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When a loved one dies, family members are often left to plan and pay for the funeral and burial arrangements — unless that loved one has preplanned.
It's never too early to preplan your final resting place, said Jim Mocek, sales manager at Toledo Memorial Park, a cemetery in Sylvania. Typically, a life change spurs preplanning.
"People don't wake up in the morning and say, 'Hey, honey, let's go to the cemetery and plan.' It's usually something that has happened. They went to the doctor; there might be something wrong with them; or a family member or friend passed away," he said.
Preplanning also saves family members stress — and cash.
"Not only are they under the stress of somebody passing away, but then they have to make the decisions and then they have to figure out how they're going pay for a lot of stuff too, which just compounds the problem," Mocek said. At Toledo Memorial Park, clients lock in current rates and can pay off their bill in 60 months. While preplanning, customers can also learn about options for cremation remains, like burial or niches, if they choose to go that route.
"Everybody thinks that it's OK just to be cremated and have nothing permanently done with the remains as far as final disposition," Mocek said. "We have so many affordable options for cremation burial."
Preplanning seems to be on the rise, he said. About 90 percent of customers at Toledo Memorial Park have selected their grave spaces ahead of time.
"The big population that's in that baby boomer category is now getting into that age where they really need to start thinking about stuff like this," Mocek said.
Megan Coyle Stamos, director and prearrangement specialist at Coyle Funeral Home, agreed, "[Baby boomers] are the much more practical, plan-ahead generation."
Coyle Stamos said she will make house calls and do whatever is needed to make clients comfortable. She said she tries to inject "humor and smiles" into the meetings.
"When someone decides to come in and get more information about prearrangement, I take the time to really listen to what's going to be important to them," she said. This means educating people about their options — like burial, cremation, religious aspects, loved ones' involvement and items like caskets.
When customers prepay for their funeral, the money is put in an account and cannot be touched by the funeral home until after the individual dies, Coyle Stamos said.
The account, aka a funeral insurance irrevocable trust, features a flexible payment plan and also has built-in payments in case someone dies before he or she pays off the balance. The rates are also locked in and unaffected by inflation. If a person moves away, the trust can be transferred to another funeral home.
By allowing customers to lock in rates, the funeral home assumes the risk, said Keith Walker, owner of Walker Funeral Homes. He said about 30 percent of his clients preplan while Coyle Stamos estimated about 60 percent of her customers do.
"What we try hard to do is to get the word out that it's an easy process. It makes a lot of sense and it would be best that everybody did," Walker said.
Walker said it isn't uncommon for children of elderly parents to preplan for their mom or dad's funeral.
Funerals are a chance to celebrate a person's life, he said.
"One thing about a funeral, it's probably the one time people come to commemorate everything that person was from start to finish," Walker said.
Sometimes the survivors don't necessarily know their loved ones' wishes or plans, said Hilary J. Sujkowski, owner of Sujkowski Funeral Home. When a customer comes in, a file with that pertinent information is started. Preplanning also allows for a more accurate obituary because a person can spell out all he or she wants publicized, Sujkowski said.
Although some consider preplanning morbid, they are thankful when it comes down to it.
"They talk like that when they hear about [preplanning], but it's totally different when they're faced with it," Sujkowski said.
"The survivors always seem to be happy that it's done," Sujkowski said. "It goes so much smoother."
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The Aiken County Sheriff's Office is searching for two men wanted for attempted murder in relation to a shooting incident last month.
Torveese Devylle Kirkland, 25, of Abney Road in Monetta, is wanted for attempted murder. Jemmell Jermaine Morris, 32, of Williams Street in Ridge Spring, is wanted for attempted murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. Both men should be considered armed and extremely dangerous.
The two men are accused in a shooting incident that happened at a home on Trojan Road in Monetta about 6:30 p.m. on June 23, according to Capt. Eric Abdullah, a spokesman for the Sheriff's Office.
Officers were called to a shooting incident at the scene, and after arriving found the front door slightly opened, Abdullah said. Deputies searched the home for victims, as well as physical evidence, but found none.
"There was some evidence on the front door indicating there was forced entry that occurred prior to them being there," Abdullah said.
Investigators later found out that the victim, a 26-year-old man, had arrived at Aiken Regional Medical Centers with a gunshot wound to the lower stomach, according to Abdullah. They then went to the hospital to interview the victim.
Abdullah said a motive for the shooting is not known.
Morris is described as a black male, 6-feet-1-inch tall and weighing 173 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Kirkland is described as a black male, 6-feet-4-inches tall and weighing 220 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
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IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) is an annual consumer electronics show held in Berlin, Germany, which often serves as a launching platform for smartphone and tablet manufacturers. Think of it as a mini-Mobile World Congress. Last year's IFA hosted the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear, among others. This year's event officially runs from Sept. 5-10, but we're expecting many of larger announcements to be made in the couple of days before IFA officially begins.
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Great new addition to Lonely Planet Maps:
I covered the awesome Google Maps implementation on the Lonely Planet TV website back on April 4/07 and since then geo-developer Ken Hoetmer has made some improvements. You'll now notice a new "Maps" tab on the main page which links to a fantastic world travel map that is completely explorable. It displays Lonely Planet travel videos, hotel and hostel bookings, flight bookings via Kayak, and a host of other layers - places to eat, drink, shop, etc... If you're planning a trip or out on the road this new map will be able to help you as much as those invaluable Lonely Planet books will! Take a look at my original post about Lonely Planet Maps to learn more!
Orbitz uses Google Maps for flight and airport status updates:
Orbitz is keeping travelers up to date with a few embedded Google Maps mashups on their site. The Traveler Updates page features a real-time airport status mashup. Here is the description: "..Help your trip go smoothly with up-to-minute updates from fellow travelers about security line wait times, traffic & parking, taxi lines and more. Combine this with real-time, critical travel information, including OrbitzTLC air-traffic updates, FAA airport updates, traffic delays and weather, and you'll have everything you need to keep your travels on track!" Google Maps is also present on Individual Airport pages (Eg: LAX) that includes a full local traffic mashup in and around the airport. See also: The Orbitz Hotel Search Mapplet for your My Maps tab on Google Maps! [Thanks to Joe Monahan for the tip!]
