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May 14, 2011
Lesson Learned: Back up Your Blogs!
For those who don't blog or were unaware of what was going on, many bloggers, myself included, use blogspot.com as the platform for their blogs. Blogspot.com is Blogger which is run by Google. When Blogger went down, we could not log into our blogs. We could see the blogs (sometimes) but all posts made after May 11th were deleted. That included drafts and those written and scheduled for posting at future dates. For those interested you can read Blogger Buzz's "Blogger is Back"
As the hours went by, I bemoaned the fact that I had ignored the first rule of websites - always have a backup. On a "normal" website a webmaster would create a file on her computer and then upload it to a remote server. That's the webmaster's failsafe - one copy on her computer and one copy online plus with any luck, an archived version in the WayBack Archives. The careful webmaster will also make monthly or weekly backups of what is on her computer, thus ensuring a third copy of files that create her website. But blogs are another story.
Blogs aren't easy to backup. Most of us write our blog posts directly in blogger so we don't have a copy on our computers. It's not easy to save copies once the posts are published. And so, like many, I simply set aside what I know is good practice and I trusted in the power of Google to protect my blogs. I found out during the Blogger Fail that the WayBack Archives doesn't have my blog archived - ouch!
Since Blogger came back online, I've noticed problems. Yes, my blog posts written after May 11th that were previously removed, were restored. But there are hidden characters in the labels (tags) of the drafts and scheduled posts. Not a big deal, but I had to go in and remove those characters which display as strange images. My drafts and scheduled posts were duplicated - several times. In some cases I had six of each one. Still not a big deal, I simply deleted all but one. Lastly, posts previously posted on May 11 and 12 did not re-post, they were set to "scheduled". So I had to republish them.
Lastly some of my readers wrote to me yesterday in email to say they could not post comments. I'm not sure what is happening with that feature but will look into it. For the most part, the glitches once Blogger returned were not a huge deal but it points out to me that there may still be problems lurking.
The huge deal is me being remiss. No back up for the 1,235 posts I've written since February 2003 - that's crazy on my part! So yesterday I began creating backups. I'm really curious what steps other bloggers are taking to create backups. I am creating mine using Blog2Print.
I've talked about Blog2Print before. Basically it will take whatever portions of your blog you want - the entire blog, certain dates, specific labels - you set it up as you wish. For $7.95 you can create a digital copy in PDF format and download it to your computer. The catch for me is that it has a maximum size of 500 pages. My blog is almost 2,000 pages. It's been challenging to guess at what start and end dates I need to use in order to create a book 500 pages or less!
I discovered that you can create a book that is larger than 500 pages, then edit sections out, such as the contents pages. But that doesn't work for me as removing 33 pages of contents in my first book didn't get me under 500 pages. So it's a labourious and somewhat frustrating process and so far I have only saved blog posts from Jan 1, 2010 to May 11, 2011. That's Book One, all 453 pages!
My second step I've taken is to create all my blog posts using Evernote or Springpad. I do that once in awhile but now I'm determined to follow that practice faithfully. It won't be easy, in fact I've already strayed from my commitment by writing this post directly in blogger! Old habits die hard. I can easily copy this post and save it in Evernote in my Blog Posts folder so that oversight on my part is solved.
Bloggers let's help each other. What are your practices for ensuring you have backups of your blog or your individual blog posts?
13 comments:
- Unknown said...
I hadn't noticed that my 'saved, future, draft blogs' have been deleted...will check on that after I finish this. I have lost A LOT of pictures and it's not just this year but last year too. Some stayed, some gone. It's weird. I was going to spend the day fixing that problem but something else has come up and it may have to wait a week :(
I wonder if wordpress ever has this problem...do they have a server all is kept on?
- Carol said...
Reflections has the same issues, and I wrote about it as well, there are about 9 comments from readers there at the moment,
I am doing another version of back ups, I am opening one post at a time, copying the entire post via dragging the mouse, and pasting into Word. I am no fan of Word, but in this case it works quite well. I then save the post as a document. Later I can go in and actually print the document to PDF if I desire, but that takes a few minutes per post to edit.
I have 2009 backed up, my first year, 299 posts. I did several months last night, once I got the method down, it was boring, click, drag, click, save, etc, etc etc.
Best way, not necessarily, just my way.
- Rosemary said...
I use Evernote as at least a rough draft. I'm also still using Evernote 2.0 which is local only so everything is local and then backed up to my online service.
- GrannyPam said...
I use self-hosted Wordpress. I write most posts using Blogdesk, [http://www.blogdesk.org/en/index.htm] which uploads them via FTP and keeps a local copy.
I also have a plugin which backs up my database daily and e-mails it to me. I have a special e-mail account where my back-ups are e-mailed, since I need them only in case of disaster.
It is important to know that something can go wrong with any hosting service, and that we need backups of everything.
I am interested in making certain posts into pdf documents, it would nice to have those for people interested in any aspect of my blog. I will be watching for ideas!
- Kristin said...
I just got an evernote acct and i am backing up my blogs as i type. thanks for this post, i've been procrastinating and the past two days were a wake up call.
- Susan Clark said...
My back up system is somewhat primitive - and only covers what has been published. I use Tabbloid. It collects my posts and emails me a pdf of whatever has appeared once a week. It wouldn't be that useful for trying to restore something, but works for archiving the posts. Like everyone else, I'm going to have to come up with a system for backing up posts as I write them.
- Olive Tree Genealogy said...
Susan, what a "DUH!" moment for me! I completely forgot that I have Blogger set to email me a copy of each of my blog posts! I only set this up a couple of months ago but your post reminded me
So I can easily send those individual posts to dropbox or another cloud storage system. Thanks for jogging my memory!
- Brett Payne said...
I had three articles posted this week on Blogger disappear, as well as a few comments. Luckily earlier draft versions were saved within blogger, so I didn't need to do too much reconstruction. However, this event reminds that I need to compile my articles off-line more often than I do. I use Live Writer, which I find simple and easy to use. I'm also reminded that I need to update the imports of articles and comments to my mirror-blog at wordpress, which I hadn't done since last year. Fortunately, it's a quick painless process.
- Unknown said...
Great tips and suggestions everyone!
I set up TABBLOI (thanks Susan) because most of the suggestions required Windows. I do have a Windows computer (my main one) but I compose my blogs on my MacBookAir.
I liked some of the Windows programs suggested so am going to try them out on my main computer at some point.
Keep the ideas coming! I know there are many who will benefit from learning what different bloggers use
- Susan Petersen said...
A few suggestions: print each blog post to a PDF file; subscribe to your own blog via email - every blog post will be sent via email daily; use Backupify - it will backup your blog, although it saves everything in html code.
- Lynn Palermo said...
I create each post offline in Word and then copy and paste into blogger.(well 99% of the time) I keep them filed in My Documents by their topic. Each week I back up my computer to an external memory. I will however be watching to see what other great ideas are out there. Oh, and on Wednesday was the 1% day that I wrote the post in blogger. It has since been since restored.
- Nancy said...
When I began my blog in Feb-2011, the first thing I noticed was the blogger editor required me to be on-line when writing (and it was not a good editor!). This was unacceptable since I planned on writing some blog entires while away from home and Internet connections. I settled on Microsoft Live Writer for all my blogging. I have it set to automatically save a local copy so I don't have to worry about the problems you folks had this week. You can add your photos etc. right in Live Writer. I generally don't use MS products but after exhaustive search for a blog editor it was the only one that made sense.
