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The Impact of Omega Three Fatty Acids on Vascular Function in HIV (HOST)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01041521
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : December 31, 2009
Last Update Posted : December 15, 2016
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|Condition or disease
|High Triglyceride Level HIV Infection
|Drug: Lovaza
|Phase 4
While omega-three fatty acids have been shown to be beneficial for TG and HDL-C levels in HIV uninfected individuals and in some small, short duration studies in HIV-infected individuals, there are no data that extend these observations to determine whether intake of omega-three fats over a more prolonged time period will also have a beneficial impact on functional outcomes such as vascular endothelial function and anatomic surrogate markers of CVD in HIV-infected patients.
We propose a randomized, double blind trial of purified omega-three fatty acids in HIV-infected individuals with elevated levels of triglycerides. While the impact of omega-three fatty acids on lipid profiles should be evident early (within 12 weeks); we propose to conduct this trial for a full 24 months to test our overall hypothesis that this intervention will not only improve triglyceride and HDL-C levels, improve HDL-subpopulations, plasma and membrane phospholipids and decrease inflammation, but will also improve brachial artery reactivity testing (BART) as a measure of vascular endothelial function at 24 weeks and 24 months and arterial stiffness measured by a pulse wave velocity test as a surrogate marker of CVD risk at 24 months when compared to controls.
The specific aims of this proposal include:
- To conduct a randomized, placebo controlled trial of omega-three fatty acids over 24 months in HIV-infected individuals with elevated levels of triglycerides (> 150 mg/dl).
- To demonstrate the impact of omega-three fatty acid intake on TG levels and on HDL-C levels, HDL subpopulations, composition of plasma and membrane phospholipids, and chronic inflammation as measured by CRP, sPLA2 and by levels of arachidonic acid.
- To demonstrate the impact of omega-three fatty acid intake on BART at 24 weeks and 24 months and on arterial stiffness at 24 months.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|129 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|The Impact of Omega Three Fatty Acids on Vascular Function in HIV
|Study Start Date :
|January 2010
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|August 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|August 2015
Experimental: Lovaza (omega three fatty acid)
Lovaza at a dose of 4g per day with each 1g capsule containing approximately 465 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and 375 docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) for 12 weeks.
Other Names:
Lovaza was previously known as Omacor (omega-3-acid ethyl esters) capsules
Drug: Lovaza
Lovaza at a dose of 4g per day with each 1g capsule containing approximately 465 mg of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and 375 docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) for 24 months
Other Names:
No Intervention: sugar pill
Dietary Supplement: sugar pill
2 capsules given twice daily Arms: sugar pill
- triglyceride level [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- vascular function [ Time Frame: 6 months and 24 months ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV-infected men and women at least 18 years of age,
- On stable HAART for the previous two months and without anticipated changes in their HAART regimen throughout the duration of the study,
- Fasting triglycerides > 150 mg/dl and < 2,500 mg/dl
- Participants may be on lipid lowering therapy; if on lipid lowering therapy, therapy must be stable for 8 weeks and cannot be changed during the course of the study.
- Participants may be on beta blockers (e.g., Atenolol, Metoprolol, Propranolol), and Estrogens (e.g., Estinyl; Estrace; Estraderm), however therapy with these agents must be stable for 8 weeks before starting the study and cannot be altered while on study unless deemed medically necessary by the participant's medical provider and approved by Dr. Wanke.
- Female participants of reproductive age must not be pregnant (negative test) or lactating at screening and throughout the trial and agree to use contraception for the course of the trial and 2 months after the trial unless they are surgically sterilized (tubal ligation or hysterectomy), or post-menopausal with no menses for > 1 year.
- Ability to provide consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- plasma HIV-1 RNA > 10,000 copies/ml
- change in HAART regimen over two months prior to study entry
- change in lipid lowering therapy within 2 months (8 weeks)
- Pregnancy in female participants
- Evidence of liver or renal disease with values of liver enzymes > 5 X upper limit of normal or creatinine > 1.5 X upper limit of normal
- presence of active opportunistic infection or malignancy
- presence of other inflammatory or end organ disease (, rheumatoid arthritis, active treatment for hepatitis c, or other diseases that may alter inflammatory markers)
- routine ingestion of fish oil (individuals who have used fish oil would be reconsidered for study participation if they discontinue use of fish oil for 8 weeks and TG levels remain elevated).
- Allergic to fish or Lovaza
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01041521
|United States, Massachusetts
|Tufts University School of Medicine
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111
|Principal Investigator:
|Christine A Wanke, MD
|Tufts University
|Responsible Party:
|Christine A. Wanke, Public Health & Community Medicine, Tufts University
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01041521 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
1R01HL096585-01A1 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|First Posted:
|December 31, 2009 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|December 15, 2016
|Last Verified:
|December 2016
Keywords provided by Christine A. Wanke, Tufts University:
HIV infection
Elevated Triglyceride level
vascular function (BART)
arterial stiffness
omega three fatty acids
complementary therapies
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases


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Wood products used to build bone? Unfortunately, there aren't many details in the Nov. 9, 2012 news item on Nanowerk,
European research has investigated ways of transforming complex, organised natural products such as wood to make materials suitable for rebuilding the human skeletal system.
The metamorphosis of wood to a ceramic that is identical to the mineral part of bone tissue hydroxyapatite takes place at the molecular or nano-level. The EU-funded 'New bio-ceramisation processes applied to vegetable hierarchical structures' (TEM-PLANT) project aimed to develop and apply novel processes to hierarchical materials like wood to produce smart ceramics that behave like bone and ligaments.
TEM-PLANT developed several types of materials with huge practical potential. These included bone scaffolding to help bone regrowth with properties very like the real thing. There is a strong possibility that the new scaffolding concept could make an appearance in the clinic in the next 5 to 10 years.
Success has also been achieved for that all-important soft skeletal tissue. The project team have shown in vivo that natural polymers can be processed to produce regenerative scaffolds for both ligaments and tendons.
At the molecular level, TEM-PLANT has investigated the very nuts and bolts of transforming hierarchically structured materials like wood. Chemo-physical phenomena have been identified behind the self-assembling and mineralisation processes required to achieve the modification of raw materials.
I did check out the TEM-PLANT/New Bio-ceramisation processes applied to vegetable hierarchical structures project webpage on the European Union's Cordis website only to find out that the project ended in 2011,
TEM-PLANT project focuses on the development and application of breakthrough processes to transform plant-derived hierarchical structures into templates for the exploitation of innovative biomedical devices with smart anisotropic performances and advanced biomechanical characteristics, designed for bone and ligament substitution. Natural bio-structures usually have properties superior to those of analogous synthetically manufactured materials with similar phase compositions. The remarkable biomechanical properties of bone and ligament tissues depend on their hierarchic structure which is an organized assembly of structural units at increasing size levels. In fact, these structures are highly organized from the molecular to nano-, micro- and macro-scales, always in a hierarchical manner, with intricate but extremely functional architectures able to constantly adapt to ever changing mechanical needs.The TEM-PLANT project primary addresses the nano-biotechnologies area and will push the current boundaries of the state-of-the-art in production of hierarchical structured biomaterials. By combining biology, chemistry, materials science, nanotechnology and production technologies, new and complex plant transformation processes will be investigated to copy smart hierarchical structures existing in nature and to develop breakthrough biomaterials that could open the door to a whole new generation of biomedical applications for which no effective solution exists to date. Starting from suitably selected vegetal raw material, ceramization processes based on pyrolysis will be applied to produce carbon templates, which will be either infiltrated by silicon to produce inert SiC ceramic structures or exchanged by electrophoresis deposition to produce bioresobable ceramics. For ligament yielding two processes will be developed: pH-controlled and electrophoresis-controlled fibration to generate fibrous collagenous cords with high tensile strength and wear-resistance.
It looks like interesting work and I wish I could find out more about it (were they using nanocrystalline cellulose/crystal nanocellulose?). In the meantime, I decided to investigate Pinocchio (from the Wikipedia essay; I have removed links, etc.),
Pinocchio … is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the 1883 children's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi, an Italian writer, and has since appeared in many adaptations of that story and others. Carved by a woodcarver named Geppetto in a small Italian village, he was created as a wooden puppet but dreamed of becoming a real boy. …
Interestingly, the lead team (Istituto di Scienza e Technologia dei Materiali Ceramici – CNR – Biomaterials Lab)
for the New Bio-ceramisation processes applied to vegetable hierarchical structures project was based in Italy.