Use Google Maps (My Maps tab) to become a super-tourist - Travel smarter by creating your very own customized travel maps mashup by simply adding content to My Maps tab in Google Maps. In a recent Google Lat-Long Blog post Thai Tran of Google explains how he used the Wikimapia layer and Booking.com Hotel Search mapplets while on holiday in Europe. There are tons of other Mapplets that are perfect for planning a trip or traveling throughout the world including the recently released Browse Popular Maps mapplet that will let you find user-created maps for a specific area (be sure to try this one out). Here are some more mapplet suggestions from a recent post I've done. To get started watch this short YouTube video then head over to the My Maps tab in Google Maps to begin adding travel content.
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- Global Motion - A massive wikipedia style database of places that is using Google Maps. [via]
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Alex Lantz '13 freezes moss specimens in liquid nitrogen to extract the enzyme she's studying.
Geri Laudenbach '13 and professor Alison Fisher examine mutated versions of a plant before freezing them in liquid nitrogen.
Through the research skills gained through SCRP, students say they become prepared for graduate school.
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Willamette students and faculty work to unravel scientific mysteries
Bacteria are everywhere. Dirt. Water. Even clouds. Melissa Marks, an assistant biology professor at Willamette, asserts there are more bacteria in the human body than there are human cells.
But despite their abundance, little is known about bacteria. That's why Marks is devoted to studying them, and by doing so, gaining a better understanding of the world.
Through Willamette University's Science Collaborative Research Program (SCRP), 11 students and eight professors spent the summer attempting to unravel mysteries that challenge the scientific community.
Marks and her students studied how bacteria survive in their natural environments, while assistant chemistry professor Alison Fisher and her students studied how and why plants exchange gases with the air around them.
Both professors say SCRP helps them make headway in their work and forge stronger ties with their colleagues. But just as importantly, they say the program exposes students to the rigors of real research.
"They learn how to draw conclusions, how to troubleshoot, and they get one-on-one time with a faculty member," Fisher says. "It helps them transform into scientists."
New Discoveries
During the nine-week internships, students are paid to conduct interviews, gather specimens and form and test hypothesis in the lab.
Once classes resume in the fall, they give presentations and write papers on their findings. Some publish their discoveries in established scientific journals. Occasionally, students are invited to share their work at national and international conferences.
"SCRP is so great because it allows students to work on the same problem for the whole summer and into the school year," Marks says, adding that research opportunities like SCRP are most commonly found at liberal art colleges. "This is so much more like grad school than anything."
This past summer, more than 20 Willamette students worked on scientific research — either through SCRP or separate projects funded by the National Science Foundation.
Hired to help assistant physics professor David Altman, Jay Howard '14 studied a protein called myosin and how varied forces regulate its function. Howard says he was attracted to the SCRP position because of the responsibilities it gave him.
"I didn't want to apply for an internship where I would end up washing glassware all day," says Howard, a physics major who aspires to attend graduate school. "I wanted to be able to participate in the research process and solve problems. SCRP provided that for me."
During her internship, Emily Harvey '14 helped Marks examine aquatic bacteria called Caulobacter crescentus. She researched both the survival capabilities of the bacteria and the role of a protective capsule that surrounds the cells.
With her newfound knowledge and lab experience, Harvey believes she'll have a leg up when applying for medical school.
"Professor Marks is amazing. She is the best teacher," says Harvey, who is majoring in chemistry. "She explained what I needed to do and why I needed to do it. Then I did it, on my own."
Preparing for the Future
As soon as they were hired to help Fisher, Alex Lantz '13 and Geri Laudenbach '13 say they became invested in their work.
Lantz collected moss from a riverbank and grew it — later freezing the specimens in liquid nitrogen to extract the enzyme she was studying. Laudenbach, meanwhile, grew mutated versions of a plant called Arabidopsis thaliana, also freezing them in liquid nitrogen to extract and study molecules called messenger RNAs.
"Increasingly, grad schools are looking for internships, and as internships go, this is as fun as you could get," says Lantz, a biology and chemistry major. "The professors are all really enthusiastic and highly trained. I will have my name on a paper eventually, which is really cool. We are doing real research."
Hayley Serres, a biology major who's graduating this year, says working with Marks through SCRP confirmed what she has long suspected. She is meant to be a scientist.
"This gave me confirmation that this is what I want to do for the rest of my life," she says. "Every day when I went to work, I wanted to be there."
Become Involved
The purpose of the Science Collaborative Research Program is to provide selected undergraduate students with the opportunity to work directly with faculty in the natural sciences on a nine-week summer research project. A stipend, food allowance and housing expenses are provided to participating students.
An informational session for the 2013 SCRP is scheduled for Dec. 6 from 7-8 p.m. in Collins 205. During the session, participating faculty will present their research agenda for next summer.


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I received an email from Alyson wanting to sell her Renaissance Revival parlor set (contact me if interested) and was intrigued by it's history so I thought that I'd share. "This set was handed down to me by my Grandmother. She and her family immigrated to the US from Germany in 1912 and they brought this furniture over with them. Grandma estimated that it was purchased in late 1890's."
Which probably means they bought it used in the 1890s since it had been made decades earlier. If you look at the pieces, they don't differ much from what was being produced in the U.S. at the time. It is possible that the set was made in a country other than Germany where they purchased it, such as France. However, I find it far less likely that it was made in the U.S.


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Mental health counseling program becomes second in Nashville to earn CACREP accreditation.
Faculty research published, honored nationwide
In 2014, various faculty have been published in academic journals or have won awards.
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Justice William Koch will discuss his career, difficult legal issues facing the state.
Nashville attorney added to development team
Nashville attorney Derrick Free named director of corporation and foundation relations.
Teresa Williams appointed new registrar
Director of student advocacy selected as new registrar.
