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Officer's Logbook
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Natural Resource Officers, Park Rangers and other personnel of our parks and wildlife areas rely on the citizens of our state to provide tips of crimes and violations being committed. These tips come in every day and most are reported anonymously. The majority of these tips lead to resolution and prosecution through investigation and our judicial system. Concerned citizens of our state utilize the Operation Game Thief link on our website to report these violations. If you see a crime or violation taking place, please try to obtain as much information as possible. Tag numbers, vehicle descriptions, descriptions of violators and any other information you feel might aid in the apprehension of the violators.
Completed Lifetime License investigation, met with a landowner that had a calf killed, attended night range, did K-9 training and checked bird hunters.
Attended firearms training night shoot in sub zero weather, not sure how smart that was!. Attended operational drowning debrief at County S.O. Worked Monster Buck Classic on Saturday with K9. Had a huge turnout with lots of questions and frustrated sportsman with the lack of deer and other wildlife.
Antlered deer checked into locker last day of season. Not many waterfowl hunters but some encountered problem, required stamps no longer available from some vendors, maybe available online. Attended night shoot, too cold for me. Large crowd for awesome We Are Kansas Monster Buck Classic exhibition. Assisted medical staff evacuate hunter that had fallen taking down tree stand, likely broken leg or ankle. Inspected a falconry facility. Bald eagle call referred to Wildlife division.
Had the weekend and holiday off. Delivered PWC simulator trailer to Regional office and attended a very cold night at the range. Had a debriefing meeting at SO for all involved in the drowning recovery. Worked the boat/outdoor show and fielded many "where are all the deer" questions. Attempted to tag a frozen cat.
Started the week preparing for pre-trial that was waved one hour before scheduled time. Met with landowner claiming his 150 pound calf was killed and totally eaten by a cougar in one night, I don't think so. Looked for duck hunters – no ducks, no hunters. Attended a cold night shoot on Wednesday. Finished the week assisting in the rescue of a dog that had fallen through ice about 50 yards from shore along the River. Tried the method used to rescue deer, ice would not support weight of canoe so we had to break ice the entire way. Dog and family united, all went well.
This week I worked on administrative tasks, set up for the BBC, attended range??? and checked a few hunters.
Antlerless selective to close out another deer season. Unfortunately, neither the hunters or the deer got the memo to come out and participate. Had a health assessment and attended firearms this week.
Selective along the KS River, checking a couple trappers and waterfowl hunters. Recovered a dead barred owl that had been reportedly shot. Assisted SO's at a residence where the subject fired a couple shots towards his ex-girlfriend/neighbor. Attended weapons shoot/hypothermia training... Worked on KLER and admin reports. Assisted with a training boat. Patrolled around wildlife area. Responded to a call regarding three juvenile females playing on the ice.
Sunday patrolled around my county was called two different times to have bobcats tagged at my local fur buyer. For some reason people decide it is easier to wait until they get to the local fur buyer, then have the fur buyer call. Luckily the first time I was not busy so made a trip across the county to tag a couple cats. Second time made the guy meet me half way. Ended the afternoon arguing with a old lady that said she was going to shoot the bald eagle that was after her chickens. She asked my permission and when I advised her that I could not give her permission and that she was not allowed to kill them, she advised she was going to anyway since they were "destroying her property" She advised she would give me a call if she had to do it.. Monday I was off. Tuesday and Wednesday worked on boating stuff patrolled a little and finished up a few things. Thursday and Friday I was off. Saturday dealt with a guy that had caught a woodpecker in a rat snap trap in his yard then used it for bait in a untagged live trap out in the country. This guy broke every law you can think of.
Sunday patrolled checking a few coyote hunters. Wednesday went to pick up jet ski simulator. Had a night shoot which was pointless! Thursday helped serve a search warrant on some people that have caused problems in the area for some time. Saturday worked in the office and worked the booth at the Buck Classic. Yes, got the same questions about mountain lions and where are all the deer!
This week I looked for people duck and deer hunting and not finding many. Took the new air boat to have some extra poly installed of the outer hull and to have a loaner pair of propellers installed until UPS can find our old set or until we buy another set. Helped set up a display for the Monster Buck Classic on Fri. and worked it that night. Worked the Boat and Outdoor show on Sat.
Looked for waterfowl hunters on Sunday. Monday Holiday. Tuesday went to night shoot. Friday recorded radio show and went to check river, which had too much ice for a boat to get out on. Saturday routine patrol not finding much.
Attended firearms training. Logged in new evidence from a recent deer case. Responded to a call of dump geese by a house. Gave an interview to a Boy Scout about "The Game Warden profession". Patrolled for goose and duck hunters.
General office and patrol. Served an NTA for Officer out west. Short week with holiday and annual leave day. Cited and released subject hunting deer closed season, shot opossum no furharvester license repeat offender. Worked the sports show. Went to train the trainer .
Enjoyed an extra day off for the holiday. Attended a cold night shoot. Assisted districts with search warrant. Off on 4 day.
Truck in to fix flat tire and oil change. Worked sport show Friday and Saturday. Patrolled area checking a few licenses.
Off beginning of week. Wednesday, attended night shoot. Gained experience shooting with 40 mph winds and frozen hands. Thursday, worked on paperwork and tagged cats. Friday and Saturday, general patrol and phone calls, tagged cats, dropped off schedule to dispatch and informed them of training next week, and made travel preparations.
Off on the Holiday. Participated in a long cold day/night at range. Worked on the latest version of the PMP's and sent out to Officers. Worked on Stat Reports. Returned evidence from a spot light case. Checked a couple of hunters at Hillsdale.
Tuesday patrolled Counties. Met with Area Managers. Wednesday tagged bobcat, then patrolled for hunters and anglers. Thursday checked two trappers in County. Patrolled again around reservoir for activity then had truck serviced, oil changed in the late afternoon. Patrolled for waterfowlers just at dark. Days off Friday to Monday.
Last week I was off on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday office and patrol finding few out. On Saturday I prepared for my trip for training as well as cleaning/organizing truck and other various activities. On Sunday I enjoyed some quality bonding time with fellow officers on the long drive to training.
Spent couple days in the hospital with my 3 yr old from sickness. Worked around the county checking coyote hunters, duck hunters and goose hunters. All were having some luck.
Monday through Friday: performed administrative/clerical duties; processed KLER reports; continued work on a training outline; worked in the Regional Office; and Performance Management Process Objective Tasks. Saturday worked hunters, anglers, and wood cutters at reservoir. Sunday investigated a report of a deer carcass tied to a field gate in the County; worked waterfowl and coyote hunters in County; investigated a report of poisoning of animals on the northern edge of reservoir, which ended up being 5 opossums that a trapper disposed of after trapping; and worked waterfowl hunters and anglers at reservoir. Violations encountered: no 2014 hunting license x4, no state waterfowl stamp, no federal waterfowl stamp, no harvest information program stamp, criminal hunting, no wood cutting permit, and no 2014 fishing license.
