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If you thought you’d previously seen it all, well, you’re wrong. Case in point: David Morales Colón, a 22-year-old Puerto Rican man who was shot to death last Thursday, and whose wake is now making headlines here in the United States. How come? Well, suffice it to say that the funeral directors at Marin Funeral Home in San Juan’s Hato Rey neighborhood have a flair for the unorthodox. For example, in 2008, they embalmed another young shooting victim and displayed his body standing up for the duration of a multi-day wake.
Back to the present: Yesterday and today, callers who stopped to pay their final respects to the late Mr. Colón got a bit of a surprise. Instead of the traditional presentation of the body in a casket, Mr. Colón’s corpse, dressed in casual duds and sunglasses, was instead posed in a very lifelike position atop his limited-edition, Repsol-liveried Honda CBR600 F4. According to Puerto Rico’s Primera Hora newspaper, the motorcycle was given to the victim by his uncle, and upon Mr. Colón’s untimely demise, family members delivered the bike to the funeral home specifically for this unusual wake.
Lest you think this is some sort of insane hoax, here’s the link to the local Primera Hora coverage, which features a multi-shot photo gallery, and here’s the less detailed AP wire version, which is presently making the rounds Stateside. Finally, we’ve got a video posted after the jump. We’ll say this: David Morales Colón rides into the afterlife in memorable style. Thanks to Joel for the tip, and thanks to Wes Siler for the bike ID.
[Source: PrimeraHora.com, YouTube]
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by Kevin Jon Heller
Too funny not to post (h/t, Gawker):
(The man in the photo, for those who don’t know, is Malcolm X, not Obama.)
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Recent reports suggest that 30 minutes of moderate daily activity are not enough to stay healthy. Instead, 60 minutes are now necessary – particularly if you want to lose weight.
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Marcello Menegatto, Photo: AP
In December of 2009, a previous post noted the death of the Giorgio Carbone, the man who saw himself as the “Prince” of the Italian town of Seborga. Today, The Telegraph reports that Carbone’s successor has been elected:
Marcello Menegatto, 31, was elected monarch of the “kingdom” of Seborga by a majority of the territory’s 360 inhabitants.
He has been dubbed The King of Nylon but he has a choice of either calling himself His Tremendousness Marcello I or Giorgio II, in honour of his predecessor, a flower grower who styled himself His Tremendousness Giorgio I.
A former champion sailor and the heir to a hosiery company, he has big plans for the little principality, including building a new hotel, attracting more tourists and providing new jobs.
“I want to create new infrastructure and work for our people,” said Mr Menegatto, as he was carried in triumph on the shoulders of his supporters after being elected on Sunday. “I will continue the fight for Seborga’s independence.” One of his first tasks will be to decide on his official title. The His Tremendousness Giorgio I was really called Giorgio Carbone. He died in November, aged 73, and the fact that he had no children raised fears that Seborga’s days as a monarchy were at an end.
He was elected in 1963 and spent nearly 50 years championing the rights of Seborga, which consists of a single village on the Italian Riviera, close to the border with France.
Giorgio I claimed that Seborga should be recognised as an independent state because it had never been formally included in the unification of Italy in the 19th century.
“Serborghini”, as inhabitants are called, maintain that their village was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire from the 11th century until 1729, when it was acquired by the Prince of Piedmont.
They insist that when Italy was united under the Savoy dynasty in 1861, Seborga was not formally listed as being part of the newly formed state.
The village has its own currency, stamps and a flag – a white cross on a blue background.
An amazing story! But, as I indicated previously, there is no basis in international law for Seborga’s claim to sovereignty.
(HT: Joe Grieboski)
German authorities launched a new fit of privacy hysteria last week after discovering that Google’s Street View cars are not only taking photographs — they’re recording the publicly-available router MAC addresses and SSIDs seen as the cars travel past Wi-Fi hotspots. UK and European politicians had already been up in arms about Americans wandering the streets taking pictures of citizens and completely non-secretive government buildings, and now Germany’s data protection chief is supposedly "horrified" by the discovery that Google is also collecting public wireless hotspot data. Of course a number of companies and individuals (like Skyhook Wireless and war drivers) have been doing this exact thing for years, but because it’s Google — somehow hysteria reigns.
