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A Chill Cam Dump From San Diego
Posted on Friday, April 11, 2008 by Rob
by Rob Meronek
|Have you seen 411 Magazine in Tampa? It has nothing to do with skateboarding. It's a super, super gay guide to Tampa
|For some reason the other night, fireworks started going off in downtown Tampa. I quickly set up the tri-pod and shot these photos from my balcony
|I didn't shoot this photo. Dallas Rockvam sent it over. After the party at Phoenix Am last weekend, he got into a little fight
|This ghetto club down the street from SPoT always has some funny signs out front for their specials. Usually it's "Broke Ass Wednesdays," but now they got a new night to promote on Thursday. Or is it Thirsday? They're not sure how it's spelled
|For the last four years in a row, I've spent my birthday either all day or overnight in an airport. At least I'm traveling with the best crew possible. Clem and I are having a birthday shot
|I miss my homeless friends at The Hub. That's Angel and Kim
|I had the pleasure of kicking it with Derewenko's bird the other day. This guy's got a bob and weave like Mohammed Ali
|Here's an update on the total rippitude going down on the new vert ramp
|More of my friends at The Hub. Come join us sometime. That's the Valrico Mangler with Erin. SPoT local Dan and a crew of hot chicks also happened to roll in. Hot chicks generally do not like to be anywhere near the crusty ass Hub
|A fantastic way to get around the airport
|Did you see the new Thrasher? They called out the News Watcher
|As soon as we got to San Diego, we threw back some sauce with Roberto Aleman and Kyle Berard. Berard has a wrist stamp also
|Later on that night, I met up with Blair from TransWorld and Ari from Doogood. They were at sort of a dive bar, but it was full of jocks as the whole state of California is. I lit up a smoke and tried to use my "I'm from Texas" innocent excuse and some dude who didn't even work there freaked out on me
|Well look who's here. You may remember Jessica from the party tornado she and Ashley brought during Tampa Pro. Jessica's hometown is San Diego
|We are way overdue for a foot fetish
|This is our friend Chef Nikki G. She's got some high tech devices in her car
|Right now, we're working and having some bid'niss meetings at the Volcom offices. They don't have the average looking Captain Corporate type offices here
|That's Mike Aho in the art department at Volcom. He designed this SPoT shirt: Skatepark of Tampa: Mike Aho x SPoT Fall In Love T Shirt
|After working in the office for a bit, we all got to go through the warehouse and fill a few bags full of some extra fresh gear. There are miles and miles of boxes full of everything Volcom makes. There's an entire separate floor for chick gear. I shipped home a 40lb box of new threads. Thanks Volcom!
|Just when I thought I was getting a little greedy, I looked over at Schaefer and Clem's pile of gear and didn't feel so bad. We are now on our way to go skate the Volcom park


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TORONTO - If he wins the race to replace Premier Dalton McGuinty, Harinder Takhar would be the first visible minority to hold the top job in Ontario.
But the former minister and businessman says he never thinks about the prospect of smashing the race barrier.
"I've been in Ontario and Canada for about 38 years," Takhar said.
"I got married here. I built my business here. My kids were born here, they were educated here. I'm as Canadian and as Ontarian as anybody else. So that thought never crosses my mind."
Even though the outcome of the race could see Ontario mark a new milestone in diversity, what matters most to people are the ideas and policies of the candidates, Takhar said.
"People are looking for real leadership and somebody who's going to look after their interests, rather than the partisan interests," he added.
Takhar, 62, was first elected in the Liberal sweep of 2003 to represent a riding in Mississauga, west of Toronto. He was elevated to cabinet after the Liberals won a second majority government in 2007 and served in a number of portfolios, including minister of transportation.
Married with two daughters, Takhar previously worked as chief financial officer of the Peel District School Board. He also held various senior positions at a number of corporations, including president and CEO of Chalmers Group — a private manufacturing company in which he has a controlling interest.
Takhar has emphasized his private sector experience during the campaign, painting himself as a fiscal hawk among the leadership candidates — a businessman and accountant who isn't afraid to make the tough decision to eliminate Ontario's deficit a year ahead of schedule.
Ontario must slay its $14.4-billion deficit early, he said. The province has a $272-billion debt, and if the government keeps sinking further into the red, the debt will continue to climb, requiring the province to pay billions more in interest costs.
"So then you have to start chopping up the health care and the education," Takhar said.
"I really want to make sure that we manage our expenses, we manage our interest costs. But more importantly, in order to do that, we have to eliminate the deficit pretty quickly."
He's running the lowest-cost campaign in the race, spending less than $100,000, he said. Many of his staff are full-time volunteers, doing everything from making calls to stuffing envelopes.
Even with a shoestring budget, Takhar has placed fourth in the race, amassing 244 delegates who will vote for the next leader.
But like many other candidates in the race, the former minister carries some weighty political baggage.
In 2006, Ontario's integrity commissioner reprimanded Takhar — then transportation minister — for failing to keep his distance from the person handling his business affairs.
Politicians are required by law to place their assets in a blind trust to ensure they avoid conflicts of interest, and also to inform the commissioner whenever they find themselves in a potential violation of the act.
The watchdog found that Takhar violated that rule by appointing as the independent trustee a man who served as his company's chief financial officer and later became treasurer of his riding association — something Takhar failed to disclose. In his report, the commissioner said Takhar was also "egregiously reckless" in attending a meeting at his company's offices.
Takhar wasn't dropped from cabinet, but he was demoted to the small business and entrepreneurship portfolio.
He's also raised eyebrows during his leadership campaign.
He resigned from cabinet and declared his candidacy just before the Nov. 23 deadline, and his officials revealed soon after that they'd signed up thousands of new party members. It sparked questions about the possible use of ministerial resources as his campaign was being put together, but Takhar has denied those charges.
During the race, Takhar often spoke about coming to Canada from India in 1974 with $7 in his pocket, finding success through his university education. However, his accounts of humble beginnings in Canada were disputed by an estranged uncle who told a newspaper columnist his nephew lived with him in a comfortable Toronto home.

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Sometimes, a meatless burger patty just won't do the trick. BEEF RULES. Add some crispy bacon, melted cheese, and guilt-free stats, and what have you got? THIS RECIPE! Ingredients: One 100-calorie flat sandwich bun (like Arnold/Brownberry/Oroweat Sandwich Thins)
1/2 lettuce leaf 1 large tomato slice 1 slice center-cut bacon or turkey bacon 4 oz. raw extra-lean ground beef (4% fat or less)
1 tbsp. liquid egg whites (about half a large egg white)
Dash each salt and black pepper
Dash garlic powder
Dash onion powder 1 slice fat-free cheddar or American cheese
Optional toppings: mustard, ketchup, hamburger dill pickle chips Directions: Split bun into halves, and top the bottom half with lettuce and tomato. Cook bacon until crispy, either in a skillet over medium heat or on a microwave-safe plate in the microwave. (See package for cook time.) In a medium bowl, thoroughly mix beef, egg whites, and seasonings. Evenly form into a patty about 4 inches wide. Bring a grill pan (or skillet) sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat. Cook patty for 3 - 4 minutes per side, or until cooked to your preference. Top patty with cheese and cook until melted, about 45 seconds. Transfer cheese-topped patty to the bottom half of the bun. Break bacon in half, and place over the patty. Finish it off with the top half of the bun! MAKES 1 SERVING
Serving Size: 1 burger (entire recipe) Calories: 316 Fat: 8.5g Sodium: 869mg Carbs: 25g Fiber: 5g Sugars: 4g Protein: 37g PointsPlus® value 8*
HG Tip! Prepare several of the beef patties at once, and freeze the extras (individually wrapped in plastic). Each patty on its own has 155 calories, 5g fat, 251mg sodium, <0.5g carbs, 0g fiber, <0.5g sugars, and 25.5g protein (PointsPlus® value 4*). YES!
We've seen you, making those sad puppy eyes at the bacon cheeseburger on the menu. (We're not stalkers, we've just been there ourselves often enough to know!) You wanna order it, but the grossly oversized calorie and fat counts that come along with it are unacceptable. Why torture yourself? We have a REAL solution... and it's made with REAL beef and REAL bacon! Restaurant versions and fast-food varieties will cost you nearly 700 calories and 43g fat, NOT including the fries. Ummmm... Not worth it! Especially when it's so very easy to whip up our recipe at home. Side of fries? Coming right up! Fair warning: This recipe feeds only one; so if you've got company, multiply it to keep others from making sad puppy eyes at your burger!
Serving Size: 1 burger Calories: 685 Fat: 43g Sodium: 1,319mg Carbs: 38g Fiber: 2g Sugars: 6g Protein: 36g PointsPlus® value 18*
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Deer, Here!
Driven by the frenzy of breeding season, deer are coming out of the woods.
From early fall into deep winter, bucks have two things on their minds: breeding and eating — the latter for energy to breed. Normally reclusive, whitetail bucks are out on the prowl. Searching for mates, they leave their thicket lairs and cross open meadows, lawns — and busy roads.
That's where deer, humans and vehicles meet.
Cars and deer meet in as many as a million collisions each year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Those accidents cost 200 human lives, 10,000 personal injuries and about $1 billion in vehicle damage.
How many deer die is uncounted, but the evidence is mounting alongside our roads.
Deer are native to Maryland. In 300 years of Euro settlement, they'd been hunted to near extinction. Now they're back, numbering about a quarter million statewide. Whether we live in country, town or suburbs, they're our neighbors.
Already cars banged up in collisions with deer are pulling into Sisk Auto Body in Owings. A morning last week brought in three; one, a 2004 Honda Pilot SUV, racked up $5,000 in deer damage.
Bucks weigh from 130 to 300 pounds and does 90 to 200 pounds, so that's a lot of weight to come crashing into your vehicle.
"An increase in deer-related collisions is normal this time of year," said second-generation Sisk owner Muffy Revell.
"If you hit the deer, it's not good for your car, but it's good for your insurance rates," Revell said. Insurance companies label hitting a deer under comprehensive coverage, which doesn't raise your rate. But if you swerve and hit a tree, it's considered a collision and your rates will likely increase.
Vehicle collisions with animals spike in frequency from October through December, Allstate Auto Insurance reports. Thirty-eight percent of collisions occur in the last three months of the year, with more than 13,000 recorded animal strikes in the month of November. The average cost of a vehicle collision with an animal is $2,800.
In addition to rutting season, turning our clocks back the first Sunday in November sends more deer our way.
As we change our clocks from Daylight Savings Time, rush hour for most commuters falls during the same hours when whitetail deer are most active.
So keep these tips in mind:
Deer are most active at dawn and dusk.
Watch for deer where roads pass through wooded or rural areas. Deer crossing signs are posted for a reason.
As you drive, scan the sides of the roads for the eye shine of deer.
Deer usually travel in groups. If you see one deer cross the road, slow down and use caution; more deer are likely to follow.


