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"First present a piece of evidence that supports it! Not suppositions and fairy tales but some solid piece of evidence. " This was me challenging readers. The following was the answer to my request:
1: The human chromosome designated "human chromosome #2" has embedded telomeres and an inactivated second centromere, demonstrating that it was probably formed by the fusion of two smaller chromosomes.
2) Chromosomes always come in pairs, so this fusion event must have reduced the ancestor's n number by 1, and its 2n number by 2.
3) Humans have one fewer chromosome-pair (2n=46) than our nearest relative, the chimpanzee (2n=48).
4) Genetic analysis shows that human chromosome #2 contains the same genes, in the same sequences, as two of the chimpanzee's chromosomes.
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That's evidence for common ancestry of humans and chimpanzees -- evolution.
Dr. Jonathan Sarfati pointed out to me that this was already answered on the Creation.com website and so here is the answer:
Heads I win, tails you lose
The power of the paradigm
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Kenneth Miller is Professor of Biology at Brown University, Rhode Island, and a prominent critic of creationism and the intelligent design movement. He has supported court actions against schools that seek to protect children from evolutionary indoctrination, even appearing as a witness for the plaintiffs,1 and regularly speaks in defence of the teaching of evolution as a scientifically proven fact. A Roman Catholic, he is a theistic evolutionist.
A few years ago, Miller gave a lecture at Case Western Reserve University entitled, "The Collapse of Intelligent Design. Will the next Monkey Trial be in Ohio?"2 In this, he freely lambasted all who would question the Darwinian paradigm. Most of the lecture was about politics, but some time was also given to scientific issues. Particularly, he made much of recent studies of human and chimp DNA and argued that this provided irrefutable evidence of evolution. As I listened to this, I became open-mouthed, almost in disbelief, at the incredibly unscientific nature of his claim. Two pairs of human chromosomes had been found to be fused, he said, providing clear evidence of our shared ancestry with apes.3
Chromosomes are packages of DNA, wound around proteins called histones. Humans have 23 chromosome pairs, as we inherit 23 chromosomes from our father and 23 from our mother. Chimps inherit 24 chromosomes from each parent and have 24 chromosome pairs. Although far from being beyond doubt, a good case can be made that humans did, indeed, have 24 chromosome pairs originally, and that chromosome fusion has occurred, resulting in our now having only 23. For the sake of the argument, let us concede that this is true.4
[Kenneth Miller] made much of recent studies of human and chimp DNA and argued that this provided irrefutable evidence of evolution.
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According to Miller, there are only two possible explanations for this. The first is that we share a common ancestor with chimps and that, during the course of evolution, chromosome fusion has taken place. The second is that the creator/designer made humans with chromosomes which had the appearance of having been fused at some time in the past, when in fact this never happened. The second explanation, he argued, is ridiculous, thus showing the first to be correct.
For someone who prides himself as a scientist and critical thinker, Miller's argument beggars belief. Even a child could see the fallacy of it. If, in Miller's view, it is reasonable to believe that the chromosomes became fused in a small population of half-ape/half-humans a few million years ago, why is it not reasonable to believe that this occurred in a small population of actual humans a few thousand years ago? This could have happened very early on in human history, soon after Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden, or in a small, isolated group from which Noah and his family were drawn prior to the Flood.
Professor Miller, of course, is a very capable and knowledgeable scientist. How, then, could he make such a basic error? The answer, surely, lies in the 'Power of the paradigm.' If it is accepted that 'evolution is a fact' then data will always be interpreted according to this belief—irrespective of whether there is a valid alternative interpretation. If humans had been found to have 24 chromosome pairs, this would have been understood as evidence for common ancestry with apes because apes also have 24. Since humans actually have 23, it is understood that this provides evidence that evolution resulted in ape chromosomes being fused. For the evolutionists, then, it's 'heads I win, tails you lose'.
If it is accepted that 'evolution is a fact' then data will always be interpreted according to this belief—irrespective of whether there is a valid alternative interpretation.
Readers' comments:Ralph T., Australia, 12 November 2010
"Although far from being beyond doubt, a good case can be made that humans did, indeed, have 24 chromosome pairs originally, and that chromosome fusion has occurred, resulting in our now having only 23."
Although I have a degree in biology, it is my experience in computer programing that makes me skeptical that there is really a "good case" here.
Computer programs I did were modular. If I finished one program, and then had to do another which had differences in purpose but used many similar modules, I would simply transfer many of the modules from the old program to the new.
However I might need to adjust them somewhat to fit the new overall purpose exactly. One type of adjustment I could possibly do is to combine two modules from the old program inro a new larger module, add some new information, and delete some now irrelevant information.
I have no trouble believing that God could use a similar process when He designed the "software" for apes and humans.
To claim there must have been a fusion is as silly as claiming there must have been a fusion of "V" and "U" since "W" looks like the two letters fused together.
Dumb and dumber IMHO.
Peter B., Switzerland, 18 November 2010
The fusion site revisited.
