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Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal hurt the wrist on his shooting hand a few weeks ago after an awkward fall against the Denver Nuggets on Jan. 18. After a few ineffective games, Washington decided to rest Beal to speed up his recovery. But in the rookie sharpshooter's absence, Washington has struggled to find offense and it showed on a week in which the team dropped four straight games. The AFRO recaps the week that was for the Washington Wizards.
Jan. 28–Wizards 94, Sacramento Kings 96: It wasn't so much an ineffective Beal (six points, 2-of-6 shooting) as it was a dominating Isaiah Thomas. Washington battled the Kings toe-to-toe in a grinder at the Verizon Center and despite a 23-point, 15-rebound effort from Emeka Okafor, Kings guard Thomas stole the show, and the game. Thomas came up with a pair of critical baskets late in the game, including the game-winning tear dropper in the lane with just over a second left in the game that gave the Kings the deciding bucket. The loss also marked Beal's last game before sitting out the rest of the week with his wrist injury.
Jan. 30–Wizards 84, Philadelphia 76ers 92:The Sixers mirror the Wizards in many ways: electric point guard with a young and athletic roster. Philadelphia used both aspects along with a 23-11 second quarter to dispel the shorthanded Wizards. Center Nene led Washington with 16 points and eight rebounds along with Okafor's 15 points, 17 rebounds and two blocks. Washington just couldn't close the deficit as they entered the fourth quarter down by 12 points which later grew to 16 before Okafor's dunk narrowed the game to 89-84 with 1:40 remaining. The Wizards clearly missed Beal as replacement shooting guard Garrett Temple and reserve guard Jordan Crawford combined for five points.
Feb. 1–Wizards 76, Memphis Grizzlies 85: A new-look Grizzlies roster and a still-suffering Wizards backcourt did the Wizards in after Washington totaled just 46 points for the remainder of the game after scoring 30 in the first. Nene (14 points) was the only Wizard to score in double figures as Washington shot 41 percent from the field and 25 percent from long range. Washington got as close as 70-74 late in the fourth quarter but Memphis responded with a closing 11-6 run to finish the game.
Feb. 2–Wizards 86, San Antonio Spurs 96: Even with veteran center Tim Duncan limping off the court with an injured ankle, the Spurs had enough left to dispatch Washington. San Antonio used a defensive strong front to jump to a 51-26 first-half lead. Five players scored in double figures for Washington but the lack of production from the shooting-guard position didn't help as the Spurs buckled down in the final quarter. Temple and Crawford combined for eight points on 4-of-11 shooting and 0-for-3 from deep. Duncan left in the first half after spraining his left knee and right ankle but by that time San Antonio was already up by a sizeable margin.
After impressing for a strong two-week stretch, Washington fell back to earth with Beal out. With two upcoming home games against the Los Angeles Clippers and New York Knicks, Washington will have to find some scoring out of the off guard spot.
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Fat fingers and compact smartphone screens just aren't a good match. Combine a few key misses with a well-meaning auto-correction feature and it's no wonder that "I ate the hummus" turns into "I ate the humans." But Windows Phone 7 users find that their keyboards seem to have a better knack for knowing what they intend to type—or even what they intend to say.
That's because of collaboration between a Microsoft Research team and the Windows Phone 7 product group. They worked together to apply the principles of machine learning—in which technology works on a person's behalf—to improving finger input on Window Phone 7's "soft," or virtual, keyboard.
Tim Paek, a researcher in the Mobile Computing Research Center, and Asela Gunawardana, a researcher in the Machine Learning and Applied Statistics group, led the effort for Microsoft Research. Their counterparts on the Windows Phone 7 team included Eric Badger, developer lead, and Itai Almog, program manager. The goal was simple, Badger says: Design a better mobile-phone keyboard.
"That was our starting premise," he says. "We wanted to have the best text-input solution in the world. When it comes to digital communication, the task of getting an idea from your head to the keyboard is really important."
But there were plenty of hurdles to reaching that "best keyboard" solution. Fortunately, Badger had worked on speech products, and he believed that the keypad puzzle was essentially a decoding problem that could be approached using machine learning. He had collaborated with Paek in the past, and the two had become friends. Badger also knew about Gunawardana's research.
"I felt comfortable," Badger says, "approaching Tim and seeing what he thought of the problem."
The problem with smartphone keyboards, Almog says, is obvious.
"Their fingers are big, the keys are tiny, and the sensors aren't always reliable," he explains, "so what you end up with is a bunch of 'noisy' XY coordinates."
