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When to book flights from Ottawa to Houston
The cheapest flight from Ottawa to Houston was found 89 days before departure, on average.
High season is considered to be November, December and January. The cheapest month to fly is April.
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How long does a flight from Ottawa to Houston take?
Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Ottawa to Houston?
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets were found on Air Canada ($294) and WestJet ($326), and the lowest round-trip tickets have been found on Air Canada ($366) and United Airlines ($374).
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What's the cheapest day of the week to fly from Ottawa to Houston?
From Ottawa to Houston, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Friday is the most expensive. Flying from Houston back to Ottawa , the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Thursday being the most expensive.
Which airports will I be using when flying from Ottawa to Houston?
When flying out of Ottawa you will be using Ottawa, often referred to as Ottawa Airport. You will be landing at Houston George Bush Intcntl, also known as Houston Airport.
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Top 3 airlines serving Ottawa to Houston George Bush Intcntl
Pros: "Good crew and on time departure"
Cons: "Overnight flight. How nice it would have been to have blanket and pillows as provided by some airlines ."
Pros: "Amazing crew. Very thankful my flight went smooth as I flew with my puppy."
Cons: "Delays left us in the plane for almost 1 1/2 hours before leaving Toronto."
Pros: "Horrible check in"
Cons: "Rude staff"
Pros: "Need more leg room"
Pros: "Had seats in row six -- plus there was room for both our carry-ons!"
Cons: "Flight was delayed taking off from Winnipeg 90 minutes with no explanation given. Made us late getting to Saskatoon and missed our daughter's scheduled ride to pick up our two cars as a result. Had to pay an extra two hours parking at airport, etc etc etc."
Pros: "Joesph air host was amazing! Took care of numerous people with kindness & professionalism on our morning fright from Toronto to Vegas!"
Cons: "Lots of kids on the flight. Parents did a great job coupled with the staff. I very grateful! I needed a nap ! Iol"
Pros: "Westjet service is always the best. Flight was smooth and seemed very short. Again the crew makes it the best!"
Cons: "We were late cause of a thunderstorm but that is nobody's fault."
Cons: "Tiny chairs"
Pros: "So poorly organized at boarding ! Staff on the ground that where lazy ! On board staff where lazy ! Waiting for luggage took over 40 mins. Horrible ! Good thing I've had other flights that where much better."
Pros: "On time . Friendly staffs ."
Pros: "West Jet just runs a relaxed yet professional airline. They are just more laid back and accommodating. You can use any bathroom on the plane as well which is huge on those rare times you need to use it. They are funny and chatty and seem to enjoy working together which all translates to a less rushed and relaxed experience for us the passenger. I really can't complain....I had an entire row to myself....the best you can hope for, when riding on a plain for hours that's like winning the lottery!"
Cons: "No complaints for sure"
Cons: "I was in row 2 and they did not have the food item I wanted. Seriously?"
Pros: "West Jet never disappoints..."
Pros: "Extra leg room, staff very friendly and helpful."
Cons: "No tv screens on back of seats, liquids should be offered more"
Cons: "having to walk outside the plane in the snow to get on the bus and vise versa. it was cold and I got a bad cold...."
Pros: "THE YOUNG PERSON FROM GRAND PRAIRIE AB WHO SET NEXT TO ME WAS A GOOD TRAVEL COMPANION"
Cons: "THE SEATS WERE MUCH TOO SMALL FOR TWO MEN BOTH OVER 250 POUNDS TO SIT NEXT TO EACH OTHER"
Pros: "WestJet was great. I had assistance this flight and they took great care of me"
Cons: "Totally full flight so squished in my seat"
Cons: "We were told not to take the late flight to TO as Westjet would not hold the connecting flight (TO to Gatwick) for us. This meant our TUI connection in Gatwick to Chambery would have been wasted along with bus transfers. West jet did not offer us AC flights that were available to keep us near to our schedule. We ended up cancelling the Westjet flights and buying AC flights to Heathrow at a cost of $3300 + $300 taxi to gatwick + abandoned bus to Gatwick Westjet did offer us a flight on Sunday ! In the end, we are not sure if booking thru Kayak was part of the problem as Wesjet staff said ..... Oh you booked thru a 3rd party Comments ?"
Cons: "The entire flight's baggage never were received. The stewardess even promised that all bags would be received within 20 min. We waited 1 hour until we went to go talk to someone to inquire about the delay. They opened up a baggage claim, but the claim status only ever says open or closed, which says nothing about the status of the bag."
Cons: "Lack of attention from aeromexico in customs to ensure making the connection. Sevice is a joke."
Cons: "2 hour delay, small plane, rude crew"
Pros: "The reservation was quick and effective"
Cons: "Our flight was delayed by 3 hours. We missed our connecting flight so we are in a hotel in Toronto now at 1:30 am. And our flight out is at 5:50 am and we will need to get up by 4 to get to the airport by 4:50. Getting our hotel and food vouchers was long and painful and disorganized. Would not fly with them again"
Pros: "Pretty quick boarding, although the boarding time was incorrectly mentioned to be too early."
Cons: "Had to de-ice so we left about 10 minutes later than expected, but somehow still arrived early… but our gate had another plane still using it. We ended up arriving at our gate 25 minutes late. That's unacceptable, especially on a flight that's just an hour long. The gate was so far from the public transportation (landed at Terminal 3, public transport is at Terminal 1) that I missed the bus - got home super late as a result."
Cons: "Who decided that seats should be shaped that way? Always gives me a backache."
Pros: "Friendly staff. Flight was on time. No overbooking."
Pros: "Cabin Crew were nice"
Cons: "Very tight seating."
Pros: "Lots of leg room and liked the screens for each seat even though I could not listen to what was playing on it."
Cons: "No headphones and the crew member I asked said he would ask at the back but never got back to me."
Pros: "Crew was fun and helpful. Was extremely accommodating in helping me switch to an earlier flight"
Pros: "Very helpful employees letting us know procedure of bosrding"
Pros: "Personable and professional staff. Great service"
Pros: "Soft voice of flight attendants with such an early flight."
Cons: "Paying for food. Paying for luggage. Movies in a loop, not on demand. Missed beginnings of all movies I watched."
