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On Monday, the UK woke-up to the news that the government had struck a deal to build our first new nuclear plant in over 18 years. The 3.2GW plant, named Hinkley Point C, has been touted as a job-maker and a boost to our energy security. Worryingly, however, the design of this nuclear reactor may be flawed, potentially exposing the UK to huge financial risks, as well a gravely unsafe nuclear plant.
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Yet with member states all in agreement, there are some that do little to actively promote equality for the LGBT community. In particular, catholic countries such as Italy and Poland who are members of the EU, are a very long way behind some of their counterparts. They will allow couples to live together but do not recognize any kind of commitment between homosexuals.
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On a summer's day in July, we leave behind a rain-flustered London in the middle of an otherworldly thunderstorm following Britain's hottest day in years. The train speeds through English countryside until we're in the darkness of the Eurotunnel, and then - in what seems like the blink of an eye - we find ourselves on French soil.


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"Obama Said to Have Discussed Oil Release With Cameron"
Obama - How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Oil.
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Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire, Trent Bridge, 4th day
Sep 14, 2012: Chris Woakes' defiant 80 ensured Warwickshire warmed up for their bid to complete a double by holding off a late Nottinghamshire charge and claiming a draw in the final match of their campaign.
Lancashire v Surrey, Aigburth, 4th day
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Sep 14, 2012: Allrounder Luke Procter shone during a low key final day of Lancashire's dismal season with the first seven-wicket haul of his career
Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire, Trent Bridge, 3rd day
Notts finish well through Mullaney
Sep 13, 2012: Steven Mullaney enhanced Nottinghamshire's chances of finishing on a high with a victory over county champions Warwickshire with a fluent 94 - his highest first-class score since May 2010.
Durham v Sussex, Chester-le-Street, 3rd day
Richardson continues Durham run
Sep 13, 2012: In-form Durham finished their campaign with a fifth win in six games after beating Sussex by five wickets with a day to spare.
Lancashire v Surrey, Aigburth, 3rd day
De Bruyn hits ton as Surrey prosper
Sep 13, 2012: Zander de Bruyn's first hundred of the season and polished half-centuries from youngsters Rory Burns and Tom Jewell ensured Surrey made a commanding start against Lancashire
Somerset v Worcestershire, Taunton, 3rd day
Somerset clinch runners-up spot
Sep 13, 2012: Abdur Rehman finished with match figures of 14 for 101 as Somerset clinched runners-up spot in Division One
Durham v Sussex, Chester-le-Street, 2nd day
Wells pulls Sussex out of trouble
Sep 12, 2012: An unbeaten half-century by Luke Wells kept Sussex afloat as they reached 112 for 5, a lead of 96, in their second innings against Durham
Somerset v Worcestershire, Taunton, 2nd day
Compton gives England reminder
Sep 12, 2012: Nick Compton boosted his chances of England selection with a timely century as Somerset tightened their grip on Worcestershire at Taunton.
Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire, Trent Bridge, 2nd day
Sep 12, 2012: Nottinghamshire will resume their second innings on 49 without loss against Championship winners Warwickshire, having wiped out their first innings deficit
Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire, Trent Bridge, 1st day
Sep 11, 2012: Newly crowned champions Warwickshire bowled out Nottinghamshire for 155 before their own batsmen also endured a difficult day
Durham v Sussex, Chester-le-Street, 1st day
Brown and Magoffin spark Sussex fightback
Sep 11, 2012: A fluent unbeaten 76 by Ben Brown and superb bowling by Steve Magoffin helped Sussex to step up their bid for second place in the County Championship
Somerset v Worcestershire, Taunton, 1st day
Rehman nine leaves Somerset wondering
Sep 11, 2012: Abdur Rehman weaved through Worcestershire with 9 for 65 to leave Somerset wondering how close they could have got to the title
The party is over for Lancashire
Sep 8, 2012: After Lancashire won the 2011 County Championship, a member of the Old Trafford staff bought a copy of every national daily newspaper. Relegation means there will be no repeat this year
'I never found cricket very easy'
Sep 8, 2012: Warwickshire director of cricket Ashley Giles talks about his eventful journey with the club, during which they went from rock bottom to county champions, and his England aspirations
Middlesex v Lancashire, Lord's 4th day
Relegation completes Lancashire fall
Sep 7, 2012: Lancashire will finish a season they entered as defending champions with relegation to Division Two after Surrey's victory and their own defeat
Surrey v Nottinghamshire, The Oval, 4th day
Sep 7, 2012: Surrey played like a team that wanted to end their last match at home on a high and did so with a chilled 195-run victory
Sussex v Somerset, Hove, 4th day
Somerset rise to challenge for Rose farewell
Sep 7, 2012: Somerset surged to a five-wicket victory over Sussex that gives them the opportunity to steal the runners-up position in Division One at the last
Surrey v Nottinghamshire, The Oval, 4th day
Davies dropped for 'lack of form'
Sep 7, 2012: Surrey dropped their England wicketkeeper Steve Davies from the line-up for their current match against Nottinghamshire because of a "lack of form"
Worcestershire v Warwickshire, New Road, 3rd day
2011 title miss spurred us on - Troughton
Sep 7, 2012: Jim Troughton has admitted that the pain of missing out on the Championship title in 2011 played a large part in pushing his side to go the extra step in 2012
Worcestershire v Warwickshire, New Road, 3rd day
Warks grateful to former Essex boys
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By PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY, Investor's Business Daily
Phyllis Schlafly
Thirty years ago, on March 23, 1983, Ronald Reagan made a television address calling on the U.S. to build an anti-missile defense. His rationale was compelling: Isn't it better to save American lives than to kill millions of the enemy?
