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If Japanese retailer Uniqlo is looking for more space in American malls, there may be sites opening up soon. Same for UK clothing chain Topshop and Swedish retailer H&M, both of which have been expanding in North America.
Hundreds of spaces that for years have been clubs for teens looking for preppy clothes, maybe with a flashy logo, could be available for lease as clothing retailers such as American Eagle Outfitters, Abercrombie & Fitch and Aeropostale reconsider what kind of square footage they need.
The mall-based chains that for years ruled the nation's high school wardrobes are trying to overhaul their merchandise delivery systems to serve a smartphone-enabled generation that wanders easily between digital and mall shopping. That means not just helping them shop by phone but also delivering new styles faster and at prices teens are willing to pay.
"We continue to research this customer," said Abercrombie CEO Michael S. Jeffries in a recent conference call with analysts. "I continue to believe we are taking the brands to a place that is more relevant."
No one could accuse the chains of not taking the issue seriously, even if they might have been a little slower than some would like.
JPMorgan analyst Brian Tunick calculated that between 2007 and 2013, both off-price chains and fast-fashion retailers – a category that includes names such as Forever 21, H&M, Uniqlo and Zara that offer inexpensive fashion that is changed frequently – made significant gains.
Meanwhile, the American teen retailing chains were following the example of some of those international players by opening stores aggressively in countries around the world. They've done well enough that most plan to continue to add stores abroad.
Yet they still were trying to figure out how best to manage the massive chains that they had built across North America, as teen spending slowed along with the Great Recession and rising unemployment. Of late, there haven't been any major fashion trends to drive sales, either.
Now their answer to the real estate question seems clear: More stores aren't always the way to add sales.
In mid-May, American Eagle said it had identified 150 stores to close in North America in the next three years and is closely watching 300 more that have leases coming due. Roger S. Markfield, chief creative officer, said during a conference call to discuss first-quarter earnings that foot traffic has been down for all retailers in the malls.
Tunick's mid-May report to investors noted even before American Eagle's store closure program was revealed that Abercrombie had closed 260 locations since 2011 and Pacific Sun had closed 230 stores in that period. Aeropostale is expected to close up to 300 locations in the next few years, including a number of its P.S. from Aeropostale stores, he said.
The pullback isn't done. Abercrombie recently said it is on track to close 60 to 70 stores this fiscal year through lease expirations. Susquehanna Financial Group analyst Thomas A. Filandro pointed out in a report that more than 500 of Abercrombie's store leases are up for renewal through 2016.
Thirty percent of store supply could come out of the teen market over the next three years, according to a report last week from Jefferies analyst Randal J. Konik.
If teen clothing retailers are finding they need less physical space, the timing may not be bad for the shopping center industry. After hitting a low point in 2010 and 2011 as the recession played out, regional malls now have an average of 93 percent of their space filled and shopping centers overall are at 92 percent, said Jesse Tron, a spokesman for New York trade group International Council of Shopping Centers.
"We're back to pre-recessionary levels in terms of occupancy," he said.
At the group's annual trade show last month bringing together real estate brokers and retailers in Las Vegas, Tron said activity had picked up since the recession when people seemed to be hiding out in their booths.
He noted 94 percent of sales in the U.S. are still through physical stores, with the remaining 6 percent coming through digital channels.
Emphasis on experience
The industry's new focus on "omni-channel" retailing – a term that refers to seamlessly integrating online and offline stores – may bring store closures, but Tron noted there are other retailers, like Uniqlo and H&M, adding locations. Meanwhile some online-only merchants are finding they want physical spaces to raise their profile and give customers a different shopping experience.
"Experience" is likely to be a popular buzz word going forward. Retailers hope to keep brick-and-mortar stores contributing to sales results by making stores welcoming and the visits worth the effort.
In the past, Abercrombie's namesake stores had windows covered by blinds, while its Hollister chain of stores were distinctive for their beach shack entrances that made it hard to see inside.
Now the company is testing a remodeled version of the Hollister stores, with 75 to 100 expected to be done by year end.
Jonathan E. Ramsden, chief operating officer at Abercrombie, said on the company's recent earnings conference call that it's evident why the new storefronts are effective.
"I mean it's very fresh and new," he said. "You can see into the store. You can see the merchandise. … We're certainly pulling more customers into the store, which is clearly one of our core objectives over the next few years to drive greater traffic."


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RE: Donna Brasile's article, 10/7/12
Since the end of FDR's reign, the liberal economic bible has been Keynes' book on economics. Keynes said the depressions could be eliminated by government spending. Subsidies put money into customers' pockets, they purchased things, demand increased, factories began running again and jobs were created. Demand-side economics.
Historically, demand-side economics has ushered in depressions. Examples: The Tulip craze, Holland the 1800s. Results: Almost drove Holland into bankruptcy. The farm land craze, U.S. the 1920s. Results: Almost drove the U.S. into bankruptcy and started the recession of 1928, which lasted until the start of WWII. Our housing boom has caused another deep depression with no end in sight.
Why did these catastrophes occur? As demand increases, suppliers take two actions. They increase production to meet the demand and they raise prices. Prices are easy to raise. Supply is slower and much harder to ramp up. Increase in prices outpaces the increase in supply. With a populace living off of credit, demand cannot be sustain. Consumption slows drastically and rapidly. Supply is not easily reduced and people are laid off. Depression is close behind.
