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CHICAGO, April 6 — The parking lot was abuzz and crammed with cars, the 94-year-old gray stone plant house basking in its new glory.
All week long, tour buses idled outside the Garfield Park Conservatory on the city's West Side, and absolutely no parking was available on adjacent Central Park Avenue or the nearby side streets. Yet the visitors kept coming.
This week crowds have arrived by the thousands to see the swirling and vibrant blown glass that glistens in purple, yellow and red hues—the work of the glass artist Dale Chihuly. It is all part of a renaissance of the landmark conservatory, built in 1908, and of the neighborhood that is its home.
''Ever since the 60's,'' said Drew Becher, the Chicago Park District chief of staff, ''there has been that stigma on the West Side.''
In the heart of that West Side in a section known as East Garfield, the conservatory over time became one of Chicago's most forgotten treasures, with its aged palm trees and two acres of perennial greenery that against an urban backdrop stand like a sweaty glass of ice water on a muggy summer day.
The 1968 riots that singed the West Side, destroying businesses and scarring the neighborhood, also left many Chicagoans with a fear of traveling here. Whatever the flames did not accomplish in tarnishing the image of the West Side, many people here say, the poverty and blight did.
But after years, the conservatory is brimming with visitors again. That is not happenstance, say city park district officials, who see the health of the conservatory as being linked to the overall revitalization of the neighborhood.
Over the last 10 years, new development has spread west from downtown, including an expansion of the University of Illinois campus and construction of the United Center stadium.
Members of the black middle class are refurbishing old gray stone buildings, and vacant lots are being transformed into gardens.
''The mayor legitimately sees architectural design, attractive urban space, as a catalyst in neighborhood development,'' said Lee Bey, Mayor Richard Daley's deputy chief of staff for planning and design.
The emerging rebirth of the neighborhood is also the tale of a conservatory on the mend.
''We had real problems in the late 80's and early 90's because the conservatory was just left to crumble there for a while,'' Mr. Becher said. ''And the park district has put a lot of money into new computerized systems, new boilers and that type of stuff. Now we're branching out into the more public sexy stuff.''
Mr. Becher said: ''It's a sort of phenomenon that it's happening. People are finding the West Side again. ''It's actually the most beautiful side of the city that we have,'' he added.
Since the Chihuly exhibit opened in November, there have been more than 200,000 visitors, with 60,000 in the first two months alone. In all of 2000, there were 137,000 visitors to the conservatory, officials said.
Inside, fire-red cylinders of glass rise amid the plants, trees and flowers. Some are spidery, neon yellow. Others are blue, orange or green and spiral toward the ceiling intertwined with plants and trees.
''What else can we see in this cool garden?'' Chris Weiss, 30, said to her to her year-old son, Ryan Harnish, as they strolled through.
Though she had visited the conservatory on an annual bike ride that goes through Garfield Park, Ms. Weiss said she was aware that many Chicagoans never ventured this far west and had never been to the conservatory.
''People really didn't come here,'' Ms. Weiss said.
Ms. Weiss's friend Donna Vattanakul, 30, came just to see the Chihuly exhibit, but now she plans to return and bring her mother.
''I wouldn't have known that the Garfield Park Conservatory is so nice,'' Ms. Vattanakul said. ''This is a beautiful area.''
The conservatory is scheduled for a facelift next year that includes replacing its plastic roof with glass. City officials have also laid plans to expand the conservatory with outdoor gardens and a waterfall, a restaurant and shops. They hope to eventually showcase an exhibit of dinosaur bones, Mr. Becher said.
In the meantime, ''Chihuly in the Park: A Garden of Glass'' will be on display through Sept. 8. So far, the exhibit and the conservatory are getting rave reviews from the public.
''I love this,'' said Anne Wilbon, a fourth-grade teacher on spring break. ''I used to live down the street from here.''
Ms. Wilbon said that when she was a little girl she visited the conservatory at least once a week in summer and on Easter. She has pictures of herself as a girl in a pink dress, white shawl and Easter bonnet, she said. She remembers the days when the parking lot was full and no parking was to be found because of all the visitors.
Ms. Wilbon, who moved away 30 years ago and now lives on the city's South Side, brought her granddaughter, Imani Alston, 7, to the conservatory this week for the first time because she wants her to ''experience it.''
''I was surprised at the number of cars in the parking lot and all down the street,'' she said. ''The city has finally gotten smart. It's also letting people know that the West Side of Chicago doesn't have to be Scare Town.''
What of the old conservatory?
''It hasn't changed much,'' Ms. Wilbon said, smiling. ''It's truly, truly beautiful.''
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Normally, a minor-league hitting coach losing his job isn't something I'd spend much time on. However, I was taken aback by what former Isotope hitting coach John Moses told Tony Jackson about why he was let go:
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In Such a Pretty Fat, Jen Lancaster learned how to come to terms with her body. In My Fair Lazy, she expanded her mind. Now the New York Times bestselling author gives herself—and her generation—a kick in the X, by facing her greatest challenge to date: acting her age.
Jen is finally ready to put away childish things (except her Barbie Styling Head, of course) and embrace the investment-making, mortgage-carrying, life-insurance-having adult she's become. From getting a mammogram to volunteering at a halfway house, she tackles the grown-up activities she's resisted for years, and with each rite of passage she completes, she'll uncover a valuable—if probably humiliating—life lesson that will ease her path to full-fledged, if reluctant, adulthood.
Chapter One
I'll often yell at homeless people. "Hey, how's that homelessness working out for you? Try not being homeless for once!" Okay, ?ne. I've never actually said this. Coach Sue Sylvester on Glee did. But considering the ?rst line in my memoir Bitter Is the New Black reads, "Camille said you stole a bag from a homeless guy," imagining my saying this isn't such a stretch.
Having come within ?ve days of losing my apartment and moving back with my parents not so long ago, you'd think I'd be a little less glib about other people's circumstances.
You'd be wrong.
The thing is, my life is good right now . . . I suspect a little too good.
I fear that I'm starting to forget what it felt like to struggle. My memories of the bad old days when the bank took our car and ComEd disconnected our electricity are fading and sepia-toned. So when Coach Sylvester offered her suggestion, I found myself nodding in agreement. Why don't they try not being homeless for once? You know, get a job and such. How hard could it be, right?
Success has paved the way for me to revisit some old, bad habits. I'm concerned that my con?dence is quietly morphing back into arrogance and my hard-won humility is turning to hubris. More often than not, snotty has once again become the new black. My tolerance is nil and last week while shouting at the valet I'd deemed incompetent, I realized how dangerously close I was to asking him if he knew who I was.
