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Effects of Administration of Fostamatinib on Blood Concentrations of Rifampicin in Healthy Subjects.
This study has been completed.
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First received: April 14, 2011
Last updated: July 21, 2011
Last verified: July 2011
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the drug interaction between fostamatinib and rifampicin by comparing the safety, tolerability and plasma concentration of fostamatinib when administered alone and with rifampicin in healthy subjects
|Rheumatoid Arthritis Healthy Volunteers
|Drug: fostamatinib Drug: rifampicin
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Basic Science
|Official Title:
|An Open-Label, Non-Randomized, 2-Period, Single Center Study to Assess the Single Dose Pharmacokinetics of R406 in Healthy Subjects When Fostamatinib 150 mg is Administered Alone and in Combination With Rifampicin
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: rheumatoid arthritis
Drug Information available for: RifampinU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by AstraZeneca:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- To assess the pharmacokinetics of R406 in healthy subjects when a single dose of fostamatinib is administered alone and in combination with rifampicin. AUC and Cmax will be measured [ Time Frame: Period 1: Day 1 to 96 hours post-dose Period 2: Day 6 to 96 hours post-dose ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- To assess the pharmacokinetics of R406 in healthy subjects when a single dose of fostamatinib is administered alone and in combination with rifampicin. AUC (0-t), terminal half life, and tmax will be measured [ Time Frame: Period 1: Day 1 to 96 hours post-dose Period 2: Day 6 to 96 hours post-dose ]
- To examine the safety and tolerability of fostamatinib in combination with rifampicin. [ Time Frame: From screening, Day 1 - Day 25, up to follow up visit ]Assessments include: Adverse events, laboratory assessments, vital signs, physical examination and 12-lead electrocardiogram. Absolute values and change in baseline for any of these parameters will be reported.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|April 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
Drug: fostamatinib
oral tablets, 150mg (3 X 50mg) single dose per period
Experimental: 2
Drug: fostamatinib
oral tablets, 150mg (3 X 50mg) single dose per periodDrug: rifampicin
oral tablets, 600mg (2 X 300mg) 8 doses over 8 days
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 55 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Provision of informed consent prior to any study specific procedures
- Males or females aged 18 to 55 years (inclusive)
- Minimum weight of 50 kg and a body mass index (BMI) of 18 to 35 kg/m2 (inclusive)
- Female subjects must have a negative pregnancy test at screening and admission of each treatment period, must not be lactating, and must be of non-childbearing potential
Exclusion Criteria:
- History or presence of gastrointestinal, hepatic or renal disease (except for cholecystectomy)
- Any clinically significant illness, medical or surgical procedure, or trauma within 4 weeks before Period 1 Day 1
- Subjects who smoke more than 5 cigarettes or the equivalent in tobacco per day
- Absolute neutrophil count of less than 2500/mm3 or 2.5 x 109/L
- Any previous treatment with fostamatinib
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01336218
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01336218
|United States, Kansas
|Research Site
|Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Sponsors and Collaborators
More Information
Keywords provided by AstraZeneca:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Kelli Craven, MD, PI, Quintiles, Overland Park, volunteer recruitment
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01336218 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|April 14, 2011
|Last Updated:
|July 21, 2011
Keywords provided by AstraZeneca:
Phase 1
healthy volunteers
Rheumatoid arthritis
drug-drug interaction
Amount of Rifampicin in blood
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Joint Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Rheumatic Diseases
Connective Tissue Diseases
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Antibiotics, Antitubercular
Antitubercular Agents
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Leprostatic Agents
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2B6 Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017

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As it truly is better to give than to receive, we have looked under the towering Christmas tree here in our Ryan Ranch newsroom and found a giant pile of brightly wrapped wishes to be handed out community wide. It is a good thing the stack is tall because the needs are large.
One at a time, now, and please save the ribbons:
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Get an overview of this hotelArt Deco Milan hotel in Centro Storico, walk to Cathedral of Milan
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Located in Centro Storico, this hotel is steps from Piccolo Teatro Grassi and Teatro Dal Verme. Piazza Cordusio and Museo Teatrale alla Scala are also within 10 minutes.
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A bar/lounge, a coffee shop/café, and self parking are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and a free manager's reception are also provided. Additionally, coffee/tea in a common area, a meeting room, and a children's club are onsite.
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All 18 soundproofed rooms feature free WiFi and minibars. Thoughtful touches include bathrobes and slippers, and guests will also find premium bedding and satellite TV.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.
This Art Deco hotel also offers a children's club, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in a common area. Guests can use the health club at a partner property. For a surcharge, the property provides a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
Palazzo Segreti is a smoke-free property.
- One meeting room
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- Total number of rooms - 18
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Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
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Children and extra beds
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- Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 50 per night.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for EUR 30 per night.
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- No onsite parking is available.
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Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: EUR 15 for adults and EUR 15 for children (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 110 per vehicle (one way)
- Self parking fee: EUR 38 per night
- Pet fee: EUR 30 per pet, per stay
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 30 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 50 per night
Hotel Name
- Palazzo Segreti
- Palazzo Segreti Hotel
- Palazzo Segreti Hotel Milan
- Palazzo Segreti Milan
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I joined Strategy& with an aerospace engineering background and no real understanding of what management consulting is about. After six years with the firm I still can't adequately describe what we do on a daily basis because it is so varied. Our projects can be anything from optimizing corporate cost to setting up world-class operations.
