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Archie, who owner Nancy Metz describes as a rescue dog of uncertain heritage, was recently the center of attention by the Groom Room staff. From left, Kaylin Barnwell, Meri Bustamante and shop owner Bridget Miller. Macklin Reid photo
Dogs get treated like gold, said Bridget Miller.
Maybe thats why The Groom Room, which she has owned and operated in Ridgefield since 1983, is building on 30 years of success.
Her approach to customer service probably helps as well.
I try to accommodate people. Easy, easy, easy, thats my thing, Ms. Miller said. If they want to bring a dog in early, or change times youve got to accommodate the customer.
For business longevity, its important to have good customers. To Ms. Miller, that means customers who are good pet owners.
Ridgefield is a fabulous town to work in, she said. It makes my job easy because people take such good care of their dogs. I dont see anything bad.
You get to know people. You get to know their dogs. Ridgefields been good to me.
A former New Yorker who now lives in Danbury, Ms. Miller grew up in Brooklyn and went to the New York School of Dog Grooming in Manhattan.
I started in Ridgefield May 1982, she said. I was at The Animal House, in Copps Hill Plaza.
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Dec. 19, 2013 A team of researchers from Gregorio Maran Hospital, the company GMV and the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have started the first cancer operation room with a navigator. This image-guided system will allow for increased intraoperative radiotherapy safety.
The system, presented at Gregorio Maran Hospital, permits real-time interaction with the body of the patient (with its different tissues and cancer) as well as the radiotherapy applicator used to radiate the area affected by the tumor. This innovation will be used in the surgery of cancers treated with intraoperative radiotherapy in the hope of achieving greater precision in the radiation of potentially cancerous tissues after the removal of the tumor.
The installation of this new equipment has entailed a complete remodeling of the operating room. The new room, reinforced for this type of procedure, incorporates high-definition screens of high diagnostic quality to visualize the image of the patient in 3-D, three video monitoring cameras and a group of eight infrared cameras for real-time navigation placed in the area of the surgery that enables the surgeon to capture the movement of objects throughout the entire procedure. This technology shares the same principles of movement capture that are used in cinema and in video games to transfer the movement of actors to animated characters.
Medical personnel will have a 3-D representation of the patient and the applicator that conducts the radiation so that it can be guided into the patient via the high-definition screens of the operating room. On this representation, reconstructed from a previous scan, the placement of the applicator over the tumor bed is observed so that only tissues with cancerous residue or risk predetermined in each patient are radiated. Moreover, the area, the depth and the dose that any tissue (like skin, bone, muscle, intestines or bladder) will receive can be predetermined and adjusted on-site and healthy tissues can be checked for any additional risk.
This device, developed by scientists within the framework of research projects financed by the Autonomous Region of Madrid, the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and FEDER funds, makes the Madrid hospital an international point of reference in technological innovation and the application of research results to daily clinical practice. Dr. Javier Pascau, professor in the Bioengineering and Aerospace Engineering Department at the UC3M and part of the BIIG research group led by Dr. Manuel Desco, is the head researcher of several research projects that include this development. As he explains, the system employs multiple cameras to locate objects in three-dimensional scenarios like the intraoperative radiotherapy applicator. This information is sent to the planning system, which updates the real position of the applicator over the CAT (Computed Axial Tomography) of the patient and shows it on the screen. Thanks to this navigation system, the oncologist will be able to compare the current position and orientation of the applicator to the one previously planned and, if necessary, repeat the estimation of the distribution of the dose to adjust the treatment to the actual surgical scenario. The precision of the system, the first stereotactic navigator available in the field of intraoperative radiotherapy, has been evaluated by university researchers and was recently published in Physics in Medicine and Biology.
Intraoperative radiotherapy is an anti-tumor treatment which, after the removal of the cancer, allows doctors to radiate the areas affected by the tumor or parts that could not be eliminated with a high degree of precision. Through this procedure, it is hoped that the cancer then does not reproduce. In addition, "another advantage of this procedure is that all tumors can receive this treatment, although most of the ones that have been treated--and with very convincing results--were cancers of the digestive system and sarcomas," asserts Felipe Calvo, head of the Oncology Department at Gregorio Maran Hospital. Furthermore, Dr. Calvo adds that intelligent systems, like the intraoperative radiotherapy radiance simulator (developed and patented by Maran Hospital researchers and practitioners and the company GMV) and this new navigator "will make it possible to cut treatment time thanks to the use of large single doses on a very well-defined tumor, protecting healthy tissue at the same time. Intraoperative radiotherapy does not compete with but instead complements chemotherapy and the administration of biological medicines."