The chimpanzee and human genome projects demonstrated that the fusion did not result in loss of protein coding genes. Instead, the human locus contains approximately 150 thousand additional base pairs not found in chimpanzee chromosome 12 and 13 (now also known as 2A and 2B). This is remarkable because why would a fusion result in more DNA? We would rather have expected the opposite: the fusion would have left the fused product with less DNA, since loss of DNA sequences is easily explained. The fact that humans have a unique 150 kb intervening sequence indicates it may have been deliberately planned (or: designed) into the human genome. It could also be proposed that the 150 kb DNA sequence demarcating the fusion site may have served as an adaptor sequence for bringing the chromosomes together and facilitate the fusion in human. Another remarkable observation is that in the fusion region we find an inactivated cobalamin synthetase (CBWD) gene1. Cobalamin synthetase is a protein that, in its active form, has the ability to synthesize vitamin B12, a crucial cofactor in the biosynthesis of nucleotides, the building blocks of DNA and RNA molecules. Deficiency during pregnancy and/or early childhood results in severe neurological defects, because of an impaired development of the brain. The Darwinian assumption is that the cobalamin synthetase gene was donated by bacteria a long time ago and afterwards it was inactivated. Nowadays, humans must rely on microorganisms in the colon and dietary intake (a substantial part come from meat and milk products) for their vitamin B12 supply. It is remarkable also of note that humans have several copies of inactivated cobalamin-synthetase-like genes on several locations in the genome, whereas chimpanzees only have inactivated cobalamin synthetase gene. That the fusion must have occurred after man and chimp split is evident from the fact that the fusion is unique to humans:
"Because the fused chromosome is unique to humans and is fixed, the fusion must have occurred after the human-chimpanzee split, but before modern humans spread around the world, that is, between 6 and 1 million years ago."1
The molecular analyses show we are more unique than we ever thought we were and this is in complete accordance with creation. We propose the fusion, if it really was a fusion after all, may have resulted from an intricate rearrangement or activation of repetitive genetic elements after the fall (as part of or executors of the curse following the fall) and inactivated the cobalamin synthetase gene (after the fall we had to eat meat!). The inactivation of the gene may have reduced people's longevity in a similar way as the inactivation of the GULO gene which is crucial to vitamin C synthesis2
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Logie U., United Kingdom, 18 November 2010
The whole idea that two chromosomes from a primate ancestor fused together to form the single human chromosome; falls down when looking at the following.
1) Humans cannot breed with primates. Although there are examples of two species with different number of chromosomes breeding, it is the usual case where two species with a different number of chromosomes, cannot successfully breed. This raises the question, what would the offspring with the fused chromosome breed with?
2) It is assumed that entire chromosomal fusion is quite rare, otherwise there would be examples. So in this case, it is possible to assume that a single offspring would have the fused chromosomes. How does this mutation give the offspring a competitive advantage over its peers?
3) If the fused chromosome lead to a significant change in expressed phenotype, would the offspring with the fused chromosome, even be able to breed with it's peers, as most species reject members who have genetic abnormalities from the group. We see this in human behavior, as people who have been disabled, or suffer genetic issues are often viewed as 'different' as they don't conform to our internal image of what other human looks/acts like. This is a survival technique. We also see this kind of behavior with ants who have been infected with fungus. The other non-infected ants, force the infected individual out of the colony.
Sounds like Kenneth Miller is suffering from conformation bias.
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We agree that Miller's argument, for common ancestry of humans with primates based on a putative chromosome fusion, falls down. Many of the issues you raise here are dealt with in the book by Dr Vij Sodera mentioned in reference 4 of the article. Chapter 12 of this book runs to 40 pages of discussion about chromosomes as this relates to supposed human and ape common ancestry.
Anthony S., United States, 18 November 2010
Concerning Ralph T, Australia, comment. Funny, I am a Computer Programmer also, and also have a degree in Biology. I totally agree with your comment! It was a nice way of presenting your view. Makes sense.
Editor comments: The author of this short article did not get into details because his main point was to demonstrate the fallacy of the evolutionist argument—hence the article's title. However, we advise you to read the material in reference 4 and also refer to Peter B.'s feedback to discover more about the molecular biological argument for a possible chromosome fusion event in human history.
Ernest L., United States, 18 November 2010
I'm appreciative of this forum for continuing to demonstrate the weaknesses of the macro-evolutionary claims. I've always thought it helpful to understand the beliefs of individuals making any proclamation [in this case Prof. Miller and Mr. Statham] so when Mr. Statham references that Prof. Miller is a Roman Catholic it was informative as I'm Roman Catholic.
If Mr. Statham felt it beneficial to reference Prof. Miller's particular faith it would have been helpful if Mr. Statham pointed out, assuming he is knowledgeable on the topic, that despite much confusion one cannot hold to Roman Catholicism and macroevolution simultaneously. It would have been a double blow to Prof. Miller.
Roman Catholics accept that the Church is the pillar and ground of truth [1 Tim. Ch.3 v.15], we believe she cannot error. In the last 2,000 years the Church has affirmed through the writings of its orthodox adherents, councils, and other authoritative pronouncements; the necessity of all Christians to hold to the absolute inerrancy of scripture, that God created the world in six days, as well as Eve being made from Adam. Obviously none of these can be squared with macroevolution and essentially puts Prof. Miller's adherence to his professed faith in question.