Thursday morning I had court, and it was a big success. General patrol Thursday and Friday,not finding much. Saturday wondered down to Lake, checked a bunch of duck hunters, a few boat checks and even found an angler out. Was called out that night on 'coon hunter trespassing, turned out he had permission but drove onto the property unexpectedly. Sunday drove to Waco, Tx for boat accident investigation training.
K9 training. Worked on cases. Maintenance. Picked up supplies. Met with officer about carcass disposal site. Patrol. Assisted with warrants and provided standby K9 if needed.
This week helped with search warrant in County, worked on complaint from landowner, patrolled river for waterfowl hunters and armored more Glocks.
Sunday, Mon. & Tues. off. Wed finished writing two search warrants and took them in for review from the CA and then got them signed by the judge. Met SO regarding the searches. Thursday served the search warrants. Recovered numerous items from both searches, including untagged antlers, a poached antelope, duplicated permits, a stolen firearm and stolen game cams and tree stands. Interviewed suspect and his associate guide girlfriend. Friday finished the return, stored some of the evidence and reviewed some of it. I took cell phones to have data recovered. Suspect called me to confess to more things and gave me another poached antelope head, and I returned his cell phone. Saturday worked a short day Sunday handled a goose hunting call, returned last cell phone and received more info. Handled a call on coyotes. Prepared for water training. A very big thank you to all 25 KDWPT and SO officers who participated in both searches.
I patrolled looking for people out and only found bird watchers watching the eagles at SFL. Friday did a falconry inspection before driving to the boat show. Worked that two days and ended the week patrolling in the beautiful weather.
CRO, Monday minutes, timesheets, email, approve KLER reports, update out of area report, time sheet, other office paperwork, helped with search warrant in CO and crew, worked the LE booth at the Big Buck show, picked up a sick eagle and relayed to rehab.
Worked most of this week looking for the last of the die hard duck hunters and goose hunters. Do not know where the ducks disappeared to but the ones around here have been shot at and saw every robo duck made. The hunting success has been limited. Watched some ducks in a corn field, and as soon as I stopped the truck they came to attention and then were airborne. Goose hunting was just about the same. Worked in the office to pick up the jet ski simulator. Gathered up materials for the boat and sport show. Had a booth at the sport show. Attendance was not like years in the past. It was poorly advertised and with the nice day I assume everyone was out enjoying the sunshine and being outdoors. Getting stuff together for the Phase III training.
Turned in tickets and completed KLER. Checked some waterfowl hunters on reservoir when the wind was blowing 30 mph with 45 mph gusts. Needless to say they didn't think it was a brilliant idea. Went over regulation and statute regarding the use of night vision and thermal scopes when hunting coyotes with a gentleman. He eventually understood and read the reg. which showed he could not use. Assisted with a program at the sport show. Off to TX for a week of training.
Activity slow due to weather. Picked up over the weekend with warmer weather. Fishing was fair with white bass and a few crappie being caught. A few duck hunters out for last go round but not finding many ducks did seen a few geese taken.
Traveled to RO to drop off paper work and pick up some ink cartridges. Worked Boat show on Saturday afternoon. Patrolled finding a non resident without a fishing license. I caught up with some people off roading on the wildlife area. Turned out to be a suspect I have written before. This makes his third go around so I gave him five reason's to go to court and not to make it a fourth.
This week I followed up and got one unfounded tip on 14 deer carcasses that were dumped late last week. I checked out some geese carcasses that were dumped in another creek. Continued investigations and worked in the office. I also worked the Monster Buck Classic. I found a couple suspicious deer but didn't make anything of them. The deer I was hoping to see never showed up.
Patrolled around the county not finding anyone out. Spoke with a couple deputies about issues they've encountered. Took the patrol truck in for more service after the check engine light came back on. Turned in NTAs. Helped with a search warrant. Worked the Monster Classic and then the Boat Show. I did give out hundreds of packets of Kansas Sunflower Seeds. Boat Show was better. I handed out the coveted KDWPT ice scrapers and magic pencils. Got some thank yous and of course the mountain lion questions as well as wolf questions. Still some seniors upset about having to buy a license. They didn't really have a good answer when I asked how they could afford to pay $10 entrance fee to the show but could not afford a license that is good all year long.
Set up a bow hunter ed class for March 1
. Had court on the spot lighting case from the 1
night flight. Found guilty on all counts and here is a first. The county attorney within an hour of our case being over went on his face book page and wrote a commending piece to KDWP&T Officers for their work in this issue. Patrolled over the weekend. Everything but the river is still frozen so very little was happening. Only 4 vehicles in WA Sunday morning the last day of duck season. Cougar mania abounds in my area. Met with a landowner who is fairly certain he saw a cougar last Sunday. Of course he didn't report it till Tuesday. Wednesday after court I hung a trail cam in the area he reported it to be. Checked it once, nothing but deer pictures so far.
Tagged Cats, investigated off road driving complaint at reservoir, used comp timed rest of week.
Last week was busy with trying to work on cases from the hunting season, working with CA's, and on Hunter Ed coming up in March.
Assisted with training new officer on the range and getting him CPOST qualified.
Worked on some inventory and clothing items for district Officers; paperwork such as travel voucher, training report, and info for Pratt by deadline.
Patrol early in the week. Worked boat show a couple days. Then returned home to assist with suicidal individual Friday night. Saturday met with SO and gathered info on recent thefts in county.
On Monday I participated in an active shooter training with the CO SO and the teachers and staff of USD. On Tuesday I traveled to inventory the boathouse boats for LT. On Wednesday I inspected a game breeder and picked up a boat at KCOM. I utilized comp time for the remainder of the week.
Patrolled. Had vehicle worked on. Met with landowner concerning wildlife complaints. Tagged bobcats and returned seized evidence from case to final suspect. Worked on my inventory and paperwork for inert OC order.
Worked on case from rifle season doing another interview and got a little closer to the truth. Patrolled. Had to take sick leave over the weekend.
Tagged cats throughout the week. Worked last round of duck hunters with activity slowing down greatly. Updated dispos and created an excessive workload for my favorite Pratt ladies! Took complaint call of pheasant hunters observed in the WL refuge but determined it was one of the special youth hunts before I wasted gas responding. Saturday I got called out by dispatch for deer stuck in ice on a pond. I believe the property owners attempted to pull the deer out of the ice with some type of machinery and broke off two of its legs. It was painful watching it try to run off on stubs. I put the deer down with several shots and delivered it to a family on my Wardens That Feed list.
Patrolled early in the week for duck and goose hunters without seeing much due to the nice weather. Later in the week attended the Sport show and worked booth. Answered calls and email upon my return to home base.
Tagged a few cats. Visited with landowner who has concerns about bonfires on the river next to his property. Worked on KLER reports. Worked on schedule and the boating inventory. Visited with bird watcher about roadrunners in the area that she had seen. General office.
Helped Co SO, PD and KHP with man hunt, checked goose and duck hunters, tagged bobcats and worked in office.
Tagged cats. Checked fishermen and hunters.. Investigations. Calls on waterfowl and pheasant hunting.
Continued working investigations and following up on cases. Received call of people hunting on ground they did not have permission. Ended up catching individuals we have been watching for awhile, criminal hunting and no hunting licenses. KLER reports. General Office work.
