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Location: Vienna Austria
Posted: Sat 26 Apr 2008, 07:32
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Chihuahua Alpha6 plus Lassie_Office
Subject description: Lassie module with latest Abiword and Gnumeric
I'll upload both the latest Chihuahua and Lassie_office (Abiword 2.6.2 with english and german spell checking courtesy of Aspell. Also latest Gnumeric 1.8.2.
98MB go here:
Chihuahua now has a hacked Blinky. When you right-click the Blinky icon on the taskbar, there is now an option there to kill or restart the internet. There is also a red stop button that does the same thing - as a belt and braces thing - just in case Blinky itself gets killed while no internet connection is available.
Abiword 2.6.2 is now the default word-processor. If you need the plugins and spell checking, you need the Lassie_Office sfs module.
Clicking on the desktop browser button will bring up the network wizard if there is no network connection available - otherwise the browser will start up.
The is also a little desktop icon that kills Conky if required.
What a bloomin' awful job I had with that Lassie_Office module.
In order to get spell checking to work I had to recompile Abiword because of a wrong configure option. Then Gnumeric refused to appear in the Unionfs for some reason. Despite trying everything I could think of, had no joy at all. Then I remembered something.
A few weeks back, Barry mentioned that PBurn would not run because of whiteout files in the Unleashed directory. I then checked my Unleashed directory and found umpteen of them. Deleted them all and rebuilt Chihuahau - success!
So if you are using Unleashed and things don't appear to be functioning as you'd expect - check for the whiteout (.wh files).
To find the blighters, just run this command from a terminal, inside your Unleashed directory. Thanks to Barry for this.
find ./ -mount -type f -name .wh.*
I'll upload both later today
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Posted: Sat 26 Apr 2008, 11:07
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Very good - I particularly like the Firefox beta and the themes
Some might think the themes over the top
be interested what people think
The hotplug icons appeared top left, overlapping
if you click on the browser icon it does not start firefox
- you have to use menu or the icon on taskbar
It seems very speedy
What happens next?
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Posted: Sat 26 Apr 2008, 11:24
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Your screen shot shows a previous wallpaper from a previous version.
You are probably using a pup_save from the earlier version.
Have a go with it using pfix=ram and see what happens.
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Posted: Sat 26 Apr 2008, 11:45
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The image is after minimal tweaking . . .
I indeed used pfix=ram and changed the wallpaper
which is available in alpha 6 . . .
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Posted: Sat 26 Apr 2008, 11:47
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Where can I find it?
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Posted: Sat 26 Apr 2008, 12:04
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get Chihuahua here:
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Posted: Sat 26 Apr 2008, 16:06
Post subject: Chihuahua alpha 6
You've got two threads announcing this.
Why not edit the start of this thread to include links and put a link on the other?
On my Latitude D600, which seems to be a problem child, I still get a black screen when doing reboot/shutdown. This prevents me from reading the dialogues for creating an initial pup_save file. Exiting to a prompt and doing a reboot also produces problems: the first save dialogue appears, but when I hit enter to select "save to file" I get a prompt followed by some black squares in the middle of the dialogue screen. Both attempts failed to create pup_save.
Finally, found I could exit the X window system with control-alt-backspace, then type reboot to get a working save dialogue and create my first pup_save on a USB flash drive.
This problem has been with me ever since the change to Icewm. Don't understand why it doesn't show up on some machines.
Added: First clue about the problem! I just got a normal shutdown where I could read the messages. Went back, tried again; now, get last screen before X window shutdown, background only with mouse cursor frozen in position. The problem is timing dependent, we have a race condition between different processes involved in stopping X window system. This generally does not show up on fast machines, but, at this point, I don't know if it is caused by cpu or gpu speed.
I still find the P.U.I. messages confusing, and consider "hit enter not to wipe all files, any character plus enter to wipe all files" positively dangerous.
Overall, this feels pretty solid. Get rid of that black screen of death and we'll be talking betas.
BTW: Are you sure you don't spend your life in front of a computer? I spend a few hours off-line and find I'm working on an old version.
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Posted: Sat 26 Apr 2008, 18:04
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Hi... I tried Puppy 3.02Alpha6 as a live cd. I found some problems. My printer, Canon i965, is not catered for by Gutenprint, so I have to install the Canon driver, which CUPS allows. From Puppy 2.17 to 3.01, I was not able to print an open document in Abiword, as it was set up only with the Generic Postscript option, which assumed that a Gutenprint driver would be used. Barry fixed this in Dingo.
I have to download a lib file that the driver needs. When I unzipped it, it got installed in /initrd/pup_rw/usr/lib, whereas it should be in /usr/lib/.
Then I tried to install the Ted pet, using the puppy package manager (Ted does usually print ok). But it did not appear on the menu, and would not run from the console. I found it installed in /initrd/pup_rw/root/Ted. No wonder it won't run.
.So something is wrong. Alpha 7??
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Posted: Sat 26 Apr 2008, 21:34
Post subject: black/frozen screen + free memory
More progress on the screen problem that shows up on my Latitude D600, one cause of trouble is definitely the Hotpup daemon. Disabling that allows me to use the menu entry to exit to prompt and reboot from there, with the console dialogues for creating a pup_save file. I am still getting problems with the reboot/shutdown menu entries, but, with a way to get that first save, this is less critical. I'm sure about problems with Hotpup. I was so successful at reproducing problems I clobbered my pup_save file and had to rebuild this almost from scratch.
I've tried killing a number of processes before exiting to see if that solves a problem. So far, the Hotpup daemon is the only one I've found, and it only solves part. Conky and gkrellm don't make any difference. Neither do several other plausible things like cupsd. It has to be something modified for Icewm, but, so far, I haven't found any process I can kill separately which resolves the problem.
While reinstalling things, I left conky running to watch memory change. What I saw was bizarre. I'm currently running this machine with no hard drive, using a USB flash drive for persistent storage. This means I have no swap, also. Conky shows a 256 MB HD with a few MB in use. As I install pets this number goes up. Now, here comes the surprise. The freemem applet shows available memory going up! It started at about 320 MB. With about half that imaginary HD used, it was saying I had 486 MB on a machine with 512 MB RAM and a 512 MB pup_save file. Any light you can shed on this behavior?
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Posted: Sat 26 Apr 2008, 23:48
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tronkel wrote:
get Chihuahua here:
An md5sum would be nice.
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Posted: Sun 27 Apr 2008, 03:42
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There certainly are issues with HotPuP. It's an extremely complicated script, that has never been sorted out. Might never be. Barry has mentioned going over to a system based on udev, but that's something for the future. Again, hardware is a big factor as to whether it works OK or not. Some people get little or no trouble at all from HotPup.
The main cause of your invisible shut-down screen is very likely to be icewm. I can't reproduce this fault reliably to order here, but I have seen it before - especially in 2.16CE I think it was. Since the icewm used in Chihuahua is a cut-down version made by ttuuxxx to reduce space in the ISO, it may be an idea to simply install a full version over the top of this and see what happens. EzPup 3, or even an older icewin dotup which I believe exists in MU's repo might be possibilities to try. Also in icewm if you hit Ctrl + Alt + Del, you get a window up with buttons for reboot, logout etc. Try that as well and see what happens
When I build the ISOs I never test them by burning to CD - this would be very expensive! What I do, is copy the files directly from Unleashed over to a new directory on the home partition and then adjust Grub (menulist file) to point to this directory. This is effectively a frugal install. All I have to do, when a new version is created is copy over only the latest pup_302.sfs file and the new frugal version is then live. To check if your system has a problem, maybe related to the live CD, set up your system as a frugal install by copying vmlinuz, pup_302.sfs, initrd.gz and the zdrv.sfs files over to a new directory - and then try your shutdown. There is a chance that your pup.302.sfs is being mounted from the live CD itself, maybe due to lack of system memory. At shutdown there could then be a problem of unmounting it from the read-only CD system.
Next suspect is Xorg. Barry brought out a few fixes for this, that I included in Chihuahua. Could be something to do with these upgrades. Barry is revisiting this in Dingo according to a recent blog post. He's not happy with Xorg in Dingo at the moment. So this could also affect Chihuahua even although it's based on a 3 series Puppy.
BTW 2.16CE has an older version of EzPup/icewm installed, so it might be just as quick to download and burn a live CD of this version and test the shutdown from there.
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Posted: Sun 27 Apr 2008, 04:46
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Gerry wrote:
I was not able to print an open document in Abiword
Gerry, in Abiword try setting the lpr custom string to:
lpr -P "exact name of your printer" (no quotes)
Hope that works.
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Posted: Sun 27 Apr 2008, 08:10
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The lite icewm package I built basically is the full icewm with nothing removed plus added blinky, freememory applet and a couple of small themes. I called it "lite" Just because ezpup which is the most famous icewm pet package was 22MB compared to my 0.6MB pet (savings of 21.4MB)
Plus I've been using my package ever since I built it without problems on 3.01, 3.01 retro, 2.17
The only minor thing I would like to change in it is the abiblity to use more icons in the open windows on the taskbar.
