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Samsung Galaxy S 4: What's The Wow Factor?
Global Wireless Practice Executive Director Neil Mawston discusses features of Samsung's new S 4 smartphone and the phone's potential of being a solid competitor in the industry. Photo: Getty Images.
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frisblue needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 125 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
Patrick McMurray - http://www.patrickmcmurray.com -
We want to provide Patrick McMurray with an official logo and tag line/slogan. To provide an explanation of our brand we describe our philosophy.
Patrick McMurray is an Australian luxury mens accessories and silk tie designer. His ties are the epitome of male self-expression: colourful, contemporary, and of the highest quality. The current range is comprised of cufflinks and silk ties. We are looking to expand into mens' jewellery (lapel badge, tie pin, finger rings) and women's scarves and ties.
Patrick McMurray ties are made of the finest silk woven in England, and his cufflinks are sterling silver. For more images of Patrick McMurray products please provide your email address.
Our clients are 28-65 years of age, successful, confident, fashion-conscious, a connoisseur of quality. He has the wealth to spend on himself, and is not overtly flashy.
He is a cultured world traveller, aesthetically intelligent and knows high quality and design when he sees it. Patrick McMurray's ties retail for $235 (more expensive then Hugo Boss, Kenzo and Armani) and are a sell-out in high-end retailers.
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While putting together this year's Top 100 Clubs list, I got the impression that a lot of club owners didn't really want to offer their numbers this year. The majority of those who declined my request to fill out our Top 100 form did so by saying that their companies were private and, therefore, they keep their financial information private.
I can't say that I necessarily blame anyone this year for wanting to keep their 2009 revenue numbers to themselves. For every club operator who had a tough year financially, another operator made it through the year more profitably. No one wants to be compared with a competitor and come out looking bad in the comparison. Of course, the refusal to disclose numbers often is much more complicated than having a poor year financially, so I would never offer that as the only reason for a club operator not to disclose his or her numbers.
As imperfect as any list is, our Top 100 Clubs list is important to the industry because it offers a snapshot of the health of many of the largest U.S. fitness facilities. This year, the list takes on even more significance as we've been in a recession for more than two years, and the only information we have about how clubs weathered this recession comes from anecdotal evidence (reported bankruptcies or club closings) and from the industry's association of for-profit club operators. It's often best to have several sources for such an important assessment.
The word from the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) is that the health club industry has weathered the storm fairly well, particularly compared to other industries. U.S. club revenue was actually higher in 2009 compared to 2008, according to IHRSA. Whether you take comfort in that assessment probably depends on whether you're a club operator who's weathering the storm or one who is so battered that you can barely operate.
Our list, which ranks clubs by their 2009 revenue, shows an amazingly high number of the largest club operations with lower revenues in 2009 compared to 2008. Based on the numbers that clubs submitted to us for 2008 and 2009, we found 36 companies reported lower revenues.
In addition, 11 companies did not submit their 2009 revenue numbers, but we estimated for them a 4 percent decrease based on the form they submitted last year with 2008 numbers. Despite the lower revenues for many of the clubs on our list, the positive is that the decreases were mostly in the single digits — and many of them were 5 percent or less. That's encouraging, even if some people would argue that the relatively small decreases may be exclusive to the larger club operators.
Numbers can be skewed however you'd like to skew them. What we do know is that few club owners walked away from 2009 unscathed. Almost every club operator had to cut costs (sometimes even staff), cut programs or cut back on employee benefits. And, yes, some even had to close clubs or file for bankruptcy. But I want to thank those club operators who opened up their numbers to the industry and allowed us to get a little peek into the health of the fitness business.
Because of space constraints, we were not able to analyze the list as deeply in this print issue as we would have liked to, but we've expanded our analysis in the online version of the story and have even included comments from some of the executives at companies on the list. You can read the expanded version at http://clubindustry.com/forprofits/top-100-health-clubs.


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"Eat local" is the foodie mantra, and nothing is more local than an egg from your own backyard.
That enticement has led many city dwellers and suburbanites to consider putting up a coop and keeping chickens. The online community BackYardChickens.com, for example, has more than 200,000 members, about half of whom have joined in the last two years.
But what's the cost in time and money — and what will the neighbors think?
Sandy Schmidt of Silver Spring, Md., compares the time required for basic chicken care to that for a more familiar pet: "It's about like having a cat," she says. "Make sure they have food and water every day, scoop out the coop — like a litter box — and let them out of the coop."
