Yet time may judge that last weekend the Americas took a new shape.
Once the first changes had happened, the rest of the body had to alter to accommodate them, and a new shape emerged.
Meanwhile, with upcoming phones like the Nokia Lumia 920 on the horizon, the smartphone wars appear to be taking a new shape.
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The new shape of American family life renders some existing policies obsolete and require reforms that pose new challenges for law and administration.
Samsung is teasing a TV that is a possibly a new shape or translucent, and Westinghouse has a 110-inch LED TV with 4K resolution.
When Ford Motor redesigned its popular Escape utility vehicle for the 2013 model year, fans of the boxy predecessor lamented its curvy new shape.
The new shape will also be used for the 16-ounce bottles, which aren't as common, as well as Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Max and Pepsi Next.
The visiting side had hardly had time to adjust to their new shape before Long's strike struck Williamson and deflected into the Toon goal with keeper Krul completely wrong-footed.
Despite the risks, bariatric surgery offers not just a new shape and a healthier future, but self-respect: even in America, the fattest nation on the planet, the thin have more fun.
The two are interlinked: no investors will be willing to put in money until Mr Byers comes up with a credible new shape for the industry that avoids the pitfalls of the privatisation model.
The new voluminous shape appeared in so many collections, from New York to Milan and Paris, that it became a signature of the season.
Wade, religion v. science or what new marshmallow shape to add to boxes of Lucky Charms.
Mr Jones is acutely conscious of the role that his new museum has in helping to shape a new Scottish identity.
With the Ice Cream Sandwich OS upgrade, Samsung offered innovative new features such as Shape Match and Formula Match, providing a new way for organizing and expressing ideas in their personal and professional life.
Like its predecessors, the massive new volume will shape what psychiatrists say and do with their patients.
As the new order takes shape, we should expect Japan to accommodate them.
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We all know stories travel well but they can also convey very powerful messages that shape new thoughts and behaviors.
It is also the city that is at the geographical center of the new world taking shape before our eyes.
Books and dissertations have been written about the complicated history and cultural practices of this event and the way they shape New Orleans.
As the new formations take shape, all but the biggest, or the most specialised, financial institutions face an uncertain future.
But experts say, even if things remain peaceful, how the country's new constitution takes shape may prove critical to its future.
Meanwhile, the foursome continued to play sporadic live shows once they began demoing for Tonight in order to help shape new material.
"We do not see how the BBC World Service can plan properly how to reflect its new priorities, pursue its new objectives or shape its output... given the short lead-in time, " the report said.
Now gun control advocates and gun rights activists are trying to shape that new law.
For instance, which technologies will shape this new industrial revolution, and what is their economic attractiveness?
He popularized rhythm and blues for an entire generation and helped to shape a new cultural landscape in the United States.
And I know that folks all across America have been sending in their stories to help shape these new initiatives.
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Sarkozy said European values must help shape a new financial order.
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