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For a seasonal blogger I probably should be excumunicated from the blogsphere for making a Chinese style duck breast on St Georges Day . Because as every British foodie will tell you the 23rd of April , St Georges Day is the traditional start of the British asparagus season . I adore asparagus & clearly should have been enjoying some fat green stems . My feeble excuse is a late arrival home
On St Georges Day though I did make it to the market at lunchtime and the vegetables stall had plenty fo English asparagus barging the continental imports off the shelf. A further delay in eating the asparagus last night caused by another late arrival home and a bottle of wine which made the prospect of boiling water a significant health and safety issue.
I have made asparagus roasted with parma ham before but British Asparagus definitely deserved some lovely smoked British Bacon grilled and served with a poached egg.
The lovely boyfreind really has the egg poaching nack down , using to a drop of vinegar in the water and whisking the boiling water to a swirling whirlpool as you drop the egg in . The yolk oozes deliciously for dipping the spears in , perfectly complemented with sweet salty bacon. Simply delicious and counts as my five a day .
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Former Broward elections supervisor Miriam Oliphant and 122 other teachers and counselors lost their jobs Tuesday for failing to either renew or attain their teaching certifications.
While board members unanimously approved the dismissal, questions remain on how Oliphant moved to the top of the district?s salary scale for teachers. Her personnel file shows she never requested the credit the district gave her for her 23 years of experience with the State Attorney?s Office and the Public Defender?s witness management programs.
Still, she earned $75,200 last year as a guidance counselor at Whiddon-Rogers Education Center in Fort Lauderdale, despite only being with the school district for 16 months. Starting teacher pay last year was $39,300 and teachers usually have to work more than two decades to reach top pay.
Oliphant, who could not be reached for comment Tuesday, had until June 30 to earn her teaching certification, and lost her job Tuesday when she failed to pass the math portion of the certification test.
Broward Schools Superintendent James Notter said in an interview Monday is ?no indication that there was any special treatment? for Oliphant, who spent ten years, from 1990 to 2000, as a Broward School Board member.
In November 2000, she was elected Broward?s elections supervisor but fell from power after the 2002 primary election, where polls opened late and closed early, and hundreds of uncounted votes were found in a file cabinet.
The Broward Teachers Union contract for counselors and other non-classroom employees allows for credit to be given for prior, directly related experience.
The school district verifies employment and experience with a candidate?s former employers, said Rebecca Brito, the district?s director of instructional staffing.
A district personnel form dated Dec. 28, 2007 showed Oliphant, who has a master?s degree in counseling, checked that she had no related work experience credit to request. There were no additional forms in Oliphant?s personnel file showing that she requested the credit that would allow her to get top pay.
Notter said Tuesday he was checking whether Oliphant, 54, may have made the request verbally.
Oliphant was suspended as elections supervisor by then-Gov. Jeb Bush in 2003, charged with incompetence and mismanagement. She ran again for that office the following year, but lost in a primary match-up against her replacement, Brenda Snipes.
Since she left office, Oliphant?s worked for Realty of South Florida before she was hired by the school district.

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2021 was a weird year to say the least. Music events were back, but not fully. Normal life was somewhat back, but still hangs in the balance from day-to-day. But one thing that can’t be denied is that 2021 gave us some great music. And by the looks of it this year will follow suit.
As 2022 kicks off, Haste takes a look at which artists we are expecting to see big things from over the next 12 months.
We kick off the list of artists with an already iconic name. Wet Leg have been on everyone’s lips for the past year following the release of their much loved track ‘Chaise Longue’, and this is just the beginning. The genius minds behind the track of the summer are duo Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers. Following their meeting in Isle of Wight the pair have been working to get their music out and get all of us grooving, and boy has that been the case so far. We’re very excited to have Wet Leg filling our 2022 playlists.
The dulcet tones of Pip Millett have been soothing our ears for the past few years. But 2022 is set to be her year. After a number of Covid-19 restrictions rescheduling her 2020 headline tour (and a bout of laryngitis) Pip is currently travelling around the UK. The flourishing young artist is growing both in herself and her music and is set to release an album later this year. With a growing group of loyal fans, we can tell Pip is going to progress even further in her career this year.
Previous Haste interviewee ENNY has taken the world by storm since she burst into the music scene in 2020. The South-London songstress made her mark on the UK music scene with her track ‘Peng Black Girls‘, which was later rereleased with fellow established musician Jorja Smith. Since then ENNY appeared at a number of festivals around the country and is continuing to work on her new music. Filled with jazzy tunes, catchy lyrics and truthful emotions, we predict ENNY is going to in our headphones a lot more in the coming year.
Since releasing his debut album ‘Collage 1‘ in 2020, Conor Albert has released a number of projects and worked with several fellow artists such as Maya Delilah. His jazzy tracks have caught the eyes (or ears) of music lovers all around the world, and his journey through the industry is just beginning. The 22-year-old artist is currently working on his second album ‘Collage 2’ which is set to be released later this year.
Described as ‘R&B with a South Asian sonic flair‘, up and coming Priya Ragu is coming in strong as one to watch in 2022. Already tipped as one to watch last year by tastemaker giants such as Vogue, NME and iD Priya has been making her mark on the UK music industry. As well as providing listeners with a number of jazzy tunes throughout 2021, the young singer-songwriter was also featured on established band Jungle’s latest album.
Irish-Zimbabwean DJ turned singer-songwriter Shiv is continuing her journey in the music industry, and is set to be one of the biggest names of 2022. Interviewed previously by Haste, the talented musician has been trying her hand at creating her own lyrics over the past few years and continues to excite her doting fans. Combining R&B and Low-Fi hip hop, Shiv creates a sound that is exciting and new while at the same time being instantly recognisable.
Obongjayar is a Nigerian artist based in London. The growing artist is one of the most unique voices we have heard in a long time. His range and pitch is unmatched. The young artist’s fan base continued to grow after his appearance on the Little Simz incredibly successful album ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert‘. And this year we are expecting to see some incredible things from this budding artist.