Pros: "Really great attendants. Friendly and humorous."
Cons: "They took the tablets pretty early it felt. 45 minutes before we landed. But other than that, great experience!"
Pros: "Wonderful crew-from the gate to the plane! Everyone was polite and helpful. I will definitely fly WestJet again."
Pros: "West Jet is just so much more professional than other airlines that you could select ! The attention to detail goes above & beyond to make each person feel welcome !"
Cons: "From check-in to the flight crew, West Jet is the best !"
Pros: "As usual, the gate and air crew were extremely helpful and efficient. I love that the flight attendants almost always have a great sense of humour. This helps put everyone at ease and in a good mood for take-off. The flight was right on time."
Cons: "We gate-checked our baggage on the first leg of the flight and didn't quite understand why we had to take it off and back on again for this flight when it was on the same plane. There wasn't much legroom; and when the rather thoughtless guy in front of me reclined his seat fully, I could barely move. Luckily, it was a short flight."
Pros: "Best WestJet flight ever!"
Pros: "Reaching my destination"
Cons: "Wish the emails/alerts came sooner. I waz always in transit when i was told my flights had been delayed or cancelled. I wont blame people for weather but it was the most annoying trip i have yet to take. I dont mind dissapointment but please dont waste my time."
Pros: "Excellent crew"
Cons: "No issue at all"
Pros: "same as above."
Cons: "same as above."
Cons: "My boarding was no so good. However all went well."
Pros: "fair bit of leg room. fairly relaxing flight, as i am not a frequent flyer. good and safe landings as well as 'lift off' all staff was good on flight"
Cons: "Confined seating"
Pros: "safe flight comfortable seats but not much room"
Cons: "limited leg room"
Pros: "Clean plane, entertainment, crew...WINE! This has been my best flying experience in Economy for a long time. Good leg room."
Cons: "The checkin agents couldnt help me to merge two itineraries for easier transfer between two WestJet flights."
Cons: "Paid for reservation of a particular seat. At check-in was offered my choice of another seat without regard to the fact that I had paid for seat selection. Westjet employee did not honour paid-for selection or offer refund."
Pros: "The staff was very friendly."
Pros: "The flight was forced to leave a few minutes late due to Toronto air traffic, but the pilot let us all know what was happening and why, and the service staff were funny and gracious."
Cons: "I was on a turbo prop and the seats are a bit more narrow than regular planes, but thankfully I had no one next to me so I had enough room overall."
Pros: "New airbus 350-390 are worst than older planes. Economic class space is even smaller now, no storage space for the last few rows"
Cons: "Last 3-5 central rows in economy class have no space for carryons. On top of that, at arrival we realized they have lost our bagage, all 6, so we're left with carryons. This may be our very last trip with Lufthansa."
Pros: "short pleasant experience"
Cons: "baggage check is always complicated .they make a big deal over small items"
Pros: "Great service from flight attendants. Flight was smooth once airborne"
Cons: "Delayed Flight Seats seemed very small for an Air Canada Plane"
Pros: "MIGHT give me a refund, and not WILL give me a refund"
Cons: "Service personnel at Air Canada were very helpful and re-booked me several times and when none of those flights left, they said they would refer me to refund department."
Cons: "The seats are small and uncomfortable"
Cons: "For some reason we were forced to check our luggage (standard curry-ons) however it would completely fit to ovehead bins. Also waiting area were completely cut-off from Duty-Free shops - as soon as you passed security - no access to shopping area."
Pros: "Not a lot"
Cons: "It took two air hostesses two hours to service the entire cabin. There is a training issue. I would not fly air canada again."
Pros: "Long slow lines. Insufficient signage for US Global Entry. Too few and slow US Customs. Largest plane ever flown to Florida from Northeast."
Pros: "Flight Attendants were courteous and friendly."
Cons: "Plane was small, seats not very comfortable, entertainment system was down. After traveling 24 hours it was not pleasant. Additionally, coming from Vancouver on a late arrival, no one helped expedite me to the flight. I had to leave International, clear immigration and Customs, then enter immigration and US Customs. When I told anyone I was possibly missing my next flight it was met with a shrug, as if it was just my problem. Not a good way to treat customers."
Cons: "Going through 6 stages of security!!!! I understand to be safe, but good grief! I bought a bottle of liquor in the duty free at the Budapest airport thinking doing it this way I would not get harassed. Wrong!!! They freaked out and held us up even longer! We almost missed our last flight because of all the security steps we had to go through!!! And so did many other people. It's a ridiculous system, it should all be done at once with only having to stay in the long line ONCE! And to scan our own passports and waiting to see our name on some board to be able to leave that particular room just to be met with even longer lines afterwards is insane. I am not a tech savvy person, as I am sure a lot of others are not either, and I got barely any help to show me how the heck to do all of that! Unacceptable!! And to top everything off, an item was stolen out of my daughter's suitcase somewhere along the way!! Replacing it cost me about $40!!!"
Cons: "Flight delayed by 2 hours"
Pros: "A few turbulents just before landing but great flight crew."
Pros: "Flight was smooth and pilot was knowledgeable"
Cons: "My tv screen didn't have sound !"
Cons: "my flight was late leaving midland and therefore I missed my flight from houston to toronto NO one at the Houston United airport counters would help me I stood in line at customer service for an hour and a half just so they could tell me to go see some one at the Air Canada to confirm my rebook and that my flight was delayed an hour anyway and I probably could have made it!!"
Pros: "The flight was on time!!"
Cons: "I find over the past 25 years that I have been flying with Air Canada the customer service has really went to the dumps !!! Every body is rude and don't understand why."
Pros: "Normal flight, short, nothing special about it to mention."
Pros: "Rouge flights are not comfortable no room for your legs and on a four and half flight very uncomfortable. Soft drinks are free but not even a bag of nuts."
Cons: "Not so bad..."
Pros: "We were upgraded to business class and received wonderful service by all crew members."
Cons: "My seat partner had a dog with her. I like dogs but it was more of a irritant and distraction, didn't seem that nice for the dog either. What happened to the pretzel/nut snacks?"
