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Milnacipran for Chronic Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01510457
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : January 16, 2012
Results First Posted : January 22, 2015
Last Update Posted : June 22, 2015
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|Condition or disease
|Knee Osteoarthritis Degenerative Joint Disease Chronic Pain
|Drug: Milnacipran Drug: Placebo
|Phase 4
If you are in this study, you will be placed in one of two study groups: one group will receive the study drug and one will receive a placebo. You will be assigned a study group by chance using a process similar to the flip of a coin.
At the first visit (week one) we will review and sign the informed consent, obtain your medical health history, and conduct a brief physical exam. You will also complete several questionnaires about your pain. You will be assessed for your eligibility to participate in this study. If you are eligible, we will conduct some physical and sensory tests and collect a blood sample. The physical tests include a stair climb, 6-minute treadmill test and a 1-minute sit to stand test. The sensory tests allow us to understand your perception of various stimuli such as vibration, light touch, pinprick, heat, cold, hot pain, and cold pain. At the end of the first visit you will be given an electronic diary to record your pain throughout the study. We will also ask you to wear a device in a T-shirt, similar to an accelerometer, that will be used to record your sleep quality and physical activity for 2 days.
At the second (week two) and third visits (week nine) you will be asked to complete the same questionnaires, physical and sensory tests as during the first visit. You will also have to wear the t-shirt with the device for 2 days after each visit.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|46 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Double (Participant, Investigator)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Milnacipran for the Pain, Sensory Sensitization and Mood Changes in Knee Osteoarthritis
|Study Start Date :
|November 2010
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|October 2013
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|October 2013
Placebo Comparator: Sugar Pill
BID placebo
Drug: Placebo
Subjects will receive identical placebo pills and dosing schedule as that of participants receiving active study medication.
Other Name: "Sugar Pill"
Experimental: Milnacipran
Uptitration from 10mg to 50mg BID Milnacipran
Drug: Milnacipran
Total target dose of 200 mg/day. Subjects will titrate-up according to the following schedule: 25 mg/d (2 pills, 2 days), 50mg mg/d (4 pills, 2 days), 100mg/d (2 pills, 3 days), 150 mg/d (3 pills, 4 days), and steady state is reached once the study participant ingests 200 mg/d(4 pills). The steady state is maintained for 44 days (approx. 6 weeks). If intolerable side effects occur, the dose may be reduced to last tolerable does, a minimum of 100 mg/day at the discretion of the PI. Subjects unable to tolerate 100 mg/day will be discontinued from the study. A 2-week down-titration will be used.
Other Name: Savella (milnacipran HCL) Tablets
- McGill Pain Questionnaire - Short Form [ Time Frame: Collected at 2 visits over 11 weeks: Visit 1 and Visit 3. ]The MPQ-SF is a well-validated pain measure that permits separation of the sensory and affective components of pain, which are added together to compute a total score. The scale ranges from 0-45 (0=no pain, 45=the most pain).
- PamSys Actigraph Data [ Time Frame: 48 hours after visit 3 ]We used a body worn sensor (PAMSys™, Biosensics, LLC, MA)(25-27) embedded in a comfortable t-shirt at the sternal level. Participants wore the PAMSys after the visit for 48 hours. The device provides values related to subjects spontaneous physical activity including percentage of time standing and walking. These variables provide different indexes of participants' level of activity and activity organization, and were reported by subjects with KOA pain as relevant.
- Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale (PASS) [ Time Frame: Collected at 2 visits over 11 weeks: Visit 1 and Visit 3. ]Anxiety scores were collected at least two data points. The Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale (PASS) is a scale from 0 - 100, where 0 = no anxiety and 100 = the most anxiety.
- Pain Disability Index (PDI) [ Time Frame: Collected at 2 visits over 11 weeks: Visit 1 and Visit 3. ]The PDI is a seven-item, validated instrument that assesses perceived disability in seven key life areas. It provides a total disability score, and is an indirect measure of self efficacy. The Pain Disability Scale is a scale from 0 - 70, where 0 = no Disability and 70 = the most Disability.
- Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale CESD-10 (CES-D 10) [ Time Frame: Collected at 2 visits over 11 weeks: Visit 1 and Visit 3. ]The CES-D 10 is a 10-item questionnaire that has been validated for the assessment of depressive symptomatology. The Depression Scale is a scale with a sum score from 0 - 30, where 0 = no Depression and 30 = the most Depression.
- Pain Visual Analogue Scale [ Time Frame: Collected at 2 visits over 11 weeks: Visit 1 and Visit 3. ]Pain Visual Analogue Scale from 0-100 (0= no pain, and 100= most pain).
- Daily Diary Entries With Pain, Fatigue and Functioning Scores Three Times a Day [ Time Frame: electronic diary entries with pain, fatigue and functioning scores were completed three times a day during week 1 and week 11 ]Averages of daily diary outcomes were taken over the first and last week of the trial (week 1 and week 11) to compare pre and post treatment. diary was filled out 3 times a day and asked subjects to rate pain at rest, pain when walking, and fatigue on a scale 0-10 (0=none, and 10=the worst)
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Knee pain and osteophytes on radiographs OR
- Knee pain plus patient age of 40 years or older, morning stiffness lasting 30 minutes or less, and crepitus (cracking sound) during motion
- Experiences chronic pain for 6 months or longer
- Average pain rating of worse knee is equal to 4 or greater on a 0-10 scale
- If female, is not pregnant or breast feeding, and not currently attempting to conceive; if of childbearing potential, use of a highly effective method of birth control (as determined by Pl)
- Able to walk at least ½ a city block a day, and agrees to try and slowly increase that over the course of study
- Able to read and speak English and provide informed consent
- Able to understand and comply with all data collection methodology including electronic diary
- Subject agrees to 1) continue their stable drug regimen with no changes during the course of study, 2) only use Tylenol 325 mg of tablets (a maximum of 8 tablets a day) for breakthrough pain, and 3) not use Tylenol or any other pain medicines 12 hours before testing.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject takes SNRIs (Savella, Cymbalta, Venlafaxine) or other neuroamine re-uptake blockers for mood disorders
- Subject is allergic to SSRIs, SNRIs, or milnacipran
- Subject has severe or untreated psychiatric disturbance (e.g. mania, depression, anxiety, substance dependence)
- Subject is medicated with 'triptans, MAOIs, SSRIs, other SNRIs, tricyclic or heterocyclic antidepressants, lithium, epinephrine, norepinephrine, clonidine or digoxin during the trial
- Subject has a clinical diagnosis of fibromyalgia
- Subject has severe ongoing or unaddressed medical conditions (e.g. Renal or Hepatic disease [creatinine>1.5 ml/dl; AST or ALT> 3x normal limit], uncontrolled hypertension, severe cardiac rate or rhythm disorders, rheumatologic disease (e.g. polymyalgia rheumatica), narrow angle glaucoma, hyponatremia, clotting disorders, uncontrolled seizure disorder or urinary retention)
- Subject has cardiac implants
- Subject has a knee replacement
- Subject plans to start new pain treatments or therapies during the study (e.g. new pain medication, injections, PT, surgery)
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): NCT01510457
|Principal Investigator:
|Norman Harden, MD
|Center for Pain Studies, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
|Responsible Party:
|Dr. Norman Harden, Principal Investigator, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01510457 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|January 16, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|January 22, 2015
|Last Update Posted:
|June 22, 2015
|Last Verified:
|May 2015
Knee Osteoarthritis
Degenerative Joint Disease
Chronic Pain
Knee Pain
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Joint Diseases
Chronic Pain
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Rheumatic Diseases
Neurologic Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
Serotonin and Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors
Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors
Membrane Transport Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Neurotransmitter Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Antidepressive Agents
Psychotropic Drugs