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More than 500 graduates were recognized Friday evening during Blinn College's 131st commencement ceremony at Brenham High School.
"When you came to us, our responsibility as an institution of higher learning was to present you with thoughts and ideas, challenge your thinking and encourage you to think critically," Dr. Harold Nolte, district president, told graduates. "Today we acknowledge your scholarship, tenacity and perseverance."
The ceremony included four student speakers – Trey Bradford (Palestine) for the Brenham campus, Lourna Santana (Caguas, P.R.) for the Bryan campus, Zachary Denny (Weimar) for the Schulenburg campus and Sandy Martinez (Sealy) for the Sealy campus.
The College recognized Math Professor Randal Hoppens, Government Professor Dr. Joyce Langenegger and Associate Degree Nursing Professor Rebecca Presswood, winners of the 2014 Blinn Professional Association Teaching Excellence Awards, and also honored 11 retirees: Hoppens (30 years), Humanities Instructor Jody Tyson (10 years), Computer Science Professor Judy Kroll (13 years), District HVAC Systems Manager Spencer Lofland (12 years), Business Division Chair and Professor Karen May (13 years), Accounts Payable Specialist Judy Niemeyer (13 years), Humanities Division Chair and Professor H.F. Poehlmann (27 years), Social Science Instructor Linda Tiemann (25 years), Coordinator of Campus Events Glen Vierus (23 years), Associate Degree Nursing Professor Lois Brokenbourgh (21 years) and Assistant Maintenance Supervisor Alfred Zettel (22 years).
The College also announced five newly endowed scholarships: the Jane Boehnemann Endowed LVN Scholarship, the Dr. James I. Durham Endowed Scholarship, the Steven and Ruth Noack Endowed Vocational Nursing Scholarship, the Theodore M. Vanderwerth Technical Education Scholarship and the Dr. Donald Voelter Endowed Scholarship.
Blinn enrolled 18,413 students this Fall and has experienced 31.1 percent growth since 2006. Founded in 1883, the College's tuition and fees average about one-third the cost of the same classes at most four-year public universities in the state. In addition to its campuses in Brenham, Bryan, Schulenburg and Sealy, the College teaches online courses, dual credit for high school and prepares students for quick employment through its career and technical certification programs.
A recent study found that Blinn makes a $345.3 million impact on the local economy, including a $239.5 million student productivity impact due to the skills students acquired at Blinn.
Registration is available through May 11 for Blinn's May minimester (May 12-28), and students can also enroll for the Summer I, Summer II and Fall semesters. For enrollment information and to learn about financial aid opportunities, visit: www.blinn.edu. Story and photos provided by Blinn College.


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Honolulu Community College receives estate gift of over $3 Million
Largest gift to a UH Community College will enhance workforce training opportunities in Hawai'iUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Director of Communications
HONOLULU- Honolulu Community College recently received the historic Norman Loui Estate Gift of over $3 million. In recognition of this historic and transformational gift, the UH
Board of Regents approved the renaming of the Kapalama Media Conference Center to the Norman W.H. Loui Conference Center. The gift is the largest single donation to a UH community college through the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation, the university's private, nonprofit partner in fundraising.
Norman W. H. Loui was perhaps best known as one of the Loui brothers who owned Hawaiian Rent-All. Born and raised in Mānoa, Norman attended Roosevelt High School. After winning the grand prize for a carpentry cabinet he built in school, he was inspired to study carpentry at Honolulu Community College. Norman furthered his studies in Chicago at DeVry Electronics
Institute. The local boy then went on to work behind the scenes in electronics at several Chicago broadcast stations before rounding out his Chicago stint at Webcor Manufacturing, where he
repaired tape recorders.
Returning home, Norman joined forces with his brother Gordon to open United Rent-All which subsequently became Hawaiian Rent-All, Honolulu's largest equipment rental company for more than 40 years. Norman's specialty during that time was to obtain spare parts to keep the rental equipment running, maintaining the inventory and purchasing the latest and greatest equipment to rent. After selling the business in 2003, Norman "retired" and was able to devote more time to his collection of 25 mostly Japanese motorcycles and scooters and his love for fishing.
Shortly before Norman W. H. Loui passed away on April 21, 2006 at the age of 65, his last wish was to create a gift of hope for future generations of students at his alma mater, Honolulu
Community College. Today, his generosity provides financial support for students enrolled in the college's technical and trades programs.
UH President David McClain said, "The Loui Family legacy, and this deserved homage to Norman Loui, will benefit Honolulu Community College and the State of Hawaiʻi for years to come. I want to thank the Loui family not only for this special gift but also for the generosity they have shown our institution over many years. They are truly helping UH create the future for the people of Hawaiʻi."
"We are grateful to the Loui Family for their extraordinary investment in the community colleges. Our core mission is providing access to higher education and training for Hawaiʻi's
people. Private giving expands our resources and is crucial to providing the margin of success for our students, faculty and programs. The generosity of donors like Bernice and Norman Loui
helps us to enhance access for students and better develop Hawaiʻi's workforce," said John Morton, Vice President for Community Colleges.
The Loui Family has a long history of supporting the Hawaiʻi community, and creating legacies at UH. Norman's mother, Bernice Char Loui, who, like UH, is enjoying her 100th year of life, has
been a key investor in UH. Born in 1907, Bernice Char Loui was the sixth of nine children in a family that struggled financially. Her family did not have enough money to send her to college so it is this experience that led to her determination to support education for others. "I'm interested in giving because I didn't have the chance to go to college—and it was pretty rough trying to get an education," said Bernice Char Loui
In 1987 Bernice Char Loui, endowed the School of Travel Industry Management with a computer laboratory in memory of her late husband, Leong Hop. She also contributed to the creation of a student exchange program between the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and five similar schools in China.
Additionally, she has contributed generously to the Kapiolani Community College culinary education program as well as to KCC's Char Asian-Pacific Study Room named in honor of her late brother and sister-in-law, Tin Yuke and Wai Jane Char. In 1999 she became interested in the School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology and contributed to student scholarships in the Global Environmental Sciences Program and a He'eia fishpond class. In June 2005 Bernice endowed the UHM John A. Burns School of Medicine with a clinical skills room to help educate and train future physicians.
The Loui and Char families have supported UH programs and impacted the lives of countless students over the years. Today, with the Norman Loui Estate gift, they are making history with
this gift, the largest in community college history, and the lead gift to date, supporting the community colleges during the Centennial Campaign.
"I want to thank Bernice Loui and the Loui family for their commitment to increasing access to public higher education in Hawaiʻi. Through endowed gifts which provide sustainable, renewable funding, our public universities and colleges are able to fulfill their critical mission in our community," said UH Foundation President Donna Vuchinich
About the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation
The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation is an independent, university-related, nonprofit organization whose purpose is to raise private funds according to priorities determined by the
academic leadership of the University of Hawaiʻi and approved by the Board of Regents. Founded in 1955, the Foundation provides a full range of fund raising and alumni relations services for all 10 UH campuses.
For more information, visit: http://www.uhf.hawaii.edu.


