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February 7, 2011

2011 Toyota Corolla at Los Angeles Auto Show

Filed under: Automobile — Tags: — Winson @ 5:18 AM

2011 Toyota Corolla, the best selling subcompact in America, was featured at Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2010. Some of the features of the vehicle include standard vehicle stability control and traction control; standard safety system and smart stop technology; exterior front and rear styling freshened; Toyota care complimentary maintenance plan; and two new colors.

The Toyota’s safety system standard is continued in the 2011 Corolla. Brake assist, Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Traction Control (TC), Vehicle Stability Control (VSC), and Electronic Break-force Distribution (EBD) are included in the safety standard system. The vehicle is made available in three grades including the base-model Corolla, S, and LE. The models are equipped with the 1.8 liter DOHC four-cylinder engine. The engine is able to produce 132 hp at 6,000 rpm and 128 lb-ft of torque at 4,400 rpm. In order to reduce friction the internal components are optimized.

The smooth-riding Corolla is built with a front suspension composing of a compact, rigid L-arm-type MacPherson strut with a stabilized bar. The rear suspension had a coil-over-shock arrangement which allows an efficient packaging with excellent ride comfort.

The vehicle is engineered in such a way as to absorb and disperse impact energy through out the entire body structure. Vehicle Stability Control, which is a part of the Toyota Star Safety System, is made to adjust engine output and the braking force at individual wheels to control the discrepancy between where the vehicle is heading and where the driver is steering. Six standard airbags that include advanced front airbags, front and rear side curtain bags, and front seat-mounted side airbags have been equipped.

Some of the features of the Corolla LE include intermittent windshield wipers, auxiliary audio jack, cruise control, power door locks with shift-activated automatic locking feature, and power windows with driver side auto down. Some of the features of the Corolla S include 16-inch alloy wheels and 205/55 R16 tires, chrome-tipped exhaust, sport side rocker panels and metallic style interior trim and analog sport instrumentation.

The power slide/tilt moon roof with sliding sunshade and an AM/FM CD player with MP3/WMA playback capacity are featured in Corolla LE and S grades. The interior design of the Corolla 2011 is distinct in having a new seat color and a changed combination meter design that enhances clarity. Easy-to-reach storage spaces are provided for convenience and usability in the vehicle. The sale of the new Corolla started in December.

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January 27, 2011

Barcode Time and Attendance Systems Provide many Benefits

Filed under: Business — Tags: — Winson @ 5:26 AM

Barcodes include linear bars and spaces containing information of a particular product. Barcode readers are the devices that scan or read data from barcodes. Barcodes today are used for many applications. Manual systems usage involve labor and errors taking lot of time. Hence barcode systems can be used in place of manual systems in businesses. Barcode time and attendance systems include tracking of attendance of employees and also track the time of hours worked. Payroll accuracy and efficiency can be improved by barcode time and attendance systems. Some of the advantages of these systems are listed here.

  • Quick payroll preparation time
  • Reduction of key entry and mathematical errors
  • Reduction of time required for payroll audit tasks
  • Elimination of time required for compliance reporting
  • Elimination of loss from fraud and non-conformances with company policy

Data from barcode identification cards of employees is read by barcode scanners such as Symbol scanners, HP Laser scanners and so on. This helps in allowing employees in making quick and accurate time transactions. The data collected has to be stored in a database and proper management of the data is necessary. The scanner is fixed to an individual PC that stores the data. Then the data is used by the barcode time and attendance software for payroll generation and detailed reports. Special barcode time and attendance software is available and used by many organizations.

Many businesses implement the barcode time and management system. They use specific barcode readers like Symbol scanners to read the data properly. The barcode time and attendance systems help in improving overall efficiency and performance of an organization. The system also ensures government, customer and contract compliance.

January 23, 2011

How to Prevent Bleeding Gums?

Filed under: Health — Winson @ 11:08 AM

Bleeding gums is a condition in which the blood comes out from the gum-line as well as the spaces between the teeth of the person. It is a common problem faced by most people in the world. If you are in a situation where the bleeding of gums is too severe, you should see the dentist immediately, or there you may face complications.

