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25 Best Places to See in Paris
Paris is easily one of the most romantic cities in the world, attracting millions of tourists annually for its never-ending supply of gorgeous architecture, museums, culture, food, fashion, and finer things. It can be overwhelming to try and decide which places to see in Paris or where to go in Paris where there are so many places to see that are worthy of mentioning whether they be of cultural or historical significance to just being beautiful to photograph.
We have put together this guide of the 25 best places to see in Paris, according to us of course, to help you decide where to go in Paris and the best places to visit in Paris during your trip from museums, iconic landmarks, to the best photo spots we've got you covered!
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The Eiffel Tower is easily the most iconic symbol of the city and one of the best places to see in Paris for any visitor whether it be from afar at one of the incredible viewpoints or vantage points in the city to being right under or visiting the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Designed and constructed for the 1889 World Fair in Paris, you'd be surprised to learn that the city hated this modern piece of architecture in the city at first. But time made this one of the most loved structures and icon's in not only the city but in all of France and is easily one of the most recognizable pieces of architecture in the world as well as the most visited.
The Eiffel Tower is also where to go in Paris if you want a stellar view of the city. There are three different levels accessible to visitors and even restaurants with a view on the first and second levels. The upper platform offers an observation deck.
Skip the lines by getting your Eiffel Tower entrance ticket in advance.
If you want to get a great vantage point of the Eiffel Tower check out these other best spots in Paris to see the Eiffel Tower. Also, check out these awesome Eiffel Tower view hotels for one of the most iconic views of the city from your bed.
Sacré Cœur Basilica in Montmartre
Trocadéro Gardens
Top of Arc de Triomphe
Rue de l' Université
Montparnasse Tower
Square Rapp
Another one of the best places to visit in Paris is the Arc de Triomphe, another one of the most famous and recognizable monuments in the city on Champs-Élysées.
The monument was constructed to honor those who lost their lives fighting in the French Revolution and wars under Napoleon. This is also the location of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from WWI.
You can walk around the base or pay a small fee to climb the 200+ stairs to the top for an incredible view of the city as well as Champs-Élysées.
Afterward, you can walk the 1.9 km (1.2 miles) towards Place de la Concorde along Champs-Élysées where you'll find tons of restaurants and luxury shopping as well as a few more affordable chains.
Paris Travel Tip: Avoid Champs-Élysées on Saturdays as this is when the anti-government demonstrations and protesters gather. While it could be a completely peaceful demonstration, many of the protests have turned violent or to riots even destroying storefronts. You can see the damage on some of the stores and some even have barricades up around them to prepare for possible destruction. This is all a part of the Yellow Vests Movement began in France in November 2018 against President Macron. To learn more check out this article by Afar.
This is very easy to avoid just by showing up on any day but Saturday.
Skip the lines by booking your ticket in advance!
Another one of the most famous and best places to see in Paris is the Louvre Museum, the world's largest and most visited art museum and another iconic landmark of the city.
You really could spend months examining the vast collection of around 38,000 pieces of art and objects on display in the different wings. It's actually been said that if you spend 1 minute looking at each object in the Louvre for 8 hours a day it would take 75 days to see everything! YIKES! The most famous of them all is Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting in the Denon Wing.
The location of the museum is in the original location of the medieval fortress the Louvre Castle, replaced by the Louvre Palace in the 14th century where it served as the royal residence until it evolved into the structure it is today and became a public museum in the 18th century.
From the 1980s to 1993 the proposal and construction of the Grand Louvre Pyramids took place, however as iconic as the glass pyramids are today, much like the Eiffel Tower, these were heavily criticized by the public. Eventually, the pyramids became an iconic symbol and are loved today.
Skip the line by pre-booking your tickets in advance or skip the line by taking a guided tour of the Louvre.
Arguably one of the most famous cathedrals in the world and another iconic place to see in Paris is the Notre Dame Cathedral. This medieval Catholic cathedral is considered to be one of the finest French Gothic architecture structures in the world with its famous colorful rose stained glass windows, flying buttresses, and rib vaulting that was innovative at the time of its construction in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Besides being a famous piece of architecture, Notre Dame is also home to one of the world's largest organs and famous giant church bells as well as the seat of the Archdiocese of Paris.
The church became a pop icon symbol in the 19th century after the author Victor Hugo released his literary classic, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and is one of the most popular places to visit in Paris.
A week after our visit in April 2019, the Notre Dame suffered immense damage from a fire. After raising money to rebuild and restore the cathedral in almost a record-breaking time it is rumored the cathedral will get a more modern roof and spire, only time will tell if this will receive as much backlash as other cherished places to see in Paris like the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Pyramids for being more modern structures in a historic city.
The Place de la Bastille or Bastille Square is the former location of the Bastille prison where the attack that took place and started the French Revolution. This place to see in Paris is an important symbol for the domestic conflicts that took place France over history.
The Bastille was originally a fortress built to defend the city from the English in the Hundred Years' War in the 14th century. The design of the fortress was strategic and innovative that's style was copied a lot throughout history.
After the destruction, almost none of the original Bastille was left except for some of the foundation where you can still find today at the corner of Boulevard Henri IV and the Quai des Celestins.
The column you see and know as the Bastille today is known as the July Column and it stands in the center of the original Bastille.
Another one of the most recognizable places to visit in Paris from modern pop culture is the famous cabaret in the city, the Moulin Rouge.
The name Moulin Rouge literally translates to the red mill and is where the famous Can-Can dance originated. Located on Boulevard de Clichy in Pigalle near Montmartre, this famous cabaret opened its doors in 1889.
You can take a photo or admire the exterior as many do when visiting this area or actually attend the Féerie show showcasing 80 artists including the famous Doriss Girls, 1000 handcrafted Parisian costumes, a giant aquarium, and performance set to original music.
You can pre-book a Moulin Rouge show with champagne in advance or the Moulin Rouge show with dinner in advance.
The Palace of Versailles, another famous place to see in Paris, served as the royal residence of France from 1682 until the French Revolution just 20 km (12 miles) from the city center of Paris.
Versailles most famous features include the Hall of Mirrors, the Royal Opera, Marie Antionette's cottage, and the incredible gardens of Versailles. You can spend an entire day exploring the complex and UNESCO World Heritage Site.
If you want to experience this place to visit in Paris in the most unique way possible we recommend checking out their annual masked ball where each guest is responsible for showing up in Baroque attire inside the palace for an unforgettable night feeling like a French king or queen every year around June.
Paris Travel Tip: Try to come to Versailles on a weekday to avoid long lines, especially in peak season.
Skip the long lines by booking your Palace of Versailles ticket in advance.
Not only a great place to visit in Paris but a popular photo location is the Palais Royal, the former royal palace. Located next to the Louvre this is where you can find the seat of the Constitutional Council, Ministry of Culture, and the Conseil d'État.
The large inner courtyard was once home to the most famous covered arcade in Paris, the Galerie d'Orléans but was demolished in the 1930s. Today in this location is where to go in Paris if you're looking for one of the best Instagram photo locations.
In 1986, artist Daniel Buren was commissioned to create an outdoor art installation here known as Les Colonnes de Buren.
The installation consists of a grid filled with different height columns with black and white stripes. We find it to be really cool and aesthetically appealing, but like most modern structures in Paris, it received a lot of backlash when it was first installed in the 80s.