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Posted: Sun 27 Apr 2008, 08:53
Post subject: black/frozen screen + conky + network
Just tried control-alt-delete exit from inside Icewm. The buttons come up, as advertised, but the result is the same as exit through the menu - frozen screen.
This is not necessarily true of any Icewm. I've had FireHydrant and Muppy running on this exact machine without problems. I'll try installing Icewm over this installation next.
Already checked that the pup_302.sfs was coming off the flash drive. When I ran the latest tests the CD was not in the machine.
Meanwhile, back to the idea some people may want to turn conky off. The killconky icon makes that possible, if they guess that it controls the display of information. Nothing on the display says conky. Having to display a message about going to the menu is clunky. Why not a launcher which checks to see if conky is running? If so, it kills the process, if not, it launches a new one. No message required to explain, just label the icon "conky".
Of course, the next time they boot, conky will be launched again. My solution to disabling conky, without changing anything else, was to set updates in the conkyrc script to 1, so it exits on first update. (I was concerned it might be doing things used by other parts of GUI startup.)
My wireless networking card (rt2500) keeps running after the network "stop" button does its thing. There is a message that dhcpcd is not running. Restart also fails. I can keep using browser on the internet, so the interface is still working. Not going to stop an attack.
I'm now using the Flash player 9.0.124 pet from Big_Bass with Firefox 3b5. No obvious problems at this point. Seems pretty stable.
That explains what to look for. I've already tried killing blinky before exit, without effect. Freemem applet is next. If no change there, I'll replace the theme.
Added: The bug is cornered! Killing the freemem applet tray process before rebooting via the menu allows me to see the shutdown messages. (I've tried this repeatedly and it always works.) Rebooting via control-alt-delete brings up a window with buttons, but pressing the reboot button leads to a frozen screen. The extra processing connected with that window takes too long on a relatively slow machine.
Note: Doing a Shutdown via the menu still leads to a black screen, even without the freemem tray applet process. That should narrow things down a great deal.
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Posted: Sun 27 Apr 2008, 10:09
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ttuuxxx wrote:
The lite icewm package I built basically is the full icewm with nothing removed plus added blinky, freememory applet and a couple of small themes.
In the real world, this is called
deceptive advertising
. The "full" version of anything with stuff added doth not make a "lite" version thereof.
I downloaded and tried this alpha last night on my daily beater set up which faithfully runs Puppy v2.12: an HP Pavilion with a Celeron 600, 256M of RAM and a very common Dell CRT monitor. In the xorgwizard,
selection of Xorg resolution or color would work. I was always dumped to the command prompt. And the highest resolution that would work in xvesa was 800x600, which looks just simply ridiculous on a monitor this size.
Newer Puppy versions which include the new Xorg FAIL on this very common, albeit dated, computer. This is a show stopper for Intel i810 video machines.
Too bad we don't have an inside plant at Intel ... oh, nevermind. Make believe I never said that.
Other matters of note: "vmlinuz" is labeled "VMLINUZ." (note the ".") and "initrd.gz" as "INITRD.GZ" when extracted from the iso. Unless there's some crying need for this convention, might lower-case filenames reduce the chance for confusion? During my initial boot of my frugal install, I was prompted "can't find pup_302.sfs" or some such ... and it froze. This was a result of the ALL CAPS naming convention of the file. I quickly renamed the file to lower case and was off and running, but a rank n00b won't be so nimble with a fix.
With just the desktop up, Conky reported only 27M of RAM being used, with a
amount of RAM cached. BusyBox's "free" reported over 200M of RAM being "used," which we've all been over before (the BusyBox vs CoreApps display from "free"). However ...
... I then opened gxine and played a relatively small (140M) video. Guess what? Even in the small, default display size, gxine froze up. Unlike w/v2.12's JWM, right clicking on gxine in the taskbar didn't offer a "kill" option, so I was left with having to issue "killall gxine" from a terminal. This community
needs to rethink the way we so promiscuously boast "runs on only x-amount of RAM."
And this is the first version of Puppy I've tested (and I've tested many) that I couldn't get connected to my network by using the network wizard. I didn't bother hitting the command line to ascertain whether the driver was missing or there was a snag in the wizard/GUI/wrapper.
Bottom line for me? This version is nowhere near beta status.
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Practice Patterns of Young Physicians, 1991: [United States] (ICPSR 6145)
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The purpose of this survey was to obtain information on the characteristics and practice patterns of early career physicians in order to analyze trends in physicians' activities and the supply of physicians. To that end, the survey interviewed early career physicians and re-interviewed physicians who participated in the previous survey of early career physicians PRACTICE PATTERNS OF YOUNG PHYSICIANS, 1987 (ICPSR 9277). With separate samples drawn for allopathic and osteopathic physicians, the respondents were interviewed about their medical training, medical education financing, career choices and satisfaction, practice arrangements and compensation, and patient care activities. They were also questioned about medical care management in their practice(s), perceptions of their freedom to deliver care, medical malpractice claims, and the composition of their patients, such as the percent who were poor, black, Hispanic, uninsured, covered by Medicaid or Medicare, or had severe physical disabilities, chronic mental illness, or problems with substance abuse. Demographic characteristics covered by the survey include race, Hispanic origin, year of birth, marital status, number and ages of children, and parents' education.
In addition to the variables collected by survey, the allopath sample data also comprise variables obtained from the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Student and Applicant Information Management System (SAIMS) of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The AMA variables include gender, name of medical school, board certification status, physician's specialty, and AMA membership, while the SAIMS variables include dates of application to medical school, graduation dates, Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores, undergraduate grade-point averages, religious preference, career preference, preferred practice setting, educational debt, scholarship information, and participation in courses/clerkships in different subject areas.
The study comprises five data files. Dataset 1 contains the public-use version of the data for the allopath sample and Dataset 2 the public-use version of the data data for the osteopath sample. Both of these files were generated by ICPSR from the original restricted-use allopath and osteopath data files provided by the principal investigator, which are stored as Datasets 3 and 4 respectively. As noted in the ICPSR Processing Note in the codebook, Dataset 5 contains 26 restricted variables which the principal investigator omitted from the original allopath data (Dataset 3) for reasons of confidentiality. ICPSR received the omitted variables in 2009, 14 years after its initial release of the data.
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The SAIMS variables include information collected by the MCAT Premedical Student Questionnaire, Medical Student Graduation Questionnaire, and AAMC's Student Records System which tracks medical students progress from matriculation through graduation.
Datasets 1 and 3 can be linked to Dataset 5 by matching on the common identification variable CSID.
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The osteopath sample is a simple random sample of physicians born in 1952 or later who completed residency training in 1986-1989. The allopath sample has three components: (1) A simple random sample of physicians born in 1952 or later who completed residency training in 1986-1989, (2) an oversample of minority physicians who met the same criteria as the first component, and (3) a simple random sample of physicians who participated in PRACTICE PATTERNS OF YOUNG PHYSICIANS, 1987 (ICPSR 9277). The osteopath sample achieved a response rate of 36.3 percent. Overall, the allopath sample had a response rate of 69.8 percent (63.1 percent for the first component, 67.4 percent for the second component, and 76.3 percent for the third). The allopath file has 2,313 cases for the first component, 616 cases for the second, and 3,124 for the third.
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Early career allopathic physicians listed in the American Medical Association's Physician Masterfile and early career osteopathic physicians listed in the American Osteopathic Association's Physician database.
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- Hadley, Jack. Practice Patterns of Young Physicians, 1991: [United States]. ICPSR06145-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009-09-15. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06145.v2
2009-09-15 Twenty-six additional restricted allopath variables (Dataset 5) were added to the collection, and the documentation was revised accordingly.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
I don't know if today's blitzkrieg was co-ordinated or not, but all three parties rose in unison and demanded accountability, defended their rights as our representatives and effective kicked Iacobucci to the CURB. I'm sure there will be many more twists in the road, nothing is guaranteed, but for today at least my waning faith has been restored.
Harper the bully, just got a wedgie.
24 comments:
- Kim said...
Woo Hoo!!! If it makes me a geek I don't care, I'm so excited about this!
- 2:13 PM, March 18, 2010
- Tof KW said...
Harper the bully, just got a wedgie.
Oh, if only it goes atomic :)
- 2:13 PM, March 18, 2010
- Eugene Forsey Liberal said...
You may wish to consider changing title to "D-Day", given who the good guy democrats were/are, and the bad guy autocrats were/are. "Blitzkrieg" is associated with the bad guys, in my mind.
PS. Good work, and feel free to delete this comment.
- 2:29 PM, March 18, 2010
- The Mound of Sound said...
What a refreshing change. Harper has always acted like a schoolyard bully. Finally the kids have come together to stand up to him. Wonderful.
- 3:01 PM, March 18, 2010
- Big Winnie said...
The Speaker rose this morning and explained that he ssked Lee to refrain from bringing forward his motion until he knew what the other parties were going to do.
I do wonder how much time Milliken will give the govt to come back with a formal reply?
As a side note, Harper and Strahl (sp) both mentioned "eliminating the public subsidy for political parties" in QP today.
- 3:09 PM, March 18, 2010
- Frunger said...