Gum bleeding indicates that you have some gum disease. The disease responsible for gum bleeding is gingivitis. This gum disease occurs because of the formation of plaque( bacterial toxins on the food particles) on the teeth. It is also known as periodontal disease, which if you ignore can lead to permanent tooth loss. However there are many other reasons that are also responsible for causing bleeding gums.

Below are some of the tips for preventing the bleeding of gums:

  • The first thing is you need to brush your teeth with a proper toothpaste twice a day which will help you remove food particles and bacteria from your teeth.
  • Floss at-least once a day to remove the bacteria which is present between the teeth.
  • Use oral anti-bacterial rinses to clean your mouth. It kills the bacteria. Sometimes even brushing and flossing cannot work effectively because the brush cannot reach the corners of the teeth.
  • Eat healthy diet so that your gums will get all vitamins.
  • Rinse your teeth with salt water if you are not having oral mouth washes.
  • Visit the dentist if you are having severe bleeding of gums.
  • Apply pressure directly with your finger on the affected area so that the blood does not come out.

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January 13, 2011

Yoga Provides Psychological Benefits

Filed under: Health — Tags: — Winson @ 5:59 AM

Yoga is being practiced by many people these days. Also the business of yoga teacher training has gained a lot of importance. In order to learn yoga, a yoga teacher having yoga certification has to be chosen. Yoga helps in bringing psychological or mental benefits. Let us know about some of the mental benefits of yoga.

Mental Calmness:
The practice of yoga asanas is intensely physical. Intense concentration of what is happening to the body helps in bringing a calmness to the mind. Certain meditation techniques including watching how you breathe and disengagement from thoughts increases the calmness of mind.

Stress Reduction:
Relief from stress is brought through the physical activity including yoga. Yoga helps in bringing relaxation to the body and mind. This further increases concentration and mental capabilities. Emotional health can also be maintained through deeper relaxation by yoga.

Awareness:
An increased awareness of the body is possible by yoga. Small and subtle movements are made in yoga to improve the alignment. This helps in increasing the level of comfort in the body. An improved posture and greater self-confidence can also be achieved.

Some of the psychological benefits include improvement of concentration, attention, mood, memory, learning efficiency, steadiness, cognitive function, mind or body neuro connection, depth perception and balance. Increase in self-actualization, somatic awareness, social skills and well-being of an individual can be achieved through yoga. Elimination of depression, hostility, and anxiety is also possible through yoga.

As yoga provides a wide range of psychological benefits, people love yoga. Anything which seems to be stressful before doing yoga are found to be less important after a yoga exercise. A real change in the whole outlook of life can be observed through regular practice of yoga. It provides a better understanding of mind and body connection and brings wholeness and wellness in an individual.

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January 11, 2011

Know About Laser Barcode Scanners

Filed under: Business — Tags: , , — Winson @ 2:39 AM

Because of rapid development in science and technology, every industry now needs advanced gadgets in order to perform their functions. Barcode industry too has come up with new innovations in designing barcode scanners which give quick, effective results. Due to these advanced features, effectiveness and productivity of various businesses in industrial sectors are increased.

Barcode products especially barcode scanners effectively reduce the time and gives results with less effort in completing the required work in the process of billing in the commercial transactions.

Today, many popular barcode manufacturers use laser barcode scanning technology. Because a laser barcode scanner is 50 times faster and 10,000 times more accurate when compared to manual data entry. Each laser barcode scanner consists of a laser beam, substitute of a light source for catching information in the barcode scanner. So, these type barcode scanners have gained more popularity compared to other barcode scanners. Today, many barcode manufacturing companies like symbol barcode scanner identify these points and are releasing laser barcode scanners with best-in-class features, which can perform under every work conditions,which are highly durable and have reasonable prices.

A laser barcode scanner can complete up to 500 scans per second. Laser scanners are more flexible to use as they come in both handheld and fixed mount configurations. Also, laser barcode scanners are classified based on their distance of reading from barcode label. They are standard barcode scanners, long-range barcode scanners and also little modified, extra long-range barcode scanners.

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