Neither German authorities or those covering the story seem able to say how precisely an aggregate collection of public data will be used for nefarious purposes. The assumption simply is that Google has somehow figured out a way. The Register for instance informs readers that Google’s "uniquely cavalier approach to privacy" and "potential ability to cross reference the information raises additional concerns." Yet the report seems unable to tell readers what those concerns are, instead just assuming that Google must be doing something mischievous, and quoting CEO Eric Schmidt as saying users "shouldn’t worry about privacy unless they have something to hide." Of course what Schmidt actually said in that interview with CNBC was somewhat less sinister:
"If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place. But if you really need that kind of privacy, the reality is that search engines like Google do retain the information for some time, and we are all subject to the Patriot Act, and it is possible that that information may be made available to the authorities."
Though Schmidt does veer awfully close to the surveillance state meme of “if you don’t have anything to hide you’ve got nothing to worry about,” in context he’s simply saying the obvious: that if you want information kept private — don’t share it — given public data these days is collected and by proxy easily accessible to law enforcement. With the outcries over Street View taking photographs of your front door, there’s nothing being collected that users can’t already see should they walk by. With Google’s collection of Wi-Fi data, there’s again nothing being collected that isn’t publicly available. MAC addresses (and in this case we’re just talking about hotspot MAC addresses) are changeable, and users can hide their SSID if they don’t want the world to see it.
That said, how the aggregate data is used by such a large corporation is very important, and people should push Google to be as transparent as possible — but there’s a difference between asking reasonable questions about Google’s data collection practices and just assuming the worst possible scenario. Google isn’t publishing this data — and two different blog posts explain how much data they’re collecting, why it’s being collected, and how it’s being used largely to aid in GPS triangulation and local search. Though clearly from there they’ll feed this data into the heads up displays of Google shock troops clad in black gunmetal body armor — who can then carry out Google’s master plan of taking over the planet using your Linksys details.
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Firefox has thrown down the gauntlet in the race to take charge of your online identity, saying it will soon add identity-management features to its browser, and hopes at some point to build recommendation services into the browser as well. The move pits the Mozilla Foundation and its open-source model against the proprietary approach taken by Facebook, which recently launched a series of features that it hopes will convince users and websites to use Facebook profiles as their default log-in for online services, and to implement the social network’s “Like” plugins as a universal standard.
The new addition to Firefox is called Account Manager, and it effectively transfers authority over logging in to various websites and services to the browser. Using a single menu in the main toolbar of the browser, next to the address field, Firefox will be able to log a user — or multiple users — into and out of multiple services, and will even be able to generate random passwords for users who don’t want to come up with their own. The service will apparently also support any standard for authentication such as OpenID (or presumably OAuth as well, which Facebook now supports), and is designed to be an open standard.
Firefox has effectively promoted the Account Manager plugin (or add-on, as it calls them now) from its Labs experimentation project to the official browser development stream. The add-on is available as a beta here, and after some testing and development will be added to the shipping version of the browser. The Firefox team said it is looking to “ship this feature as soon as possible,” and that adding support for it to an existing website or service should only take “as little as fifteen minutes of hacking.”
It’s clear that Firefox sees the browser as the primary agent that stands between a user and the services and websites she wants to visit. That effectively means Firefox is going to go head-to-head with Facebook, which also wants to be the primary means by which users login to websites and services. According to the Firefox blog, the Account Manager add-on is just part of a larger “online identity concept series” that Mozilla Labs has been working on, which includes looking at all the ways the browser can help users interact with the web:
Your Web browser, as your most trusted relationship in your life online, has nearly perfect knowledge of everything you do on the Web. We envision a world where your browser will play an even more active and critical role in helping you control and shape your online experience. To realize this vision, we need to increase the browser’s understanding of your online identity and provide a platform for building new capabilities that securely take advantage of this rich, dynamic set of data that represents the digital “you.”
According to Mozilla Labs, some of the ideas it is working on include managing account information, but also questions such as “How can your browser help when you discover something cool on the Web that you want to share with your friends?” and also “What can your browser do to enable you to securely share data with websites and third-parties in return for context-rich Web experiences?” Those are both goals that will also bring the Firefox developer into direct competition with Facebook for access to user’s data and personalization or recommendation features.
Identity online seems to have gone from being a two-way race, with Google and Facebook, to being a three-way contest. May the best service win.
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So, just a few hours ago Phil showed us some custom themes for the HTC_IME keyboard. I know you readers love to support us, so I figured I would make a sweet Android Central keyboard to share with all of you! The install of the keyboard is rather easy, and goes as follows. Note: Your phone does NOT have to be rooted to do this.
Hope you all enjoy this keyboard as much as I am, and if you come up with your own Android Central creations, we would love to see them in the forums!
Members from both sides of the aisle came together Tuesday to combat domestic violence.