Cons: "The headphone jack on my seat was broken which for a 5.5 hour flight is quite difficult. The only compensation the air flight attendant offered was a glass of wine,which I couldn't drink due to being on medication. I had purchased 3 meals and 2 snacks so she could have comped one of them. This is the second time I experienced this on Air Canada with little to no appropriate service recovery. I had my iPad~an offer of free wii fii would have also been an option"
Pros: "It was a short flight and there was entertainment on board."
Cons: "Missed my original flight due to the delay in the flight from Newark. Had to be placed on standby and this was the third available flight to Toronto I got on. Boarding took forever for some reason. People were in line for at least half an hour so they gave out free earphones to compensate. Otherwise you'd have to purchase it."
Cons: "Air Canada staff appear to wear their job dissatisfaction on their sleeves. They don't smile enough and often when they do its to each other like there's an inside joke we don't know about."
Cons: "On a 4+ hour flight, I was really surprised that there were no snacks or food included in the ticket; only paid "cafe" options."
Pros: "Good boarding routine, I liked that you told people to wait their turn to board. Good entertainment options. We made it safe and sound."
Cons: "Was seated next to a crying/screaming baby for the duration of the flight (5.5 hours). Also was never offered any snacks (cookies or crackers). Landing was rougher then expected."
Pros: "My connecting flight to Yoronto was very late and I missed this flight. air Canada was awful. My last trip with this airline."
Pros: "- plane had more legroom than the usual - plane left and landed on time, an always welcome outcome for an AC flight - in flight movie selection was good"
Cons: "- plane was overbooked, and boarding took a while - staff only offered drink refreshments (ex. coke, coffee, etc) once, rather than the usual twice. The other time they just came by with water, which the flight attendant accidentally over-poured and spilled some on the middle passenger between me and the attendant. Good thing it was only water... - more turbulence than usual, but out of the control of the pilot"
Pros: "The flight crew went advice and beyond to help look after our two kids (ages 2 and 4). It was a full flight but they were the only children on board."
Cons: "Baggage fees and leg room."
Cons: "Audio jack for entertainment weren't working."
Cons: "Flight was delayed forced us to stay in Ottawa an extra night. Only compensation we received was a $10 meal voucher!!"
Cons: "Very slow service"
Cons: "Air Canada as well as WestJet charge exuberant amounts for local flights. They offer services and leg room of a budget airline while charging prices at the top range of a regular airline. Lack of proper competition in Canada allows Air Canada and WestJet to charge whatever they want since there are no other real options"
Pros: "Leaving and never coming back!"
Cons: "Psychotic and delusional crew that take bad customer service to a whole new level!"
Pros: "Movies!! Newer plane too."
Pros: "Staff mice"
Cons: "Delayed , causing delays and missed apt at destination"
Pros: "Crew was courteous and efficient."
Pros: "This flight was okay since United Airlines operated it for Air Canada."
Cons: "You had to pay to watch movies."
Pros: "Seat where very roomy. Service was amazing.."
Cons: "There was a mess inside terminal 1 April 25 at 8pm when we arrived perhaps the pilot could have gave us heads up. Very confused as to what was going on."
Pros: "Had extra legroom but paid for it"
Pros: "Direct service is nice! Clearing customs in Ottawa makes life easier."
Cons: "Buttery pretzels in both directions that are way too buttery. Crew is never overly happy to be there."
Pros: "Flights were on time"
Cons: "Very poor service. Staff a little weird and not helpfull at all."
Pros: "I was very kindly provided an upgrade and seat beside was empty, it was a great flight. thank you!"
Cons: "i was not able to travel with my spouse. the seat allocation process did not allow me to set this up prior to the flight or at the airport"
Cons: "When my mom arrived in Vancouver apparently the flight to Penticton was canceled. I was notified at 2:08 AM on email and I'm trying to figure out where my mom is? 800 numbers do not work for Mexico where I live"
Pros: "The complimentary snack"
Cons: "That my seats were not together"
Pros: "Overall outrageous fees as per usual"
Pros: "Everything was handled very efficiently, and although it was a commuter jet it was more comfortable than those I've flown on domestically."
Pros: "Nada"
Cons: "You delayed my flight and notified with me through email but did not provide any solution whatsoever for the connecting flight I was about to lose. Had I not checked my email when I did and taken immediate action, I wouldn't have made it to my final destination when I NEEDED TO BE. It's simply inconsiderate on your behalf."
Cons: "They tried to charge me 25 to check in"
Cons: "Seat in back of plane from Houston to Tampa horrible seats would not incline foot space barely big enough for legs <9 inches. Those seats should never be assigned I feel like I wasted $ by the horrible seating!"
Pros: "Blankets were provided"
Cons: "There wasn't any food or entrainment for me to rate."
Cons: "Too much Delays"
Pros: "Pilot was very nice!! Co-pilot too!!!"
Cons: "No place to charge your phone Location"
Pros: "I love to fly! Everyone with United was great. TSA was pleasant as well."
Cons: "Although it did not happy to me personally, one of the flight attendants had a bit of an attitude towards several other passengers."
Cons: "Everythi"
Pros: "Row 10, extra couple of inches is far more civilized."
Cons: "Didn't have the United app downloaded in time, so couldn't use the WiFi. No alternative."
Pros: "I flew from OKC to Houston and then home to DSM. The price was terrific for a one way flight. I bought at 2:30 am for $130. I checked later the next morning and the price was $455! United Airlines is a great airline. There was a wonderful agent who helped me at the kiosk for check-in. Very friendly. The flight attendants were great too."
Pros: "I liked having multiple lines for each boarding group. I think it would make sense to board from back of plane to front. I think it would make it go quicker"
Cons: "Having to check my bag plane side."
Cons: "Less leg room than any other airline, complementary food is real bad, they charge you for everything, movies, alcohol and food, in other airlines they do not charge you for none of the above!"
Pros: "Offered free beverages 5 times and was given a free snack. Everyone was very nice. Flight arrived 30 minutes early and was very smooth and comfortable"
Cons: "Security lady said I could leave my shoes on( I'm 73). Man at scanner made me take them off."