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Wednesday we start our day at 8:30 am in the team room with the partner in charge, who flew in the previous night to work with us for the next two days. We brief the partner about today's meetings and project status and, most important, we review the first draft of the deck. We cut our working session short when the client calls for a meeting. Client meetings make up a very important part of day-to-day work, and you can expect at least one every day. During these meetings, we usually review deliverables or gather inputs. After our client meeting, we grab some tea or coffee to fuel up for the second half of the day, and spend the afternoon working on deliverables. After we've created more Excel and PowerPoint files than we'd like to admit, we go for a late project team dinner with the partner. This is a great opportunity to relax and get to know the partner we're working with a little better.
I wake up Thursday at 7 am, feeling a bit tired but pumped for a project executive sponsor meeting. Thursday is also travel day, so after a hotel express checkout we meet with the partner to review the morning's presentation, discuss the overall messaging, and agree on speaking roles. At the client office, we meet with the project executive sponsor. The partner and I present the content and the team jumps in with comments related to their sections of the presentation. The meeting goes well and the team is in great spirits post-presentation. Before catching a ride with my team members to the airport, I meet up with my client counterpart and talk about the details of the analysis, agree on a few follow ups, and go over the additional data he will send me early next week. Once at the airport, I head to the lounge for a pre-flight snack. There I tend to bump into colleagues staffed on other projects, and it gives us a chance to catch up.
It has been a long week at the client site, but the weekend is not yet here! Although Friday is our "office day," there is much work to do. We use the time to prepare documents for the next week, conduct analyses, and also complete some of the admin stuff we don't have time for during the week. For lunch, everyone meets up in the office social area where we sit down with our colleagues, get to learn about each other's projects and travels, and other firm news. I tend to be very efficient on Fridays: I try to close my laptop by 7 pm, unless there is something urgent for Monday. I usually opt to leave early no matter what, even if it means I have to spend an hour or two on the weekend finishing, because on Fridays I like to join my friends for some sunset drinks or go home early.
Nothing in the day-to-day of a consultant is glamorous or amazing. It is pedantic and it is hard. But when you step back and realize what you've accomplished, the knowledge you put together, the relationships you've formed, what you've learned, and the assistance you've hopefully provided, you recognize the magnitude of your work.


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A dinner party at Brandie Gehan's Dallas home always has three key ingredients: good company, a bottle of Champagne and, most importantly, an inviting table.
Gehan, an Austin native, is a gracious and frequent entertainer who believes dressing the dinner table is a ritual, an endeavor that requires thought, color and injections of personality.
Gehan, 33, grew up watching her mother host invitation-coveted affairs. Those experiences, and her inability to find affordable royal blue plates for a party she once hosted, are the inspiration behind B by Brandie, her online tableware company launched last November.
A former advertising executive, Gehan always knew she wanted to start a business. When she discovered a void in the market, she hired a creative director to help her design a fresh mix-and-match dinnerware collection in bone china and porcelain.
The result: vibrant appetizer and dessert plates ($22.95 to $32.95 each), dinner plates ($29.95 to $38.95), bowls ($20.95 to $28.95) and chargers ($49.95 to $69.95), most with vivid graphic patterns and in cheery colors — royal blue, Tiffany blue, cherry red. What you won't find: solid white basics, which is exactly the point.
"People buy white plates or register for them when they are married, and I wanted to help them get past that milestone and incorporate color into their daily lives," says Gehan. "When setting a table, your personality should come through."
Each piece is named after a famous entertainer or author. There's the gold-rimmed Zelda, a trippy navy and white plate that nods to party girl Zelda Fitzgerald. And there's Truman, white plates with lattice-patterned edges in a range of colors inspired by acclaimed author Truman Capote.
Combinations were created based on her own needs. "I've found the easiest thing is layering, putting the salad plate on the dinner plate so you can just remove it later," she says. That way, "I'm not in the kitchen instead of with my friends."
The line also includes stemware and barware (prices range from $46.96 for a set of four old-fashioned glasses to $72.95 for a set of cylindrical red-wine glasses). Gehan is working on designs for cups, mugs, saucers, trays, flatware, linens and, eventually, dishes for outdoor use.
Gehan plans to launch two or three new collections each year, with a more neutral, coastal-inspired Brandie Home line sold as sets and debuting in April. Her pieces are available online (bbybran die.com) and in a few to-the-trade showrooms in New York. She is in the midst of hosting nationwide trunk shows.
Her ideal goal is to open a Dallas storefront. "Ultimately, I want to have a spot where people can go and play and mix and match," she says.
Jessica Elliott is a Dallas freelance writer.


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Busted! Occupy Oakland police infiltrators exposed on video.
Oakland Police undercover cops exposed! Which leaves the question… how many of the bad eggs who escalated the conflict were also undercover cops? How many of the bottle-throwers, how many of the rock-tossers?
Keeping in mind that just about every Homeland Security bust of terrorists since 9/11 have been entrapment by undercover cops…. And of course, the words of Oakland's acting Police Chief, Howard Jordan, that you hear on this video:
"You don't need to have some special skill to be able to infiltrate these groups. If you put people in there from the beginning, I think we'll be able to gather the information. And maybe direct them to do something that we want them to do."