Intraoperative radiotherapy has been incorporated into advances in laparoscopic oncological surgery with obvious benefits for the patient, like the reduction of the biological impact of the postoperative period from between 4 and 7 days to 48 hours, and a procedure which requires less invasive surgery. In premature breast cancer, instead of lasting six to eight weeks in the case of conventional treatment, radiation therapy treatment and surgery can be done in only 24 hours.
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VILLA PARK Proudly surveying her new living room Monday evening, Beth Jarosy tried to put into context the vast changes that had recently occurred in the common space of her Villa Park residence.
Everything in here is better than I ever would have dreamed, she said with an excited smile.
Jarosy, a U.S. Navy veteran, was the recent recipient of a living room makeover courtesy of a partnership between Fox Valley ReStore and DuPage Habitat for Humanity, as well as designer Kevin Grace and the team at ABC 7s Windy City LIVE.
ReStore, a nonprofit organization that raises funding and collects donated housing materials to support Habitat for Humanity, initiated the makeover idea with the goal of giving back to a local veteran, said Randy Hamann, general manager of ReStore.
Working in conjunction with the DuPage chapter of Habitat, the organizations eventually chose Jarosy, who served as an information systems technician from 1996 to 2004.
Unbeknownst to her, Jarosy was surprised with the makeover news on a Veterans Day episode of Windy City LIVE, a daytime talk show featuring hosts Val Warner and Ryan Chiaverini. Grace, whose segment, Kevin Grace, Save My Space, has been a feature on the show for the past year, said Jarosy was the perfect person to honor.
She is a veteran, but she is also a female veteran, said Grace, a former contestant on HGTVs Design Star. We always think of the men, but there are so many women involved in our military that it just made sense.
Jarosy, a mother of three who grew up in Lombard, initially struggled to find a permanent home for her family after being discharged from the Navy Reserve in 2004. After moving more than half a dozen times, the Glenbard East High School graduate became a homeowner in 2009 through DuPage Habitat.
Habitats Veterans initiative helps alleviate the shortage of quality housing that often directly affects veterans.
The house on Ridge Road was one that Jarosy had previously driven by, and despite damage to the roof, she remembers telling herself, that is going to be my home. To her benefit, the house was one Habitat also had an eye on remodeling, and shortly after, Jarosy and her children moved in.
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Contact: Ana Herrera oic@uc3m.es Carlos III University of Madrid
This news release is available in Spanish.
The system, presented at Gregorio Maran Hospital, permits real-time interaction with the body of the patient (with its different tissues and cancer) as well as the radiotherapy applicator used to radiate the area affected by the tumor. This innovation will be used in the surgery of cancers treated with intraoperative radiotherapy in the hope of achieving greater precision in the radiation of potentially cancerous tissues after the removal of the tumor.
The installation of this new equipment has entailed a complete remodeling of the operating room. The new room, reinforced for this type of procedure, incorporates high-definition screens of high diagnostic quality to visualize the image of the patient in 3-D, three video monitoring cameras and a group of eight infrared cameras for real-time navigation placed in the area of the surgery that enables the surgeon to capture the movement of objects throughout the entire procedure. This technology shares the same principles of movement capture that are used in cinema and in video games to transfer the movement of actors to animated characters.
Medical personnel will have a 3-D representation of the patient and the applicator that conducts the radiation so that it can be guided into the patient via the high-definition screens of the operating room. On this representation, reconstructed from a previous scan, the placement of the applicator over the tumor bed is observed so that only tissues with cancerous residue or risk predetermined in each patient are radiated. Moreover, the area, the depth and the dose that any tissue (like skin, bone, muscle, intestines or bladder) will receive can be predetermined and adjusted on-site and healthy tissues can be checked for any additional risk.