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Smartphone innovation has stalled, but that's OK(CNN) -- Here's a short message to smartphone makers before you try to wow us with a bunch of glitzy features in your next device: Don't do it.
By: Steve Kovach, Business Insider , CNN
(CNN) -- Here's a short message to smartphone makers before you try to wow us with a bunch of glitzy features in your next device: Don't do it.
It's been more than seven years since Apple introduced the original iPhone and reset our expectations for what a smartphone should be. But Steve Jobs was right on the money. It took some five years for the competition to catch up to the iPhone.
Now, with newly launched high-end devices like the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S5, it almost doesn't matter which phone you buy anymore. The best ones are all pretty much on par with each other.
Recent reviews of the HTC One and Galaxy S5 had a common theme: They're both great devices, but neither has any sparkling features that make them worth upgrading to unless you're in dire need of a new smartphone.
Some critics have gone so far as to say smartphone innovation has stalled.
I think that's a good thing.
There's a reason the three best phones on the market -- the iPhone 5S, Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One -- seem boring on the surface. They all focus on simple stuff most people care about: screen size and quality, camera, design and battery life.
Meanwhile, the me-too smartphone manufacturers seem desperate when they try to stand out with absurd or gimmicky features like 41-megapixel cameras (Nokia), customized designs (Motorola) and awkward volume and power controls on the back of the device (LG).
After years of flashy phone launches, it's easy to feel jaded about the state of innovation today. "The new iPhone is boring!" the pundits scream with every new release. But they're missing the big picture.
The best smartphone makers know what matters most to users, and they focus on those items. And over the course of just a few years, our standards for what makes a good smartphone have gone way up. Innovation may not happen overnight, but that doesn't mean it has completely stopped.
If you step back and look at the evolution of smartphones as a whole, you can see we've come a long way in a relatively short time. It's not because manufacturers tried to reinvent the smartphone with every new release but because they focused on what matters.
For example, the original iPhone was a major dud by today's standards. It couldn't record video. It didn't have an app store. You could use the keyboard only in portrait mode. The screen was pixelated and dim. You had to sync it with your computer if you wanted to update the software. But with every new iPhone and release of iOS, those things got better.
Today's iPhone 5S, with its sharp screen and vibrant content ecosystem, feels like something out of a dream compared with its ancestor. Now, imagine what smartphones will be like after another seven years of iterative improvements.
Companies that try too hard to differentiate their new phones with "wow" factors end up hurting smartphone innovation in the long run. The best example of this is probably last year's Galaxy S4, which came packed with so many over-the-top features like touchless gestures and eye tracking that consumers complained it was too hard to use.
Samsung backtracked with the Galaxy S5 and either turned off many of those features or made them an optional download. The result was a streamlined phone that was much more refined.
It's easy for pundits like me to lament the end of smartphones with every major new release, but it's the so-called boring phones that are arguably driving innovation forward. They're focusing on what matters instead of trying random gimmicks and hoping one sticks.
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Even stars of Rose Byrne's caliber have to follow the rules.
In February, the 36-year-old actress welcomed her first son, Rocco, with her 46-year-old partner, actor Bobby Cannavale.
Rose has been traveling all over the country in the last few weeks to promote Universal Pictures' "Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising" and 20th Century Fox's "X-Men: Apocalypse." On Thursday, she stopped by CBS' "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" in New York City, the show where Bobby had announced Rocco's birth.
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The day's top national and international news.
"He was extraordinarily tired when I talked to him," Stephen Colbert said.
Rose replied, "I was tired, too!"
"I know," Colbert said. "You did the bulk of the work here."
"Who needs sleep?" Rose joked. "You just roll on coffee and love."
One of the biggest lessons Rose has learned since becoming a mother is that time is not on her side — and it likely never will be.
"It takes a long time to leave the house, maybe an hour, hour and 45 minutes just to get out the door," the Australian actress said. "To do anything, you have to bring so many things with you: the bottle, the sling, this and that. Then when you get out, then he just throws up everywhere or takes a big poop, and you've got to go back inside again."
How Rose Byrne Celebrated Her First Mother's Day
Sometimes she packs things she shouldn't.
"I've been doing a lot of traveling, too, so I've been taking my breast milk everywhere with me," Byrne said.
Stephen showed a photo of Byrne at the airport as her breast milk was confiscated by the TSA for being over the 3-oz limit.
"They wave this weird thing over the top of it and there's a whole production going on," Byrne said. "They take it very seriously that it could be something. I just stand there and smile and tell them that it's really breast milk and that it's nothing."
After Stephen suggested that all she had to do was point to Rocco, she joked: "'He's really real, he's here. You want me to get [my breasts] out?'"
No, Bryne won't really use her boobs to prove anything to the TSA.
"I'm not going to do that," she said. "No, no, no!"


