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AIRLINE REVIEW Economy class seat surveyFlying sardine class you can still stretch your legs. Up on top, things start at the bottom. Who has the widest economy class seats? And now, there's Premium Economy too. Compare seats on the B787 and the A350. by Vijay Verghese updated by Staff Reporters SEE ALSO First Class Seat Survey | Business Class Seat Survey | Small Airlines Guide | Airbus vs Boeing | Frequent Flier Programs | Business Class Seats Review | Round the world fares
SHOEHORNED like an American bison in a Barbie Doll seat, 30,000ft aloft on an interminable nonstop to New York, wondering how you'll ever extricate yourself to get to the loo before the post-movie rush? Well, it's time to whip out the measuring tape and get to the bottom of things. How wide is your seat really? How much footsie space do you have in front of you? Does your seat actually recline or must you travel in the brace position all the way to New York? Finally, an airline economy class seat survey with all those niggling details. Send us your Feedback / Letter to the Editor
Let's face it though. You're travelling economy so stop whining and do something about it – like toss your boss (or husband, or whoever bought your airline ticket) out of a high floor window. This is cattle class, back of the bus. Get real. You won't find acres of rugby space back here, or a comfy love seat to share with your wife, or left butt cheek – just a few inches of valuable real estate. And every inch counts. Let's check out those seats in the back. Let's start with legroom. In airline parlance this is called "seat pitch". Specifically this refers to the space between each seat anchor, row by row. This can fluctuate even in the same class especially as you move further up to the nose or tail of the aircraft. Wide-body aircraft, like the businessmen who fly them, are widest around the middle. Cabin space is restricted at either extremity and this can affect both seat pitch and seat width – unless you're flying business or first, of course. Economy class seat pitch in either Boeing or Airbus aircraft hovers in the 31 to 34-inch range, with a few of the economy 'plus' ranges offering a half-way-to-business-class 38 inches. It is, however, a fallacy to assume that a fat B747 will offer more legroom than a smaller A330. Space depends on the airline's configuration. A couple of airlines stand out from the crowd. The Singapore Airlines (www.singaporeair.com) long-haul mega-carrier, the Airbus 380-800 flies from Singapore nonstop to London, Paris, Zurich, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and New York's JFK (rating it one of the longest nonstops to New York), with soft-focus sarong-clad lovelies. Economy class seats weigh in with a 32-inch seat pitch, 18.6 inches of width and a 115-degree recline. As in other aircraft, A380 economy seats are pale blue and cream, mixed up with brown and tan cabins in a 3-4-3 configuration that might be a tad tight for some. There's plenty of light and overhead storage space and the champagne mood lights will help. Knee room is ample, there's a jacket hook, and a small compartment behind the flip-down cup holder for spectacles and phones. By contrast, the B777 economy seats have the appearance of greater space with higher ceilings in cabins. On Air WiFi is available after sign-up. But who needs seats on an aircraft this size anyway? Go for a stroll, and don't forget to carry a map. The B777-300ER in a 3-3-3 configuration offers a 18.6-inch seat width and a 115-degree recline. Power supply is available in most seats – two for every three seats or three for every four seats – and the touchscreen PTV screen size is a generous 11.1 inches (compared with 10.6 inches on the older B777-200s). Seats also have USB ports. The teal and grey industrial chic decor is soothing and contemporary, a far cry from the earth tones and gold of earlier generation B777-200 aircraft. Economy class seats on B777-300ERs are comfy enough though with extra space and leg room in bulkhead rows. Find backrest cushions and a moulded headrest with better neck support for those long transpacific flights. Expect a padded arm bolsters and entertainment by way of the airline's much-applauded KrisWorld with on-demand movies and music on a large video LCD touch screen with handset. The touchscreen remote is modern, minimalist, and classy and functions as a monitor too, or a games console. This is a far better in-flight entertainment set-up than Cathay's - SIA's closest Asian rival in this department. The earphones are wrapped in plastic and are the earplug (mobile phone) variety that may not suit all ears as they can pop out from time to time. The sound quality is nevertheless excellent. As of December 2016, in B777-300ER economy class - set 3-3-3 - bulkhead exit row 31ABC and 31KJH were the seats with the most leg-room. Or pick Row 44 (thoigh watch for the door bulge along window seats). The aisle seats offer the maximum wiggle room. On the older B777-200 aircraft the economy seat configuration is 3-3-3 with bulkhead rows 31 and 44 offering the most leg-stretch rooms. The seats feel a tad tight on account of the embedded armrest remote that digs into your hips and may snag bulky wallets. Enjoy OnAir WiFi in-flight at US$25 per day via Starhub, or pay per sector. This is for entertainment only and no voice calls can be made. There's a lengthy sign-up sequence in which you'll fill in credit card details and more. As the disclaimer readers, "Connection speed depends on the number of people using the service." You may switch between mobile devices during the same purchase session. The WiFi kicks in when the plane touches 10,000ft and an e-mail with the purchase receipt will be sent to you for your office accountants. You may use the headset remote to make ground calls while flying. There are two options and Panasonic offers global coverage while SIA OnAir does not have coverage over India, Africa and South America. The new KrisWorld is based on a state-of-the-art Panasonic Avionics platform. SIA is the launch customer for the next-gen eX3 system that debuts on the A350s, with the current B777-300ERs boasting several eX3 features. Some Boeing 777s on some Cathay Pacific (www.cathaypacific.com) routes offer the additional distraction of a nosewheel camera that will have you riveted during take-off and landing. It's not too bad for boning up on geography either on a clear day. And from 15 September 2016 the airline offered 10kg extra baggage allowance on every class. That's a lot of extra shopping with a 30kg weight limit now in economy and 35kg for premium economy. Cathay B777s offer 18.5 inches of seat width, the same as British Airways's World Traveller Plus (www.britishairways.com) section. Now that's value for money. The CX B777s, A330s and A340s tend to have a seat pitch of 32 inches. The new economy class on Cathay Pacific offers several additional in-seat features to keep the back well supported and, perhaps, massaged. If knee room is an issue on the old Y Class, whip out the magazines from the seat pocket in front of you and, presto, you've got three spare life-saving inches. The new economy class stores your magazines under the seat. Cathay's new Premium Economy Class (1 April, 2012) has re-engineered seats with a pitch of 38 inches and improved width and recline. The seats are located in a separate cabin and Premium Economy flyers gain larger pillows, noise cancelling headphones, toiletry kits and a welcome glass of champagne. The Premium Economy experience extends to the ground where passengers can expect a dedicated check-in window, greater baggage allowance and priority boarding. Premium economy passengers will also accrue 110 percent Club and Asia miles. Cathay Pacific's first A350 launched 1 June 2016 on the HK-Manila and HK-Taipei routes. Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh followed 1 July 2016 then HK-London Gatwick (1 September 2016). Long-haul routes followed thereafter on the 280-seat aircraft. Cathay's NextGen Airbus A350 aircraft offers WiFi connectivity (shortly over Mainland China too) at just under US$20 on its longest route with unlimited data. The aircraft also serves up high definition in-flight touch-screen television. Expect mood lighting, controlled humidity and cabin pressure set at a comfortable 6,000ft. New seats are featured in all classes. The CX A350-900 premium economy seating configuration is 2-4-2 (a tad tight in the middle we'd say but with modestly roomy seat width of of 18.5 inches - down a wee bit from 19.3") with a 40-inch seat pitch. Yet, recline is an inch more at nine inches. Win some and lose some. Also find wing headrests, a USB port for recharging smartphones, a coat hanger thoughtfully set away from the aisle, and the signature teal blue seats. Inflight duty-free shopping is a cinch with orders being placed directly from your seat using the 12.1-inch touchscreen. Cathay's economy class seats on the new A350-900 aircraft offer a seat pitch of 32 inches with a seat width of 18 inches (doesn't feel too tight and knee room is okay) and a recline of six inches which, in practice, seems a lot less. The personal TV touch screen is 11 inches across with great clarity and more privacy as immediate neighbours cannot look in on your movies with the screen permitting only front-on viewing. The seat configuration is 3-3-3, which is pretty comfortable if you pick an aisle seat in the centre row. Or opt for the bulkhead row 40 (40C is the top pick) where space is a breeze but you may be sharing with a bawling bassinet baby. The toilets are smart and a tad more roomy with far easier door locks. Best of all, the earphones come with covers already attached so there's no need to fiddle around with the gear. The Emirates (www.emirates.com) B777 and A380 offer a comfortable seat pitch of up to 33 inches, while Kingfisher's (www.flykingfisher.com) A330, Philippine Air's (www.philippineairlines.com) A340-300, B777-300ER, B747-400 and A330s and Asiana Airlines (us.flyasiana.com) B747-400s and B777-200s stretch a wee bit more to 34 inches of leg room. The same pitch is also available on the Thai Airways (www.thaiair.com) fleet, with the A340-500 offering a happy-ending 42 inches in Premium Economy, one of the best in this economy class seat survey, beaten only by the 46 inches of legroom offered in a Turkish Airlines (www.turkishairlines.com) B777 Premium Economy seat. Cathay Pacific's Premium Economy weighs in with 38 inches of stretch space. Malaysia Airlines (www.malaysiaairlines.com) offers from 30 inches to a generous 34 inches of point-and-flex space as well. MAS economy seats additionally offer manually adjustable lumbar support as well as decent seat-back PTVs measuring up to 9 inches. Air New Zealand (www.airnewzealand.com) mixes things up with seat pitch varying from 31 to 35 inches across its fleet. Luck of the draw really. Garuda Indonesia (www.garuda-indonesia.com) added a brand new B737-800NG in 2011 to its fleet on the Hongkong-Jakarta route (flying in conjunction with an A330-200) and the Hongkong-Bali (Denpasar) route. These aircraft offer a respectable seat pitch of 31 inches and 32 inches respectively, but the 103-degree recline leaves a bit to be desired. Fast-expanding budget airline AirAsia (www.airasia.com) tosses in a seat pitch of 31 to 33 inches with seats averaging a little over 16 inches in width with a 115 degree recline (on longhaul AirAsia X aircraft). The confusion starts with the introduction of intermediate classes; the aforementioned Premium Economy seats, Plus or Super Economies that are vigorously colonising aircraft cabins. If you're in search of the widest economy class seats and maximum leg room, make this your preferred hunting ground. With the clamour for legroom and seat width, Premium Economy class is finding its way onto more airlines, usually on long haul international routes, offering about five more inches of legroom and a couple of extra inches of bottom cushion space. While Premium Economy seats are generally around 50 percent cheaper than business class, they may cost almost double the economy price depending on booking period or route. However, depending on load factor and perhaps a shorter purchase lead time, the variance may be just around 10 to 20 percent. Some airlines that are experimenting with this product are Air France, Air New Zealand, ANA, JAL, British Airways, Qantas, KLM, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines, United and Virgin (including Virgin Blue). ANA's Premium Economy is now available on B777-300s flying between Narita and Los Angeles, Washington DC, Chicago, and Munich. In several cases these seats are in a separate cabin, as on Air New Zealand, Virgin, Air France, Qantas and BA. Seat pitch on Air New Zealand climbs up to a possible high of 40 inches depending on aircraft. Look forward to better food in some instances as well as priority boarding. Cathay Pacific has joined the fray and Premium Economy seats are being ushered in on all of its long haul aircraft: Boeing 777-300ERs, B747-400s, Airbus 330-300s and A340-300s. By 2016, Premium Economy seats were selling on several aircraft featuring better meals, enhanced service and far more seat width and leg room on routes from Hong Kong to North America, Europe and Australia. It must be noted however that by early 2016, surprisingly, Premium Economy seats were no longer being offered on HK-India routes including to New Delhi and Mumbai. The seats are the equivalent of regional business class and worth the extra green rustle. Singapore Airlines' new premium economy seats offer an eight-inch recline with press-button legrest fold-out, more flying privileges and food choices. Generally speaking, Turkish Airline's (www.turkishairlines.com) Comfort Class beats the rest of the world with a bit more than a hypnotic belly dance to boast 46 inches of seat pitch – that's about the biggest leg room space for a good stretch that you are likely to get. The Turkish delight continues with cushy seats measuring 19.6-inches in width and personal TVs with 10.6-inch screens that pop out of the armrest. There are also plug-in points for USB devices and iPods. If the thought of all those rippling tummies leaves you breathless, put your feet up on your very own leg rest, which you'll find stowed neatly under the seat. Comfort Class is currently available on B777s only. Whatever is said about the in-between classes, the big daddy when it comes to Economy class legroom is Qantas (www.qantas.com.au). Forget the noise about surly service and remember this is Australia – you get what you're given. Which, in terms of leg room in Premium Economy on newest fleet addition A380 is up to a humungous 42 inches. This will have seven footers packing their bags and heading straight for Sydney. The new A380, what Lesley Grant, Qantas Executive Manager, terms "an aircraft that will remain the flagship of the Qantas Group" has 332 Economy seats and 32 Premium Economy seats. {In January 2016 feisty Dragonair was rebranded as Cathay Dragon with a new brushtroke tail logo set against its signature red background In the seat pitch Olympics, Thai Airways comes in joint second, matching Qantas with a generous 42 inches in the A340-500 Premium Economy section. Regular economy class seats on the THAI A380-800 are bright, in variegated purple and pink shades with more knee room and a powder grey cabin. Expect mood lights, USB power, quick-reaction smiling staff who seem pleased to present their "new baby", ergonomic chairs, a wider LCD screen with a good mix of inflight entertainment and location maps (with tail-mounted camera views that show off the impressive bulk of the plane to full effect), and a seat configuration of 3-4-3 in the lower deck and 2-4-2 in the upper deck. Upper deck seats 76AB and 76JK offer bulkhead leg stretch and cosy twosome window corners. In the lower cabin the exit row of choice is 55 with 55ABC offering the best legroom options with no protruding door bulge and high overhead bin clearance. There is adequate space for knees (far more so than on the B747s) and reasonably quick service. THAI B747-400s are a different story in the back with some of the narrowest seats aloft. This correspondent had difficulty squeezing into the bulkhead 32KJH seats, a problem accentuated by the protrusion of the bulky video screen remote in the inner side arm. It is difficult to even strap on the seat belt and if your pockets are stuffed - perhaps with