If you want to get a crowd less photo, come early or be prepared to be very patient and ready to snap your photo in between the crowds.
Besides the Louvre, this is another one of the most popular museums in the city and place to visit in Paris. Situated in a former railway station known as Gare d'Orsay, this art museum houses the largest collection of impressionist and post-impressionist art pieces in the world from paintings, sculptures, to photography.
Some of the most notable artists include Renoir, Degas, Manet, Monet, Van Gogh, Gaugin, Seurat, and Cézanne to name a few and is considered one of the largest art museums in the world.
Some of the most famous pieces of artwork include a self portrait of Van Gogh, Whistler's Mother by Whistler, Olympia by Manet, and the Bal du Moulin de la Galette by Renoir to name a few.
Skip the lines by booking your ticket in advance OR if you're planning on hitting up multiple museums get this combination ticket for Musee d'Orsay and Musée de l'Orangerie.
Galerie Lafayette
Whether you're a shopper or not, Galerie Lafayette is an impressive place to see in Paris. The gorgeous art nouveau shopping center is a landmark of its own.
Each week they put on a full-blown fashion show for visitors who are sightseeing or shopping from their range of stores for all budgets including some incredible luxury brand stores under the remarkable dome.
Paris is considered the fashion capital of the world and has been for centuries, this is what to see in Paris if you're a lover of fashion and where some of the biggest french labels put on their fashion show annually.
If fashion isn't your thing then be sure to check out the food here as well, there is a global selection of food tasting bars that make the visit worth it in itself.
Paris Travel Tip: The weekly fashion show is held at 3:00 pm every Friday on the 4th floor.
One of the more eerie places to see in Paris are the famous Catacombs. These networks of chambers and tunnels of underground ossuaries are where the final remains of more than 6 million people rest.
The catacombs were put in place to help distribute remains when cemeteries in the city were starting to overflow in the 18th century. The catalyst to this was when the Holy Innocents' Cemetery, the oldest and largest in the city from the middle ages, couldn't handle the number of bodies here and collapsed. It is said now that Les Halles is located where this cemetery once was.
There was a sense of urgency to relocate the bodies from the collapsed Holy Innocents Cemetery so the corpses were transported in caravans of covered wagons at night to an open mine shaft used as a giant mass grave.
It is believed that there are over 200 miles of tunnels in the catacombs, although only a small section is open to the public for visitation. While there are said to be secret entrances that are forbidden to enter, some do at their own risk, accessible by secret entrances from the Metro, manholes, and the sewer. The locals who do this are known as, "cataphiles," and it is highly discouraged to do this as it can be dangerous, you could get lost, and if you get caught you will be fined.
Some of the areas of the Catacombs that are rarely open to the public do occasionally exist, for example, there are orchestra and music concerts held in the section of underground chambers at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Skip the lines by booking your Catacombs entrance ticket in advance.
One of our personal places to visit in Paris is the neighborhood of Le Marais and the gorgeous Hotel de Ville. While it's not a hotel as we know it today, it is steeped with the history of the city and serves as Paris City Hall today.
This location was also where public executions took place from the 14th century to the last execution in the year 1830.
In 1871, Hotel de Ville was destroyed during the Paris Commune when it was set on fire. It took 20 years to rebuild on the original foundation that survived the fire in neo-Renaissance style.
Today, Hotel de Ville is still the office for the local government and a gathering place for tourists and activities. You can't miss the gorgeous carousel outside Hotel de Ville which is a picture perfect spot to stop.
Pay attention to the intricate details in the facade of the hotel from the statues to the clock tower. The inside is just as impressive as the exterior if not more with exquisite decor floor to ceiling from chandeliers to painted ceilings including a replica of the Hall of Mirrors from Versailles.
There are also regular exhibitions going on inside throughout the year, be sure to check what is going to be featured during your visit typically featuring local French artists as well as international exhibitions.
Sacré Cœur
Another one of the best places to see in Paris is located in the neighborhood of Montmartre. The Sacré Cœur, or Basilica of the Sacred Heart is located on the highest point in the city and where to go in Paris if you want an epic vantage point with one of the best panoramic views of the city.
This Roman Catholic church and the basilica is one of the most popular landmarks in Paris to visit. Besides being a religious monument and place of worship, Sacré Cœur is also considered a political icon for the historical significance of the victory over France in the Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune when the radical socialist part ruled Paris from March to May in 1871. Marking the neighborhood of Montmartre as one of the most revolutionary and rebellious in the city's history.
The church was built after political unrest and defeat over the French as a symbol for the pain the French went through during this time it was constructed to symbolize they will rise again.
Well before the construction, this site was always a religious one being a place of worship for paganism as well as Roman temples dedicated to Mercury and Mars due to its high location in the city.
Visitors can go inside the church, visit the crypt, and pay a small fee to climb the 300 steps up to the dome with incredible 360 views of the city.
Another one of our favorite picks for where to go in Paris and best places to see in Paris is in the Bohemian neighborhood of Montmartre. Also known as the Mountain of Martyrs located at the highest point in the city in the 18th arrondissement.
This is the neighborhood where some of the best-known artists in the world like Van Gogh, Renoir, Matisse, and Picasso to name a few called home and completed some of their most famous pieces of art here.
This is one of the most attractive neighborhoods in the city with cobbled lanes, colorful ivy-covered homes and buildings, and some of the most swoon-worthy cafes and restaurants it's no wonder why this is so many visitors favorite place to see in Paris.
Besides the Sacré Cœur basilica mentioned above this is where you can find great museums, cabarets, art, photo locations, and even the Moulin Rouge. We have an entire guide on the best things to do in Montmartre, be sure to check it out if you're planning a visit.
Take a guided tour of Sacré Cœur and the Montmartre neighborhood with an expert guide over two hours learning about the history of the area. Book your tour here.
Street Art of Ourcq
One of the more off the radar places to see in Paris is in the 19th arrondissement and the Ourcq Metro station along the Ourcq canal. This industrial neighborhood isn't really considered the sexy side of Paris and where most people don't even think of visiting. In the 90s alot of the factories in the area closed leaving alot of empty shells of buildings in a not so thriving area of Paris.
However, a local artist has been working for years to change this neighborhood to be a thriving community driving in businesses like restaurants with his community of artists and their colorful murals around the city.
Da Cruz used his passion for art to start a movement here. Born in France from a Portuguese family he has dedicated his work and passion to bringing color and life back to this area of Paris and the locals love it.
His own work is present all around Ourcq as well as artists from all over the world in his community known as Cultures Passages. The entire area is a really fun place to explore and where to go in Paris if you love street art and murals. You can spend a good amount of time just wandering around looking at mural after mural and afterward head to the canal to eat or drink at one of the trendy waterside bars or restaurants.
You can even find a mural of Da Cruz inside of the Pompidou Center.
While you can totally explore this area of Paris on your own we recommend doing what we did and take a tour to learn more about the artists and murals in Ourcq with Explore Paris. They offer a lot of unique tours in Paris that are unlike what other tour companies are offering.
Since this tour was in the testing phase during our trip, if you'd like to organize it you can ask for a private English tour on their contact page, be sure to mention the Ourcq tour we mention on our page so they know exactly what you're looking for until they have it readily available for everyone who visits their website,
Le Village Royal
What was just an ordinary street in Paris filled with shops has now transformed into Instagram content heaven and our next pick for best places to see in Paris if you love colorful places!
