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Although subcutaneous (SC) delivery is the preferred way to administer an injected therapeutic, SC injections are limited in the amount of drug substance that can be delivered. Strategies for overcoming this problem are crucial to widening the scope of drugs that may be given subcutaneously. Using a recombinant DNA-derived hyaluronidase enzyme is an approach for possibly changing dosing regimens and bioavailability of several types of agents, including biologics.
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Intravenous administration. Therapeutic agents can be introduced into the body by several routes of administration with each having specific advantages and disadvantages (see Table I). For many drugs, including biologics and anticancer agents, the traditional route of administration is intravenous (IV). IV injections are given either as a 1-to-2-min-bolus or an infusion with a longer duration to facilitate administering precise doses in a controlled manner or in providing a rapid response. IV dosing is also typical when administering irritating agents such as cytotoxics that would otherwise cause tissue damage and pain if given by alternative routes. IV dosing requires the skilled insertion of a needle or catheter directly into a vein, a process that can be challenging, especially in certain patient types such as obese, palliative-care, and neonate patients. Direct IV access also carries a risk of systemic infection. IV drugs are administered by trained medical personnel in a hospital or physician's office and, because of the rapid effects achieved, patients are typically observed for undesired side effects following injection. This entire process occupies both space in an office and specialized nursing time (1).Intramuscular injections. When therapeutic regimens require injection volumes in excess of 1 mL, intramuscular (IM) injections are generally chosen. IM injections are given deep into skeletal muscle and usually involve the gluteal, deltoid, rectus femoris, or vastus lateralis muscles. Volumes of 2–5 mL can be administered, and this route is particularly suited for drugs that are not readily soluble, as a sustained depot action is possible (2, 3). Because of the distance from the skin surface into a muscle, IM injections require a relatively long needle (1–2 in.). There is a possibility of hitting a nerve or blood vessel, leading to muscle contractures and nerve injury (3). Because of the needle length and bore size required, IM injections are painful and can temporarily result in limited mobility, an issue of particular concern in older patients (2). IM injections, therefore, are best performed by trained personnel who are familiar with anatomical landmarks, which may be difficult to identify in obese or emaciated patients. Infection is a risk with any parenteral injection because of the risk of bacteria being introduced into the tissue (2, 4–6), which in turn can lead to abscesses and infections in the skin or soft tissue. Other complications of IM injections include local induration, erythema, hematoma, persistent bleeding, and ultimately, drug discontinuation. Less common side effects can include intramuscular hemorrhage, cellulitis, tissue necrosis, and gangrene (7, 8). Although several studies have shown that there are no substantial differences between IM and SC injections in terms of absorption and drug efficacy (2), the absorption rate from an IM injection does depend on blood flow at the injection site and the muscle mass. Also, the rate may be unpredictable in infants because of insufficient muscle tone and vascularity of muscle tissue.
Subcutaneous delivery. During SC administration, a needle is inserted through the epidermal and dermal layers of the skin and into the fatty subcutaneous tissue. Following injection, the drug reaches the bloodstream via the capillaries or the lymphatic system, depending on the molecular size of the therapeutic (2, 3, 9). Large proteins are typically not suited for oral administration, as such drugs would be degraded in the digestive tract and poorly absorbed. Most proteins require SC administration. Large-molecule drugs typically reach the bloodstream through the lymphatic vessels as they move very slowly from the tissues into the capillaries.
SC injections have several immediate advantages over other injection types. In contrast to the skilled personnel required for the administration of IV and IM injections, SC injections can be administered by the patient (2, 3). A small needle is required (length of ⅜–⅝ in.), and the injections are not generally painful and carry a reduced risk of infection and other complications. If an infectious agent is injected subcutaneously, it is generally limited to a local infection rather than a systemic infection. For patients requiring multiple doses, SC injections offer a broader range of alternative sites (3). The resultant drug absorption is also slower than IV and may avoid the risks of bolus administration.


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An Animal's Place
By Michael Pollan
Published: November 10, 2002
The first time I opened Peter Singer's ''Animal Liberation,'' I was dining alone at the Palm, trying to enjoy a rib-eye steak cooked medium-rare. If this sounds like a good recipe for cognitive dissonance (if not indigestion), that was sort of the idea. Preposterous as it might seem, to supporters of animal rights, what I was doing was tantamount to reading ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' on a plantation in the Deep South in 1852.
Singer and the swelling ranks of his followers ask us to imagine a future in which people will look back on my meal, and this steakhouse, as relics of an equally backward age. Eating animals, wearing animals, experimenting on animals, killing animals for sport: all these practices, so resolutely normal to us, will be seen as the barbarities they are, and we will come to view ''speciesism'' -- a neologism I had encountered before only in jokes -- as a form of discrimination as indefensible as racism or anti-Semitism.
Even in 1975, when ''Animal Liberation'' was first published, Singer, an Australian philosopher now teaching at Princeton, was confident that he had the wind of history at his back. The recent civil rights past was prologue, as one liberation movement followed on the heels of another. Slowly but surely, the white man's circle of moral consideration was expanded to admit first blacks, then women, then homosexuals. In each case, a group once thought to be so different from the prevailing ''we'' as to be undeserving of civil rights was, after a struggle, admitted to the club. Now it was animals' turn.
That animal liberation is the logical next step in the forward march of moral progress is no longer the fringe idea it was back in 1975. A growing and increasingly influential movement of philosophers, ethicists, law professors and activists are convinced that the great moral struggle of our time will be for the rights of animals.
So far the movement has scored some of its biggest victories in Europe. Earlier this year, Germany became the first nation to grant animals a constitutional right: the words ''and animals'' were added to a provision obliging the state to respect and protect the dignity of human beings. The farming of animals for fur was recently banned in England. In several European nations, sows may no longer be confined to crates nor laying hens to ''battery cages'' -- stacked wired cages so small the birds cannot stretch their wings. The Swiss are amending their laws to change the status of animals from ''things'' to ''beings.''
Though animals are still very much ''things'' in the eyes of American law, change is in the air. Thirty-seven states have recently passed laws making some forms of animal cruelty a crime, 21 of them by ballot initiative. Following protests by activists, McDonald's and Burger King forced significant improvements in the way the U.S. meat industry slaughters animals. Agribusiness and the cosmetics and apparel industries are all struggling to defuse mounting public concerns over animal welfare.
Once thought of as a left-wing concern, the movement now cuts across ideological lines. Perhaps the most eloquent recent plea on behalf of animals, a new book called ''Dominion,'' was written by a former speechwriter for President Bush. And once outlandish ideas are finding their way into mainstream opinion. A recent Zogby poll found that 51 percent of Americans believe that primates are entitled to the same rights as human children.
What is going on here? A certain amount of cultural confusion, for one thing. For at the same time many people seem eager to extend the circle of our moral consideration to animals, in our factory farms and laboratories we are inflicting more suffering on more animals than at any time in history. One by one, science is dismantling our claims to uniqueness as a species, discovering that such things as culture, tool making, language and even possibly self-consciousness are not the exclusive domain of Homo sapiens. Yet most of the animals we kill lead lives organized very much in the spirit of Descartes, who famously claimed that animals were mere machines, incapable of thought or feeling. There's a schizoid quality to our relationship with animals, in which sentiment and brutality exist side by side. Half the dogs in America will receive Christmas presents this year, yet few of us pause to consider the miserable life of the pig -- an animal easily as intelligent as a dog -- that becomes the Christmas ham.