Music major competes in national voice competition on July 4
Rising sophomore selected as one of 14 in the nation to compete in Boston.
Fine Arts Summer Academy 2014 brings together faith and music
FASA draws hundreds of students from across the nation for intensive musical instruction.
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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis team opens its 2013 fall schedule with a trip to UNC Wilmington's Invitational this weekend. The Mocs are one of six teams competing at the event at Empie Park in Wilmington, N.C.
Head Coach Carlos Garcia has six individuals making the trip, led by returners Pavels Grigorjevs, John Peacey and Luke Saunders. Grigorjevs is back for his junior season after posting an 8-13 record in 2012-13. The Riga, Latvia, native was 6-2 in doubles play, including a 5-1 mark last fall.
Saunders (Halifax, Nova Scotia) and Peacey (Emerald, Australia) are both sophomores. Saunders went 4-3 in singles last spring while Peacey had a 1-4 singles record.
ETSU transfer Jorge Varon (Valencia, Venezuela) is a newcomer to UTC but has the most collegiate experience on the team. He spent the previous three seasons in the middle of the lineup for the Buccaneers. He transferred to UTC this fall for his final season of eligibility and will be on the court this weekend.
Freshmen Marcos Morelli (Pilar, Argentina) and Derrick Brown (Marietta, Ga.) will also make their collegiate debuts this week. Morelli was one of the top junior players in Argentina while Brown was a member of The Walker School's state championship team in Marietta, Ga.
Varon and Morelli will team up in doubles play, along with Saunders-Peacy and Grigorjevs-Brown. Along with host UNCW, the field also includes VCU, Liberty, ECU and New Mexico.


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F.B. Gregg was born April 15, 1924 in Pushmataha County to Thomas M. and Lilly (Gideon) Gregg. He passed from this life June 3, 2012 in New Bern, NC, at the age of 88. F.B. married Betty Jo Ridgway on September 4, 1948. Together, they raised three children and remained married for almost 56 years until her passing in 2004. F.B. & Betty were members of First Baptist Church in Aransas Pass, TX., where they resided for over forty years. He attended Warden Grove F.W.B. Church in Lowland, NC., since moving to that area. F.B. enjoyed fishing and gardening and he loved spending time with his family and friends. F.B. was preceded in death by his wife: Betty Gregg; and a daughter: Cheryl Creech. He is survived by his son: Howard Gregg of Houston, TX.; daughter: Vicki Williamson & husband Phil of Lowland, NC.; four grandchildren: Libby Fogg of Charlotte, NC., Farrah Greenwood & husband Zack of Houston, TX., Jarod Williamson & wife Kimberly of Raleigh, NC., and London Schmidt & husband Scott of Oak Island, NC.; three great-grandchildren: Nicole, Ryen, & Boston Greenwood; as well as many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 7, 2012 at Mills & Coffey Chapel with Reverend Phillip Brummett officiating. Music included: "Beulah Land", "Where The Roses Never Fade", & "Precious Memories" at the graveside. Pallbearers included: Terry Gregg, Greg Vaughan, Lee Vaughan, Tim Gregg, Kenny Spear, Tyler Spear, and Richard Sorrels. Interment followed at Antlers City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Wardens Grove Freewill Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Nancy Leary, 2940 Lowland Rd., Lowland, NC 28552. Family and friends may send online condolences at www.millscoffey.com.
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A sample of a body fluid such as blood or interstitial fluid is obtained from a body by lancing a portion of a user's skin, preferably in an area other than a finger tip, to form an incision. After the needle has been removed from the incision, a force is applied to depress the skin in a manner forming a ring of depressed body tissue in surrounding relationship to the incision, causing the incision to bulge and the sides of the incision to open, whereby body fluid is forced out through the opening of the incision. A stimulator member is mounted to an end of a lancet-carrying housing for applying the force. The stimulator member can be movable relative to the housing, and can be either heated or vibrated to promote movement of the body fluid.
1. A device for expressing bodily fluid from an incision in the skin, the incision being formed at an incision site in the skin surface, the device comprising:
a skin stimulating member including at least three pins and at least three spaced-apart skin-engaging surfaces arranged around the incision site, said skin stimulating member having
a first position with the skin-engaging surfaces contacting the skin and located at initial, outer positions, and
a second position with the skin-engaging surfaces engaging the skin and located at constricting, inner positions, said inner position of each skin-engaging surface being in a radially-inward direction toward the incision site from the corresponding outer position,
wherein each skin-engaging surface pivots around one of the pins when moving between the first and second positions; and
a skin penetrating member connected to said skin stimulating member and positioned between the skin-engaging surfaces; and
wherein said skin stimulating member includes at least three levers, each lever being pivotally mounted to said skin-stimulating member and each lever having a lower end with a roller, each said roller defining one of said spaced-apart skin-engaging surfaces and each said roller adapted to rotate about an axis extending approximately parallel to the skin surface at the incision site.
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a skin stimulating member including at least three pins and at least three spaced-apart skin-engaging surfaces arranged around the incision site, said skin stimulating member having
a first position with the skin-engaging surfaces contacting the skin and located at initial, outer positions, and
a second position with the skin-engaging surfaces engaging the skin and located at constricting, inner positions, said inner position of each skin-engaging surface being in a radially-inward direction toward the incision site from the corresponding outer position,
wherein each skin-engaging surface pivots around one of the pins when moving between the first and second positions, and
wherein said skin-engaging surfaces include the surface of at least one roller.
