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Countries Where People Spend The Most Time Online
The residents of Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom spend the greatest amounts of time online.
With the introduction of the smartphone, internet usage has become more popular than ever before.
Internet Usage Around The World
At times, it seems that the entire globe is connected to the internet. However, internet connectivity is available to less than half the global population. Around the world, approximately 40% of the population uses the internet. In developed countries, that number jumps up to 78% and in developing countries, it is 32%. This usage has increased by around 7 million users since 2005. When broken down by region, internet usage looks like this: Europe (75%), the Americas (65%), Arab states (41%), Asia and the Pacific (32%), and Africa (19%). Given that so many people from so many countries have internet access, it would stand to reason that online content is available in just as many languages. However, English websites make up 55% of online content, while only 27% of users speak this language. Another 6% of online content is in Russian, while only 3% of users are Russian-speaking. Spanish and German content each make up 5% individually, while Spanish speakers make up 8% of all internet users and German speakers make up 4%.
All of these factors have significant influence over the time people spend actually using the internet. This article takes a closer look at which countries spend the most time online.
Countries That Spend The Most Time Online
Of all the countries in the world with internet connections, Canada, the US, and the UK spend the most amount of time online every month. Internet users in Canada report spending approximately 43.5 hours monthly online. In the US, the average usage rate is around 35.3 hours per month. And the UK is online for about 32.3 hours monthly. Of these top users, the US and the UK have what is considered pervasive surveillance and censorship of content available to users. The high usage rate of these countries can be attributed to both the number of connections and the primary language - English.
Following the top three countries are South Korea (27.7 hours monthly), France (26.6 hours monthly), and Brazil (25.8 hours monthly). South Korea has the fastest internet connectivity speed in the world and approximately 92.4% of the population has internet access. In France, only 80.7% of the population has an internet connection. By 2011, approximately 45% of the population of Brazil had internet connection.
Why People Connect To The Internet
People use the internet for a variety of reasons, including entertainment, research, work, and news. In a survey to measure why users go online, researchers identified 4 primary factors. The principal reasons for people to connect to the internet are: connecting with family and friends, expressing opinions and being heard, researching new topics, and increasing convenience (of shopping, finding directions, and entertainment options). In the US, the UK, and Brazil, the most commonly cited reason for connecting to the internet is to research new topics. Interestingly, in China and India (where users connect for 13.5 and 11.9 hours a month), users were more likely to cite being motivated to go online in order to express their opinions and be heard. This feedback comes from 2 countries with relatively high censorship of available internet content.
In the future, researchers predict that internet connectivity and time spent online will increase the world over. Some technology experts even believe that the world is headed to a state of constant connectivity, when the internet will be constantly available with no need to dial up, log in, or have an individual subscription. With this, will come a decreased level of user privacy.
What country spends the greatest amount of time online?
Canada spends the most time online with an average of 43.5 hours/month online.
Top Countries Which Spend The Greatest Amount Of Time Online
Time Spent Online (Hours/Month)
1 Canada 43.5
2 United States 35.3
3 United Kingdom 32.3
4 South Korea 27.7
5 France 26.6
6 Brazil 25.8
7 Germany 24.1
8 Russia 21.8
9 Japan 18.4
10 China 13.5
11 India 11.9
Amber Pariona
Amber is a freelance writer, English as a foreign language teacher, and Spanish-English translator. She lives with her husband and 3 cats.
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November U.S. Sales, Up By 17%
The United States trucks and cars sales rose by 17% in November, raising high hopes that the automotive market will end on a very high note, creating a solid momentum for 2011. Last month, the number of light vehicle sales went up to 873,407 cars, which is the 11th market advance in the past 12 months. The car sales until November, reached 10.45 million units, topping the 2009 sales figures that totaled 10.43 million.
The United States sales, for the second consecutive month achieved an annual selling rate of 12.26 million units, according to the information revealed by AutoData Corporation. In 2009, the light vehicles delivered reached an annual rate of only 10.86 million vehicles. According to Edmunds.com, larger vehicles, crossovers and pickup trucks are more popular among buyers. The redesigned or new models coming from Hyundai, Nissan, VW as well as other car manufacturers, helped raise the sales figures.
Ford sold 20% more trucks and cars in comparison to 2009. GM's sales also went up by 12% and its four remaining brands grew by 21%. According to the Chrysler Group, the November request for new cars rose by 17%.
Today, the General Motors officials predicted that a gradual economic recovery will most likely continue to strengthen the request for new vehicles. Jim Bunnell, who is the general manager of U.S. sales for General Motors, stated that "the economy is continuing to gain traction. We believe we will see meaningful job creation in the coming months."
Moving on, the Hyundai Group (and Kia), sold this November 41% more cars. The demand for Honda cars in the United States grew by 21%. Porsche also is doing well, benefiting from 49% more sales. Jaguar Land Rover sales climbed by 22%. Nissan is also benefiting from an increased number of sales, the deliveries for their vehicles rose by 27%.
On the contrary, Toyota sales, including Scion and Lexus, went down by 3% in November, totaling 129,137 cars, although the company spent more on incentives in comparison to 2009. The situation clearly illustrates the problems the Japanese automaker is having in winning back the trust of the United States customers, after more than a year since the automaker started recalling millions of cars that shattered Toyota's good image for manufacturing high quality cars that are very safe on the road. Toyota and Mazda were the only two manufacturers that did not post double-digit sales gains in November; Mazda's sales went up by only 7%.
Almost all of the General Motors cars shipped were 2011 models, which allowed the company to increase the average transaction prices, according to Don Johnson, who is GM's vice president of United States sales operations. Through last month, the average price of a GM car went up by $1,300 in comparison to the similar period of 2009. Johnson added that the incentives averaged 10.4% of GM's transaction prices, which is just about the same as the rest of the industry.
Volkswagen AG sold 24.2% more cars last month, the Jetta Sedan being the most successful model as sales grew by a healthy 49%. Analysts affirm that the sales made in the final weekend of the month went up due to the Thanksgiving holiday deals that were sponsored by individual manufacturers and dealers, including Nissan and Toyota.
Automaker Nov. 2010 Nov. 2009 Pct. chng. 11 month
2010 11 month
2009 Pct. chng.
BMW Group* 22,909 18,030 27% 238,443 218,138 9%
Chrysler Group LLC 74,152 63,560 17% 984,509 844,879 17%
Daimler AG** 19,259 17,462 10% 208,946 184,294 13%
Ford Motor Co.*** 146,956 122,846 20% 1,773,868 1,493,533 19%
General Motors**** 168,670 150,676 12% 1,987,552 1,864,211 7%
Honda (American)† 89,617 74,003 21% 1,100,864 1,043,641 6%
Hyundai Group†† 67,324 46,002 46% 819,250 680,282 20%
Isuzu - - -% - 165 -100%
Jaguar Land Rover 4,039 3,319 22% 40,329 33,420 21%
Maserati 166 100 66% 1,717 1,158 48%
Mazda 15,304 14,255 7% 208,087 189,512 10%
Mitsubishi 4,306 2,925 47% 50,809 49,631 2%
Nissan††† 71,366 56,288 27% 814,840 696,699 17%
Porsche 2,416 1,626 49% 22,753 17,578 29%
Saab Cars North America‡ 397 - -% 3,763 - -%
Subaru 20,792 16,988 22% 237,126 193,578 23%
Suzuki 2,332 1,540 51% 21,347 36,811 -42%
Toyota‡‡ 129,317 133,700 -3% 1,586,107 1,582,287 0%
Volkswagen‡‡‡ 29,713 23,191 28% 325,279 267,955 21%
Volvo Cars North America‡‡‡‡ 4,078 - -% 16,667 - -%
Other (estimate) 294 308 -5% 3,234 3,372 -4%
TOTAL 873,407 746,819 17% 10,445,490 9,401,144 11%
Numbers in this table are calculated by Automotive News based on actual monthly sales reported by the manufacturers and may differ from numbers reported elsewhere.
Source: Automotive News Data Center
Note: Other includes estimates for Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Lotus
*Includes Mini and Rolls-Royce
**Includes Maybach, Mercedes-Benz and Smart
***Includes Volvo through July 2010
****Includes Saab through February 2010
†Includes Acura
††Includes Kia
†††Includes Infiniti
‡The sale of Saab was final on February 23, 2010
‡‡Includes Lexus and Scion
‡‡‡Includes Audi and Bentley
‡‡‡‡The sale of Volvo to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group was final on Aug. 2, 2010
Source: AutoNews.com
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VW Posts Positive October Sales Figures
According to the officials at Volkswagen AG, the company sales grew twice as fast in comparison with the worldwide auto market in October 2010. This sales rise is mostly because of the increased orders for the VW and Audi cars in China and the United States. In the future, VW is hoping to surpass Toyota as the largest automobile manufacturer in the world.