Le Village Royal was just another Parisian square with shops until Portuguese artist Patricia Cunha installed her 800 colorful umbrellas known as the "Umbrella Sky Project," inspired by the Portuguese village Agueda.
This is said to be temporary as this exhibit moves all around the world, don't miss your chance to see it!
Pompidou Center
Another incredible museum and place to see in Paris is the modern art museum, the Pompidou Center. Located in the 4th arrondissement you can easily recognize The Pompidou Center by its unique exterior with escalators on the exterior of the building and giant colorful tubes running across the building.
This is where you can visit the National Museum of Modern Art with notable works from artists like Picasso and Matisse to name a few as well as even more modern artists like Warhol.
There are permanent exhibitions as well as exhibitions on the top floor offering a stunning view of the skyline of beautiful rooftops throughout Paris.
This is one of the most famous museums in the city and worth allowing an entire morning or afternoon to explore, while you're here check you Da Cruz's mural as mentioned above under Ourcq!
Skip the lines by purchasing your Pompidou Center tickets in advance!
Tuileries Garden
One of the best places to relax, enjoy a gorgeous garden, and to get from one iconic place to see in Paris to another is walking through the Tuileries Garden located between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde before Champs Élysees.
The gardens were created by the queen of King Henry II, Catherine de' Medici in the 16th century and it wasn't until the 17th century the gardens were open to the public after the French Revolution.
Today, you see Parisians and visitors running, relaxing, or having a picnic here. We find this to be the best place to grab a bottle of wine and sip while being surrounded by the beautiful gardens and buildings of the heart of Paris.
Trocadéro
One of the best places to visit in Paris if you're looking for where to go to get some of the best Eiffel Tower photos and vantage points. The Trocadéro is located on the Seine River directly across from the Eiffel Tower offering a stunning view.
Named after the Battle of Trocadéro, this is where to go in Paris if you're wanting that picture perfect spot of the Eiffel Tower or to just enjoy the gorgeous gardens.
In the evenings in the summer you can enjoy a beautiful illumination on the Warsaw water fountains that serve as the centerpiece to the Trocadéro gardens.
Another place to visit in Paris if you're a lover of fine art and sculptures is the Rodin Museum or Musée Rodin dedicated to the works of French sculptor Auguste Rodin. This is where you can find the famous and original Thinker statue.
The collection includes thousands of sculptures, drawings, photos, and artwork such as Rodin's private collection of paintings by Monet, Van Gogh, and Renoir to name a few.
Many of Rodin's sculptures are on display in the museum's garden which is one of the reasons I really like this museum as it has his most famous pieces on display in a natural environment, not inside like most museums. There's even an entire room dedicated to Rodin's lover and French sculptor Camile Claudel.
Another one of our picks for best places to see in Paris is at Place des Vosges, the oldest square in the city as well as one of the most beautiful in Le Marais. Formerly known as Palace Royale, the square's location straddles the 3rd and 4th arrondissements that make up Le Marais Paris, one of our favorite places for where to go in Paris.
This was the place to live in Paris during the 17th and 18th centuries, this is where you'd find the most important people of this time living here from Parisian nobility to famed author Victor Hugo who wrote the Hunchback of Notre Dame up until the French Revolution.
You can visit Victor Hugo's former private residence here as well, its a full museum dedicated to Hugo's life before, during, and after his exile to Guernsey. This is where he wrote some of his most famous work including part of Les Miserables.
Originally built by Henry IV in the early 17th century on the grounds where Hotel des Tournelles was and where the royal residence of Henry II was located. After Henry II death at a tournament at Tournelles, his wife, Catherine de'Medici of Italy had the complex destroyed and she moved the Louvre Palace.
Père Lachaise Cemetery
The largest cemetery in the city is another one of our picks for best places to see in Paris. Popular among tourists, this is where you can find the first garden cemetery and the most visited necropolis (a fancy word for the cemetery) in the world!
This cemetery serves as the final resting place for some of the most famous people in Paris including Oscar Wilde, Chopin, Proust, and so many more cultural icons of the city and country's history including the final resting place for The Doors lead singer Jim Morrison.
It really is worth reading up on the history of some of the figures who are buried here or join a walking tour to learn more about the stories behind the bodies here from tales of Heloise and Abelard lovers reunited to the architecture of the cemetery.
Book your Père Lachaise Cemetery guided tour here.
Pantheon in the Latin Quarter
Located in the Latin Quarter, this is another incredible place to see in Paris. The massive and impressive structure was originally built as a church but now is more of a mausoleum and where the final remains of famed are today including the tomb of famed French literary Victor Hugo.
The Pantheon is gorgeous inside and out and is a good excuse to come and explore the Latin Quarter of Paris where there are plenty of beautiful cafes, restaurants, bars, and shops. A good place to start would be Boulevard St-Michel, the main street through the Latin Quarter.
Book your Pantheon ticket in advance here.
Palais Garnier Opera House
Another impressive building and place to visit in Paris is the Palais Garnier Opera House. Built in the 19th century in the 9th arrondissement, this opulent and ornamental Opera House is as stunning from the outside as it is on the inside.
This opera house is mainly used for and associated with the Paris Opera Ballet and is considered one of the most famous opera houses in the world.
You may recognize this opera house as it was used as the setting in The Phantom of the Opera novel and musical by Gaston Leroux.
Besides being a place for performances, the Palais Garnier Opera House is also where you can find the Paris Opera Library Museum.
Book your Opera Garnier entrance ticket in advance or take a 90 minute guided tour of the Opera Garnier here.
Another famous and incredible place of worship and place to see in Paris is Sainte Chapelle or the Holy Chapel. This Gothic style beauty has one of the most incredible stained glass windows in the world from the 13th century. It's a jaw-dropping sight.
The chapel dates back to the 13th century and is one of the best examples of architecture preserved from this time even though it has been damaged throughout history including during the French Revolution.
What's even more impressive is that when you visit many of the old cathedrals and churches throughout Europe you hear of how some of the construction to decades if not hundreds of years, not Sainte Chapelle, this chapel only took 7 years to complete.
The chapel houses some significant sacred Christian relics including the crown of thorns from Saint Louis.
Next door you can find the Conciergerie, the prison along the Seine where Marie Antoinette was held as a prisoner.
Book your Sainte Chapelle and Conciergerie combination ticket in advance.
Musée de l'Orangerie
Another place to see in Paris if you're an art enthusiast. Located in the Tuileries Garden, Musée de l'Orangerie is a collection of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings.
This is where you can find the giant Water Lilies murals by Monet as well as notable works by Cézanne, Matisse, Picasso, and Renoir to name a few others.
While the other works are impressive, the main tourist attraction is the Water Lillies in their impressive display covering two rooms to display the eight paintings.
If you're planning on visiting up multiple museums get this combination ticket for Musee d'Orsay and Musée de l'Orangerie.
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Network Database System for Thermophysical Property Data is developed and run by AIST, and is available for free. Thermophysical properties data (ex. Thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, heat capacity, density, surface tension and vapor pressure) for liquid, solid and melts are stored in this database.
