https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2006/02/quote-of-day-journeys-like-artists-are.html

QUOTE OF THE DAY "Journeys, like artists, are born and not made. A thousand differing circumstances contribute to them, few of them wi...

Anticipation vs trepidation

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I used to stand at the top of the basement stairs before these interval sessions and just give myself a pep talk before going down. Lately ...

Choose your News

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Posted by Erin Earl, Google Mobile Software Engineer Have you ever noticed that in waiting rooms, the section of the newspaper you most want...

Land Rover's e-Terrain technology (land_e) showcase

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As part of Ford's continuing environmental initiatives, they are showcasing their new land rover's e-terrain technology. Their inte...

Training front

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Fri - commute. Felt good in morning, terrible in afternoon. Cold windy, feeling sick Sat - 45 mins easy road bike. Felt ok, dressed warm Su...

Hybrid drivers to receive incentives in the UK?

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In an attempt to crack down on larger, gas guzzling cars, UK ministers are contemplating an array of incentive programs for hybrids and othe...

Interesting Juicy 7 setup tip:

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2006/02/interesting-juicy-7-setup-tip.html

On the mtbr forums, there is a post on the J7 with an interesting setup tip. Read the whole post as there is more info than I am just copyi...

Mazda loans ten tribute hybrids to orange county fire authority

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Mazda donated 10 tribute hybrids to the Orange County Fire Authority. These are prototypes, and will be in service for only two years. The...

New York Hybrid drivers get access to HOV lane

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New York hybrid drivers to get a waiver on HOV lane access on March 1 according to the NY Times.  I wonder if they'll start regretting i...

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2006/02/whats-happening-in-bangladesh-if-you.html

WHATS HAPPENING IN BANGLADESH? If you live in Dhaka then you know how living conditions have deteriorated now a days. You wake up sweating b...

Hypermilers and hypermiling

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Hypermiling is the term applied to greatly exceeding the EPA rating for a vehicle. It's most often applied to hybrid vehicle drivers wh...

Always on the verge of something

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Every time a micro block ends, I feel like I am going to get sick with a cold. Chills, the creeping crud. I got some antibiotics a few week...

Big travel plans

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It is our 10'th anniversary this year in July. My wife and I had been going back and forth about what to do. We wanted it to be special...

PRQ #9: Marla Streb

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This instalment #9 of the PRQ (Pro Racer Questionnaire) Series. Marla Streb *from Bikesutra.com Marla Streb has got to be one of the most r...

Pants shopping

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I think I should open up an internet store that specializes in pants for cyclists. My legs are so big that a lot of pants feel like '70...

An update on payments

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Posted by Benjamin Ling, Product Manager & Tom Oliveri, Product Marketing Manager There's been a lot of interest and speculation abo...

HyMotion has a PHEV battery for your Prius

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While If you are worried about getting that extra mileage on battery alone, this may be a good idea for you. Turn your hybrid into a plug-in...

The Cleveland Division of Police won a brand-new 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid

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* The Cleveland Division of Police won a brand-new 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid for participating in the Ford “Hybrid Patrol”, a nationwide t...

Toyota Prius lost its major market share

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Green Car Congress posted its monthly sales report for January. I posted similar hybrid sales numbers at the beginning of February, althou...

History deserves the best

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Posted by Jon Steinback, Product Marketing Manager, Google Video In junior high, I learned about most of history's greatest moments thro...

Full Hybrid

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Full hybrids (or strong hybrid) are defined as hybrid cars that can run on just the batteries (electric part of the engine), just the gas (t...

Mac Widget time

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Posted by Jonathan Berger, Mac Applications team Q. Which fruit was not an iMac color: Blueberry, Lime, Strawberry, Orange, Grape? Q. Which ...

Google, girls and engineering

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Posted by Emily Nishi, Diversity Program Manager Did you know that it's National Engineers Week in the U.S. -- and that February 23 is ...

Cyprus property boom

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Property investment in Cyprus is becoming increasingly appealing to investors worldwide, with economic conditions now improving at an impres...

BMW looks at steam hybrids

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BMW is developing a 'turbo-stamer' that reclaims the heat lost from the engine's exhaust system. It reminds me of the early stag...

A query less ordinary

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Posted by Roger Skubowius, Software Engineer A lot of our work in the mobile space has been about delivering quick answers to everyday quest...