Our enemy then was the fearsome Soviet missile force. Reagan's steadfast determination to build a U.S. anti-missile defense was why he won the Cold War at Reykjavik (as we now know from revealed Soviet documents) without firing a shot (as Margaret Thatcher famously said).
The propaganda against U.S. anti-missile defense started immediately after Reagan's 1983 speech with Ted Kennedy ridiculing it as Star Wars, and continues to this day. The building of an anti-missile system always posed the number-one non-negotiable issue between the U.S. and our enemies and, incomprehensively, between conservatives and the Left.
We now face other enemies. But the Left is still dug in behind its opposition to saving American lives by an anti-missile system.
Barack Obama became president by spouting the typical left-wing, anti-defense policy and dreaming of the fantasy of a nuclear-free world. He seems to think diplomatic talks, combined with his personal charm, can replace peace through strength, but it can't.
One of President Obama's first acts was to effectively cancel the final phase of a Europe-based missile defense system because it was vehemently opposed by Russia. He started unilaterally reducing our nuclear deterrent in the hope our enemies would follow suit, which, of course, they didn't.
Obama chose Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense because he supported zero-nuclear foolishness. Hagel was on the board of directors of the Ploughshares Fund, which gave millions of dollars to spread zero-nuke nonsense and lift sanctions on Iran.
Obama used his State of the Union speech this year to breathe new life into his effort to reduce nuclear weapons around the world. He wants to cut our nuclear forces by about a third, but Communist North Korea is not responsive to these overtures.
North Korea's new boss, Kim Jong Un, is the 30-year-old grandson of the Communist tyrant who started the Korean War in 1950.
Kim has now put our 28,000 U.S. troops at risk by declaring that the 1953 Armistice suspending the Korean War is null and void, so North and South Korea are in a "state of war."
U.S. defense experts believe that North Korean missiles can reach Hawaii and Alaska, but not yet the continental U.S. North Korea has conducted a long-range missile test, a nuclear test and demonstrated a mobile launcher, all of which indicate that North Korea's technology is advancing faster than the U.S. had predicted.
Before the tryptophan in the turkey induces somnolence, give thanks for living in such an entertaining country. This year, for example, we learned that California's Legislature includes 93 persons who seem never to have had sex. They enacted the "affirmative consent" law directing college ...
As we celebrate our national day of Thanksgiving and enjoy family, friends, food and football, most of us pause to give thanks for our manifold blessings. Our gratitude may be for our loved ones, for good health, for prosperity, for the great blessings of liberty (though sadly somewhat diminished) ...
Jonathan Gruber's several videotaped remarks about the gross deceptions that got ObamaCare passed in Congress should tell us a lot about the Obama administration. And the way that the mainstream media hesitated for days to even mention what professor Gruber said, while they obsessed over ...
Asserting a legal and constitutional authority he himself said he did not have, President Obama has gone rogue, issuing an executive amnesty for 4-5 million illegal aliens. He ordered the U.S. government not to enforce the law against these 4-5 million, and declared that they are to be exempt from ...
'When the facts change, I change my mind," economist John Maynard Keynes is supposed to have said when charged with inconsistency. "What do you do, sir?" As President Obama threatens to stretch his power to faithfully execute the law to a breaking point by effectively legalizing some 5 million ...


