. harán el lunes para protestar contra el desplazamiento en Colombia
April 19th, 2009
Colombia's largest daily, El Tiempo, reports on the U.S. activities for the National Day of Action for Peace in Colombia.
BURLINGTON TIMES-NEWS: Protests at jail lead to arrests
April 8th, 2009
Witness for Peace organizers protested unjust immigration policies during the 23rd annual Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace.
BURLINGTON TIMES-NEWS: Protests met with counter-demonstration in North Carolina
April 6th, 2009
Witness for Peace Southeast makes headlines with their 23rd annual Pilgrimage for Justice and Peace.
BRATTLEBORO REFORMER: Local woman leads health-care delegation to Cuba
April 6th, 2009
Pyschologist and Witness for Peace Board member Judy Greenberg describes her recent delegation to Cuba researching the country's health care system and the impact of the U.S. embargo.
YES WEEKLY: Border Crossings
March 18th, 2009
Witness for Peace sends a delegation of North Carolina leaders to Oaxaca, Mexico to examine the root causes of immigration to their state.
DAILY NEWS TRIBUNE: Poisoned crops and a failed drug policy
March 5th, 2009
An opinion piece by Andean Regional Director Jess Hunter-Bowman demonstrates that chemical spraying in the Amazon is a failed drug policy with terrible consequences for Colombian farmers.
BRATTLEBORO REFORMER: Local woman to travel to Cuba
February 11th, 2009
Pyschologist and Witness for Peace Board member Judy Greenberg describes her upcoming trip to Cuba as a way to see first-hand the impact of the U.S. embargo on Cuba's health care system.
THE NEWS & OBSERVER: 40 years of embargo is enough
February 1st, 2009
A letter to the editor by a Witness for Peace delegate to Cuba.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TIMES: Halt U.S. aid to Colombian military
January 14th, 2009
An opinion piece by Andean Regional Director Jess Hunter-Bowman suggests military aid to Colombia should be halted due to a reported increase in killings by the Colombian military.
FAUD EL-HIBRI FOUNDATION: Witness for Peace Co-Founder Wins Peace Prize
by Michael Beer
El-Hibri Charitable Foundation
The Honorable R. Scott Kennedy received the 2008 El-Hibri Peace Education Prize for his work as co-founder of Witness for Peace, the Resource Center for Nonviolence and Interfaith Peacebuilders, which have sent educational delegations to countries around the world to those countries whose people suffer from conflict, lack of educational opportunities, and social injustice.
COMMON DREAMS: Food crisis in Mexico is linked to U.S. policies, bodes for increased immigration
August 12th, 2008
Witness for Peace's Mexico-based International Team analyzes the U.S. policies at the root of Mexico's food crisis.
BOSTON GLOBE: Past is perfect - for U.S. corporations
July 16th, 2008
A letter to the editor regarding the Colombia Free Trade Agreement by Witness for Peace supporter Avi Chomsky.
NACLA REPORT ON THE AMERICAS: Keeping trade fair in Mexico
March 26th, 2006
An opinion editorial by Hope Bastian of the Mexico-based International Team.
U.S. NEWSWIRE: Coalition denounces CAFTA approval
July 28th, 2005
Witness for Peace and other solidarity groups pledge to continue the fight against the implementation of the unjust free trade agreement.
U.S. NEWSWIRE: Grassroots CAFTA opponents mobilize for final vote
July 27th, 2005
Witness for Peace activists oppose free trade agreements between the United States and Central America.
COMMON DREAMS: In the war on Cuba, truth dies first
May 11th, 2005
An opinion editorial by Witness for Peace International Team member Martin Hooper.