One dojo philosophy

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I just posted about a new book about power training. Yet I am not sure I'm going to get it. Lately, I've been trying to limit my ex...

Guilford County, NC buys two hybrid cars

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In what they hope is a cost saving measure, Guilford County, NC bought two hybrid cars, a Honda Civic and a Ford Escape. While the primary...

Training with power

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There is a new book on the market: Training and Racing with a Power Meter Both authors are widely recognized as being at the forefront of tr...

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2006/02/power-crisis-severe-power-crisis-has.html

POWER CRISIS A severe power crisis has hit the Dhaka town. Each day, especially at night electric supply goes off for many hours. The power ...

Anthem review at cyclingnews

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Cycling news just published a review of Giant's new Anthem I'm interested in this because of the similarity in the Maestro suspensi...

Block training for the mind

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There is no doubt to me that block training is an efficient way to improve fitness. One thing that it also helps out is in your head and yo...

South Korea offshore property investment

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The government may remove all restrictions on overseas property purchases by next year after moving up its schedule to liberalize foreign cu...

Google.org's new director

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Posted by Sheryl Sandberg, VP, Global Online Sales & Operations We are excited to announce the appointment of Larry Brilliant as execu...

Honda Fit Hybrid

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Interesting. Imagine how well a low cost hybrid would do in the US. If they do it. One of the biggest complaints so far from automakers has...

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2006/02/sweet-victory-i-was-following.html

SWEET VICTORY I was following the Bangladesh-Sri Lanka one-dayer via internet and as soon as soon as Sri Lanka was restricted to 212 in 49 ...

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2006/02/todays-links-ekushe-february.html

TODAY'S LINKS * Ekushe February- International Mother Language Day . * The great chinese blogger story . * The South Asia Diary . * Incr...

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2006/02/relocation-part-i-news-i-guess-those.html

RELOCATION PART I: THE NEWS I guess those who follow my blog regularly have noticed that I am not updating regularly. I have been under a lo...

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2006/02/relocation-part-ii-background-i-myself.html

RELOCATION PART II: THE BACKGROUND I myself have never tried to have an education in a foreign country or applied for a foreign job or immig...

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2006/02/relocation-part-iii-why-germany-those.html

RELOCATION PART III: WHY GERMANY? Those who know me better know about my living in Germany (then West) in my teens. My father was a journali...

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2006/02/relocation-part-iv-sacrifice-staying.html

RELOCATION PART IV: THE SACRIFICE Staying together is not easy for the careerist husband and wife. My wife had never stayed anyplace alone ...

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2006/02/relocation-part-v-challenge-in-my-11.html

RELOCATION PART V: THE CHALLENGE In my 11 years of working experience I have secured a good position with an upward curve in career graph. B...

About Desktop for enterprise

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Posted by Karen Wickre, Google Blog team You may have read about Google Desktop 3 . There are some misconceptions about how it works, partic...

Back from rest is hard

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3days off the bike in Myrtle Beach. 1st day back 45mins at Zone 2. Zone 2 sounds low, as there are 5 Zones. So you'd think Zone 2 would...

Toyota Prius, a beginning

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A must read for anyone interested in hybrid technology and automakers. How did Toyota get the Prius out and into production. How did such a ...

One for the books

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Posted by Jen Grant, Product Marketing Manager, Google Book Search "At this time, the hogs of the region ran wild, as they do now in po...

Global searches go to local libraries

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Posted by Christian DiCarlo, Content Partnerships Team, Google Scholar Recently I’ve been working with libraries on something we’re excited ...

Oil price spikes japans economy

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Although it would be assumed Japan's economy would suffer whenever oil prices spike, the opposite seems to be occuring. According to As...

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2006/02/quote-of-day-to-classify-bangladeshis.html

QUOTE OF THE DAY "To classify Bangladeshis, for example, only as Muslims and overlook their Bangladeshi identity is seriously misleadi...

https://iskablogs.blogspot.com/2006/02/todays-links-cry-for-me-bangladesh.html

TODAY'S LINKS * Cry for me, Bangladesh. * Maa is a novel by Anisul Haq available online. Here is a review . * The kiss is an Indian in...

UPS Expands “Green Fleet” with 50 Hybrid Electric Vehicles

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Press Release 4,100 Low-Emission Vehicles Also Being Acquired in 2006 ATLANTA, Feb. 17, 2006 - UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced it had placed ...

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