In comparison to 2009, deliveries went up by 9.8% for the VW Group cars which include Seat, Lamborghini, Bentley and Skoda. VW Group sold 612,200 cars, light commercial vehicles and SUVs last month, surpassing the industry's 4.5%, according to a statement made on Friday by the officials over at Volkswagen.
Adding approximately 70 models plus updated configurations of the current lineup of automobiles, VW is hoping for a consecutive second year of record sales. VW's sales chief Christian Klinger stated on September 30th that the company is able to achieve the 10 million cars per year, before the 2018 target date. From January – October, VW sales grew by 12% to 5.98 million cars sold worldwide. Klinger said that VW will most likely increase its global share in the upcoming months.
VW's preferred shares grew by 1.2% (1.35 euros), to 111.95 euros and traded at 111.90 euros two weeks ago. The 71% stock increase allowed VW to reach a value of $66 billion (48.4 billion euros).
Volkswagen's targets for expansion are based in China, where the company will be opening two new factories in order to double its annual production in its largest car market to 3 million units in the next 4 years. VW Group will be investing in the near future $8.2 billion (6 billion euros) for developing new models and construction. In China, VW's sales went up by 38%, reaching 1.65 million units.
Regarding United States, the VW sales went up by 21% in the first ten months of the year, reaching 295,900 cars. The company will resume production in USA in the future by opening a unit in Chattanooga, Tennesse.
VW sold 12% more cars and SUVs this year, reaching 3.78 million units. Seat was able to sell 285,200 cars while Skoda reached a sales figure of 69,200, a 5.5% increase in comparison to the similar period of last year. Audi also increased its sales by 16%, reaching 916,900 units. VW's commercial-van sales increased 17%, up to 349,000 units, especially because of the growth in the South American market.
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BMW & Mercedes – Will Shorten Christmas Breaks Due To Increasing Demand
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It looks like the employees over at BMW and Mercedes will have less time away from work, because the demands for new models is increasing, which means that the company will have to maintain the manufacturing numbers in order to keep up with this growing demand.
The BMW factories in Leipzig and Dingolfing will be rolling out cars over the holidays, in comparison to the three week break that they took in 2009 when sales were very bad. The Dingolfing factory unit is the place where the new generation of the 5-series sedan is produced. At the Leipzig, BMW is making the X1 crossover, which is a hit in terms of sales, ever since it was introduced in 2009.
Also working on the holidays is the Mercedes factory in Hamburg, where the supply various parts for the E-Class and S-Class sedans.
The request for luxury cars is recuperating after the financial and economical crisis, especially in the United States and in China where the economy is booming. Both Mercedes and BMW are aiming towards a 10% increase in sales this year. Audi, who is the luxury unit of Volkswagen AG, is planning on adding extra shifts in December in order to keep up with the increasing number of orders.
According to Juergen Pieper, who is an analyst with Bankhaus Metzler, "this is the first strong signal that the boom over the last few months can continue into next year". Himanshu Patel, who is an analyst at JP Morgan Securities LLC, based in New York, recently told Monday in a report about Johnson Controls Inc. that this shortened holiday for the employees over at BMW and Mercedes means that the German luxury carmakers are gaining back the share they have lost in the last 2-3 years. Patel wrote in the report that JCI generates approximately 50% of its auto-parts revenue in Europe, where the automobile production in the last quarter of 2010 will be even higher than what analysts predicted.
This increasing demand for luxury vehicles allows the investment banks to reward workers with various promotions as they recover from the last 2-3 years of economical and financial halt. Goldman Sachs Group, which is the most profitable securities company in all Wall Street history, promoted many employees to managing director, increasing their salary and status. The world's largest luxury-car market is in the United States.
BMW, besides its own cars, is manufacturing Rolls Royce and Mini models; and increased its sells throughout the entire world by 13%, reaching 1.19 million until October. Mercedes and Smart sales went up by 12%, reaching 1.04 million in the same period.
BMW is manufacturing the 5, 6 and 7-Series at the Dingolfing factory which is the company's largest unit. In Leipzig, BMW is producing the X1 model which was introduced last year, as well as the 1-Series compact.
According to Michael Rebstock, who is a spokesman at BMW, "production capacity is the limiting factor at the moment. We are producing as much as we can and are happy for every additional shift we can get."
Rebstock also said that some of the BMW production plants will stop production around Christmas and New Year's holidays in order to carry out the necessary maintenance and to restock the supplies. They are hoping to keep the breaks as short as possible, in comparison to last year when they prolonged the breaks.
According to Nicole Kicherer, who is a spokeswoman for Daimler in Stuttgart, Germany; the Hamburg plant will remain in operation through the holidays. The plant is manufacturing steering columns, axles and exhaust systems. Nicole said that most of the automobile factories will stop the production between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day, which in comparison to last year, would be one to two weeks shorter.
Porsche AG has no such plants of shortening the Christmas break. The Audi plants in Neckarsulm and Ingolstadt will be closed between December 23rd and January 7th for performing the end-of-year maintenance routines, according to Audi's spokesman for the works council, Ralf Matters. He also said that although the Christmas break will not be shortened, Audi will add shifts on Saturday and overnight from Sundays to Mondays in December in order "to cope with record orders". At the Brussels plant where Audi makes the A1 compact, production will be resumed on January 3rd.
Porsche's spokesman Heiner von der Laden recently said that the plant in Zuffenhausen will be closed from December 24th to 31st. The Leipzig assembly plant where the Panamera sedan and the Cayenne sport utility vehicles are assembled will be closed from December 24th to January 9th. Porsche has no plans of adding shifts to increase production.
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Audi Says A7 Will Bring New Clients
With the new A7 coupe-styled four-door car, Audi hopes that it will attract more customers. The Germans are planning to sell approximately 200,000 of the first A7 generation. The car went on sale this September in Europe and it will be available for the rest of the world next year, including the United States market in which it will be available next spring.
Peter Schwarzenbaeur, who is the sales chief over at Audi, recently stated that "We expect about two-thirds of buyers worldwide to be new customers." He also affirmed that the new A7 model is the "next step-up from the Audi A6 segment, where we are registering high growth sales worldwide."
A premiere for Audi is the installation of a head-up display on the A7 model that projects the automobile's most crucial data right onto the windshield. This new car can also be equipped with various features that were previously available on the A8 limousine, like the night vision assistant in a form of a heat-image that is capable of looking up ahead up to 984 feet (300 meters). All the safety systems and features of the A8 can be implemented into the A7, like the active lane assistance for example. What this system does is when the car leaves the lane; it will intervene in the A7's power steering and will return the car to the lane on its own.
The A7 sports a WiFi hotspot which will allow the passengers of the car to connect up to 8 devices from an iPad to a notebook to the Internet simultaneously.
The standard price for the Audi A7 in Germany is about $71,000 (51,650 euros). This new model is a part of the program revealed by Audi to increase their lineup to 42 vehicles in the next five years, from a total of 34 cars as of 2009. A new-entry to the lineup is the Audi A1 subcompact which was launched this summer.
Audi is also planning on dethroning BMW as the world's largest luxury car automaker by 2015 and plans on selling 1.08 million automobiles in 2010.
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Volkswagen looking to buy Alfa Romeo, Fiat doesn't want to sell
A few weeks ago rumors were floating on the web concerning Volkswagen and its latest acquisition target, Italian carmaker Alfa Romeo, currently owned by Fiat.
At that time, the parties involved declined to comment, but things have seemingly changed now.
According to a report from Automotive News Europe, two unnamed Volkswagen executives have said that Alfa Romeo would make a great purchase, given its history and the versatile platforms it currently uses. Meanwhile, another unnamed exec from Fiat said that VW should go looking elsewhere, as the Italian group has big plans for Alfa Romeo, looking to increase global sales by extending to North America.
Without a doubt Alfa Romeo would make a great brand to have in any carmaker's portfolio, but it's quite clear that Fiat wants to keep it for itself at least in the next few years. Knowing Volkswagen's appetite for growth though, sooner or later we might see an official move.
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Volkswagen officially owns 90.1% of Italdesign Giugiaro
Even though the announcement was made a few months ago, Volkswagen has now officially bought a majority stake in Italian design company Italdesign Giugiaro.
The German company now holds, through Lamborghini, a subsidiary of Audi, a 90.1 percent stake in the Italian company, with the remaining shares being held by the Giugiaro family.