I cannot attest to Mr. Statham's purpose for referencing Prof. Miller's professed RC faith "A Roman Catholic, he is a theistic evolutionist." I struggle to understand the purpose in the way he phrases this. Does Mr. Statham mean to imply the two topics [Roman Catholicism and theistic evolution] are automatically equated? No one likes his or her views to be impugned or misrepresented so I felt compelled to write this note. I realize most of the people involved with the site are probably not Roman Catholic, may even be hostile to Catholicism and clearly this forum is generally meant to address erroneous scientific claims. However, shouldn't everyone who wishes to claim the mantel of Christian seek to be completely truthful in all things?
Dominic Statham replies:
I included the statement that Ken Miller is a Roman Catholic simply for general information. Miller himself makes much of his faith, so I think this is reasonable. I wasn't intending to make any particular point from this, but to allow the reader to draw their own conclusions (if any).
I have met many people who would describe themselves as Roman Catholic and believe that people evolved from ape-like creatures. Moreover, Pope John Paul II declared the theory of evolution to be "more than a hypothesis" and argued, "It is indeed remarkable that this theory has been progressively accepted by researchers, following a series of discoveries in various fields of knowledge. The convergence, neither sought nor fabricated, of the results of work that was conducted independently is in itself a significant argument in favor of this theory." http://www.newadvent.org/library/docs_jp02tc.htm
Doug L., United States, 19 November 2010
This contention (that the "fused" DNA proves evolution) shows more about Mr. Miller than it does about evolution and reminds me of the "junk DNA" issue. When, in their ignorance, researchers found stretches of DNA for which they saw no purpose these researchers quickly proclaimed it as "junk" left over from the evolutionary process. Now, many years later, most of the so-called junk has been found to have a real purpose. So now we have the "fused" chromosome. In their ignorance they can conceive of no purpose in having one long chromosome instead of two shorter ones. So of course this must prove evolution. Not! Our ignorance of the genome vastly exceeds our meager knowledge. I won't be a bit surprised if someone in the not too distant future finds a very distinct purpose for God having combined the information into one chromosome. The point here is that for someone to bombastically proclaim a lack of purpose for something in the genome which he does not understand is the height of ignorance and arrogance.
M. J., United States, 19 November 2010
I find when posting on the internet that evolutionists use this type of reasoning all the time. If it doesn't prove evolution then why did God make it look like evolution happened. Is He trying to trick us.
But I did get one evolutionist to admit that difference doesn't prove change but it might have been that way from the beginning. He didn't become an instant creationist but maybe it made him think.
Keep up the good work.
A. J., United Kingdom, 19 November 2010
Ralph, it's true that many things attributed to evolution could also be due to design, but probably not this, as it seems a little arbitrary. Why stitch 2 modules together if they are ok on their own?
Besides, it is claimed that there is evidence of former telomeres (chromosome end-matter) at the point where the chromosomes are fused.
This is a relatively simple mutation that could happen by a single `crossover' mutation (which are very common-and probably deliberately so) gone wrong. Once that had been fixed in the population (few people still having two separate chromosomes), one of the two centromeres would be redundant, and could then be deleted by random mutations without causing any trouble. It's very plausible. That's the case. But it doesn't prove common ancestry.
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- Selman v. Cobb County, 2005 and Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, 2005. Return to text.
- This was given on 3 January 2006 and can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVRsWAjvQSg. Return to text.
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A distinction:
I appreciate what you're saying, and I think it's important to hear. In writing with such wry and caustic humour, you're able to really effectively reveal the absurdity of what's happened. There is a difference, however, between parody and ridicule. At points your sarcasm ("one third time for logical conjecture," etc.) becomes quite harsh and implies that the religious view denies logic and reasoning wholesale.
You're dealing with something that, more than being a "precious belief" per se, is an important part of many people's identity. Many define themselves, not just peripherally, but primarily as "Christians." Attacking that belief system without at least giving it some hint of respect or sensitivity is akin to mocking a person's chosen lifestyle, personality, or preferences as not just different but illogical and wrong. You can't in one section write ironically about the deductive demerits of believing in written scripture as a priori truth and then claim to avoid attacking the very heart of a person's belief system and philosophical identity. You have literally brought the very basis of not only Christian teaching but religious belief in general into question, and in a fairly patronising and uncompromising way.
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Two weeks after The Race and I might still be recovering from it. Who knows?
I did come out of it with a couple of injuries. First, the hamstring on my left leg, which was caused by the cramping during the climb of the Gibraltar Range. Second, some muscle under my shoulder blade has been annoying me. I guess it might be normal after such a race.
So, a few days off the bike followed by some casual rides seemed the right thing to do.
Grafton to Inverell Report - a bit of a blur, really!
Going over the KOM line, on top of the Gibraltar Range was an emotional experience. Not quite sure what caused the few tears. It could have been the huge sense of achievement, after having coming up second best a few times. A sense of relief perhaps as the road started to point downwards from there (yeah, right!) or simply because it is something that just happens...
I have to say, after I crossed that line, my body seemed to have gone through an instant recuperation process. I felt strong again and just wanted to keep going. Ahead of me was the race car, that's all I was focusing on.
