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Dwight Howard
Few players have more fun than Dwight Howard. Whether he's dressing up like Superman, busting a move on the sidelines or swatting a ball into the fifth row, this goofy man-child always has a grin plastered on his face. "I always have fun out there," he says. "Basketball brings me joy. I don't care what people say about me smiling too much or having too much fun. Hey, I'm doing something I love. I'm going to be thankful and have fun doing it."
AppealKobe Bryant, Tiger Woods and Brett Favre take note. Any woman interested in dating Dwight Howard should know that this four-time NBA All-Star doesn't like it when his partners kiss and tell. Howard recently demonstrated his penchant for discretion by launching a $500 million lawsuit against his baby mama for violating a 2009 gag order. Although it's unlikely she'll ever have to pay, the lawsuit proves that the usually affable Howard doesn't kid around when it comes to his privacy.
Another issue this 24-year-old baller takes seriously is philanthropy. A four-time recipient of the Rich and Helen De Vos Community Enrichment Award, Howard has donated thousands of dollars over the years to the Pine Hills Boys & Girls Club and the Florida Hospital for Children. He's also helped hundreds of disadvantaged youths achieve their dreams through his Dwight D. Howard Foundation, a faith-based organization that he established during his rookie season. "God blessed me with more than I could ever imagine," he says. "Being able to give back to kids and to people who really need help is very important to me." Howard's generosity and sincerity make him a catch for any woman -- especially one who knows the importance of keeping her lips sealed.
SuccessA two-time Defensive Player of the Year, Dwight Howard is quickly becoming the NBA's most daunting interior presence. "He really doesn't have a defensive weakness," says Magic Head Coach Stan Van Gundy. "I don't think that there's anybody in the league, that I've seen, that approaches his impact on a team defensively the way he has. I think he makes the biggest impact defensively of anybody in the league." It certainly shows in his stats. Howard recently became the first player ever to lead the league in rebounding and blocks in consecutive seasons and he's just the fifth player in NBA history to lead the league in rebounding three years in a row. An amazing leaper with animal-like instincts, Howard clearly believes his tenacious D will eventually help Orlando win its first NBA championship. "Everybody in this city wants it, and it's on us," he says. "It starts with me blocking shots, rebounding and being a big defensive presence. I've always thought about it like that, and I'll continue to think about it like that." That thinking should continue to make the Magic a beast in the East for many years to come.
Dwight Howard BiographyDwight Howard was certain he'd be an NBA player as early as the seventh grade. That was the year his homeroom teacher asked him to make a list of his life goals and he responded by writing about his desire to win a state championship and become the first player selected in the NBA draft. Howard accomplished the first of those ambitious goals in 2004 when he led Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy to the Class A Georgia state championship by averaging 25 points, 18 rebounds and 8 blocked shots per game. Howard's overall dominance earned him the Naismith Award as the country's top high school player and he was invited to the McDonald's High School All-American game where he was named the event's co-MVP.
dwight howard enters the nbaDwight Howard's once-in-a-lifetime combination of size and skill prompted the Orlando Magic to select him with the first pick of the 2004 NBA Draft. Although still just 18 years old, he wasted little time in proving he belonged by recording 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocks in his pro debut against the Milwaukee Bucks. Howard continued on that pace throughout his rookie season to become the youngest player in NBA history to average a double-double over an 82-game schedule. While he may have fallen short in his quest to be named the league Rookie of the Year, Howard proved invaluable to the Magic as he helped the team improve by 15 games over the previous season.
dwight howard continues to developDwight Howard became an even bigger force in his second season in 2005-2006 after adding 20 pounds of muscle over the summer. That extra weight helped his post-up game immeasurably and he averaged 15.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game while leading the Magic to the brink of the playoffs. Still just in his teens, Howard was clearly becoming one of the most dominant big men in the NBA.
dwight howard is named to his first all-star teamDwight Howard graduated to the league's upper echelon during the 2006-2007 season by averaging a career-high 17.6 points, 12.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists while leading the Magic to their first playoff berth in four years. The club was later eliminated in the first round, but pundits were quick to recognize Howard's remarkable campaign by naming him to the Eastern Conference All-Star team and the All-NBA Third Team.
dwight howard wins the nba slam dunk contestDwight Howard and the Magic continued to improve the following year thanks to a better supporting cast and the arrival of new Head Coach Stan Van Gundy. Van Gundy wisely chose to make his big man the focal point of the offense and Howard responded by averaging a career high 20.7 points, 14.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game while guiding the team to a stellar 52-30 record. Orlando was eventually eliminated in the Eastern Conference semifinals, but not before Howard was named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team, the All-NBA First Team and the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. This affable Atlanta native also managed to win his first NBA Slam Dunk contest by receiving a staggering 78% of the fan's votes.
dwight howard is named defensive player of the yearDwight Howard's commitment to defense truly paid off in his fifth season. His ability to alter shots and clean the glass led Orlando all the way to the NBA Finals as he averaged 20.6 points, 13.8 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game. The team lost to the L.A. Lakers, but Howard was once again singled out for his individual brilliance by being named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team, the All-NBA First Team and the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Still just 23, he also became the youngest player in NBA history to be named the league's Defensive Player of the Year.
dwight howard is named defensive player of the year again
Dwight Howard showed no signs of wearing down during the 2009-2010 season as he became the first player ever to lead the league in rebounds and blocks in consecutive seasons. That remarkable feat earned him his second NBA Defensive Player of the Year award as well as spots on the Eastern Conference All-Star team and the All-NBA First Team. Howard also enjoyed plenty of team success as the Magic finished with a dazzling 59-23 record and made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals before being defeated by the Boston Celtics.
dwight howard wins gold In addition to his many achievements in the NBA, Dwight Howard has also enjoyed a distinguished international career as a member of Team USA. This 6'11" center helped the "Redeem Team" win gold at the FIBA Americas Championship in 2007 and the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and has already committed to defending the team's title in London in 2012.
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Discussion in 'TiVo Roamio DVRs' started by TiVoMargret, Nov 20, 2013.
Tell me more about this.
Margret, see the following:
Does this update include even more intrusive pause ads that take up half the screen instead of a quarter?
Change the padding time on an individual recording (that is a season pass) before it airs and you will get a duplicate recording that appears as if it is a manual recording.
Can we just skip to the end and make it full-screen?
Same exact thing happened to mine
My Roamio and my Mini updated.
The only anomaly was the Mini. It hung on the blue circle of bars which appear just before the animation.
I waited 30 minutes (knowing it is not exactly snappy) and then pulled the power cord.
It then booted normally.
Things seem to be decent. Both units upgraded.
I'm still waiting for an update to change the Mini UI to match the Roamio.
I think they said that was coming Q1 next year. Someone from RCN said they were also releasing it for the Premiere units.
