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I bet that post title gets a few GoogledGnome hits…
Hell, I bet my Australian readers wont be able to view this post!
Wont be long before I'm not even allowed to write it…
Anyway, let me put your mind at ease.
This isn't about that kind of Cross-Dressing (although admit it, who doesn't like a nice floral summer frock?)
This is about Cross Dressing in WoW!
You with me yet?
Gnomeaggedon has been a cross-dresser from the day he was rolled… he wore frocks from level 1 to, well till about 57 when he was forced to wear pants for 10 levels… Then back into frocks…
You know where I'm heading now right?
Wrong… dirty sleazy regular readers of mine…
I'm talking about cross dressing Tier Pieces!
It never really mattered for Gnomeaggedon.
In reality a fair portion of theMage QQ from WoLK was that every time a new Tier set came out, it forced you out of the closet and into a new Spec. There would be one Mage Tier set, with stats and bonuses that benefited one spec… well any spec except Frost.
Squidly's got issues
Squidly, on the other hand, has some dilemmas at the moment.
I guess I should be thankful that Blizzard has effectively prevented Squidly from ever wearing anything but Mail. I mean I could have had some real issues if I had to choose between the lace legwarmers and the leather chaps…
His real problem is Item Stat vs. Set bonuses
One is awesome, the other wrong… Or one is average and the other awesome
You see I don't care too much about mana at the moment… maybe I should, but since I always have something left in the tank (I just let the Bad Standing DPS die if I am running low… it's called mana conservation), I want something else… I want HASTE!
Rawr even tells me I want haste. Rawr values the Elemental set above the Resto set right now… go figure…
The problem is, I don't throw that many Flame Shocks or Lava Bursts around as a Resto Shaman.
Admittedly it's nice that I can purchase some Elemental gear for my Resto spec so I can at least beat DeathTards when I'm running Elemental… but the problem then is I don't get a set bonus because the rest of my Tier gear is Resto…
I'm an Adult. It's a free world, let me cross dress if I want to!
So what I want (Christmas is coming… I might find this under the tree… I have kinda been good this year…) is:
- When I'm Spec'd Resto, let me use all my Tier pieces to count towards my Resto Set bonus…
- When I'm Spec'd Elemental, let me use all my Tier pieces to count towards my Elemental Set bonus…
- When I'm Spec'd Enhancement, just shoot me!
- Oh and let me roll on Cloth and leather gear…
What sort of a Nob would do this to me anyway?
Gnomer and Out, Squidly and Stout!
PS: be warned… Gnomeaggedon's reindeer have been leaving droppings all over the Blogsphere… be carefult where you step!
Speaking of which… looks like I got caught up in a party I couldn't handle… enjoy & Merry Christmas.
Ohhh and another early Christmas Present… this time from Fim, Nib & The Bind on Equip crew.. No the Dingo didn't steal my baby, but Episode 70 – What the DINGO is a Chook? It should have been episode 69… ahhh well.. Pants on Head.
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Our beauty ideals are formed at a very young age and the art of Serge Lutens most certainly had an impact on me. I spent countless hours trying to look like the beautiful and mysterious women he created, styled and photographed for his legendary Shiseido ads.
The photo shown here is one of my favorites from the book "Serge Lutens" published in 2000- and yes, I still wish I could look this moody, glamorous and sparkly everyday! This fabulously over-sized book shows his work spanning from the 60's through the 90's and throughout, his concept of beauty remains constant: theatrically pale skin, dramatic eyes, strong lips, compelling shapes and surreal atmospheres. It's no wonder he's had such an amazing career that includes hairstylist, makeup artist, photographer, film maker as well as creative director for Christian Dior, Shiseido and his own luxurious line of cosmetics and perfumes.

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CPAN Testers Follow-Up: Progress Is Made
Or, How I Learned It (Mostly) Wasn't My Fault
So, in my previous post I noted how my reward for getting back on the horse had been a slew of failure reports from the CPAN Testers service. This is a follow-up on what I've learned these last 6 days.
First, Do Not Panic
You've just gotten a barrage of FAIL reports from CPAN Testers. Don't get yourself agitated over this. Think about it: You've just been handed (free of charge) the results of someone else taking the time to test your product for you, probably on a combination of architecture/OS/Perl that you didn't have available to test yourself. This is a good thing for you. Once upon a time, you wouldn't have had this until someone was actually using your code in the field. Then the report you got would have been from someone annoyed and/or angry over breakage. Instead, you've gotten some number of reports that look like this, which can hopefully help you zoom in on the issue.
I (kind of) panicked. Fortunately, after someone responded to my previous post I was able to calm down and start looking at the content of the reports more rationally.
Second, Figure Out What's Gone Wrong
Look, you wrote the module in question. This means that you are almost certainly the best-suited to determine what went wrong. (Not always, as I'll point out a little later, but probably.) Look at the reports carefully, see what tests failed. Look at those tests yourself and see what could have tripped them up. Look for counter-examples, or noteworthy differences. In my case, the majority of my test failures were caused by my server class (RPC::XML::Server) failing to instantiate because (it claimed) the address it was told to bind to was in use. This didn't make sense, as I had code I was using that actually scanned for a port that wasn't in use. The port that the server was trying to bind to had, just moments before, been judged available by virtue of the fact that a raw socket connection to it had failed. So what was wrong? Why was it failing? And more interestingly, why was it failing in these cases, but not in the dozens of PASS reports that I had also racked up?
I noticed that all the failing cases had something in common: a comment in the test output stream that a package called Acme::Override::INET was monkey-patching IO::Socket::IP in place of IO::Socket::INET. I had my first big clue.
Third, Prepare an Environment for Testing
If you aren't using perlbrew, then either you aren't testing as well as you could be or you're spending way more effort on your testing than you need to be. I first started using it because the Perl that comes with Mac OS is older, and I wanted to be able to install and update CPAN modules more easily. Then I started keeping a half-dozen or so different additional installations of Perl around, at various versions with and without threading. If you're developing modules, it's an invaluable tool for testing your modules across different versions. It also meant that I could install Acme::Override::INET and IO::Socket::IP in a Perl other than my "main" one, so that I didn't upset my primary work/development environment.
So I did just that; I picked a version of Perl that I had that was identical to one that had failed in one of the reports, and installed those two modules.
Fourth, Learn What You Can
Suddenly, I too was getting the exact same failures in the exact same places. This was great! I started throwing in some debugging statements, and verified that in each case a previous server allocation had succeeded but the next allocation (which was re-using the same port) would fail. For some reason, IO::Socket::IP seemed to be causing sockets (or at least the port allocations) to hold on beyond the life of the socket. I even managed to show that the error occurred over the process boundary, when I ran a test twice in rapid succession and the second run failed in the first server allocation! When I removed Acme::Override::INET and IO::Socket::IP, it immediately started working again. Same tests, same code, same Perl executable… the only difference was IO::Socket::IP.
(I should note here that un-doing the installation of Acme::Override::INET is tricky. It installs a "fake" IO/Socket/INET.pm file, but it uses Module::Build to do so. Unless you have M::B configured to use the same installation locations as ExtUtils::MakeMaker, M::B will install in a directory that is earlier in your search path than the directory that E::MM uses. So re-installing the IO module will not overwrite the IO::Socket::INET fake that Acme::Override::INET installed. I had to delete all four files that were installed.)