At one time, I contemplated getting to the first feed station alone. How cool would that have been? It would certainly shock a few people. But the thought was quickly forgotten when the radio car came by, saying that the chasing bunch was two minutes behind. I decided to save energy and get ready to jump in the middle of it and do everything to stay with them.
I still got to the second water station first, which was funny as they didn't expect, or didn't see and weren't prepared for it. When they did hear my shouts, they all jumped and tried to give me a biddon. I think I said Thank you! a dozen times after getting my second one. Pretty funny at the time!
Not quite sure where I got caught, perhaps at the 100 km mark. I remember seen a sprint flag up the hill short after and thinking: You guys can fight for it, I am going to sit here and enjoy the ride for a while... What really surprised me was the size of the leading bunch. I counted twenty, or twenty one riders... It would have been interesting to see how it all happened on the climb.
Soon after that came the first feed zone (115 km). There was a bit of confusion in the bunch but I knew Sandra would be ready and in a good position. I could see her smile when she recognised me, stretching her arm with my lunch. She was happy, I was happy.
#1... I think!
Next, two long ascents, which took us to the highest point of the race at 1190 m. One rider got away and was left out there. The bunch kept working well, some taking longer turns, some taking fewer turns. Still feeling good, I put a few efforts on to help the bunch when I could.
For my relief, a long, long down hill run took us closer to Glen Innes (65 km to go) but the hill just before the township took a fair bit of me and I started to struggle. No way I was going to dispute the town sprint... I needed to finish the race in Inverell.
Feed station two, I was glad to see Sandra again and grab another musette. This time, I made a real mess of it and lost a bit of ground on a dozen guys hammering up the hill. I managed to grab the drinks, a banana and a couple of bars out of the bag, which I needed to give to someone who somehow, couldn't find his handler.
Dropped, we formed a group of three or four and chased. A hard chase it was. Shortly, we were the bunch of 18 riders again, climbing up to Waterloo Range Summit (1155 m), a steep and long stretch. I was struggling badly this time.
A car went pass and someone screamed at his rider: - 4 min to the rider in front and 9 and a half to the group behind! Then, Sandra went pass and saw me struggling behind the bunch. Not a good sight for a team mate. That's what handlers really are: team mates.
I looked down and saw 175 km on my computer, 50 to go. Only another 1.5 hours on the bike but I was struggling. I needed to recover and the long and fast descent to the Matheson Sprint came at the right time. We were travelling at 75+ km/h without pedalling.
Thirty-five kilometers to go, we were getting close to the next feed. I couldn't eat anything else but was looking forward to have the energy drink I put on the list for the third musette, hoping that it would give me a boost for the last hour.
Just after the third feed station, I started to notice my front tyre getting a bit sloppy. I wasn't sure if it was going flat so I asked someone:
- Excuse me. Something feels a bit strange. Is my tyre going flat?
- Mate, don't worry. In this race and at this point, we all feel a bit strange...
Fair comment but that wasn't the only problem. Every time, I got out of the saddle on an incline, it felt like I was riding on edge of the rims.
Too afraid to get dropped, I decided not to get a wheel change for a few more kilometers.
Nearing the Dijon Sapphire Sprint point, I felt rested and decided to have a go at it. I did rely on the bunch to catch the solo attacker who was now in our sight. He had been out the front for almost 80 km and still managed to get over the line in front. A super effort!!
He was overtaken shortly after. I am not sure if he did hang on after that but I know he won the Sprint Jersey and lots of cash. Well deserved too.
Twenty kilometers to Inverell now. The pace started to pick up and a few guys tried to get away a couple of times. They were quickly brought back, one by one. Even though my legs felt good, I kept telling myself to conserve. I was saving for a move with two kilometers to go.
On the last climb, 10 km to the finish, my front tyre went flat. Completely this time. I got off and put my hand up. In a matter of seconds, a car stopped and someone jumped out. Another few seconds and he is trying to fit this wheel which I never seen before.
Good or bad, I had a wheel and was chasing the bunch in less than a minute. The cars were moving slowly behind them and people were yelling and banging on the car doors as I went pass. That was helping me on the chase.
At one point, I noticed a large truck and a gap behind it, so I crossed to the right and kept riding on the wrong side of the road. Ahead, there was a police car with flashing lights and blocking the incoming traffic. I felt like it was a pro race then...
I got back just as the bunch got to the crest of this long hill, perhaps with 4 or 5 km to go. There was a descent into town and a small incline but I didn't have much left in the tank to try anything. I watched the sprinters moving to the front and each one had somebody glued to their wheels. We were very close to each other.
With 500-600 m, the speed picked up and we came to a round about. One last turn before... and someone in front hit the breaks. There was a sudden split, we went around the corner and the sprint started, maybe 300 m to the finish.
I lost a few places then and only managed a 14th place, 3 sec behind the winner.
Happy with my first Grafton to Inverell!
And I will be there next year!
