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Hi!! It's Sandie here today, and I have a couple of little cards to share which feature the super cute Baby Anya & Ian stamp set and the TGF Baby Onsie Die.
I stamped my images out onto Make it Colour Blending card and coloured them up with copic markers. I trimmed them out and adhered them with 3D foam dots. I used Prima Hello Pastel papers on both cards. To make the onsies I first cut it out with carstock and then I cut it out with the Prima papers and layered them up. Then I layered on the accessories (lapel, bow, etc)
To embellish I used some white white, pink and dark blue pearls, a punched butterfly and a button flossed with twine.
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The Swamp Fox (1959)
The Swamp Fox is a television series produced by Walt Disney and starring Leslie Nielsen as American Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion. The theme song * was sung by Nielsen as well. Myron Healey played Marion's top aide, Maj./Col. Peter Horry. One of the Swamp Fox's adversaries was Colonel Banastre Tarleton, played by John Sutton. Patrick Macnee played a British captain, Tim Considine played Marion's nephew Gabe Marion and Slim Pickens played Plunkett, one of the Swamp Fox's men. Hal Stalmaster appeared in three of the eight episodes as "Gwynn." The Swamp Fox did not bring to Disney the commercial success that had been achieved by Davy Crockett. The series encompassed eight episodes, running as part of The Wonderful World of Color. Episodes were presented on Sundays on ABC from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and were also broadcast by CBC Television. The Disney Channel reran Swamp Fox episodes in the 1980s and 1990s, while Nielsen was at the height of a second career as a white-haired comedy movie star. The first three episodes of the series were also released in 2005 on DVD.
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This day bed is hand made in central Java from totally recycled timbers, salvaged from old ox carts, disused fishing boats and demolished buildings. The construction is not only beautiful with exquisite carving featured on the back, arms and legs, it is extremely solid with triple support for the main framework. Many of our clients use these day beds as spare beds, and they are designed to last for decades. Perfect for a verandah or even interior use as a sofa. The fitted mattress has a zip off washable cover and is made from quality foam. We can pack and send this daybed to most places. Price is ex store.
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As thousands of travelers hit the roads for the Thanksgiving holiday, a storm is dumping rain and snow in the Sierra Nevada and the Lake Tahoe region.
EB I-80 and Hwy 20 traffic no longer being held but it's still slow moving out there. pic.twitter.com/Fces4t5K7q— Caltrans District 3 (@D3PIO) November 24, 2015
Forecasters say a cold front is also bringing wind gusts that are knocking out power. Three thousand Nevada Energy customers near Reno and Carson City lost power before noon Tuesday. Tahoe is expected to get eight inches of snow at lake level.
Eric Kurth is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Sacramento.
"The visibility is really getting very very poor. It looks like there's really a lot of trouble already," says Kurth. "I'd really discourage travel if possible, at least put it off until tomorrow or preferably on Thursday."
Kurth says the storm could bring up to two feet of snow in the higher peaks as well as some snow in the foothills. It's forecast to taper off this evening but a second wave of precipitation will hit tomorrow.
"I would still travel with chains and be aware that we are still getting some snow showers and it's going to be low elevation snow. So even some of those foothill communities might be seeing showers through the day. So just be prepared for cold, snow and expect possible delays."
Travel conditions across the Sierra continue to get worse. Travel in these areas is not recommended. #cawx pic.twitter.com/0ntllGJ01z— NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) November 24, 2015
Even with tire chains, big rigs barely moving over Donner Summit. #kcrawx pic.twitter.com/FQHzL6YpPL— David Bienick (@kcrabienick) November 24, 2015


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To empower you to explore your limits and unapologetically pursue your athletic goals.
To guide and support you in fully being who you are as an athlete, with no limits and no finish line.
To inspire you to choose a life of vitality, adventure, and rare accomplishment.
My Story
I have been addicted to endurance sports my whole life, but it wasn't until 2002 when I began training for and then competing in my first endurance events. It wasn't very long after I started to compete and increase my training hours that injury started to pop up. As a committed athlete, with goals in mind, I did whatever I could do to get patched up by local professionals to ensure that I could still train and compete. In 2006, debilitating injury caught up with me and brought all of my training and competing to a screeching halt. At the time injury felt like the worst thing that ever happened to me, but I quickly realized that the injury was my greatest gift. It was at this time that I was just creating Endurance for Life and this injury made me realize that I needed to change my approach as an athlete and a coach.
I realized that neither me, nor any of my athletes, could achieve our goals if sick or injured so at that point I started to train myself and to coach my athletes with LONGEVITY in mind.
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Destiny 2's Leaked Guide Reveals Exact Number of Launch PvE & PvP Content
The wait for Destiny 2 is almost over, at least for console gamers (PC's launch is due roughly a month and a half later). The game will launch on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this Wednesday and given how popular Bungie's first installment was, it's understandable that many fans are on high alert.
Thanks to a timely leak of the official Destiny 2 PrimaGames guide, we now have a much more accurate understanding of the amount of content that will be included at launch.
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There will be sixteen story campaign missions (in addition to the Prologue which was available in the beta tests). Once you're done with those missions, they can be replayed at will by talking to Ikora. This will unlock the ability to accumulate Tokens and Reputation with her to get equipment that includes the best weapons and armor available prior to Ghaul's invasion.
Adventures, one of the new side activities introduced in Destiny 2, will have twenty-nine missions scattered across all the playable spaces. These can be found in Public Sectors and are also replayable; their duration usually ranges from one to two hours at maximum.
Each of the four regions (Titan, Saturn's Moon; Io, Jupiter's Moon; Nessus and the European Dead Zone on Earth) has a World Quest where you'll need to explore the region and complete several side-missions to unlock a vendor's rewards. These can only be completed once.
Finally, there are five Strikes available to all platforms as well as another one that is temporarily exclusive to PlayStation 4 due to Activision's agreement with Sony; this will launch next year on PC and Xbox One.
Related Bungie is Splitting from Activision and Taking Destiny With Them
Destiny 2 also has additional activities that haven't been numbered in the guide, such as the Lost Sectors, Patrols, Public Events, Challenges, Chest/Treasure Hunts. However, the guide does list the Crucible PvP maps available at launch: there are eight of these, though only six are available in the Competitive playlist for now.
- Legion's Gulch (European Dead Zone, Earth – Quick Play only)
- Endless Vale (Arcadian Valley, Nessus – Quick Play only)
- The Dead Cliffs (European Dead Zone, Earth)
- The Fortress (European Dead Zone, Earth)
- Midtown (The Last City, Earth)
- Vostok (Felwinter Peak, Earth)
- Altar of Flame (Caloris Basin, Mercury)
- Javelin-4 (Warsat Launch Facility, Io)
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75-year-old Sir Robin Knox-Johnston was recently named British yachtsman of the year by the Yachting Journalists' Association (YJA) at a prestigious awards ceremony sponsored for the first time by boats.com. The awards were presented by Ian Atkins, president of boats.com and Bob Fisher, chairman of the YJA, at a gala ceremony at Trinity House in London.