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History of Soybeans
Soybeans come to us from the Orient. During the Chou Dynasty (1134-246 BC) the soybean was designated one of the five sacred grains, along with barley, wheat, millet and rice. However, the pictograph for the soybean, which dates from earlier times, indicates that it was not first used as a food; for whereas the pictographs for the other four grains show the seed and stem structure of the plant, the pictograph for the soybean emphasizes the root structure. Agricultural literature of the period speaks frequently of the soybean and its use in crop rotation. Apparently the soy plant was initially used as a method of fixing nitrogen. The soybean did not serve as a food until the discovery of fermentation techniques, sometime during the Chou Dynasty. Thus the first soy foods were fermented products like tempeh, natto, miso and shogu (soy or tamari sauce).
At a later date, possibly in the 2nd century B.C., Chinese scientists discovered that a puree of cooked soybeans could be precipitated with calcium sulfate or magnesium sulfate (plaster of Paris or Epsom salts) to make a smooth pale curd -tofu or bean curd. The use of fermented and precipitated soy products soon spread to other parts of the Orient, notably Japan and Indonesia. Although the highly flavored fermented products have elicited greater interest among scientists and epicures, it is the bland precipitated products that are most frequently used, accounting for approximately 90% of the processed soybeans consumed in Asia today. The increased reliance on bean curd as a source of protein, which occurred between 700 A. D. and the present time, has not necessarily been a beneficial change for the populations of the Orient and Southeast Asia.
Fit for Human Consumption?
The Chinese, did not eat the soybean as they did other pulses (legumes) such as the lentil, because the soybean contains large quantities of a number of harmful a substances. First among them are potent enzyme inhibitors which block the action of trypsin and other enzymes needed for protein digestion.
These"antinutrients" are not completely deactivated during ordinary cooking and can produce serious gastric distress, reduced protein digestion and chronic deficiencies in amino acid uptake. In test animals, diets high in trypsin inhibitors cause enlargement and pathological conditions of the pancreas, including cancer. The soybean also contains hemagglutinin, a clot promoting substance that causes red blood cells to clump together. Trypsin inhibitors and hemagglutinin have been rightly labeled growth depressant substances. Fortunately they are deactivated during the process of fermentation. However, in precipitated products, enzyme inhibitors concentrate in the soaking liquid rather than in the curd. Thus in tofu and bean curd, these enzyme inhibitors are reduced in quantity, but not completely eliminated.
Soybeans are also high in phytic acid or phytates. This is an organic acid, present in the bran or hulls of all seeds, which blocks the uptake of essential minerals-calcium, magnesium, iron and especially zinc-in the intestinal tract. Although not a household word, phytates have been extensively studied. Scientists are in general agreement that grain and legume based diets high in phytates contribute to widespread mineral deficiencies in third world countries.
Analysis shows that calcium, magnesium, iron and zinc are present in the plant foods eaten in these areas, but the high phytate content of soy and rice based diets prevents their absorption. The soybean has a higher phytate content than any other grain or legume that has been studied. Furthermore, it seems to be highly resistant to many phytate reducing techniques such as long, slow cooking. Only a long period of fermentation will significantly reduce the phytate content of soybeans. Thus fermented products such as tempeh and miso provide nourishment that is easily assimilated, but the nutritional value of tofu and bean curd, both high in phytates, is questionable.
When precipitated soy products are consumed with meat, the mineral blocking effects of the phytates are reduced. The Japanese traditionally eat tofu as part of a mineral-rich fish broth. Vegetarians who consume tofu and bean curd as a substitute for meat and dairy products risk severe mineral deficiencies. The results of calcium, magnesium and iron deficiency are well known, those of zinc are less so. Zinc is called the intelligence mineral because it is needed for optimal development and functioning of the brain and nervous system. It plays a role in protein synthesis and collagen formation, it Is involved in the blood sugar control mechanism and thus protects against diabetes; it is needed for a healthy reproductive system.
Zinc is a key component in numerous vital enzymes and plays a role in the immune system. Phytates found in soy products interfere with zinc absorption more completely than with other minerals. Literature extolling soy products tends to minimize the role of zinc in human physiology, and to gloss over the deleterious effect of diets high in phytic acid.
Milk drinking is given as the reason second generation Japanese in America grow taller than their native ancestors. Some investigators postulate that the reduced phytate content of the American diet-whatever maybe its other deficiencies-is the true explanation, pointing out that Asian and Oriental children who do not get enough meat and fish products to counteract the effects of a high phytate diet, frequently suffer rickets, stunting and other growth problems.
Marketing the Soybean
The truth is, however, that most Americans are unlikely to adopt traditional soy products as their principle food. Tofu, bean curd and tempeh have disagreeable texture and are too bland for the Western palate; pungent and tasty miso and natto lose out in taste; only soy sauce enjoys widespread popularity as a condiment. The soy industry has therefore looked for other ways to market the superabundance of soybeans now grown in the United States.
Large scale cultivation of the soybean in the United States began only after the Second World War, and quickly rose to 140 billion pounds per year. Most of the crop is made into animal feed, soy oil for hydrogenated fats margarine and shortening. During the past 20 years, the industry has concentrated on finding markets for the byproducts of soy oil manufacture, including soy "lecithin", made from the oil sludge, and soy protein products, made from defatted soy flakes, a challenge that has involved overcoming consumer resistance to soy products, generally considered tasteless "poverty" foods.
The quickest way to gain product acceptability in the less affluent society," said a soy industry spokesman, " ... is to have the product consumed on its own merit in a more affluent society."" Hence the proliferation of soy products resembling traditional American foods-soy milk for cows milk, soy baby formula, soy yogurt, soy ice cream, soy cheese, soy flour for baking and textured soy protein as meat substitutes, usually promoted as high protein, low-fat, no cholesterol "health foods" to the upscale consumer increasingly concerned about his health. The growth of vegetarianism among the more affluent classes has greatly accelerated the acceptability and use of these artificial products. Unfortunately they pose numerous dangers.
Processing Denatures and Dangers Remain
The production of soy milk is relatively simple. In order to remove as much of the trypsin inhibitor content as possible, the beans are first soaked in an alkaline solution. The pureed solution is then heated to about 115 degrees Centigrade in a pressure cooker. This method destroys most (but not all) of the anti-nutrients but has the unhappy side effect of so denaturing the proteins that they become very difficult to digest and much reduced in effectiveness. The phytate content remains in soy milk to block the uptake of essential minerals. In addition, the alkaline soaking solution produces a carcinogen, lysinealine, and reduces the cystine content, which is already low in the soybean. Lacking cystine, the entire protein complex of the soybean becomes useless unless the diet is fortified with cystine-rich meat, eggs, or dairy products.
Most soy products that imitate traditional American food items, including baby formulas and some brands of soy milk, are made with soy protein isolate, that is the soy protein isolated from the carbohydrate and fatty acid components that naturally occur in the bean. Soy beans are first ground and subjected to high-temperature and solvent extraction processes to remove the oils. The resultant defatted meal is then mixed with an alkaline solution and sugars in a separation process to remove fiber. Then it is precipitated and separated using an acid wash. Finally the resultant curds are neutralized in an alkaline solution and spray dried at high temperatures to produce high protein powder.
This is a highly refined product in which both vitamin and protein quality are compromised-but some trypsin inhibitors remain, even after such extreme refining. Trypsin inhibitor content of soy protein isolate can vary as much as 5-fold. In rats, even low level trypsin inhibitor soy protein isolate feeding results in reduced weight gain compared to controls. Soy product producers are not required to state trypsin inhibitor content on labels, nor even to meet minimum standards, and the public, trained to avoid dietary cholesterol, a substance vital for normal growth and metabolism, has never heard of the potent anti-nutrients found in cholesterol-free soy products.
Soy Formula Is Not the Answer
Soy protein isolate is the main ingredient of soy-based infant formulas. Along with trypsin inhibitors, these formulas have a high phytate content. Use of soy formula has caused zinc deficiency in infants. Aluminum content of soy formula is 10 times greater than milk based formula, and 100 times greater than unprocessed milk. Aluminum has a toxic effect on the kidneys of infants, and has been implicated as cause in Alzheimer's in adults.
Soy milk formulas are often given to babies with milk allergy; but allergies to soy are almost as common as those to milk. Soy formulas lack cholesterol which is absolutely essential for the development of the brain and nervous system; they also lack lactose and galactose, which play an equally important role in the development of the nervous system. I would strongly discourage the use of soy formulas.
Nitrosamines, which are potent carcinogens, are often found in soy protein foods, and are greatly increased during the high temperature drying process. Not surprisingly, animal feeding studies show a lower weight gain for rats on soy formula than those on whole milk, high-lactose formula; similar results have been observed in children on macrobiotic diets which include the use of soy milk and large amounts of whole grains. Children brought up on high-phytate diets tend to be thin and scrawny.
Fabricated Soy Foods
A final indignity to the original soy bean is high-temperature, high-pressure extrusion processing of soy protein isolate to product textured vegetable protein (TVP). Numerous artificial flavorings, particularly MSG, are added to TVP products to mask their strong "beany" taste, and impart the flavor of meat. Soy protein isolate and textured vegetable protein are used extensively in school lunch programs, commercial baked goods, diet beverages and fast food products. They are heavily promoted in third world countries and form the basis of many food give-away programs. These soy products greatly inhibit zinc and iron absorption; in test animals they cause enlarged organs, particularly the pancreas and thyroid gland, and increased deposition of fatty acids in the liver.
Human feeding tests to determine the cholesterol lowering properties of soy protein isolate have not shown them to be effective. Nevertheless, they are often promoted as having beneficial effects on cholesterol levels.
Cancer Preventing or Cancer Causing?
The food industry also touts soy products for their cancer preventing properties. Isoflavone aglycones are anticarcinogenic substances found in traditionally fermented soybean products. However, in non-fermented soy products such as tofu and soy milk, these isoflavones are present in an altered form as beta-glycoside conjugates, which have no anti-carcinogenic effect. Some researchers believe the rapid increase in liver and pancreatic cancer in Africa is due to the introduction of soy products there.
The fatty acid profile of the soybean includes large amounts of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids compared to other pulses legumes); but these omega-3 fatty acids are particularly susceptible to rancidity when subjected to high pressures and temperatures. This is exactly what is required to remove oil from the bean, as soybean oil is particularly difficult to extract. hexane or other solvents are always used to extract oil from soybeans, and traces remain in the commercial product.
While fermented soy products contain protein, vitamins, anti-carcinogenic substances and important fatty acids, they can under no circumstances be called nutritionally complete. Like all pulses, the soybean lacks vital sulfur-containing amino acids cystine and methionine. These are usually supplied by rice and other grains in areas where the soybean is traditionally consumed. Soy should never be considered as a substitute for animal products like meat or milk. Claims that fermented soy products like tempeh can be relied on as a source of vitamin B12, necessary for healthy blood and nervous system, have not been supported by scientific research.,' Finally, soybeans do not supply all-important fat soluble vitamins D and preformed A (retinol) which act as catalysts for the proper absorption and utilization of all minerals and water soluble vitamins in the diet.
These "fat soluble activators" are found only in certain animal foods such as organ meats, butter, eggs, fish and shellfish. Carotenes from plant foods and exposure to sunlight are not sufficient to supply the body's requirements for vitamins A and D. Soy products often replace animal products in third world countries where intake of B12 and fat soluble A and D are already low. Soy products actually increase requirements for vitamins B12 and D.
Are soy products easy to digest, as claimed? Fermented soy products probably are; but unfermented products with their cargo of phytates, enzyme inhibitors, rancid fatty acids and altered proteins most certainly are not. Pet food manufacturers promote soy free dog and cat food as "highly digestible"
Only Fermented Soy Products Are Safe
To summarize, traditional fermented soy products such as miso, natto and tempeh, which are usually made with organically grown soybeans, have a long history of use that is generally beneficial when combined with other elements of the Oriental diet including rice, sea foods, fish broth, organ meats and fermented vegetables. The value of precipitated soybean products is problematical, especially when they form the major source of protein in the diet. Modern soy products including soy milks and artificial meat and dairy products made from soy protein isolate and textured vegetable protein are new to the diet and pose a number of serious problems.
The above information was abstracted from an article written by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig, Ph.D. (an international expert renown in the field of lipid chemistry) for Health Freedom News in September of 1995.
Protein Needs for Blood Type A People
Blood type A people should be nearly vegetarians. The above information should make it clear that you should avoid most soy products unless they are fermented (tempeh and miso). You should not have soy protein or tofu. To obtain optimal protein though you will need to eat about a dozen organic eggs per week, unless you are allergic to them. Try not to eat them on consecutive days. You should also soak your seeds and nuts overnight to deactivate the enzyme inhibitors and phytates. It would be even better if you could continue the process until they sprout which is usually from 2-5 days depending on the temperature and the seeds. You will have to rinse the seeds every 12 hours and let them drain. This will completely deactivate the antinutrients and increase the live enzyme content of the seeds and nuts. The nutritional value will probably increase by 2-300%.
Generally you will need 20 to 35 grams of protein at EACH meal. The following is a list of how many grams of protein there are in one cup of:
pecans 9.9; walnuts 14.8; cashews 24.1;
almonds 26.4; pistachio 26; sunflower 34.8
peanuts 37.7; pumpkin seeds 40.6;
Spirulina has incredible health benefits and is probably one of the main reasons why fish are so healthy for you. It is highly likely you can obtain even more benefits from the Spirulina with none of the complications of heavy metal or pesticide contamination present in nearly all fish. Spirulina is a type of blue-green algae that is nearly two-thirds protein. It also has large amounts of chlorophyll and is very valuable to help detoxify the body from heavy metals and radiation. It is also loaded with GLA, which is the main essential fatty acid present in evening primrose or borage oil.
Six tablets contain 2 grams of protein, so you will need approximately 50 tablets if you were to use them as a protein supplement for one meal. I strongly recommend this as a substitute for soy protein. I would try to have at least 4-6 servings per week for anyone who is struggling with chronic illness or looking to optimize their health, especially if they are blood type A.