text: Directors' Report: Business Review ¦ Corporate Responsibility Corporate Responsibility At Inchcape, we recognise that Corporate Responsibility and define ourselves. We believe that our commitment to CR will deliver a (CR) is a long term programme. Our approach is sustainable approach to our business for to ensure that we make responsible, economic, all of our stakeholders and their varying environmental and social behaviour intrinsic to the way needs. To this end, when we reviewed the approach to our CR journey in we work. Inchcape's CR Programme is recognised by our 2007, we specifically reviewed, with the continued inclusion in the FTSE4Good index. We also assistance of an external consultancy, our stakeholders and their needs. We take part in the Carbon Disclosure Project's review and review this on an annual basis across our have qualified and registered for participation in the UK markets and engage with them during Government's Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme. the course of the year on our approach. Our CR Committee To emphasise the importance of CR, Our responsibilities this year we established a Board CR At Inchcape, we take Committee which met four times in 2010. This section of the Annual Report sets out It is chaired by David Scotland, a Non- responsibility for the the Group's key principles of its Corporate Executive Director. Its members in 2010 impact of our activities Responsibility (CR) Programme and were Michael Wemms, a Non-Executive how we have taken further steps in our on five core areas and CR journey. Director, the Group Chief Executive, Group HR Director and the General Counsel our key developments and Group Company Secretary. Day In particular, building on our programme during 2010 have in 2008 and 2009, throughout 2010 we to day management of CR activities focused on these: have been collecting data to enable are delegated to an operational CR Committee which meets monthly at the us to measure the Group's CO2 footprint Our environment page 26 and discuss these steps below. We have Group's head office and to local CR Committees and Champions within each been developing our CR initiatives for our Our people page 27 customers and our people. Finally, we of our businesses. Our brand partners page 28 have provided highlights of some of our Governance and management achievements in respect of the Group's Our customers page 28 impact on the communities within which Good governance is a fundamental our many businesses operate. element of CR. We have clear goals, Our communities page 29 We continue to be committed to which are effectively communicated and have demonstrated strong leadership, integrating socially responsible behaviour strong performance management and into every aspect of how we operate transparent reporting. As a UK listed Our CR journey CR is an evolving journey. We have taken a number of steps which have resulted in significant progress in raising awareness of CR issues and in changing the way that we operate and how we can help our customers. We believe that CR is an important part of our future and we are committed to building on the good work that has been done to date. The past 2007 2008 2009 2010 160 years Customer 1st Core purpose CR strategy Continued Inchcape has 'strengthen defined, values implemented focus on CO2 a heritage of and expand' refreshed and KPIs listed emissions integrity and a corporate People strategy Focus on CO2 tracking for the history of caring strategy defined announced emissions Group for its local Focus on tracking for the Raising markets, its encouraging Group employee people and its local community engagement customers support through various initiatives 24 Inchcape plc ¦ Annual Report and Accounts 2010 BUSINESS REVIEW company, we are required to comply Priorities. This allows us to be efficient with with a variety of legislation including our resources and to benefit from the the UK Corporate Governance Code. growth opportunities in emerging markets. Details on our approach and how we Verification and assurance have complied are set out at www.inchcape.com/about_us/ The Board is responsible for the strategic governance. direction of all CR initiatives, and the programme as a whole, as part of the Subsidiary governance risk management programme. The The Group has in place minimum Board is ultimately accountable to our standards across all of its subsidiaries. shareholders for our CR Programme. These polices are set out in the Group's Management of the CR Programme has Subsidiary Governance Manual and been delegated to the CR Committee. compliance is verified annually, through Above all, the CR Committee's role is GOVERNANCE the year end reporting processes and to ensure that our day to day business through Internal Audit reviews. These operations respond to the opportunities, policies – recognising that there may and avoid the risks, posed by CR issues. be variances in local laws – require that Through a network of locally based CR each subsidiary complies to at least the Champions, employees with global standard set out in the Group policy and local responsibilities, support and to a more stringent standard where the work of the CR Committee. Our required by local law. In this way, the activities are focused through our CR Group can ensure that despite variances Aware campaign. there is a consistent approach to business taken across all core functional activities, Health and safety is reviewed by Group including legal, governance, tax, treasury, health and safety officers and as part of finance and HR. the Internal Audit Programme. Human resources data is reviewed FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Financial and verified ultimately by the Group HR Financial stability and viability is essential Director. Community engagement data is to the operation of the Company and reviewed by the CR Committee and the therefore the sustainability of the Group Executive Committee. and all its initiatives. As set out on page 8 of the Group Chief Executive's strategic Other information presented is reviewed review, we are focusing on our Top Five by the relevant functional experts. Progress against our 2010 goals In 2009 we focused on a small number of core steps that would cement the foundations of our long term CR Programme and allow SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION us to develop a world class approach in the future. We not only met, but exceeded our goals in 2009. Having established these solid foundations, in 2010 we looked to embed these practices in our global operations, particularly focusing on our people and our CO2 footprint management. Goal Objective What we did attainment Raising employee engagement All employees were part of the appraisal process . through the various initiatives from our All senior employees were part of the talent review process people strategy including