Giorgetto Giugiaro, the founder of the Italian design and development house will remain as chairman, while his son, Fabrizio, will continue to act as vice president.
IDG has had a long time partnership with Volkswagen, with the company being responsible for the first generation Golf as well as models like the Passat Scirocco. As of yet though, it is unclear if the new ownership will allow the company to work with other automakers.
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2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen won't use 2011 Jetta sedan platform
A few weeks ago, the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta sedan was revealed, boasting an upgraded design, increased size, an all-new platform and the promise to take on other mid-size models on the tough US market.
Now, as a blow to those who want a bit more practicality, Volkswagen has revealed that the 2011 Jetta SportWagen version won't use the new platform. Instead, it will continue to sport the Golf mk V underpinnings, meaning it will keep its exterior dimensions largely the same.
Volkswagen admitted that it will make some interior changes, as well as bring in a few styling cues from the 2011 Jetta sedan. Except that though, don't expect any other changes in terms of engines or other such things.
The Jetta SportWagen will continue to be made in Germany, while the 2011 Jetta sedan will be brought in from VW's Mexico plant.
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Volkswagen once again looking to purchase Malaysia's Proton?
Volkswagen is seemingly bent on purchasing almost every other small carmaker it can find, only to boost its ever-expanding portfolio.
After the recently announced partnership with Suzuki, the German carmaker is once again the target of new rumors, pointing to a possible acquisition of Malaysia's Proton.
For those not familiar, the company is one of Malaysia's biggest carmakers and owns British sportscar manufacturer Lotus. There were rumors between 2004 and 2007 about a possible collaboration between the two groups, but nothing really came out of those talks.
Now, it seems that VW and Proton might learn to play nice together, so that the German company can sell even more cars in the Asian territory and Proton may increase its exports and sales figures.
Do you think this partnership, if it will be made official, will prove successful for Volkswagen and Proton? Share your thoughts below.
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Volkswagen officially acquires 90% of Italdesign Giugiaro
A short time ago, rumors were flying around concerning Volkswagen next major takeover, targeted at Italian design bureau Italdesign Giugiaro.
Now, the deal has officially gone through. Volkswagen now owns 90% of the Giugiaro design house while the remaining 10% is kept inside the Giugiaro family, currently represented by Giorgetto Giugiaro and his son, Fabrizio.
Italdesign, for those who don't know, was one of the biggest privately-owned design and engineering houses in the world, with over 800 workers. That team will be solidified by other key members from Volkswagen's own design department and future projects for the company include the Volkswagen Up! lineup.
Is this partnership for the best? Don't be shy and make your voice heard in the comment section below.
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Volkswagen unveils two new versions of the Golf GTI: one hardcore, one sporty
Audi isn't the only company set to bring multiple variants of its new models at the upcoming Worthersee Tour, held in Austria, as Volkswagen has also announced two special models, based on its popular Golf GTI.
The first is the result of a partnership between the company and German apparel giant Adidas. The Golf GTI Adidas (pictured above) boasts just cosmetic improvements like 18-inch alloy wheels, LED rear lights, sports seats and, of course, Adidas-inspired trim. Only 4410 such models will be made available in Germany and a few other European coutries.
For those with a hunger for a more hardcore GTI, but not interested in the Golf R, the German carmaker prepared the Golf GTI Excessive concept. While power levels are the same, a more aggressive body kit, 19-inch wheels, a revised suspension plus upgraded brakes and exhaust systems were added.
Sadly the GTI Excessive is just a show car, for now. In the future the company might offer the parts used on the Excessive as options for the Golf GTI, but it's not written in stone, as of yet.
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Volkswagen admits it is interested in WRC
After many years of seeing only a handful of manufacturers enter cars in its competition, the WRC (World Rally Championship), is now experiencing quite a boom of popularity, with rumors indicating that carmakers like Mini are preparing to get involved.
Another company has also admitted interest, with Volkswagen's motorsport boss, Kris Nissen, revealing that he has an interest in the rally competition, but there is a lot of work to be done if the company will go ahead and enter it. This confirms older rumors about the German company entering a Scirocco model into the WRC, but Nissen was quick to point out that other models, like the Golf or the Polo, also have rally potential.
"If we decided to go with the WRC, my view is that we would need at least a year and a half to prepare," said Nissen. "So we would be looking at coming in for 2012 and in order to do that then we have to decide by March. We've spoken to the FIA and the existing manufacturers and we have a clear idea of the costs. The World Rally Championship appeals to Volkswagen on many levels but it could still be better. We would like to see more manufacturers and a maximum of 12 events, with a return to how it used to be, with the high-profile rallies like Monte Carlo. I think that what we want is what the existing manufacturers want as well. But it is a question of making it happen – and that is down to the FIA and promoters."
So if Volkswagen will indeed join the WRC, it wants to bring a revolution with it. Although it is host to a fierce competition between Ford and Citroen, I believe that the rally championship needs new cars to provide some added thrills and attract new viewers. What do you believe? Should WRC change to embrace new manufacturers or should it just stay the same?
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Volkswagen promises to refrain from world domination, won't acquire any other companies
Volkswagen has been slowly getting bigger and bigger in the past few years, and has even achieved to dethrone Toyota as the world's biggest carmaker. This is largely due to its big portfolio of brands, from accessible ones like Skoda or Seat to luxury like Audi or Bentley.
In the last few months of 2009, the company announced two big purchases, 49.9% of Porsche, which will soon grow next year so that the two companies can merge, and 19.9% of Suzuki, heralding the entry of VW onto the Japanese market's small car segment.
But don't worry, VW won't slowly take over the world, as its CEO, Martin Winterkorn, has just revealed that the company will refrain from making any other purchases anytime soon, and that it will focus on building the brands it currently has under its wing.
"There are some who knock on our door," he said. "Some really want to come under our roof as they see we're on a good path strategically. But we are satisfied with the current line-up. I don't see any need [to make more acquisitions]."
The VW executive also revealed that only time will tell if its share stake in Suzuki will rise. Until then though, the German corporation has some big plans which will be revealed in the near future.
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Volkswagen and Suzuki to begin collaboration in January, low-cost small car to be first project
We reported a few weeks ago that Volkswagen and Suzuki have officially agreed to partner up, with the German company buying up 19.9% of Suzuki stock, and the Japanese company using a part of that money to buy stock in the German company.
During a recent event, the Japanese CEO Osama Suzuki has revealed that collaboration between the two carmakers will start as soon as January, after the first plans are drafted. Rumors are already flying around, many revealing that the first joint project will be a low-cost small car, presumably for developing markets, which will cost around $4,700.
After the plans are drafted, with key insight from Suzuki's small car department which has been quite successful, the manufacturing will be sourced to one of the company's Indian plants, in order to further decrease the price.
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Volkswagen Amarok to be official vehicle for the 2010 Dakar Rally
Great news for all you pick-up fans, as Volkswagen has just announced that its upcoming Amarok model will be the official support vehicle for the 2010 Dakar Rally, which will start on the first of January, next year, and span over 9,000 km (5,592 miles) through Argentina and Chile.
"We are pleased to be able to use the Volkswagen Amarok as our Support Vehicle," said Kris Nissen, Volkswagen Motorsport Director, "because the Dakar Rally demands the highest levels of technical perfection, reliability and endurance – from our Race Touareg as much as from the support vehicles. The Amarok is exactly the right vehicle for our team."
Part of the agreement between VW and the Dakar officials include the availability of 35 Amarok trucks, with 20 being used by organizers between rally stages and the rest to transport press members. Seeing as how the rally is one of the most prestigious endurance races in the world, I'm sure VW is quite pleased with itself.
For those of you who don't know, the Amarok will begin officially enter production at the beginning of 2010, at the company's Argentina plant, and will be launched at the beginning in South America, with Europe, South Africa and Australia to follow. No word yet on the possibility of it reaching North American shores.
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Volkswagen launches New Beetle Black Orange special edition, goes for a little Porsche look
While popular with retro fans, the Volkswagen New Beetle wasn't really the hit the German company wanted. Who knows, maybe the next generation will be different, but until then, VW has announced a new special edition of the small city car, dubbed the Black Orange.
While we've seen a few other special New Beetle editions, this one is quite interesting, as the exterior will be offered in a choice of either black, with white stripes on the side or orange with black stripes, managing to pull off a classic Porsche look.
The special edition will be available for both the hatch and the convertible verison of the New Beetle, and will also arrive with a set of 17-inch five-spoke alloy wheels on the outside and for the interior, a three-spoke, leather-wrapped steering wheel, aluminum pedals and sport seats, all featuring orange stitching.
