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For 2009 and 2010, the clear winner in consumer electronics is Apple (s aapl). Its mindshare among analysts and consumers is far beyond any other company. I'd even go so far as to declare Apple the most successful tech company of this decade. That's why I feel sorry for every other company in this space.
No matter what your company did in the past two years, Apple did it better. It reminds me of Sony (s sne) in the 80s and Microsoft (s msft) in the 90s. Companies were afraid of Microsoft in the 90s. All Microsoft had to do is decide to enter your space and you'd be out of business, if you weren't lucky enough to be bought by the company. That's not the case anymore. In this sense, Apple is the Microsoft of this decade.
Let's take a look at RIM's (s rimm) BlackBerry Torch, just released last week. Gizmodo had a great post on why the Torch launch was an utter failure, with only 150K units sold in the first week. In that article, they said:
The hordes are proclaiming the Torch a massive failure, and they're right — but not because of how many units they sold. 150,000 handsets is a lot of phones. In fact, it's totally in line with other major launches of the last couple of years: Sprint (s s) sold that many Evo 4Gs in its first three days, and it's three times as many as the Palm Pre (s hpq) managed at launch.
Who it didn't compete with, of course, is the iPhone. The 3GS and 3G both moved a million over their opening weekends, and 1.7 million people took home an iPhone 4 at launch. And that's where RIM got into trouble.
They're right. 150K units is a great number, but it doesn't compare to Apple's 1+ million numbers every time a new iPhone comes out. That's the point. The Blackberry Torch, HTC Evo and Palm Pre all look like complete failures when measured against Apple.
Recently, Asus said they're lowering production of netbooks due to a lower sales forecast. Nowhere in that quote did their CEO say Apple's iPad is to blame, but it didn't stop every blogger from making that causal link. What about the fact that netbooks have had the same Intel (s intc) Atom processors, same form factor, same low-resolution monitors and same version of Windows XP on them since 2006 as the reason for lower sales? Maybe it's time for Asus to actually innovate instead of putting the same stuff inside a different color case and throwing a $299 price tag on it.
The specifics of how other companies are doing doesn't really matter. The issue is that, no matter what any tech company does, they'll be compared to Apple in some way. Tech companies can't release a mouse, display, keyboard or television-connected device without being compared to Apple. I'd like to see Microsoft release a battery charger at this point without drawing a negative comparison. Wait, never mind, they have one of those.
My point is, Apple is the yard stick by which all others are measured. There are better products out there with zero visibility and meager sales. In fact, the next Apple is probably out there somewhere. Let's hope manufacturers don't just throw up their hands and scale back in the face of stiff competition from Cupertino, and as consumers let's keep an eye out for the next little guy swimming bravely upstream.
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In an Omnichannel World, Brands Need Business Partners
If you believe all that business media coverage last month, Amazon's planned acquisition of Whole Foods Market marked a game-changing event in the consumer packaged goods industry. Anyone who believes that to be true still has his head planted very firmly in the sand.
Let's be clear here. The potential implications from Amazon acquiring a 460-store grocery retailer are extremely significant. For one, the world's largest online retailer would immediately gain a national network of distribution/fulfillment points that could turbo-charge the national rollout of its Amazon Fresh grocery service.
But while the move was certainly a surprise, it isn't so much a "game changer" as yet another milestone in the relentless, real-time evolution of the CPG marketplace. By this stage, no one should be surprised by anything that happens — especially anything orchestrated by Amazon, a marketplace disruptor for the ages.
Just consider some of the other, lesser "game changers" that took place in June. Walmart spent $310 million to buy online men's apparel retailer Bonobos, the latest in a string of e-tailer acquisitions aimed at amassing market share, e-commerce expertise and online customer loyalty. The acquisition was announced the same day as the Amazon-Whole Foods deal, so it was treated like a media afterthought.
And then there was the other true potential game changer that also was pushed right off the front page: the official U.S. debut of German discounter Lidl, which opened 10 stores in North Carolina on June 15 — one day before Amazon's announcement. The arrival of a strong brick-and-mortar disruptor from Germany — which has been worrying retailers and national brands alike for more than a year — literally became "yesterday's news."
The Race to the Bottom Continues
Lidl's entry into the U.S. market probably better represents a dangerous industry trend for any company that manufactures packaged goods: the continued devaluation of national brands, both literally and figuratively.
Amazon and Walmart have been involved in a competitive pricing battle this year that CNBC recently calling an "all-out price war." It has become so severe that some CPGs are wondering if they'll have to take a loss to keep selling some products through these two critical accounts.
Price is, of course, a key purchase driver for a large segment of U.S. consumers, a fact that's clearly evident when you look at the current retail landscape. There has been a relentless parade of store closures and bankruptcies among U.S. chains since the start of 2017 — except on the value end of the spectrum, which seems to be thriving.
In addition to Lidl's entry, extreme-value retailing's other German import, Aldi, recently announced plans to increase its store base by 350 through the end of 2018 and add 500 more doors by the end of 2022. Homegrown value chain Dollar General is opening 1,000 stores in 2017 alone.
In this retail environment, it's somewhat ironic that Amazon — a company responsible for wreaking havoc on the pricing strategies of so many CPGs — chose to buy a grocer whose nickname among shoppers has been "Whole Paycheck."
But the one thing that Whole Foods has in common with the likes of Lidl and Aldi is the dominance of private-label products on their store shelves. National brands are not a terribly important part of their business model.
As Amazon and Walmart continue to drive down prices in the name of e-commerce market share, they're proving that the health of national brands isn't terribly important to them either. To use a cliché, brands become pawns in the omnichannel game, used to win shoppers and sales in the short term with no regard for their long-term viability.
Consumers, too, increasingly are far less concerned with brand loyalty than they are with shopping convenience, speed of delivery, product personalization and, yes, cost savings. And these days, they've got plenty of options when it comes to satisfying any and all of those concerns. In short, these are challenging times for established national brands.
It Takes a Network
On the surface, the problems facing CPGs might be viewed as typical sales and marketing issues, requiring productive negotiations with retailers to find a happy medium on pricing and a modern upgrade of the marketing plan to satisfy the changing needs of consumers.
It's nowhere near that simple. Addressing the demands of omnichannel retailers and consumers alike requires CPGs to go much farther back through the supply chain to areas such as product development, portfolio planning, packaging strategy and fulfillment — to find solutions for both retailers and consumers that can move the conversation away from price and back toward brand-building engagement.
Transforming the supply chain is a complex undertaking. It requires far greater internal alignment than has traditionally been exercised at most CPGs, with all organizational functions working in tandem toward common goals. It demands more strategic collaboration with key retailers (who themselves might have to be re-evaluated) to keep brick-and-mortar stores relevant while also establishing effective omnichannel strategies.
And it will require assistance from third-party suppliers that have both the capabilities and the desire to be full business partners rather than just commodity service providers; suppliers who can help manufacturers understand the changes that need to take place, identify and execute the best methods for implementing those changes, and have a vested interest in the business results those changes ultimately deliver.
WestRock has built a team of Six Sigma black belts who collaborate with our clients to identify innovative solutions for their specific manufacturing and supply chain challenges. Our global footprint lets us source proven practices from around the world.
We have an in-house team of engineers and related resources that help clients reconfigure their machinery assets to increase efficiency. One very topical case in point: Our packaging experience is helping clients develop shelf-ready solutions for value chains and home delivery-ready options for the omnichannel market.