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positioning at least three spaced-apart skin-engaging surfaces around the incision site and in contact with the skin;
pivoting each skin-engaging surface around a pin;
moving the at least three spaced-apart skin-engaging surfaces in radially-inward directions toward the incision site from outer to inner positions;
constricting the skin with the skin-engaging surfaces in the inner positions;
extending a lancet connected to the at least three spaced-apart skin-engaging surfaces between the skin-engaging surfaces; and penetrating the skin with the lancet.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/960,806 filed on Sep. 21, 2001, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/586,969 filed on Jun. 5, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,319,210, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/238,140 filed on Jan. 28, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,071,250, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/858,043 filed on May 16, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,951,493, which claims the benefit of priority of Provisional Patent Application Ser. Nos. 60/017,133 filed May 17, 1996; 60/019,918 filed Jun. 14, 1996; 60/023,658 filed Aug. 1, 1996; 60/025,340 filed Sep. 3, 1996; and to U.S. Patent Application Ser. Nos. 60/092,121 filed Sep. 16, 1996; 60/064,856 filed Sep. 17, 1996; and 60/044,406 filed Oct. 8, 1996; the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention is related to inventions disclosed in commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/857,680 filed May 16, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,879,311; Ser. No. 08/858,045 filed May 16, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,857,983; Ser. No. 08/857,335 filed May 16, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,048,352; Ser. No. 08/858,042 filed May 16, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,951,492; Ser. No. 08/960,866 filed Sep. 16, 1996; Ser. No. 08/874,468 filed Sep. 17, 1996; Ser. No. 29/072,445 filed Jun. 17, 1997 now U.S. Des. Pat. No. 403,975. The disclosures of those applications are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to lancing devices and methods for obtaining samples of blood and other fluids from the body for analysis or processing.
Many medical procedures in use today require a relatively small sample of blood, in the range of 5-50 μL. It is more cost effective and less traumatic to the patient to obtain such a sample by lancing or piercing the skin at a selected location, such as the finger, to enable the collection of 1 or 2 drops of blood, than by using a phlebotomist to draw a tube of venous blood. With the advent of home use tests such as self monitoring of blood glucose, there is a requirement for a simple procedure which can be performed in any setting by a person needing to test.
Lancets in conventional use generally have a rigid body and a sterile needle which protrudes from one end. The lancet may be used to pierce the skin, thereby enabling the collection of a blood sample from the opening created. The blood is transferred to a test device or collection device. Blood is most commonly taken from the fingertips, where the supply is generally excellent. However, the nerve density in this region causes significant pain in many patients. Sampling of alternate sites, such as earlobes and limbs, is sometimes practiced to access sites which are less sensitive. These sites are also less likely to provide excellent blood samples and make blood transfer directly to test devices difficult.
Repeated lancing in limited surface areas (such as fingertips) results in callous formation. This leads to increased difficulty in drawing blood and increased pain.
To reduce the anxiety of piercing the skin and the associated pain, many spring loaded devices have been developed. The following two patents are representative of the devices which were developed in the 1980's for use with home diagnostic test products.
Cornell et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,503,856 describes a spring loaded lancet injector. The reusable device interfaces with a disposable lancet. The lancet holder may be latched in a retracted position. When the user contacts a release, a spring causes the lancet to pierce the skin at high speed and then retract. The speed is important to reduce the pain associated with the puncture.
Levin et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,517,978 describes a blood sampling instrument. This device, which is also spring loaded, uses a standard disposable lancet. The design enables easy and accurate positioning against a fingertip so the impact site can be readily determined. After the lancet pierces the skin, a bounce back spring retracts the lancet to a safe position within the device.
In institutional settings, it is often desirable to collect the sample from the patient and then introduce the sample to a test device in a controlled fashion. Some blood glucose monitoring systems, for example, require that the blood sample be applied to a test device which is in contact with a test instrument. In such situations, bringing the finger of a patient directly to the test device poses some risk of contamination from blood of a previous patient. With such systems, particularly in hospital settings, it is common to lance a patient, collect a sample in a micropipette via capillary action and then deliver the sample from the pipette to the test device.
Haynes U.S. Pat. No. 4,920,977 describes a blood collection assembly with lancet and microcollection tube. This device incorporates a lancet and collection container in a single device. The lancing and collection are two separate activities, but the device is a convenient single disposable unit for situations when sample collection prior to use is desirable. Similar devices are disclosed in Sarrine U.S. Pat. No. 4,360,016, and O'Brien U.S. Pat. No. 4,924,879.
Jordan et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,850,973 and No. 4,858,607, disclose a combination device which may be alternatively used as a syringe-type injection device and a lancing device with disposable solid needle lancet, depending on configuration.
Lange et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,318,584 describes a blood lancet device for withdrawing blood for diagnostic purposes. This invention uses a rotary/sliding transmission system to reduce the pain of lancing. The puncture depth is easily and precisely adjustable by the user.
Suzuki et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,368,047, Dombrowski U.S. Pat. No. 4,653,513 and Ishibashi et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,320,607 each describe suction-type blood samplers. These devices develop suction between the lancing site and the end of the device when the lancet holding mechanism withdraws after piercing the skin. A flexible gasket around the end of the device helps seal the end around the puncture site until adequate sample is drawn from the puncture site or the user pulls back on the device.
Garcia et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,637,403 and Haber et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,217,480, disclose combination lancing and blood collection devices which use a diaphragm to create a vacuum over the wound site.
Erickson et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,582,184, describes a means of collecting and measuring body fluids. This system uses a coaxial hollow lancet and capillary tube disposed within a spacer member. The spacer member limits the depth of lancet penetration, and compresses body tissue around the lancet while the lancet is in the skin, for improving the flow of interstitial fluid to the incision. However, the incision may tend to close around the lancet, thereby limiting the amount of body fluid that can be obtained.
Single use devices have also been developed for single use tests, i.e. home cholesterol testing, and for institutional use to eliminate cross-patient contamination multi-patient use. Crossman et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,869,249, and Swierczek U.S. Pat. No. 5,402,798, also disclose disposable, single use lancing devices.
U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,421,816; 5,445,611 and 5,458,140 disclose, as a replacement for invasive sampling, the use of ultrasound to act as a pump for expressing interstitial fluid directly through intact (i.e., non-lanced) skin. The amount of fluid which can be obtained by way of such non-invasive vibration is minimal, however.
The disclosures of the above patents are incorporated herein by reference.