Starting at a hefty €22,550 (around $33,800) for the hatch model with the 1.6-liter petrol engine developing 102 HP, the New Beetle Black Orange will also feature standard equipment like A/C, an upgraded audio system, armrest and electric windows.
Does this funky new edition spark your interest or is the Beetle a lost cause in your view? Don't be shy and leave a comment below.
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Eggos Cafe: Popular Sheffield food venue in Beauchief closes after seven years
Sheffield epilepsy charity Fable announces closures of its shops two months after tragedy
Boots store closures: pharmacy chain to shut 48 branches across the UK and cut 4,000 jobs
Boots is the latest business to reveal store closures and job losses due to the financial effects of the pandemic
By Stephanie Rendall
In the last three months, the retailer's Opticians stores have faced a dramatic 72 per cent decrease in sales, compared to the same quarter last year.
High street pharmacy chain Boots has announced plans to close some UK branches and cut over 4,000 jobs, after financial difficulties caused by the pandemic.
The large cut in jobs will amount to roughly to seven per cent of its entire workforce.
The health and beauty retailer has also announced the closure of 48 Boots Opticians stores across the UK.
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The restructuring is set to particularly impact Nottingham support office staff, alongside some deputy and assistant store managers, beauty advisers and customer advisers.
Meanwhile, overall retail sales fell by 48 per cent in the past three months due to the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, even after a number of Boots stores remained open to customers.
'Transformation plan'
The cuts are part of Boots' new "transformation plan", which aims to ensure the business continues to remain profitable.
Explaining the cuts, the managing director of Boots UK, Sebastian James, said, "The proposals announced today are decisive actions to accelerate our transformation plan, allow Boots to continue its vital role as part of the UK health system, and ensure profitable long-term growth.
"I am so very grateful to all our colleagues for their dedication during the last few challenging months. They have stepped forward to support their communities, our customers and the NHS during this time, and I am extremely proud to be serving alongside them.
"We recognise that today's proposals will be very difficult for the remarkable people who make up the heart of our business, and we will do everything in our power to provide the fullest support during this time."
Other store closures
Boots is the most recent retailer to announce job losses and store closures, but other businesses have also struggled financially due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The pharmacy chain joins the likes of high street department store John Lewis, which recently announced the permanent closure of eight of its stores, leading to thousands of redundancies. John Lewis explained the cuts will help "secure the business's long-term future and respond to customers' shopping needs".
Meanwhile Burger King UK's chief executive Alasdair Murdoch has revealed that as many as 53 stores could close and up to 1,600 jobs could be cut as a result of the financial strain caused by the coronavirus crisis.
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Red Hen Restaurant Lays Rotten Egg
Charlotte Hays | June 25, 2018
Many people who read this blog might not have supported President Obama's policies.
But can you imagine refusing to sit in a restaurant where a prominent member of the Obama administration was also being served? No, neither can I.
You know by now that White House press spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders and a party with her were asked to leave the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia.
An editorial in this morning's Wall Street Journal proposes that the Red Hen in unceremoniously booting Sanders and party may have laid a rotten egg:
Hillary Clinton lost the Presidency in 2016 for many reasons but one was surely because she called people who disagreed with her a "basket of deplorables." Millions of Americans knew who she meant, and nearly 63 million voted for Donald J. Trump.
The political left is now repeating that mistake as its cultural and political vanguard sends a message of condescension, hostility and now ostracism to anyone who voted for Mr. Trump or has worked with or for him for the good of the country. Their relentless contempt might end up re-electing him.
On that score don't underestimate how the refusal by a restaurant in Lexington, Virginia, to serve White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders will resonate politically.
Rest assured every Trump supporter in America will be reminded of this episode from here to November. The message: Now you're so deplorable they won't serve you in their restaurants.
The ejection of Sanders from the Red Hen follows less than a week upon the heckling of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Neilson at a Mexican restaurant in D.C. The protestors later showed up at the front door of Ms. Nielsen's residence.
,In response, the New Yorker published an article headlined "The Absurdity of Trump Officials Eating at Mexican Restaurants During an Immigration Crisis."
No–not a parody, the New Yorker, long ago a byword for urban sophistication, really did publish such an article.
Meanwhile, California Rep. Maxine Waters is advocating escalation:
"If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them, and you tell them they're not welcome anymore, anywhere."
Of course, this state of affairs is dangerous, ugly, and, as the New Yorker shows, has descended into bathos.
It probably actually helps the president, but the stomach-churning qualities make daily life far less pleasant than it should be, even if we don't work for the Trump administration and can expect to eat in restaurants of our choice.
But it is distressing because it means we can no longer have a civil argument about a complicated issue such as immigration.
A lot of these high emotions and indignant stances are the result of demagoguery. There are politicians who believe they benefit from presenting the administration not as having different policies but as evil.
This was building at the end of the George W. Bush administration. He was a dignified man and not willing to fight back in quite the way the current president is.
The tone of Washington was unpleasant at the end of his administration, but now it is alarming.
I can think of only one other era in our history when animosity ran so high and indeed regarded as socially acceptable. It did not end well.


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EatVancouver | Featuring The Pawn Shop YVR
Tacos, taps, and tequila.
The Pawn Shop, located in the heart of Vancouver's nightlife district on Granville Street, is one of the hottest restaurants in the city.
Photo by Reuben Dongalen Jr.
Known for their mix, flip and flavour on traditional, authentic styles of cooking Mexican food, the Pawn Shop is a gem that will make you crave for every single item on their menu.
That's exactly what co-owner, Raymond Staniscia, said about The Pawn Shop and what they try to do for every guest that walks through their doors.
"How do we separate ourselves, we want to create cravings for people to come here, not just be that staple, traditional style of Mexican food," he said. "We never say we're authentic, because we're not... We take some of the authenticity in the braising of the meats, and then add our flare to it."
Thanks to the team at The Pawn Shop, they allowed our team to come through and taste the food, see magic happen in the kitchen for ourselves, feel the vibe, and enjoy the full experience.
We followed newly appointed executive chef, Matthew Delesalle, around, as he cooked a number of delicious items on their new and improved menu.
We had six different ones; three from two different categories: O.G. Tacos and the Boujee Tacos.
We enjoyed their takes on the Carnitas, the Chicken Tinga, and the Al Pastor, all traditional flavours and taco selections at authentic Mexican and Latin American establishments.
They were to die for. Super juicy, tender, and flavourful meats topped with the works like pineapple, cilantro, pico de gallo... the ingredients were simple, but that was done intentionally to ensure guests could enjoy the root of the flavour of each dish, taco, burrito, etc.
"I don't like to mask the flavours that I'm trying to develop," he said. "Keep the flavours clean, simple, without taking away that experience from the day-to-day."
We then worked on the Boujee Tacos, where Chef Matthew and the team opted to put a spin on tacos with West Coast flavours.
We enjoyed the Baja, the Beef Brisket (which Chef Matthew mentioned was a new addition to the menu), and Crispy Avocado. Yes, we said CRISPY AVOCADO.
These tacos took on the personality of The Pawn Shop; wild, but awesome. We strongly recommend trying ALL of their tacos when you come in. Did you know they've got Happy Hour, 7 days a week, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m? Tacos are $1.99 during that time, and drinks are $4.95! They've got over 50 different tequilas, so, that should give you an excuse to "try everything they have."
We then moved onto their Crispy Fried Ribs and the Big Poppa Burrito, and the flavour was off the hook.
When it comes to their ribs, I mean, c'mon, who doesn't like ribs? Served with their side of coleslaw, we enjoyed almost a Southern dish, but with the Mexican flavours thanks to the morita salsa!
Afterwards, we were treated to one of the fan-favourite vegetarian options, the Big Poppa Burrito, filled with jalapeno poppers. Yes, again, you read that right, JALAPENO POPPERS.
The spice, the rice... it had everything nice, and the savoury, cheesy goodness from the poppers added a different dimension of deliciousness that you wouldn't have ever thought of before.
The experience we had at The Pawn Shop was a fun time, walking away with satisfied and full stomachs, with all kinds of cravings to come back for more.
Add them to your list the next time you're looking for comfort food, a twist to some Mexican food classics, or if you happen to find yourself strolling around the area!
The Pawn Shop is seriously the place to be.
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India, an example?