Organized session entitled with "Thermophysical property databases and related technology for materials informatics" will be held in the 39th Japan symposium on thermophysical properties, 13 Nov. 2018.
Next ATPC will be held at Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama City, Japan. Organized session entitled with 'Database and Standards' will be held in ATPC2016. ATPC is one of three world wide thermophysical property conferences. If you are interested in, please join the conference.
The Asian Thermophysical Properties Conference (ATPC) is one of three world-wide conferences on thermophysical properties and has been held successively every 3 years. The conferences concern with experimental and theoretical aspects of the thermophysical properties of fluids, solids, foods, agricultural materials, alternative refrigerants; radiative properties; high temperature melts and micro gravity; transport properties; molecular simulation; thin film and their related materials; reference materials and data; environment and energy material.
Asian Materials Data Symposium (AMDS) is the national symposium on materials data and database, mainly organized by Japan, China and Koera. AMDS2012 will be held at Okinawa Jichikaikan in Naha, Japan, on April 15-18, 2012, hosted by National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan. In this symposium, we will make a presentation about the system development status of network database system for thermophysical property data in NMIJ/AIST. For schedule and other detailed information, please check the website of AMDS2012.
Thermophysical properties, electrical properties, XRD and optical properties data of thin films of TiN, Al2O3 and ITO have released. These materials have been used for our paper in "JJAP Special Issue: Thermal Design and Thermophysical Property for Electronics and Energy, Vol.50, No.11". Especially thermophysical property data were measured using thermoreflectance method developed at thermophysical properties section of AIST and are very reliable data. In our database, about 40 property data in all for these three materials have been recorded.
The paper on our database is published in "JJAP Special Issue: Thermal Design and Thermophysical Property for Electronics and Energy, Vol.50, No.11". In this paper we describe the development of network database system for thermophysical property data of thin films that is updated from our current database, such as how to record or kind of the thermophysical property data of thin films are expected to be stored.
Following the e-Therm 2008 held in June 2008, e-Therm 2010, "2nd International Symposium on Thermal Design and Thermophysical Property for Electronics and Energy" will be held from 15 to17 December, 2010 at AIST Tsukuba central in Tsukuba city, Japan. Session for scientific databaseis prepared. We invite you to presentation and participation in e-Therm2010.
Thermophysical property data of high temperature melts of pure metals have been recorded and released in cooperation with Takehiko Ishikawa, an associate professor at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Density, surface tension and viscosity of 22 materials listed below were recorded. These properties have been measured by the electrostatic levitation method. And valuable data of melts such as tungsten has a high melting point exceeding 3,000 degrees celsius have also been recorded.
1.T.Ishikawa, P.-F.Paradis, T.Itami, S.Yoda, "Non-contact thermophysical property measurements of refractory metals using an electrostatic levitator", Meas. Sci. Technol., 16 (2005) 443-451.
The introduction of Network Database System for Thermophysical Property Data appears in "AIST Today Vol.9 No.11". It introduces summary of the database, representative data and the browsing software.
We gave a talk titled above at "Micro/Nano Scale Thermophysical Properties and System Design -V" on the second day of the 30th Japan Symposium on Thermophysical Properties. We examined the material structure configuration of thin film, and devised the data structure of the database based on it. And we also reported the development status of our database. If you want a separate print of this paper, please contact us through "CONTACT" on the menu.
The paper on our database is published in "Journal of Japan Society of Information and Knowledge Vol.19 No.2". The contents of this paper was presented at JSIK 17th Annual Meeting held in May 2009. Now, Thermophysical Property Database Developed by JSTP and our database are running on the same program, and the concept of distributed become a growing reality. We reported the expansion of the InetDBGV browsing software and some instructions for use of new functions to seamlessly integrate and browse these databases. This paper is available for download from J-STAGE for free.
Special issue of the 1st International Symposium on Thermal Design and Thermophysical Property for Electronics (e-Therm2008) is published as Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP) Vol.48 No.5 (2009), entitled with "Thermal Design and Thermophysical Property for Electronics". 14 papers are available online in all; 2 Thermal Design of Electronics-related, 5 New Measurement Method and Analysis of Thermophysical Properties-related and 7 Material Process and Physical Properties-related.
The following paper was presented by our database group.
Kenichi Kobayashi, Tetsuya Baba,"Extension of the Response Time Method and the Areal Heat Diffusion Time Method for One-Dimensional Heat Diffusion after Impulse Heating: Generalization Considering Heat Sources inside of Multilayer and General Boundary Conditions",Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 48 (2009) 05EB05 (10 pages).
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The Rajkot Trimandir is located 12 km away from the city of Rajkot (Gujarat), near the village of Maliasan, on the Rajkot-Ahmedabad Highway.
The temple complex covers an area of 10,065 sq ft, while the temple podium is 2,218 sq ft. The entire complex is surrounded by a lush, green garden with benches, as well as a beautiful water-fall at the center. The Satsang Hall is on the ground floor of the temple and is 7,605 sq ft.
The temple also has an informative museum and mini-theatre on Gnani Purush Param Pujya Dada Bhagwan, because of whose vision of bringing religions back to the seat of the Soul, as well removing the differences between religions, this Trimandir has been built.
Within the temple, the idols of Gods of Jainism, Shaivism, and Vaishnavism (along with Gods and Goddesses from other religions) share equal reverence on the same platform. At the center is the idol of Lord Shree Simandhar Swami, which is 151 inches high, and is made entirely of marble.
Dormitory and The Stop N' Stay - Overnight accommodation is available at the Dormitory as well as the Stop N' Stay, which offers a wide range of rooms including AC and non-AC.
Approximately more than 22,000 children participate in the School Hosting program annually. Students visit the Trimandir taking advantage of this spiritual and peaceful environment. Children are also taught to sing "Dada Bhagwan na Aseem Jai Jai Kaar Ho," to help them concentrate better while studying. The School Hosting Program is designed to teach children values that will last them a lifetime.
On Sunday, specially designed Theme Shows and Puppet shows are shown in the Satsang Hall. These shows teach viewers moral values like how to respect your parents, how to have a good teacher-student relationship, how to avoid clashes, the essence of all religions and how to be happy in life.
All festivals are celebrated at the temple every year including Gurupurnima, Rakshabandhan, Janmasthami, Diwali and Indian New Years just to name a few.
There is bhakti at the temple every fortnight and during some festivals too.


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Posted by Adam Neaves | May 19, 2017 | Reviews | 0 |
Hello Dark Souls my old friend……
If you've read the opening line and expected a Dark Souls article, you can navigate away from the page now. However, this is very much Dark Souls-type, as Deck13 and Focus Home Interactive bring in a new action-RPG to the table, titled The Surge. I say it's like Dark Souls because erm…..IT'S BLOODY IMPOSSIBLE! Ok, not impossible but if one thing is for certain out of this review, you will die…… a lot.
First thing is first, without spoiling too much, you play in the role as Warren, who has lost the use of his legs and has been stricken to a wheelchair. Bring in futuristic company CREO, who are offering Warren a job and the ability to become some kind of Robocop super human, thanks to their advances in technology allowing them to create Warren a exo-suit that is one of a kind. All is not as it seems as you quickly find out, and it is up to you to find out why so many of these 'machines' were killed and who is responsible. It's a pretty good story, but quite a predictable one if I'm honest.