So, for instance, when Occupy Oakland protested at a Chase Bank, who was it that started "vandalizing" the place – Overenthusiastic Occupiers? Or undercover cops trying to make them look bad? (See: Right-wing bloggers freak out as Occupy Oakland storms and "vandalizes" Chase Bank.)
The NYPD pulled that tactic at a Citibank in Manhattan, leading to 22 arrests of Occupy Wall Streeters – one of whom was grabbed outside the bank and arrested by the same undercover cop who had been loud and disruptive during the demonstration. (See: OWS: Disruptive Citibank protester was undercover cop ). And now it looks like they're funneling drunks and drug dealers down to Zuccotti Park… nice cops.
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- Calvin and Hobbes explain OWS
- Why are they lying about OWS – and why are they getting away with it?
- Why we occupy: The Story of Citizens United – Why Democracy Only Works When People Are In Charge
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How do you fancy joining Mr. Bazaar for a little Mediterranean mezze today? After seeing this tabletop of pieces from John Lewis, I'm feeling inspired to pull together a relaxed lunch with friends, serving up light bites upon glazed terracotta ceramics in deep purples and zesty hues. Stripe linens nod to the colours seen in the serveware, whilst acacia wood serving boards adds texture to the affair. These are my favourite types of lunches: lingering, relaxed and packed with flavour and colour. What constitutes an ideal summer lunch and tabletop for you, folks?
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June 28, 2012 at 3:09 am
I would love if this was my home, what gorgeous colors!
June 28, 2012 at 4:01 am
What Barcelona means to me – tapas and sangria!
June 28, 2012 at 6:35 am
Love those long, friendly lunches. Another good summer lunch is picnic style outdoors, with Pimms and strawberries.
June 28, 2012 at 9:05 am
I'm with you Will! And I love terracotta pieces!!
June 28, 2012 at 10:52 am
Wow, so very Mediterranean!
June 28, 2012 at 2:38 pm
I am all over it!! Great Summer pieces…
June 28, 2012 at 6:47 pm
At our house, summer luncheons consist of homemade chicken salad (with green grapes and walnuts) served on giant croissants, with fruit salad and a spinach salad as the sides. Your photo has inspired me to maybe spice it up a bit next luncheon. Thanks Will! Mary Beth in the U.S.
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Really, this is the color of our Barcelona in the summer!!!


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…and this time she's trying to get out of the room before she can be blamed for it. The upcoming release of her latest filmic opus, National Lampoon's "Pledge This," has Paris ducking for cover. From The New York Post's Page Six:
According to one insider, "The premiere was supposed to have been on Oct. 11 in Chicago, but Paris called at the last minute and canceled, claiming she had to promote her album. The producers didn't want to have the premiere without her because she's the biggest star in the movie, which also features Simon Rex and Randy Spelling, so they rescheduled for Oct. 28." But now Hilton has told the producers she won't likely be attending then, either. "The movie is horrific," said our source. "It is a limited release that will likely go straight to video. Paris doesn't really want to be associated with it. Her movie career is not exactly booming, and she needs to not be seen as a flop. Also, the movie has a lot of topless women in it, and she is trying to distance herself from the whole porn thing."
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2) And when did this one suddenly develop couth? All of a sudden she thinks she's too good for shitty movies? That's like her signature style. It would be like if all of a sudden Robert De Niro decided never to do another mafioso role again. Unnatural, I tell you.
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(WASHINGTON) — President Obama on Wednesday issued a stern warning to Republicans in Congress threatening to use the debt ceiling as a bargaining chip in deficit negotiations, saying "it is not a game that I will play."
"I want to send a very clear message to people here: We are not going to play that game next year. If Congress in any way suggests that they're going to tie negotiations to debt ceiling votes and take us to the brink of default once again as part of a budget negotiation, which, by the way, we have never done in our history until we did it last year, I will not play that game," Obama told some of the nation's top CEOs at the Business Roundtable in Washington. "We've got to break that habit before it starts."
Obama referenced reports that Republicans may be willing to extend middle class tax cuts and agree to higher tax rates on the wealthy now and then try to use the raising of the nation's debt limit as leverage to extract spending cuts early next year.
"That is a bad strategy for America, it's a bad strategy for your businesses, and it is not a game that I will play," he said, cautioning that the U.S. economy cannot afford the kind of uncertainty that resulted from the debt ceiling fight in August 2011.
"When I hear some on the other side suggesting that to resolve the possibility of a perpetual or a quarterly debt ceiling crisis that there is a price to pay, well, the price is paid by the American people and your businesses and economic environment worldwide," he said.
The president's warning on the debt ceiling, his strongest yet, comes amid the ongoing "fiscal cliff" standoff between the White House and House Republicans over how to avert the looming spending cuts and tax increases set to kick in on Jan. 1.
Obama continued to express optimism that a deal can be reached, but was adamant that it will require Republicans to agree to raise taxes on the top two percent of income-earners.
"We can probably solve this in about a week. It's not that tough," he said. "But we need that conceptual breakthrough that says we need to do a balanced plan; that's what's best for the economy; that's what the American people voted for; that's how we're going to get it done."
