This is Ahmed, Bettina and Charly.
Together they are the NVC network of
Little Whinging. They love the idea to sign
up to the virtual home.
That's the new social media platform for
the global NVC network. Like a
combination of facebook and skype and
everyone you meet has an NVC background.
They also like the vision, mission and
purpose of what we call the NVC Community.
The vision is basically that
we want to live in a world that works for all.
The full text in the notes below.
Nothing else is necessary to become what
we call a community weave. There are lots
of community weaves. For instance Ahmed is
certified trainer and he is part of a
community of certified trainers in his country.
Bettina is part of an initiative
to found an NVC school.
And more and more community weaves all interconnected
by people who are part of more than one weave.
Now Charly wants something else.
He wants to become a member of the new NVC organisation.
Because we haven't decided
on a name yet for now we call it NVC-O.
Charly gets to know Danielle.
Danielle already is a partner -
that's what we call the members
of the organization.
Danielle agrees to sponsor Charly.
Danielle's organizational weave - let's say
they have an online bookstore - also
agrees to sponsor Charly.
So Charly becomes a partner in training.
As an organizational weave they are also signed
up to the same virtual home as the
community weaves. They also commit to
a vision, mission and purpose.
The vision is the same as for the community,
You remember: a world that works for all.
Mission and purpose are a bit different.
For instance the mission also includes to
provide service for the community.
And as there are lots of community weaves,
there are also lots of organizational weaves
all interconnected by people who
are part of more than one weave
Charly learns a lot. For instance he learns that
organizational weaves consists of three
to 12 people. Larger weaves split into two.
He also finds out the decision-making is
not done in majority votes, but more consensual.
How exactly differs from weave to weave.
He learns that one person in each
weave focuses on aspects of access and
privilege, so that these topics are not forgotten.
And what he's really curious about
is that all organizational weaves
and all full partners have full
decision-making authority. They can do
what they want. That is the reason why
the sponsoring weave and Charly take
time to see whether he really fits into
this organisation. What they are looking
for in new partners is some level of NVC
integration, some understanding of how
the NVC-O works, and understanding and
commitment to follow the operational
agreements. Operational agreements are
high threshold requests on how things are
done in the NVC-O. That weaves consists of
three to 12 people is an example for an
operational agreement. If you choose to
break it, you are requested to provide
feedback to the organisation, so that
operational agreements can be adapted.
When everyone is happy, after a year or so,
Charlie becomes your partner.
Now you know about the basic structure.
There is a lot more to say on how certification is
done recognized roll weaves.
How organizational weaves are organized
into 9 theme clusters and that the global
Council is one of the organizational weaves.
And how we want to transition to
the new structure by doing pilot projects.
More information on cnvc.org
And thanks for watching.
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How to Naturally Whiten Your Teeth at Home - Duration: 3:22.
If you've ever cooked with turmeric powder, you probably had some yellow hands afterwards,
along with some very delicious food. Who would have thought that the spice that stains pretty
much anything can brighten and whiten yellow teeth?
It is not clear why this amazing fact is true, many people do swear by this tactic.
Turmeric is also effective for dental issues, such as tooth aches, gingivitis, and sensitive
teeth. Turmeric kills germs, fights infections and reduces swelling and pain. Turmeric has
been used as a medicine because of a chemical contained within it called curcumin.
To whiten teeth, turmeric is mixed with baking soda and coconut oil. Baking soda is effective
for cleaning pretty much anything. Scientists know baking soda as sodium bicarbonate. Baking
soda removes stains and plaque from your teeth by removing acids that are made by the bacteria
in your mouth. Plaque can cause dental problems, such as tooth decay and gum disease.
Coconut oil is another wondrous ingredient, that can draw out bacteria from your mouth
and can treat toothaches, bad breath, tooth sensitivity and gum disease. People call this
activity oil pulling, because rinsing your mouth with coconut oil will pull out those
germs, but it also helps to whiten your teeth.
Things you will need:
- Turmeric powder - Baking soda
- Coconut oil - A bowl
- A mixing spoon - Measuring spoons
- A jar or container for storing the mixture
Steps:
- Measure 4 tablespoons of dried, organic turmeric root powder into a bowl.