I'm guessing they're talking Q1 2014 calendar year instead of the fiscal year (Q1 2014 fiscal year starts Oct 1).
My brand new Mini also hung after loading the 20.3.7 update. I let it sit a few hours. When I power cycled it everything seemed fine.
I've posted to one or more of those threads but when you update a recording scheduled to record to either pad or shorten (I did this because I already pad CBS on Sunday night by an hour), you often get the regular recording with no change and a manual recording that did what you told it to do. I've had better luck when editing the recording from the to do list as opposed to the guide but it has happened to me on either method.
I put a call into Tivo support 3 or so weeks ago about the issue to give them a heads up.
I would add TiVo *and Margret*...
Why do you think that? The annual reports come out after the end of the quarter ending January 31, so they can include the holiday period. Q1 2014 fiscal year starts February 1, AFAIK.
This is really getting off topic. FY 2014 for most larger US businesses began October 1 2013.
Correct. Tivo's fiscal year end is January 31. Their fiscal Q1 begins Feb. 1.
Just have to look at the date on their Form 10-K.
Getting back the topic of Roamio update..
I've had my Roamio Basic for a couple of weeks...no problems, no freezing, no reboot. Yesterday, I got the new update and applied it. Last night, two programs recording at 10PM and...voila!, the thing reboots at 10:30! LOst about 7 minutes of the recorded programs while it did its thing. And with the new update that was supposed to have fixed that problem (that others had, but not me). Hope this was just a fluke, but thought I'd mention it in case it's happening to others.
Mabe this will fix lockups. Otherwise i notice you can use the Android tivo app to regain control by cueing a show to play from my shows list
Same here.
I forced my Roamio Plus to update the evening of the release (Wednesday evening I think). No problems. Decided to wait and see when my two Minis would update.
Got up this morning (Friday morning) and Mini #1 was updated and running fine. Mini #2 was hung on the blue circle screen. Pulled the power plug, waited 30 seconds, then powered it up. It booted up and is running normally.
Brand new mini. Hung after the update. Not very good software testing if the error condition is seen on such a large scale.


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TiVo 'viewing error' a rights issue
Question: When we connect our TiVo to the TV with an HDMI cable we get an "HDMI not permitted" error on our TV's screen. We don't get that with component video. What is the problem?
Answer: The issue is collateral damage of DRM, or digital rights management. DRM technologies aim to prevent unauthorized sharing of content by ensuring that a playback device will only present a movie, a song or some other copyrighted content over a digitally-locked connection.
Most of the time, DRM works invisibly on consumer hardware. (On computers, however, it prevents such routine, legal options as backing up a DVD.) We plug digital video recorders, DVD players, Blu-ray players, soundbars and other gadgets into TVs with HDMI cables and never have to think about the "handshaking" process by which these devices validate each other.
In this case, however, something went wrong. A roughly six-year-old Samsung LCD at some point lost its handshaking skills, resulting in a TiVo HD DVR reporting that error when connected over HDMI. A Sony Blu-ray player was less informative; after briefly showing its startup-screen graphic, the TV's screen only displayed a blank expanse of green.
The usual troubleshooting steps — trying different HDMI cables, trying different HDMI inputs on the TV, reversing the order of the cables — didn't work out. Samsung tech support suggested trying a local repair shop, which said it would charge $20 for an estimate but predicted that the fix would involve replacing a $160 circuit board, with labor costs of $225.
Ethan Rasiel, a Samsung spokesman, offered a few other troubleshooting suggestions (they didn't pan out), noted that the set was long out of warranty and said the company wasn't aware of any cause for this problem outside of normal wear on the set. I could only find two other reports of this problem on this model, one on its site and another on a CNet forum.
For now, the owner of this TV is using arrays of component-video and analog-audio cables to connect the TiVo and the Blu-ray player. Each trio of component cables provides the same high-definition video as HDMI on this set but doesn't enforce any DRM rules. Unfortunately, with only one bank of component inputs on the back of the set, he has to switch cables to alternate from TiVo viewing to Blu-ray playback.
Picking up a component-video input-switching box, an under-$50 item at many stores, may be the cheapest fix for this solution. I wouldn't dump $400 on a six-year-old set, not when a replacement with better picture quality and a variety of apps to connect to sites like Netflix and Amazon would cost little more.
Tip: Control your TV with your smartphone or tablet
A connected television or Blu-ray player may bring an added benefit besides easy access to on-demand video from Amazon and Web radio from Pandora; you may be able to replace its remote control with an app on your phone or tablet.
Manufacturers such as Panasonic, Samsung and Sony all offer free remote-control apps for iOS, Android or both mobile operating systems. Their interfaces can be simpler than the average button-infested remote control, and searching in particular should get vastly quicker on a touchscreen device. And because a Wi-Fi-linked phone or tablet can talk directly to your connected TV or Blu-ray player over your home network, those mobile devices don't need to be pointed at the infrared remote-control sensors on either home-theater item.
You may also notice one additional benefit with this approach: It's harder to lose a remote control when its default location is your pocket.
Rob Pegoraro is a tech writer based out of Washington, D.C. To submit a tech question, e-mail Rob at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/robpegoraro.
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Chopped walnuts add flavor and crunch to a typical butter cookie plus give them a pretty golden color.
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- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3 to 4 tablespoons 2% milk
- Food coloring, optional
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in walnuts. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
- On a floured surface, roll out to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 2-in. cookie cutters. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 6-8 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
- In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and milk; stir until smooth. If desired, tint with food coloring. Spread and pipe glaze over cookies; place on waxed paper. Let stand until set. Yield: 4 dozen.
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ABC is bringing back 25 former "Bachelor" and "Bachelorette" cast members for "Bachelor in Paradise" - and two of them are from Utah.
Michelle Money made herself infamous, not just for her, um, unusual behavior on Season 16 of "The Bachelor" but for revealing in an interview that she had an affair with former Utah Jazz player Carlos Boozer - while he was still married.
She was last seen in Season 2 of "Bachelor Pad."
The other Utahn who will be on the show is Brooks Forester, who was on Season 9 of "The Bachelorette." Desiree fell for him, but he left the show because he did not return her affections.


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Reinhard Hütter
Professor of Christian Theology
Duke Divinity School
Box 90968
Durham, NC 27708-0968
Th.M., Duke University
Dr. theol., Dr. theol. habil., University of Erlangen
Professor Hütter teaches systematic and philosophical theology. In his most recent work he has turned to theological anthropology — the human being created in the image of God — and to the closely related topics of nature and grace, divine and human freedom, faith and reason, theology and metaphysics. He has developed a special interest in the theology and philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas.