Cons: "Professionalism and friendly staff"
Cons: "Had purchased a round-trip ticket. While in D.C. on a family trip to bury my mother in Arlington National Cemetery, my brother had a massive heart attack. After 3 weeks, he was stable enough to come back to Houston on an air ambulance. As I travelled with him on the air ambulance, I was unable to use the return portion of my round-trip ticket. I provided documentation of the situation and requested a refund. I received $106 on a $715 ticket. There was no explanation of how they determined the refund, but I'm not happy."
Pros: "Using Kayak was so convenient. They were great in keeping me informed of schedule & gate changes."
Pros: "Pilot did exceptional job with rough weather heading into Houston."
Cons: "With everyone carrying on baggage, someone mid plane to help would be beneficial."
Pros: "The flight was on time and a good pilot."
Cons: "Until bathrooms and crew area. One of the flight attendants was not friendly at all and my sit did not lay back."
Pros: "The the atensents were very helpful."
Cons: "Room too small for such a long flight"
Pros: "My flight was cancelled and I was pleased with how it was resolved. Thank you!"
Pros: "Nothing. Due to weather delays, there should have been a much better approach to resolvong the problem. Customer service was horrible"
Pros: "The worse trip. the last 8 people in check in was off on the air plane ."
Pros: "The breakfast was great"
Cons: "The headrest video screens need a button to turn them off. I almost went crazy for 4 1/2 hours watching the recurrent 30 second (maybe 60) clip advertising the same silliness. It was like torture. Also, why should we have to pay for a movie or a TV program? The whole idea with that is to sooth the anxiety and discomfort of being hostage to a seat without any degree of comfort. That plane was the worst. My tailbone was screaming after 30 minutes. Sure doesn't make me inspired to be a return flyer. Brent W. Mueller MD"
Cons: "Flight left almost two hours late, missed connecting flight, alternate flight cancelled, United Club wouldn't pass-holders in club. Had to sleep in airport."
Cons: "I waiting from 9:00 morning until tomorrow 8:00. 24 hours for cancelled this's so crazy and long time and I still waiting for another flight"
Pros: "Good friendly crew"
Cons: "Old plane, poor seats (even in First), no entertainment or wifi."
Cons: "The snacks were horrible. And the fact you get a sip of a drink makes no sense."
Pros: "Very kind employees, was able to get last minute tickets at a reasonable price, entertainment on the first flight"
Cons: "Many alerts in my e-mail."
Pros: "Seats were okay as far as comfort level"
Cons: "This flight was overbooked. I had to be back at work the next day, so I really needed to take it. The gate agents wouldn't tell me what was going on, only that the flight was overbooked and that they were "trying to get me a seat." I stood there while all of the groups boarded, waiting for my ticket. I was the last person given a ticket. By the time I finally got to board, all overhead space was taken, so I had to gate check my bag. And then someone had taken the seat I was given, so I had to ask him to move, and he started crying (child). He cried for 20 minutes, so that was fun. Also, this was a red eye - I really wanted to sleep, but right as I was dozing off, the flight attendants turned on the lights for drink service. Overall, just a really poor experience and very hard to sleep."
Cons: "The snacks where gross."
Cons: "The flight got delay because of that I had problems at customs and immigration"
Pros: "The flight crew was nice"
Pros: "Great service and smooth flight."
Pros: "The crew was wonderful and accommodating for a mother traveling with 2 minor children"
Cons: "Absolutely no space on this plane. The least amount of leg room and seat room I've ever experienced."
Cons: "The staff"
Cons: "Seats uncomfortable, plane old and shabby and staff unfreindly and unhelpful."
Pros: "I had lots of room, the flight was great"
Pros: "Easy boarding process"
Pros: "I liked the fact that United Airlines crew members at the gate and on the plane waited for all the passengers who were stuck at TSA because of the airport's issue with staffing. They were extremely accommodating and didn't seem bothered at either the gate or when I boarded."
Cons: "I understand it was a short flight but seemed like the 2 attendants were stressed with trying to have enough time for drinks. Maybe add a 3rd person. Also snacks should still be part of the flight even if it's less than a hour. We are getting a drink...why not add something like nuts"
Pros: "Easy,smooth ride, thank you"
Pros: "Service and price"
Cons: "When about to get on plane, carry on taken to checked bags; 5 people already on plane were required to come back off and check bags. I begged not to have to check because I was flying to Nicaragua and was worried my only bag would get lost. I was right -- it did not arrive in Nicaragua until the next day. We sat on runway for 45 minutes before departure so United could fix BOTH sets of the plane's wings lights. Why did they not discover that at any time BEFORE we all boarded or while we were boarding -- NOT first when deciding to pull away from gate. Delay caused many to miss connections."
Pros: "Staff was awesome!!!!"
Pros: "Loved the ability to watch movies, and to be able to plug in and charge my electronic device. Very nice plane everything was in pristine condition. Crew was outstanding and professional. I didn't eat anything on the plane so I can't really give my opinion."
Cons: "I wasn't assigned a seat until I got to the gate and I ended up with a middle seat even though the flight was not completely booked. Several other passengers in my situation took it upon themselves to take the aisle seats once we started to depart the gate without asking the crew members."
Pros: "There were no delays."
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The links between burning fossil fuels and adverse health impacts continue to grow. Four recent studies show that reducing our dependence on fossil fuels would result in significant health and economic benefits for our society.
A study in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management shows fetal health improvement as a result of the 2014 closure of the Portland Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania. The study found the closure reduced the likelihood in nearby communities of having a low-birth-weight baby by about 15 percent and also reduced the likelihood of preterm birth by about 28 percent. The coal-fired power plant was ranked fifth in the United States in 2006 in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions.


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The ancient Egyptian name for Medinet Habu, in Arabic the "City of Habu" was Djamet, meaning "males and mothers." Its holy ground was believed to be where the Ogdoad, the four pairs of first primeval gods, were buried.
Medinet Habu was both a temple and a complex of temples dating from the New Kingdom. It adjoins the cultivation at the southern end of the Theban necropolis, opposite southern Luxor. The area was one of the earliest places within the Theban region to be associated with the worship of Amun. Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III built a small temple to Amun on the site of an earlier structure. Next to their temple, Ramesses III built his mortuary temple, Medinet Habus most conspicuous standing monument.
