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|The temporal sequence of magnetic brain activity for food categorization and memorization--an exploratory study.
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|The importance of food stimuli for all living organisms is defined by their relevance for survival. Therefore, visual processing of food stimuli is influenced by many factors, such as cultural and societal background. In this magnetoencephalography (MEG) study, we examined the categorization and memorization of visual food and non-food stimuli in lean subjects, using a one-back working memory task. We found an increase in neural activity in several different regions of the brain elicited by food stimuli in comparison to non-food stimuli. The first observed significant difference was found in low-level visual areas as early as 120 ms after stimulus onset. The stimulus category of the previous picture did not influence this effect. However, preceding stimuli modulated behavioral measures (reaction time and accuracy of responses) and later components of the evoked responses around 350 ms. The evoked magnetic field of this late component showed a significant increase inactivity in the temporal cortex for food versus non-food objects. This late component exhibited a significant correlation with the reaction time. The difference of category-specific effects in the early components and the behavioral modulation of late components could be useful for further investigations of the cortical activity in response to food stimuli, e.g. in subjects with eating disorders or obesity.
|Krunoslav T Stingl; Maja Rogić; Katarína Stingl; Carlos Canova; Otto Tschritter; Christoph Braun; Andreas Fritsche; Hubert Preissl
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Kawai was founded in 1927 by Koichi Kawai, an inventor and former Yamaha employee who was the first person in Japan to design and build a piano action. While Kawai is second in size to Yamaha among Japanese piano manufacturers, it has a well-deserved reputation all its own for quality and innovation. Nearly all Kawai grands and taller uprights are made in Japan; most consoles and studios are made in Indonesia. The company closed its North Carolina factory in 2005.
One of Kawai's most important innovations is the use of ABS Styran plastic in the manufacture of action parts. More than 40 years of use and scientific testing have shown this material to be superior to wood for this purpose. ABS does not swell and shrink with changes in humidity, so actions made with it are likely to maintain proper regulation better than wood actions. The parts are stronger and without glue joints, so breakage is rare. These parts are present in every Kawai piano. In the current Millennium III action found in some models, the ABS is reinforced with carbon fiber so it can be stronger with less mass. Having less mass to move (that is, less inertia), the action can be more responsive to the player's intentions, including faster repetition. Certain contact surfaces on the action parts are also micro-engineered for ideal shape and texture, resulting in a more consistent touch. Although it took a number of years to overcome the idea that plastic parts must be inferior, there is essentially no dispute anymore among piano technicians on this subject.
Kawai's vertical piano offerings change frequently and are sometimes confusing. At present there are three basic series of Kawai verticals. The console series begins with the 44½" model 506N, a basic entry-level console in an institutional-style cabinet (legs with toe blocks). Model K-15 is a 44" version of this in a continental-style cabinet (no legs), and model 508 is a 44½" version in a simple furniture-style cabinet (freestanding legs). Model 607 is the same piano in a fancier furniture-style cabinet. All have the same internal workings. The action in this series is slightly smaller than a full-size action, so it will be slightly less responsive. However, it is more than sufficient for beginner or casual use.
Kawai has replaced both of its former studio models, the UST-7 and UST-8, with the 46" model UST-9, made in Indonesia. This model has the stronger back of the UST-7, rather than that of the UST-8, which was not known for its tuning stability. The UST-9 also contains the Millennium III action; an angled, leather-lined music desk to better hold music; and a stylish, reinforced bench. The 46½" model 907 is essentially the UST-9 in a fancy, furniture-style cabinet.
Kawai's K series of upright models has been updated in 2014, and the model names have been changed. The former K-2, K-3, K-5, K-6, and K-8, all sold in North America, have become the new K-200 (45"), K-300 (48"), K-400 (48"), K-500 (51"), and K-800 (53"). The K-400 is internally the same as the K-300, but its cabinet includes a grand-piano–style music desk (formerly available only with the K-8) and a folding, low-profile fallboard. The K-500 — at 51", two inches taller than the old K-5 — has been extensively redesigned internally, with longer bass strings, a larger soundboard, and a redesigned cast-iron plate.
As before, all K-series models include Kawai's Millennium III actions, made with carbon-fiber composites. The hammers in all models are now made with underfelt and mahogany moldings, which Kawai says improves the responsiveness of the action and the tonal sustain. All models have redesigned, tapered soundboards for improved tonal response; double-braced and steel-reinforced keybeds to prevent warping and flex; and come with slow-close fallboards and adjustable benches. The K-500 and K-800 both feature Kawai's Neotex ivory-substitute key material, and the K-800 comes with a sostenuto pedal. The K-series cabinets have been redesigned for a sleeker, more modern appearance.
Kawai makes three series of grand pianos: GX, GE, and GM. The GX line (formerly RX; see below), which is sold in North America in a version known as the BLAK series, is the most expensive and has the best features. It is designed for the best performance, whereas the GE and GM series are designed more for efficiency in manufacturing, with fewer refinements. The GX/RX pianos are the only Kawai grands with a radial beam structure, focused and connected to the plate using a cast-iron bracket at the tenor break. This system makes for a more rigid structure, which translates into better tone projection. The soundboard of the GX/RX models is tapered for better tonal response, and the rim is thicker and stronger than in the GE and GM models. The BLAK pianos use a new version of the Millennium III action with hammer-shank stabilizers, designed to retain power by keeping the shank from wavering under a heavy blow; have agraffes, duplex scaling, lighter hammers (less inertia), and Neotex synthetic ivory keptops; and come with a slow-close fallboard. The GX/RX grands get more precise key weighting, plus more tuning, regulating, and voicing at the factory. The cabinetry is nicer looking and of better quality than that of the GE and GM series pianos, with the polished ebony models in the new BLAK series receiving a UV-cured, scratch-resistant coating on the music rack.
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In 1937, the Pittman-Robertson Act passed, designating an 11% excise taxes on firearms and ammo to go toward state agencies for wildlife restoration. The legislation was in response to human degradation of wildlife. Hunters wanted to restore the land. Many species had been driven to extinction. Today, the trumpeter swan, bald eagle, elk, wood duck, bobcat, beaver, cougar, bear and turkey are among species that have benefitted from the fund.
The Dingell-Johnson Act applies the same taxes to fishing poles, lines, boats, tackle and basically everything else associated with angling.