The author of four scholarly books and numerous articles, reviews, and translations, he has also co-edited six books. His most recent books include Reason and the Reasons of Faith (ed. with Paul J. Griffiths), Ressourcement Thomism: Sacred Doctrine, the Sacraments, and the Moral Life (ed. with Matthew Levering), and Dust Bound for Heaven: Explorations in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas. He was the editor of Pro Ecclesia: a Journal of Catholic and Evangelical Theology and served on the editorial board of Theology Today. He is presently co-editor of the academic series Faith and Reason: Studies in Catholic Theology and Philosophy and Renewal Within Tradition: Nova & Vetera Books, and is co-editor of Nova et Vetera: The English Edition of the International Theological Journal.
He was awarded the Henry Luce III Fellowship, was a visiting fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies of Religion of the University of Chicago, a research fellow at the Center of Theological Inquiry at Princeton, served as visiting professor at the University of Jena, Germany, was elected for membership in the American Theological Society, served as president of the Academy of Catholic Theology, held the Robert J. Randall Distinguished Chair of Christianity and Culture at Providence College, is a Distinguished Fellow of The St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, and an Ordinary Academician of the Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas. He is a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
To every good book!
Don't spend your precious time on the Internet. It teaches you neither how to read significant texts nor how to think through questions of importance. It mainly is a disconcerting distraction from real life.
- For the soul's journey: Holy Scripture
- For the intellect's journey: Thomas Aquinas, Summa theologiae
- For the passions' and the will's journey: Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ
- For the body's journey: The encyclicals Humanae vitae and Evangelium vitae
- For the imagination's journey: Alessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed
- For another journey: St. Augustine, Confessions; John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua; Ronald Knox, Spiritual Aeneid
Selected Publications
- Reason and the Reasons of Faith (2005), co-edited with Paul J. Griffiths
- Ressourcement Thomism: Sacred Doctrine, the Sacraments, and the Moral Life (2010), co-edited with Matthew Levering
- Dust Bound for Heaven: Explorations in the Theology of Thomas Aquinas (2012)
Book chapters:
- "Transubstantiation Revisited: Sacra Doctrina, Dogma, and Metaphysics," in Ressourcement Thomism: Sacred Doctrine, the Sacraments, and the Moral Life, ed. Reinhard Hütter and Matthew Levering (Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press, 2010), 21-79.
- "University Education, the Unity of Knowledge—and (Natural) Theology: John Henry Newman's Provocative Vision," Nova et Vetera: The English Edition of the International Theological Journal 11/4 (Fall 2013).
- "The Virtue of Chastity and the Scourge of Pornography: A Twofold Crisis Considered in Light of Thomas Aquinas's Moral Theology," The Thomist: A Speculative Quarterly Review (Fall 2013).
Recent Courses
- Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas
- Faith and Reason
- God, Freedom, and the Problem of Evil
- The Thought of Henri de Lubac
- Theology and Metaphysics
- Learning Theology with C.S. Lewis


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Hi Guys!
Thank you for your interest in joining the Absolute Champion testing team. If Absolute Champion is new to you then the following is a brief overview of this exciting new game. Absolute Champion is a turn-based MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game). We are currently in a pre-alpha stage of development with basic fighting strategies in operation but we are working diligently to clean the rough edges and make AC as fun and enjoyable as possible. Once we hit beta we will inform you as to when we will begin our private closed beta. Of course those who exhibit the most interest in anticipation of Absolute Champion will be placed first in line for an invitation to this closed beta. We will definitely remember those AC followers who have given input and help upon release by offering special "goodies" from within the game.
Unfortunately we can't tell you everything that will be in the game because that might spoil the surprise of what awaits you!
But we can say that AC will be a gaming industry "game changer". Not because it is an MMA game or even because it's a fighting game, but because of the unique format in which it will be played and enjoyed. More of these secrets will be revealed within the closed beta.
Thanks again for your interest and willingness to help make Absolute Champion the absolute best.
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One quesiton about Combinatorica
I have a few point in 2-dimension.
I want to find the ShortestPathSpanningTree and the sum of edges'
weights of this spanning tree. Could you tell me how to generated a
graph with all vertex on grids? The distance between two vertices are
difined in terms of Manhattan distance.
Here is a simple example in Combinatorica's tutorial, but I don't know
what function can substitute the function GridGraph.
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"The beginning always starts off easy. 'I want to write a book,' you say. So maybe you take a class or two. Maybe you buy a book on writing." -Laraine Herring
I don't think I can dictate for anyone else how to begin, though I can make suggestions. Laraine Herring suggests breathing, shaking (yes, shaking!), and writing -- each for five minutes. I like how five minutes of practice demystifies the process. Oh, five minutes, I think. I can do anything for five minutes. On day two of this practice, I found the breathing boring. (This fits with what my friend Glenda says about my not breathing.) The shaking? I almost hate to admit it, but it was fine. It was fun. I am all too aware that I'm not in touch with my body. I live in my head. The five minutes of writing? It turned into two journal pages, then an hour and a half on poetry, a million ideas, and now this blog entry.
The main thing wrong with saying "I want to write a book" is that it's too big. Recently a colleague told me that she and her father -- many years ago, before his unexpected death -- had planned to write a book together about their teaching. "You should write it," I said. "You can dedicate it to him." She shook her head sadly. "I'm not a writer," she said.
At the risk of sounding like the ghost-chef in Ratatouille, ANYONE CAN WRITE. Just don't set your goals so high. No, you can't write a book, not this morning.
Buying a new book about writing, by the way, is an excellent way to procrastinate on your writing.
This morning write a paragraph. Write a sentence. See if you can stay with it for five minutes.
And now, for me, breakfast.
Now that I seem to have put down permanent roots over at www.awritersalchemy.wordpress.com for my Writers Alchemy blog, I have decided to turn this one over (or back) to One Bad Poem. To read my craft talk, which explains what I'm up to, go to http://awritersalchemy.blogspot.com/2010/05/one-bad-poem-essay-by-bethany-reid-if.html. And happy writing!
To see the announcement for my poetry book, Sparrow, selected by poet Dorianne Laux for the Kenneth and Geraldine Gell Poetry Prize at Writers & Books, go to http://www.wab.org/gell-poetry-prize/gell-prize-2012-winner/
You can find a review by Kathleen Kirk at EIL: http://www.escapeintolife.com/blog/review-of-sparrow-by-bethany-reid/
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6 Killed in Metro-North Crash in Westchester
The Metro-North train that crashed into an SUV in the Westchester County town of Valhalla Tuesday evening was traveling below the speed limit, officials said.
Sen. Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, said preliminary indications are that the train was going 58 mph in a 60-to-70 mph zone.
What remained inexplicable was why the SUV driver found herself between the crossing gates as the train approached from the south. The collision killed her and five passengers in the first train car, according to officials. Fifteen others were injured.
