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Background Hyperprolactinaemia has for decades been an inevitable and neglected side-effect of antipsychotic medication. The recent introduction of prolactin-sparing antipsychotic agents makes a re-examination of this problem timely.
Aims To review the literature on antipsychotic-induced hyperprolactinaemia and its consequences.
Method A search was made of the Medline database (1966-2002) for key articles, supplemented by cross-referencing.
Results During antipsychotic treatment prolactin concentrations can rise to ten times normal levels or above, and existing data indicate that 17-78% of female patients have amenorrhoea with or without galactorrhoea. Survey data, however, suggest that clinicians underestimate the prevalence of these conditions. Long-term consequences of antipsychotic-related hypo-oestrogenism require further research but are likely to include premature bone loss.
Conclusions Antipsychotic-induced hyperprolactinaemia should become a focus of interest in the drug treatment of psychiatric patients.
It is thought that the mesolimbic dopaminergic system is pivotal in the control of psychotic symptoms, and in recent years drug development has focused on optimising the effect of antipsychotic agents in this system. The aim was to reduce side-effects caused by antidopaminergic action in non-mesolimbic regions. Most attention has been given to the various movement disorders caused by dopaminergic blockade in the striatum. However, the antidopaminergic effect at the pituitary gland and the resulting increase in prolactin production have been relatively neglected, and clinicians underestimate their prevalence ( Hellewell, 1998).
In this article we discuss the physiology of prolactin secretion, the effect of conventional and atypical antipsychotic drugs on circulating prolactin levels, and the consequences of hyperprolactinaemia on endocrine function in women. Since anti-psychotic treatment is often initiated when patients are in their late teens or twenties and continued for years or decades, we also consider the possible consequences of prolonged endocrine dysfunction.
Prolactin is secreted in a pulsatile manner by the anterior pituitary gland. There are 13 or 14 peaks per day, with an interpulse interval of about 95 min. The mean pulse amplitude above the preceding nadir is on average about 20-30% of the upper normal value ( Veldhuis & Johnson, 1988). Daytime levels and peak amplitudes vary considerably between individuals, and in women levels are higher at the middle and during the second half of the menstrual cycle. Transient and mild increases of prolactin secretion occur in response to meals, stress and sexual activity. The upper limit of unstimulated prolactin levels in men and women varies between laboratories, ranging between 350 mU/l and 550 mU/l. (Serum prolactin concentrations are expressed in mU/l or ng/ml. Because laboratories use different standards the conversion factor varies between these units. In this article we use mU/l because this is more commonly employed in Europe. Other reported values are described in terms of magnitude of change compared with baselines or upper limits of the normal range.)
The main physiological function of prolactin is to cause breast enlargement during pregnancy and milk production during lactation. The reductions in libido and fertility that are associated with nursing may have evolutionary advantages. Prolactin is also involved in promoting maternal behaviour in animals, but whether it is involved in the regulation of this behaviour in humans is not known.
Regulation of prolactin secretion
Hypothalamic dopamine is the predominant prolactin-inhibiting factor. Released into the portal hypophysial circulation it binds to D2 receptors on the membrane of pituitary lactotroph cells. Stimulation of D2 receptors has inhibitory effects on prolactin gene transcription, synthesis and release and these effects are mediated in a complex fashion, involving several signal transduction systems. Other substances identified as prolactin-inhibiting factors, for example gonadotrophin-associated protein, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and acetylcholine, are of uncertain physiological significance in humans.
Serotonin (5-HT) has a stimulatory role in prolactin regulation by mediating nocturnal surges and suckling-induced rises ( Tuomisto & Mannisto, 1985). The serotonergic neurons involved project from the dorsal raphe nucleus to the medial basal hypothalamus and exert their effects via 5-HT1A and 5-HT2 receptor mechanisms. Oestrogens can modulate prolactin secretion in response to reproductive events using various mechanisms. They can inhibit hypothalamic dopamine synthesis, reduce the number of pituitary D2 receptors, enhance prolactin gene transcription and synthesis and are involved in mitotic activity of lactotrophs ( Molitch, 1995). A number of peptide neurotransmitters have prolactin-releasing properties in animals but their physiological role in humans is uncertain.
In drug-free patients with acute or chronic major psychiatric disorders prolactin secretory patterns measured throughout the day are no different from those in normal controls ( Linkowski et al, 1989; Rao et al, 1994). An elevation of baseline prolactin levels in medicated psychiatric patients seems therefore to be related to drug effects rather than to the illness itself.
Conventional antipsychotic drugs
All conventional antipsychotic drugs block D2 receptors on lactotroph cells and thus remove the main inhibitory influence on prolactin secretion. Elevation of prolactin levels occurs within a few hours of treatment initiation ( Meltzer & Fang, 1976). Prospective studies with an open or double-blind design have shown that medium-term treatment (3-9 weeks) with therapeutic dosages increases mean baseline prolactin levels up to ten-fold ( Meltzer & Fang, 1976; Gruen et al, 1978; Oseko et al, 1988; Kuruvilla et al, 1992; Arvanitis et al, 1997; Crawford et al, 1997). Low daily dosing regimens (e.g. 200 mg chlorpromazine) can cause significant prolactin elevations ( Meltzer & Fang, 1976), and levels have been reported to increase in a dose-dependent manner up to about 600 mg chlorpromazine equivalents ( Meltzer et al, 1983; Green & Brown, 1988). A partial tolerance may occur during chronic treatment ( Brown & Laughren, 1981) although patients treated for several years still have significantly higher baseline prolactin levels than untreated healthy controls ( Rivera et al, 1976; Zelaschi et al, 1996).
Women have significantly greater prolactin elevations than men during chronic antipsychotic treatment with equivalent doses ( Wode-Helgodt et al, 1977; Kuruvilla et al, 1992; Smith et al, 2002). In a cross-sectional study of 402 patients ( Kinon & Gilmore, 2001) in whom prolactin levels were measured after a minimum of 3 months' treatment with conventional anti-psychotics or risperidone, 59% of women and 42% of men had a prolactin level above the upper limit of normal.
When oral antipsychotic therapy is discontinued, baseline prolactin levels may take up to 3 weeks to return to the normal range ( Turkington, 1972), depending on the half-life of the drug and its metabolites as well as storage in fatty tissues. In the case of depot medication normalisation may take as long as 6 months ( Wistedt et al, 1981).
Atypical antipsychotic drugs
'Atypical' antipsychotic drugs are generally defined as agents that cause minimal extrapyramidal symptoms at therapeutic dosages. Seven commercially available drugs are generally regarded as atypicals: clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine, ziprasidone, risperidone, amisulpride and zotepine. A number of other agents are in development. Clozapine, quetiapine and olanzapine are reported either to cause no increase in prolactin secretion at all or to increase it only transiently and mildly ( Meltzer et al, 1979; Small et al, 1997; Tollefson & Kuntz, 1999). In contrast, risperidone and amisulpride cause a marked and sustained increase in serum prolactin levels.
In a randomised, double-blind, parallel-group study Gruender et al ( 1999) compared treatment with amisulpride (1000 mg daily) and oral flupentixol (25 mg daily) in 32 men and women with schizophrenia who were free of oral anti-psychotic medication for at least 4 weeks and depot neuroleptics for at least 3 months. After 4 weeks of treatment mean baseline prolactin levels were significantly elevated in both groups, in the amisulpride group by a factor of 10 and in the flupentixol group by a factor of 5. The difference between amisulpride and flupentixol treatment was significant in the women patients.