Fifth, Do Something with Your New Knowledge
So I opened up an RT ticket for IO::Socket::IP, and explained my situation at length in it. The module's author replied and pointed out that the way I was selecting a port was much more work than I needed to do in that case. See, I'm not actually very adept at network programming. That's actually an understatement… if it weren't for HTTP in general, and HTTP-related Perl modules like LWP in particular, I would probably not have a CPAN module to my name that is so network-centric. Anyway, I at least felt at this point that there wasn't anything wrong with RPC::XML::Server. But based on the suggestions from the IO::Socket::IP author, I changed most of my server-oriented tests to let the kernel allocate a random port instead of me selecting one. Now the tests all pass, even with the newer module and the monkey-patch installed. Mind you, there is still an issue with IO::Socket::IP, but I can't help there. I can only hope that the information I've provided helps him out.
Sixth, and This Is Important, Be Content With It
It's frustrating to know that there will still be some FAILs coming in, but I can't help that. I can be happy with the fact that my tests are fixed, that there wasn't actually anything wrong with my networking code (because I'd be close to lost if I had to go into a deep dive to troubleshoot that part). There are still things to fix and add to the RPC::XML package, but my server tests are all now a bit more robust than they were this time last week. I've found and reported an issue that will hopefully help another CPAN author. And, importantly for me, I've stayed engaged in my code for this last week. That's been hard for me to do for a long time now, and it feels really good to have done it. Even though it's only been about 5-6 hours of effort spread across that many days, I'm happy about it, and that will hopefully mean that the next 5-6 hours will come more easily.


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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Best TESOL Cert for teaching in Costa Rica Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Best TESOL Cert for teaching in Costa Rica Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Costa Rica View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message donuscrJoined: 24 Sep 2010Posts: 1Location: Austin, TX Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 9:44 pm Post subject: Best TESOL Cert for teaching in Costa Rica Hi all Newbie to the forum, and I am looking for some advice. My father and step family are in Costa Rica. I am in CR every two months or so to see my family. I have thought about teaching English in Costa Rica for some time, but I am curious as to where to begin. I have a four year degree in Business, and would like to teach English to business people. I am a certified project manager, and I have done corporate training / presenting before and it is one of my strong areas. I would like to be certified and work for a reputable school. What are the best/most prominent certifications for teaching in Costa Rica? Naturally, like most people, I want to invest in the certification that could potentially provide the best opportunity, but I also want the best learning experience as well so I can do my job effectively. Im looking on making a permanent i.e. long term move to Costa Rica I have researched the CELTA, however, there are not any schools near my current location (Austin, Texas, USA) that offer the CELTA (there are 9 CELTA locations total in the USA). To this point, Ive been really wrapping myself up in researching the CELTA because of what Ive heard, but is it the best option to teach in Costa Rica? Are there any other certifications out there that are widely respected in Costa Rica? Which ones would provide the best opportunities? I work full-time in Austin, but I am a consultant and have a flexible, but regular schedule. Any advice on certification or how to create the best opportunity is welcome. Thanks! Back to top tuanis maeJoined: 20 Dec 2009Posts: 34Location: costa rica Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 6:17 am Post subject: Ive heard nothing but good things about the school in Samara, Im not sure of the name. Learning on the beach is never a bad time, and Barbara the owner has several connections to find you a job after. Back to top sireniiJoined: 20 Oct 2009Posts: 21 Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 6:24 pm Post subject: Get certified in CR Don, any certification you get will be more useful to you if you take it in the country in which you want to teach. The trainers will be able to address teaching challenges relevant to CR students' experience of language learning and your teaching practice will be with CR students. Most certifications come with job placement help, so their contacts with allow you to apply and interview at the end of the course. Almost every ad for ESL teachers in Costa Rican newspapers/craigslist state that they'll only interview candidates already living in CR. Check out the CELTA offered in CR (just google it). I've also heard (but have no first-hand experience) that Maximo Nivel is good, as is the program earlier mentioned in Samara, which I think is just called Costa Rica TEFL or something like that. However, the CELTA travels well to any country; don't know how the others are regarded outside Central and South America if later in life you decided to travel the world. Probably with your credentials, some experience in another country and any TEFL certification, it wouldn't matter. Good luck. I'm in the Central Valley but leaving for Asia! Back to top jprimmJoined: 03 Aug 2007Posts: 91 Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2010 10:06 pm Post subject: Teaching cert. for Costa Rica I too have heard good things about the school in Samara and also Maximo Novelle (sp) in San Pedro....I think you are better served getting to cert. in the country you are going to be teaching in...you can get celta, also very good, at Instituto Britianica in Los Yos....Just my dos colones... Back to top dhsampsoJoined: 17 Jun 2009Posts: 44Location: Virginia Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 4:00 pm Post subject: I don't know much about the certification course in Samara, but I did Maximo Nivel's course about a year ago and worked for them afterwards, and it was an excellent experience. They have a TEFL/TESOL cert. which is internationally recognized, and you have 6 hours of practical teaching with real students. I'd recommend taking the course in-country. Online courses or state-side courses are not as well respected since you're not in the atmosphere and are often given less of an interactive atmosphere (i.e. not actual teaching or students and no observation classes of the TEFL trainer or other TEFL teachers teaching classes). Plus, being in-country you can start your job search immediately, get to know your surroundings and get a leg up on any potential jobs. Often people get jobs by dropping by a school or meeting other teachers who are leaving or know of openings at schools. Personally, I'd take a course in or around San Jose/Heredia. That is where most of the jobs are. There are a few jobs at resorts or beaches, but those are fewer than in the cities where 2/3 of the people live. I don't know where you plan on living since your family is there, taking a course in the city offers you a better chance of landing a job. Good luck with your search and I'd be glad to answer any more questions you have. I was in CR for a year and just returned to the states 2 months ago. Pura Vida! Back to top SusmiharaJoined: 24 Oct 2010Posts: 4Location: San Antonio, TX Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 11:56 pm Post subject: Hi! I'm also a Newbie; Don, I hope you don't mind my posting here looking for information too. I've read a lot on this forum; have emailed a couple of the TESOL-TEFL schools to get a feel for which might be the best suited for me. Just making a decision on which school to attend is going to be a feat, but I thank you all for sharing your information and experiences to help guide those of us just starting to look at the courses now. I'm currently employed as a legal assistant and have worked for attorneys for 17 years now. I'm seeking a more simple, rewarding lifestyle and hope my experiences help me to become a great teacher and give to the community the best I can. I'm looking at attending a May/June program because of current commitments and, of course, to save a little more money to cover costs while I'm looking for employment after the program. Any advice on how difficult it will be to find employment in June/July and how much money I should reasonably expect to have available to get me through? I've read enough to know that the best time to look for employment is Dec/Jan when the school year starts but unfortunately, that timeframe will not work for me this year. Also, any suggestions on what and how many personal items you should definitely take with you initially if you are planning to make this a long-term move? Thanks in advance for any advice! Back