Demand-side economics has no self-limiting features to keep prices from getting out of hand. It is easy to prey on peoples' desires and envies. Customer demands can quickly drive up prices. If the items being inflated are essential items — gasoline, housing, tulips — the whole economy is quickly infected.
Supply-side economics has self-limiting features that will drastically reduce the probabilities of such disastrous economic events from occurring.
Politicians, regardless of their ilk, use the demand-side approach when running for office. Suppliers use demand economics to promote their products. To bastardize an old selling slogan, "Promise them anything, but don't tell them the truth."
Many people today have discovered one cannot spend themselves out of debt. Like bad habits, it is a lot easier to stay out of debt than it is to get out of debt. This is true for governments. Getting our government out of debt will be just as painful as it is for the individual to get out of debt.
New college graduates will find this out in the future as they begin to pay back what they borrowed to get that degree. So will our government when these potential future spenders don't have the cash to spent nor the credit to further mortgage their futures.
Politicians are just hucksters. Hucksters play on creating envy in the buying public. Wanting to be like the rich, the average person gladly goes into debt. They do not realize that they are mortgaging their future to pay for indulging their present envy.
A subtitle result of the escalation of envy is how easy it is for politicians to float the idea of fairness. Fairness is the sibling of envy. One does not think of fairness unless they wish they had what a more fortunate person has. One does not think of fairness unless there is envy present.
Envy and fairness are the parents of class warfare. Much of the crime we read about is the result of the feelings of envy, the feelings of unfairness and simply another kind of class warfare. The religion of demand-side economies ultimately sets the stage for class warfare and the resulting economic dislocations.
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A record number of rabid bats have been found in Los Angeles County this year, public health officials said Monday as they urged residents to avoid contact with any bats or wild animals.
So far this year, health officials have confirmed rabies in 45 bats. The previously record was set last year, when 38 rabid bats were found.
"The reason for the increase is unclear," county Director of Public Health Dr. Jonathan Fielding said. "Regardless, it is important that everyone understand the potential dangers posed to themselves and their pets as most of these rabid bats have been found in and around homes."
County health officials said there have been several instances this year of people or pets encountering rabid bats in front or back yards and occasionally inside homes.
Anyone exposed to a bat should seek immediate medical attention, according to health officials, who noted that a bite from a bat can be difficult to see on the skin or on a pet. "Thankfully we have very effective post-exposure treatment and vaccine, which means there has not been a locally acquired case of human rabies in Los Angeles County in over 50 years," Fielding said.
According to the county, an average of only 10 rabid bats are found every year.
According to a city-released public health guide, an unattended bite from a rabid bat can result in death.
People who come in contact with a bat through bites or any other infectious material such as saliva, should seek medical attention immediately. If a bat is discovered in a room where a child or mentally impaired person has been in, it is best to seek medical advice and have the bat tested for rabies, according to the guide.


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SEATTLE - Seattle Sounders FC hoped that July would be the month when it turned this MLS season around, but that hasn't happened yet.
Then the Sounders put their hope in this three-game homestand, but that opened Saturday with a 1-1 draw to the Colorado Rapids.
The result left Colorado (8-7-7) six points ahead of Seattle (7-7-4) in the Western Conference standings, and keeps the Sounders searching for the moment when they still believe this season will turn.
"We have many games ahead of us," Sounders captain Mauro Rosales said. "We still are in a good position. We have to keep going and try to get points as soon as we (can), when we play here also we have to get points. Today we get one — obviously we wanted three points today, but we're just looking for the next game and trying to get three points."
Despite having 10 players out due to injury or international duty, Seattle controlled the flow most of the way. But Colorado scored first, taking advantage of two Sounders errors on a corner kick in the 60th minute. Goalkeeper Andrew Weber misplayed the cross by Colorado's Nick LaBrocca, and the defense behind him lost track of forward Drew Moor, who headed in the game's first goal.
"It caught the wind, and I mistimed it," said Weber, who was brought up from third-division Phoenix FC due to the run of injuries. "I caught it with my fingertips. We were in between who was marking up on Drew Moor, and like I said, I mistimed it and he just tucked it away. I could have been better on the play, and I think we could have been better on marking."
Seattle drew even five minutes later. That play began with Lamar Neagle sending a shot off the far post, and rookie DeAndre Yedlin sending the rebound back on frame. The shot was batted away by Colorado keeper Clint Irwin, but Yedlin got to it again, this time heading it into the back of the net.
"A little bit lucky, I think, but it's always good to get a goal," said Yedlin, 20, who became the youngest Sounder to score an MLS goal. " Lamar had a good shot — unlucky to go off the post. It bounced to me, hit it first, keeper made a good save, and I was lucky it bounced back and I headed it."
The Sounders ended with 17 shots to nine by the Rapids, and they put seven shots on target, compared to Colorado's two. Seattle had 53.7 percent of the possession.
"Good to see us come back and equalize the game," coach Sigi Schmid said. "Then we're not a team that generally humps it and dumps it in, but that's what we were (doing) at the end, but maybe we could have played that a little bit better. We don't train that a lot because we don't expect to play that way very often. (Rookie reserve Eriq) Zavaleta had a header in that series. We were close, but sometimes too many guys rushing in not covering the top of the 18 as well. But I'm pleased that we tried to win."
The result ended Seattle's seven-game win streak against Colorado and a run of four straight wins at home. The Sounders are 1-2-1 in July with one more game this month: July 29, when Chivas USA visits.