Kleinberg et al ( 1999) pooled the data from two large, randomised, double-blind, controlled clinical trials comparing 8 weeks of treatment with fixed daily doses of risperidone (1 mg, 2 mg, 4 mg, 6 mg, 8 mg, 10 mg, 12 mg and 16 mg), haloperidol (10 mg and 20 mg) and placebo. Prolactin measurements were taken at end-point in 259 women. Levels in the risperidone group were increased above the normal range in proportion to the dose and their mean was significantly higher than in women treated with 10 mg (but not 20 mg) of haloperidol. Whether risperidone has a greater effect on prolactin secretion than equivalent doses of haloperidol, as reported in a small 54-week continuation study ( David et al, 2000), requires further study.
In another study Breier et al ( 1999) measured prolactin levels in 29 men and women with chronic schizophrenia after a 2-week standardising therapy with oral fluphenazine (20 mg daily) and 6 weeks after switching to clozapine (mean dose 400 mg daily) or risperidone (mean dose 6 mg daily). At the end of fluphenazine treatment prolactin levels were increased by about twice the normal reference range in each group. After switching, levels decreased highly significantly into the normal reference range in the clozapine group, whereas they did not change significantly in the risperidone group.
Preliminary evidence indicates that zotepine can also cause prolactin elevation in humans after both acute and chronic treatment ( von Bardeleben et al, 1987). Ziprasidone is not yet licensed in the UK but has been introduced in several countries including the USA. Trial data are limited but indicate little effect on prolactin levels ( Goodnick et al, 2002).
Mode of action
Conventional antipsychotic agents differ in their ability to pass the blood-brain barrier. Because the pituitary gland lies outside this barrier, one would expect that drugs with poor brain penetrability and higher serum concentrations such as sulpiride ( Mizuchi et al, 1983) would have a greater effect on pituitary prolactin secretion. However, this has not been systematically investigated.
The pharmacological basis of atypical antipsychotic action has been the target of intensive study, and various hypotheses have been put forward. These include a relative limbic selectivity of these agents, a separation of dose and response between pharmacological functions, interactions with neurotransmitter receptors other than D2, and the binding dynamics at the D2 receptor ( Kapur & Seeman, 2001).
Although 5-HT2 receptors are involved in the stimulation of prolactin release, this usually occurs only at pharmacological levels of activation ( van de Kar, 1991). The effect of antipsychotic agents such as risperidone on prolactin secretion cannot be explained by their action on 5-HT2 receptors, which is antagonistic and therefore more likely to inhibit prolactin secretion.
Other psychotropic medication
Antidepressants with serotonergic activity, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, monoamine oxidase inhibitors and some tricyclic antidepressants, can cause modest elevations of prolactin levels ( Checkley, 1991; Haddad & Wieck, 2000). When these drugs are given as monotherapy patients have reported symptoms of hyperprolactinaemia, but such reports are rare ( Haddad & Wieck, 2000). In patients whose prolactin secretion is already stimulated by antipsychotic drugs, serotonergic antidepressants have the potential to elevate prolactin levels above the threshold for ovarian dysfunction and galactorrhoea, or to worsen existing symptoms.
Hyperprolactinaemia can cause breast enlargement and galactorrhoea, ovarian dysfunction, infertility, reduced libido, atrophic changes in the urethra and vaginal mucosa, reduced vaginal lubrication and dyspareunia. Acne and mild hirsutism can develop, due to the relative increase of androgenic compared with oestrogenic activity.
Research suggests that individuals vary considerably in their sensitivity to hyper-prolactinaemia and in the symptoms which they develop. Of concern also are the potential effects of chronic gonadal under-function secondary to hyperprolactinaemia. Women with prolonged premenopausal oestrogen deficiency may be deprived of the protective effects of oestrogen on cognitive and cardiovascular function and may have an increased risk of osteoporosis. In addition, chronically elevated prolactin levels may have a number of as yet unknown physical effects. Binding sites for prolactin are widely distributed in the body and several hundred different actions have been described, at least in vertebrate animals ( Bole-Feysot et al, 1998). Prolactin is a known immunomodulator, for example, and has been linked to tumour growth. However, the clinical significance of these actions has not yet been firmly established.
Several studies have also reported an association of hyperprolactinaemia with hostility, anxiety and depression in women, although the severity of these symptoms appears to be mild ( Sobrinho, 1993; Reavley et al, 1997).
Effects of hyperprolactinaemia on the hypothalamic—pituitary—ovarian axis
A high prolactin concentration inhibits the activity of the hypothalamic—pituitary—ovarian axis at several levels. It suppresses the pulsatile release of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) from the hypothalamus, inhibits the effect of GnRH on the pituitary gland and blocks the positive feedback effect of oestradiol on luteinising hormone secretion. Women with prolactinoma usually seek medical attention as a result of menstrual disturbances, galactorrhoea or infertility, but not if they are asymptomatic. It is therefore difficult to determine precisely the relationship between prolactin levels and symptom formation.
Five cross-sectional studies investigated menstrual irregularities in women with severe psychiatric illnesses receiving chronic treatment with various conventional antipsychotic agents at therapeutic dosages and found point prevalence rates of 26%, 40%, 45%, 55% and 78% respectively ( Polishuk & Kulcsar, 1956; Ghadirian et al, 1982; Prentice & Deakin, 1992; Magharious et al, 1998; Smith et al, 2002). However, these figures need to be interpreted with caution because of the small sample sizes (11-40 patients), an absence of random recruitment and a lack of any clear definition of what constitutes oligo- or amenorrhoea. In data presented by Kleinberg et al ( 1999) only 36 of 451 women with chronic schizophrenia treated with risperidone had a positive rating of amenorrhoea. This low rate (8%) was similar to that seen in the haloperidol and placebo groups. The data are likely to be an underestimate for several reasons: the placebo group consisted of only 14 women, and neither post-menopausal women nor the 20% of women on oral contraceptive medication were excluded. It is also not clear whether the data refer to the prevalence of these symptoms or to the number of new cases compared with the number of cases receiving the antipsychotic medication prior to the treatment trial. The latter method was used in an earlier report for a subgroup of the same study population ( Peuskens, 1995). For the two prolactin-raising atypical agents amisul-pride and zotepine, there is to our knowledge no published study of sufficient duration that systematically investigates the prevalence or incidence of menstrual irregularities.
Clearly, hyperprolactinaemic symptoms in psychiatric patients treated with antipsychotic drugs are poorly researched. Several key problems are apparent. First, there is a paucity of data, reflecting the low priority given to this phenomenon. Second, many treatment trials simply regard hyperprolactinaemia as a biochemical anomaly and do not comment on whether there were associated symptoms. Third, the short duration of even recent randomised controlled trials (several weeks) means that it is an impossibility to identify amenorrhoea or oligomenorrhoea, as these are usually defined as occurring over a period of at least 3 months. Fourth, the existing cross-sectional studies of women on long-term medication can only identify an association between raised prolactin level and symptoms. Proving a causal relationship requires a follow-up study to determine whether reversal of hyperprolactinaemia is accompanied by symptom resolution. No such systematic study is recorded, but there are case reports of amenorrhoeic women with schizophrenia who resumed menstruation after the antipsychotic medication was discontinued or switched to a prolactin-sparing agent ( Beumont et al, 1974; Kim et al, 1999; Haddad et al, 2001).