The Microsoft Research and Windows Phone 7 teams tackled the problem by first conducting extensive user experiments on a Windows Phone 7 prototype. They collected data on how people touch soft keyboard keys, what it means when people employ different holding positions—using only their thumbs, for instance—and the strengths and weaknesses of competitors' keypads.
Paek and Gunawardana decided to use their expertise in machine learning and linguistics to develop an approach that mathematically takes into account both the geometry of the keyboard space and what people seem to want to say. Badger and a colleague, Drew Linerud, created a prototype incorporating the approach to demonstrate the proof of concept. The prototype was instrumental in getting the business group to embrace the project.
The phone first uses statistical models of language patterns to determine what a user is trying to type.
"We know they are typing in English, usually," Gunawardana says, "and we tend to know what the text is supposed to look like, even if what they're writing is not exactly the same language you'd find in The Wall Street Journal. You usually can guess what people intend to say."
Then the phone uses statistical models of which touch points are likely to be seen given that the user is trying to hit certain letters.
"That's what we collected in our user experiments," Paek says, "data about how far off users can go in trying to hit certain keys."
For crowdsourcing, the data-collection tool eventually was turned into a game called Text Text Revolution! by Dmitry Rudchenko, a developer on Badger's team. The game is rated at four out of five stars on the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace, and it not only helps users grow accustomed to typing quickly and accurately on their Windows Phone devices, but also generates ideal data for training statistical models as a side effect of playing the game. Since its launch, the game has collected more than 20 million touch points for training.
By combining statistical models of language patterns and touch points, the keyboard dynamically changes the virtual size of the likely next letter, so that it has a larger target area—the area where tapping the keypad results in a particular letter, symbol, or number.
"We don't show that visually," Paek says. "It all happens behind the scenes."
The keypad software analyzes what a user is typing, decides which letter is most likely to be typed next, and enlarges the virtual key area, so that hitting a "T" results in a T, not a Y or an R.
In upcoming releases, the keypad even will take into account the speed at which a person is attempting to type.
"When you're typing really fast with two thumbs, the touch patterns are sloppy," Paek says, "so you have to make the target area even bigger."
Most smartphones now take a stab at guessing the user's intent. For Windows Phone 7, the trick was to make that guesswork better—without getting in the way of the user. A phone's predictive software can be so powerful that it overrides what the user really wants.
"If you hit right smack in the middle of the 'b' key, I want the system to respect that," Gunawardana says. "We came up with a model that allows the statistics to vary the key footprint, while still respecting the user's intent."
By modulating the certainty of its suggestions in that way, the software remains strongly predictive but doesn't become so sure of itself that it thwarts the user.
The researchers also had to contend with a fact of life when working with smartphones: their relative lack of power.
"That's what I spend a lot of time on," Gunawardana says, "coming up with models and then squeezing the algorithms down so they had very small footprints and would run blazingly fast on these very small devices. You don't want the phone to 'hang' every time it uses the keyboard."
He used linguistic tricks, in part by using what he calls "back off," in which the system reacts with varying levels of confidence about the user's intent. They keyboard software, for instance, can confidently predict that what comes at the end of "keyboar" is almost certainly a "d." After all, it's seen that pattern thousands of times. But when it comes across a word that's less familiar, it "backs off" from making firm assumptions. It might first suggest three or four letters as possible next steps. Or it might simply determine, "This letter is a consonant, so a vowel is most likely to come next."
Reception to the keyboard has been great, Almog and Badger say.
"Not only have we received kudos from the press," says Almog, pointing to consistently positive reviews, "but it's also very satisfying to have individual people tell us how much they like the keyboard."
Adds Badger: "The quality of the keyboard has been amazing, thanks in large part to those who designed the Splash user-interface framework and those who tuned and optimized the touch pipeline. We've gotten a lot of really positive feedback."
The researchers have taken their approach and extended it to other languages. Paek and Gunawardana, along with Microsoft Research colleague Chris Meek, published a portion of their keyboard work in a paper titled Usability Guided Key-Target Resizing for Soft Keyboards, which was presented in 2010 during the International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces. Paek, Badger, and Rudchencko also have published Text Text Revolution: A Game That Improves Text Entry on Mobile Touchscreen Keyboards, which will be presented during the 2011 International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications.

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SEMA 2005Written on December 22, 2005 It's time again to see everything new for everthing old
hile many readers may never have the chance to actually attend the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas, it's safe to say that at the very least, they've heard of it. The "show" is so big that it encompasses over one million square feet of space--that's more footage than pretty much every truck show held each year combined. Add to that over 1,900 exhibitors (with well over 10,000 booths) and you have a solid week's worth of walking to cover all that floor space. For us, we had a day and a half to accomplish that feat this past November...it was no stroll in the park, but worth every minute, regardless of how brief.