At the end of 2021, Haste was lucky enough to sit down with Cornish-born, London-based Zola Courtney following the release of her latest project ‘All at Once‘. The emotion filled three-track project exhibited just how high Zola’s standing is in the UK music industry. And with a number of songs and projects up her sleeve for 2022, we are expecting to see her rise even further in the scene.
Finally we have duo, Spang Sisters. Since we spoke to Spang Sisters last year, the pair have continued to make their name known in the music scene. Their quirky and new age tracks take on an interesting stance of making music about fun. Describing their music to Haste as ‘warm hot dog sauce drizzled over a French baguette‘, the pair have certainly opened the field of interpretation when it comes to sounds and lyrics. Defending the idea that genre is an outdated concept, Spang Sisters are using their own subgenres and sounds to create their instantly identifiable sound. And we can’t wait to see what they bring to the table in 2022.


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Gov. Scott Walker has notified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that Wisconsin will not build a state-run exchange as part of the Affordable Care Act and will instead defer to a federal government exchange, according to a letter released Friday morning.
The exchanges are scheduled to open Jan. 1, 2014, as a key part of President Barack Obama’s health care law. They are designed to be an online private insurance marketplace for people who aren’t covered by an employer plan.
The federal government had given states until Friday to announce their intentions for the exchanges, but that deadline was extended Thursday to Dec. 14, according to various media reports.
The health care law gives states the options to implement an exchange “built and managed by an individual state subject to federal mandate, a partnership requiring the state to perform functions on behalf of the federal government or a federal exchange developed by the federal government,” Walker’s letter said.
“While the three options differ in who initially builds and operates the exchange, all three options are identical in that they are governed and controlled by federal policy,” Walker wrote HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. “No matter which option is chosen, Wisconsin taxpayers will not have meaningful control over the health care policies and services sold to Wisconsin residents. If the state option is chosen, however, Wisconsinites face risk from a federal mandate lacking long-term guaranteed funding.”
Walker said Wisconsin has provided health insurance coverage to more than 90 percent of its residents “without the creation of an exchange and absent federal regulation.”
“We have a long history of being a leader on health reform issues, and with more guidance and greater state flexibility, our competitive market system would have ensured health insurance coverage to the most vulnerable Wisconsinites without federalization of our market,” Walker wrote. “Unfortunately, operating a state exchange would not provide the flexibility to meet our state’s unique needs or to protect our state’s taxpayers.”
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Can someone please send me a pm with an address to email or talk to for EOS-CCA?
This is the only thing left and I'm getting no where but frustrated with them!
Thanks in advance for any help!
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Could anyone possibly email it to me as well?
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It would be much easier if those who need this address send me a PM.. it takes a lot longer to go through and see which post has been responded to and which hasn't.
if you still need my EOS-CCA contact information, please drop me a PM!
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Patience my friend.
I just hadn't had a chance to log in and respond.
It should be in your inbox.
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Sony Ericsson has never been one to shy away from the high-powered camera phone. Its Cyber-shot series, which includes the Sony Ericsson K850i that we reviewed earlier this year, offers a solid set of handsets that excell both at taking pictures and making calls. One of its newest Cyber-shot models in the series is the Sony Ericsson C902, which we just reviewed. Sony Ericsson introduced the C902 at the GSMA World Congress last February.
Though we've had to wait a long time to review it, the C902 is an appealing camera phone with a sleek design and a loaded … Read more


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This version demonstrated strong psychometric properties, in some cases better than the original 60 item BSRI [ 13 , 15 , 16 ]. Gender, however, is not fixed or static but varies across time and place making repeated validation of measures such as the BSRI necessary as characteristics of any population studied vary [ 22 ].
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'America's Got Talent' Auditions Nov. 14 At Duke Energy Convention Center
NBC's "America's Got Talent" summer variety show holds open auditions Tuesday Nov. 14 at the Duke Energy Convention Center.
You can either arrive early that day for the open call auditions, or submit a video online "by November 5 and be at the front of the audition line," says FilmCincinnati. com, the film commission's website.
The eligibility requirementssay anyone under 18 must be accompanied at the audition by a parent or legal guardian. The rules also say that an applicant is "not currently a candidate for public office, and if selected to participate in the program, I agree that I will not become a candidate for public office until at least one (1) year after the initial broadcast of the final episode of the Program in which I appear."
The show's rules also stipulate:
--If you are part of a group, only one member should register for the group.
--If you're under 18, "please ask a parent/guardian to insert THEIR birth date in online form to register on your behalf."
Here's a link to the form.
NBC will broadcast the 13th season next summer. The winner receives $1 million.
No word yet who will judge auditions here. Last summer Tyra Banks hosted the show judged by series creator Simon Cowell, singer Mel Brown from the Spice Girls, model Heidi Klum and comedian-actor Howie Mandel. Darci Lynne Farmer, a 12-year-old ventriloquist from Oklahoma City, won the 12th season on Sept. 20.
"America's Got Talent" premiered June 21, 2006, with host Regis Philbin. Jerry Springer hosted the next two years, after competing on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars." Nick Cannon hosted 2009-2016, before Banks took over.
NBC's auditions start Sunday, Nov. 5 in Orlando. After Cincinnati, the show goes to Savannah GA on Nov. 19; Milwaukee, Dec. 3; Houston, Dec. 9; Las Vegas, Dec. 13; New York, Dec. 17; Nashville, Jan. 13; San Jose, Jan. 19; and Los Angeles, Feb. 3.


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Progesterone creams and natural or bioidentical compounded estrogen preparations are being promoted to consumers as safe alternatives to conventional menopausal hormone therapy and as health-promoting tonics. No reliable data support these claims.
Natural hormones, including estradiol, estriol, estrone, and progesterone, can be expected to have the same adverse event profile as conventional menopausal hormone regimens.