Between 75-95% of people who enjoy Pittman-Robertson lands do not fish, shoot or hunt, and often oppose hunting and fishing.
Talking turkey
Leftover turkey licenses this year will be available for purchase until March 18.
A turkey's gender can be ascertained from its scat. Males' is spiral-shaped; females' is shaped like the letter J.
Turkeys race at speeds of up to 25 m.p.h. on the ground and fly as fast as 55 m.p.h.
Male turkeys will band together to court females, though only one member of the group gets to mate.
A group of turkeys is called a rafter or a gobble.
Baby turkeys, called poults, eat berries, seeds and insects; adults have a more varied diet that can include acorns and even small reptiles.
Benjamin Franklin never actually proposed the turkey as a symbol for America, but he did praise it as being "a much more respectable bird" than the bald eagle.
There have been warnings against consuming Michigan turkeys. In 2004, it was recommended that no one eat turkeys harvested within at least 22 miles of the floodplain below Midland because of dioxin poisoning from Dow Chemical. It was the first time the Department of Natural Resources had issued a warning against consuming land animals because of toxicity.


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|Printed Circuit Board (PCB) HOWTO: An Illustrated Guide
|Description: Creating Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) is easy and fun for the whole family! This guide will show you how easy it can be to create professional PCBs in your home or small office.
|Printed Circuit Board HOWTO
This document details the creation of professional quality printed circuit boards (PCBs) using a laser printer and easily obtainable tools and materials.
Creating Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) is easy and fun for the whole family! But read the disclaimer -- heat and corrosive chemicals are dangerous ;-)
Using PCBs can even help reduce the time you spend building circuits, especially if you are producing multiple units, as you only need to follow a parts placement diagram (there's no longer any need to worry about specific interconnections).
As is usually the case, there is more than one way to do it: there are numerous ways to create PCBs. They range from the time-consumming and difficult to the fully automated and expensive. Here we will attempt to describe a method we've found ideal for small production runs (say, a few prototypes to a couple of dozen--when you reach the hundreds, it will probably be easier, quicker and cheaper to outsource) of single- or double-sided boards.
To proceed with this technique, you will need access to a few tools and materials. These include:
Here is the technique's executive summary. Print up the PCB traces on suitable paper and transfer the toner to the copper. Etch the board, remove the toner and drill. The PCB is ready.
Read on for a more detailed description of the process.
Laser Printers
A neat thing about laser printers is that the toner is transfered from the cartridge to the paper in a powdery form (unlike with inkjet printers, that use liquid ink). In order to get the shapes and letters to stay in place on the paper, this powder--which contains plastic--is heated, so that it melts and fuses in place.
When creating a PCB using a chemical etchant, you want to protect certain areas of copper from the chemical reaction (to form the pads and signal lines) and let the ferric chloride remove all the metal that remains exposed. There are a number of ways to do this: a sharpie marker will do the trick and so will laser printer toner.
So all you need is a way to get the toner from the printer to the copper. Sadly, PCBs are usually too rigid to go through the printer so we must find another way. A simple solution is to print a mirror image of our PCB traces on a material to which the toner will bind only mildly, then heat the material to remelt the toner and get it to stick to the board. This is similar to the iron-on t-shirt technique.
Which Printer?
We've used a few different printers to perform this type of work: a few from the printer shop and our own Samsung.
I am uncertain of the make and model of printer from our habitual printer shop. The most difficult part of the process over there is explaining to the guy at the counter that he shouldn't put his fingers all over our special paper and toner. That and the cost of printing from CDs convinced us to purchase a laser printer.
This is the printer we selected: the Samsung ML-1710 laser printer. A number of reasons motivated our selection. The printer offers very decent quality with a small footprint and great price (we even got an extra $50 mail-in rebate from Staples).
Another very important factor was underscored by the printer test page (output by holding the Cancel buttons for 2 seconds). As you can see from the close-up, this Samsung printer is proud of its Linux support and even lists a number of distros. Performing a search on the Samsung Site for 1710 reveals a list of driver and helper programs for all platforms, including Linux.
We didn't even bother installing the drivers: the RH9 box on which we hooked up the USB printer allowed us to easily add the Samsung (using the redhat-config-printer utility) as an ML-1220 (suggested by many on usenet). Doing so allowed us to immediately begin using the printer--we even shared it through Samba, so the poor MSWindows users on the design side of the office could access all the laser goodness.
In terms of performance for our particular use, the printer works wonders. It outputs at a maximum of 600dpi, but we'll usually prepare the PCB images at 400dpi so there's no problem there. Printing is fast and smooth and the resulting images are completely free of imperfections and artifacts. We might have access to a few more printer configuration options if we actually installed the Samsung drivers but the current levels meet all our requirements so there's a certain lack of motivation.
Printing PCBs
Second only to the type of printer toner, the choice of paper is a very important consideration. You need to use a medium that will go through your printer and will preserve the printed image but won't absorb the toner or bind it too tightly. For this, glossy paper is the answer. In this demonstration, we've used Kodak Ultima Picture Paper--specifically their "High Gloss" 71 lb (270g/m2)--as it works well and should be available throughout North America and possibly Europe. It is their picture paper with the heaviest weight and is said to be useful for "Professional quality photographs". This also means that it's expensive: $1 or more per sheet in small quantites. Rumour has it that you can use many different types of glossy paper, including pages from the Times magazine, but no one here has attempted this yet.
To save time, effort and expenses it's a good idea to combine multiple images to try and fill the entire 8.5x11 page with PCBs. Remember that these must be printed as mirror images of the final PCB in order to be correct after transfering them to the copper board. On the left you can see an ordinary sheet of paper used during the trial run and (to its left) the glossy koday paper with the 9 PCBs.
Transferring The Image
To proceed you will need a cutout of a single PCB image from the glossy paper, a very clean copper board and a clothes iron. The iron depicted below, a regular proctor silex model, had instructions stating that it should only be put to its intended use. Since we purchased it with the intent to use it to create PCBs, I guess that's ok ;-)
The PCB-to-be needs to be very clean. You can start by washing with hotwater and dish soap. Using acetone or alcohol to rub it clean seems to work well but may not be necessary. Make sure the copper is dry and that no soap or chemical residue remains. Do not touch the copper with your fingers as you'll spread greasy human juice which may keep the toner from sticking. You can gently sand the board, using very fine sandpaper. Some have reported that using steel wool is a bad idea, is minuscule particles of iron get lodged in the board and eventually rust. When the copper looks clean, shiny and new, you are ready to proceed.
