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Mobile App Development Trends to Watch Out for in 2022
Developing mobile apps is a tough career these days, whether you work for yourself or as part of a larger team or business. The Google Play Store and Apple's App Store are both saturated with endless amounts of drivel, a large chunk of which is self-promoted by Chinese "click farms" which can often get a useless or dangerous app into the top ten in a matter of hours. How do you compete?
You might think it's a cliché, but following the trends truly is the way to get ahead in almost every field of business and IT. Things that were impossible just a year or two ago are becoming commonplace thanks to 5G, smart assistants, wearable devices, and internet connected gadgets – more commonly referred to as the Internet of Things (IoT).
Let's investigate some of the technologies which are teetering on the edge of becoming fully mainstream in 2022 – this is where you need to be looking if you want to get ahead of the curve:
Fifth Generation (5G) Connectivity
You really do have to wonder what goes through the heads of the people who slam 5G technology as being dangerous or somehow harmful to human health. 5G is nothing more than the next version of the worldwide mobile phone network – an upgraded version of the LTE technology that is also known as 4G.
The main reason for its development was to improve overall speed whilst also tackling the issue of our increasingly crowded airwaves – more and more spectrum is going to be required to accommodate the data needs of billions of smartphone users.
Thankfully, the global switch-off of analogue television has provided us with a lifeline here – a huge amount of new spectrum has become available, some of which has been allocated to 5G. 5G does use different frequencies to earlier mobile network technologies, but again, some of those frequencies were used for analogue television for decades without any negative effects on the worldwide population.
Now for the good stuff – 5G offers bandwidth an order of magnitude higher than pervious mobile networks, providing all sorts of new opportunities for mobile users. For example, live casino games such as blackjack and roulette are far smoother when playing at an online casino in PA, and gaming platforms such as Google Stadia and GeForce Now can finally be enjoyed as their creators intended with zero lag using a 5G handset.
In the future, the 6th of July 2016 will be remembered as the date that Augmented Reality finally became a real technology. This was of course the release date of Pokemon Go, and whilst the servers for that game have now been shut down as of December 31st, 2021, the company behind the title, Niantic, believe their latest release could prove to be even more popular.
AR technology has improved dramatically over the past five years since the release of Pokemon Go, and Pikmin Bloom aims to take advantage of all these improvements including the multiple camera setup common to even mid-range smartphones in 2022, and the advanced Artificial Intelligence processing that manufacturers have incorporated into the latest handsets.
The beauty of this technology is that is that it leverages the hardware and software built into the devices already, and all developers must do is hook into the correct APIs to take advantage of the unbelievable power on offer. 2022 should be the year we start to see smaller studios coming up with high quality AR experiences, though full Virtual Reality is still struggling to gain a foothold with the wider population – it seems we may still be up to five years away from a VR technology that will have true mass-market appeal.
Fitness bands have been popular for more than a decade, so it was no surprise to see Apple integrating all of the features of products such as the FitBit range in their Apple Watch products. It seems that the wearable market – at least as far as wrist-mounted devices goes – will forever be synonymous with health-focused applications.
This is no bad thing – let's be honest, most of us really should be doing more to take care of our health. App developers are continually coming up with more creative and innovative ways of using the technology embedded in these devices to provide useful data and statistics. Any app developer who finds a way to use the available technologies in innovative and creative ways is undoubtedly sitting on a goldmine.
What will be truly fascinating will be seeing what other types of wearables come out of Shenzhen during 2022 – there must be more possibilities than just wrist mounted technology, right?
These are just the three most important developments in mobile app technology that have been occurring recently, but there are countless more – government issued digital currencies, mega-apps that link together features that previously required ten different applications (think WhatsApp with cab support, food delivery, cloud storage, and e-mail) along with the dozens if not hundreds of new applications for neural-network based artificial intelligence.
One thing is for sure – 2022 is going to be an exciting time for all users of mobile devices.

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Westcott following in heroes' footsteps
No-one else in Rio has waited longer than Scott Westcott to earn their spot on an Australian Olympic team.
But following the creed of marathon legends Rob de Castella and Steve Moneghetti, the 40-year-old Westcott figures he now has to run the full 42.195 kilometres on Sunday before he can truly call himself an Olympian.
Westcott qualified for the 5000m and 10,000m at the Sydney Games and for the marathon in 2004 and 2008, only to be overlooked by selectors on each occasion.
Figuring the Olympic dream had passed him by, Westcott gave up elite running, only to be drawn back into the sport for one last marathon in Berlin last year, two days after his 40th birthday.
He duly bettered the Games qualifying standard with a run of two hours 15 minutes and 30 seconds.
It proved good enough for Westcott to become Australia's oldest-ever Olympic track and field debutant.
While acknowledging he is highly unlikely to better an 11-year-old PB of 2:11:36, Westcott is aiming to improve on his best finish at a major championships - 27th at the 2005 world titles in Helsinki.
"I think I can place pretty well by running smart," he told AAP.
"That's the challenge I've set myself.
"Start conservatively, try and run through the field and finish as high up the ladder as I can."
The other challenge is getting to the finish line.
"This has been a lifetime ambition and here I am," said Westcott.
"I need to finish the thing if I am to call myself an Olympian.
"For the Moneghettis and the De Castellas, the law of marathon running is that if you don't finish the marathon, you take your Aussie singlet off and walk home.
"It's a tough school but rightfully so.
"There is a rich history there and those guys have obviously had a big impact on me and are a big part of the reason why I'm so passionate about the Olympic marathon."
Australia will also be represented by 2014 Commonwealth champion Michael Shelley and Olympic first-timer Liam Adams.
The final event of the 2016 Olympics athletics program begins at 0930 (2230 AEST) and finishes at the Sambodromo, home of Rio's iconic Carnivale.
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We reported yesterday that Apple quietly launched a new iPad Air and iPad Air. The reason why Apple didn't want to make a fuss about the two new devices is because the Cupertino based tech giant is getting ready to host a big media event on March 25th where it will reveal its brand-new Apple TV streaming service that will rival the likes of Netflix. Nonetheless, today we are reporting on the new iPad Air and iPad Mini because Apple has revealed that they will feature support for eSIM.
While the addition of eSIM support might not sound like such a groundbreaking feature for most Apple fans, we have to note that having eSIM support will prove to be quite useful. Even though regular SIM works the same way, what makes eSIM special is the fact that it doesn't lock the iPad Air and iPad Mini to a single partner carrier.
Apple fans who enjoy travelling will love the new support for eSIM because this feature makes it possible for them to connect their newly purchased iPad Air or iPad Mini to carriers that Apple is not partnered with.
Now that we covered the latest iPad Air and iPad Mini news, we want to present everything there is to know about the upcoming Apple TV streaming service. In typical Apple fashion, the Cupertino based tech giant didn't want to reveal any exciting details about is new service. However, we already know thanks to previous leaks that this will be a subscription based service that will work the same way Netflix does.
Industry experts are reporting that Apple is definitely going to announce a bunch of exclusive shows and movies that will be available only on its new streaming service because this is the only way for Apple to compete against the likes of Netflix.
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Yvette Monreal (née le ) est une actrice américaine.