We tolerate this disconnect because the life of the pig has moved out of view. When's the last time you saw a pig? (Babe doesn't count.) Except for our pets, real animals -- animals living and dying -- no longer figure in our everyday lives. Meat comes from the grocery store, where it is cut and packaged to look as little like parts of animals as possible. The disappearance of animals from our lives has opened a space in which there's no reality check, either on the sentiment or the brutality. This is pretty much where we live now, with respect to animals, and it is a space in which the Peter Singers and Frank Perdues of the world can evidently thrive equally well.


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"If these stories are unwritten, then how are your children going to know of their heritage?" Clarke sid. "It is up to us to write these experiences down."
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SAN JOSE -- When San Jose State University football coach Mike MacIntyre took a lucrative job at the University of Colorado a couple of weeks ago, I wailed and gnashed my teeth.
I know: In the ruthless new world of college sports, a picture of a football coach illustrates the word "nomad" in the dictionary. Maybe it is San Jose State's fate to hire an up-and-comer who will stay only for a cup of coffee.
Still, I mourn the loss of talent and wonder about the strength of our community glue. In the circles I run in -- journalism, law enforcement, politics, nonprofits -- I've seen a quirky but noticeable exodus of leaders from San Jose in the past 12 to 15 years.
Ex-San Jose police Chief Lou Cobarruviaz? He's chief of police in Arvin, a small town near Bakersfield. Ex-redevelopment chief Frank Taylor? He's retired in Salem, Ore., having done pro bono work for Portland's redevelopment agency.
Ex-Mercury News publisher Joe Natoli? Vice president for finance at the University of Miami. Ex-SJSU President Bob Caret? President of the University of Massachusetts.
Former Councilwoman Iola Williams? She returned to her hometown of Hattiesburg, Miss. Labor leader Amy Dean? A Chicago-based consultant for unions and other progressive groups.
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You might say, "What's so strange about that? People retire, they get better jobs, they move on. Why bewail their passing? Isn't new talent arriving?"
Well, maybe -- just not in equal numbers. In an admittedly unscientific survey, I counted more than 25 leaders who have left the city for other pastures (see the chart at www.mercurynews.com/scott-herhold). I counted only a half-dozen of the same stature who have arrived.
As someone who has spent more than 35 years covering one area and its largest city -- I admit to being a homer -- the diaspora unsettles me. Communities thrive not just with new people, but with long-term commitment from multiple generations.
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I should stipulate that I'm talking about public life and San Jose, not the valley in general.
When the Mercury News did its first big series on downtown in 1983, an urban guru told me, "The first question you have to ask about any city is 'How do people make their money?' "
Originally, San Jose made its money through agriculture, a stable industry that required constant reinvestment in equipment, canneries and seeds.
For the past six decades, however, San Jose residents have made their money primarily through one of two main avenues: development or high tech.
Both offered profits that were quick. With a few exceptions, neither has demanded the constant reinvestment -- the community glue -- that characterizes an old-line industrial town like Cincinnati.
What should have been mainstays of manufacturing fled: In 1972, Bob Malott, the head of FMC, moved the company's headquarters to Chicago. FMC, an old-line San Jose company, eventually closed its main plant here.
In their 1982 book, "Movers and Shakers," SJSU professor Terry Christensen and Mercury News writer Phil Trounstine -- now the co-founder of Calbuzz, a political website -- pointed to what they called the "branch office" phenomenon. With few company headquarters, we attracted people who did not see San Jose as their ultimate destination.
"In the corporate world, if you stayed in San Jose, it was a dead end," Christensen told me. "That shouldn't be true of the public sector folks. Maybe part of it is that we're such a young city that we don't have that many fourth-generation families."
Reasons for leaving
A litany of reasons beckons people away. For a police chief like Bill Lansdowne, the pension structure virtually decrees that he depart San Jose. As chief in San Diego, he can build a new pension to go along with his retirement payment here.
Others depart for personal reasons: Political consultant Jay Rosenthal left for Toronto because his wife got an important library job there. John Weis, the assistant redevelopment director, left San Jose to teach part-time at Boston University and to be close to family.
Still others leave for reasons that reflect the direction of a particular industry: A slimmed-down Mercury News, for example, has resulted in a diaspora of editorial talent.
"If you look at the institutions that bring in talent -- the newspaper, City Hall, the museums -- many of them have contracted," says Dean Munro, an ex-mayoral aide and now the leader of the local chapter of the Positive Coaching Alliance.
The other day, I called up one expat who was born and bred in San Jose: former construction trades chief John Neece, who grew up just south of downtown. He told me that he and his wife left San Jose for Oregon just before the housing market crashed in 2007-08.
"I never thought I'd leave," he told me. "It's a real major adjustment, because I always loved San Jose. But now that I go back, I can't wait to get out of there."
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13 Excuses Super-Fit Chicks Never Make
Hate to exercise? These expert tips will motivate you to reach for your running shoes
And when you hit those inevitable plateaus, there are a few ways to keep yourself going. Suzie Cooney, CPT, a certified personal trainer and owner of Suzie Trains Maui, says to try visualization while you're working out. "I want [my clients] to 'see' a healthy and strong body," she says. "I want them to 'see' themselves crossing the finish line as we're spinning on the bike. Visualization training is incredibly helpful." Focusing on your goal is a much better way to push yourself during a workout than focusing on how fatigued you feel or the fact that the scale hasn't moved in a week.
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That's true not because you are skinny you can't eat anything. Exercise and proper nutrition is the key to be a healthy you
by Carl30 Friday, April 19, 2013 at 08:26AM Report as inappropriate
Great tips!
by tallredamanda Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 03:41PM Report as inappropriate
Interesting tip's... great advice if only I wasn't sick with LUPUS def. would love to be able to it all..
by Tlee Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 10:12AM Report as inappropriate
Dang! I just got my slap in the face.
by Sari Monday, January 7, 2013 at 09:34PM Report as inappropriate
Love this. It just killed every excuse I've ever made and some I never even thought of.
by NillaButterfly Monday, December 24, 2012 at 09:18PM Report as inappropriate
Darn, this article shot down all my excuses. Now I guess I'll have to get off my lazy butt and exercise!
by WiccanLady Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 02:40PM Report as inappropriate
Great article.
by nicky22 Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 11:41AM Report as inappropriate
This article does a nice job at pointing out hurtles in adopting a lifestyle of working out. It does not however emphasize the lifestyle changes needed to keep fit beyond working out. Simply creating habits like walking a mile to work from the bus stop and going out of your way to be thoughtful of the food you eat, makes a much greater difference in health than a rigorous work out regime without lifestyle change.
by summerlotus5 Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 06:11AM Report as inappropriate
Definitely guilty of a few of these
by kimihavens Monday, November 5, 2012 at 12:57PM Report as inappropriate
excuses come so easily! i used to do that and ever since i just stopped making them, i have been feeling so much better about myself and it feels great!
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Ansonia running back Arkeel Newsome added one more prestigious accolade to his high school football career as he was named to the Parade All-America 50th anniversary team this weekend.
The 5-foot-8, 185-pound senior rushed for 3,867 yards and scored 68 touchdowns this past season, which was enough to earn him one of three running back spots on the Parade All-America first team. Only 13 offensive players and 13 defensive players make the first team.