Posted on May 18, 2012 by Bharat Karnad
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Constitution last Sunday, speaker after opposition speaker pointed out that while democratic norms have been tenuously maintained, the promise of social and economic equity is nowhere near being achieved for the bulk of the people, and that the system swamped by a tsunami of corruption and inefficiency at all levels of the government cannot cope. That this was declaimed with a straight face by many party leaders and members of Parliament facing grave charges of financial irregularity, malfeasance, and possession of wealth (bank accounts and properties) beyond "known sources of income" and were cheered on by many blatant bribe-takers, who for reasons of proximity to the Congress Party's First Family have escaped investigation, suggests that the political class now thinks of the filthy lucre as only another entitlement, along with government bungalows to live in, fleets of government cars to cart them around, and armies of servants – from menial to civil service types, to help them live the good life at the expense of the taxpayer and to siphon off public funds. That those most responsible for the spreading misgovernance are shameless enough to muster the moral gumption to complain loudly about it on an occasion demanding serious introspection about how, why, and where the Indian system has gone off the rails, hints at the unrecoverable slide the country seems to be in.
Plainly, the system has broken down and the best its minders can apparently do is faintly acknowledge the problem. But even the Titanic needed its famous band to keep playing ostensibly to lift the morale of the hopeless people on board as the ship sank. That role of the Titanic band is performed by a bunch of policy intellectuals led by former foreign secretary Shyam Saran, who produced a document – 'Nonalignment 2.0' (NA 2.0), helpfully suggesting the principles and guidelines for foreign policy-makers to follow.
The initial reactions to this document after its release in end-February were negative. Critiques of NA 2.0 are on the net, in numerous blogs, op-ed pieces, media commentaries — the reason why the government never fully owned up to it and, in publicity terms, has dumped it. Much of its contents either because they restate familiar themes from public debates in the last two decades or revive the rhetorical slant of policies from a more remote past, seem to have only a passing relevance for the present and, even less, the future. But NA 2.0 does reflect the thinking of the Prime Minister, the ruling Congress Party, and the top bureaucrats and diplomats running the system.
If the historical knowledge of Indian foreign and military policy of most of our politicians, diplomats, civil servants, and senior military officers were not other than book jacket-deep and the country's policy-making was not based principally on the past as contained in files, and precedent, with MEA and Defence Ministry officials fleshing out current policy options with an eye principally on previous notings in recent files, India would by now have been actualizing strong policy and capabilities for 2020 and beyond, and pondering the nature of the world in 2050 and India's place in it, rather than wrestling mindlessly with themes that were long ago put to rest. Then again NA 2.0 is, perhaps, a side-effect of the country adrift in a Manmohan Singh-induced policy haze.
NA 2.0 can be faulted, and has been, on many counts. Its most questionable contention, among a host of problematic theses it has propounded, is its identifying "the power of ["the country's] example" as the "fundamental source of India's power". Oh, really? It has been the central conceit of the Indian political class and intelligentsia starting with Independence that India stands for something unique, has extraordinary value to offer the world. The less there is to show by way of development and economic progress compared to, say, China, the more we seem to fall back on patting ourselves on our democratic backs. At one level this is nothing but a variant on the exceptionalist rant by every country. To paraphrase Leo Tolstoy, all countries are unique in their own ways, so what's so special about India?
India's "example" is defined as high economic growth rate combined with maintenance of democracy. Those in the developing world who, presumably, are waiting breathlessly to emulate India have actually waited for more than sixty years for this Indian model of development to pan out. Their wait gets longer because our system is still only a work in progress. The secret of delivering development to a billion plus people logically lies in effective democratic management of the state. In reality this is precisely what has failed the country. That the decrepit and slovenly apparatus of state serves only itself only adds to citizens' woes.
Were there a self-cleansing and self-correcting mechanism, there would be cause for hope. In its absence, the system can be reformed radically only by its chief beneficiaries – the politicians and armies of non-performing babus from petty clerks to cabinet secretary. But there is zero incentive for them to do so. Moreover, a political class that cannot countenance the gentle ribbing by cartoons and a government craven enough to succumb to pressure to ban them from school text books, are unlikely to reform themselves or the system. India is thus destined to meander, without the end-goal in sight. What example is this?
Further, by any developmental criterion, using any set of socio-economic indices, of development produced by any of a host of international organizations, India ranks in the bottom quartile alongside states in sub-Saharan Africa. These statistics damn India's "democracy". That it is lauded more in the West than is taken seriously in the developing world, tells its own tale. The shiny Chinese model of fast-paced economic development and amazing First World infrastructure would appear more attractive. But, venal rulers of third-rate regimes may be enthused by the India model – it allows them to loot and mismanage the country, and also to preen themselves as "democrats"!
[Published as "Ïndia rolls down the hill" in the 'New Indian Express' on Friday, May 18, 2012 at http://expressbuzz.com/opinion/op-ed/india-rolls-down-the-hill/392714.html ]
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4 Responses to India, an example?
Depressing and true. Now you owe another article, to lift our spirits up 🙂
India does indeed have a unique and spiritual message for the world. Unchecked wealth and power are not the only goals of human life. There are four as per our age old traditions. In Sanskrit namely they are Artha, Kama, Dharma and Moksha.
But, alas, instead of digging deep and evolving these learnings of the past and apply them to an industrial world, our founding fathers chose the route of amelioration of the social landscape in India, to a western mold. As a friend mentioned, Secularism is nothing but western culture without the church! We are left uneducated in our own rich cultural heritage and as a result move like babes in the woods. Not knowing, where our firm ground is. The result is documents like NA 2.0!
If one depends on firm roots, our objectives say vis-a-vis China become clear. It is to invade China, culturally. The issue of Tibet becomes more clear and not dependent on the colonial imposed border lines. No longer Tibet becomes only an issue of "suzerainty" as claimed by China, India has legitimate interests too. But, it will take a massive mind set change and the ability to overcome our own minority appeasement polity. A huge project and does not look very promising today. Any mention of any Sanskrit word in these days has become synonymous of being a minority bigot! This is the India of today.
The other issue we have is structural. Even something as innocuous and sorely needed like the NDA govt.'s NCRWC was rejected by the INC. What is needed is political power in the hands of individual and parties, who at least recognize the issues in the same manner.
My personal vote is for the party that commits to these three things
1. Get the govt out of the business of business
2. Limit the role of govt to be a regulator and a policy maker only and by definition get out of the subsidy business
3. Commit to a decentralized and federated model of governance (the current model has too much mistrust built in to evolve properly – there will always be tensions in this area)
Now, it is not all depressing for there is some hope. Gujrat's socio-economic indicators compare with the best provinces in China. Our issue is not democracy as rightly pointed out, it is the management and design intent of the structures in place.
Actually, the Indian milieu is so secularized that even talking about our cultural roots and tenets, leave alone mining the distant past for the purposes of foreign and military policy, is liable to get one branded a communalist. About Gujarat, etc., Indian as well as intl business communities are discovering the First World prospects of doing business in these well-run provinces.
Honestly, I can't get myself up to write in an optmistic vein.
For vastly heterogeneous countries like India, a presidential form of government is much more suitable than the Westminster parliamentary model. This vital point was lost on India's "founding fathers", who slavishly aped their colonial masters and produced a grotesquely deformed and crippled offspring. India's primary problem is corruption+incompetence. Some uninformed apologists say that the PRC too has rampant corruption. That is true, but the PRC government machinery is largely efficient. India is only a State, and will take eons to transcend into a Nation (assuming that ever happens).
Actually, the German parliamentary system is best. For a person to get elected to the Bundestag, he has to win his seat with 50% + 1 of the popular vote. If that isn't obtained, then a runoff is mandated between the two top candidates in terms of vote tally. This at once splintering along various lines, as has happened in India, leading to a near anarchic situation and forces the winning candidate to necessarily broadbase his message to get elected. This is a solution that was suggested in the Constitution Commission set up during the NDA days. But the necessary Constitutional Amendment is unlikely to get past Parliament comprising mainly splinter parties!!
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Anthology Magazine issue 5... and we are featured!
It all started in March of this year when Dutch photographer Marjon Hoogervorst visited me for a short week here in Kuala Lumpur. We met each other via Bloesem and thought why not do something together.... Anh-Minh from Anthology magazine liked the images of my (old) home here in Kuala Lumpur and was super kind to invite me for an interview for their latest issue: Going Global. if you would like to buy a copy then follow this link.
I can't tell you how proud I am, Anthology is my absolute favorite magazine. If you see it in real you will know why. It's not just a glossy or a magazine... it is a super balanced and beautifully graphic designed and easy to carry around booklet that will give you reading pleasure over and over again.
Thank you lovely ladies from Anthology Magazine and of course Marjon for capturing our house in Damansara Heights so nicely.
Below just some images Marjon also took, but weren't published in Anthology magazine.
All images by Marjon Hoogervorst of my home in Kuala Lumpur.


