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Comment on Nio needs to put every penny of investor and shareholder money to good use, says William Li by nov22

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Typically leaders don't admit their mistakes because the legal and political ramification behind apology. Talk is cheap. What's valuable is internal control and corporate governance. Internal control execute the talking points. And corporate governance enforce the internal control.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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By delivering the migrants there, the masters of the Maltese vessels, and perhaps the European rescue authorities involved, may have violated the international law of the sea, which requires ship masters to return people they rescue to a safe port. billion) a year internally on managing migration, not counting national-level spending.

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Volkswagen Group invested €11.5B (US$12.9B) in R&D in 2014; ongoing focus on electromobility and digitalization of vehicles

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Speaking on the eve of the Geneva International Motor Show, Prof. Oil will not be as cheap as it is at the moment for ever. This means the Group is already well below the legal limit for 2015. The Volkswagen Group invested €11.5 The CO 2 limits apply irrespective of fuel prices. The second half will be tougher than the first.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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Computer users badly needed a cheap, high-capacity, reliable, portable storage device. IBM has its own claim to the invention of an aspect of the device, based on a year-2000 confidential internal report written by one of its employees, Shimon Shmueli. Flash memory became cheap and robust enough for consumer use by 1995.

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AlixPartners study finds post-crisis auto industry facing new set of challenges; sales projected below historical levels for foreseeable future

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Technologically, the auto industry could well be on the cusp of its biggest set of changes since the invention of the internal-combustion engine more than 100 years ago. This will put unprecedented pressure on all players to pick the right business models, the right legal and capital structures, and the right partners.

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PBL Study Finds Developed Countries Proposals for Copenhagen Fall Short for Reaching 2 °C Climate Objective

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At the same time, this helps to limit mitigation costs for developed countries, as it is relatively cheap, and generates income for developing countries. The least-developed countries would be exempt from any legally binding emission reduction efforts, up to 2020.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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