"It just seems to get better and better for him," Ansonia coach Tom Brockett said. "He won a state championship as a sophomore and then repeated as a junior and a senior and then finished No. 1. To become a Parade All-American from the state of Connecticut is a tough thing to do especially at running back so it is a great honor. Obviously it is the most prestigious All-American team in the country."
Newsome is the 19th Connecticut player to ever make the team. He was one of three Parade All-Americans to be invited to New York to the Pro Football Hall of Fame luncheon. Newsome and Brockett were picked up in Ansonia Thursday, treated to a dinner in New York City Thursday night, stayed over in a hotel and then went to the luncheon Friday afternoon.
"There were probably 30 different guys who stood up and told stories about what the Hall of Fame meant to them and told stories from the locker room and parts of their career and stuff," Brockett said. "Anthony Munoz introduced Arkeel to everybody. So for him to be in that room around all that greatness listening to them talking about being in the NFL and the responsiblity of being a Hall of Famer, I just thought it was a great lesson for him to be a part of."
Newsome, who smashed Connecticut's career rushing and touchdown records, had already been named All-State by by the Connecticut Coaches high School Association, the New Haven Register and the Walter Camp Foundation, and he was named a MaxPreps All¬American, as well.
The UConn-bound tailback finished his Ansonia career with 10,685 yards and 187 touchdowns on 943 carries for an average of 11.3 yards per carry. His career rushing total is sixth all-time nationally while his touchdown total is third nationally.
"All the guys were giving Emmitt Smith a hard time because Arkeel passed Emmitt this year on the all-time national rushing list," Brockett said. "And because it was such a small intimate setting, the Hall of Famers really went out of their way to come over and spend a lot of time with him. They didn't just shake hands and leave. They sat down and shared stories and stuff because we were all there 4-5 hours.
"To be invited to the Hall of Fame luncheon and be surround by such greatness was a great, great experience."
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AVON, Colorado - Ninety-three year old Arthur Farr smiles when he tells you the secret to longevity is no secret.
"A Scotch with one ice cube each evening," said the grinning World War II submariner.
Also, longevity is longer when you can keep Japanese bombs, mines and depth charges from blowing holes in your submarine.
He had a pregnant wife but when World War II erupted and his country called, Farr answered. He volunteered for the Navy and spent three and a half years in the Pacific, mostly under water. The Navy suited him because he thought he might use his mechanical engineering degree from the University of Michigan. They sent him to the military's three-month officer training school and he came out a newly minted ensign.
The cost of war
Farr has not only been alive a long time, he has lived. His amazing life has left him with some clear ideas about war and peace.
Peace is better.
The stories are hilarious and fly in rapid fire succession, but when he tells war stories he makes certain you understand one thing above all others.
"If we knew how terrible wars are maybe we'd get smart about it and stop having wars. We could shoot basketball or play chess, something other than killing each other that way," he says.
He stays away from war memorials where people rubbing their hands over the names, crying for lost comrades, husbands, fathers, sons and daughters.
"We try to make war sound heroic," he said. "If we're not careful we glamorize it."
Yes, pilots won the Battle of Midway, he said, but the cost was terrible - 3,057 Japanese died and hundreds of Americans in three days.
"We wiped out a whole lot of guys. Some might have been presidents, others might have made all sorts of important contributions," he said.
There are lessons in war, but we don't seem to learn them.
"I thought after Vietnam it would change because it was so terrible and unpopular, with its stories of killing children and women and indiscriminate bombing," he said.
But it didn't.
"We're right back to war again. It seems we go seven, eight, nine years without a war and we get anxious and start to think we need one. We don't," he said.
The equation is not complicated: Hate causes war and war kills people unnecessarily.
The Japanese were wooed by their military, he said. He said he carried a war-sized chip on his shoulder for years.
"I hated them. I'd see a Japanese and say, 'I hope I killed your grandfather.' That's an awful thing to say, or even to think.'"
In his part of World War II, if a submarine was late it's presumed lost and everyone on it is presumed dead. The U.S. lost 52 subs, 20 percent of its subs and crews - one of every five that put to sea, each one carrying eight officers and 70 men.
"We have a lot of friends at the bottom of the sea in their metal coffins," Farr said.
His submarine, the Guitarro, cost $3 million to build. Each torpedo cost $10,000. The taxpayers got their money's worth.
"We sank 15 enemy ships, 10 merchant ships carrying ammunition and supplies and five warships," Farr said. "From our standpoint we paid the government back."
Stories and smiles
Then the smile returns and the stories begin to fly.
There was the time in 1942 they were in Wisconsin and their sub, the Guitarro, was getting its finishing touches before joining the war. The dive alarm malfunctioned and sounded, so one of the officers started to submerge.
But the rest of the officers were in the tower, which filled up with 34 degree water up to their chins. They lived. They were furious and frost-bitten, but alive.
The Guitarro navigated drainage canals to make its way to the Chicago shipyards where it was drained and repaired, then down the Mississippi toward the Gulf of Mexico, which was another adventure.
The Guitarro drafted 17 feet in the water and Big Muddy was about four and a half feet deep in spots. A paddle wheel riverboat had to push it down the Mississippi, and they spent a few days tied up to two trees in St. Louis waiting for the river level to change so they could get to New Orleans and pick up the rest of the crew.
They passed the time in St. Louis shooting geese with one of the sub's guns. Grinning, Farr said he soon learned that Navy regulations frown on that sort of thing.
Finally they made it down the river, through the Panama Canal, into the Pacific and the war.
There was the time he and his commanding officer in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, motivated by rum and Cuban cigars, challenged each other to a foot race around the bay. After 500 yards of running cleared their heads, they asked themselves the obvious question, "What the hell are we doing?"
He was an ensign and figured out quickly that you needed to be a commander to get the Navy to move. He didn't wear his rank insignia and had one of his men, a Harvard grad, call him "Commander." It worked like a charm until one day they were in port on a Pacific island and they were assembled for some function or malfunction that required them to wear their full uniform. Upheaval ensued on the ensign when the people in port learned his real rank.
Torpedo envy
U.S. admirals at the time tended to suffer from torpedo envy. The Germans had these torpedoes with twin propellers and the Americans should have them too, the desk-jockeys declared.
But too often one of the propellers malfunctioned and the torpedo would run a big circle. The admirals figured that if the circular route took the torpedo into a convoy of enemy ships, it would likely hit something.
It sometimes did - the submarine that had fired it. Farr's Guitarro was barely missed by one of its own torpedoes. Other American subs weren't always so lucky, he said.
"The first one was the scariest. We could hear it through the hull coming straight at us," he said.
The Japanese mined every bit of water they could. During the day the Guitarro crew would shoot mines to blow them up before they blew a hole in their sub and killed them all. At night they couldn't see the mines to shoot them, so they kept moving and hoped one didn't find them.
Farr developed the life-long habit of sleeping on his right side, facing away from the hull, just in case.
"It wouldn't have made any difference, of course," he said, shaking his head slightly and smiling.
Then there was the time a Japanese plane dropped a bomb on the Guitarro's tail section. He and a couple crew members spent 39 straight hours cobbling it back together so they could make their way out of a shallow lake with Japanese on both sides. He was almost court-martialed for drilling a hole in an 8-inch shaft.
"I guess they wanted me to use bubble gum," he said.
Life and death and life
The war against Japan ended in horror.
Still, Farr was there, surviving countless near-death experiences for three and a half years, so it's his perspective that counts about dropping the atomic bombs on Japan that ended World War II.