This is not good.
Instead of asking someone if they know who I am, I should be asking myself who it is I want to be.
The last time I behaved in such a childish, petulant manner, Karma knocked me out of my penthouse and onto my ass. Although I learned to appreciate those lessons in retrospect, at the time, life sucked. And I'd like to never live through anything like that again.
Thankfully I ?nally have the ability to take one giant step back from myself and right my terrible attitude before my life tumbles like so many houses of cards again.
I need to give back the good I've been so sel?shly taking in.
I need to repay the karmic debt I've incurred.
I need to actually grow up instead of just saying it.
And now my job is to ?gure out how.
You know who volunteers?
Also, people sentenced with community service after a DUI.
But mostly grown-ups.
Doing charitable work seems like it would be soup and sandwich to my desire to give back as well as my need to mature, so I'm looking into it. The only volunteer work I've done previously was with shelter dogs and I really enjoyed it, but it turns out I'm a "take work home with me" kind of gal. As my husband, Fletch, and I live with a pit bull, a German shepherd, and ?ve cats, we are at capacity in the stray pet department. Until we lose some members to attrition, I should stick to groups of creatures I don't want to bring home. Like children and the homeless.
I sign up on a couple of Chicago volunteer databases, so I ?gure ?nding projects should be a snap. I mean, I'm smart, I have skills to offer, I'm willing and able, so surely there's some stuff out there at which I'd excel. Or, barring that, at least wouldn't hate. I log in to the ?rst calendar and begin to peruse volunteer listings. I'm free all week, so let's see what's available.
Okay, here's something for Girls on the Run . . . well, now that sounds vaguely fun in a frenetic kind of way. Zippy and upbeat and useful. I wonder what they do? Maybe this is a charity that helps women balance their busy schedules? Or it provides gals on the go
with some kind of relaxing downtime? If that's the case, I bet my friend Angie could bene?t. In the summer her minivan turns into a Mobile Command Unit and she stuffs it full of uniforms and pads and equipment before she shuttles four stinky boys to various sporting practices, camps, and workshops, all day, every day.
Angie's always throwing out her back because she's perpetually perching on steel risers cheering on her fourth track meet of the week, or hauling coolers full of enough gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, tree nut–free snacks for the whole team. On away game and tournament days, she's on the road from six a.m. until ten p.m., fueled by nothing but a bucket of coffee and a handful of back pills. How cool would it be if Girls on the Run could come out and, like, bring her some sangria or give her a quick shoulder massage? I'd de?nitely work to support those efforts.
I click over to the charity's Web site and see that this is "A nonpro?t prevention program that encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running."
No sangria, then?
This charity isn't what I thought, but I like the idea of a nonpro?t prevention program that encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles. Empowering young women is never a bad idea. I'm all for Girls on the Run . . . except for the part that might include me running.
As my pro?ciency is less "running" and more "chugging along on the treadmill, sweating and swearing, at speeds no faster than
4.0 and for lengths no longer than a quarter of a mile," I imagine
I'm not the role model these tweens seek. What am I going to teach them? That it's ?ne to take a cab for three blocks, particularly if cute shoes are involved? How to pick up the remote control with one's feet in order to avoid bending? The key to mixing the perfect dirty martini?
On Saturday I can work at the Tour de Fat, which is "a celebration of bicycles and creative community." The project entails pouring beer for three hours and then cleaning up after people who've been drinking said beer. The last time I had anything to do with serving cocktails was when I worked at a dive bar in college. The money was nice, but the downside of the job was the cleaning-upafter-people-who'd-been-drinking bit. Due to the abundance of biohazards, I had to poke head and arm holes in the contractor garbage bags I wore over my Dirty Dancing jean shorts and sorority T-shirt to avoid the backsplash that came from hosing down the bar.
I'm going to say Strike One on the potential for being gross.
"The Tour de Fat festival celebrates Chicago's growing biking community."
That may be a problem because I loathe most of Chicago's growing biking community. I'm infuriated at how bikers interpret traf?c laws at will, plowing through stoplights, zipping in and out between cars, and riding on the sidewalk. Last week I almost nailed some mutton-chopped, forage-capped hipster who was completely oblivious to traf?c due to his preoccupation not only with chatting on the phone but also smoking, thus leaving him with zero hands on the handlebars. When I honked he was all, "Bicycle rights, you fascist!" to which I replied, "Hey, Johnny Rebel—this car weighs six thousand pounds. Your ten-speed weighs twenty-?ve. If we crash I guarantee I'll win."
Strike two.
I check out the rest of the event description. The festival helps support environmental charities and having recently seen an incredibly guilt-inducing Discovery Channel special about polar bears, I'm on board. That is, until I stumble across a sentence that stops me dead in my tracks.
"Volunteers are encouraged to come 'in costume.' "
That's a problem because I have an irrational fear of adults wearing costumes.
By "fear" I mean "deeply seated hatred."
I'm of the mind-set that if you're too old to solicit candy from your neighbors, you're too old to dress as a Ninja Turtle. I still have ?ashbacks from when I had a professional job and coworkers would show up for the day done up as superheroes and Raggedy Ann. They'd be all, "Hey, won't this be fun when we see clients today?"
Um, you're not coming to my meetings, Batman.
In case you're wondering, I despised costumes even before I gained enough weight to limit my masquerade options to Saucy Pirate Wench or Viking-Horned Opera Singer. Thank you, no. And by the way? If you've ever gone to a Halloween party done up as a Sexy Nurse or Sexy Policewoman, please know that you appear to be one pizza delivery/cable repair away from starring in a porno.
Strike three, Tour de Fat, thanks for trying.
Let's see . . . would I like to build houses in Munster, Indiana, for eight hours?
Not with a fresh manicure, I wouldn't.
Do I want to staff the gates at one of Chicago's ubiquitous summer fests? Yeah, I'm over forty, ?ighty, and ?uffy—I'd say I'm not ideal bouncer material.
Shall I call BINGO numbers at a local church? Pfft, if those BINGO participants are as vicious as I've seen portrayed on television, I'd be better off trying to talk local gang members into voluntarily disarming.
What else . . . oh, looks like I could teach homeless men to use the Internet through an urban ministry charity. The notion of this intrigues me, but I can't quite get past my cynicism that the second I teach these guys to do a Google search they're not heading for ICanHasCheezburger.com. This is probably the root of all those Nigerian prince e-mail scams, too. Teach a man to ?sh and he might just take the opportunity to steal all your lobster pots.