- Linda Gartz said...
I've learned several alternative ideas here. Thanks for starting a discussion.
As a new blogger I lost a post I had literally spent hours creating. Determined "never again." I compose all my posts in Pages (MAC word-processing). Then I copy and paste into Blogger into the "HTML" section (Not "compose" -- or it adds weird html). I add my pix. I keep all pix in a folder "Blog photos" on my desktop. In that folder I have sub-folders for each post. So I don't have to find them again in I-photo. After composing the whole post, I copy (Cmd A to highlight; then cmd C to copy) and paste (cmd V) into a Pages file. It's from the edit version, but at least I have all my content. Probably not idea for recreating later so I'm going to try some of the ideas I learned here. Having the content is 90% of it.


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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Sending Holiday Joy
I made this card to submit for the Embellish magazine December call, but I forgot to actually submit it and then realized it was too late. Oh well!
I used Vintage Labels, Rustic Snowflakes, and Holiday Tags 2008 stamp sets. The teal is Taken with Teal by SU!, the rest is PTI.
Hope you're having a great week!
"Sending Holiday Joy" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Rustic Snowflakes, Holiday Tags 2008, Vintage Label
Ink: Versamark, Pure Poppy, Taken with Teal (SU!), Antique Linen (Ranger)
Paper: Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream, Pure Poppy, Kraft and Taken with Teal (SU!)
Other: Red gems, craft glue, ribbon, dimensionals, Rustic cream twine, EK Success edge punch, clear detail ep (Filigree)
Posted by Melissa at 8:15 PM 11 comments
Monday, September 28, 2009
Season's Greetings
Hello and happy Monday! Here's a card I made based on the Crazy for Challenges Sketch this week, Sketch 4 .
It uses Cosmo Cricket's Jolly by Golly paper and an Inkadinkado sentiment stamp. I stamped the greeting first in Pure Poppy ink and then a second time with my glue pad, and sprinkled the glitter on.
Have a great day!
"Season's Greetings" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Inkadinkado
Ink: Pure Poppy and Antique Linen (Ranger), glue pad (Pallette)
Paper: Vintage Cream and Pure Poppy, Jolly by Golly (Cosmo Cricket)
Other: Threading Water Scallop edge punch (Fiskars), sponge, Vintage cream satin ribbon, dimensionals, Doodlebug glitter
Posted by Melissa at 3:48 PM 13 comments
Labels: Cosmo Cricket, Crazy for Challenges, Holiday, Inkadinkado, PTI
Friday, September 25, 2009
September PTI Blog Hop
This is pretty last minute for the Blog Hop, but I managed to pull together a project although it's not super creative.
This month this was our challenge:
"It is a current trend to see just how "green" you can be with your contributions to a cleaner environment. We want to focus this month on reusing & recycling portions of your newly arrived Papertrey order in an earth-friendly way! This month your challenge is to reuse, repurpose or recycle packaging from your Papertrey Package. Whether it is the clear boxes that the stamps come in, the tissue that is used to
wrap each item so carefully, the brown packing paper that keeps your items from shifting, the corrugated cardboard wrapped around the ends of your precious cardstock or even the shipping box itself. We will be excited to see all the clever ways to incorporate any of these items into a beautifully executed project. And just to serve as a little friendly nudge, you just *may* want to hold onto everything from your package this month regardless if you use it on your project or not, just so you can recreate what others have done!"
I used the clear box my stamps came in and create a band to go around. I also stamped the coordinating image onto the tissue paper to fill the box and wrap around the cards. The box holds a set of 4 notecards and envelopes that I stamped on the back to match.
Thanks for looking and I can't wait to see what everyone came up with!
Sunflower notecards and box (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Autumn Anbundance
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Antique Linen and Walnut Stain (Ranger)
Paper: Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate and Bitty Box PP
Other: Copic markers, Coluzzle circle cutter, Threading Water Punch (Fiskars), cream satin ribbon (Michael's)
Posted by Melissa at 6:27 PM 35 comments
Labels: PTI, PTI Blog Hop
True Friend
We had a great time at the apple orchard and now have enough apples to last for quite a long time! I made this card using an element from Vintage Label for the background, the sentiment from In Bloom, and a fun trim from Cosmo Cricket's Girl Friday line.
Happy Friday!
"True Friend" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Vintage Label and In Bloom
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Antique Linen and Walnut Stain (Ranger)
Paper: Kraft, Dark Chocolate and Sweet Blush
Other: sponge, foam tape, Velvet scallop trim (Cosmo Crikcet), gems
Posted by Melissa at 8:09 AM 7 comments
Labels: Cosmo Cricket, PTI
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Heartfelt Thanks
Hi everyone! This week is flying by...I made this card over the weekend. It uses In Bloom for the flower, the PTI anniversary set Everday Classics for the sentiment, and Fancy Flourishes for the background.
Tomorrow we are off to the apple orchard with my kids' preschool...should be fun!
Have a great day,
"Heartfelt Thanks" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Everyday Classics, Fancy Flourishes, and In Bloom
Ink: Sweet Blush, Vintage Cream, Spring Moss, Scarlet Jewel and Antique Linen (Ranger)
Paper: Sweet Blush, Vintage Cream, Spring Moss, and Scarlet Jewel
Other: Pink Ribbon (Michael's), Vintage Cream button, Rustic cream twine, foam tape, sewing machine
Posted by Melissa at 4:01 PM 13 comments
Monday, September 21, 2009
Card Patterns
Happy Monday morning! I wanted to share the card that I made based on the Card Patterns Sketch 33 . I used some images from Vintage Label to make a background and focal point. The card is a 4 1/4 in square.
Have a great day!
(all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Vintage Label
Ink: Plum Pudding, Scarlet Jewel and Walnut Stain (Ranger)
Paper: Kraft, Scarlet Jewel and Plum Pudding
Other: Plum Pudding satin ribbon, dimensionals, sponge, Marvy square scallop punch
Posted by Melissa at 8:04 AM 11 comments
Labels: Blank card, Card Patterns, PTI
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Hope you're having a great weekend! I made this card for the Polka Dot Paradise Color Challenge at Embellish , the new on-line magazine by Ashley Cannon Newell.
These colors are very fall, I thought, and I couldn't wait to try out my new Vintage Label set. I colored the tiny gems with my Copic marker, so they could match Scarlet Jewel.
Thanks for coming by!
"Congratulations" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Polka Dot Basics, Vintage Label and Scattered Showers
Ink: Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Scarlet Jewel and Antique Linen (Ranger)
Paper: Vintage Cream, Scarlet Jewel, Orange Zest
Other: Orange Zest satin ribbon, Label 1 Nestabilities die, gems (Hero Arts) Copic marker, sponge, and dimensionals
Posted by Melissa at 7:00 AM 24 comments
Labels: Congratulations, PTI. Embellish
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Thanks for all you do
Hello! I'm back today with another card featuring this beautiful sunflower image. I can't stop coloring all the vases from Autumn Abundance!
The sentiment is heat embossed, but other than that I left it simple, so the beautiful flowers could shine.
Hope you have a great day!
"Thanks for all you do" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Autumn Abundance
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Versamark, and Antique Linen (Ranger)
Paper: Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate and Bitty Boxes
Other: Clear Detail embossing powder, Coluzzle circle cutter, heat tool, dimensionals, sponge, Fiskars Threading Waters edge punch
Posted by Melissa at 1:00 PM 5 comments
Friday, September 18, 2009
Let it Snow (not really)
Hi everyone! I dug out my "snowpeople" stamps to create this card! I also used some fun new paper from Cosmo Cricket, Jolly by Golly mini deck. The card follows the 2 Sketches 4 You Sketch 35 .