significant All senior employees have individual development plans reward and development plans Extending our employee survey to our We continued to implement Heartbeat, our employee survey, across the Group . global employee base Action plans were implemented to build on results Extending best practice in health and We measured and monitored our accident rates and agreed, on a market by . safety to our operations worldwide market basis targets for reduction We reviewed time lost through accidents and monitored the impact on business Supporting our communities in which We continued to focus on appropriate local initiatives . we operate through focused initiatives Continued collection of CO2 data in We continue to collect CO2 data, simplifying the system by implementing an . order to establish trends and seasonal automated data collection process variations and eliminate practices We performed analysis to identify trends which do not support both our CO2 and business strategies Identification of CO2 reduction Based on above, we are constantly reviewing the opportunities to positively . and/or offset opportunities for our impact our CO2 footprint in support of our objectives, our shareholders, our brand core markets partners, our customers and employees www.inchcape.com 25 Directors' Report: Business Review ¦ Corporate Responsibility continued Our 2011 goals Objective What we will do CR is firmly Raising awareness of local CR activities and Each of our markets to showcase local CR initiatives for a designated embedded within employee engagement through the 'Green period during 2011 our Group and we Baton' initiative seek to harness the energies of Identifying opportunities to demonstrate and Work with industry bodies to share the learnings we have from two full our employees share our best practices within our industry years of data collection on improving retail centre efficiencies to ensure that we Extending best practice in health and safety Continue to measure our accident rates and agree targets for reduction have a positive to our operations worldwide Review time lost through accidents and continue to monitor impact on impact on all that we do, wherever business we do it. Continued support of the communities in Encourage local initiatives and provide support for these which we operate through focused initiatives Building on the data collected to date, Continue to collect CO2 data continued collection of CO2 data to perform With greater depth of data, perform more detailed qualitative and further trend analysis, eliminate unproductive quantitative trend analysis activities and ensure data is as robust and Review opportunities to improve our positive impact on our reliable as possible communities, shareholders, brand partners, customers and employees Identification of CO2 reduction and/or offset Based on the above, review the opportunities which positively impact opportunities for our core markets our CO2 footprint to support our objectives, our shareholders, our brand partners, our customers and employees Our environment In 2008, the Group commenced collecting data on its CO2 footprint, measured against three Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Measuring our direct costs using a CO2 metric will present opportunities to work Energy This KPI measures our global electricity and gas usage. Since closely with our brand partners as we 2008, data has been collected on the basis of megawatt hours for can support their CR values and vice electricity and cubic metres for gas. versa, ensuring that there is a consistent approach throughout all elements of the Transport This KPI measures the movement of cars and parts from the point supply chain. of ownership (which means legal or contractual ownership) to the point we cease to have legal ownership.This includes test drives. We have ensured that all travel is We calculate our CO2 footprint by car or parts kilometres necessary and have used alternative depending on the mode of transport with a CO2 multiplier. communications where practicable, such as conference calls, video conferencing and virtual offsite meetings. The cultural Flights This KPI measures the impact of the movement of our people. change in our ways of working has been We have recorded the number of flights (each flight leg counts as implemented positively. one unit) and calculate our flight CO2 emissions with a multiplier by flight kilometre. We have already introduced a number of measures into our offices designed to protect our environment. These are At the start of 2009, we refined the process Namely: highlighted in our code of best practice to ensure that the collection of CO2 data that is shared across the Group . Additional data is required in order was sufficiently robust and to build on As Inchcape operates three routes to understand if there is an impact of the experiences gained in 2008. In 2010 to market – distribution, retail and VIR seasonality on our data usage; we have followed the same reporting (please see www.inchcape.com for basis, but in order to facilitate the data Whilst there are early indications of trend more detail) – there are variances in our collection process, we moved during patterns in the data, there is insufficient CO2 footprint across these channels. the second half of the year to a more data to establish if these are actual or Direct comparisons between markets' automated process. This makes the perceived trends. In particular, as 2009 was operating channels are unlikely to process more efficient and will allow us to the first full year of reporting on the new basis produce meaningful results. However, prepare reports and carry out analysis on and was a difficult year due to the global we are looking for opportunities to the data more easily. recession, it is not apparent at this stage exploit synergies between the channels how representative the 2009 data will be; by having a consistent approach to This data collated has started to provide us with insights into our CO2 footprint, Verification and robustness of our data reduction and offsetting goals and by particularly now that we are building remains key. We are ensuring that from sharing best practices. month by month comparisons. We still the start of the process we are building in In addition, there are significant variances consider that additional data collection sufficient control points so that our data between our markets engaging in is required in order to provide meaningful is capable of independent verification similar activities e.g. between distribution guidance. as part of our overall planning process markets. We measure CO2 responsibility for this element of our CR Programme. from the point where we have control, 26 Inchcape plc ¦ Annual Report and Accounts 2010 BUSINESS REVIEW for some distribution markets, such as The Right Reward – by recognising, Ethical behaviour Australia where this control