Sir Robin's outstanding sailing exploits impressed the country's foremost sailing journalists, as members of the YJA voted him the eventual winner.
At the age of 75, Sir Robin's achievements last year culminated in an astonishing third in class finish in the renowned Route du Rhum solo transatlantic race. This is the fourth time the Portsmouth based sailor has been crowned Yachtsman of the Year – the first dates back to 1969, when he famously became the first person to complete a non-stop solo circumnavigation.
Accepting his award, Sir Robin said, "At last I've caught up with Sir Ben Ainslie having now won my fourth award. The other two nominees have performed fantastically and both deserved to win so I would like to thank everyone who voted for me."
Windsurfer Emma Wilson from Christchurch in Dorset, the current youth world champion, was named the boats.com YJA Young Sailor of the Year at the same awards ceremony.
Emma's string of world and European windsurfing title wins last year convinced YJA members that she was a worthy winner. Still only 15, she won both the under-17 and under-19 world championship titles in Clearwater, USA, last October, to add to her European under-17 win earlier in the year.
Emma commented, "It feels amazing to have won. I'd like to thank my coaches and everyone who voted for me, as well as my family for all their support. I didn't think I was going to win the Youth World Windsurfing Championship but everything seemed to come together for me in October last year. It's really nice to be following in the footsteps of the previous winners and who knows hopefully I'll get to go to the Olympics in 2020."
As well as the two main awards, there was also a special Lifetime Achievement Award for Iain Percy, OBE. This recognised his contribution to the enormously successful Bart's Bash charity initiative to raise funds for the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation.
Receiving his award via video-link, Iain commented, "I am very honoured to have been given this award. Bart's Bash has turned out to be such an amazing event that has already introduced many people to our sport. It is the perfect mix of racing, family and fun which is why I believe it has been so popular.
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Mills, Muriel – Peacefully at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital on Friday, January 24, 2014. Muriel Ella Mills (Pruen) of Watford in her 90th year. Beloved wife of the late Arnold Mills (2002). Cherished daughter of the late Ella (Green) and George Pruen and sister of the late Ruth and Archie Irvine. Muriel is survived by her sisters-in-law, niece and nephews in Manitoba, cousins in England and many friends in Manitoba and Strathroy area. Visitation will be held at Denning Bros. Funeral Home, Strathroy on Tuesday, January 28 from 1 – 2 PM followed immediately by a funeral service with Mr. Carson Wallace officiating. Interment at a later date in Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham. Donations to the Alzheimer Society or your charity of choice would be appreciated. A tree will be planted as a living memorial to Muriel.
For more information about this obituary visit http://www.denningfuneralhomes.com.Filed Under: Chatham-Kent, London, Manitoba


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The results of my third PoMoSco challenge. This should have been the second challenge (I was trying to follow the prescribed order, but ran afoul already!) "Shake it Up" - remixed cut-up phrases from my source and photographed the natural-born order.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has prepared a plant pest risk assessment (PPRA) and a draft environmental assessment (EA) to address a request from the Monsanto Company seeking a determination of nonregulated status for corn, designated as MON 87460, that has been genetically engineered (GE) for drought tolerance.
An introduced gene called cold shock protein B, derived from the bacterium Bacillus subtilis, appears to help maintain plant cellular functions and is expected to reduce yield loss under water-limited conditions compared to conventional corn. Corn event MON 87460 is currently regulated by APHIS.
Field tests conducted under APHIS oversight allow for evaluation in a natural agricultural setting while imposing measures to minimize the risk of persistence in the environment after completion of the test. Data is gathered on multiple parameters and used by the applicant to evaluate agronomic characteristics and product performance. APHIS uses this data to determine if the new variety poses a plant pest risk.
The draft EA will provide the APHIS decision makers with a review and analysis of any potential environment impacts associated with the proposed determination of nonregulated status for MON 87460 corn.
The EA presents two alternatives based on its analyses of data submitted by Monsanto, a review of other scientific data, and field tests conducted under APHIS oversight. APHIS is considering the following alternatives: (1) take no action and keep the corn under regulation; or (2) determine nonregulated status for the corn in whole.
The analysis provided in the PPRA indicates that MON 87460 is unlikely to pose a plant pest risk. The notice of availability of the draft EA, PPRA and the petition is published in today's May 11 Federal Register.
Consideration will be given to comments received on or before July 11. Send a copy of your comment to Docket No. APHIS-2011-0023, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-1238. Please state that your comment refers to Docket No. APHIS-2011-0023. If you wish to submit a comment using the Internet go to the Federal eRulemaking portal to submit or view comments and to view supporting and related materials available electronically.


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Beautiful! Ain't it??
Some things are just worth it!
Like having a freshly baked warm apple crumble with some cold vanilla ice cream. Gooey apples baked to perfection, crisp walnut-y rolled oats crust. Yumm! And icing on the cake, erm, crumble is that I made it myself... my first ever apple crumble. Recipe to follow soon... :)
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Spanish utility Iberdrola has taken the lead in wind power plant ownership, with 6.9 GW under net ownership, according to recently released global wind power rankings from Emerging Energy Research (EER), a research and advisory firm.
EER's rankings show that Iberdrola added over 1.55 GW of new wind construction in 2007 – primarily driven by large-scale activations in Spain and the U.S. – and over 1.45 GW through the acquisition of ScottishPower's operating wind assets in the U.S., the U.K. and Ireland.
Surpassing 5 GW of cumulative wind ownership in 2007, FPL Energy took second place in EER's global rankings. The Florida-based utility led the North American field in new wind projects for the third straight year, adding 956 MW of new wind capacity in addition to consolidating its equity position in 108 MW of operating wind capacity in California.
Acciona and Energias de Portugal S.A. (EDP), nearly tied at approximately 2.8 GW each before Acciona's stake in Spanish utility Endesa is considered.
'In the U.S. market, major independent power producers (IPPs) were able to activate large portions of their portfolios in 2007, leading to significant construction activity,' says EER Research Director Joshua Magee. 'An additional year of U.S. federal production tax credit security will continue to drive the region toward record growth in 2008.'
Competition among U.S. wind IPPs is at an all-time high, with four of the top developers – FPL Energy, Iberdrola, Horizon/EDP and Babcock & Brown – adding more than 500 MW in new installed wind capacity in 2007. AES, Edison, Invenergy and utility MidAmerica have secured top positions in EER's 2007 rankings.