Ramesses III then enclosed both structures within a massive mud-brick enclosure that included storehouses, workshops, administrative offices, and residences of priests and officials. On the grounds of the entire temple complex, however, are numerous other structures besides the small temple. There are the memorial chapels of the Divine Adoratrices of Amun. Less well preserved is the memorial temple of King Horemheb, which he usurped from his predecessor Ay, that stands on the north side of the Ramesses III enclosure. To its east are a number of tomb chapels made for high officials of the later new Kingdom.
The temple precinct measures about 700 feet by 1000 feet and was entered by two stone gates in the mud-brick enclosure wall on both the eastern and western sides. The western gate was destroyed when the temple was besieged during conflict in the reign of Ramesses XI. The eastern entrance was fronted by a quay, at which the boats that came in via the canals could moor. The processional way led first between two porters lodges that were set into a low stone rampart, built in front of the main enclosure wall, and then into the precinct.
The rampart itself was a large gateway of distinctive design modeled after a western Asiatic migdol or fortress. Fronted by guard-houses, the gateway sides are decorated with images of the king trampling enemies of Egypt, and sculpted figures of the monarch standing atop the heads of captives project from the walls. A large relief representation of the god Ptah was here, having the power to transmit the prayers of those unable to enter the temple to the great god Amun within.
The upper rooms of the gate-house functioned as a kind of royal retreat or harem, its walls graced with representations of the king relaxing with young women. Perhaps it was here that the attempted assassination of Ramesses III took place.
The temple itself is a slightly smaller copy of the Ramesseum built by Ramesses II. Its massive outer pylons are the most imposing of any temple in Egypt, and are decorated with colossal images of the king destroying captured enemies before the gods. The temples outer walls also depict important battle and victory scenes over the Libyans and Sea Peoples. These scenes are continued into the first court.
On the northern side of this court were large statues of the king as Osiris, and on the south a columned portico with the window of appearances in which the king stood or sat during formal ceremonies and festivities. The large statues of the second court were destroyed in the early Christian era when the area was converted into a church. Relief scenes here still in good condition depict rituals connected with the god Min, and on the rear wall of the portico, a procession of the kings numerous sons and daughters.
The second court is devoted to scenes of religious processions, notably those of Min and Sokar. Despite the generally good state of preservation of the temple, the Hypostyle Hall has suffered greatly, the columns being reduced to a small fraction of their original height. However, in the southwest corner is a treasury building with scenes depicting some of the temple equipment. The weighing of gold, depictions of sacks of gold, and precious stones also appear on the walls. Other temple valuables were probably kept in a better-concealed building immediately in front of the north wall of the sanctuary.
Off to the left of the second Hypostyle Hall is the funerary chamber of Ramesses III, with the god Thoth shown inscribing the kings name on the sacred tree of Heliopolis.
The focus of the main axis of the temple is the sanctuary of Amun. It was once finished in electrum with a doorway of gold and the doors themselves of copper inlaid with precious stones. Behind the sanctuary lies a false door for Amun-Ra united with eternity, namely, the divine form of Ramesses III.
On the southeastern side of the temple are the remains of a royal palace, which was probably much smaller than the kings main residence, serving as a spiritual palace as well as the occasional royal visits. It was originally decorated with glazed tiles, and its bathrooms were lined with limestone to protect the mud-brick. From the palace, the king could enter the first court, or peruse it from a window of appearances on its southern side.
To the right of the complex entrance stands the earliest section of the complex, the so-called "Small Temple", founded in the 18th Dynasty, and repeatedly expanded and usurped under later dynasties. It stood on one of the most sacred spots in all Egypt, the primeval hill which first rose out of the receding waters of Chaos. An inscription describes it as the burial place of the four primal pairs of gods.
The core of this temple was begun by Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III, but her name was later replaced by those of Tuthmosis I and II. The structure was incorporated into Ramesses temple complex and eclipsed by the construction of the mortuary temple. Its entrance was later replaced by a pylon of the Nubian King Shabaka and then usurped by his nephew Taharqa. A small fronting gateway was built during the 26th Dynasty and usurped during the 29th by Nectanebo I. To the north of this Small Temple are the sacred lake and the so-called Nilometer, which is actually a well with a passage leading down to groundwater level.
Inside and to the left of the eastern gateway are a group of chapel-tombs belonging to the 25th and 26th Dynasties Gods Wives of Amun. They ruled Upper Egypt nominally at that time. On the lintels above the entrances to these chapels may still be seen the "Appeal to the Living", which encouraged passers-by to repeat the Offering Formula for the kas of these powerful women.
Because of its strong fortifications, Medinet Habu became a refuge in chaotic times. The workmen of Deir el-Medina moved there during the late 20th Dynasty, and the remains of the house of one Butehamun, a village scribe, can still be seen there at the western end.
During the Christian era, the entire area was covered by the Coptic town of Djeme and even the great temple itself was filled with dwellings and one court used as a church.


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2020 has been a year that has demonstrated to the world the importance of health research. It has also been a year that has called on us to find new ways to work together, and to unite in a common cause to protect Canadians and people throughout the world. I know that this has not been easy, and for many, it has come at a cost to not only your research programs but to you personally. It has been a period of time unlike anything that any of us have experienced before.
Yet at every turn, when we reached out for your help – whether to support peer review under challenging conditions, to retool your research to address the pandemic, or to provide timely advice – you were there to assist with remarkable dedication and poise. We could never have offered a virtual model of peer review for our funding competitions without your dedication to the pursuit of research excellence. The time will come when we will look critically on this past year for lessons learned, but even as we continue to learn with each new challenge, please know how much your contributions have meant to me and all of my colleagues at CIHR. While the pandemic is not done with us yet, this epoch will forever be remembered as a period of great achievement for Canadian researchers. For this, I am deeply grateful to all of you.