Seattle still has played fewer matches than anyone else in the West, hasn't lost at home since March, and plays nine of its final 16 regular season games at home.
"You can be negative and positive," Schmid said. "Statistics can support positive things, statistics can support negative things, and they're actually the same stats — you're looking at the same thing. We have to keep working. We know where we're at. We're still trying to get our best 11 on the field at the same time, get them to work together, and hopefully Tuesday at practice we get that a little bit more."
Seattle 1, Colorado 1
Colorado 0 1—1
Seattle FC 0 1—1
First half—None.
Second half—1, Colorado, Moor 2 (LaBrocca), 60th minute. 2, Seattle FC, Yedlin 1, 65th.
Goalies—Colorado, Clint Irwin; Seattle FC, Andrew Weber.
Yellow Cards—Scott, Seattle FC, 42nd; Carrasco, Seattle FC, 43rd; Sturgis, Colorado, 83rd.
Referee—Ismail Elfath. Assistant Referees—George Gansner. Frank Anderson. 4th Official—Daniel Radford.


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Juniata College is a private institution that was founded in 1876. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,558, its setting is rural, and the campus size is 800 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Juniata College's ranking in the 2014 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 100. Its tuition and fees are $37,170 (2013-14).
Juniata College is a small, private liberal arts institution located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, about midway between Pittsburgh and the state capital of Harrisburg. Students at Juniata College can choose from about 100 undergraduate academic programs, and about 30 percent of them design their own major. Through the Program of Emphasis (POE) system, students can combine specific interests into a specialized area of study. For example, a student could earn a degree combining studies in mathematics and theater. Classes at Juniata College are small, and about 95 percent of graduates finish in four years.
Students at Juniata College participate in many school traditions, such as the Mr. Juniata Pageant and the All Class Night talent show. Another tradition is Mountain Day, when classes are canceled, and the student body heads to a state park for outdoor fun. Part of the Mountain Day excitement is that no one knows in advance which day it will happen. There are no fraternities or sororities at Juniata College, but students can join more than 90 organizations and play club sports. The Juniata Eagles varsity teams compete in the NCAA Division III in various conferences.
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Juniata is an independent, co-educational college of liberal arts and sciences. Located in the scenic mountains of central Pennsylvania, the beautiful 110-acre main campus is supplemented by the 315-acre Baker-Henry Nature Preserve and Baker Peace Chapel. In addition, a 365-acre Environmental Studies Field Station on nearby Raystown Lake provides one of the most distinctive opportunities in environmental science in the nation.
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Like any journey, life offers times of relaxation and enjoyment, as well as challenging opportunities. Perhaps this summer you and your loved ones are looking forward to a fun vacation, or perhaps you face your own set of obstacles. Regardless, books often help us navigate the changing waters we encounter on our individual journeys. In this issue we offer a wide variety of recommendations from alumni whose own reading adventures have traversed genres as diverse as spiritual inspiration, biographical history, and memoir-inspired fiction.
Some of the following book recommendations offer voyages into the stories
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Whether you are planning for a vacation or in the midst of routine—or even facing rough waters—we hope that you find these book suggestions to be enjoyable and helpful invitations to launch your own summer reading journey.
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After a successful Boat Rally yesterday at Shorncliffe which saw us attract good tv and newspaper media to the reality of what extending the Marine Parks will mean to Australians – we will not be able to easily get Australian seafood. We already import 72% of seafood! Why would we want to import more?
We need to continue the fight to Canberra and do all we can to keep our seas open to Australians. Join us in our Make A Wave Rally in Canberra on Monday 10 September. And remember, if you haven't already signed our petition, time is running out so please sign it today.
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- Number of floors - 12
- Total number of rooms - 229
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Conference space size (meters) - 102
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
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- Conference space size (feet) - 1100
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Cafe Luxx - Onsite restaurant/lounge serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and cocktails and offering room service.Starbucks - Onsite full-service store located in our lobby.
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The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
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Doubletree Guest Suites Minneapolis has a full-service health spa nearby that can provide on-site services.
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Insomnia. "It's a lifestyle thing; everybody's got it," says Gregg Jacobs, an insomnia specialist at the Sleep Disorders Center at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. More than half of American adults, when asked, report that they suffer from insomnia symptoms — trouble falling asleep or waking up during the night — a few times a week, according to the National Sleep Foundation.
About 8 million adults turn to prescription sleeping pills for help every month, according to a study published last year by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And yet, Jacobs warns, these medications all have flaws.
Popular prescription medications for insomnia include the so-called Z-drugs: Ambien (zolpidem), Lunesta (eszopiclone) and Sonata (zaleplon). These drugs have shorter durations of action than older drugs such as the benzodiazepine Dalmane (flurazepam). That means they may help you fall asleep, but their effects don't last very long. They also are less likely to lead to morning grogginess.
And yet, recent data show that even the Z-drugs can cause problems. Last year, the FDA recommended that prescribed doses of Ambien be lowered, particularly for women. This came after reports of lingering effects in the morning, including drowsiness and impaired driving.
There are concerns with the Z-drugs in elderly people as well, with persisting effects causing daytime confusion, memory problems and falls, Jacobs says. In fact, the American Geriatric Society, which publishes a list of medications that the elderly should avoid because their side effects outweigh their benefits, recently discouraged the use of Z-drugs for any period longer than 90 days. Benzodiazepines when taken for insomnia are on the list as well.