Place the PCB mirror image face down on the copper, ensuring it is correctly positioned. You can use a few pieces of tape to secure the glossy paper to the board but I find that, if you are careful when you begin to iron, the paper sticks and stays in place on its own. Preheat your trusty clothes iron, using the hotest setting its got (cotton, linen or above). Note that you may not want to use the iron on clothing after this procedure, because of potential residue or damage, so be sure to get the owner's permission or purchase one specifically for the task.
Delicately place the hot iron on top of the paper and copper board. Our standard, ISO certification pending, technique is to leave the iron on the board for a few seconds before beginning to apply pressure. Initial ironing motion is from the center outward towards the sides. If you are using the Kodak picture paper, you'll notice that the sticky stuff on the back of the paper melts and spreads off the paper to the adjacent portions of the copper board (note the semi-transparent weirdness surrounding the paper--that is melted kodak goop). This actually helps to keep the paper in place.
Iron the entire area of paper, pressing firmly and staying long enough to ensure the toner melts a bit and binds to the copper. How much is long enough? It's hard to tell and you will need to experiment with your combination of iron and toner. For us, about 10-15 seconds per "spot" is good and a PCB of this size will take around 1 minute to 90 seconds.
When you are done, be careful as the board will be hot. Immerse the board and paper in hot water for a few minutes (up to 10 if you've got the patience). This will soften things up a bit. If you are using the kodak paper, that melted-then-solidified goop from the back of the paper will turn into a slimy/sticky substance; you can gently scratch it off to aid in removing the paper.
Carefully remove the paper. If certain areas seem particularly difficult to peel off, you can try soaking a bit more. If everything went well, you will have a copper board with your PCB pads and signal lines traced out in black toner, something like this:
You can see that even fine lines, such as the contour, have been sucessfully transfered. The camera flash accentuates numerous small flaws and scratches in the copper but you can see these are mainly in areas which are to be etched away (uncovered by toner).
Etching The Board
The next step consists in removing unwanted copper from the board. You'll need a couple of items to get this done. Before we begin: yes, you've read and understood the site disclaimer but this is the most dangerous part of this page: you can get chemical burns, go blind and other nasty stuff so take a deep breath and think before you move. I don't know what you should do if you get some in your mouth, eyes or ears so don't do it.
Item 1: a bin to perform the etching in. This container must be wide enough to accomodate your boards. It must be made entirely of plastic or glass.
Tupperware works nicely but remember that some strange folks actually use these things to store stuff like food, of all things. To avoid any possible future mix-ups, mark the container with a large, clear warning. Our resident tupperware artist (yours truly), having spent too many years using keyboards and Palm Pilot Graffiti, added his signature style to the recipient on the left. In my defense, it is worth noting that in order to ensure the message would last I actually wrote it as a mirror image, on the outside of the container.
Item 2: Protection. Protective clothing is a must. This includes industrial strength rubber gloves and eye-wear. A source of running water is also handy, as are paper towels and other means of repairing the unavoidable accidents--don't wait until it happens and you're wearing etchant-covered gloves to figure out how to clean up a spill.
Item 3: Etchant. You can use the classic, ferric chloride, as we do or go for Ammonium Persulfate crystals or other chemical solutions. All of them are nasty, so read the bottle.
You won't need a ton of etchant for a regular sized PCB. Start with a bit, enough to cover the board. You can always add more if the reaction stops.
Just how much etchant you need and how long the process takes will depend on many things: the size of the PCB, the amount of copper on the board (both in terms of area and thickness). Somewhat hotter etchant will react faster than a cold solution but we like the ease and control that using room temperature etchant affords us. Constant motion isn't required but also helps reduce the etch time: some people use mechanical means, such as aquarium "bubble machines", to mix it automatically.
Regularly stir the solution, every couple of minutes, to ensure the board is in contact with fresh etchant. After a while, you will be able to see that the reaction has begun. The etchant solution will get filled with dark colored particles and the copper will begin to disappear. Removing the PCB from the solution for a few seconds will reveal freshly etched spots. Notice how the etchant quickly runs off the portions of the board which are copper free and how the process has a tendency to begin on the outside of the board:
After something like 50-75% of the copper has been removed, gently stir the solution (never use metal) on sway the container and keep an eye on the state of your board. The process seems to accelerate in the final stages; this is only an impression but it can surprise you and lead to over-etching. Leaving the board in the solution too long will cause the etchant to eat at your signal traces from below, potentially causing breaks in your traces.
When all the superfluous copper has been etched away, remove the board and rinse it with lots of cold water. You do not want to get a lot of etchant in your drain. Besides being really bad for the environment and probably being against the law, it may eat away at your plumbing. You should instead store used solution in an air tight, glass container (e.g. "Mason jar") and store it, clearly labeled, along side your etchant. When the container is full of used etchant, bring it over to your recycling center/dangerous waste disposal facility.
After the board has been thouroughly rinsed, you will have a PCB covered with toner:
The fastest, easiest way to get rid of the toner is with lacquer thinner. If you buy this exclusively for creating PCBs, 100 milliliters should last you two years! Lacquer thinner is extremely volatile, it catches fire easily and stinks--use it outside or in a very well ventilated area. All you need is to do is to get a small quantity on a paper towel and quickly wipe your PCB clean. The laser printer toner will smudge and just about vanish. Once that is done, you'll be in possession of a PCB that looks like this:
Finishing the PCB
You now have a beautiful printed circuit board! Your work is not quite done, but ours is :)
All that is left for you is to drill holes as appropriate, place your components and solder. If you are using lots of ICs, a drill press or Dremel tool with the drill press attachment will be a great help.
We hope you found this HOWTO informative, useful and maybe even entertaining. If you have any questions, remember that the universe is just begging to answer all of them--experiment a little and see. If you would like to share your experiences, hints and tips, then don't hesitate to drop us a line.
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I'd get wasted, obviously.
i would do the opposite and actually be straight for a day just for s**t n giggles
What would you do on that day?