Dist: 228 km
Time: 7:24:22
Ascent: 3200+ m
KOM jersey presentation
Sandra - best handler
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Jeep Cherokee XJ Four-Link LTSPosted in How To: Suspension Brakes on December 17, 2013
Got a built-up Cherokee, but need a better front long long-arm setup with almost perfect geometry? The crew at Synergy Suspension has just the thing for you: The company's new four-link link XJ Long Travel System is a system that can be added to any existing lift kit, or it can be used as a starting kit on a stock Cherokee that you want to add coil springs, shocks, and rear leaf springs to.
Synergy's main goal with the Long Travel System is improving steering/suspension geometry and allowing increased wheel travel. The system also dramatically improves handling and overall vehicle dynamics. It's a full bolt-on DIY system and can be completed in your driveway with basic tools. For added strength, you can weld the kit to the subframe.
The control arms are designed to maximize ground clearance and will allow the use of OEM wheels with up to a 33-inch tire size (turning steering lock to lock), without the need of wheel spacers. Thirty fve-inch-tall tires can be used with minor fender trimming and 3.5-inch backspaced wheels. A 1.5-inch rear lift shackle compliments the long travel leaf springs. The stock front driveshaft will work for most applications. For this install we reused the stock front driveline and bolted up a custom rear JE Reel driveshaft to avoid problems down the trail. A slip yoke eliminator is required for the rear transfer case output for most lifted XJs to prohibit driveline vibration, so an Advance Adapters SYE Kit was also used on this build.
Synergy's kit can be optioned with Fox's high-performance IFP shocks, Synergy front coil springs, and Deaver rear springs to round out the package if you're starting from scratch. This particular Cherokee was totally stock, so we went with every option we could.
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3D art is his pursuit, especially in vinyl customizing. Phu's Phuturistic concept is a manifestation through his artistic form of thought and personalized treatment in which he exercises the habit of recycling.
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Template:Article summary start Template:Article summary text Template:Article summary heading Template:Article summary wiki: Acquiring and installing plugins such as Flash Template:Article summary wiki: Installing and troubleshooting the Firefox browser and plugins Template:Article summary wiki: Caching the profile in RAM Template:Article summary end
- 1 Performance
- 1.1 Tunables
- 1.2 Foreign modifications
- 2 Appearance
- 3 Miscellaneous
- 4 Resources
Improving Firefox's performance is divided into parameters that can be inputted while running Firefox or otherwise modifying its configuration as intended by the developers, and advanced procedures that involve foreign programs or scripts.
Improvements stemming from native Firefox settings.
Network settings
References: Mozillazine
- All settings can be adjusted by browsing to about:config.
- Values for connections (HTTP, proxy, etc.) should be tweaked based on connection.
These are the values for a 1.5Mb cable connection:
|enable pipelining for normal connections
|enable pipelining for proxy connections
|maximum HTTP requests per pipeline
|number of total HTTP connections
|maximum number of any type of connections per server
|maximum number of keep-alive type connections per proxy
|maximum number of keep-alive type connections per server
|disables IPv6 support - may not work for all networks, some report speed increase
Turning off anti-phishing
The anti-phishing features of Firefox may cause Firefox to become slow to start or exit. The problem is that Firefox maintains a sqlite database that might grow quite big, and reading and writing to this database begins to take some time when it grows bigger. If you feel that you do not need Firefox to tell you which sites may be suspect you can disable this feature:
- Turn off the following options under the security tab in preferences: "Block reported attack sites" and "Block reported web forgeries".
- Delete all files beginning with urlclassifier in your profile folder (~/.mozilla/firefox/********.default where ******** is some combination of letters and numbers. Default might be something else if you have created a non-default profile). Some of these files might be recreated by Firefox, but they won't grow any larger than their initial size:
$ rm -i ~/.mozilla/firefox/*.default/urlclassifier*
Improve rendering by disabling pango
export MOZ_DISABLE_PANGO=1
~/.profile and relogin for the change to take place.
Foreign modifications
Advanced Firefox alterations
Reduce load time by compressing the Firefox binary with upx
Install the upx package:
# pacman -S upx
Make a backup of the firefox binary:
# cp /usr/lib/firefox-5.0/firefox-bin /usr/lib/firefox-5.0/firefox-bin_backup
upx, applying a compression level of 9:
# upx -9 /usr/lib/firefox-5.0/firefox-bin
Defragment the profile's SQLite databases
Sample size differences comparison
|SQLite DB
|Size Before
|Size After
|% change
|19 %
|85 %
Profile defragmentation procedure
Firefox 3.0, bookmarks, history, passwords are kept in SQLite databases. SQLite databases become fragmented over time and empty spaces appear all around. But, since there are no managing processes checking and optimizing the database, these factors eventually result in a performance hit. A good way to improve startup and some other bookmarks and history related tasks is to defragment and trim unused space from these databases.
vacuum and
reindex commands in the profile directory.
$ cd ~/.mozilla/firefox/*.default $ for i in urlclassifier3 places; do \ sqlite3 $i.sqlite vacuum; \ sqlite3 $i.sqlite reindex; \ done
To automate the process for all the databases in all the profiles directory, use the following:
$ find ~/.mozilla -name \*.sqlite \ -exec sqlite3 {} vacuum \; \ -exec sqlite3 {} reindex \;
Cache the entire profile into RAM via tmpfs
If the system has memory to spare,
tmpfs can be used to cache the entire profile directory, which might result in increased Firefox responsiveness.