In addition, WestRock has moved well beyond its production expertise to help clients stay ahead of industry trends:
- We've partnered with Plug & Play, a leading Silicon Valley incubator, to find opportunities for custom, cutting-edge solutions that can keep clients ahead of the competition.
- We work with the retail futurists at Planet Retail/RetailNet Group to track where the industry is heading and help clients get there faster.
- We're developing Retail Learning Labs with leading Universities to identify ROI analytics on a host of in-store shopper activation tools such as packaging and displays that will help not only clients, but the industry at large.
Investing in these kinds of initiatives should make it perfectly clear that WestRock doesn't just have the capabilities but also the desire required to be a full business partner. We want to make sure that our clients won't be surprised by any future industry changes— because they'll already be prepared to face them.
If you would like any more detail about our perspective on the evolving retail and shopper environment, reach out to WestRock. We have a host of resources at your disposal.

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April Showers…
…bring more days stuck inside reading comic books.
But Don't Worry! Here's another episode of Ghosts of the Stratosphere to keep you company!
On this week's show:
Rookie, Zach Josebeck, returns to stump our Ghost regulars, Andy Larson, Rob Stewart, and Chad Smith with some classic comic book questions sure to spark debates and ruin lasting friendships.
Second, the gang tackles the question of who is the greatest "Legacy" comic book character in their latest Top 10 list. Is it Kamala Khan? Jon Stewart? Baron Zemo? Listen in to find out!


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Our West Ham man of the match prize proved a close one
PUBLISHED: 12:59 22 May 2019 | UPDATED: 13:02 22 May 2019
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Who claimed the Hammers prize for Man of the Match awards?
While midfield man Declan Rice won our average ratings award, he did miss out on the prize for most man of the match awards.
That prize went to goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, the official Hammer of the Year for 2019.
While Rice was the most outstanding and consistent, Fabianski held the team together at times, especially when they were struggling.
The Pole picked up seven man of the match awards to Rice's six, while the up and down Felipe Anderson picked up five of his own.
Perhaps surprisingly, Aaron Cresswell, who has hardly had his best campaign with the Hammers after injuries, did manage three awards from the season.
Robert Snodgrass, the surprise package this season and Marko Arnautovic also picked up three apiece.
It was Arnautovic who topped the goalscoring charts for the year.
He pipped Anderson for the prize by netting in the last game at Watford after the Brazilian had hit the post in the same move.
Javier Hernandez had his critics this season, but still managed to hit the net eight times, while Lucas Perez received even more stick, not least from this reporter, but he did manage six goals.
Man of the Match awards
7: Fabianski;
6: Rice
5: Anderson
4: Noble, Diop
3: Antonio; Snodgrass; Arnautovic; Cresswell
1: Balbuena, Hernandez; Adrian, Diangana.
Top scorers
11: Arnautovic
10: Anderson
8: Hernandez
7: Antonio
6: Perez
5: Noble
4: Snodgrass
3: Ogbonna
2: Diangana; Diop; Fredericks; Rice; Yarmolenko
1: Balbuena; Carroll; Lanzini.
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As we transition to our new site, you'll still find some Stats NZ information here on this archive site.
Access to telecommunication systems is the ability of residents in a private dwelling to communicate, through cellphone, telephone, fax, or the Internet, with people outside the dwelling and to use services provided through these media. The device(s) and connection(s) must be in working order.
This data provides information on access to telecommunication systems at the household level. It does not show whether a particular household member has access to those amenities. In some cases, not every member of a household may have equal access to particular telecommunication systems such as a cellphone or the Internet.
Question 17 on the dwelling form.
00 No access to telecommunication systems
01 Access to a cellphone/mobile phone
02 Access to a telephone
03 Access to a fax machine
04 Access to the Internet
77 Response unidentifiable
99 Not stated
Access to telecommunication systems is a multiple response variable. Households reporting access to more than one type of telecommunication system are counted in each category that they stated they had access to. Therefore, the total number of responses in a table is greater than the total number of households.
Cellphones are counted if they are available in the dwelling all or most of the time when household members are at home.
For further information about this classification, refer to the:
For background information on classifications and standards, refer to the Classifications and related statistical standards page.
The subject population for this variable is households in private occupied dwellings.
There must be at least one person usually living in a private dwelling for it to be defined as containing a household. If all the people in a private dwelling were visitors at that dwelling, it does not contain a household and they are excluded from this data.
The subject population is the people, families, households, or dwellings to whom the variable applies.
'Non-response' is when an individual gives no response at all to a census question that was relevant to them. The non-response rate is the percentage of the subject population that was coded to 'Not stated'.
Non-response and responses that could not be classified or did not provide the type of information asked for are usually grouped together and called 'Not elsewhere included'.
For more information on non-response and substitute records, refer to the 2013 Census data user guide.
Data from this variable is used:
All census data was checked thoroughly during processing and evaluation, to ensure that it met quality standards and is suitable for use. These quality checks included edits.
All data must meet minimum quality standards to make it suitable for use.
A quality level is assigned to all census variables: foremost, defining, or supplementary.
Access to telecommunication systems is a supplementary variable. Supplementary variables do not fit in directly with the main purpose of a census, but are still important to certain groups. These variables are given third priority in terms of effort and resources.
The online forms had built-in editing functionality that directed respondents to the appropriate questions and ensured that their responses were valid. As a result of this, data from online forms may be of higher overall quality than data from paper forms. The significance of this will depend on the particular type of analysis being done. There will always be a mode effect but this cannot be measured. Statistics NZ design and test to minimise the effects of mode for all questions.
There were differences between how the forms were completed online and on paper for this variable:
Very high: fit for use – with no data quality issues or only very minor data quality issues. 2013 Census variable quality rating scale gives more detail.
For more information on non-response and substitute records, refer to the 2013 Census data user guide.
This data is fully comparable with the 2006 Census data. Changes in the data over this time period can be interpreted as real changes because there have been no changes in the way the data has been collected, defined, and classified.
This data is of limited comparability with the 2001 Census data. Changes in the data over this time period cannot be interpreted as real changes because there have been major changes in the collection, definition, or classification of the data.
The Internet and fax data can be compared with the 2001 data, but the telephone and cellphone data cannot be compared with the 2001 data. The telephone and cellphone data for 2006 and 2013 is not comparable with the 2001 data because in 2001 there was no cellphone category and cellphone access was included in the telephone category. It cannot be assumed that all households who marked the 'Telephone' category in 2001 had a landline telephone in addition to any cellphones, as some households may have a cellphone only and no landline telephone. The 2001 question also did not direct respondents to exclude anything that could only be used for work purposes.
Census is the only information source that provides comprehensive information for small areas and small populations. However alternative sources of information about this subject are available:
Data from these alternative sources may show differences from census data for several reasons. These could be due differences in scope, coverage, non-response rates, data being collected at different periods of time, alternative sources being sample surveys and as such subject to sampling errors, or differences in question wordings and method of delivery (self-administered versus interviewer-administered). Data users are advised to familiarise themselves with the strengths and limitations of individual data sources before comparing with census data.
All percentages in census publications have been calculated using 'Total stated' as the denominator.
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- 16-year-old Japanese snowboarder Yuto Totsuka suffered a scary fall in the men's halfpipe final on Wednesday in Pyeongchang.
- Totsuka hit the lip of the halfpipe after a huge air and went crashing to the ground.