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University Hospital Cologne
Cologne, Germany
Treatment of tracheal stenosis with stenting (program ID: 163653)
Karl-Bernd Hüttenbrink
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Specialized in: otolaryngology
- 1970 Abitur am Gymnasium Petrinum, Brilon
- 1970-1976 Medizinstudent an den Universitäten Düsseldorf und Montpellier, Frankreich
- 1977/1978 Medizinalassistenzzeit und Promotion
- 1978-1979 Wehrdienst als Stabsarzt in einem Fallschirmjägerbataillon
- 1979-1993 HNO-Ausbildung an der HNO-Universitätsklinik Münster, Direktor: Prof. Dr. H. Feldmann
- 1988 Habilitation für das Fach HNO an der Med. Fakultät der Universität Münster
- 1993 Berufung zum Direktor der HNO-Universitätsklinik Dresden
- 2004 Berufung zum Direktor der HNO-Universitätsklinik Köln
The Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery of the University Hospital Cologne under the direction of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karl-Bernd Hüttenbrink provides the full range of diagnostic and therapeutic services in the field of otolaryngology, comprising head and neck surgery, plastic surgery, disorders of the vocal cords and voice, including logopedics and allergology. The Department deals with the academic tasks, involving inpatient care, teaching and academic science. Structurally, the department is divided into an outpatient center, an inpatient center and a surgery center. All the centers are located in the building 23 within the University Hospital Cologne.
The Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery of the University Hospital Cologne in Germany, headed by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karl-Bernd Hüttenbrink, has 5 state-of-the-art operating rooms. The operations can be performed with the use of local and general anesthesia. The Department cooperates with the specially trained anesthesiologists for this purpose. Every operating room of the Department has an operating microscope. Furthermore, laser equipment can be used in every operating room as well as there can be carried out the endoscopic surgery with a display on the computer screen. It is possible to receive the digital display of the patient data as well as his X-ray images, MRI and CT results in every operating room.
The priority areas of the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery of the University Hospital Cologne in Germany, headed by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karl-Bernd Hüttenbrink, are:
- Diseases of the salivary glands and larynx;
- Middle ear surgery;
- Tumors of ear, nose and ear area;
- Cochlear Implant Center;
- Treatment of nose- and sinuses diseases;
- Auditory / olfactory and taste center
- Allergy-related reactions in the area of ear / nose.
Program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
- physical examination
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- biochemical analysis of blood
- inflammation indicators (CRP, ESR)
- indicators blood coagulation
- TSH-basal
- blood gas analysis
- chest x-ray examination
- bronchography
- collected three sputum samples
- pulmonary function test
- bronchoscopy with biopsy
- histological and microbiological examination
- bronchial lavage
- measurement of arterial blood pressure
- electrocardiogram (ECG)
- echocardiography (ECHO)
- high-resolution computed tomography (HR-CT)
- preoperative care
- trachea reconstruction with stenting
- symptomatic treatment
- control examinations
- the cost of essential medicines and materials
- nursing services
- full hospital accommodation in 2 bedded room
- explanation of future recommendations
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Department of Internal Medicine I: oncology, hematology, clinical infectology, clinical immunology, hemostasis, intensive care
Department of Internal Medicine II: nephrology, rheumatology, diabetology and general visceral medicine
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Program [Description]
Treatment of tracheal stenosis with stenting
- Hospital: University Hospital Cologne
- Department: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
- Head physician: Prof. Dr. med. Karl-Bernd Hüttenbrink
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Robert "Bobby" Tufts lost his bid for a third term as mayor of Dorset on Sunday, according to The Associated Press.
The new sheriff (er, mayor) in town is 16-year-old Eric Mueller, whose name was drawn from the ballot box during the town's annual Taste of Dorset festival.
Bobby was first "elected" to the post at age 3 in 2013.
Dorset's population ranges from nine to 28, and has no formal city government. It sits about 150 miles north of Minneapolis.
Residents can "vote" for mayor as many times as they want. The cost? $1 per ballot.
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- Cycle the city streets to absorb the local atmosphere
- Rail Tour
The next highlight today is a bike ride through the gardens behind Versailles palace. You'll leave foot visitors behind on your tour of the palace by bicycle, as visitors on foot can visit only a small fraction of the palace gardens. Versailles' gardens and forests are crisscrossed by a network of fantastic trails and tree-lined paths, so bring your camera for picture-perfect views in every direction.
Arriving at the far end of the Grand Canal, you'll settle down for a picnic in the exact spot where Louis XIV, XV and XVI ate in order to marvel at their palace. Relax on the grass in peace where only your cycling group will be able to easily reach this end of the Grand Canal.