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Salivary tests may be used to persuade asymptomatic consumers to use hormones (or symptomatic patients to use higher doses than those needed to mitigate symptoms), a practice that can be expected to result in adverse events.
Bioidentical or natural hormones are being promoted to consumers as benign health tonics. The term bioidentical is a pseudoscientific neologism that refers to endogenous hormones, including estriol, estrone, estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA, thyroxine, and cortisol. Natural alludes to the fact that these are native human hormones. In fact, these hormones are synthesized or semisynthesized. Stigmasterol from soybeans (Glycine max) and diosgenin from an inedible Mexican yam (Dioscorea villosa) can be converted to progesterone in the laboratory,1 but there is no evidence that plant sterols convert to progesterone endogenously.
Many bioidentical hormone products that require a prescription are prepared by compounding pharmacies. Compounding pharmacies use commercially available drugs to create formulations that are not commercially available. For example, compounding pharmacies routinely turn tablets into syrup for patients with swallowing problems, combine two or three pills into a single capsule, make a pet-sized dose of a drug meant for humans, or make a topical preparation from a drug available only in an oral form. Because compounding pharmacies are not manufacturing facilities, they are not subject to FDA standards for good manufacturing practices. Compounded preparations are not regulated by the FDA and may vary in potency. For example, one study found that only 1 of 10 compounding pharmacies provided progesterone vaginal suppositories that were all within the potency range required of similar FDA-approved products.2
This article will focus on compounded bioidentical hormone preparations aimed at menopausal and perimenopausal women. Oral products include estriol, biestrogen (Bi-est, containing 20% estradiol and 80% estriol), or triestrogen (Tri-est, containing 10% estrone, 10% estradiol, and 80% estriol). Estriol is usually dosed at 2 mg twice daily; the usual dose of Bi-est or Tri-est is 1.25–2.5 mg twice daily. These doses are believed to be equivalent to 0.625–1.25 mg of conjugated equine estrogens. The term estrogens encompasses all forms, including human estrogens (estradiol, estriol, and estrone), synthetic forms (for example, ethinyl estradiol), and conjugated equine estrogens (mixed estrogens derived from mare’s urine). The term progestogen is an umbrella term that encompasses progesterone, which is the mammalian progestogen, and synthetic progestins (for example, medroxyprogesterone). Bioidentical progesterone is micronized progesterone, oral forms of which are used in conventional medicine. Transdermal progesterone cream, however, remains an alternative treatment in the United States.
Although all oral hormonal preparations require a prescription, topical hormone preparations are generally regulated as cosmetics, not drugs,3 and so are readily available without a prescription. Health food stores sell progesterone and DHEA creams, and estrogen creams may be purchased on the internet.
Estrogen is an effective treatment for hot flashes and vaginal dryness, but neither estrogen nor estrogen/progestin therapy should be used for disease prevention. Natural hormone proponents, however, claim that bioidentical hormones are different than conventional hormone regimens and will prevent disease. An educational packet distributed by one compounding pharmacy claims that “there are cardiovascular benefits to hormone therapy...protecting against premature heart disease, hypertension, and cholesterol.”4 Another pharmacy states that their hormone therapy protects against heart disease, breast cancer, and endometrial cancer.5 A company that sells various hormones over the internet describes estrogen as “literally a heart saver.”6 And another pharmacy states that Bi-est “...might allow for all of the protection of estriol, while potentially providing the cardiovascular and osteoporosis benefits and vasomotor symptom relief of estradiol.”7
Although estrogen or estrogen–progestogen combinations are far more common, oral or injected progestogens are occasionally used in conventional medicine to treat hot flashes.
Transdermal progesterone cream has also been tested for hot flashes; one study found a positive effect8 and another found no effect.9 Progesterone cream is promoted to treat and prevent osteoporosis, and as a general health tonic. However, no clinical trials support the use of progesterone cream for either of these claims.
The perception that progesterone cream is a panacea can be traced to the late John M. Lee, MD, whose popular books claimed that breast cancer, fibroids, fibrocystic breasts, premenstrual syndrome, osteoporosis, and other conditions were all linked to “estrogen dominance secondary to relative insufficiency of progesterone.”10–13 One web site that sells progesterone cream states that “Natural progesterone cream contains NO synthetic hormones and thus can help you balance your hormones, eliminate estrogen dominance and relieve your symptoms without dangerous side effects.”14 Another web site claims, “Natural progesterone should not be confused with the progestins or progestogens in birth control pills and other drugs... Natural, USP progesterone, on the other hand, is identical to the body’s own progesterone molecule, and has no serious side effects when used as directed.”15
Popular books have contributed to misconceptions about hormones. Actress Suzanne Somers has published three books promoting bioidentical hormone therapy in 3 years. In her latest book, Ageless: the Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones, Somers states, “Hormones are our life force; the decline of hormones is the hallmark of aging;” “Without hormone replacement, we will end up mere shells of our former selves;” and “Disease doesn’t develop when hormones are in perfect balance.”16 Despite developing breast cancer and undergoing a hysterectomy for endometrial hyperplasia while taking bioidentical hormones, Somers remains a hormone enthusiast.
Several physicians promote these hormones. Erica Schwartz, MD, author of The Hormone Solution: Naturally Alleviate Symptoms of Hormone Imbalance from Adolescence Through Menopause (NY: Warner Books; 2002) and The 30-Day Natural Hormone Plan: Look and Feel Young Again—Without Synthetic HRT (NY: Warner Books; 2004) evaluates patients through telephone interviews and prescribes hormone treatment. Schwartz states on her web site, “‘Natural’ Bio Identical Hormones are exactly the same as the hormones your body made when you were younger except they don’t have the same adverse side effects commonly associated with ‘Synthetic’ Hormone Replacement Therapy. ”17
Steven F. Hotze, MD, author of Hormones, Health, and Happiness (Houston, Tex, USA: Forrest Publishers; 2005) and proprietor of the Hotze Health and Wellness Center in Houston, Tex, USA claims that, “When our hormones are in balance we are young, healthy, radiant, fertile, wrinkle free and excited about the posibilities life can offer.”18
The terms bioidentical and natural may imply safety to consumers. A survey of 82 women interviewed at a compounding pharmacy found that 74 had heard about natural hormones and 37 used them.19 Half of those who had heard about natural hormones believed that natural meant “not synthetic/not man-made/no chemicals” and 45% thought the term meant plant-derived. Only 11% agreed that natural meant “identical to human hormones.” More than two thirds (71.4%) of respondents believed that natural hormones had fewer risks than pharmaceutical hormones.