Carrière
Sa carrière a débuté en 2013, lorsqu'elle a joué le rôle de Temperance dans deux épisodes de la série Harpies.

Elle a interprété Reagan dans la série Faking It.

En 2019, elle joue le rôle de la jeune Gabrielle dans Rambo: Last Blood aux côtés de Sylvester Stallone.

En 2020, elle interprète actuellement la jeune Yolanda Montez alias Wildcat dans la série Stargirl de la chaine DC Universe.

Filmographie

Cinéma
 2015 : Low Riders : Claudia
 2016 : Monsoon
 2019 : Rambo: Last Blood d'Adrian Grunberg : Gabrielle

Télévision

Séries télévisées
 2013 : Harpies (2 épisodes) : Temperence
 2013-2014 : Chutes (9 épisodes) : Olivia
 2014 : Awkward (1 épisode) : une fille
 2014 : Matador (8 épisodes) : Senna Galan
 2014-2015 : Faking It : Reagan
 2015 :  : Adriana Gutierrez
 2020 : Legends of Tomorrow : Yolanda Montez / Wildcat (saison 5, épisode 1)
2020 : Stargirl : Yolanda Montez / Wildcat

Téléfilms
 2014 : Casey : Casey
 2014 : Les menaces du passé : Josie

Références

Liens externes

Actrice américaine
Naissance en juillet 1992

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urtica dioica identification
The leaves have a strongly serrated margin, a cordate base, and an acuminate tip with a terminal leaf tooth longer than adjacent laterals. 156 results for SPECIES: Urtica dioica Some of the displayed records may not be available for commercial use. Cambridge University Press. [53][57] Nettle contains ascorbic acid (vitamin C), riboflavin (vitamin B2), pantothenic acid, vitamin K1[53] and tocopherols (vitamin E). [67] Regular and persistent tilling will greatly reduce its numbers, and the use of herbicides such as 2,4-D and glyphosate are effective control measures. The plant will have small "hairs" up the stalk and stems. Originally native to Europe, much of temperate Asia and western North Africa,[1] it is now found worldwide, including New Zealand[2] and North America. Under middle-European conditions, stems yield typically between 45 and 55 dt / ha (decitons per hectare), which is comparable to flax stem yield. They have no stings and white flowers. Please check the licence conditions and non-commercial use guidance Young plants will have smaller, heart-shaped leaves with a purple-ish hue, while the mature plants have longer, pointed leaves that appear very green. Nettles are sometimes used in cheesemaking, for example in the production of Cornish Yarg[35] and as a flavouring in varieties of Gouda. An agent thus used was considered to be a rubefacient (something that causes redness), used as a folk remedy for treating rheumatism. They are an absolutely fantastic super-food, super-medicine,abundant, native in UK and they're free! The common nettle also has a sub species called 'fen' or 'stingless nettle' (Urtica dioica subsp. British material is mainly ssp. They are also said to promote glossy hair. In laying hens, nettle can be used as an egg yolk colorant instead of artificial pigments or other natural pigments (derived from marigold for yellow). Pistillate flower has four tepals in different-sized pairs, are greyish green and hairy. Regulatory process names 3 IUPAC names 1 Other identifiers 1 . It has a single carpel and the stigma is brush-like. Last updated: 11/03/2020. [56] Depending on the batch and the leave and stem content, nettle contains only traces of zeaxanthin or between 20 – 60 mg / kg of dry matter. Herbarium Name Used: Urtica dioica Identification needs confirmation as the submitted data is different than where this record is place in the Atlas: 11/17/2009 - RCFS (Andy Nelson) Otsego: 1997: SUCO Herbarium Name Used: Urtica dioica ssp. The extraction, identification and quantification of hypoglycemic active ingredients from stinging nettle (Urtica angustifolia ) Haiyue Zhang 1,2, ... cially the Urtica dioica . [43] Urtication, or flogging with nettles is the process of deliberately applying stinging nettles to the skin to provoke inflammation. It contained various high value beads as well as fragments of a sash made from nettle fibre. In the German language, the idiom sich in die Nesseln setzen, or to sit in nettles, means to get into trouble. [1][7], Urtica dioica is a dioecious, herbaceous, perennial plant, 1 to 2 m (3 to 7 ft) tall in the summer and dying down to the ground in winter. In Dutch, a netelige situatie means a predicament. Leak (l); A.J. Coconut Oil Magic Bullet or Well Marketed Moneymaker? Urtica dioica agglutinin: Separation, identification, and quantitation of individual isolectins by capillary electrophoresis and capillary electrophoresisâ mass spectrometry With benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) being a major health problem in ageing men, alternative therapeutic approaches (e.g., with phytopharmaceuticals) are of great interest. [5][16][17][18][19] Anti-itch drugs, usually in the form of creams containing antihistamines or hydrocortisone, may provide relief from nettle dermatitis. [74], Dioica is derived from Greek, meaning 'of two houses' (having separate staminate and pistillate plants; dioecious). galeopsifolia) so if you ever find a plant you are convinced is nettle but doesn't sting – it could be that one. Source Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds ; Description of Values. Leaves are egg-shaped to lanceolate in outline with serrated or toothed leaf margins. Phylum: Magnoliophyta - Class: Equisetopsida - Order: Rosales - Family: Urticceae. [54] Description. There is a common idea in Great Britain that the nettle was introduced by the Romans. Please check the licence conditions and … NBN Atlas Scotland. Think of me as your green personal trainer, and get in touch today! Urtica dioica L. Show All Show Tabs stinging nettle General Information; Symbol: URDI Group: Dicot Family: Urticaceae Duration: Perennial ... VA-Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide (URDI) Wildlife. Some carotenes are precursors of vitamin A (retinol), their retinol equivalents RE or retinol activity equivalents per g dry weight are 1.33 for mature leaves and 0.9 for young leaves. Urtica dioica is a tall, usually dioecious, rhizomatous, perennial herb with numerous stinging hairs,probablynativeinfensandsemi-naturalancientwoodlands,butwidelynaturalizedinarange of habitats and abundant throughout the British Isles. 1956 Jun;11(2):186-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1956.tb01051.x. More recently, companies in Austria, Germany, and Italy have started to produce commercial nettle textiles. It bears small, greenish or brownish, numerous flowers in dense axillary inflorescences. It may be that the act of rubbing a dock leaf against a nettle sting acts as a distracting counterstimulation, or that belief in the dock's effect provides a placebo effect. Urtica dioica L. belongs to the family Urticaceae, is a perennial herb commonly known as ′stinging nettle′. Here we will discuss identification, and use of the stinging nettle plant. Seeds contain much more fatty acid than leaves.