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Audi stands for sporty vehicles, high build quality and progressive design – for "Vorsprung durch Technik." Founded in 1899 as Horch & Cie. Motorwagen-Werke by August Horch, today the company is among the world's leading producers of premium cars. The company's innovation capability is one reason behind its success: Audi has written automotive history with its quattro permanent all-wheel drive, the TDI engine and with lightweight construction using the aluminum Audi Space Frame (ASF). The company is active in more than 100 markets worldwide and is growing continuously. In 2015 the Audi Group delivered 1.803.246 Audi brand cars to customers – a new sales record. The company currently employs more than 85,000 people worldwide, of which roughly 59,000 are employed at the German sites in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm.
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Annual General Meeting 2016At the AUDI AG Annual General Meeting, the Board of Management explains the key figures of the previous fiscal year and informs the shareholders about current developments at the company. We make all the important information about the annual meeting of AUDI AG shareholders available to you in this area. Watch the Livestream here.
Audi Late Light ShowAudi is to present an impressive 3D video mapping light show at the Audi Forum Ingolstadt in advance of the world premiere of the new Audi A5 Coupe. On six consecutive evenings starting on Wednesday, May 25, visitors will be able to enjoy a spectacular light show by the renowned Hungarian group of artists "Maxin10sity." Everyone is invited to the show – art fans, Audi employees and their families, as well as people from the region and beyond – when the 2,300-square-meter surface of the building on the Audi Piazza is transformed into a unique work of art during the "Audi Late Light Show." Entry will be free of charge.
Annual Press Conference of AUDI AG 2016As part of the Annual Press Conference, we provide you with extensive information on the performance of the business as well as on the earnings, net worth and financial position of the Audi Group. Each year on this occasion we invite international journalists and multipliers to our headquarters in Ingolstadt and publish the Audi Annual Report with all relevant data, facts and figures.
Mission to the moonAudi is taking off for the moon – together with the Part-Time Scientists. Nearly 45 years after NASA's Apollo 17 completed the last manned mission to the moon, the cooperating partners have selected the old landing site of Apollo 17 as the new target. The group of German engineers in the Part-Time Scientists team is working within the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition to transport an unmanned rover onto the moon. Audi is supporting the Part-Time Scientists with its know-how in several fields of technology – from quattro all-wheel drive and lightweight construction to electric mobility and piloted driving.
Annual General Meeting 2015At the AUDI AG Annual General Meeting, the Board of Management explains the key figures of the previous fiscal year and informs the shareholders about current developments at the company. We make all the important information about the annual meeting of AUDI AG shareholders available to you in this area.
Annual press conference 2015As part of the Annual Press Conference, we provide you with extensive information on the performance of the business as well as on the earnings, net worth and financial position of the Audi Group. Each year on this occasion we invite international journalists and multipliers to our headquarters in Ingolstadt and publish the Audi Annual Report with all relevant data, facts and figures.
Audi City BerlinThe brand with the four rings is expanding its innovative Audi City sales concept. In 2012, Audi opened its first digital showroom worldwide in one London's best city-center locations. It was followed in 2013 by Audi City in the heart of Beijing. February 4th 2014 sees on Berlin's Kurfürstendamm the opening of the third location in the format's latest development stage – with even more information and experience quality, as well as new services. Audi City unites digital innovation with the strengths of the classic dealership, making it an important step into the future of premium car sales.
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Thomas M. Müller succeeds Ricky Hudi as Head of Electronics at AudiDr. Thomas M. Müller will be the new Head of Electrics/Electronics of AUDI AG. The 45 year old is considered a proven expert on the topics of connected car and electronic systems. He succeeds Ricky Hudi, who is leaving the company at his own request and by mutual understanding after 19 successful years. Hudi will found and lead his own technology and consulting firm. Among others, Hudi will provide consulting for the location platform company HERE, in which Audi, BMW and Daimler have become investors.
08/22/16Audi MediaCenter
Audi starts transmission production in ChinaAudi is expanding its activities in China. Together with Volkswagen Automatic Transmission Tianjin (VWATJ), the premium brand is inaugurating a new transmission plant this Monday. The plant, in the northern China harbor city of Tianjin, will supply highly efficient 7-speed S tronic transmissions for the new Audi A4 L and other locally produced models.
Audi increases sales in all regionsAUDI AG has started the second half of the year with sales growth: In July, the company sold 149,400 units, up 2.3 percent year-on-year. The brand increased sales in all three core regions – in North America by 5.9 percent, in Asia-Pacific by 4.4 percent and in Europe by 1.5 percent. The new Audi A4 was the bestselling model worldwide with around 30,450 units and growth of 14.9 percent. Since January, the carmaker has delivered around 1,102,650 cars to customers from its entire portfolio, an increase of 5.2 percent.
The innovative shock absorber system from Audi: New technology saves fuel and enhances comfortIn the mobility of the future, the recuperation of energy plays an increasingly important role, including in a car's suspension. Audi is working on a prototype called "eROT," in which electromechanical rotary dampers replace the hydraulic dampers used today for an even more comfortable ride.
Successful model: one million Audi Q5 from IngolstadtThis Thursday, the one-millionth Audi Q5 drove off the production line at Audi's main plant in Ingolstadt. The jubilee car, an SQ5 in Sepang Blue, will be delivered to a family in Germany. The international success of the Audi Q5 began in 2008, when Audi launched this model in the segment of mid-range SUVs – the second Q-model from the brand with the Four Rings after the Audi Q7. Since then, the Audi Q5 has developed into a favorite with the customers and is to be seen on the roads of more than 100 countries. Because Audi produces this top-seller also in China and India for the respective local markets, worldwide deliveries sum up to nearly 1.6 million vehicles.
Audi at Formula Student 2016: countdown at the HockenheimringAudi is getting ready for Formula Student Germany (FSG) 2016. This year, the company is participating in the construction competition with five teams of students. In addition, the automobile manufacturer will present the "Audi Vorsprung Award" for the best idea for lightweight construction from young engineering students. 115 teams from 28 countries will compete to produce the best overall concept for self-developed racing cars at the Hockenheimring between August 9 and 14.
Audi partners with digital health incubator to tone up startups and driversAUDI AG becomes founding partner in Berlin's "Flying Health Incubator". The center supports startups that develop digital innovations in the healthcare sector. With its involvement, Audi is accelerating to develop "automotive health" as new business area – dedicated to enhance customer's health and fitness while driving. With Audi Fit Driver, the brand is already testing innovative services and functionalities in this field.
07/29/16Audi MediaCenter
Audi Group in first half of year: ongoing robust performance in a challenging environmentWorldwide growth in car deliveries and robust key financials: Since the beginning of the year, the Audi Group has delivered more than 950,000 automobiles of the Audi brand and increased its revenue to €30.1 billion. Operating profit amounts to approximately €2.7 billion before special items, representing an operating return on sales of 8.8 percent. Earnings were reduced by special items totaling €265 million.
Now accepting orders for the new Audi Q2The new Audi Q2* made its public debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Audi is now accepting orders for the compact SUV. It will roll into dealerships in the fall with sporty and agile handling plus infotainment and assistance systems from the full-size class.
Sporty and elegant: Orders now being accepted for the new Audi A5 and S5 CoupéAudi unveiled the A5 and S5 Coupé* to the public in early June with a spectacular light show. Customers can now order the design highlight from Ingolstadt. On board are powerful engines, a newly designed chassis and a wide range of infotainment choices.
The new Audi R8 Spyder V10 is in the starting blocksAudi unveiled the new R8 Spyder V10* at the 2016 New York International Auto Show in March. Pre-sales are starting in Europe tomorrow. The base price in Germany is €179,000.
Audi increases sales by 5.6 percent in the first half of the yearPositive sales result for the Four Rings for the half year: With around 953,200 units delivered, AUDI AG increased its sales since January by 5.6 percent, growing in all regions. The brand recorded strong growth especially in Europe. Sales in that region increased by 8.4 percent since the beginning of the year, topping 450,000 cars for the first time. Worldwide, especially the new models Audi A4 (+12.3%) and Audi Q7 full size SUV (+73,6%) pushed the sales performance. Deliveries across all models increased by 7.4 percent in June to around 169,000 units with Audi surpassing its performance from the same month last year in all top ten sales markets.