Your post seems to imply something happened. Colour me ignorant, but what was that exactly? More questions? Did the opposition DO anything today? Seriously, I'm confused.
- 3:18 PM, March 18, 2010
- Steve V said...
You're confused, because you're a Con apologist. Get a clue.
- 3:20 PM, March 18, 2010
- Tof KW said...
As a side note, Harper and Strahl (sp) both mentioned "eliminating the public subsidy for political parties" in QP today.
It was going to come up formally in the next election anyhow. It's bluffing and it just shows they're scared. As I wrote before, all Harper has to fight with is fear. If Harper wants to dissolve parliament and run on that in an election as his answer to government transparency, parliamentary supremacy and compliance with international law ...good luck!
- 3:23 PM, March 18, 2010
- Steve V said...
There is no way Harper re-introduces that, it's all bluster. Pierre couldn't make sense of the threat yesterday, it's just desperation.
- 3:25 PM, March 18, 2010
- Tof KW said...
Something just occurred to me hearing about Harper's threats on eliminating party subsidies. I'm going to make another prediction here folks. I really think the Reformatories got blind-sided today. Being they've been caught by surprise, watch for them to say really dumb things, much like their wild statements when the public didn't buy their original BS about prorogation. They are very bad at ab libing. They can very well bury themselves even deeper over the next few days. Go make some popcorn, curl up by the TV and wait for the goodness to spew forth from their mouths.
- 3:36 PM, March 18, 2010
- Omar said...
You may wish to consider changing title to "D-Day"
When they all back down in the face of a potential election over the matter you can rename the post "Dunkirk" :)
- 3:44 PM, March 18, 2010
- Steve V said...
One trick pony. Snore.
- 3:48 PM, March 18, 2010
- Steve V said...
Neat headline at the G and M:
"Privilege debate tests Conservative stonewalling on detainees "
I love the assumption of stonewalling.
- 3:56 PM, March 18, 2010
- Omar said...
Oh come on. It was a joke. At least it was lighter fare then "Blitzkrieg" being offensive. Besides, I believe there are valid reasons to be sceptical in regards to the goings on the Hill of late. I'm a cynic. Sue me.
- 4:03 PM, March 18, 2010
- Steve V said...
Pick your spots. And show the capacity to give some credit when due. Anyways...
- 4:06 PM, March 18, 2010
- JimmE said...
Hey, spine at last!
If we're suggesting alternative titles how 'bout:
"Rock the Casbah"
- 5:16 PM, March 18, 2010
- Jerry Prager said...
And now we shall see whether Milliken has the gumption to stand up for democracy or not, email him here email@example.com.
- 6:48 PM, March 18, 2010
- JimmE said...
Steve, on an unrelated topic; had you seen this?:
Like we didn't know this already. These folks are just dishonest, full stop.
- 11:09 PM, March 18, 2010
- Steve V said...
I did see that, and then after I saw Prentice in QP and wondered how somebody can lie with such conviction and sanctimony. Mind blowing.
- 11:34 PM, March 18, 2010
- rockfish said...
I've said it before and I hope someone in OLO is listening. Embrace the cancellation of public funding for political parties. Bring forward a Liberal plan that would allow the electorate 'at the ballot box' to decide whether to provide a public donation to the party of their choice. Or put a box on their tax form -- with the appropriate tax deduction.
Either way, steal this one away from the desperate CONs and they'll be left peddling their lame crime and punishment and anti-gun control with all the recent shootings on the front pages...
- 4:19 AM, March 19, 2010
- Fred from BC said...
Blogger Steve V said...
Neat headline at the G and M:
"Privilege debate tests Conservative stonewalling on detainees "
I love the assumption of stonewalling.
I love the weasel words inserted into the motion by the Liberals. You know, the caveat that this wouldn't necessarily be a confidence motion? Just one little problem: Stephen Harper can always MAKE IT a confidence motion, and he will have every justification for doing so.
You guys are strolling through a minefield and you don't even seem to know it. You have only two choices now: back down and look like fools, or bluff your way into an election. Can't wait... :)
- 5:37 AM, March 19, 2010
- RuralSandi said...
Fred from B.C. - I think Derek Lee has much more understanding of this than you do. Given your comments all over the blogosphere, I doubt you know very much.
People are antsy, want it done in a hurry. Bob Rae (on CTV last night) outlined the "process". There are steps that have to be taken, it can't be done in 5 minutes.
I have my doubts about Milliken - he's weak. That's why Cons vote him in. If he was otherwise, they wouldn't.
- 6:59 AM, March 19, 2010
- Steve V said...
Oh freddie with the tough talk, roar paper tiger roar.
I smell fear.
- 7:46 AM, March 19, 2010
- Tof KW said...
Oh Fred, you're ignorance is astounding. This is a constitutional/legal matter, not a matter of confidence. If Harper wants to go to the polls to escape a contempt charge, he'll have to trigger it himself. You even admitted it yourself!
"Just one little problem: Stephen Harper can always MAKE IT a confidence motion, and he will have every justification for doing so."
Really!!! He has every justification for doing so? How so? Oh please tell us he's going to explain away causing an unwanted election with a poison pill, or running to the Governor General directly to dissolve parliament. And all from escaping the Afghan questions with a contempt charge hovering over his head.
You can scream national security and hide behind our troops all you want, only the Harper apologists are buying it. Aside from maybe the National Pest, all the other media have dispelled those faux-arguments. Any possible election over this will be hung around Harper's neck, and he'll be running against transparent government, the supremacy of parliament and compliance with international law.
The grits and reformatories are only within a few points of each other, almost a statistical tie. And you want to fight an election over the themes I listed above? Good luck with a majority, because you would be really lucky to make it through and only lose 20 seats. More than likely you'll win such a slim minority that you'll lose government altogether.
You want to fight an election knowing that!? Where do we sign up?
You really should quit here Fred while you're behind, otherwise you'll only embarrass yourself even more.
Now be of some use here, and tell your reformatory buddies in government to quit hiding behind our troops and supply the unredacted documents to the Afghan committee already. They are more than qualified to study sensitive documents. Just like how opposition members sit on the various high-security military and foreign affairs committees down in the US.
- 9:31 AM, March 19, 2010


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EPA honors Pacific Southwest environmental heroes Willie Nelson, Clif Bar among this year's winners
Release Date: 04/18/2006
Contact Information: Leo Kay, Press Office, 415/947-4306
04/18/06 – SAN FRANCISCO During the agency's eighth annual Environmental Awards Ceremony in San Francisco today, U.S. EPA Regional Administrator Wayne Nastri presented plaques to three dozen organizations and individuals throughout the Pacific Southwest in recognition of their efforts to protect and preserve the environment in 2005.
"These organizations and individuals have applied creativity, teamwork and leadership in addressing many of the West's most sensitive and complex environmental challenges," Nastri said. "Thanks to their efforts, our air, water and land will be cleaner and safer for generations to come. The winners set an example for all of us to follow."
The Region 9 Environmental Awards program acknowledges commitment and significant contributions to the environment in California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, Pacific Islands and tribal lands. Thirty nine groups and individuals were selected from more than 160 nominees received this year from businesses, media, local, government officials, tribes, environmental organizations and citizen activists.
This year's winners include: Willie Nelson, who is being honored for opening the first biodiesel station in California; Patagonia, for 30 years of forward thinking environmental programs at its headquarters in Ventura, Calif.; and an innovative dust outreach campaign in Arizona that has raised public awareness of a serious local air pollution problem. The winners and basis for recognition are:
Environmental, Community and Non-Profit
Laguna Beach High School Surfrider Club
Laguna Beach, CA
The Laguna Beach High School's Surfrider Club was selected for its initiative in testing ocean water quality on a weekly basis, and posting results for public access. Southern California beaches are used by millions more than the rest of the country combined so providing this vital information helps people maximize public health protection and feel assured of reliable information regarding ocean water quality. The students provide regular data, as well as helpful tips and information on everything from the increased polluted runoff that exists near storm drains to higher bacteria rates following rain storms. The club has an established and important link with the community, and has sought to resolve problems regarding beach water quality with the city. Web address: www.surfrider.org/lagunabeach/waterquality.
Green Dollhouse Project Team
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Over 50 individuals and organizations collaborated to make this innovative project come alive. Through the creation of green dollhouses, the public was turned on to green building principles and materials as never before. In a building design competition, 15 dollhouses each a unique vision of green building were selected. The dollhouses feature gray water systems, vegetated and metal roofs, energy efficiency, salvage and reuse, composting, and green materials. Through an exhibit, a Web site and extensive local and national press coverage of the green dollhouses, the concept of green building reached a wider audience. About 20,000 people visited the exhibit and this year the exhibit visits Sacramento and New York City before returning to San Mateo.