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RFC 5716 introduces the Federated File System (FedFS, for short). FedFS is an extensible standardized mechanism by which system administrators construct a coherent namespace across multiple file servers using file system referrals.
- Name: Jeff Layton
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 17
- Last updated: August 31, 2011
- Percentage of completion: 10%
Detailed Description
RFC 5716 introduces the Federated File System (FedFS, for short). FedFS is an extensible standardized mechanism by which system administrators construct a coherent namespace across multiple file servers using file system referrals.
A file system referral is like a symbolic link to another file system share, but it is not visible to applications. It behaves like an automounted directory where a new file system mount is done when an application first accesses that directory. The arguments of the mount operation are controlled by information returned by the file server.
Today, file system referral mechanisms exist in several network file system protocols. FedFS provides its namespace features by leveraging referral mechanisms already built in to network file system protocols. Thus no change to file system protocols or clients is required.
Currently, the Linux FedFS implementation supports only NFS version 4 referrals. More on NFS version 4 referrals can be found in RFC 3530. FedFS may support other network file system protocols in the future.
Benefit to Fedora
See detailed description. As this is an emerging standard, we want Fedora to be one of the first operating systems to support it.
Much of the work for this has already been done. Chuck Lever of Oracle has done an implementation of the required userspace tools for this, and I have an initial specfile to package them. There are also some relatively modest kernel patches required that should hopefully make 3.2. We'll probably also need to do some documentation and/or articles describing how to set up both the client and server for FedFS.
How To Test
(FIXME: Make this less skeletal)
- set up fedfs domain and server(s)
- set up fedfs clients
- test that fedfs referrals work
User Experience
The casual Fedora user won't see any changes with this. This should only change the experience for someone who makes the effort to set up and use FedFS.
There are some kernel patches required, but they are fairly modest in scope, and are likely to make it into 3.2.
The fedfs-client package needs to ship a mount helper (mount.fedfs) that will need to be installed in /sbin. The mount helper though is currently linked to libraries in /usr/lib. That problem will also need to be resolved somehow.
Contingency Plan
If this can't be completed in time, we simply won't ship fedfs-utils, or may just ship the client side pieces initially.
Alternately we could ship the packages and simply call the feature as broken until it can be resolved. There's little risk in any of these cases.
The package has a fairly comprehensive set of manpages, but we may also need to create some other "How-To" documentation.
Release Notes
- We'll probably just want to mention that this release supports FedFS, and maybe provide a link to documentation for it (once there is some).

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In the United States of America, we pay taxes every single day. On the money we make, on the money we spend, on everything, just about. These taxes pay for our roadways. They pay for our city ordinances and libraries and public schools. They pay for the indigent health care that is the only health care I currently have. These taxes give disability payments to those who cannot work and welfare payments to those who can't find work. These taxes give food to those who cannot buy their own.
In short, these taxes help save lives. A lot of people disagree. A lot of people feel we pay way too many taxes. To these people, I ask, what do you expect? What can be done without money these days, and where is the government meant to get that money without our support as citizens. You don't complain about the tax money when it comes to the properly-paved roads, only when there are holes in them. You don't complain about the libraries that provide the homeless with places to be during the day, until they close down and the homeless stand on your street corners. You don't complain about law enforcement, until they've pulled you over. To the people who complain about taxes, I say this:
When you check our a book at the library, you're asked to return it on time, correct? And when you don't you pay a fee. That fee then goes to the librarians salaries. The librarians who help you find and check out books. That fee goes to the lease on the property that library sits on. That fee goes to purchasing new books. That fee goes to holding classes for those too poor to attend college. That fee is useful. So I never complain about paying the fee on a book I kept out too long. After all, if I didn't want to pay the fee, I just wouldn't use the service, would I? Taxes are just like that. If you don't want to pay the taxes, move somewhere else.
The bright side to taxes comes down to this, however. And this bright side is Tax Returns.
So basically, the idea is, you pay exactly your fair share in taxes. Sometimes, however, because of the way the system is set up, you accidentally over pay! So, the government, after you file your taxes, and they double check their math, sends you a check with your tax returns!
It's a little like hitting the lottery. I knew a family that when they filed their combined taxes, they got a return of $3000 dollars. My best friend got a return of around $1500. I'm getting close to $1200 dollars back this year. Last year, I only got about $500 dollars back. But what do you do, when you have a ton of money coming to you in one lump sum?
Some people, like a girl I know from work, payed off her credit card debt, and then bought a $300 purse. My best friend paid her son's tuition for his school, and then bought her husband a giant tv. (and gave me the smaller one! Yay!) I know one friend who is planning to save it until Comicon in the summer, and spend it there. So what's the right strategy when it comes to using your tax return?
Personally, I intend to make sure my tax return works for me this year. I don't want to fritter it away on purses or food or anything like that. I really want to make sure I spend this money wisely. So I consulted some articles. Some, like Money Crasher's article, were filled with a few good ideas, but mostly bland options. Others, like TurboTax's article, are filled with more whimsical ideas. Personally, I like the idea of funding a business.
For almost a year, I have been considering starting an Apiary. Often, with a $500 start up cost, you can get a decent 3-4 hive Apiary going. Enough to supply honey for a small shop. I'm thinking of it as a great way to make sure I have revenue coming in in the future. A second blade, if you will, were I to use terms from Assassination Classroom. It would be difficult, of course, to run a business, work full time AND attend College. Which is what my plans are for this year. However, it's going to be worth it.
My other plan is glasses. My own are wearing down, and I can barely see. Glasses, when one doesn't have insurance, generally cost anywhere from $500 to $1200, depending on your perscription and the frames you chose. I may just ask them to reuse my frames.
In general, however, this is how it always goes. I pledge to myself I will spend my return wisely, and then it's gone before I know it. Hopefully, this year, my return season goes better than last, and hopefully, yours too. Tell us what you plan on spending your tax return on in the comments! If you live in a country that doesn't do tax returns, tell us how your tax system works! I'm very curious.


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The Knicks and Bobcats kick off in about 20 minutes. Here are some things to watch for:
- The Knicks can't let Boris Diaw dominate again. Last week's loss to Charlotte was pitiful. Boris Diaw's 27 point performance was even worse. Amar'e Stoudemire showed zero defensive energy trying to slow Diaw down, hence Diaw's 12 for 15 performance shooting from the floor. Tonight, with Tyrus Thomas returning, Diaw will probably play a lot at the center position. If the Knicks are going to return the favor from last week, they will need to find a way, wether its Harrellson, Stoudemire or Chandler, to slow down Boris Diaw.
- What if Shumpert struggles? The Knicks showed a lot of great energy the last few game with Shumpert on the floor. I think his defensive energy is refreshing and provides a spark to the whole team. He has yet to play a poor douglas-esque game. This probably isn't the game but I just want to know how Knick fans and the team will react when Shumpert truly struggles. I think tonight against Augustin and Kemba Walker, Shumpert could struggle a bit tonight because both opposing point guards are good players.
- Can Toney Douglas get his head on straight? Douglas has been a disaster so far this year. Now that he has been relegated to the bench, Douglas should begin to improve his play on both ends of the court. However, he struggled last game against Detroit and then hurt his shoulder. Hopefully Douglas can get on track because he can be an absolutely lethal 3 point shooter when he's on. Even last game, the Knicks only shot 28.6% from beyond the arc. The Knicks need his shooting and he needs to get going.
- How will the Knicks defensive energy be tonight? Last week against Charlotte, the Knicks came out with absolutely no energy on defense and it showed. Tonight, I look for the Knicks to come out pissed and ready to go. I think the Knicks will play hard tonight on both ends and will pick up a win. If the Knicks defense sucks and is lazy, they could lose again to a Charlotte team that can score some points.