The Z-drugs have similar effects on the brain as Dalmane and other benzodiazepines such as Klonopin and Halcion. These drugs act on GABA receptors, inhibiting neuronal function and thus tending to dampen many brain functions, including a wakeful state. The Z-drugs, thought to interact with a smaller subset of GABA receptors than the benzodiazepines, were hoped to produce fewer side effects than those drugs. However, many studies have found little difference between them. Other drugs are prescribed for sleep, such as certain antidepressants (Desyrel and Sinequan) that tweak the balance of brain chemicals involved in mood and alertness, and the melatonin-mimicking drug Rozerem (ramelteon), which delivers sleepytime signals to the brain.
"It's important to pick the right medicine to match your problem," Thomas Roth, a sleep medicine researcher at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, says. It's equally important to know that there's a non-drug alternative.
Indeed, cognitive behavioral therapy, which includes using relaxation techniques, controlling stimulation before bedtime and reframing how people think about their sleep needs, may work better than any pill. Ten years ago, Jacobs published a study that found cognitive behavioral therapy superior to Ambien, producing bigger effects in falling asleep time and in overall sleep-vs.-wakeful time in bed.
Behavioral treatment and Ambien in combination did not produce any greater effect than behavioral treatment alone.
If you do go the medicine route, understand that drugs' sleep-inducing effects are limited and side effects may make them not worth your while.
A review of clinical trials found that, on average, people taking Z-drugs fall asleep 22 minutes sooner than those taking a placebo pill. But these drugs don't last very long, so they don't help keep you asleep in the pre-alarm clock hours.
Short-term side effects can include:
— Hangovers, "especially if you're sensitive or slow to metabolize the drugs," Roth says. For instance, women typically metabolize Ambien more slowly than men.
— Amnesia. This may be why people report better sleep when they take the drugs, Jacobs says: They don't remember being awake even if they were.
— Abnormal behavior, such as sleep driving or sleep eating. This effect is rare, Roth says, and is associated with taking a higher than recommended dose, combining the medication with alcohol or taking it more than a hour before bedtime. "Take your meds and go to bed," he says.
— Abuse and addiction. "The risk is very small except in vulnerable people," Roth says. People with addiction or alcohol abuse history are at much greater risk of using sleeping pills to get high.
If you have taken the drug long term (beyond a month or three), side effects may include:
— Dependence. After months of nightly use, your body can get so used to the drug that stopping suddenly can cause withdrawal effects, including nervousness, dizziness, insomnia and even seizures. Reducing doses gradually can prevent this.
_Tolerance. This is when you need more drug to get the same effect and is less likely with the short-acting drugs. Roth co-authored a study that showed that the sleep benefits of a steady dose of Ambien were maintained over eight months of use.
— Risk of early death. A recent study found an association between sleeping pill use and mortality. However, whether the primary contributing factor was pill use could not be determined. For instance, insomnia is also associated with poor health and may play an important role in early death.
"Insomnia is a chronic disorder, and chronic problems require chronic treatment — under supervision," Roth says. "It's worth seeing a doctor who knows the meds and who also knows about behavioral treatments," he adds.
So if your sleep troubles are frequent and persistent, see a doctor — preferably a sleep specialist.
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Malaysians wonder 'Why us?' after second loss of airline jet
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For many Malaysians, the disappearance of Flight 370 in March has been a long trauma from which the nation has not yet recovered.
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UPDATE: (10:12 a.m.)—An overturned tanker closed Interstate 95 at the Tydings Bridge Tuesday morning.
Northbound and southbound lanes were shut down. Northbound traffic was diverted onto MD Route 155 and then onto U.S. Route 40 to cross the Susquehanna River via the Hatem Bridge.
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DNA expert Richard Eikelenboom, testifying on behalf of David Camm, said Charles Boney's DNA was found on the shirt of Camm's wife, Kimberly, on two places on her underwear, and on the torso of 5-year-old Jill Camm, The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal reported .
Eikelenboom's testimony supported the defense team's argument that Boney committed the slayings. He's serving a 225-year sentence for murder and conspiracy in the 2000 slayings at the Camm home near Georgetown, about 15 miles west of Louisville.
Prosecutors, however, countered with their own expert, the Indiana State Police DNA supervisor Carl Sobieralski, who testified that the results weren't reliable because Eikelenboom's lab isn't accredited and he didn't follow several accepted protocols in processing the evidence.
Special Judge Jon Dartt is expected to hear more testimony Friday and eventually rule on whether the evidence, often referred to as "touch" or "contact" DNA, can be allowed during Camm's retrial set.
Camm was convicted of the murders twice, but both convictions were later overturned. His third trial begins later this month in Boone County, northwest of Indianapolis.
Prosecutors have pointed to dots of Jill Camm's blood found on her father's T-shirt as evidence that he was nearby when he daughter was fatally shot.
Boney was charged in the murders before the second Camm trial. Prosecutors said at that time that Boney had helped Camm but that he did not commit the slayings.
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When troopers from the Bel Air Barrack arrived at the home in the 4100 block of Norrisville Road they were met by the 911 caller, confirmed the information and tried to surround the house, the release states.
Murphy then came out of the house and allegedly pointed a shotgun at one of the troopers, according to state police.
Trooper First Class Quinn Dobbins fired one shot from his departmental 12 gauge shotgun, hitting Murphy in the left arm and shoulder.