Hey, here's one about "keeping current." I quickly scan the description and I see that participants would be tasked with having engaging conversations about current events. Hey, I like current events! I like conversations! I'm engaging! I bet if I did this one, I could practice some of the higher-culture skills I learned for My Fair Lazy.
I jot down the contact information in order to sign up. I wonder, would I be working with kids or seniors? If it's seniors, I'd be fascinated by their take on how the world differs today than when they were young. I bet I'd hear a lot of sentences start with, "In my day . . ." That would be totally enriching; I'm sure I'd get more out of the conversation than they would.
If it's kids, then I'd have the chance to be the elder statesman and I could talk about what life was like when calculators were the size of bricks and we got only three TV stations (unless you counted public TV) (which I didn't) and if you wanted to send your friend a message, you needed a pen, a spiral notebook, and the ability to do an origami fold.
I'm about to send the project coordinator an e-mail requesting to join in when I notice a few words I'd previously skimmed over. Turns out I wouldn't be having these scintillating conversations with youth or the elderly. Apparently I'd be chatting up gentlemen just released from prison. And this takes place in a halfway house, so their participation is likely involuntary. Suddenly this doesn't sound like such a great idea.
To be fair, maybe these conversations are totally bene?cial to the ex-cons and perhaps they can't fully mainstream back into society without being able to connect with regular people. I bet having the civilian perspective helps them right the thought processes that led them down the wrong path in the ?rst place. Yet I know myself well enough to say I'd be far too uncomfortable around these men and that the interchange wouldn't bene?t any of us. Plus, I'd probably try to cross-examine them about their past crimes in order to better judge them, because even though I've made the conscious decision to become an adult, that doesn't preclude me from being an asshole.
Moving on.
Now, hey, this one's right up my alley. "Come be surprised by how much joy an animal can bring into someone else's day. The XY Senior Center is a facility for seniors and other residents who need skilled nursing care. Pairs of volunteers make the rounds with a friendly cat or dog to socialize with residents in individual rooms. Volunteers without pets can pair up with pet owners."
Yes! Score! Ding ding ding! I've ?nally found a use for my menagerie! Perfect! I love the idea of having old folks connect with animals. Pets are so therapeutic, at least when they're not vomiting in one's shoes or climbing the curtains or whizzing on the leg of the pool table because it vaguely resembles a tree trunk. I mean, when I'm stressed or sad, nothing in the world makes me feel better than spooning Maisy, feeling her scratchy paintbrush fur against my cheek and inhaling her eau de corn chip scent.
Years ago when I worked for an HMO, I had a few peripheral dealings with nursing homes. All the best ones included pet therapy programs. Lots of places even had big, docile dogs and sweet-natured cats who lived in the facilities; they made such a difference in the residents' lives.
I absolutely adore the idea of bringing the elderly and pets together. But given the nature of my pets, I wonder if I shouldn't try to pair up with someone? Maybe I should ask.
I copy down the contact information and shoot the organizer a quick e-mail.
Hi, Kim,
I'm interested in volunteering for the XY Senior Center
project. I'm wondering, though, if I need to be paired with
someone who has a pet. I have two dogs who are seriously
friendly but one of them is a 75-lb pit bull and the other is a 105-lb shepherd mix. They're both sweet as can be, although they tend to jump and head butt and I'd worry about them in a roomful of folks with limited balance and fragile hips.
Otherwise, I've got three kittens who couldn't be more charming, although they're still kind of feral. They're great around our house but I wonder if they might not slingshot around a room looking for a place to hide should they encounter strangers.
My elderly cats are pretty calm, but one doesn't groom himself and he looks like a bath mat. (He's also missing all his teeth but that doesn't stop him from woo?ng down dry dog food!) The other one is about a thousand years old and somehow I imagine petting the feline manifestation of Mr. Burns from The Simpsons wouldn't be nearly as nice as touching something fat and furry. But maybe it would work because she's spry and feisty?
Anyway, if you feel like my pets might be appropriate, let me know. And if you'd rather just pair me up with another owner, that'd be great, too. I'd love to be a part of this.
Best, Jen Lancaster
I send my e-mail and await con?rmation. Which never comes. Damn.
As always, my friend Stacey is a willing partner in crime, which is why I'm able to rope her into an Indianapolis road trip. We're going to an event with the GlamourGals Foundation, a nonpro?t whose mission is to inspire and organize teens to provide complimentary makeovers to elderly women living in senior homes. Julia Porter, the Director of Programs, has been incredibly helpful in guiding me to various volunteer opportunities, so when I have the chance to repay the favor, I'm all over it.
We spend our day giving manicures and makeovers to the elderly residents and within ?ve minutes, I can tell what a valuable program this is. When you're holding someone else's hand or touching her face, it creates an instant bond and an intimacy that you won't ?nd in a garden-variety conversation.
The thing about the elderly is they don't dick around with a lot of social niceties. No time for that. So I can't help but appreciate when one of the ladies grills Stacey on her marital status.
"Are you married?" Stacey's elderly manicure client asks.
"No, but I'm dating someone exclusively," Stacey replies.
"Are you shacking up?" I have to stop rouging my gal's cheeks because I have to clap my hand over my mouth to keep from snorting.
Stacey smiles patiently. "We don't live together."
"Why not? Time's a-wasting."
And then I die laughing until she turns to me and asks why I don't have kids.
However, these ladies' ability to be blunt and articulate exactly what they want and need is why I believe this is such an amazing program. I feel like kids today have trouble expressing themselves, particularly when they can't hide behind tweets and text messages, and knowing there's a cadre of outspoken old ladies in hot pink lipstick forcing them outside their comfort zone makes me weep a little less for the future.
Unfortunately, with the My Fair Lazy book tour coming up and the out-of-town locale, I'm not able to get to other events, so I search for opportunities closer to home.
Stacey and her family volunteer every year at the Glass Slipper Project, a nonpro?t organization that gives away free prom dresses and accessories to high school juniors and seniors in the Chicago area. This is another one that makes my heart smile. If Pretty in Pink taught us anything, it's that no girl should ever miss her prom, Blaine. Except Molly Ringwald's dress was tragic so I'm particularly on board with the idea of needy young ladies receiving a new or gently used dress so they don't have to bust out their sewing machines.
A few days before the event Stacey calls me.
"What size do you wear?" she asks.
I already dislike where this is going. "Why?"
"Because I need to know what size T-shirt to get you for the Glass Slipper Project."