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Minnesota Wild 1, Phoenix Coyotes 1 FINAL OTNHL.com @NHLdotcom
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) _ Brent Johnson's Phoenix debut wasn't all he hoped for, but it was just enough for the Coyotes.
Johnson, acquired Friday from St. Louis, made 30 saves as the Coyotes tied the Minnesota Wild 1-1 Sunday night.
``I told myself before the game to play with a lot of competitiveness, but also to have some fun,'' Johnson said.
Ivan Novoseltsev scored for the Coyotes, 0-4-2-2 in their last eight games. Phoenix is 2-12-2-3 since consecutive wins against San Jose and Detroit in late January.
``We're teetering. We're close, but what's going to push us is that mental toughness,'' said interim coach Rick Bowness, who is 0-3-1-2 since taking over for Bobby Francis on Feb. 24. ``Our defense is good for the most part, but why not for 60 minutes? That's mental toughness.''
Dwayne Roloson made 25 saves and Andrew Brunette scored his team-leading 13th goal for the Wild, 0-4-3-0 in their last seven games. The Wild are 0-2-19 in overtime this season, five ties short of Philadelphia's 34-year-old league record.
``It looks like we love them,'' said Minnesota coach Jacques Lemaire. ``I'd love to win one. We're getting close, but we don't win any,''
Johnson kept the game even as Phoenix killed three third-period penalties, including Mike Rupp's double-minor for high-sticking, as well as an abbreviated 31.9-second power play in overtime.
``We started a little slow, there's no doubt,'' Lemaire said. ``But we picked it up in the second and third periods.''
Novoseltsev gave Phoenix an early 1-0 lead. Novoseltsev, playing in his second game after missing 19 with a concussion, took a pass from Chris Gratton behind the Minnesota defense and stumbled before gaining control just outside the blue line.
After taking two strides to regain his balance, Novoseltsev skated untouched on Roloson and scored his second goal at 4:42 of the first period.
``I was kind of surprised,'' Novoseltsev said. ``It was a good pass and the defense made a mistake.''
Minnesota tied the game late in the period when Brunette took a shot that deflected off defenseman Radoslav Suchy's skate and past Johnson.
``I was following it across, but once I realized it didn't make it across it was between my legs,'' Johnson said.
Phoenix's Fredrik Sjostrom had a chance for a second Coyotes goal, but his long wrist shot bounced off the crossbar and the back of Roloson's right leg before skidding harmlessly away.
``We needed anything positive we could get and I think we played a pretty good game,'' Brunette said.
Notes: Novoseltsev's other goal came Oct. 24 against Minnesota as a member of the Florid Panthers. ... Minnesota, which tied Los Angeles 1-1 on Thursday, is 9-5-4 in games following ties. ... Rupp, acquired by Phoenix from New Jersey on Friday, was also making his Coyotes debut. ... The Wild is 1-10-5-0 against the Pacific Division, with the lone win coming Dec. 15 at Phoenix.


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MOSCOW — Challenger Gary Kasparov defeated Anatoly Karpov in the final game of the world chess championship Saturday, becoming the youngest champion ever. His fans cheered wildly and chanted, ''Gary, Gary.''
Kasparov, a brash 22-year-old, took the title that had been Karpov's for 10 years in the 24th game of the current series, ending a bitter battle that had covered 72 matches during 14 months.


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Apologies that its been a while since I gave regular updates, lots going on and I thought retirement was all about relaxation and doing what you want!!!
to the right there's some 15mm ancients for Big Battle DBA - this time the army of Spartacus and in the back ground some Perry plastic ACW - couldn't resist their battle in a box so I'm seeing how quick I can paint them using base coats, wash and highlight!!
Battleground show at Stockton on Saturday which I'm looking forward to- last show of the year for me.
A blog to let me wax lyrical about the hobby, to talk about the fictitious 18th century country Scotia Albion and their arch enemies from the Grand Duchy of Comyn and to display my progress (albeit slow) in creating their armies and characters.
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by praveen @ circuitstoday.com:
Many guys here were asking for a frequency counter and at last I got enough time to make one. This frequency counter using arduino is based on the UNO version and can count up to 40KHz. A 16×2 LCD display is used for displaying the frequency count. The circuit has minimum external components and directly counts the frequency. Any way the amplitude of the input frequency must not be greater than 5V. If you want to measure signals over than 5V, additional limiting circuits have to be added and i will show it some other time. Now just do it with 5V signals.
Frequency counter using arduino – [Link]
by JIHAI ZHANG @ edn.com:
The purpose of a PLL is to generate a frequency and phase-locked output oscillation signal.
To achieve this goal, prior art essentially functioned by frequently changing the PLL output frequency according to the phase error (i.e. the faster/slower phase relationship) to generate a momentary, but not static, frequency and phase locked output oscillation signal. This frequent back-and-forth change in VCO frequency creates significant Jitter and a longer settling time because when phase is correct (locked), frequency is likely wrong (unlocked), or when frequency is correct (locked), phase is likely wrong (unlocked).
Frequency and Phase Locked Loops (PLL) – [Link]
Among the signals below 550 kHz are maritime mobile, distress, radio beacons, aircraft weather, European Longwave-AM broadcast, and point-to-point communications. The low-frequency converter converts the 10 to 500 kHz LW range to a 1010 to 1550 kHz MW range, by adding 1000 kHz to all received signals. Radio calibration is unnecessary because signals are received at the AM-radio's dial setting, plus 1 MHz; a 100-kHz signal is received at 1100 kHz, a 335-kHz signal at 1335 kHz, etc. The low-frequency signals are fed to U1, a doubly-balanced mixer.
Transistors Q2 and associated circuitry form a Hartley 1000-kHz local oscillator, which is coupled from Q2's drain, through C8, to U1 pin 8. Signals in the 10 – 550 kHz range are converted to 1010 – 1550 kHz. The mixer heterodynes the incoming low-frequency signal and local-oscillator signal. Transistor Q3 reduces U1's high-output impedance to about 100 Ω to match most receiver inputs. Capacitor C15 couples the 1010 – 1550 kHz frequencies from Q3's emitter to output jack J3, while blocking any dc bias.
Inductor L6 couples the dc voltage that's carried in the rf signal cable from the receiver/dc adaptor. The dc voltage and rf signals don't interfere with one another; that saves running a separate power-supply wire, which simplifies installation at a remote location. Capacitors C14 and C13 provide dc supply filtering.
Low-Frequency Converter – [Link]
Freq Show: Raspberry Pi RTL-SDR Scanner is a new guide in the adafruit learning system:
Have you ever wondered what's in the radio waves zipping invisibly around you every day? Software-defined radio (SDR) is a great tool to explore radio signals using a computer and inexpensive radio tuner. With SDR you can examime many radio signals such as FM radio,television, emergency & weather radio, citizen band (CB), and much more.