[54]. Please check the licence conditions and … [15], Urtica dioica produces its inflammatory effect on skin (stinging, burning sensation often called "contact urticaria") both by impaling the skin via spicules – causing mechanical irritation – and by biochemical irritants, such as histamine, serotonin, and acetylcholine, among other chemicals. [57], Ruminants avoid fresh stinging nettles, however if the nettles are wilted or dry, voluntary intake can be high. Urtica dioica ← → Leaves. [3][4] The species is divided into six subspecies, five of which have many hollow stinging hairs called trichomes on the leaves and stems, which act like hypodermic needles, injecting histamine and other chemicals that produce a stinging sensation upon contact ("contact urticaria", a form of contact dermatitis). Urtica dioica L. (Urticaceae), which is the focus of this review, has been widely used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments, including, diabetes, hypertension and prostate cancer. Common nettle is the best to harvest seeds from but they have separate female and male plants. [citation needed], Nettles have a number of other uses in the vegetable garden, including the potential for encouraging beneficial insects. Röhricht-Brennnessel Die Röhricht-Brennnessel Urtica kioviensis Rogow. [27] The idea was mentioned by William Camden in his book Britannia of 1586. [20] Dock leaves, which often grow in similar habitats, are regarded as a folk remedy to counteract the sting of a nettle,[21] although there is no evidence of any chemical effect. They all have different nutritional values. [50] Fibre varieties are normally cloning varieties and therefore planted from vegetative propagated plantlets. dioica which alsoextendsthroughoutEurope,andlocallyssp.galeopsifolia(withoutstinginghairs)whichisalso … Other deadnettles have pink or yellow versions. [25] The same idiom exists in the Serbian language - неће гром у коприве. Since nettles prefer to grow in phosphorus-rich and nitrogen rich soils that have recently been disturbed (and thus aerated), the growth of nettles is an indicator that an area has high fertility (especially phosphate and nitrate), and thus is an indicator to gardeners as to the quality of the soil. Standard deviations are given in brackets. Urtica dioica is considered to be native to Europe, much of temperate Asia and western North Africa. Nettle leaves are best gathered at two times in the year, when they are still fresh, green and tasty looking and before they have flowered: This is in spring and in autumn (IF they have been cut back, there will be a 'second flush' of fresh leaves).Pick the top few leaves, leaving the lower down ones alone. The English word 'nettled', meaning irritated or angry, is derived from 'nettle'.[26]. dioica) is introduced. Staminate flower is greyish yellow: four tepals (like sepals). The common nettle, is the one most likely found around the hedgerows followed by the dwarf nettle. [73], Urtica is derived from a Latin word meaning 'sting'. NBN Atlas Scotland. [64][65] They are also one of the few plants that can tolerate, and flourish in, soils rich in poultry droppings. (This is where the sting comes from!) It has been introduced to many other parts of the world. Gut zu erkennen sind die Unterschiede zur Großen Brennnessel Urtica dioica L.: Glänzende Blätter aufgrund fehlender Borstenhaare, stattlicherer Bau, lang gestielte Blätter, keine Verzweigungen.. Systematik The metaphor may refer to the fact that if a nettle plant is grasped firmly rather than brushed against, it does not sting so readily, because the hairs are crushed down flat and do not penetrate the skin so easily.[24]. Das gängigste Material für urtica dioica ist metall. kommt in Deutschland im Havelgebiet vor. They have red, white and pink 'hoodie' shaped flowers are arranged in a whorl around the stem. [23] In Seán O'Casey's Juno and the Paycock, one of the characters quotes Aesop "Gently touch a nettle and it'll sting you for your pains/Grasp it as a lad of mettle and soft as silk remains". [22], In Great Britain and Ireland, the stinging nettle (U. dioica subsp. Competitors are given 60 cm (24 in) stalks of the plant, from which they strip the leaves and eat them. Feeding nettle has no detrimental effect on the performance of the laying hens or the general egg quality. The cist dated from between 1730 and 1600 BC. We recommend that you consult with a qualified health care practitioner before using herbal products or foraged items, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing or on any medications. [57] The highest vitamin contents can be found in the leaves.[53]. The sentenced perpetrator of a crime was flogged with stinging nettle, in public, naked, whilst being showered with freezing cold water. [42], As Old English stiðe, nettle is one of the nine plants invoked in the pagan Anglo-Saxon Nine Herbs Charm, recorded in 10th century traditional medicine. Also, when you pick them green, they don't keep their properties well if you try to dry them as their oils go rancid quite quickly, so they are best used fresh. dioica) is the only common stinging plant and has found a place in several figures of speech in the English language. [51], Nettles may be used as a dye-stuff, producing yellow from the roots, or yellowish green from the leaves. Leaves are about 2-5 inches long with jagged edges, found in opposing pairs along the upper half of the stalk. It is less widespread in southern Europe and north Africa, where it is restricted by its need for moist soil, but is still common. Occurrence. Die Große Brennnessel ist eine zweihäusige, ausdauernde krautige Pflanze, die Wuchshöhen von 30 bis 300 Zentimeter erreicht. [45], Nettle stems contain a bast fibre that has been traditionally used for the same purposes as linen and is produced by a similar retting process. [68], The stinging nettle can also be grown in controlled-environment agriculture systems, such as soil-less medium cultivations or aeroponics, which may achieve higher yields, standardize quality, and reduce harvesting costs and contamination. Widespread throughout the British Isles, absent only from the highest mountains in Scotland. In addition, when they flower, all the 'goodness' and energy of the plant is now directed to creating the best flowers and seeds they can, and the leaves are now neglected, dry, tough and stingy. The flowers have four stamens and yellow anthers. Location. The European subspecies has been introduced into Australia, North America and South America.[10][11]. [31] In its peak season, nettle contains up to 25% protein, dry weight, which is high for a leafy green vegetable. In French, the idiom faut pas pousser mémé dans les orties (don't push grandma in the nettles) means that we should be careful not to abuse a situation. It is also eaten by the larvae of some moths including angle shades, buff ermine, dot moth, the flame, the gothic, grey chi, grey pug, lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing, mouse moth, setaceous Hebrew character, and small angle shades. Once brown and dry, the seeds are of no use. 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Q: Drawing a ring of cliques in tikz-graphs I'm about to draw a ring of cliques graph, with a custom number of nodes in the cliques and a custom number of cliques.