- He was taken off in a stretcher.
16-year-old Japanese snowboarder Yuto Totsuka suffered a horrifying fall in the men's halfpipe final at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday in Pyeongchang.
On his second run of the final, Totsuka dropped in and went for his first jump, twisting several times in the air. Totsuka missed his landing, however, crashing into the lip of the halfpipe, which NBC described as "frozen concrete."
Totsuka smacked into the ground, falling face-first into the middle of the halfpipe, lying still.
Here's a sense of how high Totsuka had gotten:
And where he fell:
Paramedics immediately came out, and Totsuka was taken off in a stretcher.
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DNA Test Results – Part 2
You know those commercials where DNA test results are revealed and the recipient is visibly emotional and or surprised? That's real, y'all.
Growing up, I was told and I believed that my maternal grandmother was bi-racial; her mother was Black and her father Native American. I met my great-grandfather on two occasions and what I remember is that he was very old and very mean. He didn't look like an Indian to me, but at that I age I thought feathers should have been in his hair and a pony in the backyard. My grandmother, his only child, remained defiantly silent on the subject of paternal genetics and went to her grave never to reveal her tribal information. I was excited because this test was going to finally reveal the answers about my maternal grandmother's Native American roots and if my African brother was correct in his assumption that I was from Ghana.
Regarding my grandmother's DNA. Oh, the scandal, my friends. I'm barely 1% American Indian.
But on my African side:
I'm 28% Cameroon/Congo; 20% Ivory Coast/Ghana; 18% Nigerian and 9% Benin/Togo. 86% West African descent. 86%, which according to my genealogy consultant friend, this is an exceptionally high percentage.
Based on my ancestry pie chart and years of professional expertise, my friend believes that I could be of the Igbo Tribe. My ancestors would have been taken by Portuguese slave traders, traded and sold in Virginia, South/North Carolina and Maryland. As agricultural slaves of cotton and tobacco farming, these early West African ancestors did not mix "enough" with the whites to pro-generate descendants with a higher percentage of European DNA – thus explaining my lower than average percentage of 12%.
So, I'm like West African-African. Black-on-Black Black. Like singing the opening African chant from the Lion King Black -- which, by the way, is what I felt like doing right there at my friends dining room table. But, I didn't know the words because they are in Zulu.
Instead I could have given a rousing rendition of Patti LaBelle's Lady Marmalade's: "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir? Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?" Those words roll off my tongue with very little effort. French words and phrases – a language I've been smitten since Madeline and high school French classes. Weird right?
Well, maybe not so weird after all. Did you know that French is one of the official languages of Cameroon, the Ivory Coast and Benin/Togo?


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Ashley Dougherty
WTAE Weather Watch 4 Meteorologist Ashley Dougherty forecasts Pittsburgh weather each Saturday and Sunday morning on WTAE Channel 4 Action News.
Ashley is a native of Wampum, Pennsylvania and received her B.A. in Communication from Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia. She earned her Broadcast Meteorology degree from Mississippi State University. In 2008 Ashley began her career as a Meteorologist at WTRF in Wheeling, West Virginia, and from there worked her way up before arriving at WTAE in 2012.
When Ashley is not predicting local weather on Channel 4 Action News, she enjoys golfing, working out, bocce, spending time with family and friends, traveling, baking, and relaxing with her cat Bella and her two dogs Hera and Kali. Ashley is involved in working with animal shelters to help dogs and cats find their forever homes. She is an animal advocate and raises awareness to animal abuse and neglect.


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Common Questions About Experiencing A Serious Injury or Wrongful Death of a Loved One
It is natural to have many questions and worries when faced with a legal issue or litigation. The experienced lawyers at DeLoach, Hofstra & Cavonis, P.A., ask many common legal questions and provide useful answers to help get you in making the best decisions for you and your family.
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How long will it take to resolve my personal injury case?
The length of time it takes to get compensation in an injury case can vary widely from client to client. While most personal injury cases can be resolved in about a year, the timeline will be longer or shorter depending on the specifics of your case.
The length of time it will take to resolve your injury case depends on:
- The severity of your injuries. The extent and complexity of your injuries can affect the timeline of your case. For instance, if you broke your arm in a Florida slip and fall accident, your case would likely be resolved more quickly than if you had suffered a traumatic brain injury or back injury that caused long-term losses.
- Whether you reach maximum medical improvement. The goal of a personal injury case is to recover as much of your lost wages and medical costs as possible. For this reason, many attorneys recommend that you wait to settle your claim until you have reached maximum physical recovery. Once your doctor agrees that your injuries are healed, or that your condition is unlikely to improve, your attorney can more accurately calculate your future losses.
- The investigation process. Your case hinges on evidence, and it can take a long time to gather the paperwork needed to prove your case. We work with many different parties to collect evidence, such as medical records, police reports, photographs, video recordings, and insurance communications. It can take agencies a long time to respond to these requests.
- The amount of damages. Cases that involve a large settlement typically take longer than demands for a lower amount of damages. Insurers may decide that it's better to pay out a reasonable settlement than spend money building a case and going to trial. However, if a victim suffered hundreds of thousands of dollars in injury costs, the insurer is much more likely to attempt to defeat the claim in court.
- Whether or not you go to trial. Many personal injury cases reach a settlement without going to trial. While cases that settle may resolve more quickly, they often involve negotiations that result in lower damages. If you go to trial, you can potentially win more in damages, but you will be reliant on court dates, judges' schedules, and other delays that can lengthen your case.
While there isn't a time limit for how long an injury case may last, there's a limited window of time that victims have to file their lawsuit in court. After this period, a victim loses his right to pursue compensation. Contact us today to have our legal team get started on your case.
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How much is a personal injury attorney going to cost?
Many injury victims struggle to pay for the costs of their medical bills and do not have the funds to hire a lawyer for their cases. For this reason, attorneys are allowed to work on a contingency fee basis when taking on a Florida personal injury case.
A contingency fee agreement is an arrangement between a lawyer and an injury client where the lawyer agrees to foot the bill for case until it's won.
Simply put, contingency fees allow injury victims to get legal advice and representation without paying any costs up front.
Benefits of Contingency Fee Agreements in Florida Injury Cases
Contingency fees offer a number of benefits for both attorneys and clients. First, since the attorney won't be paid unless the case is won, he has a greater incentive to win your case. He'll also try to keep expenses as low as possible and recover as high a settlement for you as he can, since he's paid with a percentage of your damages.
Additional advantages of a contingency fee agreement include:
- A client pays no upfront costs of his or her case, including retainers, requests for medical records, obtaining police reports, hiring expert witnesses and investigators, taking depositions, creating trial exhibits, and postage and filing fees.
- The client doesn't pay legal fees until the case is settled, allowing the client to retain as much of his or her compensation as possible while the case is being decided.
- If the attorney does not win the case, the client doesn't pay any legal fees.
- The lawyer is limited as to the percentage of the client's recovery he may take as his fee.
In order for a contingency fee agreement to be legal, the lawyer and client must sign a written fee agreement before litigation that states what portion of the recovery the lawyer will be paid. In Florida, the percentage depends on a number of factors, including the amount of damages, whether the attorney must file a lawsuit (versus settling without filing), whether a negligent party admits liability, and whether an appeal must be filed.
Our attorneys are proud to offer our assistance to all injury clients on a contingency-fee basis. Contact us today to speak to a member of our legal team about your case.