Even with the many improvements which have been made, the pain associated with lancing remains a significant issue for many patients. The need for blood sampling and the fear of the associated pain is also a major obstacle for the millions of diagnosed diabetics, who do not adequately monitor their blood glucose due to the pain involved. Moreover, lancing to obtain a blood sample for other diagnostic applications is becoming more commonplace, and a less painful, minimally invasive device is needed to enhance those applications and make those technologies more acceptable.
An object of the present invention therefore, is to provide a device and a method for obtaining a sample of bodily fluid through the skin which is virtually pain free and minimally invasive, particularly by penetrating less sensitive areas of the skin.
Furthermore, known lancing devices include manually actuable buttons for triggering the lance-driving mechanism once the user has placed the device against his/her skin. Because the user knows the precise instant when the lancet will be triggered and pain will be felt, there is a tendency for the user to jerk or raise the device at the instant of triggering, which can lead to inconsistent skin penetration, or possibly no penetration. Therefore, a further object of the invention is to provide a lancing device which eliminates such a tendency on the part of the user.
Therefore, it is another object of the invention to provide a lancet carrier which eliminates the above-mentioned shortcomings.
Another object of this invention is to provide a method which can result in a sample of either blood or interstitial fluid, depending on the sample site and the penetration depth utilized. While there are no commercially available devices utilizing interstitial fluid (ISF) at this time, there are active efforts to establish the correlation of analytes, such as glucose, in ISF compared to whole blood. If ISF could be readily obtained and correlation is established, ISF may be preferable as a sample since there is no interference of red blood cells or hematocrit adjustment required.
Another object of this invention is to provide a method which can draw a small but adjustable sample, i.e. 3 μL for one test device and 8 μL for another test device, as appropriate.
Another object of this invention is to provide a method by which the drawn sample is collected and may be easily presented to a testing device, regardless of the location of the sample site on the body. This approach helps with infection control in that multiple patients are not brought in contact with a single test instrument; only the sampling device with a disposable patient-contact portion is brought to the test instrument. Alternatively, the disposable portion of a test device may be physically coupled with the sampler so the sample can be brought directly into the test device during sampling. The test device may then be read in a test instrument if appropriate or the testing system can be integrated into the sampler and the test device can provide direct results displayed for the patient.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a device for minimally invasive sampling comprising a reusable sampler and disposable sample lancet and collection device.
The present invention involves a method of obtaining a sample of fluid from a body. The method comprises applying a skin-lancing medium against a skin surface to form an incision therein, removing the skin-lancing medium from the incision; and thereafter applying a force to depress the skin in a manner forming a ring of depressed body tissue in surrounding relationship to the incision, causing the incision to bulge and the sides of the incision to open, whereby body fluid is forced out through the opening of the incision.
The invention also relates to a device for sampling body fluid which comprises a housing having an open end, and a skin lancing mechanism for applying a skin-lancing medium against a skin surface to form an incision therein and then remove the skin-lancing medium from the incision. A stimulator member is mounted to the housing at the open end thereof for movement relative to the housing. The stimulator member extends about a longitudinal axis of the housing and is adapted to engage the skin surface to bulge and open the incision in response to a pressing of the end face against the skin surface.
The invention also relates to a device for expressing body fluid from a lanced skin surface, which comprises a housing, and a stimulator mechanism mounted to the housing at an end thereof. The stimulator mechanism includes a generally circular array of stimulator elements each mounted to the housing for movement toward and away from a longitudinal axis of the housing. An actuator is mounted to the housing for displacing the stimulator elements towards the axis.
The invention also relates to a device for expressing body fluid from a lanced skin surface, which comprises a housing and a stimulator member mounted on the housing at an end thereof. The stimulator member comprises a coil spring which is compressible toward the housing in response to being pushed against a user's skin in surrounding relationship to a lanced portion thereof.
Another aspect of the invention relates to a device for expressing body fluid from a lanced skin surface which comprises a housing and a hollow stimulator member mounted at an end of the housing and adapted to engage a user's skin surface in surrounding relationship to a lanced portion thereof. In order to promote the flow of body fluid, the stimulator member can be heated, or vibrated. If vibrated, the stimulator member applies an ultrasonic frequency to the skin surface.
The invention also relates to a device for expressing body fluid from a lanced skin surface which comprises a housing and a hollow stimulator member mounted at an end of the housing for longitudinal movement relative to the housing and adapted to contact a user's skin surface in surrounding relationship to a lanced portion thereof. A motor is mounted in the housing and a reciprocatory mechanism is connected to the motor to be driven thereby, and is operably connected to the stimulator member for reciprocating the stimulator member along a longitudinal axis of the stimulator member.
The objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments thereof in connection with the accompanying drawings in which like numerals designate like elements and in which:
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Mounted for vertical reciprocation in the upper portion 14 of the outer housing 12 is a cocking mechanism 20 comprising a pull handle 22 to which is fixedly secured a hollow draw tube 24. Fixed to an inner wall of the draw tube 24 is a draw ring 26.
Situated within the draw tube 24 is a draw bar 30 having a pair of flexible hooks 32 at its upper end. The hooks are releasably latched to a sleeve 34 which is movably disposed within the draw ring 26. A coil compression spring 36 acts between a flange 33 of the sleeve 34 and an inner flange 38 of the draw ring 26.
A trigger sleeve 35 is mounted within the lower portion 16 of the outer housing 12. A lower end of the trigger sleeve rests upon a first outer flange 37A of the inner housing, and a second outer flange 37B of the inner housing rests upon an inner projection 39 of the trigger sleeve.
At its lower end the draw bar 30 frictionally holds a skin-lancing medium in the form of a disposable lancet 40 in which a needle 42 is disposed. The draw bar 30 includes a flexible latch finger 44 that has a projection 45 adapted to be received in a hole 46 of the inner housing 18 (see
A coil compression spring 52 acts between a top wall 54 of the inner housing 18 and a shoulder 56 of the draw bar.
