Accident claims analysis released by the Highway Loss Data Institute* (HLDI) in September throws a spotlight on the dangers of small cars and may provide an added dimension to determining performance in collisions. How are a larger number of smaller cars topping the list of worst vehicles? Berks County personal injury lawyer Richard P. Console Jr. has a few ideas.

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Smaller cars, by definition, have less material available to disperse the energies exerted in a motor vehicle accident, said Console. Smaller vehicles involved in accidents with larger cars usually suffer more significant damage and that exposes their drivers and passengers to greater risk of injury. This new data goes a long way to illuminate what existing crash safety tests might show.

The Yaris performed substantially worse when compared to other mini four-door models in terms of personal injury claims, but fared better than the Chevrolet Aveo in terms of medical payments from at-fault accidents. Accidents involving Aveo drivers at-fault for their collisions from model years 2009 through 2011 generated medical payments 112 percent more often than other cars in the same category, according to the HLDI*. Meanwhile, at-fault Hyundai Accent drivers caused medical payments in 2 percent more claims than those driving the Aveo the worst in its category. Console, and his firm of Lancaster County personal injury lawyers, warns consumers that human error is still the main issue in motor vehicle accidents.

The decisions people make behind the wheel are the leading causes of auto accidents all across the country, he said. A vehicles safety record might be an indicator of how well a given automobile might perform in a crash, but its the human at the wheel who has the greatest control in limiting injuries. An airbag wont stop a driver from speeding or prevent them from disregarding a stop sign.

The Ferrari California convertible caused the highest overall losses in motor vehicle crashes from 2009 through 2011, according to the HLDI*. Accidents involving this high-priced vehicle saw nearly double the losses, including injuries, than those of the second-worst passenger car, the Maserati Granturismo 2dr. The average repair bill for the Ferrari California from 2009 through 2011 was about $82,000, according to the New York Times**.

Console & Hollawell P.C. is a personal injury law firm serving car accident victims in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania as a whole since 1994. The firms tireless efforts have obtained more than $30 million in compensation for their clients and earned the practices attorneys a 97 percent success rating.

** http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/from-the-insurance-industry-a-seldom-used-barometer-of-vehicle-cost/

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BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

iWalk, the leader in Personal Bionics, today launched the new Personal Power Package for the BiOM Ankle System, further improving the bionic tuning process and increasing battery performance by up to 20 percent. The BiOM Ankle System is the only lower-limb Personal Bionics solution to enable individuals to walk with the same gait and effort as non-amputees. The system is currently available domestically through a vast network of iWalk Certified Bionics Centers (CBCs), VA Medical Centers and the Department of Defense.

iWalk is committed to transforming the prosthetic industry by developing dependable personalized bionic mobility solutions that normalize function, said Tim McCarthy, President and CEO, iWalk. The new Personal Power Package for the BiOM Ankle System is just another example of how we continue to closely emulate an individuals muscle and tendon function, enabling them to return to work and resume other important daily activities faster and with greater ease than ever before.

Personal Power Package Enhancements

The new Personal Power Package improves product performance and user convenience through a series of enhancements to both the hardware and software.

Power of Personal Bionics

Personal Bionics is a new category of medical devices which emulate a specific individuals muscle and tendon function. While traditional lower-limb prosthetics only replicate bone structure, the BiOM emulates the calf muscle and Achilles tendon to help normalize function. The BiOM Ankle System features Powered Plantar Flexion, which is the push off that enables people to walk with a natural gait and the same metabolic energy as a non-amputee. The Personal Bionic Tuning capabilities enable certified prosthetists to further enhance the user experience by adjusting natural movements to personal preference within normative human performance standards.

About iWalk

iWalk, Inc. is the pioneer and leader in personal bionic innovation. With the introduction of BiOM technology, the company has been able to embrace mobility and extend potential for people with lower limb loss. In the future, the same underlying technology will also help people whose mobility is limited by stroke, diabetes or other conditions of disease or age.

The company was founded in 2006 by Dr. Hugh Herr, director of the Biomechatronics Group at the MIT Media Lab. Privately held and headquartered in Bedford, Mass, the company has received funding and support from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the U.S. Armys Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) and leading venture firms WFD Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Sigma Partners and Gilde Healthcare Partners. For more information, please visit http://www.iwalk.com or follow us on Facebook or Twitter (@MyBiOM).