This device, developed by scientists within the framework of research projects financed by the Autonomous Region of Madrid, the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and FEDER funds, makes the Madrid hospital an international point of reference in technological innovation and the application of research results to daily clinical practice. Dr. Javier Pascau, professor in the Bioengineering and Aerospace Engineering Department at the UC3M and part of the BIIG research group led by Dr. Manuel Desco, is the head researcher of several research projects that include this development. As he explains, the system employs multiple cameras to locate objects in three-dimensional scenarios like the intraoperative radiotherapy applicator. This information is sent to the planning system, which updates the real position of the applicator over the CAT (Computed Axial Tomography) of the patient and shows it on the screen. Thanks to this navigation system, the oncologist will be able to compare the current position and orientation of the applicator to the one previously planned and, if necessary, repeat the estimation of the distribution of the dose to adjust the treatment to the actual surgical scenario. The precision of the system, the first stereotactic navigator available in the field of intraoperative radiotherapy, has been evaluated by university researchers and was recently published in Physics in Medicine and Biology.
Intraoperative radiotherapy is an anti-tumor treatment which, after the removal of the cancer, allows doctors to radiate the areas affected by the tumor or parts that could not be eliminated with a high degree of precision. Through this procedure, it is hoped that the cancer then does not reproduce. In addition, "another advantage of this procedure is that all tumors can receive this treatment, although most of the ones that have been treated--and with very convincing results--were cancers of the digestive system and sarcomas," asserts Felipe Calvo, head of the Oncology Department at Gregorio Maran Hospital.
Furthermore, Dr. Calvo adds that intelligent systems, like the intraoperative radiotherapy radiance simulator (developed and patented by Maran Hospital researchers and practitioners and the company GMV) and this new navigator "will make it possible to cut treatment time thanks to the use of large single doses on a very well-defined tumor, protecting healthy tissue at the same time. Intraoperative radiotherapy does not compete with but instead complements chemotherapy and the administration of biological medicines."
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Published: 12/17/2013 - Updated: 1 minute ago
BY RYAN AUTULLO BLADE SPORTS WRITER
The University of Toledo opened a beautiful state of the art football complex in 1990, a structure with cool trappings making the Rockets the envy of less fortunate teams.
The facility is no longer beautiful or state of the art. No one envies it.
But wait until July when the university finishes pouring $5 million and about 10,000 square feet into the 23-year-old Larimer Athletic Complex. University officials on Tuesday released their renovation plans, which in one word can be described as bigger. There will be more space for meetings, studying, recruiting, weight training, hanging equipment, and decorations.
Weve outgrown the building, athletic director Mike OBrien told a room of alumni and friends of the university.
Construction will begin about Feb. 1, starting with inside remodeling. Modifications to the buildings exterior could begin in April weather permitting and should be completed by mid-July in time for fall camp. In the mean time, coaches will work from the Glass Bowl press tower. Weight room equipment will move across the street to the Health Education Center. Functions of the academic center will shift to the library.
About $2 million for the project still must be raised, but OBrien is confident.
We have a lot of asks out there that people are talking about within their own families and will get back to us, he said.
The Sullivans, Chuck and Jackie, pledged $1.5 million, earmarking half for the renovation and the other half to be used for coaching bonuses across all sports at the university. Among others who gave a major gift were Roy and Marcia Armes.
CARY Inside Cary Fire Protection Districts Station 1 is a larger training room so the district could comfortably seat all of its members. Previously, if there were more than 50 people, they would stand along the back wall during a general meeting.
The expanded training room was part of a $1 million expansion and renovation that started in June at the fire station that was originally built in 1985. A substantial amount of the work was finished last month, but there are a handful of touch-ups that need to be completed.
The previous capacity of the training room was 50 people. The district has 72 members, so from time to time there would be people standing in the back of the room during general meetings, said Fire Chief Jeffrey Macko said.
We could scrunch everybody in, Macko said.
Now the capacity is about 100 to 125 people depending on whether people are seated at tables.
The training facility was the biggest thing we wanted to get done, Macko said. It makes it a lot easier. We do a lot of training.
As part of the renovation, firefighters now have individual bunk rooms when they sleep overnight at the station. Previously, firefighters had to share a 24-foot-by-12-foot bunk room. Beds were separated by 6-foot tall partitions. There are five women in the department, Macko said.
In the one room, theres not too much privacy, Macko said. Some people snore.
The six 8-foot by 8-foot bunk rooms are now sound proof, and each has a bed and small closet.
Special lights also were added to the rooms. Instead of lights going to the brightest levels right away when there is an alarm, lights gradually become brighter to allow for firefighters to adjust in the middle of the night when theyre woken up.