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When: Sun 9th of March 2008
Where: Oberstdorf, Germany
At the penultimate stage of the Snowpark Tour 2008 at the O'Neill Fellhorn Park, last year's local champ Patrick Woerle from Pflach (AUT) managed to defend his title. This Friday (March 14) will see the last opportunity to qualify for the upcoming Finale Grande of the Snowpark Tour on March 15 and 16 at Kitzsteinhorn, Zell am See-Kaprun, Austria.
With its demanding rails, the O'Neill Fellhorn Park was a good place for the jibbers to show off. Apart from a kicker (8/14 m) and a corner, the set-up comprised a stair feature with triple kinked box and down rail as well as a double kinked rail, a rainbow box, a flat box, an up & down box and a wallride.
In the snowboarders' jam session, 270 on/off, cab 7's and frontside 7's were the winner's key tricks. 22-year-old Patrick Woerle who had come third, second and first at his previous visits to the Snowpark Tour at Oberstdorf, won in front of Jakob Messner from Innsbruck, 15-year-old Nico Von Lerchenfeld from Rettenberg (GER) and Thomas Stiehler from Schwaebisch-Gmuend (GER). These four riders will represent the Oberstdorf snow-park at the finals of the Snowpark Tour at Zell am See-Kaprun (AUT) next weekend. 18-year-old Lena Waizengger from Kaufbeuren (GER) won the female snowboarders' contest, 14-year-old Felix Georgii from Rettenberg (GER) was victorious at the juniors' with brothers Linus and Moritz Birkendahl from Berg (GER) coming in second and third.
Saturday evening saw an additional night session at the Crystal Ground at Kanzelwand with the riders having fun judging each other at an easy jam session. All winners of the weekend were rewarded with precious non-cash prizes by Quiksilver, Roxy and Rossignol. The last qualifier of the Snowpark Tour 2008 will take place this Friday (March 14) directly before the Finale Grande at the DC Central Park, Kitzsteinhorn.


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CentOS 5.4's and probably Fedora's php5 packages are compiled without SQLite support.
While the PECL build did not work for me (version mismatch?) it helped to get the PHP source from
and just compile the SQLite module by doing
tar xfvj php-5.2.12.tar.bz2
cd php-5.2.12/ext/sqlite/
make install
[restart apache]
Make sure to have php-devel/php5-dev installed and to get the PHP version matching your installed PHP from the download page.
Probably this will require a rebuild when updating the php-packages on CentOS but currently there are unfortunately no good alternatives.


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Sensitivity Alert: During the "Oscars" announcements in the major categories, when they split the screen to show all five nominees, I always look away, identifying so strongly with the soon-to-be losers, that I can't bear to look at their faces. That's me. And this is about that. So if it's not you, this isn't either. Unless you're curious about people who aren't you.
"Game Change" is an HBO docudrama about how Sarah Palin was selected to run as the Republican candidate for Vice President – teamed with presidential candidate John McCain – and the way that turned out.
Love her, hate her, fear her, or laugh at her, it is undeniable that Sarah Palin is a prodigiously charismatic public presence. Does that matter when you're running for high office? Ask George McGovern, Michael Dukakis, Al Gore or John Kerry.
To shake things up, and give the Republicans any shot at all at capturing the presidency, the Republican "Power People" chose a "game changing" selection as their Vice Presidential candidate. The selectors were excited about what Sarah Palin was –attractive, refreshing, down-to-earth – and what she wasn't – no taint of Washington insiderism, or "turn-off" overeducated wonkiness.
Sarah Palin was popular in the sense that infuses the word "populist." She could really connect with the people, a "tea partier" before the label was coined.
Could she connect with all the people? Of course not. Nobody connects with all the people. And candidates don't have to; they just need one more vote than the opposition. To achieve victory, Sarah Palin would have to win over the Republican base – an indisputable "slam dunk" – and attract independents, who were sick and tired of "business as usual."
What happened?
She soared at first, but ultimately fell short with independents, taking McCain's slim shot at the presidency down with her.
Why did it happen? There are a lot of answers to that, depending on your prejudice/slash/perspective. My prejudice/slash/perspective says that the Republican handlers made a fatal mistake. They took an unconventional candidate – "unconventional" being Palin's most formidable selling point – and directed her to fit a mold she was originally selected because she didn't.
Palin's experienced and highly skilled consultants –she didn't pick them they were assigned to her – believed – correctly, by conventional campaign standards – that she needed to know certain things, "correctly", because everyone who had ever run for that position was expected to know those things, and she would unquestionably be asked about them during the campaign.
Sarah Palin had been mayor of a small town in Alaska, and was the governor of a remote, under-populated state. She did not have to know those things to do those jobs. And, not surprisingly, she didn't.
The result was, Sarah Palin ignominiously flunked the test.
Which, while watching Game Change, consistently triggered my "It's just like the Oscars", turn-away-from-the-television response. Like with an overmatched Spelling Bee contestant, every time Palin was exposed as ignorant on a factual issue, or was asked a question she was unable to answer, I could not stand to look at her face. It was that painful. (And this was one step removed. I could not look at the person who was playing the person's face.
Let's be clear. My focus here is not whether Sarah Palin would have made an acceptable Vice President. That's a different issue, one not too difficult to ascertain. (Although, for me, ignorance is not a "deal breaker." Given time, facts are the easiest thing to learn.)
What I am thinking about is snobbery – not the "Obama said he wants everybody in America to go to college; what a snob" kind of snobbery; that's just a candidate pandering to a voting bloc that didn't go to college – I am talking about the snobbery that punishes you, not for what you know or what you don't know. It's the snobbery that punishes you for existing.
Agree with them or not, nobody should be dismissed in that manner.
"If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen"? Of course. If you can't take it, don't run. But my concern here is not the candidates, and whatever stimulus – be it noble or calculating or megalomaniacal – that impelled them to say "I'll run."
My concern is the people who chose not to reason Sarah Palin into submission, but to superciliously invalidate the entire person. And when you do that, you're not just writing off Sarah Palin, but everyone like her.
Sarah Palin is not running for president n 2012, though if it were up to the "everyone like her", she would be. With a potential logjam at the Republican convention, their voices may yet be heard.
Look out. They're still angry from the last time.


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Picture it – a cabin in the woods next to a gurgling river, a garden out back with beautiful flowers and delicious produce, a feeling of being close to nature, like my ancestors. More time for important social interactions, which are really at the heart of a meaningful life. No more random interneting or hours spent ignoring my husband in favor of my smart phone. Instead I'll spend my days doing meaningful things, going to bed with the setting sun and sleeping as much as I need. Really, imagine it. Don't you all want to come and join me in the woods?
But would I really be happier if I gave up modern conventions and moved to an isolated cabin? Up until a few hours ago, I really thought that might be the solution. But then I read an article by a 26 year-old, Paul, who had given up the internet for a year. He felt that the internet was preventing him from figuring out who he truly was, and it was time to take back his life and his identity. And giving up the internet was good – for the first few months. He spent more time with friends, used his boredom to write more and explore his creativity in other ways. He read more and went out more. But then Paul adjusted to not having the internet and soon found himself developing bad habits offline. He was unable to keep in touch with people who were far away, and his snail mail began to overwhelm him until he was unable to cope with sending responses to his fans. The moral of his story – we are who we are and we will be who we will be, internet or no internet.


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Ya know, the Lakers deserved to lose like that last night. After building a solid lead against the Wizards, the Purp and Gold collapsed yet again… And they didn't play my boy or fan-favorite Tarik Black! I find this an atrocity… Gonna be about 30 straight losses at this rate!
But as much as I want to rant about Black, that would be a pretty weak open… So the next best ranty Lakers subject has to be Wayne Ellington's crazy game, putting up a 28/3/3/3/0 line on 12-20 FG (3-9 3PTM 1-1 FT). Sell if you can! No Nick Young last night as he's dealing with a minor ankle injury from practice on top of being in the doghouse. Swaggy Peed on the carpet! We all know Swaggy never touched a basketball he didn't think he could shoot, and that will sap into Ellington's future upside. I could see some interesting buzziness floating around Wayne given Kobe Bryant's shoulder fell off, so if any deeper league owners are interested and you can get a value, I'm down like
Byron Scott a clown. That said, he's out there in a ton of league fa free (9% owned last night when I grabbed him in an RCL), so maybe you get a couple hot games before you Sellington. Here's what else went down last night in fantasy hoops action:


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Kashyap Santoki works for Infosys Technologies Limited and can be contacted at [email protected]
In today's information-saturated world, the huge growth of geographically distributed data necessitates a system that facilitates fast parsing for the retrieval of meaningful results. A searchable index for distributed data would go a long way toward speeding the process. In this article, I demonstrate how to use Lucene and Java for basic data indexing and searching, how to use a RAM directory for indexing and searching, how to create an index on the data residing in HDF, and how to search those indexes. The development environment consists of Java 1.6, Eclipse 3.4.2, Lucene 2.4.0, and Hadoop 0.19.1 running on Microsoft Windows XP SP3.
For tackling this task, I've turned to Hadoop. The Apache Hadoop Project develops open-source software for reliable, scalable, distributed computing, and the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) is designed for storing and sharing files across wide area networks. HDFS is built to run on commodity hardware and provides fault tolerance, resource management, and most importantly, high throughput access to application data.
Creating an Index on a Local File System
The first step is to create an index on the data stored in a local file system. Start by creating a project in Eclipse, creating a class in it, then adding all the required JAR files to the project. Take this example of data found in the web server log file of an application:
2010-04-21 02:24:01 GET /blank 200 120
This data is mapped to some fields:
- 2010-04-21 -- Date field
- 02:24:01 -- Time field
- GET -- Method field (GET or POST) -- we will denote it as "cs-method"
- /blank -- Requested URL field -- we will denote it as "cs-uri"
- 200 -- Status-code for the request -- we will denote it as "sc-status"
- 120 -- Time-taken field (time required to complete request)
The data present in our sample file is located in an "E:\DataFile" named "Test.txt" and is as follows:
2010-04-21 02:24:01 GET /blank 200 120 2010-04-21 02:24:01 GET /US/registrationFrame 200 605 2010-04-21 02:24:02 GET /US/kids/boys 200 785 2010-04-21 02:24:02 POST /blank 304 56 2010-04-21 02:24:04 GET /blank 304 233 2010-04-21 02:24:04 GET /blank 500 567 2010-04-21 02:24:04 GET /blank 200 897 2010-04-21 02:24:04 POST /blank 200 567 2010-04-21 02:24:05 GET /US/search 200 658 2010-04-21 02:24:05 POST /US/shop 200 768 2010-04-21 02:24:05 GET /blank 200 347
We want to create index for the data present in this "Test.txt" file and save the index to the local file system. The following Java code that does this. (Note the comments for details on what each part of code does).
// Creating IndexWriter object and specifying the path where Indexed //files are to be stored. IndexWriter indexWriter = new IndexWriter("E://DataFile/IndexFiles", new StandardAnalyzer(), true); // Creating BufferReader object and specifying the path of the file //whose data is required to be indexed. BufferedReader reader= new BufferedReader(new FileReader("E://DataFile/Test.txt")); String row=null; // Reading each line present in the file. while ((row=reader.readLine())!= null) { // Getting each field present in a row into an Array and file delimiter is "space separated" String Arow[] = row.split(" "); // For each row, creating a document and adding data to the document with the associated fields. org.apache.lucene.document.Document document = new org.apache.lucene.document.Document(); document.add(new Field("date",Arow[0],Field.Store.YES,Field.Index.ANALYZED)); document.add(new Field("time",Arow[1],Field.Store.YES,Field.Index.ANALYZED)); document.add(newField ("cs-method",Arow[2],Field.Store.YES,Field.Index.ANALYZED)); document.add(newField ("cs-uri",Arow[3],Field.Store.YES,Field.Index.ANALYZED)); document.add(newField ("sc-status",Arow[4],Field.Store.YES,Field.Index.ANALYZED)); document.add(newField ("time-taken",Arow[5],Field.Store.YES,Field.Index.ANALYZED)); // Adding document to the index file. indexWriter.addDocument(document); } indexWriter.optimize(); indexWriter.close(); reader.close();
Once the Java code is executed, index files will be created and stored at the location "E://DataFile/IndexFiles."


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Special Session on Brain, Mind and Machines. June 14, 2011. 7:00am - 12:30pm.
The 15th International Graphonomics Society Conference will feature a Special Session on Brain, Mind & Machines for Dexterous Movement Control, which will be highlighted by the plenary speakers:
• Ranulfo Romo, UNAM, Mexico: Conversion of sensory signals into perceptual decisions
• Marc Scheiber, University of Rochester: Changing the circuits that control the fingers
• Miguel Nicolelis, Duke University: Toward whole‐body neuroprosthetics
The Special session will consist of 'position' presentations, strictly limited to 10 minutes in length to allow for ample debate and discussion, addressing critical issues involving the neural and biomechanical computations for fine finger control and the development of dexterous neuroprosthetics.
You are invited to contribute to a Special Poster Session associated with this session to report on recent breakthroughs and ongoing work on Brain, Mind & Machines for Dexterous Movement Control. If you wish to submit an abstract for the Special Poster Session, please submit at https://graphonomics.net/igs2011/submit.php and request the Special Session at the top of your abstract:
• Title of your presentation, either in the form of a question or position taken in a specific issue. All themes in the IGS Topics page (https://graphonomics.net/igs2011/topics.php) will be accepted.
• One‐page abstract stating the position you will take during the debate, including up to 5 references.
Deadline for Position Posters for the Special Session: January 24th, 2010. Authors notification for Special Poster Session: February 1, 2011
Please note that a consensus report summarizing the discussion at the Special Session, and coauthored by the speaker participants (if desired), will open a Special Issue on Brain‐Machine Interfaces and the Control of Dexterous Movements to appear in the Journal of Computers in Biology and Medicine.
The conference fee is $200 (early bid, March 1st, 2011) for attendees. Conference information is available at https://graphonomics.net/igs2011
I sincerely hope you are available and can participate in this meeting.
Pepe Contreras‐Vidal, Ph.D.
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Special Session on Brain, Mind and Machines
15th International Graphonomics Society
June 12‐15, 2011; Live Aqua Cancun, Mexico
June 14, 2011 7:00 am–8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
Special session on Brain, Mind & Machines for Dexterous Movement Control
8:10 am-9:00 am
Plenary talk: "CHANGING THE CIRCUITS THAT CONTROL THE FINGERS"
Marc Schieber (University of Rochester)
9:00 am-8:10 am
Pepe Contreras-Vidal, University of Maryland
9:10 am–8:20 am
Sensorimotor integration for the control of grasp kinematics and kinetics: Potential applications to BMI
Speaker: Marco Santello, Arizona State University
9:20 am-8:30 am
Are low or high frequencies necessary for decoding of fine dexterous movements?
Speaker: Pepe Contreras-Vidal
9:30 am-8:40 am
What of Brain-Machine Interfaces (BMI) can be left to non-cortical and peripheral processes?
Speaker: Francisco Valero-Cuevas, USC
9:40 am-8:50 am
Is BMI training a matter of decoding explicit cognitive tasks that users engage in?
Speaker: Dennis McFarland, Wadsworth Center-New York
9:50 am-9:00 am
Do cortical gamma responses reflect cognitive-motor information encoding of fine motor tasks?
Speaker: Nathan Crone, JHU
10:00 am-9:10 am Break
10:10 am-9:20 am
Is it possible to facilitate BMI learning with brain stimulation?
Speaker: Leo Cohen, National Institutes of Health
10:20 am-9:30 am
Can BMIs be used for degenerative disease and neuropsychiatry disease?
Speaker: Niels Birbaumer, University of Tubingen
10:30 am-9:40 am
Inferring grasping from ECoG signals
Speaker: Nitish Thakor, John Hopkins University
10:40 am-9:50 am
What information is contained in the brain's 'noise' that could be harnessed by BMI?
Speaker: Christoph Guger, Graz (Guger Technologies)
10:50 am-11:00 am
Strengths and limitations of hand prosthetics for BMI. Are we there yet?
Speaker: Jacob Vogelstein, John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
11:00 am-12:30 pm
Discussion: What are the most promising hypotheses/approaches for understanding and improving BMI reliability for fine motor control? Which hypotheses are most testable and how? What new collaborations may help test hypotheses? What studies are needed to move forward?
Moderators: Miguel Nicolelis (Duke), Ranulfo Romo (UNAM) and Marc Schieber (Rochester)
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Editor's note: Welcome to the Hispanic Heritage Month "A Trip to" series here on Latinaish. Join us as we virtually visit different Latin American countries through the photos and words of people who live there, have lived there, or have visited and have a lot of love for that particular place. Today Diana of Speaking Latino shows us around Colombia!
Bogota is the capital city of Colombia where cachacos, the name given to the people from Bogota, are extremely kind and love both salsa and their traditional music. Bogota is at 8,612 ft. above sea level and, for those that aren't used to those heights, that will make you literally "feel" the city.
The historical center of Bogota is located in La Candelaria. Among the government buildings and plazas you will find a busy Plaza de Bolivar where on one side the Palacio Liévano or Lievano Palace is located. This is the seat of the mayor of Bogota. Passing by the Plaza de Bolivar is the Carrera 7, a busy street that has undergone the process of becoming a pedestrian walkway in some segments.
One of the obligatory stops while in Bogota is the Gold Museum or Museo del Oro that is located in the historical center of the city. It displays a pre-Hispanic collection of gold artifacts made by the indigenous cultures in Colombia before the colonization period.
Monserrate is a mountain that has become a symbol of Bogota. After a short funicular or cable car ride you will get to the top which is at 10,341 ft. above sea level. While there you will be able to eat at one of the restaurants or kiosks and visit the church.
An amazing view of Bogota can be seen from Monserrate. There you will notice how big the city is. In fact, it is the largest city in Colombia and one of the most populated in Latin America.
The T Zone or Zona T is a pedestrian intersection in the form of a T located in the Zona Rosa. In this area are dining options, fashion designer stores, and malls. It is a lively place to hang out.
One of the most impressive things that I've seen in my life is the Salt Cathedral or Catedral de Sal constructed inside of an active salt mine in Zipaquirá. It includes all the elements to be labeled as a Catholic cathedral with regular religious activities and a mass celebrated every Sunday. They have enhanced the experience with color changing LED lights and even a retail area where you can find Colombian crafts. The Salt Cathedral is about a one-hour drive from Bogota and, even if you are not Catholic, it's worth the visit.
Bandeja paisa is perhaps one the most emblematic dishes of Colombia, especially popular in the Paisa region. The traditional bandeja paisa is a generous plate (or literally a tray) that includes all of the following: beans, rice, ground meat, chicharrón (fried pork belly), chorizo (sausage), avocado, sweet plantain and a fried egg on top.
A hot alcoholic drink called canelazo is traditional in the Andean highlands and can be found also in Peru and Ecuador. The Colombian version consists of aguardiente (alcohol from sugarcane), panela (unrefined whole cane sugar) or sugar, and water boiled with cinnamon.
Editor's note: Did you enjoy this guest post? If you have some nice photos of a Latin American country you'd like to share as we did here with some short descriptions, please email me to be a part of this special travel series!


