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Workplace accidents were responsible for more than 4,000 deaths in 2013 alone. According to the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 20% of all workplace deaths occurred in the construction industry. The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations reports that Missouri saw 113 workplace deaths, with the majority occurring as the result of transportation incidents. The U.S. Department of Labor reported that 58,000 non-fatal workplace occupational injuries and illness were reported in 2013.
The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations and the U.S. Department of Labor also reports the following Missouri workplace accident statistics:
- Of the 113 fatal workplace accidents, 106 were men.
- The private industrial sector was responsible for the most workplace deaths.
- The private industrial sector was also responsible for the most workplace injuries and illness.
Workers 45 to 54 years of age represented 35.6% of the injuries and illnesses.
In Missouri, an injured worker may be entitled to both disability and medical benefits. The amount of any benefit takes into account whether the injury was temporary or permanent and the body part involved. Missouri workers' compensation claims are often handled by your employers insurance company, which is why you should always hire a worker's compensation lawyer to ensure you have someone protecting your interest.
Does My Employer Carry Worker's Comp Insurance?
Employers with 5 or more employees are required to carry worker's compensation insurance for their employees. There are certain occupations that do not fall under the Missouri worker's compensation law, some of which include:
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- Inmates
Despite not being mandated to carry workers comp insurance, many of these organizations often do carry a work comp policy to protect their workers.
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If you were injured in a workplace accident in Missouri, you must notify your employer within 30 days of your injury or you may be prevented from bringing a work comp case. Your notification to your employer must include the following:
- Place and time of your injury
- Date
- Nature of the injury
- Name and address of injury victim
If your employer does not provide you with a form, the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Division of Workers' Compensation provides a form to report your workplace accident. As with any injury case, it is critical that you keep a copy of all documents for your records. The time sensitive deadlines involved make it a safe practice to save a copy of everything so no one can dispute when a document was delivered.
After you have reported your injury, your employer will have the right to send you to their medical providers for an examination and treatment. These providers are hired and paid by your employers' work comp insurance company. For this reason, their opinions are not always in the best interest of the injured worker. The doctor being paid by your employers' insurance company has an interest in obtaining repeat business by telling the employer the employee is fine, thereby minimizing any settlement. However, an injured worker has the right to dispute these findings and be compensated for the full extent of their injury.
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By making a booking both online or over the phone you are agreeing to our terms and conditions.
Please make sure all members of your family are familiar with our campsite terms and conditions.
As a guest or visitor at Pillaton Hall Farm we ask that you read and adhere to the following campsite terms and conditions. It is your responsibility to inform all users on your pitch of these terms and conditions; which must be adhered to by all guests and visitors. Our terms and conditions have been put in place to ensure that all of our guests have an enjoyable stay with us.
- Electric hook up leads must be at least 25 metres in length to ensure that they will reach all our electric hook up points.
- Homemade electric hook up leads are not permitted.
- Electrical splitters are not permitted; there is only one electric lead per hook up pitch allowed.
- Units are not to be plugged into the water mains taps under any circumstances.
- We do not allow Hobby, Buccaneer, Tabbert or Travel King caravans.
- Strictly no generators on site.
- Gazebos must be booked and paid for, either at the time of booking or at check in. Please note that Pillaton Hall Farm do not provide a gazebo, you must bring your own.
- We reserve the right to re-site any pitch for essential maintenance work or due to adverse weather and the ground conditions. Notice will be given wherever possible.
- Single sex parties of 3 or more persons and unaccompanied young parties are not accepted. There must always be at least one responsible adult over the age of 21 on any pitch at any time.
- Children must be supervised at all times during your stay.
- You must have adequate insurance for your unit.
- Family group bookings can be made, please contact the office before making your booking to discuss.
- Any bookings taken after 31 May 2020 will be be non-refundable; they will be date changes only.
- Date changes will be valid for up to 12 months from your arrival date.
- We are not responsible for any cancellations due to any pandemic illnesses. Therefore refunds will not be issued; this would need to be claimed off your travel insurance.
- Any amendments made to bookings will incur a £15 administration charge and must be made 5 working days before the arrival date. Please note that the £15 administration charge will not be applicable if we cannot open the site due to Covid-19.
- All pitch numbers are clearly marked out with the pitch number located on the slab.
- We are a self-pitching site, please speak to the campsite warden if you have any problems when pitching.
- You will be given a map at check in; on which the receptionist will show you where your pitch is located.
- The pitches are marked out with a rectangle, please ensure that you pitch correctly within the guidelines.
- All caravan jockey wheels must be placed on the slab.
- Please ensure that you pitch correctly, you will be asked to move your caravan/tent/motorhome if it is not on the correct pitch, facing the wrong way or too far out of the guidelines.
- Pitches must be 10m apart, even if you are camping with a group.
- Awnings must be attached to your caravan/motorhome.
- No more than one unit per pitch, pup tents are not permitted.
- We do not allow bivvy tents or shelters to be used on our pitches.
- Adults must supervise children at all times, including in the play areas and facilities block.
- Children are not to be left unattended at any time.
- Parents/Guardians are responsible for the behaviour of their children and children in their care at all times during your stay.
- The play areas are not to be used after 9.00pm.
Quiet Time:
- There is a 9.30pm curfew on parties, barbecues, music and noise.
- Any guests who make excessive noise after 9.30pm will be asked to leave the site.
- Fires and Fire Pits are strictly forbidden.
- Charcoal or Gas BBQs are to be used only.
- All BBQs must be raised off the ground.
- Ensure that all BBQs are fully extinguished before they are placed in to a waste bin.
- NEVER place a BBQ in a tent, awning, caravan or motorhome. Even a cooling BBQ gives off poisonous carbon monoxide (CO), which can kill.
- Fire extinguishers are provided on the campsite as shown on the site map, please make yourself aware of where your nearest point is.
- All household and food waste is to be placed in a black bin liner and sealed by tying a knot before it is placed into the bins provided.
- Please do not dispose of your waste in the washing up area; these bins are for scraps only when washing up.
- Only household and food waste is to be disposed of in the site bins. Items such as broken camping equipment must be taken home with you.
- Anyone found to be disposing of waste, other than household or food waste, will be charged for the waste collection.
- All chemical waste from caravan/motorhome toilets must be disposed of in the chemical waste disposal points (Elsan points) provided.