Bioidentical hormones are identical to hormones used in some commercial pharmaceutical preparations. Estradiol, for example, is available in pills (including Estrace®, Gynodiol®, and generics), transdermal delivery systems (Climara®, Alora®, Estraderm®, Vivelle®, and generics), vaginal creams (Estrace® and generics), and vaginal rings (Estring®) and Femring®). Progesterone is available in capsules (Prometrium®, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Marietta, Ga, USA [marketed], manufacturer: Schering Plough) and vaginal gels (Crinone®, Serono Laboratories, Inc., Rockland, Mass, USA and Prochieve, Columbia Laboratories, Livingston, NJ, USA). Ironically, the estrogen in the best-selling hormone preparations Premarin®, PremPro®, and Premphase® (Wyeth, Philadelphia, Pa, USA) is derived from pregnant mare’s urine, an inarguably natural source.
Interest in bioidentical hormones appears to have increased since 2002, when the estrogen–progestin arm of the NIH-funded Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) was stopped because of harm.20 (the estrogen-only arm was stopped in 2004). In this definitive randomized controlled trial (RCT) that included more than 26,000 women, neither estrogen21 nor estrogen–progestin combinations reduced cardiovascular risk.20,22,23 Both estrogen24 and estrogen–progestin therapy25 increased stroke risk; estrogen–progestin therapy increased rates of breast cancer20 and dementia.26,27 Hormone therapy increased the risk of incontinence28 and improved quality of life only in women with hot flashes.29
The WHI tested conjugated equine estrogens (with and without medroxyprogesterone acetate), but no RCT to date has shown a benefit for any estrogen on cardiovascular events. Two RCTs have shown that estradiol, a natural hormone, prevents neither heart attack22,23 nor stroke.30
Estriol, specifically, is believed by bioidentical hormone proponents to decrease breast cancer risk. This belief is based on several articles written in the 1970s by a researcher who remained enthusiastic about estriol even after his only published clinical study failed. Six of the 24 subjects with breast cancer who took estriol developed metastases; two developed endometrial hyperplasia.31 The researcher, however, never made specific disease prevention claims about estriol.
Other evidence refutes the purported benignity of bioidentical estrogens on the breast. High levels of endogenous estradiol and estrone are associated with increased breast cancer risk;32–37 estriol has also been implicated in increased risk.38 In breast cancer cell lines, estriol stimulates breast cancer cell growth more than other estrogens.39 Breast tissue from women with breast cancer, compared to women without breast cancer, contains higher levels of estriol, estrone, and estradiol.40
Little information is available about long-term effects of micronized progesterone. There is preliminary evidence from E3N-EPIC, a large French cohort study of 98,997 women followed up for a mean of 5.8 years, that hormone regimens incorporating micronized progesterone rather than other progestogens may be safer in terms of breast cancer risk.41 However, this is an observational study, not an RCT, that included hormone regimens rarely used in other countries. This study by no means constitutes proof of a differential effect.
ENDOMETRIAL EFFECTS OF TRANSDERMAL PROGESTERONE CREAMS AND ESTRIOL
Women with intact uteri are prescribed estrogen with a progestogen to oppose estrogen-induced endometrial hyperplasia and cancer. Bioidentical hormone proponents sometimes recommend topical progesterone cream instead of oral progestin for this purpose. However, it is unclear whether topical progesterone can effectively mitigate estrogen-induced endometrial stimulation. Three studies have examined the ability of progesterone to oppose estrogenic stimulation. The longest study, which lasted for 48 weeks, found that transdermal cream containing 40 mg of progesterone could not effectively oppose estradiol-induced endometrial stimulation.42 A 12-week study of a cream containing up to 64 mg of progesterone found similar effects.43 The only study that found that progesterone cream (1.5% or 4%, dosed by body weight) effectively opposed estrogen lasted only 28 days, too short a time to assess estrogenic effects.44 Five studies that measured serum or plasma levels after topical progesterone treatment have found progesterone levels <5 ng/mL (the minimum level believed to induce a secretory endometrium).45–49 Only one study found a progesterone cream equivalent to oral progesterone after measuring progesterone concentration in whole blood50 (Table 1).
Although oral estriol preparations are an alternative treatment for menopausal symptoms in the United States, estriol is a commonly prescribed conventional drug in other countries51 and was often prescribed without a progestin. Although estriol is far less potent than estradiol and rapidly metabolized, estriol appears to stimulate proliferative changes identical to those induced by more potent estrogens.52 Two Swedish studies found that unopposed oral estriol (1–2 mg/day) was associated with endometrial hyperplasia.53,54 Compared to nonusers, the use of oral estriol doubled the risk of endometrial cancer; 5 years of oral estriol tripled the risk. Vaginal estriol did not significantly increase risk.54 Although one recent study concluded that estriol has a benign effect on the endometrium,55 the data presented show that estriol treatment was associated with significant endometrial thickening and polyps, both considered to be estrogenic effects.56
The FDA’s Guidance for Industry states, “other combinations and dosage forms of estrogens and progestins were not studied in the WHI clinical trials and, in the absence of comparable data, these risks should be assumed to be similar.”57
SALIVARY HORMONE TESTS
Saliva testing for hormones has been promoted to individualize the dosing of bioidentical hormone treatment. It is not clear how best to correlate progesterone levels with endometrial effects, but it is clear that salivary progesterone levels are unreliable. Correlations between serum and salivary levels of reproductive hormones vary by hormone tested, time of day, diet, and type of assay.51 Also, serum levels may not reflect tissue levels.58
Hormone tests are not indicated for menopausal symptoms because there is no correlation between hormone levels and symptoms. Salivary tests may be used to persuade asymptomatic women to use hormones, and may encourage symptomatic women to use higher doses than are necessary to treat symptoms. This would be expected to result in an unfavorable risk–benefit ratio. As Boothby et al.51 stated in an excellent review, “Although attractive on the surface, individualized NHT [natural hormone therapy] is an ill-conceived attempt to apply pharmacokinetic principles to drugs that do not meet the criteria for individualized dosing.”