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PETERSBURG (WRIC) – The Tri-Cities Regional Strike Force, made up of area police officers, conducted Operation "Shot House" to investigate nearly 100 complaints received from residents living in the area.
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Results of a three month investigation revealed evidence regarding the sale of illegal alcohol at six locations: 123 Mars Street, 637 S. West Street, 672 Pegram Street, 928 Rome Street, 126 and 132 S. Little Church Street.
Petersburg Police Chief John I. Dixon, III released a statement that said "There has been a noticeable difference already in a decrease in emergency and nuisance calls to the targeted neighborhood. We encourage citizens from the entire area to alert police to issues to help resolve them."
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Actor Jean Durjardin admits that while winning an Oscar for his role in 2012's silent film The Artist was a "fabulous experience," he never bought into the "fantasy" created by the award.
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The Horde is She-ra's villainous faction in the Filmation canon. I don't give a rat's ass that they were originally intended to be in MOTU. In TV history they ended up being in POP and NOT MOTU.
You can't argue otherwise on the ground that things might have happened differently. Originally in Star Wars, Luke was a tiny little miniature person. Guess what? Lucas changed his mind and Luke ended up NOT being a miniature person. What's important is what actally happened as opposed to what could have happened!
The Horde's media birth and introduction came with SECRET OF THE SWORD when He-man first encountered them on Etheria when he went there to look for Adora. They were never featured in the He-man cartoon, only in POP. Blah.
As for them being released under the MOTU toyline banner, that's another story. I would understand the argument had the Horde been FIRST released under MOTU before the Secret of the Sword movie and then 'stolen' by POP, but that's not what happened. The Horde was premiered with She-ra and then was released under the MOTU toyline label. Not the other way round.
Next topic: The female buck. I totally agree with Tallstar about the slight frustration of always having Teela premiering a new buck tailor fitted to her, and then having that same buck being recycled for She-ra.
Same happened with the exclusive SDCC She-ra figure, who wears Teela's infamous asymetrical BOOT, and her bracelets, etc. being a simple Teela redeco.
It would be nice one day for Mattel to give she-ra a brand new, original buck made JUST for her. They can reuse it on other characters if they want but She-ra is as iconic as He-man and you'd think she would at the very least deserve her very own sculpt, as opposed to a neon green gorilla that no one has ever heard of before...
Don't get me wrong. I love the diversity in MOTUC. I love Gygor and Battle Ground Teela (can't wait to have her). All I'm saying is that sometimes the budget for tooling seems to go for obscure characters as opposed to ones that people have been clamoring for ever for.
Here's a good example: Bow. As a Pop fan, you'd expect me to defend him right? Well, he's one of my favorite figures so far but I was kinda surprised that he gets the brand new wrist articulation whereas He-man can't even hold his sword up in the air right. That to me doesn't make any sense. I'm still happy and I love the fact that Mattel gave us such a wondrous figure (Bow is awesome) I'm just surprised that figures such as Gygor or a Teela Variant (no matter how cool they are) would get so much new tooling, as opposed to A list characters.


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An escaped prisoner accused in the abduction and rape of a woman was captured Saturday after the authorities swarmed an apartment and found him hiding in a closet.
The prisoner, Dedrick Griham, 35, was found in Birmingham, about 90 miles north of the state prison where he escaped Thursday night. He had stuffed his bunk with clothes to make it appear he was under the covers and cut through a chain-link fence.
Investigators suspect Mr. Griham had help fleeing from prison and were questioning several people who were in the apartment with him.
A lawyer for Mr. Griham, Eric Guster, denied that he had any help from outside prison. ''It will be interesting when they investigate to see if he had some internal help,'' he said, declining to elaborate.
Agents got a tip that Mr. Griham was in the area and cordoned off a block around the small apartment complex, said Brian Corbett, a spokesman with the Alabama Department of Corrections.
''They found him hiding in an upstairs apartment in a closet,'' Mr. Corbett said. ''He was not armed.''
Mr. Griham, who has a long criminal record and apparently was out on parole by mistake at the time of the abduction, is accused of rape, sodomy and robbery in the May 31 kidnapping, which was captured by a parking lot surveillance camera as the woman, a lawyer, got out of her car.
The abduction drew wide notice as the videotape, which shows a man pushing her back inside her car before driving off, was broadcast repeatedly on national television.
The woman's ordeal ended nine hours later when she was rescued from a motel room where law officers said she had been held against her will.
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10. Joseph HOLZKLAU8,36,37 was born about 1740 in Germantown, Fauquier County, Virginia.12,25 He died on 24 January 1835 at the age of 95 in Madison County, Virginia.38
There is believed to have been no children from Joseph's marriage to Mary Thomas.
Both Joseph and his brother Jacob moved to the Robinson River Valley with the Second Colony. They were married to Thomas sisters.
John Thomas made a deed of gift of land to Joseph Holtzclaw, 15 Apr 1762 (Culpeper DB D, p.5). Joseph and his second wife, Elizabeth, deeded away that land on 12 Nov 1770.
16 Sep 1776, John Zimmermann and Ursula his wife, gave 200 acres of land to their daughter Elizabeth Holtzclaw and her husband Joseph (also called Jacob in the deed), Cupeper DB H. p. 246.