- Add 2 teaspoons of baking soda. - Add 2½ to 3 tablespoons of organic, virgin
coconut oil. - Mix thoroughly with a spoon or fork.
How to use:
- Spread 2 teaspoons of your turmeric teeth whitener on your toothbrush.
- Gently brush your teeth for 1 to 2 minutes. - Swish 1 teaspoon of melted coconut oil in
your mouth for another minute, then spit it out. (Do not swallow, as this mixture contains
all the germs in your mouth). - Rinse your mouth with water.
- Repeat several times a week for a couple of weeks, then reduce the frequency to once
or twice a week.
Please note that this mixture may stain the skin around your mouth. Therefore, use care
when brushing your teeth. To remove any yellow turmeric stains from your skin, apply milk
to the area for about 5 minutes and then wash off.
Tips:
- Store the remaining mixture in the refrigerator for a few days.
- If you would rather make a smaller amount, ensure that you reduce all ingredients proportionately.
- This mixture is likely to stain your toothbrush bright orange! Keep a separate soft to medium
bristled toothbrush for this whitener alone. - Besides using this mixture, be sure to take
care of your oral health. - Use this method along with oil pulling with
coconut oil to remove all germs from your mouth.
If you like the video, give it a thumbs up and share it with your friends!
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LOOK THIS IS Aston Vantage Gt8 Lithonia Lighting Led Lights - Duration: 2:31.
LOOK THIS IS Aston Vantage Gt8 Lithonia Lighting Led Lights
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How to set the Coolest Flip Clock Screen Saver on your Mac! - Duration: 2:33.
Hello and Welcome!
Today we are going to learn "How to set the Coolest Flip Clock as a Screen Saver on
your Mac".
Lets just jump into it!
So first you want to go to the website I have in the description below.
"fliqlo.com" It is a free screen saver, but you can donate
to the creator.
Also, depending on when you view this, the site may or may not look different.
But you do not want to just click download on whatever you see.
Notice the bottom right downloads a Zip Application called Ziprar.
You want to download the screensaver right?
Ok then, don't click that, but click the top right navigation button.
It will drop down a page.
Again, still not clicking the bright green download button, scroll down to the "Download
for Mac" button.
It will begin downloading immediately!
Once downloaded follow the steps to get it installed.
If for some reason depending on your mac's security setting it may be blocked.
This is because you are downloading an application not from the App Store.
So go to system preferences and select "Security and Privacy" and towards the bottom you
will see the app being blocked.
Go ahead and click allow.
Then click the Show All button and click Desktop & Screensaver.
Then Select Screen Saver.
You should see The "Fliqlo" screen saver at the bottom.
You have successfully downloaded it!
If you would like to password protect your mac and require a password when waking the
computer from screen saver, simply select the show all button, and then select "Security
& Privacy".
Then select "Require Password".
Then choose the timing you would like.
Please note that the timing you require for the password is after the screensaver starts.
I like setting my Screensaver to start after about 10 minutes.
Also I like to assign the screensaver to a Hot Corner.
I have a video explaining what that is aswell!
This is what the screensaver looks like!
Enjoy this video, Like and Subscribe!
Thanks for watching!
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THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON'T DRINK WATER ✔ - Duration: 6:52.
For more infomation >> THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON'T DRINK WATER ✔ - Duration: 6:52. -------------------------------------------
Herpes (oral & genital) - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, pathology - Duration: 9:59.
Most of the time, when herpes simplex virus or HSV infects a person, there are no symptoms.
In fact, it also usually moves from one person to another in the absence of symptoms, so
it can move through a population silently. Once in a while, however, it can cause symptoms,
and typically those are in the form of skin and mucus membrane lesions which can be divided
into infections "above the waist" - mostly involving the mouth and tongue, and those
"below the waist" - involving the genitals. There are two types of herpes simplex viruses
- HSV1 and HSV2 - both of which are part of a larger family of enveloped double-stranded
DNA viruses - the herpesviridae family. Generally speaking, HSV1 tends to cause infections above
the waist and HSV2 tends to cause infections below the waist, but there's a lot of crossover
because both viruses can cause both types of infections.