My first solution is to use tikz-graphs to draw the cliques, but the problem is how to tile the cliques with rotation around a center and how to add lines that connect the cliques with a path as in a)
I can draw a clique with:
\begin{tikzpicture}
\graph [nodes={draw=none, circle, fill=darkgray}, circular placement, empty nodes, n=8] { subgraph K_n [name=outer] };
\end{tikzpicture}

While, for positioning of simple nodes, something like:
\foreach \s in {22.5,112.5,202.5,292.5}
{
\node[draw, circle, rotate=\s+90,xscale=10.25,yscale=7.25] at (\s:2) {};
}

works, I don't know how to loop in this way for tikz-graphs macros.
Whi

A: This is a possible solution with two loops, one to create the graph and the second for the interconnection.
\documentclass[tikz]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{graphs,graphs.standard}

\tikzset{pic rotate/.store in=\picrotate,
    pic rotate=0,
    graph name/.store in=\grname,
    my clique/.pic={
      \graph [name separator=-,nodes={draw, circle, fill=red,rotate=\picrotate}, circular placement, empty nodes, n=8] { subgraph K_n [name=\grname] };
  }
}

\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}
\foreach \angle[count=\xi] in {0,45,...,360}{
  \pic [graph name=\xi,pic rotate=\angle] at (\angle:5cm) {my clique};
}
\foreach \x[evaluate=\x as \previousnode using int (\x-1)] in {2,...,9}
\draw(\x-4)--(\previousnode-1);
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}

The result:

A: Based on the last comment of the OP for n>=8, this attempt did not seek help from tikz-graph but define a macro for the cliques called single which takes 2 arguments #1= labels for different cliques in the ring, #2= number of cliques in the ring. Basically, this code uses scope environment to allocate the cliques in a circular manner and foreach loops are used extensively.

Code
\documentclass[]{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{calc}

\newcommand\single[2]{ % #1=labels, #2= n=number of nodes
\foreach \x in {1,...,#2}{
\pgfmathsetmacro{\ang}{360/#2}
    \pgfmathparse{(\x-1)*\ang}
    \node[draw,fill=red,circle,inner sep=1pt] (#1-\x) at (\pgfmathresult:4cm) {};
  }
  \foreach \x [count=\xi from 1] in {1,...,#2}{
    \foreach \y in {\x,...,#2}{
    \path (#1-\xi) edge[-] (#1-\y);
  }
}
}

\begin{document}
\noindent
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{scope}[local bounding box=scope1]
\node at (0,0){$n=4$};
\end{scope}
\foreach \s[count=\si from 0] in {0,45,90,...,360}{
\begin{scope}[shift={($(scope1) +(\s:2)$)}, scale=0.1,rotate=\s+90]
\single{\si}{4};
\end{scope}
}
\foreach \i/\j in {1/2,2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6,6/7,7/8,8/1}
\draw (\i-1)--(\j-3);
\end{tikzpicture}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{scope}[local bounding box=scope1]
\node at (0,0){$n=6$};
\end{scope}
\foreach \s[count=\si from 0] in {0,45,90,...,360}{
\begin{scope}[shift={($(scope1) +(\s:2)$)}, scale=0.1,rotate=\s+30]
\single{\si}{6};
\end{scope}
}
\foreach \i/\j in {1/2,2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6,6/7,7/8,8/1}
\draw (\i-2)--(\j-5);
\end{tikzpicture}

\bigskip

\noindent
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{scope}[local bounding box=scope1]
\node at (0,0){$n=8$};
\end{scope}
\foreach \s[count=\si from 0] in {0,45,90,...,360}{
\begin{scope}[shift={($(scope1) +(\s:2)$)}, scale=0.1,rotate=\s+90]
\single{\si}{8};
\end{scope}
}
\foreach \i/\j in {1/2,2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6,6/7,7/8,8/1}
\draw (\i-1)--(\j-5);
\end{tikzpicture}
\begin{tikzpicture}
\begin{scope}[local bounding box=scope1]
\node at (0,0){$n=10$};
\end{scope}
\foreach \s[count=\si from 0] in {0,45,90,...,360}{
\begin{scope}[shift={($(scope1) +(\s:2)$)}, scale=0.1,rotate=\s+90]
\single{\si}{10};
\end{scope}
}
\foreach \i/\j in {1/2,2/3,3/4,4/5,5/6,6/7,7/8,8/1}
\draw (\i-1)--(\j-6);
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}

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The current apology posted at Cook's Source is nothing but spin. There is no excuse for stealing works from anyone. Even if you have every intention of securing permission later, stealing is stealing. Exhaustion is not an excuse. Bleary-eyes are not an excuse. Even the noble acts of highlighting small towns, (so you can sell ads in your magazine), is no excuse. Ms. Griggs was, that night, a thief.
Your actions were reasonable and should not be called into question by Ms Griggs. I find it shallow that she tries to paint you as a villain battling her do-gooder publication. She earns no points with me when she uses stories of those recently unemployed to justify her acts of thievery against you.
Don't let her make you feel responsible for the demise of Cook's Source. Everything that happened to her was triggered by her actions, not yours. She is the one who stole from you. If that shuts down the magazine, it is because of what she did.
I am inspired by your courage. Take heart, you will continue to be supported out here in the 'nets.