One big difference, though, is that your neighbors may never even see your cat, while many people worry about the smell and noise of chickens.
Rob Ludlow of BackyardChickens.com thinks these concerns aren't usually relevant to the small size of the average backyard flock. After all, he says, "What if everyone thought owning a dog in your backyard would smell and sound like a dog kennel?"
Still, neither dogs nor chickens are silent, so consideration is important. Roosters make most of the noise and aren't legal in most places, so be aware that if you decide to start with chicks, the sexes can't always be distinguished at birth. You can avoid this problem by getting adult hens, or make sure you get a breed where the sex differences are obvious.
"There are about four or five breeds out of two or three hundred that can be sexed at birth, just by looking at the color," says Tyler Phillips of Rent A Coop in Potomac, Md.
Even hens, however, can turn out to be more talkative than expected, as Lisa Sandbank of Santa Monica, Calif., found out.
"People said, 'Oh, when they lay an egg they do a little thing' ... but it's longer and louder than I imagined," she says.
Both Schmidt and Sandbank say their neighbors report hearing the chickens, although some claim to enjoy the sound (and the regular gifts of eggs they receive to help keep the peace).
Schmidt started out with one of Phillips' rental coops, which she planned to return if the neighbors complained. About half a dozen such businesses across the country have opened in the last few years, so this kind of trial chicken-keeping is a growing option.
Besides neighbors, there are other chicken-keeping issues to consider. Be aware that chickens:
— Might not mix well with your current pets. Schmidt knew she couldn't have chickens with the dog she used to have, and Sandbank had to gradually and carefully introduce her chickens and her cats.
— Need to be cared for whatever the weather, and when you go on vacation. Schmidt's coop from Rent A Coop is portable and fits in a minivan, so she took it to a friend's house before a recent trip. But for a conventional coop, you'll need an agreeable friend or a pet-sitting company.
— Produce fertilizer and eat bugs, but also have less beneficial effects on your garden. "One thing I didn't anticipate is that they like to scratch in loose dirt," says Schmidt. She's had to add stones or chicken wire to some beds to prevent digging.
— Require qualified vet care, which may be hard to find. Sandbank's one experience with an avian vet was less than satisfactory, and Phillips suggests going first to experienced chicken-keepers online for tips to pass on to any vet that you consult.
Finally, if you decide that chickens will fit into your lifestyle and your neighborhood, there's one big long-term issue to consider: Hens don't lay eggs their whole lives.
What you do when they stop may depend on why you're keeping them in the first place.
For Schmidt, who used to be a vegetarian, part of her motivation is to educate her children in the reality of food production.
"I don't know whether I'll really do it or not, but from the beginning I've told the kids that when the chickens get too old to lay, we might eat them," she says. "I don't know if I could go through with it myself, but I might give them to someone else."
To others, chickens are mainly pets; Sandbank's partner doesn't even eat eggs.
"The eggs are not the point," she says. "They're our pets now and they always will be. The eggs are a gas, they're fun, but I like giving them away more than eating them."
Downplaying the eggs also makes sense when you consider that with the initial expense of setting up a coop, the eggs are, in fact, no bargain.
"Once you've got it going it's economical, but the initial expense of the coop and the chickens blows that all out of the water," says Schmidt. "They're the most expensive eggs you've ever eaten."
Backyard chickens? A hard-boiled assessment
"Eat local" is the foodie mantra, and nothing is more local than an egg from your own backyard.


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BOSTON (AP) Dom Morris scored 19 points to lead six Boston University players in double figures as the Terriers defeated Maryland-Baltimore County 81-75 Saturday for their third consecutive victory.
A 3-pointer by Maurice Watson Jr. started a 7-0 run that gave the Terriers (11-10, 5-3) a 71-63 lead with 2:04 remaining.
The Retrievers (4-16, 2-5) got back to within four, 75-71, on Ryan Cook's 3-pointer with 20 seconds left, but two free throws by Watson 4 seconds later increased the margin to six.
UMBC led 25-15 with 7:09 until halftime, but Boston University scored the next 10 points, with Morris and John Papale getting two baskets each.
D.J. Irving scored 13 points, Papale and Nathan Dieudonne had 11 each, and Watson and Malik Thomas scored 10 each for the Terriers, who shot 51.7 percent (31 of 60).