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Hi folks,
I should say at the start that I am a christian, but don't hold it against me! I am always interested in what other people think, and enjoing reading the posts on this website. So i'd like to throw some questions out to get more insight into atheism. Your help is appreciated.
Qn: If there were two universes, one with a God, and the other without, which one would you want to live in and why?
Qn: If scientific theory began to support theism (more than atheism) would you change your position
(like Antony Flew)?
Try really hard to avoid answers like: 'that would never happen.. etc.'
Qn: Would you describe your position as "There definitely is no God" or "Naturalism does not need a divine being and so God is improbable" or something else?
All respectful discussion welcome!
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That might well be the most sane thing I have read on this website so far. Thanks!
Qn: If there were two universes, one with an invisible ninja chicken fluent in French, and the other without, which one would you want to live in and why?
Qn: If scientific theory began to support the existence of an invisible ninja chicken fluent in French (more than atheism) would you change your position (like Antony Flew)?
Try really hard to avoid answers like: 'mmmm .... barbecued chicken would hit the spot right now.'
Qn: Would you describe your position as "There definitely is no invisible ninja chicken fluent in French" or "Naturalism does not need a French-speaking being and so an invisible ninja chicken fluent in French is improbable" or something else?
hahaha dude, you are seriously hilarious
you just made my minute :D
Clever counter-argument. Only the creationists will never understand why!!
@ Trevor
1.Interesting that you are assuring me that there is nothing in my post that necessitates a dying God for me. On what basis do you give such assurance?
2. Thanks for letting me know your standard. So your standard is treat others as you would want to be treated. So lets check out the your good guy question if we look at your own standard. I presume you would not want others to:
a. Lie to you.
b. Steel from you.
c. Cheat you in any way.
d. hate you
e. Act unkindly towards you
lets stop at 5. So using your own standard, have you ever:
1. lied?
2. stolen anything, including time at work etc.?
3. Cheated anyone in any way?
4. hated any one?
5. Acted unkindly to anyone?
Thats just the negitives, then you could ask if you ever failed to do the positive side of your rules. If your honest, I guess you have atleast broke 4 out of 5 of your own standards. So are you a good guy by your own standards? May be you need a dying God too :-)
So I gotta ask this pleeeeze.....
As fallible beings all of us have committed the social crimes of lying or acting unkindly. In your "mind's eye" these infractions warrant eternal damnation and subsequent salvation to rectify the situation?
If this is your and/or your god's criteria then I certainly want no participation in that game. I might suggest the services of a professional. It's not a god(s) you need. :^ )
Yeah I didn't think this would go well. I was really interested in reading people's responses to this too, but then I saw that they were all like "blah blah blabbity-blah, hrrrrrm?" and I was like "Jesus fuck." So dead horse, but:
Qn 1: Obviously without. Gods are fickle tyrants, flood the planet whenever they have a mood swing. Nobody wants to live in a world run by a being like that.
Qn 2: Can't really answer this question, phrasing's a bit inadequate (as well as use of Antony Flew as an example. Come on buddy)
Qn 3: Have to lean towards the latter, but with the requirement that the parameters of "God" be better defined.
Trevor: ""I would venture to say that more good has been done in the name of God than in the name of athiesm by several million percent.""
Another mantra spoken by many theists. I will be glad if I can clarify Atheism for atleast one Theist. Most creationists think that Atheism is a religion, some even say that Evolution is one. But before one does that one should take care to read what Atheism means,
Atheism = rejection of particular beliefs.
Lets take a hypothetical example: If you reject the general Muslim beliefs (like you should circumcise your toddlers and control your women etc. etc.), you are an Atheist with respect to Islam. Now lets assume that even Bush is an Atheist with respect to Islam (lets call it M_atheist). If tomorrow Bush gets access to America's Nuke switch and launches a missile killing all Muslims, would we then say that Bush killed the Muslims in the name of M_atheism? Should we then assume that all M_atheists think in the same manner?
Sure, some M_atheists might have a strong hatred for Islam, but there is certainly no M_atheism agenda asking its followers to hate Islam. There is no central theme or ideology of M_atheism. Its plainly rejection of Muslim beliefs.
On the other hand, Christianity has a book which defines how its followers should behave. The book is contradictory in nature and one can interpret it in different ways.
Now, lets look at what Bible has to say about Women:
"Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee." (Genesis 3:16)
"Of the woman came the beginning of sin, and through her we all die." (Eccles. 25:22)
"And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire." (Leviticus 21:9)
"Give me any plague, but the plague of the heart: and any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman." (Eccles. 25:13)
"But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God." (I Corinthians 11:3)
"For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man." (I Corinthians 11:8-9)
"Let the women learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression." (I Timothy 2:11-14)
"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything." (Ephesians 5:22-24)
"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live... (Exodus 22:18-20)
Now there is one verse in Bible that asks men to treat their wives with respect. But with the amount of verses against women, it is easy to use the Bible to justify oppression against them. I like when you say that Bible is not like a Scientific book and not be taken literally, but unfortunately most Christians do not share the same sentiment. Due to this we have horrific events like the Witch hunts which resulted in an estimated 40,000 to 100,000 executions.
There are even attempts at spreading Christianity flavoured version of Science with entire museums dedicated to it made with the help of your donated money.
Bible is just another book written by men for dominance over other men and their women. It shows in the literally discriminative verses of the Bible. Ofcourse, you can say that Jesus said to love your neighbour. But lets not forget that Jesus also said "But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me."
If all Christians decide not to teach their children that Bible is the word of God and treat Bible just as any other book on philosophy having as much importance in one's life as "The Alchemist" has, no one would blame Christianity for crazy fanaticism of handful of its members. Its the humble and wishful thinking Christians like you, who shield the women torturing fanatics. Their belief in the Bible is strengthened by the fact that most of the World thinks that the Bible is the literal word of God.
Very informative Alex.
Ofcourse, you can say that Jesus said to love your neighbour. But lets not forget that Jesus also said "But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me."
Pretty much sums up my views on christian morals. Cherry pick the bits that make them sound good and ignore the bits that dont....sooooo moral, lol.
But you have to read that in context! There has to be a context in which slaughtering people for not believing in Jesus is the right and moral thing
steve.. if you are going to tell me that in any contect it is right and moral to slaughter a 9 year olf then you should come tell me that in person.. while my son who is 9 is standing there.. i will let him watch as i shit kick ur ass ;).. teach him real morals haha
What logical context could there POSSIBLY be where slaughtering someone for not believing in "Jesus" is right and moral?!?!


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Friday, January 20, 2012
Echo pillows
I'm not in love with our couch at all but it was free and I'm actually glad because I don't worry so much when my 3 year old spills something on them. It is a grayish sage green color and I find it challenging to coordinate colors with it.
When I first saw the Echo fabric collection by Lotta Jansdotter I knew it would be great for home decor.
The little pillow goes on the chair (which is a really nice light chocolate brown scored on Craigs List). I made it entirely using the Standing Stones print in heather.
For the big pillow I knew I wanted to piece a design together and I eventually came up with alternating strips, left and right, on a Kona Coal background. You'll see Alexander Henry "Heath" in this one too.
I definitely wanted to be able to remove the covers from the pillow forms so I installed invisible zippers on each. Thankfully, with Rachel's wonderful tutorial, it was a breeze!
I LOOOOVE how these came out and they make me smile every time I walk into the living room!
4 comments:
- beth lehman said...
Love the combination!! What a great idea! Question: Did you wash the fabrics first or did you plan for shrinkage? I love washing a quilt for the first time, but I know it shrinks quite a bit. I would love to make some pillows, but I keep overthinking it!
- Maryse said...
These are so stylish! I love the fabrics and colors! It really enhances your couch which by the way is not bad at all since it is a neutral color! And as you say, you may wait until your son is older to invest in a really nice one (although it may prove difficult to find a couch now that stands out next to these beauties)!!!
- scribblearts said...
Those are great pillows! (And don't you love "Heath"? I find myself using it in so many things these days.) I particular like how you chose to quilt these. Thanks for the inspiration!
- Rachel Hauser said...
Gosh, those are both so pretty! Well done. Glad to have helped with the zippers =)