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How do I pay my medical bills after a Florida car accident?
Not every injured driver needs to pursue a lawsuit to get injury coverage after a crash. There are several different options available to pay for your medical costs after a Florida car accident, including:
- No-fault car insurance. All Florida drivers are required to purchase Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage from an auto insurance company.
Since Florida is a no fault car accident state, all drivers claim their injuries and losses on their own car's insurance policy. If you're not insured under any auto policy and were injured as a passenger, you can request payment under the PIP medical coverage of the vehicle you were riding in. If you were injured as a pedestrian, you can seek medical coverage from any covered vehicle involved in the accident. PIP will generally cover up to $10,000 of your medical costs.
- MedPay. Medical Payment Insurance Coverage, or MedPay, is an optional benefit that helps cover Florida car accident costs. MedPay covers the co-pay that your PIP requires, which can be up to two thousand dollars. Depending on the coverage you've selected, you may be able to use MedPay for costs that PIP insurance doesn't reimburse.
- Health insurance. If your medical bills exceed the amount paid for through your auto insurance, you can submit claims to your personal health insurance providers. Your health insurance carrier usually wants you to exhaust as much as you can through your car insurance before accessing health care benefits.
- Medicare and Medicaid. If you rely on federal programs such as Medicare or Medicaid, these programs will pay for your medical bills related to a car accident. However, you may be asked for reimbursement for some or all of these costs.
- Workers' compensation. If your car accident happened while you were performing job-related duties, your employer's workers' compensation coverage is required to pay all of your medical bills, including deductibles, co-pays, and transportation expenses incurred while going to and from your doctors' appointments.
- Injury lawsuit. If your medical costs far exceed the amount of your insurance coverage, you may consider suing the at-fault driver. You still have to pay your bills as your case is being decided, but the settlement you receive should but calculated carefully to include any fees or financial hardship you have endured while waiting for the resolution of your case.
Our attorneys can help determine the best way for you to get medical coverage after your injury. Contact us today for a prompt response from a member of our legal team.
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- No-fault car insurance. All Florida drivers are required to purchase Personal Injury Protection (PIP) coverage from an auto insurance company.
What types of compensation can I collect in a Florida injury case?
Financial difficulties are the biggest reason injury victims consider filing a lawsuit. Victims are often unable to work as they go through long and painful recoveries, racking up medical bills with no way to pay for their losses. Pursuing an injury case allows victims to recover a large portion of the costs they have already paid, but also an amount for future losses their injuries may cause.
Different Types of Damages Awarded to Florida Injury Victims
Florida courts can award two types of monetary settlements, also called damages, to injury victims. Economic damages are the award for the costs a victim has already paid, and can be totaled and estimated easily. Non-economic damages are awarded on top of calculable losses, and include additional payments that may not be easily quantified, such as payment for unnecessary suffering.
Injury victims typically seek compensation for:
- Past medical treatment. Emergency room visits, hospital stays, prescription medicines, physical therapy, rehabilitative devices, and any medical bills related to the accident may be recovered. If you were forced to make modifications to your home or vehicle due to the injury, these may also be recompensed.
- Future medical costs. Injuries that have caused long-lasting health problems or permanent disabilities can cost a victim thousands of dollars each year. Courts may assign an additional amount to cover these costs.
- Property damages. Injuries that caused damage to your home, car, or other property may be included in your settlement, such as the replacement value of your vehicle.
- Lost wages. Injury victims may receive payment for the wages they lost while they were out of work. They can also be granted an amount to compensate them for the loss of income they'll suffer as a result of long-term injury or disability.
- Pain and suffering. Pain and suffering is a form of non-economic compensation. It's awarded only in certain cases, such as if a victim has suffered severe physical and emotional pain, inconvenience, mental anguish, disability, disfigurement, or loss of enjoyment of life. Most Florida injury cases that qualify for pain and suffering damages involve permanent injuries or long-term suffering.
- Punitive damages. These are another form of non-economic damages that are meant to punish the wrongdoer for his or her negligence.
Our attorneys can help determine the proper amount for your economic and non-economic damages, giving you the best chance of recovery for your injury. Contact us today for a prompt response from a member of our legal team.
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An anti-terror training exercise drew the ire of Palestine's most senior diplomat in Australia after vision was released showing mock terrorists in Palestinian-style head scarves pretending to stab commuters at a major railway station.
New South Wales Police apologised for their effort on Monday, according to ABC News. The backdown came in response to Izzat Abdulhadi, the head of the general delegation of Palestine to Australia, claiming many people had been left "really upset" by the video designed to train frontline police to respond to a so-called "active armed offender" incident.
Speaking on SBS Arabic24, NSW police's multicultural media liaison officer Tarek Al-Issawi apologized for any offence caused.
"There surely was no intention in any way to defame or insult any part of the community, and if some people felt insulted it was unintentional," he said. "NSW Police, of course apologize, as it apologised to many who called and objected to this and we admitted we are wrong and we apologized for it."
Mr Abdulhadi said the headdress worn by the main protagonists in the video— known as a keffiyeh — was a symbol of Palestinian heritage and culture.
"It touches their own value system and their feelings and emotions so they were really upset by using this to stimulate or give an image about Palestinians as if they are terrorists," he said.
Mr Abdulhadi was also not convinced about the nature of the apology.
"I'm not sure if it is 100 per cent an apology or whatever but we appreciate the clarification from the New South Wales police. I think it is a good step in the right track and I hope in the future it will not be repeated. This is the most important thing," he said.
One person who commented on SBS Arabic 24's Facebook page was Abu Sanad Munier, Head of the Palestinian Federation of Workers, who wrote: "We are for making Australia a safe country, but we reject the distortion of the Palestinian Keffiyeh, that is symbolic of the Palestinian struggle."
"We wonder if this step constitutes a prelude to the banning of the Keffiyeh, and what will the Australian society perception be if I wear it on the street?"
Facebook follower Walid Alsaadi commented: "This is a distortion of the Arab and Islamic community."
"When wearing the Keffiyeh for a re-enactment scene this means that the government is against the Arabic community and are accusing us of terrorism. This is ultimate racism towards our community."
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From 31st August until the 21st September 2012, Source will be releasing three films and one interview, attempting to uncover what various artists, curators and writers think about Conceptual Photography.
The term 'conceptual photography' is now widely used but may describe quite different things. Is it a movement, a working methodology, a historical tradition or none of these? This current issue of Source contains three essays and four portfolios of photographs relating to the subject. Here we will add three films in which we ask a number of artists and critics what they think of conceptual photography. Interviewees include the writers Sean O'Hagan, John Roberts and Lucy Soutter and the artists John Hilliard, Suzanne Mooney and Broomberg & Chanarin.
As John Hilliard says in the first film, these terms are more often applied to artists' work than used by artists themselves. A long interview can give a photographer more chance to explore their influences and background. At Source we have a collection of oral history style interviews in which people involved in photography talk about their work in relation to their lives. The next addition to this collection will be an extended interview (two and a half hours in total) with Trish Morrissey. Her new work, 'The Failed Realist' features in the current issue of Source.
We will also be adding archive material relating to conceptual photography and, as we put up these films and interviews, we will be asking via Facebook and Twitter for people's own opinions and definitions of the term.