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33 comments:
- mintness said...
"Disbenefits". Now there's a word to warm the heart.
- 20 December 2010 at 17:07
- Anonymous said...
Well, there's always the possibility of a Bakerloo line extension via Ladywell in, er about 25 years time. Just keep reminding Boris/ any other Tories who hold the purse strings that it could provide an extra link to Bromley . . .
- 20 December 2010 at 17:13
- Tamsin said...
Haven't read the article yet - sorry - but from the summary and the refernce to "key demand drivers of ... Gatwick Airport an East Croydon" do we stand a chance of getting the Charing Cross service back for the link through HOP, Brockley and NXG?
I suspect not.
- 20 December 2010 at 17:17
- Anonymous said...
may i suggest to try reading the article first....?
- 20 December 2010 at 17:19
- patrick1971 said...
Do we really need more capacity at Ladywell to Charing Cross, though? I catch the 0754 every morning and always get a seat. Even if I leave it later and get the 0814, I not infrequently get a seat. And if I do have to stand, I have a lot of space about me.
When I used to get the train from Deptford in the mornings, we were hemmed in like sardines and you often couldn't even read a book, you were so crammed in.
The Ladywell-Cannon Street services are busier, I admit, but still nothing like what I used to experience at Deptford.
I admit greater frequency would be good, but I think the Hayes line is okay for capacity really, especially when compared to other lines locally.
- 20 December 2010 at 17:21
- Tamsin said...
Yes, but it's 10MB - I think I might wait until I get into work and have a lunchbreak to download it on a slightly more efficient computer.
@Patrick - Ah, the Hayes line, I remember it well. Do they still announce it as the "mid Kent line to Hayes"? And the linked anomoloy of the "Mid Kent Tavern" bang slap in the middle of Lewisham where the DLR station now is...
- 20 December 2010 at 17:44
- Anonymous said...
i remember 2 an hr from ladywell so 4 an hr is awesome. and there are plenty of fast to lon bri too. its a good service i think
- 20 December 2010 at 18:13
- Anonymous said...
Agreed with all the above, we don't really need any more trains here and enjoy the service we already have, so why all the fuss?
Ladywell is Brockley's best kept secret, let's keep it that way and let the scrotes use the main station.
- 20 December 2010 at 18:18
- Anonymous said...
Oh perhaps they save to increase the links with the Wharf
JPMorgan buys Lehman's former London HQ
US investment bank commits extra £500m to Canary Wharf
- 20 December 2010 at 19:18
- Anonymous said...
- 20 December 2010 at 20:54
- Anonymous said...
A few years ago the RUS was suggesting that all Hayes trains terminate at Cannon Street.
One of the most significant changes is the number of people switching to the DLR at Lewisham.
But....have the number of trains by-passing Lewisham increased?
Does the document say where
- 21 December 2010 at 07:48
- Headhunter said...
"Ladywell is Brockley's best kept secret, let's keep it that way and let the scrotes use the main station."
Unfortunately us "scrotes" in north Brockley pretty much have to use Brockley station as Ladywell is a good 20+ minute walk away. I like a good walk but from Manor Ave to Ladywell and back every day simply to catch a train could rapidly get a bit dull...
- 21 December 2010 at 11:47
- Anonymous said...
I like the trend here of people moving to an area and then trying to make the train services (and other services, shops etc.) come to them!
I may just be old fashioned but when I move house I make sure I'm near everything I'm likely to need. I just find that it's easier to move me than to move the entire transport infrastructure.
- 21 December 2010 at 14:27
- Brockley Nick said...
"I like the trend here of people moving to an area and then trying to make the train services (and other services, shops etc.) come to them!"
Who's doing that?
- 21 December 2010 at 14:30
- Headhunter said...
"I like the trend here of people moving to an area and then trying to make the train services (and other services, shops etc.) come to them!"
That's just the thing, when I moved here there were trains direct to Charing X, now there aren't.
- 21 December 2010 at 14:41
- Lou Baker said...
When I moved here there were 6 trains an hour to London Bridge and evening ones to Charing Cross.
Now there aren't.
But, thank the Lord, it's now easier to get to Penge.
- 21 December 2010 at 15:09
- Anonymous said...
That's right Lou - Penge. Home to all the ad agencies, new media companies, buzzing markets and trendy shops, cool clubs, bars and great restaurants.
Oh no wait - that's Shoreditch isn't it? I wonder how we'd get there from Brockley?
Not you though Lou - you're not invited. I hear the Kings Road has a lovely Starbucks though and you might see a genuine punk rocker!
- 21 December 2010 at 15:16
- Headhunter said...
When I lived in Catford from 00-02, just about every train out of Charing Cross in the evenings and weekends stopped at New Cross, now barely any do. But, as you say, we're better connected to Penge....
- 21 December 2010 at 15:36
- Anonymous said...
Don't you live near St. John's station Headhunter?
- 21 December 2010 at 15:41
- Lou Baker said...
I'm glad you can get to Shoreditch to your trendy new media colleagues. Most people just want to get to the City and West End to do proper jobs.
- 21 December 2010 at 15:44
- Tamsin said...
Well we got signficant thousands of signatures to the petition on losing the Charing Cross evening service and I've sent the link to the RUS consultation to those knowledgable people in Forest Hill who led the campaign last December so maybe a case can be made for getting that off peak and weekend service restored.
If anyone wants to get involved the contact addresses are on the old thread.
- 21 December 2010 at 16:00
- Anonymous said...
Their jobs in the West End? That they presumably only did in the evenings and at weekends since that's when the trains ran?
Change at Canada Water for the city or get the London Bridge train. Or even walk from Shoreditch.
- 21 December 2010 at 16:03
- Headhunter said...
I don't really live near St Johns... I suppose it's a 15 min walk away, as is New cross. Brockley is definitely most convenient...
- 21 December 2010 at 16:06
- Anonymous said...
Lou stop whining, you lost the argument some time ago.
- 21 December 2010 at 16:09
- Anonymous said...
15 minutes Headhunter? From Manor Avenue? Are you terribly overweight?
- 21 December 2010 at 16:31
- reservoir said...
I don't want to sound naive but I always thought that we will have the train to charin cross back once London Bridge is finished
- 21 December 2010 at 16:35
- max said...
"I'm glad you can get to Shoreditch to your trendy new media colleagues. Most people just want to get to the City and West End to do proper jobs."
Brilliant! Lou's Christmas message. I can easily see it written in French on a little card pinned on a tree?
For me Ladywell is strictly for leisure, I love it and use it only when I have time at hand and I'm going shopping or just around town. It's normally quite a wait for the train but a pleasurable one.
- 21 December 2010 at 16:47
- Tamsin said...
@ Anon 16.03 You might not have noticed it but there is a whole theatre industry out there working in the evenings at at weekends (and not just the stars who catch their through trains back to the South Coast or the home counties, but the stage-hands, bouncers, booking staff, etc. etc.). Indeed the crew and cast of Phantom of the Opera did their own petition on the withdrawal of the direct Charing X trains. There is also concern cutting back on direct services to Charing Cross makes it marginally less likely for people on the lines affected to go out to the theatre.
Plus those who work in Central London pubs and restaurants.
@ reservoir We might get it back, but only if people jump up and down and shout about it. Much easier for the rail companies not to bother.
- 21 December 2010 at 17:02
- Anonymous said...
Tamsin, I have actually 'noticed it' thanks.
However, I don't think those are the 'proper jobs' Laughing Lou was referring to. I would imagine he thinks actors are workshy pansies.
I would be as happy as anyone to see the Charing X trains reinstated and I did sign the petition - I was really just pointing out the holes in Lou's argument.
- 21 December 2010 at 17:20
- Lou Baker said...
I have nothing against actors. If they work hard and pay their taxes fair play to them. In fact I have nothing against anyone if they work hard and pay their taxes. Even bankers.
The three exceptions are estate agents - a complete waste of space. Railway workers - see above, but largely incompetent too. And trendy new medja types who are responsible for many of the world's ills.
- 21 December 2010 at 17:50
- New Media fish said...
And trendy new medja types who are responsible for many of the world's ills.
So Lou, I've taken your bait - please elaborate!
- 21 December 2010 at 17:53
- Vince Cable is unstable said...
"...let the scrotes use the main station."
There are mean spirited people around here. Must be a Tory.
- 22 December 2010 at 13:21
- Brockley Nick said...
I'm not even sure what the "main station" is supposed to be (Lewisham? Brockley?).
If you live in Ladywell, Ladywell IS the main station.
- 22 December 2010 at 13:26


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People participate in the annual March for Life rally on the National Mall in Washington, Jan. 25, 2013. The anti-abortion marchers on Friday marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing abortion, and Pope Benedict expressed support for the demonstrators.
By Eric Tucker, The Associated Press
Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators are marching through Washington to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to protest the landmark decision that legalized abortion.
Crowds held signs and chanted Friday on the National Mall and surrounding streets for the March for Life.
The demonstration this year coincides with the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that created a constitutional right to abortion. Earlier this week, opponents marked the anniversary with workshops, prayers and calls for more limits on abortion rights.
Among the speakers was former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum. He says the country responded with love to the struggles of his daughter, Bella, who was born with a serious genetic condition. He said the family is better off for having Bella in their lives.
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A pro-choice woman and pro-life man shout at one another outside the Supreme Court Jan. 25.
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An anti-abortion activist is seen during the annual "March for Life" infront of the US Supreme Court on Jan. 25.