Other mechanisms
Recent studies have challenged the view that menstrual irregularities in women with schizophrenia are due to drug-induced prolactin elevation alone. In the study by Prentice & Deakin ( 1992) indicators of illness severity were associated with menstrual dysfunction independently of prolactin levels. In two other studies ( Bergemann, 2001; Canuso et al, 2002) some women with schizophrenia treated with prolactin-sparing antipsychotic agents also showed evidence of ovarian dysfunction. These findings could indicate either that in some women an organic impairment leads to both the schizophrenic illness and a disturbance in the neuroendocrine regulation of ovarian activity, or that their reproductive function might be affected by other mechanisms, such as stress resulting from the illness or even by an as yet unknown action of antipsychotic drugs on hypothalamic—pituitary function. Irrespective of the mechanisms, the data suggest that the hypothalamic—pituitary system in women with schizophrenia is particularly sensitive to further disturbances such as hyperprolactinaemia.
Effects of hyperprolactinaemia on the breast
In most women who have given birth small amounts of serous fluid can be expressed from one or both breasts despite normal prolactin levels. However, significant milk production usually occurs when prolactin levels are above the normal reference range ( Peters et al, 1986). In women treated with conventional antipsychotic agents spontaneous galactorrhoea of varying severity has been reported to have a prevalence of 10-57% ( Wesselmann & Windgassen, 1995). It is more likely to occur in women who have had children and are of premenopausal age ( Windgassen et al, 1996). The low rate of galactorrhoea in the study by Kleinberg et al ( 1999) - 2.4% in women treated with risperidone and 2.2% in women treated with haloperidol — may be an underestimate for the same reasons as described for the analysis of amenorrhoea. Mammary side-effects of the other two prolactin-raising antipsychotics amisulpride and zotepine have not to our knowledge been systematically studied.
Hyperprolactinaemia and sexual dysfunction
Sexual dysfunction in patients with psychosis is poorly researched, particularly in women, although existing data suggest that it is common and distressing. Ghadirian et al ( 1982) in a sample of 55 out-patients with schizophrenia reported sexual dysfunction in 54% of men and 30% of women. In another study patients rated drug-induced sexual dysfunction as more 'bothersome' than most psychiatric symptoms of their illness ( Finn et al, 1990). It would be reasonable to expect that this symptom plays a prominent part in determining adherence to medication regimens, although no formal research has addressed this relationship, to the best of our knowledge.
There are several mechanisms by which sexual dysfunction might arise in a person with a psychotic illness. These include the social impact of the illness, the effects of psychiatric symptoms (positive, negative, affective and cognitive), neurotransmitter dysfunction and medication effects. The latter include peripheral and central effects (e.g. sedation, and antidopaminergic, anti-cholinergic and anti-adrenergic activity) as well as hyperprolactinaemia. The existence of these different mechanisms means that in some people antipsychotic medication might improve sexual functioning compared with the period when they were psychiatrically ill but untreated, but in other people medication might cause a worsening of sexual functioning even if the medication is effective in treating their illness ( Barnes & Harvey, 1993).
There is some evidence to support the view that hyperprolactinaemia can cause sexual dysfunction, although the evidence is more consistent for men than for women. Lundberg & Hulter ( 1991) reported that 68 of 109 women (62%) with hypothalamic-pituitary disorders experienced decreased libido. Among women with hyperprolactinaemia the prevalence was 84% but in those with normal prolactin levels the prevalence was only 32.6% (P < 0.001). Whether this difference was due to hyperprolactinaemia itself, reduced ovarian hormone production, or both, is not clear.
Effects of hypo-oestrogenism on bone mineral density
Radiologically measured bone mineral density (BMD) is an index of bone mass and is calculated by dividing the mineral content by the area or volume of bone scanned. Techniques commonly used are single or dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and computed tomographic scanning. Density is at its peak and is relatively constant between the end of growth and the age of about 50 years, and values are normally distributed in women of this age group.
In order to overcome the problems associated with using different types of equipment, results of BMD measurements are usually expressed in units of standard deviations above or below the mean value of young healthy populations (the T-score) or an age-adjusted mean value (the Z-score). For diagnostic purposes two thresholds are used: a T-score of -2.5 or less denotes ' osteoporosis' and a T-score that lies between -1 and -2.49 denotes 'osteopenia'. The BMD value can be used to predict the risk of later fractures and it has been calculated that — at the most vulnerable sites — the risk of fracture approximately doubles with each standard deviation of decrease in age-adjusted mean BMD ( Royal College of Physicians, 1999).
In adult life, bone is continually remodelled by resorption and new tissue formation. It has been estimated that in humans as much as 25% of trabecular bone and 3% of cortical bone are resorbed and replaced each year ( Parfitt, 1994). Oestrogens have a major role in regulating this process. If oestrogen action is reduced, bone resorption increases relative to new bone formation. This results in loss of tissue and of integrity of the microarchitecture of trabecular bone. Bone becomes more susceptible to stress and may fracture even after trivial trauma.
The oestrogen deficiency associated with the menopause leads to an acceleration in age-related bone loss that can be halted by hormone replacement therapy. A similar process occurs in premenopausal women with hyperprolactinaemic oestrogen deficiency due to hypothalamic lesions or of idiopathic origin. In such patients, radiological studies have shown significant decreases in bone mineral content, ranging from 5% to 25% depending on the site measured ( Koppelman et al 1984; Schlechte et al, 1987). If prolactin levels and menstrual cycles normalise with treatment, BMD values increase but remain significantly lower than those of age-matched normal women ( Klibanski & Greenspan, 1986; Schlechte et al, 1987).
Psychiatric patients often commence antipsychotic medication in their late teens or early twenties and owing to oestrogen deficiency may not only acquire a reduced peak bone mass but also have a premature acceleration of bone loss. The future life-time risk of fracture for an average, healthy 50-year-old woman is 13%, 11% and 14% for the three most vulnerable sites — forearm, vertebrae and femoral neck ( Royal College of Physicians, 1999). In a female psychiatric patient, if the BMD at the age of 50 years were to be reduced by 1 s.d. her future risk of fracture at these sites might be doubled.
In addition to drug-induced gonadal dysfunction psychiatric patients are exposed to other risks to bone health, particularly excessive nicotine and alcohol consumption, and inadequate dietary calcium and protein intake ( Peris et al, 1992; Hopper & Seeman, 1994).
Studies of bone density in psychiatric patients
In women exposed to antipsychotic medication bone density has been assessed in two studies. Ataya et al ( 1988) assessed ten premenopausal women who had been treated with antipsychotic drugs for an average of 10 years and had developed amenorrhoea or oligomenorrhoea. Measurements of BMD were taken from the whole spine and the femoral head and neck using dual-photon absorptiometry. Data were compared with age- and gender-related normative values from a large database. Bone density was reduced by about 12% at three sites of the femur, but not in the spine. Although oestradiol levels were not measured, there was a strong positive correlation between bone density and a histological measure of vaginal maturation used as an index of the biological effects of oestrogens. Halbreich et al ( 1995) found significantly reduced BMD values in the lumbar spine in a group of women treated with antipsychotic, antidepressant and mood-stabilising medication, either alone or in combination. However, the contribution of an endocrine dysfunction cannot be interpreted in this study since no information was given on the presence or duration of menstrual cycle disturbances and the duration of psychotropic treatment prior to admission.