Bioidentical hormones are an unusual form of alternative medicine. Unlike dietary supplements, most orally administered hormones require a physician’s prescription. Despite the fact that these hormones are no more natural than (and in many cases are identical to) commercially available drugs, when formulated by a compounding pharmacy these preparations fall outside of the current realm of FDA regulation. No reliable data support the claim that bioidentical hormones are safer than other hormones, and natural, bioidentical, and compounded preparations must be assumed to have the same risks as commercial hormone preparations.
Commercial or compounded estrogen preparations should be effective for treating hot flashes or vaginal dryness, and oral micronized progesterone is acceptable as the progestogen portion of menopausal hormone therapy. Any estrogen, including estriol, should be opposed with an oral progestogen in nonhysterectomized women. Whereas some progesterone creams may provide some endometrial protection in some women, studies to date are not reassuring. Progesterone creams should not be relied upon to protect uterine endometrium from estrogen-induced stimulation. Oral progestogens with known effects are preferred.
Any menopausal hormone therapy should be reserved for women with bothersome symptoms, and used in the lowest effective dose for as brief a period as possible. Whereas compounded preparations may be useful for creating lower-dose preparations of hormones, these preparations lack the consistency and regulatory oversight required of commercial hormonal drugs.
Adverse effects of hormones must be assumed to be drug class effects until reliable clinical evidence proves otherwise. Claims that the hormones present in compounded prescriptions are safer than commercial pharmaceuticals can only be made by those unfamiliar with or unwilling to accept scientific data. Women who wish to use compounded hormones to treat menopausal symptoms should be counseled that bioidentical hormones have the same risks as conventional hormones.
Because hormones are readily absorbed through the skin, the FDA should regulate transdermal hormone preparations as drugs. In addition, the FDA should require compounding pharmacies to provide patients with the same written information required of commercial drugs with any compounded prescriptions made with those drugs. To do otherwise risks the health of consumers.
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This work was partially supported by a grant from the Attorney General Prescriber and Consumer Education Grant Program. The authors received no funding for this report.
Conflict of Interest
Dr. Fugh-Berman has provided expert testimony on the plaintiff’s side in litigation regarding Prempro® (Wyeth). J. Bythrow is currently employed as a pharmaceutical sales representative with Eli Lilly.
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Fugh-Berman, A., Bythrow, J. Bioidentical Hormones for Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Variation on a Theme. J GEN INTERN MED 22, 1030–1034 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-007-0141-4
- natural hormones
- bioidentical hormones
- menopausal hormone therapy
- topical progesterone cream
- compounding pharmacies
- salivary hormone testing

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- BRING THE FAMILY
If cycling along to the soundtrack of peaceful countryside along stunning scenery is not enough to have you saddling up this weekend, there are plenty of inventive ways to spruce up your cycle with family and friends:
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Ø Mountain bike: get fast and furious on trails like Coed-y-Brenin, Afan Forest Park, Gwydyr Forest, Cwm Carn, Nant yr Arian, Machynlleth and Llantwrtyd Wells (visit www.mbwales.com).
Ø Pedalo – in summer, lakes and popular seaside coastal towns across Wales offer pedalo hire all for a small deposit and they’re big enough for family, partners and friends, but be prepared to get sweaty as water resistance provides a great workout.
Llyn Peninsula (Gwynedd, Chwilog)
Coed y Brenin (Gwynedd, Dollgellau)
Coed Llandegla (Wrexham, Coedpoeth)
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Nant Yr Arian (Powys, close to Aberystwyth)
Lake Vyrnwy (Powys, near Machynlleth)
Brecon Beacons National Park (Powys, Brecon)
The Hallelujah Trail (Ceridigion, Lampeter & Tregaron)
Millennium Coastal Path (Carmarthenshire, Llanelli)
Saundersfoot (Pembrokeshire, Tenby)
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An atheist shoe company from Germany has targeted a new audience by promoting a line of atheist-themed shoes for babies and toddlers. The company, known simply as ATHEIST, made national headlines earlier this year when it accused the U.S. Postal Service of discriminating against its company for being godless.
The company, based in Berlin, created a Kickstarter page to raise money for its new line of atheist-themed baby shoes, hoping to raise £7,000, or roughly $9,636, so it can incorporate the new line into its business model. The company has already raised over half the amount needed to reach its goal.
The Kickstarter page for the baby shoes offers a brief description as to why the small company chose to make a shoe line for infants in the first place: "We're pretty sure all babies are born atheists and, rather than commit them to some religion before they're old enough to have a say [let alone control their pooping functions] we'd rather celebrate their undoubted belief in Mummy, Daddy and breasts." more >>
A South Carolina-based atheist group decided to hand out care packages to the homeless on Saturday, directly across the street from the Christian-based soup kitchen that rejected their volunteering services because of their differences in beliefs.
Upstate Atheists approached Spartanburg Soup Kitchen in Spartanburg, SC to help them give out food to the needy while ensuring that they would not wear shirts with labels to promote their organization. However, the kitchen's director, Lou Landrum, told them they were not allowed to because they had "ulterior motives," says Eve Brannon, president of Upstate Atheists.