Fortunately for us, a good majority of exhibitors on hand at SEMA were of the late-model/OE aftermarket nature, so having to see all the companies in the expanded wheel and tire building was not priority--unless we really wanted to see the latest jewel-encrusted 26-inchers or the vast array of exotic cars and SUVs with said rolling "stock." SEMA does a fantastic job of separating the sects of the aftermarket industry, namely the hot rod manufacturers/suppliers, making it easier for us to see the people we need to see without wearing the soles off our poor shoes.
2005 was another great year for the SEMA Show, and it wasn't a slouch for classic trucks and related accessories, either. To see what the hottest new products were, along with some of the hottest new trucks, just have a look-see at the following photos. For more information on the show or on any of SEMA's efforts concerning the aftermarket hobby, please visit www.sema.org.
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This belongs in a classic truck! OK, maybe not financially feasible for most. It would not only look great under the hood of practically any '40s-50s pickup (non-Mopar included), it would propel the hauler like no other!A certain pickup whose buildup we've been following just happened to make the SEMA Show with no time to spare. The C-10, affectionately known as the "Paint 'N' Place '68" to everyone here at the magazine, went from a pile of parts to what you see here--Magnuson-blown 383 stroker, CPP tubular control arms and huge disc brakes, Vintage Air FrontRunner system, almost the entire catalog of Classic Industries weatherstrip and seals included. Shown in the Auto-Air Colors booth, expect to see a lot more of this pickup on future pages.New products; two of the most important words at SEMA. (OK, for some people, "free beer" was more important, but...) For companies like CPP, this is the place to debut products, such as their newly developed control arms for '67-87 Chevy/GMC trucks.For Vintage Air, SEMA was the venue to not only announce, but to also reveal their latest FrontRunner compact serpentine drive system for the small-block Ford family....While you may or may not see more of this one, you will find coverage of the previously overhauled truck ('52 GMC) right here in this very issue.
...Notice the revamped bed complete with enough Sony sound equipment to keep the Ford's rear section as low as it can go.If SEMA's any indication, then '60s Fords are in. OK, so they've never really been "out," but it's not common to see many this nice in a place like this. Ken Callison's longbed has been a long time in the making, but he assured us that he'd be ready for the show with his subtly modified personal ride.It's no truck by any means, but the display in Dynamat's booth was a must-see. Les Noyse's (get it?) Dyanliner Special is really the handiwork of artist Joshua Shaw (only a third of an actual '32 coupe) used to illustrate the various uses of the Dynamat sound-deadening and insulating materials.Rick Federmeyer's ex-CT cover truck was on hand as a feature vehicle in the PPG Paint booth, shown here getting a pre-show detail.If you know anything about Norm Grabowski, you know he's not the type for "typical" vehicles, let alone typical anything. His backwoods Ford is pure evidence of that.Along with wheels and tires, engines and related components make up for the bulk of SEMA hard parts. Of the engine outfits, Street & Performance never fails to show up with something cool each year......this time around with a tricked-out LS7 sharing floor space with an equally tricked-out 6.0L Hemi.Finned aluminum and Mooneyes go hand in hand, which is why it's no surprise they were the first to come up with these ultra-cool air cleaners for the "little carbs." Someone with an inline-six is gonna need a pair of those here real soon!
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The much-awarded and deeply admired writer of such fiction as Black Tickets (1979) and Machine Dreams (1984), now presents an astonishingly effective novel based on a true crime that took place in her native West Virginia in the early 1930s, material that has been brewing in her consciousness for years. Mesmerizing and deeply moving, Quiet Dell is a tragedy, a love story, and a tour de force of obsession and imagination from one of America's most celebrated writers. This reading is made possible by Books Inc. Refreshments will be served courtesy of the Friends of the Belmont Library.
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Dozen of vigils were held across the country Sunday to honor and remember the victims in the tragic elementary school shooting in Connecticut.
Members of the First Presbyterian Church in Quincy, Florida gathered to grieve over the tragic elementary school shooting more than 800 miles away.
"We suffer with them. We are heartbroken with them," says Pastor Chris Erde.
It is one of just countless vigils held across the country to honor and remember the victims as many struggled to make sense of the shooting.
"Words will come when words will come. But now, our speaking should just be perhaps between us and our Lord," says Erde.
Connecticut State Police say the alleged shooter, Adam Lanza, went into Sandy Hook Elementary School and slaughtered 20 children and six adults before turning the gun on himself.
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Bloomington, IN (Sports Network) - Indiana played like the top-ranked team in
the nation Tuesday, as the Hoosiers manhandled the No. 14 North Carolina Tar
Heels, 83-59, in front of a frenzied Assembly Hall crowd.