"It was the only way to end the war, besides invading Japan and we were preparing for that," he said. "That would have cost 1 million Allied lives and 2 million Japanese."
The lessons seem to have stuck with us, at least for now.
"It teaches us that it's not a good weapon," Farr said. "We have them and the Russians have them, but we're scared of each other."
Rogue nations run by "idiots" with nukes is a problem.
These days he's living with family in Avon and is being cared for by Hospice of the Valley.
The Guitarro crew stopped having reunions a few years back.
"We're down to a small handful of guys," Farr said. "I'm beginning to think I've been chosen to turn out the lights."
Staff Writer Randy Wyrick can be reached at 970-748-2935 or email@example.com.


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By Kyle Wintersteen
Just as opening day has a certain feel to it, so too does closing day. And as my friends and I pitched the blocks one last time in Pennsylvania, there was a sense of foreboding, knowing the off-season doldrums ahead, that mixed with high hopes of one last good shoot. But how the mallards responded.
It was a constant flurry of gorgeous January greenheads: big groups; little groups; pairs; sometimes all of them working at once. Several times my friends and I simply set our shotguns down and soaked in the spectacle, even as mallards landed in the decoys. It was a special day, one that should sustain us until October's glorious return.
Hopefully you too have enjoyed the season's final days. Winter arrived at last, pushing thousands of ducks from New York to the Carolinas and concentrating them on any available open water. I suspect you feel the same as I; If only we had one more week.
"There were more ducks on the Chesapeake and the Potomac last week than I've seen in years," says Captain Bob Wetherald, owner of the Mid River Guide Service. "It's a broad spectrum of diver and sea duck species, too. Cans, goldeneyes, bluebills, long-tails and surf and white-winged scoters rafting by the thousands. We shot some big, fat greaters, and a surprising number of skinny ones—the migration pushed them that far, that fast. I haven't seen many common scoters, but the guys out on the ocean have reported big numbers. It was just an incredible last few hunts. Everyone I know did really well."
Erinn Otterson, a Ducks Unlimited member who frequents North Carolina's Currituck Sound, reports equally staggering numbers.
"We shot mixed bag limits on Friday and Saturday that included mallards, blacks, wigeon, greenwings, Canada geese, redheads, bluebills and seven incredibly gorgeous drake pintails," Otterson says. "It really made for fun hunting to observe and bag that many different species in their late-season plumage, and the sheer number of ducks on the water was almost ridiculous. We saw one ball of about 2,000 green-winged teal, and you'd call me a liar if I told you how many bluebills we estimate were rafted. Suffice it to say it was in the many thousands."
Late January's grand finale put an exclamation point on an otherwise difficult, up-and-down season. Repeatedly, just as skim ice began to form and birds started to move and concentrate, temperatures climbed back into the 50's as far north as the New York border.
"The waterfowl migration was behind schedule all year," says Sarah Fleming, a Ducks Unlimited regional biologist based in New York. "Reports suggest that redhead and canvasbacks remained on the upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes well into winter. In December, cooler weather froze New York's few shallow wetlands [the state is in a period of drought] and many mallards and blacks moved to large, open bodies of water, such as the Finger Lakes. It wasn't until temperatures plummeted in mid-January that we saw a substantial and sustained migration of ducks to southern latitudes."
If there is a silver lining to be found in this delayed migration peak, it's that a few states offer youth seasons in early February. Who better to experience waterfowl hunting at its finest than the next generation of Ducks Unlimited?
Maryland's popular youth season is slated for February 8.
"I'm really excited about it, namely because there are so many darn birds here now, but also because nobody will have hunted them for nearly two weeks and they'll be settled back in," says Wetherald, who will guide two boys on their first duck hunt free of charge. "The birds aren't going anywhere, either. They have plenty of food and the Potomac is currently 36 degrees, so there should be plenty of open water. As long as you keep your kids warm enough, most youth seasons should be a blast."
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act into law.
First duck stamp, designed by Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist, Jay N. "Ding" Darling, issued.
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NORTH BERWICK, Maine — Police found an "elaborate marijuana growing system" in the cellar of a High Street residence on Friday, according to Chief Stephen Peasley.
According to police, Zachary M. Green, 33, of 224 High St., had 16 marijuana plants, averaging between 1 foot and 4 feet tall, inside his residence. Green also allegedly had grow lights, exhaust fans, harvested marijuana in bags, material to start new marijuana growth, a reflective curtain to obscure "intense" grow lighting, paraphernalia and an unloaded shot gun. All have been seized by North Berwick police.
"You wouldn't see the growing lights if you looked inside the house from a window. The reflective curtain was made for that purpose. In addition, he vented the drug odor outside, like you would a dryer," Peasley said. He said Green did not have neighbors in close proximity.
Green has been charged with unlawful possession of a scheduled drug and scale, use of drug paraphernalia and cultivating marijuana.
He is scheduled to appear at the Springvale District Court on April 9.
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SAN JOSE -- All the world may be a stage, but back in 1983, downtown San Jose was widely regarded as a cultural wasteland. Still, two small theater companies decided it was the perfect time to bring the magic of live performance to the gritty area now known as SoFA.
It's been an uphill battle, the neighborhood is still sketchy and money is as tight as ever, but both San Jose Stage Company and the City Lights Theater Company have managed to survive 30 years.
"Everyone told us we were insane. That only made us more tenacious. We had nothing but a vision but we made it come true," says Randall King, head of San Jose Stage, which was founded by a group of San Jose State students. "I can't quite believe it's been 30 years. When we started out, we were doing theater in parks and churches and now we're an institution. We never thought we would make it this far."
Both troupes will celebrate the occasion with gala affairs. San Jose Stage is putting on the dog Friday at the San Jose Athletic Club, while City Lights is throwing a bash on June 29 at the Fourth Street Summit Center. Local arts advocates are also cheering for the city at large. They say the dual anniversaries are a sign that the South Bay arts scene has come into its own.
"Theater is part of our civic discourse, it makes us think and laugh about what it means to be human right now. City Lights and the San Jose Stage have brought a wealth of cultural thought to San Jose, not to mention hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people into our downtown for 30 years," says Kerry Adams Hapner, director of Cultural Affairs for the City of San Jose.
"Cultural vibrancy and economic prosperity is what they've brought to San Jose. Their anniversaries are amazing milestones."
Leaders of both companies admit they are flabbergasted to have made it this far given the harsh arts economy.
"To be candid, I feel so busy all the time that our 30th anniversary rather snuck up on me," says Lisa Mallette, head of City Lights, which was initially launched by Helen Lehman. "Sometimes, when you are dancing as fast as you can, it is difficult to take the time to acknowledge the accomplishments."
These two small troupes have a lot in common. They are a stone's throw away from each other. They draw a lot of college students as audience members. They prefer adventurous programming.
And they are both run by married couples.
At the Stage, Randall King is the artistic director while his wife, Cathleen King, manages the business side as executive director. At City Lights, Lisa Mallette runs the operation as the executive artistic director while her husband, Kit Wilder, writes grants and directs.
For the record, although both theaters are happy in their venues, grittiness is still an issue. Revelers from nearby clubs and bars sometimes litter the courtyard at San Jose Stage. City Lights recently lost a computer, smartphones and a credit-card reader used at the box office during a break-in. On the eve of the anniversary, the robbery was quite a blow.