Nothing different because at at my age i have been drunk more time than i care to remember, i do not drink alcohol anymore!
that other thing that everyone goes on about when you are out and about with your pals sx had plenty of that.lol
so i guess i would finish off with a really good Curry and Die on my PC.
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Testament -- Anaheim, CA -- January 31st, 2013
Made another road trip to make this show, but definitely worth the long drive. Met up with my buddy who lives somewhat nearby and cruised over to the show at House of Blues Anaheim. For a Thursday night, parking in the Downtown Disney lot wasn't bad - I don't know if the weekend/Disneyland crowds get a lot worse.
Since I had bought my buddy's ticket, he repaid me in alcohol
. We hung out in the upstairs bar while the (local?) opener played inside - can't remember what their name was... Once they were done, I bought a Testament Dark Roots of Thrash tour shirt ($25) - lots of other cool Testament and Overkill stuff - no 4ARM stuff whatsoever. Heard the soundchecking for 4ARM start so we decided to headed in and down the stairs....
Wow! Lots of people already here - floor seemed to be about 3/4 full and plenty more around the sides. Ended up watching 4ARM's set from about 10 feet inside the entrance door. Cool to see them live - I have an (ahem) unofficial copy of their latest album and I had been hoping to buy a legit copy from them at this show, but no such luck. Will have to pick it up somewhere else - again, good show by the Aussies. All the songs played (except the last one) were off the new album.
1) While I Lie Awake
2) Raise A Fist
3) The Oppressed
4) Submission For Liberty
5) Taken Down
6) Spent And Bled
Next up was Overkill. Needless to say, they had a huge fanbase in attendance (including myself, of course). By this time, we had found a place on the side railing outside the pit...and we were both well buzzed by this time. Actually probably the most semi-drunk I've ever been at a show, and I must say it did make the show even better! Blitz & Co. came out guns blazing and a good time was had by all. For 9 songs, a pretty good mix IMHO.
1) Come And Get It
2) Rotten To The Core
3) Wrecking Crew
4) Bring Me The Night
5) Electric Rattlesnake
6) Infectious
7) Ironbound
8) Elimination
9) Fuck You
(This is likely the same set they did the previous night in SF - even 9 songs tonight was still too short!)
Finally the evening's main entertainment came out to a packed (by then) house. I have been a Testament fan for over 20 years (got into the 1st 4 albums and then bought "The Ritual" when it came out in 1992). How I have been unable to see them live before tonight is just unfathomable. Needless to say, an awesome performance. I would have loved to be up on the rail to watch Alex Skolnick play, but still a good view from our side rail.
Overall, a good mix of new and old. Yes, I would have liked to hear more from PWYP and SoB as well, but still cool. The crowd sang along at full volume for new and old songs alike. The encore of "Over the Wall" was NOT played as it was in SF the previous night.
1) Rise Up
2) More Than Meets The Eye
3) Burnt Offerings
4) Native Blood
5) True American Hate
6) Eyes Of Wrath
7) Into The Pit
8) Dark Roots Of Earth
9) Practice What You Preach
10) The Evil Has Landed
11) The Haunting
12) The New Order
13) D.N.R. (Do Not Resuscitate)
14) Riding The Snake
15) The Formation Of Damnation
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Occasionally throughout history there have been individuals whose achievements leave a positive mark across the entire world. B.K.S. Iyengar (1918-2014) was such a person. In 2004 he was named by Time Magazine as one of the "hundred most influential people in the world". His fellow Indian, Mahatma Gandhi declared: "We must be the change we wish to see in the world"; Iyengar lived according to a similar principle through his lifelong practice, study and teaching of yoga. "Example is all," he once wrote, "and when example expresses truth, it has the power to transform others." B.K.S. Iyengar's approach to yoga had nothing to do with either mere physical flexibility or New Age spiritualism.
Born on 14 December 1918 to a poor Brahmin family in the tiny village of Bellur, in Karnataka, South India, Iyengar's beginnings were far from auspicious. The eleventh of thirteen children he was born sickly to a mother suffering from the influenza then rife across the world. His schooling was limited due to a series of childhood illnesses including typhoid, malaria and tuberculosis. His father died when he was nine years old and continued ill-health, malnutrition and poverty left him at fourteen with a low life expectancy. He was so stiff that when he bent over to touch his toes, his middle fingers only reached his knees. It is easy at the end of a life to impose a shape and a trajectory which belie its lived reality. The odds were against Iyengar reaching adulthood, let alone the extraordinary age of [**] having become the greatest exponent of yoga the world has yet seen.
Under the tutelage of his brother-in-law and guru the venerable yogi Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacarya in Mysore, the young Iyengar had little choice but to take up yoga for the sake of his immediate physical health. In the beginning it was a question of mere survival as his apprenticeship was rigorous, uncompromising and fierce. At the age of 18 in 1937 he was sent far away from his family to Pune, near Bombay as it was then called. By this time determined to devote himself to yoga, Iyengar made a personal wager; he vowed to understand the subject of yoga or die in the attempt. Nonetheless he refused to become a sanyasin (a renunciate). Instead he chose to remain an ordinary householder, later marrying and raising a family. Practising up to ten hours a day he earned only a meagre living from his teaching and often went hungry. A film of his practice in 1938 shows the fluid and extraordinarily fast movements between asanas (poses). Gradually he realised that such a practice was only possible for younger fit people and tended towards inaccuracy. So Iyengar began to slow down his practice to explore every aspect of each asana. This was the beginning of a comprehensive investigation which would lead to a world-wide transformation of the subject.
One of his most famous pupils was the world-renowned violinist Yehudi Menuhin, who came to study with Iyengar in 1952 because he had reached a crisis in his playing. They became lifelong friends and Menuhin invited him to teach in the West. In recognition of the profound benefits Menuhin derived from the practice of yoga, he would later describe Iyengar as "my greatest violin teacher". In the 1960s an enlightened educator asked Iyengar to teach yoga for the then London Education Authority. This turned out to be a highly influential programme and established the UK as the first and still pre-eminent base for Iyengar yoga outside India.