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Washington (CNN) - Former President Bill Clinton will play a prominent role at the Democratic convention in Charlotte by giving a major speech and placing President Barack Obama's name into nomination, the Democratic National Convention Committee announced on Tuesday.
The former president will give a primetime speech on Wednesday, September 5, in which he is expected to starkly lay out the differences in the economic policies of the two parties and describe why Obama is the best choice compared to presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney, the aide said.
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The campaign believes Clinton can deliver a forceful fiscal message that it hopes can resonate especially with the middle class and is someone who can uniquely tout how he left the country with a surplus which was later erased by Republicans.
The choice to feature Clinton is expected to be formally announced Monday.
The former president is expected to emphasize how Obama's plan will help the middle class - a major general election constituency, the campaign aide told CNN.
While Clinton and Obama have had a rocky political relationship, the choice to feature the former president is a recognition of his continuing popularity and unique ability to deliver an economic message that will resonate with voters.
Republicans pounced on Clinton's appearance, saying it was proof of Obama's electoral weaknesses.
"After four years of trillion-dollar deficits and anemic economic growth, it's clear President Obama would love to run on President Clinton's record in office. But no amount of showmanship can paper over the differences between these two presidents. Americans deserve a president willing to run on his own record, not the record he wishes he had," Ryan Williams, a Romney Campaign Spokesman, said in a statement.
Because the former president will speak Wednesday that means Vice President Joe Biden will make his primetime speech Thursday night - the final evening of the convention when Obama accepts the nomination and gives his address.
The campaign will build that evening - occurring before tens of thousands at Bank of America Stadium - as a powerful 1-2 punch and the focal point for the convention. The vice president will precede Obama by talking about the the successes the administration has had and challenges it has faced in the first term as he introduces the president, the aide said.
There is expected to be a primetime professional football game Wednesday night so organizers have decided to put both of its two major attractions on the last night for maximum exposure.
The New York Times first reported Clinton's convention role and the vice president's speech timing.
Note: an original version of the story reported Clinton's appearance would be Tuesday.
Keep this guy Clinton on a very short leash!
Why can't he run again, I would vote for again in a minute!
Another big mistake by Obama, to waste the valuable use of Bill Clinton on Wednesday night, when the vast majority of viewers will be watching the NFL season opener. ...Put Biden on Wrdnesday night because nobody cares about him anyway, and use President Clinton's great talents on THURSDAY, when there is no NFL competition. ... This is a no brainer!... It' s almost like Obama is trying to lose.
Mr. Clinton is really going to have to lay it thick for anyone to buy that Obama has been successful and been good for the country. I wonder what the price is Obama has to pay to get him to do it.
"The campaign believes Clinton can deliver a forceful fiscal message that it hopes can resonate especially with the middle class and is someone who can uniquely tout how he left the country with a surplus which was later erased by Republicans."
Clinton balanced the budget on the backs of the military, that's why we didn't have the right equipment when we went into Afghanistan. If Clinton had been in office during 9/11, he too would have gone into Afghanistan and he certainly would not have had a balanced budget when he left office. Wars are very expensive.
Too bad clinton is not the president and Obama is- This is about Obama not speeches by a former president.... Time to move on!
Truely the president brotherhood comeing
together as one president Obama president Clinton redeeming the president brotherhood all shall see the truth as one
family one vision one hope one prosperity as all people's work hard to have a fair shot at the American Dream as one nation
of many talents many gifts to share in a
Unlimited ways I am very proud of president Obama president Clinton and vice president biden.and secutary state Madam Hillary Clinton.this is a time of REBUILDING AMERICA FORWARD FOREVER
This is the best the DNC has? A disgraced, impeached, pervert ex. president. Things must be desperate over at the DNC.
Two really great Presidents, together. What could be better in Politics? The Democrats winning back the House, and keeping a larger majority in the Senate! And, President Obama with a huge lead win in November!
Figures, a failed IMPEACHED president will once again be the darling of the dimocrats. One not only IMPEACHED for perjury and obstruction of justice, but also disbarred from his home state....over the sexual predation of an intern, only 3 years older than his teenage daughter.
Kinda makes you PROUD to be a dimcrat...eh?
Now we will ALL wait fro the liberals to point out a failing of a republican, THUS demonstrating their hypocrisy.
Does this prove Obama is the Manchurian Candidate and Clinton allowed Obama to be president. Clinton has wanted one world government and he is doing great in doing so. Obama is quickly bankrupting America as he bows to China. Oh my and so many people do not want to or cannot see. Much of this was foretold in the Book of Revelation. Soon people's eyes will be open and then it will be too late to see what happens because it will all be socialistic. Kind of what Obama studied in college. Was it American history or the history of Hitler's Germany.
Hm. Obama's policies produce a sluggish recovery (and that's a kind assessment), and the "Blame Bush!" line is wearing thin after more than three years and more than double the spending that Bush produced at his highest spending levels... so the DNC wants to haul out a popular, charismatic surrogate who worked in a bipartisan way... someone whose presence brings to mind recollections of better days with a better economy. Seems like a smart, if cynical, tactic.
Not sure that it will work, since it could very easily produce comparisons between Clinton and Obama... and those comparisons will not make Obama look good.
It's kind of like the Wizard of Oz. Good old likeable Bill's out in front of the curtain firing up the faithful while Obama hides behind it avoiding his terrible record.
Hurrah!!! Remember this guy,he left us a balanced budget, left us an economy that wasn't in shambles, before the liars stole the White House? GO BILL


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This is another embroidery project I worked on over the course of two days. I started it one evening and finished it the next. This was really fun and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. And it was some good embroidery practice!
I typed the word "home" in illustrator to size and then taped the fabric to the computer screen and traced it. Then I fine tuned the tracing and got to embroidering, using lots of colors from my stash. I hung it right by the front door and I think it works great in our living room.
Home sweet home!
Here's some progress photos:


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Almost every DE's defaults file manager now have Tabbed Browser Support,dolphin,Nautilus,pcmanfm,i like thunar,it's better than pcmanfm in many ways,but not support tabs is really a pain.Tabbed Browser is a very useful feature,with it you can switch between directories within a single browser window.It would be great if thunar supports tabs.Wound you please add this feature in next version thunar please?Thanks.
I would also like Thunar to support tabs.
And it would be nice if someone fixed the way that firefox shows tabs in Linux (the tabs and tab-bar frame)..... it's been terrible since they switched to native gtk.
i'll disappoint both of you...
the answer is *NEVER*
i'll disappoint both of you...
the answer is *NEVER*
and the reasons behind it?
Honestly, I would consider the "open extra pane" option in Nautilus to be a much more useful option, and potentially easier to implement. But then I thought ... I could just use additional Thunar windows. I imagine the same logic applies to tabs.
oh, you want eXtremely Fast Computing? thats Easy ...
For those of us who like tabs, just use pcmanfm instead. It is easy enough to install. Or use one of each...
i'll disappoint both of you...
the answer is *NEVER*
thank God that some one see's the sense in keeping Thunar what it is ... a beautiful file manager without all that other crud piled into it simply because thats how old times browsers used to work ...
Sometimes the world is full of surprises: https://forum.xfce.org/viewtopic.php?id=7552
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VIA rolls out electric buses
VIA Metropolitan Transit rolled out its first all-electric buses Tuesday, a program funded by a $5 million federal stimulus grant.
The three white, green and blue buses, powered by onboard batteries, already are in circulation downtown and follow the red trolley route.
Able to carry up to 64 passengers, the buses eventually will take the same route downtown as the new Prímo service, interim President and CEO Jeffrey Arndt said.
Dubbed the Arc, each bus will recharge at a power station at the Robert Thompson Transit Station at the Alamodome. The buses are charged by solar panels at the station or by wind power from CPS Energy.
They can run for 30 miles before needing a charge, which takes about 10 minutes.
VIA's fleet has a number of clean-energy buses, including hybrid-electric and compressed natural gas vehicles. But the electric buses are VIA's first completely emissions-free vehicle, Arndt said.
"It's just a continual demonstration of our commitment to renewable and clean energy," he said.
The buses were paid for by the Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction program, part of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
VIA was the only Texas transit agency to receive this source of funding, according to a news release.
Although the buses themselves are pricey — Arndt said each one cost $1.2 million, though the price has gone down to about $800,000 in recent years — they save fuel costs.
A diesel bus may burn $55,000 worth of fuel a year; VIA's new electric bus will cost between $8,000 and $9,000 to power annually, said David Bennett, CEO of Proterra, the South Carolina-based bus maker.
Similar Proterra electric buses are in operation in Pomona, Calif., and will launch soon in a number of other cities, including Tallahassee, Fla.; Reno, Nev.; and Stockton, Calif.