I feel a quick whoosh of relief. "Oh, no, thanks. I don't want a shirt." In my brief tenure as a professional volunteer thus far, I've learned that the shirts are kind of a status symbol. Everyone shows up to volunteer in T-shirts advertising other charities where they've worked, kind of like concert tees, only for do-gooding. It's like everyone's trying to one-up another; I see your 5K Fun Run for MS tee and I'll raise you one Half Marathon for Habitat for Humanity!
Personally, I choose to break the cycle of one-upmanship by forgoing the swag.
I'm excited about the day because it sounds like fun and Stacey says everyone's always so happy. Last year she was a personal shopper, meaning she helped various girls ?nd their dresses, accessories, makeup, etc. However, she says the best job is doing checkout because you get to see what everyone has picked, which may work for me because I'm more nosy than helpful. Mind you, I remember her story from a while back when one of her girls didn't think to wear any undergarments—any, at all—and Stacey spent her day functioning as a human shield. So when she mentioned the checkout area was the only place with chairs and I wouldn't have to see anyone naked, I was sold.
"Actually, you do. Everyone wears matching T-shirts to indicate who's staf?ng the event. Kind of like they do at Target."
Nooooooo! Wearing matching T-shirts is the ?rst step towards donning a costume. I panic a little. "What if I don't want to wear a stupid shirt?"
Stacey's all matter-of-fact. "You have to wear the shirt in order to volunteer."
But I'm having none of this. "You know who made people wear matching shirts?" I ask. "Nazis, that's who."
"Is this really an issue for you?"
I begin to break into panic sweat. "Absolutely! One day it's matching T-shirts and the next it's me and a bunch of other ass-holes dressed as Stormtroopers and Ewoks and Yodas and shit going to Comic-Con. Matching T-shirts are the gateway drug to all things Dungeons and Dragons. So, no. No shirt. No, sir. No, thank you. I'm going to sit this one out." Immaturity trumps altruism every time.
Every week Stacey and I meet our best girlfriends, Gina and Tracey, for lunch. To say that none of us suffers fools gladly would be an understatement, but no one quite takes this to the extent that Gina does. There's a certain phrase that Gina reserves for the most obstinate, the most ridiculous, and the most frustrating among us. She reserves it for dire situations, like when dealing with a third-world call center. She'll take whatever bullshit they spew and simply restates it so that whoever said it ?rst can hear exactly how stupid they sound. Trouble's afoot when you hear Gina begin a sentence with, "So what you're telling me is . . ."
Stacey pauses a moment to collect her thoughts before she says, "So what you're telling me is that you don't want to help needy girls with their prom dresses because you're afraid it will one day cause you to dress like C-3PO."
I mull this over.
"I'll take whatever size shirt you get."
"All righty. See you on Saturday!"Reluctant Adult Lesson Learned:
Taking feels good but giving feels great, even if you have to do it in a stupid shirt.
Jenny Lawson: Your latest book is called Jeneration X: One Reluctant Adult's Attempt to Unarrest Her Arrested Development; or, Why It's Never Too Late for Her Dumb Ass to Learn Why Froot Loops Are Not for Dinner. The title itself is longer than most chapters in my own book. Did you do this on purpose just to make me feel bad?
Jen Lancaster: Yes.
How many angry ferrets could you fight off if you had too?
Trick question—see, I wouldn't fight them off myself. Instead, I'd engage in a social media war with the angry ferrets and I'd mobilize fans to give them bad Yelp reviews and crash their Facebook pages and flood their email server. Then I'd be all, "Well, bless my buttons, I certainly can't control the Internet! But who's angry now, ferrets, huh? WHO'S ANGRY NOW?" (Substitute "angry ferrets" for "Ford dealership who wouldn't give me a refund on a truck with a rolled-back odometer" and that's how I spent one week last fall, after being inspired by one really phenomenal blogger's "display of relevance.") (Thank you—I got my money back!)
Same question but with ambivalent ferrets.
I would badger said ferrets until they became angry and then refer them to question number two.
You've written more entertaining memoirs than anyone I've ever met and yet you still come up with fascinating new stories. Do you intentionally do dangerously dumb-ass stuff in the hopes that it will create new material? Or is it possible that you're just more fascinating than the average person? If so, how do the rest of us get that life?
I don't like reading the same book in a different package (e.g., "Oh, noes, we maxed our credit card from shopping again!"), which is why I work hard to come up with an entirely new angle in each memoir. Also, when I engage in yearlong self-improvement projects, what I've learned tends to stick and I don't make the same mistakes twice. Basically, I've no choice but to attempt dangerously dumb-ass stuff to create new material. Soon I'll be wrestling gators to produce new stories, and then we'll see how fascinating I am when I have a hook for a hand. Less so, probably.
Which toe is your favorite and why?
That's like asking me which of my children or my pets is my favorite! So the answer is whichever toe is my pit bull, Maisy. (Probably the pinky because it's pugnacious and unyielding, exactly like Maisy.)
What's one thing you are most proud of writing?
I'm always the most proud of whatever I write next. My passion is coming up with entirely new material. For example, right now I'm working on a magical realism novel that involves mean girls, Whitesnake, and holes in the time/space continuum. (I'm so not kidding about this. Here I Go Again comes out next year.) It's my favorite thing I've ever written . . . until I start the next manuscript.
Your life, home, and family and pets are fascinating and amazing. Why am I never invited over for Christmas?
Consider yourself invited. I hope you like holiday cheer because ever since we moved to the suburbs, the nihilist I married has morphed into Clark W. Griswold. He has a plaid vest that he wears without a hint of irony. It's a little frightening.
You come out with great books on such a regular basis. How do you do it? Why do you do it? ("Cash for drugs" is an acceptable answer here.)
Have you ever reported to eight bosses? (True story.) Have you fetched coffee for some asshole with a community college degree who thinks her time's best spent instructing you on proper stapling techniques? (Also true.) Have you ever spent three hours in a pre-meeting meeting where you have to discuss everything that's going to happen in the actual meeting, which is then followed by the postmortem meeting, where you compare and contrast the results of the pre-meeting meeting and the meeting meeting? (Sadly true again.) Have you ever had a conversation where, at the end of the day, you've got to break through the clutter to architect an apples-to-apples, client-centered core competency that's cross-platformed, bleeding edge, and scalable, yet that will help streamline your go-to market strategy without sacrificing synergy or diversity for the win-win? (FML-worthy true.)
That is why I do it.
You're a blogger and an author. Which is harder and why?
