Driving the Chevrolet 2012 Equinox FWD LTZ

Published on May 7, 2012 by fastlanepublishing

 

The 2012 Chevrolet Equinox FWD LTZ has a striking design lines from every angle. From the sporty grill to the power rear lift-gates captivating rear-view. Even the chrome exhaust tips set off this fantastic vehicles good looks. On the power headed mirrors. Their are mounted luggage rack side rails that compliment the entire vehicles exterior chrome package. From the power outside The 18 inch chrome clad aluminum sport wheels set-off this Equinox. Good looking Halogen projector beam head lamps set-off with front fog lamps.

2012 Chevrolet Equinox FWD LTZ features: Perforated leather-appointed seating with heated front seats - Power-programmable lift-gate - Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist - Memory settings for driver seat and exterior mirrors - Chrome door handles - outside power-adjustable mirrors - roof rack side rails with bright chrome inserts and bright fascia lowers.

182-hp ECOTEC 2.4L 4-cylinder 264-hp 3.0L V6 Engine(5) for added performance and towing capability.
Six-Speed Automatic Transmission helps deliver smooth acceleration.
Towing (Min/Max)(6)
StabiliTrak Electronic Stability Control System with Traction Control and Rollover Mitigation and Electronic Trailer Sway Control. Helps the vehicle respond to your steering commands.
Variable-Assist Power Steering Enhances your drive handling and parking.
Tire Pressure Monitor(7) Warns you when the tire pressure drops.
Traction Control.
Power-Programmable Liftgate.
Hill Start Assist Prevents roll-back on an incline until vehicle begins moving forward.
Four-Wheel Antilock Disc Brakes with Electronic Brake Force Distribution
Designed to help reduce wheel lockup and help maintain steering control during hard braking.
Six Air Bags(8) For enhanced occupant protection.
OnStar® with Directions & Connections®(3), including Automatic Crash Response(9) for the first six months
Built-in vehicle sensors can request emergency help, even if you can't.
LATCH System for Child Safety Seats - Easier for you to install child seats.
SiriusXM Satellite Radio(10) with three trial months. Tune into SiriusXM Satellite Radio for digital-quality sound from coast to coast.
Pioneer® 250-watt Premium Sound System Provides rich, clear sound through eight speakers.
Rear Vision Camera Helps you see more of what's behind you in the 7" diagonal color display.
Rear Parking Assist when traveling in reverse at low speeds, sensors in the bumper audio alert you when you are approaching certain stationary objects.
MultiFlex™ Sliding Rear Seat
Slides nearly eight inches for great legroom with 60/40 split-folding seatbacks.
Color Touch Radio with Navigation
USB Port(11) Enables you to plug in your MP3 player or music-loaded flash drive and control it through the audio system.
Perforated Leather-Appointed Seats
Relax in sumptuous leather-appointed seating and stay warm year-round. Heated Driver and Front Passenger Seats. Projector beam headlamps. Premium interior lighting package including illuminated front door handles and foot-wells.

Special thanks  to Brandon Lane of Brando Lights!

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Moms Rule the World: Happy Day!

"Mother - that was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries."  ~ T. DeWitt Talmage

Photo courtesy:  ©Laurel Delaney 2012, "Woman and Child Adventure." 

Riding The 2012 GMC Acadia Denali

 It was a week of automotive wonder riding and driving the 2012 GMC Acadia Denali. This vehicle does everything that you ask it to and more. There may not be a more comfortable ride on the planet.

The moment you seat yourself behind the wheel you instantly feel just how well designed the cabin of this Acadia Denali is. Rich Leather seating surfaces let you know right away that this is a class act. The driver and front passenger were heated and cooled. The fact that was ample room to seat seven passengers was a big plus. The leather wrapped steering wheel with its wood accents was telescopic and tilting. It was also nice to have all the necessary controls available to your fingertips.

What about the audio? Bose Premium rocks this 2012 Acadia Denali within an AM/FM CD Player with axillary input jack. Also this Acadia Denali is equipped with Universal Home Remote and rear seat audio controls and headphone jacks.

You have the option for XM Radio + Service Subscription.

The Acadia Denali sports a Touch-Screen Navigation with a Rear-View Camera Display and a DVD Entertainment System

Not only loaded on the interior but equally impressive on the exterior with design lines to kill for.