I know that many of you remain concerned about the health and stability of your own research programs. I hear this in the voices of my colleagues, not just at my own university, but amongst colleagues and friends across our country as well. I see it in the literature arising worldwide about the deep damage that the pandemic is doing to research programs, and how it has exposed the inequities of our research funding systems. Please know that while CIHR has played a critical role in the whole-of-Government response to the pandemic, we have also worked tirelessly to ensure that all funding directed to the pandemic is new funding, leaving our core research funding intact. I commit to continuing to do all that we can in the coming year to support Canadian researchers as broadly as possible and to address these inequities. As we move forward, we will also take the lessons learned from the pandemic and strive to continuously support and grow our health research ecosystem.
Looking toward the coming year, all of us at CIHR are very excited about the launch of our new Strategic Plan in early 2021. As we implement the priorities and strategies outlined in this plan, it is important that we continue to work together as a community. The plan was the result of the longest, most comprehensive consultation in CIHR's 20-year history, and we look forward to continuing to work with you to ensure its success.
I hope that this holiday season will be one of rest and relaxation for you, your families, and your friends. For those of you who have lost loved ones to the pandemic, our thoughts are with you. May you all find peace in knowing how much you are collectively contributing to bringing this difficult period to an end.
Together, we will see in a New Year filled with hope for a healthier future. In the meantime, please stay safe.
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This session at civic hall discusses issues of platform capitalism in which "sharing" platforms such as Uber and Airbnb are hijacking the co-operative movement. Rather than leading to millennials pairing down their lifestyles, the speaker argues that sharing economies are encouraging excess. Instead of desiring possession we are streaming our lives through this type of economy. This system is reinforcing us to think of ourselves as workers rather than imagine possibilities of being collective owners. Workers co-operatives are experiencing competition from these big companies and the normalisation of the gig economy. We must imagine alternatives, taking the emphasis away from "the economy" and instead centre people.
2 Land as a Commons
Essentially Nikolai Fuchs advocates for a version of the commons which will naturally preserve and protect soil fertility through the invested interest in the land. He argues that this actually comes from renting the land, rather than owning it which leads to it being treated as a tradable commodity and something to exploit. This is a hopeful model with lots of real successful examples, which challenge this idea of the "tragedy of the commons" in which humans are seen to be fundamentally selfish and unable to live in co-operation. In the commons created by GLS Treunhand, a German non-profit, the farmers decided that they would use organic agriculture, which was directly driven by this long term perspective as they were under less pressure to extract quickly from the land, and were more concerned with promoting soil fertility. These initiatives are much needed to remedy our increasingly industrialised monoculture form of agriculture, which is rapidly depleting our soils. I particularly found the relationships between soil and land to be important, with land being an extended dimension of the soil. He gives the shocking statistic that every year 24 billion tonnes of soil are lost, often through compaction and building development. Overall, from organisations buying land and giving it back to communities to have stakes in, Fuchs argues there will be much greater land stewardship and we can tackle soil degradation through the commons.
3 Why the Cooperative Model is a Revolution
Melanie Shellito discusses the cooperative model and its success as an engine for social justice. In a market where farmers could not support themselves, she co-created a food co-op, demonstrating the strengths of this model in which communities own the resources of their communities. This has taken place in many towns and cities all over the world, building internal and local economies, providing secure jobs with fair wages. She encourages others to take part in these co-ops, voting with their money and fundamentally shifting this idea that the dominant economy is the only one. This approach really sparks hope that the wealth, land, and resources do not need to be hoarded by a minority of people and democratic systems of equality can and do successfully exist in a way which all members benefit.
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Cruising aboard Carnival Conquest elevates fun at sea to an art form the ship demonstrates a true mastery of the craft with an onboard collage of fun spots for you to enjoy, like Guy's Burger Joint, RedFrog Rum Bar and SkyBox Sports Bar. There's fun every... moreCruising aboard Carnival Conquest elevates fun at sea to an art form the ship demonstrates a true mastery of the craft with an onboard collage of fun spots for you to enjoy, like Guy's Burger Joint, RedFrog Rum Bar and SkyBox Sports Bar. There's fun everywhere you look, from the dance club (great for people watching) to the show lounges (great for show watching). Alchemy Bar serves up not only one-of-a-kind drinks, but a complete experience for your senses. There's even The Punchliner Comedy Club, which gives stand up comedians a microphone and a place to share their craft for your enjoyment. Speaking of microphones, at Lip Sync Battle: Carnival, we'll give you one to hold all you've got to do is act like you're singing into it. Bring your stage moves, future star! less
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July 12, 2020 Eastern Caribbean Singles Cruise
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December 19, 2020 Eastern Caribbean Christmas Singles Cruise
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December 26, 2020 New Years Caribbean Singles Cruise
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June 21, 2020 Western Caribbean Singles Cruise
When we look for inspiration, we look to the sea and the sky. Sail with us and you'll notice the two aren't divided, but actually united by this one perfect line the very same one that inspired our next ship: Carnival Horizon. Carnival Horizon also unites... moreWhen we look for inspiration, we look to the sea and the sky. Sail with us and you'll notice the two aren't divided, but actually united by this one perfect line the very same one that inspired our next ship: Carnival Horizon. Carnival Horizon also unites… getting you together with great fun, comfort, dining and exotic destinations. And most importantly, with one another. Indoors or out, active or chill - Carnival Horizon lets everyone find their favorite kind of fun... and go get it done. Carnival Horizon's onboard dining spots offer palate-pleasing choices from casual to kind of fancy for everyone to enjoy less
November 28, 2020 Western Carbbean After Thanksgiving Cruise
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If you are called specialist logistics, you are an expert in certain areas of supply chain management. It is typical for companies to go to a specialist when there are critical issues and challenges that needs knowledge and expertise to be resolved. Supply chain management is certainly a complex process with many different functions involved that require expertise.
Maersk, the Danish shipping line has recently announced acquisition of Vandegrift, a customs house brokerage (CHB) in the United States that has 12 offices in New Jersey. The acquisition would double the custom house brokerage abilities of Maersk. With the acquisition, Maersk can now offer complete logistics services as a carrier and forwarder.
The acquisition also shows that Maersk is serious about becoming an integrated container logistics company. CHB will be a key component in the Maersk strategy. According to Klaus RudSejling, former CEO of Damco and head of global logistics and services of Maersk, customers have been asking the shipping line to simplify the complex global chain in order to reduce risks.