I paper pieced the snowwoman's mittens, hat and scarf and added some stickles! She is colored with Copics and I had to add a rosy glow to her checks.
Thanks for stopping by!
"Let it Snow" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Made of Snow, Rustic Snowflakes for sentiment and little snowflakes
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Antique Linen and Walnut Stain (Ranger), Pure Poppy
Paper: Vintage Cream and Raspberry Fizz, Jolly by Golly Mini Deck (Cosmo Cricket)
Other: gems, sponge, dimensionals, Stickles, Copic markers, sewing machine
Posted by Melissa at 1:00 PM 4 comments
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Just a note
Hi! Today I have another "Pie in the Window" card to share. I had the idea to fold out the shutters...not sure it's as cool in real life as it was in my head!!
I colored the image with my Copic markers and then used a Label 1 Nestabilities Die to cut out the mat. The paper is from the Junebug collection by Basic Grey and the sentiment is from Vintage Picnic.
Hope you have a great day!
"Just a note" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Pie in the Window (Karen Lockhart), Vintage Picnic
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Antique Linen (Ranger)
Paper: Soft Stone, Pure Poppy and Vintage Cream
Other: Copics, sewing machine, button, Rustic Cream twine, dimensionals
Posted by Melissa at 10:40 AM 6 comments
Labels: Karen Lockhart, PTI
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
...like cats to favorite armchairs
Hi everyone,
I made this card for a sweet friend who loves cats. Hope she likes it! I used On my Couch and some Basic Grey Lemonade paper. This qualifies for the Moxie Fab challenge to use a household item as your focal point.
Thanks for looking!
"...like cats to favorite armchairs" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: On My Couch
Ink: Hibiscus Burst, Spring Moss, Scarlet Jewel, ??? (SU!), Antique Linen and Walnut Stain (Ranger)
Paper: Vintage Cream, Hibiscus Burst and Scarlet Jewel, Lemonade pp (Basic Grey)
Other: Classic oval and scalloped nestabilities dies, ribbon (JoAnn's), dimensionals, sponge
Posted by Melissa at 2:25 PM 8 comments
Labels: Basic Grey, Moxie Fab, PTI
Monday, September 14, 2009
Pie in the Window
Hello! Today's card features a stamp by Karen Lockhart, "Pie in the Window". It's a fairly simple card, based off the Card Patterns Sketch 33 . I used some Cosmo Cricket Lil' Man paper that coordinated well with the colors.
Hope you have a great day!
(all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Pie in the Window (Karen Lockhart)
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Antique Linen (Ranger)
Paper: Vintage Cream and Pure Poppy, Lil' Man (Cosmo Cricket)
Other: Copic Markers, sponge, pure poppy saddle stitched ribbon, sewing machine
Posted by Melissa at 3:00 PM 8 comments
Labels: Cosmo Cricket, Karen Lockhart, PTI
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Hope everyone had a great weekend--they go by so quickly! I had a card tonight with a new-to-me set that I bought from the famous Joan B at her stamp yard sale! I used the sketch from the Crazy for Challenges blog .
I colored the Santa with my copics and used some white liquid applique for his beard. The paper is from Cosmo Cricket's Jolly by Golly Mini Deck.
Thanks for stopping by!
"Believe" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Believe and Rustic Snowflakes
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Antique Linen and Walnut Stain (Ranger) and Pure Poppy
Paper: Kraft, Pure Poppy and Vintage Cream and Jolly by Golly (Cosmo Cricket)
Other: Copic markers, sponge, dimensionals, Liquid Applique, gems, heat tool
Posted by Melissa at 10:02 PM 12 comments
Labels: Cosmo Cricket, Crazy for Challenges, Holiday, PTI
Friday, September 11, 2009
Interactive Board Book at the Hybrid Chick
Hi everyone! I have my second post today at the Hybrid Chick blog. I made a board book with lift-up flaps for my kids. I thought it would be a fun project to continue to encourage my two year old's speech. (And I'm hoping to also encourage her to sit still for more than one second!) I'm sure her older brother will join in, and he can even read it to her!
Here's a little peek of the project
Thanks for stopping by!
Here's a little peek of the project
Thanks for stopping by!
Posted by Melissa at 12:00 PM 17 comments
Labels: Hybrid Chick
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Peace on Earth
Hello everyone!
I'm back today with another Christmas card. I realized that the background of this tag stamp is the same as one of the Retro backgrounds, so I designed this card to use both! I followed the Card Positioning Sketch 132 .
I stamped the background on Vintage Cream cardstock using Antique Linen ink and colored each circle with the three Copic markers that matched the PTI colors.
Thanks for looking!
"Peace on Earth" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Holiday Tags 2008, Background Basics: Retro and Believe
Ink: Antique Linen (Ranger), Scarlet Jewel, Enchanted Evening and Ripe Avocado
Paper: Vintage Cream, Kraft, Scarlet Jewel, Enchanted Evening and Ripe Avocado
Other: Enchanted Evening satin ribbon, Copic markers, sponge, dimensionals
Posted by Melissa at 2:44 PM 14 comments
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Back to school!
My kids had their first day at preschool this morning! We are all excited (maybe I was the most excited??). This is Colin's last year in preschool and Kennedy's first!
I made a card based off the latest Card Patterns Sketch .
I used the Kim Hughes set "Spring Trees" and some Crate Paper and Basic Grey. This was a fun sketch to work with! I'm going to send this card in for the "Cards for Kate" drive that I learned about through Jennifer McGuire's blog . Hopefully I can make some more for her whole family.
Have a great day!
"Thinking of You" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Spring Trees (Kim Hughes/CFH), sentiment from Vintage Picnic
Paper: Summer Sunrise, Dark Chocolate, Crate Paper, Basic Grey
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Other: Rustic wood buttons, summer sunrise buttons, Rustic cream twine, Copic Markers, Dimensionals
Posted by Melissa at 1:57 PM 12 comments
Labels: Basic Grey, Crate Paper, Kim Hughes (CHF), PTI
Monday, September 7, 2009
Happy Snowflakes
Happy Labor Day! Here is a second Christmas card I made when I made my other snowflake card a few days ago.
Same colors as the other: vintage cream, the new aqua mist and Antique Linen (Ranger). This time I used a border-type line of snowflakes and added that gorgeous sheer cream ribbon.
Thanks for looking!
"Happy Snowflakes" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Rustic Snowflakes
Ink: Aqua Mist and Vintage Cream, Antique Linen (Ranger)
Paper: Kraft, Vintage Cream and Aqua Mist
Other: sponge, gems and Sheer striped cream ribbon
Posted by Melissa at 6:00 AM 7 comments
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Crocodile birthday
Or maybe it's an alligator??? Today's card I made for my son to give to his friend. I had a lot of fun with this one!
I used Background Basics: Retro to make the "crocodile crossing" background and I colored each circle with my white gel pen. The crocodile is colored in with New Leaf trio of Copic markers.