What is Conceptual Photography? (part 1)
The critics Lucy Soutter and John Roberts talk about the term 'Conceptual Photography' in relation to the art movement of the late '60s, Conceptual Art, meanwhile the artist John Hilliard, who was both described as a 'Conceptual Artist' in the '60s and '70s and is still making photographs today, explains his working method. For him conceptual photography would refer to work that is preconceived (rather than spontaneous) and contains ideas that can be retrieved and understood by the viewer.
What is Conceptual Photography? (part 2)
The critics Sean O'Hagan, Lucy Soutter and John Roberts talk about conceptual photography after conceptual art and what distinctive features, if any, conceptual photography might have today. After the original Conceptual Art of the '60s and '70s, work by photographers continued to be described as 'conceptual' but took different forms. Suzanne Mooney is a contemporary photographer whose work is conceptual. She interrogates the conventions of photography but welcomes ambiguity in her work.
What is Conceptual Photography? (part 3)
Conceptualism has sometimes been seen in opposition to other photographic traditions like that of documentary or reportage. The curator Louise Clements and the artists Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin talk about work that takes an alternative view of photojournalistic subject matter.
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- Why Art Photography? Art Photography is both desired and an object of hostility. Lucy Soutter asks where this ambivalence comes from and why we might value the photographs we see in galleries ▸
- Portfolio - by John Stezaker ▸
- In the Service of the Imagination - The Work of John Stezaker - Feature by David Green ▸
- Camera Interiors - Portfolio - by Mervyn Arthur ▸
- Untitled - Portfolio - by John Hilliard ▸
- John Hilliard Talks about the Evolution of his Work, His Working Methods and the Difference between Photographs Made by Photographers and Those Made by Artists ▸
- Untitled - Portfolio - by Mustafa Hulusi ▸
- Autoxylopyrocycloboros - Portfolio - by Simon Starling ▸
- Deadpan Aesthetics, Lossy Compression, Post-it-Notes - Portfolio - by Conrado Velasco ▸
- This Morning There Was No New Idea. Maeve Rendle: Mount Purgatory Apartment, Manchester 2007. Review by Pavel Büchler ▸
- Becoming Redundant. Suzanne Mooney: Gallery of Photography, Dublin 16th May - 15th June 2007. Review by Siún Hanrahan ▸


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Garage doors can be so underutilized in terms of their potential for eye catching designs. This doesn't mean that the custom wood carriage doors aren't eye catching–just ordinary. Eye catching designs in this sense means paint. That's right, people paint their garage doors, and some of the designs are quite amazing. Many of these painted garage doors are mural pieces that give a lot of character to the garage and surrounding home. If your garage door is worn and dirty but you can't replace it, consider turning it into an outlet for your artistic creativity–or opening it up to an artistic friend. After seeing a beautifully painted garage door, you'll never think of garage doors as ordinary again. Here is a look at a few amazing painted garage doors.
The Library
This garage door was painted by someone who loved books so much that they wanted to cover their garage door in images of them to remind them of their love every time they laid eyes on the garage. The door itself serves as an ideal canvas for a painting of a bookshelf and the detail of the books are quite good. It takes a special type of patience to paint a mural of a bookshelf book by book to showcase a love for books. Those many hours of meticulous painting could have also been spent reading the books.
Sports Car Door
This painted garage door creates depth and the appearance of something inside. This garage door was clearly painted to make fools of potential thieves since it shows an expensive sports car inside an empty garage. On first glance from afar, this mural looks pretty real, but is obviously a painting on closer examination. The depth, shadow effect and detail make this garage door painting very realistic.
The Jet Hanger
No one seriously thought that there was actually a fighter jet in a tiny garage, but this painting is good for a double take and maybe a laugh for how ridiculous it is. The jet is perfectly folded to fit a small garage and is painted with great detail to give the illusion of volume in a confined space.
Rotisserie Chicken
Perhaps the most ridiculous and amusing garage door painting is the garage rotisserie chicken operation. The whole apparatus complete with whole chickens is depicted here in great detail. This is a painting that will almost certainly make someone look twice and, possibly, encourage a closer inspection to verify if there are, in fact, roasting chickens in a garage. You really just never know.


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I counsel my coaching clients to think of themselves as fractions, not integers. You are not just a consultant or employee. You may be both, or even more fractions of your whole working day or life. You may be writer, blogger, web series star, media pundit, seminar leader, industry opinion maker, and oh the list goes on. Just like you would diversify an investment portfolio, you must diversify the ways you make your fortune.
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(22 February 1897 – 27 March 1994)
Francis Ambrose Ridley was an active Marxist and secularist.
He was a weekly denizen of Speaker's Corner at Hyde Park in London for 40 years, from 1925 onward, and was editor of The Freethinker 1951-1954, and President of the National Secular Society 1951-1963.
Ridley had strong connections with Leicester Secular Society, since there are two portraits of him in prominent place on the walls of the Library, which has the title 'The F. A. Ridley Room' above the door.
He gave the Society's Anniversary Lecture in 1982 on 'The Crisis of the Papacy' and in 1985 on 'Spartacus and Jesus: The Social Origins of Christianity'.
Ridley was a Marxist in the 1930s, and was involved in a famous disagreement with Trotsky, but his subsequent attitudes to communism seem to be disputed.
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SAN DIEGO – A Tijuana man who allegedly posed as an immigration attorney has been arrested on state charges for defrauding at least two individuals as part of a scam to collect fees for phony immigration-related legal services while working at an office in San Ysidro.
Alberto Rodrigo Garcia, 50, of Tijuana, Mexico, was taken into custody Thursday at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry by special agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Garcia is expected to be arraigned in state court Monday on felony charges of grand theft and practicing law without a license.
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After receiving a tip, HSI began investigating Garcia in May. So far, the probe has identified two victims who paid more than $5,000 for what they believed were legitimate immigration services rendered by Garcia. Special agents suspect others may have fallen prey to the same scam.
"Protecting the integrity of the nation's immigration system is a top priority for HSI," said Derek Benner, special agent in charge for HSI San Diego. "As part of our ongoing efforts to protect the community from immigration fraudsters, we are seeking the public's assistance to help identify other potential victims."
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With great customization comes great complexity.
Glad to see an objective review. I agree with pretty much everything you said... but you didn't mention one thing:
Either they fixed it after few months of CB and OB, or you were lucky to NOT have ridiculous amounts of FPS issues and staggering. I've heard they fixed it, but I'm giving the game another month or two to fix bugs.
Other than that - you can be anything you want, everyone you have ever dreamed off... But if it's copywrited (either name or costume, or story as in some cases it might be), prepare to face the Banhammer of Protectron.
interesting i was thinking about trying this because it sounded great. It still does actually but i think i'll wait sometime.
Wow, sounds like the connection issues didn't make your game unplayable at points (if it's as frequent as it is for me, you would have mentioned it, I'm certain...). You lucky American sod, you. It's worth pointing out that, seeing as the servers are stateside, us poor sods in Europe get shite connection and a bunch of people correcting you when you log on and say "Good afternnon" without adding "for those of us playing GMT!"
It's also worth mentioning that there is currently NO power set that feels "weak", and that they can be put into any combination - my main is currently Martial Arts/Power Armour/Munitions with a bit of Telekinesis thrown in for good measure (well, the heal part of it), and, unlike in some games that would slaughter me for not specializing, I frequently come in the top 10% of damage done, while still being able to keep to a theme.
EDIT - also, being able to play on a 360 controller is awesome - it really helps the feel of the game.
