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If you're out shopping for a new car, besides cost and aesthetics, one of the most important things to look for is safety features. What features do you need, which features are must haves? Let's look at some options:

Air Bags

By far, the number one option, standard on many cars nowadays. Air bags have come along way since their inception and are safer and more effective than ever before. Air bags protect your head and face during a head on collision. Many new vehicles even offer air bags for your passenger and side cushion air bags for side impact crashes. Air bags have been proven to save lives during crashes and getting a vehicle with at least driver and passenger air bags should be a priority.

Seat Belts

Every vehicle comes with seat belts, but there are some new innovations in seatbelt technology that you may want to consider. Automatic crash tensioners are designed to react to any crash or impact situation and tighten your seatbelt to keep you in place and, in theory, safer during a crash. Another new technology are the belt webbing grabbers, these are designed to clamp the belt outside the reel to prevent injuries during a crash or impact. Other seat belts or safety restraints include built in child safety restraints or built in child car seats.

Anti-Lock Brakes

Now a standard on most vehicles, like air bags and seat belts, anti-lock brakes are a safety necessity. Anti-lock brakes are designed to prevent locking of your brakes to lessen the chance of skidding.

Head Restraints

Every modern vehicle has head restraints, or head rests to prevent your head from snapping back and causing whiplash during a sudden stop or crash. Many new cars even offer head restraints or rests for back seats.

GPS or OnStar

If you are prone to getting lost, having GPS or the OnStar system could save your life. GPS stands for global positioning system. Originally designed for military use in the 1980's, GPS connects you to a web of satellites and once they sense where you are, they can tell you very accurately where to go and many devices even provide maps and directions on an LCD screen.

OnStar is a vehicle safety device which connects you to a person via audio and can provide you help with directions, concierge like services and even emergency services. OnStar comes as a standard feature on many GM vehicles.

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Lydia Quinn writes for Brandon Safety Lights, a leading provider of barricade lights, barricade light accessories and traffic safety supplies. Visit us at: http://www.brandonsafetylights.com/

1. Outstanding Design 2. Remarkable Content 3. Maximum Traffic

Professional web design for any type of business is the most important step. Your web site can be the first, and sometimes the only, thing your customers see. Your quality design, layout, and branding, combined with the latest technology, ensure you'll make a positive impression right from the start.

State of the art online marketing tools guarantee your customers will find you first. It's important to provide and produce immediate results that keep you one step ahead of the competition. For help and the best way to get your site optimized and to start your site out right, pull up Google and either search for Web Design or SEO (Search Engine Optimization) grab your first FIRM you find from the organic results and start looking to see what they offer. Ask them if they can market your site and to provide examples or references.

Content Development is the last and always the most overlooked last key to success. If you have ever heard (Content is King) then this is the icing on the cake. The goal is to reach your customers and motivate their behavior. If you're online marketing delivers customers, your design gets their attention. Your content closes the deal. What would happen if the content wasn't polished off to close the deal? They would hit the back button. Enough said.

If you are missing any 1 of these major component's it's just as bad as missing the key's to your car. You aren't going anywhere any time soon. You can have a perfect design that cost's you 10's of thousands to perfect w/ flashy media and super high tech technology to out "look" your competitors, but if you don't have any traffic then who is going to see it? If you have the super high design site and plenty of traffic and were aiming for the large ROI but yet your site doesn't exactly explain what you have to offer or sale, then who is going to buy into something they don't even understand what it is they are buying, well not many if any at all. As you can see, you easily get overwhelmed by the wrong pieces of the puzzle for web development, if you stick these basic's and build up and create a solid plan you are guaranteed for success. Let's just hope you aren't planning to sell pet rocks, but even with the right content, design and traffic. I bet you could actually bring back the pet rock's with the new e-rock. Just don't give me credit for the idea.

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Kyle Newton is a web design and ecommerce professional with 7 years of experience in the web development and internet marketing field. He has developed total online presence systems and has helped establish many successful online businesses.

