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Section I. THE PLATOON
The platoon is a basic combat unit capable of maneuvering in the conduct of combat operations. The platoon can fight as part of a pure mechanized infantry company or as part of a company team that is task organized with tank platoons and mechanized infantry platoons. In either case, the platoon can establish a base of fire and then move other elements to seek an advantageous position from which to destroy or dislocate the enemy.
On the battlefield, the platoon can expect rapid and frequent movement. It must be prepared to fight in a variety of situations--both mounted and dismounted--while attacking or defending, during movement, and under conditions where nuclear and chemical weapons have been used. The platoon operates in such a way as to make maximum use of its weapons and available firepower.
Section III. Control and Organization for Mounted Operations
Section IV. Control and Organization for Dismounted Operations
The mechanized infantry platoon is equipped with four APCs. It is organized with a platoon headquarters and three rifle squads. The platoon leader and his headquarters are mounted in one APC, and the squads are mounted in the other three.
A typical mechanized infantry platoon is organized as shown in illustration.
The platoon headquarters is organized as shown in illustration.
A typical seating arrangement for the platoon headquarters is shown in figure 2-4.
Section II. THE SQUAD
The squad is composed of the APC and nine men organized into two teams: the carrier team and the dismount team.
As a minimum, the carrier team is normally composed of the team leader/gunner and the driver.
The dismount team is made up of all squad members not a part of the carrier team. The platoon leader normally specifies the organization of the dismount team. His decision is usually based on squad strength, mission, enemy terrain, and guidance from the company commander.
A typical seating arrangement for a squad in the APC is shown in illustration.
The squad with the platoon sergeant on board its APC will have a typical seating arrangement as shown in illustration.
Each squad is arranged in its vehicle so it can observe in all directions and deliver sustained, effective fire while moving, or rapidly exit the dismount team from the vehicle when required to accomplish dismounted tasks. Each squad member has certain duties and responsibilities based on his duty position in the squad. Each squad member's basic weapon, duties, and responsibilities are outlined below.
Has overall responsibility for the squad. While conducting mounted operations, the squad leader designates targets, selects routes of movement, selects vehicle positions, determines weapons to be fired, issues fire commands for all weapons, communicates with the platoon leader, and reacts to the platoon leader's commands. For dismounted operations, the squad leader has the option of remaining with the vehicle or deploying with the dismount team. The choice is based upon the platoon leader's desires or squad leader's judgment of the tactical situation.
Is expected to place himself wherever his leadership and experience best influence the most important actions of the squad. The squad leader has to decide how best to utilize the carrier team and the dismount team. Normally, if the dismount team has to dismount, the dismount role is the most important, and the squad leader will dismount and lead it.
Team leader/gunner, caliber .50 machine gun/M16A1 rifle:
Observes the battlefield to detect enemy targets and to be aware of location of friendly forces.
Controls the movement of the vehicle under the direction of the squad leader.
Operates the caliber .50 machine gun as directed by the squad leader.
Is responsible for operator maintenance of the caliber .50 machine gun.
Serves as carrier team leader and positions the carrier when the squad leader has dismounted with the dismount team.
Driver, M16A1 rifle:
Drives the vehicle under squad leader's/team leader's/gunner's control.
Follows correct terrain-driving procedures and assists in selecting hull-down positions.
Aids in detecting targets and observing rounds fired.
Is primarily responsible for operator maintenance on vehicle. (Other squad members help the driver as directed by the squad leader.)
M16A1 rifleman/sniper:
Normally operates as part of the dismount team.
If employed, assists the M60 machine gunner once the machine gun is placed in the ground mount role.
Antiarmor specialist, Dragon/M16Al rifle:
Normally operates as a part of the dismount team.
Is armed with a Dragon antiarmor weapon or, when not firing the Dragon, fights as a rifleman armed with an M16A1 rifle.
Assistant squad leader, M203 dual-purpose weapon: Normally operates as part of the dismount team and is one of the team leaders for the dismount team. He will control the dismount team when the squad leader remains mounted.
Squad automatic rifleman, squad automatic weapon (SAW): Normally operates as part of the dismount team.
Squad automatic rifleman, SAW: Normally operates as part of the dismount team.
Grenadier, M203 dual-purpose weapon: Normally operates as part of the dismount team.
Machine gunner: Although the M60 machine gun does not have a dedicated gunner assigned, the weapon is available for use by the squad. It may be used in several ways:
In the defense to make use of its heavy firepower in final protective fires when used with a tripod and T&E mechanism and in areas that offer a dismounted avenue of approach into the position.
In the offense when the terrain does not allow a large maneuvering element but does allow a base-of-fire element to place effective fire on the objective area. Frequently, the capacity of the objective area, or the routes leading to it, does not allow the necessary space to employ the optimum number of troops to maneuver against it. The adding of the M60 to the base of fire will partially offset the problem by adding to the overall combat power.
In any situation that offers a significant air threat.
During movement, the M60 machine gun may be affixed to the side of the APC for overwatch purposes and may be left in place, allowing the gunner to deploy, for example, dismounted with a fully loaded SAW.
Platoons and squads will not always be at full strength. Even so, the mission (in combat and in training) can still be accomplished if understrength units are organized with these rules in mind:
Man the most potent weapons first. Take full advantage of available firepower. Before each mission, carefully consider how to employ Dragons, machine guns, and automatic rifles.
Squads of five to seven men are common. Before employing such understrength squads, key factors must be considered.
The mission may require two squads to accomplish it rather than one.
Extensive individual training needs to be emphasized since all members of the squad must become familiar with all squad weapons.
A general priority order in which positions are to be filled (from the most important to the least important) is squad leader, driver, team leader/gunner, Dragon gunner, SAWs, grenadier, rifle-man. Depending on the squad/platoon leader's estimate of the situation, the M60 machine gun may be manned in priority after the Dragon gunner. A typical seating arrangement for a six-man squad is shown in illustration.
Section III. CONTROL AND ORGANIZATION FOR
The platoon moves and fights mounted whenever possible. When all of the platoon remains mounted, it fights as a single force under the control of the platoon leader. At times, when mounted, the platoon leader may choose to divide the platoon into two sections of two APCs each--for example, when using bounding overwatch. The platoon sergeant will control one section, while the platoon leader controls the other; however, the platoon leader retains overall control of the platoon. If contact is not likely, the platoon leader may choose to lead the formation.
Each squad leader controls the movement of his vehicle in consonance with the platoon leader's vehicle. The team leader/gunner insures that his vehicle has the correct caliber .50 machine gun orientation and that the vehicle is properly dispersed in accordance with the formation being used. (Formations and movement techniques are discussed in chapter 4.)
Section IV. CONTROL AND ORGANIZATION FOR
Each APC carries a dismount team of infantrymen whose purpose is to fight dismounted. When the dismount teams are deployed, there are methods of maintaining control over the squads and platoon. These two methods have a direct bearing on how the platoon is organized.
In the first method, the carrier team and dismount team remain under the control of their squad leader. The squad leader directs the movement and fires of both teams. Because this method is a challenge for the squad leader to control, it requires the carrier team to be close to the dismount team. This method may be used when the enemy, visibility, or terrain dictates the use of the dismount team to secure or lead the carrier team.
In the second method, the dismount teams and carrier teams are organized into a dismount element and carrier element. The three dismount teams compose the dismount element, and the four vehicles (includes headquarters vehicle) compose the carrier element. Thus, the platoon is organized into two elements. One element is controlled by the platoon leader and the other by the platoon sergeant. This method is commonly used whenever the vehicles and dismounted infantry are separated. For example, the carrier element may be employed at one location to maximize use of its weapons, while the dismount element is in another. These different locations do not have to be far apart in fact it could be a matter of only 50 to 100 meters.
Whichever method is used, the platoon leader retains overall control of the platoon.
The platoon leader might order the dismount teams to dismount to:
Operate in terrain that restricts the movement of APCs, such as in forests or built-up areas.
Obtain better observation and fires whenever those of the APC are restricted.
Continue the operation whenever the APC is under effective antiarmor fires.
Assault or clear an objective.
Move on a different route while APCs support.
Defend dismounted.
Clear an obstacle or danger area.
Take advantage of the mutual support of squad weapons such as Dragons.
Provide security.
Conduct dismounted patrols.
When the dismount team dismounts, the team leader/gunner and driver remain with the vehicle, while the squad leader normally dismounts.
Before the dismount team dismounts, the squad leader should decide what weapons are to be taken. His decision is based on the tactical situation, that is, is the purpose antiarmor, anti-infantry, or a combination. If the purpose is anti-infantry, there may not be a need to dismount the Dragon/LAWs.