Deck13 impressed me in terms of the visuals, and the overall atmosphere in the game. Every environment, from downbeat factories with old machines and others all had a mysterious, yet chilling atmosphere to go with them. You could never tell if an enemy was about to sneak up on you from the side, knowing that in 2 hits, you'll more than likely be dead. The Surge is a game where you have to keep your wits about you at all times. Failing to do so will just result in frustration, and possible controller rage!
Frustration and Rage are two adjectives I would use when talking about The Surge, which is why I liken it a lot to the Dark Souls series. Although the stories are completely different, the combat formula is very much the same. You will have to work out when the best time to hit your opponent, and when is the best time to dodge. Your attacks are took up by a stamina bar, so make sure you also keep an eye on it in order to know when the best time to attack is.
Although there are only a handful of bosses in the game (I found that quite disappointing), the normal enemies that you face almost feel like mini-bosses on their own if you don't manage to get to grips with how they attack etc. It's a fundamental part of the game that you must learn how your enemies work, or you'll just find yourself quitting and never going back to it.
The game doesn't just throw you in the deep end however (it might seem like it), as there is every opportunity for you to upgrade the gear that you have on you. When you fight the enemies, if you can kill them with a cool-looking finishing move, they will drop more tech scrap and other bits which you can use in order to upgrade your exo-suit, in turn making you stronger and giving you the ability to finish off enemies in a more quicker fashion. These upgrades and health regeneration can be done at Ops Centers. You can return to the Op Center mid mission, if not too far away, in order to give yourself a health boost or store away the tech scrap that you have collected in order to spend it at a later date or whenever you see fit.
Thankfully, making new and upgrading equipment is quite an easy task. Unlike many other RPGs I have played, it isn't a time-filled chore that you often forget about down the line in order to focus more on the story. It's pretty much all explained on the simple screen. If you have enough tech scrap stored, you can use that to upgrade your equipment or install new gear. It was important for Deck13 to make this a simple task due to the games' unforgiving nature. Crafting and upgrading your equipment is a vital part of the game, if you are going to progress further into the game. Sometimes, enemies will also drop bonus equipment, that when equipped will give your character bonus features, such as your health regenerating a little after each kill; that to me felt like a godsend!
As I said previously, there is a handful of boss fights within The Surge. I'm almost at the end of the game and have only faced 4 to this point, which is a little underwhelming. However, the boss fights require more than just swinging your weapon at them. For each boss fight, there is a way to kill them specifically, and it's up to you to find out. I found out the hard way, often dying over 10 times in one sitting. It's all about learning how they fight, and keeping an eye on open spots for you to take advantage of.
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Summary The Surge is a decent RPG at its core, borrowing a lot from the Dark Souls series. If you are fan of games such as Bloodbourne or indeed the Dark Souls games, there is every chance you'll fall in love with this instantly. I do think this game should come with a warning sign attached to it, as there is every chance this will cause you to get angry! Proceed with caution!
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Rameshwaram Temple(Arulmigu Ramanatha Swami Temple) India
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Ramanathaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to god Shiva located on Rameswaram island in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is also one of the twelve Jyothirlinga temples, where Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam (English: pillar of light).It is one of the 274 Paadal Petra Sthalams, where the three of the most revered Nayanars (Saivite saints), Appar, Sundarar and Tirugnana Sambandar, have glorified the temple with their songs. The temple was expanded during the 12th century by Pandya Dynasty, and its principal shrines sanctum were renovated by Jeyaveera Cinkaiariyan and his successor Gunaveera Cinkaiariyan of the Jaffna kingdom. The temple has the longest corridor among all Hindu temples in India. The temple is located in Rameswaram, an island town in South India, considered a holy pilgrimage site for Shaivites, Vaishnavites and Smarthas.
According to the Ramayana, Rama, the seventh incarnation of god Vishnu, is believed to have prayed to Shiva here to absolve sin of killing a brahmana, committed during his war against the demon king Ravana in Sri Lanka. Rama wanted to have the largest lingam to worship Shiva. He directed Hanuman, the monkey lieutenant in his army, to bring the lingam from Himalayas. Since it took longer to bring the lingam, Sita, the wife of Rama, built a small lingam out of the sand available in the sea shore, which is believed to be the lingam in the sanctum.
The temple in its current shape is believed to have been built during the 17th century, while Fergusson believes the small vimana in the west corridor belonging to the 11th or 12th centuries. The temple is said to have been sanctioned for construction by King Kizhavan Sethupathi or Raghunatha Thevar. The contribution of the Jaffna kings of the Sethupathy dynasty to the temple was considerable. King Jeyaveera Cinkaiariyan (1380 — 1410 CE) shipped stone blocks from Koneswaram temple, Trincomalee to the temple to renovate its sanctum sanctorum. Jeyaveera Cinkaiariyan's successor Gunaveera Cinkaiariyan (Pararacacekaran V), a trustee at Rameswaram who also oversaw structural development of this temple and the promotion of Saivite belief donated part of his revenue to Koneswaram. Especially to be remembered are the immense sums that were spent during the tenure of Pradani Muthirulappa Pillai towards the restoration of the Pagodas which were falling into ruins, the splendid Chockattan Mantapam or the cloistered precincts of the temple at Rameswaram that he finally completed. The rulers of Sri Lanka contributed to the temple – Parakrama Bahu (1153-1186 CE) was involved in the construction of the sanctum sanctorum of the temple.
A modern image of the temple corridor
A historic image of the temple corridor. The corridor is the longest for any Hindu temple in India
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This story is a Limelight premiere. It comes from an idea I had about a modern retelling of what's referred to as a 'captivity narrative.' These stories (both fictional and non-fictional) date back to pioneer America, and dramatize settlers' fears about the native people. Essentially, the stories revolve around the kidnapping of women, and the efforts of white men who try to save them. This story structure creates a very traditional definition of gender roles within stories – that men do the rescuing, and women are to be rescued. My version is set now, and repurposes those captivity narratives by upending our expectations of them.
As with many original works, it can be tempting to read the author into the lead character, but I always caution audiences to be careful about doing so. These characters are all me, of course, because this work comes from me, but they are also all radically different from me. These characters come to life through an amalgamation of different beliefs, ideas, and fears.
Comancheria is about dividing lines. It is about one set of characters on one side of a sharply defined border, and another set on its other side. One those disparate sides of the border, people have never-intersecting conversations. They lead parallel lives, never seeing the members of the other tribe. Ultimately, the show explores what happens when a character crosses the border.
I was inspired to write this show quickly. Sometimes, the lightning bolt strikes, and something just appears. That's the case with this one. I was interested in doing something more dramatic, where humor was present, but not a main driver of the action. I also wanted to challenge the show's actors to push themselves to deeper psychological places than they've ever explored before. Conveying a character's inner life through performance is not easy, but a valuable experience for performers.
My writing has changed over the past several years in many ways, but I am most proud of the way I have reoriented my perspective to telling stories about, and from the point of view of, women. One of the things that attracted me to writing this show is reframing a genre of story (captivity narratives, westerns, even psychological dramas) that is often male for a female main character. I see this show as a way of opening access to genre for women from which they have largely been excluded in mainstream storytelling.