We have witnessed a mushroom growth in the wireless telecommunication industry over the last decade, and the mobile phone itself has added newer dimensions to our socio-cultural life. Every new year, the consumer electronics market is flooded with a flurry of fantastic handsets offering awe-inspiring features. As mobile manufacturing giants vie to out compete each other, the appetite of the ever-hungry consumer keeps increasing. Of all the features and technology that has been added to the portfolio of mobile phones, the integration of digital cameras has been the masterstroke. Ever since the first commercial camera phone - the J-SHO4 ( designed by Sharp Corporation in collaboration with Phillipe Kahn) - made its appearance in November 2000, mobile phones have undergone an evolutionary transformation in their make-up and character. Camera phones, in all shapes and sizes, are there everywhere today with projected sales for 2008 of over 1 billion units worldwide. Affordable, convenient and portable - are perhaps the key factors that have underlined the success of camera phones over the traditional camera. Unlike the camera that is brandished on special events to archive memorable moments, camera phones are popularly used to document the fleeting everyday life : moments of surprise, pleasure or indulgence. The ability to capture and share media from anywhere at anytime makes the camera phone a potential winner.

The surreptitious nature of the camera phone has turned many mobile phone users into real-time photojournalists and the banal everyday has become visually newsworthy. On the flip side, the ubiquitous presence of the camera phone is prone to such abuse as voyeurism, infringement of privacy and copyright violation. However, Camera phones have come to occupy a unique position and have created an indelible impression on our contemporary sensibility. Imaging and multimedia features on mobile phones are becoming highly nuanced and the future will see handsets that are literally digital studios. The CyberShot series from Sony Ericsson, Nokia's 'multimedia computers' in the N-Series, the colossal 10 megapixel 'wow-phones' from Samsung - just keep your eyes and your camera open!

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Ben Bradley is webmaster of Latest Mobile Phones. For more information about Camera phones, please visit www.orangemobileshop.co.uk.

Nokia boasts a collection of signature mobile phones complemented with exceptional style and outstanding features. From camera, music to high-speed connectivity, Nokia mobile phones provide you a gratifying multimedia experience.

Slide open the ultra-cool Nokia 6111 to enjoy exciting technology. The mega pixel camera of the Nokia 6111 comes with video recording facility. Send your photos to friends through MMS, or view them on its 262K colour screen. The built-in MP3 player and FM radio play your music with incredible stereo sound. You can avail wireless connectivity via EDGE, GPRS, Bluetooth, Infrared and USB. Explore the Internet through XHTML and download latest Java games.

The gorgeous Nokia 7360 is a Tri-band GSM phone with user-friendly interface and high-end functions. Designed under Nokia's L'Amour collection, the Nokia 7360 incorporates a VGA camera with video recorder. The multimedia messaging options including MMS enable you to share your photos. You can transfer your files to your PC through PC-Suite and Infrared. Tune into your favourite music station via FM radio. Download and play MP3 ring tones or Java games on the 65K colour display of the handset. EDGE and GPRS provide you instant wireless communication.

You can get hold of any of these Nokia handsets through online mobile shops. The shops offer you numerous mobile phone deals available with these handsets. Leading network service providers including Orange, O2 and Virgin provide you attractive tariffs and special offers. The additional incentives include 10-12 months free line rental, free minutes and texts, free gifts like Xbox 360 and Sony PSP, and 3 months free insurance. The best and cheapest mobile phone deal can earn you a free handset! Check out the deals on Nokia 6111 and Nokia 7360, and sign up for the best of them. Buy any of these handsets and make the most of your Nokia experience.

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Yamaha YZF-R1 is a natural born land rocket by combining the technology from the race track with a great design compare to other super bikes in the same category. It is quite a while since it first appearance but from its unique performance in every aspect makes the YZF-R1 still in most bikers mind.

Foe anyone who owns this R-1, you don't have to be worry that your model will fade through time because the Yamaha has made a great design for it. As time goes by this bike still be trendy and even for the minor change they never miss every little detail. If you look at the minor change it looks a lot like the old model but actually more than 200 parts are change. Specially the body parts, it may look alike but the Yamaha has to redesign it and test the arrow dynamic force to find the best model that will has the least wind resistant. The front mirror angle is reducing by few degrees. The front head light is uniquely redesign and added the air duct ability to help cool down the intercooler and the engine itself. For the back mirror, the size was longer and moves the position higher for better seeing. Other than what they mention above, the overall weight is also reduced by 2 kilograms.