"I was upset with the hateful remarks. It certainly wasn't necessary," said Brannon. "However, it turned out well. Because we were turned away, we ended up being able to give the homeless care packages that they needed. The people in need are the ones who truly matter." more >>
Filmmaker and activist Michael Moore told "Real Time" show host Bill Maher that the United States is in the "dark ages" because of the Christian Right, comparing Christian extremism with Islamic extremism. In the same show, skeptic Richard Dawkins said he is sure President Obama is an atheist.
The panel, comprising of Moore, Britain's Dawkins, CIA operative Valerie Plame and Baptist minister and civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton, discussed how radical Islam has affected science and culture on Maher's show Friday night.
"Liberals somehow feel worried that they're going to be called racist if they criticize people of the Muslim faith, which is stupid," Maher said, directing the discussion. more >>
A bill that would require Pennsylvania public schools to put the national motto "In God We Trust" on display was passed by a committee in the state House of Representatives on Wednesday.
The legislation, called the National Motto Display Act, passed the House Education Committee by a vote of 14 to nine on Wednesday. State Rep. Rick Saccone (R-Allegheny/Washington), who sponsored the bill, hopes that displaying the motto in schools will inspire patriotism and also help educate students on part of the state's heritage, according to a press release.
James Pollock, who was a governor of Pennsylvania in the 1850s, was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln to serve as the director of the U.S. Mint, the bill states. Although "In God We Trust" was a phrase already known from Francis Scott Key's "Star Spangled Banner," it was Pollock who pushed for the motto's appearance on U.S. currency. In 1864, Congress approved the phrase to be included on two-cent pieces. more >>
The Secretary of the Army has ordered military leaders to halt all briefings on extremist organizations that labeled Evangelical Christian groups as domestic hate groups. The shutdown comes just four days after I reported exclusively about a briefing at Mississippi's Camp Shelby that labeled the American Family Association as a domestic hate group.
"On several occasions over the past few months, media accounts have highlighted instances of Army instructors supplementing programs of instruction and including information or material that is inaccurate, objectionable and otherwise inconsistent with current Army policy," Army Sec. John McHugh wrote to military leaders in a memorandum I obtained.
McHugh "directed that Army leaders cease all briefings, command presentations or training on the subject of extremist organizations or activities until that program of instruction and training has been created and disseminated," Army spokesman Col. David Patterson, Jr., tells me. more >>
Mikey Weinstein heads up an outfit called Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), which might be shortened to Murfs. These atheizers are not to be confused with those cuddly Smurfs. The little blue cartoon character Smurfs all wear Phrygian caps-a symbol of freedom. No, Murfs take it on themselves to smother religious freedom.
Mikey and the Murfs are bragging about their latest score. It took just 68 minutes for the Murfs to pull down a poster at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Why? Because the poster promoted the honor system and said-"So help me God." Well, Murfs can't stand any mention of You Know Who, so Mikey swung into action and demanded the offending poster be pulled down.
It took just 68 minutes for the Air Force brass at Colorado Springs to surrender to the Murfs. This is too bad. I recall that Fort Sumter held out for 34 hours in Charleston harbor in 1861. And the Alamo held out longer than that. more >>


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The iPhone 13 Series does not feature Phone Noise Cancellation available on earlier generations, Apple Support has acknowledged in response to a user query.
Users noticed that the dedicated noise cancellation option available on earlier models in the Accessibility settings was missing shortly after the launch of the iPhone 13 Series. It was initially considered to be a bug since all the devices in the line-up have the secondary microphone that can be used for noise cancellation during voice calls.
Now, Apple Support has responded to one user asking for the noise cancellation option on the iPhone 13 Series and said the particular feature was not available for the new models, 9to5Mac reported.
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“Phone Noise Cancellation is not available on iPhone 13 models, which is why you do not see this option in Settings,” Apple Support said.
Phone Noise Cancellation allows manual control to reduce ambient noise during phone calls.
Last month, a Reddit user raised the same concern over the lack of the feature on the iPhone 13. Several other users also chimed in on the debate. In October, one user posted about the absence of the feature on Apple Community forums.
Apple, however, is yet to confirm the lack of the feature in the iPhone 13 Series. The feature’s absence is particularly questionable since the new models have the sufficient hardware to provide the option.
While the noise cancellation option is absent, the iPhone 13 Series supports the Voice Isolation introduced with iOS 15 last year. This feature uses machine learning to block out ambient noise and can be enabled during a call from the Control Centre by tapping Mic Mode.
Voice Isolation, however, is not accessible for normal voice calls and is only available for FaceTime calls at present. Apple may, however, enable the feature for voice calling apps in the future.


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Playing poker for a living isn’t easy, and often isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, so don’t make any rush decisions In the online arena, things have become very tough. It is still possible to win, but you need to be prepared to work really hard and learn to use software to select tables, track stats, and more.
It's estimated that as many as 70% of all internet players fail to make a profit in the long run. This goes a long way to answering the question on how easy it is to make money playing internet poker. Focus on the Right Areas. It's only natural to look for easy ways to make money but lets be honest - making money isn't easy, at least in general.
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SUNRISE, Fla. — The Capitals began Game 1 without, seemingly, many advantages over the Presidents' Trophy-winning Florida Panthers.
But with a mix of strong offensive play, good defense and timely saves, they won Game 1 at FLA Live Arena 4-2 and have a chance to take a commanding series lead over the league's best team in Game 2 on Thursday. Lars Eller's empty-net goal clinched the night.
Washington leads the series 1-0. Game 2 is scheduled for Thursday at 7:30pm.
Here are a few takeaways from Game 1:
Oshie lifts the Capitals
T.J. Oshie got a wonderful feed from Nicklas Backstrom and gave the Capitals a 3-2 lead with 10:37 left in the third period. From there, Washington and goalie Vitek Vanecek held on for the win.
Backstrom's pass split two Panthers defenders and found a streaking Oshie right in from of the Panthers' net. From there, he just redirected the puck past Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky and put the Capitals ahead.