Although dedicated SDR hardware like the HackRF allow you to tune an immense range of the radio spectrum, you can easily get started with SDR using a Raspberry Pi and inexpensive RTL-SDR tuner. Inspired by the HackRF PortaPack, this project will show you how to build a small portable SDR scanner using a Raspberry Pi, PiTFT, and RTL-SDR radio dongle. With the Raspberry Pi Freq Show RTL-SDR scanner you can visualize the invisible world of radio!
Freq Show: Raspberry Pi RTL-SDR Scanner – [Link]
by Mark "hiddensoul" Clohesy @ hamshack.org:
I was looking at a low cost way to build a 10Mhz frequency for my electronics lab. I had a few options that I could pursue, these were…
GPS Disciplined Crystal Oscillator (GPSDO)
Rubidium atomic standard (RbXO)
Caesium atomic Standard
Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator (OCXO)
So to make a choice on what I should use I had to come up with design parameters for my frequency standard, these were as follows.
Had to be low cost
Had to be portable
Had to work inside of a building
Had to be stable, better then +/- 0.5 hertz drift over 2 minutes
Low Cost 10Mhz Frequency Reference – [Link]
Kerry Wong writes:
DS3232 is an extremely accurate RTC with a guaranteed accuracy of 2.5 ppm (0 °C to 40 °C), which translates into an error of just 80 seconds over the course of a year under the worst case scenario. I had done a few projects using this chip before (you can read about them here).
While by default DS3232 is already very accurate, we can push its accuracy even higher by adjusting its aging offset register (8bit). This adjustment works by adding or subtracting the corresponding capacitance to or from the oscillator capacitor array. The adjustable range is represented as 2′s complement (-128 to 127) and each LSB change corresponds to roughly 0.1 ppm of change in frequency. So the overall adjustment range can be achieved programmatically is roughly ±13 ppm.
DS3232 clock frequency calibration – [Link]
IQD frequency products have introduced a new range of temperature compensated voltage controlled crystal oscillators (TCVCXO) in a miniature 8-pad 5 x 3.2 mm outline. The IQXT-210 series TCVCXO, offers frequency stability down to ±0.14ppm over the full industrial temperature range of -40 to 85ºC.
Powered from a 3.3V supply the IQXT-210 has a typical current draw of only 12 mA (dependent upon oscillator frequency). The frequency can be specified between 10 MHz to 50 MHz. Initially there are 11 standard frequencies available including 12.8 MHz, 19.2 MHz and 26.0 MHz. Output can be specified as either HCMOS, 15pF load or Clipped Sine, into 10k Ohms load.
Tiny TCVCXO gets close to oven–controlled crystal stability – [Link]
fowkc published his latest project the mains frequency display:
I wanted to make a display that could show the mains frequency to 3 decimal places. I'd be using the same seven-segment display modules that I used in my UNIX clock, so all I had to do was design the part that would work out the frequency.
Mains frequency display – [Link]
Harrymatic @ instructables.com writes:
I am in the process of designing a function generator and I needed a frequency counter to check it against. This project uses a minimal number of components for a very economical and compact design. A bare-bones Arduino clone is at the heart of this project and the measured frequency is shown on an LCD display. The maximum frequency that this can measure is about 8 MHz (at a 50% duty cycle). Despite the fact that this counts the frequency on one of the digital pins, I have found that it will quite happily measure sine and triangle waves providing that they have a suitable amplitude.
8MHz Frequency Counter – [Link]
This AVR-based Frequency Meter is capable of measuring frequencies from 1Hz to 10MHz with 1 Hz resolution. The hardware of this project consists of seven 7-segment displays, AVR ATtiny2313 uController, and a few transistors and resistors. The AVR counts input pulses for a precise 1 second interval (generated using the built-in Timer) and displays the result on the multiplexed seven segment LED displays. [via]
1Hz to 10MHz frequency meter using ATtiny2313 – [Link]


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I have finally received a picture of my ex husband's new girlfriend. I was a little surprised, but really only a little, considering my ex husband. She looks a bit slutty actually.
If you'd like to see, here is the picture. I will concede that she has better legs than me.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
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- Maricopa Mark said...
Sick. Just sick.
Pink heels after labor day.
- September 20, 2006 10:05 PM
- markoos said...
ha! for a minuite i thought you were actually going to post a pic of her! that's funny.
pl - i ike the background pic on your page! it looks great.
- September 20, 2006 11:00 PM
- mist1 said...
OMG! I am dating your ex-husband.
We can still be cool, right?
Oh, I ususally don't wear that much makeup!
- September 20, 2006 11:19 PM
- Nihilistic said...
Even I'm a little turned on!
- September 21, 2006 12:09 AM
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You guys are a sick bunch... that's why I love ya.
- September 21, 2006 4:08 AM
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I was laughing so hard last nite i forgot to leave a comment...btw, love the garter belt!
- September 21, 2006 10:02 AM
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Saaaayyyyyyy, I think I'm in love.
Does she own a boat?
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M. Syahrul Zaky Romadloni,
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Why is education so important for our sustainable life? Many scholars on educational philosophy have the prolonged discussions on it even though they have different notions on how it should be carried out. They all agreed that mankind should have the access on education in somehow it forms, unless, they couldn't develop and maintain their great civilization. All what we're watching now from complicated development of sciences and technologies are the fruit of what is so-called sustainable education.
Everybody knows that one of the secrets of Japanese advancement nowadays is their effort on making education the first priority of government's concern. The story of Japanese emperor's question that asked the amount of nation's teachers when 1945-Hiroshima-Bombing had been already well-known as the point of the emergence of Japanese's resurrection. Teachers, in this case, become the pioneers of Japanese's resurrection after a deadly bombing which destroyed all angles of Japanese's life.
Well, I won't talk about the importance of education as it has been discussed by most scholars. Here, I'd like to tell you how the education in our country should be carried out if we concern that education is a key to the advancement of our country. As a preceding statement I'd like to describe you the portrait of our recent educational practice.
I've written in my previous post that our recent educational process has been industrialized. The industrialization of education is exactly influenced by the western education which tries to put education hand in hand with industry. The schools are the producers while the students are the consumers. The earlier should give the best service, for the latter pay for that. The more the latter pay, the better they will get. The theory of business, in this case, is obviously implemented in our educational process.
This circumstance, therefore, grows the amount of high-cost schools which give a high quality of educational process for their students. In many cases, parents should provide million rupiahs per semester for their children in a 'qualified' elementary school. In charge of that, the children will get a qualified experience of learning provided with complete facilities and excellent teachers. Furthermore, the schools guarantee that the education they give will bring students to get better life and education.