Audi awards prevention prizes for health and safety at workPrevention is better than cure: That's one of Audi's fundamental principles, especially in connection with health and safety at work. High standards of working safety and promoting good health traditionally have high priority at the company. Employees contribute towards continuous improvements with their optimization suggestions. This year, the brand with the Four Rings once again awarded certificates and trophies in several prize categories for such suggestions. Teams from the German and international production sites received the awards in Neckarsulm on Thursday.
A modern working world at Audi: New company agreement on mobile workingBinding criteria for mobile working: The Board of Management and Group Works Council of AUDI AG have reached a new company agreement. In the future, employees will have even more freedom and scope to combine their working life with their private life. For the first time, they have a general right to work flexibly and independently of place and time, if it is compatible with their actual tasks. The new regulations are part of a comprehensive concept for the future world of work at Audi.
Audi wins Digital Economy AwardOn its way to becoming a digital car company, Audi is making its production sites fit for the digital future. In recognition of this, the company received the "Digital Economy Award" from Initiative Deutschland Digital (IDD) in Bonn this Tuesday. The brand with the Four Rings took first place in the category Company 4.0.
A small car makes a big impression: the new Audi Q2A new car for the main plant of AUDI AG in Ingolstadt: The Audi Q2 has now entered series production there. With this compact SUV "made in Ingolstadt," the brand with the Four Rings has entered a completely new segment while showing its commitment to its main site on the River Danube. Innovations such as a fully automatic module store in the assembly process help to master increasing production complexity.
Sixth Audi City opens in MoscowAudi is bringing its digital showroom concept to another major metropolis: the sixth Audi City worldwide opens today in Moscow. In the immediate vicinity of Red Square, inside the bustling Nikol'skaya Plaza shopping mall, visitors to the 600 square meter (6,458 sq ft) space are treated to a virtual experience of the complete product portfolio from the four rings.
Audi CityAudi City points the way in the future of premium car sales: This physical cyberstore presents Audi's entire model range using virtual technology throughout, and offers top caliber personal advice and service. The showroom concept therefore blends digital innovation with the strengths of the physical dealership, and acts as the main innovation lab for digitally connected sales activities at Audi. At the forefront of developments in this pioneering field, the Company opened the first Audi City in 2012 and has since been gradually refining the successful formula.
myAudi Sphere: new stage for the four rings at Munich AirportThe new business class from Audi: At Munich Airport, visitors, customers and Audi dealers can now discover cutting-edge retail solutions developed by the four rings. Following a complete remodeling, the former Audi Forum at Munich Airport is reopening as a discovery platform for progressive tools in the dialogue between customers, the manufacturer and dealers. The focus is on digital innovations that connect the real and virtual worlds of Audi.
Audi sales increase by 6.7 percent in MayAUDI AG sold around 164,150 cars to customers in May, representing a global increase of 6.7 percent year on year. With their new model generations, growth for the A4 Sedan and the A4 Avant reached 16.2 percent. The new Q7 full size SUV also continued its successful start, up 79.6 percent in May. For the entire model lineup, Audi sales increased in all of the brand's three key regions – by 9.7 percent in Europe, by 5.7 percent in Asia Pacific and by 3.8 percent in North America. Worldwide deliveries since January rose to around 784,250, up 5.3 percent compared with the same period in 2015.
Audi Environmental Foundation: Bat nature trail supports wildlife conservation effortsThe educational facility "Steigerwald Center – experiencing sustainability" has gained yet another highlight: From now on, a bat-themed nature trail will teach visitors of all ages about these mammals, some of which are threatened with extinction. The nature trail was officially opened on Friday in Handthal, Lower Franconia, by representatives of the Audi Environmental Foundation, the Wildlife Conservation Federation in Franconia, the Bavarian State Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection, and the Bavarian State Forestry Commission.
Audi Group posts robust first-quarter resultsThe Audi Group has reported a successful first quarter of 2016 despite challenging conditions. In the first three months of this year, it generated revenue of €14,511 million. Operating profit for the period amounts to €1,202 million and includes negative special items totaling €100 million. The operating return on sales of 8.3 percent is within the strategic target corridor of eight to ten percent despite the special items.
Audi Tool Trophy: prize for innovative student workWhether developing efficient tools for production, applying alternative production concepts like 3D metal printing or new methods for checking the quality of components in the press shop – the spectrum covered by toolmaking has many aspects. That has been demonstrated once again by student work in the areas of press-shop tools and car-body assembly equipment, which was given recognition with the award of the Audi Tool Trophy by the Audi Toolmaking division on Tuesday. For the eighth time now, the company has organized this student competition that is unique in the whole of Europe. The six best entries in the categories of "Master's Dissertations" and "Bachelor's Dissertations / Term Papers" were awarded prize money of up to 2,500 euros.
Cinema feeling: Audi City Istanbul opensAudi continues to push the digital empowerment of its sales activities: the world's fourth location of the brand's digital showroom – Audi City Istanbul – goes online today on the Bosporus. Cyber stores in more major cities will follow this year. In addition, digital technologies from the Audi City concept will be introduced in around 200 traditional dealerships by the end of 2016.
UNIVERSUM ranking: Audi is a preferred employer"Vorsprung durch Technik" is highly rated by university students in Germany. Audi has once again achieved top positions in the current ranking by the UNIVERSUM institute. For the next generation of engineers, the company has now been voted the most desirable employer for the ninth time in succession. And among IT students, Audi is rated as the best automobile manufacturer. With approximately 45,000 participants, the UNIVERSUM ranking is regarded as the biggest graduate survey in Germany.
Dialog and progress: the Audi Corporate Responsibility Interim Report 2015The Audi Group has today published its Corporate Responsibility Interim Report 2015. In it, the company reports on key figures, activities and challenges in the area of sustainability, but also on the consequences of the diesel emissions issue. The focus this year is on climate protection, digitization and the modern world of work. Under the motto "Audi & Co.," experts from the automobile manufacturer discuss topics of the future with opinion leaders from the fields of research and economics.
05/12/16Audi MediaCenter
Audi CEO Stadler at the Annual General Meeting: "Our model and technology initiative will ensure further growth"In 2016, the Audi Group aims once again to increase the number of cars delivered, maintain its high level of profitability and continue investing large amounts in the future. At the 127th Annual General Meeting this Thursday in Ingolstadt, the Board of Management of AUDI AG explained to the shareholders the financial statements for the year 2015, current developments and the goals for this year. In addition, Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, provided an outlook on the coming decade for the premium brand.
05/11/16Audi MediaCenter
Audi continues global growth in AprilAUDI AG has started the second quarter with further growth. In April, worldwide deliveries climbed by 7.5 percent year on year to around 164,350 automobiles. The four ring's two largest markets China (+9.4%) and Germany (+12.4%) reported substantial growth rates. Globally, cumulative sales since January were up 4.9 percent on the corresponding period of 2015 at around 620,100 units. This was the first time ever in the Company's history that over 600,000 customers had chosen an Audi in the opening four month period.
Spectacular "Audi Late Light Show" to accompany world premiere of new Audi A5 CoupeAudi is to present an impressive 3D video mapping light show at the Audi Forum Ingolstadt in advance of the world premiere of the new Audi A5 Coupe. On six consecutive evenings starting on Wednesday, May 25, visitors will be able to enjoy a spectacular light show by the renowned Hungarian group of artists "Maxin10sity." Everyone is invited to the show – art fans, Audi employees and their families, as well as people from the region and beyond – when the 2,300-square-meter surface of the building on the Audi Piazza is transformed into a unique work of art during the "Audi Late Light Show." Entry will be free of charge.
Audi Environmental Foundation: starting signal for "Smart HOBOS" high-tech beehiveBees pollinate about 80 percent of our agricultural plants and wild vegetation, so life without bees is almost impossible. Too little pollination would have severe consequences – both environmental and economic. With the worldwide unique "Smart HOBOS" (HOneyBee Online Studies) project, the Audi Stiftung für Umwelt GmbH (Audi Environmental Foundation) and the Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg are working to protect these vital and fascinating insects. On Tuesday, Prof. Dr. Hubert Waltl, Board of Management Member for Production at AUDI AG and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Audi Environmental Foundation; Christoph Hillenbrand, District President of Upper Bavaria; Prof. Dr. Barbara Sponholz, Vice President of Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg; and bee expert Prof. Dr. Jürgen Tautz opened the research station at Audi's production site in Münchsmünster. The first bees will soon move into their new home.
trendence study: Audi is a top employerMaking visions into "Vorsprung" – the development engineers of tomorrow would prefer to do that at Audi. In the latest study by trendence, a research institute, the brand with the Four Rings was ranked in first place for the ninth time in succession by engineering students. Audi also gained a top ranking once again from students of business management, taking second place. As an innovative company, Audi wants to strengthen its workforce with 1,200 more employees in its most important areas for the future. Digitization is increasingly creating new jobs.