Murphy was transported by the Jarrettsville Volunteer Fire Company ambulance to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore for treatment of his injuries, which police and fire officials say are not life-threatening.
Dobbins is an eight-year Maryland State Police veteran. He has been placed on routine administrative leave as is procedure for all police-involved shootings, the release states. An state police internal investigation is also expected.
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Treating alopecia-X
Alopecia-X is a dermatologic disorder usually described in Pomeranian, poodle, and husky breeds. It is related to an arrest
in the normal hair growth cycle and has been associated with deregulation of both growth hormone and adrenal androgen synthesis.23 In classic cases, nonpruritic truncal alopecia occurs; no other signs or changes are noted.
Many of these dogs have elevated concentrations of the precursors to cortisol, particularly 17-hydroxyprogesterone. A recent
study evaluating trilostane's effectiveness in 24 affected dogs (Pomeranians and miniature poodles) reported a 90% response
rate within eight weeks.24 Trilostane was given once or twice daily, with a mean dose of 10.85 mg/kg/day. No adverse effects were noted, and it was
concluded that the hair growth was related to downregulation of adrenal steroid synthesis or inhibition of estrogen receptors
within the hair follicles themselves.24 Three affected Alaskan malamutes showed similar positive responses when given 3 mg/kg trilostane twice daily.25
Atypical hyperadrenocorticism is a recently described disorder in which patients manifest clinical signs suggesting hyperadrenocorticism,
but the diagnosis is not supported by the results of standard screening tests (an ACTH stimulation test and a low-dose dexamethasone
suppression test).26 If detailed steroid profiles are performed (e.g. University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Endocrinology Service adrenal panel: cortisol, estradiol,
androstenedione, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, progesterone, and aldosterone), affected patients have abnormal resting and post-ACTH
concentrations of one or more of the cortisol precursors or adrenal androgens or estrogens. Many of these patients have adrenal
tumors, so abdominal ultrasonography is always warranted before starting medical therapy.
A detailed discussion of these cases is beyond the scope of this review. However, depending on the particular steroid deregulation
identified, trilostane may be an appropriate choice for some of these cases unless a surgical lesion is identified. A thorough
understanding of the adrenocortical biochemical pathways is necessary to make an appropriate medical plan (Figure 1), and consultation with an endocrinologist may be helpful. If either mitotane or trilostane is used, careful monitoring for
signs of hypocortisolemia is still warranted.
Dogs with hyperadrenocorticism that do not respond to mitotane or other forms of medical therapy may benefit from trilostane
therapy. Any practitioner using trilostane should be familiar with the likely side effects and be able to adequately monitor
patients during therapy. Prompt recognition of potentially life-threatening complications is imperative, and appropriate supportive
care must be available. Clients must be informed that trilostane is not approved in the United States, educated on the warning
signs of adrenal insufficiency, and given clear instructions about when to discontinue therapy and seek veterinary care.
Editors' note: Dr. Cook is an educational and marketing consultant for Dechra Pharmaceuticals, PLC.
Audrey K. Cook, BVM&S, MRCVS, DACVIM, DECVIM-CA Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843
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testing in dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2006;229(4):528-530.
2. Feldman EC, Nelson RW. Canine hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing's syndrome). In: Canine and feline endocrinology and reproduction. 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Saunders, 2004;252-357.
3. Peterson ME. Diagnosis of hyperadrenocorticism in dogs. Clin Tech Small Anim Pract 2007;22(1):2-11.
4. Hanson JM, van 't HM, Voorhout G, et al. Efficacy of transsphenoidal hypophysectomy in treatment of dogs with pituitary-dependent
hyperadrenocorticism. J Vet Intern Med 2005;19(5):687-694.
5. Peterson ME. Medical treatment of canine pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing's disease). Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 2001;31(5):1005-1014.
6. Potts GO, Creange JE, Hardomg HR, et al. Trilostane, an orally active inhibitor of steroid biosynthesis. Steroids 1978;32(2):257-267.
7. Wenger M, Sieber-Ruckstuhl NS, Müller C, et al. Effect of trilostane on serum concentrations of aldosterone, cortisol,
and potassium in dogs with pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism. Am J Vet Res 2004;65(9):1245-1250.
8. Plumb DC. Plumb's veterinary drug handbook. 5th ed. Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Publishing, 2005;778-779.
9. Vetoryl Package Insert. Shrewsbury, Shropshire: Arnolds Veterinary Products/Dechra Veterinary Products.
10. Neiger R, Ramsey IK. Trilostane therapy of canine hyperadrenocorticism, in Proceedings. Am Coll Vet Intern Med Forum 2002.
11. Neiger R, Ramsey I, O'Connor J, et al. Trilostane treatment of 78 dogs with pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism.
Vet Rec 2002;150(26):799-804.
12. Reusch CE. New treatment options in canine Cushing's syndrome, in Proceedings. World Small Anim Vet Assoc Congress 2002.
13. Braddock JA, Church DB, Robertson ID, et al. Trilostane treatment in dogs with pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism.
Aust Vet J 2003;81(10):600-607.
14. Alenza DP, Arenas C, Lopez ML, et al. Long-term efficacy of trilostane administered twice daily in dogs with pituitary-dependent
hyperadrenocorticism. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2006;42(4):269-276.