Busy week chased a few wanted criminals around with the SO on Sunday. Ended up spiking their tires outside city (passed me at a 150 mph took the ditch avoid minor collision with their mustang) and chasing them around my neighborhood for about 6 hours and finally catching them. The lads almost won.....Fun in the big city. Tagging more cats. Had a call on 2 owls that were hung in a fence shot a deer that was crippled. Pulled batteries and charged them and put in shed for the time being. Checked a few hunting geese and chasing ducks still on the river be glad when they slow down on the ducks.
Reviewed activity and KLER reports and worked on various other office tasks. Picked up and delivered some uniform items for one of Lt's new guys. Found a fair number of hunters out and checked some trout fishermen. Worked on an illegal trapping complaint involving several landowners and tenants after a hunter had one of his dogs caught.
Checked a few trout fishermen. Tagged a few cats. Worked in office. Trying to get 800 radios to work.
Tagged bobcats, falconry inspection, office work, reports, some patrol finding a few rabbit and bird hunters out.
K9 training and drove home for break.
Checking a few goose hunters and allot of trout fisherman. Sat. checked 52 fisherman at Co Park packed into the open water. Parked and walked down one side and end all had new licenses and permits and each fisherman has 2 to 3 trout. Getting ready for starting of level III training this week.
Checked waterfowl hunters, follow up on cases, office work, nuisance wildlife complaints, received info concerning shooting from the road on the last day of the doe season with very little follow up info, follow up with landowners, burned a little comp time. Off for long weekend.
Filed tickets, finished KLER Reports, patrolled. Did a program for a local Boy Scout group. Took a couple of comp days.
Conducted a falconry permit inspection. General patrol. Visited with the county attorney about a case. Made a trip to the Pratt office to trade out work laptops, pick up a Hunter Ed projector for the local HE coordinator, and get some supplies for the KDWPT booth at some upcoming local gun shows. Spent some time in the office working on paperwork, emails, and trying to plan for upcoming events.
Office. Hauled boat to have 800 radio installed. Tagged cats. Got dispositions on cases from deer season. Fielded phone calls about possible mountain lion sighting
Checked fisherman, had truck tires rotated and brakes worked on. Check out a potential spot for 5-state with the Lt. Office work on upcoming court cases.
Checked some fishermen and goose hunters. Worked on schedule, and KLER. Got clothing orders. Worked on ongoing case. Trained new officer on time sheets, OT reports, SMART, and Health& Safety training task. Cleaned out vehicle.
Took phase III training and assisted with training, tagged cats, worked on investigation, office and reports.
Office work, tagged cats and swift foxes, met with Judge, a little patrol, comp time taken.
Last week was busy with investigations, paperwork, phone calls, meeting with CA's, and tagging K-9s and cats. Violations dealt with, No Fur-harvesters license.
Had court cancelled last minute due to plea agreement being worked out; worked on another report for CA; went for phase III in-service training; meeting with Capt.
Attended training in Lincoln, NE and caught up with office work. Off on 4-day
Tagged cats. Checked goose hunters, trappers, and coyote hunters. Was able to conduct a couple of interviews and finish up some cases.
Attended train the trainer session for boating in service. Finished training and drove to Lincoln, NE for FLETC Interview training. Attended training and returned home for long weekend.
Spent most of the week enjoying some leave days and tagging b-cats.
On Monday and Wednesday I participated in the pool training. On Friday I had a couple of programs at the high schools and the remainder of the week I patrolled my district.
Met with PL and toured the wildlife area. Worked with Healthquest getting in my points. General patrol and tagging cats
Still tagging a few cats. Checked some coyote hunters. Reviewed KLER reports and other general office work.
Tagged bobcats, made another deer case on Tuesday (spotlighting and taking of a deer in county), went to Pratt office to take care of some paper work and checked goose hunters.
Checked fishermen and hunters. Had 2 guys that got 3 roosters on last day on walk-in hunting in 1 field, told them congrats!!!!! Goose hunters doing fair, with a good number of birds around. Helped Nebraska Feds on a case. Thanks to all my buddies that have been calling me.
Filed tickets and completed KLER reports, took evidence to regional office. Attended Advanced Interview Techniques training in Nebraska rest of the week.
Worked area for goose hunters, still having a little luck if the wind is blowing. Had a complaint of a person shooting deer at night interviewed him and he confessed. Shot a doe on Tues. night with a 243 the rifle. The scope had a lighted reticle that was enhanced by a green light that was mounted to the top of the scope very impressive good set up for killing things at night. Wrote some citations and gathered evidence. Worked on life time invest. lic.. The critters are back on the move had several complaints. Still tagging allot of cats.
Trespass complaints seem to be getting more and more complicated. Spent considerable time investigating one in western county that involved a hunting dog in a leg hold trap, a land owner from Texas, a landowner, a lessee, three local outfitters/care takers, a local with a lease for grass, a local trapper and an unmarked property line. And of course ended up with nothing. Worked another trespass complaint involving a guide whom was written last year but this time it turned out that the guide did have permission and the complainant didn't. Went to RO and worked on various office projects. Checked a few bird hunters. Had to use some family sick leave and was off over the weekend.
Tagged a few cats. Drove around and looked for someone fishing found very little activity. Off this weekend.
Burned some comp and completing assigned K9 training homework from Indiana. So far we are up to 3/4 mile tracks 6 hours old with articles on the tracks and dog is doing very well.
NASBLA boat collision accident investigation training in Waco, TX.
Started phase III training this week at pool on Monday and Wednesday. Had repairs on truck replacing ball joints and getting front end aligned. Tagged cats this week-end and taking some call in the county.
Attended pool training on Monday. Went to district meeting on Tuesday and armored guns and replaced some parts. Went back to pool training on Wednesday. Tagged a few cats, got called to an area north for illegal traps that were set. Had calls about coyotes attacking pets.
Went to train the trainer, Nebraska for training, and checked a few die hard guys trying to kill the last few birds on the closing day.
Pool training 2 days pretty much burnt up most of the week. Served some tickets.
Patrol. District meeting. Office. Selective on trout fisherman turned out well.
Patrol. District Meeting. Cleaned out patrol vehicle. Office. Worked trout anglers. Tagged cats. Reviewed material for meeting next week.
Checked several fishermen enjoying the warmer weather last weekend. The next day patrolled in the snow for coyote hunters. Attended a district meeting. Tagged a bobcat and some swift foxes. Served a Criminal Hunting NTA for a trespassing case.
Patrol, evidence cleanup. District meeting. Got diesel truck serviced. Calibrated PBT. Organized drowning. Good training. Talked to OK wardens at meeting. Tagged cats.
This last week I checked a few bird hunters, tagged bobcats, did K-9 training, repaired K-9 kennel and worked on a case.
Finished and sent reports hunting accident, audit request. Request by local student with aspiration to become Game Warden. Planned for several training opportunities and other road trips in next few months. Coordination of seasons Boating Ed. courses with efforts to recruit instructors, especially hoping to find interest from information and education section to participate.