New Audi A8 production officially started at Neckarsulm siteAudi officially opened the new production halls for the Audi A8* at the Neckarsulm site on Friday – a milestone in the site's strategy for the future. Production of the A8 started with the operation of a switch at the official opening.
Action for prevention of bowel cancer: Audi receives Felix Burda AwardA successful approach to a sensitive topic: AUDI AG has won this year's Felix Burda Award with its "Actively tackling cancer" screening concept. Representatives of Audi's Health Care department accepted the award in the "Workplace health checks" category at a gala in Munich moderated by Thomas Hermanns on Sunday evening.
AUDI AG: Strongest starting quarter with over 450,000 deliveriesDouble record for the brand with the four rings: Audi concluded the best first quarter in the company's history along with the most successful sales month. In March, Audi increased global sales by 4.6 percent to a monthly high of around 186,100. That brings cumulative deliveries since January to around 455,750 cars, 4 percent more than in the same quarter last year. Growth during the first three months was mainly driven by strong demand in Europe and America. Audi has also seen increases in China since the beginning of the year.
Winner on points: Team FAUtonOHM wins Audi Autonomous Driving Cup 2016This year's prize for the best autonomous driving model car goes to Nuremberg. In the second edition of the Audi Autonomous Driving Cup, students at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg and the technical college Nuremberg Georg Simon Ohm outscored teams from seven other colleges in a thrilling competition. The winners were happy to win prize money in the amount of 10,000 euros.
"The best brands in all classes": multiple victories for AudiAudi has taken first place in the most categories in Auto Bild magazine's reader survey. The magazine asked a total of 60,250 readers to rate the quality, service, value for money and image of 39 different car brands. Votes were tallied in a total of 13 car classes.
Audi starts production of the Audi Q3 in BrazilAudi do Brasil just started the production of the Audi Q3 at the site of Curitiba in the state of Paraná. Equipped with a 1.4 TFSI flex engine with 150hp, the SUV is being assembled in a completely new production line. The model was the best-selling premium SUV in the Brazilian market in 2015 and is a key product within the brand's strategy for the country.
Audi develops a new generation of toolsAudi Toolmaking is racing into the future. The company's tooling specialists have now passed an important milestone. They have developed a new, highly efficient generation of tools that is up to 20 percent lighter and ten percent more stable than the previous generation. This has been made possible by lightweight and composite construction methods that are used in car body construction. The new tools are already being used in the press shop in Ingolstadt.
Audi Autonomous Driving Cup 2016: piloted driving on a 1:8 scaleOn a quest to create the piloted model car: The Audi Autonomous Driving Cup will be held for the second time from March 22 to 24, 2016. Eight university teams will take part in the competition at the Audi museum mobile in Ingolstadt. The miniature-format, automated-drive Audi Q5 models will face a challenging circuit, with prize money of EUR 10,000 awaiting the winners.
AUDI AG: European sales up 8.1 percent in FebruaryAUDI AG has extended its successful start to the year in February: worldwide deliveries increased by 3.3 percent year on year to around 126,500 cars. The company once again achieved high growth in Europe: up 8.1 percent to around 65,150 units. Here the new Audi A4 is already in dealerships. Global sales of the mid size model increased by 5.3 percent to around 22,650 units in February. Across the entire portfolio of the four rings, sales since the start of the year total around 269,650 cars, an increase of 3.6 percent compared with 2015.
Albert Mayer to be new plant director in Ingolstadt – Fred Schulze to be product line manager as of AprilAlbert Mayer is to become plant director at the Audi site in Ingolstadt as of April 1, 2016. He will succeed to Fred Schulze, who will move to a newly created key position as product line manager for all top end SUV models. Mayer is currently head of production and plant planning at AUDI AG.
Audi SQ7 TDI: Driving InnovationWith 320 kW (435 hp) and 900 Nm (663.8 lb ft) of torque, the new Audi SQ7 TDI* is the most powerful diesel SUV on the market. It also leads the competition in numerous other technical fields. Its redesigned 4.0 TDI engine features a world first: An electric powered compressor gives the SQ7 TDI outstanding off-the-line performance. Yet it consumes on average 7.2 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (32.7 US mpg).
Audi Annual Report 2015: "tomorrow.now!"With its new annual report, the Audi Group shows how it is making it possible to experience the future of mobility today. Under the heading of "tomorrow.now!" the focus is on the strategic topics of electrification and digitization. The website in responsive design is aimed at mobile devices so that readers can conveniently access the current Audi annual report anywhere.
Audi CEO Stadler: "We plan to continue our growth in 2016"The Audi Group plans to launch more than 20 new or revised models and to continue its growth in 2016. Despite major challenges, the Ingolstadt based company performed successfully last year and set a new record for unit sales: Worldwide deliveries increased compared with 2014 by 3.6 percent to 1,803,246 automobiles. As a result of the strong demand, the company achieved a new record also for revenue, posting a figure of €58.4 billion. Operating profit amounted to €4.8 billion and operating profit before special items of €5.1 billion was at the high level of the previous year. Before the worldwide rollout of important models like the new Audi A4, the operating return on sales amounted to 8.3 percent despite the challenging conditions, and was thus within the strategic target corridor of eight to ten percent; before special items it was 8.8 percent.
Audi the winner in Consumer Reports 2016The highly influential magazine Consumer Reports has ranked Audi the "best car brand" in 2016. Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG: "We are extremely happy about the good news. The ranking confirms the substance of our products and the success of our growth strategy in the USA."
Stephan Winkelmann to be new CEO of quattro GmbHAs of March 15, 2016, Stephan Winkelmann (51) will be the new CEO of quattro GmbH, a 100 percent subsidiary of AUDI AG, which produces and distributes the high performance R and RS models. Winkelmann was President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. since January 1, 2005. Heinz Hollerweger (62), the current Head of quattro GmbH, is to retire after almost 40 years of successful work for Audi.
02/11/16Culture and Trends
Electrifying ride: Audi brings stars into the spotlight emission-freeThe Hollywood comedy "Hail, Caesar!" from Oscar winners Joel and Ethan Coen opened the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. The star ensemble around George Clooney and the appearance of Berlinale jury president Meryl Streep at the premiere triggered a flurry of flashes on the red carpet. Also premiering was the Audi Q7 e-tron 3.0 TDI quattro, which chauffeured the stars to the red carpet purely on electric power and emission-free. Audi has been one of the primary partners of the Berlinale since 2014 and not only provides the fleet, but also stages the Berlinale Open House, a comprehensive side program for film fans and trade visitors.
Audi starts the new year with sales recordFollowing last year's record-breaking sales, AUDI AG continues to grow in 2016. With around 143,150 units, the company managed to increase its year-on-year global deliveries by 4 percent in January. Demand for the four rings developed especially positively in Europe, with sales increasing here by 6.5 percent to around 59,900 cars. The brand's SUV models once again proved to be the global growth drivers. The cumulative sales of the Audi Q3, Q5 and Q7 of around 46,350 units was 20.3 percent above the previous year's figure.
Audi production network: ready for electric mobilityAudi is preparing its international production network for the mobility of the future. Large series production of the first purely electric driven SUV from Audi will begin at the site in Brussels in 2018. The plant will also assembly its own batteries. The company will transfer production of the Audi A1 from Belgium to Martorell in Spain. The Audi Q3, which is currently produced in Spain, will be built in Győr (Hungary) in the future.
Audi Foundation for the Environment awards prize for master's dissertation on climate protectionAudi's Foundation for the Environment (Audi Stiftung für Umwelt GmbH) awarded its Sustainable Resource Management Award (SRM Award) on Monday evening for the fifth time. With this prize, the Foundation for the Environment each year recognizes the best dissertations of the degree program for sustainable resource management at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). This year, the prize goes to the Australian Samuel Gordon Munro for his master's dissertation on carbon absorption in the semi arid Mongolian steppes. The winner receives prize money of 1,500 euros.
AUDI AG: new record year with 1.8 million deliveries in 2015AUDI AG achieved a new sales record in 2015: Compared with 2014, worldwide deliveries increased by 3.6 percent to around 1,803,250 automobiles. This total was achieved despite the fact that the first representatives of the current model initiative – the new A4, the new Q7 and the new R8 – were not yet available in all regions of the world. In Europe and China, Audi confirmed its position as the most successful premium brand; in the United States, the brand with the four rings grew at twice the rate of the market. In December, around 158,450 customers worldwide chose an Audi, an increase of 5.6 percent. This means that the company has increased its sales for the 72nd successive month.