Highlights	Denali
StabiliTrak	Standard
CD/MP3 and navigation system	Available
Rear-seat entertainment system	Available
SiriusXM Satellite Radio	Standard
OnStar®, 6 months of Directions & Connections® plan	Standard
Remote Keyless Entry	Standard
Rear cargo area storage system	Standard
Steering wheel, leather-wrapped	Standard
Head-Up Display	Standard
Heated and cooled front seats	Standard
Insulation, Acoustic Package, Denali specific	Standard
Floor mats, premium, carpeted front, second and third row, Denali specific	Standard
Dual SkyScape 2-panel power sunroof	Standard
20" chrome-clad aluminum wheels	Standard
Daytime Running Lamps	Standard
High-Intensity Discharge headlamps	Standard
Sill plate, illuminated, Denali specific We also put OnStar to the test and a requested a maintenance printout of the 2012 Buick Enclave AWD that we were driving. 2012 Buick Enclave OnStar Vehicle Report A Special Thanks To Brandon Lane of Brando Lights

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Think An Overseas Assignment Moves You Up in the Corporate World?

International assignments are good but what you really need is broad international experience -- the more the better!

As the process of bringing products to market involves an increasingly global web of commerce, managers gunning for the C-suite should be ready to complete multiple stints abroad. Such double- and triple-dipping workers are in high demand, because time spent overseas develops their ability to manage complex, interconnected operations—skills that just can't be developed back at headquarters or in one brief foreign assignment, recruiters and human-resources executives say.

Read the entire article here.

Worldwide: Dealing With People Who Are Different From You

World Trade Month the World Over

President Obama declared the third full week in May as World Trade Week yet May in its entirety is declared World Trade Month.  Organizations, individuals, aspiring global entrepreneurs and other stakeholders gather together to meet, network, work global deals and learn more about international trade.

New York goes all out on this!  Visit World Trade Week New York City 14-25 May 2012 here.  Calendar of May events here.

All of this speaks to the importance of international trade in our global economy. 

Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson on World Trade Month 2012:

In addition to World Trade Month events and activities across the country, this month the Commerce Department will present the 50th Annual President’s “E” Award that will recognize dozens of U.S. companies for the significant contributions they have made in increasing American exports and creating jobs. Other activities will include the implementation of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, which goes into effect on May 15, and local World Trade Week (May 20-26) celebrations from New York to Los Angeles.  ~ More info:  http://www.trade.gov/ 

For additional help, revisit:

The Global Small Business Blog

Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global

About.com Import and Export Site

There is no better time than now to find your opportunities in the global marketplace! 

Changing the World One Idea At a Time

Photo courtesy:  ©Laurel Delaney 2012 "Time cover"

As the article below highlights, the global economy is being remade before our eyes. Here's what's on the horizon.

10 Ideas Changing the World 

Right Now

Here's one:  Rent-A-Country

English the Language of Choice in Dubai?

Erin Burnett shares experience in visiting the American University in Dubai:  Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Communication.

According to Burnett, English is fast becoming the only language of a new generation of educated Arabs.

Literacy in the Gulf States is 98%, according to Unesco. But that literacy is increasingly in English, not Arabic.

Read the entire article here.

Illustration credit:  AUD

Make a Splash

Photo credit:  ©Laurel Delaney 2012, "Splash"

"The pressure to compete, the fear somebody else will make the splash first, creates a frenzied environment in which a blizzard of information is presented and serious questions may not be raised." ~ Carl Bernstein

Photo credit: ©Laurel Delaney 2012, "Splash"

Ideas For Staying Ahead of the Global Curve

Find out how a small bondage business competes in a global economy.

One quick comment from the CEO of Kink Engineering Matt Olmstead:

We have our designs pirated and mass produced by competitors in China (and constantly have to design ahead of the curve or seek markets that want custom/artisanal work).

Visit:  Kink Engineering (as illustrated)

Art in Norway

Try: NoPlace Museum, Oslo Norway.  Here's exactly where they are located.

Samples:

Good Cinema

Platou's cave

Haldepunkter

Sign

FunSaver

NO COMMENT

This bird has flown

Frenzy

N

Robert Johnson where you at?

Borders and Shading - Alignment and Spacing

Immediate Thereafter

The New Regime

Calma Maria Magdalena

Now you've been someplace in Norway.

Photo credit:  NoPlace Museum

Countries With Promising Advantages

Author and Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer poses the question:  Which countries are best positioned to pivot deftly in this emerging world order?

We have entered what I like to call a "G-Zero" world: one in which no single nation (not even the U.S.) or alliance of governments (certainly not the G-7 or G-20) possesses the political and economic muscle to drive an international agenda. In this new decentralized global order, growth isn't enough. A country also must have resilience—the power to pivot.