a large wallet - you may be at a disadvantage. Row 32 is next to the galley and can get a tad cramped especially if a baby is parked next to you. The best seats on a THAI B747 - configured 3-4-3 - are at Row 43KJH and 43ABC. Pick the aisle seats H or C as the window seats A and K are squeezed by the protruding door. Great legroom, and a stewardess to chat with when buckled in. The PTV screen is small, and tucks down into the seat arm. Alas, this row is right next to the toilets. Weight it up. In contrast the THAI A330-300, the regional workhorse offers a 2-4-2 seat configuration with modestly roomier seats in the staple alternating magenta and lavender. The seat-back LCD screen is mid-sized and there's a coat hanger sensibly placed on the inner curve of the middle seats and not out towards the aisle where a passing trolley might snag your jacket. Row 31AB is bulkhead but the best pick is 48AB with lots of leg stretch. Expect DIY headphones that need you to stretch and place the ear covers before you can get listening. Audio can be scratchy and inconsistent at times and movie selection is not vast. The THAI Airways B787-8 Dreamliner entered service third quarter 2014 with a 3-3-3 seat configuration in economy class. The shell seat pitch is an average 32 inches while the seat width is 18 inches - a tad tight for some. While seats are a rather close fit, the touchscreen 11-inch PTV for inflight video is a huge leap forward. This is the next generation Panasonic eX3. THAI will have six Boeing 787s in service by mid 2015 servicing Perth, Narita, Haneda, Kuala Lumpur and Hanoi. THAI's WiFi rates on Sky Connect start at US$ 4.99 for 5MB. Moving up to 10MB of browsing costs US$8.99, and 20MB usage is US$16.99. A larger 30MB plan is available for business travellers at US$24.99. Wi-Fi is available on the A380-800 flights to London, Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and on some A330-300 flights from Bangkok to Tokyo, Fukuoka, Kolkata, Taipei, Yangon, Hong Kong, and Dubai. The TATA-SIA chaperoned Vistara (www.airvistara.com) took to the skies on 9 January, 2015 linking three initial points - Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad - flying with a three-class A320. By February the airline had added Goa and Hyderabad. Vistara, a Sanskrit word for 'limitless expanse' flies a purple tail, or 'aubergine' as the airline describes it, with a gold eight-point interlaced star. This is a premium full service airline for monied travellers who value personal touches. Vistara serves up a Premium economy class with a 33-36-inch seat pitch and a 4.5-inch recline for most seats, and Economy, with leather seats. Economy class seats on Vistara are 18.1 inches wide and offer a seat pitch of 30 inches with a 3-3 configuration (same as Premium). TATA controls a majority 51 percent while SIA owns 49 percent. Both Premium Economy and Economy seats feature winged headrests for greater comfort. There is no inflight entertainment available currently. Air New Zealand's Pacific Premium Economy sneaks into third place with a 41-inch seat pitch, nine inches of seat recline and food that wouldn't taste out of place in business class. Those who would rather fly without someone's elbow wedged into their rib cage can take advantage of Air New Zealand's "Twin Seat" deal, which offers you the neighbouring seat for a bargain price. For example, buy a ticket from Hong Kong to London and pay a small premium for the second seat. The downside is that you can't book the extra seat in advance, only at check-in. This deal is subject to availability and Twin Seats are only available on selected routes. Air New Zealand's Economy Skycouch (that arrived April 2011), offers a trio of seats designed for snuggling couples or restless families in need of some extra stretch space. Press a button and watch the armrests disappear and the footrests flip up to create a flat, flexible space for snoozing, reading or playing. The Skycouch always includes a window seat so that passengers have the option of leaning against the wall and fully extending their legs over the three-wide seat. The Skycouch is available on B777-300s flying on selected services to and from London (via LA). A full rollout before end 2012. While airlines allow passengers in Premium Economy to swing their hips, you can expect sore knees down in the cheap seats. In regular economy Qantas, for example, calls a spade a spade with just 31 inches of legroom. Brace those knees for a bumpy ride, and woe betide anyone who tries to recline. JAL, British Airways, Air France (www.airfrance.com), and ANA (www.ana.co.jp) have a more than comfortable 38 inches in their Premium Economy sections, but again tend to get a bit miserly right down the back. On the British Airways B747-400 the World Traveller Plus offers an extra inch of seat width (18.5 inches) and a 38-inch pitch (compared with 31 inches on regular World Traveller economy. On United's B747-400 aircraft the Economy Plus class offers a 36-inch seat pitch (compared with 31 inches for economy, while the seat width is the same. The seats recline five inches. United Airlines (www.united.com) Economy Plus is not a separate class but an area of the cabin featuring five extra inches of legroom, more than enough to swing a bison by the tail. Economy Plus is available to travellers possessing Premier or higher status on United's Mileage Plus frequent flier programme. It is also available to those purchasing full-fare, unrestricted economy tickets. So while pitch is 31 inches in the rest of the aircraft, on Economy Plus seats it is actually 36 inches. Seat width, however, doesn't change from the regular, and rather meagre, 17-18 inches on its B747-400 and B777-200 respectively.
Continental has merged with United Airlines and now flies under United flight codes. The livery transition to United continued to late 2013 and early 2014. United Economy Plus is available on all United flights and is being phased into the old Continental aircraft. Scandinavian Airlines (www.flysas.com) outdoes UA with an inch extra in its Economy Extra. Expect a 37-inch pitch with another inch round the middle. SilkAir (www.silkair.net) is emerging from a refit of all its Airbus A320-200s. Old-style cabins with a "cool" blue design were revamped during 2011 and given a new 'warm' colour scheme. But the changes don't end there. The new cabins have lost an inch from the seat width going from 19 down to 18 inches and the pitch has dropped from 31-32 inches to 30-31 inches. Choose your colours carefully. Dropdown video screens of 10.4 inches are now in vogue for SilkAir. The SilkAir B737-800 aircraft - the workhorses of the region - are in a 3-3 seating configuration and economy class exit rows 14 and 15 offer superb legroom with enough space for the Incredible Hulk! The downside is the seats do not recline. A minor niggle for short-haul flights. These seats are definitely worth it and window-side passengers can cross to the aisle without everyone having to unbuckle and troop out. There is no Row 13. And there is no PTV. You'll need to watch old comedy reruns on a drop down ceiling video screen, or opt for the inflight WiFi SilkAir Studio streaming that has movies on demand and more. This can be watched on a mobile phone, laptop or tablet. Premium Economy for Japan Airlines (www.jal.com) occupies a separate cabin, with a 2-4-2 seat configuration; its "Sky Shell Seat" design emulates the award winning Executive Class "Shell Flat Seat". Don't expect a business class bed, but do revel in the clever design that reclines within its own space – no hustling for knee space on a JAL flight. Premium Economy has 20 percent more legroom than regular economy, with a seat pitch of almost 39 inches. Every seat comes with its own power outlet, a 9-inch personal TV, footrest and leg support. Ask for Premium Economy on Tokyo to London, Frankfurt, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Moscow, Chicago, Los Angeles, Sydney, Bangkok, Jakarta and Delhi routes. Let's cut to the chase. Bum room, or "cushion area", as airlines like to call seat width, is what it's all about. This makes all the difference between high life and high dudgeon. Flying TWA seats (domestic USA) before the 2001 merger with American Airlines (www.aa.com) there was enough space to set up an Everest base camp. Temptation to do so may be thwarted by pesky restrictions on oxygen canisters, sharp implements and nail clippers inflight. But this is Asia – bigger butts are harder to find, and not catered for by the expansive American Dream. That is unless you are flying Cebu Pacific Air (www.cebupacificair.com) or Vietnam Airlines (www.vietnamairlines.com). Think 20 to 20.7 inches – that's right, over 20 inches of sumptuous, roomy, economy space. The closest contenders for regular economy seat width are Gulf Air (www.gulfair.com) with 19.8 inches on the A319 and A330, Bangkok Airways with 19.37 inches on the A319-132 and A320-232, and Singapore Airlines with 18.6 inches on the Airbus 330-300, A380-800 and Boeing 777-300ER. A touch-screen entertainment system on Singapore Airways offers a large screen with clear images. There was a time when several aircraft flying a two-class Asian route (but equipped with a full three classes – first, business and economy) offered a few lucky or knowledgeable passengers the widest ever economy seats. All you had to do was check-in early and ask for a forward row seat. These rows, invariably, overlapped the business cabin. There was a time as well when on some Japan Airlines flights transpacific, the economy cabin was just 20 or so "privileged" seats. Why? Because the entire aircraft was configured for executive class. You could sit back in economy and get pampered silly, while in business, weary salarymen fought for the attentions of a few overworked and distraught stewardesses. We'll let you in on a little secret. If you're flying Vietnam Airlines (www.vietnamairlines.com) ask for the middle seat. That's right. The middle seat. On several aircraft, for some reason, this is the roomiest. The middle seats are actually a couple of inches wider than the aisle and window seats. Incredible. Vietnam Airline's B777-200 economy class seats are in a 3-3-3 configuration, with Row30 the bulkhead choice and 45ABC and 45KJH offering spacious exit row leg room. The economy section has small seat-back LCD screens with a detachable remote for operation but, alas, on short-haul flights (even to Hong Kong) and domestic routes, there are no headphones and no entertainment on offer. The screens stay resolutely blank. You'll be served hot tea, Coke or Pepsi and perhaps a ham and cheese sandwich. Service is friendly and laid back and air-conditioning levels are kept to the minimum meaning it never gets too cold onboard. This will appeal to some while others from northern climes may find the cabin air a tad stuffy. Domestic flights are reasonably punctual but expect the aircraft gates to change constantly. Watch for the announcements. Drukair (www.drukair.com.bt), the minnow from Bhutan, is a perky contender and serves economy class seats with a 20.66-inch width and a seat pitch of 32 inches on its small fleet of Airbus A319s. Finnair (www.finnair.com) has added Airbus aircraft to its fleet, with an average 17 inches of "cushion space", having phased out the old, skinny seat MD-11 (just 16.2 inches) in 2010. Working its way towards reasonable cushioning is Philippine Airlines. A few squeezers still remain at 16 inches, while others are doing a sterling job at 18.9 inches. The only trouble here is that both sizes are on the same B747-400 aircraft... Every decimal point counts. V Australia, Air Canada and Cathay Pacific are battling it out in cattle class with 18.3 to 19.3 inches of decimal point variation, narrowly beating Qatar's 18.17 inches. Airlines counting width in decimals points before they hit 18 inches need to beef up their behinds to be counted as anything other than also-rans. On a CX B777-300, the best seats in economy class with the greatest legroom are in Row 53 which is set up in a 3-3-3 configuration. Pick 53 C or H for the most roomy seats. Middle seats B and J are okay but the window seats A and K are squeezed in by the heft of the exit door bulk so your legs will get cramped. Forward stretch room is fine. The seat is reasonably comfortable with an adjustable headrest, a three-pin multi plug for recharging set behind the fold-up table, a pullout coat hanger, and a widescreen video screen (a tad grainy at times) with the signature nosewheel camera view if you're up for this. The headphones come with the ear covers attached. Hurrah! Two's company and three's a crowd, which is why seat configuration is worth some careful consideration. Mile-high canoodling is much more fun in a pair of cosy window seats. If you're travelling alone, just the one neighbour means less fragrant feet or pneumatic snoring. The 2-4-2 layout is most common on Airbus 330s and can be found on Cathay Dragon (www.dragonair.com), rebranded from Dragonair in January 2016, A330s (types 1-4). A Cathay Dragon A320 doing HK-Hanoi runs a 3-3 single aisle seat configuration in economy class with reasonable legroom and seat width. The middle rows, as on aircraft of this type, tend to be a tad wider and can be preferred if you are a bulky presence onboard. However, the economy seats of choice are bulkhead 10AC (with the partition in front of you), or, better, exit rows 29 or 30 that feature more leg stretch space with the added bonus that seats in front do not recline back. Seats on these rows do not recline either but the extra room and width more than make up for it on typically short flights. Seats feature an adjustable headrest and no personal video but inflight entertainment from 'Studio' is streamed via WiFi to smartphones and laptops. It is clever but can be awkward for some. Unsurprisingly, these aircraft feature the old fashioned safety demonstration by stewardesses and crew. The 2-4-2 layout is also in evidence aboard Jetstar (www.jetstar.com) and Jet Airways (www.jetairways.com) A330-200s and Qatar Airways (www.qatarairways.com) A330s. On Jet Airways' domestic runs a B737-800/900 aircraft is set up in a 3-3 configuration with reasonably roomy blue leather seats. There are no LCD screens but most flights are between an hour and two hours. Service is excellent and flights tend to run on time. Row 10 is the bulkhead but is a bit cramped with a partition directly in front. On Cathay Pacific you can clamber over two legs rather than four by flying on its A330-300 and A340-300. The 2-4-2 configuration can also be found on Korean Air's (www.koreanair.com) A300-600, A330-200 and A330-300. Boeing gets in on the action courtesy of ANA, which provides a 2-3-2 seating plan on its B767-300ER and 2-4-2 on the new B787 Dreamliner. While you may be lucky enough to bag a seat with a view on American Airlines's B777-200, spare a thought for those squashed into the middle section of this 2-5-2 configured aircraft. In economy class on the Korean Air B747-400, find a 3-4-3 seat configuration with Row 28 ABC offering the best bulkhead seat options unless there's a baby next to you. The Air India B787 Dreamliner is a curvaceous affair with roomy high ceiling interiors with the overhead bins in economy class set high enough to eliminate claustrophobia. The large windows are welcoming of light though the blue UV sun blocker that shuts out light turning the glass a deep opaque blue, garners mixed reactions. You can darken or lighten the window at the press of a button. I must confess the darkened windows offer the uncomfortable appearance of being submerged underwater. This is no fault of Air India's. The plane carries this feature. Used judiciously it is nifty. But when the movies come on and the cabin is darkened, the results are not always pleasing. The 3-3-3 seating in economy is roomy with spacious seats and inches of valuable knee room. This far outpaces say the Cathay Pacific B777 seats on comfort and stretch. The on-demand video LCD screen is large but fiddly to operate and viewing choice is limited. China Southern Airlines (www.csair.com) operates new A380s, with the 76 seats on the upper deck arranged in a 2-4-2 configuration and the 352 seats on the main deck set up in a 3-4-3 configuration. China Southern goes all out with the entertainment options including lots of music, movies, TV shows and even e-books. If you're picky, a USB port allows you to upload whatever music or pictures you've brought along with you.