extends to the celebrating and rewarding the The Group's business ethics policy defines point of shipment, compared to other contribution our people and teams the core ethical behaviours expected of markets such as Belgium, where our make to delivering our challenging all employees. In particular, the Group: control commences in-country. Therefore, business ambition; we will need to devise a sliding scale of Has zero tolerance of bribes or The Right Culture – by creating a great facilitation payments; targets as a 'one size fits all' approach will place to work, where people choose to not complement our business, nor allow Has a zero tolerance of fraud or theft; make a real difference and deliver the meaningful CO2 management objectives ultimate customer experience for our Has a strict limit to the value of to be set. brand partners. corporate hospitality given or received, 2010 analysis Our employee base is diverse and reflects including the provision or receipt of gifts; We are looking at how the data collected the different cultures and markets within Does not make political donations or can provide meaningful insights into which we operate. This diversity creates incur political expenditure; GOVERNANCE our CO2 footprint and therefore how we a range of perspectives that allow us to can ensure that our activities have a constantly challenge and improve the Seeks to avoid actual or perceived positive impact. We have carried out initial way we do things as we work towards our conflicts of interest; analysis which shows how many CO2 goal of putting the customer at the centre Prohibits the misuse of information; tonnes we produce per pounds sterling of of our business. revenue against each of our KPIs. Conducts appropriate due diligence Talent and performance management in the selection of our joint venture and The actual figures produced are of Talent planning and performance other partners. limited relevance until we have sufficient management sits at the heart of our data to analyse the significance of any Employee communications people strategy as we look to ensure we trends that emerge. However, the early During 2010, more than ever before, we have the right people in every role. Whilst analysis does show that there is an have regularly communicated with our our processes are continuous, there is a opportunity to reduce our CO2 footprint employees to ensure they were always more detailed review and planning session by implementing changes in how we well informed of the forces acting on conducted within each of our markets and FINANCIAL STATEMENTS rely on utilities, particularly electricity and us as a Company, the state of the at head office at least once a year. 2010 gas in our retail centres. We are looking automotive industry and the actions we was the fourth year for this process. The at how this can be implemented and the were taking to address these. Through processes are designed to ensure that we potential for a positive impact. the various forums and channels of constantly upgrade our talent and look to communication we were able to create create the right development opportunities much higher levels of involvement with Our people for all our people. our people on business priorities. This During 2010 we continued our rigorous Arising out of the talent planning process was achieved in several ways, including focus on our Top Five Priorities – growing we have made several key people Group Chief Executive roadshows, market share, growing aftersales, decisions, including secondments, monthly employee meetings, a monthly improving margins, controlling working promotions, lateral development moves, Group-wide newsletter, weekly customer capital and being selective with our mentoring, and in many cases enhanced letters, and through cascading messages capital expenditure. This has meant the development plans of the individual through line managers. a continued focus on our cost base. on-the-job. As a global business we Despite this, our customer and employee are also able to provide international Employee survey SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION satisfaction and engagement scores opportunities to our people and this Our annual Heartbeat survey is an remain at high levels and our clearly allows us to create even more stimulating important part of our overall employee defined people strategy continues to career paths and personal growth for engagement programme. We encourage have a positive impact. many of our talented people. In 2010 we our line managers to use the results of the have made changes within the Group survey to create action plans that will help Our people strategy has the ultimate goal Executive Committee and each of these their teams increase levels of engagement. of having 'Engaged People in Winning changes was a consequence of this We were delighted that well over 90% of Teams'. We believe that in our business it is talent planning process. our entire Group's population participated only when our people are fully engaged in the third year of Heartbeat in 2010. We that we will see the fruition of our business Our analysis continues to validate our have seen an increase in the levels of strategy. After all, it is only when our belief that talented people who are engagement in our people and going employees really want to give the best fully engaged and aligned with our forward we intend to continue this process. customer service that we will become the Company's leadership skills and values, most customer-centric automotive retail yield higher levels of customer satisfaction The Heartbeat survey is conducted for company in the world. and profit. us by the Gallup organisation, which is the world's leading provider of employee We continue to believe that this goal will In the future, we will continue to focus surveys. This allows us to benchmark be achieved through four areas of priority: our efforts on ensuring that each of our our progress against other world class The Right People – by becoming a employees has a meaningful growth plan companies, as well as providing us with magnet for talented people who live that takes into account their strengths, deep insights at a team level into the our values and enjoy working in winning development areas, aspirations as well as areas we need to work on to further teams delivering outstanding results; the needs of the business. We recognise increase engagement. that each individual has their own unique The Right Learning – by equipping our growth style and requirements and that people to excel today and providing the nourishment of this growth is core to exciting development opportunities the growth of the individual and, through for the future, aligned to our that, the growth of the Company. business strategy; www.inchcape.com 27 Directors' Report: Business Review ¦ Corporate Responsibility continued Employee reward In our business we