Through this post, I don't mean to blame the parents who school their lovely children in this kind of schools, for it's their right to assure that their children will get qualified education. I could accept the fact that most parents want their children keep the prestigious tradition of the family by schooling them in excellent schools which guarantee them to get better future. Furthermore, I don't intend to criticize the qualified educational process given by these prestigious schools, for the quality of education should be primarily concerned by all educational stakeholders. The qualified education will certainly produce excellent students which contribute positively to the advancement of our nation.
What is being my concern is that the emergence of these schools bears other serious problems concerning on the equality of education. These schools don't give any chances to the poor of getting as same education as the rich. The poor must be satisfied with the low service of education which won't guarantee their better future. As soon as this circumstance goes on, the status-quo will exist in which the poor will remain in their poverty, while the rich will keep enjoying their prestige as the high class in society. In this case, the Darwin's Concept of Evolution plays its role; the strong will survive, while the weak should die.
I agree with the statement that education should be expensive, for it needs much money to fund all programs concerning on its assured quality. The high-cost education will provide students with a high experience of joyful learning and encourage them to maximize their potencies as high as possible. The survey shows that students living in big cities are smarter than those who live in suburbs, for the former get better education than the latter.
On the contrary, the low-cost education will certainly impact its quality that it won't guarantee our youth's better future, for they get low-service education. The uncomfortable classrooms, unqualified teachers and limited schools' equipment which have been our national problems for a long time make the graduate of our schools uncompetitive in global competition.
To avoid the inequality of education, that high-cost education shouldn't be wholly burdened to students as the customers of educational services as practiced in our recent educational praxis. As mentioned before, the poor who cannot afford to pay such large salaries won't have any further access to it. On the contrary, the rich have a wide chance of having these qualified educational experiences. Finally, it will cause the status-quo of the latter in our society.
Instead of burdening students with all educational costs, the government should provide a high number of subsidies that enable to cover them. In a deeper sense, government should provide the free access of qualified education for all children of the nation. Thus, educational sector must have a high bargaining position in determining our national budget. Twenty percents of national budget should be at least prepared by government to fund all educational practices every year.
The private sectors, in this case, should take part in providing excellent educational practices which are widely open for all children of the nation. They can use as many ways as possible. One of them can be seen in how Al-Azhar University in Cairo gives the free education for its students by expanding a great number of waqf in all parts of the country. Or we can imitate how Anis Baswedan from Paramadina University works hand in hand with some conglomerates to provide a great number of scholarships for hundred students every year. In this way, private sectors can take part actively in giving free qualified education for our children.
What is being my concern is that a few people are conscious enough that education should be open for all children. Recently, the issue of the industrialization of educational practices has been discussed by most of educational stakeholders. They argue that educational institutions should imitate the success of how business corporations organize their managements. Unfortunately, it makes our education too far to reach for most poor people in our country.
Let's make our education accessible to all children of the nation.


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As a student, you are probably using social media already. As you begin building a professional network, it's time to take a step back and think about social media and how you use it as a networking technique.
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Nowadays, just about every individual and organization has a social presence. This makes it a powerful resource for career and network development. While your previous use of social media may have been more — well, social — in nature, that is only the beginning of what these platforms have to offer.
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Nissan Provides Details On Next Generation LEAF – Luxury Infiniti EV On Track For 2017 Debut
It seems to always be Andy Palmer who speaks on behalf of Nissan-Infiniti in regards to electric vehicles, so we figure why not highlight Palmer's official position before delving into the details he revealed this time around.
So, here's Palmer's job description, via Nissan:
Andy Palmer is executive vice president, Chief Planning Officer (CPLO) of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. In this position, he is responsible for global product planning, global program management, global market intelligence, global IS, global Infiniti business unit, global marketing communications, global corporate planning (including OEM business), Zero Emission Vehicle planning and strategy, global battery business unit, and global sales. Palmer reports to Mr. Carlos Ghosn, CEO.
Basically, Palmer is the head man at Nissan-Infiniti in the fields of zero emission vehicle planning and strategy and head of the global battery unit, which means he's the man with the ability to make all the moves in Nissan-Infiniti's electric vehicle program.
Moving on…
When Palmer speaks of future Nissan-Infiniti electric vehicle plans, the world should listen.
Palmer did exactly that at the recent 2014 Beijing Auto Show. Here are the highlights:
- New battery chemistry to debut for Nissan-Infiniti by early 2017
- Infiniti luxury EV (likely based off the Infiniti LE concept) on track for 2017 debut
- Next-generation Nissan LEAF expected to arrive right after Nissan's Power 88 business plan, which ends March 31, 2017
- Next-generation LEAF will feature hatchback layout, but a more mainstream design
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Nissan LEAF "Hot" Pack and Next Gen Details
In regards to the "hot" pack for the Nissan LEAF, Palmer stated that it's coming "soon."
As for the arrival of the next-gen LEAF, Palmer commented:
"I think if you thought about a normal model cycle from 2013, that would be more realistic."
Palmer uses 2013 as the starting point for the LEAF since it's what he refers to as the start of the full global launch of the LEAF. As noted above, Palmer puts the next-gen LEAF's arrival to be shortly after March 31, 2017.
Infiniti EV Coming Before Next-Gen LEAF
Palmer says that the Infiniti EV will go on sale "close enough to be counted" as part of Power 88, so on or before March 31, 2017. Furthermore, Palmer says the electric Infiniti will arrive prior to Infiniti's long-awaited halo car, which proves to us that Infiniti believes the EV is more important than a super-expensive flagship vehicle.
Quoting Palmer:
"I think the EV will come earlier. To some extent, EV is now becoming practically a requirement."
Next Gen Nissan LEAF Design
For this design aspect, Palmer turns it over to Mamoru Aoki, Nissan global design chief.
Quoting Aoki:
"The current Leaf is aiming too much at an EV-like appearance. Tesla doesn't look EV at all. The Tesla S just looks nice, very sporty, sleek, but very authentic."
Shiro Nakamura, chief creative officer at Nissan-Infiniti, adds:
"We want distinctive, yet more mainstream."
Improved Batteries
Once again, Palmer says that the Infiniti EV will be the first Nissan-Infiniti offering to get next-generation battery technology. Palmer adds that it's likely the electric Infiniti will have more range than the next-gen LEAF due to the Infiniti having more space in which to package the batteries.
And that concludes this round of details on the next-generation Nissan LEAF and upcoming Infiniti EV
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Isn't the next gen Volt planned for 2016? Too bad the Leaf and Volt will diverge from their parallel paths, it's been fun to watch them compete after starting sales in the exact same month. In terms of plug-in sales as a whole, i'm considered that a delay until 2017 for the next Leaf will leave too much of a gap in mainstream vehicles to continue the growth we've seen so far. We've got a couple things lined up over the next two years, largely VW products, but I was hoping the next gen Leaf would launch alongside the next gen Volt to give plug-in sales a huge leap forward in 2016.