By 1975 Iyengar could afford to design and have built his own place of teaching, the Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute (RIMYI) in Pune, named after his wife Ramamani who had died suddenly in 1973. From then on until his death he lived there with two of his children Geeta and Prashant who also teach, and RIMYI has been at the heart of what has become known as Iyengar Yoga. As its founder, he personally devised and oversaw the rigorous and lengthy teaching programme which has to be undertaken by students wishing to teach in his name. There are now several thousand teachers of Iyengar yoga working individually and in over 1800 institutes in 40 countries. When recognition began to come from all over the world Iyengar was delighted. With characteristic wit he pointed to the celestial reach of yoga when a star was named after him in 2001. But he never courted celebrity nor was he interested in creating any kind of cult. "Yoga is my way of life," he explained and when people came to learn from him, he accepted them as his pupils. What he demanded from the thousands of students and especially those who taught in his name was an ethical and sincere practice. "The popularity of yoga and my part in spreading its teachings are a great source of satisfaction to me," he declared. "But I do not want widespread popularity to eclipse the depth of what it has to give to the practitioner." Yoga, he always insisted, should be hard work. His teaching was exacting and focused as he drew the best from his students.
But Iyengar also had a mischievous sense of humour, announcing at one of his Keynotes how people had thought that his initials BKS (Bellur Krishnamacarya Sunderaja) actually stood for Beat, Kick and Shout because of his hands-on teaching method. His charismatic world-class teaching is well documented: from various famous individuals to regular small groups to conventions where he taught up to 1000 people in masterclasses. This was the case when he was in his sixties (Crystal Palace, 1993); his eighties (Estes Park, Colorado, 2005); and even continued into his nineties (Moscow, 2010; Beijing 2011 - in China a commemorative stamp was issued in his honour). That he could carry on teaching until his late nineties and with such energy and insight was remarkable and inspirational. For the million and more people who have been taught by him directly, his teaching has genius. He was known to his students as Guruji, one who brings light where there is darkness. Pervading his teaching was a lifelong dedication to a genuinely radical vision of the potential significance of yoga for all.
In private Iyengar was a conventionally conservative Indian, true to the culture and spiritual beliefs of his Brahmin heritage. As a yogi, however, he was a revolutionary. When he was a young man yoga was still very much an oriental mystery passed on from guru to sisya (pupil), a closely guarded secret kept only for a select group. That yoga came out of India, Iyengar was in no doubt; but he refused to believe that it belonged to any single country or culture (he vehemently and successfully opposed the attempt to patent yoga poses which took place in India in 2011). Yoga, he felt, should be available to any person, irrespective of sex, race, class or creed. It is a "practical philosophy to be experienced," he maintained, not just "a matter to be described, discussed or debated." Yet in order to bring it out from the darkness in 1966 he published Light on Yoga . There he demonstrated through photographs over 600 asanas which he described in detail with their benefits. This groundbreaking book has been translated into over 22 languages and remains essential for anyone seeking an introduction the subject. Light on Pranayama (1984); Light on Life (2005), his yogic autobiography; Yaugika Manas (2008), an exploration of the yogic mind – these are only some of the almost twenty books in which Iyengar explored aspects of the vast subject that is yoga. There are also hundreds of articles, lectures and interviews now published. This is an astounding achievement for a man who left school at fourteen with no qualifications.
It is certain that Iyengar has made millions from or rather for yoga. Until the end of his life he remained at his Institute in Pune, teaching and learning. "Yoga gave me life," he humbly maintained and with the money he set up the Bellur Trust, through which the village of his birth was provided with water, electricity, schools, a college and a hospital. He also inaugurated there the first temple to the ancient Sage Patanjali, who is credited with codifying in Sanskrit the 196 sutras on which yoga is based. Iyengar published Light on Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with an introduction by Yehudi Menuhin in 1993 and Core of The Yoga Sutras: The Definitive Guide to the Philosophy of Yoga in 2012 with a Foreword by the Dalai Lama. India recognised Iyengar's outstanding contribution to India by awarding him the Padmashri Award (1991), the Padmabhushan (2002) and in 2012 the prestigious IMC Juran Quality Medal, an award given to "individuals who have contributed as a role model ... in spreading awareness and quality focus in their walk of life". Iyengar is one of only two non-Industrialists to receive this award. Also in 2012 he was voted one of the fifty greatest Indians after Gandhi in a country of over 1.22 billion people.
But again this is to limit his influence to India. More than anyone, Iyengar is responsible for bringing yoga from the East to the West. Today there are, sadly yet inevitably, people who have tried to commodify yoga. Iyengar always encouraged personal resourcefulness in using what was to hand in the teaching of yoga. When he realised that some people were unable to do the classical asanas, Iyengar used whatever was around to assist them; in the beginning it was a household object such as a pot, a brick, a piece of rope. In earlier years he was ridiculed for this in India and called a "furniture yogi". Yoga equipment like that for any sport or exercise regime is now a multimillion pound industry; but to have the t-shirt, the mat and the equipment is to miss the fundamental point. Yoga is a process not a product; what underlies the activity of yoga is a science and an art which require years of careful and dedicated (self)study and practice. Good physical health is indeed one of its results; but peace of mind and serenity in the face of adversity and old age are its true gifts. All too often yoga has been wrongly allied to physical flexibility; this is to diminish its power. "The pains that are to come can and should be avoided." ("Heyam Dukham Anagatam" , Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, II,16). Through the practice of yoga while we are well, Iyengar realised, we can do much to strengthen ourselves; once ill we can do much to reduce or even eradicate a disease. At the RIMYI Institute and beyond Iyengar worked alongside Western doctors to search for ways to combat illness by actively involving the patient in the treatment of their illness or medical condition. "My compassion is merciless," Iyengar explained: "I fight with the affliction not with the person. Therefore, I am merciless with my mercy." Western medicine is now taking seriously Iyengar's pioneering work (much of his remedial and therapeutic work has been published) and many trials and scientific studies have shown extraordinary results. For Iyengar it was never a question of East versus West but of the knowledge of East and West being combined for the good of humanity as a whole. In his international outlook Iyengar had much in common with the Dalai Lama with whom he had a public dialogue in 2011. Iyengar never retired. "I am a student of yoga," he would repeatedly explain and spent over eighty years revisiting the first principles of the vast subject that is yoga. For many it is this willingness to continually re-engage and revisit the practice of yoga that shows the mark of genius. The combination of the extraordinary and the ordinary in BKS Iyengar's own definition of the Yogi is a fitting description of the man himself as well as an enduring inspiration to others: "Even though he possesses an inner knowledge of such depth and subtlety that he visibly lives in a state of exalted wisdom, he also visibly lives with his feet planted firmly on the ground. He is practical and deals with people and their problems as and where they are."