Although herpes is most contagious when there are virus-filled lesions present, it can also
spread by asymptomatic shedding which means that herpes viruses can be in saliva or genital
secretions even when there are no signs of a cold sore or genital lesion. Typically,
when herpes virus lands on a new host - a person that's never had herpes before, it
dives into small cracks in the skin or mucosa and binds to epithelial cell receptors, which
triggers those cells to internalize the virus.
Once inside, the virus starts up the lytic cycle - its DNA gets transcribed and translated
by cellular enzymes which help to form viral proteins which are packaged into new herpes
viruses which can leave to go off and infect neighbouring epithelial cells.
HSV1 and HSV2 also infect nearby sensory neurons, and travel up their axon to the neuron's
cell body to start up the latent cycle. The sensory neurons of the face have their cell
bodies in the trigeminal nuclei and those around the genitalia are located in the sacral
nuclei.
So that's ultimately where the herpes virus settles in - for life! You see, the sensory
neurons aren't destroyed, instead, they become a permanent home for the herpes virus,
and from time to time, the herpes virus makes a few viral copies of itself and sends those
virus particles back down the axon so they can get released and infect epithelial cells.
Since the trigeminal and sacral nuclei serve just one side of the face or body, herpes
vesicles and ulcers develop on the ipsilateral or same side as the affected nuclei.
This can happen over and over again throughout a person's lifetime - with classic triggers
being things like stress, skin damage, and viral illnesses. Recurrent episodes are usually
less severe than the primary infection, and sometimes there are no symptoms at all. When
there are symptoms, there may be a characteristic tingling or burning sensation, called a prodrome,
one or two days before the blisters appear.
In oral and genital herpes, the primary infection is most often asymptomatic. Having said that,
in oral herpes when it does cause symptoms it usually affects children and it causes
lesions on the palate, gums, tongue, lip, and facial area, as well as a fever and enlarged
lymph nodes. The lesions themselves are typically clusters of small, painful, fluid-filled blisters,
that ooze and ulcerate, and then eventually heal after a few weeks. In older children
and adults, a common symptom is pharyngitis. Most of the time, like primary infection,
reactivation doesn't cause any symptoms, but when it does, the most common pattern
is having a handful of blisters at the vermillion border - the border of the lip - on one side
of the face. Compared to a primary infection, these blisters are smaller and typically heal
over a week.
With genital herpes, primary infection can cause symptoms like ulcers and pustules which
form on the labia majora, labia minora, mons pubis, vaginal mucosa, and cervix in women
and on the shaft of the penis in men. Like oral herpes, most of the time reactivation
doesn't cause any symptoms at all, but when it does, the most common pattern is to have
a few blisters that resolve rapidly in about a week.
In addition to oral and genital infections, HSV can also affect other areas. When it affects
the fingertip or nail bed, it's called herpetic whitlow, and this might happen if the finger
rubs up against an active lesion around the mouth or genital area. Once it affects the
fingertip, it's also easy for it to get carried over to other areas on the body to
spread the infection - a process called autoinoculation.
HSV can sometimes involve the trunk, extremities, or head - a pattern that's common among
wrestlers because they have a lot of skin-to-skin contact; and is therefore called herpes gladiatorum.
Finally, individuals with burn injuries or with atopic dermatitis can have really serious
herpes infections in those areas, the latter even has a specific name - eczema herpeticum.
HSV can also affect the eye causing keratoconjunctivitis, which is inflammation of both the cornea and
conjunctiva. In addition to symptoms of conjunctivitis which are pain, redness, tearing, and sensitivity
to light, there can some classic signs of corneal involvement like blurry vision and
a branching dendritic lesion which looks a bit like the tree-like dendrites of a neuron
- on the cornea itself - a pattern that is classic for herpes infection.
In rare cases, herpes viruses can spread to the central nervous system and cause meningitis
or encephalitis - typically affecting the temporal lobe, in individuals of all ages.
These can happen from a primary infection, but more commonly happen during reactivation
when some of the virus can escape into the bloodstream and reach the brain. When there
is brain involvement, a lumbar puncture often has specific findings like an increase in
red blood cells, increase in white blood cells, and elevated protein levels. There are also
some CT, MRI, and EEG changes that can help to make the diagnosis.