In discussing bloggers in your book, you say, "They know that you're broken, and most of them are, too, so they just nod and make you go take Xanax and go to bed." The thing is? I don't consider myself broken. I consider myself arrogant and narcissistic and self-righteous and I not-so-secretly believe I'm smarter than the average bear . . . which is likely why I'm never invited to eat unicorn cake at blogging conventions.
So I guess being an author is easier.
(I do like Xanax, though, if that helps.)
Who inspires your writing?
I read everything—blogs, books, magazines, newspapers, zines, ebooks, bulletin boards, etc. No matter the medium, I'm most inspired by two things—a defined voice and a solid story. If you can include both these traits in your work, then I'm a fan, whether you're a New York Times bestseller, a self-publisher, or a LiveJournaler. Good writing is inspiring. Period.
What's the one line you won't cross in your writing?
You're never going to see the ladybits v-word in my books. Ever.
Have you ever written anything you later regretted?
Not really, no. Sometimes I'll pen things in the heat of the moment, but publishing entails so many rounds of edits that by the time the book's ready to print, I've tweaked the material enough that I'm comfortable with all that's included.
On one of your book covers it says you learned Lucky Charms are not for dinner. On another it says you learned that Froot Loops are not for dinner. What exactly do you have against cereal? And will these books all have different covers, like when Reader's Digest does four different covers so you have to collect them all? Also, is it too late for me to do that with my book too, because that's pretty damn brilliant.
Hey, I love artificially sweetened and colored cereal. My lower GI tract is another story. You can only spend so many nights crying over your ring of fire before you learn that you can't eat like a college student anymore.
As for the title change, one of those reflects what I planned to use before I saw my cover and the other came after. I was not about to put out a book where it said Lucky Charms and it showed Froot Loops. I'm still hearing from people about how the socks on Pretty in Plaid are argyle.
Also? If you were to do collector covers, I'd totally buy them all. Actually, I really love this—each one could be a different one of your taxidermied pets. YOU are the brilliant one. Get on that shit.
What's the one question I should have asked you?
Tastes great or less filling?
Insert that question here.
Neither. I prefer Chardonnay.
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- 1 pound thin spaghetti, broken into 1-inch pieces
- 3 large tomatoes, diced
- 2 medium zucchini, diced
- 1 large cucumber, diced
- 1 medium green pepper, diced
- 1 sweet red pepper, diced
- 1 large red onion, diced
- 2 cans (2-1/4 ounces each) sliced ripe olives, drained
- 1 bottle (16 ounces) Italian salad dressing
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 2 teaspoons poppy seeds
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- Cook pasta according to package directions; Drain and rinse in cold water. Transfer to a large bowl. Add the vegetables and olives.
- In a large bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Drizzle over spaghetti mixture; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Serve with a slotted spoon. Yield: 10-15 servings.
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Some of you have suggested using the Salad Supreme bottle spice instead of the individual spices listed. How much do you add? This really sounds like it is right up my alley for good salads.
I've been making this for years, always a hit, and everyone wants the recipe.
This salad is tailor-made for our garden right now--I have zucchini, cucumbers and tomatoes in abundance! I had made it before and forgot about it--sure am glad I got the reminder from TOH in this fashion. I'm going to make it for our Labor Day picnic! My family doesn't care for olives, so I leave those out. I'm going to try it with other dressings next time, hadn't thought about the cool cucumber or ranch dressings, but bet those will be good!
Love trying new pasta salad ideas. This one was great. Easily adaptable to suit your own tastes. I decreased the dressing amount only because I am not a dressing eater except on pasta salads. Added corn for little more color and crunch. Great recipe
To make it easier,instead of using all the individual things like poppy seeds, sesame seeds, paprika, celery seeds & garlic, I use Salad Supreme, it is in the spice aisle at the store it has all those ingredients in one bottle and tastes great.
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I just had the 5416-GS set of Alnico 5 at the neck and Alnico 2 at the bridge installed on my completely from the ground up upgraded Epiphone Lucille. The only hardware /wiring/switches/hand made vintage bone nut/ Gibson Deluxe tuning gears and electronics left that were stock is the strap pegs. Everything else is pure factory Gibson except these Golden Age Parson's Street pickups. I was going to use Gibson 57 Classics but my tech talked me in to these because he believed they were even closer to the original early PAF's then the current Gibson Classics. He was right. My Lucille is a whole new instrument. I have Gibson 57 Classics in other guitars and believe me, these Parson's Street pickups are alive, articulate, note definitive and so balanced note to note that they just left me amazed.
I bought this pair 5416-2 (Alnico 5 neck, Alnico 2 bridge) to go into a Les Paul kit project I built. These pickups are just perfect! and the guitar sounds better than my other famous factory made guitars?... Quality is super for the cost (what a set should cost IMHO), and the pole screws came pre-adjusted too, as I had to do very little tweaking afterwards! Although the neck pickup sits somewhat angled with the screw poles closer to the strings (like in the pic with the goldtop) I am not sure if this intentional, or if it may be hitting inside the cavity? Anyhow I don't want to change a thing because they sound Sooooo great! What a great compliment to my Les Paul guitar project! Thanks!
I have a 2000 korean made EPI Les Paul and I just put in a set of parson street Alnico 2 pickups. These are hands down as good as duncan antiquities in my opinion as I have a set of those in another EPI les Paul. I also changed out the pots/caps/wiring to CTS, Emerson PIO caps and switch craft 3 way and output jack all from Stewmac. All this made a decent guitar into a really nice sounding LP. Great pickups. Warm, clean, and will growl when you crank it :)
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I installed the Alnico 5 neck/Alnico 2 bridge a Samick Royale RL3 semi hollowbody, and the change was astounding. The original Duncan Design pickups were not able to pull off the wide range of tone I need, and these deliver. I get clean smooth jazz to heavily overdriven, singing lead tone with ease--at about half the price of 57 Classics. Great product that I will use again on my next project.
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Holiday Loopy Trees
Stitch a fun addition to your holiday décor.
Designed by Cheryl Fall, DMC
Material List
- 18-Count White Charles Craft Gold Standard Aida
- 1 skein each of DMC six strand Embroidery Floss in colors: 816 Garnet, 817 Very Dark Coral Red, 700 Bright Green, 703 Chartruse Green, 798 Dark Delft Blue, 725 Medium Light Topaz
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- DMC Embroidery Needle size 10
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- 10-inch Embroidery Hoop
Project Instructions
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Couch the Memory Thread along each of 3 tree patterns that you just marked, tucking the ends of the Memory Thread at the back of the piece (figure 2).