When making the decision to dismount, and in the absence of orders from the platoon leader, the squad leader considers where his presence is required. Specifically, if the situation requires dismounted action, then the squad leader will be dismounted. The squad leader will normally dismount with his dismount team to:
Operate in terrain that restricts the movement of the APC, such as in forests or built-up areas.
Avoid effective antiarmor fires.
Move on a different route while the APC supports.
Clear an obstacle or danger area.
Assault or clear an objective.
Defend dismounted.
Conduct dismounted patrols.
There are other instances in which all or only a portion of the dismount team may dismount. For example, the squad leader may choose not to dismount, but the assistant squad leader would dismount to lead the dismount team to:
Operate whenever the observation and fires of the APCs are restricted by visibility or terrain.
Provide security.
Take advantage of the mutual support of the other squad weapons such as the Dragon.
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Our second week of meal-planning began with the best of intentions. We would go to the market, get whatever produce looked good and was cheap, and then plan a week's worth of meals. But on Sunday morning we woke to find Tika in a bit of discomfort and sporting a huge belly. The night before, I left the dog food bag open, and she helped herself. So we skipped the market, instead staying home to keep an eye on her (also, it was hot).
So I thought about what we had on hand, and started flicking through some cookbooks, but I only got through two before I had so many ideas. Week 2's meal plan became our Week of Urban Vegan. Her cookbooks tend to be my faves anyways, so I wasn't surprised to find a big list of possibilities. Here is the plan that I wrote, based on some input (and some resistance) from Andy:
- Esther's Baked Falafel (Celebrate Vegan p.107), or Chickpea Chilli Burgers (Urban Vegan, p.48) - early in the week, so Andy could have leftovers on his lunch-time sandwiches
- Black Bean and Bulgur Tacos (UV, p.83) - on Tuesday or Wednesday, so the lettuce was still fresh.
- Pumpkin risotto with sage and sundried tomatoes (UV, p.152)
- Spicy Seitan 'Wings' (Celebrate, p.165)
- Spaghetti alle Melanzane (UV, p.91)
- Pumpkin-Daal Soup (UV, p.54)
Here is how it turned out.
On Sunday, while soaking beans for the week, I decided to turn some overripe bananas into muffins. I used the recipe for Blueberry-Banana Bread (UV, p.24) as a guide, but changed it up heaps, so I will post the new recipe another time. These were high in protein, and super yummy, the perfect morning tea snack for a week without fruit (on account of not going to the markets).
Sunday night's dinner was a mash-up of the two chickpea patty recipes. I couldn't decide, and then I did, but then I changed my mind. So the flavouring is falafel, but I added oats as per the burger recipe to bulk the patties up. They were a little dry, so not very well suited to BBQing, but they were delicious with BBQ potatoes, beetroot and corn.
Monday night we had eggplant pasta, basically following the recipe for "alle Melanzane" but adding a jar of pesto (because our freezer is so full of it!), and using penne pasta.
Up until now, our meals for Week 2 looked strikingly similar to Week 1, with a few minor variations. Andy would have preferred to keep this up, but Tuesday is where I took a more serious detour. Instead of our normal tomatoey Mexican meals, I made Dynise's Black Bean and Bulgur filling, with the addition of some corn, which we ate burrito-style. I thought they were delicious, and a great change. Andy likes what he likes, and thought these were just okay.
On Wednesday, we got a break from the sticky, hot weather - instead, it was 25 degrees and we got 200mm of rain. I felt like something warm and snuggly, so flicked through the two cookbooks and decided to make an afternoon snack of Milk Pudding (Halvaye Shir), a Persian sweet (Celebrate, p.10). Except I didn't follow the recipe well - I used different spices, vanilla instead of rosewater, and walnuts instead of pistachios. It was very yummy, anyways.
Then for dinner, we went off-plan in favour of something hearty and warm - Mesir Wat with Chappatis.
Thursday was still a little on the cool side, so rather than BBQ-ising Dynise's seitan wing recipe, we followed the original recipe and baked them in the oven. I think of them as nuggets, more so than wings, but whatever you call them they are fantastic (with oven-baked potatoes).
On Friday, we fell into old habits (not necessarily bad habits...) and threw some gnocchi and jarred tomato sauce together and called it dinner. It did the job, got us through the week, and made a dent in the big pile of gnocchi taking up space in our freezer. So Week 2 was a little similar to Week 1, a little creative, and still flexible. A success, even if not a resounding one!

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The Prince and Princess of Asturias traveled to Germany to inaugurate the headquarters of the Instituto Cervantes in Hamburg, is in the Chilehaus building, an architectural jewel of the twenties located two steps from the harbor and the town hall in the heart of the German metropolis. Upon arrival, they received the affection of those present and Princess Letizia was presented with a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
During his speech, Prince Felipe talked about the so-called "crisis of cucumber" and stressed that the "excellent relations" and "deep friendship" between Spain and Germany, will help, along with the European Union, to find a solution to the problem happening with the Spanish fruit and vegetable sector. To conclude, the prince sent the authorities his "deepest and sincere condolences" of Spain deaths to the outbreak of E. coli and wished many victims to recover as soon as possible: "The Princess and I would dedicate these feelings, with all our heart, to the family members and friends of all the victims and also to the authorities. "
Moreover, the Prince of Asturias said that "the interest in Spanish continues to grow as a result of greater exchange of goods and services, investment flows, or cooperation in R&D with the Latin American region growing intensively in recent years, despite the international economic and financial crisis, with increasingly important role internationally. "
After his speech, Felipe discovered near Princess Letizia a commemorative plaque and toured the facilities of the new headquarters next to the center's director, Helena Cortez Gabaudan, head of the Instituto Cervantes and Carmen Caffarel, the second mayor of Hamburg, Dorothee Stapelfeldt, and the Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs of Germany, Wolf-Ruthart Born, and Foreign Affairs Secretary of Spain and Latin America, Juan Antonio Yanez-Barnuevo.
During his visit, the Prince and Princess of Asturias inaugurated an exhibition of paintings by the Argentinian artist Martha Zuik, which displays 30 oils and acrylics painted on canvas and paper, and visited the library, which has 9,000 volumes. A particularly one has more than 1,500 DVD movies in Spanish and nearly 3,000 books to teach Spanish as a foreign language.


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Mark de Vries controlled Jason Wilcox's cross and fired home to give the Foxes the lead and on the hour Stoke's Junior was sent off for an off-the-ball clash.
Stoke levelled when Marlon Broomes hooked in before Connolly took over, turning and firing home one goal before bursting clear and slotting coolly in.
John Halls struck to worry the hosts before Connolly chipped in his third.
"We played good football and scored some good goals but we also made it so difficult for ourselves.
"I think we were a little bit nervous because there was pressure on us from outside after the 4-1 defeat at Sheffield United on Saturday."
"The players left on the pitch showed a lot of character to go ahead to chase a draw or the win.
"Even with 10 men, we went for it and it was a good game for the spectators. We played good football, created good chances and scored good goals."
Leicester: Douglas, Maybury, Johansson, McCarthy, Gilbert, Sylla (Hammond 71), Gudjonsson, Williams, Wilcox, Connolly, de Vries.Subs Not Used: Henderson, Gerrbrand, Stearman, Wright.
Booked: McCarthy, de Vries.
Goals: de Vries 14, Connolly 66, 82, 90.
Stoke: Simonsen, Halls, Hoefkens, Duberry, Broomes, Chadwick, Junior, Brammer, Kolar, Russell (Dyer 40), Sidibe.Subs Not Used: de Goey, Buxton, Henry, Taggart.
Sent Off: Junior (61).
Booked: Simonsen.
Goals: Broomes 64, Halls 89.
Att: 20,519
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(CNN) -- More kids than ever are roaming around the Internet.
Cliff Boro, CEO of KidZui, talks with CNN about Internet sites designed for kids.
Kids ages 2 to 11 make up nearly 10 percent of all online users; that's 16 million people, or 18 percent more than five years ago, according to a report from Nielsen Online.
And they're not always finding content parents might deem appropriate.
"Sex," "porn" and "YouTube" are among the top 10 terms searched by kids who use a family filter provided by Symantec, according to a recent report by the computer security company.
Enter a host of products -- from Web sites and browsers to parental filters and search-tracking software -- designed to help parents make the Web safer for young children.
One of the latest kids' sites, ZuiTube, aims to be a cleaner version of YouTube by screening all its videos before youngsters troll through them.
To find out more about the pros and cons of the kids' Web, CNN spoke with Cliff Boro, chairman and CEO of KidZui, the company that owns ZuiTube. The company also makes a kids' browser called KidZui, which claims to access more than a million pre-screened Web sites, pictures and videos.
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CNN: Why do kids need their own version of YouTube?
Boro: Well, kids need their own version of YouTube because they're just attracted to the Internet like bees are to honey, but the Internet fundamentally isn't built for kids.