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A Win-Win for Lewis & Clark
September 08, 2010
To slightly rephrase an old expression, "Good things come to good colleges." Lewis & Clark has enjoyed two fortunate developments during the past year.
When former President Tom Hochstettler resigned in May 2009, we were extraordinarily lucky to have Jane Monnig Atkinson willing and able to serve as our interim president while we searched for Tom's permanent replacement. At the time of her appointment, Jane had been with Lewis & Clark for more than 30 years, was a tenured professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and had previously served as dean of the Social Sciences Division, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, interim dean of the Graduate School of Education and Counseling, and acting vice president for Institutional Advancement. She was currently serving as vice president and provost, a post she had held for a decade.
During my 10 years as a member of the Board of Trustees, the last two as chair, I've learned that the presidency of an academic institution is an unusually difficult position, largely because a college has numerous diverse constituencies and its operations are extremely complex. In a nutshell, Jane has been an outstanding leader. Lewis & Clark has maintained, and even increased, its momentum in many ways, largely thanks to Jane's initiatives and (usually) gentle persuasion. We are a stronger college now than a year ago and are well positioned for the next decade.
We all owe Jane an immense amount of gratitude for a job well done. Having someone of Jane's knowledge, experience, and skills was a huge win for the college. Jane, many, many thanks from all of us at Lewis & Clark.
One win deserves another, and I am happy to report that that is exactly what Lewis & Clark has in its next president, Barry Glassner. For the last five years, Barry has been executive vice provost at the University of Southern California, where he has been a tenured professor of sociology since 1991 and affiliated with the faculty of USC's Department of American Studies and Ethnicity since 1996. Of the 18 different schools at USC, Barry has served as provost of five of them.
Barry is also a nationally recognized scholar, author, and spokesperson on major social issues. He has authored or coauthored nine books, including The Culture of Fear, which was recognized as a Best Book of the Year by the Los Angeles Times. His scholarly research has been published in the American Sociological Review, the American Journal of Psychiatry, and other leading journals in the social sciences. He regularly writes for various national newspapers and appears on major TV and radio networks.
Barry has an outstanding record at USC of leadership, vision, and fund-raising, all of which are essentials for Lewis & Clark during the next few years as it embarks on a major fund-raising campaign and considers a broad range of changes that are likely to become part of the way academic institutions— and liberal arts colleges, in particular—operate and serve students. The next 10 years will be a challenging decade but, under Barry's leadership, Lewis & Clark fully intends to become one of the few institutions at the very top ranks of liberal arts and professional schools.
On a personal level, I look forward to working with Barry. I have found him to be exceptionally bright, warm, and engaging. I'm confident he will be an inspiring leader and consensus-builder across our three schools.
Barry will join us as Lewis & Clark's 24th president in late October. We are excited to welcome him, and I know he is pleased to be a part of our community.
My thanks to all of those in the Lewis & Clark family who have been so patient and helpful through the search process, particularly the hard-working Presidential Search Committee, chaired by Trustee Jay Waldron.
It is now time for us all to join our new president in writing the next chapter of Lewis & Clark's remarkable story.
Ronald K. Ragen
Chair, Board of Trustees


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Sept. 22, 2004
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. - The MIT women's volleyball team swept Wheaton College, 30-14, 30-7, 30-24, last night. It was the second consecutive sweep of a NEWMAC opponent by the Engineers (8-3, 3-0 NEWMAC).
Caroline Jordan had a solid showing against Wheaton, leading the way with eight kills, two solo blocks, and three assisted blocks. She also added three aces and seven digs. Joy Hart registered a team-best eight aces and 14 digs while Arlis Reynolds had 13 digs. Ellen Sojka posted seven kills in one game while Frances Rogoz totaled seven kills in two games. Alice Chou tallied eight digs and Austin Zimmerman dished out 32 assists and contributed three assisted blocks.
The Engineers will be hosting the MIT Women's Volleyball Invitational on Friday, Sept. 24 and Saturday, Sept. 25.