After lunch, pedal back towards the palace itself for an unforgettable view into the lives of the French monarchy before their removal from power by the Revolution in 1789. You'll visit the Hall of Mirrors (site of the treaty ending World War I), the King's State Apartments and the amazing King's Chapel (audio guide available). After your visit to Versailles you'll return to Paris via RER train.
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Versailles Bike Tour
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- Audio-guide at Versailles
- Bicycle and helmet
- Entrance fees
- Roundtrip train tickets from Paris to Versailles
- Up to 1.5 hours in the Palace
- Gratuities (optional)
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Food and drinks
- Rain gear is available at a fee of 1EUR paid direct which will be refunded if not used
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
- If a children's bike is required, you must advise at time of booking.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- You will cover an area of approximately 10 miles on a relatively flat terrain. The ride is leisurely and therefore suitable for all levels of fitness.
- Child seats are available if requested at the time of booking
- Tandem bikes are available for children aged 10 years and younger.
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
Traveler Reviews
Reviewed by: Ashley L, December 2016
Johnny was a great guide! We had an absolutely beautiful day and saw some great areas that we wouldn't have seen if we were not on a bike. The local market was such a cool experience. One of the highlights from our entire European trip! I would take this tour again the next time I go to Paris! Great, great day even though it was cold out!!
Reviewed by: Evelia T, November 2016
excellent. great way to see the sights without the crowds. well worth it.


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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/379
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- Title
- Gemini/GMOS imaging of globular clusters in the Virgo galaxy NGC 4649 (M60)
- Author(s)
- Forbes, Duncan A.; Faifer, Favio Raul; Forte, Juan Carlos; Bridges, Terry; Beasley, Michael A.; Gebhardt, Karl; Hanes, David A.; Sharples, Ray; Zepf, Stephen E.
- Abstract
- We present Sloan g and i imaging from the Gemini Multi-object Spectrograph (GMOS) instrument on the Gemini North telescope for the globular cluster (GC) system around the Virgo galaxy NGC 4649 (M60). Our three pointings, taken in good seeing conditions, cover an area of about 90 square arcmin. We detect 2151 unresolved sources. Applying colour and magnitude selection criteria to this source list gives 995 candidate GCs. Our source list is greater than 90 per cent complete to a magnitude of i= 23.6, and has little contamination from background galaxies. We find fewer than half a dozen potential ultracompact dwarf galaxies around NGC 4649. Foreground extinction from the nearby spiral NGC 4647 is limited to be AV < 0.1. We confirm the bimodality in the GC colour distribution found by earlier work using Hubble Space Telescope/WFPC2 imaging. As is commonly seen in other galaxies, the red GCs are concentrated towards the centre of the galaxy, having a steeper number density profile than the blue GC subpopulation. The varying ratio of red-to-blue GCs with radius can largely explain the overall GC system colour gradient. The underlying galaxy starlight has a similar density profile slope and colour to the red GCs. This suggests a direct connection between the galaxy field stars and the red GC subpopulation. We estimate a total GC population of 3700 ± 900, with the uncertainty dominated by the extrapolation to larger radii than observed. This total number corresponds to a specific frequency SN= 4.1 ± 1.0. Future work will present properties derived from GMOS spectra of the NGC 4649 GCs.
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- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
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- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 355, no. 2 (Dec 2004), pp. 608-616
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- 2004
- FOR Code(s)
- 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
- Keyword(s)
- Globular clusters; NGC 4649; Star clusters
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- Blackwell Publishers
- 0035-8711
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- Copyright © 2004 Royal Astronomical Society. The accepted manuscript of the paper is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. The definitive version of the publications is available from www.interscience.wiley.com.
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- The data for this publication were based on observations obtained at the Gemini Observatory, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under a cooperative agreement with the NSF on behalf of the Gemini partnership: the National Science Foundation (United States), the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (United Kingdom), the National Research Council (Canada), CONICYT (Chile), the Australian Research Council (Australia), CNPq (Brazil), and CONICET (Argentina). The Gemini program ID is 20020410-GN-2002A-Q-21/Q-13. This work was supported in part by a research grant provided to DAH by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
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Make healthy choices when you're traveling by choosing these light snacks from the convenience store. By: Karen Ansel, RD
Healthy Road Trip Snacks
This summer, millions of Americans will take to the roads. If you're one of them you may think that means hours with nothing to nosh on but convenience store staples like chips and cookies. Not anymore. While convenience stores still have their fair share of less-than-optimal eats, many now stock a surprising selection of fresh and healthy choices. Next time you stop to refuel, test drive these light snacks.