to top dhsampsoJoined: 17 Jun 2009Posts: 44Location: Virginia Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 9:27 pm Post subject: Susmihara, I took the TEFL/TESOL certification course in September and got a job within 2 weeks of finishing (with the same school). If you start contacting schools while you're in the course you might get lucky, as did a few classmates of mine. There's a big demand in Costa Rica for English teachers and the turnover is pretty high since a lot of teachers only want to stay for 6 months at most and some just don't cut. They come thinking it will be a cake walk. Just work hard and remember it gets easier the more you do it. Lesson planning can take 45 minutes per class in the beginning, but after awhile you can cut it down to 10 minutes even. I went down with about $1,500, excluding the cost of the course and housing during the course, to be safe. Rent will run you between $150/month (with roommate) to even $500-$600 for a private apartment. You can always stay with a host family longer or the whole time, but that gets expensive eventhough it's convenient having someone wash your clothes and cook and clean for you. I spent probably 20,000-25,000 colones every week and a half on food (includes eating out for lunch 2-3 times a week). That's around $50 a week at most. Most of the time I stretched it to two weeks and loaded up at the farmers market on Saturday mornings, which I highly recommend. I could get produce for two weeks for $8. So, overall you want to be able to weather 2-3 months of job searching and be able to get away a bit. Trip to the beach are cheap if you take the cheap buses, collectivos and stay in a hostel for $10-$12 night. Also depends on the location. I'd be careful about taking too much down initially. I know a lot of people who came and didn't like it. San Jose is not picturesque as say Antigua, Guatemala or Granada, Nicaragua, though it is pretty awesome to see the mountains all around you and be able to travel around pretty easily. I have family there, so I was a little more prepared. So, don't bring your whole life with you. You can always ship it down and go back and bring more. Or even have family bring stuff down for you when they visit. That's what I did. I initially brought down a duffel bag and medium-sized back of stuff. The climate is the central valley is temperate and rarely gets above 90 degrees. It gets surprisingly cool at night. Lower 60s sometimes. Bring a good umbrella or buy one there. The rainy season will soak you even if you have a big umbrella. It's incredible how much rain comes down. Bring a raincoat as well. A jacket and some sweatshirts too. Out on the coasts it gets hot and humid, so bring summer clothes as well. I had a few long sleeve shirts, button downs, t-shirts, pants and shorts. You also want semi-formal clothes for teaching and job searching. You don't want to look like you just got back from the beach when teaching or looking for jobs. Toiletries and other items you get in the states are not hard to come by at all, but more expensive. What costs $5 in the U.S. can be $10 in CR. There are lots of malls there and they're easy to get to by bus. Clothes are expensive. I brought my lap top down and ipod. Just be careful with your things. A blackberry can fetch $600 on the street and they know how to unlock them. I never had anyone rob me or try to, but it happens and happened to a lot of people I know, Costa Rican and American alike. Just be careful with what you wear when out and don't flash your nice ipod or camera all over the place. I wouldn't be frightened by this, but it happens. My one friend said don't go around like you're in a fashion show, showing off nice jewelry and electronics. Keep an eye of your stuff on buses, especially when traveling to the beach. Don't put your items in the overhead compartment in a bus. If it's a big bag, keep any electronics in a small bag on you, and put the bigger one under the bus. They give you a ticket and the bus driver has to open the compartment for people to get stuff out. Hope this helps. Back to top SusmiharaJoined: 24 Oct 2010Posts: 4Location: San Antonio, TX Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 10:58 pm Post subject: Thank you dhsampso! The information was extremely helpful and much appreciated. Now it's just making a decision on which course to attend as I'm corresponding with two schools right now, and of course completing a volunteer obligation and lease in the US to time the course just right -- hopefully May/June. I also definitely appreciate the advice that teaching is more work than anticipated by many -- I certainly want to work as much as I need, but also live simply, enjoy life more and have new experiences. I did visit Guanacaste in July and agree about the rain! For one of the few times in my life, I was happy to play in the rain... If you have any advice on the course/school, I'd be happy to hear it! I'm specifically trying to gather more information on Center for Teacher Development as I'm trying to make the most of my money, of course, and it's difficult since I'm not in CR right now to visit the schools personally. Thanks again! Back to top dhsampsoJoined: 17 Jun 2009Posts: 44Location: Virginia Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 7:41 pm Post subject: I took Maximo Nivel's TEFL/TESOL course in Sept. '09, and it was great. The school is in San Pedro, east of San Jose. It's a good location to live too since bus go directly to San Jose from San Pedro and pass through San Pedro on the way to Cartago. There are a few schools in the area to teach at. The TEFL trainer I had is leaving and they have been training a replacement. I honestly don't know how good she is. My trainer was great and so I am sure she is training her replacement very well. The price of the course is standard for an onsite, one-month intensive course. I'd check them out for sure. Living simply is what you'll be doing on a teacher's earnings, especially if you work hourly and don't have a salary or supplementary income. It's a great experience though, and if you are set on making this a legit career change, then there are always more permanent positions with better pay. Teaching can be a little schizophrenic at times, with classes canceled at the last minute, schedule changes, traffic, power outages, and of course holidays. If you're working hourly, these factors can make it even harder since your weekly income will vary. 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In IRC Zero class, the Phuket King's Cup Regatta Organising Committee President Kevin Whitcraft and his crew enjoyed victory in the first race, a fitting start to 2012's race where his boat, the Thai-registered Wan Marang held off Mohamad Razali Mansor's Royal Malaysian Navy entry Utarid.
Jaray Tipsuk, Thai skipper of Whitcraft's Wan Marang, said, "The conditions were great for us as the team has been practising in wind speeds of 8 to 15 knots, so the weather has been was ideal. First race, we came first, but in the second race we had trouble with the spinnaker in the last leg which cost us. We hope the wind keeps as it is tomorrow as we will do well in a long distance race, putting us in a contending position."
In race two, Mansor's team came back strongly, besting Whitcraft's vessel which finished fourth. Frank Pong's Jelik out of Hong Kong, the largest boats in the fleet at 76-foot, claimed victory in race three, making for an "anybody's guess" IRC Zero this year.
In IRC1, Australian David Fuller brought Ichi Ban and his team home in first place ahead of the Singapore-registered Foxy Lady 6 skippered by Bill Bremner. The second race saw places switched and in race three the win went to EFG Mandrake, shaking up the class and leaving it wide open for the week ahead.
Pre-race favourite in IRC2, Royal Thai Navy 1, took a back seat to Matt Allen's 'new' Adams 10 Ichi Ban (another Ichi Ban) who the first two races with Peter Dyer's Team Kata Rocks claiming the third race win.
Matt Allen, skipper of Ichi Ban, said, "We're so happy to be out there, and only just managed to get the boat ready at 8am this morning. Weeks ago, it was sitting in a bay in Sydney. It is a great thrill to be here, and an even greater thrill to be leading the regatta from day one."
Firefly 850 Sports, a class of high-speed sports catamarans, played host to a great contest between Hans Rahmann's Voodoo, Advanced Racing Team and Dyer Straits. Voodoo performed strongly last year and has already put an early stake into this year's title, finishing the course in just 45 minutes for race one. In the second race, Peter Dyer's Dyer Straits team was in anything but, improving from fourth in the first race to claim victory in the second while, Voodoo was runner-up. The third race went to Advanced Racing Team, setting up an epic week-long battle to come.
The open Multihull class saw a relaxed and confident Andrew Stranksy bring his Fantasia team to victory in the first race, with a crew that included his 13-year old daughter. In races two and three, they finished second behind Mojo lead by Peter Wilcox in his Thai-registered boat.