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SEA & WATER Themed Ancient Greek & Roman Coin Collecting Guide
The ancients were a well-traveled people. They built ships for travel and trade and connected vast parts of the world together. They worshipped gods that were connected to the ocean, placed them on their coins and anything else that they found particularly fascinating was placed on their coins. Just as modern-man fishes, enjoys going to the beach, looking at dolphins and traveling by sea, we are a just continuing a long tradition that stretch the millennia. Below find ancient coins that depict the water theme very well. Click on the pictures and links of the coins to see what is available in my eBay online coin shop. Enjoy!
Neptune the Ancient Roman god of Sea and Water who is often seen with the Trident
Hippocamp the sea-horse
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Farewell Tour of the Twin Cities
This past weekend, I was one of 30 passengers on a bus tour to the Twin Cities. The official purpose of the tour was to see the Yankees battle the Twins at Target Field, but I took my bike and instead used the time to tour the area once again on two wheels. Despite the sweltering heat, I would put on nearly 85 miles over the two days I was there.
During the four-day adventure, many others on the bus kept asking me if I made it to the games at all. Though there was a time when I was such a passionate baseball fan that I would regularly take a day off work to observe Opening Day, I attended neither game. I haven't actually watched a baseball game since 2007.
I got on bright and early on Friday morning as the bus made various stops to pick up passengers. At one stop, our tour director had to call a couple of passengers who were late. It turned out they were sitting in the nearby McDonald's and didn't see the bus pull up.
I can certainly understand that a bus of this size would be hard to spot.
At the Salisbury House on Pembina Highway, my heart nearly skipped a beat as I saw Dave, our driver, come on board to relive the driver who came from Brandon. He was the driver we had two years earlier who, as loyal readers may recall, put us in mortal peril with his many man-made distractions on the road. This time around, however, he was much more attentive and there were no major incidents.
Speeds were down to 80 km/h for a while as road work was going on north of Morris. PTH 75 is one of the worst highways in the province and badly needs the work, yet the government propaganda sign before the start of the construction reads, "Steady Growth, Good Jobs," as if this is just a job-creation scheme instead of vital road maintenance.
We picked up the last six passengers in Morris. We first pulled up next to Motown Motors before moving on to Burke's Restaurant.
Does this mean they take ½ hour off each day or that it will take them 23½ hours to get to you?
Hopefully the six of them enjoyed the "karaokee" while waiting.
With everyone aboard, our tour director gave us his usual spiel, skipping his time-honored line "if I can leave my wife behind, I can leave you behind." It was likely not a coincidence that his wife was sitting across the aisle from him. Nonetheless, I'm quite familiar with the spiel, having gone with him six times previously. I'm surprised he doesn't end it with the line, "this has been a recording."
Once we reached the border, I took note of the new traffic light in front of the duty free store on the Canadian side. I swear there are more traffic lights per capita in the SPRM than anywhere else in the Western world. In a way, I suppose it's fitting to put another one in as one last reminder of the province travellers about to leave.
Since we were travelling on Independence Day, I was expecting the third degree at U.S. Customs. When crossing the border in 2008, one day after September 11, all of us faced a higher level of scrutiny than normal. Luckily, it turned out to be the exact opposite. For the first time, I wasn't asked any questions and it seemed like they couldn't get rid of us fast enough.
Within minutes of crossing the border, our tour director put on his first movie of the trip. This one featured a bunch of older men chasing after young women in bars and strip clubs. I wish I had a better talent for tuning these movies out.
It is a sight I've seen countless times, but I still grab a shot of the Crystal Sugar plant north of Drayton.
At the Drayton exit, I made sure to once again catch a glimpse of the sign that used to have the word "CHICKEN" on it. I also thought of former colleague Steve Conner, who lost his wife and three-year-old daughter near this location in a tragic accident this past winter.
As we passed Sucker Town, my eyes drifted far to the east, well beyond the horizon. Those who know me will understand why. Though we had been on the road for over four hours, it felt like it only took us 15 minutes to get to Fargo and West Acres, our lunch stop.
An unwelcome reminder that we're still too close to the SPRM.
As I've said before, anything Snoopy-related is always going to grab my attention. At least one reader was surprised none of these beagles came home with me.
I picked up lunch at Subway and checked my e-mail before getting back on the bus. Following a detour to Happy Harry's, where everyone but me loaded up on liquor, we headed east and crossed the frontier into the great state of Minnesota, where we spent the bulk of the time on the trip.
On our way, a couple on a motorcycle waved to us as they passed by. Unlike what normally happens in the SPRM, they used all their fingers. It was also a nice sign to see a school bus that actually has the words "SCHOOL BUS" plastered on the front instead of "ECOLIERS."
I spotted a clever billboard that showed a man sitting on a toilet in obvious agony with the caption, "There's got to be a better way. Get a colonoscopy." The first misspelled sign I saw south of the border was a billboard for McDonald's in Sauk Centre that said RV parking is "availiable."
Our next stop was Albertville, the black hole of civilization.
Albertville is the home of Albertville Premium Outlets, a massive collection of stores where people get slightly less gouged for brand-name merchandise they likely don't need and walk away thinking they're getting a bargain.
Sadly, our tour director gave us two and a half hours at this miserable place. For some, it's not nearly enough. For me, it's two and a half hours too long. Before setting us loose, he went inside to pick up some VIP coupon booklets, but not one of them contained a "get out of jail free" card.
It was absolutely sickening to walk around seeing these teenage princesses in groups of three or four with armfuls of bags from the trendiest stores. As a good friend of mine put it, it is a cultural sickness. Perhaps it was only fitting that one of the vanity license plates I spotted was "PRESIUS."
While stopping to jot down some notes, a couple came up to the drink machine next to the bench where I was seated. They seemed puzzled by how it works and asked me for help.
It wasn't that complicated, but even with my help, they couldn't seem to figure it out and moved on.
Trying to kill some time as best I could, I walked around to wear off the bus legs.
In front of Coach New York, there was actually a line waiting to get in. I don't know what they sell, but I suspect they'd have to pay me to go in there.
A typical Manitoban. This would make for a perfect submission to WpgParkingFail.com if only the site owner had decided to keep it up.
I guess taking your dog for a leak qualifies as "Emergency Stopping."
Having run out of places to walk to, I returned to the bus an hour early and waited for the rest of the passengers to return. Aside from me, there wasn't one who didn't have an armful of bags. After everyone was back on board, the weight of the bus might have been double what it was when we pulled in.
Several of my fellow passengers were showing off their purchases while waiting for the bus to leave. One woman took out a purple leotard with black polka dots that she bought for her daughter. Any self-respecting woman would have been embarrassed to wear it to bed and she likely paid more for it than I spent on the entire trip.
Every time I visit the Twin Cities, I always pay attention to the Pine Point Wood Products sign in Rogers. It has been there ever since my first visit and serves as my unofficial marker that we're indeed here.
I was incredibly disappointed to see that they replaced their iconic yellow sign with something more generic. Sacrilege.
This time, I'm not seated at the front of the bus and I can't see many of the signs on the highway, but I've been coming here so often over the years that I can tell what suburb we're in by looking at the street signs.
We got in to our hotel at 7:45 and I saw their much-ballyhooed renovations for the first time. It has easily been the best hotel I've stayed at and I wondered why they needed to renovate. I appreciate the modernization, but the color scheme they chose is certainly not a step forward in my opinion.
The following morning, after the complimentary breakfast, it was time to hit the road. Soon after getting to the trail, I made a brief stop to fill out a survey they were taking. I made sure to compliment them on how well they had done and mentioned a few of the horror stories during my many adventures in the degenerate capital of the SPRM.
I made a point of stopping at Lake Calhoun, a scenic area in the western edge of Minneapolis. There is a nice trail that circles the lake as well as nearby Lake Harriet to the south, but since I had bigger fish to fry on this day, I continued east on the Midtown Greenway towards West River Parkway and Saint Paul.
This was one of a few bike repair stations I found along the trail system. In addition to the pump, there are cables where you can raise your bike up and perform any necessary maintenance. The fact that it hasn't been vandalized, wrecked, used as a toilet or set on fire is another strong indicator that you're not in the SPRM.
A repair shop and café along the Midtown Greenway.
More scenes along the Midtown Greenway.
Where the Midtown Greenway meets West River Parkway.
While stopping here for some pictures, someone came up to me and asked for directions, which I was happy to be able to do.
I crossed the mighty Mississippi at Lake Street into Saint Paul, the Capital City, as the sign says.
So many people on the trails in the Twin Cities kindly yell "on your left" when passing. Little did I know that it's a state law.
I proceeded south to Summit Avenue, where I turned east towards downtown Saint Paul in the dedicated bike lane.
I planned to stop for some pictures at Snelling Avenue and get some shots of the MN 51 markers on both the south and north sides of Summit.
After finishing with the pictures, the gentleman at right approached me and asked me why I was taking the shots of the highway signs. After I mentioned my Web site, he told me his father used to work for Mn/DOT and that he is one of a handful of contributors to the informative Minnesota highway pages on Wikipedia. We exchanged some stories that only fellow roadgeeks could appreciate and he invited me to a meet-up they were having in Como Park the next day. I would have loved to have gone, but I only had the two days there, so I had to decline. Nonetheless, this chance encounter was one of the highlights of the trip. This is something that would only happen in friendly Minnesota.
I continued on and got this shot near downtown.
The Cathedral of Saint Paul.
The Xcel Energy Center. The WHA once had two teams in Saint Paul, but today, it is home to a team that plays in another major league.
The former Saint Paul Auditorium, the original home of the first edition of the Minnesota Fighting Saints.
Continuing east through downtown, I stopped at a Subway.
Need a bail bond to go with that sub?
Snoopy in Lafayette Park.
Mickey's Diner.
The Mexican consulate.
I turned around at the corner of 7th and Arcade and retraced my steps in making it back. The heat was taking its toll, but I made sure to stop for some badly needed fluids.
A service station at the corner of Grand and Cleveland in Saint Paul.
It's Hennepin Avenue, not "Hennapin."
All told, I covered 47.4 miles before putting on a few more after a rest at the hotel to go to a nearby grocery store to pick up some food for the next two days.
Next morning, I was crushed when I looked out the window and saw the rain coming down in buckets. Fortunately, it cleared up quickly and I was on the road again by 8:15, this time headed for downtown Minneapolis via the Kenilworth and Cedar Lake trails.
I exited the trail and made a side trip to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.
After a little break, I crossed the foot bridge over I-94 to Loring Park
While in Loring Park, a white squirrel came up to me and posed for a picture.
Message sent. Message received. You may understand. You may not.
Moving on, I made to Nicollet Mall and north to Cancer Survivors Park.
For me, the park is always a must-see on every visit and many of you who know me understand why.
View from the 3rd Avenue Bridge.
The light rail. Real rapid transit.
This is where the once-mighty Metrodome once stood, soon to be replaced by a palatial new stadium for the Vikings. The Metrodome may have not been one of the most legendary sports facilities in the country, but I think many of our tour participants were wishing the Twins were still playing under its air-conditioned, climate-controlled Teflon roof as they roasted in the mid-summer heat.
Oddly, I found more beggars in downtown Saint Paul and Minneapolis than in any past visit, including this one, who was holding up a sign saying she was homeless and needed money. She should consider cutting back on her food bill.
I was hoping to go through the skyway and stop for lunch in the food court at Gaviidae Common, but, curiously, many of the stores weren't open until noon. I realize it was a Sunday, but it was a Twins game day and Americans are, if nothing else, enterprising entrepreneurs. Where there are prospective customers, corporate America will be there to open their doors. Instead, I found an attitude that I would more expect to find in the SPRM.
When I finally did get through to Gaviidae Common, I was shocked to see that the food court that I had been visiting for years was gone. I had to move on and managed to find one of the few Subways open in the area.
I had been to this Subway once before and their policy of needing to show photo ID to use the washroom was still in force, but I was one of the lucky ones who they evidently trusted with the key without needing to show ID. I felt so blessed.
After a few shots around the Stone Arch Bridge, I got back on the trail and headed back towards the hotel.
Heading underneath Target Field.
On the way back, a couple of teenagers passed me who were talking about sales and profit margins. In spite of Obama's best efforts, entrepreneurship is still alive and well in the U.S. If I was in Canada, such talk would likely center around government handouts.
I couldn't resist this shot on 11th Street in Hopkins. Many of my former colleagues will understand the significance as it relates to our former employer.
After getting back to the hotel, I went for a little walk around the area.
The significance is obvious in more than one way.
Manitobans don't have a monopoly on double-parking.
On the north side of MN 62, I spotted this Caribou Coffee location alongside Einstein Bros. Bagels.
On the other side of the street was another Caribou Coffee location. Canadians aren't this bad with their addiction to Tim Hortons.
Since this was what is virtually certain to be my final visit to the Twin Cities, it was tough to leave the following morning. I had been going there since the days when I-394 was still Wayzata Boulevard and when the state's pro sports teams were all playing out of Bloomington. I still remember both the Met Center and Metropolitan Stadium, long before anyone ever thought of the Mall of America. I've seen the Twins play at the Met in 1978, 1980 and 1981. Back then, I-494 hadn't been finished and ended at MN 5, just past the airport. I've got a lot of history there, most of it good, and it's sad to see it come to an end.
In any event, with the Monday morning rush hour traffic going in the opposite direction, we headed northwest and down the familiar path on I-94. Despite having taken that route so often, there seemingly is always something new for me to see. For example, there was a billboard offering laser therapy for arthritis. For pets. Groan.
I thought of a former colleague when we crossed into WRIGHT COUNTY. Most such signs in Minnesota are in mixed case, but this one was in ALL CAPS. I know at least one reader will appreciate the sighting and perhaps more than one. Even though I spent so long there on the way in, I didn't notice that they finally made an exit from the westbound direction for Albertville until we passed it on the return trip. Oddly, one of the most popular exits in the state was not previously accessible in both directions.
Once again, I noticed an army of white trucks from St. Cloud-based Spee-Dee Delivery Service on I-94. I can't imagine anyone in the state having more vehicles than Spee-Dee. A truck passed us in the opposite direction with the words "MEAN PEOPLE SUCK" emblazoned on the grill. Luckily for him, he was headed away from the SPRM. Near Fargo, there was a billboard promoting the Fargo Air Museum. It's so good that they have places like this dedicated to preserving the legacy and heritage of their air.
Once we crossed the Red River and back into North Dakota, I looked out my window and south down University Drive. Feeling especially nostalgic on this trip, I couldn't help but think of the Bowler, a place my parents and I used to frequent on our trips to Fargo. As its name would suggest, it was primarily a bowling alley, but it also had a popular smorgasbord that we often took advantage of. On one occasion, we sat down and drank some water before getting up to fill our plates. While we were away from the table, one family sat down at our table and unknowingly drank from the same glasses. We didn't say anything and just moved to another table.
Just before arriving at West Acres, our tour director passed out the Je Declare forms for us to fill out for the border. While everyone else was madly totalling up their bills, I had nothing to declare and filled in a big, fat zero under the total value of goods purchased.
Aside from trying to tune out the movie, my last trip along I-29 proved uneventful. I laughed when I saw the billboard near Drayton that said "Be Kind." It seems pointless to say such a thing to people headed back into North America's toilet.
Our last U.S. stop came in Pembina, famous for the Duty Free shop.
As you'd expect, I was the only one who wasn't in line to buy booze or smokes. I'm proud of that. Oddly, while outside taking pictures, a GO bus whizzed by. For those of you not familiar with GO, it is a major transit system in the Center of the Universe and surrounding area. As for why it was there, Pembina is not just home to the Duty Free store, but to a Motor Coach plant.
At the border, we were served by a guardette who came on board to collect our Je Declare forms. She didn't search through any of our possessions and was only making sure that all the boxes were ticked on the Je Declare forms. Only a handful of people even had to show their passport. Bureaucracy at its finest. Once again, I feel so much better knowing the security of our borders is in such capable hands.
As always, returning to the SPRM is depressing. Nonetheless, it was another tremendous experience. I want to publicly thank Tony Rinella and his wife Yolanda for all the great memories over the years as well as to all the great people in the Twin Cities who make coming there so pleasurable. I would also like to thank everyone at the Hilton Garden Inn in Eden Prairie for their hospitality.