seek to eliminate this has allowed local managers to We recognise that it is our culture, discriminatory practices and to promote set targets for each centre based on our values, and the opportunities the support of fundamental human rights customer satisfaction measured through we provide our people that attracts in all of our operations. Net Promoter Score (NPS) and sales and talented individuals to us. However we service funnel management analysis. We support our brand partners in seeking to also recognise the need to have well enforce positive labour practices including We have introduced a system for tracking benchmarked, stretching yet stimulating the eradication of child labour and a safe daily customer information for both sales reward opportunities for everyone. Our working environment. We support freedom and aftersales operations, including retail management incentive programmes of association and, as applicable, collective centre traffic, sales leads, test drives and have elements relating to customer bargaining arrangements. vehicle and service orders. Additionally, satisfaction in addition to financial we have introduced key aftersales measures. As we have reported in the Driven by our values operational metrics that not only track Director's report on remuneration, this We believe it is the enthusiasm and our monthly performance, but allow us year we have undertaken a thorough understanding of our people that will shape to benchmark our businesses across all review of our Group remuneration and empower Inchcape's CR culture. our markets. strategy to ensure that we continue to We combine the local knowledge, Results are collected and monitored align rewards with the specific needs of enthusiasm and expertise of our employees daily through a dedicated award- our business. In addition we have several worldwide with our clearly defined values winning web portal. This information is local and Group-wide schemes aimed – Respect for each other, Winning together, aggregated overnight, providing reports at recognising people for high levels of Treating every £ as our own, Integrity and comparisons against brand, country, performance and for demonstrating without compromise, Pioneering new ideas, region and across time periods. This our values. Passionate about customers, Caring for allows us to measure, for example, the Employee safety our environment – standards and policies number of orders taken as a percentage to enable us to contribute responsibly and of leads and to set targets accordingly. The safety of our people is of paramount sustainably to society. Importantly, these leading indicators give importance to us. Many of our people handle hazardous substances and work For more information please visit our website local management detailed insight into with heavy machinery. We report and www.inchcape.com/about_us/values particular markets. monitor accidents and lost time incidents Our customer understanding is facilitated to ensure that the safety of our staff and Our brand partners by a mystery shop carried out in each customers remains at the top of our of our retail centres' sales and aftersales agenda. We regularly review our policies We carefully select the brand partners operations and by quantitative analysis of and procedures for our people and that we choose to work with in each our NPS results. Here, on a monthly basis, have appropriate training programmes market. The automotive industry has each retail centre submits feedback from in place. made significant progress in reducing 20 buyers and a further 20 non-buyers vehicle emissions and we fully support The 2010 results are set out below. There about their experience at the centre. the investment that is being made by our is no specific trend or consistency of This exercise is also undertaken with brand partners in this area. accidents that has occurred, either in a aftersales customers. given location or across the Group. In the UK, average new car emissions Guidance on best practice as well have fallen by over 13% in the last 10 as detailed recommendations on Accident years. The biggest impact that motorists Location % no. opportunities to improve customer could have on the environment is Australasia 5 8 service are accessible to all retail centre replacing older high emission vehicles employees and we actively pursue Europe 6 9 and having their cars regularly serviced. knowledge sharing via the network of North Asia 19 29 Improvements in emissions have been Inchcape Advantage champions present achieved in all vehicle segments. South Asia 3 5 in all of our businesses. UK 54 80 As an industry leader, Inchcape is close We use the Inchcape Advantage to CO2 related technological developments. Russia and programme to monitor both our own Emerging Markets 13 19 Inchcape brand partners CO2 emissions performance as retailer for our brand 2009 2010 partners, and the performance of our third party retailers where we manage the Total 100 150 Average CO2 g/km 145.75 141.55 retail network as the distributor. This represents a decrease of 2.9% We believe that this focus on customer Average number of employees 2010 service and sales technology helps us deliver a superior retail experience to our Australasia Europe Our customers customers. Further, improved customer North Asia South Asia We place great importance on the quality service sets us apart from our competitors 14,068 UK of our customer service and as part of our and builds loyalty, resulting in stronger Russia and Emerging Markets Customer 1st strategy, in 2007 we launched relationships with our brand partners and the Inchcape Advantage programme leaving the Group better positioned to to deliver outstanding customer service grow market share. "every time, every day, everywhere". In See note 3f on page 74 2008 the programme was expanded to Customer 1st in 2010 include our aftersales operations. We carried out approximately 2,800 mystery shop exercises in 237 retail Following extensive consumer research, centre show rooms across the Group. we developed and implemented superior customer processes, training and systems We carried out approximately 2,300 throughout our retail centres. In particular, mystery shop exercises in 246 service sites across the Group. 