This year sees the return of the Platu One Design class with four entries, three of which are Japanese. Junichi Ishikawa skippered The Beaver to take wins in race one and tow, ahead of countryman Toshio Furuta in Sakura. Scott Duncanson, skippering Tuay Lek, took victory in the third race.
The Premier class, made distinctive by some beautiful entries for 2012, was taken by the Pine-Pacific team, ahead of last year's unbeaten Titania of Cowes from the UK, skippered by the highly experienced Richard Dobbs. Dobbs' team came back hard in the second race to regain their previous form.
The Modern Classic class hosted a cat-and-mouse game between Peter Wood's Windstar team and nearest rival, Nick Band and his Emerald Blue crew. Windstar built on a powerful outing last year to win yesterday's two races.
Bareboat Charter class fielded the biggest fleet this year, with a total of 23 entries. Kirill Sakhattzev's Sail Plane team, placed first in race one ahead of Sarawadee skippered by Nikiforov Evgenii, but finished second to the Australian-entry Agility International (Venture) in race two.
Kirill Stashevskiy of Gokova team placed first in race one of the Cruising class but slipped to fourth in race two with Linda, skippered by Jack Cristensen securing the win.
Windsurfing has made a comeback in 2012, and yesterday hosted some exciting wave-skipping action. Hong Kong Olympian Chun Leung Michael Cheng claimed a first and third to sit atop the standing at the end of the day, with Alabau Neira, the ladies 2012 Olympic gold medallist from Spain, placing 2, 4.
Good weather and steady winds were the hallmarks of the first day of the Regatta. With winds expected to pick-up during the week, the 26th Phuket King's Cup Regatta is well positioned to produce some of the best and most competitive racing in Asia.
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10 Summer Essentials (and Not-So-Essentials) on Etsy
Summertime, and the living is easy… or is that cheesy? When picking out the perfect summer accessories on Etsy, that online emporium of all things craft-tastic (and occasionally crap-tastic), sometimes it's hard to tell the difference.
Take a peep at these 10 warm-weather accoutrements available for sale on the site and decide for yourself: Which ones are summer-survival must-haves, and which are nothing but silly, dog-days doodads?
1. Rhinestone-accented leg chains
Every summer comes with its own flash-in-the-pan fashion trend. (Remember Daisy Dukes and gladiator sandals?) Might 2012 be the Summer of the Bejeweled Leg? Considering the nationwide heat wave we've been enduring and how much we dislike the thought of hot metal scorching first-degree burns onto our gams, we're going to guess not.
2. Civil War dress
Still hoping to land a summer gig churning butter in Colonial Williamsburg, or milking cows at an Amish dairy farm? Congrats — here's the perfect outfit to wear to a job interview, or just to your everyday, run-of-the-mill Civil War reenactment. Otherwise, all those layers upon layers seem about as warm-weather comfy as the aforementioned thigh chain.
3. Crocheted beach dress
The only two places we would ever consider donning a "dress" like this are a) at a nude beach, and b) in line for Spider-Man tickets, where all the comic-book nerds would drool all over us.
4. Recycled metal BBQ
A bona fide barbie made from upcycled wheel rims, brake discs and horseshoes — how cool is that? Can also be used as a fire pit, perfect for roasting S'mores. This one's a definite get.
5. Summer solstice witchery kit
This summer's already brought us record numbers of bee swarms, derechos and zombie-like face-eating episodes. Do we really need to be messing with black magic that comes in a jar?
6. Flip flop wreath
This item could qualify as a must-buy. Just one question, though: Are the flip flops easily removable from the wreath? Because we are always losing our flops and usually wind up going barefoot through most of August. So this could save us many trips to the dollar store for more seasonal footwear.
7. Lorax dress
You can find lots of kid-sized Lorax dresses for sale on Etsy, but very few for adults. Does the thought of a grown woman wearing a Dr. Seuss-themed dress strike you as lame or awesome? Well, unlike the Lorax, we can't speak for the trees, but we're going to go ahead and say that it's awesome.
8. Fake picnic cloth
You know what's missing from most summer picnics? Practical jokes. Which is why we get a kick out of this trompe-l'oeil picnic cloth. Now you can fool your friends and the ants!
9. Doggie summer jammies
Show us the dog that would be more comfortable wearing clothes atop its sweltering summer fur coat and we will show you a lying and/or masochistic dog.
10. "Beach read" purse
A cute, stylish "book" bag perfect for toting around that trashy summer novel? That's a "totes" in our "book."


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ROCHESTER — Creating a friendly environment for startup companies in Rochester will be a long process, but with the right ingredients, the city can create an ecosystem to make that happen, said entrepreneur Jamie Coughlin.
Coughlin met with city officials, business owners, and city residents last week at the conference center at Frisbie Memorial Hospital, to talk about the changing business atmosphere in New Hampshire and the Seacoast area.
Many technology-based companies — such as Dyn, Plexxi, and Scribe — have already grown roots in various parts of the state, bringing quality jobs to the region.
"The time is right to take the momentum that's happening in the state and add some fuel to it," said Matt Rightmier, managing director of Borealis Ventures. "There are no shortages of ideas in New Hampshire. There are more and more entrepreneurs in New Hampshire."
Coughlin, CEO of abi Innovation Hub, said the Seacoast area, including Rochester, can capitalize on its existing assets, nurture new ideas, and take steps to be the next hub for innovation and technology in the state.
"Start-ups do matter in an economic development sense," said Coughlin last Thursday.
He noted startups positively affect net job growth in areas, more so than existing businesses.
According to Rightmier, for every one employee hired by a technology-based company, about five more jobs are created outside of that company's walls. These additional jobs may involve design, outsourced engineering, or service provision.
One of the ingredients for creating a successful ecosystem for businesses, said Coughlin, is "evangelists" — those who have the belief that one day, the dream of having a business will turn into reality. Programs, such as special events, business incubator spaces, and resource centers for business owners, is another ingredient.
Also contributing to a successful business ecosystem is available funding, education, mentors who can provide expertise for startup business owners, as well as livability of the area.
In New Hampshire, one challenge has been providing financing for the startup stage of a business. Helping to close that funding gap are programs such as Borealis Granite Fund, a venture fund for New Hampshire entrepreneurs; and N.H. Start Up Challenge, which offers cash rewards to startup businesses that win an annual competition focusing on contestants' business plans.
On Feb. 13, Rochester will host its first Start Up Business Competition, in which the winning startup business will receive a $10,000 prize. In addition, contestants, and their innovative, technology-based ideas, will get exposure to venture capitalists. Startup business owners will also be able to participate in an accelerator program that will be offered in Rochester. Startup business owners can apply to the competition through Jan. 31. For more information, call the Economic Development office at 335-7522.
In his presentation last Thursday, Coughlin also focused on the Internet as the next new venue for creating a business. Investing in infrastructure — not just roads and bridges, but also the Internet — will be a beneficial factor in becoming business-friendly, he said.


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A brilliant account of the proud and ferocious American fighters who stood up to the British forces in savage battles crucial in deciding both the fate of the Carolina colonies and the outcome of the war.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
This kitchen is seasoned with love
Today was the day that my kitchen back splash got installed! I am so excited, I had to share. It looks beautiful. I picked out these tiles before the renovation even started. I fell in love with them.
I had a design concept in mind when we started, I just really wanted it to be open with a nice flow. This is a monumental moment for me. First kitchen, first renovation, finally finished..minus the dishwasher.