Have a great day,
"Happy Birthday Macky" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Background Basics: Retro, "Happy Birthday" from Mother, Fresh alphabet, crocodile (Sandylion), star from Star Prints
Paper: Kraft, New Leaf, Vintage Cream and Dark Chocolate
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Antique Linen and Walnut Stain (Ranger)
Other: Copic markers, dimensionals, sponge, white gel pen, rectangle scallop Nestabilitie die (Spellbinders)
Posted by Melissa at 6:00 AM 12 comments
Saturday, September 5, 2009
You're as sweet as honey
Hi everyone,
I'm back today with a simple card for SPCC #13 . The colors this week were olive, black, pink and yellow. When I saw those colors, my mind thought of bees--so I went with it!
I cut out the flowers and the bees and popped them up on the cardstock. I also went over the bees with a clear spica pen, but it doesn't show up in the photo.
Thanks for stopping by,
"You're as sweet as honey" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Honey Bees and Beautiful Blooms
Ink: Ripe Avocado, Hibiscus Burst, Lemon Tart, and True Black
Paper: Stamper's Select White, Hibiscus Burst, Ripe Avocado and Lemon Tart
Other: Dimensionals, Spica pen, Black ric rak
Posted by Melissa at 6:00 AM 19 comments
Friday, September 4, 2009
First holiday card of the year!
Happy Friday! I was inspired to started playing around with my Christmas sets when I saw the Moxie Fab challenge and wanted to try something with my beloved Rustic Snowflakes set. I got a lot of use out of this set last year.
I stamped the snowflakes on Kraft CS with Vintage Cream, the new formula of Aqua Mist, and Antique Linen by Ranger. I then went over some of the flakes with my spica pen and added tiny gems to the larger flakes.
Have a great weekend!
"Peace on Earth" (all products PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Rustic Snowflakes, sentiment from Believe
Ink: Vintage Cream and Aqua Mist, Antique Linen (Ranger)
Paper: Kraft, Vintage Cream and Aqua Mist
Other: Sponge, Spica pen, Gems, Aqua Mist satin ribbon, Tags trio Nestabilies die
Posted by Melissa at 2:01 PM 10 comments
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Happy Birthday to you!
Hi everyone! I made this card following Dawn's latest color challenge . The colors are so autumnal and gorgeous together. I really enjoyed this challenge and I wished that I had PTI's First Fruits set to use that wheat image, that would have been perfect!
I used Background Basics: Retro, Autumn Abundance and Damask Designs for the sentiment.
Thanks for coming by! I appreciate your visit!
"Happy Birthday to you" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Background Basics: Retro, Autumn Abundance, Damask Designs
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Walnut Stain and Antique Linen (Ranger), Dark Chocolate
Paper: Bitty Box DP, Summer Sunrise, Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream, Kraft
Other: Dark Chocolate satin ribbon, 1" cirle punch (Marth Stewart), Coluzzle circle cutter, Label One Nestabilites, sponge, dimensionals, Copic markers and clear spica pen
Posted by Melissa at 6:00 AM 18 comments
Labels: Happy Birthday, PTI, RSSC
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Happy Anniversary!
Happy Anniversary to my brother and sister-in-law! Hope you have a wonderful day!
This is the card that I made for them. It is based off of the 2S4U , Sketch #34.
I used some Making Memories, Chloe paper and the stamp set, Heart Prints from PTI.
Thanks for stopping by!
"Happy Anniversary" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Heart Prints
Paper: Chloe (Making Memories), Lemon Tart and Enchanted Evening
Ink: Enchanted Evening and Summer Sunrise
Other: Lemon Tart satin ribbon, gems, dimensionals, Coluzzle, EK Sucess Small heart punch
Posted by Melissa at 6:00 AM 7 comments
Labels: 2S4U, Anniversary, Making Memories, PTI
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Check this out...
My friend Stimey , journalist, work-at-home mom, awesome-person-all-around, wrote an amazing review of my Etsy shop and my work on her review blog .
You can see it here . There may just be a coupon attached ;)
Thanks Stimey for your wonderful review!!
Here's a peek at one of the latest things I've added to my Etsy shop...
You can see it here . There may just be a coupon attached ;)
Thanks Stimey for your wonderful review!!
Here's a peek at one of the latest things I've added to my Etsy shop...
Posted by Melissa at 3:37 PM 6 comments
Labels: Etsy
September 1st???
Happy September 1st! Can you believe it? Fall is definitely in the air here, we'll see if it lasts! I made this fun card based off the
latest Card Pattern sketch .
I'm really enjoying trying out different sketch and color combination challenges to strech myself. I used Basic Grey, Junebug, papers and sticker as well as In Bloom stamps and Soft Stone cardstock from PTI.
Have a great day!
"There's nothing better than a True Friend" (all products PTI unless noted)
Stamps: In Bloom
Paper: June Bug (Basic Grey), Soft Stone and Night Shimmer
Ink: Pure Poppy, Walnut Stain (Ranger)
Other: Lemon Tart satin ribbon, gems, Dimensionals, sewing machine, sponge
Posted by Melissa at 6:00 AM 5 comments
Labels: Basic Grey, Card Patterns, PTI
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The latest update is crashing multiple computers with Win XP again!!!
Is anyone here on XP seeing the same problem?
Stephanus, are you running under German XP?
What I recommend is reverting to an earlier version and then rerunning the updater. WE were messing yesterday with some XP security issues and you may not have the final fix. We have tried unsuccessfully to reproduce this problem but do not have s system running German XP.
If any of you have run the latest update (8.0.015i) successfully on XP please let me know. If there is a remaining issue here we'll get on it immediately.
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15i on XP no problems.
Could you please give us more information?
- Are you running a client-server setup?
- Are you running on a local machine, but from a limited user account?
- What is the message you are seeing and when does it appear?
- Have you applied the latest EXE patch from an Administrator account, ran the EXE, and shut doewn the EXE?
I don't know whether I'm having the same problem as Stephanus, but BibleWorks doesn't work for me anymore either. After applying the most recent update (i), BibleWorks shut down and upon restarting I got the message that "bwbits80.dll" is missing. It's not missing though: it's both in the program folder as well as in the system folder. However, I'm not able to launch BibleWorks anymore. When trying, I get a message telling me that the file can't be accessed and that I might not have the required rights to do so. I get the same message when trying to run "Reconfigure or Uninstall BibleWorks" or even just try to open any of the folders in the program folder.
I had exactly the same problem after applying one of the previous exe-updates (e). At that time I was about to reinstall Windows anyhow. So I did and after installing BibleWorks, a new patch was available (f). With that one (and the two ones after that) everything worked fine.
I'm running BibleWorks on Windows XP Professional. My account is the only user account and I'm the computer administrator. And I'm German. Maybe that's the problem ...
I have the same problem as markusw had. I have run the latest update (8.0.015i) and it is crashing on my computer again
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I will be visiting Johannesburg for the last three weeks of September (give or take), and am looking for partners as I would like to get as much climbing in as possible. I generally lead SA grades 17 – 21, as near as I can figure out from the conversion charts, and am just starting to make forays into 22ish. I mostly like trad and alpine/country climbing but will climb just about anything. I'm particularly interested in Blouberg and Magaliesberg but would be stoked to explore any areas.