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After a full day at the studio last Saturday I popped into the opening for Default State Network, a new show opening at Raid Projects curated by NYC based artist Ryan Wallace. I'm always a fan of artist curated shows and DSN does not disappoint with a great mix of painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture that will excite anyone looking for a mix of craft and concept.
The show features young and upcoming artists Alex Dodge, Chris Duncan, Elise Ferguson, Glen Baldridge, Will Yackulic, Joseph Hart, Andrew Schoultz, Leslie Shows, and Ryan Wallace himself. The Alex Dodge sculpture (detail pictured above) was by far my favorite work being playful and erie at once. DNS will be up until February 27th so make sure to stop by and check it out if you're in the LA area.


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LNG in the Great Bear Sea
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Pacific Wild believes that a tanker ban in the Great Bear Sea should be expanded to include LNG tankers, in order to preserve the ecological integrity of the marine environment and the recovery of threatened whale populations in the region.
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Former Premier Christy Clark staked B.C.'s economic future on a massive increase in natural gas extraction and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to Asia, including at least 5 new pipelines across northern B.C. and up to 20 new export terminals on the coast. Although Pacific markets for B.C. LNG never materialized, not a single pipeline or terminal has been completed, and B.C. has already invested millions in taxpayer dollars with no return, NDP Premier John Horgan continues to support LNG expansion as a road to prosperity. You can read more about this economic boondoggle here. Why oppose this dream of an economic boom, based on "clean" energy exports?
If current proposals went ahead, 40,000 – 50,000 new shale gas wells would be drilled in northeastern B.C. and at least 5 new pipelines would be built, destroying agricultural land and wildlife habitat in their footprint.
Methane, one of the most powerful greenhouse gases, escapes during the fracking and liquefaction processes, making shale gas one of the worst fossil fuels for climate impacts.
If 5 new liquefaction plants went into operation on the north coast as planned, they would add approximately 73 million tonnes of atmospheric carbon, more than doubling B.C.'s total carbon footprint by 2020, according to research by the Pembina Institute.
Experts have conservatively estimated that 39,000 new fracked wells would draw and then pollute as much water as the City of Calgary on an annual basis, an estimated 582 billion litres of water.
A liquefaction plant in Kitimat, if powered by burning natural gas, could result in local air pollution and acid rain, which would also have an impact on salmon.
The huge increase in tanker traffic associated with LNG exports will result in marine acoustic pollution levels that will degrade cetacean habitat, as well as more collisions with threatened marine mammals.
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Reid advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in his first season at Northridge ... was a member of the 4x100 relay team that were disqualified in the preliminary round for passing out of the zone ... ran the third leg of the relay that ran 39.94 to claim 10th place at the NCAA West Region Championships in Austin, Texas ... also reached the region championships in the 100 and 200 meters ... finished a Northridge-best 18th in the 200 meter prelims in a time of 21.24 to advance to the semifinals where he placed 20th in 21.32 ... finished 38th in the 100 prelims in a time of 10.81 ... was the Big West 200 meter champion after running a season-best 21.10 in the final which ranks seventh in Matador history ... also finished fourth in the 100 meters (10.64) after running a season-best 10.58 in the prelims ... ran leg three of the Big West champion 4x100 relay that clocked a season-best 39.86 which is a Northridge record ... finished fourth in an indoor season-best 21.64 in the 200 meters at the MPSF Indoor Championships ... also qualified in the 100 meters where he ran a season-best 6.96 in the prelims but did not reach the final ... ran the second leg of the Matadors' 4x400 relay that ran an indoor season-best 3:30.99 at the Boise State Invitational.
Spent two seasons (2008, 2009) at Sacramento City College in Sacramento, Calif. ... was named Big 8 Runner of the Year as well as NorCal Runner of the Year for the Panthers track squad.
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Born June 16, 1988 in Queens, NY ... parents are Dorothy and Derrick Reid ... has one brother Edrick and one sister, Roxanne ... favorites include actor Idris Elba, the movie "The Matrix", cheeseburgers and the music of The Roots and Lil Wayne ... says his greatest moment in sports was "Qualifying for Nationals" ...says the best thing about being an athlete is "breaking records" ... major is Psychology.