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Today, a male online dater shares his strategy that work. Women can learn from this too. Heres his letter:

I had an absolute blast with online dating, meeting many great people from different backgrounds. Some didnt work out, some became short-term relationships and one became my bride-to-be and mother of our child.

Im average in every way, in my early 30s, not in shape. Im educated and have a decent job. So two big complaints about online dating: gold diggers and superficial people. These didnt happen to me.

Also, women get a ton more messages than men. So, men, you need to make any message you send stand out. I worked hard to get a good first-message template, which Id copy and paste to every message I sent, modifying to make it personal.

My message had humour and some personal information, but not too personal (e.g. so you have something to talk about later).

Some wont agree, but my next tip is to carpet bomb that is, message lots of people. Almost everyone lies in their profile, so dont be too selective. Also message someone that doesnt seem so appealing, so you can learn more. She might turn out to be the one for you!

For every five to 10 messages Id send, I would get one response, and one date out of every five responses.

I sent out hundreds of messages, went on a number of first dates, some of which turned into second, third and more dates.

I found that many women Id date were doing similar things, and dating different people several times a week.

You need to toughen up and not expect fireworks with every person you meet. And you will be rejected sometimes, maybe even a lot of the time. I went on a number of first dates I thought went great, only to find myself avoided afterward.

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by Dr. Susan G. Weinberger

The American writer, George Matthew Adams once observed that "many moments of personal success and fulfillment in an individuals life come about through encouragement from someone else." No doubt you can remember those who impacted your life when you were young, during the school years, involvement in community activities, at your first job and perhaps, the job you hold now.

Whether the support came informally or through a deliberate, formal program, helping you personally or professionally, there is no doubt that others can be easily identified who influenced and shaped your future. Those were or are your mentors.

Typically informal mentoring programs do not have a structure, time limit, or support from a sponsoring business or other organization. How often the mentor and protg meet is up to them. There are no entrance requirements.

Formal mentoring programs are long-term. They have minimum requirements including selection of participants, training, support and frequency of meetings between mentor and mentee.

Establishing an internal mentoring program is not a new idea. In fact, a front page article in the Harvard Business Review in 1978 declared, "everyone who makes it has a mentor." Until recently, however, business has been less involved in establishing formal mentoring programs for employees, focusing more on internal coaching.

It is easy to get confused about the differences between coaching and mentoring. The purpose and expected outcome of each is distinctly different; although at times, some overlap exists. For example, coaching, which provides specific feedback, can be used within mentoring. But as Lorraine Stomski, senior vice president of Aon Consulting, explained, mentoring is more holistic than coaching in that it develops the whole individual through guidance, coaching and development opportunities.

An employee serving as the "coach" assists another colleague known as the protg in order to improve their job performance. Often the purpose is to work with the protg toward the goal of climbing the ladder of success and get ahead.

Some companies even offer reverse coaching. That is, a senior employee who has, perhaps been in the company for several decades is coached by a newer, junior employee in areas such as computers and advanced technology. Research informs that these kinds of formal coaching efforts improve career success and employee morale and retention.

Mentoring, on the other hand, is far more personal and friendship-based, offering non-judgmental support as a positive role model and focusing on a mentees longer term personal development. The mentor makes suggestions. The relationship is neither formally evaluated nor connected to job advancement but rather to personal improvement.

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By Jennifer Vazquez

Observer Correspondent

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There are many stories and personal accounts that reflect the importance and the changing factor that sports, discipline, hard work and passion have on the lives of numerous. This fact holds true to no other than Josef Manuel owner and instructor of Cutting Edge Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

In an exclusive interview with The Observer, Manuel, an international champion-winning jiu jitsu fighter, vividly recounts the point in time when he became interested in this martial arts form and the important role this sport has had in his life.

Manuel, a first-generation born of Puerto Rican parents, was born and raised in Newark where he was raised. Being smaller than others his age and in his neighborhood he was bullied.

One day I was at the playground, on the swing, he said. Next thing I remember seeing were trees, leaves and boots.

This particular incident was a turning point in his life as he became adamant to become stronger and wiser never allowing another to intimidate or physically hurt him or others in that manner again.

Because of my size I was constantly being bullied, he said. Thats how my quest began. That quest to find out, what I can do, how I can prepare myself to not have to go through that againThere has to be some sort of self defense that I can learn to never have to go through that again.

According to Manuel, since money was tight during his youth, it wasnt until he was old enough to earn a living that he decided to finally learn jiu-jitsu, the fighting art form that had always captivated him.