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Alumni Association affiliates with UH
By Ellen Goodacre March 28, 2013
Vice President of Advancement Eloise Stuhr announced to faculty and staff that the UH Alumni Association, which previously operated as an independent organization, will now be transitioning to a University-affiliated program.
Stuhr, along with President Renu Khator, said she hopes this transition will allow the UHAA to better serve graduates, students and the University.
"Moving forward, this new relationship will enable us to better serve alumni with stronger national networks and meaningful programs, including new volunteer roles and educational opportunities to enhance career placement and admissions," Stuhr said.
"As our graduates succeed in their careers, many rise to positions that enable them to hire our talented students as interns or as salaried employees. Many other graduates serve as mentors for our students, further enhancing the ties between our current students and alumni."
Previously, only 21 alumni associations in the country operated as independent organizations, including Texas A&M, Georgia Tech and UH, UHAA President Mike Pede said, but this collaboration will help to streamline communication and combine efficiencies.
The change will give the UHAA access to alumni data, UH offices and resources, which will help the association focus more on alumni relations such as career services, mentoring students, student recruitment and growing the UH alumni network across the U.S. It will specifically be targeting the 15 cities where more than 1,000 alumni live.
"The main goal is that we essentially engage a little over 100,000 graduates every year with our programs, and we're trying to double that number," Pede said. "And to do that, you have to be out of the business of just trying to make the bottom line. The long story short is we have spent 70 percent of our time generating 30 percent of our revenue."
This transition from independent to interdependent is set to begin Sept. 1 at the end of the fiscal year. UHAA will remain a nonprofit corporation with an independent board of directors that oversee its current endowments and advise the University on alumni relations, Stuhr said.
The University will now be responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of all alumni relations programs. The current UHAA staff will become UH employees under Stuhr's supervision in the Division of University Advancement. This will allow the UHAA to focus more on programming and less on fundraising and securing annual membership from alumni.
"Most alumni associations have a hand in student recruitment and career services and helping their alums find jobs. We don't spend much time on that because we don't have the time to spend," Pede said. "This interdependence will allow us the time to spend on more relevant things to our alumni on a day-to-day basis and engage more alumni on a day-to-day basis."
The University and the UHAA have formed eight committees that will discuss things like transitions in UHAA membership, budget and operations, constitute programming, non-membership programming and an overall plan for bettering alumni relations, said Pede said. These committees are made up of alumni, UH staff, UHAA staff and UH administrators and will prioritize new and extended programming based on the goals of the University as a whole.
"The importance of University of Houston alumni to our future success cannot be overstated. We must ensure that UH continues to play a valuable role in the lives of its former students," Khator said. "It will create an expanded alumni base and a stronger affiliation with our former students. Ultimately, the collaboration should produce even greater pride about being a Cougar, which benefits us all."
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I have been an avid church-goer my whole life… I was baptized Catholic, and in spite of being brought up in a non-spiritual household, I remember going to church every Sunday from the time I was a wee girl.
I recall having lemonade stands on Saturdays so I would have money for my tithe every Sunday – and the rest of my family just accepted that I was different.
Later on, I had questions about God and Jesus, and I couldn't get the answers I sought from my priest, so I began to search elsewhere. I was amazed by the differences in other religions, and even more surprised by their similarities.
I love to learn… and I was enthusiastic about God and wanted to know it all. I spent years in all different types of churches – Catholic, Protestant, Anglican, Baptist, Apostolic… I even worked for two summers at an orthodox Jewish camp for kids and learned many of their religious customs.
When I was a young lady, I met and married a Lebanese man – he was a Muslim. I again dived into the learning, and absorbed many fascinating things about Islam.
As fate would have it, our marriage didn't last (no, it was NOT religion that caused the end of this relationship) but I came away with a deep respect and understanding of this and many other faiths.
As is usually the case, in times of despair we turn to our church, our comfort. And when I returned to my home I did exactly that.
The church I belonged to (or always felt I did) is non-denominational… and the "family" there insisted that the only way to keep faith strong was to stay away from others who don't walk the same path. To them, you must not "live in the world".
Personally I think that's a load of crap.
If I had not obtained the knowledge I have about all the different faiths, I don't think that my own faith would be nearly as strong as it is. In learning about others, living "in the world", I strengthen my own faith watching God work through me and others.
I believe there is only one God. And I believe that Jesus is the Messiah. I am not really bound by the trappings of any specific religion, but see the value in the rituals for many.
Funny thing is, that which makes me a Christian is the same thing that makes other people strong in their faith – Muslim, Jewish and Christian – all believe there is but one God, and that Jesus is his Messiah who will return one day to deliver us to heaven.
Yes, there are many little differences in ritual and the trappings of formal religion, but the fundamentals are the same.
Would you judge someone – disapprove or shun them – if they weren't of the same religion, in spite of the same fundamental beliefs?
Before answering, I'd love you to first read Matthew 7 : 1-5 and then decide.


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End of the Joint Campaign Planning Course (JCP) [fr]
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) ended on Friday October 19th the 29th session of the Joint Campaign Planning Course (JCP)
The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) ended on Friday October 19th the 29th session of the Joint Campaign Planning Course (JCP) organized by LCL Philippe COSTES (course director) and financed by the French Government. The two-week internship included a theoretical and a practical component, but was mainly dedicated to the practical methods of operative planning, a procedure which encompasses preparation for a joint operation at country level.
The 20 participants in the training were officers of Armed Forces and Gendarmerie from the rank of Major to Brigadier General, and drawn not mainly from West Africa but also from Central Africa. Some of them had already studied at the Command and Staff College in Paris. As for the trainers, they came from France and Ghana and were all graduates of the French Command and Staff College.
The training is thus a good example of the strong links between France and Ghana, particularly in terms of military cooperation. Anne-Sophie Avé, Ambassador of France to Ghana, also participated in the closing and graduation ceremony for officers. Congratulations to all participants!
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We are conveniently located within a 5 mile radius of Exeter University, Exeter City Centre and both Exeter St David's and Central Railway Stations, and approximately 40 minutes from Exmoor, Dartmoor and the Jurassic Coast, making the "Exe Valley Bed and Breakfast" an ideal base to visit Devon's many tourist attractions.
So whether you are looking for a cosy rural retreat, somewhere comfortable and accommodating on a business trip to Exeter or just need a base from where you can explore the rest of this stunning county, then the "Exe Valley Bed and Breakfast" is an ideal place to stay.
In the village of Brampford Speke look for the telephone box and take the junction opposite beside the village school. Turn next left into Chapel Road and look for the red brick "Lodge" on the right. Turn right up the gravel drive and look for Barnhill Cottage on the right.
We are much more than a place to sleep! We are duvets, dishes and fun!


The kitchen can definitely feel like the hub of a home, wouldn't you agree? It can often be the room that the whole family congregates in at certain points of the day. It maybe in the morning where you drink your morning coffee and the children eat their breakfast before heading out on the school run. It might be in the evening when everyone has gotten home, one person is preparing tea, maybe children are doing their homework, and everyone is generally discussing their days. So it shouldn't be a huge surprise that when it comes to decorating your home, the kitchen can be very high on the priority list.
However, there is no shying away from the fact that also the kitchen can be one of the most expensive redecoration projects you take on in your home. Have you priced up a full kitchen recently? Which is why I thought I would share with you some of the inspiring ways you can add some flair and style to your kitchen, making it a project that can be done within a budget. Whatever you decide to set.
We all know that a fully fitted kitchen can be expensive to replace, even if you are quite handy and can fit it yourself. But, half the expense is the kitchen shell that is already fitted in place, and the worktops that have been added. However, if you like the positioning of the cupboards and the layout of your kitchen, and it is in good condition, then there really is no need to replace these parts. This is when you could revamp your kitchen simply by changing the cabinet doors. Maybe you like a more modern look or something more rustic. This change alone could even make your kitchen appear to have been replaced entirely.
Colour is one of those things that can add a huge change and atmosphere to a room for a very little price tag. A quick paint of the walls can make a kitchen feel different and completely changed. Colour doesn't need to just stop at the walls though, you could maybe paint the original kitchen doors or upcycle some of the furniture you have in there to create a different look.
Sometimes a few small changes here and there is enough to keep our changing demons at bay. So you may want to consider replacing some of the smaller gadgets you have in your kitchen. Perhaps a new microwave or kettle and toaster set, for example. There are always beautiful collections available. You may even want to make your kitchen function better with some added gadgets and things like water softeners. This can help to reduce damage caused by hard water to things like your washing machine or dishwashers, for example. Websites like Best Spy can showcase some of the best ones to consider. Small changes like this can make a big difference to our kitchens, how they look and how they function.