It was an ironic turn of events given the key narratives entering the series. It was the Capitals' offense that played the major factor in the end, not the NHL's top-scoring team. And Washington's defense and goaltending sealed the game
Kuznetsov ties it
The Capitals tied the game at 2-2 with a breakaway goal from Evgeny Kuznetsov 8:14 into the third period. The play was set up by a stellar poke check by Alex Ovechkin, who knocked the puck loose just outside the blueline and sprung Kuznetsov for the breakaway attempt.
The goal came right as the Panthers started to turn up the offensive pressure. Kuznetsov's brought the game back to even exactly when the Capitals needed it most. He's done it before.
Vanecek earns the nod in Game 1
The Capitals, after a few days of uncertainty, turned to Vanecek in net to start Game 1 against the high-flying Panthers.
Vanecek played well in his second-ever playoff start, stopping 30 of 32 Panthers' shots. In front of him, and the Capitals did their job to keep high-flying Florida in check as much as could be expected.
After Game 1, it's now a virtual certainty Vanecek will get the nod in Game 2.
Caps lose Wilson
Tom Wilson opened the scoring for the Capitals, but his presence wasn’t felt much longer after that.
He left in the first period, returned briefly to the bench, but didn’t take a shift. Then in the second period, he came back to take a short practice skate on the ice during a timeout but went immediately to the dressing room. He did not return after taking his brief twirl on the ice.
It was unclear what’s ailing him, but losing Wilson was one of the biggest blows the Capitals could have suffered in the injury department.
Capitals turn up the pressure
The Panthers opened the scoring just 43 seconds into the second period when Claude Giroux put a puck past Vanecek to give the Panthers a 2-1 lead. But from then on, the Capitals put a bevy of chances toward the Panthers' net only to either misfire or get stopped by a blocked shot or nice save by Bobrovsky, who stopped 34 of 37 Washington shots.
There were a few chances in the second period, notably on a good shift by defenseman Dmitry Orlov, who sent a wonderful pass across that didn't find the net, then nearly beat Bobrovsky a few seconds later.
The Capitals finally cashed in with the Kuznetsov tally to tie the game in the third period, which set up the exciting finish.
Early and late goals to start
The Capitals came out of the gates quickly and scored just 3:47 into the first period on a Wilson wrist shot. The goal was credited as a power-play tally, though it came almost simultaneously with the penalty time expiring.
Washington played a strong first period after that and created a few quality scoring chances, notably on the team’s third power play of the first frame. The Panthers held on, though, and just a handful of minutes later were rewarded for it with a Sam Bennett goal.
Bennett came into the zone and fired a shot from the slot that beat Vanecek and tied the game with 2:05 left in the first period.
All first-round games of Capitals vs. Panthers will be available regionally on NBC Sports Washington and streamed live on the MyTeams app.


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Case study: Designing a landing page for a travel agency.
A mini case study from my learning on how to design a landing page from scratch.
I got a visual design challenge to create a landing page for a travel agency. The goal of the assignment was to learn the design process and be creative with visual design.
With this case study, I’m sharing my design process and learnings from this challenge. So please go through it and let me know what do you feel about it.
What is Artic travels?
Artic travels is a travel agency that focuses on skiing and snowboarding holidays. Where travelers discover & book tours, activities, events & local experiences in town. They can customize as per their needs.
With Artic travels you can search for attractions and activities in your destination and book your next experience in just 3 taps. They can customize as per their needs. No queues, No waiting, No hassle.
I hopped on Google to do a small search to get a little more understanding about how people plan their trips and what are the things they make sure they know about the destination before travelling and the kind of content they consume to get the information.
- Bloggers are a trusted source.
- Currency, Safety and Transportation is important.
- Youtube and Travel apps.
After looking at content on the internet, I used some websites to see some of the similarities adopted by these websites like booking an experience and feeding their users with content that they can read up on before travelling to the destination.
- Make my trip
Based on the competitor analysis I found some of the similarities between these websites such as,
All these websites follow a pattern were search is found as soon as the users reach the website. Which helps the user to achieve the primary goal of searching the destinations without wasting the time.
The primary users for the website are individuals or groups who are interested in planning and booking ski/ snowboarding trips.
This also includes avid skiers, families , friends, and adventure enthusiasts.
Who are looking for a hassle free way to plan and book their snowboarding trip.
Looking for convenience of having all the information and booking tools in one place.
There are several problems that users face while finding a snowboarding region or while booking the resort.
Information overload : With so many snowboarding destinations and resort to choose from, users may feel overwhelmed by the amount of information available.
They may struggle to compare options and make informed decisions.
Unfamiliarity with destinations : Users are unfamiliar with snow boarding destinations thus have trouble in determining the region is best for their needs and preferences.
Budget constraints : Users may have a specific budget in mind for their trip, but may not be aware of varying costs of different destinations.
Difficulty in planning : Users have the trouble in coordinating all the different components of their snowboarding trip like flights, accommodations, equipment rentals, and activities.
Uncertainty about conditions : Users are concerned about weather and snow conditions and may not have up to date information’s about the region.
Based on the problems identified form the user research I made user personas.
Nichole-Working professional, Professional skier.
Nichole is a avid skier and has been skiing for over 10 years. He has taken multiple trips in the past and is always looking for new destinations to explore. He is also busy with work, so he values the convenience of booking in one place.
To find new destinations that matcher his needs and preferences. To have access to real time information about weather and snow conditions. To be able to reach out to travel agents with any questions or concerns.
Finding the time to research new ski destinations.
Shifting through overwhelming amount of information available online.
Balancing the needs for convenience and cost- effectiveness.
Jack — College student, Beginner skier
Jack is a college student who has never been snowboarding before, but is eager to try it out. He’s on a tight budget and is looking for a cost- effective snowboarding trip that still offers a fun and exciting experience.
To have affordable and enjoyable first snowboarding experience.
To learn how to snowboard in a beginner friendly environment.
To have access to up to date information about the resort and snow conditions.