Listen here to a passenger, Tom Mulligan, recounting his experience on the train:
A team of investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived on the scene Wednesday morning and were expected to give a briefing at 5 p.m. at a nearby hotel.
Board member Robert Sumwalt said they would question witnesses and crew members and review the contents of the recorders from the train, crossing equipment and nearby traffic signals.
"Those recorders have been secured and we will be looking at that today," Sumwalt told reporters shortly after arriving at the Commerce Street crash site.
Meanwhile officials were using dental records to identify the badly burned victims. Several others remained hospitalized, at least two with critical or serious injuries.
According to Metro-North spokeswoman Marjorie Anders, a black Mercedes was driving over the tracks when the crossing gate came down on it.
"The driver got out to look at the rear of the car," Anders said in an e-mail. "Then she got back in and drove forward and was struck."
The train then shoved the car about 10 train car lengths north. The car and the front of the train caught fire.
Hundreds of passengers moved to the rear of the train. One passenger in a rear car, Tom Mulligan, said he and his neighbors remained on the train for several minutes, unaware of how severe the accident was until a train official came down the aisle and them to evacuate.
"People punched those plastic emergency windows and pulled levers to open the doors on an emergency basis," he told WNYC in an interview. "And then you basically jumped out of the train about four feet down to the tracks and slogged through the snow to get around."
The crash occurred at around 6:30 p.m. The Harlem Line train was running express and had left Grand Central Terminal at 5:44 p.m. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino said the train was full with as many as 650 people on board. An eyewitness who said he was in the car behind the SUV, Rick Hope, said traffic was moving slowly at the time because cars had taken side streets like Commerce Street in order to avoid the Taconic Parkway, where another accident had happened a short time earlier.
"It looks like she stopped where she stopped because she didn't want to go on the tracks," Hope told Fox 5 New York. "It was dark, so maybe she didn't know she was in front of the gate."
A video posted on the website of the Journal News, a suburban newspaper, showed smoke pouring out of the broken windows of a rail car, while emergency responders stood nearby.
Officials said the electrified third rail penetrated the vehicle and the train's first car, causing them to burst into flames.
It was the deadliest accident in the 22-year history of one of the nation's busiest commuter railroads — one that has come under a harsh spotlight over a series of accidents in recent years. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the tragedy could have been much worse.
"When you look at the damage done and the damage by the fire, it's actually amazing that not more people were hurt on that train," he said.
Astorino said the train's engineer and conductors escaped after trying to help passengers evacuate.
Service on Metro-North's Harlem Line will remain suspended Wednesday between North White Plains Station and Pleasantville and replaced with shuttle buses, according to the MTA, and delays and crowding should be expected. The agency said tickets will be honored on the Hudson and New Haven lines, and that free parking is available at Cortland Station on the Hudson Line. In addition, the MTA announced the following plans for the remainder of the day and the afternoon rush-hour:
Northbound Service
- Trains are operating from New York City to North White Plains Station with shuttle bus service to Pleasantville.
- Train service is also available north from Pleasantville to Southeast with connections to Wassaic.
Southbound Service
- Trains are operating from Wassaic and Southeast to Pleasantville.
- Shuttle buses are carrying passengers between Pleasntville and North White Plains, where service resumes to New York City.
- No service is available at the Hawthorne and Valhalla stations.
This is the second Metro-North crash with multiple fatalities in a little over a year. In December 2013, a train derailed in the Bronx, killing four and injuring scores. That crash brought renewed scrutiny to Metro-North from federal regulators, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating five incidents involving the railroad.
Metro-North is the nation's second-busiest railroad, after the Long Island Rail Road. It was formed in 1983 and serves about 280,000 riders a day in New York and Connecticut.
UPDATED 5 p.m. with more details about speed and identification of victims. UPDATED 1:15 with afternoon service changes. UPDATED 11:15 a.m.:An earlier version of the story, citing an official account, gave the incorrect make of the vehicle that was struck by the train. Other details about the evacuation and the NTSB investigation have also been added. UPDATED 8:15 a.m.: Officials said initially that seven people were killed. The article has been changed to reflect the revised count.
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Alberto Seveso's trademark style of filling silhouettes with organic and graphic patterns has found favour with client from magazine publishers to music labels. His work has appeared across the identity and packaging for Adobe's Creative Suite 6, and even once graced the cover of our sadly-no-more print magazine.
The Bristol-based artist's latest project is a series of artworks released through Curios. Trivial Expose features nine nudes, where the silhouettes of the female subjects are filled with ribbons of light and explosions of paint. The end results are either based around colour palettes of contrasting blue and orange, or red and blue. The former are interesting-enough abstract prints – but it's the latter that more compelling, as the use of red and blue give them a curiously visceral feel that we're used to from anatomical drawings of the human body's muscle system.
Each print costs between $39 (around £23) and $125 (£74).
Use the slideshow controls above and right to see the rest of Alberto Seveso's Trivial Expose series of artworks.
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The Atoms of Language: The Mind's Hidden Rules of Grammar (original 2001; edition 2002)
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This book is amazing! It's one of those scientific books written for a general audience that finds just the right balance of good writing and rigorous science.
The only other book I could compare it to (not in terms of content but in terms of quality writing and cumulative effect) is Richard Dawkin's The Selfish Gene. Like that book, this one finds stories and metaphors that make it really easy to understand otherwise difficult concepts. Yet like that one, this book doesn't take the metaphors too far, it knows when to say "this is where the metaphor doesn't apply". Also, it isn't afraid to challenge the reader with some pretty hard concepts and technical terms. I will admit that I didn't understand everything, but I was able to follow along 95% of the time. He doesn't present only ideas with solid acceptance from the scientific community; instead, he sometimes goes into areas that are still highly controversial, but he always tells you where he stands (and why) as well as where the opposing viewpoints stand (and why). In other words, he treats the reader like his scientific peer.
I constantly had moments of revelation while reading this, where I just felt like AHA it all fits together, it all makes sense! Unlike The Selfish Gene, this book is about linguistics! Which is an area that I haven't given enough thought to, but will be soon.
The basic thrust of the book is this: it asks the reader to forget about the fact that certain languages are related to other languages (the Germanic languages, for instance) and instead asks: is there a meaningful way of comparing languages that are seemingly NOTHING alike and come from completely different lineages? For example: is there a way of comparing English to Navajo, or to Japanese? On the surface, it seems like these languages cannot be more different. The complexities of each language, once you get into the nitty gritty of learning them, seem insurmountable. Not that it is impossible to learn them, but you have to learn a whole new way of thinking. It is not a simple process of mapping over a set of vocabulary words.