The premier matchup of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge turned out to be a one-sided
affair when the Hoosiers (7-0) extended its nine-point halftime lead by
scoring 22 of the first 25 points after the break.
Cody Zeller dominated to the tune of 20 points, nine rebounds and four blocks,
and the super sophomore got plenty of help from his teammates. Victor Oladipo
and Will Sheehey netted 19 points apiece and Jordan Hulls filled the stat
sheet with 13 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in the blowout.
James Michael McAdoo was held scoreless in the second half and finished with
10 points on 4-of-15 shooting for the inexperienced Tar Heels (5-2), who shot
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Just wanted to share a successful migration for a customer's ZCS with 150 users from RHEL 32bit to 7.0.1 64bit.
- from RHEL 5 32bit to 64bit, keeping the same ZCS version 6.11 based on Network Edition: Moving from 32-bit to 64-bit Server - Zimbra :: Wiki
- from ZCS 6.11 to 7.0 by the book, while doing this I noticed the tweet that 7.0.1 came to live
- from 7.0 to 7.0.1 by the book, after contacting the client for the clearance to upgrade
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1 Tblsp. Canola oil
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½ med. green pepper, cut into thin strips
¼ cup sliced green onions
2 tsp. fresh garlic, minced
1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
1 8 oz. can sliced water chestnuts, drained
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Pizza Night @ Rolf Binder Wines
11 October 2013, 6:00pm-10:00pm
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Ethnic violence between groups of Serbian and Bosnian tennis fans reared its ugly head at the Aussie Open today again today.
The incident occurred as the fans sat outside in Garden Square watching the tight 4-set battle between Serb Novak Djokovic and American via Bosnia Amer Delic in the third round won by the defending champ. A thrown drink was the alledgedly the catalyst of the 20-person riot which was followed by punches and a tossed metal chair that hit a female bystander. Two men will be charged with "riotous behavior and discharging a missile." Two years ago, an violent incident involving 150 fans from both countries marred the Grand Slam.
Amer had posted a message on his website to his supporters earlier in the week asking for calm after disruptive Serbian fans appeared at his match against Frenchie Paul-Henri Mathieu. They had just watched countryman Janko Tipsarevic fall to Croat Marin Cilic before appearing at Amer's match.
A few of the ballers from the countries involved expressed their thoughts on the incident.
Novak Djokovic:
I can't do much. I'm on the court. I have to keep my focus on the tennis, because I need to win the match. As I said, authorities are there, chair umpires, referees, the people, security. If they think that they're overreacting or somebody is complaining about them, then it's different and they can do something about it.Jelena Jankovc:
Not really, because I was playing after [Nole]. I heard about it, you know, that there was some fighting or something between the fans. I think overall it's great that the fans come and support us. But I think the most important thing is that they should respect each other, the fans and our opponents. The crowd should be quite fair and just go out there and enjoy the match.
Ana Ivanovic:
It's very sad. I think sport is a great thing to bring people together. No matter from where you come from, it's important that everyone be enjoying and happy and enjoy the tennis or sport at all. I'm very sad to see these things happening. Kind of every year here and there a little bit. I really hope in the future people can end this and appreciate the tennis and the hard work we put in and just enjoy it rather than have fights.Amer Delic:
Yeah, I just heard about that. I'm really sad to hear about that. As I said a couple days ago, there's absolutely no place for that here. This is a tennis match. As I'm sure you all saw at the end, I mean, Novak and I are friends. We're both competitors, obviously. In the end it was a fair match, and there was no reason for such things.
It's so unfortunate these incidents have to occur but it seems past resentments + alcohol = trouble.
Let's try to keep the focus on tennis over there.
UPDATE: Here's video of the clash courtesy of ESPN2 - what a shame:
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Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Monta Ellis registered 22 points, nine
assists and six steals to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 100-83 rout against
the Toronto Raptors on Saturday.
Ellis was just 5-of-14 from the field, but made all 10 of his free throw
attempts for the Bucks. Brandon Jennings had 16 points and seven assists and
Larry Sanders recorded 12 points, nine rebounds and six blocks.
Alan Anderson and Quincy Acy scored 14 and 13 points, respectively, off the
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The red-hot success of recent IPOs by internet companies has investors feeling lucky. But like every bubble, Dot-Bomb version 2.0 will leave investors bruised and banker laughing. Here's how you can avoid getting burned, and cash in on the trends driving these stocks without taking on all the risk.