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1798 Humbert Inn Historical Sign
Extremely unusual & culturally significant historical sign from a once famous pub in Castlebar Co Mayo, the historic and now sadly closed down Humbert Inn.Please email us directly to enquire about this most unusual item at irishpubemporium@gmail.com.
"Located on the Main Street of Castlebar, The Humbert Inn excelled in its hospitality to the public for over 200 years. Its name was derived from the fact that the French General Jean Humbert with his second in command General Sarrazin located their headquarters within the building during the United Irishmen rebellion of 1798. Originally until 1912 due to rates purposes, the premises also consisted of what is known today as Paddy Fahey's shop and over the years has been used as hotel, restaurant and public house. In 1798 the site of Paddy Fahey's and the Humbert Inn was known as Geevy's Hotel. A banquet was held there after the 1798 Rising and it was in The Humbert Inn premises, that John Moore was declared first President of Connaught! The public bar was unique in appearance with its interior rough cut stone walls, arches, Liscannor stone floor and a façade that has changed little over the past fifty years.
The premises has changed hands many times over the years, more recent owners including Tom Coucil, the Moran family and since 1994 John Connaughton, more popularly known as 'John Humbert'. While memories aplenty abound about The Humbert Inn with many instances of people today stating that they are the third generation of their family to call into The Humbert.
Its lasting legacy will be an outstanding and legendary venue for all that is musical. The Humbert Inn was long associated with encouraging local musicians and providing the public with a steady stream of talent. Everything from traditional sessions to Industrial Rock has been catered for, everything from one guitar, 6 piece bands to many DJs have enthralled weekly audiences! In many cases their audience trying for a pint, while singing and dancing at the same time. Always a multi-talented bunch, The Humbert regulars!
The most historically famous of these bands will be 'General Humbert' consisting of Steve Dunford (bodhran, bones), John Donegan (mandolin, harmonium), Ruairi Somers (uileann pipes, tin whistles, bagpipes), Shay Kavanagh (guitar, bouzouki) and one Miss Mary Black (vocals, bodhran) from approx 1972 until 1982. Mary Black's brother Mick was working with the then P&T in Castlebar, he along with his brother Shay informed a group of Humbert musicians including, John Hoban and Frank O'Reilly, that he 'had a sister that could sing a bit (brotherly understatement) and would they be interested if she sang with them'. Mary Black may have received her first taste of success with 'General Humbert' in the '70s and recorded her first album in 1982. But, along with playing venues in Dublin, she started out singing in Castlebar with traditional group 'La Salle' which included John Dunford and Fintan Murphy within The Humbert a good ten years before her international success.
Christmas in particular was always memorable in The Humbert, it was a major home coming venue and meeting place. If you were brought up in Castlebar, were of a certain age, then chances were there was one of two places you would have been found on Christmas Eve, The Humbert or Rays!. The Humbert Inn can also boast its very own VIP list among its regulars with two crowned Roses of Tralee Mindy O'Sullivan and Aoibhinn Ni Shulleabhain along with Fair City actress Vicky Burke. Plus any number of quality customers, musicians, fine sportsmen and women, business people and the odd politician.
Fate had decided a different path for The Humbert and further to this an offer to buy the premises by a local developer was accepted. This has resulted in the developer's decision to convert the building into retail outlets and apartments, thereby no longer retaining the premises two hundred year reign in the hospitality trade.Public opinion has stated a desire to at least retain the look of the existing bar, possibly using same as a restaurant, wine bar, part of the Linenhall for exhibitions or even as a Tourist Office However, the general consensus is an overall request that The Humbert Inn remains a public bar while recognising the logic in upper floor apartment conversion. The future of The Humbert has been proposed by the developer, but it is the present planning section of the Town Council who will ultimately decide this historic buildings fate as rumours abound of its possible demolition!
What ever the future holds for The Humbert Inn, its last weekend under the command of General John Connaughton will be a musical filled celebration which John has requested to end quietly on its last closing time on Sunday 3rd September. Which is curiously the same date that Humbert and his men left The Humbert Inn premises in 1798! It will be an emotional time for both punters, staff and owner, an end of an era no matter what the future holds, so it is important that it is understood that the bar will be closing promptly on the last night"
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In our previous post, we tackled Megatrend 2: the complexification of risk in today's increasingly globalised societies... Today, we look at our Megatrend 3, which has appeared repeatedly, in numerous different guises, throughout our explorations, whether we're talking about telematics solutions in Europe or mobile microinsurance in Africa: Distribution Disruption and the insurance industry's customer-centric turn.
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If we had to choose the one word looming largest on insurers' minds, based both on the statistics and the direct testimonials we have presented in this content series, that word would be: 'customer-centricity'.
There is a prevailing view – not just confined to the vibrant and vocal Insurtech community – that something is wrong with the customer relationship implicit in traditional insurance, at least in the personal lines.
This is a relationship that has long had something of a standoff about it, with one subsidiary industry dedicated to bumping customer claims up and another to hauling them back down again (loss assessment and loss adjustment). Meanwhile, fraud and counter-fraud soak up huge amounts of the industry's capital. In broad strokes, the new relationship being demanded and pursued is one in which client and insurer are 'risk partners', whereby it is in each party's interest to share as much information with the other as possible so that they can work together proactively to reduce exposures.
This change in attitude has not occurred in a vacuum. While the traditional insurance market has always suffered from periodic high competition on price (as part of the Insurance Cycle), competition on customer service was for a long time completely slack (simply put, in the pre-digital era there were limits on where you could take customer service, at least for general insurance).
The key factor here is the same that has been instrumental in so many industries: the arrival of the Internet. This opened a new channel for communicating with customers both existing and potential – be that as a branding play, for informational purposes or as a full-service buying channel. It took a while before ships were built capable of navigating this new North-West Passage to the customer, but as of today the sea-lane is officially open for business.
The Internet: it took a while before ships were built capable of navigating this new North-West Passage to the customer but, as of today, the sea-lane is officially open for business.
Distribution disruption opened the door to a whole raft of new e-ventures (gone was the monopoly of legacy players on distribution) and also reared a new generation of ultra-demanding consumers, weaned first on Amazon and latterly on real-time services like Uber. With an extra, brand-new lane added to the race, all new players have had to do is run faster than the old ones, and this has rarely proven difficult given the possibilities inherent in digital technologies.