In patients with major depression bone mineral densities have been reported to be reduced and it is thought that this is due to hypercortisolism and changes in cytokine activity (see Dinan, 1999). Although depression is common in schizophrenia it is unlikely to contribute to bone loss since it is not associated with alterations in hypothalamic—pituitary—adrenal function in these patients ( Rao et al, 1995; Ismail et al, 1998).
The findings of reduced BMD in patients treated with antipsychotics are preliminary and suffer from small sample sizes and methodological shortcomings. However, they are of concern and need to be followed up in future studies of people with homogeneous diagnoses and psychotropic treatments, and clear histories of prolonged oestrogen deficiency confirmed by hormone measurements.
Clinical Implications and Limitations
Endocrine symptoms occur in a large proportion of women treated with prolactin-elevating antipsychotic drugs. These symptoms can cause significant distress and may affect compliance with medication.
A significant proportion of premenopausal women with psychotic disorders may be at risk of premature bone loss and other consequences of chronic hypo-oestrogenism due to long-term antipsychotic medication.
The presence of menstrual irregularities, breast symptoms and sexual dysfunction should be assessed before and during treatment with prolactin-elevating drugs and management options should be discussed with the patient.
This article is not a systematic review.
Estimates of prevalence of clinical symptoms caused by antipsychotic-induced hyperprolactinaemia in women are available only for menstrual irregularities, galactorrhoea and sexual dysfunction, and are based on studies with usually small sample sizes and a cross-sectional design only.
In women with schizophrenia it is not yet clear how much medication effects other than hyperprolactinaemia and illness-related organic processes contribute to ovarian dysfunction.
We thank Professor J. Davis for his helpful comments on the manuscript.
- Received March 28, 2002.
- Revision received August 15, 2002.
- Accepted October 3, 2002.
- © 2003 Royal College of Psychiatrists


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A motorist accidentally struck a wall of Valley Foods Market in El Cajon on Thursday evening, also rupturing gas and water lines, authorities said.
The incident was reported at 5:02 p.m. at the store on E. Main Street, near Shady Lane.
The driver, who was leaving the market, swerved to avoid hitting a car, but accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, said Monica Zech, spokeswoman for Heartland Fire & Rescue. The vehicle struck a gas meter and a small water line.
Heartland crews quickly shut off the gas and water, Zech said. The driver was not injured.
A city building inspector allowed the store to remain open for people to buy groceries, but the kitchen will remain closed until the gas line is repaired.


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Nothing like a punch to the gut on an anniversary you never wanted to observe.
It was a year ago yesterday that 28-year-old mom and housewife Susan Powell disappeared from her home in West Valley City and a year ago this coming Monday that 30-year-old Steven Koecher, a resident of St. George at the time, was last seen walking away from his car in Henderson, Nev.
For the 12 longest months of their lives, the families of these two Utahns, gone without a trace in the prime of life, have had to endure despair followed by repeated disappointment as exhaustive law enforcement investigations and massive volunteer searches have yielded no credible leads in either case.
Now, as the cold of December returns, a new twist has emerged about what happened to them.
Susan Powell and Steven Koecher ran off together, it is being speculated. They're alive and well and living most likely in Brazil, where Koecher was once a missionary.
It's a scenario that transforms Susan and Steven from victims into cheats and crooks.
The sole source for this conjecture comes from a website, SusanPowell.org, maintained by Susan's husband, Josh, and Josh's father, Steve Powell.
The website points out that Susan and Steven are about the same age, both are members of the LDS Church and, according to a timeline generated by Steve Powell, Koecher was in West Valley City a year ago.
Under that criteria, tens of thousands more who fit the above description — around 30, LDS and who passed through West Valley City in late 2009 — would qualify instantly as suspects.
The supposition is 100 percent innuendo, originating from the only person who has come under suspicion in either case — that would be Susan's husband Josh, whose alibi the night his wife disappeared (he said he went camping with the couple's two young sons, in December, at midnight) is suspect and whose behavior ever since (he moved out of state and to this day has not talked to police) could best be described as unusual.
And yet, as the one-year mark approached, the media, both print and broadcast, somehow saw fit this past weekend to publicly air the speculation.
You wonder what's next: breaking news on O.J.'s latest theories on who killed Nicole?
For obvious reasons, both Susan Powell's and Steven Koecher's families have expressed dismay at the National Enquirer-like headlines generated by the Josh Powell rumor mill. It would be excusable if there were a scintilla of tangible evidence to support the claims of Josh and his father that Susan and Steven dumped their lives and families — including the children Susan adored — to escape to a love nest in the rain forest.
But there isn't one scintilla of tangible evidence.
All the story succeeds in doing — for those who don't consider the source — is disparage the missing and add grief for their loved ones.
Not only has the good character of both Susan Powell and Steven Koecher stood up for an entire year under the closest of police scrutiny, but there has never been anything to even remotely suggest they ever crossed paths.
Phone records were checked and cross-checked. Neither person called the other or called anyone the other called.
Best friends and family — the closest confidants of the missing persons — were interviewed and re-interviewed. No one suggested either Susan or Steven was seeing anyone else.
The only verifiable time Steven Koecher was anywhere near the Powell's home was for a volleyball game in West Valley City with friends on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 2009, a week and a half before Susan Powell disappeared, after which he returned to his parents' home in Bountiful.
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"Everything they say is not founded in truth or reality, it's just scenarios," says Rolf Koecher, Steven's father, of the website conjecture. "Their assertions have opened up wounds that were healing.
"It sounds strange," Rolf adds, "but we'd be happy to know they're alive and safe — to know Steven is safe and not hurting, needing a rescue from somewhere."
He pauses, a dad dealing with a year's worth of unimaginable grief.
"But this isn't even on our radar that it's a possibility. We don't give it 10 seconds of thought. This is all innuendo and no evidence."
And incredibly cruel.
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(MOORESVILLE, N.C. – Nov. 13, 2013) – ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards driver Spencer Gallagher has a new truck for his first visit to Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend as he ends his 2013 season with a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.Gallagher will be behind the wheel of the No. 21 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet Silverado in the final truck race of the season, the Ford EcoBoost 200 Friday.
"Coming off of a successful race at Texas (Motor Speedway) where we met all of our goals, I feel confident heading to yet another new track this weekend," Gallagher said.
Gallagher finished 10th in the final driver point standings in the 2013 ARCA Racing Series season, despite missing three races on the season. He finished with a flurry, scoring five top 10 finishes in his final eight races of the season, including tying his career best with a second-place at Springfield on the one-mile dirt track at Illinois State Fairgrounds.
He will be making his third Camping World Truck Series start with Gallagher Motorsports. His first truck series start was at Kansas Speedway and his most recent race was at Texas Motor Speedway. Veteran NASCAR Sprint Cup spotter Rocky Ryan will be spotting for Gallagher this weekend, just as he did in his first two truck series starts.
The chassis that Gallagher will be driving will be making its first laps on track this weekend at Homestead.
"Homestead (Miami Speedway) seems to provide a quality on-track race, especially in the truck series each year and I am excited to put our Allegiant Travel Chevrolet in the mix of things," Gallagher said.
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Many types of cancer are caused by exposure to cancer-causing (carcinogenic) substances that can be avoided. Often, a change in lifestyle or habits can reduce your risk. Prevention, such as quitting smoking, is critical in reducing your risk of cancer.