Worked the last day of the Buck Classic in Topeka and helped take display down. Fielded a call from Ft. Riley Wardens about violator. Traveled for Honor Guard posting colors for the KRPA conference. Spent time on phone with someone in who knows what country dealing with printer issues. Distributed drowning photos and worked on reports. Had annual feedback with my LT, here for another year.
Took what calls for service that came in: dog caught in snare – of course there was no tag and no other snares in the area -, two bucks with locked antlers – one dead and the other one dead when I left, Texas resident who thinks since he owns 200 acres of Kansas property and a house he deserves a Kansas resident license ( I don't think so ). Finished evaluation process, finally. Patrol yielded few contacts, even after 4 inches of new snow on Friday night. Finished boat inventory update for Major. Picked up a 5A Jon boat from mechanics and delivered another for service work.
This week I worked the big buck classic on Sunday, answering mostly questions about our deer herd, mountain lions, bears, and the best tourists locations to visit in the state, the best restaurants and night life and most scenic drives. Maybe phase 4 training will cover this. I returned items to the Secretaries office from the weekend. Completed some office tasks. Dealt with a seized deer head by the S.O. Checked a few coyote callers over the weekend.
Tagged cats and carcass tagged another couple of found bucks this week. Coyote wagons running hard again after 4 inches of new snow breathed life back into them.
Investigated a report of some dumped deer carcasses on USACE property. Attended the pool training. Received a call regarding past trespassing activity on an abandoned piece of property. Assisted the marina with a sailboat in their storage lot. Investigated a report of dumped items in a creek. Met with a subject regarding a bobcat he killed on his parent's property. Worked on admin reports.
Sunday patrolled around the county, spent part of the morning watching the coyote hunters since they were close to a walk in property that I had heard they had been driving on. After a little time I heard them tell everyone to pack up and move 10 miles south, since they must not be wanted at their current location. In the evening prepared for Mondays pool training. Monday up bright and early. Drove to participate in the pool training exercises then drove home afterwards, long day. Tuesday shortened my day patrolling around the county. Wednesday back for another day of training. Thursday and Friday I was off. Saturday had to take off due to overage on hours earlier in the week.
Sunday worked in office, set up some cameras, washed truck and patrolled. Monday patrolled. Thursday I went and pulled a doe off the top of a big round bale over in Co. They wanted everyone to see the prize they killed! Friday patrolled not finding much. Saturday tried to track down some individuals, but no one was home. Worked in office and patrolled.
I patrolled some in Co. looking for people hunting. I picked up the airboat after some additional poly was installed in it and I attended advanced interview training in Lincoln NE.
Cleaned patrol truck. Collected and logged in evidence. Took some antlers to be scored for a case. Used some vacation leave. Checked some goose hunters. Responded to a call of several vehicles chasing deer.
Attended boat accident investigation training in Waco, Texas.
Replaced bulb in tail-light on patrol truck. Assisted DGSO with stolen boat report. Pulled everything out of patrol truck and cleaned the inside. Checked on suspicious vehicle on wildlife area. Took photos of patrol boat for state audit. Delivered fishing regs. Received report of coy-wolf in downtown Lawrence at a local grocery store...(Thank You PBS!) Listened for coyote hunters not hearing much activity. Worked late season goose hunters.
Office Stuff. Attended Phase III training. Not much going on with the ICE we had in the area. Meet with Officer and checked in his inventory, wish him luck with his new career.
Day off last Monday. Returned several phone calls then to have two tires installed and one flat tire repaired. Patrol back through County, reservoir and neighboring County. Wednesday patrol in the morning then took truck to Chevy dealership to have new AC belt and leaking transmission fluid line replace. Thursday and Friday patrol for last of quail hunters. Saturday looked for goose hunters and anglers and Sunday did the same in other Counties. Check Rabbit hunters and anglers at reservoir, but found little activity elsewhere.
Last week on Monday through Friday I was at NASBLA training in Waco Texas. On Saturday I was off. On Sunday I patrolled for goose hunters in the morning finding none out and in the afternoon I performed a falconry inspection.
Worked in the office. Took computer to Pratt to have it worked on and fixed. Worked around the county, finding very little. Tagged bobcats. Worked on time sheets and end of month paperwork.
I turned in reports to my county attorney this week. I traveled this week to perform honor guard duties. I completed and submitted the January deer survey. This week I checked some ice fisherman with most not having any luck.
Monday through Friday: performed administrative/clerical duties; composed and processed KLER reports; filed NTA with District Court; worked in the Regional Office; had the patrol vehicle serviced; sent out tentative 28-day work schedule; and attended Phase III of Annual In-service training. Saturday worked goose hunters at reservoir, with several flocks of Canada Geese in the area. Sunday patrolled for hunters in Counties.
Monday through Thursday had Boat Accident Investigation classes in Waco, Tx, which were very informative and I learned a lot about boat accident investigation. Friday drove back from Waco. Off Saturday. Off Sunday, but got called out to a deer which I believe was struck by a vehicle and office work. Glad to be back in Kansas!
K9 training. Track, search, and detection. K-9 doing very well on paddlefish roe with addition of negatives. Picked up supplies for building new scratch boxes. Caught up on paperwork / calls from 4 day. Patrolled for goose hunters. Seeing a few more geese with cold front, but everything is extremely skittish thanks to all of the new hunters Duck Dynasty created. A lot of the regular hunters just gave up and decided not to compete with the new people for space.
Guessing there will be a lot of used decoys, etc for sale in the next year or two when people realize its not as easy as the television makes it seem. Worked on a couple deer investigations. Rescued a deer with a snare around her neck. Chalk one up for the wildlife. Tracked down subject and had a long discussion. Turns out he was running snares in about the most ethical way possible, and still managed to get a deer around the neck. Tagged cats. Received questions about otters. Scanner. A little angler patrol, no ice fishermen detected locally. Some furharvester patrol, most people have pulled traps due to inclement weather. Assisted local SO with several accidents when the ice hit, including a two semi head-on with a small car somewhere in the middle on a river bridge. Amazingly, one had a banged up arm, and that was it. After jumping from wreck to wreck I decided to grab a bite to eat at the house. Dispatch called out four more wrecks in one minute. Started truck to back out and lost power steering. Serpentine belt broke. Bought belt in morning and installed it. Patrolled a little in the ice and realized no one was out. Checked an area where a poacher had been trespassing. Seems like the court proceedings might have educated him to stay away. Spoke with CA about a case. Timesheet, vehicle log, minutes. Going to see if anyone is out.
Monday was a sick day this week. Tuesday was normal day off. Wednesday worked on Glocks and picked up fishing regulations. Thursday patrolled in County while Officer truck was at KA-COM. Friday found two quail hunters chasing birds on the last day. They had three birds in their possession. Looked into a subject buying corn at the COOP. Just filling feeders for the deer and turkey. Saturday helped county with roll-over accident and looked for hunters. Sunday patrolled around reservoir, not much activity. I did check two trout anglers. The trout were delivered this week.