HSV can also pass from a mother to a baby - rather than causing a congenital infection
while the fetus is in the uterus, most of the transmission happens at birth when the
baby passes through infected maternal vaginal secretions during delivery. Neonatal HSV causes
three different patterns of illness each occurring about ⅓ of the time. The first is skin/eye/mucous
membrane infection - where lesions pop up 1-2 weeks after delivery typically at sites
of damaged skin like the site where fetal scalp electrodes may have been attached. The
second is CNS infection which typically causes lethargy, irritability, and even seizures
2-3 weeks after delivery and can cause some of the same lumbar puncture, CT, MRI, and
EEG findings as that in older children and adults with HSV encephalitis. If not treated,
both the first and second type can transition into the third type which is disseminated
infection, where herpes virus causes sepsis and failure of various organs including the
heart and brain.
HSV can cause unique symptoms in immunocompromised individuals who tend to have more frequent
reactivation, more severe symptoms, and a wider range of symptoms - like lesions in
the esophagus or lungs.
Herpes can usually be diagnosed based on how the skin or mucous membrane lesions look,
and can be confirmed with tests looking for viral DNA, like polymerase chain reaction,
an antibody response to the virus, or by growing the virus with a viral culture. Although infections
typically resolve without treatment within a couple of weeks, there are antiviral drugs
such as acyclovir, famciclovir, and valacyclovir that can be used topically or systemically
to reduce pain and speed up healing. For recurring episodes, these treatments usually work best
if taken when the prodrome starts; in other words, before the blisters develop, and high-dose
intravenous antivirals may be given in more severe, or life threatening situations.
So, to recap – Most of the time, herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 cause asymptomatic latent
infections that set up in the trigeminal and sacral nuclei for life, but sometimes they
can cause symptoms like recurrent oral and genital lesions. They can also cause more
severe infections like HSV keratoconjunctivitis, meningitis, and encephalitis, as well as neonatal
infections which typically get transmitted when a baby passes through infected vaginal
secretions.
Thanks for watching, you can help support us by donating on patreon, or subscribing
to our channel, or telling your friends about us on social media.
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JTC 12 Miracles of God in Cuba HD CC - Duration: 28:31.
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Trump is Now America's Arms Deal Negotiator - Duration: 7:24.
Trump is Now America�s Arms Deal Negotiator.
BY MARCUS WEISGERBER.
His meetings and bombshell tweets with the heads of America�s two largest weapon makers
show Trump will play a role in hammering out contracts.
UPDATE: This article was amended from its original version following President-elect
Donald Trump�s tweet calling for new pricing for the F/A-18 Super Hornet to compete with
the F-35 fighter jet.
Negotiations for the Pentagon�s next batch of 100 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters don�t
technically resume until next month, but they�re clearly under way.
If the last few weeks serve as a precedent, a new, powerful player � the president of
the United States � will replace Pentagon generals as the chief negotiator for multibillion
arms deals.
Trump fired off a bombshell tweet Thursday evening saying that �based on the tremendous
cost and cost overruns of the Lockheed Martin F-35� he as asked their competitor, Boeing,
to �price-out a comparable� F/A-18 Super Hornet. If his prior tweets about the F-35
and high cost of Air Force One sent ripples waves throughout the defense industry, this
one is a full-blown tsunami.
�We�ve never seen anything like this and have to admit there is a strong probability
that the president-elect will be a very hands on government buyer,� Roman Schweizer, an
analyst with Cowen, said in note to investors Wednesday evening after Trump met with some
Pentagon brass and the CEOs of Lockheed Martin and Boeing at his Mar-a-Lago compound in Palm
Beach, Florida.
Typically, in the case in the F-35, the general in charge of the project, Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan,
would negotiate with Jeff Babione, Lockheed Martin�s executive vice president and general
manager of the program.
The tweet also shows how Trump was negotiating with Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed chairman, president
and CEO, to talk about the F-35 and its high cost, which the president-elect called �out
of control� last week.
�It�s a dance, you know, it�s a little bit of a dance,� Trump said. �But we�re
going to get the costs down and we�re going to get it done beautifully.�
The Mar-a-Lago F-35 summit comes at a time of tense relations between the Pentagon and
Lockheed. Last month, Pentagon negotiations gave Lockheed a $6.1 billion take-it-or-leave-it
deal for 57 F-35s. Lockheed make no secret that it was unhappy with the deal and has
until February to accept or reject it.