If you do have some room in the budget for something a little more extravagant, then consider making one significant change. Something like the flooring, or adding or replacing tiles on the walls can have a huge impact on how your kitchen looks, without the need for replacing the whole thing in its entirety. Kitchens work well with many floor types including tiles or vinyl, so there is sure to be an option to suit all budgets.
Whether they are integrated or freestanding, when was the last time you bought your washing machine, your fridge/freezer or your dishwasher, if you have one? Many of us make these purchases and then forget how quickly time can go by. Often, older appliances aren't as energy efficient, which can mean a saving can be made to your bills when replacing them.
Finally, moving things around can often be all it takes to make a kitchen feel like it has been changed in some way. Rearrange the way you have things on your surfaces and countertops. If you have a family area in your kitchen add a table or a sofa, or change the layout of it to suit your needs. While you at it, give the kitchen a good deep clean and declutter the cupboards. You may be surprised to find old tins of food and things you no longer want or need lurking at the back of them.
I hope this has inspired you to make some changes to your kitchen.


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Efficacité
Dans le cancer du sein hormono dépendant de la femme non ménopausée, associé à la triptoréline, un anti-androgène, il s'avère être supérieur au tamoxifène (également associée à la triptoréline) pour la prévention des récidives. Ces résultats sont également retrouvés chez la femme ménopausée, avec en plus, une tendance à l'allongement de la survie.

Effets secondaires
Par rapport au tamoxifène, l'exémestane entraîne moins de bouffées de chaleur, plus de sécheresse vaginale et une certaine perte d'intérêt pour la sexualité. Il existe également plus d'hypertension artérielle, de dyslipidémies ou de douleurs musculaires. La qualité de vie est globalement comparable pour les deux traitements.

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Notes et références

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It is with profound sadness that I received the news of the death of Sir Richard Haynes. For decades Sir Richard was one of the foremost and eminent medical practitioners not only in Barbados but across the region.
In Parliament he was a formidable parliamentarian and skillful debater. On the political hustings he was a much sought-after speaker. He was an astute businessman.
After becoming disaffected with the performance of the Democratic Labour Party in late 1980s he spearheaded the formation of the National Democratic Party, whose membership expectedly contained a number of similarly disaffected Dems.
His entry into party politics and demonstration of a comprehensive and creditable knowledge of economics and public finance helped catapulted him into political prominence. At the height of his multi-faceted and outstanding career Sir Richard had been recognised as a erstwhile political opponent who went on to become a nation-builder and statesman. By the later stages of his life he earned a reputation as an astute and successful businessman.
By all accounts Sir Richard was an outstanding son of the Bajan soil. He was also one of the few remaining Barbadians of a distinctly different political era.
On behalf of my family as well as on my own behalf I offer sincere condolences to his family, close friends and of course to the Government of Barbados and fellow-Barbadians.


Motherwell FC Community Trust, NLC, NHS Lanarkshire and Alzheimers Scotland have joined forces in an innovative partnership to develop 'Remember Well', a Football Reminiscence project.
Funded by Comic Relief for two and a half years, the project is currently recruiting a Volunteer Co-Ordinator.
Working: Remember Well – Football Reminiscence Project (Lanarkshire).
The Volunteer Co-ordinator will have previous experience of the volunteering sector, a positive approach to dementia, and a keen interest in football. He/she will work in partnership with North Lanarkshire Council, NHS Lanarkshire and Motherwell Football Club in recruiting and training of volunteers.
The project aims to provide a quality addition to existing care services, allowing peer support and wider local community resources to be utilized to enable people with dementia to live well with their diagnosis.
Closing date for applications is 8th June 2012 and interviews will take place in Motherwell.
Please note that the successful candidate will be subject to a criminal conviction check through Disclosure Scotland. The ability to drive and have access to a car is essential.
It is recognised as a charity by the office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, no. SC022315.
With the 2011/12 season finished almost everywhere in Europe, we now know all but two of the teams who will participate in next season's Champions League, and it is possible to work out the seeding for each round.
The format of the Champions League has changed a few times over the years, particularly in the qualifying stages. Since 2009/10, the qualifying rounds have been split into two distinct sections – one for Champions and one for non-Champions.
This idea was proposed by Michel Platini, who wanted more champions of smaller countries in the group stage. To some extent it has worked, with APOEL Nicosia making it to the quarter-finals of last season's tournament.
22 teams are granted direct entry into the group stage. These places are given to the champions of the 12 highest ranked countries , the runners-up of the 6 highest ranked countries and the 3rd placed team in the 3 highest ranked countries.
The holders get a place in the groups if they haven't already qualified, which is the case with Chelsea this year. Had Bayern Munich won the Champions League, the holder spot would have been vacated and the champions of the 13th ranked nation (R.S.C. Anderlecht) would have entered at the group stage.
The "Champions Pathway" features the national champions from the UEFA members outside the top 12, with the exception of Liechtenstein, who don't have a league. There are four qualifying rounds, with the lower ranked countries entering earliest.
The "Non-Champions Pathway" features the lowest placed qualifiers from each of the 15 highest ranked UEFA leagues. This season, it will feature just 14 teams as a result of Chelsea's success. UEFA rules state that no country is allowed to have more than four entrants in the Champions League, so fourth placed Spurs dropped into the Europa League. This section has just two qualifying rounds, with the lowest ranked countries entering earliest.
Scotland are ranked 15th in the UEFA league coefficients, so we only just scraped a second Champions League spot. With the poor performances in recent seasons, it is unlikely that we will have a second CL spot again for at least a few years.
First of all, a note about seeding. The seeding in both the Champions League and Europa League is based on the UEFA club coefficients, which are based on results in European competition over the past five years. Clubs which have not participated in Europe over that period are given a score based on their nation's coefficient.
All the seeding information is taken from Bert Kassies' website, which is a treasure trove of statistics and ranking information.
Motherwell will take part in this section of qualifying, and will enter at the 3rd Qualifying Round. Their potential opponents for their first tie are already known, but I'll also look at who they could play if they make it through to the next round.
Eight teams, including Motherwell, enter at this stage.
Despite being the first round in the non-Champions section, this round is referred to as the 3rd Qualifying Round because it runs parallel to the 3rd Qualifying Round in the Champions section.
The 8 teams participating in this round are all known, and Motherwell are unseeded. We only have four potential opponents – FC Dynamo Kyiv, Panathinaikos, F.C. København or Fenerbahçe S.K.
FC Dynamo Kyiv Club Brugge K.V.
The teams who lose at this stage will enter the Europa League Play-off Round.
Six teams enter at this stage and are joined by the four winners from the previous round.
This round is drawn after the previous round is completed, so the seedings will only be known at that stage. The table below is merely speculative, and assumes that every single seeded side wins in the previous round.
That previous table is slightly lacking in Scottish interest; I'm sure 'Well fans will be interested to know who they might play if they manage to pull off a 'shock' in the previous round. In that case, their potential opponents would depend on the outcome of the other matches in the 3rd Qualifying Round.
If we assume that the other three matches go to seeding, then our potential opponents would be Braga and Spartak Moscow plus the other three seeded teams from the previous round. We've illustrated this below by assuming that we face and beat, for example, Fenerbahçe in the 3rd Qualifying Round, but the same applies if we beat Dynamo Kyiv, Panathinaikos or København (simply replace the beaten side with Fenerbahçe).
FC Spartak Moscow Motherwell F.C.
If any the other ties in the previous round go in favour of the unseeded teams then Motherwell could potentially face Udinese or Lille. It is not possible that they could face Málaga or Borussia Mönchengladbach though – both of these sides are guaranteed to be unseeded in the Play-off Round.
The teams who reach this round are guaranteed a place in a group stage of some sort. The five winners progress to the Champions League Group Stage, while the five losers will drop down to the Europa League Group Stage.
You have until next Thursday (31st May) to take advantage of our early bird offer so there really is no time to waste!
Did we mention with your season ticket you would be guaranteed a ticket for our home European matches? No need to worry about getting a ticket for huge matches against some of Europe's finest.
But that is not all…..
A season ticket, whether bought individually or as part of a family package, represents tremendous value. We have completely frozen prices from last season so if you picked up your ticket after the early-bird offer last term; you have an opportunity to actually save money on your ticket.
We have also continued our 'WELLevate' scheme which allows any adult or senior citizen buying a season ticket at Fir Park to claim a juvenile ticket absolutely free of charge or TWO U16s tickets if you sit in the Cooper Stand.
The excellent Season Ticket offers which can be used to earn a host of discounts in a number of well-known businesses throughout Lanarkshire has also been extended.