Economy class seat recline figures are not easy to sort out, ranging from inches to centimetres to degrees. One thousand degrees recline thundered one airline, later recanting and correcting this to 110 degrees or so. Rule of thumb, about six inches of recline is the equivalent of about 25 degrees or 15cm. Recline figures in degrees can add to the confusion. Some airlines count it off from zero, others from the 90-degree perpendicular, so 15 degrees would be, in fact, 105 degrees and so on. We have attempted to standardise the list by taking all reclines from a 90-degree starting point. The most laid back when it comes to economy seat recline are Air France Premium Voyager (123 degrees), and Thai Airways and Jet Airways, both of which offer a restful 122-degrees of cradling. Pulling up the rear is Korean Air with 121 degrees. Of the airlines favouring tape measures over protractors when calculating seat recline, the most impressive is Philippines Airlines (www.philippineairlines.com) with a satisfying seven-inches of slant, while Sri Lankan Airlines (www.srilankan.aero) and MAS offer a range of between five and seven all-important inches. BA's World Traveller Plus clocks in at a 7.9-inch recline, trailing a little behind Air New Zealand Premium Economy's nine inches (fifty percent more than its standard economy six-inch recline). The Spaceseat, as the airline likes to call it, introduced in Spring of 2011, offers a wider economy seat with about three inches more cushion-area width (also see the airline's Skycouch seat configuration mentioned earlier). Meanwhile Air France offers a 123-degree recline in its Premium Voyageur while both ANA and JAL offer 120 degrees in Premium Economy seats. Most other airlines offer around five to six inches or 108 to 115 degrees. Less angled are KLM (www.klm.com) with just 3.5 inches of recline on its B747, Gulf Air (www.gulfair.com) with four inches on some aircraft; and Bangkok Airways with 3.5 inches on the ATR72-500. While British Airways only offers a rather standard 5.1-inch recline, it aims to please stiff necks and creaking backs with lumbar support and adjustable headrests – the free bar service also helps. We'll take an extra whiskey over an extra pillow any day. Motherly Etihad (www.etihadairways.com) offers "cradle recline" seats, which supposedly allow your spine to rest in a more natural position. Combined with a 115-degree backward tilt – Etihad might be onto a winner with this. Complicating things further are forward thinkers Cathay Pacific. The hard-shell seat design, much like JAL's Premium Economy, slides down within a self-contained cocoon as the bottom of the seat shunts forward. Although seats actually move forward, the result is that you recline about four inches without knee capping the person behind you. The works for some, less so for others. The economy shell seat also offers a widescreen nine-inch TV that plugs into a library of over 100 movies and 888 music tracks in StudioCX. It's the technology and connectivity that is really getting the thumbs up from passengers and the investment from airlines. In the connectivity stakes, once reserved only for business and first class, power for your laptop and gadgets is fast becoming available down the back. In 2011, Singapore Airlines, in collaboration with inflight connectivity alchemist OnAir, started streaming in WiFi Internet with e-mail and texting facilities for smartphones and the BlackBerry (but not voice telephony initially). The service will phase in on 43 aircraft – the A380s, A340-500s and the B777-300ERs. Lufthansa (www.lufthansa.com) offers Flynet Broadband on its entire long-haul fleet while Malaysia Airlines allows you to text and e-mail via its inflight entertainment system on B747s and B777s. You can also plug in your laptop and text mid-air from your in-seat phone when flying with Finnair – or you could just order a large Bloody Mary. Etihad Airways (www.etihadairways.com) Coral Economy Class seats have PC power outlets, USB ports and RJ 45 sockets that allow you to connect your laptop as you fly. V Australia (www.vaustralia.com.au) is launching full mobile phone and e-mail Internet connectivity during flights. Good-sized six-inch personal TVs are touch-screen and passengers can "chat" with each other in a web chat room. Premium Economy also has an in-seat USB port to which compatible devices can be connected for PDF file and photo viewing or listening to MP3 music files. Choose your ride wisely when flying with Qatar – both the B777 and the A330 offer entertainment on demand and in-seat telephones but only the B777s have in-seat power supply and USB ports. Some A320s have Wi-Fi in all cabins. SWISS (www.swiss.com) has USB ports and lumbar supports in A300-300 economy cabins. American Airlines (www.aa.com) B767-300 economy class features 191 seats in a 2-3-2 configuration. If away on business but not in Business, just plug in to the latest economic analysis from Forbes. Air New Zealand's (www.airnewzealand.com) Pacific Premium Economy seats provide access to power for your laptop or iPod, as well as noise-cancelling headphones. There is also a smartly designed self-service bar, keeping passengers away from the metal-toothed galley space, and creating an attractive space where you can pour yourself a drink or help yourself to snacks. Singapore Airlines leads the way for inflight entertainment with its extensive Krisworld offering. Pick from 80 on-demand movies, games, and endless music tracks. Use the in-seat phone to call anywhere using a satellite hook-up or make seat-to-seat calls (though you could simply walk over of course). On an SIA A380-800, B777-300ER or A330-300 you'll have a USB port so just plug in your iPhone or iPod and enjoy your very own carry-aboard entertainment. Then of course there's the new in-flight WiFi, which is being gradually introduced enabling passengers to text and email at 35,000ft. Don't tell your boss or you can kiss goodbye to those afternoon power naps. Expect in-seat power (110V AC) for your laptop on Airbus A380-800, A330-300 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. SIA's in-flight entertainment goes head to head with Cathay's StudioCX. Both are a cut above the normal fare. On the older B777-200s expect a simpler and smaller screen and mobile-phone style stick-in earphones that may not stay firmly embedded in all ears. British Airways World Traveller seats set the focus on personal entertainment with over 100 movies and TV programmes and more than 70 CDs and audio books available on demand. Watch what you want, when you want. A new partnership with BBC Worldwide means that since December 2010, 100 aircraft have been fitted with a special entertainment system with themed channels such as BBC Entertainment, Knowledge, Lifestyle and CBeebies for pre-schoolers. You can also fast forward, rewind, pause or stop the action at any time and return to it later. Perfect for when the kids, or dad, need a nap. Music lovers can flick through 400 music CDs when using British Airways' new Thales inflight entertainment system. Introduced in August 2010 on new B777-300ERs, it has plug-and-play facilities, 230 TV programmes and 70 films, which can be watched on 6.9-inch high resolution screens. Thai Airways is finally bucking up its ideas with the introduction of a new interactive in-flight entertainment system in all classes on B777-300s and B777-200ERs. Movies, music, cartoons and games can be accessed via personal nine to 10.6-inch screens – you can even learn the basics of a new language or practice meditation. And bored passengers flying on Gulf Air's A320 enjoy on-demand movies and music. Budget airline Jetstar may not offer in-flight entertainment but on selected routes passengers can hire a portable media player or iPad to watch movies, TV programmes and music channels. Drown out screaming toddlers for about US$10 for the entire flight. With many airlines looking to future technology to put them ahead in the best economy seat race, those large drop-down screens, which an over-exuberant hairstyle can frustrate for an entire flight-time of entertainment, are hitting the waste pile. Watch this space for Star Trek-style video visors and a new era of self-service bars. Business class amenities are edging towards the back of the cabin – who are we to complain? Now if you want to swing a cat by its tail in economy, you'll know where to begin. And for those who have thus far escaped the maws of DVT, that's the A to Z of our economy class seats review. Send us your Feedback / Letter to the Editor
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Suspicious Circumstances
December 16th | 2016
Arauju v Neto 2001 BCSC 935 is an undue influence /lack of capacity case that discusses suspicious circumstances. The court found that due to suspicious circumstances the will maker was not allowed to rely upon the presumption that he was mentally capable when the… Read more
Winning an Undue Influence Case
April 14th | 2014
In my experience in estate litigation, probably the most difficult issue to win at trial is that of undue influence. A review of case law makes clear the majority of such allegations are dismissed at trial due to insufficient proof. Frequently the court simply finds… Read more
What the Court Needs to Know to Win a Wills Variation Action
April 13th | 2014
S 60 of WESA allows the court to exercise its discretion re the claims of spouses and children against the assets of a deceased's estate, on the basis that they were not adequately provided for in the estate. The right to bring a Wills… Read more
Wills Variation Act Not Affected By WESA
April 13th | 2014
The original plan for WESA was to restrict the right of an independent adult child to bring a claim against his or her parents estate on the basis that he or she will was not adequately provided for. A great deal of discussion took place… Read more
Mistakes In Wills and How To Fix Them
April 11th | 2014
Mistakes in wills are frequently made and then subsequently not discovered until typically many years later after the passing of the will maker. The usual types of mistakes break into two areas- that the will was not properly executed in accordance with established… Read more
Interest Is Claimable on Lump Sum Wills Variation Awards
January 3rd | 2014
While it is much more common for courts to award a percentage of the residue of an estate to a wills variation claimant, it does on occasion occur where the court will order a lump sum award which may include interest.. That is a… Read more
Court Divides Estate Equally Between Son and Neighbours -Wills Variation Act
January 2nd | 2014
The Court Divides Estate Equally Between Disinherited son and a long time friendly neighbour in wills variation action: Moore v. Drummond, 2013 BCSC 1762 [4] The new will, dated January 18, 2010, said : 7. My reasons for providing for my neighbours, CASEY MOORE and CLARA… Read more
Appeal Court Upholds Will Not Specifically Made In Contemplation of Marriage
December 31st | 2013
2010 BCCA 374 MacLean Estate v. Christiansen COURT OF APPEAL FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA Citation: MacLean Estate v. Christiansen, 2010 BCCA 374 For many years, marriage has revoked a will unless the will was made in contemplation of that marriage this has caused untold hardships and… Read more
Where There Is a Cult, There Is Undue Influence
December 1st | 2013
Undue Influence and Cults In recent years there have been a rash of news stories about people who have escaped from various cults, sects, communes or other extremely private organizations ,such as Scientology. Today's news brings the story of a Marxist commune in South London… Read more
The Doctrine of Ademption By Conversion
November 29th | 2013
The doctrine of ademption by conversion — a rule of the law of wills whereby a specific bequest "adeems", or fails, if at the testator's death the specified property is not found among his or her assets — either because the testator has parted… Read more
Legacies – General or Specific
November 26th | 2013
Re Wood Estate 2004 BCCA 556, contains a good discussion on the differences between general and specific bequests, aka legacies. There are generally two classes of legacies — specific and general. Halsbury's Laws of England (4th ed. 1998) describes the categories as follows: A specific… Read more
BC Court Rules Sperm Freezer at UBC Was Like a "Warehouse Rental"
November 22nd | 2013
Lam vs the University of British Columbia 2013BCSC 2094, involved a class-action suit brought by hundreds of sperm donors that had stored their sperm with the defendant University, and their sperm was damaged as a result of the sperm freezer malfunctioning. At issue was… Read more
30 Year Commonlaw Spouse Awarded $150,000 More Than His Half of the Assets
November 21st | 2013
Griese v Syvret 2013 BCSC 1601 is a wills very action trial involving a couple that lived in a commonlaw relationship for 30 years before the death of the commonlaw spouse in 2010 at age 84. Her major asset was the matrimonial home which they both… Read more
What Happens to Your Data After You Die?