Joseph was in the militia of Culpeper Co VA in 1781 during the Revolution.
Daughters of Jacob appear in the list of communicants of the Hebron Church, German Lutheran, which is now in Madison Co, Virginia, though at the time it was still part of Culpeper Co. Names found in an article in BEYOND GERMANNA on the Rookstool family list Magdalena [wife of a son?], Jemima, Susanna, Elizabeth [could be wife of Jacob or his daughter or both], and Eva between the years of 1788 and 1808. These records would be important for further research on this family.
Joseph HOLZKLAU and Mary THOMAS were married about 1762.38 Mary THOMAS, daughter of John THOMAS and Mary [THOMAS], was born (date unknown).
Joseph HOLZKLAU and Elizabeth ZIMMERMAN were married before November 1767.36 Elizabeth ZIMMERMAN, daughter of John ZIMMERMAN and Ursula BLANKENBAKER, was born about 1747.36,39 She died on 11 February 1839 at the age of 92 in Madison County, Virginia.36
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Canton Ballet, under the direction of Cassandra Crowley, will hold its annual School of Canton Ballet vacation destination fundraiser raffle to support live music in its studio classrooms.
The 2013 school raffle grand prize is a three-night stay for eight people at the Tamarack Club of the famed Holiday Valley resort and spa, donated by Dr. Joseph and Jennifer Hellmann, plus a $1,000 credit for food and activities. Holiday Valley is located near Ellicotville, N.Y.
The winner may choose from a selection of dates between March 2013 and February 2014. Raffle tickets are now on sale at $25 each at the Canton Ballet office in the Cultural Center for the Arts, 1001 Market Ave. North. Those interested also may contact ballet school parents to purchase tickets.
The drawing will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 28 at the ballet studios, located in the west wing of the Cultural Center for the Arts, 1001 Market Ave. North, Canton. The winner need not be present.
For more information about the school or the raffle, call 330-455-7220 or visit www.cantonballet.com.


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A bottle of Boodles British Gin on the back bar is the unmistakable sign you're frequenting an establishment that takes their gin-based cocktails and mixed drinks seriously. Created in 1847, the brand is named after London's most famous men's club, the Boodles Club. Founded by Edward Boodle, the aristocratic club call as it own such esteemed members as Sir Winston Churchill, Ian Fleming and David Niven. Although presently better known abroad than in the United States, Boodles is increasingly becoming a fixture behind bars of distinction. If you haven't sampled the brand, drop what you're doing and correct the situation.
The famed London dry gin is made by Chivas Brothers at the renowned Strathisla Distillery, Scotland's oldest continuously operating distillery. One explanation for Boodles' abundance of character and fresh crisp flavor lies in how it's made. The brand is the only London dry gin made in a vacuum still, which functions under extreme pressure allowing the alcohol to evaporate at a lower temperature. As a result, the gin retains more of its botanicals' crisp flavors. The recipe of aromatics and botanicals includes coriander, sage, cassia bark, nutmeg, rosemary, caraway, angelica root and juniper berries. Boodles is bottled at the traditional 90.4 proof.
Few of the planet's major brands of gin can compare with the brand's dry palate and delicate features. The pleasantries begin immediately. Boodles is brilliantly clear and sports an oily textured, medium-weight body and an engaging bouquet comprised of juniper, nutmeg, citrus and floral aromas. Despite its elevated alcohol content, the gin's initial entry is soft and restrained, building in intensity but never past the point of warming.
Few London dry gins can compare to Boodles broad, surgically balanced palate. Initially there are the enticing flavors of rosemary, coriander, spearmint and lemon and orange zest. At the midpoint the gin issues forth the flavors of juniper, citrus and sweet spices. The finish is clean, crisp and elegantly dry.
Boodles is a stellar performer behind the bar and a boon to any beverage program. The gin can do it all. It's marvelous when paired with dry vermouth and served in a classically structured Martini. Its ensemble of botanicals is tailor-made for accommodating the fortified wine. On the flip side, the brand is perfectly suited for a few splashes of crisp tonic water. It's not every gin that can pull off both roles with such finesse.
Boodles is worth its weight in British Sterling, a classic London dry gin with a well-earned cachet for quality, vibrant personality and a flair for drink-making. Who knows, if the brand had existed in Colonial America, perhaps we might not have been in such a rush to revolt against the mother country.


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I-66 eastbound ramps to Beltway closed Friday night
Both exits from eastbound I-66 to the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway will be closed Friday night into Saturday morning to accommodate a major traffic pattern change, VDOT says.
Starting at 9 p.m. Friday, crews will close not only the two exits from I-66 east to northbound I-495, but also three lanes on the Inner Loop to prepare to shift traffic to a new I-66 flyover ramp.
The roads should be reopened by 9 a.m. Saturday. Overnight detours will be set up in the area.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Saturday, the streets of Lewisburg will run dark — dark with chocolate: chocolate fudge, chocolate cupcakes, chocolate chocolate.
It's the return of the Lewisburg Chocolate Festival.
Now in its eighth year, the annual partnership between the United Way of Greenbrier Valley and the Lewisburg merchants association promises as much chocolate as a mere mortal could reasonably consume.
Cindy Lavender-Bowe, the chairwoman and founder of the festival, said there's something for everybody.