I'm reluctant to hold up a line of my own writing as some great, profound distillation of Life As A Human Being, so audiences will have to decide for themselves what in the show speaks to them. Instead, I'll lean on one of my continuing sources of inspiration, Bruce Springsteen. For the show's tagline, I chose a quote from his 1978 song, "The Promised Land," which is about a character driving through the American west. Seeing something ominous on the horizon line, the singer tells us, "There's a dark cloud risin' from the desert floor." The image conjured up by that evocative lyric is what I see in my head when I imagine staging this show.


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Can I Use Windows Xp In 2021?
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There are a few things that you should know, even though you can still use Windows XP. The software is no longer available from official sources. You won't be able to get support from Microsoft if you are looking for it.
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April 8, 2014, will be the last day of support for WindowsXP. There won't be any security updates or technical support from Microsoft. Modern operating systems such as Windows 7 or 8.1 are important for customers and partners.
The market share of the operating system fell by the end of the year. Mainstream support ended on April 14, 2009, and extended support ended in April. The operating system stopped getting any more support after that.
You shouldn't, that was the long answer. The Original Installation Disks that came with your computer should not be used to install windows vista.
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Is it possible that you can still use Windows XP in the year 2022. There are a few things that you should know, even though you can still use Windows XP. The software is no longer available from official sources.
You have to have the mode enabled in the bios/UEFI in order to install Windows. It's not possible to use the SSD TRIM command on Windows 7. The system will take a long time to run and the SSD will wear out very quickly. It is not possible for a common tool to send a TRIM command.
Click the Start button, then select and double-click Networking Connection.
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Wildlife responds to phragmites control
Rare birds return, amphibians re-populate lost habitat
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Dr. Doug Tozer of Bird Studies Canada in Port Rowan is cautiously optimistic that biodiversity will return to wetland areas in the Great Lakes that have been subject to phragmites eradication. Monte Sonnenberg / Simcoe Reformer
Researchers are seeing signs that wildlife will rebound in Long Point and elsewhere in the aftermath of phragmites control.
Last week, Bird Studies Canada in Port Rowan reported the results of a monitoring program that took place this year in Long Point, Rondeau Provincial Park, and in wetlands managed by the Kettle Creek Conservation Authority in Elgin County.
In all cases, marsh-nesting birds rebounded. As well, frogs and toads returned to their traditional habitat.
Dr. Doug Tozer, BSC's program scientist in Ontario, shared the findings during a presentation Friday at the Long Point World Biosphere's seventh annual research and conservation conference in Simcoe.
"There is extra bird-for-your-buck by investing in phragmites control," Tozer said. "Frogs especially – when you add up the potential biomass – are huge.
"They serve as food for minks, marsh-nesting birds, bitterns, rails, snakes and predatory fish. If phragmites control benefits frogs, it's just going to ricochet up the food chain."
The findings are significant because phragmites – also known as common reed – sterilize habitats in the Great Lakes wherever they grow.
The giant reed can grow 15 feet tall or more. Phragmites eliminate standing water, trap sediment, emit toxins that kill native plants, and are so dense that stands are impenetrable to wildlife that gets around on foot. In recent years, conservationists have organized aggressive campaigns to eliminate phragmites in the most sensitive habitats.
Phragmites have been an issue for so many years that scientists were unsure traditional bird and wildlife species would re-populate areas where they have been eliminated.
As well, glyphosate – the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup – was used for eradication in Long Point and Rondeau. Scientists are interested in learning how wildlife responds in habitats where glyphosate has been applied.
Rare birds such as bitterns and rails have returned. Also responding positively are common yellow-throat, marsh wren, marsh swallows and red-winged blackbirds.
Tozer says more research is needed to gauge the effect on amphibians. Eight species in all were noted, including leopard frogs, green frogs, spring peepers, bull frogs and American toads. While these species are re-populating treated areas, Tozer and others lack good data on abundance.
Tozer told the crowd at the Simcoe Recreation Centre that the Great Lakes basin will never be totally free of phragmites, which is native to Asia.
However, he said eradication "makes sense in places like Long Point. Places like Long Point are a power house for the production of marsh-breeding birds. Marshes in Long Point are huge."
Tozer was one of 10 speakers at Friday's conference. The focus was on the latest research undertaken in the Long Point World Biosphere Reserve.
Other subjects included monarch butterflies and milkweed, climate change, agricultural impacts on fish habitat, plastics in the Great Lakes, and the monitoring of snake populations in Norfolk and Haldimand counties.
"This was an excellent opportunity for academic and student researchers, government agencies, students, members of non-governmental organizations, and the public to take part in a lively exchange of ideas related to local environmental sustainability and conservation," Valerie Hickey, chair of the Long Point World Biosphere Reserve Foundation, said in an update on the conference Sunday.
MSonnenberg@postmedia.com
Three-vehicle crash in Simcoe	 Transport truck spills 300 litres of fuel


The environment of today's organizations is characterized by continuous changes at an ever-increasing speed. Competition rules change all the time and organizations need to be more flexible as they rise to the challenge of becoming "better, faster and cheaper". This increasingly more dynamic environment is characterized by a huge number of risks, which exist both inside the company, throughout its processes and projects, and at the network level. For this reason, managers should focus their attention on the achievement of the specific objectives of each process and project, depending on the priority that the top management assigns to all of them. However, a best practice gap still exists for analysing risks in projects and processes utilising a systemic perspective.
The purpose of this chapter is to explain and evaluate the new challenges faced by supply chain management in adopting such a process- and project-based orientation within the supply chain. The intended outcome is to offer some suggestions on how to assess and manage supply chain risks that otherwise might jeopardize the achievement of supply chain goals whilst, also ensuring profitable supply chain management. First, the chapter will describe the drivers for success in projects and processes. These drivers are: the focus on the objectives, the implementation of change management, the definition of the responsibilities and finally the measurement of performance and risk. These drivers might represent the starting point for the definition of the risk assessment method. It means that the assessment of risks in processes and projects might comprise in its steps these drivers for success. Finally, the chapter will describe the steps comprising the assessment of risks in processes and projects.
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Great sled, pretty good shape. Has mid height windshield, almost no wind compared to stock. New this year: steering bushings, battery. New idler wheels just installed at dealer.
Stock tank and windshield included. Stock picture shown, will get pictures upon request.
May trade for an enduro, dual sport, or dirt bike for my wife. (DR200,TW200,XT225,XT250) No cruisers, sport bikes, or anything over 250cc.


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A couple of months ago my friend introduced me to Tinder, an app where you can meet all single men (in my case) nearby. I thought, wow they make life so easy these days. After years being of the market this must be the perfect platform for me. I totally forgot how dating works. I prefer men in bars just to wear a cardboard around their neck with: "Hi I'm single! Wanna drink?" That is actually what Tinder does for you and the good thing is that it's confidential. Besides your name, age and some pictures they don't know anything about you.
Our generation of girls was already prepared for a app like Tinder because we used to play "Dream Phone" while we were younger. A board game where you had to call fictive 'handsome' American guys with baby faces. Tinder is actually kind of board game as well or should I say a washboard game because come on, it's not about your all-so-great personality it's just a meat inspection and we girls are really picky. A guy needs to have the perfect hight, the perfect haircut, the perfect clothes/ shoes, can't be fat but definitely not to skinny, not to sportive or to lazy and in that overview from 5 pictures he needs to show us that he has a great life. Easier said then done because perfect and great are of course really subjective so you guys have to play it smart.