November 20th | 2013
Reprinted From Forbes Magazine. When you die, you'll leave behind a digital presence – dead data, or a graveyard in the cloud. The only things certain in life are death and data. Data After You Die? Every year, Facebook cheerfully suggests I reconnect with some friends… Read more
Taking Instructions and Testamentary Capacity
November 19th | 2013
Will makers must always conduct an assessment of mental capacity when taking will instructions. In 1992 I was Plaintiff's counsel in the decision Mikita v. Lick. The action involved a 10 day trial, in which I succeeded in setting aside a will and transfer, prepared… Read more


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DOI: 10.1051/apido:19950501
Bees and pollination in our changing environment
S.W.T. BatraBee Research Laboratory, Bldg 476, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
Abstract - This is a review of the early literature demonstrating the adequacy of pollination by local bee populations before intensive and extensive agricultural practices. Although not always the best pollinators, honey bees were used in crops when populations of other bees crashed. Publications on managing and conserving pollen bees are included because interest in sustainable agriculture and biodiversity of bees and host plants is increasing.
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Poverty Point and Palestine
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I actually had a high school math teacher do that to us on a quiz - every answer was "C". 25 of them in a row. It was an advanced class, so imagine a room full of honors students - all of them type A - muttering under their breath and pulling their hair out in frustration - because there was NO way she would have done that...little did we know our teacher had a sense of humor!
The only difference? We didn't complain because we were completely convinced that we had failed...
Thanks for the chuckle Jess. I think it is very safe to say that this class can not be defined as honors students and/or type A personalities... ;-)


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Steering dampener fail?
Can a steering dampener fail internally? In other words can it fail with out leaking to the outside through the seals? Just put a new NAPA dampener on about 3 weeks ago and now it feels like it's not even there. Thanks. Chris
Unbolt the driver's side & pushp/pull the strut in & out & see if it still firmly resists equally in both directions. You're probably just used to it by now. :)
Thanks Jerry . I was hoping you would reply. Just for future reference . What dampener brand is in your Jeep. Thanks again.
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Mine is a Rancho RS5000 Chris but there isn't enough difference in any of the mainstream brands for this particular application to worry about. :)
Thanks Jerry. Just figured with your knowledge you'd pick a good one.
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PowerPoint Slides: Estimating Population Percentages - Section 2: Active Note-taking and Explicit Instruction
Estimating Population Percentages - It is all normal
Lesson 3 of 10
Objective: SWBAT apply normal distributions to estimate population percentages using the mean and standard deviation of such distributions. SWBAT synthesize their ideas through recaps and other activities to show their understanding of the lesson objectives.
Big Idea: Students will apply their knowledge of measures of center and spread to estimate population percentages in different contexts!
Entry Ticket
Student will complete an entry ticket (Entry Ticket: Estimating Population Percentages) where they have to activate prior knowledge about measures of center and spread. I ask students to write, discuss and revise their writing to engage in different domains of language and also to develop their own arguments and be able to navigate and reconcile those arguments with those of their peers (for more information see my video on MP.3). The entry ticket should get students interested in what the lesson for the day will be about.
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After the entry ticket, I will review a Powerpoint presentation with the class (PowerPoint Slides: Estimating Population Percentages) providing information and application regarding estimating population percentages. As part of the lesson students complete different Turn and Talks (see strategy folder for more information) that specifically address standard ID-A.4 as students are engaged in the productive struggle of estimating population percentages using the mean and standard deviation for normal distributions.
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After completing the section on active note-taking, students complete practice problems to apply and demonstrate their knowledge about the day's topic.
I have students complete the exit ticket (Exit Ticket: Estimating Population Percentages)during the middle section of the lesson in order to assess their learning of the topic and because the class then shifts to further work on their Our City Statistics project and I want students to synthesize and recap their ideas about estimating population percentages before moving on to a new activity.
I may have students work together on the two scenarios, or they can also work independently, as they complete the Exit Ticket.
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To conclude today's lesson I have students work in groups on their collaborative project: Our City Statistics Project Overview
In this part of the lesson, students can focus on developing a good research question, hypothesis and method. For more details on the expectations and steps for the project see the Project: Our City Statistics Assignment Sheet. I would not have students try to estimate population percentages because a number of research questions that students design tend to not follow a normal distribution, which often can make the task require mathematical understanding beyond the scope of the Algebra I course.
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- UNIT 1: Thinking Like a Mathematician: Modeling with Functions
- UNIT 2: Its Not Always a Straight Answer: Linear Equations and Inequalities in 1 Variable
- UNIT 3: Everything is Relative: Linear Functions
- UNIT 4: Making Informed Decisions with Systems of Equations
- UNIT 5: Exponential Functions
- UNIT 6: Operations on Polynomials
- UNIT 7: Interpret and Build Quadratic Functions and Equations
- UNIT 8: Our City Statistics: Who We Are and Where We are Going
- LESSON 1: Our City Statistics Project and Assessment
- LESSON 2: Correlation and Causation
- LESSON 3: Estimating Population Percentages - It is all normal
- LESSON 4: Summing it Up: Dot Plots, Histograms and Box Plots
- LESSON 5: Making Relevant Comparisons: Comparing Populations
- LESSON 6: What's the Frequency Kenneth? Summarizing Data with Frequency Tables
- LESSON 7: Cinderella's Slipper: Scatterplots, Residuals and Goodness of Fit
- LESSON 8: How does this fit? CalculatingCorrelation
- LESSON 9: What does it mean? Interpreting linear models
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Freddy Ferrer may have gotten a cool reception at Black Pride NYC last night (see Azi's post below), but he has quickly countered with a minority LGBT endorsement of his own: the Out People of Color Political Action Committee.
Said Doug Robinson, co-president of Out POC PAC: "It was clear to our membership that Freddy best understood our concerns, both as people of color and New Yorkers of the LGBT community. We look forward to marching with him in the Gay Pride Parade this weekend and all the way to victory in November."


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Isn't he the toy man?
Yes, absolutely. As chief executive of Hamleys since May 2008, he is partial to showing off the iconic London shop's latest toys to the press.
Another photograph opportunity to try to flog his latest Buzz Lightyear toy then?
Not exactly. He is in the news because it emerged yesterday that Hamleys, which has been on Regent Street for more than 250 years, is to be put up for sale.
A retailer looking to make a killing from a private equity sale?
No, he is not the one driving the process. You see Hamleys is 65 per cent owned by Landsbanki and those behind the failed Icelandic bank are now willing to consider approaches in order to recoup some of its initial investment.
Sounds complicated?