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Jobe Nabs School Record in Cyclone Victory
WATERLOO, Iowa- The Iowa State soccer team defeated the Northern Iowa Panthers (1-8-0) 2-0 Friday night at the Cedar Valley Youth Sports Complex. Senior goalkeeper Maddie Jobe broke the Iowa State record in career shutouts with her 17th shutout holding the Panthers to zero shots on the game. With the win, Iowa State improved to 5-4 on the season.
Turning point of the game
Freshman Koree Willer came out firing for the Cyclones early in the first half with a goal in the 11th minute off an assist Jessica Reyes. Willer's goal set the pace for Iowa State the rest of the game. Fellow freshman Kourtney Camy followed in her teammates steps and put the Cyclones up 2-0 for good in the 67th minute.
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Koree Willer. Not only did the young Cyclone have a solid game, she also celebrated her birthday today. Willer scored the third goal of her career early in the first half against the Panthers. With that score she now has three game-winning goals this season ranking her first in the Big 12 and tied for fourth all-time in the Cyclone record book for game-winning goals in a season.
Cyclone Nation, who was your player of the game? Tweet the player along with the hashtag #CyclONEgameball to @cycloneSCR and we'll announce the fan's pick later before Sunday's game.
Cyclone notes
* Maddie Jobe became Iowa State's outright all-time leader in shutouts. The Senior has 17 shutouts in her career.
*Freshman Kourtney Camy scored the first goal of her career in the 67th minute to seal the deal for the Cyclones victory.
*Iowa State improved their all-time record against UNI to 9-0.
*Iowa State did not allow UNI to take a shot during the contest tying the previous school record of no shots allowed. The Cyclones have accomplished the feat five times in school history.
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#GoCyclones! #IowaState RT @cycloneSCR Gameday! Iowa State takes on Northern Iowa tonight at 7 p.m. Go Cyclones!— Stacy Galema (@simville02) September 20, 2013
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As expected, Arron Afflalo (calf) will not return vs. the 76ers on Monday.
According to sources of the Washington Post, the Wizards are expected to offer Bradley Beal a five-year max deal.
Stephen Curry looked healthy during a Game 5 120-11 victory over the Thunder on Thursday, making 9-of-20 from the field for 31 points with seven rebounds, six assists, five steals and three 3-pointers.
Andrew Bogut was a huge part of Thursday's Game 5 win over the Thunder, scoring a postseason career-high 15 points with 14 rebounds, two assists, two steals, two blocks and two turnovers in 30 minutes.
Kevin Durant's 40 points were not enough during a 120-111 Game 5 loss to the Warriors on Thursday, adding seven rebounds, four assists, one steal, one block and three 3-pointers in 45 minutes.
Russell Westbrook scored 31 points during a loss to the Warriors on Thursday, adding seven rebounds, eight assists, five steals, seven turnovers and three 3-pointers in 41 minutes.
Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Draymond Green and Andrew Bogut will start against the Thunder in Game 5.
The Rockets are reportedly finalizing a four-year deal to install Mike D'Antoni as their next head coach.
Grizzlies sign David Fizdale as head coach, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports.
LeBron James racked up 23 points, eight assists and six steals in just 32 minutes on Wednesday, as the Cavs rolled to a dominant 116-78 victory.
Kyle Lowry scored only 13 points on 5-of-12 shooting during Wednesday's crushing road loss, adding six assists, three rebounds and five turnovers in 29 minutes.
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Honda HRR Lawnmower - SMART Drive(TM) System
The HRR216K3VXA marks the introduction of Honda's newest technological innovation: SMART DriveTM, a unique variable speed transmission (VST). Developed with an ergonomic design, SMART DriveTM allows the user to easily control the speed when resting his/her hands on the handlebars. The mower is truly self-propelled, and unlike many competitive models, the design does not require the operator to push the mower - it pulls itself forward.
Questions and Answers: Getting to know the SMART Drive(TM) SYSTEM
1. Why is Honda's SMART Drive(TM) such an ergonomic advantage?
The HRR216K3VXA model design was evaluated by a professional ergonomic specialist to ensure ease of use - made possible by the SMART Drive(TM). The operator can increase the mower's speed by pushing lightly on the SMART Drive(TM) lever. One or both thumbs can be used, or the lever can be grasped in the middle - in the Power Grip position - whatever the user prefers. The operator can easily manipulate the speed, and even mow with one hand, simply by resting his or her hands on the handlebar. With a maximum mowing speed of 3.8 mph, SMART Drive(TM) makes the HRR216K3VXA comfortable, intuitive, and easy to use.
2. How does SMART Drive(TM) work?
The HRR transmission features cone clutch technology, which is similar to the synchronizers in an automobile manual transmission. The cone clutch continuously varies output torque at the rear wheels to control ground speed. The output torque variation is achieved by carefully controlling the amount of slipping in the cone clutch mechanism.