Ho'oulu Lahui
Pahoa, HI
Ho'oulu Lahui, an educational nonprofit organization in Hawaii seeks to perpetuate cultural traditions and practices of the ancient Hawaiians. By embracing traditional concepts and merging them with the latest in technology, its goal is a sustainable community living in harmony with the environment. The organization's 600 coastal acre land base includes an ancient Hawaiian village that serves as a cultural and environmental learning center. Ho'oulu Lahui's partnership with Kua oka La Public Charter school includes plans for the first totally driven solar school in the state of Hawaii. Ho'oulu Lahui is an exemplary environmental model for educational agencies. Among its activities, it partners with college students on forest management and hosts students, families and educators from across the world on its solar program and other environmental practices.
Sally Tomlinson, Executive Director
Sustainable Silicon Valley
San Jose, CA
Tomlinson heads a public benefit corporation that partners with businesses, governments and non government organizations in addressing some of the region's most pressing environmental issues. Several of its partners achieved outstanding energy savings and CO2 emissions reductions. Acterra cut energy use by 66 percent and natural gas use by 33 percent in two years; Cisco systems reduced CO2 emissions by 23.3 million pounds per year, equivalent to removing 2,300 cars per year from the road. These are just some of examples of creating a healthy environment, a vibrant economy and an socially engaged community. The promotion of innovative ideas and technologies serves as a model for business clusters throughout the country.
Charleston Elementary School
Los Banos, CA
This group of Los Banos fifth graders named their project "Let Birds Fly" to bring attention to the loss of Bay Area wetlands and bird habitats. To stop the loss of the bird population, the class
took on a number of activities, including producing handbooks, door hangers and magnets to inform the public of the effects of feral cats on the bird population -- the cats are often responsible for the large number of birds killed. The children built bird boxes and worked with the city to hang them in town and along walking trails. They also distributed the door hangers and magnets throughout the town. To further educate the community, they built a schoolyard habitat using native plants, and painted a mural at the school depicting native plants and birds.
Don Gilmore
Community Housing Development Corporation of North Richmond
Richmond, CA
The Community Housing Development Corporation of North Richmond has contributed to affordable housing and economic development for more than 15 years. But more than that, it works with Global Green USA to assist architects, builders, engineers and property managers in implementing green design principles in their developments, which lowers utility costs, creates safe and healthier living environments and reduces the impact of pollution. One of its programs provides awards to property owners whose homes have curbside appeal or out-standing landscaping. Recently it has begun purchasing, remediating and developing contaminated properties. EPA recognizes the group's ability and willingness to provide long term benefits not only for its immediate community but also for the larger Bay Area environment.
Conservation Society of Pohnpei
Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
The Conservation Society of Pohnpei, an organization in the Federal States of Micronesia, has made great strides toward reducing the amount of clearing that goes on in its upland rainforest and creating a comprehensive watershed management system for the island. The commercial cultivation of kava in the rainforest is destroying irreplaceable habitat that contains scores of unique endemic species, and is severely threatening the integrity of the water supply for the island's 35,000 inhabitants. Clearing of the forest is illegal, so the Conservation Society educates farmers and students on the effects of clearing the watershed such as decreased quality, quantity, sedimentation, erosion and landslides. These efforts have resulted in a significant decrease in the number of farmers entering the watershed. Currently, this program is being adapted and implemented by two other conservation organizations in Kosrae State and the Republic of Palau.
Nicole Rothfleisch
Imperial County Farm Bureau
El Centro, CA
Imperial County farmers have reduced by 50 percent the phosphate laden silt that comes from 470,000 acres of farmer's fields, becoming one of the most successful phosphate reduction programs in California. This is possible thanks to the Imperial County Farm Bureau and California's Region 7 Water Quality Control Board. Imperial County farmers were tasked with reducing phosphate silt by 50 percent over a 15 year period. After only three years, local water tests show a 50 percent reduction of silt in the New River and 36 percent reduction of silt in the Alamo River. Instrumental in the Imperial County silt reduction program were training videos in Spanish and English and an interactive informational web site.
California Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, CA
Founded in 1853, the California Academy of Sciences is the largest cultural institution in San Francisco. The Academy's new building will house 18 million natural history specimens including a planetarium, research laboratories, and administrative offices all under one living green roof. The new California Academy of Sciences building showcases world-class architecture by Pritzker Prize Laureate Renzo Piano. The building will feature an undulating living roof covered with acres of native plant species and will use state-of-the-art technologies to conserve water and energy and reduce pollution while using environmentally friendly building materials. Opening in 2008, the new California Academy of Sciences will set a standard of sustainable architectural design, while imparting environmental stewardship.
West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project
Group Co-Chairs: Margaret Gordon & Brian Beveridge
Oakland, CA
The West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project has fought to improve local air quality due to its proximity to the Port of Oakland and area freeways. In 2005, the project: Co-convened the West Oakland Toxic Reduction Collaborative; Led the campaign to establish a West Oakland Truck Route; Obtained new grants to continue its community based research and public education efforts; Was featured as part of UN World Environment Day 2005. The West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project has reached out to Port of Oakland, US Postal Service, Cal EPA, the Pacific Institute, independent truckers, local elected officials and community residents, joining them in achieving healthy solutions to environmental and public health issues.
Mahealani Merryman, Executive Director
Moanalua Gardens Foundation
Honolulu, HI
Founded in 1970, the Moanalua Gardens Foundation has helped preserve and protect the environmental and cultural resources of Hawaii. Recent examples of the Moanalua Gardens Foundation's efforts include: Safeguarding Moanalua Valley from the construction of the H-3 freeway, thus preserving for perpetuity 3,700 acres of land for the people of Hawaii; The award-winning Partners in Education Program, which reaches thousands of public elementary school students with lessons on Hawaii's ecology, geology and geography; "Exploring the Islands," a distance-learning program, reaches thousands of students each school semester; and support for the Legacy Lands Act of 2005, which requires that 10 percent of the real estate conveyance tax be deposited into a land conservation fund to ensure protection of these lands and resources for future generations.
Federal, Tribal, State or Local Government
Kids Environmental Festival
Cucamonga Valley Water District
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
The Cucamonga Valley Water District hosted its second annual Kids Environmental Festival last year, drawing more than 650 fifth graders to participate in hands-on activities about water and the environment. The district has designed the festival to comply with the fifth grade California State Curriculum Standards for science, so teachers find the festival beneficial for their classroom curriculum. Activities offered include a drought tolerant plant demo, a demonstration of urban run-off and pollution, creating an edible aquifer out of ice cream float materials, an environmental magic show, and a giant "Earth Balloon" that students can climb into to learn about the different bodies of water all over the earth.
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Oakland, CA
Food waste accounts for 16 percent or 5 million tons of the total waste generated in California, with most of it going to landfills. Since 2004, East Bay Municipal Utilities District has accepted food waste to meet solid waste diversion goals and increase energy production at its facility using an anaerobic digestion process. The district now receives 40 tons of food waste per day, which produces fertilizer and enough methane gas to provide electricity for 570 households. The anaerobic digestion technology provides air and water quality benefits, and also offsets environmental impacts of fossil fuel generation. East Bay MUD continues to refine its food waste recovery process to ensure a reliable and cost effective method to meet waste diversion goals and provide an example for agencies nationwide.
Sandi Tripp and Susan Corum
Karuk Tribe of California, Department of Natural Resources
Orleans, CA
The Karuk Tribe played a key role in discovering, promoting, and advocating a timely response to a significant public health issue last Summer the presence of toxic algae blooms in the Klamath River.
Tribal members immediately notified resource managers and public health officials throughout the Klamath Basin and California, resulting in a comprehensive monitoring program, a real-time risk analysis, and an aggressive public notification campaign to let others know of the algae bloom's dangers, which range from mild skin conditions to permanent organ impairment and even death depending upon exposure time and intensity. The Karuk Tribe's data also led the owner of two hydroelectric dams on the Klamath to fund a three-year study of the cause, effect and extent of blooms in the Klamath Basin.
Yvonne Mallory
City of Gardena, CA
Since becoming involved in the brownfields program, Mallory's energy and enthusiasm have led Gardena to use a $350,000 EPA grant as "seed money" to leverage more than $20 million in acquisition and cleanup costs. Her work has helped redevelop formerly abandoned properties in a poverty stricken area of Gardena into a Walgreens, a Sav-on Drugs, with a third property soon to be acquired by the City and used for a new public transit facility. The two drug stores resulted in 115 new jobs, and the transportation facility will create about 100 jobs. Thanks to Mallory's dedication to environmental justice, community outreach and brownfields redevelopment, the city has used its funds to target projects with near-term redevelopment potential to promote job creation and reduce public health risks.
David Saddler, Tim Walls and Cauy Washburn
Tohono O'odham Utility Authority
Sells, AZ
The Tohono O'odham indigenous community of Quitovac is a small village in Sonora, Mexico with no indoor plumbing or electricity. For years the residents used shallow hand-dug wells contaminated with total coliform and fecal coliform, and at least one well was contaminated with high levels of lead, arsenic, uranium and chromium. The Tohono O'odham Nation used EPA funding to provide safe drinking water for this community by planning, designing and constructing the community's first water distribution system, increased water storage capacity, and well improvements. This marks the first time a U.S. tribe has completed a water infrastructure project to serve an indigenous community along the Mexico border, and the collaboration with EPA and Mexico provides additional long- term benefits such as basic sanitation for the local boarding school, a health clinic and electricity for the village.