It is. Landsbanki collapsed in 2008 and this led to one of Hamleys'former backers Baugur falling into administration in early 2009. Landsbanski also owns a sizeable stake in the frozen food specialist Iceland, which it plans to sell for a reported £1.5bn. Iceland is expected to be sold this year.
Mr Reynisson knows a thing or two about Icelandic banks then?
You could say that. He took the helm at Hamleys just months before the Icelandic banking system almost folded and the toy shop was the subject of lots of negative speculation about its future and losses widened during the credit crisis.
It's been a rough ride then?
Not exactly. Hamleys edged back to profit last year and it is likely to attract interest from private equity firms, which could see opportunities to expand its overseas presence beyond existing shops in territories from India to the Middle East.
He knows how to sell toys and put a smile on kids' faces then?
Yes. He is also a former PE teacher, although after four years of chasing footballs he started climbing the corporate ladder. That said, he still enjoys a game of five-a-side football.
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This robot may not be one that can help serve your granny her afternoon tea but from the gentleman who brought you Lego built Wall-E robot clone with realistic eye movements two years ago now comes his latest DIY release Wall-E 5. This time, the Canadian Marc-Andre Bazergui has not only managed eye movements but everything else from transforming between a trash can to arm movements.
Morning everyone, here's another episode of geeky food to start off a mouth watering morning for you all. This adorable Wall-E life sized cake appeared at the national ICES convention in Orlando, Florida. It was baked by brothers Edward and Antoni Frys of the European Cake Gallery, located in Texas.
So how about that for a cake, I'm sure those geeky enough would love to order one of these for special occasions like weddings, hey we've seen this happen before!
Hope everyone is having a good morning and a good start to the week! Just a reminder, it's almost lunch time!
What better way than to celebrate the Oscar nominees than with a complete Wall-E meal?
Check out this Wall-E robot clone built of Lego! Though this robot is made of Lego and won't look or sound as genuine as the one you've seen in the movie, it's always incredible (I think) to see people bring Lego to life simply by putting abit of brain power and engineering skill into the good old plastic blocks…
Youtube user Bazmarc, a 41-year old from Canada who works in IT is a serious Lego fan who enjoys Lego Robotics building and programming. Just very recently he posted a series of videos showing his totally cool implementation of the WALL-E robot constructed completely from stock Lego NXT Mindstorms robot system parts. Not only is the robot realistic, it also features some very emotional and touching eye movements.
Bazmarc's robot creation does use some third party components, like Mindsensors and HiTechnic – both Lego certified though!
According to some comments on his videos, the robot uses…
"1 NXT with rechargable pack, 3 Servo Motors, 4 PF motors, 2 IR receiver, 1 UltraSonic sensor, 1 sound sensor, 1 IRlink, 1 NXTservo module and 1 mini RC servo, 10 AA batteries and Lego from the Bulldozer #8275 and other parts from various technic sets."


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2010-11 Men's Soccer News
June 14, 2011Visits From National Powers Maryland, Penn State Highlight 11-Game 2011 Men's Soccer Slate The UMBC men's soccer team hosts national powers Maryland and Penn State, along with nine other outstanding regional and conference foes as part of its 2011 fall schedule.
April 26, 2011Men's Soccer Alumni Game Recap On Friday, April 29th, UMBC Men's Soccer hosted its Alumni for a match under the new lights in the Soccer Stadium.
March 29, 2011Men's Soccer Announces Three Additional Commitments For 2011 UMBC men's soccer coach Pete Caringi has announced that three additional prospective student-athletes – Kadeem Dacres, Michael DiCesare and Corbin McCarron - have committed to attend the university and compete for the Retrievers in the fall of 2011.
March 25, 2011Levi Houapeu Officially Signs With Philadelphia Union It took just about the entire preseason, but former Retriever forward Levi Houapeu officially signed his deal with the Philadelphia Union last Friday, just one day before the club kicked off the 2011 season.
March 14, 2011State-of-the-Art Lighting System Installed at UMBC Soccer Stadium A state-of-the-art lighting system was installed at UMBC Soccer Stadium last month, giving the Retrievers' men's and women's soccer programs the ability to play games under the lights on its plush, Bermuda grass complex.
March 03, 2011UMBC Hall of Famer and Baltimore Blast Standout Giuliano Celenza Announces Retirement, to be Honored Before Blast Match at 1st Mariner Arena on March 4 BALTIMORE— Former UMBC standout and Major Indoor Soccer League's Baltimore Blast player Giuliano Celenza has announced he will retire at the end of the 2010-11 season.
February 17, 2011Men's Soccer Inks Three Local Standouts To National Letters-of-Intent UMBC head men's soccer coach Pete Caringi announced today the signing of three outstanding local products to national letters-of-intent.
February 03, 2011Anthony Adams Named a Top Assistant Coach by College Soccer News TALAHASSEE, Fla.—UMBC men's soccer assistant coach Anthony Adams was named one of the top 20 assistant coaches in the nation by College Soccer News last week.
January 13, 2011Levi Houapeu Selected by Philadelphia in Major League Soccer Draft BALTIMORE—UMBC forward Levi Houapeu (Germantown, Md./Watkins Mill) was selected by the Philadelphia Union with the 41st selection in the 2011 Major League Soccer Super Draft.
December 10, 2010Levi Houapeu Amongst Elite Players Invited to MLS Combine; Earns College Soccer News All America Honors BALTIMORE--Major League Soccer announced that UMBC forward Levi Houapeu (Germantown, Md./Watkins Mill) has been invited to participate in the 2011 adidas MLS Player Combine. The Retriever standout is one of 54 college seniors from 36 Division I schools who received an invitation.
November 29, 2010Levi Houapeu is Candidate for Soccer News Net Men's College Player of the Year BALTIMORE, Md.—UMBC senior forward Levi Houapeu (Germantown, Md./Watkins Mill) is among one of 37 players across the country nominated for the 2010 Soccer News Net Men's College Player of the Year.
November 21, 2010Men's Soccer Season Draws to a Bitter End; William & Mary Advances in Penalty Kicks after Scoreless Tie Williamsburg, Va.—UMBC's most successful season in men's soccer history came to a bitter end today, as host William & Mary advanced to the third round of NCAA Men's Soccer Championships by virtue of penalty kicks, 4-3.
November 19, 2010Men's Soccer NCAA Tournament Fan Bus Information The UMBC Department of Athletics will provide a bus for any fan wishing to travel to Williamsburg, Va., for the men's soccer team's NCAA Tournament second-round match against William & Mary on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 5 p.m.
November 18, 2010Men's Soccer Rallies to Defeat 10th-ranked Princeton, 2-1, in NCAA First Round Princeton, N.J.—UMBC junior midfielder Andrew Bulls (McDonogh) scored with 11:58 remaining, as the Retrievers rallied from a 1-0 deficit to defeat tenth-ranked Princeton, 2-1, and advance to the second round of the NCAA Men's Soccer Championships.
November 17, 2010Men's Soccer Heads to Princeton for First Round NCAA Tournament Contest The UMBC Retrievers and Princeton Tigers had a lot in common on soccer pitches on the east coast over the past six weeks. Both were nearly unbeatable.
November 15, 2010Men's Soccer to Face Host Princeton in First Round of NCAA Championships The UMBC men's soccer team will face host Princeton in the first round of the NCAA Men's Soccer Championships on Thursday, Nov. 18. Kick-off time is set for 7:00 p.m. at Roberts Stadium in Princeton, N.J.
November 13, 2010Men's Soccer Advances to NCAA Championships; Prevails, 5-4, in Penalty Kicks Over UNH BALTIMORE— For the second time in school history, the UMBC men's soccer program will compete in the NCAA Division I Championships as the Retrievers advanced, 5-4, in penalty kicks in the America East Conference title game after playing visiting New Hampshire to a 0-0 scoreless draw.