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This week we've got the fantastic Sanderson Bob guest posting. Founded in 2004 by Bob Sanderson, a former Central Saint Martins Graduate and Designers Republic Art Director, the studio's work is informed by clear ideas realised through a process of exploration and experimentation.
- Thomas Prior captures a Mexican festival involving exploding sledgehammers
- The misty-eyed and delicate pencil marks of Lee Kyutae
- Build's brand identity for product design brand Plæy mirrors its playful and modular designs
- David Bailey's photographs of NW1, republished and exhibited for the first time
- Studio Mut creates a catalogue for Italian art prize that celebrates up-and-coming artists
- A forward-minded retrospective: behind the design of the massive Cedric Price monograph
- Wes Anderson directs H&M Christmas advert starring Adrien Brody
- The New Look: Looking back at Roundel's 1980s identity design for British Rail's Railfreight
- Discussing cinema with Laura Marling on her directorial debut, Soothing
- London's first crisp restaurant, Hipchips, launches with branding by Ragged Edge
- Richard Sandler's street photography conveys the intricacies of city life
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Experience New York City living at its best! This gorgeous studio has everything needed to make you feel at home. The apartment is fully furnished with modern décor. From the moment you enter your apartment, you will sense the attention to detail and style. The apartment has beautiful hardwood floors with amazing tin ceilings and generous closet space. No stone has been left unturned when it comes to your comfort. Clean towels, linen, soap, tooth brush, shampoo /conditioner, hair dryer, high speed internet and Cable television are all provided. . You will have a full equipped kitchen for cooking. The apartments can sleep up to 3 people. You'll have queen size bed as well as a sleeper sofa available. Regional transportation of all forms is just outside your door. It is only 2 blocks from the A-express train- Nostrand Ave stop, with only 12 minutes to Manhattan. Coming from the airport, no problem! Take the A- train to the JFK Air train. The Long Island railroad is a few blocks away. Street parking is readily available for your convenience. Safe neighborhood. Great, great location!
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The appartment was clean, with clean towels and linen. There was some juice and water for us in the fridge. It was close to the supermarket and the subway, the express trains stopped there too, what was a great advantage to save time with the public transport.
We were waiting for 30 minutes on the street the night we arrived, despite we had informed when we were leaving the airport. We could leave the luggage in the basement after checking out, what was really comfortable for us, but again we had to wait for 20 minutes on the street to pick it up. They kindly offered to call a taxi to take us to the airport.
The apartment was spacious and well-equipped. Great master bed. Took a while for the host to meet up and get us the key when we arrived, but no big deal really, as we had the opportunity to get a beer at the great craft beer pub Bed-Vyne Brew around the corner. :) Would recommend!
nice place to stay, easy to get in NYC with the subway and Coretta is realy sweet!!
Many thanks to Coretta. We really enjoyed her appartment in New York. We hope that one day we will come back. We had a very good time in N. Y.
As we arrived at the appartment, we found some cold drinks. That was pretty nice.
We spent almost a week in Corettas very spacy appartment. Its situated in a lively Brooklyn neighbourhood and had all you need. Situated in walking distance to the subway it was a good spot to start exploring NY. Coretta is a friendly and helpful host So nothing to complain and a good place to come back again.
Nice apartment situated in a very quiet and friendly neighborhood. There was what we would need and a lovely backyard where you could enjoy the squirrels running from tree to tree . (Also useful if there a smokers amongst you.)
10-15 minutes walk to the A and C trains to Manhattan and only 5 minutes to the bus to the Brooklyn Bridge .
About 10 minutes to a large supermarket and many small groceries closer by. More small restaurants and takeaway places close by. Coretta had arranged for cold drinks in the fridge when we arrived, and came to give us the keys end gave information about things around, and she was helpful so our luggage could be stored until we were leaving and also helpful in obtaining taxi to the airport. I will very much recommend this apartment and Coretta.