2012 is the year of the dishwasher!!
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Beautiful! I love it. The colors, the design... you did a great job picking it out. Congratulations and enjoy :)ReplyDelete
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Let me start with I'm a diabetic. I developed neuropathy, which basically you lose all sensation in the feet, but it's over a period of time. It was very painful. I would have sensations in my feet like I was standing on fire, walking on glass. Last October it got so bad that I couldn't sleep at night. Then I met Dr. Bullard, because he's just a great physician. I wouldn't think twice, I'd recommend him to anybody. Very compassionate, very thorough, I can't say enough about Dr. Bullard. He's just a great physician and I don't know.
If there's anything he couldn't do he could probably move mountains if he wanted to! Glen, probably one of the biggest questions people are asking you is what'd we do, what's happened. Of course, you had a tremendous improvement in your pain and the tingling and the numbness. Easiest explanation is, to tell everybody, that this big nerve here, which is on the inside part of your left foot, was getting strangled. There was a noose around it. What we did is we went in and loosened the noose, and that allows that nerve to begin to function and work like it's supposed.
To. Now, the sensation is coming back, it's something that's going to take time but I can feel more. My quality of life has greatly improved since I had the procedure done by Dr. Bullard. There's no other physician that I would recommend. Glen, in the next couple weeks, what we're going to do is make sure that the swelling is improving, hopefully begin to transition you out of your compression socks, because I know it's kind of hot right now, and then look at making sure that your shoe gear and things like that are where they're supposed.


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A Redwood City apartment building lacking a key piece of fire-safety equipment burned last week — the second such incident since July — raising questions about the need for fire sprinklers.
Like tens of thousands of Bay Area apartment buildings, the 73-unit Terrace Apartments, built in 1963, was not required to have sprinklers. A nearly identical fire at a '60s-era building blocks away, also without sprinklers, killed a man in July and sent 18 people to hospitals.
Even though the state in 1989 mandated fire sprinklers in new apartments and despite the overwhelming consensus among firefighters that sprinklers save lives and property, state law does not require them to be retrofitted in older structures, where millions of Californians live.
"There is a perception out there that these things are prohibitively expensive," said Craig Oliver, president of California Building Officials, a statewide organization. "I admit they are not real cheap, but what value do you put on people's lives?"
The head of a state apartment owners group bluntly agreed that landlords' reluctance to bear the cost is the reason that most older apartment buildings haven't been retrofitted with sprinklers.
"Show me the money," said Dan Faller, president of the Apartment Owners Association of California, Inc., which represents more than 20,000 owners. "We always go back to who is going to pay for it. If they're going to pass a law like that, where's the money?"
He said tenants who want fire sprinklers don't "have to rent that apartment if it doesn't have the amenities they want."
To fire officials, sprinklers are not amenities. Buildings without sprinklers "represent a significant hazard to the occupants and firefighters," especially those with floors more than 75 feet above the ground, the International Fire Chiefs' Association says on its website. It wants governments around the world to mandate retrofitting with automatic sprinkler systems.
"Fire sprinklers do save lives," said Redwood City Fire Marshal Jim Palisi,¿ who was quick to point out Thursday that sprinklers likely would have slowed the spread of the Terrace Apartments fire.
Contractors specializing in sprinkler installation say retrofitting can cost as much as $5 per square foot. The average cost of sprinklers in new buildings runs $3 to $4 per square foot.
Several Terrace Apartments residents said they knew their building lacked fire sprinklers but chose to live there anyway.
"You don't think it's going to happen to you and you don't worry about it," said displaced tenant Nicole Redman, 27. "You don't think it's going to happen to your building. I think I'll be looking for sprinklers in my next apartment. And I'll be looking at escape routes."
U.S. Census data shows California has about 3.9 million apartment buildings, which is 29 percent of the state's housing stock.
In the Bay Area, including Santa Cruz and San Joaquin counties, apartment buildings make up 30 percent of the housing stock. San Francisco has the most buildings with 20 or more units — nearly 100,000 — and Alameda County has 95,000, data show. Most were built before sprinklers were required.
When California's building and fire codes were changed to require sprinklers in all new apartment buildings in 1989 and new single-family homes in 2011, the state left mandatory retrofitting up to cities and counties.
The state's fire agency maintains that sprinklers and smoke alarms "are the best form of fire protection there is," said Cal Fire spokesman Dennis Mathisen. "But in terms of looking at retrofitting, we would leave that to local jurisdictions to decide what's best for them."
Oliver, the head of the state building officials organization, said he was unaware of any cities that require sprinkler retrofits in older buildings unless they are undergoing major renovations or expansions.
It could take a disaster to force change, he said.
"It's kind of grim to say this, but we need another disaster. We didn't get earthquake provisions until the (Loma Prieta) quake," Oliver said. "Something's got to happen."
Staff writer Daniel J. Willis contributed to this story.
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I would like input from the community and if you could add any of your reasoning, that is welcome. Do not let this become a place to troll or flame each other. Try to keep it together for at least this thread.
Haggis_McMutton wrote:notyou2 wrote:The problem is that the rules and bans are very subjective. Many others break the same rules and are not punished, but others appear to be picked on. Exasperating the situation is the policy of silence.
Double posting? Come on.
Necro posting? wow. Why?
These are very minor infractions.
The powers that be, be they one or two individuals, are a board of several administration people, have apparently decided to say nothing of the alleged infractions, so no one learns the application of the rules. Imagine from the players eyes, a player disappears for no apparent reason, and then returns after a certain amount of time. Translate that to real life. For example, all the village knows the police have detained someone but no one knows why or for how long. Then one day they reappear.
The admin needs to institute an announcement policy on these infractions. Much like the police give statements on arrests and cases. The courts announce sentences, etc.
Also, the existence of these infractions seems to be part of the old tactic of making trivial common things "illegal" but very rarely prosecuting them so that no one gives a shit cause it seems like it doesn't matter. Of course it does matter cause the powers that be now have an excuse to selectively prosecute whomever they don't like for these minor offences that virtually everyone is guilty of.
Mods, why not tell us what the ban was for ? Please explain the reasoning. If scotty requested you not to tell us then say that.
Honestly this is the second worrisome sign regarding the new moderation for me (first was the ham-fisted handling of the joke rape threads situation).
Rds, you seem like a decent guy. Please, for Hank's sake, don't go the Twilldo route of moderation.
What's the point of having rules when the reasons for enforcement remain ambiguous? How does that effectively serve the goals of CC's enforcement policy?
(hint: it doesn't).
If you want CC'ers to not do X, then punishments for X, Y, or Z should be publicly announced; otherwise, we have no idea which rules are actually being enforced--nor would we know how many times a somewhat unenforced rule is now being enforced. That information matters, but it's unfortunately being withheld.
(Furthermore, responding with "all the rules are enforced! lololol!" is total BS because they simply aren't for several reasons which have been previously mentioned for the past 3 three years).


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Tuesday, March 02, 2010
A Contest! How Would You Like to Win Some Sweet Little Vegan Pillows from Heaven?