I thought Volt 2.0 was for August 2015.
Next Volt is in 17-20 months…. next Leaf is in 3 years? Not good.
I think the leaf's redesign is more major than the volts. It probably does take this much time to get changes through – different looks, different battery pack, longer range. If nissan does a good job in 2017, its not too long. Tesla should be out with blue star in 2017 as well. If nissan doesn't make major changes, blue star will kill the leaf.
Is the LEAF adding an extra seat? Because that's a pretty major redesign on the table for the Volt…
Big question. Will Leaf get a more range option before 2017 or not ?
+84 to that question.
Palmer sounds to me like he's muddying the waters.
What current Leaf drivers want to know is whether they still plan longer-range options for the 2016 model.
Or is it now March 2017? That would be too little too late.
2017 is planned year for new high-capacity MNC-PIL batteries to reach tablet/laptop/cellphone market.
I'm not sure if you true or not but I read somewhere that Pierre Loing from Nissan told some folks at LA auto show that they were looking at 300 km (187.5 miles) and possibly as high as 400 km (250 miles) battery pack options. I think they are looking at going toe to toe with Tesla for 2017!
I hope for 2016 model year they might at least consider a few different pack options. I'd like to see even small bumps before then especially with new Volt coming 2016!
I completely agree with the small bumps in range. I would like to see Nissan deliver the 100 miles they promised in 2015 or 2016. It would put them ahead of the rest of the low end BEV pack and BMW and it wouldn't cost much to do it.
A little range kaizen goes a long way. I also think Nissan should keep these changes a secret, so they don't stall the sales of current LEAFs.
Nissan will have to decide how much range their customers demand and then update the car accordingly. There is no real tech hurdle to doing so, it's as simple as adding more batteries and finding space for them. Even today a 1000 mile range EV is feasible (if you don't mind paying $250k for a very heavy car.
IF it doesnt its going to be harder and harder to sell and will require significant incentives from Nissan.
I really think Tesla might get out before in that this story is kind of vague. At least from what we know Tesla will have it's Giga factory up and running.
Count on Tesla running into delays. Model X has now been delayed by 2 years if I'm not mistaken. Gen II and the gigafactory will almost certainly be delayed into 2018 or 2019.
Maybe, but those bonds will need servicing before then, so there is a stronger financial incentive to keep those dates from slipping so much.
And the financial firepower is there to do it, as well.
Watching Tesla spend now is like putting your child through college at $40k a year and knowing their job they get will be a $25k income. The bond repayment will need to be done with new bonds in 2017 and the unit sales "expected" by investors doesn't look very guaranteed for 2019/2020.
Roadster waas the first gen tesla. I think you mean blue star, not gen II. The X isn't delayed 2 years, it should be in volume production a year from now. The gigafactory should be turning out at least small quantities in 2017. That means 2017 or 2018 for blue star. That is the car nissan/infiniti need to compete with, not the volt. If they rush the redesign to compete with the volt, tesla might crush nissan's bev sales.
Model X delays are not important, because X was low priority project. Tesla focused on the production and sales of S. Instead Tesla III will be high priority project, so it is very probable that Tesla makes sure that they are delivering it ahead of schedule. Tesla personnels are exactly as enthusiasts to see Tesla III to materialize than the rest of us, because they know that it is a car that makes history.
"Any Palmer" should be "Andy Palmer".. kinda funny though
It's like 2017 is THE year for EVs. Everyone has something promised for 2017.
Exactly……160 to 200 miles will be the new norm.
"Palmer says that the Infiniti EV will go on sale "close enough to be counted" as part of Power 8, so on or before March 31, 2017."
Is Infiniti actually going to come through this time? Maybe they have turned over a new leaf?
(booooooo) 😉
I like that context better than a newspaper headline after a guy flipped over his brand new Nissan EV on the interstate!
"BREAKING NEWS – Man turns over his new LEAF!" L 🙂 L
news flash Audi will have 100% EVs lineup for 2017!
WE have solved the long range travel…….
er something like that they proclaimed!
2017 will be a poor EV year without at least 2000 new DC fast chargers installed around major metro areas. I am heading to a busy area of Maryland tomorrow and there are very few L2 opportunities for a charge.
It takes just few months to install 2000 DC fast chargers. EV charging infrastructure is not really a problem.
I love that Nissan sees Tesla as the competition. This can only mean good things for the EV world.
However, this "release" is so vague about range that it's impossible to draw anything other than they get range is a key factor in the marketability of an EV. While that, in itself, is good news, it tells us nothing about the next gen LEAF,
I'm not sure they see Tesla as competition. Instead, I believe they see Tesla as a design benchmark; the kind of role Apple plays in the PC industry.
And yeah, it's vague. It has to be. If it isn't, Leaf sales would collapse ahead of the new model. Tesla does not have this problem with Gen III because it's not replacing an existing car.
I don't think this excludes the possibility that the existing LEAF will get an improved battery some time well before 2017. I wouldn't bet against a battery revision happening less than one year from now. The question is just: How much? And precisely how soon? Of course there will be an entirely new LEAF body by 2017, but that's different from battery revisions between now and then. They could be annual.
So Tesla 2017, New Leaf 2017, that leaves me chewing tinfoil, since my lease is up in 2016.
On the other hand, it sounded like there is going to be an Infinity available sooner than that.
My $200 leaf lease will more than pay for itself by the time it is over. Its literally like someone is paying me to drive this car. I could see paying more for a higher range car.
Did anyone else get the survey they sent out? LOTS of questions about what you would be willing to pay for a higher range car….
Not me, but many Leaf owners here did.
One has to think that the "hot" battery will ship by default with the 2015 LEAF when it starts rolling out…
Based on prior reports, that should happen any day now.
The question is – will Nissan do anything for early purchasers that got a cool-weather pack that live in a warm to hot climate besides replace the pack if they lose more than 30% capacity in 5 years / 60k miles?
That capacity warranty is now extinct with the BMW i3 coming with a 8-year 100k mile nationwide 70% capacity warranty and a 10-year 150k mile CARB warranty and the Mercedes B-class also appears to have at least a 8-year 100k mile capacity warranty.
Thanks for the info on the BMW and Mercedes long-term capacity warranties. I hadn't realized that, better than the medium term Nissan retroactive warranty for sure. That should help keep Nissan honest when dealing with its customer base from this point forward.
He's got probably the hardest job in the industry, to hint at progress but not too much to avoid tanking current model year sales or giving info to their competitors. With that being said, I'm just not getting the sense that Nissan is committed to any real bold vision of an EV future the way Tesla is. Where's their version of a supercharger network for example? They've got Chademo "at many dealerships". Then again, maybe they've got something really awesome up their sleeve, but the hints we keep getting aren't very promising.