The frame is the newly develop frame from Yamaha under the name of Delta-Box II and used in the first time in the R-1 and later used in the R-7 which is the best super bike of the year. The new frame is lighter, stronger than and not as big as the earlier one.

The new engine technology that is used in this monster is lighter but more powerful. It is a 4 cylinder Double Overhead Camshaft engine uses the Genesis 4 step technology 998 cc. The cylinder diameter is 74 millimeter and the pull length is 58 millimeters and the compression ratio is 11.8:1. It produces 150 horsepower at 10,000 rounds per minute with the torque 11.0 kilogram-meters at 8,500 rounds per minute equipped with a six speed manual transmission. The gear plate is small and changes the ratio for 1st gear to close to 2nd gear. The cylinders use the ELEC-TROPLATING technology to reduce the occurred friction and also helps cool down the temperature. The fuel injection they use is from Mikuni 40 millimeters with a special system that will transfer the data to the ECU. The fuel rail is bigger. The start motor is smaller and shorter by 12 millimeters. The valve cover is made from magnesium for lighter weight. The muffler was redesign and the muffler tip is made from titanium.

The last change is the fuel tank. Yamaha has removed a support from the end of the tank and reduced the size by 5 millimeters which gives the comfortable feeling while you are riding it. The overall design is impressive and creates the modern look.

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Varon Sanornoi is the internet freelance writer. If you want to find a car dealership in Washington DC,please go to Washington DC Car Dealer

Redefining the way you communicate mobile phones has taken giant strides over the years. From being a device which keeps you connected, the mobile phones of today have become an essential utility tool. With technological advancements mobile phone today have become more feature packed and perform many functionalities in tune with modern life style.

A fashion accessory, a travel companion, your business aide and an entertainer- mobile phone have won the heart of people from all walks of life and have undergone a complete makeover with its different facets and different meanings. Its amazing to see a device becoming an all time companion of people, whoever he may be.

Embracing new technology and adapting itself into the hectic lifestyle of mankind, the gizmo has now gone sleek and stylish. It started with 2G, now it is 3G and soon it will be 4G-mobile phones today are empowered with technology. Handsets with designer themes and with dimensions which can easily slip into any pocket have become common these days. You have designer handsets, camera phones, music phone, the mobile television, Internet on mobile and what not. Mobile phone today cater to the growing needs of each individual and has given users the freedom of choice.

With such growing demand the competition has also gone fierce and today you have popular brands like Nokia, Samsung, LG, Motorola and many others to choose from. With each passing day, a new mobile phone model is launched. Each manufacturer coming with his own version of mobile phone . Walkman series and Cyber shot range from Sony Ericsson, N-series and music editions from Nokia, Blackberry, LG KG800 Chocolate, LG U8360, LG U900 and thousands other names each being different from other and offering many functionalities in a single device.

With mobile phone life has changed...for better and more towards better.

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Grace Lewis is an Internet Marketing Professional.

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The Capability Maturity Model (CMM) is a methodology used to develop and refine an organization's software development process. The model describes a five-level evolutionary path of increasingly organized and systematically more mature processes. CMM was developed and is promoted by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), a research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense. SEI was founded in 1984 to address software engineering issues and, in a broad sense, to advance software engineering methodologies. More specifically, SEI was established to optimize the process of developing, acquiring, and maintaining heavily software-reliant systems for the DoD. Because the processes involved are equally applicable to the software industry as a whole, SEI advocates industry-wide adoption of the CMM.

The CMM is similar to ISO 9001, one of the ISO 9000 series of standards specified by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The ISO 9000 standards specify an effective quality system for manufacturing and service industries; ISO 9001 deals specifically with software development and maintenance. The main difference between the two systems lies in their respective purposes: ISO 9001 specifies a minimal acceptable quality level for software processes, while the CMM establishes a framework for continuous process improvement and is more explicit than the ISO standard in defining the means to be employed to that end.