I am looking foreward to playing this. I still think I'll wait a few months to see where it goes. I don't want another Tabula Rasa on my hands.
Almost good enough to make me try a MMO. But I waste enough time at my computer each day, I don't need another addiction.
I definitely want to try this game. It looks like a lot of fun and the customization is great looking, I wonder what I could come up with.
I made a Japanese school girl with super strength named Kimiko. She kicks ass.
Gah, I'm a nut for customization and superheroes, it's just that I don't have time for an MMO right now :(. Can I buy the customization separate or something? :)~
I am trying to NOT sign up for this.
Thank you so much John for making it that much harder.
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The game is a lot of fun. Customizing your powers to fit characters that you may have dreamt up is definitely the best about this game. Having a hard time finding groups, but it is only the beginning. I'm sure it'll get easier as time goes on.
I've been having a lot of fun with this lately, playing in a pair of set groups. The speed of combat makes it a nice breath of fresh air compared to most MMO titles.
Looks like it's City of Heroes with a few improvements. :/
Few improvements?
Graphics, gameplay, customization (both looks and powers) and more of a "you are the hero!" and less "oh, great, another hero... well, go wait in the line" than in CoH.
Besides, you can't say that making a, let's say, double-wooden-legged mecha lizard that shoots beams from his eyes and breaths poison isn't awesome.
One thing I found that helped that was joining a supergroup - my current group has something in the region of 150 players, so there's always someone on to team with. From talking to a few of them, I'm fairly certain some of them are from here, actually - own up, who's in The Immortals?
Is there any difference between this and City of Heroes? I play CoH and I was wondering if it was different enough to warrent trying.
Yeah. There are some similarities, but the two games play and feel very different. Sometimes that's for the better, sometimes not. For example. Currently the teaming system is not a good as the one in CoH, but the combat is much more enjoyable.
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Its not for Champion you can still make the hero that you want.
This looks good, it's subscription and p2p based right?
Sub based. Sorry.
Hm, well, I have yet to find a supergroup, so gotta start there first.
Oh, and there are no "servers" per se. Each zone is split into a bunch of instances. So no worries about figuring out what server your friends are on.
I...I think I may be subscribing to this MMO. I'm serious. It beats getting back into WoW where I know I'm going to have the exact same experience all over again, but this...actually looks fun. I'd have to give up quite a lot to pony up enough cash for the subscription fee, and I'd need to buy the game and make my computer capable of running it, but I would say there's a very strong probability any Champions players on the Escapist will see me in CO sometime soon.
I've got my eye on you, Champions. Don't let me down.
I enjoyed champions, I really did, but the graphical demands it put on my system were so large that even at the lowest settings (IE it looked like polygons with wood finish on it) my frame rate was very choppy.
While many people won't agree with me on my comparison I use WoW as a thumbnail for what my system can and can't run. Currently my system runs wow at a constant 60fps(with nearly everything but shadows at max) when not on a 25man boss with heavy particle effects. Why do I use WoW as a thumbnail you ask? I feel its a good medium between high and low end graphics; its most taxing aspect being that it's got alot of particle effects.
While this opens up a whole new conversation that is very far off-topic from here; its the constant need to upgrade the chunks of a PC to run new games that I feel still keeps the PC gaming market somewhat lagging behind the consoles. Frankly I don't have the money to buy the most mother humper computer out there, nor do I have the money to upgrade something every time a new game comes out.
To sum it up, I'd love to play champions, but I just can't because of my current tech specs.
Hm, well, I have yet to find a supergroup, so gotta start there first.
Oh, and there are no "servers" per se. Each zone is split into a bunch of instances. So no worries about figuring out what server your friends are on.[/quote]
Well, like I say, I'm in a pretty decent supergroup - I'm on @Chipperz, drop me a line and I'll see about getting you an invite :)
John, you forgot to mention the badassery of the Nemesis system. Have a hard time making your own character? Pft! How about having a hard time making your arch rival as well as his/her minions!
I've seen this SO much in so many games, especially with phrases that don't make sense. Being an MMO, I think that they should design an in game codex/manual to all the terminology and less than obvious features of the game, maybe even in an interactive style. If it's interactive, it could be abused to escape and wait out things in an unfair way, and limiting it's use to arbitrary locations would be inconvenient... maybe if there was a Training Grounds area or something, where you could learn Basic and Advanced Techniques as well as try out/ practice new moves and then have an HUD based dictionary to all the made up phrases of the game. Or not, that works too.
This is where I've been coming from. My friends who've tried both say that CO is as broken as CoX used to be, but the PvP is better.
From what I've seen so far, CoX just seems the better game. I'm just waiting for someone to show me something that Champions does that much better.
Lowers your expectations so that The Old Republic will be that much more awesome?
SW:G killed my faith in SOE long before Old Republic was even announced.
The press release for it, which I ranted about, just buried it.
Man, If my computer screen wouldn't go black and say no input anytime I tried to play a game like portal, I would probably get this.
Alright. Now, how will this translate successfully onto the Xbox, as they have promised?
My dad plays Champions, and has since beta, about 2 motnsh now, There may be small cracks in the smoothness of the game, and that might just be because he has options turned to max, but it runs great when I see him playing, in fact it makes me want to play it.
Sorry what? Two purple baloons appear to be in the way right now.
OT: Huh... That completely conflicts with the review over at G4. They said that the combat was unbalanced, and that the game as a whole lacked variety. Apparently they
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Taught Y50X class (HIIT) and strength training class at the Y
I had planned on hopping on the treadmill after teaching classes last night. But, after my classes were done I wasn't really feeling it anymore. I didn't want this darn head cold to get worse and I really wanted to let my body rest a little bit more.
It made me think a little bit. There are nights when I drag myself on the treadmill because I'm training for a race and I need to log a certain number of miles, but last night wasn't one of those nights. I gave myself a much needed break. I don't have any big races in the near future and I want to be smart about things for a change. It was nice to listen to my body and just take the night off.
I'm usually not good at taking time off to let my body recover. Then I usually pay for it by getting sick or hitting a wall a week or so after a big race. I'm trying to do things differently this time. My coach said to not run at all this week and take it easy teaching my classes. Obviously he doesn't know me that well yet. Ha.
Here's a short little article I found from Women's Running on Recovery Rules. It has some good tips on what to do immediately following a race and for the next couple of days. I can't say that I follow these rules, but I really should make more of an effort.
So instead of going for a treadmill run after my classes, I took pictures of my workout outfit instead.
Lorna Jane tank and sparkly black sports bra (that I got during this store visit), some handful bra pads stuffed in the bra, Lululemon pants, a BIC Bands headband and my Reebok Real Flex shoes.
I sported that workout tank and bra all day actually, with another Lorna Jane shirt over it. Less laundry if you just wear your workout clothes all day.
Speaking of Lorna Jane, you can now purchase clothes nationwide on the website (you don't have to shop through the Australian website or just in the CA stores). Pretty cool for us US folks.
So, yeah, yesterday was my birthday. I'm old. I feel like I'm in my twenties and I refuse to grow up, but seriously, I'm old.
It was awesome. I'm pretty sure it was the perfect birthday. I'm in a very grateful mood so I kinda feel like dumping all my birthday blessings on you. There's way too many, but I want to share anyway. I really should stop dumping on you like this, but not today. It's my birthday post.
I got to sleep in a bit yesterday. Then I got the best gift ever from my boys.