- A barrier system is in place. At check in you will be issued with a pass for each vehicle on your booking, this allows you access on and off the site.
- The barrier system will lock down at 22:00 each day and will unlock at 06:00 the following day.
- Strictly no tailgating; anyone found doing so will be asked to leave the site.
- You will not be allowed to enter the site unless you have checked in.
- Misuse of the barrier system, of any kind, will not be tolerated.
- To ensure safety, we use CCTV in certain areas on the site.
- Still, digital or video photography is not permitted in the facilities areas.
- We will on occasions take photographs and/or videos around the site to be used for advertising, our website and social media pages. If you do not wish to appear in such photographs then please inform the member of staff taking the photograph.
- Friends/Family are not permitted to come on site to drop off or collect children, items or to help you set up. All people not on the booking must be registered as official visitors.
- All handovers of children must be done up at the reception area.
- At certain times the facilities block will be accessible using a security fob only. The fobs are available at reception; please note that a £5 returnable CASH deposit is required for each fob. You will be advised at check in if a fob will be needed.
- There is a 5mph campsite speed limit in place.
- Strictly no vehicle movement on the site after 22:00; this is for the safety of guests in tents and for guests who are sleeping. Please note that staff vehicles may be driven after this time to allow security checks and maintenance to take place.
- Strictly no drink driving; drink driving laws apply on site.
- Non driving licence holders are not permitted to drive anywhere on site.
- Children are not permitted to be sat on an adults lap whilst driving; due to airbags being in the steering wheel.
- Sign written vans/commercial vehicles are not permitted.
- Loud exhaust vehicles are not permitted.
- Up to two cars can be parked at the side of each pitch. All additional cars are to be parked on the car park.
- High-top vans/vehicles must be parked on the car park and not at the side of your pitch.
- During times of extreme wet weather we may ask that all vehicles are parked away from the grassed areas at the side of your pitch.
- Children's electric or petrol motorbikes and vehicles are not permitted to be used on the site.
- No motorbikes, scooters, quad bikes, motorised or remote control vehicles are to be used on the site.
- Cyclists must not ride in between pitches, they must stick to the tracks.
- Bicycles can only be ridden during daylight hours and we advise the use of helmets at all times.
- Bicycles must be parked safely, securely and sensibly on your pitch.
- Well behaved dogs are welcome on the campsite, however they must be kept on a lead at all times.
- Dogs are permitted to be tied to a dog lead post on your pitch. Please ensure that they cannot move out of your pitch area and onto another pitch.
- An enclosed dog walking area is available where, when accompanied, your dog can be let off lead for a run.
- You must clean up after your dog in all areas of the site, including the enclosed dog walking area.
- Dogs are not to be left unattended on the site at any time.
- Dogs are not permitted to go in the facilities block at any time, with the exception of assistance dogs.
- You must not use any of the wash facilities to clean your dog.
- Dogs are not permitted to enter the shop/reception at any time, with the exception of assistance dogs.
- Should your dog be considered a nuisance or dangerous by management; you will be asked to remove them from the site immediately.
- We take no responsibility for any injuries caused to any animals whilst on the site.
- A current/valid Fishing Licence must be shown before a wristband can be issued.
- A minimum of 2 years fishing experience is required.
- All children fishing must have a licence (over 12 years) and must be accompanied by an adult who has a fishing licence and at least 2 years fishing experience.
- Fishing is strictly dawn until dusk, night fishing is not permitted.
- One complimentary fishing wristband is issued per each pitch booked (terms and conditions apply). Please request your wristband at check in.
- Additional wristbands must be purchased for all other persons on your pitch before they start to fish.
- Fishing pegs cannot be reserved under any circumstances.
- Children aged 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult at all times whilst they are fishing.
- Each person fishing must have an individual licence, unhooking mat and landing net.
- Please ensure that you wear your wristband or have your fishing membership card with you at all times whilst you are fishing. Random checks will be undertaken by the staff and anyone without a wristband or membership card will be asked to stop fishing immediately.
- Please see our full set of fishing rules on our website
Health & Safety:
- Unacceptable, offensive or illegal behaviour will not be tolerated under any circumstances. We may ask you, or any member of your party, to leave immediately if your conduct is considered by us to be inappropriate, likely to cause harm or impair the comfort or safety of other customers, staff or the general public, or is likely in our belief, to breach any of our terms and conditions. No refunds or compensation will be given in these circumstances.
- Drugs will not be tolerated under any circumstances, if you appear to be using drugs of any form then you will be asked to leave the site immediately.
- You must be 18 or over to consume alcohol on site.
- Smoking and vaping is not permitted in any of the campsite buildings such as the shop and facilities block.
- Smoking is not permitted near the gas cages which are located next to the shop/reception.
- Fireworks, Chinese lanterns and all items deemed as offensive weapons (such as guns, knives, laser pens etc) are not permitted on site.
- Drones and metal detectors are not permitted to be used on site.
- Aerials and satellite dishes must not be attached to any Pillaton Hall Farm property.
- Anyone found to be tampering with the electricity supply and/or equipment will be removed from the site immediately, along with the rest of their party.
- Caravans, motorhomes, tents, trailers or vehicles are not permitted to be washed on site.
- Any item that causes an obstruction to the grass cutter or strimmer will be removed from the pitch and disposed of if not collected.
- Only self-standing rotary washing lines are permitted, they must be put away when not in use.
- Trampolines, swings, slides, water slides, large paddling pools, ball pools, hot tubs, bouncy castles or large outdoor play equipment are not permitted on site.
- Flags and pole lights are permitted, however pole lights must be switched off by 10.30pm. This is to stop invasion of light privacy into awnings and tents.
- Under no circumstances can any trees or hedges be cut.
- Guests must not carry out any trade or business from the site.
- Guests must not carry out any sales or exchanges of any kind on the site.
- We recommend that you use appropriate footwear and exercise caution during events of inclement weather. Areas of the site may become slippery due to factors such as rain, ice or mud.
- All accidents must be reported to a member of staff at reception and documented in the accident book.
- Due to Covid-19 unfortunately we are not allowing visitors on the site at this time.
- Anybody found to be bringing anyone on to the site will be instantly asked to leave alongside all of their party. Due to this unprecedented time this will be taken very seriously.
- We take no responsibility for any failure to the electric or water supply due to acts of God, adverse weather conditions etc.