Being a first time snowboarder and usure about the best destinations for his needs.
Balancing the budget with the needs for a high quality snowboarding experience.
Being unfamiliar with the logistics of planning a snowboarding trip.
Once I was sure of the information that was going in the app, it was time to wireframe and try different designs that would work. From trying different types of cards and sizes to different ways to show the categories and where the elements fit and look natural.
After trying different designs and ideas in the wireframe stage, I decided on the ones I was sure of and moved to Visual Design.
So in the Explore screen, I added sections that would make it easier for the user in exploring different destinations.
From the competitor analysis I made some features which are essential for the website which enables the users to book for trips effortlessly.
Regions : Users can explore a wide range of regions with detailed information about regions, including popular resorts, activities, and scenic attractions.
Booking : Users can seamlessly book the flight accommodation, rental equipment, lift tickets and activities all in one place.
Resorts : A comprehensive list of resorts in each region, including details like resorts, trail maps, ski/ snowboarding packages, and real time lift and trail status.
Passes : Users can avail passes that explains different types of ski/ snowboarding passes like multi day passes, season passes and family passes.
I made testimonials section to built up some trust for users who are still confused about the kind of service provided.
Research is important when it comes to designing. Designing while keeping users in mind is crucial. And getting answers during the research is very satisfactory.
Information architecture is just as important. Having a structure of what goes into your app makes it easier.
Overall this was a fun and insightful project. I learned quite a lot working on from this project and how design decisions are made according to time constraint.
You can view the prototype by clicking this link.


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The £5 billion merger between FTSE-listed William Hill Plc and Toronto TSX Amaya Inc has been abandoned. This morning both William Hill and Amaya governances’ updated investors declaring that the companies had withdrawn from merger talks.
Issuing a corporate statement, William Hill detailed that it received ‘canvassing views from a number of major shareholders’.
Last week London hedge fund Parvus, William Hill’s largest investor (14.3% shareholding) criticised the bookmaker’s governance for even considering the ‘merger of equals’ with Amaya.
Parvus leader Mads Eg Gensmann would refer to the potential merger as a ‘value-destroying deal’ with little logic from William Hill’s perspective.
The hedge fund would further note that the company would be burdened by consuming Amaya’s corporate debt and that William Hill governance had previously rejected a higher merger bid of 392 per share from a Rank-888 consortium in August.
Since its first announcement on 8 October, the majority of city and industry analysts have been cool on the prospect of a William Hill-Amaya merger, noting concerns regarding the complexity of a ‘cross-Atlantic’ all share merger.
William Hill governance stated that the company would now focus on four priorities; ‘digital enhancement, technology deliver, corporate efficiencies and international expansion’ under the leadership of Interim CEO Philip Bowcock.
Updating the market on its position, Amaya Governance stated that its ‘special committee’ would continue to review “strategic alternatives to maximise shareholder value’.
Furthermore, Amaya governance detailed that it was informed by its former CEO, David Baazov, that he continues to be interested in acquiring all of the outstanding shares in the company. However, Baazov and his representatives are yet to place a formal offer for Amaya assets.


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Social media is a blessing and a curse for activists, sex workers, and community organizers. So how are content moderators treating these vulnerable groups amid the Black Lives Matter protests? One sex worker collective focused on technology is searching for the answers.
Hacking//Hustling has organized a sex worker peer-led research team to perform a “landscape analysis of content moderation and changes in online users’ experiences” since May. The study began on Monday with a survey asking users about their “social media and financial technologies” experiences. Any social media users who do organizing work, sex work, or engage in online activism for Black Lives Matter are invited to respond.
The collective will use this data to explore how these groups are affected by social media websites and financial organizations.
Study co-author Danielle Blunt, an organizer and researcher at Hacking//Hustling and a professional dominatrix, told the Daily Dot that sex workers and activists are part of the first communities to notice social media platforms’ content moderation changes. Because both groups are already marginalized, they become test subjects for future silencing tactics deployed across the web, such as censorship of users posting about Black Lives Matter protests.
“We are interested in exploring what changes are being noticed in content moderation and algorithmic curation as the [Black Lives Matter] protests continue throughout the world,” Blunt told the Daily Dot. “I believe that a lot of the censorship that we see and will continue to see in the states will come through ‘reduced visibility’—though with the US Agency for Global Media hostile takeover, we are going to be seeing more overt forms of censorship as well.”
By collecting this data, Hacking//Hustling hopes to not just unpack social media tactics used against marginalized users but “figure out workarounds of sharing important information” despite hostile content moderation.
“A lot of sex workers sit at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities,” Blunt said. “The current content moderation systems of social media easily allow bad actors to weaponize the [content moderation system] against sex workers and for people without connections to the platform, there is often no recourse.”
To participate in Hacking//Hustling’s study, head over to the Content Moderation and Experiences Online Survey questionnaire on SurveyMonkey. Respondents have one week to fill out the survey, after which Hacking//Hustling will immediately begin analyzing data. Hacking//Hustling’s survey is anonymous and protected with secure sockets layer encryption, although the organization suggests participants use Tor Browser and a virtual private network for added security.
While a dedicated report will not be available for several months, Blunt said key insights will be shared “as quickly as possible” given the urgent need to protect marginalized users.

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Earthworm Jim is an action-adventure game developed by Shiny Entertainment and published by Playmates Interactive Entertainment for the SNES platform in 1994. In this game, the player takes control of an earthworm named Jim, armed with a weapon. In a journey to rescue a beautiful girl who is being kidnapped by the criminal Psy-Crow. A remarkable point of this game is the brilliant and unique graphics, with creative and interesting images, which help to create a wonderful fantasy world.
The sound and soundtrack are also very in tune with the spirit of the game, with fun and unexpected soundtracks. The game features varied gameplay, including racing and fighting scenes with enemies along the way. Players can also use special weapons and skills to defeat enemies. The game has moderate difficulty, not too easy but also not too difficult for beginners to join and experience.
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