3. What conditions might affect the required output torque?
Cone Clutch Engagement varies output torque and ground speed.
The required output torque varies based on many factors including: grass condition, temperatures, slope, traction, and grass bag weight. The new cone clutch design allows the operator to continuously and precisely control the output torque using the SMART Drive(TM) lever to exactly match the operating conditions. When the operator pushes harder on the SMART Drive(TM) lever, the clutch cable travel is increased, and more pressure is transmitted to the cone clutch. This results in less cone clutch slipping and more torque transmitted to the rear wheels, causing in an increase in ground speed (or maintaining the same speed when mowing up a slope). When the operator slowly releases the SMART Drive(TM) lever, less pressure is transmitted through the cone clutch allowing the clutch to slip. This results in a reduction in torque at the rear wheels, and reduced ground speed.
4. What are the features of the SMART Drive(TM) transmission?
a) the heavy-duty cone clutch utilizes proven technology, ensuring many hours of trouble-free operation and very precise speed control;
b) SMART Drive(TM) utilizes bevel and pinion gears (not worm drive) and is very durable;
c) the system is completely sealed and filled with 10W-30 engine oil;
d) SMART Drive(TM) uses an input shaft supported with two ball bearings, as opposed to needle bearings; in this application, ball bearings handle a greater load and improve durability;
e) the cast aluminum case has less warping as compared to a plastic case;
f) the transmission has a steel bottom cover, sealed with an O ring; because no liquid sealant is used on this transmission, it is less likely to leak.
5. Why is the SMART Drive(TM) lever such an ergonomic advantage for the operator?
The SMART Drive(TM) lever is manufactured from high strength plastic with soft touch rubber pads for operator comfort. The position of the thumb control paddles provides the operator with nearly effortless control. The SMART Drive(TM) lever features:
- a simple design utilizing proven technology;
- a clutch cable protected by routing through handle;
- convenient, comfortable operation;
- precise ground speed control;
- a high strength plastic composition and an enclosed design that keeps dirt, moisture, and debris out.
6. Why is the SMART Drive(TM) such a revolutionary technology for a lawn mower?
The technology used in Honda's SMART Drive(TM) lever was inspired by the throttle mechanism on tiller-handle-equipped Honda outboard motors.
The design utilizes a clutch cable routed through the handlebar connected to a pin. The pin fits in a helical-shaped groove in the SMART Drive(TM) lever. The helical groove shape causes the clutch cable pin to slide to the right when the SMART Drive(TM) lever is rotated. When the pin moves to the right, the clutch cable is pulled, transmitting additional force to the clutch arm on the transmission. This results in an increase in pressure on the cone clutch and less cone clutch slipping. Less slipping means the ground speed increases.
7. How does Honda's SMART Drive(TM) SYSTEM compare to competitors' technology?
In contrast to the competition, Honda's SMART Drive(TM) SYSTEM is nearly effortless. There is no need to push the mower, and only gentle pressure from the thumbs is necessary to maintain or increase speed. And SMART Drive(TM) makes it easy to maintain a steady speed up and downhill.
- For example, Toro and Lawnboy lawnmowers incorporate the Personal Pace system in which the user increases the mower's speed by pushing down on the handlebars. There are several key downsides to this method. First, the Personal Pace system is not effortless for the operator, who must constantly push on the handlebars; and to increase speed, the user has to push down even more. Second, it is difficult to maintain a smooth, steady pace while operating on a grade (either up or down) because the pressure on the handlebars naturally changes as the weight of the mower shifts back or away from the user. As a result, the mower tends to jerk forward and back. By contrast, the operator of a Honda mower with SMART Drive(TM) has nothing to squeeze. Only light pressure is needed, so users can comfortably mow with either hand.
- Craftsman and Husqvarna mowers incorporate a Variable Speed Transmission called EZ Walk in which the operator squeezes a trigger to control the mower's speed. This mechanism also has drawbacks. The user must continuously squeeze a trigger - a right handed mechanism that left-handed operators will find particularly uncomfortable. This design feature also limits any user's ability to mow with either hand.
8. Why is the SMART Drive(TM) SYSTEM a smart choice?
The HRR216K3VXA, with its SMART Drive(TM) SYSTEM, is a Honda exclusive - 100 percent Honda designed and manufactured, and designed and built to Honda's exacting standards of quality and durability.
Without question, this revolutionary technology makes lawn mowing easy, comfortable as well as affordable and positions the HRR216K3VXA head and shoulders above the rest of the pack for the target market.


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Twenty-nine-year-old Seth Mazzaglia, of Dover, was charged Saturday with second-degree murder.