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What Harvard Looks for in a Student
Harvard University President Drew Faust says Chinese students represent the largest group of foreigners attending the university. She tells the WSJ's Deborah Kan what it takes to get into Harvard today.
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... the the ... Wall Street Journal digital network joining me now is St ... are you actually get to see it ... how many students I'm ... going to Harvard are coming from Asia where are they coming from and are the numbers and peace ... the numbers are increasing and now the non students from China represent the largest non US ... a source of students so this is an area of ... command was ... withdrawn for us ... and we won expand those numbers and have the very best students think about us and come to join us said last year for example how many students and China into it there that's more than six hundred and fifty one and sixteen and that they didn't have a side effect of it's it's ... it's growing aam dramatically in the last six to eight years and saying um I don't know the percentage just up and that it is the steady increase ... it has a lot of debate ... about the Western vs Eastern style of education the Eastern be more red Western more ... in a liberal arts oriented ... into questioning ... so how does harm heard of friction when you're looking at students in China how new bridge that gap it isn't coming into an entirely different education system ... well we really look at the Holstein we wanna make sure a student as academically excellent so we wanna see measurements of God but were not interested exclusively in test scores and grades we wanna see ... what is a student done outside of the academic sphere ... this this didn't have a broad range of interests whatever contributions in one area assisted migrate to the community at Harvard ... was a brand new character what we find out about who this person is ... what this person's standards for ... her himself are and what that will mean within the community as well ... so um that is something that we ... wanna find evidence of ten and it's a very important aspect of the qualification of students for admission to Harvard ... again as the world becomes more global obviously it's becoming a more competitive world out there said ... how is the applicator chain chain and what are you looking for today versus maybe ten years ago ... such an interesting question I think the applicants are more global they're more people from around the world thinking about for free ... we also had changed her financial aid policy to try to expand our support for lower income students and so is ... looking more broadly and students from economic backgrounds that may not a fun of Hartford ... we've had for a one-time and need blind admissions ... on policy but often students weren't aware ... of this and so we've now been trying to be more emphatic about our desire for students from diverse economic backgrounds and I think that's an ... important effect on broadening the range of of our students in terms of their economic circumstances how important test scores and I think that I guess the bottom line people wonder is can you get into Harvard without a four play those four above Tuesday ... yes you can aam and I think we try to look at the academic qualifications of students in a variety of ways ... to score is tell us something but it's certainly not everything ... aam and and ... how tested has done in school tells us something but again not everything we look at students ... of valuations from faculty members we look at ... on the widest range of ... attributes that might ... identify their academic qualifications including herpes for almost all other applicants ... with alumni or others ... who ... will meet with them to assess their Pursell caught qualifications as well as their intellectual and ... they Spanish President U S standing as at the Hong Kong ... for more on that dinner you to go to Des beest dot com I'm Deborah con ...


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Texas on the Potomac's Perry Watch provides the most comprehensive coverage on the Internet of Texas Gov. Rick Perry's presidential efforts. We are pleased to include some of the best content from the Texas Tribune's Perry coverage, including this piece by Emily Ramshaw.
When Gov. Rick Perry emerged from back surgery on July 1, he tweeted that his "little procedure" — a spinal fusion and nerve decompression designed to treat a recurring injury — had gone "as advertised."
The possible presidential contender didn't reveal that he'd undergone an experimental injection of his own stem cells, a therapy that isn't FDA approved, has mixed evidence of success and can cost upwards of tens of thousands of dollars.
The governor's procedure did not involve embryonic stem cells, which he and many other conservatives ardently oppose using for medical research on both religious and moral grounds. His treatment involved removing his own adult stem cells from healthy tissue and injecting them back into his body at the time of surgery, with the belief that the cells would assist tissue regeneration and speed recovery.
In a statement on Wednesday, Perry spokesman Mark Miner called the procedure "successful" and confirmed that it included "the innovative use of his own adult stem cells."
While some doctors and biomedical engineers swear by the benefits of this relatively new science and offer the therapy to patients with everything from slipped discs to cardiac disease, stem cell experts say there's still little clinical evidence — aside from research on animals and small-scale human studies — that it's effective.