28 Inchcape plc ¦ Annual Report and Accounts 2010 BUSINESS REVIEW We talked to over 85,000 customers for young people to take up the sport, get programme continues to provide support our vehicle sales NPS programme, 2,000 fit and develop a positive attitude and and hope to these children and their more than 2009. sense of teamwork. Matches have been mothers. www.mcrc-addisababa.org held in Hong Kong between teams We talked to over 76,000 service customers for our Aftersales NPS, 20,000 and the children have established Singapore great friendships. Inchcape Singapore (Borneo Motors & more customers than 2009. Champion Motors) is collaborating with Our NPS performance has improved Inchcape Australia supports an the SouthWest Community Development again across the Group in 2010 in both exceptional team member Council (CDC) to plant 1,000 native sales and aftersales. In April of 2009, a young Service Advisor, plants and trees over a three year period. Jerome, in the Inchcape Australia team The project, Tree of Life, aims to create Supporting our customers was involved in a serious motor bike an environment and ecosystem which We are committed to providing clear accident, leaving him paralysed from the attracts more than 200 local species of GOVERNANCE information to our customers to help waist down and confined to a wheelchair. birds and butterflies, and contribute to support them in their vehicle purchase Within weeks, colleagues rallied together an eventual reduction of 22,000kg of choices. This is provided in our showrooms and raised over AUD$28,500 to help him CO2 annually. and on our websites. and his family with medical costs and The Tree of Life project brings together As part of providing a customer costs of modifying their home. Throughout staff of Inchcape Singapore and focused aftersales service, we offer an his recovery, Inchcape Australia kept in residents of the community in a joint environmental Vehicle Health Check touch with Jerome and, in late 2010, he effort to create a vibrant, colourful and which includes: was able to go back to work in a technical sustainable landscape. customer relations role, providing expert Tyre pressure check advice. Jerome has continued to work for Inchcape Fleet Solutions supports CO2 test and emissions test the brand he loves and is dedicated to delivering outstanding customer service. UK road safety charity Brake Air condition check Inchcape Australia has been fortunate During 2010, Inchcape Fleet Solutions Engine lubricant test enough to retain this talented and (IFS) signed up as a corporate donor FINANCIAL STATEMENTS dedicated member of staff, with a long to road safety charity Brake, which Emissions test promotes road safety and provides and bright career ahead of him. In some of our retail centres, customers support to families affected by serious are offered a free Green Test Drive when Belgium team donate car to local road accidents. they visit us for vehicle maintenance. community hero IFS staff have raised a total of £12,000 The Green Test Drive shares tips with the through various initiatives including the Sister Florentine, who has been living in customer on how to drive more efficiently, Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge. As a Burkina Faso for the past 20 years, works how to improve their environmental result of these donations, IFS has gained tirelessly to help local communities with impact and ultimately how to reduce their access to services like Brake's Fleet education and health issues. She had vehicle running costs. Safety Forum, which provides road safety a 17 year old Land Cruiser in which she We also have accessories available travelled at least 500,000 miles, and was resources to fleet managers. Thanks to that help our customers manage their in desperate need of a new vehicle. this burgeoning relationship, the business environmental footprint, including low Toyota Belgium was able to offer her a is able to further enforce its road safety rolling resistance tyres, which can reduce new Toyota Hilux, which was shipped to awareness message to clients and staff SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION CO2 emission by around 2% and lower Burkina Faso in a container – also filled alike, raising donations in the process. engine friction lubricants, which can with generous donations of children's reduce CO2 emission by around 1%. clothes from our staff in Belgium. These Greek colleagues clean up were distributed to local communities and Our Toyota Hellas Greece colleagues Our communities Sister Florentine put her old Land Cruiser participated in the fourth annual Beach to rest and is now driving from village to Cleaning event during June 2010, Inchcape's extensive international village with her new Toyota Hilux. interests allows the Group to support Toyota's Green Month. In association with many different communities and Environmental NGO the Mediterranean Inchcape supports the Mother SOS Network and the Municipality of cultures within our operating markets, often through sponsorship and support and Child Rehabilitation Centre Marathonas, staff volunteered for a of local charities for local people. We (MCRC) in Ethiopia day and cleaned Schinias beach. The believe that each business selecting and This fantastic charity takes in extremely event really cultivated the spirit of social supporting local initiatives gives us the disadvantaged children from Addis responsibility and volunteerism among best opportunities to engage with and Ababa and beyond, provides shelter, our staff. work closely in the communities in which food, education, medical care and we operate. We have highlighted some of therapy for children and their parents. Inch-by-inch bikers cycle 400 the work that we have been undertaking MCRC aims to help them recover from miles for UK charity Havens in our communities in the following past traumas and equip them through Hospices case studies. employment and professional training In September 2010, Nigel Woodman with the means to be independent and and James Tayler cycled 400 miles from Sponsorship of Children's Soccer successful in the future. Sunderland to Southampton over six days School in Hong Kong Over 2010, staff around the world donated to raise funds for Inchcape plc's Charity Our business in Hong Kong, Crown Motors, money, clothes and toys, took part in a of the Year Havens Hospices. The team sponsored the Arsenal Soccer School number of fundraising events and, in raised a total of £10,600 that went to for children aged from five to 12. Inspired November 2010, Inchcape agreed to supporting the invaluable support Havens by Toyota's 'Live Young' campaign, the fund the centre's monthly rental costs provides for sick adults, children and initiative helped to encourage over 100 securing their new premises. All of these their families. For more information on the ongoing contributions help ensure the charity see www.havenshospices.org.uk www.inchcape.com 29


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Cardinals rookie receiver John Brown doing more than relying on physical talents in training camp
Have you ever been in a classroom or a meeting where there's one person that seems to ask a question each step of the way?
Rookie wide receiver John Brown seems to be that guy for the Arizona Cardinals.
Although he brings many rare physical talents to the table, the Pittsburg State product has been trying to soak up all the advice he can from Cardinals coaches and colleagues, as he explained to Arizona Sports 98.7 FM's Bickley and Marotta on Friday.