Ian Bremmer

Find out here.  In terms of promising advantages, country size does not matter.

Posted by:  The Global Small Business Blog

Inspiring School Design: Fuji Kindergarten in Japan

If you are a designer or architect, you can take your brilliant ideas global. In this case, Fuji Kindergarten (completed in 2007) provides a learning environment that fosters the individual development and expression of all its pupils in Japan.

This ethos has been created through a building that doubles as a huge piece of play equipment. The Montessori pedagogy on which the design is based creates a building with no walls. Classroom spaces, play areas, and support facilities merge into one, offering a landscape for children to explore and adapt to suit their needs.

Project facts here.

The architects (courtesy photo above) behind the project can be found here. 

Fuji Kindergarten website here.

Well What Do You Know: Small Businesses Go Global

According to "Small Businesses Go Global," exporting has never been easier:

Much of Gladden’s business is in the United States and Canada, but an increasing amount has popped up in places like Australia, the Caribbean and across Europe, prompting him to move forward on opening an office in the United Kingdom. As a small business diving head first into the export market, Gladden Sales represents the kind of trend economic development officials would like to see more of in Louisiana.

Read the entire article here.

Illustration credit:  Gladtags (as mentioned in article)

World: How Not To Hear a Phone Ring

Photo courtesy:  ©Laurel Delaney 2012

"That's the great thing about a tractor. You can't really hear the phone ring." ~ Jeff Foxworthy

Photo credit:  ©Laurel Delaney 2012 "Tractor on a Beach, Chicago"

Global Crossroads: Chicago NATO Summit 2012

A guide to the world leaders who will be visiting Chicago May 20th - 21st.

Chicago NATO Summit 2012
The Official Host Committee Site

What is NATO?

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, is a political-military alliance made up of 28 member countries, including the United States. Formed in 1949, NATO has played a unique and essential role in maintaining security and stability throughout the past six decades. It has grown and adapted to changing political environments and security challenges and, with enlargements, partnerships, and peacekeeping missions, has proven itself to be an effective Alliance.

Illustration credit here.

How to Work With an International Distributor

What does an international distributor do?  What do you need to know before appointing one?  I've got it covered.

Read:  A Guide to Working With an International Distributor

Based on your experience, what am I missing?  Please share.  Thanks!

e-Book Use By Country

According to Bowker Market Research’s Global eBook Monitor, Australia, India, the U.K. and the U.S. are leading the world in e-book adoption rates.

The study tracks consumer attitudes to and purchasing of e-books in major world markets.

Learn more here.

Illustration source:  Bowker Market Research

American Crossroads: Operation Hot Mic

Bankrupt “Green Energy” Company Acquired by Russian Oligarch with Ties to Putin

WASHINGTON – Following on the heels of President Barack Hussein Obama’s claim that he would have “more flexibility” on foreign policy deals with Russia after winning re-election, Russian oligarch Boris Zingarevich, who once employed now-Russian President Medvedev, has acquired full control of bankrupt stimulus recipient and “green energy” failure Ener1.
Once heralded by the Obama Administration as one of the “Top 100 Recovery Act Projects Changing America,” Ener1 filed for bankruptcy in January, and was purchased by Zingarevich on March 30. The company was promised $118.5 million of stimulus money, half of which has already been paid, and the remainder of which may still be given away even after Russian control has been taken.
Vice President Biden ironically (or prophetically?) said at the Ener1 manufacturing facility about this technology, “This is about the future.  And the question is which nation is going to seize the future.  Some nation is going to grab it by the throat.”  Russia has answered Biden’s challenge in true Putin style.
“This acquisition is yet another example of the failure of the President to steward taxpayer dollars wisely, and now taxpayer-funded technology is in the hands of one of Vladimir Putin’s cronies,” said American Crossroads President and CEO Steven Law.  “America can’t afford to give President Obama another term with flexibility to continue putting our country at risk.”
Ener1’s bankruptcy and acquisition by Russia is not only an economic failure for President Obama, but a national security failure as well, representing the latest attempt by Putin’s regime to seize American technology.

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Changing Higher Global Learning Forever

Free online Stanford courses, enabling students (and individuals) to learn worldwide.  Go here to explore.

Read the full length article in Wired Magazine here.

Visit MITx, MIT's new online learning initiative here.

Photo credit:  Laurel Delaney out of Wired magazine.