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Nokia Launches Another Patent Attack On Apple, Uses ITC Loophole To Get Second Shot At Hurting Apple
from the can't-compete? deptWe've seen how Nokia's troubles in keeping up in the smartphone market have resulted in suddenly filing a whole bunch of patent lawsuits, including the big one against Apple over the iPhone. Of course, as usually happens in these types of situations, Apple fired back with a patent infringement lawsuit of its own against Nokia. Welcome to patent nuclear war.
And, of course, if you thought the battles would end there, you haven't been paying attention to how patent battles work these days. For years now, we've been pointing out that many patent holders actually get two cracks at companies over the same exact patents. They sue in the courts, and they use the ITC loophole to get a second crack, which could have even worse consequences. You see, the International Trade Commission is supposed to watch out for unfair trade practices. So many patent holders go to the ITC and claim that companies that infringe on patents are using unfair trade practices and should be barred from importing those goods into the US. Of course, the ITC could rely on the courts to determine if the products are actually infringing, but it does not. It decides for itself. And while the ITC cannot issue fines, it can issue an injunction barring the import of these products. With so many high tech products being manufactured overseas, this creates an effective injunction against selling many high tech products in the US... even as the Supreme Court has made clear that injunctions don't always make sense. But, the ITC is not bound by the Supreme Court on this and can do what it wants. A recent study has shown that this ITC loophole is frequently abused.
So, it's not at all surprising that (yes, indeed), Nokia has jumped in with both feet and has filed a complaint with the ITC as well over the Apple iPhone and its alleged infringement on Nokia patents. So now we have two totally seprate processes, either of which could conceivably bar Apple from selling iPhones in the US, just because Nokia's been too slow in coming up with its own iPhone competitor. That's not encouraging innovation at all. It's proactively trying to use the US government to slow it down.


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What's inside? Here are the questions answered in today's reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question.
1. Catch-22 with home loan
2. Haircut value
3. Quality of school matters?
4. Making quadruple batches
5. The value of commute length
6. Uses for vegetable remains
7. Cash for emergency fund
8. Professional dress
9. Returning to the workforce
10. Move first?
I've had the privilege this week of eating lunch with a different lunch companion every single day.
This simple act has led to the formulation of a lot of great ideas, a lot of laughs, and a lot of stronger relationships.
Eating lunch with a friend or a person you want to know better doesn't have to be expensive. Most of my lunches have been leftovers or peanut butter and jelly in a brown paper bag.
Even if it had been expensive, it would have been worth every penny for the great lunchtime conversations.
Q1: Catch-22 with home loan
I'm in a catch-22 position and I can't figure out what to do. I am due with our first child this summer. Currently, my husband and I both work but I will stop receiving paychecks in August. I'm a teacher, and my ultimate plan is to start an in-home daycare/prechool to supplement our income while I stay home. The problem is, we live in a small apartment and I cannot do the daycare situation there. We need to have a house with space to do this.
Problem is, how to qualify to get the house with one income? We live in a very high cost of living area (DC) so I'm worried about qualifying for a loan. We have great credit scores and no debt at all, and about $20,000 in the bank, but my husband only makes about $46K which means we'll have a hard enough time finding a house much less getting a loan for it. Once I'm not longer making my salary, we will be able to cover all our current bills but will not be able to save any money every month until I'm making some type of income as well. We're fortunately in good shape besides this (great retirement savings, we live very cheaply and have no debt. We each own a car in good condition and have been saving 2/3 of our income every month for the last 2 years) but soon with half the income, that security will disappear.
If we can't get a house, we can continue renting, which is basically throwing money away considering how expensive it is around here, and it would keep me from my potential income source. I'm confident that if we have a house (even a small one) with a decent space for this daycare, that I would be able to make at least as much as my current salary. I'm a trained teacher with a master's in education, and there is a lot of demand in my area for childcare. I think within a year I could work up to making a decent supplemental salary, and we'd have no problem affording a house but it's the initial qualifying process I worry about.
Any suggestions? Should we go ahead and start looking for loans/talking to a realtor and trying to buy a house, or are we unlikely to qualify? And if it turns out we cannot get a house, do you have any other suggestions for making it over time? My husband is already looking for better paying work, but not having a lot of luck. We really can't swing moving to a lower cost of living area without any job security, connections, etc. Continuing my current job is not an option, though I could do some smaller-scale babysitting. I feel like the daycare is all I want to do, and it's our only good option for making it financially, but I am so worried we won't be able to get a house. I'm not that familiar with the entire home-buying process and don't know how to move forward with it.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Is there something I'm missing here??
– Jenna
First of all, renting isn't "throwing away money" in a lot of situations. Let's say you're buying a home for $300,000. With a reasonable thirty year loan, you're paying almost $1,000 a month in interest. What about property taxes and homeowners insurance? That money just vanishes into thin air – $1,500 a month, at least. If you can rent for less than that, that's what you should be doing. In fact, if it's even close, you're better off renting because then you don't have to deal with the cost of maintenance and repairs.
"But I'm building equity!" If you're spending more on interest, property taxes, homeowner's insurance, maintenance, and repairs for your home each month than you're spending on rent, you're not building equity – you're losing it. The only reason you're not building equity in the apartment in this situation is that you're not investing that money you're saving over the costs of home ownership.
I can't assess what your likelihood of being able to earn signficant money with an in-home daycare actually is. To figure that out, market research would be in order. You can't simply assume you can put out a shingle and people will beat a path to your door. Is there a competitive market for daycare providers? Are the ones near you all full to the brim or are there spots available at them?
If it is clear that you have a genuine business opportunity in the area after the market research, then I would simply find any kind of work until you get the home loan secured, then reassess what you want to do. However, I don't think switching to the home situation is the financial no-brainer that you're making it out to be, though.
Q2: Haircut value
What is the value of a good haircut? The barbershop I always use does a great job, but it costs $24 per cut. A new shop across town charges only $11 per cut. I get my hair cut twice a month, so that adds up to serious coinage.
– Ryan
There's no harm in trying the other place. If you're not happy with the cut, you can return to your regular barber in two or three weeks to get it fixed.
Very few places produce genuinely bad haircuts. Some might produce cuts that aren't exactly what you want, but they're rarely disastrous, particularly on men.
I have found that a barber that can repeatedly produce exactly the cut you want is a valuable thing to have. However, for me, I am that barber. I can get the cut I want with a pair of clippers pretty efficiently.
Q3: Quality of school matters?
I've decided that I want to pursue my MBA. Is there a caliber of business school (maybe the "sweet 16" or a top 10 institution) for which you would be willing to quit your job to attend fulltime? Most elite programs don't have part-time degrees anyway. Is the degree worth the cost (including opportunity cost of not working for 2 years)? Would you pass on a top 10 school and go for a part-time in order to keep your current job?
– Evan
It really depends on what your current job is and your financial state before you make that leap.
If you're debt free but you're working at McDonalds, then going to business school is a no-brainer. If you're making $100,000 a year as a software engineer and you're carrying a $200,000 mortgage, then there's probably no business school out there that makes sense.
The question you need to ask yourself is whether you can make ends meet while going to business school. Can you pay your monthly bills? If you can pull it off, then a good school is probably worth it.
Q4: Making quadruple batches
I've read many books and articles and stories where it is suggested that people make quadruple batches of meals and store the left overs. Whenever I do this I usually wind up with some freezer burnt food that has to be thrown out. It seems wasteful to me.
– Jill
Most people that I know that make double (or more) batches of meals have a schedule where they eat those double batches quickly.
For example, let's say I make a quadruple batch of lasagna on Saturday the 1st and a quadruple batch of stew on Sunday the 2nd. I would probably pencil in lasagna on Monday the 8th and every other Monday after that, and I'd pencil in stew on Wednesday the 10th and every other Wednesday after that until the food was gone. (On Tuesday, we'd eat leftover lasagna.)
If you're making quadruple batches of food you don't want to have that often, then you shouldn't be making quadruple batches of that particular meal.
Q5: The value of commute length
you make good points in the financial decisions and quality of life regarding the location of your home. however, a huge deterrent to a good quality of life is the length of a commute. in the area of st louis MO, mass transit is almost nonexistent. we have lived here for many years and our kids live here, so we will not relocate. even before i married, if my job changed, i moved close to it because i couldn't stand a commute of more than about 15 minutes. now, i see the terrible price many of our children pay by having their parents' arrival home after work delayed by long commutes or worse still, younger kids who are picked up from latchkey programs, get a drive thru McD dinner during their one hour evening commute, and have almost no family time. riding in the car with mom or dad just doesn't qualify as quality time in my book. further, i believe there is a positive correlation between the length and time of a commute and the terrible divorce rate in this country. people are buying humongous houses in which they seldom get to do much since they are working full time or more and commuting long distances.
– Jimmy
I agree with you to some extent. It really depends on the commute, though.
When I was first working out of college, I had a 25 minute commute to work, but it was entirely on a mass transit system. On that commute, I would read and get caught up on emails. My commute was either part of my productive day or a bit of pleasurable reading time. I didn't really mind this time at all. I didn't have the cost of a vehicle, for one, and I could spend that time actually doing something I wanted to do.
On the other hand, if I had to drive for forty five minutes through a crowded metro area, I would consider that a big negative. When I did drive for a commute, I considered the time on the way home to be a mild relaxation from work, but I was still focused on driving (and on the questionable driving behavior of those around me).
There's also the family considerations. If you're commuting for 45 minutes, there's an hour and a half each day that you're not spending with your family (or engaged in something personally fulfilling if you're single).
Q6: Uses for vegetable remains
What do you do with, say, half a carrot that's left over from making soup? Most of the time for me it just sits in the fridge and gets brown and I throw it out which seems like a big waste.
– Mal
I save all of that stuff in a bag in the freezer. I just mix all of those spare vegetables together.
When I have a gallon freezer bag full of those scraps, I get out a big pot and toss all of the vegetables into it with a few gallons of water, a dash of salt, and some ground black pepper. I then boil that mix for hours and strain what's left, saving the liquid.
That liquid is vegetable stock, and it is a fantastic starter for any soup that you want to make. Store it in quart containers in the freezer and pull one or two out whenever you want to make soup (or other dishes that use stock as a base).
Q7: Cash for emergency fund
Is cash the right way to go for an emergency fund? An emergency fund is supposed to be money that is easily available to you in an emergency which in my mind means that it should be cash. I know that you do not earn interest on cash that is just lying around but having easy access to money is more important in an emergency than the little bit you make in interest. The only thing that worries me is the risk of having money just lying around somewhere in my house. Perhaps half in an account and half in cash is also an option. What do you think?
– Roger
I think there's a balance. I keep a few hundred in cash in a hidden spot in my home, but the rest remains in a savings account earning interest.
There are rarely times where I would need to immediately have more than a few hundred in cash in my hand in an absolute emergency. Virtually everything I can think of could wait until I could visit my bank or an ATM at least.
The only scenarios where that isn't enough are scenarios where having thousands of dollars in cash probably wouldn't be enough, either. Given that, I'm fine with most of my emergency fund in a savings account.
Q8: Professional dress
Recently, I got a great new job that pays more than double what I'm currently making. When I talked to the HR person about it she told me that professional dress is expected. I am a software engineer and I'm not sure entirely what that means. What should I be expecting to spend on a wardrobe?
– Dan
I'd call your office and find out exactly what's expected in terms of attire. You need to know what people wear during their day-to-day work.
Most jobs like this do have a startup cost where people get their wardrobes into gear, unfortunately. It's part of the hidden cost of having a higher-paying job.
The change in wardrobe might not be a perfectly comfortable one for you, but it's a change you'll get used to.
Q9: Returning to the workforce
I have been a stay-at-home mom for about 12 years and I am trying to reenter the workforce with no success. I am in a rocky marriage with no way of getting out without going to live with my elderly parents,who live in an area that does not have an jobs (if I could find one) that would pay me enough to ever live alone. I do not want to be a burden on them, but I am at a lost for how I go about getting someone to give me an opportunity.
I do not have a college education (1-1/2 years at a community college studying business). My last job was as an Administrative Assistant for a pesticide company. I do not know how much longer I will be able to stay in my marriage. Can you give me any advise on what I could do to increase my skills and to make myself marketable again?
– Mindy
First, if you are in an abusive relationship, there are resources you can use that will help you get out of your situation safely. I don't know what's going on with your relationship exactly, but it sounds like you really want out of the situation and that it might be an abusive one. If it is, you need to leave now, not later. Abuse should not be tolerated.
Having said that, if it's just an incompatibility problem or something else, I'd try to pursue work in an area that directly follows your previous employment. Start quietly applying for administrative assistant positions anywhere that you can find them. If you manage to get one, then that's your chance to change things at home.
Do you have any single (or even married) friends that you could live with for a while? If you have someone that knows what you're going through, they may be willing to help you more than you expect.
Q10: Move first?
My family is about to move to another state and we need to sell our home. Is it a better move to try to start selling it now before we move out or should we wait until we're gone?
– Angela
Generally, a house looks better and is easier to sell if no one is living there. It's much more available for people to visit, appears to have much more open space, and is devoid of other people's personal property and clutter.
If you have a financial need to sell before you move, then that choice is pretty much made for you. It sounds like both options are available to you, though.
If that's the case, I'd get out of the house and make sure it was ship-shape for selling before putting it on the market.
Got any questions? The best way to ask is to email me – trent at thesimpledollar dot com. I'll attempt to answer them in a future mailbag (which, by way of full disclosure, may also get re-posted on other websites that pick up my blog). However, I do receive many, many questions per week, so I may not necessarily be able to answer yours.