Back in 2004, I reviewed my two favorite vegan marshmallows made by Vegan Supremes and Tiny Trapeze. They were very, very good! But by early 2006, they were nowhere to be found. The reason: It turned out that the vegan gelatin manufactured by Emes Kosher Foods, which both companies used to make their delicious treats, was suspected of not being vegan. According to several sources, the gelatin tested positive for the presence of animal protein, and it looked as though Emes Kosher-Jel was not so kosher (or vegan) after all. (You can read the whole distasteful story here.) Without a suitable replacement for this vital ingredient, both companies stopped making vegan marshmallows, and vegans went back to doing without. And sadly, this put Vegan Supremes (a woman-owned vegan company), out of business. It looks as though Tiny Trapeze is gone, although I'm not sure their departure is at all related to the vegan gelatin fiasco.
But then a very industrious and creative vegan baker named Sara Sohn spent over a year in her Long Island City (my hometown) kitchen, quietly developing a genuinely vegan gelatin that would enable her to create a soft, chewy, meltable vegan marshmallow. And what a success her effort was! Sweet and Sara Vegan Marshmallows are a delightful gourmet vegan treat that taste incredibly delicious. These heavenly little pillows come in some very luscious flavors: Vanilla, Toasted Coconut, Cinnamon Pecan, and Strawberry. They are packaged in 8.5 oz containers which hold about 16 large marshmallows (the perfect size for toasting!) Sara also makes the most incredible S'mores I've ever eaten> They're so rich, I can't possibly eat a whole one in one sitting, which means that I get to have my S'more and eat it, too!
More recently, Sweet and Sara introduced Mini Marshmallows that are the perfect size for hot cocoa (and for satisfying any marshmallow cravings in fewer-calorie bites!) Sara sent me a few packages to try, and I have to say they are every bit as soft and sweet as the full-size marshmallows, and far better tasting than any other vegan marshmallows I've tasted.
So how would you like to win your own bag of vegan mini marshmallows? I've got three bags, and I'm sharing them with my readers. (One for me and one each for two of you!) To enter to win, simply visit the Sweet and Sara website and then come back here and leave a comment telling me about any of their products you've tasted, or which of their goodies sound most exciting to you. I'll pick 2 winners at random, so please make sure I can contact you by email.
I made my hot cocoa with So Delicious Vanilla Coconut Milk Beverage and Stevita Delight Chocolate Powder. It's very chocolatey, rich, and delicious! Oh, and did I mention the cute little Sweet and Sara vegan Peeps you can buy just in time for Easter? Go check them out!
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I definitely want to try those mini marshmallows while it's still cold enough to enjoy hot cocoa. And those S'mores sound incredible. Pick me, please!!!
- March 3, 2010 at 11:21 AM
Heck yeah! I haven't had marshmallows since going vegan. I'd love to toast some of those big fat vanilla ones. That would bring back some awesome childhood memories.
- March 3, 2010 at 11:33 AM
- Paul said...
I love the cinnamon pecan marshmallows!
- March 3, 2010 at 11:41 AM
- Jenni (aka Vegyogini) said...
I'm such a huge fan of Sweet & Sara's marshmallows! My favorite variety is Toasted Coconut, but I have literally tried them all (even the Mexican Chocolate flavor that no longer exists) except for the minis. I hope to win so I can experience those, too! Thanks so much for the giveaway. :)
- March 3, 2010 at 11:41 AM
I've tried their peanut butter s'mores and they're regular vanilla marshmallows - so so so yummy. I'm still dying to try their pecan marshmallows and their coconut ones!
- March 3, 2010 at 11:42 AM
wow, everything looks so good! My husband is a new vegan and missing his marshmallows. I think he would like the vanilla or coconut covered ones best!
- March 3, 2010 at 11:43 AM
- VeganMarr said...
Oh, man, some of their desserts used to be sold at a sadly short-lived (7 mos) cafe in West LA...I used to long for the SMORES & when I'd meet a friend over there for dinner, I'd START w/dessert & eat TWO smores!! LOL!! Yum!!!!!! :-)
- March 3, 2010 at 11:44 AM
I saw their products on te Food Network and was super excited! I have tried vegan marshmallows before and they weren't that great. I really want to get some of the Easter shaped ones, because it is nice to blend in at the holidays. That said,the rocky Road chocolate bark looks great.
- March 3, 2010 at 11:45 AM
We do, we do!! My 2 year old son loves marshmallows at his grandparents house, much to my dismay, and I would love to be able to switch them out with vegan marshmallows. I would also love to be able to roast marshmallows with my son and enjoy a cup of hot cocoa with minis as well. Who doesn't? It all looks incredible but I think the cinnamon sound amazing. Thank you for this opportunity. Sara firstname.lastname@example.com
- March 3, 2010 at 11:51 AM
- Dore Family said...
The Cinnamon Pecan and toasted coconut marshmallows look yummy! The Smores ..wow! my husband and L.O. would love that!! I hope I win the 2 bags of vegan marshmallows for my little family..yumm!
- March 3, 2010 at 11:52 AM
- Becca said...
I think the toasted coconut ones look SO good. But, I've gotta say, mini ones are great for the sake of convenience and having a few here and there. :-)
- March 3, 2010 at 12:03 PM
- Tanya said...
That Rocky Road Bark looks amazing! I used to love Rocky Road ice cream, so I do miss that mix. I also used to put mini marshmallows in hot chocolate, which I haven't done in ages....so these all sound great :)
- March 3, 2010 at 12:09 PM
- Justine said...
The strawberry marshmallows sound divine, and the vegan Peeps are adorable. My kids would love them! I didn't know there were vegan marshmallows, let alone minis. Thanks for letting us know!
- March 3, 2010 at 12:23 PM
- Megan Duffy said...
The peanut butter s'mores looks like my dream come true! Oh, thank you for guiding us to Sweet and Sara!
- March 3, 2010 at 12:32 PM
- Unknown said...
I have two boy with severe food allergies, all my baking is wheat, gluten, dairy, egg, peanut and tree nut free. These would be prefect for a few of my treats that I already make... fudge with mini marshmallows, yum!!! I can't wait to try them (I bet my kids can't wait either). Thanks for the posting, it's always nice to hear from others that have already tried them.
- March 3, 2010 at 12:42 PM
- rernest55 said...
Yum! I've been depressed about not having my beloved Peeps this year for Easter since I've become a vegan. But now I have found the solution....Easter Chick & Bunny Marshmallows! Horray!
- March 3, 2010 at 1:35 PM
Never tried the Sweet and Sara's marshies, would love to!
- March 3, 2010 at 1:53 PM
- Unknown said...
Vanilla marshmallows? Yes! My son has been bugging me forever about marshmallows to go with our homemade hot cocoa. Now I can tell him he can have some and I'll be a hero(ine).
- March 3, 2010 at 2:23 PM
- Helen said...
Oooh, I love a good contest! Those S'mores look and sound amazing! And I could definitely go for some vegan hot cocoa with mini marshmallows right about now!
- March 3, 2010 at 3:56 PM
- Angel said...
I love Sweet and Sara toasted coconut marshmallows and Smores. The minis would be wonderful for hot cocoa! I'd love to win!
- March 3, 2010 at 4:17 PM
o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o. I'm dreamin' about those cinnamin pecan marshmallows and the rock road stuff, WOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
- March 3, 2010 at 5:02 PM
I would like to put several on a skinny stick & toast em over a fire like I did when I was a kid! Whoa, that takes me back a ways, LOL!!! :-)
We toasted em over the stove burner!
- March 3, 2010 at 7:06 PM
- kelly g. said...