But this book shows us where these seemingly complex differences come from. It uses a chemical analogy throughout... and also to make it even simpler, a cooking analogy (since cooking is a form of chemistry). The experience of crackers and the experience of bread is completely different. However, when making both, the only difference is ONE ingredient: yeast. Similarly, if you look into languages, there are some key ingredients that can potentially make languages differ widely. If you look at an example sentence in English and an example sentence in Japanese, the surface differences seem as incompatible as bread and crackers. But if you analyze the sentences for the hidden components that structure them, it turns out there is only one ingredient (he calls them parameters) that separates English from Japanese.
He outlines a set of parameters that they have discovered already that act as underlying rules of all language. It seems that when a new language comes into being, at some point it 'chooses' whether to set one parameter or not (like choosing whether to add yeast or not). It gets more complicated when more than one parameter acts/interacts on a language, so that its effects aren't as easily isolated (but can still be deduced if you're a smarty pants linguist). What is curious is that with the dozen or so parameters they've discovered, it would seem like each combination would produce an equal amount of languages. Instead, 90 something percent of all languages follow one of two paths… and within those paths, some of the other decisions are much more common than others. Why would this be the case?
Going back to the chemistry analogy, he explains that just like certain combinations produce more stable compounds, others create unstable ones that are not likely to stick around or are radioactive. This seems to be true for language too. Which creates an interesting question as to why our brains are adapted to certain patterns for language forming and not others? And also, why is there variation at all? If we are born with a language instinct, why don't we all develop the same universal rules for language instead of a set of parameters that can be set in slightly different combinations in each language? Is there value to having many different languages if all languages are capable of expressing all thoughts (a point that he makes early on). The book ends on a bunch of philosophical questions like this that are very interesting.
Chapter 5 (Alloys and Compounds) was the most difficult and challenging chapter. When you get to this point, don't be discouraged. Read it slowly. I understood the general idea of it, but the specific examples sometimes gave me a hard time. But I didn't worry too much about not understanding it fully, as long as the big idea made sense.
Also: there is a glossary of linguistic terms in the back.. I didn't know this until I got to the very end, this could have been useful if I knew about it.
Some weird factoids I learned:
The structure of English is more closely related to Indonesian than to any of the European languages that you'd think it would be closer to, like French, Spanish, German, etc.
Do Eskimos really have a lot of words for snow? No this is a myth.
Children cannot learn a language by just watching television.
In the sentence "It is raining" what does the word "it" refer to? I've never thought of this. (In Spanish, you can just say "Raining." and that would be a grammatically correct complete sentence)
Why does the phrase 'big white house' sound okay but 'white big house' sound a little wrong? This question does not come up in this book, but I thought I'd write it in this review anyway so I won't forget to think about it more later.
Very good intro to a fairly advanced (but exciting) topic in linguistics:
The Atoms of Language by Mark Baker
One way of looking at this book is that it deals with what Mr. Baker calls the "Navajo Code Talker" paradox (that's basically the author's engaging way of introducing his subject): languages on this planet are very much alike (within limits, any human can learn any language) but also very different. The best example of this is the use of the "Navajo Code Talkers" during WWII: those american citizens were enrolled to translate important messages into their own language (Navajo) for communication on the battle front. The expectation was that Navajo being a hard language, Japanese code breakers would find it difficult to "decrypt" the messages. It appears the initiative was highly successful as the Japanese never managed to "break the code", showing that languages can be very different. But the fact that it is possible to translate back and forth between Navajo and English also shows that languages are not completely non-commensurable. So we have a bit of a paradox.
Mr. Baker uses throughout the book a chemical analogy: there are basic ingredients in the human psyche which he calls the atoms of language. What we observe in nature are the much more complicated analogues of molecules, with many atoms put together and interacting in interesting and not always predictable ways. I'm honestly not sure the analogy is particularly compelling, but the author does not take it so far that it becomes annoying.
So what are Mr. Baker's atoms? They're a bit abstract, even as far as atoms go, since they are really parameters for languages' grammars. If you've got a bit of a computer science mind, this might make some intuitive sense: if I want to produce procedurally an "object" that represents a grammar, what parameters do I need to specify to have a complete description of the grammar? If you're not into this kind of thinking the author will do quite a bit of fairly competent handholding to get you to the point where you should understand what he's saying.
Now what's so interesting about all this? First of all, it appears that parameters are not set randomly. There are certain combinations of parameters that are basically non-sequitur. That's not something that would have been obvious in advance, but it's equally well something that's not particularly easy to interpret. The author actually acknowledges that we don't have the final word on this topic.
In summary, this book provides a fairly pedagogical introduction to a rather advanced current research topic. I'm not entirely convinced that the atom and chemistry analogy route chose by the author was the best way to introduce the subject, but at the end of the day I must acknowledge he gets his point across.
I am not a linguist; I've encountered bits and pieces in popular cognitive science works. This book gave me an incredible amount of information, in painstaking detail. It did seem to me, however, that the author never really decided his target audience. There are moments of simplicity interspersed with difficult-to-follow jargon-filled expositions. I'm glad I finished it, because I could tell that there were insights worth being exposed to. I can't recommend it to many people, though, because I don't think most would slog through the detail without an interest in actually learning linguistics in part for its own sake.
oh boy... I think the guy has some really good ideas in there somewhere but this book is not for the novice or the faint-hearted. In fact, the initiated (I've an MA) may find this off-putting. The vast majority of the main section of this book is interminably dull: a catalogue of linguisti minutae which, though put together form something incredibly profound, find my view of the wood obscured by trees.
I'm going to have to put this to one side despite it being my second attempt and come back to it later... much later!
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0465005225, Paperback)
Whether all human languages are fundamentally the same or different has been a subject of debate for ages. This problem has deep philosophical implications: If languages are all the same, it implies a fundamental commonality--and thus mutual intelligibility--of human thought.We are now on the verge of solving this problem. Using a twenty-year-old theory proposed by the world's greatest living linguist, Noam Chomsky, researchers have found that the similarities among languages are more profound than the differences. Languages whose grammars seem completely incompatible may in fact be structurally almost identical, except for a difference in one simple rule. The discovery of these rules and how they may vary promises to yield a linguistic equivalent of the Periodic Table of the Elements: a single framework by which we can understand the fundamental structure of all human language. This is a landmark breakthrough both within linguistics, which will herewith finally become a full-fledged science, and in our understanding of the human mind.
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During the seventeeth century. Was the first thirteen colonies mostly a communities of conflict or consensus? Why were they in conflict or consensus?
During the 1600s, each of the thirteen colonies were unique entities to themselves. However, there was little conflict or consensus between them.
I'm suppose to write a paragraph on whether the communities was conflict or consensus and back it up with fractual evidence. I believe there was more conflict than consensus. I don't want to say it's both or neither, I'm afraid he might makr it wrong. The textbook says
The earliest historians of colonial society portrayed close-knit, homogeneous, and hierarchical communities. Richard Bushman in From Puritan to Yankee (1967) challenged that traditional view. He described colonial New England as an expanding, open society in which the colonist gradually lost the religious discipline and social structure of the founding generations. Rhys Isaac viewed the Great Awakening in the South as similar evidence of erosion in the social constraints and deference that once held colonial society together.