- Any tents, trailer tents, caravans, motorhomes, campervans, awnings or vehicles and their contents left unattended at any time are not the responsibility of Pillaton Hall Farm and are left at the owners' risk.
- Pillaton Hall Farm and their employees shall not be held responsible for any accident, loss, damage or theft to persons, vehicles, caravans, motorhomes, campervans, tents, trailer tents, contents or accessories, however caused.
- Any damage caused by acts of God or any other circumstances to personal belongings is not the responsibility of Pillaton Hall Farm or their employees.
- The main person named on a booking is responsible for the entire party for the duration of their stay. This person will be the main point of contact and is responsible for ensuring that all members of their party are familiar with the terms and conditions.
- Any damage caused by guests or their visitors must be paid for. The main lead on the party is responsible for any payments that are to be made due to damage.
- Any deliberate damage made by an individual or group will result in the entire party being asked to leave the site immediately, with no refund.
- Any guest or visitor causing a nuisance or being irresponsible on our site will be asked to leave the site immediately, with no refund.
- The management reserves the right to refuse admission to the site for any person, fees are non-refundable.
- The management reserves the right to make changes to the terms and conditions at any time.
We expect all of our staff, guests and visitors to act in a courteous and considerate manner to anyone staying, visiting or working at Pillaton Hall Farm.
Threatening behaviour of any kind towards our staff will not be tolerated.


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Linford Christie has turned down an invitation to run against Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis in a $1m (£600,000) re-run of what has been called the "dirtiest race in athletics history" - the men's 1988 Olympic 100 metres final.
The Briton was approached last month by a group of South Korean promoters who want to stage the event in Seoul in September after the Athens Olympics but his management company Nuff Respect said he rejected their offer.
The original race is among the most infamous in sporting history because Johnson, who set a world record of 9.79sec in winning, was disqualified three days later after testing positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol. Lewis was promoted to the gold medal, making him the first man to retain the Olympic 100m title, while Christie, who had finished third, was upgraded to the silver.
The notoriety of the Seoul race has grown over the years as a number of the key figures besides Johnson - he was banned for life after failing a second test in 1993 - have found themselves implicated in drug scandals.
Christie was suspended for two years in 1999 after testing positive for the steroid nandrolone and earlier this year Wade Exum, a former United States Olympic official, claimed Lewis should not have been allowed to compete in Seoul after testing positive earlier in the year for a stimulant.
Also, Dennis Mitchell, who was promoted to the bronze thanks to Johnson's disqualification, subsequently tested positive for testosterone.
Following Exum's revelations about Lewis, a leading International Association of Athletics Federations official claimed the race was the "dirtiest" in history.
It is understood that Lewis has agreed in principle to run but Christie's refusal to cooperate has thrown the whole project into doubt. But organisers are expected to make him a renewed offer in the new year.
Christie's reluctance to take part could have been prompted by the fear of being punished by the IAAF who would not sanction such an event because of Johnson's life ban. Anyone who now competes in the same event as the Canadian breaks IAAF rules.
Christie remains heavily involved in the sport as a coach to Britain's top sprinter Darren Campbell and as an officially approved agent to some of the country's leading athletes. The IAAF could revoke his agent's licence if he was to compete.
The Seoul race is the latest in a series of bizarre projects Johnson has been involved in. He has raced against horses and cars and has recently been employed by Diego Maradona and Colonel Gadhafi's son El-Saadi as a personal trainer. He is currently working with a Canadian TV channel on a documentary of the 1988 race.


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Brightly hued Aventadors and Huracáns line the block, parked side by side. Employees stand outside the cafeteria smoking cigarettes, some in tailored suits, others in coveralls, all somehow fashionably louche. This tangle of buildings connected by outdoor walkways in Sant'Agata Bolognese, is more than just headquarters to Lamborghini, it's an Italian dreamscape.
At the entrance of the Centro Stile (design center), Lamborghini design director Mitja Borkert is smiling. "I've got a surprise," he says, as we whisk down to the basement. There, a green Countach gleams on a white tile floor. It's the first one to ever roll off the production line. "I've had it down here for inspiration for me and my team," Borkert says. "I keep hoping the museum will forget that it's here." Maybe it's the setting, or the perfectly preserved specimen, but it feels as if I've never actually seen a Countach before—all sharp lines and outrageous proportions, the interior a feast of intriguing oddities. It's exciting and fresh, a neat trick for a car 44 years old. The Countach came from the mind of Marcello Gandini. He'd already penned the Miura, an icon in its own right, but it was the Countach's radical styling that would define the brand for decades.
Not anymore. Something inside the manufacturer has shifted. Design will always be important in Sant'Agata, but the company no longer puts so much of the responsibility on its outlandish sheetmetal. Today, Lamborghini is as steeped in engineering as design. That's evident in the hiring of Borkert, 43, who joined Lamborghini in 2016 from the most engineering-driven of sports-car makers, Porsche.
It's also evident in the car sitting next to the Countach in the basement of the Centro Stile: The 2018 Huracán Performante. The Performante is Lamborghini's latest high-performance variant, but it's much more than that. Thoroughly reengineered with a novel aerodynamic system, among other enhancements, it set a production-car record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife of six minutes, 52.01 seconds in 2016, trouncing the previous record holder, the Porsche 918 Spyder, by an impressive five seconds. (Editor's Note: The Porsche 911 GT2 broke Lamborghini's record six months later.) Borkert points out Countach-inspired cues, such as the distinctive lines in the hood and recurring trapezoidal shapes throughout. Still, what's underneath is perhaps more intriguing. The Performante is arguably the most intelligently engineered production Lamborghini ever. And it could only have come from a company reborn.
Because, honestly, Lamborghinis helped create the stereotype of temperamental supercars that are a terror to navigate in reverse and have A/C that blows hot air. The brand famously began as a tractor company, after all, and its sometimes haphazard engineering was baked in from the start. "We never put an air conditioner into a Lamborghini that worked," admits Giampaolo Dallara, the legendary engineer who worked at Ferrari under Enzo himself before joining Lamborghini to develop the 350 GT, Espada, and Miura. According to his descriptions, the development processes at Sant'Agata could be charitably termed improvisational. For example, at the time the Miura was developed, engineers had only one test mule, which was promptly sold.