"You can find some really gourmet things to try, and you can also get some really great brownies."
If you're a fan of chocolate, Bowe said, the concept of the festival is pretty simple:
The members of the association host and provide space for chocolate vendors, who provide all the samples.
People pay for samples with pre-purchased tickets. Each ticket costs a dollar, and one ticket equals one sample. From the ticket sales, the United Way gets a big contribution, local businesses get foot traffic, and chocolate fanatics get as much chocolate as they can stand.
According to Bowe, the festival started modestly, but has grown steadily over the years.
"We estimate about 7,000 people come out to the chocolate festival," Bowe said. "That's what we've had the past two years."
How many people will actually come to Lewisburg on Saturday nobody can say.
Many of the individual businesses are hoping for a big day.
"It started off with most everyone trying to get to 100 samples," she said. "Now, we have some places that are shooting for 2,000."
That's a lot of chocolate, but Bowe strongly recommended getting tickets in advance online.
"We'll have a few tickets available at the office the day of the festival," she said, but she added that it might not be that many. They often sell out.
Bowe explained that tickets are typically sold through the website until Thursday, with whatever tickets remaining being offered first come, first served on Saturday at 10 a.m. in Lewisburg.
"They go fast."
For this festival, she said there would be approximately 35,000 individual servings of chocolate, available at around 30 different locations around Lewisburg. Some locations have partnered with outside chocolatiers and candy companies, but many are made in-house or come from local sources.
"Really, only a handful comes from out of state," she said.
Varieties of chocolate, chocolate confections and even chocolate-inspired delights range from familiar staples like candies and brownies to chocolate beer and salsa.
"We have a new business in Lewisburg called The Pepper Shack," Bowe said. "They're a spice company and they're going to be offering a chocolate and pepper salsa with tortillas."
A lot of the chocolate, she said, is the higher-end stuff. It's not what's usually found at the candy counter at the local grocery store. Nobody is going to come out just for M&Ms and red-box chocolate-covered cherries.
She said, "B. Sweet bakery, for example, is doing s'mores, but they're doing them with handmade vanilla bean marshmallows."
Some locations, Bowe added, will have more than one item available to try — with a few additional products for sale.
"You get the samples with the tickets," she said. "The money for the tickets goes to the United Way, but some locations will also have products you can buy with cash."
And if that weren't enough chocolate, many of the local restaurants often get in the spirit of things by offering more chocolate on their menus.
"You'll see a cocoa-crusted loin or a chicken dish with a mole sauce," she said.
There will be enough chocolate in Lewisburg to send even the most battle-hardened chocoholic into a diabetic coma, but Bowe said the chocolate festival doesn't actually encourage people to get a sample from every single vendor.
"On average, we figure most people get between five and seven samples," she said. "But we do have a few who come and bring baskets and bags. They go all over town, collect them all and take them home with them."
In addition to the chocolate, the chocolate and more chocolate, the town will have live musical performances throughout the day, roving entertainers and things to amuse the sugar-buzzing masses.
She said, "We'll have clowns on stilts, a guy who'll spend all day doing balloon animals for the kids, and a couple of bands, including The Wild Rumpus. They call themselves Appalachian Stomp Grass. We booked them our first year and they keep coming back. They're just great."
The festival also features a 10K road race, chef cooking demonstrations, a chocolate bake-off and a chocolate mousse eating contest.
"You do that with your hands behind your back," Bowe said. "It's a timed contest. You have to eat as much as you can before the time is up."
The contest is one of the more popular events during the festival. Bowe said they have to draw names for contestants.
"I got in that one the first year," she said. "I didn't really do that great, but wow, I felt great after it."
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Vivek Khera <khera(at)kcilink(dot)com> writes: > One of the suggestions handed to me a long time ago for speeding up PG > on FreeBSD was to double the default blocksize in PG. I tried it, but > found not a significant enough speed up to make it worth the trouble > to remember to patch every version of Pg during the upgrade path (ie, > 7.4.0 -> 7.4.2 etc.) Forgetting to do that would be disastrous! Not really --- the postmaster will refuse to start if the BLCKSZ shown in pg_control doesn't match what is compiled in. I concur though that there may be no significant performance gain. For some workloads there may well be a performance loss from increasing BLCKSZ. regards, tom lane
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Clark Elementary School parents have scheduled their own town hall meeting to publicize their grievances regarding the possibility that University area students will be moved to Clark and Hunter's Green elementary schools.
The meeting, open to the public, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday at the West Meadows Community Club, 8401 New Tampa Blvd.
Organizers oppose the Hillsborough County School District's proposed busing plan, which would move hundreds of students from Shaw and Witter elementaries, crowded high-poverty schools, into the two New Tampa schools, which are under capacity.
Many New Tampa parents are just now finding out about this proposed busing plan via word-of-mouth, said Suzanne Sloss, who has two children at Clark.
"Every parent that I have spoken with regarding this issue is vehemently opposed for various reasons. We feel that the School Board has been secretive in pushing this through and has not considered the opinions of the parents in New Tampa," said Sloss, who is chairing the meeting.
But meeting with parents from schools that are receiving students is not a part of the district's protocol when redrawing attendance boundaries, said Steve Ayers, Hillsborough's director of pupil administrative services.