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Two awesome climbing venues…. Also my favorite.... good taste
Drop me a line when you know you will be coming
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I'm always keen for a Blouberg trip, and am in Magalies most every weekend. My email is email@example.com. Can only climb weekends though
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For those of you dear readers just waiting (salivating in anticipation perhaps?) for me to go into a lengthy I-told-ya-so-hallelujah-victory diatribe complete with keg stands, half-naked women and lots of bad decisions over the Cardinals recent release of bullpen cancer Ryan Franklin, well, I hate to disappoint, but I ain't gonna go there. I'm a human being first, Cardinals diehard second (albeit a very, very close second). For me to celebrate the absolute demise of a fellow human just wouldn't be right. That's only acceptable behavior when the human in question is an ex-Alaskan governor with scat for brains, traipsing around the country in a megabus flubbing the most basic facts of our country's history.
No. I can't go there.
Am I glad Ryan Franklin will no longer be allowed to yack up ballgames for my team when it counts the most? Absolutely. Am I smiling because a real fireballer has taken over the closer's role in the 'Lou? You betchya! Am I gonna point fingers and laugh and take pleasure in knowing Franklin doesn't have a job?
I feel for the guy. I really do. But at the same time, baseball is a business and he was a faulty cog in the wheel of success. If I were to screw up my job as much as he did, I'd be in the unemployment line too. Luckily for Franklin, he ain't hurtin' for money. In fact, he could probably use the time off to clear his head, to think of other things besides baseball. I wouldn't be surprised if we see him back in the Big Leagues in the near future.
In the meantime, the Cardinals are in the midst of a 4 game winning streak, so let's focus on that. If we can double that to eight in a row, maybe I'll bust out some of the busties y'all been waitin' for.
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For the fourth year in a row, EPL Talk brings you a special edition of the EPL Talk Podcast to preview the TV coverage changes that soccer fans in the United States can expect to see on Fox Soccer Channel, Setanta Sports and GolTV. The episode is a must-listen for soccer fans in North America.
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Thank you so much for all of the wonderful, heartfelt comments and kind words. I appreciate every one of them. Brent-you once mentioned the Berg Slam! Woohoo!! Caroline, I'm glad you got a kick out of the pseudo swear words! They were flowing freely!
Ever since the finish, and even during the race, I find myself comparing this race to last year's race, when in fact, there was no comparison. In the days following the race I have had no back pain, no quad pain, no blister pain. My Achilles have been inflamed and sore, my feet and ankles swollen, but that is not much compared to the pain I have felt during most of these 100's. I think that I am so damn happy to have finished this beast, that this has taken some of the pain away. The brain has so much to do with ultra running, even in recovery.
Tuesday night I had Troy's football game, I was freezing. I decided I might as well jump into a cold bath since I couldn't take the 8 pounds of swell anymore. I finally broke down and asked Steve to let me know when 20 minutes were passed I made it to 12 minutes. During the night I sweated out 4.5 pounds of whatever it is that causes the swelling. Is that water? Tissue? I have no clue. Last night I soaked and again sweated out 3 pounds of grossness. My Achilles now feels great I get get my clothing back on. Tonight I'll take Topaz for a couple miles of walking as Troy rollerblades with us. Tomorrow I'll bike and Saturday and Sunday I'll get my run back on. Tyler has a baseball double header on Sunday, Troy has a football game on Saturday and Steve is doing the mighty bird hunt up north. I'm looking forward to a wonderful weekend at home.
I'm thinking about 2008. I told myself that I wouldn't send my registration to Western until I finished Superior. I guess I better print off that entry. Maria offered to pace me at Western, and she offered Doug to crew for me! It really doesn't get any better than that.
Last year I had the dream the Grand Slam on my mind but didn't get into Western. I didn't really want to think about the Grand Slam or Western until Superior was off my back. Now I find myself thinking I want to go back to Superior to better my time. I really never thought I would. I thought I would rather volunteer and run the marathon. Hu.
Alicia told me while we were running (or jogging that felt like running) Superior that a group of our friends are thinking about heading out to Colorado and trying Leadville. Well, how could I resist that? I ran Vermont this summer and really didn't want to go back, but I sure would for the Grand Slam. That leaves Wasatch. I have heard it is as difficult or more so that Superior. Ouch. 38 hour time limit. Ouch again. Al Holtz, fellow Minnesotan tough ultra runner, was out at Wasatch last weekend and stopped at about 80 miles as he didn't feel he had the time to finish. He finished Superior in 34 last year. This year for 100s he has run McNaughton, Massanutten, Tahoe, Leadville to name a few. Sheesh. Al is going to enter Western and then the Grand Slam if he gets into Western. It has me thinking about it. Real hard. Al says 'come on, Julie, let's do it' That's about all the push I need.
I feel like I should take advantage of all of these little scenarios next year and my health, now, instead of later. Who knows what the future holds.
Guess I'll be printing off that Western States entry, now..
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Recovery Is Sweet
Labels: Superior Sawtooth 100
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- SteveQ said...
Leadville's a gorgeous course with 6 major climbs; I got to pace Allan there this year. Much of it is on roads, like Vermont, and the trail isn't rooty like Superior (there are freezing streams to cross, though). The more time you can spend at altitude beforehand, the better, as the low point is 9600 feet.
Allan's next tough 100 will be the H.U.R.T. in Hawaii. No one has nice things to say about that one.
- Olga said...
Go read Ronda's blog on the Slam. Make up your mind. Then just get to work - this part you know:)
It's nice to have a fluid recovery, congrats again!
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PLYMOUTH, N.H. - It's "Conference Tournament Week" for the eight schools in the Little East Conference, and Plymouth State University will be right in the thick of all four fall post-season tourneys.
PSU earned the right to participate in this week's LEC tournaments after finishing in the top four in all four sports - men's and women's soccer, field hockey and volleyball. Three of the four Panther teams (men's soccer, volleyball and field hockey) finished in the top two in the conference during the regular season, and three teams (men's and women's soccer and field hockey) will enjoy home-field advantage for at least one game of the tournament.
Further, Plymouth State is the only one of the eight conference schools to be seeded in the top four in all four LEC fall tournaments. PSU is seeded No. 1 in men's soccer, No. 2 in field hockey and volleyball, and No. 3 in women's soccer.
The PSU FIELD HOCKEY team finished second in the LEC in the regular season with an 8-2 conference record, 11-5 overall. The three-time defending champion Panthers will host seventh-seeded Salem State College Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at Arold Field. The winner moves on to the LEC semifinals Friday, hosted by top-seeded Keene State. The Panthers won nine of 10 games in October, including a 5-0 victory at Salem State.
The Panther WOMEN'S SOCCER squad posted its first winning season in three years with a 10-5-1 overall record, and finished third in the conference with a 5-2-0 mark. PSU will host sixth-seeded Rhode Island College on Tuesday in a first-round game (5:00 p.m.) at Panther Field, with the winner advancing to the semifinals Friday, hosted by top-seeded Keene State. Plymouth State is meeting RIC in the first round of the playoffs for the fourth year in a row, having defeated the Anchorwomen in 2000 and 2001 before losing last season.
The PSU MEN'S SOCCER team is the top seed in the LEC Tournament after sharing the regular season title with Keene State (both at 5-1-1) and getting the No. 1 spot based on a head-to-head win over the Owls. The Panthers, 12-2-2 overall and ranked seventh in New England, will host a semifinal contest Wednesday at Panther Field (5:00 p.m.) against fourth-seeded Western Connecticut. The LEC Championship is slated for Saturday at the site of the highest remaining seed.
For the second year in a row, the Panther VOLLEYBALL team is enjoying its most successful season in its history, winning a record 27 matches (27-6 overall) and finishing second in the conference at 6-1. PSU earned a first-round bye and automatically advances to a 2:00 p.m. semi-final match on Saturday in Danbury, Conn., against the winner of Wednesday's first-round match between Keene State and Southern Maine. Top-seed Western Connecticut will play in the 4:30 p.m. semifinal Saturday, with the championship match slated for Sunday (Nov. 9) at 12 noon.