There's so much great content on YouTube for kids, but there's so much horrendous content that's completely inappropriate. So our goal with ZuiTube is to give kids the best of what YouTube has to offer without parents running and screaming because there's just so much bad stuff as well.
CNN: Why a video site specifically, instead of something else?
Boro: Kids love to be entertained in quick bursts of consumable moments of fun. I'd have to defer to a child psychologist to understand it.
CNN: Is the ZuiTube site educational or is it focused on entertainment?
Boro: The goal is to be both educational and entertaining. So KidZui has mapped out 8,600 channels of what kids are interested in, ranging from photosynthesis to Miley Cyrus. And we relate all of those categories to each other so kids can independently and safely browse, search and share.
And we deliberately -- just like the grownup Internet -- we don't create any division between learning and being entertained. Oftentimes kids will start with a search in KidZui on something they're interested in like baseball and end up learning or watching videos about sporting events in Rome.
CNN: On YouTube, anyone can submit a video. Where do the videos on ZuiTube come from?
Boro: All videos on ZuiTube right now come and are powered by YouTube. So they're on YouTube's site. But our team of editors, which are parents and teachers across 25 states, review all of the videos before they're included in ZuiTube.
CNN: Who pays for the site? Are there ads?
Boro: We have no advertising on ZuiTube, nor do we have any plans to add advertising. KidZui's in a position to offer ZuiTube. It's effectively sponsored by our flagship product, the KidZui browser. And we're proud to be in a position to be able to do that.
CNN: I read about an online world that's being designed for kids. It's billed as sort of a World of Warcraft for kids, where instead of killing people you might rescue cats from a tree or something. I wonder how far you see this idea of a kids' Internet going -- or if you see sites like that as appropriate?
Boro: Like with everything it's all about moderation. I think immersive kids' destination sites are fabulous -- or many of them are fabulous.
CNN: I saw another report by Symantec that said the No. 1 term searched by kids online is "YouTube." Is that good or bad for your business?
Boro: I'm surprised by that and I think it just shows fortunate timing on our launching ZuiTube both for kids and parents.
We created our company not out of fear, but we urge all parents to be mindful Google and YouTube were not designed for kids. And kids should not be in front of a Web browser unsupervised. Period.
Our goal with KidZui is to focus on the light, not the darkness. Of course, we keep all of the bad content and the bad people out of KidZui. But we focus on letting kids who want to discover, who want YouTube, to get YouTube videos that are fun and appropriate for them ... I think it is indicative of just how much kids want to be online.
CNN: Is there a point when it's too early for kids to be online, even with parents?
Boro: Again, I am not a child psychologist. I know in our company, that has lots of kids, that we have some significant KidZui time ... even with 2-year-olds looking at videos. Exercise and social time and time with family is really important, but kids really wanna be online.
CNN: What do you think these tools -- kids' browsers and video sites -- will do to this generation of online users once they grow up?
Boro: Our hope with KidZui has always been from the outset that we create a positive association with the Internet and technology that is not filled with anxiety and mom and dad looking over their shoulders all the time.
CNN: As an adult and someone who doesn't have kids, is there anything -- a video or site -- you can point to that you personally find interesting from ZuiTube or KidZui?
Boro: Our biggest surprise isn't one piece of content. We thought kids would be like us, like grown-ups. But it turns out, maybe because they have more time, that kids are bigger explorers in terms of discovering content on the Internet. Kids love voting on content, they love giving their opinion. They love sharing things.
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The Class X 2015-16 NIOS board exam result was declared on 9 June and ICSK students have once again performed par excellence. The students have excelled with a pass percentage of 83% and the three toppers are Ruqhaiya Mirza with 79.2%, Yasmeen Nasar Ali with 78.4% and Mehedi Imran with 76%.
ICSK became an Accredited Institution of NIOS in 2014 and is the regional study center and center for conducting examinations.
The NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling) offers academic as well as vocational courses in various streams at the Secondary and the Senior Secondary level similar to the CBSE and the CISCE. It is the board of education under the Union Government of India and was established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The NIOS offers wide range of features and flexibility to suit specific needs of students. There is no upper age limit for students enrolling and students can select any subject combination from a wide variety of subjects being offered at ICSK. Also, flexibility in the scheme of examinations and admissions is provided.
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The source said the former military president has been ill for a while, resulting in his inability to attend most public functions. We could not ascertain the real cause of his illness, but the source apart from saying that it was age-related, added that the former military president might be suffering from a relapse of the radiculopathy disease which has troubled him since he was head of state.
According to the source, General Babangida most times is unable to walk unaided without a walking stick or the assistance of his security personnel.
The illness of the former military president became public last week when he attended the valedictory dinner for the former Niger State Chief Judge, Justice Fati Lami Abubakar and was aided out of the venue before the end of the event.
It was said that Babangida now travels to Abuja frequently where he receives medical attention and has cut down on receiving visitors at his home.
The source also said he has emaciated a lot and also looks pale.


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The introduction of the Enterprise Open Source Channel fills a distinct void in the vertical marketing channel. According to IDC, Linux servers now represent 12.7 percent of the overall server market, or $1.6 billion for the first quarter of 2007, and the worldwide revenue from standalone open source software reached $1.8 billion in 2006. Realizing this accelerating expansion and the limited marketing opportunities currently available, TTM is leading the way in offering and supporting a strong network of sites focused on open source. Sites within the TTM network already draw more than 20 million users per month.
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Infrared Heaters Provide Safer Supplemental HeatReviewing: I Heater Quartz Infrared Heaters | Rating:
Space heaters come in different varieties. Various styles include conventional electric heaters, propane heaters, kerosene heaters and quartz infrared heaters. Quartz infrared heaters are now in high demand, even though the technology is not exactly new. Infrared heaters generate waves in the infrared section of the light spectrum. A light prism, or rainbow, reveals the colors that the human eye can see. Infrared and ultraviolet wave lengths are just beyond what the human eye can detect. Infrared heaters do not consume oxygen nor do they emit deadly carbon monoxide. Infrared heat is not an instant heat source. It warms the objects in the room, such as walls, ceilings and floors with infrared radiation. A room is not warmed from air circulation with an infrared heater. It may take up to a day for an infrared heater to bring a room up to a comfortable temperature.
Many people are under the impression that an infrared heater will replace their furnace, while drastically cutting their heating bill. A quartz infrared heater primarily functions as a supplemental heat source. It is not intended to replacing a furnace. While it may operate more efficiently than other space heaters, it is still a space heater.
An efficient supplemental heat source can reduce the total heating cost, depending on the type of supplemental heat source and how it is utilized. Manufactures that claim a quartz infrared heater reduces a heating bill by 50% are basing their claims on furnace on/off cycle counts. Even if using a space heater cuts the furnace on/off cycles in half for a given period of time, the cost of running the space heater must be added back into the total heating cost.
I purchased an infrared heater to provide supplemental heat while lowering my overall heating bill. The unit that I purchased is an iHeater, model IH1500W. It is 16" x 13" x 19" and weighs 22 lbs. The electrical specifications are 120V, 60 HZ and it consumes 600-1500 watts (depending on the setting). The heat output ranges from 2000BTU to 6000BTU. It includes a thermostat to set the operating temperature. Safety protections include overheat safety shut-down and a tip over safety switch. This particular unit can heat a space up to 1500 sq. ft and the expected life span is 60, 000 hours.
The manufacturer claims the infrared heater that I purchased will often operate for around $1.00 per day (this information is printed on the package). When I purchased my heater the outdoor temperature was starting to drop after the sun went down. I ran my new quartz infrared heater in the evenings and throughout the night. This was my only source of heat for the first month, bear in mind that the temperature was chilly, not freezing cold. My electric power bill for that month increased in the $30.00 range. I felt that this was a fair price to lower the chill factor for a whole month without having to turn on the furnace.
When the cold weather became more extreme I moved the infrared heater into the bedroom. The bedroom door remains closed most of the time. I am able to lower the furnace setting throughout the night and the bedroom temperature remains warm and cozy. Surprisingly, the heater does not constantly run overnight. Granted, as I write this article January and February are still left, however, December was a cold month this year so I feel that I am able to adequately gauge the heater's performance.
My home has gas heat and there is only one thermostat in the main living area. In previous winters, I had to close off unused rooms and heat all other living spaces. All rooms remained the same temperature and the only alternative to lowering the heating bill was to lower the temperature throughout the entire house.
My infrared heater is cool to the touch, even after running for awhile. There is no flame to worry about. The tip over safety switch and overheat safety shut down also provides peace of mind. The furnace can be turned down when there is no one home. By leaving the bedroom door closed and the infrared heater turned on, the walls, ceiling, floor and all other objects in the room remain warm. I have found that a quartz infrared heater operates well within this environment.