"I was 27 when I started there, and no one had much experience at the time," says Dallara, 80, speaking from his office at Dallara Automobili in Parma, Italy. "We learned by doing, and often learned by our mistakes. For instance, on the Miura, we decided not to make the rear tires wider than the front, because then it would present problems with the spare tire. We wanted one spare tire to work for all four corners."
Lamborghinis nearly became as famous for their lack of drivability as they did for their outré looks and raucous engines. Those Countachs, exotic and legendary, were also infamous for overheating, poor visibility, and heavy controls. Performance numbers hid all manner of sins. Sure, the 485-hp V12 Diablo could hit 202 mph, but it also drove "like a truck," said racing driver Paul Frère, in a 1991 review of the car for R&T;. All 12-cylinder Lamborghinis shared troubling clumsiness. Meanwhile, the company bumped chaotically from bankruptcy to new owners. The nadir is difficult to pinpoint. Was it when Chrysler bought the firm in 1987 and showed off the four-scissor-doored Portofino concept? Or when it was owned by a Malaysian consortium and the son of an Indonesian despot? In 1997, Lamborghini produced just 209 cars. The brand was in shambles.
And then the Germans stepped in.
Audi bought Lamborghini in 1998, infusing it with capital, technology, and German efficiency. Stephan Winkelmann, a German who grew up in Italy, became president and CEO in 2005. Known for his perfect suits and rigid manner, Winkelmann was a steadying force throughout his tenure, which ended last year when he left to head Audi Sport. He and the Volkswagen Group board moved slowly and deliberately, notoriously reluctant to expand the model line, choosing not to pursue a hybrid model like the Asterion concept and waiting years to green-light the Urus SUV.
Perhaps most important, the VW Group made sure that the long-awaited successor to the smaller Jalpa, the Gallardo, came to fruition. It lasted a full decade and made up the majority of sales during the company's resurgence. Even so, the baby Lambo was plagued with issues and saddled with unrefined driving dynamics. It wasn't until the release of the LP 570-4 Superleggera in 2010 that the company signaled a change in attitude. At the car's launch in Spain, Winkelmann announced that Lamborghini was no longer primarily concerned with top speed. It wanted to make cars that would come alive on curvy roads, or perhaps even one day take a record at the 'Ring.
The man primarily responsible for backing up this proclamation is Maurizio Reggiani, head of research and development. He joined the marque in 1998, and as the father of its engineering revolution, he continues to shape the place today. In many ways, the story of modern-day Lamborghini is Reggiani's story.
The 58-year-old, who grew up in Modena, started at Lamborghini as project leader for the Murciélago. At the time, there were 200 employees, 40 of which were in engineering. Today Lambo has 1500 employees, and Reggiani oversees 360 in R&D.; The chief has long been a fixture at press launches, always happy and humble, the kind of guy who warms a room with positive energy.
Dallara, arguably Lamborghini's original engineering godfather, has much respect for Reggiani. "Maurizio is doing a fantastic job. He's absolutely the proper person for the Lamborghini of today," Dallara says. He also credits Reggiani with pushing the company to work with carbon fiber. "He was one of the first to use carbon fiber and was always trying to produce it in bigger numbers. He likes to use every kind of electronic help to improve performance. They're producing faster cars—but also cars that are safer and more reliable. Even with the far greater numbers of cars they're producing under the Volkswagen Group, he helps retain the spirit of Lamborghini."
Talk to Reggiani for any amount of time, and his passion comes through. "Sometimes I am asked why it is not possible to have automatic shifting in Corsa mode," he says, voice rising. "I say, 'Have the car shift for itself in Corsa? F*** no!' "
Though he was instrumental in pushing for the development of carbon fiber to reduce weight, the company's focus on the technology predates Reggiani. Lamborghini was working with carbon fiber way back in the mid-Eighties, when Horacio Pagani (yes, that Pagani) helped develop the experimental Countach Evoluzione with a carbon-fiber structure and bodywork. Later, the Diablo and Murciélago also featured the composite, but it wasn't until 2003 that the company took a sizable leap when it used a process called resin-transfer molding to create the engine cover panel of the Gallardo Spyder. Today, composite materials remain a key focus and one of the central reasons Lamborghini is making such strides in the supercar arms race.
While the serious Winkelmann and impish Reggiani often seemed an odd couple, they were undoubtedly effective. Following the Great Recession, sales numbers steadily rose. On their watch, Lamborghini released the V12 Aventador in 2011 to replace the Murciélago, and the Huracán in 2014 to replace the Gallardo. Last year, the company sold 3457 cars, the sixth consecutive year of sales growth. Meanwhile, the Urus was officially green-lit in 2015 and is set to go on sale in 2018. The Sant'Agata factory will double in size to accommodate production up to 7000 vehicles a year.
The original Aventador, though a marked improvement over the Murciélago, was still plagued with understeer, much like its V12-powered predecessors. But the Huracán was a revelation. It was developed in tandem with the second-generation Audi R8. The two shared underpinnings and much of Audi's technology. The A/C blew cold air, and the navigation system actually navigated. Some critics characterized the Huracán as little more than an Italian-branded R8. But the Huracán had the killer looks and soulful nature the R8 lacked. It sounded better and drove more lustily than its Teutonic cousin. The LP 580-2 rear-wheel-drive version is the least expensive Huracán available and proved that a Lambo could even be great fun on-throttle in a corner. Similarly, the updated Aventador S shows that V12 Lambos have, finally, turned a corner (both metaphorically and literally), thanks in no small part to the addition of rear-wheel steering. Driving the old Aventador versus the new one on a slalom course was a revelation. The S didn't slough around corners like a lumbering bull. Lambo finally vanquished its persistent foe: understeer.
The Huracán Performante however, is on another level entirely. "I've never been prouder of a car," Reggiani says. "I say that about every new car, it's true, but this one . . ."
From inside a small office just off pit lane at the famous Imola racing circuit, in the heart of Italy's Motor Valley, near both Sant'Agata and Ferrari's home of Maranello, Reggiani explains that the Performante is not simply a lighter, more powerful version of the Huracán. It's a ground-up rethink of the entire car. At its core is a patented active-aero system called Aerodinamica Lamborghini Attiva—ALA for short, which means "wing" in Italian.