The House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill that would establish a pilot program for the electronic monitoring of domestic violence offenders. It also unanimously voted in favor of a bill that would make sure school personnel learn about teen dating and domestic violence as part of their in-service training, and it approved, 125-19, a bill that would ensure that money promised to domestic violence victims’ shelters and rape crisis centers is distributed promptly.
The bills are a direct result of a bipartisan task force formed last fall by House Speaker Christopher Donovan, D-Meriden. After several domestic violence-related deaths in Connecticut, Donovan asked lawmakers to come up with ways that the state can improve its response to domestic violence incidents.
The domestic violence bill that has received the most attention deals with the judicial system.
The bill would establish a pilot program for the monitoring of high-risk domestic violence offenders. The judicial branch recently received $140,000 in federal stimulus money to help pay for the program. The money will be used to buy electronic monitoring devices and equipment for at least 21 high-risk offenders in Bridgeport, Danielson and Hartford.
The federal funding would run out in March, and the bill was amended Tuesday to clearly state that if there was no funding for the program, it would not be continued.
The amendment also addressed domestic violence dockets. The original bill called for domestic violence cases to be heard in 11 criminal courts that currently don’t hear them, but now only three additional courts would hear such cases.
Currently, nine of the state’s 22 criminal courts have domestic violence dockets, and Rep. Gerald Fox III, D-Stamford, said the Judicial Branch will use existing resources to add the three dockets. The branch will also decide where the dockets are added, he said.
In addition, the courts-related bill would improve the enforcement of protective orders and allow prosecutors to take into consideration all previous domestic violence offenses, including those committed out of state, for persistent offenders.
The education bill voted on Tuesday has no financial impact on cities and towns, according to the legislature’s budget office. The state Department of Education, however, would need to spend $35,000 next fiscal year to standardize training materials associated with teen dating and domestic violence.
While the training would be mandatory for teachers, administrators and pupil personnel, it would be voluntary for paraprofessionals and noncertified employees.
“It’s a small step, but a step in the right direction,” said Rep. Marilyn Giuliano, R-Old Saybrook.
The third and final domestic violence bill voted on Tuesday would ensure that money from the marriage license surcharge is given to the Department of Social Services and the Department of Public Health. The departments split $19 between shelter services for domestic violence victims and rape crisis services, and the bill would require the money to be distributed in a timely manner.
The bill would also require the Department of Public Health to develop a television public service announcement to prevent teen dating violence and family violence. The department would have to use existing money, or apply for a grant, to pay for the announcement, which would have to be developed by June 2012.
There was some debate over provisions that would allow domestic violence victims to break rental agreements if they reasonably believe they need to vacate their home for safety reasons. Victims would have to give at least 30 days written notice to their landlord and they would need to provide proof that they are domestic violence victims. Proof could be a copy of a police or court record, or a written statement from an employee or agent of a victim services organization, an employee of the Office of Victim Services with the Judicial Department of the Office of the Victim Advocate, or a medical or other licensed professional that has assisted the victim.
Victims would still be responsible for any rent owed prior to the termination of the lease, and landlords would still have the right to try to prevent termination of a lease in Superior Court.
Those who voted against the bill said they were worried about language in this specific domestic violence bill and said the bill could make things difficult for landlords.
All three domestic violence bills must still be approved by the Senate and signed by the governor becoming law.
by Kevin Jon Heller
From the Judgment:
It was further argued that Germany alone could decide, in accordance with the reservations made by many of the Signatory Powers at the time of the conclusion of the Briand-Kellogg Pact, whether preventive action was a necessity, and that in making her decision final judgment was conclusive. But whether action taken under the claim of seIf-defense was in fact aggressive or defensive must ultimately be subject to investigation and adjudication if international law is ever to be enforced.
Smart people, those Allied judges.
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vegetarian proteins
Are you concerned about the nutritional content of your food? If so, you’re not alone. Many people are becoming concerned with their health and wellness. A 1999 survey indicated that 87% of consumers reported changing their eating habits due to specific health concerns.
Among the greatest worries were heart health and dietary cholesterol intake. The major dietary concern (reported by almost half of those surveyed) was reducing fat. Animal protein is a major contributor to the fat in the average American diet.
Americans eat plenty of protein, but it is mostly from meat, eggs, and dairy sources, which are usually high in saturated fat and cholesterol. In contrast, many soy products are high in protein, naturally low in fat, and naturally lactose and cholesterol free.
Soy also provides all the amino acids, including the nine essential ones your body needs but cannot manufacture itself. Using the newest methods for assessing the quality of protein, soy protein was given the score of 1.0, the highest rating possible and equal to that given animal proteins such as those from eggs and milk.