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Back in the late 1980's, I was working as a junior general surgical registrar. In such a role, I was allowed to perform minor surgery, often unsupervised. Back then, general surgeons were commonly performing carpal tunnel release surgery although nowadays, they are performed predominantly by specialist hand surgeons. I operated on a man who had bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The surgery was performed under a local anaesthetic block which means that his arm was made numb and he was able to be awake for the duration of this short case. I operated on one side. All went well. About three months earlier, he had been operated on the other side by one of colleagues (who was at the same level of training as myself).
Totally unbeknown to me was the fact that an intern had ordered pre-operative blood tests, an electrocardiogram and chest X-Ray in the week prior to the surgery. These tests in an otherwise well man with no co-morbidity and having a procedure under a local anaesthetic block is unnecessary. I was to learn that this was the case about 8 or so months after performing the surgery and by this time, I was working rotation at a secondment hospital.
I was one of two carbon copied doctors on a letter that had been written by a cancer surgeon. The other cc doctor was a respiratory physician.
The surgeon described the history that had led to the presentation by this patient with symptoms. He wrote "somebody had operated on this patient and not checked his CXR which at that time showed an obvious coin lesion in the lung". It was intimated that the patient could have been cured of cancer if diagnosed at that time had the CXR result had been checked at the time. It was very obvious that he was apportioning blame on me for not checking the result of a test that I had not even known or should have expected to have been performed. It was interesting that the same unnecessary work up had been performed for the patients first carpal tunnel operation a few months earlier. I could see exactly how this would have happened on the second occasion where an bewildered intern just followed what was done on the previous occasion.
I was devastated to receive this letter. I did not dare communicate with the surgeon to explain my case as I truly believed at that time, any disagreement with the surgeon would be the end of surgical career. Over the next 18 months, I continued to be copied in on correspondence outlining the patient's demise in spite of curative attempts and ultimate death. Every time I received these letters, I would fall into depths of depression for several days but I would always develop a mechanism to cope. When the letters arrived, dread would fill my face before opening the envelope as I always knew what lay within. I would go to a room by myself and read it again and again and again. I looked at it as being my problem and could not feel I could raise it with anybody, including my partner at the time or my surgeon mentors. He had amassed incredible power in surgical politics and was not one to be reckoned with. I was totally and absolutely petrified of him.


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Houston: This Ain't My First Rodeo
This usually surprises most people that don't know me well, I'm a HUGE professional bull riding fan. It's the truth. Okay fan really doesn't describe how into it I am. I'm slightly obsessed. There I said it. I watch it just about every time it's broadcast on television and I do my best to get to at least one live event every year. If you haven't you really should. Good times people. Really good times. Not kidding. Whenever I get a chance to see bull riding I'm in. Period.
Last month's bull riding fix came in the form of the Houston Rodeo. I found out about this gem of an event through our PR Maven friend Kim who lives in Houston. I convinced Susan a girl's weekend at the rodeo would be a good time so we booked our flights put on our cowboy boots and off we went. The Posh Woodlands Resort and Conference Center hosted us and was our home away from home for the weekend. The resort has more to offer than we could possibly see/do in one weekend. We're already looking forward to returning so we can kick up our heels by their amazing pools, take a slide down the water slides, a trip around the lazy river (currently under construction and scheduled to open later this summer) and maybe even take on a game of golf.
The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center is just a mere thirty minutes from downtown Houston, Texas. A world of natural beauty meets high-tech convenience – and welcoming smiles are ready to grant even the most challenging of requests. It's an ideal destination for families and couples to relax and refresh, it's also a world-class venue for conferences (yep, we liked it so much we're considering taking our food conference MIXED on the road to Texas next year. Boots are optional but encouraged.)
It was hard to leave our posh accommodations to head off to the rodeo. They spoiled us with a suite that had an amazing entry way (that yes I had to slide on with my socks, like you wouldn't) and large living area that separated not one but two master suites. Their attention to detail was outstanding. Being a detail person myself I always notice when someone goes above and beyond. They had music going upon our arrival and the table was set up with Texas sized snacks and drinks. We were happy campers. Alas the rodeo beckoned and the bulls were too hard to ignore.
This is no ordinary rodeo friends. It's a MONTH long event that has the biggest purses in the country up for grabs. Yes, everything is bigger in Texas. It also boasts some of the best names in yes Country Music. We were lucky enough to be there the night The Band Perry was performing. This is the third time I've seen them in concert and I'm always amazed at how Kimberly jumps and runs across the stage in what looked like 6 inch (red bottom) boots. Go ahead girl. I sung along to every. single. song. Sorry Susan I'm sure you would have preferred to have heard Kimberly sing.
There was roping, riding (bronc and bull), mutton busting (the cutest thing imaginable – kids holding on for dear life (don't worry Mom they wore helmets and vests) while a sheep runs full speed) and chuck wagon racing! CHUCK WAGON RACING. How have I missed this all my life. This might be my new favorite thing. And you can't have a festival without rides and fried food. We walked, ate, walked, ate, walked and ate and then sat down. The rodeo didn't disappoint. It did however wear us out.
Thank goodness there was a nice cushy bed (complete with turn down service and chocolates) and whirlpool tub to return to at The Woodlands that evening. We slept likes babies and then we were treated to the spa the next day. Facials are my weakness and that one was amazing. Not going to lie, they pretty much had to make us leave the spa. They have the most gorgeous fireplace and sitting area that I wanted to move into. So we moved to the restaurant where we also didn't want to leave.
Beautiful rooms, attentive staff, relaxing spa, exercise room, multiple pools, golf course, conference center and fine food all in a gorgeous Texas sized setting. It's a good thing.
If you're traveling to the Houston area I hope you'll consider staying with them. It's an oasis of FUN! You can also connect with The Woodlands Resort on TWITTER and FACEBOOK
Disclaimer: The Woodlands Resort and Conference Center hosted us during our stay. Opinions are our own. Always have been. Always will be.
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Oh my gosh- how fun!!! That sounds like a great weekend!! I never knew you liked bull riding.2
Texas is awesome… obviously. Love the photos and yes, MIXED should be in Texas.3
Oh my gosh, Paula, really? That is funny. Not because you shouldn't be a fan, but just because you seem…so …refined. Lol. One of my dear friends is a total high-brow foodie, wine snob, and fashionista…but loves NASCAR. So go figure!4
Grew up in a small town in Nevada, so I am very familiar with the Rodeo! Two of my cousins went onto professional rodeoing after high school. Sounds like you ladies had fun.5
If there is Bull Riding I'm there!! And yes it shocks everyone we know. Also NASCAR Fans6
I love all things western, being a horse girl it's sort of required I think. Oddly I don't own western boots, just blunnies. Odd but true.
I'm totally down with you moving Mixed to the wild west. I'll be there with bells on. At least until I can buy some boots.7
What a wild time you had! The resort and your suite looks like an absolute dream. I hope I can go there someday.8
This looks like so much fun, and I know the Woodlands is such a beautiful area, I bet the resort there is amazing! Your photos are so pretty!9
My 7 yr old is already a horse fanatic. We took her to her first rodeo last year. This is going to be her dream vacation! I am all about the hotel!10
I love the rodeo! We have a family home in the Rockies in Colorado and there is a small, little rodeo that is so much fun to go watch. I've never been to a large, professional rodeo.11
Looks like such a fun time, I have never been to Texas but I think my husband and I need to put it on our places we want to go for vacation list! 🙂12
Mixed in Texas would be so awesome!! I've never been to a rodeo, I bet it's amazing though!13
I've been to one rodeo in my life and had a blast at it. I can't say that it got in my blood like it seems to have done to you though. That being said, if it means that I can stay in a place like that though, count me in.14
That looks like such a fun time! I've never been to a rodeo and I even have family that lives in Texas (shame face). Next time we're in Dallas, I'm getting myself there!15
I love Texas. Love it. But I have NEVER been to a rodeo. I feel like it needs to happen for my life to be complete!16
Looks like a great trip! I can't think of this city without singing that silly, old country music song, "Houston. (bam bam bam) Houston means that I'm one step closer to you." You certainly make it look way better than that song makes it sound. Can't wait to go there again now!17
My former boss used to love going to the rodeo when it came to NY and you'd never suspect it of him. Sounds like a great trip and that hotel is gorgeous!18
As you know, HUGE PBR fan right here, too! We try to go to one live event a year, too. I went to the one in San Antonio one year and there was a great show afterwards! So fun!