The LEC tournament champion in all four sports receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament.
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Joseph "Joey" Mazzarino (b. June 4, 1968) is a puppeteer and writer who started working with the Muppets in 1989. He joined the Sesame Street team in 1990, initially as a performer, but shortly after became a writer beginning with Season 23 (1991). He wrote his first sketch for the show, the Columbo parody "Colambo," as an audition piece, and soon found himself cast in the title role. Mazzarino served as head writer from seasons 40 to 46.
With an inclination toward ad-libbing and a reputation as a cut-up on set, Mazzarino became a prominent player in the Sesame Street cast. His recurring characters have included Murray Monster, Stinky the Stinkweed, Papa Bear, and the boisterous, tutu-wearing Elephant. In 2001, he took over the left head of the Two-Headed Monster. Mazzarino received his first Daytime Emmy nomination for the Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series in 2010.
Mazzarino's writing credits include Bear in the Big Blue House and the non-Muppet series The Upside Down Show and Sheep in the Big City (which was created by former Sesame Street writer Mo Willems, and for which he also did voice-overs). He also co-wrote the screenplays for The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, Muppets from Space and Kermit's Swamp Years.
Mazzarino is married to actress Kerry Butler who has appeared on Sesame Street as Ms. Camp, the letter carrier. They have a daughter named Segi, who was the inspiration for the song "I Love My Hair."
In September 2015, Mazzarino announced on his Facebook page that he had left his position on Sesame Street; season 46 had been recorded prior to his departure. He since worked on the Jim Henson Company production, Julie's Greenroom, as a writer and director. Mazzarino also participated in the 2018 Puppets for Puppetry event honoring Caroll Spinney, performing a Muppet version of Bozo the Clown.
Performing Credits
- Sesame Street: Amazing Al, The Banana King, Bernie Broccoli, Big Foot, Carson Daly Muppet, The Cheese, Colambo, Cousin Bear, Cowboy With a Drawl, Cricket, Dan Rather-not, "Dinner Theatre" son, Eliot Stabler Muppet, The Fairy Godperson, Figby, Geppetto, Gulliver, Gus Hopper, Hairy Hairy More Contrary, Henry Piggins, Horatio the Elephant, Ingrid, Itchy, Izzy, Jack ("Jack and the Beanstalk", Episode 4211), Jack ("Jack Be Nimble", Episode 4164), James Bond Muppet, Jamie Fox, Joe Hundred Guy, Joey Monkey, Mack, Merry Monster, Murray Monster, Murray (Anything Muppet), Narf, Number Zero, Papa Bear, Pedro, Phooey Louie, Gordon Blue, Pipe Organ, Provenza, Robin, Sharpay (puppetry only), Slug, Spalding Monster, Spill O'Reilly, Stinky the Stinkweed, The Sun (in "The New Here is Your Life"), "Super K" son, Swampy, Tito, The Tooth Fairy, Two-Headed Monster (left head, 2001-2016), Zostic
- Sesame Street Home Video Visits the Hospital
- The Muppets Celebrate Jim Henson
- Sing, Hoot & Howl with the Sesame Street Animals
- Dog City: Artie Springer, Officer Fuzzy
- Muppet Meeting Films: Gimley's Boss, Wesley, Franklin, Coffee Guy, Smerdley, Others
- Billy Bunny's Animal Songs: Frog, Gopher
- CityKids: Trish (puppetry only), Bird, Captain
- Sesame Street Stays Up Late: MNN Logo Purple Monster
- Sing-Along Earth Songs: John-Boy, Smokey the Salmon
- We All Sing Together: Murray
- Muppet Time: Icky No-No, Kirby, one of the Frog Scouts
- Yes, I Can
- A New Baby in My House
- Aliens in the Family: Spit, Yukkles
- Big Bag: Chelli, Lyle the Sock
- Elmo Saves Christmas: Lightning
- The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss: Lester McBird, Elwood the Jester
- Quiet Time: The Wise Man
- The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland: Bug
- CinderElmo: King Fred
- Kermit's Swamp Years: Goggles, Turtle, Joe the Armadillo (DVD extras only)
- Elmo's World: Happy Holidays: Lavender Caroler
- Happy, Healthy, Ready for School: Ready Stan, Rico
- A Magical Halloween Adventure: Murray the Mediocre
- The Street We Live On
- What's the Name of That Song?
- The West Wing: Muppet Doctor
- Happy Healthy Monsters: Bobby
- A Sesame Street Christmas Carol: Joe Marley
- Elmo's Christmas Countdown: Stan the Snowball
- Here For You: Chester
- Panwapa: Bill the Bug
- Count on Sports: Sir Harry the Tennis Ball
- Elmo and Abby's Birthday Fun!: Pail of Water
- Elmo's Alphabet Challenge: A. B. C-more
- Spaghetti Space Chase: Murray Monster, Macaroni the Merciless
Writing Credits
- Sesame Street - including the Colambo skits, What's the Word on the Street? segments, and many celebrity spots. Head writer seasons 40-46
- 123 Count with Me (with Sara Compton)
- Elmopalooza!
- Muppets from Space
- The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
- Bear in the Big Blue House - "Episode 321: The Yard Sale"
- Elmo's Magic Cookbook
- Kermit's Swamp Years
- Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic
- A Magical Halloween Adventure
- Sesame Street Live - "Super Grover! Ready for Action", and "Elmo's Healthy Heroes"[1]
- Happy Healthy Monsters
- Happy, Healthy, Ready for School
- Elmo's Christmas Countdown
- Here For You
- Spaghetti Space Chase
Sesame Street episodes
Sesame Street episodes written by Mazzarino include:[2]
Voice-over Acting
- Sesame Street: Animated segments produced by Mo Willems and ArtistMike
- Bert and Ernie's Great Adventures: Various
- Abby's Flying Fairy School: Blögg, Peck (occasionally)
- ↑ Jennifer V. Hughes, "Sesame Street Live comes to Izod Center", The North Jersey Record, September 30, 2010.
- ↑ episode scripts


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On my way to Belize City I passed through several small villages, all equal and in the same style of wooden houses, like San Pablo, shown in the photo. The road has a little traffic flow and there are no patrol cars.
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dkmurphys (77640) 2013-07-30 22:20
Hi Pedro,
Simple and very fine capture. A witness of every day life when passing by different places.
Enjoy a good day.
pajaran (97527) 2013-07-30 22:21
Dobar dan.
Lep pogled na kuce pored puta ...
Dobar trenutak snimka, kontrast, lepe boje.
Dobar rad, lepo pokazamo mesto i kuce od drveta.
Imajte lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje.
Good afternoon.
Nice view of the house next to the road ...
A good time recording, contrast, beautiful colors.
Good work, beautiful show place and the house made of wood.
Have a great and successful day, all the best.
Nicou (193806) 2013-07-31 4:46
quelle vue e tiamge quelle belle cabane de bois sueprbe cpatage et image avec ce bleu et l'�caillement de la peinture mervielleux.
Bravo et amiti�
macjake (95159) 2013-08-04 11:47
Hi Pedro
We don't get to see very many photos of Belize on TE, so this is a welcome sight indeed.
the house is so tiny! so small.