Ak Chin Indian Community
Maricopa, AZ
In less than a decade, the Ak Chin Tribe has built an effective environmental department that has achieved many tangible environmental benefits, including cleaning up and preventing new illegal dumpsites; removing over 90 vehicles and184,000 pounds of auto, farm and truck tires; recycling 53,030 pounds of scrap metal, 46,000 lbs of scrap appliances, and 432 batteries; and removing all underground storage and septic tanks from the community. The community water supply meets all federal and state health and safety standards, and the tribe has also instituted an interactive GIS application to plot and track water quality sampling locations. Other successes include an integrated pest management system and a lead and asbestos assessments program for several tribal buildings.
City of Fresno, CA
Fresno is a shining example of environmental and energy conservation leadership, having recently been lauded by the Department of Energy for its initiatives to place in service new clean air vehicles such as 25 CNG Buses, 69 LNG Refuse trucks, 33 hybrid vehicles and over 100 heavy vehicles with diesel exhaust after-treatment devices. A solar power project provided for the installation of 62,500 square feet of photovoltaic panels which displaced 1.3 megawatts of non-renewable energy with renewable energy. Fresno also has built the largest CNG refueling station in the San Joaquin Valley and has upgraded several city buildings with high efficiency lighting and appliances, reducing electrical consumption by 30 percent. The city's clean energy initiatives are a component of Mayor Alan Autry's plan, "Operation Clean Air," to meet its quest for long-term regional air quality improvements.
Pima County Department of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Staff
"Got Dust?" PSA
Tucson, AZ
Pima County's "Got Dust" television commercial shows a boy who passes by a few sources of airborne dust on his way to school before, feeling poorly, going directly to the nurse's office. Caked in dust, the boy leans on the door, pushing it open with his shoulder. The nurse is shocked by his dusty appearance. The boy coughs in his fist and dust flies out. A voice over states that "200 people in the Tucson area will die from breathing airborne dust this year," and closes with a statement "Got Dust? Keep it Down!" and provides PDEQ contact information. The commercial as well as PDEQ's other outreach is probably part of the reason that dust complaints have increased 42.5 percent since 2003, and Pima County dust inspectors have increased their inspections 156.2 percent between 2003 and 2005. Since the fall of 2004, the 30-second PSA has aired over 170 times on three commercial television stations in Tucson, over 800 spots on national cable channels, and numerous times on a local cable channel.
UC Berkeley: The Green Room
Each year approximately 6,000 students live in UC Berkeley's residence halls, with each new group of students bringing an array of electronics, appliances, personal care products, backgrounds, habits and behaviors. Last Fall, UC Berkeley students opened the "Green Room" to address four different aspects of living a more "green" lifestyle: reuse and recycling, energy usage, water usage, and purchasing and consumption. Within these categories, the room displays Energy Star products, personal care products, and reusable products, along with numerous signs explaining the environmental and (if applicable) financial benefits of each product when compared to "regular" items. Tours are given by the room's host, who mentions aspects of LEED, green building, the benefits of using stairs rather than elevators, and shows bike racks, recycling chutes, and low flow toilets and faucets. The Green Room's success has also led to other ideas for similar green demonstrations at UC Berkeley and other campuses.
Dr. Ralph Appy
Port of Los Angeles
San Pedro, CA
Although the Port of Los Angeles is the busiest in the nation funneling $102 billion of goods annually it continues to make important strides in drastically reducing air and water pollution. Programs addressing vessel speed reduction, yard tractor modernization, local truck fleet modernization, alternative maritime power, locomotive modernization and clean fuels are reducing tons of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter emissions daily. Consider alternative marine power alone, which eliminates diesel fuel use by docked vessels via alternative energy: China Shipping is achieving a reduction of 1 ton of NOx and PM per day. An additional six shipping lines are expected to switch over soon. The port's water quality efforts have helped make San Pedro Harbor one of the nation's cleanest, home to 75 unique fish species, over 400 different species of benthic organisms and 99 different bird species.
Surface and Ground Water Protection Department
Navajo Nation EPA
Window Rock, AZ
In 2005, the Surface and Ground Water Protection Department under the Navajo Nation EPA had tremendous accomplishment in terms of environmental protection activities. The tribe promulgated five new regulations; completed over 1,000 environmental compliance assistance, monitoring and enforcement activities; is now treated as its own state for important sections of the Clean Water Act; and conducted over 100 environmental outreach activities. The tribe secured important EPA funding to address the Black Falls Community of Arizona, where 100 percent of the residents have no running water in their homes. Overall, the department works closely with numerous partners to achieve results in environmental protection and shares its experience through technical presentations in various environmental conferences.
Jack Fancher
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Carlsbad, CA
Jack Fancher has dedicated his career with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the restoration of coastal wetlands in southern California. It is his extraordinary vision and persistence that has resulted in the Bolsa Chica wetlands restoration, the largest remaining degraded wetlands systems in the region which has seen nearly 90 percent loss of historic coastal wetlands. His involvement in this site spans nearly three decades. As project manager, he coordinated local, state and federal agencies to complete this project, one of the most expensive wetland restoration projects estimated at approximately $140 million. When completed this summer, the site will provide a fully functional tidal system that will benefit numerous wetland dependent species including several endangered species.
James Burgett
Alameda County Computer Resource Center
Berkeley, CA
James Burgett operates a "garbage to gold" business that has Berkeley officials boasting about it as they tout ways the private sector can be green. Berkeley's mayor says Burgett's nonprofit company is just the kind of recycling business the city hopes to attract and may be one of the first to recycle electronics. Burgett, who founded the non-profit corporation 11 years ago, builds working computers for poor people and nonprofit agencies worldwide. Every month, Burgett's company processes an average of 160 tons of computers and electronic items, recycling virtually all of the components for reuse. What started as a one-person operation that cannibalized computers found in dumpsters has become a $60,000-a-month operation recycling electronics in Berkeley, south Marin County, Piedmont and San Francisco.
Dr. Dawn Gouge
University of Arizona, Maricopa Agricultural Center, Urban IPM Program
Maricopa, AZ
Dr. Gouge is a recognized leader in protecting our nation's children from risks associated with pesticides. Dr. Gouge works at the Arizona Cooperative Extension at the University of Arizona and is passionately committed to implementing and promoting Integrated Pest Management to provide long term management of pests with minimum impact on human health, and the environment. Under her leadership in 2005, Arizona was recognized as a national leader for implementing IPM in its schools.
Her efforts have resulted in the reduced use of pesticides around the country -- schools in Indian country, along the US/Mexico border and in rural, inner-city and suburban areas have seen a reduction of more than 80 percent in pesticide use.
Eugene Tseng and Associates
Agoura Hills, CA
Tseng is a leader, innovator, a trusted advisor and a mentor to all levels of government in the field of solid and hazardous waste, recycling and environmental management for the last 30 years. After Hurricane Katrina, he spent numerous hours over several weeks working with federal, state and local officials in New Orleans to establish procedures and provide technical assistance. He has traveled all over the world to provide his expertise he recently toured Europe with a delegation from Los Angeles and consulted on the emerging use of conversion technology in Europe and in the United States for solid waste conversion into electric power, methanol and other products. Tseng has been a key innovator and technical expert in resolving critically important issues at solid waste facilities. Tseng's efforts have benefitted the public by making regulatory programs stronger, smarter and safer.
Jeff Gustafson
Danville, CA
Jeff Gustafson at 19 has already made a significant impact in improving the environment and encouraging others to become involved in community environmental projects in the East Bay. In this past year, his contributions have been many and varied Jeff coordinates the work of more than 200 volunteers on maintaining a 20-mile public trail in Contra Costa County in a sustainable way. Jeff serves with the Contra Costa Waste Authority, auditing waste streams and making recommendations for pollution prevention for municipalities and school districts. Jeff first began his environment work projects in high school and continues to show enthusiasm for environmental projects and to foster student involvement in college. It is heartening that there are young people like Jeff with energy and commitment to the environment who can become tomorrow's environmental leaders.
Debbie Raphael
San Francisco Department of the Environment
Raphael provided the leadership and vision that culminated in San Francisco becoming the first city in the U.S. to be guided by the "Precautionary Principle" the concept of choosing the least environmentally harmful alternative first rather than waiting for proof of harm. Last June, San Francisco enacted new innovative environmental legislation that phases out the use of toxic products by city government including certain types of paint, cleaning solutions and plant fertilizers. The city makes about $600 million in purchases a year, and the new legislation requires the city to take public health and environmental stewardship into consideration when purchasing products from toilet paper to computers. By exercising its economic power, San Francisco will encourage market development of new products that are healthier and more environmentally friendly.
Rodolfo Anguiano Gaspar
Grupo Ecologista Gaviotas
Playas de Tijuana, Mexico
Gaspar, a 70 year old Tijuana resident, has been working without pay as the president of Grupo Ecologista Gaviotas along the U.S-Mexico border. Aided by the Ja Jan Coalition (which means "clean water" in Pai Pai dialect), state of California, International Community Foundation and the EPA, Gaspar took on sewage flows originating in Mexico and impacting the U.S. side of the border at the Tijuana River National Estuary Research Reserve. Thanks to his efforts, Laureles Canyon, one of Tijuana's poorest and most at risk communities, now has drinking water infrastructure. Within that same community, city of Tijuana has removed tons of trash and refuse. The community of Laureles Canyon now enjoys sewage infrastructure and a sense of empowerment, thanks to the vision of Gaspar.