PS Will you ask JB Mauney to marry me? 😉19
What a fun weekend! That hotel looks dreamy 🙂20
The rodeo! I want to go!!!! What an awesome looking time, gorgeous resort!21
What a great time! I'm loving those cowboy boots and hope to make it out to Texas again. I've only been once and it definitely wasn't long enough!22
OH my goodness that pool looks so relaxing! I could sit there forever and how I want a facial too!23
Love the Houston Rodeo… so fun. Plus the mutten busting, where the little kids try to ride the sheep like a bull is just adorable. Glad you had fun in my hometown girl! Love the boots!
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This week we present how to use pt-archiver and pt-find, two Percona Toolkit tools. We focus on the common usage of the tools and the gotchas we ran into using them.
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Southeast LinuxFext and OpenSQLCamp, Friday June 8th through Sunday June 10th in Charlotte, NC. Registration is FREE!
The 1st Latin American Conference about MySQL, NoSQL and Cloud technologies will be held in Buenos Aires from Wednesday, June 27th through Friday, June 29th at the Puerto Madero Hilton Hotel.
MySQL Connect will be held in San Francisco on Saturday September 29th and Sunday September 30th, with a Saturday night reception. This is a technical conference about MySQL, bringing together MySQL engineers at Oracle and the MySQL Community, and will include sessions about the latest MySQL features and the MySQL feature roadmaps.
Percona Live: New York City 2012 will be held from Monday, Oct 1st through Tuesday Oct 2nd.
Free Oracle seminars
There are free in-person oracle seminars on High Availability MySQL in München, Germany on Wednesday, May 23rd and Baden-Dättwil, Switzerland (near Zurich) on Thursday, May 24th
and on Scaling MySQL in Berlin, Germany on Tuesday, May 22nd
SkySQL Trainings
Percona Trainings
Oracle's MySQL trainings
pt-archiver and pt-find
Episode 80 about several tools from the Percona Toolkit.
-- Options to look into: --no-ascend / --txn-size / --where (complex joins → subselect) / --dry-run / --limit / --sentinel -- --stop / --sleep / --sleep-coef
Baron's blog post about nibbling/chunking algorithms
-- Options to look into: --column-name / --empty / --mtime / --engine / --column-type / --exec / --collation / --dblike / --dbregex / --mmin / --tbllike / --tblregex / --trigger / --view / --function / --procedure
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This week's ear candy is on querying the PROCESSLIST table in the INFORMATION_SCHEMA database to display partial or formatted information instead of SHOW PROCESSLIST / SHOW FULL PROCESSLIST / mysqladmin processlit.
At the Movies
This week in at the movies, we present Roland Bouman talking about "Common Schema: A framework for mysql server administration". The code for common schema can be downloaded, and there is good documentation on what it does and how to use it.
Where you can see us
Sheeri will be speaking about MySQL Security at the Central Virginia MySQL Meetup on Wednesday, May 16th.
Sheeri will be speaking at the OUG Harmony Conference in Finland about MySQL security and "Optimizing MySQL JOINs and Subqueries" on Wed May 30 2012.
Gerry will be at the Seattle MySQL Meetup, Monday June 4th. Sarah already let us know that there will be a speaker, but we haven't go all the info yet.
Sheeri will be speaking at Open Database Camp, co-located with the Southeast LinuxFest - Friday June 6th through Sunday June 8th, bringing both her Security talk and a talk on Intermediate MySQL Administration to Charlotte, North Carolina.
Sheeri will be at the Boston MySQL User Group, Monday June 11th. We will meet at John Harvard's Brew Pub in Cambridge, MA for an informal gathering.
Sheeri and Gerry will both be speaking at the The 1st Latin American Conference about MySQL, NoSQL and Cloud technologies in Buenos Aires, Argentina from Tuesday, June 26 through Thursday, June 28th.
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To kick things off with style, this week's prize is a Developer Edition OUYA console and two extra retail controllers
To celebrate the grand opening of our new Photography forums, we're bringing back the weekly photo contests! As before, it's a great way to show off your skills taking great pictures with an Android phone or tablet, and there's always a great prize attached.
This week, the subject is summer travel. Take any picture. It could be a Panorama, a Zoe, an Auto-Awesome .gif, a Photosphere, etc., just something that you feel captures the spirit of a great summer getaway. And the prize this week is something that everyone will be interested in -- a Developer Edition OUYA console, with two extra retail controllers.
Entering is easy. Just head into the forums (use the link below) and post your entry. Tell us what Android you used to get the picture, and any back story you want to add to it. We'll pick a winner Tuesday (July 16) night at 11:59 PM ET, and announce them on the blog with next Wednesday's contest. Hit the break for the full rules.
- Pictures must be taken with an Android device
- Pictures must be uploaded to the contest thread. I'm not running all over the Internet to track them down.
- You have to tell us what device you used to take the picture, and any special software you might have used. Editing your pictures is fine -- this is art.
- You must have used a valid email address to register here at AC, so I know how to contact the winner.
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Coyotes rally late in regulation, beat Capitals 4-3 in shootoutNHL.com @NHLdotcom
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Shane Doan scored his second goal to cap a rally late in regulation and the Phoenix Coyotes scored on both attempts in the shootout to end Washington's five-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory Saturday night.
Troy Brouwer and John Carlson scored two of Washington's three goals on power plays in a strange second period that included a string of penalties and rare delay of game call against Phoenix goalie Mike Smith for playing the puck across the red line.
Trailing 3-1, Phoenix rallied late in the third period on goals by Lauri Korpikoski, who scored as he was falling to the ice, and Doan's fourth goal in three games on a power play with 1:46 left.
Antoine Vermette and Mikkel Boedker scored in the shootout and Washington failed on its two attempts to lose for the first time in five shootouts.
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Updated to iOS 6 didn't you? Regretting the decision thanks to Apple Maps, aren't you? Well, you can stop beating yourself in a while, as it is being reported that Google's homegrown Map app for iOS has ventured into the hands of select (very lucky) outsiders for testing. Reports say that the app is in the final stages of testing, with only a few final polishing touches left. Wall Street Journal reports that soon, the app will be submitted to Apple for review. Oh! and there's word that it will have the turn-by-turn navigation too!
Are you afraid that Apple will flat out reject the app? Well, they did remove the native Google Maps from iOS after all. Well, once again, you can rest easy. While Apple did distance itself from Google products, it also acknowledged the shortcomings of its own Map app and made recommendations for good alternatives to their own half-baked goods. This is a company that's showing some signs of change and allowing Google Maps app to be a part of the App Store (if it is in compliance with all of Apple's rules of course) will only go on to show the Fruity Company's good will to its consumers.
We've also heard some chit chat about "why would the Big G ever release a Maps app for iOS? They'll just keep it to Android to lure people to its own OS." Well, that would just be downright nonsense. Bringing its mapping expertise to iOS would be the perfect way of ensnaring customers into its Android web. Besides, Google's outlook to maps (and all of their other services) has always been a very liberal one. They want everyone to have access to their services, regardless of browser, device, OS etc.
We can only hope that Google Maps gets here sooner than later, as its really frustrating how ineffective Apple Maps has been in our search for any address. Even when we dropped pins at two different point and asked for a route between them, Apple Maps gave us a "could not calculate route" error.
In reality, the two points were just a few left-and-right turns away. Turn-by-turn navigation is currently only limited to the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 on Apple Maps, so those of us with older devices would love it the Mountain View outfit decided to make guided navigation a universal gift to all. Well, we can hope!
Source: WSJ
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Last week post or the whole series.
Slow week. Just back from holiday and my aging brain is slowly picking up the pending tasks on hand. Not a productive week.
Changing my approach to handle to-do list when comes to own personal project. Have an idea or looking at a procastinated long list, just get something up. Don't care it's not working, even a simple "Hello World!" is good enough. Once it's up, you will have to tendency to do something about it later or in future. It's basically just moving an item from a to-do list to another form of to-do list. Nevertheless, something get started somehow. Best to keep the momentum going.
#1 MSP 430 Competitive Benchmarking (SLAA205C, PDF). Is an old (2009) benchmarking results comparing MSP430 (MSP430F5439) against several other microncontrollers. For more up-to-date results, see the report from EEMBC. CPU is not just the main factor, sometimes, power consumption is an important deciding criteria. Top 5 most efficient microcontrollers according to ULPBench.
#2 The answer is seven. When end result have higher social values over hardworks (you can trace it back to financial reason), do we still care crap about the effort? People always looking for shortcuts in life. Some would prefer to call this being smart and efficient where the goal is to spend minimum efforts to obtain maximum output. Have you encounter student who tried to contest the exam result when he put little efforts? There exists a group of people who are lazy and entitied. Well, laziness is virtue right?