I was really torn between getting the next gen Leaf when my current Leaf lease is up or waiting for the not-model-E Tesla. This foot dragging by Nissan seems like an incredible wasted opportunity. Heck if I have to wait until 2017 anyway, why not save up my money for what promises to be a far superior car?
Two notes:
1. Nissan is, many seem to forget, the EV market leader. The leader does not need to throw out predictions that they will do such and such. They are winning.
2. The ChaDemo network is not going to survive the transition from 25KWH batteries to 50KWH batteries (and/or above). 50KWH charged by a 50-60KWH Chademo is …. an hour. It is not fast enough. Therefore Nissan needs to push 100KWH or better chargers, just like er… Tesla. (IE., gonna compete with Tesla, do like Tesla).
While Nissan may be leading the market in number of vehicles sold, it's pretty clear that Tesla leads the market in terms of having the EV that everyone wants to own.
As far as QC for 50 kWh vehicles, the CHAdeMO plug can handle up to 100 kW or so, but none of the chargers out there are designed for much more than 50 kW.
Nissan currently has the market cornered on 80 mile commuter EV's, no question. I'm on a 2013 lease and I love it. My problem is they seem fine with the status quo, whereas Tesla has a plan for the future. First the S, then the X, then the next gen. Here's the timeframe, here's how much it's going to cost, and here's how we're going to pay for it. In the meantime, here's our supercharger map, and here are the routes we're going to enable, and when. Nissan has no answer to that, at least that they admit to. They can hint at more range, but not tell us how much (or until now, even approximately when). Plus unless you live in a handful of major metropolitan areas, you have no quick charge infrastructure. Some Chademo at dealers is ok, but can you drive coast to coast? Nope, not that most people do of course. But pick any 2 major cities. Can you drive your Leaf conveniently between them? Probably not.
How do you know they will move to 50 kWh? My guess would be mid 30's for the Leaf, low 40's for the Infinity.
Then remember that a fast charge has to do 50% in 20 minutes, not 100%. Not even the Tesla superchargers do that, because battery charging slows down as you top off.
Say the new Leaf goes to 36 kWh, a neat 50% increase. Half of that is 18 kWh. Chademo can do 18kWh in 22 minutes.
Chademo will be fine. With the current 24kWh batteries in the LEAF, the Chademo units taper off the charge rate quite early in the charge cycle. With a larger battery, the Chademo units will add miles faster for longer. The 80% level should not take an hour, but may extend up to 40 minutes or so. We'll see soon enough.
My Leaf lease is up in September 2015. I want to stick with an EV, but Nissan had better offer something compelling to all these lessees, or else they will move to Tesla. AND they'll have to figure out what to do with gazillions of Leafs coming off lease that are overpriced.
In car terms, 2017 is very close. They have finalise the design, do road-testing, do crash tests and then get type approval from the authorities in all the markets where the car is to be sold THEN retool the factories where the car is to be build and allow time for the supplier to ramp up parts production.
January 2017 is 30 months from now.
Other websites have Andy Palmer quoted as saying that "300km" (185 miles) would be good enough to ensure mainstream appeal of EVs.
I think that's a bit high, I think 125-150 miles is enough for most people to consider an EV. I believe that once you have 125-150 miles of range and the ability to quick charge the battery to get an extra 50 miles in 5-10 minutes, you'll be able meet what most people want out of the product. Then you have to work on getting the price down. 😉
No harm in offering multiple battery pack options is there? Let the customer decide. If one battery pack isn't a big seller, pull the option the following year.
A big hurray for EVs – glad that Nissan is taking this segment very seriously.
I am eagerly awaiting a new EV that looks more mainstream and has as much space if not more than my present 2013 LEAF.
It doesn't matter if the next-gen Leaf has a range of 187mi or 250mi if Nissan does not rethink their DCFC strategy. The current strategy relies on 50kW ChadeMO DCFC installed at Nissan dealerships.
A family guy like me can only give up the gas car and use an EV for road trips ONLY IF the Tesla Supercharger model was available – i.e sites along strategic freeway locations, open 24/7 with many stalls. I am willing to pay but not willing to wait > 30mins.
I will not buy a 2017 Leaf to replace my family car if I have to rely on dealership hours and depend on their generosity and availability of their 1 sole DCFC.
So while I await the Tesla GenIII, I hope Nissan will think about the whole ownership experience and give me more choices. We love our Leaf for in-town/commute use.
Well, lets be fair. The DCFC network beats Tesla numbers BY FAR. There are a lot of them, especially in western states.
What we need is for Nissan to go across town to the Chademo organization and tell them to start amping up or prepare to get kicked in the rear. Surely there has to be a simple upgrade solution to double the net power on a Chademo.
Very well thought out. As numbers of EVs grow, we're seeing more fighting over QC and Level 2 charging stations.
I hope we can avoid those inevitable news stories. "Fist fight erupts over charging station – shots fired!"… Just feeds into the public fears of owning an EV.
Chademo itself will be fine, at least in the medium term.
Where the Nissan DCFC strategy really falls short is installing just one unit at most locations. So you may have to wait if the unit is occupied, or miss out entirely if there is a fault. Tesla installs half a dozen units at most locations.
Access is the other major issue with many dealers locking up lots when they close; some of which are in downtown locations do so for security reasons, not in ignorance of EV drivers needs. Superchargers? 24×7 access.
Exactly my point!
I'm not going on any trip with wife and 2 young kids in the back depending on:
1) Dealership to be open
2) Dealer's DCFC working
3) Dealer willing to let me charge
4) Nobody else charging at the moment
5) Next closest DCFC is within remaining range
What scares me the most about charging at Nissan dealers are the comments I read from Plugshare – you are basically at the dealer's mercy. The same dealership can one day welcome you charging with open arms and then deny you the next day. It all depends on who you talk to.
That will make for terribly painful trip planning. That may be palatable for early adopters but not for your average Joe. So Nissan, if you make a 200mi EV, please think these things through.
"more mainstream design"
So, more totally conventional cars, and SUVs even, but no aero improvements, not even fender skirts. Just bigger batteries. How boring, and ultimately pointless.
More kWh is like more cubic inches. I can't wait for the chrome badges proclaiming 85 kWh!
"but no aero improvements"
Says who? The current LEAF is not a trendsetter in the aerodynamics department, so it can only get better. The Tesla Model S is a 'more mainstream' design (relative to its peers) but has lower Cd than any competitor.
A cd of 0.28 is decent but hardly state of the art. Nissan has every incentive to improve it. Even the Mercedes B class is better.
i AGREE with Scott, chademo at 50kw is a no go when batteries get larger. Also long distance travel may still be difficult in a longer range leaf without an active tms cooling the pack during the highway/dcfc/highway/dcfc heat build up.