We all hung out at our usual family spot for a bit in the morning.
We decided to cut it short after the seagulls showed up. I'm not kidding, seagulls love to poop on me. I'm not a big fan of those things.
While we made our way to the playground this happened.
Yep, that's our boy. We're so proud.
Oh and hey, my Flat Kitty friend decided to show up at our family breakfast.
What a guy.
I know it was all coincidence that it happened on my birthday, but we got some seriously cool packages yesterday.
Check out the new Pro Compression goods.
I'm especially excited about the orange and red marathon socks. Pro Compression gear is just the best friends.
I also got this 110% Compression Gear to try out and review.
Um, yeah, a combination of compression pants and ice? Sounds freaking amazing doesn't it?
Don't you go stealing my ice packs kiddo. Mama's going to need those.
Somehow we made it on the cool list and got a special sneak peak at some new Chobani goodies too.
It was hard to keep the boys away from those Champions Tubes long enough to take a few pictures, but I bribed them of course.
With not one, but two tubes each.
They have been asking for Chobani Champions in a tube for a very long time. They finally got their wish and approved the Jammin' Strawberry and Rockin' Blueberry right away.
I finally got my wish for the new Chobani bite size yogurts and a pretty darn cool yogurt eating spoon.
What is my deal with loving cool silverware?
(Yep, Judah was taking the picture again. One of these days we'll have to start sharing the blog profits.)
And finally, we got some NuttZo.
This stuff is amazing.
Obviously I had that jar open as soon as the boys went down for their naps.
Obviously I put a huge gob of the deliciousness on my roasted kabocha squash along with some PB2 and GNC ice cream dream protein frosting.
Oh my NuttZo.
I'm so happy to have this back in the house.
Last night was just a normal Thursday night. I left the men to do their work
while I went to teach at the gym.
I had a late night dinner of roasted broccoli slaw with a salad and chicken. Pretty much the same dinner for the third night in a row.
I added a few artichoke hearts to the roasting pan this time.
And since it was my birthday and all and my sister-in-law politely reminded me that my special skill is to eat three desserts in one sitting,
I fit about three desserts all in one bowl.
That's how I do it.
Cake batter protein shake (made thick like ice cream) on some chocolate peanut butter chip Vitatops with some peanut butter, a graham cracker and those dangerous dark chocolate covered pretzel thins from Trader Joe's. I won't be buying them again anytime soon. Seriously, dangerous.
Happy freaking birthday to me. Ha ha ha.
Happy freaking Friday to you!
We've got a busy weekend ahead and I promise my next post will NOT be a dump.
What are your thoughts on race recovery?
Do you have a favorite nut butter?


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Based on its price, Lamborghini better hope that the Urus is perfect.
The road to get here may have been long, but Lamborghini has finally revealed its second foray into the world of SUVs, with the new Urus. Instantly, everyone seems to have an opinion on what Lamborghini is calling the world's first Super Sports Utility Vehicle (SSUV). A lot people don't seem to be huge fans of the styling, and have nitpicked small things like the door handles, which aren't flush with the body. We have a slighter bigger nitpick to deal with. Based on performance claims and the Urus' price, this needs to be, unequivocally, the best SUV in the world.
Lamborghini has yet to announce pricing for the Urus, but we can assume that it will be around the $200,000 mark. This puts the Urus right within spitting distance of its corporate cousin, the Bentley Bentayga. The Bentayga also has very impressive performance thanks to a 6.0-liter twin-turbo W12. It also holds the record for the fastest SUV in the world. But it won't be long before the Urus takes that away. Even though the Bentayga is an impressive car, its main focus is opulent luxury, not all-out performance. The Bentayga may end up being a bit more expensive than the Urus, but it's clear that Lamborghini wants its SUV to be the best in the world, which is why it will also be one of the priciest.
The title of "best SUV in the world" can be measured in many different ways, but we thought we'd take a crack at breaking down exactly what this means. We believe that for a performance SUV to truly be the best, it must lead the pack in a few categories. The best SUV in the world must have noteworthy styling, a bespoke interior, unmatched performance or a legendary driving experience, as well as real life usability. After all, there's no point building the fastest SUV in the world that only has space for one person and a handbag. The first point of contention with the Urus' claim to the best SUV in the world title, is with its exterior styling.
We recently took a look at how the Urus has changed from its original concept design back in 2012. Obviously, the production car had to have things like side-view mirrors, but we are amazed by how little the overall shape has changed since 2012. We like how the final design turned out, but many readers preferred the more outlandish look of the concept. We can forgive Lamborghini for the styling, because we still think that the Urus looks very good. There's no doubt in our minds that when the Urus starts to be seen on the street, people will instantly be able to recognize that something special has just past them.
It's not easy to make an SUV look so distinctive because they all need have a similar shape. Lamborghini has done enough to make the Urus look different than its corporate cousins like the Bentley Bentayga and Audi Q7, which is probably the most you can ask for given the shared platform they are all based on. The next area that's been difficult to achieve on these high-priced SUVs is a bespoke interior. We've seen luxury automakers completely fail to make their six-figure SUV feel any more special on the inside than a cheaper model from the same parent company. The Maserati Levante is a great example of interior styling gone wrong.
The Levante's interior isn't a bad place to sit, rather the opposite. We enjoy the Levante's easy-to-use infotainment system, we just wish that the same system wasn't found on a much cheaper Jeep Grand Cherokee. Bentley did a very good job making the Bentayga's interior feel bespoke, and we think that Lamborghini has also done an incredible job with the Urus. There's little evidence that the cabin shares any DNA with with other VW Group SUVs. The two closest siblings to the Urus, the Bentayga and the Cayenne, both have completely different interior layouts and design themes.
The styling of the Urus' interior is clearly befitting of a Lamborghini, and looks exactly what we imagine a Huracan would look like with a bit more practicality. We love the unique shifter and signature fighter pilot starter button as well as the drive mode selectors. All of the controls looked like they were hand picked from a supercar to be used in this SUV. This interior is not only striking to look at, but practical as well. Lamborghini has plucked some technology from Audi like the virtual cockpit and dual touch screens from the A8 for infotainment and climate controls. The Urus interior definitely feels special enough, so we will move onto arguably the most important category of all, performance.
By pricing the Urus at over $200,000, Lamborghini is telling the world that this will be the fastest, best driving SUV on the market. Unfortunately, the jury is still out on whether or not the Urus can justify its massive price tag. Going on performance figures alone, the Urus is powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, which produces 641 hp and 678 lb-ft of torque mated to an eight-speed automatic. This may not make it the most powerful SUV on the market, but it will hit 60 mph in 3.6 seconds and reach a top speed of around 190 mph. We know that the Urus will be faster than the Bentayga, but what about outside competitors?
It may sound silly to compare a Lamborghini to a Jeep, but FCA really laid down the gauntlet with the 707-hp Grand Cherokee Trackhawk. This Hellcat-powered SUV is able to beat the Urus to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds and come close to its top speed, falling just 10 mph short. Even the Porsche Cayenne Turbo is able to hit 60 mph in 3.7 seconds with the optional Sport Chrono Package, and Porsche has yet to reveal the new Cayenne Turbo S, which will be even quicker. The Urus has some serious rivals and we haven't even brought up the internet's biggest love obsession, the Tesla Model X P100D, which has dominated almost every drag race it has been placed in.