Levels of the CMM:

Maturity Level 1 - Initial

Maturity Level 2 - Repeatable
* Requirements Management
* Software Project Planning
* Software Project Tracking and Oversight
* Software Subcontractor Management
* Software Quality Assurance
* Software Configuration Management

Maturity Level 3 - Defined
* Organization Process Focus
* Organization Process Definition
* Training Program
* Integrated Software Management
* Software Product Engineering
* Intergroup Coordination
* Peer Reviews

Maturity Level 4 - Managed
* Quantitative process management
* Software quality management

Maturity Level 5 - Optimizing
* Defect prevention
* Technology change management
* Process change management
* Structure of CMM
* Maturity Levels

Framework of Capability Maturity Model:

A layered framework providing a progression to the discipline needed to engage in continuous improvement (It is important to state here that an organization develops the ability to assess the impact of a new practice, technology, or tool on their activity. Hence it is not a matter of adopting these; rather it is a matter of determining how innovative efforts influence existing practices. This really empowers projects, teams, and organizations by giving them the foundation to support reasoned choice.)

Key Process Areas
Key process area (KPA) identifies a cluster of related activities that, when performed collectively, achieve a set of goals considered important.

Goals
The goals of a key process area summarize the states that must exist for that key process area to have been implemented in an effective and lasting way. The extent to which the goals have been accomplished is an indicator of how much capability the organization has established at that maturity level. The goals signify the scope, boundaries, and intent of each key process area.

Common Features
Common features include practices that implement and institutionalize a key process area. These five types of common features include: Commitment to Perform, Ability to Perform, Activities Performed, Measurement and Analysis, and Verifying Implementation.

Key Practices
The key practices describe the elements of infrastructure and practice that contribute most effectively to the implementation and institutionalization of the key process areas.

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In the past, surveys have shown that people fear public speaking more than they fear death! Have you ever felt the feeling of butterflies-in-the stomach? Not to worry, for even the most experienced of speakers feel this way sometimes.

For many, the hardest part is getting started. With so many choices, which topic should you choose for a speech? This can be stressful. But it doesn't need to be this way! Here are some useful tips:

Choose a topic that interests you, and is relevant to people. When you choose an informative topic that has a perceived benefit for people, you will capture your audience's attention as consider how to apply what they're hearing to their own lives.

Choose a topic you are enthusiastic about. Whether it's an emerging or popular technology like GPS or an influential person in history that is especially meaningful to you, a topic that excites you will naturally improve your ability to convey excitement to your audience, which can be contagious. More sample topics along with other guides can be found at the excellent resource found at Informative Speech Topics.

Choose a topic that you have some prior knowledge about. If this doesn't work, choose a topic that you are motivated to investigate. The more naturally inclined you are to learn about the topic, the more enthusiasm will naturally flow from your lips and your body language. Often times, your energy and attitude will be more memorable (in the long-term) for your audience than the words that you say.

However, having enthusiasm and choosing a topic that is interesting to you is not enough. It's also important to ensure that the topic of your choice is appropriate for the situation and venue, and more importantly, that it is a good match for your audience's interests and desires. Consider your audience's expertise, what they already know, and what they don't know and might find useful or practical. Avoid staying too general -- your topic needs to be specific enough to have any impact. Rather than a speech on "Electronics: All About Them" that is too broad, a better, more focused topic would be "Global Positioning Systems (GPS): What Are They and Are They Worth the Cost?" You only have a limited amount of time to give your speech, and so you can't cover everything. Identify a specific, targeted purpose and stick with it. Don't ramble. Like the old mantra says, K.I.S.S. -- Keep it Simple, Stupid. (or, Keep it Simple, Speech!)

Follow these basic guidelines and you're on your way to having a relevant, interesting, useful speech that will capture your audience's attention! For more tips and lists of specific topics to help you brainstorm, visit Informative Speech Topics.info.
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Robert E. Colston is an acclaimed Speech Consultant. He is an author and contributor to many websites including InformativeSpeechTopics.info.