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It's every retiree's fear: running out of money. And so we scrimp and save and deny ourselves the opportunity to do the things we've always dreamed of to make sure we don't drain our bank account. While delaying self-gratification is one thing -- what good is a seven-figure IRA if you die too young to enjoy it?
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The truth is, none of us know when our number is up. 20 years from now? 30 years? Or Next Tuesday?
Irvin Schorsch III, founder and president of Pennsylvania Capital Management , works with clients to not only help them accumulate enough money to maintain their lifestyle in their golden years, but how to fulfill their dreams while staying financially solvent.
Irvin offered the following tips for boomers to enjoy their golden years while stilling remaining fiscally responsible:
Boomer: I want to travel , but fear I can't afford to see the world and save at the same time? For those baby boomers that want to travel in their retirement what tips would you give so they don't break the bank?
Schorsch: There are a number of options baby boomers have available to them regarding travel during their retirement years. Home exchanges, in particular, are an attractive way to do so. Essentially, you and your partner will stay at another couple's home in your destination of choice -- and the other couple will, in return, stay at your residence back home.
Websites such as homeexchange.com and homelink.org can connect prospective "exchangers" to one another, so that they can connect and reach a suitable arrangement. Some things to keep in mind: Are you comfortable with children in your residence? What about pets? Will you or will you not allow the other couple to use your car?
Home exchanges are one of the primary ways boomers can see the world during retirement -- all the while remaining financially solvent. By saving on hotel room fees, they can cut their travel bill and have more money to see the sights at their destination.
Lastly, for those traveling abroad, it might pay to exchange your dollars into pounds or euros now to lock in the attractive rates. Currency markets can be very volatile, so don't let attractive exchange rates pass.
Planning a trip to Paris this summer? Why not convert half of your dollars into euros now, and save the rest to be converted a few months from now, when rates could potentially be even better.
Boomer: I would like to continue my education but didn't plan for tuition fees in my retirement package. What are some affordable ways for me to attend school?
Schorsch: Learning is one of the great joys in life -- but high tuition fees have made it prohibitively expensive for many. I advise clients to look to adult continuing education courses, weekend seminars and other workshops that invite adults to broaden their horizons. Community colleges offer a wealth of courses as well, at very attractive prices.
The burgeoning field of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) are also an attractive option. Websites such as edX, Coursera and UDacity offer courses from the likes of Harvard, MIT, Berkeley and Georgetown. From Greek and Roman mythology to the history of Rock & Roll, boomers can find a wealth of topics to study, all from the comfort of their own home. All they need is a computer and an internet connection.
Boomer: According to a survey by CESI Debt Solutions, 56% of Americans still had outstanding debt when they retired. What are the best ways to ditch the debt?
Scorsch: Paying off debt is an important part of achieving financial freedom, but one must go about it strategically. The main rule to follow is to identify the debt with the highest non-deductible interest rates and work to eliminate it first. Remember, credit cards are not tax-deductible! Have $10,000 of credit card debt with a 20% interest rate? That's a huge weight to have on your shoulders -- so make it your priority to get rid of that debt, quickly!
It's also a good idea, wherever possible, to pay more than the minimum every month to reduce the interest expense to the family.
For boomers that still find themselves paying off the mortgage in retirement, refinancing now at some of the lowest current mortgage rates in decades, could be very beneficial. None of us know when interest rates on mortgages will suddenly change, so if you haven't studied your options regarding refinancing, now is the time to take the leap.
Last but not least, downsizing can help as well. Many retirees simply don't need a four-bedroom house with an inground pool and a finished basement during their golden years. Why not move into a condominium or townhome, which will save you money via lower energy costs, lower property taxes and no real maintenance to speak of?
Boomer: How do I best afford ways to attend more costly cultural events on my retirement income?
Schorsch: The days of clipping traditoinal coupons for restaurants and cultural events are long gone! One can attend cultural events on a budget by using services like Groupon and LivingSocial, both of which offer great deals on everything from the performing arts, retailers, restaurants, and much more. You can sign up online and have these deals delivered right to your inbox.
Furthermore, for foodies who love a night out, I encourage clients to pay attention to their city's restaurant week. Here in the Philadelphia region, many restaurants participate, from cozy pubs all the way to high-end establishments.
Volunteering is also a way to enjoy cultural venues like the opera or the theater. The same goes for museums, which often allow their volunteers to see exhibits that might otherwise cost them money at the door.
Boomer: For pre-retirees still planning for retirement, how should I allocate funds for my bucket list?
Schorsch: Allocating funds for a bucket list often goes back to eliminating debt. It never ceases to surprise me how much money people give away by maintaining balances on their credit cards or not refinancing their homes.
It can be scary to give the family's finances a thorough assessment - but it's a necessary thing to do. The only thing worse than wasting money is doing so and not even realizing it.
Once you work to "ditch the debt" and free up additional money each month, you can then deposit these funds into an investment or savings account to be used to do the things you always wanted. Also feel free to allocate portions any found money such as bonuses, windfalls or inheritances to a "bucket list account" to be used down the road.


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- This report provides background information and analysis of the U.S.-EU economic relationship for members of the 112th Congress as they contemplate the costs and benefits of closer U.S. economic ties with the EU. It examines the economic and political framework of the relationship and the scope and magnitude of the ties based on data from various sources. In addition, the report analyzes the implications these factors have for U.S. economic policy toward the EU.


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BMW M5 30th Anniversary Details:
- Most powerful production BMW ever | 600hp and 516 lb-ft
- 0-60mph in 3.7sec | 4.4L TwinPower turbo V8 | MSRP $138,275
- Limited run of 300 units worldwide | 30 coming to USA
- Bonus one-day M School at The Thermal Club in Palm Springs
It's hard to believe it's been 30 years since engineers at BMW dropped the much-revered M1's inline-6 into a 5 Series sedan, effectively creating a high-performance executive car. Time may have been cruel to us (The fat! The wrinkles!) but the M5 has aged well over the decades, and now BMW is commemorating the vehicle's big three-oh with a special edition.
The 2015 30th Anniversary Edition BMW M5 will be produced in a limited run of 300 units worldwide, with only 30 coming to the good ol' US of A. It will be the most powerful BMW production model ever, too, producing a whopping 600hp and 516 lb-ft of torque from its 4.4L TwinPower turbo V8, adding to the exclusivity.
With those numbers, the 30th Anniversary BMW M5 can run 0 to 60mph in roughly 3.7 seconds. Highway onramps take on a whole new element of fun in this M.
Other performance upgrades include a dedicated control module for the Active M Differential and an improved M-specific Servotronic function, as well as an improved M Dynamic mode, to make sure all that power gets to the ground. Unique styling and interior details consist of a Frozen Dark Silver Metallic exterior, 20 inch, bi-color M light-alloy wheels, and more "30 Jahre M5" (German for 30 years of the M5) badges than you can shake a stick at - on the kidney grill surrounds, the front fenders, door handles and twin dual exhaust pipes. The badge is also featured throughout the Alcantara-festooned interior, with a 1/300 identification number integrated into the Aluminum Trace trim strip on the front passenger side of the cockpit.
Predictably the most formidable M5 yet comes with an equally buff price tag, starting at $138,275. The 30th Anniversary Edition BMW M5 will be offered to the first 29 customers who reserve it by dialing the dedicated BMW Customer Relations hotline at 1:00pm EDT (10:00am PDT), on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The catch? The phone number for the hotline will be revealed on BMW of North America's Instagram channel (@BMWUSA) over the five days leading up to May 21, beginning on Saturday, May 17. Each day, in addition to revealing portions of the call-in number, will offer fun facts about each of the successive five generations of BMW M5.
The 30th copy of the Edition will be retained by BMW of North America and may be sold at a later date.
The final come up for purchasers of a 30th Anniversary Edition BMW M5 is an invitation to a one-day M Driving School at The Thermal Club, a private motorsports facility in Palm Springs, CA. The event will be held in the Fall of 2014 with more details to come.