Lung Cancer
Cigarette smoking, which causes 90% of lung cancers, is the most obvious example of a habit that raises cancer risk. If you stop smoking, your risk of getting cancer declines immediately. Eventually, the risk becomes nearly the same as the risk for non-smokers. A small percentage of people may develop lung cancer even if they don't smoke, because there is a family history of the disease or for other reasons that are not yet clear.
Other Types of Cancer
Certain cancers have been associated with other risk factors that may be substances, environmental factors, or lifestyle habits, including:
- chemicals such as pesticides
- excessive consumption of alcohol
- too much sunlight (skin cancer)
- obesity
- exposure to radiation
- certain viruses (such as those associated with cervical and liver cancer).
For many cancers, the causes remain unknown.
Symptoms and Warning Signs
Cancer symptoms vary depending on the type of cancer, how large the tumor is (if there is a tumor involved), and its location in your body.
Below are symptoms that occur with many cancers:
- skin changes – darker, redder, or itchy skin, yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice)
- extreme fatigue that doesn't get better with rest
- fever
- pain
- loss of appetite
- unexplained weight loss
- night sweats
- abnormal bleeding, such as dark black stools or red blood in the stool.
Never ignore a symptom, especially if it has lasted for a while, or is getting worse. Get checked by a healthcare professional, just in case.
Some symptoms, like fatigue, are unlikely to be caused by cancer if it is your only symptom. But it is best to have a check-up, especially if it is worrying you, even if it seems unimportant. Whatever the causes of your symptoms, your healthcare provider will be able to help figure them out and treat them appropriately. And in the unlikely event that it is cancer, the earlier treatment begins, the better.
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"(In the win against) Mississippi State, when he struck out the last batter to end the game, he wasn't like Will Kline. (White) expects a lot. When he does well, it's no shock to him or anybody on the team."
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"I'm afraid sometimes
you'll play lonely games too,
games you can't win
because you'll play against you"
""You win the game of life through providing more people, more value, faster." - Simcha Gluck FreshBiz Founder"
"He did well. The game could have got out of hand. When he struck out Bannon and Jorgensen, that proved to be the difference in the game."
"When something does not insist on being noticed, when we aren't grabbed by the collar or struck on the skull by a presence or an event, we take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude"
"When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike you, do not wait until he has struck before you crush him."
"[Tyson finally struck back when an older boy tried to steal one of the pigeons he was raising.] I don't know what possessed me to fight, but it was my first fight and I kicked the living crap out of him, ... When I started hitting him, I was loving it. I let so much frustration out."


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So, the party conference season has concluded, just before the panto season begins. And there's no doubt about it – the Tories topped the bill, and had the audience alternately gripping their seats and rolling in the aisles. What a super villain that Mr Howard turned out to be – "Look out, IDS, he's behind you!".
New Labour managed to survive a fairly fraught conference, largely by banning the discussion of anything controversial. So, no debate on the Iraq war, tuition fees, the privatisation of the NHS, identity cards – or anything of any interest at all.
We Lib Dems had a good conference. We were still feeling pretty smug about the Brent East by-election – the first by-election lost by Labour in 15 years, and the Tories pushed into an embarrassing (but well-deserved) third place. We also had wide-ranging debates on the issues that concern people – education, health, the police service.
But back to the panto. If Michael Howard is the answer, there must be something wrong with the question, as one of our Lib Dem MPs put it. Yet he is, apparently, the answer to the Tories' prayers.
While he will undoubtedly be popular with party workers and will give Tony Blair a run for his money at Westminster, few believe he would be able to portray the Tories as a bright new party of the future. As one insider commented about the 62-year-old: "If you want something to remind everybody why they stopped voting Tory in 1997, Michael is your man."
The Conservatives are bringing back the very people who sank them in the first place. Michael Howard looks like the captain of the Titanic reversing back into the iceberg again. Is it any wonder that Michael Portillo has taken the emergency exit, with Ken Clarke hot on his heels?
The man who brought us the poll tax and council tax has no idea what he would do about the council tax. "We would change the system when we come back to office". So, what exactly would he do? Howard: "I don't know."
For any political party it is their policies that count, not the rhetoric. Michael Howard has confirmed his commitment to the flawed policies outlined over the last year or so by IDS. And no wonder – it was Michael Howard who helped put the policies together in the first place.
Take the NHS. The Conservative policy of "Patient Passports" would fund 60% of the cost of an operation to enable a patient to go private. But the patient has to find the money for the remaining 40%. Costs in private healthcare are higher than in the NHS, so even with the subsidy, a hip operation under this Tory scheme would still end up costing the patient about £5,000!
The policy is unfair – it discriminates in favour of wealthier patients. It's also misguided – the Government ends up subsidising higher cost private healthcare, diverting much-needed resources away from the NHS.
It would create a two-tier NHS with the better-off receiving NHS money to go private, leaving the poorest with no choice but to wait in line for a reduced service.
In Education, it's the same story. Tory "Education Vouchers" provide a public subsidy for private schooling. But parents would still have to fund the top-up cost, on average £1,000 per year for their child. Meanwhile, state schools would lose funds and lose able teachers. On tuition and top up fees, the Conservatives' policy would take away the chance to go to University from 100,000 students a year.
So Tory policies on Health and Education would not help to improve our public services. In fact, they would make them worse – diverting vital resources away from where they are most needed. Just like before, the Tories would subsidise the few at the expense of the many.
Michael Howard has recommitted himself to precisely these policies.
It is becoming increasingly clear that the public is fed up with New Labour. But I don't think this means they want a return to old-style Thatcherite Conservatism. While the Conservatives remain hamstrung by a longing to return to their past, only the Liberal Democrats are working effectively to challenge Labour on its failings. Only the Liberal Democrats are setting out a fair and workable alternative for the country.
Whoever leads the Tories, after this shambles one wonders if anyone will ever want to vote Tory again. The Conservatives have proved they are incapable of being led as a party. They are out of touch, out of ideas, and out of sorts with the public. Even their own grassroots members are furious at the way Conservative MPs plotted to depose Iain Duncan Smith. Ever since Margaret Thatcher, successive Tory leaders have succumbed to the plotters. Whoever becomes leader, they remain split down the middle and out of touch with the public, leaving the Liberal Democrats as the only effective opposition.
I am particularly proud to belong to the only party which stood up to the government over the Iraq war, and which still challenges Blair and Bush. We believed the invasion of Iraq to be wrong, and we said so. Mr Howard and his friends believed it to be right – and are now pretending that they didn't.
Thank God we have a Liberal Democrat party which sticks to its principles!


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The international business major is designed to provide students with a variety of proficiencies and experiences related to career opportunities and/or preparation for graduate work. The competencies achieved in the major are:
- knowledge of international business fields within a multidisciplinary perspective, including anthropology, management, foreign language, foreign experience, economics, political science, culture area, marketing, accounting, finance, and human resource management.
- cross-cultural understanding and experience, and the capacity for leadership on cross-cultural issues in business and community life.
- preparation for careers in international business.
- preparation for graduate degree programs in the field of international business and related multicultural and international fields.
Requirements for the major are:
Five courses in one language with demonstrated conversational skills, or the equivalent, with a minimum average of 2.0.
World Cultures
AN 201G Introduction to Anthropology or one cultural area course with a C- or better and one course to be chosen from a list of internationally-focused economics and/or political science courses.