Monday assisted with pool training. Tuesday worked on Outfitters data from the search warrants. Wednesday assisted with the pool training. Thurs and Friday off, but spent both days going through data from search warrants. Saturday, more of the same and tried to interview witness/suspect, but individual was out of town. Went to the suspects lodge to pick up written statements, but suspect decided to lawyer up. Sunday finally interviewed witness/suspect and received cooperation and more info on poaching and thefts.
I helped with Phase III training the first half of the week. The second half of the week patrolled my areas and worked in the office. Off on sick leave Sunday.
Worked at the CRO one day doing usual weekly duties including Monday minutes, KLER approvals, out of area reports, vehicle logs, transfer Bald Eagle to rehab died later from suspected lead poisoning, Honor Guard duties for KPRA opening ceremony, attended phase III in-service pool training at College, patrolled area lakes, worked the Kansas boating booth at the Tulsa Boat Show.
Attended boat accident investigation training in Waco, TX. Very informative and made some good contacts.
Worked this week involved in the Phase III training. Patrolled some of area counties. Worked in the office on monthly reports. Tagged bobcats and otter over the weekend.
Activity slow due to weather, finding a few goose hunters. Tagged cats and otters. Trapping slow also compared to years past. Showed another officer around the area today. Still lots of ice and expecting big snow on Tuesday.
Worked Boat Show on Sunday. Switched out my old patrol truck for the old blue patrol truck in EO. R.I.P Plum Crazy Purple. Went to Tulsa and worked the Sports Show. Way bigger than KC's. The Tulsa Show's motto should have been "If it's free take three." Just so everyone knows, Affliction Apparel is still a popular clothing choice in Tulsa OK. Most common questions/comments heard: 1) Where are all the pheasants and can you stock them so we can shoot our limits again? 2) Kansas has lakes? 3) How can I go up to Kansas and kill a trophy deer on public land? 4) Why is Kansas at the OK Sport Show? And finally 5) is this free? It was still fun and we passed out a lot of info and answered tons of questions.
I am spending a lot of hours on one investigation. Thursday I made a significant break in the case. I did some other paperwork and took some violation reports along the way. I had my 4 day this week.
This week dropped off tickets to court. Had new wipers put on patrol truck. Visited with retired warden from my county on similar problems we had in common when he worked the job. Worked a headless deer call that was reported by a landowner that chased the suspect vehicle. Collected some evidence and attempted to track down suspect vehicle from Oklahoma. Will work on it more this week. Assisted PD with an arrest of a disorderly individual.
Went to Sterling for the swim test and survived! Checking the trail cam I put out last week at the reported cougar sighting. So far only deer pictures on it. On 4-day weekend.
Office work and attendance at the In-Service training. All was OK until about 1:00 oclock pm when I gave a wide leg kick to get through the cage underwater and felt something POP, deeply in the groin area. The rest of the afternoon was spent setting on a chair after finally getting changed from the wet uniform to my go home dry clothes. After a day of sick leave and mucho denaro pain killers of different varieties I was able to return to work on Friday all day, without severe pain. Older may imply wiser, but not always better.


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This hotel is located in Paris (Marais - Pompidou - Notre Dame de Paris), close to Bataclan, Picasso Museum, and Place des Vosges. Also nearby are Notre Dame Cathedral and Louvre Museum.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Streets Hotel - Paris features a fitness center. Other amenities include a bar/lounge and a coffee shop/café.
Room Amenities
Televisions come with premium satellite channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary wireless Internet access, air conditioning, and climate control.
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Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This 4-star property offers access to secretarial services, limo/town car service, and technology support staff.
An Internet point is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. Event facilities include small meeting rooms, a ballroom, and banquet facilities. This Paris hotel also offers a fitness center, a library, and tour/ticket assistance. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request), an area shuttle, and a train station pick-up service.
Streets Hotel - Paris is a smoke-free property.
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- Number of buildings/towers - 2
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- Total number of rooms - 52
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- Pet fee: EUR 30 per room, per day
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 75 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 75 per night
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Writer and China specialist Madeleine Lynn joined the Council in 2004. On moving to New York in 2002, she worked as a writer and consultant, mainly on cross-cultural issues. From 1995 until the end of 2001 she was director of Timexpo Museum in Connecticut, which opened in 2001. Her responsibilities included strategic planning; working with architects and contractors to renovate a 19th century building for the museum; working with designers on exhibits and writing all museum materials; and publicity and programming. She also worked on a sister museum in the Canary Islands based on the work of archaeologist, explorer, and author Thor Heyerdahl.
Lynn lived in Beijing from 1984-1989 and then in Hong Kong from 1989-1995, holding management positions in the tourism industry and then working as a writer. She has also lived in Taiwan. Lynn has a B.A. in Chinese Studies from Leeds University (U.K.) and an M.A. in Comparative Asian Studies from Hong Kong University.
Selected Publications:
Yangtze River: The Wildest, Wickedest River on Earth (Oxford University Press, 1997)Related Multimedia
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A Pharmacokinetic Study of MP-214 in Patients With Schizophrenia
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
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First received: June 19, 2012
Last updated: September 2, 2013
Last verified: September 2013
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The objective of this study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, safety and efficacy of MP-214 in patients with schizophrenia.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Schizophrenia |
Drug: MP-214 low dose Drug: MP-214 middle dose Drug: MP-214 high dose |
Phase 2 Phase 3 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Pharmacokinetics Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | A Pharmacokinetic Study of MP-214 in Patients With Schizophrenia (12 Weeks Treatment Study) |
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Further study details as provided by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Number of Participants with Adverse Events as a Measure of Safety and Tolerability [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Pharmacokinetics: Plasma Concentration of MP-214 [ Time Frame: 32 time points up to 24 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Estimated Enrollment: | 30 |
Study Start Date: | May 2012 |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: MP-214 low dose |
Drug: MP-214 low dose
Patients who meet eligibility criteria will be administered a once daily oral low dose of MP-214 for twelve weeks.
Experimental: MP-214 middle dose |
Drug: MP-214 middle dose
Patients who meet eligibility criteria will be administered a once daily oral middle dose of MP-214 for twelve weeks.