The music for that dance referenced by Trump will speed up soon when the Pentagon and Lockheed
sit down in the middle of January to hammer out a deal for the next 100 F-35s. Earlier
this week, Bogdan said the negotiations shouldn�t finish by Jan. 20 when Trump takes the oath
of office, meaning he will be leading the dance.
�This raises the question of what kind of dance will play-out � something equivalent
to a limbo, where Trump pushes for lower and lower prices resulting in [Lockheed] and its
partners and subcontractors bending over backwards or something more akin to a waltz where the
DoD and industry work together get at root causes of program costs,� Byron Callan,
an analyst with Capital Alpha Partners wrote in a note to investors Thursday.
Hewson called the meeting with Trump �productive� and said she �appreciated the opportunity
to discuss the importance of the F-35 program and the progress we�ve made in bringing
the costs down.�
Regardless of how the negotiations shake out, the next order of F-35s is certain to come
in at a better deal than the Pentagon�s previous order simply due to economies of
scale. When you buy in bulk � just like shopping at a wholesale retailer like Costco
or BJ�s � the price goes down. The question that remains is how much? Regardless, Trump
will be able to claim victory in that he got a better deal for taxpayers.
�There�s a lot of ways to reduce cost,� Bogdan said on Monday. �I would advise the
next secretary of defense and the next Defense Department to look in other places than reducing
requirements.�
Bogdan himself has floated other ways to reduce the cost of each jet, including injecting
more competition within the plane�s sprawling supply chain, which touches 45 states, and
buying planes in bulk.
�If you have a single source supplier of a particular component on this airplane right
now and you�re not sure if that person can build you 3,000 airplanes worth of that, you
probably might want to open up a second source,� he said. �Once you open up a second source,
now you have natural competition. We should explore some of that.�
Trump�s tweet saying that he would seeking pricing from Boeing for a Super Hornet comparable
to the F-35 could give the Pentagon more leverage in its negotiations with Lockheed next month.
Lockheed declined to comment about Trump�s tweet. Boeing, on the other hand, tweeted
that it was �ready to work� with Trump.
�We have committed to working with the president elect and his administration to provide the
best capability, deliverability and affordability across all Boeing products and services to
meet our national security needs,� Todd Blecher, a spokesman for the firm�s military
business, said in an email.
TheF/A-18 Super Hornet is considered a competitor to F-35 in the international stage, but hasn�t
been considered a major threat in the U.S. for years. But delays in production of the
F-35 have lead the U.S. Navy to buy new Super Hornets to prevent a gap between the retirement
of the older fighter jets and combat-ready new F-35s. Just last month, Canada said it
would buy Super Hornets instead of F-35s.
Despite similarities, the two warplanes are not �comparable.� The F-35 is a stealth
fighter, meaning it is built to avoid radar detection. To stay low-profile, the F-35 carries
its bombs and missiles inside the jet, not outside on the wings like the Super Hornet.
The F-35 also has an advanced computer system that processes data from a host of cameras
and sensors.
But for all that it promises, the F-35 will not be fully battle ready to fight a diverse
range of missions until the end of the decade. As for the F/A-18, its design is stable and
Boeing can build them quickly. And Boeing has marketed an �advanced Super Hornet�
with high-tech equipment somewhat comparable to the F-35.
Despite the current cost of a Super Hornet�s price tag, which is about half the cost of
a $102 million F-35A, top military officials have argued the F-35 would be needed in any
future war against a major power, like China and Russia
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[HOT NEWS] AMAZING AGAIN? REVIEW 2018 LEXUS LC 500 NEW - Duration: 11:29.