The FDA, which is in litigation over its authority to regulate new stem cell clinics, has not approved the use of adult stem cells for anything other than bone marrow transplants, which have been used for decades to treat cancer and sickle cell anemia patients. This has largely kept doctors from openly advertising these stem cell injections, but not from capitalizing on them by offering the therapy to their patients.
It also hasn't stopped Perry from pushing for adult stem cell research and industry in Texas. During the governor's 2009 State of the State address, he called on state leaders to invest in adult stem cell companies. Later that year, his Emerging Technology Fund awarded a $5 million grant to the Texas A&M Health Science Center Institute of Regenerative Medicine and $2.5 million to Helotes-based America Stem Cell to develop new adult stem cell technology.
Last month, three weeks after his adult stem cell treatment, Perry wrote a letter to the Texas Medical Board, which is considering new rules regarding adult stem cells, saying that he hoped Texas would "become the world's leader in the research and use of adult stem cells." He asked board members to "recognize the revolutionary potential that adult stem cell research and therapies have on our nation's health, quality of life and economy."
In the weeks since the procedure, the governor has traded his cowboy boots for orthopedic shoes and donned a back brace, raising questions that his recovery may be slow-going. Still, he has traveled extensively; in an interview with The Associated Press last week, Perry said he felt 80 percent recovered and was swimming and using the treadmill.
As for the high cost of such stem cell injections, Miner said that whatever health insurance didn't pay for, "Perry did."
It's unclear exactly how Perry's procedure went; in many cases, doctors pull stem cells from the patient's fatty tissue or blood, clean the cells in culture and then, several weeks later, inject the cells back into the patient, either into the blood stream or at the site of the surgery. Houston orthopedic spine surgeon Stanley Jones, who performed Perry's stem cell infusion, did not return phone messages left at his office on Wednesday.
In May 2010, Jones made a high-profile trip to Kyoto, Japan, to get infused with his own stem cells to treat autoimmune arthritis. A January press release from RNL BIO, the South Korea-based stem cell company that treated him, reported that he had a complete recovery within five months.
The infusion of adult stem cells to repair tissue and organ damage is highly controversial. For every Bartolo Colon, the New York Yankees pitcher whose near-miraculous comeback is being attributed to the procedure, researchers say there are botched jobs and patients who spend tens of thousands of dollars with no results.
The biomedical engineers and spinal clinics developing stem cell products and performing the procedure say they're seeing terrific results.
"They have been outstanding given how new the field is," said Kevin Dunworth, founder and CEO of Austin-based Celling Technologies and SpineSmith, which prepares the adult stem cells for about 450 procedures in the U.S. every month, a quarter of them in Texas. "The added value of stem cells is that they're wonderful at mitigating pain on a long-term basis, and they do it quite rapidly, within three to five days."
But researchers say that despite the great potential adult stem cells may have, so far they've seen nothing more definitive than the so-called "placebo effect" — patients who convince themselves they're feeling better simply by nature of having had the procedure. In some lab tests, stem cells that have been effectively deprogrammed to help regenerate a particular organ have appeared to turn cancerous. In others, patients have traveled around the world, spending $10,000 to $50,000 for stem cells that simply die off, with no effect on health.
"Most of this stuff is pretty experimental at this point," said Heather Rooke, the science director for the International Society for Stem Cell Research. "People are pushing these things into the clinic before there's real evidence of safety or an indication that they'll work."
This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at http://www.texastribune.org/texas-people/rick-perry/perrys-surgery-included-experimental-stem-cell-the/
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The National Book Awards are open for 2018 submissions.
The mission of the National Book Foundation is to celebrate the best literature in America, expand its audience, and ensure that books have a prominent place in American culture.
Dates for 2018 NBAs
March 14: Entry Form Opens & Judges Announced
May 16 (12 midnight, Pacific): Deadline for entry form submission
June 29: Books due to Judges and NBF office
mid-September: Longlists Announced
October 10: Finalists Announced
November 14: National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner (Winners announced)
What Is the National Book Award?
Established in 1950, the National Book Award is an American literary prize administered by the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization. A pantheon of such writers as William Faulkner, Marianne Moore, Ralph Ellison, John Cheever, Bernard Malamud, Philip Roth, Robert Lowell, Walker Percy, John Updike, Katherine Anne Porter, Norman Mailer, Lillian Hellman, Elizabeth Bishop, Saul Bellow, Donald Barthelme, Flannery O'Connor, Adrienne Rich, Thomas Pynchon, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Alice Walker, Charles Johnson, E. Annie Proulx, and Colum McCann have all won the Award.