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My Latest List of 5 More (Non-Furniture) IKEA Must Haves
I had a very successful trip to IKEA this past weekend. Armed with my large blue IKEA tote bag and fortified by a frozen yogurt cone, I was able to hunt down (almost) every item on my list. Want to know what I purchased?
Raskog kitchen cart. A new item that we hadn't seen on our last IKEA outing. The Raskog is made of steel with nice gray epoxy coating. It's a great storage piece for art supplies or small toys. $49.99.
Barbar trays. I have several of these trays and picked up another this weekend. They come in handy during craft time - fingerpainting and play dough is easy to clean up using these trays. $6.99.
Sommarvind freezer bags. These are perfect to stow snacks for a long car trip or a picnic lunch. $12.99. (Disclosure: I didn't actually end up buying this freezer bag because they were out of the pattern/color I wanted).
Rens sheepskin. These well-priced sheepskin rugs are a great way to add a soft play spot on a hard floor. They're also great for cozying up a chair or bench. $29.99.
Lialotta plastic fabric. IKEA's version of oilcloth is a staple in our house. Sold by the yard, I buy it in pieces large enough to cover my dining table. Just remember to keep a few extra yards in the house and you'll never have to worry about messy kid projects. I love the black and white polka dots but other colors are available. $7.99/yard.
If you're interested to see what my first top 5 list of IKEA Must-Haves are, check it out here.


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Nov. 16, 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - A solid defensive performance in the second half that featured 17 rebounds, 10 turnovers, and five steals helped power MIT to a 52-42 win over Eastern Nazarene College in the consolation game of the UMass Boston Tip-Off Classic on Sunday. Clara Yuan was tabbed to the All-Tournament Team as the Engineers improved to 1-1 on the year.
The Crusaders (0-2) established a 12-5 lead just over five minutes into the game. A pair of free-throws by Kristen Whaley and a three-pointer from Yuan closed the gap to two (12-10) at the 13:28 mark. Eastern Nazarene slowly pushed its advantage to 26-15 with 3:27 left in the half. Amy Marshall drained a lay-up in addition to a free-throw, Cheryl Kwinn registered a three-point play, and Jamie Simmons sank a lay-up as time expired to bring the Engineers within four (27-23) at the break.
The Cardinal and Gray carried the momentum into the second stanza as it tallied 12 unanswered points during the opening 3:20, with a three-point play by Whaley putting MIT up for good. The Crusaders countered with a 12-5 run, cutting their deficit to one (38-37) midway through the frame. A defensive battle ensued before Simmons' lay-up at 7:50 gave the Engineers some breathing room. Less than two minutes later Eastern Nazarene narrowed the margin to two (41-39), but MIT responded with eight straight points for its first double-digit lead with 3:41 remaining.
Yuan paced the Engineers with 13 points as Marshall totaled 10 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and a block. Whaley recorded 14 boards, seven points, and two steals while Kwinn posted 13 caroms, eight points, and three steals. Simmons rounded out MIT's starting contingent with nine points, three assists, and three steals.


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Emile Hirsch & Paul Rudd: 'Prince Avalanche' Portraits
Paul Rudd wraps his arm around co-star Emile Hirsch for a portrait session as part of the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Sunday (January 20) at Village at the Lift in Park City, Utah.
The Prince Avalanche stars were joined by their director David Gordon Green for a few stills.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Emile Hirsch
That same day, Emile and Paul walked the red carpet at the film's premiere.
FYI: Emile is wearing a Joseph Abboud sweater. Paul is wearing the Alto jacket by Aether Apparel.
10+ pictures inside of Emilie Hirsch and Paul Rudd getting goofy while posing for photos together…


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Theo van den Boogaard is a Dutch comic artist, best known for his drawings in the Clear Line style. Before he had his breakthrough to a mainstream audience with his comics about TV personality Sjef van Oekel, he was however one of the founders of the Dutch underground and alternative comix scene. Born in Castricum, Van den Boogaard was only fifteen years old when his first comic, 'Mark, Boter bij de Vis', was published by publisher Kennemer in 1964.
He began his professional career in Amsterdam in 1967. He made many illustrations for pop music/underground magazine Hitweek, including the 'Striptease' series, in which he used songtexts to illuminate social criticism. Van den Boogaard, with Jan Donkers, also started the comic series 'Witje en Gert' for Hitweek, which was continued in magazine Aloha in 1968-69.
Most notably was Van den Boogaard's 'Ans en Hans krijgen de Kans', that was published in Aloha in 1969, and later in magazine Chick. The comic, about a young couple and their sexual experiments, was quite provocative for the time. For the youngsters of the Dutch sixties, the 'Ans en Hans' comix stood for free sexuality. 'Ans en Hans' also gained international fame, when a German publisher made an illegal book publication, and the US underground magazine Screw wrote about it.
Tienersterren op vakantie (Varagids, 1966)
Other comics from Van den Boogaard's early years are 'Pinokkio' for Studio in 1968 and 'Jan Alleman' for magazine Gandalf in 1970-71, also a comic full of social and political criticism. In 1972, he made the soccer comic 'Abe, een hotshot van een voetballerina' for magazine Voetbal International, with text by Nico Scheepmaker.
comic for Birdsmagazine (1967)
Van den Boogaard broke into mainstream comics with the 'Sjef van Oekel' series, that appeared in Nieuwe Revu from 1976. With this adaptation of TV personality Van Oekel (a mixture of an opera singer, a door-to-door salesman and an anarchist gentleman-philosopher), Van den Boogaard and scriptwriter Wim T. Schippers had a big hit. The typical nonsensical Van Oekel language found its way into everyday speech.
Actor Dolf Brouwers, who played the character of Sjef van Oekel, was initially flattered by the comic series. But as the comics turned more bizarre and profane, Brouwers felt that this reflected badly on his own persona. And since he had never received any of the money the comic generated, he took the matter to court. In 1991, a judge decided that Brouwers' likeness was no longer to be portrayed in "obscene or pornographic situations". A financial settlement was agreed upon in 1992.
Sjef van Oekel Raakt op Drift (1985)
Theo van den Boogaard is much admired for his detailed clear line drawings. In later years, he has concentrated on widely different free and commercial works, many of which were collected in the exquisite catalogue 'Taal en teken' (Oog & Blik, 1992). Famous are for instance Van den Boogaard's drawings for the Dutch Railways, magazines Playboy and several Dutch ministries, and his illustrations for Vrij Nederland, HP/De Tijd and NRC. He also released 'Joost mag het weten', a comic album with erotic short stories.
In 2010 he published 'Streken van een Serialtekenaar', a collection of new comics and drawings, including the series 'Kenschetsen' (originally published in De Volkskrant) and new 'Witje en Gitje' stories. His book 'Bob Dylan Illustrated' was published by Oog & Blik in 2013. It contains a collection of six illustrated Bob Dylan songs, that Van den Boogaard made under the pen name Theo Bogart.
Lambiek will always be grateful to Van Den Boogaard for illustrating the letter "A" in our encylopedia book, 'Wordt Vervolgd - Stripleksikon der Lage Landen', published in 1979.
Sjef van Oekel - Een nieuwe bril (1982)
Theo van den Boogaard in Lambiek's Nederlandse Stripgeschiedenis