Business, Industry, Trade or Professional Organization
Pfizer La Jolla Laboratories
San Diego, CA
Pfizer Inc.'s La Jolla Laboratories consists of nine buildings with nearly 1 million square feet of laboratory and office space. The state-of-the-art facilities are home to over 1,700 researchers and support staff that conduct research on cancer, viral diseases, diabetes, obesity, and HIV, among others. Pfizer's La Jolla buildings are designed to perform 27 percent to 30 percent better than required under California's energy efficiency standards. This is enough electricity to supply over 1,000 average size homes and a reduction in CO2 emissions of up to 15,000 tons per year. As part of its Energy Efficiency Initiative that started in mid-2005, Pfizer La Jolla expects to cut its natural gas consumption by as much as 25 percent and its electricity consumption by 15 percent in 2006.
Eric Cruz
Basula Produkto
Saipan, Marianas Pacific
Basula Produkto, a joint venture of Maeda Pacific Corp. and Ericco Enterprises, strives for a cleaner environment via recycling. In 2005, Basula Produkto processed and shipped off-island 1,119 tons of cardboard and paper, 188 tons of aluminum and 513 tons of scrap metal. The venture also crushed 200 tons of glass and baled 200 tons of used tires. All this activity has diverted over 2,220 tons of waste away from the landfill, thereby increasing the life span of the landfill. While providing jobs and creating a business, Basula Produkto has contributed to a cleaner environment for the people of the CNMI. Working together with the Government and other businesses, Basula Produkto hopes recycling will grow and be practiced all the residents.
Grace Pacific Corporation
Honolulu, HI
Grace Pacific Corp., the fourth largest construction firm in Hawai'i, owns and operates a large fleet of diesel fuel-powered, non-road equipment. To address emissions associated with the fleet, the company initiated a program aimed at reducing air emissions, increasing energy efficiency, and decreasing fuel consumption by replacing and re-powering vehicles and equipment that are more than five years old. The data generated during the diesel repowering project will help other Hawaii companies make informed decisions when developing programs to meet new emissions requirements. Grace Pacific will also be the first Hawaii-based firm in its industry to have developed a comprehensive environmental management system that conforms with the ISO 14001 international standard.
Cliff Waldeck
Waldeck's Office Supply
San Francisco, CA
This past year, Cliff Waldeck has transformed his company into San Francisco's only "certified green" office supply company, the only office supply retail store to be awarded the prestigious 2005 California Waste Board's Waste Reduction Awards Program Award and, perhaps, the only green office supply retail store in the United States. Waldeck believes "the office products industry needs to follow the example of the old fashioned garbage companies who used to take all the refuse to the landfill but today recycle 60-70 percent of the waste stream." The store sells the highest recycled content, refurbished, reusable, non-toxic and energy efficient products; recycles -- both for the company and its customers -- all recyclable products, including laser/inkjet cartridges and batteries; reuses all packing material; and promotes business and products through 100 percent post consumer waste, tree-free or paperless communication.
Michael Brown and Jacques Sinoncelli
Greenline Industries LLC
San Rafael, CA
Greenline Industries designs and builds advanced biodiesel plants for small to medium sized production facilities. The new plant boasts a waterless flow-through system that produces diesel fuel with little waste. The company now has six plants either completed, under construction or in the planning stage for a total of almost 25 million gallons of biodiesel a year. Biodiesel can be used in any way that petroleum diesel is used and made from almost any vegetable oil or animal fat, limited only by available land and crops. Biodiesel results in substantial reduction of unburned hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and particulate matter compared to emissions from petroleum fuel. Greenline Industries has become the vocal, technical conscience of a growing trend toward clean energy independence that will help the ozone layer, reduce global warming and allow any region to gain a measure of energy independence.
Lisa Pike
Patagonia, Inc.
Ventura, CA
For over 30 years Patagonia Sportswear has valued the environment and human life. Among its many environmentally related achievements, Patagonia has: Worked with mills to develop recycled polyester for use in its clothing line; Converted their entire cotton sportswear line to 100 percent organically grown cotton; Eliminated colors from the line that require the use of toxic metals and sulfides; Created the "Common Threads Recycling Program"; Achieved a 60 percent reduction in energy use through solar-tracking skylights and radiant heating; Installed recycled carpet in its corporate office and stores; Use recycled-content paper for its catalogs; Purchase its electricity from newly-constructed renewable energy plants; Award nearly $1 million annually in grants to domestic and international grassroots environmental groups.
Cassandra Cyphers
Clif Bar Inc.
Berkeley, CA
Clif Bar Inc. has demonstrated commitment to environmental protection, receiving numerous awards for its work, including EPA's Green Power Partner of the Year Award in 2004. Clif Bar's environmental
stewardship takes many forms, including: Use of organic ingredients; Clif Bars product line contains a minimum of 70 percent organic ingredients Use of recycled paperboard product caddies Renewable wind energy by purchasing "renewable energy certificates" Clif Bar recently co-sponsored the Mavericks Surf Contest, the first-ever "climate neutral" surf event, purchasing enough renewable energy credits to offset the 86.6 tons of CO2 generated by the event through air travel, ground transport, hotels, boats, jet-skis, aircrafts and generators.
Harvey Whittemore
Coyote Springs Investment, LLC
Sparks, NV
Coyote Springs Investment LLC is committed to preserving aquatic resources in the proposed Coyote Springs Development Project in northern Clark County, Nevada, which includes commercial, residential and recreational components. At every step of the way, Coyote Springs Investment has listened to concerns from the EPA and other federal agencies over the potential environmental impacts of its proposed development. In the spirit of responsible corporate partnership, Coyote Springs International made environmentally sensitive improvements to their project plans, including establishing
the "Pahranagat Wash Conservation Corridor" protecting the main stem of the Wash that flows north to south through the entire development site. Coyote Springs International stands as a model for environmentally sensitive development in the arid West.
Willie Nelson Biodiesel
San Diego, CA
Willie Nelson has opened his first California biodiesel outlet in San Diego. He continues to reassert his commitment to this clean and renewable form of energy that uses only natural oils and fats for production. His interest in biodiesel stems from the fact that the diesel trucks put out an inordinate amount of pollutants. He also believes that the massive agricultural demand for soy and canola oils would reinvigorate the farmers of America. Nelson firmly believes in helping others; be it farmers, cutting pollution and helping restore a balance to America's energy needs. He is a model of the socially-committed entertainer.
Intel Project XL Stakeholder Team
Intel Corporation
Chandler, AZ
Intel Corporation worked with the EPA, State of Arizona, Maricopa County, Gila River Indian Community, the City of Chandler, and public stakeholders to develop an environmental master plan for the company's 720-acre manufacturing site in Chandler. The Intel Corporation's project recycles more than 70 percent of solid and chemical waste, and has implemented innovative water conservation strategies to conserve over two billion gallons of water through water treatment and recharge, wastewater reuse in industrial systems, and internal water recycling. In addition, Intel Corporation's facilities have created thousands of high-paying jobs, adding a positive annual economic impact of $2.6 billion for the state of Arizona.
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Texas Military Honors Team hosts fundraiser
The Texas Military Honors Team is hosting a meet 'n' greet fundraiser to raise money to outfit local military veterans that participate in military funerals of deceased veterans.
The fundraiser will be held on Thursday evening, Feb. 27, from 6-8:30 p.m. at the St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica Center, 700 Jefferson St., Beaumont. The public is invited to attend.
Tickets are available for $50 each; veterans' tickets are $35 each. Both may be purchased by calling (409) 549-1210. A variety of local eateries will provide a buffet-style meal for the evening. A silent auction will take place during the event, and entertainment will be provided. Joe Tortorice Jr., a United States Air Force veteran, and president and CEO of Jason's Deli, will speak at the fundraiser.
The Texas Military Honors Team mission is to participate in military funerals by posting colors, offering a rifle salute for deceased veterans as well as performing Taps in honor of the veteran. The group does not charge for this service, which may be requested through the funeral home handling the interment.
Texas Military Honors Team President Ken Cavaretta said while veterans are entitled to a military funeral, the armed forces of the military are not able to provide the service to all veterans. That is where the honors team steps in.
"It's wonderful to see the family's reaction to what we do," said Cavaretta. "A funeral is a solemn event, and they are very grateful to see their loved one honored. It really gives closure to a family."
When a request is made to the funeral home, Texas Military Honors Team members volunteer their time and effort to see that each veteran receives the honors they deserve for his or her service to this country. Members dress in full military uniform, provide graveside services, rifle salutes and Taps, if possible. They also provide a color guard for special events, visit fellow veterans in nursing homes and talk to schoolchildren on the importance of honoring our flag and our veterans. Neither team members nor board members receive any compensation.