Who Are the Judges?
Each year, the Foundation selects a total of twenty Judges, including five in each of the four Award categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature. Historically, Judges are published writers who are known to be doing great work in their genre or field, and in some cases, are past NBA Finalists or Winners. As of 2013, judging panels will no longer be limited to writers, but now may also include other experts in the field such as literary critics, librarians, and booksellers. One of the five Judges on each panel is selected as the panel chair. This person acts as the voice of the panel and the liaison to the Foundation. The Foundation staff takes no part in the Judges' deliberations, except to verify a submission's eligibility.
Who Can Submit Books?
Each spring, the Foundation sends the official National Book Awards guidelines and entry forms to the publishers in its master database. Those publishers who do not receive the materials automatically can call or email the Foundation to request a copy. Authors cannot submit their books themselves; they must have their publishers contact us directly. However, the guidelines are always available for informational purposes here: www.nationalbook.org/nbaentry.html.
In order to be eligible for the Award, a book must be written by an American citizen and published by an American publisher between December 1 of the previous year and November 30 of the current year. Self-published books are only eligible if the author/publisher publishes the work of other authors in addition to his own. Books published through services such as iUniverse are not eligible for the Award.
Each publisher must submit a completed entry form to the Foundation by May 15. They must then mail one copy of each entered book to the Foundation, as well as one copy to each of the five Judges in the appropriate category, by July 1. The entry fee is $135 per book.
How Are the Finalists Chosen?
Each panel reads all of the books submitted in their category over the course of the summer. This number typically ranges from 150 titles (Poetry) to upwards of 500 titles (Nonfiction). As of 2013, each panel will now compile a "longlist" of ten titles, to be announced in mid-September. They will then narrow down that list to five Finalists, to be announced in mid-October. They may arrive at these choices using whatever criteria they deem appropriate, as long as they do not conflict with the official Award guidelines.
The Finalists Announcement has taken place at various literary sites around the country, from William Faulkner's front yard in Oxford, Mississippi (2005) to the Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home in Savannah, Georgia (2010). In 2011, the Finalists Announcement was made on Oregon Public Broadcasting's morning radio program "Think Out Loud," and in 2012, the announcement was made on TV for the first time, on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
How Are the Winners Chosen?
No one, not even the Foundation staff, learns who the Winners are until the day of the National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner, which takes place in mid-November in New York City. That afternoon, over lunch, each panel collectively decides who the Winner in their category will be. Often, this decision has been made ahead of time, but occasionally the panel works to come to a consensus until the very last minute. The panel chair announces the Winner at the Ceremony that evening.
What Does the Award Entail?
The night before the Awards, each Finalist receives a prize of $1,000, a medal, and a citation from the panel at a private Medal Ceremony. Immediately following the Medal Ceremony, all twenty Finalists read from their nominated books at the Finalists Reading. The four Winners in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature are announced the following evening at the National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner, where each Winner receives $10,000 and a bronze sculpture.
Then What?
Once an author has been a National Book Award Finalist or Winner, he or she becomes a permanent member of the National Book Foundation family. We do our best to keep in touch with both the authors and publishers, promote the authors' new books and upcoming readings, and invite them to future National Book Award-related events. Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr to see how we continue to support past Winners and Finalists all year round.


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There is no need to rehash the evolution of Hyundai in the American market in the last eight years, that has been done to death. In that time, Hyundai has built a reputation for quality products that provide excellent value. Where Hyundai has really shined, is in providing high levels of content compared to it's competition at the same price or less.
When Hyundai decided to bring the Equus to the U.S. a few years ago, many said that Hyundai had gone to far, no one would buy a top end luxury car from the brand, they should focus on what they were good at doing, high value cars for mainstream America.
If there was one car in the Equus' sights it was the Lexus LS series, the original usurper in the top end luxury segment, Hyundai looked at that playbook, and looked to repeat the success. While the Equus did not take off like the original LS, that was partially due to supply constraints and conservative sales estimate from Hyundai corporate. While the Equus was good when compared against the LS and Mercedes-Benz S-Class it felt about half to three quarters of a generation behind those two in the quality of materials and some overall refinement.
Come the 2014 mid-cycle refresh and most of the issues have been addressed. There is an upgrade to the quality of materials throughout, though there are one or two striking misses, the aircraft style map lights in the rear being a noticeable one.