Say I missed something:
"it's likely the electric Infiniti will have more range than the next-gen LEAF"
Not More than a leaf, more than the NEXT GEN leaf. So the Infinity will be a Tesla killer… Wow.
"So the Infinity will be a Tesla killer… Wow."
When Infinity almost catches up to a 2012 Tesla half a decade or so later Tesla will leap another generation ahead.
Kinda like the 80's when GM kept promising to make a compact as good as the Corolla.
GM is good at keeping one step behind their competition. Look how they still have no answer for a decent hybrid. Or how they are still walking the Chicken Tax walk since the mid 1960s even after Ford decided to bring it's newest-gen European commercial van to the U.S.A. and build it in Kansas City. Even FIAT is bringing it's Euro van here to compete with Sprinter. Spy shooters have photographed thinly-disguised Renault/Opel FWD vans in Canada running around. Yet still not a peep whether they'll sell a Renault here in the U.S.A. labeled as a Chevy. No need to mention the Nissan NV micro van with a Chevy grilled slapped on it! SHEESH – GM! Next thing – after criticizing Ford for aluminizing it's F-150 is for them to eat chicken crow and go ahead in introducing their own aluminum trucks a generation or two behind their competitors.
GM – possibly too big to fail. I often say as a Volt owner that the Volt is truly the only good thing GM has going for it – That and the SparkEV if they ever decide to market it to the entire country.
Hey, i don't think the leaf has an odd shape!
My plan for the end of my lease Jan 2015 is:
if a longer range ev is available at good price get it. if not I may buy a used hybrid to bridge the gap, and wait for the gen2 leaf or infiniti or Tesla model E or whatever it will be called. I wont lease another 84 mile Leaf or EV.
Or you can take a "placeholder" lease, either buy out another lease or plan to sell your lease before its time is up. Probably the former puts you at the advantage.
Thinking the exact same here with my lease expiring 8/2016. Will probably get a second Prius or something cheap like a Honda Fit to bridge the gap.
I'm with you. I just added a 13 Optima Hybrid to our fleet, and it's an amazing car that actually exceeds its 40 mpg highway EPA rating. I'm now considering just driving it when the Leaf lease expires, if no better EV appears that I can afford.
My lease expires in 2015 May.
Unfortunately, Leaf is really the only game in town with QC – since I don't want to buy something as large as a Model S. Basically there is no competition to Leaf even after 3-4 years.
So, I may have to get another Leaf till 2017 !
If the next gen batteries won't debut before 2017 doesn't that rule out larger battery options before then? Or might there be ways to squeeze more into the available space?
They'll be releasing their heat resistant battery this year. That is a major overhaul and I guess that will be it until 2017.
They might squeeze out a few miles by efficiency/weight/aero improvements but that is it for this model.
Just my 2c.
Gen 2 volt and Audi A3 PHEV will be considered also. I wont buy my Leaf at end of lease , to risky on the trade in value at a later date, plus its out of warranty.
I guess Infinity management turned round from last year:
"We need to re-evaluate our assumptions," said de Nysschen. "It would not be smart to introduce a car when perhaps 12 or 18 months down the road you have all-new battery technology." de Nysschen also voiced concerns that electric car technology is too niche for the brand, which is working to hit sales figures of 500,000 cars a year by 2017.
If Infinity gives up an EV lease for $350 in that range for a 50KWH or better vehicle by 2016 I guess I would pander myself for one.
Who am I kidding I would pander myself for a fudge sunday…
Infiniti with an 'i'
What I want to know is, will my current 2012 SL Leaf be backwards-compatible with future battery upgrades??
I would love to be able to swap my old Li-ion cells for their improved descendants one day. Shoving more batteries into the chassis likely won't be an option.
Nissan will not offer you a next gen battery
they will offer to sell you a new Leaf with a next gen battery.
they are in the car sales business not battery sales and upgrading existing cars.
thats just the way it is.
I fear you are right. But they must sense that the 100k+ Leaf owners out there right now (and rising!) is a large market of dedicated customers that would sooner be willing to pay handsomely for an upgrade than ditch their otherwise beloved Leaf.
Was so tactfully stated that their Leaf isn't as attractive as Teslas offerings… What a great compliment! So glad their designers are going more mainstream instead of Anime-Futuristic. 🙂
both of those infinity's look like teslas
"I think the EV will come earlier. To some extent, EV is now becoming practically a requirement."
This is such great news! If Nissan is selling enough LEAFs now to make it a shoe-in for next gen, and one of the firm's "requirements" – This adds longevity to the segment and assurance LEAF won't be phased out any time soon.
The NVe van surely helps using many of the same components and let's hope there'll be many more spinoffs to go.
2013 saw over 22k Nissan Leaf's leased/sold in the United States alone. If there is legitimately no range bump expected before April 2017 you're essentially letting all those potential repeat customers dangle in the wind. Maybe it's unavoidable, but it doesn't seem very strategic.
Exactly! And I fit that bill. My 24 month lease started in June 2013. Figure I can extend it to the beginning of 2016, but by Nissan's time-frame, I'm going to miss the Generation II Leaf by over a year. Lots of 2013 lessees are going to be left twisting in the wind when it's time for a new EV, and that could be VERY unfortunate for Nissan.
Maybe they will add liquid cooling to their battery in the Infiniti…
If they want DCFC and long distance travel with those batteries, liquid cooling is a no brainer.
Pretty soon, Nissan will figure it out that is a common sense.
Teue mostly leased, most customers have a good experience with the leaf but mot also want more range, so when the lease nears end they are looking to Nissan for n improved EV. If none are to be had they will go to a competitor (if a longer range exists) or go to a PHEV or back to a hybrid
I forgot about the Infiniti LE. That car was so blown away by the Tesla Model S that they completely pulled it off the market! And that was probably a wise move by Infiniti because it would have just been an embarrassment. Cadillac is learning the lesson the hard way right now with the ELR.
The ELR is more a halo of electric drive, than it is meant as competition to Tesla. I believe Cadillac is setting a table that doesn't necessarily require unit sales.
Halo? The ELR? Some halo car…!
This kind of range increase plan blue-balling is why I'm leasing a LEAF instead of buying.
Lets just imagine Infiniti builds an amazing ev , great range , beautiful body and interior. And its priced same as a Model S or even slightly less, but does not have any super charger access, only chademo at 50kw or so. Showing up at a DCFC for what could be a 1 hour plus charge, finding the one station in use or worse inoperative….. now look at Tesla , the supercharger trumps any other mfr who manages to roll out a competitor to the S.
ya…. not gonna happen
only car company i see outdoing the model s is tesla themselves


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