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The insatiable thirst of the world's burgeoning billions has caused a spurt of dam building in temperate regions in the last 40 years, and a scientist with the space agency has found that the reservoirs are affecting Earth's orbital rotation.
Although Earth's rate of spin is gradually slowing because of the tidal drag of the moon, the slowing would have been measurably greater if it were not for the influence of 88 reservoirs built since the early 1950's, said the scientist, Dr. Benjamin Fong Chao, a geophysicist at the Goddard Space Flight Center, an arm of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Greenbelt, Md. Each of the reservoirs contains at least 2.4 cubic miles of water weighing 10 billion metric tons. The reservoirs contain the bulk of the world's impounded water.
The shift in the distribution of Earth's water caused by the reservoirs has tended to speed the planet's spin. Without lunar tidal drag, the reservoir effect would have reduced the length of a day by 0.2 millionths of a second a day for the last 40 years, Dr. Chao calculated.
The reason for this, he said, is that the shifting of water to mid-latitude reservoirs in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres has increased the amount of the world's water in those latitudes in relation to the Equator. In effect, more water is closer to Earth's axis. Moreover, Earth's axis is being slightly tilted by the weight of water that has collected in the 88 reservoirs, Dr. Chao found, and the shape of the planet's gravitational field has been altered.
These effects are several hundred times smaller than natural variations in Earth's motion, Dr. Chao said in an interview, and they pose no danger to people or the global environment. Still, he reported recently in Geophysical Research Papers, the effects of reservoir construction are significant enough that they will have to be taken into consideration in calculating long-term changes in global motion. His conclusions are based on geophysical measurements, international data bases and theoretical calculations.
Dam building in the former Soviet Union, Canada, Brazil and other mid-latitude countries has been rapid in the last four decades, and fresh water collected from rivers and other terrestrial sources has increased in this period by 10,000 cubic kilometers, or 10 trillion tons, an amount equivalent to all the moisture in Earth's atmosphere. This water mostly accumulates from rain, which in turn comes from clouds that draw their moisture largely from the evaporation of ocean water.
This enormous shift of water from the oceans has somewhat offset the continuing rise in global sea level, which would have been about 1.2 inches greater over the last 40 years if there had been no new reservoirs, Dr. Chao says.
Although scientists are uncertain about the causes of the observed rise in sea level, many say they believe that a major cause is global warming and the consequent expansion of liquid water and melting of mountain glaciers. In general, a rising sea level is regarded as a potential threat to many regions because it might eventually inundate low-lying countries like Bangladesh and coastal cities around the world. So the reservoir effect is desirable because it presumably slows the rise in sea level.
But another geophysicist, Dr. Dork L. Sahagian of the University of New Hampshire, has said he believes that the reservoir effect is too small to offset the rise sufficiently to rule out future coastal flooding.
Geophysicists have little doubt that dam building will continue rapidly until all sources of recoverable water have been exploited, a time some scientists calculate will come in the next century.