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HANCOCK, MI - Finnish-American/Ojibwa medical doctor Arne Vainio will present and discuss his Emmy-nominated documentary film, "Walking into the Unknown," Monday, September 19, at 7:00 p.m., and Tuesday, September 20, at 1:00 p.m. at the Finlandia University Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock.
The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by Finlandia University and Portage Health.
Dr. Vainio is a member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and a physician at the Min-No-Aya-Win Human Services Clinic on the Fond du Lac Ojibwe Reservation, near Cloquet, Minn.
The film depicts Dr. Vainio's exploration of health and heritage as he undergoes the very health screenings that he had long been recommending for his middle-age male patients, but neglected to undergo himself.
Co-produced by Ivy Vainio, Visumm Media, and presented by Native American Public Telecommunications, Inc. (NAPT), "Walking into the Unknown" will have viewers "building a personal connection with Dr. Arne Vainio-feeling the health risk burdens and analyzing thought-provoking questions that are faced in the most critical turning point of one's life," according to a press release prepared by NAPT.
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Two remain hospitalized in crash that killed two men
Second crash claimed life of another man
Published: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 12:45 p.m.
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Two people seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash Tuesday night in Pedro remained hospitalized Wednesday. Two men died in the crash
Darren Adryan Parker, 20, was in fair condition, and Arturo Martinez, 25, was in serious condition, both at Ocala Regional Medical Center, according to spokeswoman Suzanne Santangelo.
Both men are from Summerfield. They were in critical condition when they were taken to the facility following the crash, troopers said.
The men were traveling in a Ford F-150 pickup, along with Juan Manuel Sanchez, 31, also of Summerfield. Sanchez also was taken to ORMC, where he died.
FHP troopers said it was not known if any of the men were wearing seat belts.
The crash occurred in the 5600 block of County Road 42.
Officials said the truck, driven by Parker, was heading west on CR42. Traveling in the same direction was a 2002 Chevy Silverado pickup, with driver Ronald Lee Messer, 40, and passenger Angel Luis Diaz, 21, both of Summerfield. A 2002 Nissan Frontier truck, driven by Terry Allen Cole, 67, of Weirsdale, was traveling east on the highway, in the westbound lane. Cole's pickup sideswiped the Chevy and then collided head-on into the Ford.
Cole was pronounced deceased at the scene. The occupants in the Chevy were not injured.
Troopers said Cole was wearing his seat belt, as were Diaz and Messer.
Officials said they do not know why Cole was driving the wrong way, but their investigation is still underway.
At the same time troopers were investigating that crash, officers from the Ocala Police Department responded to a traffic fatality involving 46-year-old Kenneth Lawrence Henderson. Officers said Henderson was trying to cross the street in the 2100 block of East State Road 40 when he was struck first by one vehicle and then was struck by another.
Both vehicles, a 2005 Pontiac driven by Eduardo Nader, 39, and a 1998 Chevy sport utility vehicle driven by Gouley Andrews, 71, stopped at the scene, police said.
The three deaths brought the number of traffic-related deaths in Marion County this year to 46. Of that total, six occurred within Ocala city limits.
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A consultant who has been paid more than $300,000 by the Otay Water District has turned in the same handwritten invoice month after month with no new details about his activities, despite a contract requiring he provide specifics.
Hector Mares Cossio is a fiscal auditor who served as an adviser to former Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari and now is the Tijuana office coordinator of the Mexican Congress's Northern Border Affairs Commission.
He has served as a consultant for the district that serves 200,000 people in Spring Valley, La Presa, Rancho San Diego, Jamul, eastern Chula Vista and eastern Otay Mesa since 2005, most recently receiving a two-year, $120,000 contract that started April 1.
According to Otay General Manager Mark Watton, Mares has helped the district develop contacts in Mexican government to promote its proposed binational desalination plant in Baja California, which Otay officials hope will one day provide 15 million to 25 million gallons per day for its customers.
The $500 million project reached a milestone last year when a pilot plant was installed near the site to perform water quality testing, according to investor filings from the Consolidated Water, the Cayman Islands utilities company that has a controlling interest in the project.
Mares' invoices, obtained by U-T Watchdog under the California Public Records Act, are all written in pen and have the same message:
"Binational consultant services on the desalt plant project in Baja California Mexico. Representing OWD in the Bi-National subcommittee in Tijuana, City and coordinating on behalf (of) OWD the Bi-National Mechanism of Water."
Are this consultant's bills providing enough documentation for his $3,600 monthly pay?
Yes 3% (6)
No 97% (167)
173 total votes.
The invoices provide no other details about monthly duties performed. According to his contract, he is supposed to submit invoices that describe "in detail services and tasks performed during the prior calendar month."