Ideal, functional apartment, for a family of five, located at 8 minutes from metro (A) and shops. Coretta and her husband were very helpful for answering questions or reserving a taxi to the airport. Small advice: provide for 3 separate garbage bins and change the light in the kitchen to a warmer one.
We 'll come back!
Although I did not get the opportunity to meet Ms. Coretta face to face I can definitely say she was a very accommodating host! The apartment was exactly as described...clean and well taken care of. It's a great size space and my two sisters and myself enjoyed our stay there! I will definitely stay here again on my next trip to the city. Thank you.
This was a nice 1-room-apartment, with enough space to move around and feel quite at home. It had everything I needed, with a lot of kitchen utensils. Subway station and a big supermarket were quite near. I also liked the relatively quiet street with rows of brownstone houses, and I did not at all feel unsafe in this neighbourhood.
Thank you, Coretta, for this pleasant accommodation!
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Veterinarian donates protective K9 vest to Holmen PD
Police dogs often face just as much danger as human officers. That's why the donation of a new protective K-9 vest is welcome news for the Holmen Police Department.
Officer Terry Kind is the K-9 handler for the department's dog Ori. The team has been partners for almost two years.
During that time, Central Animal Hospital in Onalaska has been donating medical care for the dog. But today, the veterinary clinic went above and beyond what the police department expected by donating a stab and bullet proof dog vest.
"We just feel that it's important to protect the dogs. We're taking care of him for all of his medical needs. And so we want to make sure that we can keep him as safe as possible when he's out keeping the community safe," said Central Animal Hospital Veterinarian Douglas Kratt.
"It's going to give me a sense of comfort knowing that if I stick him in a high risk situation, he is going to be somewhat protected," said Officer Kind.
The vest cost $900. Central Animal Hospital also donates medical care to K-9 units in the Town of Campbell, Onalaska and the Wisconsin State Patrol.
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Electrical signals are everywhere, since they are used in communications, in entertainment devices, in measuring instruments, in imaging devices, in control systems, and in computers. Such signals are of two types: analog, where the signals are carried by continuously varying quantities, and digital, where the signals are restricted to a finite set of discrete values (often just two, symbolized by 0 and 1). The traditional telephone uses analog signals, since the continuously varying pressure associated with sound waves is converted into continuously varying voltages of an electrical signal. Computers, by contrast, usually deal with so-called binary signals, sequences of zeros and ones.
Early uses of mechanical signals are naval flag signalling and railway semaphores, whereas the early theoretical basis of processing analog and digital signals lies in numerical analysis. Early devices which utilize analog signals include the telephone, the phonograph, the radio and television, whereas digital signals became prominent after the advent of the digital computer. Foundational work in digital signal processing was done by Claude Shannon, Harry Nyquist, John Tukey and James Cooley.
Formed in 1948, the IEEE Signal Processing Society is the IEEE's first society and is the world's premier professional society for signal processing scientist and professionals. The Signal Processing Society is an international organization whose purpose is to: advance and disseminate state-of-the-art scientific information and resources; educate the signal processing community; and provide a venue for people to interact and exchange ideas. The Signal Processing Society's publications include the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, which is ranked first in popularity among all of IEEE's publications.
- Amplitude - The magnitude of a waveform, topics include those related to amplification and attenuation
- Dispersion - The relationship between wave velocity and frequency described by the laws of physics
- Filters - Systems which remove unwanted frequencies including digital filters, nonlinear filters and superconducting filters
- Loops - Electronic control systems whose output signal is related to their input signal
- Noise - Unwanted or unintentional interference in a signal
- Pulse compression methods - Various methods of pulse compression including optical pulse compression
- Pulse shaping methods - Methods of changing a waveform into transmittable pulses
- Quantization - Converting larger numbers into more manageable smaller numbers
- Signal analysis - Various methods of analyzing signals including harmonic analysis and spectral analysis
- Signal detection - Devices and methods which detect different kinds of signals such as acoustic signal detection, phase detection and radar direction
- Signal generation & recording - The generation and recording of various signals including audio recording, digital recording and noise generators
- Signal processing - The modification and analysis of signals
- Signal reconstruction & restoration - Methods of reconstructing and restoring signals including signal denoising and signal error correction
- Signal resolution - Topics pertaining to signal resolution such as diversity reception
- Signal sampling - The process of converting an analog signal to a digital one
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Takara Tomy Arts - Let your hand-drawn fish swim in an aquarium
Takara Tomy Arts unveiled an aquarium-themed toy called Oekaki Suiso Picturium. It enables you to make your hand-drawn fish swim freely in a watertank-looking unit.