The styling has been tweaked, a nice clean up in removing some chrome trim from the front and rear bumpers along with the tail light lenses, gives the Equus a more refined look, the new 19" turbine style wheels look very striking as well. Hyundai have also changed out the headlamps and taillights to LED's as well.
Inside there is an all new dash, instrument panel and center stack. In Ultimate trim there is a control dial on the steering wheel for the infotainment system's 9.2" display that provides haptic feedback.
The infotainment system is an up to date system with a 64 gig SSD drive, with 30 gigs reserved for music, videos and photos. The Nav system has "Junction View" giving you a graphical representation of Interstate interchanges and which lane and route to take. Also down in the Nav system menus, there is the ability to see how far a rest stops are down the road.
In the instrument cluster there is a 7" display between the speedometer and tachometer, for additional information, including turn by turn directions from the Nav system. The Equus also is, in Ultimate trim, equipped with a Heads Up Display. If you've never driven with a modern HUD unit, it is something that is very nice to have. The HUD unit will display speed, turn by turn directions and blind spot warnings.
If you choose to ride in the back, this is an "Executive Luxury Sedan" after all, there are dual 9.2" displays, power door closure, and four way power lumbar adjustments to the rear seats.
Out on the road the Equus drives well, it feels like a large solid car. There are two drive modes for the suspension, "Normal" and "Sport". Most people will not move out of the Normal setting and that's fine, the ride and handling are compliant, and there is no float to the ride. Change to Sport and things firm up, the steering has a little more weight and feel to it, but the change in settings does not transform the Equus into a "Sport Sedan".
Power for the Equus is the excellent 5.0 liter Tau V8 engine producing 429 horsepower, matched up to an 8 speed automatic transmission. While one would not call the Equus fast, the power is more than adequate, you never feel as if you are laking for power. You can get up to speed quickly, on a two lane road you have plenty of torque to get you around slower cars and safely back into your lane. Merging on to highways is not a problem at at all. Best of all, unlike some other cars in this class the Equus does not require Premium Fuel.
The Equus comes in two trim levels, Signature and Ultimate. Pricing for the two models is $61,920 for the Signature and $68,920 for the Ultimate, that is $1,750 more than the outgoing model. Compared to others in the category the Equus is $11,000 less than the Lexus LS, $33,000 less than the BMW 7 Series and $37,000 less than the Mercedes S-Class.
While many might think that people who would buy a Lexus, Mercedes, Audi or BMW would not be interested in the Equus, according to Hyundai America CEO John Krafcik, they have had a significant amount of conquest business from those other brands.
While at the end of the day the Equus might not be quite as good as the Lexus LS, it's 95-98% as good and at a much better price point. The interior and ride quality are on par with the outgoing Mercedes S-Class, at a huge savings, without some of the service headaches that come from owning a German car.
The Equus is a player in the market and shouldn't be discounted, we saw 20+ years ago how the German luxury makers dismissed Lexus, and we saw how well that worked out. Given what Hyundai is doing with their mainstream products, the Equus shouldn't be dismissed either.


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When living in a small apartment, there are compromises you learn to live with for the cheaper rent — mainly the lack of space. But SplinterWorks, the same folks responsible for that stunning carbon fibre hammock tub, have created the clever Bodice lounger that automatically stands up and out of the way when not in use, saving space.
Available in a white leather finish, or pretty much any fabric you want, the lounger looks like a curvy sculpture when standing upright. But with a light touch it gently falls back towards the ground, becoming a spot for someone to sprawl out and relax. The clever use of weighting on the Bodice means it doesn't instantly pop back up to its standing position when you climb off — like a catapult. Which makes it particularly great for kids, because you don't want to give them any ideas. [SplinterWorks via designboom]


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Question: My daughter starts 4th grade in the fall. Some of her friends from this past year were bad influences—they made fun of kids in the class and would pressure my daughter to play tricks on those kids during recess. I want to start next year fresh by helping her choose better and nicer friends. How can I do that when I'm not there?
Answer: Just as with adult friendships, sometimes children end up with friends who don't share their moral code or treat others the way they do.
Assuming the friends from this past school year were mostly school friends—that is, your daughter won't see them much this summer—you have the opportunity to use the time away to teach her what qualities to value in a friendship and make new friends this summer.