"They do this out of love for their country and the service men and women who have given so much to keep our country free," a press release from the group states. "Working off of donations only, your financial assistance of any amount is greatly appreciated and will ensure our ability to continue these services."
Cavaretta said the donations from the fundraiser go to outfitting the volunteers.
"It costs between $700 and $800 to outfit one person," he asserted.
If funds are available after the group purchases uniforms, Cavaretta said the money goes to veterans in need.
"If we have additional cash, we do what we can to help. We gave $500 to a veteran whose house burned down. Our goal is to have enough funds to give veterans what they need. That's why this fundraiser is so important."
Cavaretta said because of the demand, his group is seeking volunteers.
"We are currently running with 16 uniformed veterans, but that is not enough to keep up with the extremely high demand," he explained. "We do a lot, and we want to do more."
Cavaretta said the community has been supportive of his relatively new organization, incorporated in 2012 and formed in 2013. He said the Valero volunteer group is one entity that has been very helpful to the honors team.
"They have helped us tremendously in getting going, and we participate in their yearly ceremony that honors veterans," he said.
Cavaretta invites the community to continue supporting Texas Military Honors Team and local veterans by participating in the Feb 27 fundraiser. Anyone who wishes to attend should RSVP by Feb. 21. Contact Pam Vincent, at (409) 549-1210 or (409) 735-2930 for more information about this event. Call (409) 234-0058 for information about the Texas Military Honors Team and to learn how to become a volunteer.


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this ain't no MeZine, its just a handy(free) listing of the articles i read blogged with the help of the wonderful Google toolbar, so that i can refer friends to them later. There will be lots of links from other places, BoingBoing, Metafilter and other such tribes. There will be links to and links stolen from all the popular people....but thats ok. Chances are, i am way more old school than you are, so i don't care what you think.


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UI Model
The UI Model is used to describe the various components of an application's User Interface. This model is an abstract definition that is rendered into reality on a particular platform through the use of a presentation engine driving a set of renderers (usually but not limited to one renderer part UI Model type.
The model itself is based on EMF. One of the things that EMF does a really good job at is allowing multiple inheritance so the basic design of the model starts with low-level components that can then be aggregated into concrete classes.
The model itself is composed from a number of different type of elements which are used to define the 'concrete' UI elements (i.e. the ones that actually get rendered):
- Mix-ins - Used to contain the attributes for different concepts such as label information or containment types. These will be useful when we eventually start to derive domain-specific models based on the current one.
- ContainmentDefinitions - In order to facilitate the use of Java generics each container may only contain elements of a single 'type' (interface really). These elements represent the type that is legal in a given container. In order to make an element legal for a given container add that container's type as one of the mix-ins for the class being contained.
- Concrete Classes - These define the true UI model as used to present an applicaton.


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BOSTON, Mass. – Trailing by as many as seven, the Beacons managed to cut that lead to three with 5:44 left in regulation, but with a late flurry the visiting Colonials of Western Connecticut State University (6-4, 1-1 Little East) were able to hold off the rally and defeat men's lacrosse (1-6, 0-2 Little East) by the final of 13-7 Saturday afternoon at the Clark Athletic Center Field.
Leading the late fourth quarter rally was freshman Donny Delpha (Walpole, Mass.) who recorded two assists, while also scoring one goal. Delpha also had one assist early in the third quarter to end the afternoon with a game-high four points.
Matching Delpha's four-points was Western Connecticut's Ryan Foster who netted four of his team's 13 goals. His final goal of the day came at the 1:54 mark in the fourth to secure the Colonials first conference win of the year. He also managed back-to-back goals in the span of 16 seconds in the second, and added his third of the day at 9:08 in the third.
On the day a total of 13 different players found the back of the net respectively. Ryan FitzGerald (Abington, Mass.) led UMass in goals scored with two. Leo Ajemian (Walpole, Mass.) finished second on the team in assists with two and scored one of the Beacons three goals in the fourth.
As a team Western Connecticut held a 50-27 advantage in shots over UMass Boston. They were also dominant at midfield as they won 16 of their 20 face-offs. The duo of Eric Small and Andrew Bascom were hard to beat, with Small forcing the ball free and Bascom there to scoop it up almost immediately. Bascom finished the day with a game-best 10 groundballs.
Between the pipes senior Anthony Fitti (Havertown, Pa.) and freshman Henry Bristol (South Hadley, Mass.) combined for 26 saves respectively, with Bristol earning a career-high 15 stops in just 35 minutes of action. Tyler Martone tallied 10 saves for the Colonials as he improved to 6-4 on the season.
Saturday's contest was a whistle filled event as UMass Boston was called for 14 penalties for 13 minutes, while Western Connecticut was whistled for four penalties for five minutes. Of their 12 man-up chances, the Colonials scored a total of three times, while the Beacons took full advantage of their limited man-up opportunities scoring twice on their three chances.
The first quarter saw only two goals, both of which came from the Colonials. In the second the flood gates opened for Western Connecticut as they outscored UMass 6-1 to take a 8-1 lead into the halftime break.
Even with the large deficit on the scoreboard, the Beacons never laid down once and came out of the break firing on all cylinders. In the first five minutes UMass put two goals on the scoreboard to make it just a five-goal affair.
Western Connecticut would score their only goal of the third frame at the 9:08 mark, which was then followed-up by one more goal in the quarter and two more to start the fourth. Nick Foley brought the Beacons run to an end at 7:09 with his second goal of the afternoon. UMass would get just one more goal in the five six minutes of play, while Western Connecticut managed three of their own to secure the victory.
Men's Lacrosse returns to action on Wednesday when they travel to Babson College for a 7 p.m. non-conference game.


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Columbia Gorge Discovery Center is celebrating Mardi Gras Friday, Feb. 28, beginning at 6 p.m. Put on your masks, beads and other bright colored bling and celebrate Fat Tuesday (a few days early) with Mardi Gras Creole cuisine and all that jazz.
Calamity Jazz of Eugene will play Dixieland jazz and rhythm and blues music throughout the night.
New Orleans is world-famous for its food. The cuisine is a distinctive blend of Creole and New Orleans French style to produce a truly unique flavor. The Mardi Gras menu will feature sumptuous Creole chicken and sausage jambalaya, barbecued shrimp, crab cakes, red bean and rice, pulled pork, potato salad, bourbon bread pudding and hummingbird cake.
Carnival attire is encouraged for the event, including masks, beads, and brightly colored accessories in Mardi Gras colors of green, purple, and gold. Cousins Country Inn is offering a special rate for out-of-town attendees.
Tickets are $25 per person. Reservations recommended before Feb. 25 by calling 541-296-8600, ext. 201.
The Discovery Center and Wasco County Historical Museum is the official interpretive center for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Live raptor shows are presented Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The Discovery Center is located off I-84 at exit 82, 5000 Discovery Drive, The Dalles. The museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 541-296-8600, ext. 201, or visit gorgediscovery.org.
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Hickory, N.C. – The Lady Cobras volleyball team went 1-1 in the second day of the Lenoir-Rhyne Invitational Volleyball Tournament Saturday. Coker opened the day with a 3-0 win over Fayetteville State, with scores of 25-20, 28-26 and 25-17. However, in the Lady Cobras afternoon match against Wingate, they lost 3-0 with scores of 25-5, 25-10 and 25-20.
After their first weekend of play, the Coker volleyball team returns home with record of 1-3.
Leading the Lady Cobras in their match against Fayetteville State was April Griggs (Bishopville, S.C.) with seven kills, four aces and three blocks, while Cynallyhia Indriago (Columbia, S.C.) had six kills and 10 digs.
In the Wingate match, Indriago had five kills and nine digs, with Paige Murray (Kitty Hawk, N.C.) knocking down four kills and Kristin Teets (Columbia, S.C.) and Abbey Frame (Sylvania, Ohio) each had six digs. Frame also dished out 12 assists in the match.
The Lady Cobras return to action in a week when they travel to Gaffney, S.C. to face Limestone College in their first Conference Carolinas match of the season at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4.


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Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone expects he will extend his contract at the club as he revealed that both parties involved are eager to agree a deal.
The Argentine coach has led his team to second place La Liga at the halfway stage of the season, and los Rojiblancos are well clear of their major rivals Real Madrid in third, with Jose Mourinho's team dropping more points in a 0-0 draw at Osasuna on Saturday night.
Simeone has enjoyed plenty of success since joining the capital-based club in December 2011, leading his side to fifth in La Liga, winning the Europa League and beating Chelsea in the Super Cup in 2012.
He told reporters: "I prefer not to comment on the issue of renewal because discussions are healthy right now.
"We are talking, and there is willingness on both sides to renew."
Simeone also said that he hoped Atletico could continue their recent form, as it would make it easier to keep hold of their star players.
He added: "To stay competitive you have to win, because winning gives you more economic stability and makes it easier to keep a competitive team."