"We only hold meetings at the schools that will be losing students," said Ayers, who added that there are no plans to schedule additional meetings with Clark and Hunter's Green parents.
The busing proposal is scheduled to go before the School Board on April 15.
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Eco-Friendly Packaging Promotes Gardening
Ben Huttly's vegetable packaging grows into plants after being discarded.
Ben Huttly, an art student from the UK, has created a unique and nature-friendly packaging for vegetables. Besides being biodegradable and recyclable, the paper is also embedded with seeds, so that when discarded, it can grow into plants. Unlike plastic twines used to secure products in supermarkets, Huttly uses natural cotton which again is completely biodegradable, while the packaging labels have been made from a laser cutting machine instead of printing ink.
He says about his project:
My initial intension was to inspire people to start gardening and reduce unnecessary waste by looking at alternative processes and materials. Having researched gardening and environmental issues I felt I somehow needed to bridge these two subjects. Having noticed just how unnecessary supermarket fruit and vegetable packaging has become I decided I would focus my attention on that. Not only is this a growing problem but it bridged the gap between gardening and environmental issues. It brought the question: How can I inspire people to start growing fruit and vegetables at home? Having undertaken various questionnaires and surveys I noticed a very high percentage of people buy their fruit and vegetables from supermarkets. This gave me the idea to show people just how simple it is to grow their own food, using packaging as a method of communication.
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Mission and Goals
The mission of the English Department is to prepare students to use language-based critical thinking skills as a powerful tool in their public lives (career and world citizenship) as well as in personal enrichment (aesthetic, interpersonal and spiritual concerns). Students develop and practice these skills by reading, analyzing, critiquing, and producing, in both oral and written formats, a wide variety of texts: literature; literary criticism and theory; and business, technical, and government documents.
In English courses, students learn how to:
- Use literary terms, rhetorical terms and discipline-based vocabulary.
- Understand and discuss the history and periodization of literature as well as major authors, works and themes in the Western, American and/or world literary heritage.
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Dr. Madrian: Boettner
Chair in Financial Gerontology
Dr. Brigitte
Madrian has been designated the Joseph E. and Ruth E.
Boettner Chair in Financial Gerontology. In
July, she came to Penn, joining the Wharton School's department
of Business and Public Policy as an associate professor.
appointments include positions at the University of Chicago
and Harvard University. Her
credentials in analyzing the economic well-being of the
elderly put her at the top of the applicant pool for the
chair. In the past, Dr. Madrian received the TIAA-CREF
Paul A. Samuelson Award for Outstanding Scholarly Writing
on Lifelong Financial Security and the National Academy
of Social Insurance Heinz Dissertation Award in 1994. Her
areas of research encompass pensions, health insurance,
and employee benefits.
Dr. Madrian earned her B.A. from Brigham
Young University in 1989 and her Ph.D. from MIT in 1993.
She is currently pursuing projects in the determinants
of employee savings behavior in 401(k) and other employer-sponsored
savings plans, including the impact of market returns,
matching, financial education, defaults, and other aspects
of plan design on savings outcomes.
The Boettner
Center studies the relationships among aging, financial
issues and quality of life. It
was transferred to the Wharton School in 2002 from the
School of Social Work. Affiliates of the center focus on
challenges and opportunities associated with global aging
and retirement. A strong thrust of research is being conducted
in successful retirement savings, financial securities,
and investment options after retirement, general public
and private retirement income programs.
The Boettner
Institute of Financial Gerontology was established in
1986 at the American College in Bryn
Mawr, through the generosity of Joseph E. and Ruth Elizabeth
Boettner. In 1997 the Boettner Institute of Financial
Gerontology endowed the Boettner Chair in Financial Gerontology.
Almanac, Vol. 50, No. 13,
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by Tim Hennagir
Life Editor
Park dedication fees would increase for the first time in three years March 1 if Blaine City Council members approved a staff recommendation.
The fees are adjusted annually according to the percentage of increase in the fair market value of undeveloped land; any increase cannot exceed 10 percent.
Park dedication fees are required of all new residential, commercial and industrial development within the city. The revenue collected funds park improvements.
Jim Kappelhoff, park and recreation director, presented a first reading of the proposed increase and ordinance change during the council's Feb. 16 workshop.
Park dedication fees are placed in the city fee schedule and updated annually by ordinance rather than resolution. The council also conducts a public hearing.
The Blaine Park Board originally recommended the council consider the fee increase, Kappelhoff said.
According to information supplied by the Anoka County assessor, Blaine's development pace for unimproved land remains ahead of all other county cities. Additionally, Blaine is ranked 12th out of 13th among Twin Cities metro cities in a recent survey of residential park dedication fees. Blaine is ranked in the middle of cities surveyed when it comes to commercial fees.
According to Kappelhoff, a Blaine planning analysis based on the city's 2030 comprehensive plan shows the city's estimated development should average 319 residential units annually for the years 2010 to 2015. Thirty acres of commercial and industrial property should be developed annually during the same period.
Future park, open space and trail development should keep pace with this growth through measured annual increases in park dedication fees, Kappelhoff said.
Sixty-five percent of the residential fee is allocated to parks and 35 percent to open space. All commercial and industrial fees (100 percent) go to city parks.
During discussion Feb. 16, Councilmember Dick Swanson asked Kappelhoff and Bryan Schafer, community development director, about the overall fee impact.