Since this paragraph mentions nothing about conflict between the colonies, we must assume that there was consensus between them.
Oh there's actually 3 more paragraphs. I didn't want you to read too much so I only copy and paste the first paragraph. The other paragraphs are just different viewpoints of scholars. The only thing I find really confusing is the question. Colonial America: Communities of conflict or consensus? I don't think there was a lot of conflict between colonies but inside the colonies, there was always some sort of conflict. So is it talking about conflict between colonies or conflict in colonies?
Is this exactly the way your question reads?
During the seventeeth century. Was the first thirteen colonies mostly a communities of conflict or consensus? Why were they in conflict or consensus?
Since it has some grammatical errors, I suggest you go back and reread the assignment and type it here exactly as it should be.
No, the question is
Colonial America: Communities of Conflict or Consensus?


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The "Top Gun" star was all smiles as he addressed the crowd following a long day of press events including a trip to the Great Wall of China.
Giving the people what they want, Tom Cruise and Olga Kurylenko turned up at the Japanese premiere of "Oblivion" on Wednesday (May 8).
The "Vanilla Sky" stud and his lovely partner-in-crime hammed it up for the paparazzi along with director Joseph Kosinski outside the Roppongi Hills Theater in Tokyo.
Showing some love to their Japanese fans, Tom Cruise and Olga Kurylenko joined forces for an "Oblivion" press conference in Tokyo today (May 7).
The "Top Gun" stud and his gorgeous costar were joined by director Joseph Kosinski at the Ritz Carlton hotel event ahead of the big premiere.
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Fronted by Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg, the newcomer grabbed $7 million on Friday and wound up with a $20 million opening weekend.
Riding on its highly anticipated status, "Oblivion" soared to the top spot in this weekend's box office for the weekend of April 19-21, 2013.
The Tom Cruise-fronted action adventure grabbed an impressive $38.2 million for its freshman weekend in theaters.
Hoping for a big opening when it hits theaters next week, Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko were on hand for the Los Angeles premiere of "Oblivion" at the Dolby Theatre on Wednesday (April 10).
Stepping out to show off his latest film, Tom Cruise was on hand for the premiere of "Oblivion" in Taipei, Taiwan on Saturday (April 6).
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The trial of Oscar Pitorious, double amputee athlete who has astounded the world with his speed has just begun in South Africa. The defendant informed the judge when she asked if he was guilty, "not guilty, my lady" and the trial of the century commenced. According to Mr. Pitorious he was with his girl friend, Reeva Steenkamp in his apartment when he heard a noise in the bathroom and decided to blast away with four shots since he was convinced that his girl friend was on the bed. He insists that since he did not have on his "legs" but was reduced to his stumps that he was a man without the capacity to use physical force in order to defend himself so he just fired away into the bathroom. For some reason, the woman who was supposed to be in the bed was in the bathroom and thus was killed. The sequence is rather interesting and I have no way to formulate any opinion as to whether it is correct or incorrect. It does come across as sort of weird.
The first witness was a woman in another apartment who heard "terrible screams from a woman around 3:00 am." This is one trial that will leave people wondering regardless of the outcome. Ah, think of the dozens of books to be written about the case regardless of the outcome? Another Kennedy bonanza for authors!


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Out of here: New SsangYong Australia distributor Ateco has discontinued the bizarre Stavic people-mover.
17 September 2012
By RON HAMMERTON
AUSTRALIA'S new SsangYong distributor plans to expand the South Korean marque's sales by more than a third in its first 12 months, while also growing the dealer network by about 50 per cent over time.
SsangYong Automotive Australia – a new private company wholly owned by Ateco Automotive's Neville Crichton – will take over the South Korean marque from current importer Sime Darby on November 1.
In return, Malaysian-based Sime Darby is expected to get the Australian distribution rights for Citroen, which Ateco has confirmed will move to another importer, probably early next year.
The move means SsangYong will be imported alongside Chinese-built Great Wall Motors vehicles in Australia, while Citroen will be distributed alongside its French sister brand Peugeot by Sime.
SsangYong has had a checkered history in both Korea and Australia, coming perilously close to closing entirely in 2010 when then owner Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation walked away when striking Korean workers seized the factory, torching much of it.
Things have been looking up since India's Mahindra and Mahrindra bought the bankrupt company in February 2011 and the necessary injected capital to start production of the new Korando and Actyon Sports, which have turned the fortunes of the brand around.
Announcing the SsangYong deal, Mr Crichton said SsangYong was looking up.
Left: Neville Crichton, SsangYong Actyon Sports and Kyron."I have learned over the years that timing is everything in business, and I think we have timed our takeover of the brand perfectly," he said.
"What I see when I look at Ssangyong gives me a great sense of optimism. The company is stable. The products are modern, technically sound and nowadays attractive as well."
Mr Crichton has had previous experience with Korean brands, having taken over Kia in 2000 and growing annual volumes from 5000 to 26,000 over the years.
Ateco managing director Ric Hull was also involved in the introduction of Hyundai to Australia, as well as Daewoo.
One of the first moves by the new SsangYong distributor in Australia will be to drop the quirky Stavic people-mover – the last of the old style SsangYong vehicles with the polarizing styling.
It plans to keep the top-selling (for SsangYong) Korando compact SUV, Rexton large SUV and Actyon Sports ute.
The unloved Kyron wagon was discontinued by Sime Darby in June, although some vehicles are still trickling through showrooms.
SsangYong Automotive Australia (SAA) spokesman Daniel Cotterill told GoAuto that additional models were in the pipeline from the Korean company, and they would join the range in future.
He said that while SsangYong sales were up 22.4 per cent this year, to 1233 units, SAA saw opportunity for greater sales via an expanded dealer network in Australia.
"We are looking to expand over time," he said. "Currently there are about 38 full-time dealers and about seven parts and service dealers.
"We see room for about 60 dealers."
Mr Cotterill said SAA had no plans to scrap any of the current dealers.
SAA will start the SsangYong management with a fresh sheet, using its own staff to handle the import and distribution arrangements.
He said no staff members were expected to transfer from Sime Darby to SAA.
SsangYong is planning to reveal an all-electric concept car, the e-XIV, at next week's Paris motor show.
Although that model is unlikely to go into series production any time soon, Mr Cotterill said Ateco had been on the look out for an appropriate electric vehicle to add to its Australian sales range at the appropriate time.
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I know it's impossible to give me an exact price but what does, ballpark, a new electrical panel install job cost?