Never add a photo with another girl. We think it's you girlfriend and that means that you're able to cheat.
Don't add a photo from you and a baby. Even not when it's your cute, little cousin. Girls my age don't do guys with babies. We like to spend our Saturday afternoons drunk in a lunchroom instead of a playground.
If you're sportive just put one photo at your account doing for example kitesurfing. If you add more we think you would like us to join you while the reason we girls do sport is only because there are 1) hot men at the gym; 2) cute sport outfits; 3) the only way of trying to keep some balance between hangovers and healthy life but we definitely don't go for fun.
What we all notice is that most of the men wear sunglasses on the pictures. A person looks better with sunnies and a tanned skin but without you can look totally different. So if you want to avoid the "sorry-something- really-bad-happened-call" at your first date just show us some eyes.
And then last but not least, delete your stunning, hot friend from your profile picture. It's such a disappointment when we slide through your pictures and find out that you're just the 'other' guy, bummer!
Tinder is just for fun but we will never find there real, redicilous, inconvenient, consuming, can't-live-without-eachother-love. Not even in your wildest imagination. Tinder dudes are more comparable to milk, they have a an expiration date. Once they become sour you tossed them away and grab a fresh one.
Well good luck to all you Tinder guys, play on players.


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Q: Can I remove Firebase observer with handle, using just the root reference? I have all the observers in a custom 'database' class that has a few functions and protocols that observe the references and pass the results through a closure. Because of that, I don't need a Firebase reference in some of my view controllers, just an instance of the class.
So my question is, does removing an observer with handle requite a specific reference?
Or can I just do
FIRDatabase.database().reference().removeObserver(withHandle: handle)
(maybe with some specific user's path in there), to remove the observer?

A: Unfortunately, you need to remove it on the same node where it was added. Keep in mind that you could add a handler on several node locations, even more than once per location, so this makes some sense.
Note that you can call removeAllObservers to remove any reference, without using the handle, but again, this only affects the specific path and is not recursively applied to child paths.

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While several major U.S. airlines have rolled out basic economy for passengers, one U.S. carrier is taking a different stance.
"You're not going to see basic economy from Southwest," the airline's CEO Gary Kelly said in a conference held on Thursday.
While American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta Air Lines have rolled out basic economy fares — lower fares that come without amenities such as seat selection, overhead bin space, snacks, or priority boarding — Kelly has confirmed that Southwest will not be taking the same approach.
In addition, while several carriers have raised or introduced fees for checked bags, Southwest will continue to honor its two free checked bags policy.
The airline has even playfully joked about the matter in the past, signaling its stance to its passengers.
Southwest's commitment to avoiding basic economy fares comes at a time when popular carriers including JetBlue have jumped on the new offering due to the need to stay competitive.
While basic economy tickets often require giving up basic amenities, Alaska Airlines' "Saver Fare" option will still allow travelers to pre-select seats and bring one personal item and one carry-on on board.
Even though major carriers have been rolling out basic fares in recent years, the concept stems back to budget airlines that have demonstrated the model's potential for much longer.


We also offer research fellowships (none are offered at this time). For all new fellows, we host an orientation day.
The Surgical Abdominal Organ Transplant Fellowship is a 2-year clinical training program in transplantation offered by the G.I. Transplant Program of the Transplant Program, and the Division of General Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto. The aim of this program is to develop outstanding, academic Transplant Surgeons, and it is offered to two individuals every year. For more information, please visit our website.
We are a high volume liver transplant center, performing approximately 200 adult liver transplants per year. We are the largest living donor liver transplant program in North America with 50 – 70 living liver donations per year. Our program follows >2000 recipients in clinic, and maintains a waiting list of 200 – 250 patients, meaning that approximately 10 – 15 new patients are assessed for transplant weekly. Our transplant program includes innovative therapies including living liver donation for fulminant liver failure and extensive liver cancer, donation after cardiac death, and liver transplantation with normothermic perfused grafts.
We have four funded transplant hepatology fellowship positions. The trainees come for one or two years; one year is typical if their plan is to return and work in a peripheral center that works with, but does not perform, transplants, and two years if full employment in a transplant center is the ultimate goal. Our fellows do in-house Transplant Call 3 or 4 times per month. The fellows rotate a week at a time on the liver transplant inpatient service, transplant hepatology outpatient clinics, and research. In addition, our fellows are involved in the endoscopy service for our transplant patients. Rotations in transplant related areas such as radiology, pathology, and infectious disease can be arranged according to the fellow's needs and interests.
We do accept applications from Foreign Medical Graduates and do not require the ECFMG examinations, but in Canada we require a passing score on the TOEFL exams and the applicant's education must be approved by the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario to qualify for an Educational License.
For further information on Fellowship training please visit the University of Toronto PGME site.
The fellowship offers unique and comprehensive advanced training in heart failure and transplantation. Upon completion of fellowship training, trainees will have met requirements for the ABIM Heart Failure/Transplantation Subspecialty Certification or equivalent.
The Renal Transplant Fellowship Program at UHN offers broad and in-depth training in all aspects of transplant nephrology. The program is AST/ASN accredited.
As a high volume centre performing over 160 transplants per year, the program offers fellows a wide variety of experience in all aspects of transplantation. Patients are admitted under the transplant nephrology service, which allows fellows to gain hands-on experience selecting and managing immunosuppression. By the end of their training, fellows will have had extensive experience managing living and deceased donor transplants, expanded criteria donors and donation after cardiac death donors. In addition, there is an active desensitization program for patients with a positive crossmatch or ABO-incompatibility against their donor. The Renal Transplant Program also participates in the national Living Donor Paired Exchange program.
The Renal Transplant service also admits or consults on patients post-transplant who present with a wide variety of medical and surgical issues, further broadening the clinical experience.
Fellows participate in both pre- and post-transplant clinics. Participation in pre-transplant clinics allows trainees to understand the process of pre-transplant assessment, and communication of the risks and benefits of transplantation to patients. Management of transplant patients continues in the post-transplant clinic. The Renal Transplant Program follows approximately 2000 post-transplant patients, ranging from one week to forty years post-transplant. There is extensive exposure to the latest HLA Laboratory technology in evaluating immunologic risk pre- and post-transplant.
The Renal Transplant Fellowship is intended for physicians who have completed their training in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. Interested candidates can contact Dr. Jeffrey Schiff.
The fellowship offers the opportunity to obtain comprehensive experience in the clinical and research aspects of lung transplantation. This includes participation in pre-transplantation assessment clinics, in the pre-transplantation management of listed patients and in post-transplant ambulatory clinics. Fellows have responsibilities for management of inpatients in the Lung Transplant Program and the Transplant Program.
Fellows present patients considered for transplantation to the Assessment Committee of the Lung Transplant Program and will take part in the discussions concerning candidacy.
Fellows can further their training in management of advanced lung diseases through attendance at specialized lung disease clinics.
Fellows have the opportunity to develop their skills in bronchoscopy and transbronchial biopsies. As well, fellows work closely with the surgical team and have the opportunity to be exposed to other procedures, such as chest tube management, tracheostomy, the different modalities of extracorporeal life support (ECLS), Ex Vivo Lung perfusion use and donor management.