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Fort Atkinson, WI (PRWEB) December 16, 2013
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An artists rendering of the planned John Edgar McAllister Welcome Center at the Memorial Union Building. The current Peninsula Room (in pink) will be renovated and an addition (in blue) will be built.
HOUGHTON (WWJ) Michigan Technological University will honor alumnus and longtime supporter John Edgar McAllister by building a new Welcome Center named for him to introduce future students and their families to the campus.
Michigan Techs Board of Control at its regular meeting Friday approved the $998,000 project, to be funded entirely by donors, with the majority coming from the John Edgar McAllister Trust.
The John Edgar McAllister Welcome Center will consist of a 3,000 square foot addition and remodeling of another 1,500 square feet of the Memorial Union Building.
The Welcome Center, located in the heart of campus, will double daily visitor capacity and convey the energy and excitement of the Michigan Tech experience in a warm and welcoming atmosphere, said Les Cook, vice president for student affairs and advancement.
The space currently used by the Admissions Office for campus visitors only seats 40 and has limited parking. Over the past year, the board heard, the number of visitors often exceeded the space available.
The board also approved residence hall room and board and apartment rental rates for the 2014-2015 academic year. Room and board for a standard double occupancy room with the gold (median) meal plan in Wadsworth Hall will increase $279 or 2.97 percent. Standard (double occupancy) rooms in Douglass Houghton and McNair Halls will increase by $341 or 3.73 percent. Hillside Place Apartments residents will see an increase of $260 to $280, just under a 3 percent increase.
Student residents and/or families renting Daniell Heights Apartments will pay $15 more per month for one- or two-bedroom apartments and $20 more for a three-bedroom apartment.
The Board approved a proposal to move forward with an agreement with Julien Properties to renovate and manage Daniell Heights. Under the agreement, Michigan Tech will set baseline rents for the apartments and contract with students for their rental. The university will continue to own the property, which the property management company will maintain.
More at http://www.mtu.edu.
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Before: When it comes to remodeling your split-level house, it is best to capitalize on the classic style instead of fighting it. Make changes that enhance it and solve the problems without taking away from the classic design.
Brent Murray, Renovation Design Group
Split-level homes have made a comeback in recent years. Drive around some of the new "starter-home" neighborhoods around the Wasatch Front and you'll find many variations on the split-level theme.
You'll also find split-level homes in many older, established neighborhoods. They first appeared in the 1930s but really came into their own during the building boom after World War II. Today, these older split-level homes find themselves in need of updating. Your best bet when working with a split is to embrace all that is classic about its style.
A split-level home is essentially a non-traditional multistory structure. These homes are often modest and always efficient in their use of space. There are two types of splits: The classic split-level home generally includes a one-story side and a two-story side. You enter into the single story, where you will typically find a living room, kitchen and dining area. On the two-story side, you usually have bedrooms and bathrooms upstairs and a family room, laundry room and garage downstairs. Half-flights of stairs connect each level.
The other type of split-level design is the split entry. This is basically a two-story house with an entry located halfway between the upper and lower floors. When you enter a split-entry house, you walk onto a landing between two half-flights of stairs. You have to go up or down to get to any part of the house.
Split-level homes offer several advantages. They are a sensible way to accommodate a sloped lot or to build on a flat lot without a great deal of excavation. Moving through the house can be easier than a traditional two-story house since there is only a half-flight of stairs between any given level. Plus, the lower level is built partially above ground, which allows much more light than a traditional basement.
But there are also challenges. A dedicated entry area is often missing from a split-level home, as you often step right into the living room. While there is a separate entry in a split-entry home, it is invariably small and cramped, leaving everyone feeling that they are likely to tumble down the stairs if they arent careful. The main level is usually half a story above the backyard, which impacts indoor/outdoor connections. A half-flight of stairs is required on the exterior to get up to the level of the front door these are rarely designed well and are often awkward to negotiate.
Most requests when remodeling split-levels replicate requests common to any home, including opening up the rooms on the main floor to create a great room and constructing a more spacious master suite. The added challenge for a split-entry home is to revise the entry to provide a more gracious space and to enhance the home's curb appeal in the process.
The Smith project is a good example of discovering a split-entry homes glory. An addition was created to enlarge the kitchen, dining, and family room on the main level, as well as to increase the size of the lower level family room.
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