As recommended by city staff, Blaine residential park dedication fees would increase 5 percent this year (from $2,435 a unit to $2,557 a unit), a $122 increase.
Kappelhoff said commercial park dedication fees would increase by 3 percent from $7,163 an acre to $7,387 an acre, a $215 increase.
Industrial fees would also increase by 3 percent, from $4,870 an acre to $5,016 an acre, a $146 increase, he said.
Specifically, Swanson wanted to know if such fee increases would make Blaine a less viable competitor for development when compared with other communities of similar size.
"I don't believe the changes we're talking about will have an impact," Schafer said. "I don't think it will be a deterrent."
Swanson then mentioned an early February Blaine City Council retreat workshop that featured discussion about a 10 percent residential park dedication fee increase and asked if that type of increase would have an impact on development.
"That would put still put us below $3,000 a unit," Schafer said. "I don't believe those numbers will have an impact, either. The developer pays these fees [up front] and makes the decision to develop."
With a second reading of the ordinance scheduled for the council meeting yesterday evening (Thursday, March 1), Swanson said he wanted an amendment to increase residential fees to 10 percent.
Councilmember Russ Herbst wanted go with staff's original recommendation for 2012 park dedication fees.
Swanson reminded Herbst of the retreat discussion.
"We discussed kicking it up 10 percent because the park board was planning to come back with another 5 percent next year," Swanson said.
"They didn't feel they could ask for that and at the rate lots are going, if we do the 10 percent increase now, we can get additional revenue up front without a raise next year," he said..
Herbst told Swanson he hated to see the council jump away from a city staff recommendation.
Tim Hennagir is at [email protected]


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Dear Family Advisor
Dad has given up on Mom since her stroke.
Last updated: Jul 27, 2010
Help! Mom had several strokes last year and is living in a home now. She can no longer walk or communicate well -- but you can see that she still knows what's going on around her. Meanwhile Dad has gone into a "TV coma." He sits in his recliner all day, drinks beer, and flips the channels. I'm so disgusted with him!
I go to check on Mom every day, but he won't. I take her flowers, talk to her, take her out in the garden, and yes -- watch TV with her! She still smiles (sort of) when they bring pets or children to the care home or play music. She holds my hand and likes it when I brush her hair. Why can't Dad see that Mom needs his company and needs him to check on her safety? He says it would be better if she'd just be able to "go on," that she wouldn't want to "live like this."
I'm shocked -- and hurt. I never thought I'd say this, but I don't respect him anymore. Mom may not be the same as she was, but I still see my mom in there. I would never just turn my back on her -- and I can't believe he can.
You have two parents who need you right now, each in their own way. And as much as it seems like your dad doesn't care anymore, I'm guessing he does. Every marriage is different, and there may be more going on "behind the scenes" than you realize.
Your dad has a lot to process. If he loved his wife all those years, I doubt that he's suddenly stopped. It hurts him so much to see what she's going through that he's just shut down. In many ways, he's already grieving the loss of your mom -- the woman he used to know -- and he has to go through this process in order to get to the other side. He may even be depressed, which can make coping more difficult.
Give him time. As much as you can, love him -- and your mom -- and try be there for both of them. I also suggest reading up on depression, grief, and how to help someone who's depressed.
Can you get him to talk to a trusted nonfamily member such as an old friend, a clergy member, or a therapist? Encourage him to spend time with that person so he can begin to express what he's going through without feeling that he's somehow hurting or betraying those he loves. It may help if you make the arrangements for him, with his consent -- coordinate a lunch date or set up an appointment with a counselor, then drive him there and pick him up if need be.
Have you had a heart-to-heart talk with him yourself? Once you get to a place where you can love your dad right where he is, then sit quietly and share some of the ways you've connected with your mom. Ask him to try, just try. Remind him that as painful as it is, you know she still needs him.
Tell him that you can only imagine how hard this is for him and that you're going to love him no matter what. Then sit and be quiet. Stop by often. Take him dinner, or ask him to a movie. You're not betraying your mom by spending time with your dad. In fact, I think she'd want you to.
Continue to be there for your mom. You're her lifeline right now. There's something about being with a person who isn't capable of communicating in the usual ways that allows for a whole different level of sharing, insight, and understanding to open up. While I know at times you're stressed, begin to see this as a unique time in your life -- and know that you're going to receive far more from this experience than you're giving.
Expect this stage of your life to change you in many ways. You're becoming more thoughtful, having to learn patience, and even having to question marriage and all it brings. You're seeing faith, commitment, forgiveness, and sensitivity in multifaceted dimensions. Sometimes life cracks open and we see ourselves and those we love in surprising ways -- some good, some not so good. But we learn from them all.
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- My mom wants me to drive her on her dates!
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- My brother is bent out of shape because he wasn't named executor of our parent's estate -- I was.
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- Dad's in hospice and I'm afraid this is our last Christmas together -- but my brother isn't even planning to come into town!
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Gardaí are investigating a four car collision on the M6 motorway this evening.
It is understood a car may have been travelling in the wrong direction on the Dublin to Galway road prior to the crash.
Three people were taken to hospital with non life threatening injuries.
Gardaí have appealed for anyone with information to contact the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any garda station.