this is it the headliner the main event
after years of Lex's promising to make
less boring cars and instead giving us
countless spindle grille facelift the
2018 LC 500 is here as the brand-new
northstar it's the official halo to mark
where toyota's luxury brand is hidden
this is the car that we hoped in
bringing an end to the relentless
mentions of foreign cars which are
themselves needlessly boring and beside
not boring is a terrible metric for
evaluation
what lexus is really trying to do is
give its cars some spirit to transcend
the paint by number of stereotype that
made this brand new luxury juggernaut is
today by that yardstick the LC 500 is a
success simply based on how it looks
it's beautiful in a way that we couldn't
predict from the 2012 lf-lc concept that
foreshadowed it the kind of beauty where
instead of reflexively grabbing your
phone to take a picture you just stand
there and keep looking and pictures
don't do this car justice
anyway they soften the edges and reduce
the massive draw of the white shoulders
in person looking straight at the LC the
car looks like it's eighty percent
in the rest of the lineup the trademark
lexus girls execution ranges from
character your RC to watch note job LX
hear it pulls everything together from
every other angle the LC has some
feature that seems excessive in the best
way possible
the proportions of the LC give off a
distinctively functional vibe and it's
genuine
that was so long because the five dot 0
litre v8 center-of-mass three-and-a-half
inches behind the front axle the extra
space up front is mostly empty lexus
uses high-strength steel cross braces to
shore up torsional rigidity instead of
adding structure ahead of the front
wheels and the battery sits under the
trunk floor for all the visual
excitement the LC is still a
conventional vehicle
aside from some advancements in the LC
500 words hybrid powertrain the
innovation here is that the iterative
type it's interesting in that lexus is
betting on emotional appeal and driving
character at a time when the future
relevance of both is up for debate if
anything the LC is a car for the current
automotive world not the one to come and
despite extensive use of aluminum and
sheet molded carbon dlc 500 weighs in at
a hefty 4280 pounds that's right in line
with the BMW 6-series and a good deal
below the bailey s mercedes-benz s-class
coupe 4700 pounds
but the benz is all-wheel drive and the
porsche carrera by comparison weighs
1,000 pounds less but did we mention the
LC 500 and beautiful
yes this car looks so good it can get
away with some extra weight it can get
away with a lot of things actually there
is raw emotional appeal to the LC and
that's what lexus and toyota has been
missing so we give the LC 500 pass on
the wide or silly low seating position
that make ingress and egress slightly
challenging to do for the shift lever
which mimics the pattern of the Creoles
and take some learning at least you'll
be comfortable while you bus with
putting the car into drive
Alexis went through more than 50 c
designs to arrive at the two available
but conversions adjustment is limited to
six directions plus four-way lumbar
support
that's all you need here just a few
simple movements for maximum comfort we
prefer the extra bolstering the optional
sports seats but both are as close to
perfect as you can find today
Alexis went so far as to variable entity
of the phone that different points in
the side bolster with resonance service
that had stiffness right where you need
extra bracing it's those kinds of
details that make the interior equally
as lovely as the outside take the door
pulls at another example in most cars
there is some kind of housing around the
handle hiding the way the mechanism
slots in through the trim panel in the
LC that handles its naked like a lone
tree in the field of Alcantara all of
the trim is stitched by hand all of the
leather is soft and none of the joints
or mating surfaces inside the LC reveal
the method of assembly
it's the kind of fine-tuning the sets
apart established luxury brands and
calls out the aspiring one with the LC
interior lexus is showing craftsmanship
that belongs in the upper tier
lexus wants the LC to be a driver's car
and so the cockpit is focused on the
instrument cluster which is just as well
because that allows you to ignore the
fussy touchpad interface for the
infotainment system
seriously we barely used it on our test
drive the essential functions radio and
climate control are operated by hard
buttons adaptive cruise control and
collision mitigation our standard so
there's a safety net should you attempt
operating at force-feedback touchpad
while trying to do anything else such as
driving in front of the steering wheel
sits a single digital dial flanked by
temperature and fuel display like in
other lectures models the color and
design changes with the driving mode but
going back to the driver centric meet
the drive modes are selected by an
object juts out of the right side of the
gauge cluster housing right at hand
level twist toward you to toggle between
comfort and eco twist the way for sport
s and sport s plus or push the button on
the end for normal in custom settings in
identical knob on the Left adjust the
stability control but has so few options
it seems like a wasted opportunity the
headlights which could have gone there
and allowed for a skinnier turn signal
stalk as things are like to smooth the