Slidably disposed within a lower end of the lower portion of the outer housing is a firing tube 60 which includes an upper cam surface 62. Fixed to a lower end of the firing tube 60 is an outer hollow stimulator member in the form of a cylindrical ring 64, having an end surface 65 of generally frusto-conical shape so as to be oriented at a downward and inward inclination to generally face a longitudinal axis A of the device.
Disposed coaxially within the firing tube 60 and outer stimulator ring 64 is an inner hollow stimulator member also in the form of a cylindrical ring 66 having a frusto-conical end surface 67 also oriented at a downward and inward inclination.
The end surfaces 65 and 67 are of circular configuration when viewed along the axis A, other configurations, such as polygonal, oval, etc., are possible.
A coil compression spring 68 acts between an upper end of the outer stimulator ring 64 and a downwardly facing shoulder 70 of the inner stimulator ring 66.
The inner stimulator ring 66 includes a lance stop flange 72 adapted to be engaged by a lance ring 74 of the lancet 40 as will be explained.
The first flange 37A of the inner housing rests upon a support sleeve 80 which, in turn, rests upon an upper end of the inner stimulator ring 66.
In practice, when a fluid sample, such as blood or interstitial fluid, is to be taken from a user's body, a lancing device according to the present invention can be used to minimize pain. To do so, a region of the user's body having less sensitivity than, for example, a fingertip, is selected. Such a low-sensitivity region could be the user's forearm for example. Initially, the handle 22 is pulled up to raise the drawbar 30 until the projection 45 of the latch finger 44 snaps into the hole 46 of the inner housing 18, as shown in
If the outer stimulator ring 64 is pressed against the user's skin S, e.g., on the selected forearm region FA, the ring 64 and its cam surface 62 are moved upwardly to displace the trigger radially inwardly, whereupon the projection 45 of the latch finger 44 is disengaged from the hole 46. Accordingly, the spring 52 expands to displace the drawbar 30 downwardly so that the needle 42 punctures the skin sufficiently deep to cut capillaries in the superficial vascular plexus, as shown in
Once lancing has occurred, the compressed spring 68 expands to raise the drawbar, as well as the needle 42 and inner stimulator ring 66 from the skin (see
The user then alternately applies and releases a downward force on the outer housing 12. Each time that a downward force is applied, the end face 65 of the outer stimulator ring 64 exerts a downward force F which depresses a ring-shaped portion of the skin and body tissue which is disposed in surrounding relationship to the wound or incision I, causing the wounded area to bulge while pulling apart the sides of the wound (see
When the downward force is released, the sides of the wound close, and fresh fluid flows toward the area of the wound to replace fluid which had been forced upwardly through the wound. As the downward force is reapplied, the above-described action is repeated and additional fluid is forced through the wound. Eventually, this "pumping" action results in the formation of a suitably large drop D of fluid (
It will thus be appreciated that the present invention enables an ample supply of blood, interstitial fluid or other body fluid to be obtained relatively painlessly from areas of the body which typically possess lesser amounts of such fluid as compared with the highly sensitive fingertip region.
Note that each time that the downward force is applied to the outer housing, the outer stimulator ring 64 moves upwardly relative to the inner stimulator ring 66 so that the end surface 67 of the inner ring 66 also contacts the skin surface S at a location inwardly of the outer face 65, thereby promoting the displacement of fluid inwardly toward the wound. However, the present invention can be practiced by a single stimulator ring arrangement 64A as shown in
While the surfaces 65, 67 are continuous, i.e., non-interrupted, it may be desirable to provide either or both of those surfaces with circumferentially spaced recesses 81 as shown in
The stimulator member need not be in the form of a ring. As depicted in
Depicted in
A further embodiment is depicted in
An inner ring 110 is slidable up and down, either by manual force, or by a motor-driven cam (e.g., of the type disclosed later in connection with
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On the other hand, if the element 114 is a vibrator, such as a piezoelectric transducer, vibrations can be created which stimulate the flow of body fluid. This could be achieved by operating the transducer to produce frequencies below 28,000 cycles per second. Alternatively, ultrasonic frequencies, i.e., frequencies above 20,000 cycles per second, will create interferometric wave patterns inside the skin that cause contractions forcing fluid upwardly from the wound. The frusto-conical shape 114A of the end face of the element will optimize the creation of such wave patterns. It may be further beneficial to employ a heater, such as an infrared emitter, mounted in the housing which vasodilates the capillaries to increase blood flow. Another advantage of the use of such frequencies is that only minimal downward force to the device may be necessary since the wave patterns may produce an ample pumping action.
Mounted in a housing 140 of the device are a battery 142 and electric motor 144 connected to the battery to be actuated thereby. The motor 144 rotates a sleeve 146 about the axis A. The sleeve includes a cam surface 148 which engages a follower roller 150 mounted on a tube 152.
As the sleeve 146 rotates, the cam surface pushes the tube 152 downwardly against the bias of a coil compression spring 154, to push an inner stimulator ring 156 repeatedly against a skin surface, thereby pumping blood to the top of an incision in the same manner described earlier herein. The inner stimulator ring 156 reciprocates along the axis A within an outer stimulator ring 155. This embodiment eliminates the need for the user to pulsate the device up and down; the pumping operation is achieved automatically in response to actuation of the lever 130.
The cam mechanism 148 can be used in an automatically firing device, such as that disclosed in connection with
It will be appreciated that the present invention enables a sampling of blood or interstitial fluid to be taken from areas of the body, such as a forearm, that are less insensitive to pain, despite the fact that those areas typically have relatively less fluid as compared, for example, to fingertips (which are highly sensitive to pain).
Therefore, there will be less reluctance on the part of users to have a sampling procedure performed. For example, diabetics who experience a relatively high fear of pain will be less likely to neglect monitoring their blood glucose levels.