My neighbor, who's an electrician, quoted me a couple prices based on a couple different options which I've included below.
The current panel is from the original 1989 build of the house and its not meeting our needs anymore.
According to my neighbor a new 200 amp panel with circuits and wiring, tamper-proof outlets (required by code out here in Des Moines, Iowa) would cost me $5500 (materials and labor).
Is this price, again ballpark, fair? HomeAdvisor has the high-end at $1400
Obviously every situation is different but wanted to know what you pros thought.
-House is about 1400 square feet
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-basement is finished except for about 400 square feet
I am not going to comment on price, but I doubt you would need to replace existing recepts to tamper-resistant for a panel change.
I will comment on price-----wow---get competitive bids----in this area $1200 to $2100 is common--unless you have something unusual that price is higher than average----
Perhaps you need new underground wires or something not apparent in your description of the work--
Get a couple more bids-----
Neighbors or not---
Not sure how it works there but around here the power company will run the wires from the pole to the new meter base the eletriction installs and you pay for, for free.
What do you mean by not meeting your needs any more? Are you tripping breakers all of the time, out of panel space, what manufacturer & model# of the current panel, how many amps is it? Inquiring minds wish to know.
Our household barely hits 16 amps of use in a day, even if have the clothes washer, dryer, dishwasher, microwave, av system, three tv's going all at once. We have 100 amp service, for most households, that is more than enough, unless you have a electric water heater, electric stove & oven, sauna or steam shower, pool or spa pump.
For almost all homes 100 amps is plenty. The only reason we have 200 amps in our home is so we can use an electric tankless water heater. If you are not tripping breakers and just need more space. I would just have a bigger panel installed.
Take a picture of your panel and post.
Get more bids and be sure you are comparing apples to apples.
WHY do you "a need a new 200 amp panel with circuits and wiring, tamper-proof outlets"
in a 1989 home???
And I highly doubt the tamper proof requirement for just a panel change.
480, are you around to confirm?
Wait...I will comment on price...that Home Adviser site is full of chit. I have no idea what it is pricing..."Install Electrical Wiring Or Panel"? WTF does that mean?
Next time someone calls me up to install an outlet, I'm gonna price it at $1268 and tell them to check HomeAdviser.com as that is the average price to install electrical wiring. If they complain, I'll drop my price to $450. :laughing:
Like a website can price something unseen? This is not a tuneup on a car.
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Please all, avoid Mitsubishi Heavy Industry. The official agent Wo Kee Hong is a piece of f***ing s***.
They don't know what they're doing, are not very responsible and the aircon they "fixed" for me last Sep 2011 has now run completely out of gas(!!) and they want more of my money to "test further".
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Am now looking for reliable air-con repair. Any recommendations? Heard coolserve is good?
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To ulupandan,
Call ME and see what they comment.
They should be able to find cause of fault, if piping is @ fault, your installer have to come back and settle it. Not ME.
ME only warranty the equipment.
Gas level should be ok, as the other 2 rooms is cold (IMO)
To sakuraplush,
Most likely your system is having gas leak.
Need a pressure test to determine leaking area.
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21btu or 28btu for system 3?
Hi all,
I'm getting a Midea Sys 3 x 9k btu 9A5 for my new 4rm hdb flat. I was recommended a 21k btu compressor & all grade A installation (1/2 Armaflex + G23 copper). The salesman says 21k btu is sufficient for my 3 x 9k btu aircons. Most likely all 3 rooms aircons will run 8hrs daily.
But based on logic, 3 x 9k btu should use a 28k btu compressor mah since total adds up to 27k btu?
If i use a 21k btu compressor:
1) Wouldn't the compressor work harder to support all 3 x 9k btu aircons & electricity consumption goes up?
2) Can any guru explain if 21k btu or 28k btu better for my home?
Thanks a million for reading my post...guys!
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Hi terumo
Could you give me your opinion on whether the gas leak was caused by bad installation or poor repair? My story is as follows:
I don't use air con very often, only during the hotter times of the year, and only at night. After the warranty was up (1 yr), my system (2 aircons, inverter) started having the problem of not being able to keep blowing cold air. After 2-3 hours of use the air would end up warm. The aircon would make noises like gushing air sounds.
Called the WKH people in. After feeding me BS about the remote control settings, they finally admitted there may be a tech fault - The pressure in the gas tank was wrong or something, according to them. They proceeded to charge me to change some circuit board in the condenser. That didn't work. They then swapped the thermostat sensor, which also didn't solve the issue. Eventually they took the entire condensor / compressor back to their shop and didn't return it until 2-3 weeks later. They never told me what they did. That was in Sept 2011. Air con was cold again after this. Not Freezing, even though I have tried the lowest temp setting. But cold enough for my comfort needs. Still had air gushing sounds from time to time though.
In May 2012 the aircon stopped being cold again. Called them in and they said the cold gas tank was completely empty.
To me, it sounds like they may have sold me some useless hardware changes, but fixed something in the end. I suspect they screwed up something in the re-installing of the condenser unit. Not sure if that's correct. My logic is - I had the aircon running for 2 years where the gas didn't empty itself, but now 9 months after "repair" the tank has gone to zero.
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8 months n the gas is now empty.
Get them to check the nut joint connections ESP the outdoor unit area as that time they dismantle and fix back.
If no signs of leak, might have to do pressure test to determine leaking area.
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Hi terumo;
ME Tech came by to check. They did 2 kind of check, one for the outdoor and one for the indoor. The check was done focusing only on the Main bdrm as that was what I complaint about that was not cool enough. The AC was allow to run for a while (abt 15-20mins before they start doing the check). They also set the Main bdrm FCU to 16 deg C and FULL fan speed (ie 4-bars=maximum)
1. They check the compressor (think that's what they call it) and said that the reading was stable (one of the equipment used was a ring-like meter with numbers shown on the display). They mentioned that the current drawn was within the ME spec. Hence, they concluded to be ok.
2. They check the gas with some kind of gauges and was ok, no overcharge or undercharge.
3. Ask them about the cross or bent pipe, ME Tech advise that since there is no fluctuation from the measurement, it can be concluded that there is no cross or bent pipe.
Indoor FCU:
1. The ME Tech use some kind of equipment to measure the "cold-air" coming out from the the FCU. The equipment was place very near to the running fan. Was shown the reading abt 14 deg C. Was told the technical spec for the FCU was in the range of 10-15 deg C. The reading "improve" to abt 11.7 deg C after about 1 1/2 hours. Based on this, they concluded that the FCU and the sensor to be ok. I was told that there was an opening on the side of the FCU for the temp sensor and that the opening should not be block for proper function of the FCU.
2. ME Tech concluded that as the FCU in the Main bdrm is giving the "cold" air according to the remote control input, there is no cross wire or cross pipe connection.