Maersk made an analysis of the North American market to determine the brokerage/trade compliance industry that has the best reputation in the delivery of immediate results to all the vertical segments of Maersk's account base.
From the results of the analysis, it was found out the Vandegrift has the CHB abilities as well as specialization in trade compliance. Vandegrift has a team of former officials in US Customs and Border Protection and staff that has background on custom brokerage, retail and laws.
Some of the strategic issues of customers are transport costs and trade compliance risks which can be mitigated by a more holistic custom brokerage and trade compliance plan. Maersk will take advantage of the opportunities to design an all-embracing strategy for their customers.
You can trust the specialist logistics to have the knowledge and expertise to execute your final mile delivery requirements. Over the years, the logistics provider has continued to improve its services to become a foremost final mile carrier. As a result of the all the efforts, small start-ups to large manufacturers trust the network and logistics management processes.


If you are currently paying alimony (also known as spousal support) and your financial situation has materially changed in a way that makes the current amount of alimony you a paying unfeasible, you may be able to go to court and lower your alimony payments.
There are a few requirements that your request will need to meet in order for a judge to consider allowing you to lower your alimony payments, and it's best to work with an experienced family law attorney to make sure you follow all the procedures correctly.
Divorce Agreement: It is not uncommon for a divorce agreement to include language about the conditions under which alimony payments can be modified or terminated. Before filing your request to lower your alimony payments, double check your agreement or ask your lawyer to review it.
An increase in former spouse's income.
It's important to note that a judge won't grant a reduction based on a minor adjustment to either spouse's income or other financial resources.
Once a motion to modify alimony has been filed, the court will typically allow the spouses to conduct "discovery," meaning each will be entitled to ask the other to produce financial documentation showing the ability to pay support and/or the need for financial support, such as pay stubs, tax returns, and financial statements.
This is where an experienced family law attorney will be helpful in guiding you on how to proceed, regardless of which side of the motion you are on.


NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is forging ahead with its messaging app for kids, despite child experts who have pressed the company to shut it down and others who question Facebook's financial support of some advisers who approved of the app. Messenger Kids lets kids under 13 chat with friends and family. It displays no ads and lets parents approve who their children message.
But critics say it serves to lure kids into harmful social media use and to hook young people on Facebook as it tries to compete with Snapchat or its own Instagram app. They say kids shouldn't be on such apps at all — although they often are. "It is disturbing that Facebook, in the face of widespread concern, is aggressively marketing Messenger Kids to even more children," the Campaign For a Commercial-Free Childhood said in a statement this week.
One of Facebook's experts contested the notion that company advisers were in Facebook's pocket. Lewis Bernstein, now a paid Facebook consultant who worked for Sesame Workshop (the nonprofit behind Sesame Street) in various capacities over three decades, said the Wired article "unfairly" accused him and his colleagues for accepting travel expenses to Facebook seminars. He said he wasn't a Facebook consultant at the time he was advising it on Messenger Kids.
But Common Sense spokeswoman Corbie Kiernan called that figure a "misrepresentation" that got picked up by news outlets. She said Common Sense has public service announcement commitments "from partners such as Comcast and DirectTV" that has been valued at $50 million, which the group has used in other campaigns in addition to its current "Truth About Tech" effort, which it's launching with a group of ex-Google and Facebook employees and their newly formed Center for Humane Technology.


Storyteller Kim Lehman will be performing for our 2nd and 3rd graders on Wednesday, October 23! Here is a little more information about Mrs. Lehman:Kim's childhood in rural America and teaching experiences in the Appalachian Mountains have inspired a life-long interest in folk traditions including storytelling, oral histories, music, dance, wood carving, herbal remedies and beekeeping.
If the truth be known, Kim is interested in most everything except mud wrestling, team sports and reading technical manuals.
Kim now lives in Austin, Texas with Mark Wieland multi-talented husband and partner, Rags the Wonder Dog, Makita the fox/dingo dog look alike, a score of feral chickens, and 80,000 honey bees. Being a creative collector, Kim resides with 150 instruments, 300 hats, tons of rocks and plenty of found object "art".


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Meet the Molecules; β-ODAP
We have known about the effects of β-ODAP (or to give it its full name; β-L-oxalyl-2,3-diaminopropionic acid) for a lot longer than we have known the molecule.
β-ODAP is an amino acid produced by the grass pea, a very hardy crop primarily cultivated in India, Bangladesh and Ethiopia.
It is grown for its seeds (similar to peas or chickpeas) and is used as a green vegetable or feed crop and is one of the oldest cultivated crops, with an 8,000-year history of domestication.
The exceptional tolerance of grass pea to both drought and flooding has made it crucial for food security everywhere from the Neolithic Balkans, to bronze-age Syria, the Roman era Mediterranean, Medieval Europe to modern-day India and Ethiopia.
However, since antiquity, excessive consumption of grass pea has been linked to a devastating disease called neurolathyrism, which is marked by paralysis of the legs.
Epidemics of neurolathyrism would often follow times of famine, where grass pea was the only food still available. The fear of this disease has limited the use and improvement of grass pea, relegating it to the role of an 'orphan crop' only grown in the most challenging environments, where other crops would fail.
Lifesaver and poison
In 1964, β-ODAP was discovered to be the causative agent of neurolathyrism (2).
β-ODAP acts as an excitotoxic analogue to glutamate, i.e. a compound that overstimulates motor neurones in the brain by binding to receptors normally reserved for glutamate, causing those cells to die.
Since this discovery, reducing β-ODAP content has been the primary goal of grass pea breeding.
However, it has since become clear that this disease only occurs in people who are severely malnourished over long periods of time and eat grass pea as a major part of their diet for several months.
The John Innes Centre and our international partners are working to develop grass pea varieties without this toxin so that the potential of this crop for food security in areas at risk of drought and flooding can be realised.
Why does grass pea produce β-ODAP?
Grass pea produces a lot of β-ODAP, up to 3% of the dry weight of a young seedling, with smaller amounts in all other above-ground tissues, including seeds.
We still don't know for certain what benefit the plant gets from this large metabolic investment. Hypotheses range from defence against insect herbivores via response to drought to the uptake and management of metal ions.