Another suitable skin lancing device that can be used to practice the present invention is that disclosed in concurrently filed application Ser. No. 08/857,680, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,879,311 and Ser. No. 09/528,097, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
In lieu of using a lancet as a skin-lancing medium, other skin-lancing media can be used, such as a laser, or known pneumatic or hydraulic injectors of the type which inject pressurized gas or liquid against the skin. Such auto injectors are sold by Becton-Dickinson, for example, to inject insulin. By eliminating the insulin and merely injecting the gas (e.g., air or nitrogen) or liquid (e.g., water) at pressures above 30 psi. an incision could be formed in the skin for taking samples of body fluid. Advantageously, small particles could be mixed with the gas to promote the tissue-cutting action. The particles could comprise carbon particles of from 1 micron to 0.010 inches in diameter.
Although the present invention has been described in connection with preferred embodiments thereof, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that additions, deletions, modifications, and substitutions not specifically described may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
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We Catholics are happy to find this evidence of the biblical practice of veneration of the apostles and saints (including the Protestants' favorite saint, the Apostle Paul) from the 4th century, while certain extreme anti-Catholic Calvinists rail against all icons (even statues of Christ), while at the same time inexplicably praising and posting on their websites photographs of large statues of four 16th-century Calvinists (example).
Ironically, one of the sculptors of the aforementioned "Reformation Wall" in Geneva (built in 1909) was Paul Landowski (1875-1961): a Frenchman of Polish descent, who also collaborated in designing the famous 1931 Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro: one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. The other sculptor was Frenchman Henri Bouchard (1875-1960).
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Palmetto State Park
Things to Do
Activities include camping, picnicking, hiking, fishing, birding, nature study, pedal boat and canoe rentals, swimming, tubing and canoeing.
In addition to campsites for groups. tents, and RVs, the park also has a cabin with air-conditioning, and a beautiful Group Pavilion with an attached kitchen, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
The San Marcos River runs through the park. Boaters can put in at Luling City Park and travel 14 miles to Palmetto, portaging around one dam along the way. Put-in and take-out points are limited, as the river is mostly bordered by private land. There are no rapids, but almost always a steady current. Check river conditions at the park. For this trip, bring your own canoe and prearrange your shuttles.
Safety Notice: Ottine Dam, located near Palmetto State Park (upstream), failed in 2008. Because of the dam failure, the river has narrowed significantly and a large "strainer" has formed that sucks water underneath the top of the dam and would trap people underwater with other debris. The situation is very dangerous. There is currently no good place to portage around the dam so we recommend that people should not paddle the stretch of river from Luling to Palmetto SP, until this situation has been rectified. Please contact the park for more details. TPWD photos taken on 10/06/08 by Todd Imboden.
Equipment Rentals
The park rents: four-person pedal boats, three-person canoes, fishing boats and inner tubes; life jackets and oars are provided. Boats are to be used in the four-acre oxbow lake. The park also has a limited supply of fishing equipment to loan.
Ranger Programs
Palmetto's Wild Outdoor Adventure and Ecology Program for 8 to 12-year-old children is offered the first two weeks of June. Children participate in hands-on activities throughout the park with an experienced and certified science teacher. Activities that promote awareness and appreciation of the environment and explore options for responsible human actions are featured. This exciting day program provides children with rewarding summer experiences that are educational and fun! The program affords families an excellent opportunity to camp together for a week, allowing parents to have time to themselves during the day while their children are engaged in the program's activities. Enrollment, available for one or two weeks (Monday through Thursday), is limited. Call the park for information and special package rates that include camping and program enrollment.
- Check the calendar for upcoming events and programs
- Ask about the Junior Ranger Explorer Packs available for free checkout at the park!
Get more information on the Civilian Conservation Corps, which helped develop this park and numerous others over 70 years ago, by visiting our CCC page that includes the interactive online exhibits and education resource, "The Look of Nature: Designing Texas State Parks During the Great Depression" and "A New Deal for Texas Parks.
Area Attractions
Nearby attractions include Pioneer Village Living History Center (1800s reenactments); the Gonzales Memorial Museum (Gonzales); the Central Texas Oil Patch Museum (Luling); Lockhart State Park; Sebastopol State Historic Site; the site of the Elks' Hospital; the city of Gonzales, the "Cradle of Texas History," where the first shots were fired for Texas Independence; the city of Luling, renowned for watermelons, barbecue and colorfully decorated pump jacks; New Braunfels, with Landa Park and the Guadalupe River; Luling's "Watermelon Thump" (third weekend in June); and Gonzales' "Come and Take It" Celebration (first weekend of October).


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Pickin' in the Park, the midway event for the community reading of "Refuge," is focusing on the music within the novel.
"We decided this year's community read could have a midway event," Suzanne Moore, the county librarian said. "This midway event is a party where we can celebrate the songs of the book."
The Ashe County library's website has a playlist consisting of the music from the book, which has tracks from Doc Watson, Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie and others.
For the event itself, musicians are encouraged to bring their instruments, perform and have a good time. Anyone is invited to perform or watch.
"You can bring spoons if you don't have anything else to play," Moore said. "Anything that can make music, bring it."
Moore said she has gone to several music events in the county encouraging musicians to attend.
The picking will have a traditional setting and will start at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The event will take place at the picnic pavilion at West Jefferson Park, behind the library.
It is free to attend, play or watch, but music will not be the only focus of the literary event.
Moore said the first two Little Free Libraries, or "twigs" will be revealed at the event. The twigs, built by the Ashe County Home Builders Association, will be placed at Phipps Store in Lansing and Todd Mercantile.
The community read has been the subject of several events in the area. Human readings occur at both the library and Phipps Store, there was a kickoff party on Aug. 6 and on Sept. 17 "Refuge" author Dot Jackson, will lead a discussion of her novel at the library.
"This is the first Pickin' in the Park," Moore said. "It's because it fit with this year's novel."
Moore said there will also be free ice cream provided by the Ashe County Library and The Candy Shack in West Jefferson.
The readings will continue at Phipps Store every Tuesday through Sept. 10. Volunteers start reading aloud from the book at 6 p.m.
The community read of Dot Jackson's "Refuge" is part of the annual On the Same Page Literary Festival that will be held from Sept. 17-21.