Audi surpasses 200,000 unit sales milestone for first time in USAAudi is kicking off the new year on the heels of success. When the brand with the four rings will present at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit beginning next week, the company can look back on the most successful year in its history in the USA. In 2015, Audi of America surpassed for the first time the 200,000 unit mark in sales, increasing its sales by 11.1 percent to 202,202 automobiles. This means that Audi grew at twice the rate of the overall US market, as the brand did in 2014.
12/28/15Audi MediaCenter
Audi Group invests in the futureAudi will lay the foundations for future growth in 2016. In the coming financial year, the company plans to continue with its high levels of investment. Along with further process and cost optimization, the planned capital expenditure is to amount to more than € 3 billion, and will support the Ingolstadt-based company along its successful path. Half of the planned investment will take place at the German sites in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm. Furthermore, Audi will recruit additional experts in the field of future technologies once again in 2016.
Audi's logistics of the future: Goods being commissioned move autonomously to employeesThe process of commissioning the other way around: Starting today, logistics employees at Audi will no longer have to fetch the required goods from the material shelves. Instead, the goods will come to them fully automatically on driverless transport systems (DTS). Audi is thus the world's first automobile manufacturer to implement such a DTS based goods to person concept. The company is currently testing the new method with the commissioning of driver's manuals at the Audi plant in Ingolstadt.
AUDI AG: European sales up six percent in NovemberAudi remains on track: With around 147,750 deliveries (+1%) in November, the company reaffirmed its strong sales result from the prior-year month. In Europe, the Ingolstadt-based carmaker increased sales by 6 percent to around 62,300 units, despite the model changeover for its bestseller, the Audi A4. Since the start of the year, more than 1.64 million customers worldwide have chosen the brand with the four rings, up 3.4 percent.
The future is HERE: Tomorrow's mobility begins with real-time digital mapsIntelligent real-time maps, location-based services and highly-automated driving: the future of mobility lies in a digitized world – one that can be reached through the products and services of HERE. First-rate maps and a new understanding of location-based services are the foundation for HERE to continue on its successful growth course – as an open, independent and value creating company. This is to the benefit of the many hundreds of HERE customers from multiple industries.
AUDI AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG successfully concluded acquisition of Nokia's digital mapping and location business HEREAUDI AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG successfully concluded the acquisition of Nokia's digital mapping and location business HERE. The three partners each hold an equal stake in HERE. All competent antitrust authorities approved the transaction.
Dr. Stefan Knirsch is new Board Member for Technical Development at AUDI AGDr. Stefan Knirsch (49) will become the new Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development at AUDI AG. This was decided upon by the Supervisory Board in its meeting on Thursday. Knirsch will take over this position as of January 1, 2016.
Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg steps down from Board of Management of AUDI AGDr. Ulrich Hackenberg has reached a mutual agreement with the Supervisory Board of AUDI AG to step down as Member of the Board of Management for Technical Development.
Matthias Müller becomes Chairman of the Audi Supervisory BoardThe Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG, Matthias Müller, has joined the Supervisory Board of AUDI AG and becomes its Chairman with immediate effect. Berthold Huber will continue to be Deputy Chairman. Furthermore, the two vacant seats for members representing the shareholders will be newly occupied by Julia Kuhn Piëch and Josef Ahorner.
School lessons for refugees: Audi helps job seekersAudi and the city of Ingolstadt are helping refugees to obtain German school qualifications and to qualify for vocational training. About 20 migrants aged 18 to 25 will be able to attend school for a total of 24 weeks starting in January 2016. Additional classes are already being planned for the coming school years. The automobile manufacturer is providing financial support for these lessons from its immediate aid fund for refugees. Since September, Audi employees at various of the company's sites have initiated numerous support projects.
Medical gloves for improved ergonomics in production at AudiAudi's Production division is improving ergonomics as well as health and safety in its factories. Employees at the plants in Ingolstadt, Neckarsulm, Brussels and Győr are currently testing new medical gloves. These so called production orthoses reduce pressure stress with many assembly tasks by more than 50 percent. It is planned to put the special glove into series application this year.
Statement on Audi's discussions with the US environmental authorities EPA and CARBAudi will revise, document in detail, and resubmit for US approval certain parameters of the engine-management software used in the V6 TDI 3 liter diesel engine. That is the result of the discussions held between a delegation from AUDI AG and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The updated software will be installed as soon as it is approved by the authorities. The three brands Audi, Porsche and Volkswagen are affected. Audi estimates that the related expense will be in the mid-double-digit millions of euros.
11/17/15Culture and Trends
Audi brings automated parking to the Boston areaAudi and the city of Somerville are planning joint innovations for the city of the future on the east coast of the USA. Audi CEO Rupert Stadler and Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the context of the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona. They agreed to develop an urban strategy for Somerville, applying technologies for swarm intelligence or automated parking, and networking cars with traffic lights.
Audi Toolmaking is the best in the industryAudi is for the fourth time the "Toolmaker of the Year." That is the result of the renowned industry competition "Excellence in Production" organized by the Toolmaking Laboratory (WZL) of RWTH Aachen University and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology (IPT). Audi Toolmaking succeeded against more than 290 toolmaking and mold making departments from companies in the German speaking countries. Michael Breme, Head of Toolmaking at AUDI AG, was presented with the winner's cup at the 15th "Toolmaking with a Future" international colloquium in Aachen on Wednesday evening.
Audi continues sales growth in OctoberAudi has started the fourth quarter with further sales growth. In October, global deliveries increased year-on-year by 2.0 percent to around 149,200 cars. Demand for the four rings proved very positive especially in the United States (+16.8 percent) and several southern European markets. Since January around 1,497,150 customers decided to buy an Audi globally, leading to a 3.6 percent growth compared to one year ago. Cumulative sales exceeded the 2014 figures in all regions around the world.
Audi shows toolmaking innovations at the "formnext" trade fairAudi Toolmaking yesterday, today and tomorrow: The brand with the Four Rings is presenting numerous exhibits at the "formnext" trade fair for toolmaking and mold making in Frankfurt am Main. From November 17 to 20, visitors can find out about toolmaking developments and gain an insight into the production methods of the future.
Audi Toolmaking prints "Auto Union Typ C"From powder to a component: With a 3D printer, Audi Toolmaking has produced a model of the historical Grand Prix sports car "Auto Union Typ C" from the year 1936. The company is now examining further possible applications of metal printers for the production of complex components. At the same time, Audi is creating important synergies with toolmaking in other parts of the Volkswagen Group.
Audi participating in Web Summit 2015Audi is taking its involvement in Europe's biggest startup conference to the next level: At this year's Web Summit, which will start this Tuesday in Dublin, the company is participating in the central pitch competition as one of the jurors. At this event, young entrepreneurs compete with each other by pitching their digital business ideas and introduce themselves to potential investors, international groups and media representatives. AUDI AG will in addition be presenting its activities in the arena of piloted driving in a keynote speech and exhibition.
Audi posts growth in deliveries, revenue and earnings for the first three quartersThe Audi Group is progressing systematically along its growth path: In the first nine months of this year, the company increased deliveries of its core brand by 3.8 percent. From January through September, more than 1.3 million customers received an automobile with the Four Rings. Revenue increased to €43.7 billion and operating profit rose to €4.0 billion. The operating return on sales for the first three quarters of the year was 9.2 percent.
Hybrid locomotive at Audi plant in IngolstadtThis Audi drives on rails: A 1,000 horsepower plug in hybrid locomotive manufactured by Alstom replaces the plant locomotives previously used at the Audi plant in Ingolstadt as of today. This means that components and finished Audi models will now reach the plant's loading stations in a more climate friendly way.
Audi starts production in BrazilAUDI AG has started production in Curitiba in the Brazilian federal state of Parana. The latest of thirteen sites in the Audi production network is the first in South America.
Audi increases sales in SeptemberAUDI AG continued to grow in September: With around 170,900 cars, the company increased its deliveries worldwide by 6.8 percent. Sales in the Americas rose by 11.9 percent, while the brand's business in Europe increased by 8.8 percent. Thanks also to the strong start of the new Audi Q7, the four rings saw its best ever September sales in company history in Europe with almost 80,000 units. Since the start of the year, the global sales of the Ingolstadt based company have increased by 3.8 percent across all models to around 1,347,950 units.