head light turn signal stock higher on
the steering column for easier use as
some point we have to mention that the
LC 500 has two rear seats they look
comfortable but are not our five foot
nine inch frame won't fit under the low
Ruth without serious contortions the
back then is best left for the unlikely
child seat for extra storage reporting
duty fulfilled
we'd rather tell you what the LC 500 is
like to drive
first the good which centers around the
v8 it's largely the same unit found in
the GSF in RC F but some specifics weeks
resulting 471 horsepower and 398
pound-feet of torque
this engine is why we questioned
turbocharging and downsizing because
horsepower and low RPM torque don't give
you goosebumps big displacements roaring
towards redline do the else he has a
resonator two-bit transmit the intake
sounds straight into the cabin to make
sure you can hear that roar + electric
exhaust flaps to help anyone outside the
car it's loud within a frontline lexus
like way rather than the borderline and
the social how the jaguar f-type if only
the throttle and transmission had the
same balance of aggressiveness and
manners here
lexus went to step too far in an effort
to be sporty the ten-speed automatic
moves the lock-up clutch inside the
transmission housing instead of
packaging it in the torque converter
which allows for a stronger multipla
design and faster shifts but they're a
little too fast and hard in the sport
year drive mode then there's the lack of
smoothness into throttle which comes on
with a suddenness that makes the car
lurched it was less of a problem during
our laps at circuito montemagno than on
the roads surrounding nearby seville
spain the safety margin of driving fast
on the street often means you enter a
corner slower and dial and throttle as
you go but even on the track the abrupt
nature of the gas pedal upset and
otherwise balanced and smooth car our
time on this circuit was a great way to
explore the LC 500 limits but this is
not really a car for the track anymore
than the other members of the large poop
fraternity are the LC is more of a
gentleman's sports car a vehicle best
suited to speeding along a favored road
that said the brakes hold up to track
abuse and the balanced chassis lets you
control the backhand with the throttle
the staring and linear and accurate but
in line with the modern paradigm for
feedback very little
don't mistake gentlemen for slow the LC
500 gets to 60 miles per hour from a
standstill in 4.4 seconds and it has a
linear acceleration feel well into
triple digit speed years 2 through 9 are
almost evenly spaced which means you
never get stuck at a bad point in the
rev range
none of the performance related options
on the LC 500 changed the suspension
setup or the engine power available
stuff includes a limited-slip
differential 21-inch wheels with
aggressive summer tires variable ratio
steering with rear-wheel steering a
carbon fiber roof and a spoiler that
extends from the trunk with alexis is
still working on this specific packages
and options ahead of the main 2017
on-sale date
the test car we drove had the variable
steering which we can praise for the
fact that we didn't notice it was there
still we doubt much is lost in the
experience without this feature the rest
of the purchase specifics are just as
murky lexus will only commit to a
starting price under a hundred grand and
you believe a fully-loaded LC 500 will
top out around 120,000 dollars only
about 400 units are expected to come to
the United States a month for an annual
rate of 4800 cars Alexis says about
eighty-five percent of those will be a
test the rest will be LC 500 hours
hybrids
at such low volume dlc isnt going to
redefine lexus the way the original LS
shock the automotive world but this car
is hugely significant for another reason
it shows that Lexus can create an object
of irrational desire to put it another
way
this is a car you want not a car you
need and we lost after the LC 500 not
because it checks all the boxes but
because it's more than the sum of its
specifications it does most everything
well it has some flaws but more than
anything it has character
welcome to the new Lexus
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Is Texting While Driving a Problem in Washington DC? - Duration: 1:11.
By nature, I think that in any urban City you're going to have a lot of drivers and
we have a lot of professionals in D.C. and that's actually where we see more distracted
driving than anywhere else.
Because there are people who are constantly accessible via their smartphones or tablets,
whatever it may be, and they're always accessing email or trying to do telephone conferences
in there vehicle while they're getting to and from work.
So distracted driving in D.C. is absolutely something that we see on a frequent basis.
For example, I've had cases where we've had people who were struck, mostly as pedestrians
by distracted drivers who aren't paying attention as they're making turns, that's
the biggest thing we see in D.C.
And these injuries can be completely catastrophic and can be life ruining to the person who's
hit.
And I think if more people realize that, or realized that by texting and driving or by
checking your email and driving, you could really truly ruin someone's life, I think
that they would consider doing that for they pick up their phone or tablet and make that
decision.
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