Their S'Mores are delish. I like both the vanilla and PB varieties, but if pushed, I would pick the classic vanilla. Nom! Would also love to try the strawberry marshmallows, they weren't yet in stock the last time I placed an order!
(easyvegan -at- gmail.com)
- March 3, 2010 at 7:31 PM
- Tweedle said...
I've never had the opportunity to try any of these products but the peanut butter smores certainly look delicious and the most intriguing to me :) and the mini mallows would be peeerfect for cocoa and homemade vegan smores!! I could find so many uses... rice krispy treats!
I hope you consider choosing me since I've never had the pleasure of even trying vegan marshmallows at all! :)
- March 3, 2010 at 8:36 PM
oh those smores! or the vanilla marshmallows dipped in chocolate, as anything chocolate and marshmallow is hard to resist...like teeny mallows in coco!
djbays at earthlink dot net
- March 4, 2010 at 7:07 AM
- Unknown said...
ooh, those peanut butter smores look amazing! of course, so does just about everything else on there. :-)
- March 4, 2010 at 7:25 AM
- ~JEWEL~ said...
I am a new Vegan and thot it was going to be boring. Well the Peanut Butter Smores look fabulous and I see this isn't so hard after-all !
- March 6, 2010 at 8:50 PM
I just made vegan Rice Krispie treats with the vanilla marshmallows. I never liked the Kraft ones-but these are awesome! I'd love to try the mini's!
- March 7, 2010 at 1:35 PM
- Rachel Kooy said...
Great give away! I would love to try the vegan bunny and chick. How cute are they?
- March 9, 2010 at 7:33 PM


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Raloxifene and Rimostil for Perimenopause-Related Depression
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00030147
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : February 7, 2002
Results First Posted : September 5, 2016
Last Update Posted : September 5, 2016
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the drugs raloxifene and rimostil in treating perimenopause-related depression.
Perimenopause-related mood disorders cause significant distress to a large number of women; the demand for effective therapies to treat these mood disorders is considerable. Estradiol replacement therapy (ERT) has demonstrated efficacy in treating perimenopause-related depression. Unfortunately, there are long-term risks associated with ERT. Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMS), such as raloxifene, and phytoestrogens, such as rimostil, have estrogen-like properties and may offer a safer alternative to ERT. The effect of SERMS and phytoestrogens on mood and cognitive functioning need to be examined in women with perimenopause-related depression.
Participants in this study will undergo a medical history, physical examination, electrocardiogram (EKG), and blood and urine tests. They will then be randomly assigned to receive one of four treatments for 8 weeks: raloxifene pills plus a placebo (an inactive substance) skin patch, rimostil pills plus placebo skin patch, estradiol skin patch plus placebo pills, or placebo patch plus placebo pills. Participants will have clinic visits every 2 weeks. During the visits, blood will be drawn and participants will meet with staff members and complete symptom self-rating scales. A urine and blood sample will be collected at the beginning and end of the study. At the end of the study, participants who received placebo or whose study medication was ineffective will be offered treatment with standard antidepressant medications for 8 weeks. Non-menstruating women will receive progesterone for 10 days to induce menstrual bleeding and shedding of the inner layer of the uterus, which may have been stimulated by the study medications.
|Condition or disease
|Perimenopausal Depression Depression
|Drug: Raloxifene Drug: Rimostil Drug: Transdermal Estradiol Drug: Placebo skin patch and placebo tablets
|Phase 4
Perimenopause-related mood disorders cause significant distress to a potentially large number of women. The demand for effective therapeutic alternatives to estrogen for treating these mood disorders is considerable, as is the need to define clinical or biologic markers that may predict successful response of mood disturbances to phytoestrogens or selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs). Further, the study of potential biological mechanisms underlying both perimenopause-related mood disorders and their response to treatment may offer the possibility of uncovering some etiopathogenic mechanisms involved in these and related mood disorders.
Results of protocol # 90-M-0077 demonstrated the therapeutic efficacy of estradiol therapy (ET) in perimenopausal depression, independent of its effects on vasomotor symptoms. Nevertheless, the long term risks of ET to endometrial and breast tissues continue to deter many women from its use. Recently, selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) and phytoestrogens (plant-derived estrogen-like compounds) have become available and are reported to display both tissue-specific profiles of estrogen agonist and antagonist actions and differential affinities for the two forms of estrogen receptor. For many women, these novel compounds would represent a safer alternative to ET for the prevention of osteoporosis and the treatment of menopausal symptoms. However, the effects of SERMs and phytoestrogens on mood and cognitive function in perimenopausal women remain undetermined.
In this protocol we wish both to investigate the effects of SERMs and phytoestrogens on mood and cognition under placebo controlled conditions and to compare these effects with estradiol therapy. This protocol will address the following questions: 1) Do selective estrogen receptor modulators or phytoestrogens improve mood and cognition in perimenopausal depressed women? 2) Are the mood and cognitive effects of SERMs and phytoestrogens comparable to those of ET? and 3) Do selective estrogen receptor modulators and phytoestrogens improve measures of bone metabolism in perimenopausal depressed women?
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|65 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|The Efficacy of Phytoestrogens and Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators in Perimenopause-Related Depression
|Study Start Date :
|February 2002
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|June 2015
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|June 2015
Experimental: Raloxifene
Raloxifene (Evista) 60 mg per day and placebo skin patch for eight weeks
Drug: Raloxifene
60 mg a day orally administered
Other Name: Evista
Experimental: Rimostil
Rimostil (phytoestrogen) 1000 mg twice a day and placebo skin patch for eight weeks
Drug: Rimostil
1000 mg twice a day administered orally
Active Comparator: Transdermal estradiol
17-beta estradiol 100 micrograms a day by skin patch and placebo tablets for eight weeks
Drug: Transdermal Estradiol
100 microgram per day transdermal estradiol
Other Name: Alora
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo skin patch and placebo tablets for eight weeks.
Drug: Placebo skin patch and placebo tablets
matched placebo skin patch to transdermal estradiol and matched tablets to either Raloxifene or Rimostil
- Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) [ Time Frame: Baseline ]Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) cutoff scores are typically used as a screen to identify clinically significant depression; a cutoff score of greater than 16 has been shown to correlate with clinically significant depression. In addition, a score between 8 and 15 has been used to define subsyndromal depression. The possible range of scores is zero to 60, with the higher scores indicating more symptoms, weighted by frequency of occurrence during the past week.
- Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) [ Time Frame: Week 8 ]Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) cutoff scores are typically used as a screen to identify clinically significant depression; a cutoff score of greater than 16 has been shown to correlate with clinically significant depression. In addition, a score between 8 and 15 has been used to define subsyndromal depression. The possible range of scores is zero to 60, with the higher scores indicating more symptoms, weighted by frequency of occurrence during the past week.
