This new google tool can show some interesting comparisons.
"board of studies" beats "bored of studies"
Google beats God
Dog beats Cat
http://www.google.com/trends?q=playstation%2C+xbox%2C+nintendo&ctab=1&geo=all&date=all
hmm... xbox comes out on top.
Much more accurate comparison than...
http://community.boredofstudies.org/134/uai-hsc-marks-technical-arcana/6642/explanation-hsc-marks-moderating.html
refer to this for an explaination of moderation.
http://flash.sonypictures.com/movies/davincicodequest/us/prizing/
http://flash.sonypictures.com/movies/davincicodequest/uk/prizing/
holy shit... the prizes in other countries are so much better than the Australian ones :(
Rankings are important. However, being at a selective school would usually mean the class would do better overall than a public school. So, after the moderation procedure it should end up fair.
But Lexus is quite popular in the states... more so than the other premium brands.
Also instead of thinking Lexus is just a souped up Toyota. Think of Toyota as a cheap Lexus :)
EDIT: and the LS460 looks almost the same as the new avalon