For instance, look at your daughter's friends who you feel are good influences. What characteristics do they possess? Are they kind, compassionate, trustworthy, considerate? Talk to your daughter about those types of qualities, using her friends as examples.
"Angel always thanks me after we have her over for dinner. That shows she is grateful for our food and our company. What are you grateful for?"
In the same manner, you can start a conversation about negative qualities. Share a story from your childhood when someone treated you unkindly and relate it back to the friends who make fun of classmates.
"When I first got glasses, there were boys in my class who told me I was ugly and called me 'four eyes.' They hurt my feelings and made me cry. Did anyone in your class this year get glasses? Did anyone make fun of them? Instead of hurting their feelings, you can tell them you like their glasses and are happy they can see better!"
Then you can talk about what to do when classmates make fun of other people and talk about those values and traits that we want in our friends.
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People's concept of what a DIT actually does ranges greatly depending on their experience. A DIT, or Digital Imaging Technician, is technically a Union job title in the IATSE Local 600 (Cinematographers Guild)...though many folks out there call themselves DIT regardless.
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The Oscar winner, who will receive a lifetime achievement award at the 70th ACE Eddie Awards on Jan. 17, also talks about working on 'Lenny' and 'Network' and what it was like seeing himself depicted in FX's 'Fosse/Verdon.'
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The American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards, which will be handed out Jan. 17, will for the first time give voters a choice of selecting a foreign-language film in each of the three categories. The trio in contention are: "The Farewell" (comedy), "Parasite" (dramatic) and "I Lost My Body" (animated).
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It is notoriously difficult for a film in a foreign language to become a blockbuster in the United States, which makes the crossover a success Parasite What a pleasant surprise. The black comedy that defies the genre has raised more than $ 130 million at the global box office, including a strong $ 23 million career in the United States and Canada. ParasiteThe issues of class disparity and despair in the face of unsurpassed poverty seem to have touched the sensitive fiber of the public worldwide, and the film is widely regarded as one of the best films of 2019.
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The Fiscal Cliff Goes Social with #My2K
President Obama is hoping to enlist Americans in the fiscal cliff talks by tweeting lawmakers with #My2K, Tim Hanrahan reports on digits. Photo: Twitter, Inc.
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ESPN may be reviled among hockey fans -- this one included -- and the network admittedly doesn't pretend to feign interest in the sport but that doesn't mean they do something worth our attention once in a while. One of the best things ESPN has done in a long time, quite possibly the best, was their 30 for 30 documentary series. Under the direction of Bill Simmons the network produced 30 sports documentaries from 30 different filmmakers and took a very serious look at some of sports biggest players and stories. In May, the network announced that they would be doing more such films given the resounding success of the 30 for 30 series.
Per Chris Botta on Twitter, one of the films is going to feature ex-Isles owner John Spano who conned his way into buying the team in 1996. Spano bought the team from John Pickett but never really paid Pickett any money, a problem when the total of the deal was supposed to be $165 million. Spano claimed to be worth hundreds of millions, when in reality he only had a maybe a few million. The story goes that he had letters from Lloyds of London and documents from Fleet Bank showing that he was good for the money. Back in the exploding sports arena of the 1990s, that was good enough for the NHL and they allowed Pickett -- desperate to sell in his own right -- to hand the team over to Spano.
The NHL allowed itself to be defrauded by a con man with no money, arguably the third worst thing the league has done business wise during Gary Bettman's reign as commissioner (the others being those two lockouts). Some time soon, it'll be on ESPN and despite the negative topic it should be pretty interesting, given how well done the majority of the 30 for 30 docs are. And you've got to wonder if there isn't someone in Bristol cracking a smile about being able to needle Gary Bettman and the NHL a bit.
Here's Chris Botta's John Spano story originally published on this blog in 2009:
It's February 15, 1997 and the Islanders are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the franchise. The team sucks that season, but this is a memorable night. The all-time Islanders team is announced, Boss and Trots and Denis and Smitty are in the barn, the new owner – our savior! – is walking around and to top it off Lappy Lapointe breaks a zip-zip tie with an overtime goal for the victory over John Vanbiesbrouck and the Florida Panthers.