See also: Font Configuration
Modifying the following value can help improve the way fonts looks in Firefox if the system's DPI is below 96. Firefox, by default, uses 96 and only uses the system's DPI if it is a higher value. To force the system's DPI regardless of its value, type about:config into the address bar and search for layout.css.dpi. Change it to 0.
On XFCE above method affects only Firefox UI DPI settings, but web page contents still use DPI=96, which may look ugly. Another soluntion is to change layout.css.devPixelsPerPx to system's DPI/96. For example, on my system DPI=142, DPI/96=1.48. Changing layout.css.devPixelsPerPx to 1.48 makes web page contents use DPI=142, which looks much better.
Default font settings from MS Windows
Below are the default font preferences when Firefox is installed in Microsoft Windows. Many web sites use the Microsoft fonts.
Proportional: Serif Size (pixels): 16 Serif: Times New Roman Sans-serif: Arial Monospace: Courier New Size (pixels): 13
General UI CSS settings
Firefox's UI can be modified by editing the files in
~/.mozilla/firefox/RANDOMHASH.PROFILENAME/chrome/; namely,
userChrome.css and
All of the following modifications take place in
Change UI font
The setting effectively overrides the global GTK2+ font preferences, and does not affect the body; only the UI itself:
* { font-family: "FONT_NAME"; }
Enables text-only buttons:
.button-box .button-icon { display: none; }
These settings hide the arrows that appear to the horizontal edges of the tab bar, the button that toggles the "all tabs" drop-down list, and the plus sign button that creates a new tab.
/* Tab bar */ .tabbrowser-strip *[class^="scrollbutton"] { /* Hide tab scroll buttons */ display: none; } .tabbrowser-strip *[class^="tabs-alltabs"] { /* Hide tab drop-down list */ display: none; } .tabbrowser-strip *[class^="tabs-newtab-button"] { /* Hide new-tab button */ display: none; }
Horizontal tabs
To place the tab bar horizontally stacked along the sides of the browser window:
/* Display the tabbar on the left */ #content > tabbox { -moz-box-orient: horizontal; } .tabbrowser-strip { -moz-box-orient: vertical; /* * You can set this to -moz-scrollbars-vertical instead, * but then the scrollbar will *always* be visible. this way * there is never a scrollbar, so it behaves like the tab bar * normally does */ overflow: -moz-scrollbars-none; } .tabbrowser-tabs { -moz-box-orient: horizontal; min-width: 20ex; /* You may want to increase this value */ -mox-box-pack: start; -moz-box-align: start; } .tabbrowser-tabs > hbox { -moz-box-orient: vertical; -moz-box-align: stretch; -moz-box-pack: start; } .tabbrowser-tabs > hbox > tab { -moz-box-align: start; -moz-box-orient: horizontal; }
Auto-hide Bookmarks Toolbar
#PersonalToolbar { visibility: collapse !important; } #navigator-toolbox:hover > #PersonalToolbar { visibility: visible !important; }
/* remove maximum/minimum width restriction of sidebar */ #sidebar {max-width: none !important; min-width: 0px !important;}
Web content CSS settings
userContent.css you can add custom css rules for web content. Examples:
/* import other css file */ @import url("./imports/some_file.css"); /* block ads */ *[class*="advertisement"], *[class*="partners"], *[class*="sidebaner"], *[class*="banner"], *[class*="adview"], *[class*="promo"], *[class*="ad_"], *[name*="werbung"], *[name*="banner"], *[id*="banner"], *[id*="ad_"], iframe[src*="euroclick.com"], iframe[src*="/partners/"], iframe[src*="/adview"], img[src*="euroclick.com"], img[src*="/partners/"], img[src*="/adview"], embed[src*="Banner"], embed[src*="banner"], a:link[href*="euroclick.com"], a:link[href*="/partners/"], a:link[href*="/adview"] { display: none !important } /* domain specific rule */ @-moz-document domain(example.com){ div#header{background-image:none !important} } /* add '[pdf]' next to to pdf links */ a[href$=".pdf"]:after { font-size: smaller; content: " [pdf]"; } /* show url in bottom of screen when hovering over link */ a[href]:hover { text-decoration: none !important; } a[href]:hover:after { content: attr(href); position: fixed; left: 0px; bottom: 0px; padding: 0 2px !important; max-width: 95%; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font:10pt sans-serif !important; background-color: black !important; color: white !important; opacity: 0.7; z-index: 9999; }
Viewing PDF/PS inside Firefox
If you do not want for some reason to install Adobe Acrobat Reader for exploiting the feature to see PDF inside Firefox, you can use other software, like Evince (default viewer in GNOME).