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At first, I didn't understand, and asked him to explain what he meant. That's when he told me that, as the child of Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, his accent had always been noticeable--and that he was put through "elocution" courses in his youth. "What was the goal of those?" I asked. "They wanted you to sound like a white kid from Ohio," he said.
I told him he should just sound like himself, then took that speech a step further. He was going to speak to a melting pot of students from many countries, many of them immigrants of the modern day. One of his themes was how his profession was embracing diversity, so we decided he'd tell the story of those elocution lessons and their unachieveable goal. (The students were incredulous, and amused.)
But accents can hurt you when you're speaking in English in the U.S., research shows. (It's one of three ways your language shapes your speaking.) And I thought of my scientist client when I read this report on a civil rights complaint against Arizona's schools for having "accent police" who monitored teachers who speak English with an accent. "How do you want me to sound?" is a highly charged question, and one that creates a layer of anxiety for speakers whose first language is not English.
This issue mixes politics, insecurity and the things that make us different. I'm biased in favor of accents, as the child of a mother for whom French was her first language--and whose accent is still evident after many decades of living in the U.S. I'm curious about readers of The Eloquent Woman, who hail from many nations: What do you experience if you speak in accented English? Share your thoughts in the comments, anonymously or not. Do you feel your accent is a liability or an asset?


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TouchCounters is a system of electronic labels, physical storage containers, and shelving surfaces linked by specialized hardware. The labels record and display accumulated usage information directly upon physical storage containers,...
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|UIST 2002 - Customizable Physical Interfaces for Interacting with Conventional Applications
When using today's productivity applications, people rely heavily on graphical controls (GUI widgets) as the way to invoke application functions and to obtain feedback. Yet we all know that...
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Already when a product is in the development stage, the work to plan its production starts. One single product can consist of several hundred components. Each of these components must meet our requirements on quality and functionality.
Liko works with a global network of component suppliers in order to find the best components for the product in question. Furthermore, we always make an effort to develop the products "smartly". To us this means to use the individual components for several different products. The advantages are many. On the one hand, the process of finding high quality components is shortened and, on the other hand, it is cost efficient – which in the end benefits the customers.
The next step in the process is the assembly of the products. The assembly is done in our own product facility in Alvik and at specialized subcontractors.
The fact that a product carries Liko's logo is a quality label. This means that, even if the product has been assembled by a partner, we have thorough control of their work and processes. Furthermore, all products undergo carefully constructed tests to check that they have the high quality you expect from a Liko product.
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The Food Babe Has Her Head in the Clouds
By Myles Power via YouTube
From the video description:
Back in 2011 the Food Babe published a blog post which she has since deleted called 'Food Babe Travel Essentials – No Reason to Panic on the Plane!' but as we all know nothing is truly deleted from the internet. The post is by far one of her strangest but it is also incredibly revealing. This is because for the first time we are seeing her true level of knowledge, paranoia, and lack of common sense. This is because she wrote this in a vacuum, isolated from the internet and those who would correct her. You see, she wrote this post as she was flying from Los Angeles to Tokyo and presumably did not have any internet to fact check any of the claims she was making – and boy oh boy does it make for an interesting read. She seems to think that we breath pure oxygen and the airlines pump in "nitrogen, sometimes almost at 50%" because it cost less money.


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Revision as of 17:24, 21 June 2009
Setting up paroli WITH a FreeRunner
To be able to test the latest paroli directly on the phone, the simplest method to mount the local paroli source via nfs. Maybe sshfs works too. Need somebody to document sshfs way.
To get to know Paroli better and to start with something easy, have a look at Paroli-issues#Low_hanging_fruits_to_start_developing_Paroli_with
- http://czarism.com/easy-peasy-ubuntu-linux-nfs-file-sharing
- http://mirror.unej.ac.id/site/blog/2009/05/02/sharing-folder-di-linux.html
- http://www.linuxconfig.org/HowTo_configure_NFS
Link filesystem of the freerunner to your computer with SSHFS
- Install sshfs to your computer
- add your user on this computer to the group fuse
- Create a dir where you want link the Freerunner to.
mkdir ~/myFreerunner
- Finaly link the phone filesystem to you local folder
sshfs email@example.com:/ ~/myFreerunner
Link filesystem of the freerunner to your computer with NFS
sudo apt-get install nfs-kernel-server
The /etc/exports file:
/home/[username]/[path to paroli] 192.168.0.202(rw,sync,no_subtree_check,anonuid=0,anongid=0)
Restart the nfs server:
/etc/init.d/nfs-kernel-server restart
Making connection with the phone
- usb networking:
sudo ip address add 192.168.0.200/24 dev usb0
- ssh in:
ssh email@example.com
Mounting local dir from the phone
mkdir /usr/share/nfs-paroli mount -t nfs 192.168.0.200:/home/[username]/[path to paroli] /usr/share/nfs-paroli
Compiling the theme
cd /usr/share/nfs-paroli/paroli-applications; ./build.sh
Running paroli
cd /usr/share/nfs-paroli/paroli-scripts; ./paroli-launcher.sh
Frequently asked question about nfs
Can I map the phone's UID(root) with my local UID (notebookuser=1000)?
Sadly NO. There were a map_static option, but it was removed in nfs-kernel-server. Here is a 5 year old bugreport about this issue: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=130261
Does anongid and anonuid impact the security?
Certainly. It permits to anybody (on your local network) to be able create files with the remote uid. Root(uid=0) in our freerunner case.
Shouldn't I add chmod go+w recursively to that mounted dir, to be able creating files?
Yepp, this is the alternative to using anongid/anonuid in /etc/exports.
Is there an alternative to nfs?
Yepp, sshfs would be the easiest. Need somebody to figure out the steps, and update this doc.
Setting up Paroli WITHOUT a FreeRunner
Note: This guide is a bit ugly, and if you have better ideas and eg. document how to do everything non-root, feel free to fill in.
Enlightenment 17 (E17) used by Paroli is a big bunch of code which is not readily packaged to most distributions (largely because no release is declared stable so it's a moving target). One script to help installing E17 is available at omicron, Easy_e17.sh.
Easy_e17 checks out and installs most of E17 automatically, under /opt/e17. If you dislike running random scripts from the web, check the script first before running. You can rerun it with "-u" to update or "-i" to try installing again if for example some dependencies were missing during the first run. If some compilation fails, check out the error message and install needed dependencies. It may get a few iterations of "-i" before you get to the finish without errors, so prepare to spend some time.
Set up your environment to use the installed E17 with something like follows, putting the commands into eg. ~/paroli_environment.sh:
export PATH=${PATH}:/opt/e17/bin export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}:/opt/e17/lib export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=${PKG_CONFIG_PATH}:/opt/e17/lib/pkgconfig export PYTHONPATH=${PYTHONPATH}:/usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages
Easy_e17 does not seem to install Python bindings E17, but it does download them. By default you can find them in your home directory under ~/e17_src/BINDINGS/python. Those are required for Paroli. Install them with eg. sudo bash; . ~/paroli_environment.sh ; ./build-all.sh /usr/local.
Check out Paroli source code from the git repository as usual.
Paroli seems to require additional D-BUS rule. Type:
cat << EOF | sudo tee /etc/dbus-1/system.d/org.tichy.launcher.conf <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!-- -*- XML -*- --> <!DOCTYPE busconfig PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD D-BUS Bus Configuration 1.0//EN" "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/busconfig.dtd"> <busconfig> <!-- Only polkituser can own the service --> <policy user="root"> <allow own="org.tichy.launcher"/> </policy> <!-- any user can talk to the service --> <policy context="default"> <allow send_destination="org.tichy.launcher"/> </policy> </busconfig>
[End with Ctrl-D]
Restart D-Bus (or computer) with /etc/init.d/dbus restart. Run build.sh under paroli-applications and then paroli under paroli-scripts.
...XXX getting segmentation fault at the moment at this point, even though Paroli starts running, searching for contacts etc.
Upgrading Paroli on a uSD card installation of OM2009
In this development phase its more error prone just reflash the phone as updating the paroli .opk package because maybe other bugs are fixed outside of Paroli.
First you need to boot into NAND (where you have already a working distribution and you can ssh into). To be able to manipulate the sd card (you cant manipulate the sd card, if you booted from it).
- Install Qi into NAND, and leave the factory installed uboot in NOR
- Boot into NAND using the factory installed uboot from NOR. Press and hold AUX and press power until the uboot menu does not appear. Select the boot option by pressing the power button. I have SHR in NAND. Any distribution is fine as long as you can ssh in.
- download latest paroli .tar.gz:
http://downloads.openmoko.org/distro/unstable/NeoFreerunner/fso-paroli-image-om-gta02.tar.gz http://downloads.openmoko.org/distro/unstable/NeoFreerunner/uImage-2.6.28-stable+gitr0+f19f259d3c1afde8eae53983fd19f61831927413-r2-om-gta02.bin
- Boot the phone into NAND
- scp the .bin and .tar.gz to the phone's /home/root dir. You may need this command to be able to connect to the phone:
sudo ip address add 192.168.0.200/24 dev usb0
- ssh into the phone:
ssh firstname.lastname@example.com
- Umount the sd partition, where you paroli was (for me it was the 2. partition)
umount /media/mmcblk0p2/
- recreate ext2 filesystem
mkfs.ext2 /dev/mmcblk0p2
Note: It is better than erasing everything from the sd card. It does not stress your sd card unnecessary. The alternative method would be using rsync. Never figured it out myself the proper steps (using rsync and not formatting the partition)
- Remount it
mount /dev/mmcblk0p2 /media/mmcblk0p2/
- Untar the fso-paroli...tar.gz into the sd card:
cd /media/mmcblk0p2/ gunzip </home/root/fso-paroli-image-om-gta02.tar.gz |tar -xvf -
- copy the uImage over (assuming you have Qi into NAND):
cd boot cp /home/root/uImage-2.6.28-stable\+gitr0\+f19f259d3c1afde8eae53983fd19f61831927413-r2-om-gta02.bin . ln -s uImage-2.6.28-stable\+gitr0\+f19f259d3c1afde8eae53983fd19f61831927413-r2-om-gta02.bin uImage-GTA02.bin
- reboot
- Have fun