#3 Reverse-Engineering work on the TL-WR703N 150M 802.11n Wi-Fi Router. Interesting works on TL-WR730N which was used as a cheapest embedded GNU/Linux platform (OpenWrt). However, it's quite hard to find this in MY anymore but there is another model which superseded it, TL-MR3020. Alternative choices includes GL-MT300N and Nexx WT3020. I was considering getting one but hold that thought because I'm not sure what to do with it. My Raspberry Pi and Beagleboard still collecting dust.
#4 Ceriatone. Surprising good (from the YouTube reviews) and "affordable" (compare to those established amp makers) guitar tube amp board kits from MY. See TubeDepotTV if you want to find out how to assembly your own guitar tube.
While we're on guitar. Thinking of getting a Squier? Watch Squier Roundup: A look at six Squier guitars from worst to first. Which Squier then? Anything over MYR1000 should be a good choice. To be more specific, skip all Affinity or Bullet series and those made in China.
#5 Box Breathing via HN. The steps is quite straight forward, inhale, stop, exhale, and stop. Just four steps with different duration for these four steps. There are several other breathing techniques as well like The Stimulating Breath, 4-7-8 Breath, and Breath Counting. I've tried different Android app, so far, Breathe (similar to the Box Breathing site) works for me.


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I pray this story from my life will touch and change your life. Hallmark could say it better but please accept my words as your Christmas card this year. Merry Christmas!
While I have received wonderful Christmas presents in the past, there have been several gifts I will never forget. This week I walked through the local drugstore and I saw a box of chocolate covered cherries. That box took me back to a time when I first learned the meaning of Christmas.
When I was in 7th grade, there was a tall, African-American girl who sat behind me in home room class. She was the star basketball player on the Jr. High team. Her name was Sybil and she lived with her grandmother in one of the smallest houses in the poorest section of town. Other girls whispered about her and I overheard that she had already had a baby. Sybil smelled of grease and wood smoke. Her clothes were threadbare and her shoes had holes. Each day when she arrived we said hello and smiled at one another. I was a small, quiet, studious girl and definitely not one in the popular crowd. She was shy like me so we didn't really talk.
The last day of school before Christmas break, I noticed other kids were exchanging gifts with their friends but I wasn't one of them. Sybil came to home room class with a small gift in her hand. It was simply wrapped and topped with a stick on bow. I thought to myself, "I am so glad poor Sybil has a friend to exchange a gift with." But she walked past everyone else and stopped at my desk. She put the box on my desktop and said, "I got you a Christmas present."
Of course I was caught so off-guard I asked, "why?" She said, "Because you're my friend." She made me open the gift and it was a box of chocolate covered cherries! Sybil and I sat right there in home room, right in front of everyone and shared that delicious box of candy. We ate every piece. She smiled and smiled as she bit off the tops, sucked out the juice, picked out the cream and then chewed up the cherry. We had our own private Christmas celebration!
I can't imagine how much she and her family sacrificed to buy the candy. I can't figure out how or why the Lord put Sybil and me on a collision course that led us to an unexpected friendship. But this much I did figure out, Christmas can be found in a box of chocolate covered cherries.
In what unexpected places will you find Christmas this year?
Heavenly Father, give us unexpected joy in unexpected places this Christmas. Slow us down and enlighten us so we might find and experience the true meaning of Christmas. In Jesus Name, Amen John 1:9, John 1:14 and Matthew 1:21


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Honda Amaze sedan that will be launched in India next year. Already launched in Thailand, the Amaze is expected to make it to Indian shores by April 2013. Powered by a new, 1.5-litre, four-cylinder i-DTEC diesel engine derived from the 1.6-litre Earth Dreams, the Amaze returns 23-25 kmpl. Prices could start from Rs 5.2 lakh for the basic petrol to Rs 7.3 lakh for the top-end diesel.
Even without turning a wheel, there's a sense that Honda has got it right, yet again. And this stems from the fact that present among us for the very first drive of this new car are the engine and product development heads. And as our interaction reveals, they aren't very cagy either, which is quite a departure from typical Japanese officials at Honda.
But, before we jump the gun here, it must be said that the odds aren't exactly stacked in Honda's favour. It's not every other day that the company makes a diesel engine, after all. Hitherto, it only had two – the 2.2-litre diesel which has been around for a really long time and the 1.6-litre engine that is too new to be regarded as legendry.
The second challenging bit is the car itself. Unlike most other car makers who design a hatchback with a sedan in mind, Honda's Brio was thought of only as a hatchback. Clearly, the work to produce a sedan on the same platform would be not just more challenging but with high probability of getting things wrong.
The good news though is nothing of the sort has happened. In fact, having to design the sedan from the scratch (well, almost) has actually allowed Honda added flexibility to go the distance most other compact sedan makers haven't even considered travelling. We are of course talking about the Amaze, a sub-4m sedan designed on the Brio platform but with enough alterations to make it more than just a hatch with a boot.
Unlike the Maruti-Suzuki Swift Dzire for instance, the Amaze actually sits on a longer wheelbase compared to its hatch sibling. The only other car to have done this is the Sunny; but then, it isn't exactly a sub-4m offering. Moreover, the Amaze has been redesigned with new body panels B-pillar backwards. It is wider at the hip and with it the shoulder room at the back has increased. The roof too has been re-profiled and has liberated more head room compared to the Brio.
But, it is the kneeroom that's truly outstanding, period. The room at the front of course continues unchanged compared to the Brio, but at the back, there's more usable kneeroom in the Amaze than even the likes of the Chevrolet Cruze and the Hyundai Elantra. As far as the rear head room goes, the Honda is equally matched with the Dzire, but it offers more shoulder room making it a much more spacious car overall than the Maruti.
And, yes, the boot is more usable too. We don't have the official figures on its luggage capacity, but as our measurements reveal, the Amaze's boot is deeper and taller and though it's not as well shaped as the Dzire's in terms of width, it can comfortably hold a lot more luggage.
Honda hasn't bothered to tinker with the interiors much; the dash is identical to the Brio with the Amaze only sporting a different set of instrumentation. The seats at the front continue unchanged as well and are comfortable to be in. At the rear, the seats have been redone. These have a bigger, more supportive seat bottom and the seatback is more reclined as well.
Things are quite the same from the driver's perch too. But, when you begin driving the differences compared to the Brio are a lot more obvious. The steering for one is heavier, and in a good way – it's not uncomfortable but more wholesome. The clutch continues to be light to operate but the feel and progression isn't great. The shifts again are precise with short throws but are not chier than we would have liked.
The Amaze's performance truly impresses. The 1.5-litre four cylinder diesel is smooth and linear in its power delivery without sudden bursts of shove coming in with the turbo at full boost. It has good grunt in the low and mid range too which should make it an easy car to drive around in the cities. Plus, the gearing is well sorted - it is on the shorter side which helps cut the turbo lag immensely. So much so that even in 5th gear, the engine gets from 1000rpm to 1500rpm is no time. It is noisy though, particularly at higher rpms.
This made for India 1.5-litre, four cylinder diesel is based on the new 1.6-litre diesel engine which Honda recently introduced in Europe. Everything from the construction to the materials to even the bore measurement of the engine is the same. It is an all aluminium engine designed to be the lightest in its class. It uses short skirt and light weight pistons along with high strength narrow crankshaft in order to bring down friction which, incidentally is only as much as Honda's own 1.5-litre petrol engine.
For India, Honda has worked on increasing fuel economy and low and mid range driveability. It has also been tweaked to handle our fuel quality better. The engine uses a small fixed geometry turbo which should help it develop between 85-90bhp. The same engine will be used in the Brio MPV as well as the new City due in 2014 but with higher power and torque figures courtesy a reworked ECU. Honda is also considering a VGT for this engine for higher outputs in the future.
The Amaze when launched in April next year will be priced at a slight premium over the Dzire. Expect the price for the diesel (a petrol with the 1.2-litre engine from the Brio will also be on sale) to start at a little over Rs 6 lakh for the base and going up to almost Rs 8 lakh for the top of the line trim. At this price and given what the car and the diesel engine together offer, the Amaze makes a fantastic case for itself. As we see it, Honda certainly has delivered a winner here.


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Sunday, January 08, 2017
One of the Greatest Blessings of Twitter is How Racial Socialist Media Operatives Expose Their Minds; It's Like being a Fly on the Newsroom Wall!
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That Jewish man needs to move to Israel. So he will not have to fear anymore even when there is nothing to fear anymore. As for the Palestinians, he will get used to them.
- Monday, January 9, 2017 at 10:13:00 AM EST
Now to get your blood boiling,Dyson says what?
- Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 2:23:00 AM EST
- 'San Fernando' Curt Morgan said...
Wow. Trump's election boosts paranoia of affluent, out-of-touch whiners who've NEVER faced ANY kind of violent hate crime from evil white goys with siiiiiinister Southern accents! Is there no end to his iniquity!!!
- Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 12:03:00 PM EST
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text: For the Boxworks 2014 conference, we created a series of interactive visualizations of file-sharing on Box's platform. Each visualization revealed how collaboration patterns change over time at various companies. A Kinect-powered gestural interface enabled users to explore the data simply with their hands. We also created virtual reality version utilizing the Oculus Rift VR headset.


text: I have been on the Fantasy twice. Keep in mind that this is the oldest ship that Carnival has. You don't find many balconies. If you are taking a cruise out of Charleston don't expect to be going on a brand new ship. At least they have a ship stationed there. In Norfolk we don't even have that. They don't even give us as much respect as Charleston. If you are expecting them to pick up your suit case from your car, that would not be someone working on the ship. That would be someone working for the port. Don't blame that on the Fantasy. The Fantasy may be an old ship but at least they have a ship that you can get to the Bahamas on in the winter. Virginia doesn't even have that. You would think someone somewhere in the world would have an old rusty worn out ship that they nobody else wanted that they could send to Virginia.


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Warning: This is going to be yucky. Very yucky. Read at your own risk.
Yesterday I woke up late. It was raining the whole afternoon. I went out to the town anyway. The bus was late. Well, better than none, I guess. It's a good thing I took the bus to town, actually. I need some exercise. Most of my girl friends are lazy to use their little feet to trot down the streets, preferring to step on the gas pedal instead.
Anyway, the whole trip was short. T-shirt printing company (price quotation on Monday, then we'll start our T-shirt project. Yay!), the Mall, a trip to McD (my first Prosperity Meal this year!) and some mini shopping trip, and home (back to the Residence). The rain caused me headache the whole day. Maybe I should get a cap next time.
Charlie went out with his friends. He watched the movie The Sinking of Japan. I thought we are going to watch the movie together! He was pretty surprised when I said I was at the Mall. When I was there he was already heading to the Cinema.
Maybe I made a wrong choice eating the Prosperity Meal. I ate the black pepper sauced burger with some dashes of extra peppers. And the orange-peach sundae! And the large Orange McFizz! My tummy was upset for a while. Walking after the meal helped me to feel a bit better. Luckily the bus trip wasn't really bad.
Back to my room, I took a shower. The Club's plan - a dinner - was waiting. I was a bit late. We went to the diner - a simple place opposite a beach (I've never seen the water though) packed with people, especially on weekends. Luckily Queenie had already booked a place, with some food already ordered, so our food came early. We ate, we chatted and joked. The usual us. We were the loudest patrons, I guess.
We ate a lot last night. I ate a lot last night. Some crazy mix of seafood, fish, chicken, and a giant glass of pineapple juice. I also popped in some Iron and Vitamin C pills. I upset my tummy once more, this time worse than during the day.
The trip back home was long. I already warned my friends not to pull some stupid stunt in the car. I kept my head low most of the time, complying the gravity. I felt better a few while later when we almost reached the Residence.
I stepped out from the car. Uh-oh... Wrong move. I guess standing up immediately is not the best thing to do when the tummy is upset. I walked slowly. Fighting the gravity is hard. I almost reached the Residence when I knew I couldn't hold it any longer. I wanted to run to the toilet, but I knew it was impossible, and it was too late. My tummy content was on the floor the next moment.
I went to the nearest pipe. I let the rest out. My nose was full of the meal I ate. Half digested. Eww... I hope the meal didn't enter my lungs. I ate some amount of chillies at dinner, it would be very bad if the spicy, hot capsaicin burned my lungs. Ouch! At least the bad taste didn't linger in my throat afterward. Only my nose.
I decided to sleep early, but failed to do so. My *lalala...* also suggested the same. It was half past 1. I SMSed him saying I couldn't sleep. I felt better when he said he'll accompany me. A hug from my *lalala...*, my head on his lap, his hand patting my head as he watched a movie, and a few moments later I was in the dreamland.
I had some unpleasant dream. I woke up at 8.30. My tummy was OK, my head wasn't. I checked my phone. He texted me last night at around 3 checking if I was OK. I SMSed my *lalala...*, but I didn't send the text. I fell asleep once again.
I woke up. It was almost 12. I climbed down the bed and sat in front of the computer. I chatted a few while and went to the shower. Uh-oh... My tummy wasn't completely well. I went to the toilet. Out my meal from last night.
I had lunch after shower. I guess I picked the wrong choice again. Some hot stuff in my meal and my tummy went to it's ritual of the day. It grumbled furiously. Uh-oh. Another trip to the toilet. Down the drain my food went. Maybe I should pick something for my tummy instead of for my taste buds.
And as I am typing this entry, I couldn't help but feel that I need to visit the toilet more today.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
There Goes My Meals...
Posted by buTTerFLowEr at 5:31 PM
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- ~ t o u r n i Q u e t ~ said...
shiyan dia...
lupe nk pesan...kalau xlarat makan, jgn paksa2
skang oki da?
len kali makan nasi air @ bubur je
- January 21, 2007 at 7:22 PM
- buTTerFLowEr said...
bkn x larat laa. mr *lalala...* pn ckp mcm tu gak smlm. bkn x larat laa... ok je... huhu~ smlm sume bnde acidic masuk perut :P
- January 22, 2007 at 1:06 AM
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Camping with a Bear of your Heels
CAMPING 101: Pitching your Tent on the Promises of God
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This week, Pastor Mike Newson opens up 1Samuel 26 to learn from David as he is being stalked by the jealous King Saul. Sounds like the making of a great drama. Well, this summer we're going to be getting the Camping 101 and learning to pitch the tent of our faith on the promises of God. Join us for a fun and faith-filled summer!
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You have seen them around and probably wondered, what the heck is that all about? A recumbent bike does look odd, as we are prejudiced to the notion that a bicycle is an upright design. However, did you know that recumbent bikes are superior to upright bicycles in many ways?
1. Comfort!
Recumbent bicycles and trikes are naturally more comfortable. Much more of your body is supported by the vehicle than on a "traditional" bicycle, and there is no weight on your arms, wrists or hands. All this results in no more sore backs, shoulders or wrists.
Also, if you are predisposed to back or muscle pain, a recumbent bike can mean the difference between sitting around the house and being outside and active. Recumbents are easier to mount and put much less stress on your body than a traditional bicycle.
2. Speed
Are recumbents faster? All things being equal, recumbents are significantly faster. Recumbent bicycles have between 25% and 35% less frontal area - which translates into reduced drag at higher speeds. Since most of your pedaling energy about 5mph is going to overcome aerodynamic drag, any reduction in front area equates to a higher top speed, or less effort for a given moderate speed.
3. Endurance
As we stated above, the reduced frontal area requires less effort at a given pace than on a upright cycle. Thus, combined with the superior comfort you can ride much further in a day, greatly increasing your enjoyment.
4. Safety
There is a common misconception that recumbent are more dangerous than upright bicycles because of their reduced visibility. However, that is simply untrue, and when you factor in the lower center of gravity and the feet first riding positions, any falls or accidents will result in much less injury than on a traditional cycle - you simply have less far to fall and are not going to take a header over your handlebars!
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Learning from Water, inspired by Schauberger
Too much, too little, too polluted. These are our current water issues anywhere on earth. This planet we call Earth despite her surface being two-third Ocean. How entangled are these three water issues of quantity and quality? How symptomatic are these issues of a worldview and habits that systemically and fundamentally undermine the natural flows and thus the logic of life.
What can we learn about this logic of life? What can we learn from water, from moving down the river, with the flow? And what from those moving up a river, like the trout? What can we learn from the patterns we can witness in water and those expressed within plants?
We started exploring this question last Fall during 'River Restoration'. We will proceed with a follow-up walk this Spring, together with Jörg Schauberger, grandson of Viktor Schauberger, we will continue to discover what we can learn from water.
This walk is for anyone with an interest in water and in learning from and within the outdoors.
When: Wednesday 19 April 2017
Time: 14-18:00 (arrival from 13:30)
Where: Dordrecht, Biesbosch (details will be send to partipants)
Register by email to: email@example.com, with payment your registration is confirmed
Costs: 35€ (25€ for '5 October alumni'; 10€ for students)
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In the fall (5 October 2016), we imagined how rivers can be restored. Rivers were approached tangibly and technically from a river engineering view. Creating value and interest for engineers, (aquatic) ecologists, hydrologists, landscape architects and –planners. As well as, interpreting rivers metaphorically with music, natural flow and as blood in our veins. We gained understanding in Instream River Training, a method to 'train' or build the river system in a natural way and to discover how to guide the river. It is developed and worked out by Viktor Schauberger, (practical uses, river engineering), Otmar Grober and others as a kind of river engineering that follows the ideas and principles of Viktor Schauberger. It means not to build concrete walls, but instead to use 'micro groins' and 'meandering ramps' to concentrate the energy of the water to the center of the river and thus stabilising river banks and structuring river beds. It shows to be much cheaper than other methods used so far. Schauberger: "Everything that is natural is silent, simple and cheap".


