Mat Schaffer wrote: ... > output: > > Rehearsal -------------------------------------------- > Indexing 0.100000 0.000000 0.100000 ( 0.102362) > Chop 7.190000 13.890000 21.080000 ( 22.477807) > ---------------------------------- total: 21.180000sec > > user system total real > Indexing 0.100000 0.000000 0.100000 ( 0.108777) > Chop 7.290000 14.050000 21.340000 ( 22.755782) You might want to use chop!: Rehearsal -------------------------------------------- Indexing 0.843000 0.000000 0.843000 ( 0.844000) Chop! 0.235000 0.000000 0.235000 ( 0.234000) ----------------------------------- total: 1.078000sec user system total real Indexing 1.437000 0.015000 1.452000 ( 1.453000) Chop! 0.203000 0.000000 0.203000 ( 0.203000) cheers Chris