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Dietmar Voggenreiter to be the new Board of Management Member for Sales and Marketing at AUDI AGDietmar Voggenreiter (46) is to take over the position of Board of Management Member for Sales and Marketing at AUDI AG as of November 1. He will succeed in that position to Luca de Meo (48), who will move to SEAT as the new CEO. Under the leadership of Voggenreiter, who has managed the China business for nine years, unit sales in the country increased by six hundred percent to the number of 579,000 cars delivered in 2014.
Audi tests gesture control for virtual assemblyEven before Audi produces the first prototypes of a new car, engineers in the Pre Series Center check individual assembly steps in a 3 D projection. They assemble components virtually, thus determining whether this process is feasible and ergonomic for the employees on the production line. As part of a pilot project, they are now for the first time moving the components in the virtual space using simple gestures.
Audi wins Digital Transformation AwardAudi is placing increasing importance on social media tools and is using them to establish new forms of cooperation. As a result, the company this Thursday received the Digital Transformation Award in Berlin. Mattias Ulbrich, Head of IT and Organization, accepted the prize in the Corporate Culture category.
Diesel emissions: Individual customer information for Germany on Audi websiteEvery customer in Germany can find out quickly and easily about his or her Audi being affected by irregularities relating to the software used. The car's chassis number only has to be entered on the website www.audi.de. Customers can then immediately see whether the car is affected. In the coming week, this function will also be available in the worldwide markets via national Audi websites. Alternatively, customers can already find out whether their cars are affected through their Audi dealers or the national customer-support organization. In parallel, technical solutions are being prepared with which Audi models will be retrofitted. This service action will be presented to the responsible authorities later in October.
Audi A3 celebrates 20th anniversaryA production milestone has been reached at the Audi plant in Ingolstadt: Exactly 20 years ago, on September 18, 1995, the first Audi A3 came off the assembly line here. Since then, the Audi Group has built over 3.5 million units of the successful model worldwide. Today, one out of five Audi cars delivered comes from this model line. At the same time, the Audi A3 is a ground breaking car when it comes to alternative drive systems – as demonstrated by the flexible production of the A3 Sportback e-tron, A3 Sportback g-tron and classic A3 models. They are all built on the same production line at the Ingolstadt plant.
Audi CEO Stadler meets G7 ministers: "Artificial intelligence can save lives"A crucial breakthrough has been achieved at the International Motor Show (IAA) in establishing the legal framework of piloted driving and parking. Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt presented his national strategy for this key technology on Wednesday in Frankfurt. He also welcomed EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc and the transport ministers of the other G7 nations. Using the new Audi A4 and the concept car "Jack," he presented the current state of driver assist systems to the visitors. The Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, Prof. Rupert Stadler, advocated "seizing this unique chance to save 900,000 lives per year, since more than 90% of all traffic accidents are caused by human error."
Audi Twin Cup in Vienna: the United Nations of ServiceWhether it's UNO City or the Opera Ball, Vienna has always attracted visitors from all over the world. Over the last few days, the city on the Danube has seen a very special international gathering: 73 teams of Audi service advisors and technicians from 38 nations travelled to the Austrian capital in a bid to take home the Audi Service World Championship title. Excellent technical know-how and passionate customer orientation led the team from Turkey to victory in this year's final.
Audi launches Vocational Training 2.0Accessing learning materials at any time, sharing knowledge online and developing work methods independently or in a team: Starting this training year, Audi is rolling out a concept for mobile and digital learning in 16 vocations. The brand with the four rings is the first automotive manufacturer to implement widespread use of tablet computers as learning tools based on a stringent, didactic concept. AUDI AG currently offers apprenticeships in a total of 21 vocations. This Friday, 752 new apprentices begin their careers in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm. In addition, 39 young employees will begin a dual study program.
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Emergency aid for refugees: AUDI AG providing € 1 millionAudi is moving quickly to help: the carmaker is making € 1 million in emergency aid available for refugees. The company is using the funds to support aid initiatives at its production sites in Ingolstadt, Neckarsulm, Brussels and Győr.
Audi with record-breaking sales in AugustAudi stays firmly on track: despite the more challenging economic climate in many key markets and the forthcoming model changeover in high volume model lines, the company managed to further increase its deliveries in the past month. With 128,650 cars (+2.7%) the brand with the four rings saw its best August sales figures ever. The weaker economic development in markets such as China (-4.1%) or Russia (-15.4%) was offset particularly by the strong demand in Europe (+6.9%) and the Americas (+10.0%). Around 1,177,100 customers worldwide have chosen an Audi since the start of the year, an increase of 3.4 percent.
Audi at the IAA 2015: the power of fourAudi is once again displaying bold exhibition architecture at the IAA International Motor Show. In place of a traditional convention booth, a multimedia experience space invites visitors to discover Audi's four key themes at the IAA 2015 with all of their senses: Audi Sport, quattro, Audi Technologies and Audi ultra. The company is therefore constructing a temporary building at the Frankfurt exhibition grounds. Placing the latest edition of Audi's bestselling model in its center, the architectural showcase will provide spectacular staging for the new Audi A4.
AUDI AG: U.S. sales up one-fifth in JulyAUDI AG has started the second half of the year with higher sales than in July 2014. Despite forthcoming model changeovers and ongoing difficult conditions in some key markets, the four rings achieved slight sales growth of 1.4 percent in July, taking the total to around 146,100 units. While the Americas (+19.6%) again gathered pace as growth driver for Audi and deliveries continued to increase substantially in Western Europe (+6.1%), sales in the Asia-Pacific region (-9.2%) and Eastern Europe (-3.2%) remained below the prior-year levels. Around 1,048,450 customers worldwide have chosen an Audi since January, 3.5 percent more than one year earlier.
Powerful battery in Audi electric car with cell modules from LG and SamsungAudi will develop the battery for a purely electrically powered sport utility vehicle on the basis of powerful cell modules from the South Korean suppliers LG Chem and Samsung SDI. The two Audi partners plan to invest in the cell technology in Europe and will supply the Ingolstadt-based car producer from their European plants. The new technology will give drivers of the Audi sport utility vehicle a range of more than 500 kilometers.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- Players were hit with a deluge at AT&T Park with two outs in the top of the ninth inning of Game 7 of the National League Championship Series, and officials elected to keep the game going.
This despite the infield increasingly resembling a litter box in the final minutes of Monday night's 9-0 Giants win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Just five days earlier, Game 3 of the series in St. Louis was rain delayed for three-and-a-half hours in the bottom of the seventh.
So why the Noah's Ark-like perseverance?
If you guessed anything along the lines of "it was the final out of Game 7, it was a blowout, the World Series was two days away, you can't send home fans to come back the next day for a half inning of baseball," you would be right on all counts.
As Major League Baseball spokesman Patrick Courtney put it, game circumstances, the weather forecast, and fans in the ballpark are all factors when officials determine whether to delay or postpone a game.
"Decisions are reached on-site considering all of those variables and playing conditions," Courtney said, "and if you get to the point where the field becomes unplayable."
Monday night, the umpires seemed to stretch those rules by continuing the game in the ninth-inning downpour. Giants cleats sloshed around as grounds crews scrambled to spread dirt across the infield and re-form the pitcher's mound and home plate area.
Shortstop Brandon Crawford, a Bay Area native, said the moment summed up the Giants' improbable run to the World Series.
"It never rains like that here," Crawford said. "We were out there standing in puddles of water."
Per baseball rules, once the game starts, the decision to stop a game is in the hands of the umpire crew chief. The chief of Monday night's crew was Gary Darling, a 25-year veteran umpire.
Had the game been in an earlier inning or the score more competitive, officials might have decided differently, Courtney said. In Game 3, the score was 3-1 when the delay was called.
Thankfully for most -- Cardinals fans notably excepted -- Game 7 ended soon after the cascade when fan nemesis Matt Holliday popped up a fly ball to newly anointed folk hero Marco Scutaro for the final out, sparing fans and viewers from the sight of players slip-sliding to field a ball on the ground.
Somewhat to the chagrin of outfielder Hunter Pence.
"It was pretty cool," Pence said. "But I think it could have been really fun if someone had to make a diving catch. That would have been some slide."
The field was back to game condition Tuesday, repaired and groomed by grounds crews after Monday night's game and dried by a full day of sunshine. And it looks like umpires won't face the same tough weather decisions for the first two games of the World Series as they did during the NLCS.