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Now that you've purchased your dream apartment at Latitude Leighton Beach, get a taste of the Leighton life with a sneak peek of the development, currently under construction.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Cleveland Indians hope struggling Carlos Santana and Nick Swisher continue to hit like they did Tuesday night.
Having Danny Salazar pitch like he did won't hurt either.
Santana homered among his season high-tying four hits and Salazar won in his first start in more than two months as the Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 8-2.
Cleveland won for the fourth time in six games since the All-Star break. Minnesota has lost four of five.
Santana, 3 for 18 coming in, hit a no-doubt solo shot to right field in the fifth to put the Indians up 4-1. He also had two doubles and a bunt single to beat a defensive shift to up his average to .214.
''When he's going good, it makes us a whole different lineup,'' said manager Terry Francona.
Swisher had his first three-hit game of the year.
''It seems like me and him kind of been riding the same boat all year long,'' said Swisher, who entered the game hitless in his previous 10 at-bats and is now hitting .215. ''Both of us popping out at the same time, same game is nice.''
Closer Cody Allen struck out pinch-hitter Chris Parmelee with a runner on third in a two-run game in the eighth inning before Cleveland scored four times in the ninth to negate a save opportunity when Carlos Carrasco pitched the ninth.
Minnesota's Brian Dozier had three hits, including his career-high 19th home run in the seventh inning.
Making his first appearance in the majors since May 15, Salazar (2-4) scattered six hits and allowed one earned run in five-plus innings. He walked three and struck out six.
After eight starts with the Indians, Salazar was sent to Triple-A Columbus to work on his mechanics and build up arm strength to last deeper into games. He went 3-6 with a 4.02 ERA in 10 starts there, but was 2-1 with a 2.16 ERA in his last four outings while looking more like the right-hander who had a 3.12 ERA in 10 late-season starts for Cleveland last season.
''I thought he looked confident. He was a little but more aggressive in his delivery,'' Francona said. ''That was more of the stuff we had come to appreciate last year. If he's going to pitch like that and move forward with it, what a shot in the arm for us.''
He was erratic as the Twins often worked him deep into counts, but Francona said Salazar was able to ''reach back for his best stuff'' and emerge relatively unscathed as Minnesota's clutch hitting continued to be absent.
Minnesota was 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position and is 4 for 41 since the All-Star break.
''I don't think you can point to anything,'' Dozier said. ''To be a good offensive team you need the total package. That's getting guys on base and driving them in.''
Twins starter Yohan Pino (1-3) was sent to Triple-A Rochester after his July 10 start largely to remain on somewhat of a routine during the All-Star break. In his lone start with the Red Wings, last Thursday, Pino allowed five runs and walked seven in five innings.
Yet, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire didn't express much concern Monday. ''He told me he was just working on a few things, so we'll leave it at that.''
Pino allowed seven hits and four earned runs in 6 1-3 innings. He struck out five and didn't issue a walk.
A double, hit by pitch and single loaded the bases for Cleveland with no outs in the second. Yan Gomes struck out looking before David Murphy hit a 2-run single to right. A sacrifice fly by Mike Aviles made it 3-0.
Salazar issued three straight walks to load the bases with one out in the bottom of the inning, before striking out Sam Fuld and Danny Santana.
''I was trying to be too quick and I had to settle myself down with my delivery,'' Salazar said.
Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera missed the game with back spasms that forced him out of Monday's game. He's considered day to day.
NOTES: Cleveland optioned right-handed reliever C.C. Lee to Columbus to clear room on its roster for Salazar. ... Cleveland RHP Trevor Bauer (4-4, 3.89 ERA) is scheduled to face Minnesota RHP Anthony Swarzak (1-0, 4.34 ERA), who will take Kyle Gibson's start Wednesday afternoon. Gibson was scratched because of a stiff back. ... Dozier was named the Twins 2014 Heart and Hustle Award winner by the MLB Players Alumni Association. The award honors active players who demonstrate a passion for the game and best embody the values, spirit and tradition of the game. The winner from the 30 team nominees will be announced Nov. 18.


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Now that women's boxing will be an Olympic Sport, Thai women stand to benefit: they've already overcome being told that women are a curse upon stadiums and that women aren't supposed to lift their legs in the air.
Another belief: that women menstruating will mess with all the charms and amulets surrounding the ring.
By the way, there's a particularly badass boxer whose name translates as, "Steaming Pain." But the best (okay, meanest) part is when the coach has his women boxers line up and laugh at the men while they practice.
On Location: Thailand's Women Boxers [Global Post]


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The down economy has forced four small business owners in Metro Detroit to make some changes, but they've also found silver linings.
Paul Wasserman, president of Henry the Hatter, said the economy is certainly tough, but he's discovered that people still want to look good.
"It's been my challenge to find things at more affordable prices, and have more available that's more affordable to more people," he said. "My high end business has suffered."
Wasserman said that people are no longer coming in for $160-$175 hats, but rather for $99-$125 ones. So the store has added items it wouldn't have carried five years ago. These include wool hats that start at $39. Wasserman said less expensive lower end items have become extremely important.
He also said the haberdashery industry is much different than it was 40 or 50 years ago, when most men wore hats with their suits.
"Most of what's happening today is being entertainment and music driven," he said. "People like Kid Rock, Neo, Usher, Alicia Keys, Britney Spears, Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt. It's a whole different ballgame. Stuff is a lot edgier and trendier. In all truth, it's become a lot of fun."
He compared it to the Oldsmobile commercials: "This is not your father's old gray hat."
Other changes Wasserman has made include the closing of the Hamtramck store, which had been open just shy of 25 years (he also has had a store in Southfield since 1992) to save on overhead costs.
Wasserman doesn't believe the recently passed health care legislation will affect his company. He said they've always used Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
"My feelings on health care have always been that if you're going to give it, give something meaningful," he said.
Asked whether he might consider hiring additional staff if the health care bill ends up lowering his overhead, Wasserman said all that's driven by the amount of business he's doing.
"If in fact health care costs go down, and our revenue doesn't go up, then no, I won't be hiring anybody," he said. "But should we ever come out of this recession — and I'm confident the time will come when we will — then yes, I'll have to add people, and yes, most certainly they too would have health care."
For Wasserman, one possible silver lining in this economic cloud has been the inclusion of merchandise he'd not have carried in the past, such as hats in the $39-$65 range. He said it's been a pleasant surprise how meaningful those things have been in driving sales.
Another plus factor has been the closure of the Hamtramck store. He said he hadn't realized how much work it was to have three locations until that store closed.
No one lost their job. The manager gave him 18 months notice that he'd intended to retire, and the other employee was brought over to the main store downtown.
Pat Jonas, owner of Royal Oak Books, a used bookstore, said the economy has led to a diminution of everything.
"There's less customers, ergo there's less income," she said. "And I find more people trying to bargain."
She understands their attitude that a book shouldn't cost as much as it does, but said books have always been priced that way.
Jonas also been affected in that she didn't take a vacation last year; she didn't even take a long weekend.
She added that all used bookstores are feeling the economic pinch.


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On Feb. 22, Rep. Nick Lampson (D-Stafford) will visit the University of Houston's School of Communication, where he and UH media production students will film interviews with Houston veterans. Overseeing the project is UH's Veterans Services Office (VSO).
Last November, Lampson and the University of Houston joined together to document the stories of former soldiers' as part of the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project that was established in 2001.
Students will conduct interviews with veterans from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in room 135 of the school. At 12:45 p.m., Lampson will work with students in interviewing veterans in the school's television studio.
"Houston is proud to have the largest concentration of veterans in the United States. We are obligated to do all we can to honor their service," Lampson said. "The Veterans History Project provides a terrific opportunity for veterans' stories to be recorded for the benefit of all Americans."
The Veterans History Project is an initiative for the Library of Congress aimed at collecting oral histories, memoirs, letters, diaries, photographs and other original materials from veterans and civilians who served in World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf War and the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts. Materials gathered from the project are catalogued in the Library of Congress for future reference.
"For many veterans, who are advanced in age, this might be a last chance for them have their stories documented and archived," said Allen Grundy, program manager for UH VSO. "It's important that they can share these experiences with future generations. It's crucial that others truly understand the sacrifices that these men and women have made for our country and our freedom."
|Veterans History Project Kickoff
|Friday, Feb. 22
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (students interviewing veterans);
12:45 - 1:45 p.m. (Lampson assisting students with veterans interviews)
|UH School of Communication
UH Entrance 16 off of Cullen Blvd.
Houston, TX 77204
|UH Veterans Services Office, UH School of Communication,
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That's why it's a little surprising to see Fortune Magazine claim that these types of personal recommendation systems are somehow the next big thing. It's true that they've always been something of a holy grail for marketing types, who would love to be able to provide more accurate and relevant choices to you at all times. However, we're still a long way away from that. While some of the hype over personalization in the ad space got swept aside when Google figured out how to do better keyword matching and contextual advertising, many now believe that this kind of "discovery" advertising -- recommendations based on what you're like, rather than what you like or what you just searched for -- is the future. The problem is that it's not an easy problem to solve, and the long history that's littered with failures in the space would suggest that just claiming you've got the best solution (or performing simple parlor tricks, as one group does in the article) isn't actually enough to signal a revolution.