At various points in this content series we have illustrated the customer 'turn' in the industry as new entrants appearing and circumventing incumbents – but it is as much a story of incumbents trying to circumvent each other using the additional differentiation potential digital gives them. The march of the Insurtechs (bottom-to-top digital insurers) is not the first, it is the latest iteration of this trend – and by far the one that has spooked legacy insurers the most.
The traditional industry is now beginning to realise that digital does not stop with a customer-friendly website but must in fact embrace every building block of the organisation – must, in the sense that otherwise someone else will get there first and eat everyone's lunch. Everyone – incumbents and Insurtechs alike – is in exactly the same race to find the winning combination, and each brings unique strengths to bear.
The winner will get themselves in front of more customer eyeballs and offer better customer service at lower prices. This has both a technological and, more critically, a business-model aspect to it.
By deploying technologies in the first category, insurers can achieve more watertight underwriting and plentiful operating efficiencies; by deploying the second category, they can move towards a better book from a claims perspective.
However, to roll these technologies out as point solutions would be to play the cycle (low interest rates and soft market conditions), not the fundamental paradigm shift: the industry turn towards greater customer-centricity. Simply playing with efficiencies and consolidation in anticipation of the return of higher interest rates, while not a recipe for bankruptcy, is not a recipe for insurance growth and embarks carriers on long, painless path to self-liquidation.
Simply playing with efficiencies and consolidation in anticipation of the return of higher interest rates, while not a recipe for bankruptcy, is not a recipe for insurance growth and embarks carriers on long, painless path to self-liquidation.
The key for insurers is to use all these technology tools in unison to serve a fundamentally new business model – it is in this way that these technologies can be truly transformative (beyond just delivering incremental change in line with carriers' cyclical cost-cutting efforts). As for this new business model: in the broadest possible terms, it is about closing the loop between the claims and the underwriting parts of the business, the front end and the back.
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Manifestations of the emerging front-to-back insurance model are Usage-Based Insurance (UBI) and its variants, whereby insurers and customers cooperate – in a virtuous circle of data-sharing – to work risks down. Real-world IoT data that captures exactly what is going on with specific customers and risks is transparently fed back into analytics and machine-learning models at the back end to create optimal policy-price options. And, seeing and believing the benefits of the new-age insurance proposition (lower prices and fewer bad things happening), customers will further extend their willingness to participate.
It is through seeing and believing the benefits of the new-age insurance proposition – lower prices and fewer bad things happening – that customers will further extend their willingness to participate.
This new relationship relies on insurers establishing a new bond of trust with their customers – and a lot of this will come from being more transparent with pricing, less obscure with terms and conditions and clearer about the benefits of the overall proposition.
In addition to personalising – and optimising – the treatment of existing policies held by customers, the "UBI approach" also facilitates on-demand coverage. Rather than just updating long-term premiums based on cumulative customer data, insurers have the potential to create time-sensitive policies on the fly based on real-time information, something which obviously requires straight-through processing, among other things, to be practicable.
Here again, we see a technology often viewed through the lens of cost-cutting – robotics – coming into its own as a customer-centricity and new-business enabler. Straight-through processing, not just for underwriting but for claims as well, cannot just aim for efficiencies; it needs to be about giving customers what they want, when and where they want it.
We should remember at this point that, while the component technologies are making ground on their (often separate) marches through the industry, and while UBI is certainly a heavily discussed approach, only around a third of our survey respondents reported having a UBI strategy (see our earlier post on Product Development). Also, the vision of an omniscient, fully optimised, 'ideal' marketplace for insurance needs to be tempered with a dose of real-life pragmatism, particularly when we reflect on the host of regulatory and ethical questions that development down this path raises (witness the concern, by no means unique to insurance, with the 'predatory algorithm').
Finally, there may, paradoxically, be adoption issues… Many consumers may object on principle – in the same breath as they demand better pricing! – to the new, unaccustomed relationship they are being invited to form a part of, as well as to the notion of insurers gathering and holding data on them.
The UBI approach, this brave new customer covenant, is developing many different forms, at variable rates, across different lines. The overall trend is towards a model where fewer bad things happen and people pay less for insuring a given asset, by taking an active role in their own risk management. As the customer-service and engagement element is intimately bound up with the cost-reducing mechanism, it is hard to know which is more important to the customer, and by what degree ... Intuitively, we feel that old-style insurance cannot be rescued by pure customer service, regardless of how many bells and whistles it has on it – but better-priced, new-style insurance may well be lost without it.
For the most part, what we end up with ultimately is a strange sort of race-to-the-bottom – with people paying less for great service and rating it as great primarily for that reason. Assuming the pool of addressable risks remains the same, we would, on this model, expect carrier revenue, costs and profit to shrink in proportion. So, is the insurance industry eating itself?
The main problem with the above statement is that the pool of addressable risks will not remain the same but will grow substantially, as we hinted at above in the case of on-demand real-time UBI. All the technologies we have mentioned – and the low-cost insurance model they are ushering in – can act as an enormous new-business enabler.
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In relation to the first of our three Megatrends on low interest rates and soft market conditions, we imagined all the things the average person might wish to insure against as they went through life – if representative insurance were truly available at a representative price (see Chartered Mephistopheles). This was largely to emphasise that it has been the practice, rather than the theory, of insurance that has held the industry back. Insurance, as a concept, has plenty of mileage in it yet.
Scale is the silver-lining of commoditisation – if risks are cracks in the Earth, you can fundamentally fill in more space with tiny uniform grains of sand than with a few massive and irregular boulders.
Scale is the silver-lining of commoditisation; if risks are cracks in the Earth, you can fundamentally fill in more space with tiny uniform grains of sand than with a few massive and irregular boulders. This move within insurance, away from a small number of large transactions towards a large number of small transactions, would be the same evolution we have already witnessed, for instance, in the logistics industry – moving from pallet-based store replenishment to single-item e-commerce.