Business Foundations
MN 271S Principles of Accounting, EC 282S Principles of Macroeconomics, IB 369S Principles of Marketing, MN 377 Introduction to Business Finance or IB 378 Investment Finance, all with a C- or better.
International Business
IB 260S The Cultural Environment of International Business, IB 261S International Management, IB 485 International Marketing, IB 486 International Finance and Banking, IB 410 Senior Seminar: Issues in International Business, and IB 498 Multinational Corporate Strategy comprehensive examination, all with a C- or better.
Study Abroad
A winter term, summer term or semester abroad within an appropriate International Education program, or an individualized study under the direction of a member of the faculty. International students are exempt.
Freshmen and Sophomores
- Foreign Language
Introduction to Anthropology or cultural area course
Cultural Environment of International Business
- Foreign experience
International Management
- Finance
International politics and/or economics course
- International Finance and Banking
International Marketing
Senior Seminar
Multinational corporate Strategy
Requirements for a minor in International Business include successful completion of the following three core courses:
IB 261S International Management
IB 260S Cultural Environment of International Business
IB 410 Senior Seminar: Issues in International Business (final course of minor)
In addition, the student must complete any two of the following elective courses:
IB 485 International Marketing (prerequisite required)
IB 486 International Finance and Banking (prerequisites required)
IB 401 Internship in International Business (in consultation with an IB faculty member)
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In accordance with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, we have been advised that Palomar Health will permanently close the Palomar Continuing Care Center located at 1817 Avenida del Diablo on or about October 31. This will affect a total of 122 employees. The effective date of the first separation is September 1, 2013 and then weekly.
Code Enforcement:
Juniper Street Traffic Calming Plan:
The contractor has completed 95% of the installation of the striping and signage plan. The remaining striping details will be placed in the next few days.
Grape Street Improvements: Washington Street to Mission Avenue
City Staff provided survey control along the centerline of Grape Street in preparation of SDG&E start of construction. The gas main must be relocated prior to the start of roadway construction. SDG&E is set to begin construction on July 15.
Private Development
City Staff has received the first redesign submittal for the median island at Ash Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Staff comments will be added to the plan and sent to Caltrans for final approval. The remaining section of the onsite parking lot was paved this past Saturday.
Lincoln Avenue @ Midway Drive Gas Main Replacement and Testing Station:
The contractor is removing the steel traffic plate and base paving the new gas main trench. They are also removing the temporary 12' gas main that was constructed as part of the project. This trench will also be backfilled and permanently hot patched with hot mix asphalt.
Cox Communication Downtown Systems Upgrade: Phase 2, 3 and 4
The contractor is placing vaults along the alley between Broadway Avenue and Maple Street north of Grand Avenue. In Phase 3 they are placing conduits in the alley between Maple Street and Broadway Avenue south of Grand Avenue. In Phase 4 they are pot holing utilities in preparation to excavation. This work is located in the alley between Maple Street and Escondido Boulevard south of Grand Avenue.
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Grape Day Park gets its luster back
Escondido has always had a jewel in its Grape Day Park, which dates back to the 1800s. Few cities can boast of a municipal park in a traditional downtown location. The 23-acre park borders City Hall and the California Center for the Arts. It's home to a cool grapevine play structure, the Escondido History Center, a historic train depot and train car and a veterans memorial.
But the jewel was heavily tarnished. It had become a hangout for the homeless and assorted riffraff. Few families wanted to go there. That is, until city officials undertook a focused effort last fall to restore the park. Police increased patrols. A bathroom that provided a haven for loiterers was closed. Foliage was trimmed to reduce hiding places.
The results are startling. On a recent Sunday afternoon, a family played kickball in the center of the park while another family played soccer nearby. A baton team practiced its routines by the train depot. On one side of the park, a family took group photographs. And a mom, dad and kids sat down for a picnic.
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Liquid facelifts – it's the newest buzzword in the world of plastic surgery. The subject of countless magazine articles and websites, what's the real story behind this new procedure?
It's important to first point out that a "liquid facelift" isn't really a facelift at all – at least not in the traditional sense. Unlike its surgical counterpart, a liquid facelift requires no cutting and is considered minimally invasive. It relies on a combination of BOTOX® and fillers to smooth out lines, add volume to the face and achieve a fresher, more youthful appearance.
Popular "liquid facelift" injections include:
- BOTOX®: Essentially a muscle relaxer, BOTOX is particularly well-suited for creases such as crow's feet and horizontal lines across the forehead.
- Restylane®: A popular hyaluronic acid filler, Restylane works to fill in deep creases, add volume to the face and achieve a more youthful face shape.
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2014 Siduri Hawk's View Vineyard Willamette Valley Oregon Pinot Noir
14.2% alc., pH 3.54, TA 0.60, 141 cases, $50, screwcap. Released October 16, 2016. This vineyard is located at the far northern end of the Chehalem Mountains AVA near the town of Sherwood. · Moderate reddish purple color in the glass. Shy, but pleasant aromas of black cherry and purple berry fruits. Much more personality in the mouth, with an attention grabbing attack of black cherry and olalliberry fruit and a hint of savory herbs. Nicely balanced, with fine-grain tannins and a cleansing finish. Score: 90. Reviewed October 30, 2016 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2012 Siduri Hawk's View Vineyard Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
14.1% alc., 235 cases, $42. Release June 2014. · Medium reddish purple hue in the glass. The most flamboyant and interesting nose of the Oregon offerings with aromas of black cherry, sassafras, forest floor and graham. Pleasing flavors of black cherry, black raspberry with good fullness and polish on the palate. Impressive persistence on the fruit-filled finish which leaves a modest amount of tannins in its wake. When tasted the following day from a previously opened and recorked bottle, this was clearly my favorite with the most memorable finish of the 2012 Oregon offerings. Will only improve in the cellar. Score: 92. Reviewed April 19, 2014 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2010 Siduri Hawk's View Vineyard Willamette Valley Oregon Pinot Noir
13.4% alc., 146 cases, $39, screw cap. · Moderate reddish-purple color in the glass. Intense aromas of black cherries and spice with a subtle floral note. Medium weight essence of black cherries lifted by bright acidity and framed by supple tannins. Very appealing riff of cherries on the pleasing finish. Easily approachable now. Very good. Reviewed February 22, 2012 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2009 Arista Hawk's View Vineyard Chehalem Mountains Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
220 cases. From own-rooted vines planted in the early 1990s owned and farmed by the Kemp family. Clones 115 and 2A. · Crisp and clean with bright berry aromas and flavors, supple tannins and good integration of oak. Finishes with hitone acidity. Reviewed August 13, 2011 WINERY » ARTICLE »
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I often get cast in those episodic documentary re-enactments as seen on cable networks like TLC, National Geographic Channel, and Court TV. For us nonunion folk, these are very important for our demo reels, to add something of clout for potential casting directors, mainly because it still is cable TV.
I filmed one such show back in December 2005 in Santa Clarita, Calif. I had several good scenes, and I was sure when it aired I'd have something nice for my reel. They've yet to air it. I constantly keep in contact with other actors who did it with me, and they've contacted the production company in efforts to find out what happened. Their well-mannered inquiries—which were made every four months or so—have only been met with cold shoulders, rude retorts, and comments like, "We don't know already. Quit asking!" The title has been changed three times now, and as far as getting a copy, they keep telling us to check the website, and when it comes out, just tape it or buy it.