Experimental: MP-214 high dose |
Drug: MP-214 high dose
Patients who meet eligibility criteria will be administered a once daily oral high dose of MP-214 for twelve weeks.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years to 64 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Written informed consent obtained from the patient before the initiation of any study-specific procedures
- Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia according to the diagnostic criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria for schizophrenia
- Patients with normal physical examination, laboratory, vital signs, and/or electrocardiogram (ECG)
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- Patients with a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, other psychotic disorders other than schizophrenia, or bipolar I or II disorder
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Responsible Party: | Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01626859 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | A002-A11 |
Study First Received: | June 19, 2012 |
Last Updated: | September 2, 2013 |
Health Authority: | Japan: Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare |
Keywords provided by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation:
Schizophrenia Antipsychotic Agents Mental Disorder |
Psychotropic Drugs Dopamine Agents Central Nervous System Agents |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Schizophrenia Schizophrenia and Disorders with Psychotic Features Mental Disorders Central Nervous System Agents Antipsychotic Agents Therapeutic Uses |
Pharmacologic Actions Tranquilizing Agents Central Nervous System Depressants Physiological Effects of Drugs Psychotropic Drugs |
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Pain-free Linux installation Video
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>> Well Ubuntu is a fabulous bistro of Linux that lets you boot it off a CD in case you're not ready for the fully install. But there's an even simpler way. I'm Tom Merritt from CNET.com. On this edition of Insider Secrets, I'll show you how to try Ubuntu on a Windows machines without partitioning or burning. ^M00:00:18 [ Music ] ^M00:00:29 Normally when you want to try Linux, you either have to overwrite your current operating system, pain, or at least burn a CD and boot off that, less of a pain. Thanks to the folks at Download.com for tipping me off to Wubi, w u b i. It lets you try Ubuntu on your Windows XP machine without having to burn a boot CD or partition your hard drive. Let's show you how. First things first, check your system specs. The requirements for Wubi are Windows XP, one gigahertz CPU, 128 megabytes of RAM, and four gigabytes of free hard disk space. Now to something extremely important. Back up your data. I don't care if you use online storage, a removable hard drive or your iPod. Just make sure anything you can't live without is safely backed up. Back up! Did I mention backing up?
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>> I did, good. Okay. Time to install Wubi. You can download it Wubi-installer.org or from CNET's very own Download.com. When you run the installer, the first thing you'll need to do is select the language of your choice and your new user name and password. Sounds obvious, but make sure you remember your password. Next, Wubi will download the Ubuntu ISO file, i s o file. This is the same data on the Ubuntu boot disk we showed in our other Insider Secret on trying out Ubuntu. It's pretty much the whole operating system in one big file. You can get the installer to skip this step if you already have the file. Just place your .ISO file in the same directory as the Wubi installer. That'll really speed up the install. The installer then tucks the ISO file in a space on your hard drive and when you boot your Windows machine, you should now see an option to boot into Ubuntu right under Microsoft Windows. The first time you boot into Ubuntu, you'll see a lot of set up activity, formatting virtual disks, configuring DHCP, etcetera, installing base software like Open Office and Firefox. Now you're free to boot into Windows or Ubuntu Linux. No partitioning necessary. And if you ever get tired of Ubuntu taking up space on your hard drive just run the Wubi uninstaller under Windows. That's it for this Insider Secret. I'm Tom Merritt for CNET.com proving there's more than one way to boot a Linux. ^M00:02:55 [ Music ]
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In establishing the Gates Cambridge Scholarship program, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation hopes to create a network of future leaders from around the world who will bring new vision and commitment to improving the life circumstances of citizens in their respective countries. Over time, it is anticipated that Gates Cambridge Scholars will become leaders in helping to address global problems related to health, equity, technology, and learning – all areas in which the Foundation is deeply engaged.
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Students must first be admitted to Cambridge, and at that time, if the deadline has not passed, their name will be submitted for a Gates scholarship.
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Large-Scale Gene-Centric Meta-analysis across 32 Studies Identifies Multiple Lipid Loci The American Journal of Human Genetics, Volume 91, Issue 5, 2 November 2012, Pages 823-838 Folkert W. Asselbergs, Yiran Guo, Erik P.A. van Iperen, Suthesh Sivapalaratnam, Vinicius Tragante, Matthew B. Lanktree, Leslie A. Lange, Berta Almoguera, Yolande E. Appelman, John Barnard, Jens Baumert, Amber L. Beitelshees, Tushar R. Bhangale, Yii-Der Ida Chen, Tom R. Gaunt, Yan Gong, Jemma C. Hopewell, Toby Johnson, Marcus E. Kleber, Taimour Y. Langaee, Mingyao Li, Yun R. Li, Kiang Liu, Caitrin W. McDonough, Matthijs F.L. Meijs, Rita P.S. Middelberg, Kiran Musunuru, Christopher P. Nelson, Jeffery R. O'Connell, Sandosh Padmanabhan, James S. Pankow, Nathan Pankratz, Suzanne Rafelt, Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan, Simon P.R. Romaine, Nicholas J. Schork, Jonathan Shaffer, Haiqing Shen, Erin N. Smith, Sam E. Tischfield, Peter J. van der Most, Jana V. van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, Niek Verweij, Kelly A. Volcik, Li Zhang, Kent R. Bailey, Kristian M. Bailey, Florianne Bauer, Jolanda M.A. Boer, Peter S. Braund, Amber Burt, Paul R. Burton, Sarah G. Buxbaum, Wei Chen, Rhonda M. Cooper-DeHoff, L. Adrienne Cupples, Jonas S. deJong, Christian Delles, David Duggan, Myriam Fornage, Clement E. Furlong, Nicole Glazer, John G. Gums, Claire Hastie, Michael V. Holmes, Thomas Illig, Susan A. Kirkland, Mika Kivimaki, Ronald Klein, Barbara E. Klein, Charles Kooperberg, Kandice Kottke-Marchant, Meena Kumari, Andrea Z. LaCroix, Laya Mallela, Gurunathan Murugesan, Jose Ordovas, Willem H. Ouwehand, Wendy S. Post, Richa Saxena, Hubert Scharnagl, Pamela J. Schreiner, Tina Shah, Denis C. Shields, Daichi Shimbo, Sathanur R. Srinivasan, Ronald P. Stolk, Daniel I. Swerdlow, Herman A. Taylor, Eric J. Topol, Elina Toskala, Joost L. van Pelt, Jessica van Setten, Salim Yusuf, John C. Whittaker, A.H. Zwinderman, LifeLines Cohort Study , Sonia S. Anand, Anthony J. Balmforth, Gerald S. Berenson, Connie R. 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Kees Hovingh, Christie M. Ballantyne, Cisca Wijmenga, Muredach P. Reilly, Nicholas G. Martin, James G. Wilson, Daniel J. Rader, Nilesh J. Samani, Alex P. Reiner, Robert A. Hegele, John J.P. Kastelein, Aroon D. Hingorani, Philippa J. Talmud, Hakon Hakonarson, Clara C. Elbers, Brendan J. Keating and Fotios Drenos Abstract Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified many SNPs underlying variations in plasma-lipid levels. We explore whether additional loci associated with plasma-lipid phenotypes, such as high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol (TC), and triglycerides (TGs), can be identified by a dense gene-centric approach. Our meta-analysis of 32 studies in 66,240 individuals of European ancestry was based on the custom ∼50,000 SNP genotyping array (the ITMAT-Broad-CARe array) covering ∼2,000 candidate genes. SNP-lipid associations were replicated either in a cohort comprising an additional 24,736 samples or within the Global Lipid Genetic Consortium. We identified four, six, ten, and four unreported SNPs in established lipid genes for HDL-C, LDL-C, TC, and TGs, respectively. We also identified several lipid-related SNPs in previously unreported genes: DGAT2, HCAR2, GPIHBP1, PPARG, and FTO for HDL-C; SOCS3, APOH, SPTY2D1, BRCA2, and VLDLR for LDL-C; SOCS3, UGT1A1, BRCA2, UBE3B, FCGR2A, CHUK, and INSIG2 for TC; and SERPINF2, C4B, GCK, GATA4, INSR, and LPAL2 for TGs. The proportion of explained phenotypic variance in the subset of studies providing individual-level data was 9.9% for HDL-C, 9.5% for LDL-C, 10.3% for TC, and 8.0% for TGs. This large meta-analysis of lipid phenotypes with the use of a dense gene-centric approach identified multiple SNPs not previously described in established lipid genes and several previously unknown loci. The explained phenotypic variance from this approach was comparable to that from a meta-analysis of GWAS data, suggesting that a focused genotyping approach can further increase the understanding of heritability of plasma lipids. Abstract | Full Text | PDF (697 kb) |