15. Barker EN, Campbell S, Tebb AJ, et al. A comparison of the survival times of dogs treated with mitotane or trilostane
for pituitary-dependent hyperadrenocorticism. J Vet Intern Med 2005;19(6):810-815.
16. Chapman PS, Kelly DF, Archer A, et al. Adrenal necrosis in a dog receiving trilostane for the treatment of hyperadrenocorticism.
J Small Anim Pract 2004;45(6):307-310.
17. Reusch CE, Sieber-Ruckstuhl N, Wenger M, et al. Histological evaluation of the adrenal glands of seven dogs with hyperadrenocorticism
treated with trilostane. Vet Rec 2007;160(7):219-224.
18. Feldman EC, Nelson RW, Feldman MS, et al. Comparison of mitotane treatment for adrenal tumor versus pituitary-dependent
hyperadrenocorticism in dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1992;200(11):1642-1647.
19. Plumb DC. Plumb's veterinary drug handbook. 5th ed. Ames, Iowa: Blackwell Publishing, 2005;537-539.
20. Behrend EN, Kemppainen RJ. Medical therapy of canine Cushing's syndrome. Compend Contin Educ Pract Vet 1998;20:679-697.
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tumor, in Proceedings. Forum Am Coll Vet Intern Med 2007.
23. Frank LA, Hnilica KA, Oliver JW. Adrenal steroid hormone concentrations in dogs with hair cycle arrest (Alopecia X) before
and during treatment with melatonin and mitotane. Vet Dermatol 2004;15(5):278-284.
24. Cerundolo R, Lloyd DH, Persechino A, et al. Treatment of canine Alopecia X with trilostane. Vet Dermatol 2004;15(5):285-293.
25. Leone F, Cerundolo R, Vercelli A, et al. The use of trilostane for the treatment of alopecia X in Alaskan malamutes. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 2005;41(5):336-342.
26. Ristic JME, Ramsey IK, Heath EM, et al. The use of 17-hydroxyprogesterone in the diagnosis of canine hyperadrenocorticism.
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Writing and Writers
News about Writing and Writers, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Jul. 27, 2014
Novelist Stephen Marche, observing that failure is subject of public interest, contends that writers have long been experts at failure; submits that majority of books by successful writers are failures, and that majority of writers in general are failures. MORE
Jul. 27, 2014
Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column praises Roger Angell, 93-year-old New Yorker writer who has enchanted generations of baseball fans and who is set to receive the Baseball Hall of Fame's highest award for writing; notes his responses to several questions about life, state of the sport, and its place in American culture. MORE
Jul. 14, 2014
Dungeons & Dragons, seminal role-playing game, has influenced a host of successful writers over the past 40 years; writers like Junot Diaz and David Lindsay-Abaire say table-top game helped teach them the art of storytelling. MORE
Jul. 13, 2014
Authors Anna Holmes and Leslie Jamison reflect on mistakes they made as young writers that they now regret. MORE
Jun. 19, 2014
Dr Martin Lotze study on workings of creativity, published in journal NeuroImage, examines fMRI scans of both amateur and experienced writers taken during process of written storytelling; study shows that brains of experiences writers function differently than those of amateur writers; findings have drawn mixed reactions. MORE
Jun. 15, 2014
Authors James Parker and Mohsin Hamid consider how parenthood has affected their writing lives. MORE
Jun. 8, 2014
Authors Zoe Heller and Daniel Mendelsohn reflect on writers whose careers they envy. MORE
May. 30, 2014
Maya Angelou first moved to New York City in 1959 to join the Harlem Writers Guild at the urging of a novelist friend; even after Angelou left to live in other cities, she frequently returned to New York and bought a brownstone on 120th Street in 2004, which she transformed into a kind of salon, mixing dancers with activists, musicians with writers. MORE
May. 25, 2014
Roger Rosenblatt Author's Note describes coming to terms with obscurity of an author's life; recalls some of the more stinging humiliations he suffered before becoming accustomed to not being recognized, even at his own readings. MORE
May. 25, 2014
Chuck Klosterman The Ethicist column answers questions about wisdom of maxim that a captain must go down with his ship and use of pen names by authors. MORE
May. 25, 2014
Heather Havrilesky Lives essay describes feeling conflicted about being an advice columnist when her sister is a cancer surgeon who saves lives. MORE
May. 18, 2014
Authors Francine Prose and Mohsin Hamid reflect on draws and drawbacks of success for writers. MORE
May. 8, 2014
Celebrities and authors rub elbows at annual PEN American Center Literary Gala, black-tie affair held at American Museum of Natural History. MORE
May. 4, 2014
Op-Ed article by author Lisa Scottoline describes what it was like to take an English class in college with author Philip Roth; contends that Roth was an excellent teacher, in that he showed his students that the best way to become a writer is to find one's own voice. MORE
Apr. 27, 2014
Authors Francine Prose and Leslie Jamison reflect on mining actual relationships for literary material. MORE
Apr. 22, 2014
Op-Ed article by author Raffaella Silvestri describes her experience of appearing on Masterpiece, Italy's first reality television show for writers; posits that criticisms of the program miss the possibility that it might take television to make books cool again. MORE
Apr. 8, 2014
The artists' colony will present the Yaddo Artist Medal to Mr. Roth at a fund-raiser in New York City in May. MORE
Apr. 6, 2014
Op-Ed article by author Akhil Sharma describes having a psychological breakdown while trying to complete a novel; notes that he took solace from his own thoughts by thinking of other people. MORE
Mar. 30, 2014
Authors Zoe Heller and Mohsin Hamid reflect on whether oft-repeated dictum 'write what you know' is helpful advice or idle cliche. MORE
Mar. 30, 2014
Preoccupations column features author David Zweig, who describes his transition to the Brooklyn Writers Space after having children made it difficult to work at home. MORE
Mar. 30, 2014
Teddy Wayne Future Tense column notes that many otherwise literate adults are intentionally simplifying their online language while inflating their emotional response, all for public consumption. MORE
Mar. 24, 2014