Soy products are also good sources of calcium and iron. In addition, soy protein provides naturally occurring beneficial plant compounds that are being extensively studied. Soy contains isoflavones, especially genistein and daidzein.
These are intriguing to researchers because they are phytoestrogens and may be related to soy’s ability to regulate hormonal balance and deliver long-term health benefits. Some soy protein products are alcohol-processed, which removes isoflavones.
High quality soy protein is water washed to retain naturally occurring isoflavones such as genistein and daidzein and uses only non-genetically modified (GMO) soy protein certified through an Identity Preservation Program (IPP). This program assures that the soy we use is tightly monitored and controlled from planting and harvesting to processing.
The tremendous benefits of soy protein include sustained energy, vitality, and stamina, plus the benefits of naturally occurring isoflavones compounds not present in meat or dairy foods.
Who might benefit from taking a soy protein supplement? Anybody concerned about heart health. People interested in reducing their intake of the typically high-fat, high-cholesterol animal sources of protein and supplementing their diet with a plant-based protein source that is naturally low in fat and lactose and cholesterol free.
Vegetarians or vegans looking for a high-quality protein source that contains no animal products. People interested in the health benefits associated with consuming soy Anyone interested in supporting the body’s natural ability to ward off hunger and maintain energy for hours.
How does a soy protein supplement work to sustain energy? The key to any good soy protein supplement is glycemic response. Glycemic response describes the effect a food has on blood sugar. Foods like a hot-fudge sundae can cause your blood sugar to spike and then plummet rapidly.
A short time after you have finished the last spoonful, you feel tired, irritable, and surprisingly hungry considering the number of calories you have just consumed. This is exactly the opposite of how you feel after a serving of high quality soy protein.
In a clinical study, subjects consumed 110 calories from carbohydrates alone and their blood sugar was measured every half hour. As expected, blood sugar shot up immediately and then quickly crashed. It is this rollercoaster response that can lead to feelings of jitteriness, irritability, and hunger.
However, when subjects consumed 110 calories of high quality soy protein, the results were significantly different. Blood sugar did not spike, nor did it plummet. Instead, it remained essentially level. The body’s natural metabolic balance was undisturbed.
When choosing a soy protein supplement it should be made of or include the following: it should have at least 12 grams of protein per serving, and the protein itself should come from a natural vegetarian protein source, it should be naturally cholesterol free, it should not contain any saturated fat, and it should only contain 1 gram of total fat per serving.
Your high quality soy protein supplement should meet 50% of your daily needs for calcium and your soy protein supplement should not have any artificial flavors, sweeteners, colors, or preservatives added to it. And finally your soy protein supplement should also be kosher certified and come with a money-back guarantee.
Good luck on your journey towards health and wellness!
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What is the easiet source of proteins for a vegetarian?
What do you think is the easiest and abundant source of proteins in a daily diet for a vegetarian? Name more number of items though.
You need about 50 grams of protein per day, more if you’re active. I usually have to get my protein on the go since I’m a flight attendant, so here’s what I do: Luna Bars: delicious and about 8-10 grams per bar, Health Valley Black Bean and Lentil Soups (these are lower in sodium than most pre-made soups) and have 12 grams of protein per bowl- the to go soups not the canned ones; Progresso Lentil Soup has a lot of protein in it. Its wonderful but high in sodium. I munch on walnuts, almonds, and cashews throughout the day and a serving is usually 1/4 cup and has on average 5 grams of protein. Hummus is my favorite food and its made with chickpeas/garbanzo beans which not only have lots of protein but also vitamin b12. I add GenSoy Protein powder to my oatmeal in the morning b/c I don’t like the shakes or have the equipment when I’m out of town to do so. If you go out to eat, you’ll have more luck finding protein rich, vegan foods at ethnic places. I get Channa masala (a chickpea dish) at Indian places, coconut curry with tofu at Thai places, and Bean Curd dishes at Chinese restaurants (although if you get the bean-curd steamed without the sauce or sauce on the side its healthier). It sounds like a lot to do, but I have so much energy when I get enough protein and its not that hard to include these things. Good Luck and Happy Tofurky Day!
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Praise the Android Gods, we now have a date for when the HTC Desire will launch on U.S. Cellular! According to the U.S. Cellular Facebook page, the HTC Desire will be launching sometime in July so get your checkbooks ready. Originally, it was thought the HTC Desire would land on more carriers, but it appears that U.S. Cellular has scored an exclusive. Honestly, I am kinda surprised this phone didn’t land on one of the “big four.” So, how many U.S. Cellular customers are excited? Let us know!
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