Gene-centric Association Signals for Lipids and Apolipoproteins Identified via the HumanCVD BeadChip The American Journal of Human Genetics, Volume 85, Issue 5, 13 November 2009, Pages 628-642 Philippa J. Talmud, Fotios Drenos, Sonia Shah, Tina Shah, Jutta Palmen, Claudio Verzilli, Tom R. Gaunt, Jacky Pallas, Ruth Lovering, Kawah Li, Juan Pablo Casas, Reecha Sofat, Meena Kumari, Santiago Rodriguez, Toby Johnson, Stephen J. Newhouse, Anna Dominiczak, Nilesh J. Samani, Mark Caulfield, Peter Sever, Alice Stanton, Denis C. Shields, on behalf of the ASCOT investigators , Sandosh Padmanabhan, Olle Melander, Claire Hastie, Christian Delles, on behalf of the NORDIL investigators , Shah Ebrahim, Michael G. Marmot, George Davey Smith, Debbie A. Lawlor, Patricia B. Munroe, for the BRIGHT Consortium , Ian N. Day, Mika Kivimaki, John Whittaker, Steve E. Humphries and Aroon D. Hingorani Abstract Blood lipids are important cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors with both genetic and environmental determinants. The Whitehall II study (n = 5592) was genotyped with the gene-centric HumanCVD BeadChip (Illumina). We identified 195 SNPs in 16 genes/regions associated with 3 major lipid fractions and 2 apolipoprotein components at p < 10−5, with the associations being broadly concordant with prior genome-wide analysis. SNPs associated with LDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein B were located in LDLR, PCSK9, APOB, CELSR2, HMGCR, CETP, the TOMM40-APOE-C1-C2-C4 cluster, and the APOA5-A4-C3-A1 cluster; SNPs associated with HDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein AI were in CETP, LPL, LIPC, APOA5-A4-C3-A1, and ABCA1; and SNPs associated with triglycerides in GCKR, BAZ1B, MLXIPL, LPL, and APOA5-A4-C3-A1. For 48 SNPs in previously unreported loci that were significant at p < 10−4 in Whitehall II, in silico analysis including the British Women's Heart and Health Study, BRIGHT, ASCOT, and NORDIL studies (total n > 12,500) revealed previously unreported associations of SH2B3 (p < 2.2 × 10−6), BMPR2 (p < 2.3 × 10−7), BCL3/PVRL2 (flanking APOE; p < 4.4 × 10−8), and SMARCA4 (flanking LDLR; p < 2.5 × 10−7) with LDL cholesterol. Common alleles in these genes explained 6.1%–14.7% of the variance in the five lipid-related traits, and individuals at opposite tails of the additive allele score exhibited substantial differences in trait levels (e.g., >1 mmol/L in LDL cholesterol [∼1 SD of the trait distribution]). These data suggest that multiple common alleles of small effect can make important contributions to individual differences in blood lipids potentially relevant to the assessment of CVD risk. These genes provide further insights into lipid metabolism and the likely effects of modifying the encoded targets therapeutically. Abstract | Full Text | PDF (2943 kb) |
WW-Domain-Containing Oxidoreductase Is Associated with Low Plasma HDL-C Levels The American Journal of Human Genetics, Volume 83, Issue 2, 8 August 2008, Pages 180-192 Jenny C. Lee, Daphna Weissglas-Volkov, Mira Kyttälä, Zari Dastani, Rita M. Cantor, Eric M. Sobel, Christopher L. Plaisier, James C. Engert, Marleen M.J. van Greevenbroek, John P. Kane, Mary J. Malloy, Clive R. Pullinger, Adriana Huertas-Vazquez, Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas, Teresa Tusie-Luna, Tjerk W.A. de Bruin, Bradley E. Aouizerat, Carla C.J. van der Kallen, Carlo M. Croce, Rami I. Aqeilan, Michel Marcil, Jorma S.A. Viikari, Terho Lehtimäki, Olli T. Raitakari, Johanna Kuusisto, Markku Laakso, Marja-Riitta Taskinen, Jacques Genest and Päivi Pajukanta Abstract Low serum HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) is a major risk factor for coronary artery disease. We performed targeted genotyping of a 12.4 Mb linked region on 16q to test for association with low HDL-C by using a regional-tag SNP strategy. We identified one SNP, rs2548861, in the WW-domain-containing oxidoreductase (WWOX) gene with region-wide significance for low HDL-C in dyslipidemic families of Mexican and European descent and in low-HDL-C cases and controls of European descent (p = 6.9 × 10−7). We extended our investigation to the population level by using two independent unascertained population-based Finnish cohorts, the cross-sectional METSIM cohort of 4,463 males and the prospective Young Finns cohort of 2,265 subjects. The combined analysis provided p = 4 × 10−4 to 2 × 10−5. Importantly, in the prospective cohort, we observed a significant longitudinal association of rs2548861 with HDL-C levels obtained at four different time points over 21 years (p = 0.003), and the T risk allele explained 1.5% of the variance in HDL-C levels. The rs2548861 resides in a highly conserved region in intron 8 of WWOX. Results from our in vitro reporter assay and electrophoretic mobility-shift assay demonstrate that this region functions as a cis-regulatory element whose associated rs2548861 SNP has a specific allelic effect and that the region forms an allele-specific DNA-nuclear-factor complex. In conclusion, analyses of 9,798 subjects show significant association between HDL-C and a WWOX variant with an allele-specific cis-regulatory function. Abstract | Full Text | PDF (451 kb) |
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The American Journal of Human Genetics, Volume 81, Issue 6, 1298-1303, 1 December 2007
Victor Spirin*, a, b, Steffen Schmidt*, a, b, Alexander Pertsemlidisc, d, e, f, Richard S. Cooperg, Jonathan C. Cohenc, d, e, f and Shamil R. Sunyaeva, b, ,
a Genetics Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston
b and Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Harvard–Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston
c Donald W. Reynolds Cardiovascular Clinical Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
d Center for Human Nutrition, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
e McDermott Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
f Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
g Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
The identification of DNA sequence variants underlying human complex phenotypes remains a significant challenge for several reasons: individual variants can have small phenotypic effects or low population frequencies, and multiple allelic variants may act in concert to affect a trait. We evaluated the combined effect of allelic variants in seven genes involved in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) metabolism, using forward stepwise regression. Analysis of all known common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the seven candidate genes revealed four variants that were associated with incremental changes in HDL cholesterol levels in three independent samples. Conversely, analysis of 660 polymorphisms in eight genes that do not appear to be involved in HDL metabolism did not identify any associations with plasma HDL-cholesterol levels. These data indicate that several common SNPs act in concert to influence plasma levels of HDL cholesterol.