Takara Tomy Arts unveiled an aquarium-themed toy called Oekaki Suiso Picturium. It enables you to make your hand-drawn fish swim freely in a watertank-looking unit.
The rainy season is underway here in the big, big city - but cloudy, overcast days can also be quite beautiful. And yes, we've shared this one before, but what can we say - this gloomy Friday in the world's largest city demands it once again!
And now a taste of Japanese culture across the Pacific from AkihabaraNews Special Contributor Jordan Yerman, a writer and photographer who keeps wide swaths of his heart open for Japanese Street Cats,
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Seibu Railways is one of the major private rail companies running in northwest Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture. They announced the development of a tourist train to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the company.
Bandai unveiled its new "Net de Capsule" service, which allows you to remotely play and buy a Gachapon (capsule toy) online at home.
Net de Capsule is a joint project between Bandai and Netch, a Japanese internet gaming company. The particulars of the deal are still under development.
Polysis, a specialist developer of polyurethane resins and resin products, markets haplafreely, a plastic that turns to clay when heated to temperatures above 60°C.
When immersed in hot water or heated with a heat gun, the plastic becomes easy to shape, and hardens again as it cools, starting from around 40°C and returning to its original hardness by the time it reaches room temperature.
PGA, a smartphone accessory manufacturer, has started selling 2 lightsaber-shaped luminous touch pen models (styli) imitating Darth Vader's and Luke Skywalker's lightsabers.
When the touch pen senses writing pressure, it lights up in one's hand - without chopping one's hand off.
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Disney Epic Mickey ReviewBy Matt Keil - Posted Nov 25, 2010
Legendary designer Warren Spector and the Junction Point Studios team have delivered a dark, weird, and wonderful treat in the form of Disney Epic Mickey. Mickey Mouse has been sucked into a twisted reflection of Disneyland populated by forgotten Disney characters from the early days of animation. He must escape this Wasteland and possibly help the inhabitants conquer an evil that Mickey himself has unleashed upon them.
The Pros
- Daring reimagining of Disney's best known character
- Excellent level design packed with secrets and multiple ways to accomplish objectives
- Tons of references to obscure Disney characters and animation
- Paint/Thinner mechanic makes for high replay value
The Cons
- Camera can be difficult to manage
- 2D sidescrolling levels must be repeated often while traveling between areas
Disney Epic Mickey Review:
It has been my experience that Disney Epic Mickey has been the source of much confusion among players. Some believe it's a kiddy title, some dismiss it as a cartoony third-person platformer, and others have no idea what to think of it. In truth, Disney Epic Mickey is a love letter to early Disney animation, Disneyland itself, and Mickey Mouse's history of not being just a comedic character, but a heroic one. It's a third-person platformer that is also part RPG, part morality test, and even a bit of a trivia quiz for those who care to dig a bit. It's also the best Disney game to see the light of day since the 16-bit era.
Epic Mickey has its roots in creative director Warren Spector's love for Disney animation and the history of the risky enterprise that Walt Disney built into an empire in the mid-twentieth century. It begins with Mickey walking through the mirror in his bedroom, in a to-the-frame recreation of the beginning of the classic animated short Through the Mirror. On the other side, he finds Yen Sid, the sorcerer from The Sorcerer's Apprentice, building an alternate version of Disneyland for the rejected and forgotten characters of Disney history using a magic paintbrush. Upon Yen Sid's departure, Mickey begins messing with the paintbrush and manages to not only create a malicious inky monster called the Shadow Blot, but also spills thinner across the new park. Mickey makes a hasty getaway before Yen Sid returns, but the damage has been done. Years later, the Shadow Blot pops out of Mickey's mirror and drags him back through, down into the now ravaged world he ruined so long ago. This dark reflection of Disneyland is called Wasteland, and the thinner Mickey spilled has turned it into a bleak and horrible place.