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Connecticut is back at No. 1. UConn replaced Baylor at the top of the women's college basketball poll by The Associated Press on Monday. The Huskies received 37 of 40 first-places votes, with No. 2 Stanford getting the other three. Baylor fell to No. 3, followed by Tennessee and Texas A&M. Completing the top 10 are: Xavier, DePaul, Notre Dame, Duke and Michigan State.
The Huskies spent a record 51 straight weeks at No. 1 before losing to the Cardinal on Dec. 30 and dropping to No. 2 for seven weeks. UConn had been moving closer to No. 1 before the Lady Bears lost to Texas Tech on Saturday. This is the 153rd week that UConn has been ranked first.
Georgia rejoined the poll at No. 22 after routing then-No. 19 Kentucky. Penn State fell from the rankings.
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Joe Mehm always has been a cycling enthusiast, but he had never done a ride like this: a daunting ride from St. Augustine to Key West to raise money for the owners of Panama Hatties in St. Augustine, the Kivistos, and their baby Grace.
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Barron's agrees with our assessment that, CPI not withstanding, there is actually some inflation out there. Add Oil and Fed tightening, a voila! That's a recipe for a slowdown:
"If we didn't know better, we'd suspect the good governors are actually recognizing, as they've given broad hints they are, that inflation is very much alive and kicking, whatever the absurd government price readings show . . ."
Conditioned by the fiction that the price of energy isn't all that important to the economy anymore and numbed to the effects of rising interest rates by the regularity, predictability and modest size of the increases, investors have grown to shrug off their impact. Yet, rationally, by itself, either would be enough to cause serious economic discomfort. Together, they are really bad news.
Merrill Lynch's David Rosenberg points out in a Friday dispatch that "we're witnessing an event that has happened barely more than 15% of the time in the past five decades: a year that sees the Fed tighten (liquidity pinch), oil prices rise (margin and personal-income squeeze) and the equity market head lower (wealth effect, discount mechanism) — a triple play.
Such a triple play has occurred only eight times in the past 50 years, and on seven such occasions, gross-domestic-product growth either slowed or stopped dead in the water. The odds, then, of a slowdown in 2006 are 88%, which David says without fear of contradiction, is not "a track record worth betting against." The decline in growth in the wake of triple-play years has averaged 2½%.
"So," David comments, "if past is prescient, we could well be in store for 1%-ish-type growth next year." And, he adds, wryly, "Something tells us that equity valuation, credit spreads and the dollar are not presently priced for such an outcome." Whatever could make him think that?
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Barron's MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2005
Thought of the Day: U.S. Economy Out on a Triple Play
David Rosenberg
Merril Lynch Economic Commentary, 22 September 2005
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"CPI not withstanding" ….. reminds me of "pay no heed to the man behind the curtain"…. the great OZ has spoken.
Barry – how do you think this will affect the international markets? If GDP slows in the US, wouldn't that mean that there is a good chance that this will ripple throught out the world? If fewer US companies are doing well, then they are less likely to be buying lost of goods from abroad, no? Or, it is possible that the foreign markets will make up for the goods and services that the US is no longer supplying? Or is there just no way to really tell?
Excellent post! The interesting thing is the average gain in the year after. The simply average is 10.66%.
It would not upset me a bit for the economy to slow down a little if the Dow would go up 38.3% like it did in one of these situations.
Historically speaking, Septembers are typically very volatile months for the stock market.
So the CNBC induced cacaphony and whipsaw action we've witnessed thus far doesn't "shock" me.
I'm expecting a strong Fall rally — there are too many depressed stocks out there.
Pfizer, Microsoft, c'mon — give these good companies a break.
I just bought more Pfizer today.
The more negative news I see in the media, the more I realize it is time to call my broker.
The triple play theory is VERY enticing, but I don't think playing the market based solely on past data is very strategic.
I think with the Fed + Rita out of the picture, the mental fog that's been besetting downtown Manhattan should clear up.
Expect a short term bear market rally soon, boys.


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I have heard it many times. "Dan, I really need to learn Spanish." I get it a lot from my friends in the medical field. So, how do you learn medical Spanish phrases easily? Well, that can be a tricky question. According to research, you have to hear a word/phrase in a foreign language anywhere from 50-75 times in order to retain it in long-term memory. This is called 'retention'. Simply clicking on audio mp3s, or looking at a list; is not enough to really "learn" or acquire the language. What a person really needs is real life scenarios that are meaningful and relevant to your field. If you are seriously wanting to better communicate with your Spanish speaking patients and increase your ability to converse, you can get a beginner Spanish crash course fully online right here for FREE. If you are looking for medical Spanish phrases, you can get a free online course for it here, -again for beginners, and get a FREE handy phrases checklist to put on your clipboards in the office. The medical Spanish phrases that I am speaking of are the ones for everyday communication (not medical technical terms) like:
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After a long and frosty winter, the spring is finally here.
On display now are some sweet and precious sights like greening grass and budding trees.
But, while these iconic and attractive rites of spring are titillating our senses, a much less pleasing botanical activity is taking place. For it is now that the dreaded dandelion develops and begins its predictable assault on our lawns.
The dandelion is the most successful and easily recognizable broadleaf weed in our region. It flourishes in the damp soil and warm sun of spring. Long the bane of the lawn enthusiast, the dandelion is often targeted for elimination but seldom is that elimination achieved.
Most of us choose synthetic herbicide/fertilizer combinations to do the deed. They are easily applied with a walk-behind spreader and they can be quite effective. But, proper application and proper follow-up is the key. As with all chemicals, product specifics should be reviewed before employment. However, listed below are some simple tips to help you get past the most common reasons for failure.
First and foremost is correct timing. As a general rule, broad-leaf killing synthetic herbicides should be applied to the lawn when the dandelion's leaves are fully developed and the plant is actively growing. This means that getting them early is not advisable. Most successful applications are done in mid to late May.
Also critical is the condition of the lawn. Most products have recommendations that include the following: the grass should be cut 2 days prior to application and it must be damp with dew or a light sprinkling of water.
The lawn should not receive rain, nor should it be cut for at least 24 hours following application.