We want to give Lamborghini the benefit of the doubt, because the Volkswagen Group has a habit of underrating their cars. This means that the Cayenne Turbo will probably be able to beat its quoted 0-60 time, and the Urus will likely beat its quoted time as well. It's still a bit hard to believe that the Urus has around 100 horsepower more than the Cayenne Turbo, and that only translates to around one tenth of a second to 60 mph. On performance, the Urus will have to rely on its intangible driving characteristics, which we haven't had the chance to sample. Not many people haven driven the Urus, but those who have claim that it is on a different level than other "fast" SUVs.
We'll have to get behind the wheel of the Urus to determine this for ourselves, but there will be a more powerful hybrid version and even a possible Performante version that will be even faster. The Urus has passed through all but one of our criteria, which will have to be determined at a later time. Our final criteria, real life usability, the Urus passes with flying colors. Not only can the Urus be ordered in four, or five-seat configurations, it has a usable trunk and real off-road prowess. Lamborghini didn't just build this SUV to prowl around the world's most expensive mall parking lots. As long as you don't select the optional 23-inch wheels, this SUV can go off-road.
It may not be as mad as Lamborghini's first SUV, the LM002, but the Urus succeeds where that car failed. The Urus will be an SUV that people will actually want to experience everyday, not just put in the back of a garage to speculate on. People can voice their disappointment with the Urus all they want, but they can't deny that this thing will be a sales success for Lamborghini.


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That said, a lot of slow cooker recipes aren't exactly the image of health—they're heavy on condensed soups and other processed ingredients and light on the veggies. So we asked some of our favorite food bloggers to share their best healthy slow cooker recipes to satisfy the whole family. Minimal effort, maximum flavor, that's the kind of fall meal we can really get behind. Get ready to dig in!
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A new variance reduction technique for the Monte Carlo solution of integral equations is introduced. It is based on separation of the main part. A neighboring equation with exactly known solution is constructed by the help of a deterministic Galerkin scheme. The variance of the method is analyzed, and an application to the radiosity equation of computer graphics, together with numerical test results is given.
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text: Hi! This patch (ivmai145.diff) comes from my following conclusions (for WinCE): - WinMain (without GC_ prefix) exported from gc.lib may result in a linker symbols collision; - sometimes it's needed to tune GC before calling GC_INIT() (so, it's impossible relay on WinMain supplied by GC). It seems that a WinCE application could be built in the same same style as a Win32 one, i.e. only have GC_INIT() (without create a separate thread for GC_WinMain) at start-up and without GC locks obligatory freeing, but the experimentation isn't done yet. In this patch, GC_WINMAIN_REDIRECT macro is introduced (only if Win32 threads): - at build, if it's defined then WinMain is exported from GC, otherwise not (this doesn't depend on MSWINCE macro); - at import, this only defines WinMain as GC_WinMain (this doesn't depend on MSWINCE macro neither). So, if someone wants the old behavior (for WinCE) then he should explicitly pass -D GC_WINMAIN_REDIRECT (both at build and use) thus confirming he wants WinMain redirection. (This approach is similar to the story of DllMain-based registration which had been implicit earlier and then the behavior changed requiring GC_use_DllMain() to be called to act in the old style.) Any opinion? (Greatly appreciated.) ChangeLog entries: * Makefile.direct (GC_WINMAIN_REDIRECT): Add the comment for. * Makefile.direct (NO_GETENV): Update the comment. * include/gc.h (GC_WINMAIN_WINCE_LPTSTR): Remove macro. * include/gc.h (GC_WinMain): Remove declaration. * include/gc.h (WinMain): Define (as GC_WinMain) if and only if GC_WINMAIN_REDIRECT. * tests/test.c (GC_COND_INIT): Define as GC_INIT() also in case of WinCE target unless GC_WINMAIN_REDIRECT is defined. * tests/test.c (WINMAIN_LPTSTR): New macro. * tests/test.c (WinMain): Use WINMAIN_LPTSTR instead of LP[W]STR and GC_WINMAIN_WINCE_LPTSTR. * win32_threads.c (start_mark_threads): Add the comment for MARK_THREAD_STACK_SIZE. * win32_threads.c: Recognize new GC_WINMAIN_REDIRECT macro. * win32_threads.c (WINMAIN_LPTSTR, WINMAIN_THREAD_STACK_SIZE): New macro (only if GC_WINMAIN_REDIRECT). * win32_threads.c: Undefine WinMain macro if GC_WINMAIN_REDIRECT. * win32_threads.c (GC_WinMain): Add prototype (only if GC_WINMAIN_REDIRECT). * win32_threads.c (main_thread_args, WinMain): Rename GC_WINMAIN_WINCE_LPTSTR to WINMAIN_LPTSTR. * win32_threads.c (WinMain): Call GC_INIT() instead of GC_init(); use WINMAIN_THREAD_STACK_SIZE. * win32_threads.c (WinMain): Call GC_deinit() and DeleteCriticalSection() only if WinCE; add FIXME. Bye. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: ivmai145.diff Type: application/octet-stream Size: 7012 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://napali.hpl.hp.com/pipermail/gc/attachments/20090917/3e7c466d/ivmai145-0001.obj


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Buying a home in Akumal is a dream come true for anyone. A home in a scenic place like Akumal needs to be beautiful inside and outside. The interior of a house is as important as its exterior. Definitely a strong base and structure is vital for a solid building but it is the interior setting which enlivens the ambience. But interior decoration is definitely not everyone's cup of tea. Also it is not feasible to hire some expert for this job. Therefore to ease the pain, here are some guidelines which will surely help to a great extent.
1) Take a chill pill: The thought of decoration might initially scare anyone who has not ventured into it. However there are some tips to save one from those nightmares. One shouldn't fret and be calm while taking up the decorating project of their home. They should have a proper planning of things they want to incorporate in their homes.
2) Mind your budget: Home owners should start off with their budget. Having a budget is essential as it will help them keep a track of their expenses and purchase things of utility. It is not a good idea to exceed the budget as it will lead to useless purchases.
3) Keep mind and home clutter free: Today's market is full of options hence it can be confusing and also misleading. It is advised to make a list of needs over wants. One shouldn't indulge in over purchasing as it will lead to overcrowding of furniture. The size of the house should always be kept in mind. Overstuffing will lead to congestion and a feeling of suffocation. There is no use in keeping useless products as they will consume more space and give an ugly look.
4) Small things matter: While decorating the house maintain the balance in terms of products. It means that while the bigger sized products like sofa and tables always get their due importance, the small aspects like wall hangings, lamp shades, light fixtures and home furnishings also have their place in home decoration. They should not be overlooked by any means and be considered with the same importance as bigger products.
5) Only change is constant: Home decoration is not just an idea which has some end point. It is a continuous process as fashion is ever changing. Therefore it is a good idea to keep some scope for future development. There is absolute no need to rush and one should incorporate enough research and thoughtfulness before deciding the theme.
6) Color your life & home too: Colors also have a great role in home décor. Akumal is a beach destination so you can play with color when it comes to painting your home.
Quantity should be the priority but quality should always be. Products should look elegant and last long. Also maintenance is important as it will result in giving a better service and shelf life is bound to increase. Minimalistic approach is always appreciated hence it should be the thumb rule in home decoration.
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With decades of living in Mexico, Martin Cowell has become an authority on Akumal which is reflected on his Akumal blog. You can check out Martin Cowell's Profile on Google+