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While Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is leaving the position this year, his time in office has been a personal success in at least one aspect: the fortunes of his extended family have risen to at least $2.7 billion.

Almost all of that money appears to have been made during his tenure, David Barboza of the New York Times reports.

Barboza also notes that Wen "has broad authority over the major industries where his relatives have made their fortunes".

Here's some of the assets he found:

The holdings include a villa development project in Beijing; a tire factory in northern China; a company that helped build some of Beijings Olympic stadiums, including the iconic Birds Nest; and Ping An Insurance, one of the worlds biggest financial services companies.

Following the scandal of Bo Xilai and the subsequent investigation of his own unusually large finances, there's been a lot of scrutiny of official corruption in China. Foreign executives have long complained that hiring the relatives of Chinese "princelings" and officials on inflated salaries was part and parcel of doing business in China.

The New York Times may be expecting some consequences. When Bloomberg looked into the financial dealings of incoming President Xi Jinping (and found that, like Wen's family, they appeared to be billionaires), Bloomberg.com was blocked in China.

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5w6zhq/successes_and) has announced the addition of the "Successes and Failures Case Study: Birchbox" report to their offering.

Birchbox is part of Datamonitor Consumer's Successes and Failures series. These case studies examine best-in-class examples of innovation and marketing - supported by Datamonitor's consumer insight research - to drive success.

Effective innovation is difficult to come by, but it is the key to sustained competitive advantage in the consumer packaged goods industry. Lessons can be learned from both successes and failures. This case study looks at how Birchbox - a subscription-based personal care sampling service - has successfully reimagined product sampling to provide a "win-win" scenario for both consumers and brands.

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- Access comprehensive analysis of global successes and failures in the consumer packaged goods industry to drive ideation and inspiration.

- Obtain country-specific consumer insight to understand the consumer attitudes and needs that underpinned innovation success/failure.

- Avoid costly investments by learning important lessons from companies and brands that have failed or under-delivered.

- Obtain a broader appreciation of the CPG industry by gaining insights from both within and outside of your category.

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CHARLESTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Nonprofit organizations around the world are looking to expand use of mobile technology, grow online fundraising and improve donor communication and multichannel engagement.

These are just some of the findings from the 2012 State of the Nonprofit Industry report, released today by Blackbaud, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLKB), featuring survey results from more than 1500 respondents from nine countries covering approaches to overcoming common challenges, fundraising trends, and use of mobile and interactive technology.

Optimism in the nonprofit sector varies based largely on how an organization communicates with its constituents and the technologies it employs, said Marc Chardon, Blackbauds chief executive officer. Generally, nonprofits that adopt multiple engagement channels have a more optimistic outlook on their ability to recruit new donors, retain existing donors and grow individual contributions in the coming year.

Key findings from the survey include:

For more comprehensive data and a breakdown by country, visit http://www.blackbaud.com/soni to download the full report.

About the survey

The State of the Nonprofit Industry survey is disseminated via a unique collaborative worldwide network of nonprofit country institutes, associations and NGOs including: L'Association Franaise des Fundraisers, Centro Studi Philanthropy, Daryl Upsall Consulting International, Deutscher Fundraising Verband, Fundraising Institute of Australia (FIA), Fundraising Institute of New Zealand (FINZ), and The Resource Alliance. This years survey was fielded in June 2012 and reports on data from more than 1,500 respondents in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States. Conducted annually since 2004, the survey questions uncover:approaches to overcoming common nonprofit challenges, fundraising trends, and the use of mobile technologies.To download the complete report, visitwww.blackbaud.com/soni.

About Blackbaud

Serving the nonprofit and education sectors for 30 years, Blackbaud (BLKB) combines technology and expertise to help organizations achieve their missions. Blackbaud works with more than 27,000 customers in over 60 countries that support higher education, healthcare, human services, arts and culture, faith, the environment, independent K-12 education, animal welfare and other charitable causes. The company offers a full spectrum of cloud-based and on-premise software solutions and related services for organizations of all sizes including: fundraising, eMarketing, social media, advocacy, constituent relationship management (CRM), analytics, financial management and vertical-specific solutions. Using Blackbaud technology, these organizations raise more than $100 billion each year. Recognized as a top company by Forbes, InformationWeek, and Software Magazine and honored by Best Places to Work, Blackbaud is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina and has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For more information, visitwww.blackbaud.com.

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Matt Kenseth (left) has spent much of his Sprint Cup career in Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s shadow, especially during their rookie year in 2000.