text: Wolfe blurs the lines between good and evil, tranquility and struggle, decay and reneration by showing the convergence of these opposites, illusionary spatial relationships between the background and forground in her paintings. Representative of species that have been separated from their natural environment and deliberately placed into the wild. Her current work demonstrates a significant shift in focus. Some pieces address human intrusions into the environment, while other works dissolve the individual viewpoint for a more wide open perception of nature and is driven by a desire to be immersed in a biological presence. This approach points to an intersection of Biology and aesthetics and a more ecologically concerned form of creativity. Wolfe lives and works in Washington D.C. in a four level Queen Ann Victorian where she creates one of the kind jewelry pieces made of precious metals, found objects and rough gemstones for Barneys New York and other venues. The two-dimensional metal pieces are heavily influenced by other mediums of working: drawing, painting, site-specific conceptual installation, and printmaking. Julie Wolfe received a BFA in Painting and Art History from the University of Texas. She has exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Textile Museum and has shown in many other overseas institutions. Her work is part of museum, corporate and personal collections.


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Thursday, August 12, 2010
Rasmussen poll puts Feingold, Johnson about even
The latest Rasmussen Reports survey has Ron Johnson and Russ Feingold about even.
Johnson was backed by 47 percent of respondents in the survey, while 46 percent supported Feingold. Two percent favored another candidate.
Two weeks ago, Johnson was up 48-46.
The survey of 750 likely voters was conducted Aug. 10 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
The poll also found Feingold leading David Westlake 48-39.
Forty-nine percent of those surveyed approved of President Obama's performance, while 50 percent did not.


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How immigrants voices make democracy stronger. Through her own story of becoming an American citizen, the immigration scholar reveals how her love and dedication to her country turned into a driving force for political change. "We have fought to be here," she says, calling immigrant voices to action. "It's our country, too."
Poverty, money – and love. What do you think of people who live in poverty? Jessica Jackley shares her story of feeling guilt, sympathy and ultimately disconnection from hearing stories about the poor and her role in "helping" them. She teaches us how listening to the human stories provides a completely different perspective. She founded kiva.org as a way to provide micro-loans and re-write the story of poverty.
What non-profits can learn from Coca Cola. Why is it that in countries where getting condoms and vaccinations to rural communities is so hard, everyone has access to coca cola? Melinda Gates shows us the clever and surprising ways that coca cola has been so successful in the developing world, and how non-profits can take a leaf out of their book.
If you want to help someone, shut up and listen! Ernesto Sirolli built his career on an important lesson he learnt while volunteering in Zambia. A poignant, funny talk about why listening is crucial for any kind of development work and why entrepreneurs are the solution to our world's biggest problems.
The way we think about charity is dead wrong. Rather than rewarding not-for-profits for how little they spend, we should focus our attention on the impact they have and how they are achieving their goals. Dan Pallotta makes a strong case as to why investing in impact towards a cause is not frugal spending, and why the ability to scale organizations with a social cause is crucial for our world's future.
"The quarter-truths and limited plot lines have us convinced that poor people are a problem that needs fixing. What if we recognized that what's working is the people and what's broken is our approach?"
This TedTalk explains how important changing the discourse on poverty is. At Human Connections, this is the center of what we do, we don't help, we fuel our hardworking artisans because we know what they are capable of.
What If? Get inspired by the stortelling duo, Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll, who chose to leave corporate America for a less traditional career path that has taken them all over the world. In 2001 they left San Francisco with six suitcases and a one-way ticket to Prague, Czech Republic and no jobs. Everyone asked, "Are you crazy?" Then in 2006, they left again and decided to travel the world to share stories about people from all walks of life, inspiring a movement of respectful travelers. They live deliberately, abiding by the mantra to never look back one day and wonder What if?
The danger of a single story: This is one of the most important TED talks we have seen. Through her beautiful examples as a writer, Chimananda teaches lessons about what happens when we tell only one story about a person, group or country. She shows us that to regain a kind of paradise, we need to start telling the whole story.
For more tolerance we need more… tourism? What happens when you create a tour company that crosses the border between two countries in conflict? Aziz Abu Shara shows us how simple interactions and connections with others from another culture make us more tolerant, empathic and socially conscious beings.
What is the reality of volunteerism? In this insightful talk from a past volunteer, Ian makes a case to show why volunteering can often be counterproductive, or at least fail at its intended task, leaving local communities unheard and volunteers as the beneficiaries. A must-watch for anyone intending to volunteer abroad or in their local community.
Tales of Passion. Isabel Allende is a novelist who uses surrealism to make political and social commentary and tell stories of passion. In this funny and moving talk, she reveals that her female protagonists are not made up – they are women from all over the world overcoming adversity with a passionate heart. An eye-opening talk about courage, equality and the power of storytelling.
What is the secret to a happy and fulfilled life? This 75 year long study shows us that despite socio-economic background, professional "success" or what happens in your life, there is one common denominator to leading a happy life.
Success, Failure & The Drive To Keep Creating: Did you know that extreme success can sometimes feel like extreme failure? Elizabeth Gilbert does! Here, she teaches us how we can regain our drive after either, and what it means to truly find your way "home".
Why 30 is not the new 20: Did you know that 80% of your life's most defining moments happen before you turn 35? Before you freak out, watch this powerful video teaching you how to make the most out of this important decade.
The Power of Vulnerability: Brené Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, and love. In an powerful and funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity.
Following Instinct: One moment of instinct to make a decision she didn't understand changed Amaryllis' life and shaped her future career. Through her powerful personal journey, she shows us why instincts are to be trusted even when they don't seem to make logical sense at the time, particularly when you are making difficult choices about your future, and personal and professional goals.
Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe: Leaders are not just managers and bosses, they are everyday people that guide others and make them feel safe and recognized. Simon Sinek shows us how we can all be good leaders in our workplace, family home or communities. Forget "survival of the fittest" and learn to adapt this successful and valuable approach to leadership.
The fringe benefits of failure. Ahh JK Rowling, can she do any wrong? In this speech, she shows us why fearing failure can hold us back and failure itself can often be the driving force to achieving great things.


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Artificial Disc Offers Genuine Relief
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MADISON - Joel Shelby is just happy to be able to move normally again. In 2001, a car ran a red light, rupturing both Shelby's truck and a disc in his neck, as well as pinching several nerves in his spinal cord. Even after surgery to repair his damaged disc, Shelby was still struggling: He lost the feeling and strength in his right shoulder.
"I couldn't hold a gallon of milk, much less operate my painting business," recalls Shelby, who was 32 when the accident occurred.
Today, he's able to work and move around, thanks to a groundbreaking spinal surgical technique that's now generally available to patients at University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. Shelby is just one of a handful of patients who have benefited from the PRESTIGE artificial cervical disc system.
Three UW Health spinal surgeons - Thomas Zdeblick, MD, the head of orthopedic surgery at UW Hospital and Clinics, Paul Anderson, MD and Greg Trost, MD - were key players in the original U.S. Food and Drug Administration trial that tested the efficacy of the PRESTIGE discs in 2003. Last month, the FDA gave final approval for the discs to be used in standard practice. The surgery is effective for patients who have suffered a spinal injury, as well as those who suffer from degenerative spinal conditions.
For orthopedic surgeons, the artificial disc, a device comprised of two small titanium discs attached to a core of polyurethane rubber, represents a major advance. "We've been able to take a procedure we've been using for the last 40 years and replace it with something more effective," says Dr Zdeblick. "Patients who undergo this procedure are consistently reporting major improvement in their quality of life."
In the past, physicians would have treated patients with ruptured discs or spinal nerve impingements with a spinal fusion, a procedure in which the surgeon removes the damaged disc and fuses two vertebrae together. A spinal fusion can relieve a patient's disc pain, but it also robs them of mobility, and places additional stress on surrounding vertebrae.
Not only is the recovery time for the surgery lengthy - sometimes as long as 12 months - but many fusion patients end up returning for treatment within a few years after other vertebrae have broken down. Artificial discs offer patients a quicker recovery time and a fuller range of mobility.
"When you get your neck fixed, you want to be able to turn and look up and down," says Shelby. "And now I can."
He's also found that he can do everything he could before the accident, pain-free. This fall, he took his young daughter to a corn maze, and walked around carrying her on his shoulders.
"I couldn't be happier with the results of my surgery."
Learn more about artificial surgical discs and orthopedic surgery at UW Health.
Date Published: 02/29/2008
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