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Rogers exit ends run at Duke
The once-sparkling political star of Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers got a lot dimmer Thursday after a proposed settlement with a state regulator cemented his ouster from the company's top spot by the end of 2013.
Rogers, who had led Duke since 2006, co-chaired the Democratic National Convention this summer, lobbied to have it take place in Charlotte, N.C., and helped keep the endeavor afloat despite a lag in private fundraising.
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The Duke chief's name has also been heavily circulated on a shortlist of possible replacements for Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who many expect will not stick around for President Barack Obama's second term. Rogers's championing of the president's energy policies has come while other utility companies have decried EPA clean air regulations under Obama, so the CEO is seen as a bridge for the administration to improve its relations with the private sector.
Duke's tax practices and positions, however, have also rubbed liberal groups the wrong way.
The proposed settlement between the North Carolina Utilities Commission and Duke will close the regulator's investigation into whether the company misled them ahead of approving its merger with Progress Energy, which was completed in July.
Not long after the merger was completed — with the understanding that Progress Energy CEO Bill Johnson would take over the new company — Rogers was quickly put back in charge, extending his tenure a year beyond his scheduled retirement. Although Rogers will now leave at the same time as expected, Thursday's action means his departure is among a list of requirements to seal the merger's success.
The commission is scheduled to vote on the deal on Monday.
Earlier this month, the Tennessee Valley Authority named Johnson as its new president and CEO come Jan. 1.
Still, some environmental groups labeled the proposed settlement "weak" and called on Rogers to spend the remainder of his tenure reducing the company's carbon output.
"The disparity between Jim Rogers' rhetoric and the reality of his actions has been a disappointment to say the least, but Rogers has a choice to make," Greenpeace climate campaigner Robert Gardner said in a statement. "He can leave the company amidst scandal and saddled with plans to increase investment in dirty energy or he can use this time to fulfill his promises to act on climate change."
He added: "It is in the interest of ratepayers, shareholders and our environment that Rogers and the next CEO chart a course away from coal, nuclear and gas-fired electricity."
This article first appeared on POLITICO Pro at 9:25 p.m. on November 29, 2012.


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Jonn Lilyea, retired platoon sergeant and no-holds-barred military blogger, is contributing to BI Military & Defense's new section The Smoke Pit— where authentic military voices tell it like it is, and active-duty troops dish on what matters most to them. ~ E. Lee & R. Johnson
One of our readers at This Ain't Hell (TAH), the blog where I'm based, is a member of the Army's 3rd ESC (Expeditionary Sustainment Command) which has been around since the Korean war.
They just deployed to Afghanistan where their main mission is making sure warfighters get what they need anytime, anywhere — ammo, fuel, food, you name it. It's one of the few jobs where women really are on the frontlines.
The unit's Public Affairs officer says their other mission is to oversee the drawdown of U.S. forces and equipment to meet the 2014 deadline.
It's a support unit, so no one is really interested in what they do — it's not sexy like an infantry unit.
But being responsible for everything that comes into theatre deserves recognition.
And that's why one of TAH's co-bloggers has joined the 3rd ESC as an embedded reporter. So expect some first-hand dispatches from the war zone.
We were invited to their Casing of the Colors Ceremony at Fort Knox, Kentucky, last week as they prepared to deploy to Afghanistan.
Colors mean the Stars & Stripes, along with flags representing the unit and the Army, or whichever service the troops belong to. The historic colors are carried with their unit at all times.


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Todd McFarlane's Spawn means something vastly different to comic book fans than what the character's 1997 big screen adaptation might imply. But while the first attempt missed the mark, McFarlane isn't giving up hope that his perpetually-in-development reboot could launch a franchise.
Not only is the film's script almost completed - with an animated TV series set to be produced after the movie is released - McFarlane claims to have an Academy Award-winner impatiently awaiting the chance to star.
While showing off toys at the TIA Toy Fair this week, McFarlane offered an update on the Spawn reboot to MTV. Despite promising that an animated installment of Spawn was imminent years ago, it seems the plans have changed to let a live-action movie kick off Spawn's second wind.
That might sound like putting the cart before the horse, but apparently the film already has a star in place that will turn heads - if and when the film is green-lit:
"I continue to write a page here and there. As I've said before, I've got a guy waiting on the sidelines who's an Academy Award-winning actor who phones every three weeks going 'Todd, where's the script? Where's the script?'... He came out to the office, he gave me his pitch, I gave him my pitch, and he's like 'Fine, let's do your gig.' The pitch I gave him was that we could then do, like, ten of these for the next ten years, and he wouldn't have to be 22 for the rest of his life.
"The plan would be to do the movie, bring the movie out and then go back on TV with the animation like we did the first time. But the cool thing with the animation is we've got 90 minutes all set, ready to go, other than just sending it to an animation house. We've done all the voice recordings, we've done all the backgrounds and everything. So the technology is way better than it was a decade ago. and there's some spectacular stuff that we can now do when we bring it back that we were never able to do on HBO."
A quick glance at Oscar winners fitting the bill of 'younger African-American males' leaves Jamie Foxx and Cuba Gooding Jr. as the most likely candidates.
Foxx has expressed interest in comic books in the past, and can next be seen playing the villainous Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Whether that proves his ability to excel in a comic adaptation remains to be seen, but if the response to his character is mostly positive, a comic book movie with Foxx's backing could be an attractive prospect to studios. Especially with the $10 million budget McFarlane claims he needs to make the film a reality.
Of course, Gooding Jr. seems the more likely of the two actors to repeatedly call up McFarlane asking to be cast in his Spawn reboot, given the current status of his career. That being said, Foxx has made a visit or two to McFarlane's offices. That doesn't mean the habitually-hyperbolic McFarlane isn't exaggerating, but it proves Foxx is a fan, if nothing else.
There's no question that a hard-R-Rated Spawn movie made on a budget (McFarlane wishes to write, direct and produce it himself) is an easier pill for a studio to swallow, especially after the release of Dredd - another underground comic legend that pulled no punches in its big screen adaptation (read our review).
Now there's even promises of an R-Rated Deadpool movie, with mature humor and violence that could possibly bring more attention to the currently crowded world of comic book movies, not less.
At this point, we'd recommend that fans of Spawn try not to hold their breath, but if McFarlane isn't simply exaggerating (and he very well could be), there may be reason to hold out hope.
What chance do you think McFarlane has of getting a second take on the character? Would you be interested in a Spawn reboot starring Jamie Foxx - or anyone else, Cuba Gooding Jr. included - or would it pale in comparison to the current crop of comic adaptations? Leave us your thoughts in the comments.
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Source: MTV, Todd McFarlane