The herbicide works well and because of the fertilizing component in these products, lawns will commonly turn a deep green and grow aggressively.
That is great but in most cases it's not enough to deliver a knockout punch to the dandelions. For this I suggest a program of true soil enhancement.
Have your soil's pH tested and get it healthy with proper liming and organic fortifications. By doing this you will provide a great environment for the roots of your grass. The roots then can access vital nutrients and the lawn will strengthen itself.
So if you have had it with the crop of yellow flowers that appears in your yard every spring and want to effectively use your lawn products, your time and your money, start this season. But please don't rush it, don't invent your own application instructions and don't forget that healthy soil is the key to a healthy lawn. Perhaps next year when spring blesses us with its warm smile, and colorful blossoms, the protruding head of a dandelion won't sour your experience.
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Miley Cyrus has been hitting the headlines in recent weeks and not just for her music. The star's split from Liam Hemsworth and rumoured romance with Rolling Stone photographer Theo Wenner, have had us all speculating over who the Wrecking Ball star will date next, but according to a new report the answer is no-one as she wants to stay single for at least a year.
The former Hannah Montana star confirmed she was no longer with the Hunger Games hunk in September after a four year romance and a marriage proposal. According to insiders she's not bothered about dating right now and all her focus is on her music. The recent claims about a new relationship with Theo are said to have scared the 20 year-old into making a pact with herself not to date.
"This whole thing with Theo has been blown way out of proportion. They're talking and she thinks he's hot but she's not obsessing over him," a source told HollywoodLife.
"Miley isn't planning to be anyone's girlfriend anytime soon. She's made a pact to stay single for at least a year."
They went on: "She loves being in love and she's got tons of guys chasing her so it'll probably be hard for her to stick to but she swears she's going to do it. She's all about girl power right now."
Liam and Miley cosy up on the red carpet pre split (Photo: WENN)
The star said as much herself during an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show last week when she claimed to be "obsessed" with being alone. Referring to her relationship with Liam she said: "I'm letting that chapter close.
Liam has apparently been spotted with ANOTHER mystery lady (Photo: WENN)
"When I say I'm the happiest I've ever been, it's not a dig. I'm happy with myself. It's separating from someone else to really be happy with who you are. I'm alone right now, and I'm obsessed with being alone."
While Miley might not be looking for anyone new, ex Liam appears to be back in the dating game. Aswell as a fling with Mexican beauty Eiza Gonzalez, who he met in Las Vegas shortly after the split, he's reportedly been spotted on a date with a "mystery brunette" in Atlanta over the weekend.
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Error in 9th inning leaves TJ with loss in WPIAL semis
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It took 18 innings over two playoff games, but Thomas Jefferson's Greg Schneider finally met his match.
Schneider had his way with Hampton last week when he struck out 17 and didn't allow a run in nine innings. Blackhawk didn't fare much better during Monday's Class AAA semifinal: Schneider struck out 15 and took a no-hitter into the ninth inning.
Actually, what got the best of Schneider was a patch of grass just a couple of feet in front of home plate, and it cost the Jaguars their first trip to the championship game.
Schneider slipped on a sacrifice attempt in the ninth, then threw the ball from his backside over 6-foot-5 first baseman Joe Shaffer's head, allowing Brandon Mansell to score all the way from first base with the game's only run. Blackhawk advanced to the title game for the first time since 2007 with its thrilling 1-0 win at North Allegheny.
Blackhawk (20-2) will play Belle Vernon (18-4) in next week's title game. TJ (15-5) will take on Hopewell (18-4) in the consolation game.
"He was just trying to make a play, and he's such a great athlete that he can make that play," Thomas Jefferson coach Rich Krivanek said. "If he does that play 10 times, he makes it nine. Unfortunately tonight was the one he didn't."
The play marred another remarkable playoff performance by Schneider. In two postseason games, he threw 18 innings, struck out 32 and allowed five hits, but all he has to show for it is a 0-1 record and a lot of frustration.
"It was the second game going into nine innings and not getting a run," he said. "At the same time, I can't worry about it. I just need to pitch."
Schneider allowed only his third run of the season, albeit unearned. He lowered his ERA to 0.10 as he fell to 8-1.
"He's putting up PlayStation numbers," Krivanek said. "That's what he's been doing."
The Pitt recruit was never threatened until Mansell broke up Schneider's no-hitter to lead off the ninth with a chopper up the middle.
"It was a fantastic game," Blackhawk coach Bob Amalia said. "That Schneider kid is awesome. I have been coaching a lot of years and never faced a kid like that. I was hoping for 10 innings so we could get him out of there so we would have a chance."
It never got that far because of a decision Schneider wishes he could have back.
"The grass was a little wet up there; there was nothing I could do about it," he said. "I wish I would've held onto the ball. If I would've held onto it, I think I would've had a better chance. I think we would still be playing right now if I would've held on."
TJ threatened only once — when Booher doubled to lead off the third. After he moved to third base, Ryan Ruffing and Joe McHugh struck out to end the threat.
Blackhawk ace Brendan McKay, who came into the game with a 0.60 ERA, was just as dominant as Schneider. He struck out 14 and retired the final 21 TJ batters.
"As good as Greg was, McKay was just as good," Krivanek said. "Both of these kids were as good as advertised. ...
"This was a great game and, unfortunately, it probably should've been the championship game. But we have to rebound and get ready for the consolation game. I'll tell you this: They better be ready for Greg."
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Electronic music filled the foggy arena at Detroit Bar last night while Dirty Vegas fans sipped on chardonnay to keep it classy for Mother's Day. I admit: I was super stoked to see Steve Smith and Dirty Vegas perform live. Back in my early tween years (gosh, I feel so old); I remember listening to Dirty Vegas' "Days Go By" on MTV. From then on, my love for Dirty Vegas grew immensely. If some of you are wondering who the heck Dirty Vegas is, please watch the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse commercial on YouTube.
Polaris at Noon, a local band based literally right across the street from Detroit Bar, was just added to the lineup last Thursday. As soon as they got their gear ready, members of the crowd started grooving and doing the robot dance. Vocalist Jason Suwito owned the stage with his impeccable voice, playing songs like "Rain," "On" and a cover of MSTRKRFT's "Heartbreaker." The crowd was completely blown away by the hypnotic sounds coming from the keyboard, bass, and guitars. The cover was pretty awesome. It was the right amount of electro pop to keep everyone mesmerized until the end.