However, the Main bdrm temperature was able to come down to abt 21 deg C using the "equipment" that I'd previously been using to measure the other bdrms. The only difference now is that the "equipment" was place facing the FCU (abt 3.5 meter away and in front of the FCU) as compared to the previous occassion of placing it directly below under the FCU, about 1.5 meters below. They then set the remote control temperature back to 18 deg C and the room temp is able to maintain at 21 deg C.
So, since that the equipment & FCU are found to be ok and within the ME tech spec, there is really nothing they can do or fix. At least, there is no cross pipe and no cross wire, and no gas shortage and no bent pipe issue. So, no installer issue.
Now thinking back, I should have requested that they check the Main bdrm with all 3 FCUs running and see if able to achieve the 21-23 deg C for all the 3 bdrms that I was wishing for.
But at least now, in order to achieve the room temperature that I want, my understanding is that I need to run the fan at maximum speed+lowest temperature setting until the require room temperature is achieved and then reduce the fan speed and increase the temperature to the required temperature for the FCU to maintain.
So, in my conclusion, the possibility of "under-size" on the FCU for the Main bdrm keeps ringing in my mind. But, if you have any views or input or advise, do share with me. Thanks in advance.
Did ask for the ME Tech advise/input on the size of the FCU for the Main bdrm, based on my requirement of running all the 3 FCUs together and to achieve a room temperature of 21 deg C. In their own opinion (not ME) and purely on tech spec, the 18k FCU is prefer over the 24k FCU. This is because the 24k FCU may affect the 2 other smaller bdrm when all the 3 FCUs are running, while with the 18k FCU, will have the "ideal loading", ie the outdoor match with that of the indoors requirement. This will also save the haste from future complain that the other rooms may not be cool enough. Any comments?
Also, they rather I check with AC installer with better knowledge on sizing of the Room to FCU requirement.
Meanwhile, will continue to monitor over the next few days and see if I can "re-adapt" and adjust to this "new" expectation of the FCU, or any new discovery.
To ulupandan,
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Ur Me fcu 12k and 9k pipe size is the same.
If upgrade to 18k, need to change piping.
So quite hassle.
Use the methods the ME tech suggested and monitor first ba.
If the fancoil can give out temp of 14, it's considered normal.
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Make A/c sense?
Hi, I'm getting an a/c system for my new flat soon.
Please enlighten me what works better.
1 Mbr(3x4m) + 2 Br (3x3.8m) + LR (3.5x8m)w corridor (4X1m) to be airconditioned
Mbr (12 or 18 btu) will be used whole night, every night and some afternoons
2 (2x 9btu) other bedrooms will be hardly used. Maybe one bedroom sometimes during the hot afternoons.
LR (24 btu) - during hot afternoons and evenings or when i have guests.
but should be hardly used category as well.
I'm tempted to get 1 split (inverter) unit for MBR and a System 3 inverter for 2 BR + LR.
If my Mbr screws up or needs frequent servicing, at least i reduced the cost to just one split unit and its compressor.
Does this make sense? Or i should get the typical all bedrooms to have system 3 and LR on its own?
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Hi, my casement unit Sanyo SAC-88G recently spoil.. my model seems like eol alr.. anyone noe whr can get one ?? or any other good model recommendation ??
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To innerlight10,
Mbr 9k btu, br2 and br3 9k btu.
Living 18k btu.
If your house can install 2 compressor.
Then mbr get a single split is a good idea.
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Hi all,
I'm getting a Midea Sys 3 x 9k btu 9A5 for my new 4rm hdb flat. I was recommended a 21k btu compressor & all grade A installation (1/2 Armaflex + G23 copper). The salesman says 21k btu is sufficient for my 3 x 9k btu aircons. Most likely all 3 rooms aircons will run 8hrs daily.
But based on logic, 3 x 9k btu should use a 28k btu compressor mah since total adds up to 27k btu?
If i use a 21k btu compressor:
1) Wouldn't the compressor work harder to support all 3 x 9k btu aircons & electricity consumption goes up?
2) Can any guru explain if 21k btu or 28k btu better for my home?
Thanks a million for reading my post...guys![/QUOTE]
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Hi all,
i am using 21k btu midea sys 3. it will take some time to cool down the room. normally i also use my fan plus aircon to get the fastest coolest result.
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If use 21k outdoor unit.
U on 3 at the same time, they will perform like 7k each.
7 x 3 = 21k.
To get full 9k, have to use the 28k but outdoor unit.
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Hi terumo,
Is your aircon unit leaking?
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old post but same same dilemma
Hi terumo,
i dug up this old post and realised my potential selection is almost similar:
3MKS50ESG (17060 BTU) / 2 x FTKS25 (8530 BTU) / 1 x FTKS35 (11942 BTU)
i am about to overhaul the current 7-yr old system-3 for the 5rm HDB.
i have assessed the situation as such:
MBR (approx 6m x 3.5m) will get the S35
BR 2 & 3 (approx 4.5m x 3.5m) will get those S25s
MBR starts usage from 10pm until 7am daily
BR 2 starts usage from 12midnight until 8 am daily
BR 3 hardly in use, maybe on warm daytime/evening only
Due to not wanting to blow a huge hole in my pocket, i decided to get only a 17060 BTU condenser (while still on the mark for an inverter+R410A) since not all 3 indoor units will be used concurrently
MBR should cool down nicely before BR 2 usage kicks in.
BTW, i shortlisted c**ls***e to approach for the latest quotation (website says $3,027 almost all-in but unsure if there's free upgrades or not).
so, dear resident a/c guru, any major blind-spots in my assessment ? : P
my few concerns include how overloaded the condenser may be once MBR + BR 2 are in use together, or maybe more accurately, how inefficient both the units in MBR and BR 2 will become when used together ?
and is the "loss" in operating BTU equal between the S35 and S25 under concurrent usage ?
last but not least, how would you rate the service delivery (pre-sales, sales and aftersales) of my shortlisted vendor ?
i am waiting for all stars to align and then i will hoot the system-3!
meantime, thank you in advance for your expert opinion.
Hdb rooms in general require abt 6-7k btu cooling capacity.
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Transcriber's Notes: This version of this manual uses the unicode character set.
If the following Greek cursive characters (βγε) do not appear, then you may need to select a unicode font.
unicode characters have been used for special symbols and diacritics in the text.
I used the unicode combining diacritical to indicate a long o in Hreseos.
However, these two characters are not supported by many common fonts; so images have been substituted for the unicode characters.
A computer standard for encoding characters. Each character is represented by sixteen bits. Whereas ASCII, being an 8-bit encoding scheme, can only represent 256 characters, Unicode has 65,536 combinations, enabling it to encode the letters of all written languages as well as thousands of characters in languages such as Japanese and Chinese.