Mares did not respond to an email seeking comment, and a cellphone number listed on previous correspondence is no longer his.
Mares' previous and current contracts provide 10 bullet points describing what's expected of him, including:
• Research and write reports on the interest and viability of forming a committee to foster binational relations.
• Monitor and report occasionally on the progress of the Mexican Colorado River Aqueduct.
• Provide written reports on Mexicali issues related to the All-American Canal lining.
• Provide comprehensive reports and analysis on Tijuana water matters.
• Arrange and guide tours of Tijuana water facilities.
• Provide political analysis on Mexican water matters involving local, state and federal jurisdictions and on the desalination facility.
The district has entered into contracts with more than a dozen people and firms for development of the desalination plant, including former California Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante and longtime EPA official Peter Silva.
The Watchdog requested invoices, work product and reimbursement records for the consultants. Other contractors had substantial work product and more detailed invoices than Mares.
For example, Silva submits a two-page invoice each month, with one page that details meetings attended and progress made toward his objectives. Another contractor, engineer Michael Welch, wrote several detailed reports on water quality targets for desalinated water produced by the plant.
Otay provided two pieces of work product for Mares between 2011 and 2013: a two-page Spanish-language news release with handwritten corrections and a letter to U-T CEO John Lynch to object to a previous Watchdog story.
Mares, a certified public accountant, was once the PR director for a company owned by Jaime Bonilla, former chairman of the Otay board.
Bonilla, now a Mexican congressman, is the president of the Border Affairs Commission for which Mares serves. Mares, in his 2012 letter to the U-T, touted his experience and qualifications.


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(CBS News) Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has decided to rescind the decades-old policy which prohibits women from serving in ground combat units.
The policy will make women eligible to serve as infantrymen on combat patrol and even in elite special operations units, like the Navy SEALS. However, women will have to meet strength standards that could keep them out of units where the physical demands are especially grueling.
Combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have already cost more than 130 women their lives and left more than 800 wounded.
Dawn Halfaker, who commanded a Military Police Platoon in Iraq and fought alongside infantry, was one of those wounded.
"We were all fighting the same fight, doing the same thing," Halfaker said.
The best machine gunner in Halfaker's platoon was Victoria Rivers, who was tapped to go on missions with Special Forces.
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The Marines recently opened their 13-week infantry officer school to women, but the first two who volunteered dropped out. In the Army, an infantryman carries a 63-pound pack, which could go to more than 100 pounds, depending on the situation.
Panetta's order will open 200,000 more jobs to women, primarily in the Army and Marines. The services will have until May to draw up a plan for opening all units to women and until the end of 2015 to actually implement it.
If the military wants to keep a unit like Navy SEALS or Army Green Berets off limits to women, they will have to justify it to the Secretary of Defense.
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U.S. Senator Kay Hagan released the following statement on the Pentagon's decision to lift the 1994 ban on women serving in combat: "The Pentagon's decision to allow women to serve in combat roles is a positive step. Women will now be able to serve our country in new capacities, and they will be afforded more opportunities for the same career advancement as their male counterparts. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a Senator from the state with the 3rd-largest military presence in the nation, I thank all of our service members - male and female, and I am committed to working with the Pentagon to implement this policy."


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LANDOVER, Md. -- Michael Turner ran for the go-ahead touchdown with 2:46 left to play and the Atlanta Falcons gutted out a 24-17 victory over the Washington Redskins on Sunday at FedEx Field.
Turner was bottled up for most of the day, running for just 67 yards on 18 carries, but broke through for a 13-yard sprint to the end zone when it mattered most for the Falcons, who are 5-0 for the first time in franchise history.
Matt Ryan threw for 345 yards, two touchdowns and one interception on 34-of-52 efficiency for Atlanta. Tony Gonzalez had a huge day receiving, catching 13 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown, while Julio Jones snagged 10 balls for 94 yards and a score.
Robert Griffin III connected on 10-of-15 passes for 91 yards, but left the game after taking a shot to the head from Falcons linebacker Sean Weatherspoon.
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Is there a limitation in the ZCS appliance for apt-get? I'm interested in adding in razor for antispam and was looking at getting it through apt-get. When running apt-get install razor it throws the following:
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Stop! Back away from the ground beef. Our Easy Cheesy Turkey Sliders are so juicy and mouthwatering that you'll forget all about that stuff you formerly used to make burgers.
Yields: 8 to 10
Cooking Time: 6 min
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1 1/4 pounds ground turkey breast
2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup Italian-style dry bread crumbs
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
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1.In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except rolls; mix well. Form mixture into 8 to 10 patties.
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