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Rocksmith® 2014 Edition
Ubisoft Entertainment
Full Game Released Oct 22, 2013
CAUTION: TO CONNECT YOUR GUITAR AND PLAY, YOU MUST HAVE THE ROCKSMITH® REAL TONE CABLE FROM THE ORIGINAL GAME OR PURCHASE IT SEPARATELY FROM A LOCAL OR ONLINE RETAILER. Rocksmith® 2014 Edition is the fastest way to learn guitar*. Plug in any real guitar or bass and join over 1 million people who have learned with the award-winning Rocksmith® method.
The all-new Rocksmith® 2014 Edition is bigger, better, and faster than ever. Rebuilt from the ground-up, you'll experience vastly improved features, a new look, more flexible and deeper practice tools, new techniques and tunings, over 50 new hit songs, and much more.
1-2 players2MB minimum save sizeHDTV screen resolution: 720pNetwork Features
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New Car Review
2014 Volkswagen CC: New Car Review
The 2014 Volkswagen CC is definitive proof that style and the midsize sedan aren't mutually exclusive. Indeed, the CC isn't just good-looking for this segment; it's a good-looking automobile, period. The 2014 CC has some attractive standard features, too, including 3-across rear seating (the previous-generation CC had two rear buckets), xenon headlights, LED running lights and dual-zone automatic climate control, even on the entry-level Sport model.
But VW isn't throwing this stuff in for free. The CC's base price is now well over $30,000, and that opens up a whole new world of alternatives. For comparison, most midsize sedans start under $25,000. The CC looks great, no doubt, but that's a lot of scratch for what's essentially a reskinned previous-generation Passat.
On the whole, though, the 2014 CC is so well-equipped and refined that it's hard to question VW's pricing strategy. If you appreciate the finer things on the road, you probably won't blink at handing over a few extra grand for an undeniably premium product. The sharp styling is what will catch everyone's eye, but the CC has plenty of substance, too.
What's New for 2014?
VW's Car-Net telematics suite is newly available on the CC, and the 2.0T Executive trim is new, as well. Other changes include a rearview camera for Sport and R-Line trims (late availability) and added features for the V6 Executive (keyless entry/ignition and a foot sensor under the bumper for hands-free trunk operation).
What We Like
Head-turning styling; refined driving dynamics; excellent engines; upscale interior; available all-wheel drive
What We Don't
High price; limited rear headroom; small trunk
How Much?
Fuel Economy
The CC 2.0T models have front-wheel drive and feature a turbocharged 2-liter inline-4 that generates 200 horsepower and 207 lb-ft of torque. A 6-speed manual is standard on the Sport and R Line, while a 6-speed dual-clutch automated manual is optional there and standard on the 2.0T Executive.
The V6 engine is offered only on the range-topping Executive 4MOTION trim level, which also comes standard with all-wheel drive. Output checks in at a healthy 280 hp and 265 lb-ft. Unfortunately, you can't get the dual-clutch gearbox with the V6; a 6-speed conventional automatic is the only transmission offered.
Fuel economy for the 2.0T is 21 miles per gallon city/32 mpg highway with the stick shift and 22 mpg city/31 mpg hwy with the automated manual. The V6 drops to 17 mpg city/25 mpg hwy.
Standard Features & Options
The 2014 Volkswagen CC is offered in Sport, R-Line, 2.0T Executive and V6 Executive 4MOTION trim levels.
The base Sport ($32,660) comes standard with 17-inch alloy wheels, xenon headlights with LED running lights, LED taillights, a trip computer, a dash-mounted analog clock, heated 12-way power front seats, leatherette upholstery, heated front seats, dual-zone automatic climate control, a rearview camera (late availability) and a touchscreen 8-speaker audio system with iPod/Bluetooth connectivity, an auxiliary input, an SD-card reader, a 6-CD changer and a navigation system.
The R-Line ($33,890), which is essentially a sportier Sport, adds 18-in alloys, a subtle body kit, darkened taillights and various sporty interior accents.
The 2.0T Executive ($37,860) starts with the base Sport's equipment roster and adds the dual-clutch automated manual transmission, different 18-in alloys, a sunroof, a hands-free power trunk with a foot sensor, keyless entry with push-button start, leather upholstery, ambient interior lighting, brushed aluminum interior trim and an upgraded navigation system.
Finally, the range-topping V6 Executive 4MOTION ($43,310) adds a V6 engine, all-wheel drive, 18-in alloys of its own, a power rear sunshade, front and rear parking sensors, ventilated front seats with driver massage, a premium color trip computer and a 600-watt Dynaudio sound system.
Trunk capacity in the CC is 13.2 cu ft, which is subpar for the midsize class.
The 2014 Volkswagen CC comes with standard stability control, 4-wheel anti-lock disc brakes and six airbags (front, front side and full-length side curtain). Every 2014 CC is offered with VW's Car-Net telematics, which includes security and connectivity features such as crash notification, roadside assistance, remote vehicle access and enhanced point-of-interest (POI) service.
The government has not crash tested the CC, but the independent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the CC its highest rating of Good in every category except the new small front overlap test, where the CC received the second-worst rating of Marginal. Note that most cars have been receiving scores in the Marginal range in this new test.
Behind the Wheel
We're familiar with the CC's 2.0T engine from a variety of VW products and, as usual, its hearty mid-range torque is a pleasure to utilize. The availability of VW's excellent dual-clutch automatic is a welcome surprise; we're accustomed to encountering this transmission in either high-performance or diesel-powered VWs.
But the 2.0T model's 200 horses ultimately aren't that memorable, which is why we heartily endorse the narrow-angle VR6 V6, if you can swing the steep entry price. The VR6 turns the CC into a seriously swift car, one that competes rather well with entry-level luxury models like the Audi A4.
The CC may trace its roots back to an old Passat, but it's definitely a driver's car. The hunkered-down, coupelike seating position imparts a sense of control, and the CC is unflappable at speed. While the sport-tuned suspension allows more body roll than you might expect, that's partly why the CC can traverse rough pavement with supple composure. And don't get us wrong, this is still an entertaining car to drive on a winding road.
Other Cars to Consider
Nissan Maxima -- Still marketed as the 4-door sports car, the Maxima is more of a sporty large sedan these days, but it has plenty of power and enough visual flair to woo CC fans.
Kia Optima SX -- The Optima has taken the family-sedan segment by storm with its aggressive shape. The SX version boasts a turbocharged 2-liter inline-4 that trounces the CC's 2.0T with 274 hp and 34 mpg hwy.
Mazda6 -- If you can make do with a little less power, try the cheaper and arguably more athletic Mazda6 on for size. It looks great, handles well and gets better fuel economy to boot.
AutoTrader's Advice
As much as we like the V6, it's not a stellar deal at over $43,000 this year. So we're going to flip the script and simply recommend the base CC Sport with the manual transmission. It's loaded with luxuries right out of the box, and it's one of the best all-around packages available at its price.