The forecast for Game 1 versus the Detroit Tigers is cloudy with a 15 to 20 percent chance of rain, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Austin Cross, who adds that he expects the skies to be relatively clear for the 5 p.m. game time. For Game 2 on Thursday, he says computer models predict a clear evening with little to no chance of rain.
And there's little chance those predictions are being overly optimistic. Cross has no horse in this race: He's an Oakland A's fan.
Staff writer Alex Pavlovic contributed to this report. Contact Robert Salonga at 408-920-5002. Follow him at Twitter.com/robertsalonga.

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RICHMOND -- A triple-double threat every time she stepped on the court, Mariya Moore did whatever was needed to ensure victory for the Salesian High girls basketball team.
At 6-foot and with a strong build and great court vision, she could play just about every position. Score, pass, rebound, defend -- she could do it all at an elite level.
"I just wanted to get better and help the team in any way that I could," Moore said of her senior season.
But most of all, she really, really didn't want to lose.
"I think she hates losing more than she likes winning," said Kelly Sopak, who coached Moore last summer with the club team Cal Stars. "There aren't too many (losses) in any column with Mariya. She just won't lose at anything."
Salesian didn't lose very often in Moore's four years with the program, especially during her final season when the team played its most challenging schedule and went on a postseason run all the way to the Open Division state final.
In a distinguished class of East Bay athletes, including three McDonald's All-American basketball players, Moore stood out. Moore not only is the Bay Area News Group's East Bay Female Athlete of the Year, but she's also in the conversation with such names as Jayne Appel (Carondelet) and the Paris twins (Piedmont) as the best girls basketball players to ever come out of the Bay Area.
"She's in that bucket with the great ones," said Sopak, who couldn't keep Moore and Salesian from handing his Miramonte squad its only two losses of the season.
Moore's talent on the basketball court was appreciated on a national level, too.
Besides earning a scholarship to Louisville, which has become one of the top women's basketball programs in the nation in recent years, Moore was the only California player named to the U.S. under-18 national team in May.
Salesian coach Steve Pezzola spoke with a member of the Team USA selection committee after the trials and wasn't surprised to hear that Moore's intangibles separated her from others.
"She made the team because she makes people better," Pezzola said. "She does the things that others might not see or do."
She could fill up a stat sheet, too. A four-year varsity starter, Moore averaged 17.8 points, 8.6 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 3.5 steals as a senior. Her career numbers weren't much different.
But that's not what she cared about.
"Her uniqueness was blending her supreme talent with being selfless and wanting the team to win," Pezzola said.
A soccer player first, Moore insists she wasn't any good when she first started playing basketball in the fourth grade.
"I was not a natural, it was work," she said. "I wanted to quit, but I didn't."
Instead, her love of competition made her stick with basketball. It's also what's made her a good teammate.
"She was a superstar but didn't need what some superstars need," Pezzola said. "She just needed the team to do well and win. She bought in 100 percent."


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Search crews looking for a missing hiker on Mount Tamalpais on Thursday discovered a body in a creek drainage, a search member said.
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The Marin County Sheriff-Coroner's Office was investigating the circumstances surrounding the death. The name of the missing hiker was not released.
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The search occurred in approximately the same area where another missing hiker was found on Sunday. That hiker, 33-year-old Magdalena Glinkowsi of Menlo Park, had been reported missing in early April.
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STOCKTON - President Abraham Lincoln declared the freedom of 3 million slaves more than one century ago. And this New Year's Day marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, a life-changing day for so many and a landmark in America's course to abolish slavery.
"This is our history," said Ralph White, a former Stockton councilman and member of the Stockton Black Leadership Council.
The leadership council is holding its ninth annual Freedom Day parade and celebration commemorating the event and honoring God on Tuesday.
Local organizers want the annual celebration to be an "awakening" for youth in the black community who might not feel connected to what their ancestors experienced.
"For us to understand, we need to know our American history, so we can stop this black on black crime," White said. "Do you ever hear of Hebrews doing drive-bys, shooting and killing innocent kids?"
Another theme the event will highlight is the parallels in the biblical story of Abraham and his descendants who were liberated from slavery.
"God saved us from slavery the same way he freed the Hebrews," White said. "There is no coincidence that Abraham Lincoln held a meeting on the first day of the first month ... and that he was a man with a biblical name.
"We feel we owe God the same respect that the Hebrews give him (with Passover)."
Festivities will begin with a parade descending from the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds in the afternoon. It will feature floats, dancing horses, antique cars, roller skaters, marching bands and public safety officers.
A soul food dinner with plenty of barbecue, black-eyed peas and red sweet water (a type of punch) will follow at White's Residence Rink.
At the dinner, there will be live entertainment, speakers and art displays.
Organizers anticipate reaching at least 700 people with their message.
"When we start seeing, then we stop turning on each other and start turning to each other," White said.
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Kevin Grandia | May 2, 2007
By Kevin Grandia • Wednesday, May 2, 2007 - 14:45
Rumour is that shock jock Glenn Beck will host the same old typical handful of global warming deniers on his CNN special tonight. They will no doubt spout the same old arguments like: "I remember when global cooling was all anyone would talk about."
In what is becoming a perfect echo chamber, we see the same small group of mainly industry-funded "experts," running from one ear to the next telling us that global warming is a hoax, and there is nothing to fear.
What this continuous recycling of the same 5 or 6 global warming deniers highlights more than anything is how very few there are left.
Here is the background on 3 of the known fossil fuel friendlies that will appear as "experts" on Beck's show. They are Tim Ball, Pat Michaels and CEI's Chris Horner.
Tim Ball bio
(click here for the bio's perma-link)
Ball and the oil industry
Ball is listed as a "consultant" of a Calgary-based global warming skeptic organization called the "Friends of Science" (FOS). In a January 28, 2007 article in the Toronto Star, the President of the FOS admitted that about one-third of the funding for the FOS is provided by the oil industry. In an August, '06 Globe and Mail feature, the FOS was exposed as being funded in part by the oil and gas sector and hiding the fact that they were. According to the Globe and Mail, the oil industry money was funnelled through the Calgary Foundation charity, to the University of Calgary and then put into an education trust for the FOS.
Ball inflates credentials
Ball and organizations he is affiliated with have repeatedly made the claim that he is the "first Canadian PhD in climatology." Even further, Ball once claimed he was "one of the first climatology PhD's in the world." As many people have pointed out, there have been many PhD's in the field prior to Ball.
Ball and the NRSP
Ball is listed as an "Executive" for a Canadian group called the "Natural Resource Stewardship Project," (NRSP) a lobby organization that refuses to disclose it's funding sources. The NRSP is led by executive director Tom Harris and Dr. Tim Ball. An Oct. 16, 2006 CanWest Global news article on who funds the NRSP, it states that "a confidentiality agreement doesn't allow him [Tom Harris] to say whether energy companies are funding his group."
DeSmog recently uncovered information that two of the three Directors on the board of the Natural Resources Stewardship Project are senior executives of the High Park Advocacy Group, a Toronto based lobby firm that specializes in "energy, environment and ethics."
Ball's research history
Ball retired from the University of Winnipeg in 1996 and a search of 22,000 academic journals shows that, over the course of his career, Ball has published 4 pieces of original research in a peer-reviewed journal on the subject of climate change Ball has not published any new research in the last 11 years.
Ball sues researcher and Calgary Herald newspaper
On Sept. 1, Ball, launched a libel suit against Dr. Dan Johnson, a current Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Lethbridge and a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Grassland Ecosystems. Here are the original Statements of Claim and Defence.
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Tom Lincoln replied on Permalink
Just a question on the Flea
Steve L replied on Permalink
DEW replied on Permalink
both sides of the story
This will be an interesting test for CNN (or any other news outlet that wants to respond) to see how good they really are at providing "both sides of the story".
It seems that many media outlets are content with a quick "which most scientists believe is happening" to serve as "context" for a story on denial. The real context for a show like this would be an in-depth, point-by-point rebuttal to the specific arguments raised. That would be much more informative than yet another story about melting glaciers.
For that matter I wonder if Glenn Beck, as concerned as he is about getting to the bottom of things, will include a diversity of opinion in his show?
Or: why is a talk show host, whose only known talent is media hype, doing a show to denounce meida hype?
Carl Szczerski replied on Permalink
Good question to ask really,
John Dowell replied on Permalink
Blown Gaskets
When I saw Beck's line-up of commentators, I figured Desmoggers would be collectively blowing brain gaskets. Why it was a virtual Demsogger rogues gallery of denieralists (or whatever). Have you considered you may have actually abetted Beck's efforts by providing him with a ready-made list of knowlegeable people able to refute AGW hysteria? Wouldn't that be rich.