"But you know the City Lights spirit, they can't keep us down," Mallette says. "Our immediate neighborhood presents some unique and undeniable challenges, but the space itself ... has a great energy, a great vibe."
Indeed, both companies see their mission as part and parcel of the city's efforts to revitalize the downtown. "One of the things that makes a city vibrant, and a city people want to live in, is a thriving cultural sector," says Rick Lombardo, head of San Jose Rep. "The story of Silicon Valley is one of innovation, and innovation thrives in cultures that place a high value on creativity."
Looking ahead, both companies want to grow but not lose touch with their roots.
Officials at City Lights, which got its start performing in churches, know that being small allows them to take chances on edgy fare, such as "August: Osage County," "Angels in America" and the world premiere "Spacebar," that appeals to young audiences. Almost half of the company's subscribers are younger than 45.
"We are very much a downtown theater company," Mallette says. "Urban, cool, a little grungy in a hip way."
The companies keep their eye on the bottom line. Mallette does whatever it takes to make sure the show goes on, and that includes scrubbing toilets minutes before the curtain rises. The hard work has paid off.
City Lights, with its intimate, 100-seat venue carved out of a converted warehouse, has been in the black for the past nine years. San Jose Stage, which performs in a sleek, well-appointed 200-seat space, has closed the past seven seasons in the black and whittled its debt to $75,000, down from $250,000 with hit shows such as "Red" and "Race." King also notes that subscriptions have been on the rise in the past few years, topping at 1,700 -- a far cry from the days of performing "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" upstairs at the Eulipia restaurant.
Of course, the play, and not the profit, remains the thing.
"It's not a business; it's not about making money," King says, "It's about making art."
And the groups' anniversaries are seen as a sign that San Jose has begun to emerge from the shadow of San Francisco.
"People are finally realizing that you don't have to waste the time and money to get to San Francisco for a great night at the theater," King says. "You can get that in your own backyard."
Contact Karen D'Souza at 408-271-3772. Read her reviews and stories at www.mercurynews.com/karen-dsouza.
What: 30/20 Benefit: Red Hot & Revelatory (San Jose Stage 30th anniversary)
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Where: Corninthian Ballroom, San Jose Athletic Club, 196 N. Third St., San Jose
Tickets: $150, 408-283-7142, www.thestage.org
What: Red & Black Birthday Bash (City Lights Theater Company 30th anniversary)
When: 6:30 p.m. June 29
Where: Fourth Street Summit Center, 88 S. Fourth St., San Jose
Tickets: $130, http://cltc.org


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From tablets and iPhones to Twitter and Instagram, technology is changing the way children interact with the world. Host Michel Martin talks with a roundtable of parents about encouraging digital exploration, while keeping kids safe.


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Police are seeking the public's help finding a 23-year-old man who they said went missing in Lafitte Garden.
New Orleans police said Delvin Johnson was last seen by his mother at about 11 a.m. Thursday walking near his home in the 2300 block of Magic Street.
Johnson's mother told officers it's the first time her son has gone missing. Johnson has no medical conditions.
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APTOS -- His vocal chords are silent. His hands lie still, no longer able to dance across a keyboard.
But Eric Valor's message grows stronger as a progressive disease lays waste to his body while he organizes a new way to develop lifesaving drugs.
From his bed in Aptos, his eyes locking in on letters on a computer screen, he taps out a declaration:
"I am frustrated by both the pace and method of research," he writes.
The computer suspended above his bed is headquarters for SciOpen Research Group, a nonprofit biotech organization that Valor founded to accelerate research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as "Lou Gehrig's disease," a rare neurodegenerative disease.
Immobilized, he has become a "biotech guerrilla" who searches databases for new compounds, fundraises, designs study protocols and sets up research to speed pharmacological innovation. And while the odds are long that one desperately ill man can change a world of research protocols, others are taking note.
"His intellect and willingness to contribute to the fight should be an inspiration to all scientists to find a therapy for ALS and all neurodegenerative diseases," said professor Dave Schubert, director of the Salk Institute's Cellular Neurobiology Laboratory.
His diagnosis at age 36 with ALS stunned Valor, a handsome athlete and husband who surfed in Panama, scuba-dived in Fiji and enjoyed a successful career as an information technology technician.
More bad news followed: There's no known cause. Or cure. What he learned about the traditional pharmacological industry did not inspire hope. Fewer than 10 percent of all potential medicines are effective and safe enough to make it to market. Discovering, developing, testing and delivering a new drug takes 10 to 15 years and costs, on average, $1.2 billion to research and produce.
Now 45, Valor doesn't have that kind of time. Or money.
So he studied neurobiology, taking online classes from Stanford, Vanderbilt, Duke and other universities.
Moving his right eye to control his computer, he used social media to build a coalition of other open-science activists who work in amateur labs such as BioCurious, Berkeley Biolabs, and Bio Tech & Beyond.
Then he founded SciOpen Research Group, a virtual company for research that relies on crowd-sourced fundraising, global collaborations and shared scientific discoveries, all contrary to the traditional closed private-research model.
The open approach, writes Valor, "allows people with ideas to bootstrap investigations and complete them doing professional-quality research at a tenth of the cost of traditional research institutions.
"The failure rate might be high, but the barrier to entry for innovation is quite low. So it will allow for novel ideas to be tried against problems which have seemed insurmountable -- i.e. 'unprofitable' -- for a long time."
Data, he says, is not a profit-generating commodity; it is a "shared commons in which ideas can flourish."
He continues: "We want to create a situation where anyone with an idea can test or develop that idea in their garage."
Valor -- who can't walk, speak, eat or even breathe on his own -- created the company's domain, its email and website, set up its infrastructure and submitted regulatory paperwork, relying on his family only to physically help open bank accounts.
"Utilizing cloud infrastructure, we can communicate, plan and execute activities just like any other traditional company," he writes. When specific expertise is needed, "I have a wide and growing network of recognized experts with whom I consult."
His SciOpen group's cloud-based sharing of knowledge challenges the costly brick-and-mortar pharmaceutical industry that must protect its discoveries and its profits.
The industry defends its traditional approach, saying it ensures drug safety, efficacy and protection of intellectual property.
"Companies have to recoup their investment in such research," said Jennifer Wall, a spokeswoman for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
"You can't discover medicines at a snap of a finger -- it takes a long time because of the challenges and complexities involved," and the failure rate in clinical trials is quite high, she said. The success of patient advocacy groups in the USA has shown that people with diseases "are understandably motivated to put in the effort to learn more about their conditions," said Glasgow, Scotland-based Graham Steele of the Open Knowledge Foundation,
In Valor's bedroom, the tableau seems helpless and coldly clinical. But online, he is adroitly concluding a $30,000 "crowd-funded" campaign to fund a small research project at the La Jolla-based Salk Institute and is writing up findings for publication.
"He clearly understands the science behind drug discovery research and the conceptual hang-ups that have prevented big pharmaceutical companies from developing any effective treatment for diseases like ALS, AD and Huntington's," said Schubert.
Valor has already outlived the normal three-to-five-year prognosis for ALS patients, and he nurtures long-term dreams.
He wants SciOpen Research Group to study the "epigenetics" of ALS, to learn if the environment or aging alters gene expression.
He also hopes to fund stem cell research that would watch how neurons respond to stressful or toxic situations.
"Everything I had built, bought, saved or enjoyed in my life was taken from me or consumed by this disease," he says, using his eyes to type an answer to a question. "I refuse to go away, however."