Stitch the Memory Thread in place with a single strand of 6-strand floss (figure 3) that matches the color of the Memory Thread.


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Looney Tunes: Back In Action
- 2003
Warner Bros. Feature Animation featuring Tasmanian Devil, She-Devil, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Beaky Buzzard, Sylvester, Mama Bear, Yosemite Sam; more Characters ...
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
|Comments by: FireballXL6
|Posted: February 05, 2007
Daffy Duck FINALLY gets the benefit of the doubt!
I've always been a Daffy Duck fan and always will be, and I'm glad that Warner Bros. have finally dropped this idea of bullying Daffy all the time and actually giving him a bit of sympathy.
But other than that, I can't make head or tail of this film. It's certainly better than Space Jam, but the plot goes off in so many directions that it's hard to keep up. Countless films are spoofed and jokes are poured out, but at the end of it all, you can plainly see that Warner Bros. are stretching for comedy in this politically-correct day and age, a fact even Porky and Speedy are frustrated with.
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Looney Tunes: Back in Action
|Comments by: Kiddman
|Posted: July 25, 2004
Classically Looney!
I thought they NAILED this movie!
Imagine: It's 1955, and the Warner Brothers want to make the biggest, craziest animated feature ever. Mix in today's technology to seamlessly mix in live actors, and and you have something pretty darned close to this picture.
Despite a couple slightly-off-color things, like Bugs burping and Taz farting, the style and humor portrayed in Back In Action are right on the mark.
Too bad this picture didn't do well at the box office; I guess today's moviegoers just don't "get it".
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Looney Tunes: Back in Action
|Comments by: StevenBailey
|Posted: February 28, 2004
Mighty sporting of the little black duck (and frie
At last, those tired spy-movie spoofs are right where they belong--right in the middle of a Looney Tunes cartoon.
I wouldn't have thought that the sensibilities of a seven-minute cartoon could be stretched to feature length as well as they were in this movie. Not even "Space Jam" went for broke as much.
If you tried to diagram the plot for this movie, it would probably look something like several Looney Tunes strung together. It starts out with a harried movie executive (Jenna Elfman) firing and then trying to re-hire Daffy Duck. Then it turns into the story of a security guard (Brendan Fraser) who finds out that his father (two-time James Bonder Timothy Dalton) is, guess what, a secret agent. Then there's the whole subplot about the Acme Corporation's evil leader (Steve Martin) trying to turn the world's human population into monkeys. And the mind still reels at Bugs Bunny and Daffy finding out that the Roswell UFO incident wasn't a fake.
There's probably only one man in Hollywood who could meld these shards of plot into a cartoon/live-action movie, and happily, the Warner Brothers hired him. His name is Joe Dante, who made his name in the '80s directing cartoon-like feature films ("Gremlins", "Innerspace"). Dante has probably been licking his chops at the thought of doing a Bugs/Daffy feature ever since he had them do a cameo in "Gremlins 2", and he has done himself proud. Even though the original Looney Tunes directors have long since gone to comedy heaven, Dante's lead "actors" don't seem to have aged a bit. It's like finding a newly uncovered Marx Brothers movie.
As for the flesh-and-blood performers, Fraser, Elfman and the rest of the movie's live actors, they're admirably good sports, cheerily getting walloped around by hand-drawings. The only sour note is struck by Steve Martin, who overdoes trying to be even more cartoony than the cartoon characters.
In a year filled with typical Hollywood blockbusters, who could have guessed that "Finding Nemo" and this gem would be the year's highlights? Some days, a moviegoer feels like Porky in Wackyland.
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The job market has been tough for just about everybody, but for certain segments of the population—including Generation Y—it has been particularly unwelcoming. According to the Pew Research Center, 37 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds have been unemployed or underemployed since the recession began in December 2007. Members of this generation—also called "Millennials"—are sometimes a hard sell to employers, who see them as needy, entitled, and not loyal. Gen Yers are cheaper for companies to employ, of course, but they're also competing with far more experienced candidates for entry-level jobs. "If you're at the bottom of the totem pole, you can get squeezed off of it," says Dion Lim, president and chief operating officer of job-search engine SimplyHired.com.
Still, companies are evolving in ways that benefit Generation Y, says Jenny Floren, founder and CEO of Experience.com, a site that aims to help college students transition into the working world. In her new book, The Innovation Generation: The Gen Y Way & How New Thinking Can Reclaim the American Dream, Floren lays out the unique skills and characteristics Millennials bring to the workplace, including a global perspective, collaborativeness, and a "why not?" attitude. "For the most part, employers need a huge wake-up call on this topic. We're still looking at the entry-level talent pool as a cost, as something we have to invest in, as an expense," Floren says. " But this new type of talent is the key to innovation." With that in mind, here's some advice from the experts about how Gen Yers can best present themselves to prospective employers:
[See 21 Things Hiring Managers Wish You Knew.]
Remember, it's not all about you. Of course you'll want to showcase your skills and talents on your resume, cover letter, and in an interview, but it's vital that you don't stop there. Even more important is showing a prospective employer how your unique skills match their needs. "One of the worst things you can say in your cover letter is, 'I want to learn,'" because companies are more interested in how you can help them achieve success, says Lindsey Pollak, corporate consultant, public speaker, and author of Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World. "I often tell students to cut as many 'I's out their resumes as possible." Research the company to which you're applying, and use the information to position yourself as a good match for the job.
Learn how to interpret job postings. These days, many job postings suffer from information overload, particularly in the "requirements" section of the posting, says Floren. "It is extremely common to see postings that list so many requirements that your odds of finding all of them in one person are slim to none." For example, she says, an employer might ask for both an "excellent team player" and "independent self-starter," or "strong leadership skills" and "meticulous attention to detail." The takeaway: Sometimes, a company's slate of requirements for a position is more of a wish list. So don't automatically dismiss a job posting, for example, just because it says candidates should have three years of experience in the field (and you don't). "It's not the elapsed time that employers really want, it's proficiency—and the lazy way to identify proficiency is by counting the years of experience," she says. On the other hand, if the posting says candidates must have three years of experience, "it's a sign that this particular employer is likely to screen you out ... which is unfortunate and nonsensical on many levels, but true," says Floren.
[See more job advice at U.S. News Careers.]