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Here are some links to a number of useful essays, books and videos about the nature of our obligations to those living in extreme poverty. In time we hope to add more.
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Famine, affluence, and morality, by Peter Singer
This highly influential essay set in motion a public discussion about our obligations regarding global poverty. Prior to its publication, the issue of global poverty was not much discussed within the field of ethics. Singer changed this by forcefully arguing that donating to stop poverty was not merely a nice thing to do, but was morally urgent and that we all have an obligation to donate a large part of our income. Moreover, he did so without invoking a particular moral theory: he derives the obligation directly from our most basic shared moral beliefs.
It ain't what you give, it's the way that you give it, by Caroline Fiennes
This book looks at the idea that some charities help more than others, and that some donors are more helpful to charities than others, whilst providing information about how you as a donor can be more effective. This important information is presented in a fun way, with examples from Oprah Winfrey to Albert Einstein. Advice is available for large and small scale donors, and if someone is just beginning to think about effectiveness, this is a great place to start.
Poor Economics, by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo
Through their work, Banerjee and Duflo look at some of the most surprising facets of poverty: why the poor need to borrow in order to save, why they miss out on free life-saving immunizations but pay for drugs that they do not need, why they start many businesses but do not grow any of them, and many other puzzling facts about living with less than 99 cents per day. Poor Economics argues that so much of anti-poverty policy has failed over the years because of an inadequate understanding of poverty. The battle against poverty can be won, but it will take patience, careful thinking and a willingness to learn from evidence.
The Elusive Quest for Growth, by Bill Easterly
Since the end of World War II, economists have tried to figure out how poor countries in the tropics could attain standards of living approaching those of countries in Europe and North America. Attempted remedies have included providing foreign aid, investing in machines, fostering education, controlling population growth, and making aid loans as well as forgiving those loans on condition of reforms. None of these solutions has delivered as promised. The problem is not the failure of economics, William Easterly argues, but the failure to apply economic principles to practical policy work.
Living high and letting die, by Peter Unger
Living high and letting die is an exploration of how far the argument in 'Famine, affluence and morality' can be taken. Through a series of contrasting thought experiments, Unger develops a version of the argument that goes further than Singer's in a number of ways, while being even harder to reject.
World poverty and human rights, by Thomas Pogge
World poverty and human rights examines the global injustices behind extreme poverty. Pogge shows how rich countries are not only failing to help the world's poorest people, but are actively contributing to the problem with an unjust set of global institutions. He explains how we none-the-less manage to maintain the illusion that we are doing no wrong, and offers realistic proposals towards fullfilling the demands of global justice.
The Life You Can Save, by Peter Singer
For the first time in history, eradicating world poverty is within our reach. Yet around the world, a billion people struggle to live each day on less than many of us pay for bottled water. In The Life You Can Save, Peter Singer uses ethical arguments, illuminating examples, and case studies of charitable giving to show that our current response to world poverty is not only insufficient but morally indefensible.
Jeffrey SachsA leader in the fight against global poverty, repeatedly named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People Jeffrey Sachs recorded a speech for a simultaneous presentation on April 11, 2011 at Princeton, Harvard, and Rutgers Universities, for the occasion of the launch of Giving What We Can: Princeton. |
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Not to Look Away
By Marie Howe
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Ten minutes into my friend Jason's funeral, the rabbi's cell phone started ringing. Jason would have told that joke a thousand times. But his body lay in the coffin, and now we tell the joke.
Is this what a story can do? Emerge from the most painful event and transform it into something else, too? So sad. So funny. Both. And life is there, for a moment, almost adequately represented.
I'm looking for the gate, Jason used to say when he was in pain. I can't find the gate, but I'm looking. What was this gate my friend Jason was looking for? Maybe he wanted to find the door in the room of suffering, so that he might walk through it into another story. If my being in pain would relieve someone else, Jason said, then I would bear it gladly. I want to be present, he used to say. That's all we can be, he would say, present—and kind.
How difficult it is to be present. A few weeks ago, in one of those drooling late-night states trolling through the e-mails, exhausted, depleted, clicking through the Internet, I clicked on a line on the AOL home page that promised to show me Angelina Jolie's split leather pants. Before the page materialized, I turned the computer off and put my head in my hands. And in the sudden quiet of the dark apartment—the blue screen extinguished, the radiator hissing, my 8-year-old sleeping—I noticed death and life sitting quietly beside me, waiting for my attention. Jason's death and my own.
Oh who wouldn't want to look away? The cell phone rings, another American Idol is belting it out, the war is on, and the glittering Web sparkles like the Milky Way in a box—promising that if I keep clicking and clicking, I might finally get to what I long for, to the message, the rug, the T-shirt. I will move beyond suffering and beyond time, beyond the limits of my money and my story and life.
But that place? It's not there—it's virtual—it's nowhere. The days and nights of my life walk by, arm in arm with time, and the gate to the new story stands just outside the circle of my attention. Sometimes I lie here, Jason said, and walk through the old house of my childhood, through all the rooms, and look out all the windows.
This might be the most difficult task for us in postmodern life: not to look away from what is actually happening. To put down the iPod and the e-mail and the phone. To look long enough so that we can look through it—like a window. Jason looked up one day last week and said, This is unendurable. Then he said, I like that black sweater.
How do we learn this kind of attention? A lot of his friends were with Jason during his life and the last three years of his illness. Everyone has stories. Lucie told us this one. She picked up Jason from the hospital and drove all night to get to Provincetown; he wanted to go there for maybe the last time. Walking slowly through the fog on the beach in the very early morning she said, We will always remember this day. And Jason, who was pretty well practiced by then, said, I am remembering it now.
Marie Howe lives in New York City. She has published three books of poems
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The Kingdom of Ordinary Time.
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After Thursday's turkey coma fades, what do you do with the refrigerator full of leftovers?
Executive chef Michael Schulson from the restaurant Buddakan in New York City demonstrated several turkey-leftover recipes with an Asian twist.
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Sauté ginger, garlic, until lightly golden. Add string beans and remaining ingredients and sauté for about one minute, or until heated through.
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Main Ingredients: string beans, black beans, garlic, soy sauce
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Youth Auditions for Moscow Ballet Production
Local youngsters, 7 to 16 years old, can audition for the Moscow Ballet's upcoming Great Russian Nutcracker at the Lyric. Auditions will be held this Sunday, at noon, at The Moving Company Dance...
What to Do? What do Do?
The International Festival comes to Poly/Western this weekend, and it should be great fun. Besides all the traditional arts and crafts, demonstrations, and food, there will also be music from War...
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Eric Dickerson starred for the Los Angeles Rams. He ran behind an offensive line that included Doug Smith, Orange Coast College's offensive line coach.
( Los Angeles Times / December 28, 2012 ) |
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