After the game, the atmosphere in the locker room hallway is glorious mayhem. The Islanders legends are hugging it out in the hallway with Ziggy, Smoke, a Calder contender named Bryan Berard, Caber, Bert and the rest of the boys. It's been a depressing season, but for one night everyone is reminded why the hockey life is beautiful. In the middle of the celebration stands a solitary man who doesn't approach anyone, so no one approaches him.
He is focused, clearly on a vital mission. It's John Spano, the "mega-millionaire" owner of the Islanders. He is standing in the hallway, completely oblivious, his back to the celebration. He is holding a puck, not from the game but the kind you can buy on the Coliseum concourse for 5 bucks. In his other hand is a Sharpie, as black as the suits he always wore.
"John, is there something we can do for you? I asked.
"Nah, I'm good. Just told a friend I'd get something signed for his kid by Vanbiesbrouck."
Hmm. Picture this: owner of major professional sports team, after a big win, alone in the hallway because he wants to make sure the goaltender of the visiting team signs his puck. This is Fred Wilpon waiting outside the Dodgers locker room until Manny signs his bat. This is Jerry Jones hanging outside the Giants Stadium lot to meet Eli.
This is not how the owner of a sports team operates. They have people for that. People like I used to be.
Spano didn't budge. With so much joy around him and his new toy, he instead chose to wait for The Beezer to do his interviews, shower, dress and make his way down the hall. VBK signed Johnny's puck and the owner of the New York Islanders left the arena, all by himself.
This is what it took for me and my two best colleague-pals to give each other the look that's something not quite right in the Country.


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Why is Kate Bosworth? It's been a question that's brewing, a long time coming. She works less than Jessica Biel. And it's not just her skankwrecking on Chris Martin and Alexander Skarsgard. It's not just her non-existent relationship with food. It's not just the bulimic jut of her jaw. It's all of that and ...nothing. Bosworth's "it" expired a long, long time ago, if "it" was ever there.
But she's skinny. And she loves clothes. And Karl Lagerfeld is impressed with the way she sticks her finger down her throat. So she shows up at fashion events, like last night for Chanel, and gets free sh-t all the time, and shows up smug and half smiley, like it's a f-cking chore to have her picture taken to remind us that she exists.
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Israel is trimming their wicks for Mohamed, and Obama is begging for oil. While this is an allegory to Matthew 25, the Israel's aren't exactly virgins. But, it sure looks like they are attempting to thin out the wedding party for what they see coming.
By striking at Hamas they reduce the the number of front lines they face from an Arab/Persian "ALL IN" that might result from a later strike on Iran. In so doing, they also send a clear message to Obama. It is an important message because a populist Arab "ALL IN" with the Persians is only possible because of Obama's handling of the Arab Spring.
Obama only has one last trick in his current play book, and that is to innocuously declare that Mohamed is the Prophet. Expect it to be stated in such a way to for the American media to rationalize that statement, while making the meaning clear to its target audience. Of course the outcome of using that play is unpredictable, but it likely would be meant to defuse current situations in favor of acting at some future time when there are 72 virgins waiting instead of just 10.
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Student leaders Model the Way by finding their voice and affirming shared values.
As captain of his volleyball team, Mark Almassy talked about the critical importance of leading by example: "I always showed up early to practice and oftentimes stayed late. There was nothing I wasn't willing to do. I was not too good to mop the floor or too cool to shout words of encouragement to a freshman. I knew that my actions spoke louder than my words, so I made sure to show people what to do rather than tell them what to do."
Leaders are supposed to stand up for their beliefs, so they'd better have beliefs to stand up for. Leaders must be clear about their guiding principles. They must find their own voices, and then they must clearly and authentically give voice to their values. Yet leaders can't simply impose their values on others and expect commitment. They have to engage others in common aspirations. Modeling the Way begins with the clarification of personal values and involves building and affirming shared values that all can embrace.
Eloquent speeches about common values are not nearly enough. Exemplary leaders know that it's their behavior that earns them respect. The real test is whether they do what they say—whether their words and deeds are consistent. Leaders set an example and build commitment through simple, daily acts that create progress and build momentum.
The personal-best leadership case studies we examined were distinguished by the fact that all of them required relentless effort, steadfastness, competence, and attention to detail. It wasn't the grand gesture that had the most lasting impact. Instead it was the power of spending time with someone, of working side-by-side with colleagues, of telling stories that made values come alive, of being highly visible during times of uncertainty, of handling critical incidents with grace and discipline, and of asking questions to get people to focus on values and priorities.