I would love to take a look inside and see what its like.
do they have TV? and i wonder if there are floods because i notice the house is up on stilts.
interesting cultural shot.
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Evaluation of Efficacy of Combination of Pregabalin and Antioxidant in Reducing Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis: a Randomized Control Trial
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01528540
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : February 8, 2012
Last Update Posted : September 9, 2015
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Study hypothesis: Combination of antioxidants and pregabalin results in better pain relief than placebo in patients with chronic pancreatitis.
Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a clinical enigma, with pain being the most distressing symptom that brings the patient to clinical attention. Pain in chronic pancreatitis is multifactorial, and may be related to pancreatic ductal hypertension, tissue hypertension, inflammatory cytokines, oxidative stress and neuropathic mechanisms like mechanical allodynia, inflammatory hyperalgesia and temporal summation. The mainstay of treatment for pain in CP due to pancreatic ductal stone is endotherapy (ESWL and ERCP). Recent randomized controlled trials have shown that antioxidant cocktail and pregabalin (a presynaptic voltage gated calcium channel blocking agent) can result in significant reduction of pain in CP.
In this study, the investigators will study the efficacy of the combination of antioxidants and pregabalin in reducing pain and compare that with placebo. The investigators will randomize patients with documented chronic pancreatitis with recurrent/persistent pain after undergoing endotherapy and ductal clearance into three groups: Group A- antioxidants + pregabalin; Group B- Placebo. The primary outcome will be change in pain score and the secondary outcomes will be change in the number of painful days, analgesic requirements, quality of life and depression scale. Pain score will be quantified by the Izbicki pain score and visual analog scale; while quality of life and depression will be measured by the EORTC QLQ-C30/PAN26 and Beck depression inventory respectively. Comparison between Group A vs B will be made by the Chi square test/Fischer Exact and the Student's 't' tests respectively and analysis will be done on a intention to treat and per protocol basis. With an expected improvement of pain by 40% (at 80% power and alpha of 0.05) and adjusting for a presumed 10% drop out rate, the required sample size in each group will be at least 40.
|Condition or disease
|Chronic Pancreatitis
|Drug: Placebo Drug: Antioxidant plus Pregabalin
|Not Applicable
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|87 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Evaluation of Efficacy of Combination of Pregabalin and Antioxidant in Reducing Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis: a RCT
|Study Start Date :
|April 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|December 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|December 2014
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
This group will contain a placebo for antioxidant cocktail and pregabalin
Drug: Placebo
This group will include placebo.
Experimental: Antioxidant plus pregabalin
This group will contain antioxidant cocktail and pregabalin
Drug: Antioxidant plus Pregabalin
This group will contain combination of antioxidant cocktail and pregabalin
- Change in the pain score [ Time Frame: Baseline and 8weeks ]Pain score will be assessed by the Izbicki pain score, Visual analog scale and painDETECT tool for neuropathic pain.
- Change in number of painful days [ Time Frame: Baseline and 8weeks ]The number of days of pain per week will be measured.
- Change in analgesic requirement [ Time Frame: Baseline and 8weeks ]The type (opiate/non-opiate), number and route of additional analgesic medicines that were required within the study period will be evaluated.
- Change in quality of life [ Time Frame: Baseline and 8weeks ]QOL will be evaluated with the EORTC QLQ-C30/PAN26 questionnaire
- Change in depression scale [ Time Frame: Baseline and 8weeks ]Depression will be assessed with the Beck's Depression Inventory.
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:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Epigastric pain +/- radiation at least thrice in one month over the past three month.
- Endotherapy/Surgery and ducal clearance
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age <18 and >65yrs
- MPD and biliary obstruction
- Pancreatic neoplastic lesions
- Acute flare
- Pancreatic pseudocysts
- Pregnancy
- Cardiac and renal diseases
- Use of other anti epileptics
- Hypersensitivity to gabapentin/pregabalin
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): NCT01528540
|Asian Institute of Gastroenterology
|Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, 500082
|Principal Investigator:
|Rupjyoti Talukdar, MD
|Asian Institue of Gastroenterology
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|Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, India
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|First Posted:
|February 8, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|September 9, 2015
|Last Verified:
|September 2015
chronic pancreatitis
Pancreatitis, Chronic
Pancreatic Diseases
Digestive System Diseases
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Calcium Channel Blockers
Membrane Transport Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Calcium-Regulating Hormones and Agents
Anti-Anxiety Agents
Tranquilizing Agents
Central Nervous System Depressants
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So the dust has settled: Tony McNulty is out and Bob Blackman is in. Gareth Thomas fought off Rachel Joyce and despite Cleggmania there were no significant gains for the Lib Dems.
The web is buzzing with views on the result of the 2010 election in Harrow, so here is Stanmore Politics with the most interesting theories:
All down to Boris: When London went blue to years ago it certainly boosted the Conservatives. And as the mayor himself told Evening Standard journalist Paul Waugh: "I would say it's Boris wot won it in areas such as Harrow East."
Elsewhere, blogger Boris Watch disagrees, noting that where there were high profile Labour losses – in Harrow East or in Brentford and Isleworth for Ann Keen – it was more about constituency record and expenses.
"So where does this leave Boris? Well, when elected he was supposed to use his charisma to deliver London to Cameron, which would have won him the Premiership.
"Instead Boris has been decidedly low-profile […] where Labour seats were lost there appear to have been extraneous factors like an undefendably low majority or expenses scandals rather than a Boris Halo
Paying the price? The majority of commentators have argued that McNulty's loss – and conversely Gareth Thomas' win – comes down to expenses.
The Telegraph raged 'disgraced MPs are driven out by angry voters' while the Scotsman noted 'the expenses scandal claimed another victim' and the Daily Mail waved 'Cheerio to those cheats'.
One commenter on the blog ThisisBigBrother wrote: "This bunch of sleaze merchants refused to resign but justice has now been done!"
Tory trouble? Lest we forget, both Harrow East and West were Conservative before 1997, but while new Labour has been well and truly decimated Gareth Thomas held on with a respectable majority. Helped by some boundary changes, why did his opponent Rachel Joyce – a very credible candidate – not boot him out too?
The Telegraph's London Editor Andrew Gilligan writes that 'it was also due to a patchy performance by the Tories' and comments:
"First, candidates clearly mattered in this election. And unlike Boris in 2008, Cameron has not broken through to the working class, in the capital at least."
The Times notes that this was 'a terrible night for science', something that had Dr Joyce been elected, would have been slightly less the case.
Lib Dem loss? Days ago, the Lib Dems under Nick 'British Obama' Clegg were tipped by all the pundits and polls to come second in the popular vote, and certainly improve their share of seats. In Harrow, not much changed.
Neil Midgley, the Telegraph's assistant media editor said: "If you look at the opinion polls at the start of the campaign, and the final results, they are very similar.
"In other words: all that TV hoopla had pretty much no impact on the overall final result at all.
"Of course, individual voters may have switched to and fro based on what they saw on the TV. But the individual constituency results that are striking tend to be so (Jacqui Smith, Tony McNulty) because of the MPs' expenses scandal"
Green candidate Rowan Langley notes happily: "in Harrow our own supporters turned out to take that leap of faith on the Green candidates, on the ballot paper for the first time, 625 in Harrow West and 793 Harrow East."