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Matt picked up a couple kit's for me at Knob Creek from M.G.S. , good kit's , good price , put no rear rec. sections . So , I ordered the 80% reciever from BRP , nice hunk of metal but damn all pricy . Cost $900.00 . Stephanie 'bout kicked my ass , but I had to have it . I've worked on the last few nite's , got togather and cycling smoothly by hand . Next will be to finish up the rivet's [Brian at BRP asked if I could handle riveting the rails , that was funny] . So far I've got about 5-6 hours into it . Build AK's all day till 6 or 7 the work on my MG for a few hours for fun . Life is good .
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Army of Crime is a revealing thriller about the very first days of the French Resistance to Nazi occupation, a time when many of the movement's leaders and foot soldiers were often foreigners. "A solid, spellbinding drama based closely on real history, which along the way offers a not-so-subtle commentary on the diverse, immigrant-rich society of contemporary France," writes Salon's Andrew O'Hehir. It's "a gripping historical mosaic," adds the NY Times,"a passionate act of remembrance."
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Surveillance photos of suspects in criminal cases, from shopliftings to bank robberies, routinely appear in the pages of the Aiken Standard and other media outlets; however, obtaining those photos is a routine that takes law enforcement officers hours upon hours of work, often involving multiple investigators.
Surveillance camera footage is one of the first things investigators look for at a crime scene, according to Capt. David Turno, a spokesman for the Aiken Department of Public Safety.
"… When people see things happen, their perception can be different from another witness," he said. "They might see one piece or another, but the camera will give you exactly what they were wearing, what they looked like."
A 22-year-old woman was physically and sexually assaulted while walking on Newberry Street early on July 12. One day later and one street over, two unidentified men robbed the TD Bank on Chesterfield Street. Police have since obtained and released photos of the suspects in both cases, and last week they arrested a man in connection with the assault.
Turno said investigators pored through hours of surveillance footage from multiple locations downtown to obtain photos of the suspects in both cases. He said the increasing prevalence of security cameras greatly aids law enforcement.
"So many places have them that you wouldn't think," he said. "Originally, you thought only banks have them, but now your mom and pop stores, businesses that don't regularly deal with a lot of cash, have them."
Cameras have become more prevalent partly because the technology has improved so much, and the devices are more affordable, Turno said.
"As we're looking for video, we have to go business to business to look for (cameras) and ask because it's so covert, we can't see," he said. "They are very small nowadays, and that's a huge benefit."
Rather than tapes, much of the footage is now captured digitally, which saves time and money for law enforcement and for owners of camera systems.
"I can remember when I was trying to distribute tapes, I'd have to drive the DVDs or CDs or tapes to the TV stations or media outlets and physically hand them to them," Turno said.
Business owners are always accommodating and cooperative with law enforcement in providing footage, and no one has reused to let officers review footage, according to Turno.
The footage is often downloaded onto a flash drive or saved to a compact disc. Other times, it can be emailed to investigators. After that, it's time to watch it, with the officer looking for any number of items, including a suspect, clothing, a vehicle or the direction in which someone is seen walking.
"We have some in-house people who are more technically knowledgeable, but, a lot of times, it's just hours upon hours of video, and an investigator just has to sit and watch it. That's happened in this recent case," Turno said.
Having footage from a variety of places and angles helps law enforcement because not every camera captures the same images.
"A person might walk by the outside of a building, and you might catch them on video, but the camera was pointed on the inside of the building to catch when somebody walks in," Turno said. "Inadvertently, you may have an image or a video, but it's not the best quality because it's out of frame."
Often, people may have their cameras cleaned or serviced, which can affect the position and quality of its shot.
"We do encourage, if people aren't sure about their systems and want us to look at how they have them, we'll be glad to send somebody down there to look at them," Turno said.
Teddy Kulmala covers the crime and courts beat for the Aiken Standard and has been with the newspaper since August 2012. He is a native of Williston and majored in communication studies at Clemson University.
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Nancy F. Tremmel died peacefully on December 17, 2012, at the age of 85 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. She is survived by her three children, Philip, Steve and Kym; and her four grandchildren, Brandon, Lisa, Sarah and Aleks.
Nan never failed to enjoy the beauty of her surroundings. She embraced the quiet softness of snowy winter days, the vibrant greens of spring, the flawless blue skies of summer and the brilliant colors of autumn. Her passion for life was evidenced by her vivacious, effervescent and sometimes feisty personality. She was kind, compassionate, generous, always positive, had a quick wit and wonderful sense of humor. Active until just a few years ago, she enjoyed singing, dancing, skiing, tennis, hiking and the company of good friends.
A celebration of her life will be held in the spring at the Round Barn. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Alzheimer's research.


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Two teenagers were detained by the Aiken Department of Public Safety on Wednesday after they reportedly tried to shoplift from Dillards at Aiken Mall.
An Aiken woman reported that someone kicked in the front door of her Trotters Run Court home while she was out of town.
A vehicle was reported stolen from Sumter Street on Wednesday. The vehicle is a burnt orange 2004 Honda Element.
Vehicle break-ins were reported on Abbeville Avenue and Edrie Oaks Circle on Thursday.
The Aiken County Sheriffs Office responded to burglaries Thursday on Barton Brother Lane in Aiken, Turabi Lane in Beech Island, Astor Drive in North Augusta and Harrison Road in Warrenville.
Vehicles were reported stolen to the Sheriffs Office from Orchard Drive in Jackson and Hitchcock Parkway in Aiken.
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As technology continues to advance, it tends to get smaller in size: the smaller the technology, the more portable it becomes. With portability comes convenience, and with convenience comes something perhaps completely unexpected: the ability to save your life. Thanks to the rise and proliferation of smart technologies, people everywhere are using programs that monitor their heart rates, count their steps, and even track sleep cycles. From smart clothing, watches, glasses and footwear, wearables are being designed to fit seamlessly into our existing lifestyles. More than ever, people are using wearable tech to satisfy their appetites for self-improvement by tracking...Continue Reading