"My personal motivation is obviously to save myself," he says. "However, while I am trying to do that, I can at the very least contribute to the pool of knowledge about this disease."
Contact Lisa M. Krieger at 650-492-4098.
Eric Valor's presentation to the Open Science Summit can be seen on YouTube at http://bit.ly/1zgCu3g. Valor's life and work is reviewed at www.friends4eric.org/ and the SciOpen Research Group's website is at www.sciopen.org


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Taylor Regional Hospital hosted a class entitled, "Kids Hurt Too - Helping Children Cope with Loss," on Nov. 28 from 10 until noon. The class was taught by Cynthia L. White, M.Ed.
This workshop was for nurses, doctors, social workers, counselors, parents and other adults who were interested in gaining knowledge and skills in how children grieve and how to help them cope with loss.
Four couples graduated from prenatal and childbirth classes at Taylor Regional Hospital in August. The classes are taught on Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. at Taylor Regional Hospital's meeting room. This is a five-week series and is free to anyone delivering at TRH. The class is taught by Jenny Dobson, RN, CLC, CCE. Those in the class, include: Tiffany and Judy Benningfield; Jillian and Andrew Morgan; Paige and Shaun Hord, and Jessica and Jamie Browning, all of Campbellsville.
Dr. Asser El-Atfy was recently elected a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians. El-Atfy attended the ACCP annual meeting in October, where he was officially recognized as a Fellow.
The ACCP is a not-for-profit medical society representing 16,500 members in more than 100 countries. Members include specialist physicians, allied health professionals and Ph.D.s focusing on diseases of the chest.
A Taylor County native has been named as an associate at Greenebaum Doll & McDonald law firm.
Nathan D. Williams has joined the firm as an associate in the litigation and dispute resolution practice group in Louisville.
He received a B.S. degree in agricultural economics, with summa cum laude honors, from the University of Kentucky and his J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law.
Wiliams is a native of Campbellsville and a 2001 graduate of Taylor County High School.
More than 11 million Americans receive home-delivered health care. In their honor, Intrepid USA Home Health, 296 Campbellsville Bypass, joins the National Association for Home Care & Hospice in celebrating November as National Home Care Month under the theme, "Compassionate Health Care Delivered to Your Doorstep."
Patty Burton and Shirley Roberson, senior health educators for the Lake Cumberland District Health Department, provided informational materials on diabetes at their booth at Lake Cumberland Health Expo.
Burton works in Pulaski County, and Roberson covers Russell County. They helped staff the booth, one of 50 or so exhibits at the Expo, hosted by LCDHD on Nov. 16, at The Center for Rural Development.
More than 600 people registered for the event, which included breakout sessions with guest speakers, exercise and cooking demonstrations and free health screenings.
Kroger recently donated a TV and DVD player to Taylor County Elementary School. Pictured are TCES Principal Herbert Wheat and Kroger Store Manager Kevin Taylor. Also present was Assistant Manager Sam Merritt.
J.R. RoBards has opened a legal practice in Shelbyville at the Stanley-Casey House, 301 Washington St.
RoBards is a 1995 graduate of Campbellsville High School and is a veteran of the U.S. Marines, where he served on active duty from 1995-1999.
A ribbon cutting ceremony was recently hosted at Jackson Quarters Green River Resort, 5068 Old Lebanon Road. Employees seated front row, from left, are: Travis Bright, Bobbie Hurst, Dennis Brinley, Marie Tucker, Debbie Parker and Alma Brinley. Jackson Quarters is available for special occasions. It sleeps 20, includes two master suites, four bathrooms, a game room, swimming pool and a large hot tub. A guesthouse is also available that sleeps six. Reservations are flexible and there's a chef available.
Call Green River Marina for more information.
Kentucky Christian School alumni Megan Romines, Trevor McWhorter, Greg Manning and Jennifer England collect McDonald's receipts from Todd and Leigh Ann Sadler as a fundraiser for KCS.
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Genre/Subjects: Art/Filmmaking, Biographical, Crime, Documentary, Medical/HealthLanguage: English
Plays Tuesday, April 23rd at 7pm as part of our Double Exposure film series
With an introduction & post film discussion with Melinda Barlow, Ph. D (Associate Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder)
Digital presentation - In 2000 five men beat Mark Hogancamp outside a bar so severely that he nearly died. After nine days in a coma and 40 days in the hospital, Mark was discharged with little memory of his previous life. Unable to afford therapy, Mark decided to create his own. In his backyard, he built Marwencol (named for Mark/Wendy/Colleen), a one-sixth scale World War II-era town that he populated with dolls representing his friends, family and even his attackers. He used the small dolls and props to redevelop his hand-eye coordination, while he dealt with the psychic wounds from his attack through the town's many battles and dramas. He developed an elaborate fantasy life for the world of Marwencol and took photographs of the dramatic scenes, which were eventually discovered and published in an art magazine. His homemade therapy suddenly became "art," attracting a lot of attention and forcing Mark to make a choice between the safety of his fictional town and the real world he'd avoided since his attack. A surprising tale of love, secrets, pain and adventure.
Winner of over a dozen awards, including two Independent Spirit Awards & Best Documentary of the Year from Boston Society of Film Critics.
DIRECTOR: Jeff Malmberg
Producer: Jeff Malmberg, Tom Putnam, Matt Radecki, Chris Shellen, Kevin W. WalshEditor: Jeff MalmbergPrincipal Cast: Mark Hogancamp, Emmanuel Nneji, Edda HogancampUS Distributor: Cinema Guild
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The Vikings were looking for a spark in the fourth quarter.
The game had slipped uncomfortably close, closer than anyone expected given South Tahoe's height advantage over Fernley, and the Vikings were trying to hold on.
"It was right around that 45-41 time, and I was a little concerned and looking for a spark," coach Chris Proctor said. "Jared obviously had made up his mind to be that spark."
It wasn't the biggest guys who stepped up to carry the Vikings to a 57-49 win in the fourth quarter against Fernley at home Saturday. It was Jared Fajman, Kris Digrande and Hayden Bronken who kept the Vikings alive.
Fajman was the spark Proctor was looking for. Fajman picked up the energy level with an explosive layup to open the Vikings' fourth half scoring. He then went 3-for-4 on free throws keeping the Vikings tied with Fernley.
"We needed someone to come in and do something good and sure enough it was Jared and Kris together who helped us in that last quarter," Proctor said.
DiGrande is one of the smaller guy on the court but, at 5-foot-8, all he needed was sheer athleticism to pull down an offensive rebound. His follow up shot edged the Vikings further ahead as the final minutes ticked down. Defensively, DiGrande has a knack for getting in the passing line and coming up with deflections without drawing the foul.
Offensive rebounds, however, were owned by Bronken.
"I just get lucky I guess," Bronken said. "I fight for position and wait for the bounce off."
Bronken played with more than luck in the second half though. He scored five of the Vikings first seven points to open the second half. His offensive rebounds became the difference maker as the Vikings struggled to hold onto the lead.
"I've watched him play since he was a freshman, and he's always had a knack for being in the right place at the right time," Proctor said. "He sets a tone for us on rebounds a lot, and he's not the best athlete out there, he's just a good technician."
Bronken led the Vikings with 13 points, went 5-for-7 from the free-throw line and pulled down seven rebounds. Brandon Cramer added 10 points and a 7-for-8 free-throw performance.