For example if you want to open a pdf/ps or any other document type supported by evince inside firefox, without opening a new window, just follow these simple instructions:
- install mozplugger (in this moment is in AUR) and evince (in extra)
- delete ~/.mozilla/firefox/*.default/pluginreg.dat (as mentioned after mozplugger installation)
- edit /etc/mozpluggerrc: find the line containing "pdf" word, after "GV()" edit evince line as below:
#repeat noisy fill exits: evince "$file" repeat noisy swallow(evince) fill: evince "$file"
- finally close (if not yet) and reopen firefox (now you can see a new plugin called mozplugger)
- try to open a pdf sample
- old forum instruction deprecated "http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=25685"
Wheel mouse scroll speed
To modify the default values (i.e. speed-up) of the wheel mouse scroll speed, type the following into Firefox's address bar:
Now enter the following into the 'filter' dialog: mousewheel.withnokey
- Double-click the entry entitled, mousewheel.withnokey.sysnumlines and thereby setting its value to false
- Double-click the entry entitled, mousewheel.withnokey.numlines and enter the desired number of lines per movement into the box (12, for example).
Restart firefox for this setting to take effect.
Alternatively you can install SmoothWheel add-on.
Change the order of searchplugins list
You can now (in Firefox 3) change the order in the GUI:
- Open the dropdown list of search engines and click Manage Search Engines
- Highlight the Engine you want to move and use Move Up or Move Down to move it.
How to open a *.doc automatically with abiword or open office
Click through the following menus:
- Edit
- Preferences
- File types
- Manage
- Select the
- Select Open them with this application
- Select
There is also a plugin/addon called mime edit. This addon will let you edit the mime types for firefox.
Secure DNS with DNSSEC validator
You can enable DNSSEC support for safer browsing.
Adding magnet protocol association
about:config add the following:
Set it's initial value to false.
When you open a magnet link you will be prompted with a
Launch Application dialogue. From there simply select your chosen torrent client.
This technique can also be used with other protocols.


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Patrick Ernest Garrett, Sr.,77 of Leavenworth, went to be with his Savior on Dec. 26, 2012, after an extended illness. He was born to James and Augusta Garrett on Aug. 23, 1935, in Leavenworth.
On July 10, 1956, he married Rose Corriston, who survives him.
He worked for Mount Muncie Cemetery for several years and retired from there in the early 1990's. Patrick was a long-time member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Leavenworth. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening and spending time with his family.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by five children; Achsah Dicks (Mike), Patrick Garrett, Jr. (Susan), Escie Kallmbah (James), James Garrett (Gail) and John Garrett (Janie); seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Nathan Garrett (Denise); and three sisters; Mary Caswell, Debbie Briscoe and Dixie Orr (Bob).
Patrick was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and a sister.
Visitation beginning with praying the rosary will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, at the R.L. Leintz Funeral Home. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, at St. Joseph Church. Burial will follow at Mount Muncie Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society.


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How long have you been the snowboarding TM for Oakley?
Who is the best rider of all the TM's in snowboarding?
Have the thermonuclear protection aspects of Oakley eyewear been tested on humans?
Has Oakley every thought of making a R.E.D. camera for the adult film industry? It could be called the P.I.N.K. camera.
If Oakley could sign any rider it doesn't currently sponsor who would it be?
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The O'Reilly OnLamp.com site has a tutorial posted that takes a look at a simple way to "auto-fill" HTML forms with a little help from PHP.
I hate typing, but I like writing code. A while ago I started to dread all the rote typing required to handle forms in PHP, and began looking for a Better Way. This article describes how I used PHP's regular expression functions to do most of the heavy lifting required to process forms properly, saving lots of typing and giving me time to do stuff I don't hate, such as writing code (and playing NetHack).
He sets it upJeff Cogswell, have had) to display the form, validate the input, and display the results of this validation (or a success message).
He takes a little bit different kind of method behind it than several form packages out there - he grabs the HTML output of the form with output buffering and does replaces on that with the previously entered values.


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On Nov. 2, 2011, I was in a car wreck. It happened on 155 near Elk Creek between 6 and 7 p.m.
A young lady between the ages of 25 and 30 years old helped me until I was extracted from the car.
I need to find this young lady to thank her.
Please contact me at email@example.com.
Dorothy Cardwell
I wish to express my sincerest appreciation to everyone who donated to the winter clothing drive.
I also want to extend a thank you to the local businesses and the Spencer County Public Library for participating in this event by agreeing to be a drop off site for the clothing.
The clothing drive was a huge success. The clothing was donated to the Multi-Purpose Community Action Agency to be distributed to the families of Spencer County.
Gaynell Zirnheld
There is little comparison of Occupy Wall Street to the Tea Party. The Tea Party group had gatherings on the street, but never stayed overnight or occupied anything. Its members often meet indoors to do their planning. They use contact with representatives to make changes and vote their minds to replace representatives. The Tea Party people work for a living and have no time to occupy anything but their homes and jobs.
As one of your readers, I find it disturbing that you actually choose the indictment of former Sheriff Steve Coulter as [a top] news story for 2011. This was a classic case of "making a mountain out of a mole hill."
Out of all the hype and efforts to discredit and intimidate a man who served his community with honesty and integrity, it all came down to him leaving office two days early. Really? What a waste of tax dollars.
Sheriff gets clean audit? I have heard that hot air before, dealing with many of the audits of our elected officials. The problem with audits is you only see what is given to you.
Since taking office, Sheriff Stump has been escalating the cost to operate his department at a fast and furious pace. Recently, he requested new carpet and furniture for the sheriff's office.