"The request was to dramatically increase downforce," Reggiani says. "But we didn't want to limit top speed with too much drag. And a motorized wing can't change phases quick enough. In a slalom, you're out of phase on half of the turns." To solve this, the engineering team came back with a radical idea: Add a fixed rear wing that can be stalled at high speed using air itself. The carbon-fiber wing and the struts that attach it to the car are hollow. When ALA engages, flaps at the base of the struts open, channeling air through the wing and diverting airflow through ridges underneath. The air blowing out under the spoiler disrupts the surrounding air and stalls the wing, thereby reducing drag and downforce. The front spoiler also has flaps that open and close to vary downforce and drag.
At high speed, it's as if the car has no wing at all. But slam on the ceramic brakes, the valves close, and—wham!—the full effect of a huge rear wing comes to bear. Overall, the Performante creates seven and a half times more downforce than the regular Huracán.
The most sensational trick is how it selectively applies downforce to create aero vectoring. Turn the car with ALA engaged, and only one side of the wing stalls, giving the inside rear tire more downforce and grip to help rotate the car. The effect is similar to a torque-vectoring differential, but without the added weight that comes with those systems. "If we had added 10 more horsepower on this car, nobody would have felt the difference," Reggiani says. "But if we can put in a solution like ALA, everybody says, 'Wow, cool idea.' "
Another benefit of ALA is that it doesn't tax the brakes like some torque-vectoring systems do, allowing you to drive hard, lap after lap, with confidence.
After only two laps at Imola, it's clear how the Huracán Performante managed to break the production-car record at the 'Ring. In short, ALA puts the driver utterly at ease. The car scythes cleanly through the air at triple-digit speed. Bear down on the brakes and it hunkers down with a heap of instantaneous downforce. And it all happens seamlessly—the antithesis of gaming electronic aids, as is the case so often with sports cars these days.
The Performante encourages a rhythmic flow through corners. In Corsa mode, with aero vectoring activated, turn-in is particularly crisp, enabling far more speed into a turn than one would expect, while also allowing for later braking. A dab or light lift of the throttle is enough to adjust the car's attitude as it arcs toward the apex. Once there, you can also get back on the throttle sooner.
The Huracán's other attributes have also been improved in the Performante. It is 88 pounds lighter, and the fabulous, linear 5.2-liter V-10 gets a modest power bump to 630 hp and 443 lb-ft of torque. The digital mastermind that controls magnetic dampers, stability control, and the rear-wheel-biased all-wheel-drive system has also been fine-tuned.
"It's emotional, no? The DNA of a super sports car is not something that comes from a platform alone," says Reggiani, obliquely referencing the Huracán's cousin, the R8. "This is the kind of thing that only the Lamborghini brain can generate."
And what a beautiful brain that is. Engineers used a technique called forged composite to create the hollow rear wing on the Performante. Instead of the laborious, hand-formed, complex weave of traditional carbon fiber, the new process takes chopped carbon fiber and spreads it through a film of resin. The result is a thin sheet of composite resembling a hash brown, which can be cut into complex shapes before it is compressed. This negates the labor-intensive work of laying out and trimming carbon-fiber pieces by hand.
Lamborghini first used forged composite in 2010 to create the tub of a very limited run of 20 Sesto Elementos, but the Performante is the first production car to use it extensively. "We can now create complex geometry, like the ALA system's rear wing with the ducts that are embedded in the wing," says Luciano De Oto, head of advanced composites.
De Oto has been a driving force behind composite research at Lamborghini since 2001. The company had long wanted to use composites for stressed and load-bearing parts but had serious trouble with crashworthiness. Computer simulations and crash-test results weren't aligning. They were stuck in a costly, time-consuming cycle.
"Only one company in the world was doing it right, and it was in aeronautics," De Oto says. "That was Boeing." The two companies formed a partnership, where Boeing shared lessons it had learned while making 787 fuselages out of carbon fiber. "We were the student to the professor, the little guy to the giant. These guys were doing such a level of testing and simulation we could not afford, and they gave us a lot of very important information with a really open approach. We were not a competitor," he says.
Lamborghini's composite modeling and production leapt light-years. "It was the first time we really understood how to simulate dynamic composites. Our simulation model and real-world testing results were one to one. What we saw in the simulator happened in reality," De Oto says.
With such strides—and an SUV waiting in the wings—Lamborghini appears to be standing on firm legs, replete with a new president and CEO. Stefano Domenicali, 52, took the helm in 2016 as Winkelmann's replacement. Domenicali hails from Ferrari, where he ran the F1 program. Like Reggiani, he is a hometown boy. Domenicali grew up in the village of Imola, listening to the sounds of F1 cars at the track, which he could hear from inside his home.
Following the track session, we take a ride through Motor Valley in the Performante, Domenicali behind the wheel. He points out landmarks, like the homes of former F1 drivers. It's been 25 years since he's driven these parts. "I used to ride this road on my bicycle with my friends. It's a joy!" he shouts over the crescendo of the V10 as the scenery blurs by. In this moment, the Performante feels like a time machine of sorts, plying past, present, and future as it storms around its stomping grounds, the embodiment of Lamborghini's remarkable, decades-long metamorphosis, a new leader at the reins. Domenicali, charismatic but bookish, with black-framed eyeglasses, is the ultimate insider/outsider. He readily acknowledges the gap in perception between the legendary but deeply flawed Lambos of old and the high-tech specimens of today. "The customers need to understand who we really are," he says, driving slowly, reverentially now, through the village where he was born. "That's why I'm pushing like hell to get people into the cars, to bring them into our factory. We need to show who we are much more aggressively."
Clearly, he is proud of Reggiani and the engineering team that created the Performante. More important, he has a good handle on both the upsides and concerns of launching a Lamborghini-branded SUV. "I think the Urus will be really superb. But we must manage requests. It's a balance, and we want to keep the right number. Of course, we want to make sure we don't dilute our brand. The SUV will be a great segment, but we need to stay focused on supersports cars. That is totally clear to me and to the board," he says.
Domenicali is already looking ahead to an even bigger challenge: When to embrace electrification. The technology will be key to the company's longevity, especially in markets he suspects will eventually impose deep restrictions on internal-combustion engines. But he also knows that the sound and fury of a naturally aspirated V10 or V12 is a central part of the Lamborghini mystique. "The beauty of the challenge is because we are so strong with the young generation, this is a path we can work on together."