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Crispy Mangoes Available to Enjoy Year-Round
Fairfield, N.J.-based Crispy Green's new Crispy Mangoes keep mangoes in season all year round and ready to eat straight from your pantry. Made of 100 percent high quality, freeze-dried mango slices and nothing else, these tasty, healthy freeze-dried mangoes will delight your taste buds with intense, sweet mango taste and a light, crispy crunch.
Made of 100 percent high quality, freeze-dried mango slices and nothing else – no added sugar, preservatives (including sulfides), colors, fat, cholesterol or sodium, Crispy Mangoes are also vegan-friendly, peanut/tree nut-free, dairy-free and gluten-free and kosher certified. A single serving (.36 oz bag) contains approximately one serving of fresh mangoes, provides the same all natural fruit fiber and nutrients as fresh mangoes – without the messiness -- and contains only 40 calories and 8g of carbs.
Available in moisture-free, convenient single serving size bags or the handy 'Grab & Go' 6-Packs (six single-serving bags in one large, easy-to-carry bag), Crispy Mangoes are a fun and delicious way to add more fruit to your family's diet, and the products' long shelf life (36 months) and portability provide children and adults with a nutritious, go any-where snack that can be enjoyed anytime. They can also be enjoyed in cereal, yogurt or ice cream.
"Mango is one of the most popular tropical fruits in America and its popularity continues to grow by the day," says Angela Liu, president and founder. "We are delighted to add Crispy Mangoes to our growing Crispy Fruit product line to keep this exotic fruit in season all year long, It took several years to develop Crispy Mangoes because finding the right variety of mangoes that meet our quality standard was much harder than we expected. The launch of Crispy Mangoes demonstrates Crispy Green's commitment to developing unique, high-quality products that make healthy snacking fun for kids and adults."
Suggested retail price for a .36-oz bag is $1.49.


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I Am New to FBCG
Visiting a church can sometimes be a little overwhelming. If this is your first time as a guest, you may have lots of questions such as what time is service, is there praise & worship, where can I park, are there classes for children, etc. This section will give you all the details about what you can expect!
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Inside FBCGFirst Baptist Church of Glenarden is so much more than Sunday service. We are a Bible-believing, Bible teaching church that offers biblical instruction 7 days a week. With more than 100 ministries, there's something for everyone at FBCG. We're only as strong as everyone working together to advance God's kingdom. So get connected, be connected and stay connected.
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Who We AreFirst Baptist Church of Glenarden has grown tremendously since its inception in 1917. This year we're celebrating 99 years of ministry. What makes us tick is our love for Jesus and God's people. The impact of our ministry reaches locally, nationally and internationally.
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Messages + MediaOur mission is to develop dynamic disciples. You'll find a number of resources to help you along your journey to becoming a follower of Jesus, from messages on CD and DVD and so much more! If you have questions to particular challenges in life, more than likely you'll find the answer here.
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Our Campuses »Visit PageOne church ministering at three campuses describes FBCG! While ministry takes place at each campus, the buildings are as distinct as their architecture. The Worship Center, Ministry Center and Empowerment Center are located just 7 miles apart in Upper Marlboro and Landover, Md.
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Contact Us »Visit PageWe'd love to hear from you. If you have any questions or need to speak with someone, phone us at 301-773-3600 or send an email to . Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Annual Reports
- 2017 Annual Report
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- 2015 Annual Report
- 2014 Annual Report
Periodically the church will release a devotional that calls our members to a time of fasting, prayer or consecration. The devotionals help to aid in this special time of seeking the Lord. You will find several past devotionals that have been used at FBCG over the years.
- The Huddle: 30 Day Challenge
- 2018 Women's Devotional Spanish Version
- 2018 Women's Devotional
- 2008 Devotional
FBCG Style Guide
This style guide is to be used for all First Baptist Church of Glenarden publications (i.e., Sunday bulletins, newsletters, magazines, posters, etc.). Please note that this document provides a quick reference to address some of the most commonly used terminology and mistakes. It is broken into three categories: grammar, punctuation and style. For any questions, contact .
- FBCG Style Guide
Developed by women for women, Grace magazine features articles designed to empower women spiritually, physically and financially. This ministry's goal is to keep the women of First Baptist informed and connected.
- Spring 2019
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- Otoño de 2017
VISION Magazine is published five times per year by our Magazine Ministry. It keeps the congregation connected and informed about different activities and events occurring at First Baptist. The magazine is also a resource to share testimonies and spotlight outstanding service from members. Various issues from last year are available for your reading pleasure.
- Spring 2019
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MEETING DATE/TIME: 4th Monday 7 p.m.
Vision KidsVISION Kids is published by our Magazine Ministry. Specifically geared for youth ages 5-12, young people share the good news of Jesus Christ through articles, personal artwork and read the testimonies of other Christian kids.
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I made it my mission to get some serious relaxing done this weekend and I'm glad to report it was a success. I baked a ham, took bubble baths, spent some time perusing cookbooks and gossip magazines and even worked my way through an entire book.
We did run some errands, one of which was taking Buster to a doggy-laundromat. He got a soapy wash in a hot tub and got to sniff around with some other dogs, which he enjoyed so much that he peed in the store. Awesome. I tried to explain that nobody will invite you to parties if you pee on the furniture, but I don't think he really gets it just yet.
Yesterday we also got to meet a new little baby who was so perfect and tiny and small. It never stops being surprising to me that as humans, WE MAKE OTHER HUMANS. I'm not sure if having my own child will make that realization feel more or less shocking. We celebrated the holidays a bit last night by drinking some bourbon with coconut milk "eggnog" and watching National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and it felt like we are finally, finally ready to feel festive instead of just indulgent.
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System 93S strengthened into the third tropical depression of the Southern Indian Ocean cyclone season, which quickly became a tropical storm named Amara. NASA's TRMM and Aqua satellites flew overhead shortly after formation and provided visible and rainfall data on the intensifying storm.
Amara's maximum sustained winds were near 35 knots/40 mph/62 kph on December 17 at 0900 UTC/4 a.m. EST. Amara was located near 15.6 south latitude and 72.0 east longitude, about 500 nautical miles/575.4 miles/926 km south of Diego Garcia. Amara is crawling to the northwest at 1 knot/1.1 mph/1.8 kph, because it is moving between two sub-tropical ridges (elongated areas) of high pressure. The storm's course is forecast to change, however, as a new steering influence comes into play.
NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite captured data on rainfall rates occurring in Tropical Cyclone Amara on Dec. 17 at 05:52 UTC/12:52 a.m. EST. TRMM saw heavy rain occurring around the center and northwestern quadrant of the tropical storm. Rainfall rates in those areas topped 50 mm/2 inches per hour.
Over two hours later, NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the storm from its orbit in space. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS instrument captured a visible image of newborn Tropical Cyclone Amara at 08:20 UTC/3:20 a.m. EST that revealed the storm had good circulation.
Forecasters at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center or JTWC noted that the banding structure of thunderstorms around the system remains tightly curved, while the 35-knot/40 mph/62 kph winds are concentrated in the northeast quadrant.
In four days, by December 21, a strong mid-latitude trough, or elongated area of low pressure is expected to pass south of the cyclone and slow it down and cause it to dip toward the southwest. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center expects that Tropical Cyclone Amara will continue to strengthen over the next 5 days reaching hurricane-strength by December 22 as it nears La Reunion Island. Residents of La Reunion Island should closely monitor the progress of Tropical Cyclone Amara.
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NEW YORK — There was a frantic nature to the Rockies' victory today. Not only did it come down to the last swing — David Wright's flyball to the right-field wall — but roster wrinkles followed.
Greg Reynolds, who picked up his first victory since June 17, 2008, was optioned to Triple-A Colorado Springs. Right-hander Alan Johnson was called up to provide long relief and prepare for his spot start Sunday.
To make room on the 40-man roster for Johnson, Aaron Cook (finger, shoulder) was shifted to the 60-day disabled list. Cook isn't expected to return to the big leagues until the first of June. Reynolds was optioned because Ubaldo Jimenez will return to the rotation Monday against Tim Lincecum and the Giants.


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Inspired by "Stepping Stones" from designer Mabeth Oxenreider
Quiltmaker: Laura Boehnke
6" square red floral (blocks)
1/8 yard red print (blocks)
1/8 yard green-and-black print (blocks)
8" square brown print (sashing)
Scrap of green print (sashing)
6" square brown-and-black print (sashing)
21" square backing fabric
21" square batting
Finished quilt: 16" square
Finished block: 7" square
Quantities are for 44/45"-wide, 100% cotton fabrics. Measurements include 1/4" seam allowances. Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.