This is not to say that there are no 'premium' insurance services made possible by these technologies. The insurance proposition is partly about price and risk reduction; another key part is the question of the agreed mitigation (where it is again beneficial for carrier and customer to work together). The more that insurers can guarantee (for example, guaranteeing that someone's car will not just be repaired but will be repaired at a given garage using given parts within a given timeframe), the more they can hope to charge.
We have talked about how customers need to trust their insurers, but equally important in the case of premium mitigation services is insurers' trust in their customers and in what is going on in the outside world. The idea with IoT (rendered watertight through Blockchain) is that insurers can know this with confidence in real time. This means ultimately that they can set up Smart Contracts to be enacted, also in real time, for clients' benefit, so that, if Event X comes to pass, Mitigation Y will immediately be on its way.
Smart Contracts: if Event X come to pass, Mitigation Y will immediately be on its way.
There is huge potential for specialist IoT/Blockchain solutions in commercial scenarios where millions of dollars' worth of business interruption can ride upon the non-contentious settlement of claims and speedy containment of losses. One example we gave of this, in our Internet of Things post, was of insuring sensitive cargoes in transit so that new cargoes are immediately ordered, should certain limits on the existing cargo be exceeded (like damagingly high temperature, for instance).
We did not gather any direct statistics on Blockchain and Smart Contracts as part of the Insurance Nexus Global Trend Map (download your complimentary copy here), but the technology will certainly have greater pride of place in the next edition. The example above is commercial but these technologies (IoT, Blockchain and Smart Contracts) have obvious benefits for personal lines as well (such as Auto) and can streamline the overall claims process (by pre-populating relevant data securely and acting on it as agreed) – leading not just to lower operational costs but superior customer experience at that point in the cycle where customers value it the most.
None of this is a fait accompli – the practical objections to every stage of the journey we have so cursorily outlined here are endless. The idea that we can know everything we need about a person or a risk in real time through today's IoT systems is still far-fetched, and doesn't help insurers juggling limited budgets and multiple priorities in 2018. Similar qualifications apply to the other technologies that form part of the 'stack' (like Blockchain), and many commercial applications will require maturity across multiple technology areas before we see adoption.
This naturally imposes limits on the optimism that might otherwise flow from our foregoing description of the tech-enabled, customer-centric turn in the industry. However, it also limits the more pessimistic interpretation, namely the fear of universal commoditisation. Everything that stands in the way of this 'end state' represents ground to fight on for carriers and a means to differentiate their capabilities on the market.
For example, the fact that the latency of IoT systems is not magically zero – and their security not magically infallible – means that whichever insurer can shave off the most time, or throw up an additional security barrier, can potentially reap the benefit of that in market competitiveness. The same applies to other capabilities; as customer data isn't boundlessly available, even with IoT (far from it!), insurers can outmanoeuvre their competition by eking out a few extra points of customer data (and this is about being open and clear on the value proposition, not about espionage). And, in the context of endemic legacy systems and silos, being able to link different pools of data together that bit quicker could be the hair's breadth that sets you apart from your competitor.
In the context of endemic legacy systems and silos, being able to link different pools of data together that bit quicker could be the hair's breadth that sets you apart from your competitor.
Silos and legacy are a major problem for incumbents, and this is a point that has been raised time and time again by the correspondents we have consulted across this content series in all seven of our global regions: Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, LatAm, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. This is due both to the ad-hoc way in which different functions have coalesced and to M&A activity over the years. Even assuming that silos can be bridged, many older systems – and many insurers are running on systems that are decades old – simply cannot support the level of analytics and machine-learning that insurers are wanting to run today.
This lack of legacy is a stand-out advantage enjoyed by Insurtechs over incumbents. That said, Insurtechs wishing to take advantage of this might not be best-placed trying to build an alternative mega-system from the bottom up. All systems represent large one-off costs, and it may be that the Age of Systems is passing into the Age of Ecosystems. With customer and market requirements diversifying – and fluctuating – at such a rate, there is no one configuration that can guarantee success. So, the more open, and the more capable of integrations, insurance players can keep their tech, the better – and the more able they will be to meet new requirements as they arise.
With customer and market requirements diversifying – and fluctuating – at such a rate, there is no one configuration that can guarantee success: the Age of Systems is passing into the Age of Ecosystems.
This trend towards more federated systems, towards more of an 'API culture', has surfaced at various points across this series (see our Regional Profiles on Asia-Pacific and LatAm, for instance). An adjunct of this is carriers' use of incubators and accelerators to drive innovation beyond their four walls. It is in this context that we find carriers investing in – and in some cases founding their own – Insurtechs, to act as their younger, hipper and more nimble representatives before the customer.
See also: Beyond the Incubator – Solving the Insurtech "People Challenge"
We pointed out how insurers can differentiate themselves based on their technology capabilities, with big data, speed and security being three key components. Insurers can also differentiate themselves on how they put their innovation effort together, which has an enormous multiplier effect on the business. By the same token, Insurtechs can also benefit enormously by pursuing strategic business relationships, particularly with existing carriers – and this is something we touch on in next week's Afterword, the 34th and final post in this #InsuranceMap Content Series. And of course, if you'd like to read ahead straight away, simply download the full Insurance Map here whenever you like (it's free!).
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UK Court of Appeal confirms non-EU airlines are liable for delays caused by missed connections at airports outside the EU
By Simon Phippard, Lucinda Richmond Wigg
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Last week the Court of Appeal ruled against Emirates in joined cases concerning the application of European Regulation EC 261/2004 (the "Regulation"). The Court's ruling, which is binding in the UK, confirms that a non-EU airline may be liable for delay caused by a missed connection at an airport outside the EU. The decision provides some certainty as to the scope of application of the Regulation, and also brings the UK in line with a number of other EU Member States who have interpreted the Regulation in a similarly passenger-friendly way. However the judgment will clearly not be welcomed by non-EU airlines operating out of the UK.
What does the Regulation do?