Domenicali accelerates, threading the Performante through a series of hills blanketed in grapevines. The engine's sweet vocalizing is a reminder of how Lamborghini has come full circle in one sense, while progressing in so many others. Even as the company moves into a new era, where SUVs will exist alongside supercars and electrification is on the horizon, the magical allure of Lamborghinis, so palpable in the Countach, is alive and well. You can hear it in the sweet sound of the Performante's V10, just behind our heads. "That's so beautiful!" Domenicali cries, revving the engine. "It gives you emotion!"


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Maybe It's a Working Vacation; KARIN JANSSEN FLEW URGENTLY TO THE NETHERLANDS
Greta Van Susteren of Fox News reported on her
blog web column, that the chief prosecutor is on a two-week vacation to the Netherlands! In an article entitled, Vacation Break?, Greta pretty much rips into Prosecutor Karen Janssen.
Now the chief prosecutor is on a two-week vacation to the Netherlands! I don't know what you think… but it seems to me that if you are in charge of the only murder investigation in your country, and if the clock is winding down on holding your chief suspect, that you might want to delay that vacation a few weeks. Even some of us worked vacation days covering the story and we are not in charge of the investigation… we are simply covering it for a news organization.
You can not blame a prosecutor or a police chief if a crime is perfect and not provable — but I do think it is fair to criticize them for taking a vacation mid-investigation when there is a clock running.
Not so fast, Scared Monkeys has learned that this actually may not entirely be a vacation. According to sources in Aruba and also in todays Diario story entitled, "HEAD PROSECUTOR MRS. KARIN JANSSEN FLEW URGENTLY TO THE NETHERLANDS," it appears that part of the reason for this trip is to deal with the Natalee Holloway investigation. According to he Diario article,
For the Duct tape and possibly other evidence to reach as fast as possible to the State Laboratory, … it was decided that the sealed evidence will be transported by the Head Prosecutor Mrs. Karin Jansen who boarded the flight to the Netherlands.
Also according to a source at (at Aruba Today), "Yes the Prosecutor left for Holland on the same flight as the DNA Saliva Samples, Hair and Duct Tape. I understand that she will be staying with family and that she will be available on an "on-call" basis during her two weeks in the Netherlands." That would appear to be a working vacation to me. Going to the Netherlands for a specific reason to the investigation and being on call 24-7. I can think of much better vacations to take.
The following article is from Diario July 21st page 3, (translated by Aruba Girl)
Sealed pieces of evidence will be handed over to the State Laboratory.
ORANJESTAD (AAN): Competent authorities decided that Head Prosecutor Mrs. Karin Janssen must travel to The Netherlands. According to sources it deals with an urgent flight possibly relating to the investigation that is still ongoing of Natalee Holloway.
As it is known recently park rangers called alarm when they discovered among other things a piece of Duct tape that has hair resembling the hair of the American girl that is going to be missing for two months. In this case the only suspect detained is the young man Joran van der Sloot. For the Duct tape and possibly other evidence to reach as fast as possible to the State Laboratory, which is situated in Rijswijk, The Hague, it was decided that the sealed evidence will be transported by the Head Prosecutor Mrs. Karin Jansen who boarded the flight to the Netherlands.
As it is already known from the beginning DNA tests have been conducted on the mother and father of Holloway which would facilitate the investigators. There are indications that DNA tests have been done on Joran but we can't get official confirmation of this, but as we understood it this has already been done. Close sources stated that at the moment that the Head Prosecutors touches ground in The Netherlands the sealed evidence will he brought directly to the State Lab, where analysts will examine, study, compare, using the latest technology to find out if the hairs could belong to Natalee. Possibly tomorrow or in later days it will be determined what the result of this analysis is.
Posted July 21, 2005 by Scared Monkeys
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Chief Prosecutor In Natalee Holloway Case Heads To Netherlands (And Other Natalee Updates)
Among the Natalee updates – He writes that he has experience with "good kids." going wild at Carlos N'Charlies, and even has some images to prove it (sample images)…
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July 23rd, 2005 4:23 am
Who cares about 1 dead American, I'm on my vacation!
All Americans are just a bunch of cowboys. Us civilized people from the old European countries with rich history are better than you. I'm the lead prosecutor and I want to show that we are not a bunch of cowboys here in Aruba. We're a third world cou…


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Cornell College Events
Monday, March 27th (link)
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|Dean's Fora Thomas Commons
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|Study Abroad Returnees - Lunch & Learn Thomas Commons
"Marketing Your Experience Abroad & A Glimpse at Future Opportunities Abroad" by Jason Napoli, Director of Employer Relations & Career Coaching at Cornell. (Event #1 of the Off-Campus Studies Returnee Conference - Block 7, Week 2)
|1:00 pm-3:00 pm
|Monday Matinee Movie for Adults Cole Library
Monday, March 27, Cole Library will host Monday Matinee Movie. The movie "Hacksaw Ridge" will begin at 1 p.m. in Room 108 on the library's first floor. Popcorn and a drink will be provided.
|3:15 pm-4:15 pm
|Dean's Fora Thomas Commons
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Do you have questions about room selection and the housing lotteries process? Stop by this information session to get those questions answered.
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Revitalizing The Mental Militia! Poll and Discussion!