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Review Group Week 179 - BLACKEST NIGHT #1
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by guitarsmashley » Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:04 am
punch's species reproduces asexually(not by choice). He gives birth about 4-7 times a day depending on class schedule
by 48THRiLLS » Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:11 am
All 900 words of it.
by Garofani Spruzzo » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:03 pmPush, Punchy, push!
by ****** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:32 pm
by Mr_Batman » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:37 pmThat makes Blackest Night tied for third? Wow, Four Eyes will never be touched. I don't think so. I didn't count Watchmen though
by Garofani Spruzzo » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:53 pmMaybe I should change my score to .05.
by Punchy » Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:07 pmBlackest Night #1(of 8 ) - 'Blackest Night' - Johns, Reis and Albert
Story - I often find it difficult to review Event books, since their aim is often to make the reader forget their critical faculties and mark out at 'OMG Spider-Man revealed his identity!!!!' or 'Squeeee! The Multiverse is back!!!!', it's hard to review something when your inner fanboy is so totally rocked. And Blackest Night certainly has it's fair share of OMG moments, so I'm going to get that out of the way now. HOLY SHIT HAWKMAN AND HAWKGIRL ARE DEAD I CAN'T BELIEVE IT AAAAH HOW COOL WAS THAT AND OH SHIT FUCK SCAR TOTALLY ATE THAT GUARDIAN'S HEART AMAZING.
Ahem, right, on to the serious business of reviewing the issue. For the last few years, DC Comics, and particularly Geoff Johns' books have been accused of being too dark, too violent and too full of death, and with Blackest Night #1, Johns seems to be showing us that he may have had some kind of purpose, this crossover is all about death. The central plot is that all the dead DC characters are coming back as Zombies (or Black Lanterns) and fighting our alive heroes. It's a strong idea, a simple one, and it allows for a lot of conflict. I also liked how Johns seemed to be doing a little bit of meta-commentary on the nature of comic book death, such as J'Onn telling Hal and Barry that they are supposed to be dead, or even the opening page where Black Hand breaks the fourth wall. Sure, I could be giving Johns too much credit and reading too much into it, but he's done meta before with Superboy-Prime, and if there is more of that here, I will be a happy bunny. Geoff Johns is obviously an intelligent writer, but too often he puts his energies into boring stuff like continuity, rather than this fun stuff. I also intrigued by the mechanics of the Black Lantern, they seem to be absorbing the emotions of the people they kill, and there is also the mysterious force powering them, probably Nekron.
But Johns' examinations of death is not just about the DC Zombies, he also looks at how the living react to it, lest we forget, this is a Green Lantern event, so the focus is on Hal (boo-urns) and the other GLs, we see all the people they have lost, their parents, lovers, whole fucking planets, we see exactly how impactful death can be. Johns also hits on a pretty clever idea, of a superhero Memorial Day if you will, where every year, on the anniversary of Superman's death, the world remembers dead Capes and all the innocents. We see all over the DCU, how different characters remember the dead. Sometimes I think Johns goes overboard with DC's lovey-dovey super-community, but here it works. Some of these scenes are a bit on the nose, with pretty awful dialogue, Bart Allen, Damage and the Flash Rogues in particular are pretty painful. To me, these scenes show how wide an impact all these resurrections can be, and they also serve as launching points for all the tie-in mini-series that are coming. We do get a pretty nice moment with Hal and Barry in the JLA Hall of Justice though, with Hal showing some humility and showing Barry just how many heroes have died. It was quite powerful really, and the Tempest/Mera scene was also good, I thought Tempest was dead though? Oh well.
After this, the events begin in earnest, there is a painful scene with Hawkman and Hawkgirl whining at eachother, it's a good job they are dead now, because seriously isn't Hawkman supposed to be a bad-ass Warrior? He was so emo, and what a dick to the Atom! I was annoyed their deaths in Final Crisis were over-turned, but am pleased that they got a nice brutal one here. Bad dialogue, ham-fisted and just dull, good riddance!
Wow, a bit angry there... yeah, the Guardians, from them we get a reminder that there is a War Of Light going on, you know, with all those other colours of Lantern? This kind of worries me, there is so much going on with all the different Corps, is bringing back all the Dead too much? Is it over-kill? I hope not, but Johns' last go around at a crossover, the absolutely dire Infinite Crisis definately had too much going on, so Geoff needs to tread lightly and keep his plots in order otherwise... it's going to be a mess. But from here on out, it's full-swing, Scar bites another Guardian's neck off, all the dead GLs (even Ch'p!) are resurrected as Black Lanterns, Hawkman and Hawkgirl are dead, and Martian Manhunter is back. End scene, cliffhanger in your face.
Overall, Blackest Night is a strong opening issue for an event, Johns establishes all his major players in a fairly strong way, some of it was a bit declarative, but that's just Johns. The event has a strong central hook, the kind of thing previous DC crossover failures have lacked, and there were certainly some shocking events that will have fans coming back for more. Geoff Johns has been building up to this for 5 years (seriously, the first issue of Rebirth was called Blackest Night! That's planning...), this is his Secret Invasion, let's hope his conclusion is as strong as Bendis' mini was. Oh yeah, and OMFG ZOMBIE RALPH!
Art - I really like Ivan Reis, he's been pencilling Green Lantern for a long while now, but I've been a fan since his run on Action Comics with Chuck Austen and even Rann/Thanagar War, he has a clean style, reminiscent of Neal Adams and Alan Davis, but still pretty singular. He can handle both the brightness of the GL and also the creepy Black Lanterns and the violence that they bring, seriously, Hawkman was mangled. And man, that double page spread of all the dead heroes was almost Perez! This is the swan-song for GL he deserves. One of DC's best.
Best Line - 'Rise!' From the 2 page spread of all the dead Lanterns.
by Punchy » Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:09 pm1016 words
by 48THRiLLS » Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:21 pm
by MrBlack » Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:26 pm
Could have been half as long.
You need to hire a professional editor Punchy.
by Punchy » Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:31 pm
So I'm using decompression?
by Mr_Batman » Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:45 pm
Ghost Ridered? I'm not familiar with the term....
And it looks like it won't be in the 9's anymore
by MrBlack » Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:58 pm
Your eight issue miniseries of a review could have been done in three.
/House of M'd
by Punchy » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:00 pm
I'm reviewing for the trade!
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Hey everyone!! Hope you all had a wonderful Easter and Vishu (in Kerala)! Things have been very very hectic for me back home at MN. We came back from California on Friday and have been taking care of several overdue stuff all through this week. I was busy putting together a humble Easter meal on Saturday and decided to stick to some basic dishes (mixed cuisine) including these beef croquettes/cutlets and onion salad as an appetizer, naan, fried rice, pork vindaloo, raita, pappad and pickle for the main course and caramel custard pudding to finish off the meal. I would like to share the recipe for these croquettes today!! I also have a small movie with a few of the floral pictures that I took in CA, along with a song I sung and recorded at home (WARNING : neither perfect nor professional!!). The song is from the new Malayalam movie Sagar alias Jacky. Drop me a word if you like it! ;-). More pictures of the trip will be uploaded soon on "Through the looking glass".
Recipe (Makes 20-30 cutlets) :
Ground beef - 3 lb chuck
Onions - 1 1/2 medium, diced small
Ginger - 1" by 1" piece, minced
Green chilly (Serrano) - 1, minced
Garlic - 2 large cloves, minced
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Kashmiri Chilli powder - 3 tsp
Coriander powder - 3 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Golden Klondike Potatoes - 1 1/2 lb
Eggs - 3, beaten lightly
Breadcrumbs - as needed (~2 cups)
Cook the potatoes until very tender (in a pressure cooker, saucepan or microwave).
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed skillet.
Saute onions on medium hight heat for about 2 minutes.
Add the ginger, garlic and green chillies.
Saute until the onions are tender (for about 2 more minutes).
Lower the flame and toss in all the spice powders.
Allow the spice powders to cook by adding a tbsp or two of water, on low flame.
Cook the spices until oil separates.
Add the ground beef and separate into smaller chunks using a wooden spoon.
Close the skillet with a lid and cook the beef over medium flame for about 15 minutes, or until no longer pink and is cooked well.
Remove the lid and allow the beef keema to dry.
Allow the beef to brown lightly.
Switch off the flame and allow to cool.
Once cooled, mash the potatoes coarsely and mix in.
Mix the beef-potato mixture until everything comes together.
Shape into round or oval patties or cylinders.
Dip each beef patty in the egg, shake of excess.
Coat the patties well with bread crumbs, one at a time.
If the patties are very soft, set aside until easier to handle (it will harden a bit).
Fry the patties, a couple at a time, and serve hot.
- The cutlets can be deep or shallow fried. I usually shallow fry them with a bit of oil in a skillet. Deep frying gives a uniform brown color to the croquettes. The pictured ones were deep fried. The last picture shows cutlets which were shallow fried.
- The cutlets can also be frozen (before frying) wrapped in plastic wrap and kept in an airtight container. Thaw in the refrigerator or in the microwave and use as needed.
- The cutlets/croquettes can be served hot as an appetizer with tomato ketchup on the side, or with a salad of onions and green chillies in vinegar.
Here's a floral treat from California with a home-recording (by JZ @ Tasty treats) as background score!!
Hope you all enjoyed the movie. Have a great day!!