However, the evidence for each of these hypotheses is weak and varieties with severely reduced β-ODAP-content do not appear to be compromised in any obvious way.
We may only be able to settle this question by developing grass peas that are entirely incapable of producing this toxin and testing them under multiple conditions.
β-ODAP is a non-protein amino acid and is derived from the central amino acid metabolism common to plants. The pathway also involves a breakdown product of oxalic acid. This breakdown pathway appears to have adopted a new function in β-ODAP synthesis. Although we know most of the steps, we still don't know all the enzymes involved in the pathway.
The John Innes Centre is working to identify these enzymes and the genes that code for them in order to better understand β-ODAP synthesis and use this knowledge to develop new, safe varieties of grass pea.
More than a toxin
β-ODAP is not unique to grass pea, but is also found in most other species of the same genus Lathyrus, sometimes in even higher concentrations.
It is also present in other legume genera, including Acacia and Crotalaria. While some of these other species are occasionally used as food, none of them form a staple crop like grass pea does, so the risk of β-ODAP-toxicity from these other species is low for humans, but grazing animals are occasionally affected.
Curiously, β-ODAP is also a major constituent of Asian ginseng, where it is known under the alternative name dencichine.
As ginseng is not closely related to legumes, it is possible that the production of β-ODAP evolved in ginseng independently.
However, as ginseng is only ever consumed in very small amounts, its β-ODAP-content does not pose a health risk. Besides the toxic effects in high doses over long periods of time, β-ODAP has been shown to have a hemostatic effect, i.e. reducing blood flow.
This has led to it being used in the production of band-aids. Other uses in the treatment of hypoxia, Alzheimer's disease and thrombocytopenia (low blood platelet count) are currently being investigated.
Dixit, G. P., Parihar, A. K., Bohra, A. & Singh, N. P. Achievements and prospects of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) improvement for sustainable food production. The Crop Journal 4, 407-416 (2016)
Spencer, P. S. et al. Lathyrism: Evidence for role of the neuroexcitatory amino acid BOAA. The Lancet 328, 1066-1067, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(86)90468-X (1986)
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Employee voice mechanisms for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender expatriation: the role of Employee-Resource Groups (ERGs) and allies
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Recent literature on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) expatriates has largely taken an employee perspective. Less attention has been devoted to organizational mechanisms supporting LGBT voice opportunities for global mobility. In this study, we use respondent data from 15 LGBT employees in combination with data from five global mobility managers to examine the role of Employee Resource Groups. Using the depth, scope and level of voice to frame the study in relation to stereotype threat theory, the findings show that discrimination and stigmatization are prevalent features affecting voice. The findings advance ...
View more >Recent literature on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) expatriates has largely taken an employee perspective. Less attention has been devoted to organizational mechanisms supporting LGBT voice opportunities for global mobility. In this study, we use respondent data from 15 LGBT employees in combination with data from five global mobility managers to examine the role of Employee Resource Groups. Using the depth, scope and level of voice to frame the study in relation to stereotype threat theory, the findings show that discrimination and stigmatization are prevalent features affecting voice. The findings advance three distinct contributions concerning marginalized (LGBT) employee voices about expatriation: the importance of 'informal' social dialogue, the shallow 'depth' to voice decision-making roles about LGBT expatriation, and a consideration of 'silence' in voice literatures.
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CE Chapel: Processing Grief
Dr. Darrell Bock takes a moment to discuss grief and how to process related emotions in this season with Beverly Ross, founder and executive director of Wise County Christian Counseling in Decatur, TX.
Beverly Ross
Beverly Ross is the Founder and Executive Director of Wise County Christian Counseling, a nonprofit counseling agency, and Jenny's Hope, a grief center for children, their families, and other adults. She is the coauthor, with her oldest son Josh, of a book on grief, Scarred Hope. Beverly is married to Rick, a pastor, and they have three adult children: Jenny, who died in 2010, Josh and his wife, Kayci, who pastor a church in Memphis, TN, and Jonathan and his wife, Jennifer, live in Decatur, TX where Jonathan is an elder at a community church. The Rosses have 5 adorable grandchildren. Beverly focuses every day on learning to carry Joy in the midst of her grief.
Darrell L. Bock
Dr. Bock has earned recognition as a Humboldt Scholar (Tübingen University in Germany), is the author of over 40 books, including well-regarded commentaries on Luke and Acts and studies of the historical Jesus, and work in cultural engagement as host of the seminary's Table Podcasts. He was president of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) for 2000–2001, writes for the Christianity Today's Places and Space series, and serves on the boards of Wheaton College, Chosen People Ministries, the Institute for Global Engagement, and Christians in Public Service (CIPS). His articles appear in leading publications. He is often an expert for the media on NT issues. Dr. Bock has been a New York Times best-selling author in nonfiction and is elder emeritus at Trinity Fellowship Church in Dallas. When traveling overseas, he will tune into the current game involving his favorite teams from Houston—live—even in the wee hours of the morning. Married for over 40 years to Sally, he is a proud father of two daughters and a son and is also a grandfather.
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Dr. Tsynman is board certified by the ABIM in both Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Dr. Tsynman's prestigious awards include the Presidential Award from the American College of Gastroenterology and the national Fellowship2Leadership Grant. He has published articles in many top gastroenterology journals, including Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Gastroenterology Clinics of North America.
Dr. Donald Tsynman is a native New Yorker and joined GI Health in July 2014. Growing up in New York City, he graduated from Stuyvesant High School and went on to complete his undergraduate education at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Tsynman attended medical school at St. Matthew's University at the Maine Medical Center, graduating first in his class with top honors and multiple academic accolades. He completed Internal Medicine training at the MCP Hahnemann Drexel University Hospital in Philadelphia. Thereafter, Dr. Tsynman received his training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York.Some of Dr. Tsynman's prestigious awards include the Presidential Award from the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and the national Fellowship2Leadership Grant. He has published articles in many top gastroenterology journals, including Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Gastroenterology Clinics of North America. Additionally, Dr. Tsynman has worked closely with the American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) to publish an online Nutrition Education module currently in use by training programs around the country.
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