Should I assume this thing is going to get lost as a "nonair"? I'm thinking at this point there is nothing we can do. Was it too pushy and perhaps unprofessional to keep asking the company when the show would air? I know the people who called to ask used only the utmost tact and finesse, but they were just told to "learn some patience" and to look for the show to air and tape it. This would be easier if we knew the show's final name.
—Out of Patience
Silverlake, Calif.
Far from a nonunion issue, your predicament is likely familiar to actors at all levels. After reading your letter, I immediately contacted you to ask whether the production company ever promised you a copy of the show. You told me yes, the company repeatedly assured the actors they'd receive a copy—but it did so orally and not in writing. Oral agreements are the easiest to forget, especially when the production company has undoubtedly moved on to other projects and concerns. That repeated attempts to get information have been rebuffed might suggest you and your colleagues give up and move on.
I suggest, however, that you toss aside the production assistant's rudeness and keep trying. Persistence is not pushy or unprofessional. You and your castmates should take turns continuing to call the company once every three months. It's possible the show is being reworked or re-edited and a final version may not be ready. The show may have been shelved until the company secures finishing funds, or it may have been canceled altogether. Keep calling until you know its fate. If nothing else, your calls can keep you abreast of the show's current working title.
If you eventually hear that the show is complete, politely ask for the long-ago promised copies. Remind the company of its promise. Follow up in writing. Offer to pick up the DVDs instead of agreeing to wait for them to be mailed. Offer to bring your own blank DVDs or take one copy and make copies among yourselves. Be very polite, but be consistent. And don't stop there. Dig out that call sheet and check out the client's name. Look to the network, which may be more apt to at least fill you in on the show's current title. In the case of commercials, I've gotten tapes mailed to me by kind executives from the manufacturers when the production and advertising companies suffered selective amnesia.
When I used to produce commercials, I hated those calls from actors requesting copies, because it seemed like such a pain to dig out old spots and get copies made. It only cost a few bucks, but I was busy and the request got in the way of the million other things I had to do on deadline. But as an actor I understood the importance of the tape, and I got the copies made. If I hadn't had experience on the other side of the issue, however, I probably would have, to be blunt, flaked out. That is the single-biggest reason actors don't end up with tape they were promised, whether from national commercials, television shows, student films, or nonunion re-enactments. Overworked production people suffer no consequence for not getting you your tape. They don't have to follow through, so they don't. And what can you do? Sue them? Yell at them? Refuse to work for them again? The situation is maddeningly unfair. It's as rotten as it is pervasive.
I wish I had a better solution for you, but polite persistence is your best shot. If those blokes at the production company are immovable, you and your colleagues may not only be out of patience but also out of luck.
One last-ditch effort: Get Grandma Mary and Uncle Bill on VCR alert. I can't tell you how much tape I have gotten from friends through TiVo recordings of soaps or baseball games.
Do you have any suggestions for interesting places to look for a woman's classical monologue? I am so sick of choosing among the standards. I can't do another Juliet/ Rosalind/Viola/Julia/Portia.
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Classical doesn't mean Shakespeare. Get your glasses on because it's time to get a-readin'.
To stick with a Shakespearean vibe, check out Ben Jonson's Every Man in His Humour, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair; Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus, The Jew of Malta, and Edward II; Thomas Middleton's Women Beware Women and The Changeling; and John Ford's 'Tis Pity She's a Whore. John Webster's The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi boast strong leading women. If the audition calls for verse, you'll be more limited, but often you can use anything from Sophocles to Molière with impunity. Greek, Roman, Medieval, and Jacobean dramas are open to you. Or look into Restoration comedies such as The Country Wife, by William Wycherley. Selections from the plays of relatively modern playwrights such as Anton Chekhov, August Strindberg, and Henrik Ibsen are acceptable in some cases.
As for Shakespeare, don't assume there's nothing unusual to be found in your Complete Works. If you take the time to read the plays, you'll find plenty of selections that don't make it into the monologue books. Auditors usually ask for a one- to two-minute piece, so you don't need a whopping soliloquy. You may want to cut and paste lines from several consecutive passages. Often the right 20 or 30 lines—skipped over by other actors who are scanning for one large chunk of text—can be more than enough.


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Store employees foiled an attempted robbery of the Oakfield Family Pharmacy this afternoon.
State Police said that Cain Catino, 39, of Seven Springs Rd., Batavia, entered through the rear door of the pharmacy shortly after Noon today and walked behind the counter. He demanded Hydrocodone, a prescription painkiller often sold on the street.
At this point, the pharmacist and another employee tackled Catino to the floor. A third man, identified as a village or town employee was outside the store, he came in and assisted the two employees until police arrived.
The would-be robber displayed no weapon during the attempt.
One of the store employees suffered a minor abrasion to his forehead during the scuffle.
State Police took Catino into custody. Charges were still being determined this afternoon.
Trooper Rebecca Gibbons said Catina apparently acted alone. He did leave a car running outside presumably to make a getaway.


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With less than 30 seconds to play Friday, Scottsdale Saguaro showed the heart of a football champion, reflecting the state titles it won in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Trailing 33-25, the homestanding Sabercats drove near the 25 of reigning state champion Canyon Del Oro.
A pass from Teddy Ruben to wide receiver Curtis Carney was on his fingertips. It was deflected away by Ka'Deem Carey at the 2-yard line. CDO held on, and moved to 6-0 on the season.
The dramatic finish almost overshadowed the triumphant return of CDO's Carey, Arizona's most electrifying running back. After missing the last two games with an ankle injury, Carey carried for losses on his first two carries, before breaking a 26-yard run.
Carey found his groove and rushed for 274 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries.
The University of Arizona-bound senior broke a 69-yard run for a touchdown to give the Dorados a 14-7 lead in the second quarter. He also scored on a 36-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
"Once I broke it," Carey said. "I felt like I was back. We got a good push up front."
The Dorados built a 21-7 halftime lead when Quintin Kime caught a 26-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jason McBrayer with 23 seconds left before halftime.
The Sabercats were playing without some key players due to injuries, including their regular kicker. That proved an early gain for CDO. On its opening series, Scottsdale Saguaro was faced with a fourth-and-five at its own 25. Rather than punt with an untested kicker, the 'Cats went for it and were stopped a yard short by the Dorados defense.
The Dorados exploited the short field and McBrayer ran 22 yards for a touchdown.
McBrayer gained 60 yards rushing on 10 carries, scored two touchdowns, and also passed for one. The Dorados rushed for 379 yards versus the former state champions.
A 64-yard scoring drive appeared to put the game away in the third quarter. Carey had a 32-yard run on the series, and McBrayer ran five yards for a touchdown. After a failed conversion attempt on a run, the Dorados led 27-7.
"We sat on the lead," Carey said. "We got lackadaisical."
Ruben fired a 28-yard pass to Jon Lindemann. After a few first downs, the home team had marched to the 14 before Ruben ran it in for the touchdown to cut the gap to 33-19. That was the score after three.
The Dorados struck right back, as Eddie Smith ran 14 yards for a first down to the Sabercats 33-yard line.
Then, came the strangest play of the game. Carey took the handoff, and darted to his left, racing down the left sideline. Just at it appeared he was going to score, Carey stuck out the ball but it popped loose and rolled out of the end zone. The officials awarded the ball to Saguaro.
"The refs called what they called," Carey said. "It was a big momentum shift."