Jason Rogers and Cale Backinger each collected eight rebounds. Five of Backinger's were offensive rebounds that he turned into points edge the Vikings to a 29-24 lead going into halftime. -
The Vikings are now 5-7 overall and 3-1 in crossover games. They will play Lowry at home Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
"We can't take any match for granted," Cramer said. "We always have to dig deep every day, and that's the only way we're going to get through the season."
South Tahoe 57, Fernley 49
South Tahoe ---17 ---12 ---11 ---17 ---- 57
Fernley ---14 ---10 ---15 ---10 ---- 49
Friday in Fallon
Fallon was outmuscled by the Vikings' Cale Backinger, who recorded a game-high 23 points. The all-state tight end punished the smaller Fallon frontcourt with numerous offensive rebounds and easy layups.
Fallon's inability to rebound hurt the Wave's efforts as South Tahoe grabbed nine offensive rebounds on two possessions in the first quarter.
Fallon held a 15-10 first quarter lead thanks to five points from Jeff Evett and four points from LaDamien Crawley. Evett scored a team-high 12, while Crawley added 10.
Backinger, though, came into form in the second half, as he scored 18 points. Aiding his cause, however, was the foul trouble of Fallon center Beau Marshall, who fouled out in early in the fourth quarter.
Brandon Cramer added 10 points for South Tahoe and John Cefalu scored nine. South Tahoe also hit 18 of 22 free throws, while Fallon connected on 9 of 14.
South Tahoe 62, Fallon 50
South Tahoe ---10 ---18 ---14 ---20 ---- 62
Fallon ---15 ---11 ---12 ---12 ---- 50
- Lahontan Valley News sports editor Steve Puterski contributed to this report.


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The Rise of 'Standing Desk Envy'
Keith Lindor had spent decades sitting at a desk. So when the executive vice provost and dean of the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University was approached by a colleague about switching to a sit-to-stand desk as part of an office-wide redesign, he dismissed the idea as not his style.
Six weeks later, he found himself standing at the elevated desk of operations chief Melanie Burm, requesting a sit-to-stand of his own. He changed his mind, he said, because he'd noticed dozens of colleagues enjoying the new desks' flexibility and collaborating more effectively now that they could see one another face-to-face over cubicle walls. Not to mention the health benefits of sitting less.
As companies get wise to the ways standing or sit-to-stand setups can raise their game, employees who didn't opt in at first—or who aren't eligible for the perk—are suffering from serious "desk envy."
At GeekDesk, a maker of multi-posture furniture, new customers are increasingly finding their way to the company via colleague referrals, said Donovan McNutt, founder and president of the Visalia, Calif.-based manufacturer. Recent company data suggest that at least 10% of new GeekDesk orders came as coworker referrals.
Mr. McNutt points to a U.S. government agency that placed an order for a single desk for its Alaska branch in 2011. Word spread, and the agency has since ordered dozens of desks for branches across the country, he said. The desks range in price from about $749 to $1,160.
The setups are so desirable that some workers for whom state-of-the art furniture isn't available or financially feasible are hacking their way to inexpensive versions.
Tambra Means, a bookkeeper at a Tallahassee, Fla., law firm, is an avid runner who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. With the hope of alleviating her joint pain, Means purchased a desk riser and anti-fatigue floor mat for less than $200 total through the firm's supply company, knowing she might not be reimbursed for the cost if the expense wasn't approved by the firm administrator. (It was.) Means now spends about 95% of her day standing, she said, and her knees haven't been bothering her.
Colleagues have been asking where and how she got the setup, she said.
For the ASU office, the shift to sit-to-stand desks was the centerpiece of a larger physical overhaul of the office space to make it a more welcoming and productive environment, Burm said. The renovations included the removal of obstructions from windows to allow for more sunlight, a more centralized "bullpen" layout and the installation of shared treadmill desk workstations. Walking meetings have become common practice among his colleagues, Lindor said.
After a two-month wait, Lindor's roughly $1,100 sit-to-stand desk, which cost about the same as the new standard desk, arrived in late 2013. So far, standing is agreeing with him.
And he said working on his feet has encouraged him to be health-conscious in more ways than one: "It's a further reach to my drawer with my peanuts in it."
Here's how to hack a standing desk without breaking the bank (hint: head to Ikea):
$22: Tech entrepreneur Colin Nederkoorn cobbled together this D.I.Y. standing-desk riser, which he dubbed the Standesk 2200, from Ikea parts. It can transform virtually any standard desk into a standing one.
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The Friends of the Pike County Public Library will hold the second quarterly 2014 meeting at 10:00 a.m., in the library's Community Room, which is located on the lower level of the new library building on E. Harford St. in Milford, Monday, April 14th.
All are welcome. Library supporters are encouraged to join the Friends. For additional information, or directions to the meeting site call Pat Corcoran at 570-409-9089.
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Definition of sheaf in English:
noun (plural sheaves /ʃiːvz/)
1A bundle of grain stalks laid lengthways and tied together after reaping.
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- A widespread custom, also designed to please the prophet and maximise crops, was to leave uncut on the field the last sheaf of grain, tying it into a special twist, known as 'Il'ia's beard'.
- Reaping will be by scythe and a 1953 Ferguson tractor, stooking - stacking the sheaves - will be by hand and threshing will involve a Victorian barn thresher.
- The reaper and self-binder (which bound the grain into sheaves mechanically) enabled farmers to work vast tracts with small crews.
1.1A bundle of objects of one kind, especially papers: he waved a sheaf of papers in the air
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- She pulled a sheaf of papers from her knapsack and shuffled through them.
- Upon making a decision the Emperor would have his servants place a sheaf of paper either over or under the rock.
- Today morning while stapling a sheaf of papers, I forgot that my finger was below and I was in such a fit of caffeine-induced working enthusiasm, I stapled my finger along with the papers.
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Bundle into sheaves: the corn and barley had to be sheafed and stooked
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- She had working hands that knew the feel of turf in the spring, the cuts and scrapes from sheafing oats, the soil of picking spuds in the back-end, all part of the annual cycle which had remained unchanged for years until more recent times.
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- The wooden bins, wisp-floored and empty of mice, will soon be heaped high by the strong arms of laughing young men boasting of the height of their sheafs, the speed of their reaping, and the goodness of their grains.
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New Orleans police are looking for a Georgia man who was last seen by his parents at a hotel room.
Police said Truman W. Howard, 51, left a hotel room on Jan. 6 that he was sharing with his parents and hasn't been seen since.
Howard is believed to in possession of a rental car that was rented by his mother. Police said he wasn't an authorized user of the white Chevrolet Impala with the license plate N331075.
Anyone with information on Howard's whereabouts are asked to call New Orleans Police Department Eighth District Detective Willie Jenkins III at 504-658-6728.


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Every time I turn on my PS3, I have to quit and relaunch PS3MS to get it to show up in the XMB again.
Is this normal? PS3MS still shows "found" under status, but the PS3 can't see it. The second I quit and relaunch PS3MS, it shows up on the PS3. This is obviously a hassle.
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Richmond County investigators are busy tracking sex offenders and making sure they register.
A new law going into effect July 1 will narrow the places sex offenders can live.
But right now it's creating more work for the sheriff's office.
Soon Georgia will have some of the toughest sex offender laws in the country.
And as we learned today, the laws will mean most of the offenders in our area will have to find a new place to live.
It's Inv. Ron Sylvester's job to keep track of all 209 of Richmond County's sex offenders.