Stress your ability to multitask and communicate efficiently. Employers want candidates who are adept in juggling various projects and quick to respond to feedback, and as a Gen Yer, these skills probably come naturally. One way to communicate this to employers is to describe yourself as being "incredibly responsive," says Lim. "You've grown up in a way in that you expect and are expected to respond quickly, and [are] able to be reached via phone, IM, status updates." You might also demonstrate how you share information, perhaps by showing an employer 10 or 15 articles you've broadcasted via Twitter or Facebook (perhaps about the industry you're hoping to work in).


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This winter, the International Party celebrated its 10th
anniversary. The popular party is held at The Local in Rutland this
year after being hosted in Killington the nine years prior. But the
18+ dance party may now be at risk due to the recent interpretation
of a city ordinance. The city Aldermen are looking to clarify an
existing policy for disallowing students 18 and over in 21+
nightclubs. If successful, it would leave the party homeless, and
legions of international workers from Killington, Okemo and
Stratton very disappointed. The Wednesday gathering has become the
highlight of the week for workers from dozens of countries who
flock to the bar to dance to music from their homelands.
International party founder and DJ, Craig Hahn, feels like the
International Party is being threatened unfairly. "This seems to
have become a personal issue for some of the city Alderman and the
Chief of Police, but there is no reason for these kids to be the
one who are hurt. The International students mostly live in Rutland
and Chip has created a safe environment for me to continue my 10th
season," Hahn says.
The recent controversy can be traced to this summer when the
Rutland board narrowly defeated an amendment to the City's
Entertainment Club Ordinance that would allow for 18+ events at
"over 21 clubs." The catch is that the ordinance provides the
following definition for such a club: "Over Twenty-one club: Any
entertainment club which restricts its admission to persons age 21
years and over."
The Local owner Chip Greeno says they are not an over 21 club
because they do not restrict admission. The Local invites patrons
under the age of 21 to pay a cover charge of $150, except on
Wednesdays, the night of the International Party, when it is
reduced to a $5 cover.
Alderman Charles Romeo is the chairman of the Charter and
Ordinance Committee and he said that some were under the impression
that the Entertainment Club Ordinance banned underage patrons from
bars. It does not, he explained. It only bars persons under 21 from
an "over 21 club." Romeo said "I think some members further thought
that, by defeating the amendment, it was clear that the board did
not support 18+ events."
Romeo submitted a proposal at a meeting last week in order to
clarify in the ordinances the city's policy of banning persons
under 21 from Rutland bars. He says "the new ordinance is a
standalone proposal. It is not an amendment to the current
entertainment ordinance. That will stay as it is. Last summer the
issue came before the board and the issue of an under 21 ban for
bars was put on the backburner as other issues were dealt with. I
wanted to take care of it before the election coming up in March.
For me, this is an issue of 'what is the public policy in the City
of Rutland?' A number of board member said last summer that it is
the public policy that people under 21 are not allowed in bars.
This proposal was introduced to clearly state and enforce that
A public forum involving the Ordinance and Charter Committee saw
supporters of the International Party pleading their case. Chip
Greeno pointed to the fact that little problems had arisen from his
under 21 gatherings at The Local. "The majority of the people
coming to these are over 21. There's only a handful who are under.
The point is, they can all go together." The Local hires many
security guards to ensure no one under 21 has access to alcohol or
causes other problems.
However, Police Chief James Baker was also there expressing his
concerns. In a phone interview with The Mountain Times Chief Baker
said, "Vermont leads the country in binge drinking and underage
drinking." When asked about the International Party specifically he
said, "Since I've been here for a year, we've had no issues, but
we've had limited exposure. As I understand it, before I got here
there were a couple of establishments that tried it and there were
a lot of problems," Baker said, adding "As the Police Chief, I
don't support underage clubs where alcohol is present… It's not a
good policy to have underage kids mixed in with adults that are
drinking alcohol. It's not a good policy from a public safety
Hahn, feels like the International Party is not the problem and,
actually, has something important to offer: culture. "There are
many young adults who are from Rutland who are well-behaved and
attend the party. They have been exposed to a whole new culture,
musically, and that can't be so bad. The International Party is not
the problem... city's time and money could be better spent in other
It seems that there may be hope for the International Party and
other such 18+ events in the City of Rutland. There is interest
among certain city officials to allow for a permit process that may
grant temporary 18 and up status to a city bar or club. Such an
allowance could be viewed on a case-by-case basis and reevaluated
if problems arise.
As it stands now, the Ordinance and Charter Committee voted to
submit the above mentioned proposal to the full board at its next
scheduled meeting, Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.


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Why didn't they choose the Magnus club instead of the Ore club. Magnus sword is a much bigger icon for Kid icarus Uprising... Maybe they're still planning to make Magnus a Playable character?
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King of red Lions was hilarious Good read!
I hated this game the first time I played it... And not only because I was really really bad :/
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I see all rooms are full already... I'll make one free for all, Password: 1188 My hunters name is Sir Anton, Hope to see soms of you soon!
I hope I can make it!
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I just recently got to HR34 So helping others won't be a problem
You can probably buy some really cool figurines there... Sigh
I'm going to wait at least a half year longer in case there is a Wii U announcement. I'm pretty excited
So ugly... This looks like some cheap game not worth playing, But it's definitely not! You should play the original if you haven't yet
Ace Attorney, Monster Hunter, Pokemon X Y, A Link between Worlds, Super Mario 3D world, Professor Layton 6... What am I supposed to choose? T_T
Looks Smashing!
Definitly getting this!
Lol, Is it just me or is this game rated 13/10? It seems a little odd... I agree nevertheless (It's probably something with the browser) Just wondering if I'm the only one that has this...
Why does the 3DS only get one screenshot... Everytime?!
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Cooking does not work... Neither does frying... Sigh
So, This is why Zelda isn't a Game on yearly basis...
Ofcourse he has no intention in selling it... He's possessed!
Calm down everyone, I'm sure Miiverse 3DS will be announced soon...
(Actually, I don't know I just hope so...)
Where's Tingle Yoda!!?
Is Wii U really doing this bad? It has to stay, At least till Zelda U
You know what I miss about this game? Dogs...
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I prefer the original :<
This solves so much trouble U_U
Happy anniversary Nintendo life! Thanks for all the good memories
Gotta see this
Then Nintendo life is doooomed to I'll just make an account on android life already...
People should stop playing with their food >_< first the Zelda cake now this. What's the meaning of food anyway...
Buy, buy, buy say the customers
One day I'll be working at Two Tribes... Just saying, that picture from Star fox is creepy btw. especially slippy
I just read the conclusion and then take a look at the comments
Doesn't look like he's gonna dodge that saw :/
I'd say it's due to the fact that it's just a few days out and only in available in Japan...