I just ordered this, so will have to come back and post results. I don't have any arthritis, but I do have stiff muscles at times, poor flexibility most of the time, and some indications of inflammation at times. http://www.amazon.com/Twin-Lab-Tri-Boron-Plus-Capsules/dp/B0001OP4MO/ref=sr_1_7?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1344626386&sr=1-7&keywords=BoronARTHRITIS: THE MAINSTAY OF THE "HEALTH INDUSTRY"THE DISEASE THAT "HEALTH" AUTHORITIES DON'T WANT CUREDhttp://www.whale.to/w/boron.htmlby Rex Newnham, Ph.D., D.O., N.D.Arthritis and its close relative osteoporosis affect about 30% of all people today. The latter is responsible for more long term hospital cases that any other single cause. Yet the answer has been found over twenty years ago, and the efforts of the health authorities have been to suppress this remedy. We must remember that no man can cure any disease, but of we give the body adequate nutrients and conditions then it will cure itself.I was not a medical man, but a teacher of soil science, chemistry and agricultural botany. Thirty years ago I developed arthritis and was given drugs that did not help the condition. There is a cause for every effect and I soon realized that I should seek the cause of my arthritis. I soon realized that the fruit and vegetables, and probably wheat and meat were mineral deficient, due to the lack of minerals in the sandy soils around Perth in Australia.All the common minerals were checked and none was relevant, but the mineral boron which was deficient was written off as not needed by man or animal. But I knew that boron was needed by plants and that it aided calcium metabolism in plants. I looked into the effect of boron and 45--60grams was a dangerous dose. It has about the same toxicity as sodium chloride. So I took less than one thousandth of this dangerous dose, namely 30 mg of sodium tetraborate. In three weeks all pain, swelling and stiffness had gone. I was cured with no side effects.Then I told the university medical school people and the public health authorities but nobody was interested. Then I told a few people who had arthritis and they were thrilled as they were getting better. It meant that they buy a packet of chemical that was labelled "poison - for killing cockcroaches and ants". Some people believed the label and stayed with their arthritis, but they persuaded me to have tablets made with a safe and effective quantity of boron. This I did.I also retired from teaching and qualified in alternative medicine as I was too old to start a normal medical course. This was fortunate as I studied nutrition, which doctors normally do not study. Nutrition holds the key to nearly all our maladies today. I qualified as a naturopath, osteopath, homoeopath and nutritionist and later gained a Ph.D. in nutrition.The first 1000 bottles of tablets took two years to sell, but within five years they were selling at 10,000 bottles a month and that was without advertising. Every satisfied user told a few more and so the business grew. It was getting too much for me and I went to a drug company for help in marketing. They made most of their money from aspirin, the main drug used for arthritics. I thought they would be interested in helping arthritic patients. I was wrong and a fool for thinking so.They said they were not interested, but they were most concerned; not about people with arthritis, but about losing some of their profits. This company had members on at. least two government committes, and these men had boron declared poison in any concentration. Then I was fined nearly $1000 for selling a poison and they successfully put me out of business in Australia. So I moved overseas where boron is not poison by law. Actually there is no such thing as a poisonous substance, there are only poisonous concentrations. We do not call oxygen a poison, but if breathed when pure it will kill fairly quickly.
hmmm going to have to try this.My joints have taken a beating this pass year.
I have a bad case of RA but responds to meds good.I am trying to ween off meds, (methotrexate) so I have been using boron for three months and it takes a good 85% or better off the edge.
Quote from: A Patriot on April 19, 2016, 01:05:48 pmI have a bad case of RA but responds to meds good.I am trying to ween off meds, (methotrexate) so I have been using boron for three months and it takes a good 85% or better off the edge.Excellent! I'm really glad for you. My specialty as a APRN was pain management. I never heard of boron to treat arthritis until long after I retired. Have found lots of things like that in the intervening years. What a waste... sigh
This sounds like what I am looking for. However, with reduced kidney function will this help?
Quote from: colonial shooter on April 20, 2016, 08:50:05 amThis sounds like what I am looking for. However, with reduced kidney function will this help?Don't know. I suspect that small a dose would not be a problem, but I have no data either way.I'm wondering what you are doing to increase your kidney health? So many things are actually toxic, and the liver with the kidneys are tasked with removing them from the blood, then removing them from the body. The fewer toxins you can take in, the better.All packaged, pre-prepared and manufactured "foods" contain these toxins, unavoidably. Even most raw fruits and vegetables are saturated in chemicals. Most renal patients can't eat much potato because of high potassium levels, but did you know that commercial potatoes are sprayed almost more than anything else? Besides pesticides in the field, they are sprayed with chemicals - all very toxic - to inhibit sprouting, to increase storage time. If you do buy potatoes, and see some that have little sprouts, buy those because they likely have less spray! And always peel potatoes now... I love to cook potatoes with the skin on, but will not do so unless I grow them... the skin is where the chemicals are concentrated. That's just one example. Lettuce, especially the bagged kind, is also very heavily sprayed. To reduce the load of toxins, eat whole foods in their original condition - except chopping them up or cooking meats, for instance - as much as possible. Animal fats, sea salt and natural meat are not your enemies, but your dear friends. Discard all of the self serving "health" and diet information being put out these days. Just think how silly is the roller coaster advice to use or not use this and that, all based on some poorly done "survey studies" with correlation stories that "might" have some grain of truth somewhere, but are not proven at all.Do not take chemical "medicine" of any kind unless not doing so at this point would be dangerous. I'm thinking of lasix and insulin, but little else. Now, that's an extremely tall order, and a great deal of work I know. I know because that is what I've done for the last ten years, and have regained my health. Most people don't want to go that far... so take the advice for whatever it's worth for you. It has worked for me. I have no disease and take no chemical medicine for anything anymore. I am healthier this way at 70 than I was at 40 when I was eating all the wrong stuff and trusting doctors for everything.There's more to it, of course. Dealing with your stress in a health manner is just as important as your diet. You can be healed. It's just up to you.


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Mark Cuban: Nihil Obstat
By JAMES K. FITZPATRICK
I can't say that my predictions are always correct: I can remember telling people that the personal computer was just a fad ("What are people going to do with it after they've saved their recipes and Christmas card list?"). Even so, I was surprised when it turned out that I was wrong about the remarks about racial prejudice made by Mark Cuban, the owner of the National Basketball Association team the Dallas Mavericks. I thought they were going to be met with universal approval.
Cuban was attempting to put into perspective comments made by fellow NBA-owner Donald Sterling about American blacks, comments that earned Sterling widespread condemnation. Sterling's comments are hard to defend. But not Cuban's. He was on the mark. He deserves to be defended. Instead, he is being raked over the coals.
Attorney General Eric Holder is famous for having once said that Americans are "cowards" when it comes to talking about race. Whether or not that is true, Cuban's plight gives us an opportunity to speak out forthrightly against those who seek to intimidate anyone who takes issue with the demands of the radicals in the civil rights establishment. I repeat: Cuban said nothing wrong. Quite the contrary.
Cuban, in a comment on Twitter, began by noting that "before we can help others deal with racism we have to be honest about ourselves. We're all prejudiced." Note that Cuban did not say "bigoted" or "racist." He said prejudiced, which makes a difference. Prejudice means that we make prejudgments based on our experiences in life. Some of those prejudgments may be rooted in racism and ethnic hatred. But there is no reason to assume that. Cuban offered some examples: "If I see a black kid in a hoodie and it's late at night, I'm walking to the other side of the street. And if on that side of the street, there's a guy that has tattoos all over his face — white guy, bald head, tattoos everywhere — I'm walking back to the other side of the street."
