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@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
 
 <h2><a name="what"></a>What is a Model?</h2>
 
-<p>Models are PHP classes that are designed to work with information in your database.  For example, let's say
-you use CodeIgniter to manage a blog.  You might have a model class that contains functions to insert, update, and
+<p>Models are PHP classes that are designed to work with information in your database. For example, let's say
+you use CodeIgniter to manage a blog. You might have a model class that contains functions to insert, update, and
 retrieve your blog data. Here is an example of what such a model class might look like:</p>
 
 <code>
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@
 }</code>
 
 <p>Note: The functions in the above example use the <a href="../database/active_record.html">Active Record</a> database functions.</p>
-<p class="important"><strong>Note:</strong> For the sake of simplicity in this example we're using $_POST directly.  This is generally bad practice, and a more common approach would be to use the <a href="../libraries/input.html">Input Class</a> $this-&gt;input-&gt;post('title')</p>
+<p class="important"><strong>Note:</strong> For the sake of simplicity in this example we're using $_POST directly. This is generally bad practice, and a more common approach would be to use the <a href="../libraries/input.html">Input Class</a> $this-&gt;input-&gt;post('title')</p>
 <h2><a name="anatomy"></a>Anatomy of a Model</h2>
 
-<p>Model classes are stored in your <dfn>application/models/</dfn> folder.  They can be nested within sub-folders if you
+<p>Model classes are stored in your <dfn>application/models/</dfn> folder. They can be nested within sub-folders if you
 want this type of organization.</p>
 
 <p>The basic prototype for a model class is this:</p>
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}<br />
 }</code>
 
-<p>Where <var>Model_name</var> is the name of your class.  Class names <strong>must</strong> have the first letter capitalized with the rest of the name lowercase.
+<p>Where <var>Model_name</var> is the name of your class. Class names <strong>must</strong> have the first letter capitalized with the rest of the name lowercase.
 Make sure your class extends the base Model class.</p>
 
-<p>The file name will be a lower case version of your class name.  For example, if your class is this:</p>
+<p>The file name will be a lower case version of your class name. For example, if your class is this:</p>
 
 <code>
 class&nbsp;<var>User_model</var>&nbsp;extends&nbsp;CI_Model&nbsp;{<br />
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 
 <code>$this->load->model('<var>Model_name</var>');</code>
 
-<p>If your model is located in a sub-folder, include the relative path from your models folder.  For example, if
+<p>If your model is located in a sub-folder, include the relative path from your models folder. For example, if
 you have a model located at <dfn>application/models/blog/queries.php</dfn> you'll load it using:</p>
 
 <code>$this->load->model('<var>blog/queries</var>');</code>
@@ -200,12 +200,12 @@
 }</code>
 
 <h2><a name="auto_load_model" id="auto_load_model"></a>Auto-loading Models</h2>
-<p>If you find that you need a particular model globally throughout your  application, you can tell CodeIgniter to auto-load it during system  initialization.  This is done by opening the application/config/autoload.php file and adding the model to the autoload array.</p>
+<p>If you find that you need a particular model globally throughout your application, you can tell CodeIgniter to auto-load it during system initialization. This is done by opening the application/config/autoload.php file and adding the model to the autoload array.</p>
 
 
 <h2><a name="conn"></a>Connecting to your Database</h2>
 
-<p>When a model is loaded it does <strong>NOT</strong> connect automatically to your database.  The following options for connecting are available to you:</p>
+<p>When a model is loaded it does <strong>NOT</strong> connect automatically to your database. The following options for connecting are available to you:</p>
 
 <ul>
 <li>You can connect using the standard database methods <a href="../database/connecting.html">described here</a>, either from within your Controller class or your Model class.</li>