The program has weekly teaching sessions that include relevant topics in respirology, infectious diseases, palliative care, radiology and pathology. Fellows participate in the teaching rounds, journal club and the clinical rounds of both the Transplant Program and the Respiratory Division.
Fellows are expected to participate in a research or quality improvement project in lung transplantation.
Dedicated research fellowships may also be available with an identified project and supervisor.
UHN boasts the largest Solid Organ Transplant Program in Canada, with more than 400 transplants each year, as well as a very active Stem Cell Transplant Program. This is one of the few programs in the world that provide specialty training in infectious diseases of the immunocompromised host. Our program is based on a curriculum suggested by the Community of Infectious Diseases practice of the American Society of Transplantation.
All applicants must have completed an Infectious Diseases Fellowship training in either a recognized Canadian, American or international institution and committed to pursue an academic career in Transplant Infectious Diseases. We offer 2 funded fellowships each academic year (running from August to July) in 2 tracks: a 1-year program in the clinical tract and a 2-year program for candidates who also have a strong interest in research.
Fellows usually spend their first year performing core clinical rotations that include inpatient consultation services, as well as outpatient experience once weekly for stem-cell transplant, leukemia, solid-tumour or solid-organ transplant recipients. Fellows are also assigned to primary solid-organ transplant rotations, which include liver, kidney or lung transplant services. The average volume of consults in the inpatient consultation service is approximately 4 or 5 per day. There is also a very well-structured weekly didactic and interactive program during which invited speakers or core faculty and fellows review the core and advanced topics of transplant infectious diseases. All fellows will be exposed to exciting translational and clinical research opportunities.
All applicants are asked to submit their resume, a 1-page statement of career goals and 3 letters of recommendation to Dr. Shahid Husain at the address listed below. The application deadline is September 30 (preceding academic year).
The HPB Surgical Oncology Fellowship is a 2-year clinical training program in HPB Surgery and Oncology offered by the Division of General Surgery and Department of Surgical Oncology at the University Health Network (Toronto General Hospital and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto. The aim of the program is to provide the trainee with the basic and clinical education and experience necessary to develop expertise in the treatment of diseases of the liver, biliary tract and pancreas, and it is offered one individual every year. For more information, please visit our website.
We hold an orientation day each July to welcome new fellows and provide a framework for our fellowships. The session includes administrative and educational components. Content is based on formal evaluations completed by new fellows at the end of the preceding year's orientation day and comments and criticisms given by fellows during the academic year.


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Chicago's violence and it's leadership deficit w/Gary MacDougal
Harvard Business School Institutional Memory
You Can Have It All!
Panorama (BNT) Interview
Welfare Reform Report Card
Public Policy/Welfare Reform
Chicago's Violence and Its Leadership Deficit
Obama Should Make Saving Chicago His Pet Project
The 'Labor Secretary' Needs a Promotion
Junking the Junk Mail Office
A Republican War on Poverty
The Wrong Way to Help the Poor
Illinois Offers Blueprint of How Welfare Reform Should Work
Welfare reform: government that works
Let's Not Risk a Welfare 'Fix'
Illinois Welfare Success
Important Ray of Hope in Reforming Welfare
The Missing Half of the Welfare Debate
A Better Way for Children in Need
New Era Coming In Human Services
An Important Book(AD)
UPS: Let the Workers Decide
Exxon Boss Should Quit Over Oil Spill
Know When to Fold Them
Mark Unit to be Sold to European
Investing in a Dividend Boost
Master Plan for Merger Negotiations
Mark Controls Corporation
New York City Ballet Announcement
Jeremiah Wright's Wider Toll
Blagojevich's 'indiscretions': Madigan spurs an intriguing issue
New State GOP Chief Assails Blagojevich's Donor Reports
Illinois Political Corruption is Nonpartisan
GOP Taps a Conservative
Putin Targets Pro-Western Bulgaria
Strange Justice - The Selling of Clarence Thomas
McKinsey's Marvin Bower
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By David Broder
In a low-slung office building on the main drag of a blighted neighborhood once known as Bronzeville, a veteran community worker named Greg Washington reflects on one of the untold success stories of welfare reform--and the challenge that lies ahead.
Although no one outside the world of welfare policy wonks seems to know it, Illinois has been notably more effective than most other heavily urbanized states in reducing its welfare rolls and moving people into more productive lives. That anonymity may change a bit with the publication of a book called "Make a Difference," a highly personal account of the Illinois story, which led me to Greg Washington one recent morning.
The author, Gary MacDougal, is a retired Republican businessman chosen by former Illinois governor Jim Edgar to lead the task force on human services reform. Using his connections in the foundation and corporate world, MacDougal helped give Illinois a head start on welfare reform--in advance of the federal legislation passed four years ago this summer--by linking community organizations and a restructured state welfare bureaucracy into productive partnerships.
That is one of the reasons why Illinois has been notably more successful in reducing its welfare rolls than California or New York, two other mega-states with poverty concentrated in big cities. Since 1996, Illinois' rolls are down about 50 percent; the other two, a bit more than 30 percent.
The Illinois approach was field-tested in five widely differing parts of the state, but it was the success of the project here, in an area where median income is one-quarter of the state average and eight out of 10 children live in poverty, that convinced the governor and legislature to reform the whole approach.
Washington, who is blind, runs the Grand Boulevard Federation, the civic association for the area. His board of local residents worked with the Annie E. Casey Foundation and MacDougal's task force to develop a model in which social workers detailed from state agencies, but freed from many of the usual bureaucratic rules, worked intensively with a few welfare families at a time on the wide range of problems blighting their lives.
By focusing on all the conditions at once--unemployment, substance abuse, depression, delinquency, illiteracy, lack of transportation and so on--and by staying lose to the family long enough to deal with the inevitable crises, they were able to help the welfare mothers achieve the goal of self-sufficiency.
As Jim Dimas, a state welfare administrator, and B. J. Walker, his former colleague who is now a deputy chief of staff to Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, told me, simply pulling these separate bureaucracies together--both in the capital and in 131 area offices like the one where Washington works--enormously increased the impact of their work. Now each office gets--and prominently posts--a monthly scorecard on how many of its clients are moving into jobs.
The goal of welfare reform is not simply reducing the rolls but improving the lives of people. Illinois, unlike many other states, has plowed every dollar it has saved from the reduced welfare lists into social services, especially an expanded day-care program. It received two performance bonuses from the federal Department of Health and Human Services last year. HHS Secretary Donna Shalala told me, "Illinois is the first state with a very big city that has done very well."
But for all the success, Washington, MacDougal and all the others I interviewed caution that bigger challenges lie ahead. Many of the women who remain on welfare have no work experience, minimal education and drug habits. Unemployed men present an even larger problem. Many have criminal records, which cause employers to reject them out of hand, even in this time of labor shortages.
As Walker put it, "You see more and more of the women going to work, but the men are hanging out on the corner. No good can come of this. The temptation to hang out with your man is just too great."
But Washington is optimistic. "It takes a tremendous amount of effort," he told me, "but when you get the state, the city, the private sector and the community organizations around the table, and everyone understands that the goal is to help people achieve self-sufficiency, things happen.
"And when the community sees people, one by one, beginning to make it, the word spreads that you can make it, too. But it won't happen overnight."
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