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, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|40 Years to 60 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Subjects for this study will meet the following criteria:
- Self-report of the onset of depression associated with menstrual cycle irregularity or amenorrhea;
- A current episode of minor (meeting 3-4 criterion symptoms) or major depression (of moderate severity or less on the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-IV (SCID) severity scale and not meeting DSM-IV criteria symptom 9 (suicide)) as determined by the administration of the minor depression module of the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia - Lifetime Version (SADS-L). Additionally, to ensure that subjects meet a minimum threshold for severity of depression, subjects will have scores greater than or equal to 10 on either the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) or the Center for Epidemiologic Studies - Depression (CES-D) Scale during at least three of the four clinic visits during the two month screening phase, as well as a 17 item Hamilton Depression score greater than or equal to 10. Subjects will be excluded if they meet any of the following criteria: major depression of greater than moderate severity, DSM-IV criteria # 9 (suicide), or anyone requiring immediate treatment after clinical assessment or functional impairment ratings of five or six for more than seven consecutive days on daily ratings;
- Evidence of perimenopausal reproductive status;
- Age 40 to 60;
- No prior hormonal therapy for the treatment of perimenopause-related mood or physical symptoms within the last six months;
- No history of psychiatric illness during the two years prior to the reported onset of the current episode of depression;
- In good medical health, and not taking any medication or dietary and herbal supplements on a regular basis (with the exception of multivitamins and calcium supplements).
The following conditions will constitute contraindications to treatment and will preclude a subject s participation in this protocol:
1) Severe major depression with any of the following:
- positive (threshold) response to SCID major depression section item # 9, suicidal ideation;
- anyone requiring immediate treatment after clinical assessment;
- severity ratings greater than moderate on the SCID IV interview;
- functional impairment ratings of five or six for more than seven consecutive days on daily ratings.
2) Current treatment with antidepressant medications. Our main concern is to exclude subjects taking medications that would treat or precipitate depression or adversely interact with reproductive hormones, phytoestrogens (e.g., anticoagulants), or SERMs. Thus, we wish to exclude only women receiving psychotropic medications, medications that have been reported to induce a change in mood or behavior, hormone replacement therapy, oral contraceptive agents, or medications that may have a potential adverse interaction with the compounds employed in this study.
3) History of psychiatric illness during the two years before the reported onset of the current episode of depression.
4) History of ischemic cardiac disease, pulmonary embolism, retinal thrombosis, or thrombophlebitis; any subject with risk factors for thrombo-embolic phenomena including cigarette smokers; varicose veins, patients with prolonged periods of immobilization (including prolonged travel), and active heart disease. The literature suggests that although both smoking and hormone replacement/oral contraceptives have associated risks of thromboembolic phenomena and cardiovascular events, these individual risks do not become significantly greater when combined until greater than 10 cigarettes a day are consumed. Thus we wish to exclude only subjects for this study who smoke greater than 10 cigarettes per day.
5) Renal disease, asthma.
6) Hepatic dysfunction.
7) Women with a history of carcinoma of the breast, or any women with a family history of the following: premenopausal breast cancer or bilateral breast cancer in a first degree relative; multiple family members (greater than three relatives) with postmenopausal breast cancer.
8) Women with a history of uterine cancer, endometriosis, ill-defined pelvic lesions, particularly undiagnosed ovarian enlargement, undiagnosed vaginal bleeding.
9) Patients with a known hypersensitivity to raloxifene, phytoestrogens (including Rimostil, isoflavones, genistein, daidzein, red clover extract and soy-related compounds), estradiol, Alora, medroxyprogesterone acetate, or the excipients (inactive compounds) contained within these medications including: Rimostil -tocopherols, cellulose, calcium hydrogen phosphate, magnesium stearate, silica-colloidal anhydrous; Provera - calcium stearate, corn starch, lactose, mineral oil, sorbic acid, sucrose, talc; Alora - sorbitan monooleate, acrylic adhesive; Evista - anhydrous lactose, carnauba wax, crospovidone, Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD& C) blue # 2 aluminum lake, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, modified pharmaceutical glaze, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, povidone, and titanium dioxide.
10) Pregnant women.
11) Porphyria.
12) Diabetes mellitus.
13) Cholecystitis or pancreatitis.
14) History of cerebrovascular disease (stroke), epilepsy, hypertension, hypercalcemia.
15) Recurrent migraine headaches.
16) Malignant melanoma.
17) History of familial hyperlipoproteinemia.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00030147
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|Principal Investigator:
|Peter J Schmidt, M.D.
|National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
ZIAMH002537-26 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
02-M-0120 ( Other Identifier: NIHCC )
|First Posted:
|February 7, 2002 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|September 5, 2016
|Last Update Posted:
|September 5, 2016
|Last Verified:
|July 2016
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
Gonadal Steroids
Estrogen Receptor
Mood Disorders
Estrogen Response Element
Perimenopausal Depression
Depressive Disorder
Behavioral Symptoms
Mood Disorders
Mental Disorders
Raloxifene Hydrochloride
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Estrogen Antagonists
Hormone Antagonists
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators
Estrogen Receptor Modulators
Bone Density Conservation Agents


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Caring about climate: ESA experts at international conference
The World Climate Research Programme's Open Science Conference begins today in Denver, USA. The week-long event brings together climate scientists from over 80 countries to discuss the latest findings on climate and identify pressing questions.
Held 24–28 October in downtown Denver, Colorado, the conference aims to improve our understanding and prediction of natural and human-influenced climate change from small regions to the entire planet.
The 1700 scientists will focus on how science can best serve society, particularly in minimising the adverse effects of variations in climate.
Discussions will also cover the effect of rising global temperatures on polar regions, melting glaciers and ice caps, sea-level variability and change, and thawing permafrost, which has the potential of becoming a net source of greenhouse gases.
Along with being a scientific sponsor of the conference, an ESA team of Earth observation experts will participate in the sessions.
A discussion led by ESA specialists Paul Ingmann, Diego Fernandez and Mark Drinkwater on Tuesday will cover ESA's future contributions to climate system observations, along with contributions for a better understanding of Earth system processes.
Mr Drinkwater will also chair a session on the cryosphere and climate, held on Thursday. ESA's missions to study variability and changes in the cryosphere will come into focus here.
Also on Thursday, Mr Fernandez and ESA's Mattia Marconcini will take part in a discussion on understanding the human impact on climate change.
ESA expert Pierre-Philippe Mathieu will participate in Tuesday's session on the reprocessing and reanalysis of climate data, representing the Agency's Climate Change Initiative.
The initiative is using archived data going back three decades from Agency and Member-State satellites.
Combined with data from new missions, this information is used to produce new, verified information on a wide range of climate variables.
Since the launch of Meteosat-1 in 1977, ESA has kept an eye on the global environment with its Earth observation missions. It continues to play a major role in studying and monitoring climate variation with satellites dedicated to the environment.
These satellites include Envisat, the Earth Explorers – such as CryoSat-2, SMOS and GOCE – and the five Sentinel missions planned within the GMES programme.


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Game night. Devils/Rangers. Let's see if Marty can, y'know, win a game at the Garden for a change. It's only been TWO AND A HALF YEARS.
2MA will probably be on radio silence this evening (but you expected that, right? We're the flakiest bunch of flakes who ever flaked in from flaketown). I'll miss the beginning portion of this game due to my damned continued schooling. Might try to get up a post-game analysis-type thing afterwards though, so stop in around midnight (or tomorrow, if you need your beauty rest).
The pertinent info for tonight: Brodeur in net (a-duh), Pikkachu and PLcubed in the press box, Peters and Halischuk on the ice. Everything else as it was last game (yes, likely including Zubrus centering Parise and Langenbrunner to start…god help us all. Though at least we don't have to change the name ZZPop).
See y'all at some point after the game. Oh, and wish me luck on my midterm. Gonna need it.


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