The Regulation applies to all passengers departing from an EU airport and passengers flying into the EU with an EU carrier. Non-EU airlines are required pay compensation to passengers whose flights out of the EU have been cancelled or delayed (with varying amounts of payment due depending on the length of the delay and distance of the flight).
The Regulation has been the source of much controversy since its introduction, with both national courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") often finding in favour of passengers. In 2013, the European Commission published a proposal to amend the Regulation, but this has since stalled.
One area of uncertainty under the Regulation involves the treatment of connecting flights. The Regulation defines the "final destination" of directly connecting flights. However, this terminology is not used in Articles 6 and 7 which deal with delay and the right to compensation for delay (as interpreted by case law). The latter uses the phrase "last destination" without defining it. It is perhaps unsurprising that this causes confusion when airlines are trying to interpret the Regulation. Although the CJEU has adjudicated on this issue, none of the previous cases involved a non-EU carrier. These joined cases now provide some clarity.
Another uncertainty on connecting flights relates to how the distance should be calculated - should it be the total distance between departure and arrival via the connecting airport, or just the direct distance between the departure and arrival airports. Last month the CJEU confirmed that the nature of the flight (i.e. direct or connecting) makes no difference, and that in such a case, only the distance that a direct flight would have covered between the departure and arrival airports should be taken into account.
What does this judgment mean?
The present judgment concerns the scenario where a passenger on a non-EU carrier departs a UK airport and travels to their final destination via a connecting flight in a third country. The Court has confirmed that if the first leg departing the UK is delayed and as a result a passenger's connection at a non-EU airport is missed, meaning arrival at the final destination is delayed by at least three hours, non-EU airlines will be liable for compensation of up to EUR 600 per passenger.
The joined cases of Gahan v Emirates and Buckley v Emirates involved passengers travelling from the UK to destinations in Asia and Australia, both via connections in Dubai, a common stopover point for Emirates flights. As a result of a delay to the flights departing the UK, the claimant passengers missed their connections in Dubai. Having been rebooked onto the next available flights, they arrived at their respective destinations over 12 hours later than scheduled. The passengers attempted to claim compensation under the Regulation and brought proceedings against the airline. In response, Emirates argued that, inter alia, the only relevant flights for the purpose of calculating any delay under the Regulation were the first leg flights departing the EU, and that the effect of delay had occurred outside the EU.
The Court of Appeal rejected Emirates' arguments and confirmed that the Regulation will apply to non-EU carriers in respect of flights to their final destination, so long as the first flight departs from the EU. It is of course significant that in each of the joined cases, both sectors of the journey were purchased together in a single booking.
This decision aligns with the approach of the CJEU in Air France v Folkerts (involving an EU carrier), which stated that, where a number of connecting flights have been purchased under a single booking, the relevant destination for determining any liability for delay under the Regulation was the final destination of the booking.
This judgment, the latest in a long line of pro-passenger decisions involving the Regulation, has particular significance for non-EU long-haul carriers, who often rely on connections in non-EU hubs such as Dubai. However, it is important to note that if the late arrival at the final destination is caused as a result of a delay to the second leg of the journey (i.e. between two non-EU airports), there is no liability under the Regulation. Furthermore, the upside is that if the length of the connection means that, despite a long delay on departure, a passenger is able to "catch up" with the connecting flight, then no compensation should be payable.
The effects of this decision could be felt very quickly, given the volume of cases involving missed connections currently stayed in the small-claims courts pending a decision in these cases. It is expected that the lower courts will follow this judgment and airlines may experience a significant increase in adverse judgments over the coming months.
The CAA, having intervened in the joined cases as an interested party, has welcomed the decision, which confirms its own interpretation of the Regulation. However, Emirates have indicated that they may seek permission to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court, so there could be a further delay before we get complete certainty on this issue.
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I am a long time Audi A8 owner but a new member.
Wife totaled A8 by running into a deer. In the market for a 2012 version (A8, not A8L this time).
Found one car in CT with following packages: Sport, Driver Assist, Convenience, Cold + a few odds and ends.
Found another car in CA with the same options + rear seat console (4-zone temperature control). Color is more interesting and mileage is lower (you can search Conti in Burlingame for photos).
All the 2012 I have tried have the 4-point multifunction steering wheel.
The car in CA has a 3-point multifunction steering wheel! The air bag cover is round instead of oval.
Everything I look for online says that the steering wheel should be 4-point if it has the driver assist. In fact, I can't find a single picture of a 3-point steering wheel other than in cars sold in Europe (driver assist or not). CORRECTION - I found another A8 at a dealer with the same steering wheel and the sales person sold me it DOES NOT have the Driver Assistance Package.
What am I missing? Was there a mid-year change in 2012 that temporarily phased out the 4-point? Something does not seem right and I would like to know before I send my wife to CA for a test drive.
That's a long way to go for a test drive, no? I would think there were plenty of solid pre-owned gently cared for cars here in CT, NY or Mass. To answer your question on the 4 spoke wheel, personally I never trust what a salesman is saying. Usually whenever their mouths open is to fabricate another tale. You've done your research, stick with your gut on this one.
You are right on all points. I was able to confirm with the dealer in CA that the 3-point steering wheel indeed precluded the driver assist function.
On your other point, I did find a car in our town competitively priced and we ended up buying that one (A8 2012 CPO).
On your implied point: there are comparatively few A8 compared to the A8L. Most Audi dealers have none. I counted about 20 available in the entire USA 2 weeks ago compared to over 200 A8L. Once you look for a few options (such as driver assist or Sport), the number dwindles to 2-3. In the end, my wife had to compromise on color. We ended up black on black instead of white on sand.
Tried car for first time last night (I was away to Asia). What a beast! A lot of electronics to figure out. Even programming the Homelink had me stumped! My wife is very happy and that's all that matters in the end though.
Congrats on the purchase! Happy wife, happy life....as they say.
I gave my wife her first ride in my A8L last evening and she enjoyed it, especially being able to stretch her long legs all the way out and turn on massage. That vehicle is quite amazing. So quiet and solid on I-84. I brought it up to 110 mph (radar detector on) and it felt like 55. I have a feeling she'll be taking my Audi and leaving her Benz in our garage quite often.
Last edited by Greybeast; 06-15-2015 at 08:48 AM.
Thanks for that. Got Homelink working on both doors and got snow tires (from Ebay). I drive Benz but I may borrow Audi once in a while!