Moh's scale of mineral hardness is a purely ordinal scale that measures the scratch resistance of various minerals and classifies the hardness of materials based on their relative hardness. ASUS claims the crystal sapphire 'glass' used on the LS201 is rated a 9 for hardness. Refering to our handy HotHardware Moh's Mineral Hardness Table we can see that this means only a few substances, namely diamond, are hard enough to scratch the surface of the LS201.
The second generation Yaris model we're looking at here has been treated to a light facelift, along with a range of engine and handling tweaks supposed to bring it back into contention in the tightly fought supermini segment. As before, this car is still shorter than the latest generation of larger superminis such as the Ford Fiesta and the Renault Clio. Part of the reason why these cars are so large is compliance with pedestrian impact legislation which is adding a few centimetres to the nose of many cars.
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Would rather be punched in the face. Durrin left Bend Sunday morning to travel back east to his home in Massachusetts, and as he did, blisters began to form on his fingertips, which still had no feeling. Durrin had his fingers checked by a doctor at an emergency clinic in Chicago's O'Hare airport and was diagnosed with stage 2 frostbite.
Alien 3 was another of the near misses McGann's part was considerably diminished in the edit, although much restored in the extended versions and although originally cast in Sharpe's Rifles the role went to Sean Bean (and was the making of his career) when McGann injured his knee two weeks into filming. However, when it comes to what he describes as the "totem pole" of fame and celebrity, McGann isn't bothered. "I've never had that kind of exposure, I'm not one of those performers who's perpetually on the screen.