Beck said up front his presentation would not be balanced, that his purpose was to tell the other side of the story. By taking this approach he actually helps provide some overall balance on this issue because most main stream media reporting on AGW is nothing more than IPCC cheerleading and the repetition of suspect computer modelling output. As Beck said, the debate is far from over; it has only just begun. Good on yah, Glenn Beck!
DEW replied on Permalink
I see...
So, if cheerleading is the problem, then the answer must be…more cheerleading. It's called obfuscation, FYI, if you've no intention of being part of the solution. On and on it goes…to Beck it's just a game, and a lucrative one too.
I suppose all those people who accuse IPCC of "dogma" will be uncritically lapping this stuff up, cheering right along…
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I am so thankful for this
Steve L replied on Permalink
rant, indeed
ecotrope replied on Permalink
Pat Michael doesn't know difference between degrees and radians
Graham replied on Permalink
global warming
global warming exists no doubt about it. the question is whats causing it? I believe it is due to natural variations in the earths climate and not due to human activity and i don't think we should even give this issue the time of day. I don't want to spend my money on useless green programs that will make no difference at all. and please give mr beck a break. Keith Olbermann is just as biased as beck is and no ones is busting him for misinformation.


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Although pharmaceutical manufacturers are firmly against parallel trade, there is little they have been able to do to prevent it. Parallel trade of goods, including pharmaceuticals, is based on the EU principle of free trade (3), which means that there should not be any obstacle to the free movement of goods between individual EU member states. The legalities of parallel trade also depend on what is known as the "exhaustion of intellectual property rights." Basically, commercial exploitation for a given product is considered to have ended in the EU after the product's first sale (4), meaning that the original manufacturer cannot actively prevent another party, such as a parallel trader, selling exactly the same product within the EU and benefiting commercially.
The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industry Associations (EFPIA) acknowledges the benefits of the EU principle of free trade, but believes that its application to the field of pharmaceuticals is not appropriate (3). Manufacturers have frequently argued that public safety could be compromised through parallel trade because products are not following the intended supply chain with its builtin measures for quality assurance. Indeed, EFPIA has often highlighted examples of safety and quality issues arising from parallel traders' handling of pharmaceutical products (3).Parallel traders angrily reject accusations by pharmaceutical companies that their activities compromise patient safety. The European Association of EuroPharmaceutical Companies (EAEPC) states that its members add value to society by introducing price competition and that precautions are taken to guarantee product safety (2). They consider arguments from certain pharmaceutical companies as part of a smear campaign to suppress their activities (5). Ironically, the EAEPC has recently collaborated with EFPIA and other parties in the pharmaceutical industry on a joint European stakeholder model to prevent falsified medicines from entering the European supply chain and improve patient safety (6).
Unfortunately for pharmaceutical companies, rulings concerning parallel trade by the European Court of Justice have tended to leave enough room available for parallel traders to continue. Even when decisions appear favourable to pharmaceutical companies, they are not final and appeals can continue. For example, to deal with the issue of parallel importation, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) adopted a dual-pricing mechanism in its Spanish distributor agreements. The company charged one fixed price for products sold domestically and a higher price for products sold outside Spain. At first, a ruling from the European Commission went against GSK, primarily because its agreement was considered to restrict trade between member states. Appeals led to the European Commission's ruling being partially annulled, leading to optimism among pharmaceutical companies that their views on parallel trade were finally being listened to. However, it turned out that the partial annulment centred mainly on the fact that GSK's arguments for their dual pricing system had not been properly addressed. Consequently the case continues. Although pharmaceutical companies continue to mount legal challenges against parallel trade whenever possible, there is a feeling that success is unlikely.


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Sandals Emerald Bay
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Sandals Emerald Bay Golf, Tennis and Spa Resort
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- The Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park offers some of the best underwater scenery in the Bahamas. Snorkelers and divers can explore the park's crystal-clear waters filled with exotic fish, sponges, corals, and sea turtles. The park is also a protected habitat for iguanas, sea birds, nesting turtles, and the Hutia, the only terrestrial mammal native to The Bahamas.
Hotel Overview
What to Expect:
- Located along stunning Emerald Bay, this resort in the Bahamas features an expansive pool complex and a secluded white-sand beach. Stylish and sophisticated, the resort caters to honeymooners and couples seeking a romantic Bahamas vacation. This all-inclusive resort is exclusively for couples (children and singles are not allowed).
Amenity Highlights:
- Guests of the Sandals Emerald Bay can enjoy water sports at the private beach, relax at the spa, and swim in three outdoor swimming pools including a freshwater pool with a swim-up bar and a spa tub. Recreational facilities include a tennis center, a marina, a fitness center, and an 18-hole golf course. Seven on-site restaurants include a fine-dining seafood restaurant and a French cafe; room service is available 24 hours.
Sandals Emerald Bay
Great Exuma,
- Great Exuma
Airport:George Town Airport GGT
The Sandals Emerald Bay offers 245 villas and suites, all of which feature balconies or patios. All accommodations are equipped with satellite TVs, wireless Internet access (surcharge), coffee/tea makers, and fully stocked minibars. Beds feature down duvets, down pillows, and Frette Italian linens. Bathrooms include his and her bathrobes, complimentary designer toiletries, hair dryers, and makeup mirrors. Services at this Bahamas hotel include housekeeping and butler service (in select room categories.)
This all-inclusive resort includes the following in the room rate: all meals, unlimited premium-branded drinks, most water sports and activities, airport transfers, hotel taxes, and tips.
Room Amenities:
- Access via exterior corridors
- Air conditioning
- Balcony
- Bathrobes
- Bathroom scale
- Cable/satellite TV
- Climate control
- Clock radio
- Coffee/tea maker
- Complimentary toiletries
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Direct-dial phone
- DVD player
- Electronic check-out
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Hair dryer
- Housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Internet access - surcharge
- Internet access - wireless
- Jetted tub
- Makeup mirror
- Massage - available in room
- Minibar
- Multi-line phone
- Patio
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Sewing kit
- Turndown service
- Umbrella
- Voice mail
- Wake-up calls
- Welcome amenities
- Window opens
Property Amenities
This resort is set along a mile stretch of white-sand beach at Emerald Bay in Great Exuma, Bahamas. Three outdoor pools include a one-acre freshwater pool with a swim-up bar and spa tub. Misting columns and cabanas with wireless Internet access (surcharge) surround the pools. The full-service spa features 22 indoor treatment rooms plus six outdoor treatment areas (surcharge). Seven restaurants include a fine-dining seafood restaurant, a French cafe, a British-style pub, and an Italian pizzeria. Amenities include butler service (in select room categories), 24-hour room service, and a concierge desk.
The amenities listed below are available at the Sandals Emerald Bay; fees may apply:
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Airport transportation (complimentary)
- ATM/banking
- Audio-visual equipment
- Ballroom(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Beauty services
- Business center
- Business services
- Cell phone rental
- Clubhouse
- Computer rental
- Concierge desk
- Conference room(s)
- Currency exchange
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Dry cleaning service
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Exhibit space
- Express check-in/check-out
- Fitness equipment
- Floor butler
- Full-service health spa
- Gift shop or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Health club
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Internet access in public areas - wireless
- Laundry facilities
- Library
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Marina on site
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Medical assistance available
- Meeting room(s) (small groups)
- Multilingual staff
- Nightclub
- Parking (free)
- Patio
- Picnic area
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Private beach
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (24 hours)
- Sauna
- Security guard
- Shoe shine
- Shopping on site
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Swim-up bar
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Television in lobby
- Tour assistance
- Translation services
- Wedding services
The Sandals Emerald Bay has a 100% cancellation, no show, and short stay penalty. Because unforeseen circumstances arise, travel insurance is strongly recommended.
This resort only accepts adult couples age 18 and older; no singles or triples accepted.
Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in, cannot be guaranteed, and may incur additional charges.
Check-in time:
Check-out time:
- Noon
The majority of meals and beverages plus gratuities at the following restaurants, snack spots, and bars are included in the room rate for the Sandals Emerald Bay.
Il CieloFine Italian cuisine awaits you in this elegant restaurant. Reservations are essential for dinner as Il Cielo is a sought-after eating place at Sandals Emerald Bay. Get there early for breakfast too if you want a seat on the sunny terrace overlooking the well-manicured gardens. It's a relaxing and popular hotspot.