"Things are going real good -- just being around a bunch of players that are helpful and great and (have) been in the game for a long time," Brown said. "So I just sit back and learn from those guys and I ask a lot of questions. So you know it kind of helps me out as a rookie coming in."
Brown, the second pick of the third round in the 2014 draft, dished on which players he likes to pick the brains of the most: Fellow receivers Michael Floyd and Ted Ginn Jr. are among the go-to guys, but Brown said he'll even go to defensive backs Patrick Peterson and Tyrann Mathieu to get some guidance.
The 5-foot-10 rookie also seems to have taken to heart what star receiver Larry Fitzgerald has said to him:
"He's just like, 'Oh, you have a great feel for the game. You just need to learn more, and it'll be much easier," Brown said.
The 24-year-old wideout also said he's been working hard studying the team's playbook, and he said he also benefits from learning everyone's plays, not just his own.
Brown has been compared to a prominent wide receiver that used to play under current Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians, and the rookie said he just so happens to be studying film of that exact player.
"Actually, for the last two months, I've been watching film on Marvin Harrison for a long time," he said. "(I'm) trying to develop my game like his."
Brown's speed and elusiveness have been giving Cardinals defenders fits in training camp. He said he's been clocked as fast as 4.27 seconds in the 40-yard dash, but he refused Friday to pronounce himself as the fastest player on the team. Instead, he simply had some positive words to say about his teammates and new home.
"When I first came in, it's just you can feel the love around here," he said. "It makes you want to be here."
Brown may have been overlooked coming out of a Division II school, but he said he's not surprised the start of his NFL career has been so well-received.
"I've always been the underdog. I've always had a point to prove," he said. "Actually when I met Arizona at the (NFL Scouting) Combine, I told them, 'I come from a small school, but I accept all challenges. I'm willing to compete, and I'm willing to help out the team.' So I feel like I can be a big impact on this team."
The wideout said he was going to be held out of practice Friday with a hamstring injury, but added that he's OK and wouldn't be sidelined long.
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Breaking Down ACC Weekend #3 – Advanced Statistical PreviewPosted by Brad Jenkins (@bradjenk) on January 17th, 2014
It's the third weekend of conference play in the ACC, so let's take a look at the match-ups from an advanced statistics perspective. With every team except North Carolina having played at least four ACC games, we will now be using conference games only statistics along with team rankings in each category. For each game we will show how the two teams compare in efficiency ratings and the four factors, offense versus defense. We will also look at interesting areas of particular strength and weakness that could hold the key to the outcomes of these games. All numbers are from Ken Pomeroy's site and are current through games of January 15, 2014. The games are presented in the order of best combined Pomeroy overall team rankings (all times EST).
Saturday – Pittsburgh (16-1, 4-0 ACC) @ Syracuse (17-0, 4-0 ACC) – ESPN (4:00 PM)
- Pomeroy Prediction: (#2) Syracuse 66-61 (#8) Pittsburgh
The best match-up of the weekend is ironically between these two ACC newcomers. Something has to give as Pittsburgh is leading the conference with 78.5 points per game in ACC play, while the Orange have the stingiest defense, allowing only 50.0 points per game. As he has all season, senior Lamar Patterson leads the way for the Panthers, averaging 20.0 PPG in ACC games. He will probably match up frequently with Syracuse's All-America candidate C.J. Fair (17.1 PPG) in Pitt's man-to-man defense. The battle at point guard may decide the game as Syracuse's freshman sensation Tyler Ennis faces off with Pitt sophomore James Robinson. In conference games only, Ennis leads the league in assists (6.5 APG) and steals (3.0 SPG), while Robinson has the ACC's best assist/turnover ratio (16/2).
Stat Watch. Pittsburgh leads the ACC by a huge margin in field goal percentage in conference games at 51.6 percent, while Syracuse is 10th at 40.9. Ball-handling will be important as these are the top two teams in the ACC in steals. It will also be interesting to see how many three-point shots Pittsburgh tries against the Orange zone, as they are last in the league in attempts, while Syracuse allows more than any other team.


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Whole Foods Market Manager Arrests Internationally Renowned Food Justice Advocate - by Mark Hawthorne
On Sunday, November 16, 2014, the manager of Whole Foods Market in Sebastopol, Calif., made a citizen's arrest of an activist handing out leaflets exposing the store's exploitation of bunnies for food.
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 9:32AM
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Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 5:30PM
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Great Blue Heron Shot - by via Animal Legal Defense Fund
The national nonprofit Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) along with Wildlife Emergency Services have alerted the public that a Great Blue Heron that was shot was found wounded. (Photo: A Great Blue Heron photographed at Morro Bay, Ca.)
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San Francisco Outreach about DHL and primate transports - by Susan
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Event Date:Sat Nov 15, 2014 12:00PM
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401 23rd St, San Francisco, CA 94107
Event Date:Fri Oct 3, 2014 11:00AM
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 12:37AM
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St. Mary's Square, Chinatown, 601 California St., San Francisco
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 10:50PM
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