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Matt Kenseth has spent his entire NASCAR career racing in the margins of celebrity status. He's one of the sport's most accomplished drivers of the past 13 seasons, winning 24 times since his Sprint Cup rookie year in 2000 and capturing the 2003 series title. He consistently runs in the top 10 and has made the Chase for the Championship every year except 2009.

Still, despite all his sustained success, Kenseth never lingers for long on center stage. That's partly because he doesn't seek the attention, but it's also because fate continually moves the spotlight away from Kenseth. He won Cup Rookie of the Year honors the same season that a fellow named Dale Earnhardt Jr. broke into the series. (In fact, quite a few people probably think Earnhardt was the rookie of the year that season.) During Kenseth's championship season, he made it to Victory Lane only once. So even as he was proving that he was that year's best driver, the primary focus week after week often went elsewhere.

This year has been a prime example of how Kenseth's racing ability continually gets overshadowed. He won the Daytona 500, a race that forever will be remembered for Juan Pablo Montoya slamming into a jet dryer and igniting a fireball that caused a two-hour delay. Earlier in October Kenseth took the checkered flag at Talladega as all the attention was focused on a 25-car melee behind him. Then just this past weekend Kenseth's victory at Kansas was mostly a footnote in a race dominated by talk of a slick track, spinning cars and a deadlocked Chase race.

It's always been this way for Kenseth. He won seven times during his two seasons in the Nationwide Series in 1998 and 1999, the same two years that Earnhardt won 13 races and back-to-back Nationwide championships. As the duo prepared to make the move to Cup racing in 2000, they were asked to pose together for a photo shoot. The photographer wanted Kenseth to stand behind Earnhardt and slightly to one side of him, so Kenseth was partially obscured.

"They were trying to get this cool look, and they kept having me move farther over and over behind him where you couldn't see all of my face," Kenseth recalled with a smile earlier this year. "Finally I said, 'Look, why don't I just leave.'"

Actually, leaving is the one thing that has brought attention to Kenseth this season. It was announced in late June that Kenseth will depart Roush Fenway Racing at the end of this season after 14 years with the organization to drive for Joe Gibbs Racing. The move caught most people by surprise, primarily because the low-key Kenseth had always seemed content to stay in the comfort zone he had created at Roush.

Kenseth never has been specific about why he is leaving Roush, though money undoubtedly has something to do with it. When asked about the situation last month, Kenseth replied, "Timing really is everything. There have been a lot of changes over there [at RFR], going into this year being in the last year of my contract -- trying to get sponsorship secured and trying to figure out what was going on for sure. [...] I got into May and still didn't really have anything done and weren't even really talking about a whole bunch of stuff. I had this opportunity come up with Joe and JD [Gibbs] talking to me about coming over there and racing. And it was something that really interested me a lot."

Some might claim the decision cost Kenseth a shot at this year's Sprint Cup championship. The announcement that he was leaving came out just before the race at Kentucky Speedway. He finished seventh in that race and third a week later at Daytona, leaving him atop the series point standings. Then Kenseth hit a major slump, managing only three top-10 finishes and one top-5 over the next 13 races. When he left Dover with a 35th-place finish on Sept. 30, Kenseth was last in the standings among the 12 Chase drivers, his title hopes gone just three races into the Chase.

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"For Personal Argentina, Amobee alliance represents a great opportunity to further strengthen our leadership in the mobile entertainment development and continue adding value to our services", said Ignacio Nores, Marketing Director of Personal Argentina. "We are proud to partner with Personal Argentina to enable them to be a leader in mobile advertising," said Trevor Healy, CEO of Amobee. "Leading operators like Personal Argentina are in a unique position to fuel the mobile advertising market and gain substantial ROI by serving relevant and engaging mobile ads for large advertisers and brands."

Amobee PULSE for Publishers will be used to push mobile ads to consumers, helping mobile operators, publishers and advertisers better monetize content in the mobile space. The PULSE platform pushes relevant, contextually targeted ads through the mobile space; from an advertiser standpoint the platform offers robust analytics and support for various mobile ad formats.

As more mobile devices hit the market in South America it will become even more important for brands in the mobile space to serve ads relevant to the content with which consumers are engaging.

Data from comScore in the summer months found smartphones and tablets are pushing more content consumption in Argentina; mobile devices now account for just over 2% of Internet content consumption. Google's Android platform accounts for more than 56% of mobile page views.

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