In the fourth quarter, the Sabercats marched 99 yards for a touchdown to get back into the game.
Ruben ran 28 yards. Then, he completed a 67-yard pass to D.J. Foster who almost scored, but got the ball down to the CDO 4-yard line. Then, it was Ruben's turn to score from four yards out. Uncertain of its kicking game, Saguaro tried a run on the conversion attempt, but it failed and left the score 33-25.
The Sabercats failed on a couple of onside kick attempts, but their defense stopped the Dorados on three plays twice in the final quarter. This enabled them to take over with 2:44 left at their own 42. The visitors section of the bleachers (at least 60 percent full with CDO rooters) became so loud, booming with energy, that it sounded like its own capacity crowd.
After a couple of penalties against the Sabercats, Ruben came up with a clutch completion to Lindemann for 31 yards down to the CDO 30. That set the stage for the game's final dramatics.
Ruben completed 13 of 22 passes for 214 yards, and also ran the ball 28 times for 175 yards and three second-half touchdowns.
"We're young in the secondary," said CDO coach Dustin Peace. "We have a lot to learn from the game six victory.
"This will be a huge learning experience. We knew from the beginning, we'd get put to the test. I'm sure we'll see them later (playoffs) in the year."


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Sunday, November 22
Stoke City v Portsmouth
Britannia Stadium
Kick-off: 16:00 GMT
TV: Live Sky & Highlights, BBC Two MotD2.
Tale of the game
Stoke have managed just eight goals at home this season but they have won three and drawn one of their six at the Britannia Stadium. They are still without Amdy Faye, Salif Diao and Mamady Sidibé through injury while Abdoulaye Faye is suspended after being sent off at Hull.
Portsmouth beat a weakened Stoke 4-0 at home in the Carling Cup last month but they have failed to win in their last five visits to the Potteries, their last victory there coming in 1995. Manager Paul Hart gives tests to both John Utaka and Steve Finnan. But Linvoy Primus and Hermann Hreidarsson are still out.
Stoke City (Probable, 4-4-2): Sorensen; Huth, Higginbotham, Shawcross, Collins; Delap, Whelan, Whitehead, Etherington; Fuller, Beattie
Portsmouth (Probable, 4-4-2): James; Vanden Borre, Kaboul, Wilson, Ben-Haim; Brown, Mokoena, Boateng, O'Hara, Piquionne, Dindane.
Referee: Kevin Friend. Matches: 5. R0 Y13
Last season: Portsmouth 2 Stoke 1, Stoke 2 Portsmouth 2.
Stat of the game: Stoke have surrendered 12 points from leading positions this season.
Betting tip: Stoke to score first and a draw at the end is 14-1.


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Lotus- Renault GP technical director James Allison expects a very different race to those in previous seasons.
Q: What are the key challenges in Valencia?
James Allison: Valencia is dominated by low speed corners. Although there are a couple of fast corners, they are normally taken flat out so the challenge, therefore, is to get the car working well in slow corners. Furthermore, as this will be the first opportunity to run the new medium tyre compound in a Grand Prix, it will be important to get settled on it quickly and to establish a good race setup with it.
Q: Valencia has not seen the greatest amount of overtaking in previous races – should this year be different?
JA: I would expect it to be different this year, yes. The straight is long enough for DRS to function and there is likely to be a reasonably different level of performance from the two tyre compounds. This will lead to plenty of overtaking.
Q: What evolutions and modifications are planned for the car?
JA: As always, there will be a host of aero updates. The most significant of these will be a new top rear wing with a bigger DRS switching effect. This will bring outright lap time in qualifying and offer better overtaking potential during the race.
Q: How do you evaluate the performance of the R31 in wet and variable conditions at the Canadian GP?
JA: We were not very happy with the performance of the car on either the full wet or the intermediate tyres. However, once we got on to the dry tyres at the end of the race we looked much more in the hunt and were able to make inroads on all but the top two cars.
Q: Nick and Vitaly both looked very strong in Montreal – how difficult is it to make strategy calls in conditions like those experienced there?
JA: We looked OK on the dry tyres, but while on the wet weather rubber we were kept in the race as a result of a good reading of the rain radar and good strategy calls. In changeable conditions like we saw there, it is extremely difficult to make the correct decisions all the time as there is a degree of luck involved. All that Alan Permane (Chief Engineer) and Matthieu Dubois (Strategist) can do is to hope to have a good batting average. Thankfully they are pretty reasonable at it, and at the last race they made another set of decent calls to leave us well placed to capitalise on very difficult circumstances.
Q: We're now back in Europe for the next six races – how does this affect the development programme?
JA: Europe or flyaway races do not really have an impact on the development programme these days. We push as hard as we can from the first race to the last, and we will try to bring new performance to each and every race in the championship. We have a more efficient rear wing for Valencia, and we are looking to ensure that we make as good a job as possible of coping with the impending changes to the blown floor engine mapping.
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Jessica Mcbean, Tap Dance Queen
Un libro in lingua di Carole Gerber Barton Patrice (ILT) edito da Natl Book Network, 2006
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Jessica hates that the boys in her third grade class make fun of her. She can't help she is skinny. Her mom's skinny. Her dad's skinny. Even her dog is skinny! But that's not all. The boys also make fun of Jessica for taking tap dancing, and Jessica isn't sure she can take another minute of teasing. Then Ms. Starr, Jessica's teacher, announces that her class will put on a talent show for the rest of the school. Jessica wants to do something with her two best friends, but everyone, including Ms. Starr, wants Jessica to tap. Can Jessica get on stage and show off her talent? Or will the boys just make fun of her even more?
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Jessica Mcbean, Tap Dance Queen
- Lingua: English
- Autori : Carole Gerber Barton Patrice (ILT)
- Editore: Natl Book Network
- Collana: Natl Book Network (Hardcover)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 01 Dicembre '06
- Genere: Juvenile fiction Performing arts Dance
- Argomenti : Teasing Fiction Tap dancing Fiction Talent shows Fiction
- Pagine: 96
- Peso gr: 226
- Dimensioni mm: 209 x 146 x 12


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Out taking care of the day's duties, Lindsay Lohan was spotted arriving to her Los Angeles home on Thursday afternoon (June 25).
Trying to cover her face as she walked past paparazzi, the "Mean Girls" starlet was among the many celebrities voicing their sorrows over the shocking death of pop legend Michael Jackson.
When first hearing the news, LiLo tweeted, "NO OMG sending my love and prayers out to Michael and his family," later adding, "r.i.p. Michael Jackson – my love and prayers go out to the Jackson family.. you are not alone -mj"
And Lindsay wasn't along in paying respects, as her on/off deejay lover Samantha Ronson wrote, "Say what you want about Michael Jackson's private life (just not near me) but NO ONE can deny his talent, his compassion and his legacy. His music is just as relevant now as it was the day they pressed record, I'm sure it will remain so for generations to come.R.I.P.Mr Jackson."


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Moment of the Week: Luis Suárez 's tears after Liverpool pay for lack of pragmatism
Alyson Rudd picks the sight of Luis Suarez hiding his face under his Liverpool shirt as her Moment of the Week. Our football writer says Suarez and his team-mates hurt all over after they were punished for a lack of pragmatism as Crystal Palace came from 3-0 down to earn a 3-3 draw and put a major dent in Liverpool's Barclays Premier League title hopes.
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