Leader of the Club
The leader of Wasteland is Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney's flagship character when he was making cartoons for Universal in the 1920s. After losing the rights to Oswald due to contractual stipulations, Disney started his own studio, created Mickey Mouse, and the rest is, of course, history. Disney Epic Mickey marks Oswald's first appearance in an original Disney property in over 80 years (although, strangely enough, not his first appearance in a videogame, as he guest-starred in a Woody Woodpecker Sega Master System game released in Brazil in 1996). Naturally, Oswald is a bit resentful of his ultra-successful half-brother, and so Mickey's quest in Wasteland leads him to win the trust of Oswald and stop the Shadow Blot.
Whether Mickey wins that trust or not is entirely up to the player. Before the Blot pulls him into Wasteland, Mickey manages to snag the aforementioned magic paintbrush, which lets him fire off Paint and Thinner. Streams of blue Paint can re-create and restore objects and characters in Wasteland, while Thinner will dissolve and destroy them. The environments in the game are extremely changeable due to this. Load of boulders in the way? You could find a platforming method around them, or maybe just use Thinner to dissolve the ground beneath them and drop them out of your way. But is there something underneath that the boulders will damage or crush? Enemies can be thinned into oblivion or painted until they become your friend. This applies to bosses, as well, and boss fights can turn out very differently depending on which flavor of magic liquid you choose to lean on.
Each approach has its advantages and disadvantages, but it basically breaks down to Paint being the helpful choice and Thinner being the quick and selfish choice. You control your Paint and Thinner streams with the Wii remote, which is thankfully about as intuitive a process as you can get with motion controls. Because the reticule does not also control the viewpoint camera, it's very easy to settle into using the Wiimote as a natural extension of the control scheme.
Accomplishing things using Paint often tends to be more difficult, but leads to more heroic outcomes, while Thinner will accomplish Mickey's goals at the expense of others' needs and, occasionally, their well-being. Your choices add up, and will drastically affect how characters in Wasteland react to you. It's not really "good" or "evil," as Mickey is not an evil character, but Disney Epic Mickey does give you the opportunity to play him as a bit of a jerk at times. This is actually a return to form for Mickey, whose early portrayals were often that of a more mischievous nature than the squeaky clean corporate logo he's known as today.
Shall I at least set my lands in order?
Wasteland itself is a dark reflection of Disneyland, featuring twisted but familiar equivalents of every major location in the Anaheim theme park. Main Street becomes Mean Street, Tommorrowland becomes Tomorrow City, ToonTown becomes OsTown, and the Matterhorn becomes the phenomenally realized Mickeyjunk Mountain, a massive peak constructed entirely of old Mickey Mouse memorabilia. Scattered across these lands are characters from Disney cartoons past, such as Pegleg Pete and his many relatives, Horace Horsecollar, Clarabelle Cow, and even twisted animatronic versions of Mickey's well-known friends like Goofy and Donald. Nearly everyone you meet has problems needing solving, and this is where the RPG element comes into play.
Disney Epic Mickey is indeed a platformer, and a very good one at that. In fact, the game is reminiscent of the classic Nintendo 64 platformers like Super Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64 in many ways, and that's a compliment. The levels are large and meticulously constructed to take advantage of the dual Paint/Thinner mechanic, with tons of secrets to find and hidden areas to uncover. The game also has dozens of actual quests to complete, however, which range from main story progression to fetching objects for people to repairing Wasteland's rides. How you accomplish these tasks can vary greatly, and impact events later in the game, both minor and major. Being helpful to certain characters may result in other characters being friendlier to you later on. In some cases bosses will decide you're not such a bad guy and just let you pass, no battling required.
Show me the Mickey
The one unwelcome similarity to the N64 titles of yore lies is the camera. Disney Epic Mickey's camera does not handle tight spaces well. Tapping the C button centers the camera behind Mickey – usually – and the D-pad rotates and tilts it – also usually. It's not uncommon to end up with the camera stuck in a tremendously disadvantageous position while trying to explore nooks and crannies. Sometimes it can seem like you're somewhere you're not supposed to be, even though rewards lying in wait indicate you clearly are meant to explore the area in question. Combat can also be more difficult than it should be thanks to the lack of a convenient Z-targeting system. The game checkpoints very generously, so the rare death-by-camera doesn't rob you of much progress, but immersion is broken often enough to make it a frustration.