I don't think so... he's the captain of the flying Dutchman now
I already hear viridi's voice saying: Shhh, we're not supposed to talk about that! Anyway good job Anthony, a good voice actor can make the game much more fun btw; why are there so many Anthony's on the internet?
Know that feeling after playing a mario game "I want to kill turtles" no... you probably don't :/ nothing to worry about.
The new smash brothers is a big step up. it's so realistic now when your fighting in the game you can even break your arm in real life that's probably what happened :/ get better soon Sakurai! can't wait for smash bros...
@sc100 spoiler alert! you could have mentoined that :/ they're people who haven't played professor layton and the unwound future you know
Anyway this is definitly the last layton game. But i heard rumours about a new movie, i believe i even saw something about it on wikipedia but that's not always prove that it's true and level-5 did not confirmed anything yet... but maybe it's a seqeul (an actual seqeul) to professor layton and the unwound future! or i just hope so
It looks amazing! already know it was going to be epic Maybe even more epic than professor Layton and the unwound future... I think I'll have to move to Japan I want this game so badly, I would pay €100,- to get it right now but ofcourse, not in Japanese or in my own language... that just doesn't sound right
It's game 5 already? o_O I still have to play 2,3,4!
some people are making a huge mistake... The DS lite was no great or awesome console it is a great/awesome console


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Study of Etoricoxib for the Treatment of Muscle Pain and Inflammation Induced by Eccentric Exercise
This study has been completed.
X-pert Med GmbH
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: January 5, 2011
Last updated: October 31, 2011
Last verified: October 2011
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Comparison of the effect of etoricoxib to placebo on muscle pain caused by eccentric contractions
Muscle Pain
Drug: Etoricoxib
Drug: placebo
Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Multiple-dose, Randomized, Double Blinded, Placebo-controlled, Cross Over Study of Etoricoxib for the Treatment of Muscle Pain and Inflammation Induced by Eccentric Exercise
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MedlinePlus related topics: Exercise and Physical FitnessU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by X-pert Med GmbH:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Pain during muscle contraction [ Time Frame: 7 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|January 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2011
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Active Comparator: Etoricoxib
Drug: Etoricoxib
Etoricoxib film tablet, 90 mg, q.d.
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo tablet
Drug: placebo
Placebo tablet, q.d.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 70 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Signed and dated informed consent prior to participation
- Subjects in good health as determined by the Investigator
- Age 18-40 or 50-70
- BMI > 20 and < 30
- Pain in the target muscle (thigh) during muscle contraction of at least 5 on an 11 point categorical pain rating scale
- Willing to abstain from any physical therapy, hard physical work, exercise or sauna during the study treatment periods (Screening to Final Visit)
- For females, subjects of childbearing potential (including peri-menopausal women who have had a menstrual period within 1 year) must be using appropriate birth control (defined as a method which results in a low failure rate, i.e., less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly, such as implants, injectables, some intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs), sexual abstinence, or a vasectomized partner). Oral contraceptive medications are not allowed in this study. Female subjects, who are surgically sterile (bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy) are allowed for participation
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participation in another clinical study within the last 30 days and during the study
- Subjects who are inmates of psychiatric wards, prisons, or other state institutions
- Investigator or any other team member involved directly or indirectly in the conduct of the clinical study
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Alcohol or drug abuse
- Malignancy within the past 2 years with the exception of in situ removal of basal cell carcinoma
- Known hypersensitivity to etoricoxib or other NSAID´s including Cox-2, or any of their excipients
- Bronchospasm, acute rhinitis, nasal congestion, angioneurotic edema, urticaria or allergic reactions after taking aspirin or other NSAIDs including Cox-2 inhibitors
- Major traumatic lesions (e.g. fracture, tendon or muscle ruptures) of the musculo-sceletal system of the lower limbs
- Pain conditions which might interfere with pain rating during the study, e.g. neuropathic pain
- Significant neurological or psychiatric symptoms resulting in disorientation, memory impairment, or inability to report accurately (e.g. depressive disorders, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia or other psychosis), that in the investigator's opinion may affect efficacy or safety assessments or may compromise subject safety during the study
- Heart failure (NYHA II-IV)
- Long term blood pressure > 140/90 mm Hg without adequate treatment
- Peripheral arterial disease, coronary heart disease and/or cerebrovascular disease
- History of stroke or myocardial infarction
- Clinically relevant ECG changes
- Estimated creatinine clearance < 60 ml/min
- Liver dysfunction (e.g. defined by ALT and/or AST levels above upper limit of normal range)
- Coagulopathy or bleeding diathesis, or concomitant use of anticoagulants including low dose aspirin
- History of pancreatitis, peptic ulcers or gastrointestinal bleedings
- Inflammatory GI disease (e.g. M. Crohn, colitis ulcerosa)
- Any other analgesic therapy including cough and cold drugs containing analgesic properties as well as any other substance used for the treatment of pain during the study observation period (Screening to final Visit)
- Any other drug that might alter pain perception like CNS active drugs
- Statins within 3 months of screening and throughout the study
- Oral anticonceptives
Contacts and Locations
More Information
No publications provided
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|Responsible Party:
|X-pert Med GmbH
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01271348 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|January 5, 2011
|Last Updated:
|October 31, 2011
|Health Authority:
|Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pathologic Processes
Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors
Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Central Nervous System Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
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Man Burned by Suspected Meth Lab Fire Remains Hospitalized - Oconee Patch
An Oconee County man who was flown to an Atlanta hospital for treatment of burns to his face authorities believe were caused by a small-scale methamphetamine lab explosion remains hospitalized.
Oconee County Sheriff Scott Berry said Wednesday that charges have not been filed against the man but they are pending.
Oconee Fire and Rescue personnel were called to a house in the 1000 block of East Haven Trail just before 11 p.m. on Feb. 14 in response to a kitchen fire, according to a report. When they arrived, they say they fire was already out, but a resident was burned.
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Carjacking Suspects Need Victim's Help to Start Car - Stone Mountain Patch
Two carjacking suspects were apprehended by DeKalb county police earlier this month, on the same day they allegedly stole a car that wouldn't start without help from the victim.
The incident happened Feb. 3 in the 4600 block of Weyburn Lane in unincorporated Stone Mountain. The victim, of Snellville, was preparing his deceased father's home for rent by cleaning out the home and the garage, where he said two males approached around 11:25 a.m.
The first suspect pointed a handgun at him and demanded his wallet.
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