Technology is transforming once-solitary process of writing fiction, making it social, informal and intimate, with results not only consumed but often composed on the fly; app Wattpad is leader in new storytelling environment, with more than two million writers producing 100,000 pieces of material daily for 20 million readers on intricate international social network. MORE
Mar. 23, 2014
Travel Q&A with biographer Artemis Cooper, who discusses life of acclaimed travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor and his European life of intrigue. MORE
Mar. 19, 2014
Ad executive Toby Barlow and journalist Sarah Cox launch Write A House, nonprofit that acquires and renovates abandoned houses in Detroit and gives them to writers for free; program is just one of a number of projects aimed at revitalizing the city. MORE
Mar. 15, 2014
Mark Oppenheimer Beliefs column profiles atheist writer, S T Joshi, whose work includes culling the views of other writers and philosophers who make a case against God. MORE
Feb. 23, 2014
Novelist Dinaw Mengestu describes his typical Sunday routine. MORE
Feb. 2, 2014
Joshua Hammer travel article relates his tour of Istanbul, Turkey, with novelist and Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk, who shows Hammer neighborhoods that shaped his upbringing and his development as a writer. MORE
Jan. 26, 2014
Fay Weldon Author's Note column observes that in fiction, as in movies and the stage, stories about younger women are much more in demand than those about older women; notes there is a certain freedom for older women authors, who tend to be judged by their words and ideas rather than their looks. MORE
Jan. 26, 2014
Authors Thomas Mallon and Daniel Mendelsohn reflect on their negative literary influences. MORE
Jan. 25, 2014
Op-Ed article by writer Jonathan Mahler investigates controversy surrounding Caleb Hannan essay on Grantland website, saying it highlights how long-form journalism has become fetishized in the digital age; holds bad long-form writing tends to focus on the author as a hero, rather than the complexities of the subject at hand. MORE
Jan. 19, 2014
Authors Francine Prose and Rivka Galchen discuss whether tools like Google and YouTube have changed the way they research and write. MORE
Dec. 22, 2013
Several playwrights note lessons they learned when their works were made into movies. MORE
Dec. 8, 2013
Mark O'Connell Riff essay reflects on self-doubt, which has been a powerful ally in his battle against bad writing but has also been an obstacle in his life and, sometimes, to writing anything at all. MORE
Nov. 30, 2013
Dutch novelist Arnon Grunberg is writing a novella while sensors and cameras track his brain waves, heart rate and other indicators; Grunberg's plan is to have 50 people read his story under same circumstances in effort to track the physiology of writing and literary appreciation. MORE
Nov. 24, 2013
Essays in which writers bid farewell to New York City, genre popularized by Joan Didion in 1967, are finding renewed life as a new generation of writers works out its own love-hate relationship with city; several such works have been published in book Goodbye to All That: Writers on Loving and Leaving New York. MORE
Nov. 17, 2013
Journalist and novelist Pete Hamill, a perpetual explorer of New York City on foot, describes his typical Sunday routine. MORE
Nov. 12, 2013
Survey by writers' organization PEN American Center finds that large majority of its members are deeply concerned about extent of government surveillance of email and phone records. MORE
Oct. 27, 2013
Op-Ed article by author Tim Kreider complains about the frequency with which he is asked to contribute articles to online media outlets for free; contends the only reason why editors and business owners can get away with paying nothing to artists is because there are other artists who are willing to work for free. MORE
Oct. 26, 2013
Saturday Profile of Juan Villoro, one of Mexico's most decorated and esteemed writers, who also happens to be soccer fanatic; Villoro is known for extracting lessons about society and life from soccer. MORE
Oct. 6, 2013
Op-Ed article by author Said Sayrafiezadeh confesses that one of his main literary influences is radio host Howard Stern; details the significant overlaps between Stern's show and the world of writers. MORE
Sep. 13, 2013
Lit Crawl hosted by Washington Square Review is like a pub crawl, but with authors; event returns to Manhattan, offering lesser-known New York writers turn in spotlight. MORE
Aug. 25, 2013
Essay by Joshua Henkin describes how studying for the SAT inspired in him a love of language, which eventually led to him becoming a writier. MORE
Aug. 12, 2013
David Carr The Media Equation column notes accomplished magazine writers Joshuah Bearman and Joshua Davis are starting Epic platform to enable other writers to achieve similar success with film options and other publishing rights; says they hope to build model for long-form journalism where revenue generated over entire life of stories can be used to finance costs of reporting. MORE
Aug. 11, 2013
Phillip Lopate essay expounds on the seeming randomness of literary awards and success, noting that it can drive some writers to paranoia. MORE
Aug. 11, 2013
Ken Auletta, author and staff writer at The New Yorker who is also team captain in annual Artists and Writers Softball Game, describes his typical Sunday routine. MORE
Aug. 11, 2013
Loose Ends column by author Michael Farris Smith questions whether he would take a drug if it made him a better storyteller, in light of the baseball doping scandal. MORE
Aug. 4, 2013
Profile of Stephen King and his family, who have become a dynasty of storytellers; there are five novelists in the family, four of whom are coming out with books in 2013. MORE
Aug. 4, 2013
Ben Dolnick Lives essay recounts how his endless bragging that movie star Olivia Wilde had a crush on him when they were kids has led him to doubt veracity of his memory; notes, as a fiction writer, his stories and memories can often become confused. MORE
Jul. 21, 2013
Steve Rinella essay describes way in which skills required for hunting and writing are remarkably similar and even complementary. MORE
Jul. 21, 2013
Young adult fiction writer Brittany Geragotelis describes her typical Sunday routine. MORE
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Amy Bloom: By the Book
The author, most recently, of "Lucky Us" would like to invite Sappho, George Bernard Shaw and James Baldwin over for a literary dinner. "It's not clear to me that everyone will get along."