La ParisienneSandals Emerald Bay's newest and finest restaurant features a Progressive French menu and white glove service that rival any of the fine restaurants located on Paris' storied Left Bank. Dine indoors or outside on the terrasse surrounded by lush tropical greenery.
Barefoot by the SeaYou won't be footloose and fancy free but, as the restaurant name implies, you can be barefoot by the sea with your feet resting on the soft white sand. Within a stone's throw of the ocean, under a Caribbean thatched roof, you can sample the local specialty, conch salad and fritters.
The Drunken Duck PubThis lively authentic pub was built in Ireland and has brought all the charm and excitement with it to Sandals Emerald Bay in Great Exuma. Enjoy typical British food here, from Bangers & Mash and Fish & Chips to Shepherd's Pie.
Bahama BayThis two-level open concept restaurant offers a comprehensive buffet breakfast featuring made-to-order omelets and smoothies. At lunch, indulge in an impressive culinary variety that changes every day. At night, the chefs at Bahama Bay lay out spectacular dinner buffets that change daily from Asian, Mediterranean and Mexican to the wildly popular Caribbean Seafood extravaganza.
Dino's PizzeriaBy day, treat yourself to a hand-tossed gourmet pizza baked crisp in our Woodstone oven. Dine al sole or all'ombra – in the sun or in the shade - on an expansive outdoor deck that offers views of Emerald Bay. By night, the gentle Exumian breeze and intimate lighting set a charming stage for a delightful menu of casual Italian comfort foods.
Café de ParisAlso new to Sandals Emerald Bay, this quaint Parisian-style pâtisserie features sinful pastries, crêpes, coffees and dessert delights, all whipped up by our talented pastry chef. After all, everyone works up a sweet tooth sooner or later!
This Bahamas resort features a marina, an 18-hole Greg Norman-designed championship golf course, and a tennis center with six courts lit for night play. Guests of the Sandals Emerald Bay can also enjoy a range of water sports including scuba diving, sailing, and snorkeling. The fitness center offers aerobics, Pilates, and yoga classes, and bicycle rentals are available.
- Aerobics
- Bicycle rentals
- Boat launch
- Fishing
- Golfing
- Hiking/biking trails
- Horse riding/rental
- Pilates classes/instruction
- Rafting
- Rowing or canoeing
- Sailing
- Scuba diving
- Snorkeling
- Surfing/boogie boarding
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Windsurfing
- Yoga classes/instruction
Special Offer Details
Sandals Air Credit7 nights from $2189 per person
Save up to $9709 per couple
What's Included?
- A $555 instant air credit per room
- Up to 65% savings
Available Room Types:All
Important Dates:Book from 01/01/2013 through 01/31/2013
Travel from 01/01/2013 through 12/27/2014
Blackout Dates: May Apply
Minimum Night Stay: 7 Nights


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With the sun out and temps in the mid 60's, it was a great day for a run, so that's what I did. 4.6 miles, the first 2 on the railtrail, then I turned right onto the pavement for another 2.6 to take me home.
The run was comfortable enough with no complaints from my injured foot, but I'm surprised at how much fitness I've lost. Splits were 10:13, 8:51, 8:44, 8:55 and 6:07 and I was working to do that.
Anyway, I figured when I left the house my Plantar Faciitis plagued foot would make me pay for this run, I just hope it isn't too bad. Up here in the "Frozen Tundra" winters can be long and cold and any opportunity I get to run with shorts and a T this time of the year, I'm taking, regardless of the consequences.
Enjoy life, this ain't a rehearsal...
Beautiful day in Newburyport, too, Rich. Dark Colt drums in the high school band so I watched him marching in the parade downtown.
Then Dark Mare and I enjoyed a fringe benefit of my veteran status: Michael's Harborside restaurant, also downtown, hosts a free dinner for local veterans every Veterans Day. We sat next to two veterans of WWII and their wives. We had a good time talking with them--not about wars, but about mutual acquaintances. The two men are only one year older than my father, but that made all the difference: they served at the tail end of the Big One, and he served in the Korean War.
Edited to add: I think Dark Mare and I were the youngest couple in the restaurant at age 54. Isn't that odd? You would think there would be a ton of young veterans from the Gulf War, Iraq, and Afghanistan. But no. At least not between 1 and 2:30 p.m. when we were there.
Then I raked leaves till it was too dark to see, and went to the gym.
6 miles on the treadmill, 1% incline, in 52:51 (8:49 mile pace).
Dark Horse
I'm a dark horse, running on a dark race course.
Sounds like you had a great day D.H., I always enjoy talking with people from my parent's generation, they're always a class act.
Odd that younger vets don't take advantage of the free meal, I wonder why that is.
Hey, 6 miles for you today! That's a first, isn't it? Way to go!
Enjoy life, this ain't a rehearsal...
Rich in NH wrote:
Hey, 6 miles for you today!
Rich, thanks.
My current thinking is that I want to cap my weekly mileage at 20. You said a few months ago, "I remember you as a low-mileage guy." You have a good memory, and you are right. The biggest mileage year I ever had was 900 miles in 2007. That's less than 18 miles per week. Since then I've mostly been injured.
If my body holds up, and it's way too early to tell, I'd like to maintain 20 mpw, but eventually do it in just three runs per week, and gradually run the miles faster.
We'll see how that plan goes.
Dark Horse
I'm a dark horse, running on a dark race course.
DH, Way to go! Gotta love that mileage! My mother would've approved of your dinner!
Rich, Sounds like a good run, weather sound similar. I think things just feel bad, but my guess is you'll get it back quicker.
I'm lazying today. Official results from yesterday's race 45:46, 30th overall, 20th male and 1st in 50-59. 61 year old woman kicked my ***, tho, with a 42:29 - 2 seconds behind my son (I'm guessing he out sprinted her at the end...).
At this point I am a bit adrift on my training. I think the last training schedule worked pretty well for me (maxed out at 39/week with a 10 mile long run) allowing me to complete a 1/2 marathon with a reasonable time. Should I step up to an actual 1/2 training schedule? Or, take like the last 4 weeks of my 10K schedule and try to up the intensity a bit? Thought? Suggestions?
Rich in NH wrote:
Odd that younger vets don't take advantage of the free meal, I wonder why that is.
You know what, a surprising number of businesses were open today. I had the day off, but maybe a lot of other people didn't. That might explain why only golden-agers were at the restaurant between 1 and 2:30 p.m. Maybe the working-age vets were at their jobs, and had signed up for the evening meal. The restaurant was serving free meals to vets all day; you could pick your time slot.
Dark Horse
I'm a dark horse, running on a dark race course.
Ray, I don't have enough experience to answer your training questions. Rich will have some thoughts for you.
My high school cross country teammate Pete Pfitzinger has a good book out, that might answer some of your questions:
Pfitzinger won the 1984 U.S. Olympic marathon trials, beating the favorite Alberto Salazar. At Los Angeles 1984, Pfitzinger got a cramp early in the marathon, and he fell so far back that the TV commentators actually stopped mentioning his race position. Then he shook off his cramp, finished the race like a bat out of hell, and was 14th overall. Without the cramp he might have medalled. He was fantastic at peaking for a goal race. I think he beat Salazar in the Olympics, too; but I am not 100% sure about that.
Dark Horse
I'm a dark horse, running on a dark race course.
Pete Pfitzinger is/was quite an athlete and I believe he's got an on-line training site as well. So D.H., when you two were running cross country, was Pfitz in a league by himself, or were you competitive with him?
Ray, do you have a goal race in mind to train for? If so, I'd find a training schedule and jump in when it's time to start training. I believe most runners back off and recover for a while before entering their next training cycle, but can't give you particulars.
If you're just trying to maintain fitness for now, maybe a Google search would help.
You're right D.H., most younger vets would have been at their jobs at lunch time today...
Enjoy life, this ain't a rehearsal...
Rich in NH wrote:
Pete Pfitzinger is/was quite an athlete and I believe he's got an on-line training site as well. So D.H., when you two were running cross country was Pfitz in a league by himself, or were you competitive with him?
Rich, back in high school I was always injured, just like now.
I'll tell you a funny story, though. In my very first high school cross country race, I ran a varsity time: 14:xx on a 2.5 mile course. Everybody including me figured I was on my way up through the team ranks. However, I promptly started having injuries, especially my hip. I never ran that fast again till my last race senior year.
Dark Horse
I'm a dark horse, running on a dark race course.
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