We've added the likes of M&D's, Tony Macaroni, Hamilton Palace, Knockhill Racing and Esporta to the 38 strong list which already contained the likes of McDonalds, KFC, Subway, Pizzahut, LivingWell Health Club, Evans Halshaw and many, many more.
We are Scotland's Family and Community Club and we want and need you to be a part of that.
Motherwell Football Club are today delighted to confirm talismanic midfielder Keith Lasley has committed himself to the club for a further two years.
The 32-year old, recently named supporters Player of the Year for the second successive campaign, enjoyed arguably his best season at Fir Park, helping the Steelmen book a spot in the Champions League for the first time ever.
Lasley, who will likely take up the role of club captain, has played 298 games in Claret and Amber over a 14-year spell, punctured by two years with Plymouth Argyle between 2004 and 2006.
He becomes the second mainstay of the squad to sign an extension after Stevie Hammell confirmed a deal to stay on until 2014 and like Hammell; he has been awarded a testimonial match.
Speaking exclusively to MFC TV, Lasley said: "I am delighted; I never wanted to leave Motherwell.
"It was similar to any contract, there were negotiations back and forth but I am just so pleased it has been sorted out. I am already looking forward to next season.
Chief Executive Leeann Dempster added, "We are thrilled Keith has joined Stevie Hammell in staying on at the club.
Estonian sharpshooter Henrik Ojamaa hopes to make his full international debut as his country gears up for four big friendly matches in the next fortnight.
Tarmo Rüütli's side will face Croatia in Rijeka tomorrow before taking on Ukraine on Monday. The Sinisärgid will be back on home soil on June 1st to take on Finland before rounding off their group of games with a glamour tie against the French in Le Mans on June 5th.
Ojamaa, who has been capped several times as a youth, told motherwellfc.co.uk of his pride at representing his country at senior level.
"I am very proud to have this opportunity to represent my nation and test myself against some of Europe´s top players," he said.
"I have been involved in every youth international level in my career and that has led up to being involved with the full squad at the age of 21, so I am really looking forward to it.
It has been a whirlwind five months for the youngster who first appeared at Fir Park on trial towards the tail end of 2011.
Stuart McCall seen enough in the striker to offer him a short-term deal but few could have predicted the impact he would have.
9 goals in 14 starts, a new two-and-a-half year deal and numerous awards made him an instant hit with the Fir Park faithful and Ojamaa is quick to acknowledge what joining Motherwell has done for his career.
He continued: "It has been a great season both for Motherwell and me and I feel really good going into these matches.
"I have been involved in all the games from January onward and I feel in good shape. I took a lot of confidence from the success I enjoyed with Motherwell; joining the club has been great for my career.
"I had been searching for a club where the style of play would give me the best possible platform to showcase my talent and improve as a player. Also the manager showed a lot of trust in me which gave me the confidence to go out and play at the best of my ability.
"The prospect of also being involved in Champions League with Motherwell makes it a very interesting summer for me; every good player wants to test himself against the very best and this gives me a great opportunity to see where I am at with my development.
Following numerous enquiries as to the clubs' position on the situation at Rangers FC from both supporters and members of the media, the board has issued the following statement.
"The club continues to actively participate in the discussions being held at the SPL in relation to the current issues at Rangers Football Club.
"To date we have seen no proposals to transfer a share in the SPL to a "Newco" and have therefore made no decision on how we would vote if such a scenario did arise. We have purposefully avoided making any public statements to date given the uncertainty of the situation and the lack of any clarity on what, if anything, we will be required to vote on.
"Once we have full information we will be able to decide our position. Any speculation on the basis of conjecture only adds to the damage to the game and all of our interests.
"We are well progressed with a plan that is designed to bring both fan ownership and long term financial stability to the club, without reliance on funding from either a bank or a benefactor. We do not believe we can separate the sporting integrity of our league from the sustainable future of our club; the two go hand in hand.
"Any decisions we take as a Board are made in the best interests of the club with a view to achieving our stated aims for ownership and funding.
'Well boss Stuart McCall has today confirmed to motherwellfc.co.uk that Tim Clancy will depart the club after rejecting a new contract.
The club had offered the 27-year old former Kilmarnock defender a two-year extension but both his agent and the player himself have informed the manager his intent to pursue his career elsewhere.
McCall said, "Both Tim and his agent, Kevin Drinkell, have kept me up-to-date on his situation and have confirmed he will take up other options.
"Tim was keen to stress how much he enjoyed his time at Fir Park in what was probably one of the best seasons of his career. It was a short-term deal that really worked for both parties.
Clancy told the motherwellfc.co.uk, "It was a very hard decision for me to leave as I loved my time at the club so much.
"I have read online that I have been quoted as saying that any move away would be a 'step up' – I said nothing of the sort and have no idea where it has came from. I have too much respect for the club, the manager and the fans for that.
Everyone at the club would like to thank Tim for all his efforts in his eight months at Fir Park and wish him every success in his future career.
Motherwell Football Club are delighted to showcase the new PUMA third kit for the 2012/2013 season.
It is Motherwell's third year with manufacturing giants and the second with principle sponsors Cash Converters.
The kit is a celebration of the 100th anniversary (1913) of Motherwell changing from our original blue colour to the now traditional Claret and Amber, so widely recognised in British football.
Motherwell's retail manager Alan Provan from PSL said, "We have a huge depth of talented designers in our support and we used their ideas and design suggestions, along with the skills of the Puma design department, to come up with what we believe is a very stylish kit.
"The idea was to use the original blue, or as close to it as possible, whilst maintaining the key colours of Claret and Amber that we changed to nearly 100 years ago. We saw several draft designs before deciding on this one. Even after the graphics had been agreed we still had to wait for the finished sample to arrive.
"When it did, everyone at the Club was absolutely delighted with the result. I believe it's one of the most striking kits we have been involved with here at Fir Park. I'm also extremely pleased that there had been considerable fan input into this design. The guys on the messageboard forum may not have known it at the time but their conversations contributed to this landmark kit which I know the players in particular are delighted with.
Roger Harrison, PUMA UK Marketing Director comments: "This is our third season with Motherwell and we're really pleased to continue our partnership into 2012/13. Working with Motherwell isn't just about the exposure for PUMA as an already successful, but growing brand; it allows us to demonstrate our ability to deliver a strong service to an equally successful club, its team and supporters.
The relationship between brand and Club will be managed and delivered by www.GenesisSports.co.uk. Genesis Sports Sales Director, Russell Thomas said: "As the brand's exclusive licensee for PUMA Pro Teamsports, Genesis is delighted to be chosen to supply Motherwell's kit for the new season.
The full kit will go on sale from Friday 8th June 2012 but you can pre-order the kit now from Motherwell Direct by clicking the link below.
Wing-wizard Chris Humphrey told MFC TV he can't wait to get his International career underway as he prepares to fly out to Jamaica.
The 24-year old has been selected for the Reggae Boyz by boss Theodore Whitmore for the friendly double-header against Panama in the next ten days.
He will join up with teammate Omar Daley in the squad hoping to make his full debut for the country of his birth and play his way into contention for the CONCACAF 2014 World Cup Group A Qualifiers against Guatemala on June 8th and Antigua & Barbuda on June 12th.
The former Shrewsbury Town man has waited almost eighteen months for his International future to be confirmed and admitted it is a relief to finally take the next step in his career.
"I am absolutely delighted things have been sorted; it is such a relief," he said.
"There has been a lot of waiting but now the day has finally come for me to meet up with the squad, there's a bit of stress been taken off my shoulders. It's finally going to happen and I can't wait.
"I've always dreamed of being an International player and that has come true. My aim is to go over there, hopefully give a good account of myself and see where it goes. First of all there are two challenge matches and hopefully I can get some game time there. If that goes well, then my aim is to be included in the squad for the games against Guatemala and Antigua.
"These are big games – the World Cup groups are so tight and both ourselves and the USA will have identified these games as must win if we are to top the group so it's a big couple of weeks for everyone.
Chris will keep a diary of his International exploits on motherwellfc.co.uk over the next few weeks, sharing stories and pictures of how he gets on.
Motherwell will take on Lanarkshire neighbours Hamilton Accies in a pre-season friendly match at New Douglas Park on Tuesday 24th July.
The match will kick-off at 7pm as Stuart McCall's men prepare for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.
"It is great news that we will play a Lanarkshire derby against Hamilton on their own patch, it will be a real tester as they are very decent side with talented players.
Ticketing information for the match will be confirmed at a later date. Additional pre-season matches will be announced on the official website as soon as they are confirmed.


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