Traversing between locations sends you into 2D sidescrolling levels based on classic Disney cartoon shorts. These range from classics like Steamboat Willie and Lonesome Ghosts to more esoteric choices like Plutopia and the old Oswald shorts. They're very short, often a minute long or so, and you'll have to repeat a few of them many times due to crossing from one area to another to complete quests. Some may find this irritating, but it's kind of like being forced to eat a piece of chocolate every time you change locations – sure, you get a little sick of it after a while, but hey, it's still chocolate.
To All Who Come To This Happy Place: Welcome
That's a lot of time spent explaining what Disney Epic Mickey is, which I do because I don't think a lot of people are all that clear on the details of this game. So with that out of the way, how is it? Put simply – it is exceptional. The way all the elements come together in a strange swirl of nostalgia and re-imagination is a constant source of surprise and delight. Every land and location is packed with subtle nods to obscure tidbits of Disneyland and Disney animation history. To its credit, the game never feels the need to explain its references, and not getting some of them won't damage your enjoyment of the game. Those well versed in the lore, however, may get a little extra kick out of knowing things like the Shadow Blot's origins as a character in classic Mickey comics called the Phantom Blot, or the slightly off-kilter versions of "It's A Small World After All" that play as you navigate the Wasteland equivalent of that famous attraction.
The Paint/Thinner duality works extremely well, whether you stick to one approach or simply use whatever you feel is best for each situation. The game is very newbie friendly, always offering a simple way through tougher puzzles and areas, while advanced players can take far more difficult routes to their goals, and are often rewarded in extra ways for doing so.
The game is lengthy, clocking in at around 15 hours for a single playthrough that includes heavy exploration. A second and possibly third playthrough will be necessary to see different quest outcomes, gather collectibles inaccessible the first time, and simply to see how different the game can be based on how you choose to tackle each quest. Perhaps most importantly, there is a weight to the moments between Mickey and Oswald. There is a tangible sense of Disney history in the making in many of their scenes together.
It all started with a mouse
Disney Epic Mickey is the rare ambitious game that manages to hit all of its declared targets. Disney fans (particularly those who love Disneyland) absolutely must play this game. Platformer fans (particularly those who love N64 platformers) absolutely must play this game. If you love meaningful player choice, freeform gameplay, piles of quests to complete, inventive level design, and an ending that can break or warm your heart depending on your decisions, you are Disney Epic Mickey's target audience. It is relentlessly imaginative, surprisingly thoughtful and strikingly fresh. It takes Mickey Mouse and uses him to do something most modern audiences didn't think he could: surprise us.
Walt would have loved it.


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Task force elects new officers
New officers for the Philippi Law Enforcement Task Force were announced last week by Philippi Police Chief J.W. Walters during the annual meeting of the Task Force at the Medallion Restaurant.
Members newly installed include R.L. Barton, task force chief; S.L. Baker, assistant chief; S.K. Spotloe, quartermaster; D.A. Smith, secretary/treasurer; and W.R. Evans, chaplain.
Those whose promotions are determined by points earned for volunteer service include Lieutenant S.K. Spotloe, Corporal E.R. Flowers, Sergeant W.R. Povish, Patrolman First Class W.R. Evans and Patrolman 1st Class D.A. Smith.
The Law Enforcement Task Force was established by the city of Philippi in 1999 to provide a ready force to supplement the work of its regular, sworn law enforcement officers and to provide trained personnel to assist in disasters, civil disorders and other emergencies.
The 10 active Task Force members provided 540 hours of volunteer service and spent 55 hours attending meetings in 2013, working at festivals and parades, the county fair, school functions and monitoring parking meters, for a total of 50 separate activities.
Initially funded by a government grant, the Task Force is currently not part of any agency budget and depends on annual contributions of cash and supplies from local businesses and organizations.
The Task Force meets monthly at Philippi Police Headquarters.
Special guests at the meeting included City Councilwoman Barbara Bryan, Philippi Mayor Jerry Mouser and Philippi Police Chief J.W. Walters, who awarded collar pins to each of the new officers.