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|The exhibition "Na Leo Aina / Land Voices' presented from October 9-14, 2005, in the Commons Gallery of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, examines differing cultural, philosophical, and visual perspectives of land. I investigate my genealogical connections and contradictory cultural beliefs. Documenting ways that the land of Hawai'i has changed, I depict its raw power, cultural ruins, and spatial paradoxes. The paintings in this exhibition are a result of my desire to combine abstract philosophies of space with the concrete realities of place. They are comprised of reconstructed memories and actual histories. Translating these ideas into a coherent visual language, I use three primary metaphors: the pohaku, a building block of many ancient cultural sites; map fragments; and archaeological diagrams. Using techniques of fragmentation and layering, the power and complexities of my relationship with my homeland are conveyed. Many historians who write about contemporary cultural issues comment on our emotional distance from the land that has developed as a result of our physical separation from current methods of food production and transportation. Miwon Kwon says that 'being lost, disoriented, alienated, feeling out of place and consequently unable to make coherent meaning of our relation to our physical surroundings - is the cultural symptom of late capitalism's political and social reality,"' Our desire for the 'lure of the local,'2 or what Lucy Uppard defines as the 'intersection of nature, culture, history, and ideology"3 comes about precisely because of our lack of knowledge about the history of land and place. It was this original sense of disconnection that motivated me to learn more about my genealogy and my connections to the land of Hawai'i. My work attempts to resolve my own culturally conflicting experiences and ideas about land. I am a product of both Hawaiian and European cultures, each with radically different epistemologies, especially as they relate to the land and waters of Hawai'i. My interest in these contradictions stems from being confronted with the respect and care my father showed to the land, the gods, and our ancestors, as well as the maps and documents he used in his career as an attorney specializing in land issues. I have integrated these cultural differences with my desire to convey contemporary philosophical concepts about space, time, place, and landscape.
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We removed tons of out-of-date and long technical articles that customers spent way too much time scrolling through to find answers. We wrote short, specific, how-to documents and these articles now pop to the top of search lists. We also made changes to staffing so we now have optimum staff levels at all times which speeds cases through the system.
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The end of the year is not only a good time to look ahead with a new set of electric vehicle predictions; it has also become our tradition to look back at our projections from the previous year. Here's a quick summary of how our predictions from a year ago panned out.
The global availability and increasing sales of EVs will put an end to the "are they for real?" speculation. B.
While plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) sales for 2012 will be less than half of the 257,000 we forecast in 2011, a market of 120,000 PEVs this year verifies that they are here to stay. Sales in North America weren't off by that much, but Europe (thanks to austerity measures and the generally crappy economic environment) and Asia Pacific (lack of consumer demand in China) both fell far short. While some automakers (Toyota, Honda) continue to hedge their bets, Nissan, Ford, Audi, BMW, and GM are all expanding production of PEVs.
Car sharing services will expand the market for EVs and hybrids. A+
In Paris, the Autolib project has been a great success story using PEVs, Daimler is expanding its Car2Go carshare cities, BMW brought PEV carsharing to San Francisco, and so on.
Battery production will surge ahead of vehicle production. A
The aforementioned lagging PEV sales resulted in excess inventories, falling prices, and struggling battery makers such as A123 Systems heading for the (bankruptcy) exit.
Road tax legislation in the United States that will require PEV owner contributions will fail. INCOMPLETE.
Legislators were too busy with other things, such as keeping their state and federal governments from insolvency, to bother with proposing (let alone passing) any mileage tax legislation. Fiscal crises in many areas will eventually make this a polarizing issue.
The Asia Pacific region will become the early leader in vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems. A
Japan continues to be the test bed for many vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-home projects, thanks in part to broad automaker support, and Hangzhou China is beginning a test of 20,000 EVs for V2G. Hurricane Sandy's impact on distributing gasoline was worse than the impact on the power grid in many towns, which has more companies in the United States thinking about the benefits of EVs.
PEV prices will continue to turn off many consumers. A
The $10,000 or more price premium for PEVs continues to frustrate consumers who might otherwise be interested in buying a PEV. Ford's entries into the market hasn't helped, and both Tesla and Nissan are raising prices on their vehicles.
Third-party EV charging companies will dominate public charging sales. D
After piling up deals (often involving DOE money) in 2011, EV charging service company 350Green got very quiet in early 2012, and then agreed to be acquired by competitor CarCharging Group. CarCharging, which recently snagged former presidential hopeful and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson as Chairman of its Board of Directors, and fellow competitor EV Connect continue to make inroads with hotels and property management companies. However, this business model requires rapid subscriber growth and is running out of steam faster than anticipated.
Germany, South Korea, and Japan will see the most progress toward the commercialization of FCVs and rollout of hydrogen infrastructure in 2012. B
Daimler, Hyundai and Toyota, which continue to push for fuel cell vehicle commercialization, recently toured Germany and other European countries to tout the technology's viability. Germany's Clean Energy Partnership continues to gain momentum. The Japanese government continues to push for hydrogen fueling incentives and is streamlining the process of building stations. The fuel cell sector is also heating up in the United States, as Air Products had a busy year building out hydrogen infrastructure.
Employers will begin to purchase EV chargers in large numbers. C
With a few notable exceptions (Facebook, Google, Microsoft) employers are waiting for the penetration of PEVs to increase before committing to large purchases of EV charging stations. It will happen, but perhaps not until 2014.
EVs will begin to function as home appliances. D
The integration of EV charging equipment into the home is happening more slowly than anticipated. While communication standards, such as ZigBee and HomePlug, for connecting EVSE to smart meters or home energy management systems are in place, EVSE manufacturers have yet to enable their products to work as smart appliances.


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Ode to the Asphalt Worker
The asphalt worker is paving the town
As traffic snarls and drivers frown.
The cones are all set to direct traffic right
We hope that the job is completed by night.
They are digging up old to put in the new
It's all manual labor for this working crew.
The asphalt is poured and the raking now starts
The street will be sealed before they depart.
Their boots are black and their uniforms soiled
The crew is finished, each face shows the toil.
So when we see that asphalt truck
Lets give thanks because we're not stuck.
In the pothole we hit just last week,
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