The "prejudice" Cuban is describing has nothing to do with race hatred. He pointed to his fear of the tattooed white guy to make that point. His admission that he would cross the street in these scenarios does not indicate a moral failure. It reflects common sense, good judgment, street smarts, savvy — call it what you will. Only a wide-eyed innocent, or perhaps a visitor from outer space with no knowledge of life in the United States, would not do the same.
Cuban is making the point that he would do everything he can to avoid people who look like thugs. Skin color is not the deciding factor in his decision, as he describes it. (I can't read his mind. No one else can either.)
I don't think anyone would argue that Cuban would have crossed the street if he found himself in the path of young black Gospel singers in bowties and suits, coming from a neighborhood church. Nor would he have crossed the street to avoid a group of black midshipmen from the Naval Academy. Or if the white men with shaved heads he encountered were wearing the dress blues of the U.S. Marine Corps.
We could go on. Cuban was describing with his "hoodie" reference the kind or urban blacks who dress in hoodies, baggy pants, and a profusion of "bling" to send a signal to society that they relate to the antisocial attitudes glorified by the "gangsta" rap musicians. Perhaps many young blacks who adopt this pose do not do that, but simply like the edgy style of the rappers, just as many "good" white suburban kids in the 1950s once strutted about in black motorcycle jackets like that worn by Marlon Brando in The Wild One. But it asks a great deal of a person to ponder these distinctions late at night on a city street. The reasonable reaction: Cross the street!
Los Angeles Times sportswriter Bill Plaschke will not cut Cuban any slack. In his column of May 23, he wrote, "By acknowledging a fear of a 'black kid in a hoodie,' Cuban is admitting he is scared of many of his own players and fans, as the hoodie is a common piece of wardrobe for young people of all races."
Plaschke, adds, "Just because Cuban says he is trying 'not to be hypocritical' does not mean that he can be excused for his ignorance. Simply because he praises this country's fight against bigotry doesn't give him a pass to sound like a bigot. Mark Cuban is not Donald Sterling. He doesn't have Sterling's racist past. He is considered one of the league's smartest and most passionate owners. But after making those comments, Cuban appears to be a lot closer to Sterling than anyone ever imagined, and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver needs to deal with the dangers of that proximity."
Baloney. I don't know what is in Mark Cuban's heart, but Plaschke delivered a cheap shot. When Cuban used the word "hoodie," he was using it as a synecdoche, a term used to represent a greater whole. He was referring to the young blacks with the threatening demeanor we associate with "gangsta" rap culture. He would not have crossed the street to avoid four black sprinters in hoodies leaving an afternoon track meet. And I'd bet the ranch that Plaschke would cross the street if late at night he came across a group of skinheads sporting the tattoos and black paraphernalia of Aryan supremacists. Context matters.
We should not forget Jesse Jackson's famous acknowledgment, "There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps and start thinking about robbery and then look around and see somebody white and feel relieved." Jackson is not alone.
Naomi Schaeffer Riley in her New York Post column of May 23 calls our attention to former Spelman College President Johnnetta Cole, who, writes Schaeffer Riley, "has written that in her many conversations with black women, 'One of the most painful admissions I hear is: I am afraid of my own people'."
Schaeffer Riley calls Mark Cuban "a rational person making a set of reasonable calculations about your safety based on available information." She observes, "We all act on incomplete information. Women regularly make the decision not to get into an elevator or a subway car with men they don't know. It's not that they assume all men are rapists or murderers. It's simply that given a limited amount of knowledge, we make calculations about what is safe."


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Tips for Moving Wine
There are many wine lovers out there that always look forward to that time of the day when they can relax with a glass of wine in their hand and enjoy. There, however, comes a challenge when they are shifting houses, and they have to move their wine collection with them. Moving wine from one place to another might seem easy, but it is a lot more complicated than many people think. It is more than just wrapping up the bottles and handing them to the mover to transport them for you. You can always get a professional mover to do the job for you if you're not up to it, but in this article, we are going to discuss some tips for moving wine.
Pack Wine Appropriately
The wine bottles require adequate cushioning, and they should always be placed on their sides, or up-side-down, as this will keep the corks moist. All the boxes should then be labeled accordingly as a warning to other people. Some of the labels can include: "Wine," "Fragile," and "This Side Up." Opened bottles should never be packed.
Avoid Extreme Temperatures
Temperature fluctuations are bound to affect wine, and especially the older wine since it is more sensitive. Ensure that the temperatures are approximately 55 degrees Fahrenheit, making spring and fall the best times to move the wine.
Avoid Bottle Shock
When you have moved the bottles, don't open them too soon after they have been shaken, as this will create "bottle shock", making the wine lose its flavor. Let the wine rest at least a week before you open it.
Check with Local Authorities
It is important to check with the local authorities, and especially if you're moving the wine across the state lines. There are some states that are sensitive as to how much alcohol can be transported for personal use, or how much alcohol can enter the states.
Get Wine Appraisal & Insurance
It is important to get appraisals and insurance, in both written and photographed for, where you're moving large collections of wine.
Augusta Movers
People that intend to move their wine and come from Toronto and its environs are very lucky because they have Augusta Movers. Augusta movers are the excellent solution for both residential and commercial moving, small business moves, storage, boxes and packing supplies. They can professionally handle the movement of the wine along with other office or household goods. They offer Cheap Packing Boxes because they probably get them at wholesale price. Below are some of the moving packages that they offer:
Small Moving Kit
Coming at a cost of $219, this is the excellent package for a studio or one-bedroom apartment.
Medium Moving Kit
Costing $349, this is the perfect package for a 2-bedroom house.
Large Moving Kit
At $469, this is the perfect package for everything in a 3-bedroom house, apartment, or condo.
X-Large Moving Kit
At $619, this package will take care of any big move.
Moving wine can be a very tricky affair for those that have no experience. There are conditions and laws to look out for, and that is one of the reasons why it is always important to use experienced movers like Augusta Movers. You might need to tell them about the importance and value of your wine and they will ensure that it reaches the destination in one piece.