November 12, 2010Men's Soccer Hosts New Hampshire on Saturday Afternoon for 2010 America East Title and Automatic Bid to NCAA College Cup The second-seeded UMBC men's soccer team (11-4-2) will host its first-ever America East Championship game as they host the No. 5-seeded New Hampshire Wildcats (9-4-5) at UMBC Soccer Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 1:00 p.m.
November 10, 2010Men's Soccer Advances to America East Title Game With 3-2 Win Over Stony Brook; Will Host UNH in Saturday Title Match BALTIMORE—The second-seeded UMBC men's soccer team scored three times in the final 10 minutes of the first half and held off Stony Brook in the second stanza to earn a 3-2 victory in the America East Conference semifinals and advance to the league championship game for the second year in a row.
November 09, 2010Men's Soccer to Host Stony Brook in America East Semis; First 300 UMBC Students with ID Admitted Free! The second-seeded UMBC men's soccer team (10-4-2) will host its first America East Tournament game since 2005 as they host the defending league champion No. 3-seeded Stony Brook Seawolves (10-6-2) in the semifinal round of the 2010 tournament.
November 03, 2010Houapeu Named America East Striker of the Year; Five Other Retrievers Earn All-Conference Honors Cambridge, Mass.—For the second consecutive year, UMBC senior forward Levi Houapeu (Germantown, Md./Watkins Mill) has been tabbed as one of the major award winners as America East Conference coaches selected its all-conference teams.
November 01, 2010Levi Houapeu Named America East Men's Soccer Player of the Week Cambridge, Mass.—UMBC senior forward Levi Houapeu (Germantown, Md./Watkins Mill) has been named America East Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Week for games ending Oct. 31, 2010.
October 31, 2010Bulls, Louisignau Key Men's Soccer's 1-0 Win at Stony Brook; Retrievers Clinch Second Place and Will Host America East Semis Stony Brook, N.Y.—UMBC junior midfielder Andrew Bulls (Millersville, Md./McDonogh) scored on a direct kick in the 65th minute and junior netminder Dan Louisignau (Wilmington, Del./Concord/U. Virginia) made seven saves as the visiting Retrievers clinched second place and a first round bye in the America East Conference Tournament with a 1-0 victory at Stony Brook.
October 29, 2010Men's Soccer Heads to Stony Brook to Contest Seawolves for Second Place and First-Round Tournament Bye The UMBC men's soccer team (9-4-2, 3-1-2 America East) will battle defending America East champion Stony Brook (9-5-2, 3-1-2) in the final regular season game of the 2010 campaign.
October 26, 2010Levi Houapeu is Candidate for America East Men's Soccer Fans' Choice Player of the Year CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—UMBC senior forward Levi Houapeu (Germantown, Md./Watkins Mill) is among nine players nominated for the 2010 America East Men's Soccer Fans' Choice Player of the Year.
October 25, 2010Andrew Bulls Named America East co-Men's Soccer Player of the Week; Earns Spot on College Soccer News' Honor Roll UMBC junior midfielder Andrew Bulls (Millersville, Md./McDonogh) was named America East Men's Soccer co-Player of the Week for games ending October 24, 2010.
October 23, 2010Bulls Reaches 25-25 Plateau in Four-Point Effort at Men's Soccer Blanks Hartford, 3-0 BALTIMORE—UMBC junior midfielder Andrew Bulls (Millersville, Md./McDonogh) scored the game's first goal and added assists on corner kicks on the next two as the host Retrievers blanked Hartford, 3-0, in an America East Conference contest.
October 22, 2010Men's Soccer to Honor Six Seniors as Retrievers Host Conference Foe Hartford in Saturday Matinee The UMBC men's soccer team (7-4-2, 1-1-2 America East) faces a critical conference home game as the Retriever entertain Hartford (5-7-0, 2-2-0) on "Senior Day" at UMBC Soccer Stadium.
October 20, 2010Kapor's Brilliant Overtime Goal Gives Men's Soccer a 2-1 Victory at 23rd-Ranked Penn State State College, Pa.—UMBC sophomore midfielder Milo Kapor (Woodbridge, Ont./Emily Carr) scored on a brilliant 26-yard shot in the 99th minute, as the visiting Retrievers defeated 23rd-ranked Penn State, 2-1.
October 19, 2010Men's Soccer Faces Final Non-Confernence Test at Penn State Wednesday Evening The UMBC men's soccer team (6-4-2) steps out of America East Conference play for the final time in 2010 as they will take on the host Penn State Nittany Lions in University Park, Pa. on Wednesday evening, Oct. 20.
October 15, 2010Record Crowd Witnesses UMBC Men's Soccer; Retrievers Fall to Boston U., 2-0 BALTIMORE—A record crowd of 2,781 packed UMBC Stadium, but the visiting Boston University Terriers defeated UMBC, 2-0, in an America East Conference men's soccer contest.
October 14, 2010Men's Soccer To Host Boston University in Homecoming and National Television Spotlights on Friday Evening The UMBC men's soccer team (6-3-2, 1-0-2) will compete before a national television audience for the first time in school history as they host the Boston University Terriers in an America East Conference contest on Friday, Oct. 15 at UMBC Stadium.
October 13, 2010Houapeu Scores Twice; Men's Soccer Wins at Albany, 3-1 Albany, N.Y.-Senior forward Levi Houapeu (Germantown, Md./Watkins Mill) scored a pair of goals and freshman back Daniel Welsh (Fife, Scotland) recorded his first collegiate goal as UMBC (6-3-2, 1-0-2 America East) defeated Albany (4-8-0, 0-3-0) , 3-1, at Varsity Field.
October 12, 2010Men's Soccer Heads to Albany For Pivotal America East Contest The UMBC men's soccer team (5-3-2, 0-0-2) plays its third consecutive road game on Wednesday, Oct. 13 when they battle America East rival Albany (4-7-0, 0-2-0) at Varsity Field in Albany, N.Y.
October 09, 2010Homecoming Guest Men's Soccer Plays New Hampshire to Scoreless Draw Durham, N.H.—The UMBC men's soccer team (5-3-2, 0-0-2 America East) extended its unbeaten streak to a season-high three games, as they battled host New Hampshire (5-2-3, 0-1-1) to a 0-0 scoreless draw in two overtime periods to conclude UNH's Homecoming festivities.
October 08, 2010Men's Soccer Resumes America East Slate at UNH on Saturday Evening The UMBC men's soccer team (5-3-1, 0-0-1) opens a three-game in seven-day stretch when they travel to New Hampshire to take on the Wildcats (5-2-2, 0-1-0) in an America East Conference contest in Durham, N.H.
October 06, 2010Levi Houapeu: From West African Street Soccer to the Top of the NCAA Scoring Chart In the case of the UMBC men's soccer team's soft-spoken senior captain, Levi Houapeu, that saying is generally true.
October 05, 2010Williams, Caringi Score as Men's Soccer Wins at Bucknell, 2-1 Lewisburg, Pa.—UMBC (5-3-1) knocked off defending Patriot League champion Bucknell (4-6-0), 2-1, in a men's soccer non-conference contest played at Holmes Stadium.
October 02, 2010Men's Soccer Plays to 1-1 Double Overtime Draw With Visting Binghamton in 2010 America East Debut BALTIMORE—UMBC freshman forward Pete Caringi III (Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall) scored his fifth goal of the season late in the second half, but the visiting Binghamton Bearcats got the game-tying goal in the 82nd minute and the two sides played to a 1-1 double overtime draw in America East Conference opener.
October 01, 2010Men's Soccer Opens America East Play at Home vs. Binghamton in Saturday Matinee The UMBC men's soccer team (4-3-0) opens its eighth season of America East Conference play on Saturday, Oct. 2 when they host the Binghamton Bearcats (2-4-2) at UMBC Soccer Stadium. Kick-off time is set for 1:00 p.m.