What did Twitter think? One of the sad parts about the defeats of McNulty and Joyce is that Harrow now has even less political representation on twitter. But that didn't stop the local Twitterati from having their say:
@bigpantywoman: "Wish lab had put up new people in [sic] Smith and Tony McNulty's seats, must have known wd lose"
@MarcusDysch_JC: "The electorate knows what it is doing. Had given the likes of Tony McNulty and Jacqui Smith a kick in balls where they deserved one. Good."
@alextingle "I agreed most with Christopher Noyce (Liberal Democrats) in Harrow West – how about you?"
@reporterboy "Tony McNulty was cheerful and polite throughout the night, and still so despite the clear dejection of defeat. Respect for that from me."
@mattgodbolt "Yay! Tony McNulty is no longer my MP. Conservatives got in, not my choice but not a total disaster"
@ilyine "Tony McNulty is goneski."


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So Meg Whitman has decided to be the first statewide candidate for office in memory to blow off the San Francisco Chronicle. Whitman is passing on the tradition of an on the record conversation with the paper's editorial board and reporting staff.
She may not need them in order to win her race for governor -- the $119 million she's pumped into her campaign make it easy to get her message out without the media's help -- but it's a bit of a step back from the progress she has made with those who cover her campaign since an embarrassing incident way back in March.
Whitman had invited the news media to cover her visit to the Southern Pacific rail yard in Oakland. For some reason camera crews and reporters were denied access to photograph her actually "touring" the rail yard but they were allowed to tape her "conversation" with Santa Fe officials about the importance of the port and the transit corridor.
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When the meeting was over, Whitman, sitting at a table in front of a number of television microphones, was asked a question. Her press aides interjected, saying questions of the candidate weren't allowed. The reporters were escorted out of the room… camera lenses were blocked.
The news coverage that night was brutal. The incident was even covered nationally by the Washington Post and other papers. The campaign had blown it and eMeg knew it. Prior to that night's broadcast she called and apologize to each of the reporters who had been present at the Oakland event . Ever since Whitman has entertained questions after almost every "town hall" and has routinely granted TV stations one-on-one interviews.
It was a wise move. Maybe she has enough money to take her message directly to the voters. Unlike her opponent, she doesn't need the "free media" that comes with being in the news each day. But the last thing Meg Whitman wants taking form in the collective mind of the state's political journalists is that she is just another Arnold.
You see back when Mr. Schwarzenegger first ran for governor, events like what happened at the SP rail yard took place routinely, only without the apology. Arnold didn't need the press and his staff made a point of letting them know it. It was the kind of relationship that harbored suspicion of the candidate and then the politician. The impact was felt shortly afterward.
In just over a year, Arnold was pushing five major ballot measures before voters in a special election. The rope lines that were part of every event did more than corral the press (and their coverage of campaign events). They also represented a barrier that kept Mr. Schwarzenegger from ever getting the benefit of the doubt in the coverage. His critics were always accessible and never told reporters where to stand and when to move.
When it comes to the California press corps, Whitman is already at a disadvantage.
Corporate CEOs are not the kind of people most reporters have as drinking buddies and while I don't know of anyone who tips back a few with Jerry Brown the fact is they are simply more comfortable with him. Brown has a long standing relationship with the give and take of the campaign coverage. He never takes a hard question personally and has a wealth of stories in and out of government that make him an interesting interview. Whitman however is getting better with the press each day and while she may have faced difficult questions during the Chronicle visit she would have gained a lot of respect by toughing it out.
Remember... the campaign is the easy part.


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The Abbott government's landmark review into the welfare system has suggested that only people with a permanent disability and no capacity to work should receive the disability support pension.
In response, the Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews has said that the ''real issue'' with the DSP is that it has been a ''set and forget payment'' and that some people on it may be able to do some work.
The McClure review's discussion paper, released on Sunday, also highlighted that there is a growing number of people receiving DSP who have a mental illness, which it says can be ''episodic'' in nature.
The recent debate about the disability pension has also included newspaper headlines about ''Disabling rorters'' and ''Slackers'' - which has seen disability advocates, such as People with Disability Australia's Craig Wallace fire back: ''we are not rorters, we are not slackers''.
As the debate about the DSP continues, with the public submissions now open for the McClure review and its first round table in Canberra next week, we ask who is on the DSP? Why? And for how long?
The numbers
Data from the Department of Social Services shows as of June 2013, 821,738 people were on the DSP out of a total population of about 23.5 million.
The DSP pays $766 a fortnight for a single person. To qualify, a person must be 16 years or over and under the age pension age. They must either be blind (this is singled out due to a historical legacy) or have an impairment that means they cannot work 15 or more hours a week for the next two years or undertake training in that time.
The first interactive graph above - which plots the growth of the disability support pension alongside population since 1974 - shows the number of people on the DSP has outstripped population growth. In part this has been attributed to the ageing of the population, changes to other benefits, and the increasing of the age of eligibility for the age pension.
In 2011 the Gillard government tightened some of the eligibility requirements around the disability pension and numbers have dropped slightly, by 0.7 per cent, from June 2012 to June 2013.
The data also confirms a marked increase in the number of people with psychological and psychiatric conditions on the DSP since 2001. More than 31 per cent of those on the DSP have a psychological/ psychiatric illness listed as their main condition. The compares with 26 per cent for musculo-skeletal and connective tissue (for example, bad backs and arthritis) and 12 per cent for an intellectual or learning disability.
The proportion of DSP recipients listing psychological/psychiatric overtook musculo-skeletal for the first time in 2011.
As National Disability Services chief executive Ken Baker notes, there is an increasing public awareness of mental health conditions.
''There is a greater sensibility and awareness of mental health and there's probably less stigma so people are more willing to declare it,'' he said.
A significant proportion of DSP conditions come under ''other'' – and this is the third biggest group. This includes a wide range of conditions such as chronic pain, cancer, congenital abnormalities and those related to the immune and respiratory systems.
The largest group on the DSP is between 55 and 64 years of age, before it drops right off at 65. Mr Baker explains that the older you are, the more likely you are to have a disability but that from 65, most people go on to the age pension.
The 55 to 64-year-old grouping is also boosted by containing the hefty baby boomers cohort.
We also learn from the data that as per the government's rhetoric, people tend to spend a lengthy time on the DSP.
As of June 2013, more than 56 per cent had been on the DSP for 10 years or more. Eighteen per cent had received the disability pension for 20 years or more.
This is to be expected, says Mr Baker.
''For many people, we're talking about life-long disability.''
But he adds the time people spend on the DSP also reflects the lack of job opportunities for people with disabilities.
''It does seem to me that that is the missing part in the welfare to work equation at present. We need to do a lot more ensuring that people's pathways to employment are robust.''
Just over 8 per cent of those on the DSP in June 2013 reported some earnings to the government. Of that, 5 per cent earned $500 or less a fortnight.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 53 per cent of working age Australians with a disability participated in the workforce in 2012. This compares with 83 per cent of non-disabled Australians.
Gender and marital status
There have been more men on the DSP than women over the past four decades. But over the past 20 years, there have been an increasing proportion of women on the disability pension. In part this is due to the closing of wife and widow pensions, an increase in the age pension age and tightening of eligibility around the parenting payment. Given that men have historically worked more, they have also been more susceptible to workplace injuries.
The Department of Social Services data also shows that as at June 2013, 27 per cent of recipients are married or in a de facto relationship, while 28 per cent owned a home. Seventy six per cent were born in Australia with the next biggest group (4.6 per cent) born in Britain or Ireland.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that the growth in the DSP has largely kept track with population growth.