August 3, 2014, Sunday
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Mind Ablaze
The poet and novelist Stephen Crane "raced through his life," documenting war and poverty until his death at 28.
August 3, 2014, Sunday
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Mr. Salinger's Neighborhood
Thomas Beller views J. D. Salinger as a New York writer.
August 3, 2014, Sunday
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More Online Publishers Let Readers Fill the Space
Media companies are adding technology that allows readers to upload digital material like links, text or video with varying levels of oversight.
August 2, 2014, Saturday
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Delicate Chinese Albums for Wealthy Show-Offs
The Huntington Library in California has acquired a set of 17th-century Chinese albums of wood blocks and poetry from the Ten Bamboo workshop.
August 1, 2014, Friday
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Hijuelos Novel to Be Published Posthumously
"Twain and Stanley Enter Paradise," a novel by Oscar Hijuelos, who died last year, will be published in 2015.
July 31, 2014, Thursday
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Irish Arts Center Announces New Season
A new monthly music and literature residency organized by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon will be part of center's fall season.
July 30, 2014, Wednesday
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In Search of the Conservative Artist
Where the culture industry's liberal bias is apparent, and where it melts away.
July 30, 2014, Wednesday
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Yanks and the Booker Prize
A reader in Toronto writes that American authors already have plenty of opportunities.
July 29, 2014, Tuesday
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Louise Shivers, Conjurer of Rural South, Dies at 84
Ms. Shivers was startled by the critical success of her first novella, "Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail" (1983), published when she was in her 50s.
July 29, 2014, Tuesday
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Maya Angelou's Earliest Memory
In an interview from 2010, Maya Angelou describes her earliest childhood memory and how her older brother, Bailey, was her greatest hero.
A Farewell to Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou, the memoirist, poet and author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," died Wednesday. Her manuscripts are being preserved at the Harlem-based branch of the New York Public Library.
García Márquez, Magical Realism Master
Gabriel García Márquez, the Nobel laureate Colombian author whose "One Hundred Years of Solitude" established him as a giant of 20th-century literature, died on Thursday at his home in Mexico City.
The Read Around: Robert Coover
Robert Coover, whose latest novel is "The Brunist Day of Wrath," says he feels most like a writer when working late into the night.
The Read Around: Tim Federle
Tim Federle, the author of "Five, Six, Seven, Nate!," says the challenge of writing for younger readers is to make sure adults have just as much fun reading the book as children do.
Wisconsin, a Love Song
Nickolas Butler, author of "Shotgun Lovesongs," discusses writing, Wisconsin winters and the stirring influence of Bon Iver.
The Read Around: Kevin Young
Death, birth, rebirth and the afterlife of grief are all present in Kevin Young's new book of poetry, "Book of Hours."
The Read Around: Nancy Horan
Robert Louis Stevenson married Fanny Van de Grift Osbourne in 1880. When author Nancy Horan saw how adventuresome their lives were, she had the material for "Under the Wide and Starry Sky."
Will Chinese lose penchant for property?
After months of blistering growth, China property prices are flagging, but major global markets are set to remain robust as money from the Mainland seeks a home, says veteran analyst Peter Churchouse.
The Read Around: Helen Oyeyemi
Helen Oyeyemi, whose new novel, "Boy, Snow, Bird," was inspired by "Snow White," says fairy tales allow us to focus on "the nature of stories themselves, and the curious power they have."
The Read Around: Blake Bailey
The biographer Blake Bailey tells the story of his own family in "The Splendid Things We Planned."
The Read Around: Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle discusses how the "daily humiliations of getting older" inform the characters in his new book, "The Guts."
The Read Around: B. J. Novak
B. J. Novak, whose debut collection of fiction is "One More Thing," says, "I love to act, but I'm always thinking with the mind of a writer."
The Read Around: Kelly Corrigan
Kelly Corrigan's new memoir, "Glitter and Glue," is about the long process of truly accepting her mother.
What I Love | Anna Trigiani
A visit to the West Village townhouse of the best-selling author and movie director.
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August 2, 2014
Muscular Dystrophy affects 1800 families in central Virginia.
Community members came out to raise money for the cause, filling Starhill Restaurant for a silent auction and live music. There are two clinics in Charlottesville that offer treatment.
"We also fund research because we are definitely close to finding the cure, but ultimately it's money that's going to help us to eradicate this disease," said Tajuana Eddleton of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Organizers say they successfully raised several thousand dollars.