"It can be difficult at times," he says.
Difficult, he says, when sex offenders don't register themselves, leaving authorities unsure of their whereabouts.
"We probably find at least one a month that does not comply," Inv. Sylvester says.
And a new law taking effect in July is keeping Richmond County investigators busy.
Currently, offenders cannot live or loiter within 1000 feet of a school, daycare, or playground.
But the new law adds to that list.
"The new law as of July 1 is also going to include bus stops, public transit stops, and churches," says Sylvester.
That means the department has to redraw the map for offenders, finding and adding every church and every bus stop in Richmond County to the map.
"If they are within 1000 feet, they will be required to move."
He anticipates 75 percent of the county's sex offenders having to move come July 1, because their current locations will violate the new law.
Inv. Sylvester says some sex offenders won't give their real address, won't register, or may be slow to move. That's when investigators step in and they often depend on your help.
"The public has been coming forward and helping us locate the individuals and take them into custody and in jail," he says.
Investigators say they are still working hard on drawing the map of where sex offenders cannot live. Those currently in violation will be notified by mail within the next few weeks, and they'll have to move by July 1.
Also under the new law, sex offenders can no longer give post office boxes or use "homeless" as an address when they register.
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Trainer Wesley Ward, who saddled another 2-year-old stakes winner at Royal Ascot earlier in the week, continued to demonstrate his prowess in juvenile racing on Friday at Belmont Park by sending out Bessie's Boy to a six-length victory in the $100,000 Tremont.
Under Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez, Bessie's Boy broke on top and did not cede the lead at any point of the 5 ½ furlong dash, setting fractions of 22.41 seconds for the opening quarter-mile and 45.16 for a half before shrugging off a late challenge from odds-on favorite Chocolate Wildcat in the stretch en route to the facile score.
"I just broke and held on," said Velazquez. "We were expecting that somebody was going to go to the lead and I tried to put him behind horses. I couldn't put him behind horses, so I just let him do whatever he wanted to do after that. It was pretty easy."
Owned by Ice Wine Stable, Bessie's Boy enhanced his bankroll to $82,800 with the winner's share of $60,000 and remained unbeaten through two starts. The gelded son of Smoke Glacken stopped the clock in 1:03.89 seconds for the distance and returned $6 on a $2 win wager.
Chocolate Wildcat checked in second after tracking the early pace, a half-length in front of first-time starter King Rontos, who finished 6 ¼ lengths ahead of Shrewd Move.
Jamaalaree was an early scratch.
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Event chair Rose Dennis and daughter Alexandra with special guest and event speaker Cynthia Nixon at the Gilda's Club fashion show and luncheon
September 2012 Flash Talk: Hall of Fame
Dispatches from Seattle's social scene.
| September 2012
>> On June 14, the Westin Seattle welcomed a sold-out crowd for the 15th annual Gilda's Club Surviving in Style Luncheon & Fashion Show, with celebrity guest and cancer survivor Cynthia Nixon of Sex and the City. The afternoon's models, all proud and radiant cancer survivors, were outfitted in garments designed by celebrated Seattle fashion designers, including Lizzie Parker, Trillium Custom Tailoring and 2012 Seamless in Seattle winner Christine Chaney.
>> The foundation's annual celebrity golf and gala weekend was kicked into high gear on June 23 at the Meydenbauer Center during the 19th annual Detlef Schrempf Gala & Auction, where guests included local celebrities, sport stars and, of course, former NBA star Detlef Schrempf and his wife, Mari. Proceeds go to Rise n' Shine and the Healing Center, which provides assistance for children and teens affected by AIDS.
>> The third annual Set the Table for SAM, benefitting the Seattle Art Museum, welcomed patrons to the Olympic Sculpture Park on June 29 for a casual dinner fete, where local artists and guests decorated their own tables, and various Seattle chefs catered the evening. Roving entertainers kept the pace lively, while DJ Aanshul supplied the tunes near Alexander Calder's sculpture The Eagle. Eclectic and fun? You bet.
>> The 5th Avenue Theatre's annual fundraiser, A Night at the 5th Gala, on June 16, welcomed guests to celebrate and bid big on one-of-a-kind live-auction items, including a paella class for eight prepared by yours truly and served by the theater's senior management, all of which helped raise a rousing $525,000 for the theater's education programs.
>> There was a doctor in the house on June 20—in fact, more than two hundred were assembled in the grand lobby of McCaw Hall during Seattle magazine's Top Doctors Awards dinner. Honored were the 2012 top physicians, the 10-year "hall of fame" inductees and our area's global health leaders, who were given special recognition. Delivering the evening's keynote speech was Dr. Kim Allison, head of breast pathology at the University of Washington.
>> On June 26, area wedding vendors gathered for Seattle Bride's Best of Bride 2012 Awards party at the Seattle Aquarium. In addition to a presentation revealing the best venues, services and industry professionals of the year, guests enjoyed aquarium exhibits, a cocktail reception and general merrymaking.


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Rolla and Sondershausen, Germany, though a world apart globally speaking, were a little closer this past weekend.
A traditional German Christmas market, called a Christkindl Markt, was held Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. under tents at the Public House Brewing Co. parking lot.
Sondershausen will have something similar, though much larger, just before Christmas, according to the website, www.weihnachtsmarkt-deutschland.de/weihnachtsmarkt-sondershausen.html.
Sondershausen's Christmas market will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 19-21 and noon to 6 p.m. Dec. 22, according to that German website.
The Rolla German Christmas market, sponsored by the Rolla Area Sister City Association, included tables of goods from vendors and demonstrators under the tents, as well as entertainment throughout the afternoon.
A St. Nikolaus skit opened at 12:15 p.m., followed by the World's Finest Rolla German Band, Acoustic Souls and the Ozark Spirit Cloggers.
Wrapping up the entertainment schedule were the Community Children's Choir, Jazz Choir and Men of Song, all part of the Rolla Choral Arts Society.
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Have you ever just had one of those days? Well im have one of those few weeks, i think everyone is right now. First Rozie got strep that lasted a week, then Dovie got the strangest virus that also lasted a week, and then my Mel came home from Yeshiva with what felt like his 100th sinus infection this winter, and said he couldn't take it anymore ( poor guy). Needless to say Ive been doing a lot of back rubbing, and running between bedrooms at the sound of little whimpers. Things have been a little out of sorts we even lost Dovie's shoes. How does one lose a pair of shoes? And to top it all off we are doing renovations upstairs. It has been one of those weeks, but things are winding down. Mel is on some STRONG antibiotics, and Dovie and Rozie are feeling much better. This morning i heard a loud "It's a Chanukah Miracle.... I found my shoes"!!!!
See all is good again.
I thought the best way to come back after such a interesting few weeks would be with a Giveaway, because free stuff can make anyone feel better, right?
I have a wonderful new sponsor Captain Kippah. They sell the cutest Kippas with rhinestones, sequins, and even firetrucks. You have to check them out. Dovie was so excited to get his.
He was sold with the shiny Dalet, but was super excited about the "D".
He just started learning some of his English letters this year and wanted to show off that he now knows his name starts with Dalet and the letter D.
Captain Kippah also wants to giveaway a free Kippah to a MyShtub reader. Perfect for Pesach.
All you have to do to enter is...
1. Check out their website and comment here what is your favorite item
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A winner will be chosen this Tuesday March 6th, Good Luck!