A LITTLE GUIDANCE IN FEEDING A NEWBORN.(LIFE & LEISURE)

Byline: T. BERRY BRAZELTON, M.D.

New parents tend to see feeding as their most important responsibility. As a result, they have many questions about how and when to feed their baby.

Whether the infant is being fed from the breast or a bottle, parents wonder if they should follow a schedule or go entirely by the baby. Here's the advice I offer.

During the first few days, feed the baby when she cries. If that doesn't work, you'll soon learn which cry means hunger and which ones indicate other things. If she's really hungry, it certainly will be hard to miss it. She'll keep fussing and squirming until you feed her.

Try to follow her cues to …

Archer Group adds three new members.(Jeffrey Thompson, Erin Heuschkel and Janice Scholten appointed)

Jeffrey Thompson, Erin Heuschkel and Janice Scholten have joined Archer Group.

Thompson was hired as a staff accountant. He also attends Western Washington University, and has over six years of previous experience as events representative with the Western Washington State Fair.

Heuschkel, was hired as the new front office …

AstraZeneca plans to end Abraxis deal

AstraZeneca PLC and U.S.-based Abraxis BioScience Inc. are considering ending their two-year marketing deal for breast cancer treatment Abraxane in the United States.

AstraZeneca said Tuesday that the Abraxis board will consider in early January whether to end the deal and reacquire exclusive marketing rights for the drug.

AstraZeneca paid $200 million for the rights to the …

Scaling Fixed-Bed Catalyzed Processes

The new parameter introduced here will yield more meaningful results when a fixed-bed reactor is scaled up for process development or scaled down for plant support.

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Downscaling a chemical process is more difficult than upscaling. Upscaling refers to designing a pilot plant for fairly wide operating ranges, whereas in downscaling, a pilot plant is designed to duplicate or mimic a feature of an existing commercial plant. Process development involves upscaling; plant support involves downscaling.

Downscaling requires that the mass transfer rates of the pilot plant he equivalent to those of the commercial plant. …

Panasonic to provide broadband, mobile, and live TV services across Gulf Air fleet.(JAPAN)

Bahrain's national flight carrier, Gulf Air, has chosen the Global Communications Suite of Panasonic Avionics Corp. to provide in-flight mobile services, broadband, and live TV content to its passengers.

This agreement will entail the deployment of eXPhone, eXConnect, and eXTV live TV services by …

Albany County Calendar.(Capital Region)(Calendar)

Today

COMMUNITY

Hospice Services

Where: Delmar Presbyterian Church, 585 Delaware Ave., Delmar When: 7:30 p.m. Cost: Free Contact: 439-9252 Notes: The program called "Your Faith Community and Hospice" will cover all aspects of hospice care. Open to the public. For registration contact the church.

Introduction to New York State Wines

Where: Harmony House Marketplace, 184-190 Remsen St., Cohoes When: 6 p.m. Cost: Free Notes: Learn about the varieties available and the regions where they are produced. Expert Michael Morse gives participants the opportunity to taste many of the best wines the state has to offer.

COMMUNITY SALES

Thrift shop

Where: Basement, Blessed Sacrament Church, 607 Central Ave., Albany When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Contact: 482-9507 Notes: Every Wednesday. Also 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

GOVERNING

New York State Coalition for the Aging

Where: Meeting Room 1, Empire State Plaza, Albany When: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Contact: 465-0641 or http://www.coalition

foraging.org Notes: Legislative …

STEADY AS SHE GOES: MOCHRIE A WINNER.(Sports)

Byline: Associated Press

Dottie Mochrie kept her mind on her own game and let her playing partners make the mistakes.

The result: Mochrie shot a 2-under-par 70 Sunday to pull away from the field for a three- stroke victory in the LPGA Bay State Classic.

Mochrie, the Tour's leading money-winner this year, entered the final round tied for the lead with Sherri Steinhauer but took command with her steady play while her playing partners faltered. She finished at 10- under 278 for the tournament, earning the first-prize money of $63,750.

"One of my goals today was to pay attention to my day; what I was doing," said the Saratoga Springs native, …