Stump has even been charging taxpayers 50 cents per page of open record documents. Legally 10 cents is the price allowed by Kentucky Administrative Regulation 200 1:020 section 3.
The senior citizens that use the pool table at the senior center would like to thank those who contributed to the cost to recover the table.
Patrons of the Spencer County Senior Citizens Center
Thanks to everyone for a very successful year for Toys for Tots. We need to give special thanks to all the locations that had toy boxes.
I would also like to mention the help of Becky Wilson and her staff — they even helped on buying toys locally from money we had collected, mainly in honor of the late Rocky Walters.
Thank you, also, to Mary Williams and her helpers at First Christian Church in Taylorsville.
I had a helper, too, in Carol Dean Curtsinger, until he had gallbladder surgery.
Bruce Kapfhammer
In mid-December, a number of the great people of Spencer County demonstrated their compassion for others when the middle school hosted a Benefit for an orphanage being constructed in Kenya. Over $2,000 was given to help Charles Juma complete an orphanage in Kenya that will initially serve over 300 children. The funds came from a talent show with outstanding performances appreciated by an enthusiastic audience.
This event could not have happened without the complete cooperation of the school board, superintendent, and staff and the leadership at the middle school.
I wish to take this opportunity to reply to Mr. John Riley on his questions and concerns about the plans for expansion of the Spencer County Public Library. As a past member and president of the Spencer County Library Board of Directors, I would like to provide some input that may help him and others make informed decisions based on facts.
Recently we were robbed. Not once, not twice, but three times. The perpetrator? Oh, it was the same person all three times. Now, I can go on and on about how I've lost things that can never be replaced; how I've spent hundreds of dollars for safes and security systems and cameras and new locks; that I'm afraid to walk into my own home; that I lock all the doors behind me even if I'm home; that every noise makes me jump; and that I'm mad, hurt, scared etc. All of that goes without saying.
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The Spencer Magnet is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Spencer County, KY and the surrounding area.


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By bringing strangers together in this space — a Vienna museum guard and a woman from another country — "Museum Hours" evokes themes of random companionship and shared humanity.
But what interests the director even more is the power of art to move individuals, not only the people on-screen but those in the audience watching the visual tapestry unfold. This film not only examines the art in this particular museum but it's also an artwork in and of itself that rewards detailed observation. Cohen's goal, he says in a director's statement, is "to make films that encourage viewers to make their own connections, to think strange thoughts, to be unsure of what happens next or even 'what kind of a movie this is.'"
As noted, there is a narrative framework of sorts, beginning with the introduction of Johann (Bobby Sommer), a silver-haired museum guard with a soothing voice who tells us a bit about his past as both a woodworking teacher and a manager of up-and-coming rock bands.
"I had my share of loud," he says. "Now it's my share of quiet." Sitting behind the velvet rope in museum locales like the world-famous Bruegel Room, he is truly content to observe.
"What is it about some people that makes us curious?" he asks at one point as a way of introducing us to Anne (Mary Margaret O'Hara). She's a Canadian who knows nothing of Vienna but has shown up out of some obscure sense of obligation to a long-lost cousin she hasn't seen in years but who is now in a coma.
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There is nothing romantic about the interest these two take in each other; they simply seem to enjoy each other's company as they make their way through a scenario that has all the earmarks of being quasi-improvised. Although Johann has a way of talking that pulls us in, the same is not the case with Anne, a character whose musings run from the tedious to the banal.
It matters not, however, for we are at "Museum Hours" more to look than to listen. First, we look at selections of the art exhibited at the Kunsthistorisches, exquisitely photographed by Cohen, who works as his own cinematographer, and Peter Roehsler. Whether it be paintings by Bruegel, artifacts from Egypt or any other piece, shot whole or only shown via a detail, these objects come close to transfixing us.
The same holds true for the exterior street scenes, shot by Cohen with a wind-up 16mm Bolex but no less involving for that. Seemingly randomly composed, these images exhibit a fine sense of haphazard beauty, capturing our attention though we couldn't exactly say why. Kind of like "Museum Hours" itself.
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First graduates of Kabul University's Public Policy and Administration program receive Masters Degrees
Ten women and eight men received advanced diplomas in Public Policy and Administration from Kabul University on Wednesday to become the first graduates of a national leader development program financed by the United States.
"The graduation of these 18 students is a major achievement for Afghan public administration," said Obaidullah Obaid, Afghanistan's Minister of Higher Education in graduation ceremony comments.
The American people, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), support a two-year curriculum at the school through the $92 million Afghanistan University Support and Workforce Development Program.
Starting in 2012, USAID has used a portion of these funds to provide funding for Kabul University's Masters of Public Policy and Administration program (MPPA).
"I am proud my country has helped prepare these young people for this day," said Carolyn "Teddy" Bryan, USAID/Afghanistan acting Mission Director. "To you graduates, I say: 'Well done! You are the leaders of tomorrow. Your country's future is in your hands.'"
The MPPA program is designed to strengthen Afghanistan's public institutions by producing a new generation of Afghan leaders in management and public administration.
The MPPA curriculum focuses on modern managerial techniques, foreign language, workforce development and computer literacy. Twenty-eight students are currently enrolled in the program.
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